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VOL. III. NO. 9
GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1898.
Price Two Cents
Greensboro
EveiMog'
BClrcuW
Trade
Is Dull,
but we are not kicking,
for we have long since
learned that it don't do
any good. Still, we are
very anxious to do more
business these days and
will sell
DRY GOODS
and SHOES
very cheap in order to
keep the ball rolling.
J nil Hendrix
& Co.,
22i S. Elm St.
,k e. e. c e. . c. c. c. t f. f. c. f. (. fr f. f. t-- ( t- c.
Repairing and Cleaning.
I make a specialty of Watch
Cleaning and Repairing of all
kinds. Work intrusted to me
is certain to receive careful
and intelligent treatment from
expert and skilled hands. A
good timepiece should be in
trusted only to a competent
watchmaker. Clocks cleaned,
repaired, regulated and set in
fine running order.
Jewelry and all small wares
mended, cleaned and repolished.
All work guaranteed.
Prices always reasonable.
W. B. farrar's Son.
Inspector of Southern Railroad
Watches.
m
Established 1 Stiff
Turnip Seed
Just Received.
If you want Good, Fresh
Turnip Seed, buy of us.
HOWARD GARDNER.
Druggist
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. Five large buildings. Faculty of
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leading to drives. Tuition for term
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expanses for year ueed not exceed
$Vii and can lx easily reduced to $90.
Correspondence solicited. Catalogue
free. Address.
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Kil'iw- Kuoruj odcils August I7tti. Foj
lllu-,ir;it.-i -m catalogue, address,
PROP. W T. WHITSETT, Ph. D.,
vYhitsktt, N. C.
SOME FALSE STATEMENTS
Corrected by Ex-Secretary of
State, Hon. C M. Cooke
THE FIGURES VINDICATE HIM
Does Not Believe Secretary Thomp
son Gave the Progressive Farmer
its Misinformation.
The following letter appears in this
morning's Raleigh papers:
My attention has been called to a
publication made in the Progressive
Farmer of its issue of April 19th last,
comparing the present administration
of the secretary of state with the ad
ministrations of his predecessors,
which does injustice to the latter.
There have been other references to
this subject in the same paper and by
other papers in the state, and unjust
deductions drawn from the estimates
and figures given in said article.
The article l-eferred to gives what is
claimed to be aeorrect statementof the
taxes from insurance companies col
lected and paid to the treasurer by the
present secretary of state from Jan.,
1897, to April 1st, 1898, and compares
this statement with amount reported
collected and paid over by Secretary
Cooke from September 1, 1895, to Jan
uary 1, 1897.
To one unacquainted with the law
this comparison would seem fair. But
to one familiar with the law it would
appear, as is the fact, that the period
covered by the time selected from Dr.
Thompson's administration is for the
purpose of collecting the commission
taxes on insurance, to which it refers,
practically two years, while the period
covered by the time selected from Sec
retary Cooke's admistratiori in respect
to this same subjectmattercoversprae
ticall only one year.
The law in resp ctto the commission
taxes on insurance companies is:
"That the commission tax of 2 mr
cent on the receipts of the insurance
companies is due and payable within
30 days after the reports of the com
panies are tiled, and the reports must
be filed within oO days after the 1st
days of January and July respective
ly. A much larger business is done
by the insurance companiesduring the
fall months and the taxes on the Jan
uary reports are much larger than on
the July repor:s. It will be seen that
while there were sixteen months of the
Cookeadministration it only embraced
the times for the receivingof two semi
annual reports and two semi-annual
taxes namely , January , l!S9(i, and July
ls!i, while the 14 months taken from
Dr. Thompson's administration in
cludes the return periods of January.
1897, July, 1897 and January, 1898.
There are two taxes on insurance
companies. The one is the commission
tax referred to above and the other the
specific license tax. The commission
tax has been uniformly 2 jer cent, but
the law allowing a reduction of this
tax 1 per cent for investments of the
companies' receipts in this state has
not been uniform in respect to its re
quirements. For years this reduction
was allowed on the investment of one
half of the premium receipts in this
state, and a number of the insurance
companies complied with the law and
only paid 1 pc cent taxes on their re
ceipts. In 1895, during the last year of Sec
retary Coke's administration, thelaw
was changed so as to require the in
vestment in this state of one-fourth of
the entire assets of the company to se
cure this reduction. None of the com
panies except those chartered in North
Carolina availed themselves of this
new law. This should be considered
in favor of Colonel Coke and Colonel
Saunders, in considering the increase
of the amount of txes collected by the
Cooke and Thompson administra
ions over theirs. The license tax has
been several times changed. At the
commencement of Colonel Saunders'
administration in 1879, it was $100 on
both fire and life insurance companies
and it so continued until the act of the
legislature preceding the adoption of
the Code in 1883, when it was raised to
$120, and it is so written in the Code.
But in 1885 this license tax was re
duced, both for fire and life insurance
companies to $50, and so continued to
1891, when it was again raised toilOO
In 1895 the tax on fire insurance compa
nies was left at $100, but was increas
ed to $200 on firecompauies.In March,
1897, it was increased to $200 on fire
companies and $250 life companies. So
it will be seen that during thelast year
of the Coke administration the li
cense on the fire insurance was twice
what it was during six years of the
Saunder's administration, and the li
cense on life insurance companies was
four times as great as during the said
Continued on second page.
NOTES FROM HIGH POINT.
The Local News From Our Neighbor
Briefly Told.
Telegram Bureau.
High Point. N. C. Aug. 10, '9d.
In behalf of the citizens of High
Point we welcome the many visitors to
our city and beg to inform them that
while they may notbeabletosee the high
point from which the name of the city
was derived, that we have reach
ed the "high point" both in industry
and hospitality.
Tha Friends Yearly Meeting has be
gun Every train brings visitors. Ser
vices will be held tomorrow at .hours
stated in yesterday's Telegram.
Misses Meta and India Kerner, two
of Kernersville's charming young la
dies, are visiting Miss Lily Hastings
on Hamilton street.
Kemp P Battle, of Lilesville, has
accepted a position at Jarrell's hotel.
Mrs. W. Ring went down to Glen
ola this morning to spend a week vis
iting. Mrs. A. O. Smith, of Salem, is vis
iting relatives in the city.
Ed Wilson who has been visiting
in Archdale returned to his home in
Lenoir this morning.
W. D. Mendenhall, of Greensboro,
is in the city today.
Mrs. P. J. Davis, Mrs. V. S. Dun-
das and Mrs. Sarh Dundas ait; vis
iting the family of Dr. J J. Cox.
I lev. Kufus Weaver, of (j recuaboro,
i. in the city shaking hands with his
uany friends.
In our items of Monday wc stated
the county convicts would soon begin
work on the streets or this city. That
was a mistake. Wo should have sta
ted that the street force of the city
would use the county road luachineon
the streets.
Prof Jco. II. Crowd 1 went down to
( I reeissboro to examine, with Profs.
Griins'.oy and Flowers, candidates for
scholarships for this congress onal
(iisirict to Bingham's School at Ashe-
viil. X.
Miss Eunice Darden, of Belvider, is
visiting Miss Bessie Mc'der, on Green
treet.
Mrs. Dr. .1. W. Long, of Salisbury,
laed through last night enroutc
home.
Mess Ji ssie Henley, of Greensboro,
is attending the Yearly meeting.
J. E. Petty, of Archdale, is report
ing the Yearly meeting for the Char
hale Observer.
Marvin Jordan went to Thomasville
yesterday to put up the wires for the
Thomasville telephone system. Mar
vin is an excellent lineman.
W. P. Ilagan returned last night to
Greensboro. Bill said he was going
down to get up his "duds" for Sun
d ay .
Smoke "Sweet Violet," 5c each, at
Lindau's.
STEPPED FROM A TRESTLE.
Accident at the Place Where Clark
Anthony Was Killed.
Last night about 8 o'clock a white
man named David Crawford fell from
the trestle on the western end of the
Southern yard and was right badly
hurt. Crawford is from Gastoniaand
stopped over here a few hours on his
way to Danville. He was walking down
the southern track toward the coal
chute and was on the trestle where the
C.F. Y.V.road runs under the tres
tle when he heard the Winston train
starting out. In the dark he did not
notice that he was on a trestle and in
getting out of the way of the train he
stepped off the trestle on to the C. F.
and Y. V. track, about twenty feet be
low.
Crawford lay there unconscious for
several hours and when he recovered
consciousness heard a train coming on
the C. F. and Y. V. track. He was un
able to rise but to remain there meant
death. He managed, however, tocrawl
from the track into the ditch, where he
lav in six inches of water until found
about 3 o'clock thi9 morning and car
ried to Clegg's hotel, where Dr. Tur
ner examined and dressed his wounds.
No bones were broken and the doctor
thinks he will be able to be out in a
few days.
This is the place where Clark
Anthony lost his life a few weeks
since by being knocked off the trestle
by the Winston train.
Typhoid fever in most cases is con
tracted by the use of impure water. Be
careful what you drink at this season
of the year. A few gallons of Aetna
Lithia WTater used now may prevent
a spell of fever. R. P. Goad sells it
at Gardner s drug store.
Smoke "Sweet Violet" 5c. at Lin
dau's.
NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
Expected That Hostilities Will
Be Suspended
MUTINY AMONG 'FRISCO TROOPS
Forty-Five of The Boys Refused to
Drill On The Scant Rations Given
Them and Were Arrested.
Bj Wire to The Telegram.
Washington, August 10 It is the
general expectation that hostilities
between Spain and the United States
will be suspended by formal order
within the next twenty-four hours.
President McKinley is reported to be
satisfied with the general terms of
Spain's note of acceptance. He ex
pects M. Cambon to meet him today
with full authority and final prepara
tion to complete the peace treaty.
Secretary Alger stated this morn
ing that there will be no extra ses
sion of the cabinet to consider peace
terms, but that the protocol will be
drawn up at its regular session.
DAY AND CAMBON CONFER.
Washington, August 10 A meeting
was had this morning between Secre
tary Day and the French Ambassador
at the state department to consider
certain details of Jthe Spanish reply
left over from Yesterday's conference
at the white house. There is reason
to believe that the Spanish govern
ment is about to recede from certain
conditions which were sought to be
imposed yesterday and that the result
will be an agreement upon the basis of
the peace terms.
Later Day and Cambon have agreed
upon the protocol and Cambon has
cabled Madrid for authority to sign it.
REFUSED TO MARCH.
San Francisco, August 10 Company
M, of the Tsnth Pennsylvania regi
ment, composed of recruits for the
Manila expedition mutinied yesterday
afternoon. After the noon meal forty
Gve men refused to drill on the scant
fare furnished them. They were ar
rested promptly and ordered to be
stripped of all arms and marched
through the camp for three hours,
guarded by sentinels from the other
companies. They will be courtmar
tialed. General King sails on Saturday for
Manila with troops. The First Iowa
regiment has been ordered to prepare
for embarkation.
TROOPS WITHOUT SHELTER.
Montauk Point, August 10 In the
midst of a heavy storm this morning
the workmen engaged, in equipping the
camp struck for higher wages and
shorter hours, refusing to work until
granted. The camp is in much con
fusion and the troops are without shel
ter, the government being unable to
prepare for them.
LISTENING FOR THE NEWS.
Washington, August 10 The war
department expects to hear within the
next few days of the fall of San Juan.
All recent despatches from General
Miles indicats that three distinct de
tachments of troops are advancing
steadily towards the Porto Rican cap
ital under circumstances which give
hope of a speedy and successful close
of the campaign.
SAILED FOR PORT RICO.
New York, August 10 -The trans
port Chester with the First regiment
of volunteer engineers sailed for Porto
this morning.
K1TCHIN AT HILLSBORO.
Ably Discussed Democratic Principles
at Orange Court.
Hillsboro, N. C, August 9 A large
crowd was here today attendingOrange
Superior court. Congressman Kitchin
arrived this morning and delivered an
eloquent speech during court recess
He gave an excellent account of his
stewardship and ably discussed Dem
ocratic principles. He declared that
the charges made oy popunst papers
that the late state democratic conven
tion was dominated by goldbugs and
railroad attorneys, was untrue and
challenged -those making such charges
to name ten per cent, of that convention
who were either goldbugs or under
railroad influences. Special to News
and Observer.
The Excursion Tomorrow.
Indications are that a large number
of our people will go on the excursion
to the Masonic picnic at Mocksville
tomorrow. Tickets are at Holton's
drug store and all who secure them
today will secure a reserved seat witn
out extra cost which the managers
iopmi t.r hnld for them. Mr. Conrad
says if from any providential cause
parties find they cannot go their money
will he refunded. The obiect and pur
pose of the management is to avoid
crowding and provide good accommo
rlat.inna fnr those who co. Secure
your tickets at once as only a part of
the train can De neia in reserve.
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
A Young Man Injured, But Doesn't
Know How It Was Done.
Last night a young man who seemed
to be in a dazed condition called on
Dr. Michaux at his office. He had re
ceived an injury and was suffering
considerable pain. The doctor made
a partial examination and located the
injury in the left shoulder. It was
temporarily dressed and a carriage
called in which the young man was
sent out to Proximity where he said
he worked.
The strange part of it is he seemed
to have been perfectly sober, and yet
could not tell where he had been or
how he got hurt. He didn't know how
he got to the doctor's office, and all
was blank after he left his work
in the afternoon and came up town.
Dr. Michaux directed that he be car
ried to his room where he could re
ceive proper medical examination and
attention.
This was done and later in the night
Dr. Turner was summoned and upon
investigation found the left collar bone
broken. The young man was still un
able to account for the injury or to
tell where he had been. He is right
badly bruised, says the doctor, but
there appears to be no &erious injury.
His name could not be learned.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, charmed hands, chil
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and .positively cures piles or no pay
required . It is guaranteed to give per
fect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
C. E. Holton.
THE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations by Private Wire
to W. A. Porterfleld & Co.
W. A. Porterfleld & Co., commission
brokers, furnish us jpith 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, Aug. 10, 1898
American tobacco 1291
Atch., Top. & Santa Fe 36i
B. and 0 16
C. and 0 241
Chic, Bur. and Quincy 1141
Chic. Gas 102i
Del., Lacit. and Western 150
Delaware and Hudson 108
Am. spirits
Erie 13 f
General Electric 41 J
Jersey Central 92f
Louisville and Nashville 56!
Lake Shore 194
Manhattan Elevated '06i
Missouri Pacific 38
Metropolitan and S. railway 158
Northwestern 134i
Northern Pacific Pr 73
National Lead
New York Central 120i
Pacific Mail 321
Reading ISi
Rock Island 102J
Southern Railway 81
Southern Railway Pr 33
St. Paul 105i
Sugar Trust 138S
Tenn. Coal & Iron 27i
Texas Pacific 13i
U. S. Leather Preferred 71i
Western Union Tel 944
Wabash Preferred 20f
The following are the closing quota
tions of the Chicago Board of Trade:
Chicago, Aug. 10, lf93.
Wheat, Aug 09
" Dec 64
" Sept 651
Corn, Dec 334
" Apr
Sept 32i
' Oct
" May
Aug 32f
Oats. Sept 20$
" Apr
" Dec
" Aug 20 f
Pork. Dec 910
" Apr
Sept 917
" Aug 922
Lard, Sept 535
" Apr
" Dec
' Ausr 540
Ribs, Sept 533
" Dec
" June
" Aug 530
Cotton, Sept 585(586
Dec 594(595
' Feb 600601
" March 603(2604
" April
" May
" June
' July
' August 582584
Oct 588(589
Nov 590591
Jan 597595
Spot cotton 6 1-16
Puts, 641 (ft Calls, 66i : Curb
STUNNED AND DEMORALIZED
By The Great Victory Won By
Americans at Malato,
FOR ACTION AGAINST MANILA.
Land and Sea Forces About Ready
to Co-operate Further News of
The Malato Engagement.
By Cable to The Telegram
Manila, Aug. 5, via Hong Kong,
Aug. 10 The Spaniards are stunned
and completely demoralized by the
great victory which was won by the
Americans against such overwhelming
odds on the night of July 31st.
According to the reports brought by
refugees all advantages were so clear
ly on the side of the Spanish that the
soldiers and residents in Manila ex
pected nothing less than the driving
of the Americans in the sea. Their
hopes also, had been buoyed up by the
Spanish press at Manila, which pub
lished erroneous and lying reports as
to the woeful conditions and weakness
of the Americans as to numbers.
The Spanish loss was very heavy,
including among the number killed
several officers. The Spanish plan was
to turn the Americans' flank and make
a joint attack on their front and right
with the intention of killing as many
as possible and hoping to demoralize
the American forces before they made
an advance on Malila.
They fought doggedly with this end
in view, but the steady fire of the
American rifles and batteries was ut
terly unexpected and caused the Span
iards to withdraw into the Malato
forts and trenches.
STRIPPING FOR ACTION.
Cavite,Aug. 5, via Hong Hong, Aug.
10 Now that the monitor Monterey
has arrived the action against Manila
by the land and sea forces will come
quickly.
The ships have been stripped for ac
tion during the past few days, and
nearly all the boats have been sent
ashore and hauled up at Cavite navy
yard.
The army preparations, however, are
yet incomplete, as the surf has been too
heavy to land troops. The wind has
been blowing a gale for the last two
days, thus rendering it impossible to
communicate with Camp Dewey.
The total number killed in the fight
of July 31st is fourteen; number of
wounded, forty-six.
Smoke "Sweet Violet," 5c each, at.
Lindau's.
The State Fair 1898.
It having come to the knowledge of
the managers of the State Fair that a
rumor prevails in certain sections of
the state, that a fair would not be
held next fall in consequence of the
failure of the Agricultural Department
to make an appropriation in its aid,
they desire to state that such a rumor
is entirely groundless. The State Fair
will beheld as usual, and the same
premiums, with slight modifications,
will be offered as heretofore.
The premium list has been carefully
revised, and is now in the hands of the
printer, and will be mailed to the pat
rons of the fair within the next ten
days.
The failure of the Agricultural De
partment to make the appropriation
asked for was disappointing but not
embarrassing. It was solicited because
the fair management desired to in
crease the premiums in the Agricultu
ral Department that department in
which farmers are exclusively inter
ested.
The guano tax being collected from
the farmers, the Fair Executive Com
mittee thought it would be a very
proper and appropriate . act on the
part of the Board of Agriculture to
make an appropriation from the sur
plus on hand, every dollar of which
would have gone to the farmers. They
saw proper, however, not to do so and
the fair authorities have no criticism
to offer. The refusal to make the ap
propriation merely had the effect of
preventing them from increasing the
amount of premiums, that are com
peted for exclusively by farmers.
A Most Excellent Instrument.
Columbia, S. C, June 1st, '96.
Mr. D. A. Pressley:
Having used the Mathushek piano
both in concert and in teaching, I find
it a most excellent instrument: thor
oughly well made, wearing well, and
staying in tune, and do not hesitate to
recommend the Mathushek piano to
those wishing a high grade instrument
Very truly,
G. P. McCoy,
Director Music Dept. of
S. C. College for Women,
Mr. C. J. Brockmann, of this city
is agent for the Mathushek and we
gladly print the above testimonial.
New Lot
fancy Cades
Cocoanut Hacaroon
Orange Wafers
Almond Wafers
Marshmallow Chocolate
Royal Fruit, Iced
Marshmallow Crescent
and a large lot of the best
Crackers to be. had.
Call and see them.
L. B. Lindau
Fariss Has It
Soda Water and Icebergs
s a pleasant combination to have in
mind during hot weather. There is a
strong reminder of it
At our Fountain.
Delicious, refreshing drinks, cold
as ice can make them. There's an
antidote for fatigue in our Cherrv.
Orange, Lemon and Pepsin Phos
phates, and a big 5-cents-worth of
cooling comfort in a glass of any one
01 tnem.
JOHN B. FARISS,
Dependable Drugs, sstureet.
Stamps, to oblige.
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 Side 'Pharmacy)
J. K. M'lLHENNY, Druggist,
504 So. Elm. Manaeer.
Office
Hotel
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.
Hours -
CO S "
CO 8 10 12:30
Q 2 to 6
Opposite
r- J McAdoo ys
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