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VOL. III. NO. 74
GREENSBORO, N. O., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1898.
Price Two Cents
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Blanket Sale
We have just received a lot
of 11-4 Elkin Blankets which
we bought at a
Big Bargain
and we propose to give our
customers the benefit ot it.
Remember, this is not the
small, but large size and full
weight.
Call and see the goods and
get our prices. Don't be
made believe you can't buy
them cheaper from us than
elsewhere.
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likewise men, look prematurely
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THE JEWELER.
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HOWARD GARDNER.
Druggist
Corner Opposite .post Office.
Temple,
The Bicycle Man,
has added to his business a
Gun and Locksmith
Department
in addition to a full and com
plete lime of .Bicycles and
Bicycle Sundries,
For Repairing and Sundries.
115 East Market Street.
New Rolled Oats
New Grits
Flour, Bacon, Hams, Breakfast
Bacon, Pure Leaf Lard. Pure
Cream Cheese, 15 cents lb. We keep
Nothing but first class goods at the
lowest prices.
Respectfully.
VUNCANON & CO.,
Reliable- Grocers.
South Elm Street Phone No. 2
Good Work
and
Low Prices
Win.
If you want your printing
done in the best manner pos
sible at lowest prices, call to
see me. Your money back
if you are not pleased.
Commercial Work a Specialty
E. L. Tate,
Printer and Stationer,
Greensboro, N. C.
APPEAL TO WHITE MEN
Regardless of Party, to Redeem the
State.
The American continent was discov
ered by Columbus in 1492. It waa then
in the inherent possession of savage
Indians, who were governed by ignor
ance and superstition, on which ac
count the British drove them from post
to pillar and introduced their own
laws of monarchy as superior to In
dian superstition, believing that all
8 o vereignty , as vested in the monarchf al
head of their king, and that no sub
ject had either the right nor power to
exercise his own will, but owed alle
giance to the will of the monarch over
him.
This state of Indian superstition
ruled in some parts of this continent,
and English monarch j in other parts,
for two hundred and eighty-four years,
when the American colonies in 1776
discovered, too, the world, and for the
world, that neither Indian ignorance
and superstition nor British monarchy
was worthy of the allegiance of an in
telligent people.
But the great and glorious work of
formulating a constitution or declara
tion of principles was left to that illus
trious statesman Thomas Jefferson to
mould into shape a "government of
the people, by the people, and for the
people."
The great democratic party of this
nation, and of the world, was laid
down by the father of democracy,
Thomas Jefferson, in 1776, and he
then and there organized the demo
cratic party on the basis that all men
were equal before the law and should
be heard in all their grievances But
does any one believe that ever the idea
of negro equality, socially, legislative,
judicial or executive ever entered the
brain of Mr. Jefferson ? No ; not a
man living believes such an absurdity.
The democratic idea of all men be
ing equal does not apply to the white
man and the negro, to a wise man and
a fool, to an honost man and a thief,
to a truthful man and a liar. But it does
apply to the monarch and his subjects;
that they are all of one blood, and in
that sense are born equal, and this is
the sense and spirit of the American
constitution today.
This great democratic party is the
only safe body-guard of the Stale to
day ; it is the only political body whose
life, birth and existecce is co-equal
with the government itself. All other
organized bodies have come and gone;
they have all perished in and by their
corrupt policy, while -the democracy
of our State was wrecked by the treach
ery of Grover Cleveland to his pledge
of fidelity to their platform, and about
31,000 became dissatisfied and with
drew from the democratic principles
or party in North Carolina and or
ganized under the name of The People's
or Populist party.
This act of hasty indiscretion opened
the door for the negro party to walk
into power in North Carolina. I say
the "negro party" because they have
a voting strength of 120,000 in this
State, while the white republicans
have only 30,000 voters, and the pop
ulist have a voting strength of 31,000.
So the negro is59,000stronger in North
Carolina than the white republicans
and populist combined.
Then, if the Mississippi river is the
great river of the State, because it is
the largest river in the State, and all
smaller rivers that fuse with it are
tributaries to the Mississippi river, the
negro is the great republican political
river in North Carolina because it is
over three times as large as the white
republican tributary river, and the
same may be said of the litt'e white
tributary populist riverof 31,000 votes
and as those white little streams can
be seen and look nice and even look
large, as they run over the pebbles of
the brook, by themselves; but when
they enter themselves into the great
black republican sea of 120,000 negro
voters, like the little river, they are
swallowed by the big river, you stop
on the shore and exclaim, little white
pig river and little dog creek are lost,
lost, lost, forever; lost! never to be
seen nor their darling names to be
sounded again as a political party.
But the great democratic party is 150,
000 strong in North Carolina. This
river is now called "Great White Riv
er," 30,000 stronger than the black
sea, 120,000 stronger than little white
dog creek and 119,000 stronger than
little white pig river.
Now suppose the democrats were to
fold their a'ms and say we will not
run a candidate forthe next fouryears
nor take any part in politics and leave
the fight between the negroes, the white
republicans and the populist. What
would be the result? The negroes with
120,000 voters would be fools to fuse
with either the white republicans of
only 30,000 strong or the populist of
31,000 strong. The only political fu
sion then would be between the white
republicans and the white populist and
after they fused, the negro could de-
Continued on second page
TO INVOKE BAYONET RULE,
All
Law-Abiding Citizens Are
Insulted.
FEDERAL TROOPS ASKED FOR.
Governor Russell and Senator Prltch-
ard Want UncIe-Sam to Help
Them In North Carolina.
Washington, Oct. 24 At an Infor
mal cabinet meeting today at the
White House, the President broached
the subject of the possibility of having
to send Federal troops into North Car
olina during the November election.
The gravity of the situation in that
state is felt by administration officials
here and nobody knows what may be
the outcome. It has leaked out that
Senator Pritchard has written a letter
to the republican officials, stating his
fears in plain language. He goes so
far as to say that it is more than pos
sible Governor Russell will call on
President McKinley for the troops if
there is not a change inthe situation.
Senator Pritchard states that the state
troops are all in the government ser
vice, and not many are available to
quell prospective riots. The views of
Senator Pritchard and Governor Rus
sell, which had been .conveyed to the
president, were fully explained by him
to the cabinet officers. These members
of the cabinet were present: Attorney
General Griggs, Secretaries Alger,
Long and Hay. Of course the Presi
dent has no power to send Federal
troops into the state until the Gover
nor has made requisition for them, and
show that he is unable -to handle the
situation with the forces at his com
mand, and again Governor Russell
could not call for Federal troops until
the supposed rioting had actually oc
curred and he was able to show that
he had exhausted all the efforts of the
state to suppress -it. With these facts
well considered and understood, that
while the president is said to be ad
verse to using Federal troops at elec
tion times, yet he will be prepared to
act should the occasion demand, and
comply with Governor Russell's requi
sition. It is understood that Senator
Pritchard's letter was written before
the riot near Lumberton, N. C, and is
based on the intense race prejudice
and the reported wholesale purchase
of arms.
Washington, Oct. 24 Senator Pritch
ard has suggested bringing United
States troops into North Carolina, os
tensibly to preserve the peace, but as
democrats here believe to influence the
coming congressional and legislative
elections in the state. l;'e has written
two letters here, one to the President
and one to Chairman Babcock, of the
republican congressional committee
Both are of similar tenor.
In his letter to the President, which
formed the subject of a special cabinet
meeting today, and which was written
last Friday and received this morning
Senator Pritchard says that democrats
have raised the race issue in this cam
paign; that most intense feeling exists;
that democrats have instituted a sys
tem of intimidation of negroes that
threatens the peace of the State, that
whites are arming and that colored
people are buying weapons wherever
purchaseable, although merchants, a
majority of whom are Democrats, will
not tell weapons to the colored people.
The most serious trouble is looked for
in counties where colored people pre
dominate. It is charged that Demo
crats are buying weapons in those
counties to intimidate colored voters
to keep them away from the polls.
A general discussion of Senator
Pritchard's letter followed its reading
by the President, who handed it to At
torney General Griggs.
The gravity of the situation was ad
mitted by members of the Cabinet after
the meeting adjourned.
During the session of the Cabinet
Chairman Babcock called, but when
informed that the President had laid
Senator Pritchard's letter before the
Cabinet, he did not send his letter in,
feeling, as he said, that the letter would
receive the consideration if demanded.
He was fearful the President might
overlook it in the accumulation of mat
ters. Attorney General Griggs was seen
by the Post correspondent this after
noon. He produced Senator Pritch
ard's letter two type-written pages,
beginning: "My Dear Mr. President."
"This is a private political letter,"
said Mr. Griggs, in response to a re
quest for a copy, "and it would be
manifestly improper for me to make it
public." He said it referred to the
North Carolina situation which, he
said, was represented as threatening.
"Will you send Deputy United States
marshals to preserve the peace?" he
was asked.
"Marshals have authority to appoint
additional deputies if necessity arises,
and I will approve such appointments
when made," he replied.
. Mr. Griggs said that no United
States troops would be sent into the
state unless called for by Governo
Russell, unless the United States mails
were interfered with. "In that case,"
he said, "troops will be sent whether
the governor calls for them or not "
Reflecting a moment, Mr. Griggs
said : "The people of North Caroli
na, South Carolina, California or New
Jersey may as well understand, now
as at any other time, that when riot or
violence is threatened and governors
ask for troops of the government, they
will be sent, and when sent they will
preserve the peace if they have to over
run the state. Order must and will be
maintained there."
Attorney General Griggs has the en
tire matter in charge, and if Governor
Russell should deem the situation to be
so critical as to demand troops, he will
communicate with Mr. Griggs, upon
whose advice the president will act.
The object of Governor Russell's
recent mysterious visit to Senator
Pritchard, in the light of Pritchard's
letter to the president, is now made
clear.
As there are no state troops in ser
vice, should armed force be necessary
national troops will have to be sent.
Inquiry at the war department de
velops . that the Second reg
iment will be mustered out by October
29th. There is no probability that
even in an emergency this regiment
will be retained for possible service,
as it is believed to be in sympathy
with the white movement.
Adjutant General Corbin said this
evening tvat he had no official knowl
edge of contemplated trouble in North
Carolina and had not been asked for
troops. In case troops are ordered
to North "Carolina they will be from
Atlanta, and Northern regiments will
be sent.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd
left here today for North Carolina, to
remain until after the election. He
will keep Griggs posted. News and
Observer special.
A DEFIANT NEGRO JAILED.
An Old Offender Met his Match and
Marched Before A Pistol.
Walter Hutson, a big meerschaum
colored coon who has an idea that he
is the strongest man since Sampson,
was arrested yesterday for beating a
colored woman at a house in Warners
ville. Policeman Jeffries made the
arrest, but when he was about to hand
cuff the negro, he refused to allow it
and abused the officer, giving him to
understand that he could whip the
whole police force. Officer Jeffries
then stepped off a few feet, leveled his
pistol at Hutson and told him in a
way that showed the negro that he
meant what he said, that if he did not
turn and march double quick time
toward the jail that he would fire.
Hutson was conquered. He turned
and marched at the point of the pistol
until they met officer Scott, when both
the offlers applied their nippers and
took the negro to jail.
Hutson is an old offender and is
wanted here on several charges. For
months he Ins defied the police and
has always escaped arrest, before.
During the fight the woman succeed
ed in reaching Hutson's head with
a chair and made an ugly bump on
his forehead . She was also locked up.
Filling Up the Jail.
Two white fellows named Stafford
and Walker were arrested yesterday
by officers Scott and Pearce for carry
ing concealed weapons razors and
pistols. They were tried this morning
and bound over to court.
William Young, colored, was
brought in yesterday from Oak Ridge
and placed in jail to await court, for
carrying a concealed weapon.
Dunk Harden, colored, was jailed
yesterday for larceny.
To The Penn.
Deputy Sheriffs J. W. and J. H.
Slade, of Caswell county, arrived in
the city last night with two prisoners
and left this morning for Raleigh to
place their prisoners in the pen. Geo.
Poteat, colored, one of the prisoners
has a ten year job for burglary in the
second degree.
Lou Oliver, colored, was sentenced
to two years for an attempt to poison
her husband.
Bis Telephone Scheme.
A gentleman was in the city this
morning loosing into the project of
building a telephone line from this
city to Lynchburg and Petersburg, to
connect with Washington and New
York. He left before noon to make a
survey between here and Lynchburg.
Wanted, boy who has had some ex
perience in handling shoes and dry
goods, to help in store. Thacker &
Brockmann.
THE PRESS SCOUTS THE IDEA,
The Cession of Tashoda Not Ad
mlttei to Discussion.
LEADING STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
Asked What Vessels Are Capable of
Being Armed The Swish of
the British Lion's Tall.
By Cable Thk Teucgbam.
London, Oct. 25 All interest today
is centered in Lord Salisbury's addi
tion to the Fashoda correspondence
which is contained inthe British Blue
Book upon the subject. Conservative
newspapers express themselves as
highly pleased with his rejoinder to
the French Yellow Book. They de
clare it despels the idea that the Brit
ish Premier is willing to negotiate the
whole question.
The Liberal and Radical organs
still consider that Marquis Salisbury's
attitude admits the negotiations as
promising a friendly arrangement.
The entire press, however, scouts the
idea of the cession of Fashoda, as
coming within the sphere of discussion.
London, Oct. 25. The admiralty has
sent a circular to the leading steam
ship companies asking them to submit
reports indicating what ships in their
respective fleets are capable of being
particularly armed for their own de
fense. The design is to arm these ships
with a view of reducing as far as pos
sible the convoy work imposed upon
the navy in case of war. The govern
ment contemplates supplying the ne
cessary guns and ammunition.
PREPARE FOR MOBILIZATION.
London, Oct. 25. All ships in the
fleet and in reserve have been ordered
prepared for immediate mobilization.
BY UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.
Halifax, Oct. 25. -Her Majesty's
warships Pallas and Talbot arrived
this morning from Bermuda. General
Lord William Seymour, commander
of the troops of the British in North
America will return from Ottawa im
mediately, his visit having been cut
short by unusual activity in military
and naval circles at this station.
THE ENGINEER DEAD.
And the Train Making Terrific Rate
of Speed.
By Wire toTHB Tblbqbam
Binghampton, N. Y , Oct. 25. The
Erie express ran from here to Susque
hanna today without guidance, the en
gineer lying dead in his cab with the
top of his head crushed. The fireman
was forced to remain in the cab, and
being alarmed by the terrific 6peed of
the train stopped the train.
The train was the fast express be
tween Buffalo and New York, and had
ov jr two hundred passengers aboard.
The engineer's name was Kingsley,
and he was killed by a mail hanger,
which struck his head.
French Minister Resigns.
By Cable to The Telegram.
Paris, Oct. 25. General Chanoine,
Minister of War, resigned today.
Strong bodies of police are stationed
in the neighborhood of Palis Bour
mon place, Dela Concorde, in order
to prevent the projected demonstra
tions upon the opening of the Chamber
of Deputies.
The Minister of Marine at the Cabi
net meeting announced that a scheme
wiir soon be introduced for the admin
istration and financial reorganization
of the navy.
Philadelphia Peace Jubilee.
By Wire to The Telegram.
Philadelphia, Oct. 25 The city's big
peace jubilee celebration began offici
ally at 6:20 this morning, when the
warships anchored in the harbor
dressed ship and saluted the flag with
guns. The heavy fog which prevailed
at sunrise soon cleared away and the
daj is an ideal one.
Hurt at School.
At the noon, recess at the colored
school on Ashe street today a little
eight-year-old girl, named Saunders,
was thrown by an older girl and badly
hurt. She was thrown on a sharp
rock and a gash, several inches long,
was cut on her leg. The Saunders
girl says they were fighting while the
other girls connected with the affair
say they were playing and that she
was accidentally hurt.
The girl was carried home in a car
riage and the wound was dressed by
Dr. Broadnax.
Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund money if
itfailsto cure. 25c. The genuine has
L. B. Q. on each tablet.
NOTES FROM HIGH POINT.
The Local News From Our Neighbor
Briefly Told.
Telegram Bureau , i
High Point, N. C, Oct. 25, '98.
The young ladies democratic club
will meet, tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of the President,
Miss Virginia Hamner. We trust that
every true white lady in this city will
join this club and will do all that is
within her power to help on this great
cause.
Upon invitatian from the democratic
club, Zeb. Vance Taylor, mayor of
Greensboro, came up last night to ad
dress the club on the political issues.
He was met at the train by several
members of the club and the cornet
band. After the roll of the club
was increased to over 400, Mr. Taylor
was introduced by President Doda
mead who said that a man with his
(Taylor's) name could not be any
thing but a democrat and a white man
( great applause. ) The club could not
have secured a better man for this oc
casion. He made a splendid speech.
During his speech he read a letter from
Dr. D. W. C. Benbow, which appeared
in the Greensboro Record, stating
that the situation in the east had not
been overdrawn. In closing Mr. Tay
lor said that he trusted that the club
had been as much inspired by his
coming as he was himself. They were.
The Collins House is having a tele
phone put in.
The hot days are not over yet from
the way that "ginger bred coon" waa
using an umbrella yesterday afternoon
on the streets.
Linemen are putting up the wire for
Brookaw's telephone line which will
go by Archdale.
Business must be getting better.
Chief of Police Bennet has got a new
pair of glasses.
Several posters have been put up
advertising the biggest political gath
ering that has assembled in twenty
years. It is the White Man's Mass
Meeting, at Goldsboro, next Friday.
There will be present Senator John W.
Daniel, of Virginia, Hons. Aycock,
Glenn, Jarvis, Craig,Wats6n and Po
sey. Reduced rates on all railroads.
That is no sign that Wescott Rob
ertson is a cool number because he
wears an overcoat these pleasant
mornings.
If you meet a young lady with an
army hat on, don't call her a soldier
boy unless you are deaf.
H. L. Adams, of Charlotte, has
charge of the freight at the depot that
will be sold at auction as soon as it
can be got in shape. This freight was
in wreck this side of Norfolk. It con
sists of almost everything candies,
fruits, clothing, shoes, hardware, tin
ware, glassware, buggies, etc.
W. C. Jones has been appointed one
of the mounted marshals for the state
fair, but on account of the slow loco
motion of "dat mule" he will arrive a
little late.
Forbidden by The Government.
By Wire To Thb Telegram.
Washington, Oct. 25 The govern
ment has forbidden the removal of
any more property from Cuba belong
ing to the Spanish government. They
have been taking property which by the
terms of the protocol it was agreed not
to remove.
Store Robbed at Milton.
Special to the Telegram.
Reidsville, Oct. ,25 Henry Bear-
man's store at Milton was burglarized
last night and between three and four
hundred dollars stolen therefrom.
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:
New York, Oct. 25, 1898
American tobacco 1301
The following are the closing quota
tions of the Chicago Board of Trade:
Chicago, Oct. 25, 1898.
Wheat, May 68f
" Dec 68i
" Oct 68i
Cotton, Sept
" Dec 523524
" Feb .533534
" March 537538
" April 541542
" May 545548
" June 549550
July 552553
' August 555556
Oct 517(518
" Nov 517518
" .Jan 528529
Spot cotton 5 7-16
Puts, 67 (a Calls, 70i; Curb 68
m in
Kill
Atmore's
Mince Meat.
Keystone, - 10 cents pound
Celebrated, 12 cents pound
5 pound pails, 50 cents pail
L B. Lindau
Opposite Benbow. Phone 66,
October Day Hints
These days are-daysof winter
preparations, for November is a
wintai TnAnt.K a a fan a a tiAalfct fa .
- M0 AIM HQ linlWll IS K
Southern Pine CoughSyrup,
50c. The best cough cure- and
luno balm we ha.v nvpr inM.
WH.l TTa1 rSvorr 0L A !
preventive of chapped skin. A M
wnes aengni.
Bedford's Sweet QuininT25o.
2 grs. of quinine to the tea
spoonful and you don't taste
the quinine.
JOHN B. FARISS,
Dependable Drugs.
Sponges and
Chamois Skins
A new invoice just received. School
Children's Sponges 1 cent each aad
others in great variety.
Stamey & Grissom,
(Successors to South Side PbArnuMsr)
J. K. M'lLHBNNY, Druggist,
504 So. Elm. Manager.
Do Not Trifle
With Your Eyes
Andjdo-not let any one else do it
for you. Your eyes are too pre
cious and too easily injured for
life to have any one tamper with
" them but a
Reliable and Competent
, Eye Specialist.
You may learn this when it Is too
late. i
Dr. J. T. Johnson
The Greeniiboro' Eye Specialist.
Office hours: 8 a. m.'to 12:30 p. m.: 2
to 6 p. m, M. P. Building.
EXAMINATION FREE.
Boarding House
For Rent on
West Market Street
This house is centrally located and
can be secured at once.
CaU o or address
WHARTON ft McA LISTER.
GENTS.
The Cold Weather
will produce rough skin and chapped
hands. MARSHMALLOW LOTION
will prevent this. Only 25c a bottle.
We make a specialty of our pre
scription department and patrons will
find us prompt and reasonable in
price.
Holton's Drag Store.
McAdoo HOUM Building.
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