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State Library in PROTECTION I INDUSTRY ! ENTERPRISE ! PROSPERITY ? UIME 29, HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1897. KTJHBEB3 WASHINGTON LETTER. From oar Retrular Correspondent. Washington Jan. 18 Congratula tions have been showered upon Sena tor Sherman since he returned to Washington and made the formal an nouncement that he had decided to become Secretary of State under President McKinley. and congratula tions have also been wired to Maj. McKinleyon his success in getting so able and experienced a man a for his the Indians, and the amended bill is now in the hands of the House Com mittee on Public Lands. So far as can be learned, the reports of an attempt to kill the bill in Committee have no better foundation than guess work. The republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee are making progress on the new tariff bill, but it is not probable that the bill can be completed before about the first of Anril. even with the most dili BRADSTREETS AND DUN Trade Relations Are Not Im proved Except in Some Cities South. BUSINESS QETTINQ D0WN TO BED-ROCK. Atttnnfj which have Secretary of State. The great bulne. of the bill at this time are simply silly. interests of the country will welcome the selection of Senator Sherman for this -important post, because his well known conservatism is a guarantee that while the foreign policy of the McKinley administration will be firm and strongly American it will not be tinged with the disturbing element of jingoism it will maintain the rights of American citizens abroad, just as its internal policy will protect Americans at home, but it will not get up war scares for political effect, which dis arrange all branches of business and add to the timidity of capital. The corner stone of the McKinley adminis tration will be confidence, and no one thing could have made that plainer to Chairman Dingley himself would try to do it. NEW SCHOOL BILL. not The Teachers' Assembly Committee Agree Upon Its Proylslons Dr. Curry to Ad dress the Legislature. Raleigh, N. C, January 15. The committee from the Teachers' As sembly appointed to present a bill for the better supervision of the public schools adjourned to-night. It has acrreed udod a bill to be presented to rs- , the joint meeting of the educatio nal committees next Friday, deeming it Prosperity In 1807 It Takes Time, Say Dun Sc. Co., For New Confidence to Reach, Though Easier Money Markets Prevail. New York, Jan 15. Brads treets tomorrow will say: Except at a few Southern cities, as reported last week, wholesale merchantt throughout the country report no noticeable change in trade relations and few indications of improvement in the near future. Mercantile collections continue slow. Some jobbers at Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore and other large cities report increased demand for dry goods, hats. shoes, hardware and groceries for spring delivery, but that in other lines than for many weeks. Lower prices are expected In goods, and slow buying is not unnatural since cotton has fall en 17.8 per cent since September 11. Though woolen goods do not improve. there have Ween purchases by large mills which cover for two weeks of January 11,110,200 pounds at the three chief markets, against 11.817,600 last year. Some large purchases of leather indicate that some shoe manufacturers are feeeing their way to more active work, and shipments from the east in January thus far are twenty per cent larger than last year. Hides at Chica go are 2 cents lower. The Pennsyl vania and some other roads have com menced to buy rails, and several cost ly improvements have been ordered. the Columbia bridge alone calling for 7.000 tons of Steele and a terminal im provement for the Erie will cost $!, 000,000. The money market has been dis turbed by a combination of large bnakers not to lend on call below two per cent which invited all sorts of fi nancial institutions to take the market EUROPE ALARMED. At the Ravage el tfco Ptagwe la 141. Fear trt Its Sprdlag t the Waster Ceeut trtee Stepped by Ntfela hmt Baralng el the Mosses. London, January 18. The eyes of the European world are turned thin week toward India. Each day's in telligence from that stricken land makes it more apparent that the great est tragedy In modern history Is being enacted there under the double curse of plague and famine. The heart of Europe has been touched at last and the universal sympathy Is perhaps more keen because It is now tingled with apprehension. It would not be surprising if withina month a genane plague panic should - spread through Christendom. The great powers show alarm and the news comes today that Italy has summoned an International conference to meet forthwith at Rome to consider measures for dealing with the danger. There is little donbt that the response of other governments will be favorable, and all the resources of hiiftinAsa is verv dulL Dealers in stA pies at cities in Texas, Louisiana, Ten- Payment of bank loans for some science will bepeedUy arrayed against this hideous foe. the country than the choice of Senator not practicable to have the bill con- siuereu ueiore iuu tscuaiuiiai & over. The general features Sherman to be Secretary of State. Mr. Sherman's resignation as Senator will not take effect until the close of this session of Congress, as he is deeply interested in matters which may be legislated upon by this Congress.' Be sides, it would not be good policy to have a vacancy in the Chairmanship of the Committee on Foreign Rela tions at this time, as there is no cer tainty that the Senate.Tas at present composed would allow the republicans to name his successor. hlloan flfjaorlnc C!nminittee of the Senate has given the Nicaragua to public school law of the of the bill agreed upon are: A division of the state into educational districts, with an average of two oi three counties in each district, to be in charge of a su perintendent who must have ex perience in teaching and whose duties shall be to examine teachers and grant . a a a nessee, lieorgia, &outn uaronna report a better demand for hardware and ag riculture supplies com pared with last week. Some Baltimore salesmen are seen ring relatively fair orders. There has been no reyival in textile circles, except purchases of wool at Boston by some of the larger manufacturers. Cotton goods continue depressed at first hands with little prospect for improvement until after production has been restric ted. Canal bill the right of way in the Senate similar bill has passed the Senate several times, and there is little doubt that this one will pass, but its chance for getting consideration in the House is not considered' especially good. i Senator Gear has reported his bill to the Senate for the appointment of a Commission to be composed of three members of the Cabinet.to determine upon a just and equitable settlement of the indebtness of the Pacific Rail roads to the. Government, together with a unanimous report from the Committee on Pacific Railroads, of which he is Chairman, in its favor. The fate of the bill is dependent upon favorable action by the House on a similar bill, as it would be a" mere waste of time for the Senate to pass it until assured of the attitude of the House. Meanwhile the legal officers of the government are getting ready to apply to the Courts for an order fore closing the Mortgage. Col. Fred D. Grant, representing the Army of the Tennessee, and Gen. 8. B. Lee, of Miss., representing the Confederate Veterans Association, made a joint argument before the House Committee on Rules for the setting apart of a day for the con sideration by the House of the bill for the purchase of ground around Vicks burg, in order that future generations may see the battle-ground and study the maneuvers made by Gen. Grant, which resulted inthe capture of what was known as the Gibraltar of the certificates,hold educational institutes December gross railway earnings are and instruct teachers in subjects I relatively more favorable than those taught in public schools, In principles I in preceding months, showing a de- and methods of teaching and in regard crease of 1.5 per cent from December state, 1895. The last December reports were recommend courses of reading and bv southwestern roads, which show professional study for teachers of the I gains over December totals in 1895. ' district and stimulate educational life Brads tree ts' comparison of prices of by public addresses, inspect as many 108 staple articles and products at schools as practicable and make an, quarterly intervals f or a series of yjears annual leport "to " the stafe-.upe.rin: I shot? an upward tendency on the part tendet on the work and improvement I of quotations during the last quarter of schools; the state to be devided into of 1896 were conspicuous among most districts by the state board of educa- i of the leading cereals, for live stock, tion; the superintendent to receive as I meats, dairy products, some vegetables many examination fees paid by teach-1 hides, leather, wool, various grades of era as will eonil 3 ter cent, of the I irou. coDDer. lead, brick, glass and school fund. The maxium amount allowed county superintendents by the law abolished two years ago was 4 per cent, o? the school fund. It is interesting to note that the su pervision of city schools requires from 8 to 15 per cent, of the school fund. All admit necessity of some supervis ion. The question is how to secure the most efficient system at the least cost. i Superintendent Grimsby, member of the Teachers Assembly committee, ar rived today. Dr. Curry, general agent of the Pea body fund, is expected to address the general assembly on the 25th or 26th. spruce lumber. Prices this week show advances for leather, pork, lard, petroleum and cotton, while decreases are reported in prices of hides, wheat, corn, coffee, pig iron and steel billets. Heavy stocks continue to depress cotton goods. Iron and steel have not met with the in creased demand expected, while sugar and coffee Drices have been affected millions and left supplies of funds so heavy that the loans were sharply marked down. More was done in com mercial paper, though offerings in creased but moderately. Receipts from the interior exceeded shipments by $1,500,000. Exports continue to ex ceed last year's for the week 8 per cent while imports fell ten per cent below last year's. - Failures for the week have been 455 in the United States against 895 last year and 71 In Canada against 81 last year.- Raleigh Tribune. Eifrmlaimr the Microbes. Beported for the Qtarlotte Observer. SENATE. Ralkiqh, Jan. 16. The Senate was called to order at 9:30 o'clock by Lien tenant Governor Reynolds, and after prayer by Rev. Mr. McNlel, of the Senate, the journal of yesterday was read and approved. Leaves'- of" ab sencewere granted Mr. Scale And Mr, Justice. No bills or resolutions were introduced. The Senators were evi dently too deeply engrossed In the subject of grip germs to draw up bills. The calendar was taken up and the following bills were disposed of: By unanimous consent the Senate took up the House bill repealing ch. 4G6 laws of 1895, known as the "assign ment act "and it passed its several readings and was ordered to be en rolled for ratification. The Senate then adjourned until 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. The committee on grip and grip by competition among leading dealers. Kenn8. mpoeed of all the doctors of There have been 478 business failures in the United States this week, com pared with 486 last week. R. G. Dun & Co., will say tomorrow in their weekly review of trade: the Senate and several from the House of Representatives, made no report, though they had a meeting and de cided that it was not necessary to take up the carpet, but would wage the war on the microbes by sprinkling the The Finest Residence la the Werld. the country had ever seen came sud Mr. George Vanderbilt has probably denly iQ 1879' f months of uisappoiuvmeub uccbun imuu r sumption had not yet brought the benefits expected It takes time for new confidence to reach though easfc The greatest growth and prosperity c&rpei with a solution of bl-chloride of near Aaheville, the finest private resi dence in all the world, more than rivalling the houses of British or conti nental nobility. It seems that he is also preparing to farm it on a great scale. He has 150 square miles com prising 100,000 acres, a most royal de mense. It is reported that he has now mercury and looking after the ventila tion of the Senate chamber. HOUSE. The House met at 9:60 and was opened with prayer by Representative rnnnini? "a stock farm, a sheeD farm.a Confederacy Gen. Grant's first really airr farm, an apiary, a hog and great military achievement. Speaker farm, thus combining on Reed, who is Chairman of that Com- the one tract nearly all the forms of mlttee, told the gentlemen Ithat inas .cultural production." If it is mucn as me om carnea an appropria tion, it could not be considered from a sentimental standpoint alone, and that the committee could not at . the time make a positive promise. The return of Hon. Themas C. Piatt to the Senate by the New York legisla ture, recalls the . remarks made by himself and Senator Conkling, when they resigned from the Senate. Mr. Conkling said: 4This ends me so far as politics is concerned. I shall never again allow the ue . of my name In connection with any political office. I am done for all time with the game of politics.,, Mr. Piatt said: "I will re-enter politics at this very moment and stay until I die Maybe to get even with certain perfidious scoundrels who have deceived us, and maybe to go back to the Senate of the -United I States." 1 Before passing the Oklahoma Free 1 Homesteads Bill, the Senate amended I it by making Its provisions apply to all homesteads on lands acquired from managed, on strictly business princi ples and with scientific results it may prove a source of instruction to others. It is also said he "makes brick with the most Improved machinery. He quarries stone for Luilding purposes and he cute and saws lumber for ship ment. When the lands are denuded of their forest growth in the interest of commerce, he goes to work to re store the lands with timber areas with an eye to future demand, and Is en deavoring to replace in time that which he exacts in this respect from nature. n More than all this he is said to be something scholarly and to speak three or four modern lanpuaijes. George seems to be asserting his intelli gence and a right to If a citizen of so good a state as North Carolina. -c cess to him in hi farming operations. get In their work. Two bills of merely local Import! were Introduced. Speaker Hlleman announced several ' committees, as follows: Insurance: White of Prof, 2. Y. Gully, prof-or of law at Wake Forest, has made an imm inent for the benefit of his creditors. Mr. Gulley's failure wa due to bad business' investments. ' His liabilities i are about $35,600. T m wnrn nn rf t riA flVA rirt r nr rs er money markets, larger orders, rea- who emr. Theeion lasted mln mills, expanding employment, put it d and a larger dUtribution-to the result thmk:ro& .xtermlnators could wntcn maKe iuu greater auu mauug gain possible. Such gradual and steady improvement has been in prog ress for more than two months. The output of pig iron has gained 41.6 lr cent since October 1. The output of coke has increased 88.7 per cent. Sales of wool have become large. Money markets feel a steady increase in de mand for commercial and manufactu ring loans. Additional works have gone into operation each week in Jan- nary, ana me working loroe is larger than at any other time for six months. The gain may be ascribed to the delib eratic judgment of the ablest and moat prudent men In busiuess. It is no time of high prices. Many who are anxious to get hold on the market are making for the moment lower prices than they . could afford to maintain. With the- increase in the output of pig iron, the price is a shade lower at the e&st and Chicago, but heavy purchases already advance Bes- s?iUf r a fiiaue av ruuuur. oiwi uais have bwD reduced to one cent and some other finished products $1 per ton, but the demand is on the whole growing steadilv. Textile manufacturers are not en couraged by the demand for goods, though more' print cloths were sold Reliable Information about the real extent of the plague in Bombay and vicinity is lacking, and regarding the mortality it Is only saia In general terms that more than half of those (at tacked succumb. The news service of the London press is strangely inade quate and it 'Is from private sources that most of the information comes. The point which most interests Euro-. peans Is whether the awful disease Is likely to flourish in northern latitudes if Infection should be introduced here' but no evidence Is forthcoming yet. It is argued by medical men, however, that If the plague was dangerous in Hongkong it-will find an equally pro lific field in London and Paris so fax as the climate is concerned. It is generally . admitted that the plague Is a filth disease, but there axe cextain peculariUes connected with iU 'spread. Dr. Hankin, a well know bactexialogiftwho Is investigating the subject in Bombay, fasienj the re sponsibility for carrying the Infection upon rats, and other insects. Rats ln houses have the plague; they die and are eaten by ants, which cany the germs into the crevices qf the build ings, to water tape and ' sinks. Thus the poison is diffused and cannot bo eradicated except by fire. This ex plains the efficacy of the old method of cleansing by conflagration, and at the same time, the futility of Isolating the sick. The only thing to do Is to remove the healthy. It Is stated In The Daily Mail's dispatches, which are the only ones worth reading in the London papers, that large business houses In Bombay which are Infested . by rats have been rendered untenable by the ravages of the plague among those vermin. They die by Lhundreds In the walls and the human occupants have been compelled to- vacate the buildings. It is not observed that any larger animals are subject to the In fection. The French, Austrian, and Italian governments have already taken, fit in. gent precautions against the Importa tion of the plague, but it can hardly be possible to escape a series of alar rut from this cause during the next few weeks, New York Bun. Fagan, Price, Pool, Allen, Harris of Halifax, Cunningham. Lawhorn, Ed-dins. Fish Interests: Hancock, Duncan, Babbitt, Pool, Hodges, Alexander, Parker of Peraulmans. Harris of Hyde, Elliott, Cox, Daniels, Rountree, Chapman, Spruit, Hare, Burgees, Gallop, Howe. To investigate charges of fraud in the senatorial contest: Schulken, Lusk and Nelson. RraJya Bnoo&XYy. K. Y Jan. 18. After the performance of Hyde & Rebii.r.nV Randolph, I Theatre this evening. Bob Fltxahx luons with some friends went to a nec.r by saloon where they drank free!. At midnight an 18 year old news bo: wlth a bundle of papers under hi arm entered the place. Fltiii:i...ooe grabbed the papers from the boy and Fagan, I called him a vile name. The lad turned Drew, I and smashed FitTsfmmons on tl.- nore Fitxsimmons started In to bi.it tbs boy. JTbe crowd interfen-1 end hipped Fitzslmiuons. The were turned out and the polka Fitzimmons Is now locked in -Additions: To insane asylums, Hartness and Young; to privileges and I loon awaiting the arrival of t elections. Duffy: to Judiciary. Hart- uee: to agriculture and mechanics. MePeters. icbts 1 a- Surgeon General Try on of the Navy will be promoted to the rank of the Navy will be promoted to the rank of Medical Director, the highest grade of naval surgeons, through a vacancy caused by the retirement of Medical Director Wells on reacnlng me age limit of sixty two years the 20th Inst. Wilmington Messenger; barn and stables of CoL B. B. T lor. at Catharine Lake. Onslow coni.ty. were destroyed by fire on Tuesday r r.rning before day. togetner wiin a oi cot ton, spirits turpentine, do- tougur, corn, fodder and other prodiicv. and a valuable mulr. It is not kio- u how the fire originated, but it 1 U !i-ved It was the work of an incendiary. Col onel Taylor was In Newbrrti at the time. 4f
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