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mm PROTECTION 1 INDUSTRY 1 ENTERPRISE ! PROSPERITY ! 0LUME 29. HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1897. HUHBER I WASHINGTON LETTER. Crom oar Regular Correspondent. Washington, Feb. 22, 1897. The investigation now being conducted by the Senate Committee on public lands may lead to a scandal involving Mr. Cleveland, although every patriotic American will hope not. The investi gation is of a land patent recently is sued by Secretary 'Francis to Mr. Per riue, Mrs. Cleveland's step father, and his aHsociates. The patent covers 23, 000 acres of land in Florida, and if it has been legally issued, the present occupants of. the land will have to move or make terms with Mr. Perrine. The original grant of this land was made to Dr. Perrine, father of the present Mr. Perrine, and his asso ciates, in 14L and the contention of the settler on the land, who are rep resented by ex -Congressman Brook bhire, of Indiana, is that it was for- e.A sxA l,r full 11 ru f n mr i 4- nrjViin the legal Km it. The odd part of the issuing of this land patent is the man lier in which it has been hurried along since Mr. Francis became Secretary of the Interior, and the apparent anxiety of the Assistant Attorney General Lionberger, who was put in office bv Secretary Francis, to get the patent, issued for the land before the close of the present administration. The Committee may find the transaction all right, and that the relationship of Mr. Perrine to Mr. Cleveland has not figured in the matter at all, but there is a lot of ugly gossip about it just now, and it will' probably get into court anyway. The smart alecks who have been in dustriously circulating reports as to the intention of the House Committee on "Coinage to smother the Senate, bill authorizing President McKinley to ap point delegates to any international monetary conference called by any other nation, or to one called by him self if in his discretion, he sees fit to call it. got a knock down blow when that Committee reported the bill fa vorably to the House witia. two amendments, one broadening the au thority of the President by authoriz ing him; if he sees fit, to appoint one or more special' commissioners or en voys to negotiate with other nations for the calling of such a conference, and the other repealing the act of 1895 for the same purpose, so as to prevent any complications that might arise from two acts on the same subject. Congress did a sensible thing in abolishing the title of ''Private Secre tary to the President'1 and making the title of that very important and use ful official "Secretary to the Presi dent." Of late years.-especially dur ing the first term of Mr. Cleveland and during President Harrison's term, this position has been filled by men who have been in reality confidential ad visers of the President, and it was far cical to designate them as private sec retaries, in view of the popular idea of the duties performed by a private sec- retary. The change was made in com- I pliance with a request of President elect McKinley. While no republican in Congress be lieves that the re election of Senator Kyle, by the aid of republican votes in the South Dakota legislature, was brought about by any deal, there is a general belief that Senator Kyle will, if necessary, help the republicans of the Senate to pass a tariff bill at the coming extra session. And owing his reelection to republican votes will not oe likely to make him antagonistic to other republican measures. So long as a straight out republicans, could not be elected, there is no occasion for re publican grumbling at the re-election 01 Kyle. His populism is much less . . . . ianatical than that of others who might be named, and ersonally he is a very likable sort of a fellow. -otinng but praise is heard of the arrangements that are being made for Ihe Inaugural parade by Gen. Porter, Chief-Marshal. His idea of making the parade attractive by its quality rather than imposing and tiresome by its quantity and length, is generally approved. At previous inaugurations few of the spectators, except those who were obliged to remain, saw the whole parade, which upon several oc- casions did not end until after dark. According to Gen. Porter's arrange- ment, 12,000 men in line will pass a given point in one hour, which will bring the entire parade inside of four hours, which is about as long as that portion of the spectators by far the largest not comfortably housed an seated, can get enjoyment out of such a spectacle. Other plans are also be ing perfected to make the spectacular part of the inauguration more com pact and consequently more enjoyable. The time within which the remain ing appropriation bills must be passed is growing so short that the most the Senate could do in honor of Wash ington's birthday was to listen to the reading of Washington's farewell address by Senator Dan iel. After that business went on just as though the day were not a national holiday. The House took no official notice of the day, being in the midst of a more or less bitter squabble over the appropriations to be made for its employes. 1 niRACULOUS CRUTCH CURE. Leo, the Famous and Wonderful Indian Doctor, Wins the Day. On Saturday, February 13tll inst., an unusually large crowd collected in town to witness Leo perform one of his wonderful and astonishing crutch cures. About 3 o'clock Leo appeared on his stand with his minstrel troupe. About 1,500 people gathered about him and enjoyed the show feature of his business; whereupon Leo made quite a talk when his patient, C. B. McCall, presented himself. McCall is one of the most reliable and honorable colored men in Richmond county, and his crippled condition unable to walk for four .years without crutches is well known to all the good people of this section and county. When Leo concluded his talk McCall was placed in a chair and brought upon the staLd by two strong men. Leo rolled up McCall's pants, where ilipon his crippled leg was exposed to rue public. The knee appeared stiff and swollen and in a dreadful condition out L,eo Kept ins patient cneereu up by telling the crowd that he proposed to prove to the people that the Indians know more about medicine in 15 min utes than they could think of in ten years, and to the astonishment of the crowd, so it proved Leo applied about twelve bottles of his Indian lini meut to his patient's afflicted leg and in less than 20 minutes he asked McCall to stand, and McCall made an effort, but seemed afraid to make an attempt to walk, and Leo said: "Does your leg pain you?" and he answered. iiui ci mil. a iicu ucu isciiu. ucai your weight on it and try," whereupon McCall made an effort, found that he could walk, and stepped right out, walking a distance of 30 feet astonish ing medical skill, as can easily be seen Bucn a wonueriui cure was never witnessed in this section of the country before. Laurinburg Exchange. Mrs. riarlon Butler Gives a Function in Washington. Mrs. Butler, wife of Senator Mafion rJutier, or jxortn uarouna, gavftare- ception at her elegant home, 1711 Q street, northwest, yesterday afternoon. From 4 to 7 o'clock the spacious par lors were crowded with old Washing- tonians, members of Congress and their families, and the North Carolina contingent resident in this city. The parlors were beautifully decorated with palms, evergreens and flowers. while the dining-rooms were orna mented with roses and maidenhair ferns. Luncheon was served. Miss Mary Ruffin, of Wilson, N. C, pre sided over the bowl of punch. The youthful hostess was gowned in a becoming toilet of white moire, trimmed with chiffon and lace, and she was assisted in receiving by her cousins, Miss Fowle and Miss Rum- gardner. Among those present were Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller. Vice President and Mrs. Steven.son, and their guest, Mrs. Shepard; Senator and Mrs. Murphy, Senator and Mrs. Gorman, Senator and Mrs. Pettigrew, Comptroller Eckels and Mrs. Eckels, Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. Gorman, Mr. and Mrs. Graves, Representative and TMrs. Otey, Mrs. S. Condit-Smith and Miss Condit-Smith, Dr. Sterling Ruffin, Dr. Mrs. Falls and Miss Falls, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Worth, Miss Beamon, Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Dr. L. J- Battle, Senator and Mrs. Peffer and Miss PefTer, Senator and Mrsl fFrye, Representative and Mrs. Hatch,andmany others. Washington Post, 18th. A NEW POSTAL CARD SYSTEM. The Senate Passes a Bill Providing Therefor Tha House Unseats a Democratic fl ember in a Content. In Opposition to the Report of the Commltta on Elections. SENATE. Washington, February is. The senate passed today, without a won! of explanation, a bill which, if it be come law, will introduce a new postal card system. Its title is "A bill to Ex tend the Uses of the Mail Service' It was introduced in the early part of the last session by Senator Vilas and was referred to the postoffice com mittee from which it was reported back with amendments on the 18th of last month. . A week ago an attempt watnade to have it passed by unani mous consent; but objection was then made by Senator Allen, who said that from the reading of the bill it appeared to propose the conferring of a mono poly. Senator Vilas admitted that it did confer a monopoly, but said that as the company concerned owned the patent for the invention, there must necessarily be a monopoly. Senator Allen promised to look into the matter, and when Senator Vilas asked unanimous consent today for the passage of the bill, and said that Senator Allen was satisfied with it, no objection was made and the bill was passed without its beiug even read ex cept by title. Its purpose is to allow the circula tion by mail of the iostal cards and envelopes with coupons attached, patented and owned by a West Virginia corporation,all regular postal cards and letter rates "paid on presen tation of the coupons from the said card and envelopes when detached at the office of delivery." The postmaster general is to test the practical oera tion of the plan in one or two more cities, and to suspend its operation if the test prove unfavorable. There are nine sections to the bill; but they do not convey a very clear idea of the plan. The senate had spent only twenty minutes in legislative session, when. on motion of Senator Sherman the galleries were cleared, the doors closed and the consideration of executive business entered upon. At 6:35 o'clock p. m., the senate ad journed until tomorrow. HOUSE. . In the contested case of Hopkins, (republican) vs. Kendall, (democrat), from the Tenth Kentucky district, the house today, for the first time this session, on a direct issue of fact, re versed the decision of its committee on elections and seated a contestant whom the committee had declared not elected. The case turned upon the ac tion of the county clerk of Clark couu ty, Kentucky, wno, witnout proper authority had substituted what was called in the debate "an odious thiev ing coon" on the official ballots in place of the eagle, the chosen emblem of the republican party of Kentucky. It was admitted by the committee that this was a "transparent fraud" and that it was done with intent to deceive but it was contended that the number of colored votes lost in thri manner was not enough to'overcome the sitting member's majority of 253 over his con testant. The minority report contend ed that fraud vitiated everything, and that the entire vote of the county must be thrown out. After an ecel ingly animated discussion the houso sustained this view by a vote of to 91. On the only previous occasion in this congress where the election com mittee received a set back, William H. Moody, of Massachusetts, who led the forlorn hope in to day's debate in ? up port of the majority report, was the successful ribsailant. He made a min ority refort of one in the case of "Riuaker and Downing" from the First Illinois district, not in favor of seatingRinaker, but of having a re count of the vote. In this the house sustained him and on a re-count Rinaker was seated. In the division to-day, of the ten republicans who voted to sustain the majority of the committee three were from Massa chusetts, which led Mr. Hardy (repub lican, of Indiana) to remark that Mas sachusetts "had slobbered over too much," an insult to Massachusetts which Mr. Moody indignantly re sented. The rest of the session was given ap to the passage of the bilb by consent which led the leader to con sent to aspeedy adjournment, and at 4:30 o'clock the houte adjourned uutil tomorrow, r The general deficiency bill was re ported to the house from committee on appropriations, with notice that it would be called up tomorrow. The bill carries an appropriation of $ 937. Among the items in the bill are the followiue: Toenable thefcretry ot the treasury to restore the ciiin sation of employe! at the ports of Bal timore, Huffalo. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cedar Keys, Detroit, Kan sas City, Mo., Mobile, Newport New, New Orleans, Port Huron. Michigan, Pensacola, Pembina. N. I.. aud Phila delphia, whoe salaries were reduced in order to avoid deficiency iu the appropriation for the collecting of revenues, $41,31; continuing improve meut of the Misisippi river from head of Passes to the mouth of the Ohio, $625,000. THE NAVL KliVIEW. Secretary Herbert' Vlt to tb BlockaJlnc Fleet Medal Presentation on th Maine. The Bauqt Last Nlgbt -The Secretary's Spch. Charleston, S. C, Feb. 18. Charleston has been thronged through out the day by thousands of strangers from South Carolina and the neighbor ing states who had come to the city to see Admiral Bunce's fleet, that has been blockading this port, passed in review before the secretary of the navy. Among the special guests of the .city for the dav were: Governor W. H. El'erbe, of South Carolina, all the state officers, senators and legis lators. Thee gentlemen were brought to Charleston during the day and they were among the most interested spec tators of the official communications which occurred Wtween the fleet and the secretary. secretary ileruert and ins party ar rived in the city from Washington in the special car ScipioM via the At lan tic Coast Line, at C o'clock this morn ing. They were met at the deiot at i o'clock by a committee headed by Mayor Smith. As the ecretary step- pea from his car a salute of twenty- seAen guns was fired by detachments of the first division. South Carolina naval reserves. Then part y was then escorted to the Charleston hotel where breakfast was served and the secretary and his friends rested until 11 o'clock. They were then escorted to the custom house dock dock where they boarded the revenue cutter Colfax. The secre tary was saluted as he boarded the ship, all the sailors being drawn up in men-of-war fashion. A few minutes, later Governor Ellerbe's special train drew up on the siding and the gover nor, Lieutenant Governor M. B. Sweeney and Speaker F. B. Gary.were taken off to the cutter, salutes also being awarded them. The harbor was full of pleasure craft of all descriptions which only waited for the cutter to lead the way to cast loose their hawsere and follow her to the bar. At the entrauce to the Jettie an unforseen trouble aroe. The cut ter and its train of pleasure craft ran ' full into a heavy fog which set the whistles and bells agoing in a perfect din of noie. Many ot the small boats put back into port, and the larger ves sela slowed down their engines and drifted around for an hour. The cutter worked her way down to the Columbia whre SoretAry Herbert requested the present-? of Captain Sands informed him that the flaghip w York was h ing just to the northward, and the Colfax inoved off once more. When the ftacrhip was picked up in the fog. Admiral Hunce received a summons from the secretary and came alongside in his cutter. The moment he stepped aboard, his pennant was run up and the little cutter became the flagship. The admiral was told by the secre tary that he desired to board the bat tleship Maine to present Seaman W. J. Creel man with a medal awarded him for his distinguished conduct during the storm. So with both secretary and admiral aboard the cutter once more got under way. Captain Crown inshields, of the Maine, was hailed and informed that the two officials would board his ship with the party. The tranfer was made without trouble, the jackies and officers receiving their su perior officers with tne customary . sa lute and formality. With the ships crew drawn up on deck Captain Crow inshield gave the orders for Naval Cadet Gherardi, his life boat crew and Seaman W. J. Creelxnan to step for ward. Addressing them. Secretary Herbert spoke of their gallant conduct daring the storm. They had, be said, made bis proud of the navy; and then singling out Creel man the secretary presented him with the gold medal and an envelope containing $100 with a few words In commendation of his gallant deed. Creel man. It will be re membered; sprang overboard while the torui was at its height and attempted to rescue oue of ills shipmates. V hen these ceremonies were con- eluded the visitors became the guests of the ward room of the Maine, When me com nan v was seated. Score tarr Herbert lifted his glass, and said that he requested that everyone should riie and drink the health of Naval Cadet Gherardi, whose gallantry was now the admiration of his fellow officer and the nation. Nearly two hours had been spent on the Maine. When the secretary re turned to the Colfax, accompanied by Admiral liunce. the cutter steamed down the line of warships receivimr f rom each a snlute as she crossed the bow. Thin ended the ceremonies of the day and the cutter steered for port arriving at her dock at dJSO o'clock. CUKES CATARRH. A Miilicine That Cares Catarrh Whereier Located. All clashes and conditions of people have chronic catarrh. Old men have It young men ajnl women have it, which soon make them old men and women. Mothers and grandmothers have it. It spares neither strong nor weak, old or young, healthy or sickly. All ranks of people have chronic ca tarrh. Rich men, poor men, beggar men, thieves, lawyers, doctors, mer chants. priets. Not only catarrh of the head, but catarrh of the throat, catarrh of the lungs, catarrh of the stomach, catarrh of the liver, catarrh of the kidneys, catarrh of the bowels; and ajmultltude of women are afflicted with catarrh of the pel vie organs. Ca tarrh is a word which includes a mul titude of diseases. Nearly onehalf of tne diseases to which the human flesh is liable, are in reality nothing more or less than catarrh in some phase or lo cation. When it is said, therefore, that pe ruana cures catarrh wherever located, a much larger fact is stated than at first appears. If it be true that Pe-ru-na really does cure catarrh wherever located, what a multitude of diseases Pe-ru-na will cure. Who Is it that says Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh wher ever located? Doctors say it, lawyers say it, preachers say it, a vast army of men and women say It who have tried it. The old and the young say it. They say it in the east, in the west, they say it In the north and the south. All these say that Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh wherever located; and they say it, too, without any solicitation, hesitation, or renumeratloo. Never was a greater assclion crowded into fewer words: Pe-ru na cures catarrh wherever located. Bend to the Pe-ru-na Drug Manu facturing Company, Columbus, O., for Dr. Hartman's latest free book on chronic catarrh, la grippe, etc. Tha PfpeUr DU Stoes. There is no ho made for men's wear that has attained a greater popularity than the celrgratrd W. L. Douglas shoe. The fact that they combine style and quality at low price has giv en them universal indorsement. The manufacture of these shoes has made it possible for a man in the most ordi nary circumstances to keep himself provided with footwear of as good style as the market affords the ex tremely low pf ice at which they are sold placing them within reach of alL The only "heap quality in them however is the price; In all other res pects the grade as high as any shoe In the market Their lasting qualities have been f ally tested and found to be unequalled. They are not only of good style when new, but retain their shape and excellent appearance until completely worn out very rare quality In even the highest priced shoes. They are sold in Hickory by Shu ford & Setxer who has Just re ceived a new invoice of the various, styles.
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