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ill LARION 'A DEviOCHATIC FAMILY NEWSPAPER." VOL. 1 MARION. X. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 2i ISOo. NO. 21. 1 HE iV THE Marion Recdra I- the ot.-lj Deracctatic Newspaper in McDowell county, and has a largo cir- a j, a in j-i ning counties It pub , rh !! the news without fear or f.v r, and i tie orgun of bo ring or I', is the bold champioa of the peo !' iicht-s aa c irnest edvecate of the ij.. ; i ,trcfi of the county of McDow . 1 vd ti.e town of Marion. Its adver- r j.- rift-s arc rca-cn.b'e, and the aub- piice i.i 1.00 per year in a If v wnnt the b-Ht newspaper in tha , brimming full of choice reading . ..wbr business men, farmers, me- ,.:;, and the home circlas of al) ,: m. i.vri e an 1 pay for the ;m ;:. If y u uoVr, why juat don't, c ! r .viil be printed every TL-.cvUv evening as UMial. !: v.. i h-ivcn't enough interest fa your -,; w.bf.-.re to su ton the beat ad r if of it . divus tlo i interests, and ita i ct f; . r.d Hi: newspaper you need ! 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' i! . . i f 4 r ,5" P . '' I ' ni j 5 30 pi - . ... jl 10 pi. Soul hltoun J CLEVELAND'S VIEWS ON SOUND MONEY. The President's Communication to the Y. Democratic Editorial Association. Two hundred ani twnty-sven editors and thoir frler.ds wer j.res. nt at the ban quet of the I"rr.ocratic Editr.rM) Association of the State or NVW York h'-M t D-ln.oni -Vh, New York oity, on Friday iJ-ht. Letters ei reKSin retcre al inability to bo present frosi Prsidect CJevhind, Postma;t?r Oener ai Wlteou, Secretary cd War Lamott. and many others, wre read. President Cleve land's letter was as follows: "ExtrrtivE Mansion, ) 'Wabuikoto.v, I). C. f "To John A. Mafon, Esq.. Chairman, to. "My 1)ear Sih: I r.rt that mv offl ial duti ct,li'f me to d-.-Hiue the eouit'-o'i" in vitation I have r-.-ived to alt. nd Uw annual banquet of tli- Umoeratie Editorial A.-fo-iation on th. 24tli int. Thi.4 re-union of limcTH.ti" editor?, will, I am pure, bo an en joyable oeension to all w ho j.arti i,at'; l.ut 1 shall be mu h disappointed if th-: f. Jl .w Phip and inter-hanp' r.t s ntini-nt it w ill af ford, do not stimulate the z-al and HTort of the fraternity t!..-r: assmM:d in b.-haif of the Democratic tau.se and Drmo.iati .- prm clpls. 'Our f,arty I so mm ha party of r.owr, and its propi-r a tioii and usfiilui-:- are ho dependent upon a constant a dhcn-n to its doetrlneH and traditions, that no t'-ndii'-v in our ranks to follow thf misl.-a liny liht "of a temporary popular mi.appr'ii 'i:si.(n should KO unehalln'd. Our victories have all In-n won when we havt- elos'-ly followed tlie tan ner of Demoeratie r rir.ciphs. We have ai Xvays been punished by d feat wh'-n. losim; iht of our banner, we have yi!d.l tithe blandishments of Un-l)eniocrati'.' e.p-dicn. y. "Ther- is a tmptatiou now vxm,'r the peo ple in different pe'tions of the country which AWUmes the dLsyui.-e of Ddiiocratie party prineifIes inasmu'.h as it r' S;'i't-; a s -h-me which is claimed to V. a r-medy for agricul tural depression and such other hanb-hij s a afflict our foilow-citiz"n. "Thu?, because we are the friend of thf people and prof.-ns devotion to their inter ests, the h-lp of the nr-iuhers of c ur party is invoked in support of a plan to revolution ize the monetary condition of the country, ami embark upon an experiment which is discredited by all n a?on and 'xperknee, which invites trouble and disaster in every avenue of labor and enterprise, and which must prove destructive to our national pres tige and character. When a ainpaiuu is ac tively on foot to force the free, nnlimit -d and independent coinage of silver by the govern ment at a ratio which will add to our circu lation unrestrained million of so-called dol lar?, intrinsically worth but half they pur port to represent, with no provision or re source to make good this dcliciency in value, and when it is claimed that such a proposi tion has any relation to the principles of Democracy, it is time for all who may in the least degree influence Democratic thought to realize their responsibility. Our party is the party of the people, not because it is wafted hither ami thithc-r by every sudden wave of popular excitement and misconcep tion, but bwause, while it test- every propo sition by the doctrines which underlie its or ganization, it insists that all interests should be defended in the administration of the gov ernment without especial favor or discrimi nation. "Our party is the party of the people, be cause in its care for the welfare of all our countrymen, it res' Ms dangerous schemes born of discontent, advocated by appeals to sectional or class prejudices, and re-inf-reed by the insidious aid of pi irate selfishness and cupidity. Above ad our party is the party of the people wlx-n it recognizes the fact that sound and absolutely safe money is the life blood of our country's strength and prosper ity, and when it. tea- hes that none of our fel low itizens, rich or poor, i;reat or humble, can escape the consequence; of a defenera tion of our currency. "Democratic care and conservatism dictate that if there exists inconveiiience and hard ships, resulting from the congestion or im perfect distribution of our circulating me dium, n remedy should be applied which will nroi l the dis;ister that must follow in the train of silver mono-metallistn. What I hare written lias not been prompted by any fear that the Democracy of the state of New York will ever I' nn accomplice in such an injury to their country as would be entailed by the free, unlimited and independent coin age of silver ; nor do I believe they will be so heedless of party interests as to support sm-h a movement. I have referred to this subje -t in the belief that nothing more im portant cau oniraire the attention of the American people or the national Democracy and in the conviction that the voice of the Democrats of New York, through its press, should constantly be heard in every State. "Yours very truly. "Ouover Cleveland" L. O. BIRD Attonet akd Counsellor at Law. Marion,- - N. 0. Practices in all courts, State and Fed eral. Special attention given to iavea. tigating land titles and collecting claims, 3jrOffice on Main Street. JUSTICE 4 JUSTICE, Attorneys at Law, Mrrion, - N. 0. E. J. Justice is located here. Office tn upper room of FieminiuK liotel. R. J. BURCIN. Dentist. Offers his professional service to In friends and former patrous of Marion and vicinity. All work guarauteed to be first class, and as reasonable as such work can be afforded. Oftice opposite the rieinraiiig House. J F. MOKPHEvT, Attorney at Lsw, Fractice in the Court? of Mitchell Yai.cey. B ine inbe, Wataug, Ashe; Supreme an t Federal Cnirte. Tonsorial, WM. r-YVEESEY, Prct"cl and Scientific Barber. Over Stietm ns nij sto.e. Call and aee me, ai I promise a-itisdactiou in tU ia- Piofcsotunnl Carto. i a ii:fknoku of silver. I Senator Blackburn a Answer toCarliale --The Secretary's Change. Senator J. C. U!a kbum. who was adver ' Used to answer heeretary Carlisle at Law 1 rcricebury, Ky., v ar ierteJ by a tari;e an- d'en' c on Saturday He spoke sultantially j as fulk-ws " I nc Aere nut nutislled to let J Mr. M-; ary, Mr. Unckucr, Mr. fcrown and j myself iVht thi-. ba'tv .l its merit?, nut they j Imported a man Ik- Is reieer than is John I the litptist o drive Wk this silver craws af they .-all Now under.-tand that what t j a'ii i.;o:riL' rt say about Mr. Carlisle will be ; said in the kind'st terrtie possible. I do rot I mean io c.-mpiuin of Mr. Carlisle for coti.tm: ! Iwe to hi own .State to dpealt. He ha.-the j rip;l't to '-..ni.. It was not necessary io Uini ! to Hpo'-j'ize lor coming, j "I do n-t know ii, what capacity the gen i tleinaii came and spi;ke, w'hether he came as a oitjzen of thih rae l old ommoiiwealtb or j r.s Secretary cf the Ti easury to dictate to his people what to do about thi- all important j question. 15it no matter how if came or I who he is, I hare the riht to answer him. j and that b what I am coing to do. It may i be .-alle,l aciile'o for me to reply to .- i great a man, but I would rtply to the iVejI-. dent should he come down, cere and take is eue adjust me. Applause.) No man can pet o b: ir. min i or body but that he can be answered." Mr. liUckbuLn went or. to how whi he termed Mr. Carlisle's iueci..c-i-5tency In . In C'ovintou that he had i;evr tieen lo i.,t ellrer. "If the speech be made Id 1S78 was not a free silver speech," said Mr. Llackburn, "what was it? He let his speech po f-T sev enteen years without saying ai.ythinagainst it; now he comes out aid says it was not a silver speech. Well, then, we will believe Mr. Carlisle and not his peech, and 1 will po on and five voa little prool thai is proof. On the 7th day of November, 1877, Mr. Car lisle, while sitting by my ide In the House of Representatives, voted for tj,o Dick liland bill, whi-.'b a you all know, was a silver bill out and out. I d- not ' k you to take my word on this vole i.ut ' ok on page. H3 and 114 of Journal proceedings cf the Foity-tlfth Congress , book No. 1,0'J3. Only five years PKO the Sberrnai. t'il! pu.sed. I voted agaiust that bili; r,c did Carlisle yet he is making the r-nme old sj,eei-h that Sherman made thwn. Now I know you will say thowing his incon sistency dries not answer his argument. 1 know that, and I am now going to answer his argument, every point of it. "I thought when the mighty Carlise came they were going to throw new light on this subject, but they did not. He did not advance a single new idea. First, he makes the assertion that if you have free coinage of silver you will put the country on a silver basis and would drive all the gold out of the coin-try This la not true. We have triel it once, and when w quit we had three dol lars to every one dollar in gold more than when we bean. He says thiseouutry would be the dumping grouud for all silver bullion. He is r.q there, for ours is the only nation under tho sun that has silver bullion." Th speaker went Into every point of the Carlisle speech, and was geuerously applaud ed. Mr. Blackburn then paid his respects to the administration, baying: "I am greatly handicapped, but let Messrs. Cleveland. Car lisle and all the rest lake the stump and J will w in this race tn :pito of the whole combina tion." GOLD AND SILVER. Gatimates of Products of the Whole World During 1894. The Director of the Mint in a report just issued estimates th production of gold by the mines of the United States, approxi mately, during the calendar year, 181M, to have been 1,910,00 line ounces, of the coin ing value of $39,500,000, an increase over 1303 of $3,500,000, which is the largest amount produced in any year since 1878. The pro duction of silver from tho mines of the United States is estimated to have approxi mated in 1894 49,500.000 ounces, or the coin ing value of $64,000,000, showing a decrease ns compared with 1893. of 10.500.000 ounces. In the production of gold California leads with an output of $13,570,000. Colorado coming second with $9,491,000, Montana third with-53,651,000, and South Dakota $3, 299.000. Colorado heads the list in silver by an out rut of 23.281,400 fine ounces of the coining value of $30,101,200; Montana second, with a production of 12,820.000 fine ounces, followed by Utah with a production of 5.892,000 fine ounces, and Idaho with 3,248,500 fine ounces. At the average price of silver for the calendar year, 1894. f$0.(3.r). the commercial vhIuo of the silver product, of the mines of the United States is $31,432,500. The estimates of the agents employed by the Mint Uureauto gather the statistics of the product of gold and silver for the several States and Territories make the gold product aggregate $43,030,000, and the silver product 51.000,000 ounces. The estimate of the Direc tor of the Mint is based upon the depo&its of domestic bullion at the mints and assay office.-, and upon the rctur.is from private refineries, who have courteously reported the amount of their output of IkjCi gold and silver, and the source Irotn whence the ores from which the same was extracted were re ceived, and not from the reports of mine owners. In regard to the product of the world's gold an-! silv. r for ls-;4 the returns are in complef'.. but so far as received show an in-crea.-" in the production of cold over 1893 of about --21.000.nii0. the largest increase being in Afri-a. vir... S-9.tiO0.tHK; Australia $6,000. 000. follow, d v the United States with an in crease of $3,500,000. Australia leads the list of gold-i'i ' itc iic.f countries for l-v94 with a prodm timi of $41,000,000, the United States taking second pla--e. Th- production of silver in the world It is e.-timated will be from 14".000.000 to 150.000. 0'Xl ounces for th y-ar 194. Th- heaviest billitiu' ..ft in the production is in the United S'ates. fell.. wed by Australia, M-xico show ing a gain of 2.70.). Vr) ounces. M-.xico al.- g.tn.. in h'T pro be iou of gold one and one half mi'li-.u uol'ars. Presbyterians on the Liquor Traffic. In th-Genera' Assembly of th- Northern Presbyterians at Pittsburg, Ta.. on Saturday, th- report of he standing committee oi temperance was read. On- resolution de clared that in order to tecur- more effective rtlpr,s--ive legislation .here should b- in creased endeavor to .secure by election and ' appointment to official position men of clear. 1 hands and pure hearts, who have nt tiftM i uj their soul.- int vanity nor s orn devit ' fully, and approved effortji to prevent the ! appo'intm-nt of men of known intemperate I hat it. to ftViai oositic-n ander national, i State oi municipal nithority. An amend j ment calling upon ail voters of the Prepby ! tcnan Church to work against th- li-ensing i of f la for th- sale or intoxicating liquors excited opposition from th- commute-. The j amende.! rv?oiution was adopted by an j at-no-t unanimous vote. ! Northern F;ir;ic 6 Coining South. The fa. t th.it the Northern papers are no ti mg the movem-nt of Northern farmer to the South shows that the movement has aJ-r-adv attanM large proportions. The more they sav about it the greater the movemeut will become. An ! with the immigrants wiT come industries of one kind and another. Ten years hence the app-arance of the Booth will be very different from what it if now. Aikan C8. C) Recorder Duckanan to be Ke-Sentenced. The New York court of appeals has dire-t-ed that an order be issued directing that Dr, Root. W. Buckanan be prodaoed before the pen rt of appeals at 1 o'clock on neit Monday, to .-how cause why he ahocld not be resentenced. LAST YEAR'S COTTON INTERESTING CROP FIGURES. Reduction of Acreage Not Likely to Ever Occur. The pynopsis of the report for May cf the ftati-ti, ian of the United Btates department cf agriculture, showing among other things "the progress of cotton planting and of iug ploughing ' in the State. and Terri toiv.s and "the reL-ed report on the cotton "crop of 1894," contains eome interesting figu ret. The total crop fcr 1894, as reported, waa S.i.On bale?, produced in sixteen States and Territories as Follows: North Carolina 454.920 South Carolina 818,330 Georgia 1,183.924 Florida 48.005 Alabama 854.122 Mississippi ! 1,167,881 Louisiana 728.069 Texas 3,073.821 Arkansas 709,722 Tennessee 286.630 Indian Territory 104,887 Missouri ". 24,114 Oklahoma 13,001 Virginia 12.735 Kentucky 2,685 Kansas 67 Without giv ing the figures (census of 18901 showing the population of the several States, it is interesting to note the relation of cotton production for the year to the population of th larger cotton growing States. North Carolina produced one bale to every 3.5 per sons. South Carolina one to every 1.4, 0-orgia one to every person, Florida one to every 8 persons. Alabama one to every 1, Mississippi one to 1.1. Louisiana one to 1.5, Arkansa-, one to 1.5, Tennessee one to 6 persons, Texas produced 1.4 bales to every person. Indian Territory makes a surpris ingly large showing, more than double that of Florida, but its "population" is too un certain to admit of comparison for the pre sent purpose. Missouri, it may be added, made one bale to every 111 persons, Yirgiiia one bale to every 128, and Kentucky one to 620. An especially Interesting feature of the ex hibit of course is that, with a larger relative negro population, South Carolina. Mississippi and Louisiana produced less cotton per capita than either Texas o Georgia, which fat should go ve:y far toward correcting some current misapprehensions as to the supposed intimate relations between colored and 'cheap' labor, aud cotton production or over-production. Louisiana and Arkansas, it will be noted again, have about the same population and produce about the same number of bales, at precisely the same rate per capita for their w-hek population; yet the colored popula tion of Louisiana exceeds that of Arkansas by more than 50 per cent. Returning to the statistician's report, how ever, iv" find the following interesting state ment and table, with the explanation that the statemeut relates to "progress of ''cotton planting and contemplated acreages" for 1895. "The amount of the proposed breadth planted prior to the 1st of May was 78.5 per cent, against 86.6 lest year and 85.3 the year before, beiug 10 points lower than the acre age usually planted at that date. The re turned estimates of area planted by the States are as follows: North Carolina, 55; South Carolina, 75; Georgia, 79: Florida, 95; Alabama. 87: Mississippi. ?4; Louisiana. 86; Texas. 75: Arkansas, 79; Tennessee, 79. The delay was caused principally by the cold, backward spring, while in some sections it was the result of dry weather. Th? indica tions at present point to about the usual acreage in th- States of North and South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas, and a reduction in the States of Mississippi, Louisiana. Texas and Tennessee. The above statement is taken from reports of county and State agents. Later a special report as to acreage will be given out. made up from reports of a selected corps of correspondents on acreage. "The following table gives the proportion of colbui planted May 1 for a series of years: 1895 1S94 1893 1892 1831 North Carolina. 55 74 85 70 63 South Carolina. .75 88 90 83 78 (l..ru-ia 79 86 92 85 80 Florida 95 95 92 90 92 Alabama 7 83 93 83 80 Iis.-'As:ppi 84 83 85 78 77 Loui.-i.uia 86 si 87 72 78 Texa? 75 84 81 83 79 Arkansas 79 61 71 64 76 Tennessee ..79 65 76 45 71 Gen'! average.. .78.5 81.6 85.3 78.3 77.5 The ta' lc. it i. .-yv-n. shows a reduction in acreage for ls95 as compared with the two preceding years. Whether it is due more to the weather . or to the pro fessed determination of the fanners to plant less cotton remains to be wen. It is somewhat discouraging to I told that the indication at present, or last week, "point o about the usiiid acreages'' in five of th large cotton growing States, and we can only hope th it the spc ial report, to come later, will give promise of better things. If, after all iliat has ..-eU said for them on the subject, and an.-r the !-.-.-.- a of la.-t year, the farmers oi t l:c -.e t!ve states plant their "usual acre ng " o eoitoti this year, we need hardly ex pe. tt'tat my concerted movem-nt for a genoal redu'tion of acr-ng- will evtr prove :-c,. .-. fi!. Chat ic.-:ou (S. C.) News and Courier. URADSIREKT'.N REPORT. The Onward Move In General Trade Continues Unchecked. Bradstreet's report for last week says: The moderate reaction in the stock market the past two weeks caused primarily by re peated frosts and reports of severe damage to cereal crops and other farm products, was followed only in part by a coi responding ch-ck to the movement in general trade. Our special telegraphic a-lvie-s furnish the most striking evidence of a broadening of demand for staples yet produced, and the following data, telegraph.! the Journal, are the most bullish made public since the upward turn began on or about Mar.Mi 1st. No one of the larger grain States confirm th- reports of sever- damage to wheat and com with whn h t he -x' hang-s have abounded and ther- is less reason to Ijh-ve in th- ex tent cf it as curr-ntly reported. Th-most bu!lLh featur- of the wli-at situation li- in the announc-m-iit of restriction of Awntin and Russian experts, ibj.-e-i export ability cf n-arly all leading producers and shorter supp!i-s of Importing '-r.ujjtnep. Few believe wheat has ton- h-d it.-hiphe.-t point on this wave, although 25 cents perbusc-1 above the lowest siri'-e the panic. Woolen mmufa turer ar- working on ol4 orders and som- refuse to stock up with raw material, a- prices at th- interior ar- a!OTe a parity wtn those at the seaboard. Western vi-ws ar that manufacturer-may b short of Supplies to mifl :tU eotitrai-LS. Relatively the greatest improvement in demand and pri--- c . r- r it Cbs.-.tg.., St. Louis. St. Paul, M.i ic-a; D- tro t an 1 M ! w.i :t'e in th W-t 1 N-;rthwt. and t Savanna', A u. tot a M-:jqLi-s and Galveston at the South. Carlisle Hanged tn Efflty. A special from New Orleans says that Beo rviary Carlisle was hanged in etHgJ in Natch-ito-h Thursday night or. account of his auti-silver f.-e-h. Nutchitoehe is a unit !.r 'e silver but -erne of the people regret the t-fiigy business. Till: KPWOR1II LEAGUE International Conference at hltu- noo i, IVnn., Beginning Juno 27. I be Kt-cond iuteraational coaferriic of the Epworth League is to be held in Chattanooga June 27-30tb. The function of the Epworth Lcngn j in Methodist churches is similar to that of the Christian Endeavor in the Congregational and Presbyterian churches. It is the Young People' society f Methodism. Its object is to promote and culti vate the intelligence and piety of it' members, orgauize and employ them iu wor'-s of mercy and charity, and iu every possible berviee of usefulness in the church nnd society. The League was organized in Cleve land, Ohio, "May 12th, 1890. The local organizations in the indi vidual churches are called chapters. Of these already organized and en rolled, the number is nearly 15,000, and the aggregate membership in this one denomination is about 1,000,0L0 members-. It bus organizations in Mexico, South America, England, Ire land, Germany, Swedeu, Norway and Italy; also in Japnu, China and India. The session which will be held in Chattanooga, will begin June 27, 189-", and continue four days, will embrace the Leagues of all theMethodisms of the world. The program is in the bands of tho get ral secretaries of theM. E. church, the M. E. church, south, and the Can udian Methodist church. The general topic is "The Methodism of the Future." Under this general bead will be discussed many interest ing and important topics. There will aleo be department con ferences daily for the discussion of the practical work of the League in its sct eral departments. Great leaders, with many men of eminence, as well as a large number of the talented and promising young workers of tho various Methodisms, will take part, and will make the topics of the highest interest. The music will be a epecial feature of the conference. It will be under the direction of Prof. Rowland D. Williams, assisted by the Park sisters of Eobton, and a chorus of 500 voices. An immense chorus of children from the publie schools of Chattanooga will ulso participate. The regular conference meetings will be held in the great tent capablo of seating 10,000 people. The best and most extensive ar rangements with the railroads have been made, securing half rates from almost every portion of the country. Excursions to the battlefields and points of interest have been provided for, as well as Bide tripB to Mammoth Cave and other points en route. Chattauooga is expecting an attend ance of at least 15,000 delegates, and altogether the Second International Conference at Chattanooga promises to be a most interesting occasion and a very great success. FREE COINAGE DECLARATION. Til J) "in icratic State Executive Coin mittee C.ilii on the Party to (Jet Together for Free Coinage. At a conference of the executive commit! ; oft'-e I "iio ratic party of North Caroline, b 'l l n. R il'.-k li. May 20th, 1895, the follow in, resolutions were adopted and ordered to be published: 1st. Tact Cue executive committee of tie De ii vrafi-: pirly of the State cf North Cu o btri, T.thur and speaking for and ia 'e'..!i ofii'.- p-i.iy. re-piiblish, reit-rat" aud em-phr.--r.', the i.iratioi) of the party m i l- iu tie- Si. it-- convention, August ti. 1894, in favor O: the ir-.- ait. I unliniitcl coinage of silver at the r.,tio of 16 to 1. 2d. Thi.t tiiii- aud pressing events have prov-Ti tie- .vis loiu of this latest declaration uftiie party on this all-si lsorbin;T piesti -a, r.2-i v.c a; p al to the Democratic press an 1 j -opl. of t'hL- State to give it their lovv.l, op u and aggressive support. 3rd. That in a lvoc-ating th- fre-. an I urj bmit" I eoiiia-.-c of silver by the governm. et of th- United States, we ai- not a-king any favors or concessions from any one, fit are simply demanding that the "Teat wrong done the mi.-scs of the American people by the Republican party in 1873 le undone, r.'l thai silver be restored to the position it ' -cupied (rom the foundation of our govern ment up to tin perpetration of that great I; 'pul !i an crime. 4th. That ia our judgment the immedia resumption of the frc- and unlimited coinage of silv-r bv the government of the Unit-i St it'. as it existed prior to 1873, without w aiting one moment for the co-operation, hl i without reference to the coniuet or pole v of any nation on earth, is the great duty that now confront- th-j American people, and we appeal to ! men of every shade c t politi -a-opinion iu North Carolina who l-ljeve as we d that the r-storation of the free ar, I i:r limited coinage of silver ocans the restora tion of prosperity to our hom-s. to join w.th u-in th-gr. at battle of 189.'., which w- in tend to ware to wipe out the I'. -p il lx-an crime of 1"73. and to secure for our b.-!ove.i ol 1 Stat-good laws and government. 5th. Tnat we s"n l greetings to our D"ra emtio brethren of Illinois, thanking them lor the b .l 1. oj ea anl asrre-Jive slan 1 tr.i y Lave taken in favor of the immediate r -su:rptiou .f th-coinage of silver, atd w-s-n 1 th' m our assurances of our fc.-;,rty sym pathy and co-operation In 6th. That regarding th- question of the resumption of the free and unlimited con., , of silver a:: the orerfhado wmif on- in A'!.-r-ican politic, we urge that s".. fc a, ti -:. I taken l v th- various bi-m-talhc league will open th- way to a union of th- fn-reU ol silver c on ago in the.r support of a candi dat forth- presidency asd c&jelidat'? f-"r Ongres who canb- rd;---d upon to stand by th-p-cple ij their wrr-at stru-.'ei for finan cial -mar ipation from the evils cf the sm pi" col 1 .-nn 1-trd. 7tb. Tht while w- concede th- risht of er.-4-y "if z- n of the Stat- to go a. a delr-f-te to th- so-call-d Mun-1 tnovr convention, to t- h"ld ir. Memphis tfci w.- V. or to b r--rr-s.tely d-i-rrat'-s thr'to. we ist th- same t 'me 'prot-st that In so .o;ng tb-y do not rer resiit tbe Drmocratie e-nt uncut of tin? State. The Earthquake Twitted a LL.th 300 Yearn Old. A series of earthy lakes on Sunday vlrtuV.- j iy raz-d the town of Paramyttia, European i Turkey. F.ty peopb were kjll-d and 150 j seriously injured. The Inhabitant were i paQi-? str.'-kei, atjd j-ii-re, the Si'gl.t in oj-a j s Tii" t-.-tal j-uraber of h'ek wa 2". 1 ie ' k '-nur'-a, us. n ls vuih r-. i;. ago, wa-- moved eeveral yards tut u Undl. WITHIN OUR STATE. A FINE YIELD. Where Five Cent Cotton Pay. An unsually fine yield of cotton is lepc rted by James II. Elms, of Mcck lciibiirg county. He has just marketed ti'itty two lales, average 500 pounds to the bale (which is heavier than the nv rage bale), all of which was grown on tweutv-tdx acres of upland ia one tract. Instances of the production of upwards of a bale of cotton to the acre on small patches of from three to six ntid nine acres,selected for the purpose, re nut rare in North and South Caro lina, but no such case as this the raising of about one and one-quarter bales per acre on twenty-six acres of contiguous upland has been recorded in thij State in many years. Mr. Elms is a believer in "intense farming," nnd practices it, and although he re ceived 6 3-4 cents for this cotton by holdii'g it back, he says he could have Huordcd to sell it at 5 cents, and still have ma b a living profit. As it was lie ieceivi-1 SU'cM for the cotton, in. re than one-third of which was net piorit. Antliruclte Coal. The Charlotte Penny Post aays: On the bsk of S. E. Linton is a piece of anthracite coal mired nine miles above Gulf, this State. Experts pro nounce the coul excellent and there is apparently nn inexhaustible supply. Thciuibeis owned by George Ed mondton and associates, and prepara tions are being made to work it exten sively. During the war coal from the Egypt field was used by the blockade runnels from the iort of Wilmington. Ow ing to the volume of smoke coming from the ships funnels one or two of the dniing n mi gators had n close call in escaping Union cruisers. Vheu the fact was reported at the mines one of the men said be knew where there was coal that made no 6moke and showed a vein of anthracite. It was nt once introduced on the blockade runners. For a long time the cruisers, not know ing of hard coal in the South, content ed themseves with keeping a lookout for smoke which never came. In this manner millions of dollars, worth of property was run right under the noses of hostile warships. As soon an ar rangements are perfected the coal will be used in the Charlotte Gas Works. Crop Report for May. The State crop report for May waa summarized at Kaleigh on Monday and is based on replies from 1,000 cor respondents. It bhows a much worse condition of some crops than the government report does. The con dition of wheat is H9 per cent.; oat, 81; rye 88; rice, 80; cotton, 71; corn, 8.T; tobacco, 94; clover and grasses, 97. The condition of cotton is the lowest in many years. The prospect for this crop ie extremely poor and the acreage decreased. Corn fell off 9 points since April. Some of these returns were made before this week's frosts and therefore the report is in excess of the actual condition of crops this day. There is gteat complaint of cotton worms, potato bugs and other iuwet pests. The condition of apples is given as 91; peaches, 92; other fruits, 91. The supply of labor is ro ported at 92. Report from the Iredell Crops. Reports from the cotton growing sections of Iredell show that this crop was badly damaged by the late frosts. Where it bad been freshly worked it was neatly all killed and in many pluses replanting ia necessary. Where it hal been worked it was not hurt so badly but ei'i'Ugb of it was killed to leave a veiy bad stand. The corn, too, was damaged but in most cases it will come agait! --the fleet of the frost King io etard its growth. The wheat, it seeniH, was not injured, ami theie was, it li thought, little damage to ibe fruit. One farmer re lorts that all the grapes on his place whs ruined. The Stntc Supreme Court nt it ses sion which ended a wick ui'i, tiled de cisions it! 240 cuseH Lincoln county is not at all In-hind others in straw !err ctiPnre. Georpe ( ooo brought a lt i Lincoln ton on Saturday. Sixte u lurries were placed upon the eale hio! found to weifdi jud !0 ounces. Twenty-four oi the b rri s tilled h. .nart measure. The convicts in the Sti- penitent iarv are now largely engaged in brick making. Last year over 2,0 t,o'' of brick were made nr.d sold. Good progress is bring" made in the addition to the Kabdgh Ho-i-ry Mill-. The addition is to be thr-e st- rira high and will contaiu 7.0 -jiridlf-. Farmer aro ir.d Il.d. icb -y that the cotton snd corn which w.re ltrly planted are not coding up. 'I he phenometjul coo In- of the weather is thecans. Ner ! for- w: re fire Mn here s late iu Mhv. Ste:u wa on last week in th. u: J.c b'r.l 'i'tjgs. STILL ANOTHER. A Monument lo lie Krect-d to t he Coo tVderate Dead In Louisville. Eight Luudr-d j- pi- Including many Boutb-rn veterans, a- rr.M-d at Gjnf-draie Circle on Saturdav, -it Lor.vills, Ky., to wit nee the -reH)ofcy of laying the -vorner-stone cf th monument to th- memory of Confed erate dead. Tte t tal cost of the mociumect anil be tl2,V0. All th- in-,n-y tv rai.vd by tb Kentucky Won t"j't Cnb-drrat Monu ment Aj-eiation. I ntr rnAtlona.1 Tnapmoc Hemn, The third biennial eonventioa of th World's Woman Christian Temp-ranc U&i'.a wili bj h-11 la connection with th ax.i.uai ii.-eiiiig of the British Woman' T-m-t-rrdi Association, in (jueen's Hall and Litter U&ll. Lonlon. June 14th to ZUt.iitt. j LATE 91 ILL NEWS. What the Mill In the Carolina are 1 Doing, j The Cherokee Falls Mfg. Co. has ! its factory near Pdacksburg, S. C, j nnder roof, and the maehinerv w ill bo .1 1 l i T 1 1 ... 1-5 VII will put in 500') spindles additional, together with card., drawing, stubbing. i ne new n,iuuon io me r.rwin Cotton Mil!-. Durham. N. C, will l 75xtt-Ofo't, two stories high. They anticipate haviug a total of 1000 looms in opctation when the " machinery is running iu the new building. The stockholders of the Abbeville (S. C.) Cotton Mills met last week and elected the following officers: J. C. Klugb, president; J. A. Visanska. Vice-P.; Wm. H. Parker, secretary and treasurer. They will erect a Cot ton Mill. The Ratesbnrg (S. C) Cotton Mill is three stories high, all brick, which will contain 27 cards, 3,000 spindles, and looms to match, whereon sheetings, drills and shirtiuga will be woven, the same composed of 18s warp nnd 20s filling yarns. The J. L. Carson Cotton Mill Com pany is progressing well on toward or ganization at Spartanburg, S. C. It is to be a $200,o0 null. That and the new Spartan Mill No. 2 to be erected right away, will give the city of Spar tanburg two ery line new cotton factories. The walls of the new Laurens (8. C.) Cotton Mills are going up. The dimensiousarel01x241 fe t.fotir storiea high, ami to be a modern mill. Presi dent Lucas is actively pushing the con (truction, and expects the machinery to be ready for running by the end of the year. The main building of th F. W. Poo Mfg. C.'s cotton factory, Greenville, S. ('., is to be a four-etory struct 'lie of brivk 2"xlo0 feet iu aize, with two t levators and all modern con veniences. The power equipment will include a lijjhi horse power engine, and the cotton machinery will consist of 10,000 spindles and about 300 looms. Loekwood, Greene A- Co., of Boston, are the architi cts. The Hampton (S. C.) Cotton Mill project has culminated. They have se cured a stiite commission as the Hamp ton Cotton Mdl A Mfg. Co. The capi tal stock of the company ia to be &0, 000. The corporators named are: W. F. ('iiiiiriii ngH, M. !'. McSweeney, W. J. Go .ding, A. A. Ibowniug, Franklin .Johnston, .T. A. Lightsey, W. II. Maul !u.. ,1.1'n.i V.. Moore V. S. Til luejliad, A. M. l.utb and W. II. Tiiteu. The new cotton mill that is now j being built in Columbia, r. C, will bo j when finished 4 stories high, which, j will be known as the Richland Cotton j Mills, to contain when fully equipped 40 Pettee cards, 21,501 spindles and 70S Stafford-Know lea looms whereon will be woven sheetings corn toned of 30s wnrp and 40s filling yarns. Hero too will be formed 8 of Geo. Draper k Sons warpers, the Aerophor system to regulate the climate within the four walls of the alcove mill, ami a Corliss engine wilt produce the power to drive all. W. P. Smith Whaley the engineer and architect for the Rich land mill will adopt a new system of bis own, of rope driving from the en gine, by reason of which there will not be a belt in tho whole mill broader than fij inches. Ill Gil McTT,LO II DKAD. An I-.'x-Srcrefary of the Treamiry Goes to Hit Final Account. Ex-Secretary H igh M-1 ullo. h di-d Friday nioriiin' at In- country horn- n-r Wanhlnrr ton city. 'I h- eau-. of d-.tth was a general brent ir,;; .r,wn of ihe system, du- in extreme age. a ;;n . -it-- I by i"te trouM -. Mr. M ,ill.K-b wo h.iu '-1 lit yearn, be lig M' years .,d. II-had i-n living in re-!ir-.rr,t le-ar Washington, aid bad Urgl Ur-d-d ii.t-r'-M In Mry !.t.'l In th- vicinity of the -.(. ital. I i- upon on- ol hi farm that th- ver.er.l'-..' flr t. .er de-l. Net to J ,fi'i Sh.-r-d "I r M Cello. I, nnlfi m the ;.; ' st of the -s-.s-er.-turi-f of tii- l reaaury. II- v. o ..r, ut K-rin-t-'irik. H-., In 110 1. II wv t, - d-nt - I II." Iii han Stai- Rank n li-ti l.t.cln ". 1- hn.'j "' Ui trf li-r ol th C'irren-y III l"'i'i lrl Tblr- 0-1M0I1 b- f-tlvt rr.nn v ' f tlie .:. ,o .f C,- f,n'i .fml banking S' -te-r, Ir. t .', I;- I -.-r-iirv of thi To i t -. r ir. ..-! ' .!i tdl- 3 H then -t i' i - 1 V." oi'. In. Tr-ri of Jy Cook-, M i , M -'. I if, H"l '-turri I to the J'n.t' I f. t r tirl from bu!n-w. A TROLLEY HORROR. Little Gtrl Run Down and her Hody .ut Into Five IMerea. i horn !- a-'id' ot ryrvrr' 1 on the An nun -tat ion ftr"-t troll-y lin- in New Orb an. A bttl" girl, nam-l M-haUa F.bbing-:, 11 v-a" o),. wi run down by on- of th -ar a .d b.-r body cut into five pi-ee. Stie bad gou- home from -'hol a-ar-by I to lur.'-h and wa ht-ut to grc--ry store. O i 1,-r wav bo. k from th- store to avoid a w.i ..ji whi';h eomlng. ah-topiM on ths car trark aid did cot note- th- approach of th- cs,r from th- ortt- dir-f-tion. The , mot .rmaa rang hU f-U. but the frirl wm ; :igbMy deaf and bad h-r whol- att-r.tiou on th. w.-on which fh! wa aToi lmg. Qui kr : than it taV . to writ-It tb-car wa on hf an I tt - next mo-re nt sh- d-ad. Wh-n the f:r.gb-l r.-rnai.' w-r- pi- k-1 ur "r" l:tie i:,,ri 1 V un 1 '-'it off an ! still gr.l- ; r.gth- band!- ol the bucket sh wajtcarryln Union Stii'lriiti Itojrotted. In th- I -rob yt-rian a-nr! a s-mbly In ssi---a at r.tt-burg. I'j . among the ott- ?ur-- a:il 8n.-n of th- oTrmiT x that ; tou-h.ng th- ftu 1- nt at Unl '" tmr:tj. ! fvT'-try I-amp-. of ihr ')riinitt, r-a 1 the j iLvfr To th-urj ri-ol -very on- the ' an-r tov-. tting he Union -fi-Jent sm adopt-d without Jet-it- and by a rising vot-. ; ther4 v th-a---mbly b-t the oppc rtuuity of b-ari-i'g a half-loz-a f--h- prepared for de.jvery in support of the r-s'. lution. i Eat Tenneasee Farmers. Tfi-tweotith anneal -slon of the IV. t T-:w-i farmeri" eoaventton in -. t . i;.i.Viviil. Tenn., pa! a fctron resol.ition :avtring lU Tenu-a-e centeunial. '1 h.y . m r.or.iU the leijuiUture to apprcpr.nto ' t.nji. Tbey ladorn-d a nt-aution ! t , i.ave Mai exhiUtaot dairy product, at 'he Atlanta exposition.