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-.---fc -.r rnwrwftn Tn TUt DnTTf TOII VMYIT" Bertes. Vol. XVII. Ho." 30. cy.RqcKiNaHMi; cWjUtooUn lU.lUl nuvuuflauaa nuunu,-. New Series, Vol' I No. 26. TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS: REPUBLICANS AND DEMOGRATS WILL BOTH FELL GOOD ? With Scant ExcueUrEJtier RepublkMS Probably Rettla Ohlo'aed K e tacky - Democrat Re gala MiryUsi aid Lai? j lacrtasc Majority I Nebraska. Neither Democrats nor Republi cans can find much reason either for congratulation or commisera tion in the result of Tuesday's elections. As we write this reports up to i o'clock Tuesday night leave tbe result in Kentucky and Ohio in some doubt, but enough of the voting in general is known that there has been nothing in the nature of a landslide either way, and leaving the great battle of 1900 still to be fought and won-to be decided by tlte influence of further developments and the slight shift of public opinion in either direc tion. The States that were considered doubtful were Ohio, Kentucky, Marylaud and Nebraska. - In the ordinary course of events Ohio is expected to go Republican. There is some' doubt as to the re sult there, but it is probable that the Republicans hare a -safe plura lity. Satisfactory comparison of vote with last election cannot be' made because of the large vote re ceired by Jones, independent. Mcs Lean, Dem., received largest gains in Counties where Bryan spoke. . Kentucky was carried for Men Kitiley in '96. The situation there was aggravated this time by a bolting Democratic ticket with a strong following and openly and vigorous! supported by the Louisa ville and Nahevslle railroad. That the result is close may be judged from the fact that Republicans claim it by only 10.000 and Dem' ocrats by only 5,000. Democrats lost in the large cities und gained in rural districts, and complete re turns from these may give Dem ocrats a slight plurality. Much interest was taken in Ne braska, because it is Bayn's State, as was in Ohio, because it is Mc Kinley's State. The fusion ticket was elected in the last e lectio u by only 3.000. They increased this to -about 1 5,ooo Tuesday. Maryland, another Democratic State give its electoral vote to Mc. Kin ley, elected its Democratic ticket by 10,000 in spite of goldite bolt. The most interesting feature of the vote in New York is that N. Y. city returned to its old time Democratic majority of 5o,eoo. The Republicans hold a safe ma jority in the Legislature.' Chemung conuty, the home of ex-Senator Hill, gave a landslide to the Re? publicans, for which Hill is being openly denounced by Tammany. It would be like saying the Dutch had captured Holland to say the Republicans carried Pen nsylvania, though it may be noted that they lost 30,000 in Philadel phia. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey went Republican as a matter of course, as did Missis sippi aud Louisiana Democratic. : Democrats have lost nothing they held before,, have regained Maryland, largely increased their majority in Nebraska and other points and still have' a chance in Kentucky. ; , Mrs. UxraJum Fainted. Raleigh, Nov. 4 At Lumber ton court to-day Mrs. Bettie Ingra ham, while giving her .testimony against her assailant, Reuben Ross, fainted and the excitement 'among the men in the courtroom became so intense that many were seen to place their hands on their pistols.. The woman in consequence of tlie crime is now a physical and almost mental wreck. But for the great precautions taken it is probable that the negro would have been riddled with ballets iax the. court room. -:r. ; . "Pa, give me a nickle, ld the lit tle son ol a North Columbus citizen. -Don't you think you are too old to Wg for a nickltt" , Xbals to. Pa gira ra e a d in e." Becams lasaae on tat sbject et Religion. Staleaville Landmark. - - Our Taylorsville correspondent mentioned," in the last issue of The Landmark, that two daughters of Mr. S ion -Watts,.' who were -env; ployed in the Moore . Cotton Mill, near' Taylorsville, had. become de mented and had to be taken home. The Landmark. learns that these young girls became insane on the subject of religion.' They had been attending a meeting conducted by a sanctification preacher and had become so wrought up on the sub ject that they, decided, that " they could pass through fire - without damage even as - Shadrach Me shach .and Abednego . in days of old. They therefore divested them selves of their clothing and satura ted their bodies, the : room and the furniture with kerosene, and were about to apply the match and try the actual experiment when they were discovered' and prevented from endangering. their Jives. At lasf accounts one ot the girls was 6tightly improved but applica tion had1 been made! to send the other to the State Hospital, It is a pitiable case. ; ; , " - A North CaroGala Mardertf U Macoa. Macon Ga. Nor. 3. A A Powell, a well-known oil merchant Of this city, was found early" this morning, unconscious,- with his skull crushed into1 a jelly. He died shortly after he was found without having gained consciousness. Mr. 'Powell livtd by himself in a room over his store and had been murdered apparently, while he slept. The cause of the killing is shrouded in mystery. The victim a quiet, inoffensive man, with no known enemy. The fact - that a consideraale amount of money was found in his pocket tends to dia- credit the theory of robberv. The police, up to this time, appeared to be completely baffled. Mr. Po well came to Georgia several years ago from North . Car olina, He has a sister and several brothers in Texas. A Hunan Hovad. Ntw Ion Enterprise. About a year ago a young lady in the eastern part of the county put a mortgagS on her land to to furnish a young man she was en gaged to marrie $125 to go to school on. A short time afterward he wrote to her for more money. She did not send ft, and the fellow notified her that their contract was off. Yesterday the land was sold by the mortgagee to collect his note. ' Am Appeal to Farmers to Sew Wheat. Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligencer I beg to call the attention of oar farmers. to the importance of laying down a reasonable part of theirlands to wheat. There is no crop grown in Anson county which pays as well upon the cost of it as wheat ; crop. Apart from the value of the crop in money it makes at any flour mills, and I have tried most' of them, a quality of flour better in all essen tials than the 'floor usually sold herefrom other ; States.-It leaves tbe land irrgood heart and condi tion when the crop la harvested; Al yields straw which, if carefully handled, is good alone, and better in combination, for horses and horned osttle thah'any other long 'forage which exists in as great abundance The bran is excellent for cow ' feed. The wheat drop is a good crop in an- intelligent rotation bl crops. ,11 followed , with - peas a good forage crop may be cot and the land laid down to rye, and this turned in duriog March or. April following prepares the way for ta good corn crop. y f ' " We don't mean to worry farmers.' We know our views. to be sound on this subject.- R. T.! BENNETT, Dr. Byers vnllvis it Rockingham profes sionally, for th treat-. mentTof Eye Ear and Nose? Highest ;:m'ed icalendorsenient .and t we n ty, y ears exp e rir cnce : - L - - PX-CONQRESSMAN SETTLE ASKS S0M5 - EXCEEDINQ BARD QUESTIONS of His Party Friend Llnney He Show the 'i- Ridiculous aad Destructive - Policy . the KepabHcaa Party' Is Puraiog la Op : poslox the Amendment. . , " ' ') The letter from ex-Congressman Settle and directed ; to ex-Con gressman ; . Linney, -published in Sunday's papers, produced - the most profound: sensation of any ut terance on a political question since the last campaign. The subject of his letter is the position assumed by Republican leaders : at-the recentH StAtMvillemeetincr when it whr. teimined to employe counsel- to fight .the election- law and - the amendment in" the courts. The first part of thejetter is devoted to showing how fruitless will be any ficrht acraint the election law. con- eluding that subject as follows: 'I am not the champion - of or the apologist for the present elec tion law. It is not such as I would like, but it is be for 2 us, speaking in the emphatic language of a "con dition," and not in the lurid eloquence of.a theory.' Then he takes up the constitu tional amendment as follows: Now as co tbe Constitutional Amendment, Assuming that it will be ratified, and I think that it is a reasonable assumption, how will you test its constitutionality ? You cannot get a decision of the courts on the question in a contest " for a seat in Congress, or a seat in either branch of the General Assembly of the State. For by the Constitu tion of the United States, and for tbe State, each of these legislative bodies is made' the sole judge of the election and qualification of its own members. There are practical difficulties in the way of raising a question in a contest for one of the judgeships, which precludes that method. The Judges are voted for by the electors of the entireuState, and it is proba ble that these persons who are declared elected will get the face of the returns by at least 15,000 or 30,000 and the difHulties of prov ing that number of unfawful votes cast for the incumbent are insur mountable. If you undertake to raite the question in a - contest for some - other constitutional . estate office, such as clerk of the Superior court, sheriff or register of,- deeds. yon are still in a position scarcely less embarrasing. If tbe majority in favor of the incumbent should be small enough. to warrant and attempt to overvome it, how would you proceed? You might show by the various registrars of the county that certain, persons, white and colored, registered under the so called "grand-father" clause-but you must show for whom these persons voted. The best evidence of how a person voted is the oath ot the elector himself, but as that classlof voters can neither write nor read, how can they swear for whom tbey. voted? They deposit their own ballots in the boxes and it is a remote possibility that any of the judges of the - election will be able to swear how they voted.' Aside from these practical "dif ficulties, however; there; is another feature of the matter, I ; apprehend has not received mature and wise consideration by these who would commit the Republican party to a policy of opposition to ths amend ment. The chief appeal we now hear is addressed to the unlearned white voter, and is. that he will be disfranchised because . the . ''grand father clause' will be declared un constitutional by the courts. How? If it is brought before the - courts, it can only-be done by 'such contest as I have spoken of above,' and for such a contest the Republican party would have to stand sponsor. If the Courts, then were to decide it unconstitutional, who .would be held responsible for disfnnchising these - unlearned white people? Manifestly . the . Republican S party. sponsor for the "suit. . Thef Demo- crats protected their franchise by a provision in the amendment,rrand ,caestertv the Republicans strike it: downt:lBirgs. ::Ku-'-kiif't-- leaving the balance of the' amend .meht"sta'ndiugT:$ ; Who hits BUIieatterso?!if 1 am. aware that I Jhave Deen much criticized by 'some from Smy attitude on this questio n, but I yield to no oneirr the State; in f: at legiance to the ' principles the Republican party. : And I invoke ine juagmencj 01 ; me - intelligent people in the State on that pro position The Sti' Loti i s 1 con vention dre w the lines very tight on the financial question J It was leading issue of the campaign. : Yet these gentle men who now control the . destiny of the Republican party in S this State refused to stand upon the bt. !Louis . plattorm, in tact made speeches in the State in 'which they advocated exactly . the reverse. ,; I neve-forgiven them for their, back- sliding, since there is much, evi dence of their conversion Z though Why would it not be the better plan for the Republican organiza tion in this ; btate . . to ... leave ; the amendment alone, and . make; the campagin on sound money, pro tection, and support of the 'Admi nistration') foreign policy? 1 Let us expand our currency, 'our . man ufacture, and bur country by c an adherance to the principles of the National Republican pai ty. v.". With highest e&teem, I am, . Sincerely yours, THOMAS SETTLE. - Georgia to Adopt ' an Ameadment Its Constitution. ; . Atlanta' Ga. Nov. 3. The Com mittee on Constitutional Amend ment of the Georgia House of Representives to-day recommended the passage of Representative Hardwicks bill disfranchising the negro.'. The bill imposes an educational quanncation on the neero "voter, and Mr. Hard- wick stated plainly that its object was to rid the State of the illiterate and purchasable negro vote. It is believed the passage of the bill the House is assured. - Schteyla Auanta. i - Atlanta, Nov. 4. Rear Admiral W. S.! Schley was enthusiastically welcomed to Atlanta, to-day. The arrival of the train at an early hour prevented a large crowd, from, be- ng present at the depot, but the reception was none the less warm.1 n the party, beside the admiral,; were Mrs. Schley; Miss Letterman,' Ganeral Felix Agnus : and Mr, Louis Gartbe. of Baltimore, ;anaTqoes lions which Senator the Atlanta reception-committee; After a short reception at the Kim ball House, the ladies and - gentle men of the party, were escorted to the State capitol, where they were met by a great crowd , ot peopie on the grounds and were welcom ed in the Governor's reception room .by the chief . executive j LTnitecf State s Senators and Con- grersmen, juage ot me ouprerae bench and others. From here they were escorted to the hall of the Elouse of RepresentatiyesrAdmiral Schley, after an introduction, made a short b peech tcknow ledging the appreciation of bis - welcome, .r ' -i At the TUnstrelS. ' : '!l;5 Baltimore American." , ... Tambo Why is Oom - Paul like an out-of-date guu ? ; J Bones Because the British can't fire. him?; "-- v TaxnboN"o.,;!;r;;.-1: .'..' ;r' Bones Because they , d i d n ':t know he was loaded? , -;: Tambb Not right yet Bones Give it up,thenr What's the answer? :. :j' !e- Tambp Because hes ' a smooth Boer.; .t-,j.i tJtZ--i. Terrific crash on the bass drum: Ch.amberlain' Pin Bam Cares .Others.' - - ' . WhyNotTou;v ; ''": . Mv Wife has been using berlain's Pain Balm, with, good rea suit, for a lame shoulder, that Jia; pained' her continually for nine years." We have tried all kinds of med icines and doctors .withou t re ceiving any benefit from them. One day we saw an ad vertisement j of this medicine etid th DUght of trying it; which we did with the best of satisfaction. She haa ussd only one I 41 n n l,n. FlvnnUlor 'is olmnql An..pir , r UA, Mau- x:": POINTED OPINIONS, ixTheAtlah tia people now - realize why Admiral Dewey prefered to re main m Wasfcm Tlie iv'nfihintr nf Wearn i M sas il another indication that seconxf ank ar lines are gradually being wiped er day and. the pall barers were se- lected from among the applicants for the vacant job. Z:; la the matter of revenue tax i the express compaoies appear to have the joke on the banks,-and -Secator Piatt of the United States.: Express Company Io6m3 up as the : (JJttle We: fancy there will be a very in teresting time when the: Civil k Ser- Vice comroispioners.call down Mark nauna.ior uis pari in me campaign fuud solicting circular. . ;. Air thr6ugh& the course of ; the Philip pi ne muddle Presid ent Mc- Kinley has been careful to keep the country in. the dark as much as pos sible. What were "his instructions to General Otis? ; What directions i ne g.vo iuo 1 umpyiuxs i,uuiuiia - sionr vv nat were me ; concessions asKea py Aquinaiao Deiore-ngniing began,, and- what terms did our armybfficers offer?- Wh'at is the ar. rangementwithlhe Sultan fJSiilu? .What wpm thA rnntpnta nf thn di patch sent by Admiral Dewey last nu.9 . Vir - - r ed. Could an Emperor have kept more irora me peopie man rresi- dent McKinley has done? President McKinlev seems to think that ; flag flapping if "suffi ciently vigorous will coverall kinds of blunders. 1- - . The freaty between President Mc .Kinley and the Sulu- Sultan-- . pro vides for recognition and . payment of the Sultan's harem keeder. 'Al luougu the pay is only a month, it is a regular official posi tion -under the United States carry ing the title of Habi Mura. Ap pointment can be made without ex acuinatiou by Civil Service Com mission. When the Onbinet is not on the stump it is in Washington discus sing politics. This is the McKin ley Cabinet idea of serving tbe coun try. President Mekinlcy's Thanksgiv ing Day proclamation read like a bold plagiarism from spellbinder itleKinleys rear platform-speeches. There were several important Hnnna carefully avoided speaking on idur- ing his Ohio Campaign. Possibly he r : . UU6ICM' The Civil Service . Commission - talks of makine trouble for the Ohio - - :. RpniihliRan noliiicans who sent ont Uie Burdell circular levying- contri butions on Federal office holders but no word of condemnation has come from President McKinley. The class industry: has had 100 per cent tarin protection longer than any other industry, yet we now pay more per box for: window glass than bur fathers paid in 1860. The industry is In the hands of trusts, which make more money by 'work ing the people thandby working thelf-mills " Wlien we ad opt a special flag for the Su 1 tan 0 f Sulu - we - can retain the stripes", but- replace, ithff Btars with interlinked shackles for. the leave and . bracelets for th e in tyuate of the harem. ; ;:,s:;;:';;:; ; W henever Thomas B; . Reed v has leisure from hwV law : practice : be gratifies his taste for; funny litera- t u re bv reading - Senator . Han 1 8neechesonltr8ls'sii ,- If jhe trust issue can he presented and squarely voted u pon next yea f th epoli t icans; of M r. H anna's school will "find i that the people wilJ not elect & nionopoiy brederta puy owjr monoliesi ; ft fi nVpt t v nfirall v 11 nd erRtond by this time tdat the . trusts grease the wheels of Senator Hanna's Re- publican machine, 9'nd Uiat if : his party is successful . the-:trosU : will coctfprRepubUcaEJegislatiQ this subject," roatdfacturers in the past has dio lated Jlepublican tai iff bills.' ' F romMcklaleyV Thanksgiving ' Procfa- IptatioacpS'i iA-national;cusfQnj dear, to the - j heart of the -people calls tilyearSW anf occasioniOf -! special t l855Ps8 J?; preceaing year, . , ' - - , iuwu uuuer ine iamuy root inc aor sent children to glad re-union with those they love " f : -' i' .I, W'illiam McKinly, ' President bfthe TJnitedSStatesldoherebv name Thursday, the 35th ; day of November : 1899,as a day of gener al thanksgiving and prayer, to?; be observed as such ly. all our t people ; on this continent and iiiour newly acquired :islands.asr well ; asLby Vhose who'may' beSt sea or! so ;ournin in toreicrn , lands: and I auvise mat on mis oay reugous ex I ercises shall be conducted in 1 the churches or meeting houses' ofall denpminatiobs; in order that in the' social features of the fday its real significance may not be lost sight of, but fervent prayers may be offered 1 to the Most High for a conUnuance of the . divine -ffuidance without which manVefforts are inj-vain, and for divine consolation, to those I whose kindred arid friends ' have f sacrificed; their 'I recommend also that on this ? befound practi cal, labor shall cease from .its ac lr.11fitnmp.fi roil anrt c.hnntv . nhrtiinrt toward the si6k, th needy and1 the ! poor.r iriTi '''.fT-s.' -.P. We offer One Hundred " Dollars Reward for ever y case - of- Cata r 1 h that cannot be cured by HaH'a Ca tarrh Cure.. . . '.- F. J. CHENEY! & CO.PropV., . . - -: Toledo, Cv We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last -15 years. aribTBelieve him 'perfetly bonorable in all business transactions, and finr ancially able to carry out any obli gations made by their firm- : ' VVest-& :i RUAX,- W holesale Drug gists, Toledo, (Xv . WALDIKG, K.INNRN- fc MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo", O, Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken-in- lernally, acting directly i. upon i the blood and raucous surfaces of i the system. Price 7oc. per bottle, bold by all -; Druggists. - testimonials Iree. - . 7 - - Hall's Family Pills are the best. S. Biggs guarantees ? every bottle of Chamberlain 'sj couglr Remedy and will refund thev mney to any one is not satisfied after using two thirds of the contents. . This is . the best remedy in - the world ' lor la grippe, coughs, colds croup ana whooningcough and is pleasant and safe to take. It prevents any', ten- I dency of a cold to result in , pneu monia. - L John Randolph, of Virginia, once mot a disaerreeable enemy on the J sine wa ik w iv uiuoiciuik uu ttuu uv- : .Afl .HU at cat) "I ! fill II V UI UlUQt UI IV, Jll:im , I navpr triva wav to a rascal I. al- . uw . n. . . .; -. . : ; . .. . . . ways do," said Randolph, ;politeiy stepping asiuo.. Women suffer ing from female troubles and weakness, and from iiregular or painful men ses," ought not to lose -hope if doctors . cannot help 'thetn-Phy- sicians -are j so busy witbrnther diseases: that they do not un- J derstand fully : the peculiar ail- linents1 and the delicate organism of woman.- What the sufferer ought todo is to give a fair tnat' : :' Female ncrzxtef or which .'is the true " cure .provided by Nature for all female troubles. -It is the formula of a physician of the highest standing, -w ho devoted his whole life: to ithe study - vi fhe;dis tinct ailmentsrpeculiar.tb oiir moth ers, wives' and daus:hters.It is made of soothing, .healing, strengthening herbs ; and. vegetables, which ' nave been provided bv a kindly Nature to I sure irrecrularity in the menses. Leu- corrhcea,-Falling ot the; womb, Wew field's Female Cegtilator. eVery j trial. y A large ; $1 : bottle will do a wonderful amount of good. '-Sold. by : draggste4s;r:0 Bradrleld emlator Co Atlanta. Ga. ' 1 1 - Tha Kind Yob Kara Always Bcrit -1 jTSa mmm want to buy a Stove, eithe BioHEATtn. You cannot afford to miss giving me a call.' I have a variety o(Mjlea anl sizes of tlie celebrated . Garland Stoves and Ranges and Imperial Heaters, which were bought before the tremendous rise in all kinds of hard ware 8 nd can therefore ; sell ybu at S,-.'-'C-Oi ' And still make a profifc.v Come to see me if yoa want a etove, : : . . . I also have a (are;e lot of - '. ; ' Plain and fancy.' inclndinar beantifnl wa ter sets and handsome 1 . .lamps,1 which I wish to close oat at once, as I am going to drop this branch ot my business as Boon as present stock is sold and will make you some close prices. , ' . .; - ; U 'lis Hade of Tin I Biva it. I keep everything 'in tin. and ii I ha it what you want I can make it very quck J. C. Davie; CAMKEON MO&EISOWj PAUL WHITLOCK ;; MOEIUSON WniTLOCK, ;rA.ttorne vs-at- JDa-wV l" ! E0CKIH05AM, N, C..;. .l . 'V. Office over AL: McDonald's stores ' -V' 'Phone 69.V--' "';;, tHamlet if. C.,'-on Tuesdays.;'OBice : up stairs in Boyd Building.' .it Rockingham,'- .:N. C Stansili Building, up $tairs.' - Prompt, careuil and aggressive fttie n tion given all business, Special attention given the collection of account, the fore closure of mortgages and the drawing cf conveyances. Will practice id anv court State or Federal ' ".,., ' " JNO.. P. CAMERON, " Attorn ey-at-Latv, , ROCKINGHAM, ; N. C. A W onderful Discover , j .Not only cures,' but ft keeps well. I sold by an organized company of respon sible business men and has the endorse ment of thousands of,Clergymen and not ed people throughout the country. - We speak of v that wonderful - Instrument, Electropoise. and and ask your careful examination , into., the'; cures it has wrought. ; Col A., P. Nuhplly. of the Inter-Ocean, Chicago writes : . "Nearly three years experience with E. ectropoise only confirms the truth " of - your claim. I say to my friends that . this instrument is a most wonderful invention, and I would not part with mine if 1 could not get another." Send add res . for- our bookgiving letters from people who have -.been cured by . "Electropoise. Elkctropise, Co., 513 . fourth Avenue, Louisville, Ky : - v . . I VwPROOF. . ?. . , . wIt is an easy matter to claim ' that ( a Vftmfdp lifts wnnHfirt'nl f nrafivft now.' W .... ' JT err ine manuiacturers of ' v - ( EHEUMXOIDE & leave.it to those who have been per- manenUy and . positively - cured " of ( KJUUiUMATlSM - to make elaims. a Among 1 those t who have . recently . writlea ns voluntary ' letters saying I heyJiave been cured are: -Rev. J, L. ! I Foster, Raleigh, C; Mr. J. E, Robin8on,.Editor, Goldsboro,, :N. C, , Uaily Argus,. Mr. A. Dausf'a promi- fo ( nent merchant, .Macon Ga., and , Mr. City, Mo; - ;: - s; . ; -:: . f . Rheumaclde. Will Cure Yoa. :; II I I MNfiFaCTHRED Blf THE B0BBII J J)RCG CO, I" $ . ; . ..RALEIGH, K. c. . , , I) i f Sold in Rockingham by W. D.McRae. g I W?BiPrw $lper bottle. - : " t WYm Command I . We are now prepare V to dp all kinds ; Job Printing r : .ouch as . v fte-HeaV'BHI Heads :1--Statements Envelopes tCards Invitations ' CircMlars -5- v Pamphlets tTiiiCi 'Catafogues,-; ; I (--anything j in the0 -way " cf '-pirating,4rom a weaaicg 1::- i:yitationto acircus poster. 1 Tlie ANGLO SAXON C,