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VOLUME 24.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1893.
NUMBER 45-
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HOOPLAH! THE REPEAL
Of the "Cowardly Makeshift Passes the
H use an J is 5igned by the President in a
Grand Rush.
tt. r the bill repealing the "coward
jV r .k.-hi!'tv the Senate Monday
jjlIit was a. week ago after being de
wvd in -the Senate for nine weeks, it
v ht to the House of Representatives
on .Tuesday and on Wednesday was
brn i-'ut before the House of Repre
w, ;:t:itives a few minutes after twelve
oVloi-k and one halt hour was indulged
ii, , 1, bate and miserable filibustering
v; -ii a vote was reached and the Sen
ate ;ii:inilineiit, which was the Voor
it , -"( .mimittee substitute for the Wil-
cinuiittee bill of the House was
pa.-ftl by a vote of ninety nine major
ity, or. V.r.i to 04.
The hill was signed by the Speaker
Mn.rriy after the discussion in the
H iiiM', the announcement that the
i,u-' liad concurred in the Senate
aiin 1 1 1 ! nt lit was made to theSenateat
it was 1 o'clock when the en
roll' 1 bill was laid on the Vice Presi
dent's de.-U for his signature. Imnie
iliati'ly after, it was returned to the
.(ii-r committee on enrolled bills
whirli committee is charged with the
ilutv of delivering' it to the President
fur u signature.
Ti:- lMvyident signed the repeal bill
a-. .;'eiy this evening, one hour
ir.nl thirty -live minutes after its pas
It was brought to the White
II,. by Representative Albert J.
lVar-u, . 'of Ohio, chairman of the
1 h u 'i eoi 11 1 1 ! it tee 011 en rol led bills, w ho
ui.cic the trip from the capitol on a
calii - ear. Mr. Pearson reached the
u 'iiite House about 4:2." and was im-iiii-if
lately adniii ted into the President's
tulice, while the President wasexamin
itr,' t he iigu res on Un revised vote on
the final passage of the measure.
Secretary Carlisle and Attorney
(u iieral olnev Avere present when the
President attached his signature. Mr.
arli-le had come over to the White
Hon-.' to -re th final act in the repeal
legislation. while Mr. Olney had
dropped 'in to! consult the President on
a' matter affecting his department.
When Mr. Pearson 'presented the en
rolled copy of the bill to the President,
explaining what it' was, Mr.'-Cleveland
immediately took his pen and wrote
th"-,. word in. the lower left hand cor
ner: ...
.."Approved, Xov. 1, 1800. G rover
'lee!and," and the bill became a law.
T'm morrow the. act will be entered
upon the official record at the' White
House, ami the engrossed copy of the
measure will be sent to the State De
partment for permanent keeping.
Alter brief speeches by Messrs. Reed
and" Tracey; of New York, both of
whom favored the bill, Mr. "Wilson
closed the discussion. The argument,
he said, had ended, and the judgment
had U -en recorded '-with an emphasis;
whl'-lt could not be misunderstood,
oihiiig hieh could be said now
could either strengthen or weaken the
politic mot 'the measure. He had rec
ognized from the beginning of the con
tent that there had been honest differ
ence of opinion on the measure that
tUoe who had opposed it and those
ho h id favored it were honest, sin- j
ere and patriotic. Which side was
rkht the future alone would indicate.
If the passage of the bill should bring
ul - ut a small part of those blessings
to the country which its friends pro
led. if it would restore confidence
Ui l enterprise and bring prosperity to
the. people, then the judgment of-it.
friends would be justified, and its op
h' uents would staiul in history as men
"f h-mest, patriotic, but mistaken
'judgment.. If, on the other hand, it
houhi bring but one-tenth part of the
ev d which its enemies prophesied,
'h.-n the judgment of its opponents
uiu!d be just, and its friends would
t itn! in history as. honest, patriotic,
iun mistaken men. Applause
The Ferris Whei Will Remain.
Whatever may be the fate of the
"'her features of the World's Fair, the
l erris Wheel will turn on its axis for
me. time to come. It will not le
t'loved to Coney Island or elsewhere.
It will remain in Midway Plaisanee.
New York wanted the gre it invention,
hut the company will not leave a good
business for an uncertainty. This
eoneiusion has been reached by the
fxeeutive officers of the company, and
tt is finally decided the company has
the right to its present portion on
Midway until May 1, ISM, and there it
"ili remain.
STATE NEWS.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, has an
interest in mining property near Con
cord. A merchant of Tokio, Japan, bought
of a Durham firm last week ?, 000,000
cigarettes.
The Concord Times gays: The
Buffalo gold mine, near George ville, is
panning out in a remarkable manner;
we learn. It is undoubtedly fine prop
erty. A magnificent mausoleum is to be
built at the Durham cemetery for Mr.
Washington D uke with sufficient space
to accommodate forty bodies. It will
cost $20.7.j0.
The heavy timbers for the roof of
the new Grace Episcopal church will
be placed in position this week, and
then the stone masons will finish the
tower and the gables. The chuich
walls are all of Burke county gray
granite, and the building will be one
of the handsomest church buildings in
the State. Morganton Herald.
Sanford Express: A very interesting
article by Prof. Geo. J?. Hanna, assay
er at the mint at Charlotte, on gold
mining in North Carolina, appeared
in the last issue of the -Manufacturers'
Record. He makes mention of twelve
different gold mines in western Moore
County. Mr. Hanna says that some
of these mines have very rich quaitz
seams.
Governor Carr has appointed Mr. A.
C. Miller, of Shelby, a director in the
State school for the Deaf and. Dumb at
Morganton, vice Mr, B. F. Aycock, of
Wayne county, xvho resigned to accept
a directorship in the Goklsboro State
Hospital for the colored insane. Mr.
Miller is one of Shelby's most success
ful business men and will make a use
ful member of the board. Morganton
Herald. . -
Mrs. N. J. MeManus and children
arrived in the city last night from Tex
as, where she and her husband, and
a large company of North Carolina
people went about a year ago to live.
They w ere displeased with the coun
try and are now returning. Mr. Me
Manus bought a fine team of Western
mules while in Texas, and will drive
them through, to a wagon. He ex
pects to arrive sometime during the
winter. But he will never go to Texas
again to live.
-Charlotte News.
WILLIAM ASTOR S SAFE.
Thn Combination Was Lost When He
Died.
When the late Wilh'am Astor died
in Paris some time ago he had locked
up in his memory the combination of
the safe in the cabin of his elegant'
steam yacht' Nourmahal. No one else
knew what it was. When he tempor
arily deserted the yacht after the sea
son in the fall, the bora was steamed
to the Erie Basin, Brooklyn. and put on
the balance dock, where it remained
until a few days ago, when it was re
launched. The vac lit has been chartered by J.
M. Waterbury, who wants to aid in
the latter part of the week. When
Capt. Willian Daly got on board he
found that all the lockers were fast
and the kevs were missing. They were
in the safe.
The only man who knew the combi
nation xvas death Then it was decided
to call in some professional lock-pick-,
ers. Alter they got to work it took
about six hours to accomplish their ob
ject. In the safe were found the keys
kiuI other things belonging to the
baat. The heavy iron tloor was swung
ojk'u in the presence of the late Mr.
Astor's private secretary, who repre
sented the estate, and the private
secretary of Mr. ' Waterbury, who is
stocking the loat with provisions.
Louisville Times.
This reminds u of a delectable anec
dote about the late and go l Commo
dore Vanderbilt. He went away from
New York once ami left his safe locked.
His ofiiee men had no get into the safe
for something of imiwrtanee. They tel
egraphed him to know on what combi
nation of letters the door lock of the
safe was set. He replied by telegraph
"Door." They tried the letters "door"
but the safe would not ojien. They
happened 'to remember that he was
not very orthodox in spelling and tele
graphed to know kow he spelt "door."
He replied any fool ought to know
how to spell "door. " "d-o-a-r-e doare."
They tried and opened the safe.
COINING SILVER DOLLARS.
Treasury Department Decides to Utilize the
Seigniorage to Increase Currency.
Orders were sent by the Treasury
Department to-day to the superinten
dents of the United States mints in
San Francisco and New Orleans to re
sume the coinage of standard silver
dollars susj)ended some time ago.
This action was taken under author
ity of section 3 of the Sherman law, as
follows.
"That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall each month coin 2,000,000 ounces
of silver bullion purchased under the
provisions of this act into standard
silver dollars until the first day of
July, 1691, and after that time he shall
coin of the silver bullion purchased
under the provisions of this act as
much as may be necessary to provide
for the redemption of the Treasury
notes herein provided for, and any
gain or seigniorage arising from such
coinage shall be accounted for and
paid into the Treasury.
It is to utilize the seigniorage that
the coinage of standard silver dollars
is resumed. The expectation is that
about $1,500,000 standard silver dollars
can be coined at once, which will give
the United States Treasury a seignior
age of about .$500,000. It is the inten
tion of the Treasury Department as
the other mints become clear of gold
coinage, to have them also coin silver
and thus increase the coinage from 3,
500,000 to 4,000,000 a month.
The seigniorage is so much clear
gain to the Treasury, and if it could
all be placed to the credit of the gov
ernment at once it xvould increase the
balance by 5:J,Ou0.000. The amount
of silver subject to coinage is 140,000,
000 ounces.
The administration has for several
days been considering the question as
to whether it could use all the seign
iorage at once thus making available
53,000,000 but so far as can be learned
nd conclusion has yet been reached.
No doubt exists as to the use of the
seigniorage as the standard silver dol
lars are coined. Attorney General Ol
ney and Secretary Carlisle have both
been searching the statutes respecting
the matter and the subject was further
considered at to-day's Cabinet meeting-
The silver bullion to be thus con
verted into standard silver dollars is
that purchased under the Sherman act
of 1 $00, 'upon which the coin notes are
issued. The coinage will not contract
the currency but will increase money
in circulation to the extent of the
seigniorage and, without further leg
islation, is the only means of increas
ing the circulation to keep pace with
the increase in population.
Washington", Nov. 0. "President
Cleveland," said a gentleman who is a
fre pieiit and welcome visitor at the
President's suburban residence, "has
fewer ol 'the savage elements which
cause men' to grow offensively exultant
over their triumphs than am promi
nent public man I have ever known,
and I know many. While he was
gratified tint Congress carried out the
idear expressed in his message by un
conditionally repealing the purchasing
clause of the Sherman silver law, his
gratification was tingled with regret
because a majority o the democratic
Senators voted j'gainst repeal; but he
bears them no ill-will for having done
so, lelieving them to be as honest in
their opinions as he is in his own, and
also believing that time will soon show
them their error. Aral I wish to say
and to emphasize the. statement that
the various stories started by those
who'would profit by a division in the
democratic ranks, of the President's in
tention to punish the Senators who
voted against reieal by withholding
patronage for them, are in every case
purely imaginary. The President i--
too big a man to engage in that sort of
business. When the vote was taken
on the Vorhees bill 'the contest was
endd, and the d-. 1 -v-r i',.- Senators
wii voted against t v;l : . the future
rvew.e precisely the s considera
tion from the l-sd.t that they
.would have gotten had they voted for
it. 1 know that to be true."
From ."la hornet.
Tue Sultan of T irkey has recently
bought from a Fn i h tv.mt, foro.Ooo
Iounds Tun-vi-h. t't p:t!es that a e
ascribed to the fmphe: Mahomet. The
documents have Ihv:i tested by the
highest authorities, and have been de
clared to be authentic The discov
ery of thes epistles, the dispatch add?,
may revolutionize the Mahommedan
-world,
HURRY HIS TRIAL
Chicago Hopes to be in a Position to Hang As
sassin Prendergast by Christinas.
Chicago, 111. Nov. 3, lislKi. Chicago
proposes to hustle assassin Prender
gast right through and will iossibly
be in a position to hang him by Christ
mas. The beginning of the trial is set
for Monday next, and so far as any
one knows there is no necessity for
delay.
Prendergast has not yet engaged a
lawyer, and if he does not aftenti to
that formality by Monday Judge Hor
ton will appoint some one. The main
delay in the matter will be the selec
tion of a jury. This w ill occupy much
more time, than the taking of the test
imony, for it is not probable the latter
will consume many days.
All the essential facts in the case,
have been concisely put together by
the State's Attorney and his assistants,
aided by the police, while all the wit
nesses are where the police can put
their hands upon them at the very
shortest notice.
Some time will undoubtedly be tak
en up with expert testimony, forPren
dergast's plea, it is now understood,
will be insanity or justification which
is one and the same thing in this case.
No one has yet come forward to of
fer any sort of aid to the assassin, w ho
is quite alone and friendless. Even
his mother, sisters ami brother have
not been to see him since his arrest.
The State proposes to push matters
and it is willing to accept a jury w ith
out fighting too long over it. A jury
can be gotten in a comprratively short
time by letting the defense exhaust its
challenges and then picking out men
who appear to possess ordinary intel
ligence. Care will be taken not to get an
other Culver on the jury, he being
the man who prevented the hanging
of the murderer of Dr. P, II. Cronin.
Miss Howard left for hote, Biloxi,
Miss., this afternoon. She is some
what recovered, but still weak. After
remaining at Biloxi for a time she will
probably go to Europe for rest and
recuperation.
OFFERED RANSO.1.
The North Carolina Senator Says that
His
Duty is to Remain in the Senate.
Washington, Nov. 4. Senator
Ransom, of North Carolina, to day
confirmed the statement that he had
been tendered by the President the po
sition of United States Circuit judge,
for the fourth judicial ( district, em
bracing theStates of Maryland, Virgin
ia, West Virginia, North Carolina and
South. Carolina, made vacant by the
death or Judge Bond, but said that he
had declined the honor.
Mr. Ransom is Oh years otd and has
been in the Senate for 22 years. He
hold.3 that his duty to the State and
the people who have honored him re
quires him to remain in the Senate.
Mr. Ransom, in talking alout the
appointment with some friends to day,
saitl it' would be manifestly unfair to
others for him, at his age, to accept
such a place from which he would so
soon have to be retired.
Senator Daniel has been spoken of
in connection with this appointment.
ELECTION NEWS.
New York is still in doubt. Mr.
Croker is afraid the Democrats an de
feated. Maynard is laten for judge.
McKinley is elected Governor of
Ohio. This mnkes him the next Re
publican nominee as candidate for
the Presidency.
O'Ferrall is elected Governor in Vir
ginia. The Democratic eanditlate Russell,
in Massachusetts, is defeated. Demo
crats are elected in MarylantL Demo
crats carried' Chicago by a large ma
jority. .There was an election riot in Pitts
burgh Pennsylvania occasioned by
the Republican preventing the Dem
ocrats from voting.
There was an election riot in Cain
den. New Jersey eleven iiersons woun
ded. There wa also it riot at Ims-
j inghury. New York.
f Governor Boies j defeated in Iowa.
End J W.tt October.
Washixoton. Nov. 2. None of the
sellers who offered the M.O0U ounces of
silver to th; Treasuary yesterday, all
of which was declined, responded to
the counter tender of the Treasury.
So the October purchases of silver
wound up all silver purchases under
the Sherman law.
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GENERAL. ''NEWS.
The Treasury gold reserve at the
close of busineM todav stood at
110,000.
The new Tariff bill is to be promul
gated by the House Committee on
Ways and Means oh November the
20th.
The Louisville &: Nashville Railroad
Co. has obsorbed the Chesapeake,
Ohio South Western Railway. Mr.
C. P. Huntingtoifgets out all right at
last.
The President has signed the bill
amending the Geary Chinese exclusion
law. This gives the Chinese, a chance
for their "white alley. ' They can now
Register.
It is reported that the African King,
Lobengula, about whom so much has
been said in the telegrams recently
and who is lighting the English, has
been captured. 1
Gen. Robert Williams, Adjutant
Gen., of the Arm v. was todav nlaced
upon the retired list by operation of
law and Gen. Geo. I). Duggles was
appointed to succeed him.
Capt. R. R. Wallace has been order
ed toassumecommandof theMiantono
mah on the luth inst., relieving Capt.
M. Sicard, who is detached and grant
ed two. months leave of absence.
"Senator Sherman is stumping in
Ohio for McKinley and. telling the peo
ple that voters in the South are dis
franchised. There would be more of
them disfranchised if he had his own
way.
It is not probable that a commission
will be issued to Mr. Hornblower
whose nomination to the Supreme
Court was unacted upon, as it will be
only four weeks before his nomination
may be again sent to the Senate.
The President's message on Hawaii's
application for annexation was ready
to be sent to the. Senate last week, but
as the sentiment for adjournment was
so strong it was thought best to with
hold it until the regular session.
Francis H. Weeks, a defaulting law
yer of New York city, who has victim
ized eople by being administrator,
Guardian, iV.c, out ofover one million
dollars and decamped for Costa Rica,
S. A., from -whence he has been re
turned, has been placed in the Toombs
in N. Y landing his pleading to the
charges by the 10th inst.
LETTER FROM GOV. CARR.
The Chickamauga Commission Complimented
by the Governor.
Statk ok North Carolina )
Executive Department,
Raleigh, Nov. lird 1S0:J.
CoL. Clinton A. Cillky,
Secretary ami Historian North Caro
olina State Commission.
Dear Sir: I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your.re
lort of the 31st ult. in regard to the
action of the .North Carolina State
Commission apiKintcd to locate the
losition of North Carolina troops at
the battles of Chiekamauga and Chat
tanooga, Ifor which you will please, ac
cept my thanks. :
I ain very much gratified at the
splendid results accomplished, and
have had your letter published in the
daily newjaiers of the State, in or
der that the facts contained therein
may le made known to the iurvivors
of those battles and become a iart Of
the history of the brave men who en
gaged therein. Snch facts as these
tend to rove what we tiave elaimed
heretofore as the record-of our soldiers
during the last - war, viz: that al
though other States claimed the honor
of greater services, utill, whenever and
wherever the soldiers of this State en
gaged in battle, they reached a high
er iKition in the enemy's lines, and
did more hard fighting, and displayed
more courage and heroism tlian the
soldiers of any other Southern State.
I congratulate iou and the Com
mission ttion your reiort, and will be
glad to receive a more detailed state
ment for preservation, in this office tut
soon as you can make it.
With highest esteem, I have the
honor to I e, Your .very truly .
Elias Cahk,
Governor.
Don't You Know G rover Meant It? .
WaAIXOToN, Nov. a. The Presi
dent to-day issued hi annual procla
mation naming Thursday, November
50th, a a day of thanksgiving. , 6 .