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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1894.
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STATE NEWS.
Alexander county has endorsed A.
C. Mcintosh for State Senator.
Cbartlotte defeats Salisbury by a
score of 15 to :i in a game of base ball.
Hon. W. II. Bower was renominated
. by acclamation for Congress at the
Wilkesboro convention July 25th.
Mr. R. L. Leather wood, of Swain
county, has been nominated for the
State Senate from the 34th district.
The Democratic convention of the
.".rd Congressional District has retired
Hon. B. F. Grady by nominating John
G. Shaw for Congress.
Catawba College will open this year
Aug. l ith. Prospects for a full school
flattering. Miss Mary Cline will con
duct the Primary Department.
The sale of the News and Observer
property has been confirmed at the
at the suggestion of Receiver Holman.
"A strong stock company., it is said,
will operate the paper."'
The Democratic convention of the
thirty-first district, which assembled
at Marion Saturday, nominated E. J.
Justice, of McDowell, and G. Ellis
Gardiner, of Yancey, for the State Sen
ate. Mrs. Anne McCarter, an elderly la
dy residing in the vicinity of King's
Mountain, was recently burned to
death. While cooking breakfast her
dress caught fire with the above re
sult. '
A row occurred at Murphy last week
during an exhibition of Edd Bros,
circus, in which Marshal J. W. Wat
son shot and killed John Dockery and
was himself cut in the throat, perhaps,
fatally. i
Next year the alumni of the State
University will assemble at Chapel
Hill to celebrate its hundreth anniver
sary. The coming event should arouse
our State pride and call forth every ef-
fort to make the occasion a memorable
one.
Mr. Gco.-.W. Yanderbih has recent
ly purchased US, 000 acres of land in the
mountains adjoining his estate near
Asheville. It is stated that he intends
to engage in Forestry cultivation and
and a game preserve on a very grand
scale.
Mr. II. B. Carter was nominated for
judge by the Democrats of the 12th
Judicial District on the 2Ctli ult. The
result was reached on the second bal
lot, the vote standing as follows; Car
ter, 115; Ferguson, 70; Shuford, 14.
George A. Jones, of Franklin, Avas
nominated for solicitor.
Mr. A. D.. Watts in a communica
tion to the Charlotte Observer says:
.What is the mat tar with Judge It. F.
Armfield for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of North Carolina?
This is a time when we want no doubt
ing Thomases on guard; therefore, I
am opposed to Justice Walter Clark
and in favor of Judge Armfield.
Incredible as it may appear the
bronze monument erivrod severnl vpnr
ago on Mitchell's Psak, to the memo
ry of Professor Elisha Mitchell, "who
lost his life in the exploration of Black
Mountain, has been brutally desecra
ted, and the nature?' of the vandalism
shows the acts to have been committed
by iersoiis who desire notoriety at the
expense of the proprieties accorded by
civilization to the sanctities of the
grave.
A Citizen reporter, who made the as
cent of the Blacks to the peak on Sat
urday last, has returned to Asheville
and states the disfigurement of the
shaft and the condition of the grave to
bo of the worst conditiou. Asheville
Citizen.
It stated in the papers that sand fil
tration of water similar to the English
plan has been tried in Lawrence, Mass.,
where" typhoid (ever has betm very
prevalent, with the result of general
improvement in the public health.
This reminds us that the Durham Wa
ter Co., filters our water supply
through gravel from Lake Saginaw,
the same process as the English plan,
and better, clearer water you will not
find anywhere. This gravel is pecul
iarly adapted to the puriose because
its edges are sharp, not round, and it
more successfully purifies the water.
We venture to say that the Durham
Abater cannot be beat, and its analysis
shows that it would be difficult to find
purer. Durham Sun.
COAL IS
THE HITCH.
Hr.' Cleveland Wants It Admit
ted Free of Duty.
THEY AGREE ON SUGAR.
Whitney and Ex-Governor Russell Have
noney Invested The President Will
Sign Any Bill That Comes to Him.,
Washington, July 30. The only
diffeience between the house arid the
senate conferees on the tariff bill now
is the coal schedule. It is understood
that the difference o'n the sugar sched
ule will he adjusted on a duty of 45
cents Hat, with the bounty for the
fractional part of this year, which will
amount to about .5,000,000.
This is entirely satisfactory to the
sugar senators. The strange feature
about the question is that the admin
istration favors the senate schedule,
which gives 40 per cent ad valorem and
cent dfTferential on refined sugar.
This is the schedule that was written
by Secretary Carlisle.
The sugar schedule has never been
the bone of contention between the
senate and the administration, and
buncombe talk was indulged in on the
part of the house committee when the
report was made to that body that
the conferees had failed to agree, and
there was much applause on these re
mark?, but when the president's letter
was read he made no objections to the
sugar schedule, and it has developed
since that he does not oppose it, but is
satisfied with it. Nor does die make
any special point on iron, but coal is
what he wants on the free list. He is
willing for tiie house to yield all their
claims for free coal.
The senate committee will not vield
this. They have olTered to the house
comuiitte the reciprocity with Canada"
on coal. Canada now has a duty of 07
cents a ton on coal imported into that
country. This deprives our coal mines
in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and the
south from shipping any coal to
Canada, and the senators from those
states say it is unfair to let the Nova
Scotia miners have free trade with
New England and our south Atlantic
states and along our lake shores unless
Canada will do the same for us. If
they will give reciprocity, they say,
they can compete in Canada with the
Nova Scotia mines in the western part
of Canada and as far .as Toronto.
There is strong presure for free coal.
The Nova Scotia mines belong to the
Canadian government. They have
leased the mines to a strong syndicate
controling the Canadian Pacific. To
this syndicate has been added strong
financial men in Boston and New
York. Mr. Russell, who was the
democrat candidate for governor at
the last election in Massachusetts, and
who was so ingloriously defeated by
the present republican governor,
Greenhalge, is at the head of the Bos
ton capitalists in the Nova Scotia syn
dicate, the Hon. William C. Whitney
is at the head of the New York parties
interested in the syndicate. AH the
parties interested are strong friends of
President Cleveland.
President Cleveland says that with
free coal the .democratic party can
double its democratic representation
in congress. In fact, he thinks it will
eventually win the New England states
to the democratic party. It has always
been a fad with the president to
strengthen the democratic party in
New England. -V
A $10,000 NOTO.
Went to the Wrong Han, Who Is Arrestt-J
Fr Keeping It-
Dknveh, July .28. Fred C King.
General llanager of the Darragh Man
ufacturing Company, has been ar
rested near Telluride on complaint of
Postofiice Inspector McMiehen. King
is charged with unlawful detention of
a letter containing a negotiable note
for $10,000 intended for F. C. King, a
wealthy resident of Rochester, N. Y.,
which was delivered to the Denver
man by mistake.
CATAWBA COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Rock-Ribbed Democracy of Catawba
fleet In Newton.
As Maj. Finger said in addressing
the County Convention of Catawba
Democrats. "This is the finest body
of men I ever saw assembled in this
Court House." They met last Tuesday
at Newton. There was not a spark of
untoward ill feelling exhibited. There
was difference of opinion about men,
but these did not jar heavily or leave
any unkind thoughts. As becomes
Democrats, and is their old custom,
everything was accepted as settled
and with good grace when the major
ity decided.
There was not a contesting delega
tion or delegate. The remarks of Maj.
Finger upon taking the chairmanship
after his election, were very appro
priate and well timed. The large
Court House was crowded with people
and they all showed that they were
very much interested and in earnest.
After the nominations were con
cluded there was a general returning
of thanks and good will and a pledg
ing of support. AVe- have nothing
whatever to say against the ticket but
every thing to say in its favor individ
ually, and collectively. So here's a
"hooray" for every one of them. Here
is the list.
For the Lower House of the next
General Assembly of North Carolina,
Hon. S. T. Wilfong; Sheriff, M. J.
Howe; County clerk, M. O. Sherrill;
Register, G. W. Cochran; Treasurer,
John Gabriel; Surveyor, J. W. Mo.user;
Coroner, J.' A. Arnt.
The vote in the county convention
for Congressman stood as follows: Hall
37; Henderson 20; Shipp V; Turner
1J; Finger
Mr. L. L. Witherspocn carried the
county instructions for Judge of the
Supeior Court of this district.
The follewing gentlemen were nam
ed as the Executive Committee: A. A.
Shuford, Chairman, Hickory; J. W.
Long, Catawba; J. L. Goodman, Plat
eau ; F. A. Yoder, Yoder; John Epps,
Carson :"W. B. Wilson, ft ire frill's Ford:
W. B. Gaither, Newton.
State delegates: Col. M. E. Thorn
ton, J. G. Hall, J. D. Elliott, A. A.
Shuford, E. 33. Cline, C. C. Bost.
Congressional delegates: A. A.
Shuford, William Yoder, J. D. Elliott,
W. P. Cline, J. N. Bohannon, T. M.
Huffman, T. E. Field, R. L. Fritz, J.
L. Lverlv.
Judical delegates: A. C. Link, E, B.
Jones, E. L. Shuford, W. A. Self. G.
M. Barger, Chas. Cline, J. H. Aiken,
J. A. Martin, E. B. Cline.
Senatorial delegates: J. Lee Hawn,
Abel Whitener, H. A. Bolch, Sydney
Whitener, S. E. Killian, P. C Hall, J.
A. Whitener, L. II. Yount, N. A.
Whitener.
A resolution was adopted indorsing
Col. S. Mc D. Tate for State Treasurer;
also one providing for a primary elec
tion in December or January (the
time to be fixed by the County exe
cutive Committee) for the purpose of
giving the voters'of Catawba County
an opportunity to express their prefer
ence for United States Senator.
Complication of Law Suits.
Mrs. Maud G. Shuler, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich., has brought suit against
Mr. Frank R. WThiting and Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Thornton on account of
the residence now occupied by the lat
ter in Hickory, and over which there
has been and is much litigation pend
ing, and through her , attorneys, Mr.
Walker, of Charlotte, and Mr. With
erspoon, of Newton, has made a mo
tion for a receiver for the property,
which motion is ordered to l)e heard
before Judge Whitaker at Marion on
the 22nd of August.
It seems that Mrs. Shuler is unable
to make clear title to the property,and
in addition to this there is a suit pen
ding to subject the property to the
payment of the debts of her late hus
band, D. Wr. Shuler, and the defunct
Bank of Hickory, or Citizen's Bank of
Hickorv. ' "
Col. and Mrs. Thornton will not pay
the balance on the property untilthey
et a clear title deed. They also re
quire that they shall be reimbursed
their money and paid for their actual
losses sustained before they allow a
rescinding of the contract and yield
possession of the property. They iiave
at all times been ready to i-omply with
the eontraet.
Mrs. Shuler makes allegations in her
complaint and affidavit, which it is
claimed are absolutely untrue and are
libelous.
FAMINE HOVERS
IN THE AIR,
Dreadful Havoc of tlie Drought
In Kansas and Ne
braska. GREAT DANGER FROM FIRE
Thousands cf Farmers Stand Helpless Watch
ing Their Crops Scorch. Disheartened
Settlers Abandon Their Homes
and Hurry Away.
Denver, July 28. Passengers arriv
ing on all trains from the East report
widespread destruction through Kan
sas and Nebraska to growing crops on
account of the hot winds. Supt. Bell,
of the Burlington road, says that fig
ures will hardly, express the damage
that has been wrought within the past
week. Two weeks ago it was estima
ted by experts that Nebraska had con
tributed 400,000,000 bushels of corn - to
the world's product of 1894. Mr.
Campbell prophesies that it will be
necessary to ship corn into many coun
ties of Nebraska in order to allow
farmers to live until another season.
Hundreds of square miles of the finest
looking corn hangs dry and lifeless
over an extent of territory as large as
the State of Pennsylvania.
The report from the lines of the
Union Pacific. Burlington Rock Island
Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe are all
of the same tenor. Passengers from
the car windows look out upon vast
fields of corn and thousands of acres of
hay rendered absolutely worthless by
the breath of the simoon. In many
places the farmers anticipated the corn
destruction that was borne upon the
air., and several days ago they began
to cut the corn as it stood green in the
fields. Their object was to save the
corn for fodder. Thousands of farmers
stood helpless along theHelds, watch
ing with gloomy forebodings, while the
dreaded blast from the southwest did
its deadly work. Their only hope is
that bounteous rains may start anoth-
er grass crop before it is too late in the
season.
Travelers also report that the high
ways leading eastward through Ne
braska and Kansas are already
thronged with disheartened settlers,
who have abandoned their homes and
are hurrying toward Iowa and Mis
souri for relief from the almost un
bearable heat. A similar scene has
not been witnessed since 1873, when
the hot winds almost depopulated
Western Kansas.
Deserted towns and lonely houses
standing out in the naked plains are
silent witnesses of the memorable exo
dus of 187:3. The year following came
the grasshopper plague, from which it
took Kansas ten years to recover.
Railroad men look on the advent of
the hot winds in Kansas and Nebraska
this year as vastly more damaging to
the railroad interests than the rece. t
strike. The strike was of ushort con
tinuance, but the failing of the crops
in the regions east' of the mountains
will be keenly felt by the rniiroad
companies for many months to come.
The disaster will be felt in Colorado
in many ways, - one of which w-ill be
the inability of a large region to buy
coal mined in the Rocky Mountains.
Colorado cattle men have b w accus
tomed to ship their cattle to Kansas
and Nebraska to be fatteied for the
market. With the corn crop more
than 50 per. cent, short, it will be a
serious matter with the cattle men to
find a fattening ground for their stock.
Denver has dra vn largo quantities of
produce of all kinds from the region
which has been afilicted with the hot
wind.- A new .source of suply must be
found.
Report at the railway, offices also
.-how tliat there is great danger of fires
along the railway tracks, and tberoads
will be required to take extra precau
tions to' prevent extensive prairie fires.
The dry grass will be a constant source
of danger for months to come.
Money to Leaa at 7 per cent.
,Un first mortgage on town or coun
try property. Any amount on 3 to 10
years time." No Building and Loan
Association. No delay. Address im
mediately. V. A. SitlTH,
20-:it Conover, N. C.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Black Plague is still raging In
Canton district in China. 120,000 peo
ple have died of it
The weatherjs so hot; inall parts 0
Europe that they say it is the! warm
est known for a long serieofiyears.
gilt has'been the hottest weather in
the North during3the last few days
since 1S81. It has also been hot here
in the South.
AH the railroads entering Chicago
and which suffered loss by the recent
Debbs strike have given notice to the
city and county of their claims for
damages.
It is said the great meat packing
houses in Chicago will be moved west.
The switching charges are so high in
Chicago. Sioux City will be the prin
cipal objective point.
The Republican and Populist ' lead
ers met in Raleigh last Monday to talk
about Fusion making another party
as it were but did nothing special,
only to adjourn over until Tuesday.
China has not actually declared war
against Japan because she is endeav
oring to obtain' all the supplies and
ammunitions of war and war vessels
into her own ports before an open dec
laration is made.
It is conceded thatEx-Yiee President
Levi P. Morton will be the next Repub
lican candidate for Governor of New
York. He is now in France, but the
plans have been arranged even better
than if he were at home.
The House Committee on Imuiigra
tion and Naturalization has reported
favorably" a bill by Mr. Lockwood of
N. Y.. which is radical in its nature in
the exclusion of all alien laborers from
the United States and especially those
frpm Canada and Mexico.
It seems that Russia and the United
States. France and probably Germany
are on the side with Japan in the war
withChina about Korea, and England,
Italy and some others are with China.
It is said that England dominates Chi
na. It looks now as if it com
mences in earnest.
m
The miscreants who tarred and feath
ered Adj't. Genl. Tarnsey at Colorado
Springs have been ferreted out and
some of them have, been; arrested. It
is said there arc two women in the
gang. The others are miners and etc,
and one of them is J. J. Mullins, a son
of a wealthy Boston mine owner.
He furnished the money to buy the
tar and feathers.
Facetious If otness.
The N. Y. Sun of last Friday mops
its brows and browses among the
mops, while it wipes up the avenue of
facetious innuendo in trying to con
nect the Governor of North Carolina
with the condition of the hot weather
in New York city. The two have no
connect Ion, and the Sun should cease
being envious of the Governor of
North Carolina. Read what it says:
"Polar bears committed suicide yes
terday, and the Antarctic pole wa
sunstruck, and all the regions of rock
ribled ice were insufficient for their
own -cups and juleps. The wholeearth
was changed into a sea of perspiration.
Mountains of snow got into their own
eyes and perished. The face of dawn
was ruddier than a- cliarwonmn's at
Monday noon. The sunset was as rud
dy as if it looked on Sheol, as the An
glo Saxons used to say. There "was
jut one cool man in the universe. The
Hon. Elias Carr, Governor of North
Carolina, tat on the step of the States
House at Raleigh and enjoyed the
shade of his world's-record mustacbJos.
They soughed with a delightful tunc
He fell asleep. The birds rested on
the frosty tops and mighty' tips of that
capillary wonder of the world. The
dews bathed it. The west wind stoIr
through it on tiptoe. The eagle ret
ted in the ravine between the . two
great wooded bills. Her scream rooM-dt
Eiias Carr this morning."
Changed Hand.
President Samuel Sieneert Third
Vice-President V. II. Baldwin, jr.,
Traffic Manager Culp and, General
Passenger Agent Purk, of the South
ern Railway company passed . through
Hickory last Tuesday on their; way to
Knoxville, where at midnight the
formality of turning orer the E. T.V.
tO. IL R. to the Southern Railway
Company; making a -most gigantic
system.