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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1894.
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SEC. CARLISLE'S LETT KB,
MAIN FEATURES OF WHAT ME SAID ABOUT
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.
He is Opposed To Further Tart.'f Legation
During This Session.
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle
wrote ;i letter to Senator Harris, which
the letter had read in the .Senate in
regard to the 'SiggIe Shot1' Tariff
Bills passed by the House' after hav
ing passed a regular Tariii bill. The
main features of his letter are here
with presented to our readers, he says:
According to the most careful esti
mates that can ie made, if no change
is made in the proposed revenue legis
lation which has recently passed
through-Congress, the total receipts
of the treasury lor the pre sent (isc.il year
will be as follow.: From duties on im
ports, Senate bill, including i3,0'V
000 on sugar, $170, 000, 000; from inter
nal taxois: whiskey 1,000,000, tobacco
$33,000,000, fermented liquors '.:;: ,000,
000, incomes -.$1.1.000,000, oleomarga
rine $1,00, 000, playing cards 1,000,'
000, miscellaneous x200.000, from sale
of lands and other miscellaneous sour
ces, kC0,OiJ0,GCW. Grand totals?'i7 )00,
000. The estimated receipts lor the pres
ent fiscal year from the proposed tax
incomes mid playing cards and the
additional tax of 0 cents per g.ii
loxi on distilled spirts, are, it will be
observed, much less. Than i.; stated hi
the various tabulated statements
which have beeu heretofore used in
the di.-.cussion of these subjects, but I
am satisfied the amount here given are
approximately correct. The propo-ed
income tax will not become payable
by the terms of the bill recently passed,
until '"on or before July 1, 1895," which
Is the close of the fiscal year; and it is
estimated by the commissioner of In
ternal Revenue that by reason of the
large stock on hand, the receipts from
the tax on playing cants will not
amount to more than $1 000,000 during
the year. The estimated increase of
receipts on account of the additional
tax on distilled spirits during the pres
ent year has already been prevented
to a great extent by the withdrawal of
large quantities of. goods from the bon
ded warehouses and the payment of
the tax thereon at 90 cents, and this
process is still going on.
The total expenditures during the
curreur iUeal year will be as "follows:
Civil and, miscellaneous, including de
ficiencies in postal revenues, $1X000,
000; war, h eluding new vessels and
armament, x4J3, 00 0,000; Indians, $10,
000,000; pensions, $143,500,000; interest,
$39,500,000; total $303,000,000. Estima
ted surplus $13,000,000.
The duty on sugar proposed in the
recent bill will, according to importa
tions of that article during the flsal
year 1S03, yield an annual revenue or
$13, 4 7i, 058, and the duties ontheother
articles mentioned in your communi
cation would yield under that bill
about $1,000,000; that is to say, iron
ore '$270, WO, coal $430,149, and barbed
wire, fencing wire and wire rods, of
iron or steel, when -imported for the
manufacture of barbed wire fencing,
about $309,000.
It will be seen, therefore, that if su
gar alone is placed upon the free list,
the expenditures during the present
fiscal year will exceed the receipts to
the amount of $,478,058, and if . the
duties are removed from all the arti
cles specified in your letter, the deficit
will be $29,478,058. not including any
expenditures on account of the sink
ing fumtf or the .payment of $2,3G3,
000 of Pacific Railroad bonds, which
will mature during the fiscal year. In
view of theexisting condition and re
quirement of the present service, I n:n
of the opinion that it would not bo
tfe to place all the articles enumera
ted in your letter, or even sugar alone,
upon the free list, without imposing'
taxation upon other articles or sub
jects sufficient to raise an annual rev
enue of about $30,000,000.
Farmers' Alliancs Disbands inGeorgia.
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 1C The Geor
gia . Farmers' Alliance has gone to
pieces After a stormy meeting held at
Dublin, with only sevenitv-five dele
gates in attendants, this course -was
determined on. The leaders endeav
ored ; to effect an amalgamation with
the Populist party, but it was deter
mined to close out the business of the
..alliance exchange, discontinue the
HELPS THE COAL MINES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WILL GREATLY BEN
EFIT O. TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY COAL.
Pocahontas Coal will be Displaced by Jellico
and Coal Crek Coals.
It is the opinion of coal operators
and railroad officials that the consoli
dation of the Richmond & Danville
and Cast Tennessee railroads under
one head will be of great benefit to the
coal interests of East Tennessee.
Before the consolidation the Rich
mond iz Danville used Pocahontas
coal in their shops and for engine fuel
to a great extent. Now it is believed
that all the coal used by the Southern
Railway Company in Virginia aud the
Carolinas will come from the Jellieo
and Coal Creek districts. The South
ern will also make an attempt to sup
ply the domestic trade in the Carolinas
from the East Tennessee mines. Un
der the old dispensation they were
compelled to divide freights on Poca
hontas coal with the Norfolk & Wes
tern road. It se-mis reasonable that
they vould prefer to encourage traffic
within their own territory and for
which they would receive the sole
benefits. Owners of stocks and bonds
of the Southern Railway Compauya've
largely interested in coal miners along
the Knoxville & Ohio, and their inter
ests are common.
One of the local officials of the
Southern, when interviewed on the
subject, said there had been no appre
ciable increase in coal shipments to
he Carolinas as yet, but. that he
looked for The development of a big
trade in that dire-lion in the near
future-
' The Southern will he 1- the South
what the Pennsylvania is to the North
the great coalj carrying system. The
Georgia Pacific penetrates the Alabama
coal -fields, and the Knoxville k Ohio
covers the famous coal fields of East
Tennessee. Coal will be one of these
days the largest item of traffic on the
Southern. Knoxville Tribune.
STARTLING SUICIDE.
Bank Examiner William stiller Shocts Him
self at Altoona.
AltooXA, Pa., 17. Bank Examiner
William Miller, who has been working
on the accounts of the suspended Sec
ond National Bank, of this city, for
the past two weeks, committed suicide
at 1 o'clock today by shooting himself
through the head. He died instantly.
The examiner had just returned from
dinner, and, after talking a moment
with J. P. Levan, President of the
bank, in the private office, walked
into the counting-room. A minute
later a shot was heard. When Mr.
Levar entered the room Miller was ly
ing on the lloor with blood and brains
oozing from a hole through his head
He had just completed the examina
tion of the affairs of the bank and
submitted the result to Washington.
A CRUEL RUMOR.
The Duke of York Was Not riarried Before His
L Union With Princess Afay.
K Londox, Aug. 13. A letter signed
by Sir Francis Knollys, K. C. M. G.,
one of the grooms-in-wniting upon the
Prince of Wales, dated Marlborough
House, is republished today, saying
that the Prince of Wales directs him
to say that there is not a shadow of
foundation for the report that the
Duke of York was married previous to
his union with Princess May of Teck.
The letter adds that the report of a
previous marriage was obviously in
vented to cause pain and annoyance to
the young couple.
The Farmers Alliance. '
The State Farmers" Alliance elected
all their old officers. A labor exchange
was discussed. Home ma nu .'act are of
shoes was another question that came
before the convention. The salaries of
the executive committee were cut from
C. to $2 a day. and that ot the secreta
ry and treasurer from si,P0a year to
sl,ooo. Iu the future lady members
will be taxed live cents jht month in
stead of going in fre as heretofore.
The membership of the Alliance is
much smaller than a few years ago.
They will no doubt henceforth eschew
polities in their organization.
To Succei-J Bunn,
The Democratic Congressional conven
tion for the Fourt h district, nominated
Charles M. Coke of Franklin county
bv acclamation.
SUN'S FACE
WAS SPOTTED
Holes 111 Its Surface Big"Enough
to Accommodate many
Worlds Like Ours.
U MAT DO THEY POltTESD?
Old Gentleman wit a Telescope flakes a
Side Show of Old Sol in
Broadway.
This earth is but a little thing after
all, as any "one with any sort of a ser
viceable telescope might have realized
yesterday by taking a peep at the sun.
There were phfinly visible there a.
dozen or more spots, some of them
large and some small, but any one of
them representing a hole so big that
the earth might have droj:ped into it
as easily as a housewife slips a dum
pling into a great iron pot. The larg
est of the depressions would have accommodated-no
less than eight earths
without crowding.
There are many theories regarding
these specks on the great shining, eye
of the orb that lights up the noonday
sky. The spots a j-e there admittedly,
but why they are there and what th'ey
are and wiiat they effect, are questions
that are enshrouded in the darkest
mystery...
Some say that as sure as the sun's
face becomes Jbct tied there will be
magnetic disturbances on the ... earth,
and this seems to be borne out by the
fact that in many individual eases the
appearance of sun spots has been fol
lowed by magnetic storms, with a bril
liant exhibition of the" Aurora
Borealis.
On the whole, it is not altogerher
uncertain that whatever influence the
sun spots exert upon earthly meteorol
ogy is not very slight, if it exists at all.
As a matter of fact, with men of
science so much at odds upon the sub
ject, it is not -wholly unreasonable to
take sides with still another class of
"knowing ones," who will tell you
that the sun spot is simply an omen
of war, and that yesterday's exhibi
tion was only a certain precursor of
the carnage of universal tumult.
It remains that there were spots on
the sim yesterday, and that any one
not blind and with a cash surplus of
at least ten cents might have had a
peep at them from the northeast cor
ner of Broad wav and Thirty-third
street, where a grizzled old gentleman,
with a battery.straw hat and a marked
German accent, had set up a small but
powerful telescope on a - tripod, and
hung out a sign inviting all to step up
and look.
The spots were very plain to be seen
through the old gentleman's instru
ment, being clearly defined, and the
fringing penumbra was equally clear.
Text books on astrouomy describe this
penumbra as being made up of fila
ments directed outward from the sun
spots radially in almost straight lines,
but yesterday's ieiiumbra looked like
light, wavy lines, something like a
spiders web. around each of the spots.
The astronomers at Columbia Col
lege took some measurements from
their observatory during the after
noon. New York Herald 15th hist.
News From the Capital.
Wasuixgtox, Aug. IS. President
Cleveland signed tli3 sundry civil ap
propriation bill at Gray Gables today.
This afternoon the Treasury De
partment began mailing printed cop
ies of the new tariff lull to customs of
Ieet to gull hem in putting the
new, law into effect. Each eopy is ex
actly like the enrolled bill, errors of
! punctuation included.
t
No word wi;s gn i out at the White
House tonight that the President had
signed the river and harbor bill, which
is her.- in the possession of Private
Seeretarv hu -.. .
Iu view of the Uu i ihat no veto mes
sage on the subject was sent to Con
gress today, it is generally considered
that the bill ha become a law with
out the President's signature.
riASONS IN CONCLAVE.
Triennial fleeUfsz of Members of the Royal
Decree.
The triennial convocation of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
which begun in Topeka on August 22,
yesterday, and continues one week is
an event of unusual importance to the
power of organization which iu repre
sents and of interest to similar secret
fraternities throughout the United
States. Over 300 delegates are present,
representing 100,000 members. The
convocation w.as to have taken place
some weeks ago, but was ixstponed
on account of the? great railroad strike
and the uncertainty of securing trans
portation. All the Past Grand High Priests take
part in the deliberations. The most
prominent of these is George L. Mc
Cahan, Deputy General High Priest,
who, by the death of Joseph Potts
Horner, becomes Acting General G ratal
High priest and presiding officer of the
assembl v. ' Among the other notables
is General Grand High King Reuben
C. Lcinmon, of Obdo; General Grand
Scribe James W. Taylor, of Georgia
General Grand Treasurer Daniel Stri
ker, of Michigan; Richard H. Parker,
of New York; George E. Carson, of
Wahington; Bernard G. Wilt, of Ken
tucky, General Grand Master of the
Second Vail; Nathan King?ley, of
Minnesota, General Grand Master of
the Third - Vail; General Grand Prince
Sojourner Joseph E. Dyas, of Illinois,
and General. Grand Captain of the
Host Authur G. Pollard, of Massachu
setts. .
The necessity for choosing a success
or to General Grand High Priest Hor
ner will bring about several important
changes in. official positions. Nathan
Kingsiey will probably become Gener
al Grand Rojai Arch Captain and Her
nard G. Witf will succeed him as Gen
eral Grand faster of the Third Vai I.
George L. MjeCahan will, no doubt, be
promoted tobe"General Grand High
Priest.
One of the important things to be
dealt with will be the ritual. Various
deviations froui established forms are
reported from grand chapters through
out the country. This is said to be
particularly true in some of the Wes
tern States where it is even asserted
by the Eastern brethren the true
meaning of the Masonic code of cere
monies is not understood. While there
will be nothing absolutely binding in
'whatever decisions the convocation
may arrive at on this point the royal
arch fraternity constituting .a sort of
republic in which Stale preserves its
own autonomy there is no doubt that
everything will be amicably settled
and that there will be a gen end acqui
esence in any conclusions which ex
press the opinions of the inajority of
the high officials taking pur in the
deliberations..
The jeo-tza Ifcci.';c 53J.
ATLXXTA. Ga.. Aug. 1H. Tii- t-.-r-gia
Pacific Railway was bo.ig':f i-'. ,:y
by Mr. C. H, Colter, of the v
Morgan Company. Th-r- a o!
one bidder and one b."d, C-V'' - .The
Georgia Pachic extend from Atia j .i.
j through Birmingham, .o Oret-nv iKe,
on the Mississippi riv.--. I- uiile.-tr-j is
i about 1)00 mile This sde wa under
i a mortgage made May, ;th. U2. the
Central Tru-st Company, of Ne-.v York,
trustee, and other p i . :es iei:str hiter
i ested. The Georgia la -ifi v. ;,.-, one of
the Richmond Terminal O'M.pijiv's
J properties, and was operattf by 1 he
I Richmond & Daiivi I iLulfiv.u i ;.:
pany. In common .". tli - o:i;r
"i Richmond Terminal lint-, tie .r-
j gii Pacific -wa- thro'.vu into v.--.vyr-fship
two years ago.
Mr. Coster put up the ?"0.b)'J -;ar-antee
as the auctioneer mounti-J' a
barrel at the freight depot, where the
sale was condneted. No other deposit
was made and Mr. Stetson sug
gested to the auctioneer that under
the tt-rrns of the sale no bid could be
accepted except after a deposit had
been made. The sale" was -'quickly
over, and the Georgia Pacific pasH-s
into the Southern Railway system.
Siisizess Rfvlvlnx.
From every where come the glad ti
dings that business ijj reviving in 'all
departments. I he news froui all parts
of Europe is the fame. They feel it
over there on account of the lessening
of the tariff duties, and they are pre
paring to ship goods to this country.
It will not !c long until all banner
will be as formerly.
General news.
Both Chinese and Japanese troops
are pouring iuto Korea.
Japan has called for a loan of fifty
million, and it has been taken in its
own country.
China is trying to negotiate a large
loan in Europe, but is not meeting
with much encouragement.
The President has signed tho ill'
to allow the States to tax Nations I
Bank notes and U. S. Treasury notes.
John Gray Evans was nominated by
the Populists of South Carolina for
Governor. But Dr. Pope, one of them,
charge fraud and ring rule and will
not abide the result.
Old Uncle Pete Turner has been
nominated by the State Democratic
convention of Tennessee as the candi
date of the party for Governor. Old
man Pete is the ian.
There is a story going the rounds
that if the House had held out - two
days longer on the tariff bill, the Sen
ate would have compromised: This
brings up the old story about if.M
There is a rod in -pickle for Charles
I. J Taylor, recentl y appointed re
corder cf deeds for the District of Co
lumbia. It seems that he has been se-
riousl v violating the civil service law.
. f
Under the tariff law as passed, and
unless amended, a dash of bitters in a
barrel of whisky renders it exempt
from all revenue taxes. Chairman
Wilson .has been authorized to over
come the trouble.
President Cleveland's departure from
Washington and trijb to Buzzard's
Bay is rather remarJcable. He is
greatly improving in health by the
trip. He had run down considerably
by the worry and excitement over the
tariff bill. He returns to Washington
greatly improved.
Mr. W. A. Harris, for 20 years secre
tary of the Georgia Senate, . died Fri
day at his home in Worth county. He
had been a prominent figure in Geor
gia politics for 40 years. His influence
in his own section was such that he
was styled the "King of Worth coun
ty.' He was our special friend. We.
mourn his loss.
Representative Thomas DunuJI;
g'ifeh some time ago announced the 1.
he would not be a candidate for ra-
election; but, after a reconsideration
of ihe matter, has announced that he
will make the race for election to the
Fifty-fourth Congress. His defense of
the principles of personal liberty in
the New Jersey Legislature, has se
cured him the support of the German
element in his district irrespective of
party affiliations. He was born in 1319
and i. the oldest member of the House.
Mr. English is four years 'older : than
ex -Speaker Grow, and three years the
senior of 2 1 r. Hobnail. He is the au
thor of "Ben Bolt," and was at one
time an associate of Edgar Allan Poe.
To ths Patrons of the Public School.,'
The pub'ie school of Hickory will
open September. 3rd. The teachers
desire t L m ke the school as useful as
possible.
For a iv v.oik to be ?ucceful,'it
must int dm.e systematically. The
principal o" ih? school will endeavor
to adopt tu h a system of work as will
best suit a' school of the kind, and re
spectfully asks the patron to aid 1dm
in carrying It gut.
All pupils hould be at choo! r:ot
earlier tlian eight tior later tlian a
quarter after eight oV!ock. Each pu
pil should have books of his own.'
The M?hool will be divided into three
departments, and the day into three
periods. The pupils in the higher de
partments will be required to devote
each period 0f tfje to a different
study, with such supplementary work
as may le necessary. AH regulation
neees4sary for the gooil of the M-Lool
will be enforced. .
The aim in teaching and discipline
will be thoroughness in a-tudy and ole-,
dience to authority.
The teachers -will ue the :-: tIeit
means possible for the 'attainment of
these results, and will resort to harsh
er tneasures ocly when absolutely tiec-essary.':-
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The teachers deaira all pupil to bit
present the first aay and he regular in
attendance. A. I. Wiii5kxiu st
Principal.