State Library A ASiUNGTON XETTKIt. 1HF pivflK AND HARBOR BILL WILL BE .AI"I OVER THF. PRESIDENT'S VETO. - r 10 Oo. Grant Silver Demo- .r.t SLirreJ UpThe Treasury De ficit, Etc. r-' . o:r rj.:u'-r Correspondent. ) W.v-Hi.NuiON? June 1st, 181'j.- 1J(j republican in Congress con r ;;4t thvIiver and Harbor I? 2 II-wiii'-h Mr. Cleveland has vetoed and .wiic A iii this week almost certainly ....... Lit. ? . i.ffi.f I ,.1.--.". li v V-l lilO SW -iO, . . ll-Vt t'.'C, or iti.z any previous ;,;tvi v.iv.3, every republican p both Lc ul Congress will vote I '.I! .. . VlJ A 1 ill A n , to pass they I . 1 . 1 '. ' L . - 1 uijef it is, lUKtii as a wiiuie, n goou and that the impro demerits ,,,f..' -.1 Coc v i I mostly, --if not all, be i 1 I commercial, investments which tae republican party liiis always fos ; ; r"i and believed in. Besides these uajioas, the failure of, the bill to be-Kvin- a law would result in large losses !,v' reason of the stoppage of many iai jui taiii improvement now under way. U is now 'regarded as certain that ijjji t s.- will not be in session later ui i Monday or Tuesday, and .h i a-drong probability that ad will take place during the ;.:! -r part of the present week. Although the President, Yice-Presi-..c:;t. and every member of the Cab .aet -cepc Secretary Morton were in ustiiiiglou Lne oniy memoei 01 the administration on who attended any f the memorial day exercises was Sc ;etary Herbert, who is an cx-Confed-Th: ht.s been commented lV v.!i t j a considerable extent, as there uj lcu:;c other than want cf in- .iuation why these -officials should not paid their respects to the uioiu- ry ef the ?ir"ii who gnv.up theiriives :o it possible for them to hold their present offices. -A majority of Congress feel reluc tant to adjourn without doing some thiag h Unite for Cuba, but any at- Uipt to do anything would start an ;:alefm;te-debai which might do more iiarm than good, with no certainty that anything could be done, anyway. Senator.- Spiier, as the first step towards the erection of a suitable .'.a-morial to Gen: Grant, has intro- !.ut d a bill providing for the creation " the Commission, composed of the Secretary of War. the Chainaan of t!u. Ifoiisf and Senate joint Coiumitte 'i tw Library, anl the Architect of ! Caitl. The dtities of this com-:!-'' n will be to ?cVur' from leading : -n-t :uh1 architects, plans and esti ' for a monument, each artist or rohitect eing at liberty to make .his ,rn. and the' estimated cost of the - aie. All of these plans are to be re ; vu-. t Congress. After considera T'. 'Se'iator Scpiier c'oneluded that This was a better plan than that of his original bill, providing out-right for a monument to Gen. Grant. He wishes th" monument t be the best that can V suggested, and believes the creation "f this' commission is the best way to r'' it. .. ' The silver democrats are considera l'y stirrMl- up over a consultation vhichMr. Harrity, the Chairman of 'Ue democratic--. National Committee, had with Mr. Cleveland and Secretary. - a 1 1 ile w hile he w as iii Washington. The consultation would not have Avor ricd the Silver uiexi much, as they I now that all the parties present had Utn doing all they kuew how to do to 'down them for many months, had it iot been for Karrity's announcement tueans that some trick has been con tooted by which Harrity feels certain of defeating the silver men at the Con vention. The Treasury deficit for the month f May exeeMts $:i.tXXXUK). and for the eleven months of the fiscal year is pushing 27,000,000, and these figures re made as favorable as possible by democratic Treasury ofticials. To make Senator lirice mad you aveonly to mention Mr. Crioveland's alia- ti him. He thinks of C. what 'ie late Win. H. Yauderbilt once said -1 one of his sou's-iu lav,. The trouble k all caiue about through the fight be Vween the silver nrd anti-si!t-cr demo- I 'riJ has bad no love lor ilr. Clcv- in the substitution of the Gor WifT bill for the original Wilson q sometime ago called on him !d him that he would help to PROTECTION ! HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1896. pevent the silver men getting the Ohio delegation to the Chicago con vention. According to his friend, Mr. Cleveland gladly welcomed his ofTered assistance. If wag not long, however before Senator 15 rice found out that the "'sound money" demo crats were expected to become a mere Cleveland machine, to vote for him or for any man he might name, iu cas? they got to Chicago. He also found out that instead 6f his being credited for what he was trying to do, the Clev eland men were steadily trying to break down his influence in the party. He threw up in disgust, and now says he doesn't care what the Convention does. ' I " : The political gossips are all busy trying to figure out- what was talked about at a conference between Sena tor Quay and ex-Senator Piatt. These gentlemen met Saturday night, and it. is fair to infer that their tnk was in teresting. A DAY OF FUNERALS. And the Burial of Many Dead Had to be PostjMiued for Lack of Facilities. ! St. Louis, May 30. One hundred and twenty-eight victims of Wednes day's horror were laid to rest to-day in the cemeteries in East St. Louis. The total; of interments would have been1 larger but for the fact that the facilities of the undertaking establish ments were inadequate to the sudden and pressing requirements of the situ ation. Quite a number of these establish ments were in one or another of the numerous paths made by the tornado, and carriages, hearses and coffins by the jscore were reduced to kindling. Hence the demand upon those of the mortuarians whose plants w ere in or der, were doubled and as a result there was more or less confusion and painful annoyance. No pretense was made of observing a time schedule and in many cases the bereaved relatives and mourners at fiom early morning until late in the day awaiting the the coming of the funeral equipages. Hearses did treble and quadruple du ty, the hearses being driven at break. neck speel from the cemeteries to the devastated districts as rapidly as their loads had been deposited at the door of the vault or by the side of the grave. In several instances a single hearse bore three caskets, one eontatuimr the t remains of an adult and the others those'of the little ones. At the graves the services were abbreviated and the address of eulogy or condolence was dispensed with. The interments in this city were divided between Calva ry, Hellefontain, St. Peter and Paul, Pick Hnd Hebrew cemeteries, the first named two receiving the greatest nuniber. Between the hours of S o'clock this morning and S:5 this af ternoon the processions continually passed over G ever avenue thorough fare leading to the grave yard -of St. Peter and Paul. Ex. ACROSS THE CONTINENT. C. L. Glover to Wik from AshvlH to i , ! I San Francisco. C. L. Glover of Asheville set out at 7 o'eloek this morning for a tramp across the continent, to carry out his decision to walk from Asheville to San Francis co without a cent for expenses, except such money as he shall realize ' from the sale of certificates of membership in "The Footman" club of Asheville. On the route Mr, Glover will sell these certificates, the subscriber being given receipts showing the number of shares to which he is entitled in the club. When he has completed his long journey Mr. Glover will write his experiences and publish a book, The Footman," a copy of which will be furnished to subscribers for each share held. Asheville Citizen, May ?S. Starved Himiclf U Death. ' About a moutn ago Mr. John A. Rdens, who lives at Holly Ridge, thirty-five miles from Wilmington, on the Wilmington, Newberu & Norfolk Railway, was seized with the halluci nation that his family and friends had entered into u conspiracy to iniou him. He, therefore, stopped eating and no amount of inducement could be held out to him to take even a uw:th'ul of food. He also refused to allow a doctor to give attention, and the result was that he died of sheer starvation last Thursday. For twenty five days he had not eaten a bite- Wilmington Messenger. INDUSTRY ! i ENTERPRISE ! DIFFICULT rVi k U I' I!!)!1 t 1)1 Li i 1."' k f n v For the Warships of the United til A . maies. ALTHOUGH WAGES ARE HIGHER THAN IN 1 ANY OTHER COUNTRIES. Anrurlcan .Nary, Mostly Made rcr7j-ner-- -Detects That Hi quire Unci Sard's Attention. UP The possibility of a war between this country and Spain over the recognition of Cuban patriots as belligerents brings' the quest -on of the United States navy prominently before the American public. Any war that might arise between this country and a Euro pean pover would be fought mainly on the sea. Even the small nation of Spain ranks with the United States in naval ships and armament. England, during, this- fiscal year, will spend ailo.000.000. on her navy, and she has always a sufficient number of men to man her ships when they are launched and ready for commission. Hut it is vastly different here. It is with the grealest difficultv that a crew can be secured for the various Ameri can warships when ready for commis sion. - It is a remarkable. fact that. about GO per cent of the sef mn in the Ameri can navy are foreigners. When the Ch'cpgo w?s the flabin of the White Squadron, in 1801, only 10 per cent of the crew were American, according to the private diary of Commodore Joseph! N. Miller, There is something wrong with the present system of securing Unifed States seamen. No other contry has the trouble and diffi culty that is experienced by the naval officers of this country and this ia spite of the f. -ret that the United States pays a higher rate of wages to the sailors than any other Government. Not only do they receive higher wages but they are also given better rations ami greater liberty. The abl? seamen in the English navy receive $12 13 and ordinary seamen 8 SO a month. A small rate in addition is given' for badges and length of service, generally amounting to about two cents a day for each badge ami four cents a day for renewed enlistment. An English ma.i -of wars-man enlists for ten years, but they go into the service as ordi nary seamen., and are thoroughly trained before they are sent on a com missioned man-of.-war. There are no landsmen in the Briton navy of any country outside oi the United States. The following table gives the pay per month, with rations, of the seamen in the American navy: Seamen, first-class Able seamen, gunners 2G Able Seamen 24 Apprentices 21 Seamen, second class Ordinary Seamen Apprentices, second class 15 Seamen, third-class-Landsmen 16 -Apprentices ' Five dollars i?r month m addition to their regular pay is allowed to sea men in charge of holds and to lands men assigned to duty as Jacksof-the-Dust oras Lamp-lighters. Any person who, after having en listed in the navy for a term of three years and received an honorable discharge or a recommendation for re enlistment, upon the expiration of his term of service, re-enlists for three years within three months from the date of his discharge, receives an in crease of $1 per month to the pay prescribed tor the rating in which he serves for each cousecutive re-enlistment. Twenty cents. Hr month is deducted from the iiy due each officer, seaman and marine in the navy, to be applied to the f : n l 'or naval hospitals. Th pay in the United States Navy not only xchh!s that of any European country, but aL-o that of the Atlantic liners, "which is $W 0 a month for able seamen. Wbeu the Olympia was cornmis frioneU for the Asiatic station last yir the officers at Mare Island, San Fran cisco, had the utmost difficulty in get PROSPERITY ! ting a full crew. The executive officers of the warship wrre on the shore at San Francisco. Wggintr men to join the United States service. 'The same difficulty was found in securing a crew for the battle ship Texas. The men been red for the Olympia could not be designated men-of-wars-men. They were simply common every-day merchant seamen who had no knowledge of the use of guns or arms. In the event of war a crew of thi kind on board 'of a warship might lie the means of losing an important battle. Theold times when seaiueimhip won the day have gone by. The modern wrrr vessels" have neither sails nor yard?, nnd in many instances they fre equipped with only two short masts for electric light purposes and carrying of small guns in fore and main tops. The -man -of -wars-roan of to-day and the crews in general of the navy o? every country must be thoroughly drilled in guns and accu rate use of small irms. If three cruisers or battle ships were put into commission this week, they might probably be in some of the Eastern harbors for three or four weeks before the naval officers could fit them out with a crew. The whole fault lies with the present system of securing apprentices for the navy. ; In England, boys ranging from 10 to 10 years of age who are brought up before.' a Magistrate for general misdemeanors are pent to a naval train ing ship, and not to be reformatory prison, Tas in this country. The hoys receive an education on these training ships, and are taught all kinds of modern gunnery practice and seamen ship. Boy under 15 years remain on board one year, and thoe who are in ypr of flcrp remain two yers. A a result of this system there is a con tinnal nnrly of ord'nary seamen for the Rritishnavy. The United States Navy Depart ment has the following training ships where Ikvk may enter: Richmond, harbor coaster, Newport,' R. I.; Min nesota. New York City: Wabash', Boston:. St. Louis, navy yard. League Island, Philadelphia: Hale, navy yard, Washington, D. C; Michigan. Erie, Pehn. A Ikv to enter any of these training ships must be from 14 to 17 years of ge, and must have the consent of either his parents or guardian; He must be able to read and write the English- language and must be not less than 1 feet 0 inches tall, TO pounds in -'weight and measure 2G inches around the chest. A boy of. Ifi must be' .i feet l inch ral!, weigh M) ;jounds and have a chest measurement pf 2$ inches. All boys must "remain in the service until. they are 21 years-of age and they are paid a month at the commencement and -a free outfit of c.iothing not exceeding in value the sun of 4-. There. Is a naval Reserve body in several of the states. ASSISTANCE FOR ST." LOUIS'. The Houk Provider for Temporary Seven ties of ibe Sufferer. Washington, May 28. All interest in t he Houe proceedings to day wj ovcrshatlowed by the St. Louis h'orror. A resolution was passed directing the Secretary of War to place at the di. -Iosal of the mayors of the stricken cities a sufficient number of tents to provide for the temorary ne-essities of the homeless, and to render such a!d as might be in his power. Mr. Hartholdt, of St. Louis, who Saw Sec retary Laiuont to-day. said there were eight or ten bjats usel in the Misiss ippi river improvement which might le able to render assistance, and these will le ortlere! to the scene of the dis aster if necessary. Free Siler Win In Orecva. Tcx. Portland, re., Jane 1. -10 i.m. Owing to the exceedingly slow count it is difficult to forecast the result of today's elections, but returns up to this hour tudicat that ex-Govemor Pennoyer -will le e!ectel mayor cf Portland. For Congres. Ellis, Re publiean, ' the freti silver candidate, leads Northmp. ond money, by atout 3,000 in the second congre,ional district. In the firt dUtrict. Vander burg, frve silver Populist, holds a plurality of 0 over Tongue, Republi can, o lndicatioruiare tbatthe free silver candidates will triumph and that Senator Mitchell will succeed himself in the Senate. NUMBER 23 JOHN LOWLGW. Tfce O-rat C1c n Djlag at LU isuur Ham la ClvUnU. Obw. Less than a year ago, says the Win ston Republican, old John Ixwlow, the greatest of clowns, made his re appearance in Winston-Salem with Sells Brothers' circus. From there he went to Greensboro aud in conversa tion with editor Joe Recce, of the Record, he told of his prospects thii year. Lowlow did not like the mod ern three-ring show, and said he was going to start up this year and bo around next fall with the M Robin son style of circus. Alas! for all his ureams! To-day ho lies dying at hi sister s home in Cleveland, Ohio. No man in the ring was ever treated with the social courtesy that Lowlow was. His mother wit took him' where ir.en of his station were ieldom aduiltUiL John Lowlow was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1641, and is therefore, ft5 years of age. He was left an orphan early in life, and begun to sculfie for himself. .His uncle bent him to the University of North Carolina, but af ter gettinga little learning ho ran away and oon after attached himself to old John Robinson's circus in. Savannah' as lemonade seller. From, that he was promoted to the and finally began his life-long engagement with tho Robinson's in 1850. He never left the the Robinson's but once, drawing al ways a salary of 150 jer week. Last yeu -he wu with Sellf, but intended next fall to revive the Robins-ou circus and make a tour -throughout tho South. .'Lowlow name was : Law low,, but the firt thiie It appeared In print it wrrs spelled "XowIot", so he let it go at that. There hr; r ever been a clown to equal Lowlow. He had no rival. His family consists c f a wife and one son, a lawyer, who lives iu Cincinnati. Two Graceful Acknowledgment. Salisihjjs N. C, April 2l"d, 1K5. The indirect benefit which results to the public from patronizing home institutions has been brought' homo to us recently in such a way that we desire-to calf attention to "a special in stance of it. The Southern Stock-Mutual Insur ance Company of Greensboro, N. C., has been doing business here a little more than a year, ami the money which our people have fiaid this com pany for fire insurance has come back to us multiplied several times. This company has just male a loan of 4,0o0 to the Central Land Com pay, of Salisbury, of which' tlu uudersigned are directors, aud with the proceeds of this loan many homes are Ix-ing built on the Central Land Company prop erty to accomodate Salisbury's increas ing iopulation. Here-is a very practical demonstra tion of the advantage of fostering home institutions. The money w hich tlie people of Salisbury jiaid last ywr to the Southern Stock-Jutual Insur ance ComiKiuy has not 1ecn carrieJ to New lork or Liverjxol; but has come back to our doors increased four fold. SignedJ John S. H kmik.ksox. President; N. B. McCaxlxs.-, Vice President;' P. H. TnoMroy,. Manager. Asiikvillk, N. C, May 2Cth, leDC. We desire to cite below an instance of the benefit which North Carolina en terprises, it encouraged and fostered, can be to our public institutions. The Asheville Library Association has just secured a loan of $2,000 on its building and lot on Church street, and it happens that the lender of this amount is the Southern Stock-Mutual Insurance Co npany of G roeujboro, N. C. This company has been writing fnfuranee in Asheville for something more than a year, and .now brings back In the form of this loan every dollar that has been paid to it by Asheville prorty-holdera. Such institutions that tend to keep among us the money that we pay out cannot t too well supported Signed GeoimikS.Pow-ell, President; Haywood Patikkr, Vice President; , W. B. WiLLiAi.v;i', Treasurer. J. G. Hall & Sox, Agents, Hickory. N. C. Nwrth CrvUa 77 Cilrd. The new blanks prei4fti by the 1 tail road Commission idiowt that tlicre are seventy-seven raProfu State. These range from the Hilton and Sotberlin road, which has a quar ter of mile in the State, to the Caro lina Central 2&4 mile long. The Chatham Record fay that work will begin at Cumnock coal mine more extensively than ever. r