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THE HERALD xxnro tous rj THX IESTADYERTISIIB llEDIDU DITHl MJB3IT SECTISIt Job Printing: 5 THE HERALD OFFICE. Flrst-CIut York at lOYest Prices. 2 A VOLXVL NO. 30. MORGANTON, N. C . TT1URSDAY. OCTOBER 11 1900. 01 a Tear, in Advance- ." V M - 1 ! r CROPS IN THE SOUTH fci! tic Cottoi Ben dmilviCF THE YEARS -CROP. SOCTBEM C0TT0.1 MILLING. K. ---7 crBi.r the Mmh. fsctariag Industry. Aotw Bir ma tor cavt4.4. which has bn miii r. ... ,f4 Cleveland cemnt will ooa boaat trrrri. Mrwrx Job. F. S:henck. rvj l Vvr is i KNKai uacola county, havt oar- !; i,r- r. ii. Morrl- " lr xnagnizreat shoal an4 water 7" DOWB as sucea ahoais. and situated oa Drod river, about muq nlle south of Shelby. Tbs loratloa It la admirable om for. a cotton mill. aootii tare mil of lb South Carolina ard Georgia Railroad. iia ipwau oulldlaj .(. welt eraiued. The purrha pr.- for lb" o. iocirT wita.joo acre of land w ii.hw. McvraL aVhen k and Mor rtsco p;opor to crgiais? 4 gtPrk 3,. paay with a capital of $lfo.CO0 and nope ro re afcl to berla work hr J.n rjr lal. at IL ARE TOO INDEFINITE Tenns Offered Striking Miners Kof; AfAIISatiifjclorjr. ICO MLXB I0O.H FOIt EVASIO.V. Offer of 10 Per Ccat. lucrum Heana Practically Notblnt to lis ,VIncr ft lu Prcaeat Shape. IDIOUGBOUT TEE COUNTRY The South. T5 " v- " I-.- - ft ft .: rr: " - t rocditioaa wer vry - itiiertnc rottoa exrept 'r'D portha of the n f iatrrfTrd to to&it h-!t werr tfTy favor rattcrirt; tne lop cfop. r : ir ia tbe ground ; r.r.jttsre opfaia Tbe ' bar Nwa pirkrd : t f Orfbx at of tb i ! mr$l of that rltrr :-. lian.-t. Tba. alao. t f ha InproTed prc- - r-r?. Tfce o!tlmitPtLr jb.I !arff!y en aV -- it li a fair rtlma!v i- t:i r nearly a aill.ca ,. rnn vt"of the MUVs t- -. arl that eit of that a &L,f DlHoa $, . ir. ntaklsit th rrop fron j - .-.- a c I a ba!f nUUoa bal-!. ? ja Tias ould reJara j. - f r tier tbe rrrp la ry V ia the ao'jtbrra por : N ?-. ,r"!;aa tb werk aa . : fr. ra-tlt!cc tery fator 'r ?iiae ret too. wnica aasda n; .' AJrraJy over tbrte . f r!j" rrrp bra tpo fithTfL 3 -i- . urolma rottoa pU-kios '.i.. prrgrra. and froaa Ij.'! tn- .itht rf the crop baa wj ..--!. Yield axe eetlraalrd j-'t-! "',' :o nearly thre fo;rttu Vta BIJd ! OcorxU. Tbe appeal In the rae ef K.-J. Tel- tr et al.. arlnl tbe Parlrt u.ni. rirterip Compaoy. ha a . breq mxh 'a ST M.r. Mordrral lea. ard the Paco!et Maaafartnrin? Compaey mr:il oom trr tnwirda iciiairn a Manrh rot:oa mill a: r.alret:!!. Ca. Some time c It wi.l te rt?ierabeTed. tbe Tarolet Maacfir lorlra: Company dxldod t lareet It irpliia eiralna la a rottoa mill near 3aiaiT!le. Oa bat Mr.fVUer and ter- ra cter sto kbolie a p-otted aal torcnifscei rrnrtellsct agilnt lb tonpaay from ea-rylBC out Ha rla. rUlxir iai a ."orpw eiartered on Cer th lin of tH ette J.l est hive a nicit to errjre la ltnrs la an ather State. Tfc ition wt argued before Jurfgo AMrirh a" G vavooJ aca time go. acd h d.rlded In favor if tbe Parolrt ronipany. The rllatl7f rate Dctlrr rf arp al. buf a fiw diy aro !er!!d ot to finbt the caie ani wltbdrew tte a-p-aL rrop. Maay rorrr pon- tht pirkiog will be prar- ?- T r"l t'y Ortoher 15ttx. fr. : i-iaily early, due to the ir -.-t t-at and dryocai. Tkera ! v t. tr-p rrop cf any acroanu 5 4" I Ma are alao light, and li 'f S J'-a cathTed. " - V ',: a tbe rharacterilic fea- r-j- week were almoal r: Mmafcrne. high tempera- t: j-1 avare of rala.- Theae ro'n-r-r hji hen most farorable fen f . -r . r f ir;ng cotton, tbe balk o' a J navei. aad rkiag l prj. ;ua!Iy completed dnrina; v. f ai!e of tbe present month. '1 T'' w;t!i there U cosip!a!nt of hM or it a ltc-. .Tfcla pre r '." rMtbillty of aay new frlut. in n,-.!a th writhe.- prcraltlng r-.-'t t1! wrk . enabled firmer a tw t-.Ik of .the cotton rrop and ' -,i aa ecelr-nt ro&dttioa. ' is warm. dry. rleir weith- j- . i m. the temperatuie aer- rx 'ral degrerj abore tbe eor ri: f.-j-tirally no rainfall. Thee -'. " rre tery favorable fcr rv.; o:ton and rom." Most cf : oin. much of It pre.-n- a-rcatrr portion of It hi 1. and It hi being ginned ? r-itd very rapidly; w'hlle arar 'T f !,r-r is retarding .picking la r- -.'...r.a. the balk of tbe rrop :: mH ti iriag the aext 10 j gat Uamire by boll acJ shedding U, reporteJ: ff fair to grod quality: I rV no top crop wot thy of n I rpona still indicate a Coafrreace Agrccmeot. A special to tbe, Oirlotte Obserrer from rhiladelpb!a. dated Crlobcr . The conference between tbe Foutbem Cottcn- plnr Aora lion and the cctton yarn dealers la this rity was roaclc!e1 with the a4o t'on of a new mrhdale of pliers. The ocetg was derod cf any contention, tad tbe erhcdnl? Is aalJ to equally tt'sy both spianett and dealers. The new prices are tbwt It fr cent la rreaso all around over laat yrar'a fgjrfs. and they were based on tbe present f"ti!t!oa cf the cotton mar ket wbkh seems pmperoua ezoogh it this time to permit an Increase froa Ho i reels per paad for manufar- turrd wa-p over current prkca of raw material. The schedule la so arrange 1 U to meet father Increase or decreases in prices In the cotton market. Tbe fcthera delegates left for thf tr homes Immediately after. tbe scb-da!es wtr Hopted. , rv -Is v "j T' ro:too picking baa ad- rr !.r as the atap'e ia opening warm weather, while I z.n- it has been ruahed and a r';nr completion. Tbe yield ::!- tf grew lighter as picking :!. . . aa th week was warm and T 1 rors fivoratle fT harvest "t - T.rket:n eoetoa. wbkh l i . r f anl ricking U being tlt- fi?ird.Alot two-thirds of ' o;n. and it Is lelsg mar- i. a n.rkrd. Wocma- and ""r j: r rioclra tbe top crop. ' r-c-rc the week of warm, - .,-5t follow It g tbe rains has v.- -. -t fneSrlal to late matarlng 'T - favorable far gitberiaa: Ihe ;': fjn prodactx The ralm n-. - i CTWta in cctton ard checked ' r pi:ng: picking la In fall ft. 4n 1 the staple U being rapid- ? e-tt jn view of the present , rrop'wiu re anon. only" ve-y llht scattered were rr ported dortag the -t of tbe week. The greatest all was .S of an lack at "6- 9 E- v In. Tcalil: Mil Matters. The Uberty Cotton Mills, reportel dor na- past week aa Incorporated, w n rul In C.rtr) spindles and TOO tJoas: bullilnr Is now belrg erected; . I . 010.1a, jjfitmrui. Work cn tbe tew Pjrfcer Cotton Mi!!s. or Mobile. Ala, ia going ahead, at a very satisfactory rata. Ihe roof Is being placed over the main build leg and will be flatbed In a few days. Part cf the machinery has already ben erected and additional shipments are coming la every day. it 1 ei pected that the mill will be making rloth about the flrat of November. Work on tbe construction of the new Woodruff Cotton . Mllla .of Woodruff. . C. was begun on Vednc1ay last by contractor J. W. Cagle. Tht side track frees the C, and W. C rnllroal to the mill has re 'a completed. Tha construrt.cn cf the mill at present Is 7 ' la Mnse localities picking ader tha supervision of O- B. Cajle. r-.- rettrd-d oa aeceraat of the. -The new Edremont Cotton Factory. near Durham. N. C is now Bearing lomplet.oa and the officers of the com pany exrevt to be Inftali.ng machinery at an early da'e. The John P. King Mfg. Co, of Au guuta. Ca wll resume operations on Monday nevt. This mill haa been shut down several weeks In order to make necessary repairs to tbe plant. The Charlotte Cotton Mills, of Char lotte. N. C hive again started np af ter a shut down of one week. Tbe en- gjse has b-en thoroughly over-nauiea sad put In first class condition. Tbe shafting, etc.. throughout the mill haa teen steartb ened; tbe alls white wasted and all tbe machinery acourel Ererytn!ai Is row In good shspe aad with the cotton bow coming la they expect good results both In quantity aad quality. Con at ruction work em the new Dur ham Hosiery Mllla. of Durham. S. C Is being rb' forward. This bulld Icg wt.'l fee four 1 lories high and In connection with It will re operated a yarn mllL The semi-annual meeting of tha sharchefdesa cf the HuntsTlIle Cotton Mills, of Hontsville. Ala, waa held laat week. At this meeting the old board cf director war re-elected, la- rintiBf tt following ozirers: - - Moare. Prcsideat: U. E. sprag:ns. tic president; kuke Matthews, treasurer and genersl noanagrr. and J. -4- Joaca. lecretary.- As previously stated this cotcpaay declared a nmi-ii dend tf 1$ per ctaL laat June. This mill haa been I operation continuous. y far about 20 yeara. The brick work cn tbe ruHdinga of the new Melrose Knitting Mills, or Rale gh. N. C, wl- be completed with- la a few day. The maenmery nas been ordered some time aad win ca shipped at aa early date. The lirer- tors expert to have tbe mill la opera- I too early la November. The main building of tbe Tifton Cot ton Mills, of Tifton. CL, ia now anout completed Feteral eir loads of ma chinery hare already been received rnd others are eipected at an early sate. As soon as this arrive It will it once be erected and put la position. O. K- Goldman, of . tht Queen City . . . a. w. Cask, of Cadiden. Aia, si i t tbe head of a movement looking to the c rertioa ef a cotton mill at tae ui tr place. A cominy with a capital stock cf IIW.OOO la bow being formed for tb purpose of erecting a plant for . - at t s-ha r tfwat th msnuracture 01 Id 00 Is aala to have been eub- -rlbed towsrda lt erection. It a pro no.ed to establish a mill with a ca- cf the company left for tbt North a few cays ago i secura additional lawnvuv. tlaxleton. Pa, SrcUl. Aa was sen. rally expected, the coocessiene of fered to tbe striking miners by the individual coal cneratorj. A. Pardet. and Co, have been without the slight est effect In Inducing there of their men who are on strike to re:urn lu work. Tha conce&sioos are identical with those offered by the Lehleh Vll m-, the other b'g coal com pan lea and are entirely tco vague and utxstlfaitor trotn tbe miners' point of view. While aet Increase cf 10 per cent, is or fered. It la not sUtei for what lrreth of time or whether oa a remanent or OJMInc aoale. The same toraplafnt of varuenesa is made minn it.. promised reduction In tbe pric of powder. So flie-1 price la prorr.l?id. and the offer that powder will be sold to miners for tl.co a keg aad that the difference between this Yate and In j old rat of ft:: shall te taken Into ac count In figuring the net advance of 19 per cent, the miners avy. admits of too many different Interpretations aad Jurgling to be at all aatlsfartory. What they want and probiMy wiil grt la a plain, straightforward propoaltioa on the part of the operators aa-l corn- pan iea which cannot be misinterpret ed, and which In every way definitely fixe terma and dates. j Preaideflt Mitchell reiterated. In j many words, that an offer emanating from only a single firm cannot be con sidered and no action would or would be taken by him or his collsg jr until all the operators and coti panic had offered term cf settlement. Ptlil. al though so definite derlaraiioa to thin effect hia been made a r--ttleneat of the strike Is likely to be maJe very shortly. A number of local I union have already chosen delegate! to the convention which ia to be held soon, aad this Is a moat significant a'c?. de spite the fact that onioa officials siy that it waa entirely premature. Other wire there was no notable change in tbe strike situation here. j Onfy cne demonstration of violence took place and that occurred f at an early hour la the morning at tbe Latt: rcer colliery of A. Pardee and Co. This colliery haa been worklnjr- alatot full handed. Tbe euhjurailon of the men working at this plant was determined on several times and raids were road up. but were prevented Lr le leaders. However, the place waa carried by a large display of force and strategy combined, which waa not without Its amusing features. The colliery office situated at the extremity of a long and narrow lane, Hanked by tbe house occupied by the miner of the company. Down this street and directly toward the store and office, the men marched at an early hour with a band of strik er headed by "Mother Jone. Ar riving ia front of the atore. 'Mother Jones began addressing the crowd, and this attracted the deputies and police officer who lift the colliery and tripping, several hundred feet back of tbe office, almoct unguarded. While this was going on a crowd of strikers, numbering perhaps l.noo. bid quietly proceeded to a position bark of tbe workings. Suddenly, while the at tention of the police and deputies waa attracted by the occurrence at tbe of fice, the second crowd swooped down upon the workings and prevailed upon tbe men to go out Tbey scattered like a flock of sheep and did not return to wcrk. so tbe plant had to clcae down for the day at least. Whether It will try to resume or not is not knoTn. Two big conventions are scheduled his week at Old Point Comfort, Vs.. rhe National Paint and Oil Associa tion will meet In annual session at the Hotel Chamberlain Tuesday morning ind continue tffre da re. The Travel ing Passenger Agents Association of the United State will meet at Old Point. The Board cf VUltors to West Point Military Academy for 1900 suggest the railing of the standard of admission ilmilar to that prevailing at Annapolis. Miner at Baakett. Kr.. won a strike for recognition of the union, but with ower pay. ENGLAND FOLLOWS. - t Issues Iflstrncticns to Sir Mc. Doaaftj. AT -WAKE FOREST. MEETING OF CLUBS SIMILAt TO CONGER'S ORDERS, Punishment of Chinese Ringleaders a flatter That I Apt to be Rigorously Looked Alter. , The North. Several of the pincipal Pennsylvania anthracite coal operators met aad de rided to effer the rtr'klng acinar 11 per rr.il Inerevc: In wagea. powder at II SO and arbitration of grcvances Hon. William J. Bryan Ve to ira mensecrowds lj MIulooiv wia-ling np wit mretlrts la L Pa -1 and Min neapolis at ntO'. Gov. Theodore Roosevelt began a ipeecb-maklng tour of Nebrak. Twenty-four burglariee hva o;cir red In Hanover, Pa., In a . Fccretary Hay returned to his desk after several weeki' I!lncs. and Sec retary Root Is expected to be la Wash ington by the end of the week. A Duluth. Minn, dispatch ssys One cf the fiercest tnrnsdoes tbat ever visited north Minnesota and parta of Wisconsin, struck tbe edge of the Mesba range town, of Biwablk. Satur day aftemoon, killing two person. In juring eight and doing damage varloua ly is imated from S300.000 to $400.. 000. According to official reports from Alarka the Nome gold supply Is about evbausted. but Bluestone liver. In the Port Clarence district. Is now attract ing atteptlon. ' John Williams, of New Tck. waa elected president of the National Con vent kn of Factory inspectors, held at Indlanapwlis. The convention con demned child labor In factories. Washicglon. D. C, Special. The Brltiih government haa foi'pwed In tha footstep of the United States la. the Chinese negotiation. It ha author, iced Sir Claude MacDonald. the Bri tish minister at Pekln. to enter into relation with tbe Chines 9 officials. Just aa our government did in the can, of Mr. Conger. It has left to Us minr latere discretionary power to pass upon the sufficiency of tbe credentials of LI Hung Chang. Prince Chlng and the other Chinese envoys. Although the formal rtspopre to the Ust Gor man proposition has not been returned by Lord Sal'sbury. the United Mate govecrraerX hrs been informed that, though auch answer msy not te made at all. befra; unnecessary jo the light of the. recent development , yet Sir Claude MacDonild will l.e Instructed to make the eame Inquiries relative to the punishment of the Chinese ring loaders, that have been coirxltted to Mr. Conger. Prospect For An Exceedlnjly Pro . perou Year. v Jhe beginning of the second month In this aeealoa of tha college find two hundred and eighty-fir- students registered. Tht rust of the unmf vacation has worn off the nw stu dents have become acquainted with methods of college work and In class room and laboratory everything move on apace. Tbe law school, under the direction of Professor Gnlley. has moved to Williams' Hall, where it has two large and convenient rooms, one of which serves as a data room, the other atf reading room for the school. The law echool is larger than In any previous year at this period,' and al though the Supreme Court . now re quire two yeara work of. candidates for license. Professor Guilley will have a larger class for the February exami nation than ever before. Gaffierinj of Democratic Hosts ia Ir. dianapolis. A SPEECH BY MR. STEVENSON The City a Scene of Democratic Fes tlvity rieetlnj Called to Order by Chairman Jones. 1 American Bankers. Richmond, Va, Special. At the cloa- - . Foreign. Cf the members of the BritUn Parlia ment ro far elected the Rovernmnt baa secured 111 and tbe opposit'on SI. General Baden-Powe'l haa arrived At Pretoria, where he haa taken charge of the Transvaal and Orange State polic . It la .officially announced tbat 14 Hung Chang. Prince Chlng. Jung Liu Kun VI and Chang Chin Tung com poe tbe Chinese peace commits on. The French government plane- to spend $14,000,000 on Its China expedition. A proposed modification of the gigan tic Reid railway contract baa te n made the tsne of the political cam paign In No'iouudlmd. A spwial dispatch from Glasgow says another case of bubonic plague bvs been discovered in a pert of the tlty hitherto free from the disease. Lieutenant Amdrup s Greenland ex 'edition arrived at Copenhagen after exploring aa far as S? degrees 22 minutes north. . Mrs. Kroger ia very III in Pretoria and driven of vehicles have been-, or dered to walk their horses past her., house. Miscellaneous. The Federal party In Porto Rico bai alll'd itself with the Democratic par ty In tbe United States. According to Filipino reports. Capt. Dcvereaux Shields waa killed In the re cent fight with natives In Marlnduiu. Tbe navy department will receive proposals December 7 next for the con st ruction of six armored cruisers of the Maryland type. Second At sistant Postmaster General Sbatltnbeiger instructed the eonmlt- tee appointed to Investigate tbe pneu matic mall tube aervlce on the duties they are to perform. Tbe International Peace congress. which haa been meeting In Paris, adopted an appeal to natlona. ing scrs'en of the American Bankers' 'Association the "Financial Future of the United States;" "The Internal Rev enue Law;" Public Opinion ant Banks; and. "The Education of a Banker." were dlsct:sed. the leaders in tbe discussion of the several topic being retpeHIvely: Charlea A. C-nint New York Jojrnal of Comtrce; Alfred C. Barres. President Astor Place Bank, New Tork; J. A. S. Follard. Cashier Fort Madlon Savlnrs Back', Fort Madison. Iowa, and George Hague. General 1'anager Merchans' Bank of Canada, and delegate Canadian Bank ers' Association. The ar?oclation confirmed the officers chosen hy tbe committee as follows: President AJvsh Troybrldre, Presi dent of tbe North American Trust Company, of New Tork. "the present r'ce-prenident of the association. Vice-President Myron T. Her rick. President of the Society of Savings, of Cleveland. Ohio, the present chairman of the executive committee. . Chairman of the Exerullre Commit tee Caldwell Hardy. President of the Norfolk National Bank, of Norfolk. Va. Vrce-Preeldenfs were 'elected from alj the States and Territories. Two elt'es were placed In nomination for the next ssion of the association." They were Buffalo and Milwaukee, the former city being represented by Colonel W. C CernweH. and the latter ly Mr. F. G. Blgelow. Tbe q:es'lon wu referred to the executive council, which w 11 de cide it at the meeting to te be'd next spring. The executive council wav requeued to appropriate $5.0f 0 to the Gilvcston relief fund. A resolutln de daring la favor of put ting tte eorrular Grrsri-e under clvl! service rules, was tabled, after long discussion. Throifh a resolution sent to the ex ecutive council for action, ihe associa tion' rbWorsed the propcs'tlon for a Federal department" or comcerre and Industrie. The council was Instro.ei-' ed to send copies of the resclut'on to the President, members cf the c.binet and members of Congress. After the adoption of appropriate resolutions of thank. Mr. W. R. Trigg, who baa been elected vice-president for Virginia, spoke, urging that the convention be held here next year. After his remarks the convention ad journed sine die. Immediately following the adjourn ment the executive rounril tonveneu and elected Col. James R. Branch, for merly of Richmond, secretary, and Mr. George M. Reynolds, of tbe Continental Bank of Chicago, treasurer, both suc ceeding themtelves. These matters being di -posed cf the council went Into the consideration of of unfinished business. Shot By a Showmar. , Newton. Special. At the night per formance of Buckskin Bill's wild West show here on .Thursday night, Mr. George Moose, of this place, got into a difficulty with one of the suowme-n. He waa knocked down and while in a stooping position, he received a wound from a pistol shot. Tue ball passed through the fleshy part of his right arm and then entered his body, went downward to the position his body was In. The doctors probed for tEe ball, but hare been unable to find it. The traced It down to the lower edge ot the liver and there lost trace 01 it. They think that it is Imbedded in the Inner muscles of hU thigh. Dr. Men lies, of Hickory, was sent for and. will arrive with his x ray machine to search for the ball. The wouid la of a serious nature, but the docto;s can't tU much about It until the location ol the ballls ascertained. The man who fired the shot haa not been captured. North State Notes. Mr. R. M. Saunders, who is operating a saw mill near Coolccmee. Davie county, added a genuine curiosity to tbe Landmaik's stock Saturday. In cutting; a poplar log two and a half feet In diameter last week Mr Saund ers, saw struck and cut into the han dle of an old fashioned steei fork. The fork bad been broken just at the han dle and years and years ago the bro ken handle had been stuck into the tender trk of a young poplar. This had grown around and covered it. The tree was perfectly sound and the iron vraa found Just M the heart o. the tree. One piece of the iron handle' still had the wood covering era it when taken cut of the plank. The .ree was cut in the South Yadkin river bottom, near where Hunting creek emetics Into the river and far from any house. Statesvllle Landmark Mr. Woodson Daniel, who lives neai Denton, In this county, was here a few days ago wearing a pair Oi pants which he has owned and worn a good deal every year for sixty years. He brought them In Mr. John Murphy's store In Salisbury some time during the fall of the year before the .rppecanoe cam paign in 1840, that being the fall of 39. Mr. DanleJ. is 82 years old and rode a muIefffoni his home. IS miles distant, andack in Lie afternoon. The pants are navy hjue with a small brenxe silk check. It is yet very strong Roods. He said it sold for $1 per yard. Lexington Letter In Char lotte Observer. Chester Moore, night operator and lineman of the Oxford Telephone sys tem, was at tbe top of a telephone pole on Broad street, when the pole broke off at the ground. Fortunately in falliBgthe cross arms struck a fence, whiclf eared the yojith from be ing crushed, though he Was-throwir violently to the ground, rendered un conscious and severely bruised by the fall. . - Mr. Lee Sapp. of No. 5 township, pre sented us with a sample of his second growth peaches on Monday. They were perfect in ripening and in deli cacy of flavor. Hn sixe they were about lik.e partridge eggs. He fays the tree bore a crop that ripened about the first of July. Concord Standard. State Superintendent of Public In struction Mebane says he was .pain fully hurt Wednesday by a fail back wards out of a wagon. He struck on his shoulders. I Indianapolis, Ind., Special. The city of Indianapolis Wednesday night pre sented a scene of Democratic festivity. From the various' buildings In the business portion American flags and streamer of buntlng.were flung to the evening breeze while prominent among tbe decorations portraits . framed in electric bulbs, of distinguished leaders of the Democracy were dplaye-d At 8 o'clock a parade of all the Demo cratic clubs and delegates marched through the streets while thousands of people-lined the sidewalks. The pro gramme for the opening session of the convention, as officially announced,, waa changed Just prior to the hour of meeting-. President W. R. Hearst was expected to be present to preside, but telegraphed that he was ill and unable to attend. The convention was there fore called to order by Senator James K. Jone3, chairman of tbe Democratic national committee. Mayor Taggart was introduced and made an address of welcome, which was briefly respon ded to by J. R. Rice, or Canton, O. Senator Jone3, in opening the conven tion, said; "In the absence of President Hearst, who has been unavoidably detained from thie meeting, I have been request ed to call this convention to order and I do so now. During the last two or three weeks, clubs have been organ ized and have been reported to head quarters at the rate cf over 500 a day, until there are now by actual count 7,353 Democratic clubs with an average membership of more than 200 already organized In all the States of this Union. .With an organization of this kind, consisting "of more than 2,000, 000 members, thoroughly organized and thoroughly awake to the necessi ties of the situation, at work In their localities everywhere, there can be no reasonable doubt of the result on the 6th of November. An organization was then effected by electing Mr. Taggart temporary chairman; I. H. Messen. of New York, secretary; W. Jefferson Pollard, of St. Louis, reading clerk, and Myron D. King, of Indianapolis, sergeant-at-arms. - : At this juncture Actlai E. Stevenson was escorted into the hall by the band and his appearance sent the conven tion into a pandemonium of applau-e. He said: "My Fellow - Democrats: I thank 'or this cordial greeting. I wiil not undertake now to address you, but at a laler time, in accordance with the address some remarks to my fellow programme, I will have the pleasure to Democrats of the United States. I can only say to you now that I bring out words of good cheer from the great Democratic State of Illinois." The next speaker was Mayor Samuel M. Jones, of Toledo. Mrl Jones spoke In part as follows: "No matter what may be said to the contrary, I think tbat the only real question that is now TtrTnrT-rffrrTTTrrfflan firnnir m4als campaign is the question of the right of self-government; The only differ ence between a republic and an em pire is this: In a republic of sovereign equa's all of the people participate In the government on equal terms; in an emlre subject and dependent colonics are ruled by the home government without their consent or participation. Whlch-principles shall we adopt? I be lieve that we will be true to the Dem ocracy of the Golden Rule rather than to the autocracy of the rule of gold, and I believe that the American peo ple will . reaffirm the doctrine of the right of self-government as eet down In the Declaration of Independence." TflE POISONER ARRESTED. Apprehension of Negro Woman Who " Killed Dr. Love. Charlotte, Special. A telephone mes sage to the Observer Tuesday morning from Dr. A. J. Austin, of Oak Grove; Union county, stated that Mr. Vano Sikes, of Stanly county, and the wifa cf Sam Nots, colored, have been arrest ed on a charge of poisoning Dr. S. J Love, on the 31st of last August. A telegram to the Observer in the after noon from Monroe states: -"A tele phone message received here a short time ago says that Mr. -Vann Sikes, a prominent white man, and a negro wo-. man, have been arrested, charged with poisoning Dr. S. J. Love and others at Mr. Tom Love's a few yeeks ago. The (woman has confessed that Sikes gave her $5 and the poi?on for doing the ' deed. The prisoners are guarded near the ecene.' About fifty people-are col-., lected and the highest excitement pre vails." Since the poisoning the legal author ities have been dil'gently at work on the case yith the result that the Ncti woman was arrested Tuesday morning. Dr. Austin 'phoned the Observer that she had made a confession of her guilt to tbe officer making the arrest, and had implicated l.cr husband's brother, John Hots, a regro named Hamilton, and finally Mr. Vann Sikes. The woman was a cook at the Love" residence at the time of the threshing. According to. Dr. Austin's information she said that John Nots had given the poison to her nd told her to poison Mr. and Mrs. . The-nas Love. Dr. J. S. Love, his brother Wade Love, and a thresher nsmsd- ivvlor. The ro'ao1-' was in the form of a white powder, and -was, presumably, arsenic. In giv ing the powder to her, she said John Nots explained that he had received it from a negro named Hamilton, -and that it had been given to the latter by Mr. Vann Sikes, who would pay $5 if it were administered. The prisoner said that she'sprinklcd the poison over tomatoes, which she served at dinner and which .were eaten by others in addition to those she in tended to kill. After the white people had concluded their meal she removed and threw away all uneaten tomatoes to prevent the poisoning the negroes In the" kitchen. . From the information supplied Dr. Austin 410 malice on the part of the voman thus far appear She committed the murder for the $0. Upon the evidence of the prisoner Mr. Sikes waa arrested, and the place of trial was moved, in the evening to Locust Level, in Stanly county. This Tlace Is about eight miles from a tele phoneyline; but through the courtesy of Dr. Austin Tb Observer sent a messenger to Locust Level . Tuesday night. He returned to Oak prove at 10 o'clock and reported that the rial wag in progress when he left Locust L3vel. Mr. Frank Armnejd, of Monroe, is rep resenting Mr. Vanff Sikes, while an other lawyer from Mooroe is appear ing for tbe prosecution. Dr. .Austin etated that excitement over the arrests is intense. It is not generally believed, he said, that Mr. Vann Sikes had any connection with." the poisoning and his implira'ion in the matter i due to a conspiracy on the part of the negroes, who dislike him for'reaeons political and other wise, x " A $3,000 Well. Concord, Special. The artesian wti which the Cannon Manufacturing Ccpn pany has bored at "the Cannonvifte Mill, is one of the best investments that could' havebeen' desird. This en terprising company, always in the front rank of progres?, has supplied iU employes -with an unfailing source 9! :fthand,vt,uifoit trad aaaea untold benefit to their material welfare. The well furinshe every hour 10,090 gal lons of clear, pure water, Impregnate! with minerals, sulphur roost percepti ble. It Is 530 feet deep and was drilled to this depth at a cost of $2,650. Many citizens of the town are using this ar tseian water and becoming fond of it; and with good reason, a it is no quick ly beneficial to health. It is the wisest expenditure of money that has been ' made here In many a day. This com pany has also ad artesian well at the Alibemarle Cotton Mill, and at that place a well of this kind is even more .1 necessity than &i. Concord. e . "I JfM-w ; -.. r.-v - There was no rainfall for t many atatlona. The heavy t the eke? of lajt week re- - "'tin pirklnx generally. Much damaged by ttese raTaa. ; . embed during the gteat- a cf tU'a week aad much cot b-ea ctckekd. PVker r ' r. mnr section. oaoe cotton 'v :nd over the central aad -. trtmt! cf the Stat waa c : tr mtrfoaiEr TRotta had "i , rottlfg oa the stalk la i mtt of wet weather and v'her this week was very I fcr tb- err p. Worm are till Trr-n tuEr sections, bat tb whole will be considerably n aieraae. particularly over the r jo f ion cf the State, where . al-scwt a failure in socos o- ; a tbe Jtrazo rlver, a there were scattered heavy la localltle. which retarded rotten picking, t pregrcss waa made la most Rtin injured cotton aad It 'raj in the boil. The crop Is - 4:1 or a. tad under favorable r.. the bulk cf it will bav 'S:d by the end of October. flay be Seat t the Bene. Washington. D. C. Specisl. The bat tleship Texa Is about to be passed upon by a board of survey at Norfolk, to Cetermine whether It Is worth while to spend any more money on th's obsolete type of ship. If tbe overhauling ran be brought into ra aonable llmlta. it Is probable that It will be authorised, but H the sura re quired U large tbe vessel practically will retlr from service. la the Hooslcr State. Indianapolis. lad. Special. William J. Bryan began bla day campaign la Koblesville. lad. He arrived at 8 o'clock and spoke from a stand near tbe depot for fifteen minutes. Hi au dience numbered 8.t.r people, wuO wer liberal with their applause. Mr. Bryan rapidly traced tbe Democratic position oa all the I'sues or the cam paign. He said tbat tbe duty of tbe nation ' Is determined by the people, aad that If each man will do hia full duty consclentioualy next' November, the country duty in tbe present emergency will be properly Indicated. Mr. Rous OI ve Up. New York, Special. Charlea Broad way Rous haa withdrawn his offer of $1,000,000 for the restoration of hia 'eyesight "No further teats shall be made." said Mr. Rous. "1 withdraw my offer of $1,000,000 for a cum. I shall d la pence with the service of my substitute. "It I decreed I shall re main forever blind. All teats hava proved futile and not on ha given me tbe aligbtest relief. The experi ments 00 the eyes, of my substitute Jamea J. Martin, bar proven equally uaeles. I will pas the remainder of my days la patience." England Denounced. Cape Town. By Cable. The Presby tery of the Duth Reformed Church, by a vote of 23 against 4. adopted a resolution strongly condemning Great Britain's policy In South Africa. The chairman. Rev. Mr. - Staitler, in the course of a vigorous speech, declared that h was only loyal under compul sion, and did not rare who knew 1. liobson Will Oo To Europe. New York, Special. Tb announce ment waa made at.tbe navy yard that tbe Navy Department bad granted a leaves of absence for six months to "Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobson. who had been ordered to tb yard as first assistant to Naval Constructor Bowles. He will take a trip to Europe In order to have a specislist treat hia ryes. At present he Is stsylng at the army and navy club In Aiannattan. Cotton Goods Advarcr. Philadelphia, Special The confer ence between committees representing the Southern Cotton Spinners' Associ ation and the Yarn Merchants' A clatlon with reference to a revislcn ot price for yarn Thursday, complete I their work. An Increase of $ and 7 cents a pound was decided on. Fol lowing la tbe new schedule of pries for the various grades: Ply yarn num bers 4-8. 15 3-4; 9. 10- ll-4; 12, 19 1-2; 14. 171-2; 16. 18. 181-2; 10. 20; 22. 20 1-2; 24. 21; 28. 211-2; 28.21-2; 30. 251-2; 3. 28; 40. 30. Slack skein numbers 8-10. 171-2; 12. 17 3-4; 16. 18 1-2. Warpa. two-ply numbers 8 1-2, 16; 10. 161-2; 11. 171-2; 12.18; 16. 18- 1-2; 13. 19; 20. 201-2; 22,21; 26,22; 30, 23 1-2; 36, 27; 40, 30. FTkor Mill Shut Down. Minneapolis. Special. Nearly one half of tbe flour mills operstlng In Minneapolis closed Saturday night, for an Indefinite length of time. The of ficials report Ihe cause due exclusively to tb late marked shortage In the de mand for flour. It Is contended gen erally tbat tbe coming election haa to rorre extent brought the sudden de rline la demand,, and It Is probab! tbat none of tbe mills will cot; resum operatioa uatll after It la over. - t. .. . Note. Britain hat followed tb s ia acquiescing la Car- plaa for a settlement with '-tttive t :a the ra:es roatlau to be British election. damage ws don by fir S'-k lkVf fh Ml of tb e.f Portland, near Worksop. kwxe.uy KoUei'o. a prominent ' tii'tii.Aji nrelUt revolution i a nn ea reform r irte ' Philippine Island Revenue. Washington. D. C, SpeclaL ' h War Department ha mad publ.c a statement showing the revenues In th Philippine Islands for the first seven months of 1900 to bav been $I.7S2.0S3. aa iacreaa over tbe corresponding pe riod of 1899 cf f2.C93.335. The eu tom receipts for tbe period named ia 1900 were $3,362,245 and tbe Internal revenue receipts. $33 101. The postal receipts, begi&nlng July 1st. wer de waited la tb Treasary. and for that tao&Ji amounted to $110445.. Owners Have Oone to the Limit. New York, Special. It ia said that the net result of the. work among th coal operator Is that about every on cf them Is willing to make a 10 per cent, advance In wagej If this Is neces sary to a settlement. More than this, none of tbem will do. The Delaware and Hudson Company, which has been Inclined to hold out against any ad vance, is now ready to make that con cession with the other companies and operator. War on Chinese Fleet. London. By Cable. It Is reported in St. Petersburg, according to th cor respondent of The Times, at tb Rus sian capital, that th Chine fleet in Formosa Strait attempted to engage tha Russia armored eraser Rurik. but th Utters speed frustrated th plan. The correspondent aays It Is probabl that th allied squadrons will force th Chinese fleet to capitulate, or will de stroy it. It la' understood that the United States Is preparing to take vigorous steps to compel Turkey to pay th Armenian indemnity. Appreciated Courage of Marine. Washington, D. C, Special. A letter ha een received by Gen Hey wood, commandant of marines, from Col. BIddle, the senior marine officer in China, enclosing-renditions adopted by the Americans at Pekin. expressing their hearty apnxeolstioa of th co-r age, fidelity anl pitriotlsm of the Am erican marines. Mln'rter Conger- in transmitting the resolutions Jolt In this expression. Death t f Five Solder. Washington. D. C, Spcc'.al. Genral MacArthur reported to the war depart ment that five soldiera died In tbe mountains of Laguna province after having mad their escape from the in surgents by whom they had been cap tured. The date ot their death la un known and no details are furnished as to tbe manner of their death. - It is supposed, however, that thty perished from starvation and exposure, having lost tbelr way in the mountains In their endeavor to return to their com rade. . Judge Bowman's divorce court grant ed Mrs. J. M. Houck a divorce from her husband for abandonment Saturday night Mrs. Houck undertook to take to her heart and home a young man is years tf age, by the name of Green, but the wedding was broken up In a row In which beer bottle and pistols were j UKd. But Sunday another and more successful attempt wss made and new the twain are one. Lenoir News. Friends In Wllmirg on of Judge Au gustus M. Moore, of the Eastern di;- tirct criminal court, will regret that he continues quite ill. It is reported that be has gone to Washington, D. C, for treatment He ha held practically no court since the session here three months ago.. Halifax court this week bad to be abandoned on account of his illness. Wilmington Star. Mrl T. W. Russell went down to Til ler y Thursday, where he has a contract to construct a peanut factory for the State cn the Caledonia farm. The State h?s about 1.500 acres in peanuts, and it was found nece sary to have a factory for the purpose of cleaning and preparing them for market Weldon News. The Fayettevllle Observer notes the death of Mr. James D. Nott, a brave Confederate soldier, agel C5. He was treasurer of Cumberland county a num ber of years was honest, true and up right - . Capt W. C. Dotson, conductor on the Mt Airy and Greensboro Railroad, died on Wednesday. He had a stroke cf par alysis in July. He wai popular and efficient ' Cailiwcy A. Moore haa bean appoint ed postmaster at Apalichia, and Gard- rer M. Garry.haa been appointed post master at Buena Vista. The Roxboro Cour.'er notes - the death of Caut. T. J. Stephens . at his home in Wlnstead. He was one of Per son' best citizens, a brave soldier and an honest man. J t Mr. J. C. Daniel was married toMlsB Annie Scarboro, near Wilson, on Wed nesday. Eider Sylvester Hassell offici ated. ' " -' -Rev. C. A. G. Thomas has resigned th pastorate of the Thomasville Bap tist church, to take effect In October. 'Four prisoners escaped from the New Hanover jail through a transom. - Negroes Take Charge. Columbia, S. C, : Special Wednes day night for the first time since they were allowed to vote, the negroes took entire control of the Republican organ ization in the State. E. H. Deas. a ne gro, displaced R. R. Tolbert, white, cs chairman of the State executive com mittee, and General Robert Smalls, a negro, was re-elected vice-chairman over J. H. Wheeler, a white man. . A New Company. The High Point Metallic BcJ Com-, pany Is the name of a company which is to "make iron bed3teada. It ha3 an authorized capital of $50,000. The offi cers are J. H, Mills, president; K. ti. Armfleld, vice president; R. H. Wheeler, seoretary and treasurer. Work on the buildings will commence at once, and the company expects to have a ljne of goods on the market by - the 1st of January. FI RST NATIONAL BANK, IIOEOANTOir, If. c. CAPITAL STOCK 25,000. CLEMENT OEITNEB, President K. a MENZIES, Vice-President. A. M. INQOLP, Cashier, O. M- COLLETT. Telllr. I v Does a General Banking Buclneso. Fire Iasurfcnce Life Jjasur an co Accident Insurance Steam Boiler Insurance Employers' ILiabiltty Inanrance- .. We represent the leading companies of the world, and write policies at the lowest fate. Among the companies we represent are: ' - . The Hartford, the JEtna, the Continental, the Hamburg-Bremen the Phoenix, th Lancashire, the Caledonia, the Virginia Fire and Marine, the Virginia - State, the Delaware, the Pennaylvani, and th North Carolina Home all firat class fire companies with assets aggregating 10,000, 000. , We also represent the Penn Mutual Life, tbe Fboznix Life, and the U. B. Fidelity and Casualty Co., and Standard Aecideat Co. Can write you any kind of Insurance yon want to aay amount; and w also represent Btanfiard Guarantee Companies that will write all kind ot - for publie bfloexa, contractors, receivers, and all persons who hare to give bonds to any amount Call on ns for rate or other information. - Oflo in Hbbxlb Building. AVEET, EEVtN fc CO., Agent. r
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