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Sold by all Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder to be taken dry or made into a tea.. J-EVERV PACKAGE-CI lias the 'm Stamp In retl on wrapper. , J. II. ZEIL1N & CO., I-UilaUelphia, Fa. SoilfD Railway Go. (PIEDMONT AIR LINE) Richmond & Danville & Noiith Carolina Divisions. CONDENSED SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 17 , 1S94 SOUTHBOUND. Daily. NOS. 35 k 9. No. 11. No. 37. Lv Richmond 12 40 pm 2 30 pm 3 11 pin 5 31 pm 5 50 pm 6 41 pm. 7 28 p m 12 50 am 2 40 am 3 0 am 5 35 am 7 00 am 7 50 am 8 40 am 5 00 pm 20 pm 5 45 am 6 41 am 8 35 am Lv Burkeville Lv Keysville Ar Danville ' Lv Danville Ar Reidavllla Ar Greensboro Lv Qoldsboro Ar Raleigh 5 40 am 6 58 am 2 00 pm 4 05 pm flOpm 5 15 pm 7 20 pm Lv Raleigh Lv Durham ArQrii8boro Lv Winston tSO pm 5 40am 6 05 pm Lv Greensboro Ar Salisbury Ar Staesville Ar.Asheville Ar Hot Springs LvSalsbury Ar Charlotte Ar Spartanburg Ar Greeny life Ar Atlanta 7 35 pm 9 Ot pm 8 45 am 10 25 am 11 19 am 4 00 pm 5 36 pm 10 30 am 12 CO nu 2 45 pm 4 05 pm 9 SO pm 6 53 am 8 11 am 9 15 pm 1040 pm 13 57 am 1 52 am 811 am 9 25 am 11 37 am 12 28 pm H 55 pm ' 9 30 am 12 55 pm 4 02 pm 6 20 am 10 50 pm 15 am 8 45 am Lv Charlotte Ar Columbia ' Ar Augusta NORTHBOUND. Daily. Nos. 10 k 36. No. 12. No 38 130 pm 5 10 pm 8 30 pm 12 00 Nn 8 29 pm 8 89 pm 9 49 pm Lv Ausrusta 7 00 pin Ly Columbia Ar Charlotte Lv Atlanta A r Charlotte Lv Charlotte Ar Salisbury Lv Hot Springs Lv Asheville Lv miatesvllle Ar Salisbury Lv Salisbury Ar Greensboro 3 20-am 6 40 am 9 00 pm 6 30, am 7 00 am 8 28 am 8 00 am 6 40 pm 7 00 pm 8 25 pm 12 44 pu 2 3opm 7 11 pm 8 00 pin 8 30 pm 10 05 pm 8 33 am 10 05 am 11 15 am 10 10 am 12 00 nn I 00 pm 3 00 pm 5 45 am 10 10 am 10 57 am II 45 am 9 18 pm 9 49 pm 11 09 pm j 9 25 am Ar Winston Lv Greensboro Ar Durham Ar Raleigh Ar Qoldsboro Lv Raleigh Lv Greensboro Ar Reidsvllle Ar Danville Ar Keysville Ar Burkeville Ar Richmond t 9 25 am 1) 01 am 3 35 am 7 SO au 1 00 pru 410 pm 410 pm 11 09 pm 12 87am 3 00 am 4 08 am 6 20 am 10 10 pm 10 56 pm 11 40 am 3 20 am 8 00 pm 4 08 am 4 50 pm 6 20 am .fDaily. Daily except Sunday ci?2 mi m mm mm RAILWAY COMPANY. Toliia. Grill, ZESecei yer Conderlsed Schedule. .In effect June 24th, 1894; NORTH BOUND No. 2. Leave Wilmington .... 7 00 am ...10 10 am ...10.27 am , . . to 30 am . . 1 1 48 am . . . 1 46 pm .... 2 16pm ... 2 55 pm ... 348pm , .. 420pm . . . 4 33 P ... 5 01 pm . . 6 25 p m Arrive FayettevilleU..... . . M... Leave Favetteville. . ........ Leave Fayettville Junction. . ueive Sanford . . Leave Climax. r Arrive Greensboro .t . Leave Greensboro. . . . Leave Stokesdale. '. . . Arrive Walnut Cove... Leave Walnut Cove.. Leave Rural Hall. . . . Arrive Mt. Airy .... SOUTH BOUND no: i. Leave Mt. Airy Leave Rural Hall. J... . 9 45 . 1 1 '06 am 11 35 am .1142 am . 12 07 pm 12 55 pm . 1 02 'pm . 1 301pm . 3 17'pm . 428 pm . 4 34!pm 4 45!pm 7-55'pm Anive Walnut Cove , . . . . Leaye Walnut Cove. Leave Stckesdale. J Arrive Greensboro . i Leave Greensboro - - Leave Climax U Leave Sanford. ? Arrive Favetteville Junction.;. Arrive Favetteville .i.,.. ..j. Leave Fayette ville Arrive Wilmington. . NORTH BOUND-No. 16. Leave Ramseur 6 50 am Leave Cfimax. 8 4f am Arrive Greensbso. 9 23 am Leave Greensboro. t 9 44 a! Leave Stokesdale .......to Si, m Airive Madison ................it 5i am "south bound no. 15. Leave Madison 4 . 12 30 pm Leave Stokesdale I 25'pm Arrive Greensboro. 2 35 1pm Leave Greensboro. 3 oPm Leave Climax 3 55 "P" Arrive Ramseur . 5 35 Pm All trains mixed and 1 uc daily except Sunday. f. " . 1 Connections North bound, with the Seaboard Air Line at Sanford ; Richmond & Danville R. R. at Greensboro J Norfolk & Western K. K. at MaOison. j ' Connections South bound, with the Nor folk & Western R. R. at Madison ; Richmond & Danville Railroad at Greenboro; Seaboard Air Line at Sin ford ; AUantic Coast Line at FayetteviUe. , I .- W.K.KYLE, I 1 aeneiaLfa9seiier.Agent So al o'r life's sad ocean sailing-, Whither drifts thy bark t To wb at bares art tbou steering Thro agb the dark T Tora br tempeata, tossed by billows. Woaldst tbou anchor last ; 8 :ay the eternal billows At the last? Far away the happy lale, Where the Messed be, Llca quite past the aim ;stitwil!ght Of the sea. i- But the waves are dark between thee Andtbat shelter warm t; Haven there is none to screen tbe From the storm. Weary, wounded, wind-tost, stricken. Hark 7 across tbe sea Come a voice thy hopes to quicken ; 1 . -Follow Me!" j V.i.iiuer. Lord ? the path Is gloomy t Dim the harbor light : Cruel doubts and fears parsae me Through the ntght. Where my steps have led-, For my strength is in thy weakness j , Perfected." ! ! Shall-1 find thee when I need thee ? "Only look above: .1 I will keep thee, shield thee; lead thee wiw nyiove." j VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON. i HIS ORATION AT GUILFORD BATTLE GROUND ON JULY; F6URTH. Greensboro, N. C July 4. Vice- President Sevensoa was tbe attraction at the Fourth of July celebration today in the historic battle-field of Guilford Court Ilouse. The Vice-President was received enthusiastically and made a reach, in which he said; Fellow Citizens: I- appreciate more . Uy than words can express the cor tfjal reception I have received at your hands. For the more than complimeta ry terms in which your Inritation wa3 extended through your honored chair man ana ms associates, lam prolundlv grateful. The recollections of this hour will be among the most cherished of my life. The generous hospitality of the Old North State la as unbounded ai id her devotion to the, principles of constitutional liberty. Jin the early days ofthis century North Carolina contributed her quota of brave men and womeaj who, joining the mighty procession which moved from the Atlantic seaboard to the west ward, found homes amid the forests arid on prairies of the great valley of the Mississippi. s A descendant of North Carolina pioneers to Kentucky and Illinois, 1 gladly come at your bidding, gratefully exchange greetings with my kith and kindred and thankful find shelter be -I neath the ancestral roof. We are not strangers, j The history and traditions of the Old North State are as dear to me as to yourselves. Tbe blood that courses through my veins Is . that of the men who, with your brave sires, a little more than a century ago, first gave to the world a declaration of American independence, the men who have for all time linked i the name of Charlotte with that of Runnymede, and made your Mecklenburg Immortal. " My voice is raised today la unison with yours in doing honor :to the mem ory of the men1 who, In the early days of the colonial struggle, lin the days that "tried meik's soul," laid deep and 1 I .1 ' I " . ... . V I uroau bue louuuations 01 iioeriy. 1 share with yoijthe glory of an ancestry whose achievements on the field of bat tle and in the ;balls of legislation make up so brilliant a chapter in the history of our common country. In the great struggle for Indepen dence North Carolina played no mean nort T-Tpr-Bnr.a ernrwl In rho Irn'nt. rants of those who first brayed the hostilities and resentment of the British crown. -Her sons were the first to real ize the necessity for separation and the establishment of colonial of American independence; . j It must not be forgotten, Mr, Presi dent, that tho love of liberty ; and hatred of tyranny, which found ex pression in the Mecklenburg deelara tion of May 20, 1775, touched a respon sive chord In the breast of the ancestors of many of these I now have the hohor to address. The men who penued this declaration builded wiser than they knew. In pledging their lives and for tunes to resisting British oppression they sounded the keynote of the nation al Declaration of Independence which, 11S years ago this day, was proclaimed by the Continental Congress at Phils-' delphla. To North Carolina, theri. be longs the imperishable honor of having taken the first step toward ' securing to the American colonies independence of the British-crown. j What shall be tbe future ef this great Commonwealth ? The glorious achieve ments of her sons in the past are a part of our common history. In her devotion to liberty, her 'Struggles and sacrifices for independence, North Car olina stood in the forefront of the colo nics. The heroism of her sons at Eu taw, at Guilford, at Gjwpens and King's Mountain turned?mbe tide of war from the Southern, border and made possible the early termination of hostilities by the surrender of Coru- wallia at Yorktown. Nor: has she been less renowned for a firm attachment to the principles of religious toleration for her efforts in behalf of a higher and grander civilization. j But wtiat 01 tne iuture r vnat win be the verdict of history as to. 166 achievements of the present genera tion? In all that makes a State truly great, is North Carolina to lag behind jr to keep even place with her sister Commonwealths in the century upon which we are soon to enter ? With an ares of more than fifty thousand fquarp miles, stretching from the seaboard five hundred miles to the western border, with a breadth of two aundred miles from neith to south, vith a soil happily adapted to the sop- dIv of all material wants, with a climate ansupassed from north to south, from pine forest to. mountain fastness, penetrated in ail and every direction by railroads in a word, so abundantly blessed with nature's choicest gifts- North Carolina, 1 am persuaaeu, xr President, is lust entering upon a ca- reea of wonderful material prosperity. But this is not alL Lee this Com mon wealth be now viewed from a high er standpoint. In the struggle for material wealth have the claims of edu cation, of "charity and of religion been forgotten ? To her honor be; it said that in her hour of misfortune and peril, as ot lne of peace, tho humane spirit of her people has found expression In' establishing and 6acredly. guarding the.lnstttatUras which minister' to hanjau iiecessltles and mUfortunes. YooT tchools, your churche yoarr'asjlumsj attest mre eloquently than can any poor-words vt mine, toe geaerostiy "; spirit of humanity wblckj animates all your people. fitting hburand pbwe torhIa This 13 inaeeu, Jor. icwu.ii., tho semblage. Today tne uounn 01 Jiuy there are no State lines or section, f.nt whAthpr our abiding alace be on Columbia whether upon tbe Eastern seaboard or near the creat father of waters we are all Americans. Thank God, we are all citizens of a common country with one fUg, a common his. tcry and a common destiny. Standing upon this historic spot, consecrated by the blood of heroes, we lift up our hearts in eratitude to Ood that lie has been pleased to vouchsafe teour fathers and to ns uich a country. Under this flag we have in the largest degree l'berty not the license of the anarchist but liberty regulated by law. Theson3 of the heroes f Kings' Mountain" and of Guilford can never forget that this flag is the symbol ot constitutional liberty the eternal sym bol of "an indivisible union of Indes tructible States." I congratulate you, fellow citizens, upon this auspicious celebration of the Fourth of July, upon the glories of the past and upon what yet remains sure for us and for our children. , We have now entered upon the second century of national life. God grant that we may not prove unworthy ef those who have gone . before"; that we may not prove unmindful of the sublime lessons of the past. Then may we test assured that the . bright sun which ushers in each succeeding anniversary of the Declaration of Independence will look down upon a people who celebrate this diy with hearts grateful to God, that those who guarded and strengthened were counted worthy to be named with those who founded this government. THE SWORD OF STUART. I'HE POEM OF MRS. HARRY C. MAR TIN, READ AT THE GUILFORD CELEBRATION. Prof. C. - D. Mclver, in reading the beautiful poem of Mrs. Harry C. Mar tin at the Guilford Battle Ground cele bration on the Fourth, prefaced his re marks with tbe following explanation There is in the Guilford Battle Ground Museum a splendid sword of finest steel and incased In a German silver scabbaid. The blade is beauti. fully chased, haying the coat of arms 1 of the Blantyre family and various1 , symbolical figures engraved on it I It is undoubtedly tbe sword of Lieu tenant Colonel Stuart, of the Second British Guards, who wa3 killed near the spot where it was exhumed in 18-CG.- Johnson gives a thrilling account of Stuart's death: "Two combatants par ticularly attracted the attention of those around them. These were Col. Stuart, of the guards, and Captain John Smith, of the Maylanders, both men conspicuous for nerve and sinew. They had also met before on some occasion and bad vowed that their next meeting should end in blood. Regardless of the bayonets that were clashing around them, they rushed at one another with a fury that admitted of but one result. The quick pass of Stuart's small sword nraa QlrHfnllrr ni tt nrtf-H f V r Inff Lnn.l whilst the heavy aLer of his antagon- ism cleft the Briton to the spine. In one moment the American wasipros- irate on the lifeless body of his enemy, anSTln'tho next, was pressed beneath the weight of tho soldier who had brought him to the ground." ! " This historic incident a leaf in the storm of the Revolution susjirested the following stanzas: THE SWORD OF STUART. Tlie tide of carcase swept along1, - xue 111 asset 8 music rolled, A prelude to the elorions Hone Of freedom wn lie the patriot throng.! neroAS iougnt and rell in days at old.- High, high, on yonder hill fjornwallls stood. auu uearu me anen 01 ail nia power toll ed O'Hara. wounded, saw In saddened mood The men he once had led, lie on that field of Or scattered like the leaves in days of Id. Then Oullford saw the dauntless crest Ot Smith and Mrvln1- whn Tinld For home and right, with fearless breast. Pierce on the foe his gallant soldiers prest tviui wmnwina n&voc in tne days o? old. Wheeling to Bouth the brave battallions canje Their leader roniirand of a martial mold Resolve clear shining in his dark ejes' name Shewed memories of Cowpens; snd Stuart's name Still nerved his arm In diys of old. For on the field of Cowpens, once before,; Stent Stnart did the Miry lander nold ! In fierce encounter; and when sundered swore, "We'll meet again." The waves of battle bore 1 , Them back to Quilford In the days of old. Hale, grim despair, and alThls veteran pride Lit with tnelr fires his grey eyes, cold ; When like a meteor, with a demon's ride. All else forgot his goodly sword at side. ; To death rushed Stuart in the days of bid. The flower of Blantyre's house and Eng land's camp. Against America was there enrolled: Whlie Smith's smooth brow, wore yet no stamp Of yearj For him, thegloriods lamp Of fame was yet unlit In days o f old . Bnt. like yonng David in the sacred story. Right armed his hand, and made it hold,, The sword of might against the pride of ' Tory, Against a giant wrong, against all England's glory; .And made him strong In days pf old. Back drew the breath two battalions, and the Of war Itself seemed hashed. when on the field The leaders met. Even mighty death Its harvest paased when ttiey drew sword from sheath , .i ' Fer, deadly combat In the days of old. ' : Lik lightning from a sunset sky flashed Stuart's sword from the scab bard's gold; Deadly its rieamlng played his eagle eye J O aiding its fatal path-fcr one must surely die .When two so hated In the days of old. Too sure was Stnart in his i ride of race. . : He knew not what was cast' in Freedom s mold I That pass was parried, e'tr It left a trace. One bold stoke cleft his darklf acornfal face, A hd laid him low In days ef old ! ' One hundred years hays ffone, and in mj hand -That Conquered sword I hold Tn sword of Stnart J Steel gleaming fair. Wrought with quaint chasing, rich and - " rare - "''"' : How It speaks of those days of old! They were f lorloas times I trow ken It Bashed from the scabbard's fold. And sot&e boBest drop I know. Dimmed alius silver ahpw At d BaBtyre'j tcatcheou in tha day of Old. One 1 age of the b Uion's great story -By tniicsptoredsworJ is unrolled One seeae in the war irn;na gory, (ih chord to the aeaa of g'ory. , Whea l! brtsff'back the days cf old! ELECTIUC BITTERS, temedy U'fcecoming 0 Tbls known cl &rM so: uooular a u .Deed ' special mention. A 1 who haye cse'tf Electric Bitters sing the tame song ol praise. A purer medicine does not ex ist and it Is guaranteed to do all that i Halmefi. R'eetiic B.tters will cure all idleaes cf the Liver and Kidneys, will remove pimple?, boiu, salt rheum aou other affections cau-d by impuic blood Will drlvs uialaria from tM iystem and prevent as well as cure all msUrlk levers, tor cure o ache, coasiipition and Indigestion, try graklf-'lteetrii Hitters. ntb-e satisfaction fmarfthrxd. nr money refunded. Price 50 cents and per bottle at Iryln &. Furcell's drns store. . Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. DK CBS SAYS NOT HIS FAULT. Chicago, 111, July 5 -Eugene V. Debba president of the American RalN way Union, has Issued a long state ment in. Justification of the arreat strike of which he is tbe central figured Tbe article is addressed "To tbe Public and reads In, part as follows: "i be faiimtn employees struck on May 5th last of their own accord. The officials of the American Railway Union used all their influence to pacify the employees and advised them re peatedly not to strike, bat to bear pa tiently their grievances aatil a peace able settlement. could be effected. Tbe1 nth of this statement the employees th mselves will bear willing testimony, But tbe zrievances "of the employees. both men and women, had become 'so aggravated, so galling that patience de serted them and thfev abandoned their' employment rather than submit ldfiger to conditions against which their very; souls rebelled "The Pullman Company, be It nn- derstoodn owns the town of PuTlman owns the houses, the homes of the em oloves. controls the lieht 'ana" water. ar.d other necessaries of life, and wages are so adjusted to living .expenses, that . in a large majority of cases the employs I es are barely able to support their f am- I lhes. At the time they struck, the ! employes were in arrears to the Pall man Company $70,000 for1 rent alone, Wages had been repeatedly reduced but rent and other expenses remained rha a a m a ' ' tub oauiy "The employes, from the beginning, have been willing to arbitrate their dif ferences with the company, but the company arrogantly declares that there Is nothing to arbitrate. II this be true, why not allow a broad of fair and im partial arbitrators to determine the fact?" , ' ". President Deb3 then reviewed the causes leading to the strike. He said for six .weeks the strike was confined to the Pullman employes, until the Rail road Managers' Association volunteer ed to help him out. Then a. general strike was ordered. The American Railway Union, he said, wanted to end tbe strike. "It simply insists that the Pullman Com pany shall meet its employes and do them justice. We guarantee that the latter will accept any reasonable pro position. Let them agree as far as they caa, and where they fall to agree let the points in dispute be submitted to arbitration. Let tbe spirit of con ciliation, mutual concession and com- j promise animate and govein both sides and there will be no trouble in reach ing a settlement that will be satlsfac tory to all concerned. Let the railway j companies agree to restore all their! employes to their situations without j prejudice and the trouble will be reme died." ! The statement closes with these words: "If the corporations refuse to yield and stubbornly maintain that there is 'nothing to arbitrate toe re sponsibility for what may ensue will be upon their own beads, and they cannot escape. Its penalties." j MR. PULLMANS SIDE OF THE QUES TION. As the desperate attempt by the leaders of this "boycott" to stop i busi ness on almost every railway in the the country is based, ostensibly, on the strike, of Pullman car shop men Inau gurated over six weeks ago, a state ment of tbe conditions wnicn were made the excuse for that strike forms an essential part of. the history, and this is riven in the following statement issued by the Pnllman Company : In the first week ot May -last mere were employed in the car manufactur ing department at Pullraam, Jill, about 6,-100 persons." May 7th a committee of workmen had an interview by ar rangement with Mr. Wicked, the vice president, at which tbe principal sub-" ject of discussion 1 elated ro wages, but minor grievances as to snop adminis tration were also presented, and It was agreed that another meeting should be held May 9th, at whlcit all tne griev ances should be presented In writing I'he seoond meeting was held. As to the complaints on all matters except wasres it was arranged that a formal and thorough Investigation should be made by Mr . wickes, to be begun tne next day, and fall redress was assured to the committe as to all complaints proved to be well founded. The absolute necessity of the last re duction in wages, under tbe existing corditLn of the business of car manu facturing, had ben explained to tbe committee,! and tney were insisting upon a restoration of the wage scale of the first half of 1S93, when Mr. Pall- man entered tbe room and addressed e committee, speaking in substanco follows: i i "At tha commencemeat of the very ierious depression last year we were employing at Pullman 5,816 men and paying out in wages mere (w,wi month. Negotiations with intending purchasers of railway equipment that were then pending for new work were kopped oy tbemT orders -already given by others were cancelled, and we were obliged to layoff, as you are aware, i larsre number of mea ' in every de partment so that by November 1, 1893 there were only about 2.000 men in ail departments!, or about one-tblrd ot the normal number. I realized the neces sity for the most strenuoa exertions to procure work Immediately, without hicB there would be great em arrass neur. not'onlv to the employees and heir families at Pullman, but also to tho-e living in the immediate vicinity, including between' 700 and 800 em ployees ho .had put chased homes, and to whom employment was acxoauj necessary to enable them to complete thejr pay mets. TUE COMPETlTIOjr . ' I cmva?d tlie matter tboroughly with the manager of the works, and instructed him to cause tbe men to be ascured that Itbe eompany would do everything in its power to meet tbe competition. Which was sure to occur, bveaufe of tbe giest a amber of large car manufacturert 'that 'were in the ame eondirlon and were -exceedingly tnxlou to keep their mesi sBlodw I knew LhatllUwrer'as' lLnywork to bm U bids for tt wbakf e iSesrpoa much lower baiU thatt eref tefore. (N'ote.-Tbe selUnr prices of baaseiigai ag gage, box; refrigerator and street an bare fallen by percentage Taryi p- I (Vf lag In the separate classss from 17 to 23 the average reduction, tatlnf the five classes together, beta34 per ce$.) ie result oi mis discussion was a re vision In piece work, prices wklcb in toe absence of any Information to the contrary, I supposed to be Acceptable to me men under the circumstances. Under these conditions and with lower prices, upon all materials I personally undertook tbe work of tbe letting of aaa oy mating lower bids than other manufacturers I secured workv enough to gradually increase eur- foree from -J,00 to 4.200, the n amber employed, according to the Artl pay rolls at uli capacities at Pullman. "inisresuii nas not Deen accom plished merely by the reduction iu wages but the company has borne it? full sharj by ellmia iting from Its est! mateathe use of capitaVand machinery JHM io,- many cases goto even btjlow that and t akin ir work at considerable loss notably the dfty-fire Long Island , cai s,-wnicn was me nrsi jarge order of passenger cars let since the 'great de pression and which was sought, for by practically ail the leading car. builders in the country. My anxiety to secure tha". order, so as to put as many men ttytprk as possible, "was such that I pat In bid at more than $300 per car less than tbe actual cost to the com pany. The, 300 itck cars bulK for the North westers) road and the 253 refrigerator ears now under construction for the same Company; win result In a loss of at least tlS pe oar, and twenty five cars j jst otureTor tne iks street Jtie - vated road Stow a toss of f79 per car. 1 sneaucm hwsb particulars so inai you may understand wiiat the company has done for the mutual interest and to se cure for the people at Pullman and yi clnlty the benefit of the disbureement of the large sums of money Involved in these and in similar contracts, which can be kept up only ; by the ' procure meet of new orders for cars, for as you know about three-fourths of tbe men must depend upon contract work foi employment. , I can only -assure you that il this company now restores the wages of the first half of 1893, as you baye asked, it would by a most unfor tunate tiring for the men because there hi less than sixty days of contract work in sight in the shops under all orders. and there is absolutely no possibility tn tne present condition of aaalrs throughout the country of setting' any more oruers lor wort at prices meas-J urea or tne wages 01 May, i'J3. under such a scale the works . would neces sarily close down and the great major ity of the employes be put in idleness, axontlngency I am using my best ef forts to avoid. To further benefit the people of Pnllman and vicinity we concentrated all the work that we could 'command at that point by closing our Detroit shops entirely and laying off a large number of m n at our repair f hops and gave to Pullman the repair of all cars that could be taken care of there. INTERNAL. IMPROVEMENTS. "Also for the further benefit of our people at Pullman we haye carried on a large system of internal improv ements, having expended nearly 160, 009 since August last in work, which, undsr normal conditions would have been spread Over one or two years. Tbe policy would be to continue this Class of work to as great an extent as possible, provided of course, the 'Pull man men show a proper appreciation of the situation by doing whatever (hey can to help' themselves to tide over tbe hard times which are so se riously felt in every part of the coun try." May 10th, the day after tbe second conference above mentioned, work went on at Pullman as usual, aod the only incident of note was the begin nlng by Mr. Wickes, assisted by Mr. Brewn, tbe general manager of the company, of the promised formal In vestigation at Pullman of the shop complaints. A large meetinsr of the employes bad beeo held the night be fore at Kensington, which, as was understood by the company, accepted the necessity of the situation prevent ing an increase of wages, but at a meeting of the local committee held during tbe night of May 10th, a strike was decided upon and accordingly the the next day about 2,600 of the em ployes uit their work leaving about 600 at work, of whom very few were skilled workmen. As It was found Impracticable to keep' the shops io operation with a force thus diminished aod disorganized, the next day the remaining were necessarily laid off. and no work has since been done la tbe shops. The pay . rolls at the time amour ted to 97,000a day, and- were, reduced 3,500 by the strike, so that during tbe period of si little more than six weeks, which has elapsed, tbe employees who qait their work bare depilved tbem- seiyes ana tnelr comrades 01 earning moiT than I2O0K1O. It wan element 01 tbe whole situa ion worthy of note that at the begin- a lag of tbe strike tho Pullman Sayings Bank bad on deposit in its savings de partment 488,000, of which sboutnlne- tenuis belonged to tne exployces al Pnllman, and tr-at this amount has since Uen redcad to the sum of 3i,- 000. THE. BTSTElf OF fiuaiVESS. While d ptorlag the possibility of an noyance to tbe public by tbe threats of Irresponsible organizations to Interrupt the orderly sinistral io 1 to tbe comfort of travelers on railway lines aggrrga UnglJ5,000 miles in length, tbe Pull msn Cocnpeay caa no more then ex plain Us situation to the pupiie. it ba two separate brsehes'of busloefs, es sentially distinct fiom each other; on is to provide sleeping-ears, which are delivered by it under contract to t be various railroad companies to be ran by them on their lines as a part of their trains ft r tbe can lag e of their pan gerr, over the movements of which this eompany has no control. Contract arrangements .provWe for tbe making of all repairs to such esr by the rail stay companies oalng them, as to certain rej airs absolutely, and at to all fttheis upon the request of th Pullman Company, - which erdinsril) finds' It most convenient to utilise iu owd manufacturing facilities to make uch rr Pairs'. Tbe other, and a disticet branch of tbe basins ot tbe rnllmsi , ComrAtry. is the mannfaetore of sleep Ing cars fcr the above meaUoned ese f railway coapft&ks and the mana- factor lor sale to rail War rnmniinloi of freight cars and ordinary paecer cars, and of street cars, and the busi ness Is almost at a standstill through out the United, States. The busings of manufacturing cars gives mploy ment to about 70 per cent of the shop employes. The manufacture of sleep log cars for use by railway companies under contract, and which under nor mal Conditions Plrps lmnlhtmnt r.. Jabont 15 per cent of tbe shop employes, cannot oe resumed oy tbe company o an important extent for a very long time, tor out of the provUion made for the abnormal travel last ytar, the com. pany now has about 400 sleeping cars In store ready for u?e, but for which there is no need in the existing condi tion of yublio travel. PERFECT HE ALT II. IMPURE BLOOD AND EVIL, EFFECTS OF WINTER DRIVEN OFF. That "i he blood Is the life." is hu oltlthdtiue saylnc; but it a;pa ; PUKE blood only. Pure U.nid v.'.. sprinir enables the pyi in u. ri? tue Inroads ot disease. lioodV S u ui rilla lnsur 8 pure blood. It is tho spring medicine. Take it according r( directions snd relief is certain; contiiuie its use and Jt wilt til'eet a complute' cure, as long as a cure by humau mtai.s is possible. In view of the fact tbst Hood's Sttr-' Aapanlla is the most eillcient spring medicine iu existence, it should always be resorted to this season when a strengthening and invigorating remedy is absolutely lndespenslble to the thou sands aod hundreds of thousands whose strength and vigor have been serioufly Impaired by the severe and protracted cold of winter, and whose enfeebled vitality reuders them an easy prey to tne enervating Influences of early spring:, 1 o very many people the coming of prfng is anticipated with feelirifi-s of dread, as a season of gloom and di- tress;' of languor and depression of spirits hlch effectually deprives them 101 an enjoyment . To such we would I say ; Take Hood's Sarsaparllla as your 1 spring medicine tnls season, and in a I marvellously short time a change for fthe better will ensue, cheerfulness ami health will succeed to depression and despair, and those azure-hued impi popularly known as tho "Blues" wJ.l disappear as it by magic. Taken once as a spring medicine, flood's Sarsapas rillaefer afteiwards finiU a plice 'm every well-iegulated family at this season. . BITCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE: The best salve In the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever orcs, tetter, cnappea nanus, cini brains, corns, and all skin eruptions, tnd positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction, or money refunded Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Irvin & Purcell, drug gists. MICHIGAN FOR FREE SILVER. THE DEMOCRATS F THE LUMP.hR STATE DECLARE FOR UNLIMITED COINAOE. Grand Rapids, Mich., Juae 23. S. O. Fisher, of West Bay City, has been nominated for governor by the democrats. The ticket was completed as follows: Lieutenant governor, B. F. Jordan, of Barry county; secretary of state, Lewis Flreland, of Allegheny; state- treasurer, Utto U. uarste, 01 Ironwood; auditor general, Frank 11. (Jul, Grand Rapid?; attorney general, James O'lla- ra, or Muskegon; superintendent of public instruct!on, A. J. Jenrlng, - I Manistee; member of state tmard of "! ucatlon, M. Devereux. Hon. , V Uhl, assltant secretary of state, jyas nominated for United States senator. A telegram was sent to President Cleveland congratulating him on his ueadfastness to the prlncip'es of tru democracy. Use of the planks in tc plat for ru says: " We declare In favor of the free n'.d unlimited coinage of Silver at a ratio that wilfpermlt the debtors to pay thefr debts upon the same basin In hlcb they were contracted," snd It demands that all currency bo issued through tbe national treasury and be made full legal tender. When Baby was sick, we gavt h.T Castnrfa, When she was a Child, she cried for Cantoris. When she became Miss, she clung to Cantoris. Whea pbe had Children, she gave them Caatoria, I KNOWLEDGE i Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products- to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced ia" the remedy, Syrup of Figs. U I Iu excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It baa riven satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them sad it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. ; fc Syrnpof Figs is for sale by all drug gists in COe and f 1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by fhe California Fig Syrnp Co. onlyy whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, yoa will not accept any substitute ii offered, i 1 The Stocking that Fits Doe n't iiitort th Abe toes main. their natural peiitiors Outwears the old style. lnc uijjtc. i 1 : fi '-f.il rn. ,u;h,staj 1 Inside 1 nrv i. ti? V w iHoe.n pr. ouuir men. if wjt.r I.. aml at the same time h.ive the nkcat fitting KOi ks vnn rvfr ,r ....Ci ... . ... . schoe Store. D.nuilk-. V.-: dozen pairs of the above-named rcM,r.. ted socks. No one has ecr used 'them who x-ouid be persuaded to buy ihcr kinds afterwards. A full survjlv fur l.a,!ir iimI Buys always on hanJ. A full snnnlv ot the latest m 1 . . . - ular ihanes and stvks of lVat. Shi,K lor young ami old 'men ami children now in 311'Lh. W. P. AVERETT, Opposiie Masonic Terajile; - DANVILLE, YA. MflMCV TO LEND. LOANS ON REAL ESTATE at 8 per cent, lntertst. MKBANK4.SCO.tT, " Attorneys. ReWsvlhrt. Mar. 23. 1S1. EXCUSE ME. 25 ut E Wfiui- Von To know that I am still at the Sold stand and am daily receiving a beautiful assortment of ladies PRESSGOODS I have made a sptcia'ty of WASH FABRICS ; sui'ahl fn ()ti' and M y wear. Ih : ,o kU h t y ' e - in HE VERY .LftTES' while the prices arcistonlshingf; low. The country has ceased to loo to Congress for financial relief bu; the Ladie's of Reidsvillc and vicinj ity are looking nearer home. They are looking io Humnes for relief FROM HIGH PRICES and they sh all hM w nt th;y want. Drop in, You are welcome wheth er you buy or not. - - SAMPLES SEST ON' APPLICATION All goods posiiively OuSC 02ST XEUITrjSI-H- ' , ' 1 Truly Your fi iced &c. J. D.HUFFINES. -' ' ' ' ' RekljiviHc, N.C., Mar.h 2n J il GO OR SEND TO EiMRIGHT'Sj y .-. it- DANVILLE. VA., 1 ; ; . r -..:-. And select a nice ppiiair fiuit of dothes. lie has j ust rccei veil ana opened the larjrest and prettiest and most etviirib line of spring and summer; SUITIXGS4XDTR0FSBR? ever carried in that citv. Mr. EN HI (JUT has rcceired his entire stock for this spring and summer, so call or sefid at once so you can have the entire, stock to selei t from; , j..w:fry; v 1 general JUoMtr, . 1 Ite banlaolbe gt. JohHI OX Oft the ,...L.
Webster’s Weekly (Reidsville, N.C.)
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July 12, 1894, edition 1
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