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Salisbury, N. C.1 March 31, 190$.
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SAYS HE WILL RETIRE.
Justice 6lres Ur. Eagle i few FflesSIj
. Jabs ia lie Ribs.
, Mb. Editor: I ' have jnst fin
ished reading my good Brother
Eagle's latest effusion, and I dis
cover nothing in it to cause me to
alter the opinions I expressed in
my former communication.
Bro. Eagle is what Arte mas
"Ward would have called "an
amoosin kuss." Bro. Eagle is all
right in hp way, bat he wanders
from the,subject and scatters
around too" much. I try to con
vince him?.hat he has -n ot been
fair to Old; Josh, : and be retali
ates by accusing me! of being a
revenue office jr, having dollars
pressed on my eyes, etc., as it
that bad anything to do v with the
matter under discussion. Let me
vv.S4?gude,ntially to my Brother
" Eagle" that I would far rather
have my eyes . covered with dol
lars than with a veil of bigotry,
aud intolerance.
I fail to grasp the application
of the Demetrius, story, but I sup
pose Bro, Eagle knows what he
moms. :,
But, to make a long story short.
the head and. front of the offense.
of Old Josh, is that he has dared
to criticize a: certain bill. which
was prepared by some of tnegood
people of. Morgan, and in which
my friend Eagle is , interested
Suppose "Bro. Eaglq i wanted i to
aid in building a c
community. He cal
of his neighbors 'to
matter, and a pian for the.jchurch
is drawn up, , I happen- to seo the
plan, point out! what
Eagle say that I have
tack on thoso who
plan? And yet this!
CcstfltlQU i Alssg Ibe Ulsslss!;;! Rapidly llaj. Gsa. Sir Hectsr UcDsoald cf Brili
Asssnlsg Mcraal CcsSitica. t- - Arcj Taxes ws'lire. 4 -
The river tonight is falling at- Major General 8ir Hector Mc-
a fair rate, . the guage Bhowing Donald, commanding the British
8.6 feet, a" fall of two-tenths forces in Ceylon, and one of he
mce 8 tx o c jock tms morning.' ioremost 01 umisn ; oincera,
The situation is rapidly assuming against whom charges basedjCn
normal proportions and all anxie- immorality" were filed some ti?o
ty is practically over. Some un- age,' committed suicide today at
easiness is "still felt for the St. the Hotel Itegma' here. He kfelr
Francis Jevees in'Arkansas to the himself iii' the right temple shot!
uvrcji in hi
3; a meotipg
discuss th
FLOOD SU3SIDI!:3.
SEHS.UIOIIAL SUICIDE.
THE CQTTOli SHUATIOH.
FiSSliESL
IZEA FECI! TEIiiiESSEL
E::i Weattsr His t Di;ress!:z Ef:;;t lls'sra" cisssurs'rlsl " ta Kli::? titers G:nn::r FriziiT Pr:;:::s i FUa U
north ot this city, but ail news
from that section is of a reassur
ing character. ;...-
ly aiteruoon, ana , expired '. avwj
minutes later." The general 3ns
alono ln his small chambebntje
;0a Tts Uarkel
Tltew York; ilarch 26. C;W.
Lee&' Co: pay. Thfe first.taste
the market has had of the ipriog
feeling. The strange part. of it
ail is that no one seems to realize
the change spring always brings
over face; of ' things. " Few days
of good jweather and;,the outlook.
is ver-different from that in th
winter: v For time bemir . those
who need rsottori seem to spill sen-'
iment.: Its impossible to say
t! :i
toll
" Anaged Lf-ro orator, J. C. Fro- Washington, March 0. -In a
mont, of Watutown, S. D.; a well letterto the secretary of war, Gov
known represl ; votive of the col- nor Fraxier.bf Tcnnesseo iays it
- No trains have yet succeeded in I Mezzanine floor at the .time of :3
getting over .the tracks a few tragedy .tOne of Cthe -female jit-
west of Bridge Junction, tendants heard " the pistol 4 sliot
It is now thought possible that and opening the door saw the con-
Memphis ttnay remain cut off eral's figure stretched, out on :tbe
n ...!iLiL. 11' j 'A; S
from the west for another day.
The Iron Mountain announced
last ;iight that it would have an
opeu track west jthis morning and
in fact a train was made up and
sent from, the depot but'it was
halted before the Mississippi riv
er bridge was reached by a tele
gram saying that the tracks were
hot repaired sufficiently to allow
i passage over the points that
were ? d amaged by the flood.-r
Memphis dispatch ' :,
V; ; Smokefl-oot Teacner wins.
in
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floor with the blood gushing fryn
a bullet wound in tho-head ,
i to? the 'Z balers
ran
screaming
I consider
kit V7M1 Kw
moue an at
drew up the
is virtually
over-looking thejlobby of thjf jt
el wheVe many gcies ts, i fo'i ud i lig
numner 01 xauies, wera assenu?i
edi. Tmi proprietor pf the hotel
was the ilrt tq'feach the expiring
mao?Thecommisary of.-pol?
was notified aiid accompanied- hy
a doctor, proceeded to a prelim
inary examination. Two notes
written; in viiglish were fouM
lying on a table in his room aUi
these were taken possession of t y
Aftor ficrht. for .if wpolri: in ?uo ""r"""' " '
4hich M Mable Erneat, teacher Btd.,tot their coutenta hye jM
.) , . ,. . . xr o . t beanaff on the suicide. In tre
itpyalton , has defied the residents;
tji 9 Softool Commissiper and the'
State Department of Public In
struction, school will reopen on
Monday with Miss Ernest in' hik&
chair r. , . , ;-.r!-
The fight came- about by f Miss
'3 coat, lying on
found some photographs.
the trj;
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what he has done in the case of
Old Josh.
, Bro. Eagle snoots so . wide of
the markthat it is hard to follow
him. He Vays; I place a small val
ue on human souls, that I want
to protect the Jliquor traffic, and
not a word have I said that would
justify such assertions.
Pardon a blight digression when
I say there are tiree classes of
persons with whom one should
never try to reason : The slave,
because he dare not reason ; the
fool, because he cannot reason,
and the bigot, because he will
not reason.
If Bro. Eagle believes he has
shown up anything except his in
cDacity or conducting an argu
ment within legitimate lines, he
flatteru himself immensely But
Ernest
fever and
tar an absence of three weeks. The
diuthorities thought she ought to
have remained indoors six weeks.
She persisted in opening the
school, and for trying two weeks
she rang the bell twice a day and
talked to empty benches.
The residents took strenuous
methods to dislodge her, and twice
the chimney was plugged and she
was smoked out. ghe finally won
her fight and will resume Monday.
The State Department was ap
pealed to twice too revoke her cer
tificate and the teacher dared the
authorities to do so without cause.
The . department v weakene d.
Lockport, N. Y dispatch.
gen
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were
The British embassy and consn
ate were notified later and Cons
General Ingles visited the ho
and took churge of the body. 1 i
" Sir Hector McDonald arrivsti
ored race, who at the close of the
civil war was president of the so
ciety that sent;fifty negroes to
Africa, lectured here last nicht
on the "Race Problem." While
here he called on -Congressman
will afford him. very great pleas
ure to co-o"pcrat9 with tho war de
partment in its efforts to make
the proposed record or roster of
the.ofSccra and enlisted men in
the Union and Confederate armies
how it occurs. It simply is so
This for the time being.
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Then:
t - - r...-. 1 aj ja details
interview. He stated that he had I 4trIx
a communication which he de-
wheh it is found that no cotton
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sired tne congressman to convey
to the President, to the effect that I
There is'no file . in your de
partment," says Governor Fra
zier, "a partial list of the officers
and eulistejlmen from Tennessee.
If you would allow the fstato "of
he had come into noase&sion of
coming out why, consumers coma . . m fW ft nUn
" - - - -XJMW MAM WWM VMM V WM M I mmy . r
mcojna marsei again as ouyersiH 1 , , .tfAmnt-t,A l?f nf th r"uKyvspjus-; -
we'have endeavored to point out p .,f Mfow ut thonzed agent, tgfXke a com-sCt
for some timo, ..there are ' twq
Frfiflirient on hia western inn. but I . 0 '
.ummA- Pletecopyof tUAroll, I -would
of ti-Ai
phases to ths present outlook ed in8teLd the plottera were th.e,D t8 by comparison
f 1 - fl A Z . - .
good weather operating agaiust
an advance. The. seconds is strong
statistical position and the sup-
ply and demand of actual cotton carry them the mountains
wnicn may come irno piay mw. to heId for raD80Qi. .
ftow ior ine imra uay. we nave n -
had- good; weather. This is the credenc9 ;n the toU bnt hi, neTt
urBme ib ua Hertheless;: written to Secrftary
or iour. monins. because, ; we
r
planning at some favorable point
in Montana or Colorado, to cap
ture Secretary Shaw, Secretary
Root and Attorney General Knox,
have not had this good weather
we have been cautious oh the'short
side. But ' with good weather,
movement" will bejKrger and
market easier. .We would rather
sell August on every advance
long as weather is good.
Shaw telling the negro's story.
Winona, Jiinn., dispatch.. . '
with what we have here and such.
9 8 can be obtained from the offic
ers Btill living in Tennessee,, be
able, I am sure, to furnish & prac
tically complete roll of the sol
diers .who took part in the' civil
war on either side. I would be
obliged ifyou would at once con
sider this "matter, and if permis
sion can be obtained to make thia
copy I would like to know it at as
early a day as possible, at the
General Assembly of my . state is
now in session, and,- if the copy
carr be obtained, I desire to call
as
: - Tnrnea cp Selling.
New Orleans. March
Pleasants anegro repdtted lyncned I their attention to the matter,- that
by a mob '.of men in Nacogdochespn appropriation maybe made for
county, Texas; some weeks agslich purposo before they adjourn.
has turned up smiling in anotirl which adjournment wRl take place
" nottnn Hrnvrln? In Fist Africa.
- . - ;-r r , n part 'of the county. -The reported about the 13th of April."' "
Washington, .March 20.-Gfr- )yuoWng f Tleaeants. full'p r- ! ' : i . :
uiaii . 111 Afters ,,aro - mt;euiuK 1 . 1 t. J
. . . W . 6 ticulars of whieh.were civen cats
navmg an attacK 01 ecarieii L- u 1 A n velop the cotton growing industry , , , - nmnn
, ;Ji f London, on ins wayback to Cey- . - . f a. doches and a panic among the
iu reiuiuiug iu Buuuui i- , . a 1a merman Hiasi .incajaccoraing i,,
inn w hai-n if. nraa nnnoroT.nnn than I 't " I rrrnoo n. lortrc
ion, wnere it was unaersooutuau i n i.
an immediate court martial would ,r . r ,
mens irom consul vjenerai xxugueu
at Coburg. He sa 3 that the Bre
men Cotton Exchange has just
. . ... . '
FOR SALE: ' Retail Vhoe bustner?,
ue-
om
ventones
be held to clear up the charges
made against him. On reaching
the hotel at 11 o'clock at night,
. 1 u
groes, a large numoer 01 , wd
became frightened and left their
homes for Louisiana. This re
sulted in bad blood between the
uegroes and the whites and sev-
about $3,000. Reason
for selling, otbr business. Ad
dress Box 79, Salisbury, N. O. 8t.
Quarrel 0?er fiegro Delegates.
he was told that only a small and . " ?rvj . & , r eral race clashes.
. . ; - - , tin toe ivnwa uisirict. which
He was not accompanied by any
aide-de-camp or a valet. He said
he only intended to stay a day
or two in Paris. Little was seen
of him since his arrival. He was,
however, in the lobby this morn-
ing about noon and it is believed
that a newspaper printed in Eng
lish containing a resume of the
grave charges- brought agaiiiRt
him and embellished with the
general's portrait in full uniform
came under his attention. He
left the lobby, going to his, room,
in
seems to be nearly as good in
staple, color and other qualities
as the highly yalued .Egyptian
cottonfrom the seeds of which it
was grown. This German cotton
sells irom 12 to 14 cents per
pound. To promote its growth
the Colonial Economical Com
mittee has promised premiums for
properly cared ' for cotton fields
and will furnish Beed, gins and
bailing presses free of charge. .
Appeedlcitls Icsorance.
The latest novelty among the T
speculators in insurance has made ,
It now develops that Pleasants I its appearance at Lloyds m th
himself invented and circulated shape of insurance rgainst ex
the storv of the lynching in order pense or death from appendicitis,
to get rid of his debts and to slip The applicant who is free from a
away with his property, under well-defined or discoverable pre
cover of the row raised, to anoth- disposition-to inflammation of
er part of the country.. His wife that inconvenient and apparently
joined him in the conspiracy, inexplicable organ, the appendix
which was highly successful, but vermiformis, for an annual pre
which resulted in an exodus of mium of 5s. gets a policy guaran-
frnm Karocr. teeine bis direct expenses 11 be
u '
doches.
Liquid Electricity is sold entire
Iy on -its , own merits, and any
Delegates to the National Coun- and the pistol shot followed soon LfeiBt or agent eelline it. is an
cil ot Women, which win meep
here tomorrow, are having a big
afterward.
The general's suicide
has
as he is given to quoting scrip- row over the admission of negro foundly shocked the British
ture, and referring to biblical in
cidents, I desire to commend to
his earnest and prayerful consid
eration, let Corinthians, 13, verses
4 and 5. If Bro. Eagle will pon
der over these verses he may be
able . to get more good out of them
than I was able to extract from
his friend Demetrius.. Brother,
;you are a christian, why not get paid their dues.'
a little self out of your com mu- New Orleans clubs are unwill-
nicatious, and put a little of the iDg to affiliate with the national
spirit of the Master into them? body if the colored delegates are
Bro. Eagle says he believes in recognized. New Orleans dis-
christian toleration. Perhaps he patch.
does, I don't know; but if he
delegates. The quarrel may dis
rupt the organization.
Mrs. Lillian M. Hollister, of
Detroit., Michigan. National
Treasurer, arrived yesterday.
She Said: 'Colored delegates
are to be seated if - the organiza
tion to which they are affiliated
are in eood standing and have
pro-
offi
cials here. Those about the ho
tel whohad conversed with Sir
Hector McDonald recently Bay he
thorized to refund the money when
it does not do what is claimed for
it, after ao honest trial. '
Amazed the Duchess.
Presidential TlnUr,
Lincoln. Neb . March. 27. In
today's Commoner William J.
Bryan says :
"The Commonor will, from
time to time, present as presiden
tial timber the names of real
Democrats whosi position onpub-
"According to a London weekly. He nnestions cannot be Questioned
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snowed no signs 01 excivuiuu ui the Duchess of Marlborough is as- and whose fidelity to the party
Too Fond ofiffeets.
I
mental worry. i-ans dispatcn. tounded at the extravagance dis- cannot be made an issue in the
campaign,"
"The Commoner has no choice
between those who stand for Dem
ocratic principbsrit simply draws
by the L. Richardson Drug Com- tainment given in Newport by the the line between those who look
wife of her kinsman, Cornelius I to the rank and file for their pro-
Greensboro, N; C, March 27
Johu Morehead, a negro employed I ed at the splendor
tounded at the extravagance dis
played by New York society dur
ing her present visit to relatives
there. Especially was she amaz-
of an enter-
takes the tone toward his neigh
bors that he exhibits in his writ-
ing, there are certainly some peo
, pie in Morgan township who be
lieve in it firmly, and what is
more, practice it.
But Mr. Editor, 1 presume you
and your readers are tired of all
this, so for my part I retire from
the field. I leave my Bro. Eagle
to continue to intoxicate himself
with the exhuberance of his own
verbosity, just so long as he wants
to, aud you are willing. n
. Justice.
Tie Stonacli Istlie liao.
A weak stomach weakens the
the man. because it cannot trans-
pail y IU Ullf O,. uciuoj
was today arrested and locked up
for stealing goods from the whole
sale store of - his employers He
appears to have & special fond
ness for perfumery, as several bot
tles were found oc his person
when he was arrested.
Vanderbilt, who brought ah en
tire company over, from New
York to amuse ms guests one
evening. .' .
A Bai's Will Ride far Ufe.
With family around him ex-
EVERY CHURGH or institution sup-1 pecting him to die, and a son rid-
motion and these who rely upon
the corporations; first toaidthir
candidacy; second, tto secure their
election, and third, who will al
low the corporations to dominate
their administration-.".
'A man who boa had no chance
has to undergo - an operation, up
to the amount of 200, 'and if he,
dies during or in consequence of
t- : a. j
beneficiary receives a lpmpsum
of 200. The ntycihemis-AK(
to ne tating wen and large num
bers of such policies have been
written. The scheme is legiti
mate one and takes its place with
specialized accident insurance.
From the point of view of many
underwriters, however, it may be
found necessary to insert a clause
in each policies making their pos
session confidential between in-
surers and insured, it the sur
geons knew who held insuranee of
this kind there is reason to fear
that the number of operations
immediately and imperatively
necessary would show an alarm-
r
ing increase. New York Times.
form the food he eats into uour- ported by voluntary, contribution ing for life, ?18 miles, to get Dr.
ishment. Health and strength will He given a liberal quantity King's New Discovery for Con
rannot be restored to any sick of the Longman & Martinez Pure sumption, Coughs and Colds, W.
man or weak woman without first Paints whenever they paint. H. Brown, -ot lieesville, Ind., en-
YilatlsUfe?
In the last . analyiis no bod
tomake a conspicuous record, but I knows, but we do
whose record is good so far as it
is made, will be a much better
candidate than one who has a
know that it
under strict law. Abuse that lai
even slightly, pain results. I
regular living . means deran;
ment of the organs, resulting
restoring health and strength to Note :(Hayed6ne so for twenty Jdured death's agonies from asth- conspicuous record on the wrong Constipation, Headache or Li
A ; waolr of nmorV I Rpvpn ? -rear. Sales t Tens of I mar hnfc thia wondprfnl mftdiftin I ui: r- ir:.- v t
LUC o Muutaviui i. i i.a& w . . - j j j
cannot digest enough food to feed millions of gallons; painted near- gave instantrelief and soon cured
the '.-tissues and revive the tired ly two millions houses under guar- him. He writes: I now sleep
Subscribe to the Tbuth-Isdxx
,and run down limbs and organs I antee to repainr. u not sausiac-isoundiy every nigut." LiiKemar
of the body; Kodol Dyspepsia I cory : The paint wears for; periods yelous cures of Consumption,
f!nrft clfl&naes: nnrifies. sweetens 1 up to eighteen years. Linseed Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs
and strengthens the glands and I oil must ne auuea u tne paint, uoias and unp prove its ma ten -
membranes of the stomach, and dune in two minutes). 4 Actual I hss merit for all Throat and
mr indication, dvsoensia and tost then' about $1.25 a gallon. Lung troubles.- Guaranteed bot-
" - n .- 1 . m -.. . . I - . - . .
all stomach troubles. Jas.Plum- bamplestree. - bold oy our Agents, ties 50c and $1.00. .Trial bottles
mer. I Kowan Hardware uo, -o .-m. tree at an druggists.
ide of-.nublic questions. Tbeltrouble. Dr. King's 2evr
aiTnrf. tn nnt & man at the head PiH qhickly re-adjusts this.
in:n iROrt .nnld l h. Kentle Tet thorough. Only
:J7iT. "7 ':. t all druggists.
UlCUlUUS 11 kUCiO lb BCJO UUk ecu-
tf
OUS.
"The party wants a candidate I
for whom it needs not make an
The wont form of Indigestidi
generally relieved by taking J
half teaspoonfui of Liqud yc-
apqlogy. whose Democracy is notltricity in half a glissofwajrft
in doubt. I lew minutes alter eaung.