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GORMAN SAILS FOR EUROPE-
MAKES TILLMAN hot;;
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WANTS VINDICATION..
He Has no i Opinion to Express Regarding a He Says Suggestion cf Crow's Name is
Third Termor CISTelan : Van Insult to Democrats.
The Atlantic . Transport liner; ;V ''Ther 'simple V ; suggestion - of
Minnehaha sailed Saturday with Cleveland's nomination for a third
trie longest nst oi passeneers of Uerm." sava Rpimfnr
any vessel of the hue which has
been out this season, " Senator
Arthur P. German of ' Maryland
was among the passengers. -This
will be Senator Gorman's ; first
traus-Atlantio trip. Hr will go
to London where, his daughter,
Mrs. Gambrill, lives, and after
spending some time in that city
will visit Ireland, Scotland and
the coutinent. ' -
The senator was aeked if he was
running away r from ; Maryland as
reported, to be out of reach when
the slate f for the state ticket; is
made up . "Nonsen'ie," said the
senator. "I ain not" ruuning
away. The Democrats are not iu
the habit of . running two men.
They, just agree upon one man and
f push him forward. Warfield is
the man in this instance:"
"What do you think of Cleve
land's chances for a third term?"
4 Young man, I always try to
avoid trouble. Under no Circum
stances do I wish- to disscuss na
tional politics. New York dis-
. patch.
Tillman" of
South Carolina, "is an insult to
the : 6,00,000 Democrats in the
country who voted the ticket in
the last elections." .
The Senator i here on depart
mental business for his constitu
ents. "It seems to me," he con
tinued, "that every Democrat I
have met has regarded this Cleve
land talk as impertinent and in-
GoYernor cf Arkansas Asks Tor a 1
' : of Office.-J
(Jovernbr Davis in an a3drep
the rDimocraiy of ATftsod: ,
announced his ;fcandacy;for J
third term. He asks for vuidk ;
tion. He says, 4 'Charges in vol
ing my honor and the good
of my father and mother were.pr-:
ferred against me without tl: ri
slightest pretext anhurletrjoa'd
cast throughout the press 6
nation. My: impeachmenfcWas
sought; a price was placed up
on my official head, and ac
?L0N8 AND SHORT HAUL
re
sult ing. It makes us hot under laid, well considered, far reaching
the .collar. Why what sort of curs
do they take us to be, to expect us
to vote for a man like Cleveland,"
he went on.
'. ''Here's a man who hasn't even
voted the Democratic ticket in
the last two presidential elections.
He threw what influence he pos
sessed against the ticket. You
might as well, talk about naming people of this state. I am ready.
a Republican as the head of the to make the fight. Will you stand
Democratic ticket. It would be bv me?" Little Rock, Ark. dis-
scheme was entered into -to rum
me. It failed ; the Legislature
nnt, have the conraee to carrv
out the program. ; Therefore! am
a candidate for governor andT sor
licit the support of nly ..friends.
If we - can whip , this political
crowd once more l think a victory.
will have been aohieved for the
Aoothor Petition for Mrs. Maybrick.
The Person's Rights Associa
tion has drawn up a petition ask
ing for the release of Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrick, convicted of pois
oning har husband on August 1st
1889, The Home Secretary re
plied to the petition, stating thst
when 15 years of the prisoner's
life sentence had been served, the
qutJBtiou oi reconiineuu ujk uer 10
lercy ; would be v considered.
lioodon dispatch. "
about as probable,"
The Senator said he could not!
name the probable Democratic
candidate, as no one yet had' be
come sufficiently prominent in
that connection. "In my State,''!
he concluded, ."there's been some
inclination to look upon Judge
Parker as an available man, who
patch.
The Public Wont RideS S
The Connecticut Railway and
Lighting Co. made an attempt to
run their cars this morning with
deputy sheriff and Pinkerton
guards on the platforms, but the
might prove acceptable :to the public boycotted the service
Washington dispatch.
;: : Wanted to Lynch Him.
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James Dornan, a negro who is
from the south, and is believed to
be from Charlotte, N. C.,. and who
was arrested Saturday in Newark
for having attacked a white girl
aged 16 at Mattewan, N. J., ex
cept for the promptness of offic
ers would have been lynched.
To avoid lychining he was taken
to jail' at Freehold instead of
Mattewan, as the .county officials
were warned of the purpose to
lynch him at Mattewan.
Dornan is a bad negro," and has
r previously been charged with bur
glary and a murderous assault on
a Mattewan policeman. New
York dispatch. . .
Where the War Is Oier.
A Union veteran pleaded guil
ty in an Augusta court the other
day to breaking into a store. . He
was old' and in want and said that
dire necessity :- bad driVeiKfaim: to
the act. - The jury, com
Confederate veterans, asked the
presiding judge to deal lenientlv
with him. His honor, an ex-Confederate
major, fined the prison
er $1, and the sheriff, an ex-Confederate
captain, paid the fine.
Before the Union soldier left the
court Toom the dollar was in nie
No disorder took place during
the morning hours. r: ':CM-t.
Sheriff Hauley took command
of the situation today and an
nounced that he would tolerate 119
interference from Mayor Mulver-
nt Decisslon - by the T Federal
: ; c; Supreme Court. - ; ;
- 2The.su preme . court, in the case
of the'Interstate . Commerce Com
mission vs. The Louisville and
Nashville, Western ' and Alabama
and Atl a nta and : West Point rail
roads;;, laid down thjr theory that
railroads" have the right in
some cases ; to -charge more for a
short haul than-for a long haul.:;
3 jftis jiheldthat the-roadsr in
question have .a1, right to charge
more for the : haul ; from IJew
Orleans Jtq La Grange than for
the haul . from 'New Orleans to
Atlanta, although La . Grange is
79 miles nearer New Orleans,
j Jus bice White, who read the
decision, explained. Hhat- Atlanta
was a competitive point and that
the rate would have tp be based on
the-rate to that point, so that the
railroad shipping from New Or
leans to La Grange would have to
charge the rate from New Orleans
to Atlanta with the rate : from
Atlanta back to:La Grange added.
Washington dispatch. 1 "
Unpaid Money Orders. "
year thousands of drawn
money orders "are not paid. In
Sngland last year the Postoffice
Cepartmeat realized from this
source . nearly $500,000. Under
L theBntish law monev not "claim
ed reverts to the government after
one year has elapsed. Under our
laws, or postoffice regulations,
money i order is. regarded , as an
obligation of the govern miit, to
t bej" honored whenever presented;
f Notwithstanding; "unclaimed mon-
EX-LIEUT. GOV. KILLED.
Net Quick Enough : With his gun and the
Other Fellow got Him. ; - :
A shooting affray which result
ed in the killing of ex-Lieutenant
Governor Clay Knoblock, cccur
red early this "morning on Main
street and created a : great deal of
excitement. The shooting was
done by James Garault. a well
known barber. - : V , -
xThe trouble leading up ;; to the
killing is practically unknown.
It took place in a section of Main
street that, is usually -crowded.
The hour was early though, and
not many people were out. Sev
eral witnesses- of the shoo tine
were found but they refused to
talk, further than to say that
Garault shot iu self defense.
The two men ..were eeen talking
together when suddenly Knoblock
drew his revolver. It seems that
he experienced some trouble with
the weapon' and it failed to ex
plode. Meantime, Garault whip
ped out his pistol and opened fire
on hiB adversary." That his aim
was true is estabished ty the au
topsy held by the coroner, .who.
found five wonnds in the - dead
man's body. Any of the wounds
would have proved , fatal. The
dead man did not get a chance to
use his revolver after the other
man. got" his out. Garault sur
rendered to the officers. Thibo
deaux, La. , dispatch.
hill, whose sympathies ; are with
tne BiJiKQtBcp0-"jX --r ' r - crira'-'aua pcsstai?; notes - on
IhB oitjwnti!c ..... :6,Ti'ntfd
poged"of Strikers arroopfU.L
ouu li'iuw iviu voixu is uy i amount to anout o.uuu a montn,
enaea soon.jonageporv onn, l 0r: $60,000
dispatch.. ; Press.
Cashier Disappeared.
A warrant was issued tonight
for the arrest "of Oliver T. Sher
wood, cashier of the Southport
National Bank, and son of E. C.
Sherwood president" of th9jbank
who clisaDnfared; from here" last
THE BLEACHED BOKES
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of ten Thousand Deluded Lost Lie Scatter-
:ed Oier the hot Scorching Sands. '
of King Credit's desert- wastes. V
Right there is the cemetery where .'.
lie Ambition's jeweled babes. J It
is the common end of the haughty -
rich and lowly; poor. ; The bloat-
ed bond-holder and; the heaving,
struggling ranks of poverty, the
conqu?rer iand the conquered go
hand in hand marching to defeat ;
in4.ts depths of ruin; . r:.;'
This only goes to show that spot
cash, when you sell, spot cash.
when you buy, is the only way to :
et value received for the life-blood -
that falls from your brow : in" big
cold sweat. drops. --' :x :
'Tis the almighty dollar that
presses values to the lowest notch.
'Tis the weight oi dollars., only
that saves you from the sheriff's
lock and key and your family from
despair. The biggest stock, you
ever saw bought on credit is like a
last year's bird nest, a poor thing
indeed, Spot cash is the lever we .
use to press down values and how .
well we do it is attested by our
figures. We underbuy, we under
sell. You have toiled and waited. ;
At last your opportunity is here
and you have the judgment to
know it. : -
' See the argument below against
Webster's unabridged ! diction-;
ary of the English language, 78c
Webster's pocket and school
dictionary of the English lan-
Webster's high school, diction- -ary,
con taining all the new words ,;
23c. - 7:':u:i
rUngton edition vilkcloth
bound"; boots, 1"conteihing'-i all the"-
v-'X1"
a year.-pNew York
V u i: - ; kt :tles,i auch ai Last; Days of-Pomi J
with defalcation of ibetween50,- n;fe Arahia Nights? Amfirfcan: v
f undsT Sherwood was
Sheep And Cattle Perish;
Great'Falls, Mont.,. May:l6.
The heaviest cattle and-sheep loss
the historv of Montanr?a, the
in
; y Boodler. Arraigned for Trial.
St.. Louis, May 19, The trial
of Emil Hartman, former; Speak
er Pro-tern of the iiouse of - dele-
of the Wilbur CampiMining Com
pany, of Colorado, and the execu
tor of a number of estates in this
county. It is feared that the
mining company and the estates
president Aboard Dodo Pilgrim's Progress,; ; ; F- - . f 1
Lost, and - many others '. v" : ' ' ?. -;: tf
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lYlav n a.va BnTTfiTfin masps aiRO-
pocket. The spectators rose aud damage of which will foot as high gates charged with selling his vote Frieud3 of Sherwood sayN that his
on we cny ugnc oni, . was caneu disaDDearance is brought about bv
7 1. J. t-J
remained standing 'in sympathet
ic silence until he passed out. A
purse was made up later in the
day by Confederete veterans, and
as $5,000,000, has been caused by
the terrible snow storms which
have been raging for the past
three days. In - many sections
was called
in Judge Kyan s court today, it insanity, induced by over-work.
is the first case growing put xthe The bauk officials ara authority eluding vertical, 5c a dozen.
Paradise
10c each. The 10a line paper
novels at 5c. : v. .': ; . '
Memorandum books 3, 5 and 10c.
Envelopes 1, 3, 4 and 5c.
Writing tablets, 1, 8, 5 and 10c
each. . k - - -
2 bottles good ink 5c. .
Kubber tip lead pencils 1, 2
and 4c. ' -
Good steel pens, any -kind in-
' - Faith.
The first service was held in the
new Baptist church here, on Sun
day May 10th.
-v William Frick's youngest child
was buried Sunday at the Faith
cemetery. - . ' '.. .. , "
The public roads are getting
good and now is the time ta work
them. A good job was recently
done by the chain gang near the
the Union soldier was sent to his fully 90; per cent, of the sheep .on
home in Kentucky. the ranges ; have perished. The
'.. On these facts, who shall say herders who wandered away in the
that the war is not over in Geor- blinding storm - were
gia? " One hesitates to -aver that death.
a Conf edejate soldier would have
been treated with the same clem
ency, and genrosity in a Pennsyl
vania town, for if we may judge
from the vehement protests to the
erection of a statue of Robert E,
Lee on the field of Gettysburg
that come from Union veterans
Pennsylvania, the war. is not
$47,500 deal, in which it is charg
ed money was distributed to del
egates at Pulius Lehmann's,
The witnesses .for the state are
frozen'; to all former members of ! the house
of delegates.
in
over in that "; State. -New York
Evening Sun.
- Legislative Rottenness.
Testimony before the grand
iury today was to -the effect that
railroad crossing on the Gold Hill $10:000 was paid to defeat the
way w uu, ui bill to rednf.a the fees of th'n fixftiso
road. That is the
ll 1 J 1
John Barger has been . appoint
ed chief of police., and J. T. Wy
att, town clerk of Faith.
Venus
it;; is
Not a Sick day Since.
' 4I was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. I tried all sorts
of medicines, none of- which re
lieved me. 'One day I saw an ad.
cf your Electric Bitters and de
termined to try that. After tak-
- ing a few doses I felt relieved;
. and soon thereafter.; was entirely
cured, an have not seen a sick
day since. Neighbors of mine
have been cured of Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Liver and Sidney
' troubles and General ' Debility."
This is what B. F. Bass, of Fre
mont, N C. writes. Only 50c, at
all Druggists.
commissioner. of St:- Louis.- This
money, it was testified, was dis
tributed in blocks of $500.
Despite the money Used to in
fluence members of the legislature
against- the bill, a compromise
measure was fiually adopted which
gave to the excise commissioner
only.40 per cnt of the income of
the office.
, Just who paid the boodle money
has not been divulged. St. Louis
dispatch. . -
No End of Homicides. .
The newspapers of today - are
filled with accounts of homicides.
It is remarkable to what; extent
the disregard for human life Has
grown . in the last few years. If
one man has a
wrif.Vi finnt.Viar-- nAnr ft-dars
usually the thing for him to arm
himself with pistol or rifle land
seek redress in this way and then
when' . indicted - for murder ?he
pleads self-defense or insanity
and generally succeeds in escaping
just puuishment'Wilmiffgto
ivjessenger.-
School Commencements Galore.
The following announcements
have been received : 1
for the statement that .the books
show evidence that the over work
was due to his fear of discovery
and attempt to fix the books bo
that the shortage might not be
discovered. Southport Conn.,
dispatch.
Lynched for Murder of Cousin.,
Naldosta, Ga. , May 19. A
University College of Medicine, gpeciai fronT Madison, Fla., says
that a mob entered that city last
night,. secured the "keys to the jail
from the night watchman, took
out Washington Jarvis, a white
Richmond, Val, May 14-19th
Greensboro ' Female;. College,
misunderstandine Greensboro. May 17-20. Bacca-
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laureate sermon by Bishop W. W.
Duncan, of M. E, church, south.
v Fork Academy, J'ork Church,
N. C, Thursday, May 21st. An
nual address by Rev. W. A. Smith,
of Lexington. i
The N. C State Normal and
Industrial College. Greensboro,
man, and lyncneu nim. jarviB
was carried some distance from
tbe city, tied to a tree and shot to
death. - H was accused of mur
dering his cousin,. John Waldrop.
The nieht watchman was .blind-
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To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure.- E. W.
Grove's signature is on each box.
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ANY CHUROH or parsonage cr? iu-
stitution supported by -voluntary
contribution will be given a liber
al quantity of the Lpugman &
Martinez Pure. Paints whenever
they paint. " ;
Note; : Have done so" for twen-
ty-seven years. Sales lens i of
millions of gallons; painted near
ly two million houses under guar
antee to repaint, if not satisf acto-
ry: The paint wears fore periods
up to eighteen years. -Linseed
oil must be added to. the 'paint
(done in -two " minutes) , Actual
cost then about $1.25 a .gallon.
Samples, free. Sold "-by,!-" our
agents, Rowan Hardware 7 Co . .
Disastrous Wrecks.
May 24-27.. Sunday, 24th, sermon folded and held captive until the
by.Rev. Samuel Mr Smith, D. D., mob finished its work.
Columbia, S. C. Tuesday, 26th.
L.1L.D., Maine. ., ; B " wnuw vHJ.
i - Everv seven davs the blood.
'
muscles and7 bones of "a man of
average size loses. two pounds of
- Carelessness is responsible for wornout tissue. ' This waste can-
icnahy a railway wreck - and the not be replendished and the health
same causes are maKingi .nunian and strengtn Kept up wnnoui per-
wrecks of sufferers from Throat feet digestion. When the stom-
and Lung troubles. ; But since ach and digestive organs fail to
the advent of Dr. King's 'New perform thiir fuuctioiis, the
Discovery for Consump t io n, strength lets down,- health. gives
Coughs anu Colds, even the worst way, and disease sets up. Kodol
r.aRfta can be cured, and hopeless D vspensia Cure enable the atom-
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Salisbury, N. C,
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J Try the Truth-Indbsx only $1. m
resienation is no , longer, neces- ach and digestive organs to digest
sarv. : Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dor- and assimilate all of the whole-
chester Mass., is one of the many some food that may be eaten into
whose life was "savad by - Dr. the kind of blood- that 'rebuilds
King's New Discovery. This tne tissues "and protects the health
great - remedy " is ' guaranteed for J and strength ;of the mind - and
all Throat and Lungf diseases by body.- Kodol cures 'Indigestion;
all druggists. Price -50c, and Dyspepsia and all stomach trou
11.00: Trial bottleS free. For bles. It is an ideal spring tonic.
sale by all druggists. , I Sold by JameB Plummer.
Pen holders, swell shape. 1, 2.
and 5c . ; " :
Pins 1, 2, and 5c per paper.
Thimbles 1, 2, and 4c each.-,'
Good, 1 arge combs 5 and 10c
Picture frames and mirrors,- 5,
10, and 15c '
Perfume, good quality, 5, 10,
and 15c. .
Scissors 2, 5, 10, and 25c. '
Flue stops ornamented, 5c.
School bags 10c. - r
Slate pencils-soapstone, 5 for lc.
Umbrella rib 'protectors-save
your umbrella, 4c. ' - : '"
Whisk brooms 10c... :-
1 qt coffee pot 10c.
3 qt. " 12c' V
10 qt. dish pan 10c. v ,
, 2 qt. milk' cup 5c. . - -
6 qt. bucket 10c. . v .
Ice shavers 5c. ".. ".t: . -
Large gold hand waiter or tray
10c. : v . ; ; v.-,-.-:
Machine oiler-pump bottom. 3c.
Table. knives & forks 40, 60y 80 ;
& 90c set. . .. .
Tea & Table spoons 3, 6, -13 & ;
25c set.
Pocket knives 5, 10, 15 & 25c -Pact
locks 5, 10, 15 & 25c.
3 piece bread knife sets 15c
Coffee pot knobs' lc .:
Steel gimlets 2 for 5c :
Clothes-wires 9c.-; 5- -r'-Clothes
pins 8c doz. :
2 boxes tooth picks 5c T -Kitchen
side Jamps complete
20c. . - '
Night lamps complete 10c
Large decorated parlor lamps
69c:- - - - : : . -
Bead top lamp chimneys. 5c
And BO'it'goes. -
Remember your money back if
you want it. ' ; " ... .
Your true friend. '
8P0MGASH
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