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STATESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1901.
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the best quality.
E est Material,
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and Lowest Prices
Statesville, N. C.
The First Wationa
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Portable on wheels or sills. Stal
ti-iuery euines and boilers, any
lalie. and the great hill climbing
.ftclipsi traction. - engine. A few
? Cotton Gl is at low prices
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We -Take this Method
Of informing our many friends arid customers that we are'
nOw occupying the ne-v Mills Building, corner Broad and
Center streets. As has been our custom we w!Ii keep au
CO
dato lire of
Clothing, Hats and Men's Furnishings
at prices lower than 'the lowest. i
We have the best lighted store n the city, which is much
in favor of purchasers. -
Thanking you for past favors and hoping to have a con
tinuance of same, we arc,
Feb'y. 3th, 11)01. , . . Very Tfuly,
P. S. We give Trading Stamps.
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T HAVE a fine lot of Black Spring
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ale. Respectfully,
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February 7th, 1901.
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f "Notice to Creditor.
EAVING qualified as adraitiistra(or of A. M
Lippard, this i to notify all persons hav
ag,claimii?in8t said estate to rTeRrnt fame
T hforcJanuarY Jjth. 190J, or this notice
rill be Dlead in bar of recoverv.
I IW4 January th, 1901. G. W. CX
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tractive. : : : : : . : " : : : : :
YOU WILL I I IV I ) US
prepared to do your printing in the 'i
up-to-date styles and at prices
low to mention. We do printing (
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take without injury to the'stomaou.
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distinct medicines, but sold for one price- 2 c.
Tlie Pills bring immediate relief; the Pe!!t-t.
tnnp ltn thp nervous svstem and invirTjt'.
NOTICE.
HAVING qualified as executor of the last
wills and testament of Asa Summers" and
Emiline Summers, his wife, notice is herehv
given to all persons holding claims against said
estate", or either of them, to present said claims
tome on or before February 14th. 1903, or this
notice will be plead in barof recovery. Persons
indebted to eHher of said estates are required to
make Imuiwdiate settlement. .
This FeVv. 14th, 1901. R-- A. 6VONR,
Executorof Asa Bummersand Emeline Summers
Grier & Long. Attorneys.
Cut in Pi ice.
WE WILIv make a cut of $2.50 on all grades
of 1. 1. Nissen wagons. Come early aud
get one. - YOCN'T. A WHIT'E,
, Stony AAai, H. C.
THE IKGISIjVIUKE.
Tu-.dav, 19th Senate: Lieuten
ant Governnr Turner announced
that the Senate '"would be officially
notified of the passage of the Craiy
resolution Wednesday at noon. Sen
ator Brown introduced ab'll to form
"A Commission of Prison Parole."
It is fts follows:
Section 1 "jt there shall be es
tablished lb North ar!lina eonj:
mission to be known as "A Commis
s'on of Prison Parole." Said cora
missio'i: shall-consist of three mem
bers, ircludini: his excellency the
Governor, Attorney General and one
private citizen, to be elected by the
General Assembly
Sec. defines the du'ies of the
commission, amonr wnicn snaiP oe
the consideration of petitions from
convicts confined in the State's pris
on oi' on any public works or In any
county, jilorwork bouse, servintr
under sentence cf any State court,
to investiKate ine tacis in vu in
dietment and eonvictiou of such
convicts; to secure information from
ollictals having them in charge as to
their conduct, health, etc.; and if
said commission or any two of them
shall decide that such convict is en
titled to a commission cf parole,
they may issue the same for such
let-th of time aad under such con
ditions and restrictions as they may
determine. Provided, no such pa
role shall issue for a longer period
tna 12 months and requiring such
convicts to report at least once each
month to the proper authorities of
tbe institution from which they were
paroled, as to their residence, con
duct and avocation. Said reports
are to be kept on rile at the iGstitu
tion and copies .sent to the board of
parole. ,
,Sec. 3 provides for the taking
irfto custody again of any paroled
prisoner who violates the conditions
of his parole or the laws of his Sta?e.
Sec 4 provides that the parole
com nis&ion may extend the parole
(no single period to exceed twelve
months) from time to time if the
prisoner has conducted himself in a
way to entitle himself to the same.
Sec, 5 provide j for the reeomtrien
datioa of an unconditional pardon.
if unanimously cf the opinion that
the paroled prisoner deserves it.
wfc. 6 provides fur the meeting
of the commission aad the payment
of p!-r diem to-cthe member, of her
s h.-.n -hs Governor and Attorney
Uoaerai, at &e rate or 5-4 per tlav
r tbe uC-i u al number of days served
at??: o cunts per mue mileage. Also
nt-iiorizes theai to employ clerical
a --.is a nee ar a saiary not to exceeu
fit :i i fi v'H r
Sec. 7 says nothing in this act
Siiuii oo coLscrueu as mierieri.ng
vut h existing laws giving the Gov
ernor the right of pardon or cora-
mutatiou of sentence.
Senator Woodward is after dealers
a deadly weapons and he introduced
i biil imposing a tax of $25 on them.
i he tax to go to i he school fund.
the text of the bill is as follows:
Section 1. That eVery merchant,
storekeeper or dealer, wgo sua!l
K:ep m siocs. seil or ouer Lor sale
any pistol, uowie Kcite,oirtf, aagger,
si'mg&hot, loaded cane, or brass,iroo
or metallic knuckles, shall procure
from the sheriffof the county in
which he proposes to make such
sales, a license for which he shall
pay the sum of 2d, which license
shall be kept on exhibition in some
col spicuous place in the store in
which such articles are kept and of
lered for sale ; and the money col
lected by the sheriff from this source
shall be paid into the school fund of
his county.
Section 2 mattes it a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine of not more than
$50 or imprisonment not to exceed
tbirtydays for any person to sell
any of the above mentioned articles
without securing a license as pro
vided in section 1.
Bills introduced: To prevent
&tock running at large in Caldwell,
Watauga and other counties; to pro
tect birds and birds' nests.
The bill prohibiting the sale of
cigarettes to minors passed after
the f 20 tax on dealers was stricken
out.
House; The House elected nine
managers of the impeachment trial.
No bills of general interest passed.
Bills introduced: To appoint cer
tain justices of peace in Iredell (0y
Stevenson); to prohibit sale and
manufacture of liquor witnin two
miles of Bethel church, Catawba
county; to prohibit the sale and
manufacture of whiskey in Yadkin
county.
Wednesday, 20th Senate; Bills
introduced; To incorporate State
prison and provide for its govern
ment (Provides, for nve districts and
ageneral manager); to prevent the
use of tobacco by teachers in the
public schools.
House: Bills introduced: To ap
pr-jpri;te $ 10.000 to place statues of
Z bulon V. Var.ce atul Nathaniel
jlacou in statuary hall at Washing
ton (by Wattt). .
Among bills parsed was one ap
poietiijg additional justices of the
peace . There was a stiff fight on a
ofli empowering the. Governor to ap
point a commit tee of three members
who shall vis.it aU State institution
and report on the condition and man
upernent.
The bill finally passed its second
reading.: The fight was made on an
ame t dment offered by Watts pro
viding that no citizen who lives in a
county containing a State institu
tion shall be eligible. ,
Thursday, 21 st Senate: Bills in
troduced; To provide rules for im
peachment trial. No bills of general
importance were introduced.
Bills passed: To prepare rules for
impeachment; to protect owners of
timber in Wilkes. The biil to allow
graduates of the State Normal to
teach iu public scools without stand
ing examinations was tabled The
Homestead bill and the Divorce hill
were both discussed and passed over.-
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House: To apportion the con
gresional districts:! to removeeoun
ty seat of Jackson from Webster to
bylva-i. -. - , . -
Bills passed :to appoint a commit
tee of three to visit State institutions
(Watts moved to reconsider and
(withdrew his amendment that hid
caused Wednesday 's fight)f to allow
1 Wilkes w levy' Bkilai tax.
Tije Houss Presents ilesoluiions of
Impeachment to the Senate
Raleigh News and Observer, 22d. "
Toe cpiTitrittee appointed by th
House of Representatives to notify
the Senate of the passage of the im
peachment resolution, and demand
that it organize a high court of im
peachment for the trial of Justices
Furches and Douglas, yesterday per
formed that duty,
This committee was composed of
the following five members:
?J r. W ixston, of Bertie, chairman.
Mr. Arduey, of Mecklenburg.
Mr. Zacuahy, of Transylvania,
Mr. Blount, of "Washington.
Mr. Carltos. of Duplin.
It was expected that they would
wait upon the Senate at noon, to
discharge this solemn duty, but by a I
resolution adopted soon after the
H use met, the hour was chauged to
1:30 o'clock.'
Promptly at that hour the door
keeper of the Senate announced, '"a!
committee from the. House of Repre
sentatives," and in response to an
invitation from the President the
committee advanced toward the
clerk's desk, Senators rising to re
ceive them. Mr. Winston eama first,
holding in his hand the resolution.
Behind him came the other members
of the commit tee, two by two. Mr.
Ardrey and Mr. Carlton, ?1r. Zich-ar-
aod A!c. Blount. When thedek
was reached they formed in line, two.
of them on either side of Mr. Wins
ton and directly in front of the
President.
The incident was a dramatic one,
not unlike a scene from some ro
mance of old or a page from unfa
miliar history. Perfect silence
reigned throughout the hall. Men
and women stood with half bowed
heads and nobody cared to speak".
Tbe ' witchery of unreality hung
about it ail, so unusual is such a pro
ceeding. Now. the silence is broken by the
slow measured tones of Mr. Wins
ton: "We are directed to convey to
you this message of great moment,"
All knew the dread import of that
message, and a shiver seemed to fuu
through the asset&bla re. Then the
names of the impeached judges were
caned cow leartu.iy distinctly thy
were pronounced!
"We now p resent to your honora
b!e body ce:tain resolutions relating
to such . impeachment.". As Mr.
Winston pronounced these words
Mr. Ardrey stepped forward and
handed the President the resolu
tions. Then the reading went cruelly but
impressively ou: 'Tn conclusion
the Hou6 , of .Representatives
through us its chosen messengers,
prays that the God of Eternal Trurh
aud Justice, may protect the rights
of the impeached and preserve un
broken the Constitution of our fath
ers.
How silent now the thronged hall!
How solemn and impressive the
words! It wa;, very tragic-the eternal
tragedy of justice. I turn over the
pages of hiotory volume afier vol
ume and wouder at the long suffer
ing of the people and the boll ness
of those who encroach upon their
rights. But here and there at long
intervals the sword of justice falls
A; king is beheaded, then a queen is
dethroned; here a revolution breaks
forth, there a constrtutional right is
wrestled from the ruling power.
Th:s impeachment is different trom
these only in degree, not in kind.
How, across the waste of years it
summons those days of Republican
extravagance, debauchery, almost
ruin more than quarter of a century
ago! That party was then dethron
ed from power and not till it came
back in again did Lfc become necessa
ry to use this extraordinary pro
ceeding. Truly, times have
not changed so much after all.
Mr. Winston has ceased speaking,
the Senate has adopted a resolution,
declaring that it has received the
message and will duly consider it,
the President has formerly announc
ed the fact, and ihe committee turns
and leases the hall in the same order
aud impressive manner that it came
in,
Mr. Winston's speech, read in co
tifying the Senate of the passage of
impeachment resolution aad in de
liveriug the same to the Senate, was
in full as follows:
MMr. President, -and Senator-:
We are directed by th House of
uepreseutatives to convey to vou
this message of great moment
After long and patient contidera
tion by pronounced majority, the
brauch of this General Assembly,
declares lhat David M. Furches,
late Associate Justice and uovr
vhief Justice, and Robert M. Doug
las, Associate Justic of the Supreme
Court of North Carolina, in violation
of the letter aud spirit of the Consti
tatson and tn defiance of the plain
statutory law of the State, have
usurped powers subversive of th;
legislative-department of our -State
Government. '
i "For this mieonduct it declar
that these officers be impeached o'
high crimes and misdemeanors iu of
fice. Iu obedience to the duty im
posed upon us. we now present to
your honorable body certian resolu
tiocs relating to such impeachment.
"-enators: As directed by the or
der of the House of Representative?,
and in tbe name of the whole people
of North Carolina, whose ' constitu
tion has been broken, whose laws
have been defied, whose future peace
is threatened and imperiled, we im
peach David M lurches, late Asso
ciate Justice and now Chief Justice,
and Robert i. Douglas, Associate
Justice of the Supreme, Court of
North Carolina of hig'n crimes and
misdemeauors in office.
' In the name of the Representa
tives of the people, we do demand
that this Senate organize a high
i court of impeachment; and take or
der.that David M. Furches and Rob
tert M. Douglas appear at its bar, to
! auswer the particular charges which
j the House of Representatives rwill
in due time exhibit that the Senate
j do make such other and farther or
jders iu the premises as may seem to
j them best calculated to bring this
1 trial to a just and speedy termina
j tion. -"J'Iu
conclusion, the House of Rep
resen tativb through us, its chosen
messengers, prays that the God of
Etteraat Truth and Justice; may pro
tect' the rights of the impeached and
preserve unbroken the Constitution
of theFathers.
"Ai$d now Mr. President, having
discharged this momentious and
melancholy duty, we await your an
swer as provided by law, which an
swer, we will make to those who
sent us hither."
On conclusion of th9 above Sena
tor London sent forward the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
"Resolved, that the President in
behalf of the Senate announce to the
gentlemen of the committee from t he
House of Representatives that the
Senate will receive their message.
duly, consider the same and take
proper act ion thereon.
Thereupon Lieutenant Governor
burner, President of the Senate,
said. , - -
- Gentlemen of the Committee: You
wU!--fie,r information to tbe House
of Representatives that the Senate
has received its message : and will
consider the. same, and will take
proper action thereon, as required
by la w and the Constitution of tbe
Slate.
On tbe return of the committee to
the House Mr. Wiuston made the
following report which the Speaker
ordered spread cn the record:
Mr. speaker: In obedience to
the order of the House, we, this day,
proceeded to tbe bar of the Senate,
and in the name of this body, and of
aU the people of the State of North
Carolina, we impeached, as we were
directed to do David M. Furches,
late Associate Justice and now
Chief Justice, and Robert M Doug
las, Associate Justiceof the Supreme
Court of North CarO'ina, of high
crimes and misdemeanors in office;
and we demanded that 'he Sena-e
should take order to make them ap
pear before that brdy to answer for
the same; and . announced to the
Senate that the House would soon
present articles of impeachment and
make good the same. ,
: "To which the response was; 'The
Senate has received the message and
will consider the same and take pro
per action thereon.' "
he articles of impeachment are
now being drawn aad will - probably
he ready for presentation to the
Senate tomorrow.
Statues for Vance and Macon.
Mr. Watts of Iredell, introduced a
bill authorizing the expenditure of
$10,000 for marble statues of Nath
aniel Macon and Zebulon B. Vance,
to be placed in the statuary hall , of
Congress. The biil is as follows:
Sec . That the sum of $10,000 or so
much thereof as may be, necessary
be appropriated out of : any money
in the treasury, not otherwise ap
oropriatfd, for the purpose of hav
ing executed and erected in the Hail
of Satuary iu the capital of the
United States in Washiugoa, Dis
triet of Columbia, raarblj statues of
Nathaniel Mac-n and Zebulon Baird
Vance, two of North Carolina's fore
most statesmen.
Section 2. That Matthew W. Ran
som of Northampton county, Thos
J. Allison of Iredell county, be and
Thos. J. Jarvis of Pitt, county,
they are hereby appointed coximis
sioners to carry out the provision of
this act, and they are authorized to
make any or all contracts that may
be necessary to the execution and
erection of said statues, and they are
authorized to draw their warrants
upon the treasury for the amount or
amounts necessary for the work a
foresaid, and when the said warrants
shall be countersigned by the Gov
ernor of North Carolina they shall
be paid by the public treasurer out
of any funds in his hands Hot otheiv
wise appropriated-
The House passed a great many
bills yesterday and adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The State tobe RedUtrieted.
News and Observer, 22nd.
The Democratic members of tbe
General Assembly in caucus last
uight decided in favor of a Congres
sional re-district of the State.
The committee having thJ. matter
in charge was directed to form ten
districts, all Democratic if possible,
on the basis of the last Cougression
al vote.
There was considerable discussion
before the question was decided,
ome members favoring the policy
of leaving the districts as they re
now for the next two years and
electing a Congressman- artr larg;
The sentiment in favor of a re ap
portionment was, however, in a de
cided majority and the committee
was accordingly directed to report
and prepare a bill for ten districts.
itay'd Opinion.
Salisbury Sun, 201I1.
Hon, J, Frank Ray, of Macon
county, was in 'he city this morning
on his way from Raleigh, where he
has been observing the doings of the
legislature for th.ipast few -days.
Mr.Ray was asked whab.he.ihought
would be the result of tha impeach
ment trial in the Senate.
"I have talked with many of the
Senators ani they all refuse to ext
press an opinion as to the result,"
said Mr. Ray. "My opinion is that
the judges ou trial will not be im
peached, but that . the Senate will
vote it down."
A Prospect for Complications.
Richmond Times.
The residents of Kicgstoa, located
near Princeton. N. J-, are. intensely
Interested in a doable wadding which
occurred there a few days ago. John
Voorhees, a farmer, and his son John
Voorhees, Jr., were married to the
two daughters of Joseph Bird, of
Monmouth Junction, the father wed
ding the youngest YouDg Mrs.
Voorhees is now the stepmother-in-law
of her older sister, who will be
at once aunt and grandmother of
any children born to her husband.'
Vlr Voorhets, Sr., becomes father-in-law
to his sister-in-law. and any
boy h9 may have will be a half
brother to his uncle by marriage.
For the weakness and prostration
following grippe there is nothing so
prompt and effective as One Minute
Cough Cure. This- preparation is
highly endorsed as an unfailing
remedy for all throat and lung trou-
I bles and. its early uso prevents con
sumption. It was made to cure
mckljr'W. V, Hall; it
X-vsj- ier frosn Slophel
Corresponcience of Tke MascoT.
As I have not seen anything in
your v.iiluable paper from this sec
tion for some time l thought I would
give you a few items. Fine weather
for farming. But I believe the
grippe is doing 1 he most work.
Mr. W. R Campbell was-not able
to get, o his school this morning
"grip:-.'-. " . .. j
Vr. ; S, Kyles - also . wa.. uo'abhi
Tor h . school. tMr. Campbell'- :
school ;t. tho Wagner school h use
willclos- Fr-day, ' 22, inst., with a
game of la:l at noon, and an old
time spf'Hrg match in the after
noon. Mr. Campbell has given sat
isfaction. He wiii return- to his
home at Jennings on Saturday. He
will leave some of our girls wearing
long-fac no doubt
Mary it hi, little daughter of Mr
aod Mrs W. A. Winecoff, has been
quite F.ick for the past- week.
Mr. an4 Mrs P. A. Barringr are
quite si k .
Mr. Thomts Simpson and wife, of
near Sal:'ury,came up Saturday to
visit Mr. Simpson's brother-in-law,
Mr. R S Kyles
Mr. ttes Bost will move to' his'
new houe.-oM tbe Eigle knd this
week. . Boys get your horns find
bells lexy. -
Mr. J M Hoover treated himself
to some n" w f limit ure,e:e ,lust week
What o ruts next boys, "Wife?''
Sucm ss 'oThk Mascot and it- many
rcadfis Twknttfocr.
Stopl e!, N- C. Ft'b. 18, IDOL
A.IWsrriase Near ftlooresville.
Mooresvi lie Enterprise.
t Quite a iargrt number of fiiei cs
a-sembh tl at, the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. It. Brantley, 2J miles wt'st
of M oore- ii!e, on yesterday morn
ing to Hitxcss the marriage of tbe-ir
daughtc r. .vtis Etta J Brantkn r.nd
Mr. Ch;' E. Cornelius. The re
rnony v. performed by the f?ev:
Dr.-Pharr pro'mpfly at 9:30 o'elot;,
in 'the pi-tfnce of t he invited guests
and the attendants, Mus Minnie
Lee McNt-ely aud Mr D. E Turner,
Miss Luaa Johnson and Dr. A E.
Bell, Miss. Clara D. St arret to and
Mr. J. E Tharp, of north Iredell.
The bride v.-as the recipient of a
number i-i handsome preterits! Af
ter the n:;n ; l&ge the bride a::d groom
came, to in'.vn acd-will make Iheir
hum? at ' i !: Central Hotel'.
Mr. CcMirlius wiil not return to
Bitti:ir.j;fcyro, bavicg decided to re
i,ume Li i jfi j-.b with the McCor
inick Jachi'EC.Co.
Annual .:s-eii:ig of State Farmers Jou
rnal I- Insurance Association t. i
V Nortli Oarolin a.
i
This bf-:y met in Raleigh en Tues
day and V, . '.inesday, 'February 12th
13th. TLt following counties were
represenu-d: Vance, Cleveland,
Catawba. Burke, Guilford, Davidson,
Roau, Grativille, Mec.kienburg, Al
amance, UiciisnonJ, Scotland, Wayne.
Caswell, Person, .Martin, Pitt, Or
ange, Leni'ir, Robesotf, Halifax,
Johuc-lonand Wake.
The President of the Association,
Mr. N. B Broughton, beiag absent
qu account of sickness, Capt. T. B.
Parker, of Orange County Branch,
" as called to the chair.
The President aud Secretary Lind
sey submitted their reports for past
year, whtcli proved that the - organ
ization or the Branches last March
into a Stu e Association was no mis
take The folio -.t ing are the prominent
changes rnie in the By-Laws:
1. Each Branch Association is
required to koep an advance assess
meut in its Treasury so as to be
ready to promptly mee: a loss by fire
when one occurs, and the Supervisors
are to mako the estimate of amount
necessary.
' 2. The privilege is given each
Branch to disclaim liaoility by dr iu
consequence oi" loss by wind, provid
ed this is ad Jed to the policy of mem
ber when tame is issued.
3, The President of each Branch
or his app-riutee is required to adjust
ail claims Heretofore power wa
given only for disputed claims.
4, ' The Secretary of each B.'uach
Association is required to make c
mouthiy report oi ail nevif business,
and annua; y the condition of h;a
Branch ot tbe General Oiiiee at Ri
eigh.
5. Agci.ts are required to make
monthly reports cf ail business done
oy them to the Secretary cf their
Branca. And the General Secretary
is directed to make an annual report
of the business done during the year
in each and ail the Branches.
It was decided that wherever two
counties formed one and the same
Brauch, aua at a meeting there was
a mutual agreement by vote to sepa
rate, the liability of the old Branch
ceased at that time.
Tbe folio v-iiig officers were elect
ed for the year: President, N. B.
Brouyhtou, K-iieign; Secretary aud
Treasurer, A E j. Lindey, Raleigh;
Vice i'tesiot ni, T. B, Parker, Hi-is
boru; Executive Commit toe, icb
ard Williams, Capt. W. E. Artirev,
R W. Scott and T. B Park5;t-
"The time of the annual Meeting of
S ate Association was changed to
tne third Tuesday in January, and
that of the Brauch Associations oi
first Monday in January.
A tax of 50 cents on each $1000 1 1
new business issued by each Branch
was ordered to be monthly reported
to the General Secretary. And if
i his amount sbould fail to meet the
expeuses of the State Association,
the deficit is to be pro rated among
the Branch Associations, and they
are to pay same on demand.
All of tbe Directors of the trior:?
than thirty Branch Associations rep
resented expressed themseives as
greatiy delighted and felt more than
ever the great benefit the farmers
mutual tire association has been and
may continue to thefarmers of Norih
Carolina in protecting them from
loss by fire.
By the laws of North Carolina no
Association has any legal existence
in this State unless its policies are
signed by the President of the Stale
Association, and said Branch is
making its monthly reports to the
General Office; and it is thduty of
every policy bolder to see, to it that
his Branch is so doing, or else he
may have a 1 ss and wake up to had
he belonged to something that had
no legal existence,
Spending Uncle Sam's Money. "
Saturday Evening Post.
No president of the United States
has ever had so much money to
spend as Mr. McKinley, notwith
standingth3 fact that, apart from
the salary of $50,000 which be draws
annually from the Treasury, he is a
poor man. Just before the out
break of th.- .Si-anish War Congress
placed in h; bands $50,009,000, with
permission to so-.bd it exactly as he
might choo-o. Ia fact, he was not
required eve t to render an account
of the expeu diture of this vast
sum. Th necessity for such a be
st.'iwal of confidence i:i the nation's
Executive arose from the rxtraor
dinarily unprepared condition in
whih the country found itself, and
there is no likelihood that absolute
control of such an amount of the
public funds wii! again need to be
iriven to any future occupant of the
White House ; -. -
This was by no means the only
money, however, which has been
placed at the absolute disposal of
President McKinley. Only a short
1 ime ago Congress appropriated
$7,000,000 for tbe purchase of suita
ble sites f.r coaling stattous, and
their establishment. Out of this
sum $900 was paid the other day to
private owners for a small i.-land in
the harbor of Guam. 'Ihere have
been other large war funds provid
ed from time to time during the
last two years, on which the Presi
rient has been at liberty to draw as
he saw fit. In such matters be
could cot be controlled by the Sec
retary of War or the. Secretary of
the Navy, inasmuch as those oSi
cials are merely his clerks, and have
praetiea-Uy no authority save such as
ho may choose to delegate to them.
What is called' the President's
Private Fund, known in law as the
Emergency Fund, stands nominally
to the credit of the Secretary ;of
State. But Mr. McKinley is really
ihe Secretary of State, and he draws
on this appropria'ion just wheu
and how he pleases. J'be manner of
its' expenditure is always secret,
and-nobody knows what is done
with the money. Even Congress
has no right to inquire, and has nev
er done so, the idra being that there
are cer'ain matters, especially such
as relate to diplomatic negotiations,
which may not properly be placed
before the public that is to say,
without injury to the public weal.
This fund varies in amount, but of
late years it has been somewhere be
tween $60,000 and $100,000 per an
num. The memoranda relating to the
expenditure of the Private Fund are
kept in a safe at the' Department of
State. Nobody, save a few privileg
ed officials, has ever seen them, but,
if 'they could be published, they
would throw a picturesque light up
on the inside workings of the Gov
ernment, particularly in regard to
its relations with, foreign Powers.
If anything turns up which makes
it expendient to obtain certain, in
formation abroad in a quiet way, a
draft is made upon the fund by a
voucher which the President himself
signs and sends over to tha Secre
tary of State, this voucher being
equivalent to a check on the Treas
ury. The negotiation of the preli
minaries of a treaty, such as that
for the purchase of the Danish pos
sessions in the West Indies, may
make another call upon this person
al credit of the Executive, which -is
likewise drawn upon to pay for en
tertainment, when a royal or official
visitor from foreign parts comes
to Washington.
But when it comes to an arrange
ment such as that contemplated for
t he purchase of the Danish posses
sions, the agreement of the Admin
istration to buy is merely tentative,
the consummation of the deal de
pending upon the approval of Con
gress and the ratification by the
Senate of a treaty confirming the
bargain.
A Shooting Affray In South Carolina.
Charleston, S. C, Dispatch, 21.
James W. Tolbert, was shot today
in the streets of McCormiek, Ab
beville county, where he had been
told he must go, or he would be -killed.
It is the outcome of the political"
feud which resulted in the Phoenix
riots and murders in the fa 1 of 189B
Before Tolbert was shot be is said,
apparently without anv reason, to
have firfd two shots at Young Mar
tin. a visitor in the town, who had
nothing to do with the row between
Tolbert ad the citizens of McCor
mick. Martin was dangerously
wounded in th:; body and hip. This
act so enranged the citizens that
they immediately opened fire on Tol
oert, but only two shifts took effect.
His brother, R. R. Tolbert, expects
to carry the wounded man to Au
uusta, orscme place of safety to
night. If Martin should die it is reported
from McCormick that the citisns
would kill ToiberL Tolbert has
been ic Pal order in McCormick
ever sinet the Phoenix riots. He
owes considerable land near McCor
mick and had been advised by
anonymous ietters to leave there,
and was approached by a crowd of
men yesterday and told to leave.
He declared that he intended to stay.
The Tolberts are among the very
tew white Republicans in that sec
tion of the State.
Mrs. Nation to Knri a Paper for Ne
groes. '
Topeka, Kan., Dispatch, .21.
Mrs. Carrie Nation is to enter pol
itics and becomes the editor to The
Smashers' Mail, a paper to be run 'd
behalf. of negroes. She has refused
tempting offers to go on tbe stage,
and will remain in Topeka to help
elect a "clean man" for mayor at
the spring election.
These matters were announced by
the crusaoer from her cell in the
county jail to day, after the charge
wainst her smashing theSenate Sa
loon, two weeks ago. had been dis
missed bv Judsre McCabe. She is
still being held on the charge of
breaking into Moser s cold storage
n'ant last Sunday.
There is always danger in using
counterfeits of DeWit t's Witch Ha
z d Salve. The original is a , safe
and certain cure for piles. It is &
goothioff and healing salve f ir . sores
and all skin diseases. W. F. Hall,
'"Jr.. . '.. - -'" ,
Lost Tf.d' , T "
Messrs. Jest ice & F!e!ir-r. Cross-'
ville, Ala., writes: We have lost
trade by being out of Rimou's PilU.
We can seldom induce a customer to
take any other as a substitute for
them when they have once tried
Ramon's For gale by N. R. Tun
sall. Druggist.
Director Merriam of thMHn.-us bu
reau estimates last year's cotton
crop at 9 641,852 bales."
A powerful engine cannot be run
wi-ha weak boiler, and we can't
keep up the strain of an active life
wi;h a weak stomachjiifcit her -can we
stop the human machine to make
repairs,. If the stomach cannot di
gest enough foot1 to !'eep the bdy
strong, such a preparation as Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure should be used. It
digests what you eat and it. sinfply
can't help but do you good. W. ' b
Ball, Jr.- :
Rumoi s of a combination bnweiui
the Southern and Seaboard -Air
Line Railways are biing circulated
iu New" York. -
Reports show a greatly in ere 's.ul
death rate from throat and lg
troubles, due to the prevalence of
croup, pceumOuia and grippe. We
advise the use of One Minute' Cough
Cure i call of those difficulties. It
is the only harmless rem idy that
gives iranvHJiate results. Children
like it. W F. Hall, Jr.
In ahcadn collision on the Pena
syhunia Riiirovl n3ar Trenton,
N J. Thursday, 10 were killed and
25 injured
He Tried Thsm All.
J F. Habormel, Bradford; ' Indi
ana, says: I have used almost every
class of Pills known to me, but nev
er found aiy relief for habitual con-
stipat ion aod liv-f-r trouble. b n'bt
four boxes of Ramon s Liver Pills
and Tonic Pellets of an aten t' of 'he
Brown v'Tg. Co., at Greenville,
Term. I used-two boxes of th" Pi Vk .
Piils and followed with th-; r.- :&' '
every night for thirty davs, ar.ti to "
oay i am as healthy a- I w;;s twenty' '
years ago. I will reeoiii'Wectl &-v-.' '
rnon's Liver Piils and Tonic IVJtets
to ali who suffer, with Ku'oh . pora
plaints. The Piils and Pallets t: re as
sure ure; they make one foel li'te i -new
person. I would not be without-the
pi!ls ia iiiv family. For
sale by N. R Tunstal!, Druggist ( ,
A lire iu the business geetvin of J
Atlanta Thursday morning destroy
ed neat ly $500,000 worth of property.
The firo was oue ofvthe worst iii rhe
history of the city.
Dotslt Pay to Buy fcheap?
A cheap remedy . for coughs and
colds is all right, but yoa want
something that will relieve -aad cur
the more severe and dangero.1 're
sults of throat and lung troubles.
What shall you do? Go t o a warmer
and more regular climate? Yes, if
possible; if not possible for you,,
then ia either case , take the oxly
remedy tbat has been introduced ia
all civilized countries with success'
in severe throat and lung troubles,
'Bosehee's QermaTi Syrup. " It
not only hals and stimulates tl
tissues to de-troy the germ disease,
but. allays inflimmation, causes easy
expectoration, gives a good night's,
rest, and cures the. patient. Try
ose bottle. Recommended tnanyr
years by all druguitsin the world.
For sale bv W. F, Hall. Jr.
"Working Niht and Day
'Tbe-busiest and -mightiest little
thing that ever was mad-:- is D.:
King's New Life Pills. Every pill
is a sugar coated globule of health,'
that changes weakness into strength,
listlessness into enargy,. - brain fag
into mental power. Tb.v'rc won
derful in building up the '.health."
Onlv 23 c.?nts per box. Sold hv W.
F: Hall, Jr., druggNt. - "
You can cough. fJ
yourseir into p
bronchitis.pneu
monia, arc! con
V.
sumption.
Bandaging
and bundling
your throat
will do no
4
good.
You must cive
vntir thrnnt nnr!
lungs rest and pj
allow the cough Kr
wounds to heal, f A
Tl . : .u f 1
i livl U 1 J I1UUJ- IT J
iniisobad for a Kl
cough as cough- f d
ins. croD it dv r
nven tne cougn or eany , i
- . , . l f
consumption is cured. A
And, later cn, when the &J
yuu vuii uiiug icii aim
comfort in every case.
A 25 cent bottle will
cure new coughs and
colds; the SO cent size is
better for settled coughs
of bronchitis and weak
lungs; the one dollar size
is more economical for
chronic cases and con
sumption. It's the size
you should keep on hand.
"Ail families ought to be on Cc
watch for sudden attacks of cio.jp
oracute lung troubles. Everv tout ;
try home in the land houI4 ki
Cherry Pectoral constantly on hani?
to provide aeainst an eiuergency."
- Jobiau U. Wilms, M.I,
Dec. 14, 183S. Hoi land, M ich:
"3 FfZf
using Li