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NOELL BROS, Proprietors. HOr.lE FIROT: ABROAD NEXT. 0 1 .00 Per Year in Advance. Vol. XIII. RQXBOEO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening. Oct. : 7, 1896. , No:. 6. N This One About the; Fairest ; of "Any 'of Them. Nobody seriously expects Bryan to carry any of the New England States, or New York Pennsylvania, New Jer sey. or Ohio. We may therefore at once concede to McKinley the -.votes of those States, as folio wr: v . ' Connect icut . .'.V. 6 Maine . . -.' . . . . , . . . .v f Massachusetts V . . ; . .V. . . . . ; ... . . . . 15 New Hampshire. 4 New Jersey .. ... . New York ..... : . Ohio .... Pennsylvania . . . Vermont . Rhode Island. Total ..J... 10 36 . 23 32 ,4 4 140 Nobody seriously expects McKinley to carry any of. the Southern States,! with the possible exception of West Vii-tfiii-ia, Maryland, Kentucky, and North Carolina. We may therefor1 concede to Bryan as follows: Alabama , . . , ... Arkansas ........... ; ..... 11 , 8 .4 13 Florida ......... Georgia ... . t. . . Louisiana Mississippi ... . . . 8 9 Missouri : 17 ooutn oarouna. . . . .... j leuuwwo., , I TeXaS. .... 1 ..... . -, ..... . .......... .15 Virginia . .... Total-..:...... . 118 Tn 4haca wQ caffir oi " "vv, ..v- ..-jr .y.; ri..A a Idaho - ....... S Montana . -. 3 i evaaa... . ... . . . . . . . i. , H "Sorth Dakota.'.' ...'..-'. t. . '.. & ' - u 0 wasmngion WyomiDff.. ..: ' ...... S Total... '. 30 making for Bryan a grand total of us. . - ' ' ; ; - We thus dispose of 288 out of the 447 votes which now constitute the electoral college. To carry" the day a candidate must have 224 votes, and thus McKinlev has vet to, grain 84 and Bryan has yet to gain 76 votes out of the States which are in doubt, and chiefly so because of the uncer tainly as to the consummation there in of a genuine fusion between the Democrats and the Populists. Should that fusion be effected Mr. Bryan will be likely to carry I Kentucky . . . . Kansas .. .. .. 13 10 8 15 11 Nebraska. . .... . . . . . ... . .. Indiana North Carolina. . . i Total i. - 'ot This will brinor up his : vote to leavinir the battle ground in the States not yet accounted for: ten Illinois Oregon . . : California; . . . .". . : . . : Maryland. . . Delaware. ; . West Virginia . . . . . Minnesota . . . . . .. . . i Michigan.' . .: Wisconsin . . . . . . Iowa. . r Total .. Thus we have Bryan votes..,..... McKinley votesi .s.". . Doubtful ..... . 24 r . '6 .9 14 12 13 ..102 .205 .102 Total .447 .., Of course there may be differences as to the doubtfulness of .the States wevhave put iu the column of the bat- tlegronnd. They are confidentlyclaim- q1 v.xt vA-v.'ftiAo' rd if. follows 'that 'i u-a Kr his pti- we must displease both by mis esti "V WlU Oiuco. mate. The fact remains, uuvYoyw, " . - h of ' them are . ... . , V I ATTAM , , , - , . . ' r ,i Wio donhf fnl anitft enousrh so to furnisn Mr-Rn with tV.A 19 votes he needs, aboveto upposing our: figures given ANOTHER ELECTION TABLE. be. correct Washington Post Fusion Fails In Virginia. ' Washington, ,Oct, 4. "All efforts to effect a fusion electoral ; ticket in Virginia " says a Richmond, . Va. sspeuiai, , -nave janed: , ;rnere f were several propositons submitted by the populists, one of . themf was for Democrats to'give th em I wo- electors who were to vote for Bryan and Wat son and the democrats ta have, the other ten electors. This susrsrestion was ; favorably - received by ? several members . of the committee, but others raised such a vigorous opposi nuu it, was auauuoi.eu. in its piacei th democrats proposed to allow the populsts, three electors, ; who, were, nowever, to vote for Bryan ana oei wall. .This' substitute was rejected by. the populst commit tee by a vote of 2 to 2, one member being' absent. The populist committee- failings to agree and. its members having separ ated the fusion will fail. The time in w hich t he el ectors coul d file their names with the secretary of the com monwealth under the ballot law has . - . .. .-.'. I expired'and the democratic electoral ticket, as chosen at the Staunton convention! has -been sent to the secr'etarv of the common weal th." - What's in a Name. New York, Oct. 2. The managers of the Democratic , State - campaign have decided to go into litigation if necessary to prevent the Use of the name The- National Democratic party" by the gold Democrats. Chair ixi an Danforth, of the Democratic Ufai nnmmi t ti colH V o Viia nrn- test will be filed with the Secretarv - nf Stato t Alhunr r nrotrunf fho Qlnf, Af ho r,Qo Tffi,o 0iar.v - ... . . . . reiuses to eniertain it tne proiesi .... . , . .. ' - will oe cameato tne courts, l'ne announcement caused some, ' ex citement-at. the ' fold 'herfdniinrters. ThooroTd nafi Hor1rtV t!at tViovwill - riayaa AitnK tna title, - - ... t -. f : -c.-..--u ... . jMKSCItLE,-: Oct.. 6.-Report8 received up to 8 pm. from half of the 45 counties in the State indicate a large vote, with the totals for the ieuiucnuc ouitu -caaiuiuiiiBBuuH were in tne ueiu' in iiiat eieunuu, Democratic and Populist; now' three Democratic,' Republican and Popu- list, y The Australian ballot is in use for the first time and thel counting will be exceedingly slow, -and very incomplete returns at the best will be received to-night.': Almost univer sal satisfaction' with the new system of voting is expressed, v - - ' - V h. The constitutional amendment a- bolishing October election is adopt ed. " - ' ' - - . Abandoned Tom Watson. Montgomery, Ala'Oct.- 5.R. F, Kolb, and P. G. Bowman, former Populists in this State, recently I an nounced that thev had abandoned I ...-,.. i Watson and would stump : the coun- 205Ktry for Bryan and Sewall and Demo I cratic Congressmen. The People's Tribunes of Birminsrham,. followed them and hoisted the Bryan and Se 4 wall ticket. The campaign commit- 9 1 tee Of the People's party had a meet 8 rins at Calera to-day and announced 3 to all parties eoncerned that they re pudiated the iaper as any longer their ? organ. They charged ; Kolb with basely betraying the party and being emissaries'of enemy; working for election of the down East nionp- polist, Sewall. " , . - ' - Carlisle Will Make Five Speeches at Home. LouisviiiLE, , Ky., Oct- ; 3. Chair- man Dafie, of the; National Demo cratic State committee, this morning received a letter tram .Secretary 'Car lisle, stating thati he - could - not leave Washington until about October 25, and between that day and JNovem- ber 1st, he would make five speeches in Kentucky. The Trust Makes a cut in Plug -Tobacpo. . . r. mi, 4-1, ST. -LOUIS, KJCb. ,o. iuu wai uu tiic i - - -.-,-- w I Tl 11 III III IlLl liJ Il7CIiVjV ilMW WW . : w r-- . newed after a recession of hostilities I fnr Rpveral months. A renewal ot tne tor several comoat is uu tu ouuu co made by the trust, information of whichwas received here'yesterday. . : Maceo's Greal Victory. . ' ;. Key West, Fla., Oct. 2. The stea. mer Mascotte- arriyed from Havana this morning. On board was Samuel x ; loian, wno was arrested irom an American steamer 1 n . H a vana. He. is on his. way to Washington,, where he will lay his case before the' State' De partment. He states that he will make a claim for $10,000. " ' Passengers report" rumors in Hay ana that Maceo in his attack on the trocha Friday ; used lyijamite - guns with terrible effect.--The Spanish loss ,s ntanori n t 1 000 -T it. ;nrh v, trocha was completely demolished Many small skirmishes are renrirt.p? I Maceo's victorv has Voumletelv un-1 get Wevler Nothing more is -heard of him taking the fleldMn person. The new troops are complaining bitterly of the food which are now furnished s ; . A. Victim oi the ttorm. GrREENSlJORO. Oct 1. A telegram was received here late last., night , by Mr. Z. V ' Taylor , announcing , that Mrs Holtmother of Profs. J. A. and M. H. Holt, of Oak liidge. had been killed, - in the fearful v cyclone at "Alexandria, Va. , last night. No details'are given except that thep fa- tal accident occured in " the home of her son Oscar, who livsin Alexandria; The house was blown down and Mrs. Holt ' killed instantly. . OscarJ Holt had a lee: . Dinned ;down bv, falling timbers, is hurt, hut is notthought to be in danger. The Professors Holt I -P-i. "A 1 v r ti H -i . i ' 1-- (loir' ot : ni a it a I o'clock. , ' -r I T ; - - . ' ' I ' - - - I - Laurada Gives Trouble Again. -:i ... ' i o " fr . . - . i mxjAii!.jjrma, wii,o.7-i.neuuiur- ious steamer xjauraua jpassea out oi i. , -r ? t , the Delaware Capes at 12:45 p.'.m. to: dav. , The belief is general that t lie 1 shin will "At.bmnt, tn tstlra m.hfSflrd ft. -, - i tne Atlantic coast ana t tne rreasurv uepartment Das issuea, oraers tnat she be. closely watched while in Amer- lcan- The, clltter tV m f OW(1(itl leI janrad owii u'tvi-J.---l ..'-...'.II H a tr I 4 a- I I V t 1 f 1 I a I I li V 1 I I Breakwater at 7 o'clock. ' - , , ; .j - . A Southern Train Through a Trestle. Lynchburg, Y a., Oct. I. The axle of a car of --a, freight train coming north on the Southern Railway broke while the train was on a trestle a fdw miles north of .Danville; .The drag, ging of the broken axle ' caused the trestle to giye way and : ' seven , cars went through. ' Nobody was hurt. Passenger trains have to go from here on the Norfolk & Western to Burke ville and from there on rthe Rich mond & Danville branch of. the Southern , ' --1 -Why Lassiter Throws up His Job. Washington, Oct 1. Francis -B. Lassiter; United States district attor- dey for the eastern district of Virgin- ia, has resigned as the "result of the disagreement with Attorney General Harmon as to the extent" a' govern ment official could engage: in active political work. " Mr. Lassiter is chairman of " the Democratic committee at Petersburg, Va.," and presided'over the v meeting there when addressed by Mr. Bryan: - DemrPop Fusion in Durham..- Durham,, Oct. U The Populist county convention met here to day and vfilled out ;the skeleton ticket nominated 'by. the Democratic party. . They., endorsed J. W. Mus tead, Democrat for the Legislature and recommended D: C. Mangum for the Senate. The fusion ticket meets the approval of both Democrats . and Populists and the entire ticket , will be elected. ' :'.".'. , , - : 7 - ; v Hon. C: B. Watson Sick. - , Winston, JT. C, Oct. 5. Hon- C. B. Watson, ; Democratic, candidate f or Go yernor,' is ; confined to- his , home here with a sligM atack of fever. He came home last "Thursday, ; and has not been able to do any work since. His physician says he has ;iour de grees of fever to-night, and will ? not be able to get out before latter part of next week; if then.' , - ' - Highest of all in Leavening Power. - For FrecCuba in Cincinnati.' " Cincinati, O., October 4. A grand demostration for free Cuha will be held in Music hall rtomorow .night. Generals Andre w Hicklenlooper will act a8 .chairman. The entire Cuban legation will ar- Tlve iromYasnington mtne.morning ana will De escortea to tne nau py a orass uauQ. -x ue seats on r-iue. . stage have been reserved for the commit tee of fifty prominent -citizens who have charge of the arrangements and the Cuban legation and the Jadies accompany ingj ttienif 3 The ! meeting will open with a concert by ; the, band and conclude' afteri the speech-mak ing by a Cuban circus and panorama showing the Cubans and Spanish; at war and a Spanish execution Of " pat riots. . r They Photographed the Sun in Eclipse, San Francisco, Oct.. 3. Arthur Curtis James, on his vatch Coronet and the partv of scientists carried to - Japan to observe the August eclipse of the sua have 1 returned here. T'VlOll rrVl t.VlO O.lrtn'rlH -;fnt:firf Aref!- : wit.Vl the nlans of Prof . Todd, the -results . ' ' ' - - ' ' I nlnta i nri wprp nf Tiincn interest and I JAfltft .ntistR - The aftv .. , : 7 x , i : i tt, ii ; r ... look up nsBiauuu at risasm, uu .iub nortnern coast oi jtesso. -un Augusr - ,- ,-rr , . ... 9th the corona was seen i and: a great nnmher of Thotoc?ra'rhs made xin the I tvio minntps nnrftbirfv wep.ofids' of the I cin'c;.. cs.hrwm d. D..11.A nti . " - . . - . Stuart haa. arrived.:home. -He- will I remain-here ten days. e says ne will take no interest in politics . and ' r ..',.. r... : . . - ... - " --,'.." has no Predictions to make, State or x. January -1, 1897. Fitzsimmons, . -he saysis in better shape than ever" be-1 fore and weighs 180 pounds. N - Bike Riding, Matrimony, and Suicide. ir Cairo Ill.,:Oct.; 1 Four days ago Mrs- Minnie Hendrics rode to church qn a bicycle "with Alexandria Fraser, to whom - she was - inarried. This morning she committed suicide by shooting herself through the heart She had discovered that.. Fraser was unable to support her, Jand .became despondent. Got Big Damages from the Street Railway. Chicago. Oct. 1. Mrs.. Rosalie J. ( ' ... . Anderson, of Richmond, Va., was to day awarded a verdict for , $17,000 damages against the North Chicago Street Railway Company, by a jury in Judge Chatlain's court. During the World's Fair Mrs. Anderson was iniiired while trvins to board a car. m s . . . r v- . ' -4. She sued the Company for $50,000. " ' a - I Historic Trees Blown Down at - . Capital. . v the National 1 The tornado which; struck Wash: ington between 11 pm. and midnight last, night ripped off fome of the coj- ka and Misgoarit expressing interest ing of the White House and laid lo w in the national flower congress ut most of tb-e historic trees in the 3White Agheyille October 21st." The Govern- Mouse grounds, mcmuiuK' tu tree wnich Lincoln planted. . . , The Debt Statement: . : Wastttngton. Oct. 1. The public debt statement issued this afternoon shows a net ' increase ' in the public debt, less cash in the Treasury dur ing September, of $1,806,034. . Total cash in Treasury $849,806,772. V.;. White Caps in Arkansas. Clarendon, Ark.; Oct. 3, A gang of white-caps, said to be composed of negroes have undertaken the task' o driying undesired; negroes; out of gtate during the fair are not yet per Jackson township,; Monroe, county, ; . , -, - ; vxozxess. It is"cer Many have been visited and whipped, one- dvins from his injuries and another shot to death. -Latest U, S. Gov't Report. TTTy n . o mm r-f STATE MEWS: INTERESTING ITEMS PICKED UP HERE AND THERE IN OUR EXCHANGES. ' CondensedNews From All Over the Old North. State in one Week in - Keadable Form . ' ..nt Intoracl nnr RaaHare x ' ' " ' ' " , - ; - k ; The storm is ascertained," to have done some damage to corn by blowings ' Il clown, entire neias are in some cases prostrated Most of the corn is . . , ripe and ready to be - gathered. So . far as eCn be ascertained, . the storm of Tuesday night killed only one per- -" son in this State. . - - -,'-., . y- xu vatJeiiBif x1 lit; a iu uuiua uiccuug . a breach between" Guthrie and ' the: Populist Executive Committee. ' ' '"' 0. H. Dockery will Ah is week issue ; J Tne goldbug Democrats appoint 1 i Lj.; J ''!- II ' l . y.'.i..:.t . Uw ' ' Alien, oi- vvasnington, pro, no ances our exoeriinent station in . , . ' ' --y---. , - . , r excellent uuuuitiuu 1; Chairman Ay.er had telegrams Fri dav.from thirtv-two counties; stating tllftf-Potirilists had f used With DemO rrfl.t.s An (ifsiintv nffiftpl V. . Tf i0 ooif i,a n;aBian Wnr'ntt.1r ' .an't,0" 1,1'a ottUnia tnwnwi mt Hl-r- ,)m.... .ng f or, Kepabhcn Congreman. The Republicans are . bringing Utronser pressure to bear :,upon the ' j r . JS. t ... - m Populists. The Republicans , have nominated elector in the Fifth district. 1 -" ' ' Clinton Democ'rat: : There is said : to be a poor pea crop generally this ; " Governor Carr appoints N D. Fet ' - er, : of Concord, a member of the State board of pharmacy, vice 0. : M. ' Royster, who resigned on account-" of ; in neaitn. ' . . - . . It is stated that President Hoffman, of the Seaboard Airline, has written a letter in reply to the last one from . President Spencer, of the Southern,. and that it will be made public in a day or two. . , -, ' - Odomand Patterson, Populist nom- inees for the State Senate, have . ,dev;. clared publicly that theyj would not- vote ior jrntcnaru, auu iuc . h oum- .a'. T. 'J. 1 .J J i XV. . W.rina. ' boro Messenger . hears " that the Re , publicans will not support them. TV o Pnnn Heta ftf PnTi rtnin h ROTI nt V ' Jfc XJL W A.. U W,V Ui - , have endorsed Joseph. S. Davis, Dem-- ocrat, for State senator, and J osepn, , S. Adams, Democrat, for Congress. Thft Govfirnor recpived letters Hal-. ni.(isiAr fi.(Un the Governers of N ebras or of Missouri appoints as delegates Mr. and Mrs Charles R. Greerory. " . ' The annual reunion of the North Carolina Confederate Veterans As- rZ"-?- lair grounds uunug : iue ao-h, . usual. - Sheriff Watts -is the.. Democratic candidate in Alexander , - county , against Linney's brother. 'He isvery popular and will win. , . ; . Arrangements for the" encampment cf the First andThird regiment of the X WW WW Wf v - ' A. W .,. -Jt tain that some companies will there. : , . 4 . ' f
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