263 VOTES CERTAIN.
Th i s i s t h e G I a l m N Made
.by The Republicans.
SURPRISETO BOTH SIDES
Evidently Large Vote Cast
?or Altqeld in Illinois.
ELECTION NOT CON CEDED
(liTTrjA an. 'Til ' 1ST iv J. Th
turns from the entire country, ' at-
though incomplete, .in' some - States,
f'o Wf .o i '
- -7- , . v ,,. , . . v. - 1
JIVJ Ul II UttlllJt 11JOU1C HJC CICvyllUU I
oflMcKiulev. A sufficient number
of Btates has declared for the . Re-
are sure for him
are as' follows:
Electorial Votes:
Massachusetts, 15: Michigan, 14;
AUnnnt o. xto4J .TT..mfi?
at.:,.,. ' -in. tvt. v.i, ' oc!
Tir.vfWti'Q. n oq. nJL. '
4; Pennsylvania,' 32: RhoUe Island
4; South .Dakota, ' 4; -Vermont, 4;
w . it- ,10
. . a . . . 7 '
tnta V.KI-t - 1 -
xne returns snow, some interesting
ieaiures ana m some respects nave
heavy - pluralities . for McKiiiley
1.1 u: mu, du:x
without ciuuu. xuc iiuuuwu
ticket' was silccessful.in Massauchu-
setts beyond what,was claimed: for it
by the most. enthusiastic prophet of
Republican success. ' - v . ' : . f.
;Jfew York and -Pennsylvania; me
Avith'each other for. the largest plur
ality and the figures at band do . not
muicate wmcnone or tnem- nas jjur-
passed the other. . Each . State , has
given me xvepuoncau uauuiuaie ue
tween 275,000 and 280,000 majority.
To these Illinois is a ffOOd third for
plurality to theN winning candidate,
ii ine perceuuige oi gain, uver iue
presidential election ot lay, tnat i
nas so iar oeen snown, continue u
tne ena, it win srive a niuranw oi
not far from 175,000
In the Gu bernatorinl race . Al tgeld
has been badly defeated, but is : not
buried so deep and is probably about
60,000 ahead of the Democratic Na
tional ticket. There has evidently
been a large vote cast throughout
the State for McKinley and Altgeld.
the ratio of Kepubhcan gain
continues to the end ot the country
McKinley will : haye approximately
200,000 plurality in the State.
; a i,'
a 1.1LL LijAimo urtiAi.
" . ' -r - T' tt r " Z
Chairman-James K. Jones tele-
grapueu ouauu .ampj
o clocK p. m.; as ionows
I v - ' 1 . II 1 .. - "
'Chicago, Nov. 4, 1896.
"Election'very close; ; -Indiana and
lonbt. Eithe- . State
will srive us the victory.
. "James K. Jones. . ,
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC
CniAGO, Nov. 4. The following
has been received at the National
Democratic headquarters ; ; : '
Louisville. Ky.y Nor. 4. Ken-
tucky surely Democratic;- not lesa
than 3,000 and hourly increasing,
The opposition hag resorted to every
political contrivance to keep oht the
returns; , ; . . ' '
" , "H. H. SOMMEBS'v
"Chairman State Committee.'.
; republican . claims. . -
-Louisville, Ky.', Nov. 4. M. E.
Stone, Chicago:- "Kentucky is very
close. ! Many counties - . are remote
from relays and , telegraph and re
turns are: slow. At this hour, 3 :45,
we believe we have an-- advantage of
8,000, corrections and re visions may
change this. slightly..- . ...
. . - -SAM J. ROBERTS.
publican part to make certain 263 ""J
votes in theElectorial 'College V for imeU, e
Jfo LorLr 'im vjc. hA "d Chairman
California, 9; Connecticut,-6; Del- conoeue win: owie-oy an? means
.eware, 3; Illinois, .24; - Indian ' 15; e can lose Kentucky, and! hen have
t 19. nf t a o enough votes to wm. , . . -
Iowa, 13; Maine, 6: Maryland, 8; !. .-. .;
been a surprise to the leaders ot both been most extraordinary. I have-just
political parties. ; The'New England received-word from Kaleigh, "N. C,
States have as was expected, -giyen whinh states that .: North iiarnlinji is
hones still confident.
Mis Private' Advices (Assure Bryan's' Election;
Chicago, III:,. Nov. 3. At" inid-
nigut Uhairinan Jones gave out the
following signed statements 4 There
ii no , foundation for the claims of
the Rejm blicans. .There " is at this
Hio, midnight, no reason to think
that ahy one of the States claim'ed by
me fur Mr. Brvanl.has failed to, vnt
for him.: While misleading reports
pn vale ad vices . ass ure us. that each
one or thse btates has gone for Mr.
Bryan.. ' For two. hours the moat ex
travagant j Claims' As- to Heutucky ad
luuiaim nave oeen .teiegrapnea an
T . ,1 ! ; t- .'.!. I"-s;.:-i 1--; 11
j 7 ""y-, "itum w
ldSt minutes on roommittee, as-
sure us that both are safe for us.
...1 t j r. i i
Ail 'D "'' '"''" ' . 1 ' 1 i ,J
iJ 1 . i"y-eiteu.
-11 have
teen-no nutavorable re-
"
State that we have
xcept from Kentucky,
J,on es. ' Repor ts f ro m
that State indicate7 a larger defection
than we had anticipated,'' but we do
Pelved a message from State Chair-
awn Martin, stating that Indiana
was. absolutely certain for Bryan
Prna.e telegrams from Jliohigan m-
"' " a""8.
the Democratic committee based
thnir honest of Krvan fi e (ration linnn
" r : ' ; "i
At 1:15 a. m. Chairman Jones said:
Thiawhnie nffiir Miia .roninrr ha
LhsnlntHlRaf'fop Rfvan hv t'Mnt
- . . ,v
20,000 majority, andyet reports have
h,n o? vino- if.' t MnKinW n thA
eveQing; j This is only a specimen of
thg ;Wav things are sroin? .The? Ee-
Innblicans seem to have taken charsre
nfthft remrns arid are sending them
out uxsiut theitowii nurnoses. There
1B something rong about ",th5. way
the things have been going to-night"
: Both; Democratic and ' Populist
leaders emphatically claim Bryan's
eiection: ; s
T hp.iie.vft t.W Varlv rnn'rta 1 ar
to "prepare the country to.believe that
McKinley is elected,'1; said Chairman
Ge6, T: vVashburn, of the Populist
Nation Committee. ,
BUTLER DOES NOT
GIVE
Says Country Returns Now All Look Favora-
: Waghin2ton Nov. 4. Chairman
Bailer, of the Populist National coin
mittee. is riot ready to conqede the
electi nl but says : "Every represen
Itative from the back districts is' in
Jour favor.- This is especially, true of
South UaKota, wmcu we uaye carrier
xToninnlrif ' whnh nokft more
favorable by later returns. Our best
. . fho nnnntr .n . wft
f . t . j our vote
will
. - ' . o ,
be until it is in.
Secretary Edgerton. said : , 'We
have -carried every Southern " State;
with thexception of; West ' Virginia
and : Maryland and possibly Ken
tucky; also eyery fetate Wt 'st of the
TVTi3crnririvpr' with the ftvp.ention of
CaIifordiaandf Kortlr Dakota, and
returus are being received .which in-
dicate that they may vr be placed in
the Bryan column. ; In the . centra
west reports are being received -.from
Indiana and Minnesota, which may
add them to the Bryan Voteana give
him a 'majority .We are . making
great gains in Cougressmen and will
have 150 silver men anu zo ropuuoi,.
in the House, ay exuuwuc """"6
oh President, but await . reliable, in.
formation from the "districts 1 not yet
reported.,; ; - ,
MANLY'S FIGURES-
Will Elect Bryan and Seven Silver Cong ress
men. Contest for Governdr Close, with
Chances Favoring VVatson.
Washington, N'ov. 4. The As-r
Knriatpd Press has received . the ioi
lowing dispatch from Clement Manly
cratic Committee of North Carolina :
"Bryan has" carried, the State; by
20,000. "Silver, Congressmen. are
elected ju the Firsts Third,; Fourth,
f ilth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth
dis t ric t s.' . The Set;on & a bd Nin th are
in doubt. . The. contest over the gov
ernorship is very close, with chances
tavonug Watson, - the -Democratic
no ni i ri ee; T he Legislat u re wil ! pr6 b
ably be auti-pemocratiQ by a" small
- THE LATEST- BULETlW. ; J-
" . '--.,- 1 : - - v -' -New
York;-Nov. 5. Mr.VBnan
givf-s out thev to) lowing : j . -
kTbe Democratic. Natiouar:Qom-
mjtteeclairiis enough votes ; to. -make
a majarity in theElectoral College,
bu 1 1 h e vote is Ver j c Ibie ' i n several
of the State's aud the result will not
be kiio w n posi ti vely until , the entire
vote is counted. In all close contests
it 13 wise for both sides to watch, the
returns to guard; against the possi
bility otv'a mistake; intentional- or
unintentional.'
TO LEASE THE A & N.,C.
Newbern,,N. C, .Nov. 3. This ad
vertiseriient appeared to-day," in t the
Newbern-Journal: , .
- NOTICE; - - C
A special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Atlantic and North Caroli
na Railroad .Company;will be held at
Morehead, oh Monday, 9th day of
November. 1896; . ( ' . ' '
'Stockholders will be passed free to
the meeting on the mail train - Satur
day, the 7th day of November, 1896. :
: ,VV. Sv (JHADWICK, '
. , Presidents"
It has leaked out here that
meeting has been called for the
thir
pus
pose of leasing the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, and. that the lease
is to be made to a syndicate, already
formed, and without submitting it to
the General Assembly. Two or three
months agoVthe scheme of -leasing
this road ) "Was foiried, and it, was be
lieved that the '"Governor anu ' the
Directors had decided to make
iiuxucuiatu lease. , jl uej' wem peiouou-1
; j.x i , mi
ed to postpone, n not ananaon, tne
leiue.auuuuuimg wa
until to-day when ; the above notice
appeared. - , - .-,
The directors of the road x met
Newbern Monday, and determined to
call a. meeting for. the. purposee of
making the leane. ..' - . ;
It is understood that, some of .the
laigci oiuuujucio ;iuo; ;iuou,cuiu
some of the" directors , are interested
in the syndicate that proposes to lease
the road. It is known that while f it
ib ijiuwdcu vuuoxuci ;niuuv v uw i
5re parties who would lease the road
but who will not be invitedtp;'ixnake..:';QC; 26
a bid. There is an air of secrecy ibout
the whole business - that ? does not
please those who have learned of it..
it.
Yesterday a gentleman as,ked another
who was conversant witn tne miena-
ed lease, if it was not true that a
lease was to be entered into at the
meeting of' the stockholders next
Monday His reply was:; uYes, .but
rinn sflv'a wnnlTflKnnt it?' '
; V
Wreck On The Southern. : ' . .
T t-vTWd-rnisr N fl TCw ' 1 hprfl
was a big
wwt- nn thfl Rnnthfirn
on
railroad rieAr
here 'this, morning.
Thirteen box and coal cars were
srriashed One fireman, John Brown,
had his, leg1 broken and a ' biakeman
had his leg scratched. The freight go-
mg towaru ?iyury uu
Way,' ailU Wailicu tb vUiliaU.,oia.KJ.v. iut
the . first and second sections to pass-
Then it started to, Salisbury and ran
into the third section of tne norm-
bound freight. The engineer on the
third section lead his orders wrong,
And started for Conrad siding, and
wa.s ffoinsr down a six mile hill at the
rate of sixty miles an hour when he
o. fhA fixtra from Greensboro two
miles below Lexington, All of the
ir, v,oh trains inmDed. . 1
whfln von are looking at a picture
a ' crood
lu? no Pnnrtenns0to Tour fel-
nw creatures as- you are to a pic-
Highest of all-in Leavening Powen-
I 1 x : I " r. . V I . - I v. I - I
Allensville Kicks.' '' - ' - - : "
' I lurs. Emily S. Tingen who hus
been spending a , fewweeks visiting
herdanghter;Mr8."WijAi!.Leneaveat
LaGrange, N.' C, returned home on
the "17th ' , . : v -.
' ; - s;- . "
At the.home of the . brides father
oh thel4vh,v Mrs. G. D.' Redraon,
Mr H. -T. Gates a rid Miss A1 ste Red
were united in the holy bonds of matri
many;-. Re v.. Ei J" Montague iofflciar
Mr. and Mrs. W. L Tingen, .after
spending ' several weeks'in Eastern
Carolina returned .home on the ,17th.
Mr.T. ,M.Bumpas8t returned home
on the 12 in8tr..v .after spending 'the
summer nea Kinston curing and
grading ubacco.v . . - v t . -
Mr. and Mrs G. K Slaughter: left
on the evening of the 22 j nst.; . for
Moortsville, Iredell' County,8 N. C:,
wher.they expect to' make .their.jf a
ture home. " Mr Slaughter -will stop
over at iBurlington to see his brother
J. Slaughter; also to take in, the
Cou n ty; Fair w hich is ; being held i ri
Burlington this.. week. ,; ; t .
Messrs. J. Tingen and' G. Slaugh
ter, will also" take in the f Burlington
Fair this week. : , , :
? Mr Cr0 Slaughter,' who has' been
in Lenoir county,for the , past' . four
months. curing and gradingi tobacco
is expected :, home on . the 10th -; of
No vember,' ' -" ' - ' -; r
DnrOctober the 23, l96;.the home
of Mrs Jane'Valker was a scene of
gaity Wpreasure,; 'at;, being- the
i. ""f".i ' . ' "ti.. -"-..i l r:..
uimaiuay oi-uwiejugufcexiM
maKe i.an diej -Longl before the hour ar
'P?; rived 'strong .'frien
f jyg(j 'gtTOUg
were posing smiles arid : exchanging
anticibations of the aDDroacuinir
evenL . At 3 o'clock -p. m., James T.
performed the ceremony. ;.
marrl'affe allenioved a most excellent
supper given by the groom's; parents.
js a yery" popular young, couple
anuftneynave a nost ot inenus ;wno
are glad t6 see them wedded , but
SOrry to miss them from theif circle.
Both are expelierit'young people, and
none can preuict out a uuppy xuture
" ' ; . ' - - ' -: ; r . JuMBO.
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jjrs Phoebe Thomas, .of Junction
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hope for her but.two bottles Dr; King s
New Discovery completely cured her
and-she says: it; saved ?her life.,; ,Mr;
Thos.Egffers, 139 fclonda, fct.-:ban
Francisco, suflered trom.a dreadtul
cold, approchmg Uonsumptioa,,. tried
without result everything else then
uuuUi uue uuiue ui iiiu" a
Discovery and. in-two , weeKs
cured. -He is ..naturally tuanKini.
It is such results, of which these
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s
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n.
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fl; R.:: FOUSHEE :5 GO.
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, -' , ' '
' -Vv. vJN otionsv-,;
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4 Paste this in your; bonnet short 1
x sentence plain, .chat, but ail
' Vv naked truth; and' about hot styl-.
;" J ish 'stuff: X Digest' it and you'll-;
surely pmfit thetehyv -1 '
'"'i' We have a nice line of. ; -
DRESS GOODS ' V
'i: Of the latest weavei in the-rietr
. knobby French patterns;: in . all
V :the new shades. ;Blue And black V
Serges, and '.Henriettas; V , ;
ma r : 1 11111111-. - -ir- rii:ii "
w - " - , W W W ; :
on ly 20 eontc. V ; ' S -
Good IVorcteiJ at-1 0 etc.
.Ve have krimiihneoC- - V "v
TRIMMINGS
r., ........ , , .
3 x
; .TT'Consistrnp-of rill t!.-f.hrrfri-r
small i and i large . buttons
match, silks, velvets, etc. '
Our heavy ; " 1'
to
DRY ' GOODS
: - Department ' is 'complete in
i which y oil will find some real
' bargains' in, ;Percals, - Qatings
; Calicoes, Cheviots; Tlaids'Pant
Goods; and Domestics. Jn flan
nels,1 4on'tVsay .a word . but
; come arid see our prices. They
are regular Qold Gtand-
a rd prices.
; We have 'a big line of i .
CAPES VAND ., JACKETS'
for; ladies and misses in Astra
Ncafl, Seal'-Ptush; and;1 Ladies,
; Cloth Also a line of children's
cloaks cheap. - . ,
Call and see our stock before
. - buying, and we ' will sav.e you
some money. . v - .
s liss. Pauie - Y'ancey.i8 still with
'us with a full line of Millinery .
Vand' will be , glad to "have her
friends to call. J ' - .
YOURS TO SERVE,-
A. R: FOUSHEE &
fcsT At -Woody. &';Yancejs old stancL
MY MILLIMERYIS
STILL AT MY. ;
OLD STAND.
I have just returned from :the
Northern markets where.1 have
bought a big line of Millinery
consisting of imported hats of
the newest designs. . I have a
-big line of Misses hats,, also
baby caps for all the kid3.
Come and see me ' when you
need any heard gear. :
Dresses made to order in the
latest style by an experienced
dtess maker. -. - :
T.IISS PALLTE VATTCEY
. At IVccdy ti Ycr.ccy's CI J ClirJ,
V.zw A. 11. Fcu:hc3 tt Cc
"Ch'm'n. Rep. State Com
the Chairman or; tne, state
1