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V I r I; NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, JULY 30, 1896. NO. 20. ir i hi mm 01 V- ' THt POFDLISTa TOM E. WATSON; NOMINATED ' ros yice,prcsYdixt. ' - A" el js. My Spkn. - ; i Hit Fwr rTe Can- 1 V St. Locia, How Jalj 24. Tbe eosven N ' Um as called to order, ti-Jaj, at 10:30 ; Westbcr cool, wilh a elxuxiing mln. ' ' Tw fioaasNtl qoestioo tu tb chief 4 tk trscjporutkm question, initiation - sulrrfLiwdepUnkjwtr4jt09cbeJ upon : Mrv MarWe .Todd, of Mkbixe, ad- lresd tb CocTcfi-.e " AftxJeoEpocd'oiM jHexMM)d 43 .t3iaat kinds of wcod, rrprc4fln tbe 6tii anc! Territories wa4prrsBtrdt0 the dtWgxieS. Texas itfaaed to appoint 4 delegate to taoefor with the Sdverite. A, atieoritj raport was made that Vice - rftaUrat be nominated tint. Ia a speech, Ignatius TJoooeMj said Qtat after Ibis Coaveotion there might be 1Mb Jfcft except the iSaUoaal Committee, Ue' aaKl that WaV street was in Ue Cuicajro ctoyratfc la great tosbra lie , protested against allowing tbe connote of tbe Cuevention ta select -the National Chairmaa. Ja-tx Gceaey o Nebraska, rr plying to IXiaaelrj aoi-he ,kere ta save the till of tUC Ptpit tvry. lie was irj- "trnoptrd aad CimfuiiOi pre railed. How-aid. of Alabama, addressed 'Son rUioo. lie raiWthd point that Ui CoOVentiwn sbeoJe! f National ctwurmsn, and thai the 'oeminee should 14. - v . r - rCrry Dfowa,or "SIssacTn?etts sdvo cated adopiioe of uihiority report which provided tor lLa. Domination of 'ite rteeideat paiorttf ihat uf lteaidrot Joe At6W' of Kcbraaka, io nech Cnroring taajorily report to oorninite PrreuWt first, wai reecived with griai cbecriog. Cj:Ioo" DfiS qoery asking if CoaTcatioe woo Id substitute a mto f.r V Prtsidtnt io place of Sexrall, was netkeiauli tretneodous cbecriog, tbe kIejFatea rWing to tbeir feet. Jsrrrcia9rjaoo asked tf a neon sent-- tW l ilw ILrKioiey ticket woal.t fv yiTsa a Leariog. tie pletlg.! the 9? votes fkaaaasfbr a Soatht rner for Vict Prcaident, If they will adopt the majority ivwrt." lie asked if tbey win ted tLi jotxag Samsoa, tbe Pop a list party, to tm thrown at the fret of the Deo critic party to be swallowed np. Cries of "on. tuir,Il wk& XoHhcr- 7 -taw- iVe part was to part tbe waves of tbe Red Vta,aad kt tbe Democrats walk ovrr, while they were avallowcd up by the waves, . Patterson, of Colorado, said I be fwtacipfe were grtaler than tbe men, and favored; tbe ' tVmocratic mnwtrtees. lie was tatarraptad frequency by cries of ' pthiea dows. ' The chair appealed chat o) lk given a rrsxctful henriog. Coeaattee ?of0 rtsd tbal noaaioatinj perches be rSaWted- to" weiy an'iDuus, Mad aecooding speeches to five minutes. Tba National CocamUta was increased tnm Oaa to thrve members io eacb State aatl tetritory. Tba taotioa f Senator Batler, that Xatiaal Omnhbe selects ill own chair saaa and officers, was cuiiad. I tiotioa was carrisJ (Let 1ca rrrsj.leot be nominated before President, rote being ".Si ta 8l5. Geav J. P. Weaver as chairman of cora mitteaoo platform aiid resolntlons read pUtform which was greeted with cheer,. The platform was a long ooe. It (Vooaaces tbe gold power, and demands National aiooey iaaoad by government ooty b full aarf lgal tender in all legal, pablie aod private debts. Demands free axal as restricted coinage of gold and sil ver at K to 1 ratio. Demand Uiat no bond be issoed except by act of Ctfograts. That tba election of President aod Vice President, ad UoIteU Slates Senators be hj direct voteTSf Ibj- people. Demands direct legislstioo by iaitiation and refer odami system, recognixes finaacial re ivrm i be tbe prominent iseoe, aod invited all people to co-operate with Cbeta to that cod. General Coxey offered a minority re port. Majority report was adopted. Con Wrntloa'adjourrjed at k. 85 to 8 p. m. Bowsaarc. of Alabama, presented name of ex-Liet. Gov. G'Abs, of Texas, for Vice Presides L Gibbs refusing to allow his j MM to be presented, Bowman presented ' osjne llarrj gkisner, of North Carolina, j Howard, of Alabama, presented name cf Tom E. Watsoo. of Georgia. r,n , x- . . . , , jJLm fMw nf i art nnm n 1 ni rVwalllor President. Great cheers. California and Indiana, seconded Wat son's nomination. Kansas, seconded Sewall' Domination. Kansas and Louisiana seconded Wat- aoe'f nomination. A I Mimm. of Tennessee, is nomi osisaL Igoatm Dosmelly seconded Wat SOS's Booiioafioa. L. t4. lUtsman, of If tine, in behalf of tba solid Maine delegition. protest e I Against the nomisaCxx if Svwll. JiatsuMB preaeated name ol Mann Page, 4Viglai, tbe presideot of the Farmer' AlUsaas.- for1 YkaPrrsiosct. Uoataaa saconded & wall. Bseoes, MoaUna, raid bis State was tor BrjaaXecaose Bryan was a Populist. Ha opposed Sew all's nomination, and seconded Frank ikukatt, (or Vice Preii aiaaL " . ' Nebraska seeonded Watson. fnogera, Colorado, spoke for Nevada, siad secoodaj nuaiinatioa Harry Skinner,! of sve; . Yf. B. , rJenry, of N. C, riven New ilampsLirs time, who to a speech secood aoaainatioo of Harrj Skiaoer. Senator Stewart spokf f.r Colorado, saiil if followed his feeling he wi-uld be tor Tom Watsoo, but seconded ScwbIi'8 DomiDitioo to insure victory. His time was up l for concluding spctcb. Chair - maa appealer! to chivalry of the South to g'aot the vent ruble Stmtor more time, ! bat he was cne-1 don n. Senator Butler, North Caroliot, acc 1'ixlcd Skinner's nomination. Uo regret ted that convention wruld not grant Sena tor Stewart a nspeciful bearing. W. A. Go.hrie, of North Carolina, pro. tested against trratment accordel Senator Stewart, be lavoretl Skinixr tor Vice President, Bryau for Presdent. Rhode Island seconded Watson's nomi- nation. Sovth Dakots, seennded Mann Page, Keotocay, fecvnde I Miam of Teu- "TexaMcnoded RurketL Virginia sec ond) PagcWablngton and Wyoming seooiVl Watson. - "Cycloa-VDavfU TVrisrpoks; - fee Indian Territory, seconded Watson. Greeted with cheers. Oklahoma second ed Watsoo. 1 1:54 nominatinosrloewl. Rnll of States aclled to vote tor Vice Preside it. fXelcgates refuse to listen to Gen eral Weaver (peak, udvising adjurr ment. Burkctt lixk platlorra and requested that votes east for bim be given to other Candidates, accordiog to their coovictieoa. Mimni, took platform and made same reque-t but gave as bis preference, Wat- n. Texas aixl Tennessee cast entire votes for WatsoD, which will p:o'ablv noin; oate him. FIRST BALLOT. Curkett, 141. Watson, 301, Skiuner, 10. Sevall, 160, P.K 63, Mimm, 98. Motion maxlc that rubs be snspemled and Watson be declamd unanimous choice of convention. Thoa. Witn, of Georgia, nominated Great excitement; delegates on their feet, waving tenners. Hall suddenly inda:k oess. Electric lights out. Pandemoni un reigns. Cheering for Wutson. Band play. 12:4S a m. a few lights are bamiog Chairman calls for order. Hall again fully lighted. Delegates say lights were turned oat 16 to 1. Motion to niij.urn a l'i-.S'i a. ni. down. Convention adjourned to 9 a. m. THE POPTJUSTS. cried Time Filled mp Wltb Naerehei oaa Delaya. Brjua Floallr oaalaao4. St. Locis, Mo., July 2.3 Convention called to order at a. m. 'jnd'Je Wm. L. Gretn, of Nebraska, took the plaifi rm, but was interruplel, aod Mi.e-I. Chairman r.:pptd for crJer and hoped scenes of jestirday wuuld nut be repeat ed. Judije (ireen refuxl to fpeak. J. B. Wiaver made eloquent plea lor the nomination not indorsement of Bryan. General Fields, sioondid nomination and moved rules bo s-upit)i'e.l and nomi- atioo made unnoimou. ' Stump" Adibjr ?aid he was revly to indorse Bryan if he wi'uM indorse Popn lits plarform. Rwll call of States frequently inler rjp'cd by the confussin io tlie hall. Telegram trom E. V. Debs, n questing that I is unmo Lc not resented, was re-1 ceivcit. Delegate from nearly every State sec onded Brvan'i nomiuat'on. Itatiui D.ioiielly's name beiag men tioneil for nomination, Mr. IXnnelly re sed to allow hi name to bu used. Ge ieral Coxev, was nominated. Ob- jt;U0Q Q nomination? and tiaaliy Coity'a name was with- d ra w . A motion was made and adopted that the National committee be given plenary power to txirisict all nccsary business of the party afhr adjournmeuL Bryan w;is nominated, othcial ballot being Bryan 1,042; Norton 321. Covention at 4:46 p. m. adjourned sine die. Bis: Five at Savannah. SAVNan., Ga., July 24. A lire, to-day, etestroyed Planter Hice Mills, Dock worth warehouses and a hundred thousand dollars worth of additional i property. It was several houis before the tire was under control. war smirror Canada. cebkc. Ju!j 24. Two million rounds of ammumtioD were landediere, today. for the Canadian militia. Uold Btaervf Afala SaTe. t'HILADEl.PHIA. JU T Z. 118 DSnkS here, today, offered 2,300,000 in gold lo aid the V. S. Treasury. New York and Chicago banks have come to the aid of lb2 Treasury with 2.000,000 gold. T!ie government reserve is now 2,fXK), 000 over tbe n quirements. Oairlnl Report of Oamacea. Kalkioh. N. C, July 24. Upon offl- eia! examination, it is f.ind i hut the fn sh et in the Roauoke K.er uttedy de-tri'ycd 3,523 acrfs of corn, mid 975 ;icns of Cotton. Twelve hundred feet of expensive dike ' was also destroyed. ' I silver Paper at Chirac- , Chicaoo, July 25. The rumor regard - ' ing the establishment of a new Democratic newspaper by silverites has taken defloite j torm. Tho paper will start wiihin a fortnight. iniimu euniuiQ win ie eniuor, auunii; tlve free ailver backers are Lawcr Trude. Oovemor Altgeld, John R. McLean, of CiocinnaU. WILMINGTON LETTER. i j THE CITY OVER CROWDED ! ' WITH VISITORS, j H ( nM Hotter Wrathfr. A Hotel for Oeeikai View. WrlcktBTille In enameat. Blafkflih ti caraloa . JCRRAI., BrRF.AU Wilmington, N. C, July 25, 'd6 16. From rain? weatlit-r we have cliansed to a heated sdcII. I'mbrellas that were ra'std to protect tmm the fulling rain in trip rLf)t. ir nnv rxifm.1 to un the nene- : pirating rays "of ojd Sol, from tired bra;n? Tle man who tells about tbe hottest day lie ever saw, has made his calls this week and entertained (?) all who would listen with tales of hot days when he was young. What th AJdsrmen tried to accom plish , In prohibiting the bicyclists enjoy ing live pleasures of the wheel the hot weather has-ebmpleted. Only the most hardy venture ont these dajs, ar.d they prefer tbe time when the un has suak below the horizon, aod ruoooliiiht covers all the lacdscape. What t do with the excursionists hs bt-en the constant thought of those who have ''bonrd and lodging," or "rooms to rent." Eleven hundred people poured into town Wednesduy, when darkness had enshroudid all ol jects and with the in stinct peculiar to all nature at that hour nfthedfty, immcdiate'y besought them selves for place to rest their heads, tired wilb. travel. As the ca-ly birds catches the worm so was it wjth the most agile of the crowd. Tli3 lo'rer, jrere repaid by their slow ness by finding no where to stay. Trains carried the surp!i3 to the beaches. Down there, tb incomtrs begged to be allowed t- remain erea ou the- porches for the night. . This overcrowded aspect evidently bad Us i feet on t he Chamber of Commerce, for n its seFeion this week an earnest effort was made to have a large hotel etecttd at Ocean View Beach. It met with hearty endorsement and furely J money can lie raised for this much needed improvement. Since the burning of tbe jp lend id hotel ac the Hammocks nar tbe ocean, no adequate accommodation has been made for the summer visitor. It is to be hoped tho Chamber's movement will meet with success. Yesterday completed the week's en campment of the Second Regiment at Wrightsville. It hss been a week of gayety for soldier boys and Wilmington girls. Friday Die boys came np from tbe sound. They were a wotnout crowd of men, for the, early and late hours of drill coupled with the hot weather were a severe strain on men used to tho interior of stoies and offices. During the week three dance-s were givep, atfl WilmiDglop's fairest girls were there to maka it plensspt for the v.siliug militia, at tbe same time en j lying themselves. The fiebermen took another day out on the ocean, Friday. The usu d number of cases ol sieHcness are reported, atid evident ly some good stor3" tellers were on board if we art to judge from the tremendous hsnts of black fish that were made. Winaow Oeelinea H. Portland, Me. A letter of with drawal was given out by lion. Edward ft Winslow of this city, .w ho last month was nominated as tbe Democratic candi date for governor. It reads as follows: "Hon. Cliarles F. Johnson, Hon. C. G. Gorbon aod Hon. John W. Deering: "Gentlemen Tour letter of June 24, informing me of tbe action of the Demo cratic State convention, held in Portland on June 17,'which made me the unani mous choice of the e onvention as candi date for t overnor, to be voted for at the appreaching el ctiou, was duly received, and in leply would say: While I deep'y feel the hm r con ferre I upon me and am piot uu lly grate ful t li e Democrats of Maim for the coufiihni e they placed in me, iu placing roe in 0"uru'ition as their t .odaid i-earer I (!i ftrred answer'nj this 1. Iter n nil after the national couv nfhuY, Tie'd at Cl.irago, July 17. ' I ie:r( t very mu. h the complications which have arisen, which will make it impossible for me to see my way clear to accept 1 his nomination, so kindly extend ed to n.e. The plat I'm m adopted by the Slate nonveniion, which has eiecla reel for a single goltl standard, is plain, and it was upon that platform tint I was nominated and I could r.ot, even had I so desired, have accepted this nomination under any other circumstaaces thau to stand firmly upon the platlorm made by the Demo cratic pirty of Maiue. "The Democratic national convention aOcDieil U riaiiorill llieiau"- mm iuo lice and ur limited ci.; ge of silv. r. an I there was a strong pressure brought to bear to have me announce mysell in favor of the uational convention, which I did not con sider ns right to do in accepting the nomination as it was tendered to me by the State convention. "There have b-eu many expressions on tbe part of the Democrats of Maiue in re gard to my duty, but it has been plain to me at all times that there was but one ihing f.r me io Ho. and that was to stand (irmly by the Maine platform." Hilled and Laid on Track. A Porte, Ind., July 15. Joseph Scheibel, a prosperous farmer of Stark ' county, was assaulted and robbed, and his j aj j 0D tne railroad, being mangled 1 i,y ibe fast express train. ' Antl. Cigarette Lw. J Ckdar Rapids, Iowa, July 25 Judge ' Giberson, of the State Superior Court ays iue aiui-ciga reiie law is cuijoiilu- tionnl. This directly reverses the Federal Court ruling. SOUND MONET CONFERENCE Cnll Iuned for Meeting of Committee. NtAte nntf Nntionitl Tickets. ,To Meet nt Indlaonpolts, AngDit 7tti. Chicago, July 24. Tbe committee from each State, represented at the third ticket conference, last uiht, with Gener al Bragg, of Wisconsin, added as chair man, assembled at the Auditorium. ' When the conference re-asembled, the ' corumitfee's nport was rial and adopted. It unanimously provided for the appoint ment of a Nation d committee, one from each State, to meet at Indianapolis, Aug ust 7th, for the purpose ol issuing a call I for a Notional convention, aud decide a plan aud time, to be not later than Sept., 2nd. The report also provides for tbe appointment by the chairman of an ex- ecutive committee of rive to name repre seutatives, arrcoge State meetings and elect National delegates. WASHINGTON LETTER. DOES WATSON'S NOMINATION SIGNIFY ANYTHING ! Bryau's Nomination Causes no Sur prise. Tbe Repnbllcans Want Tariff. Not Finance the Issne. Administration's! Position. Journal Bureau, ) n, D. C, July 27. Wasiiixoto The nomination of Bryan for President by the Populist convention was consid ered so certaiu before the convention met that it has caused comparatively little comment in WnshiDgton, but the action of that convention in nominating Tom Watson, of Georgia, lor Vice President has set the politicians to guessing as to what object is behind that action. Was it, as many Populists say, merely done to keep up the liopulist party organization, or does it indicate a desire to capture the Vice Presidency, if the Democrats and Populists com' uncd have a tnd. uity of tlie electoral college! Some guess that the electors will be divided wjth the Dem ocrats in the states which the Populists have no chance of carrying unaided, buc that in the five or six states which they believe they can carry by themselves, all the electors will be PopubSts, end that should they curry enough of those states to give the Democrats and Populists combined a mnjority of the electoral col lege, the Populist electors will demand that the Derm crats shall vote for Watson for Vice President, and unless the de mand is acceded to, they w ill refuse to vote lor Bryan for President. Whether this guess or any of the others which are leiog made is right only time csn tell, unless some of the Populists leaders tlo. There is no denying that the Populists do not like Sewall even a little bit, and that is why so many people are inclined to believe that they will put Tom WatsOD in if there is acy way to do it; yet, there is danger in the attempt, as the coDst. tuen's of the Democratic electors might make a big row sb mid they vote for Watson iusteid of Sewall. Taken alto gether, the Populist convention did not clear the political atmosphere to any mar ked extent. Col. Jeve Baxter, of Nashville, Tenn.,is one ol the Democrats who doesn't exactly know "where lie is nt". He said, after mentioning his doubt about bis political standing at present; "It must take a man with an elastic cocscierce and a powcriul constitution to remain in the Democratic partv, and I confefis that the frequent switching is very trying to the nerves. But I am free to maintain also, that Tennessee is rampantly inclined to silver and tha' there isjno question of Bryan s popularity down there. It It a cinch that he will carjy the Stale by a rousing majority." Republicans are inclined to regard the suggestion of the gold Democrats that the tariff be side trackeei, so that all the gold mtn, tree traders and protectionists alike can work together, as nothing more nor less than a bluff, made to open the way for the nomination of a gold Democratic ticket. Whatever it was intended for, the men who made it muet have known that Luo attention would be paid to it. The Hepuldicrn party is nothing if not a pro tective tariff' organization. lis leaders would as soon recommended that its name be dropped, as that the party should quit, even for one campaign, advocating a pro tective tariff'. That circumstances should have made finance take the lead of the tariff" as an issue this year does not count. It was not the wish of the Re publicans that those circumstances should arise; on the contrary, it was in spite of their efforts to keep the tariff' there that silver has come to the I root as a leading issue. If it had been possible, aud the gold Democrats had been sincere, the Re publicans might havu profited by the sug gestion withuut dtlaying tariff' legislation a single day. It is a fuct that no matter how much tariff may be talked in this campaign that no tariff' legislation will be possible until after March 4th, 1899, and verv doubtful whether there will be any (Hiving the term of the President to be elecbd nixt November, no matter which party wins, uuhss it be accepted by the silver senators who are b.'Und to hgve a m:d ntv in I he Senate until March 4 h, 'l8f 9. Thiee uiebiis of the adminisi la'ion only have diCared their political positions nr. to date, and it is said that President I Cleveland is inclined to be offended with those three for having done s before he ! publiclv stated his own position. Of these three, two S.cretari.s Olney and Herbert will not support Bryan aud Sewall and one Secretary Hoke Smith will support the Select. Secretary Smith will not ialk for publication, but the im pression is general, especially among his triends that if President Cleveland comes nut openly against the ticket, as he is ex pectecl to do. Secretary Smith will at once tender his resignation. Twe other mem bers ot the Cabicet Carlisle and Wilson are understood to have almost made up their minds to support Bryan but it is not expected that either of them will say any thing for publication until aRcr Mr. Cleve land speaks. ONLY POLITICS. AT PRESENT DISCUSSED CAPITAL CITY. AT lm Yeans: Mast Explain His Views The Durham Harder Case. The Railroad Assessment. State -M li ne nm. Austrian Colony. Jocksal Bureau, i Raxeigh, July 25. Nearly all the talk here is political and much of it of coorse is regarding the St. Louis Populist convention. The hope was quite freely expressed today that the Populists would nominate their own man lor president, as not a few Democrats are 1 sick of Populist ways at tbe convention - ; - Populist named Bagwell, a member of the legislature from this county, says the country Pepulists are saying that "Bryan must prove his character he must be strictly wit:i,Qs before we support him." Bagwell says the Populists like Bryan pretty well but think he is in mighty bad company. This is a sneer at the Demo crats. When told of it a Democrat said: "This is what our people get for fooling with Populists. Spier Whitaker, speak ing ot the nomination of Tom Watson said: "It means two sots of electors ami the election of MeKinley, unless there is some sort of agreement." A convict was brought to the peniten tiary today from Alexander county to serve 15 years for murder in the second degree. The results of the meetings held by the "sanctiticationist'' Cramples as sliown by the fact that six of the victims of religious mania caused by his teaching and preach-1 ing are in the asylum here. And yet this I is in North Carolina where people last I year laughed at Schlatter the healer at.d his poor dupes The Republicans here are puzzled by the attitude of James H. Young, member of the Republica.0. State Committee, in declaring that thetaiwill be no McJJlnley electoral ticket in this State. Negro Republicans say that Young will have to explain. The State musical festival which was to have been held at Morthead City has been abandoned. It is difficult to get up these festivals in this State. The last one was held here in October 1891. A big cotton"crop seems to be quite well assured. The plants are large and certainly well fruited. The trial of ibe murderers of J. C. Far rington at Durham has led to some curious developments about Herbert Womble, the white man who murdered his mulatto mistress here and who appearejd to have absolutely fader? out of sight. Now in the Durham trial it is in evidence that some people had seen Wotnble aud that a woman nameel Annie Rooney was said to be carrying food to him while he was in hiding near that time. Not long ago one of Vomble's cornpanioos was tried for murdering a womau at Durham. Creorge Bryant has now been added to the list ol those charged with participation in the Fariington murder. Today a special meetiug of the Stale railway commission was ordereel to be held early next Monday morning Vice President A. B. Andrews asks for a re hearing on the valuation, of the North Carolina railway. The commission valued that part of it between Charlotte and Salem at 12,000 per mile, which is 000 ab.)ve the maximum of all other main lines. Col. Andrews at the first hearing declared that the rate ought not to be higher than that of other main line roads The reason why the commiesion made the rate so high is because the road pays bet ter than any other in the State, yielding 7 per cent on its capital stock. The farmers' institutes begin August 8, in Watauga county, and will then be held in Surry, Alleghany, Stokes, &c, ending iu Davie, 8 counties in all. The meetings will be 2 days wheu requested. The new artesian wells at the Agri cultural College here are completed and yield plenty of excellent water. There are six wells. At Grace church, Weldon, next Tues day, the rector, Rev. Edward Benedict, will be married to Miss Kate Long, Bishop Choshere ofticiatSg. The curater of4he State museuai who is also the taxidermist, is now mounting specimens of all the birds of the the State as rapidly as possible. The skins are in tiae condition. There will be over 300 specimens. B. C. Beckwitii of this city is appointed a member of the State Board of Public Improvementst,to succeed Ed. Chambers Smith, who resigned upon appointment as State proxy of the North Carolina railway. A colony of Austrians has purchased land near Greensboro, in Gulllord county, and will arrive there in October. Each colonist bikes tiftv acres. Continues to Improve. New York, July 25 Cornelius Van deibilt continues to improve. Miss Geitiude and Alfred Vanuerbdt have relumed to Newport, R. 1. Northern Pacific Sold. Wkst Sui'ERiOR. Wis., Ju'.y 25.--The Noitlurn Pacific railroad was sold by Special Master Carey, th s morning, and was bought iu by E. W. Winter for the icorganiz-ition committee. Puce thirteen million dollais. To Notify Bryan. New Y'ork, July 25 Arrangements are being made to notily W. J. Bryan of his nomination, at Madison Square Gar den, August llth. Railroad Purchase. Raleigh, Jcly 24. The Durham and Charlotte railroad has bought the Glen don and Gulf railway iu Chatham county, twenty miles in length, and will push it on towards Charlotte. THE SILVERITES. Very Little flnwliictis. Convention Af ter Nnnierous Ielays Kndorse Ilryan and Scwnll. St. Locis, .July 24. The convention called to order by Chairman St. John at 10:44 a. m. A motion that when convention ad journed it would be to meet at 3::i0 p. m. and consideration of platform be bad at that time, was cairie I. Senator Stewart addrcs-ed convention. He made a plea for harmony, and pre dicted vicioiy. The roll of States was called to ascer- tain the number ot L nited Slates veterans in each delegation. The call showed 19ti Union soldiers, 18 Confederate soldiers aud 4 Mexican sold iers. Judge Scott of Omaha, addresed coa vention which was received with cheers. General Mclver, addressed convention. Was greeteel with cheers. Afternoon session called to order at 4 p. m. by Chairman St. John. Committee on platform made its report. The motion that Bryan be nominated by acclamation was made by Pace of Nebras ka, who said that nomination ol Bryan by this convention would bring to the silver standard the patriotic and loyal support that could not be controlled by other in fluences. The motion was carried with tumul tuous applause, delegates standing on seats, waving flags an 1 hanne, band playing national airs. Delegates marched around the ball, cheering incessantly. Bryan's picture, was brought in and cai ried around, great colusion and cheers. Mrs. Lilly Pierce, of St. Louis, took stage with flag. Indescribable confusion. Chairman rapped in vain for order. Troops, of Connecticntt, presented name of Arthur Sewall, for Vice Presi dent. Nomination made by acclamation. Motion made that after this convention adjourns it go iu a bely to the Peoples party convention and officially notify them of action taken, was greeteel with cheers. Great confusion. At G:37 p. m. convention adjourned sine die. DEMD-POP-FUSION. STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET OPENED TO POPULISTS. Propositions Between Democrats and Popnlists. Mason, Brown and Ay cock to Come Down. Cowles to Take Snuford's Place. Special. Wastunc.tox, D. C, July 28. From a prominent and reliable smrcc I le'irn that there is a proposition likely to be adopted to have Mason, Brown and Ay cock withdrawn from the North Carolina State Democratic ticket, and their places to be filled by three Populists, respective ly Shuford, Whitaker and Worth. A. D. Cowles is to be nominated lor Congress in place of Shuford. It is said on the same high authority that Mason has signified his willingness to withdraw. Harris. Hot Politics in Columbia, S. C. Columbia, S. C. July 24. Judge Jas. Heart, and Governor John Gary Evans, who is a candidate for Senator, came to blows on the stump, to-day. Friends prom ply inlerfcrred and stop ped anything serious. Depew is Home. New Y'ork, July 24 Chauncey M. Depew arrived this afternoon on the Guo nard Steamshio Lucania. " AFRAID OF LYNCHERS. Military Gnard Jail nt Dnrhnm Last Night. Lynchers Fail to Appear. Raleigh, July 24. The local military nt Durham was on duty last night guard ing the jail. It was reported that lynchers would attack the jail to get three negroes now on trial for murdering J. C. Farmington, and a'so Reuben Barbee, the white man who murdered Cole. The lynchers did not appear. Comes off Ticket. Poutt.and, Me., July i 5. E. B. Winsh.w, Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, after a conference with prominent Democrats has decided not to accept the nomination. Watson Vole in Mew iYork. New York, July 25. It is estimated that Tom Watson, the Populist candi date for Vice President may get 10,000 voles in ibis State. EVEN IN MAINE. A Convention of Democrats is Called to Repudiate Chicago Ticket. Rockland, Me., July 28. C. J. Holman, a delegate to the Democratic Convention at Chicago, has issued a cir cular letter, calling upon the Democrats ot Maine, who repudiate the ticket to cooler immediately with him, regaiding the calling of a State conventi in to create harmony ami union among the bolting gold Democrats. Tlie Railroad War. Atlanta, Ga., July 28 The State Railroad Commission which held a spec ial meeting, today, to consider the threat ened rate war between the Seaboard Air Line, and the Associated Lines, ordered a general reduction of lecal rates to con firm with the eighty per cent cut on freight (rom Eastern points to Atlanta, which was recently declared by the South ern Freight Association Commission. The rates will be effective when the Association rates go into effect. POLITICAL DICKERING BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS ON ELECT0HS. Anything lo fret Populists Votes. Test on Butler's Sllverlsm. Unthrle and Worth On State Demo. eratie Tirket. Special. Rai.kioii. N. C, July 28 -I'rominen Democnts say, today, that they are will ing for Popnlists to have representation on the Electoral ticket in North Carolina in proportion to their vote, giving them, say one third of electors. These Democrats say that under exist ing circumstances, they are determined that Senator Marion Butler, who is Popu 1 i-st State chairmau, shall have no exense for not uniting silver forces in the State on one electoral ticket The Populists State Secretary Hal Ayer. says that the Populists want to know just how strong they are, as against Democrats, and so they propose to vote their own State ticket, in all States where combinations are refused by the silver forces. Where such combinations can lie Tormed Ayer says the suggestion will be to divide the Electoral ticket, not according to Un vote last cast, but as nearly even as pos sible, as he declares each party as ol equal importance at this juncture. Hal Ayer thinks the proposition will le laid bofore the State Committee, for the Democrats to take srx electors and give the Populist five electors. A Member of the Democratic State Committee says that the Democratic nom inees tor Lieutenant Governor and State Treasurer would withdraw in favor of tbe Populists, if their party thought it would be to its advantage. W. A. Guthrie in such a contingency would be likely to ba the nomiooe for Lieutenant Governor, and W. H. Worth for State Tieasnrer. The Democrat to whom this statement was submitted, said he thought it extreme ly doubtful whether the party would con sent to such an arrangement. The Populists State Secretary says his party stands squarly by his proposition or ultimatum of April 16th, that it will co operate only with that party which takes the free silver pledge. Thi9 ultimatum was given to the Re publicans who declined. But tlie Secretary say3 if the Democrats accept it, the Populists can do nothing in the w oriel but stand to it. WATSON RIDICULED BRYAN. The Popnlist Vice Presidential Candl date's Bad Tong-ne. Washington, D. C. When candi dates William J. Bryan and Thomas E. Watson meet to talk over the political sit uation and the details of their Populistic campaign, it is likelv that their old days in Congress will be one o' the subjects both will be anxious to avoid. Bryan and Watson 8ervetl together iu the House of Representatives in the Fifty-second Con gress, and, while Bryan made his reputa tion there as a boy orator, Watson became notorious as a villifier of his colleagues. Watson was essentially a free lance in the committee rooms and on the floor. His vicums included all who happened to ex cite his ire or his ridicule, and one of the men whom he lampooned was none other than his present running mate, William Jennsngs Bryan. It was on April 1 that he made an on slaught on Bryan. Tho Tariff bill was under discussion, aud Watson was seeking to show that the Republicans were not honest in advocating prolection, while the Democrats were not honest in advocating revenue reform. He took Bryan as the type of a Democrat tariff reformer. This is what he said of Bryan: On the other hand, we have our hand some and brilliant friend Iroin Nebraska (Bryan,) who was put forward as the 'elarling' of tlie Democratic side of the House the prettiest man in all the bunch and his entire speech, which ranged fiom Tom Moore's poetry to Joe Miller's besi joke, was the sum and substance of the old Democratic position on the tariff, that we will practice what is wrong, while we know what is right." After a burst of laughter, Watson pro cceded to the serious featules of the tariff, but soon returned to Bryau, and contin ued: "Now, my friend from Nebraska in his brilliant speech formulated the Democratic platform iu such attractive colors that he was loudly applauded upon the Demo cratic side. What was that platform? After all the force ot his logic, after all the splendor of his rhetoric, after all the driving in the direction of free trade, the gentleman shirked the issue when be got to the actual enunciation of the results of his own logic. "He announced his ideal Democratic platform, not a platform you would have, but a platform you should have, a plat form you couid have if a man were sitting by his lire at night, with his feet in his slippers, cigar in his mouth, a liot texldy by his side, nothing to disturb him, and ideal Democralic dreams in his head. "Now, what was that platform? It is very pretty; it has all the vague charms of the undefined; it has all the boundless lieauty ot a landscape that has no limit He says this phrase, ''tariff tor protection" is the only thing of which he complains. He says, in effect, I do not object to it if it does by indirection what the others said it should do directly, but I object to a tariff which siys in plaiu words what it is meant to do.'' There was much laughter "on the Re publican party. Watson quoted some of Bryan's flow ing sente ncea and then added: "That ia beautiful. It is like tho old fish-trap, with one mouth down the stream anel the other up, and it catches 'em a-coming and a-going-' " (Great laughter). Iu one of his Congressional speeches Mr. Watson made the following charac teristically Populistic attack 'upon the I'nited States Senate: "We know that the very concent ration of power, the cooceo tration of capital, the concentration of privilege, which we are fighting ia en trenched in the Senate ot the United Sfates. No man can successfully deny ft. Every great corporation of this land hat agents, its attorney there to defend its in terests. Every great railroad Uas its own ers and its attorneys there. You strike the oil comoany and their champions ars there. You strike the manufacturer! of the country and their champions are there; and bo we arc confronted by the Unileel States Senate as the very typs of concentrated privilege. of a?invirated wealth and centralized power, and we might as well expect to aail without leave under the frowning fortress of Gi braltcr, loopholcd and armored from base to summit, as to pass the destructions which are presented to our progress there. It would take the rod ol Moses to strike the waters of relief out ot that rock." From a business like, common sense tandpoint Mr. Watson was ft dismal failure as a Cougresaman, He introduced doaen bills, but not one of them passed or advanced beyond the initial stage These bills arc characteristic ot the radical- sm to the last degree. One of thocn was for the Sub Treasury plan, an early gnis fatuus ol the Popnlists, now discard ed and not found in tho platform Juat adopted. Another bill sought to elo swav with the gold rwerve'anel turn it Into the Treasury as cash. Watson chafed over the delay in seeming attention for his bills. Most of them went to tbe Way sod Means Committee and were pigeon-holed. He was one of tbe strongest advocates for an investigation of tbe Pinkertona, and it was during thedicuRsion of a resolu tion lo this effect that he used the follow ing language: "We are on the eve of a social oat break. We are at the crtait of our Re publican Gove-rnment. In a fVw months it will be decided whether we have a Government of law and order; whether peace can be maintained by the eooHti tuteel authorities, or whether each side will arm itself with the deadly weapon of destruction and fight out their greiv ances." Bicycle Fallare. Chicago, July 20. Another failure of bicycle manufacturers, The ThiBtle Com pany, went into the hands of a rccelvtr, today. Liabilities, $25,000. Dr. Jameson Unllty. London, July 28 Dr. Jameson waa found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment, without labor. Thejathers were sentenced from five to ten months. NEW PARTY MOVEMENT. Ex Representative By nana Says Strength Increases TkrakMl the Country. Chicago, Ju'.y 28. W. I). Bynum, Ex-Representative from Indiana, returned to the gold Democratic headquarter this morning, to aid in forming the new party. Mr. Bynnm says the movement is train ing throughout the country. The hotels at Indianapolis have ottered free qnarters to the delegates. tieneral Harrison to Speak. New York, July 28. General Harri son said today he expected that Indian apolis, in his State, would go Republican, and ttiat he would mnke a number rt MeKinley speeches during the campaign. Last and Final Cut in . - m Summer pootls innut move out haven't room for them any longe. Haven't many in stock, but By August 1st, we want to get rid of all of them and her? is what will help us move them. Thee lricc lioll 'till Aiigiittt Int. Best Sea Islanel Percale', !c, yard. Gooel yard -w ide Percale, (!c, yard. Finest Zephyr Gingham's, Th-.., yard. Gooel quality Gingham, 4c , yard. All our remaining l.rc, Lawn 10c. Beautiful Organdise, we're 2c. now lSc. July 2G. 189(. New Berne Mails. Notice is given that ou and after this date mails leave For all points in Pamlico County sod South Cree k section of Be-aufort County close at 5 a. ni. For Vanceboro and Post Offices in Northern part of Craven County close at 12 noon. For Bellair and Lima, a, m. For Whitford, 11a. m. All trail for DcBruhl goento Polloks ville, the former office is discontinued. Vancelioro mail arrives 12 m. Vanceboro mail leaver 1 p. m. M. MANLY, I'ostmaster '( r'