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J LA A mitut VOIL XIX. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, AUGUST 6 1896. NO. 21. WASHINGTON LETTER. Mi. THIS IS I CAMPAIGN OF EDU CATION. f lllflipiliK'"' Will Lnaal Sty rMfU' !' Intolllienlly Wm'W Twin Tonr. . I - JOCftXU. BCBKATJ, ( D. C, Aug IfOL If aotTfJ dUcMoa will enable the people to 4ioUlngiillY on tUe rooacj question, they will certainty do so ibis yesr. Xter daring- jotu correspondent's (vest j experience ia Whiu;;too wsrper wort bare the people ibown such, intense, ioteiest la soy q lotion ssj they ejttWw show fog is silver. Onlicr-j il mU liTo!iticlDS who ceceraiW' dux U bstx of tbe N.tton.t Can!o',5?700s. p?gn. Uat now literally eTeryh-dy is dlsevseW-jC mrvr tal if tW Diimixrof oaa&i who r stiM m don' t a to heth .7 this oppose or favor the f.ce coin-1 U1"rc ,he dla'c n " collr mUdTtrud'uiMtkiig information! Th nitarJ condition of the city is .w7M-e n.nrtknt'T an lane drradful. There u practically no sstem 11 oser iImb eooolryaJ ia Washington, h U pcrft-cilx ckar.lhal th decision is at th pwrnt (tm bans'irg in the balance, ult mere,' nJ Ttmt the majority is yet to t convinced oo "wy or the otL.er. The - Committee headquarter of all the parties r coMtan Uy tkre-osed with fop'e bo wanl copies of all the documents issued bora jtt aod agiioet free coinage. All tl local papers are coodnctin ojen dis coaaiooe oo the iu'j-ct, sort eveo the toot blacks arc asking their patrtns the meaning of free coinage of silver at thp tatio of 16 to 1. In quiet f.mily gather ing the aaate qatstlon m akcd and dis etmedacd oe it tonstaotly surprised to Vera htw rscl the wnmci have rtad oo the aahjecL The reason f.r this preat to tercet ia not bird to get at. Other XatWaal qocatioo?, however important Ibey aray bei, d not iHrsooally appeal to lb average man or woman, bat when it coaxa to rnocey tveryl'ody is at or.ee interested,- not only ia how they are to get ilbut in its porchasing power afur tbej cct U- Thp term "enmpaign of edu cation hat lecocne romenhat harkneyed of late years. Lot it is certain that it is ibe only correct name for the present ccodi tioo ot a flaira. Both gold and silver met) profraa i Uheve .that this iducatioa of the masses on the nUoey qoestioa is going to rwalrln theic,winniiig. II will cer Uisly nsult To the peop!e knowing more va the fobject than they ever knew before. Acting Secretary Turner, who i in temporary charge of t&B , Xsliosal Popu IUI HtsxiqQanrTS, lavsme uemocrauc noo Popelkt Natmpal tamittees will stUle the WatouhixsrsJl basiDeea, arxl tbat n will "be decided to the interest of the parties, rather than of either of the rn n. Ho also said; '"A dirUion of the elector? leasing both Watson aod Sewall on their mpectiT ticket i will le a eay matter ia all the Southern States where the clec lko'TXsre oof so '-Stricgent as io some I Su4tLej. States. . ZS'o Stste in the Sooth requires that the name of a raodi dmle ahall appear but orce oo the ticket, bence it wtll sot create oy coofuioo or iojdre Brs if the eke ton bs divided aod l!f of Ibem presented .under the caption of Drjaa and Swall ami the other half sxanding for Bryan and Watson. The vote in each icatan'e would be counted for Bryan." Secretary Merctr, of the Re publican Cocgrssaiocal committee, takes a soanewostrnjaVreot view of the matter. He ts4jjTe silTer men are going to xprrieeac their first serious set lck w lien they attempt l lor an their fasioo with thePoplits, arpecially in the South. I k not helieve the Populists in that sc tioe wjlasML-ftt to vote for IX-mocratic e We tort vBTtssrthey are protaised a share ia the StsTe'ofiScea. anJ this the Deaio cjats will not feel disposed to give. 1 be Here that KV&ral of the Southern Stattswill give Republican majorities and that tlie Populists will assist ia bring ing aboat that reoJt. Others are express ing the Ttry positive opinion that the "middle-of-ibe-road" Popaliits will have a Presidential ticket of their own before lh Otnpahzn grows much warmer. The politicians are woodering whether thai dry proclamation which Presideut Cleveland issued last weik waroicg Americans to strictly observe t be neutral ity hwt, is all he will have to say oo Cuban atTairs belore Congress meets. The MCtswrtj of this last proclamation was not really appartDt to ordinary folk, as a fifeM' proclamation had been Issued last year. It is understood that the coLtinuous Sgntnst aid extended to Cuban filibusters bj American citizens was what brought oat tbe proclamation. TLe moat sJsrmtn? linn that has vet hnpneoedsofarss the Uepoblicns ate ceweened, iras Senator Stewart's teply to I a, question. He was asked whether tbe silver men ip tended to appoint a commit tee "to" solicit contributions to Bryan's campaign fund. He replied conchslcnilj: -No, we have sll tbe money we shall neeiL", Whether Senator Stewart re-ally tnenat sUaX he said, was indulging in i irony, or was merely rcakirg a bluff, i more than I can say, but Lis answer has msoe some Tery disagreeable half Hours I io soose of the Republican managers. I - j Guatemala. ; Washijcotox, D. C, August l.Prts-j ideot Cleveland has sppointed McGrave i Coxe, of New York, MinL-ter Plenipoten- tiary sod Ecvy Extraordinary tstaals. A- to Gua- . : -. 1 . . &lmj by Htorna- ", i 'Vmw Yosk, August 1. The American i. . . fiUsauaip Liser, Paris, due here, jester day, arrived here ia today, after weather ing a severe storm. The steamship sos tassed slight damage. Tha Hon. Booike Cockraa u oo hoard. g HUNDREDS ARC SYINO Every Day With ihrtholrm That la rnrln( Ihr City of Alfinmirlii. ! Washi noton. Advices received at tlio Marine Hospital from Alexandria, Evrypl, show that tlie cholera outbreak ; there has g"t tx-yondthe control of the' sanitary authority s. I I Kr n d months tiny have fought the! di-seate wiih eoergy and as Umg as the! j infected areas were small the limittd force j , of European tVictors were at lc to handle it. i Now, however, the dlnwosloo of the 'outbreak forbid any snccryslul aHetnp to samp out the disc". The report. datd July 11 says that dur ing week txfore last fresh ' outbreaks oc curred in 69 diUereot places ajtd last week 87. Duiing the ev&u 4-j Tip lotbelft itut 1,200 deaika srt rJjortd, and ia the So lac ,069 uVfths hare' occurred dur ing the prcjt imfbrenk and it is frared that thee rlun-s will be largely iocreist'd of sawer:i ic and tlic streets are feirfullv dirty. The scourge cannot ahnte before cooler weather sets in, probably in November, Clord Bepabllcaaa Hot. Denver, Col. Every daily newspaper In the city condemns the 6oiiduct ot the msiordv of the Ri publican State Com mittee for thar action in endorsing Mc KinUy and Hol'arL The fact has beeD shown that the Denver men who held proxies for remote counties secured them by misrepresentation, and their action will not be endorsed. Lead iog bnsintss men are "deploring the ifle t this action will produce find they predxt a dtfeut cf the Republican Slate ticket anil the return to power of the Pupulists. The effort to call the State Committee together agnio at an enrly date to repudiate the action will be stroDgly puslud. Ho Money la CoBTeo Bahar. Washington, D. C. Consul Schaekr at Vera Croz, in a report to the State Department on a new tax placed by the YtraCruz Legislature on coffee and to bacco planting warn Americaas against embark inn in the coffee raiaing lnd08t-y and cities figures to show that in those paita of Mexico with which he js familiar the stories of great wealth to be gaiyd by coffte planters does not apply. On land coating 810 en acre it apnrars from hi? ftouns it would cost over $04 iu four years to get $93 Vo rttrrn. He dtcJores that the average annual producf is nearer one-hall period per tree th in three pounds as of.i ner stated. TrlearMptile Ilenia. Thtre were seventy prostrations in St. Louis during the hot spell and Un deaths. The lives of 22 persons were pot in peril by the crazy acts of an insane cap tain on a sloop yacht lu Jamaica Bay, "L. I. Savann'ahtGj. Forum Troupe, who for seven years had dodgtd warrants for boree stcnlirrg, was killed by a sheriff's po?se near Dublin, Ga. in trying to escape arrtst, Henry Vogtl, of New York inanufc turer of fixtures and ice loxes, confessed judgments aggregating $13,693. His total liabilities arc 85,000 and Lis assets 15, 000. Chicago. The JtnkiDS Cycle Com pant, m-mit I net urers of the Na; oleon wheel have made an assignment. The died places the assets at $109,900 and tlie liabilities at 77,1G3. Six Chicflgo people attempted suicide Thurjd iy. Fi ur pf them succeeded. They are John CarriDgton, Frederick Gross, and Eva Skulup, who were out ol work, and Michael Oppeit, who was despondent over ill-health. Atlanta A special to the Constitu tion from Orchard IL1L, near Griffin, says that George Taylor and James Whateley were killed there by lighning. Five others were seriously injured. The movement to secure a suspension of the distilleries of Kentucky for eighteen months has at last been successful. All prelioxinaries were finished at a meeting of the committee held yesterday morning at the Union Nation Bank, in Louisville. The agreement becomes effective at once. The executive committee of the Nation al Irrigation Congress met at Denver, Colo., and fixed the time for the filtb national neeting, which is to be held at Phoenix, Ariz . for Dereml er 15, 16. and 17. The session will be almost wholly devoled to consideration of the political Ui lue ,tr',1, "o.eca. Atlanta A spicial from Rome to the Constitution says that Tom Evans, a negro attempted an assault on n young lady named Dong, twenty-five mile down the Decatu: railroad. Evans was captured and given his choice letween being lynch ed or taking 100 lushes. lie choso the lashes. They were du'v given, and he was turned leose. Grass Valley, Cal. A fire brekeout in Argall's Opera House and rapidly spread until the whole block was ablaze. Twcnfy five houses and business premites were totally destroyed and twelve others partially burned. The total loss is about $ 150,000. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origio. I wo masked men walked into George Hetzter's saloon, Cincinnati, Ohio, and demanded Hetzter's money. Hefzter re fused. The masked men opened fire and shot Hetzter four limes, killing him. Hetzter, however, bad fiied one shot and hit one of the robbers in the l-ft eye. This robber, who was captured, gave the name ol Thomas Carter. The other robber escaped. WILMINGTON LETTER. PLENTY OF MONEY TO SEEN ON ALL SIDES. BE A (II) or tiriiril.il. Hot Weather. Bnidfarei ( o I m ar .1 . Splendid Telephone erle. Prefer Me ilntejr and lo4 Money. Journal Bureau, ) Wilmington, N. C. Aug. 1st. ) I'ntil this week we had to look at the calendar to assure o.nselvcs that it was reil.y summer. Wilmington had kept up her reputation as a summer resort. But for the pest ten days, it has been so hot that the worst craoka on summer heat have retired from the scene in disgusL Even now when we see the temperatures from tb interior States we cannot com plaint as they lAvsVbnd -eiht or tee de grees Eotter than we. Then our bnezes. Ever fresh and reminding one of the near by ocean. The politicians aiy free silver, or gold is necessary for prosperity, but our citizens listen indifferently for money is plentiful here. Witness the train loads of people eoins dailv to the seashore, happy aod contented. Building has taken on a fresh impel- us the past month, and a large number of ornamental residences are being put up jn different sections of the city. acant lots on the good streets are becoming scarce, which is what we want to see. Wilmington has undoubtedly the best telephone system in the State. Up to last spring we had io put up 'with the Bell telephone, which ia all right in its way, but not modern. Now we have the Inter state telephone, which is distinctly mod ern. Since this coropiny's arrival the competition has reduced the price one half, and now nearly anyone can afford a 'phone in his private residence. The lines extend down the octan and seashore residents find it of immense convenience, to be put in such close connection with the city while e j ying summir lite. Mr. GiL Kidder has returned from liny ti. He will vote for McKinlry and gold standard. Tie says he is glad to get back to civilization again. Has got very tired of currying depreciated Mexicm sil ver in his nockets. Takes so mucn of it to buy what he wanted. Clarence Matfitt, well known to every one in Wilmington, arrived at home thi week. He ship pad oo the schooner Wood ruff as second officer. Unlortunataly the scliooncr was wrecked at the Bahamas, aod he was obliged to cut his trip off shorter than he wishe.l. CLEVELAND AND CRIMINALS. Nebraaka Jndgre Nay He Han Sent Better Hen to Prison. Kearney, Neb, Iu a Populist rally here District Judge C. R. Scott, of Omaha caused s sensation when he in his speech classified McEviuley and Senator Sheraian with Herr Most, nnd declared that he had sent b Iter men than President Cleveland to the penitentiary. Judge Scott gained notoriety several months ago by ordering newspaper men pent to jail for criticizing his course on the bench. lie was elected as a Republican, but has recently beeu advocating Populist doctrines. Snapeeta Had to Slfrn. Kansas City, Mo., August 1. This has been a lively day here in politics at the Democrotic primaries. All delegates whom it was thought might holt the couvention were obliged to sign, an agreement to support Bryan and SewaTl before any selection was made. Alderman Eleeed President. Raleigh, H. C. August 1. The board oftuutevS of the. Uuivtrsity o! North Carolina have unanimously ehcid E. A. Alclerrum, president, to succeed Geo T. vViuston. ILs duties begin August 15 li. Seven other names, ii"t North Caroli nians, were lelere the I ond . Crntaers jro I ftea. New YoRii, August l.--Thc battle ships New York, Indiana, Cincinnati and Maine, under Admiral Bunce, will I out at sea on a twenty days voyage. dosint op sue aerator. DuiiDTH, Minn, August 1. The eleva tor own&is, ' here, have notifud tin ir j employes, that after loc'ay Only work would be given by the day, and after the end of the month, not at all. The giain will be inspected at other cities. BradBtreetn Weekly Review. New York. July 31 Brads: reel in weekly tiade review says; The political uncertainty c ntinues ii- . , unfavorable in its effect on trade, aruLl dullness in industrial and commercial lines is of more than the usual midsummer proportions. Mercantile credits are more closely 1 scanned, and in many instances short-: ened. The industrial situation is less favora 1 ble. Among manufacturers, iron and steel are regarded as serious in some j lines, owing to a surprising falling off in i the demand. Business is restricted Augusta because of the heat. I in Atlanta and j long continued ' ' ' Bank clearings are smaller, j show nn increase. Failures Miss Virginia Fair was saved fro g drowning by a life guard at New port, B. L, being almost unconscious when rescued. Abner Doolittlc and his wife, of Col umbus, O,, were iataJly burned by an explosion ot gasoline w hile cleaning far CHASED BT SPANIARDS. I'Mplntn of Steamer BrlihRm t'oai. plnlntt or lll-Trenlment lu Cuba. Baltimore, Capt. Dnric, of the steamship Brixham, which arrived from Giliata, Cuba, reports that ft part of his crew wore chase 1 by a Spanish nival trait while his vessel was lyiug in that ! port, j On Sunday, the lOLh ult., Chief Engi 1 neer Carlson, of the Brixham, and the engineer of the British Fteauier Tynan, acompnnicd by seve al seaman, went iiiii- ing in the harbor. When near the shore a Spanish luiiled them ai d ordered them to come ashore, Carlson refused mid steered for the steamer lying a mile away. A sloop was quickly maimed by the Spaniatds and gave chase, but the Anjericao out- footed iicr. and nil got safely aboard. SpaitlfDfficer boarded the Brixham and demanded the surrender of the men, claiming that they ware connected with a filibustering par'y. Capt. Durie relused to acced'j to the demand, and ordered the Spaniards off the ship. Capt. Durie reports that a dozen Amer ican vessels are in tlie harbor awaiting canrocs of bananna?, the recent edicts ol Gen. Weyler being the cause of great de lay in securing and loading the frsit. Would Ruin the Country. Milwaukee, Wis. Sound money has a distinguished champion in Mgr. Zein inger, vicar general of the Milwaukee arch diocese of the Catholic church. In an in terview published Saturday Mgr. Zein inger declared that careful study had con vinced him that the free coinage of silver would ruin the .country. Mgr. Zeininger cr.mes from Austria, a country that is on a silver basis Austria's financial condition was prover- bially bad lor years past, and her curren cy at n discount in all other countries. Her treasury was impoverished, and it is only since she has been making au at tempt to place herself on a gold basis that her credit is improving. In 1891 the premium on gold in Austria was over 4 per cent. populists'to decide. DEMOCRATS MUST WAIT SENATOR BUTLER. ON Democratic State Committee Finally Adjoorna. 3fo Proscription For Uold Men, Popnlists Appland Action of Committee. Raleigh, N. C, July 31 It was after 2 o'clock this morning, when the Demo cratic Committee adjourned, after adopt ing a resolution in favor of electoral lusion with the Popu'ists. Thirty lour votes out of thirty six wire represented. The vote on the" resolution was twenty nine to five. Those voting nay were Paul B. Means, S. J. Peraberton, S. G-dlerf, II C. Bourne and James Lee. Chairman Clement Manly was given authority to appoint an adviso ry or campaign committee of fur. The names of F. M. Simmons, James II. Pou, Julian S. Carr and Ed Chambers lmilh are prominently referred to as men who .vill compose il. John W. Thompson is appointed Secre tory of the State Conitnittee. Fusion on. the State ticket was discuss ed but in a scattering fashion. There was no direct oppositiou, but the argument was rather adverse to the com mittee's power to tnke down and put up. The in us t dramatic occurrence was when I'ul B. M.ans demanded to know whst elector- wou'd come down. In an ;nsi ant electors W. C Douglas, F. D. Wintou ;.n 1 Bro.-ks, ruse, and said their rt sign itions were at the com mittee'o disposal. A, t'.jis there was gi'eat applause. Tiie Stale Chaiim in is cx-;ffij:o chair man of ihen'w Co rd Comrnittee of aire, wlrih lepi'csems aii shades of vie" S. Any policy which lookeJ like a pro scription of gold Democrats was aban doned. No plan of campaign was marked ou Nothing systematic can bj done until after Ilia Populist State Convention August la. Chairman Manly aod Si n it"i" Butler 'had a conference Li re this evening. Butler arrived this afternoon. It is asserted by some ol the committee that they believe Buth r wdl-as an ultima tum demand that all eh ven electoral votes be cast for Bryan and Watson. Senator Butler declines to be inter viewed. Oilier Populists say the Democrats did a wise thing in declaring for fusion elec 1 " its j torally and that it was the only sensible ! thing to do. - Both Claim Alabama a biK Diiferenee . Montgomery, Ala., August 3 The Democratic State Committee after dili gent inquiry estimate that the State has gone for Johns u by forty or fifty thous and majority. The Populist Committee claims the State by twenty live thousand. The negro vote was small. The Silnation Grave. Cleveland, Ohio, Aug.3. The strike situation continues to grow more serious, There has however been no more trouble as the militia are in control. The Gold BntH Resign. Chicago, 111., Aug. 3. At the meet ing of the Democratic Slate Committee the gold standaid members of that organi zation resigned, excepting Ben T. Cable and he was removed. Tbe Emerson-Fisher Carriage Com pany, of Cincinnati, O., has assigned. Assets, $450,000; liabilities, $369,000. STAfE POLITICS. RUSSELL AND BUTLER, STILL IN EVIDENCE. Otho Wilson Sticks by Onlhrie. The (lueiVtion of Fnslon. Popnliat Or Kanlsallou. The New Demo cratic State Chairman. JorRJJAL Bfreai Raleigh, August Daui I L. Russell came in this morn ing, lie was not in very h'jjh spirits and talked little. He was asked the pointed question, ''Will the Mc Kinley electoral ticket be taken down in this Slate?" He taid "all the taking down will have to be done by our com milieu ' hum ihe pops. He decL'Ad to answers to any facts of his own coming down. Loge Harris and Bailey of North Carolina were v ith him. Harris told Russell in answer to his question regard ing the notices of the Republican stale corumittee meeting that the notices had been sict out, that it met here on the 11th, instant. Russell was asked hU opinion regarding the Democratic execu tive committee resolutions in favor of fusion adopted Thuisday uight. He replied nothing was wanting save that the com mittee ought to have attached some "exhibits.' there being editorials denoun cing fusion as venal and involving morai turpitude. The Populist party (Miss Populism, suggested Harris) has jilted the Democrats lor all their courting, But she is a mighty pretty girl all the same. "Wou't you pay court to the lady too" was asked by your correspondent. uOb yes e had a bad case of affection in 1894" was the reply It was rather queer last night to see James II. YouDg, member of the Repub lican State Committee, waiting until the Conference between Senator Butler and Democratic State Chairman Manly ended, ia order that he might have an interview with the Senator. Is the latter's pet idea aud plaa about to be realized, of getting all the silver men under one banner without regard to race, color or previous condition? W. A. Guthrie arrived here today. There has been a great deal of stir for a wi ek past regarding his alleged attack on the Baptists. Othor Wilson is champion ing Guthrie stoutly. Sen. Butler's declara" tion, 'The statement which Guthrie made at tne alumni banquet was sub stantially what I said," shows that the Senator is also in Hue of battle lor his devoted friend Guthrie. It is almost as well to recognize the fact, sayDemocratic leaders, that noth ing can stop fusion of the silver for us; that it is agreed on and that the masses, Democrats and Populists, demand it. "No power can prevent it,'' said in ex State chairman, one of the loremost men iu the party council'- As Claude Dockery said the other day, "party lines ate down in this State.'' The Republicans seem dazed, no matter if ic was said the other day that their or ganization was better than in 10 years. Tbe Populists have a perlect organization. Senator Butltr always finds out what his people want and then he acts. Thus he mav be said to lead without leading. It is perhips the secret of his power as autocrat of North Carolina politics. Populists are saying openly that they will Dever again vote for fusion with the Republicans. Ex -State Senator, A. E. Green, of this county so says. It is as serted that Populists are now saying that county fusion is by no means settled. Up in Cleveland county they have done a queer thing, by (using with Republicans, and J. Y. Hamrick, the nominee for the legislature, is pledged to support Pritcli ard for re-election as Senator. Today some Democrats are saying: "If we fuse on the electoral ticket we ought to fuse od the State ticket too." But others swear there will be a storm if such a thing occurs. Your correspondent Learel a promi nent man say today that in the western States there was actually talk of "seces sion;'' that some people there wanteel to get the South to go into such a move ment. He added: "But it will never succeed." This gentleman went on to say that if the Democrats had nominatetl Walter Clark for Vice President at Chicago there would have been none of the present Sewall-Watson complications. Clement Manly, the new Democratic State chairman, is a worker and a man of affuis. Fie said this morning he would today appomt his advisory or campaign committee. He chose tbe secretary, John W. Thompson, ns a Raleigh man, for pur poses of convenience. Today Col. A. B. Andrews, acting president of the Southern Railway, was before the railway commission and spec ially urged it to reduce the rate of assess ment on the North Carolina railway be tween Selma and Charlotte from fl2, 500 to $10,000 per mile. Many lawyers were here last night in consultation regarding the Bank of New Hanover cases, more particularly regard ing its branch. J S. Locklait, W. R Allen, McNeill, J. S. Adams, and others weie i present. The new shops of the Southern R. R at Salisbury are completed and turned over. Six hundred men with be cm ployed. Two Thousand Men to Work. Special. Niles. Ohio, Aug. 3. All the rolling mills in this place resume work at once giving employment to two thousand men. Another Junket. Washington, D. C, August 3 Sec retary Carlisle contemplates another trip on the Light House tender Maple. He will start about Friday. PREPARING TOR THE FRAY. The- nillereneo in tlie Aefivify ol I Ik Two Committers, (lormnn in the Nadillc Ag-aln. Washington, D. C, August 3 Then is a, marked dili'eieuce io the amount ol activity displayed at the two Congression al Committee he:'drju'trte.is iu this city. The Ilepubheai.s are busily at work and have live hundred helpeis on their pay roll, whi'e the Democratic lorces numbers about ten he-ides a few volun tieis. T!ie diffeieuce in policy suggests somethiug besides pure patriotism. Chairman Jones, Senator Gorman, Sen ator palk ner, Messrs Harnett and Norris arc in Washington and had a long confer ence today and it is understood that Gor man will be chairman o I the Executive Committee EVERYBODY'S TARGET. A Captain l.ool lor Trouble and rinds it. On the 22ud of this month the schooner J. Y. Smith, ot Boston, arrival at riuaran tine at Southport, The vessel was in command of Capt. Andrew Patrick, from Gibara, Cuba, and sailed into harbor without taking a pilot. The captain had a tale to relate which suited his chrracter well, for Capt. Pat rick has earned the reputatiuu of being a rough old sea dog and works hard to sus tain his reputation. His adventures began two days after leaving Gibara, on July 10th, while off the Cuban coast, iu the neighborhood of Nuevitas Harbor. The schooner was making good time, held down to her course, when a Spanish gunboat appeared to windward. The captain does not so slate it, but he prob ably paid n attention to signals from the man-of-war, perhaps was ignorant of their meaning, instead tieiel on his course, mn-1 ning a little more free to fill his sails. A recognition of this maneuvre was a flash and a cloud of smoke from the Span iard, and a shell passed over the quarter deck oj the schooner, mast high, from port to starboard, and fell into the sea. This was a signal that even Capt. Pat rick would understand. The American ensign was made fast to the halliards, and quickly run up, nnd with more sail press ed on, the schooner made away as last as possible the Spaniard allowing her to go without again tiring. The captain did not find out the name of the gunboat, but expects to make au official report. This adventure seems to have put the captain in a belligerent frame of mind, aud ready to tackle the first thing that hove in sight. The first thing happened to be the quarantine regulations at South port. As the schooner was from a southern r.ort, the quarantine officer, Dr. Eager remanded her to Cape Charles, the cap lain preferring that place to Sapelo. How ever, as soon as the schooner arrived at quarantine, the captiiu begin to protest against a oiug to sea, making many excuses that he had no ballast, that he was nearly out of water, and no provisions, but when offered supplies and hillast, he refused them. By the second day, when Dr. Eager went alongside to find out if he needed anything, Capt. Patrick had worked him selt in shape ready to tackle something or anything. He went off' into a long harangue in which he annouueed from the deck of his vessel that he would run quarantine, would go ashore himself for his aiail nnd on other matters, ending up by demand ing to know what anybody would do about it: "Your landiDg will first be re sisted and then your vessel will be tied up,'' announced Dr. Eagar. The revenue cutter was away and the captain felt quite brave, but a little later and a fresh incident had a cooling effect on his temper. The quarantine boat, soon had occasion to go alongside the schooner again, and when Cant. Patrick looked over the side, his eyes iell upon four Springfield rifles lying across the boat seats, with a supply of ammunition ar ranged by them. All was civility now, but as threats of running quarantine had been made, a very serious matter, watch was kept on shore during bo.h day and night. On Friday the schooner left port, pro bably on the look out for. new adventures, and will make trouble if it cannot be found otherwise. Southport Leader. Jones is Jubilant. Special. Washington, D. C, August 4. Sen ator Jones was especiailv jubilant over the returns from Alabama, and still he said he felt no surprise at the victory, because he knew the Democrats would win. ALABAMA ELECTIONS, Democrats Carry Tilly out or Sixty Counties. Gains All Alonf? the Line. Special. Birmingham, Ala., Augmt 4. Olli cial reports aud estimates received on yesterday's election from fifty out of sixty counties, io this State, show that the Dem ccrats have uot lost a single county which they carried tw years ago, and they have gained eight, probably thirteen c. 'Unties Sixteen counties yet to report will prob- ! ably show the same results of Democratic I gain. The State legislature will probably I show a majority ot twelve Democrats. Poisoned by Ice Cream. St. Locis, A special from Gionx City, Ia., saTs: Nine gallons of icecream, man ufactured by Dominick Counti, an Italian vender of conlections, were eaten. Shortly all those who ate the cream were taken violently ill, and although there have beeu no deaths as yet, several of the worst cases will doubtless result fatally. The most critical ate Mrs. A. J. Johnson and her children, Allen and Elsie; Jessie Sherman, Anita and Julia Santi, and iwo children of J. P. Anderson and Robert Blank. Conti has been arrested, but was released on bond. Over fifty people were more or less affected. FAILURE OF TBOST CO. MOORE BROTHERS MATCH COMPANY FAIL. No Panic Likely to llcNiilt. Bank Io Protect Price of Stocka l Dili.. Companies. Prealdent H vore Arrives Too 1 .n U-. special. Chicago, August 4. There will be no panic as a result of the failure ol Moore Bios. MatchKJomany. Both the Diamond Match Company, of Ne w Yoik, and the Biscuit Company, are in good condition. The interest ot the banks in the Moore Bros, failure liws in keeping the price of Diamond Match and Biscuit Company stock above the priae on which they loan- fe-f motfey oft the stock- President Mooro, of the Biscuit Trust was cn route to Chicago when the firm announced its failure. Crops Rntued by Bains. Special, Wheeling, West Va. August 4. Reports from the interior of this State tell of the almost complete destruction of crops by incessant rains. Oemocrats nnd Populists Together. Special. Hutchinson, Kansas, Aug., 4. The Democratic State Convention endorses the Bryan and Sewall Presidential ticket. The Populists will be given places on the State Democratic ticket. To Join the Insurgents. SDecial Richmond, Va., Aug., 4. A party of young men, headed by John W. Starke, who has served in the local militia, left today for Cuba to join the Insurgents. Murdered In Cold Blood. Findley, Ohio George Miles, aged nineteen, wag shot and killed by Amos Di oker, aged eighteen, in this city, and as a result a large posse ot officers and exciteel citizens are pursuing Ihe mur derer who escaped to the country on a horse. The crime was sodclib rate that Decker will hardly escape the fullest penalty if captured by the pursuing officers. He stands no chance of getting away though he may elude the officers for some time. Decker and Miles quarieled over a calf and as they were rivals for the hand of a young lady the feeling between them was very bitter. They finally came to blows and Decker, after going home and secur ing n revolver, returned and shot Miles in the side, inflicting a wound from which he died iu a few hours. Bank Officials Indicted. Special. Nfwport, Pa. August 4. The Grand Jury, to-day found true bills against Thus. n. Milligan, President, Cashier Holmes, aud the bank directois of the defunct Deposit Bank, for receiving de posits after the bank had failed. Spanish Force Lost Heavy. Havana. A hot engagement is re ported to have occurred between Guy amas and Melones in the district of Man zanillo, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, in which the precentage of loss suffered by Spauish troops was exceeding ly heavy. The official report gives the number of Spaniards as 100 pitted against 1.000 insurgents. The official report further states that Lieuts. Gonzdes and I'intaaos, oi me npamsu forces, were killed, together with fifty privates. Col. Marote has had a fight with the band of Sanguily on the plantation of Condesa, province of Mantanzas. The insurgents lost eleven killed and took many sldenrms. The troops had two officers and nine soldiers wonnded Insurgents have burneel the splendid plantation of San Joaquin at Ibanoz in Matanzis, causiug a damage estimated at ?40e),000. Florida Oold Men. Jacksonville, Fla. A meeting of the gold men of Florida was held in this city at which about fifty advocates of a single gold standard were present. Only seve n of the forty five counties of the State were represented in person, but eight others were represented by proxies, held by bank officials. Dr. John L. Gaskin, of Bradford county, cx-speaker of the houie of representatives of Florida, was elected delegate to the Indianapolis meeting and D. C. Arnbler, ot Jacksonville, a natioal bank president, was elected alternate. lh solutiors endorsing nnd agreeing to support the Democratic State ticket were aelopted. The majority of candidates on the ticket are for free silver. A committee was appointed to call n State gold conventiou to nominate Presi dential electors and delegates to a nation al convention if the Iudiaoapolis meeting decides to put up Presidential candidates. The sentiment of the meeting was for McKinley in preference to Bryan. Nhip Burntd at Sea. Manilla. The British ship Flera P. Stafford, Capt. Smith, Irom Newcastle, N. S. W., April 22, for this port, caught fire at sea and was abandoned on June 8 in lattitudo G north, longitude 130 east Four of her crew are missing. The Flora P. Stafford wa3 a Nova Scotia ship, her hailing port being Windsor, where she was owued by C. S. Smith. She was 189 feet long, 40 feet beam and 24 feet deep. She wss of 1,250 tons burden. Carries a Republican Stronghold. Brunswick, Md. The first election in Maryland on the lines Did down in the St. Louis and Chicago platforms was held here, and resulted in a big victory for the silver Democrats. They elected the Maor and three out of four Councilmen. They are jubilant over the result, as Brunswick is one of the Republican strongholds of Frederick County. Stock Taking: Time And the Knife Is Again Applied to Values ! All Departments Share in the Sincerely hoping to receive the same liber al patronage extended my predecessors, and promising to use every effort to make it ad vantageous to all who buy of me. J. Successor to Approaches II. IIME1I Hackburn & Willett Lockiiart. Tkxas, Oct., 15, 1889. Messrs. Paris Medicine Co., Paris, Tenn. Dear Sirs: Ship us as soon as pew si hie 2 gross Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. My customers want Grove's Tasteless Chill Touic aod w.ll not have any other. Id our experience of over 20 years in the drug business, we have never sold any medicine which esve such universal sat isfaction.. Yours Respectfully, . J. & Browse & Co.
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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