North Carolina Newspapers

"Our Aim will be, the People's Right Maintain, VOL VII: WILSON. NORTH! CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 6. 1888. NO. 12 if THE BIG CONTEST. rvTIirSlASTIC AXD SPIRITED STATE CONVENTION. rriomls of Fowle, Stedman and .Vander Meet in Noble Rivalry a 'I Slrnggle for Supremacy. 0 Wendesday the Democratic State vention met in, Raleigh, and was cal- nrVr by Chairman Battle of the Executive Committee. - He selected rMorehead as Temporary Chairman. icomroittee on permanent organization s then appointed and thev selected that and admirabl v and courtly parliamen n, Gen. Cox, to preside over the delib " r.t ti, Convention. R. M. Fur- " 0f Asheville, was made secretary, r7all Democratic editors present were ed to act assistants. The chair then announced that if there no f urther preliminaries to be ar- aed the convention would proceed to the nomination -" - - - - or of North Carolina. ' . ... V. A. Branch, Esq., of Beaufort, was i recognized, and in a brief, pointed and brisome speech placed in nomination Hon. Daniel G. Fowle, of Wake. H A. Gudger, Esq., of Buncombe, nom-;-v,r Lieutenant Governor Chas. M. Redman, of New Hanover, in a strong, contact, logical speech of fifteen minutes. Hon. V". L. Steele, of .Rockingham, nsir.;r.r.:ed Hon. S- B. Alexander, of Meek ' lenburg. Col. Steele said that with Alex ia: its head the democratic party be victorious, but it Would also be req-1 r1 victorious with any of. the other gallant leaders who had been proposed for its lead- ship. i l Con VPntinn ricino rl-ii-iT-irr until Vni MV VliVVl W M 4 kit 11W took the platform. The cheers were deaf ening when Fowle and Stedman clasped hands with great heartiness. Standing in front of the stage Steadman introduced Fowle as the next Governor of North Car olina. Fowle made a speech, which was a marvel of vigor and grace and acknowl edged kindness shown him by the grand est Convention which ever assembled in North Carolina; He expressed his willing ness to do any work for the great Demo cratic party of the State. His eulogy of Steadman and Alexander drew loud and long applause. He pledged himself to con duct an earnest campaign. His descrip tion of the glorious work done by the Democrats in all departments of the State Governments was greeted with special ap plause, as were also his allusions' to Vance, Jarvis and Scales. He discussed the con dition of colored people and pledged the fairness and justice as well as kind consid eration, but he declared that this is, and must be, a white man's country. He com plimented the farmers and the Farmers' Alliance, and remarked that if the agricul turists . had had ninety days more, their candidate would have swept the field. He termed the farmers the backbone of the Democratic party. He spoke of the de mand for the repeal of the internal reve nue laws, and expressed joy at the end of sectionalism, and at the unity of the coun try. He paid high tribute to Cleveland, and classed him with the ablest of the Presidents. This expression was roundly applaudad. In conclusion Judge Fowle said he was ready to give the Republican party a Roland for its Oliver.- Great cheers and laughter. He assured them of a ; great victory for the Democracy and good government. At the close of his speech, Maj. Stedman was the first to congratulate him. There was a rush to the stage to shake hands with the next Governor. The Convention was in the highest spirits. At 2 o'clock it was decided to go into the. nomination of Lieutenant-Governor. Le grand's nomination of, Alexander was very ,abl vjsecorided bv Thas. W -Mason, of Hal- d. oquer.ee. Koa. F.N i Strudwick spoke, endorsing Fowle. but said "No matter on whose shoulders the mantle of Scales shall fall success in ours." - Hon. Oct. Coke, or Wake, spoke forci blv, as always, seconding arid endorsing .he nomination of Hon. Daniel G. Fowle. V. M. Bona, Esq., spoke forcible as al v:a s, seconding the nomination of Lieut. Gov. Stedman. Mr. Bond, who is a prom inent voun? lawyer of Chowan, created a rood deal of merriment, at one time, by ddres:r.2: the convention as "gentleman of tajury.- ins speeca was a capital one. ifax F. N. Strudwick, 6f Orange, and L V Winston, Esq., of Granville, spoke K Elias o Macon, Alexander was endorsing Alexander, in terms 01 genuine vote. At 2:15 the Convention took a re cess, as the delegates were completely worn out. Nominations for three Supreme Court Judges being in order, Toseph J. Davis was When Capt. Strudwick had concluded, nominated by acclamation; James E. Shep- fce convention shouted for the balIot,which hcrd on the second ballot, and A. C. Avery ros immediate! v proceeded with. The , ytc I W. L.- Sctunders, for Secretary of State; D. W. Bain, for Treasurer, and S. M. Fin ger for Superintendent of 'Public Instruc tions, were nominated by acclamation Geo. W. Sanderlin was nominated for Au ditor. A. M. Waddell and F. M. Strud roll of counties was called and the vote ta ken. The result of the ballot was then an nounced as follows: Fowle, 374 64-100; Stedman, 331 74-100; Alexander, 245 5S 100; Gilmer, S; Eennet, 1. ing a reassuring answer I resolved to once more visit my native state, from which I was driven by stern necessity. A week later I reached the florishing lit tie city of H and registered at James Hotel. It was in a part of the town which had been newly built, and there I stayed for fully four hours without seeing one fa miliar face. I was beginning to feel a stranger in my own country, when a well dressed man appeared, who after looking carefully around, fixed his eyes on me, ex claimed as he advanced, "How do you do, old b6v;" and then hesitating! v "is this really ou, Frank Lawrence?" I returned the cordial grasp of his hand and recognizing the voice and address of my old school mate and companion, ejacu lated, "Whj Harry Benton!" For an in stant we stood gazing at each other. He first broke the silence by saying, "Law rence, I welcome you uack to Carolina, but frontier life must have been agreeable, for I am at a loss to understand how the delicate boy that left us ten years ago could have developed into the" robust man I see before me. Do you . find H . much changed?" . . : "Wonderfully, the onlv natural feature being the pretty gjrls, for which H has always been justly famed." tAmong them is your little cousin, Ef- fie Winbourne," said Benton. - "Who is heiress to an enormous fortune which no doubt adds a lustre to her beau ty," I interrupted.' - 1 "You are badly mistaken, Lawrence, I am the lawyer employed to settle her fa ther s estate, and I tell vou franklv that Miss Efnie will not be, by no means, hand somely provided for after the creditors are all satisfied; there is something for you, probably bank notes; but, of, course you know this." "c "Yes," I answered, "and to find if possi ble the course of my uncles unjust treat ment, and his ultimate favor is what calls me again to II ." - t "What do vou mean by unjust treat ment?" asked Benton, "1 thought .Jlr. Winbourne was all that a father could bav e been." .. .1'- , . ' "All that a fiither coiliu Have been, sure ly you are jesting, Harry." "Upon my honor, Lawrence, I am not, but I find it after twelve, good night, call at my office on the corner of 12th and iSth streets, tomorrow morning and we will dis cuss the matter more largely." On being left by my friend I sought the solitude of. my own room tnd there pon dered ovenihe conduct of my uncle. If Harry Benton knew nothing of rny rela tive's motives I was sure no one in II A MIXTURE. This Benton did with the careless appro bation of a lawyer, and as he took the fa ded sheets of paper from within, a small ". "ZLT t,T.on,At ETcmxc rrrm,. "My govenor made a ciear Sl,ooo.vester- day he will be" on a'big spree by night,come I "nmepn!l ewT Notes and Hand over and help me put him out of the wav, -"erry jiorseis Parasraphltally everything down here will be ours, and racked and Flthlly Pointed. for a while w wlf hfivp enrrp fun " Aug. 13th "Si. . F. L. J "lWrt.v -umc oui on iop nair. Benton threw down the other papers 0 thorough fare An oatmeal din- - 1 with a disappointed air, remarking, "Those jer. other papers are blank and-what you have A copper trust getting credit for a just reaa appears to oe your only legacy, cent. Lawrence, what could Mr. Winbourne have meant?" "I confess that I am at no less a loss than your self to understand," I replied, "and see it bears mv initials." "Are you sure that you did not write this?" asked Benton. "Quite sure; what is the date?" "August, 13th, 'Si." "That is the- very day I left my uncle; the day he charged me with attempting to J est is a do's tail. perpetrate some terrible crime." "Charged vou . with what? Let me see the note." and snatching it from -my fin gers Benton persued it'again and again. Then suddenly exclaimed as if convinced by some overwhelming evidence: "Frank Lawrence this is surely my writing." "Yours! impossible, Benton," I replied. The world knows nothing of its great est men. . . The thirst of desire is never filled, nor fully satisfied. Money is an enigma that even body- must give up. - A chess tournament is always played" on the square. The canned article that goes the quick- Artaxerxes had 900,000 men at the battle of Cunaxa. A dentist will file your teeth but not for readv reference. Something that should be looked into a pretty girl'a eyes. - It is unfortunate that a little money "Do you remember," he continued, "that I dosn't go a long way. silly custom of ours, when we were boys of using each other's initials for our own?" "Yes," I assented. "And whenever father met with special "good luck he celebrated the event by be coming fearfully intoxicated. On each oc casion I would invariable send for vou to help get father home, and when he was Crocket Marshal, of Kansas, has a suck ing calf that gives milk. The highest price recorded for a Stra- divarins violin is SSooo. When a man claims the tarth it is time to unearth his claim. Until 1776 cotton spinning was per- safelv in bed we would carouse around the formed by the hand spinning wheel. rest of the night with a crowd of Mild boys." "I remember all of that perfectly well, but tell me what has it to do with this William Harvey, an Fnglishman, discov ered the circulationof the, blood in 157s. A craving for sympathy is the com mon boundary line between jov - and sor row. " " . No candidates having received, a major- wIck were nominated for Electors at Large. r.v 0: the number of votes cast the con ven dor the Mirror. 3Xy Second Iejrncy. BY ERNEST HARTE. note?" Didn't you see," answered Benton im. patiently, "that thiss a note I wrote to you on such an occasion, which your uncle found, and placed a wrong construction on the avoids, .'put. him out of the way' for see they are heavily underlined with blue while tne writing is in biacx. liaa not Mr. Winbourne a few ttevs before vou left Mary Share lefc, the richest child in him made a large profit on his tobacco? I America, is nine years old and worth5o,- remember that father with several other 000,000. . 1 farmers nad. 1 Rnx- nr l.vman AhTwt ie oti "He certainly did, Benton, and yoa think thepastorateo Ceecher's old church in uncle suspected that I was "tempted by prnntl ton proceeded to take a second ballot, The result of this ballot was : Fowle, 403 ; te&r.an, 236, Alexander, 230. third ballot was taken resulting as fol- lows: ux cwie 41 Steadman 317, Alexan- If was a bright June morning, twenty t 1 cr ::S; showing a sain of twelve votes years asro, that I received the information I inUL II1V UULIC JUllli niuu' "k. o w4..u, fourth ballot was taken resulting as and that he had bequeathed to me the con 7 1 w-ows: Fowle J.17. Steadman is. Alex- tents of a sealed yellow envelope with the showing aain of 1 votes for intimation that it contained something ot inestimable value. For an. instant, surprise predominated over rief, for mv uncle, years before, when I was but a clerk in his employ, sud denly entered the counting rcom one t Aiexancer. A xn ballot resulted a follows: Fowle -TA Siedaun 3-. Alexander 2:7; show lnS - grdn of 10 votes for Stedman. Ane nth ballet resulted as follows H. Battle, Ec.., 11 Lawrence,your service is no longer need- "o election and the convention proceed- ed, .your diabolical crime has been inter f 10 t:-e ith br.Ilot, ,w.hich resulted as fol- cepted, and was it not for the sake of your iu-v: x", J : t -w 1 ?" s TT T T 1 t O w.u.ici lion, -wauer viaivo. ,t t;Us Iora,iot the convention adjourned o'clock Thursday morning. ' Ane convention reassembled 'at 10 o'clock earnest v.:t!-t did, so I had crossed the continent only to return without accomplishing my purpose. I determined to ascertain if my efforts should be utterly foiled, and if so, to secure my legacy and leave at once for my home on the Western prairies. On entering Benton's oflice next morn ing I found him busily engaged, with a troubled countenance, examining paper re lative to my uncle's estate. "I had no idea Mr. Winbourne's affa!rs were so complicated," said Benton, addres sing me, "but to be brief with you, his daughter will inherit out a mere pittance of her father's wealth, his creditors are al most innumerable " "I regret to hear this tell me did uncle speak in terms less dis paraging of me, before he died?" I asked "No one in H ever heard him speak of vou except in terms of approbation, and f t 1 . s exceedingly, out 0xvIe 393, Stedman 29S, Alexan- mother who is mv enly shier, I would hand vou over to the officers of the law, to be dealt Aith as your treasonable conduct deserves." In vain did I ask for an explanation, and mv entreaties were unheeded. "Go, sir, go! On the-22d ballot Steadman 01 I vili kick vou from my door, and your rew, and on the 24th ballot Fowle conscience shall be your, own accuser, roared uncle m a periecc iury, uc guc me the amount due for my service Thins T wns hurled into the world to re II;-. nominated, the final. vote standing $5x. l r.,- T; o-- 5 . .Q..J .1,.. TS i'lij. C-CUililtii lillCltU lilt rnio great applause. He was intro- hairman Cox. He looked rath- gentian at 6r.ee. 'i ;n language :'-0 j -1 4ii - f . 7 and He made a speech, sentiment was a to He said it was his hi"-h nleasure . 0 t and cheerfully support the He thanked corJiaIiv ."-si'.ee of the Convention. 0rlri.cnJi and .asked that any difference .lCr'.r.:.jn he laid aside. 'lie was given 'cheers virh a n ill. . 1 l2:5o Judge Fowle entered the Hall. given a grand ovation, the entire. If thirty-two is the freezing point, what is the squeezing-point? Two in the shade. . It is just one hundred years fcince the ink price in-England was as low as it is now. his monev to commit some foul deed to murder him, and to get it into my own possession." "Candidly Frank that is my solution. You know Mr. Winburne confided m no one. ana even misirusieu ins uc uu daughter." Seeing that this was the inevitable de- Auri from circumstantial evidence, 1 Two of the Northern Methodist dele gates have died during the session of the Comferense. The city of Edinburgh, Scotland, was burned by Richard II. of Ehgland in 13S5, and by Heniy IV. in 1401. r Tom Sweeney, of Greensburg, Ky., has a lamb born with two perfect bodies, unexpectedly accomplished my purpose m eight legs and only one head. visiting Carolina, so returned West imme-1 Foraker is understood to be against diateiy. ' l Sherman, and is taking a hand in the Ma- Not long after my arrival on the prairies, 1 hone Sherman fight in Virginia. I received a letter from Benton informing Bishop Jovce u a native of Qhio and me of the destitute condition of Effie W m- . fif p. . n wm!ln born in New York State in 1S2C. 0 If the postage of this country were di vided up equally, it would cost each indivi dual eighty live cents, a year to get their mail carried. Four generations live in a house in Cen- meet mv destiny, without money Qr fame, and stripped of honor by my only friend and relative. It seemed impossible that my uncle who had ignored me through weary years of struggles and privation, and who had be lieved mv character tarnished bv an indeli able stain, hadso far relented as to re member me in his last,, will and testimo ny. Fearing that there might possibly te sdTtip mistake I wrote to know if I was really the person in question if any unpleasant transaction ever passed between you, rest assured that it has nv.ver been so much as intimated by him." "Eut what reason did he give for my leaving hirn so adruptlv?" 'He simply said that you had been cal led a wav on business, and it was uncertain how long you might remain." Finding it imposib!e to obtain any clue to mv unclers mysterious conduct I ques tioned Benton concerning the sealed en velope, and its valuable contents. "Something valuable Mr. Winbourne said, and when I suggested bank notes he smiled, so I am not sure but what your in heritance wili excel his daughters," said Benton. "Never," I protested vehemently "and if her financial circumstances are as you have described, I pledge you my honor that what ever that envelope contains shall be hers, there is no'need of further delay so produce the parcel and reveal the treas ure. As Harry placed the envelope in my hands, I noticed that it was well filled. "Here," I said returning it to him, I pre- On receiv- J fer that you should open it. borne. She was without monev, nome or friends, and bv delicate training utterly in capable of providing for herself.. The first thin that she needed was a home and how could I in mv Western ranch furr.ish her with that? But monev, surely I had amassed a con- cMKV 01m. and what was I poia? lo l t:iil5 iv- A- inere are a mother, do with it? Strange, but I never thought daughter, daughter's daughter and daugh r j..r.'..!n :.nctir M-rwr in nnnrH I ter s daughter daughter. ing the glittering treasure. If I should die whose would all this be? Almost surely Colosseum at Rome. It took 60,000 m.n Effie Winburne s as she was mv nearest re-1 ten rears to bui.d it in honor of Titus, and 1 . . lative. it feated 57.000 spectators Buenos' Ay res succeeded from the Ar gentine Confederation, and was rcconized The largest edifice in the world is the Soon after I forwarded a sufficient SKm to defray her expenses at any first class college. I institicled Benton to keep Erne at school until her education was comple ted, taking care that she should le igno rant of her benefactor. When Erne left school I began to think that Mi. Winburne had left his most valu able possession without an owner; and as I was he nearest of kin surely had the best claim. So I did the most naturai thing in the world; wooed my sweet little cousin, and ?he, alas,' for the fancy of wo man, did the most unnatural thing, mar ried me, a bachelor twice her age. And thus I obtained my second legacy. Mv daughter suffered greateiy with neu ralgfa in the face and forehead and was un able to secure any relief. I saw Salvation Oil advertised, sent for a bottle, and one application gave entii e relief. T. S. McCAULLEY. (policeman.1) Residence 204 N. Bond St., Balto Md. as an independent State October 12, 1S53; reunited with Argentine Confederation, November 11, 1S59. Lorenz Hummel, of Adrian, Mich, was switching one of his children the other day, when the switch broke and a splinter struck him in the eye, piercing the pupil and destroying his sight. The Moors invaded France from Spain in 720, but were overwhelmingly beaten by Charles Mattel, near Toui, Oc tober 10, 732. This defeat prevented the extntion cf Moorish rule beyond the Py renees. A famous collection of bric-a-brac his just been sold in Paris, belonging to Charles first an errand boy, then a billiard maker, a croupier, and finally a millionaire. He had an immense establishment and fin al iv went crazv.