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'FOR COUNTRY, FOR GOD, AND EOR TRUTH." Single Copy, 5 Cents. VOL. XI. PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1900, NO 29. 1.00 a Year, in Advance. A Novel Political Omipalaii, Raleigh, N. C, June 30. The poli tical campaign now in progress in this State is absolutely novel in all respects. Never before has there been a campaign leading up to a vote by the whole peo ple on the question of negro disfran chisement. Another odd feature is that while a great many Democrats are wrought up to fever heat over the great issue and devote much of their time to ardent discussion and support of the constitutional amendment, there are others who discuss it in the coldest and most dilettante manner. Thus thtre areJotb fire mul water in the party and onevieutraliz h tue other. The effort of the working Democrats is to arouse these cold-blooded members, of their party and also to awake to the full seise of the situation the rural white voters who have been told by the Republicans that they, if illiterate, will be disfran chised. The Republicans have with much adroitness BCsattered widely these seeds of doubt. They profess to count quite largely on Democratic disaffection even in the eastern counties. It is safe to predict a relatively light .jegro vote. The white Republicans publicly tell the negroes to stand back, that the white voters will settle this great question. The parties, and there are nominally three Democratic. Republican and Populist are actively campaigning The Populist leaders are fighting the "franchise amendment bs earnestly as theJrepublican8, as there is a complete understanding between these two parties. All this gives a perfectly frank statement of the big fight the Democrats have on their hands. They have to go over and over the ground, and will necessarily be compelled to keep up that work until t lie very day of the election, in August. The Republicans have more than live thousand persons at work in the tfiate. They are making a iiouse-to-ho'.iso canvass. - .Never beft.re wae there such a fight in any State. ICrii!I:-aiiM Tor liic Amendment. Charlotte News. A large proportion of the brains and respHability of the Republican party in this state is ranged on tiie side ot the amendment. Here is only a partial list of those who are strongly in favor of the amendment: Hon. Thomas Settle, former Repub lican congressman from the iiftu Dis trict. Prof. Alex Mclver, of Chatham, ftr thirty years one of the leading men of the tarty. Maj. Joshua B. Hill, of Raleigh, for mer Republican U. S. marshal. E. V. Cox, of Pitt, former Republi 'can member ot Legislature. Hon. Thomas M. Argo, the leading Republican member of the Rtleigh ba A. A. Campbell, of Cherokee, former Republican member of the House. Hon. Thomas P. Devereaux, one of Raleigh's leading lawyers. James B. Mason, the most prominent Republican in Chapel Hill. Jeseph Perry, a well known Republi can of Moore county. " D. A. Bitting, well-known Republican of Rural Hall. Hon. James A. Crisp, Republican chairman of Caldwell county and nom inee for the House. Hon. Charles H. Mtbane, Republican State Superintendent of Public instruc tion. These are only a few names culled at random from the scores who have an nounced that they would support the ameudmeut. These are all life-long Republicans, prominent in that party, but have too much patriotism to allow their preju dices to cause them to oppose so im portant and bentfieial a measure as the amendment. There are thousands of other white Populists and Republicans who will fol low their examples. STATU NUWS. Capt. John A. Ramsay, who was nominated by the Republicans at Lex ington on June 2;Jrd for the Senate has withdrawn his name and made way for the Populists. Tue Greensboro Telegram says a local Republican leader in Jamestown town ship, Uuilford county, who was op posed to the amendment, has decided - to support it. He was convinced that the measure was right by reading anti amendment literature sent him by the Republicans. Dr. E. O. Elliot, proprietor of the Sparkling Catawba Springs, died at his home there on June 30 of heart failure. He seemed to be in good health at 1 o'clock, but about two he died sud denly. He was a prominent citi."n and had accumulated considerable wealth. He was about 85 year olds. Rowan Republicans and Populists have fused with the following ticket: For the House, Henry M. L. Agner and B. Alien Knox; register, Jenkins A.Beaver; treasurer, Chas. P. Shuping; surveyor, J. C. Bernhardt; commis sioners, V. L. Kluttz, Jas. R. Crawford. T. M. Kerns, V. C. Rose, Abner Hall, The ollices of sheriff and coroner were left open for independents. Kluttzs Crawford and Kerns, nominees for commissioner, say they are Democrat, and have declined the nomination. Uso Pr. Miles' PiERVP. Pi.aptekh for Sl'lNAL WEAKNESS. All druggists sell 'cm for 25c. HIS WIFE'S ICY STARE. Why It Was Taken on and How It Waa linn I shed. He Is a prominent lawyer in this city. Ills daughter Is 7 years of ago and walked to the gate with him one day last week.. The little girl kissed her hand to h'm until he turned the corner. He returned the salutation each time. That night when he came home his wife had an icy stare for him. He wanted to know the trouble, but she only answered, "Nothing." Any question from him received a Bhort, sharp "yes" or "no." Alter supper she called him into an other room and said: "Mr. , Mrs. , our next door neighbor, was over to see me this afternoon. She inform ed nie of your conduct when you walk ed down the street, throwing kiss after kiss to her. She said her husband was not at home or he would shoot you. Will you please, invent some plausible excuse that I can give to my neigh bor to explain away your reprehensi ble conduct?" He was up against the knotties proposition of his life. He thougt long and hard, and finally the ligh dawned upon him. He rusbe3 fran tically out of the" room and returned with his beloved child In his arms. auchter." he said, "please tell your mother what you and papa were do ing after dinner today." "We was throwing kisses at each other until pap turned the corner." So quickly was the prosecution dis missed and in such a convincing man ner that the lawyer swooned away when he thought of his narrow escape. Suppose the child had forgotten the oc currence! There would have been a hot time in town that night. But there's ""a decided coolness now be tween the two women. Owensboro Messenger. Love at First Sight. Believers in the possibility of love at first siht may feel a sympathetic in terest, and perhaps find a Darwinian argument, In a story of the first meet ing of two apes in the London zoo. We retell the tale from "Wild Animals In Captivity." Sarah was seated alone In her cage when a new ape made his appearance In front of the bars. .Instantly both animals uttered short cries, and, bend ing toward each other, protruded their thin lips until they met across the bars of the cage. Then, as the keeper threw open the cage door, the apes rushed In to each other's arms and, squatting on the floor, hugged each other with comic affection. In a few seconds they rose, and, standtug erect, raised their arms above their heads, grasped each other's front paws and screamed and howled in mutual appreciation. Let us hope that they lived happy ever after. Ah to the Contrariety of Barbers. "Every barber on earth," said the observant man, "has one habit that drives me to drink. lie gets you nice ly lathered up, strops a razor careful ly and then makes one sweep with the blade across your face. Then he looks at you inquiringly and suspends operations while he asks, 'Razor suit you, sir?' If you answer yes, he al ways turns around and strops the ra zor two or three times, or else he promptly changes the blade. Why he should do either when you say you Are satisfied I cannot fathom. Lately I have always said that the razor did not suit, and in nearly every case the barber kept serenely at work with the same razor. I niicnt add that that's the reason that I am now shaving my self." New York Sun. I nud to Kill. A story is being told of a country doctor wlio was going his rounds one morning with a gun on his shoulder. He was a keen sportsman and was looking forward to polishing off a little game when his professional duties were over. A friend meeting him and seeing him with the gun exclaimed: "Where are you going, doctor, so early in the day with that deadly won pon on your shoulder?" "I'm hurrying off to see a patient," he replied. "Well," said his friend, "I see you are determined not to miss him." The Old, Old Story. "There is one story which every wo man has told so often that she believes it herself." "What is that?" "The story about some rich man whom she could have married." Bos ton Traveler. If two men engage in a controversy and ask you to settle it, don't do it; one of them is bound to jaw you In stead of the other man. Atchison Globe. The ordinary folding fan was invent ed in the seventh century by a Japa nese artist, wjio derived the idea from watching a bat closing Its wings. Judge Robinson is reported by The Topic as having said to solicitor Har shaw, while in Lenoir last Monday, that they were "gnawing their last bone." Did he mean that the scepter is about to depart from the North CaroIia Re publicans? We so understand. Judge Robinson is a candid talker and if be believes that his party is to lose the Slate this year he is the man to say so. THE SITUATION IN CHINA. DaltlmoroSun, 2nd. The Chinese Government holds that the state of war which now exist between the Empire and the Powers was caused by the aggressions of the allied' Eu ropean nations. According to a dis patch received by the Chinese Minister at Washington from his government, the deiand of the Powers that the forts at Taku be turned over to them was regarded at I jkin as a threat of inva sion. Consequently the foreign minis ters at Pekin were notified of the action of the allies and "requested" to leave the Chinese capital. They declined to go, however. Minister Wu's dispatch was dated June 19. On June 17 the Taku forts were stormed and many Chinese regulars were killed by the Europeans. It also appears that the international force commanded by Ad miral Seymour encountered no resist ance from Chinese troopte until after tne laku torts had been bombarded and carried by assault. Up to that time beymour had been fighting Boxers only, but after the first formal act of war by the allies the Chinese Government ordered its troops, to repel the invaders Admiral Kempff, who commanded the American warships at Taku, took no part in the attack upon the forts, so it will appear that the United States can not be charged with participating in the act which led to the war between the Chinese Empire and the European powers. It is true American roariues have been landed and constituted a part of the international force which went to the relief of Tientsin. In view of the alarming reports concerning the massacre of foreigners in that city by Boxers and the destruction of their property, the Administration was prob ably justified in uuiting with the other powers for the protection of foreigners at Tientsin. That is altogether differ ent from participation in an attack upon Chinese forts garrisoned by Chinese soldiers. The seizure f the Taku forts may have been necessary in order to Becure the relief of Tientsin, but it was a highhanded procedure nevertheless, and it is not surprising that the Chinese Government should have regarded it as an act of. war. Ad miral Kempff seems to have disnlavcd excellent judgment in refusing to take part in tue assault upon Taku. It is now stated, on the authority of the British consul at Chefoo, that all the legations at Pekin have been burned except those of Great Britain, France and Germany. If the American lega tion haH been destroyed, either by Boxers or Chinese soldiers, the Chinese Government may expect an emphatic demand for reparation from Washing ton. The British consul at Chefoo also states that the German Minister, Baron von Ketteler, was killed on June 18 by native troops, while on his way .to" the Ubinese foreign ofhee ft Pekin.- This spems to confirm the reports cabled fiom Shanghai nearly two weeks ago. The murder of the diplomatic represen tative of a powerful country like Ger many is a very serious matter, as China will diecover when the German Govern ment takes action. Ttvo Hundred Dead. New York, July 1. It is believed that about 200 lives were lost and 800 persons were injured in a great fire at the piers of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company atlloboken, N. J., which broke out at 3 P. M. yesterday and was still burning throughaut Sun day night. The fire started among cotton bales from an unknown cause. In less than 15 minutes it covered an area a quarter of a mile long, extending outward from the actual shore line to the bulkheads, from GOO to 1,000 feet away. It caught four great ocean liners and a dozen or more smaller narbor craft in its grasp. Three of the big ships are in ruins. Most of the dead made their homes iu Germany and had no relatives in this 8 mntry. A Libel on Itlr. A j ( k. Charity and Children. A falsehood has been printed and scattered through Davidson county that Mr. C. B. Aycock, one of the candidates for Governor, is a common drunkard. It is t-hameful that anybody will resort to means as base as this to advance his own or anybody else's interests. There are issues enough in this campaign without straight out lying. Mr. Aycock is a Christian gentleman of high char acter, a member of our church in Goldsboro and a man of piety and zeal. Of course this will be construed by par tisans as an attempt to bolster up the candidate of the Democratic party be cause of his politics, but whoever makes this claim will be guilty of another falsehood. Mr. Aycock is a Baptist, and we will not see him slandered with out a protest; and if this be treason let the most be made of it. Hot Kid oftl c Widow. WlSSTOK-SALEM, N. C, June Mrs. A. A. Smith, a widow, who efliciently filled the position of clerk i the revenue ofhee here for nearly eigV years was notified today that no allowNt 1 i i 1 1. fi 1 k ance naa Deen maae ior nersaiary aiier June 80th, and as no charge could be brought against her, this plan was de vised to give her place, which pays one thousand dollars a year, to a Republican. To Cure Constipation Forersr Take Cuscnrets C'simly Cathartic. 10c or 25a II U. C. C. luil to cure, liru'ists rcfuuU inoucy I A Sizing; up of Ituller. Charlotte Observer. Our Home, Populist paper of Marsh ville, Union county, has as its leading editorial this week a review of the career of Senator Butler, in which, after pay ing high tribute to his record in the Senate as an exponent of the views of his party, it says: "In "machine" politics, however, Senator Butler was to a great extent lost an influence which was at one time more powerful than that of any other man in the State. If he had led his forces in the right way we believe he would have to-day yielded an influence ereater than ever. But he has fused the People's party with first one old party and then the other (and at one time with both the old parties at the same time) untill thousands who were once his faithful followers have lost faith in hiB leadership. And still he gees merrily onward, addressing local Republican conventions or Populist conventions as the case may be. In stead of pressing the fight against all forms of monopoly in North Carolina, as all Populits would like to do, he has accepted the battle-ground selected by Democratic leaders and has joined the local Republicans in their campaign against the amendment a mistake as grevious as his defeat will be next fall. If the People's party of this State were now officially conducting a campaign against monopoly Mr. Butler would know where to find all true Topulists, but with everything else eliminated but the negro question he will find the most of them supporting theamendment."" Observant men, who are anything of judges of human nature, have known all the while that the day would come when this man would be found out by those whom he has tricked and betrayed. They have found him out and have washed their hands of him. He is dead and done foi. It is well. What is known as the "Jim Crow' car law, providing for the separation of whites and blacks on railway trains' went iuto operation in Virginia on the 2nd and so far, seems to be working smothly. No trouble is reported on the lines centering in Richmond. iCrtucate Your Bowels With Cstscarets. C:tiuly Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10'!. ?!o. I f C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. f for The Best Prescript TOY It is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. . . . Sold by every drusfGflst in the malarial sections of the United States No cure, no pay Price, 50c. inu Jan. season of ls also tina that oiu tiling cuorraou.-s: h; Cold and Grip tioaboi. I'luase ruali Uown tad obligo, Youi V MEYER M i 1 1 Proliihllloitiat Say Very Plain Tilings About ffloKluley. Convention Hall, Chicago, June 28. The attendence at the Prohibition Na tional Convention today was much larger than yesterday. The platform, as reported, was devoted to but one is sue. A woman suflrage plank was added by the convention. It denounces the "iquor power as the greatest of all trusts, and declares that it controls both the Republican and Democratic partiec President McKinley was bitterly de nounced. "We charge on President McKinley, who was elected to his high office by appeals to Christian sentiment and pa triotism almost unprecedented, and by a combination of moral influences never before seen in this country, that by his conspicuous example as a wine drinker at public banquets and as a wine-serving host in the White House, he has done more to encourage the liquor busines, to demoralize the temperance habits of young men and to bring Christian prac tices and. requirements into disrepute than any other president this republic has had. "We further charge upon President McKinley responsibility for the army canteen, with all its dire brood of dis ease,, immorality, 8iu and death, in'this couutry, in Cuba, in Porto Rica and in the Philipines, and we insist that by his attitude concerning the canteen and hia apparent contempt for the vast num ber of petitions and petitioners protest ing against it he has outraged arrtftitn sulted the moral sentiment of this coun try in sucn a manner and to euch a de gree as calls for its righteous uprising and its indignant and effective rebuke." A Shut Down tor Fall Kirer 91111m. Fall river, Mass., July 3. The cot ton manufacturers' selling committee, of this city, voted to-day to recDmmend to the manufacturers a shut down of the mills for four weeks between this J late and September 1st, at the option ! of each manufacturer. It i i understood that 1,000,000 spindles are represented in the agreement already reached to curtail. Kiaston has a freak in the way of a negro bicycle rider. He became eo ac customed to riding without using the handle btrs that he has discarded them altogether. Summer Cooking The handiest, cleanest, safest, coolest and most economical summer cook stove ever sold. WicMeSS ion for Malaria, Chills and Fever , lists ; makes m?m&r$ ( children mmxa JS ' i I. LII .Sl'-rfaaK SM" V .jC it'-'.. I'rs W I The Scotland Neck correspondent of the Raleigh Pbet says that some weeks ago the little girl of Mn and Mrs. Dud ley Parks, who liye near Tillery, became ill from sucking down her throat part of a peanut which she was eating. After a violent fit of coughing she slept but awoke with -a fever, and grew worse until she died last week. Ita a poor road that will allow a bicycle to indulge in mud-slinging. Southern Railway. The . . . standard railway op the South . . . Th Direct Line to All Points. TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. Stnotly Kilts l'.CLi ASS Kquip ment on H Through and Jj ical Train; Pal in in i'alae- Sin-p las Cars on allt Night T ruins; Vast and Safe cht dules. ... Trnvel hf tli Southern and jom are assured a Safe, Comfortabls and Expeditious Journey. TPTTTO TICKET AOHMTS fOR TIM a TABI.HS. RATTB AN.il GENERAL INFORMATION, OH ADDREM R. It. VERNON, T. R. DARBY, T. P. A., C. P. & T. A., Charldtte, N. C. Asheville, N. C. " No Trouble to Answer Questions. V. 6. CTANNOV, J. M. GULP, W. A. TURK. UT.f S.M. Traf. Msn. Q. P. A; WASHINGTON. D. 0 Blue Flame tve Burns ordinary kerosene. Combines the efficiency of the coal range and the convenience and comfort of the gas range at a frac tion of the expense of either. An absolutely safe and clean stove ; will not smoke, smell or get greasy; can't explode. Can be moved anywhere. Sold wherever stoves are sold. If your dealer docs not have them, write to STANDARD OIL COMPANY. in tome First Tasteless Tonic ever manufactured.. All other so-called "Taste less" Tonics are imita tions.. Ask any druggist about this who is not PUSHING an imitation. consumiR.