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THE SEW PLATFORM
Democratic State
Convention D le
gates leave for
Home.
It was 11:45 o'clock last night when
the State Democratic Convention ad
journed and many members hurried to
their rooms, packed their duds andp
departed for their homes on the morn
ing trains.
Hundreds left at that time, but this
morning a Kondly Fathering weie f t i !1
here and "the (invention" was .11 the
talk.
Thefuture campnls'n in this Pttne
I'-.I.KI'MiiVK MO. Iti8.
THE LEADER IN THE NEWS AND will be one of the must exciting in the
IN CIRCULATION. history of State politics. Certainly the
, must inttivstin in an off year.
Some say there is to b- a straight
flsht in ail districts, while pom-, who
i have heretofore arransed co-operation,
say the districts will see fusion
. , ... , between two parties, but they will not
New that Cervera has been bottled
commit themselves by naming the
why not send the Oregon over and cork tw0
the bottle?
every lover of decency and good gov
ernrnent and opponents of the prevail
ing conditions, to unite with us In our
contest with the Republican party the
greatest enemy of our principles, and
aid us in redeeming: the Nation from
the clutches of creed and injustice, an
the State from the scandal and incom
petence that now afflict it.
That the First North Carolina Regi
men for the civil war and the First
for the American-Spanish war left for
the front on the 22nd of May, was a
peculiar coincidence. We printed the
fact yesterday and failed to give credit
to that walking encyclopedia. Col.
Fred Olds, who first published the fact
Aleady are the girls left behind re
ceiving messages from the brave sol
dler boys who are at the front, and
many a sweet missive will be sent ha
to cheer and encourage loved ones f
away, r
FRl"AY.
vi a v 27. 1898.
The Platform Committee of the
' Democratic convention was out yes-
And now Spain's excuse for retaining terday from 12:45 until 8:15, and upon
Pamara and his fleet at Cadiz is that their return the following was pre-
wrong projectiles were furnished him.
sented:
The Democratic party of North Car-
Very aptly the Rochester Herald al- olina, in convention assembled in Ral-
- . tv, o,K, eish, N. C, on this dav, Mav 26, l:-"!,
udes to the Oregon s run as the Sehri- ... , " '
do hereby approve, endorse an 1 ratj.v
dan's ride of American naval history. ; the ,ast Democratic National and State
. ' platform, and pledge our earnest sup-
who will ac- port to the princiyles th'ie;ii -xp.essed.
We denounce the Republican partv
invasion to for the passage of the Dinnlev tariff
bill, which has increased the burdens
of taxation upon the consumers and
ir.ven tile trusts and monopolists Kreat-
er power to rob the people.
, Helievins that under our present
ine neea oi a suuaoie ammoi.um mf.thods of Fe(leral taxation that more
n Raleisrh was made a glaring fact than three-quarters of our Nationa
revenues are paid by people owning
lining ine sessiun ji me ucniuHauv; ess ,n;in one-ouarter of the propertv
onvention yesterday. ?f tnp country we protest against such
inequality and injustica. and in order
to remedy to some extent this great
When the militarv Governor of the wrong, we favor an income tax, and
ivor an constitutional metnous to sus
Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon,
company the army of
Cuba, is a North Carolinian and broth
er of the very eccentric Tom.
There was an effort made in the con
vention yesterday to hold the meetings
elsewhere hereafter. Let us hope not.
THE SURE IlA GT1IPP3 CURE.
There is no use suffering from this
oreacuui malady, if you will only get
the right, remedy. You are having
pain all through your body, your liver
is out of oiiitr. have no appetite, no
life rr ambition, have a bad co'ri !n
T i iT8 is the only remedy thit will rfv
fact are completely used up. Elecme
you prompt and sure relief. They act
directly on your Liver, Stomach and
Kidneys, tone up thew hole system
and make you feel like a new being.
They are guaranteed to cure or price
refunded. For sale at any Drug Store,
only 50 cents per bottle.
Philippines returns home he is to have
a Chicago belle as his reward of Mer-ritt.
tain it
We denounce the Republican party
foi tbe defeat of the Teller resolutions
declaring .our National bonds payable
in silver as well as gold, and denoun
it for its determined purpose of more
thoroughly fastening the single gold
standard upon our people, and for it,
avowed hostility to the free and un
limited coinage of silver, as well as
sold, at the ratio of 16 to 1, into full
lesial tfnder money.
if denounce the Keputilican pa- ;v
fw its determination to issue bonds at
tl.is time, and we denounce the Repub
lican uai tax bill which lately passed
the House of Representatives as unjust
.'nd unequal in its burdens, unr.eces
sary and vexatious, and we demand
the silver seignorage be coined: that
an inc rine tax he levied, and that the
Secretary of the Treasury be authoriz
fd to issue the neeessarv amount of
victim to the street im- .full le.cn 1 tender greenbacks, or I'nited
4t.llcG Tl'OMcltt-v nritati in f . wl t rt v,a
provements. For two days the axe the expanses of the war with Spain and
President McKinley's call for 75,000
more volunteers affords a splendid op
portunity for the bulletin board war
rior to go to the front.
Wisconsin fails to respond to the
second call for volunteers for it
costs too on:, h to equip them. Get
your boys : aether and Uncle Sam will
feed a.-;.l clothe them.
line by one the shade trees of Ral-
-igh fal
has done its work on Davie street, be
tween Fayetteville and Blount streets.
to supply the revenue deficit under the
Dingley bill.
While we deplore the war with Spain,
we piedge our earnest support to the
, r.o,r. Government in all honorable ways to
" ' effect a speedy and successful conclu-
ed thief who confines his professional sion of hostilities.
operations to police headquarters, de- AVe denounce the scandal, extrava-
, gance. incompetency and corruption of
fying vaults, locks, police and detec- the present Republican State adminis-
tives. He is dubbed the "phrantom tratl0n-
... ., e denounce all enactments of the
thief, etter coop him before he steals ast two Legislatures by which cities
a policeman, an1 towns in tne State have been turn-
- ed over to negro domination, and we
pledge ourselves to enact such laws as
., . , , . T , , . will give security and protection to the
Major General Fitzhugh Lee s trip r,rypertv and people of Fevery t0wn and
from Richmond to Tampa was one community in the State.
. W'e denounce the placing of negroes
continuous ovation. At Greensboro on committees to supervise white
and Charlotte he was called upon for schools and we pledge ourselves if
r (restoied to power, to enact such leg-
a speech and responded! He has a islation as will make this impossible.
..... .. . ... . , . . . We denounce all legislation enacted
little matter of official courtesy to set- by the Legislature of 1S95 and 1897 for
tie at Havan with Captain General carrying out the base and partisan de-
. . , signs of the Republican party.
Blanco and is very anxious to reach ; We den0unce the placing of ignorant,
there and relieve the discourteous irresponsible and corrupt men in office.
W oppose the removal by corpora
Spaniard of further official action. tior.s of suits or cases from our State
h ' to the Federal courts, and favor legis-
" lation to prevent it
That little excursion trip of the Ore- ( we favor fair and Just election laws.
gon from San Francisco to Florida, ' ,w? fa,Y,or a government of the peo-
pie. by the people and for the people
over 13,000 miles, forever silences the economy in expenditure, the abolition
. , ... - ,,,, .. of unnecessary offices, decency in ad-
Congressional critic of batteships, who mnistratlon, constant improvement of
said that no battleship ever had or our educational system, charity to the
, unfortunate, and rule by the white men
would cross the Atlantic. The Ore- 0; the State.
gon's trip was fraught with more peril W fv?,r 'he xtenf,lon of tne Powers
of the Railroad Commission, and a close
and required straightway stretches of scrutiny into affairs in order to ascer
travel of far greater length than the tain establish and maintain such rates
as shall be fair and just to the people
Atlantic passage at any season. and to the transportation and trans-
mission corporations.
We condemn free passes.
This is sensible talk taken from the We favor the election of United
Army and Navy Journal on the sub- g1 """
juct of paper strategists, when it says: We favor the enactment of such leg-
.,t. - m c j - , - islation as will encourage capital to
"If W. T. Sampson and Winfield Scott .ake investments within our State, and
Schley are not coptent to command let guarantee that the same shall be Just
ly Drotected.
them be relieved without further delay We favor a union of the silver forces
of the country in the Congressional
elections, and cordially invite all voter.
mand their fleets. If they are compe- without regard to past political affili
tent they should be given full liberty ations, to unite with us in-supporting
our candidates for Congress who favor
of action without Interference from the free coinage of silver, thus giving
war boards or Daner strategists " practical force and effect to the recom
war boards or paper strategists. mendation of our Democratic National
chairman, Hon. James K. Jones, and
The effecet of war has manifested it- t0 he Congressional committee.
We admire and recommend without
self at Key West where a reign of stint the frreat and gallant fieht made
. by Hon. William J. Bryan In the last
terror and momentary expectation of National campaign for the success of
a state of slot stare the people In the our Prty and the principles of our
platform.
face It may become necessary to bus- We call attention to the wise, eco
pend th. civil and prodalm martial affalrTourlt
law In the town. Two murders In one twenty years prior to the present Re-
. . . , . ... ,, publican administration, and promise
night, followed by attacks upon sailors fhe peoplp a return of wl8e ontatf
and marines, almost oaused a lynch- economical and honorable admlnlstra-
... tlon under Democratic success. We call
ing. The better clasa of citizens are UDOn every believer In honor, honesty
anxious to have martial law proclaim-1 aml economy,, upon every advocate of
Iwhlte supremacy, upon every advocate
ed, believing the civil authorities of equal and Just taxation, upon every
whollv unable to cooe wltk the rest- dvcat the Income tax and opponent
wnony unawe to cope wit the rest- of .pllmormgr tariff taxation, upon
Jess condition of things at present . every advocate of the restoration of
Tha OM w.ii, , v silver, and opponent of the single gold
These outr-ages are believed to be com- standard, and the present issue of
mitted by a rough reckless class ot bonds, as threatened by the Republican"
. , . . , party, upon every opponent of govern-
negroes who have fcongegated in the mnt by injunction, and advocate of
town and it is feared a race war H!the Jurisdiction of State courts over
. cases arising In the State against cor
Imminent. ,: ,.u '.SiitLjm-jitsJA, poratlona doing business therein, upon
and other officers assigned to com-
Or. HARVEY,
jVcferlnaty Surgeon;
BOBRITT S IRl"(i STOJ E.
Phone mo.
Whiskey and Whiskey,
Wine and Wine.
i 'illy a few more gallons of each left.
Pure Rye Whiskey cost $2.50 per gal.
Less freight, now $2.00 per gal.: former
price $4.00 per gal. Pure old Rye
Liquor, finest of all apple wood. Cost
$3.00 per gal. Less freight, now only
$2.30 per gal ; former price $5."0 per
gallon.
Pure Rlackberry and Scuppernong
Wine. 60 cents per gallon: former price
Jl.-o per gal. .Made by C W. Garrett
& ro., Jledoc, N. C
Any one in need of any pure Liquors
and pure Wines for medical purposes
win do well to call early, and get
few gallons of each and put a side, or
it you will need any of either in the
next year to come it will pav you to
lay this a side for those prices are less
than naif what it will cost vou, in or
out of the city. Probably again in a
life time you might not meet with such
an opportunity as this to buy. Pure
Liquors and pure Wines at such a
sacrifH price as this.
Yours Very Truly,
J, D. Carroll,
225 South Wilmington Street,
mav 2")-tf
Stamp
Taxes
r
Are coming as a necessary war meas
jre, and as a consequence medicines
.vlll be advanced in price. Therefore
it is advisable to lay In a year's sup-
l-ny ac once.
gun your cou
buy a few bottles nd begin to take it
TODAY. By so doing you will save
i.oney jna regain health.
HnnH'c sarsaparilea
I'UUU i,s America's Greatest
Medicine.
H(Xi' PiLL
. Iiw. A
The Best Suit He Ever Had!
. This will be the unprejudiced verdict of many a man who
buys his suit of us this spring "the best suit I ever had." We
have laid in a line of high-grade clothing in kind and quality to
suit your requirements, be they for work, business or drees. You
will like them when vou see them in the store, but vou w ill nnr.
ise ofHTOcrs SaraJpanttp'511.6 them better when you come to wear them and learn by ex-
pnence meir sieiuug wuuu hi gouu wear-resisting qualities. tuy
of- us and you will get the closest price made ior quality any
where. Buy of us and you will get the style and fit that only good
clothes have. Buy of us and you will get service and wear, and
many a morning as you put on your suit your memory will run
back over the suits of the past seasons and you will say "that is
the best suit I ever had."
Gents' Furnishings,
Hats and Shoes.
We promise solid satisfaction. We will give it. A splendid
assortment and a desire to please all, coupkd with low water
mark in prices.
CROSS & LINEHAN,
Up-to-Date Clothiers.
re jjeptle, mild,
t'rutfgists, 5?5c.
BADLY SHOT.
Last account of the case is consid
ered critical. No hope for recovery,
have joined the army to make war
in them, in our Ramble in New York
i few days ago we run up with a firm.
.vho deals in Curtain Poies, Window
Shades, Spool Cotton, Linen Collars
nd a full line of Notions, he wanted
money. We scooped his Stock, and
now they are at the
LYON RACKET STORE
Window Shades worth 50c. was shot
to 24c; Curtain Poles wood Fixtures
worth 75c. was shot to 25c; Curtain
Poles Rrass Fixtures worth 25c. was
hot to 19c; Coat's Spool Cotton worth
5c. was shot to 2c. a spool.
Linen collars worth 10 and 15c, was
shot to lc later no hopes for recovery
NOTICB OP SALE UNDER
CUTION.
EXE-
126 FAYETTEVILLE STREET
May 3 tf
North Carolina, Wake county, In the
Superior Court, Clara Hogue vs. Robt.
E. Parham, et als.
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Superior
court of Wake county, in the above
entitled action, I will on Monday the
4th day of July. 1898, at 12 o'clock
noon, at the court house door of said
county, sell to the highest bidder for
cash to satisfy said execution, all the
ripht, title and interest which the said
Robt. E. Parham, defendant, has in
the following described real estate, to-wit:
One house and lot situated on East
Martin street beginning at D. C. Man
gum's stable, lot runs east 113 feet to
Mrs. Lowry's line thence south 210
feet, with her line to the Kramer line
thence west 113 feet to the Mangum
line, thence north 210 feet to the be
ginning on Martin street.
One house and lot situated on south
side of Martin street being east half
of let conveyed to R. E. Parham by
John Armstrong by deed recorded In
hook 128. nnere 171. said TCecrlato ef
i eea s otnee. being lot 47. feet bv 210 you wun one ivoe ouaa.
feet I , . . ,
First Tract-A certain tract of land era receiveu nu promptly ui
lying in Wake Forest township, knwon Hvered,
as mi rNu. o, in ine partition or lanas
of Jas. Wiggins deceased, allotted to
Rosa H. Parham as will appear by re
ference to Book A, page 64, parti Ion
of land records, Clerk's office Su
perior court Wake county, containing
144 acres.
Second Tract Lying In Wake Forest
township being a 6-6 undivided Inter
est in lot No. 2 In the division of the
lands of Jas. Wlggans, deceased above
referred to allotted to Annie J. Grlf
fls in said proceedings, containing; 124
acres.
Laughs at Mud
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ON '98 VICTORS FOR NOTHING,
Come and make your own Mud Tests
and be convmced.
'98 Victors $45 to $100.
BAKER & B0VEN,
I Will Again Call
Your Attention to My
FISH STALL,
ON MARTIN STREET
Where you can get nice supplies of
fresh fish cheap. Rememoer we receive
Fresh Fish every da'-, and can supply
Remember the palace 131 E Martin
Street.
II J Jonos & Co.,
SALE OF WATSON LOTS.
Whereas, the purchasers of the fol
lowing lots at the sale thereof in
,r lonrr l. nr m a iiw a a
Third tract-Situated In Wake Forest "..JS'' "J-Si.il 2JE.U2X
(inmBktn m Hkfll.l . . , . C lOliCU WIU ICiUDCU IU VJIll k'XJ Willi
township on Bmithneld road Joining the terms of sale bv navine- oiiethlWI
the lands of the estate of W. H. Pax ' .2 . J. " ?i f pyin? Pir?
n 4ia MiwnhndA miahbv 1m Mak a mil 1a
,211 JL JL??Z . remainder in six and twelve months.
KfvS.Si SWE: and D0W "Wlr in areas, I will on
LiHHo
jasajsg , sa,d .otw & a n- n: i?:
JcIfS township lylns; on Powells OT 70 73,74, 7B, 76, 80, 82, 84, 88, 8, 80,
Creek. Joining- the lands of W. E Mi 84, 90, 98. 106. 108, 110, 112. 113. 114,
Pace and others being the same land n6 i29 131 134, 1B2, 153, 164, 17, 183,
conveyed to R. E. Parham by J. B. m, 191. 192, 193, 199, 200, 201 202 207
Watklns and wife, see book 92. page, 217, 218, 219, 135. 23T. 238, 240, and 241 of
i?Jd-B!F,Bier." offl5e' . . . the plot of the property south of
,iPIwhraftBeJ?K SJ'?0 oi Iand ia Lenoir street and east of the city
Bt Manr-a township, Wake county . limits, made by W. C. Rlddlck, sur-Jolnlng-
the lands of Bryant Todd. ; yeror, recorded In the Register's office
Thos. Busbee, .Sarah C. Tarsoro and of Wake county, In Book of Maps 1885,
others and being lot Ho. L In the di- page 24.
vision of the lands of the late Haywood plot of property at ceurt house door.
Grlffls and which was allotted to (For further Information see trustee.
juary u, unias, containing iw acres. 1 Terms of sale, cash.
n. x. .1 un jus, .. 1
Sheriff Wake County. . UayZtds
W. T. SMITH,
Trustee.
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The blmle being about i inch shorter
than lliat of the ordinary razor, permits
of a full hollow grind without retarding
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result of shaving easier.
Its size mstkes it convenient for tour
ists and travelers as it can be carried in
vest pocket.
loung men ready fo their fcrst shave
will rind this a jewel.
rarties with heavy wiry beards w ll
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SALE OF LAND.
By virtue of a Judgment of the Su
perior court of Wake county. North
Carolina entered at the April term
1898 of said court In the case of David
Stephenson against L. D. Stephenson
and others, being No. 7247 of the Civil
term docket of said court, I will offer
for sale at public auction for cash at
the court house door In the city of
Raleigh, N. C, on Monday, the 6th day
of June, 1898, at 12 o'clock m., the fol
lowing described tract of land to wit:
Situated in Swift Creek township,
Wake county, N. C. adjoining the
lands of G. J. Banks on the sosth, on
the west by the lands of L. J. Banks
and W. R. Stephenson, on the south
by the L. D. Stephenson tract of land
and on the east by the Covenant Road.
Beginning at a point on the Coverant
Road near the residence of David
Stephenson, running west to W. R.
Stephenson's line so as to embrace
in said boundaries one hundred acres.
E. T. BOYKIN,
Commissioner.
Usy 4-w.
Foreign and Native Wines
Liquors,
Mineral Waters,
Cigars and Tobacco.
Opposite Postofflce.
RALEIGH. N. C
NOTICE OF SALE.
Under and by virtue of a power of
sale conferred upon me In a deed of
trust, executed by J. R. Wilkerson an
Celestla A. Wilkerson, his wife to me;
on tho 2Sth day of January, 1896, reg
istered in the Register of Deeds office
for Wake County in Book 139 at page
368 and also registered In the Register
of Deeds office for Franklin county in.
Book 14 at page 461 will sell at
public out cry to the highest bidder for
cash at the court house door for Wake
county, Raleigh, N. C. on Monday the
23rd day of May, 1898, at twelve o'clock
m., the following described land, to wit:
Beginning at a stake, corner of lot NoT
2, according to map of the original divi
sion of the lands between the heirs of
the late B. F. Moore, Sr., thence South I
89 degrees. East 260 poles to a stake I
on Little River, thence down said river
to a stake corner No. 5, thence with
No 5 North 89 degrees West 234 pole
across No. 3 to a stake In the line of
No. 2: thence North 1 degree. East
with No. 2, to the beginning, contain
ing one hundred ninety seven and one
fourth (197Vi) acres by survey. This
tract of land comprises lot No. 4 and)
the northern part of lot No. 3 of th
original division above referred to.
BART. M. GATL1NG. Trustee,
May 18 1898
April I8-S0-4.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of A. G. Bauer, deceased,
late of Wake county. North Carolina,
this Is to notify all uersons having
claims against the said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned at his of
fice in Raleigh, N. c, on or before the
17th day of May, 1899, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery, and
all person indebted to the said estate
will please make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
i. C. MARCOM,
Administrator.
ARGO & SNOW.
Attorneys.
May 16th, 1898.
WEDDING
S
PRESENTS.
Nothing brings greater joy
ito the happy bride on hert
twedding day than the gifts 01
fher friends.
A STERLING SILVER,
X CUT GLASS,
CHINA LAMPS,
ft PORCELAIN CLOCKS
S REAL BRONZES,
BRIC-A-BRAC.
f Attractive store, a beautifu
stock with attentive clerks
A Make the selection of your
Jgift an occasion of pleasure.
No charge for engraving.
i
1
Mahler's Sons,
A
Jewelers and Silversmiths.
.!
Send Your Work to the
OAK CITY
STEAM
LAUNDRY
f! And secure the best laundry work pos
siDie. :
J. K. MARSHALL-
PROPRIETOR
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