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fiLfclN, N. C., f itUtiSfiAf ; OCTOBER 3, 1899.
BUBBAKD ft ROTH. Mht- NO. 5f.
VOL. III. WALTER B. BELL, Editot.
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THE SILVER
CONFERENCE,
REPUBLICANS, rOPULlSTS AND
DOMOCKATS COME TO
UETHEIt. Cutler's Amendment Adopted. C. t
Cooke Introduced an Amendment
Whl?h was Lost.
. XVeilnrsdny last, at Raleigh the sil
. Ver conlVroiieo was heM: It was com
iost nt lkPpub.icnH, Populist and
AMijiublioaun, with uiiuiy irtu bil'voi
inon.
Mr. E.l. 'Chambers Bmith called the
HJiivontion to Order, and named Mao
Has as temporary chairman.
On taking the chair Judgo MaclU
Ib&nked Smith for tho compliment id
tusking him temporary chairman of so
largo and representative a lod He
said it was not the first time the people
of North Carolina had " met tcgardlesa
of party iu tho face ttf Borne groat
emergency, to Consult for tho common
good. He declared there js only ona
ifum niW, tho management of the
tiueial aftairu of the government
. Senator Butler, made a motion that
olacRae bo made tho permanent chair
man, .This was unanimously adopted,
tlal. W. Ayer, Greek O. Andrews and
John A Iteadrick were mado secre
, lane. Dr. J. J. Mott and Harry
inner were olectod vice president,
They were nominated b Spier
Wfaitaker. W, J, Peefe nominated as
pommitteo wn platform B. F.
Vf-?th, B. l Oay, Spier Whitaker,
i . ion Better, W. A. Guthrie, John
i.'. SmiVh. J. J. Mott and V. S. Lusk.
Wenator Butler naid the causes Com
mUteo of nine had agreed on Certain
resolutions, which the causes had np
proved, lie said the caucus had do
dcd that theso bo presented direct to
the convention, as tho caucus held it
clf to be higher than tho committee on
frewhitions. f hey were as follows:
'llesolvcd, That this convention,
composed of members of all political
parties iu North Carolina, send greet
ing and words of encouragement to the
fedhcreafa of the great cause of free
ooiijfrt of silver throughout the Uni-
el Htatcs aud urges them to renewed
ifforts to secure tho full and perfect
rouionetization of silver,
"llcsolved. That the plain and only
way to put an end to the evils of gold
' tnono-Tnietallism is to open the mints of
thw country to tho free and unlimited
ruinate of silver, as tliey are now open
to gold, and we demand that this shall
be douo at the long established ratio of
l(J to 1 and that this country shall act
at oneo independently of all other
won ri tries.
''Resolved, That we hail with satis
faction the indisputable evidence of re
turning reason among business men
and applaud the demands which en
lightened and patriotic men are mak
ing that the saltish policy inaugurated
by cupidity aud avarice 20 years ago
t.hall now bo reversed in tho interest
tf aoueBty and fair-dealing, and in or
der tustt commerce and agriculture
may be restored to normal and pros
. perous conditions.
"Resolved, That ardently attached
to the great causa of free coinage, we
propose to advance it by b11 means in
our power and we call on all bi-inetal-lisls
to strenuously oppose gold mono
metallism and exert all their influence
to restoro silver to its former uses as a
perfect money metal, as it was before
1873. To this end we earnestly re
commend to tho voters of this State
that they elect hereafter only such
JSciiators and Representatives in the
United States Congress as are sincere
ly in favor of tho principles hereinbe
fore expressed and only such presiden
tial electors as will publicly declare on
tho fttamp that they will vote for no
man for President or Vice Tresidont
who is not in favor of such principles
and whoso record and platform are a
guarantee that they will be faithfully
executed.
"Resolved, That wo do earnestly re
quest all the friends and advocates of
the restoration of the coinage laws as
tney existed prior to 1873, to call non
partisan conventions similar to this in
their several States to take similar ao
, tioti."
. Mr. C. M. Cooke offered the follow
ing amendment: "That for the pur
pose of the next election the demands
for financial reform shall be confined
'to the restoration of silver for coinage
at the rate of 16 to 1." On a vote the
emolument was lost, and the resolu
tions as previously reported were
adopted.
Mr. R. H. Cowan offered a resolu
tion. It was not read, but was as fol
lows: "Whereas, We, Democrats, Popu-
lists, ttcpoDiicans, 1'roniDitionista ana
liquor men, have met in convention
here to-day for the honest purpose of
jWioiog means of financial relief by
restoring silver to the position as a
(money metal that the framers of the
constitution, and out farmers gave it;
and,
'Whereas, The next President of the
United States can only be a Democrat
' or a Republican; and,
."Whereas, The last national Demo
crat:? platform declared for the coinage
of both gold aad silver, free even to
mintage; and, -
Whereas, The Stata Democittio
platforms of 1890, 1802 and 1S04 de
manded the free and unlimited coinage
' of filver; and,
" Whereas, The Republican prty is
known ti be nnaiterably committed to
tho ""'M standard;now, therefore, be it
' ...! tied, That we call epon all
honest K tvocates of silver to join thfl
r-rit LWieeratio party, the prty of
lae pfoj'la, and the only hip for re
)if . Tbongli now aeriueDt!iy a.'Hicied
with an na-Demccrt:p President in
Washington, this party of the people,
dominated by tho great South and West,
is determined to send to- Washington a
silver Democratic President and a sil
ver Democratic Congress to carry out
tho will of the people. We, therefore,
go on record as urging this course
to all tho real friends of silver."
A moment later Hurry Skinner roso
and said that the businusS of the cou)
rentioti appeared to him to be at an
cud and moved that it adjourn. Tlia
motion was put aud in a minntd tli-j
convention aljourued sine die.
KMPIRK ST AYR DEMOCRACY.
The Ticket Nominated Harmoniously.
A Powerfully Drawn Platform.
Ihe Nw York State Democratic conven
tion met at Syraousd en Wednesday lost.
A resolution was ndopte$ making the fire
pointed star as tho emblem of the Demooratltj
turty of Nuw York Statu for use Oil ballots;
William SulUer, of New tort, asked for
tho adoption of the following resolutions
"IleBolved, That we extend our sympathy,
to tho Cuban patriots aud to all people stiug
gling aKaiust oppression aud endeavoring to
achieve thoir froedom and independence.".
The following nominations were made:
H(;o ctary ot rita'- Horatio O. King; At
torney Oonoral, Norton Chase; Comptroller,
John P. JudsoDi Htate Treasurer,!). 0. Dowi
Engineer, Huwll It. Btart; Judge Court of
AnnoaK John D. Keller.
following is the full platform:
''The Domocratio party of Now York, In
convention assembled, makes the following
declaration of its principles and policy:
"1. Homo-rule the ltrst essential condi
tion of good municipal government, local Ju
risdiction and control over purely local af
fairs; no legislative meddling.
"2. Economy in public expense'; no pub
Ho money for private purposes or political
job?; strict audit of official expenditures; a
1dy tax rate.
". Honesty In public office no tainted
Legislature; no" corrupt traffic In legislation;
clean men and free agents) no hypocrites;
"i. Equal and honest enforcement of all
the laws; a proper observance ota day df rest
and n orderly Sunday; modification or re
peal of laws unsupported by public opinions;
no unjust sumptuary laws; no blue laws; re
cognition of the fundamental American prin
ciple of freedom of conscience; home rule in
excise as well as in other matters within rea
sonable limitations established to protect the
interests of temperance and morality and an
amendment of the excise and other laws by
the Legislature of tho State which shall per
mit each municipality expressing its senti
ments by a popular vote of a majority of its
citizens to determine, within such proper leg
islative restrictions as shall be required by
the interests of the entire State, what may
best suit its special necessities and condi
tions. 1
"5. The attempts of prominent Ilepublleail
politicians in the large cities ot the Stats to
repudiate their own platlorra. ire renewed
evidonce ot thoir hypoeraey and dishonesty
On tho excise question and their desire to de
ceive the perple. . ,
"6. Equal taxation; no unjust discrimina
tion; bo favored interests; no partial legisla
tion, "7. Individual liberty; the right ot all
citizens to equal opportunities before the
law; equal and exact justice to all men.
"8. Honest elections; compulsory official
accounting of expenditures by political com
mittee's aa well as candidates; personal regis
tration of voters as a safeguard against
fraud.
"9. Practical and honest reform In the
civil sorvice.
"10. Intelligent und liberal promotion of
agriculture.
"11. Improved highways of travel through
out the Stute in the interest of our citizens
and particularly of the farmers and bicycle
riders. " ' '
"12. Beneficial and needed legislation in
the interests of labor.
"18. Federal taxation for revenue-tmly;
no government partnership with protected
monopolies; no meddling with the present
reiormea lann. to me lujury ami uuooiuiug
of business and industries.
"U. Sound moneys- gold and silver the
only legal tender; no currency inconvertible
with coin; gradual retirement and extinction
of tho greenback currency; no free aud un
limited coinage of silver.
"15. Strict construction of the Federal
constitution; rigid maintenance of the re
served rights of the States; no force bills.
"16. No entangling alliance with foreign
nalioas; the vigorous enforcement of the
Monroe dmtrlne, no Jingoism. '
'Wa ro-afiliin -the Democratic national
platform ot 1392, and congratulate the peo
ple that Democratic legislation and Demo
cratic administration have - successfully
brought the "ountry out of the disastrous
flnaueinl sad industrial condition into which
it was plu'ixd by the ill-conceived iicts of
the liepub lean party.
"We eu'loivUbe administration of Presi
dent Clrvi'lKhd.
"Tho Keputilican record:
"We Invits tho attention of electors to the
humiliating word made by the Republican
party In its recent restoration to powr in
this ';tate. In full control of all branches of
tho state g ernment, equipped with com
plete power W accomplish promised ref irni,
it has prodii!ly wasted the people's Bioney
and forfeited public confidence by its defl
Hiieeortho popular will and its scandalous
disrejrnrd ot tko public welfare. As a rasult
of their less tfcau one year ot power, rtlnte
taxation has been increased over J4.50T .000;
the tax rate lias been raised from 2.14 to
8.24; many how and expensive State com
mittees have been created, hundreds of
thousands ot dollars have been fruitlessly
and unneccflUrily expended by legislative
committer iu searching through the State
departments tor Democratic iniquities which
were not found because they did not exist;
the principle of home rule has been deliber
ately and continually violated; the civil ser
vice reform laws have been flagrantly disre
garded, especially lu reference to tat de
serving veterans; and the entire legislative
record has been one of scandal, incompe
tence and extravagance.
"Upon such a record of faithlessness to
pnblio trust the Republican party deserves
the condemnation of the people at tho polls
and the Democratic party Invites the co
operation of all citizens in restoring good
government to the Empire State."
- Tammanv failed to shut out the Graoe
fairchild Democrats from all recognition;
but when the foes of the Tiger found that the
convention would grant them only one-fifth
of the New York delegation they left the
hall, and Tammany is happy tonight. Their
opponents took the first train for New York
ana iharpened knives and ground axes all
the way for the purpose of slaying the Tiger
on November 5. Senator Hill failed in his
attempt to heal tiio breach. He also failed
to keep his slie intact, f ir the convention
showed that it had a mind of its own. Sen
ator Murphy and Ex-Lt"trmnt Oovernor
Sheeban received a decid-d set back from
the convention,and the w'iso boss who stayed
at home was Richard Croker, for he escaped
the fate of the others.
FROZE TO DEATH.
A Gray-Haired Prospsctor Overtake
by a Blizjard.
William T. Cheny was trozea to death la
the mountains ot the Satarnl Bridge Mining
district, three roi! east ot JJvinfrston,
lioat., last Fiiday. He was a grj-haira
prospector, and with three companion was
overtaken ty a howling blizzard. The party
tried to cross the divide on foot and reach
camp, flft-n mile distant, but they became
ariitci in itio I'limiing enow storm aad
Lti' ay lo-t his way. H body was found in
ihr :; i t r toow, within flve"hnndri yards
Cd I'm va'.np.
NORTH STATE
. CULLINGS.
Of iCt'IfUKXCKift . WORTH MtlTINd
FKOJI ALi; oVliU THE STATE
Cotson 8 l-4c at Concord.
A Concord correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer savs: It was both
gintifyinp; and amusing to see the
pleasant faces of tho good old farmers
on tho streetH Thursday, nearly all of
whom hid cotton which brought good
pr'", reaching as high ns S 1-lc. In
conversation w ith several Hellers of tho
stajliil learned that 8 cents was really
more thin thev exr'octed to get, nnd
that thi-y eiv pleased and greatly cu
cournged bv the advance. Soiuo peo
pie will hold their cotton for 10 cents,
as that uotch ih expected to bo reached
before many weeks.
Ol'KNKO AS I1Y MAdlO
Such KapUl lliitoi-iiiK of Cotton Nevci
Ileforo Known.
The drought continues all over the
Stat, and nil reports received nre tc
the effect that the cottou crop is iu
jurcd 33 per cent, this month. Such
rapid opening wan never before known.
At tho SStato farms 'on the Roanoke
river bottoms where ten days ago only
ten bales were open, 700 bales nre now
open. The superinteudeuts of thf
State's farms declare th:it in three
weeks all the cotton, worih picking will
be open. Picking is goiug oh rapidly.
Shedding of bolls and leaves continues
and the estimate is that there will be
only half an average crop iu the State.
Late fodder is literally cooked. In
the woods there is the smell of wither
ed leaves and the ground is covered
with them. Mauy streams nre lower
than in years.
TOLD IN A DREAM.
How a Baby was Found In the Fields
Near Aslievillc.
Thursday afternoon the 17 months
girl baby of James Gr6en, living five
miles south of Asheville, suddenly dis
appeared. By dark hundreds of per
sons were searching for the little tod
dler. One of the searchers was Jacob
Morris, employed on the Vanderbilt
estate. He Bearched till midnight and
then went home and to bed, w here he
had a vivid dream to the elTect that the
child was lying asleep is an old field
three quarters of a milo from her
home. Morris started for work-next
morning, but soon felt compelled to
turn back and visit the location indi
cated in this dream. There lie found
the baby sleeping soundly, where it
had wandered, rg dull iu baud, head
pillowed on a stone. Sho was unharm
ed except that her legs wero torn by
briars.
A North Carolina Farmer,
The News and Observer says: There
is a farmer in North Carolina who has
a reasonable prospect of gathering on
his crop for 1895, 225,000 pounds to
bacco, 150,000 pounds lint cotton, 25,
000 bubbels of corn. It required over
500 bags fertilizer to plant this tobacco
crop. The cotton, being on rich, fresh
lond, requires no fertilizer. To have
this crop produced is not very difficult.
To have it produced so as to leave a
clear profit to the principal producer,
"Hio labor, hoc opus, est. This farm
er made his first cotton in the year
iR67. There was a severe panic in the
fall of 1867. Cotton fell to 7 cents per
pound and mauy farmers were ruined.
This man had slept on a bunk and
patched his own clothes during the
year and owed nothing on his crop.
He sold in the spring at 28 cents nnd
had money. At that timo he did not
own one acre of land. He now owns
very many acres, some very valuable
acres, made principally by farming
with close economy. Any young man
with good health, plenty of energy and
close economy can accomplish as much
or more than he has.
The tax assessment for the present
year has increased ov.tr that of last
year $100,000 in Cherokee county.
A watermelon 6eed lodged in the
windpipe of a year-old child of Thos.
Bobbitt, of Wilkes, and caused its
death.
The prospects for the Alliance ehoe
factory, which is to be open in Cary,
arc very encouraging. The lady mem
bers of the Alliance have begun to take
hold, r
Ksv. Jan. M. Bawlings retires from
the North Carolina Presbyterian, of
wkich he has been part owner and one
of ta j editors. His partner, Mr. John
McLaurio, buys him ou'i.
Tho Charlotte Observer says that
Mrs. Hedrick, who for twenty years
has rnn the Piedmont Hotel at Tay-
lorsville, was found dead in bed Wed
nesday mtming. ; Sho retired in her
usual health.
Collector Rogers announced the stk
pointment. of K. J, Bryant, of Iredell,
as- deputy collector for the division
composed "of Iredell and Alexander
counties, to succeed. J. A. King, re-
ainued. ,"1 f ' i '
The Bnrlington New.' is told that
Mr. John 11. Harder, of Pig Falls,
Alamance cauntv, has a HoUtein cow
which gives ten gallons of milk per
day', reqniring te be milted thrttimei
flav.
BIO COTTOX DEAL.
Tie V Uibl Supply of N;w York City
1 Bought "Spot" on Thursday.
Vr. X- B. Barbee bad telegraph! o advices
to his firm in Raleigh on Thursday stating
that the whole stock ot cotton in sight la
New Tors, city, namely, 171,000 bales, had
been sold there for spot cash at 8 3-1 cents.
Mr. Barbee said that this waf the bicrest
e&ia ever heard of in this country. Alio the
biggest business that ever was done in futures
in one Say was then dune, the ttaua"ticn j
moooting up t J 431.000 Ui.-s.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Issued by The North Carolina State
Weather Servlc.
Tho reports of correspondent:! of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
by the North. Carolina State Weather
Service; for the pasli weeK; are ver;
favorable. The flrsi two dayS wer
cool, with a few scattered showers, bu
r.hn last flto davs r ero charactOrlzec
by extreme heat, uuusual dryness; khd
excessive glaring erinshiue.' It hat
unquestionably been the most abnormal
week on record for September, The
maximum temperature varied frord
DO in the mountain neotion to 100 in
tho cast, and ftir lite days the mean
temperature averaged 15 dogreeB pet
day above normal. Serious drought
prevails, the deficiency in precipitation
siuoo September 1st Iw ig over 2.50
inches. All growing crops are suffering;
cottou is opening prematurely and fall
plowing aud seeding are impossible.
A decided fall ill temperature will
set in on Tuesday and the present week
will bo ranch cooler, with light showers
during tho middle portion. Although
tho fall will be only to the normal, or
slightly below, it will appear decided
by contrast with the excessive heat ef
this week.
Eastern District. The first Hr
days of the woek were cool, but tli
temperature rose during the following
live days to a very unusual point for
September. There was no rain during
tho week. Cotton is reported to have
fciiffored from the dry, hot weather; it
is opening very rapidly and premature
ly ; young bolls aro falling oil in some
places. It was too hot and dry for all
growing crops; such as turnips; pota
toes, pbas, etc. Bice is needing rai.
Tho harvesting Of rice is in progress
with fine yield. The weather has been
very good for finishing fodder pulling
in the north and for cutting hay. Peas
are being picked. New cotton coming
iuto market.
Central District. The first two
davs of the week were cool, and some
scattered light showers fell, but since
Tuesday the weather has been ex
tremely hot and dry, and drought is
seriously affecting everything. Tur
nips and potatoes are needing rain
badly, and some very late corn will be
cut short. Tobacoo is about housed;
cures are generally bright, but some
corrreepondents say light and papery.
Cotton is being much damaged by the
drought and intense heat; top blos
soms are falling off, and it is opening
too rupidly. The crop is being pick
ed out and gins aro starting up; crop
about twelve days late. The weather
has been excellent for fodder-pulliog
and making pea-vine hay, bat no plow
ing could bolone, as the ground is too.
hard and dry. Streams are" extremely
low. .
WasTEKN District. The week open
ed cool with a few light showers, but
the last portion was very hot and dry,
and the drought Is seriously injuring
growing crops and delaying fall plow
ing and planting. Some oats sown in
August are perishing. Corn in gener
al is a fine crop, but some late corn is
cut short by drought. The cotton crop
has already been much damaged by
drought. It is opening too fast. The
late crop has not sufficient moisture to
develop tho bolls, hence it is feared
seeds will not be well enough matured
to grow, except from crop first opened.
Fodder and hay are nearly all made in
eastern counties, but still in full blast
in the west. Sweet potatoes, turnips
and celery are beinf much injured by
dry weather . No fall plowing or seed
ing can be done. Eain is very badly
needed.
THIS KFFECTOF THE DKOUOHT.
Cotton Picking Progresses WrU. Dnm
uc to Corn and Kail Crops Small.
Tho weekly weathor crop bulletin of the
Department of Agriculture embraces the fob;
lowing summaries from the various State
weather services:
Virgiuiu iixcessively hot, dry weather,
making crop conditions uiilimti; ground
baked; pastures burning up; no fall plowing
or seeding done; (odder mostly saved, but
some of it poor from firing; tobacco cutting
n ml curing progressing; crop generally in
UiiT condition; many fanners feeding and
watering stock.
Nortu Carolina Very abnormal unfavor
able woek, with intense heat, glaring suu
s'iiuc, unbroken drought, cotton opening
prematurely, late blossoms and small bolls
shedding; turnips, potatoes and peanut
suffering from drought, and fall plowingand
iceding impossible; rice harvest under way.
South Carolina Kxccadve heat and no
rain favor cotton picking, but young bolls
are opti!g prematurely, growth having
stopped; good harvest weather for all drops)
too dry lor growiug crops or (all seeding.
Georgia A hot aud dry week, favorable
tor farm work; cotton opening rapidly and
in some cases prematurely, an occasional
complc.iu of rust, but no shedding; picking
general; corn still uninjured and being gth
erel in southern counties; fodder-pulliug
over in southern and nearly finished in
northern and central counties.
Tennessee Except showers on the 16th,
.lixmv.-'.ug drought has prevailed, seriously
affecting cotton, peanuts and late potato
and delaying plowing and fall seedings; to
bacco mo.xtly IioummI, but considerably dam
aired by worms; cotton opening raptrtlv, Knd
picking begun; sorghuin-making, frtut-drj--ii.g
and saving late hay progressing favor
ably. .
ya:.ha;ks acckitax k.
Z.o Wj.'l PrrKrIi Ills First :-rr:non In
AVasliiiigton Oeto!cr 27th.
Dr. Xii!;nages formal acceptance of the
c-il tendered by the First lYesbyterian
Ciiurcii ctl Washington baa been received,
aud he will preach his first sermon as co
astor on Sunday evening, October 27th.
Ilia txt d Dr. Talmage'a letter of accept
ance is as follows;
"The call signed by the elders, deacons,
trip le s and members of the congrecatioa
of iue First Presbyterian Chtirch ot Waij-
intou Is be:oiu me. The statement eon
Uinbd lu that call that you 'definitely, nnani
uiousty, harmoniously and heartily, .totebs i
voice oissenting,' desire me to ba'eira eo ;
.r....... ( .1!M, f I .1,11 W
has distinctly impressed me. With the MLB
heartiness I now deoisre my aoeptanoa I
ihe call. All of the energies of my body,
tiind and soul shall be enlisted In yoor
Christian service. I will jireaoh iiy fUst
rmou Sunday evening. O'Mixt a7tlV'
Loui'vUVs-rre.! 75) t .-i:V--
LATEST HEWS '
IN BRIEF.
GLEANINGS FROM MANY FOISTS
Important IlappenCugs, Both" llama
and Foreign, Briefly Told.
, Newsy Southern Notes.
About 105 negroes, who tried to coloniz
Southern Mexico, have landed In Alabama.
Dlptheriii Is practically epldomlo In St.
Louis, 170 cases having been reported this'
month.
John Humphreys of flan Antonio, in a fit
of anger at his slstor, II rod a revolver nt her
tide, inflicting a fatal wound.
An eplnlnn occurred In the coal mine
It Wiuterpock, Chesterfield county, V., on
Thursday, iu which two men were killed and
several others injured. The bodies of the
dead have been recovered.
facksou, Miss., farmers enjoyed the lively
vVrty buyers bid lor their cotton. The crop
thereabouts is at least one-thftl Short and
receipts not more than 100 bales per ditty
Sales on Friday werent priced ranging from'
8 1-1 to 8. CO. being one cent higher than the
first bale sold on August SUtb.
fcapt; R. S. Bunker, aged nir.ety-flve years,
died Friday night at Mobile, Ala. He was an
old ante-bellum steamboat man nnd Idler
merchant aud shipping agent at Mobile. In
the first issue of the New York Sun, Septem
ber 8, 1833, he is advertised as master of the
New York and Newport and Trovidence
tteamer, President.
At Leadville, Col., a terrific explosion of
giant powder occurred in the Belgium mine,
killing probably twenty men. Seven dead
bodies have already been taken out. Thir
teen are known to have been killed. Six
bodies wore brought to the morgue and were
Identified as follows: Clark McGinnis, John
Htimmill; James H. Oruyy Ed Mil hen Chris
Phillips, John BaggS:
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Political DotngS. y
The New Jersey Democratic State Conven
tion met at Trenton and chose as their
nominee the haucellor of the State, Alex
ander T. McGill, ot Hudson county. The
platform adopted is very long but is devoted
mainly to the question ot pure water supply
(or cities, which is just now attracting much
attention in New Jersey. Presidont Cleve
land's currency ideas are endorsed.
The Turf.
Alix the Qreat made a game effort to beat
Her record of 8.01 8-1 at the Springfield State
fairgrounds track Friday afternoon. Bha
got oft well at 8:80 and the first tnreequat
ters were made in a 2:08 gait, but comintf
Into the stretch she went lame and the best
that Sho could do was 2:13 3-1, official time4
Over 20,000 people witnessed the attempt;
Miscellaneous.
A decree has gone forth that hereafter no
cattle or hogs shall be imported into Germa
ny from any oounsry without being quaran
tined. The snowfall in Denver. Cob, last Saturday
night measured 11.1 inches. The heaviest
previous fall in September was two and one
half inohes in 1876.
At Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University
began its 259th year on Thursday with ln-
lYrcased attendance in all departments and
me pr-miK"! n' Rniir.unr prypperouB year.
Town Wiped 'Jut by Fire.
The business part of the town of Bells
Fouiche, 8. D., was wiped out by flreThnr.
day last. Loss $80,000; partly Insnrsd.
Thirty business houses were destroyed. In
cendiarism is supposed to be the causa.
Texas uud Prize Fighting.
A dispatch from Austin, Texas, says: Til
Governor has just called a special session of
tho Legislature to take action on prize
fighting.
C, F. fi Y. V. By.
10HN GILL, Receiver.
Condensed Sohedule
n Effect June 23d, 1895.
Southbound No, 2, Dally,
l Wlmlugtom . . . - 9 05 a nt
Ar Fayettevllle 12 15 p m
tv Fayettevllle , 12 15 p m
" Fayettevllle June
Sauford 2 13 pm
" Olimax 119pm
Ar Greensboro -- 4 50pm
IT Greensboro 6 00pm
" Stokesdale 6 65 p m
Ar Walnut Cove 6 25 p m
Lv Walnut Cove 6 80 p m
5" Rural Hall '. 68 p m
,r Mt. Airy 8 25pm
Southbound No. I, Dally.
LTMUAIry T 05 a m
" IturallUU 8 29am
Ar Walnut Cots 8 65 a m
Lv Walnut Cove 8 59 a m
' Stokesdale 9 28 a m
Ar Greensboro. 10 11am
Lv Greensboro 10 20 a m
" Climax 10 60 a m
Sanford 12 60 pm
Ar Fayettevllle Juncton
" Fayette ville..., 215pm
Lv Fayettevllle... . iWpa
Ar Wiimingion... . 5 65pm
. Northboua No. i. Dally,
Lf BennettBville - 8 15 a m
Ar Maxton 9 20am
Lv Maxton 9 29 am
" Bed Springs...,, 9 55am
' Hope Mills 10 85 am
Ar Fayette ville..., 10 65 am
Southbound No. S. Dally.
Lv Fayettcville 1 85 p m
" Hope Mills 1 61 p m
"RedSprings 610pm
Ar Maxton 6 12 p m
" Bennetts ville 7 20 p m
Northbound No. 16. Mixed, daf!y Ex. Sun,
Lv Ramseur 6 60 a m
Climax t 85 a m
Ar G reeasboro 8 20 a m
Lv Greensboro 8 15 a m
" Stokesdale 10 60 a m
Ar Maxton 1160 am
Southbound No. lS.JKlx'd, daily Ex. 8un,
Lv Madison 12 80 p m
" Stokesdale 1 85 p m
Ar Greensboro 2 10 p m
Lv Greensboro 8 00 p m
' Climax ' 1 20 p m
Ar Ramseur 6 00 p m
NoaTHBOCXB CoKSXCTYOJtS
at Fyeltevil!e with Atlantic Coast Line for
all points North and East, at Sanford with
the feeabo3-d A;r Line, at Greensboro with
the Southern Railway Company, at Walnut
Cove with the Norfolk & Western Riilroad
for WiEStou-Salem.
SOCTHBOCTVD COXKPCTIOXS
st Walnut Cove with the'Norfoik A Western
wct r.wn.m wiih h mO-.f-.n in
wsv f.omrsnv for t -,?. Richu ni and aI7
poims Ncrth aad Pvt. at Py.U'
? rc-nh
Srvjlh,
the Aiiaatio Cst Lice (or aJ roi
t Maxton w.-ta the Seaboard At I.iv.z for
Charlotte, AiHM an 1 nil points .S .nth and
Son tii west, at Wilmington with the Wiirriiiig
ton Scjnc?t ILiiiroavI ior Wi it.trviid ftu
0;van View.
'1 rains No. I and 2 dumor at Fayrttevil!e
1. w. rr.T, W. E. KYLP,
Gen'l lUoager. C i ---i. a.-1
HAXSOMV5 SALAtlY ALL- ItlOHT.
Acting Comptroller IJawcrs' Sustains
Sec. Carlisle and Signs tlie Warrant.
The Ransom case is settled. Acting Corrip
troller B jwersV of the Treasury, has signed
the warrant for $525 drawn by the State De
partmet in favor of M. W. Ransom, minister
to Mexico, and the warrant has been for
warded to Minister RansonV. Auditor Hob
eouib, of the Treasury, originally held up th
Warrant on the ground that Mr. Ransom had
hot been confirmed by the Senate und, there
fore,' could not be paid. Secretary Carlisln
Overruled the Auditor. Aotlng Co'mntrollei
Bowers sustained the Secretary. Under thU
decision MuiUtar Ransom will draw his fuii
salary from the time of bis second appoint
nient.
Total Visible Supply.
Tha total visible supply of cotton for tho
World Is 2,281,590 bales, of which 2,0r,tf,J!)0
ftre American, against 2,017,802 and UG67.702
respectively-la yr; receipts of cotton this
week at all Interior towns lio.aaa; reculpu
from plantations l73;tS7, crop In sight
111.803.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.
4SASTXRN KYSI'EJU
Baatern Time at 1'olumbla an tU. World
Northbound,
tulf SStn. 1898
No 31
Dally
No 10
Dally
No 3d
Dally
1 so a
it. w a
LOT P
Lv. Jacksonville..
Lv. Savannah....
Ar. Columbia
10.41 p
Lv Charleston. ...
Ar Columbia......
0.00 D
10.15 p
h7
Augusta ....
Granitevine
10 t'O p
S.01 9
iW V
2.M 9
8.10 v
11.10 p
Trenton.
.:,.J.
11.41 1)
Johnstons.
nit a
Columbia
Columbia
Wmnaboro ....
Chester
Kock Hill......
Charlotte
Danville
r.m w 4.4t d
LOO a
4 IK)
4.48 9
4.57 ai
4. hi
6.0') V
e.:a v
7.S3 ,
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6 4'.
6.42 al
0.13 al
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11.40 n
11.40 a
120)nt
Richmond..
1.40 p
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G.42
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" Baltimore....
Philadelphia.
' Now York....
8 !10 pi
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(i.2l a: 12.88 p
No 35 No 9 X 37
Southbound.
Daily Dally Lai.
Lv.Now York
" Philadelphia..
" Baltimore
Lv.Wasiitugton...
a.lsnl'U.l.'.nt
7.20 O t ..0 i.
4.::0 0
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6X0 p
10.11 u
9.4J al (1.4, a
11 Xi u II.Ij !
Lv.Richmond....
Vl.6; v 12.M a
fi.lO pi fi.10 p' 5 f.O a
ll.6 plllJ'S pi I U
II.M lljll HI H
Lv.Danvtllo
Lv t'hor'otto
Rock Hill
" Ches'er
" WinnsUoro.,.
" Johnstons ....
' Trenton
" Grauitevllie...
Ar. Augusta
Lv .Columbia
ArCharleston....
14 nun i . ...(..1 1 1. .
1 I
1.14 R
11 f 1 a
2.M a
i.o i p
1.'..7 p
8 to V
saI p
4 15 u
4.W) t
8.00 I
2.10 A
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Ar..Savnniifth
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1.31 a' .
5.41! ft .
lo.:,o ivl.
BLEEPIN3 CAB SEBVro
Uos, 37 and 88, Washington and Soutn.
irestern I-lraitcd, composed of Pullman C.irsi
minimum f ullman rate f a.wi; no extra laro.
Through Sldfiplug Cars between Now York
and New Orle!Trr--Nii.-Iork end Memphis.
New York and Tnmrin nnl Wnift'"'iin
ville and Hot Springs, Also carries fira?
coach between Washington and Jacksonville
Dining Oar between Greensboro and Mont
gomery.
Nos. 85 and 36, United States Fast Mail,
Pullman Sleeping Cars between New York,
Atlanta and Montgomery, and New York and
Jacksonville. Also has Sleeping Car between
Charlotte and Augusta.
No. 12. Sleeping Car Greensboro to Ral
eigh. No. 85, Sleeping Car Baleigh to Greens
boro. Through tickets on sale at principal statloni
to all points. For rates or information ap
ply to any agent of the Company.
N. J. O'BRIEN, Superintendent First Di
vision, D.-inville, Va.
W. B. BYDEB, Superintendent Second Di
vision, Charlotte, C.
W. H. GHEEN, General Superintendent,
Washington, D. C.
W. A. TURK, General Passenger A
TahliBtoo, D. O.
What is
racii
Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance." It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents voiaiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic Castoria relieves
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toria Is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
'Cmstutla U aa excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of it
good efieet upon their children."
Da. G. C Osgood,
Lowell, Mass.
"Castoria to the Vest remedy fos children of
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hurtful agents down their tnroats, thereby
r im m. -- - t pjla.CS."
Dx. J. F. Kjxcheloe,
Ccnwav, Ark.
Th Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, lie YorSt C:y.
IN'PlCTJlkiST OF Til U 1IUILDKRS
Who Had the Contract of the Wrkl
Building. f
At New York, tho gnuid Jury Indicted
t homos Murray, foreman; Thomas Walker,!
superintendent of construction; John H.
Parker, constraetor, Dennl E. Buckley,
building inspector; Charts K. Bohrens.archl
fect, and Edward J. youdule, architect'
assistant, In the case of the Ireland buildlnii
collapse of August 7th last. The indictment
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imprisonment. The Jury di.'XMlssed the com
plaints against Joseph Guiher, fcuisterer, and
Jeffords LlUeck, foreman, whtf succeeded
Murray.
J.F.HENDREN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ELKIN. N. C.
Practice! In tt. Stat and Federal Courts
nd collect Claims. Iniuranre placed la
i:ainUid Companlci npan Liberal terms.
ELKINMfg, CO.
HIGH GRADE COTTON YAMsJlM, -TW1MES,
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Castoria.
" Castot ia Is so well adapted tochilurea that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me."
H. A. Archer, M. D.,
hi So. Oalord W , Brooklyn. N. V.
"Our physicians in the cbiluien's depail
meat have spoken highly of their experi
nce .n their outside practice with Castoria
and although ! culy have among out
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products, jet we are free to confess that the
merit! of Castoria Lsj won us to lock vim
aot upon it."
Vmied Hospitax, 15D Djfeksafv,
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