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j - . BAWDS.
f - The Progressive Farmer sneers at the j
denial of President Cleveland ot 'the'
malicious statements made by the lUfv.
J)t. Lansing recently, accusin?hfm of
drunkenness. : It refers to his denial as
" "nolo contendere plea. It says "tbe
goldbng press and tbe ,gxiabngs gener
" ' Uy j umped upon the -preacher with
both feet and TehemenUy defended
; their idol." Then it, continues
It will be noticed that the President
V don't make deniaJ at all, bat confines
his remarks to a denunciation ot Breach-
era who ha.ve tbe courage to tell the I
truth on, 'our public servants.' -
xi; t e never jsaw me 1'reaiaeni arunK
v We. nope it is not true tns,t be
"be&stty drank, bottx publicly and. trcV
yately, much to his own discredit and
' to the detriment of the country. But
these charges have come time and
again, and from many sources. . There
Is bound to be some fire where there is
so much smoke. He insists, it is said,
on taking the well-known remedy for
snake bites in season and out of season.
Winter and Summer alike, flshine or
'duck hunting, skating or swimming, he
Keeps iujj to. me mgn Deer mark, in
fact ha owns a brewery of bis own at
Buffalo, JH. Y. - Tbe President will be
suspected so long as these rumors go
out thick and fast, and so long as he
continues hi mean acts for the benefit
ot goldbutplutocracy." .
Ia printing tbe above tbe Progressive
Farmer merely places itself on the same
level with the miserable preacher who
has degraded his high calling.bygiving
utterance to a baseless slandef upon
tbe highest official of the country, and
who has since had heaped upon bis
head the contempt of the respectable
people and the respectable press of the
United States. The insinuation in the
Parmer that the "gold bug press' alone
"defended their idol" is not true.
Some of the papers most bitterly op
posed to the President resented the un
. called for and lying attack upon him.
Tbe New York Sun, which never loses
the slightest opportunity to fling at
him, condemned the outrageous accu
sation, and the Atlanta Constitution,
which so far from belonging to the
"gold bug press," is almost as Popu
list,ic as the Progressive Farmer itself,
contained a manly defense of the Presi
dent against tbe particular charges of
tbe Rev. Dr. Lansing and all such base
less ana unrounded assaults as
this of the Progressive Farmer.
We have never heard of the Presi
dent's owning' a brewery in Buffalo and
do not believe that he does. The FaT
. mer's assertion that the President is al-
, ways "full to the high beer mark" is
intended doubtless to amuse the Far
mer s Populistio constituency, and to
help petrify jtheir already almost ada
mantine prejudices against Grover
Cleveland. . That the Progressive Far
mer should make such a statement in
the face of the President's own denial,
and without any credible testimony,
puts that paper in a worse condemna
tion than the reverend originator of the
slander
SPAIN'S DOHBSTIC CB1SXS.
The special cable dispatch from Lon
don to the New York Sun tells of an
alarming condition in the domestic af
fairs of Spain. . It says:
" If the really critical situation of the
Spanish government could be made
known to the Cuban insurgents they
would be justified in resorting to des
perate measures to carry on the rebel
lion against any odds. Every possible
expedient is still used to suppress facts,
- not only by a strict embargo on all for
eign telegrams, but by domestic meas
ures also. The knowledge of the wide
spread sedition in many classes has led
the government to adopt the high
handed poliey of the, inquisition.
There have been searches and whole-
sale arrests , under the pretence of a
great anarchist plot brewing. It is an
nounced that secret deposits of large
quantities of dynamite have been dis
covered in Barcelona, Cartagena, the
Bilboa district, and the French fron
tier.! House-to-house searches in various
places have resulted, according to the
official report, in the finding of quanti-1
ties of anarchist pamphlets of the vio- i
lent sort which has led to the arrest of
the owners. . Many of the -masses accept
mis explanation, put even they are un
.able to account Yor'a court announce
ment which caused great surprise."-
iue Dpanisn court, it is further an
nounced, has cut short its usual Easter
ceremonies. The Spanish press is de
clared to have dropped its usual defiant
tone, and the newspapers are remarka
w i ue jr. uu not contain. io
reliable news is printed about the Cuban
' rebellion nor the crisis at home. A
: spirit of tear is generally manifest. It
maybe, indeed, that if the Cubans
' patriots can hold out long, they may,
taruugn. tne trouoies at Spain S own
door, be able to achieve- their long-de-
sired and long-fought for independence.
A Boston dispatch to the Philadelphia
Record is as follows:a - ' -
Key. Dr. Edward Everett Hale is 73
. years old to-day, and received many
- congratulations, i In speaking - of his
- .- Southern trip he says: -'I have just re-
turnea irom a visit south, to Asheville
f ana Uot bprings, JiC a I was charmed
with Carolina, and should be glad to
"repeat the pleasure. People talk of a
. 'boom in the South; I saw nothing of
it. To me all seemed as wretched as
- poverty, w i did not Aee It man at work,
- except convicts on the roadJs
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
. points out tnat ur. Uale is endeavoring
r, to encourage . emigration from New
England to the West, his plans appear
: ing to be connected with extensive irri-
. gation projects.. So the aged and rever-
; end gentleman probably came South
; - with his eyes shut, or else ia "beginning
, to dote." - . . ' .
Senator C. K. Davis of Minnesota, is
being talked of; as an available- presi
dential candidate. He is a sort of Ah
arew jaexson - itepuoiican, xi such a
- thing can. be, whowhen urged last year
' to' support Senator - Kyle's resolution in
; favor of the Chicago strikers, sent back
this reply to the strike leader:
"Ypu -are rapidly approaching an
overt- act 'of -levyinff war against 4he
United States; and you will fiud the defi-
: nition of that act in the constitution;
I trust that wiser thoughts will gain
control. You might as well ask me to
vers to C:;solye the f averse ?2t," - .
THE CHOP BEPOET.
IB
the Western District tb Week. Hu
- Been .Favorable for Farm Wk,., ,
Correspondence of the Observer.
Raleigh, April 15, -The following is
the last crop report:'-' - - : .
- Eastebs District. ;Th e very heavy
rainfall on Monday of last week which
caused some damage to crops, especially
in the north, and flooded lowlands
everywhere, made land bo vet that
ploughing and planting were delayed
half the week. This week was" dry. ex
cept light showers on the 13th and 14th.
bnt too eool and windy, v The excess of
sunshine was quite favorable. Warm,
dry weather is needed to enable farmers
to push : ahead 1 with I work, which is
much - behind $ Farmers are. .being
forced to prepare soil too hastily.. Corn
planting is progressing as rapidly as cir
cumstances permit, and i about half
nntsnea on upianas. come corn ia up.
Strawberries - are : looking -u medium.
ShlomenA will not begin lot ten days
or two weeks. : UL.ro.eit crops conuuuo
promising, radishes, ! early - cabbages,
etc., being marketed. Nq damage is
nrarled from frost.
Cxsmua 1) isrriucr. T ti e Tain of last
week was remarkably ; "heavy, especially
in a line rjoni Vance county down to
Anson: land was washed considerably.
streams overflowed,-5 bridjrear washed
awav. plant beds ruined and -plowed
land packed so that it: will have to be
broken over again. r Plowing ' re-conv
menced actively on Thursday, -liignt
frosts occurred mornings of 12th and
15th, which, as one correspondent re
marks, had beneficial rather than inju-1
getoirious eaecta, by tbiunmg out iruit on
vaffatafftn Kiif. fnrtfttt.a aiA loy i n n i r rr fnl
look green. Apple?and -cherries are
now in bloom: mcreaiea acreage to
fruit is reported. Gardening made some
progress during the' week. Wheat and
rye smalt but looking .well, average
st ana-, oats poor, lnsn potatoes ana
corn coming up. Corn plantinz.a& pxor
greasing, and a few farmers have begun
. . . . . . ' , , i .:
w p,n "F -
man usual win uc paiu us wuatcw jjj
thS dl'StriCt. '
ing cool weather and some frosts the i
past week has been favorable lor larm
work, though vegetation makes Blow
i progress.
There was : a large percent-
aire of sunshine and very little rain.
The heavy rains of the preceding week
also delayed plowing and planting for
two days in this ; district, but the
ground is now in "excellent condition,!
and two weeks of fair weather would
enable farmers to catch up with their
work. Farmers have been raddly prej
paring land, planting corn and gardens!
and getting ready for cotton. Tobacco
plants are coming up nicely. Small
grains have improved, especially wheat
and rye, and spring oats are starting off
well. Trees. are budding slowly in the
west and peaches and cherries are in
bloom, and strawberries and apples In
the South. Light frosts occurred with
a little damage, but' conditions still in
dicate a large fruit crop.
EVIDENCK AGAINST DTJKAXT.
Tbe Organist of tbe Ghnrcb Has Some
strong; Evidence Against the Murderer.
San Fhancisco, April 16. The Even
ing Bulletin got out an extra last night
containing the following statement:
George It. King, 'organist of tbe
church where the recent horrible
crimes were both committed, made a
statement to Chief of Police Crowley
late this afternoon which tends to fix
one crime at least the murder of Miss
Lament upon Durant. King says that
on April Ad (the day Miss Lamont was
missed) be went into the church about
5 p. m. to practice on the organ. "I saw
Durant there, much to my surprise.
He came down from the organ loft in a
highly excited and over-heated condi
tion. I asked him what was the matter
and he replied: 'I was overcome by gas
up there in the loft, lie was very weak
and pale, and asketl me to give him a
glass of- bromo-seltfeer. I knew he was
fixing up some- electrical contrivances
about the church, and thought nothing
strange about bis going up in the loft
This is direct evidence of a most
startling nature. Miss Lamont, it will
be remembered, left the high school
about 3 p. m. on the day she was last
seen, April 3d. She was seen with Du
rant. The theory now is that Durant
had just completed his fiendish task
when seen by Organist King. The re
port that Durant, the accused mur
derer, has broken down and will confess
is indignantly denied by Judge A. W.
Thompson, who is acting as Durant's
attorney. ' 1
Inquiry Into tbe Death of Mat tie Wil
liams. San FbaIjcisco, April 10. The coro
ner's inquiry into the death' of Matlie
Williams, of whose death Theodore
Durant is accused, was commenced at
10 o'clock this morning. Durant was
present, having been brought down
from his cell under stronsr euard. Ha
showed the effects of the great mental
Strain which he has been under, but
manifested complete indifference to
the proceedings. The streets in the
vicinity were thronged with people.
Ueorge . rorsvthe. husband or Mrs.
Ella Forsythe, the missing woman
whom Durant is suspected of makine
way with, positively denies that she
ever visited Emanuel church or knew
anybody connected with it. He be
lieves she js drowned ia San Francisco
Bay. ; -
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MUOItE-IIABDIM.
A Quiet Home Wedding In Butherfordton
The Kejrro Stabbed Lately Now Oat of
Danger.-
Speclal to the Observer.
Rothekforoton, April 10. Mr. P. Q
Moore, of Wilmington, was to-day mar-
neu to miss wane! May Hardin at the
residence of the bride's father, Mr. W
J. Uardin. Tbe wedding was a quiet
borne affair, and only a few friends of
tne iamtiy . were present. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. G. A.
Hough, of the -Presbyterian church.
The young couple-left, for their future
home in Wilmington on the Seaboard
train at 4 o'clock jthis afternoon. AlH
their friends wish hem every happi
ness. .. - - --:-:'. ,
Doc McDowell, the negro who was at
first thought to be; fatally stabbed by
tamas warier,. another darkey, in a lit
tie Sunday afternoon, affair day before
yesterday, is reported as being out of
danger; and tbe coroner has lost an
other golden opportunity, most happily
Politics, town and otherwise, in this
section is as much mixed as Tom Set
tie s metaphor about the Republican
party's "jumping out of the traces. And
wandering off alter strange gods. V -
Terms or Beorgaaixatlon of i the Georgia
New Yokk, April 3G.t-Ii will be two
or three weeks at least before the plan
for there-organization of the Georgia
uentrai ttauroaa : is omciauy promul
gated. - Its terms have already 4 been
published, but it, will - be necessary to
secure the consent of the courts in the
South to the arrangement before ask
ing stock and, bondholders to subscribe
to it. As the Southern Railway Com
pany owns a majority : of the stock of
the Georgia Central. - it wilt have con
trol of the. road after the re-organiza
tlOBW'--"". " - S
Cmlted States War Skips ia Tnrklsb Port.
- Const ANTrNOPtSL April - 16. i The
United States cruiser San Francisco ar
rived at 8mvrna yesterday. Adminl
Kirkland paid a visit to the Governor
of the Province and afterwards bad a
conference with United, States Consul
Madden.:- Tbe San Franeisco sailed for
Beyrout to-day. The United States
cruiser r&Iarblehead ia -expected to
arrive at Smyrna to-day or. to-morrow.
It was proclaimed on the streets to
day, says the Raleigh Evening Visitor.
of the Utb, that Me. C. Thomas Bailey
would be the Republican nominee for
mayor. Mr. Bailey when questioned
about the matter said it would be no
trouble for him to defeat any candidate
who oiht be ia the f eI3,-.
ErCOil3tEXDAXI03 II A Dr. ,
Better Methods of Gathering; Cray Static
, ttea Submitted to ins Agrlcttftaral Pe
partmrat. ' ' '
; WASHE5GT05, April 16. The delega
tion of members of boards of trade and
Chambers of commerce, which has been
in eonrerence-slnce yesterday witn tne
statistician of the Agricultural DerSarV
ment, with a view to bettering tne
method of gathering crop- statistics,
after a further discussion this morning,
lasting until 12:30 o'clock, adopted ; the
following resoiutioti :
- "That it is the ludgment of the" in
terests represented in this conference
that the official crop-reporting service
should be eontinued. and that the re-
no rt 3 now reeularly issued be continued
with such f modifications as are here
suggested. . 4 r
"That the "April 'report on winter
rrain be discontinued bat that all otberl
feature now embodied in that report I
be continned. - , 'T" ' M . 1
That in all reports concerning anrf-
age of the yarioas erops reported upon,
the Department give the area by States
in acres, as well aa by the. percentage
of the previous year's area. , i . '
"That the Department, instead of
having a principal correspondent and
three assistants in eacn county, as at
present. maVe an eftoit to. secure the
regular service of one or more reporters
in each township, all to make "their re
ports directly to f the , Department
at7
Washington. -
"2'hatln the selection or ttiese cor-
fth eiieTcinsively.bnt
. ld lnclude , M risible tepre-
rJ
"That the department discontinue
the e mpiovment of salaried State agents
in too regular crop-reporung work.
That returns ot reserves ot w neat,
corn, oats and cotton be i had for
dates representing the close ol the crop
years; W neat on July 1st- oats on
Anirust 1st, com on November 1st, and
cotton on September 1st.
; "Thai termi be perfected with the
i rr at. t.nn.nl,.uraiih, nW.
ll.ln .M rna.mAn m nm
about the Oth of each month a state
ment giving the best available informa
tion concerning prospects lor crops ji
grain and cotton in tbeir respective dis
tricts, to be published in connection
with the domestic crop report when
issued.
" That it is the -sense of this confer
ence that a law should be enacted pun
ishing by fine and imprisonment any
employe of the Department of Agricul
ture who divulges to any outside ot the
Department ol Agriculture any statis
tical or other general information of
the Department previous to the time
appointed for officially presenting the
same to the public." , .
These resolutions are submitted for
the consideration of the Secretary of
Agriculture, Whether or.not they will
be adopted by the Department is a mat
ter for .the further consideration of the
Secretary."
Two Steamships Discovered to Be in Dis-
' tress. .
Nbw Oblrans, Ra., April 16. The
Morgan steamship Excelsior, from New
York, reports that on April 13th, at 3:30
p. m., on Southwest reef, off Logger
head Key, Tortugas, she saw a large
British full-rigged ship and a large
American three-masted schooner
ashore, the ship's hull being painted a
dark green, and she had a heavy lean
to the starboard and a heavy deckload.
She was flying the British ensign and
the signal nags "II B, which meant
"want immediate assistance." She
was well up on the reef towards the
lighthouse. The schooner, was nearer
the south end of the reef and was al3o
lumber-laden with a large deckload.
Two wrecking schooners were going to
their assistance.
Ramoth Becomes Woolsey Asbevllle's
Democratic City Convention Called.
Special to the Observer.
Ashevillk, April 16. The voters of
Ramoth, an Asheville suburb, to-day
voted to change the name of their town
to Woolsev. in honor of Col. Chaa. W.
Woolsey, resident and former mayor of
that place.
The Democratic convention to nomi
nate candidates for mayor " and alder
men to be voted for next' month has
been called for April 25th.
Great Britain Will Not Accept tbe An
swer. Losdox, April 16. The Globe to-day
asserts that Great Britain will refuse to
accept the 'answer of the Nicaragua
government to the British ultimatum
and will take immediate steps td en
force her demands. i
BDCKLEN'8 ARNICA HALVE, j
The best Salve la the world for uts,
Bruise. Sores, Ulcers. Bn.lt Kueuni, Fever
Bores, Tetter. Chapped Hands, Cbilolains,
Corn and all Hfeiu Eruptions, and pottl
tively cures files or no pay required. Jt Is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. I'rlce 25 cents per .'box.
Kor mlv by Harwell A Dunn and Jordan A
Scott. - .! i
MARVKIiOl'H UKSULTS.
From a letter written by Rev. J. Ounder
tnan. of Diniondnle, M icb., we are permit led
to make tuts extract: "1 have no hesita
tion In reconiniendlng Dr. King's New Di--covery,
as the results were almost marvel-
oi9 In the case of my wife. While 1 was
pastor of the Baptist ebui ch at Hives' Junc
tlou. she was brought down wltti pneu
monia succeeding La-Grippe. Terrible par
oxyisms of coughing would lwt hours with
little interruption, and it seemed ng if she
could not survive Atbem. A friend recom
mended Dr. King New Dtscdverv; it was
quick In Its work and highly satlsfactorr in
results." Trial buttles free at the d'rug
stores of Burwell A Duun and Jordan A
Scott. Hegniar size sue. and si.
NOTICE.
MORTGAGE SAtE OF VALUABLE
COTTON MILLS, WATER POWER,
LAND, ETC. , -
By virtue of tbe power contained in a cer
tain mortgage, or deed of trust, executed by
John R. Hall and wife to tbe undersigned,
dated tbe ifith or September, 1888, and re
corded in I he office of register, of deeds of
Gaston county. North Carolina, in book of
mortgages 10, page 490, the undersigned
will on i. .
THURSDAY, 25TH, DAY OF APRIL, 1895,
at the court house door in the town of Dal
las, N.C at 12 oVlock m., tell for rash at
piibllo outcry to the highest bidder tbe sev
eral tracts if land mentioned and described
In said deed, situated on both stdes of the
South Fork of the Catawba river. In the said
county of Gaston, via:
I. That tract known as the Woodlawn
Tract, eontaiaiag 110 acre. 1
II. That tract known as the Lawrence
Mills tract, containing 15S4 acres.
III. That body of land vn opposite side
of the river from the Woodlawn Tract, con
taining 114 acres. .
Also all mills, factories, building. ' ma
chinery, tools, fixtures oa said lands or at
tached thereto, and all water force, rights,
privileges, woods, waters aud ways which
werejeonveyed in said mortgage, or deed of
trnst. ..-; -- . - s-.v-..". v . i - ,
These are the lands noon which the Ren-
wood Cotton Mills Company recently oper
ated tbelr,ootton mills, and there ars val
uable buildings and - machinery now on.
said lands. Tbe water power Is excellent.
For fort her particulars sde r to Jones A
Ttllett, attorne rt. No. 10 and 11 U Build
ing, Charlotte, N. C
jbDWAKD n.ijnATiSiinwea.
This 11th day of March, 18tts- , , . .
You will find everything- first-class at
CLEGG'S
GREENSBORO, N.'C.
Just across from tbe depot. When you
are in Greensboro stop at Clegg'a. Ton
wul like IU -.j Care open day aad night.
EI0PEM1IISE
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BBIIXIAJfT PIA0 EECITAIj
Given la Atlanta By Mia Evelya Jack-
, Formerly ot Tola State Two Singer.
Correspondence of the Observer. . . .
Atlasta, April 15. A very brilliant
piano recital was given by Miss Evelyn
Jackson, formerly of Lilesville, O.,
at Phillips & Crews Co.'s music hall
Thursday evening, April inn, . compli
mentary to Misses uinna uecx., xmmiv
Belle liowndes, and Barbara -ivaair.
These young ladies are pupils of Miss
Jackson and in their rendition of the
classics they exhibited to a high degree
the artistic finish and true interpreta
tion of the masters which has charac
terized the playing of their teacner ana
made for her the One: reputation " she
sustains among the artists of Atlanta
and the South.- . :
- In addition to this excellent array of
fiae talent were the voices' of two.de-
l:.l.ir..l . If iam fiarh - Xf Rmlth
r, har, ' Oirtralt. Aliss Smith.
. h, first aDDearance before
.n a tiuti. .ndenee eomoetev capU-
vated it with. ... ber sweet, sympatbetic
mntrsMn vnicfl And was made v re
snnnd to reneated encores. - -
jar. -? wmaxies uuistii, ,.vaa
listened ta with supreme delight on
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other occasions, was at Jn Is best and
gave many songs in his big baritone
vcriefc. so lull jOI sirenetn tau
The hall .was crowded with , large
and cnltivated audience and all were
j .u i r .u- 0iri; An.
trrtnlnment. ' . -
Jad ce Sbownlter TJn&oea Bis Former Ae
ttea In Vbe MeceV, Cooper & Comfaaf
Case.
Chicago, HI.. April 10. Judge Show
alter, at the ooenine-of the court this
moraine: entered an order seating the
restraining order against Siegel,.Cooper
& Company making their income re
turns. . The judge 1 had sent for Attor-
ney Blnswanger,; who secured th order
vesterdav. and. in open court ne an
nounced the vacation of tbe order pend
ing a formal hearing. "I looked hur
riedly at the bill." said the court, "and
did not understand that it was based
upon a question of unconstitutionality.
regarded it as a mere lormai matter.
Tbe defendants were in the court, and
consented to tbe proceedings. Being a.
motion which was not contested, !
granted it. The order will now be va
cated, and a hearing on the application
set for two weeks from to-day.
Deputy Comptroller of tbe Treasury Maa-
aur Dead.
Washington, April 16. Charles H.
M&nsur, of Missouri, Deputy Comp
troller of the Treasury, died shortly be
fore 7 o'clock this morning after an ill
ness of several weeks, during which his
death has been daily expected, .bariy
in the night tbe physicians abandoned
the faint ray of hope that lingered, and
discontinued administering medicine.
EXPELLED
every poison and Impurity of your blood,
by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Then there's a clear akin and a elean system.
Tetter, .salt-rheum, ectema, erysipelas,
boils, carbuncles, enlarged glands, tumors,
and swellings, and all blood, skin and scalp
diseases, from a common blotch or eruption
to the worst scrofula these are perfectly
and permanently cured by It.
In building up heeded flesh and strength
of pale, puny, scrofulous children, nothing
can equal It.
Delicate diseases of either sex, however in
duced, speedily and radically eured. Ad
dress, In confidence, World's Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y .
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
City Lots and- Farm!
L i-
By virtue of an order of the Superior
Court of Mecklenburg county, rsortn uaro
llna, the undersigned, will sell tS"the highest
bidder, on Monday, the 6tb day xf May, 1805,
at 12 o'clock m , at the court house door In
Charlotte, all of that valuable real estate
situate In said county and described as fol-
lst." The two lots on North Graham street,
4TJ4xl90 feet, embraced in that lot In Ward 4,
id the c-lty of Charlotte, fronting 89 feet on
Graham strett and extending back 198 feet,
numbered on Beer's rap lot 1537, in square
187. four feet thereof being reserved for a
side alley and eight for rear alley.
2nd. Two lots on North Graham street,
474x190 feet, embraced in a lot adjoining
tbeabove, fronting 09 feet on Graham styeet
and extending back 188 feet, numbered on
Beer's map lot 1538, in square 187, four feet
thereof being reserved for a side alley and
eieht for a. rear alter: said lots and the
-d welling thereon will be offered separately.
ana tnen as a wnoie ror a 01a signer tuna
the sum of the bids thereon. -
3rd. Two lots on North Smith street. 74x
IflO feet, embraced in a lot fronting 99 feet
on Smith street andfextendlng back 198 feet,
nuruoeredon Beer's map 1541, In square 187,
(our feet being reserved for a side alley and
eight for a rear alley- -
4th. One lot fronting on North Smith
street 5$ feet, extending back 190 feet, ad
joining Bald alley and belng.tbe northern
part of lot No. 1442, in square 187, on Beer's
map of said city.
4th. Two houses and lots, 4914)tl48 feet, on
WeSt Seventh street, embraced In lot No.
419, sqitre 00, on Bees' map of said city.
61 h. One house and lot fronting 99 teet on
Wet Seventh street, and extending back
with Pine-street 148 feet, t mbraced in lot
No. 434. square 01, on said map.
7th. Two kits oft Pine street 80x90 feet,eni
braced In tbe rear part of said lots Kos. 419
and 4i4 of said map.
Sth. That tract 01 lana containing nity-
orie5l acres, lying on the Beattle's Kurd
road.aooue tnree nines norm 01 in city i
Charlotte, and known as the '-Kennedy
Place." of tbe late M. K. Alexonuer. sain
Innd is suitable for a truck farm, and will
be offered in two parcel--, and atterwarda as
a whole, for a hid higher than tbe sum of
the bids. Alt 01 tne real estate bioiwbiu is
to be sold for partition among tbe hairs of
said M. E. Alexander, deceased
Terms:, Ten per cent, of the purchase
none v m cash: tbe balanoe after nine
months, secured by nole with approved
security, - bearing Interest at per cent.
Title reserved until full payment of
purchase money, but purchasers-may untie-;
pate pay meat. ,
TOlsein aay 01 Apni, iw.
Htjoh W. Makbis, Commissioner.
ICE! ICE! ICE! .
STANDiRD ICE & FUEL CO
Pure6 Crystal Ice Made from
- Distilled Water.
Our factory has a track connecting
with all the railroads, which enables as
to load cars without exposing ice to sun
or air thus avoiding heavy loss in leak
age, r'- - -. ' ' : v.
Ice shipped in any quantity, from
sack to car-load, and loaded direct from
the bath.
Satisfaction given in weights, quality,
etc. -fJfOnJera
solicited.
SIiPiU).BE'rm:-,
. A. J. HAGOOD, Manager.
RICHAKD A. BLYTHE,
COTTON: WARPS AND YARNS,
No. 114 Chestnut Street, . Philadelphia.
No. 4'e to 200s Single, aad Double.
Warps Furnished in Chains and Beams,
in Grey and Colon. Cotton,, Woolen
and Worsted Yarn in Skeins. - ts
TOR. OYER FIFTY YEARS ,
Mrs. Winslow's 1
. - 'SooTHiNa Syrup
Has been used for Children while teething
It soothes tbechlld.softenstbegums, allays
all pain, cures wiad oolic, regulates tb
BtomaebaoA bowels, andls the best remedy
for diarrhea. Twenty-five oents a bottle
sold by all drug gists througboat ths world.
Ennning stream, shady nook, ' .-i '
Girl in hammock reading book,'
We furnish'hammock, also bookrl ?
And invite you now to come and look.
Hammocks yellow, red and whUe, ; i
Hammocks simply "out of sight" ,
Hammocks that .will suit you, quite.- ;
At prices that are, well, just right. ' '.
STONE & BABRINGER,
' - . -
Stationery and Art Store,', -y
aSoutbTryonSt. '
ornciAX. kews op peace.
Ad t lee from ShomonoeeU by tbe Cblneee
Minister at Wajihlngton. .
-WASHDrGTOS, April 1C Official ad
vices were received this morning by
Minister Yang Yu," thn Chinese repre
senutire in the United States, from
Shomonoseki, Japan," confirming the
news that protocols of peace between
China and - Japan - have been signed.
The cab'e message read simply, Peace
negotiations have been signed!,!. .No
particulars are given -.v
if-' Tbe Baeaa at Montgomery Park.
MKMFsia, Tenn April. 18. The tal
ent was in form again to-day at Montgomery-Park,
five of the events and a
well j backed outsider taking the six
races on the programme.-" The : best
betting race of the day was-the Pastime
Athletic " Association handicap which
brought to the post 8i horses of rather
hfg h quality. Henry Young and Liber
tine were scratched at the last minute.
SanUaeo and HI Cacitan, coupled, ruied
favorites throughout, rrince vn peing
next in demand. W vomgan sent a
large commission fn the rm on Joe
"Murphv at 8 and 3 to l.v Santiaeo won
handily, "by three lengths, while Bergen
had to ridge to beat Prince Carl for
second noney.1 Riley Orannon and his
betting commissioners icit last mgnt
tor Nashville. -
f A Santiago de Cuba dispatch of yea
terday says General Martinez Uampos
I 9WS a W V WW V wwaaavMAt J m -mmmm -
,mg.
NOTICE.
I hereby clve notice that at the recent ses
sion of the General Assembly of North
arojina mo lotiowing act waa passed,
to-wit:
AN ACT allowing so Increase ot taxation
for Public Graded Schools In Charlotte:
The General Assembly of North Carolina do
enact: . - .
Section 1. That the board of aldermen of
tba citv ot Charlotte. N. C shall have
power to levy an anneal tax tor the support
and : maintenance of the Public Graded
Schools in said city, which annual tax shall
not exeeea twenty cents on tne one Hun
dred dollars value of-property and sixty
cents on the poll. -
" See. 2. This act shall not take affect on tit
lb shall have been rati fled by a vote of a
maiorttv of the au&llfied voters of the city
01 unanotte, n . u. 1
oeo. a. lust ii snail ne tne quit 01 iu
Mayor ot tbe city of Charlotte. . C. to
cause publication to be made, for thirty
days prior po the first Monday in Mar, 1896,
ia at least one 01 tne newspapers puoiisnea
ia the city of Charlotte, N. C. a notice set
ting forth this act and giving public notice
that on tbe said' first Monday in May, 1895,
tbe polls will be open at the usual polling
places in tbe several wards for the porpobe ;
of voting for the ratification or rejection of
tnis act.
Sec. 4, That on tbe first Monday In May,
1893, the polls shall be open at the muai
polling places In tho said several wards for
the purpose of voting for the ratification or
rejection of this act That it aball be tbe
duty of the mayor and board of aldermen
of the eity of Charlotte, N. C, to provide at
each of the said several polling places a
separate ballot box for tbe reception of such
ballots. Those voting in favor of the ratifi
cation of this act shall vote a ticket bearing
the word -Ratification," and those voting
against Its ratification shall vote a ticket
bearing the word "Rejected."
See S. That said election shall be con
ducted by the same Judges and in the man
ner as is provided for in the election of a
mayor and aldermen of said city, and the
ballots shall be counted, and the result de
clared, in the same manner as is now pro
vided for the election of the mayor and
board of aldermen ; and if a majority of the
ballots shall be found to be in favor of the
ratification of this act, then this act shall
be Immediately in full force add effect, bat
In case the majority shall be found against
its ratification it shall be then of no effect.
Sec. 6. That this act shall be in force from
and after Its ratification.
Ratified this the Sixth day of February,
A. l. 1895.
I further give notice that on the first Mon
day in May, 1895, tbe polls will be open at
the usual polling places in the several wards
of the city of Charlotte for the purpose of
voting ror the ratification or rejection 01
the said act. Those voting in favor of the
ratification of this act shall vote a ticket
bearing the word "Ratification," and those
voting against itsratification shall vote a
ticket bearing the word "Rejected."
This 27th day of March. A. D. 1895.
R. J. Bbivabd,
March 29, 1896. - Mayor.
50 Desirable Lots for "Sale
Suitable for Manufacturing
Plantsor Dwellings. Situated on
Eleventh, Twelfth, Graham, Pine
and Poplar streets.
' AH accessible to tracks of
Southern Railway and Carolina
Central Railroad.
Terms Part cash, balance on
time to suit purchaser.
FIRE INSURANCE,
. RYE fOTCfOSOS!. .-Agent.
ITER!
HENBT E. KNOX. , Jr.
HYDRAULIC
ENGINEER.
Artesian and tube wells a spe
cialty.' General water works con
struction, surveys; plans and esti
mates.
-Borings made for architects
bridge and railroad engineers.
Pipe and pumping machinery.
CHARLOTTE, N. C
. Farintosh
Alfred S. Amcr
CHARLOTTE, 27. C
FAK15T0SB 4 AM, Proprietors.
v.. 1O0 Elegantly Fnmlthed Kooms. 1 -
Hot and Cold Bath and Water caossta on
:, " - Xaen Sloor. -v - : ' - ;
FABSKSGKB K LSV ATO BJ3 JkJSTD ALL ' -'-1CODKBN
IMPBOVKMKNT8
Under Ftrst-CUss Management.
KOTICE.
: . Ilaving been appoin tc d admins
istrators of the estate of the lade
John W. Wad s worth, we hereby
notify all - persons , having claims
against that estate to present them
to one of us before the 20 Lh day of
March, 1896, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of any.t recovery
thereon against ; us
We also notify all persons indebted to
that estate that prompt settlement will
be required. . Chas. F. Wadswoktsii, .
I - Adm'rs of Jno. W, Wadsworth.
March 13, IStt. - . -
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Mum
Bote
LIEUT. WILKES' TESTI&OXT.
Tbe Wbole Jtmj gpeat in BemrtaST It Ar
' Emesit by Brief To-Day. . '.
Special to tbe Observer.
TVnjtlxGTOH, April 16. The entire
session of tbe court martial . to-day was
occupied in hearing the testimony , of
Lieut. Wilkes. To-morrow-the argu
ments of the prosecution and defense
will be submitted by brief, and the case
in public be closed. It will then be con
sidered in secret and the findings of the
court martial will be forwarded to the
Adjutant General of the State Guard.:, -
Prof. James D wight Dana, editor, au
thor, scientist,-and- professor in Yale
University, died at xsew ilaven, Uonn.,
Sunday night of heart failure. - '. -.
Editor and Proprietor James W. Scott,
of tbe Chicago Timetrfferaid, died of
apoplexy in Chicago Sunday.-"
THE-
Soot cash is the irreat lever that
move lots of goods into our house
from bankrupt sales at half cost,
and while scattering them smoDgl
our customers we are areragwg a
saving to them of 83 i per cent. I
Rapidly increasing trade is prooi i
BumcieilV lUAti .uut wuulib iu vro-
half of our customers are appre
ciated. Unparalleled in tne an
nals of sales from mercantile
wrecks at a discount are he prices
we will this week make on.
The entire shoe stock from a
failure near Petersburg we have
just bought at a little over
HALF COST.
The shoe house that failed had
been in business a little over
twelve months, consequently no
old g ods. Most of the stock wa
bought this spring. Ladies
misses', and children's shoes and
Oxfords, Zeigler's and other high
grades on sale
A number of gentlemen's and
ladies' shoes too costly for our
trade ; we will cut the price just
one-half wholesale cost. Visit the
Bee Hive next Tuesday and cal
for bankrupt shoes. You will ad
mit our quotations have never
been equalled
Special drives in children's,
youth's and teen's
We never buy children s suits
unless we can get them so as to
offer at less than real value. We
will offer them Tuesday fully 20
per cent, under regular price.
J. D. COLLINS.
DON'T
DON'T
DON'T.
Don't buy inferior grades of white
china for decorating when you can buy
O. F. Haviland's world famous china
from us for about tbe same money as
you pay for the common grades. Big
line of baseball goods just in. Get our
prices. Premier Egg Cups are going
fast best egg cup made. Our car load
of white goods is melting away. Mer
chants in every direction. are buying of
us because we make the prices right.
WadiiiiMoH Stand, W. Trade St
DO YOU KNOW
That STOCK in first-class,
well-managed COTTON
MILLS is the "safest and
best paying INVEST
MENT?, : -
50 SHARES FOR SALE.
JNO. W. MILLER.
DB.W.'T. WOODLEY,
. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
: Residence S18 West 9th street (W, X
Davis residence.) "
-' Office over Rigler A Laird's store.
' Office hours r 9 a. m. to 6 p. ra. unless
professionally engaged outside. . - --
Calls promptly &nawrwl dav or ilht.
MONUMENTAL WORKS
GRANITE j MONUMENTS V 8PE-
" ,-y 'jciJTT$f
SS5 W Trade Street. fJbar tte. "H i).
DYNAMOS.
r Draxcx Cubbzst Dynamos for Isolated
Lighting. Alternating Current Dyna
mos for Central Station Lighting -Power
Generators for Railway Plants :
Tica TVkstts ghouhb Exctbic akd
. LI AHTJTACTCEIKa CO.,
Charlotte, N, 0.
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Shoes and
Glouung.
THURSDAY MT.
T. l ELLiorr.
ir.t:t cf U u Leavers rorcr.Lct:-: U. r. C
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DiSTHTITEfor YOUNG LADIES, Raleigh, N. C.jn5
a. M-m
Sinris
To a new concern than a reputation for turning out
first-class work at rock bottom prices; This reputa
tion has been gained by the j
OBSERVER : PRINTING .- HOUSE
in Jess than six months. We don't think any other
printing house in the Statg has built Up such an ex
tensive business in so short a time. ; Now that we
' have established the reputation we propose to sus
tain it. In fact, we cannot afford to do otherwise.
We are not here for. a day or a year but perma
nently. We have too much at stake -to treat work
t entrusted to us with indifference- nor have we any
) disposition to do so It is not our way. When you
want-. -. :r:i-:p.TiMv?-n-:V
BOOK OR JOB PRINTING
of any land you will get the best satisfaction by leav
ing your orders with us. Come in and see ouir stock
and see what we are doing. Other people Jbave found
it to their interest to patronise us and you can do
the same. The opportunity is yours. ;
THE OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE, .
R. E. Blake y, Manager. Charlotte , N, 0.
REPAIRS.
We cover Top Bolls,
Square Eoll Necks,
Flute Rolls, 't
Cut Gears,' ;
Repair Cylinders and
General Repair Work .
THE
COMPANY.
MAIXONEE CO.,
. DfOORPORATEp;- "
Agents Averill Painte.
We are now handlings a full line of
these well known paints, together with
raw and boiled oil, hard oil finish, lints
of all description,' white lead, potty.etc.
We ean furnish this paint in stay desir
ed quantity, from 1 lb.' np. We furnish
cottage colors, floor -and roof paints,
tains, etc J See our prices before pur
chasing elsewhere - - '
THE STEARNS SPECIAL
Hag come at last.. Call and aee
it. Will repay, you.
W. F. D0WP.
D. A. Tompkins
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A KOoti, C HA RLOTTE, K. C.
D0T0U
Here it is. This
Antique finish
28x28 incli tot).
for 2.89. Thia
sale wiJJ last un
til -April 15th,
After thajC2rfe
tie Tjtice is .4.00
your chance to
buy a bargrain.
' Mail orders will
receive promp
attention. E. M.
Furniture; .
Pianos
and Organs.
AOt JUfAAl Wv AS,M ma. a sa a 4mysi
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
VALUABLE - CITY - PROPERTY.
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ot Mecklenburg county. Stats ot JioriU
Carolina, made at Its March term, i A. 1).
l6.fn tbe case of Sadler Gillespie and oth
ers against K. W. Allison and others, I will
sell tm Monday, the Sth day of May, 1805, at
13 o'clock m., at tbe court nouso door In
Charlotte, all that land In the county and
State aforesaid, as follows: ! i
t'lKHT pibcs. in tbe cl'T of Charlotte, K.
adjoining ths lands of James Harty and
others and known and designated on Beer's
map as lots Nos. 83 and 41, In Square 6, Ward
4, said land being on ths corner of Tryon,-'
Fifth and Cbarcn streets. - i-
Sboohd pibi s. Also all that land In
western suburbs of the city of -Charlotte, N.
C.,adJolnlng tbe lands of tbe- Victor MlUsv
J. W. Wadsworth, Mrs. M. A. Osborne and
others and containing about 00 acres, and
being tbe land particularly described in a -deed
made to Henry Owens by Geo. Gross
registered In the office of the resister o
deeds for Mecklenburg county, North Caro
lina, book S, page . The said land Is known
as tbe "Harry Owens Tract." !
Tbe terms of tbe sals will be one-foarth.
cash, balance to one, two and three years
equal Installments. Bonds to be- given
bearing 6 Interest. Title retained on tlf all
the purchase money Is paid, purchasers to
have tbe right to anticipate-tbe payment of
tbe bonds atany time and receive title. The
asle is mads for division . A plot of tbe land
can be seen at the office of Ciarkson A Duls,
attorneys. Nos. 4 and 13, 1 Jw Building,
Charlotte, N. C. ' ... Hkbuot Olabkkoii,
Commissioner.
':
'People owning old English
Watches ean have new - r
' American movements put
.In and made to a stem
winder for a very small
sum at 4
JOHN FARRIOS5f
The - Leadinp; Jeweler,
ilERCflANTS
4JfI
, FARMERS'
NATIOKAL BAXK
. ' CH A RL)TT h. . , V
CAPITAL., I 9nxn:
8UIIPLU8 ani PUOPITfe. - 10.(KX). .
v r Xf - 1 T
J. H. "Mc Aden, President: U.O. Springs.
Vice President; J.R. Ilolland.Cashier.
' O. N. - O. - Butt, Assistant Cashier;
Geo. B. Wilson, Attorney. x. -, , .
" Accounts of. Banks, Corporations,
Firmi and Individuals Solicited.
oin.
nmacTOBs:
Jno.Tl. McAden, , H. O. Springs
II. M, Houston, Geo. K. Wllioo,
J. E. Holland,,
WantaSnap?
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