North Carolina Newspapers

- I I3VISK, AUGUST 1, ICZ'J. Pitted Daily ei. Konday anl Weekly J. P. CALD WELL? Editor nd Manager SUBSCRIPTION PEICK t 1 Tear v -a 8 00 OBSKBTZB l 31 tenth - loath - WEKKLT (l.Tr roa SUNDAY, AUGUST 3. 1895. - THK KETORT COPBTXOU8. It will be .recalled that some three r, v months ago : tne c state department at Wash i n vtrtn nvAnnt a. Vflrv intAPMtino ' summary of report which it had re - cefved from Mr. Thos. R.. Jernigan, ' consul general of the United States at 'Shanghai, China. The - report related -to the currency and commercial condi- tions in tne ast, to eastern compel! . tion with v the West, to questions of - inter-national trade, and kindred topics. The Kew York Journal of Commerce, talcing this report as a basis for its re marks, said that "a consular commis- ' ... BIUU una UUI Clllld UUVU OUT IUAU uv necessary qualifications for discussing j questions of currency and exchange and international trade, nor are consular . commissions bestowed only upon per sons who have' acquired such qualifi .r, canons continuing in ' this very un worthy strain: Here, for example, comes a report .irom uounsul-ueoeral Jernigan on duty at Shanghai. He probably studied the . operations of commerce in the pulsa . " tiou8 of trade along the line of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad and the operations of the stern-wheel monsters of the deep that float down : the Cape Fear river to Wilmington. - stopping at every plantation for turpen tine, tobacco and chickens, and then with infinite labor and no small expen diture of lightwood, crawl back up stream to t ayetteville. We use the word "unworthy" ad visedly, in referring to the above, and add to it the word unbecoming. 6uh 'allusions as the foregoing are unworthy i and unbecoming in a paper of the dig nity and character of the New York Journal of Commerce, and Mr. Jernigan has made reply in the following letter addressed to the editor of that paper Dear Sib: The paragraph prefacing Jihe editorial reference to my trade re port, in the Journal of May the 18th, ought not to be considered courteous in tone. Your criticism of the report shows that you have not earefully read it; but when you seem to desire to make the criticism personal by comparisons insti tuted to oeiittle me and the place of my birth, you go outside the limit of legiti mate journalism, ana indicate a very uniavoraoie mental condition for plac i ing the facts properly before the public iou win piease understand that my commission is not of the servile charac ter you would appear to have it, but it tells me to write my honest convictions aoout trade and kindred subiects; and if you are not capable of pointing out the inaccuracies of my conclusions, I feel assured that a just public senti ment win not approve of an attempt to guBstuuie personality for argument 1 have read yourjournal with inter est, and regret to find in the editorial referred to such a descension from the standard I had, with pleasure, ascribed toil. lours very truly, T. R. J EJUS IG AN. THK CRYIKU NEED. i ne Marion Record speaks highly of an address delivered by President Win ston, of the University, at that place recently his subject being education. Dr. Winston said: ine future of our Stale depends upon tne education or the boys and girls of the State, for the boys and girls oi to-aay are the state of to-morrow. Prussia became the greatest power in Europe in two generations. How? By educating her citizens. She established a system of compulsory education that - has, within two generations, raised her iivui a uuuuitiou oi ignorance and su perstition, from a state of weakness and decay, to the highest dignity of state hood. Every new method of instruc tion that is worth adopting has its ori gin in Germany; every new impulse to education and thought starts in Ger many. Massachusetts, New Hamp shire and the States of the North and Northeast educate their children be cause it is economy; it is money in the State Treasury. It means fewer jails and less criminals, fewer and smaller penitentiaries, fewer alms houses and fewer beggars. Four-fifthsof the crimi nals of the country come from the class of people who can neither read nor write." A he Ubsekvkb is not an advocate of compulsory education, but the princi pie contained in the paragraph above quoted needs to be burned into the very soul of the State. We need education more than anything else. The New York Sun, a high authority, ranks North Carolina, along with Texas, as in the very front rank of all the Southern States. She is not even a neck behind any or them in the race of modern ad vancement. If the good old State de serves this distinction with a system of about three months free schools in the year, where would she not stand with tnoroogn educati nal systenr, of eight or nine months of public schools annu ally? When this consummation de ; ruufcijr u utr wisnea is realized, we will, indeed, have fewer criminals in our penitentiaries, and few criminals at large by reason of incompetent juries The Landmark says the mayor of Statesville has carried consternation Into the ranks of the insolvent tax-pay ers of that place by warning them in to work out the amount of their taxes on vne streets. A number have already worked out, others are now at work, and others have secured their dues. Xhere does net appear to be anything wrong with this idea. A man who has the protection of the laws and all the privilege of a citizen should at least pay a poll tax in return for what he enjoys, ana li ne will not pay in cash it is no more than right that he should be made pay in kind. The Landmark observes that these non-tax -payers are of a class which votes with matchless regularity, and it is to be noted everywhere that the best voters are to be found In the non-poUtax-paying : element. Those who vote -for the men who make laws aod levy taxes should be made to do a littlesomething themselves to keep the pot boiling. : - v - The 'story of, the Sixteenth North Carolina Regiment Is told in excellent style, upon he whole, in this paper by First- Lieutenant B. H. Cathey, . of Company" A, that, regiment." A little color thrown into the ordinarily dull details of such an account, and a bit of Incident here and there, add greatly tb the interest,' and this is bow Mr. Cathe? has treated bis stlkject: v""- MODERN KATAL WABFABK. Cant. Man an, of the .United -States nayyr the eminent writer on naval, war fare, has been studying model sea-fight ing from' the standpoint of the recent Chinoapaneae struggle the water Of it at least. ,; He holds to Farragnt a theory that the the enemy is - thest defense against well-directed fire from and favors the lien. 1:" V : rapm wring guua i.u guns which tnrow. great projectiles, He savS: -"The .J rapid-firing gun of i moderate calibre has just now fairly established its position as the greatest offensive power; in naval warfare.' The battle of Jfalu was made, draw by the Japanese, who were able, with their 45 rapid-firing guns, to place- their shots everywhere among the Chinese, who. on their I part, . could only fire slowly with their, eight 12-inch guns. When a Chinese shell did burst on a. Japanese vessel, the effect was terrible, but such an occurence was infrequent. Capt. Mahan says the value of heavy armor has been proved. The Chinese armor was hit incessantly by Japanese armor-piercing, projectiles, -but not shot penetrated over four Inches. The moral of which is, in all sorts of warfare, protect oneself within the ar mor of righteous cause, and then let the enemy have the contents of the Galling guns of truth. A mad dog cleared the Wilmington Naval Rererves off the hurricane deck of the monitor Nantucket the other day auicker than a 13-inch naval gun or a Hatteras tornado could have done it. A mad dog on a hurricane deck is a little more than flesh and blood can stand. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES. CommiMisBW Miller 8yi There la No MlsiiHderstsndlDjr Between the Govern ment sad ttae Planters. Washisigtos, Aug. 4. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Miller states that there is no misunderstanding between the government officials and the Louis iana planters concerning the ascertain ment of amounts claimed to be due under the sugar bounty act. The com missioner says that no bounty claims have been received at the Treasury De partment and none are expected, as the whole matter is being adjusted in the collector's office at New Orleans, a special force' having been put on for that purpose. In regard to fixing the. amount due in each case Mr. Miller says the regulations in force last year were obviously not applicable to pres ent conditions and a practice was adopted, which he considers fair to al interested parties. A conservative esti mate places the amount or last year s crop already disposed of at between 90 and 95 per cent, of the total output. In such cases, Mr. Miller says the com mercial weights appear to be the only basis for determining the actual output In addition the planters are permitted to attach affidavits of their business managers, foremen, or those in charge of their plantations, which are taken into consideration by the collector as cumulative evidence. The weights of the Sugar Bureau may also be offered as corroborative testimony. When claims are presented upon the 15 or 10 per cent, of the output remaining unsold, the government inspectors make their own tests and secure their own weights ine commissioner says tnat any in formation made under oath in regard to last year s product which has been sold may be filed with the claim, and will be reviewed when the verification of the quantity or sugar upon which bounty is to be allowed comes up for adjudica tion. The New Graevlng Dock Opened. Southampton, Aug. 3. Ceremonies opening new Graevlng dock were marred by heavy rain, which fell throughout the forenoon. Royal yacht Osborne, with Prince of Wales and party arrived 1:50 p. m. At 2:08 p. m., the Prince of Wales opened Graeving dock amid deafening cheers. Enormous crowds were present. The mayor of Southamp ton delivered the address to which the Prince of Wales replied briefly. At 2:30 p. m. the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the other distin guished guests, including Sir William Harcourt and Sir Richard Webster. were entertained at luncheon. ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. Ex-Sheritf R. W. Hardie, of Cumber land, died a week ago, aged 78 years. The Sun says the Durham fire demon strates that city s urgent need of a fire engine. a lime gin, Mary uerndon, was se verely injured by a kick from a horse in Durham Thursday. Commander Wise, of the Am phi trite. has asked Gommander V in slow, of tne tuaie aval neseives, to arrange a pro gramme for practice on his vessel. The Stanley Enterprise says that Mr, John S. Atkins, who lives near Albe marle, is showing some fine specimens or gold recently round oncis place. The Gazette hears that a negro baby orougnt rrom Henry county, Virginia has smallpox near LeakSville. It calls for medical examination and municipal vigilance. Rev. Mr. Horner, of Oxford, preaches in the Lieaksviiie Episcopal church to day the. sermon in celebration of the oOth anniversary of the organization of tnat pirisn. in a ognj. witn a colored woman, saran bweet, in vnmington last Tues day, Edward Dickson, also colored, in meted blows which resulted in her death yesterday. The Herald says Mr. Walter MurDhv. of Salisbury, long on the University football team, has about perfected ar rangements with President Collier, of the Atlanta Exek s t on. to have a series of gamis played there. The nlan of Mr. Murphy is to have some of the lead Ing college teams of the Southern and eastern States play for two weeks, the dates fixed being in November. The public Ledger of Oxford strong ly deprecates the removal of J. H. Mills superintendent of the Thomasvill Baptist Orphan Asylum, and gives the vote as ionows: To torn him oat: Rev. C. Durham, J. C. Scarborough, Rev. W. R. GwAltnev. N. Briers. T. Carick. J. k. Brewer ana jror. p. Uohrand. For him: Rev. John Mitchell. Dr. R. D. Fleming, Dr. J. Montague, J. L. Mark- ham, Major Scbenck and E. Frost. Farewell services over the departure of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Worth to the umnese missionary v field were held Thursday nigh in the First Presbyte- nao cnurea vi vv uminirton. ka. ir. P. H- Hogeand Dr. Kawlings conducted cuemv ana lie v. ur. tstr&ntre. rr Kt James Episcopal church, teaderlv bid the young couple farewell in behalf of tnei Christian com m unit v. Dr. anH Mrs. worth left fridav ovnr tho Afi.. tie Coast Line for San Francisco via St. .Fhe,MVloaIec.?rd PuU " name of I frank Arm field in nomination fA the next Governor of North Carolina. I express on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail It says: "He is a man, that loves' his I road eollidAH with .ac.Knn f-o;t,f f 7- . . umibt, except-1 ing our lamented Vance, did love thm nu ay ineia ne is iova in return j . . i . . . twits wi lureu. ne wouia make a better Governor-than Carr. as knowl edge is better than ignorance; a better United States Senator than Pritchard or Butler, as righteousness is better than sini a better President of the United States, than Cleveland, as heaven is a oetter place than hell" ; . - KB. J. ROBINSON STAKDS A CHAKCK. fay Get m Appointment Sooa Minister Ransom ud the law Extradition Cam. Special to the Observer, i Washxwqtos, Aug. 3.- Minister Ran I Department, vhom h went to see fur sbm took breakfast with Gen. Cox at I ther about the lows extradition eases. I : Bank Examiner W. IL S, Bnrgwynn 1 w? the Treasury Department to-day. . The Secretary of Agriculture iadevot- tng the lot heretofore devoted to straw i berry seeds to grasses There are now in common use ti mothy. c lover, rid top, alfalfa, orchard and one or two other erasses. Mr. Morton say he Is expert menting with over one hundred varie ties of crass seeds which he secured from Argentina, sent through Minister Buchanan,- at bis request. une minis ter is a nealous friend of agriculture. The Fish' Commissioner is pro pi gat ing thousands of the small mouth black bass, seearable for Southern waters and it is suggested here that our North Car olina Congressmen obtain supplies for their local : streams, as soon as possible. J it is. believed no other variety of fish would give more satisfaction At .Yaner, Pearson county, W. F. McCague was appointed postmaster to day - It Sis' said Dis'riet Committee Chair man and ex-Editor J- Robinson, of Goldstoro, stands a good chance for a eovernment appointment soon Mr. George K. Denmark, of the Trees nry i Department, goes to-night on an nual Jeave to meet his wife at ASbe ville. Mr. Jacob Seagle, of the sa me Department, starts to-morrow for Mor gan ton. Arrived: n. M. Jones, urn coin ton Davis Hayek, Salem P. Weissberger, M Weissberger, W. E. Whitlock, Ashe ville. Miss Mattie B Willis, of Wilmington, starts home to-morrow. THE THOSSPSON-8HAW CASE. The Speclfleattea nd Charge of Fraud Brought by Populist Cj Tbompwn Aalnt Sir. Shaw in the Fayette 11 le VlstrlCt. Correspondence of the Obearver. Washington, Aug. 1. The Thomp son-Shaw contested election case makes 328 pages besides the index. Dr. Cy Thompson, .Populist contestant, says in his notice of contest that he contests "your pretended election," etc. Thos. H. Sutton, of Fayetteville, is his aitor ney. In his specifications he charges that the election in Cross Creek town ship was "illegal, fraudulent and void" in thirty particulars, the first of which alleges that the election was held in t building not the court house of Cum berland on election day, when the elec tion should have been held in the sev eral wards of the town of Fayetteville. f nrther be charges that there were duplicate sets of poll boxes for white and colored voters when there should have been only one box for each class of candidates; that the said election was held by deputies or clerks and not, as required by law, by the judges of election. He also alleges that there were stuffed ballots for John G. Shaw which were not so cast, and ballots thrown out or changed from Thompson or bpears for bhaw. other frauds, lr regularities and informalities are charged. The specifications cover, be sides Cross Creek, Black River. Que whiffle townships, in Cumberland. Fort Barnwell and Jasper precincts; Brown Creek, Jones; Summersill, Rock Run, AmonsStore, Golden Place, Swans boro, Cross Roads, Angola and Jackson ville precincts, Onslow county. The contesstee, John u. bhaw, avers and alleges that he was honestly elected and denies that the said Cyrus Thomp son was so elected as alleged He avers that the Cross Creek election was held in the usual building for elect. ons, the legally established voting place for such elections. He denies that there are three thousand persons resident in the city of Fayetteville or any ward thereof or that the election should have oeen held in each ward of said city. This city is only a part of Cross Creek town ship; a large part of the voters live out side the limits of the city and within the township. He further denies that there were separate boxes for "whites and "colored and states that two sets of boxes for the purpose of giving every elector a chance to vote had been there more than thirty years, and it was in accordance with law. .e denies the averment about unsworn men hold ing the elections. He admits that the returns from Cross Creek were not Signed by two of the judges of election. one oi wnom oecuneu, witnout eiviiie any reason therefor, the other leaving ror sickness before the returns were signed by a majority of the election .judges. In a great many instances Mr. Shaw puts in a general denial. He "shows that if the Fort Barnwell vote. thrown out by the Craven board of can vassers, was counted it would be more than offset by the vote of Jasper and Pleasant Hill, in the same county thrown out for like reason, namely, fail ure to open polls until after the pre scribed hour. Hti denies thirt the Kiver dale (Craven) vote was rejectedV but if there was, as alleged by contestants in timidating of voters,, etc., the election was void and contestee s majority was increased fourteen. Contestee alleges that the Kenansville election was void because conducted by unsworn men. HereTompson claimed a majority of50. Mr. bhaw s attorneys are Hons. Kalnh. P. Buxton and Geo. M, Rose, of Fav- etteviile, and C. R. Thomas, of New- bern. SEES FOES IN FRIENDS. A Mr. Lifta'a Hallucination 'When Tempor arily luina-jugoi as to cemaie fost Maatera. 8peclal to the Observer. Lincoln ton, Aug. 3. Miss Eva Sum ner, our postmaster, went to Blowing Rock to-day. I have been called to ac count for calling a lady postmaster, but if the matter is carefully looked into those who think I am wrong will see that I am right. The government has no postmistresses. a sir. uisk, wno lives in tne upper edge of Lincoln county, is subject to fits of temporary insanity. One of these spells came upon him yesterday ano ne leit nome in a tearful condition. wnen in tnis condition lie imagines every human being to be an ene my to him. A party hunted and came upon him -last night. He fights like a tiger and it is a -difficult matter to take him without using vio lence. He was handcuffed and in a few minutes these shackles were broken irom nis nanus, inese speiis come upon him only at certain periods. He has a wife and two children. Mr- Miller, of the Shelby Aurora, was in town to-day en route-home from the District Conference at Gastonia.. The farmers are happy over their fine wheat crop, and-the promise of a fine corn crop, but if the dry weather continues a few days longer the corn will be injn ed. T : Kev. M. T. Steele and Rev. It. S. Abernethy came in from the Conference at Gastonia to-day to conduct services at the Methodist church to-morrow. Mr. P. H. Bess, who has a desirable property in upper Lincoln, is making some great improvements on his mill property by raising the dam and cat ting a waste race 40 feet wide. r Misses Annie and Ora Hoover, of Concord, are on a visit to their grand father, Mr. Ramsaur, near Lincolnton. -- A Wrech oa the B. A O. Pi'inmtmi Anv 3..1 'anew,!! fwim ZanesviUe, O., to the Leader says: The Mit - hnnnri niMiH,ii Piti,kn " "a. w oeaww W UUM tlblAUf oa jorwicn uui at 3 o clock this morn lng. JTiremaa Louis Bolin. of Newark. was killed, and Engineer Mav nmhahi fatally-injured. 'The baggage car was telescoped but; the baggaga-mastAr m. eaped, havi ag j ust gone into the smoker. The passengers escaped with cuts and brnises and the whole train was burned. except the - Pull man sleeper: The freight train had broken in-two on the hiii. ... THE NEW WOMEN STRIKE SNAGS DEMOCRATIC PBOSPECTS IK KINGS. Mayer Schieren Will Net Be Ke-EJected i BrwoaJya, for Beea Worth' Star la i the : Aaeemdemey-TfceSituaUea Favorable for : Democracy la the State at T.arge The Great Sea-Serpent Fake. - - -Correspondence oi the Observer. Nkw -Tobs Aug. 2. Mayor Schieren, of BrookJyn, says be does not want re-nomination and couldn't get It if he did,:: There was once a fox who said the same thing about some grapes. Schieren is Brooklyn's "reform", mayorand is Republican.- But there is a man i Brooklyn named Worth, who is a bieger Republican - than Schieren. -The light of reform has gone down in darkness in that city, and "Jake, Worth is he Re publican boss. " He does not like Schie ren and so Schieren will not be re-no mi nated.';.ri' .r - f . But no matter -wnom "jaice : may nominate the Democrats "are going to elect the next mayor or Brooklyn. When Schieren thinks of that, perchance he smiles grimly. The independent ele ment in that town is large. It does not like Mr. Worth and it does not love Mr. Schieren, although it once did. , Con sequently it will" vote for a Democrat for mayor, or " will not vote at all. In either case the Democrats will carry the election. ' r ; 1 r:--' . This situation bodes well for Demo cratic success in 1896, for Kings county, you know, is a rock oh which the ; De mocracy has foundered more than once. With Kings county safely Democratic, the 8tate of New York can be counted on to give its electoral vote to the Demo cratic canaiaate for I' resident, uvery good Democrat in Brooklyn is pleased at tre present prominence of Mr, "Jake" Worth, just as every good Demo crat in New York city is pleased with tne prominence of Mr. "Tom" Piatt. FIjATT IS 8TT&L boss. The prominence or Mr. Piatt is in deed, to use an over-worked phrase, very much in evidemce just now. He is plainly the boss of the Republican party here. His is the State committee. and his will be the State convention which, by his orders will be held at Saratoga on the 17th of September, tlis candidate for the presidency is un known, but he wants even body to be lieve that it is Gov. Levi P. Morton Instructed by Piatt the New York dele gatlon will give one solid vote for Mor ton in the Republican national conven tion. liut it is tne opinion oi keen oo servers here that that vote will be given merely as a compliment, and that Piatt has other intentions, which he will communicate to the proper parties when the national convention meets It is understood that be wants a cabi net position, and it is not believed by many people that Morton would be apt to give mm one. But if Piatt should control the New York delegation and there should be so close a contest that the vote of New York would name the candidate, he would still be a long, long, way off from that cabinet position. He has many enemies in his own party here and all independents are against him His candidate would have a mighty hard time carrying this State. Unless public opinion changed very decidedly and very suddenly, he could not carry it. THE LYING WORLD AND THK 8EA-SEKPENT xne vvorio newspaper seized tne op portunity to do an unusual amount of lying this week, not only in its news columns, but also also editorially and pictorially. Its enormous body of read ers was assured that at last a real genu ine sea-serpent, killed probably by passing steamer, had been taken from the water by watchmen at Blackwell's Island. It gave a long and circum stantial account of the monster and a picture of it "taken on the spot" with two fins under its belly and a dragon like head. In this "beat" it got far ahead of most of its contemporaries and therefore rejoiced greatly. But the thing captured was not a sea serpent after all only a big snake which bad been cast overboard dead from ship from India and bad floated up the kast river with the tide. The World, thinking it a sea-serpent, sent a man to purchase it from the Blackwell s Island peopie ano nave it siuneu. liut no dermatologist would touch it it was too rank. This is the upshot of the mass of sen sational things printed of late about the great sea-serpent, which even "keen- eyed naval officers" have sworn they saw; wnicn was a hundred ieet or so long, and which had horns, green eyes and a mane, out have we not the sea serpent every summer, and don't people get more and more positive every year that ttiey have seen him: Alas this is but too conclusive evidence that intern perance is on tne increase. What is left of the Prohibition party in New iorK migm as wen go arown itsen in a barrel of rum. THE NEW WOMIS REPELS THE OLD MAN word comes from one of the summer resorts not very far away from here here that the young ladies have fairly to chase the young men in order to get their attention. Dances, dinners and entertainments of all sorts are given by tne g ns to which the men are assidu ously invi'ed: but it ishara to get them to come. They show a most discour; aging tendency to wander off bv them selves in little knots, and their prefer ence for each otner's society over that of the girls is only too plain. why is this: it is surely because of the "newness" of the women. The av erage man finds little pleasure in the society of the woman who is proud of her muscle and can row and swim and run fast, and who talks much about her bicycle and her Indian clubs, and the team she drives. He feels like slapping heron the back and askiog her to come and have a drink, and he can't because she is a woman. She isn't like his mother and She isn't like his ideal, and he sighs and turns from her. wishing she knew less about athletics and hadn'it graduated at Yassar. The assertive- ness of the "new" woman is a deadly shaft at Cupid. The fonder a man is of j athletic sports, the less likely is he in clined to tail in love with an athletic girl. And on the other band the ath letlo girl is simply terrible to the timid man, the modest man, and the man who is inclined to cultivate his brain at the expense of his muscle. For the "new" woman a new man will have to be created: else old maids and old bach elors will be far more plentiful than they have ever been before. . Bat why don't the girls flock by themselves too, and be as indifferent as the men? Why don't they go off, fish ing or bicycling together, and do other athletic things together, and forget the men in their enjoyment of these things? Well, for the same reason that the leopard cannot change its spots. After all, love is necessary to the happiness of young people, all people even the new" woman. God has made it so that to love a man and to be loved by a man is woman's highest happiness. And to love a woman and be loved by her is man's highest happiness also. But all women are not, heaven . be praised, 'new women. .There are stilt feminine women. Among these a man may - find a . wife whom be, can love with the feeling - that he is her strength and reliance and she his good a&geC But where is the "new" woman to find a husband if masculine men don't like her and unmasculine men are afraid of her !. . - Browtschxkf. Drowsed la the flooded Miae. Lohdox. Aug. 3. None of the twenty miners left in the flooded! mine at Sal coats, Scotland, have beea rescued. The inflowing water has jammed the en trance into the mine with the debris and though . attempts have been made to clear the way by the use of , dyna mite, the pit is still choked up. It is believed that all of the' men have per ished. ' . , v- -Statesville has bought e rock crusher and proposes to have better streets, s. LET THE ROAD BE LEASED NOW IHS DIS4DVASTAQ15 . OF - DELAT, A Stockholder lav the Korth Carol Ballroad Favors Ita , Imtmedtate. Bo Imn - f n -; the Soathera Railway "A '. Bird la Hud Worth Two tn the Bmb"- .The Beatal Cam Be Applied to the Fay- meat of the Interest of the State Deht or Xaveated la Slaking Fadto Ba- deem the Boatfa The Boed IT Betonted te the State WwUd Suffer By Xta Jfeeee : aary Dbunaatletneat. To the Editor of the Observer: The Question of extending the .lease of the North Carolina Railroad to the Southern, Railway Company, is one of importance to the stockholders in the former company, of whom the State of North Carolina is tne largest, noia ing. as it does, three millions of dollars . of that stock, and. also, to the city of Charlotte and to the towns 'and people along the route of - the ftortb Carolina Railroad. I notice, with regret tbat you seem bitter'y opposed to the exten sion of this lease and beg leave now to suggest, for your consideration and the consideration.of ydur 'readers, certain facts and circumstances which lead me to the conclusion that it is best for all concerned, both the State and the pri vate stockholders, that the Jease should be now extended, for a long term of years. Those of ns who are old enough to re call what occurred in 1871, when the present lease was made, and to recall the vehemence with which certain wise men declared that that "transaction would be ruinous to the road and to the State, and who, looking back over the years since 1871, realize how the pro gress of events has completely vindl cated jthe action of those, then, much abused individuals, who, amid a storm of invective, carried this large transac tion to its consummation, will readily understand that itjs safest not to be too pronounced in our opinions upon Buch business transactions. Many of those who were swift to criticize W. A. Smith and his associates, in 1871, have, since that time, been forced to acknowledge the wisdom of his action and to concede to him and to those who boldly acted with him, a sincerity of purpose to serve the State of North Carolina, which his critics, of that day. were not at all in clined to concede. It may be safely as ser'ed that nothing but their action saved this great work or internal im provement from passing completely out of the control of the State of Isorth Carolina. The question that now confronts us is, shall the lease be now extended or shall we await its expiration, in 1901, before we determine what shall be done with this great property in which the State owns a three-fourths interest. worth, to-dav, in the market, more than $3,000,000 and yielding her, an nually, an income of S1S0.O00. It should be borne in mind, in considering this question, that the btate of .North Caro lina owes about $2,700,000 of 6 per cent. bonds, known as the construction bonds of the North Carolina Railroad, issued for the purchase of this stock, $3,000,000, and that the income from the stock. $180,000, is applicable to the payment of the interest of these bonds, about $102,00, leaving an annual balance of flo.O'JO per year for the State. It should be further borne in mind that, by the terms of the present lease, this great property is to be returned to the State in the condition it was in when it was delivered up to the Richmond & Dan ville road, in 1871, neither better nor worse. Those who were familiar with its condition in 1871 can readily realize the dismantling that will take place as the termination of the lease approaches. unless, some arrangement of the matter is made with the present lessee.lt should be further borne in mind that the .North Carolina Railroad owns a very small equipment the engines and rolling stock are those which it owned and op erated in 1871. All those who know the progress made in the operation of railroads during the last twenty years will readily understand that that equip ment will be utterly insignificant in 1901. If, therefore, we await the ter mi nation of the present lease, or its nearer approach, the btate and the company will find themselves confront ed with greater difficulties in the man agement of this large and important matter. For one, I doubt the quaunca tions of the State to operate, successful ly, a railroad, such as this one, if. in goad condition and well equipped. I am certain that tne JNonn Carolina Railroad, if delivered up to the State of North Carolina to-day, in the condition it was in in 1871, and with its, then, equipments, would prove a burden to the State greater than the tax payers would care to bear. LookiDg at this question as a. citizen of Charlotte, only, I take a deep inter est in its solution. Our city is growing rapidly. The re-organization of the Richmond & Danville system under its present management, the Southern Railway, is tending to rapidly develop this section. This city and all the vil lages and towns alone the rtorth Caro lina Railroad are directly interested in the success of the Southern Railway, so that it may be enabled to develop the country through which it passes. If the management of that company is now assured of the continuance of its tenure of the North Carolina Railroad, that property at once becomes a perma nent part of the system. When this tenure of it is assured., and not until there is such an assurance, can reasona ble men expect the management of the Southern Railway to put on or about the North Carolina Railroad permanent and important improvements and works. t is idle to talk of shops by the South ern Railway in the State of North Caro- ma until his question is settled. Therefore, as a citizen of Charlotte, growing old from day to day, ana un willing to wait six years longer ror the settlement of a matter that may be fixed to-day, I favor the. immediate ex tension of this lease, provided a fair trade can now be made. The question is, then, can a trade be now now made fair to the stockholders and to the State at large? It may be safely asserted that all the private stockholders favor an extension of this lease at the present time. Those who have their money invested in this prop erty are willing to be eontent with a C per cent, dividend on tbeir investment, and those outsiders, who have no money invested in it, may spare the troable they are taking to prevent the private stockholders from needlessly sacrificing their interest in this matter. But the State is the largest stockholder, and ev ery citizen in the State, who is a tax payer, is, therefore, interested in the proper management of this property. What then is for the best interest of the public at large the tax payers of the State? Let us consider the facts of the case. 1 he stock of the road is $4,000,- 000; the property cost, according to the , . . . 1 - 1 . MS SWM accounts of the company, about $3,O00,' 000. It may safely be asserted that this property (meaning the North Caro lina Railroad and equipment, as de scribed in the lease of 1871) can be duplicated for much less than $1,000.- 000. It is said by tbe apponents of the lease that the development of the conn" try will be very great before 1901, . and that this property win then oe worth much more than $1,000,000, its cost. It seems more probable to me that it will be worth leas than that sum. But It is useless to conjecture about saeb far off events. We are confronted by this dif- Highest of all in Leavening Power. l WHOI.KHAMt BT MATKJs I ( airJiMONGX : "Are yoa taking Simmons Lives Reg ;iator, the -mKino of Liveb Med "rass?" -That is what ottr readerf j rot, and nothing- but that. It is th ame old friend to which-the old folki inned their feath and were neref dis pointed. Bat another good reconv lendation for it la, that it la bbttet 3JlS Pixxfi, never gripes, never weak- as, but -works in such, an easy and ifcural way, just like nature itself; that "vief comes quick and eure, and our "els new all over. It "never fails -erybody' needs take a liver remedy, id everyone should take only Sim- jaona liver RegrJatort "; Be sure you get it. The Red 2 ilt oil the wrapper. J". IX. Zeilin & Jo., Philadelphia. Acuity: The tax payers of tbe State owe 2, 700, 000 for the State's interest in this road. It is evident, from what has come light, that an arrangement can be now be made, by those in authority, upon whose shoulders rests the respon sibility of ; this crisis, by which this large indebtedness can be provided for, so that every citizen and tax payer of the State will feel that not .only has that large portion of the pub lic indebtedness been satifactonly ar ranged, but that the investment made by the State in this railroad strange to say, will prove a certain source of revenue to the State. It is 223 miles long; there is no lien ormort gage on it. Let us keep it in that con dition; let the rental be applied to the payment of the interest on the State debt, and the surplus be invested as a sinking fund for the ultimate redemp tion of the bonds when due, or let it be devoted to some of the present demands upon the State Treasury for charitable or educational purposes. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," or dinarily. This bird, that we are offer ed, is worth, in my own opinion, adozen such birds as the opponents of the lease hope to catch in the bushes of 1901. If you have been correctly informed as to the details of the proposed extension of the lease, the State will reap, annually, from this investment, much more than 9180,000 in dividends, and, besides this. the State and the cities, counties and towns along tbe right of the road will derive taxes from the roadbed and su perstructure, which, by a contract be tween the private stockholders and the State of North Carolina, made through such distinguished citizens as Morehead and Uraham, and others, is now noo taxable. Surely the tax raers of the Slate would prefer to rid themselves of this large liability now, by an arrange ment so safe and satisfactory, rather than run the risk which must, neces sarily, attend delaying an adjustment of this affair until the termination of the present lease, or about that time. I believe that the Governor of the State of North Carolina and the worthy gentlemen, who are directors of this corporation, have the honor and the interests of the State of North Carolina in their keeping in this matter, and that they will act fearlessly and honest ly. I hope they will settle the matter now, upon the best terms they can ob tain from the Southern Railway Com pany. I believe that company will grant them terms as liberal as is consist ent with good business sense. Let them act. Let the people acquiesce in their actions, and then let us hope that the Southern Railway Company, having ascertained exactly what its status is in North Carolina, will proceed to ex tend its aid to the building up of the grand country through which its sys tem passes. I firmly believe that the day when this line is extended will mark a new era in every town and city along its line, and, believing this, as a citizen of Charlotte, of North Caroli na, and a stockholder in tbe road, I urge upon the authorities to act boldly and promptly. Stockholdek. IOWER STONE CHURCH CENTENNIAL. Preaching Beran YesterdRT Large 8rinuu Crowds Attend Lectures and the Programme. Special to tne Observer. Salisbury, Aug. 3, The centennial services at Lower Stone church, ten miles from this place, began yesterday. The attendance was large and the com munity is much interested. Rev. B. h . Davis preached yesterday morning, a. d Kev. J. u. Murphy, oi Hickory, delivered an address in the af ternoon. Mr. Murphy's subject was "The Classis of North Carolina." The speaker showed disadvantages under which the Reformed, church in North Carolina bad labored, the progress which had been made and the prospect for the future. Rev. Cyrus Cort, D. D., of Wyoming, Del., will preach the sermon this morn ing and Rev. Mr. Hay, of Japan, will speak this afternoon. To-morrow an immense crowd will be in attendance it is expected that there will be between 5,000 and 10,000 people present. Rev. I);. Cort will deliver the histori cal address. Speeches will be made by Rev. . C. Clapp, D. D., of Newton; Rev. C. B. Hilber, of Mt. Crawford, Va., and others. Among the ministers in attendance, I notice Rev. J. C. Leonard, of Lexington, and Rev. J. M. L. Lynly. of Faith. Rev. Paul Barringer has prepared an historical sketch of the congregation which he will read to-day. The congregation belongs to the lie- formed faith and is one of the oldest churches in the county. Samuel Wheatcraft used the United States malls forfraudu ent purposes at Jacksonville, Fla., and now is in a Florida jail for it. He will be tried in the December term of the United States Court, lie Is wanted in Charleston on several charges also. OMEN. TheChai -3ook. The sua burns down the westward wsy;afar The msawi easiwara wane, wane to swoon Of silence ialls the day's symphoaie tnne ; And riding lightly by a cloud l and bar, Where heavenly shoals of drifted roses are, t waten tne rovers iusire-iaen moon. - And thrill to see the sore lore-llgnt that sooa Doth Hash in gold Irom its attendant star. Tbe drowsy flowers nod, save tbone blanched blooms - v..',...'."-.'. ... That lure the night-moth through the dus. ayaeeps; The song-bnshed birds nit - through, the glooms: -- - And, nested tn the dark, tbe day-world sleeos: r.j, s . I, too, would sleep but for the bat that Athwart the nmbroas amber of mj skies. CSAIUMSTOAITrs TT. Latest U. S. Govt Report k KOBS OHaRlOTTJC H. C. -MP' "a aeo . I TEXTILE 1 1 it If 10 ; : CHARLOTTE, N. C. Agents for ; - ' . Kitbon Machet Co., Lowell, Mass: Wmns TklACHiKE Works, Whitiasville, Mass. t Eco' System or Tims Detectors, Boston, Mass. ' - General Fire Extinguisher Co., Providence, R.'! Westisghousk Machine Co., Wkstingfousb Elktrio& i ? contractors' fob f ScIf-roodlBs Opeaen. Cylinder openers, with feeder attached, with or without trunks. " . .. - Breaker Lappers. One and two teotion breaker tappers, with or without feeders at tached, with or witnout condensers and gangs boxes, and with or without screen sections. . . '. : Combination Ttreaker and Finisher IP pers. One or two section flnlahers, with feeder attached. I a termedia te Lappers. One or two see Uons. - . Finisher Lappa rs. One or two sections, with ordinary plain, beater arms, or with Kerschner'searding beaters. Wast Pickers and Cleaners. Card and picker waste cleaners, roving waste openers and cotton -waste pickers with thread ex tractors. Cardiac Engines. Btatlonary Iron-top flat cards, with Licker-ln and Wellman strippers: with or without eollers. Kevolv- tng flat cards with eollers. Improved Complete) Steam Plant Power ngineSTand high-speed engines, either simple, compound or condensing; . i return Are tubular boilers ;water tubular boilers; feed pumps,heaters,purin- ers. ete. Fire Protection Ko.alpmente Grlnnell. Hill or Neraoher automatic sprinklers: Underwriters'" Ore pumps, hydrants, wood or steel tanks, hose connections, etc. Kleetrie Lighting Plants Westlnghonse new man ti pole, r dynamos, In- i candescent and arc lamps, switchboards and all Instruments therefor ; elec- , trlcal supplies of all kinds. ' . f ClhlcK What a familiar name to all musicians, and what a host of memories of sweet sounds does it call forth! Your grandmother's Chickering Piano wis good.your mother's better and now you may have tbe btst. It is afacttb&t the present product of this name is superior to any they have ever made. Further comment as to quality is un necessary, though I will say the low prices at whicb I am offering these magnificent inttrumtnts will surprise you. I want to talk to you, too, about the " Iver but there is so much to bo said in their favor, I must ask' you to come to my store or give me your name and let me write you direct. These two do not complete the list. I can positive ly offer a more desirable line of - ; PIANOS AND ORGAN! to select from than any dealer in the South. Eo n UDDELL CHARLOTTE, N. Foundry, Machine BOILERS. 6 to 150 horse power, portable, stationary, single or In batteries. Boiler fronts - and fixtures. ENGINES For gins, saw mills, grist mills, planing mills, brick machines, rock crushers, and general purposes. PRESSES For cotton, yarn, cloth, batting, waste, hay, straw, shucks, tobacco stems; operated by hand, power and direct steam, capacity 100 tons and under. SAW MILLS . j - For plantation and general use. Nine styles and sizes, swing cut-off saws rip saw mandrels and general saw milf machinery. , , SHAFTING AND PULLEYS For all purposes. A full line of patterns for hangers, plain and clamp coup lings, etc. CASTINGS Of all kinds. The largest and best GINS AND GINNERIES We are the authorized agents and Co., of Bridgewater, Mass., for their gins and improveds ystem of handling cot ton. Estimates made and contracts taken for complete ginneries of anv ca pacity. - Shops and Office Corner North Church 'and Carolina Central Railroad. North Tryon street car stops next block. K OF INTIBE8T TO THB MAN WHO PATS THK COAL BILL. . J ARM AN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CO., KAHDrACTDRlBg OF . . - f JAEMAN'S OXYGEN GENERATORS,. For the economical ooasumption of fuel. apoa fuel bills. General Office. Durham, N. C. ICE ! ICE J J STAN JARD ICE & i IE COMPANY. ' PURE CRYSTAL ICE MADE FROM DISTILLED vVATER. '.. IS'EII orrht Oorf&ctoryli&s track connect in with all tbe railroads which enables us to , M ... . . , . . iuaa cars wimou. exposing ice to sun cr air, thos avoiding heavy loss In leaU- ago. - . ioesnlppe. .n any quantity from sack I to car-load, and loaded direct from the 3 loadftd dirnt from the I bath. - - - Satisfaction given in weight, quali ty, etc ' CSTORDER8 80LICTED. , STANDARD ICE; Ji FUEL CO, - A. J. HAOOOD, Manager. ; ' DELLion. Si 3NUMENTAL WORKS KAh"lTE . MONUMENTS vA . 8PE- '. ' - . CI ALTY. J , j-1".- '1' : 23S W Trade Strae Char otta, N. C. MACHINE!! "J. IS J.. I. Pittsburgh, Pa. MAKUTACTUBiJfG Co., Pittsburgh, Pa , grinding devices for revolving flats or sard IneanoiJies Hallway Heads Hlnsrls or fr" ' al-arW4- tot heads: eoller heads, or one, two or three lines of railway trougns. Draw log Frames. Any number of deli v eries, single or conpiea; wiu vr metallic rolls: all stop motions. Slabbing, Intermediate , and Bvla Frames. ' ... - . . Ring Spinning Frames Both warp and filling frames; any spindle; all gearing on one end of frames; improved separators tor single or double roving. spoolers. improved upriBii . new patent thread guides, with or without Wade bobbin holders. . . . Keels. Standard adjustable reels, or light running reels -; - Twitters Wet or dry twisters, to twist from either spools, qnills or beams- . Looms. Heavy or light looms, standard widths and wide looms. i. Warpers, Dryers, Presses, Slashers, etc. plan ts of any else and description : Corliss , 3 eriini Fofid and Wood Shops- - . V . i - - - i equipped fouudiy in the State. . - representatives of : the ' Eagle Cotton Gin - - , - i Can be applied to any boiler. Saves from 10 .'... Charlotte Office, 61 Sooth College MERCHANTS AND FARMERS p A pit AT jaoo,ooo. SURPLUS AND PROFITf. 100,000. J. 11. MeAden, President: Hu HnrinM. Vice President; C N. C Jutt. Acting ; Cashier; Geo. E. Wilsa : A ttorney. Accounts with Bank a Corporations, Firms and Individuals So icited. DIKECTOK8: MeAden, , , ' H. u. Bprings, John II II. M. Houston, Oeo. E. Wilson. Builders and r Contractors: - When in need of flooring,' ' ; ... ceiling. weather-boarding. - , shingles or lime, don't fail v '.'to get my prices. Satlsfao- tion guaranteed. I" C : " - . ' E. L. PUOFST ANDREWS. i 'I'imm II lit rv . CHARLOTTE, N. C. '