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Vol. VHIr No. 43 CHARLOTTES NV; C. THURSDAY MORNINGAITGUST 22; 1805. PRICE 5 CENTS I ... : f i PEOPLE'S COLBIS lO Cents a LIm, Six Words to an Xiao. t 'XTT'ANTBft To lehann well located if - residence property la Charleston, H, - C, for real estate or personal property Id ? Charlotte, K. C. Add rex M, ObMmr office. I pBKAMI nBEAMKETrdt JMpsr quart. MeD. WttUu. TU8T RECEIVED Fresh lot of all kind tl nice groceries. . Jno. W.Todd i TTANTED To bay typewriter table or I V desA. cheap. , . &, Observer. TV TRC HANTS ml bnilniM mtB who XT A. want the best class of work bare found out that pays to leave their order for i piaUng at the Observer Frio ting Home. TfXTBA alee lot chickens, butter and eggs ; JD, to-day. - :, .Jao. W.Todd. TLANK United $tates' wit Bee pay-roll, -X warran ivj-?? deeds of trust, blank i notes ana ot bks tot aale at the Oo 2 server Pi . 7 " . .1 L i "TDST RECEIVED rine lot of crackers ,tr im1 fresh cream eheesev ? -; . Barrett Blnkeiyr - J TDB1NTERS who want square treatmeat t -A "-and good goods at bottom prices can be t accommodated by sending their orders to .the Observer Printing House, i . -- can't be made any better. Bead la yonr or- . ansa, wo - a waoas llr Us?. - m w A" STB IACIU roils I I ur ur get um irom my wagon, reread ' tickets, 40 for fl. Fasnacht, City Bakery. "VriCB lot B. B. bans and strips tost la at iN Jno. W.Todd's. ; - HIGH-GRADE stock printing is what you and - flrst-class get at the Ob- - abbvek Printing House. (SPECIAL NOTICES. " ' " ' ' " . I,, i t fpHE latest novelties of thisseason in I JL wall papers are to be found la our I stock. Wheelkb Wall Papkb Co. TXTATCHES that keep time TT and I prices to suit all at I ' J. C. Palamoubtats's. : TX7ANTED to rent. House on .North or East Trade. I i f or South Tryon Mast have modern conveniences and be ia first-class repair. A. Duncan M. Osbohjte. TTtOR sale at a price that will likely -I? - Interest tou: 7-room two-story dwelling North College st; lot 09x396.' W. 8. At.ktandkb. IF RESH potato chips. Bkthukx d& White. E. P. KEERANS, DENTT8T, 7 West Trade Street, Charlotte, N. 0. YOU NEED MONEY T When you are short null on PhD vlntta LLnan Office. Nn 15 V. Tpm1 fit. Thai , will lend you money on any thing of value FOR SALE. Three hand red and one acres of valuable land lying on the A.. T. A O. Railroad, 1 mile froor Haatorsvllle. Good seven-room dwelling, large barn and out-buildings. If not sold by October 1st will be for rent. Address: JD. J . M. Wiuwk, Caldwell. N. C, or John McAuxjEr, on premises. Chills stopped in with one day DR. KING'S Cure, and cured by continuing it a reasonable length of time. Try it. Prepared and sold by D URWELL & TVUNN,- JDURWELL & JLJUNN,- Wholesale and Retail Druggists, . C. HERRING, DENTIST. r Of Concord, has located in Charlotte for the practice of his profession, and respectfully asks the public for a share of their patronage. Office in the David- on. building. ORGANIZED 1874. f Commercial National Bank. -V OFOTABLOTTB, N. C. : ' I Dnited States, State and City Depository. Paid as capital. .175,000 00 Mnrplus and nndlvlded profits. ' Premium on 17. 8. bonds 101.000 00 13,000 00 i $8000 00 What customers of a hank want are nvcoiuniouavion ana uieiry - - the latter the more important. This bank has a surplus of $173,000 00 i An amount nearly equal to its capital. Personal liability of shareholders. . 175,000 00 . - f tS48.000 00 - Over and above the assess 1 n wb leh the capital and deposias are in vested. The liabilities are the depoalts,say $390,000 00 Xjess cash on hand 166,000 00 Leaving net liability ...L. $186,000 00 Against which it holds: Good notes and other se- v earitiea X4 45,000 00 Personal liability ot shareholders as above 175,000 o 4020,000 00 Or nearly (4 available for every $1 liability. - Every accommodation consistent with good banking. A. Q. BKXNizxa, Cashier. J, a. Bpbmckr, President. MABJB1E MONUMENTS FADE, IREDELLDQRANITE IS EVERLASTING. ' - i -Vsvhlar. GaAKira Company. Job R. Irwin k C. A. Misenheiier, physicians and Siirgeoiis, - Office No. 3, Harty building, opposite r 2d Presbyterian church. 'I Koti&ejof New Copartnership. - ; Notlce ls hereby given of a new baatneas firm consisting of Tessler Bros, and J. J. Ksetl and to be knowd by the firm name of : Teeaier Broe. dt Co. The new firm will as sume the business or Tessler Broe-v except such as relates to some eon traots for build ings now in coarse oi construction, which liiha completed by Tessler Bras, alone. after whteh. the Dim of Tessler Bros. wUi be UissolTeo. - ' nuns ums , - ' J. J.Ezsx.i paints -and- glass TESSIER BROS.- & CO. Desire to give notice that they are now opening up at their place of business. corner College and 3d streets, a large and complete stock of Paints. Oils and Glass, etc., which they offer for sale at very reasonable prices. - - , Parties in need of any of these goods will do well to call on them before pur chasicj. ' ' , . LIBRARIAN SP0FF0RD SHORT. HK OWKS THS GOVERNMENT 35,00. Bis Statement Is That the Matter Is Merely . the Besolt f Coaf aaiea sad He As. , assasM HlmMlf Beady U Settle Imme diately. ;r-''-'"-'Jr'--' r; t-f - WASHrsGToS, Aug 21. The accounts of - Congressional : Librarian Spofford, which have been under -J n vestigat ion by the Auditor of the Treasury for ihe State and other departments since last January, are said to show a shortage of at least $35,000.. i. This shortage is said to exist in the pay-roll account of . the Library, and in addition to this js a dis crepancy to the copyright and search tett account. The accounts have been examined by an expert i n the office of Auditor Holcomb, and his report is be lieved to -have been carried to President Cleveland at Gray Gables by Assistant Secretary Hamlin, of the Treasury De partment, who went to h ft cottage at Marion, Haas., a few days ago o spend his vacation; At the Treasury -Department no information ; whatever, can be learned regarding the matter, the offi cials declining to discuss it, . or revear the results of the investigation. )lti Spofford was shown the state ments regarding. his accounts, and made the following statement: - tiouiars, doid oi mis-stateaments ana of distortion of. facts, it can only be said that this is not the first time, or is it likely to be the last, that a public of ficial has been held up to odium for of fences not committed. Stripped alt ! sensational statements, the whole mat ter rests upon an admitted confusion of accounts, growing out of the extreme pressure constantly upon the librarian , of Congress and register of copyrights I to the whole country. This neglect ! has been owing to the fact that while the daily and onerous business of decid ing upon and issuing copyrights, and the almost incessant demands upon the librarian for information by Congress and the public cannot be postponed, the matter of accounts can be and has been delayed. "The charge of having received il legal fees is baseless. The copyright law distinctly provides that for certify ing a copy of a copyright record there Shall be collected 50 cents. The appli cation for such records are very numer ous, because of the constant litigation involving copyright property. The furnishing of certified statements as to how the record stands is not a part of the regular correspondence, but is to meet special demands for evidence to defend or institute suits .involving copyright property. " The charge3 for this labor, about 50 cents an hour, fairly represents what the government pays in celrical salaries, and the search fees charged are regularly recorded in a cash book and paid into the Treasury, thus reimbursing the government for its own expenditure on these special searches. ' "As to the statement that fraudulent vouchers have been presented, the facts are that two bills, one for $25 and one for about $6, both bearing receipts, but neither marked duplicate, wee render ed in the accounts from the Library, the duplication not having been detected either by myself or the clerk having these accounts in charge. The amount overdrawn was at once made good on attention being called to this error. "Regarding payment of salaries, it is truetpat the Library has for a long time seeured larger services for the library under appropriations specifically for a larger sum than that paid, and this un der authority of the law which provides that whenever the duties of a clerk of a higher grade can well be performed by one of a lower it shall be lawful to em ploy more than one within the limits of the appropriation made. Acting under this I have in good f ith employed . in cases where no expert of adequate ex perience was found for a vacancy two persons for the salary of one person for a much longer time within the limits of the appropriation made. Thi9 has se cured for the government much more service for the amounts and it never oc curred to me as a thing improper much less lllegaL" Mr. Spofford said that instead of there being only 24 persons employed in the Library, as had been s.ated, there were actually 33, the law requiring 30. "To those who know anything of the multifarious duties, thrust upon the librarian," continued Mr. Spofford, "it will not appear strange that I have asked for a separation of the duties of register of copyrights, which should be under the charge of a distinct bonded officer connected with the Library of Congress, from those of librarian, so as to secure the full benefit of the publica tions recorded under -the copyright law. The result of the whole matter, so far as now' seen, is: that there will be due the Treasury about $22,000 on adjustment of copyrights and salary accounts, although no absolutely final audit has yet been reached. The amount due I am, of course, ready to pay immediately. Mr. Spofford said in conclusion that be had received no intimation that bis services were, likely to be -dispensed with by the President He added that he had received only the most cour teous treatment at the hands of the ex ecutive officials. Mr. Spofford was appointed to his present office by Abraham Lincoln in 1864. LOCAL WKATBRS BKTOBf . 8. L. DoaHan, Observer, " ,. Charlotte, K. Angus SI, 1895, 8 p. m. BAHO ITCHr.l WSATHtS. Cloudy. . I vaaoxptTAr'B. S0.08 i -' : JO Maximum. 72; minimum, 88. Oorresponalng eutte last yearj Maximum, 8$; mlolmnm, . WKATHEB rOBBCABT. . For North Carolina Showers: probably siighuy warmer in tne arternoon ; easterly winds. ts-i. - -' j CHAS. C. HOOET, ARCHITECT, CHARLOTTE, N.-C- Antimigraine cures' all ; headaches." ' Safe, sure and-speedy-. Contains nd'poisoii; lO.centiampie, three doses.- i-'-V.-i r,.V,--' R J3v Jordan & Co!; ; Prescriptionists. . DB; H.. WAKEFIELD - WILL BK TS HIS OFTIOI AT 509 N.TryonSt, Charlotte, All days except- Friday and Saturday ol each week. -- Phosx74, . - , Practice limited to - - . - Eye, Ear, Nose and Thoat. A HAinD!02I BELT. - I' It is Offered for the International IToee- i Baclng Contest at Atlanta. , - AnJtsTar Ga., Aug. 21. The thous and dollar -international championship gold belt offered by the Cotton States and International Exposition for the fire men's races, was received this morning from the Braxmar Company. -? It is an exceedingly handsome beH. consisting of nine shields of gold.? The central shield la five by six inches, surmounted by the United States flag and eaele. in gold,' with, diamonds to-represent the stars of the States. Oa the shield is the folio wlnglnsoription; "Internation al championship belt for hose racing. Open to the world. Offered by the Cot ton States and International Exposition Company; of Atlanta, G a.... ,'.'. On either side of this central shield are four ,ther shields, each three by four inches in size, garnished with em eralds and r rubies above "and Hbelow. The shields are joined; together by two goia chains, one at Ae top and one at the bottom of the' shield." ; the whole forming m magnificent belt-one of the handsomest ever seen in America. ; Thiai.belt is offered for hose races to cover a "distance bfoiri) yards. "Chief Joyner, fc of the Atlanta Fire. Dep'art menW who .has the contest in charge, proposes to break the record at this race. lne run . will nave to be made, hose connection made, - and water thrown all in less than 38 seconds. ; ? OASTOH WASTSI A CKIMXKAX OOUBT. The Tegislatnre Took Away Criminal Js- risdlction from Her Only Two Co arts Mr. K, Xj. Oar ham Goes to Gaetoala. ' Special to the Observer. - " " " " Gastoria, Augr21. The noted horse- thief, who was captured : in Spartan burg yesterday, - passed through this town one night last week. He was seen driving the stolen - horse hitched to a boggy, and he stopped in the edge of town and enquired the way to Spartan burg. - s -:: Our people are anxious to know what provision is going ' to be made for a criminal court in this county, as it ap pears from a blunder of the last Legis lature that criminal jurisdiction was taken away from the only two courts we have. It is hoped that some provis ion will be made that will not put the county to the unnecessary expense of holding a criminal court at a different date than that which is provided for the trial of civil cases. Mr. Robert L. . Durham, who ' has been located at Rntherfordton practic ing law, will in a short time come to Dallas and occupy the dwelling and offlce now used by his brother, Mr. 8. J. Durham, Mr. S. J. Durham will move to Bessemer City and take charge of the cotton mill recently purchased by him. An organization of stockholders for the mill willsoon be perfected, machinery, will be put in and the mill started. AS TO REFORMS IH ARMENIA Suggestion in the Commons That England Had Better Let Armenia Alone. LONDON, Aug. 12. In the course of the discussion of the Foreigh Office es timates in the House of Commons to day James Brice, president of the board of tride in the Rosebery ministry, said that the reforms which the government asked to have instituted in Armenia were the least that could be expected. The position of Christians throughout the East, he declared, was extremely perilous. Mr. T. G.. Bowles, Conserva tive, denied the existence of any obli gation on the part of Great Britain to ntroouce reforms in Armenia, ae complained at lenghth of the extraor dinary change which the policy of the Tory party had undergone, declaring that it amounted to a reversal of the best traditions of English policy. Sir Kills A. iiartlett. Conservative, expressed regret that the late govern ment had not taken action to save Japan from coercion at the hands of France and Russia. Referring to the Armenian agitation, he described it as niurious and unjustifiable. The Turk ish people, he said, were moderate, temperate and courageous. Mr. T. M. Healy, criticising the speeches of Messrs. Bar tlett and fJowles, sarcastically expressed regret at seeing a division already in the ranks of the Conservatives. . TO IIOBT THE CIGARETTE TRUST. Powerful Combination Permed at Sc. Ionls Yesterday for This Purpose. 8t. Louis, Aug. 21. As a result of the secret meeting of plug tobacco manufacturers held at the Planters' Hotel this morning, at which Hon Paul J. Sorg, of Middletown, Ohio, pre sided, the P. J. Lorillard Tobacco Com pany, of Jersey City P. J. Sorg, Liggett &l Myers, and the Drummond Tobacco Company, .of St. Louis, will engage in the manufacture of cigarettes in opposi tion to the American Tobacco Company as soon as plants can be installed, Seventeen manufacturers were present at the meeting, and it is probable that if found satisfactory, all will embark in the manufacture of cigarettes short ly. Those in attendance, in addition to the St. Louis men, were:. Pierre Loril lard, New Yorki Robert McGinnis,Ne York; P. J. , Sorg, Middletown, Ohio; Oren Scot ten, Detroit; E. C. Way, De troit; E. H. Mayo, Richmond, Va.; -N. II. Bowman, Lynchburg, Ya.; Thomas Atkinson, Richmond, Va. ! ;; Danger at Frlctlom Soggested. ' Lokdon, An e. 71. The St. James Gazette, in a leading: editorial, asks, How does Great 'Britain stand with the United States In regard to the Nicaraguan Canal t" Pursuine the sub ject the paper aaas: "it would be well for Mk .George Curson.ft Under Secre tary of Foreign Affairs, to put the ques- tiouin tne House or commons and ob tain a clear answer. As far as can be seen we are - beading straight for crisis and there will be either sv diplo matic deadlock between the twocoun tries or an English surrender of im portant treaty rights.' ... r , . y Tw Killed la West Virginia. " " ' SABosarr, Ky,; AugX 2I.i-.WiU Gillber and James Owens, brothers-in-law, were killed in : a hand-to-hand battle last night by John Strauss at the town of Keystone in West Virginia. The fight was the result of a feud of ten vears standing.'.'. The men met on a rough mountain pata near town lor the pur pose or "painting things red"' when quarrel followed. The battle lasted tor an hour, in which time more than two hundred shots were fired. '''Strauss is now a fugitive, having escaped across the - Jine ;. into - Pike county. A large pusats i ia pursue. ; ,. - .r. . . .AJ "The Qalekeat Ttsna On Beeord. LiOkdoh, Aug. - zi.-The ' London & Northwestern Railway Company's new fast train which left Euaton station at 8 o clock last evening arrived at Aber deen at 4:5s o clock this morning, hav ing covered the distance of 540 miles in the shortest time on record. "Nineteen Bodies Reeivered. Dexvkh, Col., Aug. 21.- Fou r more bodies were taken from the hotel ruins, making i Coroner Martin - declared that at least a dozen more bodies are in the rums. - - . WALTER R. 'HENRY: DESERTS. HE GOES OYER TO .THE POFCXISTS. The Two Bldea to the North Carolina Railroad Xesee , Qoestlon The Pops, TTaated to Get Their Hands oa If-The Bill They Had Prepared la the Last Leg islature But Which Was Sever Printed .The Raleigh Press W1I1 Absorb the 'Visitor Governor Jarvla .to Speak at Morganton Secretary Coke's Coadltioa SMU Oangerons The Sliver Convention Not likely to Materialise The Clinton School Tax the Heaviest Ever Voted in the State. - Special to the Observers - r u., 'Raleigh, Aug. 21 There are always two sides to a question and your corres pondent has endeavored to give both in the -matter of the lease of the North Carolina Railroad. ..:-, . The question was asked bow the di rectors knew the lease would be ex tended. Your correspondent asked .a very prominent gentleman"why t" His reiiy was; "Because the Governor had appointed very sensible directors. This is how any oi the people wno reflected knew the step would be-taken. Direo1 tor Allison was not present at the meet ing of the sub-committee of the direc tors in thii city." A gentleman of wide information said: Do you know that the old lease was badly drawn and was unfavorable? " It required the . Ktcnmona -as .uanvitie Railroad to simply turn over the prop erty in like condition as when taken in charge. What was that condition T an e rails were of iron and only 40 pounds to the yard. , The Richmond & Danville bad a rignt to strip toe roaa oi any oet- terments. Then, too, under the terms of that lease the rolling-stock would be gone. There is no comparison between the two." - - i - And yet another said that the fusion- ist8 who wanted to get' control of the road during the last session of the Leg islature, could have carried out their object had not factional quarrels divid ed them. They were bent upon acquir ing control two years hence, and no doubt the fear that they might have the necessary strength in the Legisla ture was a powerful incentive to the private stockholders to make the lease. The bill which the f usionists had pre pared and of which your correspondent sends you a copy, tells the story very clearly. That bill had never before been printed, it appears. Here is its text: sec. l. Tnat so much or the charter of the North Carolina Railroad and taxation and all amendments as in any way . exempt the property, privileges, rights and franchises of said corpora tion from taxation is hereby repealed, and so much of any law or clauses of any law as exempt said property, privi leges, rtgnts and franchises irom taxa tion is hereby repealed, and all the property of said corporation, of any kind and description, personal or mixed, shall be subject to taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of other railroad corporations n the state. Sec. 2. That chap. 72, laws of 1848- 49, incorporating the North Carolina Railroad Company, and all acts and parts of acts amendatory thereof are hereby altered so that the interest of the State of North Carolina as a stockholder in said corporation shall be controlled and represented as hereinafter provided. 'Sec. 3. That all powers now vested in the Governor by virtue of said acts of incorporation, and by virtue of all acts or parts of acts amendatory there of to appoint State proxy and directors in the said road are hereby repealed. 'Sec 4. That Geo. W. F mat hers, of WaynesviTle, is hereby elected to act as proxy for the state in all meetings oi the North Carolina Railroad Company which may hereafter be called and held prior to adjournment of the next Gen eral Assembly. He shall represent the interests of the State in said company. shall have the power of substitution and shall not be required to own stock in the company. "Sec. 5. That upon the appearance of said State proxy or his substitute at any place fixed for a meeting of the stockholders of the North Carolina Rail road Company such meeting shall be declared and considered duly organized and ready to proceed to business. It shall be the duty of said State proxy or his substitute at the proper meetings or the stockholders to vote for and elect eight directors on the part of the State as members of the board of directors of said company. Such directors shall be suitable persons and holders of at least one share of stock in said com pany at the time of their election. The said State proxy may call special meet ings of the stockholders when in his opinion it is necessary. see. o. ii lor any reasons tne an nual meetings of the said stockholders are not called it shall be the duty of the said State proxy to call a meeting to be held at some place fixed by him upon 30 days' notice, which shall be publish ed in some newspaper in tne btate. ; ''Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for stockholders to combine for the purpose of preventing the organization of the meetings of stockholders in any compa ny or corporation in wmco. tne state is a stockholder, or for any officer or offi cers to neglect, or otherwise to do or omit to do any act necessary to call the regular or special meetings of such cor poration. Any person guilty of a viola tion of this section shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not to exceed -$300, and imprisonment not more than six months, in the discretion of the court.'! The Raleigh Electric Company is placing 90 electric lights in the long train shed at the union passenger sta tion. - - - " i - An excursion train of eight ears left here at 10 o'clock this morning for Rich mond. ' ' - . ' ' There are to be about 20 stockholders of the new afternoon paper. The edi tor says that the purchase of the Visitor has practically oeen consummated. as vou were informed, . the Press was bought last week. Next Monday both papers pass from, the present manage ment. ,. - t ' It is learned that1 the Governor will soon .. accept a military - company at Salisbury and that the company is now procuring uniforms. . - Kx-uovernor jarvis, wno is in uurke county, - at -Connelly Springs, will by request address the citizens of Burke county next Tuesday, at Morganton, on the issues or tne a ay. - This morning just after the vestibule train, south-bound, on the Seaboard Air Line, left here,8 it -was found that the cylinder of No. 541, "one of the new high- power engines from the. Richmond Lo comotive Works, was cracked, and so a big freight engine had to take out the train. ' - .. - ' " - Wake Forest College opens in & few days. An increase of students, is also confidently expected in this excellent institution.:--; - . v . - : -. A severe electric storm passed -over here last, night and torrents of rain felL The weather is little cooler to-day, secretary or state vokq nad a good night last night and it is asserted that be is now on the up-grade. Yet his eonditlon is still dangerous. Monday he entered the fourth week of his fever and ever since the end of the first week has been delirious. He is by reason of weakness now much quieter than lie was in the earlier stages of his sickness, - A gentleman who signed the call for a silver convention tells me that he be lieves that it will yet materialize. Really, so far as one can judge superfi cially, while there . is the . deepest interest in saver, there does net s pear to be any particularly r.c.;:eatl3 enthusiasm in regard to a convention. . Walter R. Henry will in the next is sue of the Caucasian, Senator Marion Butler's paper, announce that he has left the Democratic party and become a Popul-stu He will" aid in. a canvass of the state. i He made an attack on Sen ator Ransom not long ago which. Popu list papers printed. , .. - - " Ihe revenue officers have not In two weeks seized an illicit distillery , in this district, so busy are they, looking after registered distilleries of fruit brandy, of which there will be at least 700, Two years ago there were 636. ai.' One of the leading Democrats in the State said to-dayr "You can say there will be no silver convention here. No leaders of our party are in favor of it. Ex Chairman Smith was led into ad vocating iand signing, the call for it by an errorjots judgment. Iptruly think the Populists and Democrats will g a; t vate together; that is . that neither party will i make ; overtures, bul that tney win narmomze.- . uemocrats can not now afford to have any difficulties." . The town ef Clinton votes a school tax of 50 cents oa the -hundred dollars valuation ofproperty and $150 on each poll. 'This Is. the heaviest 'school tax ever .voted in -North Carolina. The town now applies. for aid from the Pea body fund. ...,. . - ' - The Grand Lodge, Knights of JHonor, is in session at Moretead City, Mr. C. M. Brown presiding as : grand dictator and Mr. P. C. Carlton . being reporter. Fifty delegates are present. . w-- A yoang negro man, an'employe of the-Seaboard Air Line, was perhaps fa tally crushed here this afternoon while coupling cars at Johnston street station. Both the; tobacco warehouses here open the season to-morrow with sales. Mayor Russ and Sanitary Officer Sale are making strenuous efforts ' to keep the city clean. They tell me. that the amount of garbagr removed is twice as great as ever before. Yet complaints come in. Extra teams have been put to work removing garbage. Wlnsiow Unchurch, colored, aged 21. who was crushed while coupling cars at the Seaboard Air Line freight station here yesterday, is dead. - The Raleigh Hosiery Yarn Mills are now running until 0 o'clock at night, in an effort to keep up with orders. The new quarters of the Capital Club here will be one of the handsomest buildings in the city. ' The health of the 62 inmates of the Soldiers Home is quite good. To-day before a justice of the ueace here there was a hearing of a slander case, the persons Interested being from Oak Grove township. It was claimed that Maggie Gray had been slandered. . HE WILL INDfCT THE WHITES. Solicitor Mots to Move Against the White Mea Who Were la the Winston Riot Armed and Not Deputized. Special to the Observer. .,. Winston, Aug. 21.-The light com mittee of the Winston aldermen are considering the advisability of granting New York and Baltimore parties the privilege of establishing a. gas plant in Winston. Toe committee, if the city has a right to grant the permit, will make a favorable recommendation to the board at its next meeting. 'Ihe trial of the rioters has been con cluded so far as the evidence and speech-making' are concerned. The case was turned over to the jury late this afternoon, but owing to the number of defendants, a verdict is not expected before to-morrow morning. solicitor Mott said to me to-day that he expected to indict every white man he could get evidence against who was at the recent riot with pistols, and not deputized by the sheriff. He says he wants to see what the court will do with the whites. Mott is a bitter Republican and did very little work in the prosecution of the negro rioters. He claims to have been siek for several days. Messrs. Glenn & Manly and Mr. Buxton represented the State. Dr. Whitehead, -of Salisbury, who was called here yesterday to Mr. B. F. Hanes, returned home last night. He said that while Mr. Hanes was a very sick man he thought he would be much better in a few days. He considered the indications very hopeful. Sheriff MoArthur-received a telegram this morning from High Point saying that Dave Coontz, ono of the negroes who was wounded during-the recent riot, bad been arrested there. Coontz had one finger shot off, besides a seri ous wound in the thigh. It is that he cannot travel. : learned HOMICIDE IN BURKE. Ed. Poteat Killed By Henry Math is In His Ante-Mortem Statement the Cat Man Sought to Shield the Slayer. Special to the Observer. Morganton, Aug. 21. News reached here Tuesday of the killing, near Yal dese, of one Ed. Potest by Henry Math- is. Your correspondent visited the scene of the killing and the following is tne nistory oi it: ma. foteat and Henry Mathis, neighbors, went off . together Monday and were gone all day. They were seen together about dark, both drank. They started home and got within a half mile of Poteat's. where the fatal cutting took pi ace. Tuesday morning ma. potest was round a few hundred yards from where the scrape happened, with a terrible wound in his abdomen, from which he had lost over a half gallon of blood. He was living still, and able to talk; He told of the cutting as follows: "Henry Mathis and L were walking along the road about 10 o'clock. Monday night. Suddenly a man lumped, out of the : bushes and struck at us. Henry struck at him and cut me. . I said I was cut and begged Henry to go and get my father, but he wouldn t go. I slept by the road and came on home next morning." ,This is the substance of the evidence.-Ed. Poteat died Tuesday? evening at 6 o'clock..; Henry Mathis was arrested and is in jail here now. The supposi tlon is that Mathis killed Poteat. No one believes the-theory of the man jumping out of the bushes." There was bad blood between - Poteat . and Mathis. Poteat was 21 and Mathis is 23 years i old. The-" boys . were both drunk and Mathis probably cut Poteat with a knife in a drunken rage. - Poteat seemed so want to shield Mathis for some reason or other. Henry Mathis will be tried at the. fall term of Bnrke Superior Court,. which convenes here next week. UNION COURT. .:.. A Mnrder Trial tTader Way Personal. ' Special to the Observer. . - MONJtOK, Aug. 21 Court ia progress ing well in the transaction of business and keeps up with the grand jury in aisposine or tne eases. - - - - Minton Gardner was convictd to-day of horse-stealing and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. - The most important case is that of Wall Is Nelson for the killing of Willis McCain on the 3rd of" this month. The case- will be concluded to-morrow. - ? - : Mi3ses May and Annie. Stevens, of Chester, are visiting at Mr. J. iL Slew art's. - Esq. S. H. Hilton and family of Charlotte, are. visiting here.--.- Mrs. S. W, Parkham and children have gone to visit in .Henderson, -iliss Jones, of Abbeville. S. C," is here to spend a few days with Miss Ella Hous ton.- Mrs. " M. Waller left thi morning to f pend a month at Oak For est. - ilis3 Annie .Evans, of White Flains, is visiting at Lev. A.T.Latta's. CAMPBELL AND SOUND MONEY. ALL THE NOMINATIONS UNANIMOUS, Campbell Did Not WaacTt Bat Had to Take It Cleveland andBrfee Endorsed ''Sonad Money Won By an Overwhelm ing Majority Frank Hard Presented the Platform A Strong- Position Taken on 4 the Monroe Doctrine The Ticket in Padl. " SnuKOFrsLD, O.', Aug. $1.- In spite of James E. Campbell's earnest' and: re peated protest that his friends must hot nominate him as the Democratic candi date for Governor of Ohio, as he could not make the race for various reasons. the ex-Governor was put at the head of the ticket by, acclamation agains this will to-day by the 800 delegates to the State convention."; The nomination was forced upon the Butler county man while he was in the midst of a speech and in the act of presenting the name of Judge Peck, of Cincinnati, for the same honor, Thencame a graceful accep tance and the rest -of the ticket was made up on the ' acclamation order. Senator Brice won his point of having only a re-affi rotation of the national currency plank inserted in the platform, on this "sound money" winning by the sound majority.of 255 when ; the ;free silver amendment to the platform was put to the eonvention-vi '-e-ti?-.. At 10:25 state Chairman M. A. tjmail- ey called the convention to order. - - He refrained from making a speech him self. Prayer was offered by Rev. 8. F. Breckenridge " and then amid more cheers Senator Calvin 8. Brice was pre sented as temporary chairman and ad dressed the convention The refer ences of the Senator to the money ques tion were loudly applauded and equal enthusiasm was manifested when the speaker pronounced bis eulogy upon President Cleveland, v . . 4AUBS K. CAUTBXXX. Just as s:on as he had concluded the report of the committee on credentials was called for. In the Butler county contest the report favored the seating of the contesting delegation, headed by Hon. James IS. Campbell, and of the contesting delegation from Cuyahoga county (Cleveland). A minority report . in - favor of the regular delegation f rom Cleveland - was - pre sented, amid mingled cheers, groans and hisses, by Phil Crowe, of Hardin. In the Springfield contest the majority report was against the seat- ng of the delegation beaded oy lion. J. H. Thomas, who was Brice's competi tor for the senatorshfp six years ago. A minority report was. also presented in the interest of the Thomas faction and flow of argument was inaugurated. Roll-call by eounties was ordered on the question of seating the Cleveland -delegation that had been ousted by the committee on credentials, and which stood for free silver. The ballot result ed ayes 307, nays 339, and the result was received with great cneenng. The convention refused to seat tbe Thomas delegation from Clark county by a de- cisi ve vote. This disposed of the contests and the report of the committee on permanent organization, continuing 'the temporary organization, was adopted with a shout. Erank Hurd, the free trade apostle or Toledo, then presented the majority re port of the committee on resolutions. It reads: The Democratic party of Ohio in con vention assembled points with satisfac tion and pride to the wisdom of the action of that party in the last two years and the results accomplished ac cording to its promises, to-wit: The repeal of the Republican legislation known as the Sherman, law, . the un- American Federal election law and the McEinley law, from which repeals has resulted returning prosperity to the country to such an extent that even the Republicans are obliged to recognize the same. 1 We congratulate President Cleveland that his efforts in favor of the repeal of these vicious laws and the upholding of the credit or the country have been suc cessful. We congratulate our Senator, Hon. Calvin 8. Brice, for the earnest and effective support be has given to the President fn these matters. When we consider the facts that the Democratic party received from the Republicans in 1892 a bankrupt Treas ury, that it inherited from them the vicious currency and tariff laws which had prepared and finally produced . the panic of 1893, we insist that-It is en titled to the thanks of the people for the courage with which it has attacked and reoealed these laws: ; r We re-affirm the following portion of the seventh plank Of the last national Democratic convention! ' "We hold to the use of both gold and sliver as the standard money of the country, and to the coinage of both gold and silver v without . discrimination against either metal or charge for mint age: but the. dollar , nnit of coinage of both metals must be or equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be adjusted by international agreement or by such safe legislation as snail insure the main tenance of the parity of the twd metals and the equal power of every do!lasat all times in the payment of debts; and we demand that the paper currency shall be kept at par -with and redeem able in such coin, we insist , upon this policy as especially necessary- for the protection of the farming and laboring classes, the first and most defenseless victims of unstable money and fluctua tion currency- The remainder or. the - platform re lates to.ute' affairs . entirely ; The platform was signed by: 19 . out of 21 members or the committee. : the dis sen tees being A. W, Patrick, of Tus carawas and J. W. Lewis, of 'Cham paign. These subm i tted the following minority report to the financial punk ;We demand the Immediate restore tlon of the : law providing " for the free coinage and' legal tender of both gold and silver coins, witbou discrimina tion against either metal, as provided ia the constitution,- and without await ing the assent of ; England or any other foreign nation.' . Twenty minutes only , was conceded to each side for argument and ex-Senator Patrick', of Canal Dover, led off for silver. He declared - that the - Demo cratic party bad always been the party and tne friend of the white metal and it could not go back on its record. They ought not to vote the -sentiments of "cuckoos' who :;;were" arrayed Against the cause of the common people. It was a fight of the millionaires against the millions, of the plutocrats against the people, a fight of the poor man money for restoration. 'Your gold is in the hands of the very rich,'' shouted the venerable speaker, as he' turned in the heat of his oratory toward Senator Brice.. ' - - ' - The convention appreciated the force of the reference and yelled and laughed to its heart's content; A. L. RusselL of Cleveland, also spoke for silver, while k rank Hurd spoke briefly but to the point for sound money. -He insisted that an , Ohio Democratic convention ha no right to change the . declaration of the national convention of the party and he denied the right of the conven tion to change the obligation and the duty that rested upon the conscience of honest Democrats , to srpport . the na tional platform.':-.- If -thev wanted to change that duty and; to enforcer their sentiments let them go to the.sext na tional -convention. . ( . - -:. . iy R. D. Marshs 11, of Dayton, spoke af terwards for harmony and a roll call was demanded on the adoption of the minori ty report.; The vote was a defeat Tor the free silver men 279 to 525. ' When the silver issue was out of the way General E. B. Finley, of Bucyrus, created a division by submitting anoth-; er plank to the platform, viewing 'with alarm the armed . invasion : by Great Britain of a friendly, country and in sisting upon the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. The ehalr ruled that the resolution could not be considered, ; n different forms this decision was i challenged all over the house. After a! prolonged parliamentary . skirmish - the : resoluntlon was put, upon its passage as as independent, motion. Opposition was offered by John F. Follette, of Cin cinnati, who declared that they, were not there to intimate that .they had no confidence In the Democratic ad minis tration. 4" If any necessity arose for the enforcement of ,the Monroe doc trine there was no doubt that Grover Cleveland would enforce it.-.-: ' ; j President Ingalls, ot the "Big Four warned the convention against tacking planks to a regularly prepared platform,' but ei-Uovernor Campbell, la a rew vigorous remarks, carried the conven tion with him. He asked his hearers u they would split "upon the ancient Monroe doctrine or affirm it. There was no intention of flouting the admin istration of the greatest of living Ameri cans. .Ten years ago, and again A year ago through Mr. Bayard, this country had warned Great Britain to .keep its hands off -.the South American repub lics. Congress had passed a resolution to the same effect but on the other side of the Atlantle they had sneered at that resolution- They had smiled with con tempt when it was said that the Mon roe doctrine should be respeeted, . .The resolution was simply Intended to notify the incoming Congress that the people demanded legislation that would driye Great Britain out of Venezuela and that they - were not prepared to lay down and allow the British Hon to put bis paws on them. The resolution was then put and carried with a whoop. " The platform, with its sound money plank, was adopted by a viva voce vote, a hundred or more delegates yell ing "no." :z, .: As soon as nominations were declared ex-Governor Campbell was again-on his chair. Cries of "Campbell for Gov ernor" drowned his voice for a couple of minutes. Finally securing silence, he said that there was a mission before the-Democratic party of the State this fall: that of achieving a victory which should electrify the whole country.-' At this point-trie ex-Governor gave ex-State Chairman Norton, of Tiffin, permission to Interrupt him, and Norton proceeded to move that Campbell be nominated for Governor by acclamation. This was the cue for the convention to rise en masse and give three cheers twice over while the band played-the "Campbells are Coming. Bnt the ex Governor held his ground, and having once more secured silence, he proceeded to say that he had made five races un der unfavorable auspices in ten years, all calculated to deplete his condition financially-and physically.. There were men in Ohio who could better afford to make the fight and make the sacrifice and if the convention was composed of his friends It onght to respect his wishes and bestow the nomination . elsewhere. He concluded by nominating General Peck, of Hamilton, but the convention would not have it so and "after Mr. Ingalls had said that between the wishes ot - the convention and between the wishes of the candidates sought, the latter would perforce go to the wall. the nomination was made by acclama tion. ' .-:' -: -: -y,k.f'.K.:A, .Seeing that he could do nothing else, the , ex-Goverpor ' gracefully accepted the situation and the Temaining nomi nations followed in quick order, each being made without a contest." Follow ng is the ticket In full: - For Governor, ex-Governor Campbell; Lieutenant Governor. J. B. Peaslee, of Hamilton county; Supreme Judge, Wm. T.Mooneyv of Auglaiz: State Aud itor. James -W. Knott, of "Mansfield; State Treasurer. W. T. Shober. of Gal- liai Attorney General, George A Fair banks, of Franklin: Member ? Board Publio Works, H. P. Heffer, Of Tusca rawas connty: Clerk Supreme Court," J, W. Urulkshanks; ox Miami ail by ac clamation. .-;--v-;-' . The convention Adopted the rooster as an emblem and at z:40 aajournea sine die. - THE DARK AND BLOOD'S GROUND. A Wealthy Man Murdered By a Negro and : tho Latter, Lynched. ,- ITkw RiCHMOJir, Ky. i Aug. 2L -A cowardly murder and the lynching of the murderer occurred in the county within the last twenty-four hours. Franklin Friedman, 80 years of age, the wealthiest maa I a. ciaremon t county, and president of the First National Bank, of New Richmond,was murdered yesterday afternoon near here by. negro, Moan. Anderson. Mr. f riedman lived at Claremontvilie, and was on his way to New Rich mond i n his buggy when Anderson sprang out from a place of concealment on the roadside. He seized Mr. Friedman by the throat and choked him to death. The murderer fled, but was soon captured and locked la the New Richmond ; laiL Lmmedl ately after being put in jail early this morning, snouts ot -''bang him - aroused the community. . - - By 3 o clock the : mob had quieted down and the marshal tried to take the prisoner to the eounty jail at Batavia A deputy sheriff an i ved f.nd an attempt was made to remove Anderson before day-light. 1 At 4 o'clock he was qnletly taken from jail, bnt the mob lay In waiting, wrested him from the officers, dragged him a square away and hanged him to a tree. . The officers made all possible resistance, but were surprised and overpowered. -. - . '- Gaatonla aad HU HoUy Play Ball, . By Telephone to the Observer. Gastobia, Aug. 21. A. lively game of ball was played between: Gastonia and Mt. Holly at the latter place Tuesday which resulted- in victory for Gas tonla. Score Gastonia 14, Mt.: Holly 4. Jtiattery: Mastonia, jNeai and liofi man: MM Holly, Davenport - and Fite, File was knocked out of the box on the fourth inning and Alexander, from ML Holly, was put in his place. uraham of - Charlotte, played with Mt. .Holly. Ah. Harrell was present, but did not Play. - - " ' '- More Gold Withdrawn.' ? Washetgtos, Aug. 21. The Treasury Department is informed that S7( ),C0O in gold was withdrawn lor expor i -: reducing the gold reserve to . ; . i , ; . j, CJ0. , , , ' HARDIN DODGING KOT7. He Talks Free Coinage and Parity la the ' Same Breath, , Matweld, Ky Aug. 21. The second debate between General Uardin and Hon. O. W.: Bradley took place here this afternoon. To the disappoiniment of all Democrats who heard him, General Hardin.- strenuously avoided the cur rency question until within ten minutes of the time in whieh he was to close. Then, in response to Mr; Bradley's ques tion, he said he would appoint to sue haiI oHha. rtf thai turA ITnttArl 5?tt.A Senators should . either of them die, a man who would be lu favor Of coinage of both gold and silver upon exactly equal terms. "I hope to be able to appoint one good enough' he added, "and one who will be able to preserve a penect parity, In all the money we have." General Hardin touched much less upon the monev Question than he did at the opening debate at Louisville, although he takes practically the same ground that he did there. General Bradley came out boldly for the single gold -standard and derided' General Uardin for his failure to take a bold stand for his side of the question. - . There was many prominent Demo crats present from all over the. btate and there-is a strong sentiment that' there should be a - new Democratic standard-bearer; or else the whole ticket will.be defeated. v' A Senator Lindsay to Take the Stamp for . , " Bonnd Moaey . - -FBAJSTcroBT. Ky., Aug. 21. Senator Lindsay will take the stump and make arguments in favor of sound money. Under the present condition of things in "democratic Kentucky this means the " Senator will wage war on Watt Uardin and his free silver ideas. Senator Lind say, in talking the matter over with a mend, stated his intentions tnus: "xne Dosition Hardin has assumed in favor of free. silver has fixed my mind on one thing, and that is that I will take the stump and make all the sound money speeches I can during the campaign." Sanson pakmers institute. Addresses By Prof. Maasey and Uemmte- alonor Patterson- DUeosaloas By the 1 Visitors aad Farmers. - BrecUl to Uie Observer. " - w Anwfinmm. Aug. .21 The farmers nstltnta was called to order and organ ized this morning about 10 o'clock with Mr. T. C Koblnson, oi Anson vi ue, a chairman and Messrs J. W. Kirker and J. G. Boylln as secretaries. - Prof. Maasey, of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, then took the floor and explained the object of the meet ing in a lew seiect worus, anu iiruccoucu to state the relations the Agricultural, and Mechanical College held to the far-. mers of the State.- r-.z;: - Then Mr. Patterson, Commissioner oi Agriculture; rose to explain tne mission of the" Institutions he represents, and made it very plain how very advanta geous the Department of Agriculture .. and exoerimem station are. . . The subject, which was vigorously discussed this evening by several of the t leading farmers andthe visiting gentle men, was diversified farming. Several wbogave their experience io iarming and advanced some splendid theories on the subject varied very widely in their opinions, which shows that you cannot farm theoretically or by some one else's experience. . - Mrs. xt.:. It. irinastou anu mrm. W. Hunsuckef , returned home on the. vestibule this morning. -Mrs. T. Covington has sold her stock of millin ery to Mr. Bostic, of Roberdell. He had it-removed yesterday -to his store at . Roberdell Mr. W. H. Suits lefton the cannon ball last night for Peach- land., jQdge R. T. Bennett, s. h. Threadgill and . J. A, Ltttle went to Morven to-day to attend a ; magistrate . court. ' - , ' : SENTENCED TO PIVE TEARS. . Tao Homicide Case ta Rowan Court A Davidson Tobacco Factory Seised Frot. Hill and Bride Reach Salisbury. Special to the Observer ; K f s Salihrttrv. Aug." 21. Tom' Moore, vhn has been' in 1all awaiting trial for killing Chess Poston, colored, . several montns ago, was uiwiumg brought into oourt and tried. : In about half an bour after 'commencing the trial a verdict of murder in the second degree : was rendered and Moore was sentenced to five years In the peniten tiary. Messrs. Theo. F. Kluttz and L. H. Clement appeared for the defendant. - jDeputy u. is, vunan, nooonipumcu uj , hi. m, slahn liilkn. went to Yadkin -, College this morning to . take, charge of Dale's tobacco lactory. ueputy unau received orders; from uouector . xvogurs . to seise the faotory on account of some Irregularities. '- .,--:,..x . ;1 roi. J. u. am ano wiiB sirnsu nrht from. Blowlnar Rock where they have, been", spending; their honey mopn Prof. Hill was married in Charlotte in June, and 'has just reached here with his bride. The Salisbury people are glad to add one of Charlotte's latr ladies to their social circle. - : An engine and - flat car, the latter loaded with rock, were badly, demolish- ed near Woodsiae aoout m o ciocs tnis morning. - Tne engine wen: uui imm. Salisburv to the ouarry and was going up a steep grade when it collided with the nat ar,; wnion nau oeeu mie loose by one of the ' train hands. . No body was hurt, the engineer, andothers nmping in time to escape. v , Mr. J. Llttmann started - his cordage factory this week. : He will manufac ture window cords and domes line braid. - ', : MoaMSMSHMPVWSMSSrtiMBMaMSMHSOSSMMBaSW v 'tj , - Jut a Before Stated. Columbia, b. c, Aug. zi.-L.ater re turns do not change the results of the election for constitutional- convention delegates yet as reported last night. Frauds by the TtRmanite managers in Darlington, - Greenville . and . Fairfield counties,' where the Conservatives ran opposition tickets, are reported, xne Conservatives ?. and Republicans were given no representation on the boards of managers, j 'vy ;, 1 Elgkcaaa Lives Lost. ' - - ,---Kkatxt.hl Wash.. Aug, : 21. News k.M,ui - hem tA-dav. that the sealing schooner Walten Earle was wrecked olf Kodiak Island. Eighteen or . the crew were drowned. --'- j ' ..mxatULma BRIEFS. R. II. Derby, proprietor of a hotel at Camilla, Ga., was killed by a - Blue Ridge & Atlantle train yesterday. , ; . , ' .The President yesterday issued an or der extending the civil service rules to include all printers and pressmen in the executive department. - . A passenger steamer ' on the Rhine came - into collision -with a string of barges In tow of a tug near Mehrum yesterday, sinking one of - the barges and drowning eight persons. ';.- - Thet Nashville, Chattanooga & St.' Louis and Ihe Western & Atlantic, tl e Louisville & Nashville, the Mobile i Ohio and the Illinois Central, it 13 said, will form a freight' association inde pendent of the Southern States Freight Association.',;". Em ile Bernard, who has a saloon at Magnolia and Elliott streets, Atlanta, Ga.,' shot a burglar who was trying to break. Into his bar yesterday mornin?. The burglar,. Robert Jones, colored, confessed that he bad committed many robberies there and in South Carolina, lie died last night f t the Grady II. 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