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FITS IBBKrCIABLK; PROPOSITIONS.
From Secretary Carlisle's Memphis Bpeeea
' First There ia noi a free coinage
country in the world to-day that ia not
on a silver basis,
Second There ia not a gold standard
country in the world I to-day that does
not use silver aa money alone with gold.
Third There is not a silver stand
ard country in the world to-day that
nses any old as monkey along with sil
ver, j
Fourth There is not a silver stand
ard country In the world to-day that haa
more than one-third a much money
in circulation per capita as the United
States have; and,
Fifth There ia not a silver standard
country in the world to-day where the
laboring man receives fair pay for his
day's work
STANDING OS THE PLATFORM.
The Kinston Free Press says:
The Charlotte Observer has come
oat squarely forthe single gold stand
ard. It says:
The people wbo read this paper know
that It baa no stock tn a double standard;
that it believes that the currency of tbe
country matt be bottomed upon either gold
or sliver.
Then the Observer does, not stand on
the national Democratic platform,
which declared for gold and silver coin
age, without discrimination against
either, etc. To "bottom" one metal
upon the other certainly discriminates
against one.
The Observer assures its contem
poary that it does stand upon the last
national Democratic platform. If the
Free Press will tun to that document
again, it will find, .after the clause pro
testing against "discrimination against
either" metal, these words: "But the
dollar unit of coiaage of both metals
must be of equul intrinsic and ex
changeable value, or be adjusted
through international agreement, or by
such safeguards of legislation an shall
,-nsure the maintenance f the pari
ty of the two miiaU, and the equal
pjwer of every - dollar at all times
in the marketsand in payment of
debt." We believe that the "bottom
ing" silver upon Jgold ensures the full
and at the same time safe use of silver,
nad maintains the parity, since there
is not a gold standard country in the
world to-day that does not use silver
as money along with gold. We believe
that not to "bottom" silver upon gold,
the more valuable metal, would "dis
criminate" not; against silver but
against gold; for with the silver stand
ard Gresham's law would go into opera
tion and gold : go out of circulation.
It is a fact that there is not a sil
ver standard country in the world to
day that uses any gold as money along
with silver. l:
BIMETALLISM" AND BI-METALL18H
The Wilkesbero Chronicle says:
Hut four weeks ago the Charlotte
Observer, whin accused of being for
the gold standard, declared with much
vehemence that it was for "bi-metal-l.sm,"
that it and its ilk were the only
true bi-metaliists," and that silverites
were mono-mejallists. In its issue of
April oOch the Observer takes it all
back and decUres unequivocally for the
gold standard.;
That's the reason it is a bi-metallist,
beloved. The gold standard ensures
the safe use Of silver as money along
with gold. Isn't that bi-metallism ?
Do you knowthat free coinage coun
tries are on' a silver mono-metallic
basis? Did yj-u know that Consul Gen
eral Crittenden went to Mexico as a
rank 1G to 1-er, a so called "bi-metallist"
such as you have got fooled into believ
ing you are, fcut that he has found out
ihat he was only a silver mono-metallist
and says so, and that he believes that
it would be the mistake of the century
for the Untied States to make the
change which would place it on a one-
metal silverbasis, as he says' Mexico
now is?
Our esteemed contemporary adds:
The Observer is a Northern Repub
lican single gold standard advocate, and
there's no use trying to sail under false
colors any longer. We admire it for
its candor, though it has been a lone
time in speaking it. We hope it will
not have the gall to talk about Dem
ocrats bolting any more.
Never tri&i to sail undir fl Minn
Had the gold standard flag flying from
the mast-head all the time. You must
tret your ideas from Webster's Weekly
Don't wanj your admiration for our
"candor." !Y6u wouldn't know candor
if you wereto meet it in the road. And
the Observer will have the gall to talk
about Dempcrats bolting whenever it
believes they are up to it. See to it that
you keep your own rudder true, and
never fear for the Observer.
The Ybqng Men's Business League
of Charleston is taking steps to secure
an address .fr6m Secretary Carlisle on
tne currency question at an early day.
The Secretary of the Treasury is doing
a power of jgood by the clear and forci
ble addresses he has been mi.tng from
timetotimfe. His addr-sses in DamDhlet
form coaaUie" the most important
arguments! obtainable in behalf of
sound money. The News and Courier
well says: '"The importance of a sound
currency to the business and commer
cial interests of the country cannot be
over-estimated. Mr. Carlisle has a
jMearer understanding of the subject
than any of our public men who have
essayed its discussion." True. His
arguments are unanswerable. As some
one has said of him: "There is no
cloud upon his thought."
The Gastonia Gazette sys:
Senator Tillman in the course of his
bg speech in the Senate last Friday de
clared he was not iroine to PoDUhsm
Populism he said was an explosion of
wrain. Ana a lew sentences later on
he declared his motto "America for
Americans and to hell with Great
Britain and the Tories." All of which
makes it appear that Mr. Tillman has
leanings toward the party of wrathy ex
plosions. Why.jTillman is a bomb-shell, loaded
U layers, with lighted fuses of differ
ent lengths sticking all over him. He
is in as perpetual a state of explosion as
a string of Christmas fire-crackers.
Lack of consistency is the chiefest
anathema hurled against the gold stand-
: ard advocates. The currency question
has never been so prominently before
the public as to-day. Men have never
studied it -so thoroughly as they are
studying it now. If inconsistency damns
Carlisle and Hoke Smith or any other
publio man, it must damn Daniel Web
ster and John C. Calhoun. Consistency
at the expense of conviction is not a
: virtue but a vicei.
- i A TOsQTD OT.THX SOUTH. i
The Boston papers aula that there i
a movement in Massachusetts to aend
Mr. William a levering, of Taunton,
to Congress. Mr.: Loverlng is well
known throughout the Soutfct He wti
at the head of the com mission that had
charge of tbe Massachusetts exhibit at
the Atlanta Exposition. Be will be re
membered also as one of a party ,bf
New England 1 manufacturers who,
about two years ago, made a tour
through the South to examine into the
condition of manufactures in this sec
tion. At the close of the Atlanta Exposition,
acting for the State, Mr. Lovering pre
sented the Massachusetts building to a
society of ladiea in Atlanta, thereby
manifesting, in a most agreeable way,
that sort of friendly disposition which
has done so much to soften tbe asperi
ties and remove tbe prejudices that for
a long time existed between the North
and the South,
Mr. Lovering, in his trips to the
South and in bis published articles, has
always seemed to be a man of broad
mind and fair judgment. If elected to
Congress it seems probable that he
would not only represent his district
well but he would at the same time be a
good representative of the nation at
large. lie is a Republican, of course,
and this paper would prefer to see any
equally good Democrat represent the
Taunton district, yet as against any
other Republican it would be a slim
chance to get another man of as broad
and fair mind.
The h umor of North Carolina iour
nalism suffers in the retirement of Jim
Cook from the State press. A fellow of
infinite jest.
SETTLE 9CBK OF IHE f IFtH.
Say He Will Certainly Be Re-Nominated,
and That McKinley Will Not Be Instruct
ed For Bntler'i and Pritchard's Amend
ments tn the River and Harbor Bill
Adopted Skinner PraJaea Reed.
Special to tbe Observer.
Washington, May 8. A Populist Con
pressman says: "News received here
from the People's party is to the effect
that the Republicans are distributing
the Gill-Amis circular and offering to
pay the expenses of any People's party
man who will go to Raleigh on the
13th."
Representative Settle tells me that
they tried hard to overthrow him in the
fifth district but utterly failed. The
convention will not only re-nominate
him, but will certainly not instruct for
McKinley. Holton, he says, will be re
chosen chairman of the State executive
committee.
Senators Butler's and Pritchard's river
and harbor amendments, heretofore tel
egraphed, were adopted by the Senate
to-day.
In his five-minute sneech to-dav oo-
posing annual pay for members' clerks.
Representative Skinner eulogized Reed
for keeping down expenditures and
seemed to favor his nomination for the
presidency by the Republicans. There
are many Reed Republicans in Mr.
Skinner's district and the Republican
convention has just endorsed Mr. Skin
ner. Representative Linney called for the
yeas and nays on the clerks resolution,
and all the North Carolina members ex
cept RepreseLtati ve Settle voted no. He
voted yes.
Senator Butler really g6t some ex
tracts from Hill's Elmira speech into
the debate yesterday, but was cut off as
to reading more.
Representative Settle introduced a
bill to pension Sergeant Larry II.
Mosely.
Arrived: A. B. Andrews, Mrs. and
Miss Andrews, Raleigh; S. S. Batchelor,
Raleigh: H. C. Parke, Asheviile; B. II
Griffin, Goldsboro; J. E. Catlin.
Messrs. Busbee and Hill concluded
ineir argumenis in tne iertuizer case
before the Supreme Court to day.
The last decision day of this term is
on the 2oth of May.
Chairman J. F. Wray, of the fifth d s
trict, replying to Senator Pritchard's
claim in to-day's Observer of having
for McKinley seven of nine counties in
Settle's district, says: "The four dele
gates from Rockingham, four from
Granville, two from Durham, two from
a county which endorsed McKinley.
two delegates from two other counties
which endorsed McKinley will vote
against instructions for McKinley or
any other candidate. Stokes and Cas
well are yet to be heard from. Iam wil
ling to bet $500 that no instructions for
McKinley will be given by the fifth dis
trict."
One of the visiting prominent lawyers
says: "In my judgment the greatest
North Carolina jurist-was Chief Justice
Thomas RufHn; the clearest headed
member of the bar was Judge Badger,
with Hon. Samuel F. Phillip i as sec
ond. These men did not burden the
court with long citations of authorities.
I hey would give their own statement
and add, 'I am not without support in
this,' and then read from the decision
or book just what wa9 sufficient to sug
gest the matter to the Supreme Court."
TAR HEELS IN VIRGINIA.
Closing- Exercises of Union Theological
Seminary North Carolina Graduates
and Their Futures - Prof. Smith- a Trot
tee The Seminary to Move to Richmond.
Correspondence of tbe Oberver.
Hampden-Sidnet, Va , May 6. The
seventy-third session of Union Theo
logical Seminary closed to-day. The
closing address was made by.itf-Rev-erend
Prof. Charles R. ZJemphtll, D
D., of Louisvil'-, JTy. The diplomas
were dei;ered to the graduating class
by ne Rev. Peyton H. Hoge, D. D., of
Wilmington, N. C chairman of the
board of trustees. Of the sixteen mem
bers of the graduating class seven are
from North Carolina and alumni of Da
vidson College. As a matter of interest
I give the names of these seven and
the churches of which they will become
pastors: Mr. E. D. Brown takes charge
or tne rresovterian church at Kinston,
N. C. Mr. W. C, Brown will probably
accept a call to a group of churches at
Akron, Ala. Mr. Archie McLauchlin
will become pastor of a group of
churches in eastern North Carolina
Mr. R. L. McNair has accepted a call to
the fresbytenan church at Hockville,
Md. Mr. H. R. Overcash will take
charge of a group of churches in Chat
ham county, Virginia. Mr. John Wake
field will do mission work in Brunswick
county, North Carolina. Mr. Walter L.
Lingle was elected bv tbe board of
trustees to assist Dr. W. W. Moore in
the Hebrew department and will return
to seminary next year.
I noted with pleasure that Dr. H.
L. smitn, oi ksviqsod, wars iiere as a
member of the board, having been aji
pointed to fill tbe place made vacant by
the death of Col. Martin.
Rev. G. B. Stnckler. D. D., LL. D..
of Atlanta, Ga., signified his acceptance
of the chair of theology and will take
charge of that department next year.
Next year will be the last year that
the seminary will remain at lampd en-
Sidney. We will move to Richmond in
the fall of 1S&7.
Family Burned Oat at ThomasTlUe.
8pecinl to the observer.
Thomasvill, May 3. Register of
deeds W. C Harris' house was destroy
ed by fire about 1 o'clock this morning.
The house together with all the house
hold goods were entirley consumed,
the ocaupanta, W. H. File and family,
escaping in their night clothes. The
fire originated in (he smoke house in
the rear of the dwelling, and burned
rapidly, soon spreading to the residence.
The cause of tire Is sot known, but sup
posed" it to be incendiary. Insurance
on house abytl ! $-500.
THE ; COMMERCIAL REPORTS.
BRADSTRKKTS AND BUS'S KKTItirS.
Pissfsl tfce 3i
dltloaa Foud la the iTaet That There
TTaa No DUtnrbaatee Reenltlaa Proas the
Reeeat Knoraaoaa Sold Shipment Teat
lea; the Strength of tho New Traat Con
cern Iron Weak Md the Taxttle Pro
dnetlan Largely Kxgaada Cssnnsuss.- -Nkw
York, May S.i-R. G.Dun &Gb.,
in their weekly review of trade to-morrow
will say: That exports of 15,850,000
trold this week have produced no mone
tary disturbance, is at once proof of the
soundness of financial conditions and of
tbe prevailing confidence in better
things to come It does not matter
whether the gold is required for Russia
or anywhere else; it would not go from
this rather than other countries if there
were not balances to be met.
Much of the hesitation at present i is
due to temporarily reduced demand in
tome industries, and in iron and steel
the power of the new combinations is
being generally tested by refusal of
orders, so that production exceeds con
sumption but consumption exceeds new
buying. The general irregularity of
prices and slackness of demand for fin
ished products do not prevent the mark
ing up of prices by combinations; but
are largely due to doubt whether such
prices as ae fixed can be maintained.
Pig iron is weaker at tbe East and also
at Pittsbure, and most finished pro
ducts are weaker with remarkably nar
row demand.
For textile manufacturers the situa
tion is trying. Cotton mills have a fair
ly active demand, though not equal to
their normal output and for many
months have been accumulating goods,
hoping for better things, bo that some
are now stopping, although the demand
for some grades with higher prices for
cottons, has helped to a small advance
in prices. Print cloths are an eighth
hisrher, but some other grades have de
clined, so that the average of all quo
tations is slightly lower. Woolen manu
facturers And prices of wool sagging.
both here and abroad, the decline at
London having reached about 5 per
cent, while the average or quotations by
Coats & Bros., Philadelphia, was nearly
1 per cent, lower, My 1st, and prices
have been further reduced by conces
sions to clear off stocks.
Cotton speculation has lifted the spot
price 'to w.di cents, and proms nave
been realized from the men who have
sold cotton they did not own; but it is
still the fact that the outlook for next
fall's crop is unusually favorable,
while stocks here; and abroad exceed
all possible demands until September
1st.
Failures for the week have been 233
in tpe umtea staves against last
year and 24 in Canada against 34 last
year.
A SLIGHT INCKKASE OF BUSINESS.
Farm and Garden Products Higher, and
a General Brlgb ter Outlook.
New York, May 8 Bradstreet's to
morrow will say: Relatively unfavor
able features of the general business
situation this week include unseason
ably cool weather, which at tosie cen
ters has checked trade.
In Texas, further improvement in
the cotton crop outlook has stimulated
jobbers to send out travelers to antici
pate demand, and the region of which
Chattanooga is the commercial center
is enjoying the results of an extension
of the truck gardening industry. Sa
vannah's rosin and turpentine receipts
and shipments are quite active. The
outlook for wheat in eastern Oregon is
bright and the like is true of Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa.
More important staples for which
prices are higher, are cotton, print
cloths. Indian corn, oals. lard and cof
fee, while quotations for pork, coal and
lumber remain practically unchanged.
A sale of wool is reported at Boston at
"lowest price on record" from which it
may be inferred boitom has been re
ported. Flour, wheat, Sugar, petroleum,
Bessemer pig and foundry irons have
likewise been shaded in price.
The evident though gradual increase
in the volume of ousiness during the
past two or three weeks shows itself in
an enlarged volume of bfrnk clearings
The aggregate for the week is $1,1.15,
000,000., or 15 per cent, more thn last
week, but only se'ven tenths of 1 per
cent, larger than in the first week of
May, 1895. although 25 per cent larger
than in the corresponding week of 1894
As compared with the like period in
lS&.'i, the week's total clearings show a
decre.ae of IT per cent., and as con
trasted with 1392, a decrease of 7 8 per
cent.
There are 2(57 business failures
reported throughout the United States
tnis week, as compared with 254 las'
week, 224 in the Corresponding week
one year ago, 19S in 'be first week of
Mv, 1894, aud 210 id the corresponding
week of 189:1
G1VK THEMSELVES AD1L CLERKS,
The Lower Ilouee Decided That the Kfp
reaentattvee Should Hare the Same Prlv
liege as the Senators.
Washington. May 8 After several
years' discussion and many unsuc
cessful attempts, members of the House
to-day voted 130 to 108 to place them
selves on an equality with the Senate in
respect of the matter of providing
themselves wiih clerks the year round
ins ead of fur the session of Congress
only. It was not until 189.'! that the
House went even so far s that: To
day's action was preceded by an aoi
mated debate of an hour or more, in
which a dozen members took part. The
principal opposition to the resoluijos.
introduced by Mr. Hartmas.--Jcepub
licao, of Moctaca, reported by
the comrnf?-otf accouuts, with
out ."coom mendation, was upoD
ground that the Treasury was not.
in condition to meet the increased ex
pense, but two or three members sug
gested that the services of clerks were
not needed. The resolution was main
ly advocated by Messrs. Hartman, and
Henderson. Republican, of Iowa. Be
fore being passed the resolution was
amended so as to exclude Representa
tives who are chairmen of committees
having annual clerks.
Among the bills passed during the
session were the following: To grant
titles of land Jin the Arendondo grant,
Columbia county, Fla , and twenty-four
private pension bills.
At 4::$0 o'clook the House took a re
cess until 8 o'clock, the evening session
to be for the consideration of private
pension bills At the close of that ses
sion the House adjourned until Monday.
A German Sailor Lost.
CuRLEaTOK, S. C , May 8. Captain
Curtis of the schooner Bertha F. Walk
er, reports whi'e at anchor off the bar
on the night of the 7th May the anchor
light went out. O. H. iiu titer, a native
of Germany, was sent to take it out of
the break of the rigging to re-light the
lantern. The wind was northeast,
blowing hard with a heavy sea. Think
ing he was very long about it the mate
went forward and the man and lantern
had disappeared. The. supposition is
that he slipped and fell overboard and
was drowned.
ITEMS CI STATE NEWS.
The African Methodist church Con
vention now in session at Wilmington
hatattacked the women delegates ques
tion'. The Washington Watch-Tower says
there is an effort on foot to establish a
Free Will Baptist theological seminary
at Ayden.
Mr. Calvin Cobb, of Caldwell county,
tells of a piece of ground on his farm
- here mysterious flames burst from the
earth at interval! The State Geologist
has been informed of the phenomenon.
The thirteenth annual council of the
Diocese of east Carolina will tneet in
St. James church. Wilmington, Thurs
day, May 51st, 1S96. The nsual re
duced rates have been secured on all
railroads. r
, ; BACON'S BOND BILL..
TelProhiblt Fntmra las nee af Bends With
TatTthe"AatbaritT af Cannes The
tXlver"naui Harkor BIH 8tiHEtraderIl-
WxsHntQTOTt. May S. Among 'the
dozen or more bills which were passed
by tbe Senate to-day, because they were
unobjected tn, was one permitting the
erectiop in Washington of a monument
in honor -of Samuel Haceman,- the
founder of the medical school of homeo
pathy, and appropriating $4,000 to de
fray the cost of the foundation. Tbe
only restriction imposed in the bill is
that the monument is not to-be placed
in the capital srrounds.
A bill to prohibit tbe issue of United
States bonds without authority of Con
rress was introduced bv Mr. Bacon,
Democrat, of Georgia, and laid on the
table for the present, Mr. Bacon stating
that he desired hereafter to address the
Senate upon it. ,
The consideration of the river and
harbor bill was concluded, with the ex
ception of one amendment, involving
the bitterly contested question of the
location of adeepwater harbor in south
ern California. -The committee on
commerce reported an amendment to
the bill providing for a breakwater and
outer harbor at Santa Monica; while the
two Senators from California and Mr.
McLachlan. the representative from the
Los Angeles district, opposed that loca
tion and favored the selection of San
Zedros; having on their side of the
question the representations of two
boards of army engineers, specially
sent out to examine the matter. Sena
tor White, Democrat, of California, ad
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
committee amendment and had not
finished his argument when the Senate
at 5:15 o'clock adjourned until to-morrow.
UADBERBT GETS 30 TEAKS.
Other Criminals Sentenced at Yadkin
Court A New K. of P. Lodge Mr. J. A.
McMillan to Move to Charlotte.
Special to the Observer.
Wixston, May 8 William Gadberry,
colored, was convicted of murder in the
second degree in Yadkin court yester
day. Be killed his sweetheart. He
was sentenced to 30 years in the peni
tentiary. His first trial resulted in a
conviction of murder in the first degree
and he was sentenced to be hanged, but
the Supreme Court intervened by grant
ing him a new trial.
Ic the same court William Hass,
white, was convicted hnd sent to the
penitentiary for 25 years for breaking
in a store at Boonville. Dave Glenn,
colored, gets 15 years for attemptii g to
assault a colored girl.
A new Knights of Pythias lodge was
instituted at Bethanialast night with 23
members. Rev. Edward Crossland is
chancellor commander and Dr. E F
Strickland vice chancellor.
J. A. McMi lan resigns as president of
the Winston-Salem '. M. C. A He goes
to Charlotte to live
Forsyth veterans will celebrate Me
morial Day to-morrow. Rev. W. C.
Wilson, of Kernersville, delivers the
address, and a oamp of the Sons of
Veterans will probably be organized.
The Davis School cadets were inspect
ed to-day by Major Garlington, of the
United States Army.
Stokes Republicans favor McKinley
for President and Boyd for Governor.
Salem's new city fathers were sworn
in to-night. The former secretary and
poiioemen were re-elected.
MR. bIKKS TO LEC1TKK
Tbe Yoanaj Man Who Wrote the Macon
Monograph to Speak at Marshville The
Business Men's Jubilee.
8 pec la: to the Observer.
Monroe, May 8 Mr E W. Sikes,
now of Ji,hns Hopkins University, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an ad
dress at the coming educational rally at
Marshville Academy in August. The
event promises to do much for the edu
cational advancement of the county.
There is much interest being mani
fested by the railroad men in the ser
mou to be preached to them in the
Methudist church Sunday by Rev. W.
R. Ware.
The Udies engaged in gettiDg up the
business men's jubilee for the I9th inst.
are hard at work, and the success of the
undertaking is assured. Forty-eight
firms have already made arrangements
for representation.
To-dny was the big day at Bain Acad
emy commencement, and quite a num
ber attended from here. Tbe principal,
Prof. Stevens, is a citizen of Monroe.
Mr. E C. Williams spent the day in
Charlotte. Mr. B. F. Houston has
returned from a visit to his daughter in
Florida. Mr. James Houston is here
ou a visit to friends
Old .Stewart Ketalns tbe Belt.
New York Sun.
. Ouresteemed contemporary, the Ba!
iimore American, m unjust in speaking
if the Hon William Allen Peffer as
'the loDg w.niled orator from Kansas,"
md also in saying that he has been
'completely outdone by the fledglings
from ieoraska and t?ouih Carolina
Mr. PetTer is good on a long distance,
but he Is rather frequent-winded than
long-winded, lie seldom talks more
than several davs a dav; but he is not
rare Mr Tillmau, of South Carolina,
is distinguished by heat rather than by
staying qualities If he could talk as
frequently as his distinguished col
league from Kansas he weirid throw
out so much heatth.sC he would catch
vflre and b.vn:"up. The Hon. Venus
Aller good for a twenty day canter
rriib his vocal team at any time. The
Hon. Marion Butler, of North Carolina,
in general and Honeycutt's in particu
lar combines unusual heat with speed
He talks most of the lime there is, and
nly stops for want of sleep. But the
man who still holds the belt is the old
champion, the Hon. William Morris
Stewart. Butler has to stop to sleep.
Stewart puts the whole Senate to sleep,
and cannot be stopped inside of a year
and a day, aud then only under excep
tionally favorable conditions. It will
be remembered that when Mr. Petfer
entered the Senate he had an absolute
ly smooth f'ce. His present world
oherished beard, reaohing from the
capitol to the Sunflower Creek near the
Kaw, grew during the first division of
one of Mr. 8tewart's speeches.
A Grace ful
and Deserved Compliment
to
Mr. Moore
Gaetonla Gazette.
Attention is directed to an article in
this paper copied from the Chaklottk
Observes relating to Rev. H. C. Moore's
compilation of North Carolina poetry.
It' contains the cream of North Caro
lina verse. The compiler, in this labor
of love, gave much time and research
aud infinite pains to the making of this
charming little book. It is richly worth
the dollar asked for it. We hope a
number of our readers will send for the
book. Every teacher in the county
ought to own a copy, and we venture
the suggestion that for tbe bright pupil
or faithful class a more suitable prize
or gift book could not be purchased at
the same price.
All for Docksry Surry and Northampton
In Line.
Speeiai to the Observer. ,
Raleigh, May 8 Surry county sends
a solid delegation for Dockery and Hol
ton. Every county in the seventh dis
trict has instructed for Dockery.
Northampton county held its Repub
lican convention to-day and instructed
its delegates to vote for Dockery for
Governor and White for Congress.
John Nichols.
Tbs Inter-State Commerce Commission t
Ua lacladed tn tbs ClaealHad Servloa.
Washtsotos, D. C, May 6
The President has further amended
tbe civil service rules Tfj an order
issued " to-day '"bringing ; into the
classified service the inter-State com
merce commission, which 'embraces
about 110 persons, - i .
MEETING INk CHATTANOOGA.
6O0THKRK BAPTIST; CO JtT.ES TIOK.
Over!3,e0 Visiting- Dele r tee aad Specta
tors on Band at the OpaaUnsj gaaalea
Millionaire Levertoa'a Ioaatlon to
. Bnlld the Theolocicat Seminary eymaa
ai n oa Election of Officers - mad Commit
tees Appointed Addressee .to the Cos
veatlon. -;'!"-
Chattasoooa, Tenn.,- May 8-Th4
city is in the hands' of over 3,000 vis
iting Baptists present aa delegates and
spectators at the sessions of the South
ern Baptist Convention. Chattanooga
feels the mighty impulse that a great
religious gathering imparts to a com
munity and for the nonce the city is
theirs. The hotel and hotel corridors
are thronged with visitors, while 1,000
and odd delegates are being entertained
at the residences of citizens. The Con
vention's officers are all quartered at
the Southern Hotel, which is the centre
of interest.
The last of the auxiliary bodies that
follow the lead of the big body finished
its sessions to-day. At a largely attend
ed meeting of thetrusteesof the Baptist
Theological Seminary, located at Louis
ville, Joshua . Levering, a millionaire
coffee dealer of Baltimore, and presi
dent of the board, made the seminary a
gift of $10,000 for a gymnasium, to be
erected at once.
Dr J. B. Cranflll, of Texas, vice-presi
dential candidate on the Prohibition
ticket in 1892, presided over tbe session
of tbe Baptist Editorial Association, at
which a number of learned and inter
esting papera were presented. The most
trenchant discussion of any topic was
upon a paper on "Baptist Academies,"
by F. Bo&twright, the young president
of Richmond College.
The element of discord predicted at
the sessions of the Baptist Young Peo
ple's Union, an auxiliary of the Con
vention, by reason of violent opposition
in the denomination to the existence of
a Southern Union apart from the Young
People's Union of America, did not
materialize, opposition to the union
coming from churches and not from
members of the auxiliary. Reports
from the department of the Green, the
Southern wing of the International
Union, were present, but being visitors
took no part in the proceedings. The
old corps of officers was re-elected by
ih union, to-wit:
L O. Dawson, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
president; W. W. Gaines of Atlanta,
secretary; P. H. Mell, of Auburn, Ala.,
vice president, and C. L. Laws, of Bal
timore, second vice president. Mr.
Laws resigned, however, giving as a
reason that his State, Maryland, did not
sympathize with the Southern Union
movement but would stay under the
banner of the international society.
Birmingham was selected as head
quarters for the society and a board of
seven local managers was appointed. J.
W. Bailey, chairman of the committee
to select a special board of managers to
co-operate with the local board, report
ed in favor of one member from each
State in the convention and a general
board of seven named from Alabama.
The Southern BaptistConvention, the
great centre of interest, met at 10
o'clock this morning in the First Bap
tist church. Amid an impressive silence
President Jonathan Haralson, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ala
bama, opened the session.
Dr. S. H, Ford, of St. Louis, invoked
the divifTe blessing on tbe work of tbe
booy. The roll call showed 767 accred
ited delegates present out of a possible
1,422 entitled to seats. Judge Jonathan
Haralson, of Alabama, was re
elected president without a dis
senting voice, and Dr. Lansing Bur
rows, of Augusta, Ga., and Rev. O. F.
Gregory, of Baltimore, were elected again
as secretaries. The president appointed
Dr. R H. Harris, of Louisville, and
the two secretaries as a committee on
order of business. Ex-Governor J. P.
Eagle, of Arkansas; Dr. W. W. Lan
drum, of Virginia; J. H. Kilpatrick, of
Georgia: Dr. T. S. Dun way, of Virginia,
and W. W Dodge, of Texas, were put
in nomination for vice presidents, of
whom there are four. While the tellers
were taking the ballot Mayor George
W. Gabs was introduced and delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of the
city. Dr. R B Garrett, pastor of the
First Baptist church, welcomed the
Convention in the name of the Baptists
of Chattanooga An eloquent response
to the word's of welcome was made by
Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Virginia. An
adjournment was then taken to 2
o'clock.
SCAVENGER LIVER.
Your Liver Will Cleanse
Your System If It's
Kept Well.
Your llvnr is a storehouse and a scavenger.
It stores, up digested food for use when
wanted, it arrests and throws out danger
jn poisons which are trying to get into
your circulation .
I digestion disorders your 11 ve r, by cheat
ing poisons that paralyze ltr iuiousness,
and otber dlsordersf-j-Caused by these
nud other poison? -passing your liver and
Infecting yo-rwhole system.
Thl Is 9 Miupie explanation of maoy dis
orders wblcb often seem lncuraole. But
liiey a-e only Incurable because not under
stood. If yon will treat your stomach with
rtbatcer Dlgpstlve Cordtnl all the so disorders
will disappear, 'fhs acsk wiil have been
f IllOTl d.
yaafeer Ligrtive Cordinl is a gentle, veg
etatil tonic which aids yon to digest your
fund. It cure the disorders caused by the
poisons of undigested food and prevents
vonr stomach from disordering your liver.
It relieves almost immediately tbe follow
ing symptoms, viz.: headache, dlzzlnens,
nausea, mental depression, weakness, leth
argy, fever, atomacb-ache,. bad taste, ftatu
euc, constipation, loss of appetite, jaun
dice, emaciation, general debility, nervous
ness, neuralgia, offensive breath, anemia,
rheumatism, etc.
It raak.es you feel well and strong. It
ci ki' you when nothing else wl'i.
All druggists. Ten cents for a trial bottle,
Write for book about Indirection to Tbe
ibakers. :n Reads Street, New York.
More Mat Pianos
In use South tharvTtey other make.
Those who know w6est like it best.
Best of teachers, seminaries, schools.
Prof. W. A. uokabee." president
South Georgia College. McRe, Ga.,
write-: "The Mathushek I bought
from Ludden & Bates has been in con
stant use by teachers and pupils and
has given perfect satisfaction I do not
hesitate to say that I believe it to be.
the best piano in existence for teaching
purposes."
Miss Addie S. Barnard, Branford.
Fla., says: '"Eighteen years ago I pur
chased one of your pianos which has
been in constant use ever since 8 hours
per day as a practice piano, and has
been tuned but six times in the 18
years."
Still another:
''The Mathushek pianos continue to
give entire satisfaction on account of
the solidity and parity of tone, and the
strength . of the construction which
keeps them in tune. We rank them
among the best pianos used in our in
stitute. "Ursumsk Convext.
"New Orleans, La."
Owning a controlling interest in the
Mathnshek factory, we are prepared to
give oar customers the benefit of the
lowest factory prices. Write for cata
logue and prices.
Ludden & Bates
Southern Music Hoe,
Y. M. WHEELER, Mob.
Charlotte Branch Hotjee.
Ruined
Go
wn.
Ia jrenerally the
result when, infer
ior dress shields
aroused The only
certain remedy is
Weuat rminsd far tkt
vant of the
Cmfitli Dm Shield.
Canfleld Dress Shields.
We agree to replace any dress damaged
by perspiration when the Canfieid Shield
has been properly attached.
Ask fox and insist npan
having "Canneld Press
Shields."
CANFIELD
RUBBER COMPANY.
New Yoek,
Losuoh aid Pasis.
For rile by dealers every
where. Trade-Mark oa every
Shield.
And in Charlotte by H. Barucb, Joe
Baruch & Co., Harris & Keesler and
T. L. Setgle & Co.
DYNAMOS.
Direct Current Dynamos for isolated
Lighting" Alternating Current Dyna
mos for Central Station Lighting.
Power Generators for Railway Plants.
The WESTIHGHOU8B Electric and Man
ufacturing Co.,
Jharlotte. . - N. O
LnJ
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c
ha
HAVING
Just oompleted a large contract of
plumbing and steam fitting at Pine
hurst, N. C, we are better prepared
than ever to do first-class work at a rea
sonable frice. Our stock is always
complete and the work is done prompt
ly &and satisfaction guaranteed. Get
our prices on windmills and tanks,
pumps, water close's, enameled iron
baths, terra cotta pipe, etc.
A. R. WILLMANN,
Plumber and Steam Fitter.
Here We Are Again !
What sort of Shoes are you wearing tbli
bot westber? It your feet ars still encased
In neavy winter sboas at this Mason of tbe
year, ln it about Una tbat yon made a
ebang-er A pair of oar new Oxford Ties
would be a moat decided ebange for tbe bet
ter and would add araatlT to your comfort.
We can sell you a nice Sboe Torlltotl.60
ana a splendid pair lor ft so w. tseier
net than can be bad elsewhere for the mon
ey. We carry a very fall of tbe latest
styles and they are bean ties.
A. large stock of Umbrella. Trunks, Va
liaee ana Handbags always on hand.
a. B. BaNKlN BRO
FOlt SALE.
2 3-room houses in Grove ton, worth
$450 each will sell for $335 each.
3-room houses for rent.
E. L. PROPST,
Corner Smith and 10th strs.
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-TEXTILE MACHINERY.'
THE D. 1
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Manofactos, : Engineers and Contractors.'
COTTON MILL, MACHINERY.
COTTON MILL REPAIRS.GEAR CUTTING.ROLL COVERING, Eto
COKTBACTOB8 WJR
Self-Feeding Openers.-Cyllnder open
ers with feeder attached, with or with
out trunks.
Breaker Lappers. One and two sec
tion breaker lappers, with or without
feeders attached, with or without con
densers and gauge boxes, with or with
out screen sections.
Combination Breaker and Finisher
Lapper. One or two section finishers
with feeder attached.
Intermediate Lappers. One or two
sections.
Finisher Lappers. One or two sec
tions, with ordinary plain beater arms,
or with Kerschner's carding beaters
Waste Pickers and Cleaners. Card
and picker waste cleaners, roving waste
openers and cotton waste pickers with
thread extractors.
Carding. Engines. Stationary iron
top, flat cards, 'with Licker-tn and Well
man stri pipers; with or without coilers.
Revolving fiat cards with coilers. Im-
proved grinding devices
for revolv
Complete Steam Plants Power plan ts.of any size and description; Cor
liss engines and-high speed engines, either simple, compound or con
densing; return fire tabular boilers; water tabular boilers: feed,, pomps,
heaters, purifiers, eto.
Fire Protection Equipment. Grinnell, Hill or Neracher automatic
sprinklers; "Underwriters" fire pumps, hydrants, 'wood or steel tanks,
hose connections, eto. :
Electric Lighting Plants. Westingbouse new mnntipolar dynamos, in
candescent and aro lamps, switchboards and all instruments therefor:
electrical supplies of all kinds. .
THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY CO.,
General Mill Furnishers and Dealers in
Tools a Supplies, C
ACHIN1ST8
Stem and Water Valves, Fitting,
FaetoryUse
Modem Qimeerne
We shall have something to say from time to time,
between now and fall, on ttu subject of modern ginner
ies. We have secured the right of making and selling
the celebrated Murray System of elevating, cleaning and
distributing cotton from the wagon to the gin. 4 j
The Murray System is the best there is and the sim
plest of all now known. Tk this outfit we have, added
,ur double box press withteam packer, wherein one
bale is tramped whie the other is packed.
For full information write to us.
LIDDELL COMPANY,
Charlotte, N. 0.
Also manufacturers of engines, boilers, saw mills: presses.for cotton, hay,
cloth, yarn and warps, cotton waste, shucks, tobacco stems and excelsior; pul
leys, shafting, couplings and hangings; structural and other castings, gear
blanks. '..
B
Bros.
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ON-
arth
CHAMELEON,"
The varmint which changes his color
to suit, his surroundings, however re
mote and unnot ccd in the past, has
prominent notice in these up-to-date
times of the 19th century. He teaches
many points of profitable thought, chief
among whjbh is that everything bears
the impress of change times change,
scenes of boyhoed o,yB scarce can be
recognized, jeople change. A man
upon a two-wheeled animule few. years
ago was monstrous looking to lots of
folks. Look in any direction now and
see the "chameleou" idea Brass bnnds
in churches, women on wheels acd no
fences to run over Go it, old gal Your
good old grandma with turkey fan
and knitten ain't here to correct you.
New arrival chameleon crepe tloihs,
rainbow effecis. only 70, sell every
where for 10c. Black briliianMne 98c
for the $1.25 kind, 89c fur the $1 kd
elsewhere. 08c here for others, 00c qual
ity. We sell for 48o same goods you
pay I mj. and on down to the 25o goods.
Shirt waiais at 25. 48, 63, 73. 87, 98c,
striped, figured, plain, with co.lars and
without co lars. Bows, ties and jewel
ry for all
Sailor hats for everybody. Seems
like tbey can't make them fast enough..
Prices suit everybody but competitors.
Lawns 2c to the dimities, orirandies,
etc., "perfect dreams " They go wild
when they look through. Ask "em
ab-'Ut the collection.
Mention to your neighbor them 0.CO0
fast black hose and see what 'bey say.
More straw hats than Charlotie ever
saw in oue season. One oldfellu tried
the town and came to headquarters, ks a
stranger. We gave him a 7f. made a
good customer and sent him home re
joicing. We fit and furnished one whole
plantation in clothing last week. It
really looked like old Dixie times. .
More people wear Belk Bros ' shoes
my, my, bow they scramble to get
them. ,
Our Mr. Buyer is now in New York
and Boston with a pocket full of Rocks.
Watch out they are going to hit some
body. Goods coming in on every freight.
It's lively business with us. "Decem
ber's as pleasant as May." Basinessall
the while. Come to
BELK BROS.
D
R. J. H. NEWEL.U
nKMTIST. . -. . ...
Room Wa 4, Davidson Building,
Charlotte, . c ' . ;
Cheapest Store
ing flats or carding engines.
Railway Heads Single or double
railway heads; ooiler heads, or arranged
for one, two or three lines of, railway -troughs.
; - "
Drawing Frames. Any number of de
liveries, single or coupled; with or with
out metallio rolls: all stop motions. ,
Stubbing, Intermediate and Roving
Frames. " . ' .
Ring Spinning Frames. Both warp
and filling frames; any spindle; all gear
ing on one end of frames; improved sep ;
arators, for single or double roving.
Spoolers. Improved upright spoolers,
new patent thread guides,- with or with
out Wade bobbin holders. .
.Reels. Standard adjustable reels,
light running reels. " -.:
Twisters. Wet j or - dry twisters, to
twist from either spools, quills or beams.
Looms. Heavy or light looms, stan
dard widths and wide looms.
Warpers, Dryers, Presses, Slashers,,
eto.
ONTRAOTORS'
B
and COAL
ARROW8
Eto. 8. W. Cold Water Paint for
Charlotte NO.
DID YOU EVER THINK
How much you lost in spoil
ed provisions by not having
a refrigerator? The Alaska
J Refrigerator keeps every
thing fresh and meewith a
smaller quantity of ice than
any other. Get a Peerless
Ice Cream Freezer for de
licious cream- '
J. N. McCAUSLAKD - 4 .CO,,
81ata and Tin Roofln . nntrctor. -
5 OJDesi rblelrofs
FOR SALE.
Suitable for manufactur
ing plants or dwellings; sit
uated oil l leventh, Twelfth
Graham, Pine and Poplar
streets All accessible to
tracks of Southern, Railway
and Carolina Central Rail
road. -!
Terms Part cash, bal
jance on time to suit pur-
I FIRE 1 N3URANCE.
E. ye Hutchison, Agent .
TSEE HERE, w
You want a comfortable
home and I've got what you
want , Call at my office at
once and find it what it 4s,
where it is and how easily
the bargain can be secured.
The place must be sold,
R. E. COCHRANE,
Insurance and Real Estate,
201 N. Tryon Street-
Here is a front view of
the best ITS wheel ever
old In North Carolina.
Itename is
.BUSINESS CLIPPER
No. 20. and my price It $55
eaab or $X on time. Unt
of 90 of these Clipper
wheels sold in tbe paat IS
months not a frame has
ever been broken good
record for any high grade
wheel. Can furnish them
with detachable or ce
ment tires. "G.. J.M or
M. 4 W."
: W. r. IOWD.
The Electric lamps are
here $3. The 0 nest lamp
ever sold,
- ou sr fortunate if
you can set a Stearns'
YeltOw fellow at our
price.
WHOLESALE "A GENTS
. FOR"
Crushed Fruits. V
Fruit Stocks,
Extracts
l and Specialties
Coco-Cola, Wine Coca
and Rock Candy Syrup.
Send for price list before season opens.
JNO. Mi SCOTT & CO..
Wholesale Druggists, Charlotte, N. C.
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