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"O ATTjTT 'CHRiOTTB OE3HC FEBRUARY 18, 1897. -- X r ... . ... 7 1 ft l lOTKIA I sVlOianera.-,,, nnnOwr. tt Boot TryoB ireet. This MLBMP dm A IKHMHIM . . wide Latitude mm it pub'. policy "nuuvs, mii nun no mm h ponal Me wnoirasaaui Sign their au K their articles especially in es - wnratny attack, persons or institu tions, though this tm not demanded. The editor reserves -the rbrhtr to E grr the t- names 6- correspondents' when titer ara demanded for purpose of paraonal satisfaction. To receive consideration a f oonnnnn tcauon must be aoeotnpanled or the true name of the correspondent. - lengthy obituaries and tributes of respect most payvertlalng rate; so also notices of entertainments. eteu. wmai oars um noaaeiu reatarn, " Iooirat-tha date on your label. If t subscriber In or -Ins the address - of his paper changed 'will pleas tadl ' cats the address to which it Is rotor at the time he asks for the change to he made. .. - --i. - v-- Advertising ' rate are famished an : application. Advertisers mar feet as sured that through the columns of this - paper the can reach all Charlotte and a larre proportion of the best people of - this State and upper South Carolina. . The subscription price of the Dairy Observer is per rear, $4.00- for six months, z.oo xor three months. The Weekly Observer, a handsome six-pare paper, one year 11.00, six months fie oenis. tnree months Z5 cents. WEDNESDAT, FEBRUARY If, 1897. THE MOTHERS' CONGRESS. We are jusTa little afraid that the mothers' congress which is .qpw 'being held in Washington will not result in any practical benefits. It fs true that a large number of our lead ing mothers are to participate, and this . will of coursemake it interesting. We have no doubt that it will be Interest ing. We do not deny that. Indeed we . expect to watch the proceedings very ; closely and let the country hear from us as to our conclusions regarding its achievements. ' Mrs. Theodore W. Slrney is the origi nator of the idea of the mothers' con j. gress. She is the Grand Master Moth er of the organization. Mother Blrney says its province is in the Interest of the puny, neglected children of the rich as well as of the same class of chll dren of the poor. We hope the weight of the good to be done by the congress will be thrown to the children of the poor. -j.ne cmiaren or tne ncn -are sometimes puny, but hardly neglected. unless they are minded by the professional baby-nurse. We hope that the Mrs. Micawber method of providing sustenance will prevail over the Mel- lins'-food-bottle idea. We fear that the results of the con press will not be disseminated among the masses as well as campaign litera ture has been. The great mass of wo men drift into marriage and maternity so quietly and unostentatiously . and naturally that it will be bard to reach them with pamphlets on "The How- ness, the Whyness and the Thusness of Motherhood." But the congress has our best wishes. We are very much more hospitable to it than to female suffrage and things like that. We hope that the congress will open its doors to Mother Goose, among other mothers, though she may be a little frivolous, and to Mother Hubbard, though she may be rather shabbily dressed. They are two moth ers that children take to very kindly. Then we must confess that Mrs. Crupp la one of our favorite mothers. Her presence Is always cheering, and we beg the congress to admit her. Just as a sample of Mother Crupp's gen iality, we Introduce the following bit of conversation between herself and Ia vid Copperfield, which must commend Itself to the congress by reason of Mother Crupp's conscious pride in her own maternity: "Cheer up, sir," said Mrs. Ctodd. "I can't a-bear to see you so, sir, I'm a . moiner myseir. I did not quite perceive the aoolica tion of this fact to myself, but I smiled on Mrs. Crupp, as benignly as was in my power. "Come, sir," safd Mrs. Crupp, t'excuse me. I know what it is, sir. There's a lady in tne case. "What makes yon suppose there is any young lady in the case, Mrs. Crupp?" said I. "Mr. Copperfull," said Mrs. Crupp. with a great deal of feeling, "I'm a mother myself." If the mothers' Congress is a band of Cornelias, all proud of their jewels, meeting together for the purpose of disseminating information as to hw to polish the little gems, then we say, Let 'er roll. MR. STEWART, COME TO MECKLEN BURG. President Stewart, of the New Tork prison commission, is in the dark. He is discussing a question that has been solved by Mecklenburg, one that has attracted State and national attention, and that is being adopted all over the country the question of convicts and the public roads. Mr. Stewart says: "It seems to be settled that the men could not be used to advantage if they had to be taken more than five miles in the morning from the place where they spend the night, and back to it in the evening. That is to say, from a given point where a convict camp was established, work could be carried on in eacn- airecuon ror nve miles. I n sume that the people in the town or county would not object to the estab- nsnment or sucn a caim amonsr them Then If there were no objection in the next town or county, the camp could be transferred to another point ten miles away, and the same method of procedure followed. One sumstlnn frr regard to such camps is that portable cu migm De employed. That woald not be necessary, however; tents would be sufficient, provided a proper patrol was maintained. How many guards would be required is not cer tain, but, speaking for myself, I should think that 30 'guards, armed with Win chesters, would be enough to look after u prisoners. It will be seen from this that Mr. Stewart, like the boy In blind man's buflf, is about to lay his hands en the .right thing. If he would come to Char lotte and permit the mayor to rive him a ride over the good roads and show him the workings of the convict sys tem, he would have clearer Ideas on. the subject. But where has he been all this time, and what has he been read ing that he is no better posted on this matter? He has appeared on the track after the race has been run. As we hare direction. . A visit to Charlotte would bring him up to date. ho: ASSOCaATIOMS SAR8X. It Is not a great while ago that the Observer had more or less to say about the propriety of permitting foreign building and loan association to do bust, neas in North Carolina, without some guarantee of their obligations to share holders in the State. It was pointed out that the home associations were excel lent institutions, and. that there was ample opportunity for the foreign eon cerna, with an unknown management. - to trade or their own advantage on "-the reputations of the home concerns, . . whose '"well"1 known ' managements' are - -" beyond any ' question. The '.day of f -reckoning seems to have come, and the apprehension then expressed in this pa per seems to bare been, unhappily for many people, only too well founded. It must he kept In mind, however, that while the scattered : stockholders of many . ofJT a fi'rnaciatlono ave Fyenj .opp rttuUtror s6ahrnettwJ,1 ti it jJater-State, associations .:are-vmb- abljt very good thinra i4clee40 Jet alone. It does not follow that they are an In bad hands. Whoever he stock In one' should not sacrifice It for appre hension's sake only. , - It should bepartlcnlartrlorntn mind that the troubles of the inter- State associations are bronght about by causes thatdo not,exjst with, reference to jocat tasjoctajiona, - .,. The home sssnrUtlons,-ownea-a managed at .home, are usually, as good as any banlul The re. probably. 'the best form of aaTinga- Institution. THE BEAJ, REASOK. fC A friend of Ueutenant Governor Rey nolds In Winston -writes the Observer as follows: .-r"C-' !' ; ri-. ' ' !" After reading your editorial to-day I came to the .conclusion .that your cor respondent neglected io send, jroo a com plete history , of -this S winaon affair. - accidentally heard, a part of this inves tigation and. while not chaxapio&iBg the cause of any one, from Mx.,S winson's own statement.. Jbieutpns at . ttovemor Bynoldsndoes not. deserve the.oensnre be has .gotten. Swlnson's state ment was .taken vdown in short hand, and the. . .minority . report of this investigation-1 . heard was -toat Swlnson -was guilty of grosa extrava gance, the majority report being much stronger against owinson. we respect, our Winston friend for defending, his rfriendV the .Lieut ens at Governor, but our. standpoint is this: Swlnson was appointed. , enroyinr clerk, of the Jttouse.. T,he, enrolling clerk baa always had certain prerogatives,' one of these being to appoint his sub ordinates.. Because ho would not ap point negroes . to . whom pie -had been promised, the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor .took un usual measures to oust Swlnson from his office., even to picking the locks qf his desks. The whole proceeding; as well as the motivea actuating it, is dis graceful, and that is' all . there is of it. We do not know and do not care whether or not Swlnson. was guilty of extravagance. He was not ousted for extravagance but because he refused to appoint negro subordinates who had been picked out for him. Mr. John P. St. John, the ailverite financier who has just passed to his rest, is a man to be admired. He is a praise-worthy .type of 'American char acter. He thoroughly, believed in the free coinage of. silver, and rather than depart from his convictions he gave up high position, remunerative employ ment android. friends, and cast his lot among strangers. But he received the respect of all the .respectable for his course, it is men wno stand honestly by their convictions who must be the salvation of. the .country. The Greeks have a glorious history. The action of the plucky little army of the plucky little kingdom in occupying Crete is worthy of that history. What the great, powers of the. earth have failed to do in attacking Turkey, this little nation with only a handful of our army does not hesitate to do. May the great over-ruling destiny guide the brave Grecians to victory and success, and accomplish, ere this war is ended, the dethronement and downfall of the unspeakable Turk. stickler for senatorial courtesy and yet he accused Senator Sherman the other day of having been so long In the Sen ate that he had forgotten the rules, the Ohloan's only fault being that he had made a point of order against Morgan. Then the autocrat from Alabama ac cused Vice President Stevenson of vic timizing him because the chair sus tained Mr. Sherman's point of order. Somebody ought to muscle Morgan. MB. HXBBEBT E9 BOCTX. He Will JSach Charlaatoa TUs Harping The Program Sis OarHnert Tho Pezoa nol mt Mr, JBerbarf Cwnpaay. Washington, Feb. 17. Secretary Her bert left Washington . for. Charleston, this afternoon In a private car over the Atlantic coast une, accompanied by his daughter. Miss Herbert, and Mrs. Benjamin Mlcou,' Mrs. Richardson Clover, Mrs. W. H. H. Southerland Mrs. Geo. P. Harrison. ex-Senator M. Butler, Col. T. 8. Farrow and Lewis Finney. Attorney General Harmon ana Captain Win tx, of the British navy. wui 101 low tne, party this evening, rne Secretary will .arrive at Charleston at o ciock to-morrow moriyngv and sarter snort stay at tne hotel, the party will embark at 11 o'clock on the reve nue cutter Colfax, to review . the? fleet and visit the flagship. Returning at 4 m., the Secretary will hold a recep tion at the city hall, and. will speak at the banquet of 'the chamber of com merce in the, evening. Friday morn ing, the party will drive, about the city ana maite calls and attend, .me, ball at night tendered the Secretary , and offi cers of the fleet: During his visit, the Secretary will . review the . fleet, bro bably on Thursday, afternoon. THK CASK Or JCK. SAMOIIZU.Y. The Seaate Ccnunitte . Gives It Carerol AtteaUoa, Bat Pestpeaes Final Action Tattl To-Xy. Washington, Feb. 17. The Senate committee on foreign relations gave the Sangullly case careful consideration this morning, the subject coming before the committee on the Joint resolution oz senator uau, instrucung-he Fesl dent to demand the immediate' release of Julio Sanguilly, with permission to return to tne umtea states.- -rue cor respondence which has been sent to the Senate has been thoroughly gone over, but the committee finally agreed to postpone action until to-morrow, so that the State Department can respond to' the committee's inquiry as to wheth er there had been any developments in tne case since tne senmng 01 the -correspondence to the Senate. The case appears, In the opinion of- the commit, tee, to be an aggravated one. and it is unoersxQoa tnat the -sentiment 03 the committee is favorable to a recom mendation for the passage ojt Mr. Call's Aboa -It. . BetesvlUa Tandaiark. , . Some years ago Governor Crr intro duced the custom.' then now.' in Noi-tli Carolina, of withholding fromAhe news- pnpers any iniormauon as to the , ex ercise of executive clemency. The Landmark took occasion to criticise , t, t A a, ah r W.. n 1 1 1 ' have yet to hear any good and suffi cient reason for-tt.! The publie Is in terested vitally Interestedand the people have a right to know of the fact when- the Governor pardons- a crimi nal, and they have a riant to know his reasons therefor.' When Governor Russell took office, he announced that ne would give the facts to the news papers when he exercised the pardon tag power. But thus early, it Is tearn- ea xrom tne Kalelgn J4ewa and Obaer- ver. ne naa abandoned the practice. Governor. Carr did fain llllln butt in turning loose criminals upon the tate, and Governor RasseU bids fair to de as well, tf not better. Between. -Uumlw assume that the penitentiary problem will soon be settled. ; They i will nave turned loose on the people of the State tte few scoundrels that the courts acci dentally convict. Washington. Feb. ML. Senator Till man , to-day offered an amendment n the sundry civil appropriation bill, car rying aa appropriation' of tlx.BOft for completing the approaches, to,, and, tha ground aroimd, tha? poatoffica, a4 court house, in CharleaC . ucrrriiD iigaticii law. rnx saw cess so the pbesxdesx, I-- :f. --3err-fr .ii ii i i i ' . - - 'V The Cenflsresiss Sepert Agreed tesrtb senate Bear Pssaee-ats TUd farJt, .sgeiass xs st Washington. Feb.' IT, After ' four hours debate in the Senate to-day on the conference report on the bill to amend- the immigration laws, Jt was agreed to. by a vote of M to SL A the report h6 already 4een agreed to 4a the House, the bill, -a -modified in con fereaee, now- roes to the President. It add to ahe classes f excluded aliens all umj sons ver 1 years of age who cannot rread tbngush' language or some other Isnguegn, except tnat aa jmssiMe Jmmigrants -may bring-with ltanr aend torUnadmtoetble aliens ingnUMlparents over 6 years of age, wives and. minor hildren, it also pro bibitSifsom employment on the public works; aliens who come regularly or habitually -into the United States " for the purpose of angagiag in any mer cantile trade or manual laoor, m whft have not autde a aeciarauon oi their intention to become American dt 1sm: The Secretary of the Treasury, however, may permit the entrance of aliens for the purpose of teaching new arts or industries. And the act to not to apply to persons coming here rrom cuv ba during the continuance of the pres ent disturbances there. Four Democratic senators. Atessrs. Chilton. Faulkner, Hill and Martin, voted against it. After the immigration diu was ois nosed of the Senate proceeded to the consideration or executive Dusmess ana at p. m. adjourned. FB3HOBS iWOU SOUDIEK8' -WtBOXn. m Helas she limit Down SO, Onwltac fresevTbat Sam Dowa Hep ktea BepabUeaa, Tails taHJsCeateat tar KadaU's seac Washington, Feb. 17. By the very de cisive vote of 96 to 28, the House to-day affirmed its intention to abide by the policy of limiting pensions for widows of general officers to $50 a month, and grading from that sum down for wid ows of officers of lower rank. The question arose over the report of con ferees upon the bill to pension the widow of Captain J. Scott Payne, of the Fiftieth United States Cavalry. It was a Senate bill, and the amount of pension was originally fixed at $50 a month. The House reduced it to $30. but in conference the House managers yielded to the Senators, and recom mended that the House recede from its amendment. This the House refused to do, after an hour's debate, in which the matter was fully discussed, and by the vote stated, the bill. was returned to the conferees. The conference report on the execu tive, legislative and judicial appropri ation bill, presented by Mr. Bingham, was agreed to. The principal changes made were in the provisions for the Congressional Library. As agreed upon the bill authorises the President to ap point a librarian and superintendent who must be confirmed by the senate. He shall receive $5,000 a year, and ap point the subordinates in their respect ive departments. The bill carries a total appropriation Of $21,717,767. Mr. Lacey, of Iowa, called up the bin authorising the use of reservations made for reservoir sites. Amendments were adopted giving the States the same right to enter upon and improve reservoirs as individuals and corpora tions, and placing the prices to be charged for the water coming from the reservoir sites and the regulations for the use of the same, under control of the States in which the sites are situ ated. The bill as amended was then passed. . The House entered upon considera tion of the contested case of Hopkins vs. Kendall from the tenth Kentucky district, based upon the use of an il legal and fraudulent ballot, in Clark county. Without the vote of that county, Hopkins, Republican, would be elected, and the minority recommended ' that It be thrown out. and the contest-1 ant seated. The majority of the commit- tee while condemning the action of the ! clerk of the county, who prepared the ballot, do not believe that the vote ! should be rejected, and recommended 1 that Kendall retain his seat. Judge Daniels, of New Tork. addressed the House in support of the committee' report, and the House at 4:15 ad Journed. y MHX NOTES. The Croinpton and Knawlei Loom Work In WrMter Unite. The following is from the Worchester, Mass.. Telegram of the 11th: The Crompton loom works and the Knowies loom works have united. Under the name, the Crjmpton & Knowies loom works, the two great in dustries will continue In Worchester. The transcation was closed last night and it will date back to January The new company will have a capital of 3,000,006. The officers will be as follows: President, Charles H. Hutchlns, pres ident and treasurer of Knowies loom works. Vice presidents, Charles Crompton, president of the Crompton loom works Frank P. Knowies; vice president of Knowies loom works. Treasurer, George Crompton, of Crompton loom works. Assistant treasurer, John M. Russel easier of Knowies loom works. Secretary, Henry M. Merriam, secre tary of Knowies loom works. Sales manager, Justin A. Ware,- treas urer of Crompton loom works. General superintendents. George F. Hutchlns, general superintendent of Knowies loom works: Horace Wyman general manager of Crompton loom works. Assistant superintendents, Randolph Crompton, of Crompton loom works Charles Crompton, of Crompton loom works. Slicitor. Charles M. Thayer. Directors, the above named officers, together with Dr. Homer Gage, George W. Stafford, of Providence, and Albert B. Wood. A DRUNK J UK if MAN. Judge Green Took Prompt Steps to Sober Hiss Wlaaten to Have a Baseball Team, Special to the Observer. Winston. N. C Feb. IT. John C. Harden, of Washington city, is here making a canvass for Winston, to be come a member of the New Virginia Baseball League. He will be manager of the team. A letter was received to-day from five of Winston's former players, now in Baltimore, offering their aervioes to become members of the new team. One of the grand Jurymen was dls- eharn-ed here yesterday for being tmox tented. Cudge- Green said be would send him to Jail if he eame m drunk to-nay. He returned sober this morning and was se-instateo. The-Hews fnm Madge. Madge. Feb. 17. There is a great deal of sickness in this commonly, i Er. CroweU 1m kept busy. -Mrs. Geo. Smith ana Mrs. Taylor, wno nave seen quite ill, are Improving slowly. - Mrs. w. Harry xayior is quite iu. The nraeral -services over the re mains of U. J. Taylor were conducted rfrom Hickory Grove church to-day. and were largely attended, the church betas crowded. .Rev. T. P. Bonner, the pastor, was assisted In the services by Rev. S. W. Newell. The tribute sata by both' ministers to the deceased was hlahlv euloalstic. Mr. Taylor was nera n the higheat esteem In this communis ty and., was noted for his cnanry ana kindly feelings for all in distress. SHe leaves a large family and a great many mends who to-day mourn nis oeatn. Huntington, W. Ta vFeb. 17. Hon. Geonre- A.' Flodinjr. of this city, re ceived a letter from Major McKlaley to-day assuring him of nis nomination aa minister and consul general ? to Greece, Roumania and Servla. Mr. He Kinley and Mr. Flodlng. served .'to gether during the late war, and tfunng Preeident Harrison's adminlrttmtion. Mr.- McKinley anred the appointment of Mr. Flodlng tot the post at Athena. seJiaxurrJaay. . o I Washingtenf -Feb. 17. The ; House I Jjmtm ia Cafcaae Tmm Oases WkcAftlMMina . ootnmltise?on comage-i weights amHessaMrwMitlato;a stupor Von-1 has- neat nosed -until Friday I neat, furtaerhosrtnamm the- Bens te imeraajaoaa mtutorT;mttrtitmrrPWww.ijrw&. .'.-2. ; mat BurweU Dunn's hmg store. I'STUEES COSGET5S. 8 ia waalitagta As A- waf" lnrtor v Fel . 17. The ,f rst ses ' ion r the r '.ioni.. or -res? f motr era, wuieh b-attractd such wide ar tentlon ail over1 the United States, was opened at the Arlington Hotel at 10 o'clock - this morning. Bevw7 H. tik.. ; . ,v- . mux chaplain' tStkimliui fjttreLe ongre mado ihe ddr gpeakibiref the elects Of tne-congress, he aid li . was tor the culture and s - vancement or cairaren - TMcnua qnwnos was ine mow w!'"'": "F - - t thy ef attention; and this was the wo-1 .We adopt this course to Jostles to man's era. when so much arose to dis- f tlcketholders,' nd In order that all tract women from the care of "their I ma have an equal chance to secure lU'JSlLI' ! I - ! ishss thoa titirsaliT i Ks -ifcmkwsffc nn. TKs Mn vu that tin eonilnr feneration of mothers should have a college edu- cation and general knowledge of the needs of childhood in order that they might better be able to direct the foot- steps or the young. In' closing Mrs. Birney said; "This!1 no sex move- nwnt. out one in " wnren - sons axra daughters, f atbers and mothers, should oe interest auxe." Mrs. - Mary Lou Dickinson, of New Tork citv. resDondedi She snoke Of the good results of kindergarten work. Mra Dickinson also referred to the great wrong often coramttted by1 fathers in responsibility of rearing the children, allowing tne motner to assume an tne wnen it was equally as important to . .hiM ,1.. vA ...M after Mrs. Dickinson's address, the - . . ... . . , -j. meeting aajoumea untu z.su taio ucr - nonn. Many distinguished women occupied seats upon the platform, among them oemg Mrs. Adiai is. Stevenson, wiie 01 the Vice President: Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Mrs. Wm. L. Wilson, Mrs. Har riet A. McLean, Mra Jas. H. McGUl, Mra Mary A. Mumford, Miss Emma Morton, Mrs. A. A. Birney and Mrs. H. W. Fuller. Keceivsd by Mrs. Cleveland Washington. Feb. 17. Mrs. Cleve land's reception at tne White House to the Congressor mothers commenced at n.so o'clock this mornina and tasted tor an nour. Astesoy stream oivisitursi shook hands with her in the blue par - lor, the officials eetibating the number of visitor .t i.MO mothers, with a sprinkling of minor offspring and an occasional daddy. Tne introductions were made by Mrs. Tbeo. Birney. ti.. nji..H.-.. J Baltimore Bun. Curious people outside the charmed circle of New Tark's fashionable folk may be tempted to ask: "Who are the Bradley-Martins, anyway?" The ques tlon is easily answered, for the Brad ley-Martins have a short family his tory. They belong to the newly rich element of New Tork society. Mr. Bradley-Martin came from Albany, where , his grandfather was a patron of modest pretensions. He was un known in New Tork until he came down to that city about twenty-five years ago to act as best man at the wedding of the late Colonel Elliott r. Shepard. He was at that time, as also was Col. Shepard, a member of the staff of Governor Fenton. Col. Shep ard's bride was Miss Margaret Louise Vanderbilt, and her bridesmaid was Miss Nellie Sherman, whom Mr. Brad ley-Martin then met for the first time, Shortly afterward Miss Sherman be came Mrs. Bradley-Martin, and it was the money that she brought as her dowry that founded the now celebrated Bradley-Martin family. Miss Sherman was the daughter or Isaac H. Sherman, a successful mer chant, who amassed a fortune of about 110,000,000 in the business of exporting barrel staves. It has been maliciously said by the would-be detractors of the Bradley-Martins that the late Mr. ohur man was a cooper. That is not nii, &s shown in the Sun recently, but his father, Mrs. Bradley-Martin's grand father, was a cooper a fact which ought not to cause any of his descend snts to blush for him. There la, at any rate, no question that the millions of the late Isaac H. Sherman were made In honest trade, and that the man' who made them was a good citizen, with-J quiet tastes, and no aellsh at -ill for hleh society, like that in which his daughter shines so brilliantly. A story is told of him that when he furbished his home he caused his" Initials I. H. S. to be embroidered on the lace cur- tains and tapestry, and that he never I understood why his visitors smiled as they looked at them. Being dea l, ho I ye speaketh, for it was his money mat I talked at the Hotel Waldorf the other I night. Death of Mrs. MeOinnls. To the Editor of the Observer: After lingering for twelve months at 10 o'clock on Sabbath morning, the 81st ?K "fianL3?!7' h.t,Plri!.l Marv E. McGinnls passed away and was conducted by ministering angels to that mansion prepared In the Father's house. It rarely falls to our lot to shed a tear over the mortal remains of one so much and so deservedly beloved as was the deceased. She was a loving wife and fond mother. Her heart was the seat of all the softer virtues which en noble and dignify the character of wo man. She has now. gone to a world where, in the bosom of her God, she will be happ rTt : congenTalsprritrVartn; 2Z!IJ??LZeI-8 ill lilt? lltnxi 13 Ul IlCr DUi VIVI11S tUUUitrui and friends. May her mild spirit, which I nn earth still hnultn noaco anfl c-rwlrt I will, be their guardian angel to preserve them from the faults to which she ever was a stranger. Her affliction was supported by ria- tlence and surmounted by fortitude, which gives the last stroke to heroic and virtuous character. After she died her countenance was calm, peaceful and sweet like one who had lain down to pleasant sleep. C. E. M. Will Leave Plaees for MeKlnley to Fill. Washington, D. C, February 17. President Cleveland will not make nominations to fill vacancies n the gov ernment service which may be caused by resignations, occurring between now and the fourth of Hi . 3h next, but will leave such places open to be filled by President McKinley. This does not Include places for which the four years' term of office expires, or of places that are vacated by the death of the occupant when the office still has year or more to run. Mobile Ohio to Build IK ore Baad. Mobile, Ala, Feb. 17. A meeting of stockholders of the Mobile A Ohio Rail road was held In this citv to-day .' and I the old board of directors was re-elect-1 ed for the ensuine vear. The contracts! for bulldinsr the road between Colum-1 bus. Miss., and Montaomerv. Ala., and I tlut RlnTtnn an1 Worrlnr r-rvn 1 ttoiiaiaiso rtu,.a. Jkum zut man. ine ehuui- b ranches were ratified. The meeting was harmonious throughout. lymaa Gage at Hot Springs, Vn. Hot Springs, Bath Co., Vs., Feb. 17. -The future Secretary of the Treary. Lyman J. Gage, of Chicago, arrived at i"Z ft "XlTv- o T'l The Seaboard sent several parties to t he wt JtLti; TexaJ yesterday. This route is grow from the West. He fs accompanied by I .. -,i-.-. with fhu wtH nan anj I mime uure, unnnwT kuidk uvm ixua place direct to Washington about March 1st. .en Kaea ' Fined e.Soe. New Orleans. ' Feb. 17. Messrs. Thorne and Sergeant, officials of - the Texas racinc Railroad, who pleaded guilty in the United States Circuit Court here, to an indictment chargina - mem wnn viniiung tne inter-tate i ?S2r2Z,ltwL-WSZZ nndeach W-006 1 this morning, by Judge Porlange. Weshlngton. Feb." 17. The Senate to day confirmed" the following" nomina tions of postmasters: Georgia, Anna K. Moses, carroiton: Texas. Jessie L. Reese, Valasco: Susan P. Hymen. Ste- pnensvme. I'lEjtg OF STATE HJSw'S Canton this week, to urga CoL 3, , E. I Boyd for the oabrnet. Alderman John Maonder,' -of ' wu-i mlnrtoni died Momlav rhoi ulng; Sun-1 day. afternoon he was one ar the ttaU- bearers aC Mrs-- ESlza Harris' Wilson. I nay after breaMaat and ne-rer revivedLI though physicians wererwlth tlae He I A TO ETAB CCtTBSS TICKETS. Wtnt Com, yt wa IfaMst y ae Tke Mvs4 las Thmtr .lO-Yea Be Th3 Observer has beenjeaked by the The 4Cs. new office over Fltssimons star courts f imir ittee to "publish the drag- store is by far the handsomest of toUov, ing ttaiwrnetit-lnoorder that bold- flee in the city. The finishing touches ers 'of ajar'f course tickets may he are being put on, and the company guided in the future:? , : ' began moving in. , yesterday. Presi- Tha mmmittoo: nn amount of the ad- dent Latta has leased the rooms tor I vantages which havo heretofore been I .kciL ; nue inual -lut no one nerson I - oeaw may ii " y; """ 1 actor s lrilZL - TTlin it. Latta's monogram ia beauti I tira rril HV. AWi& ENTERTAINMENT I COMMITTER. ' i ' Thla meanss that! ft person will not he permitted to carry a bunch of tickets for a number of - ether persons and check all of the desirable seats in the I house, but tnat every man win nave to I represent but one holder of tickets, and i eacn nerson m earn tnus navina a our land equal show at the board; simply! i this and nothing more, t I The only rule to govern a case of tick I et allinar for nubile entertainments is 1 first come first served." When the I box sheet for the x. M. C. A. star I course is opened, those who come late I await their tarn,. but here those who i should drop into their place in line ana i are at the end of the line pass their j. t ,i I ai. m atamn. r. th I j -" . - . . 1 those who are above tnem in tne line ff a 4 .1.- rM&Hw. n tinnm l.fr nwnj I mtn whon. thev eet to the diasrrm. I and that "the last have been first, and 1 the -first have to be last. The public will no doubt thank the rseociation for its Wise and just stric tures CTCUBG. Teem Championship to Be Contested . for in May There may er may not be fun on the I diamond in Charlorte this session, but " """i " ltraca, . I Atr. tu. varson is corresponding I with several towns in reference to a I big team contest, that wUl take place m mar. a ukik wm c . otui vmi.- I pionsnip ana an inuiTiawu cuiiipiun- Blin. Lur miiu;utB vtujr. cmvu , ,uv, a I as tic naa e ana ADams win not utt ai- I . . Tin i -XT bern. and Rock HULS. C, wUl. it is thought, send teams ,and Charlotte will ao ner oesi to maxe it uveiy tor mera. i Rock Hill seconds Mr. Carsons mo- tlon in the following letter: - J. is. Carson, secretary, tnsqoue, C.i near Dir. x uuib receivtru. xc iu7 is a splendid one and we shall be glad to enter with you, win try to get up a warm nre. uur spring meet win ue on 18th of May, so that riders may have one day's rest and go on to you. very truly, E. E. POAG, For Rock Hill. W. J. Nixon, the colored 'cyclist, is I working on a meet for the early spring. Sanders and Bob. Means are to be in it. but all the rest of the local talent will bt; discarded. Mesers. J. M. Seegan. a "bike" rep resentative of Baltimore, and Mr. J. C. Wood, the well-known Ramblerist, are at the Buford. MOTHERS' CONGRESS. Scope and Aim First Congress to Be Held on the 17th Inst. As many are no doubt interested in the mothers' congress, a word or two more in regard to it may be of interest. Mrs. Theodore W. Birney is the origi nator of the idea. The movement Is not a reformative one; It Is a formative one, the aim being not to lead the mothers to reforming, but forming their children, morally, physically and mentally. "Neither Is it," says Mrs. Birney. "a philanthropic organization. Its province Is in the interest of the Duny. neglected children of the rich as well as the same class of children of the poor. It is proposed to have the congress consider subjects bearing on the better and broader moral and physical, as well as mental, training of the young." The first national congress will be held at the Arlington Hotel, Washing- I ton, on the 17th Inst. Men and women of national renown will figure In the addresses and discussions. Anthony Comstock, the Hon. Bishop Vincent, chancellor at Chatauqua; Mrs. Ellen ! Henrotin. national president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in America, and Madame Jenness Mil ler will take a prominent part in the sessions. of theongress will likely be appoint Delegates from the Charlotte branch ed at the meeting this afternoon at the T. M. C. A. hall. The committee in Washington is providing entertain ments galore for the visitors. The rail road tickets will be sold at reduced rates, and will be good until March 6th. MAT AND THE PRESBYTERIANS. The General Assembly to Be Here Open ing of the Second Chnrch Organ. May Is to be a month of note and y with the Presbyterians of the Tte General Assembly meets here , . . , n,, V. W.-. ITM-a Dv urlnf that month, with the First Pres- "J -" By the 20th of May the Second Pres byterian church will have its elegant new organ placed and ready for use. Naturally the opening of the organ will be the occasion of a great Jubilee or cel ebration. The Observer understands that it is the intention of the church to have the organ opened for the first time for the public on the 20th of May, and to invite the General . As sembly to attend, and to make the day memorable one throughout. A dis tinguished speaker is to be invited from a distance, and a sermon preached em inently appropriate to the sentiment of the day: "The Influence of Presbyte- rlanism on American Liberty. Jar- dine, builder of the new organ, will send out a professional organist to handle the Instrument on the first occasion of its use, ana miss Bonnie oates ana other singers of note will be invited to take part in the musical service. In the Cab. The agents of the United States route mail service are to hold a convention In San Francisco, March 17th. The dele gates from the North Carolina section will De Mr. i. T. iKollins, of Charlotte, and Messrs. J. L.. Pace and E. T Suggs. The travel on the Southern Is so heavy at present that the vestibule passes in two sections almost dally; ern is giving magnificent service, and I the public is showing its appreciation of it. Engineer Henry and bride have re turned from their1 bridal trip, and are living with Mr. W. E. Nisbett, who is --7-' 5e Street UQ,peper on . 1 J Mr. William Mallonee. who has been living on McDowell street, moved yes terday to North College street, between Eighth and Ninth.; Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, of WUmington. have moved here to uve, and are oc liTlo - i Jlin5 cupying the, house on West Trade street Capt D. K. Everett, of the Carolina Cental, who has been in seachof a I house for a week, yesterday rented the Rollins house, beyond the Carolina I Central passenger depot, and will move his family here at once. Mr. J. T. Smeatt. of lincolnton. has moved here to live,; and has rented 31t Bast Eleven tn street. :n Did Ten Ever Try FJectrio Bitters as a remedy for your troubles T if not. ret a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been sr'Jbmrtnllirm ba wrint strength and tons to the or- a - ana If vdu have Ion of armetite. eoBstfhathwfe headache, fainting spells. wrens eieepieon, aoiuw, i melancbolyr or roubled with , dhtsy I spells," ElecQTfi Sitters is the medicine I ease; needVugaalthiand iatisaiath are I guaranteed hT.itsJmyMatsand( A BEAUTlTt L OOTCE. I ten years, and naa nad them elegantly iniiea up. itw wwuwmi whww i ihety"nraSg M detail I l---.ZZilZZ.JZi Ti. " ii I ..u j . detail "Ti ??Pietk -!testo worn! rear to tobe used aa a testin room. Is to be inlaid with tile- i , I Heaon a Keren varoi Mr. D. A. Penlck. a North Carolina hoy, has been greatly honored at Johns Hopkins. He was several days! ago awarded a scholarship, which is onus. i utt as such is very seldom, iz ever, I given to any but post-graduates, and i Mr panicle has not vet araauaiea. Mr. Penlck is a cousin of Mr. Jun- kin, and a nephew of Mr. R. K. Coch- rane's. - The City's Good Work. Work on the sewer on ; Irwin's creek is DroKresslng well. No health measure ever been ado pted tha' f " - Z" T" I creaent board of aldermen deserve I credit for their activity in all matters 1 An4,nn Tha avatom or KPWttrflft) i , - ' " -f r" UKI IMtlt wemuu u. one or tne wisest measures that has been adopted here in yars. About the Court Hons. Work on the court house tower baa begun. The. foundation, as it were, is being laid. Will Lineberger, a worxman on tne court house, had a narrow escape yes terday. He was at worK on tne top floor, when he lost his footing and fell. He threw his leg over a plank and held thus until he could be rescued, nut or this h Would have tone through to i tne nrst noor, ana Deen senousiy uurw The Hunt Livery Stables. Mr. J. W. Hunt has given the con tract for the livery stable which he is to erect on his property, corner ot Church and Fifth streets, to Howier, The building wilt be 150x75 feet, and will not be Quite two stories high. Work o nthe stables will begin as soon as the weather settles. i anaxter Arrived. I Tne charter for the Carolina Clothing I Conmanv arrived yesterday. The store I wUl be opened for business Monday. Mr. Collett is to be book-keeper, and Mr. Solomons will be general manager. Mr. Leon, who Is to be head clerk, and who is now in New yorK, will arrve home in time to be at the opening. Baptist. Dr. Barron goes to Winston Friday to attend the T. M. C. A. convention. He delivers an address before that body Saturday. Monday he will go to ureensooro. where Monday night he begins a series of sermons lasting a week or longer. The 23th It Is. The managers of the Rescue Home have decided to give the Gibson pic tures on the night of the 25th. They request every one to bear the fact and date, in mind. A lame Bookkeeper in One Sense Only. Mr. Gray Barber, of Linwood, who Is to have charge of the books in Alexan der's, has arrived. He is on crutches. the result of an injury to his foot while out hunting recently. Speeial Term. There Is to be a special term of Fed eral Court here in April, convening on the 26th. Judge SImonton will preside. The calendar will not be very long, nor I possibly very Interesting. HOOEE-TUKBTniX. A Happy Marriage at the Methodist Chnrch Judge Hoke Much Improved. Correspondence of the Observer. Lincolnton, Feb. 15. Miss Vergle Tur- byfill, of this place, and Mr. John Moore, of Gastonia, were married in the Methodist church here this evening at 6 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Durham, of Gastonia, assisted by Rev. Mr. Womble, of Lincolnton, performed the ceremony. The bride Is very popular here, where she has lived for some years. Mr. Chas. Robinson, who has been stenographer and bookkeeper at the Brookdale stock farm, of Red Bank, New Jersey, for several years, has ac cepted a similar position at Biltmore, this State. Mr. Robinson is a brother of Mr. D. W. Robinson, of this place. Judge W. A. Hoke came home from Baltimore to-day, much improved In health. The Norfolk A Western's Cat Bate. New Tork. Feb. 16. George Blanch- ard, 'eommlssloner of the Joint Traffic Association, said to-day: "The reduc tion in rates by the Cumberland Dis patch, a freight line operated by the Norfolk & Western Railroad, Is a cut pure and simple. No notice of it was given to the Joint Traffic Association. The cut could not be considered by the board of managers of the association to-day, because there was no quorum. It will be considered when there is a quorum. BRIEFS OF GENERAL NATURE. Turkey is preparing six warships for sea service. Sanderson. & Pearce, paints and oil dealers, at Toronto, were burned out Tuesday. Loss $70,000; insurance $50,000. M. R. Emmons, of New Tork, Tues day bought the Eads Neel clothinK store in Atlanta, for $100,000. The powers are said to have threaten ed a blockade of the Piraeus unless Greece ceases hostilities within 48 hours. The Alabama Senate, at Montgom ery Tuesday tabled the bill" calling for a constitutional convention. The vote was 18 to 11. The rate committee of the Southern States Passenger Association, has re- fused to extend the limit of inaugu ration tickets beyond March 8. Rev. John N. Murdock, D. D., LL. D., honorary secretary of the American Baptist Union, died Tuesday at Clif ton Springs, New Tork. , T. W. Hines St Co., manufacturers of ladies' straw and felt good3, No. 610 Broadway, New Tork. 'an! Westboro, M. aaaiirned Tuesdav Liabilities $120,000; assets $100,000. Thaddeus Smith, son: of Sol Smith, the actor who was so prominent a gen eration ago, died Tuesday at St. Louis, aged 56 years. He was a vet eran of the Union army and navy. On application of the pricipil owners or the banking house of C. Bunting & Co., at Blackfoot, Idaho, Tuesday, it was placed in the hands of a receiver. The liabilities are estimated at tMO.OW, and the assets will probably be suffici ent to Day depositors. ! Absolutely I Pun Celebrated - for-' Its great leavenlag strength and health fulness. Assures the ! food against alum and t all forms of adulteration common to the cheaol brands.. ROT AX. BAKING POWDSB xora. 1BWMPK QHARLOTTE, N. Ce lEnofactnTefs; Engineers and 7 Coritracto . 7 ' a.',s I COTTON WBIAi lViAOHIipil COTTON MJJLL BEPAIBS.QEAS OUTTXHG,BOLL COYEBIIT, 1 THE CHAKLOTTE SUPPLY; CO aHstaXOVaOnjaEBS ( Pnro Oak Tanned Leather Belting and . : i Dealers in Cotton Mill and -Machine Shop linppli . 1 MaGlinefi ENGINES, BOILERS, SAWMILLS, PRESSES, PULLEYS, i SHAFTING, COUPLINGS, CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS. FIRE BRICK. LIDDELL m O w H CO OS 1-3 O 50 55 i4 a. GO 4 CO CALL FOR PORTNER'S STI1ICTLY - PURE. We ask the Connoisseurs to ,; Try It. R. Portlier towi ;tepdy. Charlotte, N. C, Branch. C. Valaer, Agent. T.L. ELLIOTT. ii , Granite Jtbaoaienhi Mpeoialty. skusv Aajorn reM-Imom lawcgs.v. t39 W. Trad Street, Ooarlotta, N. 0. CD CO Co CD m O jnnnnnnHH CD CD Worts. (i. I HANGERS, COMPANY, CHARLOTTE, N. Q. Brewed and bot tled by ' Augusta Brewing Company. A. BINDEWALD, , AVgr., Charlotte, N. C. CHARLOTiB, N. 0. Electric Light Plants, Automaiic Sprinklers,; Steam Heating, I TRY nE J "Be,ie i ii f 4 ftp Carolina," i Ws - ill m PUKE EXPORT tcJ If III BEER, ! I Jl I J j AND BE CON- 1 VINCED. ,' I f 1 1 . . ; . . . -'t : . III THE D. A. TOMPHNSC jj t n 1 1 r '.l"j'f i up iuii5 -.uvcieuj,j. i Cotton Mill Repairs, Fire Protection: j ICE. ICE. Standard Ice and M Company. PURB CRYSTAL- IOK MAD.7? FROM. DIS TILLED WATER. Our fsetory hsi trsek connection with all the railroads, which enable ua to load cart without erposinf loe te tun or air, thna avoidinfr heavy loss in leakage. Ice shipped in an quantity from ack to car-load, and loaded direct from the bath. I - Satisfaction riven In weight, quality, etc. ' I ' 'W jv . 'i Slandara Ice & FubI CoL, A.J HAGOOD. Vanairer. ; 1 WATER! HENRY E. KNOX. JR CONSULTING tngineer t!; AHD HYDRAULIC Artesian and tube weLs a specialty. General i water works construction, surreys plans and estimates. ' - Borings made for I archi tects, bridge and railroad engineers. , ",..', Pipe and pumping ma chinery. I - CHARLOTTE, N. C. ; - F Rg E . We will giva free with each out-of-town order for bicycle, sundries or re pairs for the next thirty days two of the most useful: articles . used by bi cyde ridera.Bicycle- repair men are especially invited to ask for these which will be maOed free to them only' : with or without order. Also our trade A "Prers; matertals and sun- ; fi1?; 3? haTe the most complete stock of these goods, in addition to our testate! WcTclea- ever robt to i-mJ! v ' ' W. T. DOWD. ' 85ea7Veri t9 Mi ill! 1 a s. 1 f mi 1 I i 1 1 1; ii it I ji k .V r e V I - 1 ('. ' - - Li . U It-.,-- - ;- iv -i - 3
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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