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DAILY OHAHLOTTT3 OEoHlVH?, APULL lO, i v f Zt;tQ;axlotttQb5ttvtt. . A. A. XOMi JalLaa. f Street aumber. K South Tryoa iirtn. Telephone- Bomber, ft, This paper gives to corrsepoudenta as wiae uutoae a it itmni public policy - permit, bat la fa no ease respoaaible , lur UBT Tiewti i 11 m pat that correspondents siga ttat to tbeir articles, esneclalle- la when they attack person or Institu tions, though: this 1a not demanded. The editor reserves the right to give the names of correspondents when tayre demanded for purpuataj of personal ut isf action. To reed-re consideration a uimnunieation most be accompanied by the true name of the correspondent. . - Lengthy obituaries and tributes- of rtapcn ntoat par advettlsfnsr rates; eo a Wo notices - ef ssti rtalmaata. etc. aaten nave tne rrnsnnai leatnre. -Look at the date on yew label. If tt ta not correct gleaae notify the office. A subscriber tn ordering the nddreea of hie paper chanced, will please indi cate the addreaa to which it la going at the time bt asks, for the chance to be Diaoe. Advertising rates are furnished on application. Advertisers mar feet as sured that through the co! trains of this paper they can reach all Charlotte and a large proportion of the best people of this State and upper Booth, Carolina. The sobacrlptloty- price of the Dairy Obeerrer is S.90 per rear. 4- for sis month, t2.Se for three months. The Weekly Obeerrer, a band some six-pace paper, one year tl.se, six months SO cents, three months 26 cents. For Mayor: H. WEDDINC1TON. HATt'RDAY. APRIL 10. 1897 DICTATORSHIP. The President, the other day. on Sec retary of the Treasury Gage's recom ineuUatlon. sent Ui tbe Senate the name of one Percy C. Henninghausen, of Bal timore, to Ih? confirmed as immigration cvmmMuner at the port of Baltimore. Secretary Cage had not consulted Sen- ator Wellington In regard to the ap pointment, to which there appeared to le little objection, but he instructed I he messenger from the White House, who carried the appointment to the capltol. to submit the nomination to Senator Wellington and if be objected to it to withhold it from tbe Senate. r-enator Wellington did object, and moreover professed great indignation that he had not been consulted at the outset. and very emphatically laid down the proposition that he proposed to be the dictator as to Maryland pat ronage. and no appointment could be made Ithout bis consent and approval. He said that he had no objection to Mr. Henninghausen personally, but he did obiect to the manner in which he had attempted to secure the position. He holds that his endorsement of Mr. Hen ninghausen is absolutely necessary to the letter's success In obtaining a po sition, and the fact that the effort was made to ignore him is sufficient cause for his opposition to the nomination. "I was," he said, "inclined to favor Mr. Henninghausen for Immigration com missioner, and it is by no means cer tain that I shall not do eo yet. How ever, he will be appointed at my re quest or not at all." The Baltimore Sun's Washington cor respondent, writing about the matter. says: Senator Wellington makes no con cealment of the fact that he Intends to control the Federal patronage of tbe State, and, while he does not intend to Ignore the members of the delegation in the House of Representatives, he will not tolerate any action by them sdoui wnicn ne has not been consulted. In thia connection the Senator takes a very pronounced position. He wishes it understood that tbe appointments in Maryiana will come through him. and be believes the sooner this is under stood the better It will be both for the office-seekers and the harmony within theparty lines. He was angry to-day when he learned that an effort had been made by Mr. Henninghausen to secure the iKmitlon. without his assist ance, and he may now refuse to recom mend him. Senator Wellington Is too arrogant. It is only proper that he should be con suited In the making of Maryland ap pointments, but that he should fly off the handle and assert that be has any divine right as the exclusive dispenser of Maryland patronage is rather too muih of an assumption of prerogative for this Tree republic and his threat to prevent this appointment. which is really not objectionable to him. Just to teach the President and the Secretary of the Treasury a lesson, and warn them not to offend against his dictator ship again, shows him to He a small potato in the hill. ' A GAMBLING KXPOSC. The laugh Isn't on the hayseed this tijeev The exposure of the busket shop concern of K. S. Dean A Co.. of New York, reveals the fact that the enter prising gentlemen composing that firm have been running a swindle besides which sawdust and tbe gold brick are but trifles.,. They have scooped in vic tims in nearly all the big towns and have fleeced them of as much as $3, 900.000. It an goes to show bow this world is given to gambling. Dean A Co. sent out circulars representing that they were doing business In Wall street on a capital of one million dollars, and carrying accounts of from $2Sto $50,000. which enabled them to make immense earnings. "These earnings," their cir cular said, "leas our "commissions, we divide pro rata among our customers on the 1st and 15th of each month, av eraging in cash dividends between 300 and 400 per cent, per annum. There is no other co-operative institution that has ever stood the ups and downs of Wall street. E. S. Dean's safe system of speculation allows of no errors of judg ment." - No green goods game was ever more succeesf ul. Hundreds of people ail over the country went tn for that twice a month divide, and never again beard from their money, not even getting a package of sawdssV to shew' for it. It turns out that no sack firm existed, but a party of sharpers attended to the receipt of letters addressed to Dean ft Co.. and pocketed the money that pours) ed in on them in a steady stream. The public is general win nave but little sympathy for the victims of . this gambling swindle. The exposure rather brings about a feeling of satisfaction for the lesson that it teaches. ; . -;JA ItWlT Or ULUV. Our revered and reverend friend. Hal lelajaa Ayer. has gotten real cay since coming Into the enjoyment of bis relief, la times past there waa never a sag. cestioa of humor in his writing-: - the miseries. .-of tne . down-trodden, for whose emancipation he had made him. self responsible, so weighed upon his heart: that bis awexnfulness ' never abated, and he did nothing but sit on . his haunches and bowL But in the noble Cancasian of this Week he has an "'editorial watch ts real sporty. He fret. les uoand tb (Rwmr Ulra a Uttta :.' He gambols in and out among the parts of speech with the grace of a cow' and the frtskiness of a, 'spring lamb. He dared the Observer, "-. some two weeks : ago. to print an extract from the re port ofi the Secretary of State In 1893. - and. the Observer having don so,ha Indulges is a column end s quarter ef the most delleious humor ? about it, dosing with the request that w prist a testimonial to the efficiency of a Leg lalatmret wWca he himsetf haa charac terised as a disgrace to the State. What oceaaloBS the exuberance of hie spirits is, however, of no consequence. It la enough to know that Hallelujah has at last relaxed. We are delighted to note tbe change. As the ladies say, tt is "so becoming."" We have feared that he would never sroBe again. But relief has restored tbe color to his cheek and. Joy to his heart, and the play of his fancy is beautiful to" beholds There la hope sow even for Ramsey that he wfil yet cease his lamentations and consent to smile. - To the sometime pessimistic and despairful, but now sportive and hopeful Ayer, we make - our compB meats and extend our congratulations. He has seen r. new light and tt has be gotten In aim a bllthsomeness to which nothing but relief could have given birth. - The Democratic victories at the elec tions held during the present week ap pear to grow in sixe the longer tbey are looked at. Tbe newspapers are making very serious efforts to account for the Republican defeat, and some of the reasons are ingenious. After re viewing a long list of supposed causes, the New York Sun rejects them all-and concludes that the significance of these elections seems to be carved out of moonshine. The Philadelphia Record says that the Dingley bill did It, white the Times thinks one of tbe causes was disappointment throughout the less considerate circles because of the fail ure of the Immediate revival of pros perity after the election of McKlnley." The Otwerver Is not troubling itself a'oout the cause, nor will it undertake to offer consolation to the Republicans. Republican defeat is a cause for re joicing, but doubtless more significance is attached to these off-year, elections than Is warranted. We venture to add t the above-mentioned causes of the lemocratic victories the fact that a less liberal use of Hanna's barls was made than during the presidential cam paign. Wilmington has been treated to a great curiosity, and is still speculating upon what it is. Tbe introduction to the Messenger's story about is is as follows: Hundreds of people were out on the streets and wharves last night, looking at a brilliant floating mass in the heav ens to the west of the city. It was moving very rapidly and many persons saw net-work about the aerial wonder. It seemed to nave something like a searchlight, facing earthwards, and created a sensation among all classes of people. Apt as not It was the initiative and referendum. TBI KEUHP WORK IK PROGRKSS. Secretary Alger Expects to Have the En tire Flooded Dlatrlet Covered To-Dy Jtaalgaaieat of taa Officers. Washington, April 9. The machinery provided by tbe War Department for the relief of the sufferers from the Mississippi river flood is now in work ing order, and Secretary Alger said to. aay tnat by to-morrow morning the Department would be in a position to cover the entire flooded district with its force of Inspectors. The officers already detailed to serve have started out for the West, and before leaving Washing ton they received orders assigning them to ainerent sections or the great river. Major Craig, of the signal corps. Is or dered to proceed to New Orleans, to consult with Major G. M. Derby, an en gineer officer in charge of that section. and then to proceed to Red river land ing, investigating the condition and needs of the people as he proceeds. His orders are to report the results of bis investigation directly to Secretary Al ger, who will use it. In conjunction with similar reports from other officers as a basis for the distribution of relief stores. Captain Clarke, of tbe ordnance department, has been charged to go to Vicksburg, to consult with Major vl illard, the station engineer, after which he will also proceed to Red river landing on a tour of investigation. He and his brother officers, engaged in this duty, are instructed to confer fully with an tne local rener committees in his route. First Lieutenant Rowan, of the Nineteenth Infantry, goes to Memphis to confer there with Captain Pitch, of the engineer corps. Thence he starts on a tour of the river between Helena. Ark., and Greenville. Miss. Major San. Bfr. inspector general, also goes to Memphis, but after talking over the condition there with Captain Fitch, he will take a trip over the flooded sec tions. All tbe boats of the light house establishments on the Mississippi have oeen turnetl over to the War Depart ment for the relief work. So have the boats of the Mississippi river commis sion, and Secretary Alger says that if these are not sufficient he will charter as many more as may be necessary. FopgKpoeveningk h h thm hm hm hm Rene Sued for Kiiilag William. York vtlle Special, 6th. in Columbia State. Tbe Court of Common Pleas opened on Monday. At this term of court there are only two cases of any Interest on the calendar, one being the case of tbe admlnistrator-of Chas. T. Williams vs. M. R. Reese, in a suit for S10.000 dam ages for the killing of Williams. Tbe Reese case is now being tried and la exciting a great deal of comment, as it Is the first case of this nature that haa ever been tried in York count v The administrator is suing under what is Known as the Lord Campbell act. and, white suits against railroads and corporations are frequently brought un der this act, never before has an Indi vidual been sued here for the killing of a reuowman. wnen Keese and Lockie, logetner witn jars. Anderson, were prosecuted on tbe criminal side of tbe court lor -the killing of Williams, the case excited the most intense Interest. Mrs. Anderson was acoultted and Reese and Luckie convicted of murder with recommendation to--the mercy of tne court. An appeal was takn and while this appeal was pending Reese and Luckie effected their escape in the wholesale Jail delivery that took place aere ia eDruary. . Now, while counsel are busily engag ed in the trial of the civil case, if rumor ne true. Reese ia across the water" earing little whether -the verdict be for or against him. , Cot. Vriea Kesefat, Wsshiegtoa Special, fth. to the Wchmood A committee leiiieasiilliis th ntn- al monetary conference, headed by CoL tienry raes, or rsalem, w. C called on Senator Pritehard to-dav.- it was the wish of the committee tn meet Ssnator Alien, of Nebraska, and tbe opportunity ww pniBim inrouca senator tntca-ard."- 'V-'M lri": The conference with-Senator Allen. vet. roes sera to-nignt. was quite sat taractory.' The committee does . not treats the- currency enieetlua from, the standpoint of a standard of values. The object in view is the establishment of a national monetary system that will respond to tbe business demands ox tne country and take the, currency qHiwn wi or peuocst it may be a iiiopmn acneme, nut uxonei vrtea and others of the committee do not so re csxd It. . - t. . - . : : """""""a ssaasgsaeesi sasssp ser'i "-'-ry Br, Kbgs Hew This is the best medldM in Mw mnrid tor au rorms or coua-ha and colds and for consumption. Bvery bottle Is gnar- aaieeo. it wits cure and not disap point. It has no eoual in whnnntnf eeasght, asthma, hay .fever, pneumonia, breachtthx ia grippcv com la the head and for consumption. Jt Is safe for all ages, pleasant to take, and. above all. a sure cure. It ia always well to take Drr King's New Diseovery, as tbey regulate and tone the stomach and bowels. ' We sruaraatee .. aarft-i- aatis. tactton ar retara awney.- Free trial bottles at tbe Burwell Jk Dunn Cora Daays drug store. Bsmkr aim see and tt, . -.', PAILURI3 OF THRH3 MONTHS. BASK OOTKJC KOKJE THAX OW-nFTH thm Ceadtttea ef Cera, Whea Kew York, April . R. O. Dun Coa weekly-review of trade win say: . Out of 4.0OC failures,, with liabilities of .- 752.51, in tbe nrst quarter, oana tau ures covered more than a fifth of the amount. fU.744,Sf; and ,H& failures, with liabilities of fe5.M7,893. or nearly throe-fifths, are classified this week ac cording to branches of bustaees, leaving only 687 failures and less tnan a nxtn of -the liabilities, $U,0t0,l, In branches of manufacture ; . or - trade not specified. .Only two , of the thirteen manufacturing classes, and only four of thirteen trading- classes. show liabilities for the ouarter larger than last year; and only five manufac turing and three trading show larger average liabilities, jror ue moaw ox March only three manufacturing ana four trading classes show larger amounts than last year, and only, two manufacturing and five trading show a larger average of liabilities in almost every case. Also, ft Is shown that the increase Is due to one or two exception ally large failures in thia class. The returns, compared with -those of three previous years, disclose much Improve ment already, and a bright prospect for more hereafter. A sudden collapse in the wheat mar ket, exceeding three cents In a day, ap pears to have no other cause than a be lated perception that tne past accepted yeild and consumption, official and otb erwise, were misleading. Floods and the unfavorable conditions for seeding have no weight. Expectation of great scarci ty and high prices burst like a bubble. and 'for a time the only support was the taking of profits by speculators for fan. Receipts have not warranted hopes of a great advance, nor do they warrant much expectation of a decline. Western receipts are smaller than last year, and Atlantic exports are not large though tbey are over 60 per cent, larger than a year ago. Corn receipts con tinue heavy, and exports for the week w ere 3.337.338 bushels, against 1,142.710 last year, and against Atlantic exports of wheat. monntins. flour included, to only 1.521,122 bushels, against 6?,553 last year. In spite of the floods, which must have materially affected the prospect. cotton has only advanced an eighth during the week. The fate of those who were absolutely certain that the crop or 1896 was very short, haa left but lit tie confidence for further speculation. Speculation in wool has been checked by the possibility that duties may take effect April 1. and some large shipments from abroad have been made, while dealers are less disposed to selL But trading between dealers makes more than half the sales of 12,739.400 pounds of tbe week, and the sales for the three weeks at tbe six markets have been (,646,600 pounds. It Is not improbable that many mills have, as It is claimed. fun year's supply. The demand for men s goods has diminished, the first round of purchases having been com pleted by many buyers, with results fairly encouraging, and the demand for dress goods, and especially of the lower grades, has caused an advance of 5 per cent, in some lines. Tbe iron industry is hampered by the contest between Mesaba ore interests, which prevents any settlement of ore prices, and leads many to expect fur ther declines in finished products. The Illinois Steel Works, the Lake Krte Works at Cleveland, and the works of Oliver & Company, and Byers & Co. at Pittsburg, are stopped by labor dif ficulties, and some furnaces have been stopped, because the production of pig had outrun the demand for finished products, and heavy stocks remained unsold. BU8INBS8 SHOWS HO GAINS. Bradstreet's Report so Bays Iadicationa for a Bsanctloa la the Cotton Acreage BuliH4 Failwr-e Re mala at a Lov Level. New York. April 9. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: The business situa tion, as a whole, shows no gain. Staple lines are only fairly active. Overflows, washouts and floods continue to do great damage in the Mississippi and Missouri river valleys, throughout a greater portion of which general trade remains practically at a standstill. Rainy weather extending from the central western to northwestern spring wheat States haa rendered country roads almost impassable, with the nat ural effect on business. As the region threatened includes tbe richest -portion of the cotton belt, the prospect for de lay in planting a second time indicates the possibility of a heavy reduction in acreage this year, hence the advance In cotton this week. Pig iron, steel billets and cast iron pipe are lower In price, and the demand for steel and iron is not as heavy as It has been, although the piice of lake ore has been fixed at a lower figure and an ore pool formed. Wheat lias continued as disappointing as corn in the price, dropping nearly 1 cents a bushel on Bradstreet's report on an increased world's visible supply last week, instead of a decrease expect ed, due to a larger quantity of wheat in sight abroad. Chicago has only about hld its own. little If any improvement being reported in trade there. St. Louis, more dependent on traffic with the Hooded region, reports a decrease in volume of business. Jobbers at Omaha. St. Paul. Milwaukee . and Portland; Ore., report a better -demand, notably In dry goods, oils, paint, glass, shoes and leather. Prospective advance in the wool market, but cotton goods thus far fail to advance because restricted pro duction Is meeting current demand- Nearly ail staples, except those men tioned as having advanced, have de clined. Exports of wheat (Hour includ ed as wheat) from both coasts of the rnlted States and St. John, N. B.. this week, amount to 2,036,797 bushels, com. pared witlt 1.454,000 bushels last week. 1,764.000 bushels In the week a year ago. 3,934,soa nnsneis in tne week two years ago. 1,955.000 buBhels three years ago. and as contrasted with 2,4S,S00 bushels in tbe like week of 1893. Exports of In dian corn amounted to-4,646.585 bushels this week, compared with 4,970.000 bush els last : week, 1,391, 000 bushels in the week a year ago. 614,000 bushels two years ago. 1.487.906 bushels three years ago and as compared with 908.000 bush els In the like week of 1893. Business failures remain at the low level recorded recently, 232 this week compared with 312 hut week, 231 In the week a year ago, 226 two years ago, and 211 three years ago. There are 32 busi ness failures reported from the Cana dian dominion this week, t against 38 last week. 30 In tbe week a year ago, and 26 two years ago. : ' HUNTER SAOII ONE VOTE. Baldwin, a Bepabllasa Peltar, Sot Over to Louisville. Ky.. Aprft 9. A special from Frankfort to the Evening Post. says: Interest tn the- senatorial strug gle has begun to wane. The contest will probably drag on through the entire session. - The antl-Hsnter Republicans are not ready to call another caucus, lor fear that Hunter-might be selected by: the new: caucus.- The Blackburn people again, attempted to ;- break- a quorum, but were Busucceasf uL The twenty-ninth ballot resulted as follows: Hunter, 2T Blackburn. 45; ' Boyie, 7; Martin, 13; Stone, 1: present, 128: nec essary to a choice, 86. On a motion to adjourn the vote rstood to and Speaker Worthingon east- the deciding vote tn favor of another ballot. On the second ballot - Representative Baldwin, one of the Republican bolters, made aa impassdoaed speech -and east m vote tor Hunter, This cashed the Assembly to ga wild aad for a time it looked as if Hunter would be elected without dif ficulty. The ballot resulted; - Hunter. J; Blackburn. 45; Martin, U; Boyle, ; Stone, L After., continuous ballot ing the Joint eesstoav adjourned at 2:S5 P m without result.: Hunter gamed only the one Repebncaa vote, and was never closer than two rotes to aa elec tioa. " si. ' sr . San "Francisco. AprQ 9. The Austra lian baseball players, who are starring oa a tour of the world, have arrived- ia this city oa the steamer Monowai. They will spend a few days In sight-seeing before practicing for ' their opening Feme which wlU be with the Olympic Ouh. - the ' twisfar Taw Tears, sad m Bright mespstt tare Ceatttneaars and .T. Omt " to Be a Teach Case Cress attests. - " New York. AprUk-rbe Man tn Gray," who for a time last month terrorised the vicinity of Central park.' by a se ries of highway ubbai les, soppl c nw at ed by tbe robbery of the residence of Wav M Barnura, la- Bast .Thirty-fifth street, where be presented a pistol at a servant's head and forced his way in. Is bow believed by the chief of the New Torfc detective bureau to be Thomas Oliver Raines, of Atlanta. Ga," under the name ef Frank Linden, "Tbe Man tn Gray" is mw sereins s, sentence of five years imprison meat la the Elmira reformatory, Raines is a grand son of a' wen known physician of Atlanta. Ha was bora tn 1879, and was left an or phan when ne'Was 12 -years old.?-He worked for a fanner for two years, aad was turned penniless Into the streets ef Atlanta. Boon afterward he .was ar rested for throwing a stone. , through the -window of a Jewelry . store. W, Woods White, general agent at Atlanta, for the, Northwestern Mutual Life In surance Company, had been appointed Raines guardian. - Be secured the lad's release on the condition that ne be sent to the reformatory-.- Raines was accord ingly surrendered to the Berkshire In dustrial Farm at Canaan your corners. New Tort He remained there until April 30, of last year. "when for good conduct, he was paroled, in' tne ploy of X V. Curtis. Of TalIton, Mass, Raines left CurtUft-employ last October, and on the' night of February 23 last, the residence of Mr. Curtis was robbed of silverware, clothing and Jewelry. Among the articles token was the grey fur overcoat from which Raines derived bis name of "The Man In Gray." IXUXOIS IJSIVKHSITY HARD HIT. School Basil Misateg and Cash Tied Up to the Assewa ef ejasa.ooo A n est of the Bask (Medals Ordered Cashier Ch arch ill SarrsaSars Blsaealf. Chicago. April . Warrants for -the arrest of Charles W. Spalding, presi dent; A. IX Averill, vice president, and C. E. Churchill, cashier' of the defunct Globe Savings Bank, have been sworn out by Frank E. Stone, of the firm of Stone St Francis, depositors in the insti tution. Mr. Churchill surrendered him self to-day, and furnished bond for bis appearance. President Spalding and Vice President Averill has not yet put In an appearance. Developments to-day brought out the fact that by far the greater part of tbe University of Illinois funds is Involved in tbe suspension of tbe Bank. Two years ago the State Legislature appro priated 8423,000, of which,-according to the State laws, enough was to be drawn every month to meet current expenses of the University. It appears, however, that tn consideration of 2H per cent. In terest on the funds', the trustees al lowed Treasurer Spalding to withdraw the whole sum from the Treasury. This Is admitted by members or tbe board. Thus, not only-are 3400,000 worth of school bonds missing, but 8423,000 in cash is tied up, a total of $823,000, To add to the complications. It Is said that should Treasurer Spalding be -unable to account for the funds, his bondsmen will be held responsible, their defense being that a private deal of that kind between the university trustees, tbe State Treasury officials and Treasurer Spalding, is sufficient cause to release them from tbeir obligation. Gross carelessness is charged on the part of the University officials during the latter part of Mr. Spaldlnsfa term as treas uer of the Institution. It is said that his accounts have not been audited in over two years. His term expired the first of March. PRtSIDEMrS POWER TO KEMOTK. The Test Case ef lewis Panose, Whe was Removed by President Cleveland. Washington, April 9. The Supreme Court today listened to arguments in the case of Lewis E. Parsons against the United States, which involves the question of the right of the President to remove an officer without cause before he has served his term. Parsons was United States district attorney for the northern and middle districts of Alabama, was appointed by President Harrison, and was removed by Presi dent Cleveland, in May, 1898, after he had served about three years. He de clined to surrender his papers, and af terward applied to the Court of Claims for the fees for the remainder of his term. That court over-ruled his con tention that the President bad no power to remove him except for cause, and the case was appealed. i THK PROTEST TO BP AIM. It Haa Resehed secretary Sherman and He Has Plgeon-Holad It. f Washington. April 9. The Senate res. olutton protesting against summary proceedings by the Spanish officials in Cuba, against tbe captive insurgent leader. Riviera, has reached tbe State Department, through the White House. Secretary Sherman.- regarding it aa merely a declaration of the sense of the Senate, and offered m an advisory, rather than a mandatory, spirit, has Sled it away, and Is not likely td carry out Its suggestion and lodge a pro test with the Spanish government, par ticularly In view of the Information he has received that Riviera Is not to be shot. Tl Lady Who Bat la MaaaSald's Chair. Washington Post, 8th. Tbe Court of Appeals this afternoon reversed the verdict of the lower court tn the suit brought by Mary Sanders, the actress, wife of Percy Winter, against Richard Mansfield. Miss Ban ders recovered in the lower court a ver dict for $1,300 on & contract which Mr. Mansfield had made for her. services at 850 a week. He paid her two install ments and then declined to pay any more. It was in tbe bearing of this case that the point" was raised that there was by stage tradition a: chair devoted to the sole and exclusive use of the manager. In this case Mr. Mans field, and that no one else had any right to sit in tt. It was claimed that Miss Sanders had violated this tradition and had shocked Mr. Mansfield. She won her case and received a verdict for $L 300. The Court of Appeals holds that only $100 was due when the suit was brought, and that the court had no right to countenance a suit for $1,800 nor to give a Judgment in such a ver dict. The case was remanded and per mission given Mr. Mnsfield to non suit It. - A Cart-Load of Fireworks Explode.: Buenos Ayres. Apr! I 9. Aa immense "amount of damage haa been caused' by tbe explosion of a cart loaded with fire works. The- accident occurred near a block of buildings adjacent to . the houses,, aad tbe buildings almost Im mediately caught- fire,- A whole block was destroyed before tbe flames were under control. Tea persons lost their lives through the explosion, or during the conflagration. Iasargoats KUIlag atooha aad Baraiag Madrid. April Sv-Xiispatches received here from Manila, capital of the Phil lippine Islands, says that the Insurgents have killed several ntonks, and have burned tbe churches of Buena Vista, Gutdeva and, Endang. Insurgents are about erecting fortifications in favora ble positions. ..The Spanish military op erations are almost at a standstill, pending the, arrival of further re-ia-forcements from Spain. '. " The beat salve to the worW for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions and-posi- uwry cures ptiea, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give pei feet saxis faetioB or money refunded.' Price tfic per box. For sale by the Burwell Dunn Company. - - ' l ' ' Editor Morrison, of. the Werthlacton. lad. Sua, writes: "You have a valuable prescription ia Electric Bitters, and I can. cheerfully recommend.it for .con stipation and sick bee dacha, and as a general system tome It has no equal. Mrsv. Aanio -Stehle. - 262S Cettaaa Grove avenue, Chicago, was all run down, could aot eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and fait tired and weary, but lx bottles mt Electric Bitters restored her health aad renewed her strength. -4oe ad- cents and . S3. Get a ; hotels at ths . Xtor. well Pubs Company's drug store. ? ucaisXATTrs skibkbt. TopekA, 'Kaiw'- April t. Speaker Street, of the Ksnsas Legislature, cre ated a sensation to-day, when! he testi fied. In tbe bribery Investigation. He aU!.mur? Wilson, whom I was told was tbe agent of the American Book Company, said he would pay me 81,009 ia cash If I would supply the two-thirds ruling necessary in - advancing bills against the school book bill, and S2.5M if the bill was defeated. He placed a hundred-dollar- bill tn - my tap. I told l.im I did aot cars for the money at that time, and would take the matter under advisement. Later, la reply to -letters from him, I wrote on one of them that Z eould be of no service to him." . Senator -Titus swore that Senator Lev welling took him to a room in the Na tional Hotel aad said there was some thing in it for, both ef them If they eould set a substitute adopted for the original text book bill.; Representative Enngus swore, that Representative &e vlile bad offered him $250 If he would cease his fight for the text book bill. Representative Smith ; said the state ments made yesterday by Representa ttve Seville that he (Smith) bad offered Clarke $250 to , oppose the- Hackney amendment to the -- railroads bill, were utterly false. ; - .. Miss Nellie Bennett, clerk of the House en engrossed bills, testified as to a conversation tn the committee room between dark and Smith. Clark said there ought to be something In that railroad bill; that he needed $200 or $300, and asked Smith if he thought there was anything in it. Senator Jumper told of two attempts to bribe him to vote against tbe stock yards bill. FIGHTIHO FOR DECAY. Poatpeaeaaeat to the Time far the tatioa of the Tariff BUI to the Beasts. Washington, April 9. The RepubU can Senators who are acting as a sub committee of tbe Senate committee on finance in tbe preparation of the tariff bill, are inclined in their estimates now to oostDone tbe date of its presentation to tbe Senate a fittle beyond the limit originally fixed by them. They express the opinion that it may be two weeks from the present time before the bill will be in ahape to. be reported. Some of them want to postpone the time until two weeks from next Monday. Tbe committee is making very satisfactory progress with the bill, ana many of tbe schedules bave received final attention. among these being chemicals and cot ton. None of the more puzzling Ques tions, however, bave been disposed of. The committee has deemed it wisest .to leave tbe rates on wool, sugar, hides, coal, lead, ore, lumber and all other particularly puzzling subjects until the simpler matters can be determined. Many of the smaller items, according ly bave been determined. While no de tailed information can be secured. It is understood that many reductions in duties have been made. Tbe disposition of the committee is to. make a quite general reduction, but this is found to be a task not easy of accomplishment, because of the insistence of Senators upon having the strongest protection for the articles In which they are par ticularly interested. There are. indeed many demands for Increases, and some of these are bo pressing that the mem bers of the committee are finding them selves considerably embarrassed be tween their desire to satisfy Senators, whose votes will be essential to the suc cess of the bill, and their conviction that the Interest of the party demand reduction rather than increase. ASHEVIIAJ5 REPUBLICANS. They Hold a Noisy Convention aad Pot Vv a i Mm Juaaie bbmi'i vleted of Harder la the Second Degree. Special to the Observer. Ashe vi lie. April 9. The Circuit Court Jury in tbe case of Henry Burgin, the negro charged with the murder of Mls- sle Avery, also colored, this afternoon returned a verdict of guilty of murder in tbe second degree. Burgin snot tbe woman last November. She lived until early in January, and during that time bad taken an overdose of a drug. At the time it was thought that It - had been taken with suicidal intent. The Republican convention was an unruly and a noisy assemblage. It nom inated H. Lamar Gudger for mayor; W. M. Hill, Dr. A. M. Ballard and Sam uel Kennedy, for aldermen. Ashevtlle Chapter united Daughters or tne confederacy, was organised here to-day. Three hundred members were enrolled. Miss Fannie Patton is presi dent. The body of a girl baby, a few hours old. was found yesterday morning in an old field, in West Asheville. It lived until last night. The coroner held an inqnest to-day and the Jury found verdict that the child came to its death at the hands of its mother. Minnie Shook, a white girl, seventeen years old. Tbe girl is in the hands of the sheriff. BRIEFS OF OEHXBAL NATURE. President Angell. of Michigan Uni versity, Is talked of for minister to Turkey. Mrs. R. F. Thome, of Lacygne. Kan.. has presented to Mrs. McKlnley a lace handkerchief of her own make, con taining 30,000 stitches. The next convention of the Republi can National League is to be held at Detroit. Mich.. July 13th. and 3,000 del egates are expected to attend. The Republicans carried everything in the election at Lincoln, Neb.. Mr Bryan's home. Graham, Republican, for mayor, has a maejrlty of more than BOO. The bin for the "erection of a new capitol building at Harrtsburg, Pa., has passed the Senate. It appropriates $550,000. There is an understanding that the appropriation is to be increased by tne uouse to si.ooo.ooe. - Official confirmation bas been given to the report that CoL Dan'l S. Lamont. Secretary of War under President Cleveland, is to be placed at the head of the Northern Pacific Railroad within 60 days The title of CoL Lamont will be president, and it la thought his head quarters will be In New Tork. Consul General Fltxbugh Lee has Just written to a, friend in Richmond that be will be unable to leave Cuba April Kth, as he expected, and that he will be delayed in Havana unto the tat. ter part of May or early in June. Gen. Lee was forced to decline an invitation to deliver an address on Cuba before the United Confederate Memorial So cieties on April 28th. ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. L. T. Carter, of Anson, owns a horse which is 35 years old. The first shipment of strawberries from- this -state was made from Bur gaw. Pender county, Tuesday. . s The Stanly Enterprise learns that the prospects are bright for tbe propos ed railroad -between concord and Al bemarle. . ' , ' . Mr. Herman Cone," father of Messrs. Cone, of the Cone Export and Commis sion Company, died Wednesday at his home in Baltimore,, The Salisbury Watchman says that Dr. E. M. SummereUr of Rowan, -la preparing to move his- family to Balls, bury -with a view of taking charge -of the State Hospital as superiatendeat, ; . mi i wvjaaT .We ? y ; " --L-jiln. jcLJ AZMolutsMy Pun 'Celebrated for-Its grant leayamg strength and faesAkfnTnesa. food against alum and au - x adulteration common --to the cheap braada. BPTAL B 'JSXXQ POWCaVB COwNew Tork. . - , , - UNJTWT AwWcwFABa,! f -r- ' J I J - ladtgnat loa Azooaed Over .-Ass KaatMj. Cselaga's Tualsaasthy To to Editor of the Observer! u :h f T.,- On the day that the registrars and Judges of election; ware to bo appointed, Mr B. B. Springs, candidate for mayor. went before the county commissioners and asked for a - fatr division of the election officers." stating that ths Hat handed - to-tbe' county commissioners was composed entirely -of the support era of: Mr. Wed din St on, his -opponent. Tbe request-was refused through -the chairman. Mr. p. M. Brown, a . special friend of Mrv Weddgigton. -A friend of Mr, .Springs asked, as a mattes ox com mon fairness that he be allowed at leasteno re preaen Satire or i friendly Judge at each ward pr voting place, a while.' Mr Springs iwas - preparing a written protest against the action of the- eommUstoners,! the board, after a whispered conversaiion, agreed that he should, be allowed lone-judge! at each pofl. while Mr Wejddington should, be accorded tbe registrar and two judges. It tis understood uhis email , showing was -conceded to Mt. Springs St the so li citation of Commissioner Kuykend&i. :; The partisan manner- in which the registration books are conducted in cer tain of the wards,! is causing a wide spread and. deep (seated indignation. Especially is it sd in the first ward. There the son of itbe registrar fre quently has charge of the book. ' He is not and has not been a citizen of Char lotte for some yeans. He is now under sentence to the Tennessee penitentiary for snooting and killing a man upon tbe streets ef Knoxvllbs and Is out on bail pending an appeal If or a new itrlal. His manner ana presence are insulting ana terrorizing to man who wish to regis ter or get any leatlmate tnfjormatlon. Is such a prostitution of the registra tion right, fair and lust? W appeal to all decent citizens of every! faction In their right senses for an answer? It is not denied tbats Mayor Weddington is upon tbe bond of thia young- homi cide. Does that account for bis perni cious activity T COMMON DECtJNCY. $800 ill GOLD DROWNS A MAN. At tbe burning jof a tugboat on the Hudson river many years ago, many of the passengers were drowned. Among the bodies brought upfront the bottom of the river by grappling wag that of a man known to hove been aa excellent swimmer. Around his waist was a belt containing nearlj $800 in gold. That told the story. f i I 'In old and chrbnic eases of Indiges tion (dyspepsia or gastritiSM-it is all the same) the sufferer develops a gieat variety of symptoms and often dies poisoned by the (products of his own torpid and inflamed stomach. His food, instead of 1 being digested, and so furnishing strength . and! ! physical substance, ferments and putrifles with. m him. Tbe chief process of life is ar rested at a vitali point. The more, he eats the worse off; he la. And yet unless he can be fed be must also perish. Peo ple do so die. daily, by thousands, but we doctors seldcen have tbe moral courage to give the cause Its, true name lest we should beilaugbed at for our in ability to cure sd 'simple' a thing aa indigestion. Simple? Why, it is tbe capstone of all (complaints and the mother of most ef them." So Writes a famous English physician, i some oi tne symptoms auuaea to are these: Loss of appetite; distress after eating; heartburn and palpitation; gid diness; foul taste in the mouth; the rising of nauseous acids and gases into the throat; furred tongue; spots before the eyes; unaccountable weariness and fatigue; sluggish) circulation; weakness and nervous prostration; constipation or diarrhoea; discolored akin etc. The sufferer's I mends 'often advise him to cheer up to throw off his leth argy and eat freely. Bad advice. He knows better. "No. he says. I can not; my food does me no good." He la right. Food now la gold In the spent swimmer's belLf j' Take light nourishment, followed Immediately byia dose of the Shaker Digestive Cordial a new and ' radical remedy discovered and ore oared bv the Shakers of ML Lebanon, K. Y. the es sence of medicinal herbs and plants cul tivated by there alone. Then continue with it. Relieves at once and soon cures. Pleasan$ to the palate and adapted to all vonstitutlona. Trial Dottles fwhich prove its merits at ten cents. For sale by nearly all aruggiBts. oC Strea ( Roollicei on a sweltering hot day is highly essen tial to comfort and health, tt cools the blood, reduces your temneratnre. tonea V the stomach. mm Rootbeer sBOuld . be in every ko-me,iin every office, in every work shop. A temperance drink, more health ful than; ice water, more delightful and fatisfyinj: than any other b eye rage pro duced. ; araulrfcT rbm dkmtm S. Mlart-lpfcU. A Nek- kt4 gaoua. Said Ounurrununununuo ? GAILBOIIDHI ? i EftC-E DnjuiD I C i tC3 CENSED MILK. P TMFAHT HEAUHStit FREE. 3 P ' srwvoaai eoMseaMS anji cos. C onuniinunuhununo losBFtogency ESTABLISHED IN 1864. . Hepicjstmtiqg:: , . BOYAIj INStniAKCE COMPANY, INSURANCE COMPANY OF KOBTH ' AMERICA," GEORGIAlHOME. " VIRGINIA STATE, RICHMOND. . Aad ftfacr Solid Companies L WYE KUTCM1S051, HOBTH GABOIJNA, lorJgon & Co. GHABIaTTbV K. C - OaalaT jta - " ' 8TOCK8 I OBAUV AND PBOTIBION8.t- , . COTTON, Private wires t New Tork; aad 1 - Ctdcaco. - Xtrokerats on stodk ad srabi i to. per bale on ootton, rotnd trad. - NaUooal Bank referenoe given as ap plication. 1 r jPnoneMX, T. Bj AXEXANDKB. Manager. OTJB. MOTTO FO: PSJNTXNOr Bbyh in qualKy: low prtoa. -Observer ViSil MAI - I t tub OHAftXOTrB, Ne C Maintt ObTTON MIXli MACHINERY OOTTOIT Kill RIP AjBAQKAit OUTTTKO.ROLL COVERING. Kit Lnddell CHARLOTTE, ""Hi- !i Fire'Brifk; :i Iron Pipe, 4 Iron Fittings, Brass Fittings, Saw Mill Supplies, : Inspirators ancT In ectors, Saws and Saw Mandrels,' . Punrns & Pumping Machinery Rubber Belting and Packing. Saw Mills, Cotton Presses, i Cloth Presses, : Engines and Boilers, Yani and VTar Presses, -Pulleys and Shafting, Couplings and. Hangers. :j Castings of all kinds Modern Gin Systems complete with fans. AVrite for prices. THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY CO., Pure Oak Tanned Leather Belting and Dealers in Cotton Mill .i ;-a VOTERS Are noMi besieged on every band and from Dreient aDDearances ail will have an opportunity to exercise the rights of suffrage next month. Tne longest poie will knotiX down the persimmon. Plat form, frse trade and sailors' rights, while all of this commotion is going on in the tanks of the opposing candi dates. Bill BEOS. Are wicing up the earth with slaugh tered gepds, giving to every free Amer ican citjxen rights and privileges mat cannot be. obtained tn any municipal election, or from any other source. We relieve uown-iroaaen Duminny uy placing every article of merchandise within the reach or ail classes ana con ditions of men everywhere, -thereby giving light and liberty to the oppress ed. 1 he people assemme aaiiy ana unanimously endorse us. Unite 1 We Stand. Divided We Fall. . Like . this great- Union of States, the bone aad sinew of the country stand by us. An occasional uproar here and there iij soon stamped out of existence. MIGHTY POWER MIGHTY POWER V MIGHTY POWER MIGHTY POWER MIGHTY POWER MIGHTY POWliR MIGHTY POWER MIGHTY POWER Contro lling the, trade In dry goods, shoes,.! clothing. gents' furnish ings, notions 1 1. .. i.f this section by buying: up bankrupt stocks, panic mer chants , weak-kneed manufacturers, audio ft sales, etc, at frequently less than (0 cents on the dollar. We have placed on sale a large stock of shoes picked up in this way. Listen, ladies! Hand: sewed shoes, best brands, such as Laird. Schober A Mitchell, Cousins & Cor Foust A Son, and other makes. Just think of it! 3 and $4 shoes being sold f r 98 cents, f 1.25 and $1.50. Never in th) history ot- Charlotte have you ever !aad such a chance. Bole-stirring time, keeping the check boys "hot" car rying up shoes to be wrapped. Same In clothing and dress goods. Get a move on you, and oast your ballot early and often,, Poles open the year round to give (Ul a chance. None challenged at Cheapest "Store i On Earth. ' ij 15 to 21 E Trade St Cfttflotta, - -' - H.C. ICE. ICE. rd lc nil M tapiDj. PTJ1U8 CBTBTAIj ICS MADS FROM j - DISTIUiKD WATER. - U it lnuttf has trask soaaeeliea tta all the rallroada, which aaabls aa to loat'l ear without exposinc; lee to sua or alr( thus avoiding havy ion tn leakara, ' hm shipped In any ftBMtlty from aae to ear-load, and toadsd direct from the bata. Stis(aetioa given ta weight, qaailty. ate Standard Ice A. Fuel Co.. A. J. HAOOOD. Btaaacet - BATHTUBS : Are necessity as wen as a lnx ;nry, and eepedally so in the ! warmer months, t&are anele ' gant line of tubs A. T .k ! O W PRICK 9f rJUDklinaavaspeeialtrof nutting; ; i' I ia isvatorr and water eloeets. ; A. R. -WIIXMANN, Plumber aad Steam Fitter, BM BROS - N;C. MANX7FACTX7BERS OF X. ? and Machine Shop Supplies. Blank Books Of any size and style made to order. ; We use Medlin's spring back and hinge A trial will convince you that this is the- strongest and best book made. . - ! Old Books Bound over and made to look better than ever, MAGAZINES and PERIODICALS Bound into volumes in plain or ornamental bindings. OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE, CHARLOTTE,, N.C SHEP. OUGGER vs. COOGLER. The respective merits of these two poets seems to be in question ust now. No one reading that magnificent prose poem, "THE BALSAM GROVES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN.". , Would hesitate awarding the palm to the Swan of Banner's Elk. There Is quite a bit of poetry in it, but "In verse I'll not disclose what did be tide . ' " : The scenes too varied, wild and warm and wide." Cloth, handsomely illustrated, tl. STONE A BARRINGER, ; Book. Stationery and Art Store, 22 South Tryon Street, Your Prescriptions' Are given our careful attention in every respect, and the best of-drags only are nsed in their preparation. , S. L. ALEXANDER &-CO. Corner Church aad Trade streets. FIRST-CLASS Merchant - Tailoring 1 keep the most reliable goods sod make them to'-measure In ths very best manner by thoroughly ikilledT work men here la Charlotte; Price guaran teed to be aa low as the same elau of goods and work ean be had elsewhere. J. S. PHILLIPS, KZKCII ANT TAILOR, II SDTH TRTOM STBBBT JiS. E. M1TCQELL & CO.- IX Awa 134 CHaenrtJT sr., rmiAiraijfy 81 aSX S3 srranixa ST., aoSTO. " mm mm itiEgt - Coal-anil Wood, - Best grades Soft and Anthracite ooals; no dust or alack. r Pins Wood, seasoned. Oak Fire wood. . . Stove Wood; seasoned pine, dogwood and persimmon. , , Leave : orders at city office No, 85 Korth Tryon street, opposite city hall. ' or at yard office, eor. College and Second streets. Telephone No. 17a After January my office will be Koom Ha, 5, Hunt Building. V CHAS.fC. HOOIC, ' - ARCHITECT. - VI i if r., -
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