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-J TVatTjV CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, APRIL 12, 1807. . V. CAtDWELI, I Street BmnbaViM South Twjtttt. Telephone somber, m : ." 1 1 -: This paper gives to correspondents as ': wttU latitude as it thinks pubUe policy Hi mils, M b in w ctM responsible for their views. It' Is much preferred that correspondents sign their names to their article, especially la esses where ther attack sersoas or tastttu ttona. thousrh this Is not demanded. The editor reserves the rtsht te give the names of correspondsnts when they are aemanaed for purposes of personal sat isfaction. To receive consideration a oommunlca tion most bs aooompanied by the true use of the correspondent. Lengthy obituaries and tribute of respect most pay advertising- rates; so also notices of entertainments, etc, which have the financial feature. Look at the date on your label. If It is not correct please notify the office. A subscriber In ordering the address at his paper changed, will please indi cate the address to which it Is going at the time he asks for the change to be made. Advertising rates are furnished on application. Advertisers may feel as sured that through the columns of this paper they can reach all Charlotte and a large proportion of the best people of this State and tipper South Carolina. The subscription price of the Daily Observer Is $8 0 per year. $4-00 for six months, $2.00 for three months. The Weekly Observer, a handsome six-page paper, one year $1.00, six months 50 cents, three months 25 cents. Kur Mayor: J. H WKDniNHTON. For A ldermn : Ward 1 J B. McLaushlin. 1. S. HaJl, S. hi I,imon. Ward i. - I). iVDouoghue, H. G. Link. John VanLandinsham Ward 3. E. 3. Rrld. H Baumgurtrn. J. K. Alexander Ward 4. J. H. Einerv, W.MIi. Brry hlll. X. S. Franklin. For School Commissioners: Ward 1. J. J. Baskerville. H K. Cochrane. Ward 2.--J. 11. Loss. T. T. Smith. Ward 3. Wm. -Anderson. J. Hirshin ger. j Ward 4. - J D. MrCn.ll, John Ft. Pharr SKiXUAV. APRIL 12, 1897 It is not difficult to pi from one law less step to anotri?i In sections of Kentucky, as tht- public knows, a lively toll-gate war has .Wen in progress for fKm months. Mnn- of th- peopk- did not approve the new toll-gate law. and have been burning or otherwise de stroying the sates. Having gotten the consent of their minds to this method of regulating things, they have, in Gar rard county, gone a step further and have sent a warning to a miller, threat ening to make it warm for him if he persisted in charging more than a cer tain price for flour. It is readily re called that here, in North Carolina, when the stock law first went Into ef fect the people in some sections rebel led against It, and tore down and burn ed the fences. It is. by the way, the best law that has been enacted in this State since the war, and everybody now concedes it. But our folks have never got to the point of setting man datory prices upon products or mer chandise. Kentucky is entitled to the belt. The Observer printed with pleasure, a few days ago, a paragraph from the Statesvllle Landmark, which said that ex-Marsha! Allison, of this Fed eral district, went out of office, as he went in. a strong Cleveland man. There is a case of this kind once in awhile. The tide has turned against the Old Man and the majority of those who have gotten their living within the past four years on the strength of commissions bearing his signature, have turned with it and gone back on The Sheriff. It is not so much that they have turned their oats, hut light h,-ie In North Carolina, as elsewhere, they arf found leading the pack which hounds him his -iwn office-holders are the irntst vicious a.ncJ defamatory of those who assail him. We note ex-Maishal Allison as ;i "n splcuous and honoraoie ex-'eptj'Oi. It does not ue,l that h should have agreed v itn his chief, at all times. t lift him .ut of the list of Migrate. h has at leapt kept out ot the litt of his t reducers Deploring the incident which gives occasion f i :t. the Observer yet has pleasure in presenting its readers an extra copy of the paper to-day. It has in its service, from cellar to roof, and from front rti- to back, the lest lot of people in the world, and they responded promptly and gladly, last evening, as they always respond, to its can on them for extra work. It will be a satis faction to tire- public 10 read the story of yesterday's collision - along with which go,- a good deal oi' news of a miscellaneous sort- aml we afford it this satisfaction in a Mnday issue the more readily because of a lurking no tion that the peopie 0f this town and State have a right, anyhow, to have a dally paper a thins they have, never yet had and because of the further notion that it is the Observer's busi fess to supply this need. One of the most Interesting senato rial fights this year is that in Flor ida, where it is. as it has been before, the field against the Hon. Wilkinson Call. He has come up to the Senate, the past two terms, through many trib ulations. He is the dullest man In the body, and no Senator for twenty-live years, not even Mr. Peffer, has fatigued it as much with long and uninteresting speeches upon subjects which nobody cares anything about: but In his own State he is a politician from 'Way Back and has never failed to bring eon fusion upon his enemy. Somehow or other, there Is no explaining how, we Und ourselves hoping that he will whip them again. He is an honest old fel low, at least, and that should go for something. Hope Is held out that New Jersey, for so long a time a well behaved Demo cratic State, is coming back repentant. It is Intimated that ths turnover pro cess may begin as soon as to-morrow, when elections hv many of the important New Jersey towns will be held. The Republicans do not conceal their fears. The extravagant manage ment of town affairs by the Republi cans and the action of the Legislature In trying to, extend the terms of office holders who fear to go before the pub lie and ask (or Its votes, has caused an uprising. Jersey: City and Newark, after four years of Republicanism are believed to be almost sure to repudiate it next Tuesday. j North Carolina bast a true singer in tienry Jerome Stockard, and the an aouncement that his i poems will soon be ps Wished in book form is gratifying to his friends and admirers. Some of -The most notable sonnets that have an pea red in the Century Magasine were Trom sis pen. Atlanta Constitution. This is a lust tribute. Mr. Stockard has written some sonnets of rare beau ty, and the enjoy a rarer distinction. ' : among sonnets, that the?- can be under stood. - j ;- .This Is the weightiest paragraph we ever saw . la the columns of a news paper t Is (ram ths Philadelphia Bsc It as old as Tacitus that "when, a public to drained by extravagance and cormptJoa it must be filled by oppres sion aad crime." The enormous growth of expenditure from $59597.s- by the Forty-fourth Congress to JLMS.437,018 by the Fifty-fourth Congress has its natural sequel la tne lawless uionp of the Secretary of the Treasury to en force the oppressive retroactive clause of a bill that has not wen fimm" the collection of taxes that are not due. The quotation in the first sentence Is wholly apt. and no man, living or dead, ever compressed more meat into an equal number of words than is found in the second sentence of the para graph given. The name of the man who wrote it ought to be known his name deserves to live. 'Somebody blundered." Certainly this is true, otberwisethere would have been no collision yesterday. Tet a hasty Judgment is always apt to be an inexact Judgment. It were well, there fore, that the public should not Jump to a quick conclusion as to where the re sponsibility rests, but await the result of the investigations which will be in stituted. It were as well to be just, also, to the railroad company, in the meantime. This collision will cost it thousands of dollars, and its officers did not authorize the accident nor its s-rvants allow it wantonly. The dispatches have told, within the past few days, of the arrest in New York of the mysterious "Man in Oray," who recently terrorized that city. We wonder if -he is not identical with "the Frock Man," who gave the colored folk of Charlotte such a lively time about a year ago ? fcM'OSlTION PHEFAHA'1 IONS. The Oullilt Very Km--4uragllig stursl science. Art aad Sdaesttonsl Depart ment to be fully Bepresented. The break In the walls of the expo sition building, caused by the incessant rainfall a week ago, has proven. In stead of a serious hindrance, a bless ing in disguise. The building commit tee, in no way baffled by this balk,T-e-doubled their efforts, and now the walls have assumed the proportions ol a building well under headway. Those who have seen the plans have express ed themlves as delighted with them. It will be a handsome, substantial af fair, much, better in appearance than anticipated. The educational exhibits will be sec ond to none, as large support has al ready been given from publishers, schools and colleges. Edwin E. Howell, of the Natural Science Establishment. Washington, collector of specimens for the use of schools and colleges, and manufacturer of relief maps, will send a large display, among which will be a map in relief of the United States five and a half feet in diameter, which con tains, besiaes the usual features, the correct curvature of a country which covers so large an area of surface. The Prang Educational Company will make extensive exhibts. Their reputation as publishers is known to nearly every one. It is the desire of the committee to demonstrate the educational faclli- ities of the Carolinas as completely ac possible. It is hoped that the public schools of the States will have credit able exhibits of their work. The move ment la most worthy, and all teachers should direct their best efforts, as well as those of their pupils toward this end. The method of making the exhibits will be left to the preference of the Individ ual institutions. Applications for ex hibit space should be made at once, des. ignating the amount of square feet of space desired. No charges will be made for such exhibits. The Ladles' Home Journal had in the issues of March and April, this year, some delightful designs and arti cles on the erecting of modern, artistic homes at a moderate cost, by Walter J. Keith, of Minneapolis, Minn. This gentleman has expressed a desire to place on exhibition some working plans and water color drawings of the models used In his series of articles in the Journal. This will make a new ad dition to the art department, and one of great interest to many. Other ar chitects from various cities will ex hibit plans, etc. A large collection of Indian curios, consisting of their native dress and the different arms and articles used in warfare, valued at $500, is on the way from Deadwood, S. I). A collection of folk relics and curios f the Waldensans will be found in the museum, and doubtless will prove very Interesting. Music is always a strong feature in an affair of such magnitude. The expo. eition will not oe lacking in this. The set vicea of the Old North State Con cert Hand, under the direction of Dr. Chas. A Turner, has been klndty of fered to the management, and it will give an evening of delightful musical numbers. The entertainment committee is wide awake and is vigorously working up a variety of attractions and novelties. A complete programme will be announced at a later date. The fine arts exhibits are already ap uaring. Ten large cases from the Baltimore Water Color Club and one case from Richmond have arrived, while the Cosmos Club, of Washington, will collect and ship about the 16th lust. Klackner, of New York, has sent a large, fine steel engraving of "Break ing the Home Ties." which will effect the sale of a large number of these en gravings during the progress of the ex position. The literary societies of the University of North Carolina will loan portraits of historical personages of interest to this section. The Philan thropic Society has granted the loan of Its representative pictures of historical value. Albert Guerry. a prominent ar tist of Atlanta, will place a handsome portrait of Senator Vance. His com manding figure is seen in a sitting pos ture in this picture and it is said to be a striking likeness of this great man. This artist exposes also one. or two oth er excellent pictures. No collection of art Is complete until it is represented in all Its different branches. Art in pottery is not the least attrac tive, and especially should this be true In this instance. The North Car olina Mineral and Mining Com pany, of Sylva, and the Sebrtng Pottery company, or east Liverpool. Ohio, will unite In exhibiting North Carolina's Kaolin product, from tne crude state on through the various processes of man ufacture until the finished product as sumes the dainty artistic porcelain shapes so much admired. Responsive to invitations from the executive committee of ladies, contribu tions of exhibits from cotton mills of States are coming in. This is an oppor tunity for representing this, the princi pal industry of the Carolinas, and at the same time conferring a favor, so heartily appreciated by the ladles and meaning so much to the Interests of mill men generally that they cannot af ford to lose the opportunity. Extensive exhibits in this line are expected. Per sons desiring to exhibit in any one of the various departments should lose -no time in communicating with Mrs. Kel logg, general manager, regarding space and location desired, for while there Is yet available some excellent positions. applications every day diminish the space. Large posters announcing the open ing day, railroad rates, etc.. will soon appear upon bill boards In every city ana town tnrougnout tne states. Watch for them and the opening date. Regarded as ta, Owssisisaessssat of War. . uonataaunopie. April 11. In a com munication to the ambassadors, dated April 19. the Porte speaks of the Greek mvaaers of the nrevious dav as "res-. ular" troops, and the incursion is re garded here as the commencement of war. Two thousand Basbl Baxouks assembled in an adjoining village and placed themselves in readiness to ad vane In case of an attack by the ma rines on land. ITEMS OF STATK XKWS. It is given out that the eastern dis trict Federal Judgeship will be settled to-morrow. Near Connelly Springs. Friday. Till. man Lownun was killed by a falling iree( upon vuca ae was c popping. ! THE SITUATION SEEMS CLOUDT. THIS WXXK'S tit-tXOOK XV COHGBESs? um May lMr Eagtstotles) T i siriiit lillls Scfen ths goat. Washington. April 1L The outlook for the week in the Senate is so much befogjred bv the Question with refer-: eace to committee re-organixation that it Is Impossible to forecast the proceed-. lags witb accuracy, x nere is a possi bility that this question may consume a great deal of attention, ana it n u not, satisfactorily disposed of, it may bs used to prevent ail efforts at securing; legislation on important measures. Aside from the matter of re-organlsa- Uon, there are four important questions before the Senate. Tnese are tne Mor gan Cuban resolution, the bankruptcy bill, the Anglo-American arbitration treaty, and the appropriation bills, Senator Davis, chairman of she com mittee on foreign relations, said to-day that he was hopeful of securing con. flrmation of the treaty during the .weeki the only circumstance likely to prevent It being the continued absence of Sen- atora Senator Davis refuses to make anv oredictlon as to the result of the final day w hen the vote will be reached. Senator Allison said wnen ne present ed the report on the sundry appropriai tion bill, that he would call it up tm week. Senator Pettlgrew, who Will have charge of the Indian bill, has also stated thnt he hopes to take up that bllL if !l c Democrats do not object, oh account , i Me Incomplete condition of the bills. I . th biils will probably be acted t:. c;inng this week. Senator oc. ng this week. Mr. Davis oa'-c a final attack upon the tcted u, i xpects tc .ipprrii'.riti Uth -luring the pendency of these i.i -ii.-ur -. Senators Hoar and Nelbtii ' anxious to press the bankruptcy 1.1- to a vote. but. it will give awp. y l -i-.-re any of the other measures :, . n; tied. Terry Simpson; Determined tu Give Trouble. Wiiehinytci-. April 11. The House will continue lis programme of three days' adju.i n.-'v-nt this week. Jerry Simpson, if Kmisas. will embarrass the majority as much us possible by requir ing a quorum to approve Oie Journal, but will have little aid from the Dem ocrats, If the spirit of the resolution adopted by the Democratic caucus yesterday prevails. As the policy of the House leader at present is for ac tion, his opportunities to harrass the Republicans will be slight. It may be that owing to the urgency of the case, the leaders will deem it advisable, when the House meets on Wednesday, to take up-5 the armor plate question in some form. In this event, such legislation as is deemed proper to be had may come up under a special order from the committee on rules, but nothing has. as yet. been decided. THK FI.OO U AND AG K ICI'LTV KK. A Htstemest By the Government Showing the Magnitude of the I nte rents Affected By the Flood Nearly 4,000.000 Acre .Flooded. Washington, April 11. A statement relative to the agricultural interests of the Mississippi valley, south of Illi nois, has been issued by the Depart ment of Agriculture. It is based upon a chart prepared under the supervision of the chief of the Weather Bureau, showing the extent of the flood on April 6. To this chart the Department has appended the crop statistics of 18SHI, as representing more closely than any other available data the acreage and value of the crops now in Jeopardy: The statistics of population, of the number and acreage of farms and of farm implements are those of the cen sus, and the statistics of live stock are those of the Department of Agriculture of January 1. 18S7. The total area under water on April 6 was about 15.800 square miles, of which 7,00 miles were In Mississippi: 4,50o in Arkansas; 1,750 in Missouil; 1.200 in Tennessee, and 450 in Lousiana. This region, in 1S90. so far as can be determined from the somewbat indefi nite boundary lines of the flood, had a population of 379,685. of which 186,489. or about one half, were in Mississippi; 100.236 in Arkansas, and the remainder almost equally divided between Mis souri and Tennessee. Taking the en tire region, the colored population out numbered the whites in the proportion of 12 to 7. a third predominating in the flood districts of Mississippi in the ratio of more than 5 to 1, and in Ark ansas in that of 2 to 1. In Missouri and Tennessee the population of the flood districts is largely white, in the former State In the proportion of 10 to 1. and in the latter. 20 to 1. The flood districts, it is estimated, contain about 39.500 farms, of which 18.500 are in Mis sissippi; nearly 10.000 in Arkansas, and a like number about equally divided bf-tween Missouri and Tennessee. These farms have a total arei of about 3.800. Oof) acres, one half of which is In Mis sissippi, and rather over one fourth In Arkansas, the proportions in Missouri and Tennessee being about the same as is the case of the number of the farms. The total value of these farms, with their implements, etc . is close upon sixty-five millions of dollars, and here, also, the proportion In the above States is about the same as noted above. The total number of acres, at the taking of the last census was alout two mil lion and a half, and were last year de voted to cotton and corn, to which crops nearly ;5 per cent, of the entire acreage cultivated is devotel The entire value, including one and one quarter million dollars for live stock, and four hundred thousand dol lars for crops on hand, is over eight and one-half million dollars. The weather bureau predicts a fur ther extent of the Hood area, but no a" tempt. or course, has been made to estimate how great it will he. The bureau publishes a map of the country flooded and says: "The flood water In western Mississippi is Just beginning to return to the Mississippi river, at a point Just north of Vlcksburg. It is expected that this flood will pass into the Mississippi between the mouth of Yazoo and Millken's landing, a few miles to the north. The great strain ex pected during the next few days will be on the Ixiuisiana side. Heroic work is now being done on the levees of north ern Louisiana and it- is expected that they will be held In. One Hundred and Seventy-Three Miles In One Hundred and Sixty-Six Minutes All Record Broken. Fayettevllle Observer. (Kb. The most remarkable run that has ever been made in the South has Just been accomplished. Mr. Mclntyre, op erator at the A. C. L. station In this city, received a telegram at 2:34 this afternoon from Rocky Mount announc ing the arrival there of the special ex press train which left Florence exactly three hours previously. This beats all lormer records by many minutes. The run from Florence to Rocky Mount, a distance of 173 miles, was made In 180 minutes. Take from this seven, two-minute stops and it shows the phenomenal run of 173 miles In 166 minutes. The engineer who accomplished this wonderful feat was Mr. John M. Don Ian. Sight ! Wilmington Messenger. North Carolina lacks true patriotism in peace times. It is never deficient in war times. It ought to celebrate throughout Its borders, in every year, the zotb. of May.. No other State witb such a great day in Its """' would fail to celebrate it every year with pa triotic demonstrations and rejoicings. The North would make it known around the world, and it would be fa mous above all other days. "What is Plymouth Rock or Bunker Hill or Lex ington or any other day to the Meck lenburg Declaration? Celebrate, cele brate! and shew the other States that you indeed, glory in the 20th of Mav and are at heart proud of-the patriots wno gatnerea at tne littles Charlotte town on that epochal day. Damage to the Cettea Cvsp. St. Looia, April 19. St. Louis factors say that: enormous damage has been done to the cotton' planting interests in the South as a result of (the flood in Arkansas, Mississippi and 'a portion of southeastern Missouri. It is estimat ed on a conservative basis that the In undated) territory along ths Mississippi river produces an annual average of LSOS,0S hales of the highest grade cot ton. FTom present indications the av erage ostput will bs mstsriauy reduced by ths ravages of the waters. In fast. in many localities it is doubtful U any erep at all will be raised, while in vtsof or vui ne a sacajyi yieia. WsirriD-A HTJMAH TOttlKR. a Hid die XHgU fee l.OOO A Wealthy Wesaaa Meeds It. - Hw Turk World. th. ; A singularly painfufand no less pain fully singular project tor the earning of a thousand dollars Is responsible for Mies Grace Dins mo re's presence in this city. - t - ' She is at the Grand Union Hotel, a fact due to the following advertisement which appeared in Sunday's issue of the World: WANTED-Woman who for liberal pay will loss miadle finger at middle Joint in a necrosis or bone-grafting opera tion, j Among the thousands who read this unusual "want" was Miss Dinsmore at her home,! which is said to be in Blng hampton. : This young Jady has the full comple ment of fingers, a more than average quantity of pluck, and pressing needs which cap be best relieved by ready money. Hence it happens that Miss Dinsmore is now a guest at the Grand Union, awaiting i thejfcompletion of arrange ments for thW sacrifice of a middle finger. J Miss Dinsmore was reluctant to speas. of the coming ordeal when seen last night by a World reporter. She is a slender, blue-eyed girl, evidently well educated and accustomed to the refine ments of life. There can be no douot that she is terribly In earnest and that she has nerved herself to the sacrifice with a mighty effort at will. . "I regret that this matter has become public," explained the determined vnuner woman. In a voice, however, that quivered in pathetic fashion, "but if the story must be told let me ten it trutn- fully. "I am an orphan and In a sense des titute. Now that my parents are dead my one hope for a livelihood lies In my voice. I wish to complete a musical education only Just begun and to ac complish this must have money. "When the singular advertisement ot tering liberal payment for a linger caught my eye I felt that Providence had created this opportunity for my especial benefit. Of course I tremble at the thought of sacrificing a finger just as any other girl would, but nerv ousness does not weigh against ambi tion. "So I came to New York ajid saw the persons responsible for the advertise ment. It seems that a wealthy Texas woman has lost a middle finger. She consulted surgical specialists In this city and they have determined to at tempt a finger-grafting operation. The woman will reach New York to-morrow, and if she consents to my terms the ordeal will le over within forty- eight hours." "I ask J1.000. she finally explained, "and the amount seems to me to be lit tle enough. It means everything to me, however a living and a useful future." The lady from Texas had authorized her doctors here to accept any offer within reason- The specialists who are making the preliminary arrangements for the novel operation decline to re veal the Southern lady's identity. It is said, however, that her name is Barton and that she is from Houston. The finger to change ownership will be sev ered between Joints and grafted to a freshly severed section of the bone, to which the effort will be made to unite it. THE LOS9 OF TBI jrELLIK SMITH. The Snrlor Will Be Pent to New York Mate Anson's Story of the Accident. Savannah. Oa., April 11. The sur vivors of the American barkentine Nel lie Smith, which was sunk in a collision with the Plant Line steamship La Grande Duchesee, off the Jersey coast, Friday morning, will be taken to New York on the steamer which sails Tues day. They are: Winfleld S. Habbedge. steward; Frank Conway, helmsman; Lars Harvasan, seaman. The five who vent down with the wreck are: Captain Dodge, of Peabody. Mass.; First Mate Anson, of Boston; Second Mate Nelson, of Brooklyn: Martin Simons and L. Hans, seamen. One of the mates is supposed to have been crushed in his bunk by the bow of the steamer which cut into the barkentlne's side. Bab bedge. Conway and Harvasan climbed Into the rigging and were swept off when the vessel went down. A few min utes after, they caught hold of the roof of the deckhouse which had floated from the sinking vessel and clung to it until they were rescued by a lifeboat from the LaGrande Duchesse. The barkentine, was under full sail when the collision occurred. The first mate, An son, was at the helm. Harvasan, who was on the lookout. In his statement to the master of the steamer, said that the collision would not have occurred had the mate stood by the wheel, but Instead of doing so, he ran to warn the captain, and the crash came before he could change the vessel's course. CiltAJiT DAY EXERCISES. MrKlnley Will Deliver an Address Other Noted Men to Take Part. Now York Dispatch. lOtb. Arrangements have been made for over 50,000 men to participate in the Grant memorial parade. In the mili tary division there will be 5,000 regu lars. New York State will have 13,000 men in line. Pennsylvania 5,000, New Jersey 5,900 and there will also oe from eight to ten thousand uniformed men from organizations of other States; 10, 000 veterans and 10,000 in the civic di vision. The head of the column will start at 10:"0 o'clock on the morning of the dedication. During the exercises at the tomb. Bishop Newman will deliver a prayer, after which General Horace Porter will deliver an address and turn the monu ment over to Mayor Strong, who will receive It on behalf of the city. The mayor's speech will be brief, lasting inly about ten minutes. President Mc Kinley 1111 then deliver an address and Archbishop Corrigan will pronounce the benediction. Got Damages for Murder. Columbia Dispatch. Oth. A year ago Chas. T. Williams was killed In Blacksburg on the steps of the house of Mrs. Alice Anderson. M. R. Reese was convicted of the murder. It was alleged that he had succeeded Wil liams In the affection of Mrs. Anderson. Pending an appeal. Reese and a dozen other prisoners escaped from Jail. It was said he had J20.000, and he is be lieved to have gone to Europe. Williams was married under the law known as the Lord Campbell act. His wife brought suit against Reese's estate for $10,000 damages. The Jury gave the widow S6.500. It the first case of the kind on record in this State. Kngtneex Terrell Refnstst-fl. Raleigh News and Observer. Capt. W. PJtt Terrell, who for many years was engineer of the "helper" across the Blue Ridge from Old Fort to the Swannanoa Gap, and who was blamed for the accident in which Will James, engineer of the vestibule, west bound from Norfolk to Chattanooga and his fireman were killed, has been restored to duty as switch engineer at Salisbury. Mr. Terrell has many friends and relatives in this county who will be glad to bear of his re-instatement." He has been on the Western North Caro lina division of the Southern road for twenty-nine years, and that was the first accident in which the slightest blame could be attached to him. Absolutely Pure Celebrated .for its Brass leaenlns strength and health fulness. Assures the food against alum aad all forms of adulteration common to ths cheap brands. ROYAL P 'KINQ POWDER co, ra xors. ; k. Ussy mxi cAixnra nut a statjooebt. entity hs Peas aads the Gt for a Btatasaea ss the City's Masses. To the Editor of the Observer: And still his' honor, clam-tike ' re fuses to speak: out on -the statement Question. How vast is tne difference between Charlotte and Raleigh in this respect! The mayor and aldermen of the latter city have Just issued their report, showing receipts, disbursements and floating debt. - The paper is a busi ness-like one. ana aouoiy reiresmna to a Charlottean who is debarred the right to know "whence came and where goeth" the taxes of the town- Nothing has disgusted me more than the in sulting stubborness of Mr. Weddinton in this position ot tnamerence to puo lic demand. I ask, frankly, how can any business man vote for him? How can any citizen aid him to again as sume the management of city affairs, when he flatly refuses to say what has become of the money entrusted to him? He cannot plead the "baby act" by say ing it is the duty of others to account for It. because the city Code has so protected the people by making tne mavor the authority for final orders for payments. The mayor Is, therefore, responsible, but his present finance committee, in consideration of the big political Job he has on band, ought to assist him In getting at the figures. Come out like a man, your honor, and tell us what the floating debt Is, and why it is you don't pay the bills due by the city, and why you have spent 115,000 on the sewers without proper authority. We demand it aa a right. and if you fail to do it, righteous indig nation will bury you at tne pons, xou have lost at least one hundred votes In the last week by your bull-headed course., and If you go on, you will not poll three hundred votes on election day, and they will be given by the co terie kept In line by whiskey ana mon ey. Let us await your pleasure ror three days, and if the statement is not furnished, the citizens will assemble and publicly denounce you. A utautKAi. MB. NKAJL ON ROAD BOILDIWG. He Thinks the Flan or Mr. Alexander and His Commissioners the Bight One. To the Editor of the Observer: "Mileage, not width." Yes, that is what we want, and Mr. Alexander and his commission are right, and the width of macadam and guage adopted by them is adequate for all practical pur poses, a few miles out of town, and will greatly reduce the expense per mile, which is so essential, if we are to nave much of this road-building in the coun ty. L,ei mem aunertr iu iuib, cxi their "four" or five roads, spend their strength upon these alone, and they will have no fear of not being sustained by the good people of the county. These are changes that nave long been desired, but pleaded for in vain. We hail with delight the prospects of their being realized in the near future. Prudence and diligence, with such prac tical Judgment, cannot fail to awaken a new interest and new hopes in the road-building in our county, and It is the wish of all that whatever difficulties exist In the way of obtaining funds may speedily be removed. With a fair trial for one year, we shall be disappointed if the report is not such as to recommend the changes made to every public-spirited citizen in the county. Respectfully yours, S. R. NEEL. Davidson. N. C. April 10th, 187. Fatal Collision of Electric Can. Norfolk. Va.. Dispatch. 9th. A freight train on the Ocean View Electric Railway ran into an open switch at full speed at a siding two miles outside the city this afternoon and collided with a car heavily loaded with sand. William Phillips, the mo torman, was crushed to death, and James Etheridge and John Henry were so badly injured they will probably die. The monthly pay roll of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad bears the disbursement of-$9,200 in Fayette ville. Fair Weather, Warm Sunshine, And Coming Easter Seem to give an impetus in shopping to the CORNER of TRADE AND COLLEGE STREETS. Nothing mysterious that the majority are coming our way. Commercial history has placed TO THE FRONT TO THE FRONT TO THE FRONT TO THE FRONT TO THE FRONT :n ability to I i.y an 1 s--l at under value. Our policy has ever been to mark every ar ticle In our Retail Depart ment In plain figures, and at such phenomenal figures the goods sell themselves. These methods united to the under sell have chronicled THE BEE as the CHEAPEST STORE in the State, and given the BIG STORE, corner Trade and College streets absolute supremacy in the wholesale and retail realms of Char lotte. 1897 stands preemi nently our banner year. Our sales for the last three months have eclipsed and are ahead of all cor responding months in the annals of our commercial history, xms mis us witn hope that with renewed determination to buy at under-value that the BEE HIVE may excel in giving values, wholesale or retail, any mercantile house South of Mason and Dixon's line. WHITE QUILTS FOR MONDAT. Counterpanes at 39 cents; counter panes 75c.; white quilts worth J1.5S at 98 cents; Marseilles quilts, no better made, and we can save you 25 per cent, on them. THK THE THE THE THE THE THE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE BEE HIVE HIVE HIVE HIVE HIVE HIVE HIVE CHEAPEST CHEAPEST 'CHEAPEST CHEAPEST CHEAPEST CHEAPEST CHEAPEST STORE in STORE in STORE in STORE in STORE in STORE in STORE in the 8TATE, iue STATE, the STATE, the STATE, 'the STATE, the STATE, the STATE, Wholesale and Retail. J. D. COLLINS THE BEE HIVE Loading Clothiers. We claim no flniracle working power. Our clothing superiority has a natural explana- tion . it c.i-i TU..- These . J with Willi d small yiuuu i "'5. kwivum ""'-i- " clothes that humaii hands an put together it lower prices than a smau proiu Men's $15 Spring Suits for $18. We call them j15 suits because we are fnore than reasonably certainjthat their eaual is not to be found in Charlotte for less J than $15 They are strictly- all wool brownish plaids and checks, cut in the newest styles. Positively the best suit Oifl ever sold inCharlotte forOI U i J Youths! Long Pants Suits. Ages 15 to 21j years; neat, elegant fab prics; onsummate still in tailoring, styles new and choice. Clay Worsteds, Blue - Serges, Plaids, Browns and Grays. Q (I Our small profit prices $4, $7.50 and Otli II, Carolina Clothing Company J A. SOLOMONS, Manager. We handle all classes of Fancy Groceries At Wholesale, j Such as crackers, cakes, lemons, oranges, cheese, tea canned goods and a handsome line of penny candies. We sell on a close margin. This enables ns to tarn our goods over in a harry and, consequently, oar stock is always fresh and of the best quality. We want a share of your trade j and guarantee the owest prices. j 4 John B. Ross & Co., Successors to Jfayer & Rota. Blank Books . Of any size jand style made to order. Wd use Medlin's spring back and hinge. A trial will convince you that this is the strongest ;and best book made. ' Old Books Bound ove and made to look better than ever, MAGAZINES and; PERIODICALS j Bound into volumes in plain or ornamental; bindings. OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, N. cj THE D. A. TOMPKINS CO. CHARLOTTE, N. C, Electric Ligh Plants, Automatic Sprinklers, i Steam Heating, Tdp Rolls Covered, Cotton Mill Repairs, Fire Protection ARLINGTON HOTEL Centrally ilocated, Netjr Postoffice, CHARfjOrTTB, N. C. Under utud parasaaeat Maaagnseak. Sixty elegantly faraiihed rorB; All moderm lproTemets Tsbls sqnal to aay Is ths oily. Bats: 1.50, S8.00 ara M.8Q per say. t Piwil, Oner asiirqnicti --IN Wonderful Worth strong, potent, indisputable facts enable us to sell the very best X i-Mi.LM 4 tnnx nriflc ilwn vit-iar tnt rln call frr nAa4 inz-tic-miil-ila foc Boys' Knee Pants Suits. I Ages 4 to 16 years; Juniors, Reefers,. 'Double Breasted Sack Suits; skillfully I constructed in Gray, Mixed Scotch Plaids, j Black Clays Blue Serges, Brown Plaids. Our challenge price $2.50 and g JjQ -tUXrWTB THE D, 1 TOMPKINS CO., CHAKJLOTTIS. N. C. Manafiactarers, Engineers and OontraGtors. COTTON MXLli MACHINERY. COTTON MILL RSPAIR8.QEAK CUTTISG.ROLL COVKEQJG, Kit LSddelfl Company, CKAIZLOTTE, - - N. C. Fire' Brick, Fire: Clay, Iron Pipe, Iron Fittings, Brass Fittings, Saw Mill Supplies, Inspirators and In ectors, baws and Saw Mandrels, Puims & Pumping Machinery, Rubber Belting and Packing. Saw Mills, CJotton Presses, ' ' Cloth Presses, Engines and Boilers, Yarn and War Presses, Pulleys and Shafting, f Couplings and Hangers. Castings of all kinds Modern Gin Systems complete with fans. Write for prices. THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY 00., MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Cfak Tanned Leather Belting and Dealers in Cotton Mill and Machine Shop Supplies, FIRST-CLASS Merchant - Tailoring I keep -the mott reliable gooia and make thijm to 'measure in the very best bs toner by thoroughly skilled work men ker in Charlotte. Price gnsrae teed to lie as low aa the same ela ol goods and work ean be had elsewhere. Ja & PHILLIPS, I MERCHANT TAILOIi. SOUTH TST0S ST&XKX J1S. E. MITCHELL fi GO. U3aSXl4 ST., rmi .tTCKLfBXa 81 kraSS BOeTOH. COTTON YAMS OF ALL KINDS. DIL WORTH FLORAL GARDENS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Best establishment of its kind In the aPtaats mt all klada at reason Stats. able nftces.- Orders frem a distance are promptly filled. Send for price list. Chrysaptberouirjs a specialty. SSNEST J. BUoCn, riOflR, Central t Hdtol: .Corner. on-i1i1 tie tr 4riA vtrv Kct - u 7 other storey can sell for. Gentlemen's Fine Fancy Cheviots and Imported Worsted Suits, In the newest, nobbiest and most stylish patterns of the season, brown and grayish shades, made up with all the skill and ingenuity that the best manufacturers can com mand. Equal to merchant tailor's best 530 produc- 0 1 C tion. Our motto price, OlJi MAJiiINiOI'.Y - Goal and Wood. - Beet grades Soft and Anthracite coale ; no Aunt or elsck. Fine Wood, seasoned. Oak Fire wood. Stove Wood; seasoned pine, dogwood and persimmon. Leave orders at city office No, 85 North Tryon street, opposite city' hall, or at yard office, oor. College. and Second' streets Telephone No. 170. . Your Prescriptions - Are given trar carefnl attention in every respect, and the beat of drags, only are used in their preparation. - S. L. ALEXANDER & CO. Corner Church aad Trade streets, - f 1 - Ol. dip" -v fJtJ -1 i - t- 7 'v j 1 1 1 . 4- i
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