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H a I.UCI.CJ .a H.
in a recent editorial the Observer
said, along with other things, that "If
Iemoc ratio speakers go over the State
in '98, as they did in frothing: at the
mouth about 1 to 1, and government
by injunction, and remain dumb.
they did last year, about what has been
going on under our very noses," then
and in that case it may be expected
that the history of recent Democratic
defeats win be repeated. This editorial
has attracted the attention of the Rev
erend Hallelujah Ayer, who writes
long- piece about it in his noble Cau
casian this week, concluding- with the
following paragraph, addressed to the
Observer
We declare, honestly, we like you and
respect you, but you have certainly
come to a point where you need to "cool
on.- t-ernaps the weather is to blame
fur tnis business, anyhow. We snail
assuredly regret the day when we must
conclude that the Charlotte Observer is
maintaimrg its respectability with a
weak hand, and taking leave of its com
mon sense at the same time,
Now mind you the above paragraph
follows several references like the fol
lowing:
We feel a tinge of regret at seeing
th? Charlotte Observer about to go
ciown in ine very ant. Generally speak.
wg. it has been about the only
"leading" daily Democratic, or so-call
ed Democratic paper in the State, that
Has ma-ntained any respectability or
onservea any decency during the past
two years, The Observer was
about the only "leading dally Demo
cratic paper in North Carolina that be
came disgusted with its party when
mat party stole the Populist platform
No wonder the Observer was
disgusted; any honest, decent paper
oould not have felt otherwise. And we
are Tree to say that we Inwardly com
mended the Charlotte Observer for the
disgust it felt. It hud our genuine sym
pathy and our candid rvspect. :
Hanged if Hetlelujah isn't growing in
grace right along. He wat not always
sweet spirited, charitable and indul-
gcni, as abov
-willing to put tht blame
for the faults and foibles of his neigh
bors on the state of their livers or the
condition of the weat'ier. But ever since
h.; got relief he hps gone , forward by
let. ps and bounds !n the acquirement of
angelic attributes, and the only fear we
have now is th.it if he keeps on he will,
fake Knoch, be translated. Iv makes us
jjrouu n recall tne ract tnat le was on
our list lAst year, and this is his assur
ance that he shall go upon ii. again in
1SO0. Meantime, he must accept the of
fer of our congraiNlatiohr, our thanks
and our most distinguished considera
tion. - v
THE AUGUST SCHOOL ELECTION.
The seal of Mr. Chas. H. Mebane,
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, in the matter of the August spe
cial school election, is worthy of com
mendation. He is doing his share tow
ards keeping the subject before the peo
ple, and it is to be hoped that his labors
will bear substantial fruit. This is not
a political affair, and complaint about
the cost of this election is mere stick-
i.., . ..... . n.wituH0 T 111 l-TT
held, their expense will be incurred.
and it will be as. great if the proposition"!
fails as if it carries. We are amazed at
the opposition to this special: school tax
as manifested Jn.some quarters. There
are some people who are honestly dp
posed to pdbllc education, and that
these should" oppose this special school
tax is perfectly, natural; but it la unac
countable how: any man who professes
himself in favor of the education of the
people can withhold his support from
the movement now in progress. No
such praetieaTatep, having lor Its ob
ject the improvement of our public
schools, has bee a taken in years. Be
yond this, there is nothing in sight cal
culated to lift tli'em out of their present
enefflclency.Tjf 't&ls effort falls they Will
drag along for years to come, as they
have dragged' Wong for years past, do
ing but little tor the education of the
rwnn)f the money spent Upon them
largely wasted; for this failure will
nerve to discourage further efforts. On
the other hand, if this special tax shall
carry in but a few townships, here and
there, it will mark the beginning of. a
day of better things and offer a hope
for the future.
The opportunity Is offered now to
the people of North Carolina to do
something for The Forgotten Boy and
The Forgotten Girl. The Observer
hopes that they will not neglect it.
A DISCREDITABLE EXHIBITION.
Governor Russell's comments upon
Judge Simonton's decision in the rail
road lease case, as contained in an in
terview in the Raleigh News and Ob
server, and copied in this paper, are un
worthy and unbecoming to the last de
gree. By common consent of lawyers
who practice before him he Is deeply
learned in the law and there is no war
rant for any suggestion that he is not
an honest and conscientious man. But
whatever may be said of Judge Simon-
ton, officially or personally, or however
one may be inclined to charity for our
choleric Governor on account of his seal
in a cause which has thus far gone
against him. there is no excuse in fair
ness or even decency for his reflection
upon Mr. Kerr Craige, the special mas
ter in this case, whose report he fore
casts and to which he seeks to attach
suspicion in advance. In this reflec
tion upon Mr. Craige the Governor con
fesses that he has no case, and this is
the means he seeks of letting himself
down easy.
2t is a striking illustration of the per
version of our politics when we are
found to have a Governor capable of
launching such a philippic as this
against Federal judges aa a class.
against this blameless Circuit Court
judge in particular, and. worst of ail.
against one of his own fellow-citixena
a man of the loftiest character; a man
upon whom until now nobody, high or
low, ever sought to breathe suspicion.
This exhibition of impotent rage, this
passionate and unwarranted aspersion
of gentlemen, on the part of the Gov
ernor of North Carolina, would be un
becoming in the veriest loafer that
walks the streets.
The school yards of Philadelphia have
been opened to the children of the city
during the not season, and the Times
says It fat estimated that M0 children
were gathered In them Thursday, play
ing, enjoying the shade and takinK the
open air. The mortality among city
children in the hot weather la eome
thlng frightful rand- anything that
tends to- Its diminution is a con
sideration- And during such a period
of heat as the present, infanta, whether
- In city, town or country, need the moat
thoughtful nd toteaiff care,
uva.kMaji. ITU SOUTH IXD III PATIIWiai'. VDt r nnr TATTnii t t mu nnmrn ' i -. , I
The Washington corresponden t of the
Richmond Dispatch writes that paper
aa follows, under date of the 2d:
There are two disappointed men to
dayone in North Carolina and one in
West Virginia. Col. A. D. Obwlea, of
staesvilleN. C. was an applicant for
the position of minister to Greece, and
was so strongly endorsed that he was
confident of securing it. The nomina
tion of William Woodville Rockhiil. of
the District, was sent in to-day, and
Mr. Cowlea will have to take his
chances for something else. Mr. R. L.
Gregory, formerly of Roanoke, Va., and
now of Sisterville, W. Va., had the
strongest endorsements of the Renubll
can leaders In both States for the po
sition of minister resident and consul
general in Persia, and, he was led by the
President to believe that his appoint
ment was as good as made. To-day
the name of Mr. Arthur 8. Hardy, of
New Hampshire, was sent In to the
Senate for the place, and Mr. Gregory's
hopes are blasted, as far as anything
nae a mission is concerned.
These gentlemen live on the wrong
side of Mason and Dixon's line to get
anything of consequence. It is only un
der Democratic administrations that
the South gets any other than the local
appointments. In Cleveland's adminis
trations North Carolina, alone had
three foreign missions those- of Braxil
Greece and Mexico and other Southern
States fared almost equally as well,
though perhaps- not altogether so. But
each got Its due.- Cleveland was just
enough, brave enough and grateful
enough to see to that, notwithstanding
the accusation of the Northern Repub
lican press and politicians that he was
giving the chief honors of the govern
ment to rebels. The McKinley adminis
tration is four months old to-day, and
if it has yet bestowed a foreign an
pointment of any dignity upon the
South, excepting only the Japanese
mission, which went to " Georgia and
his is not equal in dignity or desirable
ness to any of the three which came
North Carolina during Cleveland's
ight years we do not now recall it.
As with the large appointments so also
with the smaller ones. The consulships
at Victoria and Shanghai are now filled
by North Carolina Democrats; North
ern Republicans have been appointed
to succeed them.
The South never gets a fair share in
he benefits of government except un
der a Democratic administration. South
ern Republicans need not expect it to.
TIMELY ADMONITION.
It is a pleasure to read the following
in the Ashevllle Citizen:
North Carolina Democrats who fa
vor fusion with anything and every
thingif such there still be will note
that the Ohio Democrats spumed fu
sion under the strongest of temporary
Incentives to fuse namely, for the sake
01 attracting voters in an "off vear"
when the moral effect of a victory
would be worth much, and in a State
that can, under favorable circum
stances, be won over to Democracy.
It is not too early to be sounding
alarms against further fusion in North
Carolina. To quote Casca, "wtftre I a
tTTheOuserver were any longer heard
in the councils of the Democratic par
ty it would, be at this business itself.
It is to be hoped that the Citizen's ad
monition will be echoed by other pa
pers like it which still have influence
in the shaping of party policy. It would
appear to be time to be uttering warn
ings against the repetition of past mis
takes when we see the State being held
up by outsiders as a frightful example.
in the following from the Norfolk
Landmark:
Better "et fusion alone. It is danger
ous. Injudicious, and unpi-ofitable. The
examples to prove tnra ore many, ana
there is no exception. Look at North
Carolina's experience. It makes no dif
ference who does, tne rustng it is
wrong. .
The Concord Standard, speaking of a
certain- Populist paper" of this State,
says that it "does notbelieve the new
law makes a tax-payer liable to fine
and imprisonment for failure to pay
taxes; does not believe the law is any-
thine more than the Democrats had;
does not believe Attorney General Wal.
ser admitted the fact, or that he knew
what he was taking about if he did.
The ledger of the recording angel no
doubt contains the record of the cases
of a good many gentlemen who did not
believe in the truth of the Christian
religion till they woke up In hell. When
the jail door closes behind this Populist
editor he will believe a good deal more
than he does now.
One of the interesting events of last
week was the cut of 25 per cent, in the
price of first-class bicycles, bringing
them down from $100 to $75 or less. The
New York World says the cut "was
bound to come. Just as the cut came In
sewing machines." It adds that "any
body with a plant can make these ma
chines perfectly for about J20 apiece;'
that "with free competition the higher
prices could not endure, and sooner or
later $25 or less will be the ruling price
for the best machines." This is much
apt to be later than sooner, and if later
it won't make much difference, for 1
presently we win all fly anyhow. The
matter of Immediate Interest to riders
Is this cut of 25 per cent.
The following appeared in the Obstrv-
er"s RaleiKh letter Thursday morning:
Claud Bernard. State solicitor, was
here to-day. He has one piece but wants
a biKXer one. his fancy being for the
district attorneyship, which pays $4,000.
He beseeches me to ask the Observer
to put him on the list for "relief." J. .
Fortune told him to-day mis was tne
only way to get anything these days.
We will take the case of Mr. Ber
nard under consideration and decide.
prayerfully, whether, nnder all the cir
cumstances, he is worthy of being
landed.
It is agTeeable to read that the at
tendance at the University summer
school Is larger than ever before and
that the instruction is edifying and
profitable. Every teacher In the State
tvn ttm nnMihlv tin an ohAuid take ad-
. ,,m- tnr Kebi
vantage of the opportunities for help
which this school oners. : t eacning is
quite aa much a profession as any oth
er, and it is one carrying with it great
responsibilities- He or she who engages
in It should not regard -these responsi
bilities lightly, nor on any account de
spise or neglect means which tend to
the development of his or her best pos -
sibilities. .
Twe Lawro-o. Catfa aUUs .t D-wa.
Lawrence, aiaea, jost
were posted In the Everett and Ptewer-1 caa tbMt ta by meekly striking out. I funded. For Coughs, Colds, Consump
. , .. um. . i.ri th I o... nw w (3iaoto kua htai nlav-1 tioa. and all affections of Throat. Chest.
. . utA ka
BtDpwwca vm -
suspended till Monday, July 12th. NoI. aUnr mns. but to make runs
given for. the snut aovn.
About V5o operativea wll be alTected,
' i i p i.iiitv .mi Kniu.Mi kb.vh.1 ;ia arc bwit nmr w dh ibbt nt.
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HEw YORKERS AND THEIR PAPERS.'
Pci fwniwo of tea eensatioaal Papers
Mroegly Ceedeaaned The Colored j
Hi-other a Factor in Mow York Poll tin
Flan The T.-U. I. too Price of Kigh
Grade Bicycles-Ik. Fomtatian ef
Wbeet Trot Improbable TImi gtrlka
Oat or Knock Oat Method of Boat,
the Baseball Pitcher.
OorresDondeiice of the Observer.
New York, July 2 -Of course the
murSfwh .SrVfJ ,h0rrtbi
murder of which the yellow" Journals
Sfled" rTh..CaPHa;,S"me lf1y thurd. The go be havlor F tie
SlijL? , :atf.b'm "P Immense crowd was remarkable. Ev
sectlons. This much is known because - i i . w-i . .1
three of the sections have been found
two in the East river, not far from the rests.
SfLeTiJl,MLEnenxIthf voo$Z el!rnt I The speech of Hon. Cameron Morrf
miles away beyond Harlem. The see- ' .v.Ti. . 1. , 1 a
Jk 2f..iLihe ,tme man
they nt. Besides, each was vnuiiwl In
"I ,r.tLl" ?w.h f Ptternr But"
Tv: X. J" i"raiiiiD
.rt"' " "o me muroerea man.
"" "-ao ine muiuerer : Al ims
writing- these questions have not been
m-rr"1"""'-
, ,;?J"5rBl
-uem, ana ine journal will pay ',.
AN UNSOLVED MURDER.
A year or two ago the body of a little i
girl, from which in a similar manner 1
naa been sawed the bead and legs, was I
louna in a cellar. It was wrannc In n I
dress belonging to the child and which I
slat bad worn when last seen, and so
nc-o lucnuiv was esiaoiisnea. nut tne !
tZl erl.I?Pel'n
murderer of the child has never hwn
found. Maybe he also murdered the
man. All sorts of conjectures have been
maae as to me Kind of flend he is, the
most terriDie being- that he is a canni-
ble maniac for both dismembered
trunks showed, when found, plain signs
01 naving been exposed to intense heat I
of fire or boiling. water. I
M INT MISSING TtrOTT V I
Mibbiist, JPEOPLE.
a staruing tning in connection with
nis murder Is the lonr list Of oeonle I
wno nave disappeared in the last two
lurec i.iunins. tor aays people nave I
i-rrrn viBiLiiiK me morgue to see whether I
me remtuns may not oe tnose of some
friend or relative who has gone no one
Knows where. However, it is not like
ly that all of these raLsainr ones have
been foully dealt with or have slain
nemselves. No doubt manv of them
nave got lost on purpose. It isn't very
hard to sret lost in New York if rm
sires. Sometimes a man suddenly breaks
an ties, goes to a part or the city where
he is not known, changes Us name and
begins life over again. His friends and
relatives, if he has any, wonder awhile
wnat nas become of Wan. then. ncr.
chance, lament him ftfdead. and at
last forget him.
NEWSPAPER SENSATIONALISM.
It is impossible to condemn ton I
trongly the methods of the World n.nri I
the Journal in the ma tter of this mnw- I
(1,'r- In their efforts to beat one another
ii rciisuuonausm tney nave been unu -
sually disgusting. Of course they have
lied over and over axrain without the
least hesitation. Verbally and picto-
rially they have lied. The young men
of low morals and vicious imaginations
who do the reporting for them have had
frpe leave to write what they pleased,
" cll ' 1 iiiijs la ine Bon or stun jNewiux
orkers love to read (and It must be I
Since these newspapers have the largest I
irVAS'Wlrinv oH3rafs wftT say t
it-rs win e
dboji New Tork.
do say, no doubt.
And it is what they
the out of 10 .va I
circulation of the "yellow" journals is
also very large.
THE COLORED BROTHER GIVING
TROUBLE.
. The colored Republican brother is
making a kick. Hr-re nearly a year aftr
election he has received practicany no
recoenKion" for his services in help
ing elect McKinley and the rest of the
Republican ticket. The Colored Repub
lican County Organization held a meet-
ine niKht before last In the hall of "The I
.. .. .1 . .Jo l.,..l nPA I
ouiih ui a ut n, ""v " I
present and they seemed to be the hot
test of the crowd. About twe weeks ago
they sent their president to a meting
of the Republican county committee to
ask for recognition for Afro-Americans
in ine couui-ub u " I
parry. ne l-iiu-ru ...
nnvri neltr u-hnrminrin O nrtt T1 nrMl
man. who has a ooHtlcal lob. arose and I
moved tnat tne resolution oe laoieu. on 1
... ... . 1 J
,k. Kot k. Kninnwi lunnis wr, I
pt-rfectly satisfied and that the colored. 1
Republican County Organization was a I
fairo" ami evisteii nnlv on nancr. The I
mmi,t o-iariivr ,Mwi tho n. I
olution. This has made the organlza-r I same uay, wnn urmc ucioju. .-..
tion very mad indeed, for it clain tolof life and maiming. Whatever other
v. i... crui o n 7nn momhom whn I discrimination there may be In tne
in the matter of brains, one of them I
says, "represent the colored race." A
. ; v. i , ,.irI. ik,i the. I
thought of this outrage, this slur cast
by the brother with the Job, so incensed I
fh, i t- r Thmnkin. nmnr nf st I
James' Presbyterian Church, and editor I
of the Presbvterian Herald, that he ex- I
claimed at the meeting aforesaid: "Give
them the devil." A set of resolutions
were then passed, one of which con
demned "most emphatically such trait
ors of our race. who. for a paltry sum
or for a menial office, have basely be
trayed the race in the councils of the
party." and another one resolved, "That
a public mass meeting of the citizens of j
elNW xorK De caiiea. in oraer 10 eiaic 1
our grievances ana umaic uui igni
tion. " Really, now that President Mc
Kinley and "Tom" Piatt are such good
friends and understand each other so
thorouKhly. the President ought to
speak a good word to "Tom'
for these I
hungry colored biethren.
THE HIGH GRADE WHEEL PANIC,
The manufacturers of high grade bi- I
j ..! seem to have gotten into a panic.
I it all began with the offer at the first
of the season by tne maxers ot tne
Rambler" wheel to sen tnat wneei ai
S0 instead of ,100. Following this.
of the leading manufacturers olferrf
1.t v.or'a whM . Ot XSil ThPTI IVffUl
auction sales at which the best of
wheels were knocked down at $40 to $50.
. .
And now the manufacturers are hasten
ine to eet their wheels on the market
at almost any price. The Pape Manufac
turing Company this week reduced tne
orice of their Columbia, 1897. wheel to
$75. It will not be surprising if all the
makers of $100 bicycles follow this re
duction. If the production of bicycles
continues to outrun the demand for
them, one or two things must happen;
either they will have to be sold at not
more than $50 each, or tne matters win
have to form a "trust" to keep up the
Drice. Owine to the very large num
ber of manufacturers, tne formation ot
a trust is very improbable. But in es
caping the devil, bicycle-purchasers are
... Tn , MunmiMt im rnr Iran inwvi
will certainly by detero ration in . the
quality of the goods; and an til-made
bike is a vainer thing tor safety man
an unbroken horse.
RUSIE A BAD MAN TO FACE.
It Is a glad time with the local base
ball crank now. Toe wona seems
Joyous to him as to a young lover. He
I can scarcely refrain from bursting' Into
I h j,. tbe baseball column
while ridinc- in the etevatea; ana wnen
he can find the time to go to tne poio
grounds and see the Giants play ball, he
Is Just too. too nappy, itstu oecause
the Giants have licked the Baltimorea
so often of late, if tney can uca tne
Baltimorea, whom can they not lica?
nrk'. afrotA nf the Rontons now? Thev
h... but t n A moa Rnate to bite
1 dust. If he can't strike them oot,
I he 11 paralyse their best players oy nn -
tung tnem witn ine oau. aiwr-uw aa-
. penence J-ua 1 "w
i - hlm. tmi tha nnlv wav he
- liac creat oau oc tate. 3,oer Baveauvwoimjiu un -
I Ali- .miu. .iw ta keen ethers
i -"strock a win-
o Dhf Jocai
i themselvea. They nave
ninf ftrt," an4
N. C.,
tie aJi Uiet they wlH win the pennant.
we don't bear bo muck taut of the um-
pire being "unfair these days, and it la
some ether club which is "playing in
MONROE'S CELEBRATION.
Xt r neaanatty Witn aa Appro-
! " Mr. Morrtooa Fi
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Correspondence of Um Observer.
Monroe, July X. The celebration pass-
i ? on weu "ere toay, rwtwitnstanoitig
' "r"- .
crowd CwtJcT viewed the
i .
'"x.Z'ZZ i . I
art grove, was appropriate to the oc-
1 , , .
spoken of. Mr. K. C. Wllllume intro-
iduced the speaker.
1 Mr. H. D. Browning won the first
nri in h 01... K.11 .h.iin
I ui. is k.ii r m.'
Joe Stewart won the second prixe.
The reel race was won by team No.
It. of the Monroe Fire Company, in 31
I seconds. The firemen's foot race was
by . Charles Stlmpsoa. In the
steamer contest the Monroe Fire Com-
P1' maae a recora 01 v minutes.
THE SUMMER LAW SCHOOL.
m a... 1. xtt.j.
C'- Orgaaisatl- a.d ElecUon of Other.
Special to the Observer.
Chapel Hill. July 3. The Summer
Law School began last Thursday, with
28 students present. They are hard at
work, and under the efficient instruc
tions of Dr. Manning and Judge Shep-
t"1' hJPe to 041 ready tor the Supreme
1 '." i"-""
Tne class met in the law room last
"'K"1 "iiu orBniea ay eiecnn l lie
following okiu: President, Settle
Dockery; vice president, C. F. TomUn
Eon ivmUmiul rnrrMnnnilMlt. V N
MrMuliin- - T H Williams- au
ciate justice, S. W. Minor; clerk, H. W.
Butler; solicitor. W. G. McCracken,
sheriff, C. E. Best.
Meekleaaarg'a Roads.
Atlanta Journal.
The North Carolina experiment has
attracted much attention, because no
where else has convict labor on public
roads been tried on so extensive a scale
and because there are several other
States where such employment of con
victs is contemplated.
During the past five years North Car
olina has made remarkable progress in
road improvement. Some of the best
roads In the country have been built in
Mecklenburg county, where Charlotte
Is ffituaf eri. and now the cont rtictinn tt
first - class roads in nearlv everv conntv !
in the State is coiner on. One nt the ,
mont Emnnrtanl Riihipfta now aa-aitirur '
(the attention of the Georgia Legislature'
lis wnat to 00 witn tne state's convicts;
J when the present leases expire. It
I would be an excellent idea, for th Te- .
islature at its next session to send a '
committee to North Carolina to exam-
ine fully Into the working of the ex-;
perlment in that State with convicts as
road - builders and to report the results
ineir ooservations. 1
Charlotte Well Represented at Cleveland
Cleveland Springs. July 3. The ar
Lieveianu nmuisB, j- ,
rivals at Cleveland Springs r'riday ana
it, I tirrinv were aa follows:
m r p Hutchison. Miss Hutchiron,
Miss Frances Burwell, Miss Mary King.
Miss Frances Butt, Messrs. c. M. uar-.ana
so
11, oland Brown. C. N. U. Butt, wai-
r Rrem. Jr.. Thos. H. Haughton and 1
ter
sons, John B. Roes, of Charlotte; Miss
Ikv Miss Burns. Miss aims, 01
Wadesboro: Mr. N. C. Stronach and Mr.
Inhn flatltntr. of RaleiKh.
The arrivals at the springs nave in
creased daily. The guests amuse
themselves takinK pleasant strolls,
, ...,, n!n anH lonnsinir on the
. o.
spacious porches.
On Monday night tne opening germa..
will be given and it is muv nmre
will arrive in time to participate The
well-known Marks orchestra will rur.
nlsh the music.
- lt Sooias Btrango.
D1,..,h.
uiiOAn-iiiua "-w1
ine pnze-ngnunjf Bs- -.v
lon -KTA-. Jt a a aa rha hoft a. tkEa7sn
yy iico- . i .
frorhett, and IltuinunODB were earnew.i
saxeiy to meir araiiuuuii "'"i-t'"
safely back; but two tralnloads of
Christian Endeavorers, carried On the
same railroad, were wrecKea, on tne
management 01 nuiiynun, l'" "7
pen sat ions of Providence, it is
that there is one rule for the wicked
aou "6"
careless railroader lets his carelessness
fall with even-handed Indifference upon
the Just and the unjust
'
A BOICOOBIO nBKl.
Oreensborj Becord,
The wav Greensboro has been en
forcing the law ajralnst tramps and va
jrrants is having a good effect. These
gentlemen give tne piace iue ucmi,
and if by chance one happens to come
along thhi wa? and is sen by the po-j
,icemen n gets out of the way
jjUrry.
The other night when a train came
In two tramps were seen on top 01 a
passenger car. They tnougnt a ponce-
man saw tnem, ana wnnoui wuuns n.
mnmcnt Knth men dived from the too
of the to th ground and ran like
deer.. It was risky, but tney preierrea
lit to a term on the county roads.
A Good Bicycle Trip.
I j,, Timer.
WHI1. nrown visited his parents near
1 ,.,,,,. ....it made the
Tip cn nt- wheeli reurnTng Hon!
I"" "p " . ' dlstance of
iin m l hours, crossina tne urusny
I 1- .
mountains on the way.
Wm Austin, of Albemarle, is 21 years
old, measures 6 feet 9 inches in height
and weighs Z3Z pounas.
TBI BLIND WIT iVER.
Beth Day in the Youth's Companion.
A blind boy stood beside the loom r.
And wove a fabric, to ana rro
Beneath his firm and steady touch
He made the busy shuttle go.
And oft the teacher passed that way
And gave the colors, tnreaa oy
thread:
Its hues were dead.
'How can you weave? we,
criel :
pitying.
The blind boy smiled. "I do my beet;
I make the fabric firm and strong.
And one who sees does all tne rest.
Oh. happy thought! beside life's loom
We blindly strive our oesx to uo.
And He who makes the patterns out.
And holds the threads, will make it
true.
THERE IS NOTHING SO GOOD.
There ia nothing Just as good aa Dr.
King's New Discovery -or Consumption-
Coaa-haand Colds, so demand it
I and da not permit the dealer to sen you
I some substitute. He will not claim
j there la anything better, bat in order to
imaae more proui a wuiiaM
i inme; ho . o jw -
I tnT n h. f rU nabte d
1 ewarantaed to do (rood or money re-
I la Dr. KinCs New Otaooverv. Trial bot-
tie free at the Burwell Dunn Com pa-
nys Drug Store,. Renlar alje He. and
.HAW, . j i - ZV -
MONDAY, JULY 5, 1897.
1 i, '
THE GREAT STRIKE OF MINERS
AJTABJ. OF MEK TO QUIT WOEK.
PreparaUoaa Maaa for the Btrwgcio-It U
at TkaS SOO.eoo Maa Will Go Oat Too
' T1" Plato Maaafaetarers Make a Coa-
loa to Taotr Woraais Tao Ml
uatai rut too Strlko W1U 00 of Short
Da rati oa.
Pittsburg, July . Industrial circle
were mucn excitea to-aay over the de
velopment In the situation among sev
eral important trades. On the r
of the declaration of the coal miners
01 jno nttsDurg tuatrtct to take the
lead in the Eeneral auanenninn nf h.
coal mining industry, came the conces
sion of the Tin Prate Manufacturers'
Association, to the Amalgamated Aa
sociatlon of Iron and Steel Workera
The miners officials here say that idle
ness will prevail in the majority of all
the rail and river mines in the Pitta-
burg aistrtct. They claim that the a true-
gie fox higher wages will be of snort du
ration, and that by reason of the great
demand for coal for the lake trade at
this aeaaon of the year they will be
granted an advance before the opera
tors lose large contracts for the future
aenvery of coal.
The miners' ofTiclals-clalrn that a con
servRttve estimate Axes the number of
menawno will go on strike in Pennsviva
nta, west Virginia, Ohio. Indiana, and
Illinois, at 200,009. They hope to increase
this number aa the strike sentiment
grows.
The tin plate workers are Jubilant
over tne concessions made by the man
utacturers. It is estimated that S.000
skilled workmen will resume Tuesday
morning, in e any ail tne tin plate man
utacturers In the Pittsburg district
have orders enough to keep their plants
running for the next six months In a
few 'plants the entire output for the
next, year nas already been sold.
V Already Oat on Strike.
Spiring Valley. Til.. Julv 3. The twn
thousand miners of Spring Valley fixed
up tfcetr places in, the mines, and went
out ion strike to-day. It will not be
known until Monday morning whether
tne company men ana cagers will go
out er not. The miners of this citv are
not to good circumstances and many of
tnem will sutler II the suspension is
protracted.
Telephone messages from Seatonvlllfl
Ladd. Marquette and other minine
camps in this vicinity report that the
miners at tnose places will join the na
tion movement. Monday moraine
there will be 3.000 Idle men within six
mile of 8pring Valley, exclusive of La
Salle and Peru. The men sav thev are
determined to remain out until the price
01 mining la raiseo. Miners have the
sympathy f of business men. many of
whom are in bad circumstances,
brought on-by the continued reductions
that tiave been forced upon the miners
duriag the past four years.
. Preparing for the Strike.
St.'Xouis, July. St. Louis coal opera-
tors, most of whom own mines in mi
nols. are nrenarinsr for the Dinwin
Rtlik. hrdpra oiwnrh havA K.
ceived during the past five or six days
to pat in operation all the mines in
southern and central Illinois. The St.
Louis coal market wn np in . hAita.
condition. It Is doubtful if the miners
of Belleville, 111., district, will quit work
In a body. They are poorly organized
and there is lack of concert among
them. Most of the meetings are being
iiiu at various points to netermin. on
plan of action.
iners are working at alt plac to-day.
. ,,rj,.. iimr i,a
excepv "lLr' "
luto on att-uuni v J
The miners are working at SO cents
per ton. the lowest rate efP,a
are uiku..cu. . . r
ine ixipiui.mir... I ' ,,,
mines at Brockport and Crenshaw will
quit work to-day. At Tylor, the men
have been out for several days on ac
count of a cut from 40 to 30 cents.
-Will Disregard the Order to Strike.
Louisville. Ky.. July S. A special to
the Times from Washington, Ind., says
the order of the national committee of
United Mine Workers, commanding
coal miners to strike, will be disregard-
. . .- have been
" , on of a dlB.
""mMlt wilaon's miners will
continue at work, having by consent
of the State organisation, made special
arrangements with their employers.
tPIll Ot Oat To-Day.
Brazil, Ind.. July S. The coal miners
of this district tnet in mass convention
, , ,i. mnA m -n nut to-morrow
ncn o -
TUB GREAT SOT WATK
East Winds Have Kopt Down the Temper
ature Along the Coast A Special Baroan
Bulletin.
Washington, July I. The Weather
Bureau to-night issued the following
special bulletin. The area Including
temperatures of 90 degrees yesterday at
6 p. m.; has extended northward to the
lower Ohio valley and Wisconsin, Mar
nuette reDortin 90 degrees to-night
and a maximum of 96 degrees. Bast
winds from the high pressure area of
the Atlantic coast has kept down the
coast temperature, a fall of ten degrees
being reported from Boston, .temper
atures will fall In the middle and upper
Mississippi and lower Missourr vaiieys
oy unaay atiernwu. "...
high in the Eastern States except in the
A Day of Fierce Heat la Chicago One
Death.
Chicago, July 3. Ihe highest temper
ature recorded In the annals of the
weather bureau for the month of July
In ten years was reached to-day. the
thermometer registering 95 degrees. But
the mercury did not stop -there. It
went up and down until finally It made
one supreme jump. In an hour's time,
from 89 degrees to 97 degrees. On the
business streets men reeled and sick
ened, as in a plague stricken city, and
in ths tenement districts women and
children huddleo seeking in vain relief
from the heat that penetrated, ana pre
vailed everywhere.
It was the hottest day oi me year.
and the hottest July day Chicago ever
knew. There were many prostrations.
nniice and hoAriital tiBotti&nces wing
kept busy all day. caring for those who
sank under the scorching rays, but up
tn mirinio-ht but one case had proved
fatal that nT an unxnown man iw
died in a lodging house.
jToar Deaths la Clnrfnnati.
r-itu-innati Julv 1. The total number
of heat prostrations reported to mia
nioKt i m. Four terminated fatally
The dead are: Frank Scofieid, Minnie
Meyers, Ernest Landgraf .and Wm. Fo
ley, all of Clcmnatl. Four cases are
considered critical at this writing, and
ten are not serious.
Letter Carriers Wilted.
Milwaukee. Wis.. July . This haa
been the hottest day of the season, the
thonnninoter rearutterimr M degrees on
the street- At La Crosse and other
points 9 degrees waa reached. Three
letter earners were promnneu
in thia citv. none of them fatally.
however. Thunder storms and cooler
temperature are predicted.
klaety-Feer ia t Leats-
8L Louis. July 3. The government
thermometer registered 94 degrees to
day. On the stone pavements In the
streets below the heat was at least 4
degrees greater.
Jaagagchsack la a IrocriooOoaaitom.
Oreensboro Becord. aa.
Judge Scheack haa been - in a very
nrocarioua condition since Monday.
With his other troubles, ha haa tost
his aDoetlte and it ia a hard natter
ta nrina him aronnd. He ta agreax-fraf-
ferer at times, though for some weeks
able to be up tad aoout.
The traataea of the South Carolina
College met in Columbia Tuesday night.
aadL unoac other thlBO. aauinnutlT
elected Prof. F. C. Woodward preeideat
"of the InatixnM
' - T'
Instirnrlon to aurwa pr wooa-
PROS PE BIT T XOW A FACT.
The mr Tork Flaaacler gays It Mas Baal-1
1- .M-rouasae -gou
New York, July J. The Financier
says: The statement of the associated
nanas or New Tork city in the week
ending July Srd confirms the fact that
tne prosperity so long waited for is a
fact. The astonishing expansion of 1L
OSCSOO in loans has never been equalled
before, except perhaps once or twice
when special causes accounted for -the
Increases, but la the current statement
no unusual factor beyond aa actual re
vival in business is to be discovered
Out of t,he 65 institutions now connect
ed with the clearing house, se show in
creased leans, while only 1& show di
minished discounts. This is a larger
percentage or increases than has been
reported for many months past. The
local city banks and the National Bank
of Commerce, it is true, are responsi-
ote xor nair tne total increase, but the
remainder, which of Itself is a note.
worthy gain, is distributed almost uni
formly among other banks. The predic
tion made In this analvsis last week
that loans would assume record-breaking
proportions, has been fulfilled much
sooner than anticipated.. To define in
what lines this expansion has 'run
would be difficult, but July settlements,
heavy customs payments and mercan
tile demands, together with re-dis,
counts and the shifting of investments
by large corporations have been respon
sible for a large part of the change.
Tne deposits, aa might have been ex
pected, show a similar Increase. The
total deposits for the first time in the
history of the clearing house, exceed
tne xuv.ow),ovo mark. The heavy de
posits at present have Increased the 25
per cent, reserve liability to U51.210.923.
and as the actual cash reserve in banks,
according to the statement, was 112.-
630,800, the surplus, above legal require
ments Is I41.3K4.K75. a decrease of 97.-
4.z75 in one week. The banks are
gaining specie, despite the heavy de
mand for cash, and one bank, the Na
tional Park, now has over (10,000.000, or
71 per cent, of its cash reserve in gold.
The loss of the leiral tenders for the
wees: was a.is,J". ine interior move
ment In this direction continues, but
the withdrawal of legal tenders for gold
export and the heavy customs pay
ments are counteracting it to some ex
tent. Domestic exchange is noticeably
easier at local centers, and this fore
shadows a diminishing of the flood of
money which has been pouring Into
New Yprk all season.
SHOT DOWN IN TBI ROAD.
A Mnrder Near Marion Over a Few Stalks
of Corn Daniel J arret 8bet Through too
Heart.
Special to the Observer,
Marion. July 3. The killing of Daniel
Jarrett by John P. Hall, which occurred
yesterday in Halltown, three miles
north of here, has caused much excite
ment. I learn the cause of the killing
v.as that Jarrett's son, in hauling up
his grain, accidentally ran over seven !
stalks of corn which were near the road. I
Hall made some insulting remarks
about his corn being broken down. Jar
rett heard of Hall a remarks, and, It is
said, went down to reason with Hail
and pay the damage. They met In the
road. No one knows what passed be-
ween them, save Hall. Hall claims
Jarrett knocked him off his horse with
a rock, and then he shot Jarrett with !
ins j--caoore, ouii-uos pisxoi. t ne pau
to Sheriff Nichols, claiming he did tne
lcilline In se f-defense. Man is in jmi
or, ih choTn-ps are badly against him.
"he having abadreputation.besides figur
ing in the courts berore. mere were
no eve-witnesses to the tragedy. Jar
rett "was- a good citizen and leaves a
A series of meetings will commence a
the Methodist church to-morrow, con
ducted by Evangelist Weston Gales.
A HAILSTORM IN GRANVILLE.
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, of Aaavillo, Drew the
Borne Place in the DlvUloa Dr. Core
as- i
Hall Burgeon of the Third Begin). ,
Special to the Observer. 1
Oxford, July 3. A very severe hail
storm in northern Granville, near Bul
lock's, has caused great damage. On
some farms the crops are completely
ruined. . .
Dr. G. A- Coggeshall, of Oxford, has
been honored with the appointment of
surgeon of the Third Regiment of the
State Guard.
Unusually large breaks of tobacco
were sold Friday In the Miner and
Meadows warehouses, with prices some
what higher.
In the drawing for tne aavision 01 me
real estate owned, oy tne Hate ui
Mitcneu, tne nome p.r. i
new; Presbyterian ' church; wa? d.r.? n j
by Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, of AsheviUe.
A Decided "Ho"
from Oca Gordon His
MiaMon.
Lexington, Ky., July 3. Gen. John B.
Gordon, after his lecture at Chautau-
qua, this afternoon, was Interviewed by . our8elves to be put into the past with
the Associated Press and said: "Under out doing our all to better the country
no consideration will I be a candidate
for Governor of Georgia, or for any
other office again. My political career
it at an end. The balance of my days
will be devoted to teaching the people
of the North and South to love one
another."
r-ni. nav'a Houao War mi oc. I
London, July 3. The reception of the
United States ambassador. Col. John
Hay, at his residence on Carlton House
Terrace, to-day, was attended by 1.600
people, the highest on record at any
similar function. Among those present
were the United States special envoy,
Whitelaw Reid; Sir Julian Pauncef ote.
the British ambassador to the Un ted
tne unusn amoau. '"
Cn and MwWn F
, wi i
anj
merding. General Nelson A. Miles,
Mrs. Miles.
A Boosing Welcome to the Cornell Crew.
iih.M isi v Julv 3. All Ithaca'
turned out to welcome the Cornell crew
home to-nieht. The city has probably
seen no celebration equal to this one.
The victorious oarsmen arrived at
Ithaca at about 8:40 o'clock. As tney
left the train they were; seised by stu -
dents and carried over the shoulders
of the throng to a large float. Hun-
deeds of hands dragged this, in a march
of triumph, through all the principal
streets of the city.
The Weekly Bank Statement.
New York. July 3. The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve decrease .' 7,854,Z7
Loans Increase ..
lL !SS'
Specie increase
ot.-to,
Legal tenders decrease . ,
Deposits increase iwiwl(lu, sinrotinn nt the mnanrn Yen can
Circulation decrease ........ .. .8"w'not afford to refuse us aid to promote
The hanks now hold 141.384.875 in ex
cess of the requirements of the 25 per
cent. rule.
Yellow Fever Ontbroan. ,
Wnahineton.July ttr-The Marine Hos
pital Service Bureau to-day issued the
following statement:
"Yellow fever is reportea at vera
CruE. Mexico, and to reported to be epi
demic at Panama. Colombia.
The Stanly ETnternrlse aayg that
Messrs. Lee 8. Overman. Titeo. F.
Kratts and L. H. Clement, of Salisbury,
and A. M. Chase, of Philadelphia, rep-mtentlna-
the creditors and bondholders
of the Yadkin Falla Manufacturing
Company, mat at Milled gevilie Tuesday
,. .. t-w w. a ro-Ara-ania.
i Mauiu uia.
running the mia. - 4 A : ,
The.Soatbern Utocx;- Mutuax i.naur
.a ... i ...... .... ., a a m 'A a, w , j , . . . .
I LOCAL TAXATION DISCUSSED
1
' CAUSE OF BJEXI4X10B AMD H IJal ARITT.
Teaeaor Snook of Loeal TaxaUoa for Col
oge Moa, Rieh Moa aad Proaehoi
: Saggosta to tao Lattar Taa They Spoaa
Their VaoaUoa la Ooiag O-or Morta
Carol laa ana Talaiag la Boaalfof (be
LOCAL TAXATION AND COLLEGE
MEN. For college-bred men there can
be no neutral position on the question
of local taxation for public education.
The maa who thinks soberly about the
question must see but duty. I do not
think I am exaggerating when I nay
that the very life of the State, its future
greatness, depends oa how we solve the
problem of local taxation. Local taxa
tion means the elevation of the achoola
If we fail to use our beet efforts for
local taxation this summer, bow can
we have the courage in the future to
avow our friendliness to the cause of
popular education? The election is not
far off. Not saach work - haa been
done, as yet, to arouse the people. The
college men must take the lead in this
campaign.
college men. jet me appeal to you
again to see that an effective campaign
is begun at once In favor of local tax
ation! Ton of all men know the value
of education. Ton are awake. Then
let me urge you to spend your vaca
tion In thin cause. Ton cannot afford
to be Idle. The State ha more need of
you In this' campaign than It haa for
you next year in your class rooms. Ton
have Just now an opportunity to de the
grandest service for your State and hu
manity you will ever have. And by the
love you have for your State, by the
love you bear your fellow men, I appeal
to you to go into tut ngnt.
The last words of General Lee had
reference to the decisive battle of Get
tysburg, That grand old commander.
as his life ebbed away, told.tbe story ot
his defeat and the doom of the Con
federacy in that one sentence: "Tell A.
P. Hill to come up!"
The August election is to decide the
fate of our schools, maybe for years.
It will be a decisive contest- Ton. mv
coiiege-orea men, can not afford in
after years to be accused of failure to
d j your duty In that contest. Tou can,
not afford to paralyse the hands of the
friends of popular educatkp by apathy.
1 ou cannot, uqni in later years to near
the dying groans of the mother of your
own enlightenment sound ia your ean
t en my sons to come to my rescue 1
The enemies of the schools are alive.
They will cast their votes against the
scnoois wttnout a Mush. Thev are not
going to hide their faces at ur shame,
i ney are going to stone Stephen this
August and think while they are at It
they -are doing God service. The col
lege men who stand by and hold the
garments and consent may never live
to witness the conversion of , these ene
mies of universal popular education
No llcrhts from heaven will onm tho
hearts of our enemieo thia vear. Then
is no salvation for 0.1 r rauw ni
tne couege men or worth Carolina arise
I in their pewer and cry as from
heaven: "Saul, Saul, why persecutest
J thou me?"
I I was born In the country and I went
to a country school. I have taus-ht In
the country schools. I know their
needs. And I come to you, if you read
this, in the name of the pale wan faces
witnout nope ana , A. .RPDCaJu In-'""'
waters are filled with Tiah, our mines
with rich ores, our forests with fine
timber, if our children grow up In ig
norance! What boots it if in the days
gone by we have had among us a few
sparks of genius, if we Intend now to
fold our hands and Indulge our selfish
ness Bloating over a "ne'er returning
Pastr'Evthest Christians must
needs be reminded sometimes of their
duty, and not in the sweet and mellow
tones of Olivet, but in the thunders of
Sinai. We must not allow ourselves to
be taken, upon the high mountains of
our selfish Pharisaical State pride and
forget our duty to the country children.
In the wilderness of ignorance we have
been. We are starving for that food
that comes by the schools. We must
not stay In that wilderness trying to
turn the stones to bread at the behest
of the spirits of darkness. Men and
brethren, we must save the country
schools! If you can contribute money
to the cause, send it to Dr. Mclver, the
chairman of the campaign committee
of the Teachers' Assembly. If you can
talk, by all means take oft your coat
and go at It. If education has not made
you a missionary it has not done, much
for you. Let me remind you again,
not In dreams and visions, that Mace
donia lies about you. Can you- refuse
to hear the cry of the country schools T
You majr 8pend your life In North Car-
olina going up and down boasting about
a dead past, but I tell you that unless
eo to work this summer for the
country schools, your name Is going
to be accursed by that future to which
we are all so swiftly moving. The past
is looming up in dread array. It is only
waltina- to jrrasp the present from us.
schools!
IX)CAL TAXATION AND RICH
MEN. If vou read this humble appeal
let me exhort you to aid the teachers
to carry the August election tor schools.
The teachers are ooor. They nave ill
tie means to conduct a campaign In
favor of local taxation. Reasons might
be multiplied showing why men of
wealth should be especially anxious to
further the cause of Dovular education.
But rest assured, my friends, that the
rent: nt rw uu nut. wnre -.v was.
name of charity and ask you torsive
them something you may never get
back again. No! they come to you as
men of intelligence and they speak to
you face to face and they ask you to
give them the means to banish ignor-
nce. , ""JL-at. Tei
, ItJ. they L"7"!
I i kin e vou to see that your own wei
' fare, the safety of your property is
' made, secure against ignorance, iwi
may say that Debs is an educated man.
xou may aemiiiocv ma wuua.
schemes as you may, but that ia no
irnintni aeatnat the common schools.
. You know men who are educated that
would no more think of espousing
, Debs' cause than they would think of
changing the course ot tneuuit mream.
i You know the men who have been and
are leading- the cause of popular edu
(-cation, here in JNortn tjaroiina. job
jknow they are not seeking to level
down but to level up!
If you better the masees, you better
your own condition. Every time you
educate a boy you add one vote to the
side of law and order.
My friends, you must love the State
that nrotects you in the enjoyment of
what you have. Can you expect that
protection that yon would like to have
if you by your votes insist on keeping
k. .w.. rhlMnon of 11m UatO in la
noranoe? You must tremble at the
, nt tmnranrp If iron tnlnat soberly.
i You cannot afford, gentlemen, to oppose
the caune of - DODUlar education.
I have heard It said that thia local
taxation law waa a poor man's law. It
is not so. It to the very best law ever
nasaed in the rich man' favor. Tne
whole truth, however, ia that it to a
law that will benefit everybody, itiduc
education laws are not class laws. They
m lun that look to the tterpetuation
of society,' law and order. Such laws
cannot be class laws. .
t aaa- vim to rise above selfishness In
this matter. I ask yon to consider that
you are helping North Carolina when
von caraouse the cause of popular edu
cation and local taxation. There ean
be no grander cause than-tlsat, no
grander work. If yon refuse us your
aiA aw. von mav well fear in the fu
ture tbe ideas of Dabs and those of bis
iiir. Wa warn vou of the wrath to
. f come; We come to yon as friends. We
- ;asa you w np oa uauiv eosw
in North Carolina who are not afraid
B MM1 alBhamaVf annta awaaaV .
fight that battle. May it not be said to
the shame of our State that our politi
cians and our wealthy men helped to-
defeat the cause of the schools this Au -put.
It nuil not b. ,
LOCAL TAXATION - AND THE
PREACHERS. I do not know many
preachers who are doing what they
can for the cause of local taxation: I
wtoh to appeal to them especially to
help us In this fight. . I will not say
that the preaching of the Gocpei In a
grandee., work than teaching a child -how
to read, but I do say that the min
ister, who fall to do ail he can to ad.
vance the cause of education, will fall
short of the results he might otherwise
obtain, - I have heard men quote that
Scripture that saya that a wayfaring
man, though a fool, need not err Id
finding the way to heaven, with the In
sinuation that it makes no difference
whether you are an educated man of
not, all wlU be well with vou. A way
faring man need not err, I believe that.
out tne question With us should be,
"Will we not err if we are fools?"
I know, aside from teachers, the .
hardest worked elaaa tn thia nrarld a
the country preachers.' But I do think
they ought to preach more of salvation .
here In thia world than they often do.
it la present, not future punishment
r unit, mac we snoiua oe interest
ea in -escaping. The . preacher ean
reach the country neosle that cannot
otherwise be reached.
1 And I want to say It here that there
i a vast deal of religion In this fight
this year for the betterment of the
schools. The Master told ua that our
Ideal should be to love our neighbor as
ourselves, not as our neighbor lovee
himself. - There is something wrong
with that man's heart who can go up
and down this State observlna- the
wretched dismal homes of the masses -
and not have his heart warmed with a :
desire to better those home. There' la
more religion in carrying the light of
the schools to the country homes of
North Carolina than there Is in all the
rituals and all the Hoaannaa that we
can ever raise. ; '
I cannot see any reason why the
preachers. In a way, might not advo
cate the cause of nooular education
from the pulpit. It Is the cause, of light
and knowledge. It, Is the cause of hu
manity and practical relixi on. and last .
of all It is carrying Into practical effect .
tne great commandment tnat we must
love our neighbor. Why not preach ItT
If I. was a preacher, I would do It. Such
sermons might not be aa popular -aa -one
other sermons that might' be
preached, but I am : convinced thev "
would do good. - - - ,
But In case yon can not preach ' in '
favor of the schools, why could you hot
talk for them? Are you afraid? Are
you uncertain about the popularity of
the cause? Let -me, it you are such a
preacher, ask you If you do not despise
yourself for being- such a coward ? You .
can never hope to do much good m this -
worm unless the masses are educated,
and yet you are -afraid, to come out -
hnlitlv ffir t Yia ... km. i,tM,i . , .
. v. . ... c 1 1. (, . A V
Is as If you would den v the efficav o '
the means of grace, u - - - -.
Oh, if we could ohly get all the -preachers
and air the teachers to talk- '
ine and worklnn foe thia mho w.
could soon carry the State Jn favor Of
local taxation, f - . -.
If you think of taktna a vacation
why not go out over North Carolina and
'I do believe you ought to do It, even .
It yon T!!.-!n.-o " ' r--T:r
nonthe-oc tne-year.'.-i nuiui umn near
talk about getting out ot one's sphere .
and of degrading' the. pulpit. But. my
friends, you will never be accusea or
ja ' Milnlt - t-ttf- rrec Wi n .
working and talking for schools, not by
right-thinking people. I no not; mini
you. my -friends, have done' enough for
the cause of the schools when you go .,
to some commencement occasion and
make a pretty speech about, education
that pleases everybody on, noi ,100,
too. must come down to men's homes
and hearts and put something there
that wilt move them. ."Ton must act
them to thinking and then yon must act
as you preach. Men ana Dretnren.jwny
must we appeal to. you ro go into im r
fight? Oh, ..-why?,;"Why?. I can- not ;-
hope to do mucn toward moving yon.
hut I ask vou to think about .these
' . n . .7 : - - '. Ji
lt Will not 0 to say tnat t overuraw - f
the cloture, that the 'need la not no
great after all. Neither will K do ta , .-' ?
call to mind an the great men or ins
past and ring the changes on Richard- -Caswell,
Jas. K. Polk, Nathaniel Ma
con. Dr.- Deems and others. Let them
rest I tell you with all the force I can
command, that If those men were here j
to-day . they would be gome up ana ;
achoola .AS ministers ana preaeners
of the glad tidings, can you refuse to '.
work to bring tnat to tne country , -homes
of North Carolina which will be,
worth more than all the gold of Gal- -
worth more than all the goia or nu.
conda and the wealth of the Indies?. ,
This la the cause of religion and hu
manity. You must work or many wilt ' .,
say that you did not, and say It to V
your shame. t tsa.iw.i rt.
DEXAT FOB TBI TAKIFF BILL.
A Con bl nation ef Clreanaataaeea That May
Postpone the End for a Considerable Time
Washington. July Instead of com
pleting the consideration of the tariff ,
bill to-day, as bad been hoped by the
Republican managers, tne senate aa-
journed, with many provisions pending, -
and with tne prospect in view ot pu -ting
In several days of next week upo. ,
the bill, on the bona ana siock ta
amendment, offered by the Pnano
committee; the amendment offered by
Senator Spooner and accepted by tho
committee providing for an Inspection
Ot tne industries oi uk oiumij
board of general appraisers; an amend
ment offered by Senator Alien, reviving
ai . , -m. - amfanmotni'
for a bounty on beet sugar and also two '
HW lUUUlUe WinilUtlCt m aa...i..----
anti-trust amendments oy Mr. a ui,,
and aa amendment by Senator Stewart f
for the maintenance of tbe Treasury i
reserve at $146,000,000. - A I I
The action of tbe n nance comimtteoj j .
. tlii mmA than arttBdrawlna- ai
amendment providing for a duty q,f :
beet sugar, was the cause of consioetr t, -
DIS UI-IOTIHR , lie Ki v ' J
Western Senators, especially' among the
silver Republicans and Populists. It .
waavclaimed by the friends of Senator
jpnea, or wevaaa, u mm iku"'
was -among- tne promises maue iw mm-v
bv the eomittee. It to probable that ,
the amendments suggested by Senator. .
Allen and Stewart wm. not oe preiwea.
w.., tKrk tniattnMrotaniiina ana .jti t
view or this reeling, tne ran may r?
postponed for a considerable time. - -
The stamp tax amendment, alsf i
full of legal technicalities, and to !'. I
to considerable dlscusston on tne pan-;
the lawyers of the Senate. Mr. Btewe-
art gave not Me or a speecn -on n.
Treasury reserve amendment, sayi ha
tha other Senators -would desire to be .
heard upon It also. There is atso a .
probability of opening up the entl-
trust question on Senator Allen's two s
amendments, -one of which practically -revives
the amendment proposed by the
Reoublican members ot tne jutuciary
nnilt t oaaa . ' i'
Mr. Chapman, the remocrattc nomi
nee for Governor of Ohio, to th prom-
deat of a national bank.
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