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fife ' ftls'iIf ffe ' Papkk i3 44 YsABa Old CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1897. VOLUME X LITNUMBER 2276 Taw professional- rTR. GEO. W. GRAHAM. OiTk ,.e 7 West Trade &t. Practice lim Hed to Eye, Ear, Nose Apr 3, 1996 p. KEERANS, D R. E. Dontiat, 7 WcBt Trade St., Charlotte N. C. Nov 2,1891 H Attorney a nd Counsellor at Jaw 16 Law Building. Office. July 6, 1S95: rSBORNB, MAXWELL & U KEEHANS, Attorneys at Law, Office- 1 and 3 Law Building. Oct 2o, 18!i5 H N- PHARR, Attorney at Law, Office No. 14 Law Building. I LARKSON & DULS, Attorneys ax. uw, Office No. 12 Law Building. D RS. H. A & O. A. BLAND Uentipts. No. lil North Tryon St. Charlotte, N c. JJR. W. H. WAKEFIELD- Can he consulted at his office No. 509 North Tryon St., every week day except Weduc iliiy His practice is lim-ted to Eye, Ear, Note and Throat. - TRS. M'OOMBS & GIBBON U Physicians and Surgeons, Office: No. 21 North Tryon Street. Charlotte, N. C. If .on want tolook nice, send your Linen to the ClllilUmiiSmiMMll! wr.y ih beet laundry in VV V (. w North Carolina, and guarantee jou strictly lirst-class work. Cuarittr Steam Laundry. JEWELRY, JEWELRY, Mil IX & IMRRISON, 40 SOUTH TRYON 8TKEET. We have the hundi-ornest line of Jewel ry to lit- found anv where. Beautiful Chit-t uns (iifiH. Ud bamile Umbrellas, rings, diiiuiouds, etc SHELL & HARBISON. CHRISTMAS v dqi:qi:ntq XtasSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsassBSSSSSSaBBBBMSVaSBBSSMsSSBaslsa WHY NOT COME AND BEE US? We have tbe most Complete Stoek in tke State, f WATCHFS, CLOCKS, JEWELRT and Sterling Si tt Novelties. We will take treat pleasure in showing you through our a'ock GARIBALDI & BRUNS. Next to Gilreath & Oo.'s Sboe Store) No better preparation can be mailo for tbe hair tban HUGHES' QUININE HAIR TONIC. It keeps the Hair and Scalp in perfect condition all tbe time Trial sizy 25 cents. R. H. Jordan & Co. Stamp Agency. Prescriptionists. Phone No- 7. Brief Notes of Sport. John Hayden, of Washington, is in Winston to organize a ball team. Shelby is to have a good cycle racing track. The Brooklyns are scheduled to sperd some time in the practice seasor at Asheville. The New York Journal has made an agreement whereby it secures from both Fitzsimmons and Corbett exclusive rights to all interviews and statements made by them and pic tures taken of them from now until the day after the fight. To Move from Charlotte. yi - ... uapt. Ed. M. Patterson will soon move his familv from Charlotte to Danville. He will continue his run. however, between Charlotte and Salisbury, as conductor on tbe local freight. Concord Standard. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in tbe world lor Cuts, Bruises. Sores. Tetter, Chapp ed Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all BKin irruptions and postively cures Piles or no oav reauired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Burwell Dunn wholesale and retail. VANCE COMMISSION. APPOINTED TO SELECT DESIGN FOR THE MONUMENT. Bill Introduced Todav Senator la Committee to Visit Charlotte. Bill to Reduce All Salaries of Public Of ficials 25 PerCent Negro Wins in the Granville Contest. Special toThe News. Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 12. The following committee of Senators was appointed to inspect the Mecklen burg roads: Maultsby, Earnhardt, Shore, Odom, Patterson, Lyon, New som end . Move. A bill was introduced in ,the IIou3e providing that no legislator will be allowed to vote where his seat is contested until the case is set tled. A bill was introduced to reduce the fertilizer tonnage tax to twenty cents. A bill to reduce salaries and fees of all public officials, save, those fixed by law, twenty-five per cent was introduced in the House this morning. ' DESIGN FOR VANCE MONUMENT A bill was introduced this morning creating a commission composed ; of Governor Russell, Col. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, and Gen. R. P. Hoke, of Raleigh, to select a design for the monument to Zebulon B. Vance, which will be erected here. The bill provides that $1,000 be ap propriated to defray the expenses of the commission. A bill was introduced to place he calendar of the House in the Speak er's hands, giving him power to cut off debate, and to limit all speeches. SITTING MEMBER WINS. In the Granville caunty contest the negro, Crews, the sitting mem ber, is awarded the seat. Senator Butler arrived here this morning. FOR THE EXPOSITIONS Senator Alexander today introduc ed a resolution in the Senate endors ing the Woman's Exposition of the Carolinas, for the encouragement of industry, science aud the fine arts. The exposition will he held at Char lotte the month of May.' The free pass bill was made the special order for the 27 th. TAKE THE A. AND M. COLLEGE The bill taking possession of the Agricultural and Mechanical De partment and the State Department of Agriculture, passed all its read8 ings in the Senate today. The aye were 24, the noes 13. PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS BURNED. In Ottawa This Moraine Were Set on Fire. By Telegraph to The News. Ottawa, Ontario, Feb. 12. Fire broke out m the Parliament buildings of the province this morning. The flames made rapid headway and before noon the handsome build ings were ruined. Tbe loss is already $300,000, and the fire department has as yet been unable to check the progress of the flames. The prospects are that the struct ures will be a total loss. The fire is supposed to be incen- d:ary. CELEBRATING LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, Observance of the Day flore General Than Ever Before. By Telegraph to The-News. New York, Feb. 12. This is the anniversary or Aoranam .uincoin a birthday, and it is being more gen erally celebrated throughout tne country than ever before. In this city business is generally suspended today. A large number of diuners, lec tures and other entertainments were held todav in honor of the anniver sary. Thp lectures and speeches were generally u o tbe life umNcharac- ter of the great war President. Fired on the "Three Friends." Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 12. The United States revenue cutter 'Dolphin" this morning fired on the fiiibusterer "Three Friends." which is detained here. The "Dolphin had signalled the fiiibusterer to stop. The "Three Friends" misunderstood the order to proceed, but finally went alongside the "Dolphin. 1 1 1 ilillons Engaged In Relief Work. Calcutta, India, Feb. 12. It is officially stated that 2,750,000 per sons are employed in the worK oi re lieving the famine in India and the East. SuIUn Will Not Send Re-Inforce- ments. f!n lesTANTiNOPLE. Feb. 12. The Porte has given assurance to the Powers that Turkev will not send 1 reinforcements to the island of Crete. PICKED THE LOCKS. ON THE DESKS IN THE ENROLLING CLERK'S OFFICE. A Son of the Late Governor Holt on Russell's Staff Ly brook to be Pay masterTax Collector for Mecklen burg 8 New Clerks. Special to The News. Raleigh, Feb. 13. Enrolling Clerk Swinson still holds out in his fight against removal. This morning the locks on all the drawers and desks in the enrolling clerk's office were picked, so as to allow the new officials access to the documents of the office. This was done by authority of Lieutenant Governor Reynolds. Swinson will fight the decision of the Legislature to the bitter end He has retained W. C. Douglass, of this city, as counsel, and will push the case in thj courts. IN THE STATE GUARD. Governor Russell this morning announces the appointment of Eu gene Holt, a son of the late Govern or Thomas M. Holt, on the govern or's official staff. This creates some surprise as Russell is a bitter Re publican, while Governor Holt was a strong Democrat. The appointment of P. H. Ly- brook, of Winston, as paymaster general of the State Guard, to suc ceed Col. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, was also announced this morning. TO TAX CIGARETTES, A bill was introduced in the House today to tax cigarettes fifteen cents a package. A bill was introduced to make magistrates and ministers public of ficers. The Speaker today named eight assistant enrolling clerks appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and him self. MECKLENBURG TAX COLLECTOR. A bill was introduced this morn ing to create the office of tax collector of Mecklenburg county. The bill giving the western crim inal court iurisdiction in civil cases was passed today. TO BE COMPLETED SEPT. 25. Work to be Begun on Elizabeth Col lege Next Week. The contract for Elizabeth Col lesre has been let to Mr. Nicholas Ittner, a prominent Atlanta contrac tor, and he will return here on the 25th to begin active work. The architect, Mr. Dempwolf, and Messrs. Fisher and King of the com mittee, and the contractor have set tled all the details of the building, and when work is once begun it will be actively prosecuteduntil the structure is completed. The contract calls for its comple tion by the 25th of. September next. The citizens' committee has held a meeting and expresses itself as well satisfied with the progress made in the enterprise. The building com mittee will have the hearty co-opera tion of the citizens. NO COMPETITION IN SUGAR. Fact Developed in Trust Investigation Today. By Telegraph to The News. New York, Feb. 14. Secretary John E. Searles, of the Sugar Trust appeared before the fegislutive trust investigation committee again today. Senator Lexow is endeavoring to get at the books of the trust. Today's investigation developed the fact that there is no competition in the sugar trade. The market is kept up by agreement. Newsy Notes from Matthews. Correspondence of The News.l Matthews, Feb. 13. The public school, taught by Mr. A. F. Long, at McCall's school house, near this place, will hold its closing exercises Friday, the 26th. Music will be furnished bv the Sardis string band. Exercises will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Edwards, of Providence town ship, died yesterday at his home near this place, and the funeral was held at Sardis church. Lexow Investigation Resumed. New York, Feb. 13. The Lexow board of trust investigators recon vened this morning. Among those present served with subpoenas were members of the Suear, Tobacco Wall-papeF and Rubber trusts, Sp.-irles. treasurer of the Sugar trust, was called but is out of town. . i i t nr- Trouble on the Turkish Coast. London, Feb. 13. A dispatch from Athens says that in spite of the obstinate official silenc9 it is known something is happening on tbA Turkish frontier to neccessiate the movement of troops in that di rection. The Turkish authorities of the situation, and are taking serious military precautions Sharkey Will Challenge the Winner. Vallejo, Cal., Feb. 13. Pugi list Sharkey says he will challenge the winner of the Corbett-Fitzsim mons fight for $20,000 and will be ready any time within three weeks. $100,000 Fire In Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 12. Early this morning fire broke out in the four storv brick building of George T?. Foster, Son & Co., 172 Madison Street, dealers in regalia uniforms. The loss is $100,000. THE GOVERNOR IAD. ACCUSED HOWE OF SELL ING OUT TO RAILROADS. Lease Bill Taken Up at Noon Charlotte Colored Normal School Proposed Sixty Members .Are Pledged to Tote Against the Bill to Annul the Lease Rate Reduc tion BUI Tabled. Special to the News. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 16. Gov ernor Russell flew up in a fit of anger today, in the executive office, and ran Howe, a colored representa tive, from his office because he said he would vote against the bill to annul the lease of the North Caro- ina raihoad to the Southern. Howe says that the Governor called him a scoundrel and said he had sold out to the railroad lobby ists. Howe threatens to mike a state ment on the floor of the House this afternoon. bills introduced this morning. Bills were introduced in the House this morning to prevent - the sale of liquor within two miles of political speakings, this not to apply to cities and towns; and to make it a misdemeanor to perform a marriage without authority. rate reduction bill tabled. The bill to reduce railway, tele graph and telephone rate3, and pro viding for the election of State llril- road Commissioners by the people was tabled this morning by a vote of twenty-four to twenty-three. lease bill taken up. The bill to annul the lease of the North Carolina railroad to the Southern, the special order for to- day, was taken up at noonv The majority report was signed by six of the seven members of the committee that has had the bill un der consideration. Representative Aiken (Republi can) submitted the minority report The majority report was sub mit ted a3 a substitute for the original bill. It was decided to allow three hours' discussion. -Mr. Cook wil. then call the previous question. Schulken, Freeman, Pearson and lackburn spoke. Sixty members are said to be pledged to vote against the bill, and these constitute a majority of the House. FOR A COLORED NORMAL. Senator Alexander submitted a petition in the Senate for the estab- ishmeut of a Normal School for the colored race at Charlotte, and also to remove the political disabilities of Henry Sloan, of Mecklenburg. The Bill Passed. A bulletin this afternoon says the bill annulling the lease passed the House at at four o'clock. WM. P. ST. JOHN DEAD. The Free Silver Banker and Treasurer of the National Committee. By Telegraph to The News. New York, Feb. lS.-pWilliam P. St. John, former president of the Mercantile National bank, of this city, died at his home last night, from a complication of kidney and stomach troubles. He wph great notoriety in the late presidential campaign as the friend of Mr. Bryan, and the champion of free silver. He was one of the prin cipal promoters of the "Silver Par- ty," and later treasurer of the Demo- cratic national committee. He had been in ill health for some time, and his death was not unex pected. NO ALARMS THIS MONTH. Fetitlon From Charlotte Firemen for tne Firemen's Relief Bill. So far there has not been a single fire alarm turned in from the Char lotte boxes this month, and Febru ary is more than half gone. There were eight alarms during January timer v,u.peper ajr a petition again st the bill to and it was presented in the Legisla- t mi Aii.;. ture yesterday, ine s irnpd bv both the white and colored fire companies, the mayor and the board of aldermen. This fund is tor tne re.iex ox who are injured in actual service unariouenas tne uu.j ucwucu -- V" r- jAArmAnr in ht NfQ to anil i.nn tition is not for them, but for the volunteer firemen who receive no benefit unless they are injured. Contributed Twenty-five Cents. French Broad Hustler The ex press on our paper was 25 cents higher this week than usual. This is an outrage.- Seventy-five cents for a small package from Charlotte to Hendersonville. But the expenses of the Southern's lobbyists at Raleigh must be met and of course The Hust ler will have to pay its part. But it is a burning shame, to say the least. BOARD OF CONTROL. TO HAVE CHARGE OF OUR COUNTY ROADS AND CONVICTS. Howe's Question of Personal Privi legeTo Drain Sugar Creek Expo sition Resolution Passed Today Bryan Introduces a Bill to Take Away the University Appropriation. Special to The News. Raleigh, Feb. 17. Representa tive Craven, of Mecklenburg, intro duced in the Legislature this morn ing a bill to create'a board of control, to have charge of the convicts and roads of Mecklenburg county. The bill provides that R. E. -McDonald, John D. Alexander, and Charles Robinson shall compose the board, to hold office two, four and six years, respectively. The county corcmis siou rs are authorized to fill vacaneit 8 on the board. The pay of the mem bers is tobe $2 a dav. The board is to have absolute control of the con victs and roads. HOWE frequently inteekupted. Howe, the colored Representative, intended to create quite a sensation when he arose today to a question of personal privilege, to reply to Gover nor lluoStll's charge that he had, sold out to the Southern railroad. He denied the charge and demanded an investigation of the matter. He whs continually interrupted during his ?leech. exposition resolution passed. The resolution traduced by Dr. Alexander, giving the encouragemeut of legislative sanction to the Wo man's ExDosition of the Carolinas was passed today. This exposition is to be held in Charlotte in May. striking at the university. A bill was introduced this morn ing to give the Governor power to appoint the clerk to the State Rail road Commission. Representative Bryan, of Chat ham, today introduced a bill to take away the $10,000 annual appropria tion to the State university. v to drain sugar creek. Representative Clanton, of Meck lenburg, this morning introduced a bill providing for the drainage of Sugar Cieek, in Mecklenburg coun ty." A bill was introduced this morn ing to allow Judges of the criminal and superior courts to appoint sten- ographers to the courts, and to reg- uidte their pay. This morning a bill was intro duced in the House to create a State Inspector of Mines. Senator Alexander introduced a bill in the Senate this afternoon to give Charlotte the right to acquire 1 real estate and to give the city in creased power to collect taxes. The bill to establish a Ketorma- torv for young criminals passed its second reading in the Senate this afternoon. SITUATION IN CRETE. Powers Protest Against Greece's In tervention flusselmans and Chris tians Still Fighting. By Telegraph to The News Canea, Crete, Feb. 15. There is not much change in the situation this morning. The foreign consuls, their staffs, and archives of the con sulates remain aboard the foreign warships The Christian Governor of Crete is aboard a Russian warship, the consul of Greece aboard a Greek cruiser. The skirmishing around the town between Musslemans and Christians continues incessantly with little ad- yantage to either. Athens, Greece, Feb. 15. Rep resentatives of the powers accredited to Greece held two meetings yester day, their conferences taking place at the .ttrencn L-egaiion. At the Becon(j meeting which was held last evening it was agreed that the Pow ers, through their ministers at AtlN ens. should protest against Greece s intervention in the affairs of Crete. BILL TO TAX DOGS Introduced This Morning To Begulnte Crop Lien Fees in Sloe lenbnrg. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Feb 14. A bill was introduced in the House this. morning to make the fee for weigh ing cattle fifteen cents. A bill was introduced to tax dogs fifty cents and female dogs a dollar, J misdemeanor for failure to list dogs for taxation. On motion to table the bill pro- viding for gold contiacts" failed to & . s .o m.,. pass. Ayes, forty; noe3 4. xne motion to nostDone the passage of the bill until Friday prevailed, ayes, forty-four; noes, forty-three, ' d J. u . registering crop liens in Meek i c? - lenh coant Another Bank to Close. By Telegraph to The" News. Chicago, 111., Feb. 17. The State National'Bank of St. Joseph, Mo , decided today to go into voluntary liquidation, the capital being so large tbe business was unprontabie. Ma), and Mrs. McKlnley Sick. Carton, Ohio, Feb. 16. Major and Mrs. McKinley are both confin ed to their beds and will not be able to receive callers for several days. TREATY GOES OYER. ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE TOMORROW. MADE The Bill to Restrict Immigration Will Pass This Afternoon Senator Gib son Now Speaking In Opposition to the Measure. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, Feb. 17 The im migration bill was taken up in the Senate this morning, Senator Gib son, of Maryland, speakiDg in oppo sition to the bill. : The vote will be taken at four o'clock this afternoon, when it will be -passed, and will go to the Presi dent for his signature. treaty will go over. The treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain was not taken up today. It will be taken up in the Senate again tomor row, in executive session and then it will probably be simply to announce that further consideration will be postponed until the next session of Congress It was Senator Sherman' wish, and also the desire of Secretary Olney and the Cleveland administration, that the treaty be ratified at this sett sion of Corgress, but the Senate de cided to leave the treaty for the new administration to deal with. The immigration bill will probably become a law at this session of Con gress. It has been realized for some years thjt something must be done to regulate immigration. GERMANY AGRES,"PROVIDED," Berlin, Feb. 17 Senator Wol- coLt, of Colorado, who is visiting the city in the interest of bi-metahsm, will start today on his retrfrn to London. He was assured Germany would join in the bi-metaluc con vention proviued Great Britain and trance agree. Mr. Wolcott did not see tne 01-metallic leaders, Dr Arendt and Count Von Mirbach, during hi3 stay in Germany. FIRST MILLIONAIRE HANGED. In the United States Sheriff Walts f r Keprieve. By Telegraph to The News. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 16. Unless Governor Stone should interfere, whch is highly improbable, Arthur Duegtrow will be hanged between one and two o'clock today at Union, Missouri. It had been intended to conduct the execution at an early hour but there are still some hopes of reprieve. The fcheriff has decided to give plenty of time for the Governor to decide Duestrow will have to cross the street before the crowd to reach the scaffold. He will be' the first millionaire hangd in the United States. BETTING ODDS POSTED TODAY- 7 to 10 Against Corbett and 6 to 5 Against Fitzsimmons Preparing for the Fight. Chicago, Feb. 17. Odds of seven to ten against Corbett and six to five against Fitzsimmons were posted in this citv this morning, but there is no betting on any account. Much interest is taken in the fight bv sporting men who realize that at last Fitzsimmons and Corbett are really to fight and settle the disput- ed cnampionsnip oi ine uauc ring, fistic A large number of rooms have been engaged in Carson City, and large parties of sporting men will go from every city in the -fc.st. A spec ial train will be run from this city to N evada. As yet there is little betting, al though some money has been placed on Corbett. SPEAKS FOR M-METALLISM Chandler Mow Addrensl is the Senate KtHo.utiun Against the Antl Scalping Bill. By Telegraph tc The News. Washington, Feb. 16. The reso lution against the anti-scalping bill a3 passed by the Michigan legislature and instructing Michigan Senators and Congressmen to vote against it, ha3 been read in the Senate. Senator Chandler has begun his speech antagonizing the single gold standard and favoring the adoption of a bimetallic svstem for the United States, u"- Millionaire to be Hanged. Jefferson Citt, Mo., Feb. 15 Governor Stephens today decided he would not interfere in the case of Dr. Arthur Duestrow, the million aire from St. Louis, who is sentenced to be hanged at Union, Missouri, tomorrow for the murder of his wife and child. Leave It to the Powers. By Telegraph to The News. Constantinople, Feb. 17. At a special meeting of the Council of ministers at Yildiz it was decided to leave the pacification . of the Island of Crete in the hands of the powers. Newsy Notes of Tar Heel Doings. Wash A. water, the oatlawwho was reported dead last summer, was caught near Chapel Hill by a posse, with whom was Frank Atwater, the father of the girl upon whom At water attempted rape. He is now in jail at TT ' t I , jiiiisooro. King's Mountain has a law that prohibits a hog pen from being built within 300 feet of a well or dwelling. - Cotton thieves are troubling the farmery in Cleveland countv. . A meeting was held at Shelby last night to organize an industrial and immigration society. - Sixteen miles of mud holes to one mile of good road is about the way the road question stands in -Rowan county now, says the Watchman. A correspondent of the Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer says: A man from Lilesville passed here the other day with 100 blood hounds, trying to strike the track of Senator Odom and bring him back to his party." "I he bill to permit fish to swim in water of any depth will be made a special order in tbe House next Thursday at 4 a. m. says the Pro- rrAoaiva M armor The Raleigh Paper Co , is in the hards of a re eiver, C. H. Belvin being, appointed to that position. "News has been received here that both Judge Hoke and Judge Timberlake are seriouslv ill and will probably not be able to hold court this week. Judge Hoke is in the hospital at Baltimore," says the News and Observer. Judge Hoke returned home yesterday. Ex Governor It. IS. Sherman, of Iowa, is in Raleigh, He says: "Al together I am highly pleased with North Carolina, her climate and her people.' The boards of directors of the Raleigh and aston and Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad companies; at a meeting held in lialtimore on Friday, 12th instant, unanimously approved the action of President Hoffman, in tbe matter of the lease of theNorth Carolina Railroad. At Italeigh lra VV. May ton, a cotton mill hand, was sent to the roads for thirty days for turning in a talse alarm. Rev. L. E. Busby has been install ed as pastor of SL John's Lutheran church, Salisbury. "It will be very gratifying and as suring to the people of Raleigh to know that Rev. Dr. Marshall is 1m proving rapidly and is now able to be up," says the Raleigh Press Vis itor. says the liign roint enterprise, "there is a reed swamp about a quar ter of a mile long. At this season of the year the robins, which are plentiful, roost in the reeds. A.fter dark the people go into the swamps with lights and bags and the birds are caught by the bagfull. One man caught 500 robins in this way one day last week." A telegram from balisbury says that Stella Ward, aged 16 years, was bitten by a pet dog last September at her home near that place. The wound was so slight that no atten tion was paid to it Even the scar had disappeared. Last Wednesday the girl was stricken with hydro phobia. The physicians at iirst were puzzled, as the tamiiy did not mention anything about the girl being bitten. The dog disappeared and it is not known whether he was affected with rabies at the time he bit her or since. Friday night Miss Ward died in terrible convulsions. "Congressman bkinner, who en gineered the Populist bolt in the North Carolina Legislature in favor oi l'ntcharu, itepuDiican, for the Senate, says the basic principle of Populism is free silver, s;xteen to one," say the Baltimore Sun. Francis, the two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Roueche yes terday afternoon swallowed a cigar ette button, which came near chok in? the little girl to death, says the Salisbury World. She turned black in the face, and it was only after re- "A throat. The Gavel of the Chicago Convention. Congressman McMillin's secretary yesterday held the gavel which was wielded at the Democratic uonven tion at Chicago. It is badly shatter ed by the smashing that it got while the chairman was trying to restore order during the great wave of Bryan enthusiasm which swept over the convention. It will be bound up with gold and silver and sent to Nashville to be exhibited during the centennial exposition. The maker of the gavel wa3 Mr. D. H. Fair banks, of Cookeville, Tenn., and since the convention it has been in the keeping of the Democratic National Committee. The gavel is made of wood from twenty-one States, the handle being of hickory taken from the "Hermitage," in Tennessee, where Andrew Jackson ipent his de clining days. The glue with which the triangular pieces of wood in the head of the mallet were fastened to gether has loosened and the handle is easily detached. Washington Post. - Sherman on Newspaper flen. Senator John Sherman once said of the newspaper reporter "He is the greatest enigma of the nineteentn century. I am interested in him always, respect him . generally and fear him sometimes. But I never cease to wonder at his resourceful ness in searching for news." Talked of About the Town. The banquet tendered the 1 good roads committee of the Legislature at the Manufacturers' Club Saturday night was a most enjoyable affair. A number of speeches were made both by members and citizens. 1 he committee adopted the fol lowing resolutions: We, the committee of members of the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Senate of North Caro lina, invited to visit and inspect the roads of Mecklenburg county, hay ing performed this duty, find, t irst, That the county which led the State and the Union, in the struggle for freedom from British rule", has also led the State and the South in the grand movement for road improvements. 7 Second, That the wonderful growth in prosperity, the increase in value of farming lands and the greater employment of labor at re munerative prices, instead of starva tion wages, is in a great measure , due to the better facilities for trans portation. Now, therefore, be it, Resolved, f irst, That we are con vinced that next to educational fa cilities tbe greatest factors in the upbuilding of our State will be the improvement of our publio high ways, and through this means the abolition of the five-million dollar tax which our present bad roads im pose annually upon the people of this State. Second, That Mecklenburg coun ty has the best roads and best sys tem of w orking roads in the State, and, - Third, If there is a more kindly, genial and hospitable people than the inhabitants of the "Hornets' Nest," they have never crossed our path, and, Fourth, That we extend our thanks to the citizens of Charlotte for their thoughtful kindness in providing for our comfort and pleas ure while in their midst, and to the State Good Roads League for the kindness shown us while en route through its secretary. Mr. C. H. Wolfe,one of the coun ty trustees; Mr. J. S. Myers, Mr. Walter Brem, Mr. M. C. Mayer, Capt. W. E. Ardrey; Mr. P. M. Brown, chairman of the board of county commissioners, Capt. W. E. Stitt, Mr. J. P. Sossamon; Capt. E W. Lyles, Capt. John R. Erwin; Mr. D. A. Tompking; Chief of Po Jice Orr; Mr. Taylor Ritch, superin tendent of the township roads; Mr. John Vau Landingham; Mr. George Campbell, of the Central, and Mr. C. A. Spratt. were among the citi zens who spent the day in showing the committee over the roads and and the city. The legislators departed Sunday morning. They unanimously agreed that Charlotte is the best city in the State. Notes of General News. Governor Stephens, of Missouri, refused to interfeie in the case 'of Arthur Duestrow, the St. Louis millionaire, who was hanged yester day for murdering his wife and child. The transfer of the Northern Pa cific Railway Company's property to the new N orthern Pacinc Compa ny has been completed. Basuste MiUen was killed in a ' duel at Chicago by Joseph Beroas coni. President-elect McKinley declin ed to see callers yerterday. He has a slight attack of the grip. - The United btates bupreme Court affirmed the decision of the court below sentencing J. R. Dunlop; pub lisher of the Chicago Dispatch, to two years imprisonment for sending obscene advertisement! through the mails. The conferees of the two houses agreed on a bill providing that the librarian of Congress shall be nom inated by the President and shall have control of subordinate offices and clerks. Representative Lorimer, of Illi nois, has introduced a Dill authoris ing the Secretary of the Navy to make contracts for armor plate for a period of twenty years at a rate not exceeding $240 a ton. To Adopt Rnglish Methods. A pitiful story for tbe ear of mill- workers is that told by United States Consul Monoghan, at Chemnitz, in the course of a report to the State Department upon tbe struggle for supremacy of the German wearers. He says that seeking the reason for tbe loss to England of American and other markets for textiles, the German manufacturers believe they have found it in the fact that in' Eogland a mill hand tends , two looms, while in Germany hj tends but one. Hence the word has gone out that the English practice is to prevail in Germany. The mill hands are in despair. Washington Post Gave Sherman the flarble Heart. Washington, Feb. 15. Despite Senator Sherman's order to go on V with the arbitration treaty the Sen ate this morning adopted, by a vote of 32 to 31, Senator Morgan! mo tion to .consider the resolution abro- gating the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Plenty of Flag ! Canes. Canea, Crete, Feb. 16. Russian, French, British, Italian and Aus trian flags are floating over Canea today and the fact seems to cause general satisfaction. ' it.-: 2 i f '''-it " Vi,- -r