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THE VTLM LNGrTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1U00. REPUBLICANS GIVE WAY. RESULT OF CONFERENCE OF PARTY LEADERS AT LOUISVILLE. THE TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN Onlvr Conrt'tilns the Legislature t l.o:jclon to 1 Invoked and That Uodjr to .Meet Without .MoI,tutlou In ItH IIhIIh Y""tTdar u Day r Wild Ru mor - Taylor Talk of Arbitration ami of IrnKtlrii: on III JMjjlits-Arni-auibiit ut th Capitol Increased. 0I-cial to the Baltimore Sun.) Frankfort. Ky., February 4. Today Go-bel's dt-ath is nearly over-shaduwed by the first indication of weakening on the part of W. S. Taylor, republican claimant to the governorship, and his adherents. At 10 a. m. Alonzo Walker the court deputy for whose release habeas corpus proceedings were begun by the democrats and ignored by Tay lor, was released without bail under his promise not to leave Frankfort. This action is regarded by both re publicans and democrats as a sure sign that Taylor has begun to recede from his position of "intrenched dictator ship." The belief is further based upon the fact that Taylor received a long telegram from United States Senator Deboe, at Washington, which is sup posed to have been a warning that President McKinley and the adminis tration had abandoned Taylor and de clared his position untenable. Taylor and Adjutant General Collier, on the other hand, both deny these suppositions. They will not divulge the tenor of their advices from Wash ington, both insisting that they have no intention of abdicating or relaxing one iota of the advantage they now hold by arms. not freed ox habeas corpus. The release of Walker was not made In response to the writ of habeas cor pus which Sheriff Suter had tried in vain to serve upon Taylor. The latter it is stated, concluded that Walker had remained in custody long enough, and told him to go home. The charge of inciting to mutiny has not been quashed, and Walkr may be brought before a court-martial. t. ylou i xtk 1 1 vi i : w i : i . (IJy Associated Press.) Frankfort. Ky.. February 5. "I will leave the settlement of this controver sy to any three fair-mindtd men on earth." said Governor Taylor in an in terview this afternoon with a corre spondent of the Associated Pres.. Let three men in whom the people have confidence selected by the United States supreme court, and I will with all confidence submit the case to their arbitration, and will cheerfully abide by their del ision in the matter. I was elected governor of the state of Ken tucky not by a majority of 2.200. but by a majority of 40,000, and on that de cision of the people I propose to stand." "No acts of the legislature in regard to my case have been legal, because no meeting of the legislature has begn held according to law. The constitu tion provides that the legislature shall consist of two bodies, the senate and the lower house, and shall sit at the i seat of government. That seat of gov- ' emment is in FTankfort unless the governor convenes the legislature at some other point. I have convened the legislature at London, where It will continue to sit, for the present, at least, and on action by the democratic mem bers of the legislature can therefore have any legal standing. "Another thing, I have never been riven formal notice that 1 hau been deposed by act of the legislature, j When such notice to the act of the democratic members of the legislature is given me, I will either ignore it, or veto it." Governor Taylor then stated that the election board is different from that of the legislature. Continuing he says: "The law spe cifically provides a room for them in the state building where they shall hold their sessions. Of course I was declar ed elected by the former board, so the present board had nothing to do with my case. The courts enjoined the gen tlemen appointed by: me to fill the va cancies caused by the - resignations of Commissioners Pryor and Ellis from taking their seats on the board, and it is useless to submit arguments to the present board, when at last two mem bers of that board have already com mitted themselves in regard to the con tests before them. It is simply a farce to bring the cases of the other state officers before the board." STRICT GUARD AT THE CAPITOL RELAXED. The rule that no civilians should be allowed to enter the capitol building, which has prevailed since the legislat ure was compelled to leave it one week ago, relaxed this afternoon in favor of the state board of election commission ers. They were permitted to enter their office in the capitol for the pur pose of attending to some routine work relative to the contests made by the democratic candidates for the minor places on the state ticket. They were kept waiting for an hour at the soutX .gate of the capitol grounds before they were admitted, however.. It was 3 o'clock when Commissioners Tontz and Fulton, with Clerk Chenault and Attorneys Scott and Hendricks, approached the gate and demanded that they be allowed to enter the office of the commissioners for the purpose of attending: to the contest business. The request was refused, the officer in charge at the gate telling them to wait till he could see Colonel Williams. Co lonel Williams, it was reported to the commissioners, could not be found for a long time, but finally word was brought to the commissioners that they would be allowed to enter, provided that they would go to their office and attend to their business there. The commissioners replied that they desir ed to do that very thing, and they were then admitted. The lawyers were stopped at the gate. The commissioners went to their officer in the building and remained only for a few minutes, as they were unable to atttend to their work there without the assistance of the attorneys. After reaching the Capitol hotel they adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor row morning. No action was taken in any of the contests today. THE LEGISLATURE TO MEET AT LONDON. London, Ivy.. February 5. Rumors were circulated here all day that the proposed meeting of the legislature here had been abandoned.but they were dissipated finally at 1:30 o'clock p. m., when a message was received from Governor Taylor at Frankfort saying: "The legislature will certainly be held in London tomorrow." This was read publicly. The peo- pie say they are more than anxious to be given the opportunity of showing to the country that there will be no molestation. A company of state militia number ing ninety men, under Captain Powers, rtoday. The company marched through the main street and took up a station house- ,VM no TAYLOR PROPOSES ARBITRATION Frankfort, Ky., February 5 Govern or Taylor tonight made a distinct and positive offer to submit the merits of his claim to the gubernatorial chair in Kentucky to any three fair-minded men in the world, these three men to be elected by the United States su preme court. He will allow them to arbitrate the cae and will abide by their decision. This announcement he Tnnilp to fnrrotii. n .-i Km V-A V V V 4. - O sociated Prefc at 6 o'clock tonight In his office in the executive building. The declaration made by Governor Taylor iegardlrg aioirration was at once wired by the Associated Press corre spondent to Liufnant Governor John Mai shall and Attorney David W. Fur- i leigh, republican members of the po- j litical conference htld tonight at Louis- ville. j MANY WILD HUMOUS. i Chaotic is the only word that will describe the political situation as it i existed today in Frankfort. This con dition arose rot so much from any- ; thing that was done by either side, as from the countless stories and rumors that were spread broadcast during the , day. Early in the morning it was positively asserted by the democrats and confirmed by a few republicans that the legislative session in London wad about to be called off. The demo crats claimed to have had the highest possible assurances that Governor Taylor would take such action and that the next session of the legislature would be held in Frankfort in the cap itol building tomorrow. Governor Taylor, however, altered the situation entirely by declaring to a correspondent of the Associated Press that the meeting at London would proceed as originally intended by him. He denied in the most em phatic manner that there had been any intention on the part of the re publican party to abandon the Lon don session. This was a bombshell to many of the democratic members of the legislature who had absented themselves from the capital over Sun day to prevent any possible move by Governor Taylor to convey them to London to make a quorum and who had returned on information that ev erything had been settled and an agreement reached to convene the leg islature in the capitol.- By noon fully thirty of them had arrived. They knew nothing of the situation, except what had been contained in messages received by them and these were found to be misleading when they were con fronted on their arrival in Frankfort by the statement of Governor Taylor. Today in Frankfort was county court day, which comes on the first Monday of every month, and brings to the city anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 outsiders. The number today was smaller than usual, for many assurances had gone forth from here that there was a strong possibility of trouble, and no body without special business should take it upon himself to come to town. Th- crowd, however, was sufiiciently large to tsrong the streets an-.l this, oip!ed with the fact that the demo crats were returning to the Cic'- in numbers, and that, during the morning at least political excitement ran high, induced adjutant Collier to make more cmple preparations for the suppression of possible trouble than he had done at any previous time. COLLIER BRINGS OUT HIS CAN NON. A 3-inch rifled cannon was brought from the armory on the hillside and placed in the capitol grounds pointing directly down Saint Claire street. Am munition was placed beside it, and be- 9ides the Gatling guns which were on both siaes of it, commanding the ap proaches to the capitol building from the southwest and southeast. Although every leader of the demo cratic party is now away from Frank fort, it is generally understood that the democratic party, in case of a fail ure to agree with the republicans in Louisville will at once proceed to or ganize a state government. To avoid delay, the contests for the minor posi tions on the state ticket will be de termined immediately. Governor Beckham will have to ap point a secretary of state, a treasurer and an auditor. All these contests are little more than mere form, all resting upon the tame evidence which caused the legis lature to decide the Goebel-Taylor con test in favor of the former. The con tests will be decided by the election commissioners, and their decision is already a foregone .conclusion. DETECTIVES AT WORK. Among the arrivals today was Col onel Thomas C. Campbell, of New York, and formerly of Cincinnati. He was in conference today and tonight with the friends of Governor Goebel, including the brothers, Arthur and Jus tus. It is stated that Colonel Camp bell is assisting in working up a vig orous prosecution and that 'there has already been much information gath ered by detectives on which arrests are expected soon. THE LEADERS IN CONFERENCE. Louisville, Ky., February 5. A con ference between accredited representa tives of the two governments was held at the Gait house in this city tonight as a step toward the bringing about of a peaceful settlement of the disturbed political conditions now existing. Af ter four hours of preliminary talk, the conference adjourned at 9 o'clock for one hour. Up to that time very satis factory progress had been made, con sidering the bitter estrangement of the factions and the seemingly irreconcil able differences in their contentions on the most important points at issue. It soon became evident that the meet ing could not deal with the question of a transfer of state offices or even with the respective claims of these po sitions. All it could hope to accomplish was the removal of some of the ob stacles that stand in the way of secur ing an adjudication of these questions by some tribunal upon which the prin cipals can agree. The democrats at first were inclined to press their demands to the limit, re quiring the withdrawal of troops from the state buildings at Frankfort, the recognition of Beckham as governor without any further action by the leg islature on the reports of the contest boards by which Goebel and Beckham were declared to have been elected; after which the main points in controversy were to be adjudicated by due process of law. Something ot sentiment moved the democrats to make the claim for the recognition of the legality of the actions of the legis lature since Governor Taylor issued his proclamation adjourning that body at London, Ky. They wish to establish the title of William Goebel as govern or at the time of his death. The repulicans showed no disposition to make such extreme concessions. They have elected to stand on the le gality of Governor Taylor's proclama tion, though the abatement to some extent of their belligerency of the au I thorities at Frankfort was reflected In their arguments. The re-establishment of the civil au thority and the suppression of the mil itary were chiefly aimed at. The meeting being between the rep resentatives of the administration of Governor Taylor and Beckham was the centre of interest In the political situ ation today. Lieutenant Governor John Marshall and Attorney David Falrleigh. came dwn from Frankfort on an early train and consulted with legal advisers of the republicans. Later, they were joined by General Dan Lindsey and T. H. Edelen, Judge Robert Barr and Postmaster Baker, of this city. These six represented Governor Taylor at the conference. For the democrats there was present Senator-elect Blackburn. ex-Governor J. B. McCreary, Judge Robert J. Breck enridge, democratic condidate for at torney general, and Colonel Phil. Thompson. Immediately upon arrival, in Louisville each delegation withdrew for private conference. The Joint conference was begun shortly before 5 o'clock. Attorney Falrlelgh, of the "republicans, who was understood to be the direct representa tive of Governor Taylor, and Senator Blackburn did the most of the talking. The stands taken by the two parties were so far apart tnat four hours pass ed by with little progress. Finally things began to look more hopeful. THE REPUBLICANS GIVE WAY. Louisville, Ky., February 5. Shortly after midnight the republican and dem ocratic conferees in session at the Gait house came to an agreement and a doc ument was drawn up for signatures. It is said the agreement is decidedly favorable to the democrats. Taylor is to withdraw the troops from the state buildings at Frankfort and send them home. The order convening the legislature at London, Ky., is to be revoked and the regular sessions of the general as semb'y are to be resumed at the state capitol without molestation. It is believed the understanding ar rived at tonight will result in an ami cable settlement of the dispute between the two parties in this state and do away with the dual governments now asserting themselves. London, Ky., February 5. The mem bers of the senate and house held sepa rate and secret caucuses tonight in the circuit court room, the senators occu pying one side of the room and the rep resentatives the other, and drafted res olutions deploring Goebel's death. Enfield Jubilant. (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Enfield, N. C, February 3. February 3rd is to the citizens of Enfield what the 22nd was to the pa rents of the patriot George Washing tona day of rejoicing for it is at this time we apply to the secretary of state for a charter for the Enfield cot ton mills, capital $75,000, with privi lege to increase to $300,000 within the next thirty years. Below is a list of the charter mem bers whose very names inspire con fidence, viz: Thomas II. Battle, R. H. Ricks, Alexander P. Thorpe, L. F. Til lery, James C. Braswell, A. M. Fairly, H. P. Strouse, F. C. Trepheson, C. J. Burton, F. W. Gregory, II. S. Harri son, W. H. Randolph, K. E. Sutton, W. T. Eure, John C. Anderson, M. V. Bonhill, T. Lee WThltaker, Walter Beavens, W. H. Clark, George B. Cur tis, Samuel Plerson, Ivey Watson, W. F. Parker, R. B. Parker, E. N. Ricks, Paul Randolph, Joe C. Randolph, C. E. McGwigan, S. S. Alsop, S. B. Alsop, N. B. Smith, S. Meyer, O. C. Stallings, John A. Collins, A. S. Harrison, M. T. Wood, K. C. Taylor, J. J. Whitaker, W. H. McDowell, Hugh H. Battle, Jack Thorpe, W. E. Beavans, J. T. Bellamy, S. C. Bellamy and George V. Boyd. There are other subscribers who gave their names conditionally and are therefore not in the charter. The farmers' institute to be held here the 8th and 9th smacks of success; at least the omens are auspicious, as it is thoroughly advertised, reduced rail road rates secured and committees of reception and welcome appointed by the board of aldermen, chamber of commerce and Enfield Literary and Athletic Club. Dr. O. C. Stallings says it would have mortified him to have received the state officers into the old hotel, but that to take care of them in his new three-story brick palace will not bother him a little bit. The next thing on the programme is a lecture to the boys from Dr. George T. Winston, of America. It is useless for editorial associations to pass resolutions demanding the re peal of the duty on wood pulp if they continue to suppot congressmen who vote against it. Durham Herald. The Cruel Knife! It is absolutely useless to expect surgical operation to cure cancer, ox any other blood disease. The cruelty of such treatment is illustrated in the alarming number of deaths "which re sult from it. The disease is in the blood, and hence can not be cut out. Nine times out of .ten the surgeon'! knife only hastens death. Hj son had a most malignant Cancer, foi which the doctors said an operation iraa th only hope. The oper ation was a saver one, as It was neces sary to cut down to the Jawbone and scrape it. Before a great while the Can oe r returned, and be gan to grow rapidly. We gave him many remedies without re lief, and finally, noon the adrloe of a friend, decided to try 8. S. 8. (Swift's cpecinci, ana wimeyrsjros began to improve. After twenty bottles had been taken, the Cancer disappeared entirely, and he was cored. The care -was a perflanent one, for he Is now seventeen years old, and hai never had a sign of the dreadful disease to re turn. J. N. McanocH, JT9 Snodfrass SU, Dallas, Texas. Absolutely the only hope for Cancel is Swift's Specific, For Olrn-nJ .TheJUUJUU as it is the only remedy -which god to the very bottom of the blood and forces out every trace of the disease. B. 8. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable, and contains no potash, mercury, c other mineral. Books on Cancer will be mailed fre to any address by the Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta, Ga. BULLER'S FLANK. MOVE I Pniip nTinnmn itrnin r-r r a v,a -lOUMt bllKKINU HlYib fnUM . Int TRANSVAAL LOOKED FOR. THE ADVANCE TO LADYSMITH Kellerwd Already lietrn Iluruors Dif fer as to Direction tb Army will Take -Reports that ltuUer Ha Cro ed the Tuireln and Engaged Kncmy. The War Offlco Assumes Imorauce of Such Action Activity Renewed in French Camp. Durban, Natal, February 4. General Buller crossed the Tugela river Friday nigh'i and is marching on Ladysmith. No definite news will bv permitted to go out until Ladysmith is relieved. Buller personally supervised the re cent retirement of his army across :he Tugela. He then returned to his old headquarters at Spearman's camp, looking much fagged, but impassive. London, February 5. A dispatch from Durban, dated Sunday,. and re ferring to General Buller's reported recTossing of the Tugela. says: "It is probable that General Buller crossed at a spot above Trichard's drift, and ithat, leaving the Boers to the right, he is marching to Anton Homes, whence the road to Ladysmith runs almost due east through a fairly open coun'tr' It is expected here that he wil' night." "A I London. . Ladysmith Monday ,TLL BE STAKED." February 4. Winston in a dispatch from Spear- Churchill, man's- camp. Naital, dated Saturday, February 3rd, says: "The belief in general that all will be staked on the issue of the coming bat tle. ' The fighting power, moral and ma- terial, of the army, was never higher than ft is now." LADYSMITH IS CHEERED. Lady-smith, February 4. (By helio graph from Signal Hill.) The garrison were much cheered by heaTing Gener al Buller's guns yesterday. The result of the engagement is not known. The Boers are again massing near Ladysmith, also moving another gun towaid Surprise Hill. We are ready for. them if they contemplate anc :her attack. Tht health of 'the garrison i im proved. THE ADVANCE DENIED. London, February 5. The corre spondent of the Associated Press learns from official sources that ab solutely no confirmation has been re ceived by the war office of the report ;hat General Duller has recrossed the Tugc-la riveT and is marching on Ladysmith. On .the contrary, accord ing to the information of the war of fice at the present moment.- there is every indication that things are quiet at -the frorut and 'that n immediate movemenit is anticipated. Regarding the dispatches from Lady smifh saying that Buller's guns have been heard there, it is surmised that some practice may have been going on with Ithe new baitteries which have lust reached ithe front. THIS DENIAL NOT BELIEVED. The war office statement that it has leceived no confirmation of the report that General Buller has recrossed the Tugela has' failed to shake public be- lief Ithalt operations of tremendous im portance are proceeding at the Tugela, ' and it is thought that either the de nial was prompted by a desire to keep the mMftary movements as secret as possible until something is accomplish ed, oi that General Buller is keeping the home officials in the dark pending results. It is obviously extremely dif ficult to extract the truth from the conflicting statements surrounding ; General Buller's movement, but, most of the commentators agree that the aggregate of the items tends to con firm the belief that movements of im portance are in progress. It is true that the cci respondents at General Bul ler's headquarters convey the impres sion that his J main force is still south of the Tugela, but it is easily conceiv able that the dispatches are so cen sored as to convey a false impression. Possibly, though dated Saturday and Sunday, the dispatches were in reality written prior to Ithe movements re ported to have commenced Friday. This has already happened on various occasions, dispatches being detained by the censor and reda'ted when actu ary released. "Whatever may be -the actual situa tion, there seems no doubt that Gen eral Bailer's preparations for a fresh attempt to relieve Ladysmith were completed Thursday or Friday, and though the start was possibly deferred from the date first select ted, it will not be long before it is definitely known that General Buller's forces are again fighting their way towards Ladysmith. Those, however, who expect General Buller to reach the beleaguered town tonight seem to have forgotten the presence of the Boers. The best in formed people, while sanguine, fully realize that a British victory can only be achieved at a heavy cost. London, February 5. 4:48 p. m. A special dispaitch from Durban, Natal, dated today, says: "There is no defi nite news from General Buller, but it is reported that there was heavy fighting yesterday.' ' BOER PROTEST TO GENERAL ROBLRTS. Cape Town. February 5. President Steyn and President Kruger have communicated with Field Marshal Lord Roberts, the British commander- in-chief, protesting against the de struction of farm houses and the de vastation of property. Lord Roberts, in replying, declared the charges were not sustained, adding that wanton destruction of property was contrary to British practices. A dispaitch from Naauwpoort, says: There is great activiiy here on the Rensburg-Hanover road, dr.? to the dispatch of an overwhelming force of infantry seize Norval's Point. The naval brigade having completed the reconnoissance, is being retired to re coup loss. The Boers. at Colesburg are virtually surrounded. BULLER'S FLANK MOVEMENT. London, February 6, 4 a. m. Military opinion in London continues to assume from very slender materials that Gen eral Buller is again throwing his ar my against the Boer works. A retired general. Sir William Henry Greene, whose distinguished career gives weight to his opinion, thinks that Gen eral Buller with 25,000 men Is making a wide detour to the west and north In order to avoid the roughest parts of the country. IN THE "WESTERN FIELD. It Is from the western field that more definite statements come. Large operations are apparently about to be gin. General French, who has now re turned to Rons burg from his confer ence with Lord Roberts, has sent what is described as an overwhelming force "of infantry to ye ire NorvaT Point This is where the railway, before it was destroyel, crossed the Oraage riv er and connected with the Fre State trunk line t Bloemfontein. ATLANTA'S DEPOT CONDEMNED. Atlanta, Gx, February 2. The union depot in Atlanta commonly known as the "car shod' which la used by all the railroada entering the "city for the accommodation of their ir-0 trains, passed under the ban of th1 Atlanta board of health tonight, that bxly de claring that the floor of the station was k nuisance. belng an annoyance to the people, and unwholesome ani prejudi cial to the public health." The health board will brin? the mat ter to the attention of the board of con trol of the depot and ordered that a fine be administered if the nuisance la not remedied. The rallroadj and state authorities, who own and operate the station jointly, have for several years been endeavoring to arriv-i at an un derstanding looking to the construction f a new station. FIVE OF THE CREW DROWNED. Norfolk, Va February 5. Collector of Customs Hahn, at New Bern. N. C. has been notified by R. E. Cox. cap tain of the schooner Mary C Ward, that his vessel was capsized last week, and Henry Credle, white and Ed. Mackoy, Squire Howard, Tom Collins and Frank Morris, all colore, drowned. Captain Cox says that himself and the two remaining members of the crew were completely exhausted when res cued by the Beaufort ship captains. The Ward turned over off Bluff Point about four miles from Washington, N. C. Captain Cox and his two rescued companions are at Washington. N. C. BIG FIRE AT GREENSBORO. Winston, N. C, February 5. Fire at Greensboro yesterday destroyed the large store of C. M. VanStory & Co. The firm's loss is estimated at $60,000. with $35,000 insurance. The stores and stocks of the Sample-Brown Mercan tile Company, dry goods, and J. W. Scott & Co., grocers, were badly dam aged by water. "Housework is haiti work TO CLEAN NURSERY BOTTLES After ths bottle has been used, rinse It thoroughly in wirm water; :bea fill with warm wster containing a teaspoonful of Gold Dust Washing Powder and let it staad, shaking every now and then. If rubber tube is used let it remain also in the water. Rinse ihroujh clean water several times. Gold Dust is much more effective thin soap to clean them, as it removes all specks and motas dinging to th? sides of the bottles. Tli ai -ova it taken frnm oar fraa booklat -OOUitN RULES I0B HOUSEWORX" Bant f raa on request ta TH W. K. FAIR8ANX COMPANY. Chicago, M. Loult. Naa Yarfc. ImIm. HOLIDAY i GOODS! l! OSELLING AT LOW PRICES.O WE ALSO HAVE SEED OATS, SEED WH K AT, AND A COMPLETE LINE OF HEAVY GROCERIES. LOWEST PRICES FOR QUALITY. THE WORTH CO, WILIIGTOH'S BI6 RACKET STORE HEADS THE LIST IN KEEPING DOWN THE PRICE Special Toilet Soap Sale TURKISH BATH AND TURP SOAP at lc per cake. WILD HONEY and WHITE CASTILE at 2c per cake. A hlg line of Soap, various kinds, equal to any 5c Soap in the city, at Sc. WILD CHERRY, 3 cakes in box, 5c per box. MIDORY, 3 extra 'large cakes in box) 10c per box. We have a fine of Soap at 15c. 20c and 25c per box. TWELVE OUNCE BARS LAUNDRY SOAP at 2c per bar. HOSIERY. We have just received sixty dozen LADIES BLACK HOSE, seamless heel and toe, heavy weight, fast black, rib bed, equal to any 15c Hose, for 10c. INFANTS' HOSE, fast black, seam less, at 10c. MRN'S and WOMEN'S HOSE at 5c per pu.r. BIG LINE OF SAMPLE HOSIERY and GLOVES we will sell at wholesale prices. All grades from the cheapest grades to fine Silk Hosiery. shoes; We are now handling A FINE LINE OF LADIES' SHOES. We handle the "Old Virginia" SOLID DONGOLA SHOE, solid sole and coun- ft"aV f-- V V V. m - V V U DONGOLA SHOE, solid tone and coun- I ter, in button and lace, at $1.00 per pair. - we nave a nice line or iuu.nu MEN'S and BOY'S SHOES for 51.00 per pair. We handle the famous "SOROSIS" ; SHOE. They are ?2.75'a pair. TABLE LINEN. ?Good BLEACHED TABLECLOTH DAMASK, 62 Inches wide. 25c per yard. UNBLEACHED LINEN. 54 Inches wide, 25c per yard; 60 inches wide. 35c; 70 inches wide. 50c. BEAUTIFUL BLEACHED TABLE LINEN 50c, 75c and $1.00. We have a large stock of Table Linen. AND OUR PRICES ARE GEO. O. GAYLORD, Proprietor of wnnmGTors big mcket store, opposite the o.ttox THE MYSTERIOUS ESCAPE Of a Penitentiary Convict-Ilepnblicaa Headquarter In (iwnsboro jne Hons Ixu to Applicant Tor Ltcno to Practice Law. Special to the Messenger.) llaleisb. N. C, February $.-Gsrgo Wilson, a white convict, was one of the gang of fifty-three convict to leaye the penitentiary today to work on the Aberdeen and Rockfish rati mad. The other convicts went; Wilson did not 50, His convict clothes and, shackles were found in the hour of a woman of his acquaintance. Th? po lice are seachlng for him. He i fmm Asheviile and was in the First vulun- teers last year. ThM republicans opened headquarters at Greensboro today, They will also hav headquarters here, they say. Holton their chairman, opposed, having1 headquarters here two yearn ajro. Ev idently, he does not think IlftiKh'-s at mosphere congenial. The trustees of Catawba college at Newton decide to erect a XlO.QuO. build ing. Half the cost is given by a Ger man Reformed church In the. north and II. MOO is given by A. C. Shuford. of Hickory. Tne Progressive Farmer says editor ially that the amendment of the con stitutional amendment, making it stand or fall as a whole, is in r"pons to a Just and rapidly growing popular de mand. The questions to be answered by the applicants for law license today were sixty-six in number and forty -four had to be answered correctly. Justice Fuches prepan-d them and the appli cants say they were excessively hard. Two questions were stricken out. one bearing on the notable cas of Hoke against Henderson, so .trained by the court recently and under which many fusionists were given their "Pie"; tho other question being whether the h gis lature can abolish an otllce before the Incumbent has serviM out his time. E. B. Roberts revenue stamp clerk here died this afternoon, aged 57 yoar. The body will be taken to New Bern for burial. He was apiointcd by Col lector Simmons seven years ago. without GoMDusf) Mixed Nuts, Cocoanuts, Mixed Candy and Plair Raisins of Fine Quality. 00"000""0' We have FRINGED DOTT.tpq DOYLIES 50c, c and LW per dozen. SPECIALS IN TOWELS. We have a large COTTON TOWEL, at 5c. BLEACHED COTTON TOWEL. 4- inches long, extra good value, at 10c. Good LINEN TOWEL. 36 Inches long. 10c; 40 inches long at 12&c. We have all grades of fine Towels from 15c, 25c to 30c a piece. WINDOW SHADES. Good WINDOW SHADES, with FIX TURES and SPRING ROLLERS, sit 10c a piece. OPAQUE LINEN WINDOW SHADES. 3x6 feet, spring rollers and fixtures, at 25c each; 3x7 feet at 35c FRINGED SHADES, with DADO, at 35c and 50c. TRUNKS. We have a large line of TRUNKS. LEATHER GRIPS and VALISES which we are selling at the Jowest BLANKETS. TJejXSL nIce 1Ine ROSE WOOL JJLAN KETS which we wish to close out. We will sell a ten-quarter, all five-POund ELKIN ROSE BLAN KET for 53.25; eleven-quarter, six pound Blanket.-samp kind fnr 14 no a cheap Blanket, cotton, ten-quarterf 4Sc A GOOD COTTON BLANKET, weight 2I2 pounds, at 85c per pair. We have Just finished taking stock, and we find that WE HAVE MORE GOODS THAN WE HAVE EVER HAD BEFORE AT THIS SEASON, and we are anxious to sell Goods. AND WILL SELL AT THE OLD PRICES.