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CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 1897.
VOLUME XL1V NUMBER 2276
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TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
ASSASSINS BULLET. AT BETHEL.
H - . ... J -
GEORGIA LYHCHIHGS.
GAGE AFTER HIM.
DENOUNCES JACKSON.
CAPITAL HEWS.
pR GSO. W. QUA HAM,
Office? VVe6t Trade St.
IVaciicu limited 10 Eye, Ear, Nose
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SBOUNE. MAXWELL &
0 KEEBANS.
Attorneys at Law,
Office 1 and 3 Law Building,
H
N PHABR,
Attorney at law,
Offioo No. H Law H-i:Jing.
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LARKSON & LU..3.
Attorneys at Law,
Office No. 12 Law Building.
qHS. M'COMBS & GIBBON
l'hvwiciaiiH and Surgeons,
The Dingley Bill Just What Wall
Street Wanted They are to Buy
the Trust Securities, Create a oom
and Then Unload at Top Figures.
NEW YORK. Auk. 6. Wall streex,
having measured the benefits confer
red upon the trusts by the Dingley tar
iff law, is reaching out for a sharp
swag. The modus operandi is to buy
the trust securities, create a boom and
sell out at top figures.
It has been a profitable occupation for
the last week and the movement is
gaining in strength with each new de
velopment. The trust magnets frown
upon the tactics of the professional op
erators as likely to embarrass the gen
tlemen who manipulated the tariff, and
an effort has been made to check the
advance.
The upward swing, however, is logi
cal and cannot well be checked. The
Sugar Trust, with a clear rake-off of
$20 000,000, has advanced the price of
sugar nearly cent a pound, and its
position apparently as a property is
impregnable. This accounts for the
advance of $10 a share in the price of
the stock and the continued bullish sen-
1 N'orth Trvon Street, timent on Sugar.
' The Whiskey Trust,
('llAKI.oTTK,
It ,ou want to look nice, send your
Linen to the
We
liuve the best iaundry in
the Tobacco
Trust, the Lead Trust and the Leather
Trust within the present week have at
tracted attention, and Wall street is
preparing to dally with the securities
of these concerns. All are trust-fat
tened, and if financially intact Wall
street will give them a whirl on the
up-grade, discounting, as far as pos
sible, the benefits accruing from a
practical monopoly of the industries
represented. As in the case of the su
gar trust, the other companies either
have advanced the prices of their pro
duct or soon will rlo so. The leather
lina, and g'lnrentee you trust took the lead to-day by advanc
ing prices all along the line. Hemlock
soues, of which the trust handles
9,000,000 annually, were marked up 1
to 2 cents. Union equals were advanced
4 cents and oak equals 6 cents. This
means, in round figures, an increased
prcilt of $2,000,000 a year for the trust.
Shoes, especially those worn by work
ing men and women, will cost more, of
course; so will all kinds of leather
goods. This was decided upon to-day
at a secret meeting of the Selling com
mittee of the trust.
The Dingley law places a duty of ir.
per cent on hides and the indications
are that much will be added to the
prii-e the people must pay for leather.
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LARGEST DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
The Tables Sh iws This to Have Been
the Case Last Year-Did the Wilson
Bill Have Anything to do Wi h It?
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. Corrected
tables about to be published by the
bureau of statistics in connection with
the monthly summary of finance and
commerce, will show that the fiscal
vear ended June 30, was the largest in
the history of domestic exports, tne
valueof whichreached $1,032,001,300. Tfie
next largest was the year 1892, when
they amounted to $1,015,732,011. The in
crease over exports or tne preceaing
vear amounts to $168,800,813.-
Theie has been a consiaeraDie in
crease in the exports of domestic manu
factures. Comparing these with tne
year lsyz (tne largest previous BApun
vear). when thev were vaiuea at ioo.
&1 0.937. or 15.G per cent, of the whole.
the year 1897 shows that they amounted
to $276,357,861, or 26.78 per cent, oi tne
total exports, which is an Increase over
the fiscal year ended June so, ise, oi
S47.786.683. The smallest previous per
cent, was in 1880, when the percentage
nf domestic manufactures exported was
12.45 of the whole. Domestic manuract-
ures for the month of June exported
wpre valued at $25,873,204, an increase
of about $4,000,000 over the same figures
for June. 1897. are the largest ior any
similar period except the month of
Mav. 18&7. when the value of domestic
exports amounted to $26,457,442, and the
month of March, ixvi, wnen tney whc
$25,874,469.
The exports ot agricultural prouuci
for the month of June were valued at
$38,398,895, as against $37,178,060 for the
month of June. 1896. Agricultural ex
ports for June, 1896, were 57.26 per cent.
and for June, iai, a.o per ceni. ui
exports. For the hscal year enuuig
June 30, 1S96, the value of agricultural
exports amounted to $ob,s,ztM, or oo.w
per cent, of the whole, as against $683,
878 990, or 66.27 per cent, of the whole for
the year ended June 30, 1897, ana tne
total value of all exports for the year
1896, amounted to $863,200,487, while for
the year just ended the total given as
stated above amounts to $1,032,001,300.
BOY DROWNED IN THE CATAWBA
RIVER.
' LOWES VILLE. N. C, Aug. 6. Os
Ap Tinrinn a negro boy, 18 years old,
was drowned Tuesday evening while
in bathing in Catawba river near teat-fr-A
Sovpral neerro boys were
with him. Burton not being able to
swim and getting into a strong cur
rent was borne into water beyond his
depth. His body had not oeen recuvei
,i iota voctprHav evening.
Rev. Mr. Kennedy, the blind preacher
of Mecklenburg, is visiting nis Drotnei,
Rev. J. J. Kennedy, at the Presbyterian
r c- harp
to,V r i TJtaker and wife begin
teaching 'a select school for advanced
,.v,..io nniv at the Methodist parson
age about September 1. Mr. Litaker
has taught here before and is up to
date as a teacher.
DR. W. H. WAKEFIELD.
At home during August except on
Wednesday. His practice is limited to
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Collector Harkins Over-stepped His
Authority in Appointments - Short
age of $iotooo,ooo in Revenues Un.
der New Tariff. Dr. Ruff in Honor
ed The News' Enterprise Com
mended. From the News' Special correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 6.
There is a growing possibility of . an
early clash between Secretary Gage, of
tne Tieataiy Department, and Collect
or Kaiiviiis, ol tne Fifth North Caroli
na district. Let it be known first of all
mat tor the President's extension oi me
civil service rules of July 26 last, Sec
retary Uage is more responsible than
ail otner agencies combined, collector
HarKins will, therefore, be called on
to show cause for his reckless disre
gard ot the President's late order with
leieience to the appointment of inter
nal revenue oliiciais in open violation
ot the law, and uniess he "retraces his
footsteps," as it were, he may wake up
one ot these fine mornings only to find
a pointed little not on his desk asking
ior his resignation. The news of Har
kins' late appointments in North Caro
lina has already reached Washington,
with which Secretary Gage displays lit
tle patience. In the conduct of his
oilice he is stern and resolute and will
never bite his tongue for any one.
$10,000,000 SHORT.
A shortage of over ten millions of
dollars in the national revenues during
the first month of the life of the new
tariff law is far from encouraging to
those who have looked upon that meas
ure 'as the panacea for the ills with
which the country is and has long been
aliiicied. Such, nowever, is the condi
tion with which the country linds it
self confronted to-day. In the mean
time the gold reserve keeps well above
the high water mark.
Tnt liKAK laUAKD RETIRES. ,
There were "farewell partings sad
and tender" here to-day as the rear
guard of the pie counter brigade filed
into the Sixth street depot and kissed
their hands at the goddess of liberty
perched upon the nation's capitol for
the last time and started on their Jour
ney homeward bound. They had an
expression on their faces akin Jo that
tired feeling," about which so much
has been said and written, and return
to their homes wiser if sadder men. So
much for experience,
Forty-hve printers have just been
discharged from the government print
ing office, thirty-four of whom were
Republicans. These men, however,
were put on in an emergency and had
not served out the probationary term of
six months. They had, therefore, never
received their regular appointments,
hence there is no relief for them but to
take their little medicine like tin sol
diers and hear it. Nevertheless they
swore a blue streak and used language
that had all the colors of the rainbow,
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.
Another step forward has been taken
in free mail delivery. Congress hav
ing appropriated for the fiscal year $50,
000 for the rural free mail delivery ser
vice, the Postoffice Department offi
cials are busy preparing to extend It
as rapidly as possible. It Is already In
operation in twenty-eight States to a
limited extent, and those connected
with this branch of the postal business
are now positive that free delivery in
the agricultural sections is not only a
success, but at the same time practical
and will eventually become rjenerai.
THE JAP. TROUBLE.
Things have about reached that stage
in the controversy now going on be
tween Japan and the United States
Injunction Against Debs Fires the La
bor Leader-Left Pittsburg For
Turtle Creek, Where he is to Speak
Today-Striking Panrs Makers in
New York Will Resume Work.
By Telegraph to The News.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 6. Eugene
Debs left to-day for Turtle Creek,
where he will address a meeting this
evening. Before leaving ne aenounceu
Judge Jackson, of West Virginia, for
issuing an injunction restraining him
from interfering in any way with the
Monongah Company or its employes.
In reference to the charge that depu
ties were now on guard at De Armitt's
mines and were forcing miners to work
at trie point of revolvers, President Do-
lan stated that the matter had been
placed in the hands of their attorney.
It is probable that the miners olh-
cials will go into court and ask for an
injunction restraining these deputies.
The coal company has discovered a
new sort ot missionaiy woi- ni'"s
the employes to-day. The wives of
many campers are in the field now.
They have been arriving several uays
and twenty of them are scattered
through the Plum Creek. Sandy and
Turtle Creek settlements from McDon
ald to the Carnegie and Wheeling di
vision. while the men are working the
strikers the women do missionary work
among their wives. They have access
to the workmen's houses, but the men
are denied this. Deputies are stationed
all along the property line and are in
structed not to allow a man to pass
into the house range. y
The campers claim the effect of tne
female missionary work will be ap
parent in a few days. Many of the
Plum Creek men are expected to join
the movement after they get their pay
Monday.
The strikers say they would De out
now. but they want to get as much
money as possible ahead, so as to have
something to fall back on.
PRICES ADVANCE.
Prices of coal have advanced 10 cents
a ton since yesterday, and it is assign
ed as the reason that prospects are
that the area of the strike will expand
and embrace the northern and central
Pennsylvania districts. Coal is being
hoarded for possible future demands.
when prices will be still higher. Ruling
prices are a dollar and ten cents for
the run of the mine in barges or cars
in Pittsburg, and 5 and 10 cents a bush
el for slack in the river.
The Prime Minister of Spain Killed by I The Reunion of the Survivors of Com.
an Italian Pi inter-His Wife Was
the First One to Reach His Side
"Long Live Spain," Was the Dy.
Ing Cry of the Statesman.
By Telegraph to The News.
MADRID, Aug. 9. The assassina
tion of Senor Canovas del Castillo, the
prime minister of Spam, at Santa
Aqueda yesterday by the anarchist
Golli. has thrown the city and entire
Spain .nto Tt gloom. The body of the
distinguished statesman was brought
here by a special train to-day to lie in
state.
The assassin is a native of Naples. .
He declares that he killed Senor Ca
novas "in accomplishment of a just
vengeance," and that the deed is the
outcome of a vast anarchist conspira
cy. He is believed to have arrived at
Santa Agueua the same oay as tne
premier. He was frequently seen lurk
ing in the passages of the bathing es
tablishments in a suspicious manner.
Santa Aeueda. where the prime min
ister was stopping.is noted for its baths.
The place ts between Santa Sebastian,
the summer residence of the bpanisn
AFTER GOVERNOR BUSHNELl.
He May be Paosecuted for Failure to
Act in theUrbana Lynching Affair.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 6. Infor
mation comes from Urbana that a se
cret meeting of prominent citizens was
held there last night, at which the ad
visability of bringing quo warranto
proceedings in the Supreme Court
against Governor Bushnell to oust him
from office was discussed.
The charge on which such an action
will be based, if it is decided to bring
the suit, will be neglect of duty on the
part of the Governor in that he failed
when it begins to look like somebody I to stnd additional troops to Sheriff Mc
Lain to protect the negro prisoner
Last Call
minium
Of lb? Season.
; Boys' Stifiw ILvts, were 50 and 75c, now 25c
; Children's straw sailors now 25c.
I Men's straw hats, good shapes and styles 25c.
Men's crash and linen suits about 50c on the
dollar.
Corduroy knee pants 25 and 50c.
LESLIE j& ROGERS,
Clothiers, Furnishers, Hatters.
must "shoot. Luke, or give up the gun
Secretary Sherman will return to the
city about Saturday, and is said will
give Japan the ultimatum of playing
hands off Hawaii or pay the penalty for
walking around with a ehip on her
shoulder.
NORTH CAROLINA HONORED.
Coroner Giazebrook being absent
from the city for a few days, Dr. Ster
ling Ruffin, a North Carolinian of great
promise, is acting coroner in the ab
sence of Dr. Giazebrook. Dr. Ruffin
was for six years a clerk in the Treas
ury Department, where he was esteem
ed and admired by all who knew him.
During that time he studied medicine.
got his license, resigned his place in
the Treasury and launched iortn nis
little hark to make his fortune, and
he has succeeded most handsomely thus
far. To-day he stands first and fore
most among the younte physicians of
the great city of Washington.
W. W. Scott, of the land office divis
ion. Interior Department, and ex-Judge
Gudger leave to-night for their respect
ive homes in North Carolina to spend
their annual vacations.
Ex-Governor C. H. Brogden, ot
Goldsboro, is in the city for a few days
recounting the scenes and incidents of
bygone days in the city of magnificent
distances,
P. M. Pearsall and bride, from New-
hern, are registered at the National on
their return from a bridal tour througn
Canada.
W.- M. Little, Esq., of Charlotte, Is
here on his return to his post of duty
as consul to one of the South Ameri
can ports.
NEW POSTMASTEKH.
The following fourth-class postmas
ters have been appointed for North
Carolina: Guilford College. J. H. Stan-
lev: Davison's River, J. B. Ledbetter
Pine Level. W. C. Gurly; Siler City, N.
E. Cox: Snead's Ferry, S. E. Congle
ton: Stevenson, Y. A. Barbour;
Younsrsville, P. R. Hatch: Albemarle,
G. M. Dry; Essex, N. L. Keen; Maxton,
W. J. Curry; Sand Bluff, George Atkin
son: Skyland. W. W. Lang; Turner's,
Janie Helton: University Station- Flora
Shoemaker: Big Ridge, H. M. Hooper;
Bushy Fork. A. L. Bradsher; Gibson-
viile. J. N. Roney; Morlville, J. J. E,
Lucas: Cheeks. M. O. Laudermilk;
Roar in sr River. J. H. Foote.
Late North Carolina arrivals in the
Htv are G. O. Andrews, Raleigh; A. O.
Bauer. Asheville: P. M. Pearsall. New
bern: E. L. Hart, Wilmington; 1
Jones. North Carolina; A. H. Andrews,
Raleigh: J. C. Hart, Cherokee; -J. L.
Rh'plv, Snerdis Ferry: J. D. Sasser,
Wriehtsvllle: J. W. Mallard. Falsons;
C. H. Brogden. Goldsboro; B. L. We
denfeller. Charlotte: George R. French,
Wilmineton: W. M. Little. Charlotte;
R. E. Pippen. F. M. Davis, J. S. smitn.
N. B. Sellers. A. T. ITzzell. Henry win
iamson. W. T. Smith, Goldsboro; L. P,
Hicks, Louisburg.
ATTEMPTED TO AVENGE HIS
FATHER'S DEATH.
T?v Telearanh to the News.
n a n ROT7 RS VILLE. Ky.. Aug. 9. An
attempt was made last night by Joseph
McKinley to shoot u nomas uugan. uu-
trMn is on trial for the muroer oi jonn
r Poison. . a brother of Congressman
Colson. McKinley was aided oy tne
mtie son of the murdered man. His
numose was frustrated by the deputj
sheriff barely in time to prevent me
execution.
A PENNSYLVANIA KNONDIKE.
Kv Teleeranh to The News.
ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. . Gold in pay-
ine quantities, assaying as uigu
sk?A to the ton of quartz, has been
found in Tussey mountain, twenty-five
miles south of this city, it is now De-
i ing mined in considerable quantities.
IN THE HANDS OF THE MOB.
Special to The Newu.
ASHEVILLE, Al. 11. ine negro
Ttmckett is in the hands of the mob.
If he has not been lynched he will be
some time this afternoon. The mob
went to the scene of the crime.
A special from Asheville to the news
this afternoon states that tne negro
Charlev Mitchell at the time of the
lynchirg some weeks ago.
They will endeavor to show that the
governor's office was in possession of
full information regarding the situation
here on the afternoon preceding the
dav on which Mitchell was hanged, and
that a request was made then not to
send more troops here in order to give
the people an opportunity to do with
Mitchell just what they afterward did
do.
No decision was arrived at, but the
question will receive further attention
and it is not at all unlikely that such
a suit will be filed.
pany C, 37th State 'Troopj, and
Company K. of the 56th Regiment-
Roll of the riembera of These Com.
panies Now Living.
Correspondence of the News.
BETHEL, Aug. 7. August 5th was a
good day for the old Confederate vet
erans at Bethel.
N. .
The President's Civil Service Views
Attacked-Charges Against Post,
master Fotbis, of Greensboro -A
Large Number of Fourth Class Post
masters Appointed.
Special Correspondence of The News.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. S. Mc
Kinley an.1 the "powers that be" are
catching it fore and aft. In addition to
It was the regular annual day for the J Senator Cullom's open letter to his eon-
reunion of Company C. Thirty-seventh
regiment, and Company K, Fifty-sixth
regiment, which has been kept up for
about fourteen years. We did not have
as large a crowd as usual owing to. the
Masonic picnic at Moortfcvllle. but there
were about fifty old vets present, with
stituents in Illinois, denouncing . the
President's appointments in that State
as "stupid, ill-advised and against ev
ery interest of the Republican party,"
comes the discharged government offi
cials of the Republican faith and or-
a respectable contingent of the moth- I der in Washington, who have organized
ers. maidens and young men.
Mr. F. M. Washburn, the command-
er, presided and the meeting was open- j
ed with prayer by Prof. Grey.
Dr. Alexander made a short address
of welcome and was responded to by
Mr. J. P. Sossaman.
Mr. J. W. Moore was then called for
lustily and responded in a short, im
promptu talk, giving several interesting
court, jand Vittoria, the capital of the incidents of the war, which v. ere en
provint-e of Alava. about 30 miles south
of Bilbpa. The premier went there last
Thursday to taKe a tnree weens course
of the-. baths, after which he expected
to return to San Sebastian to meet
United' States Minister Woodford when
that gentleman should be officially re
eeivetyoy the queen regent.
SengSr Segasta, who preceded cano
vas,"" lias tendered his services to the
aueertias successor and will probably
be acefpted.
. - 1HE CRIME IN DETAIL.
MAD-RID, Aug. 9. Gen. Azcarraga,
Minister of War, has been designated
as provisional premier. Marshal Mar-
linez Campos has Deen summoned to
Madri'4 and will arrive to-morrow. It
s probably thought that the, Liberal
eabin will come into office.
. The (Official report of the assassina
tion of Canovas says that the murder
er fired at a distance of one yard. The
first bullet struck the head and trav
ersed from right to left temple. Cano
vas arose, but immediately fell again.
He tried to regain his feet, and while in
this attempt the second shot perforated
his- chest near the spine. He fell back
unconscious. The third shot struck h'm
while in that state. :
His wife was the first to reach his
side. To the assassin she cried, "Mur
derer!" whereupon he answered coolly,
'I respect you because you are an hon
est lady, but have fulfilled my duty and
am satisfied with having avenged my
brothers of Mont Juliep."
Canovas didn't regain consciousness.
The assassin was registered at the
hotel as a correspondent of the Italian
newspaper Poplo.
He has been imprisoned at vergera
and had been employed as a typeset
ter. .-iM
The body of Canovas will lie In state
in Madrid and the public will be ad
mitted to view it.
United States Minister Taylor was
the first of the foreign representatives
to offer expressions of condolence.
The state funeral ceremonies will be
ordered by royal decree in all the prin
cipal cities and towns of Spain concur
rently with the obsequies at Madrid.
CLOSf. WATCH ON ANARCHISTS.
PARIS. Aug. 9. The Figaro says the
Paris police are keeping a close watch
upon all French and foreign anarchists
in Paris. Three foreign anarchists were
arrested last night. t is reported that
others will be taken into custody to
day. SPANISH SECURITIES SUFFER.
LONDON, Aug. 9. On the stock ex
change to-day all Spanish securities
fell a half point on the news of the as
sassination of Canovas.
Joyed by all. He defended the butter
milk rangers to the best of his ability,
and gave an incident where 200 cavalry
under Hampton saved Richmond
against 8,000 cavalry under Kilpatrick
and Dahlgren.
Prof. Grey was then called for and
made an interesting talk, which was
much enjoyed by the comrades.
Dr. Alexander was then introduced
and held the audience spellbound with
his historical facts and reminiscences
of the war, the prime cause of the con
what they are oleased to term the anti
civil service league. For McKinley and
all in authority who sympathize with
civil service reform they have blood in
their eyes. In short, they are mad.
and don't care who knows it. As usu
al. North Carolina comes to the front
with her membership on the roll. At
the meeting Saturday night the league
adopted the following resolution with
a wh'op and without a dissenting
voice:
"Brother Republicans: William Mc
Kinley. President of the United States,
by the grace of God and the efforts of
the workers and zealous friends of the
Republican party, having succeeded to
the highest honors of this nation large
ly , through your work and sacrifices,
and having, in payment of his obliga
tions to us, at the command of our and
his political enemies, debarred us from
any reward or participation in the gov
ernment. so far as the right to hold of
flict, eulogizing Jeff Davis and why he flee is concerned, we do earnestly ana
v. as not tried for treason, giving the sincerely promise and obligate ourselves
priate soldier full credit for the fame to devote our best efforts to the de
won by our generals, but especially em- struction of the civil service law now
pl.asized the patriotism of the women on the statute books of the United
of the south, their heroic endurance states as repugnant to Justice and the
smd self-denial for the cause so dear to obligations assumed toward us as Re-
all. He closed by reading a list or tnose 1 publicans and equal American citizens
Two Negro Brutes Qiven Swift Jus
tice at Albany and Olenwood Both
Were Guilty of Rape There Was
no Rope But Plenty of Bullets.
By Telegraph to the News.
ALBANY. Ga., Aug:. 9. News has
reached here of the lynching1 of Ben
jamin Mayfield, a negro with a hitherto
good reputation, at Edna, a small vill
age twelve miles south of Albany. Ha
committed an assault on tha vrife of a
man named Donald James, a railroad
conductor.
He was caught a short distance from
the scene ot the crime. The mob dis
appeared with him in the woods and
returned without him some time later.
No doubt he has been lynched, but the
method employed is unknown.
FILLED WITH BULLETS.
GLEN WOOD, Qa., Aug. 9. Nathan
iel Mason, a negro who has been em
ployed for some time at the residence
of Dr. Charles A. PowelL of this place,
attempted an assault last night upon
Mrs. Howell in her bedroom. He was
captured after a fierce struggle by her
husband. A posse of fifty neighbors
took the negro from Mr. Powell and
carried him some distance down the
road, where he was placed against a
pile of rocks. At the signal of one ot
the leaders every trigger was pulled
and a shower of lead found lodgment
In the negro's body. He was killed In
stantly. . . .
DR. KILGO DEFENDED.
who have passed over the river of Com
pany C. Thirty-seventh regiment. N.
C. T.
Mr. J. P. Sossaman was then called
for and he responded by saying he was
not dead, as some one had charged
since he came on the ground. He said
Dr. Alexander had stolen his thoughts
by the leaders of our party, who have
shamelessly betrayed us into the hands
of our enemies after a hard-won vk
tory, and deprived us of any prospect
of recognition from our own adminis
tration, and this in return for favors
earnestly sought at our hands.
"This being the case, we voluntarily
ns to v. hat he said about the women of I nierlare our sacred honor (unless the
the south, but did mane the true as- oivll service law is modified or repeal-
sertlon that the war could not have ed) to advance by every means in our
lasted 30 days had it "not been for the power the interests of William J. Bry-
self-sacrificing - devotion of our good an, simply on the condition that if
women. When he closed the chairman elected he will honestly and thoroughly
announced that dinner was ready, and root out from our political system the
THE SOUTH S COTTON CROP.
BECAUSE HE WAS UGLY.
QUITMAN, Ga., Aug. 10. Idella
Powell Banks widow of a- well-to-do
cotton planter, is in the Brooks county
jail tonight, charged with the murder
of Albert Powell Banks, her four-year-old
son. She has confessed the crime,
and said to a minister who called upon
her this afternoon that she wanted to
be handed as soon as possible.
According to her statement, the boy
was so ugly in appearance and so lack
iner in intelligence that she was asham
ed to have him grow to manhood. Last
Friday she visited relatives m Dowdes
county. On the train returning sne
made up her mind to murder the little
fellow, who sat in the seat facing her
and playing with the conductor's
punch.
REPORTED LYNCHING IN ALA
BAMA.
By Telegraph to The News.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Aug. 6. It is
reported this morning that a negro was
lynched at Springhill by a mob. A wo
man accused the man and the mob cap
tured him and hanged him to a tree.
ANOTHER PIGEON STORY.
By Telegraph to The News.
PARIS, Aug. 6. The Gaulois says
that a pigeon bearing instructions re
garding Andree's balloon has been cap
tured at Gradison, near Gorltz, twenty
two miles from Trieste.
SECRTARY SHERMAN BETTER.
By telegraph to The News.
AMANGASETT, L. I., Aug. b Sec
retary Sherman, with his private sec
retary, left here this morning for Wash
ington on the 7 o'clock train. He ap
peared to be much better in health.
Its Dimensions and the Present Prices
Difficult to Understand Why
They Rule so Low at Present.
The New Orleans Picayune says: Al
though the cotton crop has not yet
commenced to move in earnest, consid
erable Texas cotton has already come
in, and there is reason to believe that
the crop of the Lone Star State will be
gin to move in fair quantities during
the present month. Nevertheless it is
apparent that the crop outside of Tex
as is somewhat behind last year, not
withstanding the hot, pushing weather
which has been experienced.
As to the probable ertent of the yield
opinions differ more widely than Is usu
ally the case, even at this season, ow
ing to the larger acreage an increase in
the yield over last year is looked ior,
but whether the crop will ultimately
prove 8,500,000 or 10,000,000 will depend
very largely on the weather which may
be experienced during the next two
months. Most calculations are now
based on the prospects of a very full
crop, and for this reason the strength
of the present statistical position is
somewhat lost sight of.
Stocks in this country have been re
duced to so low an eub that many
southern mills have of late been se
riously embarrassed in securing their
supplies of raw cotton, it being neces
sary in not a few instances to purchase
cotton in New York. The world's visi
ble supply of cotton is now smaller
than it has been at this time in any
year since 1890, and in only three years
in the past twelve has it oeen smaner
than at the present time.
Why prices should rule as low as they
do at present In the face of the strong
statistical position it is difficult to un
derstand. With a scarcity of "our sup
plies both at home and abroad there is
every reason to expect that the deliver
ies of the crop during the early part or
the season will be promptly absorbed.
either for horn consumption or for ex
port. Unless, therefore, the promise ot
the crop should become decidedly more
favorable than it now is, it is dimcuit
to see what is to stand in the way of
an advance in cotton as soon as the
speculative element makes up It mind
to take hold.
we all repaired to the grove and were
well led by the good women of Bethel.
After dinner we were driven to church
by a rain and the audience was enter
tained a short time by the writer and
Dr.'W. P. Crann.
We then held a business meeting.
Mount Zion was selected for the next
place of meeting, and the time was
changed to the first Tuesday in Au
gust. Mr. R. J. Stough was elected com
mander; S. W. Andrews, of Cabarrus,
corresponding secretary; B. D. Brown,
treasurer; E. A. McAulay, color bearer.
It was found that fiftyone members
of Company C still survive out of 140
that were in the company from first to
last; that thirty-five of the . original
company that enlisted first on the 16th
of September, 1861, survive, and that
W. F. Corrigan, eighty-one years of
age. was alive and present' on this oc
casion. Three deaths have occurred in Com
pany K since our last meeting, namely,
W. B. Osborne, A. Warham and James
Allison.
I herewith enclose a list of the sur
vivors of Company C, which we would
be glad for you to publish:
LIST OF SURVIVORS.
List of surviving members of Compa
ny C, Thirty-seventh- North Carolina
Troops, August 5, 1897.
Capt. J. D. Brown, Lieut. F. J.
Kerns, Lieut. J. L. Jetton. Lieut. J.
W. Pettus. Lieut. A. P. Lorrenoe.
Lieut. J. B. Alexander. T. L. Alexan
der. W. D. Alexander, J. C. Beard, J.
F. M. Beard. J. W. Blythe. J. A.
Bolyes. Ben Burleyson. W. F. Corri
eran. J. R. Deaton, Thomas Gibson.
J. W. Goodrum. W. H. Harrison. W.
C. Hastings. S. L. Hucks, J. M. Hous
ton. A. A. Kellv. S. W. Knox, A. M.
McCoy. C. W. McCoy, E. M. Puckett.
T. C. Sloan, W. R. Stearnes. S. J.
Stewart. E. A. Sample, F. M. Wash
am. R. R. Washam. J. II. White, E.
A. McAuley, A. J. Deer, W. H. Puck
ett, A. J. Hinton. John W. Sample,
Newbern Lorrence. John McFadden,
T. R. Alexander, T. S. Armour. J. C.
Black. W. W. Caldwell. M. C. Dilling
er, J. Z. Deaton. J. R. Jamison. R. R.
Lentz, D. J. Nanty, J. C. Walker.
A. J. Hunter.
Those marked with a star were the
original members.
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
Judge Simonton Has at Last Settled
the Knotty Question.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Aug. 8. In the
United States .Circuit Court Saturday
Judge Simonton filed a decision in the 1
case of Guckenhelmer & Sons vs. W.
W. Sellers et al. and three other cases
involving virtually the same points.
The cases were brought to settle the
vexed question that has been asked ev
er since the first decision that allowed
liquor to be brought into South Caro-
stituted an original package?" Judge
Simonton decided that if a bottle is
given to a carrier outside the State,
for shipment into the State, that is an"
original package. If several bottles are
tied together or placed in a barrel, or
crate, r box, then the box, barrel or
crate is the original package, and must
not be broken for delivery or sale. In
the woVds of the document, an original
package is "the package delivered to
the carrier by the importer at the ini
tial place of shipment."
rotten Chinese idea now known as civ
il service reform."
From present indications Spencer
Blackburn is at least a neck ahead in
the race for the position of assistant
district attorney for Western North
Carolina.
CHARGES AGAINST MR. FORBIS.
In the matter of the charges against
Postmaster Forbis. of Greensboro, there
are no new developments. Nothing will
be known till the investigation is com
pleted. If the charges are groundless
and had their inspiration in partisan
ship then Mr. Forbis will be exoner
ated and allowed to fill out his four
years term. From what I can learn
with my ear close to a knot-hole in the
wall. Mr. Forbis will most likely fill out
hia four veara.
All this talk about Senator Gorman's
retiring to private life at the end of his
senatorial term is premature. ucn
however, is by no means a. remote pos
sibility. No man in that wing of the
capitol would be more universally
missed.
O. J. Spears, Esq., of Harnett coun
ty. N. C is expected in Washington
next week incidentally to look after his
politieal fences around the eastern dis
trict attorneyship.
Mr. CI. W. Smtthdeal. of North Caro
lina. has taken a position in the office
of the Southern railway at this point.
THE POLITICAL AX FALLS
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General's guillotine got in its bloody
work in the fourth-class postmasters
in North Carolina to-day, as the roi
lowintr list of appointments will show:
Ashits, W. D. Woodruff; Alfordsvllle,
A. L. Bullock: Arden. C. M. Sumner;
Bismarck. L. E. Barber; Blowing Rock,
W. P. Laws: Blaine. J. F. Hussell
Pnelp's Mills. W. L. Cornelison; Cali
fornia Creek. A. F. Sprinkle; Cleveland
.T. L. Barringer; Danville, A. A. Foust;
Fall Creek. E. C. Phillips: Fork Church
A. M. Foster; Gladstone, A. K. Miller;
Harper s Cross Roads, Sam cox; liar
risville, M. A. Ewing; Lisk. L. A. Mc
Allister: Lockville. J. A. Parham; Mer
rv Oaks. N. O. Gunter: OTfl Dock. M. C.
Morlow: Ore Hill. E. C. Cheek; Ridlor's
Pern. Alma Tendland: Rose Dale, J.
F. Jones: Sopona, M. W. Barber: Tur-
nerpbure. J. E. Hundren; Wadeville,
N. II. Ilurlv: Yokely. W. R. Padgett
Haddock. Council Mears: Jackson, E
S. Roberts; Martindale, J. C. Hutchi
son; Nashville. N. C. Cooper; Spring
Hope, Mack Brantley.
"L" STOCK JUMPS.
Manhattan Elevated Railway Stock
Goes up In a Hurry.
By Telegraph to The News.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Manhattan el
evated railway stock Jumped from 99 to
10S this morning on rumors of the con
solidation of all street railway lines in
New York under William C. Whitney's
management.
CONGITiQN OF COTTON.
I The Agricultural Bureau Reports Con.
siderable Damage Done by Rustand
Worms.
KILLED HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF
By Telgraph to The News.
rn r:At;u. auk. u. cnaries xu.. vni.
frrH this morning murdered his wife.
Lottie, by Jutting her throat and then I An increase of 9-10.
By Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. ine agri-
tultuial bureau gives out the follow
ing report on cotton, 88.9, on August
1st, as compared with 88 on July 1st.
suicded. Hs home was at 300 Itusn
street. It is said he nrst gave nia wne
poison, shot at her and then cut ner
throat.
CANOVAS' BODY AT MADRID.
Rv Telec-raph to The News.
MADRID. Aug. 11. The body of Ca
novas arrived here this, morning from
Santa Agueda. It was met at the rall
rnaii station bv ministers, members or
the diplomatic corps and the civil and I ing is becoming general over the south
military authorities of Madrid and vl- I ern and central portions of the cotton
Except over portions of North Caro
lina, Florida, Tennessee. Arkansas,
Mississippi and Oklahoma cotton has
made fair progress. The past week has
not been favorable to this staple. Com
plaints of shedding are general over
the southern portion of the belt, while
worms and rust are reported from
some sections of Texas. Louisiana and
Arkansas. Cotton in the uplands has
suffered seriously from drought. Pick-
cinity. An immence crowd assemmea
about the station.
TENNESSEE MAN GETS IN.
Rv Telearraoh to the News.
WASINGTON, Aug. 11. rresiaeni
MrKinlev today appointed enx a.
Reeves of Tennessee, to be assistant so
licitor of the treasury. The appoint
ment dates from August the 5th.
BUnDING COLLAPSED.
Ttxr TAlpranh to The News.
BOSTON. Aug. 11. An archway In a
building at South End. which was be
region, and the first bales were mar
keted during the week in Florida, Mis
sissippi and Arkansas.
The averages of States are as 101
lows: Virginia, 91; North Carolina, 97;
South Carolina, 92; Georgia, 95; Flori
da, 88; Alabama, S8; Mississippi, 85;
Louisiana. 90: Texas. 78: Arkansas. 90;
Tennessee, 84; Missouri, 85; Indian Ter
ritory, 94; Oklahoma, 86.
THREE THOUSAND FEET DROP.
By Telegraph to The News.
LONON. Aug. 10. Lutop, the para
chutist, made a descent of three thou-
TELLR A SAD STORY.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 10. News
has Just reached here of the death, in
last April, of Charles Btickston. Geo.
Botcher and J. W. Malinque, miners.
who went to Alaska in 1896 and were
frozen to death in trying to make their
way back to Seattle. They were last
seen alive March 27. Friends from this
city who went to Alaska to investi
gate found Blackstone's body, but no
track of the other two could be found.
The following Ftatement was found
on Blackstone's body.
"Saturday. April 4. 1897. This is
to certify that Botcher froze to death
on Tuesday night. J. W. Malinque di
ed on Wednesday aftemon, being froz
en badly. C. A. Blackstone had his
nose, ears and four fingers on his right
hand and two on his lert nana irozen
an inch back. The storm drove us
on before it. It overtook us within an
hour of the summit and drove us before
it.
"It drove everything we had over the
cliff except blanket and moose hide,
which we all crawled under. Supposed
to have been forty degrees below zero.
On Friday I started for salt water. I
don't Jinow how I will get there with
out outfit. On Saturday afternoon I
gathered up everything. Have enough
tmih tnr ton la.vs. providing bad weath
er fw not set in. Soort was blown
HUNDRED KILLED IN AN EXPLO
SION. By Telegraph to The News.
RUSTCHUCK, Aug. 7. An explosion
in a dynamite factory in this city yes-
in a cartridge depot in this city yes
terday demolished the buildings, kill
ing 46 persons.
Sixty others were Injured, all in a
hopeless condition.
The North Carolina Christian Advo
cate's Strong Editorial In His De
fense. N. C. Christian Advocate.
An almost continuous absence of
over a month from our office In sec-
tions of the State where, for days at a'
time, we had no opportunity of seeing .
a daily paper, has prevented us, until
now, from giving adequate attention
to a matter which has developed with
in the last few weeks and is not only
of public interest, but involves much "
that is vital and dear to Methodism in
North Carolina. We refer to the sen
seeless and malicious crusade on the
part of some secular papers and their
correspondennts against President Kil
go of Trinity College. More unmerited
adverse criticism and unfeeling abuse
have been heaped upon him lately than
upon any other man who know of out
side the circle of politics. He has been
branded as a buttoon, a blasphemer, a
ranter, ;an ignoramus, a tool of the
trusts, a deceiver, and a sycophant. He
has been charged with "slinging mud,"
sending boasts and threats, and with
striving to tear down the State Univer
sity. All this, forsooth, because he has
run against popular and prejudiced
notions by pressing to the front with
all earnestness and emphasis, the great
doctrine that education should be based
upon Christ, and in pursuing a policy ,
which the Church of Christ must carry
out or write Ichadod upon her altars. -Now
we are opposed, on principle, to ;
making the page of journalism a field
of warfare by noticing with froth, and
fustion every little spiteful attack upon
our men and institutions. We deem It
useless and declarative of a weakness
which does not exist in the case of
those whom we defend. We cannot de
bate about the Christian character of
President Kilgo. It is not a debatable
question. It Is too firmly established
for us to do him such a great injus
tice. But there are times when the
Church of God must speak in no un
certain tones in vindication of her ser
vants and show what she thinks ot
them. This is one of the times.
Now, we say with feelings of tha
deepest conviction, born of what we
have seen, read and heard, that tha
Methodist church of North Carolina has
the utmost confidence in Dr. Kilgo, tul
a Christian man and minister and as
President of Trinity College. He ha ,
a greater number of invitations to.
pulpits and firesides than he can fllL
His preaching is with demonstration of
the spirit. He has sent no messages
nor threats, and what he did say to a
certain individual in connection with '
the editor of the Wilmington Messen
ger was falsely constructed and gross
ly 'vxaggerated. His policy as Presi
dent of Trinity College Is endorsed by
his church. It is now what it has been
for months nothing more, nothing
else.
.We have ben. this summer, at near
ly all the District Conferences of the
North Carolina Conference, and .we
have not seen before such a hearti
ness and unanimty of endoresment of
Dr. Kilgo and hia work..
It is simply folly to say, as some se
cular papers are saying, that Dr. Kilgo
is losing ground and popularity in .
North Carolina. He and his cause are
more firmly Intrenched in the mind and
heart of Methodism than ever before.
He is standing with heroic faithfulness
to his duty. Several months ago be
Was complimented with several offers
of positions that would bring him a
much Illgher salary and less abuse and
persecution than he is now receiving.
But he cnose to stand, by Trinity Col
lege and North Carolina Methodism,
and let it be distinctly understood that
Trinity College and North Carolina
Methodism are going to stand by him
in his self-sacrlflcng efforts to enthrone
Christ in education.
ETRURIA BREAKS HER RECORD.
By Telegraph to The News.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. The Cunard
line steamer Etruria arrived to-day,
beating her previous records from Liv
erpool, making the trip in five days,
twenty-one hours, an average of about
twenty knots an hour.
A SIGNIFICANT DECLARATION.
By Telgraph to The News.
MADRID. Aug. 10. It is reported
that Sagas ta has declared that the
WILL HELP CUBA'S CAUSE.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. "The killing
of Canovas will be of great benefit to
the cause of Cuba, in my opinion," said
Emilo Agramonte, the president or the
Jose Marto Club, and of the Jose Marto
Charity Organization tonight. "It even
may lead to independence, independ
ence yes; that is tne oniy tning ior
Cuba.
"Sagasta. the Liberal leader, surely
will succeed Canovas. And I feel cer
tain that he will follow the same gen
eral policy in regard to Cuba, as Cano
vas. It doubtless win te nis laea- to
bring about a relationship between
Spain and Cuba such as exist between
England and Canada, cut sucn a re
ir tionnhln Cuba will never accept. She
must have complete and absolute inde
pendence.
Oanovas was airecuy reaponsiuiw
for the relations which existed between
ent upon the act of a murderer. This, the United States and Spain as regards
mrt t rirflrriei no indicating Sa- I Cuba, because his instructions were so
gasta's acquiescence in the Conserva
tives remaining in power.
The Queen Regent and the court will
return from San Sebastian to Madrid
in September.
ROW IN POPULIST CONVENTION.
By Telegraph to The Newo.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Aug. 11. In the
Populist convention held here to-day
the antl-fusionists secured contioi.
Durintr the fight over the assertion that
the 'miodle-of-the-roaders" were there
in the interest of Hanna. a general row
followed, in which chairs were broken.
over the cliff. 1 think I can near nun 1 The police were called to separate tne
hnwi nnci in a while." I delegates. A fctraleht ticket win De
The bodies of Malinque ana notcner 1 named.
were never found. .
DEFEATED IN EVERY TOWNSHIP.
Special to the News.
movnnr. Anc. 11. The school ques-:
tion was defeated in every townsnip
in the county on yesterday, oanuy
i' ?.0BJkeA"v,W SSnSifit tilMnS this morning, sand feet on a bicycle parchute. which Ridge mtasoodvo f "g!
"V 1 1 j Yho nnnfla V moh I killing contractor W. F. Badger, une 1 was opened Dyian apparatus woraeo uy 1 iaaii i & - .
afternoon, is in the hands of a mob
and it is thought that he will be lynch
ed near the scene of the crime six miles
north of Asheville. This afternoon the
militia was called out to intercept the
workman was slightly injured.
Another' train was wrecked near
I Yates Center. Kas., and four cars were
1 smashed.
means of a pedal.
ed votes.
James Robinson, an insane man, cut
his wife's throat at their home In
Fieldsborough, N. J. , .
Two hundred armed deputies are pre
pared for any trouble that the strikers
may make at Coffeen, IlL
GOLD BALANCE.
Ttv Teleerraoh to The News.
Washington. Aug. II. The Treas
ury net gold balance as reported to-day
is $41,147,117. an increase of $441,763 from
yesterday.
PAPER MILL BURNED.
Ttv Tlfrranh to The News.
MiNHHESTER. Conn.. Aua. 11.
Pater Arinmn naoer mills were burn
ed this morning. It was one oof the
oldest In the State. Loss, $50,000.
carefully followed out by Spain's rep
resentative in Washington tnat r res
ident Cleveland could not act friendly
to Cuba. The death of Canovas can
not but help the cause of Cuba."
NEW YACHT FOR PRINCI5 UJT
WALES.
By Telegraph to The News.
11NUON. Aue. 11. The rumor Is re
vived that George Watson is desist
ing a new yacht to replace tne tmncm
of Wcles' Britannia.
--T
DWYER BIG WINNER.
By Telgraph to The News.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1L Mike Dwyer,
the famous plunger, returned from his
short stay at Saratoga today. It is ru
mored that he Is over sixty thousand
ahead.
DIED AFTER DRINKING COFFEE.
By Telesraph to The News.
MOUNT KISKO. N. Y., Aug. 1L
Charles Watson. 34 years old. dropped
dead this morning after drinking a cup
of coffee. The coroner wil investigate.
The cavalry and artillery men at
Camp Lincoln spent yesterday prepar
ing for their week s worn.
if
mob,