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7 . . teg . , . , ; ; $ An Independent Family $ ) Newspaper for the people. $ $ Devoted to the farming in- $ $ terests and to the industri- 0 $ al uevelopment of Pied- $ mont North Carolina. 0 The Sentinel. Jfcircu- 0 6 lates throughout Piedmont O 0 and Northwestern (Carolina 0 0 and has no superior in this Q $) section as a desirable ad-A 0 vertising medium. $ A NEW8T AXD IBCKtWOBTHT FtHILT SEW8F1PEB FOB NORTH G1KOLISA PEOPLE, IN THE STATE AND OCT OF IT. J H. WHiriKEK, Jr.. Editor and HnKi I.OO PER TEAR IN ADTAFCK WINSTON-SALEM, N. O., THURSDAY, APRIL 14. 1898. Vol,, XLII. No. 15. PKICE 5 CENTS " Cures talk n in favor of Hood's Sarsaparilla, as for no other medi Talk cine. Its great cures recorded in truthful, convincing language of grateful men and women, constitute its most effective ad vertising. Many of these cures are mar velous. They have won the confidence of the people; have given Hood's Sarsapa rilla the largest sales in the world, and have made necessary for its manufacture the greatest laboratory on earth. Hood's Sarsaparilla is known by the cures it hat, made cures of scrofula, salt rheum and eczema, cures of rheumatism, neuralgia and weak nerves, cures of dyspepsia, liver troubles, catarrh cures which prove ft m -ci'-carsi let Is t!i' best in f:;ct tlx- One True P.lood Turifior. Hood's Pills cure liver ills; easv to take, easy to operate." 25c. Southern Railway PIEDMONT AIRLINE. Condensed Schedule IN EFFECT DEC. 27th, 18: 8 Daily connections at Greensboro for all points North. -?outh and east of Greensborc At Salisbury for all points in Western North Carolina, Knoxville, Tenn., Cincinnati and Western points. At Charlotte for Spartanburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlarta and all point South. Trains Leave Wfcst:n3 6.20 A M DAILY Connects at Durham for Oxford and Clarks ville: at Selma for Fayetteville and Interme diate stations on the Wilson & Fayetteville Short Cut. and lor Wilson and Rocky Mount, At uoldsboro for Newbern ana Morenead C't? daily except Sunday. For Wilmington and intermediate stations on the Wilmington A Weldon Railroad daily. 5.10 P M DAILY Connects at Greensboro with the Wash cgt)c and Southwestern Vestibuled (Lim'tsa.; nd the New York and Florida Miort Lint 'limited; fain for all points !outh and with main line train No. 12 for Danville and Richmond and all intermediate local stations for Norfolk, Tar bo-o. Kooky Mount, RaleiKh ano points east of Greensboro, and with main line train No. 35 fast mail for Charlotte, spartan burg, Greenville, Atlanta and all points South, "lso Columbia. Augusta. Charloote, Savannah. Jacksonville and all points in Florida. Sleep- ag car for Atlanta and Jacksonville and al jhariotte with sleeping car for Augusta anc 'acksonville. 10.30 A M DAILY (Except Sunday) Connects at Greensboro for all poets "ortl als Raleigh and Goidsooro Trains Arrive at Winstcn-Sslerr. 9 "0 A M DAILY From New York, Washington, Richmond Lynchburg, Danville and Raleigh. 1:30 P. M DAILY. (Except Sunday) From Atlanta. Charlotte, and all points South. o!dsHro Raleigh, and intermediate point'. Chattanooga and Ashev lie. 8:50 P. Ms DAILY. From New York, Washington and Danville a. i points North Raleigh and Go'dsboro Mvm Winston-'alsm aai Mtoborff. Passenger train No. 5 leaves Winston-Salem 10a. m. daily except Sunday, arrives atWilkes borol:15pm. Mixed train No 57 leaves Winston-Salem 140 p m Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, arrives at Wilkasboro 7:a0 p m. Passenger train No 10 leaves Wilkesborc 8.30 d m. arrives at Winston-Salem at 5 (5 p m- Mixed train No. 56 leaves W ilkesboro Sam Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, arrives at v inston-saiema:4o p m. Between Winston-Salem and MocksyiU?. Train No 63 leaves W inston-Salem 5:30 Dm arrives Mocksville 7:50 p m. Train No ft! leaves Mocksville 8am arrives Winston-Salem J :3b a m. W. H. GREEN, J. M. CUT-P, Gen'l Supt Traffic M'g'r' W. A. TURK Gen'l Pass. Agent. Eor further information in regard to rates tickets, baggage checks etc., apply to CHAKI ES BDFORD, Ticket Agent MWHerffllktsaWestern Schedule in Effect Dec. 5tli. 1897. WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION Leave Wins ton-Salem 8 30 a m r ally except Sunday. Arrive Roanoke l.SOp. m. 7:50 a m. (mixed) daily except Sunday, for Roanoke and intermediate points Arrive Roanoke 6:40 p.m. Leave Roanoke 7:3) a. m. (mixed) dally except Sunday. A rrive W inston-Salem 6:45 p.m. Leave Roanoke 4:o p. m. dally except hunuay. Arrive Winston- Salem 8:15 p. m. WESTBOUND. LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY. -.40 a. m. (Vestibuled Limited) for Bristol and intermediate points, and Knoxville and Chattanooga, all points South and Wt st. Pullman Sleepers to Memphis and New Orleans. 4:15 p. m. for Bluefleld, Pocahontas, Kenova Columbus andChicago and all points west. Pullman bleeriers from Roanoke to Col umbus, also for Radford, Bristol, Knox ville, Chattanooga and .Intermediate points. HORTH iEASTBorSD. LEAVE ROANOKE DA1LT 1:55 p. m. for Petersburg, Richmond and Nor fnllr- 1.10 p. m. for Washington, Hagerstown, Phila delphia and New Yom. ii:il m. for Richmond and Norfolk. PuU man Sleeper Roanoke o Norfolk and Lynchburg to Richmond. 11:30 p. m. (Vestibuled Limited) for Hagers town, Washington t nd New Yorl'. Pull man Sleeners to M ashineton, Philadel phia and New York via Shenandoah Junction and B. and O Railroad. DURHAM DIVISION Leave Lynchburg dally nt Rnnd&v. 4:00 d. m. (union sta tion) for Durham and all Intermediate points. Leave Durham daily except Sunday, at 7:00 a. m. for Lynchburg and intermediate points. , , For all additional Information apply at tlcke office, or to M. t: buiuu, W . B. BEVTLL, Trav. Pass, Agent. Gen. Pass Ajrent. Roanoke. Va. C P. IWoore, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office S. "W. Corner 3rd and Liberty Sta, Winston, N. C. Will practice in all State Courts and in the Federal Court. All business will receive prompt and careful! attention. TjOUIS M. S WIN K. -LJV - . f Attorney at Law, Winston, N. C. Office 213 1-2 Main Street. Practices in all State and Federal Courts. Money to loan on Real Estate Mortgages. Claims collected. NOTICE. I wurr every man and won.an in the TJnitea Stales interested in tno Opium and Whisky babit to bave one of my books on these di easM. Aotres B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga. Mox. S&lf and one will be cent joa tree. LEE LEAVES HAVANA. TOOK II IS DEPARTURE SAT L'RDAY AFTERNOON. He Called on Blanco and Hid Him tiood-Iiye The I'nlted States lov eriimeiit Places a Very Larg.e Order for Ouitpowder. Havana, April 9. Consul General' Fitzhugh Lee called on General Blanco- this after noon to say good-bye. Lee will take his departure for the United States at 5 o'clock this afternoon. HI O POWDER COXTIIACT. Wilmington, Del, April 0 The Dupont Powder Mills received con tracts today from the Government for a million and a half dollars' wortli of powder to be delivered as soon as possible. Jt'ST FROM WASHINOTON. Sheriff Call Passes Through Kwart to be Confirmed. Sheriff Call, of Wilkes, parsed up the road April (ich on his return from a business trip to Hiltimore and New York. He stopped over a day in Washington. He sajs everything in the way of legislation has been blocked by the war discussion. The Sheriff says that Congressman Linney has received a number of let- iers and telegrams from business men throughout his district favoring peace if it can be secured honorably. 1 tie excitement in Washington is intense. The galleries are crowded each day, many people g'.lrig in early in the morning and remaining until night. The Wlikos Sheriff, while he does not want to tight, fears there is yroing to be trouble. Sheriff Call feels assured from what he learned while in Washington that Ewart will be confirmed as Judge of the Federal Court. When this will take place he has no idea. LKAfil'K ANO SUNDAY SCHOOL. Methodists of this Section on the Con ference Programme. The third annual Epworth League and Sunday School Conference of the M.E. Church will be held at Salis bury, May 2 to 20 Of special inter est to this section, we notice that on the morning of the 27th Mr. T. L. Riwly will led n rirj'S"rn ri 11 i'he Teachers' Meeting'"; on the morning of the 28th, Mr. R. B. Crawford will participate in the discussion of the Epworth League Business Meeting; on the afternoon of the 2t h liev. vv. m. Curtis will conduct the Question Box; Sunday morning, the 20 ib. Rev. Dr. Creasy will preach at Church street church, and Sunday night Hev. J. A. B. Fry will preach at Chestnut street church: Sunday night Dr. Creaky will speak of the Future of Methodism. New State Chairman. Thi Raleigh News and Observer of April G quotes Hon. Clement Manly, Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, as sayiDg: 'There will be a new chairman. I think it beet for the party. Besides, I have given as much of my time as I think ought to be required of me now. It ought to b( a Ruleigh man, if we can get one. He can give his time without so much sacrifice of private business. Everything points to Democratic victory next fall." Made a Certified Copy. Register of Deeds Miller has made a certified copy for the Forsyth (Joun ty Agricultural and Industrial Asso ciation to the effect that the sum of $25 was received from the Commis sioners of Forsyth, $50 from the Mate Treasurer and $120 rrom the members of the Association during the year 1897. This certificate will be sent to the State Treasurer. The officers of the Association areas follow: Presi dent, George II. Hauser; Vice-Presi dents, J. D. Anderson and B. Hen dricks Treasurer, R P. Petree; Sec retary, (J. (i. Hunter. ir Left W instoo iu 18MG. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Payne, of Mos cow, ldano, arrived nererriaay to spend Easter. They will visit Mrs. Payne's sister, Mrs. Council, of High foiit, and his parents at west neio. Stokes county, before returning home. Mr. .Payne went to Idaho in l8b. For some time prior to that date he sold goods for J. E. Gilmer. He has met with success at Moscow, ueing now assistant cashier of the bank there. He has been married nearly three years. Mr Payne was met by a number of his old friends here. Must Have Good Bonds. District Attorney Bernard, of the Eastern North Carolina district, has arranged with District Attorney Hol- ton to have united states uommis- sioners, in binding men over, to take good bonds; also they fixed a system whereby a man wno-vioiates r.ne law in one district and then ruus over into the other can be brought to jus tice more easily than has heretofore been possible. Good Colored Man Dead. George Taylor, one of Wlnston'8 honest and faithful colored citizens, died Friday at the age of 50 years. He had been ill about 17 months. He drove the delivery wagon for W. T. Carter for 7 years and the same length of time for Frank Brown. The re mains were sent to uieveiana, is. u., Friday night for interment. Ready to Shoulder Arms. a Raleich correspondent states that all but four men stepped forward when the Captain of the Governor's Guard asked all members willing to go to war to advance. Capt. Bessent says that nearly all his men stand ready to shoulder arms whenever the call to duty is giyen. NO CURE NO PAY. ihatistneway all druggists Sell grove's .l-rci Em t;HiL.i. tonio tor chilli and Fever and aU forma of Malaria. It issimply Iron and Quinine In a tasteless form. Children love It. Adults prefer it to biiwsr, nauseating Tonics. Price, tOc. COrXTY COMMISSIONERS. Tax-Listers Appointed for the Va rious Townships. The County Fathers weot out to the County Home April 6 b to decide about the erection of some new buildings. That afternoon they ap pointed tax-lifters for the various t iwnships in the county. The Hoard dcided to build a lartre barn ner the Home. It about :()." feet. After th: will be s work is done a fence will be built in the yarn so that t he ins uice inmates enn come out, doors and gyt fresh air, eic. Chairman Vance says the wheat eror "ri the poorhouse firm '.nnk wtil. Up ug'i s in1? or it may h. dam aged bv the frost. Ths manager has wheat to -e'l from last year's crop Some of the Commissioners visited the convict cauop that afternoon. They have decided to elect another Sunt rintendent and divide the con vict, so that, two fuuads can be worked in different parts of the i countv. if thpv are needed. Elias i Zimmerman was elected the addition al Superintendent He will have charge of what will be known as the "repair force " TAX LISTEUS The tax listers appointed are as fol lows: Abbotts Crefk EUas J Sapp. B:lews Creek Israel Crim Broad bay W L Cook. Bethania W E Stultz. Clemmonsville H T Boner. Kernersville Dr J H Morris. Lewisville W II Wntkins. Middle Fork W A Beeson. Old Town J W Bullard. Old Richmond J B Vest. Rural Hall Edward F Shore. Salem Chapel R S Crews. South Fork A R Sides. Vienna J D Anderson. Silem Albert Jones. Winston First whH A T Ilanes St'cond ward W L Teague. Third ward J W Hester. Populist State Convention. The Populist State Executive Com mittee met in Raleigh last week and by b vote of 1(5 to 4 called the Popu list State Convention to assemble in Raleigh on May 17th. Butler urged that the Conention be held May 25th, the same day as the Demo cratic State Convention, but be was snowed under. The News and Observer eays: "If what the anti Uutlerites claim is true, the Populist organization in North Carolina has broken away from Senator Marion Butler and under the leadership of Otho Wilson and others given the erst while leader a very decided Waterloo." Dr. Iiroughton's Work In Atlanta. Rev. Dr. L. G- Broughton is said to be meeting with success in Atlanta. Already his Sunday school is over crowded, and the contract has been given out for building a primary room to hold 250. Miss Georgie Barnette, at present city missionary of Calvary church, Roanoke, Va., has been elected as city missionary of Dr. I5roughtons church in Atlanta. His church won't hold the people that attend his preaching, and on the third Sunday, in the afternoon, he occupied the Moody tabernacle, holding 5,000 people, at which time quite a number professed conversion.- Already the church is thinking of bigger quarters. Death of a Greensboro Jeweler. Mr. W. B Farrar, a well known citizen of Greensboro, died Monday night of last week, and was buried Tuesday afternoon from West Mar ket Street M. E church, of which he was a member. Rev. Dr. Weaver con ducted the service. Mr, Farrar had been in poor health for some months prior to the date of his death. He had been in the jewelry business. in Greensboro siDce 1868, and had. a wide reputation as a skilled mechanic, to gether with marked inventive ability. He leaves a wife and two children. Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Vance, of White Road, this county, were united in marriage fifty years ago April 6 All of the children were invited home to take part in the golden wedding cele bration. The groom was 23 years old and the bride 17 when the marriage was celebrated. Mrs. Vance has been in feeble health for several years, but her husband enjoys excellent health and is as jolly as he ever was. On ac count of Mrs. Vance's feebleness he has not visited Winston in three years, Mr. Bailey in Raleigh. Mr. M. D. Bailey, grand generalis simo of the Grand Commandery of North Carolina, was in Raleigh re cently. The News and Observer says that this was bis official visitation to the commandery there. He last week inspected the commandery of Knights Templar there and conrerrea tne red cross degree upon two members, Hon. Chas. M. Cooke, of Ltouisburg.and Mr F. W. Huanicutt, of Raleigh. To Move State Troops. The State authorities have made arrangements with the Seaboard, Coast Liine and Southern to move State troops to Raleigh as soon as war is declared hchedulesr ana cost oi transnoitation are all arranged. Troops will be drilled and equipped there and then proceed toCbickamau go Park. Instructions from Washing tan are to this effect. Before the Supreme Court. Winston lawyers argued several cases before the Supreme court April eth. among them being the ioiiow incr: " Levi vs Marsha; Cromer Bros. & Co, vs Marsha: First National Bank vs Tavlor Bros.: Wachovia Bank vs H B. Ireland and wife; Fulp vs Roanoke & Southern Railroad Farrar Case Compromised. The Sentinel, learns that the Joe Farrar case has been compromised. It is said that he is to pay about $300 lo addition to the cost. The charge against him was for sending objec tionable matter through the mall. The defendant was given a preliminary trial here and bound oyer to the Fed eal Court. "The Outlook is Fine." State Chairman Manly was in Ral- eigh recently. Col. Olds asked his vip nr tne uemocrawc situation ana j fae rep1jerl : "The OUtlOOk is fine. The Tart,v is welding itself together. We will have a magnificent convention. THE NAVAL RESERVES TO BE ENROLLED IX THE REG ULAR SERVICE. The Secretary of the Navy Requests ! Such Action and a Bill to That Kf- fort Will be Introduced In I Congress on Monday. ! Washington, April 9. Secretaries Lonii and Roozvelt appeared before : the House Committee ."n Naval Affairs today and a-ked the committee for : immediate legislation authorizing the j Secretary to enroll in the rrgular ser- v;ce the State militia government i marine forces. S cretarj Long said this I legislation is imperative that the De i paitmont might be prepared for ex I pected developments in the future. The committee will report a bill to the House Monday giving the Secre tary of the Navy the appropriation and authority asked for. AN EX-CUX VEUEKATE TALKS. Mr. Williams Believes in Fightln if It Becomes Necessary. Tyre Glenn Williams, an ex Confe.d erate soldier who has been living out on Muddy Creek, was in Winston re cently discussing the controversy be tween the United States and Spain. He believes in pace if it can be se cured honorabl ; otherwise he is in favor of this country giving Spain a pood licking. He is bitterly opposed and says he don't expect tJ see the United States back down. Mr. Williams is nearly 68 years old. He lost his left leg, up to the knee. Id the big battle at Gettysburg. He says grape shot struck his leg and the same load killed six men. He was shot in the thigh at another time. '"I thought at first a bumble bee had stung me," said Mr. Williams, ''but I had not gone far before I saw the blood rl w- ng and I was made to realize that a Yankee had shot me " Mr. Williams says he knows that be killed several men during the war. He remembers districtly the first one he shot it was a Yankee officer and he dropped as soon as the gun flred. Mr. Williams boarded the train here last week for Greenwood, lad., where he goes to live with a nephew. IX FAVOR OF WILKKS. Heard Before Judge Starbuck at Morganton. The new Wilkes county bond case which was recently heard before Judge Starbuck at Morganton, was decided in favor of the county, and the case was appealed to the Supreme court. This case, it is said, involves :e same poict3 as the former one, and it is expected that the Supreme court will render its decision at an early date. It appears that the County Fathers of Wilkes, are not well pleased with Sheriff Call, who is also treasurer of the county, for the stand be took in the bond case. They have passed an order notifying the magistrates to meet with them in June for the pur pose of re-establish'.ng the office of County Treasurer. In Too Big a Hurry. Prof. Booker T. Washington, in an address delivered recently, said the trouble with bis race was that it is in too big a hurry. The preachers, he said, wanted to be D Ds be fore they knew divinity, they wanted biographies before they have lived; they want Latin and Greek before they know a pronoun in English; they want postonices before they know how many stamped envelopes to give for 11 cents: whereas, they should stick to intelligent farming, build better homes, have better homes and never go to a town unless they have some thing to sell. History of Forsyth. We return thanks to Mr. D. H. Browder, the bookstore man, for a copy of the valuable and interesting "History of Forsyth County." by Miss Adelaide L. Fries, detailed reference to which has already been made in our colums. Only about eighty copies of the work are now left and these should be speedily taken and a de mand for a second and larger edition created. The book should be in every household in the county. Miss Fries deserves very great credit for the pro duction, which represents long and careful research. Vegetables Damaged. The cold snap not only killed fruit but it damaged early vegetables. In the Eastern part of the State beans suffered the most from the frost. being damaged to such an extent' in some places as to make replanting necessary. English peas were also cut oti materially, as were Irish potatoes Strawberries were injured little, if any, as the growers bad had ample warning and had coyered up the crops. To be Married Today. Our gallant young friend, Mr. A. R. Bennett, of Piedmont warehouse, left for Virginia yesterday on a pleasant mission. Mr. Bennett, will today, at the home of the young ladv's parents, at Regulas, Va., be united in marriage to Miss Molly Burgess. Mr Beonett will spend a few davs with bis parents in Rocking ham county, after his marriage, and then return to this city with his bride. Safe Blowers Again. The postoffice at Aberdeen was en tered by burglars at 1:15 o'clock a. m, ADril 6th and robbed of money, stamps and j-iwelry, the latter belong ing to the wire or tne postmaster, Mrs. Powell. The burglars broke ODen the postoffice safe, and were evidently expert cracksmen. It is believed they are the same as those who recently robbed other postoffices in the State. Collections In Fourth District. Revenue collections in the Fourth District during March were119,014,of which 9101,294 was rrom tobacco ana $17,086 from spirits. Diseases of the Blood and Nerref. No one need suffer with neuralgia. This disease is quickly and permanently eared by Browns' Iron Bitters. Every disease of the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic or otherwise, succumbs to Browns' Iron Bitters. Known and used for nearly a quarter of a century, It stands to-day fore most among oar most valued remedies. Browns' Iron Bitten is sold by all dealers. OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. John B. Duogee, a Full Indian Lives at Battle Ground. John B. Dungee, a full blooded In dian, over 100 years old, resides in the vicinity of Guilford Battle Ground. He says his parents were thorough bred Indians. His father and grand father came to Gutlford from Prince Edward county. Virginia, with Greene's army and were engaged in the hostilities at Guilford Battle Ground and later returned to Vir ginia. Mr. Dungee says he fought in the "Norfolk" war, or the war of 1312, and also the last war and was never wounded. fie married an octoroon and has but one living child a son about 20 years of age. Mr. Dungee is very lively for one of bis years, talks plainly and says although he has seen three gen erations pass away he can shoulder a bushel of corn and carry it to mill with all ease. His eyesight is remarkably good, as he does not have to use spectacles He is about 5 feet 10 inches tall, has a pleasant address and wears long hair. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Will Nominate a Municipal Ticket On the SGth Inst. The Republicans held a meeting Friday night and deti led to ho'd their ward meetings on the 25th inst, to to elect delegates to the Convention to be held on the 26ih to nominate a ticket fur the municipal election. The chairmen of the ward meet ings ar all colored men, being as follows: First ward, Sam Toliver; Second ward, John Price: Third ward, John Henderson: Fourth ward, Kd. Kim brough; Fifth ward, Junius Hawkins The colored brother is allowed to take all the "empty hmors," but when pie is to be dished out he is told to stand aside and wait until the white busses get what they want. It is now prettv generally conceded that Mayor Crutchfleld will be renom mated. He wants it bad. t he Rey nolds faction favor Sim Vance, but. thpy fear a split in the party, hence It, is necessary for them Xo yield to Dr. Wheeler and his friends. IN FAVOR OF CHEEK ESTATE. Award of $200,000 Against the Siamese Government. A cablegram from Bangkok an nounces that Sir Nicholas "Hannon, arbitrator between the estate of the late Dr. W. A. Cheek, a native of Orange county, North Carolina, and Government of Siatn, has decided in favor of the Cheek estate, thus sus taining all the contentions of Mr. Barrett, United States Consul General there. Two hundred thousand dollars is involved. The widow of Dr. Cheek and her children now reside in Hillsboro. They will obtain the $200,000 agreed upon by the arbitrator, The late Dr. Cheek is well remembered in North Carolina He was born and raised in Orange county. COMMITTED TO JAIL. Plead Guilty to Snatching a Purse From Another Negro. Deputy Sheriff J. K. Lewis, of Stokes, arrested the negro named Jno. Haiz'ip, near Walnut Cove. April 6th, and brought him to Winston that night. He was tried before Justice Lehman early next morning and plead guilty to the charge of snatching a purse containing $5.10 from William llairston, a colored farmer rrom Stokes, on Trade street, this citv, sev eral days ago. In default of a $25 bond t he defendant was committed to jail to await the next term of the Superior Court. Mr. I. A. Roberson, who conducts a store here and one at Belews Creek, says be feels confident that Haizlip is the same negro t hat stole a shirt and a pair of pants from the latter store, a few days ago. North Carolina's Reserves. The naval battallion of North Caro lina now consists of five divisions at the following places: Wilmington, Newbern, El zmeth City, Kiuston and Southport. Another division is being formed at JNewoern and one at Washington. Besides the two new divisions the naval battalion now con sists of 386 men, rank and file. If tbev are called out for service they will probably patrol from Point Look out to Hatteras. The United btates monitor Nantucket, the training ship of the naval battalion, lies opposite Wilmington. She has been put in order and has already been supplied with sufficient ammunition to put up a nasty fight. Gen. Glenn Ready to Go. Gen. James Glenn, of Greensboro, spent Friday afternoon in the city. He is a brother oi uapt. 14. ts. liieno. The General recently tendered his services to Gov. Russell, in case of trouble with Spain. He is in fayor of peace if it can be secured with honor. Gen. Glenn statedt to a reporter that evening that it was understood that Spain has a number of torpedo boats, but he had been advised by a naval tfllcer that these boats, while danger ous in still water, were difficult to manage on troublesome seas. Bloody Spaniards Aboard. There were naif a dozen or more bloody Spaniards aboard the south bound vestible which passed through Greensboro April 6th. A train official stated that they were returning home, having been ordered by the govern ment to report for service. They looked very much like Turks. Each one tad bis grip, with his sword thrust beneath the strap. While the train stopped they were engaged in a lively conversation in their native tongue. Letter From War Department. Capt. Bessent received a docu ment . last Friday from the War Department, Washington. It was private and the Captain declined to give out the contents. His counten ance, However, indicated mat it gave him some Important information and oruers. Capt Bessent remarked that after noon that the letter was a personal one and there was nothing in it to create excitement regarding the war scare. SPANISH GOVERNMENT ABAN DONS THE IDEA. Sentiment of the Army Strongly Op posed to It Spaniards at Havana Actively Preparing for Hostili ties Handling Dynamite. Roue, April 9 The dispatches re ceived at the Vatican from Madrid represent that the situation is hope less. The Government dispatches say they have been obliged to abandon the idea of issuing a decree for armis tice in Cuba, on acct unt of the opposi tion sentiment of the army, which re sents such action. SPANIADS GETTING READY. Key West, Fla., April 9 The in formation from Havana is tha'u the Spaniards are actively preparing for hostilities. Large quantities of dy namite has bet n taken to the small cities. THE BLOCKADE!! SKIPPED. Left the Court Room Before the Judge Could Pass Sentence. J. R. Lewellyn, of Dobsn, spent Fiiday night in the city on his return from the Federal Court. He says court is movi og along pretty slowly and will probably be in session all of next week. . Several moonshiners have been sent to j til. A negro from Graham was given one year and one day in the penitentiary yesterday for retailing. Mr. Lewellvn represented J. Hen derson Spriuk e, of Surry county, for blockading After his argument Judge Purneli ruled that the man was guilty. Mr. Holton prayed judgment. His Honor was in the act of passing . sentence when it was discovered that - Sprinkle had left the court room A search was made for him but he Could not be found Mr. Lewell n says that as soon as the Judge said "guilty" his lient knew it was time to skin He thinks Sprinkle will get at least 6 months in j lil If he is ever found. HOWARD AND JAMES CASES. Decision of Supreme Court Will Now Sue the Southern. The Supreme Court April 5th af Armed the decision of Judge Mclver in the case of Howard vs. Railroad, from Rowan county.where it was held that the railroad could not carry a damage suit to the United States Su preme Court. The administration of Howard, who was killed id a -railroad wreck neir Old Fort, g"t a verdict' ."or $5,'jo0 dam ages against the Western North Caro lina road. Afverwards the tlaintifl decided to bring suit agaiust the Southern. An effurt was then made to carry the case to the Unittd States Court. This is denied. The decision in the Howard case applies likewise to the James case. James was killed at tbe same time, and ti Is administrator got a verdict for $15,000. Judge Avery, who represents the plaintiffs, says both damage suits will now be entered against the Southern. The Ifayseeder's Good-Will (?). It now appears that O;ho Wilson's Hayseeder will never appear again, unless the Railroad Commissioner can make a deal to put the paper's good will (if it has any) and mailihg list into a proposed stock company to es tablish an organ in favor of Rep Pop fusion. The Grand Gideon is not sat fled with being spit upon by Rus-ell He wants to run for Congress and it is said that he is booked to do missiona ry work in favor of fu-ion. The True Meridian. Nearly ail the countits in the State have accepted the proposition of State Geologist J A. Holmes to establish true meridians for the respective capi tal of each county I he work Is to be done by governmental expertsand two granite shafts erected which will at all times ana forever indicate the t rue mjriuian, no matter what may be the variations of the compass. Compasses cm be accurately set by these shafts at any time. It Is a good thing. Fatal Kailroad Accident. The Oxford and Clarksville freight train, due at Durham at 6:30 Tl urs ay April (, ran oer a prosper, u lar merof that county (J. W. Hal!) aud his son (Marcellas 11 all), about three miles from the city, killing the latter and seriously injuring the forruer.wbo was sfnt to the hospital. Deceased was 26 years of age, and the father is 62 years old. Lieut. Henry Lemly's Promotion. The Pref !d-?nt on April 5 sent the name of Henry R Leruly to the Sen ate to be Captain of the Third Artil lery, stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va Lieut Lemly has been 1st Lieuten ant of the same artillery for some time. He is a brother of President Lemly, of the Wachovia Bank, and Judge Advocate bamuel Leoaly, or the United States Navy. The Southern's Plan. The Charlotte News learns from a good source that if there is any furth er trouble between the State and the Southern railway, that road will par allel that part of the line between Greensboro and Goldsboro, a distance of 130 miles, and would follow the precedent set in the Mooresville and Mocksville extension by buying the necessary land along the entire route. Looking for Recruiting Station. A countryman, about half intoxi cated, was in Wiost?n last week look ing for a recruiting station. He said he was in the last war and had de cided to enlist bis name to fight the Spaniards. He added that he had been informed that the recruiting of flee was in the First National Bank building The old fellow looked like be meant what he said. Arrived at Seattle. A telegram from Mr. O Howard Paddison, son of Mr. J. R. Paddison, of Mount Ary. announces bis safe ar rival on the steamship Brixham at Seattle, Washington. He is chief en gineer on the Brixham, which will ply between &eatue, wasiiingr.on, and St Michaels, Alaska. AN ELEGANT SPREAD. Reception to Masonic Ollicers Master R. I. Dalton. Master R. I. Dalton handsomely entertained the officers of tLe Win ston Masonic Lodge at his hospitable home, corner Trade and Seventh streets, last Thursday evening. An ele gant supper was served and Mr. Dal ton's guests refer to the. occasion as a delightful event. The following were present : Rev II A Brown, Chaplain; J H Nichols, Senior Warden; A J Hauser, Junior Warden; W E Dalton. Treas urer; T L Farrow, Secretary; J K Nor fleet, Senior Deacon; E W O'Hanlon, Junior Deacon; J H Foote and W T Brown, Stewards; .1 W Barnes, Tyler: F G Schaum and P A Wilson, Orphan Committee; Philip Hanes, Dr R H Jones and Dee Rich. Finance Com mittee; Mrs Dr D N Dalton, Mrs James Norman, Mrs Virgil Moir and Mrs R E Dalton. MR. BALDWIN HERE. A Member of Detective Agency The Safe Blowers. W. G. Baldwin, of the Baldwin De tective Agency, of Roanoke, which arrested two men in that city recent ly, suspected of being safe blowers, spent Friday night in the city. He re ports that the Chief of Police of Roa noke has received a letter from Post master E II. Morris, of Mocksville, acknowledging the receipt of photo graphs of the two men under arrest and who gave their names as J. W. Moore and William Howard. The postoffice at Mocksville was robbed on the night of the 3th of November, 1897. and Postmaster Mor ris writes to the Roanoke chief that several parties in that vicinity are pretty sure that they saw the men just prior to the robbery. He also writes that Postoffice Inspector Dex- ter will K to Roanoke at an early date i to confer with Chief Dyer and exam ine the prisoners. Chief Dyer has been in correspondence wit h Postmas ter Morris since shortly after the rob bery of the postoffice and had from him a description of the men suspect ed of the crime. JUDGE AVERY TOO BUSY. To Write a History of North Carolina Soldiers. After expending a great deal of time and labor in collecting material, Judge Avery has been very reluctant ly compelled, by pressure of other business engagements, to give up writing the history of the North Car olina troops during the Confederate war, and to rescind his contract with the Atlanta Publishing Company. He abandons the work with much regret, but4ie is unable to write the history now without neglecting important and profitable professional work. The people of the State will regret that Judge Avery's professional duties compel him to give up this work. He was one of the bravest men the State sent to the front in the late war and had peculiar fitness for furnishing to posterity a true and appreciative ac count of the valor of those brave men who were "first at Bethel; last at Appomattox." The name of Mai Graham Davies has been suggested as a tit historian. He is a scholarly man, well qualified for the work. Phillips-Kldd. Invitations have been received here which read as follows: Mr. and Mrs. M.P. Kid.i invite you to be iresent at the marriaire of their daughter, Ida Kstelle, to Mr. Baxter Spain Phillips, Wednesday evening, April twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, at live-thirty o'clock Main Street Methodist Church, Bristol, Tennessee. Mr. Phillips was foreman of The Sentinel's composing room for sev eral years. He now holds a similar position with the Greensooro Tele gram. He first met Miss Kidd during a visit to her cousin, Mrs. R. B. Stone, last year. A Gun With a Grim History. A correspondent, "who fit through the war," writes to the Atlanta Con stitution: "Will a man be allowed to carry the gun he prefers in the war? I have one that saw service In every battle of the late war, and which, to my certain knowledge, has killed one hundred and twenty men. I carried a notebook with me the tlrst two years of the war and kept count, till it got to be such an ordinary thing that I lost interest in it. But I know that it has killed one hundred and twenty, and that it is in as good fighting trim now as it was then. 1 have come to have an affection for it, and if I enlist, I hope they'll let me carry it with me. It's getting rusty and needs exer cise." Cut His Tent Down. Rev. J. W. Lee, the Irish Evangel ist, is said to be having pretty lively times in Florida, where he 19 conduct ing meetings. At one place his tent was cut down twice. In the same town the Evangelist reports that a Dromtnent whiskey man, who was very bitter ana extreme in nis aenun ciations of Mr. Lee, appeared at the altar before tbe meeting closed. Left His Wife. Irwin Speas was married to a Miss Briggs near Tobaccoville, this county about three years ago. Shortly after ward be went west, leaving bis wife Recently he returned and the first of last week be ran away with another woman named Gustas Speas, who has a little child. Speas' wife thinks her husband has gone west again. Summer School. The fifth annual session of the Unl versity Summer School will begin on the morning of Tuesday, June 21st, at 10 o'clock, and end on the evening of Tuesday, July 19th, 1898. Reduced rates on all railroads. Registration and tuition fees, 80.00. To give you an opportunity of testing the great merit of Ely's Cream Balm, the most reliable cure for catarrh and cold in tbe bead, a generous 10 cent trial s'ze can be had of your druggist or we man it lor iu cents, Full size 50 cents. ELY BROS., 56 Wairen St.,N. Y. City. It is the medicine above all others for catarrh, and is worth its weipht in gold, can use Ely's Cream Balm with safety and it does all that is claimed for it. B. W. Sperry, Hartford, Conn. The Royal is the highest grade bakiag powder known. Actual testa show it goes oee third further than may other bread. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKlha POwOFR CO., NFW YORK. UNLESS SPAIN BACKS. WILL BE NO CHANGE IN ADMIN ISTRATION TACTICS. Tuesday Congress Will be Ready to Act on Joint Resolution Ordering Spulu Out of Cuba Taking Tes timony on Maine Disaster. Washington, April 9. The Ad ministration tactics have not changed since yesterday and will not unless Spain backs clear down. The Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee continues activly taking testi mony on the Maine disaster. AVAIt PREPARATIONS. There is still greater activity today, if possible, in the war preparations at the Navy Department. ISUYS A I1UITISU STEAMER. IIono KoNO.Apr. 9. United States officials have purchased the British steamer Sea Zephyr. .REMOVING AMERICANS. Kingston, Jamaica, April 9. The Charles Atlas liner Adula is engaged In the removal of Americans from Harraco Manzilio and other points in Cuba. MINES IN C'APK FEAR. Wilmington, N. C, April 9. The mouth of the Cape Fear river is being mined. PURITAN JOINS SQUADRON. Key West, Fla., April 9. The Monitor Puritan joins the squadron here. OFFICERS GO TO NORFOLK. San Francisco, April 9. Captain Moses and Lieutenant Garret, left for the Norfolk rvy yard today, the former to taice charge of the May flower and the latter of the receiving bip. FKW CALLKRS. Cubans Would Probably Refuse Ar mistice If OllVred. Washington, April i There have been few callers at the White Ilcuse today. The reports that the Queen Regent of Spain would sign a de cree declaring armistice in uuoa to be followed by independence is uncon- nrajed in official quarters. Senator Cullom, who called at the State De partment at the White House said he had heard the tjueen's intentions, but was not aware mat any dispatch had been received from Spain in the last twenty-four hours. He suggested that armistice could only be ellected by the consent of both parties aud scouted the idea that there might be a change of yiew on the part of the insurgents. ITALIAN CKl ISKIt. ler Cadets Will Visit the Capitol of the United States. Washington, April 9. Tbe Italian cruiser Amerigo Vespucci waa sighted this morning oil Indian Head. It is a cadet ship on a practice cruise. Her contemplated visit to Washing ton at this time is simply ior the purpose of enabling her cadets to visit the capitol of the United States. VI 9 IT OF AMBASSADORS. To .Notify Kuropc of the Necessity of Intervention. Paris, April 0. It is officially an nounced here that the visit of the Ambassadors at Washington to McKiuley waa arranged at his re quest to afford opportunity of noti lying Europe ol the necessity ot the intervention of the United States in Cuba. LEAVING JACKSONVILLE. Rapid Fire Guns Making Final Preparations. Jacksonville, Fla., April 9. On account of the alarm caused by tbe imminence of war, a large number of people here are closing business con nections and hastening northward. The rapid fire guns are making final preparations. Commercial Bodies for Peace. The declaration of the New York Chamber of Commerce is in favor of maintaining peace. There has been like action for commercial bodies in San Francisco, Charleston, Savannah, Cincinnati Hartford, New Haven and New Orleans. Tobacco for French Government. Contracts will be arwarded May 11 and 13 for tobacco for the French gov ernment. Bids are being asked for 3,000,000 kilos, or about 12,000 hogs heads, of Maryland tobacco, 300,000 kilos, or about 400 hogsheads, of Vir ginia tobacco, 1,000,000 kilos, or about 2,000 hogsheads, of Kentucky (Burley) tobacco and 4,400,000 kilos, or about 6,700 hogsheads, of other Kentucky to bacco. Tbe total of the contracts will amount to about 21,100 hogsheads. Last year's contracts amounted to 18, 550 hogsheads. When Traveling. Whether on pleasure bent cr busines, take on every trip a bottle of 8y r of igs, as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver, and bowels, preventing fever, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. mi