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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

In these days of multiplied rail-
road facilities, fast and frequent
trains, the daily paper is mainly
dependent upon it's local patron
age for support. Except in the
metropolitan papers. and those
emanating from State capitals,
the circulation of dailies is re
stricted, to the communities in
which they issue. Their adver-
Using patronageis determined by
their local circulation, and the
trade resources,of their localities.
A tolerable morning paper cam
not be produced for less than
three hundred and fifty TO five
ihandred dollars a week; while
good papers like the Charleston
News and Courier, Atlanta Com
stitptions Memphis Appeal, or
Richmond Dispatch cost to pub
lish FIVE hundred dollars per day
andsupward. Their advertising
brings them ten dollars where
that II any North Carolina pa a.
Per brings one, and their eircula-
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
THE HOUSE DEATH ROLL.

The death of congressman Jas.
Phelan of the Memphis district,
Tennessee, who died on the 3Oth
ultimo, makes the eleventh va
cancy in the present Congress by
death. The list is as follows:
James n. Burnes, Missouri, Jan
uary, 1889.
r. w. Townsend, Illinois, March
9, 1889.
Edward J. Gay, Louisiana,
May 30, 1889.
James Laird, Nebraska, August
II, 1889.
S. S. Cox, New York, Sept. 10,
1889.
VIM. D. Kelley, Pennsylvania,
February a, 1890.
David WILDER, New York, April
1. 1890.
S. j. Randall, Pennsylvania,
April 13, 1890.
J.P. Walker, Missouri, July 10,
1890.
L. F. Watson, Pennsylvania,
August 25, 1890.
James Phelan, Tennessee, Jan
uary 30, 1891.
This is the largest death roll of
any Congress since the organiza-
ton of the government.
The degre of mortality in the
present Congress is magnified in
moment when the names of Cox,
Kelley and Randall-the three
most experienced and prominent
members of the body-are recall
led.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
ARE THE NEGROES DECREAS-
ING?

The Springfield Republican de-
duces from the census figures the
conclusion that the negroes in
the Southern States are not only
not increasing nearly SO rapidly
as the whites, but thatit may be
found they are actually decreas-
ing.
''There would appear" says
the Republican, .'to be no
longer danger of the black popu-
lation overwhelming the white
by sheer weight of numbers. Nor
is there any need to plan for ne
gro emigration out OF the coun-
try. The>conclusion that the ne
groes will in time fade away like
the Indians is altogether more
consistent with Mr.. Porter's fig
ures.''
The Southern newspapers,
however, find an explanation of
the census figures in the emigra-
ton of the negroes, and immi-
grafton by white people from
Northern and Western States.
owe know" says the Atlanta
Journal, "that in the last few
years there has been a large lm-
migration into the Southern
States from the Northern and
Western, and that this immigra-
ton still continues in undimin-
ished flow.
The New Orleans Times Demo-
GRAFT computes that during last
year about 10000 negroes left
the Southern for the Northern
and Western States. Srch
movement would be q very nat!
ural and reasonable one, as the
industries and positions at the
North suited to and inviting ne
gro service are numerous.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS
THE ALLIANCE,


Senator Stanford, of California
who is said to be figuring to Sc
cure the nomination of the Far
mers Alliance for the presidency,
believes Maryland to be prom
Using field for active missionary
work. Those who are assisting
in promoting his presidential
boom have been sratified by the
interest in the Senator's Gland
loan scheme" among Maryland
farmers, especially those living
on the Eastern Shore. Letters
IF inquiry on the subject are be-
ing received from various sections
of the State, but the Eastern
Shoremen display the keenest in
terest in the matter. Already, it
is claimed by Senator Standards
friends. seven States are favora
ble to his bill, and, while he may
not be able to secure it's passage
during the present Congress, he
predicts it will ultimately receive
the support of a majority of the
States.
The leaders of the Alliance are
now in Washington to impress
upon Congress the necessity.
from their standpoint, for the
immediate passage of the free
coinage and sub-treasury bills.
Nearly every State represented in
the Alliance has it's delegates now
in Washington, and they appear
ed before the House committee
on coinage, weights and meas
ures Thursday and urged the
passage of the silver bill. Mr..
Polk, president of the Alliance,
acted as spokesman, and claimed
that the Alliance represents about
100000 voters. He made no
demands and no threats, but re-
quested that a fair opportunity
be given the representatives of
the people in the country to ex-
press by their votes whether
they desire free silver.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
SOUTHERN COMMERCE..

During the month ended Jan
uary 81, so steamships and IL
sail vessels arrived, and ~ steam
ships sailed and 8 sailing vessels
cleared from Baltimore for for
eign ports. The custom-house
receipts from duties We're $685.
4O1 33,and miscellaneous $6, 524
II. The value of exports was
"a, 5O4,739 represented by the
following articles: 226, 1853 bush
els of corn, 1859 bushels OF
wheat, 38,O76. barrels of corn,
1869 bushels of wheat, S.
O76 barrels of rosin. 32,713 ca
SEES of canned goods, 35, 1913
bushels of clover seed, 1, 266, $50
gallons of refined petroleum,
6,543,672 pounds of lard, 5,765
cattle, 2,484 logs wood, 1922
900 feet of lumber, 1854 tons
OF coal, LOTT hogsheads of leaf
tobacco. Among the imports
were: 81, 464 tons of iron ore,
$50, 1923 boxes of tinplates 5,724
packages of chemicals, $4,000
cocoanuts, &c, ST. sacks of salt,
$50 tons of salt, %, 447 bushels
of salt, 16,43O bags of sugar,
1850 casks of cement, 965 bar
rels of whisky, 5000 tons of
birthstone, $500 bags of rice,
10,1O2 bags of nitrate of soda,
9,253 tons of manure salts, &c.
728 punches of bananas and sun
dry other packages.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
BALTIMORE AND THE SOUTH.


With the completion of the Ro-
anoke and Southern Railroad to
Roanoke, our portion of the
State will be in direct and short
line railway communication with
Baltimore.
1t is most gratifying to note
the progress and improvement
OF this great Southern city dur
,ing the past few years, in respect
of it's, trade it's commerce and
financial growth and develop:
ment, Inhearty sympathy with,
the Southern people throughout,
and extending to them q helping
hand ! after the close of the great
civil war, Baltimore has been the
one great commercial city of the
country within whose gates the
Sout herner is always perfectly at
home. 5s.tsss.sss s.'s,-sss..,
Southern effort and Southern
Industries have always met aid
and encouragementin Baltimore,
and she. has dealt with Southern
people nlore literally and lenient-
- AZ I-.xx n !. - - II 4 VI
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
WOMEN PHYSICIANS.

The decision of the board of trus-
tees of the Joins Hopkins Medical
School to admit women to its .cour>
ses of study on equal terms with men
is the turning point in this country
of the fate of women as physicians
Not that women had not previously
received instruction in medical COL
leges and engaged in the pratice of
medicine in Baltimore and in other
parts of the United States. Before
the Johns Hopkins Hospital was
organized Baltimore had flourish
ing medical school, where young
women studied with success and
equipped themselves for active SER
vice in the healing art. Biology
and kindred topics were studied by
some ladies years ago with enthusi-
asm in the Laboratories of the Johns
Hopkins University, and to their
interest in the studies pursued at the
university are due in part, perhaps,
the large contributions made by
Baltimore ladies to the fund of
$4,000 0raised for the Hopkins
Medical School.
Women physicians will undoubt-
eddy, if well educated, have advan-
tagcs over men in certain special
lines of medical practice. Their sex
will secure to them lucrative medical
appointments, for which they will
be readily conceded to be better
qualified than men. Woman's quick
wit and warm sympathy with suf-
fering will cause Ter to be preferred
to man by many patients, -particu-
larly by women. 1t has been ques>
toned whether women have the self
command and mechanical aptitude
that will fit them to become skiliful
surgeons. The answer is that al
ready number of women have dis
tinguished themselves by the knowl-
edge, GOODNESS and success with
which they have performed difficult
operations.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

One of the singular phases OF
the Boring sea discussion is the
attempt of Mr.. Blaine newspa-
per champions to coerce the Su-
preme Court by affecting to as
sumo that it will not dare to
place itself in an attitude of OPP
position to the State Department.
The courts recent decision, how
ever, shows that it has paid no
attention TO the. vaporings of
these people, but means to do it's
duty without reference to the
personal or political interests of
the Secretary of State. = Y -.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
DEATH OF Mr.. BoNfTz.

Mr.. julius A. Bonitz, proprie-
tor of the Wilmington Messenger,
died in that city on Saturday
morning, in the tiftieth year of
his age.
Mr.. Bonitz was of German birth,
but came to this country when a
boy. At eighteen he located at
Goldsboro, and engaged in bust
hess for himself. He served in
the Confederate army through
out the war.
His life was one of many vicis-
STUDIES. Merchandising success
fully for a year after the war, he
engaged in farming to fail disas-
trously. He then bought a dis
used printing Office and began
the publication of the Daily
Goldsboro Rough Notes.
In the fall of 1868 the name
was changed to The Goldsboro
Messenger, under which the pa
per began to thrive. Ayear later
the entire office was destroyed by
fire without a dollar of insurance,
but the paper was resumed and
fifteen years later, November,
1884, was again burned up with
out insurance. In June, 1887,
Mr.. Bonitz moved to Wilmington,
and began the Daily Wilmington
Messenger.
The GoldsbOro Messenger was
among the most successful news
papers ever published in the State.
It's circulation was the largest,
it's business the most profitable,
and its influence as potent as
any publication North Carolina
has ever known.
The Messenger, at Wilmington,
has held a first place in the ranks
Of Southern journalism. 1t has
kept a long way ahead of any
thing ever attempted in this
State, and it has exerted a pow
erful influence in behalf of Will
mington, the industries and de-
velopment of that port.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
THE CIGARETTE PROHIBITION

The passage of a bill through
the Legislature prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes to minors, I'M
der pains and penalties will
please a greet many parents, and
is a very proper prohibition.
Cigarette smoking is popularity
believed to be, and doubtless is
injurious, and especially SO to
the young, and dealers should
be restrained from selling to boys
such articles as cigarettes, cigars
and tobacco which they are well
aware, their parents are opposed
to their using. When, in the face
of popular protest, and with the
knowledge that they are violat-
ing one Of the most sacred social
obligations, they continue to en-
courage and promote this sort
of traffic, it is right that the
strong arm of the law should
step in and arrest them.
We shall insist upon a strict
observance and the rigid enforce
ment of the law, and trust that
all violations may be prom tly
and appropriately punished.
But with the strained sentiment
of a general crusade aga; INST to-
bacco, we of course, have no SYM
pathy. The use of tobacco is in
furious when carried to excess,
as over indulgence is harmful in
everything. The use of tobacco,
moderately INDUCED, in our opin-
ion, is to be commended, as con-
tl'ibuting to mental and physical
comfort, it's excess to he avoided
in all cases, and it's use to be dis
continued in those instances
wherein positive injury is ascer-
tanned beyond question, which it
is the privilege and the duty of
the individual to determine for
himself.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
SOUTHERN FAIRS.

A convention of representa-
tives of the leading fair associa-
tions of the Southern States will
meet i'll Baton Rouge, Tuesday,
February 18th, for the purpose
Of forming a Southern fair circuit,
agreeing upon the dates upon
which their several fairs will be
held, SO as to prevent any con-
fist between them, and also do
whatever else will mutually BEN
eft their associa tions and pro-
mote the objects for which they
were formed.
The convention is necessary
one, and will prove highly bene-
fetal. 1t. is an evidence of the
progress of Southern agricult-
ure that such a conference should
be called to-day. Agricultural
fairs were a novelty in the South
but a few years ago, particularly
in the Southwest. They have in
creased in number and improved
in every way since then, until
they more or.less impinge upon
each other, and it becomes neces-
sary to arrange u circuit. as has
been done in the Northern States,
where these agricultural fairs
have been longer IN operation, SO
hs to peevent any conflict.
Help "a to extend the circulation
Of The 6ANTnsKI.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

The Lexington Iegef, rerv apr
propfiately observes: You can
s.arcelypick up anewspaperthese
days but that you see ACCOUNTS
Of billiards., destruction, failure
OF crops and people dyingpfsta
walton all over diffafentlpafts Of
the country Yet welhave heard
Of some people whosare confiifu-
ally complaining that Mort Il Car
DINA Is 9 poor State, when the
facts that it has good climate,
her people live well, we have no
extreme destitutiens as ii some
parrs. Nof1ki q zrolI3d i today
the best alIround State in the
Union, takings erez ching INTO
conaideration. ]
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

There are propositions to lay off
five new counties before the present
Legislature. AS we have before
suggested, there is nearly always
merit in the movement for county.
Large counties are inconvenient to
the people, and generally more ex-
pensive, in proportion, than small
compact divisions. The erection of
new counties always stimulates the
people, of the new territory especially
to renewed effort and development.
In the whole history of North Caro-
the. erection of a new county was
never found to have been mistake.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
i.Arz xsws norRs.


Richmond importers say the recip
have beneficial eject on the trade
of that city.
Exporting firms in New York en-
gagged in the Brazil trade express sat-
isfaction with the reciprocity treaty
with that country.
Senator Hoar talks of retiring into
private life. 1t il remarkab bic what a
happy faculty the dear old lady is
developing OF anticipating a general
public desire.
1t is stated that President Harri-
son has telegraphed COnsul-General
John C. New, at London Offering him
the place of Secretary of the Treas
ury.
New York bank statement showed,
the large expansion in loans of
5000, 900. This large increase in
dicates the growing activity in bust
ness.
The United States Capitol grounds
claim under a Maryland war
rant is shown to have grown out of
the familiar Garrett county land
claims -sa,--s
The United States government has
extended an official invitation to
Great Britain to take part in the
Worlds Fair which is to be held in
Chicago in 1898.
The noted orator of Georgia, Rev.
Bishop Lucius Halsey, was once a
slave of R. NJ. tombstone, the author;
and he is said to be just as good and
faithful a worker in the spiritual
field as he was on his old masters
plantation.
Rev. Sam Jones may not have sue
ceeded in knocking hades out of the
devil or the devil out of hades, as he
proposed to do when he started out,
but he has knocked out q live Mayor
and n lot of free advertising.
There are between three and four
hundred Northern settlers and visi-
tors now Southern Pines; the place is
growing rapidly, and its reputation
as health resort, especially for pull
monary diseases, is becoming widely
known.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

Now the force bill is no longer an
impending danger, the people Of
Virginia are considering the ques-
ton of a proper exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. Governor Mckin-
ney favors a liberal appropriation by
the Legislature. The Old Domin-
ion, with her recent great advances
in material Development, should he
able to make splendid showing at
Chicago.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

The Pension Bill passed Ivy the
Senate appropriates $134,975,OOO.
This is not all, as Senator Allison,
in charge of the bill, statcd that
about ten millions in addition to
this sum would be spent within the
year that was being provided for.
All the ether governments in the
world pnt together hardly spend
more than half of Sl45,OO0,OOO for
pensions.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

The report to the Pennsylvania
Legislature of the commission APP
pointed to examine into the fcasi>
bility of great ship canal from
Lake Erie to Pittsburg, thus CON
Meeting the Northern lakes with
the Ohio river, will soon be laid
before that body. Mr.. Brewer, of
Erie, who will present the report,
estimates the cost of the canal, with
locks complete, at $4,000, 900. He
thinks Pittsburg capital sho:,ld
prosecute the work. The canal.
according torthe-s repors cau.d1he
completef in four years:and. would
pay for itself in five years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

The pension bill, which l'assad the
Senate on Thursday, appropriates
the net sum of $l33,l73,OS5 for
pensions, aud enough more for fees,
salaries ard Other expenditures to
to increase the amount to S135, O0O,-
900, or s10O,OoO,OOO more than the
animal appropriation for pensions
when General Garfield, as chairman
of TIE committee on appropriations,
declared that eve may reasonably
expect that the expenditures tor
pensions will hereafter steadily de
crease unless our legislation should
be unwarrantably extravagant." As
the expenditures have increased to
the extent of 500, 900 year instead
of decreasing, the inference is plain
that the pension legislation has been
unwafrantably cxtravagant, accord
ing to the Garfield standard. But
it is not at all probable that even the
1886, OO0, 900 will be enough, as Mr..
Allison, during the debate, admitted
to Mr.. Mcpherson that there might
be deficiency of six, eight or ten
millions. That it will he much
greater than the highest sum mem
toned by Allison is more than a
possibility. Its a strong probability.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
BORROWING MONEY.

The rate at which money can
be borrowed depends upon cir
cumstances and is determined by
conditions.
In the money markets of the
country, like Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Richmond, money is generally
cheap for good collateral, such
securities as can be readily turn
ed into cash.
At the present time our State
four percent bombs, readily COM
mand money at 9SA cents on the
dollar; our six per cents bring
124k. This indicates money at
a low rate of interest, where the
security is satisfactory. and the
time long to run. But United
States fourper cent bonds are at
as big premium as our skies;
while a government two per
cent thirty year bond would
exchange for currency at par.
Our State credit is first rate,
and in consequence the bonds of
various cities in North Carolina
command good prices in the va
rious money markets at the
North, and our banks are able
to borrow money of the North
ern banks at six per cent per an
mum, or easily re-discount good
home paper.
But individuals of our State
cannot borrow money in the
Northern centres on mortgages
at six per cent, if indeed they
could obtain it at any figure,
outside of some of the well known
manufacturers. And it is useless
for an agricultural people like
ours to talk about getting money
abroad at six per cent upon
their securities.
A State law limiting interest
to six per cent will be operative
at home, but it will not affect
the great money lenders of the
country, for they will simply
have nothing to do with us. We
reach them in any way ex-
cept through the agency of our
local banks, and six per cent
leaves these no margin between
the interest at home and the rate
they are compelled to pay for
Northern money.
The result must be that beyond
the private money lenders and
the native resources of the banks,
we shall be unable to borrow
money for our necessary opera
tions, and instead of helping
them, the six per cent Law will
hurt the farmers as a body.
This shows how easy it is to
get money on the right sort of
security: The books for subscrip-
lions at 1O1A and accrued inter
EST for the S., 100000 5per cent.
Baltimore Belt Railroad bonds,
interest guaranteed uncondition-
ally by the Baltimore and Ohio,
vas opened simultaneously in
Baltimore, New York, Philadel-
Dhia, Boston and London by
Messrs. Alexander Brown &Sons
md their allied firms. The sub
rriptions in Baltimore were over
IL 100000. These are 5 per
.ent. bonds, mind you. 1
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

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