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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

Mr.. Gladstone is proud to be spok-
en- of as the "grand old man"-any
man would be; but if Mrs. Gladstone
is proud to be called the ''grand old
woman she differs from the rest of
her sex.
1t is not a personal triumph for
Harrison He is not wanted by his
party. His nomination has been
forced upon the Republicans by the
Inscriptions, persistent and deter
mined use of the official machine.
And yet, as we have said, it is the
most logical and consistent nomina-
ton that could be made.-Boston
Post-Dem.
Levi P. Morton, who gave victory
to the Republicans in 1888, did not
receive even the courtesy of a refer
ence in the Minneapolis Convention.
The modern ia BILE of the sucked lemon
is very instructive, but it's teachings,
like Cassandra's prophecies, are sell
dom needed.
Concord Standard: Miss Minnie
Culp was found dead in bed, in Moores-
vile, Saturday morning. She had
been sick for several days, but not
alarmingly SO. Friday night she
would not allow any one to sit up
with her saying she felt better. At
4 O'Clock her sister went to the bed
to give her some medicine, and to
her horror found her corpse.
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CHOLERA IN KHoRAssAN.
All the Europeans in the Visited Dis
trict Escape the Malady.

All the Europeans in the Visited Dis
: trict Escape the Malady.
LONDON, June a. "A dispatch
from Meshed says that all the Euro
peans in that city have escaped from
the cholera which is raYaging Mes
he'd and the province of Khorassan.
Among the natives the deaths
have reached $50 daily. The disease
is of a most violent type. Persons
seemingly perfectly well are seized
with the disease while passing along
the streets or attending to their
usual business, and in few hours
many of them are dead.
No panic prevails, for the people
look upon the epidemic as a vista
ton from God, and with the calm
Indifference that characterizes the
Orientals, bury their dead with a
callousness that would lead a stran-
ger to conclude that they were with
out hearts.
The story that the dead are Gre
mated and that often those who are
suffering with the disease are thrown,
while still alive, upon the pyres, is
absolutely without a grain of truth.
On sanitary grounds the burning
CT the dead would be of the greatest
possible benefit to the living, but as
a matter OF fact, no attention what
ever is paid in Persia to sanitary
laws; indeed, such laws are unknown
and the dead are buried in the usual
manner within the precincts of the
town.
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Food for Russian Peasants.

New YORK, June 13.-The ship ST.
Leo sailed Saturday afternoon from
the Central docks, near Hamilton
ferry, Brooklyn, with cargo of
breadstuffs, meats and infant food,
in addition to 1, 500 tons of -four for
the starving Russian peasants. The
ship was decorated by the ladies of
the different circles of the Kings
Daughters with flags and bunting
and here and there futtered a stream
er with the Red Cross, the emblem of
the Kings Daughters. Before leav-
ing, Rev. DR.. Talmage held a short
service on board, blessing the cargo
and asking for safe journey across
the ocean. CONSPICUOUS in the gather
ing was Louis Loris, Russian exile.
who is in this country lecturing, and
sending the proceeds to his suffering
countrymen. DIR. Talmage said that
he and DR.. Klopsch would be in
Russia when the ST. Leo arrived and
would personally superintend the
distribution of the gifts. AS the ship
weighed anchor the tabernacle choir
and others on the dock gave the
vessel and its freight God speed in
song.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Wat Was Done at Their Meeting Mon
day Night

Three New Members Elected - Sum-
mer Excursion Rates Discussed
Insurance M2tters-The Election
to Vote Bonds for the Purchase of
the Water Works
At $40 last Monday night Presi-
dent, Hanes called the Chamber OF
Commerce to order.
Blair the reading of the minutes of
the past session was dispensed with.
Messrs. Walker Bros, and G. Bot
niger were elected members of the
Chamber.
A communication was read from
the Passenger Agent of the c. F. &
Y. V. Railroad stating that he would
cheerfully put summer excursion tick
cts on sale at all points on said road
to Winston-Salem. The committee
appointed by the Chamber to look
after summer excursion rates was
continued with request that it con
tinue it's work until reduced rates
were secured from all points to the
Twin City.
The question of insurance was
taken up and discussed. During the
remarks made it was the general SEN
timent that the Twin-City paid out
at least $50, 900 per year and that
with the proper steps taken at least
$4,000 could be saved. The com
mittee on insurance was continued.
The committee on telegraphy was
also continued.
The proposed purchase by the city,
of the Winston Water Works, was
taken up. Mr. Hinshaw from the
Water Company, made plain state
ment of the contract proposed to the
Water Company by the Board of
Aldermen He considered the idea
of the city owning the works good
one. The election to be held on the
Both instant to vote 100000 worth
of bonds was discussed by several,
and it was the sense of the speakers
that a plain and practical statement
should be made as to the kind of
contract the city would make with
the Water Company in case the
bonds were voted.
A communication was read from
Rev. W. A. Lutz stating that the
United Synod of the Lutheran
church were looking around for a
site on which to erect a Lutheran
Seminary. Several towns are ma
king bids for the institution. The
Synod will meet on the 22nd instant
to take some action relative to the
matter. President Hanes appointed
a committee consisting of Messrs. j.
L. Patterson, W. A. Blair and E. R.
Amis, to look after the matter at
once.
1t was announced that Dun's last
quarterly misquoted Winston Sa-
LENS population by several thous-
and. President Hanes was requested
to report the error to the proper
authorities in order that it might
not occur again.
The Chamber then adjourned.
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Presbyterian Missionaries.

In the general responsive .reajing
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, it was shown that the
church now has ninety five mission
aries in the foreign field, four of
whom are on the Congo in Africa,
twenty three in Brazil, thirty three
in China, two in Cuba. one in Italy,
twenty three in Japan and seven in
Mexico Besides these there are two
more who are returning from the
Greek Mission, lately discontinued.
There are seventeen new mission
aries ready to go out this year. These
will go to Africa, China and Korea.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
MISSIONARY EXERCISES.

Impressive Services at the Presbyteri-
an Church.
The missionary exercises at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing was a pleasant event.
The church was beautifully deco
rated and the house was crowded.
1t was lovely sight to see the
scholars marching in with the little
'tots" in front.
The following program was rem
dered:
Hymn-Who is on the Lords side
Prayer.
Responsive Bible Reading.
Hymn-The Kingdom Coming.
Responsive reading about the field.
Hvmn-"Free Giving"
Response Neutrality-suspicious. and
Missionaries in Korea.
Recitation.
Collection for Foreign Missions.
Prayer for Gods Blessings on the
Korean Mission.
Hymn "Crowning Day"
Recitation.
General Responsive Reading.
The exercises were interesting
and impressive throughout. A SINH
lar service was held at the Presbyte-
rian Sunday School in North Wins
tom
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BRIEF LOCALITEMS.

-Thos. Collins, of Lynchburg,
has opened branch house here of
the Virginia Brewery.
The dedication of the Moravian
church in Kernersville has been post
poned until the second Sunday in
July.
Mrs. T. W. Parish is spending
some time with relatives in Locke
vile, Chatham county. She will re-
turn to her home in. the city in
about ten days.
Mrs. DIR. M. R. Banner, of Walnut
Cove, is in the city visiting her
brother, j. M. Martin. She will also
spend a few days with her sister,
Mrs. r. P. Webster, on Eighth stl eet
before returning home.
Mrs. H. R. Starbuck has returned
from visit to Der parents In Ches-
ter, S. C. She was accompanied
home by Miss Annie Hardin, of
Chester, who will spend several days
in the city.
The Washington correspondent
of the Charlotte Observer writes that
a marriage license was issued last
week to Charles Parish, of Salem,
N c., and Lydia C. Murphy.
Charles is we'll known in Winston.
He left here several years ago FOR
Washington.
The Norfolk and Western Rail
road Company has reduced the price
of tickets to the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago to $17.60.
The price first named was 500. 40.
Tickets will be on sale here the 10th,
18th. 18th and 10Th, good for return
ing until July 28th.
President McIyer reports the
outlook for the first session of the
Female Industrial School which
opens at Greensboro in September
as fattering. The Professor says
that he is receiving applications
almost daily from young ladies desir.
ing to enter the institution.
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Shot at Her Husband.

Dizzy Nichols, colored, was up be-
fore the Mayor last week upon
the charge of attempting to put an
end to the life of her husband. Dizzy
it seems is now living out near Be-
los pond while the old man resides
on Vine street. Dizzy went to the
latter place and then proceeded
to take charge of her former home
by throwing all the furniture out of
the house. When old man Nichols
interferred she proceeded to use her
pistol freely. The result was one or
two balls went through the old fell
lows hat. Dizzy was placed under
two bonds-one for her appearance
at court and the other for her good
behavior. She also had to pay $50
for carrying a deadly weapon. She
gave both bonds.
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The Foreign Press on Harrison's Nom
nation.

LONDON, June 13.-The burden of
comments of all the evening papers
on the denomination of Harrison and
the selection of Whitelaw Reid as the
Republican candidate for Vice Presi-
dent is joyous over the defeat of
Blaine.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: Gwen
those. least in sympathy with MIR.
Blaine as a politician may spare a
passing regret at the cruel disap-
pointment of a man who is the ablest
Republican and the most astute
politician in the United States"
The Globe says: "For once the
American caucus was of real interest
to outsiders, especially England. In
view of the dissension in the Demo-
cratic party the nominee ofyesterday
stands a good chance of being the
next President. 1t was a happy
thing that the caucus decided over
whelmingly against the great wire
puller whose entire career has been
marked with attempts to make party
capital out of foreign politics
1t adds: Gwen as it was Harri-
son sometimes had a difficult task to
check the mischief"
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THE FLOODS.
The Water Higher at New Orleans
Than Ever Before.

The Water Higher at New Orleans
Than Ever Before.
The : Missouri river is booming
here and reports from up the river
say that big food is now coming
down from the upper country,
caused by heavy rains and cloud
bursts in the last few days. The
present high water here is from the
June rise, and if on top of this come
floods from such sources as indicated
there is every reason to fear grave
danger to the low lands.
NEW ORLEANS ALARMED.
NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-THE riv-
er reached the highest point known
in forty-6ve years yesterday. The
city is literally an island today. The
river RACES in front and Lake Point
chartrain has hemmed in the city in
the rear. Traffic on three roads mas
been suspended.
Last night at midnight the guage
read eighteen feet above high water
mark. People who knew well what
this rise meant hoped that by morn.
ing there would be decline, but
when daybreak came and the gauge
was scanned old-timers were stag
gered when they read Is 2-10. At {
O'Clock the first break was reported
1t happened at Belmont Place, about
twenty miles above the city on the
Mississippi Valley road. Seventy
five feet of the levee gave way a.
one clip and the water within ar
hours time had dug channe
twelve feet deep. The Valley track!
were quickly under two feet of wa
ter and all traffic was stopped.
The June rise is now on it's wa,
down and is fearfully awaited.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
COL. L. L. POLK'S FUNERAL
Many Prominent Alliancemen From
Washington Attend.

A City Funeral-The Farmers General
Iy Did not get the News in Time to
Turn Out-ButIer Reached Raj
eigh Too Late-Many Floral Trib-
utes.
From 9 News and Observer
The funeral of Col. L. L. Polk,
President of the National Farmers
Alliance, took place on Sunday af-
ternoon at 4 O'Clock, in the First
Baptist church of this city and was
attended by a very large concourse
of people.
The remains arrived here by the
train from Washington over the Rich
mond & Danville via Greensboro, due
here at 1:3O O'Clock, but the train
was late and did not reach Raleigh
till $40 p. m.
The following is the personnel of
the party of twenty-five accompany
ing the remains of Colonel Polk on
the special car from Washington to
Raleigh, in charge of Dr. e. W. Ma
cune, of the National Economisr,
Washington, d. c., and chairman of
the executive committee: Mrs. L. l..
Polk, Mr. j. W. Denmark, Hon. S. B.
Alexander, Hon. W. A. Branch,
North Carolina; Gen. E. T. Stack
house, South Carolina; Hon. C. E..
Moses, Georgia; S n a tor W. A..
PETER, Hon. W. A. Baker, Mrs. W. A
Baker, Hon. John g. Otis, Mrs. J. G..
Otis, Kansas; Hon. J. F. Tillman
Executive committee f. A. and /.
U. } Tennessee; Mrs. Jerre Simpson,
Kansas; Mrs. Col. Ben Terrell, Tex
as; Mrs. N. A Dunning, D. c.; Miss
Bessie A. Dryer, (of the National
Economist staff Texas; Hon. W. F.
Gwynn (member legislative commit
tee F. A. and l. U. } Tennessee; Hon.
W. A. McKeighan, Nebraska; Hon.
]. 81. Turner, (National Secretary F.
A. and l. U.,) Georgia; Mr.. John A.
Albrittan, (of Economist staff
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. John A.
Albritton, Washington, D. c.; Hon.
0. M. KEN, Nebraska; Mr.. Hugh
Smith, Georgia; DIR. Walter G.. MUIR
ply, North Carolina.
Quite a crowd had assembled at
the depot to await the arrival of the
remains, among whom were members
of Col. Folks family, many prom
inent Alliancemen and citizens, a
committee to receive the remains
and escorting party and the local
pail bearers. Mr.. Hal W. Aver, late
private secretary to Col Polk, is
chairman of the committee. Mr.. Jno
w. Brown was director of the
| funeral
As the hour for the funeral was
near at hand a procession of car
riages bearing the visitors, the pal
bearers and committee was formed
and proceeded at once to the First
| Baptist church, arriving there at {
few minutes before 4 o'clock. AS thu
procession moved toward the churcl
the city bell was tolled as was also
the church bell
Rev. DR.. Carter preached from the
text: '"Take not thought of thu
morrow. for We know not what da.
NAV bring forth" Many persons
awaited themselves of the opportun
ity to take a last look when TIL
casket lid was opened.
The interment was in Oakwoo(
cemetery. State President, Marion
| Butler of the Farmers Alliance
came up on the evening train from
the east, arriving too late for tn
| funeral.
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A Long Felt Want Supplied.

Mr.. Fred L. Perry swung his res
taurant doors open Monday to the
public for the first time. There
were about fifteen persons that took
dinner with him and all seemed
pleased with his bill of fare. A first
class restaurant is what our towns
have long needed and we feel quite
sure that if Mr.. Perry is accorded
proper support he will supply this
need. He has a nice, cool place.
Call around and take a meal with
him, corner Third and Liberty
Streets
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FIRES, FLOODS, CYCLONES.
4 Cyclone Destroys the Little Town Of
GalYa, I'll.


Joliet and Council Bluff Storm Swept
oil Steamer Blows up in France
Congressman Stackhouse Falls
Dead.
Special to The Daily Sentinel.1
GALvA, ILL.,, June IA town of
two thousand inhabitants was swept
away by cyclone today, and a ter
rible scene of death followed. The
dead are lying about everywhere.
Twenty have already been taken out
of the ruins. Not a house is left
standing.
Seven persons were killed on the
streets of Chicago by the storm.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 14.-Joliet and
Council Bluff were swept by the
storm.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
THE GRAND CoNCLAvE.

The eleventh annual Conclave of
the Knights Templar of North Caro-
lima convened Thursday morning at
10 O'Clock in the Asylum of the Pied
mont commandery in this city.
The Grand Commander W. W. Allen.
Deputy Grand Commander J. South
gate, Grand Generalissimo E. s. Mar
tin and Grand Captain General F. NJ
Moye, delivered their addresses before
the Conclave and the Grand Treas
urer W. Simpson and Grand Recorder
III. H. Munson submitted their annual
reports all of which were referred to
a special committee.
THE GRAND CHAPTER.
Wednesday afternoon the various
committees reported, but these re-
ports contained nothing OF general
interest. The committee on time
and place reported, recommending
Tarboro as the place and the second
Tuesday in May, 1898, as the time
Grand High Priest elect made the
following appointments.
Geo. Lampman, Greensboro, Grand
Ifiuclpdi OOJOufueT.
1. r. Fender, Tarboro, Grand Roy
al Arch Captain.
Arthur j. Willis, Asheville, Grand
Master of third vail
Calvin E. Parrish. Hillsboro, Grand
Master of the second vail.
Chas. +. Bahnson, of Pennington,
Grand Master of the first vail.
Robt. H. Bradley, Grand Tiler.
These officers with those elected
Wednesday morning and announced,
were installed by Jas. Southgate,
Past Grand High Priest, assisted by
E. s, Martin and III. H. Munson
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| for the year were announced:
Jurisprudence III. III. Munson, E. S.
| Martin and B. F. Briggs.
Foreign Correspondence James
Southgate.
On finance, J. r. Fender, j. M. Ba
| ker and j. d. Burlock.
| The Grand convocation closed ite
session at O'Clock P. NJ.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Irwin Norman Has q Narrow Escap
From Death.

Irwin Norman Has q Narrow Escap
From Death.
An accident occurred to Mr.. Irwin
Norman, OF Yadkin county, about
$50 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
which came very near costing him
his life.
The accident occurred on the cor
ner of Main and Third streets. Mr..
Norman came up Main on horseback
and the animal was travelling at a
high rate of speed. Turning the cor
ner it fell, throwing the rider on the
brick pavement.
Mr.. Norman was picked up uncon-
scious and carried to the store of J..
Jacobs. A physician was summoned
and for fifteen minutes little hope
was entertained for his recovery.
The animal fortunately received no
injury. Mr.. Norman carr.edla knot
on the side of his head as the result
of his fall. He admitted Friday
that he alone was to blame for the
accident, as there was no excuse for
his riding at such a rapid gate.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
A Bicycle Record Beaten.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15-Frank
Waller, of the Acme Bicycle Club, of
Oakland, yesterday rode 1853 miles
in twenty-four hours, breaking the
worlds record of 361 miles, LAG
yards, held by M. A. Holbein. He
started at 6 O'Clock Friday evening
on the Alamenda Bicycle Clubs track
and rode continuously until 6 O'Clock
Saturday evening. He rode the
first 10 miles in 20 minutes ICY Sec
onds, and 10 miles, 500 yards in the
first hour.
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The State Tobacco Association.

Col. John o. Plank, manager of
the Atlantic Hotel, Morehead, writes
to G.. E. Webb, secretary and treas
urer of the N. G. State Tobacco As
ISOLATION, that he is making extern
sive preparations to give the Tobac-
co Association which meets there
July the fifth, a big time. Promi-
nent tobacco men from all parts of
the Union have written Secretary
Webb that they will be present,
many Of them bringing their fami-
lies with them. Reduced rates have
bs6A secured at hotel and on railroad.
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Died in Washington.

A. Washington correspondent writes
that on the 4th instant Mrs. Mary
Virginia Adams, daughter Of DR..
James Galloway, of Wilkesboro, and
widow of the late Geo. Daniel A.
Adams, of New Orleans. died in this
city, and her remains left here on
Thursday for interment at Wilkes
boro. She was Sc years of age.
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Petrified in Solid Stone.
From a Montezuma Dispatch.1

From MOnteZuma Dispatch.
When Mr.. Charles Block OIL ened the
grave of his wife in Lakewood GENE
terry near here he found the coffin full
of water and his wife's remains
petrified to solid stone. 1t took five
men to lift the coffin out of the grave.
The woman's flesh was fair and her
hair black and glossy as in life. A
bunch of roses in her hand had be-
come solid stone. The body had
been buried eight years.
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Death Of a Bright Young Man.

Mr.. Charles M. Stroud, a bright
young man from Chapel Hill, died at
1870 on Tuesday at the residence
of Mrs. Turner King; aged 20 years.
The deceased came to Winston about
one week ago from Oak Ridge where
he had been attending school. Re
was taken i'll and continued to grow
worse until death came at the hour
above stated. The attending physi-
clan is of the opinion that his, death
was the result of over-work in the
school room. Mr.. Stroud was a
young man of bright promise. He
was awarded two medals at the close
of the school for the progress he had
made during the past session.
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Go to Durham to Marry,

If there is any young man who is
anxious to marry and can not ven
ture because of the price of license,
let him go to Durham county, where
it is said, the County Commissioners
levy no tax on marriage. The cheap
est place to live may be here or yon-
der, but the cheapest place to enter
upon matrimony is Durham. 1t ap-
pears as if Durham would make q
s'run" on the matrimonial article
Evening Visitor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-16
Believes it viii be Built.

DIR. T D. Hogg, who, with W. A
Whitaker, of Winston represented
North Carolina at the national con-
vention in the interest of the Nicar-
aqua canal. says that he believes this
government will endorse this canal
and build it. 1t will pay as an in
yestment. Only % miles of canal
will have to be constructed and one
hundred millions of dollars will cover
the cost. The income will be, as
figured, $40, ZOO. 900 and the expenses
S., O00, 900.
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sunbeam society oreaized.

The. Sun Beam Society, Of the
First Baptist church, was re-organ-
lied Sunday afternoon by the
election of the following officers:
President, Mrs. T. s.. Sprinkle;
.vice-president, Mrs. d. s. Reid; Sec
retary. Mrs. w. J. Conrad; treasur-
~, Mrs. Ruth Roddick. The names
80 members were enrolled.