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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-23

H. "a. Latham, editor Of the
Washington Gazette. amour
ces himself as a candidate for
House Reading Clerk.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-23

-Office-ssekefs are on the
warpath now, and the fever
seems to be contagious.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-23

Our people are glad o know
that Rev Sam Small viii visit
them next Tuesday night.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
A Contented Farmer.

New England is in proportion to its popula-
ton the richest part of the United States says
the Detroit Tribune. From Maine to Connecti-
cut the country is dotted with savings banks,
and the bulk Of the vast insurance wealth of
the union is owned there. Tom Reed tells a
story Of Nebraska farmer who, travelling
through Maine happened to stop at a little
house hanging from the side of a rocky hill
which constituted the farm During his stay
he made many cutting criticisms upon the
character Of the soil and asked the farmer why
he did not 20 west, where the land was so rich
that you could thrust your arm into it up to
your shoulders and pull from the bottom dirt
as rich as guano.
Il want to know" said the farmer, "and
where might such lands be?''
Where live in the west" was the reply,
which lis in Blank township, Blank county,
Nebraska.
Il reckon have mortgage on some Of that
land, replied the Maine man. And he there
upon brought out old tin box and showed
mortgages on half the farms in the township
i bought these mortgages " he went on, with
what made off my farm here, and as long as
you fellows pay the interest guess will stay.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
The Macon Telegraph.

The Macon Telegraph Printing Company has
been reorganized by its new owners by the
election Of the following officers:
President-E. c. Machen.
Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager
Z. H Coates.
Business Manager. T. Coates.
Directors-H J. Lamar. Sr.. r. H. Plant, j.
Dannenberg, W. N. Gordon. E. c. Machen,
Bridges Smith. F. H. Coates. Ron Sims, Il.
Horne and j. T. Coates
In announcing the recent change the Tele-
graph says There will be no change In the
political policy Of the paper. It will be an organ
OF democratic opinion in the same sense as here
tofore, favorinR tariff reform and pure politics,
having only the success Of the party in view
aud serving no man or set Of men. Its in
dependence will be limited only by the will OF
the party, authoritativeIy expressed In its con.
ventions; but 70 that will, so expressed, the
Telegraph will always yield cheerful obedience. ="
The morning news., 1892-02-23
BRIGHT BITS.

,JuDGE-Plaintif says you knocked out one Of
his teeth. What have you to say in defenses
1T was hollow tooth-he would have had to
have it pulled soon anyhow, Sltepends Blat-
ter.
TEACHER OF PHYs1oLoGY-what Ingredient
which is highly essential in the composition Of
the human body does sugar possessi
Pupils lin one voice)-Sand.-Ph Pharmaceutical
Era.
TEAcHER-Willie Jones, may put the iine
There is pleasure in the painless woods, " in
language of his own choice.
Willie Jones-There's lots OF fun in the
bushes.-Kdte Fields Washington.
LIKE the European plan
or living; tits 80 neat,
You dine with your. friends whene'er you can,
And when you can't don't eat.
-NetO York Herald
PREAcHER-Every man must some day settle
his account with his Maker.
Tailor-1 wish you could impress young Sap
mind with that idea. He hasn't settled with me
in about year and a half.--Boston Courier.
"vIcKAR's PLAY has made the hit of the
"So?"
Il should say The stage carpenter was
called before the curtain no less than three
times. Indianapolis journal.
Mrs. FLoRA-But husband, wont the people
who buy seeds OF you be disappointed when the
seeds they have planted come up and look so
different from the gorgeous pictures in your
catalogue:
Mr.. F. (seedsmanl-O. there's no trouble about
that. The seeds will never come up.-Boston
Transcript
REPUBLICAN EDIToR--I have Just finished an
important article on the wonderful Increase Of
prosperity since the Mckinley bill, and want
you TO get it in tonight.
Foreman-Very sorry, sir; but can't
''Why not?'
THE printers have struck against reduction
Of wages Puck
The morning news., 1892-02-23
Firas on COTTON shins-

The fire during the last week on the
British ship Indian Empress, at Dundee, was
exceptional, from the fact that the cause of
the confagration was quickly discovered.
Her cargo was jute, and when the fire was
extinguished by pumping water into the
hold, and few bales of the juts butts re-
moved, a box Of parlor matches was dis
covered.
Usually fires on ocean steamers remain a
mystery, despite all efforts to ascertain the
causes. Especially does this appear to be
the case with fires in cotton laden ships
from America. Aud, unfortunately, there
appears to be greater number of fires on
those ships than in any other transatlantic
carrying trade. These fires, and the
mystery that surrounds them, is made the
subject of an interesting paper by Lord De
La War; in the North american ReuieU.
Calling attention to the large number of
passengers who cross the ocean annually on
cotton laden ships, and the fact that III
fires have occurred on such ships during the
last ten years, he expresses surprise that
while science has almost daily increased the
means of communication between countries
it has not, at the same time, produced the
means of averting the dangers consequent
upon these advantages.
Speaking directly of the causes of those
fires, be surmises that the danger is not in-
herent in the cotton, but is due to the sys-
tenn Of packing. sampling and loading that
obtains in America. Special reference is
made to the method of sampling, which
leaves exposed a small part of the bale in a
rough state.
On the other hand, fires occurring in cot
ton ships from India are comparatively
rare, which Lord De La War; attributes to
the fact that the bagging in which the cot
ton is packed is of closely woven texture,
the bales are pressed very close, greater
number of bands are used, and no holes are
made for sampling. The system of hand
ling also is more conducive to safety than
the system in use in this country. Com
parisons of the modes of handling in Amer
lea and India have been frequently made.
but no changes of consequence have re-
suited.
1t is, beyond doubt, desirable that some
action should be taken to better secure the
safety of cotton ships and their cargoes ana
passengers. The law can compel the adop-
ton of reforms in loading and handling, and
reduction of duty on cotton bagging and
ties might induce shippers and producers to
use better grade of covering and more
ties on the bales.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
Mistaken foraG,rzan-

Thomas Mccarthy Of Brunswick, Ga, who is
at the Hotel Bartholdi. says lie hsd narrow
escape from being shot as bandit recently in
Texas, says the New YORK COnsnieTcitd Aduer-
tiser. I went 70 the City OF Mexico TO look
after SOME mining Investment -" he said, ''and
on returning, thought / would come via Texas
and see q little OF Mexico on the way. When we
got TO small place called luatuabia in
Mexico, near the border, we stopped at a
ranchero's for a few days. started of alone
one day and crossed the river into Texas, rode
about bit and concluded TO return
l had started for home when / heard the
hammerinR Of horses hoofs behind me.
and almost simultaneously the sound
OF the disc arEe of two or three guns looked
oack and saw that was pursued by some sol
dlers and pulled up. l found that they were
United states soldiers in command of a
sergeant. and that they had taken me for one
OF IGarza's party. As. according to their minds
was acting suspiciously, they fired 20 make
me stop" Mr.. McCarthy'e friends looked in
credulous and whistled when he told them the
tale, but he insisted that it was true. The
brunswick man has one OF the biggest yellow
pine tracts and mills around his town. He could
easily be taken for a Mexican. and says that mis-
out-of- door life hightens the resemblance.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
The situation in France.

The religious question was not the real
cause OF the overthrow Of the French
ministry, although that question was the
issue upon which the ministry lost its ma
jority. The real cause was the desire OF the
ultra radicals to make it apparent that
no ministry can exist without their
support. They were not hostile 70 the asso-
Citations bill-the bill introduced by the
ministry and intended to restore the
authority Of the state over all classes Of
citizens-but they voted against it because
it did not. as they pretended, go quite
as far as they wanted it to. The
clericals voted against it because
they were hostile to it. Il went
altogether too far for them, though it IS
probable they would not have taken the
stand they did with regard to it had the
pope's encyclical TO the French cardinals
been published q little sooner. In
that letter the pope accepted the republic
and announced his approval of the
French government. Had the clericals been
informed Of the pope's views soon enough
they would not have united with the radi
GALS in all probability, and the ministerial
crisis would have been averted. A majority
could not have been obtained against the
associations bill, and NJ. Clemenceau, the
leader of the radicals. would not have had
the satisfaction of showing his power.
This man Clemenceau is an impracticable
sort of a person. He is considered to be
honest and his ability is conceded. He
glories. however. in being regarded as a
sort of Warwick. He has overthrown a
half-dozen ministries, and as the De Frey
cinet ministry had been IN power an IN
usually long time for a French ministry
two years-he thought probably it was
time TO show the country that in his opin-
ion it ought to be changed, and he made
combination which overthrow it. He
knows, Of course, that a ministry that would
conform to his idea Of what policy the gov
ernment should pursue could not get the
support Of a majority Of the Chamber of
Deputies, and, therefore, in leading the
assault upon the De Freycinet ministry
he could not have been influenced by the
hope of being called upon to form ministry
if the attempt to overthrow the De Freycinet
ministry should be successful. The only
motive he could have had therefore, was to
sustain his reputation for pulling down
ministries.
The ministerial crisis causes no alarm.
Another ministry will be formed without
great deal Of trouble The republic is safe.
A feeling in favor of peace prevails. and
the republic is fully as strongas ever it was.
A new ministry will be formed with as lit
tie excitement as prevails in this country
when one administration succeeds another.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
Not His Ideal After All.

Three or four men were admring the ease
with which the driver Of beer wagon was
handling the kegs. says the Indianapolis
Journdt-lifting them from the vehicle to the
sidewalk with a dexterity that was almost mar
velous. And that man. strange to say" said
one of the group, never drinks beer" They
looked the beer-driver over again. He was in
deed, a magnificent specimen of Drawn and
muscle. He was fully feet high, and weighed
200 pounds. You say he never drinks beer?''
said another. Never known to touch it except
as you see him now-only in unbroken pack
ages" The inquirer was a prohbitionist.
Here was the man he had been looking fora
perfect specimen of physical health, handling
beer every day, going into aud out of saloons,
and yet never drinking the beverage. He de-
sired to make the acquaintance of this man.
"This gentleman" said the prohi to the driver.
says you never drink beer Is that so?" YES
that's so; not drop OF beer for me"-a long
pause-''l always take whisky"
The morning news., 1892-02-23
Poetic Hetrinution

IA man should always be careful in the selec-
tion OF his enemies as well as of his friends, &"
said j. A. Gilmore Of Kansas City to a st. Louis
Globe Democrat man, and Mr.. Gilmore i'm
mediately proceeded to illustrate in support of
his assertion. Away back in the '70s," he
said, 1T. f. Oakes was division superintendent
OF the Union Pacific company at Kansas City
and the company's affairs were placed in the
hands of receivers, Mr.. Oakes was a thorough
railroad man, but one day he received from bis
superior In office letter running somewhat in
the following strain: Dear Sir: Your resigna-
tion will be accepted on Jan. L. The following
day Mr.. Oakes left for St. Louis TO see the re-
celvers. Solon Humphreys and Thomas G. Tuft.
he saw them, and before he left was appointed
general manager. He arrived iu Kansas Citv
two days after receiving the communication
before mentioned, and the moment he entered
his Office he sat down to his desk and penned
the following to the once superior in office.
Dear Sir: Your resignation will be accepted
on Jan. '"
The morning news., 1892-02-23
PERSONAL.

THE queens favorite wine is pale sherry,
DAVID B. HILL was admitted TO the bar, It is
said. in 1854
Mrs. SUSAN ABBOTT Of Cambridge. Mass. who
is "a years Of age, has kept daily journal for
fifty years.
Mrs. RICHMOND RITcHIE is writing q bi.
ography of her father, William Makepeace
India, is slowly dying of leprosy in a village of
lepers located in the Himalaya mountains.
REV WILLIAM W. PAGE, chaplain Of the New
York Club of Confederate Veterans, is a Vir-
ginian and was one of Gen. Lees trusted scouts
during the war.
The German emperor has superintended the
erection Of large trophy. bearing the whole Of
the decorations of the late Count Moltke, at
the Berlin arsenal.
PRoF. GOODWIN SMITH regards as ''saddening
in the highest degree all these recurrent out
breaks Of ill-feeling between the different
branches of sour tllustrlous race" The rem
edy, ne thinks, is for Europe to let America
alone just as America leaves Europe alone. In
other words, home rule the world over.
WALT WHITSAN's friends write that he is
passing restless nights, and is greatly ex-
hausted- He has many loving words to say OF
ms Gear frlends. The editor of the Ceatttrv
called on him on Feb. TO- A letter was also
received from John Addington Symonds OF
Devos Platz, Switzerland. 1t was gathered
from the letter that Symonds himself is dying.
THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, who had been in
communication with the Prince of Wales as to
the disposition of the wedding gifts from the
corporation intended for the Princess Mary Of
Teck. is said, ION the best authority" to have
received an intimation that it will be best to do
nothing IN the matter at present; and the rather
practical explanation is given that the engage
ment OF Prince George to an English princess
will shortly be announced. The wedding gifts
will keep.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
Col. J. H. Rstill.

From the Macon Telegraph of FEB. 20.
Several years ago, when Col. ]. H Estill pur-
chased the Telegraph at r higher price than
local capitalists were willing TO pay, he mani
tested confdencein the future of Macon in the
most practical manner possible. The very
much higher price at which he sold the prop
erty shows that his confidence was justified. In
seyering his connection with the telegraph he
takes with him the high respect and hearty
liking OF every person connected with the paper
during his ownership OF it. The employees Of
the Telegraph company soon learned that its
president entertained exalted views of the mis-
sion OF the newspaper, holding that it should
never be promoter Of strife, but that its in
huence should always be lent to the agencies
which are making the average life better and
happier and the average community richer and
more independent. Unfortunately they had
not the advantage of his advice at all times, and
may have made mistakes which would other
wise have been avoided.
Ihe abilities which have made Col. Estill one
OF the weaithiest and most influential citizens
OF Georgia will win for him yet fuller recogni-
ton. and we are sure none will rejoice more in
his success than the friends made during his
connection with the affairs of Macon
The morning news., 1892-02-23
Are Hilrs Prospects Improvlnea

AE6 14AAA , AO5POSA5 Ill p4ONAIkF
Senator Hill has solid delegation TO the
/ Chicago convention from New York Will
that fact help him in getting delegations
from other statesi II would not, probably,
! If he should depend upon it alone, and it
may not help him a great deal even though
the policy be proposes to pursue from now
until all the states have elected delegations
should be a particularly aggressive one.
That policy is to secure the assistance of the
most active politicians Of the Democratic
party in ell parts Of the country in getting
delegations to Chicago favorable to him.
The work he expects these political friends
to do is the same kind his friends in New
York have done for him, and it will pro-
duce marked results. particularly if no sim
liar work for rival candidates is done.
As the situation now is Senator Hill hasa
big advantage-an advantage which he
knows how to make the most Of. The fact
that he has the New York delegation will
not have so much influence in other states
as it would have had if that delegation
had been obtained without exciting
the active opposition Of very
large and exceedingly influential
portion of the New York democrats. The
effect Of that opposition is not to turn the
attention Of democrats outside Of New York
toward Mr.. Cleveland, but to make them
doubt whether it would be advisable 70
nominate either Senator Hill or Mr.. Cleve-
land. 1t will be urged. and very strongly,
that the party cannot afford to take the risk
Of nominating New York man whose
ability TO carry that state is made doubtful
by outspoken hostility to him there in his
own party.
The democratic national convention will
be composed Of 900 delegates and it will re-
quire 600 to make a nomination. Senator
Hill will find it extremely difficult, If not
impossible, to get the necessary 600. IL
would not be an easy matter for him to get
them il it were possible for his friends to
say that he has the cordial support of the
united New York democracy. How diff
cult, then, becomes the undertaking in view
Of the fact that they can make no such
statement in his BEHALF 1t is true they as
sert ne can carry New York without the
help Of those WHO are opposing him, and
that the most Of those who are now
against him would vote for him if he
should be nominated. That assertion will
not count for much in the canvass which be
has now begun, because there is no way of
knowing whether or not it is true Those
who are not favorably inclined to him will
hardly accept it.
Much win depend upon the course pur-
sued by the opposition 20 him in New York
from now until the meeting of the conven~
tion. II that opposition contents itself with
what it has already done his friends in
other states will meet with more encourage
ment than they are now receiving, but il
its protests are continued. and are made
stronger as the time for the meeting of the
convention approaches, and if acsive efforts
are made in behalf of the other candidates,
there will be much smaller number of del
gates than 600 that will be prepared to vote
for him when the convention assemblies.
The morning news., 1892-02-23
He Didn't Need Writing.

Ireached hamlet in the mountains of a
southern state the day after an election had
been held. and 1t SO happened that was lodged
In the house Of a mountianeer who had been
elected justice of the peace, says writer in an
exchange. In telling me about how he had been
honored by his fellow citizens of the county be
let out the fact that he could read bit but had
to sign all papers with al "X'' mark.
Wont that be Q drawback to your holding
the Officer" asked
Not tho slightest. 1 reckon" he confidently
replied,
'But there will be moro or less writing to do. ''
mot in my oase. shan't do any at all
''How will you fix it!''
why, thar won't be no cases come befo' me
except when niggers steal hogs. I'll Jest send
every one of 'em to the chain gang for six
months or year, accordin' to what sort of a
niger he is, and that'll be all thar is to it j.
Wrtin'l What's the use of writin' bout niggers
and hogs?n
The morning news., 1892-02-23
A Pluckv Sonthron.

In Wall street yesterday was talking with a
gentleman about John H. Inman, the southern
cotton and rair DAD operator, who has become
known in that money center as one of the
great financiers OF the country, when it came
out that he was in the confederate army before
he was Is years old and that when the war
was over he found himself absolutely without
means OF sustenance because of the absolute
destruction of all his fathers property and
fortune, says the New York Press His father
had been a prominent and successful business
man in East Tennessee and is still living at the
age or 81, hale old gentleman rejoicing in
his way to New York city in 1865 and by his
knowledge Of cotton secured clerkship in a
cotton house. In three years time he was a
partner. To-day his fortune is estimated at
$4,000 900. and within ten years he has DOM
mated both the cotton market and the southern
railroad situation. He has a great head on
broad shoulders
The morning news., 1892-02-23
The Louisiana Adjustment.

The Louisiana senator's, Messrs Gibson
and White, have succeeded in bringing about
an adjustment of the difficulties between
the two factions of the Democratic party
in that state which appears to be acceptable
to all parties interested. 1t provides that
the two democratic tickets shall be SUBJ
mitted to primaries Of the white voters of
the state, and that the one which receives the
most votes shall be the democratic ticket at
the election, which takes place in April. AS
each faction thinks it has the support of a
majority of the democrats it was found i'm
possible TO secure consent to any plan of
adjustment that would have involved less
trouble.
The primary election viii be an interest
ing one and will call out a full democratic
vote. 1t is fair to assume that there has
been very little abatement Of the hostile
feeling between the factions, and that they
consented to an adjustment of their differ
ences in the manner proposed only because
they were afraid that if they remained at
war with each other the republicans would
have an excellent chancs Of getting control
of the state
AA4c AoSbt hO'OFCA SAuS bAS1 o WAL OS OLly
one democratic ticket in the field at the
election is source of satisfaction to the
Democratic party outside of the state. 1t is
now certain that Louisiana will remain in
control of the democracy.
To Senators Gibson and White is due the
credit of getting a plan Of adjustment
adopted. Had they not gone to New Orleans
and persuaded the warning factions to make
such concessions to each other as would
enable the Democratic party to
present united front to
the republicans, Kellogg and Warmoth
might have dominated the state again.
In that event the republicans would have
had control of the election machinery, and,
doubtless. would have used it, as they did
in 1876, to have the states electoral vote
counted for the republican presidential
ticket
The morning news., 1892-02-23
INDEX TO NBW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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