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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

Co IN IN n c 2 IN enfs.
Scotland Neck Military School will
hold it's second annual Commencement
exercises June 1se and End.
PROGRAMME:
Annual celebration Of the Ciceronian
Literary Society, Thursday. June LIST, at
$50, p. TO. Public debate. Query:
Resolved that tho Indian has bsen msi-
treated by the white man.
Affirmative: D. T. Hoffman Ea'le
Walston; Negative: j. H. Matthews.
&. l.. Bell.
President, S. ". Worthingtcn; Sec.
tary, s. H. Smith.
On Friday, June 2nd. at 4:30, 2. M,
there will he competitive drill between
companies 4 aud b Of the battalion.
Friday at $40 D. M, the contest 10,
Che declalmer's medal gill come off
Marshals; j. Wilkinson, chief, J. D.
3,ggs, W, S. Brinkley, W. G, Weeks,
j. n. Williams.
iHe CohihenCtutnt eAeTt1Seo VI
Eeaksyille High School will be beld May
20, 81, and and June lst. DR.. ]. E.
Edwards Of Danvile Va, will deliver
the literary address Thursday, June LIST,
at IL, a. IN.
The commeEcent of the State normal
School at Greensboro will be held Nav
23rd and 24th.
The 45th annual commencement OF the
Cbowan Baptist Female Institute will
be held May 28th. 3lst.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
"HOw TO CURE ALLaSkin DISEASES"

Simply apply "SwAYNE's OINTMENT >
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter, eczema. itch. all eruptlons on tht
face, hands nose. &C., leaving the skin
clear. white and healthy. Its great heal
ing and curative powers ore passessed by
10 other remedy. Ask your druggist for
SwAYNE's OINTMENT.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
70 2 s A.

house and Z acre lot. known as the
l.. l.. kltchin place O1c half the Let
within the corporate limits OF the town
House three story, seen rooms, goo
water good orchard and plenty OF ont
houses Price and terms made know
upon application. Apply TO
f. E. HILL1ARD.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

The Texas cow boys take Simmons
liver Regulator when bilious.-J. +.
Pierce, Ranchero Grande, Texae.
For constipation. biliouness an kids
new affections take Simmons Liver Reg
ulator.
What will Simmons Liver Regulator
20. Cure dyspepsia, ilieusness. sick
headache and indigesti1'.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
NOTICE..

By virtue of a mortgage executed to
me bv j. F. w hltmore on Record in Hal
fax in Book 80 On page 5l1, | will ID
the 9th day Of May 1893, in the town o.
Scotland Neck, sell to the highest bidder
at public auction for cash that lot OF
Aud situared in that part Of Scotland
Neck known as Clarksvile conveyed to
p. a. Whitmor: BY S. g. LYMAN
by deed Of record at Halifax r
Book IS, page $40, 1t being the SAM
land on which was formerly an old stor.
house in which Pat Whitmore used t.
merchandise,
This Goth. day A prll 1898,
7. W. MANNING.
4>27-4t. Mortgage
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

MEAT, fLDUR.. HERRlNGS !
! josey has just received car
load O. neat a car lpa Of fl iur and So
o. y. &. herrIngS VIII sell cheap.
Prices have been red On Sl,Dper.
AMI Ltw Cat SHOES at \ 3 ;o>eys
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
y. l.. KITCHIN AZ co.

j. L. KITCHIN & co.
Having rented the Scot and Neck Mer-
chant Mills, will give prompt attention
70 grinding Corn. Wheat, Saving, Plan
ing, aud Ginning Cotton.
Scotland Neck, N. .. April 5, 1S3
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
L G. GRADY,

II 4 ID AK, N. 2.
watches and clocks repaired pro.npei,
and satIsf,ctorily Keeps first cla>>
Jewelry Store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
THE DEMOCRAT
,4: n!Dsl NAY Il, 1898.
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

Advertisements OF al kinds must be II
.n., o.'ic: b, Tuesday afternoon TO in
.,lra publication tor tn" current week.
Local ADVERri ; EMENTS =! cent g
w,ro or each insertion.
Chorges tor local odrcrtis,nq dte wechl,
Rules adopted by the N. 9 Press AS
ISOLATION, april II, 1893.
The sam Of rot iesS than five cents
per Inc will be argcd for ''cards o.
thanks ''rcsolnnons Of respect and
20 ituary poetry, also for obituary no.
t1ce~ other than those which the editor
hrrnoe elf sh>ll give a matter of news.
forceS Of church and society and all
other entertainments from which revenue
i to be derived will be charged for al
the rate Of five cents iine ~
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
y. 3. JOsev
HIS sss;s sIeVstEe.

4 full inc Of SiIverware Consisting
of Novelties and everything Necessary To
decorate table.
e. T. WHITEHEAD L Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

II have not words enough to express ny
thanks for the great benefits received from
few bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla. l was
weak, and 1t made me strong; was dyspep-
tic and it cured me; was sad and gloomy. and
it made me cheerful and hopeful. And last
though not least, 1t made me an ardent and
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

Mr.. R. Carroll, of Warsaw, lie
here this week in the meeting beng
connected by Rev. NJ. Lamberth.
Mr.. Carroll is noted for his piety and
religions enthusiasm. A number OF
he old citizens here we're glad to
greet him. as hs was color bealer In
their command during the war.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

Rev. K. T. Vann preached IL
Edeutou last Sunday, Rev j. II
Lambreth OF Greenville filed MIR
Vanns pulpit here and DR.. Hafhsm
filled Dir. Lsmbreth's pulpit 10
Greenvllle.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
The Fight Carried Higher.

WASHINGTON, March The fight be-
tween the Tlllman administration In the
South Carolina U. 8. courts and the
railroad companies was transferred in
part to the q. 8 supreme court to- day
when D. A. Townsend, state attorney
general submitted motions for leave 70
file petitions for writ of habeas corpus
in behalf of NJ. w. Risen, NJ V. Tyler
and NJ B. Gaines, sheriffs respectfully of
Newperry, Aiken and Anderson coun-
ties, South Carolina. These sheriffs
seized the property of the Richmond and
Danville and South Carolina railroad
companies for taxes alleged by the
roads to be unconstitutional,
Notwithstanding an injunction issued by
United States Judge Simonton. They
were arrested for contempt and now
seek from the Federal Supreme Court
release on the merits of habeas corpus.
The Sheriffs through the State Attorney
General, insist that their detention is
unlawful, that the suits to erjoin the
collection of taxes from railroads is IN
fact suit against the State, and as such
contrary to the 11th amendment to the
Constitution; that the tax payers have
ample remedies in law and equity by
which to test the legality of the taxes
imposed, and also that the amonnt in
voived was less than SO. 900, the amount
re quired to give the United States Courts
Jurisdiction. The court took the papers
| flied
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
DEATH OF THE SULTAN.
Zanzibar the Scene of Factions Before
the BODY Is Inferred.


the BODY Is Inferred.
ZANZIBAR, March 3-Alibin Said;
Sultan Of Zanzibar. is dead He was q
br, ther OF the former sultans, Khalifa
and Burghasb, and succeeded to the sui
tanate on the death of the former in Feb
ruary, 1890 He was born in 1866 No
sooner was it known that the Sultan was
dead than his son, Kalid, gained admit
tance to the palace by the back entrance,
evidently with the Intention of claiming
the throne in defiance of British author
ity. Kalid caused the portals Of the
palace to be barred, made preparations
to defend himself in the structure, which,
being the most magnificent residence in
Zanzibar, is also very strongly built for
defence. Gen. Mathews, acting in the alb
sence of Sir G. A Portal, now on his
way to Uganda as British commissioner
to examine the situation of that country,
took q prompt and vigorous course.
Proceeding t. the palace with strong
force of troops he demanded that the
gates be opened, or otherwise the palace
would be carried by storm if necessary.
Kalid, dismayed By resolute attitude
of British, who were supported by native
authorities generally, and he saw no
| prospect of success if he should challeng
conflict. Many of the natives sympa
thized with Kalid on account of British
| opposition to slave trade and for other
reasons, but they did not dare to come
out openly in defiance of the British.
| Kalid and those who had acted with
him concluded to yield, aud the doors
of the palace were tbrowa open and the
troops admitted. Kalid was removed
from the palace under guard of soldiers
and Hamid, who had been the designated
heir to the throne and recognized a.
such by the British, was proclaimed bJ
the British authorities as Sultan, o.
Seyyid, and at once installed in author
ity under the Britiah protectorate.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
The Inaugural PyrOtechuics Last
Night.

WASHINGTON, March An incident
to the inauguration festivities was the
illumination of the capital building and
Pennsylvania avenue and the display of
fire works on the monument grounds.
These were to have taken place Satur-
day night, but owing principally to the
inclement weather of Saturday they
were postponed until to night
The people early in the evening
swarmed to Pennsylvania avenue frJm.
all larts of the city, and the crowds
that con:, egated there and later on at
the Washingt IN monument grounds were
simply immense. The avenue and
grounds ~ere black with moving forms
and it W 3 with great difficulty that the
cable Cars and other vehicles made their
way thr. ugh them Nine electric suns
pi-ced on stands twelve feet high in
fir. Mt OF the capitol illuminated th 1t
building. The effect was very fine aud
the ructure being Gu hill it's fine
share outline was visible miles away.
The lighting of the. avenue was IF cted
by forty un,on iliumina. ions and these
supplemented by revolving suns at
the treasury department completed
tAC sCCbC, tuc OIltl1aLCy Vi WHICH,
was a subject of much admiration.
But the best enter tainmert of the even
ing was the pyro,echnical display in the
monument grounds where for about al
hour the crowds we're treated to per
feet fusilade Of explosives following
each other in rapid succession and in
Guiding all the numerous devices known
to the pyrotecnic art. There were halt
a dozen or more set figures in the dis
play, chief Of which were the follow
ing:
George Washing ton, eques t-iaa statue
forty by forty feet in size; Andrew Jack
son, equestrian statue of similar size
and Columbia. There were two others
however, that created more than usua
amount of applause and enthusiasm
These we're devices with the portrait
of Harrison and Norton and Cleveland
and Stevenson, the latter of which bore
the motto public Office is publl
trust"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07

Sunday at the White House.-Overrun
With Visitors.

With Visitors.
WASHINGTON, March 6 For the sec
ond time In his career, President Clevc-
land began to realize tLis morning the
trials and tfibulations which beset new
president during the first days of his
term. Very fortunately for his physical
we'll being, however, the rest of inter
vening Sunday and exodus on that day
OF thousands OF those who would un
doubtedly have thronged to the White
House had they remained in town, re-
lieved him to great extent of fatigue of
excessive haudshaking which fell to his
part eight years ago when there was no
Sunday for rest and spring like weather
caused many people to extend their visit
TO Washington and make Gus
tomary pilgrimage to Mecca of ex-
ccutlve mansion. but even as
it was he had no easy day. In accord
ance with his usual habit, Cleveland
arose early, and after breakfafting went
directly to the Presidents room where
he attempted to dispatch sone business,
but crowds of distinguished visitors soon
began to storm the doors and Cleveland
was obliged to forego his work and lis
ten to the honeyed words of congratula
tion from Governors of States, Senators,
Representatives and hosts of others
Governors Pattison, of Pennsylvania,
and Northen, of Georgia, each with his
staff, were the first callers who saw
Cleveland. They were received inform
ally in the Presidents room. Then came
Gov. Peck, the humorous statesman from
Wisconsin, and with him brass buttoned
members of his staff Gov. Morris, of
Connecticut, came too with his staff
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
THE SENATE REORGANIZATION.
The Election of mcers Not Preceden-
tai but May be Effected.


tai But May be Effected.
WASHINGTON March 6-The demo,
Gratis will take the initial step looking to
the reorganization of the senate to NOR
row morning. A caucus will be held for
the purpose of determining what shall be
done by the party that is now in full pos
session of every branch of the govern
ment. According to all the precedents
the first thing is to reorganize the COM
mittees, which practically control the
legislation.
The democrats have been quietly can
vassing the situation and preparing for
the work that is to be begun to morrow.
OF course the minor committee chair
manships which have been held by the
democrats under the republican rule
will be the same ourtesy given
to the party that is now in
the minority Judging by the expressions
given by leading mem bers of the demo-
cratic party, there will not be much de-
lay in the election Of officers of the
senate, although this may occasion pro
longed contest. 1t is the general opin
ion that before the extra session of the
senate adjourns the;;tull organization will
be effected and the democrats will be in
power with all that that word implies
If the present senate succeeds In reOr
ganizing by the election OF officers, 1t is
said that it will be the first time such {
thing was ever accomplished at an extrs
session of the senate alone.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
j G. v. HARRIS,
Att. rney OF Mortgages
Notice Of sale.

N.E5H z "a SAr2dIEA Sdn.1v SUPERIOR coURr
Altgsw Syme, duipistr- tor of @ H
Wsarhers et ais, pla ntiffs VS. Mrs.
A. Westhers e ais, defen. ANTS
Hy virtue OF authority conferred upon
NE as commissioner by order OF court 10
TIE above entitled action, will expose for
.te at publc outcry at the court house
door q Oh, =. G., and sell to the hi. b.
et liI0-r for cash on Monday, the 18th
fay q March, 1898 sll that lot or parcel ot
.aad In Wake county, North Carolina, in
ihe corporate Limits 8 OF the to oi Rale gh,
.,1atrj Oh Biount street. adjoining lots
iofue owned respectively 5v Lynn
Adams Geo f Curtis Zach Patton and
o,h-r- being part of lot No. 80 in the plan
o. ot1s,'y and more fully described in tEe
complaint
w. j PEEL e,
Commissioner.
P-e.s < Maynard, Attorneys for Plain
uts fS SbS tds
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
Over Throw OF Coun.ernters.


"Just how carefully the government
tries to prevent counterfeiting is illus
trated in no way more forcible than in
the destruc t ion of tle dies" said an at
tsche of the sub treasury the ether day.
''This is done at all the United States
mints once q year, and in accordance
with the Gus I'M few days ago the
stamps from which all the cDins ana
bank notes are made are melted with
the metal.
Before placing them in the fire pre- par
story to their destruction each buch Of
dies was carefully examined by the Off
cials representing the different depart
ments, and their numbers compared with
the registry book. The dies are made
of the best cast steel, the average weight
being about a pound. The silver coin
stamps, beginning with dollars, were
first destroyed; then followed the hall
dollars. current series, quarter dollars
and dimes. These included all stamps
from which the halves, quarters and
dimes of new design were coined. The
gold coin stamps were next destroyed,
then followed those for the nickel and
the copper or bronze pieces
The last TO be operated upon were the
stamps which gave the Columbian hall
| dollars their value. The most interest
ing stamp of the 900 odd was the ONT
from which the first Columbian half dol
lar WAS c lined. n It in value were thos'
which stamped the Columbian half dol
lars numbering 400, 1892 and 1892.
The number of coins aud their valu
stamped by the dies destroyed alone il
Philadelphia this year are as follows
Gold pieces, 1, 1,558, l92, va.ue, $11 640..
201 50; silver pieces, current series, %,
2SO $50, value. IS. 25l, ,3O3 Is nicke
pieces, 1883, ,642, value, $5s4, ,9S2 10
copper pieces, 37,649 S3s, value. $376
49o 80; Columbian half dollars, $50, ,00(
value, $425 600.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
In Executive Session.

WASHINGTON. March At ten min
utes to twelve Major Pruden, presidents
executive clerk, appeared upon the floor
of the senate bearing the nominations of
officers of President Cleveland's cabinet
as follows:
Walter o. Gresham, Of Illinois, to be
secretary of state.
John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, to be
secretary Of the treasury.
Daniel 8. Lamont, of New York, to be
secretary of war.
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts,, to be
attorney general.
Wilson s. Bissell, of New York, to be
postmaster general.
billiard A. Hel bert, of Alabama, to be
secretary of the navy.
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, to be secre
tary of interior.
Julius Sterling Morton. of Nebraska,
to be seer. tary Of agriculture
After the journal of Saturdays session
was read Major Pruden presented his
message, and on motion of Senator Hsr-
ris the senate went into executive session
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07

cyclone sweep: Across the state of
Killed.
At Piedmont-Aiss Daisy Hawkins; q
negro man.
At Od,ssa-Six persons, names un
known.
At Molens Mrs Felt. four negroes.
At Woodbury-A white child txo ne
groes.
AT Greenville-A negro woman.
Near Barnesville-Mr Andre REVERE.
lDjured.
The number of injured is great. aud
the probabilities are the half hiss d,
beea told. 1t is impossible to give
complete list.
GRRESvLLR Ga, March 6-Satur-
day night about $50 o'clock Greenville
was visited by cyclone that completely
devastated three-fonIt Is Of the town
The cycloue was pr, ceded by bril-
liant electrical display that aroused the
fears of all Ia few minutes the con-
tinuous lightning a .shes were succeeded
by an ominous roaring sound, and almost
instantly the etorm swept over the i'll
fated town on its mission Of Destruction.
In ten seconds the sccumulstions Of
years were swept t. the four winds Of the
earth.
Several people were caught under the
falling houses. but, strange - say, there
was only one death here from the cy-
clone.
The residences of Messrs. T. A. At
kinson, o. w. McGehee. II G. Hall.
N. T. Wright, Thomas II Caudle. DR..
A G Floyd, r F. Hall, c. A. Floyd.
w. T.. Reville. r L Winslow, w. A
Black and John Fowler were completely
wrecked.
The residences of Mrs ] T. wimbish.
b. w. Hill. the Winslow house, Mrs.
Gresham, the Baptist church and the
store houses of T. NJ Kener, w L Pink
ston. Mrs. Freeman r Spisey. G. ]
Andrews & Co.. A. II Freeman al
Atkinson Bros were unroofed, and tn.
gable ends of some Of them blown out.
the Presbyterian church. the Masonic in
stitute, the postoffice aud the two story
brick building of Hon. III w. Hill were
torn bodily from their foundations and
dem llished.
The Greenville Vindicator that had
had the attacks of political boycotts 70,
twenty years, sucl lumbed TO the mighty
crash Of the elements Its building wa,
lifted by the wind and mashed into I
shapeless mass of ruins
Mary negro houses were blown down
The news that has been received here
indicates that the cyclone entered tn,
county st the south west corner, goinf
diagonal.y acros. it, carrying des ,latiol
and death in its wake.
Many Of the cyclone sufferers are in ,
destitute condition, having been render
ed b, useless and homeless by the winds
with not q vestige of clothing, excep
the garment, they had on their backs
They are exposed to the biting cold
Starvation stares some of them in tn
face and unless aid is given by cur neigh
boring towns and cities untold sufferin
will result.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
STEVENSON IN THE CHAIR,
ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE GREET
THE VICE-PR KSlDENT.
short Session hut Much WOrk-The
Thousands of Visitors Who
Remain I'm Washingfnn

snort Session hut Much WOrk-The
Thousands of Visitors Who
Remain in Warrington.
WASHINGTON, March 6 The senate
was In session to day for only thirty five
minutes, but within that brief period it
received a message from the president
submitting for confirmation the names of
members of his cabinet, and then went
into executive session, passed upon and
confirmed each of the appointments, and
then directed notification of it's action to
be communicated to the pre- sident Then
came again into open session, had resO
luton offered by Senator Call democrat,
OF Florida, in reference to railroad lands
in his state and interference of railroad
companies with senatorial seltc ions, and
bad joint resolution introduced by
sherman, republican, of Ohio, proposing
an amendment to the constitution. The
amendment proposed is to fix the time
for the beginning and termination of the
term of the Office of president and vice
president and congress at noon on the
Both of April, change is to go into effect
In 1897, and to continue thereafter Mr..
Sherman's joint resolution was laid on
the table at his request-he sig
nlfying his intent ton to have it
referred hereafter to the committee on
privileges and elections
The crowds which packed the galleries
this morning, and the multitude of
people that surged through the corridors
and on the staircase of the Capitol,
furnished evidence that many thousands
of strangers, who had come t, Washing
ton to witness the inaugural ceremonies,
had not yet left the city and were de
termined to enjoy as much of the show
as might still be presented.
When Vice President Stevenson made
his appearance, in company with DR..
Butler, the chaplain of the senate, the
spectators in the galleries could not re-
strain their impatient enthusiasm and
broke into round of hand clapping
This ceased only when prayer began, and
was renewed when the Vice President,
at the close Of the prayer, took his place
as presiding officer. Il took some time
to restore order SO that the journal might
be read.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
The Report Not Authorized.

WASHINGTON, March. 6 The navy
department has received no information
in regard to the formation of an alleged
filibustering expedition at Key West,
Fla, for Cuba The report is not be
lieved by the officials of the department,
for the reason that the navy department
is well represented by officers at Key
West, who would be cognizant of such
movement and communicate with the
department..