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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

and also on all circulation
outstanding more than a
year,so long as, and when
ever necessary, to keep. q
guarantee fund of at least 8
per cent of outstanding Cir
culation for ultima te redempi
ton of notes, and to meet ex.
penses.
Section 4 State bank notes
may also be paid out and
used as currency (outside OF
the State OF their issue, ON
compliance with the provis-
ions of section three and on
deposit with the Comptroller
(as security for ultimate re-
demption ofnotes) ofUnited
States, State, and municipal
securities to the amount OF
par OF notes to be issued, the
character of securities per-
nIitted to be strictly prescrib1
ed in this bill!
The report says that in
connection with the forego-
ing outline of the bill to be
presented, these points may
be noted:
ID The unconstitutional
use of the taxing power \for
purposes ther than revenue)
is abandoned.
(2) The Federal interven-
tion provided is based upon
the admitted constitutional
right to regulate commerce
between the States.
(3) The details of the Fed
eral duties prescribed are
confined as nearly as may be
to administrative functions,
none of which materially in
terferes with the elasticity OF
the currency or with the or
ganization of business OF the
banks, which would be pro.
vided for by State laws.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

should, as he said, be very
careful in the selection oi
teachers. Many Of our pub.
lie schools are ma lie worthless
on account Of cheap and in
competent teachers being EN-
ployed. Ii this was looked
after more carefully our pub
lie schools would be much i'm
proved. The public school
at Twisting Temple has been
"a success this !, ear. The be-
havior and manner in which
the scholars acted on the
stage proved this. The dis
trict talks of enlarging the
house and employing Prof.
Bingham for a term of six
months next year. May
their ideas be carried out
and their example followed
by other districts, and letall
have a school OF at least five
or six months each year is
the earnest desire of
A FRIEND.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

News and Observer: An Of.
fort is being made to have
the date ut which the tariff
bill will 90 into operation
postponed to JIly but Mr..
Wilson, who is in charge of
the bill, says that the date
was fixed after consultation
with many large merchants
and manufacturers. He adds
that the committee has no
other desire than to speed
legislation and smooth the
transition. Thirty Cd d
years of protection have
taught a few hundred thous-
and people that tariff laws
are made for their sole bene-
fit, and that the other seven
ty millions have no rights
which lawmakers should re-
spect. A tax on them of f$25
or even 500, says Mr.. Will
son, ''seelns a matter too
trivia | to complain OF; it
helps the business of the few
Nowsthat the tariff is to be
reformed there should be NO
delay in Congress about it,
no unnecessary speeches by
the democrats; but let the
measure be hastened thro',
so that business can adjust
itself speedily to the change.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21
STATE.BANK TAX REPEAL.
Provisions ofa Measure Agreed Upon
in Sub. Committee.

III oup'COulMlttct.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S-The
following is the outline of the
report made by the sub CON-
lnittee on banking and cur
rency this morning for a bill
to repeal the ten per cent tax
on State banks:
Section l. The tax of 10
per cent, against State band
notes used as currency is re-
pealed.
Section 2. Except as below
provided. no State bank
notes shall be used as cur
rency outside OF the State Of
their issue, except subject to
IA penalty of 10 per cent, each
time paid out. cit is not ex-
pected that this penalty
would be generally collected.
any more than is the tnx i'm
posed by our present law;
but rather that, as fast as
the prohibited notes came in
to the hands of resp( ie
parties outside CT the State
of their issue, the penalty on
paying them ont will cause
them to he promptly return
ed for redemption and thus
effectively kept within the
State of their issue.)
Section 8. State bank
notes may be paid out and
used as cul rency (outside OF
of the-Stata of their issue) on
compliance with the follow
ing:
(A)- Bank notes to bef fur
nished, and the issue to beIeg-
istered by the Comptroller vi
the Currency; and to be of
sharply distinctive design 80
as to show ~ that they are
Stat, hank notes, (2) the
date Of their issue. and (3)
under which section OF this
act they are issued.
(R,) Banks issuing such
notes to be subject to in
spection by the Comptroller
Of the Currency, but the
Comptroller to have no gen.
eral supervision OF the affairs
of the banks.
(C) Outstanding notes OF
each bank. to he limited to
70 per cent of paid up and
unimpaired capital.
(O) State bank notes to be
made by States OF issue first
lien ON all assets of issuing
bank, and a liability against
Stockholders to an amount
equal to their stock In addi-
tion to it.
E) An assessment Of one
hall Of / per cent to be paid
Ion taking out circulation,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21
NOTICE.
Hotel Property for Sale.

On account Of failing health
Of myself and wife, ! offer for sale
my hotel property in the town OF
Boone, North Carolina, and will
sell low for cash and make terms
D suit the buyer, and will take
real or personal property in ex-
,hange. Apply soon.
w. L. BRYAN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

The better preparation for the
hair has ever been invented than
Ayers Hair vigor. 1t restores
the original color to faded and
gray hair, and imparts that nat
ural gloss and freshness, every
one go much almires. Its repu-
tation is worldwide.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.


more disturbed by the seem
ing discourtesy of the Senutt
in adopting a resolution ask
ing for copies Of all State de-
partment documents rplatine
to Hawaii, than he was BY
the senseIess clamOr that fol.
lowed the publication OF Sec
retary Gi'esham's recom:nen.
tiation on the same subject a
few weeks ago. Before t h e
resolution was introduced he
had given orders that all Oi
the documents be copied for
the purpose of sending them
to Congress with the special
message ON the subject which
he stated in his annual mes.
sage would shortly be sent
in. The message and accom-
panying documents are all
ready and they will go to the
Senate this week, and some
of those documents will not
make pleasant reading for re
publicans, either in or out of
Congress. They will show a
long series Of plotting that is
entirely opposite to what has
always been the recognized
foreign policy Of the United
States.
Your correspondent had a
little chat with Chairman Will
son concerning the tariff bill.
He said that the bill would
be- reported to the House this
week, probably on Wednes-
day, and THAT be had been a.
greeably surprised Mt t h e
weakness Of the democratic
opposition to the bill. The
question Of submitting the
bill to y democratic caucusis
still an open one. Personally
Mr.. Wilson is Indifferent, be
ing perfectly satisfied to leave
it to his democratic cpllea-
gues to decide whether to
hold.a caucus on the bill or
not. He thinks that the per-
manent benefit which the bill
will carry to millions Of oul
people will far outweigh the
tiardships that it will tempo,
rarily impose Oh thousands,
and that in the end it will be
generally regarded as one Of
the best tariff laws ever plac-
ed upon our statute books.
He looks for minor changes
in the bill, both in the House
and in the Senate, hut n dt
for any changes in the under
lying principles the welfare
Of the masses rather t b a n
that Of the favored few.
The internal revenue bill
he's not been entirely COM
pleted, butt probably. will be.
this week. 1t has been def
nitely decided to double the
tax On cigarettes; to tax
cards, and To tax in
heritances. The income is
still undecided,' which was
firstagveed upon by the com
mittes, willremain in the bill,
the understanding heing that
those members Of liberty to
offer chat as a substitute lori
the corporation income tax
and LEAVE 1t to . maturity Of
the House to decide which, III
either Of them, shall relnainI
ii the bill. Representative
Bryan OF Nebraska, who il
re.ngnised AZ the leader Of
the Democrats on the Ways
and Mems committee who
Iavor the personal income
tax, has notaoandoned hope
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

would bear hea vily on many
people with very limited
means, while the individual
tax would be collected from
the wealthy who escape tax.
alton in many forms, IL hay
ling it's influence. If the tax
is levied on individual incom-
es the rich will then pay
their proper proportion
which they do not ut present
and would not undrrthe cor
poration tax" A compro.
mise has been suggested by
which both corporation and
individual incomes will be
taxed.
The first of the work of the
joint Congressional commit
tee which has for months
been Investigating the meth
ods of the executive depart
ments of the Government
will be seen when the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial
appropriation bill is report
Ell to the House. That bill
will make some radical
changes in several of the De-
partlnents, all in the interest
of economy and q more
prompt transaction of pub
lie business. Among these
changes will be the abolish
ment OF the postal note and
of several bureaus OF, the
Post Office department., the
work of which is not cOnsi6-
cred necessary. This is onl,
the beginning Of the work of
the committee, which has
three experts accountants
aiding it in locating all nn-
necessary handling Of public
accounts and duplication Of
work. Its intention is to put
the government business up-
ON the same basis as that Of
the railroad or other'big pri-
vate concern before it gets
through, but it is already
finding it a hard task as the
employees Of the useless bu-
reaus appear to have more
Congressional friends than
any other class Of govern
nent employees.
Democrats in the House
are determined that the bill
admitting Utah to state
hood shall be passed, and if
the republicans persist in
filibustering to prevent q
vote upon it, as they did
last week. it will be made a
party question and forced to
y vote under an order from
the committee on Rules.
The Senate will this week
begin the consideration OF
the election repeal bill. Sen
ator Hill will lead the demo
cratic forces.
News and Observer: The
dastardly act Of throwing a
bomb into the French Cham
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21
Entertainment at Twisting Temple.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
The entertainment at Twis
ting Temple school h Gus G
was held on Thursday and
Friday nights by Prof. John
Bingham, of Cove Creek, il
being the close Of the public
school at that place. The en-
tertainment WAS good.
First, at ~, a. IN, the en-
tire school occupied. Off
order by the teacher. the peo
pie who were present fellin line
and the procession consisted
of near two hundred people,
which was led by MIR. l.. d.
Miller and his little son with
the fife and drum. The music
was excellent and not a dis
cord made in all the march.
The mnrch was conducted
by Esq. ]. Fl. Norris and
from thence windingand ma
king many beautiful curves
through the fields ofJ. c. Nor
ris and Mr.. Bryan. Then the
procession again murched to
the school house. The music
continued until all were seat
ed. Then the public debate
which had been announced
| for some time ca me off. With
VIM. Moretz as chairman the
following question was de-
bated by Mr.. NJ. H. Norris
on the affirmative, and j. H.
Norris, Esq. on the negative,
"Resolved That the scenes Of
nature prove more clearly
the existence OF q Supreme
Being than the Bible" The
discussion was very interest
ing on both sides. The dis
cusslon, however, was rend-
cred in favor OF the negative.
Music after each speech by
the fife and drum, and violin
and banjo alternately. Ad-
iourn ment until 6 p. m.
after which the people reas.
sembled, filing the house to
almost ovelfow;ng. First,
was are address on Education
by Mr.. N. H. Norris, teacher
of Elk Knob Academy. The
address was good, and our
people would do well to take
his advice and educate them
selves and children more
thoroughly. Our county is
looking to the boys OF to-
day for it's support. But if
they are not educated it will
surely be a failure. Next
came the recitatlons, dia-
logues, comic speeches etc.
The titles OF all would be too
tedious to mention. But we
can say for all, that not a
failure was made. The fol-
lowing are a few of the pieces
which were acted, "Gnmtown
W0man's Association II dia-
logue, with Miss Mollie Tug
man chairman Omitted at
=. L. y z
last" IS. A Morris and Miss
Minnie Tugman "a runpus
IN the shoemaker's shop
N. q. Coffey Miss Loua Nor
etz and Vim Blackburn. "a
political speech" comic
"(,lem Johnson" which caus-
Ell ronrs Of laughter, and
."Jeff and Tommy goin to
the 5alL" a negro dialogue
acted by some of the boys.
disguised as negros. All
were excellentlY acted, and
many other good ones too
tedious to mention. Good
music was furnished by mes
srs Wiley and JontNorris on
NJ. din a nd ho M. .ocf hsst
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

News and Observer: The
dastardly act Of throwing a
bomb into the French Cham
ber Of deputies, following SO
closely the attempt 10 mur-
der the Emperor OF Germany
and his Chancellor by bombs
sent from France, would in
dicate that there is a section
Of very desperate anarchists
at work in France.
1t is shocking to conter-
plate the hendish nature Uf
the human beng who would
attempt to commit whole
sale murder, as in this in
stance, involving the lives Of
men, taken haphazard, in a
well-filled chamber of depu-
ties. Certainly it appear ar
If the guillotine needs to be
put to swift work, il the vi.
cious persons CO n be unearth
ed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21
Z. L. GREENE, & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AG rs.
---ROONE, NJ c.

Will givs special attention
to abstracts uf title, the sale
nf Real Estate in w. N. G.
Those hp wing farms, timber
and mineral lands for sale,
will do well to call on said Co.
ut Boone.
Z. L. GREEN 4 co.
March IS, 1893.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-12-21

- One doslar pays for the
Democrat one .year.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30

Horrible Accident oa sbe Harrison
street bridge. Chicago.

CnlcAco. July "a peculiar acci-
dent which resulted In the death Of one
woman and serious injury 10 three
others occurred at tho east end of the
Harrison street bridge this afternoon.
An open ear approached the bridge II a
good rate of speed As the car struck
the east end IL the bridge the latter
shook and swayed up aud down Tor a
moment. The heavy. pointed hard
wood tightening lever at tie east
end a the bridge fell from
it's fasteaings and swung around
directly against the right side OF the
ear. Miss Nellie Rlordan of No. - Sci
den street sat near the right hand outer
edge ~ seat near the middle of the
car and the pointed end Of the lever
struck her in the groin. passed through
her body and made a boie in the back
of the seat in which she was sitting.
The lever extended twenty inches
through the body of the woman. pinning
her to the fragment of the seat left un-
broken by the fearful crash. The driver
had 10y this time obtained control OF
his horses and brought the car
10 a stop. Witnesses Of the accident
ran W and were horrlficd by the fearful
sight presented 10y the impaled woman.
Blood was pouring from the wound in
her side ana flowing on the iioor Of the
ear. A physician. who WIS summoned
from house near by. said the woman
would bleed to death II the lever was
withdrawn from her body. A saw was
procured and the lever was sawed off
two feet from Miss Riordan's body. The
woman. with portion of the lever still
penetrating her body. was conveyed TO
the County hospital. The attending
physician sand she would prob
ably bleed Ia death ss soon as
the piece of lever was removed.
A priest and her friends were
sent .or and restorasiySs we're applied.
MISS Riordan rcgained consciousness
and was told that she would probably
soon die. She took farewell of her
friends after the priest had given her alb
solution. 1hc hospital surgeons then
removed the piece Of the lever from her
body. after which she sank rapidly and
in few minutes died from loss II blood.
The flying spiinters made by the bridge
lever "a il crashed through the seats Of
the car endangered many lives. a long
sharp splinter struck Miss Maggie
Casey. Miss Annie Dexter and Mrs.
Maggie Ashcroft. who were seriously IN.
iurcd. but will probably recover.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30

LoSpos. july - Emperor William.
on board the t4perial yacht Hohenzai
lern. arrived at Dover this morning from
kiel. Count yon Hstxfeiif. German
aml'assador 20 Great britain. vas 80
Dover awaiting the arrival ~ the yacht.
He at once embarked and the iinhen.
zoilefn proceesled westward for the 10.
lent. Some miles east az Spsthcad the
royal yacht Ostsrne. With the primes 81
Wales aud a distinguished party on
board. met the iiohen1olicrn. aud after
exchanging signals Nth the German
yacht sailed ia her company 10 towes.
Isle ~ Wight. As the two Yachts en
tered the Solent saluies in honor ~ the
German emperor were fired az Pogts.
mouth and Cowes
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30
rEssIoSsor prnEaurnlqosE>
E"s>cy and Tanner tnrhasscaifs Dens
Commsr-sopsr Belle stasesncnfs

wAsHrNsro~. July - - Asssfsct
Secretary Bussey and a.. slans. - .cae4
Tanner deuy Dcfp:y Ccmmiaslorsf
Belts statement ftaf fiftssb euriases
- the osas.oa lufesu. haar ls.t~.s1s
were il'ega.if incrcabsi in jes9 Is on
miHsioDer 4a1sss. are st.il drs 1iaC thf .r
fsrsiocs al the incresend fafc "a can-
tempt % specific instruction. f8seu -
Assistant SecressTy isu~eey faaf The
old aud lower rating he RESTORED. ard the
further statement that thcse rr,isss Es
Assistant Secretary fsuErry tAi been -
Creieti and werr only r>centis uisoesered
by Corn m missiones i.ochrcr. An exaulaa
iion 81 the alleged decisions Diseases tie
fact that Only four ~ thea lskr aor
speci.sc date. I've arr dated ~Atrusi.
lsSg. the Others having 40 date : AGi
ever. Al efcs ~ two are tlEness a, A.
elstanf Secretary Bus~ey Wheu the
attention - ex xtommlseionef Ianuer
was cailei 10 the matter BE declared ssn.
phaiically thar he hal never sccn The
alleged decisions. nuriHg the Iangsr
investigation be had GA hls-own nlotloa
taken up = number = casee - pension
empioyer who he believed had been IL
legally rerstcd and pruic out siecsNson
in each case The csses ns written up
were signed bs Mr. Bns>ey slsDpiy
to identify them - the l,residef,
and Secretary Noble. After ~ Hal
been decided ~, % is-aac tue a.
cisions az prepared Gsncral Hassey san
he put them Ia hIs desk. hrrr ihey ~
manned m8us EDooths. Dn 0nr ncca
sion hc showed them q he then Cen.
missioner ftaum uho f.,ok a nunl..sf =
thom q biz oflice IN ofdef g. ioak them
over ai his leisure General kauiE "a a
no doubt forgotten O. return flral. asd
- the -secretei decisionr- eers asieco,
cred add The csurinaiur ffsssufiy
reached that larger sums q nspDt9 bad
i,een pot ouf contrary - irsifn eflosss
contained therein. General iiusaty
stated xifh carDesine-s tilat ihc sliegrd
decisions were nos decisions ~ as. nof
were they ever rx';ied ard pr.itr iestosi
as such. a. vas well. .oHderst.,,l y, Zen
eral lianm and the chief o1iCis - tiis.
fsenslou bureau.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30
Pe,cp,ap, Thief.

SAGINAW. Mich. July -. When tho
residencelof j. III. Davittwas threatened
with flames during the big lire of May.
dTs- Davitt gathered several hundred
dollars worth oi family icwelry ia box.
which she placed on the table, moment.
When she turned her back II disap-
peaTcd. n north ago disguised man
called at the house and said II she paid
si0 hc would get the property back.
The terms were agreed 10. Last night a
package was found tied to the door
knob containing all the missing jcwclry.
pavitt says he will reward the man for
his honesty and not punish him for his
n !. shonestN
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30

Cleveland Fishers Isrtnx ost Mo.
ess--fsou ~ s,ssts.sns

cfsvftAsp lnfs - A eerasus es.sn
plicsi,os has afiess a. c,asu~ffIon e1ih
the Lake Ere taheries The Meka ss
tariff iss pfp,iaee that Atnfflrons neh
ing with thsir eva nftf tsiiie the
waters ~ tie luiifsl States sre entltsed
81 bring T. lan.i free sf dufs. ths hsk .f
thar oeu csfch h~tcFal tiesnlan1
tugs have tEen sn&arct in lalinf. Va
capaliau waters snd have tf,tGfli i3
their fieh vithaet pasiux auy kufy.
Recently Collector tsat3 hei1 thss fiss
tugs should - shFoazh the f,smhlts -
entering aa5 clearing as the cslsssns
Sonse. a. they went ouiside' tts
iniix of Closusiiarn dsstficl iae
fsh dealefx cssatsn.lrd that lhia
vas unnecessary AZ fhes di8 sssi isf a
The fiai. ,iesiers bad thsif csre laid D..
fore fhe Nasbtasrtrr ruth tfe. snf
Special Agent Nhitthead 49, asrir7ss.si
g. fully Investigate tho relsiiosf esisi
ine. Secretary i5nnir sats-s tlsst uD
DIR The prcslsioss q ths tsnaliiar IA
II 70 inftsse tiis fss ar Anfstsr iase
fsr5e fieilrrrssh - rntfh Hea wffa his
oxn nets IL fnrsiTr uHfeFs. and bet -
cndinsif ofs3ert,a that frf4 - ihree
frsurths = a cssst 30 pound - r'aiey'red
nn ali feh caught o. tisf othfr stit -
tho lake Tie so, 5falfff essssrnriis.d
the ruie. end tcsieet.r Gary iefifs
wnehingfon a. csfosuii vitt tht eethor
iti.s. H. dusy a sis - fpa y cor
rpfere1 fsirhtfa l,urion iA r. present
state - the teafkef
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30

ToRoSTo. July - John @. Goodwin.
who conducted icuclrs store on Queen
street west. was found dead IN bcd ia
the rear of his shop yesterday He had
evidently been dead several hours. AZ the
rats. with which th. hovei swarmed. had
eaten out his righ, eye aud portions ~
the fingers ~ his left hand. Goodwin
was respectfully connected. bat for years
had been addicted Ia drink. Two
weeks ago he securcl remittance az
fl0o and spent IL all in liquor.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30

IsHpKNssa. Mich. July ~ All the
inines Il tks sehles niger er. lp. except
the thapgn. ~hese cnrapfctuise has
lscen effected. are under attachment. and
minoss are sn strike Tor wages at al bot
the Buffalo niine at Negaunee Unless
money con.es sI.essiisy the miners
there will a4so striks. Schlessnger. ia
an interview. stiil claims all ,s well. bat
n certainly Is not unless large sums
are speedily salssd la release attach
nsenis AMI labor claims al the Sunday
Lake. Dunn and iiuffalo mines. Schles-
niger aust yield possession 10 others
IL Is supposed promised assistance was
cut oil by recent Milwaukee bana fail
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-30
SLEW HIS OWN BABE
Joseph Ashley Dashss His Child's
BraIns Out Against a Post.
TRAGEDY AT CtARkE'S SIDING
The Drunken Brute Vent Hs. spite
Upon q Year and Half Old
To<isiicr--A-hicy Jailed

CspsLLn, Mich. July - "A terrible
murder occorred AZ clsrk's siding, north
~ Manion. las, night. Joseph Ashley.
ia drunken rage. snatcbed his own
child from the hands II his brother and
dashed its brains out against a post.
Ashl~, was violent and quarrelsomein
the house. aud his brother took the
child out 10 the yard TO keep il from i;s
father
The father followed him. and after a
struggle got the child. and before he
could be prevented had committed his
terrible crime. He was arrested and
taken 10 Manton last night and brought
here this morning. The victim was
only baby about one year and half
old