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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
CHANGE OF POLICY.
Ofice-Seekers Must Now Apply to Cab
net Members

President Cleveland has made an
other ruling in regard to appoint
ments. Heretofore he has been MAX
ing all important appointments him.
self, but he has just gi7en it out in
the future he will accept the recon-
mendations made by the heads of de-
partments to which the appointments
relate instead of undertaking to pass
personally on the merits of the appli-
cants in each Individual case and max
ing the selection himself He pur-
sued the latter course during his last
administIatio He now finds that
the course he has undertaken since
his Inauguration to be too much. He
has given it up. The President made
the announcement to all the Senators
and Representatives who called, and
now, instead of making personal az
peals to him, the statement will di-
rect their appeals to the cabinet Off
GERS. Though it adds to the burdens
of the latter class it is responsibility
they are perfectly willing to assume.
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w1NsToN-sALEM N. c. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 1898

section, the majority of the people are
in great destitution many of them be-
ing without clothing. The storm
came upon them in the night when
they were disrobed and they have been
in that condition ever since. 1t had
rained all Sunday, and the wind was
quite strong, but no one anticipated a
serious storm. 1t was after midnight
when the fury of the storm broke out
and it was so sudden that the people
were unable to get anything. 1t was
impossible to see or hear ten feet
away and husbands and wives stood
up to their necks in the water all
night, clinging to trees only few
feet apart not knowing where each
other was until daylight. Nine feet
of the flood swept over the levees
When the sea backed up fifteen feet
it rushed over into the river and con-
tinued to do so until the water had
gone down. The tide then started
out like mill race, carrying most of
the bodies to sea.
The pecuniary damage while heavy
is not. as large as might have been ex-
the richer portions of Plaquemine
and it was the smaller farms and
fishing settlements which, suffered
most.
MILLIONS LOST.
The damage is now estimated as
follows; New Orleans, 1850, 900; Pal
quemine parish, houses, etc, 5000, 600;
orange crop, $3.50, 900: other crops, $780,
900; cattle, etc, S250,000; shipping
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schooners, luggers, ETC., $780, 600; fish
ing settlements, $4,000; railroads,
5000, 900; miscellaneous, $3.50, 600; total,
So, $50, 900. Between here and Mobile
the damage done is placed at $500, 900,
and in and around Mobile at $780, 900,
the total damage amounting to 81, 390,
900.
The loss of the crop of Plaquemine
parish is estimated at 25 per cent, the
loss in oranges is IS per cent, while
about 20 per cent of the orange trees
were killed or blown down. The oys-
ter and fishing fleet is almost complete
ly destroyed and the levees badly
washed and will nave to be rebuilt.
The shipping suffered severlY, but
due Wedre, Aspinwall, Chamberlain
and two other steamers are supposed
70 be in the wreck. One of them
was blown into rice field. One hum
dred aud twenty schooners and barges
and 265 luggers are sunk, in most
cases accom- panied with heavy loss of
life. Some $50 vessels are missing
and are supposed to be lost. The en-
tire gulf coast of Mississippi and
Louisiana west of Atchafalaya is
strewn with wreckage.
RAILROADS WASHED OUT.
OF the railroads, the Louisville and
Nashville is the heaviest sufferer and
the damage inflicted will run from
S500,00 to S600,000.
The greater portion of the line be-
! tween here and Mobile, 142 miles, is
moreer loss damaged. Nine thousand
| feet of the Bay st. Louis bridge is
completely swept away. 1900 feet of
the Biloxi bridge is gone, while the
| Scranton and jackson bridges are all
| badly injured and cannot be used.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
DAVE COUNTY NEWS.
Death of a Prominent Citizen "A lii
anCe Meeting Postponed.

The meeting of the Davie county
Farmers Alliance is postponed until
October 21st, and will be held at Cana.
Public speaking on that day.
q. r. Cook has rendered his resigna-
coroner of Dayie county. The resig-
nation was accepted. Mr.. Cook has
gone to Oklahoma Territory to live.
His successor has not been appointed.
When it comes to killing game W..
A. Griffin always takes the lead, says
the Times. In one week he killed 137
squirrels. He is also good fisher. In
one day lie, in company with .. @.
Austin, hooked thirteen trout in a
very short while.
Cheshire Sain, one of Davies best
citizens, died very suddenly at his
home near MockSville on the night of
of the End instant, of paralysis; aged
II years. The deceased was in his
usuli health that morning and had
gone out to a tobacco barn with some
hands, While there he received the
stroke which resulted in his death
| that night. The remains were buried
at Oak Grove by the Masonic Frater-
nifty of which the deceased was a
most worthy mem Der. Two sons OF
the deceased from Orangeburg, S. G.,
arrived In time to attend the burial
exercises, says the Times.
The Sheriff will collect taxes as fol-
/ lows: At Callahan, Oct. 18th, Clarks.
! vile, 10th, Farmington, 21st, Smith
/ Grove, 24tf, Advance, 18th, Fork
/ Church, 9th, Jerusalem, 18th, MOcks
vill3 30th.
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DEATH OF MIR. II. ID. BROWN,
Passed Away at the Age of ~ Years =
Good Man.


Winston has lost another valuable
citizen in the person of Mr. Rufus ID.
Brown.
Death came at noon Oct. 5th at the
home of Mr.. Z. G. Lanier, where the
deceased had been living since the
death ot his wife in March, 1892.
MIR. Brown was taken i'll last April
with lagrippe which developed into
Bright's disease and heart trouble. He
was born in Davie county on Novem-
ber 3rd, 1896, therefore he would have
been 81 years old at his next birthday.
He and his brother, DR.. w. l..
Brown, came to Winston several
years ago and began the manufacture
of tobacco. In fact it is one of Win
ston's Oldest and most successful bus
mess firms.
Mr.. Brown was what the people
call ga good man" He had a kind
| word for everybody and none regret his
death or speak more complimentary
Of his life and character than those
who have been in his employ for years.
| In speaking Of Mr.. Browns illness,
Mr.. Charles Love, manager of the
priZe-rOOm for the firm, said: "He is
| the best man | ever knew; he has al
| ways been as kind to me as father;
he has given me much valuable adj
vice, which | appreciate; his memory
will ever be'dear to me-
BY his death the First Presbyterian
church has lost an earnest worker and
valuable member and officer.
Besides brother, Mr.. Brown leaves
four children-two sons and two
daughters-GeOrge r., Rufus ID. Jr.,
Misses Sophia and Lille Brown, all of
whom were at the bedside
when he breathed his last.
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PERSONALS.

Rev S B Turrentine has gone to the
Worlds Fair.
Lawrence Duke, of Durham, has
entered the Davis School.
Miss Eliza Williams has entered the
State Normal School at Greensboro.
Messrs Webster and Jones, of Madi-
son, have returned from the Worlds
Fair.
Mrs e B Kearns, of Salem, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Jas. Call, in Mocks-
vile.
Mrs John Merritt, of Greensbor0,
is visiting her mother, Mrs Mary By
mum.
Mrs Rich, of TilIey, N. c., is visit
ing her sen, d. Rich, on Liberty
street.
Milton Miller left last week
ing for Wake Forest College to attend
school.
Miss Maggie Parker, of Greensboro,
is visiting relatives at Rural Hall,
this county.
Bishop Rondthaler and Rev H
Clewell left Thursday for the
Worlds Fair.
Editor Harman, of the Southern
Tobacco Journal, left last week for
Cincinnati, Ohio.
G T Noel has returned to Stuart,
Va. He is thinking o. making Win
ston his home.
r Hughes, of Greensboro, went up
to Wilkesboro Oct. 3rd to purchase d
car load of hogs.
Mrs M A Neely, of Rural Hall, has
returned from an extended visit to
the Worlds Fair.
Miss Lille Franklin went to Green's
boro last week to enter the State
Normal School.
Mr. w G Tenny,of Gainesville, Texas,
| is visiting his sister, Mrs Taylor Bynum
| on Spruce street.
| Miss Mamie Marshall of Rich
] mond Va. is visiting Mrs A e Masten
at 507 Main Street.
Miss Ida Hinshaw went down to
Greensboro last week to enter the
State Normal School.
Mrs Lena Christian, of Tillry, n G.
who has been visiting her brother, {
| Rich, returned home.
Mrs M Gibbons and son, JohI
Gibbons, and Miss Sallie Veach lefi
October 4th for the Worlds Fair.
| Mrs N d McCoole, of Keyser, w
Va, arrived today on visit to he
brother, e DAVIS, on Cherry street.
Mrs A S Marsh, of Washington, n
c., who has been visiting Mrs r
Be1o. in Salem, returned home las
night.
Mesdames G G Sanford, A A Harbi
and Amanda Bell, of Mocksville, al
tended the funeral of their brothei
Mr. r d Brown.
Joseph Miller, of Winston, is visit
ting his parents near Mocksyiile; b
will leave in few days for a trip t
Florida and Cuba.
Mrs Thomas Patterson returne
Saturday from a visit to Burlington
She was accompanied home by he
sister, Miss Santie Kernodle.
Mrs B F Jefferson. of North DaI
vile, is visiting Mrs S w GFomer, o
Sixth street. She has two daughter
attending the Salem Academy.
WR Martin, who has been in til
employ Of Messrs A B GorrelI & So
for the past two years, left las
week for his home in East Benz
adkiD county
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
HOW AN ANGRY FATHER
TRIED TO PREVENT HIS DAUGH-
TIERS MARRIAGE.

He Went After the Young Man With
Ninchester-The Old Man Fool
| ed by Telegram from Winston.
Glove still laughs at locksmiths, :"
and smiles at Winchesters.
Mr.. w. W. Tanner, of Lynchburg
| and Miss Matte Wilson, of Roanoke,
Va, were united in marriage in Bris-
tol few days ago under many trying
difficulties.
The brides parents were bitterly
opposed to the union, and did all in
their power 10 prevent it. Mr.. Wilson
learned that his daughter contem-
plated eloping to Bristol with young
Tanner, but on being questioned the
young lady, of course, most emphatic
ally denied it. Late one afternoon,
according to previous arrangement,
Miss Wilson left home and went to
the residence of one of Mr.. Tanners
friends, in the suburbs of Roanoke,
where she net him, and from whence
5hey were to go to the depot. But
Mr.. Wilson was watching the prog
ress of the things and proposed to
take hand in the eside-and-seek game
which his daughter and her lover were
playing.
Having heard that Miss Wilson was
at the house mentioned, Mr.. Wilson,
armed with search warrant and a
Winchester rife. and accompanied by
his wife, son and another daughter,
proceeded thence.
The young people heard the ''Old
folks coming, and conce aled them
selves in a closet, the door of which
seemed a part of the wall, and was
not likely to be discovered except by
close inspection.
On came the sGreeks" :" They
searched from top to bottom, but
found nothing, and took their depart
ure, the father swearing he would
kill young Tanner Cn sight.
At 5he request of Mr.. Tanner d
friend who was running on the next
train to Winston, n. c., telegraphed
Mr.. Wilson from that place that the
young people had been married there.
This threw Mr.. Wilson off his guard,
and the lovers boarded the vestibule
without interference. The young lady
went to Bristol in company with Geo.
Cox. engineer of the Norfolk 81 West
eIn, in order to prevent arrest, should
Mr.. Wilson telegraph the Bristol po-
lice. But nothing of the sort oc-
Cured.
Mr. Tanner, the groom, is fireman
on a railroad running out of Lynch
burg. He is 21 years of age, manly
looking, and has countenance thatI in
vites confidence and shows determi-
nation.
Mrs. Tanner, the bride, gave her age
as twenty-one, though she does not
look that old by four or five years.
She is a queenly little lady with a
sweet and smiling face and u wreath
of jetty curlsthat tail to her shoulders
and cluster gracefully around her
snowy neck In fact, she is about as
pretty as they get, and when a news
paper reporter saw her and heard her
voice he was not surprised thata Win
chester held no terrors for young Tan
ner while she was at stake.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
AFarmer Saves a Train.

LAPoRTE, Ind, Oct. 5.-The Chi
cago and West Michigan Railroad
bridge, this city. and New Buffalo
collapsed last night, entailing heavy
loss and stopping all traffic. The
crash of timbers aroused a farmer who
resided near the bridge, and mounting
a horse and clad only in his night
the passenger train about due. His
timely warning was n ne 100 soon,,
for fifteen minutes later Il 1rigatfu.
wreck would have occurred.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Durham Tobacco Association held
Meeting.

The Durham Tobacco Association
held meeting last week.
The annual statement of the ware
houses was made and it showed that
the Durham market sold from Octo-
Der 1st, 1892, to October st, 1893.
8, S32, ,004 pounds of leaf tobacco. But
for the general depression in all lines
of business, and the closing of the
warehouses for several weeks, these
figures would have reached several
million more.
The following officers were elected:
President, ] T Pinnix; vice-presi-
dent, | NJ Reams; secretary and treas
urer, 2 A Noell; Arbitration Commit
tee, w r Cooper, L ] Walker, ] w
Carlton, r G Burton and J F Corbett;
Executive Committee, e ] Parrish, i
w Pope, A Walker, A K Umstead
and ] w Swift; Sales Committee, A
Kramer, Il III Martin, ] w Smith, III
j Bass and w L Ferrell.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
FIVE HUNDRED DEATHS,
LIVES LOST BY THE TERRIFIC
GALE ON THE GULF SHORE.
A Million Dollars Damage in Mobile
New Orleans Catches it Heavily
Louisiana Town Wrecked.

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 4.-The storm
which visited this city Monday left it
a perfect wreck. At this time the
damage can only be conjectured, but
it is safe to estimate it at nearly a
million dollars.
The latest reports estimate the to-
tai loss of life to be nearly five hln-
dred. The shipping losses is immense
The beautiful Spell road along Mobile
bay is a total wreck.
= Communications with New Gx-
leans is still cut off. Hardly a teie-
graph pole is left between Mobile and
New Orleans.
THE LOWER COAST DESOLATED.
News from the lower coast is heart
rending. At Grand Bay four churches
were destroyed, while at Scranton five
churches suffered a like fate. Houses
have been scattered, crops ruined and
desolation appears on every hand.
Between This city and New Orleans
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Valuable Patrons.

The Academy for September, which
announces that two grand-daughters
of DR.. Samuel Goodman, Sr., arrived
at the Salem Academy d week before
School opened. Over sixty blood rela-
tions of this family have been edu-
Gated in Salem beginning with the
Misses Moore, of Spartanburg, s. @.
in 1909, down to the present day. The
Academy further adds: "If any 9TH
er family can produce similar in
stance of devotion to the Academy
we would like to hear from it,"
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wages of 10 per cent. The men have
a 60 day contract, but it is believed
they will receive that and continue
work, instead of making protest.
The business of the Richmond 81 Dan
Vile system has fallen off over $3.50, 900
per month, SO the officials state, on
account of slack business. The road
was not able TO pay salaries until the
2Sth, instead of the 18th, as usual.
The officials were cut 20 per cent. on
Sept. 1st, but this was insufficient.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
Help the Salem Home.

Country and town friends of the
Home" in Salem, would give a valu-
able aid to the good work, by dona-
tions of cash, or meat, vegetables and
any other eatables they may have to
teen, and even with the greatest econ
omy, it is often difficult TO make both
ends meet. The fact that all appeals
have heretofore met with generous
response, encourages the ladies in
charge to ask again.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
Lost His Religion.

Congressman Branch, it is said, in
f,rmed Assistant Postmaster General
a few days ago that the churches in
his district had stopped and he him.
self had lost his religion, all because
twenty-one Republican postmasters
remained in, against seven of whom
he had long since preferred charges.
An order was forthwith issued to re-
move these seven chief offenders and
restore religion in the First North
Carolina Congressional district.
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item. The crop in the orange farms
of Bradish Johnson, the largest in the
South, had been sold to fruit dealer
in New Orleans, Mr.. Oteri, for S65, 900
1t is said that there is not an orange
left on the trees, and it is the same
all the way down the coast.
The storm came from north and
northeast and southwesterly direc-
tion. The sugar district escaped the
worst of the blow. There is much
damage to rice and sugar cane.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
Federal Court Jurors.

The following jurors have been
drawn for the fall term of the Federal
Court, which meets in Statesvtlle on
the third Monday IN October, 10Th:
Yadkin-J. E. Fleming, ]. M. Spear,
J. II. Fleming and I'll. N: Doub;
Wilkes. Hays, L. III. West, w. S.
Hall and w. NJ. A. Johnson; Alle-
ghany-M. A. Higgins and w. S. Ed
wards.
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Fight Be.wssa omcsrs and I.-Dbsrs.

MIDvALE, Mont, Oct. A fight
occurred this morning between Mar
shall jackson and the robbers who
held up the Northern Pacific train on
August 18th. The robbers were
tracked to cabin and ordered to sur
render but they lodged on the inside of
the building and fired on the posse.
One of the latter was killed. 1t is be-
Eeyed one robber is dead or badly
wounded. The pursuit after the rob-
bers will be continued.
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warning ON Pain Of Death.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. IA num-
ber of ginhouses in Perry county, have
been placarded with warning to the
farmers, on pain of death, to desist
ginning until cotton is worth ten
cents a pound. The farmers will con-
tinue to sell their crops, and if-neces-
sary defend their property at the risk
of their lives.
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another Enterprtse for wilkes.

The North Wilkesboro News says
that it is rumored that stock COM
pany will be organized to carry on a
wholesale general merchandise busi-
herbs, after the plan of Wallace Bros,
OF StatesviiIe.
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Is Your Life
Worth Anything

to others? Are there not
persons dependent on
your earnings for their
support? ? Are they pro-
vided for IN case of your
death? The simplest and
safest way of assuring
their protection IS life 11i-
surance. Business, pro-
fessiona1, and working
men generally, should IN
sure, for their brains or
their muscles, are their
capital and income too.
Death stops them both.
Insure in the
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AoOdA Vlos acA ~
The crop is nearly all in the barn
and no further loss from frost is an
ticipated.
Trainmcn's Wages Reduced.
Richmond s. Danville officials an
nounce Il reduction of trainmen'S
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KilIed by 3 Tornado.

passed over this place Hast niul1f. kill-
Ing one and injurifss seven otheEs.
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With the opening of the New
Yea, the Millinery Departmenthas
been moved to the Racket Store and
hereafter all goods in this line will
be found here. In addition we
have beautiful display of japanese
ware, stamped goods, ruching, lunch
baskets, initial letters, silk scalfs.
urs- and l 900 pieces of ribbons.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-12
WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.

The Tobacco Journals Review for the
Week Ending October 7th.
The past week has shown consider
abe increase in the receipts of leaf
tobacco both on this and most of the
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inland markets. The opening of the
tobacco year generally gives new life
to trade and puts on sale a larger num-
ber of buyers. This week has shown
very m lch change in the general out
look for leaf
The receipts of new stock were larg-
er than heretofore and the stock sold
of slightly better quality. Rhere is
not yet, however, enough of the new
offered to give fair estimate of the
character of the crop and of prices
which are likely to rule.
All grades sold fairly'well this week.
Especially the manufactured stocks
were in special demand to meet the
wants of factories now working. AS
usual the nOndeScript sorts are very
much neglected.
Business is still dull and money not
as easy as it should be at this time.
Manufacturers report better collec-
tions in some sections and better or
ders : that is for large quantities
but trade is not active. Shipments
have been good for the week, as the
follnxUinn a chnxuc.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

himself up with red rye last night
and proceeded to the house occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Humphreys and
was breaking in the door, threatening
to put an end to Humphreys wife,
when he received two bullet wounds,
one in the breast and one in the abdo.
mon, from which he died in intense
agony this morning. About three
months ago Humphreys married the
woman, formerly the mistress OF the
deceased, and it is thought in the
rage of drunken jealousy he attempted
the life of the man who robbed him
of the object OF his affections Hum
phreys was placed under $500 bond
to wait the action OF the grand jury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
NORWEGIAN STEAMER LOST.
SHOOTING AFFRAY IN KENTUCKY.
One Man Killed and Another Mortally
Wounded,

New ORLEANS, Jan. 24.-The MORN
ing paper's Glasgow, KY, special
says at a dance given at Ben Themp-
sons, ia the western part of this coun-
ty, Saturday night bloody affray
occurred. Among the guests was
Babe Burgess, aged eighteen, and
three Wheelock brothers, Zack, John
and Ellis, between whom bad blood
existed. AS soon as they met the
Wheelocks assaulted Burgess. The
dance was broken up, and the Whee-
locks ej cLed. They returned shortly
afterward, however, armed with
knives and clubs and again
attacked Burgess. He had
armed himself in anticipation of
their return, and when they made their
onslaught drew his pistol and began
firing. At the first shot Jack fell
witch a bullet through his heart.
John pushed ahead and he too fell
shot just over the heart and through
his lung. Ellis turned in his tracks
when he saw his brothers fall and was
just jumping through the window
when Burgess fred his last snot, the
bullet going through Ellis coat tail,
but doing no further damage. John
Wheelock is dying. Burgess sur
rendered and was brought TO Glasgow
tonight. Those in the affray are all
young men and had stood very high
in the community.