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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
VANCE, RANSOM AND ELIAS
THE FORMER WAS IGNORED BY
THE PRESIDENT.
Ransom Disregarded an Agreement
He Had With Vance-Charges
Preferred ASaiat Elias

a special from Washington to the
Asheville Citizen regarding the Elias
confirmation says:
The kOpe Elias matter is becoming
interesting. Senator Ransom charges
that Senator Vance is relying on Re
publican votes to defeat the confir-
nation of Elias. To this the obvious
reply is that President Cleveland and
Senator Ransom are relying on these
same Republican votes to repeal the
silver law in opposition to majority
of the Democratic party. Moreover
the question with Republicans is as
to the fitness of Elias, and Senator
Vance, it is positively asserted, has
proof that he is unfit for the place.
1t has come to Nance'S knowledge
that papers are being circulated
among the lawyers of North Carolina
endorsing Elias. Those lawyers who
do not know Mr.. Elias will do well to
wait until Senator Vance has shown
his hand, for he believes that he has
proof positive that Elias should not
be confirmed.
The amusing thing about the Re
publican vote is that Senator Vance
got ahead of Senator Ransom on that
side Of the Chamber.
1t is beliyed that the finance COM
mittee of the Senate will report Col!
lector Elias case on Tuesday, and it
is believed by those best informed
that it will be against confirmation.
What the action of the Senate will be
when the matter comes up in eXecu-
tive session is not SO certain. And
what the action OF the President will
be in case the Senate should refuse to
confirm, is still more problcmatical.
Senator Vance will undoubtedly pre-
fer personal charges against Elias, and
it is thought Senators will be govern
ed largely by the nature of these
| charges and the proofs. If these are
sufficient to govern Senators in refus-
ing to confirm, it is thought the Pres
ident may be induced by the same
charges and proofs to recede and
name another man.
Nance's friends do not claim that
there is no possibility of harm coming
to the Democratic party in North
Carolina by the Senator's fight against
Elias. They say no other course was
| left him, and at the same time main
tain his manhood. They claim that
| Senator Vance'S wishes were not only
utterly ignored by the President when
| he appointed the collector, but that
| Senator Ransom took advantage of the
PreSldent'S Well-knOWn penchant for
| Elias, and endorsed him warmly, not
withstanding the fact that in doing so
| he disregarded an agreement made
| with Vance that the collector, attorn-
| ey and marshal in the eastern district
were ts be named by Ransom and en-
| dorsed by Vance, and the collector,
| attorney and marshal in the western
| district were to be named by Vance
and endorsed by Ransom. In fact,
the fight is looked upon here by many
| as one between the two Senators,
| rather than between Vance and the
| President or Vance and Elias, and
| that the result will effect these two
men more than it can either the DEM
ocratic party in North Carolina or
| Mr.. Cleveland.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
SENATOR VANCE.
What Zeb Says About the President's Is
Letter.

hStCeT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-Senator
Vance, of North Carolina, says: ''Mr.
Cleveland's letter removes any doubt
| about his position. 1t is an explicit
declaration that he will do nothing
for silver except as it may suit him.
When he says that he wants all kinds
of dollars to be OF equal purchasing
power, not only at home but also
abroad, he can only be for gold
standard, for he knows with silver
coinage stopped all over the world, no
action of ours can make the silver
dollar as good as a gold dollar abroad.
lie very truly says within these limits
he is friend of silver; that is to say
that he is a friend to silver on impoS-
Sible conditions. When he says that
he believes its proper place in our
currency can only be fixed by a read
Justment of our currency legislation
and the inauguration of a consistent
and comprehensive financial scheme,
1T is simply the use of many and big
words to say he is in favor of a gold
standard and to say that such financial,
scheme can only be entered upon
prohtably and hopefully after the re-
peal of the only law which binds us
to the use of silver. He displays an
acquaintance with The possibilities
and mysteries of the future which is
beyond the common sense of mankind.
Why it cannot be entered upon right
now is mytery known only to the
esoteric few. How the position as
sumed in that letter can be reconciled
with the Chicago platform is still
create mystery.
Il do not doubt that.he is aston
ished by the position of the Senate,
but strange as it may appear, there
are some Senators left who venture to
think for themselves and who are re-
spOnsible only to their own States.n
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
gUNFORTUNATE BRUNSWICK
Now Threatened With an Outbreak OF
Idle Negroes


BRUNSWICK, Sept. 26.-An out
break of idle negroes is feared. Good
| men are arming themselves to resist.
Reports in the city for the last few
days are that negro men are threaten
ing and preparing to loot tie city and
raid the commissary were taken Off
cial notice of by the relief committee,
as there is a minority of the council,
and the only governing board remain
ing in the city is the relief committee
and board of health.
1t was deemed necessary for the
mayor to organize municipal govern
ment, which was done by the appoint
ment of six men from the board of
health and relief committee, to act in
. conjunction with the mayor and the
two remaining aldermen in case of an
emergency.
BY this government the police au-
thOrity will be enforced, and the or
der eXpelfing Mike Eagan, the news
paper correspondent, from the city
will be executed.
AT noon the meeting of the board of
health reported one new case, and dis
charged Mrs. Sleeper White, ia North
Wolf street. One death is reported
Mrs. StOckeS, 619 O street.
Mayor Lamb, Colonel Goodyear and
the relief committee, are doing heroic
work, and deserve all the praise and
help an outside world can beStOw.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05

WINSTON's NEW MAYOR.
Col. G. E Webb Elected BY AccIma-
tiOn,


Col. G. E. Webb succeeds lamented
r. B. Kerner as Mayor of Winston.
He was elected on Sept. 9th by
Notwithstanding every vote pre-
sent.
The Board met in called session,
object of which was to elect a mayor
and alderman. Messrs. Pierce, King,
Wilson, Snipes, Easley and Moore
were present.
After calling the meeting to order
Acting-Mayor Webb requested Alder
man King to take the chair. Col.
Webb then rendered his resignation
as alderman from the First Ward. On
motion, the rules were suspended and
his resignation was unanimously ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Pierce then nominated Colonel
Web for Mayor, to succeed r. Il.
Kerner, deceased. He was elected by
cepted the office in d brief but grace
tul speech. He thanked tie Board
for the honor conferred and pledged
to serve the town officially to the best
of his ability.
The election of an Alderman from
the First Ward (the vacation being
caused by the resignation of of Col
Webb) was the next business taken
up. Capt. G. Buford and W. n. Rey-
nolds were placed in nomination. The
former was elected. Capt. Bufo-d be-
ing notified of his election appeared
before the Board and accepted. The
oath Of Office was administered by Es-
quire Pegram. Capt. Buford was also
elected MdVOr protein.
Alderman d. II. King requests US
to say that the reason he had his vote
recorded against the election of Capt.
ButOrd to fill the vacancy on the
Board was, simply, that he did not
think it proper for any railroad Off
cial to hold position in the city gov
ernment.
Mayor Webb took the oath of Office
before Clerk of the Court Stafford
Thursday morning of last week.
His election seems to give general
satisfaction, as does the selection of
Capt. Buford Tor Alderman and May
or protein.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
A BRILLIANE MARRIAGE
Celebrated in WiIkesb ro-The Con
tracing Parties and Attendants.

Celebrated in WiIkesb .rO-Ihe Con
tracing Parties and Attendants.
On Wednesday of last week, in the
Presbyterian church, at Wiikesboro,
Mr.. Thomas Brown Findley, promi-
nent young lawyer, and Miss Carrie
Lizzie COwles, the accomplished
daughter of Col. VIM. II. II. Cowles, were
united in marriage, the officiating
minister being Rev. A. l.. Crawford.
The attendants were as follows: J.
g. Hackett with Miss Cora Cowles,
Walter North with Miss Nellie
COwles, Col. George Finley with Miss
Mary Cowles, Reuben Jowles with
Miss Carrie Thomas, a. II. Eller with
Miss Nellie Blair.
The church was beautifully decordt-
ed with flowers and the nuptials were
witnessed by large cOncOurSe of ad-
miring friends. The presents were
elaborate and elegant, the most beau
tiful of which was handsome set of
hand. painted china, from the brides
mother.
The reception was given the pre-
Vious evening, at the home of the
brides parents, and was attended by
large number of relatives and inyit-
ed guests.
The happy young couple left on a
bridal tour to Chicago and other
points, bearing with them the best
wishes of their many friends.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
Prohibition and Force Bill.

The Chronicle says that during the
recent term of Wilkes Court one Oil
yer Couch was on the witness stand
charged with fighting. When he was
asked if he had not been indicted be-
fore, he answered no. Were you
not turned out of the church for steal
ing rails and honey?" asked the attor-
ney. 'No SIR" replied Couch. "Were
you not turned out of the church, Mr..
Couch?" queried the attorney. ~ es
SIR" said Couch, 'but not for stealing
rails and honey, but on account of
prohibition and the force BILL" When
asked to explain this he said the
church had passed prohibition-not
allowing any member to take drink
and also force bill, which was that
any member who should remain away
from church three successive Sundays
should be turned out, thereby trying
to force them to go to church. He
said it was hard for him to stand pro-
hibition, but when they put the force
bill on him he was obliged to give up
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
WILLIS HALLS RATTLESNAKE
How He Killed one at Reinhardt
Lincoln County.

Willis E. Hall, member of the
ARCHITECTURAL firm of Brown & Hall,
this city, lis now rusticating at the
beautiful summer home of his mother
in Lincoln county.
Willis writes THE SENTINEL that
he killed vicious looking rattlesnakc.
Willis says the snake did not show
fight until he struck at him with a
cane, and then he looked ugly from
the end of his nose to the tip end of
his tail and struck at the cane in the
most venomous manner. after l
killed him." writes Willis, Il took
him to the light, opened his mouth
and pressed the lower jaw so that his
fangs would project. They were as
sharp asneedles and as fine as cambria.
1t is needlessto say that | have been
a good deal more careful in my step
ping around since / ran up against
that undoubted lineal descendant OF
his satanic majesty"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
THE YELLOW FEVER.
The Situation at Brunswick is Alarm
ing-1S New Cases Reported

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Sept. 27.-Eigh-
teen new cases of yellow fever were
reported today There are now thir-
ty-two cases under treatment, and
about seventy cases of malaria, many
of which are expected to develop into
yellow fever. The sudden chilliness
in the atmosphere and strong north
east wind blowing the malaria off the
rice fields towards the city can be TAX
en- as the cause of the great increase
in the number of cases.
Tue same condition of affairs was
noticed in the epidemic of 1875, an0
history is repeating itself. A start
ling increase in the number of cases
may now be expected, but the mortal
ity rate will be held down If possible
Surgeons Murray and FACET expect a
large daily increase liz the cases, but
are now thoroughly prepared to prop
erly attend TO the sick, and with their
directions observed by the patients,
will lose few. The local physicians
are constantly answering calls.
Only widows and single women are
fed gratis, and no rations are issued
except for three days at a time. Min
listers j. A. Thompson, Ed f. Cook,
D. Watson Winn and Perry are kept
constantly DuSy issuing certificates
for food, while five canvasSers in diff
erent ways hunt up the sick and suf-
fering. Several people have been dis
covered by the canvassers sick and un-
able to send for physicians and
suffering for want of food and inabil-
ity to get to the con- missary. Their
neighbcrS ran As soon as patients
get down and leave them to perish
Such cases are cared for sby the can
vaSSers and carried food and fur
nished physician Immediately The
situation here now is decidedly alarm
ing but is being met bravely by those
remaining. Surgeon LeddingS arriv-
ed today to consult General Murray
about matters at Camp Detention
There are POT refugees there now,
two officers and 60 attendants There
is no sickness except one consumptive
Surgeon Murray has Drs. Blair and
West, two reputable colOred ply
sicianS, constantly at work among the
colored people and they report suspi
cious and other cases, nightly, in
writing, to him. None of the local
white physicians receive any pay for
their work
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
OUR TWO POST OFFICES.
The Present IDcumbents Will b
Removed.

Removed.
Mr.. w. G. Winkler, of Wilkesboro,
private secretary to Congressman
Bower, passed through Winston Sat
urday on his return home from
Washington City. He will return to
the National Capitol in few days.
When asked what Congressman
Bower was doing looking to the re
moval of Republican postmasters in
his district, Mr.. Winkler replied that
he was doing all that he could. 'As
soon as their terms expire he is hav-
ing them removed and Democrats ap-
pointed continued Mr.. Winkler.
sWhat about the Winston and Sa-
lem offices?n was asked.
ssAs soon aSthe terms of the pres
incumbents expire they will be re-
placed by Democrats, said Mr.. Wink
!. Ter.
s'Who is Mr.. Bower endorsing fol
these oifices?"
lie has made no recommendations
yet. These offices properly belong t6
the Senators and of course they will
doubtless want to name the candi
dates. However, the congressman
will want to have say too, and If his
views do not agree with the Senators
there will evidently be hitch, the re
suit of which nobody knows"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
A PLEASANT SURPRISE,
How the Friends of Mr.. v. L. Beck Gel
ebrated His Birthday.

Mr.. V. L. Beck, of vienna township,
this county, was given pleasant sur
prise on September Goth, the occasion
being Mr.. Beck's 47th birthday.
Seventy-odd of his relatives and
friends were present and helped him
to celebrate. A friend who was in at
tendance says that ''Isaiah is fire.
quently engaged in repairing solcs,
but his soul was too full that day to
repair anybody's sole"
a long table was arranged in the
beautiful shade near the house and
was soon filled with the good things
of the land, of which the large crowd
partook heartily.
OF the number present there were
twenty-five Conrads land it was not a
good day for Conrads either. They
were just the children, grand and
great grand children of old Uncle
Jesse Conrad. "Uncle Jesse" was
present and highly enjoyed the occa-
sion.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
EXECUTIVE NJ MANsION,
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
Sept. 18th, 1893.
w. J. NORTHERN,

MY DEAR SIR:-I hardly know how
to reply to your letter of the 18th
inst 1t seems tC me that l am quite
plainly on record concerning the ffnan-
NAL question. My letter accepting
the nomination to the Presidency,
when read in connection with the
message sent to Congress, in extraor-
dinary session, appears to me to be
very explicit.
| want currency that is stable and
safe IN the hands of our people. |
will not knowingly be implicated in a
condition that will justly make me in
the least degree answerable to any la
borer or farmer in the United States
for shrinkage in the purchasing
power of the dollar he has received
for full dollars worth of work or for
a good dollars worth of the product
o. his toll. l not only want our cur
rency to be of such character that
all kinds of dollars will be of equal
purchasing power at home, but | want
it to be of such character as will
demonstrate broader wisdom and
good faith, thus placing upon firm
foundation our credit among the ma
tions of the earth. | want our ffnan-
cial conditions and the laws relating
to our currency so safe and reaSSuring
that those who have money will spend
0iIiu IlfcSU IL III DuSlHcSS dllu HCW cH-
terpriSeS, instead of boarding it. You
cannot cure fright by calling it foolish
and unreasonable, and you cannot
prevent the frightened man from
boarding his money. l want good i,
sound and stable money, and a condi-
tiOn of confidence that will keep it in
use.
Within the limits of what l have
written, | am friend of SilTer, but
believe its proper place in our curren-
cy can only be fixed by a re-adjust-
ment of our currency legislation and
the inauguration of a consistent and
comprehensive financial scheme. |
think such a thing can only be entered
upon prOtitably and hopefully after
the repeal of che law, which is charged
with all our financial woes. In the
present state Of the public mind, this
law cannot be built upon, nor patched
in such way as to relieve the Situa-
| tion. | am therefore, opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
by this country alone and independ-
emily, and | am in favor of the imme-
diate and unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause of the so called
Sherman law.
| confess | am astOnished by the op-
position in the Senate to such prompt
action as would relieve the present
unfortunate situation. My daily
prayer is that the delay oecasiOned by
such opposition may not be the cause
of plunging the country into deeper
depression than it has yet known. and
| that the Democratic party may not
| be justly responsible for such catas-
| trophe.
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
A GOOD SHOWING.
The Banks of the South Stand the
Panic Well.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 3O.-A list of the
banks in the Southern States which
have suspended since January /, has
been compiled by the Manufacturers
Record. The inventory shows the
number, capital and the present con
dition of the banks, the information
having been obtained by direct cor
respondence with the officers, receiv-
ers and other equally good authority
Out of suspensions aggregating in
round numbers SIG, 10000 in capital,
banks representing Sl2, 800, 900, have
resumed or are about to resume. Out
of 120 banks in Alabama only two
have closed permanently. OF Florida S
81 banks five are closed. Georgia is
charged with but six permanent fail
ures out of the 230 banks in the State.
Louisiana and Maryland emerge from
the panic without failure. Mlssis-
sippi, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima are dotted with one failure each.
Virginia has five closed of her total
number, 100 banks.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
THE CoRoNER's VERDICT.
Report of the Jury Oh the Roanoke
Tragedy.

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. THE coro-
ner's jury rendered verdict last
night as a result of their Investigation
into the cause of the death of the
eight men who were shot down during
the reign of mob law on last Wednes-
day night. Their finding is to the eff
feet that the men came to their death
'by weapons in the hands Of men or
soldiers OF the Roanoke Light infan-
try under the command of Capt. John
Bird and other officers" and that the
evidence showed that he was acting
under instructions of Mayor Trout.
The jurors think it best to recon-
mend that the grand jury or other
competent court authorities take
charge f-and investigate the legality
of the acts of the said officials.
The verdict is received with general
favor here, it being considered, in
fact, all that the jury could justifiably
find from the evidence in the case.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
Why Coffee is High.

Coffee has been going up recently
and people have been kicking. The
following letter from the Northern
markets, explains why it is:
"It is now reported that the Rebel
fleet has blockaded the port of Santos.
This will cut off all source of supply
for the strong coffees used in this
country. 1t takes five to six weeks
for coffee to reach this country after
it is purchased in South America.
There is not enough available supply
in the hands of importers to last us,
say four weeks, and we are already
buying of Europe, but stocks there
must soon reach the same condition
as they have here
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
SHOT HIS DAUGHTER.
Another Whiskey Shooting Scrape in
the State of Wilkes.


Curtis NJ Brooks, of Mulberry town
ship, Wilkes county, was brought to
WilkesDorC September oath and
placed in jail, on the charge of shoot
ing his own daughter, says the Chron-
icle. Brooks got on a wild drunk
Saturday and came home in the night
fuming and frothing under the demon
of drink. He ran his family out. of
doors and threatened to kill them.
He ran his 12-year-old daughter
around the house till she was exhaust
ed, and she ran into the house. After
she got in the house Brooks took an
old shotgun, loaded with bird shot,
and tired it at her, the load taking
effect in her arm and side. 1t is not
thought that the wounds are danger
Gus,
He was arrested and tried before
Esquires j. 0. Owens and L. T. John
son, Sunday, and bound over to court
without bail
Brooks is about thirty-five years old
and claims that the shooting was an
accident, as he was fooling with the
gun and it went off.
The Chronicle says that "new bran
dy' was the cause of it all.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
CLEVELAND ON SILVER.
A LETTER TO GOVERNOR NORTH~
EN-, OF. GEORGIA.
The President Astonished by the OPP
position in the Senate to
Prompt Action.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 2s.-The Con-
stitution today prints letter from
President Cleveland to Gov. Northen,
in which the President states his posi-
tion on the financial question at some
length. The letter is in reply to one
written by Governor Northen on the
9TH instant. The Governor refuses to
give his letter out for publication, but
it is known that it presented graph
&c condition of the political situation
in Georgia and in the South, and
urged upon the President the expedi-
ency of a public utterance from him,
more comprehensive than his recent
message, as to the proper policy to be
pursued by Congress upon questions
affecting the stringency of the times
and the needs of the people. 1t is un-
der5tood that in his letter Governor
NOrthen pointed out inroads being
made in the Democratic ranks by the
Populists by reason of the neglect or
delay on the part of the Democratic
majority in Congress to enact legisla-
tion on the line of the party platform
and pledges. The Presidents reply to
that letter was received yesterday,
and is as follows:
EXECUTIVE NJ ANSION,
w