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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Crou Report.

Prospects are generally favorable.
ChoppiDg cotton is going on Truck
farms are shipping peas. In the
East the tobacco outlook is poor; oats
are poor: grass and wheat fairly
good.
Not enough rain has fallen in Meek
lenburg or Davie Wheat is heading
low; corn is coming up well and the
acreage is large.
In this section corn is being worked
the first time. Tobacco plants are be-
ing planted III small quantity owing to
scarcity. Irish potatoes are good.
Strawberries being marketed. Spring
oats looking much better.
Elkin reports garden vegetables and
corn looking well. Wheat is heading
unusually short. Oats will be short
crop. Rye is a good crop New Irish
potatoes are coming in. No locusts
vet
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
The Strike in West Virginia

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, MAY "a
The Ohio River Railroad Company
has posted notices at headquarters
here warning all their engineers and
flremen to use the utmost caution in
approaching all trestles on the line.
1t is alleged that the officials fear an
effort may be made to burn some OF
the trestles, in view of the hauling of
nOn-union coal.
About the only mines in the 'coun-
try now being worked are those in
West Virginia, and organizers are
among the miners in this State CON
stantly establishing unions, and it is
thought all the mines will shut down
in short time pending the settlement
Of the great national strike.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
THE STATE NORMAL.
The Views of One Who Attended til
commencement Exercises.

The Views of One Who Attended the
commencement Exercises.
Commencement exercises at the
State Normal School in Greensboro
closed Thursday night with Senator
Gordon's famous lecture, "The Last
Days of the Confederacy."
It is needless to say that it was soul
stirring. and in every way a master
piece and immensely enjoyed by the
vast audience that listened to it.
Though Gen. Gordon is now border
ing on seventy years of age he has lost
but little of the fire and vim of his
earlier days. His stock OF war stories
and anecdotes is well nigh inexhausti-
BILE and.they were literally and ele-
gantlys dispensed to the merriment
ana delight of his hearers. In fact
they were regular side splitters-as
told by the General.
DIR. McIver was most fortunate in
his selections of orators, and still more
so in being able to secure two such
distinguished statesmen for the occa-
sion, as Congressman Bryan and Sena-
tor Gordon. The State of North Caro-
| lima is equally fortunate to have DR..
McIver at the head of this great fnsti-
| tuition of learning for young women.
He has proven himself the right man
in the right place. The young ladies
Of the school seem greatly devoted to
the Doctor and all of the faculty
| many of them almost hesitate to leave
for their homes for rest from theiI
| long season Of arduous work and they
really have studying to do there to
/ keep up with the procession.
/ 1t was an interesting scene to see
| the Young ladies in thier affectiOnate
| good byeis at the final dispersion.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
A TOWN TO BE SOLD.
Under MOStSage-TitIes to Property
Defective.

NEWARK, N. j., May 2i-The sale
under foreclosure of the village of
Manchester, which was TO have been
made by the Sheriff of Ocean county.
has been adjourned for four weeks.
This is the result OF an effort made To
effect a settlement. The foreclosure
was upon mortgage held by the
Newark Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Company. 1t was given in 1867
by John Torrey, who tiicn owned the
site of the present village. Since
then the larger part of Manchester
has been built. But those who pur-
chased the ground and built upon
it were not. apparently, aware of the
existence of the mortgage. Their
title was thus defective, and the re-
suit is that their property is now &c
be exposed to sale unless some ar
rangement can be made with tho
mortgagee.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
AFTER TWELVE YEARS.
Secret Of Wealth Buried in the Knowl-
edge of One Man.
ba Nbo-l

edge of One Man.
From the Charlotte News.l
A rather STANCE case has just de-
yeioped near Kings Mountain.
! Twelve years sago:a Mr.. O'Neal, Of
fBoston, came South for his health.
He visited several Southern resorts,
and wound up his tour finally at Spar
row Springs, wild and picturesque
resort near Kings Mountain.
One day while walking through the
woods he passed rough place where
bold bluff dropped off into a ravine
and there he found vein which he
instantly recognized as being exceed
ingly rich in platinum. His stay at
the place had about ended, and he
hastily made an examination of the
ore, and left for his Boston home, in
tending to return soon and work the
place. After he got home various
family misfortunes transpired which
kept him there until a few days ago.
He marked the place and when he re-.
turned the first of last week, he had
no trouble in locating it. He has
secured a lease of the land with privi-
leges to work. and has started in ear
nest. The find is said TO be very
rich.
Platinum is about the color of sill
yer ana Is Jne heaviest or the metals.
1t is harder than iron, undergoes of
change in the air, resists the actions
of acids and alkalies, is capable of be-
ing rolled into very thin sheets, and
is largely used in mechanical arts. es-
pecially in the manufacture of cleo
tricity which has caused its market
value to go up. It is worth nearly as
much as gold and never gets lower in
price than Si5 per ounce The metal
was first discovered in the mines of
Choco, Peru, by Charles Wood, assay
master of Jamaica. It has since been
found in Brazil, near Carthagena, in
Antioquia, in ST. Domingo, and on
the Ural Mountains
The fact that rich mine of this
valuable metal has been found in
North Carolina is one to be proud of,
and puts the old North State a long
jump forward in the mineral line
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
Unveiled in RaIeigh-1 10 GOO People
Present-4OO Veterans.


At least ten thousand people were
in Raleigh May 22nd to witness the
uGveiling of the Confederate monu-
ment.
Six companies of the State Guard
| were present The Fayetteville Inde-
pendent Light Infantry, sixty-iive
strong, were cheered all along the line
of the march. The old veterans num-
bered about four hundred, and they
marched like men who have seen many
wars. The program as given below
was carried out:
procession was 1890 but it was some
minutes after this time before it be-
gan to move. It was formed at the
intersection of Cabarrus ard Fayette-
Vile streetsS The route was uD Fay
etteyille street to Morgan, east on
Morgan to Wilmington, north to
Edenton, thence west to Salisbury,
and south to the site of the monu-
ment.
The procession was lengthy one
and was organized in the following
order:
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal and Staff.
Band.
State Guard.
GOVernOr, orators, Chaplaln ana COmnlttee
of Arrangements.
Fayetteville independent Light Infantry,
Veterans Confederate
States Army.
Ladies Monumental Society.
Military Schools.
Distinguished persons.
State Officers.
Civic Societies.
Schools
Fire Department.
Visitors, citizens and public at large.
The exercises at the capitol We're as
follows: Called TO order and welcome
by Governor Carr.
tOld North State, by one hundred voices.
Organization of Monumental Association,
by Walter Grimes
Invocation, by Rev. James A. Weston
"Let us Cross Over the River, and Rest
Under the Shade OF the Trees, by Choir.
The Grafton, by Hon. Thomas W Mason.
Announcement of cornerstone by w. c.
Stronach, chief marshal.
Ceremonies incident to laying Corner
stone by Soldiers Home and other Confeder-
ate Veterans.
Tribute to Unknown Dead, by Col. S. Nc
d. Tate.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Hymn by the Choir How Firm Foun-
dation Ye Saints OF the Lord
Cornerstone declared set, and remarks by
Judge r. T. Bennett.
Dixie by the Band.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
A CIGARETTE WAR,
1t is Added TO Other POI s,iar Crazes in
Kansas.
Spe ial to The Sentine

Spe ial to The Sentinel.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 23.-The anti
cigarette leagues are having boom in
Kansas. In many towns and cities
the boys attending the public schools
are leading in the movement and are
pledging themselves to abstain from
cigarettes until they are 81 years old.
The Kansas Legislature passed a
law last session prohibiting the sale
of this article to boys under rs, but
its violation became so flagrant that
the people in score of towns demand
ed that it cease. Two weeks ago the
local authorities at Severy, in Green
wood county, forced the druggists TO
discontinue the sale of cigarettes to
boys.
The news agents on trains as they
stopped there reaped a harvest in the
sale Of these goods, and charged dou-
bic prices. On the arrival of trains
boys would crowd around the train to
buy cigarettes. Last night the city
marshal arrested the news agent, who
is now waiting trial for the violation
OF the Kansas law.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
The Lighthonsc on Diamond Shoals

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Light
house Board will shortly proceed to
Diamond Shoals, N. c., where bear
ings viii be taken to determine the
location of the lighthouse to be erect
ed at that point. This is near Cape
llattcras, and IS noted as the most
dangerous and stormy point on the
whole Atlantic coast. Time and
again attempts have been made to fix
the foundations for the structure, but
all the attempts have ended in bad
failure. One hundred Thousand dol
lars has been spent at this place al
ready, and there is nothing to show
for it. The appropriation for the new
lighthouse is $500, 900.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
EPH. MOORE CAPTURED.
A Battle With Moonshiners on Pilot
Mountain.

About o'clock Tuesday evening,
May 22nd, two wagons, loaded with
moonshine whisky, were captured at
Pilot Mountain. In the gang were
four white men, one white woman,
and the notorious Eph. Moore, a negro.
The men and the woman were heavily
armed, and a fight with citizens, who
had come out to assist the constables,
soon followed. Twenty or twenty-five
shots were fired. One mule was killed.
Moore and the woman were captured.
The white men made their escape, but
before leaving the wagon they turned
the whisky out on the ground. 1t is
thought that the leader, Beck, is
wounded.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
To Elect senators by Direct Vote.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The house
committee on election of the presi-
dent and vice president voted to make
a favorable report on the bill of Rep
resentative Tucker, of Virginia. pro-
viding for the electing of United
States senators by a direct vote of the
people. The report was agreed upon
by nearly unanimous vote. But one
Republican member of the committee
was present at the meeting. The bill
is Identical with the one that passed
the house last session.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Kelly vii, Keen Ofrthe Grass.

QUINCY, ILL.,, May 25.-Kelly COM
mander of the Commonwealers, said
here that lie intends to speak in front
of the Capitol at Washington without
violating the grass ordinance, which
proved disastrous to Coxey. Kelly
says he has secured a balloon from an
aeronaut of this city. and from the
car suspended in mdair he will ad-
dress the crowd in front of the Capt.
tol steps in defiance the District
authorities
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Distiilery Seized.

Deputy Collector e. e. Hunt, of Da-
vie county, seized eleven barrels of
whiskey and five still caps in Yadkin
county several days ago as the proper
ty of III. Il. Henning and and J. T..
Hutchins for the violation Of the in
ternal revenue laws by operating
their distillery on a certain Sunday
night few weeks ago. The men had
been reported by revenue agents. fa
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
THREE BROTHERS KILLED.
They Lay I'm Wait for Samuel Conovcr
and Wife.

CAMPBELLvILLE, Ky, May PA
terrible tragedy occurred near this
place. Quincy, Joseph and James
Tulman lay in wait for Samuel Con
over and wife. They were ambushed
by the roadside. Conoyer and his wife
came along in buggy. The three
brothers fired on the occupants Of the
vehicle. Conover returned the fire,
fatally wounding Joseph and Quincy
Tulman, and dangerously wouuding
James. The three brothers had a
grudge against Conover, and they
tried to settle it in this way.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Two Editors with Dir.rent Views

The Kentuckian- Citizen, published
at Paris, KY, in the Ashland district,
now represented in Congress by the
noted Col. w. G. p. Breckinridge, fur
nishes some unique reading. One of
it's editors is a strong Breckenridge
turn to Congress, denouncing in very
strong language those who oppose the
Colonel. The other editor is against
Breckinridge and is no less forcible in
denOuncing his crime than his part
ner is in defending him.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
An Electric Phenomenon.

Near Fayetteville recently there
was a remarkable electric phenome-
non. Four persons standing in yard
near house heard whizzing sound
and saw ball of fire descending to-
wards them. An instant later it ex-
ploded with stunning report, and all
four were knocked down and were in
sensible for several minutes. One
was partially paralyZed. Near them
was an OK, killed instantly, yet the
skin was not punctured, nor were any
bones broken. When the explosion
| occurred there was no thunder, light
ming or rain.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Father at Seventy-Sevcn.

ATLANTA, May 25.-Chief Justice
Logan e. Bleeck!ey, Of the Supreme
Court of Georgia, is a father of a If
teenpound baby boy. EARLY last
August Justice Bieecklcy, who is
scveuty-sevcn years old, married Miss
Chloe Herring, who is forty-nine years
his junior, in New York City.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
State Vance Memorial Association

ation'' was formed in Raleigh May p.
Governor Carr was elected president,
and the following presidents from
DISTRICTS: w. d. Pruden, III. G.. Con-
ner, N. w. Ray, Bennehan Cameron,
r. H. Battle, H. G. Ware, Z. ]. Alli-
son, r. J. Reynolds and M. e. Carter;
at large, j. S. Carr and Theo. f.
KlutZ; A. A. Thompson, secretary; j.
G. Brown treasurer. Thus far $500
has been collected for the monument
or rather statue, for it appears that
the memorial is to take that form.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
ADelightfnl Social Event.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A. Gray gave a
charming reception Thursday evening
complimentary to their daughter, Miss
Mamie Gray, and her visiting friend,
Miss Carrie Holt, of Graham. The
brilliantly lighted parlors were filled
with more than one hundred happy
guests, and the dainty refreshments,
beautiful flowers, handsomely dressed
young ladies and gentlemen, together
with the delightful music by the
Salem Orchestra, made the occasion a
very Joyous one.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Twins SeyenTi

Julius Deggerheart, of Headrick
Postoffice, N. c., has the most remark
able living family in the United
ates-twenty-three living children.
the oldest young and sprightly girl
of twenty one, and twenty-two boys,
from six months to nineteen years OF
age; his wife having given birth to
twins seven times, each time boys.
All of the children are whole, healthy,
well-grown. Mr.. Deggerheart is a
prosperous farmer.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Mrs. Jarvis.

Senator Jarvis wife was Miss Mary
Woodson, a native of Goochland coun-
ty, Virginia, the daughter of lawyer
whose family was distantly connected
by marriage with that of Thomas
JeffersOn'S. She was educated at
Richmond. She can read French,
Spanish and Portuguese, the latter
having been acquired during her resi-
dence in Brazil. Mrs. Jarvis is of
medium height, with brown hair and
eyes and fair complexion.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Good Times Coming.
rom the Richmond Times.l

IuO
A leading banker and financier of
this city, who is too modest to allow
his name to go in print. says that he
in the fall, and that it will be the be-
ginning of an era of prosperity which
will last for ten years at least. He is
a man of affairs. and his conclusion is
arrived at after careful study of the
situation.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Buttz Denies 1t.

Senators Huaton and Kyle and
Eppa Hunton, Jr., testified before the
Senate Sugar trust Investigating COM
mittec as to Buttz offer to bribe the
Senators. Mr.. IIunt0n and Senator
Kyle testified positively to his offer of
money. In the afternoon Buttz was
examined and denied positively that
he had attempted to bribc them.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Pnsfnmce 20 be Moved.

The Washington correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer says that
Postmaster Wilson and Capt. Buford
arranged with the First Assistant
Postmaster General for $500 addition
al rent for the Winston postoffice,
which is to be removed from the Hine
to the Hanes building. a
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
A Murderer Returns.

John M. Cartwright, the man who
shot and killed Joe Caudle in Yadkin
county not long since, and skipped to
parts unknown, went back last Friday
and announced that he was going to
TO stand his trial. He says he had a
cause for shooting Caudle and did not
want to leave when he did, but his
wife persuaded him to do so.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
A MATRIMONIAL STORY.
MARRIED WOMAN LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER HUSBAND.
She Was to Meet Disappointed
Her-she Mas Identified.

LIREKTy, Me-, May pa queer
story in matrimonial speculation has
. just been revealed here in connection
with the suicide of a woman who
gave her name as Louise Gilman, of
Bcllingham, Mass. She had come to
Liberty expecting to meet man nam
ed Merrill, with whom she had been
corresponding, with view to matri-
mony.
He had advertised for a wife and
had been answered by woman who
signed her name as Louise Gilman.
Merrill promised to marry her if she
would come 10 Liberty. The day be-
fore her arrival he left the town.
Che woman reached here and was
deeply Affected on learning of his de-
parturc. She went at once to her
room and swallowed dose oflaudanum
and arsenic, from the effects of which
she died.
In her dress were found four letters,
which confirmed her story of her
strange courtship. There was also
another letter containing some mon
ey addressed to Albert G.. Graham,
Bro0kfield, Mass. This led to the
discovery of the fact that she was
married.
Graham was her husband. =. He ar
rived and iden tfied the body as that
Of his wife. He said she had left him
several times and had gone to her
mothers house in Bcllingham, but
had returned in a few DAYS. She had
always been n source of worriment
and expense to him, but he did not
suspect her of being concerned in any
Illicit matrimonial schemes. She
was 40 years old.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Joins the Populists.

Capt. w. H. Kitchen has another
announcement in this weeks issue
OF Marion Buffers Caucasian. He
says that he retires from the Demo
cratic party and will hereafter affiliate
with the Populists.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Death at Walkertown.

On May oath, after lingering ILL
ness, Mrs. Phoebe Flynn passed away.
She was buried at Antioch church.
The deceased leaves a daughter and
three sons to mourn her loss.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.
Tie Tobacco Journ ais Review for the
Week Ending May 26th.

With plenty Of rain and to spare,
the farmers have abundance of strip
ped tobacco in hand .and the market
continues active. The breaks were
large all through the week.
There has been some fiuctua tion in
prices, especially in the common
grades which dropped little for
several days. Good stock shows up
scarce as ever, and sells WELL.
The farmers have had fine seasons
for planting, of which they took ad-
VANTAGE. The Information we can
gather from the fields warrants US in
again asserting that the crop in this
section will by no means be full
one.
The manufacturers are busily at
work and are doing fairly well in the
way OF shipments. So far this month
their sales exceed those of May last
year; mot by any considerable sum,
still enough to be encouraging. Last
week was an improvement over the
previous week.
Stamp Clerk GalloWay's sales since
srk F<.11
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
just AIike.

From the Durham Sum-
Newspapers are like railroads, in
the respect that it costs iust as much
to carry dead-heads as 1t does the fel-
low who pays full fare.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Oates Nominated,

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 23.-Col.
VIM. @. Oates was nominated for
Governor on the first ballot. 55
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31

Municipal Elections in Virginia.
The Prohibitionists carried the day
by electing their ticket at Norfolk.
Jones, Democrat, was elected mayor
OF Roanoke by 10 majority.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31

The Breyard Hnstler favors Con
gresham. Crawford for Senator.
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HOOPS PILLS are the best after-dinner Pills.
assist digestion, cure headache and binousness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-01
CHINEEDllNE tPA,tIl
News Of Another Naval Engagement
Between Chinese and Jap
anese Fleets.
CHINESE SHIP DESTROYED,
japanese May Have Gotten Into
Trouble by Sinking Ship Fly
ing the British Flag.

SHANGHAI, Aug, News has Just
been received here of q desperate battle
between the fleets Of. China and, Japan,
In which the Chinese were defeated,
and the Chen Yuen, the largest battle
ship but one in the Chinese service, was
sunk and, two other large Chinese ves-
sells said 10 be first class cruisers, were
captured or destroyed, The battle was
holly contested but the, Japanese APP
pear TO have handled their guns, ships
and torpedoes with more skill than. the
Chinese. nj,
The Chinese feet engaged. carried
nearlyfFa Thousand men. and, . large
number of khen are reported to hare
been killed or droWnsd i,
Dispate ehes .say that few z any, Of. the
Chinese engaged in;the battle, escaped.
Two German officers incommand of the
Chen Xueh aTe reported to hare met
death with the erewt of that yesselss