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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-02-28
IN NORTH CAROLINA
DOINGS OF A WEEK IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE.
New State Election Law-The Plan
Adopted by the Fusionists-Traged
Near PoilocksviIIe-Proc of
the LegisIature-Other North Caro-
lima News.

RALEIGH, n. c., February 23.-The
house has passed the new election law
for the state by party vote. the popu-
lists and republicans voting for 1t and
the democrats against it.
salient feature Of the law is that
there shall be in each precinct a regis
trar representing each political party.
There shall be poll holders also repre-
senting their political parties. These
election officers are to he recommended
by ahairmen Of township committees to
committees of each party, and the state
chairmen are to make the appointments
for their respective parties.
Resignation books are to close in
county precincts at o'clock p. m. on
Saturday preceding election, and in
cities and towns at 9 o'clock p. m. on
the same day. One box must contain
all ballots cast. An agreement has
been reached on ehe much mooted and
discussed county government question.
The bill, when completed, will pro
vide for five commissioners for each
county, three of whom are to be elected
by a vote of the people and two of
whom are to be appointed by the resi-
dent Judge of the district. The appoin-
tees are not to be of the same political
party as the elected commissioners.
The consent OF four members of the
| board is necessary to any action invol-
| wing the lcvying of taxes or the eXpen'
| diture of money.
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4 Tramp's Revenge.

A few days ago one of the seediest
sort of tramps, seemingly about fifty
years old. attached himself to free
lunch saloon on Monroe avenue and
soon felt perfectly at home. When
ordered out he went out. but the
trouble was he wouldn't stay out. As
Il last resort he was kicked out, but in
an hour he came back and seemed so
humble and forgiving that the proprie-
tor did not like to give him any more
cowhde. After day or two differ
ent plan was tried. The yag had sew
eral times referred to pain in his
chest, and the bar-keeper mixed him
up cure. In ten minutes after drink
ing il he was eXcitedly informed that
he had been given large dose Of NOR
phine by mistake. A party was at
hand to play doctor, and it was decided
that the tramp must walk until he
overcame the influence of the drug.
One and another took turns with him
until he I'd put in about four hours in
the butr yard, and h was then told to
walk in the country at least five miles
to make his cure certain. He took the
case very coolly, never protesting a
word, a !d as he started for the green
fields it was supposed that the saloon
had seen the last of him. Nevertheless,
he returned iu about four hours, lame
in the left leg, covered with dust and
apparently almost exhausted. He said
he had walked in vain. Finding that
death was determined to claim him, he
had returned to die with his friends
Before they could protest he fell TO the
floor, breaking the back off 4 chair and
upsetting table, and after few kicks
he was dead. \ pint Of good brandy
was wasted in rubbing him, the saloon
closed for an hour in the face of biz
business and an undertaken and coroner
called before the old chap let any one
know that he wasn't dead. He came
to in some sort Of fit which required a
great deal of kicking, and he took good
care that every kick countered on
something. When sufficiently restore i
to sit up he was given nearly half a
pint of wine, and as his strength in
creased he got away with enough
luncheon for four men. 1t was then
deemed good policy to hand him half a
dollar and turn him out upon the
world. Just how much profit the
saloon-keeper made in playing the
morphine trick is what will puzzle him
for week to Come.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Yes, the Big Five ought TO be in
dicted for larceny, with a count in The
bill against the FuSioniSts for receiy.
ing stolen property, and they could
all be convicted before any homes,
jury in America for stealing the
Democratic election law There is
not decent line nor section in the
bill but what was purloined from
chapter I6, of the second volume of
The Code, and poor Payne, they have
even plundered him, after abusing and
slandering him and taking from him
his seat in this House, have stolen one
OF the best features of their bill from
bim-from the Payne law. And this
IS the party OF reform, the party of
progress. believe in honest elections
as do in everything else, but | be-
lleve our standard of morals for tn
AnS 10 Saxon race, with all their ade
vanlages, should be higher than the
poor negro that goes to his daily toll
like galley slave, or the negro that
loais on the goods boxes in the cities.
The bill is an incompetent make
shift and cowardly substitute for what
you promised the people. You got
your offices by working on the preju-
dices of the people, on the atrocities of
the election law and county govern
ment, and here you come to the people
with the Demo- ratio law in your arms
and tell the people it was the best you
could do, and for the few little changes
you made in that law the people will
condemn you.
One by one the roses fall and one
by one the Fusion promises fail and
fade away.
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SONS OF DIXIE IN GOTHAM.
Gather at tho banquet Board and Honor
the Name of Washington.

NEW YORK. February 23.-rhe sons
and the descendants Of the sons Of fair
Dixie gathered last night in the ban
quetting hall OF Sherry's to celebrate
thcir ninth anniversary and ninth an
nual dinner. and also TO do honor TO
the memory Of Washington. The com
pary gathered around Che bountcous
board was Il truly representative one
They were a truly patriotic crowd, and
every mention Of that Grand name that
had made a nation, and who was a son
OF soutEera soil, was greeted with the
widest applause The guests were
seated around a horse shoe shaped ta-
ble froIn which there branches Il small
er table going down the center of the
hall. All about the room ''Old Glory
was draped, and the beauty Of the
scene was enhanced with many grow
ing aad towering plants.
1t WAS nearly 10 o'clock. for .he mem
bcrs had dallied long over the viands.
that the president of the society and
the president of the dinner. Mr, Chas
y. Dcshon, arose and in short ad-
dress introduced the first speaker Of
the evening, Hon. William Everett.
who responded 70 the toast Wash
ington."
There was great cheering at the con
ciu>ion of the address and other
speeches were also enthusiastically re-
ccivcd.
The empire state" was responded u
by James {. Carter; the Southerner in
New York" by DIR. William L. Polk
''SOu.hern characteristics" by Rev. j.
J. Latfertv; the Journalist in Poll
tics" by John Kendrick Bangs; the
City Of New York" By Job E. hedges
Dixie" ''Old Folks at Home. and
the Old Kentucky Home were sung
with vim that only the southerner
knows how to impart 10 these songs,
and when the ninth dinner Of the
southern society came to an end long
after Washington's birthday, It was
voted the most successful in the socie-
ty's history.
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NORTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF.

An effort is being made to get up "a
cotton factory at Mocksville.
The machinery is being placed in the
new plant of the Atherton mill.
Winston's fourth cigarette factory
will soon be esta blished.
Mark Hogan, colored. and wife, of
Durham, are the parents of % children.
1t is reported that about forty citi-
zens of Winston lem are lab to the
income tax.
Mr.. J. E. Duval is to put seventyfive
additional lights in the Modena mill
at Gastonia.
The Monroe cotton mills started Sat
urday after stopping for nearly week
on account Of the breaking of the main
shaft.
Six per cent is the legal rate Of inter-
est in North Carolina, the law going in
to effect at once.
The fusion election law, which over
turns the entire present system, has
passed the house.
The Sun says family in Durham
burned its furniture last week to keep
warm.
The house Judiciary committee con-
sidered the per cent. interest bill
Advocates of the bill say they propose
TO pass the bill without fail.
The snow in Cherokee county the
past week fell to depth of IS to 20
inches, and in many places near the
valleys it drifted from 15 to Is feet.
! AshebOro is to have a furniture fac
tory in the near future. Stock has
been subscribed already, and the build.
ings will 90 up in a few weeks.
The esta ablishment of a large cotton
mill just south of Salem is now almost
assured. About all the stock has been
subscribed. The Messrs. Fries viii be
large stockholders.
The Bell Telephone company has
consented at last to give the citizens OF
! WinstonS Salem a reduction on rents
! business phones are reduced from SIS
to so per year and for residences from
$50 to $50.
Late Saturday afternoon the dry
goods firm OF Rose < Leak, in Fayette
Vile, made an assignment to Mr.. L. j
Lilly. The liabilities are from $50. .00(
to so, ,0G0. No assets are given. The
firm was next to the largest in fayette
vile, and its failure was a surprise.
MIR. Huitt the Bell Telephone repre-
sentative, from Richmond, spent sew
eral days recently in Concord soliciting
subscribers to the exchange that wisl
be put up as soon as the weather mod
eratesa little.
Huntsville reports favorable condi
tions in business. The Virgin cottor
mills has seventyfve looms in motion
and in & few days will have one hun
dred running. They have ready sail
for goods and orders far ahead. The7
exgect soon to run the mill day ant
night.
At senator Murphys dinner party ii
Washington Saturday night, given il
honor of Senator Ransom, some on,
asked if the latter spoke Spanish, refer
ring to the talk of making the NOrtl
Carolina senator minister to Mexico
Without giving time for answer Sena
tor Cameron observed that whether O
not General Ransom knew that Ian
guage he was SO good d Latin schola
it would serve the purpose almost a
well.
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KEEP THY TRUST.
fCharlOtte Observer. |

In depth profound, within a cavern cool,
A placid lake Outspreads from thence
stream
That ne'rr had felt the kiss of sunlight'S
CLEAN,
Stole far away to feed a limpid pool.
A home in which life kept its busy round
Stood on the burning plain and day by
day,
Toll downward pierced, to where the
waters lay;
Until the gushing waves the work had
crowned
How oft do human hearts seem dead and
bare,
And every stream of sweet affection dry
Though, meath the surface, did we only
pry,
Flow tides of love still wOndrous fresh and
fair.
Thy faith, thy trust, lose not in human
kind,
For human sight-alas full oft is blind
WILLIAM THORNTON WHITsETT.
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THINK OF THIS.
" Washington, Lee, Douglass, But
the Greatest of These is Douglass.
News and Observer. 22ndl

Several weeks ago proposition was
made to the General Assembly to ad
journ in honor of Robert E. Lee, on
the occasion of his birthday. This
resolution was voted down, although
by enactment of a prior Legislature
General Lees birthday is a public
holiday in the State, and the public
buildings are closed on that day.
Yesterday a resolution was introduced
to adjourn until 10 O'Clock Saturday
to pay respect to the memory Of
George Washington, whose birthday
is also legal holiday. This was
voted down.
At the session that the resolution to
adjourn in honor of Washington was
voted down, the following resolution
introduced by Crews, colored, of
Granville, was adopted:
WHEREAS, Thelate Fred Douglas S
departed this life on the goth inst, and
WHEREAS, We greatly deplore the
same, now therefore, be it
ResokUea, That when this House
adjourns, it adjourn in respect to the
memory Of the deceased.
These three dates-the birth of Lee,
the birth of Washington, and the death
of Douglass-are compassed in one
month. The General Assembly de-
lberately and after debate, voted
down the resolution to honor the men,
ory of the Father of his Country and
Robert F. Lee, who with Grant, was
among the heroes Chepultepec, and
the commander of the armies of the
South, but put on record in the jour
nails of the House, a resolution of
adjournment s'in respect to the memo
ry Of Frederick Douglass
The foregoing action is equivalent
to saying:
Washington
Lee
Douglass
These three, but the greatest ofthese
is Douglass.
This action more correctly than any
other official proceeding of this Legis-
lature shows the spirit of this body.
Fusion is a marriage Of two parties
having no principle in common. The
endorsement OF the miscegenatiOn
leader is the legitimate heir of this
union.
"What is HeCuba to me and | to
Hecuba that l should weep for her?"
Who was Fred Douglass? A mulatto
slave, who won his freedom by fleeing
fran his master in Maryland, and was
afterwards lionized because he had in
tellgence and certain sort of elo-
quence that enabled him to tell the
awful story of slavery. Presden,
Hayes appointed him Recorder Of
Deeds for the District of Columbia
and he availed himself of his place to
marry a white woman who was clerk
in his office.
We would not willingly forget the
old adage, that we should say nothing
but good in reference to the dead.
But we would be recreant to the Anglo.
Saxon race, unmindful of our sacred
traditions, and untrue to the country
if we should remain silent when insul
and Indignation is heaped upon the
names of the grandest Americans anC
the noblest products of Anglo Saxon
civilization in order to pay court to a
mulatto miscegenationist and cemen,
the lost and bitterest of the black vo-
tiers to the Fusion party.
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GREJNA GREEN AFFAIR.
Charlotte Lady and Gentleman Marry Dc
spite Opposing Parents.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., February 22.-Miss
Mamie Orr and Mr.. Lawrence r. Good
man were married last night at :
o'clock at the Second Presbyterian
church manse, by Rev. Mr.. White. Of
Graham Street church. 1t was a Gretna
Green affair. Both parties stay at the
Bee Hive. The bride is a daughter Of
Sergeant Orr, of the police force. Her
parents were opposed to her marriage,
and had before prevented it. Last
evening she left home saying She was
going to her sisters. She never came
back and the next thing her parents
heard was that she was married. Mr..
Goodman is the head clerk at the Bee
Hive Miss Orr was cashier.
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Douglass Preferred to Washington

RALEIGH, N. c., February ga SEN
sation was created here yesterday by
the adoption in the house of a resolu
ton, introduced by negro. that when
the general assembly do adjourn. it ad
journ in honor of Frederick Douglass.
The resolution was passed by a vote
of "a to 90, all the democrats voting
against it. A resolution to adjourn on
February 22nd in honor of Washing
tons birthday, which is a legal holiday
in the state, was voted down. The
same body also refused to adjourn in
honor of General Lee on January 10th
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A Household Treasure.

d. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, \. Y, says
that he always keeps Or. Kings New Dis
coverv in the house and his family has
always found the very best results follow
its use; that he would not be without it, if
procurable- G.. y. Dy seman, Druggist,
tatsklli, n Y, says that DR.. Kings New
Discovery is undoubtedly the best cough
remedy; that he has used it in his family
for eight wears, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for it. Why not try
a remedy SO long tried and tested Trial
bottles free at Melville Dorsey's drug store.
Regular size soc. and $l.00.
For the BEST and CHEAPEST SHOES on
earth. 60 to HARDEE'S.
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CUT HIS WIFE'S THROAT.
The Deed Deliberately Done by Fiend
Near Pollocksville, n. &.

~
PoLLOCKsvILLE, n. c., February 22,-
At 10 o'clock yesterday, John King cut
his wife's throat. From the best au
thority, it appears that King and his
wife had an alteration Wednesday,
whcreupon she left home going to a
neighbors. Yesterday morning King
went after her and upon her refusing
to accompany him, he deliberately cut
her throat. Thinking she would die.
King escaped to the woods, and though
a posse went in search, he ha. not yet
been captured. The woman still lives,
but cannot recover.
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IMPROVEMENT is EXPECTED.
Bradstreets Reports Bad Weather and
Roads Retard Southern Business,

New YORK, February 22.-Bra dstreets
today says
General trade during this short week, has
been more irregular. moderated Improved
demand has shown itself at cities long the
Ohio river valley and in the lower and upper
lake regions coincident with the partial disap-
pearance OF the extremely unfavorable wealth
South. southeast and elsewhere to a
smaller extent, practically impossible country
roads have retarded already slow collections
and prevented purchases Of goods even in the
face OF requirements. The success OF the latest
emergency bond issue has revived confidence
somewhat in the general financial situation.
The success Of the bond issue here and abroad
has given a strong undertone to the New York
speculative stock.
At the south relatively great Improvement
real or prospective. is expected with better
weather throughout Texas and at Memphis
although collections are slow there. Brming-
ham and jacksonville make like reports The
influence OF the bad weather. heavy country
roads. checked demand and retarded collec-
tions in whole or in part charaoterizes reports
OF trade at Charleston. Nashville Chattanooga.
Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta and at New Or
leans where business had practically suspend
ed for two day by storm.
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NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLTUARE
An Outline of the Weeks Work in Both
Senate and House.

The following is a condensed synop-
sis of the proceedings Of both branches
of the general assembly for the past
week:
BOTH DAY-Several petitions were presnted
in the senate among which from cot
ton mill employees to stay action In regard TO
the ten hour labor law. Another was from the
women of the state asking for apprOpra-
tion to make a stale exhibit at the Atlanta eX-
position. The bill to make due bills. checks
script issued by corporation, payable in cash
and to require railroads to redeem unused
tickets passed third reading. DR.. r. NJ Nor
ment republican, of Robson, appeared il the
house and was sworn in He occupies the
scat vacated by Mr.. Payne. The Mitchell
county question being the unfinished business,
was disposed Of after considerable debate.
The leaf tobacco warehouse bill passed its
second reading.
3lsT DAY.-The house passed the bill reduc-
ing the legal rate of interest from eight six
per cent. The vote the final reading was II
to Is democrats. republicans and populists
alike, with few exceptions. voting for the
measure. The bill was passed by the senate
some time ago
32ND DAY.-Bills passed changing the time Of
holding Durham and Alamance superior courts:
TO protect deer in Cherokee. Graham. Clay
Swain. Macon and Jackson counties: to allow
Durham to levy special tax; for the relief Of
Tax Collector McGregOr- of WadesbOro. and
also of E. D. Gaddy of AnSon. Bill to regulate
the sale of liquor the special senate order.
| After long and at times tumultO,,S debate a
/ motion was made to lay the bill on the table.
The ayes ind nays being even the president
cast the ohspring vote, and the reading was
lost. 1t amended ia material points The
/ house voted to attend the Newberne Fair on
/ Friday February2 Several local bills intro
/ duced.
! S3RD DA1.-The bill to appropriate $4,000
! for a North Carolina exhibit st the Cotton
/ States and International Exposition and one
/ to appropriate S, 600 for exhibit OF woman :
progress and handiwork were today fayorably
! reported by the legislative committee on agri-
/ culture. They will be considered the early
part of next week. The temperance bill. mod
/ eled on the plan of the Mississippi law was
/ killed in the senate today
! SiIH DAY.-Selator Moody'S bill. TO prevent
the adulteration and misha ndling OF foods, and
sales thereof. which passed the senate to-
day. is exactly similar tc the Hatch bill now
/ before congress except in regard to drugs. as
! North Carolina already has "a pare drug law
I II provides that all mixtures compounds. Z I'd
blends Of any article ot food shall &c plainly
soeied 50 as to Indicate what they are
There is good reasons for the popularity
of hamberlain's Cough Remedy. Davis &
Buzard, of ITest Monterey, Clarion Co, Pa
say: 1t has cured people that our ply
sicians could do nothing for We persuaded
them to try a bottle Of { hamberlain' Cough
Remedy and they now recommend it with
the rest Of US" 25>and 80 cent bottles fol
sale by Melville Dorsey, druggist.
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HEAVY CROP NOT THE CAUSE.
Senator Georges Report Upon the Condi-
tions, Etc, of the Cotton Crop.

Senator Georges Report Upon the Condi-
tions, Etc, of the Cotton crop.
WAsHINGTON. February Ex-senator
George, chairman of the senate commit
tee on agriculture has made a report to
the senate on the condition Of the cot
ton crop, the causes for existing de-
preston and the remedies that should
be applied.
The investigation was made under
authority of a senate resolution of
April 10th, 1892 The cotton report is
divided into five parts, the first being
devoted to the financial condition OF
the farmer is bad, a very large per cent
insolvent, and that very few indeed are
substantially increasing in the posses
sion of property. Second, that with
the prices prevailing in the years 1891,
'92. '93, in nearly every part Of the cot
ton producing region the cost of pro-
duction equalled, if it did not exceed,
the value of the cotton raised. The re-
suit has been to produce widespread
discomfort among cotton producers,
and disposition to discredit their old
time conservative methods and 20 in
ducc Il too ready acceptance of plausible
relief.
With regard to the causes Of the low
prices. the report says: 1t is conced-
ed that the obvious, apparent and prox
innate cause is over-productiOn. Since
in the main, with deviations produced
by abnormal conditions, price is regu-
lated by supply and demand-a full
supply with relatively diminished de
mand, bringing low prices, and a great
and active demand with diminished
supply bringing higher prices-wh
there is an annual increasing demand
Statistics are produced to overthrow
the theory of production being the
cause of the low prices.
Under part four, the demonetizatior
of silver is discussed, this being 4 cause
for the low price Of cotton in the esti
nation OF the committee, as more pc
tent than any. There are many print
ed pages IF arguments in favor Of the
rehabilitati ton of silver and the preven
ton, thereby. of falling prices by tn,
opposition of gold. The committed
also finds that the importation Of golC
from Europe other than by the regular
commercial methods tends to depres:
! the price of cotton as il lessons th'
amount of money in the market which
fixes the price Of cotton.
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Will Change the Missouri Capital

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, February 2l.-
By vote OF 81 to 30 the lower house Of
the legislature passed a joint resolu-
ton accepting the proposal Of the cit
Of Sedalia t, -@move the capital 70 t2-.t
city. the condition being that the ci; :.
shall erect state buildings superior TO
those at the present capital
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J. s. POYTHRESS.
Miners Agent,
Henderson, \. {.

Itch on human, mango on horses, dogs
and all stock. cured in 80 minutes by Wool
fords Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Melville Dorsey, druggist, Hen
derson. \. L. apr.-i-
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MEMPHIS. Tenn, February 20.-The
Southern lumber manufacturers associ-
alton will convene here today. The
officers and many members have ar
rived. The committee on grades held
preliminary session yesterday and
outlined a report which will call fo- q
adjustment of the standards now il
vogue and the establishment Of new
1rra1ns