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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-15
WOMAN AND TIRE BICYCLE.

KrrrRELL, N. c., Sept. II, 1895.
To the Editor of the News and Observer:
I am sure that Mr.. Q Il. Smith, in the
Communication published Sunday, said
more than he really meant. He is q very
earnest man and a very sincere one, and
such people are not apt to weigh their
words or me sure their phrases. Like
numberless other good people, he CO..
siders the new trend in female life to be
harmful and he spoke, and spoke with
more heat and less reserve than he ought
70 have done Nevertheless, l cannot
think that he is wanting in respect for
woman, 1t is rather the depth of his
respect for her that impels HIM to grid
too bliudiy at habits which he feels will
lower her from the high pedestal on
which our race has ftly and wisely
placed her.
must confess to some old fogyism on
that head myself. The Southern woman
of the past is to me the ideal woman.
Aud | would fam keep her as she WIS
forever. But the world moves. Ideals
change and she must me3surably change
or become an anachronism. Bat be-
lieve that the purity, modesty and deli
eaoy inherited from a long line of moth
ers must needs abide with her always,
and that, however widely her mode Of
life may come to differ from what it has
been, that purity, modesty and delicacy
must necessarily characterize II.
With the structures on Woman's gar1,
now so much in vogue, have no patience.
If men would divert a part of this
sOlicitude t. their own habits not
% say their own morals, The world would
be the better for it. This eternal tu-
t l3g3 Of woman sm2cks too much Of
orienialism. As an escape from it, or
an antidote for it even female suffrage
might be iustifable In the name Of
justice, IN the name of liberty which we
prate about so much aud understand so
little when somebody's elSe's liberty IS
concerned, leave women to dress and act
as she thinks becoming. Rest assured
that she has not only iuer taste, but a
stronger and truer moral sense than We
have.
The real question, the burning qles.
ton touching women, and one waich
cannot much longer be put by--is- 80
more Fltal IMAM 6ltDeF Ult YcleS or
bloomers. II is the too common
attitude Of man towards woman
in certain relations Male honor is
all too narrow to embrace the protec-
ton of women. A man may be the soul
of honor in all his dealings with men
aud yet not scyuple to take every dishCn-
cradle advantage that he can of any VIC
man Nay, not only not scruple to do
81, but do 50 aud suffer no whit of dis
paragement in the eyes of the world. It
is a matter in which his honor is in NO
wise concerned.
TaerefOr', let good msn withhold their
ham lies on unessential things and di-
rect Their energies TO essential things.
Let them see that the same
standard of honor current between man
and man becomes the standard between
man and women. | have reference not
only to those grosser wrongs, which are.
it is true, too common, but also TO those
countless lesser wrongs which will sug-
gest Themselves to ali reflective minds.
.. w. BLACKNAIL
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though not without its extremely hQ
morous aspect.

mOtouS pew
S,Citzens and press denounced the &C
ton and pinned responsibility upon DR.
Hall. who put the blame on the coloreC
sexton believing his color would save
him. In some way the keys of the
church, much to DIR. Halls qualification
fell into the hands of certain burglars
to this day unknown, and the Jeff Davis
plate was stolen, Secretary Stanton,
then Secretary of War, came to the res
cue by taking the Davis pew and oc-
cupying it as long as he attended church
in Washington. Mr.. Stanton always
vouched for DR. Halls LOYALTY, and stood
by him manfully in all the vicissitudes
of those stormy years Being South
ern man, the doctor, like others, was
during all that time under more or less
suspicion.
1T was during DR.. Halls pastorate
that the custom began OF profusely de
corating the church with flowers at E}s-
fer. There were cavillers at first, but
his stanch delight in it carried the day
against all criticism.
: 60 4 hen President Lincoln as assassi.
oated, by general wish of the pastors of
Washington, DR.. Hall wrote the resolu
tons expressing their sorrow at the
event. As writer and speaker he was
a marked man. His style was simple,
lucid and direct"
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A BIG srATEsyLLE FATLUa E
The Firm Of Wallace Brothers, " hoie-
sale Dealers in Roots and Herbs
Make an Assignment, with Assets Of
875 900, Liabilities Not Stated.
Special to the News and Observer
STATEsyILLE, N. O., Sept. I


A genuine sensation was sprung on the
toS1 his morning about 10 o'clock IN
the tiIas of an assignment by Wallace
Brother 1t has been known for some
time that they were heavily in debt, bat
an assignment was not particularly eX
pected at this TIM The assignment
does not state the account Of indebted
ness, but says bee se If debts due to
The Merchants and Farmers Bank, Cear-
lotte, N c., H. B. Cladju IL Co. New
York, Cone Expert Co New York, end
others, the assignment is made. The arm
of Wallace Bros. was a heavy borrower
from individuals in Iredell ard c'her
adjoining counties and it is utterly n
possible at this early date to give an ag
gregate Of the total indebtedness As
the news spreads, creditors are coming
10 the scene stating the amount Of tatlr
loss which runs from 500 10 81 GOO
Men from the country and town have
been standing I'll the evening in gro1ps
about the street discus sing the
far reaching consequences Of ihe
assignment aud the probable &c
velopment Of large Indebtedness now
unknown. The firm was very discreet
in not giving security paper, suca a
mortgages, 50 as to keep tie rel indebt
edness q secret therefore no d. fnite rs
innate can be made. The assests con
sist of their wholesale stC ok Of dry goods,
roots and herbs, notes, accounts and
real estate, No accurate estimate OF
the assets is at hand This years tax
returns of all property tf the firm
and of the individuals was given ia at
nearly $4,000. y liberal allowance for
assets, considering the price property is
now selling at, viii be $4,000 The in
debted1ess will doubtless exceed this
B. F Long. Esq is the assignee. I'm
der the preseat asst g1ment law no pre-
ferred creditors can be made. There
fore, the assets viii be distributed
equally.
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CUBA VIII faUSsgEn.

Bat the Spanish Minister i Unable t0
say jus, wbrn--The pani>A Govern
ment PrePG.tsg for an active Cam
paigu.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 14.-Senor
Dupuy De LONE, Spanish Minister to
the United States, to-day expressed the
opinion that the rebellion in Cuba is
sure to be crushed. 1t is impossible, he
added, to say just when, because of the
conditions that exist on the island. The
minister characterized the methods en-
ployed by the rebels as guerilla warfare
and declares that it will be impossible
to have a decisive battle under such
conditions. A great deal Of nisinfor-
nation, he said, has been sent out by
the rebels.
IL - easy 70 account Tor the 81, thods
now employed By the Spanish govern
meet " said the minister "Tae climatic
clnitioEs Of cube gre yerg p'cu.ier
4uiy, AuSut ani Seps b,z-@ee tne
tdrse great gener Is FOR h. b1s Two
are Jea and lie third j: flet d,irg
These months cjGde the RAINY season
in Cuba ard the most uuheai by for
the S .,anisn troous Il is im2Oss BILE
to carry on successful @arfaFo amid
pouring rams But tie spanish govern
ment has been preparing for an active
campaign. The second corps Of %, 900
men have oeen landed in Cuba 1t is
probable hat active movements viii
notbegi1, however, u0ul The 1st Of
October OF some time during that month
according 10 Jh3 conditions of the
weather,
II is sometimes asked by troops are
nov landed in Cuba when they are not
to be called into acTive service for soaae
time. The answer Is plain. From tie
20,b Of September Until the 20 of No
vember is the cyclone season in the v est
Indies, and there is great difficulty in
Transporting troops, as well as great
danger Of less Of lite B,fcre
the 20th of stp emher ali the troops nee
ess4rF to crush to3 rebellion %ill be
landed, and As soon as th5 rainy season
is over an acrjve and vig0rCCs campaign
will begin Tnpre can ne no doubt as to
the 0ntc0me. The spall force Of the IT,
surgeuls viii o. scattered and the rebel
In ny,Hai
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-15
AT THE VARSITY.
Mere Students Present and More En-
rolled Than Ever Before in las His-
f0Fg.

rolled JRan Ever before IN ILs Ills"
tory.
President Winston, Of the U1ive sity,
IS in the CITY, and is full of enthusiasm
over 0e fine ,p Mig. lie says taera are
more students present. and more students
enrolled than ever before in the history
of the University, either before the war
or since The chapel is chock full at
moruing pray er8, aud soon the galleries
will have to be used
The largest ante bellum enroilm3ut
was 463. The total enrolment last year
was All, while the enrolment at the
close of the first week of this session is
almost 500, of whom $50 are new stu
dents.
There are classes in nearly 100 differ
ent studies. Over a dozen married men
are enrolled in the student body, and
about % college graduates. Very many
students who stopped year TO make
some money are back again and working
for graduation.
The electric light plant will be ready
Oct. 1. Memorial Hall with its acre Of
floor space makes fine gymnasium and
skating-rink. A rubber running track,
one-sixteenth Of mile long will be lad
| in the hall.
Mr.. Harry S Lake, wealthy NJ "
| Yorker, a student in the Soph class has
given $500 TO construct a half mile
cind rack ia the campus for running
ard cycling.
Mr.. Lake gave $500 last year to aid poo1
student. He and his family have sub
scribsd 50, 500 TO erect the Y NJ. O. A.
building
President Winston thinks that tie
total egro linens by next June vii.
pot fsil far short of six hundred
studeu,s. IVY next efforts" said
be, ''will be to get students from tbs
States south of Us. Five hundred is
large patronage from our oEn State, enc
we now must have 500 from oiu
States" AS soon as he gets 1000 stn
dents he intends to resign the presidency
in favor of younger and more 8clVf
/ man.
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The Miners In Mourning.

CALUMET, Mich, Sept. 14.--This wa
funeral day al Calumet Every hearse
in the county was pressed into service
and the mines were idle, the miners be
ing X pit busy going from one funeral to
another. Ia addition to the thirty killed
in the Osceola mine, week ago, four
miners have since been killed here by
mine accidents In the seven years
ending with September /, 1894, 532 men
were killed by accidents at the mines in
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and
the recent disasters will bring the list tC
more than 600
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-15
TOO HOT FOR THEM
MR.. CARLISLE'S NTT-TURSES,
MORGAN, BELMONT AND G%N~
NON, SUDDENLY leave,
THEIR NEXT MOVE NOT KNOWN.

The Storm OF Friday Succeeded by IA
Strange Calm Yesterday-.W estern
Banks Offer Relief, also Pittsbnrs
and Rochester Offer 81 1000, 00O--
\ Feeling Called Reinsurance is
Said 10 Have Returned--The Gov"
crGment in Distress.
NEW YORK, Sept 14-Yesterday's eX-
element over the financial situation
engendered by the impression that the
bond syndicate had withdrawn its pro
lection of the government gold reserve
was succeeded by a calm to-day. There
were no developments to add to
the mcaSiness business circles and
consequently the feeling tended
toward reinsurance. When banking
hours closed at noon there had
been no deposits of gold made at the
Sub Treasury by any of the city banks
in furtherance of the policy begun yes
terday aud on the other hand there had
been no Withdrawals for shipment, as
no steamers sail on Sunday. 1t
was reported that the National
City Bank had giytn the syndicate
81 900, 900 in gold in exchange for
greenbacks, but the report could Dot be
confirmed at the bank In absence of
President Stillman, and Pierpont Nor
gan declined to say whether it was
true In banking circles it was said that
unless the syndicate received some gold
from the National City Bark yesterday,
it had no more gold on hand at present.
These gold certificates, about $4,000,
900 in all, are not cancelled when paid
in by the syndicate, and therefore, al
ways appear in the Trersury's statement
to be outstanding. For the convenience
Of the syndicate in making deposits
they are allowed to re issue, the deposits
of them being treated alwas as ''c0in. "
REPRESENTATIVES OF Pittsburg and R0ch
ester banks have made an offer to &c
post 81 000, 900 in geld in the sub treas
ury here to help keep the gold reserve
intact, the cff5r being accompanied by
tie proyiso that the government pay the
express charges on the gold
The Treasury'5 offer to ship currency
taken in exchange for gold at govern
meut rates would it is anticipated, re
suit in deposits Of gold next week.
There is absolutely no confirmation to
BE- had in he best Informed circles Of
the ruuors Of an impending bond issue
The probability Of such an issue would
b. known here only by ]. Plerpout Nor
gan. the financial adviser aud raaiu-stay
Of the administration, and possibly
| by August Blmout as the representative
Of the Rotch8chIlds. ". II. Cannon,
President Of the Chase National B nix,
the reputed devisor Of the great bond
syndicate scheme, has left New York for
| the west To he absent for about ten days.
Mr.. Morgan and Ar Belmont are out o.
town and profound ignorance obtains
among the other members Of the bond
syndicate as 10 the next financial move
on the programme.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept ii General
Manage Condell, OF the Springfield
Clearing House, this afternoon, telc
graphed the Secretary of the Treasury
that The banks of this city would furnish
the Government 81 600, 900 in gold in
exchange for currency. No reply had
been received up to late hour to might
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-15
TYE LARGEST 3lEBUl QT00N DAILY

fire insurance is a material factor. Our
great crops If tobacco and cotton could
not be handled without insurance. Cap
ital would not be invested in these com
modjties without the inden nifty afforded
for loss by Fl e.
"Nuch of tbevast system ofcredits on
which, in the main, mercantile transac-
tions are based, would cease unless stock
banded were protected by insurance
Then, too, a considerable part OF loars
made on real aud personal property only
to a considerable extent upon the addl-
tional security obtained by insurance,
In fact, il has become necessary
part OF all com nercial transactions,
Town after town in North Carolina
has been rebuilt by insurance money,
and such money has played no unimpoE-
tant part in the development OF the re-
sources OF the State
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ID the News nd Obseryer.

Special to the News and Observer.
WAKE FOREST, N. c., Sept. IA
The total number of students now en-
rolled is 220 To the new men Of this
number a reception viii be given next
Tuesday evening in Memorial Hall Re
freshments will be served and there will
be postpraudial addresses by President
Taylor, Mr. s. Mcintyre, Mr.. E w.
Skies and Others.
Or. William Z Hatcher, Of Richmond,
Va, is expected here the last of this
month to conduct special religious ser
vices of some ten days duration. There
is probably no ADLER preacher in the
South; certainly no one who can attract
and influence young men more strongly
than he
Prof. N. Y. Gulley, of the law depart
ment, is at present engaged upon an
article on departure, to be published
in the next volume of Tie Encyclopedia
of Pleading and Practice, of the Edward
| Thompson Company.
Mr.. A. B. Cannady was to day elected
second d. batter for the next anniversary
ia place of Mr.. J. L Griffin, who will not
return to college.
| Mr.. Meekins, of Columbia, N. c., is
| here on a visit to his son
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-15
COTTON HAS IMPROVED.
The September Report of the State De-
partment of Agriculture.

Thu crop report of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture for the month end
ing Sept LIST will soon be issued.
1t shows the following averages:
Cotton, 7S 16; rice, SO; peanuts, 81 1 8;
ii Id pease, 80 3; corn, 50; tohacco,
80 So; sorghum, 81 6; meade VS. ana
pastures, 80 A.; preparation for wheat
(uew crop, SO 1-2; preparation for oats
(new crop, SO 2; sweet potatoes, Sc :.
The slight improvement in cotton
hardly represents the facts; the crop and
acreage are fully so per cent. in this
State, il not more. Never was a better
corn crop reported at 95-~eally 1906.
All the averages are low, and the farm
ers will bear us out that this has tean
year of abundant returns to the farmer
from his labor.
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rim three hard b'1ps wish a sledgs-
manner, making three dents IN i, The
b Il was coasidersb Y dauagtd Manager
Knapp s.ii he would trust TO the people
of Arcola to prosecute he villain who
had 20 grossly iasnlted American pride
by striking one Of its CHERISHED emblems
Maj S A. D. McWi,li7ms, 81 the Fourth
Regiment, l. n e., effected the arress,
aud Matthews Was locked up a tele-
gram hiss been sent 10 U0ite& Ste os Mar
shall Brntou. who viii teta ta8 prisoner
to Springfield 7 ie reoPie pf ribs city
are highly iacen,.d cyar y1a affair
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Cholera on the Increase. .

San FRANCISCO, Gal, Scot. ii a
pri,a e letter wnjch came on the steamer
Aust. ALA froyo an officer of the cruiser
Olympia, ~hich is now lying at Hone
lula. srstes thai the cholera epidemic is
on the INCREASE and that it is difficult to
tell ware it will stop The Olympia is
bound for China agd J'p2u, bnt if is
probable taat she &i;i have to re,0ain al
Honolulu for me tjme, owing to the
faci that it may b. ~ med unsafe u
take coal there.
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The Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes Reserve, decrease, $9,161,
525; loans. increase, $4, 1888, 100; specie,
decrease, $1,911, 900; legal tenders, de
crease, 1884, 700; deposits, decrease,
S., O99, 100; circulation, increase, $t57,
600 The banks now hold $25, 703, 275
III excess OF the requirements of the %
per cent. rule.
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fx-Consu. walters Chances Gone,

PARIS, Sept. IA The Steele says that
the United States had received a com
plate explanation from the French au
thorities vi the case OF tx CONSUL Waller,
who is prisoner under sentence Of
twenty years for having been, IS alleged
il correspondence with enemics Of France
in Madsg ascar, and that his cause is ir
rel rieYablY lost.
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SCOTLAND NECK. N. G., Sept. IA
Ex-Congressman H. P. Cheatham
spoke to large crowd Of colored people
near town yesterday. The occasion was
colored farmers picnic. A few white
people from town attended. Cheatham
spoke for an hour or more an did not
say word about politics He spoke to
bis people on the educational, financial
and religious progress Of the race, He
cursorily reviewed the history of the
race in this country, and laid special
emphasis upon th ir development since
the days OF slavery. He told them that
without these developments in education,
finance and religion, they can never BE-
a great people He said the whites can
not do well without the negro, peither
can the negro do without the whites
The speaker urged his race TO be honest
aid upright To pay their bis, save
their money, and learn to take care Of
themselves
BUY track OF land, said the speak
er, IF it is ol!y a quarter Of an acre,
and have it recorded Ill Halifax as your
own" He urged them to cultivate those
virtues that make sturdy manhood and
womanhood
The speech was most sensible and
wholesome advice and viii do the color
ed people much good. They are very
conservative here anyway, and such in
fuences as Cheatham's speech have
much to do with making them better
citiz9ns
Their dinner was bountiful and good.
B.unswieE stew, barbecue and other
good things were spread in abundance.
A few white people were present by il
yitatioD, and separate table was pre-
pared for them. They had a good day
and seemed prosperous and contented
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MRS. GOULD KEPT HER SEAT.
Tha HiIiIonaire's wife Did not rise in
tie Presence OF the Prince of Wales,
and was therefore SAT- Down Upon
by Eng Iish "Sassiety.o

LONDON, Sept. 14--Vanity-Fair says
that it does not think that Mr. Gould,
at the Cowes Regatta, reached the high
est standard Of craftsmanship and the
story is re-told Of how, when the Prince
Of Wales was introduced to Mrs Gould
on the club lawn at Cowes, she did not
arise from her seat, as under the rules
of etiquette she should have done when
conycrsing with alroyal parsonage.
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RErRACTED SLANDER.
End OF the Sensational Slander Cases
from Oak Grove Township.


Justice Roberts court was the scene of
an interesting trial yesterday. Th5 SLAM
der cases from Oak Grove township we've
taken up. There were four of these
Cases and in each J. 7. Gray, on behalf
Of his daughter, Miss Maggie GRAY, sued
Mrs. sallie Ferguson, Miss Valeria Uoley
}. E. Ferguson and Ebert Carlton for
criminal Islander.
The court room was full of Oak Grove
people, for the matter has stirred the
township from one aud to the other.
But the case was amicab'y settled, the
defendant entering ''retraxit, =" taking
back all they were said to have said.
This judgment of retraxit was entered
by consent of the attorneys, Snow and
Argo for the defendant, and r Fl. Battl
for the prosecution.
There were twenty two witnesses in
the case.
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MR.. CARLISLE CALMER NOW.

A Nights Sleep Enables Him TO Face
the Situation Win Less TTepidattOn.
Hope is Felt That There Will BE 40
Issue of BoDds, But Nobody Kaows
Waiting for Turn of the Tide.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE feeling
Of appraheEsi that suited from yes
terday's heavy Withdrawals Of gold for
export has almost entirely disappeared
from the Treasury Department this
morning, but it has given place to one OF
anxiety for the future. None Of the bigher
officials nos Id Washington, 50 far a. can
be learned, is in Mr.. Carlisle's confidence
10 The extent Of Knowing bis views Of
the situation, or his purposes for the
future, aud hence 10 one is abe to
speak witt any degree of certainty as to
what WOE j be done IN the event Of con
tinued heavy Withdrawals Of gold. The
consensus Of rp; nion, however, Is that
there will p9 re issue Of bonds 10 the
near future IL any event and thai 81
issue before O. g-eSs had an opportu
nifty to aat is extremely imprcb bic
Nor is it thought thit tie urgency
tor an ISSUE before thu. line
viii b. extre~c. Ii is urged
that the shrlnkass IL he shipments
of cotton is very Unusual and far below
that Of any recent yeat; that grain ship
men:s must soon begin. aud that in
proved Dusin-ss vii 8tiffen moEey rates.
a turn Of the tile, Therefore. is expect
ed. The fact, too, that the UniFeI state
mas, since January /, 1894, exported
more than $500 000, 900 in gold il excess
Of Der imports, it is claimed, il a strong
argument In favor of sreedy return t
normal conditions.
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MURDERED HIS WIFE.
A Bay borO Negro dubbed Her TO
Death, and is Threatened With
LYnching.
News and Observer.
NEwBERN, N. c., Sept. ID

optclaI 10 INC NeWs anu UDsefVef.
NEwBERN, N. c., Sept ID.
Friday, at midday, George Sanders,
a negro of Bayboro, dubbed his wife on
the street of that village, breaking her
skull She is dying. Sanders is in Jail,
and glories in hiscrime. He wanted to kill
his wife's sister, also, and other negroes
now speako of lyuching him There are five
versions of The cause of the killing, one
of which is that his wife told of his
stealing; another alleged cause is that
she accused him Of uutaithfulness