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The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
SAM JONES' FRONT SEAT,
On Which He Will Sit in Heaven and
Twang His Harp.

1WAnE his aarp
Sam Jones, who will be in Winston
next week, was the star aIJraCuiun
at Asbury Park, N. j., last Sunday.
His morning text was:
'sFor God so Loved the World" etc.
He said in part:
"Women, if you play cards and
don't want your son to be gambler,
you're fool. If l got telegram
from my oldest son today saying that
my wife had progressive euchre
party or gave wine supper last night
/ would wire back at once to my son
Watch mother; she must be de
mented.'
"If we can get the saloon-keepers,o of
New York on the run we can clean
liquor out of the country. The rum
subsidized editors say we can't keep
the saloons closed on Sunday; that the
laboring man has got to have his beer.
They said: 'Parkhurst, you're lie;
you have disgraced yourself; you're
failure but he went up and up until
Superintendent Byrnes was compelled
to put in his resignation. It's funny
to see the prayers of Asbury and Ocean
Grove trying to run out the devil. 1t
reminds me of the dog chasing the
hog g-the dog was in front. The devil
knows that he has got control of the
country dS long DIS Gne hepuOIlCdnS
and Democrats are in power. Men, if
you don't change your politics pretty
soon you ought to tell your wives to
| put your summer clothes in your
| coffin"
At night, in discourse on "fake''
Christians, Mr.. Jones said that it did
| not make any difference what people
said of him in this world. They
| might call him fake or mounte-
bank, but he was satisfied with the
| knowledge that he would have front
seat in heaven, where he could sit and
| twang his golden harp.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
THE WAR Is ON.
TO BE EXTENDED.
The N. * w. to Connect With the c. H
&Y. V. at Mt. Airy

a citizen of Mt. Airy recently met
a director of the Norfolk & Western
railroad, and from him he learned
that the Norfolk 81 Western would
certainly extend the road from Chest
nut Yards, Grayson county, Va, to
the State line, a distance of 2S miles,
where it will connect with the G. +.
s. Y. V. road. The @. +. & Y. V. has
already been graded from Mt. Airy to
Garibaldi, on the State line, dis
tance of S miles, where it is proposed
to make the connection. The News
says that the G. +. s. Y. V. was grad
ed from Mt. Airy to the State line
some six years ago, with the view Of
making this connection, but that the
n. II w. system, having secured con
troll of the road from Roanoke to
Winston, which gave it the connec-
tion it desired, did not extend the
road as was contemplated from Chest
nut Yards to the State line. Our in.
formation now is that this system
will throw up the lease of the Roam
Oke and Southern road and will build
this connecting link, which will give
a straight line from Pulaski City,
Va, over the n. 81 w. and G. F. & Y.
V. to Wilmington
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Poor's Railroad Statistics.

Poor's Manual for 1895 shows that
the length of the railroad track laid
in the United States up to December
81, 1894, was !79, 279 miles, the increase
in the calendar year 1894 being 1921
miles. The total liabilities are put at
81. .565, 600. 207, Of which aggregate
S., ,666, 734, 249 is funded debt and S5,-
075,629, $40 is stock. The railroads
carried So, ,24S, ,007 passengers and
CTS, 129, TAT tons of freight, and earned
altogether sl,08O, ,3O5, ,Ol5, of which
1922, 539, ,276 was net profit. Other
receipts raised their total revenue to
S419,016.719, but they paid out S429,-
4S4, 953 in interest, dividends, rentals,
etc, or $40, 46S, 234 in excess of their
available revenue. In other words,
they had deficit to that amount.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
The Cotton-MilIInterest.

Mr.. James Webb, Jr., one of the di-
rectors of the large new Hillsboro cot
nmill, says the mill will not be built
until next spring, as they were unable
to secure improved machinery before
that time. A Raleigh firm has re-
ceived an order foT l,000,0 900 brick for
this mill.
Ground has just been broken for the
third new mill at Burlington, the
"Eimira." Two other mills are now
being built there.
The new knitting mill at Durham,
in which Col. j. S. Carr and others
are interested, will be put in opera
tion within thirty days, it is said.
A new 800, 900 cotton mill is being
built at Henderson, and another at
FranklinJon. This is section of the
State that has heretofore attempted
little in cotton manufacturing.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
MORE ACTIVE LAST WEEK.
The Winston Leaf Tobacco Market
Large Shipments.

The Winston leaf market las week
was a little more active, with rather
larger breaks and improvement in
quality, than for some time past.
The offerings consisted Of old and
new of about equal quantity The old
was of the nondescript sort and sold
low, while the new primings brought
high prices. The range of the new is
from 81 to 20 cents, and it must be
very common to be knocked out for
less than 10 cents.
The 1895 crop, as will be seen, makes
a good start. 1t promiSes-that
grown in this Section-to yield plenty
of good stock il the weather continues
to be favorable for few weeks long
er. Cutting and curing are now well
under way.
Manufactured goods are moving
well, for there is an everlasting de-
mand for Winston tobaccoS. The
cigarette manufacturers are increas-
ing their facilities, and are sending
twenty-forfive centers to nearly every
part of the country.
The stamp sales for the week are as
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Atlanta Chosen.

For some weeks past r. III. Ed
munds, editor of the Baltimore Manu-
facturers' Record, has been endeavor-
ing 20 induce the New England Cotton
Manufacturers Association to hold
its next semi-annual October meeting
in Atlanta. The vote has just been
taken by mail and Mr.. Edmhnds has
received word that it was in favor of
Atlanta. This will take into the
South the largest number of New
England cotton mills men who have
ever been in that section, as the
association is composed of about 400
mem bers, representing every leading
cotton manufacturing enterprise in
New EDgland. The aggregate capital
invested in mills represented by these
gentlemen is upwards of $500, 900, 900.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
THE SAM JONES MEETING
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Sc
LECTED FOR 1T.
What Was Done at the Meeting of the
Pastors and Official Members of
the Churches at the Meeting at
the Y. M. O. A. Last Night.

A meeting Of the pastors and official
members Of the various churches, for
the purpose of making the prelimi-
nary arrangements for the Sam Jones
meetings, to be held in Winston, be-
ginning Sept. 18th, was held in the
hall of the Y. M. G. A. last week.
On motion of Rev. L. L. Albright,
DR.. W. J. Conrad was elected chair
man. r. E. Carmichael was chosen
secretary. Representatives from Cen
tenary, Burkhead, Grace, Methodist
Protestant, First Baptist, First Pres
byterian and Christian churches were
present. Rev. S. B. Turrentine stat
ed the object of the meeting, and
said the OrinOco warehouse appeared
to be the most suitable place that
could be secured for holding the
meeting. He said that it was hoped
to secure the seats from Durham,
used during the Sam Jones meeting
held there, but that telegram from
Durham stated that the benches had
been disposed of.
On motion of Mr.. e. E. Gray, the
chairman appointed committee,
composed of one member from each
church represented, to select an exec
QUlVe COmmlUUCe, OF uIUeen HemUeTS,
whose duty it will be to have general
supervision of the entire evangelistic
effort, and particularly to name the
several subcommittee who will have
charge of the various departments OF
work.
The nominating committee, ap
pointed by the chairman, was COM
posed of the following named gentle
men: Rev. S. B. Turrentine, from
Centenary; Rev. S. d. Stamey, from
Burkhead; w. II. Leonard, from
Grace; Rev. l.. L. Albright, from the
Methodist Protestant; DR.. G. ]. Wat
kins, from the First Baptist; E. j.
Davis, from the First Presbyterian;
Rev. S. G. Sutton, from the Christian.
This committee, after the adjourn
ment Of the first meeting, met and
elected an executive committee, which
is composed of the following members:
Messrs. E. E. Graz, J. w. Hanes, M.
A. Walker, j. A. White, w. FL. Leon
ard, G. Q. Hine, S. ]. Montague,
w. J. Conrad, D. Rich, w. b.
Taylor, e. ]. Davis, r. III. Jones,
w. J. Bassett, w. T. Spaugh and f.
b. Efird
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Notice OF Incorporation.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, to all to whom
these presents may come, Greeting:
Know ye, that it appears from the certificate
from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Forsyth
county that the following named persons: w.
f. Burbank j. B. Whitaker, Jr. and A. S. King,
heretofore on the 18th day OF June, 1884, signed
and filed articles of agreement for the forma-
tion of a private corporation before said clerk,
and copy OF said articles of agreement duly
certified by said Clerk under the seal OF said
Court have been filed and recorded in this office
as prescribed in Chapter 3f8 of the Acts OF 1898,
Now therefore, under the power and authority
vested in me by said Chapter 31S of said Acts OF
1s93 do hereby declare the persons signing
said articles of agreement duly incorporated
under the name and style of the Sentinel Pub
fishing Company for the period of 30 years,
from and after the 2lst day of June, 1884 for the
purpose set forth in said articles OF agreement,
with all the powers, rights and liabilities con-
ferred by law on such corporations.
Witness my hand and the great seal OF the
State of North Carolina at office in the city OF
Raleigh this 21st day Of June, in the 11Sth year
of our Independence, and in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
four OCT. COKE,
Secretary of State.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Ransom's Temporary Loss.

1t is stated at the Treasury that
Mr.. Ransom will lose one month and
twenty-s seven days pay as Minister to
Mexico, at SIT 800 year, that being
the period intervening between Aud
Minister drew his pay up to the 1st
OF July last. Auditor Holcomb would
not pass his July account, holding that
while he was de facto Minister to
Mexico, he was disqualified from hol-
ding the position by having been a
member of the same Congress that in
creased the pay of the Mexican mis-
sion, to which he was subsequently
appointed.
Mr.. Ransom will now have to look
to Congress for his salary and expen-
SeS during the interim.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
SAM JONES AND PREsBYTERIANs
What "a Loyal Presbyterian" Has TO
Say About Him.

What IA Loyal Presbyterian" Has to
Say About Him.
To the Editors of The Sentinel.
1t has been stated that the Presby-
terians were opposed to Sam Jones
conducting a meeting in Winston.
/ doubt this, but I can affirm that
there is one loyal Presbyterian who
is looking forward with a great deal
of pleasure to his coming; and I not
only intend to go to hear him preach
once but expect to attend every ser.
vice unless unavoidably prevented.
1 know there are some really good
people, too, who oppose his method
and style Of preaching and say his
converts blackslide, or, in other
words, "fall from grace" So they do,
and all other preachers converts, but
Christ's never do.
Indeed, am heartily glad Sam
Jones is coming. He is going to do a
great deal here for the Lord. Certain
ly would be an inconsistent Presby-
terian not to believe that Mr.. Jones
is just the sort of evangelist God in
tends him to be. We believe that
nothing sshappens" in this life; then, of
course, Mr.. Jones doesn't "happen" to
be the power he is.
think / may safely say that those
who are against him now will be in
cordial sympathy with him before his
meetings are fairly over or before he
leaves the city.
A Loyal, PREsBYTERIAN
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Another Tobacco Thief.

John Hill, colored, an employee of
Walker Bros, tobacco manufacturers,
was arrested Friday by Officer
Douthit on the charge of stealing
thirteen boxes of tobacco from the
firm thatgave him employment. The
negro was at work when the police
man picked him up. The evidence
against him is very damaging. 1t
appears that John has been stealing
the weed for some time He has been
trading the tobacco, it appears, to
country merchants and others. He
was tried before Esquire Bessent Sat-
urday and bound over to the Supe-
rior Court in bond of 500, in default
of which he was sent to jail.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
THE SUB-COM MITTEES
APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES
For the Meeting to be Conducted Here
by Sam Jones-Committees on Ar
rangements, Music, Ushers, In
cidentaIs and Reception.

The executive committee, appointed
Thursday night to arrange the differ
ent subcommittee for the Sam Jones
meeting, met in the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall
Friday night, the following members
being present:
E. E. Gray, J. W. Bassett, DR.. S. j.
Montague, DIR. W. j. Conrad. w. Ii.
Leonard, J. A. White, G. 9. Hine, M.
A. Walker, j. w. Hanes and DR.. r.
II. Jones.
MrJ. w Hanes was chosen chairman
and DIR. r. Fl. Jones Secretary. Rev.
S. B. Turrentine being present was in
yited to assist the committee in it's
work.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On Arrangements G. j. Wat
kins, III. e. Fries, r. III. Pitts, M. A.
Walker and ]. w. Hanes.
On Music-E. A. Ebert, III. B. Hop
per, T. L. Rawley, II. S. Crist, r. d.
Clark, w. HI. Leonard, W. j. Bassett,
J. r. Shepherd, A. ]. Hunt, r. E.
Lassiter, DR.. q. L. Summers and j.
M. Lentz.
On Ushers-W. Fl. Marler, D.
Rich, G. G. Hine and DR.. r. III. Jones.
On Incidentals-T. l.. Vaughn, DR..
S. J. Montague, J. d. Hollister, j. B..
Vaughn, T. B. Efird. j. A. Gray, w.
b. Taylor, III. L. higgins, W. a. Blair,
p. Fl. HaneS, J. r. ElkinS, D. H.
Browder, Col. A. b. Gorrell, r, E.
Carmichael and E. E. Dalton.
On Receptlon-Rev. DIR. II. A.
Brown, J. @. Buxton, Rev. S. B. Tur-
rentine. e. j. Davis and w. T. Spaugh.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
A Stray Hog Causes Murder.

News of sensational murder comes
from Chadwell, Lee county, Va. One
Of Andy Sutton's hogs got into corn
patch belonging to Andy Bowling.
Bowling dogged it out, and when on
the outside of the corn lot he was as
saulted by Sutton's wife, who began
throwing stones at him. The first
stone knocked out three of Bowl1ng's
teeth, knocking him down and sense
less. Mrs. Sutton then climbed over
the fence between her place and the
ground outside the corn lot, and
struck Bowling second blow, in the
temple, killing him instantly.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
A BLOODY HAT.
Shot During the Winston Riot Wear.
ing Anothe Mans Effercts.

Shot During the Winston Riot Wear
ing Anothe Mans Effercts.
The Greensboro Record tells the
following story, the facts Of which,
Joe Reece says he gathered from
Winston man:
G. Fl. Addison, agent of the Stand
ard Music Company at Winston, was
out CT town when the riot occurred.
When he came home negro in his
employ was missing and has not since
been seen in Winston, but Mr.. Addi
son soon found why he was absent.
Hanging up in one of the rooms was
his Derby hat, bloody with the print
of mans hand on the brim and
marks of several shot all over the hat.
He also found that his gold headed
cane was besmeared with blood. In
vestigation showed that the negro at
work for him, knowing he was out of
town, had, on the Sunday night in
question, took Mr.. Addison's hat and
gold headed cane and had attended
church, from which place he went to
the jail.
In the melee he was shot and while
running had kept one hand on his hat,
the hand being bloody and of course
putting blood on the hat.
The negro was located the other day
in High Point, to which place he walk
ed from Winston. He was also wound
ed in the stomach and is still unable
to get about.
He was wise and unwise too. He
returned the hat and cane after the
shooting, not caring to be caught for
larceny, but in doing so he left evil
dence of his participation in the riot.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Buried Under a Building.

Some time ago the distillery ware
house belonging to Millard Galloway
and e. Hodges, in Watauga county,
near the Wilkes line, was destroyed
by fire, and it was claimed that the
liquor was all burned, too. 1t seems
the department. sent man to investi-
gate. And last week six barrels of
whiskey were found-four buried un-
der little building near the distillery,
and two under springhouse not far
away. There will no doubt be consid-
erable litigation over the matter. The
Chronicle learns that some of the
parties have skipped.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Senator Jarvis for Free Coinage.

Ex-senator Thomas J. Jarvis last
week made the first of a series of
speeches he intends to deliver in the
State on the financial question. He
spoke to large crowd at Morganton
and advocated the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. The money ques-
tion, he said, would not down. It sat
by every f1reside, hoyered over every
industry, was uppermost in the
Thoughts of every man. He did not
profess to know all about it, but there
were some who had not given the SUBJ
ject mature thought and to them he
spoke.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Picnic Rather Than Punishment.

An old colored woman was interro-
gated in Salem the other day regard
ing the welfare of son who is at
present serving term in the State
penitentiary, says the Republican.
The inquiry was made in all kind
ness, and the reply, while sincere, was
equally as amusing: "Ha'r from him,
honey. Course / does. Got a letter
just odder day. He am gettin' his
lodgin', clothes, and all he can eat,
and bless de Lord, wish all de odder
chillun were wild him."
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Frank Hege to be a Judge.

Mr.. f. A. Lovelock, of Salem, Va,
has been selected as judge of cattle,
sheep and swine for the State Fair.
Mr.. T. e. Hege. of Newbern, has been
selected as judge of chickens, except
game cocks. One noted chicken fight
er says he is going to bring IS game
cocks to the fair. A Richmond man
ufacturer of machinery is to exhibit
machines in operation. One che.oot
factory and one plug tobacco factory
will have corps Of operators at work
in the grounds. The tournament will
take place on Wednesday Of fair week
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
TWO TOBACCO THIEVES.
VIII Carter and Charley Ramseur
Bound Over to Court.

VIII Carter and Charley Ramseur
Bound Over to Court.
Will Carter and Charley Ramseur,
two negro tobacco thieves who have
been stealing tobacco from Dalton s.
Ellington for about weeks, were cap
tured Thursday afternoon, by officers
Cofer, Wrenn and Adams, the latter
being a special. Ramseur was fire.
man for the above firm, and would get
the tobacco from the factory and turn
it over to Carter, who would make the
sales and divide the profits. The two
men had six boxes of tobacco when
caught In the woods just back of Dali
ton & Ellington's factory, and they
admit that they had gotten five boxes
before.
Their trial came off before Esquire
Bessent who bound them over to the
Superior Courts in 5000 bonds. Both
went to Jail.
1t is said that Ramseur is a deacon
or clerk for one of the colored
churches.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
MR.. PAUL REFLECTED
SECRETARY OF THE WINSTON
SALEM Y. NJ. G. A.
He Will Serve During the Entire Ffs-
cal Year if The Proper Support is
Given-State Secretary l.. A.
Coulter Goes to Virginia.

Coulter Goes to Virginia.
The Y. NJ. c. A. directors held a
special meeting last week, which
was well attended.
Among the business transacted was
the important matter of arranging
for secretarial supervision for the
future, Mr.. Paul's engagement termi-
mating Sept. 1T.
The discussion as to the prospects
for financial support for the organiza-
tion led to the action of definitely
re-electing the present general secre-
tary to serve until January 1st, 1896;
also conditionally engaging him for
the remainder of the fiscal year, in
case the funds they hope to raise will
Justify it. The directors wish they
had assurance enough from our peO-
pie to allow them to make more
definite proposition and to endeaVor
to retain his services for longer
period Of time, and they hope the re-
SpOnSeS to the canvass to be COM
menced in October will enable them
to do as we'll by Mr.. Paul as other
should express a desire to go else
where. 1t is hoped he will accept the
proposed arrangement as he has
shown himself to be well fitted for
the place.
MIR. COULTER GOES TO VIRGINIA.
State Secretary L. A. Coulter, of
the Y. M. &C. A., has left Charlotte
to take charge of the work in Vir-
ginia. On Sept. 18th next he would
have beer in North Carolina seven
years, coming here from Memphis,
where he was in commercial life, al
though actively engaged at the time
of his leaving in Y. M. @. A. work, be-
ing member of the State executive
committee there.
When he came to North Carolina
there was only one building in the
State, at Charlotte; now there is one
at Wilmington, Gastonia, Davidson
College, Guilford College, and $1,000
has been subscribed for one at Chapel
Hill. The Oak Ridge Young Mems
Christian Association has share in
one of the institute buildings.
Charlotte, Wilmington, Asheville,
Winston, Raleigh. Greensboro and
Goldsboro now have secretaries,
whereas when Mr.. Coulter came only
the two first had them. Then there
were seven college associations; now
there are fifteen. The four annual
district conferences annually held are
among the results of Mr.. Coulter's la
bors. For three years successful work
at the State Guard encampment was
carried on.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Iiev. I. H. Pogram's Narrow Escape

Rev. T. II. Pegram happened to
what might have been a severe acci-
dent last Sunday. While passing
through Lexington, on his way to be-
gin a pr0tracted meeting at Linwood,
his horse became scared, turned the
buggy over on top OF him and dragged
him for few steps. The buggy was
pretty badly broken up and Mr.. Pc
gram was injured, but not very Sc
ri0usly. He procured another buggy
and filled his appointment, says the
DiSnatch
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
The Proposed silver Convention.

Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith, the lead
er in the movement for Democratic
State silver convention, says that he
is receiving numerous replies to his
circular, and he expects the conven-
tion to be formally called in the near
future. He claims that so per cent.
of the States voters are for silver,
irrespective of party; but gold men
say the sentiment for the single stan
dard is much stronger than appears
on the surface.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
CoLoRED srArE CONVENTION
One Called to Meet September 11th-
Presents Bill of Charges.


A call for negro State convention
has been issued, the date being Sep
tcmber llth. IL says that the ne
grOes have certain things they desire
TO say to the people OF the State gen.
orally along the lines Of industrial,
educational and political welfare, and
believe the present to be the most OPP
perfume time 10 give expression to
their desires, it being between elect
ions and a tine free from political ex-
element. 1t is asserted that it will
be the most Important gathering OF
negroes that has taken place since
their freedom They desire to say to
the politicians of the State what they
should do for the negroes, who COM
pose three fourths Of the voting pop
ulati0n OF the Republican party. The
cali says:
I'VE desire to use that vote intelli-
gently, SO that the results OF our
voting may rebound in benefit to the
whole race, rather than to few men
who attempt to lead our race to get
places FOR themselves. We want d
larger appropriation for colored
schools. We want a colOred man ap-
pointed or nominated to some Office Of
dignity or honor in the State. We
want an equal distribution OF the
smaller Offices among colored and
whites alike. We realize that if we
leave e this matter to the average poll
tician we can never get the recog-
milton demanded. Now is the time
to sneak in no uncertain way, so that
those who expect our votes will give
us consideration. We have been
voting thirty years. and although the
men we vote for get elected, we are
not benefited. The only way OF
remedying this evil, is in union and
the expression Of the best sentime Mt
Of our people in the State"