davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
notice.!

By virtue q power il us Vested hy
that mortgage which va. executed 3
!. 6 shield. on the 18th DAY 81 Eel.
1856 IS John + Boyctte and hi. 'e
Harriet L.. which Is duly recorded u
Halifax county. in the Register ~
fee in Book IS 4 Oh page - We shall
sell FOR cash at auction. iii the town Of
Scotland Neck, on the 30 day - May
1896, the property therein described
to wit Lots number > 8, ! and ~
block fl according 70 tie Plan aud
map II Scotland Neck His Alrl27
1896. Mis- ". 4 -HILlf-
F+A%k H. ~uITfn-
/ 30 Ut Executors II J g Shields.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

Arc peculiarly benefited by p T. p.
Lippmat Great Remedy. the most
wonderful Tonic and Blood Cleausyr ii
the Wortd.
=. i l.. restores shattered nerves,
gives strength and tone TO The entire
system, rcvivcs tn" Worn ont. ncrvuus
and dcbliitatcd lod cannot but be
nervous il your blood is impure.
p. 7. j. givcs the proper nourishment
to the blood and curce nervous pros
tration, debility and nervous head
ache.
p. 2. i. cures that tired. Ianguid.
all gone feeling, cures dyspepsia iI-
digestion. ard that awful distress #
the stomach.
2 7. i. cures that weak nervous con
dition. tlat dreadful jumping u the
heart, followed by dizziness and -..k-
ing spells. Make your blood pur, by
taking 7 Z T., Lipp.a4n, Great Rem
cdy, and you viii be well aud happy
Women are benefited. their organila-
ton regulated, and their weakness and
laSSitude cured by i T. +
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

"Tradition and history tell rs that
this town was CORVALLIS headquarters
during the Revolutionary war. George
Washington passed through here inl797
and speaks Of the town in his diary
have measured the old oak under which
it is said that CORVALLIS made a speech
while on his way to surrender to George
Washington at Yorktown This oak IS
the largest tree | have ever seen. 1t
stands ON the corner Of the street and
measures owe, 1O7 feet across. and over
twenty-five feet in circumference at it,
base. The town IS situated near the
Roanoke river, in which it IS said peO-
pie catch carp with a hook. weighing
over twenty pounds. + YOU want to do
some big fishing come down and see rs.
Brother Editor. and we VIII show you
how i North Carolina town can enter
tain YOU. We viii furnish the tackle
and the bait, and even bait your hook
for YOU az We suppose You don't know
how. one Of the finest springs | have
ever seen i ii this town. 1t ; said to
have been built by the indians. Tie
masonry could not be Improve ed upon
by any genius Of the present century
1t IS flowing spring, and runs over
5000 gallons every twenty-four hours
| met an old cOlOred woman at the
spring with a tin bucket, who has
been drinking this water for many
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

1t our now Crash Sult--they
et1e Also fuIl line IF black
mmer Goats and Vests lust arrived
NJ. MoFrafAN 4 BRo'-.
los new lot Of Persian silks and
Tor shirt-wusts lust come III.
II IS as to get sou pick
NJ HOFFMAN & Bro.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
Pleased With Halifax.

Rev. ]. T. Edmundson, while holding
a meeting in Halifax two weeks ago,
wrote letter to The EvangeI of Balti-
more, in which he said some very pleas
ant things for the good people of that
town. Among other things he said
II find many things OF interest in
this lovely little town. First OF all, a
friendly, kind hearted, hospitsble PEG
pie, who have turned out and taken
hold Of the meeting with a vim.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

Sold by ell druggists.
LIpPNAN BROS, Apothecaries, Sole Prop'rr,
LiPpr,an's Bioch Savannah, Ga.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

7 IiAY>iAN
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

oEf JOB rEIAT-We are doing more
/ lob printing now than ever before, and
all or patrons are pleased with Our
work and say i i tie cheapest for the
quality thcy have had
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
THE CONSCIENCE FUND.
Tic Post Once Depart ment Receives the
Contribution of an Iowa Penitent.

Tic Post Once Depart ment Receives the
Contribution of an Iowa Penitent.
NAsHINGTcN. April 1.-The post of
flee department IS running opposition
to the treasury department in receiv-
ing contributions from persons whose
wroEg-doinTs have troubled their con-
sciences. Yesterday an unsigned let
ter was received At the pest office de-
partment from q man in Dubuque. Ia,
containing seven dollars. who said he
haG made false reports to the depart
mcnt some time ago. lie had prev
iousiy Sent nine dollars. and this is
the remainder Of the principal and in
terest. He expressed d desire t. hare
81 cents Of the amount sent to a pu-
buque, ia newspaper, to pay for adj
vertising the fact hat he had remit
ted the amoun of his offerings SO
that he could see it in print. But the
department officials will keep the 80
cents, knowing that the conscious
stricken man viii be advised of its
receipt in the dispatches of the United
Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
MARQUIS YAM-I.-Ta,

f1sld Marshal of Japan. Now Travelling In
America, Interviewed by a Newspaper
~han-Says the Recent Heavy Increase ID
Che Japanese t2EG.nS Army Does Not
Indicate Approaching Trouble with any
Nation.
OMAHA, Neb., April 1O.-Marqris
Yamagata, field marshal OF Japan, and
his staff spent the day in Omaha the
special guests of the department COM
mander, Gen. Coppinger. After at
tending to diplomatic duties, his ex-
ceIIency granted an interview to a rep
resentative of the United Press.
Marquis ~Yamagata said that the in
crease of the regiments IN Japan, from
Is to 81, was something that had long
been contemplated and hat doing
this had no significance of approach
ing difficulties.
Japan" said be, is at peace with
all the great European countries.
There is no intention of either Japan
or Russia occupying Corea. 1t is the
intention of both countries that Corea
shall be an Independent country. The
occupation Of a portion of Corea by
either country does not mean that
there Is the slightest danger of a con-
hict between them"
On the financial system in Japan and
its adaptation to the needs of the coun-
try he had very positive views. He
declared that Japan had no wish for
agold standard, as the oriental nations,
with which it had large commercial in
teIests, used the white metal.
The day was spent in visiting new
Fort Crook, a special train taking the
party TO the site. Later Marshal Va
magata paid his respects to the officers
at headquarters and examined the
hrag-Jorgensen rifles, recently intro
duced.
During the afternoon the city au-
thorities paid him a visit. At five
o'clock the party took the train for the
east.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
CROPS AND LIVE STOCK.
Condition, April 1, as Shown by Agricul-
tural Department COnsOlida-
ted Reports,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE United
States department of agriculture yes.
terday afternoon issued a report of
the condition of winter grain and
health of live stock April /, 1896. which
says that consolidated reports from
township. county and state CORE
spOndentS show a condition of winter
wheat in nine leading states as fol-
lows:
Pennsylvania 81. Ohio 50. Michigan
81, Indiana -, Kentucky 20, Illinois
81. Missouri -, Kansas IS. California
~91:average for the entire country, I'll:
last year. Sill. and SCI in 1881.
The condition of rye was. in New
York. 9l:in Pennsylvania, IS; in Wis
cOnsin. -: average for the entire coun.
try, So.
Dry weather ut seeding time, from
which scarcely a county was eTtempt,
largely retarded or prevented gcrinin.
alton throughout the winter %rain-
producing region and the winter fall OF
snow was exceptionally seam. Rye
suffered in most states less than
wheat. Drought in early winter and
the alternate freezing and thawiDg
afterward greatly injured the crop
east of the Mississippi.
In Nebraska. Kansas and westward
there wa less winter killing than
usual. owing to the mild season. and
present conditions are reported favOra-
bic. The Hessian fly is reported in a
very few counties along the Atlantic
slope.
Condition of horses, $50; of cattle,
IS; OF sheep, 9S.5; of swine, 1913.
Last years figures were 96.9, 90. 95.5
and ~, from which an Improvement is
shown in every ease.
OF horses two per cen t. are reported
as having died from disease DURING the
year. while the losses Of cattle were
81 per cent; of sheep rs per cent,
and of swine 12.7 per cent; last year's
percentage being %. IL. % aud SO.
The lower mortality of sheep and cat
tie is explained by the mild winter:
the percentage of deaths from expo
sure having fallen from last years 80
and IL to 20 and Ii.
The loss of swine was heaviest in
the important Mississippi river states,
Illinois. Iowa and Missouri all report
ing 20 per cent. or over.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
SILK AT A
Euinou, Decline in Price With No Relief
In Prospect.

SAN Francisco. April 10.-The fol-
lowing advices were received by the
steamer City Of Rio Janeiro which ar
rived yesterday:
Anti-foreign feeling is beginning to
show itself again in Chang-Tu, China.
EioIently-worded placards are posted
on the walls of the city and petty acts
Of hostility against the European mis-
sion are once more recorded.
Great distress Exists among Japanese
sericulturists and silk brokers. Silk
that could be sold easily last year at
$500 per bale, finds no purchasers now
ven at S65O. Thirty thousand bales
are lying i'll Yokohama awaiting a
market, and that large stock will now
be increased by several thousand
picuis Of spring reelings. No signs of
a good demand from either America
or Europe are apparent.
The wholesale silk merchants of Yo-
ahohama have petitioned the govern
and the principal banks for aid, but
without any favorable result. 1t is
calculated hat the minimum loss 10
JAPANESE producers and middlemen
will be 500 per bale on the stocks al
ready accumulated, which means a to-
tai loss of over three million dollars.
Among the 80 principal dealers in Yo-
itohama, about Il dozen are reduced to
the verge of bankruptcy, and some 20
per cent. of the s"riculturists in the
provinces are ruined.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
NEPOTISM EXTRAORDINARY.
Delegate CatrOn, of New Mexico, Pro.
poses to Furnish Sons for All Govern
ment Vacancies.

Delegate Catron, of New Mexico. Pro.
poses to Furnish Sons for All Govern
ment Vacancies.
CHICAGO. April 1O.-A Washington
special says:
Delegate Catron, of New Mexico, has
furnished a case of nepotism which is
the gossip of all Washington.
The secretary Of the navy recently
notified him that there was a vacancy
at the naval academy from the terri
tory. The New Mexican delegate
recommended n son. John W. Cat
ron. as cadet, and another son., Chris
topher Catron, as alternate.
These appointments excited much
comment, but this week, when Secre-
tary Lamont called on the New Mex.
leo delegate to name a cadet for West
Point. he promptly named c. c. Catron.
1t is understood the son who has been
named for West Point is the same who
was recommended for alternate for
the naval academy, the delegates
purpose being Ito catch Ell comm
and gwine." Nava! authorities say
there is no law to prevent the appoint
ment of CatrOn's progeny so long as
the available material holds out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
BUNS COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

No Increase in the Volume of Business Re
ported, and No Appreciable Advance II
Railroad Traffic Heavy, but Re.
ports of Earnings Not Improved and
stocks Dull-Domestic Business Show
Slight improvement.
New YORK. April 1l.-R. Il. Dun &
Co, say to-day in their weekly review
Of trade:
Failures for the past week have been
209 in the United States, against 2O7
last year.. and IS in Canada against 81
last year.
The volume of business has not on
the whole increased, nor have prices APP
preciably advanced since April l, when
the range for all commodities was the
lowest ever known in this country.
Breadstuffs and iron products have
risen slightly, but some other articles
have declined, and the root of the mat
ter is that demand for consumption is
still! below expectations.
The injury done to winter wheat by
storms and froStS at the west would
appear from reports of the state Off
GERS to have been considerable. But
the reports are not more gloomy than
a year ago, and the quantity of wheat
which has come from farms since
August has been 163. Isl, 594 bushels,
against 129,O75,45O to the same date
last ear.
Stocks have been extremely dull,
and yet railroad traffic is heavy. Re-
ports of earnings have not improved,
The March statement, covering prsc-
tically all the roads usually reporting,
shows an increase of AZ per cent. over
last year, but a decrease of 11.2 COM
pared with 1893. and is less satisfactory
than the returns of January or Feb
ruary.
Domestic bus mess reflected by clear
inghouse exchanges is slightly better
than last year. Foreign trade shows
a decrease of nearly ten per cent. in
exports for the week, while imports
gain nearly ten per ten. though in
March the decrease was IA per cent.
The billet pool and other combinations
have raised prices of pig iron and steel.
Minor metals are dull. but lead
weaker at 3.O5 cents on forced sales
west.
Prices Of boots and shoes do not
change, though leather is lower.
Hides are Il little stronger at Chicago,
receipts being small.
Wool is wea ker, with sales for the
week the smallest for many years.
Prices tend lower except for fine
washed fleece, and manufacturers
are rapidly reducing production.
There is fair demand in the dress
goods branch, but it is estimated that
not $40 per cent. of the mems wear
machinery is at work. There have
also been cotton mills stopping or re-
ducing time this week. Further re-
duction in shifting prints to the low,
est point ever reached failed to in
crease the demand ~noticeably.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
SETWEEN TWO FIRES.

The Lot Of the Cuban Sugar Planter Not
u Happy One-If He Tries to Grind His
Cane He Is In Danger From the Insur.
gents, and II He Does Not He is In Dam
ger of Prescription and imprisonment
by Gen. Weyie-.
New YORK. April IA merchant of
mis- city who has business with Cuba
'eceived a letter from Havana Thurs
lay in which it was stated hat four
owners of sugar plantations in Cuba
ave been imprisoned in the fortress
If Cabanas by orders of Gen. Weyler,
and that among them is the we'll
Known and rich farmer of Remedies,
Senior Larrondo. The reason given by
Heyler for such a sever measure is
hat the sugar estate wner had
1isobeyed his orders in pot
grinding this year. The planters
answered that it was impossible for
hem to grind, because the recent proc
amation of Gen. Gomez forbidding it
was enforced rigidly by burning the
properties of those who grind, and
hanging those who dare TO resist by
arms. Weyler was angry at this reply,
and said that all the sugar planters il
cuba We're a lot of towards whom he
would teach who was more to be
feared, himself or Maxine Gomez
The same letter a Y that last week
Weyler summoned to his place il
Havana several owners of plan.
.ationS-
Il allow YOU" he told them, ''tc
maintain on your estate armed bodies
Of men TO protect your property
against the rebels. But if any of those
mel give his arms to the rebels
Or horses to their ranks, you will be
held personally responsible before me-
The planters declined TO accept such
a responsibility, arguing that they
could not know the sentiments of the
people they might employ in that
capacity.
One OF them even dared to say that
they paid heavy taxes to the Spanish
government for the protection of their
properties, without the necessity OF
supporting a private army by them
selves. Wcyler was angry at this an
swer and told the planter that from
hat day his name should be Registered
n the list of suspected enemies o:
Spain.
a reporter called on a Cuban gentle.
man who lives in New York and is the
proprietor of two large sugar estate,
in the island.
Our position in Cuba" he said, lis
a hard one. We are between two fires,
If we grind. the insurgents burn our
properties; if we don't, Weyler i'm
prisons us. And the wost Of all IS tina
we are ruined without remedy"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18

Glad to Get Away From Public Duty &c
Awhile.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Hon. a. W.
Terrell, United States minister tc
Turkey. has left Washington to visit
his aged mother, who resides in Lynch
burg, Va. in speaking of American
interests in Turkey, and particularly
Of our missionaries, Mr.. Terrell said
after you get away from the sea-
coast into the country there are three
American lives that might be endan-
gercd to one of all other natiOnalities
that hare missionaries at work owe
there. This is a fact that per.
haps is not generally known in
the United States, and then we
have school buildings and college
property to the extent of several mill
lions of dollars. The responsibility in
watching over the safety of ones coun-
trymcn in 4 foreign land in times of
peril does not add to the fascination o:
a diplomats post, and | confess hat ]
vas glad to get away for awhile
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
WILL TAKE HIS TIME.
President Cleveland in No Hurry to Ac,
Upon the COlcurren. Cuban Resolutions
of Congress.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE cabi-
net meeting yesterday lasted barely
an hour and a half, and was appar.
emily devoid of any exciting features.
In fact SO little beyond routine bust
ness was expected to he brought up
that 5 ecretary Olney forgot all about
the meeting till 20 minutes past the
time of assembling. when he jumped
up, looked at his watch and FASTENED
over to the White House. No pro-
grammc of action on Cuban affairs
was submitted by the president. nor
were any of The other plans outlined
in sensational dispatches brought for
ward.
Every indication points 10 the presi-
dent taking his own time and acting
in his WI way, If he acts at all, on
the concurrent Cuban resolutions of
congress. Much emphasis is laid by
those supposed 20 be close TO the pres
idcnt upon this passage in his annual
message:
"Whatcver may be the traditional
sympathy OF u countrymen as indi-
vidUals with 4 people who seem to lie
struggling for larger autonomy and
greater freedom. decpened as such
sympathy naturally must he in behalf
Of our neighbors. yet The plain duty OF
their government Is to observe i'll good
faith the recognized obligations Of IL
tcrnational relationship"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
SOUTHERN
Considering Il Project of CoIonizing In
Arizona.

WASHINGTON, April IA conference
of colored people IRON the various
states was held here yesterday for the
purpose of founding a colony of col
ored people on the irrigated lands o!
Arizona. There were present repre-.
sentative colored people from the
states of Virginia. North Carolina anG
far southern states. Those who ad.
dressed the conference reviewed the
outrages to which the negroes o..
the south are subjected, ehumerat.
ed the hardships and privatiOns thai
they have to endure, and said thai
something must be done to better the
status of the negro in the south anc
to make his life more secure. Speakers
expressed the belief hat the negron
had the opportunity of a lifetime by
colonizing in Arizona. The country i:
rich in varied minerals, land and water
are in abundance. and the possibilities
of Arizona are beyond the imagina
ton.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
THE PLAGUE I'M JAPAN.

The Existence of smallpox Denied by tho
OfscCrs of ihe Rio d. Janeiro.
SAN FRANCISCO, april IG.-The Off
cer OF the steamcr City of Rio de ia
memo, winch arrived here yesterday,
are reticent about the plague in ia
pan. In fact, tney say II dors not cx-
Iat there, and that there /, only a lit.
lie cholera in the interior. Their re-
porss also minimize The plague in Chi
Jna and say it WAS reported in Japan
that there had been only 100 deaths in
Hong Kong and Canton III two months.
TIlttic on the steamship line between
(Iadivo,tock and Yokohama has been
suspended, and the quarantine regula-
lions at all Japanese ports is rigorous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18

Ar Attorney OF Pentwater, Mich, RUM
Amuck, Taking the Lives of Five Per.
zrns, and Ends His Bloody Work by
GuttinE His Own Throat from Ear to Ear.

ar Attorney ~ Pentwater, Mich, Rum
Amuck, Taking the Lives of Five Per.
zrns, and Ends His Bloody Work by
Cutting His Own Throat from Ear to Ear.
PENTwATER, Mich, April lis. b.
Mlnshali. III attorney of this town,
mad wing. proved a successful attempt
Thursday night to assassinate William
X. o. Sands, president of the Sands L
Maxwell Lumber Co.
Nher Sands met Minshan the latter
had a Winchester rifle and demanded
that Sands accompany him. Sands at.
tempted to disarm him, when Minshall
fired, the bullet striking Sands in the
upper part of the right arm and shat
tering i. badly. Sands then ran to-
ward hin home, but was unable to get
the door Upen. Minshall, who had fol.
lowed his victim, fired four more shots.
three of which took effect. By this
time Sands managed to unlock the
door, and as he entered he fell insen.
sible, and Minshall fled to his home.
The noise caused by Sands fall
aroused his family and he Up was sum.
mOned. A general alarm was raised
by the use of the towns fire whistle.
y cartridge was found near where the
shooting occurred and it was identi-
fled by ). W. Fincher, a druggist. as
belonging to Il Winchester rifle which
Minshall had borrowed from him for
the purpose of shooting crows.
This turned suspicion towards Min
shall as the attempted assassin of
Sands, and the big crowd which had
gathered went to his house. The
house was found lighted. but as no re.
Spouse could be obtained to repeated
knockings on the door it was forced
open.
Mrs. Minshall's body was found ~
ing against the door in the main room.
Her throat had been cut from ear to
ar. The body of Ruby, a 1~6-year-old
daughter. and a promising musician,
was found in one = of the same
room. She had been shot through the
head. Minshall was found near the
body of his daughter with his throat
cut. In a bedroom was found the bod.
les OF George, aged four, and a two
year-Old baby boy. One shot from the
Winchester had ended both Of their
lives.
Minshall had always been co1sid-
cred an inotfensive man. He was 10
years OF age.
Sands was Pentwaters leading citizen
and was very wealthy. He WAS village
president and Il member of the Il. \. L.
He was e. years of age.
One of the letters which Minshall
left was written to a friend in Chicago
asking him to care for his family in
case they should survive him. In the
he complained bitterly Of the
company's treatment of him in bust.
ness matters. He wrote that he would
demand satisfaction from Sands. and,
if he did not receive 1t, he would take
him along with him to mix with the
elements.
From this letter it would appear
that the murder Of mis- family was al
afterthought on the part of MinshaIl.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
e n K

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio.
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co. rs
years, and has been president of the
Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly testi-
fies t the merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and what he says is worthy attention.
All brain workers find Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla peculiarly adapted to their needs.
1t makes pure, rich, red blood, and
from this comes nerve, mental, bodily
and digestive strength.
II IN glad to say that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is a very good medicine, especially as
a blood purifier. 1t has done me good many
times. For several years 1 suffered greatly
with pains of