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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06
AYCOCK AT LUMBERTON.
A POWERFUL SPEECH BY THE
YOUNG CAMPAIGNER.
His Argument Had the Timely Effect of
Bringing Together Silver Forces
not Too Well Organized
Republicans for Bryan.

Lumberton, n c., Oct. 5.-(Special)
If there was nothing serious in the
problems Of politics this year the sit
uation in Robson county would be
funny. There seems to be lack Of
thorough party organization and many
of the adherents of all three of the
parties are stumbling about in a don't
care sort of away waiting for some
thing to happen. All the gold men in
the county, at least all that belong
to the Democratic party and the Pop
ulist party combined could be counted
on the fingers of one hand and have
several fingers left, and yet there is not
that cohesiyeness among the silver
forces that have found at every point
that / have visited in the State. The
Republicans and Populists are rather
the two committees in their visionary
moments have dreamed that they have
affected fusion, but every other man
you meet of either party will tell you
that he has not got dad blasted thing
to do with it and don't propose to have.
The Democrats individually seem to be
in fighting trim, but they too lack a
little more thorough organization and
a little greater energy and activity in
the campaign this little short coming
among the Democrats is being RENE
died and they are beginning to close
up their ranks and solidly their forces.
The meeting at Lumberton to-day has
had the effect of stimulating our
friends.
The town was literally filled with
people, and AN immense crowd listened
10 one of the most powerful speeches
that was ever delivered in the county.
Mr. Aycoclx is not stranger in Robe
son, and while the people were greatly
disappointed at the inability Of Mr..
Watson to get here, they were delight
ed to have Charles Aycock with them,
and his speech has had a wonderful
effect, and the good it has done was
manifested tonight ON every street
corner. Democrats are calling each
other together, Populists are mingling
with them and declaring that they will
not vote for any goldbug for anything,
nor affiliate with them in any way, and
even Republicans are wavering, and a
few at least, have declared that they
are going to support Bryan. Robeson
county will ere long be in line with the
balance of the State with a determina-
tion to do it's part in winning the State
for Bryan, G. b. Watson and the dollar
of the daddies.
#. B. ARENDELL
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RECEPTION AT NASHVILLE.
Home, Sweet Home Our Battle Hymn
-"0ld Hickory" Denounced
Like us.

Nashville. Tenn. Oct. 5.-The great
est crowd that ever turned out to a POI
litical meeting in the history of Nash
vile crowded about the streets here tor
night, yelled and cheered and applaud
ed and listened with marked attention
to the triple nominee on his arrival to-
night. The train bearing the party was
due at S:35. but was ten minutes late,
and it was nearly 9:15 o'clock when Mr..
BRYAN addressed his first audience in
this city at the Haymarket tonight
On the train from Memphis he spoke
to large crowds at Arlington, Browns
Vile, Milan, Humboldt and Camden.
At to-night's meeting here five acres
of ground in the enclosure was fully
half filled with people who cheered the
candidate wildly on his appearance.
A 2lee club of thirty male voices opened
the meeting with Home, Sweet Home, =
the old-fashioned melody, which the
nominee has declared to be his cam
Daign song. The candidate was then
introduced by Senator Bate as the next
President of the United States. He was
cheered and applauded throughout his
speech, and many times was stopped by
the enthusiasm of his listeners. He
said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: lit was my
good fortune to visit Nashville more
than year ago, when we were begin
ming the fight which resulted in secur-
ing the control of the Democratic
National convention. / remember with
pleasure my visit then, and it gratifies
me much upon returning to find that the
sentiment in favor Of the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
.cSF ell af he
present legal ratio of 16 to ] (applause)
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any nation on earth has expanded
until to-day a vast majority of the
people of Tennessee are arrayed under
double banner. | beg to thank the
young men who have opened this
meeting with our campaign
song, our battle hymn, it might be
called, for in this fight for the homes
of this land, the humble home as we'll
as the palatial home, we well might
take as our battle hymn that most
beautiful of all songs, "Home, Sweet
Home" (Applause). Our warfare is
in one sense aggressive; in another it
is defensive. Tt is aggressive in the sense
that we are asking for remedial legis-
lation 1t is aggressive in the sense that
we are insisting that something shall
be done, and it is aggressive in the sense
that we are fighting for our homes
and our people against the INVASION Of
foreign financial policy. (Applause1.
As / passed through the streets to-
night and listened TO the exclamations
Of the people, could easily believe that
/ was in city so near that sacred spot,
the hermitage. (Applause).
Il can understand why the people of
this State, and especially Of this por-
ton Of the State, should feel so deep
an interest in the cause which is be
ing represented by the Chicago plat
Continued on Eighth page.)
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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH GAR0Zl4 nAMY

cess will be branded as an enemy.
(Great applause.)
How YOU may find it best to unity
your forces you are to judge, but, my
friends, | want you 10 remember that
YOU cannot help our cause by helping
those who are fighting us. Great APP
plause.)
"If we are right in the position we
have taken, if the Democratic party is
right in it's platform, then the man
who does not stand upon that platform,
no matter how good Democrat he
may have been, is no Democrat now.
(Applause.) And no man can claim to
be friend of mine who says that he
wants to elect me because | am a regu-
lar nominee. and then go down and tie
nv hands and make me powerless.
(Applause0 -
my nomination appeals; to those DEM
ocrats who are willing to trust the
Judgment of a majority of the Demo
cratic party, more freely expressed
than in any Democratic convention
ever held before, this nomination APP
peals. But, my friends, | could not
feel the interest that | do in this cam
paign, if all had to commend me was
party regularity (Applause). | APP
peal to you ON higher grounds than
that. | have stronger claim upon
your support than can be given by
the regularity of a convention. / stand
by the right of the American people
to have financial system of their own.
Great aDplause). And therefore, my
candidacy appeals to every American
citizen who believes in the right of the
people of this country to govern them
selves, regardless of the aid or con-
sent of any other nation on earth.
(Cheers). / am not appealing to any
sentiment hostile to foreigners, but /
say to you, my friends, that nation does
not. deserve to be called a nation, which
bows TO accept a financial policy ready
made from some other country. Our
opponents say that the tariff question
is the important issue in this cam
paign: / tell them that until they put
q prohibitive tariff on financiers |
won't talk tariff with them. Gap
plause). So long as we must go to
others to ask them what we can have,
there is no use to discuss any question
until we decide that we have a right
to express our own opinion when we
have one. When we establish the right
of having policy; when we decide
on it. it will then be time to discuss
the other question upon which parties
and people differ. But, until we have
vindicated the right of the jeople to
legislate for themselves on every issue.
they. cannot drive tariff into the people
with a pile-driver."
Mr.. Bryan then entered into an eX-
haustive silver argument, going over
much of the ground covered in his for
mer speeches, and ending with an ap-
peal to the voters to do their duty, and
vote according to their conscience
Mr.. Bryan left for Nashville at noon
over the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road
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FOR THE TEMPLE CUP.

Baltimore Oct 5.-The Orioles took
their third straight game iathe Temple
Cup series from the Spiders, this af-
ternoon by dint of brilliant playing,
both at the bat and in the field, to-
gether with a bit of good luck here and
there. The price of admission was re-
duced to the old-time scale, but the at
tendance was not materially increased
thereby, although the weather was
perfect and other conditions all that
could be wished for Many reasons are
assigned for the light audiences during
the series in Baltimore, but the best
possible is that Baltimoreans had a
surfeit of baseball in the past two
months, and Temple Cup" games are
no new thing here, hence do not attract
more than would an ordinary contest.
The actual attendance was not an
nounced to-day, but it was about 5000
Cleyeland's men are wofully put out at
the result. and the the Baltimore con-
tingent look very glum when they talk
about it. All hands leave for Cleveland
tomorrow, and the Orioles say there
will be but one game in the Forest
city, which they expect to win, and
thereby settle the contest for the tro-
ply. Score:
Baltimore ......o 0O10 30-6 ?
Cleveland 1O10000-2 10 ?
Batteries: Hoffer and Robinson; Cup
py and thinner Umpires, Emslie and
Sheridan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06
HYPNoTIsM CAME HIGH.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct 5.-If the ruling of
Judge Foute, of Atlanta holds, hyp-
notists will have to be very careful
what they order their subject to do.
The Judge holds that the hypnotist is
directly responsible for the acts of his
subjects.
During a performance at local
theatre the subject of hypnotist inn
agined he was a monkey He grabbed
a hat from man in the audience and
bit a piece out of it. The professor
and hisbusiness manager declined to
make good the cost of the hat and the
hypnotist was prosecuted before
Judge Foute upon a charge malicious
mischief.
The judge sustained the charge and
bound the hypnotist over to higher
court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06
HON. c. B. WATsON sICK.
Detained by Slight Attack of Fever
Federal Court at Greensboro.

Winston, N. c., Oct. 5.-(SpeciaD -
Hon. c. b. Watson, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, is confined to his
home here with a slight attack of fever
He came home last Thursday, and has
not been able to do any work since
His physician says he has four degrees
of fever tonight, and viii not be able
to get out before later part of next
week, if then.
Federal Court for this district opens
in Greensboro tomorrow. Two car
loads of moonshiners and witnesses
from Wilkes and adjoining counties
passed through Winston tonight to
attend Court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06
GILL'S OFFER DECLINED.
GILL SAYS HE WANTS TO PUT AN
END TO THE RATE WAR.
He Scores the S. A. L. Management.
Spencer Denies That the Southern
People Are Interested--S. A.
L. Meeting To-Day.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 5.-President Il.
c. Hoffman, of the Seaboard Air Line,
has issued a circular to the stoclzhold-
ers of the Seaboard and Roanoke rail
road, the parent company in the sys-
tenn, in which ne advises them against
accepting the offer of the Mercantile
Trust Company to pay $100 a share to
secure options on the stock of the
railroad. He characterizes the attempt
as against the true interests of the
stockholders.
Gen. John Gill answers Mr.. Hoffman
in a circular letter, in which he de-
clares the action of the Mercantile
Trust Company, which has been the
financial agent for the SeaIboard, is
taken to give the stockholders an OPP
portunity to sell out at good price
or by cooperation put an end to the
war of rates.
1T is held in some quarters that the
attempt to secure control of the Sea-
board is made, not so much in the in
terests of it's riyal, the Southern Rail-
way, as it is a protest against the pres
ent management of the line. This OBJ
lection is said to center against Vice
President ST. John who is blamed for
instituting the rate war.
The annual meeting of stockholders
of the SeabCard and Roanoke will be
held at Portsmouth, Va, tomorrow,
when Board of Directors will be
elected. The opposition is expected to
culminate in that election.
Gen. Gill is a director in the Sea-
board and Roanoke, and Mr.. Hoffman
is director in the Mercantile Trust
Company.
The offer of the Mercantile Trust
Company is announced to include the
stock of the Bay line, or Baltimore
Steam Packet Company, at fair price.
Ihe steamers of this company are run
in connection with the Seaboard and
Roanoke, forming a part of the Sea-
board Air Line.
GEN. Gill says in regard to the pro-
posed sale of the SeaIboard and Roam
oke property:
Il have a strong personal interest
in this matter, and have taken an ac-
tive part in the recent negotiation for
the simple reason that / am person
ally one of the largest holders of the
stock and represent very much more.
The controversy between Mr.. Hoffman
and myself is one solely of business
Judgment. | do not maintain that Mr..
Hoffman is wholly responsible for the
recent policy of the company, but / do
believe and insist that that policy,
whoever is responsible for it, is very
detrimental to the interests of the
security holders"
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SETTLE AND KITCHLN AT GREENS
BORO.

Greensboro, n. c., Oct. 5.-(Speeial.)
The court house was packed here to-
dav TO hear Kitchin and Settle.
Kitchin had the opening speech and
was therefore at a disadvantage, but
the general opinion expressed was that
Settle is at last evenly matched.
Kitchin is very much better posted
man, and Settle resorts to lodging
when in a close place Guilford Demo
Gratis are jubilant over the prospects
in this county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06
ANOTHER M'KINLEY SURPRISE
PARTY.

Canton, O., Oct. 5.-1Mai Mckinley
had an unexpected delegation tonight.
The first voters club of Canton, head
ed by band marched to the lawn un-
announced and when Maj. Mckinley
appeared up the porch, greeted him
with three rousing cheers. Then At
torney Thomas f. Tarner made an in
troductory address to which Maj Nc
Kinley replied.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06

Buzzard's Bay, Oct. 5-The President
has definitely decided to leave here to-
morrow for Washignton, with Mrs,
Cleveland and the children. The plan
is now that the President viii take the
Oneida to New York and Mrs. Cleve-
land expects to go by train. She viii
visit the Benedicts at East Greenwich.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06

Readville, Mass, October 3.-John
r. Gentry failed to break the worlds
record to-day, but paced mile in
2:03. The time by quarters was 81:
1.01H; 1:32; 2:03.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 5.-The Pocahon-
tas Coal Company is giving its second
annual excursion to its operators.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06

Mr.. Gill has asked me one direct ques-
ton, which | will answer.
/ do not consider it to the interest of
any stakeholder to give an option on
his stock, and particularly at 500 a
share, as | consider the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad Company stock in
trinsically worth more, because there
is in the treasury of the company in
stocks and bonds to the par value of
more than the capital stock. This is
entirely outside Of the holdings of that
company, which control about 1000
miles OF road, or the property, termi-
mails, roadbed, etc.
/ therefore say that the stock of the
SeabOard and Roanoke Railroad Conn
pany is intrinsically worth much more
than par, and where a control is de-
sired by any other line, more than dou-
ble par. Where is there another case
in which 1000 miles of railroad is con
trolled by a company with "A capital
stock Of 81 1888, 400 and is not this stock
worth over 500 per share?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-06
II. G.. HOFFMAN,
Pres. S. O. r. r. r. Co.

New York, Oct 5.-President Samuel
Spencer, Of the Southern Railway Com
pany, who arrived in town to-day, says:
There is no foundation for the report
that negotiations are going on in be
half of the Southern Railway Company
for the purchase, acquisition or control.
either directly or Indirectly, of the
SeabOard Air Line"
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Baltimore, Md, Oct. 5, 189

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 5, 1896.
To the Stockholders of the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company:
/ do not desire to enter into a news
paper discussion as to the right or
wrong OF the action of the financial
agency of the Seaboard Air Line. but
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HOFFMAN TO HIS STOCKHOLDERS

He Says the S. A. L. Stock is Worth
Twice the Amount of Gill's Offer.
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eage thirst with joy pitcher hoping
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04
WESTBROOK.

Sunday at the Methodist church SER
vices will begin at 10. 80 a. m. The pas
tors subject will be, "What the resur-
rection means to a believer" In the
evening at 6 clock the pastor,will con-
duct the Epworth League prayer meeting.
AT Z O'Clock there will be an Easter con-
cert given by the Sunday school.
AT Warren church there will be special
music both morning and evening. The
pastor will preach in the morning an
Easter sermon from Phil. 1873. The re-
gular church choir will be present in the
evening and will renderssappropriate Sc
leotions. The evening service will be one
of praise, with short address by the pas
tor. Seats free-all invited. Rev. w.
G. Mann, pastor.
AT the Advent church Sunday Elder D.
II. Woodland of Carleton, Vermont, will
preach afternoon and evening. Subject
at 2 Up. M, "Lawlessness as sign of
the end"
Regular monthly meeting of CITY coun-
Gil Monday evening at rs O'Clock.
Mr.. Leonard Holston is as home for a
short visit with his parents at east end.
academy at Chester, Pa, of which
school he is a graduate.
The Westbrook Society of Natural HIS
tory will hold their regular monthly
meeting in the High school building this
evening at 7.30 O'Clock. A paper on the
olim moulds fungi and liohens will be
read.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04

Presentation to d. d. G. Master Stetson.
The members Of Ancient Brothers
Lodge,I. o. .. f., gathered at their hall
Thursday evening, and the object Of the
meeting WAS great surprise and graft
fcation to one Of the highly esteemed
officers of the lodge. Georges +. Stetson,
who has carried the title of recording
secretary of the lodge for twelve oonsecu-
tive years, and Distri ct Deputy Grand
Master. A large number of the members
were present and the evening was most
enjoyable one. After the business of tina
meeting was transacted Past Grand Mas
ter A. S. Kimball arose. and in we'll
chosen words complimenting Mr.. Stetson
for his efficient services SO much appre-
dated by the mem bers Of the lodge, pre-
sented that official with district depu-
ty's collar as slight token of the re-
spect in which he is held. Remarks were
made by others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04
THE SUNDAY TIMES.
Some of the Features of Its Attractive
Easter Number.

If you would read of Easter customs
old and quaint, see the Portland Sunday
Times in it's Easter dress, Il cover of
dainty and handsome design, especially
prepared for the Times by its own artist.
1t makes a picture worth the keeping.
Some Easter features are the short arti-
cles con tributed to the Times by Ambas-
sador Bayard and other members of the
American diplomatic crops, describing
Raster customs in the countries where
they are stationed.
In the same line and Of equal interest
is the article descriptive of Easter Gus.
toms by the well known writer Harriet
Aimes Prescott.
Aside from these features, the Times
will contain illustrated articles on the
British expedition to the Soudan, the
American literary colony in London,
scenes of farewell on steamships piers in
New York and All entertaining account
of how Harry Hill made and lost his
millions
Lovers of the National game will be in
terested to learn that Manager Leonard
has written to the Times full desorip-
ton of the men whom he has under con.
tract from whom the Portland team will
be made up. This is only one of the many
local matters to be discussed in tomor-
rows Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04

The Irish American Relief Association
will give their thirty third annual con-
cert and ball at City Hall Oh Monday
evening. Chandler's orchestra will fur
nish the music. The entertainment will
be the best yet of the many delightful
dances that have been given by the Or
ganization. We have often dwelt upon
the good work done by the Society in
relieving the needs of those who have
been unfortunate and who have been
valuable citizens. The patronage on this
occasion should be liberal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04
psering Republican Caucuses.

The Republicans of Deering are re-
quested to meet in caucus in their re-
spective ward rooms on Wednesday, April
s, at 745 o'clock in the evening. for the
purpose of eleoting one delegate from
each ward to attend the First Congress
sional District convention to be held in
Reception hall, City building, Portland.
on Thursday, April 16, 1896, at 80 q.
m. also for the purpose of selecting
one delegate from each ward to attend
the Republican State convention, to be
holden in City hall, Portland, Thursday
April 16. 1886, at II O'Clock. The voters
of WardEOne are requested to inset at the
school house at Lunt's corner instead of
at the ward room.
The delegates elected to attend these
conventions are req Vested to meet at the
Office of the Deering Loan and Build
ing Association, Woodfords, Thursday.
April 9, at s O'Clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of electing two delegates at large to
attend the Congressional convention and
two,to attend the5State convention.
Per order of the Republican City Com
mittee.
ANDREW HA IVES, Chairman.
CLARENCE W.SMALL, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04
DEERING.

The Republican City Committee have
organizedwith the following choice of
officers:
Observation-Disclosures Halves.
ecretary-Clarence w. Small.
Treasurer-Robert B. Lowe.
Daniel Ell. Reed was nominated as a
member of the board of registration for
three years. The caucus to nominate
DELEGATES to the State and County con!
vsntions will be held next Wednesday
evening. The committee will hold regu-
lar meetings every two weeks until after
the first of June.
One OF the little twins at the Methodist
parsonage has been very sick.
Four new members were initiated at
the last meeting of the Deering Center
Lodge of Good Templars. There is now
membership of more than forty. A new
organ has been purchased.
MIR. Calvin Goddard, who has been
very i'll. has partially recovered.
Miss Annie Bradford has so far re-
covered as to go out.
Mr.. MoKone has taken the place Of
postmaster at Deerfng Centre.
Mr. Meader has returned to his home.
on Pleasant street.
Dir. Lambert and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cannon have moved to No. Maple
street.
Yankee Doodle Kitchen represented at
Hoegg's hail, Wednesday evening was q
great success. Our young girls proved
them selves as active and harmonious as
their much be-praised great-graud-
mothers, and, if powdered hair can show
ito, they bid fair TO be as good looking
old ladies.
Baby Edward Malone is much better.
There Is talk of Good Templar's
sociable soon.