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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11
NEW YORK REGISTRATION HEAVY

New York, Oct. 10.-This was the
second day for registration in this
State and reports show heavy registra-
ton for the two days In this city
II ,433 persons registered to-day MAX
ing a total of 209, 600 for the two days
as against 171,771 for 1895. The total
registration in Brooklyn to-day was
44,27O, a total for the two days of 1884,
2S6. The registration for the first two
days in 1895 was 114,579 Reports
from the State show an increased reg
istration.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11
THE GALE IN FLORIDA.


Jacksonville, Fla. Oct 10.-The
schooner Carrie +. Look, Captain
Stevens, from New York to this port
in ballast for a cargo of lumber, went
on the bar at the mouth of the river
Friday night, and is expected to go to
pieces. When the Look reached the
bar no pilot or tug was in sight and
as gale was blowing, the captain
endeavored to come in alone. The
vessel struck the south jetty and was
carried up on the bar, where it now
lies, the waves breaking over it. The
men. took to the boat and were cap
sized when a hundred yards from
shore, but all managed to get land.
st. Augustine, Fla, Oct. 10.-The
northeast gale that set in Thursday
night has increased in force, causing
an unusually high tides. Several
small vessels in the bay dragged their
anchors and suffered much damage.
The water broke over the sea wall and
washed away some of the shelled
streets. This mornings train from
jacksonville had to run for some
distance through the water, but the
track has not been washed to any
extent.
On Anastasia Island the South Beach
railway has been washed away for
quite a distance and the new drive
way badly damaged.
The winds are abating and no fur
ther damage is anticipated
Florida did not feel the force of the
storm, it having gone further out at
sea Storm signals are still flying.
Fernandina, Fla, Oct. 10-The storm
has done no further damage, although
~ i l. L.
the tide did not rise to the height of
the tide yesterday. A big force of men
have been at work the entire day MAX
ing repairs along the river front and
putting the track in condition. The
r. c. q T. railroad and the Florida
| Ties and Lumber Company are the
heaviest losers. The storm signal for
hurricane along South Atlantic coast
| is up.
Fernandina, Fla, Oct. 10.-The wind
that has been blowing from the North
east for the last twelve hours has
caused an unusually high tide here,
and the water has run one block up
| Centre street, and has covered up en-
tirely the railroad tracks along the
| river front, washing away the fOunda-
tions and rendering the track useless
4 ntii liiC AittG SltfiIl SO III AtO -
can be made. Ties are also washed
away in many places. The river front
is lined with drifting ties. The high
waves are breaking over Centre street
dock, and the river front is in danger
| of being washed away unless change
slrall come soon. Small boats have
been blown away and sunk, and raft
OF logs lying on the north side of Cen
ire street dock has disappeared. The
I engine room and boiler room at the ele-
/ vator are under water. The loss, it is
!, new estimated, will run into the thou
| sands.
Savannah. Ga, Oct. 10-Higher
water in Savannah river resulting from
| the strong northeast wind will cause
much loss to rice planters, many of
whom had cut and stacked the crop
| in the fields.
Some of the city wharves are sub
merged and all vessels have been or
! dered to remain in Port.
| IT'S AN ILL WIND.
| NVoShinorton Oc4 IN NEo 1,yaa u, or
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11

London, Oct 10.-The remains of the
late George Du Maurier, the artist
author, who died on Thursday morning
last were cremated to-day at Woking.
The funeral services will be held on
Tuesday in Hampstead church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11

Cleveland, o., Oct. 1O.-Hon Tom l..
Johnson denies absolutely that nego-
tiations are on foot to sell the Johnson
Steel Works at Lorain to John d. Rock
efeller or anybody else.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11
IT'S AN ILL WIND.

Washington, Oct. 10.-The weather
bureau issues the following The trop-
ical storm is apparently central to the
South of Hatteras and the wind has
reached velocity of sixty miles from
the northeast at Cape Henry.
The indications are that this storm
win move northward during the next
two hours, causing dangerous winds
in the Atlantic coast, States North of
South Carolina.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
The Coming of Baby.

When baby comes to the house
real happiness comes. The care and
anxiety count for nothing against
the clinging touch OF the little
hands and the sound of the little
voice. The highest function given
to human beings is bringing healthy,
happy children Int the world. Over
thirty years ago the needs of women
appealed to DR.. r. V. Pierce, now
chief consulting physician to the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
of Buffalo, N. Y. The result OF his
study improved by thirty years OF
practice is embodied in DIR. Pisrcs's
Favorite Prescription. It strength
ems aud purifies and makes healthy
tn. organs distinctly feminine. 1t
gives weak women the strength and
health necessary for the production
of healthy children and it makes the
bearing or those children easy. II
Is sure to cure any weakness or de
rangement peculiar to women; stop:
pain, soothes Inflammation, strength
ems, purr6es. invigerates.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
Which is for Silver.

Financial Plank Republican Platform, 1sss
The republican party. believes in
the use OF both gold and silver as
standard money aud condemns the
present Democratic administration
in it's efforts to demonetize silver.
Financial Plank Republican Platform, Isat.l
The republican party demands the
use of both gold ard silver as stand
ard money with such restrictions and
such provisions, to be determined by
Legislation as will secure the nainte,
nance Of the parity OF values of the
two metals so the purchasing and
debt paying power of the dollar,
whether of silver, gold or paper,
shall be at all times equal.
Financial Plank Republican Platform 1886
Ws are, therefore, opposed to the
free coinage of silver, except by in
ternational agreement with the lead
ing commercial nations OF the world
which we pledge ourselves to pro
mote, and until such agreement car
be obtained the existing gold stand
ard must be preserved.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
Two Full Trains OF HAY.

The Memphis route is arranging
to run two train loads of hay from
Clinton through to Memphis, Tenn,
saws the Clinton Democrat.
The hay comes from Rockville and
vicinity and is being delivered to
the Memphis road by the NJ. K. &
T, at this point. By the first of DC
tober it is expected that over thirty
cars will be in the yards here.
Two whole trains will be made uE
and the cars will be decorated with
streamers bearing appropriate in
scriptions Photographs will bt
taken of the trains aud at oclocl
on the morning of October 1st, they
will be started south to Memphis
making the whole run by daylight
It will be a good advertisement
for the Memphis road ana for thi
part of Missouri.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Recent dispatches have fully ex
ploded the charges made by Repub
lican newspapers that Arthur Sewall
the democratic nominee for vice
president, had, as a member of the
Merchant Marine Association, in-
dorsed a circular urgiug voters to
support the gold standard. II any
additional testimony is needed Oh
that point it is supplied in the fol
lowing letter, recsived in this city
yesterday which explains itself:
John S. Watson, Esq, Centropolis
Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.
Bath, Me, Sept. %. 1896 M.
Dear Sji: IL reply to your favor 0
the 2lst inst / desire to state tina
the circulars and letters issued b.
the secretary of the Merchant Marin
association were entirely unauthos
lied by me and to emphatically ez
press my dissapproval OF the politl
cal staud it has takep,I have entirel
severed my connection with the as
sociation. Yours very truly
ARTHUR SEwAL1
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
What of Illinois.
Post-Dis

Post-Dispstch.
Illinois figures in Grosvenor col
umn as sure Mckinley State. 1t
figures in the calculate ons of Chair
man Jones as certain" BRYAN
State. Both men calculate from the
same figures. The figures, therefore,
are very interesting
la 1892 the Illinois republicans
polled 399, 269 votes. The combined
Opposition polled 474,359 votes, and
had a majority Of $4,000. Two years
later, in 1894, the republicans polled
455,S votes and the combined op
position 405.359; republican major
ity, $4,000
We take the republican vote Of
1894 as the republican high water
mark. l, was a gain of $4,000 votes
over 1892 This gain included the
return of all the votera who had left
the party on tina school question,
and Of thousands OF democrats who
voted the republican ticket as pro
test against Clevelandism. And yet
that vote fell nearly twenty thousand
short Of the combined opposition to
the republicans in that state in 1892
| There wa- AZ .uat year a stay-at
home vote Of $4,000, ell Of which
was democratic The total vote O
1894 was $4,000 less than in 1892
notwithstanding the increase in pop
ulation.
This year the opposition to th
republican party is united. Ii W
give it back without question th
10000 votes it lost On the schoo
question in 1892, and then allow j
to absorb, at this election, all th
| $4,000 prohibition votes cast tha
year, it will still be ten thousan
votes short of wiping out the 1900
adverse majority thrown against
then
, Where is it to get them? Not o
the money question. We are incline
, to believe that the prohibition vol
+ will practically disappear this yea
t While believing that most of th'
, vote will be for silver, if we divide
a evenly it still leaves the Illinois r
:. publicans then thousand short
, success.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
For Bryan and Sewall.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 1.-R +.
Kolb's paper, The Peoples Tribune,
has taken down Watson's name and
put up Bryan and Sewall, the full
democratic electoral ticket and the
name of Oscar W Underwood, den-
ocrat for congress. In a column
and half editorial the paper says
that it regrets the failure OF popu
lists and democrats to fuse on an
electoral ticket in Alabama, but now
that there is to be no joint electoral
ticket, Bryan's success demands
that they shouldsupport Sewall
The paper states that the Chicago
Convention merely anticipated tint
action of the populist national Con
yention. and that whether Bryan hae
been named at Chicago or not b.
would have been chosen at st. Louis
that the life of the populist part.
depends upon his election; that tn
the only way to give Bryan Alabam
electoral vote is to support Sewall
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

The railroads will carry free their
employees who will ride to Canton,
Ohio, to hear the spokesman for the
gold standard, Maj. Mckinley talk.
TIL. announcement is now made that
the Santa Fe railroad will carry its
employees from Topeka to Chicago
and return. and from there the
eastern lines will be equally gener.
Gus. The railroads arc hand.ip-
glove with the republicans, but after
the election, and there comes a time
to cut wages, you won't hear of any
dis charged employees getting any
free rides from one water tank to
the other. II the poor devils, hon.
est workers. have to walk, and the
public sympathize with them, the
officials will echo Fandarbilt's sar
casm, 1.-THE public be damned. Ne.
vada Mail
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
CA9To7I
.te tae- n
~" - ! "&MAzzz1 ::.. 50


New York. Sept. 30 w. T. Por-
ter, the nominee for Governor, has
sent this telegram OF acceptance:
"Your notification OF my UNANIMOUS
nor.instion for Governor aod re-
aues, for my immediate reply is re-
ceived and will say that appreei-
ate the high honor and the respon-
sibility, and / accept the termination
standing equarsIy and unequiTocs'lY
UPON the Buffalo and Chicago plat
forms, and ara m earnest supporter
of the Chicago nominees. Later l
F! will communicate my acceptance by
letter.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
CASToRIA
The fac n
.':s:;:;' ;':;'i !; 'ZzAzzSzzx it,. ;;;;; !;
Tried Bribery

Fremont, Neb, Sept. Is A de
cidsd sensation was created in polit
ical circles here by the affidavit OF
ex-senator Poynter, one of the most
prominent silver politicians of the
Third District. Judge Maxwell is
the fusion nominee and Ross Ham.
mond is the republican nominee.
Poynter's affidavit is duly SWORD
to before a notary. Iu it Poyntsr
says:
CATER a good deal of talk, trying
to make me believe it would in nc
way injure me, either financially OF
otherwise, that my political standing G
would be just as good in my party
as before, Cooke said: II you viii
make the race we will give yor
$1,000 and pay you $500 spot cash
We will give you $50 week expense
money and transportation over al
the lines OF railroad in your district
We want to beat Maxwell ;"
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
Vest Reelection.

Plattsburg, Mo, Oct. 1.-Gover.
Stone spoke to from 10000 to Is
900 people here yesterday and made
one OF his best speeches. He point
ed out the necessity of every free
silver vote in the Third Congress
sional District being cast for A. NJ.
Dockery, the Democratic nominee
for Congress He expressly wished
that State Representatives and Sen
ators be elected in order to secure
the return to tho Senate George II
Vest.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
MERELY FOLLOWS CUSTOM.
MIR. Sewail Explains I hat Gold Clause
in Contracts.

MIR. SewaiI Explains That Gold Clause
in Contracts.
Louisville, Ky, Sept. 30.-So much
has been written in the papers of late
concerning Vice Presidential candi-
date Sawall's connection with gold
contracts that Mr.. L. G.. DeL4ng OF
this city wrote MIR. Sewall concern,
ing it and received the following re-.
ply:
Mr.. L c. DeL.pg. Louisville. Ky.
Bath, Me, Sept. "A. lS96.-Dear
Sir: In reply to yours O! the 22nd
inst, | a.s.ie 10 state that it is true
that l ain king contracts with the
goii cause lne,,:ed. [ have always
nude =. a.;,I clLtracts ia this way
for t 6 s. !. y years, and doubt
if o.. IL .he .hen III any other
way. thtr;,r cuntIacts for foreign
voyages g.. iuvoi:abty made this
way: ".'re'z |, su.DU.e III gold or
sterlius.' "a. % Fte ahy should
be O., czcl 10. ivlio slug IL custom
In ns bus ntss ;S;a, has been uuiyer-
sally outeiued !or tie last forty
years |, my knowledge. am per
fectly ~ii.lng 10 lake silver or cur
rency IN pay ymeut if custom permit
ted Yours Truly,
| ARTHUR SEWALL
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
Bitten Bya Vicious Dog.

Maryville, Mo, Sept. 30.-This
forenoon vicious St. Bernard dog
tho property of Richard Kuchs, at
tackled party Of school children.
He bit Laura Barmann, 7-year- ., d
girl, in the face and head, and it is
feared she will die. He next attack
ed Eva Hawkins, G-year-old girl.
and mangled ono o. her lower limbs
Then he ian home and seized Mrs
Kuchs' little baby, tearing it in such
q shocking manner that il will die
The beast was finally killed.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

DR.. E. z. Miller, Al West Ninety
Sixth street, New York, writes to
Major C. o Harrington. Carthage,
No, that if Mr.. Bryan should be
elected President, the Hannacrass
Goldacrats will organize to prevent
his Inauguration. That's all right.
Let them try it OF. If Ar. Bryan
il elected President-of which there
is hardly any doub.-Ies the Hanna
crats aud Goldacrats sail In. Their
hides will be as full of holes as a
sieve when the people get through
With them.-E1.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 1.-Chairman
Campau, of the Campaign Commit
tee, returned yesterday from Michi-
gan.
To reporter Mr.. Campau said that
Michigan was perfectly safe for Bry
an by a good majority.
Mr.. Bryan will have more elec
toral votes than any President oi
the United States has ever had and
a greater popular majority than the
aggregate majority given to all the
Presidents who have been elected IL
| 20 years
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
II ID TaylOr.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. There is
no doubt about the identity OF Geo
TAYLOR, the escaped murderer OF the
Meeas family, who is In hiding in
Creek Country, as the officers have
obtained information from several
Missouri men who knew bin.
He was positively located four 81
five days ago. He has moved to
new quarters, however. and all trace
of him is lost for the present. SO the
raidswas postponed until he can bs
again located.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
HORSE STEALING.

Nine Head Stolen From Il. N. Hunter
Near Walker.
Nevada Mail.
E. N. Hunter, living d miles
north of Walker, had nine head of
horses and mules stolen from his
pasture Monday night.
when we went out to get our
work teams Tuesday morning" said
Mr.. Hunter, 'swe found nine head
gone. We still have three head left
We supposed they had gotten out
and strayed off, but after riding all
day yesterday and hearing nothing
of them we concluded they were
stolen. We tracked them mile
west but lost the trail.
'In the lot was one span OF extra
good mules, one of them as good a
mule as there is in the country, oBe
span of young mares, yearling mare
one three year old, one span of old
mares, one yearllpg mule and a three
year old-in all nine head"
MIR. Hunter notified Sheriff Scrog
hem and had cards struck. He viii
head eff tie thieves if possible.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, S.
rnnrtv

Lucas SOunty.
Frank J Cheney makes oath that ne IS
,he seniot partner OF the hrm 0, >
Cheney s. Co, doing business in the city
Of Toledo. county and state aforesaid,
and that firm will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS tor each and
every case OF Cata, rh that cannot be cur
ed ty the use of Hal's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of Dec. y ID. 80
SEAL. A. w. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfa,es OF the system. Send tor testi'
nonials, free. ma, ~
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
l0Sold by druggist, Is.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
Is Your Tongue
20 years,

Coated, your throat dry, your eyes
dull and infiamed and do YOU teel mean
generally when you get up in the morn
ing. Your liver and kidney are not
doing their work. Why don't you take
parks Sure cure. If it does not make
YOU feel better it costs :you nothing
Sold ey H. L .Tucke'
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Chicago, Ill, Oct. Arrange
ments are making for Dir. Bryan to
speak Six days in this State, begin
ming October 81, and be may remain
ten DAYS. 4 special train will be
placed at his disposal.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
GOOD REPr"~ "F 9 DISTRICTS.
nerpssmen DOcEery and DeArmOnd
IN the City.

aneressmen Docpery and DeArmOnd (
IN the City.
Kansas City Timess.
10 pursuance of Chairman Sam
Cooks suggestion, Congressman
| Dockery and DeArmond have been
spsakiDg in Que another's districts
| Both gentlemen werc in the city
Yesterday and Zach reported good
results from the change. Judge De
.Armond was on his way from the
Third to the Ninth district, having
|.swapped' a few speeches with Con
cessmen Dockery and Clark. Con
ressmen Docksry was en- route to
Iwsrrsnsburg, where he spoke last
hight. He will spend the week
|,usech. making in Judge DeArmond's
district.
Judge DeArnond, who attained
NATIONAL prominence last winter by
Ibis reply to Riley Hall, upon t.s &C.
Icssion of the latter's announcement
Lin the House of Representatives OF
| bis conversion to the gold standard,
oppressed himself as we'll pleased
With the reception in the Third dis
t.icts. He says the silver forces are
daily growing in strength and
enthusiasm.
II was much gratihsd, he said,
80 fad wherever 1 have been, both
Inside and outside the Sixth district
I(Judge DeArmond represents the
Sixth district good feeling and a
disposition to cooperate heartily
manifest amo.g the rank and file OF
the several parties supporting MIR.
Bryan. The masses of the people
are unquestionably for the free coin
/ ,ge Of silver, and in favor of the re.
forms which will be secured by the
election of Mr.. Bryan. Meetings are
more largely attended than in form
sr campaigns, and never before were
the people 80 much Interested Ihe
State ticket will receive the party
vote, and not few vstsrs not Dem
ocrats will help along the majority
Altogether the outlook is bright"
Congressman Dockery represents
the Third district. Commenting up
oa the situation there, he said:
"Ths Democracy of the Third dis
trict are more enthusiastic, harmon
sus and aggressive than in an.
other campaign of recent years.
believe Bryan will carry the distric
by 10000 majority. The masses Q
The Democrats, including silver Re
publicsus and Populists, are loyal
and zsalously sustaining his caud
dacy. II the same conditions sxis
in other districts Of the State, Brya
will sweep Missouri by an unprec
dented majority. The State tick'
is also being supported by the uni
ed Democracy, aud Stephens will r.
ceive the entire Democratic vote,an
Senator Vest, Governor Stone, Co1
gresham DeArmond and 9TH
speakers have recently addresse
the people at various points IN Il
district, speaking to large and e
thusiastic audiences. This 10 Der
ocrasic year in the Third district
o. ~,
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Badness is often preceded or &C
companied by grayness of the hair.
To prevent both badness and gray
ness, use Halls Hair Renewer. an
honest remedy.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
A Sound Liver Makes Well Man

Are you Bilious, constipated or srou,
bled with Jaundice, Sick Headache bao
taste in the mouth, foul breath, coated
tongue, dyspepsia, Indigestion, hot dry
skin, pain in the back and between the
shoulders, chllls and fever, SC. If you
have any OF these symptoms, your liver
Is out OF order and your blood is slowly
being poisoned because your liver does
not act properly. Herbine will cure all
disorder of the liver, Stomach or bowels
It has no equal as a liver medicine. Price
= cents. Free trial bottles at II. l..
fuckers drugstore. II u
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Confusion as to choice of blood
purifier ia unnecessary. There Is
but one best Sarsaparilla, and that
is Ayers. This important fact was
recognized at the Worlds Fair, Chi
cago, being the only blood-purifer
admitted to be placed on exhibition.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08
What's the Use OF Talking

About colds and coughs in the sum-
mer time. Yor may have tickliug
cough or a little sold or baby may have
the Group nd when it comes you ough:
to know that Parks cough Syruv is the
best cure tor it. Sold BIZ II. L.Tucker
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Middlesboro, Ky, Oct. 1.-Thos-
Sewkirk and Henry Ashcrafs fought
a duel last night with Winchesters
on the long fork of Shelby county.
They we're both suitors OF Mary
Dean. Both aer were killed.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

At Worcester, Mass. when Mr..
Bryan spoke there, he was compelled
to look at two flags hanging to the
wall of large manufacturing estab-
lishmeut. One OF them was an Amer
ican flag with picture Of Mckinley
and the other red flag with Bryan's
picture. This was au intended insult
to the Democratic party and to Mr..
Bryan. Two days after the factory
burned down, and the silver men
think it is an intervention of kind
| Providence -Ex.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

ShelIbys Bluff Called.

st. Joseph, Mo, Sept. 2l.-Gen.
10 0. Shelby was busy at work this
afternoon talking politics in the cor
ridor Of the Federal building, when
he vsptured the assertion that Bry-
an would not carry Nebraska and
offered to bet S25 on his judgment.
Capt. Ed. Donnella, of Omaha, who
was standing by, promptly covered
TIE bet and offered 10 bet $500 or
more that he would Win the bet.
Gen. Shelby was glad to get off with
the almost certain loss Of his S25.
Captain Donnella says Bryan will
carry Nebraska by 10000.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

We
City We importers but bny goods
The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

Nine Head Stolen From Il. n. lIunter
Near Walker.