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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-23
peFAuLrea MYERS CAUGHT.
The Seaboard Cashier Arrested by De
iectves in New York.

Charlotte, n. c., July 22.-(SpeciaD
j, Z. Myers, the defaulting cashier
of the Seaboard Airline, was to-day
caught by Pinkerton detectives in the
city of New York. 1t will be remem-
hered that Myers skipped about ten
days ago with a woman of shady char
acter, taking with him about thirty
five hundred of the Seaboard's funds.
Chief of police Orr, of Charlotte, goes
to Raleigh tonight to procure the nee
essary papers, as Myers refused TO re-
turn without requisition.
MYERS took his rTest reSignedly, SOr-
rowfully admitting his identity and
yielding to his captors withom strug-
gle or protest Twelve hundred dollars
was found on him. Myers confessed
his guilt, but declined to say what had
become of the missing $4,000.
Mrs. Bisonette stood the arrest Of
her companion with iron Uomposure.
II will give no information" she said.
''Not that | care personally what
might be said about me, but that |
wish to protect my family from dis
grace.
Il did not know of this embezzle-
ment. My friends arrest has blighted
my hope and ruined my life. Oh, yes,
I loved him--I still love him. Other
wise, 1 should not be in this position
to-day"
According to Mrs. Bisonette's story
she is the daughter of physician in
Anderson, S. c., where she first met
DR. Bisonette.
Two children were born bfore the
discovery was made that DR. Bsonette
had another wife About this time she
met Myers, and his downfall began.
Later he confessed to his wife and was
forgiven. but ON July 18th. while ON the
street with his wife he deserted her,
Joined the Bisonette woman and dis
appeared.
Much interest is manifeted over the
coming of Hon. c. B. Watson on the
4th of August. Charlotte will give
him a big audience. He speaks at Biv-
er Bend about ten miles from Char
lotte on the day of the 4th and will
speak here in the evening.
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STATE NEWS.

BuncOmbe Democrats will hold their
county convention Saturday, August
Salisbury is making big prepare
tons for the fremen's tournament. A
grand stand 100 feet long will be built
for the occasion.
Hon. c. b. Watson, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, will address a
Bryan-Watson club to the formed at
Charlotte on the evening of August 3.
The Manchester Cotton Mill was put
up at auction yesterday and sold to w.
il. Britton, agent, on a bid of 10 dol
lars over membranes, says the Fay
etteville Observer. The membranes
amount to $4,000.
A drummer, J. II. Gettinger, who
travels for the Woodbury. Rubber
Company, tried to commit suicide at
Statesville Tuesday by taking lauda-
mum. His condition was discovered
in time to save his life.
Mr.. d. e. DeLane, the young man
charged with the betrayal of Miss Mag
pie Bess, the young woman who at
tempted to commit suicide at Lincoln
ton several days ago. has been arrested
under a warrant for seduction under
the promise of marriage Miss Bess,
after being taken home, made another
attempt to take her life and again fail
ed though she is still in critical con-
dition.
DR.. Gore, who has been connected
with the Normal and Industrial School
for two years, will spend the next year
in Europe, studying She will be sue
ceeded as physician in that institution
by DIR. Caroline Hetrick, a graduate of
the Philadelphia Woman's Medical
College. She comes with highest re-
concentrations. The Normal was the
first Southern institution to employ a
lady physician.
BY authority of the commander-in-
chief Col. J. f. Armfeld has ordered
the Fourth Regiment to mobilize at
StatesviIle, n. c., on September 9th,
1896, for ten days practice march
and encampment. The first camp at
Statesville will be designated Camp
JONES'" in honor of that splendid soil
der. Captain T. W. Jones, of the Tenth
Cavalry, u. s. A., who so patiently and
ably instructed the Fourth Regiment.
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A SAD ACCIDENT.

Washington, n. c., July 33.-(Spe-
ciaD crossing the bridge on his
bicycle here yesterday James L. Fowle,
Jr., son of Samuel r. Fowle, failing to
notice that the draw, through which a
tug had just passed, was not entirely
closed, was thrown from his wheel
into the river and struck the bridge in
falling. His body was soon found, but
all efforts at resuscitaion were unavail-
ing, the blow on his chest having
caused immediate death. Young Mr..
Fowle was nearly IA years of age-a
boy of remarkable qualities, combining
the gentleness of a child with the
manliness of youth, he attracted those
of his own age and was beloved by all
who knew him. The deepest sympathy
is felt here by all for his bereaved par
ents and their many friends through
out the State will be grieved to learn
of this sad accident.
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BRYAN ON PROFESSION or Lh,.
An Address Before the Convention Vt
Commercial Lawyers

Omaha. Neb.. July 22.-Among the
callers at the rooms of MIR Bryan to-
day was a committee from the cOnyen-
ton Of the commercial lawyers of the
United States, headed by +. NJ Bartlett,
who extended to him an invitation to
attend their closing banquet tomorrow
evening and deliver an address. Mr..
BRYAN replied that it would Ire impo>-
sible to return to Omaha Thursday
evening and the committee returned
to the convention. 1t soon returned
to him. however, and insisted that he
go over with them at once and he did
so. His appearance was generously
recognized by cheers and hand-clap-
ping.
In the course Of his remarks he
said: For about seven years l was an
attorney and in those seven years had
to begin life twice, and ] feel yet a
very keen interest i'm all that pertains
to the profession of the law. There is
one thing | have always loved in the
profession of the law and it is this:
| That in the law men contend over the
principle at stake without arOusing
those personal animosities which are
some times aroused elsewhere. This
| is a characteristic of the law that may
well he carried into politics When
| that idea is carried into politics, we
| can fight our battles upon a lofty
| plane. Not battles of persons. but
| principles, where men can contend
without tn loss Of respect for each
| other and with no loss of affection,
| During those seven years. /. like you,
was trying to find out what the law
| was. hen for SIX years my object
| became rather to fUd out ~hat the
! law ought TO be So that white ! have
| been upon various sides of die law /
| have been in TO position where j COM
| pletely lost sight of It.. In my opinion
| a lawyer is a labOT-saNing machine.
He comes in response to d demand.
| People find it more economical TO en-
| ploy a lawyer when they need one
| 10 represent their interest to present
their ideas or to defend their rights
| than it would be for each man 10 he
| his own lawyer. 1t is a lawyers duty
| to present to the court the
rights of his client and those facts
| which present his clients case. And
il is not his duty to attempt to secure
| that which his client is not entitled
to. And if l may be permitted to eN-
| press an opinion on this subject the
client who would ask his attorney to
secure for him more than the Justice
10 which he is entitled under the law,
has 40 right to complain if mis- lawyer
| tells him that he has a higher idea of
| his profession than his client"
At the close Of the address the dele
| gates clustered around him to shake
| his hand and claimed his attention in
| that manner for a quarter o. an hour.
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Jacob II. Schiff, Of Kuhn. Loeb &. Co..
W. Solomon, of Spcyer q Co. II. IclleI-
heimer, of Heidelbach. Ickelheimer d.
Co.. and +. Mayer, of Lazard Freres.
No details Of the proposed plan were
obtainable but the popular impression
i'm the street is that a pool for the sale
of sixty day bills will be formed This
is mere conjecture, however At all
events the practical joint meeting of
the New York banks and the gold ex-
porting houses is regarded as a matter
of the first Importance and it is expect
ed to cause a decided change for the
better in the situation. BY September
I, grain and cotton bills will be in the
market to a sufficient extent to exert
a favorable influence upon the ex-
change market.
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BRYAN OR M'KINLEY.

The New York Times is a gold-bug
paper and does not propose to support
the Chicago platform and nominees,
but it has this to say which is worthy
of consideration:
eve observe a general DISPOSE
ton upon the part of Republican
organs, both speakers and newspa-
pers, to have the Democrats drop
partisanship this year and join
with the Republicans in protect
ing the safety, honor and welfare
of the country. What we fail to
observe is any symptom of de-
sire on the part of the Republi-
cans to drop partisanship. They
invite sound money Democrats to
join them in putting into power a
Republican administration on a
platform pledged to the enact
ment of measures odious to Demo
Gratis and, as Democrats believe,
injurious to the country"
This is true statement of the case.
1t is simply a choice between Bryan.
a free silver Democrat, and Mckinley,
who represents platform odious in
every plank to Southern Democrat
Choose we this day whom you will
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MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.

Springfield, Mo, July EFT was Il
o'clock when Chauncey l. Filley called
the Republican State convention, which
is to name a full State ticket. to order.
II. Boutwell, was introduced as tenn
porary chairman and an adjournment
to 4 o'clock was taken. The conven-
tion re-assembled at O'clock. but the
committee on credentials was unable to
report and recess was taken until 8
O'Clock. At that hour the credentials
committee was still out and the con-
vention adjourned until $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow. No business whateye' was
done.
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pared with its value in 1871, when the
30-vears' lease was made, Mr.. Cara
ham shows that this deal for century
is no better than the 30-years' lease OF
unsavory memory. The pretense, he
saws, that the State is receiving 61a per
cent. and Z per cent, on her investment
is untenable. Allowing that the North
Carolina railroad is worth only its ac-
tual cost, towit: $4,975, 627.50, the
Southern railway pays 5.34 per cent.
the first six years of the lease, and
5.62 per cent for ninety-three years
The diffeence between the real per cent
paid on actual cost, and 61a per cent.
for six years and per cent. for ninety
three wears on this same actual cost,
to-wit: S4,975, 627.50, would amount at
the expiration of the 99-years' lease 10
Sc. COS, S29. rs, and that, too, adds the
writer, without one cent of even SIM
ple interest on the semi-annual pay
ments.
Speaking of the danger of the South
erm Railway absorbing all its competi-
tors in the State and the political cor
ruption that proceeds from railroad
monopoly, the writer makes the follow
ing significant statement:
1.-THE Southern railway com
pany has already fallen heir to the
Western North Carolina railroad.
If the ninety-nine year lease holds
good, and il undoubtedly will, I'M
less the people of North Carolina
demand of the various candidates
for Governor. and the candidates
for the legislature, regardless of
party. that the validity of the lease
be tested in the courts of justice,
then the Southern Railway Compa
nywill disrupt the c. f. d y. v.
system. absorb the most valuable
portion and thus fall heir to the
donations of the State in the shape
of convict labor.
THE interests Of the State will
be ignored. and with these North
Carolina systems OF railroads in
the hands of foreign syndicates
North Carolina viii be a strip of
territory for other States to prey
upon"
1t will be remembered that when
this lease was made and the News and
Observer was opposing it with all its
might, Mr.. Graham, as chairman of the
Alliance. instituted a suit to test the
validity of the contract, but, it was not
as many thought, vigorously prosecu-
ted, and from some cause or other was
finally abandoned.
If this lease is invalid, as it is GER
tainly unjust to the State, Mr.. Gaham
is right in insisting that the next
Governor Of North Carolina and his
Attorney General should see that it is
brought into the courts and fairly and
honestly tested.
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Henry Watterson is now in the noun
tains of Switzerland, but he is keep
ing up with American politics and
cables to his paper, the CourieT-Jour-
nal, that he is in favor of bolting
ticket. Four years ago he opposed
the nomination of Cleveland and pre-
dicted defeat, declaring that the ACTION
of the convention would lead the party
Through a slaughter-house into an
open grave" But the Democrats won
and for a time the author of 1.-The star
eyed goddess of REFORM" subsidized as
a prophet. Now he hobs up again
after one year ago declaring in his
paper that he neither understood the
financial question nor knew anybody
who did and wants to bolt because 4
silver platform was adopted. Can it
be possible that this is the same Henry
Watterson who went around the coun-
try making remarks on the money
Devil?" He is also the same man who
two years ago delivered an address to
the students of a North Carolina coll
lege on Money and Morals in which
he declared that the money power of
this country was not only crushing out
the life of the people but submerging
their liberties. Mr.. Watterson seems not
only to have changed his opinion but
to have become unduly excited over the
matter.
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THE n. C. RAILROAD LEASE.

In a two column editorial to-day,
written and signed by John Graham,
O. Ridgeway, the Caucasian denounces
the lease of the North Carolina railroad
to the SouthernRailway Company, and
saws that the next Governor of North
Carolina, the two Supreme Court JUS
tices to be elected, and the incoming
legislature will decide whether the
North Carolina railroad, built to devel-
OPP North Carolina and her seaports, is
to pass for a century into the hands
of a foreign corporation hostile to the
best interest of North Carolina.
After stating the terms of the lease,
and the value of the road now, as com
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-23

The Truckers and Planters Journal,
published at Chadbourn, Columbus
county, n. c., is new agricultural
newspaper, under the editorial and
business management of Mr., D, Hor-
ner Harnly. By way of introduction
Editor Harnly says that since the
planting of the Sunny South Colony
at Chadbourn and the real beginning
of the trucking industry in Columbus
county, the need of medium to give
these enterprises a wider representa-
ton has made itself strongly manifest,
and it will be a first concern with
the Journal to occupy this field. In
politics the Journal is independent,
but demands the use of silver as a
primary money Of redemption and it
will support it's restoration at the
ratio OF &c to i.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

For President, WILLIAM j. BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice-President, ARTHUR SEW
ALL, of Maine.
For Governor, CYRUS B. WATSON,
of Forsyth.
For Lieutenant Governor, THOMAS
". MASON, of Northampton.
For Secretary of State, CHARLES
NJ. COOKE, of Franklin.
For State Treasurer, B. T. AYCOCK,
of Wayne.
For State Auditor, r. NJ. FURMAN,
of Buncombe.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction, JOHN c. SCARBOROUGH,
of Johnston.
For Attorney General Il. /.
OSBORNE, of Mecl<lenburg.
For Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court, A. C. AVERY, of Burke;
and GEORGE III. BROWN, of Beaufort.
For Judge of the Superior court of
the Fifth District, JAMES S. MAN
MING, of Durham.
For Electors at Large-LOCKE
CRAIG. of Buncombe, and w. c..
DOUGLASS. of Moore.
FOR CONGRESS.
Second District-F. A. WOODARD,
of Wilson.
Fourth District-EDWARD w. POU,
of Johnston.
Fifth District-W. w. KITCHIN. of
Person.
Sixth District-JAMES A. LOCK
HART, of Arson.
Ninth District. S. ADAMS. of
Buncombe.
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SOME ELECTION FIGURES.

Six State elections will occur before
the November elections. They are as
follows Alabama, August 3; Vermont,
September / Arkansas, September Z;
Maine, September Ia; Florida, October
6: and Georgia, October T. The popu-
lar votes Of these States in 1892 were
as follows: Alabama-C Cleveland, 1885,
138; Harrison, 9,197: Weaver, 85,181;
Bidwell, 239. rkansas-Cleveland, ST,
s34; Harrison, 46,884; Weaver, 1881;
Bidwell, 113. Florida--Cleyeland, 30,
143: Weaver, 4,S43; Bidwell, 475 Geor-
eia-Gleveland, 129,361; Harrison, As
3O5; Weaver. 42.937; Bidwell, 9S8.
Maine-Cleveland 1904; Harrison,
62.923; Weaver, 2,3s1; Bidwell, 1902.
Vermont Cleveland 1926; Harrison,
1899; Weaver, 43; Bidwell, 1,415.
The whole number of electoral votes
this wear is 447 and the number neces-
sarv to a choice is 224 An estimate
made at the National Democratic head
quarters gives Bryan 228 votes. The
list includes 80 votes that were cast foi
Harrison and Is that were cast fol
Weaver in 1882, and only III of the 27l
votes that were cast for Cleveland il
that year. Connecticut, Delaware
Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New
York, and Wisconsin, which cast 10t
Democratic votes in 1892, are mo-
reckoned in the estimate.
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TO PROTECT The RESEaVE.
New York Bankers Take Steps 10 Pre-
vent Further Gold 6xp.rt.

New York. July 22.-The strain upon
the resources and temper of the inan-
cial community for some time, owing
TO the steady shrinkage of prices
of the stock exchange securities, has
been recently intensified by political
and other causes. In consequence,
values have steadily melted away on u
panic scale, though without visible Elk
element or open disaster.
The dominant depressing influences
have been the steady exports of gold
and the consequent rapid process of
depletion of the governments gold re-
serve.
President Frederick P. Happen, of
the GalIatin National Bank, who is the
chairman of the Clearing House COM
mittee of the New York Associated
Banks, began missionary work a few
DAYS ago among his brother bankers
with a view to securing pledges to pro-
tect the rapid dwindling Treasury gold
reserve by placing at the disposition
of the government substantial part
of their holdings of gold in exchange
for legal tender notes and succeeded
in obtaining offers aggregating about
$4,000, 900. Conditional offers of about
pOyDUO,OUO nave bCCh 1SCClNCd 4AO4h
other New York and Boston and Phil
adelphia banks.
To-day a complete change in the fl
nancial temper took place when it be-
came known that J. Il. Morgan had
called conference of the great foreign
banking houses with view to con-
certed action to prevent exports of gold
within the next sixty days The meet
ing was attended by representatives of
all of the leading international bank
ing houses, including Lazard Freres, l..
Won Hoffman & Co., Thalman d Co.,
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co., Hall,
Garten & CO., Speyer & Co. There were
also present President John a. Me
Call, of the New York Life Insurance
Co.; w. II. Crossman, of w. II. Cross
man q Brother; Mr.. Pliny Fish, of
Harvey Fish's Sons, the representa-
tive government bond house, and 9TH
err financiers.
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan presided.
The conference lasted about an hour
and after adjournment it was announc-
ed that an agreement had been outlin
ed and a committee appointed to elab
crate the details of a plan for the pro-
lection of the Treasury gold reserve.
The committee consists of ]. PierpOnt
Morgan, chairman; John Crosby
Brown, of Brown Brothers & Co.. A.
Luttzen, of August Belmont & Co,
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ROYAL COUSINS WE'D
Prince Carl and Princess Maud Have
Joined Their Lives.

London, July 22.-Princess Maud,
third daughter of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales, was married at 1880
o'clock to-day to Prince Charles, sec
ond son of Crown Prince Frederick, of
Denmark. The ceremony took place
in the Chapel Royal.
Crowds began to assemble in the
streets at an early hour in the day,
and all points of vantage along the
route from Marlborough House to
Buckingham Palace were quickly pre-
emptied. The streets, however, were
kept clear for the royal procession by
the Coldstream and Scots Guards,
while parties of the first Life Guards
were stationed at intervals all along
the route.
At 1880 a. IN. with subalterns and
escort of the Royal Horse Guards, the
bridegroom, Prince Charles, of Den
mark, attended by his brothers,
Princes Christian and Harold, and
their supporters, left Marlborough
House in State carriages. As they APP
peared a few cheers were sent up by the
populace, and there was general wav-
ing of handkerchiefs. Then the
Princess of Wales and her second
daughter Princess Victoria, accom-
panied by the Duke and Duchess of
Sparta, Prince Nichols, of Greece, and
a large suite, emerged from Marlbo-
rough House amid much applause.
At 1910 o'clock the Prince of Wales
with the bride, his daughter, and the
ladies and gentlemen in attendance
and the captains of the escort of the
Life Guards started for the Palace.
The bride, pleased and smiling and
bowling, could plainly be seen by the
people in the street as she was seated
in the fairy-like glass coach of the
Prince of Wales.
On arriving at buckingham Palace
and brides party were received by the
Lord Chamberlain and conducted to
the library, where the bridesmaids and
the Duke and Duchess of York were
awaiting to meet them.
In the meantime the Queen had
been conducted privately from her
apartments to the vistibule of the
Chapel 1t was composed of heralds,
ushers, women of the bedchamber,
bearers of the gold sticks and other
officials of the Queens household
With the Queen walked her son, the
Duke of Connaught, and Prince Chris
tian of Denmark.
When these had been seated the
bridegroom's procession entered.
Prince Charles wore the uniform of
lieutenant of the Danish navy. The
Prince of Wales was attired in the uni
form of a colonel of the Grenadier
Guards.
Finally the bride and her attendants
arrived.
As Princess Maud's procession enter
ed the chapel, the choir sang the
hymn paradise The Archbishop,
of Canterbury met the bride and
bridegroom at the altar and there per-
formed the marriage sevice, at the con-
clusion of which he delivered a short
address.
The chapel was beautifully decor
ated with flowers.
After the register had been signed
the Queen retired and the other mem
bers of the royal party proceeded to the
state dining room. where luncheon
was served, while the other guests
were RECALLED in the ball room. After
luncheon, the wedding couple received
the congratulations in the picture gal
lery.
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NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.

Grand Forks, \. d., July 22.-The
State ticket was nominated by accla-
nation this afternoon by the Bepubli-
can State convention. The platform
endorsed the st. Louis platform. An
effort to tack silver plank to the
resolution was easily defeated The
ticket chosen follows; Congressman,
NJ n. johnson, re-nominated; for Gov
ernor. F. A. Briggs, Lieut.. Gov. J. NJ.
Devine; Secretary of State Fred Fall
ley,
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