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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
NO FUSION IN BURKE COUNTY.
Popuiists penounce Cobb For Attend.
ing Republican Convention.

Morganton, N. c., May TO- (SpeciaD
Work was begun on a new road last
week, leaving Morganton for Lenoir.
1t will cross Catawtba and Johns rivers.
on iron bridges, the contracts for
which will be awarded by the County
Commissioners on next Wednesday.
The North Carolina School for the
Deaf and Dumb viii close here june he.
it is currently reported here that r..
a. Cobb, who attended the Raleigh Re
publican convention last week. has
been disowned by Populists here, who
say he had no authority to represent
Burke Populists in Republican con
yention. The Populists and Republi-
cans are not fusing very rapidly here.
Col. w. S. Pearson, OF this place. tola
Inc that he would run for Congress on
the free silver issue in this district.
the Eighth, provided the Democratic
Congressional convention failed to en-
dorse free coinage. Col. Pearson would
make a good run.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20

Z "AH negroes are natural born
thieves. They will steal six days in
the week and 60 to church on Sunday
and shout and pray it off.''-This is
what Daniel Il. Russell said about
them when he wasn't bidding for
votes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER'S MIS-
TAKE.

The worship of the gold standard
seems to blind it's yotaries to the plain
letter of the law, as well as to justice
and equity.
Chief Justice Fuller, Of the United
States Supreme court, has recently
written an opinion in the case of Wood
ruff ct al. VS.. State of Mississippi ct al.
decided April 13, 1866, in which he
misstates the legal tender laws of the
United States Speaking Of certain
bonds issued on the 1st of January,
1872, he says: at The time these bonds
were issued the money of the United
States consisted, under the decisions of
this court, Of gold and silver coin and
United States notes. Gold coin was the
only money unlimited in its legal ten
der capacity, but all were equally valid
as money of the United States"
Commenting upon the above decision
the Omaha World-Herald, edited by
Congressman W. }. Bryan, says:
At the time the bonds were is
sued january /, 1872 standard
silver dollars were an unlimited
legal tender to the same extent as
gold coin. Even the act of 1873 did
not withdraw the unlimited legal
tender function from silver dollars
already in existence, although it
suspended further coinage. From
1892 to 1874 the law never discrimi-
mated against the silver dollar, but
recognized IL as a legal tender
equal with gold in every respect.
The revised statues Of 1874 made
the first change when they omit
ted the law which declared the
standard silver dollar an unlimited
legal tender. Attention is called to
Mr.. Fuller's mistake only to show
how error creeps into the most
sacred records when bias taxes
possession Of the minds OF those
who are the custodians of those
records. Mr.. Preston, director of
the mint, declared, in his latest
official report, that silver was de-
nnonetized in 1864 most palpable
falsehood-and now the Supreme
court, through its chief justice,
= utters a judicial libel against the
white metal If these mistakes
are to be made by those high in
authority, what must be expected
of the ffnanciers who receive their
inspiration from London, and Of
the office-holders who receive their
instructions from Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
HEAVY STORM AT WILSON.

Wilson, May 10.-(SpeciaI Quite
n severe wind storm, accom-
panied by heavy rain, prevailed here
last night for about an hour, from IL
to IL o'clock, doing considerable dam
age to property, unroofing the to-
bacco factory occupied by Messrs.
Briggs 81 Fleming, causing damage
to building and stock of about ten
thousand dollars; fully covered by
cyclone insurance. Several smaller
buildings were damaged, but no loss
of life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20

Total ........,......'.s '.''''' 20
The correctness of the above figures
is not conceded by the friends of the
candidates opposed to Mckinley, but
there seems to be little doubt that
they represent correctly the present at
titude of elected delegates to the St,
Louis convention.
On the other hand the optimistic
Jealous partisans of the Ohio high pro-
tectionist say it is not fair presenta-
ton of Mckinley estimates and ex-
pectations. General Grosvenor, for in
stance, figures out 600 votes for Me-
Kinley in the convention and grows
enthusiastic over what he believes to
be a steady growth of Mckinley per-
sonal and political popularity among
the masses.
Other estimates discredit these fig
ures, and many politicians believe that
MsKinley's surrender to the principles
of the American Protective Associa-
ton, or the Endorsement OF him by the
4 p. A. will prove an element Of
weakness rather than strength. A
Foraker leader in Ohio declares his be-
lief that should Mckinley be nomi-
nai.ed on a sound money platform the
silver advocates in the convention will
bolt. IN this connection, and as de-
Tense of the ambiguous attitude of the
Ohio man on the financial question,
General Grosvenor ingeniously gives
out as reason why Mckinley has not
declared himself on that important is
sue is that he does not wish to pre-
sumo to dictate what the platform
shall be. This would seem to indicate
that there is some truth in the report
that the nomination is TO be made
first and the platform afterwards.
Ex-senator Platt is weakening, but
the plucky old Empire State cam
paigner declares he will stick to Nor
ton to the last.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
TWO FIRES AT GAsToNIA.

Gastonia, H. c., May 49, CSpeciaD -
property Of the Gastona Tanning
Company was burned last night. The
fire was dicoyered about IL o'clock,
but too late to save the building,
which, with it's contents, was consum-
ed, causing a loss of about 81 500, with
no insurance. The origin Of the fire
is unknown. There was also a small
fire at the coffin factory yesterday, but
it was extinguisHed before much dam
age was done.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20

The Greensboro Record corrects
the statement that Judge Ewart is the
first Republican to participate in POI
litieal conventions, saying: Judge
Watts, Republican judge, did the
same thing years ago, until chased off
the stump by Gen. Cox"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20

Rev. r. r.. Nichols, colored minis
ter of BERTHE county, after attending
the Republican county convention,
writes a letter to the Windsor Led
ger, saying: 'We have tried politics
long enough to realize the necessity
Of religion, education and truth"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
CONVENTION DATES.

Republican National Convention, ST.
Louis, June 16.
Democratic National Convention,
Chicago, July Z.
Populist National Convention, st.
Louis, July %.
Silver National Convention, st.
Louis, July %.
Democratic State Convention,
Raleigh, June 25.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20

beauty of the Czarina viii enhance the
scene, and increase its lustre thou
sandfold.
Next Tuesday the Car of all the
Russias viii, with his bride, be crowned
in the presence Of as mighty a gather
ing of royal notables as the world is
likely to witness for years 10 come.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
4 SURE WINNER

There seems to be no longer any
room to doubt McKinley's nomination
for President by the coming National
Republican convention. The New
York Tribune gives its final summing
up of the present strength of the rival
Republican candidates for the Presi-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20

Every Democrat whom we have
seen expresses pleasure at the nomi-
nation of Russell. Without excep-
ton ne is regarded as the very weak
est man in the field and it is believed
that he can be beaten by good Dem
ocrat. Salisbury Herald.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
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El5S77sE NO SLEEP
: DAY OR MIGHT

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The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19

Statement of Two of the Survivors-The
| Big Boat Scraped on the Bottom and in
Few Moments Filled and Went Down
| Like Lead.
Brest, June 1S.-A representative of the
United Press obt aimed an interview with
the TWO members of the sunken steamer
Drummond Castle, picked up at Isle De
Molene. One of the men is seaman
named Goldblot, belonging to Var
mouth, the other Is Wood u native of
the Drummond Castle. The men agrey
in the statement that the night June
16, when the steamer was lost, was
fine night, though there was slight
fog. Capt. Pierce was on the bridge at
the time when the ship struck. Lieut..
Brown was forward. The adult passen-
gers we're all on deck, and only the chill
drsn were sleeping. Suddenly there was
heard beneath the vessel a prolonged
scraping. The forepart of the ship began
to sink Immediately. The captain first
believed that the settling of the ship
was caused by the filing of one of the
forward compartments, but ordered the
boats lowered. There was no time to
do this as the she was filling rapidly and
sank like huge body.of lead
Godbolt succeeding in grasping door
panel and PLANK, and Wood caught
loose plank. The two men remained to-
gether 10 hours. The morning of June
II, some fishermen in boats espied, res
| cued and landed them. Besides the passen-
gor Marquart, picked up at Ushant, it is
not possible that a single one of the
passengers was saved. The passengers
were mostly women and children, includ-
ing the family Of planter, Is in num-
Der, returning home from South Africa.
The keeper of the Ushant light house
witnessed the disaster. 1t is his belief
that the ship entered the passage instead
of keeping in the open sea, through an
error in navigation.
: liz was runored here today that one and
probably more boats filled with passen-
gers succeeded IN getting away from the
laundering steamer. The truth of the re-
port could not be determined. Old sailors
say navigation in the vicinity Of the ISL
ands Is dangerous owing to the currents
and counter currents and that sharp
lookout is absolutely essential when ap-
preaching them. 1t is believed that the
true cause Of the disaster will never be
known According to the statements of
the survivor the women were the most
self possessed persons aboard. With the
steamer settling rapidly under them and
death staring them in the face, the moth
ers did not forget their children but
rushed down below to awaken them and
make futile efforts to save th EN-.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
MCKINLEY AND HOBART.
o utline of the Careers of the Candi-
dates.

William Mckinley was born at Miles,
Trumbull county, Ohio, January 90, 1S43.
lie was educated in the public schools
and later entered Allegheny college at
Meadville, Pa, teaching school to pay
MS tuition fees. He was about nineteen
when the war broke out and he early en-
| listed in the Twenty-third Ohio infantry
| the first colonel of which was William S.
| Roseorans. Later he was made commits
sary sergeant and subsequently lteuten-
ant. In February, 1868 he was promoted
| TO hrst lieutenant, and q year later to
! captain. The brevet rank of major was
subsequently conferred upon him by
| President Lincoln for meritorious service
| at Opequan. He was mustered out July
70. 1865. After the close Of the war he
! logan the study of the law and In 1867,
was admitted to practice, locating at
Canton, Ohio, where he has since resided.
He required considerable reputation as a
| lawyer and advocate. When SO years of
age he was elected a representative to
Congress as Republican, and was re-
| turned to each 50 bsequent Congress until
| 1890. when the tidal wave, resulting from
his tariff bill and the gerrymander swept
him out Of the House. He was candi-
date for Speaker in the 5Oth Con gress
but was defeated by Mr.. Reed by large
majority. Mr.. Reed appointed him
| chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, and the tariff bill which that
commmittee framed came to be known
as the Mckinley bill and was ultimately
a very important factor in securing his
nomination to the Presidency. After his
retirement from Congress he was elected
| by the Republicans governor of Ohio,
which waa the last public office held by
him.
Garrett A. Hobart, nominated by the
Republican party for the Vice Presidency
of the United States, was born at
to the bar in 1866; in 1872 elected a men,
Der of the New Jersey house. and re-
elected and chosen speaker. He declined
election in 1873 In 1877 he was elected
Senator from Passaio county; reelected
to this position and served in the Office
from that time until he expiration of the
year 1882, being president pro tom of the
body the last two years he was member.
In 1886 he was nominated by the Repub-
lican caucus of the Legislature for United
States Senator, but was not elected, as
the legislature was Democratic and John
| X. MCPHERSON was chosen. In 1884 he
| became mem Der OF the Republican nat
ional committee. He is the president of
the Passaic Water company, the Aoquack-
anonk Water company. the Patterson
Railroad company, consolidated lines,
the Morris county railrond and the Peo-
| ple's Gas company. He is director in
several national banks, ana on the direc-
| tory boards OF some forty or more addit-
ional corporations. Mr.. Hobart is resi-
dent of Patterson.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19


San Francisco, Cal. juno fisk
people-destitute, discouraged people-are
all that remain Of the colony from Vsr-
mont and Massachusetts,. comprising
several hundred families. who emigrated
eight years ago to Topolobampo on the
Mexican coast. The steamer Coos Bay,
for various southern ports, put into the
little harbor at the mouth of the Fuer-
tress river, the nearest coast point to
Topolobampo. 1t was the first steamer
seen by the few inhabitants in over two
years.
Captain Jansen reports that every man,
woman and child who could possibly get
out of the desolate country has emigrated
long since and probably are still deplor-
ing their foolhArdiness in listening to the
tales of peuple who lured them away
from comfortable homes to region of
rocks and sand, where little or no water
exists AMI whore nothing will grow. The
six white people who remain are there.
he says, simply because they cannot get
out.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Sad Accident to Former Portland Boy at
lewiston.

Lewiston, June 1S.-Charles Eugene
Wells, Of Wells Beach, member Of the
sophomore GLASS at Bates college, was
drowned while bathing in the Androscog-
gin this morning.
party Of college students went up the
| river to Boxer iIsland for a swim. Wells,
who is a fine swimmer and an expert
diver, attempted to swim across the river
and had nearly reached the opposite shore
when his companions saw him founder,
go down, rise once and then disappear.
News was sent to the city and the DO
lice were soon on the spot. AS soon as
word reached the college large numbers
of students f1ocKed to the spot and all the
afternoon have been endeavoring to find
his body by diving and the use of Crap
nels and pole hooks. The fact that his
b ody was nude makes it Impossible that
the grapnels will catch.
Young Wells was born in Portland, but
for the last ten years his family have
lived at Wells Beach. He was about 10
years Of age. of excellent family oonneo-
tions and exemplary habits.
ne was presiuenG OF the sophomore
class, vice president of the Polymnian So
ciety and was more or less interested In
athletics. He was one of the four young
men to have spoken at the sopho-
more champion prize debate next Monday
evening. He was genial, always full of
fun. and probable the most popular man
IN his class. AS scholar he was excep-
tionally quickain mathematics and al
ways ranked in the first division.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19

There is more Catarrh in this section of
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease,
ana prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
c q to be a constitutional disease, and,
fhe15retorei requires constitutional treatment.
aa rs Catarrh Cure, manufactured, by +.
constitutional cure on the market. It is
t tahen internally in doses from 10 drops to q
sgadsp 3n 1t acts directly on the blood
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
monials. Address,
,,z=so,, Z; +. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19

Patterson, well known college player
is being negotiated with by Portland and
will probably be in the game today.
Klobedanz will pitch for Fall River to-
day, and McDougall for Portland.
The Lewiston Journal remarks that
Portland wants Charlie Flaok and so
do WEI
Babb, the young man who played right
Held for Portland yesterday Is from East
Rochester. N. H., and has been anxious
for trial on professional team. Hs
played a splendid fielding game, and If he
can hit will be fast enough for any
team.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19

A. E. Crockett, A. T. Cobb, H. L.
Shepherd j. S. Case prominent bust.
ness men of Knox. county, sent dispatch
to Mckinley oongratulating him on his
nomination.
Peter Maher practically knocked out
Frank Slavin after about 10 seconds Of
the fourth round at Madison square Gar
den at New York last night
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19

ed as far as South Dakota when it be-
came evident that H obart was nominated
on the first ballot and the delegates and
the crowd began to leave the building
Resolutions were offered and agreed to
appointing the chairman, MIR. Thurston,
and the temporary chairman, MIR. Fair
banks, chairmen respectively of the two
committees to notify the nominees for
President and Vice President. A resolu-
tion Of thanks was offered to the chair
man, the temporary and the officers of
the convention and suitable acknowledge
ments were made by Mr. Thurston and
Mr.. Fairbanks. The chair informed the
convention that it would be necessary to
appoint two committees to wait upon the
nominees for President and Vice Presi-
dent and notify them of their nominal
tion and he requested each delegation to
choose two OF its members to act on the
committees which heSsaid would meet to-
morrow morning at the Southern hotel.
The result of the balloting for Vice Pres
ident was announced by the chair as fol-
BulkIey, 80; Lippett. s.; Walker, "a;
Reed. 3; Thurston, 3; Frederick Grant,
2; Depew, l: Morton, /; Allison, 90. The
chair then formally declared Garrett A.
Hobart the NOMINEES of the convention for
Vice PRESIDENT at and at IA o. m. the
convention adjourned sine die.
The New England states voted for Vice
President as follows:
Nalne-Hobart, 2; Buckley, Q; Evans,
B; Uepew, 2; Morton, /.
New ampshire-Hobart,8 8.
ohusetts-Hobart, IA; Buckley, 4;
Evans; IL.
Rhode Island-Lippett, s.
Connecticut-Bu kley. 10.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
ONE HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers that II
written TO confdentiay, will mail in sealed letter.
the plan pursued by which was permanently restored
TO health and manly ygor afteryears of suffering from
Nervous Weakness, night losses and weak, shrunken
parts.
| have no scheme to extort money from anyone.
was robbed and swindled by the quacks until nearly
lost faith in mankind, but thank Heaven, I am now
well, vigorous and strong, and anxious to make this
certain means of cure known to all.
Having nothing to sell or send G. o. D., want no
money. Address, JAS. A. HARRIS,
Box $50. Delray, Mich.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
Deaths from Boiler Explosion.

Utica, N. r., juno 1s.-The boiler OF
the pleasure steamer Hon. Titus Shepard,
exploded while the boat was carrying pas
sengers from Little Falls to the bicycle
races at Taylor. Eighteen persons were
on board. Ten of the passengers, 9 men
and one young woman were either in
stantly killed or died soon after being
taken from the wreck, and two are prob.
baly injured.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
The EIks Outing.

The Elks are making great prepa ra
tions for their annual outing which takes
place next Monday at VOLTS Neck
Caterer Robinson is getting up some
thing unique in the line OF shore din
ner
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
oyember. The platform adopted by the
convention will receive the cordial sup
port of every Republican in Maine.n
Congratulations from MIR.

OohgratuIatIons TOM Mr.. Reed.
Washington, June 18-Speake Reed
was away from his home tonight until II
O. O. clock. When he returned he sent the
following telegram:
non. William Mckinley, Canton, o.:
! wish you happy and prosperous ad-
.minlstration, happy for yourself and
prosperous for the country.
Signed. q. B. REED.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
How Manley Says Maine Feels.

st. Louis, June is. Maine, of course,
feels grieviously disappointed, said
Manley" that the country did not en-
doTse It's candida to and make T. B. Reed
the standard bearer of the republic, but
Maine is used to appointments. 1t
mas always been loyal 30 the Republican
party. II will not break its records in
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
Detailed Vote.

Detailed Vote.
The following is the detailed vote for
President:
Alabama-McKinley,, 49,; Morton, 1;
Reed, 2.
Arkansas Mckinley, 10.
MISUNDERSTANDING IS.
ColOrado-0.
ornectiout-MoKinley, Z; Reed, 5.
Delaware-MoKinley. 6.
Florida-M Mckinley, s; Morton, 2.
Reed, 2.
Idaho-0.
IIlinois-McK inley, 46; Reed, 2.
Misunderstanding, 80. :
Iowa-Allison, g. b
kansas-McKinIey, 90.
entucky-MoKinley 26.
Louisiana--McKinley, Il; Quay, n;
Reed, 4; alison, "a.
Maine-Reed, IL.
Maryland-MoKinley, 10; Reed /.
Massachus etts-McKinley, 1;Keed 90.
Michigan-MoKinley 2s.
MISUNDERSTANDING, 18.
Missisippi--McKinley, II; Quay, 1.
Missouri-Mc KiDley, a.
MISUNDERSTANDING, J.; Cameron, /;
Blank, 4.
Nebraska-MoKinley, Is.
Notwithstanding 8. 81
New npshire-Reed, s.
New Jersey-M cKinley, 80; Reed /.
New York Mckinley II; Morton, 55.
North Carolina-McKinley, 49,; Reed,
az.
North Dakota-MoKinley 6.
Ohio-McKinley, 46.
Oregon Mckinley, s.
Pennsylyania-McK inley, 6; Quay, 80.
Rhode Island--Reed, 8.
South Carolina-Mo Kinley, 18.
South Dakota-McKinley, 8.
Tennessee-McKinley, "a.
Texas-McKinley, 81; Reed, 5; ALI
son, g.
Utah-McKinley,S Allison, 8.
Vermont-MoKinley, s.
Kinley, 49,
ngton-McKinley, s.
West Notwithstanding 10.
Wisconsin-MoKinley, "a.
Wyoming 6.
Acknowledging 6.
New Mexico-Mc Klnley, 5; Allison, l..
misunderstanding 4; Reed, ALI
son, l.
Indian Territory Mckinley, 6.
District of Columbia-Reed 1; ALI
son, l.
AlaslSa-McKinley, T.
Totals-Mckinley, eel1z: Morton. So;
Quay, 614S; Reed, $40; Allison, 841z;
Cameron, 1.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19

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