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The news & observer., 1897-09-05

acouaintances of Mr.. James S. Timber
lake but it is a better piece of news to
the general public than if / was chroni-
cling the fact that Mr.. Timberlake had
after an unseemly and bitter contest
been elected to the legislature or to Con-
gress.
| find here two other gentlemen, young
men yet in appearance, and in years who
began n little mercantile business in
Youngsyille some fifteen years ago with
very moderate capital and with but Inn
tied business experience, who have grown
and grown until they are to-day recog-
nized leaders in the mercantile interests
of this entire section of country, carry
ing large stock Of goods. dealing ex-
tensively in farmers supplies Of every
kind, handling large quantities Of cotton
each season, owning several large and
productive farms, buildings, tobacco ware
houses. prize houses, and other enter
prises in their town. This will not be
news to thousands OF people who have
for years traded with Perry and Patter-
son, but its good news to print, as an
incentive to other young men demOnstrat-
ting to them that there is reward for
them here at home as a result of well APP
piled effort, and hard work.
l find here another mercantile estab-
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to invest it where the return will be
quick and sure.
Youngsvile needs 5000 spindle cot
ton mill 1t has ample available sites that
may be had for the asking with plenty
of water and cheap fuel and labor, with
n disposition on the part of the authorl-
ties of the town to exempt from taxation
or other exactions and a willingness on
the part of the citizens to show their
faith by their actions and take stock
to the limit of their ability.
If some man or men who have got
money to invest takes advantage of this
little suggestion and now while every
thing rs cheap goes to Youngsville
and builds cotton mill, when
the depression has all passed away and
fair values and profits return, he will
thank me and say that this was val
liable news item and was printed in an
opportune time.
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the times and the fashions. / find this
house spreading out and establishing
big branch store some ten miles in the
country, and both stores pushing along
towards the front Of the industrial pro-
cession and their owners becoming more
widely and more favorably known in the
mercantile world as each year goes by.
This is not news to the many patrons
and friends of Moss and Woodlief, but it
too is encoura ging news to all those who
would say that there is no longer oppor-
tunity for the young man of small
means.
l find in Youngsville, too, many other
busy men of the same type as these.
Younger i'm years and younger in busi-
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invest all or nearly all dug out of the
farm lands near Youngsville. This will
not be news either to Mr.. B. ii. Win
ston or his neighbors, but it is mighty
interesting news to print and love to
print it because it shows what tar
heel can do on his native grit, provid-
ed he has got the right kind of grit in
his make up.
find at Youngsvile the biggest man
in Franklin county. and man big in
more ways than one-big Of statre. big
of heart. and big of business brain. He
tips the scales away yonder over two
hundred and fifty pounds. Has been for
years and Ia still one Of the largest and
most successful merchants in Franklin
county. a leader in everything that tends
to build mp the industrial. educational
and religious interests Of his communi-
ty. This is not news to the friends and
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kind of town in which you can find such
rews. and that is town that is grow
ing. | wouldn't think of going to full
grown town in quest of it, nor would
think of going to a place that had not
vet started to grow. 1t is IN the growing
towns that you always find the best
news, and Youngsville is this kind of a
town. l found during my visit here that
there is not house of any kind in
Youngsville for rent, not dwelling, not
a store, not a warehouse, blacksmith
shop, not even an outhouse that is not
occupied or utilized for residential and
business purposes, and l find actually n
cooperative movement on the part of the
citizens, being inaugurated for the pur-
pose of building houses on the co-opera-
tive plan to supply the demand. OF course
this is not news to Youngsville people,
but it was news to me, and think it is
rather interesting news. l find here first
class little cotton market with active,
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energetic men, who buy cotton as busi-
ness, with annual receipts of 5000 to
5000 bales. This, l think, will be news
to lots of folks. found, too, gritty and
prosperous leaf tobacco market, with
warehouses, prize houses, leaf buyers and
shippers. A market, it is true, only one
year old. but during that time it has sold
a million and quarter pounds of leaf
tobacco and is just now starting its sec
ond season at pace that will reach the
three million pound mark before the sea-
son is over. This will be news to lots Of
tobacco men even.
Then / find bank at Youngsville. Not
exactly bank, either, a sort of bank
ing institution in charge of Mr.. Glenn G.
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Youngsville needs regular banking
institution and the first thing anybody
knows somebody with some capital and
banking experience is coming here and
open a regular bank and when he does
in less than year he will tell me that
to him this item was valuable piece OF
news.
Youngsville needs furniture factory
1t is located in one of the richest farm
ing sections in the State and a good
little furniture factory could grow ana
prosper almost on local trade alone. III
bet dollar against a d0ughnut that the
first man that takes me at my word and
puts up a furniture factory IN Youngs-
vile will in less than a year say that
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the vicinity of Youngsville at fair prices,
and fair prices are all that are exacted
by those who have land to sell in this
community.
The fact that cotton growing and to-
bacco raising and the cultivation of corn
wheat, fruit, vegetables and field, or
chard. vineyard and garden products
generally pays in this section has been
demonstrated by such prosperous per-
sons as NJ. d. Holmes, John f. Mitchell,
]. r. Allen, j. A. Winston, Geo. Win
ston who are the largest planters in this
section of the State. Jno w. Holden,
X. +. Holden, l.. w. JOyner are of the
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First MEMBER Oh rlTUl Ol SuedIudhl
Bros, Youngsville, N. G.
Winston, established not so much for
profit making as it is for furnishing a
convenient arrangement for paying the
farmers for their cotton and tobacco,
and l find this institution backed with
ample funds with which to meet the de-
mands of the market. This is news OF
commercial character that will be inter-
esting to good many folks. / find as
the chief hacker Of this banking institu-
ton a gentleman who laid down his gun
in 1865 and borrowed horse to make a
little farm, working on rented land. This
gentleman now owns more than 1000
acres of the best farm land in Franklin
county, is one of the leading mer-
chants in Youngsville, is interested
in many Of its local enterprises, is one
of the largest and most successful mer-
chant planters in the State. has COM
Portable fortune, children educated and
his grown sons in pleasant profitable bus
mess, has money always either to loan or
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A GROWING
TOBACCO MARKET
Sketch of Some of the Men
Who Have Made 1t Grow.
IS A LEADING COTTON MARKET
The Town Of Youngsvie Is One Of the Bes
Points on the Progressive Seaboard
Air. Line Railroad.
Airline Railroad.

Youngsv;lle, N. c., Aug. 29.-(Staff
Correspondent.eIt took this place about
a dozen or more years to find out where
it was at, SO far as name is concerned.
AS a post office it was Pacific and as 2
railroad station it was Youngsville. So
when the late "Judge" Spivey, who was
one Of the pioneer merchants Of the place
and the sage of the town for many years,
went North to buy goods, he had to have
the goods shipped to Youngsville and the
bill sent to Pacific, and yet it was all the
same town.
II fellow got on the train bound for
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HARRIS WARE HOUSE. E. W HARRIS PROP YoUNGsv1ILE NC

shoulders to the wheel and begun a
united effort to push the new enterprise
ahead. They built large new warehouses,
new prize houses, induced new warehouse
men and buyers to come from other
markets and before the season was far
advanced Youngsville WINS full fedged
tobacco market, and before the season
was oyer it had sold over one million
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as by training. He was raised in the
storm center of bright tobacco culture
and he has thorough knowledge Of the
business in all it's details. He is good
udge of tobacco and he knows when the
patron Of his house has got fair price
for his tobacco and he is not going to
est minute until he haze got fair price.
Mr.. Harris made friends for himself,
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why the name Youngsville was appropri-
ate, for the name of Young had been
prominent in the geography Of the COM
munity for a century. So after tussle
with the postoffice department the name
Pacific was dropped and the town be-
came Youngsville. Whether it was be-
cause it was previously weighted down
with names l don't know, but prior to
the change the town had not made very
rapid strides in the march of progress,
but when it got it's name suited, it began
to get a move on it and ever since then
has been going forward at good,
healthy, winning gait.
Somebody is going to wonder when
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MIR. C. C. CHEATHAM,
One of the Family of Tobacco Buyers,
Youngsville, N. G.

on, became the manager, and is still at
he helm. The warehouse is one of the
est arranged in the State. large and well
lighted, with every convenience neces-
airy. The proprietor, Mr.. e. w. Harris,
an old hand at the bellows. He is a
obacco man almost by nature as well
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Pacific he went right along by it unless
the conductor explained to him that
Youngsville was Pacific.
julius p. Timberlake and James >.
Timberlake, who years ago established
q big mercantile business here, bought
cotton and sold merchandise, made all
their shipments from Youngsville, while
all their correspondence, etc, was done
at Pacific, and thus it went on for years,
until one day the people made up their
minds that they were going to stop the
thing one way or the other
There never had been any special rea-
son why the town should be known as
Pacific, and there were local reasons
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lishment in the hands of two of the livest
and most progressive men in the COM
munity. business that started as the
others started and has steadily grown IN
til it takes rank with the best establish
ments in the town, keeping in touch with
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model farmers of the county. DR.. w.
w. Staley, Jno. G. Winston, Henry Win
ston, Il. 3. Breddy, Dave Shivey, Ira
Fuller, J. f. Fuller, J. Sid Timberlake,
A. NJ. Harris, r. 3. Roberts, w. j.
Afford J. T. Lassiter, Geo. w. James,
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r. G. Underwood and a score of others
who are as independent as lords, each
with his house, and an elegant house at
that, with his fine horses and buggies,
with improved stock of every
kind, with well kept premises
and beautiful farms and many of them
with money to loan. These men, and
many others like them, people the back
country that sustains the growing town
of Youngsville. They are farmers pure
and simple. and they and their fore
fathers had made this section an ideal
arming country.
THE GOLDEN WEED.
Youngsville has for years been sur
rounded by one of the best tobacco grow
ing sections of the State, but it was only
q year ago that it made up its mind to
make a leaf tobacco market out Of itself;
but when it did decide to do so it went
about it with a determination that wins.
The citizens of the town, headed by
b. III. Winston, Mr.. Timberlake, DR..
Riddick, Mr.. Perry, Messrs.
Woodlief, Patterson and others, put their
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this to him was valuable news item.
This town needs several other manu-
featuring and commercial enterprises
and it has all the advantages required
The news & observer., 1897-09-05
MIR. ]. B. PERRY.

more, progressive farmers. cotton and
tobacco growers and growers Of other
crops as well.
A man who wants to invest in farm
land takes no risk when he buys land in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
ENGLAND DEFlES ALL EUROPE
SIR MICHAEL HICks-BEACH MAKES
A SENSATIONAL SPEECH.

He Announces That England VIII
in England When Her Mind *
Made Up-Sir John Morley Says
Nothing More Rash Could BE ~
tered Than the Words spoken by
the Chancellor of the ENchequer.
London. Feb. 5.-In the House OF Com
mons to-day Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
chancellor Of the eXchequer, announced
that a further advance of Egyptian troops
would be made toward Khartoum next
season.
As regarded the action of the Egyptian
tribunals, Sir Michael Hcks-Beach con-
tinued, Great Britain would not be wor-
ried from her policy when her mind was
made up. He then moved resolution
granting the sum of l79S, 600 to meet the to-
tai cost of the Anglo-Egypuan expedi-
ton to Dongola, including the mainte-
nance of the garrisons at Suakim, and
elsewhere in the Soudan and the Indian
troops in Egypt which Great Britain
would pay.
The action Of the mixed court of appcal
IN upsettng the judgment of the Egyp-
tan public debt mmission in regard to
setting aside certain Egyptian funds to-
VAIN tAiG tADGnSe Vi inc DOnROld eNpGul-
ton, he said, was calculated to prolong
British occupation of Egypt. Great Britain
had advanced the money to pay Egypt S
snare OF the expenses leaving Great Bri-
tam ana Egypt to equally direct when the
sum should be repaid.
Sir John Morley said that the remarks
OF the chancellor of the eXchequer amount
ed to challenge to France and Russia to
take issue with Great Britain in the lat
ter's Egyptian policy. In the sensitive CON
dltlon of Europe at the present time, he
rD 18Th pr1rI1 n MT
Sir Charles Dixie, liberal, denounced the
Egyptian policy of the government,
Sir William Harcourt. the leader of the
opposition. expressed regret at the uuwise
language and gratuitous provocation of
the powers which characterized the re-
marks of Sir Michael HicksBeach.
George N. Curzon, under foreign sec
rotary, sought to minimize the effect of
Sir MichaePs language and denied that it
was in any way intended as a menace of
France.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer,
uuionst member for North Lambeth, said
that Great Britain was only doing in
Egypt what Russia was doing Siberia and
France was doing between the Senegal
and the Niger rivers in Africa.
After some further discussion the resolu-
ton submitted by Sir Michael Hicks
Beach was adopted by a vote of 1863 TO 81.
In the lobby of the House there was
much comment upon the anti-Ercnch
much surprise was expressed by num-
Der of members that he should have spok-
en- as he did.
The speech was thought to have such
significance that the fun text was tele-
graphed to Paris this evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
MOVIE RUM PLAN FOR crpA.
The Reforms Claimed to BE Very
Radical and Must Go to the Cortcs.

Madrid, Feb. "a full abstract of the
proposed reforms for Cuba and Porto Rico
approved by the queen regent, win be pro-
mulgated tomorrow in the Omcial Ca
zotte. The ministry regard them as being
as comprehensive "a measure of home rule
as can be granted under the existing con
ditions. lt is stated that some of them
infringe so much upon the rights belong
ing TO the ministry in regard to the colo
MES that 1t VIII be necessary TO submit
them to the Cortes before they can be put
into effect.
The most striking features OF the new
reforms which have not yet been am
nounced, relate to the management of the
finances of Cuba. The council OF admin
lstraton of thrty-tivo members will he
constituted, as already announced, Of
tWenty-one members elected directly by
the people, nine chosen from the CONNER
clat and educational societies of Havana,
ana tiVe from the eX-members of the
Cortes from Cuba, who have been elected
the greatest number OF times. The coun-
ell OF administration is given large pow
ers IN regard 20 the framing of the tariff
and the budget. They are to frame the
tarin, within certain fixed rules prescribed
by the home government and
SUBJECT TO the condition that
provisional tariff shall be
promulgated by the minister for the colo
mes pending the organization of the ma
cninery of the new Cuban government.
The essential condition upon which the
government insists Is that a differential
tariff of not more than 20 per cent in
favor of Spanish products shall be mpos-
ed upon certain articles, principally ar
ticleS OF Spanish manufacture, which are
to be named by the government The
tariff will consist of two columns, one be-
ing the uniform revenue rate levied upon
the products Of all countries and the
other the differential rate in favor OF
Spain levied upon certain articles to be
named by the government, but in no case
to exceed 20 per cent of the value of, the
articles
The proposed reforms deal also with the
question of reciprocity treaties, which
may be made for Cuba, distinct from
treaties relating to Spain, and which will
be framed by the home government upon
consultation with the Cuban council Of
administration.
Provisions are also made for the APP
pointment of employees by the governor
general who must be born i'm Cuba, or
be Spaniards who have resided at least
two years in the island These appoint
ments Will be made in most cases with
the consent of the council of administra-
ton.
Provision is made for the extension OF
the power of the municipal governing
boards and for the appointment Of mu-
nicipal judges by the members of the mu-
inequalities.
The new reforms are to go into effect
as soon as they have received the APP
prevail of the Cortes and as soon as the
state of the island will permit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
srxTY-oNE PENSION BILLS PASSED.
The House DevOtes the Day to I'm
finished Business.


Washington, Feb 5.-With a few inter
ruptons the House applied itself to-day to
the consideration of the unfinished BUSH
ness and while thus engaged disposed of
siXty-one private pension bills. Among
them were bills granting pensions Gf $50
a month to the widow of Gen. Erastus A.
Tyler; to Edwin c. Spofford of the Thirty
fifth Massachusetts Infantry; to Shuball
Gould of the Eighth Iowa; Hans Johnson
of the Twenty Iowa; to Maj. Gen.
Julius A II. Stahel; to the widow # Gen.
Matthew p. Trumbull, and of $50 a month
to the widow of the late Gen. and Gov.
w. H. Stoneman of California.
Reports were presented and ordered
printed upon the contested election cases
of Benoit VS.. Boatner from the Fifth dis
trict of Louisiana Ohe second from ttat
district this congress); of Hopkins VS..
Kendall from the Tenth Kentucky dis
trict and of Beattie VS.. Price from the
Third Louisiana district-all in favor of
the sitting member.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed TO.
At $3.50 the House took recess until
O'clock the evening session to be devoted
to private pension bills.
on motion of Mr.. Landenslager of New
Jersey the House at to-nights session
adopted a resolution that private pension
bills should be considered only when their
authors were present and responded 10
their names. The purpose OF the resolu-
ton was to insure the attendance OF MEM
hers having bills on the calendar, or cause
such bills to lose their legislative right
of-way. Only three bills under the, the oro I3
were passed over, and when the House ad-
iourned at 1880 o'clock tWenty-three Dills
had been considered and laid aside with a
favorable recommendation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
DAMAGE OF THE DROOKLYN.
The Plates Ripped From Frame 2S
to Frame 60.

Chester, Pa, Feb. 5.-If the conditions
remain favorable, 1t looks to-day as
though the cruiser Brooklyn may leave
her anchorage at Marcus Hook for the
dry dock at the League island navy yard
tomorrow afternoon. The stevedores fin
ished unloading the coal from the vessel
this morning, and all the ammunition has
been taken out. Tomorrow the ship will
be put to rights and if the tide and ice per
nit an attempt will be made to pass up
the river
The divers report Of the damage sus-
tanned by the Brooklyn shows that the
plates have been ripped from about frame
IS to frame GO, or thirty-two frames in all.
In other words from a point near the bow
to a point under the engine room. This rip
is longitudinal and is ragged. and the
blow forced open the seams, but the dam
age is confined to the port side, as the
starboard side does not appear TO have
been injured. The injury Is serious, but
it is not as bad as was at first thought
from the quantity Of water forced into
the double bottom compartments. The
skin is not damaged, and the bolts were
not sheered Off Capt Cook said to-day
that there is not flaw otherwise in the
ship, and now that the damage has been
ascertained there has been load of anx-
iety taken off the minds of the officers and
crew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
GERMANS SCANDAL REVIVED.
The Matter Brought UD Again i'm De-
bate in the Reichstag.

The Matter brought I'D Again in De-
r-bate in the Reichstag.
berlin, Feb SIN the Relchstag to-day
the Richter radicals interpellatcd the gov
eminent In regard to the prosecution OF
Baron Won Luetzow and others, who were
recently convicted of forgery, perjury and
libel. and sentenced to various terms of
Imprisonment.
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial ehancel-
lor in reply. declared that the political
police, out OF whose connection with the
scandals had resulted the arrest of Mai
Won Tausch, the chief of the present police,
were absolutely necessary, despite the
fact that the principal members of that
body had betrayed the confidence reposed
in him.
Freiherr Marshall Won Bieberstein. min
lister OF foreign affairs, one Of the person.
ages who were libeled by Luetzow and his
associates, and az whose instigation they
were prosecuted, said that he would act
in precisely the same manner again when
political antagonism and personal hatred
took the form of calumny and libe. II
was his belief that i'm acting as he did he
had served his monarch
The remarks of Marschall Won Beber-
stein were received with cheers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
TORPEDO BOAT NO. 6 TRIED.
She Shows a Speed of Thirty-three
statute Miles an Hour.


Newport. r. l., Feb. 5.-Torpedo boat
No. 6. as a preliminary to her official trial,
was speeded to-day for upwards of an
hour and quarter, during which she
made eight runs over the government
measured line and developed a mean speed
of 2S.76 knots. Her best speed over the
course for two runs, once against and
once with the tide, gave the remarkable
mean of Just % knots. During these runs
there was carried a steam pressure of
from 205 to 230 pounds, but most of the
time it was about 2i0 at the engines. All
on board were convinced that the boat
can make even better speed when me
crew are broken in thoroughly. The boat
had all her armament and fittings on
board with the proper supply of water
and coal, but carried more persons aside
from her crew than she will be expected
to on her official trial.
For the unnautical mind it might be
added that this remarkable boat was to- to-
day making just short of thirty-three
statute miles an hour. and at a gait of a
mile in one minute fifty-nine and one-halt
seconds for her best speed. The official
trial may take place next week.