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The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
FIGHT NG IN CRETE.
BATTLE TODAY between TURKS
AND CRETANS.

Turkish Transports Arrive, but Small
Pox has Broken Out Among the
Troops-Greece Preparing for War.
By Telegraph to The News.
CANEA, Crete, March 9.-At noon
today Gordon of Turkish troops are
drawn around Akrotiri, and are now
being re-attacked by the Insurgents.
Severe fighting is proceeding. The
battle commenced at two o'clock this
morning, and continued all along.
Communication by the road to Suda
Bay has been stopped. The Turk
ish transports with the civil officials.
The troops arrived here with sew
eral cases Of small pox aboard.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
ATHENS, March 9.-The reply of
the Greek government to the ulti,
matum of the Powers having been
delivered to the foreign representa-.
tives here, preparation for hostilities
between Greece and Turkey, which
are apparently inevitable, are being
hurried forward with all possible
speed.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Alien Hardware Co. IncorpOrs..d

Alien Hardware Co. Incorporated
The articles of incorporate
the Allen Hardware COMPANY
filed in clerk MorroW's officp
morning. The names Of The !,
porators are D. E. Allen, J.yI
rison, ]. L. Davis and ". H,G
The capital stock of the compsDI
$4,000 and the limit of The CON
tion is thirty years. !
The following are subscibsI
the capital stock D. E. Allen, n
j. Oliver, Thomas E Oliver, j,
Fl. Oliver, William P. Oliver, i
Davis, j W. Morrison, WE
they and M. G. Hawley.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
News in Republican Circles

News in Republican Circles
William McMullen, the colored
secretary of the Repub ublican Execu-
tive Committee of Mecklenburg,
tells a NEWS reporter there were no
primaries held Thursday night to de-
eide who should get the post office and
mint. McMullen insists that Sen
ator Pritchard is against such pro-
ceedings and will not recognize the
nominee of such primary.
Gordon, who is one of the appli-
cants for the post office, seems to
think that Mckinley will endorse
him as he did in Congress eight
years ago.
Mr.. Ed Mcdonald leaves in a few
days for Washington to look after
something for himself and friends.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
The First Cabinet Meeting,

BY Telegraph TO The News.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The
first formal cabinet meeting was
held at eleven o'clock this morning.
Prior to the meeting, several nota-
BILE groups arrived. The first was
that embracing the silver Senators,
who withdrew from the st. Louis
Convention. They called entirely
out of courtesy.
For Mr. CIevelaud's Cruise.
BY Telegraph to The News.
GREENWICH, Conn, March g.
Commodore Benedict's yacht, the
"Oneida," arrived at Indian Harbor
today. Arrangements have COM
menced toward fitting her for the
Southern cruise with ex-President
Cleveland.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
March April NAV

Are the months in which to give espe-
cial attenti n to the condition of your
physical health. If you pass safely
through these months and find your-
self strong and vigorous, on the arrival
Of warmer weather, you may reasona-
bly, expect that you will be well in sum-
mer. Now is the time to take Hoods
Sarsaparilla, because now is the time
when the blood must be purified, en.
Iiched and vitalized, and because HooS's
Sarsaparilla is the only true blood puri-
er prominently in the public eye teday.
Hoods SarsapaTilla has powet to make
you healthy and guard your system
against disease.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Among Our Neighbors,

Magistrate Smith sentenced two
British sailors to the chaingang at
Columbia, s c., yesterday.
The finding of dead body in a
well Is exciting Winston.
Fayetteville and Monroe are both
to have dispensaries, and those
towns are greatly stirred up over the
prospect of the change.
George NJ. Clarke, manager of the
Moore county and Western railroad
that is to run from Concord to
Aberdeen, is in the former place.
looking over the ground.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Pennsylvanians Moving ueTe.
Mr.. A. o. Gibson, of Allegheny, Pa,
arrived Tuesday morning with his
family. They will make their home
here, Mr.. Gibson having purchased
a farm on the Roswell's ferry road.
three miles from the city, This is
the third family that has moved here
within a short while from Allegheny
and all are happy and pronounce
this section the best of all, said Mr..
W. S. Alexander.
1t is probable others from the same
locality will move South.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Old Rip Van Winkle went up into
the Catskill mountains to take a lit
tie nap of twenty years or so, and
when he wakened, he found that the
"cruel war was over," the monthly
magazines had 'foughtit over" the
second time and "blown up'' all the
officers that had participated in it.
This much is history, and it is also
an historical fact that, it took the
same length of time, for DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery to become
the most celebrated, as it is the most
effective, Liver, Blood and Lung
remedy of the age. In purifying
the blood and in all manner of MIN.
pies, blotches, eruptions, and other
skin and scalp diseases, scrofulous
sores and swellings, and kindred
ailments, the "Golden Medical Dis.
covery" manifests the most positive
curative properties.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Rev. Miller Accepts the Call.
of the NEWS.

HARRISBURG, March 9.-Rev.
Cornelius Miller, of Orange Presby-
terry, has accepted the call from
Rocky River church, and hopes to
be in his new charge by the first
Sabbath of April. The A. R. P. con-
gregation will be very very busy to
get their manse in readiness; but it
is work that the people will all
take an active interest in, as the
coming of our new pastor is looked
forward to with great pleasure.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
CABINET SWORN IN.
SENATE AND HOUSE TO BE RE-
ORGANIZED.
Mckinley has the Appointment of 100
Postmdsters, Who Failed to be Con-
firmed-SpeculatiOn as to Sher-

Mckinley has the Appointment of 100
Postmasters, Who Failed to be Con-
firmed-Speculation as to Sher-
mans Successor.
By Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON, March 6-McKin-
ley will have the disposal of one
hundred and six presidential post
Offices, on which President Cleve-
land figured for the outgoing ad-
ministration, and for which the Sc
lection of postmasters had been al
ready announced.
These represent full list of post
Office nominations made by President
Cleveland during the last session of
Congress, which failed of confrma-
tion In the Senate.
SENATE AND HOUSE REOPGANIZED.
Next week will be busy one for
the leaders.
The Senate and House will both
have to be reorganized when Con-
gress meets in extra session, March
18th, as a number of the Senate
committees will have to be recast.
Much inter est centres in the per-
son named successor of Senator
Sherman as head of the foreign rela-
tons committee. Senator Cushman
K. Davis, of Minnesota, is the act
ing chairman.
Many bills which failed to pass at
the session just closed will be
brought up again.
CABINET SWORN IN
The members of President McKin-
ley's cabinet were sworn in at 11:3O
o'clock this morning. They are:
Secretary of State, John Sherman, of
Ohio; Secretary of the Treasury,
Lyman j. Gage, of Illinois; Secre
tary of War, Russell A. Alger, of
Michigan; Attorney General, Joseph
McKenna. of California; Postmaster
General, James A. Gary, of Mary
land; Secretary of the Navy, John
D. Long, of Massachusetts,; Secretary
of the Interior, Cornelius N Bliss,
OF New York; Secretary of Agri-
culture, James Wilson, of Iowa.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Found Dead in Bed.

Herbert Phillips, the three year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Phil
lips,w no live on the corner of Church
and Second streets, died at an early
hour Friday morning. The child had
from its birth been afflicted with
heart trouble. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
lips found the child dead on going
to its bed that morning. The
funeral took place that afternoon in
Sharon township.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Fight on the "Wharf."

There was a lively scrap down on
the Wharf" Saturday morning. Mr..
u. A. H1nson and Mr.. s. J. Biggers
were the belligerants. Neither were
hurt until they clinched and fell
both sustaining slight bruises from
the fall. Mr.. Biggers claims that
Mr.. HInson killed one of mis- chick
ems without cause, and this was the
cause of the trouble.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
Something To Know.

1t may be worth som ething to know
mat the very best NJ medicine for restorinp o
the tired Gu nervous system 70 hea thv
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicina
Is purely vegetab e. acts by giving ton .
e. the nerve centres in the stomach
g'ntly stimulates the Liver and Kidnevs'
and aids these organs in throwing off
impurities in the b;ood. Electric Rit.
ters improves the appetite, aids diees.
tlon, and is pronounced by. those who
nave tried it as the very best blood puri.
ner and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for
3Vc or 81 10 per bottle at Burwell and
Dunn's Drug Store.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
The Road Race Friday.

The road race for Friday after
noon is growing in interest daily.
The start will be made in front of
The NEWS Office. The men will
be one minute apart, giving each
ample time to make a record. IT
promises to be an exciting race.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Many Closing Their Terms After a
Successful Session.

Prof, f. A. Gray, county cxan.i
neT, is holding an examination of
applicants for teachers certificates at
the courthouse. The examination
was concluded Saturday.
Four young ladies stood the
examination. They are: Misses
Kate Mclaughlin, NJ. B. Miller,
Mary Wallis and NJ. NJ. Garrison.
Nearly all the county schools are
closing now. Mr.. Gray says they
have been more successful than
usual, and are in good condition.
There are now 72 white and 81
colored districts.
In the county there are about
twice as many teachers as there are
schools, 240 persons holding teach
er's certificates.
A number of public schools are
conducted by private subscription
after the regular term has expired.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Marie Van Zandt, the American
opera singer, has been nominated by
the French government as an officer
of the French Academy.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
They Were All Negroes.

They Were All Negroes.
Petitions are being circulated
through the negro settlements of
The city Friday praying Governor
Russell to appoint Walter R. Henry
judge of the Eastern Criminal court
circuit. A NEWS reporter run up
on one of these papers today. 1t
was largely signed, but not white
mans name could be found among
the number.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
School ClosinRs. The Legislature and
MIR. Henry.
Correspondence of The News.

School ClosinEs. The Legislature and
MIR. Henry.
Correspondence of The News.
HOOPS, March 8.-Farmers have
been at work for several days turning
soil-preparing to help on the Nc
Kinley wave of prosperity, but that
is all stopped this morning by hav-
ing rains-a regular thunder storm.
Lagrippe and pneumonia is still
holding forth. One of the children
Of W. F. Stevens, of Matthews, is
very sick at the home of its grand
father, Mr.. John R. Morris.
The school at Morris school house,
taught by Baxter Long, will close
Friday, the 18th, and the one at
Wilson Grove, taught by J. Watt
Hood, will close Tuesday, the 10Th,
evening and night.
We notice the "Pop-Rep pow
WOW" at Raleigh is to adjourn,
(sine die, we hope) in a few days.
Wonder if they will close their la
bors without providing for that
faithful servant of the people, Mr.
Henry. We are not capable of Civ
ing advice, but cannot help but
wonder why Mr.. Henry does not
shake the dust from his feet as a
testimony and leave that sin cursed
city of Charlotte.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Snow has fallen every day this
month in Minnesota and North and
South Dakota.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
FURNITURE

If you need furniture you
afford to fail to see toe w.
stock | am now opening
gathered in the barga!!nsiFOn
rupt manufacturers al Wv
country. l have what wv ~.
atprices thai no one G. can D o8r ~
| have a lot of odd Beds p.
Chairs, Rockers, Etc, (G'' = h
of a kind), some damsgeuu
some stock worn that will
half their value. A grsass
tunity to buy cheap ana : Dais n",ii,
home comfortable and besu"
PIANOS AND oReA
Buy an instrument th'' !,
right. Wears a life time 49,. h
which the price is rlgoI' ~" I'D
only the best grades dlree' =. h
makers and we guarantee ,s,l
and quality, and stanu IN,
make good at any time o. 0I' bofI
antee. Can you afford .S 10 N 4
pianos or organs from smaL n;.t
and agents and run the ed Ii'i y
ting a good instrument Sn s;sb
a higher price than d D'.' . j
Instruments are sold BY
isn's'' thing about music 'oo.s and sI1'' 90 !"
ments. We are opPoseu ;".irus| -"
worthless and inferior ln' I'D
even to make sales. IfyOu ". -
us your confdence we We 10.
your moneys worth 1nSI1cST7ycb} S1STy
BICYCLES! BICiT,| "a
The Bicycle is tn0 B .I,hfuLn 4
sport to-day. 1t is hes,'Dni sa ISL
ure giving and harm!esSIo "a $4,000 !
ish to pay $500 or sIs si WI
name plate on a bicycln.s rrs.! 4
going to inaugurate q. . gSievsIs
the price of high grade iii III orsl
country. 26in. youtn. .s7 30 |
28in. mems wheels %. me bg
great great Windsor whsel'. '.sfs'se fsi {
grade wheel on EARTH
e. NJ. ANDRb..'' :.
1914 1s West Tr'd' .
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

The Way to Cure catarrh is to puri-
fy the blood, aud the surest, safest, best
way 20 purify the blood is by taking
Hoods SaIsaparilla,1 the One True
Blood Purifier.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11

Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient, al
ways reliable, easy to take, easy to op-
crate.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-11
DR.. MONROE OF DAVIDSON

rendered the SuperintendenCy of
Morganton Insane Asylum by GSv.
Russell.
Governor Russell yesterday ter
dered the superintendency of the MOI =
canton Insane Asylum to DR.. Mon
roe who is at the head of the school
of medicine at Davidson College.
Those who know DR.. Monroe seem
to think that his surroundings
would not permit of his accepting
the offer.
The News and Observer of Raleigh
says:
In politics he is a Democrat, and
this fact has caused some criticism
of his appointment by extreme par
tisan Republicans. The selection,
however, is considered an admirable
one by all who know DR.. Monroe,
though there is general and sincere
regret at the retirement of DR.. Muir
ply, who has held the position since
the establishment of the institution.
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POOR IRELAND.

The statement of Mr.. Redmond, the
Parnellite leader, that in many places
the people of Ireland are reduced to
such state Of restitution that they
are compelled to eat bread, which in
ordinary times is considered luxury
in Ireland, will sound strange to those
who do not understand the manner of
life of the Irish peasantry, and that
their staff Of life is potatoes, which
crop has failed this year. The Irish
peasant raises his own potatoes and
they furnish the chief portion of the
support of himself and his family. The
potatoes having failed utterly there
is nothing left but to buy bread. 1t
is but little bread he can buy at the
best, and the wheat crop in England is
bad as well as the potato crop in Ire
land, so that with less money than be-
fore to spend on bread the loaf costs
more and the poor Irish peasant gets
the worst of it in every way. Mr.. Red
hIOhu Cohili Lio tuc iCPOito luoI HoFO
come to this country from various
sources that famine in Ireland is in
evitable and that the most distressful
country is likely to see this winter
worse times for the poor than it has
seen for half century.
The grandson Of the queen, himself
the heir presumptive to the throne,
made a tour of Ireland with his wife.
and although they were received
with cordially and with general eff
fort to show the country at its best,
the unpleasant facts could not all be
concealed. The woman's keenness of
perception enabled the Duchess of York
to see through the decorations that
lined the way to the poverty and
wretchedness behind, and her woman's
heart was evidently touched. 1t is
announced that she will make an appeal
to the charity of England for the starv-
ing poor of Ireland. If by that appeal
prompt and generous aid is secured,
the royal visit to Ireland may do much
towards bringing about a better feel
ing between the two kingdoms, and a
more kindly sentiment in Ireland to-
wards the royal family of England
than has been felt for many reigns
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RECKLEssNEsS OR WORSE.

The Intelligencer speaks of the tariff
legislation of 1894 which proved so
disastrous to the country"
The panic Of 1893 began a full year,
at least, before the tariff bill of 1894
was passed.
Another sample of the recklessness
of our neighbor in handling facts bear
ing upon the political situation is found
in its assertion that the tin mills over
the river began making tin under the
Mckinley bill.
Not pound Of tin was made in these
mills under the Mckinley bill and not
until the Wilson bill was in full opera
ton was any tin made in these mills.
Various concerns experimental with
tin plate making while the Mckinley
tariff was in operation, but that meas
ure placed so high a tariff on block
tin, the principal raw material of the
industry, that it was found impossible
to manufacture it commercially-that
is, at a profit The Wilson bill re-
moved this fatal fault end it was then
and only then that the American tin
plate industry made its debut.
The Republican politicians talked
about the establishment" of the tin
plate industry by Republican tariff leg
islation, but it was talk for politics
only.
Every tin plate worker and manu-
facturer in the land and especially
those in our own Immediate vicinity
knows that these are the facts in the
case Of this industry 1t had no ex-
istence outside of the minds of Repub-
lican politicians during the four years
of the Mckinley tariff and it was not
until the Wilson bill was in full OPERA
ton that American tin plate was known
! in the market.
The Intelligencer is either aware or
it is not aware Of these facts. and
either horn of the dilemma. in view of
its false statements, is discreditable
to it.
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A BANK OF ENGLAND RLUFF

Now that the whole story of the al
legged new departure" of the Bank Of
England has come out it was plainly,
as the Register described it at the time
merely a trick, an effort to throw a
sop to the silver whale by this great
institution, which is the bulwark of
gold monometallism. The Cleveland
Plain Dealer has been at pains to look
up the charter under which the Bank
of England has existed and it NAV
be explained in preface that when the
bank was founded in 1894 it had a lin
tied charter, which was renewed from
time to time. In 1914 a charter was
given containing several new condi-
tons, and it was made for an indef
mite period. Under it there is no limit
to the amount of notes which may be
issued, excepting the limit to it's power
OF acquiring the precious metals. At
the date Of the new charter notes had
been issued upon government secur
tiles to the amount of 911O15 100
(about S55,0T5, 5000. 1t was given the
privilege of issuing an amount equal
to two-thirds of the issues of other
banks in England and Wales. when
these. go out of existence or surrender
their circulation, so that at the present
time the total amount of notes resting
upon securities is G16,S0O, 900 1854 600
O00); the remainder of its issue is COW
cred fully by coin or bullion. In the
same act the bank was given mower
to issue notes upon silver bullion TO
the extent of one-fifth of its metallic
reserve, but it has not taken adyan-
tage OF the privilege and it holds no
silver reserve.
The question Of availing itself of the
silver reserve privilege has been raised
several times within recent years. there
being pronounced bimetallists among
the managers of the bank, but nothing
has come of it. According to the state
ment made by Gov. Smith he wrote
a letter to the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer seven weeks ago announcing
that the bank stands ready to carry
out what is permitted by the bank char
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ter that Is, the holding Of one-fifth Of
the bullion held against its note issue
in silver, provided always that the
French mint is again open to the free
coinage of silver and that the prices
at which. silver is procurable and sal
able are satisfactory" Gov. Smith adj
led that the bank has had no negotia-
tions with the American commission
ers, has bought no silver and has done
nothing beyond agreeing that under
certain circumstances" it would carry
out what is permissible under the act OF
1884"
1t seems that the letter Of seven
weel-s ago has only recently come to
public knowledge and the hullabaloo
about it is both late and premature
late as regards the letter itself and pre-
mature as concerns any probability
of action.
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and has made remarkable statement
to the Republic of that city. He de-
clared that he had from high author
ity confirmation of rumor of an un-
derstanding between Spain and other
European nations looking to check
upon American interference in the Gu
ban matter. He went further and par
ticularized with reference to confer
ences held by Canovas. the late Span
ish Premier, and the Ambassadors Of
France and Great Britain to Madrid,
n his language, these officials assured
the Spanish Premier that their govern
ments would not permit any action
on the part of the United States other
than the most perfunctory recognition
Of the belligerency of the insurgents"
De Penaloza goes on to say that before
leaving Paris August he learned from
trustworthy sources that this assurance
had been renewed to Spain since the
assassination of Canovas
If the facts which the young man
relates have come to him direct and
at first hand. it is quite evident that
before the Cuban difficulty is settled
the United States is going to have SER
ious trouble. While the Monroe doc
trine, as originally formulated, is not
directly applicable to the case, yet a
legitimate and logical extension of that
principle to the Cuban situation has for
all practical purposes been made by
the sentiment of the country The peo-
pie of this country would not tolerate
with submissive patience any attempt
ed dictation by European powers.
Aside from that they would not be
willing to see this government drawn
into European politics to the extent
that would be reached should the Off
Gals at Washington consult the wishes
of Great Britain, France or any other
Old World government with regard to
what our action should be in such a
crisis as is now threatened in Cuba.
From every standpoint it is to be de-
Voutly hoped that the Comte de Pen
aloza has been misinformed or has
misinterpreted fragments of facts that
have fallen into his possession. If
Great Britain and France have really
entered a compact with Spain to re-
strain us from what the majority of the
people of the United States are rapidly
coming to regard as a plain duty both
to our national pride and our sense
OF wrongs perpetrated upon a help
less people, then we may have to assert
ourselves in way that would teach
Europe once and for all that we do not
mean to recognize the right or priv
llege Of any Old World power to fix a
policy for New World people.
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The battle royal between the health
authorities of the South and the yellow
fever is going on with honors about
even thus far but with the outlook in
favor of the health authorities winning.
Probably the greatest disadvantage
they are working under is the fact that
the people apparently fear quarantine
even more than the fever and on the
ot& break of the disease show a DISPOSE
ton to scatter to other towns. which
makes the work Of sequestering it still
more difficult.