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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

the State of Virginia on big dis
5ust over the war "reminiscences.
In view of my obscure position III
the army, | despaired of ever
overcoming the impression crea-
ted by General Bragg and dropped
the whole subject, until | saw your
'treply'' in the Southern Histoli-
cal Society papers some years ago.
You can imagine what pleasure
that reply" gave me, and now
that General Curtis has corrobo-
rated every material statement |
have ever made in regard to it,
and ''time which makes all things
even," has at last shed it's kindly
beams over the truth of his
tory, and justice has come. To
have a Union general vindicate the
character of an ex-rebel, aspersed
by his commanding general, is one
o. those. .paradoxes, which illus
trates the absurdity Of attempts
to teach the present generation
the details of our war in school
histories.
| reiterate my assurances Of the
most profound esteem for your
self, and of gratitude for your eff
forts to set all things right
Though an 1S-year-old boy then
| am now in my 55th year, and a
the shadows begin to lengthen tn
men and events Of that ordea
range themselves closer and close
around the tenderest memories O
life. With most grateful an
kindly assurances, I am, cordial
yours,
i (Signed.) z. T. FULMoRE.
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Austin, Texas, May "a.

AuSllll, 1CAto, 4htly Gf.
Colonel William Lamb, Nor
folk, Va:
My DEAR SIR: I have just had
the pleasure of receiving letter
from General Curtis, in which he
encloses an extract from lecture
delivered by him on the = in
slant on Fort Fisher. He informs
me that he has recently enjoyed
your hospitality and compared
notes on that night. His state
ment is incorrect in one particu.
lar. He says "they (the men il
the gate) were SO intent OH serving
their gun that they were seized by
the 17th New York, etc." Their
was no seizure of our men. W.
surrendered voluntarily. Since
first wrote you some years ago,
have made it point to see a
many of that little squad VIII
stood with me at the gate unit
surrounded, as 1 could, but I hav
seen only two of them. We hav
compared notes, but our memo
ries scarcely differ in any detail
; The detachment of Adams ba-
terry in charge or the gun at tt
: gate, were supported by our con
pany-"D,' - McCormick's.
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Every paper in the State should
publish the following, from the
Charlotte Observer, and should
insist that the law be strictly en-
forced. Our contemporary states
the situation briefly and pointedly
and leaves no room for elabora-
ton. 1t says: In conversation
last night with q distinguished
lawyer, he suggested to the writer
the strong probability that the
shocking tragedy at Lexington
Wednesday morning was the work
of tramp and referred to the
great number of tramps who are
infesting the State. He cited the
statute which gives mayors and
magistrates authority to have va
grants arrested and punished ane
urged that this is an excellen'
time for officers of the law to NOV,
in the matter. The Observer give
publicity and its most cordial en-
dorsement to the suggestion. Gu
towns and cities should be cleare,
of these pests. Considering thei
number and the desperate charac
ter of many of them, it is reall
quite remarkable THAT no NOR
crime is traced to this class tha
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

THAT Senator Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, would have poured
hot shot into the protectionist
robbers may be seen from the fol-
lowing which he uttered just be-
fore his throat became paralyzed ::
Il wonder whether there is an in
stance of any cross roads institu-
tuition in Connecticut that is not
thoroughly taken care of in this
bill. And suppose Pennsylvania
gets $3 ton on china clay, be-
cause the Senator from Pennsyl-
vania (Mr. Quay) has four bush
els of manuscript, and has told
the committee he will bring it here
unless he gets what he wants i
to be protectionist means t.
vote duty of 100 per cent. OF
silk, then l am a projections
only in spots. If to be a protec
ZIONIST a man must vote for dut.
on sugar, purely and absolutel,
for the benefit of gigantic AM
corrupt trust, at the dictation o
a caucus, then l am a protection
ist only in spots" "
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EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

State Treas urer Worth has
brought two suits against Stewart
Brothers, former State printers.
One suit is against them and their
bondsmen, and is based upon the
claim that they have not done the
public printing according to con-
tract. The other suit is against
the Stewards and is for the recov-
cry of certain moneys which they
received as State printers to which,
it is claimed, they were not en-
titled. The cases will be tried in
the Superior court of Wake county.
Treasurer Worth is represented by
Messrs. W. G. Douglas, J. N.
Holding and w. n. Jones.
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There was rather a startling
occurrence in the Senate a few
days ago. While the tariff bill
was being considered Senator Petit
grew, Silver Republican, of South
Dakota, criticised some of the out
rageous features it contained. Sem
ator Platt, Republican, of Con-
necticut, replied to the South Da-
kotian and criticised his position,
charging him with being pro-
tectionist in spots. Senator Pet
tigrew began spirited reply and
was speaking caustically, vehe-
mently and rapidly, his eloquent
fiery words attracting the atten'
tention of the entire body. He
had only spoken a few a minute.
and was in the middle of sen.
tence when he suddenly stopped
and in spite of several efforts t.
speak he could not utter q word
The suddenness with which Sena
tor Pettigrew was stricken causes
intense excitement and severa
Senators went to his assistance
He was taken to his room and med
ical aid summoned. 1t was foun
that he was suffering from paraly
sis of the vocal chord. The tro,
BILE is not serious. The occurrent
80 startled the Senate that M
much work was done the remain
der of the day.
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A BABY UNBOSOMS ITSELF.
wish l wasn't pretty and 1 wish /
wasn't sweet

I wish 1 wasn't pretty and 1 wish i
wasn't sweet,
wish folks didn't think look ''juxt
sweet enough to eat;''
l wish-if I'm rosebud, as they say
that had thorns
As sharp as Mammals needles and as big
as Mooly's horns
wish that great big grown-up folks
weren't mean enough to take
Advantage of little tweenty weenty
mite, and make
Life burden to baby, pouncing on n,
one and all,
IN way they wouldn't dare to if it wasn't
weak and small
guess, if you were me that you'd be mad
tho you're as meek
As Moses if each woman poked finger
i'll your cheek,
And said, 1000, pity itty sing!" and all
but took your breath
Away with her hard hugging, while she
kissed you most to death
They call me ''little angel" but an angel
would be rolled
By such outrage, and an angels disposi-
tion would be spoiled;
Yet these fool folks they all wonder why
1 double up my fist.
And with angry bamis bombarded them
every time that am kissed
I'm baby that's abused. and L jnst think
!. it is a shame. -. IS. &
1.-The busy. big society THAT'S gosthe great,
long name .sss,:;.:.
What is it that they call it, noiwS@the S.
| F. p. c. c.
Can't keep those cruel women from for
ever kissing me!
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Pointed Paragraphs from the Wilmington Star

With the Senate bill to bank on
the Lemon Trust has cornered the
market and doubled the price of
lemons. The new tariff encoura-
ges all such squeezes.
A good many people in Charlotte
are seeing snakes these days; but
they are sure enough snakes. Two
big ones have been killed on main
thoroughfares recently.
The indianapolis Sentinel is de-
termined that its readers shall
know what trust is. It's latest
definition is San associated hog,
fattened on Republican swill." 1t
is about fat enough to kill.
President Mckinley is laboring
on another arbitration treaty with
England. The indications are
that Mr.. Mckinley will have arbi.
trating enough to do in his OWL
political family before he is much
older.
: A Missouri banker says ''grea'
many farmers are bringing in golt
nowadays and depositing it." Har
vest time is coming on and the,
are just hurrying up to get thei
: gold hauled in and put out of th
way before the busy season comes
A Chicago paper publishing tn
item of news that San Francisc
cook mixed some arsenic with hi
dough, remarks that ''the boardeI
kicked" They objected to TIL
small amount of arsenic he pu
in. If he had put in enough the
wouldn't have kicked at all.
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the Rockinghs m Dist. let conference.

tbeierfeu from last Week
This body has been in session a
Maxton during the past week. 1t
opened Thursday morning with
Rev. J. I. Gibbs, D. D., presiding
elder of the district, in the chair
and F. L. Bundy, Esq, of Laurin-
burg, at the secretary's desk.
The roll call showed q full at
tendance.
The district is composed of four
teen pastoral charges and every
pastor answered to his name. The
four lay delegates from each
charge did not answer, but there
was a good attendance in spite of
the busy season.
Besides the district attendance,
there were present as visitors Rev.
I. H. Law, D. D., of Spartanburg,
S. c., representing the American
Bible Society; DR.. Swindell, the
missionary secretary of the North
Carolina Conference; DR.. Ivey, of
the Advocate; Rev. T. J. Gattis,
the conference colporteur, and
Drs. Kilgo and Peacock and Rev.
]. NJ. Rhodes, representing their
colleges.
| From first to last the sermons
and addresses were of a high order.
| The Introductory sermon was by
Rev. F. NJ. Shamburger, of Laur.
inburg, based on Acts 3-6. 1t was
, a clear, practical, earnest dis.
course. He was followed during
the conference by Rev. J. II. Pope
DR.. Swindell, Rev. J. 7. Lyon
Drs. Kilgo and Ivey. They wer'
all good sermons. DR.. Swindel
was at his best Friday morning il
his appeal for missions.
/ The appeals on the subject 0
education were earnest and elo
$ quent. DR.. Kilgo held the au
T dience for an hour and half O,
9 Saturday in one of his bes
$ speeches.
Sunday we had fine sermons b
: Kilgo, at the Methodist church
a and Ivey, at the Presbyteria
/ church, at II o'clock, and anothe
IS able sermon at night by Dr.. I've,
l. The town enjoyed the conferent
IS and, from what we heard, the col
+ ference enjoyed the town.
4 The next conference goes to RI
l. Springs.
The following are the delegat
'k to the annual conference: w.
ne Harker, F. B. Gibson, w. S. 1
t' gram, A. K. Scarboro; alternate
n w. G.. Davis and F. L. Bundy.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

"Our customers say you manufacture
three of the best remedies on earth, said
the mercantile firm of Haas, Harris. Briin
s. McI.ain, of Dawson, Ca, in recent
letter to the Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This is the universal verdict. C,,tansber-
lain's Pain Balm is the f ~,st 12T1,s2ratiou
in the world for rheur' "a, neuralgia,
lame back, quinsey, s. = throat, cuts.
bruises, burns, scalds, rai:.s ard swell
ings. A IS cent bottle of t..;s Gniu,ent III
the house, will save great deal of suf-
fering. Buy it at J. d. Nc Millan's drug
store.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

A few days ago while Mr.. Thos.
P. Coleman was returning from
Nashville, Tenn, where he had
been attending the exposition, he
lost $50 in money on Seaboard
Air Line train. It was found by
William Baskerville, a negro por-
ter, who reported it to Mr.. J. M
E>Turner, trainmaster at Raleigh.
The latter sent the money to Mr.
Coleman, at Wilmington.
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Hon. c. B. Bush, president of the Gil
mer County CIV. Va Court, says that he
has had three cases of fiux in his family,
during the past summer, which he cured
in less than week with Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.
MIR. Bush also states, that in some instan-
ces there were twenty hemorrhages day.
|-Glenville, w. Va. Pathfinder. This
remedy has been used in nine epideuiics
of flux and one of cholera, with perfect
success. 1t can always be depended
upon for bowel complaint, even in its
most severe forms. Every family
should keep it a, hand. The rs and so
cent bottles for sale by DIR. ]. ID. McMil-
Ian.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

Transient advertisements to be pub
E,hed one month and under, must be
mid for in advance. All advertising for
n shorter time than three months is con-
g;,,ercd transient advertising. Accounts
rendered quarterly for all advertisements
published for longer period OF time.
Local advertisements appearing among
rrading matter will be charged 10 cents
per line for each insertion
Legal advertisements. such as admins
traitors and executors notices, conmis-
sioners and trustees sales, summons tc
rou.residents, etc, will be charged for al
hval rates. except when they exceed a
certain limit of space, in which case we
reserve the right to fix our own price
All such business must be PAID FOR IN
ApvANcE. The charge is very small anc
We cannot afford to take risks or wait the
pleasure Of persons to pay.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

1t is said that the rise in specu-
lative stocks is a sign of prosper
ity. Yes; just as much of a sign
as the sale of As, 100000 bales of
cotton in the cotton exchange was
the sign of a 100000 crop Of
cotton last year.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

A man in Virginia, rode forty miles, to
Fairfax Station. for the express purpose
of getting ChaInberlaiu's Cough Remedy.
and took home with him dozen bottles
of the medicine. The druggist who re-
lates the incident, adds: "Your remedy
seems to be a general favorite wherever
known" Its effects are indeed wonder
full in all lung and throat troubles. Pro-
cure bottle at DR.. ]. d. McMillan's 5
drug store.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

About twelve years ago William
J. Blan, editor of the Troy (Ala.)
Messenger, lost both of his hands
by the premature diicharge. of y
cannon, fired at a Confederate
celebration. He has pair of ar
tificial hands and for twelve years
has been doing his own work.
writing, proof reading and ex-
change reading. He writes a re-
markably legible hand.
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Fort Fishers Fight
Washington, D. c., June "a.
Editors Messenger:

Editors Messenger:
DEAR SIRs Il send you some-
thing about Fort Fisher which may
interest your readers. Judge Z.
I. Fillmore, I understand, is dis
tinguished and influential citizen
of Texas, and General Curtis you
know well by reputation.
Yours truly,
WILLIAM LAMB.
Extracts of speech of General
Newton M. Curtis, delivered to the
Loyal Legion in New York city, in
May, in regard to the capture of
Fort Fisher.
1T will not, I trust, be out of
place to refer to the enemy and
their defense of the fort.
''The constant fire of the navy
for two days deprived, the garri-
son of the opportunity to, rest or
prepare food. While they suff-
cred little from the naval fire un-
til the advance of the assaulting
lines brought them out of their
bomb-proofs, they then came un-
der the hottest fire men ever en-
countered. Colonel Lamb skill
fully managed the defence, aided
by the valuable services of Gen
eral Whiting. They protected
their men until the decisive mo-
ment, and then led them with
conspicuous gallantry.
"The left of the parapet was in
charge of a junior officer whose
mistake, that of a moment only
was in failing to mount the para.
pet and contest our advance from
the ditch; although in doing so ht
would have faced the terrific fire
of the navy. The men serving
the piece of artillery covering th'
road, west of the parapet, were 81
J intent in serving their gun tha
/ they were seized in the act of load
: ing it by men of the One Hun
= dred and Seventeenth New York
= who went down from the parape
1 after capturing the enemy re
e stricting us between the first all
f second traverse.
o GA prominent Texan states th
n circumstances of their capture
It which is in accord with this state
: ment of the transaction.
Y General Bragg, in his repo1
y on the capture of the fort, says {
d our assaulting lines:
# His army column, precede
l. by a single regiment, approache
along the river and entered tt
, work on that flank almost uno7
- posed (War records, serial 9
"A page 434.)
"This does a great injustice
oa the men guarding the road.
,u fact, they had made it fatal to a
proach by the road, and not uni
~ their capture, with ammuniti'
- in their hands, was the road ma
Or comparatively safer line of a
bo proach than over the parapet.
=, "The Confederate garrison
i, Fort Fisher might we'll compla
- of the Indifference of Genel
70 Bragg, who had more men in str
= ing distance of our defensive ii
nd than composed the expedite
: ary forces. He had six thousa
"a men in close proximity to {
~ north line, and expended q la
amount of ammunition witht
VOC injuring single Union soldi
on Of the $500 men in the fort, M
H.. than one-fifth fell under the sht
rod of the navy or the shots of the
,o;r my, while stubbornly contest
900 every advance until dark
.,,u The following letter CONNIE
oro ing on the above extract is fl
% - the pen of Judge 2. T. Fulmor
distinguished and influential c
zen of the Lone Star State, wh
e a native of North Carolina:
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advertise judiciously,' use the
,ups Of Tim RoBEsoNrAN. 1t is pub
.,r IN one Of the live and growing
m. Of North Carolina and circulates
,n,iyely among au intelligent and
,.pcrous people, whose trade is vel
r,h seeking and having.
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Col. S. Med. Tate Dead.

j une. lie nad been In feeble
health for some time, but had ap-
parently become much better and
on the day of his death attended
court and took much interest in
the trials in progress. Judge Rob-
inson and wife were his guests at
tea, and just before the party were
summoned to the supper table,
one of the children came into tie
parlor and announced that Col.
Tate had tainted in his bed room.
A physician was hastily summoned
by telephone, but before he reached
the house Col. Tate was dead. He
leaves wife and seven children.
The following sketch of Col.
Tate's life is copied from the Rail
eigh News and Observer: Was
born in Morganton, N. c., Sep
tember 9th, 1880. Educated at
private schools in North Carolina
and Pennsylvania. Appointed cap
tain of Company D, Sixth Regi-,
ment, Regular Troops, May Goth,
1861. Promoted major at. Seven
Pines, May, 1868. Promoted. lieu.
tenant-colonel at Gettysburg, July
End, 1868; commanded Sixth Reg
iment to the close of the war.
Wounded at Sharpsburg, Septem-
Der, 1862; at Rappahannock
Bridge, November, 1863; at See
dar Creek" October, 1864, and al
Petersburg, March 25th, 1865.
Elected president of the Wes-
tern North Carolina railroad June,
1865, and remained a director OF
the road for private stockholders
till its sale. Was removed from
: its presidency by Provisional Gov
ernor Holden in August, 1865
Again elected president by th'
Worth board in August, 1866, ant
again removed by Holden's Gre
7 construction" board in 1868. AT
, ter the sale of the road in 1875
1 he was elected private stockhold
L er's commissioner to organize tn
:. system and work the convict fore
e on the road, as authorized by ac
: of March, 1875, of which, as
member of that Legislature, h
q was the author. Was a membe
of the House from Burke two tern
IS previous to the present, and chail
5. man of committee on finance eac
/ term. After becoming member ,
3, the Legislature resigned all col
nection with railroads, and sol
his stock. Was justice of IL
peace fer twenty-five years. Del
gate to every Democratic nations
convention from 1860 to 1884, sa'
!. and except the 'sGreeley" convel
i. ton.
. Col. Tate was an old-fashion,
Jeffersonian Democrat, and tru
!, son to the Old North State nev
entered the State capitol. He W
a very quiet man, and very seldo
e joined in the many discussio
:, that arose, but when he did spea
he received the attention of |
fellow-members, for all regard
his opinions on any subject as !
- ing sound, logical, practical a
- - worthy to be carefully considert
He was a very close and earn,
worker, and his services on co
mittees and elsewhere were flu
appreciated by all who knew hi
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Will Be Bryan Again.
Washington Post.

Mr.. Charles ID. Lane, the noted
Californian gold miner, who has
won national distinction by his
aggressive advocacy of free silver
coinage, is at the Normandie. He
has tall, commanding figure, is
plain and blunt of speech, and in
his talk uses Western dialect free
ly. He has lived in California
from his boyhood, his parents en-
igrated there from Missouri. His
mines are ranked among the rich
est producers in the United States
and are exclusively gold proper
ties. In talking over the situa-
ton with Post reporter, Mr.
Lane said:
cit is but narrow view to look
at the money question from the
standpoint of peraonal interest.
I have no silver mines, and con-
tend for equality of that metal be-
cause I think it best for the well
fare Of the whole people. My
opinion is that the sentiment of
the country has undergone great
change, and that if the fight were
to be waged over again the single
gold standard could not win. 1t
is impossible for it to bring pros
perity.
''The cooperation Of all the
1 friends of silver means certain
l victory in 1900. There is but one
' man to be thought of in connec
4 ton with the leadership Of th'
? combined forces-W. J. Bryan
y He is worthy champion of tn
e cause, and his strength is growing
o all the time.
y "I have just come back from
: visit to Mexico, and found it to b
q in far more prosperous condl
q ton than the United States.
'e had hardly crossed the borde
IS when I had pointed out man VIII
W had made $4,000 raising wheat
le He did not have vast area in GU
OF tivation, but sold his crop fo
at $14.5O per barrel. True, he Obtain
ed ed for it Mexican silver dollar
ne but that money buys just as muc
We at home as it ever did. If OF
el wheat growers only could do ha
OF as well as that our farmers wou
ng not now be complaining Of the hal
Mt times. Mexico is meeting the i
ny terest on it's public debt promptl.
he it's credit is good, and the nation
DIV treasury holds large amounts
as gold.
lat "What we want to acquire
lat the United States is the trade
ID; the world, and the moment
led open our mints to the free col
tc. age of silver we will have the s
ex- yer using countries buying Q
ole manufactured goods, our whe
uld and corn, and pork, and all XII
ny of machinery. Then with
yed doubling of the volume of mt
ow- ey, money will seek investme
tly and the poor man will find e
by, ployment. With this policy
force a year we will force the g
arm standard countries of Europe
il follow our example, or else sui
,een commercial ruin. If we wait
lied them to take the initiative sill
len will remain permanently demo
lust tized, and the shylocks of gold '
,rt d drive the masses in all count
aior to pauperism."
ana An old sailor, Captain Eli
al has designed a boat that is
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R 0 B E S 0 N | A N,

.,,J every Wednesday at Lnm"r!"n' l,.'.1,
,5ma ,rarand sl." Tor SIX months, ms
-, - ur,s by large number OF the
,,,.,nt rruplc of Ro'cs"n county ana
.n..aI ,. circulation in all the surrounding
including Florence, Marion, ,, Marlboro nl,','
- ''' Al, south Carolina. TnE ROBE
'',-.,. In H.. twcuty.ciehth year ana Is
'' ..,,..rimrnt. WV II never missed an
,,,t ,brd,arh of IT. latr"w nerand hop's
'' W. ,.,d . future record. Particular
ali tr given tn keeping up the hiSh
W." ,,.,,,lIrucr 1t has attained as apur-
LL.-nI nrNs.