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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
DEsTITUTIoN IN LOUISIANA.
of People Suffering From
Crop Failures.

Congressman G. J. Boatner, OF
Louisiana, was in New York recently
and said that about 100, 900 people are
destitute in the Northwestern part of
his State, because of the failure of their
crops. He had received dispatches from
New Orleans editor, stating that the
people needed seed with which to ma.
new crops, and asking him to urge
Congress to make an appropriation
therefor.
81 shall not ask Congress TO make ap-
preparations for Seed" the Congress
man said, "because 1 feel sure that
President Cleveland would veto any bill
of that nature. He vetoed bill of a
1 similar kind for the sufferers in Kansas
d some years ago"
! He explained the reasons for the fear
full condition, which were as follows:
q "Iast year we had a drouth for four
months 1t not only killed the crop,
s but the streams dried up, cattle died or
those that lived became very poor. The
g drought was confined to the heavy or
sandy soil and not to the rich alluvial
q lands of the Mississippi, Red and
s Oachita rivers The alluvial lands,
b however, can stand longer drought
s. than the other lands.
q There are about 100, 600 people affect
q ed by this failure to make crops and We
3 are doing all we can to help them. The
q State of course will do all it can to pre-
Il vent them from suffering; but they are
81 in actual want :"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
NORTH CAROLINA MICA.

Prof. Holmes Secures One of tho
Largest Blocks Ever Discovered.
A correspondent of the Charlotte IN.
C.) Observer, says:
estate Geologist Holmes came down
from the mountains a few days ago,
where he had been investigating the
mica industry, and reports having Sc
cured for the State museum one of the
largest blocks of mica ever discovered
in that region. The block weighs over
size. Usually the mica is gotten out in
blocks from to and 10 inches in size.
One of the curious things about this
block of mica is that it is as large as
the vein in which it was found; where
as, frequently, the vein is 10, 10 or 20
times as wide as the blocks of mica
found in it.
'The mica industry is one of the most
important in western North Carolina,
but it has been seriously interfered with
during the last few years, through the
Z importation into the United States in
3 large quantities of the East India mica,
which is mined by the cheap East India
labor, brought to this country as bal
3 last and sold as North Carolina mica
North Carolina has long produced
much the larger part of the mica mined
d in the United States. For the five
years from 1881 to 1885, inclusive, the
q aggregate value of this mica was 81, 315,
or an average of S263, 00G per year.
s. During this time the total value of the
mica imported into the United States
= was S7S, 900, an average of S15, 900 per
s. Ayear. For the five years from 1891 to
8 1895, inclusive, the total amount of
8 mica produced in the United States
: largely in North Carolina) was only
q $322, 600, or $64, 0J0 per year, while du-
ring this time the value of the mica i'm
81 ported was nearly $4,000.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10

Transient advertisements to be pub
lished one month and under, must be
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for shorter time than three months
is considered transient advertising.
Accounts rendered quarterly for all
advertisements published for a longer
period of time.
Local advertisements appearing
among reading matter will be charged
10 cents per line for insertion.
Legal advertisements, such as ad-
illustrators and executors notices
commissioner and trustees sales
summons to residents, etc., vii
be charged for at legal rates, except
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space, in which case We reserve the
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business must be PAID FOR IN ADVANCE
The charge is very small and we canno
afford to take risks or wait the pleas
ure of persons to pay.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK.
of Factories Starting Up Ex-
ceeds Those StoDpine,


Messrs. r. G.. Dun & Co., say: 'No
important change in business appears,
but the number of manufacturing es-
Establishments starting much exceeds the
number of those stopping during the
week, and so much that the curtail.
ment OF working time in many cotton
mills probably does not lessen the ag-
gregate productive force, OF amount OF
Iwages paid There is distinct in
screase in orders for woolen goods, some
gain in the silk manufacture; waiting
scondltlon, with gain in one branch OF
boots and shoes, and indications OF bet
ter things coming in the iron and steel
manufacture. Cotton fell to Il cents
after the agreement to close the
Fall River and other print cloth
works became known, but recov-
cred the quotation of q week ago, 7.31
cents. without further news. Spinning
takings have been SO small this year,
4 those of Northern mills about 400, 900
bales less than in 1S94'95, that the ad-
mitted narrowness of demand for goods
has at present considerable weight. 1t
appears that foreign trade is also some
z what restricted by narrowness of de-
mand. Sales of wool have been smaller
than in other recent weeks, and yet are
: far in excess of the consumption of all
mills for week, if all were fully en-
ployed At the three chief markets the
aggregate for the week has been 13, :
3 ooo, 7UU pounds. There has been only
9 a slight stiffening in prices, but more
s foreign wool will be taken and stored,
y it is believed, if Western holders con-
q tinue to demand higher prices.
Gin the money market there ap-
6 pears no embarrassment, and the large
IS sale of Northern Pacific and Oregon
H Navigation securities to European capl.
s talists, has given additional assurance
n that balances due to this country viii
I; not be cancelled for some months K
come, SO that the point of possible gole
B exports is removed still further. + all
ures for the week have been 81 IL
z the United States, against 81 las
q year, and 63 in Canada against 81 las
ES VI ~
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
MOUNTAIN MURDERS.
Terrible Triangular Fight With
.knives and Pistols.


.knives and Pistols.
A horrible tragedy was enacted in
Polk county, N. c., few miles above
jpartanburg, Monday night about II
O'Clock, says the Columbia State. Will
and Joe Gunnell, two alleged moon
sinners, were cut and shot to death by
man named Jenkins, while Jenkins
lies mortally wounded The facts of
the killing as near as could be obtained
are as follows: Will Gunnell and Jen-
kris became involved in a difficulty
saturday night in which Gunnell u as
considerably worsted. Monday night
while Jenkins was on his way home
from his father-in-law' house he was
met in the middle of the road by the
tunnel brothers, Will and Joe. who at
tackled him with knives. Jenkins made
Ia desperate resistance, and drawing his
OWN knife severed Will Gunnel's jugu-
Z ar vein at the first blow. Joe then
knocked him down and sprung upon
him, continuing cutting and stabbing
Z him. Presently Jenkins succeeded Ill
I 5pulling his pistol and shot his antago
I mist thi ough the head, killing him in
sstantly. When Jenkins cut Will Gun
incl he lost his knife, and had lie beer
unsuccessful in getting the pistol would
shave without doubt been murdered
sthen and there by Joe Gunnel. AS i
awas he was carved to pieces and at las
3accounts there was scarcely a shadoy
sof chance for his recovery.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS.
Opening Day at Orlando - Fifteel
States Represented.


At Orlando, Fla, Tuesday at 10
o'clock, Hon. W. L. Palmer, chairman
of the good roads congress executive
committee, called the meeting to order,
and an eloquent prayer was offered by
Rev. ". J. Carpenter, of the Methodist
church of that city. Chairman Palmer
in opening the congress delivered q
brief but very eloquent address and
then introduced Hon. Robert w. Davis,
: alatka, the second districts con-
yressman- elect, who made a happy hit
jim his address of welcome.
Delegates from most of the Florida
'counties and from the following States
Iwere present:
North Carolina, Michigan, Massachu-
1setts, District of Columbia, Idaho,
West Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, Wiscon-
l sin, Virginia, Minnesota, Pennsyl-
vania. Kentucky and Indiana.
Wednesday Gen. hoy Crone, o.
Washington, was made president Of The
Good Roads Congress, at Orlando, ia
5. Y. Pickens, Of North Carolina, j:
one of committee to arrange for
meeting of the Congress next year.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10

The three electric locomotives CT th'
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tunne
] line at Baltimore, Md, will soon bt
used to handle the passenger trains a
we'll as the freight trains. The over
head conductors are being extended
sthree-quarters Of mile northward tic
the new Mount Royal station) and l,3oo
feet southwark, to obviate the pecss-
sity of using steam pusher engines on
the tunne! approaches. The electric
! engines are giving good satisfaction
and the maximum trainload hauled SC
j far has been train of forty-one loaded
& freight cars with two locomotives moi
= working. ....ssssz<ls
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
Nothing Succeeds Llk' Success.
JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING

CREATES many new business;
ENLARaEs many an old business;
PRESERVES many large business;
REvIvEs many a dull business;
REscUEs many lost business;
SAVES many falling business;
SECURES success in any business.
To advertise judiciously," use the
columns of THE RoBEsoNIAN. It is pub
lished in one of the live and growing
towns of North Carolina and circulates
extensively among an intelligent and
prosperous people, whose trade is well
worth seeking and having.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
VIII Hold Their Jobs.

The General Assembly of -seo:si.
met in Atlanta Wednesday to consi,;e
the report of the specia. committee a,,
pointed at the recent session to in-cstl
gate charges against Judge J. L
Sweat, of the brunswick circuit, ant
Judge Seaborn Reese. Judge Fees.
was charged with drunkenness and III,
|committee, in the interim between ses
|sions, submitted report vindicatin:
|both. The report was adopted.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
Death of an Editor.

At Lumberton, n. c., w W. Nc
Diarmid, for the past twenty-three1
years editor and proprietor of the Robe
|sonian, one of the most influential pa
pers in North Carolina, died at his
home after short illness of pneumonia.
few weeks ago Mr.. McDiarmid saw
about S8, 600 of his property go up in
moke. Not single thing was saved
rom his Office. But he had bought new
resses and would soon have had his
.ffice fitted up. He no doubt over
,orked himself, contracted pneumonia.
! lad after the brief illness OF four days
40 more. He leaves wife and one
ION,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
Georgia Appropriates 1900,

A resolution was passed at the ses-
sion of the Georgia Legislature author
izing the expenditure of $1,000 from
moneys appropriated to the Agricul-
tural Department for an exhibit at tho
Tennessee Exposition. One-fourth of
this sum is for a women's exhibit
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
No Sunday Baseball.

The House of Representative eff Mis-
souri,, by vote of n to 42, passed bill
prohibiting the playing of baseball o.
Sunday in that State A motion to re
consider was made, but before actor
was reached the House adjourned.
strong effort will be made to defeat IL
bill if it reaches the Senate.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
The Cadets VIII Not Attend.

The naval cadets at Annapolis and til
military cadets at West Point will nt
sahe part in the inaugural OF Preside.
Mckinley. Congress refused to ap;,r,
pirate the small sum asked to pay IL
aynenSaS
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
THE R0BES0NIAN

Published every Wednesday In Lumberton,
N. c., by W. w. McDIARMIID, at $500 a
year and S1.00 tor six months, and Is read
every week by nearly every intelligent citizen
OF Rpbeson Co.; has n general circulation In
all the surrounding counties, including Flor
ence, Marion, Marlboro and Darlington
In South Carolina. Tho paper is now in the
twenty-cighth year OF a prosperous and Wig
orous existence, and is so firmly established
In the hearts Of its patrons, as we'll as
pecuaiary enterpris', that business men can
estimate as to its value to them. As local
newspaper II has no superior anywhere. hay-
Inv local rrI orter in every community and
tr Fav'ttt Vile. Mnxton and other towns.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
WILMINGTON & WELDON Ry
AND BRANCHES, AND


AND BRANCHES, AND
FLOR ENCE HAILROAD.s
AAtHaHAHAH
CONDENSED SCHEDULE, JAN. ls. 1897.
HatHHHt&sH
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Leave Weldon 11.5O a. ra., 944 p. NJ; ar
rive Rocky Mount IL. SO a m. 10. IS p m.
Leave Tarboro 12.12am.
Leave Rocky Mount 1852 m. 1o.S5 p m, /
5.45 IN, 12.45 pm.
Leave Wilson 2.05 m, Ills m, $40 a
N, 212 pm.
Leave Selma 2.50 a m.
Leave Fayetteville AIS q m. 1.10 p m; ar
rive Florence 6.55 IN, 3.15 p. m.
Leave Goldsboro 703 a N, 3. 10 m.
Leave Magnolia 8.06 m, 4 l6 m; arrive
Wilmington $50 Il m, 5.45 p m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Florence 8.45 a IN, Is pm.
Leave Fayetteville IL 20 m, 11.20 m.
Leave Selma 90; arrive Wilson l AZ m,
l2.l5 pm.
Leave Wilmington 7.15 p m, 9.35 m.
Leave Magnolia 8. 55 m, 1853 m.
Leave Goldsboro 10. 10 m, 1901 m.
Leave Wilson 1.42 IN, 1215 m, 11.2o p
m, 12.48 p m; arrive Rocky Mount 2.27 m,
1888 m, 11.55 m, l2O p IN.
Leave Tarboro, I2.I2 p m.
Leave Rocky Mount, .38 p m, 1888 p m.
Arrive Weldon, $50 p N, "A m.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch Road
leaves Weldon 4. 10 p m, Halifax AS p m, ar
rives Scotland Neck at $40 p m, Greenville
8.b7 D m, Klnston 7.55 m. Returning leaves
Kinston 7.20 a m, Greenville 8.22 N, arr1v-
ing Halifax at 1i.00 a m, Weldon 1l.2O a m,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave Wash
ington 500 n m, and 2 90 p M, arrive Par
mele $50 n m, and $40 p M, returning
leave Parmele so m. and 30 p m, aIriy'
Washington IL 25 m, and 20 p M, dali!
except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. O., daily, at 6.S
m, arrives Plymouth TAO p NJ Returning
leaves Plymouth 7.30 a m, arrives TarDor
$50 am.
Train on Midland, N. O., Branch. leave
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, ~
arriving Smithheld $50 am. Returnin
leaves Smithiield 9.00a m, arrives Goldsbor
10 20 I'm.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rock
Mount at a 30 p m, arrives Nashville 3 10
IN, Spring Hope 30 p m. Returning, leave
Spring Hope 90 a m, Nashville 35 q m, o.
riye at Rocky Mount at 8 o5 m, daily, 81
cept Sunday.
for linton daily. except Sunday, lilo.
and 40 M Returning leaves Clinton
700 a m and 90 p m.
Train No. 79 makes close connection
Weldon for all points north daily, all rail v
Richmond. Also at Rocky Mount with No
folk and Carolina railroad for Norfolk al
oil points North via Norfolk.
II. NJ. EMERSON,
-. General Passenger Agent.
J. II. KENLY,
TN. EMERSON, General Manager.
Trafle Manager,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

Having qualified as Administrator
OF the estate of Amanda Paul, on the
4th day OF January, 1897, notice is
hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
them, duly authenticated, to the un-
dersigned for payment and settlement
on or before the 4th day of January,
1893, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. AL persons IL
debted to the estate are requested to
make immediate payment. This 4th
day Of January, 1897.
A. l.. BULLOCK.
Administrator.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-10

On motion Of Mr.. Smathers, the whole
matter was referred to the committee on
corporations.
Bills passed: To amend the Code re-
at1ng to chattel mortgages by provid-
ing for sale after 10 days nonce. This
|oInly applies to perishable goods and
live stock. !; to allow an agent to make
sale OF land under mortgage but not to
make deed; to allow disabled Con-
ederates on the pension list to own
and or anything in value of $500; to
!'rohlblt timber and other Instructions
IN Yadkin river; to incorporate the Levy
Sank of Rutherfordton.
The bill to prohibit the sale of spir-
-tuous liquors within 200 feet of anv
church in the State was tabled.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

@ONsEKVATISM is the dominant characteristic of the
Presidents message Il contains nothing of nature TO
disturb the business interests of the country and much to
the already weIadvanced movement
toward prosperity. There will be, of differences OF
opinion concerning recommendations made in regard to
the main the me and OF them are justly SUBJ
jet criticism from the most loyal Republicans but in
the ain message will be read with qualification and
approval.
The President by cOngatuatng the country upon the
disappearance politics o. sectonam and the part
that grew of sectional antagonsm He then enters
consideration OF the pressing issues OF the time
and reform first the acts be expected OF
this Congress- constituting the salient and
feature of his concerning strictly
domestic policies.
The Cuban question is eaboratey reviewed the
that, while the administration does not
deem it ad this time recognize either the nde-
beligerency of Cuba will carefully guard
the rights of American endangered by the war ana
efforts bout speedy restoration OF peace
that Will be just honorable to both Spain and
Cuba As oreseen President recommends the annex
Hawaii but charges provide for in
such abrupt assimilation OF elements
perhaps hardly yet fitted to share in the highest franchises
of citizenship
Recognition given importance of early COM
pIeon of the Nicaragua canal but regard
to it deferred until the commission appointed to make
surveys pans estimates shall orted. The work
of the commission appointed 10 ne otate an inter
national conference the silver question Is commended ana
the President hope that their abors
international that will bring about
recognition both gold and silver such terms
and with safeguards will the oil both metals
basis which shall work injustice any class OF
citiz ms"
Rapidly with sufficient fulness to make his
mendations and COMPREHENSIVE the President deals
with the issues involved the organization OF Alaska recp
rocy, the upbuding merchant MARINE protection
fisheries of the and coast defenses
the Paris exposition debts of the Pacific railroads. the
controversy Republic of Central America
the appointment of Minister Merry the conditions of Indian
Territory the i'm prov of the civil service
Comparatively few Of the recommendations OF the Presi
dent involve issues OF party politics Nearly all of them
matters to whose consideration the people will with
partial minds 1t is that CALL will discuss
them DETAIL each it arises until they finally settled
For the is sufficient the President has added
record OF Presidential papers strong and
document and those who disagree with his
tions will find in its and its vgor unmistakable
evidences OF his genuine craftsmanship and thorough Amer
|
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
PERSONAL.

William Frazier OF Portland, Or, is at the
Grand.
Mrs. J. P Jones and child are at the Palace
from Nevada.
H. Block, a prominent merchant OF Los
Gatos, is in town.
a. K. Dlnnelly and DR.. George A. Huntley
are registered at the Occidental from China.
Professor David Starr Jordan came up from
Palo Alto last night and registered at the Oc-
cidental.
J. L. Lagomarsino, mother aud sister OF
Merced, are among the guests at the Cosmo-
politan Hotel
Judge E. Spencer, leading politician of
Susanvi le, Lassen County, registered at the
Russ House last night.
{. Newcomb of jamestown, Tuolumne
County, accompanied by his parents, is stay
ing at tho Cosmopolitan.
Frederick Cox, one of the largest Cattle
raisers OF Gallo rnis, is down from Sacra-
mento. He is at the Grand Hotel.
Mrs. Ed Barron of Mayfield is at the Palace
Ii. 7. Goodman. wife and children are down
from Napa, and are staying at the Palace
Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07
McKENNA'S ENEMIES RETREAT.

IT i ap aren't attack on Judge
McKenna AMI lis promoters Publicity
in such brings test, publicity
secured wide aenOntO the nsufcency of the charge
ended the movement
1t may calmly in an admoni-
tory spirit In the attack was an inspiration opposed to
genuine bottom the objections to Judge
McKenna based upon his seoLtu-e that
childhood this he has bravey
upon himself for his Advancement in life.
Without a wealthy powerful patron, no inherited
material resources Bleak in life as any Ameri-
can boy ever made beginning taken
step backward member of his
perty allied of its found
trading with of its bosses For
public depended solely upon presentation the
principles his party and his people
into dopon. When against those pn-
cpes manifestations his
campaign education with which
did fail bring victory him party
lection made that he had been in politics Pray
in politics prior to their elevation the bench
Taney Chase Levi Woodbury., David Davis NJ Harlan
Lamar. Howell Jackson. E D. White PecKham? is not
that has been in politics, his bearing therein.
is popularity OF American politics that calls
and great lawyers TOO This the England
every Parliament part constitution and
where there o written fundamen law.
have the system of constitutions Federal
and State and issues and legislative
conformity 10 those
written This construction
and Interpretation OF the constitu politics and lega-
tion and is necessary invitation lawyers politics
and bring training in the rules OF legal construction into
discussion of policies and laws.
Hence is that in politics lawyer has great
which 10 display the judicial mind Therefore
give highest evidence judicial active
participation politics. ALI recall Judge Nc
Kenna's will remember through
the working of mind udcay poised Those
him best know that he would have hesated
tagonize policy party it agrantly
capable just principles
construction.
1t is in training for the bench have been
that fashion politics. and that
Presidency have hesated take
in active politics for bench.