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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
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London, April 10.-The Daily Ch-or1-
icle's Athens CorrSs pordlnt to2cgras,n-
ing at midnight says: The following
IS all that is known here or the frontier
affair near I--lcia and Gruyena. The
commander Of the frontier pest at
TE1ufiani teleCrdphei TO the COM
r'cndcr Of the eighth battalion at
EVzones, near IrikEala, that the Turks.
after band Of insurgents had crossed
the frontier. attacked three Greek posi-
tons, nGmSiy-those ct Fonika, FRI
lant2a and the tomb OF Bimbashi. The
communicated that fighting vas still
in progress. IS he asked for only one
company of reinforccments. he evident
y did not consider the AFFAIR a grave
one,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
New Ocean Line for Canada,

London, April 1o.-In the house Of
commons yesterday the secretary o!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
To>1d G.c at Last.

Thompson-I had great surprise last
evening.
Ddrruw-Eow was that?
Thompson-My wife introduced ne
TO Il fellow who never was one Of her
old beaus cleveland Leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Turks in Good Fighting shape.

The correspondent of the Associated
Press was enabled yesterday morning
Ia make a Close Investigation CT the
Turkish line Of Ger5nse. 1t revealed tina
everything is in excellent shape. The
transport service is excellent Four
thousand pack horses 2rc employed and
enormous mass Of war stores, pom
icons. cannon, tents. medicines, amrlu-
milton. and IL fact everything needed
fcr a large army has been gathered
here.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
Live Notes of State News.

Ex-Minister Ransom is in Rich
mond and says he proposes now to
retire from active participation in
politics.
supt. M. c. S. Noble, of the
Wilmington graded school, may sue
ceed President Holiday, of the A.
and NJ. College.
The Biblical Recorder attacks the
faculty of the A. and M. College for
card playing.
R. L. Pitchfo1d, of Oxford, has
assigned.
The Richmond Dispatch CORES
pondent says all indications point to
Purnells appointment as Federal
Judge.
DR.. Abner Alexander, of Tyrrell,
has been elected superintendent of
the Goldsboro asylum.
Ex- Postmaster General William
L. Wilson will deliver the annual
address at Chapel Hill June lst.
j. NJ Mewborne has been elected
commissioner of agriculture; J L..
Ramsey, secretary; James II. Young
(col); J. L Kelly, of Vance, fertili-
ger inspectors.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
Live Items of State News.

The Atlanta Constitution informs
us that North Carolina claims a
moonshiner who is only fifteen years
old, but runs the business success
fully.
"This years cotton acreage will
be extremely large in this section, y
says the Raleigh Press.
1t is said the Mulfreesboro rail
road will apply for permission to
take up its track, which is six miles
in length. 1t is operated by the
Seaboard Air Line.
Evangelist ". P. Fife is holding
great meeting in Gainesville, Geor-
gia," says the Fayetteville Observer.
The Raleigh News and Observer
says that Judge Walter Clark, asso'
ciate justice of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, is now writing a
history of this State. 1t will be a
school book; and will be published
by the University Publishing Com
pany. 1t will contain about 43O
pages, of which 100 pages have al
ready been printed. The book will
will probably be issued from the
press during the month of August.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
state Library
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
GOVERNMENT BUREAU TODAY 49,
SUES.ITS WARNING.

DIssensions Among the Democratic
7embers of Ways and rIeans Com.
mittee-Vote on Tariff Bill March
March 3Ist-Butier's Postal Tele.
graph Bill.
By Telegraph to The News
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The
weather bureau issues the following
bulletin today: The heavy rainfall
during the past forty eight hours in
the central valleys will cause a con-
tinued rise in the Cumberland, Ten.
nessee, lower Ohio, and Mississippi
rivers, and intensity the threatened
food.
The conditions previously an
nounced make probable floods in the
lower Mississippi valley during the
next ten days or two weeks, in many
places equal to and exceeding those
of any previous year.
There has already been great loss
of property and life along the Mis-
sissippi, and the continued rains
will mean widespread devastation.
MAY BE TWO REPORTS.
Dissensions have arise among the
Democratic members Of the Ways
and Means committee, which may
result in the presentation of two
minority reports on the Dlngley tar
if bill.
SENATOR BUTLER'S BILL
Senator Butler today intr oduced a
bill providing for a postal telegraph
system, to be operated by the gov
ernment in connection Eiatb the
postoffice department.
TO VOTE MARCH 31sT,
A resolution making the Dingley
tariff bill a special order for March
31st, was reported to the House this
morning. 1t will pass the House
after debate.
DISCUSSING THE TREATY.
The Seuate has gone into execu-
tive session to consider the arbitra-
ton treaty, which has been reported
from the committee on foreign rela
tions.
The Senate today adopted a reso-
luton calling upon the Attorney
General for the record of the pro-
ceedings of the Union Pacific rail
road.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
THE GREENVILLE TERMINAL.
Work Begins on the Southern's New
Trac ks and Buildings There.
By Telegraph to The News.

THE News has frequently made
mention of the fact that the termi-
nal that has for a number of years
been at Central, S. G. was to be re-
moved to Greenville. The Green
vile News of today has the follow
ing regarding the proposed changes:
Evidence of the early removal of
the Southern railways central ter
minal to GreenvilIe was afforded in
the presence yesterday of j. L. and D.
II. Pitts, who was here representing
Lane Bros & Company, the big Vir-
ginia railroad contractors, for the
purpose of locking over the grounds
in order to make bids at once for
the first installment of work prepara-
tory to the removal.
They were at the Air Line depot
several hours in the morning looking
over the track and taking measure
ments with frequent reference to tt G
large sheets Of blue prints on which
the first work was outlined
The main feature of the work as
indicated on these prints, which
Messrs. Pitts showed a reporter, is
the laying of five additional sets of
tracks, whose average length will be
something over 1900 feet, and the
construction of large round house
of forty engines capacity. These
tracks will all be run on the west
side of the present one and will ex-
tend about equally above and below
the ticket office. The round house
will be about $50 feet in circumfer-
ence and will be situated just beyond
the present tank, west of the ticket
office The sand houses Of course
will be placed conveniently.
For the present, it seems, no work
will be done east of the depot, nor dc
these prints call for any change in
the present Reedy river bridge.
Messrs. Pitts say all bids for the
work will be in by Thursday of this
week and they will likely begin work
April 1st if their company get the
contract.
"The practice among the railroads
now," said one of the contractors, in
answer to a question, sis to increase
the distance between their terminals
We are doing a good deal of this kind
of work for the Baltimore & Ohio
pov1'
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
TALK OF APPOINTMENTS,
Gordon Thinks the Postoffice Fight
Has Narrowed Down to the CoIored
Applicants.

Applicants.
The contest over the postoffice
arouses much interest. John S.
IIeary, the colored lawyer, thinks he
stands the best chance to get the
plum. j. W. Gordon, the other col
ored applicant, takes issue with him,
and insists that he will be honored
by the appointment.
Gordon is said to have remarked
Saturday that the contest had
narrowed down to himself and
Leary, and the white candidates
stood no show now.
DR.. E. Q. Houston, of Davidson,
was here Saturday, but had nothing
to say regarding his candidacy for the
mint He said he did not expect to
go to Washington soon. W. S. Clan
ton, who is a candidate for the assay
ership, is now in Washington, and
thinks he has a good chance for the
position.
The appointment of the Judge for
the Eastern Federal district, and of
the marshal for this district, were
expected yesterday, but President
Mckinley disappointed the anxious
politicians. 1t is claimed that Bal
ley is slated for marshal, and that
the contest for the judgeship has
narrowed down to T. R. Pulnell, of
Raleigh, and Col Charles Price, of
Salisbury
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
VISIT OF THE EDITORS.
A Plan to Make it Productive of
Practical Results.

The visit of the New Jersey edi.
tors to Charlotte next Wednesday
shows unmistakably that the North
is to enter upon Southern develop
ment, with the coming of better
times, with promptness and energy.
The policy to be adopted by the
promoters of the excursion, T. J.
Anderson of the Seaboard Air Line
and Frank A. Haywood, editor of
the Southern Progress of Philadel
phia. is understood to be that of
sending agents into the towns repre-
sented by the editors, with the en-
dorsement Of these gentlemen, inn
mediately after their visit to this
section.
The Seaboard Air Line, as we'll
as the Southern Progress, spend very
little time in executive session or
windy perorations; in the work they
have laid out the chief gamers will
be our own people. We nave no
sympathy with the motive that we
can get along without outside enter.
prise or that We should allow others
to DO what We should do ourselves
and it would be a benefit to the com.
munity if one of Charlotte's ener-
getic real estate agents would visit
every town in New JERSEY, represent
ed here next week, within very few
days after the endorsement of the
Jersey newspaper men,. Let us take
no recess, let us not adjourn until
the population of Charlotte has
doub ubled.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
HORSELESS CARRIAGES
VIII Probably be Seen Here.-Mass
Meeting of Ladies' Tomorrow.

The subject of horseless carriages
is aeitating the public mind at pre-
sent 1t is altogether likely that
Char lotte will have Il practical dem
onstration of this new method Of
locomotion, as it is probable one of
the new motor carriages will be seen
at the exposition In Paris a few
weeks ago an exhibition was held en-
tirely devoted to the various styles
Of these vehicles.
One Of the most interesting fea-
lures of the art exhibit will be the
fine new bust of Robert E. Lee, by
Fred Moyniham, the noted young
Southern sculptor. This will be
seen here for the first time; it is his
latest work. 1t is suggested that
bronze duplicates might be sent here,
that people might purchase minia-
lures of the bust, which is life size.
A mass meeting of the women of
the city has been called for five
o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
Y. NJ, q. A. auditorium, Every
lady in the city is invited to attend,
thus giving all the women of Char
lotte an opportunity to identify
themselves with the woman's expo
sition. The meeting will discuss
plans for the furtherance of the ex-
position work.
The light refreshment committee,
Mesdames George Reutzler, Fl. Ba-
ruch, Geo. B. Hanna and Harvey
Bryan, met yesterday afternoon
As the News goes to press the
advisory board of the exposition is
in session, arranging the final details
of the exposition building.
The Bunker Hill historical society
is taking much interest in the expo
sition, and will make an exhibit.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
WARD MEETINGS.
SUPPORTERS OF SPRINGS AND
WEDDlNGT0N CAUCUS.
Mayor Weddington and rlr. Springs
Both Take Addresses to Their Sup.
porters.-The Meetings Last Night.

Mayor Weddington and rlr. Springs
Both Take Addresses to Their Sup
porters.-The Meetings Last Night.
There were a number of meetings
held in different wards of the CITY
Tuesdaysnight in the interest of the
two candidates for the mayoraltyi
About 200 or 800 of Mr.. We'd
dipgton's supporters gathered in the
mayors court room. Mr.. Wedding
ton was on hand and made the voters
nice little talk. He advised them
against disorderly conduct and said
he wished all his friends would ad-
here strictly to the law; do no vio-
lence, but to go about working in a
gentlemanly and conservative man
ner. The crowd was very enthusi-
astic.
In Ward three Mr.. Springs sup
porters gathered in the hall over
Fitzsimons' store and had big time
Capt. T. R. Robertson was made
chairman of the meeting and X E.
Waggamon secretary. Capt. Rob
ertson was obliged to retire and
l.. f. Osborne was called to the.
chair as permanent chairman.
The following resolution offered
by Capt. Watts was unanimously
carried:
"Resolved, That we, Democrats
of the third ward, in meeting assem-
bled, do heartily endorse the action
of the executive committee in their
late conciliatory rulings, giving a
vote in the primaries of April 5th
to all Democrats who will abide by
and support the nominee of said
primaries, as we believe such action
will do much to heal the hard feel
ing engendered in the last cam
paign."
Mr.. Springs was on hand and
made plain, practical talk. He
admitted that he was a member of
the 4 C's. and was glad that he did
belong to the corporation that had
done so much for Charlotte. The
meeting was extremely enthusias-
tic.
Another Springs meeting was held
last night at the over head bridge
on Caldwell street. About 100 were
present. Mr.. J. H. Mills presided.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
THE TARIFF BILL.
CONGRESS OPENED THE DEBATE
THIS MORNING.
Mckinley Names New Land Commits
sioner.-The immigration Bill Fa-
V0rabIy Reported. - Resolution
Adopted Calling for Papers in Ruize


sioner.-The immigration Bill Fa-
v1rabIy Reported. - Resolution
Adopted Calling for Papers in Ruize
Case.
By Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
house today began the debate on the
new tariff bill, with the understand
in that vote will be reached on the
31st of March.
The debate will be understood as
only formality, inasmuch as the
opposition, both of Republicans and
Democrats, will amount to nothing.
The bill will be passed by practic-
ally a party majority.
Congressman Dingley, chairman of
the ways and means committee of
the house, opened the debate in fa-
vor Of the bill.
Congressman Benton McMillin, of
Tennessee a Democratic leader, fol
lowed in opposition to the measure.
The debate will be continuous
until vote is taken on the measure.
Night sessions will be held from
this time on, beginning at eight
o'clock.
After the bill passes the house
that body will recess every three
days until the Senate passes the bill.
NOMINATED LAND COMMISSIONER
Bingor Hermann was today nomi-
mated Commissioner of the Govern
ment Land Office.
The senate committee today favor,
ably reported the immigration bill
passed by the last Congress, but
vetoed by the President
Senator Aliens resolution calling
upon the President and Secretary of
State to furnish the correspondence
with the Spanish government in the
Ruiz case, was adopted today. DIR.
Ruiz, it will be remembered, was
murdered in a Spanish jail in Cuba.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
THE PREMIUM OFFER STILL OPEN.

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new new subscribers to the TIMBs
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Remember none but cash subscri-
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The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
NO. Ii WRECKED.
ENGINs AND THREE CARS ON THEIR
SIDES.

Accident to Southern Train No. H..
Wrecking Train Gone 10 the Scene
Engineer, Fireman, Postal Clerk
and FIagman Hurt.
No. II, the Southern passenger
train which left here at 1890
Wednesday, was wrecked a half
mile south of Blacksburg, S. c.,
at two o'clock that afternoon.
Capt. Ryder and the wrecking
force left here on special wrecking
train at four o'clock this afternoon,
going to the scene of the wreck.
The engine, postal and baggage cars
are turned on the side, the second
class car partially turned, and the
first class car off the track.
Engineer Chatham sustained
slight bruises on the hand, foot and
head. r. B. Hulsey, white, fireman,
had his ankle and hands injured.
J. r Chapman, tiagman, had his
leg injured. R. E. Mansfield, pos
tai clerk, was injured in the left
arm and his chest was bruised.
The train was on time leaving
Grover, and no reason is yet assigned
for the accident.
G. F, Marshall was the conductor
Of the train.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Sheriff Smith has returned
from flying trip to Raleigh.
w. S. Alexander has bought q
160 acre farm, two and half miles
from the city.
The Western Union telegraph
Office is now located under the First
National bank.
&C. T. Brown, who is living ct
II. K. Reid's place in Shar on town
ship, is very i'll.
The Highland Park Mfg. Co.,
are adding 135 new looms, says the
Industrial News
Officer Black brought back
Reed, the escaped convict who was
caught in Salisbury.
The new show windows of F.
r. Durham's store, West Trade
street, are completed.
Following ticket is suggested for
Ward 4: W. G. Berryhill, J. 81.
Emery and W. j. Wiley.
-Tramps are numerous. Fifteen
were counted at the Ada mill cross.
ing in one hour yesterday.
Capt. E. W. Lyles has moved
his residence from North College
street to sol West Fourth
a he fremen may go to Char.
lottcs or the goth of May celebra-
tion," says the Concord Standard.
&C. W. Mccoy, who recently
moved from Charlotte to Long
Greek township, is critically i'll with
pneumonia.
Jordan & Co. are making ready
for the soda trade. They are today
having an elegant counter pat in
place for the coming season.
p. D. Walker left last night
for Raleigh. Today he will appear
before the Superior court in the
case of Morrison vs. Craven from
Cabarrus.
DIR. Wilder was called in con-
sultation Sunday with DR.. Will
Reid, of Pineyille, to see Mr.. Chas
Brown, who lives on DIR. Il. X.
Reid's place in Sharon. he il criti-
cally Ill.
Farmers coming into the city
over the roads that have not been
macadamized report the highways in
a terrible condition; Br. Watt kirk
patrick says between his home and
the city the mud is knee deep in
some places.
Prof. Gray, of the Hunters
vile high school, county superinten-
dent Of public instruction, was here
Saturday to examine applicants for
teachers certificates. He says the
high school now has about seventy
pupils. the enrolment for this
session having gone as high Is $50.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
Among Our Neighbors

Sam Jones will be in Rock Hill
May 23rd.
". F. Burbank, formerly editor
of the Winston Sentinel, now of Los
Angeles, California, has been on a
visit to his old home.
Counterfeit silver dollars are in
circulation in the neighboripg
towns.
Col A. X. Mcclure, editor of the
Philadelphia Times, will deliver the
literary address at the Salem Female
Commencement this year.
1t is understood that the contract
for II. E. Fries new Yadkin river
enterprise will be let about April the
1 or
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
TARIFF DEBATE STILL ON,
McMiElin Makes the Speech of the
Day. White. Minister to Germany.

MclMiElin Makes the Speech of the
Day. y.-White. Minister to Germany.
BY Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Rep-
resentative Fox, (Democrat), of
Mississippi, opened the third day of
the tariff debate with a fifteen min
utes speech against the general
theory of protection.
Representative Williams, of Mis-
sissippi, devoted his attention to ex
posing the alleged inconsistency of
the Republican argument, aud con-
tended that the existing era of de-
preston and low prices is due to the
appreciating value of money under a
gold standard.
At noon Representative Benton
McMillin, of Tennessee, began a
speech against the pending tariff
bill. He was attentively heard by a
large number of visitors in the gall
lery.
WHITE FOR GERMANY.
1t is reported today that Andrew
D. White, president of Cornell Uni
yersity, will be nominated Ambas
sador to Germany.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
THE BROOKLYN TEAM.
What the New York Journal Says of
the Trip South.

the Trip South.
The New York Journal says:
"Six members of the Brooklyn
baseball team left on the 4:42
Southern Limited, of the Pennsyl-
vania system yesterday afternoon,
bound for Charlotte, N. g., where
the team will practice and timber up
till April Is. Several of the play
ers who were late in arriving at the
Jersey City depot barely had time to
swing aboard the train.
"That part of the team which
left here consisted of Griffin, Pitch
er Korwan, Hannivan, the new
fielder, who was traded for Tom
DAILY with the Milwaukee club;
Anderson, Alex Smith, Jones and
Daub. Shoch joined the team when
it arrived at Philadelphia, and
George Smith got aboard at Balti-
more. Shindle will not start South
till tomorrow Fisher is now at
Charlotte, having arrived there sew
eral days ago. Paine left later in
the afternoon for Hot Springs, and
will not get to Charlotte for several
days. -.--.-.
''La Chance will remain at Water,
bury till March rs, when he hopes
to have his home, which he is build
ing, completed. Burrell is still at
home in East Weymouth, sick, but
improving. Kennedy and Grimm
haven't signed yet. Manager Bar
ME, hopeful and happy, and A.
Wechsler, who is going for health
and recreation, accompanied the
team.
''The deal is still on for O'Con-
nell, of Cleveland, and Doyle, of
Baltimore"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
The New 9. Marshal.

The United States Marshals Office
for this district is to be moved to
Greensboro. James NJ. Milliken, the
newly appointed marshal will take
charge at once.
Speaking of him, the Record says:
NATURALLY he is a much pleased in
dividual, but he deserves his good
luck. He is self made man, start
ing with nothing in the way of this
worlds goods, and making his own
way. It seems only few years ago
when he was hauling for the Snow
Lumber Company, of High Point, a
barefoot boy, receiving for his COM
rensation so cents a day.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, letter, Chapp-
Cd Hands, Chilblains, Corns and oil
SKIN SKI Eruptions and positively cures
Files or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tlon or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by Burwell
Dunn Wholesale and retail.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
Car Inspec; ors at Spencer.
1e Salisbury Sun says:

The Salisbury Sun says:
"The four Car inspectors who
have been working at Charlotte
came up this morning and will as
sist the overhaulers at Spencer.
There are now thirteen inspectors
and j. G. Manly, master car build
er, tells Us the work to be done there
will require ten or twelve more. No
overhauling will be done at Greens.
boro or Charlotte but all of that
work on the main line in this State
will be done at Spencer"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
JACKSON HANGED TO-DAY.
Confessed That WaIIing Had Nothing
to do With the Murder.
BY Telegraph to The News.

BY Telegraph to The News.
NLwPoRT, Ky March 20.-Scott
Juts . today made a statement
clearing Alonzo Waliing of all COM
plicity in the murder of Pearl Bryan.
A despatch to that effect was sent
the Governor to stay the execution OF
the death sentence today. The Gov
ernor respited Walling.
He told Sheriff Plummer to give
Jackson five minutes to make a
statement. Jackson refused to make
statement.
The procession to the scaffold
started at 1880 o'clock The drop
fell at 11:4O, and Jackson was pro-
nounced dead shortly afterward.