The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-05
FIREARMS FOR
NORTH CAROLINA.
Many Rifles and Reyolvers Shipped
from Here.
LARGE ORDERS ARE SENT DAILY.
Richmond Hardware Men Have sold
400 Winchcstcrs aud 4 900 Revoiv-
crS in "A Few Days-Iiumor lhat
Dynamite j. Wanted by some

Richmond hardware merchants nave
been rcaplng benefits iIom 'ac INeo
troubles in North tdfo""a ""''"o ~
past ten days Winchester 'epc@0"b
s4aes and ttlrtv.two and thirty-oignt cal
i,r. ,c,of,rrs have been in great de-
,,ora t, .hc ola North state. Hundreds
~ an. arc arms with large quantities
If o,wunltion have been shipped 10
Wilmington Ncwbernc, wilson ana other
to,yns in mat section or the state ana
from the number OF ORDERS ieCeiNvu hcio
o. Uearsne Of various kinds there is
tverv indication that unless the citizens
- t6e section Of country referred 10 are
So cautious and conservative. there j.
,.,ir,- DO be no small amount Of rlOting
{,ofueen the whites and the blacks.
rn sddit on to- the large number Of Win
shoster repeating rifles and revolvers pur-
chased here quite number OF double
a,arrol brcach-loading shot guns have
aeen bought. and large quantities ~ am
snunition for them. a large proportion
of The cartridges for the shot guns were
loaded with either buck-shot or some
aarso size pellets.
REPEATING RIFLES.
Mcssrs Harris Flippcn * Company
Uurine the past few days are reported 10
1avo sold about 200 Winchester repeating
sdcs ar1 stil more smaller arms To- North
carolina people. while a hundred rounds
Tor more of ammunition for each were or
kdered TO accompany IA weapons.
T. W. l7gnors Sons h-ve sold many
revolvars and rifles 60 residents OF EAST
ern North Carolina OF late Moiy Norm
Carolinians have bought weapons from
this concern as Individual purchases
while orders in larger quantities nave
been received Many letters have been
North state inQuirng for PRICES on hre-
arms and ammunition. and the irm Is
yxnccfinn FIN the next day or two TO ship
AN order of about City rifles 1" pAru,~
residing I'm the section where trouble IS
SHOT GUNS TOO.
A. r.. Clarke & Son. the well known
hardware lm. has received orders re-
gently for two cases of double-barrel
q,roach Loading shot guns and large guam
tlties OF smaller arms such as reVoNefs'
together with biz supplies OF amm0ni-
slOn. Tho firm has also received many
injuries and provisional orders for weap-
ons Of various kinds.
The Richmond Hardware Company mas
had "a number of orders for reviewers ana
other arms in North Carolina. This firm
does not travel that section of the coun-
try. Tlcy have received many letters
of inquiry as to the price Of certain fire.
ARMS desired by people in North Carolina,
but the firm did not carry .n stock 10 any
great extent the grade of reviewers re-
quested.
BIG ORDERS FILLED.
The Watidns-cottren Hardware Com
pany which does ana extensive business IN
Narth Carolina has been almost ovefrun
with orders for Winchester rep aatiag
yifee anc rcvolNcrs during the past few
DAYS. In that time this firm has shipped
on orders more than $50 Winchester
rifles and more than 500 rev0lvcrs. The
Grm also received orders iOr over gJ0
more rev0lvers. but did not have them
Boo stock at the time the exact type OF
weapon desired. I'VE could have sold
hundreds OF more reviewers had we only
lad them I'm stock at the time the style
wanted" said one of the firm THE Or
de~s were mostly for the thirty-tWo or
thirty-eieht caNbre single action revolver
Of grade that is not the best We sold
out an of that style We had. and received
% flood OF orders for more We nave
shipped immense quantities OF ammuhi-
ZION with the fire arms. orders are pour
ing in on us daily. and we are shipping
to-day and tomorrow rifles and rcvoiVers.
From the orders sent out by us IN q rev
DAYS ! should imagine the people down
I'm that section expect 20 have a rather
lively time of 30 between now and cleo
tion night Most OF our orders went 10
Wilson. Wilmington and vicinity.
CAR LOAD or ARMS
10 Is understood that large orders have |
been placed iu Norfolk Washington and |
baltimore for shipments OF rifles. .evolv- |
ers and ammunition OF various kinds TO |
eastern and central North Carolina.
10 is said that whole carload OF ire |
arms and ammunition passed through !
Jichmond recently billed for eastern Car
oiina.
Tv a liberal estimate mado up from the |
statements of the hardware PEOPLE In |
Richmond 81 may safely be stated that !
GurIug hc past lcw days there have been |
shipped from this city TO eastern and !
central North Carolina 400 Winchester |
Rifles 1000 revovers nd 200 shot guns. |
besides meny other fro arms Of various |
kinds. and something ike 5000 car
tridges.
WANT DYNAMITE.
A great deal Of smokolcss powder and |
81 considerable amount OF dynamite is |
gls0 said go have been ordered for North |
Carolina delivery. Efforts were made |
10 verify this report. but the gentleman |
who intmated that such ofcers had been
placed declined TO say who gave him the |
Information.
One large order was received from a |
MfN-hIhNN INNlINal fINu IN NlluluStoN |
The purchases are being made in a cool |
and business like manner and most Of |
the North Carolina men who have bought |
guns in person expressed the opinion that |
there would De q race war IN Eastern |
Carolina before sunset next Tuesday
WHITE MEN THE BUYERS.
Nearly an the orders have been placed |
by white men. Indeed. hardly any he.
rroes have purchased weapons here IT |
is well known fact that efforts were |
made on ,he part OF negroes from eastern |
North Carolina to buy rifles and shot |
guns I'm Norfolk recently. but as soon |
as thc gun merchants learned where the
negroes were from and suspected what /
they wanted the arms Tor they refused
20 sell 10 them. II rs understood that a |
well known merchant OF Richmond re. |
fused to mn an order for a number Of |
guns 20 negro who was believed 20
have been sent by "a negro political or
ganization I'm the Ola North State.