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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
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FLASHLESS GUNS.
The Latest Artillery Improvement IL
Far Ahead of Sm0ke eIess
Powder.

1t is reported that the new French
rapid fire gun invented by Col. Hum
bert gives no fash or sign of fire. If
this be true, the French have made an
advance in artillery second only in i'm
portance TO that which marked the in
PRODUCTION by them of smokeess DOW
der says the Scientific American. In
the operations around Santiago the
only means by which our men could
locate the position of the enemy was by
the flash. II this should be removed
the art of war, especially on land. will
become more difficult than ever. for
masked battery Of smokeless powder
and. fiashless. guns would be positively
undiscoverable. The only description
of the gun that has come to hand is
rather obscure; but il would seem that
an attempt is made to cool the larger
portion of the gases below their fash
point before they are allowed to reach
the open air The rate of fire has
reached maximum of 20 shots per.
minute. To accommodate the in
creased expenditure of ammunition II
IS proposed to reduce a single battery
from five to four guns and increase the
numb of ammunition wagons.
Increase I'm sheep.
The number of sheep in the country
has increased over 100000 in two
years. Between January l, 1893, and
the same date in 1897 the number of
sheep declined from 47.273 ,553 to 36.s1s,-
643, and their value receded in the same
period from 1925, 9o9 .264 to S67, ,020, ,o4e
q loss of SIS, ,s7s, 1922.
People's voice., 1899-09-14
Important Removal.

Several months ago it was announced
that the Smith Implement Co. had
bought the Clark & Brown carriage fac
tory building on West Lincoln avenue.
Since then little has been said to the pub
lie on the question; but the Smith people
have beer busy remoGeling and improv-
ing this property, especially fitting it up
as an implement house. These improve
ments are now completed and on next
Wednesday, September 10Th, they will
move into their new location, where they
will be pleased to welcome both old and
new customers. They are prepared to
show them not only the most cOmniodi-
Gus and best arranged implement sales
rooms in this part of the state but all un-
usually large and especially selected
stock of the best implements on the
market. They also have a special de-
partment set aside for the storage and
display of an elegant line of carriages
and buggies. Their new location is the
two-story stone building, Just one block
west of the old Curtis stand.
People's voice., 1899-09-14

rebates to some nline-owners, and plenty
I of cars; to others high rates and few cars.
The latter are ruined and have to sell;
the railroad managers buy. Then they
begin to refuse cars to the mines they
first favored, until they have to sell, and
the managers have got all the mines;
then they add to the price OF coal all the
people will stand. While doing all this,
the managers have time to invest in real
estate in some localities along the route
They put the company car shops there,
and make rates that give those localities
advantages over others, advertise them
tremendously, and get up boom-then
sell out at the top and proceed to play
the same game in some other place.
They swear to the assessor that the
road is worth but 81 600 a mile, when it
is capitalized at $45, 900 or more for the
people to pay dividends upon. Neither
do they neglect to render false accounts,
steal inventions, ruin opponents with ex-
peusive litigation, seesaw and manipulate
stock as they do real estate, selling sell
ing high, withdrawing dividends or other
wise depreciating stock to buy it low,
when again they will lift its value to high
figures.
Neither do they neglect the watering
Of stock; railway stock seems to be a
species of live stock-it requires water.
Commodore Vanderbilt led off with an
S4-per cent injection into the New York
Central and Hvdson river, and the fluid
agreed with the railway constitution so
well that, later, persons who had held
forty millions of stock and bonds came
to hold one hundred and four millions
without additional expenditure; and the
example was followed all over the coun-
try. One group of twenty-eight railroads
showed $50 per cent added in four years,
not including the New York Central's
increase, nor the 100 per cent in East
Pennsylvania, nor the II per cent in
Fort Wayne, etc.
And when the matter is agitated, and
congress investigates the roads and finds
their capitalization half water and their
transactions honeycombed with iniquit-
GUS determinations agairst individuals,
classes and communities, and enacts cast
iron prohibition, and appoints commits
sioners to see them enforced, what is the
result? Does regulation regulate? Not
at all; show of compliance in some re-
Spects, new expense, a new source of
litigation-and underneath it all, the
railroad purposes accomplished Just the
same, though in more secret ways. Order
after order has been laid upon the roads
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
with no result but to enable them to
complain in subsequent reports that
these orders have been disregarded.
People's voice., 1899-09-14

That Messrs. Afford and McCray /
tend to return TO northern Arkansas
the latter part Of the present month
aud gather in some more property.
Primitive methods of travel In
northern Arkansas have passed away.
The great rush Of investors into that
country has made 1t necessary to dis.
card the old rattle.te-barg hack and
s-bStituta in its place the modern
Concord stage coach. When the vSi-
tor to that region leaves the railroad
at West Plains, Mo-, the nearest sta
tion to the zinc fields, ana thinks Of
the ty-6ye mile ride through the
Ozlrks to Ye.lville, heart failure
may threaten him, but look at the
magniacently equipped stage coaches
drawn by four -horses, with relays
every tea miles, and with the assur.
ance that he can make the trip in one
day, instead OF two as heretofore, the
journey becomes one Of pleasure and
comfort Tie c,a.cur Of the country
between West Plains and Yellville,
the very heart OF the Ozark noun.
tainS, is SO radically different from
the level prailies Of Kansas that thl,
trip would certainly be one Of extreme
interest,
People's voice., 1899-09-14
The Kansan In Arkansas.

The Kansan has subdued the desert
ana built upon its ruins an agricul.
ufll empire whose aggregate values
OF all crops in twenty years exceed
two and half billion Of dollars, or an
annual average Of more than one hun
dred nd twenty five million. In m my
OF the older states such record would
arp4ll its citizens, and with Que ac
claim they would join % the verdict:
ut is finished" But the Kansan's
work Of conquest is never finished.
The great prairies vanished and fields
smiling with plenty took their place.
Now he is looking for other oppor-
tunities, and has penetrated the
wilderness Of northern Arkansas,
where he has found a ripe field for
investment.
The Kansas man is conspicuous in
every great business enterprise. He
is by instinct and destiny a pioneer.
The daily papers are filled with glow.
ing accounts Of the zinc mines Of
Marion county, Arkansas, and the
story OF that marvelOusly rich miner
al region could not be written with
out embelllshing it with the pioneer
work of the Kansans who have, for
the past ten years, penetrated that
mighty wilderness. When the owners
OF the Eureka Springs railroad de-.
cided, more than year ago, to ex
tend tina: line east through the Ar
Kansas zinc fields, to tie White river,
a distance of l29 miles, they sought
the aid OF Kansan-y. S. Gleed-to
90 to the money centers OF the east
to raise money to build the line. MIR.
Gleod has completed his task, and
new the engineers are at work surVey =
ing the line, and The graders will
follow in hot pursuit. Within two
years region remote from railroads,
seventy five miles, and reputed TO be
People's voice., 1899-09-14
BScLUTEEY PURE
aoyAL e.slNo powotR CO., NEW yoRs

the richest zinc field in the United
States, will be supplying the markets
0f the world with this valuable miner.
al. But the KanSan isn't waiting to
ride into northern Arkansas in a Pull.
man palace car. He is there now
selecting "ground flor" positions,
and will be followed by hundreds Of
Others before snow flies who want to
invest some ofthis years surplus from
Kansas wheat, corn and cattle, in
lands containing one of the most
valuable minerals.
During the past three months many
KanSarS have visited the Arkansas
zinc fields. J. F. Afford and H. L..
Shirer OF Topeka, weut there two
years ago, and with party Of gentle
met from this state purchased land
adjoining the famous Morning Star
niue Recently Chief Justice Dosler,
d. o. McCray OF Topeka, and Others
made pilgrimage 10 Marion county.
All Of these gentlemen tell the same
story. The country is full OF land
hunters and prospec,orS. Zinc
field" as applied 10 Marion county,
they Soy, i not 1yerdrlwing the
term, Tor 1t seems to he one great
mine. LIpd can be purchased At from
$40 to $50 per acre That these gen
tlemen have faith In the future Of
that country is atteSted by the fact
People's voice., 1899-09-14

The cily'S $4,000 refunding bonds
were registering with the com ty clerk
This morning.
People's voice., 1899-09-14
Workmen | Ahead
WOOdmen and Knights of Pyth-
las Tied for Second Place

Up to Saturday night, 9th instant,
voting for the Beautiful flag at Buttrey's
shoe store stood as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
WILL AID GROWERS
TO HOLD COTTON
Plan Devised for Wake and
Adjoining Counties.
WILL SEND DELEGATES
TO STATE CONFERENCE HELD
HERE DURING FAIR.
TWO GOOD PLANS FOR ALL THE COUNTIES
Interest in the Convention Of Cotton Growers OF
the Increase. Letter Of Commissioner
Patterson to Leading Planters
Defining S Purpose.

Two steps have been taken i'll the in
terest of cotton growers in Wake and
adjoining counties that should commend
themselves to the peop.e of every. coun-
ty in the cotton belt of the State. The
steps are:
1. A plan to enable farmers to hold
their cotton for better prices and ohtain
advances on it while waiting.
2. A call for cotton growers con.
vention to send delegates to tie State
gathering of the same sort here during
the Fair.
The wisdom of the first is sufficiently
plain in view of the und enable fact
that the cotton crop thus year IS Tar
below the average, and The demand Tor
raw cotton is greater than ever before.
The purpose of the conference IT cotton
growers is largely to promore his hfst
object
The Peoples Mercantile and Storage
Company which proposes 10 store cotton,
insure it and advance money on IT While
the farmer is holding for rise III price
was Incorporated by the last I4ngisll-
ture. The company is capitalized al
$4,000, and has its headquarters III the
J. J. Thomas warehouse On illumination
street The company starts of with a
storage capacity of 1900 to 1000 bales
and room can be had for 10000 bales Of
more, if needed. Capt. j. j. Thomas
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
20 MILES OF RAILROAD
THE ABERDEEN AMI. R0CKFlSH RAILROAD
TO GO TWENTY MILES FURTHER.
The Road has no Bonds and no Mortgage. Mr..
Blue VIII Issue Bonds of $500 to
Build the Extension.

Mr.. John Blue, president of the Abed-
deem and Rock Fish railroad, was in
Raleigh yesterday. He is the owner of
twemty-six miles Of the best paying new
railroad in North Carolina. Lit has not
a cent of iilcumbrance upon it, not a
doilar of mortgage or of bonds. 1t goes
through fine country from Aberdeen
towards the Cape Fear, it's present East
ern TERMINUS being Raeford which is
growing into fine village and is destined
to be large town.
Mr.. Blue is now planning to extend
the road twenty miles further East, and
has arrange through the american Pro-
motimg and Trust Company, of Boston,
to issue $4,000 of bonds to assist III
the extension OF the road. The bonds
will he issued for $500 a mile of the
twenty miles of extension.
Asked about the Eastern terminus, Mr..
Blue said it had been determined to build
twenty miles hut the terminus had not
vet been settled The road goes through
fine farming and timber section and the
extension will traverse a specially fine
section rich in timber and fine agricul.
tur.ll lands. Convicts have been eui-
ployed and six miles of the new extern
sion has been built The work of grad
ing was temporarily suspended because
the State needed the coryicts to pick
cotton. They viii soon be at work again
grading the new road.
1t has been stated that the present
twenty-six miles of road HAS an income
Of something like $4,000 a year while
the operating expenses are about sd, GOO,
\ nf
Mr.. Blue is one Of the most progress
sive and public spirited men III North
Carolina. and stands I'M the first rank
of those Tar4heel men who have wrought
great things in developing their native
State. His success proves THAT North
Carolina brains and energy is capable
of the task of making the State go for
ward along all industrial lines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
TELEGRApHING TO MARS.

The idea that we may possibly be able
sometime TO communicate with the plan
ct Mars lis perfectly sound one. Those
who laugh at it purely emphasize Their
lack of knowledge of the march of prog
ress Years ago man with his family
could not cross a stream a hundred yards
wide. He could communicate with his
fellow men only so far as his voice wouhi
reach. Medical science knew no positive
cure for dyspepsia. But we have pro
crossed. Steam crosses the ocean, cleo
fricity communicates across the CONT
neift. and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
has proved a boon to humanity. 1t strikes
mt the spot cf almost all sickness
stomach, and cures indigestion, constipa-
tion biliousness and dyspepsia. A pr
yate Revenue Stamp Should cover the
neck of the bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
A Statement Of the Purposes of the Cot
ton Growers Convention.

"A J.
ton Growers Convention.
Commissioner of Agriculture s. Il.
Patterson, on yesterday sent out the fol-
lowing circular letter to leading planters
of the State urging that they cooperate
heartily in the movement to secure
large and representative gathering of
cotton growers here during Fair week:
Dear Sir: AS you have probably seen
in the papers, a meeting has been called.
of the cotton growers of the State to be
held in Raleigh on Wednesday of Fair
week, the time and place of meeting to
be announced in the city papers that
day.
The object of the convention is not to
pass resolutions to curtail the cotton
acreage as has been suggested in daily
paper which has been done in the past
and which do not curtail, but it is
rather for a conference upon various
questions effecting the common good.
/ quote from letter on the subject
written by large and successful plant
or. He says: I'VE have learned years
ago how to make cotton, but have never
learned how to mark5et it. We need or
ganization and system as to placing our
crops on the market of the world. Under
our present unorganized system OF
marketing the crops, the cotton brokers
know for a certainty that "a of the croI
must be thrown upon the market during
the months of September, October and
November; and they make their price to
suit. not the demand, but the supply
during these months"
He then discussed remedy which
would distribute the marketing of the
crop over at least months of the year
He promises to attend the meeting
and to bring a good delegation from his
county.
There are many matters Of common
interest to the cotton planters OF which
might properly come before the conven-
ton. l trust you will be present and
use your influence to promote large at
tendance on the meeting.
YOURS RESPECTFULLY,
S. l.. PATTERSON,
Commissioner.
Raleigh, n. c., Sept. %, 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
CUFFED BACK TO LIFE
RILEY THOMAS, OF RALEIGH, TOOK TOO
MUCH LAUDANUM.
His Life Probably Saved by This Heroic Treat
ment. Three Deaths Of Persons Over
Fifty Years of Age.

Durham, n. c., Sept. 25.-(Special.)-
Three deaths of persons over 30 years
of age occurred in Durham Sunday
Mrs. Eliza w. Pool passed away at
I o'clock Sunday morning at her home
on the corner Of Sea and Jackson
streets, OF d complication Of diseases.
She was 56 years Of age, and leaves six
children. The funeral services took
place this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
from the residence, conducted by Rev
s. s. Bost, rector of St Philips Epis-
.col,al church after which the remains
were laid to rest in the city cemerery
Mrs Sarah Il. Davis died at her
home on Nickers Avenue Sunday even
ing about $50 o'clock or rheumatism
Of file healt. She leaves six chil0ren,
three boys and three girls. The funeral
took place this afternoon at j O'Clock,
Rev. G.. J. Parker, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist church, conducting the
services, after which the remains We're
carried to Mount Moriah Baptist church
for burial She was GIL years ~ age.
Mrs. Lyon, wife of Cap Thos. Il,
Lyon, one of Durham's most prominent
citizens, died Sunday night about II
o'clock at her home pn MangtIm street
after a long illness OF consumption. A
husband, three children and ,her rela-
tives are left to mourn her death. The
funeral services We're conducted at 4
O'clock This afternoon by Rev. .lohn
n. Cole, pastor Of Trinity Methodist
church, of which church deceased was
consistent member. Mrs. Lyon YVES
50 years of age.
Riley Thomas, of Raleigh, il veteran
of the Spanish American war, came
near going the laudanum route 10 glory
Sunday evening ait East Durhane lle
took about half an ounce, but with ne
intention ofs committing suici.le. Some
parties who saw him in a drowsy con
dition caused by the drug jumped on
him and cuffed and knocked hIm al oct,
poured emetics down his throat and
did other Things that probably Prevent
ed him from dying.
Mr.. j. II. Daniel and Miss Ella Beck
We're married ON Sunday nj rat ut
O'clock ON Raney street, ~ Squire
D. G. Gunter. Mr.. Daniel Is witlower.
while the bride is Il siSrcr Of his first
wife. She is from Granville county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER &C.

soon the rapidly passing hours were
made bright with happy laughter and
many social pleasures The music
given by AIessis. Bernhardt, Boone and
Mangum on the mandolin and guitars
was especially pleasing. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Gray also rendered a number Of piano
solos and duets. The apartments were
beautifully decorated with palms and
ferns. After enjoying the social games
and music the young people repaired
to the dining room, where most delic-
ions refreshments were served. After
a pleasant evening the company un-
willingly dispersed, unanimously voting
that they had had fine time, and look
inc forward to the several receptions
to be given during the year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
FOOTBALL AT BINGHAM.
Reception to Faculty and Students by
Mrs. Bingham and Mrs. Gray.

Mebane, n. c., Sept. 25.-tSpe a.al.' :
The bright cool autumn weather con-
tinues 10 bring in new students and the
number enrolled is now larger by a
good deal than it was at this time last
season. Every one agrees that Bing-
ham has never had an ADLER faculty nor
a nicer set Of boys.
Interest in foot ball seems to b. thor
ouglhly aroused and every evening nnls
almost every boy in school on he ath.
letic field where the school eleven and
the scrubs daily contend for the mas
terry. Last session Bingham won two
thirds of the foot ball games played,
and ii is hoped this season TO Letter
last years record
Friday night Mrs. William Bingham,
assisted by Mrs. Gray, gave most en-
ioyable reception to the facui.y aud
students of the school. AT an eefly
hour a number of beautiful and al
tractiye young ladies' had assembled
with their escorts ut Midlawn, the hos
pitable home of Mrs. Bingham, and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
RECORDER CHEATHAM'S WIFE
DIES.

Washington, ID. c., Sept 25.--(Spe-
cial.) THE wife of II. T.. Cheatham,
Recorder of Deeds for the District or
Columbia, died here yesterday morn
ing at two O'Clock. The body was en-
balmed and will be sent TO Tarboro,
y. G., for burial The funeral viii take
place at Tarboro on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Cheathaim was an educated
Christian, a header among the colored
race in wahteyer looked to its uplift-
ing.
She WAS a daughter of Henry c..
Cherry, leading colored man of
fdgecombe county, who represented
the county in the Constitutional Con
yention of 1869 and was several times
a member of the Legislature. She was
educated at Scotia Seminary, Concord,
n C..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26
VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT ON
N. BIOUNT ST. FOR SALE.

By virtue of authority conferred by four GER
tain deeds, dated February 18th, 1888, registered
in the office of the Register of Deeds for Wake
county, N. g.. in Book l0l, at page 800: and
February 24th, 1898, registered In said office in
Book l2a, at page 3si; and December 30th, ls9S,
registered in said flee in Book l3e, at page 1913,
and December seth, 1885,, regiitered in said office
in Book 1,e, at page 1886, respectively, we will
on Wednesday, Oct ober 18th, 1899, sell at public
cutlery to the highest bidder for cash q certain
house and lot situated ON the east side of North
Blount, between Peace and Polk streets, IN the
ctg of Raleigh, N. O., said lot being part OF
lot No. $50 in the plan (Shaffcr's map) OF said
city, and adjoining the lots OF II. Il. Gray and
VIM. Russ, and bounded by line as follows:
Beginning at point on the east side of said
orth Blount street, said point being 90 feet
south from the southeast corner of the intersec-
ton of Blount and Peace streets i'll said city,
runs thence east 210 feet, thence south 60 feet,
thence west feet to Blount street, thence
north along Blount street 65 feet to the begin-
ming. Time of sale IL o'clock m Place of sale
county court house door, Raleigh, N. Q. This
september 18th, 1899.
r. r. Gray and G. II. Belvin, trustees OF K. M.
Harrison under the will of b, S. Harrison, de-
ceased, mortgages, and executors am trustee
of E. Nj Harrison under the will of b. s. Harri-
son, deceased, mortgage e.
JAS. \. WILLIAMSON,
ASS gnee of Mortgage,
WILLIAM III. WILLIAMSON, Trustee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-26

could be secured in Raleigh whereby the
farmers might store and hold his cotton
and secure needed advances on same, etc.
Our Investigations, consultations with
others, and counsels in unity of the
committee have thoroughly convinced
us that convention of the cotton plant
ers Of this territory should be held at
once to consider matters pertaining TO
their welfare, and we do earnestly recon-
mend the holding of such a conference
of cotton planters Of Wake and adjoin-
ing counties in Raleigh on Wednesday.
October the 18th, 1899, at IL o'clock to
consult and elect delegates to the State
Cotton Growers Convention to be held
in Raleigh during the week of the State
Fair Trusting this may be deemed
call enough, and assuring our cotton
planters that we have convincing evil
dence that this is the proper thing for
us to do, we are,
Respectfully,
w. III. WORTH.
w. B. UPCHURCH,
E. NJ. M'CULLERS,
Committee.
Raleigh, Sept. %, 1899.