The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-29

officers | nIted States senators, Ton
gre-~mpn. etc: Heriot GARRISON CHAIR
NAM. T. J. Jarvis, J. $. Manning, c. b.
Watson T. ". Mason. Owing to the re-
yuson Of public sentiment since. and tho
fact that the Legislature will be over
whelmingly against the enactment OF
such a law. the work of the committee
will probably not amount to much. al
though q bill will doubtless be drafted rs
ordered.
Charlotte is to have another new cot
ton mill. to cost 5000. 900. which will
give that city and suburbs ii mills |
believe Z. \. Smith is president Of the
new company.
The final hearing before Master Shep-
herd in the railroad property assessment
case. set for today at Raleigh. is post
poned until next Friday, Both inst.
Cotton came up to ten cents again last
week and if it doesn't stay there or go
beyond it. don sell is still my advice to
growers. Every pound you have will
bring that or more, if you will not rush
it on the market for less.
The official count shows that the hi9 IL
est vote received by a Bryan elector in
this State was 1871. 1872, and the highest
vote cast for Mckinley elector was
lbs. OS1. Bryan's majority over Ne
kinlev is therefore 9,671, which is 400
more than his majority in 1896.
| The football game between the Univer-
Sity Of North Carolina and the George
town College. at Washington. ID. C., on
Thanksgiving Day is the source OF much
interest among the 'cranks. \ large
crowd of North Carolinians witnessed the
game at Norfolk Saturday between our
| boys and the University OF Virginia
| team.
The Gattis-kilgo trial now in progress
| at oxford will consume q week or more
| OF time vet. and it is attracting marked
| attention. Brilliant array OF counsel on
| each side Gattis sues for 800 600
damages for defamation of character,
| and two very rich men are parties de
| iendant with DR.. kilgo, viz, W. X. Odell
and b. n Duke
The Gold Hill Copper Go. property is to
| be sold at Salisbury on January 2Sth,
| 1901 at auction.
SenatOr-elect Simmons official major
ity over Gen. Carr with one county,
Cherokee miSsing) is 1854 Mr.. SIM
mons is again confined to his chamber by
! a rheumatic trouble and has been too
unWell to attend to business ever since
the day succeeding the election. While
his illness is painful, his friends do not
| anticipate any permanent serious re-
| suit
We have brand new Attorney Gen
eral this week Mr. Robert d. Douglass
Of Greensboro. who was appointed by
GOV. Russell a few days ago to succeed
Il. V. WalSer, resigned (now Supreme
Court Repnrter) arrived here last Satur
day and has been duly sworn into Office
He will have less than two months tt
serve before the Democratic Attorney
GeneraIelect. Hon. r. d. Gilmer take.
charge
Rev. George Stewart, of Tennessee
fOrlner evangellStlc 'partner OF San
Jones) who concluded Il ten-days' series
OF meetings here last Friday, proved t
be about the most attractive and sue
ceSsful 'revivalist who has done worI
in this part OF the moral vineyard il
many years. Hundreds Were turned
away at every meeting although tn
largest church building in the State wa
used (Edenton Street Methodist. with {
seating capacity OF 800 and 'standns
room for 800 mOre), and over 2,OOf
people listened to him nj ghtly. He is no
at all like Sam Jones. however, in hi
methods or language-nO abuse. no viii
fication. no slanY-and he is not Il re
formed drunkard or gambler. Been il
the ministry since he was 10 years old
\ purse OF 800 was presented to him
collections on the night OF the last meet
ing.
One OF the brainiest men III the State. ;
prominent lawyer who OF late has beer
classed with the anti-Bryan element 0
Democrats. said to me: "There'll not b.
any row over the swearing in of Sim
mons as Senator next March. None a
all. Prtchard will probably see tn
great mistake OF such procedure Gf h
hash t already without assistance. Blu
if any is needed President Mckinley viii
furnish it, and effectively. Mckinley "ha
hopes of building up respectable whit
Republican party in the South, especial.
in North Carolna he has his heart sc
upon it, | am told by an authority clos
to him. and he will not allow Mr.. Prit
chard to make a fool of himself and a
the same time spoil Mr.. Mckinley
plans, even il pritchard attempted to d.
so-and he won't. Mckinley never too
any stock in the fusion with Populism c
his party in this State. He has see
enough OF Butler personally and pOlit
callv to acquaint himself with that fe
lows true character fOr your incl
Mae. is a shrewd 'un) and any attemp
now to cling to that body OF death by
North Carolina Republican will ruin hi1
i'll Mckinley,s good graces There ism
one that i. hankerin' to be ruined. There
fore | say there'll not be any trouble
None at all.
Some OF the fellows who admit tina
the State primary dose we had was
q',antum snficH in that direction, are add
ing. ''as State affair." and then the
, claim that ''legalized' COUNTY primarie
would be all right. No. they wouldn' t
Not where the people don't want then
Where they desire them the county Dem
ocrats can order them land afterward
f discontinue them il desired) without an
interference from the Legislature. 1t
not necessary or advisable to ''legalize
, them anywhere, or to attempt to max
them permanent. Let's wash our hand
, Of the whole disgraceful contention
breeding. character-assassinatin bus
, ness, LLEW\AM.