The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • Page 1

I 1 4 4 vol. hi. an. Charlotte n. Sunday Morning.

March Price Five Cents. fPirS CHBOMl'LB IS MAILED TO BCB8CR1-. A BEE AT TUB FOLLOWING KATE FOB Weri dertroT4 ad palm tree ttp- warships wrecked: TURNED DOWN THE BURIAL OF JOHN BRIGHT. THE DAILY 1 YBAR, 7.00; MovTna, i 63.60; 3 months, 91.73. ALL obmebb MUST BE AGCOMFAMEB BT THE CASH.

ADDEESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TV TBI CHBOXICLC, CHABLOTTB. Sunday, March 31, 1889. Weather IntieitiM The Bureau at Washington predict for North Carolina, fair, warmer winds. becoming southerly. total Weather Report.

CBABIXTTB.N.O,UetiJe,UM. 2s I 1 I- i 3 HA.M. tt 7 S.Weleu'. if.M.laow way fooaiclear. Uia the opinion of Admiral Harmony, whttie also familiar with the Semona Iidfmd, that the Englisli manf-wajr'i eec ape was due to the fact that she had ate am and was enabled to push out auaeww me nam Per of Tonaela lying In wo vwuui narpor was a source or dan- fw nm maivrauaiiy, lor if one an MEcrea Aer wncbors.

she would vnrr pr ibubly collide with and carry awav an edjher ekip, which might otherwise ua meia vecnjreir. xaeaeeniot tAe disaster created i i PROFOUND BBRBATIOK A tihe Navy DeDartment. and. ernrv I m3v. from thn ibiam fiiaofv ixpressed his Secretary Tracy could not see cause condemn any one.

The otfioera in eiommand of the Teasels were competent aim auu uau aouDtiess naoptea gut lproper precautions against disaster, ut uiese nomcanea, wnicn assumed cy ciouio proporaons, were simply trreala tible, as was proved by the extent of Uie loss of Tessels. Lieut. Lucien Young, who is htmeelf aimoet tue sole survivor or the ill-fated Huron off Cape llatteras, looked sadly over the list of the drowned and mark ed down poor Uoach, the paymaster clerk, as an old shipmate rone, The Department of State was without omotai news or tue wreck until a copy of Admiral Kimberly's dispatch was sent over from the Navy Department, at uie request 01 Mr. walker In the Nbtt DeDartment. it 1 noticeable that while the line of officers mourned for the men lost, bureau ofti vm-otux equal bbobxt fob the siup.

Naval Constructor Hichborn, who Is acting chief of the Construction Bureau during the illness of Commodore Wil son, said: "Tho Trentony which was Admiral Kimberly's flagship, was the beet wooden vessel in the American Navy and the best ship of the old navy. The Vandalia was another fine vessel, and had been thoroughly reatted in the Mare Island navy yard at considerable expense, just oerore sne sailed. The engineer officers recall the fact that the Trenton, which is set down aa Having a speed of 13.8 knota, when in lied bea, astonished; the Englishmen, by easily running away from the crack vessels ot their fleet, rated as and 16 Anot vessels. She was launched New York in 1887, at the navy -yard. She was ship-rigged, 98 feet long, 48 feet beam: drew 20.5, and was 11,900 tons displacement, about 800 tone more than the Boston and Atlanta.

She- had 420 officers and men aboard she sailed from home. 1 The Vandalia was built at the Boston navy yard, and launched in 89 feet draft, and 8,100 tons displace ment, one was rated as a 12-knot snip, and carried 200 Ulcers and men. The Nhpeio was ajvessel of the old war navv, out after six years repairing at the Washington navy yard, she emerged in 1879, as a practically vessel, little but the old keel retnaininir. She was bark-rigged, 185 feet long, Hi iet wmmi, urew 14. ieet, aispiaoea 1,875 tons, and "was a slow vessel, as things now co, beinar set down as little wr Ti wds-m Bhe away from the United States with 180 officers and men aboard, making the total strength of the American fleet at Samoa 800 men, or nearly double the strengin or tne uerman force, The Olga has 67 men, the Adler 117 men, and the little Eber 87 men; yet, with one-half of the number of the American forces, these unfortunate vessel appear to have lost twice aa many men.

Some naval officers-think this is an indication that the American vessels had a greater structural strength roan tne uerman snip, or tnat superior stxuiuuisuip was Known. excitemeyToveb thb may- Skstebes the Officer Wfea Lost Their Lire is. the Cyeleae. By United Press to Thb Chbovicu.j 1 Wabhinqton, March 80. Th new of the terrible disaster at Apia created consternation at the Navy Department.

When it became known that the new was confirmed by the cable dispatch received this morning from Admiral Kimberly, the excitement became The naval officers at the navy department were too excited to work, Thoy moved about the building, talking with brother officer about the aad affairs All 'day long the corridor of the Navy Department were filled with anxious persons who had. relations on Hoard the three wrecked veesu of other department were equally anxious with the naval people to learn the particular of the affair. Aa soon as the confirmation of the wreck was received by Secretary TraoV be tent telegrams to the relatives of the dead officers of the- Vandalia, inform mg them of the aad affair. The dis-pal: It concnTjWij- jnakw was st'Utto his widow, at KuigaUiu, Ntw Vork, wnere his brother. Judue Schoonmaker, of the Inter-State Com merce Commission, also resides.

THE OFFICERS WHO WEBB DROWNED. Ciipt. Sclioommtker entered the navy from New York as an acting mid-ship-man September 38. 1854. He was msuia ud shipman in June, 1859, and suc-cesively passed through the grades of passed master, lieutenant, lieutenant-commander, commander and He was promoted to the last named position on October 7, 1886, and on -October 5.

1888. waa nlacad. in command of th ray master Clerk John Roach was the brother of James Jeffries Boach. the poet who is associated with John Boyle O'Reilly on the Boston Pilot. Mr.

Uoach home is at Ilion, N. Y. Paymaster Arms was born In Connecticut. Lieutenant of Marine ftutton. of Borne, N.

was one of the brightest nienhi the marine corps. He entered the 'naval academy as a cadet midshipman on June 21, 1888, graduated in MSH2, and was made a second lieutenant the marine corps on July 1, 1888. was the junior first lieutenant of the corps, having been promoted on March 1300. v- Somerville Journal: The man who knows it all finds out after awhile that even the bigeet cyclopaedia needs a supplement occasionally. Columbia bag a cotton, biding manufactory fn surtf A-Jul ct TUE CINCINNATI EDITOU WONT MINISTER TO GERMANY.

5HEMAH SLTPPOHTS HIM YAH Th XeaUulioB Rejerted by a Majority Six. WLashisuton, March 80. The notni nation of Murat Halstead to be Minister to Germany was disposed of finally by Uie Senate this afternoon when the motion of Mr. Sherman to reconsider the yote by which the nomination was re jected Thursday was laid on the table by a vote of 3 to 19. The matter under discussion less than two hours, fcnd almost all of that time was devoted to a speech by Senator Sherman in sup port of Mr.

Halstead. i Halstead friends has thought they would be able to persuade several uemocrata to vote for him, and it was With 'this object in view that they reventea nnat action on tne nomina-on yesterday and the day before. hey were disappointed in the vote. The only Demooaats who voted for Mr. tlaiatead were Mr.

Blackburn and Mr. Call. -a-o 1 It is -'said that Mr. Beokv "who wa counted on to vote for Halstead, ref raiu-d from voting. On the Republican side.

Senator Teller. Inealls. Plumb. Evarts. Dawes and Quay voted in the affirmative.

Senator Cullom. who was spoken in his opposition to the nomimv 110a. was aosenf. Kenumican rtenuora Stanford, Stewart and Jones, of Nevada, retrained irom voting, out tneir votes would have been cast inj.be affirmative, tney naa been needed. KOBWATIONS CONFIRMED, 1 The Seaate in secret session ha con ttrmed the nominations of Robt.

T. Lin eoln to be Minister to England: Allen Thorndike Rice, Minister to Russia; rairicx tsgan; Minister to uniu; Thoa, Minister to Central America: Robert Adams. Jr. Minister to Kraril: Jnhn Hioka, Minister to PerujG, B. Loring, Minister 10 rortugai; w.

u. uradiey, Minister to Corea: W. L. Sorua-es. Min ister to VeneEulla; Geo.

JChandler, Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Marlon Erwin, United State Attorney euutnern uwirici or weorgta;" xyre uienn, rjnarsnai tor tne western Dia trict of North Carolina: W. M. S. Tin ton, Marshal for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Z.

T. Gravson to be nflfttmaatAr at Preeoott, Arkansas; D. Cowles to be postmaster at Statesville, N. C. There-port in the case of William G.

Lewis, removed to make room for A. D. Cowles was made public. It shows that there was no charge aeainst the personal or official integrity of Mr. The President sent to the SanaiA tA.

day the following nominations: John B. Henderson, of Missouri, Cornelius Bliae, of New York, William Pickney White, of Maryland, Clement Studeba-ker, of Indiana. Jefferson Cool id e. of Massachusetts, William Henry Tresoott, of South Carolina, Andrew Carnegie, of Pennsylvania, John R. Pittain, of Louisiana, Morris M.

Estee, of California, J. Fv Hanson, of Georgia, to be del-, egatea to the conference between United State of America and the re public of Mexico, Central and South America, Hayti. Saa Domingo, and the empire of Breed, to be held iu Washington: in 1889; Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, to be Minister to Belgium; John T. Abbott, of New Hampshire, to be Minister to the republic ot Columbia.

HALBTSAD HA NOTHING TO SAY, Cincinnati, March 80. A representative of the United Press called at the residence of Mr. Halstead this D. and was told that Mr. Halstead was too ill to be seen.

A messaRe was sent him saying that new had been received from Washington that he might be interested to learn. The bearer of the message returned saying that Mr. Hal-terd wss not interested in any news from Washington. Then a note was sent to the sick room stating that the-Senate had rejected Mr. Halstead 'a nomination.

This answer was returned: Mr, Halstead has nothing whatever to do. with what the Senate has done. fatreniitf Virrini AIsbibI. Washinoton, March 80. The Na tional Alumni' Association of the University of Virginia will meet in Wash ington, April 26 and 27.

All students are urged to attend this, the first meet-ing of the association. Reduced railroad rates will be offered, New.iBrlb-CU.sii sstaasler. Washikoton. March 80. Since March 4th 1005 fourth-class postmasters have been appointed by the new- Postmaster General.

Four huudred and twenty-one were appointed to succeed postmaster whpresiirned, and 643 to take the places of others suspended or removed. Ecbola Acqnittes is Atlanta. Atlanta, March 80. In Covins-- ton, the jury in the cava of C. K.

Echols charged with murder, returned a verdict of acquittal. Several mouths ago, Thomas Cohen, and Echols played poker in a room in the Covington Hotel after midnight. Next morning Thomas was found in bed murdered, and Cohtn nearly dead. Echols was indicted and tried with the above resulte. j.

The Reading Ire Works May Resume. Reading, March 80. The assignment of the Reading Iron Works to the Reading Trust Company yesterday, it is believed here, will result in the early resumption of the works, and the reemployment of the 8.500 men thrown out by the suspension. -If the iron works resume, half a dozen other establishments Will also be able to resume, Th World CttB Sapplj. SEW YORK March 80.

The total vfci-ble supply of cotton for the world is 8,522.460, which 1,918,060 is American, against 2,656.596 and 8 037,506. respite lively latit year. Receipts, all interior town, 25.258; receipts, pluntationa, INTERRED K-THE' OLD Ql'AKER BtRYIXG (JROIND AT ROCHDALE; THE DAUGHTER OF RICHARD COEDEH fty Tribit I th gentry "Her rather' Best rH4." London, March 80. The fuuurul of' the late John Bright took place today. He was buried In th old Quaker bury Ing ground at Rochedale.

Crowds of people lined th route of the funeral procession from One Ash, the Bright residence, to the cemetery. Sir Wilfred Lawson, Messrs. Joseph Chamberlain, Jesse Ceilings, Arnold Uorley and William Rathbone, members of Parliament, were present, and -the Queen was specially represented by her equerry. The hearse started from Qne Ash with the various deputations at the head of the precession. Fifteen carriage followed, bearing the mourners.

Arrived at the cemetery, eight workmen employed at the Bright factory, carried the coffin to the grave. The Dean of Flounders College pro-Bounced the funeral oration, lie said -Mr. Bright was a man of great sym pliclty. He did not attribute hi talent -to hi own effort, but to God' endow- Four wreath remained ou the eoflia when it wa lowered into the On was front the Queen; the second was sent by the Prince and Princess of Wales; the thirdZwas donated by the working people who had been employ- -0d for year by Mr. Bright, and the fourth wa sent by MisaXobden.

This last bor a card on wbh-h wss written tlie name ot the donor, and the "in loving memory of my father's best friend." i A Belglaa Slfiner Cit Twaia. 1 Losdon. March 80. The Oef end naa- senger steamer Com'tease wa run into at o'clock after- awn, vu. 1unaua.f iy wiiaia steamer Jlenriette.

The Captain, First Lieutenant of the crew and three passenger of the Comtesse Flan- i ders were drowned. The Flanders was out in halves. Amend the rescued pas- senger of th Flanders wa Princ Jerome Bonaparte. A dense fog pre- vailed at th time of the disaaster. Caaihriar Sesre 0b ob Uxferi.

LONixtx, March 80. The boat race be tween Oxford and Cambridge was row- ed today. Cambridge won. A Miaister'iHoiii KhatUrea by Dyaa- it morninsr the bouse of Rev. R.

Stil well. of th Methodist Church, who has been an active worker for temperance legis- sjliosw waasbjUtcred by drnsiuu-, No one wae injured. in iupiur uitercst is responsible for the TUE MIXD BKAUER. 8o eftke laexplirabl That Hi CaamrrBi, Bt.litMll Republle.1- A Republic reporter spent an hour Friday afternoon very iJeasautly with Washington Irving Bishop, tlie raind- reader, Fn the latter room. No.

478, at the Southern. HoteL Several experi-menta in telepathy, or thought-transfer-enoe, were made, and all were successful. No other person was in the'room, and If there bad been, collusion would, not have helped the mind-reader any. The reporter was asked to fix in his. mind the picture of any article in the room during Mr.

Bishop absence from the roym, and he did so. He then blindfolded Mr. B. with a silk handker- chief, drawing the handkerchief as tightly as he could, at Mr. H-'s request, before trying ft.

The object thought of-was a large placque mounted with, a bird of bright plumage and long the placque banging at th aide of a window tome 10 feet from where Mr. B. stood when blindfolded. The re porter wa to keep the imsge of the object fixed in hit mind and the location of it in the room, and he did so. Mr B.

took his arm, and holding bis open right hand an inch or two above the writer's open left hand, palms turned to each other, he led him to the window -and after feeling about a few seconds, Disced hi left hand on the bird and said that this was the object thought of. "flow," said ne; "think of some one portion of the bird," and the reporter fixed his mind on the end of the long bill, and he had hardly done so when i Mr. witb hi face still toward the bird and away from the wi iter, who was behind 1 him, touched the spot thought of. In this experiment, the visible modus operandi of finding the object had been the same as has been witnessed by wno nave attended Mr. Bishop's public entertainments, but in the next experiment there was uo run- ning from place to place, and the thoughts were conveyed from brain to brain without the assistance of the arms and hands as a The writer wa asked to think of any pain he had recently experienowt in his body and the location ot it would be pointed out.

couldn't recall having re-eutly experienced any physical pain, but fixed his mind upon his left jaw and tried to imagine that he had the toothache. Mr. Bishop almost instantly put a finder -upon the jaw, but just above the imaginary sore tooth. As this was 'not a complete success another trial was made and thiasiime successfully, entire-' ly so. th mind-reader locating th trouble in the reporter' right Favetleville Observer: We have lust been shown an autograph letter from tne pen of fcx-rreicient uavis.

to uoi. Wharton J. Greene of this pla-e who are by the way bosom friends asking Col Green to furnish him with a histo- ry, from memory or otherwise, of th treatment of Union soldiers at Roanoke Island during the last war between the States, In this letter Mr, Davis stated -that he is at present compiling some facta and history to appear in pamphlet form soon, on the treatment of Luion oUliersst the time and place above Tsrrille Ecs'tmctioiifroiiflit' Eanlcaiis la Apia HarSsr 150 MEN LOSmiR UVES. AMEWCAN SUITS TRESTOX AND VASDALU TOTAL LOSSES- AID PROBABLT THE HPSICTOO. fierataa 3lei-ef-Wr 6e Down 4 Mer- cktitBiet Deatreyti.

By Aitoolled Pre to Tn Washington, March 80. The following cable megeagewai received at the. Navy Department this morning: Auckland, March 80, lU8g. To Secretary of Nary, D. Hurricane at Apia, March 15.

Every -M vewu in narnur aanorw, except tuv-, glieh nian-of-war Calliepe, which gob' to Trenton and Vandal total: loeaee. Nipeio beached, roddes gooefi may be towedchances against it- 'Will end her to Auckland, if possible. KBABLY ISO PIOPLB DROWN KI. Vandalia lost four officers and thkty- nine men, namely: Capt. Paymaster of Maonea Sultan, pay John Henry Barker, W.

Brisbane, Wm. Qaartennaster Michael, Cashier M. Cralgin, B. F. Davis, Thomas O.

Downey, M. Erlpkson, S. C. Giving, Adolph, fjoldnere, George Gorman, N. B.

Green Jos, Griffin, E. M. Hammeur, John Hanr chett, C. H. HawkinW.

HowatFauak Jones, Geo. Jordan, M. H. Joseph, Jeavn Kelly, Thomas Kelly, N. Kinselia, P.

Kratwin, Chas. Kraus, F. R. Lestunfin, Message, Aylmer Montgomery, Thoe. Riley, H.

P. Stalman, C. G. 'Stan ford, John Sims, G. H.

Wills, John Milleford, Henry, Wixted, AhkDw, A. H. Peck, Pending, Teohore. Nipsio lost seven men, namel: Geo. W.

Callan, John Gill, Joshua Heap, Thoa. Johnson, David Kelleher, Henry Ponxell, M. Watson. "All saved from the Trenton. "Trenton and Vandalia crews ashore Nipeica on board.

All stores possible were saved. "German ships Adler and ber total" loss. Olga beached may be saved. German losses, 98. 1 "Important to tend 800 men home at once.

Shall 1 charter a steamerr Can charter in Auckland. "Lieut. Wilson will remain in Auck land to obey your order. Fuller account by mall. "KlMBEBLY." MERCHANT VKtMELS WRECKED.

Auckland, New Zealand, March 80. Later advices received here regarding the hurricane which devastated Samoa and wrecked a number of German and American war, ships, says the storm swept the island on the 16th Inst. The was ships attempted to put to sea, but only the English steamer Calliope succeeded In getting out. The merchant vessels suffered severe- Jy. The bark Peter Godeilrvy, one oth er, bark, and seven coasters were wrecked, and four persons drowned.

The Calliope sailed for Sydney. The Peter GodeSrey was a German- bark. She bad arrived at Samoa from Sydney. TUB KiSrOKT AT 8BKUN. Borun, March 80.

The advices re ceived by the naval authorities here re port- tnut tue storm; raged during the 10th and 17th Seventy person from the Eber and twenty -from the Adler were drowned. The Olira was stranded but her crew were saved All the merchant vessels anchored at Samoa foundered. FIXL POWER OIVKK TO XiMBEKLT. Washinoton, March SO. The follow- Itig tiisputuh has heu (tout LteuU-WiUon, lor Aduiiral.Kuabttiiy, uu of the American Ooiwui at Auckland: "Take such steps with regard to Nip sio and wrecks aud sendiuic men home as you may deem proper.

Full power given' you. Monongabela sailed for Apia leuruary ri. itoignedj tj? 1 THB HARBOB AT APIA. CnpV Self ridge, TJ. S.

was found at the Navy Department this morning ponngWer a chart of the harbor of Apia which he visited several years ago. lie aid that while it was a very bad harbor it was the best on the island of Upola. Like alt of the Pacific island harbors, that of A(ia is formed by a coral reef encircling the island at a short distance, from the ihoro. The anchorage space availablejfor men-of-war is contracted, being atxjut 1000 feet wide at the mouth of the hirbor. The bottom is sandy, sifording', slight hold for an and the larbur is exposed on the North.

On each ide of the entrance are coral reefs whim are awash at high water, aud are Surrounded by shoals. The depth of tie water ranges from four to eight fathopa, pretty deep water beinja found clo in to the shore, which would enaQe a ship to get close In. liurricauts, or cyclones, at Apia, are usually froil the southwest, and revolving in theharbors, tend to force vessels on rug'jid reel's or rough shore. THELAKT HORICAN occurred at tpia just six years ago. Fortunately, bo i n-of-war were in the liar'mr, lit every rnerchantman di-M tp, "wrkr bowes t.

in 9, Total Precipitation at p. SCO; Mast, mum Temperature 72; Minimum TemHi. vnn nnn stale Of weainer, lair. BYBON H. BRONHOW.

Observer Hie. Corps. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. New A Adams. New Parasols.

T.LHelgie Co. Dress OoodsT. JU. Alexander A Co. Collar and ConX C.

A. Dixon A Co. Iliwket Htore. W. J.1E.M.

Davis A l5ov Life and Fire Insurance Companies. 4tb Mutual Lite Insurance Co. Ut pace, lit sol- Ifew York Life Insurance Co. Church Lane. A mote on the back of hi nacawBoyae Hadger, Riiilmad Excursions.

Ua pace, sth and em fTXERAL KOTICE. The funeral services of Gen. John A. Young will be held at the First Presbyterian church at 11 o'clock this Sunday morning. Friend of the family invited to be present, The Charehes To-Day.

Vlrsl Presbyterian Church. Dr. A. W. Miller pastor.

Kervioes at 11 a. and m. Hnnday Hchool at 8 p. in. Wednesday nlirht Prayer Meeting aljX Pew tree.

Hruiiitar Invited. tevond Presbyterian, Rev. J. V. Pair, imator, Bervleeaat 11 a.

and 7:30 P. m. bunaayBchoolatp.m. Graham street Presbyterian lce at 11 a. 7a p.

m. tailored Pmbyterlan. Ker. Mr; Wyehe, pajtor. So rv lc at I and 7 JO p.

Sunday brhool at 11 a. m. Tryoo Htteet Methodlut Churchy-Rev. tol- omou Pik1, D.paetor. Hervieea at II a.n and p.

m. -Kunday fDohnol at p. m. Wert Kiifhth Street MIlon M. Choroh.

ti Prayer Meeting at Ha.ua, Preaching at p. to. Hub. day Hclioot atjl p. m.

Church Htreet MethodUt Kfiv. T. I Trip. lett, paator. Kervieee at II m.

and 1M p. nt. etunduy Mobnol at p. rl Ht. Peter' 3.

a Cheshire, paHtor. Hervioe at 11 a. Cvenlnt Prayer at p. m. HU Martin'a Chapel KpiMmpal)-8anday School at p.

im. Kvenlng Prayer at 7 P. 111. TrynKiree( Baptl.t Choroh. Rev.

A O. MvManaway, paur. Preaching a. Bland p. m.

rtunday School at I p. ra. 8eaU free and a welcome to all. JTmde Htreet I)aptil Chiireh-Rev. A.

O. MuManaa-ay, paHtor. Preacblog at 7:90 p. iu. Hunduy-tchool at 1 Ail welcome.

iTri.w ii, pnetor. Her vice at 11 a. and 7d p. in. Hiinrtuy ftcnool att p.

m. Lecture and Prayer Meeting every Weduewtay at 7UW n. m. Y. M.

C. A. Hall. Ooiipel Meeting at this afternoon, pt.r' Ctholl Church, Houth Trron Htreet Kev, Mark H. Groan, aalor, Munilay morning aervieea at 11 tri.

Hunday after. noon errtee at p. m. Dally aervlca at 7 a. ra, -rtunday School at 10 a.

m. Hev. a E. Todd, paator. Hervicc at II a.

in. tliinday Hchool at 10 a. u. Prayer Meeting Thumday at IM n. m.

Real EirUte fer 8ale aia fer Reit FOR KENT. A new lire-room Cottage LionMhatreet, bet Colle arid Tryon. m.lf Apply to A. E. RANKIN BRO.

MISCELLASEOL'S. STRAW HtlU hX, Tom ATOita, UKaKM Bbaki It" At the CkntkalHotbi. today. OIE; Wagon, and Harneaa for ale. J.

IT ANTEIL 109 cat. Will pay H5c apiece, I delivered Monday from 10 to 12 if. No. E. rmd treefc H.

IX SaWator. It ANTKIl. Olrl operative at the KnIU tine 1IIIU. HKIlled 'hand oreferred. tf Apply at Mill.

Jone A Lock wood. ANTED. Reliable roan with ttOM to mnuaKe.and Ladle and Oentlemen to canvaa charlotte for the Automatic Music Leaf Turner. Rtamp for particular. The Miller Muatc Turner ORTHWEWTERN MUTUAL LIFE IN- HU KAMk'K MILW AU KKIS, WIHa Hie 801 annual (tatement of this Com puny appear In another column.

It nuikeei A gKin lapoltcle leaned tffl Again In polioie In foro of t.7M J. A gain In amount of lmurance laaued fJSSX 4. A euin lu amount oflnHuroBceln force of 21568 a. A it'll ii In amuuntof premium in- eome of lfiatfii A min In amount of interent re- IKfia Hi tJl iu-? COIlu- (tt I. A', of total asete 8.

A "inlii In amount of uriioa ettM 10. A dccrcane In amount of death loasea'of II. A toiitinned increaae In dividend oa Individual policies for im This eoHipauy doe a atrlctly United KUtte buarue. and It new bueinca ha been for year more than double that of auy oilier company working exclusively in the L'nilol mate. An exiiniple of a matured policy; No.

Muut a plain Bfu-t-n year endowment NoirJ'ootlBe for trojO annual premium TM.15. The owner paid and received In from the company which Is a aurplua over coat of 2,211. 9.1 be- allien roilftble Inaurance for an Inoreaeing I nruoiint' euch yr for III tee a year. Hud tliia been a Tontine policy the eaah value would have been much larger, beside the choice of several other options odered 10 such can. These facta are pregnant With to those seeking the safest, cheapest, and beet ixillcyol sound life insuranea.

Witb all such loordlttlly Invite correspondence. P. M. ETHEREliUR, Agent, Charlotte, N. C.

DURING the last 40 years the New York life Insurance Company has paid to its policy-holders in North and South Carolina over six hundred thousand dollars without a single contest, compromise, discount of any kind, or a day's delay after the proper proofs were furnished. The new Tontine policies that guarantee the return of all premium" in cane of death, and make a good investment if you live, are worthy of uu investigation. curnca LANE. C. n.

Ai 3. N. S. C. Asslstaal Semtary tt th Tretiary.

George C. Tichnor, who has been appointed Assistant Secretary of Aha Treas ury, succeeding Mr. Maynard, was born in Scencer county. in 1888, When still a youth he went to Dee Moines tin tlowa. where he was made clerk of the United States Circuit oourt Boon after reachinar his mslority.

At the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the army a a nrivate: and foueht dur- ing the whole war. earninar distinction and promotion. wnen peace bad Dean meiorea, ne went dbck to ve aiomea wnere be turned bis attention to tne lumber business. In 1857 he was appointed postmaster of that city, bebig re-appointeu ny rresuient urant. fur-ing the tenure of the Treasurv Depart.

ment by Secretary Sherman, the latter maae nun special agent in tne Treasury in which capacity he has been service in Boston and New York. In 1830 was assigned a spe cial agent-et-larire for the United Statea. Secretary Windom recognised i hi knowledge of financial affair by send ing him abroad to act as special agent for the Treasury Denartment in Europe. Durinir the last three rears Mr. Tichnor naa been on duty in Washington.

There are two assistant secretaries to the treasury, one connected with the ap pointment branch of the department, and another having cognizance of all matter pertaimmr to custom and tariffs. Mr. Tichnor ha charge of this branch, as he has devoted particular at tention to the custom and tariffs ques tion. ALL OVER THE STATE. Little Items North Canllia Now Pkhlic laterett.

The WilminsrtoB fish market ia abun dantly supplied with fine shad. r. Geo. J. Smith has been commissioned postmaster at Smithtleld.

Mrs. Robt. wife of the Gov ernor of Tennessee, -is visiting Ashe- vuie. Superintendent Kates, of the Postal Telegraph Company, expect to have the lutes of that company iu Operation to Raleigh The truck farmer of the Favetleville section have organised the Cumberland County Truck Farmers' Association, with P. M.

McLean President, and W. Smith Secretary. Hiich Point Enterprise: Mr. Cvrua Trotter, a young man who resides two miles east of here, ha gone insane on uie suDject 01 reugwn, Arrangeniema were beine made ester dav to carry him to the Western Insane Asylum at Morgan ton, and he will probably be taken taken there today. Richard J.

Jones ha been elected chairman, and Capt. John Cowan clerk, of the new. Board of Audit aud Finance of Wilmington. The Board composed of John F. Maunder, William Calder, Richard J.

Jones, William B. Kenan and John W. Hewitt. Huth Point Enterprise: The members of the Presbyterian church of this place, we are pleased to learn, are talking ia a very business way of erecting a new church here, The plans are now being discussed. It will probably ooet some seven or eight 4 thousand dollars.

Goldsboro Argus: The water turned off the pond at the. mill of Mr. 8. Perkins, in the Pikeville section. Wednesday, and it is stated that about fifty-nine bushels of fish were gathered with ease by the neighborhood people from the bushes and high place in the pond.

The third of the series of Inter-oolle- riate foot-ball game played by Wake Forest and Trinity teams, at Raleigh, on Friday, resulted in a victory for the former by a score 83 to 0. In the fint eame Chanel Hill defeated Wake Forest, next Trinity defeated Chapel Hill and on ru iy Wake Forest defeated Trinity. Raleitrh New Observer: Mr. Tom Pence yesterday made an assignment to Messrs. T.

R. Purnell and W. N. Jone. So far as estimated the liabilities are placed at 6,000, with asset also at 6 000.

Bev. George W. San-derlin. State Auditor, has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual address at the commencement of Chowan Fe male Murfreesboro. It is stated by the street car authorities that the electric motor system will be put in probably this summer.

Fosnd Dead la the River. Hew Berne Journal, BKh.l The dead body of an unknown colored man was found floating in Trent river yesterday, just below the railroad bridge. Tne keeper of the bridge dis covered the body, tied it to the bridge and sent tor Uoroner Uden. a be Uor- oner summoned a jury and after examination agreed upon a verd ict that the man came to hi by blows from the hands of some unknown person. The neck bone was broken and this body terribly bruised in several places.

The man was adjudged to be about twenty-five or thirty year old and was supposed to have been dead about one month. He could not be identified by any one. it Is possible that be is the same man who was knocked off a wood boat some two or three weeks ago several miles below the city, but parties who saw the cony say not. The body, was turned over to the county uiiuVrtiluf Ut bWufl.