Landmark, The (Newspaper) - August 16, 1898, Statesville, North Carolina THE Editors PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND Ascription Price Per in VOL. N. A Magnificent Thousands of pieces to select We have just received a most handsome line of Spring and Summer Dotted Plain and Fancy Fancy Dress Irish Plain and Fancy Cashmeres and Malaga etc etc No Advance in Bargains in Men's Negligee new and An immense line The Wallace March 15, 1898. N. C Now Is Your Opportunity We are in the midst of our annual inventory and of course are running across short worn and other odds and ends which we are throwing on the bargain counter at a great sacrifice We want to clean them up and they must go Last week we ad- men s low cut shoes at 50 and 750 The way they have gone out shows that when we advertise a bargain we mean it WE OFFER one more opportunity for the at the low price of 500 for one year's subscription This is your last chance Subscribe now Walton Bargains in We do not often talk bargains but we have some very in men's and that wo will sell at about half price are a little but fine stock ALSO A NEW LOT OF THE JUST IN. We think tbe best heavy shoe in Iredell county remem her this If a pair of shoes goes wrong we will make it so if you are not pleased come back and we will try hard to please yon Special in A Soft Bosom Mm Shirt at 50 Colors worth at least 7j others would more See tbo bargains in shoes and shirts It will pay you Miller Hot Hot Hot Don't Forget That our summer Furniture is now selling at a reduced price in order to close out every piece to make room for our fall goods Our goods are made m tbe very best man ner and finished to suit tho queen's taste L. Furniture and Carpets Owing to the death of Mr. my business ager at S. my interest there will require for an indefinite time much of my and for this reason 1 will have to dispose of my mercantile interest and 1 offer my stock as a whole on most favorable To persons who would choose to locate here to do a mercantile I have inducements to My stock is all staple and well During the time I am waiting for a buyer for my stock as a I beg to remind the people that I am disposing of my goods ts the customer wants and ask every woman and child in Statesville and surrounding coun to visit my and take look at my I have the largest and best assortment of Shoes eve shown in our All the late toes in all the new in Vici Dongolas and The line of Oxford Slippers for ladies and children on the mar ket I want to show you through my whether yo want to buy or not No trouble to show Call and for I will not be undersold b J. W. N. May 1898, ODB FLAG II nd the Btu tat In the tend of frw of the ag of the free heart hope and ly angel to valor j hare lit ho welkin And all thy hues were bom ID heaven Where breathes the foe but falls barore th Freedom soil beneath our md Freedom e banner streaming o er Hodman Drake for The Landmark BB BLOOMER The bloomer girl stood by her Her bands on tbe handle fair creature with eyee like The clear and brilliant stare She gently poised herself and With I hi and winsome That broke the hearts of the Dashed off at a break Ail 1 down the street with all her might Bho scorched with airy ease A suple the very sight Old Jovo might please She rounded curves with buoyant Then took the country pike And said 1 1 lido When 1 ride the 11 cry bike But alas alack for tbe human FIB er know what a In store She wok a sad to relate And the of her pants she tore She got up on the ground and In language that was with things that are meant for men L never more will monkey Pay goodly heed all ye who bloomer girls and then Leave al ne s For pa were made for en of Confederate Saturday Next All Confederate veterans in Iredell unty are requested to meet at tbe urt house in Statesville at 11 a m August tb As it will be impracticable for e citizens of Statesville to furnish nner to all of the old teta it IB ped that each old soldier will tug a basket well filled with pro Fions Several distinguished speak 9 are expected to be present and e hope to have a good meeting P C CARLTON M C Commander Dispatch 12th Lee received a telegram om the Adjutant General at to announcing that eace had been declared He wired you I will at once rder the Seventh Corps to cease ring The general was at least ven it not as this city is bout the nearest that any of the of his command has got to uba The Seventh will probably et an opportunity to go there to do arrison but this is ot a particularly pleasant thought 9 a good who would prefer to saying that they did ot enlist for police but rather fight for their and for that being they no mger have any desire to AUGUST 16. 1898. Witt Md After THI bad gone to Friday news was received that A. a freight on tbe Western had tera killed near of the in Friday's of Friday evening lowing account of sf there on his tram Only a staple fact could be Tbe Salisbury contained the the occurrence r Capt. Mowery early this morning He is conductor on tbe freight between Spencer and I Wben the trail Cleveland be was talking to Mr Ed who was gomK Short ly after Cleveland tbe con lactor left tbe saying be return presently Juat after passing under tbe bridge at the catt Mr Barber saw a negro ID the and could tell by the way was np that be bad fallen from the train The negro was recognized as one seen trying to board tbe tram at Cleveland and Mr Barber knew at once that he bad seen the conductor and perhaps had been put off The train had gone but a little further when Mr Barber saw Capt bat fall to the ground beside tbe road Tbe negro got ap and came on to whore tbe hat had fallen The negro had gotten off just west of the bridge and the hat fell off after tbe tram bad passed the danger signal beam Then Flagman Yoder came to the caboose and stated he believed Capt Mowery had been killed Mr Barber and the others m the caboose rushed tip and found the captam lying face downward on the highest box car in the make a large furniture car He was ous and never spoke or opened his eyes The tram was stopped and his almost lifeless body was taken down into tbe When the tram Statesville Dr Anderson came m to examine tbe injured but he was having breathed his last about the time the tram reached Statesville This is the story of the accident as told the Sm by Mr who accompanied the remains to Salisbury It is thought by and it is very that the conductor had some trouble with the after which he raised up and being on a very high car he struck in the face by the beam His face was badly and there was a gash cut in his cbm Tbe body wat brought to Sahs THE War IKIM a nth The protocol preliminary to tbe treaty of peace between the United States and Spam was signed at the White House at 4 30 o'clock this after- noon Secretary Day signed for the United States and M. the French for Spam Tbe following statement gives tbe mam provisions of the 1 That Spam will relinquish all claim of sovereignty over the title to Cnba 2 That Porto Rico and other Spanish islands in the West Indies and an island m tbe Lad to be selected by the United shall be ceded to the 3 That the United States will occupy and hold tbe bay and harbor of Manila pending the con elusion of a treaty of which shall determine the disposi tion and government of the pines 4 That Potto Rico and other Spanish islands in the West Indies shall be immediately evacuat ed and that to be ap pointed within ten shall thirty days of the signing of tbe meet at Havana and San loan to execute the details ot arrange and tbe evacua CBI to Meet In The Western North Carolina Local Conference will in tbe Methodist church m at 8 p m on the 3th and continue till the 21st The public generally and ministers nd editors are invited to attend All visiting ministers and editors who expect to attend will please no- ify Rev. M A chairman Conference who will take leasure in assigning them to a pleas nt home among the hospitable le of W. P. President bury on the 10 dO tram and to tbe home of the deceased on north Mam street The tram was met at thedepo by a number of friends of Mr Mowery W A Mowery was born in Sails January 17th, years bad lived m this city near ly all of his life He was married to Miss Roberta and as a re suit of this union one child was who is now growing np into young womanhood Mr was employed on tbe railroad for some years and moved to Texas where he engaged in the same business He returned to North Car olma some nine years ago and had since been a conductor on the West eru road He was one of the cleverest men it is one's pleasure to meet He was generally liked by all the railroad men and the people along the line with whom be came in contact He was a member of the Order of Railway Knights of Pythias and Masons 5 That the States and Spam will each appoint not more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace These commissioners are to meet m Pans not later than October 1 0 On tbe signing of the protocol hostilities will be suspended and a notice to that effect will be given as soon as possible by each government to the commanders of its military and naval Immediately following tne execu tion of the President signed a proclamation declaring existence of an armistice and or ders were transmitted to Generals and Admirals Dewey and and Commodore Watson to cease and to Admiral commanding the blockading to raise tbe block ade m Cuban and Porto Kican waters The orders also include the liberating of the port of Manila from blockade The provisions withheld are ed to relate to matters concerning which it is deemed expedient to maintain reserve The President's proclamation re cites the signing of the protocol and its proclaims tbo SUB pension of hostilities and commands the issuance of orders for tbe tion of warlike acts Accompanying the orders to sus pend hostilities a copy of the pro tocol and the President's proclama tion was sent the three It is expected that the campaign m Porto Eico will be checked as soon as the cable message is delivered to General Miles m the morning General Shatter hear tbe news to night but it will bo slow in reach Or ud el MM in n WM of Tbe Landmark In giving a synopsis of tbe history Opposition to mh Congressman went to Boone ast Monday to speak by it being court but be onud tbe Republicans so hostile that e left without speaking and very It looks like he will be Tbe Republican conventions of the judicial and seventh lonal district will meet m Salisbury 18th. The congressional will endorse the and the judicial convention will renominate Solicitor Then the Populists will indorse The Populist A Fortune Rocky Mount to News mil Observer An old named Hes ter who lived near here in Nash died suddenly on Mon day afternoon She had been telling fortunes for over fifty years at i quar ler per tell and as only eight dollars was found in her house and it was known that she never spent a always getting what little she needed that was not raised at home by bar tenng eggs and chickens and tbe garden the neighbors ques a girl who lived with her and learned that tbe old women went out to her smoke house every Saturday at midnight when she thought that the was asleep A few digs with spades unearthed several old cof fee pots filled with silver The whole find amounted which has been put m bank here Every piece found was of the de nomination of a The spades are still flying in the air as more ey is buried near Ing General Merritt It is hoped that no engagement will have taken place m tbe Philip before the receipt ot tbe or ders Stops wore taken this afternoon to inform Captain General Blanco and the other Spanish commanders of the signing of tno protocol through the French representatives and Mon sieur Cambon was charged with tbe transmitting of the ion through tbe French consular service Although tbe armistice calls for a cessation of hostilities the tration holds that it is still permissi ble to send troops to tbe Philippines Tbe government can give the f that the attitude of the calls for a larger force to suppress the aggression and that we can send as many troops as desired to hold tbe territory pending the ion of the commission is uo possibility of the dis of any part oi tbe teor army at the present The ments will be maintained until the commission is through with its for the government is resolved to take no chances with tbe possibilities of a resumption of hostilities State committee meets m Raleigh Tbe meeting ia called to arrange f anon with the There an few men mon awake and en W IT wno to noun In their line for their many now af enoj lor Dr. IIM Iww D irr for This wonderful rarer all the by In Mart lint CUM. aid all of tho Chatham Record Some days ago as Mr. Franklin of Hadly was going along the road be found a hawk and snake m a deadly The hawk had caught the anake in its and then the snake bad wrapped itself around the and neither could get away from tbe Mr. Jones killed them A white boy named while depredating in a watermelon last was and killed at Mayodan by the owner of tbe colored man Tbe boy had been previously warned what would befall him if caught m the Tbe negro wbo did the escaped trial few ot a for Sick and Wounded Men Dispatch A general order has been issued at tbe adjutant general's office granting one month's furlough to sick and wounded soldiers and transportation to their homos At the expiration of their if fit for the soldiers must report to the nearest army camp or for the purpose of being sent to their ments Those not fit for duty are re- quired to report to the adjutant eral of the forwarding their accompanied by the of a physician stating their condition and probable time of re covery Neither the cost of trans portation nor commutation of rations while traveling will bo charged against the and sleeping oar accommodations by rail and state rooms by boat will be furnished them of Alexander and the town of which I hope will be in- not only to the people ing in the county but to those outside as who may have lived here at one I am indebted to P. Esq for names and Alexander county waa formed from the counties of Wilkes and Caldwell and chartered by the lature at the session of 1846 It bounded on the north by the Brushy west by south by tbe Catawba east by The county government was or at a meeting ot the Court of Pleas and Quarter held at James X m 1847 The court was composed of tbe following justices of the peace James Robt R 0. Moses Peter John I E A C R. L Enoch Sion ably Azel Joshua Davault John and J N Beunett Jas was elected chairman of said court and Alfred Carson clerk Reuben Watts was elected sheriff of tho G W Hewland was elected Moses Austin was elected Calvin Jones was elected entry R L Steele was elected chairman of com mon schools In the act chartering the county certain persons were named to locate a county of which Col Milton of and Dr James of were members Other members not recalled Tbe center of the county was as to be a little west of Taylorsville Collegiate Institute now but the committee thought best to locate the seat where the town now stands The land for said coun ty seat was donated for tbe purpose by J M William Matheson and Jas they executing deeds therefor to Thompson and bis successors lu office A building committee composed of A C Mclntosh and others proceeded to lay off tbe lauds so donated into blocks of about one acre four in i and to sell tho same at public auction about tbe 14th of 1847, anil out of the proceeds of tbe sale built tbe present court house and jail without any expense whatever to the tax payers of the county Tho Court was held in 1847, the court being in September The Su Court was held by one Judge of which court William G James was appointed clerk All tho records of tho county and Superior Courts were destroyed by in bis raid on April 14, 1805 Tbe first to make improvements in tbe town were Alfred Bogle A C Thos S John Hiram James and V Jr Of the first settlers there is not a man living There among the settlers Mrs A C Mrs Jane S Mrs De Mrs R P Mrs J P Thomp son Tbe following persons were clerks of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Alfred N A and R P Matheson Clerks of Superior Court up to the present time W G E M W A J T Mclntosh and J B Pool Sheriffs Reuben Watts J C F A Campbell J P Esq was elected sheriff and after him was J T Perry At tbe September term of county court Perry resigned and J P Matheson was again elected Hi successors are H W R M J Walter J Y Wil Register of deeds Moses Austin N A L J P W J J B Jno J M Oxford J L A V W Toague Representatives A C A M V Jr J M R J P Matheson R Z R P E B E M J B Pool Thos P W E N S W C J Walte Watts Of tho resources of tbe county will speak later A C. P N. C Aug 11, flood an man than a malar ot II M a Mn a look If your Ex Kocen x franklin Our community was shocked yes torday evening by an altercation be- tween Mr Sam L Rogers and his Mr. Frank A. in which blows were The trouble arose from a difference con- their business affairs Both were somewhat but persona present prevented what might have been a serious Preu is not fully advised of and from Colored Took th Chatham The Record is reliably that a colored school took the last census of the school children m one of the town ships of this This is the firs time that a colored man hat visited the homes and houses of th white people of this and thi ia of the given ni b Populist fusion with Republicans When people nd bur re people of I now flaw u the rate of two million and 11 will bo before Me keen it t fair met froM A TRIP INTO ABBS AMD 0 ThomM Jowrney or Henrd By the Way ot The Landmark Needing a change and a little decided to spend a few days m she and but found travel g by private account of tbe washed-out and of the roads I went r way of and np ony Fork creek into and rough Deep Gap into Ashe It as along this creek that we en- our greatest difficulties be- of a tremendous freshet that ad occurred only a few days before he stream was still swollen and the filled with sand and and ear tbe head of tbe stream we would aye been almost entirely blockaded ut for two batches of road bands at ork on tbe road Two men ered to go with us and help us ver the unrepaired places This ey did wading into the stream ud removing logs and rocks and ling up holes in tbe roads We fully the truth of tbe old friend in need is a friend deed These mountain lands are terribly asbed but tbe crop looks re well Wo reached South ork of New river at night and found but crossed it twice with nt difficulty Every day brought oro or leas and tbe farmers ere having trouble m saving their ats and tud some had not got in the stack The bay op u short because of drought m ay and but pastures are Tbe wheat crop is but threshed yot Cattle are g fancy especially good calves They are selling from 1 to per head The fruit crop almost au entire Black ernes are just beginning to ripen nebe mountain people are enthused the telephone question They ave lines all though the country is connected with Wilkes Glade Va Trade and ig Lenoir and City hen there are local One of heso passis raj er in Mr Wm and ho baa a hone While it may not have been le proper thing to yet it was a ery pleasant pastime to oaves drop and catch the pleasant ossip passing over tho to hear eople miles away asking if all were toll and if they were going to church o oto 1 do nut blame these for aio tar troni and need to bring nem in touch with tbo rest of tbe They get at once tbe very atest war news these lines and o not havo to several days for lie mails to bring it to them bv ate over mountains and rough roads I spent a with in tbe afternoon and go ng to church in forenoon to hear a ui tu from Rev Jno Stevens He lived in Ashe and I was his and of course I elt like I wanted to see how much 10 had improved I was much od with the improvement He is a flue preacher and occupies a promi nent place in bis adopted State On mv return I came through Wa- passing near Blowing We spent a night between Boone and Slowing Rook and were detained lost of the day by the slorin that raged in the mountains on that day The ram 011 m torrents and tbe wind blew at a tearful laying tbe beautiful of corn almost and it was eared tbo crop wis materially in- ured As to the chart agents in this to which you refer m a re- cent there is great indignation among tho people They say it will rum the schools for year The charts and ain books that go with them sMt as 50, which will consume nearly all the money due many of the dis- riets The county supervisor is with the agents and it is supposed ho is making money out of the enterprise Tbe board of I was has called urn to an account Notwithstanding the rainy weather there is a large crowd at Blowing Rook and more coming each There are some fever patients in extreme northern part of but no deaths 10 far MI Everything in Caldwell to bo running la less fever this year than usual and M a milder type The wheat crop is excellent ard all and the corn crop Is. very advantage of creak wheat Lieutenant Harry Kwt day with another for a South among This Makes the war relation to I Iran all for the I. 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