‘the’ 20th Century, the ',J WHICHARD, Editor and Owner, TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. ce tenet eee nen ‘Vol. 4. GREENVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1896. MAJ. GUTHEIx’sS OPPORTUNITY. It is our judgment that two weeks from to-day Mr, Watson will be elected (xovernor, K — ay a} ) gE It you know a good thing when you see it in the way of There 1s one gentleman who can make that result certain, and he ought to be good. envagh to do it. The reference is to Maj. W. A. Guthrie. He cannot want to see Judge Ruseell elected—that is net to be thought of, He cannot be elected himself, and he In bis campaign of course knows it. speeches he has de:nunstrated his tidel- ity tv the cause of silver by urging his | fellow-part ymen to vole tor no yold- [buy tor any office—this notwithstand- mg that his party bas fused on a num.| ver of candidates who a e either secret- Judge | Russell hy knows to be a sold standard ly or openly gold standard men. mat. defeat of all gold—bugs, and desiring Now, desiring, as he does, the even above that the well-being of North Carolica, he could do uv more patri- oiic thing, could do nothing tiat would his tame, contribute so much to us to withdraw from the race for Governor and request hs ftullowers to give iceir Support to Mr. Watson. He and Mr. Watson are friends ; they are in agree- ment upon a great many questions, pri- marily the Money question ; and even if North exercise no influewce upon this, Maj. Gcuthrie would n turally rather see a than one the Governor ol Carolina ean man ot his own views elected of Judge Russell’s. He has the oppor- tanity of a lite-time in bis hands. He can give to the State a good Governor . his candidacy imay result 1s giving ita bad one, hie has, as he’ deserves, tie confidence of his party, and if he would withdraw «.d tell his followers to vote tov Watson, the great bulk of them would do su, and this geatleman would be elected beyoad pra ltventure. Opportunity, like fortune, kuocks }ouce at every man’s door. It knocks fat Maj. Guthrie’s 10 w—the opportunity {to 2u his State a great and lasting ser- ‘Charlotte Observer, 20:h. Lock After it Democrats all over the county shuuld examine the registration books and you wili be astonished at the savirgs he has: learn what ihegal voters.are registered, Next Saturday is challenge day, The registrars and judges ot election will meet at the seyeral’ voting places to receive challenges. . Damoerats should j now neglect the important duty of ch:l- lenging the negrocs who have register— ed illegally. Every Democrat knowing of such a single instance should nctity the Democratic chairman of the towa- ship and have it fuily investigated. ; who have registered will keep out of the |' way of being challenged. If they do, warrants for perjury shou'd be obtained ‘| aud it proven, they can beand shoul be > juled. : | Registration Book Stolex. i dOSACT A ‘sensation has been created. in Raleigh over’the theft of tha: registra of the best. make. vont See! tion book of.oné-ot the: Srdobotk and the cffort, in hatdhing up”. a duplicate, : of entering: the names of several nekrees hot on, the dr rigunal book. - It is signifi eant ‘that thé, preginet i ‘in which the book’ was alolyn ig Targely Demgeratic, shows, Dress Good No tio S$, |, ing a velo ig n't 265 whites , ar 43] Gents: Fe oR 2 ’ wo + eBrogs,.. bbok in question. eth ie he keepin whegio regisixat |whio never Jug it be {known ' that “the dik. Mal licen atoldi until the traud-yi hi. ing wrong ndjiies’gn the: duplicate dan, over: iid pdetectéd. Ggeat~is the new” oa jlaw, and the sRepublicans are’ bi ing neatest ste shown. ar 5 TE un.ier of frat ud Ho TL cso ~~ 41h hing new in season, ae nF Oat ‘ ke and Portorico & =§ ity days after standing the viceeand to perpetuate his name.— .{man and $1 to de nigger. ‘it means,” It may be that some illegal vouwrs 8, M."Sehultz, FROMPT PAYMENT Of $8,000 to the Administrator of the Estate of Dr. E, J. Pearscn, Whose Life Was Insured Only a Month Before, Alex, Webb, agent of the North— western Mutual Life Tnsurauce Com— pany. of Milwaukee, Wis., yesterday paid to Dr. Chas. L. Pearson, adminis- trator, $8,000, the amount of insurance oa the life fothe late Dr. Edward J, Pearson in the Northwestern. Dr. Pearso . made application for the policy on the 7th day of July last and died on the 6c) day of A ugust, just thir- medical ex— amination. On the morning of July 20, he aid the premium to Mr. Webb, stating that he expected ‘o leave on that afternoon or the day following for a ten days’ trip north, as ke hud been overworked At that date the poliey had not been received in Ashe- and needed a rest. ville, but the premium was pad and Dr. Pearson y.ven a binding ree jut. Late *n the evening of the sam> dey, July 20, Dr. Pearsen was taken sick with an acut? attack of grippe which afterwards became complicated with other diseases, which caused — his death. If the premium had been paid twelve hours later the policy would not have been in forze as the policy provides that the nremium must be paid while the assured is in good health. I'tteen days ago tie “proofs of loss” where sent to the company with all the facts in the cass and a check tor the money was received yesterday The Northwestern had almost a sim- ilar case in Asheville, in March, 1893, whoo J. M. Rickman made application for a policy, paid the premium in ad— vance, and tied before the policy was received by the agent. The company paid the claim in ten days after assur— | ed’s death.—Asheyille (N.C.) Daily Gazette. Ot. 8th, 1896. Jolin B. Cary & Co., Richmond, are lagents of this company tor Virginia and North Caroliva. 4 How He ;igured It. A gentleman passing the corner cf, Front and Dock streets yesterday morn— - fing oyerheard part of a conversation One of these declared his intention of voting: the Demueratic ticket at the forthcom- iug election and urged upon the other to do ] kewice- “Hu,” said the second man, “vote for Bryan and gib $16 to de white Dat’s what between two colored voters. “Well” said the first speaker, “you voie tor McKinley and de white man get it all and de nigger ‘doan ait a darn cent. One dollar better’ no money at all ?_W ilmington Messenger. ore mms A i. A, Bitter Specon. Cyrus Thompson, Populist-Republi- can nominee’ tor Secretary of State, spoke. here today, quite lengthy, the bulk‘of it being bitier abuses ‘and denu iciations ot the Demo. || | cratic: party; though he protessed not to be dealing in abusevat all: He accased -r| the Detotrate ‘of dishonesty: in’ ‘the’ ud: vouscy of ‘silver, ‘aud’ dishbiesty: ‘in verything els¢, and that they were on: ly’ trying to ger back* imtonpower; ¢ If |’ the Repablicans had beun leoking fora | min, 40, make speech for: them) thays : could not: hive tound qae ‘to: abuse the Dicigotet woke to'-tttet ut dels sete THogont ceed Ae ote 4 peed tae § wns @ “ () ; _ ~ There as a tals ‘witha idan Anis Who stepped oul’ ited of bbe!” He slipped and hefelly 9) Vith a thud anda vil, And that’s what will happen to Hanna, |.