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The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
FOUR COWARDLY RADICALS
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSI.
NATEA PROMINENT
DEMOCRAT.
Roughs and Revenue Officers Assault
Capt. j. C. Mills with Rocks and
Knives and Leave Him for Dead.

KOushs and Revenue Officers Assault
Capt. j. C. Mills with Rocks and
Knives and Leave Him for Dead.
(Morganton Herald)
A gentleman just from Dysartsville,
Mcdowell county, gives US the particu-
lars of a dastardly and murderous
assault that was made on Capt. J. @.
Mills, of Burke, at that place last Mon
day evening. The county candidates
were speaking there, and Capt. Mills
attended the meeting by invitation of
the Democratic Executive Committee of
Mcdowell county. While R. s. Mccall,
the Republican candidate for the Legis-
lature was attacking the State election
law, Capt. Mills asked him some ques-
tions about the bill which Mccall re-
fused to answer, but said be would
answer any question that was asked by
Mcdowell county man. VIM. Laugh
ridge, of Mcdowell, then asked him the
same question that Capt. Mills had
asked, and Mccall got mad and quit
speaking.
Captain Mills soon after this left the
place where the candidates were speak
ing and walked off to the store of Ed
Laughridge. While in the store he was
attacked by revenue store keeper by
the name Of Yarboro, by ex Deputy u
s. Marshall Joe Patton, Alf Cowan, Joe
Walker and one other man and was
dragged from the store into the road by
the FIVE men, Here he was felled to the
ground by blows on the head from steel
knucks and rocks, and when he had fall
len, Deputy MARSHALL alton, who is large
man, jumped on him with an open knife
and cut at his throat, making ghastly
wound just below the ear from which
the blood spurted freely.
Some Of the bystanders interfered be-
fore Patton could strike another blow,
aud thinking he had killed Capt. Mills
anyway, he lodged out of the crowd
and disappeared.
Sheriff Garden came in sight just as
Capt. Mills was dragged into the road
and saw the assault by the five men, but
did not get up in time to rescue Capt
Mills until he had been almost killed
Our informant says that fears are enter
tanned for Capt. Mills recovery, as ht
was terribly bruised about the head anc
it is feared that he suffered internal in
iuries. It seems that the whole affai
was conspiracy to kill Capt. Mills, wht
is one of the most prominent and infiu
ential Democrats in this section, and t
prevent his fulfilling his appointment t.
speak at DySartSville.
The greatest excitement and indigna
ton has been aroused by this Radios
atrocity, and no effort will be spared t
punish the perpetrators.
This is infamy unparalleled. CAPT
MILLS is prominent citizen and has O.
ten represented Burke county in th
Legislature. AS the people of the Stat
read of this. their indignation will kno
no bounds. It is an evidence of th
ends to which Radical Office seekers Wi
resort in their extremities to prevent d.
feat CAPT. MILLS is a true Democra
and the infamous attack on him ougl
to fire every honest heart and cause a
men who love their State to help bu1
the Radical party beyond the hope
resurrection. n.-EDITOR
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
A Big SWindling Scheme,
(By United Press.)

GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. 30.-A daring
and successful swindling scheme was
unearthed yesterday morning, the ex-
tent of which can only be ascertained by
careful comparison of all the vendor
lien notes given on Galveston property
and verfcation of the signatures at
tached. Yesterday, James D. Howeth, a
young real estate agent of this city, was
arrested on a warrant charging him
with negotiating notes of forged sigma
lures of prominent business men Of Gal
weston. 1t is said that the amounts OF
the different notes will aggregate 800,
900.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
A Young Man Murdered Without
Rhyme or Reason
(By United Press).

MIDDLEBURG, Ky, Oct 3O.-While
Norris Watts was hunting in the woods
at Cumberland Gap, Tenn, yesterday,
man sprang from behind tree and
shot him through the groin inhicting a
probably fatal wound. Watts is a son of
Edward Henry Watts, of London, Eng,
reputed to be the most extensive coal
dealer in the world and man of great
wealth. Watts assailant as yet has not
been captured.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
New York Cotton Exchange Regula.
tions.
[By United Pre- ST.

NEW YORK, Oct. 80 The cotton ex-
change to-day voted not to abolish the
certificate system now in vogue. The
vote was very close. The bylaws were
amended so as to permit the delivery OF
ssstrict ordinary white" and ''strlct good
ordinary stained so that the lowest
grades deliverable shall be 'good ordi-
nay white" and ''low middling stained.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
FROM ASHEViLLE.

1t. Gov. Steadman Purchases a Large
PrOperty--A Wart Signs the Alliance
Demands.
Especial to STATE CHRONICLEo
AsHEvuLE, n. c., Oct. 30.-Ex-Lieut.
Governor Chas. NJ. Stedman, has pur-
chased the Oakland Inn property for
100000. He has leased it to New York
parties. It will soon be opened as no
tel.
Ewart has signed the Alliance de.
mands.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
Trunks. Carpets and Blankets.

Trunks, Carpets and Blankets.
If you want nice trunk you will not
object to saving money on it.
If you need a carpet you will not OBJ
iect to saving money on it.
If you want supply of blankets you
will not refuse to save money on them.
Well, now go to Swindel's for those
goods and you will save money on them
and in all probability buy better go oods
than if you do not go there.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
A Bank Gone Under.
(By United Press.

ST.. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Oct. 3o.-The
st. Johns %. savings bank and real
estate exchange doing business here,
assigned to-day to G. A. Crocker. A
statement of liabilities will be made to-
morrow City officials and other credl-
tors are heavy loosers.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
The President Going Home to Vote.
IBy United Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 30.-The
President. accompanied by Attorney
General Miller, will leave here Sunday
night or very early Monday morning for
Indiana He will arrive at his home
Monday evening. vote on Tuesday at the
State election, and, as now arranged, he
will leave Indianapolis on Tuesday even
ing for Washington.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
Bucklen,s Arnica Salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale BY John Z.
IacRae.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
w. H. g. r.. s. TUCKER & co.
Gents Cuffs and Collars.

We are showing the most popular
styles in Gents Collars. Sole agents in
Raleigh for Virgoe, Middleton & Co. s
English Collars, and there are no better
made. Full line of the E & W. Collars,
and other makes.
w. n. & r. s. TUCKER & Co.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
A CURIOUS HABIT.

How Farmer Hacks ssMake Believer
Suicide Became Reality.
[By United Press.
EAUCLAtRE, Wis, Oct. S0.-Fritz
Hack, farmer, hal been in the habit
of looking himself in his bedroom and
playing at suicide by firing a revolver to
bring his wife to terms after quarrels,
and the wife and five children paid no
special attention when he did it yester-
day. After three hours they found him
living unconscious with bullet in his
chest. He is dying.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
w. I'll. & r. s. TUCKER, & co.
Gents, Scarfs.

A line of new scarfs just opened, the
best goods we have shown this season.
A splendid assortment of dress shirts, in
all the latest styles.
w. II & r. S. TUCKER & Co.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

There will be an auction saieIof trot-
ting bred horses at Fairview farm: near
this city, on October Goth. A full an
nOuncement is made elsewhere.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

HeSsrs. Moses A. Bledsoe, Ed. Cham
bers Smith and A. d. 'Buck" Jones will
speak to the Second Ward club in may
or's office tonight. Come out and hear
them.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
A Car Burned In Oxford.
Especial to STATE CHRONICLE

Especial to STATE CHRoNICLE.l
OXFORD, N. c., Oct. 3Oth, 1904
box car loaded with cotton was destroyed
here yesterday. It was attached to a
freight train that came in from Hender--
son. The car was complete loss and
all the cotton except three bales was
DESTROYED.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

There are 116 more white men regis
tered in Middle Greek township than
colored people.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
CICERO.

Wake Forest township shows major
ity registration of 6S for the white
voters over the colored.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

Hear Moses A. Bledsoe tell why he
left the Radicals, at the mayors Office
tonight.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

In White Oak township 225 white
men are registered against IS colored.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

Just received: Another large consign
ment of Ready made Clothing for Meu
Boys and Children, at
D. S. WATTS.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31
W. H. d X. 3. TUCK ER, n CO.
Gents, RIack Underwear.

This is the latest. Come and see it,
if you don't like it, we can suit you in
other kinds.
WI & r g. TUCKER & Co.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

Now offering desirable goods in wool
and camels hair underwear for gentle.
men.
D. s. WATT.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

Oak Grove township has 125 more
white men registered than colored men.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

In Buckhorn township there are 70
more white people registered than blacks
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

Cary township registers majority of
rs white men over negroes.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-31

In St. Mary's township the white
voters have registration of 354, and
the colored registration of 261 "a ma
jority of 1O1 for the whites.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29

Will go to Shaitan Tor Satam and those
who have be.n good will go to pleasant
place where all their senses will be graft
lied; but this life is all they can look to
for its own recompense. The funeral
procession generally consists of a priest
and few male relatives and slaves, who
go on a regular jog trot with the corpse
on their shoulders, so as to hasten the
release of the soul from its agony of union
with dead carcass. They believe that
the body is dross and vileness, and only
the worthless covering for the spirit
within, that cannot die nor be defiled.
So when Turk dies, only his useless and
valueless covering Of clay falls off like
disused garment, and he himself is de-
ivered from its dragging load. Kismet
lit is fate) and his time had been written
in the Great Book from the beginning of
time. : Olive Harper in Demorest's
Monthly,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29

"Where ignorance is bliss, It's folly to
be WISE" and we may be thankful that
it is so, for otherwise what a sight Of
misery there would be. Take the aver
age workman today. What use has he
made of his life? Has he done anything,
either for himself or his fellow men, that
will cause him to be remembered by
them when he shall have gone hence2
What has he lived for2 Has it been for
the improvement of his mind and the
good of his family and friends2 Let us
hope it has.
But you may ask, 'fWhat has this to
do with mechanics or the trades?'
We answer, that it has everything to
do with them and with those that repre-
sent them. What we want is more in
telligent and thoughtful men, not in the
pulpit, the law office or the counting
room alone, but in the shop and at the
workbench-the very place where real in
telligence counts and is needed if any
where. We are not bound to let others
think and direct for us, nor will we be
bound to the thoughts and ideas of others
unless we are satisfied with an animal ex-
istence. - A. B. Guernsey in Boston
Budget.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
Funeral Customs in Turkey.

When Turk dies, the relatives are
forbidden to weep, but rather rejoice
that a saint has reached Paradise; SO
tears are quickly suppressed, no matter
how hearts may ache. As soon as breath
has quilted a body, the professional
dresser of the dead is sent for, and a
! most thorough system of cleansing car
ried out. The body is then wrapped in
a winding sheet, outside of which the
clothes of the person are placed. Then
very frail wicker or thin board coffin
is brought, and into this the body is laid,
and sometimes even before it is fairly
cold it is carried to the cemetery and
buried. The graves are very shallow.
not over two feet deep A coin is put
INTO the mouth of the dead person to paw
his passage across the ''river of death. >
The reason of the frail coffins and the
shallow grave is that the body may de-
cay more quickly, as it is thought that
the soul will wandering around and
not be able to enter the abode of the
blest as long as any flesh remains on the
/ bones.
Men only are supposed to inherit Para
disc, the women having an inferior order
OF souls, unworthy the exquisite JOYS
prepared for all devout believers. The
women who have been unworthy in life
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
Cooking and Dicestihilitr.

Experiments by Dr. n. Butiagin. St.
Petersburg medical student, show that
the saliva is less active in digesting starch
foods in invalids and weak persons than
in the healthy, and that compensation
for this may be had in the increased di-
gestibility given the starchy substances
by prolonged cooking. the saliva of a
weak and nervous woman, with SO rer
cent. of the normal activity, digested rice
and peas which had been cooked three
hours with the same readiness that
healthy saliva digested the same foods
after cooking one hour 1t was further
found that the difference between the eff
fects of healthy and unhealthy saliva
becomes greatly lessened when the starch
is cooked for long time -Arkansaw
Traveller.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
THE LITTLE RED pipe


sing not OF battles nor conoueror.
WIN trophies their valor has No., anen
my song is the love OF shy mn, ,i - the STR.
VINO smiled upon me In the n,c.'p' a'uen
whispered my passion: thouo,, ,,' w OF life
Wl'n Tear shining lashes she heplad Spoken
win the ring of betrothal plead ~ my prayer.
Inc little red ribbon she wore in ~. token-
Enough sow It Is faded
picture it braided
ine way that It shimmered thai pi,,.,
ANA often kiss it, me stair
And think how ia mis-.
The little red ribbon she vyore /, "
Inc years have flown by and her loot.
winter; 'oeAs oavegrov,
SInhe when She speaks OF the e,r,,,
Whisper 70 her thar her glances arr ,rs sue gold
Ier dlmples more witching than a.. snter
Our love life has witnessed n,ora e'ef o. old
weeping: Aughing than
we chase with fond kisses the foo,,,
put my iittie wife never Dreams a., us OF cars
The little red ribbon she wore H. ~ Aeeping
u her hair
Inough faded and crinklad
And rumpled and wrinklad
The bonnie, bright looping thai eisfsnoA
Far down in my pocket 'AE-
Ii lies in a Iocket-
The little red ribbon she wore IN ha-.-,
Samuel Minturn Peck in New C,rtaan
Democrat lines
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29

Patagonian babies are kept in cradles
made of flat pieces of board. Two pieces
of guanaco skin are so arranged across
the cradle that the child is firmly fast
ened inside, and can be carried thus sus-
pended from a saddle bow without dan
ger. In the rude huts of this people
these cradles are hung hammockwise to
the rafterS, and amid the smoke that
darkens everything, including his very
nature, as it seems, the Patagonian in.
FAINT passes the first stages of babyhood.
When the village migrates the cradle is
swung from the saddle, and in swimming
a stream it floats like a canoe on the sur
face, while the horse is almost entirely
submerged. Sir Francis Head, who saw
good deal of Patagonian life years ago.
leaves on record the statement that the
Patagonian baby in his queer cradle is
one of the best natured representatives of
the infant word.-Drake's Magazine,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29

Mr.. J. G. Cole, husband of the famou,
contraltO, was some time ago irving IN
break colt to harness. The colt took
fright and ran away, and Mr.. Cole was
thrown from the blackboard wagon
breaking a leg just above the ankle
He was picked up and sent home in a
passing carriage. That evening seven
men called at the Cole mansion and
demanded money for the services they
had rendered in carrying the injured
man across the street to the carriage!
One creature was willing to take
tu'pence for his services; he had picked
up Mr.. Coles hat. Another man want.
ed three ha'pence for having called the
carriage. All these fellows said they
wouldn't have volunteered their ser.
vices if they hadn't expected to be paid
therefor This is fair illustration Of
the spirit that obtains in London, and
| am told it prevails throughout Eng
land.-Eugene Fields Letter in Chi.
cagO News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29

He who would reap the greatest benefit
from sleep should also cultivate the habit
of eschewing all worry and vexatious
Ponderings for a considerable tine before
retiring. The dJtaItlurIlr VI tYrls enu Is
far easier than might at first he mag.
ined; indeed it Is largely a question Of
habit, and the individual who exerts
himself Systematically will soon find that
he shall be able to divest the mind Of
thought at the proper time very much as
he would take off a superfuous garment
Where, as in certain neurotic and irri.
table persons, it is impossible to acquire
this habit by mere fiat OF the will. the
individual should seek by laying hold Of
the law of substitution to drive forth the
depressing and irritating train Of reflec-
lions. And just here we find the rue
function of amusement. Light reading
light plays, light operas, light games
light conversation and the presence Of
friends, these are the things which serve
to exercise the specter of omnipresCnI
care.-Dr. j. Leonard Corning.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
Shortcomings of Tvpewriter..

1t is astonishing that out of the large
number of girls who learn shorthand and
typewriting so few make a success of it.
There is scarcely day passes that girls
do not apply to me for positions, saying
that they are experts, but when it comes
to the test not 5 per cent of those who
apply for positions could be considered
good students One great drawback is
that most girls begin studying short
hand and typewriting before they under
stand the rudiments of spelling or have
the slightest idea of punctuation and cap,
italization. The colleges are all crowded,
and have been for the past two years,
with girls learning shorthand and type
writing, and yet good. reliable operators
are very scarce. Globe Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
THE OLD ACTOR.

He plays the parts We watched him plav ~ ii.
With supple and vibrant voice. with ba.S.s.
frame; 'utu
But all his glory of skill has now grown cold
And tame
The people are kind; their strenuous wa,,,..
cheers, ''e
Yet rings as if 'twere echoing. loud or Iow
The harder plaudits that were given him w..
Ago
His art of yore, both real and regnant then
Courts now mere vacant mummarv.
whites AHu
Mirth wages fight with melancholy -.
where
He smiles
Or yet so tired he seems by claims that task
Those powers of portraiture, once Arm a.
high.
Pathos but half screens humor, like MASK
Worn awry
All, piteous trend of time, that thus may briD,
Genius from grand achievement to grotesous-
Turn Falstaff tragic and round Hamlet fling
Burlesque!
Edgar Fawcett in COSMOPOLITAN
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
Justice Waiting Ontride.

DR.. Tanner tells a story on circus
follower whom he met on his travels in
the past. The CRATER in question
was arrested for stealing a silver watch
from canvasman. and was duly tried
before a justice of the peace and ac-
quilted. When the crowd had gone
the magistrate saw the former prisoner
still sitting furtively watching the door
"Ah, my good man, said he, the
law has found you to be innocent. why
don't you goF'
go! go" gasped the CRATER
with that big strong arm guy that !
swiped the watch from laying for me
outside? | guess not; I'll stay here as
long as he does. Cincinnati Enquirer
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
Tnnds as sharnshooters.

The toad is the best lnarksInan ever
saw shoot, and very rarely misses LIS
mark. He has a tongue more tian
twice as long as his body. This he can
shoot out like a dart or lance, ana Oh
its sharp point he impales his game.
have frequently attached fly Oy
means of mucilage to the end OF
stick and brought it within seven :.
eight inches of the nose of one Oh u!
toads. He would wink one OF his iaiS'
ewes. take aim. and in a second tile "
was impaIed on the point OF his tongu"
Macon Telegraph.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29

Could not carrier pigeons be put to
practical use in east Africa? One grand
difficulty with which European enter
prise has to contend there is that of
getting intelligence from the interior to
the coast. The distance, seldom as much
as 500 miles, is practically insurmount-
able; and Mr. Stanley, for example, has
disappeared for so long a time as to ex-
cite the gravest fears. 1t is impossible to
put up telegraphs until we can punish
those who steal the wires, and messen-
gers cannot be relied on. They can
cover twenty miles a day; but sometimes
they are killed, sometimes they are
frightened, and sometimes-very often
they lOiter for weeks at the villages, IN
able to comprehend why white men
should be so punctilious about time.
There are years before them, why hurry?
The consequent intermissions of informa-
ton impede all enterprise, and make
every enterprise a leap into the dark. If
pigeon post could be established, as it
might be, for instance, with Emin
Pasha, it would make news fairly GER
tain. London Spectator.