The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-10

Ehe wake Primaries.
Milburnie.-Th primaries were well
attended. Delegates were elected to
the county convention as follows: From
east side rivera. r. Hodge, Fl. H.
Knight, Josiah Broadwell; from west
side river-F. p. Williams. R. j. Buf-
falo and NJ. W Buffalo.
Houses sCreek = The democrats elect
ed the following delegates to the county
conventions: A. NJ Sorrell, w. G.. AL
len, J. L. Edwards, 5. II Smith, j. K.
Medlin and A. NJ. Jackson. For al
ternates: ]. q. Howard, Il L. Sorrell,
W. I. Smith, A. NJ Thompson, W.
II. Whitaker and Chas. Finch. The
following were elected as township ex
committee: W. G. Allen, chairman;
W. T. Smith, S. H. Smith, A. NJ Sor-
rell and A NJ. Jackson. A resolution
was unanimously adopted endorsing
A. D. Jones, Esq, for candidate for
Congress from the 4th congressional
district
The straightouts lost the day at Mil
burnie, the other side getting all four
of the legates.
At tie Cary primary five delegates
were elected, ,hesa being c. II. Clark,
Joseph B. Stedman, n. B. 5ulley, f.
d. Yates and Robt. A. Young. A
motion 10 instruct delegates TO support
the st. Louis platform was defeated.
A motion TO endorse the Ocala de
mands and the democratic platform Of
1890 was also lost. The delegates
were sent without instruction.
At Holly Springs there was two
primary conventions Saturday and two
settS of delegates were appointed to at
tend the county convention on the Attn
The cause of the split was that tht
first motion made at the assembling o
the meeting under the call Of the chair
man, was TO elect new chairman II
], place of w. B. Jones, the regular
chairman. The motion was strenuOusly
opposed by c. b. Afford an,
others, but was carried am
: Mr.. Jones Austen. Delegates were
then elected by ballot, and the St
Louis platform endorsed. The chair
: man and all the delegates elected b
this band are third party men. I
, number OF democrats withdrew from
the meeting and held one presided owe
. by w. b. Jones, chairman, and electe
q delegates. Which of the two set
; will be recognized; those IN favor {
. the ST. Louis platform, or the regula
: democratic delegates appointed by
r meeting presided over by the regularl
: appointed democratic chairman, all {
: whom are opposed to the formation {
o a third party or the adoption OF the 5
u Louis platform?
Y Terrible Torture OF Chinese Rebels.
p BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
IF SAN Francisco, CAL, May g.
r. Shanghai newspapers contain an
2. count of horrible tortures inflicted upc
: Chinese accomplices of Mason in b
,e foolish rebellion against the COVER
n ment. The representatives OF all Il
At foreign governments have protest'
W against these ac:rocities. The victim
I'd were only hired by Mason and did n
IN realize their crime or punishment. L
"a legs and arms of three OF them we
as broken Paper was burned in the
ID faces until the skin fell off to ma
Id them confess They were hung up
Is the thumbs and whipped and allow
ed to hang until unconscious. Other crt
IN pupisbments were visited on them a
~ death resulted in many cases.
sgarrIson's sSdntinistratiOnCon ondenii n
BY telegraph 10 the state Chronicle
% CAksoN, New, May 9.-The repl
- lican State convention condemned
-, administration of President Harris
,os and the delegation to Minneapolis
49, pledged to fight for free coinage. l
=, delegation is instructed for no one.
I'LL Nebraska Republicans.
en By Telegraph to he State Chronicle.
m LINCOLN, Neb., May 9.-Ihe
it publican State convention instruc
ro- the four delegates at large from /