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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
THE ELECTION OF MAGISTRATES.
Supreme Court Asked to Decide How il
is to be Done.


is to be Done.
Application was yesterday made by
Chairman Holton, through his attor-
ney to Justice Walter A. Montgomery,
of t he Supreme Court, for rule on
the clerk of the court of Durham
county and election board of precinct
No. of that county, requiring them
to prepare ballot boxes in which JUS
tices of the Peace are to be voted for.
This action is for the purpose of setting
the question whether Justices of the
Peace shall be voted for on the ticket
with county officers. The law authoriz-
ing the Justices of the Peace makes no
provisions for the manner of voting
for them and the general law makes
void ticket with more names ON it
than the elector is entitled to vote for.
The order. as signed by Judge Mont
gomery yesterday evening, is as fol-
lows:
"Upon consideration of the petition
of HI. A. Foushee, hereto attached, you
and each of you are commanded to APP
pear before me at Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, in person or by attorney, on
Tuesday, October 13, 1898, and show
cause why you shall not provide a
ballot box and duplicate for the recep-
tion of ballots cast in precinct No. 1 of
Durham township for Justices of the
Peace in said township at the election
to be held ON Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1896"
This order is agreeable to both Chair
men Manly and Aver, as all of the com
mittees desire the question decided by
the Supreme Court at once. The case
will be heard this morning at 10 o'clock.
Maj. Graham appears for the plaintiff
and Mr.. j. S. Manning, of Durham, for
the defendants.
On Saturday Mr.. Holton also had an
order served on E. l.. Reed, Populist,
and o. G. Curtis, Democrat, registrars
of Winston, to show cause why they
should not be punished for trying to
prevent unlawful registration. This
case is also to be heard this morning
by Judge Montgomery, who issued the
order. Maj. Jno. w. Graham will rep
resent Holton and Mr.. e. B. Jones will
appear for the defendants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
FUSION COMPLETE IN ARKANSAS.

Democrats and Populists Agree on
Presidential Electors.
Little Rock, Oct. 12.-The Demo-
cratic and Populist State committees
met here this afternoon and effected
a fusion on the electoral ticket.
The Democrats retired jeff Davis,
elector-at-large; ]. Robinson and H. S.
Smead, district electors. The Populist
State committee elected to fill these
vacancies, J. r. Sovereign, elector-at-
large; A. D. Tanner and E. r. Arnold.
The fusion proposition came from
Mr.. Bryan himself, who wrote Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic
National committee, to use his infu-
.ence in bringing about consolidation
of the silver forces in Arkansas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
CzARINA HAS FEELINGS.
She Expresses a Desire to Alleviate the
Sufferings of the Armenians.

She Expresses a Desire to Alleviate the
Sufferings of the Armenians.
London, Oct. 12.-The Czarina, pre-
vious to leaving Balmoral Castle for
France, received a delegation of ladies
who called upon her to ask for her
support for the suffering Armenians.
The audience, however, was granted
ON the condition that nothing should
be said regarding it until Her Majesty
left England.
The delegation, it now appears, urged
the Czarina to do something to stay
the hand of the Sultan and Her
Majesty replied that so far she had
interfered but little in politics, although
she was ready to do anything in ber
power TO help about a crusade against
the existing conditions at CONSTANT
nople and adding:
ga more womanly or Christian action
than helping to alleviate the suffer
ings of the poor Armenians is hardly
Rest assured of my heart
felt interest in the cause you have at
heart"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
A STRONG TICKET IN CHATHAM.

Pitsporo, N. c., Oct. 12.-(speciaD-
The Democratic county convention
put up a strong ticket as follows: For
Senator, G. r. Scott; for the House,
r ii Hayes and ID. L. Webster; for
sheriff, w. A. J. Cheek; for register of
deeds, NJ. T. Williams; for county COM
missioners, d. G. White, Hezekiah
Henderson and M. Lawrence.
Democracy is in better condition
here than for several years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
RALEIGH SAILS FOR PUNCH BOWL

Washington, Oct. 12.--Admiral
Bunce's squadron sailed to-day from
Hampton Roads for sail to sea, which
will terminate at Tompkinsville, after
a week or tel days drill. The Raleigh
sailed for Southport, N. c., TO receive
a punch bowl from the citizens of Raj
eigh. The Philadelphia and Benning-
ton have sailed from Port Angeles to
Victoria. The Olympia has sailed
from Yokohama for Kobe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13

Havana, Oct. 12.-Despatches receiv-
ed here to-day from official sources in
Pinar del Rio, say that another battle
has been fought between the Spaniards
and the insurgents under Antonio
Maceo, resulting in another victory for
the former. Gen. Echague was in COM
mand of the government troops and
Maceo of the insurgents.
The dispatches also say that the
loss of the Spanish troops was con-
siderable, that the fighting continues
and that no details are at present OBJ
taina.ble.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13

Canton, Ohio, Oct. 1.-Two delega-
tions announced for to-day came in on
a special train of eleven coaches, which
reached here shortly before one o'clock.
The party came from Roscoe and the
Monogahela Valley of Pennsylvania,
and was made up of citizens represent
ing the various interests.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
oLNEY. ON HIS EAR.
He Accepts the Resignation of Consul
Smith With Grave Accusations.

He Accepts the Resignation of Consul
Smith With Grave Accusations.
Washington, Oct. 12.-The letter of
Secretary Olney accepting the resigna-
tion of Henry Clay Smith, appointed
from Alabama as United States Consul
at Santos, Brazil, reads as follows:
Department of State,
Washington, ID. c., Oct. @, 1896.
"Mr. Henry Clay Smith, No. 503h ID
Street, N. w. Washington, ID. C.
''Sir:-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of registered
letter of the 8th, addressed to the Presi-
dent and by him received in due course
of mail on the afternoon of the 9th, the
material contents of which, however,
appeared in at least one Washington
paper ON the evening of the 8th. In it
you tender your resigna ton of the of
fee of Consul of the United States at
Santos, Brazil 1t is not deemed a
violent assumption that your resigna-
tion is rendered in well-grounded an
ticipation of the probable action of the
President upon numerous charges of
personal and official misconduct, some
of which have been on file in this De-
partment for a considerable period, all
of which have been called to your at
tention and none of which have you
either refuted or satisfactorily explain
ed. AS, however, the acceptance of
your resignation by relieving the pub
lie service of the injurious conse-
quences of your connection with it,
answer practically all the purposes
that it is believed accomplished by
your dismissal, am directed by the
President to notify you that your re-
signation is accepted.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed.) ORCHARD OLNEY."
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-04-23
Dixie Notes.

Marshal, N. c., Lafayette Shell
ton, boy 10 years old, was hauled
to the State line in an OK cart to be
married. Shelton is deformed boy,
can't stand, sit nor walk. He mar
ried girl by the name of Mary
Hall. She is deaf and dumb and a.
bout thirty years old.
Maj, George N. Ryals, of Savan-
nah, one of the largest and most sue
cessful peach-raisers in Georgia, has
just made on inspecting tour of the
peach region of the State. The or
char are in fine condition, and the
growers are jubilant over the pros
poets of this years crop.
The Jonesville Virglpian is author.
ity for the following: Isaac Hatfield,
aged ninety, living with his son, Rev.
Peter Mink, near Longfeld, in this
county, beng tooth!ess f1r years,
has recently commenced the ordeal
Of teethmg again, having one we'll
developed lncisor tooth in the lower
jaw. The old man is doing well.
Two women. Miss Bette Mundav,
aged 90, and Miss Lucy Munday, a
| ged 90, reside near Harrodsbergy
j Ky, and since coming there, in 1904.
have not been more than a mile from
home, have never seen train or
steamboat, nor have they been sick a
day in their ives. They don't use a
cook stove, but cook on the open fire.
In looking over a batch of papers
at the Circuit Clerks office the other
day, the Perambulator of the Russell
Vile, (Ky.) Herald ran across the
| following return on bench warrant
issued from the Logan Circuit Court
to Butler County. Here it is verba-
tim ct hteratim:
81 went to the house of the within
named Deft. and called him out and
informed him of my Bisness he inn
mediately rum. was hindered
from following by 4 or 5 women and
Bull dogs.
an. T. Howard"
( "Deputy for H. S. Tanner, S. B. G.
'June y. 1888.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-04-23

In few days from now the omni-
present small boy will be doting his
clothes to take dip IN the creek. At
the same time his mother with ma
ternal care will be Watching his back
hair to see if it is damp. If that be
the case, not at the same time but a
few moments after a certain part of
that boy anatomy will be played up
on to the merry crack and whark Of
a split Single. See.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-04-23
Mai. Thomas II. Hin and Hon. w

Maj. Thomas IL. Hill and Hon. w
/. Melcher visited the growing city
Of Jasper, Friday afternoon. They
say it is an excellent place tc go to-
sleep in Judging from the SabbatlY
like stiffness that pervades every
street and place in that beautiful little
village.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-04-23

TIRED MOTHERS find help
in Hoods Sarsapalilla, which gives
them pure blood, a good appetite ana
new and needed STRENGTHS.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-04-23
APRIL ARR AS
BY "OUR Devil. D
THE SINGER.

There's little bird singing across
the way
In a perfect frenzy Of glee
With no one near to applaud his lay
Save only his mate and me;
But he quiyers and thrills
AS he MARBLES and uills
And the whole air is full of the mus
ic he spills,
And over and over hear him repeat,
ooh, sweet, sweet, sweet, oh, sweet"
0 restless boy with the murderous
gun
And longing for something to kill
Pass by this innocent, tdneful one
And let him be happy still;
For we can i'll spare
FROM this world OF care
A note of It's muse or aught that is
fair,
SO leave him to revel In song and
complete
The life God gave him which he finds
''sweet.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-04-23
THE MT. AIRY SCANDAL.

The church has a scandal--oh, dear!
And the Parsons in trouble fear,
For they say that sister
When he fain would nave
kissed herr
Just gave him jolt in the ear
Twas a terrible right-handed knock
And his system received such a shock
That it made him quite dizzy,
And noE he is busy
Explaining affairs to his flock.
, 1896-04-21
Highest of all in Leavening Power--Lates: Us. Govt Report
[@h!!!!l! R FS%asSz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

town. 1t is impossible for the town to
be in a more martial state. 1t is be-
lieved now that the regulators will not
come into the town until morning.
There are $50 armed men waiting for
them. The district attorney sen in
word that his regulators will enter the
town tomorrow and he has 20 Win
chesters at his back. to say mo negro
shall vote" The anti-regulators de,
clare they will hold the court house IL
It's halls run with blood. The regula.
tors have moved back a mile or two in
the country to Kings bridge. The trou-
BILE in Opalousas grew u of the effort
OF the part of the white democrats to
prevent the registration of negroes. A
military company was sent there and
the negroes registered. They are in the
majority and the movement of the reg
.ulators or white supremacy crowd now
is intended to prevent the negroes
from voting tomorrow.
, 1896-04-21
vigor with which Great Britain had
this case, 10000 having been

vigor with which Great Britain had
pressed this case, 10000 having been
claimed from the state of Nebraska
He commended the vigilance of the
British government In the protection
of her subjects. and said it was in
strange contrast with the action of our
government. but he thought that the
testimony showed Ctnat the Dawsons
were as much to blame AZ the McCartys
in this particular case. 1t was a braw>
on the highway.
Mr.. Hit. chairman Of the foreign at.
fairs committee. said that the testl,
mony showed that a woman had been
outrageously mistreated. AS a result
of the injuries the daughter was today
suffering from chronic epilepsy.
Mr.. Hopkins Republican. Illinois)
thought that inasmuch IS lhe Dawsons
were in Nebraska with a view of max
ing it their permanent home, although
they had not been naturalized, he
thought they should not be permitted
to invoke the protection of the British
government, after becoming involved
in a brawl.
, 1896-04-21
a. p. A. MEETING.
Will Push the Candidacy Of Linton at
St. Louis.

Cincinnati, O., April 2O.-Since last
Thursday there has been a secret ma
tional meeting of the supreme officers
and national executive board of the A.
p. A. here. The members have not reg
istered at the hotels. Many of them
stopping at boarding houses. Among
those present are Supreme President
W. H. Traynor of Toledo. Supreme Sec,
rotary C. T. Beatty of Chicago, Su-
preme Treasurer NJ. l.. Ryan of Chica>
go. National Executive Committeeman
others. officers from Ohio and other
states will arrive tomorrow and We'd
nesday. The purpose is confesssdly
hostile to Mckinley for president. Sc
crecy will be removed in a day or two.
Judge j. H. d. Stevens OF st. Louis.
chairman of the national advisory com,
mittee, and chairman of the propagan-
da and campaign committee. issued a
circular today to correct some mis-.
statements in the press" the substance
Of which is:
"First-The hostility of the order tc
Mckinley is not against him as a man
but for his antipathy to the order
shown in his appointments while gov,
ernor.
"Second-The order does not oppos,
Mckinley in the personal interest O.
any other candidate; it fights no mar
because of his religion.
"Third-The order made every effor
consistent with manhood to reach Nc.
Kinley. without success.
Fourth Congressman Grosvenor's
denial that he refused 10 see the A. P
A. committee and that he virtually in,
suited it, Is untrue.
Fifth-All statements of Congress.
man Linton's withdrawal from the can
didacy at st. Louis are unauthorized,
and they were SEN out by enemies of
the A. P. A. to defeat its aim.
Sixth-Mr. Linton is neither direct>
ing any movement for his nomination
at st. Louis nor making a personal ef-
fort in that direction. On the contrary,
the A. P. A., recognizing him as their
leader and knowing him to be too good
an American" to refuse to do what the
patriotic citizens of this country re-
quest of him. have taken him up as
their candidate before the St. Louis
, 1896-04-21
HOW OLD WAS THE FROG.
A Question Upon Which Scientists Can
Guess With Importantly.

Lexington, KY, April 20.-A knotty
problem was presented to scientists by
Gordon Williams and Stephen White.
two stone quarters in the southeastern
part of this county, near the Kentucky
river bluffs. The quarry in which the
men were at work was opened a year
ago. and has been industriously work
ed by various persons all tAat time.
The character Of the stone 10 the
solid blue or Trenton limestone, as dis
tinguished from the gray of later form,
alton. 1t is thick and strong, many OF
its Lodges running uniformly from four
to six feet in thickness.
Early in the morning a blast Of dyna>
mite was put in two feet deep into a
six-foot ledge and exploded. Then the
work Of removing the broken waa
begun. Three feet from the upper sur
face Of the stone, was found a fully de-
veloped frog In the rock, having only a
cell the size of Its body to mark hs
abode for ages.
The space was a little more than half
the size OF a goose egg, u longitud-
fnally, and In outline resembling the
body Of the frog. The little animal
when released from his prison life
seemed In no wise discousertsd, took
his own time to make his frst hop.
.hesitAted about the second, and when
he had reached about q rod from the
start stopped deliberately and Scs1kcA-
I'd his lett ear with the toes Of HI ut
hind foot. The question IL. how ID hs
ct there. how long had he been thsss
and upoo what did he subsist 1astag
the ages OF his conAnement-ee111
stone It least two test from the clS611a
air holsf
, 1896-04-21
CLINGS TO HER HUSBAND.
A Bride of Two Weeks Prefers Death
to Separation.

Charlottesville, Ind, April 2O.-Two
weeks ago John Bowen, a young grain
eloped with his first COUSIN,
Laura Sykes, daughter Of William
Sykes, a wealthy farmer. BY false rep
reservations, it is alleged they obtained
a license from the clerk and were mar
ried, going east for a wedding trip.
They returned Saturday, and the girls
parents, who we're heart-broken over
her illegal marriage with her cousin,
begged her to return to her home. The
girl, who is II and beautiful refused.
Her uncle, Samuel Sargent, swors
out a warrant for Bowen's arrest,
charging him with living criminally
with his cousin. The young man was
arrested while his wife sat on his knee,
and was rushed before a Justice. He
was placed under 5000 bonds to answer
to the circuit court, and was hustled of
to Jail while his frienas looked for bail
His wife threw her arms about his
neck when the constable started with
him. but she vas rudely jerked bach
by her uncle and father. She was
thrust into a chair. where she sat sob.
bling wildly. Suddenly she eaped W
and rushed through the door. out into
the crowded main street OF Crawfords
willie. Straight to her husbands car
riage. which stOOd near the office. ahI
ran. followed by her father and uncle
She lifted the seat cushion and. seixinf
a revolver there concealed, clasped il
to her bosom and fred. Just as she
fired her uncle caught her arm. The
ball passed through her bosom ant
arm, but did not penetrate a vital spot
The girl is in a serious condition and
may die.
, 1896-04-21
KILLED A MOUNTAIN LION.

Silver Cliff, Colo, April 20.-Augus-
tine GARNER of this place, while cut
tin wood in Pine gulch, Is miles east of
here, was bounced upon by a noun
tain lion Of unusual size and barely es-
capped with his life.
Mr.. GARNER, a powerful man. en-
countered the beast with a pole ak and
literally made mince meat Of the AMI.
NAL.
Colonel Davenport, his partner, was
close at hand but before he could come
70 the rescue. the king OF the timbers
had been beefed.
, 1896-04-21
THEY BURNED THE KID.
Terrible Result OF Playing Indian by
Some Small Boys.

Lexington, KY, April 20.-Little Nell
lie, the 4-year-old daughter of Steph.
en- Ball, was m o horribly burned by
a trio of her playmates Saturday after.
noon. Willie Gibbons, Sharkey Nef
and Jenning Strader, each about Il
years of age. were playing Indian in
the back yard Of the Ball residence on
south Mill street. They proposed that
Nellie should be pale face" The little
innocent, not understanding their pur-
pose, allowed herself to be tied to q
stake. The boys then set fire to her
clothing and danced around while tho
seething flames spread over the
screaming baby. The child's mother
rushed to her rescue and succeeded In
extinguishing the blaze, but not before
Nellie was burned so badly that her
recovery is doubtful. Constable Fou.
shee placed the boys under arrest. and
took them before Magistrate Abner
Oldham. who released them on bail.
, 1896-04-21
ALsoP COMMITS SUICIDE.


Seattle. Wash, April 19.-James e.
Alsop, alias A.. A. Austin. who wal ar
rested in this city yesterday afternoon
by Detective John Courtney of Minne-
apolis on the charge of numbering Lena
Olsen on the shore of Lake Superior,
near Duluth. in order to get possession
of $3.50, committed suicide in the city
Jail here tonight. He took a short
piece OF the blanket given him to sleep
on, and after making it fast to a staple
in the wall. only five feet above the
floor, put the other n around his neck
and proceeded to strange himself. He
was discovered 1t 1920 O'Clock, when
Detective Courtney and Jailer Peer en-
tered his cell to give him some oranges.
While it is true that Alsop made no
regular confession, he admitted in a
general way to Detective Philbrick to.
day that he was in Duluth under the
name Of Austin. Courtney was afraid
this afternoon that Alsop would COM
nit suicide. but the police thought his
| fears g%rOupdless.
, 1896-04-21
SENATE and House.
Hot Weather Having Effect on
Legislation.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
They are Reeelvlng the Finsshiux
Touches In Both Branches Of
the National Le&isla.
ture.

tn6rmOm6ter IN the CQdmDcr SLdHuluR
at 80 degrees. less than 20 senators
were on the floor when President pro
TEN Frye called them to order.
During the morning hour, the joint
resolution for the appointment OF Gem
eral Franklin, Representative Steele,
General Bale and George Henderson,
as members of the board Of managers
of the national soldiers home vas
adopted without debate.
Mr.. Cannon Republican, Utah) in
troduced a bill for the construction
zeal Washington of a ground map Of
the United States on a scale of one inch
to the mile
Mr.. Mitchell Republican, Oregon
gave notice that on Wednesday next he
would ask to take up the bill to PEN
sion survivors Of the Indian vars.
Mr.. Allison Republican, Iowa. fol-
lowed with a report of the sundry civil
appropriation bill, and said he would
seek to take 1t up at the earliest pos
sible day.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken nm On motion of Mr.. pettixrew.
Mr.. PETER. author of the bond resolu,
tion. was not present. but 1t was stated
that he was cosnixant hat the Indian
hill was Tins to he X IN. The pend.
ing ouestton related to sectarian
schools Mr. Carter (repnb,ican. Mon,
tan., had offered an amendment strik.
inc out the nrovision that no approprl,
atoms shall he made to seotarian
schools. and Mr.. PETER made a further
amendment directing the secretarv ot
tho interior tn nrovide Temporary
school. for anv indian children cut M
from zchoo, facilities nv the closing at
The -.ectar,an schoo,s This amend
ment was adonted.
Mr. cockre,, democrat. Missouri,
then offered a substitute for the entire
n-rono.,t,on h substitu+e nrovides
for contr.ct. with a.istinr schools for
! . q ~ The evtart ~ so nor cant of +hs
contracts. of a q IT adds the follow
ing.
"And It ia hereby declared to be the
settled policv of the government to
make NO approximations whatever for
the education of Indian children in any
~sectartan schools lust as soon as 1t IL
nossih,e for nrov,,don tn he made for
their education otherwise. and the sec,
, 1896-04-21
~BIMETALLIC CONFERENCE.

Brussels. Ppril 2O.-The bimetallic
conference. called with the view Of
paving the way to international
tiations on the subject. assembled here
today. Delegates from Germany, the
United States. Great Britain. France,
Austria. Russia, Belgium. Denmark,
Holland and Roumania are present.