The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11

the families of the men VINO were Kill
ed and made his observations the OASIS
of a series of able articles on the ques-
ton of immigration, which resulted
in some material changes in our I'M
migration laws.
Immediately on his return from
Europe Mr.. Creelman married Miss
Alice l.. Buell., of Ohio, a daughter of
Gen. Don Carlos Buell., the hero of the
battle of Shiloh. Miss Buell.
was herself not unknown to
fame, being an artist of recognized
ability, whose work had attracted at
tention both in Paris and New York.
On his return to New York from his
wedding trip Mr.. Creelman became
editor of the Telegram, the evening
edition of the Herald and started the
celebrated Ingersoll controversy with
the Methodists, by first publishing in
full Ingersoll's so-calhed christmas
sermon" of '01. This aroused great OPP
position to the paper and the Metho-
dist church threatened to boycott it,
but the fight resulted in a most phe-
nominal increase in the papers circu-
lation.
Mr.. Creelman resigned his position
ON the Telegram to go back on the
Herald, becoming it's first Sunday edi-
tor. 1t was about this time that he de-
cided to give up journalism and go into
serious literary work. With this OBJ
iect in view he accepted John Brisbane
Walkers offer to 60 to London and
establish the English edition of the
Cosmopolitan. He did this success
fully, but the China-Japanese war soon
oh
pers began to bid for his services and
the old yearning for adventure and
daily journalism came back to him.
So he accepted the position of War
Correspondent on the New York World,
went to Asia and followed the tide of
battle through China, Japan and
Corea, the three countries that were
the scene of that momentous conflict.
His description of the battle of Yalu,
the most important since Trafalgar,
has seldom if ever been surpassed in
newspaper work, besides being the
first account of the conflict ever pub
lshed. He secured another great
for scoop his paper in the bloody fight
at Ping-Yang, and again, and
the most remarkable of all, in the
massacre at Port Arthur. Mr.. Creel-
mans description of this bloody aft
fair, as published in the World, caused
the United States Senate to materially
change the treaty which it was about
to ratify with Japan, and added page
to the worlds history. The japanese
were smart enough to realize this
and tried to steal his dispatches and
prevent the publication of the facts
until the treaty could be signed. But
n,
sent a special messenger across the
Pacific ocean to take his account of
the butchery to his newspaper. In
the closing days of the war he inter
viewed the King of Corea in his palace
and published his appeal to the United
States for its help and intervention
to prevent further bloodshed.
Mr.. Creelman enjoys the distinction
of being the only man that ever forced
President Cleveland to back down and
recede from a policy which he had all
ready taken and announced. When
Creelman returned from the East he
went to Washington to investigate the
bond DEALS The first had already
been made and the second was then
pending. Cleveland wanted to trade
with the syndicate again. Creelman
thought it ought to be a popular loan.
The fight began and a fiercer conflict
has seldom been waged. Creelman and
his paper won. Cleveland was forced to
abandon his policy and the taxpayers
of the country were thereby saved
s67 900.
After the bond fight he went to
Cuba. But he was too honest, too
fearless, too outspoken to stay long
sch II
told too plain of Spanish brutalities
and Spanish tyrannies and predicted
with too much confidence the ultimate
freedom of the Seem of the Antilles"
They tried to buy him and then bull
doze him. Failing in both Weyler
banished him from the island.
He is now engaged in forecasting
for the World the result of the Ma
tional election in November, going
from State to State and making a
minute study of the situation. He
has already been in nearly half the
States of the Union and in many that
since held State elections his fore
casts of the result have been wonder
fully accurate.
Mr.. Creelman spent three days in
Raleigh during the past week and
telegraphed his paper that the State
was safe for Bryan. He left here Fri
day for Virginia. From there he will
go to Maryland and Kentucky. On
election night he will be in Mr.. Bryan's
house at Lincoln, Nebraska.
A wonderful fellow withal. He has
been all over the world and filed every
position on it's greatest papers from
reporter to editor-in-chief and always
with most distinguished ability. For
a number of years, during his residence
in that city, he was vice-president and