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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
THE LOGAN M0NU MENT
A VAST CROWD ASSEMBLE TO DO THE
DEAD SOLDIER HONOR.
The Monument Presented in Patiotic Speech
Three People Die Because of the
Crush and Jam.

Chicago, Ills, July 22-Today the CEN
tre of the west was a little mound in
the lake front park. Past it's base for
hour after hour, swept rank after rank
of the men who had been the defenders
of their country throughout the days
which are at once the brightest and dark
est in its hstory-rank after rank of the
fighting men of today-and rank after
rank of the boys who are to be the SOL
diers of the future.
From 3 o'clock until 6, Michigan ave-
nue. was swept from curb to curb by
marching host From end to end it was
glittering vision of weapons Of war; t0s-
sing plumes and standards, land throughout
it's length a vast concourse of people
packed the sidewalks, filed the windows
and scaled the roofs to see as the sol
diers marched, how Illinois kept faith
with the memory of John A. Logan.
Over 20,O0 men were in line. In front
of the little hillock upon whose summit
stands the life-like statue of Logan was
erected large stand and upon it were
seated his wife, his children, his grand
children and his brothers.
AT Cloch lHe reviewing SJanu was
filled with distinguished guests and
prominent citizens of the city. Beside
the members of Gen. Logan's immediate
family the reviewers kFeluded: Gov. Tan
ner, of Illinois; Gov Molcomb of Ne
braska; Gov. Drake, Of Iowa; Gov. Jas.
A. Mount, of Indiana; Gov. Atkinson, of
West Virginia; Gov. Scofeld, of Wiscon-
sin; Secretary of War r.. A. Alger and
Mrs. Alger; ex-senator ID. M. Sabin, of
Minnesota; Archbishop John Ireland, of
st. Paul: Lord Breadalbane, of Eng
land; Gov. Barnes, of Oklahoma; the two
brothers of Gen. Logan-Thomas NJ.
Logan, of Murphysboro, Ills, John A.
Logan's birthplace, and James " Logan,
of Olney, Ills, occupied places of honor.
President Mckinley sent message
regretting his inability to be present.
The monument was presented to the
State by Henry w. Blodgett, on behalf
OF the commissioners, and accepted by
Gov. Tanner. Geo. r. Peck, the orator
of the day, paid a glowing tribute to
Logan's memory.
Quite a number of people tainted in
the crush on the streets, while viewing
the parade. The majority of them were
women, but only three cases are serious.
They are men, and are in a precarious
condition from the heat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
CANNON AND HIS TOOLS.

On Trial for Conspiracy to Traduce a
Young Bride to Secure Evidence for
Divorce.
Norfolk, Va, July 22.-The trial of Jo-
seph Cannon, Il. Guy Hall and William
Smith for conspiracy to ruin the charac-
ter of Cannon's wife in order to manu-
facture evidence to be used in divorce
proceedings was resumed before Justice
Tomlin this morning. A sensation was
sprung at the opening Of the session by
the surrender of Hall by his bondsmen.
The evidence today was highly sensa-
tional 1t was proved that Cannon had
said in a house Of i'll fame, not more than
week after his marriage, that he hated
his wife. A day or two later he declared
positively that he intended to procure
a divorce and that he would resort to
any means to accomplish that end. Con-
trary to expectation, Smith did not turn
states evidence.
The evidence was closed this afternoon
and argument for the prosecution was
made by the commonwealth's attorney.
Several counsel will speak tomorrow. 1t
is expected that the argument will be
concluded during the day.
Interest in the case lis continually in
creasing The court room is crowded at
every session and the papers containing
reports of the trial are eagerly read.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23

their richness, but they do not belong to
us and the only thing we can do is to DO
the next best thing and try to find some
more. When we arrived here the miners
were nearly out of provisions.
Wages are $15 per day, but they are
trying to cut them down to $40. Most of
the men on claims that they tried to cut
quit and came back to camp, as they
claimed they could not afford to work for
less than $15 and pack their grub in over
the trail, and some of the worst trails
you could imagine. | think l can give
you very good idea of their condition by
the description of a man here"
He said it was like walking through
cotton or straw. The country is covered
with moss from two to four feet deep
and the frost is out about twelve to
fourteen inches and you go down to the
bottom of it at every step. The mines
are fifteen miles from here and they have
to pay % cents pound to have supplies
packed in, but when it freezes up it is
an easy matter to sled supplies up the
river and creeks, and if we get located
this summer will take in years sup
plies that way"
San Francisco, Cal, July 22.-The
Alaska Commercial Company's steamer
Bertha arrived from Unalaska today
with 800 tons of concentrates from the
Apollo mine at Unga and a bar of bull
lion from the same source, but brought
no gold from the Klondike region.
Capt. Hays, of that vessel, speaking
of the Klondike boom, however, said:
"The fact that the new gold fields are
1000 miles from st. Michaels, and diff
ficulties of transportation are innumera-
BILE, cannot be too forcibly impressed up
on intending prospectors. The newspa-
pers will be responsible for the loss of
many lives and great deal of suffering
and hardships if they do not strongly
advise the public that the river Yukon,
now that the mountain torrents have
ceased running, is very low and conse-
quently much of the five thousand tons
of supplies now awaiting transportation
cannot possibly be conveyed to their
destination for some time"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
A CONFLICT IMMINENT
PREPARED FOR ANY
DEMONSTRATION.
THE MINERS LEADERS AT WORK
The Back Bone of the Strike Appears to be
Broke in the kan-a-Wha Valley,
Wact Viroinia
West Virginia.

Fairmount, w. Va, July 22.-Armed
deputy sheriffs of the county now guard
the Hite mine at Kings, three miles
above here ON the Tygarts valley river.
The sheriff was called there this morning
as the operators feared an outbreak but
no arrests were made. Early this morning
the drivers at that mine Joined the strik-
ers as a result of the efforts of Crawford
Temple, a Monongah miner. The oper-
ators secured new drivers in a few hours
and not over half of the miners came out.
Then the second lot of drivers threw up
their positions and some of the men be-
gain stoning the miners who were forced
to leave their work. Rolf Hite, the 1up-
erintendent, soon had his faithful Win
chester in his hands and three shots
quenched the enthusiasm of all the
strikers, but one who made for Hite
with a pick. He was driven off at the
point of a revolver. The operators, how
ever, feared another outbreak and called
on the county officials for aid. Tonight
organizers are there, and they say all
the men will join the strikers, but Hite
stated that all or most of the men would
be at work tomorrow.
Charleston, w. Va, July 22-The
backbone of the strike appears to be
broken in the Kanawha valley. The de-
mand for q general strike among the soft
coal diggers and the agreement reached
to that end by the representatives in the
meeting at Montgomery yesterday, turns
out to be practically failure. The men
at only three mines obeyed the call to
strike and they are now talking of re-
turning to work. The organizers from
Ohio have abandoned the Kanawha coal
field and have gone to the New River,
where they will make an effort to get the
men out. The sentiment against the
strike among the miners is now stronger
than at any time for week.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 22.-Excitement
was at fever heat in the local miners cir
cles today. The operators were apparent
ly preparing for any demonstration and
before nightfall they were convinced that
matters had taken serious turn. Early
in the morning about 500 miners from
the Finleyville district marched ON the
bullOid lIlIUpS Uu Illt river anu SuCCStutl
in bringing the men out. Sheriff Lowry,
of this county, has force of deputies
ready for duty at a moments notice and
trouble is looked for at any time.
At Cannonsburg it was reported that
/ 200 men would march to the Cook
mines tonight and stay there until the
diggers came out. Sheriff Clark, Of Wash
ington county, was on hand with a large
number of deputies and trouble was ex-
pected if the strikers attempted to force
the men to quit work.
| The miners leaders continue at work
| in an effort to get the miners In the Con
nellsville coke regions out, but dis
patches from Uniontown and Dunbar in
dicate that they are meeting with poor
success
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
SHOT AT THE BURGLAR
FROM BLOOD FOUND SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN HIT.
He Was Attempting to Burglarize House
in Greensboro When Discovered
Still at Large.

Greensboro, N. c., July 22.-(SpeciaD
AT a late hour last night some one at
tempted to enter a window to room
occupied by Mr.. Hunter Tate, on Ashe-
boro street. Mr.. Tate took up a shot
gun and fred at the intruder and moth
ing was heard during the night, but this
morning bloody trail was found from
the window to a well in the yard next
door. AT this point a puddle containing
at least pint of blood was found. 1t
is supposed that the burglar came here
to wash his wounds. The miscrant has
not yet been found.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
DIFFICULTIES IN ALASKA.
There Is a Great Deal of Gold There,
but Many Hardships Are in Store for
Those Who Attempt to Get 1t.


Seattle, Wash, July 22.-At 3:27 this
afternoon the North American Trans
portation Company's steamship Portland
sailed from Seattle for st. MichaePs,
Alaska, from which point her passengers
will be transferred to the Yukon river
steamers and carried to the famous Klon-
dixie gold fields. There were 12S passen-
gers, u few of whom were women.
E. M. Culbertson, who went to the
Klondike last spring, has written home
saying: "We heard stories about the
mines that will scarcely be believed. One
claim washed out over $150,000 in one
day and others as high as $4,000 and
100000. Some have had to clean up the
boxes as high as three times day, but
this cleanup does not represent one
day work, but the wash for the whole
winter.
1.-The bonanza claims, of course, are all
taken up and the creeks where the rich
finds have been made are taken clear up
to the top of the mountains, but we hope
to get hold of something that will salts
fy us before long. The stories we heard
in Seattle do not half tell the story Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23

The Cloud Burst Sweeps Away Valuable
Property and browns Many People.
Youngstown, Ohio, July 22.-At z
o'clock tonight terrific cloud-burst struck
this town flooding the entire valley and
causing great damage to- property, both
in the city and along the railway lines.
Many people are supposed TO be drowned.
The entire country east and west for
twenty miles was flooded and the damage
will be enormous, the railways being the
heaviest losers.
1t was midnight before boats
were gotten to the flooded Crab
creek district and the work
Of rescue started. The boats were man.
ned by firemen who went to work with
a will, but could not make rapid pro-
gress on account of the swift and dam
gerous current. Nine families were TAX
en- out of second-story window Within
half an hour and many people were pick
ed up clinging to debris. Nothing definite
will be known as to the loss of life till
morning or even the names of the peo-
pie that are in the food and perhaps not
then. At midnight the water commenced
to recede rapidly and the creek will like
ly be back in its natural course by MORN
ing. The Erie and Lake Shore trains
including passenger and excursion trains
were stopped where they were caught
and will not likely be moved before day
break, as the officials refuse to take any
chances of loss of life. Loaded cars have
been placed on bridges with the hope
of keeping them up, as the Mahoning
river is high and rising rapidly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23

The Value of Their Property in Virginia
and the Taxes They Pay in That
State.
Richmond, Va, July 22.-The Board
of Public Works has completed and is
sued q statement showing the assessed
value of railroad and canal property
within the borders of the State of Vir-
ginia for the year 1897.
There are in all 3,560.25 miles of rail-
road in operation at the beginning of
the new fiscal year, of which 1641S are
operated by street car companies, while
the balance is owned by steam railroad
companies. The following values have
been placed by the board on the various
kinds of property:
Roadways and tracks -. .S3S, ,253, 10000
DepOts, depot ground, etc.. 5000, ,300.21
Other real estate .... 1923, ,706.50
Cars, engines, machinery
and other equiments. -. 1926, 1922
Shops, supplies, etc. c.... 1871 1924
Telegraph line ....... 41.696.69
Stocks and bonds owned. 263. .667 40
Miscellaneous property :. 55,S25.00
Total value of all prop
erty ...... 500, 1S9, ,O22.OS
On this valuation the State receives
a tax of $215, ,156.40 or forty cents on
each hundred dollars. 1t also receives
tax of one per cent on the net income
of 1884, COSTS, that is what is left from
the receipts of railroad and canal COM
panies after the operating expenses re-
pairs, interest, ETC., have been deducted,
making $3,S4006. The total amount of
the State taxes to be paid ON the prop
erty in question for the present year is
therefore $21S,996.30.
OF this sum the public school fund re-
ceives $53, 1906, leaving applicable to
general governmental expenses the SUM
of S155,2O7.24.
The following amounts represent in
detail the States taxes to be paid by
some of the railroad companies:
Norfolk and Western $ 3,462.6S
Chesapeake and Ohio ..... 4S,544.56
Other companies, except
street car lines ........ 47,S99.S3
Total ...... ........ 1910, ,531 %
Street car lines ....... S,465.07
Aggregate amount ..... .$21S, ,996.39
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
Flashes From the Wires Conveying the
Latest News.

Troy, N. Y, July Prev. Peter Ha-
vermans, the oldest Catholic priest in
the United States, died today. Father
Havermans founded the Brothers Acad-
emy, now known as La Sale Institute.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 22.-Peter
Wassil, alias Terrible Pete was
hanged in the county Jail to-day for the
murder of Joseph Kupersauage, Of
Georgetown, this county, on January,
15. 1S..,. He Gied game
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
MEDAL OF HONOR.

Washington, d. c., July 22--A medal
of honor has been awarded to brevet
Colonel Andrew McGonnigle, of Ashe-
vile, n. c., who at Cedar Greek, Va,
while acting chief quartermaster of
General Sheridan's forces, operating in
the Shenandoah valley, was severely
wounded while leading a brigade of
infantry on that field and was com
mended for the greatest gallantry by
General Sheridan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
TELEGRAPH MESSHGES15c
SOME REDUCTION IN RESPONSE
TO DEMAND OF THE PEOPLE.
THE WORK OF COMMISSION COMPLETED
They Have Finished Their Work and the Re-
suit Will be For the People to Pass
judgement On.

Asheville, n. c., July 22.-(SpeeiaI)-
The Railroad Commission has completed
its work of assessing railroad property
in the State for taxation.
The total valuation has been increased
about three million dollars over what it
was in 1896.
The toll on telegraphic messages to and
from points within the State has been
decreased from % cents to Is cents for
ten words.
This reduction goes into effect Sep
tember 1.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
HE WAS In ACCORD.
Sherman Denies That He Was Coerced
by the President.

Washington, D. c., July Secretary
Sherman to-day denied the statement
that he had been induced to sign the
letter of instructions to Ambassador Hay
relative to the seal controversy which
has so excited the British press, only
under severe pressure and against his
own Judgment. He said that there was
not a word of truth in it and that as
matter of fact he had been in perfect
accord with the President in every step
of the correspondence relating to the
seal question.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
MONETARY COMMISSION.

Washington, D. c.. July 22.-Repre-
sentative G.. w. Stone. of Pennsylvania,
who was chairman of the Committee
on Coinage, Weights and Measures of
the last House, to-day introduced in the
House a bill! to authorize the appoint
ment of a monetary commission.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
ELDERS-DEACONS' INSTITUTE.

Red Springs, N. c., July 22-(SpeciaD
The Elders and Deacons' Institute
opened tonight. Rev. Arthur Smith, of
Savannah, Ga. will have charge of the
song service. The attendance is large.
DR.. Eugene Daniel, of Raleigh, preached
an able sermon. His subject was, Goods
Covenent With Believers" The meeting
is a grand success.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
LYNCHING LOOKED FOR.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 22.-The re-
sport from Riverton sent out last night
that the negro who attempted to outrage
Mrs. S. T.. Vaughan had been burned is
untrue. The parties who captured him
took him to Tuscumbia, Ala, where he
was placed in Jail. He was hidden by
those who had him until today. A lynch
ing is looked for at any moment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
COUNTY OFFICERS CONVENTION
Col. J. S. Carr Will Deliver the
Address.

Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, n. c.,
July 22.-(Special.)17Co Julian S. Carr,
of Durham, will address the County
Officers Convention to be held here on
July 2Sth and Doth. In his letter of
acceptance he says his remarks will be
in the nature of purely business talk
to business men,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
THE TOBACCO TRUST.
The Governor That 1t Helped Elect
Would Not Permit 1t to Be Tried
Again at This Time.

Again at This Time.
Olcott today gave out correspondence
between Governor Black and himself
in which Mr.. Olcott asked for "a special
term of the Supreme Court, criminal
branch, to try the tobacco trust. The di-
rectors of the American Tobacco Com
pany were tried before Judge Fitzgerald
in General Sessions last month, the jury
standing ten for conviction and two for
acquittal.
Mr.. Olcott desired to try the directors
gain this month, but Gov. Black re-
fused to give him the extraordinary term
of court which he asked for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23

Washington, d. c., July 22.-The
President to-day sent to the Senate the
nominations of Morris d. Wickersham
to be attorney for the Northern district
Of Alabama and Henry Mayer to be
postmaster at Vicksburg, Miss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
FLOOD IN OHIO.

The Cloud Burst Sweeps Away Valuable
Property and browns Many People.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-23
RAILROAD TAXES.

The Value of Their Property in Virginia
and the Taxes They Pay in That
State.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19
FIAT MON Ely.
The Material on Which Money Is Stamp
ed Is Not the Essential Thing.

The Material on Which Money Is Stamp
ed Is Not the Essential Thing.
The constant cry that fiat money is
not good money is already refuted by
the use of gold and silver as money.
These metals, with fifty years of sup
ply on hand would have very little
value if they were not used as
money in any part of the world. Law,
or custom having the force of law,
makes gold and silver money when
stamped by the government for the
purpose of designation. We contend
that If law were passed making paper
or any material designated by the
stamp of the government a full legal
tender for all debts, public and private,
it would be as good money for all pur-
poses Cor which money is used as either
gold or silver. We might cite many
instances and make long and elabo-
rate argument in favor of our conten-
ton, but it would be ridiculed by all
who do not understand the science of
money. This question is of para
mount Importance and is certainly
worth the experiment, which would
cost the government nothing. except
engraving and printing the paper.
If Congress should pass law author
izing the secretary of the treasury to
issue a small amount of strictly fiat
paper without any promise of redemp-
ton, end make such paper money re-
ceivable for taxes and all government
dues and legal tender in the payment
of all debts, it would be easy to de-
termine whether the people would take
1t at par as money. If they should do
SO and 1t should be sought for in the
same manner that gold coin is now
sought for by persons who desired to
use it to pay debts and government
dues, it would demonstrate that the
material upon which money is stamped
for designation is not the essential
thing. 1t would verify Aristotle's def
milton of money when he declared that
money is a creation of law" The
verification of this definition would be
of the utmost value to civilization, and
this government can we'll afford to
make the experiment.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19
Hown contemplate is the miserable

Hown contemplate is the miserable
man Yho,i by smooth tongue and slick
ways, gets worthy people into his
clutches Ito be bunkoed, robbed or
murdered! Conspicuous in his class
just now is Butler, the Australian null
ti-murderer; who was recent captured
in San, Francisco on board the Swan
hilda. While on the vessel he was
known in sailor parlance as an "angel
sailor.,",, He used no bad language and
objected 20 any coarse or profane ex-
pressious being used by his shipmates.
One day at mess, when sailor rudely
snatched piece Of bread from the
hand of another, Butler, who valued
human life as cheaply as that of gnat,
was so outraged at this breach Of table
etiquette that, after glaring angrily at
the offender, he remarked that he had
once killed a negro in West Australia
for a less offense than that. Alto
gether this man, who lured his victims
to the mountains and made them dig
their own graves, was much too nice
to associate with the herd of common
sailors he shipped with. Beware of con-
fidence men-men who have spells of
being too good. They are usually after
either your money or your life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-19
Government Defined.

A double barreled legislature is q
cunning contrivance. The object being
to prevent government by the people,
two chambers give two chances; that
which cannot be killed in one branch
may be slaughtered in the other. 1t
is like a man who, having survived
the ministrations of one doctor and re-
covered, is at once placed in the hands
of another and dies. Why should there
be two doctors?
And then, there being a possibility
that the people may enforce their de-
mands through both house and sem
ate. there sits, above both, king
called a President, with power to annul
the action of both; one man who knows
more than sixty millions of people, OF
whom he was the other day an obscure
member.
In other words, the people is hor-
rible monster which must be chained
by both legs and neck.
But, lest the people should coerce
house. senate and President to do
something against the moneyed aris-
tocracy, there is still another tribunal.
A lot of lawyers, mainly selected by
the great corporations, sit upon q
bench, with old women's gowns upon
them, with power to nullify house, sen
ate, President and people. Oh, 1t is a
beautiful contriVance to arrest progress
and shackle liberty!-Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, In "The Golden Bottle"