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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
NAT QUAY IN DISGRACE.
Warrant Issued for His Arrest-Accused
of Attempted Robbery, to Put it
Plainly.

Warrant Issued for His Arrest-Accused
of Attempted Robbery, to Put it
Plainly.
Philadelphia, Pa, October 3.-War-
rants were issued to-day for the arrest
Of United States Senator Matthew Stan
ley Quay; his son, Richard Quay; ex-
State Treasurer Genjamin j. Haywood,
and Charles III. Mckee, of Pittspurg, law
partner Of Lieutenant Lyon. They are
accused of conspiracy with John 5. Hop
kins, formerly cashier of the Peoples
Bank, to use public moneys for their own
use. Hopkins killed himself last March,
shortly before the banks failure.
District Attorney Graham said that
from evidence in the shape of letters and
papers furnished to him he believed it
his duty to begin proceedings. He added:
Il promise to have hearing as quick
ly as possible and to produce at that
hearing all the facts necessary to bind
ing over. Some of the facts will be
reserved until the time of the trial.
Mr.. Quay and his son came up from
Atlantic City as soon as they heard of
their intended arrest. They promptly
surrender themselves and Magistrate
Permon held them in $4,000 bail eacn for
a hearing at noon next Thursday. David
III. Lane, the Republican leader, became
their bondsman and this afternoon they
returned to the sea-shore.
James McManes, former President OF
the defunct Peoples Bank, said he had
known the warrants were to be Issued
although he had nothing to do with the
action. He asserted ignorance of any
transactions justifying 1t. Mr.. Me
| Names added:
| Senator Quay and his son, Richard
| both had their personal notes discounted
| at the bank the last of which matured
after the bank had closed it's doors
These notes were all promptly paid when
due, and neither Mr.. Quay nor his son is
| indebted to the bank one dollar that
| | know off,
The news struck political circles Of ali
| shades Of faith like a thunderbolt. Tht
| affair acquires additional significance
| from the fact that it comes in the midst
Of one of the most bitter campaigns ever
fought between Quay and his opponent
| involving the question of his reelection
| to thp Senate. ~
| The Peoples Bank suspended business
on March Oath last and it presently de
veloped that Cashier Hopkins had com
| mitted suicide. This time the State had
on deposit $505 200 and the city $52 00C
in the bank, but the institution was
| insolvent
President McManes agreed to make
good the amount of liabilities, and mos
| Of it has since been paid.
I
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04

The deaths among troops in Philip
pines July, August mad September were
four officers, eighty-three enlisted men.
August two officers, fifty enlisted men,
of whom one officer and sixteen enlisted
men were killed in action, seven died Of
wounds. Deaths for September, twenty
FIVE enlisted men. Total deaths seventeen
killed in action, seven died OF wounds
fourteen typhoid fever. Causes>of re-
manning deaths on account fscellaneous
diseases.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
OLIVER on THE RAMPAGE.
Goes Down TO Benson and Hunts Votes
IN an Original and Characteristic
Way.

1oes Down TO Benson and Hunts Votes
in an Original and Characteristic
Way.
Benson, n. c., Oct. 3.-(special)-
Oliver III. Dockery, Republican candi-
date for Solicitor Of the Fourth Dis
trict has been here since Tuesday after
noon of last week. He is taking an ac-
tive part as champion of lawlessness
and lnsolence. He is busying himself
with the mayors court. Today a man
was arrested for serious violation Of
the town ordinance. Mr. Dockery in
ferfered without being employed and
tried to intimidate and bulldoze the
mayor and save this Iaw-breaker from
his just punishment. Late in the day
another man was madly drunk and was
arrested in the attempt to stab another.
He resisted the officer with drawn
knife. He was subdued and locked up
however. Mr. Dockery again appear
ed on the scene to offer his intimida-
tion and ordered and directed the mayor
rs to what his duty was in the premises
The mayor ignored his dictation ano
refused his proffered counsel, saying he
would put the prisoner on trial as s0ol
as he regained his reason, whereupoI
the would-be solicitor became more
boisterous and threatened the mayor
with criminal prosecution before the
Supreme Court and term in the peni
tentiary, or n fine of five thousand dol
lars. All this wild ranting Of the office
hunter was done in spite of protests
from the prisoners friends, who ex
pressed their highest confidence in the
mayors integrity and that ample justice
without prejudice or oppression would be
done. Their remonstrance infuriated
him and the scene that followed more
than ever showed the smaIlness Of the
man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
AUGUSTA HEADQUARTERS.
The Main Camp of Army Corps fol
Georgia and South Carolina.

Washington, Oct. Bit has been decid-
ed to make Augusta, Ga, the headquar-
tiers of the army corps which is to be
stationed in Georgia and South Carolina.
Augusta is found to he the central point
of the places named for camps.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
THE CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The Lowest Bidders Get the Monitors.
Neport News Securing One.

Washington, Oct 3.-Secretary Long
has decided to award the contracts for
the four coast defense monitors, in ac-
cordance with the lowest bids, namely:
One monitors to Lewis Nixon, at $S50.00;
Newport News at $S60000; Bath Iron
Works $S62,000, and Union Iron Works,
SS75. 900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
NOT one TWENTIETH
0f the Horrors of Negro Domination Has Been
Printed in the Paeprs.

stringfed University Kings
Mountain Associaon9
"Not one twentieth Of the horrors Of ne
gro domination has been published IN the pa
pers. It is impossible to print the picture as
black as It really is. The patriotic white men
Of the West ought to come to the rescue OF
their brethren IN the East at the ballot box IN
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04

The President yesterday appointed
Joseph 70. Lee collector Of revenue for
the district Of Florida.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04

The barkentine Wandering jew from
Philadelphia for Galveston, with cargo
of coal. spfang n leak in a hurricane on
Saturday. She tried to come to Charles
ton. but was forced ashore at Long Is
land. The captain and crew were res
cued Yesterday morning by the Charles
ton tug John Harlin, Captain Flatley,
and taken to Charleston.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
BRYAN LEAVES WASHINGTON.

Washington, ID. c., October 3.-Col.
w. ]. Bryan left here today after a stay
of ten days. The Colonel looked quite
recovered from his illness. He was ac~
companied by Mrs. Bryan, who-will go
with him for a short rest in Virginia and
then to Florida where Colonel Bryan re-
joins his regiment, the plan being to
reach Florida next Saturday Colonel
Bryan had heard nothing final as to the
disposition of his regiment up to the time
of his departure.
Tbara is a necuIiar fascination obout
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04

is insignificant. The tide did not come
as high last night as it did in the MORN
ing and today it was only an ordinary
spring tide"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04

There is a peculiar fascination about
many things whose origin is attributed
to his satanical majesty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
DEMOCRATIC
PUBLIC SPEAKING

Col. J. S. Carr Hon. #. A. Woodward
and Col. John r. Webster speak o. at
Milton, Caswell county, September 29th.
Grand rally, barbecue and picnic.
r. b. Glenn, Clinton, at l p. m.'
Sept. oath. Wilmington (at night, Sept.
26th. Newbern at night Sept. 9th.
r. B. Glenn and d. l.. Ward, Jack
sonville, Sept. 28th. Adams Greek,
Sept. Doth.
Col. r. b. Glenn speaks at Wilson, in
Wilson county, September end at
night.
At New Hope church, Wayne county,
September 23rd.
At Goldsboro, September 23rd, at
night.
Col John S. Cunningham, speaks at
Milton, September 29th. Grand Demo-
cratic rally and barbecue picnic.
Mr.. IredelI Meares speaks at Jackson
ville Onslow county October 23rd.
Mr.. Chas B. Aycock speaks at Wal
nut Cove, Stokes county, Saturday Dc
tober 1st At Dobson, Surry county,
Monday, October Bird. At Wilkesboro,
| Wilkes county, Tuesday; October 4th.
At Lenoir, Caldwell county, Thursday,
| October 9Th At MorgantOn, Burke coun-
ty Friday October 18th. At Marion, Nc
Dowell county, Saturday, October Sth
| At Forest City, Rutherford county, Mon
day, October 10th. At Shelby, Cleye-
land county, Tuesday, October 18th. At
Lincolnton. Lincoln county, Wednesday,
| October 18th. At Hickory, Catawba
county, Thursday, October 18th. AT
Taylorsville, Alexander county, Friday,
| October 14th. At Statesville, Iredell
county. Saturday, October 10Th.
Hon. Thos. w. Mason, Governor t. j.
Jarvis and John II. Small speak at
Johnson's Mills, Pitt county, Thursday,
September 29th A grand Democratic
rally barbecue and picnic.
Hon II. A. Doughton and Hon. L. q.
Skinner will speak at the following times
and places: Edenton, Chowan county,
Monday, October Ord, court week.
Camden Court House, Tuesday, October
4th. In Elizabeth City, Wednesday. Dc
tober 9TH Hartford, Thursday, October
9th. County Convention.) Shawboro,
Currituck county, Friday, Oct. 18th.
Hon. II. A. Doughton and George
Cooper will speak at the following times
and places Sunbury, Gates county,
Saturday, October 9Th. Gainesville,
Gates county. Monday. October 10th
Court Week. Harrellsville, Hertford
county, Tuesday, October 18th. st
Johns, Hartford county, Wednesday, De-
toher 10Th.
Hon. r. A. Doughton and w. A. Dunn
will speak at Aulander, BERTHE county,
Thursday. October 10Th.
Hon. w. II. Bower speaks at Boone,
October 3rd.
f. NJ. SIMMONS,
Chairman.
JNO. W. THOMPSON,
Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22

turer. the ward politician and the solled
ploughman he is one and the same. And
that is why he has been so much abused
and so often misunderstood.
He was on his way home all the way
from Canada, where he has been for a
rest-a long journey, but he was taking
it in a day coach, with the people. That
is Tillman all over. No Pullmans and
dining cars for him. 1t is refreshing to
talk to such man.
The Atlanta Constitution sees us
through the same sort of glasses as does
Senator Tillman. and it has coined fhn
expression "North Carolinaized," and
is warning the people against the Popu-
list Republican fusion thar has brought
such curse upon the Old North State.
And the Waycross (Ga.) Herald says
the scalawags in wire-grass Georgia
would put that section in the same condi-
ton that North Carolina Is in if they
could. "Scalawags are entitled to nc
consideration and should be fought like
fighting fire. They are the worst enc
mics the South ever had"
Discussing the situation in North Caro-
lima. as it affects Georgia. the Washing
ton (Ga.) Gazette says: "The situation in
North Carolina is so bad that honest
men, without distinction of party, should
swear a great oath to stand by one
another until it is rid Of the private
thieves and public robbers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22

There isn't one man in fifty thousand who
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much out of place i'll a slck-room as bull
must in china-storc. His heart may be
ever SO full of sympathy, but his feet are
heavy and his fingers clumsy.
In most cases when a woman s general
health breaks down the original cause IS
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Husbands should know that DR.. Pierce's
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II had female trouble for many wears" writes
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No family should be without Dr. Pierce's
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22

Give a man the little he says he wants
here below and he'll kick himself because
he didn't ask for more.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
ANOTHER NEGRO RAPIST.


A Special Term of Mecklenburg Court
Ordered to Try Him.
A special term of the criminal court
of Mecklenburg county has been ordered
TO convene October 10th. Judge Sutton
will preside. This action was taken for
the purpose of trying Joe Jackson, a
negro who committed an assault on
Minnie Brown, 16-year-old country
girl on last Sunday afternoon.
The outrage took place near Croft. in
Mecklenburg county. and aroused in
tense feeling among the people of that
section, some of whom lost no time in
starting in pursuit of the fiendish brute.
The victim is a poor half-witted girl,
but of a respectable family. Her father
is Elmer Brown.
The story of the crime is as follows:
Minnie Brown and her little 6-year-old
brother were on their way to their
uncle's, when the negro attacked her
The boy ran away screaming and the
outcries of the poor girl attracted the
attention of neighbors. some distance
away. Mr.. Rufus Johnston and Mr..
Allison, two neighbors who were nearest
the scene. met the boy, who told them
that negro man was trying to kill his
sister. They hurried to the scene, and
the brute fled when he saw them APP
preaching. They pursued him some dis
lance to a briar patch, where the mis-
creant eluded them.
They separated and continued the
search. They routed him from his hid
ing place, and he again showed clean
pair of heels and made his escape in a
cane brake.
Although the negro had eluded them,
he was recognized as strange negro
who had been seen in that locality for
some time past. He had a peculiar gait,
and this feature gave away his identity
The neighborhood was aroused and a
genera. pursuit instituted. The hunt
was continued all that afternoon and
throughout the night, but though the
woods were secured and the roads
watched. the wretch could not be APP
pretended.
Monday evening, however, the negro
was captured and brought to trial be-
fore Justice Alexander He was identi-
fed by the girl, Mr.. Johnston and others.
He was bound over to court, and the
justice asked that the law be allowed to
take its course.
IL
Yorkyile, S. c., and is named Joe
Jackson.
The special term of court was ordered
by the Governor in compliance with the
following petition, circulated by DIR. j.
b. Alexander. and signed by the best
citizens of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
county:
Charlotte. y. c., Sept. 90, 1893.
His Excellency, Governor d. l.. Russell,
Raleigh. Y. c..
Dear Sir: On Sunday evening the
18th inst. a negro man. by the name of
Joe Jackson. did assault n daughter of
Elmer Brown, highly respectable citi-
zen of Croft posto1-ce, Mecklenburg
county One hundred citizens hunted
him down, arrested him. and he is now
in the county Jail in this city. Now, we
earnestly pray you to order at once a
special term of court to be held for the
purpose of trying him. We have never
had lynching in our county and by
swift execution of the law we may be
able to hold Mecklenburg a law-abiding
county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
WILL. NEVER FORGET DUGHI

There are few men in Raleigh that
have bigger heart and a more gen.
crOus nature than has Mr. A. Dughi
Numerous are his charities to the de-
serving. but little is ever said about
them. During the recent stay of the sol
diers here many penniIess boy in blue
went to his restaurant and departed
with n satisfied appetite. TO a still
greater number fruit and other refresh
ments were given. These things, Mr.
Dughi has never mentioned, but the
grateful soldiers have They will never
forget Dughi and his big-hearted hospi
tality.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
HOW TO HAVE A CLEAR SKIN
FREE FROM PIMPLES.

To be beautiful and have fair skin,
you must have pure blood and good
health. TO do so, purify the blood and
build up the health with the best Tonic
and Blood Purifier of the age, Botanic
Blood Balm c'B. b. B."O 1t is the old
standard and reliable remedy. 1t never
fails to cure all manner of Blood and
Skin diseases, including pimples which
are caused by poison in the blood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
POSITIVE PROOF.

A lady friend of mine has for several
years been troubled with bumps and
pimplcs on her face and neck for which
she used various cosmetics in order to
remove them and beautify and improve
the complexion; but these local appica-
tons were only temporary, and left her
skin in worse condition. l recommended
an internal reparation-known as Bo-
tanic Blood Balm, (B. B. b., which I
have been using and selling; she used
three bottles anu all pimples have disap-
peared; her skin is soft and smooth and
her general health much improved. She
expresses herself much gratifed, and
en- recommend it to all who are thus
affected. MRS. s. M. WILSON,
Iron Mountain, Texas.
Blood Balm Oh. b. b. S1.00 per large
bottle, all druggists. Send 70 book
free. Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta, Georgia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22

ONE LIE NAILED.
Mr.. Byrum and His Sons Win Vote
With the White Mans Party.

I have understood that it was said on
the streets of Raleigh, by n prominent
fusionite that | and my three sons would
this year vote the fusion ticket. | am
a Buck Kitchen Democrat, so also are
my sons. and if we are spared to get tC
the election, we viii all vote the Demo
cratic ticket, and any report to the con
trary is false. A. T. BYRUM.
Barton's Creek Township, Wake
County, Sept. Dist, 1898.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
"0-9n-10Oo -

The hieroglyphics are not difficult of
deciphering. They show the dickering
traffic and trading of the Popuist lead
ers with the negro party in BERTHE county.
These are documents make interesting
reading to those men who left the Demo-
cratic party with pure motives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22

More people are willing to help bury a
dead man than there are to lend dollar
to a living one.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28
NOTICE.
COUNTY TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Dodge City, Kansas, e5sly ~, 1885,

The following list of real estate property
situate in Ford county. Kansas. on which the
1axes or q part OF the taxes for the year 1881
have not been paid, Is subject to sale - pro.
vided by law. ead 90 much of each tract Of
land or town lot described in said list - may
be necessary for that purpose. will. on the
Arst Tuesday In September next, and the
1oxt succeeding days, will be sold by me u
public auction 1t my ONCE In tho court house.
Dodge City, Kansas, for taxes and charges
due thereon for the year 1897.
Witness my hand at my ONCE in Dodge
City, Kansas, this 18th day Of July. 1898.
A. RUSSELL.
Treasurer Ford County.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28
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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28

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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28

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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28

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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28

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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-07-28
School District IS.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-13
PRETTY GIRL DISAPPEARS.
She Was Employed at Mrs. KOons
Boarding House.

Pauline Wencel. who was employed
as servant at the boarding house of
Mrs. Rooms, at the corner of Spruce
street and Adams avenue. is missing.
At least she disappeared three weeks
ago and her friends and relatives do
not know her present whereabouts.
She spoke English and German with
equal tluency and had been employed
by Mrs. KoOns since March p She was
a waitress at the Hotel Nash for a
time. On the night Of her disappear
ance she left the house early in the
evening with no intimation that she
would not be back before 10 O'Clock, the
hour she usually returned. She did not
often go out during the evening.
None of her clothing o. personal ar
ttcles were taken from her room. She
were an ordinary black dress, plush
cape and black hat
vt Mrs. Rooms house the missing
girl bore a good reputation. She is de-
scribcd as a person of attractive face
and figure. which has suggested the
possibility that someone has enticed
her away. IT was thought she might
be in Herkimer, y. Y, where she has a
cousin, Nina Richards, who visited
Miss Wencel here several weeks ago,
but a letter from the Herliimer cousin
has been received stating that she
knows nothing of her cousins where
abOUts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-13
BEFORE BREAKFAST. 5

Rcv. Dr. c. l.. Robinson paid a much
appreciated compliment 10 The Tribune
last SUNDAY when he SPOKE n cnthuSIas-
tic terms Of the recognized difference be-
tween its sunday issue and the other
sunday papers. lie stated that every
member Of tho CONGREGATION knew huW
much ne WAS opposed to Sunday papers
IN the aggrc-atc but when journal was
published solely Gud exclusively for the
war nc~s which every patriotic citizen
was ugNiOus To Srr ana WIS distribrted
without tho ulu'Ni,u1 accessories usually
attendant ug,u Ih, distribution of sun
day papers. ana when it contained such
great ea.trIial as that Of last Sunday
morning, he was disposed TO accord the
praise it deserved. Such triputo means
something, coming from "a clergyman
whose conservative principles ass wen as
the prominent place he oCcuuirs in the
city, are SO wei known. As the scnti-
mcnt Of the lalge class i'm the community
which he repr,ycnts, it Is significant of
the real place which the Scranton rib
une's cmcrEoLcy Sunday edition mas
gained during its brief existence.
Memorial Day this year will have a
deeper meaning than it has held for
many year, especially will the members
OF the National Guard be missed i'm this
city, whore the ThiTtccEth regiment has
been such Il prominent feature for years.
The poor mother who dragged her hoy
back ON ombBrking with his company To
so to the front ana who in a few minutes
saw him laid dying at her feet after
he had fallen under the wheels OF the
outEing train, must have definite IDEA
OF the futility Of combat against fate.