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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-28

Our party STANDS now, as always, for
the dominancy of white men and the
white metal as against the black man
and the yellow metal, for the blessings
of a policy of light against darkness and
that unholy combination Of spoilsmen
whose grasp for plumber and pie has
brought upon them IN impending train
of disaster that threatens plunge into
the last ditch of political ruin. Nothing
can save them but realization of their
prayers and hopes for Democratic blum
ders.- Crawford in Asheville convention.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-28

Eastern North Carolina is as patriotic
as any section Of North Carolina, If it
has furnished less volunteers than the
West. The Biblical Recorder is correct
when it says that so long as President
Mckinley dots out Eastern counties with
negro postmasters and low flung dema-
gogues, gives over parts of our Eastern
counties to negro constables, police and
magistrates, they cannot expect soldiers
to come from that section" The pre-
seryation of home is the first law of ma
ture.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-28

Office: News and Observer Building
Fayetteville Street.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-28

Entered at the postonice at Raleigh,
N. c., as geeond-claSs matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-28
NoTICR no CONTRIBUTORS.

The News and Observers telephones,
Editorial Rooms. ............''.'. ~
Business Office. .............s.... Ia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-28

400 a. -Baccalaureate Sermon,
Rev. Wilbur Il. TilIett, of Vanderbilt
1r,;varSitv
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30
BLOCKADE and Contrabend."

When two nations go to war it is
1 the right of either to prevent com
merce at the ports of the other
and such an undertaking is always
in the nature of "blockade' OF
one or more ports, says the Daily
I Times.
The United States has, therefore,
established an "embargo,' as a
blockade is called, Of all the prin-
cipaI ports Of the island of Cuba
and has sent out warning to all
nations of the fact, and under the
rules Of international law, growing
out of treaty rights, every nation
not engaged in the war must take
notice of such BLOCKADE" and be
governed accordingly.
1t is we'll understood and agreed
that all vessels in transit-that is,
upon the high seas at the time Of
the announcement Of the establish
nent Of q blockade, and which
therefore cannot have any legal
notice and in most instances no
actual notice Of the existence Of
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30
Farm Statistics.

Secretary B. f. Woodman Of the
Spokane chamber of commerce has
procured from the agricultural de
partment of the United States al
estimate Of the farm products OIL
Washington for 1895 and 1897, The
comparison is highly Aattering in
the expansion of our agricultural
interests, and while there are some
inaccuracies the showing is in the
main approximately correct
Our wheat acreage according to
government estimates in 1886 was
4G4,3 44, yield, 8,35S,192 bushels,
value, $6,185,062; 1897, 85S, 36S
acres, output 20124,646 bushels,
value $13,6S4, 761.
Oats-189G, S3,S27 acres, output
3,017,772, value $1,2OL109; 1897,
1856 acres, output 3, 822,52S bush
els. value, 81 ,337 ,S85.
Barley.-lS96 40,094 acres,
yield, 1,0l2,444 bushels, value,
S4l6,978; 1897, 37,G88 acres, yield
1865, $50 bushels. value, $729,263
Corn 1886, 6,S1S acres, yield
95,152 bushels, value $53, 408; 1897
6,471 acres, yield, 1863 bushels.
value $64,122.
Rye.-lS96, 2415 acres, yield
1928 bushels, value, SIS, ZIP; 1897
2,463 acres, yield 48,02S bushels
value $29,977.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

the fact that coal" has been deter
mined already to be "contraband
of war" because of its vital neces-
sity in the maintenance OF a mod
ern nayy-and the war between the
United States and Spain will be
settled upon the ocean more en-
phatically than upon the land, al
though there is chance for some
hard fighting in the island of Cuba.
1t is also well-established rule
among nations that when any YES
sci belonging to neutral nation
shall have had notice of the exist
ence of II blockade" and attempts
to run" the same--that is, break
through and hold commerce with
| the euemy-that such vessel, cargo
and all becomes 'contraband of
war" and may be treated as such
precisely as if it belonged to the
enemy himself and were sailing
under his own flag.
Illustrative of this idea, the Asso-
ciated Press announced on Satur-
day that the United States cruiser
had run down and captured a
merchantmen which proved to be a
"Gcrman vessel" and at once re-
leased her after giving the proper
notice and turning her back from
her port ofdestination. While this
rule is undoubtedly a great hard
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

THE little light house tender,
Mangroye with two six-poung can
non, captured the big Spanish aux
Hilary cruiser Panama, with four
12-pound guns, the other day. The
sight of the stars and stripes float
ing over any kind of craft strikes
terror to the Spanish heart.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

Number of sheep in the state on
January /, 1898, 744,925; average
price per head, $2.1S; total value,
81 ,622, 445.
Number of swine in the state on
January |, 1898, 1886; average
price per head, "A 90; total value,
$S35,989.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

THE bombardment of Matanzas
proved that the boast of American
gunners was true. They don't
waste many shots, but make bulls
eyes with great regularity.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

SPAIN doesn't appear over anx-
ious to test Uncle Sans mettle-or
metal, either
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

THE trouble is not to enlist 1876
600 men, but to keep the number
down to that number, Had the
presidents call been for 100000
men it would have been just the
same, The people need no urging
to go to the defence Of the country.
This may not be n war-like nation,
but it's got the men when it needs
them.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-30

THIS is Pullman's year to cele-
brate the Fourth of July, and we
should commence preparations
early. The city has deferred to
neighboring cities for several years
past, but it ought to make the
eagle scream in good shape this
year. This is fine time to cele-
brate, too, for patriotism runs high
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
A BOY BEHEADED.
Caught Under the Wheels of y
Shifting Engine at Greenville.

Greenville News, I'd inst.
Harry James, the 13-year old
son of Pink james, an opel ative
in the Mills mill, was run over by
a switch engine yesterday at noon
and was instantly killed. He was
stealing a ride on the engine after
he had been warned against the
danger and after he had been or
dcred away froN the tracks by
the engineer. The top half of the
little fellow 9 head WAS mashed off
by the wheels and his brains were
scattered several yards along the
track.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
REVOLVING CRIME IN
UNION.
A Negro Almost Decapitates His
Wife and Leaves Her Body in
the Woods. Bloody Evi-
dence.
Special to The Safe.

Speclal 10 ne Sate.
Union, Dec. 2.-Tom Pratt, a
colOred man was committed to
Jail yesterday charged with MUIR
der Of his wife. The facts as we
have been able to obtain them,
reveal a most heinous crime, and
one revolving in the extreme. 1t
appears that the murdered wo-
man left home early Monday
morninC to mail some letters ut
the postoffice. She was not seer
afterwards until her o; DIV was
found in the woods Wednesday
morning by Clark Glenn, Il colored
man who was out hunting. When
found her throat was cut from
ear to 'ear, nearly severing the
head from the body. The body
was somewhat mutilated by buZ-
yards, having been missing since
carly Monday morning. A let
ter was found on her person adj
dressed to her brother, in which
she stated that her husband and
herself had had a quarrel, and
that ne had told her that he was
tired of her and her children
and that he would break her
neck -
y warrant was issued for Pratt,
ard when arrested his clothes
we're stained with blood. He was
sent to Jail yesterday morning,
and the evidence against him is
such as to almost cOnclusively es-
tablish his guilt. Further inves-
tigation will be made and ali the
evidence obtained that is possible.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
GREENWOOD MURDERER.

On the 9th of October last
Ell lott Butler fatally wounded
Henry Lyon, in Laurens county,
where he died. Subsequently the
grand jury of Greenwood county
found true bill for murder
against Butler, who is still at large.
Gov Ellerbe was induced to Of
fer reward for the delivery OF
Butler to the sheriff of Laurens
county. Yesterday Sheriff Nc
Cravey OF Laureas wrote to Gov.
EIlerbe stating that he had Butler
under arrest and wanted to know
if he would deliver the prisoner
to the sheriff of Greenwood coun
ty.
Gov EIlerbe replied that it was
Sheriff McCravy's duty to have
Butler arrested, and he was not
entitled to the reward anyway.
Still there is pretty legal
point to be considered. Ligon
was shot in Lauren county and
died IN Greenwood county.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
THE PASSING OLA FAMILY.
End of Tragic Series of Events
in Pickens.
Special to The State.

CptClal 10 L nc Clhte.
Pickens, Nov. 3O.-The re-
mains of J b Burdine arrived st
this place last Saturday. He
died in Atlanta the day before,
and had been ill for some time.
The funeral was held near his
place ten miles north of Pickens.
He was buried by the side Of his
father and mother, whose tragic
death by the hands of the father
was recorded in The State some
time in March. He was the only
son and survivor of the family.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

The Walker-Gaston Camp Con,
fedecate Veterans of Chester will
have q grand rally on the goth of
this month. Col. James Arm
strong of Charleston and Gen.
eral r. II. H~mphiII Of AbbeviIle
will deliver the addresses. The
selection of Col. Armstrong as
sures the camp Of brilliant talk,
sparkling with wit, and radiating
with pathos and patriotism. Mrs
Stone wall Jackson has been urged
to visit the veterans and it is ex-
pected will be present.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

The North Georgia Methodist
conference, in session at Augusta,
adopted resolutions strongly de.
nouncing the book agents and de-
manding the return to the gov
ernment of the money allowed by
the United States congress on the
claim Of the book concern.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

The vets carried Bibb county,
Ga, including Macon city, by L.
1886 majority, despite the at
tendance at the polls of women
who prayed and sang for the pro-
hibition cause. Sam Jones, who
spoke for the 'dry" side, is said
to have cost it many votes.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
Money to Loan

I II AVE VI \ DE ariargrm"n. with
4 brokers T., N.a York Iiv through
whom am able l. lace loaus secur-
ed 10y ii;.t mortgage % improved
cotton farm~, for six years time pay
BIZ In insiTimeUtS al The ra'e Of 7 per
ceut per aunum The rrok erage ann
charge for abstract and insppctiOd
ar" sma'i ana al lhe EXPENSE of the
borrower, r f. WHLIE,
Atty a. Law.
Nov. t. Am.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
Local M attgrs

u UU0s Vs 6l6Sa Do
Cotton brought 81 cents in this
market yesterday.
Miss Rebecca Morgan of Che
raw, is the guest of Mrs j Wylie
Porter.
Born, Nov. 80, 1898, to MIR.
and Mrs. A. j Evans, a son.
Rock Hill Herald.
Mr. and Mrs W II Long, of
Concord, n. G.. are on a visit to
the formers parents at this place.
Sheriff Clyburn went to Cam
den yesterday for j 4 Pace who
has been arrested on a charge of
obtaining goods under false pre-,
lenses.
MIR J A Estridge requests us to
say in justice to the Wsxhaw cot
ton market that it is pulling up
and kept up with the Lancaster
market the past week. He sold
some more cotton here last week.
Jinks : "Where would you ad-
wise me to 60 to buy good gold
ring for my best girl 2"
Frank : exhibiting one he had
just purchssed.} "Why, to B. G.
Hough & Co.'S, Of course"
Married, by Rev. r A Dabney,
on Thursday night, Nov. 24,lS9S,
at the residence of the brides ia
ther Mr.. f NJ Lowry of Taxahaw,
Miss Annie Lowry and Mr. VIM.
j Belk.
Married, by Rev l. l. Beden.
baugh, at the parsonage on Trades
vile circuit, on Sunday last, Mr.
James Clifton and Miss Alice
Carnes, daughter of Magistrate
w a Carnes of Buford town
ship.
Keep your money at home,
when You can do as well as you
can abroad. We offer for your
inspection the best line of Silver
ware, both Plated and Sterling,
that has ever been shown in upper
South Carolina.
B. G. Hough & Co.
Claude Hancock, a IA, year old
lad from the western part of the
county, concealed himself in one
of the stores of the Farmers
Banking and Mercantile Co.,
Saturday evening and after the
stores were closed helped him
self to knives and razors and
made his exit by the back door,
leaving IT open. He has been ar
rested and lodged In jail to await
trial.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

E%LI P. BABCoCK, OF Avoca, NY,
veteran of the 3rd N. Y. Artillery and
for thirty years of the Babcock a.
munsel Carriage Co., of Auburn, says: 81
write to express my gratitude for the mirac-
lous benefit received from Dr. Miles Heart
Cure. Isuffered for years. as result OF army
life, from sciatica which affected my heart
In the worst form, my limbs swelled from
the ankles up. bloated until was unable
to button my clothing; had sharp pains
about the heart, smothering spells and
shortness of breath. For three months 1
was unable TO lie down, and all the sleep
got was in an arm chair. l was treated by
the best doctors but gradually grew worse.
About year ago 1 commenced taking DR..
Miles New Heart Cure and IL saved my Life
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
WEDNESDAY, DEC. I, 1898.

Congress convened Monday at
, O'Clock m, and after roll call
the Presidents message was read
1t was lengthy document, and
filled IS columns in The State
yesterday. 1t is a history of the
recent war with Spain. The Pres
ident wishes Cuba's independent
government established at once,
but doesn't undertake to handle
the Philippine questions.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

The papers say that John Kel-
lett, of Fountain Inn, 5. c., has
made ten bales of cotton on three
and three fourths acres of land.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07
REGITRATION NOTICE.

TN r. PU BLIC WILL TAKE notice
l. that the Registration Books will
be open, at the court house, for the
registration OF parties entitled to reg
lister under the Constitution. on the
lst Monday in each month. until 80
days preceding t, next general cleo
ton
w @ A PORTER.
Chairm"n Board Registration l. G.
Lancaster, S
Fec 1893.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

At the result of a very eloquent
appeal made by DR.. Montague to
the Baptist convention 1000
was raised for Furman Universi-
ty Friday.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

as Il by a miracle"
DR.. Miles Remedies
Arc sold by all drug
gists under q positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases Of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
ND NIT Us> xzDv-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

Dh- MILE MEDICAL co.. Elkhart, Ind.
Or. Miles PsSss KfIIs are susras sssed 70 seop
headache In 20 minutes. "One cent dose.h
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-07

Nov. {. Am
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-12
More About the Bank Robbery.

Editor of the Bellows Falls TINES:
Noting the article from Capt. Taylor
relative to the attempt OF Max Shinborn to
rob the Bellows Falls bank l think way
back in GA the Captain is mistaken about
its being Shinborn as Thomas Mccormick
told me in New York some three years
ago that he was the party who arranged
the breaking of that bank and gave me
some of the particulars which l have for
gotten.
This Mccormick then originated from
Troy, N. Y, but afterwards located in
New York City and became one of the
foremost bank burglars of the day. Al
the time he gave me this information,
was trying to extradite Max Shinborn from
New York state, where he was held fol
breaking the Middleboro National bank a,
Middleboro, N. Y. This Mccormick was
under obligations to me for getting hin
pardoned from our state prison where he
was serving an eight years sentence FOL
breaking G. c. Davis store safe in Wal.
pole some II years ago, and as Shinborr
had not been in this country for 80 years il
was quite necessary that we should identify
him as being Shinborn.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-12

Mccormick told me at this time that he
had never done any work with Shinborn
and therefore could give me no assistance
He told ma he had seen Shinborn but
never became acquainted with HIM. |
have no reason to doubt Mr. Mccormick
told me the truth about it as the Pinker-
tons told me he had reformed and they did
not think he had been connected with any
burglaries after his release from our prison
He was employed by them frequently on
race courses in locating crooks. McCor-
mick died about year after this converse
ton with him and the New York papers
gave him a column and halt obituary.
He was certainly one of the famous crooks
of his time and like Shinborn, had he
turned his talents in the right direction
would have made the world better fer hav-
ing lived in it. shall always carry with
me the recollection of our parting after his
release from our prison. He was in tears
and said Goodbye, Sheriff, and remem-
Der if there is anything l can ever do for
you even to dying for you, don't fail to
give me the chance" This was quite
affecting to me as he had the reputation
of being man of iron nerve and man
who took more desperate chances than any
other man in his profession. He shot one
of his pals, Jack Casey, dead over the
division Of some spoils which they had
stolen from bank in Pennsylvania, wa
tried and acquitted on pie" Of 81
defence. was talking with McCormi
about this one time and he told me it was
only question of who shot first and he
said he wished Casey had for he was the
best friend he ever had. He gave me
history of many interesting experiences
Of his, one of which was being hunted out
of the swamps down in Georgia by blood
hounds, where they had been driven after
robbing bank down there and they were
freed and got off in some way which |
have forgotten. He gave me many Of his
Experiences aid they were very interesting.
l wish l could remember more clearly
about the Bellows Falls bank; while he
never told me who any Of his associates
were in any of these experiences (burglars
never do) am quite sure Shinborn was
not at Bellows Falls with him.
Very Respectfully,
H. A. PERRY.
Walpole, N. H., October 10, 1898.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-12
New York Nuggets.
Walpole, N. H., October 10, 1898.

Away down in Battery Park at the be-
ginning OF Greater New York stands a cir
cular gray building that was once called
Castle Clinton, al was erected by the first
Dutch settlers as fortress. 1t stood on
a rocky ledge in the bay, and was con-
nected with the mainland by causeway.
Later it became conc trt hail and place OF
amusement under the name of Castle Gar
den, when it was laid out deliberately as
an indoor-garden with sculpture at inter
walls, and began to be known as the home
of grand opera. 1t was here that Jenny
Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, made her
American debut. In 1855, another change
transformed the structure into a general
depot, where millions of immigrants were
examined before proceeding to make homes
for themselves 10 the New World. A year
ago the Park Commissioners opened pub
lie aquarium within the walls that have
heard so many different languages. In the
centre of the floor is an immense tank,
about 80 feet in diameter, in which several
seals disport and splash. Six other pools
containing sharks, sword-fish and other
large varieties are displayed in a circle
enclosing the big tank. Around the walls
are about $50 smaller tanks arranged in
two rows, one above the other, containing
nearly every form of marine life, both ami
NAL and vegetable. A baby whale was on
exhibition for while, but captivity was
not conducive to long life and it died,
despite the quantity of sea water provided
The Fortnightly Shakespeare Club
opened its 18th season Saturday evening.
Mrs. Anna Randall Diehl is the founder
and president, and leads the discussion
that follows the reading of the play unde,
study which is now 50 King john CUES
tons are given to the members, who pre-
pare the answers at home and deliver
them to the club in the form of brief
papers. Everyone responds to roll-call BY
a Shakespearean quotation. REGULATIONS.
with little music, furnish entertainment
after an act or two is finished. The club
pin is silver medallion head of Shake
speare surrounded by gold scrolls bearing
the name of the club. About hundred
men and women comprise the membership.
who listen frequently to distinguished lee
turers during the year. Mrs Catherine
Weed Ward and Herbert Snowden Ward.
authors of Stratford- on-Avon work, and
Appleton Morgan, editor of the Bankside
edition of Shakespeare, have addressed the
club. Mrs. Diehl has lately returned from
England, where she conducted Shakes
pearean Symposium in July at Sratford.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-12
Gard of Thanks.

To all the dear friends and neighbors w o
so kindly and lovingly helped me in the sad
hours of my sudden bereavement in the sick
ness, death and burial of my beloved husband
by those kind and sympathetic words and
beautiful floral tributes so generously con-
tributed; to the kind pastor, who sympathized
with me; to the quartet who sang so sweetly,
u simply say from the depths of my heart
thank you seems but emptiness. / wish i
could speak my gratitude to you sll separate
", but that is impossible. To his brother
butchers for that beautiful floral tribute can
lot ind words to express my feelings, l only
hope in the very act you may reap some re-
ward and in some way my affiiction may be
hallowed to your good.
From his loving widow,
MRs.FRANK W. RICHARDS.