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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Nothing Heard From Mr.. Ebert.

Sheriff Kapp has not heard a word
from his clerk, Mr.. E. A. Ebert, since
he went to Indianapolis. Surely the
''kidnappers' have not picked him up.
One of his friends suggests that per-
haps he got lost in the big Nty. 1t was
his intention when he left to return
about the 10th of September. The big
K. of p. meeting has adjourned. The
committee appointed to recommend the
time and place of holding the next en-
campment of the Uniform Rank of
Knights of Pythias and the convention
ofthe Supreme Lodge, reported in favor
of Detroit as the place for the meeting,
and the second Tuesday in September,
1900, as the time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
The New Election Law.

Col. Olds says that at Republican
State headquarters it is stated that the
new election law is said to be crush
er, so far as boilers or Independents
are concerned. and literally shuts
them out. 1t requires State ticket,
and no ticket like that is allowed to
be used, nor can tstickers be placed
on it. Any charges must be made by
marking out or writing. Inquiry was
made as to what effect this law would
have upon DR.. Norment, Republican
candidate in the Sixth Congressional
District, and DR.. Wilcox, boiling Re-
publican candidate in Eighth District,
and the reply was that it knocks them
out by putting them outside the or
ganization. The law gives State
chairman tremendous power.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
THE "YUCATAN HORROR
DIR. Thomas Corrects Some Errol
eous Reports.


Editors of Sentinel.
CAMP WIKOFF, MONTAUK Pr. Il.
AUGUST BOTH, '98.
You and your readers who saw in
Sundays New York Journal the ar
ticle on Transport Yucatan" are
considerably misinformed by that ar
ticle. The thirteen deaths were eight.
There was the usual space allotted to
each man as on transports generally,
and even more than the government
requires in contracts. AS to medi-
| cines. ! spent nearly a day and night
before leaving, getting supply out by
personal work, knowing if did not
we would be short: our sick list in
creased badly, however, and the last
/ two days we were short of medicines.
Food for sick in supply was not pos
| sible to get. Gen. Wood and the
Red Cross" furnished us some. so
| men had some sick food till the last
| morning, and then we had oatmeal
| and condensed milk for all the sick.
| Gen. Wheeler was credited with send
ing bread, milk and eggs; if they were
| sent we never got them. We landed
| our sick early Saturday on litters,
! sending 30 to the hospitals: lighter
cases of sickness remained with the
regiment to the numbers of about one
| hundred.
There was no "Dr. jones' connect
| ed with the ''9 ucatan,' nor any doc
| tor in actual hospital duties but my
self. DR.. Hallock, who has been with
the 9TH Infantry for five years, a vic
| tim of the yellow fever in Santiago.
and barely convalescent when we
| started with myself, were the only
medical officers on board. It's true
it was "a Horror Ship" brH made so
by the condition of the regiment when
we started and not by the fault OF any
| one connected with the ssYucatan', or
| her Quitting.
The men were in better shape on her,
than they had been for month before
| near Santiago, with pestilence and
| starvation taking them off, misery and
suffering tormcnting them in their
bamboo or mud beds, scorching suns
and drenching rains alternately tortur-
| ing them and with almost no medicines
| To DE had; 1t was no wonder that men
| cursed a government that seemed to
show so little care or regard for it's
defenders. You can but family realize
| the awful times the army of Santiago
| saw during the month of August and
last few days of July. From July 10th
to August 10th nearly half of our Regi-
ment had yellow fever. We could do
nothing TO isolate il; il came too fast
| and thick, and following it for those
VINO recovered was the terrible bowel
| trouble and 40 sih food at time il
waf most needed.
~ left nearly 100 men in Santiago
spital, many ol whom must die: have
hundred more in the hospital here
Tand another hundred that are sick in
quarters and whose faces remind me of
the 'recOnCpntralO' Diptllres IT, oil
too, too bad anyway: but the officers
of the 1th are in no way to he blamed
for the "Gucatau Horror" as it has
been called.
| hope to be back among you again
soon after the 10Th of september.
ours as ever,
III. j. THOMAS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
In Favor of Per Capita Tax.

The special committee appointed by
the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pyth-
las to investigate the matter of chang
ing the plan of raising revenues re-
ported in favor of per capita tax on
each member of the subordinate
lodges for the purpose of paying the
expenses of the Supreme Lodge, but
left the amount blank. The present
plan is to pay the expenses out of the
receipts from the sale of supplies
Another special committee will also
report in favor of reducing the num-
ber of members of the Supreme Trib-
unal to three persons.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08

TRAIN WAS WRECKED
SOME ONE THREW SWITCH
MALICIOUSLY.
Occurred This Morning on the Onta-
rio Il Western Raflroad-Engf-
neer, Fireman and Brakeman
Ktlled-Others Injured.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 1.-The
New York bound train on the Ontario
& Western railroad was maliciously
wrecked by some one throwing a
switch, causing the train which was
running at a high speed to recover
lost time, to leave the track at clock
this morning. Engineer Dowd and
fireman Rowe were killed and the ex-
pressman, baggageman and many
were burned and it is believed an un-
known victim was cremated.
LATER.-A third death from the
wreck has occurred, that of brakeman
Osborne.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
Result of the Clark-ki.go Con-
trOVersy.

Rev. DIR. Greasy returned from Dur
ham last week. He says that
after hearing the evidence in the
Clark-Kilgo controversy the trustees,
who composed the jury, decided that
the charges and specifications brought
against President kilgo, of Trinity
College. by Judge Clark, of the North
Carolina Supreme Court, were not
sustained. DR.. Greasy says there is
no truth in the report published in the
Raleigh News and Observer to the
effect that the trustees passed reso-
tion condemning Judge Clark.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
No Stamp on License.

AS result of recent ruling no
revenue stamp will, in the future, be
required on marriage licenses. Since
the war revenue act went into effect
ministers and magistrates have been
required to place a ten-cent stamp on
the license when it was returned to
the Register of Deeds. In many in
stances the officiating person was out
just that much as he got nothing for
his services. The recent ruling re-
ferred to above states that stamps are
required only on written certificates
given by the minister to the parties
married.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
JIM TAYLOR ARRESTED.
The Stokes Blockader I'm Trouble
Again.

1t was'lcarncd last week that Jim
Tay ylor, the noted blockader of Stokes
county, was arrested Sunday, August
2Sth, at Snow Creek Primitive Baptist
church, in that county. Our infor-
mant says ne was carried to Danbury
to be Jailed.
1t will be remembered that Taylor
was arrested II year ago at Oak Ridge
Baptist church, in Stokes county, on
the closing day of the Pilot Mountain
Baptist Association.
Taylor, it is said, makes no attempt
to deny or conceal the business in
which he is engaged. He has been
figuring in the courts for several
years and a lawyer who has gotten
him out of several scraps rem arked
last evening that Jim seems deter
mined to get in the penitentiary. He
already had one case to be tried at
the next term of the Federal Court at
Greensboro.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Two Brothers Scrap.

Alexander and Springs Conrad,
brothers, living near Conrad's ferry,
in the western part of the county, be-
came engaged in warm controversy
yesterday over which way a new road
should run. The discussion ended in
a fight. Alex knocked Springs down,
got on him and beat his head with a
rock. The wounded man went to a
physician at tewisville yesterday to
have his head dressed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Superintendent Mebane's Report

Several months ago, it will be re-
membered, the Staue Superintendent of
Public instruction, in an interview,
expressed himself as favoring compul-
sorry education and also in the matter
of the white and colored public schools
as favoring white committeeman for
white schools and negro committeeman
for negro schools. He has now be-
gun to prepare his report for the cur
rent year and in this he will recom-
mend such a division of committeeman.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
FORSYTH COUNTY TEACHERS
Addressed by Rev. ii. f.. Rondthaler
Program for Next Meeting.

The Teachers Association met in the
courthouse Saturday evening. The
attendance was good. The opening ex-
ercises were conducted by Rev. How
ard Rondthaler. After some miscella-
neous businesss Rev. Mr.. Rondthaler
made a fine talk on '':he aspirations
of bOy.' DIR. w. f. Whitsett, who
had intended to be present today, sent
telegram this morning stating that
he was indisposed and could not come
The program for the next meeting on
the first Saturday in October, is as
follows:
l0:3o-Opening exercises, by Dr.
W. S. Greasy.
1l:W-Address by DR.. c. D. McIver.
l2:O0-Recess.
l:OO-Algebra, by Miss Mamie
Sheetz.
1:3o-Psychology, by DIR. A. p.
Davis.
History 1861, by A. N. Lin
vile.
2:3O-Physiology and Geography,
by Miss Nora Sheets.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
The Jury Heard Him.

p. c. Enniss, of the Raleigh Post,
arrived here Thursday evening from
Wilkesboro, where he has been in the
interest of his paper. He made a big
speech in the Courthouse there
Wednesday night. on the "Origin and
Destiny of the Anglo-Saxon Race. y
A large crowd heard him. Judge Nc
Iver allowed the jury in murder
case to go out and hear the address.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Henderson, to Canvass for Linney,

1t appears that ruff" Henderson,
who was appointed United States
Commissioner for Wilkes county,
some time ago, arranged with Chair
man Holton while here last week to
make a canvass of the dist let for
Linney. The Chronicle says that
Henderson is the man who few
months ago swore that if Linney got
the nomination he would canvass the
district against him and carry yell
low dog along to exemplify by exam
pie what Linney had said about the
Populists. But little ''piece of pie"
or a little ''cool reflection" works won
derful changes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
The Tobacco Crop.

crop conditions for the week ending
August 10Th, says of the tobacco crop:
Except in New England, where warm,
dry weather is needed to mature the
crop the week has been favorable for
tobacco, general improvement being
reported from all tobacco producing
states. Cutting is general in Ken
lucky, Virginia and Maryland, and a
large part of the early crop has been
housed. Over the greater part of the
country the month of August has been
exceedingly favorable.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Hand Badly Mashed.

Mr.. Arthur Savage, one of the fore
men for p. H. Hanes & Co., met with
painful accident at the tobacco fac
tory Saturday morning. Hi, hand
was caught and badly mashed by an
elevator. He was sent to room in
w. F. Smith & Sons factory where
the hand was dressed by DR.. Dalton.
1t is possible that one or more of his
fingers will have to be amputated.
Mr.. Savage has a family and his
home is in East Winston. He was
carried to the hospital today to re-
main until his hand gets better.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Labor Commissioners Report.

The State Labor Commissioner has
made up his list of the whiskey distil-
leries in each county in the State.
Wilkes leads with 81, while Iredell
has also made up the list of lumber
mills. Returns from Is of the princi-
pal eastern counties show that 90 mills
with capacities of from 10000 to 200,-
600 feet of lumber per day are in op-
Grafton there, while there are some
200 smaller mills. In the West there
is g. list of 300 mills. OF course the
most of the latter are small.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
ReidsviIIe's Big Rally.

Mr.. G. B. Watson returned from
Reidsville last EEK. He reports the
big Democratic rally and barbecue
there Thursday big success. There
were about 5000 people in attendance.
The first speech was made by A. l..
Brooks, of Greensboro. He was fol-
lowed by Ex-Governor Jarvis and Col.
j. S. Cunningham, in great Demo-
cratic discourses, after which every
body repaired to the barbecue tables,
where ample justice was done to the
good things prepared for the occasion.
Congressman Kitchin and Mr.. Wat
son made fine speeches il the after
noon. Good order and the best of
attention was paid the speakers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Where Did This Occur?

over, but it has not been without ca
lamity. The gay Washington Post
gives this, startling intelligence in its
last Fridays issue:
''The entire membership of a color
ed congregation down in North Caro-
lima has been made i'll by eating
poisoned watermelons. The life of the
pastor is in danger. The owners of
the watermelon patches are resorting
to vigorous means.''
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
THE YELLOW FEVER.
TEN NEW CASES REPORTED AT
ORWOOD, MISS.
They Have Appeared Since Report of
the First Inspection-Saidt to be of
Mild Type-Omcial Report
Upon the First Case.

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 2.-Ten new
cases of yellow fever were reported
last night from Orwood. They have
appeared since the report of the first
infection. They are said to be of a
mild type. The official report of In
spectors Grant, Dunn and Harrison, of
the Mississippi Board, and Gill, of
the louisiana Board, on the first
Orwood case, ,unhesitatingly pronounce
it yellow fever
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
MOB LED BY WOMEN.
DE1OL ISHED A POLISH CHURCH
AT BUFFALO,.
Frame Walls of the Structure Torn
Down and Hurled Into the Street.
Twenty-Three Rioters Arrest
ed-More Trouble Expected.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. "A large
mob, led by women, demolished the
independent Polish Catholic church of
St. Adelberts, Platter street. The
frame walls of the small structure
were torn down and hurled into the
street. Twenty-three of the rioters
have been arrested. Further trouble
is anticipated. The assault was owing
to dissatisfaction with the pastor, Dean
Pitas. His removal was requested.
Only few upright timbers of the
building are standing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
THE DEED OF A BASTARD.
A Three Year-Old Girl Stabbed in
the Breast


One of the most foul crimes ever at
tempted in Davidson county was en-
acted near Welcome last Saturday
night, with almost fatal results, says
the Dispatch.
The little three-year-old daughter of
Mr.. "Bucl" Hinkle was sleeping
in bed just in front of an open win
dow. During the night her parents
were awakened by her cries and on in
vestigation found that some fiend had
slipped up to the window, reached
through and stabbed the little girl in
the breast. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinkle
heard the man run away, but didn't
see him and have no idea as to who
committed the foul deed.
The wound inflicted was made by "a
knife and while serious is not necessa-
rily fatal. The little girls mother
was in Lexington Tuesday, and said
the child was able to be up, but since
being stabbed has not been able to
speak a word.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Penitentiary Report.

A statement is published giving some
interesting facts regarding the peni-
tentiary. During period of 10 years
there were 271 pardons, 564 escapes,
$40 deaths from disease, 2 deaths from
injuries, "a killed while attempting to
escape, 6 killed by accident, suicide,
Z became insane. This was in a con-
vico population averaging $50 and
the average depopulation from the
above causes was 144 annually, or
more than 10 per cent.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
N. c. LUMBER ASSOCIATION.
Met at Virginia Beach Today-Fall
Outlook Favorable

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 2.-The North
Carolina Lumber Association met at
Virginia Beach today. The reports
showed stocks light. An advance of
fifty cents a thousand was secured
The demand is brisk and the outlook
for Fall trade and manufactures
good. Heavy rains are interfering
with cutting.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
1t is Near Election Now.

1t Will be remembered that Solicitor
Mott indicted and made number of
people in the district pay for not list
ing their taxes. A gentleman who
was at Wilkesboro this week says the
Solicitor stated that the object in the
indictments for not listing taxes had
been accomplished and he didn't care
to push it any further, as it would
only be an additional burden on these
poor people.
Why did he not think of this before
the election was so near at hand?
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Henry County Tobacco Co.

The above is the title under which
has been organized at Martinsville a
company TO manufacture plug and
smoking tobacco. The charter names
the following officers for the first
twelve months: w. M. Semple, presi-
dent, II. G. Payne, vice-president; r.
Il. Semple, secretary and treasurer;
II. G.. Mullins and j. r. Semple, direc-
tors. The capital stock consists of
shares of 800 each, with a maximum
of $4,000. About all of the stock has
been subscribed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
The Fourteenth New York VIII be
the irst to Leave Camp Thomas.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. p
The Fourteenth New York will be the
first to leave Camp Thomas. The
time designated for departure is to-
morrow. General Franks headquar-
ters are being moved to Anniston
General breckenridge has ordered an
investigation of second division hos
pital Immediately. The Government
Is busy selling horses, wagons and
other condemned property. General
breckenridge will not leave until the
removal of the Third Corps is com
pleted the latter part of next week.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
LEAVING PORTO RICO.
INCREASING SICKNESS OF THE
MILITARY FORCE.
The War Department. convinced That
the Sanitary Situation Is Serious
Enough to Warrant Most Radi-
cal Measures of Relief

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The War
Department is making every possible
effort to hasten the withdrawal of
troops from Porto Rico on account of
the increasing alarming sickness of
the military force of the island. II
will be several days before adequate
transportation can be provided. The
War Department officers no longer
have doubts that the sanitary situa-
ton at Porto Rico is serious enough
to warrant the most radio al measures
of relief.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
against the Telegraph Company.

The case of the railroad commission
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company to require the latter to put
the war tax stamp on messages comes
up at Wilmington in the United States
Circuit Court at the same time the
other case-to reduce the rate on mes
sages to Is cents for 10 words from
point to point in the State-thecompany
having applied for an injunction to
prevent the enforcement of either order
and having consolidated the cases.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
A Plucky Woman.

: Tuesday night of last week two
men tried to break in the house occu-
pied by Mrs. Prendergast, in west
Winston. They tried the window first,
but failing to get the blinds open, they
went to the door and tried to force
that open by throwing their weight
against it. One of the men commanded
her to open the door. Having no pis-
tol Mrs. Prendergast picked up large
pair of shears, raised the window and
began swapping the shears. The men,
evidently, thought Mrs. Prendergast
was handling a pistol as they left the
house running.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
BApTIsTs AND sANCTIFICArIoN
DIR. Broughton Favors the New Doc
trine- Bailey Says It's Heresy.

1t appears that the ''sanctification'
matter has become an issue with the
Baptists, as it has for some time beeu
with the Methodists. Rev. L. G..
Broughton, widely known as Bap-
tist preacher, who sometimes borders
closely upon the sensational, favored
sanctitication, or to put it mildly,
leaned toward it, in a speech befoi e
the Baptist Chatauqua at Shelby,
recently. Editor Bailey, of the Bib
lical Recorder, took up the cudgels
against Rcv. MIR. Broughton's views
and made the plain assertion that the
doctrine is heresy.
One who was there tells THE SEN
TINEL that DR.. Broughton and Mr.
Bailey talked the matter over after
the Chatauqua closed, but both CON
tended that they were right in their re-
spective views.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Mr.. Griffith Permanent Receiver.

Messrs E. b. Jones, E. A. Griffith,
A. H. Eller and A. G. Green returned
from Wilkesboro last week. The
Bedee receiv arship case was argued
before Judge McIver, Mr.. Jones ap-
pearing for Mr.. Griffith and Mr.. Eller
for Mr.. Green. Judge McIver made
Mr.. Giffith permanent receiver. The
plaintiff took exceptions to the ruling.
The case will now go to the Superior
Court. A jury will have to decide
whether Mr.. Green had an interest in
the business of the late A. 81. Bedce.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
Tried for Perjury.

Rev. w. L. Bethel, colored, was up
before Justice McIver Saturday on
charge of perjury--for swearing before
Squire Beckerdite that he had entire
charge of the Hotel Bethel property
Mr.. A. Heggie, agent for the company
that owns the building, testified today
that Rev. Bethel only has charge OF
tho rooms he has rented. The defend
ant was bound over to the Superior
court ma bond Of $50, which he gave.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
TO TIE pERIIC.

The undersigned having been re
quested to act as committee to raise
funds to be used in erecting a suitable
monument in commemoration of the
valor and heroic death of the late
lieut. William +. Shipp, at Santiago,
respectfully ask voluntary contribu-
tions from the citizens of the community
for the benefit of this sacred fund. All
persons desiring to contribute will
please hand the contribution to any
one of the committee, or send check to
DR.. G. l.. Summers, Treasurer, Wins
ton, n. {. The names of subscribers
will be published daily in our city pa
pers under the head of "Shipp Monu-
ment Fund, and permanently retained
by the Central Committee at Char
lotte, n. G. G. b. WATSON,
CLEMENT MANLY,
G. l.. SUMMERS,
SAM'L. II. SMITH,
JNO. w. FRIES.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-09-08
A MENTAL WRECK.
Col. Henderson's Daughter Petitions
for a Guardian for Hi,..

Mrs. L. S. Bcnbow, of Wilkesboro,
arrived here on August Both from
Lexington. Mrs. Benbow is the only
child of Col. w f. Henderson, of
Lexington, and she went there to see
her father. She filed petition in a
special proceeding before the clerk,
Judge George +. Hunt, asking for the
appointment of a guardian for her
father. A jury of twelve men declared
that he is mot competent" to trans
act business and take care of his prop
erty.
Col. Henderson has been remark
able character in many respects. His
physical health is not good, but he is
seen on the streets of Lexington every
day, and driving to his farms.