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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-06

going to vote. The young man, who had
just come of age, replied that he In
not made up his mind, but the chances
were he would vote with bis father.
What does your mother say?'' asked
the neighbour.
Mother wants us to vote for The Dem
ocrats on the white mans ticket" said
the youth.
'Haye you thought that il you vote
the fusion ticket you vote for the ne
groes against your own mother"
''No, / had not looked at it thai way,
but that is right and | am going TO vote
mothers ticket"
Let me ask you" continued the
neighhor, ''to get your mother TO rut
the case TO your father as | have put
it to you"
The next morning the postmaster went
over early to see his neighbor.
''See here, my friend. you have been
interfering with my fanny and my poll
tics" the postmaster began good hn
moredly. MY wife wanted to know last
night whether l was going to vote
against her or against the negroes. ]
told her that if / voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, the Republicans would
turn me out of the postoffice, and what
do you think she said then? Why, God
bless her. she said she knew we Were
mighty poor, and needed the few dollars
we get out of the office, but she said
she would put up with the poverty anu
any hardships without murmur."
Then what did you say?
Il just Rugged the old woman ana
told her | would vote her ticket, too"
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TAR RIVER ASSOCIATION.

In Session at Weldon-One Hundred
Delegates Interesting Ad-
dresses.
Weldon, N. G., October 5-(SpeciaI.l -
The 18th annual session of the Tar
River Association is in session here.
Over one hundred delegates being pres
emit n. L. Shaw was elected moderator
and w. E. Bowers, vice-moderator. Rev.
A. G. Wilcox, clerk. The opening SER
mon was preached last night by Rev.
Frank Smith. Of Louisburg.
Address of welcome by Rev. r. J..
Kendrick, pastor of the Baptist church,
and Rev. Oliver Ryder, of the Methods
Episcopal church.
Response by Rev. II. +. Vann.
Rev. j. Il. White made a splendid adj
dress ON State missions. and The assoc
citation then took up collection and re-
ceived in cash and pledges $4,000.
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Mr. PAGE WRITES AGAIN
HE REAsSERTS EVERYTHING SAID IN HIS
F0RNERlETTER.
He Declares that Conditions Under Negro Rule
have not been Exaggerated. Duty of
the Patriotic Citizen.
(Charlotte Observer.l

Salisbury, n. c., October L.
The strongest portrayal of conditions
existing in Eastern North Carolina TN
der negro rule comes from Rev. Jesse
III. Page. who has been heard hef,re IN
this connection. Mr. w. A. Campoell
of this county, wrote to Mr.. Page, in
quiring into the authenticity of pre-
vious letters written by him. Mr..
Pages reply is as follows:
Rockingham, n. c., Sept. IS
My Dear Brother: Your favor of the
9th received this morning, and | con
ply with your request to answer by re-
turn mail.
| wrote the letter to III. A. Gilleland,
and every word in it is true; also one to
Mr.. Yount, Of Newton. and TO Saunders,
at Monbo, all of which were published
in the papers in your section of the
State Every doubter of the statement
made in regard TO the deplorable con
dition of many of the Eastern counties
under negro rule can have his doubts
speedily removed by coming down and
seeing with his own eyes. There are IL
negro magistrates in this county, one
in my town, and there are other coun-
ties that have more than double this
number. Negro road oyerseers, with
white men at work under them; negro
constabIes and deputy sheriffs serving
writs on white men and white ladies',
and sometimes arresting them and bring
ing them for trial to negro dens, before
ignorant and vile negro officials negro
school committeeman, having white
teachers. young ladies as well as men,
come before them for authority to teach
and get their pay.
You ask what / think your duty is
in Western and Central Carolina. un-
hesitatingly answer: Vote solidly
against every candidate on the Repub-
lican, Populist and fusion ticket for
every office from the lowest TO the high
est. This is your duty 10 God and your
fellow men.
Sincerely,
JESSE II. PAGE.
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THE DAUGHTER OF THE CON
FEDERACY"

Is this proud and unique title worn
only by one of the Souths loycliest
daughters TO be desecrated by unseemly
scramble for succession, either by inhcIi-
lance, usurpation, or election? Better
thousand times better let it sleep with
that queenly and matchless sirl who
bore it with sHch exquisite grace and
modesty until she took her place lasi
week by the side of her more than hi1gly
father.
That title is not on the plane OF the
presidency of sewing society or Of Il
blue stocking coterie OF literatti. On the
contrary it is the grandest ever borne
by woman, and not lightly TO be arroga-
ted by any. There was but one Presi-
dent of the Confederacy, and but ont
Daughter of the Confedcracy, neither t.
be gagged by the standard or ordinary
humanity.
A thousand years could not reproduce
the counterpart of either, so fitting fer
occasion.
BY native genius, high culture, AMI
sweet, loving, winsOme ways, she bore
that transcendant distinction to hel
fathers 'sold boys as fittingly as il It
had come to her by hundred genera
tons of Porphyrigenitus Inheritance.
There was, there is, there will be but
one entitled to wear it and that's Our
Winnie"
Let the title live and rest in her as
her fathers does in him the first, the
best, the only one OF the "Confederaey."
We old boys would resent as dissertation
the assumption of it by any other he
she who she may; aye be she as lovely
as Venus and as wise rs Minerva. We
want no substitute or successor to her
to typify our glorious past and shame our
degenerate present.
Queenlets by claim. might be tolerated,
but THE Daughter" is non-transmissd-
BILE; it was hers to wear it, lis ours to
guard it, and we will regard as an intru
sion any attempt to occupy that domain.
whether from misjudged self-seeking. or
the i'll advice Of others.
To admit the claim Of any to assume
the title would be to invite wrange and
competition; and bring the proud honor
into desrepute if not reproach, by con-
signing it to the field of feminine politics
Let us do nothing to cheaper or belittle
it. for it is held in high honor to-day.
The one only daughter Of the C0nfed-
eracy though dead, still lives, and viii
continue to live whilst her fathers cause
survives III the love and memory Of the
last surviving squad-sof old Confederate
soldiers.
W. j. G.
Fayetteville, n. c., Sep. 80, 1898.
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CLAUDE KITCHEN AT ROCKY
MOUNT
A Record Breaking Union-N Negro Tramp
Found Dying.


Rocky Mount, n. c., Oct. 5.-(Special)
"A large crowd of Democrats and Pop
uliSts, earnest men all of them. assem-
hled at Gays Hall last night to hear
Claude Kitchin, Esq, of Scotland Neck,
IN one Of the most telling political
speeches ever delivered here. His ar
raignment of fusion rule in North Caro-
lima was scathing, his arguments unan-
sWerahlc. The audience was heart and
soul with the speaker when he concluded.
At Rocky Mount Mills Il white govern
ment union Was organized on Monday
night This part Of that townships that
in 1896 was almost solidly Populist,
has undergone complete change. All
but two or three ont Of nearly eighty
men joined the union
a negro tramp was found in Il dying
condition two miles south OF here on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Monday \ companion said he was
thrown from moving train by Il brake
man. Dr. w. IL. Whitehead, Coast Line
surgeon here, was called to see him, but
too late to render any aid.
Tuesday was big day on the tobacco
market here Every warehouse was
taxed to its utmost capacity. Prices
ranged high.
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Truth wears well. People have learned
that DeWitt's Little Early Risers are re
liable little pills for regulating the
bowels, curing constipation and sick
headache. They don't grippe. j. Hal
Bobbitt and Henry Il. Hicks.
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TO the Editor: / see in your issue Of
the 29th ult that DIR. Cy Thompson
proposes TO give five dollars to the first
Populist who had joined the Democrats.
make this confession. not for the Doc
tors money, but for the public to know
who | am and where / am. | was one
Of the first Populists in the State. |
worked for the Populist party day and
night. resorted to every honorable
means for the building up of that party,
but when fusion took place ] came out
and joined the Democrats, and | think
if any white man will come down II
Eastern North Carolina and see tho ne
gro predominance, the result of fusion,
and then does not join the Democrats,
! am compelled to say he is man either
without conscience or without wit.
j. A. ROBINSON.
Fort Barnwell n. G.
October :.
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A DEATH COURT IN SESSION.

Henderson, n. c.. Oct. s. (Special) r
Mrs. James Amis died at her home near
Henderson last night at / o'clock. Mrs.
Amis is the daughter of Mr. Robert
Beacon and sister of Messrs Beacon,
merchants of our town. Mrs. Amis was
born in Canada, but her father and
family moved to Henderson about TWEEN
ty years ago
Vance county Superior Court convened
Monday ut 2:30 D. III. and is in session.
Judge Brown presides and MIR Wheeler
Martin is solicitor. They proceeded
with the criminal docket and have SEN
fenced two colored men to the peniten-
tiary so far Walter Kelly and Peter
Jones.
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MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to knew of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The >proprictors
of DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds have given
away over ten million trial bottles of
this great medicine; and have the salts
faction of knowing it has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asth-
ma, Bronchitis. Hoarseness and all dis
eases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on any
Druggist, and get a trial bottle free;
regular size 80 cents and $1.00. Every
hottie guaranteed or price refunded.
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Coughs and Colds quickly cured by
Goose Grease Llniment. Always guar
aRteed.
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EPISCOPAL CON
VI9NTION AND WOMEN'S AUX-
Hilary OF MISSIONARIES,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
OCTOBER 5-2S, 1898.

On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets from Raleigh to Washington, D.
c., for 1866, all rail, and $S.S5 via Ports
mouth and n. & w. S. b. Co. Tickets
to be sold October 3, 4 and ;, with final
limit October Both, 1898, inclusive.
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TICKETS TO OLD POINT COM
FORT. VA. AND RETURN.

Commencing at once all tickets to Old
Point Comfort, Va. whether straight or
round trip, bearing coupon to Ports
mouth, to Old Point Comfort, account
steamer. will be honored over the Nor
folk and Ocean View Railroad, reading
via Ocean View, Va.
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on THoMPsoN,s MIsTAKE.

Fayetteville, y. G., Sep. 80, 1898.
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Here is a case in point: A Popuist Of
some influence in his community was gwen
a postoffice by the Republicans in or
der to win his support The @ncone
from the office. thongh small helped
him in supporting his family. He had
made ZIP his mind to vote the fusiol tick
ct this year.
A friend who knew how the postmaster
felt, asked the latter's son how he was
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
iRMY AND NAVY HALTED.
Commanders on Land and Sea Ordered
to Cease Hostilitics.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l5-In accord
1ncc with the proclamation issued by
the President suspcnding hostiliticS,
orders were issued last evening to the
naval commanders Mt the several sta
tons in the United States, Cuba and
the Philippines, carrying into effect
the directions of the proclamation.
The navy department not only trans
mitted the Presidents proclamation in
full To the several comnandcrs-in-
chief, but also directions as to the dis
position Of their vessels. The follow.
ing orders are, in that sense, sclt-ex-
planatory:
Navy Department, Washington,
Aug. IL. Sampson, Santiago:-Sus-
pend all hostilities. Blockade of Cuba
and Porto Rico is raised. Howell or.
dered to assemble vessels at Key West.
Proceed with New York. Brooklyn,
Indiana, Oregon, Iowa and Massachu-
sets to Tompkinsvillc. Place mont
tors in safe harbor in Porto Rico.
Watson transfers his flag to Newark
md will remain at Guantanamo. AS
semble all cruisers in safe harbors
Order marines north in Resolutc.
ALLEN, Acting Secretary"
The notification to Admiral Dewey
was not made public, but Assistant
Secretary Allen stated that, besides
being put in possession of the Prcsi-
dents proclamation, no was ordered to
cease hostilitics aud raise the blockade
at Manila.
The orders to General Merritt to
suspend hostilities were a. follows;
Merritt, Manila:--The President di'
reefs all military operations against
the enemy bc suspended. Peace nego'
tiations are nearing completion. n pro
focal having just been signed by rep
rescntatives OF the two countries
You will inform tho commanders o
the Spanish forces in the Philippine.
OF these instructions. Further orders
will follow. Acknowledge receipt
II. C.. Corbin, Adjutant General"
The orders sent to General Mile
and General Shafter were identica
with the above, save as to names
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
ARE ON NO PEACE BASIS YET,
The Army and Navy viii Keep Prepared
for Any Emergency.

WASHINGTON, Aug. I5-With peace
proclaimed all of the energies OF the
military and naval establishments to.
day were directed into pacific chan
nels. The orders given for the inn
mcdiat cessation % hostilities brought
all military and naval movom ,nts to y
halt, and'i now remains only to bring
affairs back to n pcaco basis. In this,
however, the authorities are acting
upon the theory that the protocol is
only the first step toward pcacc, and
that not until a final and lasting peace
is secured can there be an entire re-
turn To "A peace basis.
This is particularly true rs TO the
navy department. In that branch it
Is accepted that permanent peace Will
undoubtedly be made, and yet instead
Of stripping our ships, redistributing
them into %squndrons on n peace basis,
and returning them to their old chan
nels, the naval authorities act upon
the principle that the present armis-
iicc may end in IA resumption of hos
Utilities. For that reason the four bat
tlcships and ~ more cruisers or
2crcd North from West Indian waters
are to undergo II complete ovcrhauling.
The peace protocol will give n breath
ing spell AMI tim, for bringing every
ship back to the highest state of per-
lection. The complete return to n
peace basis. the establishment OF peace
squadrons, etc, is a matter for the flu
turc.
1t is expected that the American oc-
cupation Of Manila will occur immedi-
atcly after tho receipt Of the orders
sent Admiral Dewey and General Mer-
rift.
During the early hours of to-day the
war and navy departments received no
acknowledgements from the various
naval and military commanders, but it
was presumed that the orders suspend
Ing hostilities were being carried oV
IL" ~, directions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19


HoNG KoSG, Aug. l6.-Thc German
irst class cruiser, Kaiserin Augusta
came into this port from Manila to-
hay, having left Manila Friday even
ing.
Governor General Augusti and his
family were aboard the German ship.
The correspondent of the New York
Herald was received by the general
and asked for an interview. hugusti
refused to say anything about the CON
ditions existing in the Philippine
islands. nor would he give his reason
for leaving. Beyond admitting that
he is on his way home to Spain, he
would say nothing of the war.
From officers on the German cruiser
it was learned that the city had not
surrendered to the Americans up to
Friday. when the Kaiserin Augusta
started fyr Hong Kong. The American
fleet is now anchored close in the har-
Der, directly in front of the besicged
city.
WAsnISGToS, Aug. Is. - Secretary
Alger said to-day that in view OF the
fact that no dispatches have been re-
ceived from General Merritt there
probably has been nc further conflict
between United States and Spanish
forces at Manila since the 4th instant.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
TO GUST HUNG CHANG
ENGLAND WOULD FORCE A
CHANGE.
The Government Has Under Considcra-
tion seizure of the City OF Tien Tsien.
the Taku Ports and tn. Port of Pekin
China Fails to Comply.

LONDON. Aug. 1G.-Thc foreign Office
IL is reported here to-day, though the
report as yet lacks confirmation, in
tends to demand that the Chinese row
ment dismiss Prince Ii lung Chang
from power on the ground that he is
responsible for the recent ti-British
attitude of the Tsung III Ianen.
The foreign Office, IL Is also asserted,
has had under special consideration
the question of setting the TaKu forts.
on the gulf of Pcchin, at the mouth of
the Pekin river. and the city of lien
Tsin, the port Of Pekin, in the event
OF China refusing to comply with this
demand. All are to be held until com
pliancc is assured.
Meanwhile the scmi-oiIicial journal
de st. Petersburg. in to-day's issue.
deprecatcs the tone of the British
press and says: Russia does not con-
template further acquisitions in the
far East. Her only object is to pre-
serve the advantages recently gained.
The Russian government does not de-
sire to injurc the economic interests Of
Great Britain any more than those Of
any other power"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
WAX DEPARTMENT FAILURE.
How the London Times mmon on the
Neglect of Our Troops.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE London
Times, in n special article reviewing
the operations of the lIispano-Amcr.
lean war, says:
1.-The fact that the war vas brought
to such n speedy end was due primar
lily to the single cause of SPANS
naval collapse. The vigor shown
by the American naval authrities
and the high quality Of the naval
oAlccrs-qualitics inherited from the
mother country-suflccd To countcract
the effects OF Americas uurcadincss.
The manner in which y large number
OF warships and auxiliary vessels Were
rapidly equipped and manned. together
with the conspicuous ability with
which the great naval force, largely
extcmporized, was supplied and hand
led, is extremely significant.
1T is impossible to speak in the
same terms Of the military measures.
The causes of the failure of the war
department to rise 20 the emergency
are not yet fully known. 1t will be
interesting to see whether the Amer
ichn people VIII hSiia'Nu an ih'tSN'E"
ton. Before Santiago, as before Scbas-
topol, in the Crimean campaign, un-
necessary ~suffcrings and hardships
were inflicted upon the troops. and in
both eases disaster was avcrtcd by the
~gallautry OF the officers and men.
"Whilc it is clear that the command
Of the sea is more than ever important,
naval bombardmcnts of ceast dcfcnscs
are less effective than they We're in
Nelson's days. That they were recent
ly attempted on n considerable scale Is
probably due to the desire to give
American scamcn and gunners practice
rather than to any special prediction
on the part of American naval Oil
ccrs.n
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
MADRID WEEPS AND WALLS,
Protocol Sounds Like n Funeral Hymn
to the Spaniards.

MADRID, Aug. lt.-The comments OF
the press on the protocol are a verit-
able funeral hymn on the destruction
of the Spanish colonial empire. Some
DAYS ago the desire for peace made the
people close their eyes to the price,
but now, upon reading the protocol,
they realize that the cost is the loss Of
hat empire which Spain had con
qucred with so much glory, and tina:
Spain now falls to the second rank
among nations. The public mind is
stunned and there is general
ing.
General Blanco tclegraphs that Ha
vana is greatly apitated by the news
of the signing of the protocol, and that
much anxiety is manifested to learn
the conditions. which have not yet
been published. Some uneasiness is
felt regarding the effect that the text
If the protocol may have on the Span
ish volunteers in Havana. Many
newspapers express grief and despair
that the men who brought disaster on
Spain by lack of foresight, organiza-
ton and ability, should continue to
govern the country.
Public opinion attaches great impor-
lance to the Spanish commission in
Paris making "A resolute stand in de-
Tense OF SPANS territorial rights in
the Philippines. The government,
therefore wants to send a strong, com
petent body OF delegates.
El Pals prints the text OF the proto
col signed by the United States ant
Spain with mourning borders and says
Spain without colonies is reduced t.
the role of a third rate power"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
PEACE SERVICES IN A PRISON
The 500 ConvIcts OF tho Federal Peniton-

Tho $50 ConvIcts of tho Federal Peniten-
tIary at L~eavenworth Give Thanks.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. 16.-War
den w. j. French of the United States
penitentiary conducted a patriotic
service in the prison chapel yesterday
afternoon in honor of the victories of
the American army and navy and
the closing of the Spanish a
All of the $50 prisoners were
in the chapel. After prayer by
Chaplain Lcavett, Warden French
told the prisoners OF the closing Of tho
war and of the points of interest that
happened during the last week. Dur
ing the war the prisoners were kept
posted on the battles and progress OF
affairs, and everything was explained
to them on maps of Cuba, Manila and
Porto Rico. The address Of Warden
French was mainly devoted to n dis
cussion of the government Of the newly
! acquired islands and the duty OF good
citizenship.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
STEAMSHIP ROBBERS IN COURT
The American Embassy Conducts Cases
Against Britannia Oncera.

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. l6-J. W.. Jago,
chief officer OF the White Star line
steamer Britannia, who was arrested
here Friday morning, on the arrival of
the Cunard line steamer Lucania,
charged with being concerned in rob
bing the mails and smuggling, was
discharged this morning, but was i'm
mcdiatcly rearrcstcd upon n warrant
issued at the request of the United
States embassy, charging him with
embezzlement and larceny. He will be
taken to London.
At Bow street police court this morn
Ing Daniel Wood, steward of the
Lucania, who was arrested Friday at
Liverpool for alleged completely with
Jago in robbing mails and smuggling,
was charged on n provisional warrant
with embczzlcmcnt and larceny.
A representative OF the United
States embassy informed the mngis-
trate hat details of the alleged Of
lenses had not been received and he
asked him to remand the prisoner.
The magistrate replied that the evi'
dence was too slight To justify Woods
detention and released him on his OWE
recoguizance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
LOOKS FOR A NEW WAR.
Europe Believes England and Russia Are
Going to Clash

ooihS w ~
LONDON, Aug. l6.-Universal indig.
nation. not to- say disgust, represents
the public feeling here regarding the
situation in China. The question of
the contract signed with the Hong
Kong and Shanghai bank for the Niu-
Chwang extension railway loan has
beer raised by Russia's attitude to the
Importance and dignity of a test case.
and on it Russia's protest has proved
more formidable than Great Britain's
appeal with all the pledges that went
with it..
As a great proportion OF the Niu-
Chwang trade is in American mer.
chandise. the question is one that has
more than an academic interest for the
United States. As for the Chinese
themselves, they regard the present
issue between Russia and Great Brit
ain as a supreme one, likely to decide
the whole question of China's future.
In such conditions the London press
wonders whether the American minis
ter in Picking has given Sir Claude
Macdonald all the support he could
and it also reads with i'll con
cealed chagrin the taunt OF the Rus
sian press, which assures the worlc
that the United States has had enough
Of war and that in any conflict between
Russia and Great Britain America
support Of the former would BIO purel!
mornl