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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
THE BONDS WILL BE PAID.

Every day brings additional proof that
the administration made a serious blum
der when it did not end the war with
Spain by arms. This country did every
thing in its power to settle the differen-
ceS with Spain without resorting to the
arbitrament Of the sword. When. after
its splendid victories by sea and land.
it had obtained the right to dictate
terms. the President signed Il protocol
in order to leave the matters open until
after the November election. That act
was Il grave mistake as the higgling
now going on in Paris shows.
MI. Day spoke the sentiment of the
American people when he declared that
the United States would not pay the
CUBAN debt. But will the administration
stick to that position? Will it not wink
at Il change of front so that
Il part at least of the debt may
be Saddled upon the towns and cities,
and their enterprise ~strangled by alleged
debts for local causes which were in
reality treated for no other purpose than
To keep the Cubans in subsection to
Spain:
We hope we are mistaken. but we
fear that as the outcome of the diplo-
macy at Paris. Cuban towns will be sad
died with Il debt for which they have re-
ccived no benefit. Spanish authorities,
rs we'll as those Of France. will leave
no stone unturncd to protect the holders
of Cuban securities. issued without au-
authority from Cubans or without aid
vantage to Cuba.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

tho Piedmont sections Of North Caro-
l;ra and Virginia. and il goes without
sewing that this splendid EXHIBIT MI.
IL ~ i grand scale. Tobacco men from
iii parts OF the world are expected here
10 witness and participate in the sale ~
he premium tobacco. on Thursday ddr-
ing the Fair.
The official programme WIS gwen out
to-day. Il viii ,rcn ~ II clock 4. III,
On Wednesday. November md. WIN 4
grand opening parade.
III 1920 On the same day the Grafton
VIII lc delivered by DR.. +. y Alder
man. president Of the University ~
: o'clock in the afternoon 4 grand floral
parade vii take place.
ON Thursday. November Bird. NJ IL
o'clock a. m. there viii le 4 grand blcy-
do parade. Vt l o'clock p m.. a big
tournament will be given il North Nln-
stOn.
II . o'clock Il. m. on Friday. Novem,
her 18th. the County Fair will be opened
NJ star Warehouse. Vt 10 . clock 4 IT,
lyc stock will be entered II Brown ;
warehouse. At / o'clock =. m. 4 I'VE
stock parade will take place and nc >
o'clock =. III. the Graded school purho
will give a parade.
Among the amu>ements Will pc Z
grand midway. evening concerts anG the
|atric;l entertainments.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
FAMILY REUNION NEAR AIRI II.

There was recently Il notable fam. .
reunion near Auburn. iii this cul..
SATURDAY.. October lSt. was the ~.N..
firth birthday Of Mr.. L. \. Smith. .#
the occasion was considered a suir.|..
one for bringing together once m.
his family and relatives.
Mr.. Smith is the father of twelve .h.
dren. one lead and eleven living. Th.-
present Al the reunion were Mr.. an
Mrs. Edwin Wilder. Mrs. l.. j. Sm....
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. VI. Stephens. Mr.. uu.
Mrs. II. Il. Bagwcll. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
+. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. Nnj-lt.
The children of each family We're 81.
present. making the total number oy,r
forty. With one exception all the grown
members Of this large family belong p.
the Baptist church. Mr.. Smith him~al.
has been for many years 4 member o.
New Bethel church and is one of its
most useful ard active members. lie
was a good Confederate soldier ANA
served III Governor Fowlc's regimen.
Mr.. Smith is very much beloved and r-
spected by his neighborS. and NJ.
Smith is n model h~ousckeepcr and Chr,-
tan conan Miss Alma. the old.-.
daughter. is quite pretty. She was odr.
Gated ut Oxford Female Seminary.
Mr.. Smith has been twice marric1.
His first wife was Miss Jane Tnrru...
to whom he was welded in. 1896. II.
second wife WAS Elizabeth Young. anil
they We're united III marriage November
9th. 1860.
After dinner several hours We're spent
III merry-making and all seemed to emf.
themselves.
Mr.. Wharton. Raleigh'S artist. W.nt
out AMI photographed the crowd.
Ii is the sincere hope Of the large host
o Mr.. Smiths friends that he may Itr.
to see many more birthdays. and thu.
his large and useful family (withuu.
one exception may again be pcrmitty.
to gather ut the old home.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
\. NEW PATRIOTIC PERIODICAL

\ copy of the first issue of Il rather
~pretcntiouS publications., The American
Sentinel whose mission is to be a gen
timely American magaZine' and teach
the American people patriotism Is at
hand. The editors are Gen. Joshua
Chamberlain. Mrs. John \. Logan and
Henry Austin.
There may be Il need for Il more en-
lightencd patriotism. though it would
SCENE that the American people are toll
crablv we'll off i'll love of country.
Whether making of patriotism Il distinct
cult will help matters: whether preach
ing patriotism at people in more or less
loose and fiorid English Will make them
patriotic. any more than saving do be
good will make them good. is Il dubious
proposition.
\ periodical that would stand for all
that is best i'll the genuine American
sense would meet with instant and
hearty recognition. though we have some
pretty good American magazines already.
Whether Il ma gazine that finds room III
its introduction to talk about the
"Southern States nurtured under falla-
cious State SOvereignty' and therefore
Ignorant Of what constituted treason
against the government has attained
that cmincncc whence it may teach pa
1f1oJlSlll. as II IL now liIldtISlOOt. To the
class of men and women who read Sc
ri0uS magazines. or that it will command
recognition and respect at their hands.
we take the liberty to doubt. The
doubt is in no wise dissipated when the
"Sentincl' gravcly assures us that. in
reference to the achievements of our
soldiers and sailors in the war with
Spain. I'VE have but to put our arny
and navy on a numerical footing com
mcnSurate to our Importance with other
countries to hold forever the place Won
by them for the United States. Is
that indeed all that is necessary lin or
der to hold forever our place aniOn
tn" nations? Then surely is our task
easier than many men somewhat expo
ricnced i'll State craft had supposed.
Why should we care about our place
among nations whose people the "Senti
ncl' declares are gilded barbarians?
General admiration for the 'Senti-
ne" as an exponent of patriotism will
be III no wise increased when it is found
to be greatly impressed with that br, nj
of the article which finds it's highest OK.
precision III the poems of Ella Wheeler
Wilcox-a variety the general prevalenc.
of which would result in even moro nro.
nounced civic hysteria than that whic,
has recently Frustrated certain m,ni.;
nalities of our realm-patriotism in h;ol
c.
Ripe judgment and and discernin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
STOCKHOLDERS OF SOUTHERN


Annual M~cetine-Two Additional Direc-
tor~-Chesapcake and Ohio Company
Meet.
Richmond. Va. October 1S.-I1la ar
nual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Southern Railway Company WAS held
today at the office of the company in
this city. and there were present IL per
son or by proxy the holders OF 3.2.9n4
shares Of preferred stock and 1.399.4 80
shares of common stock. being more thln
a quorum. The annual report Of the
president and directors to the stock
holders for the fiscal year ending June
Both. 1898. was submitted to the meeting
by Colonel \. 3. Andrews. first vice-prcs-
ident of the company. The number Of
directors was increased from nine to
eleven and the following were elected
directors for the ensuing year:
Alexander +. Andrews. Joseph Bryan.
Charles II. Coster. Harris c. Fahnes-
stock. VIM. w. Finley. Robert NJ. Gallo
Jr.. Samuel Spencer. Skipwith Wilmer.
James t. Woodward.
The two additional directors are
MeSsrs. Adrian Iselin. II. of 4. ISclin &
Company, and James Z. Woodward,
President Of Hanover National Bank.
both of New York city.
The annual meeting of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company was held
at its Offices here to-day. The stock
holders elected the following board of
directors:
Decatur A1tell. Richmond. Va: Geo.
r.. Bliss. New York: c. II. Coster. New
York: Chauncey NJ. Depew. New Nork:
Charles D.. Dickery. j.. New York
Walter 3. Horn, Brooklyn. y. Y; NJ. Il.
Ingalls,. Cincinnati: Samuel Spencer,
New York; Henry I. Wickham, Rich
mond, Va.
No other business came before the
/ meeting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

taste are certainly two requisites III IL
.genrireIv American" magazine. and
certainly its rhetoric should be above
criticism. The Sentinel assures Us
that I'm America we can have 10 LII
mas" because of the 'murky atmosphere
Of bigotry and ~prejudice ana - IEt
iron bars of prejudice Leaving out
Of account the truth Of the assertion
which the "Scntinel' would encounter
some difficulty in establishing. we tax"
the liberty Of suggesting that prcJndlc'
should not constitute 4 "murky atnno>-
pherc" and an iron bar" all within the
narrow compass Of a dozen lines
Americans generally admit that MI.
Mckinley makes an average president.
but are all excluded from the serrlet'
ranks of parrot who do not hold with
the editors Of the Sentinel thai even
his most devoted admirer has no conccp-
ton Of his far-sceing craftsmanship ana
dauntless moral courage III guiding the
deStinies Of his great nation ana tina
therein The is in striking contrast win
his illustriouS prototype. Napolcon:
Shall we all have 10 spread II on OF that
thickness and consistency when we get
to be genuine patriots: May we not be
permitted To believe that Mrs. Mckinley
is a woman in the very highest sense Of
the term without being compelled 10 say
in the exact phraseology Of the Sent
mel" that her devotion to her husband
amounts to idolatry and is perfectly
beautifully Can patriotism be incnl-
Gated only 10y the rigid exclusion of sane
Judgment and good taste. and is school
girl English the only medium through
which it can be impaired:
The "Sentinel" makes a deserved fling
ut periodicals. that make a speciality OF
numerous pictures of more or less
pretty actresses but it in turn falls
quite as far below what Il genuine
American magazine should be az Mr..
Frank Munsey's publications do below
periodicals of the Century class.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
PIEDMONT TOBACCO FAIR.
Official Programme-The Fair VIII Be
4 Splendid Success.

Winston, y. c., Oct. 21.-tSpccia,..-
Secretary Webb informs Your CORE
~Spondcnt that there is every Indication
OF the largest crowd being here during
the Fair that has ever come together in
any North Carolina town for the same
length Of time. There being no admiS
sion fee into the several fair buildings
ana tn" other features i'll con
hectlon With the Zig show. will attract
thousands from the rural districts of the
section Of North Carolina and
lrglnla The railroads have given re-
daced rates tone farel and on some of
the roads daily excursions will be run,
ana the crowds viii be immense. The
tobacco Fair and Industrial
Exposition will be one Of the most
unique and interesting fairs ever held
III the South. 1t is not an Agricultural
falr. not q street fair. not a ~carniya
but q combination Of all. The FORSYTH
County Fair will be held here during the
progress of the Tobacco Fair.
of the large houses. Piedmont
and Farmers. have been set apart for
Leaf Tobacco Exhibits. In these build-
lngs will be arranged tobacco grown in
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
AMONG THE RAILROADS.

"Winter Resorts located OF and
reached Via the Seaboar1 Airline.
1S9S-'99' IS the title OF a handsomely
Illustrated 200-page pamphlet issued by
the passenger department of the Sea
board Airline. 1t is a book filled with
useful information in regard to he cities
Of the South. and is well worth having.
1t may be obtained at aDy Seaboard Air
Line agency.
Articles for the Southern Railways
exhibit at the State Fair are arriving
Among them are some large and very
fine pictures of scenery along its route
in Western North Carolina. This exhibit
will be one of the best and most at
t~ractiye at the Fair.
Commencing November 1st. the Sea
board Air Lin will issue, upon applica-
ton of huntsmen. tickets at rate Of two
aud one-half cents per mile Travelled be
tween any points on that system. These
rates to apply only to hOna-tide huntSmen
with dogs and gun. The following rule
will govern the transportation of dogs
for the cOnllng season. Only one COS
to each passenger will be transported free
in baggage cars Of this company when
accompanied by wne and carried at
owners risk. Additional dogs will be
charged for at rate Of one-half cent per
mile; for a distance less than fifty miles,
twenty-five cents each. Dogs in crates
will be charged for at regular baggage
rates. except that if W. or more dogs
are in crates Il credit Will be allowed for
one dog per passenger. on basis Of one
half cent per nilc, minimum twenty-five
cents rs above.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

The collections Of this Internal Row
nue. district are rapidly on the incrr1-.
owing TO the increase of tax ON tobacco
and cigarettes. The collections on tplr.
90 alone for the month of September
was S121. Gee.
The collections for one day last Wee,
amounted to cver $4,000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

Washington. y. c.. October oo-Rv
direction Of the Secretary Of War. the
contract of Acting Assistant Surgeon
Tabor has been annulled. 1t appeared
from testimony taken before the investi-
eating commission that he was the medi-
cal officer referred to in connection with
the death Of Hugh Parrett, of Ohio. at
Camp Wikoff.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
DEATH OF Mrs. WM. Il. WOOD
Resolutions Passed BY the Daughters
of the Revolution.

Be it resolved by the Board of Mana
gers Of the North Carolina Society.
Daughters of the Revolution
That it is with deep regret this Board
leans, of the Socictv's bereavement, IL
tlc death of Mrs. William r. Wood. OF
Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
BE it further resolved that in the
Geath of Mrs. Wood. this Society loses
enc of its most valued members, whose
life and character We're marked by vir-
tues which reflected honor upou the or
Ganization to which she belonged.
BE it further resolved. That the sym
pathies of this Society go out 10 the
family Of the deceased in their time OF
Sorrow.
And be it further resolved. That a
copy Of these resolutions be spread upon
the minute of the Society. forwarded
to the family of the deceased, and fur
nished to the daily papers of Raleigh,
With a rCUEpSt TO uhliSh
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
THE GREENNIILE FAIR.
List Of Narshal~. Events and Races O
the Tobacco Association.

List Of MarshalS. Events and Itaces OF
the Tobacco Association.
Greenville. \. C.. Oct. 1S.-tSpecial.l-
Excellent races and other attractions
have been arranged for the first tar OF
The Grccnville Tobacco Association here
November 9th. 10th and 18th. The
purses aggregate >2.10O. and q large at
tendance is expected. The following
marshals have been selected: j. l..
Fleming. chief: assistants. w. D.. Grimes,
G S. Forbes. W. II. Dali. jr.. J.. y.
Clark. II. W. Holcomb. e.. J. Woodland.
$. L. White. T. NJ. Anderson. +. b.
FickIen. f. G.. Flanagan. Curtis Gary,
J. J.. Satterthwaite. }. t.
FIemon. DR.. w. +. Warren,
]. J.. Perkins. II. ". Whichard. N G.
s. Cherry. Joe Thigpen. Walter Daw-
son. ]. j. Mason. w. +. Galloway. DR..
W. W. Dawson. Claude Gaskins. Claude
Ou;nerIy. John Cooper. Jack smith,
Carey Mayo, $. N. Crisp. Elias Carr. IT.,
g.. !. Cherry. W. O.. Howard, VIII
Clark. II. \. Gillian, J. 7. Mcdowell,
Dr.. Joshua TAYLOR. i. II. Rollins, J. T..
Clark, Hoguc irwin. Prentice Nooten.
Hche Mccoy. Stewart Carr. SeylGore
Hareroye. Charles Harper. w. |. Skin
ner. Ed Graves. Ed Barnes, John Ar
rincton. !. NJ. Sherrod. O. +. Smith. w.
T. Clements. W. j. Iog-et. Dennis
Bi.gs. John Lamb. Walter Salisbury,
John T. Gregory, w. NJ. Cowen. 4. y.
Num-. II. Il. Bryant. II. Mark Steven
son, DR.. Will Spicer. Allie Edgerton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
WEEKLY BANK CLEARI\GS.

New York. Oct. 21.-Ihe total bank
clearings III the United States for the
week We're S1.321 ,633.S94; per cent. in
crease IL. Exclusive Of New York.
S.l59,631 ,G9S: per cent. increase 30.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

It's a short street that has no saloon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25
SURGEON TABOR IS OFT

Wilkesboro, y. c., Oct. IS, 1898.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-15
4 DAY OF RIOT AND
BLOOD AT WILMINGTON
Negroes Precpitate Conflict by Firing the Whes-Many the
Defamer Of White Womanhood, Escapes-Buldng Of
His Sanderot1s Paper Gutted and Burned.

tcrial. While this was in progress. in
some unaccountable way, the building
took fire and was burned to the ground.
rowly averted the burning OF a large
negro church and a negro dwelling ad-
joining the office.
Incensed at this. a number Of negroes
assembled in the First ward in another
part of the city. and a clash between
whites and blacks ensued. AS result
Of the fight William Mayo, white. is
thought to be fatally wounded; Geo.
piner, white. and -- Chadwick
white, are also wounded. but not fatally
Three negroes We're killed. At various
other times during the day seven negroes
are reported to have been killed
business during the day has been
suspended. and the town tonight is
heavily guarded to prevent incendiary
fires or further trouble. Ten or more
negroes have been lodged in jail on the
charge of being implicated in the insti-
CATION OF Il riot.
Acceding to Il suggestion of the busi-
ness men, the Republican Mayor and
board of aldermen resigned this after
noon, and We're superseded by good
business men, who pledge themselves to
maintain order and peace. Armed
white men from neighboring towns are
here and still others are arriving on
special trains.
Bumptious negro political leaders are
being made to leave the town on al
most every train. At this hour, $50 p.
M, all is quiet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-15
THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
Will Restrain Lawlessness and Restore
Good Order.

Wilmington, Y. c.. November TO-
After Il day Of blOOdshed and turbulence
Wilmington has subsidized tonight into
comparative peacefulness. Eight negroes
We're killed and three white men wound
ed during the day, one of them, William
Mayo, seriously. The furniture and
building of the Record were destroyed
Editor Manly escaped.
Tonight the city is in the hands Of Il
new municipal government and law and
order is being established. This after
noon the Board Of Aldermen resigned, one
by one AS each alderman vacated, the
remainder elected a successor, named by
the citizens committee until the entire
board was changed legally. They re-
signed in response to public sentiment.
The new board is composed of cOnSerya-
tive DemOcratic- citizens.
The Mayor and Chief of Police then
resigned and the new board elected their
successors, according to law. EN-Con-
gresham Alfred Moore Wadden was
elected Mayor and T.. G.. Parmeiee,
Chief of Police.
The first act of the new government
was to swear in $50 special policemen,
chosen from the ranks of reputable white
sitizens They are vested with all the
authority Of the law and will take charge
of the city. The citizens will remain on
guard however. throughout the town to
prevent possible attempts at incendiar-
ism. The new government will devote
its attention to restraining reclIeSsnesS
among the whites as well as keeping
down lawlesSneSS among the negroes.
Further trouble of a general or serious
naure is not expected.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Soon after the meeting Mr.. George
Roundtree received Il telegram from
\ Overnor Russell saving that he would
use all his efforts to influence the Mayor
and City Council to resign if that would
restore peace.
Mr.. Roundtree sent the following re
ply:
Mayor and Aldermen have resigned.
Two hundred and fifty special police
mon sworn in. Law Will be maintained
and peace restored"
Mr.. Rountree is a prominent attor-
ney here and Il member of the Demo
cratic Campaign Committee.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-15
GUARD NEGROES FROM LYNCH
ERC
DISCUSSED By PRESIDENT.
Much Disturbed BY Reports From
Wilmington-No Word From the Gov
ornOr.

Much Disturbed BY Reports From
Wilmington-No Word From the Gov
ernor.
Washington. j.. c.. Noy. f0-(Spe-
cial.)--At the White House this after
noon President Mckinley and Secre-
tary -Alger were in conference for near
ly two hours discussing the situation in
North Carolina, and the news OF the
rioting at Wilmington. where eight men.
according to the Information received
here, We're killed.
The President was much exercised
over the startling reports, and if his po-
stion on the matter is anything like
Secretary Ayers. there is no doubt
that the crime Of sending Federal troops
to the State would be perpetrated if
the Governor made such a request.
just after leaving the President
Secretary Alger said to me that only the
press reports Of the riot had been re
ceived by the President. and that no
information from the State authorities
had arrived. Secretary Alger said to
4 number of correspondents that the
affair was considered very serious and
was Il disgrace to the State He ac-
knoWlcdges ignorance of the state Of
affairs in North Carolina 1T this time.
Tonight | asked Secretary Alger if
he had given consent for any United
States troops to be ordered out by the
Governor In answer Secretary Alger
said: Up to this hour word has
been received officially from the State.
No consent for any troops to be ordered
out has been given. None can ne. If
the Governor orders out any troops,
they must be State troops. and not
under any conditions can he order any
United States volunteers until they have
when they cease to be United States
troops. and are again under command
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-15
STORY OF THE CONFLICT.
Precipitated by Negroes Firing OF
Whites of Record Office

Preciptated by Negroes Firing on
Whites-Destruction of Record Office.
Wilmington. n. c., November 1O.-The
trouble in Wilmington to-day commenced
ut $50 this morning. when an armed
body of citizens, numbering about 400
and led by EX-CongreSsman Waddell
chairman of Il committee Of twenty five
appointed for the purpose, proceeded to
the publishing house of a negro newSpa-
per- the Record, to wreck it.
The editor of this paper had published
an article defamatory of white women.
and mass-meeting of citizens yesterday
ordered his expulsion from the city with
in twenty-four hours and the removal of
his press. Fifteen leading negroes We're
called in by the committee Of twenty-five
last night and directed te notify the
chairman by 7:3O this morning whether
they would agree to the removal of the
press. They were informed that If no
answer were returned, the press would
be demolished
No answer was received by the chair