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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
HERE is THE TRUTH.
Lexington Dispatch.

Lexington Dispatch.
1t will take more than war or rumors
of war to make the hard-to-do tax pay
ers of this State forget the foolishness
and folly of the last Legislature. Every
time the owner of Il mule, Il horse, Il COW,
a ram or lamb goes out TO look ut his
brute, he will be reminded of the fact
that the fusion bosses raised his taxes.
And for what? Simply that they might
have money enough to meet their extra
vagance and to pay partisan heelers and
useless omicers created for political and
personal ends. Such things will be re-
membered after the war is over and
peace has been restored and the Cubans
are free and the Spaniards are conquered
and routed and driven from the Western
hemisphere
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
LIKE IT is IN WAKE.
The Convicts Are Given Unheard OF
Privileges and Many Have Escaped.
(C,hntham Record.l

There is considerable criticism and
censure in this county about the discp-
line and management of orr county con-
yicts, or workhouse hands. Since last
court nearly one-third of them have
escaped, which fact of itself would indi-
cate lack of proper care and discipline,
and the grand jury next week will prob
ably investigate these escapes. The
case of the last prisoner who escaped is
very remarkable, white man from
Bear Greek township named J. G. Brady.
Last Christmas he was allowed TO go
home and enjoy the holidays with his
friends, which caused at the time con
siderable criticism. Since then he has
been peculiarly favored and allowed TO
do and go pretty much as he pleased.
Finally he decided to go and not return.
and, accordingly on last Sunday Il week
ago. he borrowed horse to ride home.
and the next day sent the horse BACK
with n message that he was tired and
didn't intend TO return any more!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
MRS. RALPH /. BARNES DEAD.

Yesterday morning at II o'clock, Mrs.
Nellie Barnes, wife OF Mr.. Ralph |.
Barnes, died suddenly, at her home on
lakewood avenue.
She was a woman of most lovable char
acter and sweet disposition and her
death was great shock to her friends.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Annie
West and had been married about four
years.
She leaves two children-an infant and
u little two-year-old son, William.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06

Commander George l.. Morton. of the
Naval deserves. knows no such word
as fa--. The Navy Department ordered
the Nantucket sent to Charleston to be
used by the South Carolina reserves.
Commander Morton tried to have the
order reversed by wire and failed. He
then took the train for Washington, en-
listed the help of Senator Pritchard and
Congressman Skinner, and North Caro-
lima keeps the monitor That's the sort
of commander to be proud of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06

The Senate chaplain thanked God for
the Manila victory at the same time the
Spanlards were praying for better luck
next time. This leads the Springfield
Republican to say: Both sides in this
war, as in all wars, appeal to the Al
mighty, but, as Napoleon said, the Al
mighty is on the side of the heaviest
battalions. At Manila bay He certainly
sided with the Olympia's eight-inch
guns"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
STATE NEWS.

The Dunn Union says that the EIunelt
comfy Democratic convention endorsed
T.. w. pou, Esq, for reelection as so
licitor.
The Wilkes county Democratic con
yention met on Monday All Demo
Gratis from the county who may be in
Raleigh ut the time are 10 be accredited
as delegates in addition to the fourteen
appointed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
BIGGEST ny LONG ODDS.


O<inston Free Press)
THE Raleigh News and Observers cir
cuIotion Sunday reached 5000. That is
- big circulation for North Carolina
doily: we suppose the biggest in the
STATE. We congratulate the News and
observer which Is now one of the best
newspapers in the south,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
! WILEY READY TO TAKE THE
PLACE.


baskerville Citizen.)
A few days ago Congressman Pearson
made cali at Collector Harkins' ofhce'
and while discussing current events he
~ nounccd that he believed that he
mnnld take an active part in the way
,',;tb Spain If he had some one to take
his place at Washington. A bystandet'
who is a staunch Republican, sprung
mine by quietly observing: by George
I Wiley Shook will take your place!
Tbe Pearson Notifications were dlsa-
hlcd by the unexpected bombardment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06

Mr.. Mills is on the right line, but will
hardy succeed. An income tax would
put the burden on the big rich, and as
they control the Republican party, they
will make the consumer pay the cost
Of war
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06

The Radicals even make war on the
women. Mrs. Gregory, postmaster at
Stovall, Granville county, has been re-
moved to make place for Radical of
reconstruction days. Southern men of
very sick of their dose, and will not vote
the Republican ticket again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
THE RIGHT RING.

The resolutions adopted by the Demo
cratic Convention of Harnett county
contain an indictment of the present
condition of affairs in North Carolina
th,t ouyht TO cause every white man Ill
the State to be willing TO make any sac
rifce TO make a radical change Ill au-
m;n;stration. We give the resolutions III
fnu ms printed in the Dunn Union;
"xye the Democratic party or Har-
nett county in mass meeting assembled,
10 hereby renew our pledges OF loyalty
and fidelity to the time honored princi-
Mos and traditions of the NATIONAL
democratic party, founded by Jefferson,
and upheld by the fathers of our repub-
lie for more than hundred years. mat
we hereby re-affirm our adhesion to the
doctrines of financial reform as en-
nuciated by the Chicago platform of
1896.
.'That we declare that we arc salts
fed that the white race is superior 20
the black race in all those attributes OF
citizenship which fit men for leadership,
or the administration of government,
and hence are in favor of white supre-
macy in North Carolina and opposed to
colored men holding office whose func-
tions are to be administered over white
men and women.
THAT we are in favor of keeping
the schools of the two races forever
separate. and are therefore opposed to
mixed schools. or mixed school commit
tees. but on the contrary we favor the
management of white schools by white
men, and colored schools by colorcd men.
''That we denounce as unpatriotic and
reprehensible the extravaganza aud
wantonness of the last legislature in in
creasing taxes, multiplying offices for
the sole purpose of rewarding men for
political service, to the oppression of the
tax-ridden people of the State.
"We denounce the last Legislature for
putting a negro city politician in the
most important office of the Agricultur-
al Department, which was made for the
protection of the farmers against the
frauds of the fertilizer manufacturers
who had sold worthless fertilizers to
our people.
THAT we denounce the corruptions
and scandals of the present State adj
ministration and promise the people n
clean and reputable administration of
their State affairs when the Democratic
party is returned TO power.
THAT we symDathize with our white
brothers and sisters of the eastern coun-
ties of the State, who are now wearing
the yoke of negro rule, which is worse
than that of Turkey over Armenia. or
Spain over Cuba. We promise these
Anglo-Saxon neighbors of ours relief
from such slavery as soon as the white
men of the middle and western sections
of the State get together.
THAT we invite all white men who
have in their veins true Anglo Saxon
mood, and in their bosoms the hearts or
patriots, to turn their back upon all past
differences and prejudices and join with
us in mighty effort to carry the above
principles and pledges into effect. We
declare that it is not for the emoluments
or perquisites of office we are fighting
but for the prosperity and glory Of
North Carolina. whose welfare is our
chief purpose and aim"
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ION 70 HAVANA"

That is the cry from all parts of the
country.
All that SIMPSONS fleet off Havana
and Schley's fleet ut Hampton Roads
pray for is Il chance to do at Porto Rico
and Cuba what Dewey did ut Manila.
If they were not held back by Washing
ton orders the war would be at an end
before the 10th of May.
"On to Havana" is the cry of those
who want speedy termination of the
war. 'tt4~
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After a man has expressed his opin-
ion he often wishes he had patronized a
slow freight -.
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Entered at the postoffice at Raleigh,
n C.. as secona-cIass matter.
The herald., 1898-06-05
CASH ON THE nail
A FoREHANDED JURY ON DECK
AT SANTA ANA
It Refuses to Deliver Verdict Until
the Jury Fees Are Paid to
the Jurors

SANTA ANA, June Am auxiliary
branch of the Red Cross society was
formed in Santa Ana this afternoon, with
the following well-known ladies as Of
ficers: President, Mrs. II. A. Peabody;
vice president, Mrs. G. A. Whidden; sec
retary, Miss Lulu Howe; treasurer, Mrs.
]. L. Dryer. The society willat once be-
gin the work of making 500 sanitary
bandages for the use of the companies
in San Francisco, and will have them
ready for shipment by Monday noon.
Other charitable work will follow as soon
as the society assumes shape. Ladies
from all parts of Orange county have in
terested themselves in the movement.
A suit was brought before Justice Hunt
ington yesterday by G. w. Ramsey
against N. H. Leonard to recover the sum
of SO due on the purchase of some hay
The case was tried before a jury, aud at
|3 p. m. the jury announced that they had
reached verdict, but refused to submit
the same to the court until their fee of
50 each was paid them. Neither Leonard
nor Ramsey would pay the s24 jury fees.
and the verdict remains sealed.
The concert given at the Grand last
night under the direction of Mrs. Grace
Henderson Matthewson and James Willis
Rice was one of the musical treats of the
season. Among those who participated,
besides the above named, were Miss
Benda, a niece of Madame Modjeska, re-
Gently from Austria, Mrs Scarborough of
Los Angeles, Miss Welch and others of
Santa Ana.
Children's day will be observed tomor-
row in both the South Methodist and Uni
tartan churches.
Mrs. John Patton left today for Port
land, Ore, to visit friends.
j. E. Vaughn of this city was one of
the seven winners of purse of $547.50 at
the late live bird tournament at San
Francisco yesterday.
One of the most disagreeable desert
winds and sand storms of the season pre-
vailed here today.
Mrs. Harry E. leighton and daughter
of Phoenix, Ariz., arrived in Santa Ana
today to spend the summer with her sis
ter. Mrs. c. NJ Holmes.
Miss Eva Cole left today for Portland.
Ore, where she will visit friends.
Superintendent T. B. Van Alstyne of the
Whittier school is in town visiting friends.
o. w. Bills of Garden Grove received a
carload of corn this week from Kansas,
which he is able to sell al the rate of 81. .16
per hundred.
The board of directors of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance company held meet
ing in this city today to frame a set Of
bylaws for adoption by the organization
AT the election in Tustin yesterday of
the school trustees w. G. Haskins was
elected for the one-year term and Mrs.
Sallie A. Yount for the three-year term.
Mrs. Nettie Garner of Santa Ana went
to Los Angeles today, where she will be
married to William A. Bush of that city.
w. KohllSorst, rancher of the San
Joaquin. has just finished heading 5000
sacks of barley, and will raise in addi-
ton 1000 sacks of wheat. which is not a
very poor showing for dry year.
The herald., 1898-06-05
THE SUMMER SEASON
Long Beach Proposes to Make It Very
Attractiv

LONG BEACH, June A large meeting
of citizens was held recently at which a
policy for the better advertising of the at
fractions of the beach was outlined. Mr..
William Schilling was chosen chairman
and Mr.. C. ]. Walker secretary. 1t Is pro-
posed that we have an ''opening day." at
which some special attractions will be
Offered as an inducement to visitors. Va
rious schemes were suggested and discussed
the whole crystalizing in the appointment
by the chair of the following representa-
tive gentlemen, Messrs. Bailey, Parker.
Tut Sanford, Bolter as committee on
program, and Messrs. Stafford, Hart, Lowe,
Walker and Barndollar as committee on
wavs and means. There will be another
meeting this evening at the same place, at
which reports of committees will be re-
ceived and definite action decided upon.
The most exciting school election ever
held in this place was on Friday. 331 votes
being cast, the second largest ever polled
here. The candidates, H. C. Dillon, present
incumbent and o. M. Durham, were both
on the ground, and with their friends
worked like Trojans from the moment the
polls opened at a. m. till the close at SUM-
down, Mr.. Dillon coming in winner by
majority of 9, he receiving 10 votes, Mr..
Dunham getting 161.
Miss Carrie Agnes Hart, the favorite Long
Beach soprano will give musicale at the
; Congregational church Friday evening.
Miss Zela Wood of Los Angeles visited
friends here on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs George and daughter Of
Los Angeles were at beach yesterday.
The herald., 1898-06-05
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sea South Broadway
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
FIVE MEN BURNED AT TERMI.
NAL ISLAND
Careless Use Of Gasoline on the Alpha
Launch Was the Primary
Cause of the Accident

TERMINAL ISLAND, CAL, June A.
An explosion occurred aboard the gaso-
line boat Alpha at LOS p. m. at the wharf.
Terminal Island, severely burning Alfred
Martini, engineer; R. M. Miller, the cook:
John Cleveland, Billy Manning and Archie
Hunsaker. The men had started in af-
ter dinner to clean out their hunks in the
forecastel, and after eXtinguishing the fire
in the cook stove, commenced spraying
the gasoline in all the cracks and apper-
lures they could find, when all of sud-
den, like flash, there was terrible ex-
plosion, and the men were temporarily
stunned and bewildered. the volatile gasl
burning them terribly, their arms, hands,
faces and necks catching the brunt Of it.
Assistance from Duffy, the ferryman, and
from the fish canning establishment was
quickly at hand, the injured men mean
time rushing frantically up and down the
wharf crazed with pain. The motor
yacht Clemente, which was headed out
at the time, put back and took the men
over to San Pedro, where their burns were
dressed. The men were afterward taken
to their homes. Engineer Martini, who Is
the most seriously burned, was seen, but
could not account for the explosion, as he
was certain there was no fire. The ex-
plosion, it was afterward learned, was
from coal oil can, the fire from the gas
igniting it.
The herald., 1898-06-05
A Man WEARING A MASK
STOPPED A STAGE WITH HIS
SHOTGUN
He Just Said "Dig" and the Two Pas
sengers Dug Up All Their
Spare Coin

SANTA BARBARA, June 4.-The mail
stage en- route between Santa Inez and
Santa Barbara was held up this morning
near Red Gate by a masked man with a
shotgun. Two passengers were relieved
of $65.
The stage was coming through a wild
part of the country, about twelve miles
from Santa IneZ, when Driver Frank
Cook noticed a man crouching at the
roadside in the bushes. AS the stage
passed the robber leveled his shotgun
and ordered the driver to stop. AS the
coach came to standstill the highway
man did not move, and Cook asked him
what he wanted. He replied: Throw
out the box" Cook told him there was
none, and the robber ordered th.. pas
sengers out. They were Frank Stowell
of Santa Maria; H. H. Scovel, Los An
geles drummer; Charley Mattel, 12 years
DID, of Los Olivos. They were told to turn
out their pockets and throw the money
on the ground. The boy was too fright
ened to comply, but the others emptied
s55 and $40 respectively The robber
standing some distance away, ordered
them into the stage again, and as it drove
away gathered up the coin and disap-
lpeared. Sheriff Hacks and q posse are
in pursuit of the robber with blood
hounds, with good prospects of capture
| The robbery occurred nearly at the same
place as the one in March. Stowell and
Scovel went to Los Angeles tonight.
The herald., 1898-06-05
A REAL OBJECT LESSON
HOW A WHITTIER TEACHER OBJ
SERVED MEMORIAL DAY
Flattering Outlook for the Whittier
Creamery the Coming
Season

| WHITTIER, June A unique enter
tainment was given Memorial Day at La
Puente school house, little out of town.
There being no cemetery in convenient
| distance for the children to participate in
| decoration services, the principal, j. N.
Stewart, wishing to inspire his pupils with
| laudable respect and patriotism for the
day, conceived and carried out a novel
plan, which must prove an object lesson
they will long carry in their minds. Call
| ing the school together at the usual hour,
the pupils elected a secretary, who took
her place at the blackboard, and after
preparing thereon a statistical table, each
pupil studied to find all the important bat
ties, beginning with the revolution, the
name Of the battle, location, names of
generals on each side, number of army
and navy engaged, which party was vic
torious, number of wounded on each side
total wounded; and after all these figures,
were summed up into general total. the
professor having brought them through
the civil war into the present, including
the battle of Manila, explained to the pu-
pills that 1t was in remembrance of the
suffering and losses of these various wars
that the day is set aside, and that at that
very hour many thousands of patriotic
people all over our land were strewing
flowers over the graves of our noble slain,
the blue and the gray alike.
The cannery opens June 10 for work on
berries. The prospect is excellent for
long run. Aprcots and peaches were
never finer and are very plentiful. One
man near here has contracted to furnish
sixty tons of peaches. Many large orders
have been received from the east. One
from Quan & Co. of Chicago for eight
carloads of canned fruit. The Whittier
company has earned good name in east
ern markets They have opened a reg
ister for employees. This year preference
is to be given to residents of Whittier,
beginning with the old hands, then the
new, then outside help, as it may be re-
quired. 1t is expected better wages will
be paid than last year.
The Whittier, the monthly paper which
has been edited and printed at the state
school for six years. by the boys of the
printing department, now under the in
struction of Mr. Buckingham, has been
transformed into magazine form, entitled
Whittier Boys and Girls Magazine Some
new machinery has been added to the
office to enable the class to do better and
a larger variety of work. 1t is expected
soon to give them steam press for the
printing, which is greatly needed. Thd
magazine is well gotten up and shows
good work. Many of the articles are
contributed by the pupils of the school,
By the resignation of one of our public
school trustees, on account of his chang
ing his residence, there were two trus-
tees to be elected in this district today.
The election resulted in the choice of
A. L. Reed, present incumbent, and David
White.
The State school Red Cross society has
collected from school employees $15O, each
cmploye giving one days salary.
The herald., 1898-06-05
WAITING FOR THE BUGLE
Recruiting for Troop q, Cavalry, Pro-
crossing Finely

SAN BERNARDINO, June 4.-The
names for membership in Troop H of the
cavalry regiment keep coming in, there
being over IL sat present. The drills are
kept up, and tomorrow it is expected the
examining surgeon will be here, together
with Colonel Johnstone Jones and part
Of his staff. 1t is thought there will bl
the full complement of 100 men left after
all the rejections.
There were two fires Friday, the first
Of which occurred at Z o'clock in the
morning, to the northwest of the city on
Highland avenue, where a fine cottage
burned, with all its contents. 1t was
insured for $1000a and the, loss was $2500
At II a. m. the alarm sounded, and the
ST. Elmo lodging house on Third street
was found to be in flames and the wind
was coming from the north at 40-mie
gait. The entire house and contents in
few moments were totally destroyed and
houses an eighth of mile away We're set
on fire, but by sharp work the flames were
subdued on all residences but the lodging
house. This was insured for $1,000 and tn.
contents for $400. The loss was about
$4,000. 1t caught by a spark from the
chimney.
The young ladies gave fashionable
ball Friday night, at which there We're
guests from Riverside, Redlands and
other surrounding towns. The affair was
one of the great social events of the past
season.
Mary Ellen Lease as a two-bit lecturer
has proved failure here. Under the *
citement of a political campaign people
will listen to her. but to come in cold
blood and talk on Patriotism" when sew
enty million other people are talking on
the same subject was too much. She
was announced here for Friday evening.
and a dozen people assembled before the
door, but she came not, and the crowd was
So the richer for it.
Members for the surplus of Company
K have passed examination, and are wait
ing for an order to start for San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Joseph de Simone of San Jose is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Jose Volk, for
few days. She is accompanied by her
daughter, Madelaine, and grandson Eu-
gene. They are on their way home from
visit to another daughter residing in
Arizona.
| A son of c. H. Tyler, who for ten years
of his life has delighted in the baby nick
name of "Don," now refuses to answer
to tit is too Spanish. He insists his
name of Charles will have to do during
| the war,
The herald., 1898-06-05
FORGING AHEAD
Eleven New Cottages Built at South
Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, June 4.-The South
side is forging ahead as favored locali-
ty with the summer visitor and the emp
ty cottages are beginning to fill up again
for the season. Eleven new cottages
have been erected during the past few
weeks and others are in course of con-
struction. Things look business like
about the new wharf site, and the con-
struction of that much-needed improve
ment will now be pushed to an early
completion.
Justice Guidinger this morning united
in marriage at the Hotel Clarendon VIM.
A. Bush of Los Angeles and Mrs. Nettie
Garner of Santa Ana.
Stephen Carpenter was reelected as. a
school trustee al yesterdays election. He
had no opposition.
A concert was given at the Hotel Ar
cadia last evening in which Misses Willis,
Preston and Hayes and Mr.. Ballard of
Los Angeles took part. The affair was
followed by a dance. About thirty guests
were present from Los Angeles.
A very pleasant whist party, followed
by refreshments and dancing, was given
by the Rebekahs at Odd Fellows hall last
evening.
Mrs. L. B. Heating has returned to The