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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
BIDS ALREADY 0PtNE0
MONITORS TO BE Rr-1rw STRICT
LY AFTER DEL ARTMENT
DESIGNS.
TwEN'Y-StyEN MONTHS TINE GWEN
Vessels have no Duplicate in Modern Ship Con-
sfuctoa, Resembling Little Monitors
Used in Civil War. Newport
NV; fm)ng Bidders.
N, W; I'm lng Bidders.

Washington, Oct. Bids were opened
at the Navy Department to-day for the
construction Of four harbor defense YES
sells of the monitor type, authorized by
Congress at an expenditure Of 81 ,230,000
for each monitor. The act directs the
Secretary to have in view the best results
and most expeditions delivery. Conse-
quently the Department in laying down
it's requirements made twenty
months the maximum time for the com
pletion of the vessels, providing penalty
ranging from $500 to 5000 per day for
any delay in their completion.
The monitors are to be built strictly
in accordance with the Department dc.
signs. no provision being made, as is
usually the case, for the submission of
contractors plans. In type, they have
no duplicates in modern Ship-construc-
ton. and more than anything else re-
semble the little monitors which dis
tinguished themselves in the Civil War.
The board of bureau chiefs would have
liked very much To have provided Il more
powerful class Of vessel. but the small
limit of cost fixed in the appropriation
liged to content themselves with single
turreted monitors of 2,700 tons displacc-
ment. Nevertheless the designers have
contrived within these narrow limits to
plan a most serviceable type of vessel,
though their usefulness will be strictly
limited to barber defense, and on account
o. their small proportions they will
net be able to undertake any long voy.
L.
war monitors, these new vessels will he
vastly superior TO them in actual pow
er Their speed, for instance. will he
twelve knots, about double that OF the
old vessels. Their batteries will consist
OF two 12-inch breech-loading rifles ca
pable of piercing the side of inc-tcnths
of the naval vessels of the world. four
4-inch rapid-fire guns and seven smaller
calibre rapidfire guns like those that did
such service in the destruction OF Ger
vera's squadron. Thc builders are not
required to furnish either guns. nrmor ar
turrets. The, latter, by the way, are to hc
electrically controlled like those on the
Brooklyn. These turrcts will be Of the
balanced type ten inches thick behind
eleven inch barhettes, and Il belt Of nrmor
seven inches thick and five feet broad
VIII De pldceH on lIt SltltS pt the NtNNti'
The monitors will he 22J feet long. 80
feet broad and draw about t2lb feet of
water enabling them to move freely in
any of the shallow Atlantic coast har-
JorS.
The lowest bidders for building the
monitors were in the order named rs
follows: Nixon, Of Elizabeth. n. j..
SS25, 900; Newport News. SS6O.0O0; Bath
Iron Works. Me-. SSG2,OO and Union
Works, San Francisco, 1915. 900
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROL A DAIES lM NEWS AMID GnRGl AT0M.
CHARTERS OF EASTERN TOWNS
How They Were Amended by the Last
Legislature.

no the Editor: The Chairman of Com
mittee ON Corporations was one ID. B.
| Sutton, of Wilmington, reputed law
| PARTNER of Governor Russell. The regu-
| lar place of meeting of this committee
was in the Supreme court Library. Near
the close of the session it was learned
NV the people of Newbern that Il bll
had been introduced to amend the char
ter of their city. and learning the char
actcr of said bill and the same being eX-
tremely objectionable, Il mass meeting
was called for the purpose of taking such
action as would, if possible, prevent It's
passage. 4 committee was appointed to
canvass the city and secure signatures OF
all the business men who opposed the
proposed changes in the charter. Ihn
same was signed by ALL regardless of
DOlitics. and a representative was Sent
to Raleigh next day with the petition
On Friday morning he appeared before
the committee in the Supreme court Ii
brary and stated to Mr.. Sutton, chair
man, that he was sent here by the pco-
ple of Newbern. and that he came armed
with a petition "signed by every business
man in the city protesting against the
passage of the bill" He asked Mr. Sut-
ton the privilege of presenting to the
committee his petition and making Il brief
statement which was refused with the
statement that he had other business to
attend to and he could not bother with
him and his petition. The gentleman
expecting 20 leave for Ncwhern next
morning turned the petition over to Mr..
Walters. of Rockingham. member Of the
committee. On the next morning, as soon
as the State Library was opened, Mr..
Sutton, with one white man tPop.), ana
two negroes. entered the room and took
seats in one corner. In passing near
where they were | heard Mr.. Sutton
remark: "The session is coming to n
close and ! am going to report these
bills. We haven't got quorum (only
four out of sixteen members present..
but that makes no difference
He then commenced to call the bills
by title on the back and in each case
stated that 'the bin is all right and takes
care of our party and that is all we want
I want a favorable report. Thus the
bills amending the charters of the towns
of Edenton. Plymouth, Washington
Greenville, Newbern and others were
passed-only one white man and two f.
groes voting and not Il single one of the
bills was read or were opened to expose
the contents. Just as the city of New
bern was reached the gentleman from
Newbern stepped in and requested Mr..
Sutton to hold up on this bill until he
could find Mr.. Walters. who had his pc
tition. 4 motion to that effect was pass
ed. bat when it was announced one of the
negro members arose and stated that hc
understood that they had voted to ~
port the Newbern bill favorably. Mr..
Sutton replied that "if the gentleman
thought that that was the motion the
bill will be so reported" and forthwith
he endorsed ''Favora BILE Report on the
back. j. G. ELLINGTON.
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WHY THEY WENT THERE
.P7lTCHsR0, H0LTON AND SETTLE AFTER
FUNDS,
Went 10 Washington to Secure them ia Oder 10
Run lie Republican Cam
palsn.

Washin=trn. ID. c.. October 1-fSTre-
cial 1T was lear.cd tonight that the
object Of Senator Pritchard, Chairman
Eoiton ami Charles Settles visit 10
Washington Was to secure money from
the National Republican Executive
Committee 10 run the campaign IN North
Carolina.
Mark Hanna is here, and has been in
conference with the committee and,
though he has given them assistance.
it is difficult FOR he North Carolina del
c-atiou 20 extract much comfort from
the Republican treasury. So they have
laGc representations to the National
Committee that they are going TO make
unexpected gains in certain sections.
The idpa is laughed at by well-in-
formed Republicans, but the delegation
was successful in getting a little cash
80 take back to the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
TELEGRAPHlC FLASHES.

Fever cases of all kinds bt Santiog"
Yesterday: G22; total sick, l,0G2; death l.
The Panama sailed from Ponce yester-
dav with one hundred and seventy con
yalcsccnts and five Officers
Agoncillo and Lopez, Aguinaldo's rep
rescntativcs. called on the President yes
terday. They were not received in any
official capacity.
Van Wyck, Democratic nominee f"E
Governor of New York, has resigned
b,s seat ON the supreme court bench 10
accept the nomination.
lr. Nancy GuiIford, the midwife Of
bridgeport. Conn, who is wanted by the
American police on the charge of having
been connected with the death of Emma
Gill, has been arrested i'll England.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
WILL GAIN TWO SEATS.

Pritchard's Claim for Republicans in
This Question Of Camp Sites
Mrs. Bagley Presented to the Presl-
dent.
Washington. ID. G., October 1-(Spe'
iaI.)--Senat0r Pritchard and Chairman
H0Iton, Of the State Republican Execu-
tive Committee, called on the President
to-day In an interview Pritchard said
the Republicans would gain two seats
in the House from North Carolina.
Senator Pritchard so far as can be
learned made no effort to-day to get
camp for the State.
Secretary Long presented TO the Presi
dent Ars. Adelaide Worth Bagley, Of
Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York. October 1.-The weekly
bank statement shows the following
change: Surplus reserve, increase. ST.
O74.275; loans, decrease, $3.50. 800;
specie. increase. S6.667 800: legal ten
ders. increase S750,200; deposits, in
crease. 81, ,374 900; circulation, increase
1924. 400.
The banks now hold $15,327. $50 in ex-
cess Of the requirements of the % per
cent rule.
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ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

Weldon. n. c., October 1-(Spec.all -
Sam Williams. colored. was arrested
here last night charged with being an
accomplice in the murder of 9Tilghman
Stewart, in Northampton county about
six weeks ago. He viii he turned over
10 the Northampton authorities.
The body Of the man lIltton, who was
drowned in Roanoke river last Sunday,
has been recovered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
PARIS. COMMISSIONS MEET.

Nothing Given Out Con-, erninc the De
liberations "A Short Session.
Paris. October 1.-The American Span
ish peace commissions assembled for
their business session at 2 o'clock this
afternon in the rooms assigned TO them
for their deliberations at the french for.
eign Office.
The session of the commissions lasted
ninety minutes.
The next session will take place Mon
day afternon at 2 o'clock.
Both commissions maintained secrecy
@s to their proceedings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
CRUSHED IN A CANE MILL.
A Leading Citizen Des-Winston's Sales
of Tobacco

Winston. n. G., Oct 1.--(Special)--
The ten-year-old son of Thomas Swim
was caught in a cane mill yesterday,
five miles south Of Salem, and all of his
ribs on one side were broken. lie died
to-day.
H. Il. Robertson, one of MocksviIle's
leading citizens, died this morning, aged
81 years.
Winston shipped over one million
pounds of manufactured tobacco during
September and sold COZ, 800 pounds of
leaf for $2S, ,263.S2.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GREAT MEETING.

Jackson, n. c., October l. Especially
The best meeting held hers III twenty
years closed last ThWsdlv night. II
was conducted in the Baptist church by
Rev. G. l.. Finch, of WILLIAMSON. Mr..
Finch is preacher of great power and
pathos, and large audiences were pres
ent at every service. Thirty or forty
professions Of faith were made and
quite a number joined the BapriSt church
and some will join other churches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
FOOTBALL YESTERDAY.

Yale ,: Wesleyan o.
Princet0n u I.eiiigh o.
Cornell ~; Trinity o.
West Point Cadets 40; Tufts College O.
IuiYersNy NJ Pennsylvania ~; state
ta3ie9e q.
Hafyard ~; Williams 0.
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China has committed suicide which real
ly means that he has been assassinated.
1t is also reported that all English-Speak-
ing secretaries and principal members Of
the Chinese Foreign OFFICE have been
seized and bunishcd. And it is added
that the Chinescs are committing outragcs
against foreign residents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
WHY CADE IS \ PoPULIsT.
re Pamlico Audience He Can't Give
a Reason for the Faith That is in Him.

re Pamlico Audience He Can't Give
Reason for the Faith That is in Him.
"Tm a Ponuist. I'm Il strong Popu-
Lst don't know why. but I'm
Populists. or how l remain one" said the
Rev. Mai. Bayus Cadc, in II speech to
the Fusionists in pamlico last week
Tho Rev. Majors inability to give n
reason for tho faith that's in him Is
greatly to be regretted If he had stated
that he's the Governors private secre-
tnrv nnd the fusion contract calls for
Popuist in that position, his hearers
could perhaps have told him why he was
a pouulist and how he manages TO re-
main one,
Tho Rev. Mai. Cadc's innocence is
something truly touching. He'll have 70
revise his sncech ] am told by Dr.
Abbott that the pamlco audience liter
ally wcpt when they heard It.
II takes d wise man to nick a fool
Ia.
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FOOTBALL AT THE HILL.
The University Team Defeats the Gull.
ford Men.

Chapel Hill. n. c., October 1.-(Spe-
cial.)-The University team defeated
Guilford to-day by score of IS to @.
The features Of the game were fumbling
and ff-sides' by the Carolina men,
leaving GuiIford in North Carolina terri
tory at the end of the first half. Scores
were made in the last half. Howell made
brilliant runs around the end. Guilford
has strong, hardy team. The Univer-
sity of North Carolina is in good shape
Students continue to arrive daily
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
AN, STILL THE pors. COME.
4 Large Assemblage at Snow Hill Ad-
dressed by Hon. T. y. Winston.

Snow Hill, n. c.. Oct 1--(Speciall--
Hon. +. ID. Winston addressed large
assemblage of white men in Green coun-
ty to-day before the meeting of the
Democratic mass convention. The crowd
numbered over 700.
Winston made a magnificent speech,
lasting for over two hours, which was
often appaudcd and aroused great en-
thuSiasm. Many Populists We're present.
They are rapidly arranging themselves
for the cause of honest rule and the
White Mans Government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02
CUT OF THE SHADOWS
M. SAMurL J. HARTSiLL APPEALS TO
W4lFEMEN.
A~Pathelic Letter Telling How he Regards the
Tendencies Of Fusion ia the State An
fcilent Still Remembered.
Concord, n. G.. Oc.obcr

&0UcOfu, -. ~ Ot-Jtt" u
Mr. \. Il. Young, Chairman County
Democratic Executive Committee, hiss
received the following:
Dear Sir:-My daughter, Emmo, was
outraged and murdered n our home
near Concord on Sunday afterho )l, May
29th 1893. by two negroes wb'ic l ana
others of my family were at "nurcn wo1
shipping God. The two negroes. Joel
Kizer and Tom Johnson, who did these
crimes were quickly hung to d2ath That
Sunday night by white men nf Cabarrus
as they ought to have been. For several
years | have voted the P0puist and Fu-
sion tickets because | thought | vas
doing in this way the best ! could for
our State Nobody can know as snow
know how wrong | was in y1un@ these
tickets and now / have to suffer sor It.
! am sure that such votes tend to make
the negro do such deeds because when
white men vote and elccti0ncer with ne
negro he feels that the officers thus
elected and the political parties winning
elections with him and by his votes will
protect him in anything he docs, ana |
now appeal to the white men of North
Carolina to vote for the protection Of our
mothers. wives and daughters Use this
letter as you please.
Yours truly.
SAMUEL J. HARTSELL.
Messrs. ~ r. Young, John +. Allison,
Robert II. Gibson and Col. Paul b.
Means. Cr oncord. will vouch for the
Good c' .. Of Samuel J. liartscl.
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AMONG THEM ARE AUGUSTA.
ATLANTA, MACON, COLUM-
BUS.
C0lUHBI', GREEkVltr, SPARTAkBURG
Main Camp Doubtless 10 be at augusta, |bee
Camp can be Lit by IL Lc'riciy ard
AbuodanlIy SUPPLIED with
Water from Civ.

Washington, -. c., October 1.-Ex-
Senator Patrick Walsh, Col ID. r. Dyer
and Representative Fleming, Of Georgia,
were in Washington to-day, urging Au-
gusta, Ga, as Il site for military camp.
The committee presented to the Sccre-
tary the many advantages OF Augusta,
pointing out that the proposed site was
high and healthy. and that an abundant
water supply could he obtained from the
Augusta Water Works, while the camp
could be lighted 10y the electric system
of the city. As 10 dranage and other
features the Secretary was assured the
proposed site was perfect, The Secrc-
tary found that the repges N.AtioNS made
were borne out 10y the report OF General
Schwan wha is president at the Bo0rd OF
Camp Inspection, The further fact that
Augusta is a ceutral point ter headQuar-
ters were within easy reach ut the other
camps was also made prominent by the
committee. White no official Information
on the subject is forthcoming it is said
the selection of sites for camps IN the
South has been practically determined.
1t is understood they will be located at
Augusta. Americus and Athens, GA,
and Columbia. GreCnvillc and Spartan
burg. s. c. The main camp will be mt
Augusta on a site of about GOO acres
just outside the city.
THE CAMP SITES CHOSEN.
Washington, y. c., October 1.-The Of
fetal announcement Of the sites for army
camps in the South recommended by the
Schwan board sent South for that pur-
pose was posted at the War Department
tonight:
"The following points have been re-
commended by the Schwan board:
Augusta, Ga, Columbia, $. c., Green
Vile, S. c., Spartanburg, s. c., Atlanta,
Ga. Athens. Ga, Macon, Ga, Coumbus,
Ga. Americus, Ga, and Albany, Ga"
These are the camps at which all the
volunteer troops, not sent to the front,
will be quartered for the winter
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II takes d wise man to nick a fool
whose money he can spend.
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SAMUEL J. HARTSl

Messrs. a. r. Young, John T. ALLISON,
Robert II. Gibson and Col. Paul B.
Means. Cr oncord will vouch for the
good cn 4 of Samuel ]. lIartsell.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-19
MONEY TO LOAN.

That with a few more successful
years Kansas will become a money
loaning rather than a money-borrow-
ing state there is little doubt. New
England will not only be compelled to
hunt up new field for her surplus cap
itaI but viii find Kansas a competitor
in the business. The Kansas City Ga
zette says that ex-COuncilman Charles
n. Hammond of that town heard a
great Kansas story last week in Chi
cago from the lips Of New York bank
er. He said that a certain manufactur
er had credit at a bank Of $4,000, the
full amount of which he used at per
cent. The president of the bank looked
over his accounts one day and found
that the manufacturer was using only
SO. 900. He sent for him and asked him
why it was. The manufacturer told
him that a friend from Kansas called
on him one day and asked him how
much he could use, and the Kansas
man let him have s5OOOO at 4 per cent,
and he saved 1 per cent by letting the
New York bank go. One more crop
like last year and Kansas will bore all
the people with loan agents.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-19
-wSSNlfIS~
gallD = Eagle
Nj. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
LEEDY AS A LEADER.

Leedy in attempting to round UP the
members of the Pop legislature finds
that he himself is being lined up by
them. In attempting to control the leg
islative functions of the peoples rep
sesentatives by demanding pledges Of
support for his bill, they in turn are
ssking him to furnish them some guar
Rnty that he will not again veto the
railroad bill in the event of their being
eble to pass it. And they do not stop
ut his railroad measure, which is so
like the one he vetoed last spring, but
they want to know if he will pledge
himself not to veto a bill repeating the
metropolitan police law, a law that the
Republicans should never have passed,
Or. having passed, should have repealed
long ago. There are Pops just smart
Enough to understand that the repeal Of
that measure would prove a campaign
feather in the Pop cap. SO Governor
legislative function is not only being re-
sented but he is receiving a ROLAND
FOR his Oliver Leedy will be compelled
to come down off his perch and give
pause to his cock -doodle-doo doings
tor a season or otherwise take his
chances in the next campaign with the
obnoxious metropolitan police law un-
repealed and the railway laws un-
amended
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-19

Incident of territory life. From the
| Manchester Journal: S. L. McMullin re-
turned several days ago from the Indian
Territory where he went in December to
buy up a bunch of calves, Y head of
which after bought, while he was sick in
bed, were stolen and driven away. When
he recovered sufficiently to ride he got
a deputy United States marshal to help
him and they started in pursuit. The
trail was finally found and the course
the cattle had been taken was thus OBJ
tanned. After a chase of so or 90 miles,
the deputy came to the home of an old
negro whom he knew, and was generally
considered a pretty straight man. The
deputy told the negro he would give him
$25 to put him onto a bunch of stolen cat
tie that could be bought cheap. The ne
gro said he knew of none, but knew an
other colored man who could put him on
If there was a stolen bunch in the coun-
try, and the negro, being hard up, set
out at once to earn the S25 He soon re-
turned and told where there was bunch
of calves about 10 miles away. The dep
uty and Mr.. McMiilin started to where
the cattle were held. They found them in
a deep canon, and going on down the
canon little farther a fusillade of bull
lets greeted them from a clump of brush.
The deputy had planned with Mr.. McMil-
lin to charge on the thieves at first sight.
and this they did as soon as the shooting
was begun. They rushed onto the men,
firing as they went. and with little hesita-
tion one of the men. an Indian, threw
up his hands. The other man. a negro.
gave up very shortly after and they were
marched away to Jail at Muskogee, where
a preliminary trial was held a few days
after and the men were bound over TO the
United States court. In the shooting Mr.
McMullin received bullet hole in his coat
sleeve, but neither Of them were hurt Mr.
McMullin thinks the first firing by the
thieves was merely n warning TO him and
the deputy but says they soon COM
menced shooting to kill when the charge
was made. Mr.. McMullin paid the negro
informant the s25 and got his cattle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-19
WAR STRAWS.

Congress shows a disposition to ap-
propriate ten million dollars to be i'm
mediately expended in coast defenses,
and four millions more for two addi-
tional warships, and also money for
the complete overhauIing and repairing
of all the dry docks.
The White squadron, consisting of the
battleships Iowa, Indiana, Massachu-
setts and New York, has gone into har-
Dor at Tortuga, Fla, to coal Each war
vessel will take its full capacity.
The United States cruiser Montgom-
cry sailed from Port Au Prince under
cipher orders from Washington. Her
destination is Havana.
Many officers of war vessels in the
Pacific ocean are Fastening by rail
across the country under orders to re-
port for Atlantic squadron service.
At Bethlehem, Pa, a steel mill has
resumed operations, employing 1000
men, to complete a government con-
tract for gun material and armor plate.
Shipments are to be made daily.
At Reading, Pa, a steel company is
working night and day to turn out
$1,000 steel projectiles for the govern
ment.
At Harrison, N. J., the government
has ordered that a contract for $50
Maxim guns, 4-inch rapid fire rifles and
1870 explosive shells must be pushed to
early completion and that shipments
be made daily.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-19

Transportation to the Pacific coast SO
cheap that its fruits can be sold SO
cheap that their competition has re-
duced prices one-third.
Senator Harris continually harps on
the fact that the Kansas Pacific has
been paying 4 per cent on 100000, 900.
But he omits to state that the govern
ment does not own the whole interest
in the Kansas Pacific, but only the sec
ond mortgage on a part of the road.
For it's fractional interest there is every
reason to believe that the government
has secured more than could have been
expected"