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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-20
MITCHELL COUNTY FRAUD
CRAWFORD W Ii GET i5O MORE s0FES AS
RESULT or INVESTIGATOR.
Three Murder Cases for Trial Before Judge
Stevens in Yancey. Advantages Of Hav'
ieg Solicitor for Each Couny.

Marion, " c., April 19.--(Special.)--
]. II. Green. Esq. has just finished a
laborious task in mitchell county. He
has been engaged for the past ten days
taking. as commissioner. denosltlons I'D
the contest of Pearson VS.. Crawford.
The dispositions were taken for the con-
testee. and Senator w. l.. Lambert CON
Quoted the examination for CRAWFORD.
He was familiar with the facts. and,
ever and anon, elected evidence that
chagrined and dsmayed the Duke. Pear
son cross-examined the witnesses III ms
own behalf and by adroitness tried TO
confound and discredit the witnesses, but
his ingenuity availed him nothing for
Mr.. Lambert, in the redirect examina-
tions dispelled all myth and emphasized
the material and damaging facts against
Richmond's cause.
j. l.. Bird. Esq, of Marion. is over
in Mitchell this week. commissioner
for Pearson, taking. deposihons in re-
buttal. The investigation will show
that Crawford is entitled 10, at least, 100
more votes than was given him by the
returns from Mitchell. The fact is,
Pearson is digging his political grave
deeper. He seems to seek the ignomin-
ions burial given suicides under our old
English law.
Hon III. r. Stevens is holding a specia,
term Of court in Yancey county. This
is his first court since he was elected
judge of the Western criminal district
by the Legislature. His capability. uni
form courtesy and conscientious dis
charge of duty elicit praise from the
people and bar. There are three mur-
der cases on the docket, and other impor-
tant and interesting cases.
Ellis Gardner, the county solicitor, is
working as though he was accustomed
to the harness, and proving himself
an e4.cicnt and effectual prosecuting Off
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pudated when the Declaration of In
dependence was departed from, he was
greeted with great applause.
II sometimes hear people complain be-
cause business is disturbed by the agita-
ton of public questions There is Il way
to escape it; let us have monarchy,
and then there will be no disturbance
of any kind of business We can sim
ply live and be happy. But history has
shown that where one or a few think
for all the people, and act for all the
people, they also enjoy for all the people,
and if we would enjoy the right to life
and liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
our life must be Il constant warfare
against wrong.
IF you elect public servant and go
to sleep the danger is that he may be-
come more watchful of his own inter-
ests than of yours, and when | hear
people complain that our Government
is Il failure | generally find them pro-
posing the wrong remedy. They say our
Government is failure because the
people cannot be trusted. | reply that
insofar as our Government has been dis
appointing it is because the people have
not had a sufficient share in their own
Government; (applause) that the faults
of our Government are not in the people,
but in those who misrepresent the vir-
tue, the intelligence and the wishes of
the people" (Applause.)
When Mr. Bryan closed there was a
mighty demonstration. Men and wo-
men made frantic efforts to shake him
by the hand, and it required the SER
vices of several policemen to rescue the
speaker and escort him to one Of the
reception rooms He remained until the
crowd had largely dispersed, and then
was driven to the hotel Bartholdi. As
he emerged into the street and got into
his carriage he was greeted again by
cheers, several hundred people waiting
to get a farewell glimpse of him.
FROM MONEY POINT OF VIEW.
Fresno, Cal. April 19.-Wm. ]. Bry-
an has written a letter to the Fresno
Democrat giving his views on imperial
ism. He says in part:
Il think it can he shown from pecg-
mary standpoint that it will cost us more
to conquer the Filipinos and keep them
in subjugation than we shall be able to
make ont of the enterprise and that
money which does return from the Phil
ippines will not find its way to the peck
cts of those who supply songs for the
army and whose taxation furnishes the
sinew of war.
But there is higher view to take
of it than the money view. The prn-
ciple of conquest is wrong. Our nation
has steadily contended against it, and ii
is impossible to calculate the far-reachng
effect upon our people of doctrine that
would substitute force for reason in the
declaration of the nations policy. Those
who oppose imperialism plead not for
the Filipinos. but for the American peo-
pie Our nation is strong enough to do
harm. but it ought to be too great
TO do wrong"
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AMERICAN SCOUTS AND FILIPINO
SKIRMISHERS ENGAGED.
Lieutenant Gilmore's Fate Still Unknown
Lawton's Return Cabled by Otis, Who
Now Looks for Guerilla
Warfare.

Manila, April 19.-4:35 p. m.- Admiral
Dewey has been notified OF the strange
disappearance of Lieutenant j. G. Gil
more and IA members of the crew of
the United States gunboat Yorktown.
On Saturday last the Yorktown an
chored off Baler, on the east coast of the
Island of Luzon. and about two hun
dred miles from here, where there was
a Spanish garrison of about 30 men
which had been defending itself against
several hundred Filipinos for months
past.
Lieutenant Gilmore, Ensign w. II.
Stanley and boats crew We're sent
up the river from Baler Bay to com
municate with the Spaniards. the town
of Baler being situated some distance
inland. Ensign Standley, who landed at
the mouth of the river. reports that he
heard three volleys, a bngle call and
cheers from up the river, sbut that the
automatic gun which was part of the
equipment of the boat was not heard
firing. Standley later. padded to the
Yorktown in canoe. A search was
made for the Yorktown's boat and her
and the Yorktown sailed for lloilo,
from which place her commander ca
bled to Admiral Dewey his theories that
the Filipinos had captured or sunk the
boat>or that the Spaniards had rescued
the American party.
A Scouting party of American troops
to-day found rebel skirmish line more
than mile long east of Malolos. a
sharp fusiade followed, but no losses
were sustained
Brigadier General Charles King, who
has been taken suddenlySill, and who IS
unable to continue in command OF ms
brigade has been relieved Of further
duty and has been ordered to return to
the United States on the first transport
sailing from here home.
GILMORE'S FATE YET UNKNOWN
Washington, April 19.-The Navy De-
partment having requested a correction
of the portions of Admiral Deweys dis
patch of yesterday which We're not dis
cipherabe was today able to furnish
the full text of the dispatch which IS
as follows:
Manila, April 18th.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
1.-THE Yorktown visited Baler. Luzon,
east coast Of Luzon, L. L., April 18th.
for the purpose of rescuing and bringing
away Spanish forces consisting of
eighty soldiers, three officers, and two
priests, which We're surrounded by 40O
insurgents Some of the insurgents armed
with Mauser rifles as reported by
natives. Lieutenant j. G. Gilmore, after
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S. A. l.. INDUSTRIAL AGENTS.
Annual Meeting at Southern Pines
What Has Been Done.

What Has Been Done.
Southern Pines, n. c., April 19.--(Spe-
cial.l-The meeting of the Industrial
Agents of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
road held at Southern Pines, at the
Piney Woods Inn, on the 18th instant,
was attended by about one hundred and
fifty delegates, one-half of whom were
ladies from Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia.
An all day session was held in the
hotel parlors adjourning at 8 O'Clock
p. m., after which ladies' meeting was
held, III which matters pertaining TO
True home building" was discussed.
More than fifty reports We're read and
filed from towns on the line of the Sea-
board railroad. These reports showed
great progress in general improvement
of the several places-new buildings.
new enterprises-tree planting and
painting.
The Raleigh representative reported
number of items of general interest.
The completion Of the Baptist Univer-
sity for female education; the effort to
establish a textile department at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College:
the location ut Raleigh of the Methodist
lOrphanage and Ministers Home; the
Olivia Raney Public Library building,
to cost S25, 900; the new cotton mill, to
cost S250.000: more than ten miles of
streets and side walk improvement, and
the addition of many hundred shade
trees to the already large number of
very beautiful trees now in the city. and
Il larger number Of handsome and costly
buildings erected during the past year
than during any previous year.
The notable points developed at the
meeting We're:
1st. The great number of shade and
fruit trees planted on the line of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad during the
year.
:. The formation of a number of Viii
lage Improvement Societies.
3. The organization of Free Travelling
Libraries to be sent in turn to every
town and depot on the line of the road
Mrs. Eugene Il. Heard, of Middleton,
Georgia, Il lady of means and culture,
has charge of this branch of the work.
She has now in hand 81 200 cash, fer
the purchase of additional books, and
as the work progresses she will no
doubt receive other large contributions.
Appreciatiye resolutions were adopted,
thanking Mr.. A. Carnegie for his gift
of one thousand dollars to this Library
Fund.
These meetings are doing much to
build up the former waste places. The
Seaboard road and Mr. John Il. Patrick
are to be congratulated on the success
of the work.
The Northern and Southern Business
Mems convention will be held to-mor-
sow.
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A NEW HARDY SWEET ORANGE.
Experiments That Promise Much for
Orange Culture in tne South

r
Orange Culture in tne South
Washington. April 19.-I'he Agricultu-
raj Department which has been expert
menting to produce swees orange that
will stand the frosts that have repeatedly
swept the orange belt in Florida, has
progressed to the point of budding the
oranges SO secured on growing trees in
Florida. DR.. Webber. of the division of
Vegetable Pathology. has just gone to
Florida. taking with him large number
of the new plants. The hardy orange
evolved by the Department is at pres
ent termed THE Trifoliate Orange" 1t
has been produced by breeding the pollen
of the sweet orange into the buds of
the japanese Trifoliate and vice versa
The trifoliate grows as far North as
Philadelphia. but bears no fruit worth
mentioning, though it Is vegetable cou-
sin OF the sweet orange. Seedlings from
the hybrids so far produced promise to
give exceedingly hardy and valu-
able fruit-producing trees.
The Departments experiment will be
assisted by a number of Florida grow
ers. and the work will be extended
North in time as far as Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-20
TALIAFERRO is CHOSEN
HE RECEIVES FlF1Y.NlNE V0TE S ON FIRST
JOINT BALLOT.
Florida's New Senator Virgirian by Birth a
Gallant fx-Cor federate and Practical
Man Of Business.

Tallahassee. Fla, April 19.-The Sen
atorial contest in Florida was ended to-
day when the first joint ballot was taken
in the Legislature. Taliaferro received
50 votes, pasco 80 and Call G-51 votes
being requisite for an election. Mr..
Taliaferro was escorted to the chair
amid wave of enthusiasm, and briefly
returned thanks for the honor accorded
him.
Mr.. James T.. Taliaferro, the newly
elected Senator, was born at Orange
Courthouse. in the State of Virginia,
September Both, 1917, where he spent
most of his boyhood days, He served
gallantly as private in the Confederate
army. After the war he moved to
Jacksonville, Fla
Mr.. Talaferro has been and is now
connected with number OF large COM
mercial enterprises. He is president of
the First National Bank of Tampa, and
vice-president of the leading Wholesale
grocery house in Florida. He has never
been n candidate for office before He
has been an untiring worker in the Dem
ocratic ranks. In private life he is
clean and upright. In disposition he is
firm and just. In policy NE is conserva-
tive and broad-minded without the
slightest tendency to play before the
people the role of demagogue, honest
truthful, frank and practical
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Otis

Ger. And by the way. this idea of hav
ing local solicitor is a good one. Other
wise we sometimes see frivolous and
prosecutions developed in
court, while criminals that ought to be,
are not prosecuted. The county solici-
tor being on the ground. acquainted
with the people can get the facts and
exercise better discretion in such mat
ters and enforce the criminal law more
effectively.
j. G. Brown. who had his leg amputa-
ted a few days ago, is convalescing.
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making an examination of the mouth of
the river in AN armed boat, was ami
bushcd, fired upon and captured. Fate
unknown, as insurgents refused to com
municate afterward."
The officials Of the Navy Department
are confident that such of the men Of
the Yorktown as escaped being killed
outright in the first ambuscade will be
well treated by the insurgents. Some
time ago the War Department made III
quiry as to the number of American
prisoners held by .the Filipinos. In re-
ply General Otis referred to two such
soldiers. and said that they were being
fairly treated by the insurgents. he Sul-
plying funds to Gefray the cost pf their
food. The reports made 20 the Navy
Department by Faymaster Wilcox, one
of Dewey's officers. who made 4 "trip
across the Island of Luzon from Manila
to the north coast, described the condi-
ton of the Spanish officials who ware
the prisoners of the insurgents as very
comfortable. In many cases he said,
the officials were only nomInally in con-
finement, being allowed the liberty cf the
towns.
The officials are hopeful r.lat ,;i,more
and his men who survived the apblIs-
cade will some day regain their liberty.
The Department has sent no insiruc-
tions to Admiral Dewey as 10 the course
he shall pursue believing that he Is fully
competent to deal with the situation and
resting secure in the assurance ti.at he
will spare no efforts to rescnc Gilmore
and his men if they are alive.
OF THE VOLUNTEERS RETURN.
Washington, April 19.-The following
cable has been received from General
Otis:
Manila, April 10Th.
"Adjutant General, Washington
"I4awton returned from Lake Country
18th instant bringing captured vessels.
Insurgents much scattered; retreat be-
fore our forces: await opportunity to
attack detachments. Better class of
people tired of war. desire peace. Enemy
build hopes on return of our volunteers
to United States Its army much de-
moralized, and loss by desertions and
death large. Will probably prosecute
guerilla warfare. looting and burning
country which is occupied. Health and
spirits of troops good. Volunteers return
will commence about May 9th. Will rem,
der willing service until return trans
ports available. Embarkation will con
tinue through June and July. Reports
from Visayan Islands continue very en-
couraging Inter-island commerce heavy;
customs receipts increasing.
fSigned) Otis"
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STATUE OF THOS. BENTON.
\ Magnificent Gift to the University
from Mr.. Van Noppen.

Chapel Hill. n. c.. April 19.-lSpecial.)
-Chas. l.. Van Noppen has presented
the University with life-size marble
statue of Thos. III. Benton. late United
States Senator from Missouri. The
statue is magnificent and will add much
to the ART collection of North Carolina
this being one Of few life-size statues in
the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-20
FIRE AT SPRINGHOPE.

Springhope, n c., April 19.-tSpecial.)
AT 6 o'clock IA serious fire is raging
here. No estimate of the damage done
can be found as Yet, as the fire is
spreading
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-20

Sheriff Donahoe. of Caswell county.
yesterday brought five convicts to the
pententiary. Three of them were white
women. While here Sheriff Donahoe
also settled his taxes for 1898. paying
the State Treasurer S3,S79.S9.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-12

From the Paulding (Ohio) Demo-
crat: William j. Bryan will be the
leader of the Democrats, the free-silver
Republicans and the Populists in 1900,
The Chicago platform will be readopt-
ed and it will declare against imperial
ism, against the trusts, and in favor Of
direct legislation. Any movement or
ganized to detract from this leader and
these issues, while it may be with hon
est intentions, is move that will help
the Hanna Mckinley combine and to
strengthen the money trust, the synds-
Gates, the combines and the corpora
tions. Whoever is not for William J..
Bryan and the Chicago platform from
this time until the close of the polls
in 1900 is for the Hanna syndicate and
the money power, either directly or in
directly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-12

The cable announces that young Wis
count Castlereagh, eldest son of the
Marquis of Londonderry, has suffered
concussion of the brain through a fall
from his horse and will be confined to
his bed for several weeks at least, even
if no more serious complications de-
velop. The accident will put sud.
den and sad ending to the festivities in
honor of the coming of age of the
young nobleman. The birthday has
been celebrated at Mount Stewart
County Down, one of the seats tc
which the viscount is heir. One day
last week more than 1000 tenants were
feasted on the estate. Viscount Cas-
tlereagh, who was educated at Sand
hurst, the English West Point, is a
second lieutenant in the Royal Horse
Guards, and is heir to $4,000 acres OF
land.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-12

From the Butte (Mont) Miner:
Those newspapers of the Republican
persuasion which are busily engaged
finding trouble in the ranks of the De-
mocracy are respectfully invited to
pause and ponder over the following
from the Portland Oregonian:
president Mckinley has shown him
self to be a mere instrument in the
hands of politicians. He has shown it
in all possible ways, and the whole
country is talking about it. In civil
and military affairs it has been the
same. Such ability as he has is neu
tralized by his excessive amiability.
Something more than mere complais-
ance in action is required in the presi-
dent of the United States"
Here is trouble right here in the
family, so to speak, and there is no
occasion for the Republican newspa-
pers to get over into the Democratic
pasture to look for other family trou-
bles. The Oregonian is, and has been
always, Republican newspaper. 1t
is, in the opinion of the Miner, the
strongest Republican newspaper and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-12
judicial Cruelty in Hungary.

A revolving instance of magisterial
cruelty in the Hungarian village ol
Mocsa, in the county of Komorn, has
just come to light. Last November
the offices of the community were
broken into, and some money was
stolen. Thirteen persons were ar.
rested, and, on their refusal to con.
fess, were abominably tortured. They
were bound hand and foot, and beaten
with lockwood sticks by the magis-
trate and his assistants, who also
lighted methylated spirits under the
bare feet of one prisoner, and then
poured the burning spirit over them.
The unhappy wretch, in order to
escape further torture, said that he
had taken the money and buried it
near pond. His prosecutors, on
falling to find it, became more en-.
ragged than ever, and ran pointed
knives under his finger nails. Other
prisoners were starved for days, and,
with their hands tied behind them,
were bound to frames and left there
until they tainted. After all these
horrors, the actual thief, who was
still at liberty gave himself up to the
public prosecutor at Komorn. The
Criminal Court is now making strict
inquiry into the ffair.-Vionna Cor.
cespondence in London Standard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-12


People who imagine that the carette
Is a sedate and quiet vehicle, fit only
for old women and elderly men who
wish to avoid excitement, are cherish
ing a delusion. AS a typical carette
experience a trip from the river to
Madison street, recently, may be
cited. Directly in front of Cen
trail Music hall the carette, which
was on the wrong side of the street,
collided with a heavy truck loaded with
coops containing live chickens. The
truck driver expostulated with the car
ette driver, and ordered him to take the
other side of the street at once. The
latter declined. Hot words followed,
and a moment later a challenge to a
duel was given and accepted. Both
men drew their whips and stood up on
their seats. The lashes flew, and the
horses, thinking the blows intended
for them, started up and pulled the We
hicles apart. The carette turned out
so quickly that beer wagon almost
took it's wheel off. A moment later,
while the passengers were recovering
from the excitement, a cable train
swept round the corner of Madison
street and was stopped within three
inches of the venerable equines at
tached to the carette, while the passen-
gers scrambled out in confusion and
alarm.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-12
The Position of Wheat,

From the Gallipolis (Ohio) Bulletin:
Much is said about the wheat yield for
1899, says the Pittsburg Post, and the
will hardly be able to determine
whether he is in the midst of plenty
or treading on the borders of famine.
The thoroughbred speculator under
stands that all this talk is for the day
or week and is made to buy or sell on,
having but little to do with the actual
condition of the wheat crop. No one
need be alarmed. The United States
has raised more wheat than is needed
here and will have large exportable
surplus. The yield of winter wheat
will not be less than 100000 BUSH
els, and the yield of spring wheat not
less than 250000,00O bushels, making
52OO00,000 bushels, being above the
average for the past ten years. Clear
ances of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada for the year
ending July l have aggregated 226 ,OOO,-
600 bushels, against $4,000, 900 bushels
for the corresponding time year ago,
the two largest years in the history of
the country. Because of the accumula-
tion of stocks and fair wheat yield in
Europe it is estimated that the foreign
demand will not exceed 10000, 900
bushels. The corn crop is estimated
at over 1,400,0OO,000 bushels, and then
there are oats, rye, buckwheat, and
numerous other food products which
are all handicaps to a famine All
this talk of short crop and famine
can be traced to bullish speculators
who want higher prices at which to
sell,and, on the other hand, the tales
OF great plenty are fairy stories of the
bears, who want the bottom knocked
out of the market. Farmers who will
hold their wheat for spell will get
good value, but the prospect for higher
prices at present is not encouraging.
The price will likely remain near its
present level. but under existing con-
ditions will tend upward rather than
downward.