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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
A LETTER FROM MANILA.
The Rainy Season Began in June in
the Philippines.

The Rainy Season Began in June in
the Philippines.
A letter was received last night ly
Mr.. Fred ST. Jacques, the News anil
Observer pIesSI1an, from his brother
who is now IL Manila with the 18th
Infantry, l.. 5 \.
Among other things, Mr. st. jacques
says III The Get Use of his letter
We got to Manila, the 4th of June.
We sailed thirty mine days and were
eight days and nights on the train
'.'rhe fighting here is very dull The
Filipinos run just as soon as they sec
you coming. When they get SO far they
, shoot.
~ihe rainy season started here in
June. 1t rained every afternoon for
three hours. The weather is warm, but
not hot.
''Ihe boys have two drills a day-one
in the morning and one in the afternoon.
We get up at / o'clock.
I'VE get good meat. 1t is frozen HARD
when we get it. Extra meals are kept
for the boys while they are out on the
firing line.
There are five thousand soldiers here
in camp. We go into barracks here next
week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
A NEW CONVICT ESCAPES.
Jumped Through the Window of Rap
idly Running Train

Sheriff Butler of Columbus county,
yesterday brought five convicts to the
pemtentiary here He started with six,
but the sixth one didn't come.
He left the train in Robson county
When he left he made his exit through a
window The train was going at the
rate of % miles an hour and he landed
ON his head. He lay, as If stunned, for
minute, then jumped up and ran.
at the next station the sheriff left one
of his three deputies to look out for the
escaped man, and he came ON to Raleigh
with the other five. They were: VIM
p Johnson, Frank w. Jones. Jennie
Mckay, Eliza Williams and John Il
Malpmss alias John Henry
They were all sent up for short terms
except the one that escaped. His sen
tence was for five years.
In order to make his escape the man
in some way, while sitting in his seat
quietly worked his wrists out of the
handcuffs and when he went for a drink
of water, he jumped through a window
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
THE NEGRO CONFERENCE.
rhe Rev. Leak Wants to Take a I,ooI
Before he Leaps.

''The colored people of the State are
taking less interest in politics now
han ever before in my recollection, !"
yesterday said Rev II. Ii. w. Leak,
,residing elder in the A. NJ. e. church.
How do you account for it?' was
lsked.
"Well, we've been deceived by those
Who led us. until we've become dis
leartened and hopeless" he said. Then
We see that politics has been our ruin.
what do you advise your people to
io?"
do what they are doing now notihr
ng, politically. We must work along
Industrial and educational lines.
THE Rev. Leak says he's taking no
art in calling the conference of colored
,eople here in September. He expects
to attend and will take part, he sa! :,
If it's spirit and work is such as looks
the Improvement of the condition OF
he race.
''But if it's political side7show," he
ldded, "I'l have nothing to do with
to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
SUIT FOR DIoRcE STARTED.
4 Raleigh Man Named as Correspondent
by Mr.. B. n. Cant.

A suit for divorce was yesterday start
"a in Wake Superior court by Is. n.
Cant, of Burlington, against his wife.
Annie v. Cant The suit is brought here
For the reason that until recently the
PARTIES to it lived here.
The plaintiff asks that the bonds of
natrimony be dissolved on the following
grounds:
That they were married at Chapel
Hill, by Rev. J. G. Hunt, on August
That on December 81, 1897, the de
endant abandoned the plaintiff. who had
always been kind and affectionate
husband.
That at the time of abandonment they
we're living in Raleigh and that the
defendant committed adultery with one
Will Young.
That the plaintiff and the defendant
ave never since lived together.
That there are no living children of
he plaintiff and defendant.
CANT, the plaintiff, is now living at
Burlington The whereabouts of Mrs.
can't and Will Young are unknown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
SPECIAL AUGUST CARPET VALUES.

DOUBLE EXTRA HEAVY AMER
ICAN BRUSSELS CARPETS. Col
orings, designs and quality guaranteed.
We have really known a carpet of this
grade to wear on hall for twenty
years and still look well. We show a
grand line of select patterns for rooms,
halls and stairs. The fall price for this
grade will be S1O0 to $1.15 a yard.
August price Soc. a yard.
The best make, Smiths & Sanford's
IA great variety of newest styles to
choose from. Regular fall price $I.OO
per yard. August price, Toe. per yard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
CHANGES IN THE COURT BOOM
The Iron Floor in the County Jail now
Being Repaired.

Work will begin pext week on the
teel bridge to be erected from the coun-
Jail to the court room.
This bridge will extend from side
window in the second story of the jail
window ON the southern side of
he court room. Preparatory to this the
airy box has been moved from the
.outhern to the northern side of the
ourt ROOM And this in turn will
lecesshate a Encouragement Of the
Jerks desk. 1t will be put almost in
ront Of the judges desk.
Other improvements are to be made
the court room, such as putting down
lew carpets, painting the wood work
md the like.
The steel floor in the Jail is being re.
aired. At places water has from time
o time been spilled on it until it has
listed it badly. These places are being
,atched. The work, including material
vim cost 5000. The contract was award
d to Mr.. u. s. Hamilton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
A FORTUNATE GIFT.

The popular and efficient steward of
the Marlborough Hotel, Mr.. w. l.. Dor
sett, received from the Magnolia Manu-
featuring Company beautiful diamond
ring, he having consumed more of the
powder in the last six months than any
other consumer. The Marlborough Hote
is one of the best hotels in the South,
and the mere fact that they use the
Magnolia Baking Powders should be all
the endorsement the company, as well
as the Public, should wish.
S-19-3t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
Well Posted Housekeepers

Will quickly accept this opportunity we are giving them
to save their money by buying their fall and winter Car
pets from us right in August We made the contract
for these Carpets offering before the recent
rapid advances the prices of carpengs, and our August
prices are fully Is to 40 per cent lower than the fall and
winter prices will be.
No better moneysaving opportunity than the Presen
was ever offered by US
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
Only ONE THIS SEASON.

Richmond special leaves at 8 a. m.
lext Wednesday, the 23rd. Weathers &
christian assure you that the trip will
ne a first class one. The elegant New
Fords Hotel gives special rate of $3.50
Der day to our party. Round trip 1925;
.hildren $3.50. ALI stations-D Durham,
Raleigh and Selma.
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EXTRA HIGH PILE

EXTRA HIGH PILE
All Worsted Velvet Carpets, noted
for rich designs, colorings and wearing
qualities. New Carpets just from he
looms. The advance in Carpets will
make the fall price on this grade Sl.25
to $1.35 yard. Our August price, $100
a yard.
Extra Wilton Velvet Carpets, most
desirable Carpet for style, quality and
wear-a large assortment of new and
beautiful patterns to select from. The
fall price will be $1.00 to $1.15 yard.
Our August price Soc. yard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19

A aches and pains cured free of
charge by the use of he Globe Oil, at
the Remedy Company store, 232 Fay
etteville street.
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any kind? IL you do, Dughi can fur
nish you.

HAVE YOU GOT A PET OF ANY
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you.
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02
A Porerunner of the Most
Fatal Disease.

Though its offensive features
are sometimes almost unbearable.
few people are aware of the danger
of which Catarrh is the forerun-
ner. Catarrh invariably leads TO
Consumption. Growing worse and
worse each winter, those who rely
upon the usual treatment of
sprays, washes and inhaling mix
lures find that it is impossible to
check the disease with these local
applications which only reach the
surface. The offensive discharge
increases all the while, causing a
feeling of personal defiIement, and
gets deeper and deeper until it is
only a question of a short time
until the lungs are affected.
The importance of the proper
treatment can therefore be readily
appreciated. But no good what
ever can be expected from local
applications, as such treatment
never did cure Catarrh, and never
viii.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

Mr.. Stevens Was pressing the en-
action OF . clause in his antitrust
bill Friday to outlaw trusts" Mr..
Justice said: I'VE do not want to do
a vain thing" Mr.. Stevens: 1T is
in the State PLATFORM" Mr.. Glenn:
"Was that not q mere echo Of the
National PLATFORM Stevens: Dem
ocrats criticised the fusiocists for
not passing such a BILL" II they
honestly endorse the Chicago, it is
mo. a mere echo" 1t is not the
only thing they have considered a
mere echo. When they come before
the people again with their promises,
they will consider them Just echoes
coming from the National platform,
and they will have to carry a letter
around in their pockets from the
convention saying it is not a mere
echo. Simmons address in Septem-
Der, proves to be one of the Demo
cratic echoes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

1t will be the duty of the People 8
Party to meet at an early date, and
outline policy and go to work. The
sooner this is done, the better. It is
all a mistake to conclude that as a
party we have no cause and the ma
terial means at our disposal to defend
it. We can wage one of the most
telling campaigns ever witnessed in
the Old North State. 1t will be a
fight with the masses, the plain peo-
pie and the honest people for liberty
and freedom and the protection of
their lives and properly. White peo-
pie although poor it may be, will not
be reduced to absolute serfdom and
become-they and their children af-
them,-the willing tools to be beaten,
ord' red and cuffed about, by a few
INSCRIPTIONS, political hoodlooms.
The people of North Carolina have
the right to breathe and to exercise
the right, not only to worship God
according to the dictates of their own
consciences, but to think and to act
politically as free American citizens.
And they will see to it that this ark
of their covenant shall not be touch
ed by the hand of political oil
garchy. They will do this peaceably
if they can, but by force if thew must;
for if their fore fathers could lay
down their lives for the principle de-
claring "THAT TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION IS UNJUST, -
they can lay down their lives in the
defense Of that glorious and eve,
cherished Inheritance, and by the
eternals they will do it. The watch.
word will be: "Give me liberty o,
give me DEATH
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

Political parties. like individuals,
have rights and chief among them is
the right to exist. And the man or
party who would take away that
right is not only a coward, but &C
knowledges before the world hat he
is unable to compete with opposition
in other words, swears out a MOLE
CoNTENDRE. This Is the position the
great o. Democratic party of North
Carolina is endeavoring to assume.
1t shows, too, that it is controlled by
set of political sneaks who have
dragged 1t into a hole, and are now
trying to pull the hole in after them.
They have exhausted their only am
munition, and have deserted the field
Of battle, and are now crying for the
rocks ard hills to fall upon them to
hide them. from the face of an en-
ragged people. But the day of judg-
ment is coming. The great plain
people, with their mattocks and
and shovels, will dig them out and
brand them with the motto: mora
manhood and political freedom still
exist upon the earth" And this viii
be the second resurrection.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

The Observer has much to say
about the School Book scandal 1t
alludes to the scandals in '95 and 81.
We remember of one that was some
what exposed in '95, about which the
Observer would do we'll to get and
air. We are with the Observer and
believe something rotten has been
perpetrated in the matter of school
books, and we do not believe that
our State has been free from it. So
this matter cannot be guarded too
closely. 1t means much to the poor
children of the State. We believe
there are men in the State, if they
have not died who could tell some
wonderful things along this line if
they would. Let the good work pro-
coed. We bid it Gods speed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

It's now in order for the able, con-
sistent editor, of the Charlotte OBJ
server, to write another long editori-
al, denouncing this General Assem-
bly, for taxing lawyers and doctors.
If his vocabulary of hard names is
exhausted, let him turn to his edito-
rial and get what he said about Zeb
Vance Walser, the Speaker of the
House in 1895, for breaking a tie
vote to impose similar tax. Since
this General Assembly has ratified
Mr. Walser's decision, the Charlotte
scribe either owes Mr.. Walser an
apology, or this General Assembly a
severe rasplng. If Mr.. Walser was a
communist for voting for it, pray
tell us what this Legislature isl
Come, Joe, Come!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02
The SUFFRAGE IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.

The SUFFRAGE IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
The constitutional amendment as
passed by the present General As
sembly, is not only mean and unfair,
but direct violation of the copsti-
tuition which its members swore they
would support and not violate. They
violated it. And We will not credit
Its trainers with ignorance in the
matter. There we're too many con
stitutional lawyers in it, not to know
that it will not stand the test in law
or fair investigation. 1t will not OILY
disfranchise the negro, but white
mon, and is extended to put the
Democratic party in power in the
State for all time to come. But in
this case they will fail. There are
too many free. henest white men in
the State to thus barter away their
dirth-right, which they will MAINTAIN
peacibly if they can, but otherwise
if they must. It is the laughing
stock to all sensible people, not per-
sonally interested. The Washington
Post which actually sanctioned the
killing of tho negroes in Whining
ton, or rather defended it, sees that
this suffrage amendment is not only
unconstitutional but mean and wick
cd. In its issue of Feb. Goth it says:
The amendment to the constitu-
ton of North Carolina, which has
for its object the limitation of the
the suffrage in the State. appears to
have been modelled on the new Lou
isiaHa laws and to operate . gross
oppression and injustice. 1t is easy
to see that the amendment is intend
ed to disfranchlse the ignorant, but to
stop short with the negro: to deay to
the illiterate black man the right Of
access to the ballot box and to le.ve
the way vide open to the equally j.
literate whites. In our opinion the
policy thus indicated is both dan ger
Gus and unjust. We expressed tae
same opinion in connection with the
Louisiana laws, and We see no reas-
on to amend our views in the case OF
North Carolina. The proposed ar.
rangement is. wicked. 1t will not
bear the test Of intelligent and i'm
partial examination We believe in
this case, as in that of Louisaua,
that the Federal Constitution has
been violated, and We hope that the
people Of North Carolina will repu.
date the blunder at the polls.
We realize with sorrow and appre.
hsnsion that there are elements a,
the South enlisted in the work o,
disfran chisiDg the negro for purpos.
es Of mere party profit. 1t has been
50 in Louisiana, where laws were en-.
acted under which pennies and il
itsrate negroes cannot vote. while
the ignorant and vicious classes OF
whites are enabled to retain and ex
ercise the franchise. 4,
j The question has yet to be submit
ted to popular vote. We hone i,
viii be decided in the negative
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02
WHAT THE RECORDER SAYS.

Two admire the disposition to
keep political promises, and for this
reason We commend the Efforts OF
tho present General Assembly to re-
duce expenses. We are not disposed
to say that our State Government
has been conducted extravigantly
especially in respect Of salaries Of
officials. 1t is not, however, the
negative virtue of non-extravagance,
that is to be coveted 90 much as the
positive virtue Of wise economy!
OF all institutions, tho government
ought to be conducted in the most
buslness-like way. 1t is the duty of
tho State to maintain itself as econ
omically as possible, to indulge IN
no Injuries, to set the people an ex-
ample Of saving, of thrift, of con-
servation of resources. 1t ought to
be tho aim Of the State to reduce
expenses year by year, to make the
work OF governing less costly every
year, instead of accumulating ex
penses. NEVERTHELESS THIS MUST
| NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE SAC
| RIFICE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF
| PERSONAL SERVICE IT IS THE
| STATES DUTY TO BE CONTENT WITH
| NONE BJT TIE BEST OF MEN, TO BE
READY TO EMPLOY THEM REGARD
LESS OF COST. Biblical Recorder.
The two last sentences We construe
As . special reminder for the Print.
ing Committee. In the main, we
fully agree with the Recorder. Nc
harm in carrying out q Democratic
law. 1t ought to be as binding at
Democratic promises. The people
will think so.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

One Democratic paper slaps it's
hands and shouts that the Democrats
have at last gotten control of the
penitentiary. Yes, and how did they
get it, What means did they use
We fear, by the means used, they
committed greater crime in getting
control than nine-tenths of the prison
ers did in getting in. Yet the inmates
are condemned criminals, while those
in control are shouting saints. To
demand property or starvation sounds
to US more like violating law than
simply stealing chicken or a horse.
And for mad, pie-hungry mob to
legalize it, does not make it right in
the sight of honest people, much less
high heaven.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02
Story of a Slave

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
forms of slavery. George D. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich. tells how such q
slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been so helpless for Eve years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of olec-
trio Bitters, she is wonderfully improv-
ed and able to do her own work. This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleepless-
ness, melancholy, headache, backache,
fainting and dizzy spells. This mir
acle working medicine is godsend to
weak, sickly, run down people. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only 80 cents. Sold
by r. H. Holiday & Son, Druggist.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02
A FRANK CONFESSION.

1t has been charged and as often
denied that there has been election
frauds and that negroes have been
inundated and even murdered in
this State. because they wanted to
exercise the franchise of voting and
to have their votes counted as cast.
This cannot be successfully denied
again. For we have, what We con-
slider, the highest authority for it.
While the Charlotte dispensary was
being discussed in the Senate Friday
night, the galleries and Hobbies were
crowded to overlooking with people
of ell classes.
The other speakers for and and
against it, laid great stress on the
fact that they were Democrats and
what they did in this as in their
stand for the suffrage amendment,
was because they were Democrats
and thought it was the best for the
party, and all such rot.
But when Senator Osborne got to
this point in his speech, said:
"The most painful vote I ever
gave in my life was for the constitu
tional amendment. I did not give
that vote as q Democrat, nor for
the success of the Democratic party;
because I verify believe that it would
be better for the Democratic party
for the negro to continue an issue
in politics. But gave that vote be-
cause felt it would be better TO,
the poor old negro we have learned
to love for his faithfulness. voted
for it to put an end to election frauds,
to intemidations and murder. I gave
that vote for the good of my Popu.
list and white Republican friends
who could, if the negro was ellmi.
mated from politics, discuss the great
State and National issues withou,
being called 'black-hearted."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-02

Read Simmons campaign utter
ances and compare them with the
constitutional amendment and cleo
ton law they are preparing and then
ask yourself the question who has
lied, who is the liar7 Simmons knew
when he uttered the words quoted,
that he meant to deceive the people.
The amendment, if adopted, will not
only disfranch1se the negroes but
white men. men who work hard to
raise the money to pay their taxes,
and they are as honest in their
vote and plea for good government
as Mr.. Simmons is.