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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-18
THE HARDWICK BILL.
Sensational Address of Negro Bishop
Against It.

Macon, Ca, Nov. 17-Bishop III. NJ.
Turner of the African Methodist chd:ch
delivered a sensational address this NOM
ing to the Georgia Conference of the
African Methodist church.
He urged every possible opposition by
Georgia negroes to the Hardwick Biii
to limit the suffrage now before the Leg
islature.
He said he proposed taking the stump
himself and fnplored every minister
present to do likewise.
He said the law would reduce every
negro to the ignoble status Of free slave
and that conditions would be worse fhon
before the war. 1t would outlaw every
black man and woman.
He said the author was merely sack-
ing notoriety and was backed by the
'ipoor white" element.
Not one negro in thirty ever thinks
Of voting" the Bishop declared. "They
do not sell their votes. Three votes art
sold for every negro ballot purchased I"
The Bishop denounced the Supreme
Court of the United States for taking
away the negroes civil rights. but ex-
cepted Justice Harlan who was the n.-
groes' friend.
He said the negroes had no army, but
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THE LEAGUES LAST DAY.
Association for Good City Government
Meets at Milwaukee Next.

columbus, o., Nov. 17.-TNhe executive
committee of the National Municipal
League today chose Milwaukee as the
place of the next meeting The meeting
of the league today opened with an a1-
dress by Professor L. E. Rowe, of The
University of Pennsylvania on Pub 'ic
pal Programme"
The discussion of the topic was opened
by DIR. Il. w. Hartwell, Secretary of the
Boston Municipal Statistical Committee.
who spoke on 1.-The Financial Reports Of
municipalities, with special reference 10
the requirement of uniformity
DIR. Samuel Il. Sparkling, Secretary of
the Wisconsin League of municipalities
discussed the same phase of the subject
The Financial Control Over Receipts
and Expenditures, was the theme of s.
j.. Crosby former Deputy Auditor of tbs
city of Cleveland.
1.-THE accounts of municipal industrial
enterprises were treated by Professor
g. w. Tooke, of the University of Hi
MICS.
Walter s. Allen, of Boston, discuss "a
"1'be Accounts of Grantees of Fran
chises."
This afternoon there was a general
discussion of the report Of the commit
tee on Municipal Programme looking 10
the final adoption of the model charter,
wthich completed the work of the league
for this session.
The report Of the Committee on NUM-
ciIlaI Programme was adopted as pre-
sented
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d.. MOODY STRICKEN
Great Evangelist Suffering
With His Heart.
He Leaves Kansas City for Northfeld, Mass
in Care of Physicians. His Condition
Regarded as Serious.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 17.--Dwight l..
Moody, the evangelist who has been
preaching here to thousands nightly in
Convention hail. is broken in health and is
suffering from an affection of the heart.
Ills engagement was cut short and to-
night he is en- route for his home at
Northfield, Mass, in the care of Or.
iSchauffler, of this city and Mr.. G. NJ.
Vining, teller of the Union National
bank.
They are travelling in a special car
provided by the committee OF cliurchmen
who brought Mr.. Moody to Kansas CITY.
1t is admitted that Mr.. Moody's cei-
dition is serious, though when the EVAN
gelist was seen at his hotel shortly ne-
fore being taken to the railway station,
he expressed the belief that his condition
was not serious. He stated that he was
feeling very weak and added:
Il have had trouble with my heart
for a good many years, but | never felt
as weak as | do now. There is nothing
alarming about my condition, believe.
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YELLOW FEVER DISCUSSED.
It Grows Milder Every Year, DR..
Souchon Says.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 17.-Dr. Edmond
Souchon, President of the Louisiana
State Board of Health, spent a portion
of the day here with Secretary Hunter,
of the Mississippi Board, discussing the
present fever infection. He expressed
the opinion that the original germs were
not imported from Cuba, but were q
production of the germ of last year
which had not been entirely killed by the
severe weather. He emphatically de
MED that Jackson infection had been
brought from New Orleans, as no evi-
dence i'll support of such a claim had
been presented. After the examination
of the pathological reports of several
local cases he stated that symptoms were
the same as those of the New Orleans
fever. DR.. Snuchon says yellow fever
is growing milder each year and he be-
lieves it will entirely disappear or cease
to be known as yellow fever. DIR. Souch-
on attributed the light spread this yeaf
to scientific sanitation, which he says is
the only effectual agency to stamp out
the disease.
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OFFERING FOR EDUCATION.
$4,000 Raised in the Virginia Con-
ference Yesterday,

Petersburg, Va, Nov. 1.-THE third
days session of the Virginia Methodist
Conference was devoted to discussion Of
several interesting subjects. On a lues-
ton of law submitted by the joint Boa.l
of Finance, Bishop Wilson ruled that 1t
had been decided sometime agothat when
a travelling preacher dies in active work
the claim of the widow and orphans on
the conference fund begins at the time
OF his death.
Rev Mr.. Mastin offered a resolution 10
invest 81, 1,741.0S cOlporterage funds iii re-
liable securities, the proceeds to be used
for distribution of literature.
The Board of Education reported con-
tributions aggregating $30,281.37. or
this sum $4,000 was contributed by
preachers and their families.
Rev. DR. Coke Smith offered a sereS
of resolutions providing for a free offer
ing canvass in behalf of an educational
fund to be made by tine various miniStets
with their congregations. This elected
considerable debate. Tellers were ap-
pointed to circulate among members of
the conference for free will offering 10
this cause and about $1S,G0G was rails 81,
after which the conference adjourned Cor
the day.
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BOERS MARCH TO MEET IT
1000 MEN LEAVE JOUBERT TO
JOIN BOTHA.
LADYSMITH is NOW HARD PRESSED
So Declare Dispatches From Petemaritzburg
and Lourenzo Marques, Which Add That
the Place is Bombarded by the
Beers Night and Day.

London. Nov. 17.-The Admiralty ans
nounced this evening the arrival at Cape
Town today of the troopship Areana,
with battalion of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders (the Princess
Louises regiment bringing the rein
forcements up to 23.500 of which 1920
have already disembarked at Durham,
with Is field guns, anumber of machine
guns, engineers and hospital troops, as
well as seven hundred mules.
This force, with that already between
EstcoIt and Durham is considered suf-
ficient to enable General Hildyard TO
advance and TO take the aggressive ac-
ton against the Beers south of Lady
smith.
According to the latest adyices Lady
smith is holding out satisfactorily
everything having been well up to We'd
nesday.
In view of the, Boer destruction or
bridges. the War Office has issued or
ders for the shipment of quantity of
bridge work between this and the end
of the year.
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QUINTUPLE MURDER
Cornelius Corcoran Kills His
Four Children and Himself.
Attempt to Poison Them a Few Days Ago Led
to One Chi d's Death. Murderous Work
Finished With Peyoyer.

Chicago, H.. Nov. 17.-Cornelius Cor
coran today shot and killed three of his
children and seriously wounding the
fourth child. Corcoran then killed him
SELF.
A few days ago Corcoran administer
ed laudanm to his five children, the old
est of whom was fourteen years of age.
He claimed the poison was given them
by mistake and was not molested by the
authorities Last night one of the chill
dren, Cornelius Jr., five years of age.
died. The others were convalescent.
Today Corcoran purchased a revolver
and tried to finish the work of annihila-
tion by shooting the children and hill-
self through the head
The only child to escape injury is Il
girl named Marion. She is at a hospital
nursing her brother Timothy. who is
recovering from the effects of the laud-
anum given by his father.
The police say Corcoran was mad
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THEY DEFIED THE LAW
Prominent Ladies of Ameri-
Gus Under Sentence
Six Christian Scientists Are to Be Fined and
Imprisoned Fifteen Days for Resisting
Vaccination. Case Appealed.

Amertcus Ga, Nov 17.-The cases of
the Christian Scientists who refused to
be yaccinated were settled today so far
as the Mayors court can settle them by
the sentencing of II. ]. AIcMath to inn
prisonment at the city hall for thirty
days and fine of $15. Five ladies of
the Congregation were sentenced TO Il
days confinement at some place to be
designated by the chief of police anC tc
pay fine of So each. The same sentences
of fine and Imprisonment will be assessed
against such other members of the con-
gregation as may refuse to obey the vac
cination ordinance.
Mr. McMath is a leading merchant of
Americus and the ladies involved belolg
to the best families in the city.
Counsel has been employed to repr -
sent the Christian Scientists and their
cases will be certioraried to the Super or
Court and win ultimately be carried 10
the Supreme court of the State if neces
sary. The cases have caused great
deal of talk throughout this immediate
section and there has been no small
amount of feeling aroused by the yisor-
Gus enforcement of the law.
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Condition of Hobart.

Paterson, II. j., Nov. 17.-Vice-P Presi-
dent Hobart retired tonight feeling much
better than yesterday and DIR. Newton
said there is every prospect that the pa
tient will pass favorable might. The
condition of Mr. Hobart this morning was
nnfavorabIe, but the marked improve
ment tonight has again raised the hopes
of the members of the family. DIR. New
ton said tonight that Notwithstanding the
cheerfulness of the patient and the M
creased hopes of the family, the attend
ing physicians felt the same anxiety Tor
the patient that they did three weeks ago.
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Virginia Baptist Association.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 17.-The Baptist
General Association of Virginia conven,
ed here tonight. DIR. A. $. Owen. Of
Berkeley. as president, called the body to
order, and 450 delegates answered the
roll call At least fifty more are expected.
Rev. DIR. George Cooper, of this city,
preached the annual sermon.
The following officers were elected:
President, Judge w. r. Barksdale of
South Boston; Presidents, DIR. Geo
A. Bagby, Powhatan; Henry l.. Smeltz
Hampton, w. T. Fisher, 4,orfolk, and
4. G. Willis, Orange; Secretary, Hugh
c. Smith, Martinsville; Assistant Secre-
tary. H. Theo EllysOn, Richmond;
Treasurer, b. A. Jacob Richmond; Audi
tor. j. B. Montgomery, Richmond.
There viii be two session a day, the
convention extending through to Mon
day.
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The Patria Abandoned.

the Hamburg American Line have re-
ceived a dispatch from Cuxhaven am
nouncing that the company's steamer
Athesea frcm Philadelphia for Hamburg,
arrived there tat 4 o'clock this afternoon
with the crew of the Hamburg-A american
Line steamer Patria, which caught fire
off Dover, England. Wednesday, while
on her way from New York, November
4th, for this port
The dispatch also said that the Patria
had been abandoned in the North Sea,
cnyeloped in flames, and that there
were no hopes of saving the vessel.
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RAIDS ARE THREATENED
MARTHUR AND LAWTON'S COM
MANtDS NEAR EACH OTHER.
MACARTHUR MOVES TOWARD BAYoMBoNG
Colonel Howes Advances to RosaIes. A Letter
Found Written by One of the twenty
One American Prisoners That
Were Held There.

Manila, Nov. 17.-9:20 a. m.-Gen-
erals MacArthur's and Lawton's com
mands are now near each other. Gen
eral Macarthur is getting supplies in
Tarlac over the railroad from Bamban,
with IAN engine which was raised from
the river by the Ninth infantry
Colonel Howes, who occupied Victoria
with six troops of the Third cavalry, has
advanced to Rosales. A letter was
found at Victoria from Private Desmond
of the signal corps, one of the twenty
one American prisoners held there.
These prisoners, the letter said, were
expecting to be taken to the mountains
before the army arrived.
Two thousand insurgents are reported
to be massing at Corona, above Tarlac,
and General Macardo is said to be in the
mountains west of Angeles with a thou
sand men proposing to make raids. Rain
has been falling throughout the month,
and for the past week there has been
heavy downpour. The whole country
Is III as bad condition as at any time this
season.
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HOW ABOUT BRYAN AND SCHLEY
A Bryan and Schley Boom Probable
in Indiana.

La Porte. Indiana. Nov. 17.-Hon.
James Murdoch, of Lafayette, one of
the best known Democrats in the State,
says in an interview that the sentiment
of the Indiana Democrats is Favorable
to the nomination Of Admiral Schley as
Vice President on ticket with Bryan.
Mr. Murdock is credited with being
Il candidate for the Democratic State
Central committee chairmanship. and is
also spoken of for National committee
man from Indiana, and his utterance is
accepted as significant movement to
start Bryan and Schley boom in the
State.
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that the God of nations was on their
side.
He urged that every minister assist IN
getting signatures to the petition to Con-
gress for am appropriation of SlOo,0cO,
600 to be used in sending 100000 of the
race of Africa so that there would he
am end of race conflicts in this country
He said the Legislature would have 10
fight the negro of Georgia ON his knees
and he prays night and day to God TO
blight and curse the promoters Of lnls
unrighteous measure"
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BRYANT GETS SEVEN YEARS.
Lee Walker for Killing His Wife Re-
ceives Five Years.

Winston, n. c., Nov. 17.-(Specia!l r
The jury in the case of Lee Walker, col
ored for killing his wife returned 3 vM-
dict of murder in the second degree.
Just before the adjournment of the crm-
inal court this afternoon Judge Bryant
sentenced Walker to the penitentiary fc"
five years. James Bryant for shooting
BmreI Shouse was given seven yea.
Thomas Reed and Bob Cobbler who were
convicted of killing Dee Blinkley and
brought into the court room this AFTER
noon and Cobler made short statement,
saying he had nothing to do with the
shooting and that he was fifteen STEPS
from Reed and Binkley when the pistol
fired. Judge Stevens declined to reduce
Cobler's sentence.
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TO MEET THE BRITISH.

London, Nov IA dispatch from
LoUrenzo Marques, says:
"A Pretoria newspaper announced last
Wednesday that 1000 burghers had left
General Jouberts force around Lady
smith to join Commandant Botha's
force near Estcourt with a view of as
sisting to intercept the British advance
to the relief of IIadysmith.
General Lucas Meyer. the State Com
nander, has asserted in the course or
an interview that he is convinced thar
the battle of Elandslaagte will be the
first and last Boer defeat of the year -
PRISONERS WE'LL TREATED.
Durham. Thursday, Nov 16.-A gentle
man who was arrested at johannesburg,
taken to Pretoria and released has ar
rived here, via Delagoa Bay. While at
Pretoria ~ was confined on the race
course with the military prisoners, com
prising - officers and 1,275 non-com-
missioned officers and men from Natal;
10 officers and y non commissioned
officers and men from Mafeking, and 4
men from Fort Tuli. The prisoners
Continued on Second Page.
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PUT UP A SPLENDID FIGHT.
Marvellous Escapes in the Attack on
the Armored Train.

Estcourt, Natal, Thursday, Noy 16.--
tNoon)-A correspondent who has just
visited the sanatalium hospital, says all
the armpred train wounded are doing
we'll
Captain Wylie, in an interview, said
Sergeant Tod deserves special mention
for having surrounded him with bould-
ere to protect him from the rifle FIRE,
when lying helpless and wounded. Tod
even lay down beside the officer to cheer
him up. A shell landed among the pro
tecting boulders, spattering them with
earth, but Captain Wylie sustained no
further injury.
But, for Tod, he would have been
killed
Several men escaped marvelously.
When Winston Churchill requested Cap
tain Wylie TO call for volunteers to re-
move the upset truck, bullets, it Is
said, We're dropping on the train like
rain" The men, throughout, stuck 10
their work, responding to the noble eX-
ample set by Churchill and Lieutenant
Franklin. until the line was cleared.
Churchill actually left with the engine,
but he got out at the next station.
Frere, took a rifle from soldier, saying
walked away in the direction of the
Beers.
Sergeant Hassett, of the Dublin Fusi-
liers, behaved with the greatest gallan-
try. He took charge OF the firing party,
and stood mp unfinchngly during the
Beers hot fire. His example electrified
the Fusiliers, who kept the Beers at bay
by volleying.
Captain Haldane fell early in the en-
gagement, shot through the shoulder.
Lieutenant Franklin IS conduct is
highly praised He exhibited great cool
ness during the critical period He Is
reported missing.
Copeland. OF the Durham volunteers
was crushed to death by the derailed
truck, and Godfrey, a plate layer, was
shot through the head, but is doing we'll
Lieutenant Alexander had an exciting
experience. A FuSilier who had been
wounded in the arm by a shell which
shattered the limb, swung round and hit
Alexander in the neck. almost smother
ing him with blood. The shell burst in
front of the Lieutenant on level with
his face and blinded him for a moment.
The next instant he saw his comrade
lying dead at his feet, while he himself
was unharmed.
Private Vavanagh. of the Dublins, per-
formed splendid work. When the Brit
ish firing line fell back he, time after
time, rallied the men, voleyed and pre-
vented the horseshoe line of the Beers
from enveloping the train.
RED CROSS TRAIN RETURNS.
Estcourt, Natal Nov. 16,-(Thursday
afternoon. )-The Red Cross train has
again returned but without bringing in
the dead and wounded. The Beers de-
clined to give any information as to thg
names of either killed or injured. refer.
ring the inquiriers to the Pretoria pres;
for all information. All that they would
disclose was the fact that three of the
British were dead and nine wounded.
FIGHT NEAR LADYSMITH.
Pretoria, Nov. 15.-(Wednesday) Yin
IN engagement yesterday morning south
of Ladysmith the British advanced with
13 guns. attacking $50 burghers of the
! Transyaal. A big gun was fired on the
troops who retired at 3 o'clock to a
kloof, near I4adysnith The British
loss is unknown. The Beers had one
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DESPERATE FIGHT WITH FIRE.
Twenty Stores and Buildings Burned.
5000 Bales Of Cotton Saved.

Magnolia, Ark, Nov. 17.-After hard
fight by the citizens the cotton compress
and warehouse in which was stored s.
coo bales of cotton, and which was seri-
ously threatened by fire last night, was
saved. The flames swept the entire
square on West Main street to Madison
street. Some twenty stores and build
ings were destroyed entailing a loss Of
$4,000. The amount of insurance and
the cause Of the fire is not known.
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Hanged Protesting His Innocence.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 17.-Michael Emil
Rollinger who murdered his wife lasr
December and then set fire to the house
in am endeayor to hide his crime, was
hanged in the county Jail today. RoliEs-
er's neck was broken.
In an impassionated speech from the
gallows Rollinger protested his inno-
eence. He said he had been deceived
and wronged. All his money had been
taken from him to carry the case to the
Supreme court which was not done.
II say before my mother and my chill
dren," he concluded, that | ann an lnnc-
cent man.
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Indicted for Shortage.

Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 17.-Three indict-
ments were found by the grand jury to-
day in the Atlanta and West Point Rail-
road shortage case. Two are against
Thomas j. Hunter. the former auditor
of the company and the third is against
Albert Howell Sr.. who was until re-
Gently the Union Ticket Agent. The
indictments are based on Il shortage Of
about S21 600 recently discovered in the
Union Ticket Office The charge is em-
bezzlement. The whereabouts of Mr.
Hunter is not known.
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LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DADES I'M NEWS AND CIRCULATION.

official returns from these two counties
show net loss Of 224 from the unoffi-
cial.
Buford s. Williams, Coleman Carr aad
Wingate Thompson, Democratic election
officers of Franklin county, were today
indicted by the Federal grand jury on
charges of conspiracy and intimidation
against colored voters.
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Kinneman Located.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov 17-Mayor Wood
ward, of this city, who was asked by
the British Vice-Consul at Savannah,
Ga. yesterday to aid in locating Alfred
ID. Kinneman, Il British subject and
son of n Colonel in the Royal Artillery,
who has been missing for some time
received message from kinneman to-
day. He is in Cornelia, Ga.
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The Knights of Labor.

Boston. Mass. Nov. 17.-lt was busi-
ness all day and a dance in the evening
at the General Assembly of the Knights
of Labor today.
The proposition of the United Mine
Workers of America to turn over that
body to- the Knights of Labor, $4,000
miners. provided John Flannery, editor
Of the Trade Journal, was dropped from
the order. was received cooly us the aus
sembly seemed to doubt the ability of
the officials to make such Il stupendous
transfer without the $4,000 men having
anything to say about it.
Two more jurors We're secured for the
trial of Molineux yesterday.
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The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany owning nearly all the guano facfo-
ries in Virginia the Carolinas and Geot
gia have secured the plant Of the Com"
mercial Guano Company OF Columbus
Ga. The consideration Is thought 10 De
S125,000 although the deed stated the
price was $4,000 and other valuable
considerations.
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ON TO BAYOMBONG.

Manila. Nov. 1S.-(Saturday s a. IN. -
General MacArdhur with the Thirty
sixth infantry, battalion of the Seve1-
teenth infantry, a troop of the Fourth
cavalry, several Gatlings and a detach-
nieIit of the signal corps, has begun his
northwaId advance from Tarlac, which
will be continued to Bayombong, Prov
ince of New Vizcaya
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MAKING NEW EARTH WORKS.

Kimberley, Thursday, November 9th
Eyening-yia Hopetown, Sunday, No
vember 12.-The Beers were busy yester-
day in throwing up fresh earthworks.
There has been no further bombardment.
The DE Beers mines are practically
closed. Thousands of the employees are
now domiciled in the center of the town
and are being provisioned by the mayors $
relief fund.
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man killed and three wounded. In addi-
ton, they had 13 horses killed and Z
horses wounded.
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FIGHT NEAR LADYSNITH.

Pretoria, Nov. 15.-(Wednesday ay)-In
an engagement yesterday morning south
of Ladysmith the British advanced with
13 guns. attacking $50 burghers of the
Transyaal. A big gun was fired on the
troops, who retired at 3 o'clock to a
kloof, near Ladysmith. The British
loss is unknown. The Beers had one