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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-22
CATAWBA.

THE ARMY WORM-WHAT IT
EATS AND How TO DEAL WITH
THEM.
Newton Enterprise. Sept. 18th.
The army worm has appeared
in several places in this county.
Mr.. II. l.. Bollinger on Balls
Creek went to one Of his fields
one day last week to pull fod-
der and found that the worms
had got ahead of him. He
found the stalks so bare that
he could not understand it at
first. But he ran across the
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-22
MITCHELL.
A Young LADY ASSAULTED
A Mr.. TRAMP.

n MIR. TRAMP.
Bakersyille Mirror, Sept. 18th.
September 6 the daughter Of
James Weatherman, who lives
near Ingalls,, was assaulted by
one Wilson Taylor, who lives
in Montezuma. Mr.. Weather
mans daughter was on her
way to j. H. Hyams' store at
Linville Falls when the brute
came into the road behind her
from the bushes and laying
hold Of the girl, tried to drag
her from the road, but her
strength being equal to his he
failed in this. He then let
loose with one hand, put it
into his pocket and swore he
would kill her if she did not go
with him. His cousin, then
coming in sight, hollered at
him, and having only a grip
with one hand, the girl jerked
loose and ran.
Next morning Taylor was
apprehended by j. E. Mace
and brought before ESQ. w. w.
Wiseman. He plead guilty
and was ordered sent to the
Bakersville jail for safe keep
ing.
Some unprincipled person
has already started the report
that the boy has not good sense,
but it is as false as false can
be. He is Il or 10 years old
and has a SPLENDID intellect.
The report is only started to
help this fiend escape justice,
1t would be well enough for
people to look out for tramps.
One weary Willie a few days
ago called at Squib Phillips
and asked for a nights lodging.
Squib being a man with a
large sized heart, he took the
poor reprobate in and treated
him kindly. Next morning
Mrs. Phillips found that one
of Squibs' Sunday -to-meet-
ing shirts could not be found
in or about the temple, and re
ported the fact to Squib, who
concluded to look over the
tramp's wardrobe, and found
the aforesaid shirt on the
aforementioned tramp under
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
AS Told by the Papers in
the Neighboring
Counties.
CLEVELAND.
A NARROW EsCAPE-A SAD
TRAGEDY.

TRAGEDY.
Shelby Aurora, Sept. 18th.
ThOs. S. Ewers, the well
known travelling man had a
most terrifying experience
Saturday afternoon. While
driving near Sain's store he
was overtaken by a violent
storm accompanied by a ter
rife electrical display. There
was a binding flash and the
lightning struck the road in
front Of the horses, knocking
one down completely while the
other fell to its knees. Mr..
Ewers and the driver were
severely shocked. 1t was a
close call. Just preceding
them was the two horse team Of
w. Horace Thompson with a
load Of lumber. There was
another awful crash and one
of these horses was instantly
killed and the other badly in
jured. The little son Of Mr..
Thompson, who was driver
escaped unframed. Twas a
dreadful experience and one
Mr.. Ewers doesn't care to re-
peat.
On Friday afternoon about
$50 o'clock, the little five year
old son Of l.. B. Ross, Of Earls
was stricken by lightning and
instantly killed. The little fell
low was going home from the
cotton field, and while walking
down the public road within
$50 yards Of his home, the fatal
bolt struck him on the left side,
scOrched the hair on his head,
thence down the body and both
legs into the ground. The body
was entirely denuded of cloth
ing except the wrist bands of
the shirt. Poor little fellow,
he never knew what struck
him. In a short time the dead
body was found lying in the
road. The remains were buried
at New Hope church Saturday
in the presence of a large as
sembly of sympathizing
friends. We tender to the
grief stricken parents our deep
est sympathy in this sad dis
pensation of Providence. May
He comfort and sustain them.
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LINCOLN.
ECHOES OF THE CAMPMEETING-
A RECKLESS MOONSHINEE.

A RECKLESS MOONSHINER.
Lincolnton Journal. Sept. 18th.
The town was pretty we'll
filled Friday with crowds of
witnesses in the fuckers Grove
Campmeeting cases about
which we told in last weeks
issue. Esq. S. 2. Sheriff. sat in
judgement and bound VIII
Davis and Bob. Bynum, both
colored, to court. Bynum gave
bond, but Davis had to 90 to
Jail.
There is much in the history
of the late campmeeting at
fuckers that is gradually leak
ing out.
For instances: A blockade
liquor dealer set up a boose
dispensary near by. The
negroes raided his establish
ment, just as they raided those
Of Jones and Higgins, and
confiscated and consumed his
stock in trade The moonshiner
was afraid to squeal and didn't.
But another blockader opened
up and had better luck.
This last blOckader it seems
was up to snuff. He had with
him another white man aud
two negroes, all armed with
Winchester rifles. When he
got near the campground. NJ
halted his forces formed a llne
Of battle across the road and
opened a fusillade upon every
thing in sight. After firing
several volleys, he began sell
ing boose and disposed OF hI,
entire load without mole>ta,
ton. He drove off and >ooA
returned with another load
fired his usual number OF vol
legs, opened up and again >oii
out without interference.
1t is said that several n"g o.
were shot by the moon>Ainef'
receiving flesh wounds. w
had the rim Of his hat >hot ~.
and another lost the crown ..
his derby. But all thI- pa
of the fuckers perfotmaA',
has been kept exceeding
quiet.
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MCDOWELL.
A BRAVE BOY-DEATH OF Mrs.
NANCY d. ~JONEs-OTHER

Marion Democrat. Sept. 18th.
Ernest Thomson, of Old
Font, though only II years Of
age is a hero. He saved his
younger brotner's life late
Wednesday afternoon at pc
haps the cost Of his own. AS
we go to press, the physician,
DR.. w. w. Clarke is doing all
that medical skill can suggest
to save the brave boys life.
The details Of how the acct
dent occurred are meagre. 1t
seems that the two boys were
playing near the new turn
table in the Southern yard,
and in some manner the table
was started, the younger lad
would have been caught and
crushed had not Ernest sacrl-
feed himself. WOrkmen near
by hearing the screams, ran to
the spot and kindly lifted the
crushed little hero. The in
jurles are mostly internal and
Of a serious nature. Ernest is
one Of the younger children of
the late Captain j. B. Thoma-
son, who died two weeks ago.
Alternate hot and rainy DAYS
characterized the week since
last Thursday. This condition
o. affairs seems, from reports,
to have existed over a wide
stretch of territory. The heat
was almost uncomfortable. The
transforms were sudden and
fierce, the lightning frequen,
and severe. From many places
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-09-22

his old one. | am here to re-
mark that that shirt was
vanked off of Mr.. Tramp at a
2.4O gate, and he was told to
git" and he got.
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A Great Geological Excursion.

The invitation extended to about three
hundred biologists of this country, by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, to use its
lines free OF expense for a sixty days ex-
cursion this summer among the wonder
full fossil fields of eastern Wyoming and
the neighboring regions, will stimulate
archaeological research to unusual activ-
ity during the summer vacation This is
the region Of the Bad Lands OF northern
Wyoming and Montana and OF the still
more famous Mauvaises TcrreS of South
Dakota, abutting upon the eastern border
OF Wyoming and of other districts where
many remarkable fossils OF extinct animals
have been preserved The unique topog-
raphy Of the Bad Lands, carved into the
most fantastic forms by erosive agencies,
would alone havo made them notable, but
they are still more famous for the remark
able archaeological discoveries of MARSH,
OWEN, COPE and other biologists who have
found in these areas, bordering the Rocky
Mountains, the best opportunities afforded
anywhere for the study OF the largest
forms Of early life.
Some districts to be visited by the pro-
posed excursion are so crowded with fossil
animal remains that they have been called
the greatest and most ancient Of cnme-
tercs. 1t was here that HAYDEN and COPE
discovered over seventy species that were
new to science, some of them as large as
elephants, and including reptiles, rodents
and carnivora. The most famous treasures
Of the Museum OF Natural History at Yale
University are the remarkable fossils which
Prof. MARSH and his party brought from
the Bad Lands in 1874, when they reached
the scene OF their wonderful finds only by
creeping in stcalthiy between bands Of
hostile Indians.
The enormous fossil discovered by Prof.
REED will be made II special object of study
by the coming excursion. Differing state
mcnts have been published as TO its dlmen-
sions, but from all accounts it appears to
be the largest specimen yet discovered of
the monstrOus vcrtebratcs OF olden time.
1t is hoped that this JurassIc giant will be
added to one OF the eastern collections, and
II it should be secured by our Museum OF
Natural History it would doubtless be
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over the island. Dutch possession OF the
entire territory Is based upon nearly 400
treaties made with the chiefs. While tho
chiefs are really without power save SO far
ms their influence Is used to support the
Dutch regime, they are nomnally tho
rulers in their respective distr riots and have
all tho insignia of Office and dominion to
which their positions cntitle them in the
eyes Of the natives. The Dutch require
from these chiefs the most faithful sub
scrvicnry. The Dutch are the all-powerfnl
masters. but they act through the native
representatives of power. They have thus
been able to rule an ignorant people, full OF
the preiudiccs OF caste and OF their own re-
ligions, without outraging their racial in
stincts during the many years that hand
full Of Dutchmen have been scattered over
the most denscly peoped tropical island in
the world
As the natives improve in condition and
education the reasons for indirect govern
mcnt, through the supported native princes,
become less fOrciblc, but the Dutch admin
istration still maintains tho Indian influ-
cnce enlisted in its support and continues
to act through that medium. The native
priests draw small salaries from the colo
NAL treasury. tho whole island is policed
by natives, and the army is used only to
rcpress piracy and brigandagc. In II word,
the millions Of Javanese are nominally
governed by men OF their own race, but no
initiative is taken, no important move Is
made, without the approval OF the Dutch
Government
The Javanese, in the MAN. are peaceful
and contcntcd. The fact has gradually
been dawning upon them that there are
Western ideas worthy OF respect and adop-
ton. They see that the white strangers
among them can do more for them than
they can do for themselves.
Many influential Filpinos are already
convinced that We can produce in their
islands conditions for the development OF
their people more favorable than those they
can evolve or maintain unaided by us. As
the seeds OF education and advancement are
sown in our new possessions, their inhabi-
tants will sec more and more clearly that
no system of government can make these
islands desirable addition to our domain
which is not based upon policy assuring
the welfare and progress Of the natives.
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With Mckinley or with Reed?

As to Gen. HENDERsoNs past attitude,
there is no question. Long after the Philip
pine policy Of the Administration had been
fixed by DEwEY's victory and the logic OF
events, Gen. HENDERSON said in tho House
of Representatives:
~ frankly say to this House and to my country
that have the gTavest doubts Of the wisdom of this
country taking the Philippine Islands. to govern
them Inited States territory. have grave doubts
on that question Eliminating every moral question.
and looking A. it from the standpoint OF member of
this American family, who must weigh the expenses
and responsibilities that he is about to assumc-if
you ask me would force government upon the
Filipinos against their will. answer. Not
That was weeks after the Administration
had negotiated with Spain the treaty pro-
viding for the payment of the twenty mill
ions and for the acquisition by the United
States OF absolute sovereignty in the ISL
ands. 1t was on the eve Of tho ratification
Of the treaty by the Senate. 1t was months
after President MCKINLEY, in ono Of his
Western speeches, had referred to the Amer
lean flag in tho Philippines and asked, "Who
will haul down that flag"
II is true that these declarations by Gen.
HENDERSON Of grave doubt on his part as
to the wisdom of keeping the flag in the
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the question, and likewise by the intima-
tiOn that when the time did come to settle
it fuller information as to the condition OF
uigIt nnesfhlv load him ~ roonnaidon We
opinions. But, Mr.. REED or Mr.. SCHURz, or
h,, al. ,,,.l AYs,,,
,o,ir,, t., a. -. 80. A,
'Pf'7'V'o' W
'Ap"H7loh III inc Iar EaSt. lheN might
announce that their minds were open to flu
ture conviction, and vet they might con-
tinuc mnanwhilo to o,uhorross tho Adr,in
is,rotio, and "a l,s,,,n+ a., otia,.
"" "'''' ~, w ''7 P''''!,
III tlc case or TINS statesman who Is to
w.. ~ 'i','" '.'" W WV h'puUI''"' parry WIN
.,'' 'n'i"',i''' po"'i o,'' i'R'7"l'oh WNlch
sn n" t Tl'"""r "l VI, VI" important 1nnS
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Col. Bryan and the Poor Republicans.

Col. BRYAS's speeches continue to throw
darkness on their subjects but OCCASION
ally they are cnlightcning ms to the Colonel
himself. AtCrntrnlia, H., Tuesday, he had
a good deal to sayabout the income tax and
the part that he, as n member OF the House
of Representatives, had in drafting the In
come Tax law. H. said that tho Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress told him that IL
would drive all the rich Democrats into
the Republican party" He answered, IF
1t does. it will win poor Republicans enough
TO the Democrats to make up for the loss"
There are moro poor than rich people
sock it 10 the rich and the poor viii be with
you; such was Mr.. BRYAN's argument.
BRYAN confcsscs, without shame and ap-
parcntly in innocence, that his scheme was
to set 1.-THE poor" against "thc rich " and
make up for possible OBJECTIONS of the lat
ter from the Democratic side by accessions
of the former from the Republican side.
But" signs Mr.. BRYAN mOurnfully, Il
know more about poor Republicans now
than did then"
We wish that Col. BRYAN could truthfully
say the same about the various other mat
ters which ho pcrcusscs at the rate OF two
or three speeches day.
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Millions and Mathematics.

Tho grammar school boy was deep in some prob
lem other with his slate and pencil as assistants
What 1t 2" inquired his father. intorrupting his
calculations.
Il was figuring up a little" he replied, ION that
ono hundred and fifty millions Of dollars Mr. Car
negic was to get for his property, and find that he
could travel 10 the at the ordinary railroad rate
of three cents milo and have n hundred and forty
seven millions left to invest mp there he could 20
in his private car at q dollar mile and have fifty.
seven millions left to buy spots with or he could
mako thirty excursions there and back ON ordinary
trains or he could make about five hundred trips
to tho moon and back; or he could cross
the ocean million times. Grst-class: or 20
round the world hundred thousand times; or buy
three thousand million car tickets he could buy
thousand million glasses Of beer. thousand mil
lion sandwiches and a Thousand million car tickets;
or he could buy fifteen thousand million one-cent
postage stamps; or thirty.sevcn hundred million
Eve hundred copies of THE SUN; or he could 10 to
the theatre one hundred mill ouS Of times and sit in
the front row he could take hfty million girls:
or he could eat fifteen hundred million plates Of leo
cream he could go to three hundred million base.
ball games; Or
Hold mp there" interrupted the father Hold
up. Here's dollar. Go on oIt now and blow 1t for
whatever you I'll asc, and III wager that Brother
Carnegie would trade places VITA You IL he could
and give you something to boot besides"
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BRYAN will be the next Prcsldent-CHAMp
CLARK.
And CHAMP CLARK will BIO tho next Governor
NJ Raratorio

Tho Bloemfontein conference between
President KRi'GER and Sir ALFRED MINER
has concluded abruptly and without result.
That the conference has terminated in an I'M
satisfactory way does not necessarily mean,
however. that hostilities between England and
the Transvaal are imminent. A justfable
cdsus beili is wanting. for il the South African
correspondent of the London Financial Ne,rs
is to be credited one could hardly be based on
the petition to the Queen, alleged to have been
signed by more than 21.000 Ultlanders OF
British origin.
This correspondent AYERS that there are not
81 900 such Uitlanders In all tho South
African Republic. He shows that tho total
number Of white persons employed on the
Wtwatersrand gold folds amounts to 5000.
and OF those a large proportion are OF other
than British nationality. In 1895. when the
last census was taken. the total white popula-
ton OF Johannesburg within a municipal area
OF three miles from tho market square was
d. 900 men. women and children. Since that
date the number has fallen Off enormously
Until fuller Information OF the real causes OF
the breakup OF the negotiations that were in
progress at Boemtontoin is received no definite
opinion can he formed as to the chances OF
favorable issue through ordinary diplomatic
channels later on.
The stumbling block appears to he the in
sistencc Of President kRIGER that the Difficult
ties between his Government and the British.
apart from the franchise question. about which
he appears to have made liberal concessions
should be submitted TO arbitration. England
assuming the position OF tho paramount power
in South Africa, declines this, considering 1t as
an attempt to introduce foreign and outside
influence iuto what she regards as purely
matter OF domestic concern. Under the cir
cumstances, it is difficult to see how an accord
can be reached without one side or the other
giving way. Failing that. the friction between
the two Governments which has lasted for so
many years will continue until brought to an
end by some unexpected turn OF events.
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un,ver.allsm Procln,med n. the True Belief.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUNNI: As ono reads
such articles as You print to-day from the Atlanta
Con'uton to the effect that 1t is either Ingesolsm
or orthodoxy in the matter OF religious belief it is
surprising that you and your correspondents forget
that there is a denomination known as Universalists
which is neither orthodox nor IuGersollisc. Yetit
does not believe the infalbty oftho Bible nor the
Trinity. nor in endless misery for the wicked tits
denomination OF some 300. 900 communicates who
believe joyously in the existence of God: in the
spiritual leadership Of Jesus Christ In tho trust
worthine.s Of the Bible as containing a revelation
from God i'll the certainty OF Just rctribution for
sin. and in the Anal harmony Of all souls with God
1t is toward the teachings of Universalism that
President Eliot OF Harvard said the whole tendency
Of modern thought is moving. And l am glad 70
assure your readers that when they longer be.
leve the old dogmaH they need take poor refuge
in lngerSollsm, which is. practically. atheism, but
may become Universalsts who preserve all that ia
rational and Joyous in Christianity. Thus they can
mite them with a growing Church. whose branches
are in every part Of America and over the seas Tho
issue is not orthodoxy Inrersollism," let me re-
peat, but orthodoxy or Universalism" for those
who want rat onal living. Joyous religious faith
NEWARK. June l. HESRY II. ROSE.
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MORE SQUIRRELS, FETER BIRDS.
Mr.. Cu1yer Writes That We Can Better
Spare the Squirrels.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sjr: There is
no doubt that the squirrels in the parks are
very attractive to visitors and particularly to
the children; but if you want birds in our parks
and woods you must get rid Of the squirrels
for undoubtedly they disturb the birds. destroy
the eggs and, It is strongly suspected. the
birds. oftentimes. l have made many inquir-
les on the subject. and there is quite general
agreement that they are inimical to the birds
or the two the birds are more desirable and
useful. We need them TO protect our trees
from destroying insects. and these suffer ma
terially because Of the few birds we harbor
At this season OF the year. trees. especially
young ones. are very susceptible to injury from
animals-the horses OF the tradesmen, &c. The
greater proportion OF the lder trees in the
city have been distlgured and permanently in
Jur2d by the Rnawing OF horses. and il the
police and our citizens would be public spirited
enough to aid in preventing further injury to
the trees by securinR the arrest OF n few drivers
In charge OF animals careless y allowed access
to the trees they would render n great public
service JNo. Y. CUIYER
Secretary OF tho Tree Planting Association.
NEW YORK. June 3.
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The Accents OF the Octopus.

Here is an earnest man in Missouri,
who will not waste his energies in reading
the thermometer while great doubt pos
sesses his soul
To THE EDr1oR OF THE suN--Sr: The Octopus
Ia having big run he-eabouts Will you please tell
me how You say him or II FARMER.
MEXICO. Mo. June O.
The question as to which prosodlcal foot
this wicked creature should be seized by is
almost too trivial to deserve an answer.
The thing is to catch him anyhow and any
where, by his diabolo antepenultimate,
pcnultmate or ultimate. 1t will be time
enough to pronounce the Octopus when
YOU catch him.
Even the dictionary men have been
frightened by him. Most Of them, how
ever agree that his middle foot is the one
to jump on. When Dr. WILLIAM EVERETT
was in Congress he-Dr. EVERETT the
accent on the middle syllable OF " Octopus"
as nearly all the dictionary men do; but
DIR. EVERETT Is Gold Democrat and will
not be followed by the faithful. We do not
believe that there is a Bryante who puts
the accent OF Octopus" on the middle
syllable. The poets like the inconsistent
beings they are, put down the first foot
or the last foot harder, according to
their convenience. Col. NOSE" WErMoRE
OF ST. Louis. q high authority on Oc-
topuses rests perceptibly but lightly on
the "Oc," hops over the "to" and comes
down rather firmly on the "pus." Col.
BRYAN and the majority OF Democratic
antitrust orators make the word dactyl,
attacking the "Oc" sharply and letting the
other two feet glide away gently. We are
inclined to think however, that the "Oc-to-
pus,' with tremendous thump on the
"pus," will become the official Democratic
pronunciation by 1900. 1t seems more
filling and more relieving to the feelings
All the dictionary makers except SToR-
MONTH and the so-called WEBSTER who
stand by BRYAN agree with DR.. EVERETT,
although WEBSTER bets second money on
DR.. EvERETrs pronunciation. This agree
mcnt or combination OF the photographers
is sufficient to blast Octopus Of the long
medal syllable and to confirm the Bryante
Octopus" with the accent on the first. No
pronunciation recommended by Trust
will be followed by true Democrats.