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The sun., 1900-05-28
Another Band for Parade.

The ]. Edward Addicks Republican
Club has secured another band for the
Philadelphia National Convention parade
on June Is. The Marshallton band OF
twenty pieces was added to the list at a
meeting on Saturday night.
The sun., 1900-05-28
Executor ofDead Priest.

Edward H. Brennan has been ap-
|ointed executor of the estate OF Rev.
flartin X. Fallon, whose funeral was
keld on Friday. Mr.. Brennan was life
Rng friend of Father Fallon, and one OF
"a pallbearers. He was one of the forty
accompanied the remains to New
ne g, :. Y.
The sun., 1900-05-28
WlII Serve Six NIontbs.I

Andrew Williams, colored, who slash
ed Elwood Segars with a razor on the
cheek, was on Saturday sentenced by
Judge Ball to six months imprisonment
sanA 2JU.
The sun., 1900-05-28

In whose interests t thn
OXy-Hydrogt'li GAS Com
pany's case. s,s- ntiing before
the Chancellor is held Ip hy
the Street as.d Sewer Direc-
tors.
The sun., 1900-05-28
Sale Was Well Attended.

Joseph L Carpenter. Jr.' 's sale of real
estate at East Lake Yesterday afternoon
was satisfactory. The sales amount to
Sl.500 ard the ATTENDANCE good. I9ere
Wlit UU aIloVnsr saie IA tMu neeks.
The sun., 1900-05-28
Fell Faom Bicycle.

John Herbert of Green7ille, fell from
bicycle On Kennel pike yesterday after
no IN and received several bad bruises
he was taken to the Delaware Fl, S.
pital.
The sun., 1900-05-28
The Weather Forecast.

The indications for today are that
fair, warmer, easterly winds viii
preNa 4. a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
THE NEGRO ON TOP.

In nearly every county the negroes
have obeyed the orders sent out by
the revenue officers to :talle back
seat" and even where every delegate
TO the county convention was negro
the order TO elect white delegates was
generally carried out. In few coun-
ties. one negro and one white man
was chosen.
We hear from the Evening Herald
of Henderson that at the Republican
county convention held there on Sat
urday, the chairman and secretary
and every delegate We're negroes, ex-
cept one j. Ed. Smith, son of Sheriff
Smith The three speakers were ne
groes and the delegates were: State
conventional Ed. Smith and j. y.
Eaton. (col.): alternates-W. III. Smith
and W. y. Henderson, COLI; Congress
sional-Geo. Houghtaling and W. J..
Cheatham, (col); alternates, A. W.
Chandler and j. NJ. Watson, (col.)
The negro is on top. whether there
in person or not. If he takes a back
seat this year. it is in order to get q
front seat next year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
CAPT. SHAW IN SANFORD.
His Speech Did Good in Moore and Will Do
Good Everywhere.
(special to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Sanford n c., April 30-Captain w.
b. Shaw. OF Vance county delivered a
speech here in the Academy on the night
of the 9th on the constitutional amend
ment. which ought to be heard. if possible,
at every voting precinct in the tSate.
He showed that it had taken the Ang-
10 Saxon fifteen hundred years to learn
self government, and stated that there
were white men in North Carolina who
professed to believe that the negro,
from the jungles OF Africa, had learned
in less than one hundred years what the
white man had taken fifteen hundred
years TO learn.
His argument was strong fair and con-
vincing, free from abuse of anyone He
spoke to mixed audience of Democrats,
Republicans and Populsts. and all eX-
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
his speech. His speech did good here, and
we trust that the committee will be able
TO persuade him to remain in the field I'M
til the close OF the campaign.
The amendment is gaining ground, and
all we need is such men as Captain Shaw
and others to turn on the light and lay
bare the lies that have been told the
people by revenue doodles and others who
are hanging around the Hanna pie counter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

JOE RICKEY SAYS BRYAN WILL WIN
Washington Post
rs there any chance for the nomination
of any other candidate than William j..
Bryan on the part of the Democrats
asked a Post reporter of Col Joe Hickey,
at Chamberlins yesterday.
at is what you might call a million to
one chance, and that is too infinitesimal
to take into consideration responded the
genial gentleman from Missouri Il want
to say to you, furthermore, that it is my
honest belief that Bryan is going to be
the next President. A great many may
scott al the assertion, but the disaffection
caused by this Republican programme OF
imperialism, mlitarism, and high taxes is
greater than is dreamed of, and the Amer
lean people are going to register their dis
approval of il next November Bryan will
carry the State Of New York, for all that
the Republican profess to be so sanguine
If they were half as confident as they pre-
tend about New York, they would not be
crazy for the nomination of Roosevelt
They know that a ticket headed by Nc
Kinley needs a lot of bolstering"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
CONVENTIONS.

NATIONAL
Republican, Philadelphia, June 10.
Prohibition. Chicago, June q.
Populist, Sioux Falls S. D., May 8.
Democratic, Kansas City, Mo-, July
STATE
Republican, Raleigh, May 2.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
CONVENTION WAS CUT AND DRIED
Caldwell Republicans Carried Out the Slate
Made by Revenue Officers.
Especial to News and observer.)

Lenoir. n. c., April 30.-What is known
as the Harshaw Pritchard, Linney wing
of the Republican party, representing
those in office and their friends in con-
tradistinction to the Dula wing which are
the outs, who held their convention
in the court house at Y m. today, with a
great flourish of music by the Lenoir
Brass Band and string band composed
of violin, guitar and banjo, and was or
ganiZed by the election of Assistant Post
master Crisp as chairman and L. S. Com
missioner Conley as secretary.
S. NJ. Mccall offered a resolution, the
gist of which was to fuse with the Popu-
lists or anybody else to beat the Demo-
Gratis, but on motion of u. S. Brandy
Gauger K. L. Sheriff. seconded by Dep
uty Marshall j. S. Justice, it was eliminat-
ed and meaningless resolution was pass
ed. series of resolutions were offered by
u. S. Commissioner Conley instructing the
delegates to the different conventions TO
vote for Congressman r. T. Linney, for
Governor. Spencer Blackburn for Con-
gress, Solicitor NJ. n. Harshaw for
Judge, and Brandy Gauger r. l.. Sheriff.
for Senator of the 31st Senatorial Dis
trict. Objection was made to voting for
all at once. which was voted down and
the whole series went through
The chairman then appointed commit
tee to wait upon Hon. Spencer Black
burn and during their absence called for
music to which he asked them to pay
"unheeded attention" Hon. Spencer
Blackburn then commenced his address
which was on the same line of his adj
dresses previously made in different sec
tons of the State.
The court house was partly filed
with white Republicans inside the bar,
Democrats. and quite a contingent of the
colored. who occupied back seats. not be-
ing in the majority as in the East they
took no part in the proceedings
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
IREDELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Fusion Will be Arranged Between Republi
cans and Populists.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Statesville ~ c., April 30.-The Re-
publicans held their county convention
here today. Three townships were not
represented. The others were represent
ed entirely by white men and all the del
egates elected to the State and District
conventions are white. The nomination
of county and Legislative ticket was de-
ferred to a later convention. 1t is very
probable that there will be fusion between
the Republicans and Populists in Iredell
this year. Several negroes were specta-
tors in the convention. but they had been
told not to appear as delegates
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
ROOM FOR ALL.

Every day that passes indicates
that many white Republicans and
most Populists will support the
amendment. OF course the pie brig
ade will line up for more negro rule
for they know that unless the negro
is on top they will have to 60 to work
for their living. We have reference
to men who are not at the swill-tub.
We could fill these columns with
names of Republicans and Populists
who have declared their purpose TO
vote white this year. Today we print
n letter from Mr.. Joseph X. Perry.
ex-Republican county chairman of
Moore. He is a Republican of stand
ing and of property, and what he says
will have weight.
Blood is thicker than the moon
shine dew of the doodles and guagers,
and white men are going to put an
end TO negro rule by supporting the
amendment. They have been wanting
a chance to do this for IA long time,
and now that it has come 10 them,
they will vote for the amendment as
the only practical way to restore per-
manent White Supremacy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01

A negro in the Republican conven-
ton i'm Henderson last Saturday said
that he preferred the Democratic to
the Populist scheme of disfranchise-
ment-that he'd rather be kept out OF
the ballot box than from the pie
counter. He is the only man in the
State who has taken the Populist plank
seriously. 1t wasn't put in TO be
adopted. but as a blind for the bosses
TO stand by the negro party in oppos-
ing the only practical elimination of
the negro from political control.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
Arrest Of a Deserter.

Oxford, n. c., April 80, (Special.)-
Frank Maddry, who deserted from the
navy and returned to his home at this
place and was reported by Jas Ellis, of
Vance county, was arrested here yester-
day and taken to Newport News by Chief
CT Police J. r. Day.
Rev. j. Ernest Thacker is expected here
today. He will conduct services in the
Presbyterian Church during the coming
Week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01

The Chinese minister made an an
swer to all the pleas of big trade with
China when he told the manufacture
ers of Boston, IF you should wish to
increase your trade with China every
obstacle in the way of free inter
course between the two countries
should be removed" That's it. The
''open door" must swing on hinges and
that is the tendency. The million
aires in California always wanted
cheap Chinese labor, and will get it if
they can.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01

| would like to particularize about
the handsome public and private
buildings that have been erected IN
the past few years. but it would read
too much like directory The most
beautiful ing-built by the
Piedmont Fire Insurance Company, IS
a thing of beauty. 1t pays, too, for eX-
cry office is occupied. The demand for
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01

Thirty thousand people took part
in the Debs parade of Socialists in
New York Every time trust is or
ganized. its acts as machine for pro-
ducing socialists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01

The order has gone out fol all Fn-
sion office holders and revenue dood-
lers TO attend the Republican State
convention. They'll be hcrc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
Notice Of Organization Meeting

The first meeting of the stockholders
Of the Auditorium Company for the pur-
pose OF organizing will be held in the
Mayors Office on Tuesday, May l, 1900,
at o'clock p. N.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01

Th Jones county Republican con-
vention was participated in by five
white men and Is negroes. That's
more white men than they have in
most Eastern counties.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
Aqninst public Policy.

II Is Singular and II is significant that.
In all their statements to the public.
the Seattle & Lake washington Water
way Company have never alluded to
the features Of their contract that are
least defensible. They seem TO think
that 10 cast some reflection on the sup
posed motives Of the opposition
answers all purposes. This is as char
acteristic OF the statement Of Mr.. An
drew Heinrich. vice president Of the
company. which we publish this morn
ing. as Of others that have preceded H.
with what MT Heinrich thinks az the
people who believe that the carrying
out Of this contract today on It's orig
inal terms would be an outrage on the
owners OF tide lands. we have no con
Germ whatever The Post-Inteliigencer
has viewed and continues 10 consider
the question from the standpoint OF the
public interest wholly. It's objections
and criticisms remain entirely unan-
swered Indeed. some Of the severest
OF them were drawn directly from the
statement made by the president % the
company and fled with Commissioner
Bridges No more contemptuous disre.
gard for what might concern the pub
lie has been sesn recently than that
document shows.
In view 81 the circumstances existing
and the conditions that prevailed ~
the time when this contract was en-
tered into originally, and also az the
time when Il was first extended. :,
promised TO be II heusst to this com
rnunlty. Those conditions and circurn-
stances have changed utterly. AZ wen
assume that. because man agreed TO
sell lot in Seattle six or eight years
ago for $500. therefore Il would be a
proper bargain f0r him 10 make today
The fact OF these changes, and the fact
that Bridges had promised personally
hearing to all interested and then ok
tended this contract stealthily ard with
improper haste are enough TO brand
him In this state Tor all time.
The issues that have been raised are
few and extremely plain. The Seattle
& Lake Washington Waterway Com
pany Is not suffering for lack OF their
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28

could possibly express such strangely
Rrotesaue and absurd thoughts.
You must surely know, even II You
have but superficial knowledge of So
oiology, that a condition OF mind In the
mass must be preceded by like condi-
tions OF mind in the individuals who make
up that mass: the law. like atom like
mass" applies here as elsewhere In ma
ture; and man does not become n grent
criminal or modern anarchist" all Mt
once; conditions must prevail which tend
10 produce those results.
II there exists In our country n eonsid-
cradle number Of people who are likely
must have been an adequate reason. and
you. as an honest reasoning. intelligent
man. do not believe that the open dis-
cugsion Of differences OF opinion upon
subjects OF public policy IL reason ade-
quate 10 produce such results.
on the contrary. YOU know that the
open discussion of public questions, and
the freedom of press and speech enjoyed
In this country are the greatest safe
guards 10 personal liberty and stability
OF government that we have.
No. you must look elsewhere for the
agencies that have been potential In pro-
ducing the Sleeping Devil" you speak OF
IN your editorial.
We have with va In the United States,
present In every walk Of life. nj every
turn. persons. ''artihciaily created by
law" who have corrupted our
Legislators, suborned our turlsis
nnd even desecrated the sancti;y
OF our courts. and this not in
few isolated Instances but repeat
edly and continuously. dlsregarding .v-
cry principle Of right and justice, until
people have almost dlspslred Of ever be-
ing able to control by law the modern,
legally created person" the modern cor.
porhtion.
Here. my dear sir. IL the influence that
IL "deyiliEh" and 'heilIsh," asd that ia
rearing its horrible head" above tho
seemingly placid plains" OF modern eiv-
ilsxation.
This Is the "grisly phantom" that siis
nj every feast. that creates "class IA
tired. that holds up the law 10 che con.
tempt OF all who pass and stirs up the
lower passions" ~ many % our people
! am ore Of the Common people.
know their hopes. their ambitions. their
struggles and their grim. silent despair
nnd 7 agree with you that this nation
~ playing with FIRE" and that the ehercs
dogs u human passions" are apt 20 .slfn
their leash" but / know that vou are
utterly wrong IN your premise and con.
clusionH. as expressed In your editorial
u August r. Yours truly.
W. ". DE LONG.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
CALEB POWERS FOUaD eulrSY.

The verdict is amazing 10 thai ~
expected the Jury 70 consider ~ e1er
acter and source Of the evidencA~ teu't
Vile Dispatch.
How far this finding was innufaose g
political or partisan considerhipns ~
proJudices can scarcely be detsseisea~
Philadelphia Record
Outside OF Kentucky Caleb Yessn
could not have been convtcted - UT
evidence as that which consi1sse -
20 the penitentiary for life.-Wllksssans
Record OF the Times.
The case will be taken to- The hkhn
court on appeal. But the os<km~
have secured campaign document y "
conviction Of Mr.. Powers. anA ~
II all through the state canvass~Wss~
ington Star.
Any lawyer win say that undm "
indictment he should have either
hanged or cleared. N II possible thss ~
conviction was needed for cnnsraisn q.
poses. and that after election ne V y
pArdoned. --Sait Lake Tribune.
We should recoliect. however, inst - q.
90 was appropriated by the sfaie 1af ".
expenses ~ prosecution. and fneee
have had any experiences about couf's - ~
not he told that $1,000 viii bus ies''p 80
60 suit almost any ease Memphis w.
mereiai Appeal
The same evidence wopis doasflsw ~,
Wet most OF the Republican efhfits i
Kentucky Of participating ~ Gefpsi = ~. Y
Der. The Democratic claim nj
were guilty But a mind must - 1888
~ lmpregBated with the lptfnss q.
,isanshIp prevailing IN KsnihfV
lievr that Buffalo Express
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
FROM THE PEOPLE.
CoRpoRArIoNs nEsrossIBLE.

Seattle. August =, $50
To the Edlfor sra an interested
rcudes II yoar editorial columns. ana
am cAsu surprised ~ the opinions you
express on taiblic Questions
You have la times east allowed me the
use u your columns 70 express ms views.
and I again heE that Privilege
In your eaitetial of August q van srsak
% he riots that have occurred lately IN
several cities IN the rnif.a states. ana
then vnu 70 0n 20 show the cause a. it
appears from yopr p-oiut ~ view.
You charge the state % mind which
makes possihse 6 lvnehiuR bee or q riot
Yep te The teachings ~ you- political op-
ponents and raise your voice in warning
people that such scenes % violence fnust
certainly be the results OF such teach
iugs.
Now. you may have a distorted. fan
tastic Imagination. or you may have ia
tened only 20 one who, although n mono
maniac has 80 mouthed his rawlings that
you thought you were listening TO a rep
resentative Democratic statesman.
IL no ether way can I explain how You
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28

tfge Of argument now advanced against
order and the acceptance by the Phil
ippine islanders II they can be
kept deceived as TO the real pur-
poses Of the American people. II
they can be persuaded into the be-
lief that slavery or servitude is
TO be their lot under American domi-
nation, then the Instruction can be pro-
longed. that American public speakers
may make arguments against the crime
Of forcing government upon people
against their will.
This f. what. in actual effect, the at
tltude Of Mr.. Bryan and his followers
amounts TO- There are some who can
wiilfully close their eyes TO this. But
the men Ike Mr.. DENLY and Mr.. Bar
rett, who know, from their own expert
ence on the ground. precisely what II
does mean, DO not permit their former
political affiliations to influence them
into giving even tacit endorsement TO
a policy from which, when rightly I'M
derstood. as they understand II. every
patriotic American citizen should recoil
in horror.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
RACE nIoTs ~ sEw rcsk.

The really alarming feature % ~
cent riot iu New York sas me @' .sa
u the police Not only dh ihtf /.
20 suppress the disorder. BAT ~.
plenty 81 credible testimony - ~ -
that they encouraged Il and nssd 80 49,
clubs upon helpless victims Of I've 1's
Providence Journal
New YORK f. suffering ~ tae 49,.
time because ~ its consent ihfss 80 III.
sEa 10 the installation ~ an apv' na ~.
municipal government, u rhien ~
Duct ~ ths police ihis wFek has -
striking example. and Our people ~ I.
fsrmiy too tolerant ~ abuses wh'sS ~
alert and rea9iaie paoiis epinagn f''t -.
redress Est iris city egse noi 800. n.
tenderness for mods. vAnsasyeF Z
color or nationality ~ their xlrtifle, ~,
declines 10 accept Hs a true sntsfg. ~.
ton 81 Ha recent experience ne ~ i
thaf 'fhe white man IN ihe No'Av 4
the same rs Ia the South "-~Ss~
Tribune
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28

There are a good many things that
make man wonder how any decent
Democrat can fail to be so utterly
ashamed Of his party that he would
make large sacrifices rather than con-
fess his membership. One OF these was
In evidence yesterday In the shape of
a fake circular that circulated freely
among the Democrats in Seattle, and
was doubtless given TO them In quanti-
ties to distribute on their return home.
1t is headed Destiny Calls Us to EN-
pire," and purports to be issued by the
American Imperial League. or course
there is no such. organization. and the
document, which advances arguments
for empire" Is cheap Democratic
concoction. Those portions OF It that
are full of sacrllege and reflections on
the Christian religion are sufficiently
offensive to disgust even the most ar
dent Democrat. what is to be thought
Of party that descends to such meth
DDS and loves such weapons?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
CHANGE TO THE SHORT ros.

Seattle. August "a. ls0l
To the Editor. VIII You pisasa inform
me under what authority tho city coal
weighar weighs put a ton 81 coal a. gsoo
pounds. when prior 70 June !. 100. long
TON ~ 73a pounds was given en- en- oder
for a ton In recent Issue ~ your pa-
per, IN commenting On the market price
= coal you stated that there would bs
m Hdvanee n the consumer here ON an
order for ton OF coal today vas hand
90 an official slip signed - the city
~sisber q ors ton % coal AZ 2.0n9 pounds.
and en- iuaulry 81 The carrier was In
formed the short ton was subs;ittttet
since June ], 1919. instead ~ raising ma
price. Ia order that the public might no,
fee -. EDWARD K HAWKING
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28

A correspondent whose letter appears
in another column is right in saying
that a change has been made by deal
ers In coal from the long ton to the
short, but wrong In assuming that the
city has exercised any authority In the
premises. There IL no such official as
a city coal weigher. The coal dealers
have undoubtedly raised the price OF
coal per pound by delivering only 1000
pounds for ton where they formerly
gave 2,z4o. The city has no more con-
troll over this than II has over the price
Of any other commodity, should dealers
choose to advance u.