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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
BATTLE RACED ALL DAY
The japanese Blew Up the Two Eas.
tern Gates.
CITY WAS ENTERED FROM TWO SIDES
The Americans and British Met the Russians
and Japanese Near the Legations, in
Which They Found the
Foreigners Safe.
(By the Associated Press.)

Toxic, August 17.-General Yamaguchi
wires from Pekin under date of August
18th, as follows:
THE allies attacked Pekin early yes
terday, opening with artillery on the
eastern side. The wall was obstinately
held by the enemy. The japanese and
Russians were on the northward OF the
Tung Chow canal. The Americans and
British were on the south slide. At
nightfall the Japanese blew up the two
eastern gates Of the Tartar city and en-
tered. In the meantime the Americans
and British entered the Chinese city
by the Tung Pien gates. Detachments
of each force were sent toward the Lee
cations. The parties met near the Lee
cations and opened communication All
the Ministers and their STATS were found
safe. The Japanese loss was over 100
killed, including three officers. The
losses Of the allies have not been ascer-
tanned. -Four hundred Chinese were
killed."
THE SECOND REPORT.
Shanghai, August 1S.-0O:2O a. ny
The general attack on Pekin began Au-
gust 18th, in the morning. The enemy
o~bstinatcly resisted. The same evening
tHe JtIducSc u6IIlOllSlCu ll6 oudlu-lLdIS
and Tong-Chi gates and entered the cap
ital. The other armies entered by the
Tong-Quien gate. They sent detachments
listers were found safe.
THE LEGATIONS SAFE.
Washington August 1S.-A dispatch
from Consul General Goodnow, at Shang-
hal, has been received at the State De-
| partment confirming previous reports of
the entrance of the allies armies into
Pekin, and the safety of the Legationers.
The following cablegram was received
at the War Department this morning
from Brigadier General Barry of Gen
eral Chaffee's staff:
"Che Foo; Adjutant General, Washing
ton, Taku August 17.-Indiana transport
| arrived on the 18th. All are we'll. Viii
go to front. Pekin taken 18th. Lega-
lions safe.
(signed) BARRY"
The Indiana carried a battalion of the
Fifteenth Infantry. which had trans
ported from the Sumner at Nagasaki.
AUSTRIAN MINISTER WOUNDED.
Vienna, Aug. 1S.-The Austrian Foreign
Office has received a dispatch announc-
ing that the Austrian acting Minister a
Pekin, DR.. Won ROsthorn, is slight.
wounded.
THE NEW ORLEANS AT SHANGHAI
Washington, Aug. 1S.-The cruiser New
Orleans has arrived at WI Sung, tn
port of Shanghai. She has on board so
men including 40 marines. 1t is under
stood that the British force landed to
day and that it will be followed b,
TIno,aA o,J Corp,o 1an6ipr nortioc T
is not expected that the Americans vii
land a party.
LONDON HEARS IT AT LAST.
London, Aug. 18.-12-30 p. m.)-Ad
miral Bruce telegraphs to the Admiralty
"Pekin captured August 18th. Lega
tons safe
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
THE CUBAN SCHOOL TEACHERS.
!, 400 Take Washington by Storm. An Ovation
to General Cisneros.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 1s.-Washington to-
day and tonight entertained the army of
1 400 Cuban school teachers who have
been visiting this country to observe
American educational methods. They
were received at the White House this
afternoon, inspected the Congressional
Library later in the day and were enter
tanned this evening at Glen Echo, a
suburban resort. For tomorrow they
have no plans up to their departure from
the city about noon.
After the party had taken lunch they
were marched as a body to the White
House. There they were formally pre-
sented to President and Mrs. Mckinley
at $50 o'clock. The marine band was in
attendance and dispensed patriotic airs.
Each guest was introduced by name by
Juan Enrique Macins, a local Cuban.
Each of the visitors had a word of greet
ing already prepared: "How do you
do God bless you and, "How happy
am" pr~edominating. After leaving the
White House the party gathered on the
broad lawns and &c songs.
General CisnerOs, EX-President of CUBA,
an idol of patriotic Cubans, was discover
ed in the crowd and a big demonstration
ensued. Women frantic with joy, threw
their arms around the old soldiers neck
and men tossed their hats in the air.
Thenthe crowd embarked on the electric
cars for Glen Echo. At the auditorium
there. amid decorations representing the
Cuban and American colOrs, there was a
patriotic concert. President H. B. r.. Mac
Farland, of the Board Of District Com
missioners, addressed the gathering
General George II. Harries, Vice-Presl-
dent of the Board of Education and Cen
eral Cisncros also spoke, the latter ex-
| pressing thanks for the reception accord
ed the Cubans. The party returned u
| the city at 8 o'clock.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
A MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, nver ana kioney
troubles as we'll as women anu dil ieei
the results in loss OF appetlte' polsohs IL
the blood, backache, nervousness neau-
and tired. l~istless, rundown feeling.
~. thoro,c M need to feeel like that.
800 ~ 7 w. Gardner, Idaville, Ind.
~ y ..Electric Bitters are just the
- 1or . man when he is all run down,
~ Jont,s care whether he lives or dies.
~ ai1 moro to give me new strength
and GOOD appetite than anything couid
~ can now eat anything and v
now lease on life" Only 80 cents a. all
= aaists Every bottle guaranteed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21

fill the papers today. The Gernan Gov
eminent adheres to the view that perfect
harmony prevails among the powers re-
garding immediate action in China. A
number of the opposition papers express
deep dissatisfaction with the ignoring Of
the Reichstag and the whole of the En-
oeror's China policy, declaring it far
exceeds the limits laid down by Count
Won Buelow, the Minister Of Foreign At
fairs, in his circular to the ruling princes
of Germany on July 18th.
FLIGHT OF THE COURT.
London. Aug. 18.-The second edition
OF the Daily Telegraph publishes a spe-
cial dispatch from Shanghai which says:
The allies entered Pekin uEopposed
and met will a friendly reception from
Prince Ching. All the hostile clements
have already escaped from the city. The
imperial court left for shen ST on August
18th, with the Manchus. The Kausu
troops have gone southwest with the OBJ
ject of drawing Off the allies and prevent
ing them from following up the court"
WI CABLED PEKIN'S FALL.
Washington, August 1S.-Mr. WI, the
Chinese Minister, tonight received an Of
fetal cablegram announcing the entry
Of the allied forces into Pekin on the
night Of the 18th. 1t was sent by Ii
Hung Chang and transmitted to Minister
WI by the Chinese Minister at London.
The text of the dispatch was not given
out, but it was explained that the mes
sage was a simple announcement from
the Chinese Government confirmatory OF
the other advices reporting the fall OF
the Chinese Capital.
MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES.
New York. August 1S.-The Presbyterian
Board OF Foreign Missions in this city
received the following cablegram today:
"Che FCo.-Deinite news via Tien Tsin
missionaries Pao Ting Flu all killed"
1t was thought that the Presbyterian
missionaries at Pao Ting Flu numbered
three and that altogether there were ter
foreign missionaries at that place..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
Feared an Attack en- Loubet.

Paris, August 18.-While President
Loubet was on his way to the ceremonies
at the Paris Exposition today, a drunken
waiter named Jacques Mara, broke
through the line Of cuirassiers surround
ing the Presidential carriages and APP
preached its door. There was a moment
of intense excitement, but the man only
threw an envelope into the vehicle. 1t
contained a picture Of his niece. The
mans action was simply the result OF a
drink-deranged mind.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
BOERs REPORT A VICTORY.
Saw Dcwet Has Defeated the British Cap
tured q, 600 Men.

New York, August ia special cable
disnatch to the Journal from Delagoa
Raw saws that according to Boer reports
there General Dewet has turned on the
british. defeated them and captured
4 600 men.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that was made is DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
%brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only Csc. per box. Sold by all Druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take inter-
nal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one Of the best ply
sicians in this country for years, and
is a regular prescription. 1t is com
posed Of the best known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly
ON the mucous surfaces. The perfec;
combination of the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results
in curing Catarrh. Send for testimo-
malls free.
r. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21

The formula is plainly printed on every bo0Ie-henee YOU
know Just what you are taking when you take Groves lni'ators
do not advertise their formula knowing that you would not buy
their medicine if you knew what il contained. Groves contains
Iron and Quinnc put up in correct proportions and " IN a as'eess
form The Iron act as a tonic while the Ouininc drives the
malaria out Of the system. Any reliable druggist Will tell you that
Groves IS the o. iginas and that al other so-oalled lasteies
Chill Tones are limitations. An analysis Of other chill tones shows
that Groves is superior TO. all others n every respect. You
arr not experimenting when you take Crovcs-ls superiority
md excellence having long been established. Groves IS the
onlv Chill Cure sold throughout the entire malarial sections OF
+e United States No Cure, No Pay. Price. SOC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
The Grant Reaches Manila.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The War De-
partment has been informed by General
Macarthur of the arrival of the trans
port Grant at Manila on August 18th.
The Grant took the Sixth cavalry to
China, and then proceeded on her way
to the Philippines.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
f. J. CHENEY & co.

Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21

says.
me country is almost unanimously in
I''oF Of a great standing army and a
navy second to none"
PRAISE OF REPUBLICANS.
III lis issue of May 10th, when all the
press correspondents at Manila protested
's'4sl the censorship pursued by Otis
'"'''oy me truth in the Philippines was
suppressed, Editor Bailey endorsed the
~D7oTaAip. In fact it is lard to find
."'@1lns the Republicans have done for
N" years that he does not endorse. He
nv" making a mighty cry for what
- calls the right to vote as please
""oA nobody denies him, while a few
ago he was approving the sup
s''-'n OF the truth in our Philippine
''0-e7. Militarism, Imperialism and
,~@'F"hip are inseparable, and Bailey en-
D'Fses them all.
'peahIng Of Theodore Roosevelt he
"eileted on the 18th dav Of Decem.
"''h confidence that che will give
o''ntry the most wholesome example
S7 state where it is most needed, o
r"ly man who is independent of al
organizations and fearless to d,
'''y' that we ever had" Roosevelt
'oo"n himself a subservient tool O
and yet no criticism of his s~ervilit
'PPeared in the Biblical Recorder
s'n. Roosevelt is a blood and thur
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18

ton. There were there large number OF
Creole French commonly called "Ca3ans,
whose education was very limited, but VINO
were, on the whole. good citizens and fena-
cious OF their rights. We have. II IS true
ifg.era,e men who are Arst-rate citizens,
and who, but for the presence OF the negro
vote. no one would ever think OF repahng
from thu polls. But nine-tcnths OF these
men are either property holders or perfect
IL willing and able to pay their capitation
tax. and so qualify themselves to vote
or All provisions for the limitation OF
suffrage we attach least importance to the
so-called educational qualification. There
are tens of thousands OF young negroes
who can read and write in Virginia to-day.
who have no other qualification whatever
to the right of suffrage: and there are IN
fortunately, thousands Of thoughtful "nlle
men who can neither read nor write, 0ue
are. for the most part, qualified to pass
upon political subjects as they are ois-
cussed upon the musings. The surest test
Tor securing a good. sound list OF voters
Is the paymen: Of taxes or the ownership
OF property, and It Will require very
slight qualification in this respect to &C
comp,ish all that we need in Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
HAS A BAD RECORD.
The, Negro Who Attempted an Assault
Near Ettricks Is Known.

f'seu!L oqL o! qolgds!Q IBI0edS)
F. IITTRIckS, VA, July 1.-THE negro
man who attempted an assault upon Miss
Borum a few days since has not yet been
apl1rehended. He got a hint, it is supposed.
from soma other negroes who were at
work a. tho Seaboard Air Limo siding. and
saw tha searching party and skipped 1t
turns out that his name is Sydney VIII
Iiams. and his home IS on Pearl Street, in
Petersburg. He has bad record, and mas
been in the city chain gang several times.
TTha city police are watching out for him
and if no ever comes back he will doubt
less be caught
Since the shut down OF the Manchester
cotton-milis quite a number of families
who had gone from hero to work in the
Manchester mills Will return. II was only
a week since some hands had gone from
thu Pocahontas mills To the Manchester
mills, hoping TO get better wages and per-
1nanent work. Such treatment OF tina help
VIII mako /, very difficult to get any help
from here in the future as they were very
aipprehensvs when they left. and have
been sorely disappointed. II IS rllnored
tina. tha Ettrtcks Mattoaca and Pocahon-
tas mills will shut down or go on haIf-tme
during the remainder of the summer
Iha water in tho Appomattox River is
now very low. and they can barely run at
AL, besides some rspars are badly needed :
and cotton is high, with but little demand
for plain goods.
Crops and gardens ara suffering for want
OF rain. and vegetables ara scarce and
very dear.
Tho Seaboard AR Line is doing a very
large freight and passenger business from
Petersburg. much larger than any one ex-
pected. II is simply astonishing how many
passengers they carry from Petersburg TO
the different local stations and cities south.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18

state may violate the provisions OF the
war amendments to the Constitution by the
executive acts OF its officers as we'll as by
its law-makins proven, but expressly re-
affirmed it. and the further fact is to be
noted that the Mississippi law was not
called in question a viola ton OF the Eli
teenth Amendment. Therein lies the real
difficulty In the case. The Fifteenth
Amendment forbids any State to deny 10
any person the right to vote on account
OF race. color or previous condition OF servl-
tude and the doctrine of the Supreme
Court Is that a State may act, in the eye
of this amendment, through her executive
officers as well as through enactnents OIL
her law-ma king power. When the Missis-
sippi plan, or the Louisiana grandfather
clause" are directly challenged Upon the
ground that they are both intended to deny
the negro the right to vote on account OF
race and color, and that they are enforced
by the States officers in such a way as
to effectuate that intention, a very differ
ent case will be presented to the Supreme
Court, and It is not possible for any man
to foretell what it's decision in that case
Will be-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
RESTRICTION OF SUFFRAGE.

The prominence which will be given to
the provision of the Constitution of Missis-
sippi disqualifying the negroes as voters,
by the address of the president of the Vir-
ginia Bar Association, which we publish
this morning. jutifies a. few independent
remarks upon that subject, particularly
as our Constitutional Convention, soon to
meet, will doubtless have that Mississippi
provision much pressed upon it.
The idea Is abroad in the country that
the Supreme Court of the United States
has held that the provision of the AIissis-
sippi Constitution is not repugnant to the
Constitution of the United States But this
is a mistake All that it held in the case
of Williams VS. Mississippi. 40 w. E. r.,
was that that provision was not repugnant
to that part OF the Fourteenth Amend
States which forbids any State to deny to
any person the equal protection of the
laws. The case did not go to the Supreme
Court upon a direct challenge Of the Mis-
sissippi law as denying persons the right
to vote on account of race, color or pre-
rious condition of Servitude. The case was
one Of a prosecution of a negro for mur-
der. He showed that no one under the
Mississippi Constitution could be juror
unless he was a voter, and he then exhi-
bited the Constitution and laws Of Missis-
dppi in respect to voting and avowed that
they were so enforced as to keep negroes
from voting and thereby to keep them
from being Jurors. which resulted In all
OF his Jurors being white men. The Su-
pre.na Court said that upon Its face the
Constitution and laws OF Mississippi ap-
piled to whites and negroes alike. and Il
there WIS any discrimination II was in the
way they were applied by the officers. and
the case did not show that the officers so
applied the laws as to discriminate against
negroes.
But this important fact is to be noted.
to-wit:: That tho Court in no wise retracted
ne doctE.na q ex Qaxta Virginia that q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
GOOD NEWS FROM MANY CITIES

GOOD NEWS FROM MANY CITIES
The last telegram from Tien Crsin is that
it has been captured by the allied forces,
and that 900 japanese troops. fully armed
and equipped, have landed to cooperate
with the Europeans in restoring order IN
China The telegram from Admiral ReIney
has the encouraging news that the number
Of killed and wounded, though reported at
215, is believed to be exaggerated Most
startling of all is the telegram from Prince
Shang, which is dated from Shanghai two
days after the massacre at Pekin is sup
posed to have taken place. IN1is telegram
denies the fearful ordeal which is believed
to have been inflicted on the unfortunate
foreigners who fell into the bands of the
bloody minded Boxers. 1t seems hardly
credible that Prince Shang's telegram can
be correct and vet, there is no one IN
China to-day, not excepting Ii Hung
Chang, vino is more conversant with Euro
pean manners and customs, and VINO mas
better opportunity to know Whal- Is reaLy
going on, than Prince Shang.
1t is Shang who, in his cap acity as
telegraph system III Siiiid' i'"~'
opportunities for knowing the Truth. 1t is
portunities for knowing the truth 1t is
| uninteligible why he should wilf,llly state
fasehood when its falseness must shortly
| be discovered and Will only serve to- eAas-
perate the Europeans still more.
Another consolation for Anglo saxon
| hearts is in the relief of Kumasssi, which
| Colonel Wilcox, a the head Of his relief
| column, has opened and thereby sci free
! the white men VINO have been 50 Ion and
| so valiantly holding out against the Congo
| hordes. Altogether the situation Isl dlsAt-
| ening up for Great Britain. no less tnan
| for other nations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
HALIFAX PENSIONS
Increase Of Twenty Thousand Dollars
in Land Values.

Especial Dispatch TO The Times)
HOUSTON. VA, July 1.-THE Pension
Board for Halifax county, W. B. WILKES
chairman, and n. 7. Green clerk, haze
made their final report to the County
Court, and the amounts allow ed by thftm
have been certified TO the Auditor. SIXTY
three widows were allowed So each, and
273 soldiers were allowed amounts varying
from $40 to $50 each. Under a mistaken
view of the law, and of their authority
hereunder, the Board allowed many appll-
cants $40, when the minimum amount IN
ed by the law was So, and allowed several
others $40 instead Of $50. AS there is no
authority to pay any person either $40 or
SO the Auditor has referred these appii-
cations back to the Board, who VIII meet
in a few days for final action thereon
The reassessment OF lands for Halifax
county, Just returned, shows an increase
over the assessment of 1885 of about $4,000
the total valuation Of real estate III the
county being about $S.Gr1000.
Dr. Henry 3. Melvin is a. cam lidate for
the Constitutional Convention. I)r. Melvin
was at one time county chairman; has fire.
uuently been urged 20 accept nomination
for the House of Delegates. buy has per-
sistenty refused to accept office. lie is,
however. greatly interested in the revision
of the Constitution, and doesn't hesitate to
say that he wants to have a Ihard in re-
modelling it. His friends anCt admirers
are not confined to Houston. has home, but
are scattered all over the county. II elect
ed he will make an able. a faithful and
fearless representative.
The Record-Advertiser, formerly the Hal
flax Independent, will make its first ap-
pearance this week with Messl's Hurt Jor-
dan and Marshall 3. Booker as; owners ana
editors The editors are young gentlemen
of spirit and enthusiasm, and Will doubtless
make it a strictly nrst-class, live neWspa-
per.
Misses Mary Ball and Reh coca Danger
field Gordon, of Richmond, and Miss Belle
Gimer. of Chatham, are visit ing Miss LIZ
ze Easley.
Misses Nellie and Halle Dickinson are
visiting Miss Louise BarksGale.
Mrs Robert W. Watkins and daughters,
of Richmond, are spending che summer ar
their former residence here.
Mr. J. William Shipman. of Taylor d
Brown, Richmond. is spending his vacation
with his father. Rev. w. J. Shipman
The Dan River Baptist Association con-
venes with the Republican Grove Church
on Wednesday, the LIST day of August: AS
this is the only Associatial in the State
meeting that week, the attendance, espec-
tally of visiting brethrens will PROBABLY
no .
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
NOTICE.

Richmond, Va, June 90 1850.
On July l, 1860. the Seaboard Air Linz
Railway will be opened for the movement
of freight traffic to and through Richmond.
va, and on and after Monday, July Cd,
all freight destined to local stations on
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, including
the Florida Central and PeninsulaT Rail-
road and Georgia and Alabama Railway;
and all freight for other points for ship
rnent via the Seaboard Air Line Railway
should be delivered this company at its
NEW FREIGHT STATION, Fifteenth and
Franklin Streets.
Schedules have been arranged for the
nrnnpt movement Of all freight traffic, and
YOUR patronage is earnestly solicited
S P. STRINGFELLOW. Agent.
H NJ. BOYkIN, General Agent. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
CONTRACTS LET.
Awarded by the Executive Committe
of William and Mary College.

Especial Dispatch to Tho Iimes.)
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, July 1.-THE
Executive Committee of William and Mary
College yesterday awarded the contract
for building the gymnasium to w. IL
Sweeney, OF Williamsburg.
The contract for tank and tower was
awarded to Ashton Starke, Of Richmond;
for boring the artesian we'll TO NJ. F. Gould,
Of Williamsburg: for the water system to
W. E. Foster. The contract for heating
was not let.
The members Of the committee present
were: Hon. j. N. Stubbs, OF Gloucester;
Judge Croker, of Portsmouth; r. NJ.
Hughes, Esq. of Norfolk; and Dr.. Law
son, Of Isle of Wight
The Board of Directors OF the Eastern
Stats Hospital meets tomorrow to award
the contracts for supplying the institution
for the next quarter.