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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10
Y 7
LIE FRERE PROLOGUE

LIE FRERE PKODlGUE
LIE jour Sc levait quand un ma
wire arrivant de Nen-York d6posa
sur le port du Havre une centaine
de passengers.
La plupart encore ensommeill6s,
fatigu6s par lie roulis ct par lie tan
gage, semblaient plut0t des mala-
DIES que DIES voyageurs. Des pa
rents, DIES amis, DIES cochers, DIES
domestiques en- livr6e ct DIES gar
CONS d'h6tel encombraient lie quaie
Au d6sordre de la premiere heure
succ6da I'm calme relatif. Les ba-
cages Sc tasserent sur des imp6-
riales de voitures, les voyageurs
deterrent une adresse, les p~ortefaix
ct les garcons d'h6tels s'6loign6-
rent; bient0t il ne resta plus pres
de la passerelle de d6barquement,
que quelques pauvres d1ables te-
a Ia main I'm portemanteau ct qui,
denu6s d'argent, priv6s de famille
demeuraient debout, perdus dams
une songerie amere.
Au nombre de ceux-la Sc trou-
wait I'm homme d'environ quarante
ans, a la figure maigre ct ravag6e.
SEES cheveux 6claircis aux tempes,
ses joues creuses, les rides de ses
yeux, ct Get ind6l6bile stygmate de
la d6bauche, indiquaient ASSET la
miserable vie gull menait depuis
longtemps. II paraissait minable
affam6, ct dependant on ne pouvait
dire quill fut capable d'inspirer la
piti6. La raillerie ct l'astuce Sc
trahissaient sur son visage. A
coup sur la misere don't il %soufrait
n'6tait point une de ces honorables
miseres qui inspirent a la fois la
sympathie ct lie respect.
Nul ne l'attendait ct sans doute
il ignorait de quel cote diriger ses
pas, car il demeurait inerte, regar-
dant dun cell vague Sc dorer les
clochers de la vile, ct rougir Pho
rizon du cote de la Seine.
Une main Sc posa sur son bras.
Camarade, dit une voix naturel-
lement aigre, la fra1cheur de lau-
be ne vault rien a DIES gems 6prou-
YES CONNIE nous par une traversee;
81 vous suiviez mon conseil, nous
entrerions dams cette boutique
hospitaliere, don't la d6vanture
6tale DIES foles all6chantes ct des
bocaux r6confortants.
Pour toute r6ponse lie voyageur
JET poches.
Celui qui venait de lui adresser
lie conse1l d'entrer chez le mar
chand de vim, haussa les 6paules
avec insouciance.
VOLTA ce qui me reste, dit-il en-
une piece de vingt sous.
Avec celia nous aurons un verre
.'eau-de-vie, I'm petit pain ct une
tranche de saucisson ....le saucls-
son sera de viande de cheval, le
pain dur, leau de vie un internal
tord- boyaux, mails quand nous au-
rons r6chauff6 notre estomac nous
serons dependant mieux dispos6s a
elaborer des plans d'avenir.
-Des plans d'avenir muir
mura lie voyagenr.
Dependant il await faim, Ia bru-
me lui dess6chait la gorge; il sui
Wit son compagnon ct prit place
avec lui a une petite table.
VOLTA qul est singulier, tit
l'homme a la piece de vingt sous,
nous ne nous sommes guere lies
la travers6e, ct nous volcl
coude a coude CONNIE DIES amls GU
.es associ6s....Il me semble tou-
jours que les gueux deyraient sen
The Conservative, 1900-11-22
California and Oregon.
Special Attention Given to
Ladies and Children Travel

Special Attention
nd the no
e
The New pullman Ordinary
Sleeping assigned built accommodate
ABOVE EXCURSIONS LEAVE PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS
CHICAGO EVERY THURSDAY, AND OMAHA EVERY FRIDAY.
Fol IN #
E. l. L0MM, G. P. 1 T. A., Omaha Neb
The Conservative, 1900-11-22
Nebraska City
Manufactures.

The following list of the more important
manufacturing plants in Nebraska City
will be a standing advertisement in
THE CONSERVATIVE.
Persons addressing any of them, because
Of seeing this, will please mention THs
CONSERVATIVE.
United Starch Company,
Nebraska City Iron Works.
DuIIenty P|ow Co.,
King Press Drill Co.,
Tank Building Co.,
Paul Schminke 4 Co. (FIour miIIs),
Mates Brewing Co.,
Chicago Packing and Provision Co,
Nsbr. City Packing Co.,
Nebraska City Cereal Mills.
Nebr. City Canning Co,
The above named make the best quality
Of commodities. Their trade is con.
stantly increasing. All their patrons
are pleased. Try themi
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-12
J. Bryan Grimes For Secre-
tary of State.
IT INSTRUCTS FOR BRYAN
DR., Dixon is Named For Auditor, Gill
mer For Attorney General, and
Toon For Superintendent OF
Public Instruction.

The greatest political convention
the State has ever seen was held here
yesterday.
1t named a full Democratic STATE
ticket and defined the principles on
which is to be conducted campaign
that must result in the adoption OF
n Constitutional Amendment that will
disfranchise the ignorant negro vote
of the State.
The convention brought to Raleigh
upwards of 1000 people, nearly every
one of them representative men OF the
State and enthusiastic Democrats.
All day, despite the inclement
weather, the streets were thronged
with people and in the Academy OF
Music, where the convention met
there was not a foot of vacant space.
Every seat was taken, the aisles were
packed and the boxes and rostrum
were crowded-one great cramped,
cheering mass OF humanity.
So great was the number OF dele
gates present that the delegations
from q score or more of counties
had to occupy seats in the gallery.
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MOVING TROOPS TO wEPENER.
They Go to Relieve the British There. Activity
of Roers.
(By The Associated Press. }

London. April 11.-Lord Roberts
wires to the War Office from Bloem-
fontein under date of Tuesday, April
10Th as follows:
"'Ehe enemy have been very active
during the past few days. One com
mando is now or the north bank of
the Orange River, not far from Aliwal
North, while another is attacking
Wepener. The garrison there is hold
ing out bravely and inflicted serious
loss on the Beers. Major Spring of
the Cape mounted rifles was killed.
No other casualties have been report
ed as yet. The troops are being NOV
ed up rapidly. A patrol Of six men
of the Seventh Dragon Guards, I'M
der Lieutenant Wetherley, which had
been reported missing since April 18th
has returned safely"
AS the foregoing does not mention
the alleged British reverse on Satur-
day at Meerkatsfontein. the Boer tele-
grams are not credited at the War
Office and they are further discredited
on account of the discrepancies in the
dispatches, as MeerkatsfonteIn, in one
message is located near Brandfort,
and in another it is located southeast
of Bloemfontein, the places being 100
miles apart.
General Gatacres return to England
is accepted as being in the nature of
a recall, though no reason is given
fol. it and it will be associated in the
public mind with the lack of success.
CONTINUED on Tenth Page
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Leads all North Carolina Diesim News and Circulation

fea;cd April 9Th made good resist
ance for four 1Curs and only gave
in when our troops with fixed bayo-
nets were within Is yards of them
Seven of the enemy were killed, eleven
were wounded ard fifty one were TAX
EN- prisoners. Beside Lieutenants
BOYLE and Williams, Sergeant Patrick
. Campbell was killed and ten of our
men wore wounded. Williams was
kItl deliberately after the white
flag lad been held up. The perpetra-
tor of the crime was at once shot.
"Methnen speaks in high terms OF
the Intelligent manner in which the
Imp. rial Yeomanry and the Kimber-
lev mounted corps behaved.
Fuller reports that the enemy at
tackled his right flank yesterday
while he was engaged in changing his
position. but or artillery silenced
Their runs and they did not press the
attack. Our losses were four men
killed and eight men wounded.
"There is no further news yet from
Wepcner."
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ed them nominated separately. He
moved that the rules be changed to this
effect. This motion was voted down by
a big majority by roll call vote.
The report of the committee was then
adopted and Messrs. C. H. Stedman, j. II.
Murchison and F. S. Spruill were appoint
ed to escort to the rostrum Mr.. Lee S.
Overman, the permanent chairman. On
assuming the gavel, Mr.. Overman said,
among other things
eve are here, representatives of the
people Of the Democratic party to save
North Carolina from damnation and de-
graduation applause and voice: 'Hur-
rah for the best looking man in the
State).
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of great joy. / have been looking over
the field and studying the situation and
I tell you here today three months be-
fore the election, that the Constitutional
Amendment will be adopted, Democratic
State ticket will be elected and Demo
cratic Legislature will be chosen" Cap
plause)
Concluding his speech, Mr. Simmons
named as temporary chairman of the con-
vention, Mr.. e. Y. Webb of Cleveland
county, declaring him to be "a magnifi-
cent specimen of the fighting young De
mocracy Of the State
The convention received Mr.. Webb
with enthusiastic applause and heard
with with cheers, his speech. 1t was for
him to make the first mention of Chas. B.
Aycocks name, and this produced a scene
second only to that caused by Mr.. SIM
mons reference to VIM. j. Bryan.
In another part of this paper VIII be
found Mr.. Webb's speech.
The various congressional districts
were then called for appointment of their
members OF the various committees and
their delegates to the national conyen-
ton. The names of these committeeman
are printed elsewhere in this paper.
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CHERMs1DE SUCCEEDS GATACRE.
Brabant' Force Confident of Holding Out. The
Beers Wavering.
DIV the Associated Press. }

London, April 12.-The Bloemfon-
TEN correspondent of the Times tele-
graphing Wednesday says:
1T is announced in general orders
that General Sir Herbert Chermside
has been appointed to the command
of the Third Division, vice General
Sir William Gatacre ordered home to
England
General Brabant's force is conf
dent of being able to hold out. The
Beers. after slowing considerable
dash. have wavered on reaching the
final issue and have struck at last the
vital point. where they are greatly
handicapped by their proximity to the
Basuto border.
Owing to the strategical concen-
trations since the cnemyss movements
became defined there need be little
anxiety as to the safety of the Cape
border. No organized invasion of
Cape Colony is now possible except
under extreme risks, which Command
ant Olivier is not likely to take, espe-
cialIy as his horses are reported to be
greatly exhausted"
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w. ID. TURNER,
of Iredell,

lutely crush the advocates of Negro Rule,
tapplause.)
I'VE have dethroned these negro-lov-
ers and we mean to keep them dethroned.
The people of North Carolina have decided
to stop Negro Rule and restore White
Supremacy. We did this in 1898, and now
ii will take more soldiers than Mr.. McKin-
ley can spare from fighting in the Philip
pines to put the negro collar back on
up" ((ProlOnged applause)
Speaking of the fact that it would be
the duty of the convention to nominate
delegates to the national convention, Mr..
SicmonS said
-Four years ago we didn't even know
that the delegates we sent to Chicago
to meet the issue squarely. But they did.
They went back to first principles. They
deposed the faithless leaders that had
delivered us to the Republican gold
standard and restored the Democracy of
Jefferson and Jackson. They nominated
that splendid man and matchless leader
VIM. Jennings Bryan. wild applause,
lasting nearly a minute and ending with
three cheers for Bryan.')
White men of North Carolina, for
when | look upon this convention, it
seems to me all the white men of North
carolina are here l bring you tidings
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LONG RANGE ENGAGEMENT.
Duel With Artillery at Elandslaagte. Few
Killed.
nv the Associated Press

Ladysmith, Tuesday, April 10.-Ihe
Beers opened fire this morning early,
sending shells into the British camp
at Jlandslaagte from three positions
wide ly separated. The shells did no
daraGe. The troops moved out to
reccnnoitre and found the Beers i'll
strong force ard well fortified. A
naval AZ inch Gun replied to the
Boers. who have again placed Long
tom in position.
When the Beers commenced she'll
inc the British we're drilling. and one
private was killed and another was
wounded before the soldiers were
withdrawn from range. Then the
naval brigade opened fire and drew
q heavy Boer fus:ilade, and two OF the
cru ser, Philomel's gunners were kill
ed. The naval men stuck 70 their
positions, however. and the Beers I'M
masked six guns, including nun
dred FOUNDER ard shells fell IN all
the British camps.
After three hours bombardment the
Boer fire slackened and the burgherS
cleared from a kopje on the right
when a British shell lit on the spot
occupied by their gun.
Another command was seen moving
toward the British left. apparently
with the intention of thanking them,
but the British shells forced them to
retire. The British advance pickets
were continually sniped, but few cas-
ualties have been reported.
In the afternoon the naval brigade
again fired a few shells.
It is rumored that g body OF Beers
has gathered southwest of Glands
laacte with the apparent intention of
cutting the British line of communities
tons. General Clery directed today's
operations.
General Butler visited Tlandslaagte
today.
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THE Beers MORE ACTIVE
Attack on Buffers Right Flank With
out Definite Results.
PRETORIA HEARS BAOEN-POWELL IS DEAD
Gatacre Recalled to England, it is Believed, in
Disgrace. London Inclined TO Think the
Story of 0ewet's Victory at Nicer
katsfontein canard.
katsfontein a Canard.
By the Associated Press.)

London, April 12.-(5:10 a. MI
There is little fresh intelligence from
the seat Of war in South Africa 1t
looks as though Lord Roberts may
be preparing to take a strong force
to clear the Beers from behind him.
a Cape Town dispatch says he will
not move for another week, owing
to the necessity of gathering stores
and supplies.
Sir William Gatacre's sudden remov-
al is the theme of much speculation.
The curt manner in which it is an
nounced. causes much comment. Inc
general impression is that 1T Is con-
nected with the Reddersburg affair,
although there are many who consid-
er that there must be something much
more serious, as other generals IN
South Africa have been retained III
command after biunders more formid-
able than Gatacre's.
The War Office has received no
news of the death of Colonel Baden
Powell and utterly discredits the
rumor.
The operations in Natal have not
vet been fully explained. There APP
pears to have been an attempt to out
flank the British at Elandslaagte and
10 sever them from their base at Lady
smith
The Duke of marlborough has ar
rived at Bloemfontein.
There are now fifteen grandsons OF
the Duchess of Abercorn serving with
the British forces.
1t is announced from Bloenfontein
that Colonel lingo Jones has been
appointed to the command of the
Guards Brigade, Colonel Maxwell to
the command OF the Fourteenth brig
ade, Colonel Knox to the command of
the Twenty-third brigade and Major
Brazier-Creagh. Of the Indian staff
corps to the command of Roberts
Horse.
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MR.. OVERMAN SPEAKS.

1.-The Constitutional Amendment that
we offer to the people of North Carolina
is not only political necessity, but it
is a social necessity. Our manhood de-
mands it(applause), our womanhood de-
mands it (renewed applause); our women
and our children demand it; our institu-
tiOns demand it; good government de-
mands it. Down with Russellism and
Butlerism cloud applause and cheering).
Twice have we redeemed North Carolina
from Negro Rule and we will redeem
it twice and redeem it forever. (Wild
applause).
The next business before this conven-
ton is the nomination for Governor
CHEERS and calls for Justice, who it was
understood would place Mr. Aycock in
Nomination.
Mr.. Justice responded to the call and
made short brilliant speech, placing
Mr. Aycocks name before the convention.
The nomination was seconded by Mr.. f.
w. Pou. Both of these speeches were
model ones and made a deep impression
upon the convention. They are printed
elsewhere in this paper
On the conclusion OF Mr.. Pou's speech
Mr.. E. B. Norvell, of Cherokee, moved to
nominate MIR. Aycock by reclamation.
The vote was one prolonged AYE"
MR.. AYCOCK NOMINATED.
The chairman pronounced Chas b.
Aycock, Of Wayne, the nominee of the
convention, and appointed Messrs Locke
Craig and Walter H. Neal to conduct Mr..
Continued on Sixth pagc1
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AYC0CK' THE NEXT GOVERNOR
Mr.. Benjamin r. Lacy Was Named Fo
Treasurer Last Night.
TURNER, OF IREDELL, LIEUT.. GOVERNOR

perhaps never before occurred in the his
tory of this State. 1t shows every county
in the State fully represented by duly ac-
credited delegates"
Mr.. Simmons continued speaking in re-
gard to party policy, party organization,
the history of the party since the last
compoign, and the policy of the party in
the coming contest.
''Our organization is in State of I'M
usual excellence and efficiency. Its pros
poets are bright and victory is assured
Before this campaign is over there will
be such coming together of the white
people on the Constitutional Amendment,
as has never before been known in the
State (applause) And when the day of
voting comes, the majority they will give
for this measure will be such as to abso-
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This done, the convention adjourned
for an hour and a half for dinner.

for an hour and half for dinner.
COMMITTEE MEET.
During the recess the committees met
at follows, and accomplished the WORK
allotted to them by the convention:
Credentials in the Academy of Music.
Organization and Rules, in the court
House.
Platform, in the Mayors office.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention met again at
8 o'clock, Capt. R. B. PEBBLES reported
for the committee on Credentials that
they had had found only one dispute as
to representation among the delegations,
that was in Rockingham and was to
whether it was entitled to II or Is votes
The committee had given it is.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. j. Frank Ray made the report
for the Committee on Organization and
Rules, and was as follOws<
President, Lee S. Overman.
Vice Presidents, E. F. Aydlett, J. M
Gudger, R. L. Smith, Joseph p. Caldwell
and w. w. Barber.
The other temporary officers were
made permanent = with the addition oil
E. E. Britton and Walter Murphey to
the secretaries.
RULES.
/. The rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives We're adopted as far as they
were applicable to the convention.
2. No dilatory or filibustering motions
shall be entertained by the chair.
g. All resolutions shall be referred with
out debate to the Committee on Platform
and Resolutions, except by unanimous
consent
4. The order of the nominations shall
be as follows: Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas
urer, superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, Attorney General, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor and
Printing, Two, Corporation Commission
ers, two Electors at Large, Four dele
gates and four alternates at large to the
National Convention, the State Executive
Committee
5. The four delegates to the National
Convention shall be voted for on the
same ballot, and four receiving the high
est number CT votes shall be declared
elected delegates, and the four next high
est, alternates.
I. All speeches after the nomination
of Governor shall be limited to five
minutes.
Mr.. Blair, of Caldwell, objected to the
proposition TO vote for the two Corpora
ton Commissioners together. He want
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Permanent Chairman of the Convention.
The nominations made by the conven-
tion are as follows:
For Governor-CHAS. B. AYCOCK, of
Wayne.
For Lieutenant Governor-W. D. TUR-
NER, of Iredell.
For Secretary of State-J BRYAN
GRIMES, OF Pitt
For State Treasurer-B. R. LACY, OF
Wake.
For State Auditor-B F. DIXON, of
Cleveland.
For Attorney General-ROBT d. GIL
MER, of Haywood
For State uperintendent-WM. S.
TOON, of Robson.
Fer Commissioner of Agriculture-SAM-
UEL l.. PATTERSON, of Caldwell.
Fer Commissioner of Labor-H b.
z WARNER, of Davidson.
The two Corporation Commissioners are
now ((6:15 o'clock being ballotted for.
Exactly at 11:5S o'clock, State Chair
man F. NJ Simmons raped for order.
AS he did SO some one proposed three
cheers to Hon. F. NJ Simmons. They
were given with a will.
1.-The convention, he said, when order
had been restored, will stand while the
Rev. T. NIIvey, editor of the Christian
Advocate offerers prayer"
DIR. Ivey asked divine guidance and wis
dom upon the convention, May men be
selected who love country love right and
all that is good, true and beautiful. May
harmony and good feeling prevail and may
all things work together for the good OF
the State and for the promotion of the
welfare of the homes of the land and
moral and civil freedom.
The secretary called the roll and every
county in the State having been found
to be fully represented by duly accredit-
ed delegates, Chairman Simmons named
the following temporary organization:
Secretaries: W. c., Dowd of Charlotte;
John c. Lamb, of Martin, and all Demo-
cratic editors present.
Reading Clerks Stephen Mcintyre OF
Robson. and Il, B. Lewis, of Lenoir
Sergeants at Arms: Geo. F. Kennedy
Of Wake. assistants, Wiley V. Clifton
Samuel Hunter, and w. L. Davis.
After stating the objects for which the
convention had been called, Chairman
Simmons added:
MR.. SIMMONS SPEECH.
Such call of The roll of counties has
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BRITISH CASUALTIES UP TO APRIL T.
Upwards of 90, 600 Officers and Men Put Out OF
Action
(Bv the Associated Press. J

Iordon. April 1.-The War Office
iss,ud this afternoon a return of the
total British casualties up to April
9TH. 1t was as follows:
Killed in action 211 officers and l.
9tC men. Died o: wounds AS officers
aud 4f5 men. Missing and prisoners
1G officers and 3.722 men. Died of
disease II officers and !, 4S5 men. Ac-
cidental deaths. officers and "a men.
Repatriated Invalid 2SS officers and
492. men. Total 1866, exclusive of
the sick and wounded now in hospi-
ia!
TO he War Off &c returns of casual
ties must be added the losses of the
last v eek and the wounded aggregate
about 10000, making a grand total of
upwards of $4,000 officers and men put
or of action.
in Il dispatch 10 the War Office Lord
Roberts saws kilograms, books, cloth
inc ara luXuries are freely distributed
t., the Boer prisoners in his hands,
that email sums Of money are given
direct. that larger amounts are given
to- the commandant for distribution
az! that clothing is being issued to
prisoners who need it.
tApE COLONISTS WARNED.
{. iesberg. Cap" Colony, Apr IL
In view of the State of unrest across
tire order, Lord Roberts has pro-
claimed a warning to the Cape Colon
lists that further acts of hostility will
be treated with the utmost rigtr OF
martial law.
GhTACRE WIZ. RETURN HOME.
London, April 11.-General Gatacre
the commander of the Third division
is about to return to England.
General Pole-t anew has been APP
DO nted to the command of the
Eleventh division
Several changes are likely to be
made in the brigade commands.
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BULLER ATTACKED IN THE FLANK
Party of Beers Captured by Methuen Resisted
Heroically.
(By the Associated Press.)

Lerdon, April 1.-THE War Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
',3loemfontein, April 11.-2Gethuen
reports that the party of Beers de
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THE FIGHTING CONTINUES.

Pretoria, Tuesday. April 10.-The
latest news from the front is that
fighting is continuing at Elandslaagte
(Natan and Dewet's Dorp (Orange
Free State). but no particulars have
been received.