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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

II General Cronje's position were as des-
rerate as has been represented. If he had no
hope Of escape and submitted to the ami
hiiation Of his brave men simply to dis
play desperate courage, he would not be
q good soldier. II he should surrender
his men could be exchanged, or If not ex-
changed they would keep out of active
service a considerable number of British
troops held as prisoners. The wasting of
the lives of E,en may indicate desperate
courage. but 1t Is not war. General Cronje
Is undoubtedly a leader of men. and as
such proposes to take desperate chances TO
escape If his 5000 rnen n the British trap
are cacurying 10000 British troops and thus
keeping them from participating in other
movements, he Is practicing war, even II
the practice causes the loss of consider
able part Of his army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

That any person should declare that the
world will protest against the destruction
of General Cronje's army because he will
not surrender 1t, insisting 1t must be per-
mitted to march out of the trap. is incon-
ceivably absurd. or would be II several pa
pers had not made such a statement. Field
Marshal Roberts has Cronje's army where
GENERAL Grant had the Confederate army
ct Fort Donelson and yicksburg. He de-
manded the surrender of both armies. pro-
posing to move on their works in the first
instance and to mine them in the second
II they did not surrender. They surren-
dered: but suppose General Buckner had
lid at Donelson: IT will permit the last
man to be slaughtered before 1 surrender. "
would the civilized world, in its admira-
ton. have demanded that General Grant
should let them march out unframed? II
seems that some people who should keer
level heads are the victims OF silly sen
timentalism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

1t is related of schoolgirl in neigh
boring town that during her nine years of
school, life she has never missed day nor
been tardy once Poor child. What right
minded person would not gladly snatch her
from this educatona. machine, give her a
vacation the middle of a term, let .Ier
lessons go to the winds and wner SIZE tn
tiers her classes again delay her two morn
ings out of five until a clean record was
forever lost. Such Il proceeding wolld
sadly disarrange the system" but would
wholesomely break the deadly rou.ire and
would teach the girl that a "tardy mark
is not fatal, and that life has possibilities
outside of straight groove. And to think
of thousands that are growing UP accord
ing to schedule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

One of the most significant announce
ments OF yesterday was that the United
States Milling Company. better known as
the -four mill trust. has been put into the
hands OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY gone TO pieces.
large number of -four mills were en-
braced in the combination and they were
capitalized at s2s.OoO.Ooo. Suspension is due
10 the inability OF the trust to meet a
small amount OF maturing oblIgations-that
II. small compared with the capitalization
OF the property. The promoters say that
the stringency OF the money market rem
dered IL impossible for the company to dis
pose Of It's gold bonds That will do for a
pretexf. but the real cause Of the failure is
ne general distrust In the financial
Strength Of such combinations and such
m9ftslizations- For good bonds there has
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

United States and others in the matter
of the foreclosure of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. The original proceed
ing involved the right OF these companies
to intervene in the foreclosure cases and
they have been prosecuted UP 20 the SUI
preme Court. The court has the entire
matter under Amusement.
The court denied the application OF Cap
tain Oberlin n Carter to bring his case
into that court. There was written
opinion.
Ex-Speaker Reed to-day filed a petition
for a writ of certiorari to bring the case
of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company
to the Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

The British losses in South Africa up to
Feb. IS were 1861 killed and $3.50 wounded
which. considering the nature of the opera
tions and the size of the army. are not
large. While the aggregate force is not SO
large as In the more modern wars, the loss
es have not been near as large in proper
previous wars during the same periods
The Union loss in the battle of Shiloh was
considerably larger than the British loss
thus far.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

The city controller in the report sent to
the Council several weeks since says that
the reasons for the falling off of the re-
ceipts of the city treasury the past year
were the enactment of recent laws that
practically exempt about two-thirds OF the
voters of the city from paying any taxes
excepting those that volunteer to do so.
The only exemption of the last Legisla-
ture was that exempting 500 of any mort
gage on real estate. 1t is not possible that
this exemption affects two-thirds of those
who should pay taxes. But If this were the
case, it could not apply to the levy of last
year, and the fact of the exemption was
known when the mayor and controller de-
clared that 59-cent levy was sufficient to
run the city with economical management.
In view of the fact that both these officers
understood the financial situation of the
city. they must have known that the So
cent levy was inadequate to meet the city
expenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

give II their enthusiastic support. 1t is idle
to consider that Bryan represents the
Democ attic party. He is engaging a great
deal OF public attention because II has come
to be almost accepted fact that he will
get the Democratic nomination. but IL he
is the standard-bearer no one but the
blindest partisan thinks he has chance of
election. 1t appears that because Mr.
Bryan has met with no real vigorous oppo-
sition within the party he has come TO look
upon himself as the apostle and the arbiter
of Democracy. You and I and every rea-
sonable Democrat knows Mr.. Bryan has
been led away by his own fatuous ambi-
TONS and that, in seeking the presidency
in the present condition of the party, he is
chasing a chimera. Bryan means free sill
yer and the country will not have silver.
II Is time TO call halt: IL is time for the
Democracy of the Nation to put principles
above personalities. and TO free itself from
the baneful influences which mean nothing
but wreck and disaster.
The same sentiment is really more preva-
lent in Washington than is generally appre-
hended. yet there IL reason TO believe that
II will come TO nothing. Democratic con-
gressmen desire reelection and are afraid
to antagonize Mr.. Bryan. because such a
course would prevent their denomination.
Another reason why Mr.. Bryan has no
opponent is that those who see the folly of
renominating him have no man of national
prominence TO whom they rally con-
siderable element of the party. There are
able men who are Democrats, such as ex-
Secretary Olney, of Massachusetts; ex-
Governor Hill, OF New York; Ex-Governor
Pattison, of Pennsylvania, and ex-senator
German. of Maryland, but these men are
not I'm touch with the Democratic party un-
der the present regime of Bryan and the
Populstic Chicago platform. No doubt the
really able and experienced men in the
party would gladly unite on one of the men
named. but even in their States the Demo-
cratic organization is in the hands of new
men, who are hostile to conservative Demo-
Gratis. Tn Massachusetts, for instance, the
party organization is controlled by George
Fred Williams, a political harlequin, who
would refuse the delegation to man like
Olney And so in the other States, and
| because it is so Mr.. Bryan will be the
nominee Of the convention at Kansas City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found the following places:
NEW FORk-Astor House and Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
cHIcAGo-Painer House. p o. News Co.. 21I
Dearborn street.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co.. 154 Vine
LOUISylLLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
or Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co, eos Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUfs-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. D.. C-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

All things considered. Mayor Taggart can
not be blamed for deciding not to approve
more Investigations than that already I'M
der way. That is likely to afford the mayor
and his Board of Safety all the diversion
in that line they care for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

BROCK, Neb., Feb. 26.-Wilson Wakelin.
q prominent farmer, residing three miles
north of this place. murdered his wife at
L. o'clock last night by cutting her throat
with a razor. He then went to the ceme-
terry where his first wife was buried, and
standing on her grave. cut two ugly gashes
I'm his throat. Death In both cases was in
Simultaneous. Mrs. Wakelin was popular.
having been at one time president OF the
w C. T. L. of Nebraska.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

II there were corporations using the
streets for purposes for which they should
be taxed, why did not the mayor recon-
mend the taxing OF them to the Council
which ordained the 5s-cent levy?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, bachelor takes advan-
:age of his first opportunity to speak in
public since the war began to indulge In
spiteful remarks about womankind. Poor
man! The woman he wanted and couldn't
get must have been very attractive and
desirable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

In the constitutional manner the Presi-
dent has expressed his opinion to the eff
feet that there should be free trade with
Porto Rico. Yet there are papers which
would have him exert his influence on the
Porto Rican bill by other than constitu-
tional methods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

Senator Clark, of Montana, confessed
that he expended nearly $4,000 to purify
the Democratic party to an extent that
caused it TO elect him senator. but others
declare that he paid great deal more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

The fee crop is good, but, alas! the
peaches are killed. Let us not weep how
ever; we will have ice next summer, and
If the worst comes we can worry along
with Strawberries, raspberries, cherries,
plums. pears, apples. melons and the like
and let the peaches go.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

The readers of Colonel watterson's ex-
explanation of his warning to Mr.. Belmont
that the Goebel law left nothing to chance
about the election Of the Democratic ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
Glover. end Hatter. Fail.

BOSTON, Feb. 26.-The firm of Simpson
G. Co.. glovers and hatters, of this city,
made an assignment to-day. The failure is
attributed to the collapse of the Globe Ma
tional Bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

There are Democrats enough in the Sem
ate to prevent the expulsion of Senator
Clark. OF Montana, should they desire to
do so. but in view of the evidence II any
Republican senators should vote for Mr..
Clark they will subject themselves to criti-
rfu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

The Allen-Butler Populist party. whose
convention will meet on May 9. has 1.-THE
advantage OF the Democratic convention in
that 1t will nominate ticket. leaving the
latter to simply ratify.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

Every one who reads the Indiana obitua-
ries as they appear in the Journal from day
TO day must be impressed by the fact OF
the advanced age of those whose deaths are
reported from Richmond and Wayne coun-
ty. Evidently a residence Whereabouts
tends to peace and long life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

/ NEW YORK. Feb. 26.--At meeting to-
day OF the executive committee OF the
citizens committee for perpetuating the
Dewey arch, 1t was decided TO make public
an offer by Howard Gould that he would
he one of four men to subscribe $25.00o
each. to be paid on Dec. 81. 1900. provided
up to that time the subscriptions amounted
TO et00.0OU.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
No Mercy for Highwaymen.

Hoskins IN the Criminal Court, to-day.
pleaded guilty to holding up street-car
conductor one night last September and
was sentenced to twenty years In the peni-
Tertiary. He Is widower and has two
children. Two weeks ago jury In the
same court assessed a forty-year sentence
against negro hiEhwaymau
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

Every Democrat who favors the dropping
of is to from the next Democratic plat
form indorses the policy of the Repub-
Hcan party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
January.

Decrease completed wells ................. -
Decrease new production, brls ........ I'D
Increase dry holes ----.-.-------.--....-.-
Abandoned wells ..................."....... "
Average March wells. brls...-.. IS
Average April wells brls............. % Ia
Average May wells. brls............... 2fiz
Average June wells. brls. y
Average July wells. brls--- 20 %
Average August wells, brls............. ZA
Average September wells. bris....... 20 IL
Average October wells. brls. 22A
Average November wells. bris......... 1siz
Average December wells. brls......... 20 III
Average January wells. brls- 20
Average February. wells, brls ...... p 10
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
HOW IT WORKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

White Men Are Disfranchi,ed There and
VIII Be Here If Simmons Succeeds In
Stealing the Election.
A truthful and reliable gentleman,
who formerly lived in Catawba
county, but is now resident of
South Carolina, writes that since the
DISTINGUISHING amendment was rati-
fed in his State there has been only
the Democratic machine ticket to be
voted at the election and he being
a Populist, has not voted since, al
though he possesses the necessary
qualifications. He says that while
in the registrars office at Yorkville,
recently, two white men came in to
register. The registrar handed them
copy of the constitution and told
them to read a certain section. They
were unable to read it satisfactorily
to the registrar and he refused tC
register them. This is unimpeach
able evidence that illiterate white
men are DISTINGUISHED in South Car
DINA, although Simmons machine
politicians say every white man cal
vote in South Carolina. They sim
ply tell what is not true. Poor ant
illiterate white men are distran
chised in South Carolina they will
be in North Carolina if the amend
ment passes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
WILL NE ANSWER d?

Three Pertinent Questions For simmons
To Answer-Every Voter should.
Union Republican.
The Republican is in receipt of a
letter from Surry county in which
three plain questions are asked.
They speak for themselves:
LIST. Under the proposed amend
ed Constitution can ! vote? First,
| am the son of an italian who came
to America about the date 1890. /
can't read.
End. am the son Of man of IL
legitimate birth, can't prove who
my grandfather was. | can't read,
can ! vote?
3rd. ! am negro, my mother
says my father was a prominent
white citizen. l can't read, can ]
vote?
Will Chairman Simmons, or any
of his heelers, who are using every
means in their power to force this
amendment upon the people, answer
these citizens? Our columns arr
open for reply. There are hundred
of others similarly situated and t.
which these same questions apply
The amendment Is Democratic dis
ease. Let those who should he con
versant with the patient diagnos
these cases.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
LETTER FROM CLAYTON.

Nav and August Elections-The Welsh
preacher-NegroesP Preferred to White
Men.
CLAYTON. N. c., July t-In our town
election il May, the democrats woul
cot allow negroes in the convention.
Thev nomir ated ticket by a"clama-
tion We got up an Independent t'ck-
81, composed of democrats.
The aristocratic democrats go' bap-
tist preacher, a u eish Jew from wales
to 20 to the negro church and lecture
the negroes. On election day tne
ignite supremacy democrats, wnen
they had hauled in all the whites, tney
/ tnrned the buggies and carriages over
| tn the negroes to bring in the negro
voters, One white man told cripple
negro that If he Won vote for MIN, ne
sbonld never have to work again as
= white man voted for the Ind'pen'
aant ticket. One of the nominees O
the Ari-,o crats told him he had worke'
AGAINST him. and he would give nm n
m re work mo,
tn vote as they want him tn, they starv
him out, and give the work to Negro
vho will vote as they say, ana Wor
h cheaper. Henc. the negro domh"aC'
= nolitics aud the price of labor, ana
gets worse. A DISCUSSED DsAocRA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
NEGRO DOMINATION.

Negro Deputy seen with Pistol w hites
and Blacks Together-Negro Road
OVsrsssrs.
News from Cumberland county
says they have negro domination
The Democratic sheriff keeps a ne
xro at the jail. This negro was seen
with pistol in the jail. This ne
gro the other day was hunting Tor
n man charged with an attempt TO
rape. Said he was going to arrest
him. The man afterwards was ar
rested and this same negro VINO
>ess hunting for him WAS present
In Cum berlsnd county they have
negro road overseers, and the grand
Jury in the fall term OF 1899 report
ed that whites and blacks were to
xether in the poor house. The Dem
ocratic party is the negro parry II
Cumberland county according u
Democratic authority.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
\ ROBESON DEMOCRAT.
REPORTER.

The Red-shirt Deacon Wants to Mark
Good white Men.
Politics is the general topic of the
day, Senator "Red-Shirt" Mcintyre
said In his speech here, July 10th,
that X. NJ. Crumpler and Johnson,
~ Sampson county voted for the
amendment and the election law
IN the legislature. This we believe
~ be wilful, redshirt lie, 40 Tar as
tho election law II concerned
Mcintyre also said that "every
white man that voted against the
amend mant should have a BLACK
MARK made across his forehead to
show the negro he has in him
Such language from the lips OF a
deacon OF the Baptist church. shows
a black mark In his hypocritical
heart.
The "redshirts" are making their
puny, cowarCily threats on some oil
our bost citizens In this communi-
ty; let them come, no one feels I'M
easy.
The writer was always Demo-
Crat while the Democratic party
stood under the leadership OF J'h
prson and Zeb Vance, then part!
OF good principles, but now unde
the leadership OF Simmons, part
OF unutterable disgust, mass o
corruption, and diaholicai rotten
ness, the party can be no bette
than its loader, Simmons. Vanc
warned his people against simmo
in language so plain that "he VII
runs may read" he told them tina
Simmons was not fit to hold an
Office OF trust, 1t has proved Onl
too true. His motives are as fore1g
TO right "a those OF the Prince
Darkness and his PRINCIPLES
black as the charred cinders
Hades itself. No man true to b
conscience, his country or his Co.
can follow such a leader.
A DEMOCRAT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
HOWS TIL 81

Weoffer one hundred dollars reward
for anv case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrb Cure.
FL CHENEY & CO., Props, Toie-
we. the undersigned, have known F.
+. Cheney for the last Is years, ana De :,
Iieye him perfectly honorable In al
hnsi ness transactions and hnanciaiiy
Able to carry out any obligations mads
by the hfm. nr;s+e
| Wxsr & TRuAx, wholesale DruRgis's
Toledo, Ohio.
w.,DrNc KrNNAr 4 MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
HaIi,s Ca,arrh cure 10 taken inter
naIly, acting directly upon the Dloo'
Ard mucous surface Of the system
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold BY q
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26

The Machine Has Begun Its WORM
Difference ~ to Color.


Difference ~ to Color.
Special TO Tue Caucasian.
Angler, n. c.. July ia. W.
Gregory, tho Democratic registrar
in Black River township, Is taking
the names down On strips Of paper
sad when asked about this said He
was running that bust usss.
understand one or rhe reg .-.r.rs
In Averssboro tow a. his h~nn
reg stering vo'ers with sdnin
teripg any oath.
The registrars In many town.
, ships are requiring voters who
have moved from one township to
another to get q certificate Of re.
moval when the old books have not
even been sent to the registrars.
| / am informed that when the
register of deeds was told that the
registrars were requiring Ger If
Gates and was asked to send out The
old books. replied that 1t was mo-
his business. He also stated, an
informed, that the Democrats were
going to take every advantage the!
could.
This Is Democracy with a ven
geapce. bow long will good men
Christian men endorse part
that will resort to such means Il
carry An electioni POPULIsT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
A SERIOUS NATTER.
WIZ Not Violate His soiumn Oath TO
Vote For Il

VIII Not Violate His solumn Oath TO
Vote For II
For the Cauc asian.
The proposed State Constitutions
Amendment is msuifestly uneou-
stitutionsl, oil intricate and ingen,-
ous RaspinR to the contrary notwith.
standing. For this reason alone II IL
not, and cannot be lawfully before
the people for adoption 80 long as
ibe 10th amendment to the National
Convention stands. The solemn oath
to support the National Constit ution
which each qualified voter has 30
recently taken, is an essential part Of
his quahf alton for voting, and the
moment any voter, VINO 10 aware OF
Or seriously suspects the fact of its
unconstitutionality, purposes to vote
for it, that moment he forfeits his
privilege OF voting and virtually dis.
franchises himself, and the momen,
ne carries his purpose into effect by
voting FOR it, that moment he usurps
the privilege of sovereignty and Per
| jnres himself.
Such being my honest conviction
in the matter, l can but vote agains
the amendment however meritoriou,
or other wise 1t may bs in itself con
sidered. and my alignment is that i
should be unanimously rejected q
the polls as being simply unconsti
tutional.
JOS. X. RANKIN,
Rankin, N. C.