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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-10-12
About Those Potatoes.

Several subscribers of the ExAMI-
NEE have promised US potatoes this
fall on subscription, and we just
call your attention to it III this way
SO you wont overlook the promise.
We are waiting for them right now.
We will also take hay and oats
on account.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-10-12
HoT.TAMALES ROASTED.


The Boise Journal, Sweet Her
aces paper, runs eliot Tamales''
column each week. Here are few
"tamales, that we have roasted
over to insure their palatability TO
Idaho readers:
When Christ foutded the church be
said: Feed my Sheep" But the word
sheep" sounds ungrammatical to dem
ocrats somehow.
Even to Sheep republican, the
phrase gives an acute attack of fiat
uIency, with his product begging
for any old price, and none in sight.
Don't forget that Bryan is for FREE
WOOL
He isn't the '"only people" who
seem to be for '|free wool" There
are hundreds of thousands Of pounds
of il piled up here in Montpelier
awaiting some kind of an offer.
Bat no price of any kind has been
Offered for it. The owners have
begun to think that they will have
to give it away, if it is to be taken
off their hands.
Maybe the soldiers who were present
can tell who fired the first shot at Ma-
Mia. 'Sposin that the press leaves il
to them to decide.
Alright. Mr.. James Rich, Of
Paris, what do you say?
The terrible" Standard Oil company
gave $4,000 to the Galveston flood
sufferers. Democratic papers please
copy.
'Tis true. And the same dav
Rockefeller, it's president, took
$8s, coo unearned profits out OF the
peoples pockets, Through the
Vaccinations of his Standard Oil
crust. Will the Journal copy this?
Before taking Mr.. Bryan's promises
too seriously, the Fihpinos should
"shake well before taking"
No, doubt they ought, too. They
have been buncoed so much in thp
last year by the Mckinley admlnis-
tration, that they have learned To
''shake." J"
If Bryan is elected there will be two
houses of de1nocracy-the upper house
of Organism, the lower house Aguinal
doism.
We don't know but that it wou.t
be as well, as to have an upper hous,
of goldbugissn and o lower hous,
of trustisnl.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-10-12
OSCAR F. WILLIAMS,
United States Consul.

OulGeO OCdteS OOuSu1.
Consul Williams is q republican
and his word ought to
go, especially when it put out as an
official public document by a-repub-
lican administration.
1t is evident that the Advance
has put the Tribune and Mrs. j.
Ellen into tight place.
Of course all this correspondence
was published when Aguinaldo was
supposed to be a friend of America,
and when even the republican adj
miristration looked on him as de-
liverer of his people.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-10-12

=
fBets are freely offered in Mont
pelier that Alf Bulge will be elect.
ed as county attorney, and there
are no takers. This speaks Welt
for ALI, but then Ais most promi-
nent failing is his republicanisin.
Otherwise the democrats can sup.
port him, because they have no one
pn their own ticket 10 vote for
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-10-12
Now read this one:

Now read this one:
Us. S. Baltimore, Consulate of the
United States, Manila Bay. Oh
sCavite.
MANILA, May 24e 1893
Sir. Last week Maj6r Con
zales captured two buffalo cart loads
af rife ammunition from the Spa7nards
Today EXECUTED q POWER of ATToR
HEY whereby General Aguinaldo RE-
LEASES to his attorneysin fact $4o0,-
900 NOW in BANK in Hongkong, so
that money therefrom can pay for 5000
stands of arms bought there and 'ex-
pected here tomorrow.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-10-12

The Post isn't saying much for
the county ticket as yet. Perhaps
it goes on the theory, that the less
said the better chance some Of them
might have to win.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
THE GOLD DREDGING OFF CAPE NOME.
Root Says He Has Granted Concessions and
Will Grant Others.

Washington, March 22.-Secretary Root
made brief statement to the press
at the War Department today IN regard TO
the action CT the Department in grant n,s
license to prospectors to Dire lse he
water front Of Cape Nome, ALASKA, in
their search fer gold. He admitted that
two concessions to dredge sand hal Leen
issued and twenty other applicat IONS are
pending, and will be granted. His au-
thority is based upon the statutes giving
the War Department jurisdiction over the
navigable waters of the United states.
1t was shown, he says, that the purposed
dredging of sand would not interfere
with navigation or the riparian rights of
owners of adjacent territory. The Sac
retary said further that any one was
privileged to dig for gold in the open sea
and the only question considered by the
War Department was whether such opel-
ations conducted within the three mile
limit were an interference with navi-
cation or an infringement on the rights
of others. He will shortly submit his
reply TO the resolution of inquiry adopted
by the Senate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
Leads sail North CaroimaD News and Circulation

Tended this woman and her children.
Life is too sacred a. thing! We can
take it. but we cannot give it.
You say you don't feel that you
are guilty" asked Magistrate John
son. putting special accent on the
word feel.
Il don't feel that I'm guilty. replied
the negro, not taking his eyes from
the ground.
Where were you last night?"
Il went to my room last night and
they found me there
Didn't you go to Ella Jones' last
night?"
No"
''Why do you say you don't FEEL
guilty?"
'The reason / say that is that [
call these people to witness so l may
have some friends if anything hap
pens so | may need them. / don't
feel guilty at all in the sight of God. >
Didn't YOU strike Ella Jones'?
s'No.''
Didn't you burn her house?"
NO"
Don't you feel guilty?"
mo, sir, [ don't in the sight of
God"
when was the, last time you were
at Ella's?"
Sunday night"
What did you talk about? ."
''The trouble between us
What did you agree to do?"
Come to Mr.. Johnson and settle
it by compromise"
what did you agree to pay her?"
1.-Two dollars a month"
Did you and she ever Quarrel?"
''No-never cross word between
u.s.
'How often have you been going to
her house lately?"
About once a week"
SIS there anything else you want
to say?'
mo, sir
Speaking to News and Observer
reporter earlier in the day. Tom said:
Il didn't do that myself?'
''Then do you know who did it?" |
asked.
Continued on Sixth Page)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
CALL IS CONVICTED
Carried a Gun and Disturbed
Religious Worship.
Linney viii Make no Fight for denomination.
Blackburn's Friends Say His Nomina-
ton is Assured.
Especial to News and observer.)

Winston, n. c., March 22.-Clarence
Call Chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Executive Committee of this
district and ex-sheriff of Wilkes county.
was convicted in Wilkes Superior court
today of disturbing religious worship and
carrying concealed weapons. He was
fined ten dollars in the first case and
fifty dollars in the second.
A committee left here tonight for
Washington to assist Congressman Lin
ney in presenting Winston's claims to
the committee for holding Federal courts
in this city.
1t comes from reliable sources
that Congressman r. H. Linney
has notified the Republican bosses in this
district that he will not make fight for
denomination, though he will make the
race again if his party wants him. The
friends of Assistant District Attorney
Spencer Blackburn say his nomination is
now assured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
ALL BUT LINNEY VOTE TO RECOMMIT.
Tar Heel Delegation and the Loud Bill. For
New Postoffces.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Washington, d. c., March 22.-Repre-
sentative Bellamy has filed applications
with the Postoffice Department for the
establishment of postoffices at Del
gado, site of the new Holt Mill near Will
mington, and at Belmont Mills, near
Charlotte. He will press the matter and
hopes to receive favorable consideration.
Representative Crawford visited the
several departments today in the interest
of his constituents.
All the members of the North Caro-
lima delegation, except Linney, who were
in the House today voted to recommit
the Loud bill. Messrs. Atwater and
Thomas were paired against the bill.
Capt. j. B. Lloyd, of Tarboro, who was
appointed assistant sergeant alarms of
the United States Senate through the in
fluence of Senator Butler, has received
notice of his retirement on the first of
April. He has made popular and capa-
bic official.
1t is now stated that the Dockery- Bel
lamy contest case will not be re-opened.
The opinion here is that all the commit
tee except one is in favor of Bellamy.
Under the currency act recently passed
it is possible to refund $S40, 900 of
bonds, and already, up to today, $S7 .000.-
600 in round numbers has been offered
mostly by banks and bankers. More than
200 charters have already been applied
for for banks of $4,000 capital in towns
of 5000 population, and Comptroller
Dawes thinks the total will go up to 500
before the end of the month. The appli-
cations come mostly from agricultural
towns in the middle west. Iowa leading.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
SET FIRE TO HER CLOTHES
Which Had Previously Been Satur-
ated With Oil.
SCREAMS BROUGHT AID, BUT TOO LATE
The Woman's Husband, Man Named Steen,
is Said to Have nstgated the Attack
and Been the Ring Leader
in its Execution.
in its Execution.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Wadesboro n. c., March 22-Intel-
ligence has just reached Wadesboro
of most horrible crime committed
in the adjoining county of Chester
field A few days ago Cassie Boone,
a young woman of bad repute, was en-
ticed from her home by four men, car
ried to the woods near by, assaulted
with knives, and her flesh almost
carved from her bones.
/ After having satisfied themselves
with this treatment the four brutes
saturated her clothing with oil and
set it a-fire. Her screams brought as
sistance; the flames were extinguish-
ed; she was carried to her home, lin
gered a few hours and died.
1t is alleged that this young woman
had married man by the name of
Steen, but still retained her maiden
name. 1t is said that her husband
instigated this foul deed and led the
assault upon the woman.
One of the other three is brother
of Steen, and the other two are sons
| of Fiddler Steve Jackson. Feeling III
| the county runs high.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
OTHER EVIDENCE AGAINST JONES.
Tracks Leading from the House and Blood on
His Clothes

Tom Jones was then taken to the
scene of his crime and as he stood
shivering near the burning building,
gazing at the roasting bodies of his
victims, there rose up other evidences
against him.
There were tracks that led to and
from the building, across the freshly
plowed ground. They corresponded eN-
actly with the tracks made by the
shoes he wore.
And there in the fire, clear of debris
and lighted by the flames so that all
the worlu might see, lay a large bowie
knife, taken only the evening before
from the house of Mr.. G. \. Turner,
for whom Tom Jones worked and at
whose house he got his supper.
As if this were not enough, on the
negros hands were found blood stains
and on the floor of his cabin. left as if
just pulled off before getting in bed,
was pair of overalls splotched with
human blood.
Confronted by these proofs the ne
gro resorted to lying which failed him
when it came TO the proof on trial.
He denied that he had been to Ella
Jones' house since Sunday night,
said he had no knowledge of the crime
and declared that he could prove his
whereabouts at the time Of the crime
by Ed Coffeld and his wife.
But Coffield and his wife said they
had not seen Jones since Monday
night.
Still another circumstance against
the negro that pointed to his guilt
was the fact that he was apparently
exceeding hard to wake up when the
officers went to his house, and even
after he was walked he would not
open the door until he had put on
some clothes that did not have blood
spots on them. And on his hands
there were signs of SCOT having been
rubbed over the bloody marks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
LITTLE LAURA JONES STORY.
She Tells How Tom Jones Killed Her Mother
and Sister With an Axe.

But the strongest evidence of all
the evidence on which Tom Jones was
| committed to jail and the evidence
that will hang him-is the simple but
terrible story of Laura, the little rag
ged, sevenyear old girl who escaped
from the burning building and car
ried with her a three-year old sister.
Could any hero do more?
After getting out of the house, alone
| in the dead hours of night. she car
ried her sister, almost as large as
herself, half mile in her arms to a
nighbor's house.
And this is the story she told when
| she got there-also it is the evidence
she gave on the magistrates trial and
| during the investigation before the
coroner's jury:
THE Preacher came to our house
| about the time the train GO O'Clock
| freight) blOwed. There was a light in
the house when he got there. / went
to sleep. Then | woke up. Ma was
hollerin'. The Preacher was hitting
| her with an axe. He then came over
10 my bed and struck sister Qda) two
| times. The blood flew in my face Af-
! ter that he struck q match and set fire
to both beds. He put the axe back
under the bed and left. Then / took
Sid Cher sister, and got out of the
! house and went to Mrs. Winters"
Tom Jones was quietly brought in,
| the girl was told to look around and
see if she could find the man who
killed her mother She pointed at the
prisoner and said:
That's him.
Being further questioned she said
the Preacher was the only person
that came to her mothers house that
night.
The other witnesses. both in the
coroner's trial and the hearing before
the magistrate. told of the fire and
the other facts substantially as above
set forth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
HOW THE MURDER Err WAS FOUND.
Tom Jones Identified by tn, Little Girl as Her
Mothers ST. yer

About / o'clock yesterday morning
the cabin in which ella Jones and her
seven children lived. mile south of
Garner, was found to be on fire.
The first person t . see it was Mr..
II. V. Davis, who Ii YES nearby. He
was awakened by the light shining in
his room. He woke \ II. p. Hobgood,
who lived in the same house and to-
gether they went to the fire.
Already the roof had allen in and
they could see the bodf es of the wo-
man Ella Jones and her children on
the beds. There were five of them as
follows:
ELLA JONES, the mother, SO years old.
IDA JONES' daughter, II years old.
JESSIE JONES, a son. ye, ars old.
NANCY JONES, daughter, years old.
CLEVELAND JONES, son, 2 ears old.
a BABY, one month old
The two other children had | escaped
from the burning building a nd gone
to the house of a white wonl an. Mrs
Mary Winters, half a mile aN way. They
were:
LAURA JONES, daughter, years old.
SIDNEY JONES, daughter, years old
While at the burning ho1 <<es Davis
and Hobgood were called by Sam
Winters, who stood in his uother's
yard with the two negro cl Vi ldren.
They went to the Winters hou 5, 9 and
inquired of the oldest child Laura,
how it had all happened.
She told them that 1.-The prea her"
had come to the house and llille d her
mother and sister with an axe,5, and
then set the beds on fire. The cIf lid.
it seems, did not know Tom JON es'
name. She called him simply II he
preacher he is generally calm ID
by the negroes preacher" Jones. BIZ t
she added that he was the man yvu O
worked last year for Mr.. Hobgoo d -
and that she'd know him if she we e
to see him.
With this information to guide the n,
in their search for the perpetrator eh
the crime the two men set out f. fk
Garner. They woke up the deput Y
sheriff and Magistrates j. D. johnson
and H, B. Rand and together they
went to Tom Jones' house and arrest
ed him.
Then they took him back to Mrs.
Winters and after further questioning
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
LOAN rs OFFERED PORTUGAL.
Probably shrewd Bcer Movement to Close the
Rear Door,
(By the Associated Press.)

CBy the Associated Press)
New York, March 22-George w. Van
Sicklen, President of the American Coun-
Gil of the South African Republics and
advocate in America for the Transvaal,
today sent the folling official letter to
the Portuguese Minister at Washington.
Dear Sir.
81 am in a position to offer to you, as
/ do. to lend the Government of POrtu-
gal the sum necessary to pay the award
known as the Delagoa Bay award. which
has just been made by the Geneva arbi-
tration tribunal, say six million dc.ia. }
$4,000, ,000) Fair and satisfactory terms
10 be arranged
The offer is regarded as a move on the
part of the Beers to Offset any offer
which England may make to Portugal.
thus embarrassing the Libson Govern
ment and thereby at the same time clos
ing the rear door" to the Transvaal
and Orange Free State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
Evidence Leaves no Doubt
as to Who the Gull
ty Man is.
TOM JONES DENIES
THAT HI DID THE DEED
But he is Unable to Offer any Further
Defense. Given a Preliminary
Trial and Sent to Raleigh
to Await the Next
Criminal Term of
Court Here.

The criminal records of Wake coun-
ty contain no chapter so horrible and
blood-marked as that writ yesterday.
In fact, it is to be doubted if the
State has ever known a crime that
surpassed it in coId-blooded fiendish-
ness.
Surely he who committed it is either
a madman or the devil incarnate. y
man i'm his right mind would not exc
cute SO horrible a plot and british
beasts could. never plan it.
Here is the awful record of muir
der and arson made early yesterday
morning bya negro preacher at the
little town of Garner, four miles south
of Raleigh. on the Southern railway:
Two negro vvomen--a mother and
her daughter-n lurdered.
The beds OH which the corpses lay
set on fire to- hide the murder.
The two dead bodies burned and
with them four children--their ages
ranging from one month to five years.
The perpetrators of the deed was
Tom Jones, negro who has been
claiming to be a preacher.
His victims W. ere Ella Jones, his
mistress, and her children. The cause
of the crime wa s the fact that the
woman charged HI IN with the paterni-
ty of her month-c Id child and asked
his assistance in Importing it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
S. A. LIS FIRST TRAIN OVER NEW LINE.
In Month Its Trains Will Run Over the F. c.
&P.
(By the Associated Press. }

Columbia, S. c., March, 22.-The Sea
board Air Line today brought it's frss
train from Portsmouth to Columbia over
the new line from Cheraw, via Comden.
to this city. The new line is 4 direct
route and will give the Seaboard spler
did Florida connection as soon as the
bridge over the Congaree River just south
Of Columbia is finished. The new line is
built of finest material and heaviest rails.
All the rock ballast has not yet been put
in. Freshets delayed completion of the
Wateree River bridge near Camden and
the Congaree River bridge near Colum-
bia, but within a month the Seaboard'
trains will be running through and over f.
C. and p.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
MURDER BY TRAMPS
Two Citizens of Emporia Shot
and Robbed.
A Posse With Blood Hounds Take The Trail
The Tramps Arrested. A Lynching
May Follow.

Norfolk, Va. March 22.-Informa-
ton was received her 'his afternoon
of terrible double murder in Green
vile county, supposed to have been
committed by two tramps. Two well
known citizens of Emporia, j. n. We'll
ton and j. w. Saunders. left that
place for Trego, a station on the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad, about noon.
Walking along the railroad to reach
their destination they met two
tramp. one white and the other a
negro, who, it is supposed, held them
up for the purpose of robbery. On
showing resistance the two gentlemen
were brutally shot down and the rob-
berry was committed by force. When
found Mr.. Saunders was dead and Mr..
Welton barely living, but having suf-
ficient strength to tell about the muir
der and give description of the muir
derers. Intense Indignation was caus-
ell when the affair became known and
as soon as possible posse was organ
lied for pursuit. assisted by blood
hounds. If the murderers are caught
and their guilt established they will
probably be summarily dealt with.
Later. ne tTalllpS were arrested
this afternoon. A lynching is immi-
nent tonight.
A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT.
Richmond, Va, March 22.-Justice Of
Peace WeltOn and Saunders, who
were killed near Emporia this morning
were endeavoring to arrest two men
suspected of the late Emporia robbery.
One of the men who shot them was white
and the other negro The shooting
took place in a cabin The white man
has been captured and a posse is in
pursuit of the negro, who was seen near
Jarrett's tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
Mr.. B r, Lacy Speaks at Charlotte.
Especial to News and Observer

Charlotte, n. c., March 22.-The Demo-
Gratis of Mecklenburg county assembled
at the court house tonight to hear an ad-
dress on the issues of the campaign by
Mr. B. R. Lacy, of Raleigh. The speaker
reviewed the States experience with the
negro in politics, showing conclusively
that the time had arrived for removing
him from the political sphere. He said
that the white people of North Carolina
were determined to win the fight and
could not be swerved from their purpose
The address was listened to with great
interest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
4 DIFFERENT ACCOUNT.
BUIEs' CREEK COMMENCEMENT.
An Attractive Programme Arranged Revival
Services--Personal Notes
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Buie's Creek, N. c., March 22-The ap-
preaching commencement promises to be
the best in the history of Buies Creek
Academy. Rev. r. t. Vann, ID. D., will
preach the commencement sermon on May
20th. Hon. Julian S. Carr will deliver the
literary address.
Rev. w. N. Johnson, of Weldon, is con-
Quoting revival here.
The halls of the Literary societies are
being furnished.
Prof ]. w. Portis is in charge of a
class of in the cornet, violin, etc. There
is talk of Buies Creek cornet band.
The enrolment this session is 80.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
Il DON'T FEEL THAT I'M GUILTY.
Tom Jones Denies That He Committed tn,
Crimes CHARGED Against Him.

On the coroner's trial Tom declined
to take the stand to make q statement.
but on the magistrates trial he said
he wished to be sworn and testify in
his own behalf. He said:
MY friends, I'm very sorry you all
think I've done this, when I'm not
guilty. l don't feel that I'm guilty.
If anyone had tried to have done that
when | was there / would have de-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23

clamation annexing the Free STATE TO the
Transvaal Mr.. Steyn Immediately is
sued a counter proclamation declaring
the Free State intact 1t is reported Lat
Kruger and Steyn will meet al KIoon-
stadt April 4th to discuss the futura pro-
gram. The feeling between the Trans
vaal and the Free State is very bitter"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
Receiver for D. Appleton & Co..
(By The Associated Press. }

New York, March 22.-In the Supreme
court today J. Hampton Dougherty was
appointed receiver of d. Appleton and
Company, publishers of this city, on the
application of Daniel Pritchard of New
Jersey, stakeholder The bond of The
receiver was fixed at S150,000. The lia'
bilities are about II, 100000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-23
SIX MURDERS COMMITTED
BY A NEGRO PREACHER
A Mother and Her Daughter Killed and Their
Corpses Burned in a Building With
Four Live Children
TWO CHILDREN ESCAPE TO
TELL THE AWFUL STORY

of the little girl as to the kind of man
the murderer was, they took Tom
Jones before her. She looked at him
a moment and said:
''Yes, he's the man that murdered
my ma