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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
STONE TALKS OF LANDsLIDING.
New Jersey And Ohio as Fighting Grounds
For Democrats.

Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sum-
New York, Oct. 1S.-Ex-Governor Will
liam ]. Stone, of the Democratic National
committee, announced today that arrange
mcnts had been made for a campaign trip
through the State by Webster Davis. 1t
was also decided that Mr.. Bryan will
speak in New Haven, Conn, at noon on
October 9th.
New York was to be the storm conter OF
the campaign.
Il don't know about storm CENTER !"
he replied, "but we will make a strong
fight here, and ! am confident that Wa
will carry the State. l am convinced, too,
that we will win in New Jersey. A week
ago the New Jersey Democratic leaders
told me they had no chance to win. Today
the same men came 20 me and said that
Bryan would carry New Jersey. This is
no bluff. Their statement was based on
information. Another thing could
carry Indiana today ~ Q ,UCn plurality,
and am positive that we will have the
Presidents own State, too. This may
sound startling, but a revolution is in
progress, and if nv predictions do not
turn out to be true l nave been badly
fooled.
I'VE can elect Bryan without New York
State" said Mr.. Stone, in conclusion, but
we will give him this States electoral
vote, too. Mark Hanna may get any mum
Der of millions, but he can't buy the cleo
ton"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
{. D. WARNER DEAD
The Famous literator Passes
Away Suddenly.
Two Years Ago He Had a Severe Attack Of
Pneumonia From Which He Never
Fully Recovered.
(By the Associated Press.)

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 20.-Charles Dud-
ley Warner, of literary fame. one OF the
owners of the Hartford Courant, died sud
denly this afternoon. Mr.. Warner had j
very severe attack of pneumonia two years
ago while in New Orleans. and has never
fully recovered from it. Last spring he
had pneumonia again while at his home
and this weakened his heart. OF late he
has been much better. At noon today he
attended ? luncheon to bid farewell to
some friends about TO leave for the Medi-
terranean. Mr.. Warner was cheerful and
gave no indication of illness. After the
luncheon Mr.. Warner started on a walk.
Among his acquaintance was a colored
man to whom Mr.. Warner gave books TO
encourage his desire to read, p~articu-
larly books connected with the history of
the colored race, upon which Mr.. Warner
was an authority.
Mr.. Warner probably Intended to call
on this man as he was in the neighborhood
of his house when he was stricken. Prob
ably feeling i'll he asked leave at a house
to sit down. then to lie down. requesting
to be called in ten minutes. When the
woman first went to call him he was
dead. News of his sudden death spread
rapidly and was a great shock to his
many friends.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

have 10 respect for a woman and keeps
them badly frightened all the time
often he has been absolutely brutal IN
his treatment or them. This has rTa
going on q long time, until we can
stand IL no longer. He has beer n boss
weaver only about > year. Before thai
he was loom fxer and IN that capacity
he was equally As rough
But The thing shat has made these
men most determined 10 wiu and also II
Is the thing hat has won thcm greatest
sympathy Is what seems 20 - an at
tempt TO blacklist them. Operatives fcom
this place during the past TWO weeks hav.
tried 10 get employment elsewhere. but
have failed. they say One gray headed
man OF large family who vas pressn, dur
Ing my interview with Mr.. Johnson said.
I went 10 Durham and sought employ
mcut ri both the Commonwealth and the
Erwin mills. They told me they did not
care 20 employ anybody from Haw River.
The same situation exists elsewhere. \
number Of men went up 20 Gihsonville
and the superintendent 81 the mill the~
agreed 10 employ them bu; n few days
later the superintendent came down here
ana told them h could not lake any
body into his mill from Alamance county.
The mills a. Raleigh and At Fayetteville
decline 10 give Is work
An so you see. he added in oonolu-
sion. We are not only shu, out here .;
home but We are dented employment else
where"
Have the authorities in the mills made
no effort 10 induce the union leaders and
skilled men 10 go hack 10 work." | asked
MIR. Johnson.
Yes. but such Inducements as they
have offered have always been
led by The condition tina, they withdraw
from the union. To many they have of
fered easier Jobs and more money
"Has there been any sign Of weakening
on the part OF the union ="
Yes. at FIRST some OF them wanted 10
give up and 20 back 10 work. but since
they have been shut out aud blick-listcd
that sentiment has disappeared and moth
ing but hunger Will drive them back"
Have YOU called on other unions TO
help you ?" l asked.
NO yet. so far we have got along pref
~ well by ourselves. The other unions
viii, | understand. assist us II We need 1t
And this is the story OF these men who
labor with their hands and win their
bread in the sweat OF their brows.
They are terribly in earnest feeling as
they do that the rights and privileges &C
corded to every free maen are denied TO
them and that because they do not tame
ly submit they are TO be pursued and for
ever denied employment. They say that
they are backed by the international Tex
tile Union. and can stand a long strike.
Grand Secretary Prince Green. OF Ala
bama, is expected here this week.
SO far only two or three outside opera
tives have been brought here TO work,
One of these. a loom fixer, comes from
Danville and takes a place in Granite
Mills No. !. and the other, a boss spin
ner adm carder. came from Durham this
morning. The mill owners held a meet
ing in Burlington before issuing the
notices OF October ith and October 18th.
1t is reported here tonight that another
meeting was held today. but il il not
known what action. If any. was taken by
them. FRED L.. MERRITT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
SYMPATHY With STRIKE
The Strikers Are Stronger Than When
the Notices WerefPosted.
MAD BECAUSE THEY ARE BlACK-llSTED
Other Mills in the Sta.e Refuse 10 Give Them
Employment. Strikers viii Stick Un-
til They Min or Are Starved
Out.
Especial to News and Observer

tSpeclal 10 News and Observer
Haw River. \. G.. Oct. E.-This j.
the third Week of the cotton mill oper-
atives strike in ~Alanance county ami
no settlement is in sight. Since the
strike began, the strikers have been
gaining in numbers and sympathy. OF
the more than twenty large mills in
the county, only two are running With
a full force. These are the Virginia
Mills at Swepsonville. and ,Juanita
Mills at Big Falls, both managed BY
Raleigh men. Several small mills
where there is no union are also af-
fected. In this town, where the strike
began, there are four mills with nearly
a thousand looms. They started up
Monday with two hundred looms run
ming. Today there We're only one hun
dred and sixty in operation. \ mum
Der Of the operatives who Nent into
h mills to work Monday nave since
joined the Union and still others have
declined to work longer unless the de-
mands of the union are complied with.
Monday was the day set for the non
union labor notice of the mill owners
to go into effect. On that day the first
question put to every applicant for
work in the mills was: do 0 belong
to a labor union?" He got no work if
he did. Early Monday morning. just
before the whistles were blown, the fol
lowing notice was distributed by boys
among the operatives here:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

AS a result every mill in the county
at which nOn-union labor notices were
posted is either running on short force
or not running at all. AS best ! have
been able to ascertain the Thomas NJ.
Holt Mills here mad about fifty looms
running tOday-the Cora Mill had for
ty and the two Granite Mills had six
ty. At Burlington the Lakeside Mills.
in which there are only seven union
men, was completely shut down on
Monday. Inc Elmira Mills there start
ed up with half its looms running and
at the Aurora Mills only one-fourth of
the looms started, while all but tour
of the operatives in the f.. VI. nA
Plaid Mills. walked out. At Graa-.-e,.
the Oneida had only eighty of its 4x~ :
hundred and fifty looms running t
had been closed today and it is ~t
that on Tuesday it was with difticnsty
that it was kept going. At Elon Col
lege the Ossipee and Altamahaw are
about to close down.
The sympathy Of the citizens gener-
ally at this place, l find. is strongly
with the strikers and ] have been old
that much the same sentiment prevails
throughout the county. When 80
strike first began about the discharge
of the girl this was not true. but when
the mill owners issued the notice de
claring that no union men would in
future be employed. the people gen
orally thought this was going too far.
and at once their sympathies were en-
listed on the side Of the operatives.
How long will this strike last??" |
asked an operative tonight
Until we win out or are starved
out" he replied.
l called on edward Johnson, the
president of the union here. He is a
man of character and intelligence. not
only a skilled mill man. but a prOmi-
nent Mason and leading member of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics.
He very willingly discussed the situa-
ton and in conclusion he aid I'VE
are not making many demands. They
are very modest ones, | think. and we
are ready to 90 back to work as soon
as they are granted. They are. first.
That we be allowed the privilege Of all
free men of belonging to anything we
please that's honorable and lawful:
second. that j. NJ. May be discharged
as boss
I inquired what the complaint was
against May. He replied: II is too
harsh with the operatives. especially
the women and children. He seems to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
THE TAR RIVER ASSOCIATION.
Two Thousand Dollars Pledged For Associa
tional Missions.

Scotland, Neck, n. c., Oct. 2O.-(SpeciaD
Person who returned from Spring Hope,
where the Tar River Baptist Association
was held this week, report a good and
pleasant session.
The one great work of this body is AS
sociational Missions. and they succeeded
in making the pledges two thousand dol
lars for the ensuing year.
President r. T. Vann, of the Baptist Fe-
male University. spent a night here on
his return from Spring Hope Association.
President Vann says that Halifax county
has sent more girls to the University this
year han any other county in the State,
except Wake. OF these Scotland Neck has
furnished a liberal share.
Mr.. T. j. Thompson. who lived a few
miles from town. died this week. Mrs,
Thompson was q sister to Mrs. I. H
Pritchard, of this place.
Hon. C1audius Kitchin is making a Wig
orous canvass through the lower counties
of this the Second District.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
ELECTION LAW PASSED.
This New Measure Will bs Signed by Governor
Beckham Monday.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Frankfort, KY, Oct. 20.-The two
houses of the Legislature this afternoon
passed the non-partisan election law
agreed upon by the conference committee
and it will go to Governor Beckham Mon
day. There is no doubt that he will sign
it. The Democrats Of the House this
morning held a caucus and endorsed it as
a party measure.
Following out the non-partisan spirit
of the new law, the speaker called a
joint session of the two houses Monday
for the purpose of filling a vacancy on the
State election committee. The House
adopted a resolution that the Republicans
be allowed to name the commissioner
They will present the name of Judge A.
NJ. G. Cochran, of Maysville. who VIII De
elected. The new election
law does not contain any emergency clause
and will not go into effect for ninety
lays. The Legislature will adjourn sine
die Monday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.
Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years. and be-
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carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
WEST & TRUAX.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
MIL. MEN ARE DETERMINED.

Mr. Aft w. Haywood, vlce-presldeft
Of the and Mr.. b. 5. Robert
son lis secretary, discussed the situa-
ion freely. Both said the mills OF
A1.m.hce county had taken this step
,aI;ha,,ta,y and with full knowledge
80 ,,b,t II meant, and there Woulu pe
no back down from 1t, NE. IiaS "ooo
added:
eve are determined to run WIN nun
union labor or not run at al;
..Tbere has never come to the ONCE
ar,nlaint against May. II com,
"Ia;nti had been made, they "oulu
nva been investigated and the cause
nf nc complaint removed or May u,a-
- Then again it must W -
.,an,hored that even now the III ~
sa,. bic dismissal comes, not ,iuin ven
- in the Thos. NJ. Hol. WIZ
op. Nav wa employed, but !roih~i
I,hor unjon composed OF
n1 h mills at Iiaw River. ond
..Such unreasonable oeina 10 be,d
~. character of the men d - ans
sthe ,nion compelled us 70 'ant a.
nrotect our property 1roni naa i
- iz.tion which is seeking +ba
s1haroe If we had TO shpl1'' -
II ~ would have no au'iioiiS
our own mills. h,4tbe ar.
..And lust here let me say 'la, '' that
al" 70 strikers are uslnS' 'n".
Suii'en. as much right to ofsnn ~
iheH mill owners, does ho' "pi,I off.
as the p;yer mills. For not ah oin
the ia" ahholder in the mills IS Q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
October 10, 1900.
NOTICE.

In accordance with notice posted
on the 4th inst, we propose start
ing this mill next Monday morning
at the usual hour with non-union
help. No one belonging to labor
unions will be allowed to enter the
mill Monday morning. We respect
fully request hat all who have de-
cided to remain in labor unions will
give notice today to the superin-
tendent Of the mill in which he or
she works.
THE THOS. NJ. HOLT MFG, CO,
Per A. w. HAYWOOD.
Nice-President.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

Though new members are taken in
every night. still il must now be evil
lent TO all that it i simply a question
OF time when the strikers will ~. com
PEELED 10 submit and ask for terms.
FRED. l.. MERRITT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
HOW'S THIS.

The coquette was created so that the
fool might have a companion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01
A Question in Figures,

Some mathematical, hard headed.
practical fellow has reduced the Chi
nese problem to figures Assuming
that China is to be suppressed, be
presents the following facts for con
sideIation
1t is roughly estimated that the
population Of China is 400, 900, 900
The natural increase ia 10000, 900 a
year lf the allies will start in aud
kill one million Cinnamon year for
100 years, there will be 900. 900, 600
Chinamcn, approximately speaking,
to deal with 1T the beginning of the
next century Or, # the normal
increase of ChinameD is 10000, 900,
and the allies kill eff II 900. 600 o:
them or about 3S.082 a day, it will
only take 100 years TO cxterminaie
them. If the number Of shots fired
in past wars be used az basis ior
calculation. 400, 600, 1000 600 Of am
munition would be required, which
at = cents each, would only cost the
allied nations of the earth sum o
S35 900, 100000. There would, o
course, be other minor items o
expense attendant upon the cam
paign
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01
Neely'S Embezzlements a,
the Very Least $1,000.

Washington, July 25.-The post
master general has made public the
report of Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter General Bristow, who investi
gated the Cuban postal frauds. Mr.
Bristow finds that Neely's embezzle
ments aggregated at least $l31,713
and says he was justified in recon-
mending the removal of Director Gen.
ersl Ratbbone. Whether or not the
latter was guilty with Nicely in the
embezzlements, he says, there can be
no doubt that in the matter of unau
thOrized per diem allowances, Der.
sonal expenditures and warrants
cashed and unaccounted for. be un.
lawfully appropriated to his own use
money from the Cuban revenues, and
for this. Mr. Bristow says, he believes
Mr. Rathbone should be required to
answer
The report says there YVES no
check whatever on Neely's trsnsac.
tions. From the accounts examined
the report says the minimum of
Neely's embezzlements may be sum.
married. as follows:
Shortages as shown by his own
records $30,600 excess of credit
by destruction of surcharged stamps
definitely sscertained $lO1,113; to.
tai $l3l.7l3
This will be decreased by the dis.
covery Of additional sales Of sur.
charged stamps. but will not exceed
$3.50, 600 in the aggregate
The report says that Rathbone
appointed Nicely, who had custody OF
the stamps. W. II. Reeves, the only
man who could have a check on
Neely's transactions, aud D War.
field chief of the bureau Of registra
,ion, a commission to destroy the
surchsrged stamps. of which Neely
had received $522,OOO. and that
Neely and Reeves entered into 6
conspiracy TO report larger quantity
of stamps destroyed than were ac
tuslly destroyed But, the report
says, Neely's fraudulent transactions
were not confined to these cmbezzle
ments, aud while the amounts were
small compared with the latter "they
show the same official dcpravity an(
utter disregard of the interests of The
public service"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01

William E. Curtis. writing to the
Chicago Record. gets off this good par.
agraph : Col Bryau's house stands ou
the edge of the city. q modest cottage
neatly painted in yellow with trim
mipes Of Indian red 1t bears the
rumber 1925 10 the street. The house
mex. door is number 1921, and a wag
gish friend has suggested to him the
advisabiIity Of trading numbers with
his neishbors. SO that the figures of his
threshold may be the shibboleth Of his
campaign, 16 to l CA diagram will
DO furnished eli who DO not see the
joke J"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01
LaWIeSSneSS and Murder
III New Orleans.

|
since last Tuesday and a sloody race
war seemed at one time to be threatcd
The latest dispatches however state
peace and order has been restored
a complete list of casualties shows
that six negroes and six whites have
been killed, end 10 negroes and 20
whites wounded since the trouble be.
gan
The beginning Of the trouble is stat.
ed as follows:
Two suspicious negroes were hang.
iug around quiet neghborhood and
somebody took the precaution to TO-
form The police. Several officers went
to the scene, aud instead Of making
explanations or going TO Jail, the
negroes showed fight. Pistols we're
soon iu play and OFF, Ger Mora was Sc.
rlously shot. One of the negroes was
arrested but Rcber. Charles, who did
the shooting, since said to be desperate
burglar ADD ex convict. got away,
although wounded. The police organ
lied pursuing party and succeeded iu
locating the fugitive Captain John Il
Day, commanding the precinct, led
posse Of police to this shanty and tried
to reach the refugee by dark alley
leading to it. They carried lanterns
end we're essi'y distio guished and when
they got close enough Charles opened
fire with Winchester. killing Captain
Day aod keeping up tho fusilade until
the captain had five wounds - him. A
negress opened the door OF 40 ijoiuing
room and told the police to ju. 10 az
Charles had rifles apd ammun;t' and
an impreguable position. They >ey
cd, thinking to hold Charles il is
quarters until help or daylight cat
Officer Lamb was the last of the three
survivors to attempt to reach shelter,
after emptyiug his revolver 10 the
direction of the negro. and Charles
reached out and dropped him with a
bullet behind the ear. Nearly an hour
elapsed before reicforcements came and
these wero placed around the block to
prevent escape. It was then discovered
that Charles bad already left the room,
though shot at the pickets told that
be was 10 the neighborhood.
Thousands Of people gathered around
the soeue of the shooting aud, lacking
victim or other excitement proposed
vengeance on the property and Oh the
negroes 10 the novels around. The
police promptly quelled the disturbance
and jailed number, but the guard had
to be increased.
To suppress this lawlessness cisi-
sens' police force of over 1000 men
was organized by the mayor, which
with the State militia had apparently
restored peace aud order, when on Fri
day afserooou tho desperate negro,
Robert Charles, whose crimes caused
the terrible events OF the previous two
days. was located iu negro's dwelling
ou Saratoga Street, aod 10 effccting bis
capture the lives Of four white meu-
Two lolice officers and two citizens
were .aori6ced
Charles resistance cost him his life
and with him was killed a negro com.
psnion who bad aided him 10 his war
on the whites and his defiance of the
authorities The fresh violence revived
the turbulence of the unruly element
and added atren 9TH IN THAR forcaa