The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-07
AND MADE THE BOYS MAD
Said "Disbanded' in His Order In
stead of Relieved"
TROOPS COVE BACK FROM BAY6ORO
The Trouble Down There is Over and The Good
Old County is Again Safely Demo-
cratic. Dees EIec ed TO
Legislature.
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Newbern, ~ c., August Ga late tele-
phone message from Bayboro reports all
quiet; and no further trouble is expected.
1t is stated that Sheriff Hooker was not
intoxicated as reported in Saturday
nights dispatches.
The Naval Reserves returned last night
about / o'clock. They are very indignant
because OF an order from the Governor
disbanding them for leaving Bayboro be-
fore he ordered them to do so. They
saw no reason for running the State to
useless expense when there was no neces-
sity for it.
Aycock's vote in Pamlco was G57;
Adams, 599 amendment 655. All county
officers Democrats) elected by majority
Of from two to fifty. Dees CDemocraO is
elected to the Legislature by 500 ma
jority.
Acting Adjutant General j. c. l.. Har-
ris was seen last night in regard to the
report from Newbcrn that the Naval Re-
serves there had been disbanded By the
| Governor.
Mr.. Harris said that this was mis-
| take. The reserves at Newbern have not
been disbanded but simply relieved from
their service at Bayboro and ordered
home The misunderstanding, he added,
had grown out Of an unfortunate wording
of his order He had said In It, "You are
hereby notified that you are disbandcd
from service at Bayboro." When he
should have said "You arc hereby re-
leved from service at Bayboro"
Il was interrupted by some one while
writing the telegram, said Mr. Harris
"and that Is the only way | can account
for my mistake. | discovered it soon
after sending off the dispatch and tried
to recall IT, but 1t was too late. No
doubt this mistake was made worse by
the fact that | added in my telegram that
Further instructions will be sent by
| mail. This, however, was simply in
struction as to how to get their pay. ]
am very sorry the misunderstanding oc-
Cured and would have sent another
telegram If had had any idea that my
message would have been so construed.
| II was all right for them to have gone
home. The mob had dispersed and there
was no further need for their services.
The cause Of the trouble and the calling
out of the troops seems to have been
about as follows:
The board OF canvassers met at the
court house Mt noon to count the vote
cast Thursday The reports sent out have
been that the county went for Fusion
| by 200 majority, but went for the amend
ment by 150 majority. The board OF can
vassers Is controlled by the Democrats.
| known as the "straights' or Daniel fae-
| ton and the Fusonists or Fowler fac
| tion have been afraid that they would
be counted out.
According to the accounts, when the
| board met at the court house at Bayboro
| the trouble began. II is said that the
| board proceeded to throw out the Bay
boro vote which would give the election
| to the Daniel faction. Then tho other
side gathered in force around the court
house and declared that II the board
| left the court house they would be at
| tackled and dealt with The board BAR
| ricaded the building and proceeded TO en-
| dure a siege. The crowd surrounding the
| place was said to number q thousand
| and boodshed was feared. Sheriff Hook
er is said to belong to the Fusionists at
| least he was candidate for reelection
on their ticket. One report said that
he was with the crowd around the court
| house, and therefore no call for outside
help would come from him
Mr.. l.. G. Daniels. leader of the Daniels
| faction was at the time In Newbcrn
| and when he heard of the trouble he
had his attorney. Mr.. A. ID. Ward tele-
graph to Gov Russell, asking military
protection for the board.
In reply the following telegram was
sent TO Newbern;
Raleigh, n. c. August 4.
A. D. Ward, Newbern, NJ c.:
hereby order Naval Reserves to
proceed promptly to Bayhoro and prevent
| violence and protect person and proper-
ty. Show this TO the commanding OFF,
i Ger and let this be his order.
ID. l.. RUSSELL,
| Governor and Commander in Chief.
Considerable stir was caused In New
bern by this order and large crowd
| collected in Middle street in front OF
| the armory The FIRE alarm bell was
rung to give signal to tho Reserves
to come TO the armory and soon some
| forty men had donnod their white suits
and shoadered their guns, The bugle
sounded and the drum beat to quarter.
The Reserves boarded the steamer
| Blanche at 1870 Sunday morning TO 90
i by water distance OF about so niles