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The evening times., 1900-10-04

No surprise need be occasioned by the
movement TO exDel the American mis-
sionaries from Pekin. Our troops, reduced
to a small legation guard. are unable to
protect them, and the other nations do
not want the bother. It seems probable.
therefore, that American missionary ef-
forts in China viii have to end. We are
unable to guess why the policy Of the Ad-
ministra ton should take this turn. Mr.
Mckinley is, or used to be, a member OF
the Methodist connection which is vastly
interested in Chinese evangelization.
Why he should adopt an attitude CT hos
tility toward the missionary element is
something difficult to understand
The evening times., 1900-10-04
1t is announced that the Pension Omc.

1t is announced that the Pension Office
has sent two and half tons of litera ture
to the Philippine Islands. This patriotic
interest in men, most of whom will be
on the pension rolls hereafter, is highly
commendable. Other governmental bu-
reaux should Initiate the Pension Office.
The Patent Office, for example, should
mail its annual reports 10 cur troops in
the Far East There is nothing that 50
enlivens p camp fire, where the enemy is
expected to attack at any minute, as a
Patent Office report.
The evening times., 1900-10-04
Sure For BRYAN.

The other States are properly divided
between Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Mckinley. as
The evening times., 1900-10-04
SURE FOR MCKINLEY

1t is generally conceded that at the pres
ent writing Mr.. McKinley's chances in New
York. Ohio and Minnesota are better than
Mr.. Bryan's. But this is not true of Della
ware, West Virginia, or Indiana, where the
Democratic prospects are bright For the
rest, Illinois is quite as doubtful as Kansas.
Give New York, Ohio, and Minnesota to the
President and he would have only two
hundred and four votes in the Electoral
College-tWo few by twenty. Give the 9th
ers to Mr. Bryan and he would have two
hundred and forty-three and the election.
The truth is, however, that it is any
body's fight as it stands. When the re-
suit is known it will be disclosed that the
battle was decided in the three States of
Illinois. New York, and Indiana If MI
Mckinley carries the first two he will be
reelected; if he does not he will go down
to a defeat as decisive as that which be-
fell Mr.. Cleveland in 1888.
The evening times., 1900-10-04
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

Johnson vs.. ManIey.-The Hon. J. G.
Johnson. of Kansas. Chairman of the Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee has shown that he is
quite as facile a calculator as is the Hon.
Joe Manley OF Maine or anybody else in
Mr. Hnnna's employ. Mr. Manley issued
q forecast" on Tuesday from Mr.. Han
mas New York headquarters, giving Mr..
Mckinley 266 electoral votes. Mr.. Bryan
only 112. and putting in the doubtful col
umn 81 electoral votes in States that are
as reliably Democratic as are any of those
magnanimously conceded to Mr.. Bryan by
Manley- Mr. Johnson has issued a state
ment from headquarters in Chicago giving
to Mr.. Bryan 326 electoral votes. coneed
ing only SO to Mr.. Mckinley and CHASING
only 80 electoral votes as doubtful-those
IN Michigan, New Jersey, and Min
nesota. In addition to the reliable
Democratic States, Mr.. Johnson gives
these States TO Mr.. Bryan: Della
ware. 5; Illinois. "a; Indiana, 10; Kan
sas, 10; Maryland. s; Kentucky. 10; Mon
tana, 3; Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 3; New York,
36: North Dakota, 8; Ohio, %; South Da-
kota. 4; Utah. 3; Washington, 4; West
Virginia, 6; Wisconsin, u, and Wyoming,
S-total, 13S votes claimed by the Repub-
hcans. Mr.. Johnson's estimate possesses
one merit which cannot be claimed for
Mr. Manley's. The Kansas man has been
doing nothing for about eighteen months
except studying and directing as best he
could. the political conditions of the coun-
try. Mr. Manley has been in the harness
of political management only about six
months. By this is meant that the Maine
man has been devoting all o. his atten-
tion to national politics only for the few
months stated. while the Kansas man for
more than year and half has had moth
ing to do but apply himself earnestly and
constantly to national politics. He has
been regularly employed by the Demo-
cratic National Committee to 90 this.
Until the campaign opened Mr.. Johnson
had charge of an army of men in the field
soliciting subscriptions to the campaign
fund with which the hght for Mr.. Bryan
is now being conducted. Every day dur
ing all this time he received letters from
every one of his solicitors, describing in
detail the conditions as they were obsery-
ed by the writer's It goes without saying,
therefore, that Mr. Johnson ought to
know something about the political s!tua-
tion at this time, and therefore his opin-
ion is worth considering.
The evening times., 1900-10-04
Circulation Statement.
The PrOspect.

The Republican National Committee has
issued it's October bulletin, as follows:
STATES CERTAIN FOR Mckinley.
The evening times., 1900-10-04

The Siub Conventions ThiTty-five
hundred delegates are participating in the
convention at Indianapolis of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs. At the
convention in August at st. Paul of the
similar Republican organization-the Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs-only a
| few hundred delegates We're present, even
though Rough Rider Roosevelt was there
and made a wild speech deuouncing all
Democrats as towards. Several Washing
ton correspondents of Republican newspa-
pers went to st. Paul to report the con
yention, and they privately declare that
it was the tamest and chilliest political as
semblage they have attended in many
years. All accounts agree that the utmost
enthusiasm prevails at Indianapolis, and 1t
is suggested that more space would be de-
voted to the convention by the metropoli-
tan press if 1t were not for the tact that
the president of the association is the pub
Usher OF newspapers in New York, Chica-
go and San Francisco, and his rivals in the
business fear that he would derive too
much benefit from any exploitation
they might make Of the con-
yertion. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stew
enson both are in 1udianapol today and
Will make speeches. Mr. Stevenson ar
rived there yesterday. and in a short
! informal address declared that Illinois
would go Democratic next month. Mr.
! Stevenson said he based his statement
| upon an intimate personal knowledge of
| conditions in his State. President VII
| liam R. Hearst was kept away from the
| convention yesterday by illness which
| Unexpectedly overcame him in Chicago.
| He will be present today and preside
| Reports mode by Secretary Max F. linn
| sen show that the membership OF the
association is nearly 2,000 0G0, and that
| the great bulk of this membership is
composed OF active young Democrats
! who are in the field working energati-
| cally for Bryan and Stevenson. An eff
! fort will be made to secure Immediately
! from each member a cash subscription
! TO the campaign fund of 80 cents. If
| this plan is successful it will pour into
| the treasury of the Democratic Nation
| al Committee nearly a million dollars
| within the next ten days, and with that
| amount OF available cash at this pc
| Ejod of the campaign it is confidently
| believed great results can be obtained.
The evening times., 1900-10-04

den had over hall a million Visitors; hamburg,
Ieipzig and Zurich each about 200 900, and Stutt-
CART Basel and Dusseldorf each quarter Of
4 million
The pine industry of Cadillac. Mich, once SO
vastly important that vicinity, has disappear
ed entirely the last pine tree in Wexford
county having Just been cut down at emp
northwest of the city named. This
left standing for several days in order that photo
graphs of il might be taken. There 4 large
crowd in attendance upon the ceremonies incl
dent TO its destruction.
There is a movement in Liverpool in favor OF
employing church women as supplementary Gu
rates The idea is instigated by clergyman Of
the established church, who thinks that women
can do efficient work in the parish than
clergymen themselves. Economy Is also tason
into view, as it is thought three women can be
obtained to do the work for the price that one
curate would have to be paid.
What might have proved a very serious aeei-
dent on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
was averted by the smallest incident during L
recent heavy storm at Big Rapids, Mich A
freight car was blown from the side track upon
the main line but while it was being pushed
forward Icy the wind the switch light also
turned 50 that the red light visible. The
operator discovered il just at the proper moment.
Cabbage crops in Europe are generally poor this
year, and this country is being called upon to
mske up the deficiency. Truck gardens in the
neil aborhaad of Bay City Mich, are reaping part
OF TIE benefit. The beet crop there Fosr
last year and the gardeners gave it Up. planting
cabbage instead But fer the shortage abroad the
Michigan market would have been badly over
stocked but the growers are shipping their prod
uct to Germany.
The first yacht race ever recorded was that
sailed in 1862, when Charles II matched yacht
of twenty tons, called the Jamie, against small
Dutch yacht under the Duke OF York, from
Greenwich TO Graveseld. when the King in ais
capacity of amateur helInsrlan was successful in
beating the boat steeFed by his brother. The first
yacht known was the Mary. which was presented
To Charles II by the Dutch Hitherto the
name had been unknown IN England, and it il
IS only during the last 100 years that yacht rae
ing has become at all general.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-06

w h1tSetf }nct1f,,te EIGHTEENTH Faculty; 23 e.
1SsS AAA@sAsuSS dents 81 Counties
$2 per month tor Board Tuition 25 Free Scholarships
LITERARY, BUSINESS, TEACHERS NORMAL, MUSIC, Etc
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uraduatee Boarding Halls Grounds Illus
traed Catalogue free. Address b President.
VT WHITSETT, PHI D., Whsett Guiord Co.,
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-06
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executor OF the
last Will and testament of Louisa Whit
aker, deceased, herewith give notice
to all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to me for
payment on or before Sept. LIST, 1901,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar OF
thsir recovery. All persons indebted
20 said estate are requested to make
Immediate payment and save cost OF
action.
This the Goth day of August, 1900.
Z. LEE WHITAKER,
c-ote0e Executor,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-06
WINTERVILLE NEWS.

Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
WINTERvILLE, N. c., Sept. 4, 1900.
The A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. calls special
attention to their Tar Heel wagons
which cannot be excelled either in
quality OF material out OF which they
are made or durability. They are first
class in every particular and will last
almost life time. Call on or write
this firm if in need of tip-top article.
The handsome new residence of Mr..
A. G. Cox is nearly completed. The
painters are now at WORK on it, and
when finished it promises to be ssthing
of beauty"
Rev. Mr.. Bry Jackson, of Kinston, is
visiting relatives in and near town.
M. G. Bryan, salesman for the Win
terville Cigar Co., returned from a two
weeks trip on the road Friday loaded
down with orders. The growth In
public favor for our cigars is something
truly wonderful. From force of one
or two hands we are now working some
twelve or fifteen and in very short
time the force will be very greatly in
creased. We just can't help it; our
trade demands 1t. We make nothing
bus firstc.ass goods and these with an
lndomitable perseverance ON the part
of the directors must tell.
Mr.. w. G. Fair, father of our towns
man, Mr.. C. F. Fair, has accepted q
position with the Hunsucker Carriage
Company.
B. +. Manning & Co. haye a full as
sortment of school books of the very
latest editions and would be pleased to
have teachers and students call and
examine them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-06
DO YOU REMEMBER?

Business people, merchant men OF
Scotland Neck, do you remember how
THE COMMONWEALTH told you two
weeks ago that there is strong prob
ability of the shirt factory being NOV
ed from scotland Neck?
Mr.. Futrell, the manager, says that
he cannot afford to let his machines
stand idle here and thus cause him to
lose money every day. Quite a num-
her of his machines are standing idle.
They are standing Idle because he can
not get operatives to work them. He
cannot get operatives to work them be-
cause he can not find houses in which
the operatives may live. If he does
not see light out of his difficulty by
the first of October he will move the
plant.
That leaves three weeks in which the
people may save to the town this en-
terprise. With his machines all at
work Mr.. Futrell says his pay roll
would be one thousand dollars month.
1t would be a great disadvantage in
Itself to the town for such enterprise to
b. moved from Scotland Neck but the
trouble will not stop there. If the
shirt factory plant is moved away from
Scotland Neck to the town that is
making fine propositions for it, the
next time any enterprise OF the kind is
advocated, the reply will be, "What's
the good OF 1t? We had good thing
and the people did not care enough
for it to give it a shelter" The truth
is, 1t will greatly cripple the towns
prospects for development to allow the
plant to be moved away.
Well, what must we do? Whose
business is it to furnish the houses
that are needed?
Why, OF course, it is the duty oil
every man who cares for the welfare
and progress OF the town to lay hands
together and help do it. But some one
says that there are few men In the
town who are able to do something
but will not do it. That kind Oh
grumbling will not get us out of the
difficulty.
We admit that all ought to help
bit the fact that some few will moi
help is no reason why we should all
stand still and see our advantages slin
away from us.
The merchants of the town, whose
business is more affected by such mat
ters than others, cannot afford to let
this enterprise move away. The mer.
chants handle the most of the monev
OF the operatives and they ought to be
the most interested in building houses.
What will you DO?
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ton. He goes farther and requests
that all such be made known to him
in order that he may send provisions,
etc., to the homes of the sufferers.
This humane action and the fact that
the strikers are still occupying the
homes owned by the Erwin mill speak
loudly in Mr.. Erwin's favor.
MINOR MENTION.
There has been a s'rumor" current
here during the last few days to the
effect that when the Democratic State
Committee meets here this week to
provide machinery for holding the
primary for United States Senator, an
effort will be made to have the COM
mittee to invite the Butler and Prltch-
ard Populists who have been fighting
the Democrats for the last ten years, to
participate" in the primary. But as
the leading Democrat, who tells me
about the proposed scheme, says, "Of
course any such attempt will fail-it is
too preposterous to be considered seri-
ously for moment"
1t is said that the Republican Con-
gressional convention of the Fourth
district, which meets here next week
will nominate ex-Congressman John
Nichols, of Raleigh, who defeated John
w. Graham some twelve years ago
He will run as 'sound money" man
The Populist convention meets here
the next day after the Republican con-
vention, viz, Sept. 18th.
Tom Jones, the negro preacher" was
hanged here in the Jail enclosure last
Friday for the murder of a negress anG
four of her six children. He previous
" sold his body for $40 to Raleigh
physician, and it will be used for scien
tific purposes at negro medical col
lege here.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-06
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-06

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-28
What Mr.. williams Found.

Editor of the Scranton Tribune
Sir We went to Lake Ariel today in com.
Pany with two internal revenue officers, from
the revenue Office in Scranton We found them
selling beer on the picnic grounds with no rev.
enue license exposed. had already demanded
the license.
The Columbia hotel has the license which they
are selling under at the picnic, My understand.
ing has bcen that any one could demand the
license. In this case he must hunt for it him
self, My understanding has been that the II.
ccusc should be posted in a public place where
ths liquors are sold.
The Lake Ariel Improvement company claim IL
Is complying with the United States revenue
law, as the license they have at the Columbia
hctel gives them the right to sell at as many
places as they may fit to sell on their own
property. II this is true, il they should buy
the whole county Of Wayne they could sell at
as many places as th,S desired, and only pay
twenty-five dollars revenue 10 the United States.
The revenue officials will report their findings
TO Hon G.. W. Wilson, Uaited States commits
scner at Washington, d. C., and await his de-
cision in governing their actions in this case.
In the meantime will write to the Hon. Sec
retary Long, Of the navy, who is one OF the
vice presidents Of the Ant-saloon league and
ask him 70 lay our case before the Hon. G.
W. Wilson. w. H. Williams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-28
APPEAL IN BECKETT CASE.
City Solicitor vosburg Carries 1t to
Superior Court.

The case of the City of Scranton
against the Henry Beckett estate. in
volvlng the collection of a municipal
lien for a lateral sewer assessment
amounting to over $500, will have to be
decided by the Superior court. as city
Solicitor Vosburg has taken an appeal
to that tribunal.
The Beckett estate was assessed $500
for a lateral sewer on Stipp court, and
failing to pay it, the city brought suit
to recover on the lien. The attorneys
for the estate filed an affidavit of de-
fense. in which they claimed that the
assessment was unequal, inasmuch as
other property owners on the court
We're not assessed at all.
Judge Edwards, in an opinion handed
down at the time, held that the afti-
davit was sufficient. but stated that 1t
appeared rather vague, nevertheless.
The grounds on which city Solicitor
Vosburg will take his appeal are that
the defense in its affidavit was obliged
to state the character of the land
which It claims was not assessed. This
land runs through to Harrison avenue,
and the owners of ii have already paid
their assessment for the construction
of a main sewer on that thorough
fare, hence, he claims they are not
liable to q sewer assessment on Stipp
court.
The presumptions. he contends. are
all I'm favor of the validity of the
assessment and the defense should
have disclosed all the facts in it's atfi-
davit. The case will be argued before
the Superior court next January.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-28
MAYOR Mo1R's CRUSADE.
Arrests OF speakeasy Proprietors
Continue Daily.

Mayor Moir and the police continue
to industriously accumulate evidence
against the Keepers of tipping houses
and almost every day now, marks an
other arrest.
Mrs Mary Jane Phillips, of West
Scranton, was yesterday arraigned be-
fore Alderman Millar, charged with
selling liquor without n license. She
pleaded not guilty, saying that while
she sold liquor, 1t was not on her
own account, but for another, and that
she merely acted as n go-between.
own account, but for another, and that
this was no defense, and imposed a
$50 fine.
The fact is not generally known, but
II Is nevertheless true that Mayor
Moir himself has so far borne all the
expense of securing evidence in these
cases. paying the money to the agents
out of his own pockets. There is no
provision in the ordinance for any
such expenditure. neither is there any
item in the general appropriation or
dinance which can be used.
The mayor stated yesterday to
Tribune man that he had felt It his
duty to enforce the ordinance and
his disposal he did the next best thing
and used his own. He said that he
has received assurances which Nlead
him to believe that he will receive
outside financial aid for this purpose
In the near future.
Another case which partakes some
what of the nature of the speakeasy
proceedings, was heard by Alderman
Millar yesterday.
w. NJ. Mittieman, of Seventh street,
was arrested at the instance of the
Anthracite Bottlers' Protective asso-
citation, charged with refilling regis
tered bottles with beer. The bottles
belong to other dealers. and Mittle-
man, IL is alleged, fills them with
beer from his own establishment. He
waived hearing and was held in $500
bail. Several more arrests will be
made, of a like nature.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-28
WON HIS BRIDE
BY DIGGING COAL
University Man Proves His Ability
to Support Wife in Labor Con-
test with Rival.

The following delightful yarn was
told in yesterdays Philadelphia In
qurer:
ITO have won his bride by digging
coal, is the unique amatory feat re-
Gently accomplished by Willis V. Hill.
formerly a University of Pennsylva-
MIA student and athlete. In n contest
with another aspirant for the hand Of
Mamie Smith. the pretty daughter or
wealthy Illinois mine owner the
young Philadelphia college man showed
to good effect the results of his long
athletic training, winning the cOmue-
tition despite his unfamiliarty with
the implements used.
"Hill formerly lived in Scranton, Pa,
and when about nineteen years of age
came to this city to enter the college
of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hill was a good student, but a better
athlete, and his work on the class foot
ball teams is still remembered by the
college boys. He was graduated sew
eral years ago and went west. There
was no necessity for the young man
to work. his parents being wealthy,
and his trip was merely for pleasure.
While in St. Clair county. Illinois, Wis
itng friends, he met Mamie Smith.
Hill heightened his stay in st. Clair
county.
Robert Smith. father of Hills in
| amorita, objected to the young mans
suit. He favored JAMES Anderson, a
brawny youth who had been a miner
and who had known Miss Smith from
| childhood.
IF Jim ever lost his money he
could dig coal to support YOU said the
| father.
"The following day Hill proposed to
the father that he and Anderson COM
pete in a coal-diggng match, the win
ner to take the girl. Robert Smith
consented. Hill trained for a week,
The contest lasted six days. They
started-he and Anderson-and in two
days the young miner was three cal
loads i'm the lead. Then Anderson
broke training. Hill slowly regained
the lost ground, spurted and passed
his rival. At the end of the week Hill
led by a quarter car load. Then he
claimed his bride.
"The unique contest is the subject
of much comment among the ath-
| lete's college friends in this city, and
many are the cOngratulatory tele-
grams that have gone toward Illinois
from the university settlement in West
Philadelphia"