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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
LETTERS FROM MARSHALL.

The next witness was w. NJ. Louden-
slayer, manager of the Penn Smelling
and Refining Company, Philadelphia, of
which DR.. John NJ Scott is proprietor
The correspondence between Marshall
and the Smelling and Refining Company
in regard to material ordered was sub
mitted to the witness and identified. The
original letters from Marshall, copies of
replies and bills were among these pa
pers.
The first letter bears date October
22nd and is an order for II OF. of silver.
The bill for this is dated October 24th
and the price named is $3.50 and charges.
The second letter is dated October
Goth and asks the price of certain metals,
to-wit: Antimony, arsenic, gold, silver
and nickel. The answer to this is dated
November 18th and quotes prices.
The third letter bears date November
It'll, and orders II pounds of antimony,
SO ounces of fine silver, 10 pounds on
german silver and pounds of bronze.
The bill for this is dated November 18th
and amounts to $40.10 and charges.
On cross-examination Mr. BelIamy
asked:
You've got another letter from Mr..
Marshall where is that?'
Il don't know that | ever got anotf-
err
DO you swear you didn't?'
Il can't swear | did or l didn't"
How came you to gather these let
ters together!'
Il was subpoenaed here.
Where, are the envelopes!
III didn't keen them :"
''Why?"
I'VE never do"
why did you keep the envelope of
the letter from Politz?"
1t was sent to us by another party.
Didn't the envelopes have MARSHALL
card on them?''
II can't say"
Who first wrote to your house making
inquiries about this matter?'
Mr.. Bernard. He asked that the let
ters be brought"
Didn't your house receive a letter
from a. j. Marshall telling you that he
was writing for client, and his client
had complained of the goods sent; that
he wanted the silver for plating pur-
poses?'
Il recollect no such letter"
''Were the letters in envelopes when
you brought them hereT
mo. They were in letter file, ar
ranged in alphabetical order"
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did you look for other letters"
Il looked for them ALL"
WHO BOUGHT THE FURNACE,

The next witness was +. f. Burr. a
clerk in the Wilmington Iron Works. He
identified the plumbers furnace that IS
a part of the counterfeiter's outfit cap
tured in Politz's place. He said he sold
it to Nicholas Politz and Marshall was
in the store at the time.
On cross-examination the witness said
Polltz picked out the furnace one day
and sent back next day and bought it.
Did Mr. Marshall have anything to
do with buying the furnace?''
Il can't say"
Don't you know he did not?"
Il didn't sell it to Mr.. Marshall"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
Throw Away Your Jugs.

During the holidays, it is a custom
among the employees in telegraph offices
to exchange the greetings of the season.
During the last Christmas, he checking
clerks at near by city sent this tele-
gram to the clerks in the Western Union
office in this city:
Best wishes for a merry Xmas and a
happy new year. Hold on to your
jugs"
Manager Edgerton. who is a strict
temperance man and a church worker,
wired back this answer:
1--WE return with thanks, best wishes
for merry Xmas and a happy new
year,
but Jugs and such like we scorn,
Because its the day that Christ was
born.
Then throw away your jugs, whiskey
and beer
And honor your Savior with reverential
fear"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
Wake County School Census.

Rev. w. G. Clements. superintendent
of the Wake county schools, has just COM
pleted his census of the school children
in this county. He finds that there are
1922 children of school age lin Wake.
OF these 9.743 are white children and
500 colored children. The appropria
ton of schol funds will next Monday
be made on the basis of this census.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
ShaW'S Detective Agency.

investigations of all kinds. Thefts,
frauds, black-maiI, mysterious disap-
pearances, habits Of employees, reports
on persons under bond, arson, murder,
etc. A large staff of experienced opera
tors. Address either office: p. o. Box
II, Raleigh, OF P. o. Box 80, Charlotte,
N. @.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
"HE MISTAKES THE EFFECT
FOR THE CAUSE"

That is what the person does who tries
to cure rheumatism or any other disease
by relieving the symptoms. Hoods Sar-
saparilla attacks the cause of these dis
eases. 1t neutralizes the acid in the
blood and thus permana lily cures rheu-
matism. 1t tones and strengthens the
stomach, restores its natural digesting
fluids and permanently cures dyspepsia.
Hoods Pills cure constipation. Price
% cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

Size doesn't indicate quality. Beware
of counterfeit and worthless salve offer
ed for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
DeWitt's is the only original. An infalli-
BILE cure for piles and all skin diseases.
Bobbitt & Wynne Drug Co., w. FL. King,
Adams & Moye, VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
Stockholders Meeting.

The stockholders Of the Raleigh Saw
ings Bank will meet at their banking
house on orday, January 9Th, 1900, at
II o'clock m.
JOHN T. PULLEN. Cashier.
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SeasonabIe
Goods.

Is CARLOADS RED ASH CRATE
COAL.
FREE BURNING WHITE ASH EGG
COAL,
10 CAR LOADS CHESTNUT COAL
Is CAR LOADS STOVE COAL,
POCAHONTAS DOMESTIC AND
STEAM COAL COMING EVERY
WEEK.
1 CAR LOAD BEST NORTHERN
IRISH OTATOES.
25 CRATES BEST MOUNTAIN APP
PILES.
SEVERAL CAR LOADS CORN,
HAY, BRAN, CHOPS, ETC.
FOR SALE AT Low CASE
PRICES, BY
JONES & POWELL,
RALEIGH. N. q.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the National Bank of Raleigh will
be held in their banking house in Raj
eigh, n. c., January 9th, 1900, at u m.
f. II. BRIGGS, Cashier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

$500 PER DAY AND ALL EXoEN-
ses selling our up-to-date Aluminium
Cases for Cards to Merchants, Doctors,
Lawyers, Ladies, beautiful engraved
case and 100 cards. For free sample,
write Monopole Mills, Cincinnati, o.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

STRAYED FROM MY HOUSE, BE-
fore Christmas, u liver and white-col-
ored pointer dog, answers to the name
of Mack. Suitable reward if returned
to i. NJ. Proctor, Raleigh n. C.
Ait
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

WANTED IMMEDIATELY A GOOD
Printer. Address Box 80, Iittleton,
NC. 1-2-3t
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MISCELLANEOUS.

DRESSED TURKEYS TO 80 LBS
also plenty of celery. J. Il. Ferrall
Il Co.
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One Cent a Word.

NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN
FOR LESS THAN 25 CENTS AN IN
SERTION. CASH MUST ACCOM-
PANY ORDER. SPECIAL DIS
COUNTS ON LONG CONTRACTS.
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WANTED.

WANTED. -YOUNG MAN WISHES
furnished room near Fayetteville and
Davie street. Address this office. 2t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

TWO ENGLISH BLOOD HOUND
Puppies for sale; months old and
entitled to registration. II. d. Up
church, Jr., Cary, n. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

VERY ATTRACTIVE BASKETS
make beautiful candy packages. Guam
ties of them at ROYSTER'S.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

"A ERY few letters have been receiv-
NN ed from the endangered mission
aries in China since the Boxer
W outbreak, but tho Post-Intelli-
gencer 10 able TO present today.
through the courtesy Of the Rev.
A, J. Bailey, superintendent Of the Con-
gregntionsi home mission for the state
OF Washington. two communications from
the Rev. Horace W. Moulding, who Is In
tho independent missionary service. The
FIRST Of these letters 10 dated January 8.
1900. from the temporary homo Of the
South Chill mission in shantung prov
incs and In deeply interesting, inasmuch
that Il contains. or 10 principally com
posed of. the last letter written by DR..
Arthur II. Smith TO United States MIN
lister Conger at Peking. asking for aid
during the early stage OF the Boxer out
break which was 80 soon to burst forth
Into the narrowing actuaiities Of barbar-
ian warfare.
DIR. Smith 10 the author Of Chinese
Characteristics" and Is . missionary
under the American board. Rev. r. c.
Merritt the Tacoma divine, Is . brother
in-law Of DIR. Smith.
These fearless missionaries had for
some time watched the gathering storm
cloud Situated a. they were In the re-
mote districts OF tho Chinese empire, and
wholly unsupported. save by their faith
gathered about them, they were enabled
TO peer deeper into the incipiency OF the
Boxer movement. for It was in the noun
tain regions. far removed from the great
cities of tho empire that the nomadic
Boxer had his haunts and made hts perl
odicai sorties down upon the small set
Elements In quest OF loot and blood. Many
were the complaints sent by these strong
hearted missionaries to the Chinese off,
Gals In their midst. asking that the Of
Tending Boxers he punished for their
crimes. but whether from fear or because
OF direct cooperation with the barbar-
ianS these officers refused to take any
action against them, and toward the last
wers themselves In open opposition to the
Christians.
II was at this CRISIS that Or. Smith
wrote this letter from Pans Chuang under
date OF December 30 1899 At the time Of
his writing tho Boxer had Just begun his
Expectations and the inference may be
drawn that he CDR SMITH hoped some
Intervention by Minister Conger, who had
previously aided the missionaries would
result In suppressing the threatened up
rising before II became too late. That
Mr. ConGer was unable 10 render assist
snce In this time of urgent need ts now
wall known.
The second letter. received by Rev. Mr..
haley. July ~. was written June IL. 1900.
from Pei,aiho. q small settlement on the
north coast OF China. where the mission
arisa Of the surrounding districts spend
a few weeks vacation during the hot
months Of each summer This letter
shsws the writer TO have been iaboriuv
under a great mental strain but stron =
In heart and soiici,ous for the welfare Of
his little nock. The treachery OF Chimes.
ofncisis is vividiy described In this recent
letter. and the wrctehsd condition Of the
almost deseuseess Christians Ia pathetic
in the extreme
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

hrst given active duty. Following rhss.
the members OF the organized National
Guard would have their turn This preoe-
dence, however would undoubtedly he
disputed by the veterans OF the Spanish
and Philippine wars many OF whom are
already organized into san1i-militarV as
sociatlons which. II Ia said would he
available for immediate service and Whoan
members might claim priority by r~aeor
az experience and demonstrated valor N
~ positively asserted that the First Wash
ington volunteers would reasssrnble al
most 10 the man II the opportunity should
occur and IN view Of the ofrcial aupre-
citation 81 their past services and th,ir
comparative proximity to the SCENE ~
would be among the nrst 10 again crgFa
the Pacific with hostile purpose Thav
nceGe. however, that vacancies IN thslr
INKS can best be alled hy present mem.
10 10 said that many 81 the veteran. ana
the milttiamen are amonF the Applicant.
al the local recruiting oflces ard there
Ia little doubt that az the first blast - n
wRriiks trumPet ln Washington wouId Ana
hundreds ~ present civilians erp~rt~n~e6
IN warfare or AZ least IN the manual az
arms ard IN military usage Fastening "a
tnlu the ranks 81 the regulars
In case q war against China " sniA
former 0H1cer 81 the Warrington gdlur-
'eHrs Yesterday. Our boys would he fnov-
81 not only BY The same patriotic inwitnri
that caused our Arst enlistment. bat ~
something ~ an acquired taste Tor war
fare Il may seem strange to Vpfak az
i a. taste. hu' anyone who has shared
N fhe thrilling exciiem~ns ~ an snthps
tasiic charge across a bsttieaesa viii an
aerstRni shat 7 mean We had a rough
time ~ Il "a the Philippines and S-sra
glad enough 20 get hack so aar rea-sft,i
homes. uut here W. have formed osgv so
ctsfies and a. our meetings one h@ars fts,la
~ fhe dark side ~ the campaign. n - ~
u TIE ferynr q he field snf Tho Fun as
fToilc q the amp. The GRIM duty ~
lighting 20 kin has "a Itself no rlat.yre
for anyone bat the spur % patriatisrr a.
the know edge that u pas a daty 70 horrs
country and ourselves. sent the boys nt !,
with a will &ni they are ready 10 70 AZ
Il again"
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Among the Japanese.

0F Japanese It IS said there are In Sc
" attic about Sme and In the state
probably &.o10 to 5000 with this
class, II is said. the past year has added
many TO their numbv-. Although thou
sands of the great hords of laborers who
nave come over from Japan during the
twelve months now passed have gone on
TO railroad work in tho interior, n good
percentage have obtained positions IN go
various railroad lines In tho state by
soma Japanese the population I'm Wash
ington is placed much higher than given
but generally IL is thought 5000 viii cover
all. The Japanese contingent while great
err In numbers than the Chinese IN even
more uneommunicative and less liable 10
become intimate enough To Familiarity Dis.
cuss political affairs. II IL said however,
that they are ready TO act ana in case
complications arise that will likely cause
a war with Russia they will leave for
home At the earliest possible moment and
cas-, their lot in defense OF their country
Not only ia this true. 81 is said, OF those
residing In this state. but all over the
United States
Included In IN. Japanese population. n,
Is said. are large number OF younger
men who have served IN the army ON
an estimate one-nfth Of the Japanese
population of Washington has seen toffI-
'aTy service and is ready 20 again take
up arms IN defense Of their nag They do
no, view with much concarn, however
the event % war with China and should
the trouble conclude there. Il f. sala. they
Wiz continue to pursue their various vo-
cations here.
While the Japanese care little for ,he
position 81 their home and Chinese armies
believing In the superiority of the Jauan-
csc troops. they view with concern the
possibilities % breach between Jaran
ana Russia, In the event 81 his ronfi.
ton becoming reality. on Japanese su-
thority. n 10 stated. the population a,
these people IN the Northwest alone viii
be reduced approximately 1900 In fa~t
IN the eity ~ Seattle 4; Is @ala in a.
informal way fully 900 japanese have
signihed their intention % returning horna
al once in case Russia shows an srrrna-
HiVe policy IN pressing the old points ~
principal among which is The Invasion ~
Korea FOR the purpose OF obtaining an
open Russian port.
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not obtain In Seattle, at any rate. there
has not been the slightest outward mani
Hesitation of IL. The local Chinese colony
pursues the peaceful and unobtrIsive
tenor Of its way without sign or hint or
molestation by Caucasians It 10 a stand
ing insult. seldom INDUCED in except by
small boys. to call Seattle Chinsnan
Boxer and II is always vociferously re-
scented.
The average citizen will be surprised
to learn that. roughly estimating, the
Chinese population Of Seattle Is more than
700, and of the state OF Washington over
i5.oo. 1t is said by local officials OF
the different Chinese societies that within
the past year San Francisco's CHINATOWN
has furnished large increases to the num-
Der previously in this state, due partly
to the overcrowded conditions there and
the better opportunities for engaging In
becomes more thickly settled.
OF the Chinese II is said that OF those
now in the state. few. II any. are in SYM
pathy with either the present reigntng
power or the Boxers. Therefore. the con-
clusion drawn by all who have given the
matter thought is that Chinese enigra-
ton to the land OF the Fyowery Kingdom
to render assistance TO those armies will
not be noted.
A great exodus OF Chinese from Amert-
ca however, 1t IL authoritatively stated.
press dowager Is no moro and Kwang
Hsu, the Reform party's emperor, has
been restored TO the throne of China
Then IL is said the love OF country
will assert itself in the Cinnamon now
living here and in the land of their birth
and forefathers, they Will be more con-
tented TO spena their declining days.
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missionaries are shut up inland. Great
est danger. save in the hollow Of His
hand Meanwhile the powers seem
strangely held back from action till
China's cup be full. Thirty thousand
Russian troops from Port Arthur are
hourly expected to land within sight.
VIII they be friends or foes? Many mis-
sionaries are appalled, at the shadow OF
the bear. with the legend of the church
and state and the long record of Russian
stundist massacres and prosecutions.
But II God gives an open door, no man
can shut Pray. Demon possessed big
sword rioters and impending war. be-
tween the Scylla and Chary bdis, and the
peace-loving Chinese are panic stricken.
This Is a terrible time for native Chris
tians. Many scattered. many homeless,
many killed. Last night our men were
sorely tried. Every one of the helpers OF
a half dozen other missionary families OF
neighboring districts left In a body. My
teacher and another helper came to me;
Hung I'm, the cook, came to Mrs. Hould-
ing. who has loved him as a son in
Jesus. He broke down completely at the
thought of leaving her and Ernest. The
poor boy was pale and sick with a day
of hard struggle They are clannjsh.
They go in crowds. "All the rest are go
ing, how can we stay aione7" They can
not stand alone. save in Jesus. We told
them TO pray about IL and spoke of their
past idithi uiness, ana oHered money Tor
expenses on the way IL they felt Il right
to go. We did not think they would stay:
II seemed too hard a test. But one by one
they came and said. 81 will stay by you"
AT family prayers this morning the
spirit Of the Lord was poured out. We
sang the Doxology with ringing voice. and
The Lord My Shepherd Is" Our hearts
went up In praise and prayer. Then ono
of them asked for Peace. Perfect Peace"
They had always sung at this so wretch
eddy before that had once said we would
keep that song until some one came who
could help us. And "One did come who
helped US" This morning our hearts
were listening less to the sound than to
the sweet, deep meaning. Peace perfect
peace" in this dark world of sin, The
blood OF Jesus whispers peace within and
the words are just as precious In the
Chinese language as in the English.
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about seventy II (twenty-three miles)
west of here There Is a large force Of
soldiers at the London mission headquar-
tiers at Haiaochang. and the generals are
to consult about active measures.
Meantime the movement is spreading
into new counties to the west and south
unhindered. We cannot hear that any
thing has been done at Chenchon, as or
dered so long ago. Word has just come
Of the looting OF another family of our
people at Changsuma. where the chapel
was demolished two weeks ago. We are
extremely solicitous to have the leaders
there arrested. The magistrate has been
utterly useless all through, In all Chi
nese matters there is fatal delay. The
Presbyterian mission has had sixty-fve
families looted up to December Is and
the London mission. to the west of US.
about ninety UP to yesterday. and fresh
cases daily reported. We desire Informal
ton to the best way to proceed In get
ting their numerous cases before the
Chinese. II We send in detailed state
ments TO the local officials they win sim
ply deny that anything was lost, ignoring
the whole matter.
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JANUARY I. 1e00.-Last evening three
men came TO us from the looted vii
lage Hoshiatun, half frozen. and
bringing a complicated tale OF woe.
After the fight of the 18th the magistrate
remained for time for consultation
with the headman of the village, then re-
turned TO the city. taking the single pris-
oner. but leaving no definite Instructions
what to do except that he expostulated
Boxers on any account whatever. The
result was to encourage the latter TO be-
lieve that they were to have things all
their own way. The ensuing days have
been occupied with the exchange of notes
between the Boxer commander. a kao-
tang man. whose name Is well known and
who Is responsible for much other mis-
chief. and the village headmen. One
of these IL a friend of the Boxer captain,
face, l. e. not to be putto shame. of
the latter and also of villagers who are
not Christians. In the first note the Box
ers apologized for robbing one not
Christian as mistake and Offering to
restore the spoil, which the victim puts
at fifteen hundred taels (ounces) of sill
yer. and much property. Later on
happy compromise is definitely affirmed
to have been agreed upon. The Boxers
are to gather an army of as many hun
dred as possible and then make a de-
pose them. All Christians are TO
close their gates and the village headmen
are to lead the Boxers to the doors Of all
Christians, who are to be pillaged and
then carried off and held for ransom
With the avails of this the amount ex-
tracted from the innocent rich man Is to
be recouped. While It is impossible to be
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and school house, the doors OF which
they broke IN. and procesded TO loot the
place, carrying on everything. pulling out
sne ~h mo sod frames sn, ana burning them
front OF the chapel is another yard with
a commodious house. owned by the mis-
sion and used as our private headquarters
Tor this district IL was fitted UP for a
temporary home. with furniture cooking
utensils, bedding. etc This place was
also looted and wrecked, one party OF
the piilagers made for the house Of the
helper who lives In this village. which
house they entered and pillaged, but did
less damage than elsewhere, owing to the
vigorous remonstrance ~ the headmau
who feared that Il burned the house
would set Are TO others adjoining The
members Of the family escaped over the
wall, tho young daughter Of the helper "a
pupil OF our girls school, having I'M
bound feet having narrow escape from
capture. (Her eig feet were seen and
the bandits gave her chase. but n neigh
the child was hers and thus saved her 49,
Note by Houldlngl
a third .explol, was TO attack the
premises OF wealthy man near our
chapel on Pretenss that he IL one OF our
memo~rA which all the villagers declared
he was not but his place had too much
day was spent in pillaginE H. and a
large sum u money and great quantity
% household effects were carried aNay.
Their proceedings were interrupted With
the inevitable eating drinking and pai-
aver which form an essential part Of the
Boxer social code After the hand had
once lett and returned 90 carry Oh several
cart loads Of this man goods the VII
layers became excited some ore ordered
the village gong sounded. ara the nngu-
iAtiou, armed With hoes. picks poles and
pikeS came 0ut IN great numbers 10 re-
cent this lrrcGuiarity In tho procedure.
Tho plumber ~ the Christians futShi he
wsN enough but the miscellaneous spafi-
alton 81 rich men might - inronvenient
The few Boxers who stfI remained were
attacked by the villagers. who surround
~ and captured several horses ana three
men ONE 90 these they kiiied with his
own sword. ard % is sst3 finished hy rtif.
Ting 81 his head With A straw cutter
Another sscsTed ana third Mas tisa az