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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
A Seven Minutes Pause.
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago, August livery wheel and
stroke CT commerce throughout the great
Southern Pacific system of railroads and
steamship line was stopped for seven
minutes today during the burial of Coils
p. Huntington in New York. AT the ex-
act moment when the clock struck eleven
in New York every hammer in all the
shops ceased changing; engines paused
upon the rails and steamships foated
lifelessly upon the water. In Chicago the
offices remained closed all the morning,
and no tickets were sold or other bust
ness transacted until after the remains
of the once great railroad magnate were
laid ito rest During the short suspension
of business fifty thousand men in all
sections of the United States remained
idle. The Chicago offices were draped
with crepe that is to remain for thirty
days.
Careful attention had been given to
the difference OF time between San Fran
cisco and New York in order that the
observations of respect at each place
might take place at exactly the same
time Services were held at the First
Presbyterian Church at San Francisco
at the same time the funeral was in
progress in New York.
w. G. Neimyer, General Western
Freight Agent of the Southern Pacific
with headquarters in Chicago, today said
that this is the first time in the history
of American railroads that there has
been a total suspension of business on
any svstem as a mark OF respect to the
memory of any man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18

Shu Chiao, Commissioner OF the Railway
and Mining Bureau.
Iii Hung Chang" the dispatch con-
tinues, "has received instructions from
the Throne to ask Russia if she is will
ing to assist China to arrive at peace
full settlement and to give assurances
that she has no intention of annexing any
part of Manchuria. If the reply is favor
able, Earl Lii has orders to negotiate
without delay. simultaneously the mill
tary governor of Manchuria will be di-
rected to cease hostilities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
TowNE TO ANSWER ROOSEVELT.
He Will Open His Campaign at Duluth Within
Ten Days.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, August 17.-Charles A. Towne,
it is stated, will open his campaign at
Duluth within ten days. He will, it is
said, make an elaborate address devoted
mostly to answering Roosevelt. Later
Towne will tour Idaho Oregon, Washing
ton, California and other Western States,
keeping close to the path of the Roose-
Welt itinerary. Mr.. Towne will also tour
the South, speaking at Atlanta, Louisville,
Memphis, Nashville and other important
cities. Throughout, it is stated, it will
be Mr.. Towne's mission to pay special
attention to the Republican Vice Presi-
Dental nominee and to answer arguments
made by the latter during the campaign
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
King and Ministers at Odds.
(By the Associated Press.)

Paris, August IA special dis
patch to the Temps from Rome says
it is rumored there that Ministerial
discord resulted from the recent con
ference between the King and his
Ministers and that several of them
wish to resign, owing to the belief
that they do not have his confidence
1t is added that notifications in the
Cabinet are expected on the reassem
bling of Parliament.
The dispatch also asserts that the
King has clearly Indicated that he
will act and govern, and desires tc
have young Ministers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18

The wolf in the fable put on Sleeps
clothing because il he travelled on his
own reputation he couldn't accomplish his
purpose. Counterfeiters of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell their
worthless salves on their merits, so they
put them in boxes and wrappers like De-
Wits. Look out for them. Take only
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cures
piles and ali skin diseases. Bobbitt and
Wynne Drug Company, w. H. Kirg and
VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
The Situation at Nome.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, August 1.-The Treasury
Department has received the following
telegram from Lieutenant Jarvis of the
revenue cutter service
Nome, Alaska, August 6.-(Via Por
Townsend, August 10.
Secretary of Treasury, Washington.
Report current in States of sickness
in Nome unfounded. Twelve cases o.
measles, IS cases of pneumonia; no ty-
phoid fever. Six cases small pox. in iso.
lation. All convalescent
(Signed) JARVIS"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
READY TO BEFRIEND THE EMPRESS.
But Japan Will Not Permit Prince Tuan
Escape.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, August 1.-THE Chinese
Minister at Toxic, Lii sheng Toh, has
telegraphed Lii Hung Chang, according
to a dispatch to the Times, from Shang-
hal, that Japan is willing to use her
good offices in behalf of the Empress
Dowager and Emperor Kwang Su, but is
determined to prevent the escape of
Prince Tuan, of Kang vi, President Of
the Board of War, of Hsu Tung. Guar
dian of the Heir Apparent, and of Chao
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
THE CoNsPIRAToRs' TRIAL.

Pretoria, August Thursday THE
trial by court martial OF Lieutenant Cor
dua, of the State artillery. and the other
leaders of the conspirators concerned in
the plot to kidnap General Lord Boberts
was begun today. The prisoners pleaded
guilty, but, at the suggestion of the court
withdrew their plea, and the trial is pro-
cePding.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
DEwET ELUDEs KITCHENER.
The Trial of Conspirators Against Lord Roberts
is Begun.
(By the Associated Press

Pretoria, August Thursday Cen
eral Dewet has managed to elude Gen
eral Kitchener in spite of the fact that
all the British wagons had double teams
of picked animals. The Beers evaded
the British by marching at night over
grounds known to them, while their pur
suers were obliged to march in the day
limo
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
HoARE IS RELIEVED.

Cape Town, August 17.-Lord Kitche-
ner, after a forced march, has relieved
Colonel Hoare and the British garrison at
Glands River
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
NEGROES ARE FLOGGED.

Liberty City, Ca, August 17.-Late last
night a determined effort was made to
wreck a Plant System passenger train
AImar's Mill where the negro Small, or
of those said to have taken part in the
murder of Curtis was killed. The switch
lock was broken and cross-ties were
placed on the track, but the arrival of a
freight train in advance of the passenger
train prevented the werck of the passen-
ger. Three miles of the track along the
Plant System have been cut, it is be-
lieved by negroes, During the night sew
eral negroes were taken from their
houses and severely whipped by crowds of
whites for alleged incendiary speeches
they had made. This incensed the negroes
very much and was condemned by the
more conservative whites of that section.
About one o'clock this morning a small
shop, occupied by a negro at Liberty
City, was found on fire. crowd gath
cred and a man named Med Gordon threw
a key of powder into the flames. Cor
don was seriously, if not fatally burned.
1t was with great difficulty that sur
rounding property was saved. The ru-
NOR then began to spread that the ne
groes intended to attack and fire every
house in and around Liberty City. This
led the sheriff to call on the Governor
for troops, saying the matter was beyond
his control. DetaChments of the two
cavalry troops in Liberty county and
armed citizens are patroling the streets
of Liberty City tonight and most of the
women and children have left the place.
The store of j. T. Gill. at Walthourville,
five miles from Liberty City was burned
early this morning DrObabIy nv incen-
diaries. Two negroes have been arrested
suspected of attempting to wreck the
Plant System train. So far there mas been
10 actual clash between the negroes and
the armed guard but it is expected mo-
mentarily. Several other fires are re-
ported from various parts of the country
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
STATEMENT
Equitable Life Assurance So.
Ciety,
OF NEW YORK

OlCIJ1
OF NEW YORK.
Condition December S1st, 1899, as Shown
by Statement Filed.
Capital Stock-Authorized,
500. O0000: subscribed,
800, 10000; paid in cash,
800, 100000.
Inccme-From policy-hold-
ers, $42 366, S14.35; Miscel-
laneous, $11 ,511, SS6.51; to-
tai ......... ......... .$ oS,o'o'@VV'o
Disbursements-To Policy
holders, $24, O7,541.44;
Miscellaneous, $10775,-
3S4.55; Total ............. S4,SS2,9Z5.99
Business in force-Number
of Policies, 347,607,
Amount ................1,O54,41 6, 422,OO
Written during year-Num-
Der of Policies, 61,942,
Amount ...............2 O3, 3O1, $1,000
ASSETS.
Value of Real Estate Qess
amount of encumbrances). $685. Z1.ll
Value of Stock and Bonds
Omitted States, State, etc,
Owned) ,..............l0I,o oz,9oz.OO
Loans on Real Estate first
lien on fee-simple) ...... 36,994, 231.92
Loans on Stocks, Bonds and
other collateral security 7,134, 10000
Interest and Rents, due and
accrued ................ 2,6S5,975
Cash in Home Office and de-
posted in Banks ......... 1S,21,S71.74
Premiums unpaid .......... 5,279,5S
All other Assets, detailed
IN statement ............. o,oOJ,olS.l0
Total Observation-Disclosures. $3.50, 191 ,286,SO
Less Assets, not admitted S3S,12S!99
Total admitted Assets. :. $279 1853, 1871
LIABILITIES.
Net reserve ............... SIZE, 3S4 97500
Present value of amounts
due on installment poll
cies ................... 31O,S76OO
Net policy claims .......... 1888, 385.03
Unpaid dividends, etc, due
policy holders ...... O5,55S.OO
All other Liabilities as de-
tailed in statement ..... 39,52O.OO
Total liabilities as to Pol
fcy-holders ............$ 29, O7S, SO9.OS
Capital Stock Paid up ...... 100000
Gross divisible surplus $50. 60, 279 ,34S.7S
Total Liabilities .........$2 79, 1853, 1871
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN so .
, D,, AuRtl
1924; Amount ............$ 6,741, OO5.OO
Policies written and revived
in 1892 Number, 1856;
Amount ............$ 1,6O5, $4,000
Total amount premiums col
lected and secured ......$ 1873, 7S2.S1
Amount of losses and
claims, Incurred, $103,-
05500; Paid .............$ 104 ,455.0O
Presdent-James w. Alexander
ecretary-William Alexander.
Homo Office-120 Broadway, New York
City.
General Agent for Servce-James
Southgate, Durham n. c.
Business Manager for North Carolina
f. w. Banner, Richmond. Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18

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Every woman knows
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Puzzled women write to
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II has helped a RssiJLiOEs wO~
men. Mrs. Pisskhans IS
address is Lynn, Mass.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
Quiet Follows the Riot.
(By the Associated Press.)

H. New York, August Through sew
eral of the West Side thoroughfares
were lined tonight with men and Wo-
men who had evidently expected a
continuance of the collisions between
the whites and the negroes, residents
of that section of the city, there were
no race disturbances of any conNe-
quence during the evening. Police
were on the alert in the streets and
avenues, and no lettering was permit
ted where crowds had congrcgatcd
for three nights past.
Chief of Police Devery was within
easy call of his precinct commander
tonight, and he expressed the convic-
ton that there would not be any de-
mand for active service or for any OF
the reserve force.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
EARL Ii IS INFORMED.

Shanghai. August 17.-(2:4O D. Mill
hung Chang has received a Geographic
ulSpatch announcing that the allied forces
entered Pekin Wednesday, August 18th,
without opposition.
The British troops will land here to-
morrow
All is quiet here and in the Yang Use
Valley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
State of North Carolina,
Insurance Department.

state OF NOrJh CdTOIInd,
Insurance Department.
Raleigh, April 2 1900.
], James r. Young, Insurance Commits
sioner, do hereby certify that the above
is a true and correct abstract Of the
statement of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, of New York, filed with this
Department, showing the condition OF sand
company ON the 31st day of December,
1899
Witness my hand and official seal, the
day and date above written.
JAMES r. YOUNG.
Insurance Commissioner
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
.REMEY CONFIRMS
THE GLAD TlDINGS
Continued From First Page.)

A special dispatch from Shanghai says:
The allies entered Pekin August 18th.
1t is believed that Yuan Shi Kai's troops
nave gone thence to Shen ST to protect
the Empress, who, according to reports
received by local officials here, with
Iuan, the imperial household and the
bulk Of the army and Boxers, left Pekin
August 9TH for HSian IL,
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10
THE FILIPINO
AS A FIGHTER.
By Brighten. Fred'k Funston,

Tile Filipinos are not fighters. They
have not been trained for open warfare.
They are buShWhackerS, and Will fight
wickedly so long as they are securely
intrenched or otherwise protected.
When a charge is made on their in
trenchments they fly in wild disorder.
They have not the nerve to stay and
fight it out. 1 think this is attributed
largely to the fact that the heart of the
average Filipino is not in the war.
The masses would gladly yield to the
authority of the United States were it
not for the bosses. The people are ig-
norant and suspicious. and Aguinaldo
and his officers have been able thus far
to keep them on the side of the rebel
lion with fake stories about great dis
asters to the American troops and the
wonderful growth of anti-expansion
sentiment in the United States.
The Filipinos are led to believe that
all they have to do to gain what they
are told is their independence is to
hold out a few months. When a trans
port load of soldiers leaves Manila for
the United States the FilipinoS are told
that the Americans, weary of the fight
are sending their troops home, but they
are not informed of the landing of
fresh regiments to take their places.
The independence" which Aguinaldo
talks about to his people would be
worse for them than Spanish rule. Ag-
uinaldo simply would be dictator, and
he is the kind of a fellow who would
grind the very lives out of the people
to satisfy his ambition for wealth and
power.
OF course there would be. rebellion
against Aguinaldo'S rule: civil war and
anarchy would reign. The masses are
incapable of self government. And the
leaders of the inSurrection are too ven
al to administer the affairs of the is
land for the common good. even is they
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

play sad havoc with columns at a dis
tance of a mile and a half
The rules that govern the British
army in its marches from point to point
are just as modern as it's method of
attack. The most forward part of the
marching column consists of cavalry
thrown out by means of ffankers in the
form of a fan. 1t is the duty of the
f1ankers to prevent surprise or unex-'
pected attack, and the army is sup
posed to be protected by these wary
part of the danger, but they are the
electric buttons which. give the alarm
to the whole army.
AS soon as the enemy is scented or
something unexpected occurs Tanker
drops back and communicates the in
formation. The word is then carried
along the line, so that within few
minutes the main body has been warned
and is preparing for battle.
While all this is very well, however,
there are other rules of warfare as
we know it that have never been OBJ
served by the British forces. During
the. Transvaal war the English have
suffered from many surprises and all
this might have been avoided if they
had taken advantage of the lessons
that are taught by the American Sys-
tenn. In this country we have brought
the art of scouting down to a science
and it is these scouts who make such
surprises impossible.
The Importance of the scout in war
fare was one of the first lessons that
we learned from the Indians, and this
knowledge has been of inestimable
value to US. Few other nations. how
ever, recognize the necessity of per-
fecting this branch of the service, al
though there is not civilized power
that does not depend to a greater OF
less extent upon the scout for it's pro-
lection. In the case of the English
! army in Africa, however, its great
weakness has been in its liability te
surprise. In this respect it has beer
helpless on more than one occasion
and as the Boer troops follow to a
considerable extent tactics that are
very similar to those of the American
Indian it would have been much better
for the British forces if the War Office
had decided to recommend this one
more innovation.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10
CAPE MONIES GOLDEN SANDS.
Most Auring World Will be Open to Miners
Within Few Weeks

plOyed We're at work on the beach with
any and all kinds of instruments that
could be used in digging.
Their success was more than any one
had anticipated. Never in the world
had such easy mining been heard of,
never had gold been found so uneX-
pectedly and so OppOrtunely, and 1t
was not many days before most of the
older claims were deserted for the sea-
shore.
Although the beach combers, as they
til winter set in, they had apparently
made no impression upon the vast store
of gold that lay upon the beach. 1t is
impossible to determine just how much
gold was taken out during that time,
from July to October, but it is known
that the beach-combers alone were able
to turn out about $4,000 a day. OF
course in the nature of things this can
not continue indefinitely, but when the
gold deposit on the beach has been ex
hauSted the men will go to work again
on the numerous claims lying back
from the sea and along the creeks.
The natural features of the Cape
Nome district are divided into three
tains Gold is found in each of these
formations. The beach of golden sands
stretches away comparatively straight
and smooth for miles, and the precious
metal found in this region undoubtedly
came originally from the mountains. 1t
was probably washed out of the disin-
tegrated rocks and found Judgement in
the sands of the beach as the waters
carried the metal seaWard.
Along this beach the gold is quite
fine, having been reduced by the action
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

ed to some extent but up 10 this time
it has yielded only from 10 to 80 cents
pan. 1t is, therefore. believed that
large capital will be required If this
zone is to be mined with profit.
The future of Cape Nome as a gold
mining territory will depend upon the.
mountains, and it is believed that gold
is there in vast quantities as all the
metal that has been found on the beach
or in the tundra must have come from
these hills.
Last summer the diggings were ex-
tended into many of the gulches
through which the mountain streams
flow, and there the miners will continue
their work in the spring In these
gulches the diggings are coarse gold
and the largest nuggets are worth
about $3.50 each. To obtain this gold
it is necessary for the miners to dig
down to the clay under the creek
gravels, which are six to eight feet in
thickness. The fact that Discovery
Claim on Anvil Greek produced $223,-
600 last summer and that several other
claims yielded nearly as much indi-
Gates the richness of the territory.
AS information to the prospective
miner will be of interest it may be
noted that the distance direct to Cape
Nome from San Francisco is about
2, 800 miles, while it is about 2,300 miles
from Seattle or Tacoma. What the fare
will be next season cannot be foTetold.
but last summer it cost from $50 to $I5
to go from the Pacific ports to ST.
Afichaels' and the fare from that port
to Nome, a disance of about 135 miles,
was some $50 more. 1t is probable that
the rates this year will not be much in
excess of the charges last summer.
OF course it is also impossible to pre-
dict as to the prospective miner S
chance of becoming millionaire.
There is no question but that there is
gold at Cape Nome and that some of
those who go to that region will find
wealth as a reward.
1t is also quite as reasonable to pre-
dict that others will fail and the man
who goes to that section with the ex-
pectation of escaping all hardshipS will
be sorely disappointed. It is not the
intention of your correspondent, there
fore, to give any advice on the matter.
Those who have been attacked by the
gold fever would go to Nome in spite
of all that might be said while those
who are contented to remain at home
would probably take little interest in
such hard luck stories as might be told
or words of caution that might be ut
! tered.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

In examining the fashions that have
prevailed during the nineteenth cen
tury one is struck by the fact that there
have been more changes in this hun
dred years than during any similar
period of time in the worlds history.
The dawn of the nineteenth century
saw men in costumes that differed
but slightly from those that had been
worn for generations, but almost i'm
mediately these fashions underwent a
change and since that time mans dress
has been growing steadily more sedate-
At the beginning of the century men
We're just on the point of discarding
the wigs that had been worn for so
many years. AT this time to wear a
wig was a sign of respectability, and
there were few persons who dared to
set themselves in opposition to this
custom. These wigs were of many
kinds and shapes. In some the ends
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

soldiers in the Philippines are invinci-
BILE, and the Tagals know it.
While l was in the island never saw
a soldier finch or groan or cry out
when he was shot, or falter when the
fire was thickest. With such men as
these they can crush Aguinaldos army.
and never ON the face of this earth suf-
fer that flag which floats over Luzon
to be pulled down.
The business opportunities in the
archipelago are many. The islands are
rich, and when order is restored will
grow in wealth at rapid rate. With
a stable government money from the
United States VIII float into the Phil
ippineS and the islands will be Amer
icanized in a short time. American
manufacturers, merchants and railroad
builders will, in my opinion, find an i'm
portant field for operation in that part
of our new domain.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

of the waves upon the sands to the size
OF bird shot or even finer. AS the gold
is considerably heavier than the sand
it has worked down into it and most
of it is found under two or three feet of
sand, resting upon the hard bottom
that is known to miners as bedrock"
Extending back from the shore is a
cOastline cliff which rises at some spots
about thirty feet above sea level It
slopes gently upward until at the base
of the mountain, for four or five miles
from the beach. it has an elevation of
from $50 to 200 feet. This is the tundra
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

This was the condition Of things in
the early part of July, 1892 when some
one of these stranded miners accident
ally discovered gold in the sand at his
feet He whispered the word to a friend
or two who were in the same predica-
ment, and the news spread so swiftly
that within a few hours all the unem-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-10

possessed the qualifications, which they
do not.
1 think the Filipinos realize now that
they cannot cope with our soldiers, and
when they become convinced that the
United States can give them a better
form of government than can Aguinal-
do they will lay down their arms and
become peaceable. The United States