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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22
ALL QU|ETAT NEWTON
Mass Meeting Denounced the
Attempted intimidation
Offices Obtained at the Price of Treason 10 NJ
Race Not Desired by Right Think
ing White Men.
Especial to News and Observer.) J

Newton, N. c., July 21.-The following
resolutions were passed in a determined
but quiet and conservative manner by
the good people Of Newton in a mass
meeting at the court house on last night.
Not single speech was made in the
meeting and every precaution is being
taken to keep down the feelings of a
justly indignant and outraged people.
The resolutions speak the sentiments
Of the white people.
Absolute quiet is restored and all danger
is past
State of North Carolina,
County of Catawba.
Whereas, the citizens of the town OF
Newton and the surrounding neighborhood.
have met to consider the conduct of GER
tain persons, and to give expression to
their condemnation of the recent con-
spiracy to jntimidate and coerce c. M.
McCorkle, one of the registrars of the
county, now we, in mass meeting as
sembled do,
Resolve, first, That we condemn the ac-
tion of A. p Lynch, e. L. Sigmon and Dali
ton Dellinger in going to the office of the
Registrar, c. M. McCorkle, with three
ignorant negroes and demanding that the
they had been refused registration till
the proper evidence had been produced
by them, and the insolent and abusive
manner in which the said Lynch ap-
preached the registrar, as an outrage on
the rights and morals of a decent people,
and a gross disregard of the laws of the
State.
Second. That this miserable effort OF
A. p. Lynch. who was armed with
dirk, together with his allies, to inti-
midate registrars in the discharge OF
their duty, shall fail here and we here
by express condemnation of any white
man who so far forgets himself as to
so round with a deadly weapon encourag-
ing the ignorant negro to acts of violence
Third That the duties Of the regis
trars are plain and in the lawful dis
charge of those duties they should have
the support of every true citizen against
every effort of whatever character to
c)ercc them to register illegal voters:
they must and will have the support OF
every white man in North Carolina who
loves his State and his home more than
office purchased at the price OF treason
to his race.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22
''SHOOT EVERY MAN"
Who Voted For the Constitu-
tiOnal Amendment
A Young Surry County R publican Says He
will WayIay Democrats in the Road
if There is Any Trouble.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
East Bend, n. c., July 20.-In company
with two Republicans and one Democrat
said that if any war was started, on ac-
count of the amendment that he did not
expect to go to the war, but would get
him a Winchester and waylay the road
and shoot every man he saw who voted
for the amendment.
Davenport is young Republican. Using
in Surry county and the conversation
took place near East Bend in Yadkin
county and can be proven by the Demo-
crat and one of the Republicans
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22
Daniel and Doughton in Allegheny.
Especial to News and Observer J

NOptCIdI 10 NEWS dIIU OBsotI FtI.
Sparta, N c., July 21.-Hons. R. A.
Doughton and Walter e. Daniel, address
ed the people of Allegheny at Glade
Creek, July 18th; Sparta, at night, and
Prathers Creek, the 18th. They made able
and convincing speeches to large crowds
and much good was accomplished.
Although Allegheny has been harbor
for Republican speakers, and we have
five with us now, and Blackburn is coming
next week, we will roll up a handsome
majority for the Democratic ticket and
the Amendment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22

An absent mind d fisherman who
tumbled into the liver went down twice
before remembering that he was able to
swim.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22
Republican Gives it Up.
(Davie Times.)

Mr. NJ. D. Kimbrough, prominent Re-
publican of Davie county, was here yes
terday, and, when asked as to tie po-
litical outlook by one of his Eooubli-
can friends in private conversation, he
conceded the election of Aycock by 10000
or more.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22

The poor man who is going down hill
needs a substantial check.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-22

When noise loses its there is moth
ing left but nose.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
ROBERTS REPORT.
British Losses at Thaba N.Chu Were
Three Hundred and Fifty.
i AMMAN .,,.;l q D.xa..A:... ~

British Losses at Tbaba N.Cha Were
Three Hundred and Fifty.
LONDON, April 3.-Reporting on the
defeat at Thaba N'Chu, General Rob-
erts says:
Some two miles from the water
works the road crossed nullah or
spruit, in which during the night, a
force of Beers concealed themselves.
So well We're they hidden that our
leading scouts passed without discov-
ering them. and it was not until the
wagons and guns were entering the
drift that the Beers showed themselves
and opened fire. Many drivers of the
artillery horses Were Immediately shot
down at close ran and several guns
We're captured. The remainder gal
loped away, covered by Roberts Horse,
which suffered heavily. Meanwhile
Lieut.. Chestermasters, of Remington's
scouts. found a passage across the
spruit unoccupied by the enemy, by
which the remainder of Broadwood's
force crossed. They reformed with
great steadiness, Notwithstanding all
that had previously occurred. Broad
woods report, which has just reached
me and which contains no details,
stated that he lost seven of his
guns and all of his baggage. He es-
Inmates all casualties at $50, including
200 missing"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
NEW ROAD LAUNCHED.
articles Are Filed OF Southern Iowa
Railway.

articles Are Filed OF Southern Iowa
Railway.
Dies MONIES, March 3O.-A new rail-
way project was formally launched by
the filing of articles of Incorporation
by the Southern Iowa railway. The
new line is said to be Chicago &
Northwestern movement, and will ex-
tend from that company's road into
Mahasl1a and Monroe counties for the
purpose of tapping the valuable coal
fields in that vicinity. The incorpor-
;rtors named in the articles are Daniel
D. Bathricls and Henry v. Ferguson,
and the headquarters of the new road
will be at Cedar Rapids. The capital
stock is placed at 100000. This move
has been in contemplation for some
time, but the filing of the articles of
incorporation is the first tangible evil
dence that the Southern Iowa railway
promoters really meant business. Fiji
ty-six miles will be constructed at once
and the line is expected to make very
material changes in the coal mining
industry which is now carried ON in
that section.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
TAKE FAUREsMITn.

= !
The Artillery and Ammunition Found
in a Shaft.
LONDON, March 3o.-The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfon-
March %:
General Clements occupied Faure-
smith today without opposition. One
nine FOUNDER and one Martini Maxim
were discovered in the prospecting
shaft of mine, were large quantity
of ammunition was buried. Arms are
being surrendered gradually and the
inhabitants settling down. Colonel
Pitcher visited Ladybrand March 26.
On leaving the town he was attacked
by a part of the enemy, and one of his
force was wounded and five are miss
ing. During the skirmish on North
Modder river March 25th, FIVE men
were wounded and five men of that
regiment were taken prisoners
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
CAUGHT in a TRAP.
Colonel Brentwood and Army Cap.
tured by Beers.

Colonel Brentwood and Army Cap.
tured by Beers.
BusHMAN's Kop, April 2.-The Brit
ish force commanded by Col. Broad
wood, consisting of the Tenth Hussars,
Household cavalry, two horse batter
les and force of mounted infantry
under Col. Pitcher, which bad been
garrisoning Thaba N 'Chu, was obliged,
in consequence of the near approach OF
a large force of Beers, to leave. Col.
Broadwood marched to the Bloemfon.
tein water works, south of the Mod,
der, where he camped at O'clock Sat.
urday morning. At early dawn the
camp was shelled by the enemy from a
near point. Col. Broadwood sent off
a convoy with the batteries, while the
rest of the force remained to act as Q
rear guard. The convoy arrived at a
deep spruit where the Beers were con.
cealed, and the entire body walked in
to ambush and was captured, together
with six guns. The loss of life was
not great, since most of the British
had walked into the trap before shot
was fired.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
THE NEWS IN IOWA
SAID TO NE A BOLD THUG.

Burlington Onicials Capture an Alleged
Hold-up Man.
BURLINGTON, April 2.-Officers Zorn
and Despair captured an alleged bad
man, who gave his name us John
Nugent, Of New London. He is said
to be wanted in Mt. Pleasant, where
he brutally assaulted a woman few
nights ago, robbing her of gold
watch and about Sis in money. The
woman was passenger on train No.
. and had just left the train when the
assault occurred. The woman's cries
were heard by the crew of freight
train standing in the yards, and later,
on finding man riding on the draw
bar, the conductor suspected him of
being implicated and invited him into
the caboose to get warm. In the
meantime the Burlington police had
been notified to be on the watch for
the man, and were in the yards to
meet him. All the stolen property
was found on him, and also loaded
revolver.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
SIX HUNDRED WE'RE KILLED.
French, Victory Recorded In A attaching a,
- Arab Army South of Alriers

French Victory Recorded In Attacking an
Arab Army South of Algiers.
PARIS, March 31.--The official &C.
count has been issued of the victory of
the French troops over the Arab army
at Inrahr, which assembled with the
object of attacking the French expedi-1
ton which recently occupied the oasis;
OF lnsalah, southwest of Algeria The
French learned of the, scheme and de-
clded to storm the enemy's position
which was successfully carried March
10 by column led by Lieutenant COL
onel Eutown. The town was first
bombarded and then stormed, the
Arab warriors making the laststand at
Mosques. They left 600 killed and
wounded on the field and $50 prisoners
We're taken. The French losses were o.
native soldiers killed, 50 wounded and
2 officers wounded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
HERRlOTT'S PROTEST.
His Position on the Railroad Assess.
ment Set Forth.

ment Set Forth.
DIES MONIES, March 9.-State Treas
urer John Herriott yesterday fled
with the secretary of the executive
council a statement of his views on the
railroad assessment question and an
exposition of what he declares to be
the shameless subserviency of the
other members of the executive coun-
Gil to the interests OF the Chicago &
Northwestern road. The document is
very long. He charges that time and
again the railroad assessments have
been made in the private Office of the
secretary of state, in consultation with
one or two railroad attorneys. He
charges that his demands for an equit-
able assessment have been ignored be-
cause the other members of the council
We're anxious to preserve the advan-
tage which has long been possessed by
the railroad interests which they rep
resent. Mr.. Herriott's document was
prepared for the records Of the council
in explanation of his relations to the
recent sicls-room assessment, in which
he declined to take part. He says he
did not want to meet with Mr.. Mer-
riam, FRUSTRATED by illness, because he
knew a discussion would lead to a yio-
lence of denunciation which could not
but grieyously affect the nerves of a
sick man. He takes up in detail the
Statement made by the governor and
answers it, arguing that railroads do
not pay more than other property, as
the governor urges, and showing the
lack of system in present assessment
methods. He explains carefully his
own plan and shows the alleged in
EQUITIES of the present distribution of
taxation. In six years the North
western, he asserts, has been under
taxed $235, 2sl. SO, which has been made
up by overtaxing the other roads. Mr..
Herriott is unsparing in his denuncia-
ton of his associates in what he terms
betraying the interests of the people
and perpetrating travesty on justice,
for the sake of corporation able to do
political favors.
After the publication of Mr.. Her.
RIOTS statement the majority of the
executive council, consisting of Gov
ernor Shaw, Secretary of State Dobson
and Auditor of State Merriam filed
reply to his protest with the secretary
of the council. They declare that
Iowa railroads are higher taxed in
proportion to other property and in
proportion to the railroads of other
states, and defined their method of
assessing the railroads. Answering
the charge of partially to the North
western the reply says:
1.-The treasurer charges that the
council, as now constituted. is mani
Testing favoritism in behalf of the
Northwestern railway. Since mem
bers of the present council have served
thereon with the treasurer of state,
the assessment of the Northwestern
railway has been increased 1856, 900,
while the aggregate assessment of the
Rock Island road, on which the treas
nrer resides, has been decreased over
$4,000 900. Let the facts speak for
themselves"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
ENGLISH SHOCKED.
Painfully Surprised at the Neglect of
British Ofacers.

Painfully Surprised at the Neglect of
British Oficers.
LONDON, April 3.-The rumors of the
recapture by the British of the seven
guns taken from Colonel Broadwood's
force fail to compensate London for
the severe shock experienced by the
humiliatlng defeat sustained within q
few miles of the headquarters Of the
British army of occupation. The pub
lie is painfully surprised to learn after
all that has come and gone that Brit
ish officers of high position can still
neglect precautions which the veriest
tyro might be expected to observe and
blunder into traps which the observ-
ance Of the elementary rules would
have revealed. There is no attempt
here to miniinize the Observation-Disclosures
of the whole affair, SO far
as the British are concerned,
or detract from the dexterity
of the Beers, who were apparently
commanded by General De Wet. The
tactics of the burghers were evidently
excellently conceived and boldly car
ried out, and unless the reinforce
ments sent by Lord Roberts have
turned the tide and recaptured the
prisoners, a couple of hundred men
from two crack corps Of the House
hold cavalry and the Tenth Hussars
are now on their way to swell the
growing deposit of British prisoners
at Pretoria. President Kruger is said
to have promised to reoccupy Bloem-
TEN this week and the stubborn
burghers seem to be closing around
the place in such force as promises to
to be troublesome, especially when it
is realized that the activity of a strong
Boer force in the vicinity of Paarde-
berg has already interrupted direct
| communication.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
Too Many Japanese.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 31.-
Worlsingmen in this state are 5ecom-
ing alarmed at the steadily increasing
number of Japanese immigrants. 1t
is stated that since January i. 1899,
40 less than 8, 4so laborers from Japan
have arrived in this country and the
emigration bureau is informed that
], 400 more are due here April 2. Ac-
cording to Labor Commissioner North
1000 passports have been obtained in
Japan for laborers intending to come
to this country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05

The average loss by fire in the United
States has been reduced in ten years
from $6,922 to s1,S60. The insurance
loss in the same period was reduced
from 1898 to s1,056. The prevailing
use Of electricity has Unexpectedly
brought about large increase in fires,
owing to crossed wires. Ten years ago
there were only sixty-six such fires and
last year there was GAG. Defective
fues are responsible for over IL per
cent of the fires and incendiarism is
next as a cause. Last year 6,S91 in
cendiary fires occurred. Lightning
caused 3.479, spontaneous combustion,
1,179, friction in machinery 295, nat
ural gas "a, dust explosions Ia, and five
were caused by the suns rays passing
through window glass. There was 40
assssis2abie cause for 12,204 fires of last
year
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05

a writer in medical publication of
the Johns Hopkins University de-
scribes a case which. he - ...is in
teresting because it suggests a new OPP
Grafton hepatico cholecystostocho cy-
stenterostomy. or hepaticocholecysto
tenterostomy. Every one will be re-
1ieved to know that the treatment so
eloquentfy described is only an adj
vanced method of dealing with collie,
by which 1t will be seen that science
in Its march is encountered by the bag
gage it carries. Caesar called it i'm
pedimenta, which has taken a modern
sense that seems appropriate in this
case.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05

Weather terms are elastic. Havana
was full of shivering people, and tho
visitation was called a cold wave, when
the temperature lately fell to So de-
grees. The Cuban style of wintry
blasts would be popular in regions
where boreal gales have no inclination
to mercy. The West Indian cold wave
lis almost matched by the London hot
wave, reported each summer, when
the mercury has risen only to point
indicative to Americans Of seasonable
warmth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
BREvlTIES.

The elections of the Forty-ninth
and Fifty-frst regiments of Iowa vol
unteers, occurring recently, resulted
in the naming of Colonel Bows. of
Cedar Rapids, to be commanders of the
Forty ninth, and General James Rush
Lincoln to be commander of the Fifty
first.
Detective johnson, of Des Moines,
recently arrested Albert Thomas,
alias ''Humming BILL on a telegram
from Chicago, where Thomas is wanted
on chage of murder. The crime was
committed last fall, and Thomas dis
appeared in December. The man who
was killed was stabbed eight or ten
times. Thomas has been working at
the llirlswood Hotel for month.
The foater founa In the Iowa river
near 0akville few days ago has been
identified as the body of Joen Clement,
of Wapello. wcll-to-do retired mer-
chant, who nlysteriously disappeared
from home on March Mr.. Clement
was sober, highly respected citizen,
in good health. and with no reason for
committing suicide, and it is believed
he came to his death by accidental
drowning or by foul play, which will
probably never be known.
Mrs. Geo. Pyle, the woman who
shot County Attorney Will B. Bar
ger, of Charlton, some time ago, was
arraigned recently before Justice
Manning on the charge of attempted
murder, and bound over to the grand
jury in $500 bonds, which were fur
nished. She Immediately left for Den
yer where her sister resides 1t is the
general opinion that the case will be
| dropped and no further action taken
as long as she stays away from the
city, those most directly interested
| not wishing for the publicity of a trial
in court.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank,
at Hanlontown, was robbed a few
nightr ago. Some time before
o'clock a. IN. the bank was entered.
the knob on the pig safe pried off,
nitro glycerine poured in and the
| doors blown off. The money chest
was entered in t. ne manner, where
So, $50, mostly in,, rency, was secured
The safe was covered with quilting
| taken from bed in the bank. A
Northwestern handcar was secured
and at noon the next day it was found
| about ten miles southeast of the place
where the robbery was committed A
boy was sleeping within ten feet o.
the place when the explosion occurred
but heard nothing of it.
| Des Moines dispatch: Official an
nonncement is made of the appoint
ment of G. F. Wennerstrum for state
labor commissioner, and j. w. Miller
j. A. Campbell and John Werner fol
state mine inspectors The terms be
gin April l. Mr.. Wennerstrum, who
will be the new labor commissioner
succeeding w. q. O,Bleness, is a resi-
dent of Fort Dodge and comes from
the governors congressional district
fHe is representative Scandinavian
He is the business manager of the
Svithiod, the Swedish newspaper
| printed in Des Moincs Formerly he
was in business in Fort Dodge. He Is
amember of labor organizations anG
has endorsements of this characte (,
tGovernor Shaw determined to reap
pointment the old members of Tie
acard OF state - ne inspe1
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05

Some of the experiments with wire.
less telegraph apparatus for the use
OF the British army in South Africa
are said to indicate that the operation
OF the instruments is interrupted by
veins of iron ore in the hills. This
recalls the recent report of the United
States Naval Board on Marconi's sys-
Tenn, to the effect that communication
might be entirely interrupted when
tall buildings with an iron framework
interviewed between the transmitting
and receiving stations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
Belgian Attacks ON Great Br,t,.,n.

BRUssELLs, March 3o.-In the senate
Mgr: Kossonin, referring to the late
peace conference at the Hague, said IL
could be regarded as having aborted
because it had been followed by the
South African war sin which nnmer-
Gus lives had been sacrificed for gold. u
Montefiore Levy then protested gains1
the attacks made by the Belgian press
on Great Britain. The minister Of fbrS
elgn affairs, M. De Favreau, said he
concurred in this protest and deeply
regretted these attacks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
war1ike Operations at seya topoI.

LONDON, March s1.-The sevastopol
correspondent of the Daily Graphic
says:
s.War alarms fill the naval head
quarters here. The whole Euxine
squadron is fully equipped for instant
service. Troops with full war kits are
daily arriving from the interior. The
garrison will soon be a powerful army
corps. There is much excitement
among the stats of both services and
all the talk is of bringing Turkey to
her sensesb by forcible measures"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
Children sufrocated.

MUscAT1NE, April In the absence
Of the mother, the home of s. Tobias,
in South Muscatine, was destroyed by
fire. Three children, aged S, and /
years respectively, were in the house.
Repeated attempts were made to res
cue them, but the smoke and flames
drove back the brave firenen. When
at last they were rescued they were
nearly dead from suffocation. The
two oldest will probably recover, but
the youngest cannot be saved.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05

Detroit, Mich. April Fin the
deputy factory inspectors office Friday
q woman was seized with fit after
having acknowledged that she had:
sworn falsely to the age Of her SON..
who was applying for working per-
mil. She said the boy was II. You
know that boy is not yet IA years d
said Deputy Inspector Cox. II know
she acknoWled ged. With that she
threw UP her arms, rolled her eyes ana
fell sprawling on tho floor In IT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
srAcn1N1sTs' STRIKE OVER.
Work to BE Resumed In Chicago and
Elsewhere.

Work to BE Resumed In Chicago and
Elsewhere.
CHICAGO, March 31.-A settlement Of
the strike in the machine shops of Chi
cago was reached at conference be-:
tween the officials of the unions and
representatives of the employers. 1t
is a settlement which is to be national
in its scope, and under its terms the
general strike timed to involve the
100000 machinists of the country will
be averted. Work is to be resumed
Monday here as well as in Cleveland,
Paterson, Nd, and Philadelphia. The
men agreed to return to work pending
arbitration of the issues in the con-
trOyerSy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
TURKEY IN REPLY TO RUSSIA.

How the Ottoman Government Settles
the Cars Demands.
CoNsTANTIsopLE, April 8. The Otto
man government has addressed note
to the Russian embassy declaring that
in the event of the porte not construct
ing railway lines in the Black Sea dis
trict bounded by railways already con.
ceded to others, then concessions will
be granted to Russia. It is considered
that the porte in this way settles the
Russian demands in the premises.