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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-19
Prof Poteat Saturday Night.

A rare treat is in store for the Baptist
University girls next Saturday evening.
Prof. Poteat is announced to lecture in
the University chapel at o'clock. The
patrons and friends of the college gener-
ally are invited. The subject announced
is 1.-THE Biological Revolution"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-19
President McNamee Here.

A telegram was received yesterday
from President McNamee, of the State
Fair, who has just returned from Eu-
rope. stating he will be in Raleigh to-
day ready for business. Instead of go
ING to Biltmore he comes direct to as
sumo his duties as president of the
Fair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-19
Free to the
Ruptured
DR.. W. s Rice. the Well Known Au.
thority, Sends Trial of His Fa-
nous Method Free to All

Out of the chaos of old-time failure
comes new and startling cure for rup-
ture, DR.. w S. Rice, $50 N. Main ST.,
Adams, N. Y, has invented a method that
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-19

The best method of cleansing the liv.-
is by the use of the famous little pills
known as De Wits Little Early Risers.
Easy to take. Never grippe. Bobbitt-
Wynne Drug Co., VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-19

Rich, warm, healthy blood is given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla and thus couShssi
colds, and pneumonia are prevented. Take
it now.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Big Gnn Tested.

The new ls-inch Gathmana torpedo
gun, the largest ever built in this coun-
try, has been tested at the Bethlehem
steel works to determine the velocity
and strength of the gun, and proved
successful. Solid shots weighing a ton
were fred.
After two preliminary shots, the
third was fired with charge of 300
pounds of powder, and showed pres
sure OF 1905 pounds and 1896 feet
velocity, while the fourth shot with
the same charge recorded a pressure
of 1880 pounds and a velocity of |, 9o1
feet.
The gun is intended for coast de-
fense. The inventor claims that It
will throw shell fifteen miles.
Guncotton is used in the charges.
The gun is forty-four feet long and
weighs fifty-nine tons.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
MOB RULES AKRON, OHIO.
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED AND MANY
INJURED.
Angered by the spiritlng Away of q Rapist.
Mob Attacks Oficers and Burn City
Buildings-Loss, 81 100000.

Akron, Ohio, was In the hands of q
mob Wednesday night, which burned
the county court house and Jail, killed
four people and wounded score of
Others, drove the firemen away when
they attempted to arrest the flames,
fired on the officers who had to flee for
their lives, hunted for the mayor and
chief of police with intent to murder
them. Four companies of militia were
called out, but they did not reach the
scene until Thursday morning, after
the fury had subsidized
The riot was caused by the spiriting
away of negro who confessed at at
tempt to rape 6-year-old girl.
The mob forced an entrance to the
city Jail at $3.50, but found the prisoner
had been removed. The court house
was next searched. doors battered
down, windows smashed and property
generally destroyed by the maddened
crowd. The negro was not In the court
house, and, angered at being outwitted,
the mob began to take vengeance on
the officers and city property. The
prison was again surrounded. Some
one in the crowd began shooting at
the building: this was followed by sew.
erai more shots, The officers in the
building appeared at the windows and
began to shoot over the heads of tho
mob. man with a shotgun then
fired at the officers
1t is said that several OF the officers
were wounded. The crowd then began
to smash in the windows of the city
building. and the firing became gener-
al. Hundreds of shots were exchanged,
and one boy was carried dead from the
street. 1t is certain that dozens of
men were wounded
At lo:45 p. m, Prison Keeper John
t. Washer came from the city building
and was knocked down by d brick.
He was badly injured about the head,
and had to receive medical attention.
Shortly after midnight the mob
chphO Ahbo a hdTuWdTe store ana stole
all the fire arms and ammunition they
could find, including guns, rifles and
revolvers, and proceeded to the city
building and opened Ire on the defend.
ers and finally set fire to the city build
ing, causing loss approaching a mil
lion dollars. The fire department was
called out but was unable to do efrec-
tive work, the hose being cut and two
firemen shot. Dynamite was used on
the burning city building at l:45
Thursday morning. The officers. who
had been penned up in the building re-
leased all the city prisoners and fled
for their lives from rear window.
Among the dead are: Glen Wade.
aged 10 years, shot through the heart.
John NJ. Davidson's 4-year-old child,
shot dead in baby carriage.
Fred V. orwiclS, aged 25.
Arthur Sprague.
The wounded it is feared, may reach
100,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
CHINESE GOVERNMENT GUILTY..
Conger Says Blame for Disturbance Lies a
the Feet of the Throne.

Conger Says Blame for Disturbance Lies Mt
the Feet of the Throne.
In a talk with the relieving force at
Pekin, Minister Conger said:
They tried to annihilate us the dav
before you got in Prince Ching, presi-
dent of the Tsung-li-Yamen, sent word
that his officers had received orders to
cease firing on us, under pain of death
At o'clock in the evening OF the same
day the Chinese opened fire, and this
continued all day.
If the relieving column had not ar
rived when it did we should probably
have succumbed The Americans lost
seven marines killed and fifteen
wounded and one child died.
The whole movement is purely a
governmental one. The Boxers are
only pretense, having no guns. The
confident tial advisor Of the empress was
the leader of the imperial troops here.
In eleven days over 1000 shells fell
among us.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Cordua to be Shot.

A dispatch from Pretoria says Gen.
eral Lord Roberts has confirmed the
sentence of death imposed upon Lieu.
tenant cordua, formerly of the Stats
artillery, who was convicted of being
ringleader in the plot to abduct Genera,
Roberts and kill British officers.
DIR. Leyd and the Boer envoys have
sent from ST. Petersburg to Lord Sails.
bury strong protest against the latest
proclamation of Lord Roberts, main
tanning that they violate every sense of
right and all the principles of interna.
tional law.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Work on st. Louis Fair.

There recently has been marked re-
newal of activity at the headquarters
of the Louisiana Purchase Centennial
Worlds Fair of 1908. All but one fifth
of the S5,o0o,o00 of stock subscription
has been raised and the balance is as
suIed. Communications received from
outside points give further evidence of
the great interest taken in the centen-
nial, not only in practically every state
in the union, but in a large number of
foreign countries. Correspondence
from Paris indicates the certainty of
securing several of the best exhibits in
the exhibition there.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
KILLED AND EATEN BY BEARS.
George Jewkcs, lie Years of Age, Meets .
Horrible Death.


News has reached Price Of the most
horrible fate of lad in the vicinity Of
Joe's valley, in Emery county. A fam,
lily by the name of Jewkes were out in
the hills camping, a popular recreation
for people OF 0rangeville and Castle
Dale About dusk one of the boys
George Jewkes, about 12 years of age,
was sent to the spring near by the
camp for bucket of water. He re,
mained away considerable longer than
he should have, and another brother
was sent TO see what was wrong.
Near the spring the body of the boy
was found, with half of the trunk and
flesh of the limbs torn away That
portion of the body that was left, as
the story is told, was lying near a
clump of bushes, where it had been
dragged by bear. There were un-
mistakable signs of it's having been a
bear and no other animal.
There are great many sheep being
grazed in the neigh borhood, and flock
owners have of late been heavy losers
by the depredations of these beasts.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Neely Afraid of BeIn0 Kid,a,n.a

The attorney for Charles f. w. Neely.
formerly Cuban agent for the pos,otfice
department, has sworn that he be.
lieved the United States government
had made arrangements for the placing
OF the petitioner on board an armv
transport for immediate transportation
to Cuba as soon as the necessary order
for extradition had been signed and
the accused man secured and placed
aboard ship. This plan. counsel as
serted, was to prevent the petitioner
from applying for a writ of habeas
cOrpus
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Bryan Notified by the Pops.

Mr.. Bryan Thursday received the
second official notification of his nomi.
nation for the presidency. This noti-
hcation came from the Populist party,
and Hon. Thomas NJ Patterson OF
Colorado acted as the mouthpieee for
the party in making it. He was at the
same time informed Of the indorse.
ment OF his candidacy by the United
States Monetary league by Hon. A. w.
Rucker. The ceremonies occurred in
the grounds of the State capitol at
Topeka and were witnessed by large
number of people.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
No More Troops for China.

The important development in the
Chinese situation is the decision of the
government not to send any more
troops TO China. All the troops now at
sea, amounting to about 4, 1000, together
with those under orders for service in
the east, amounting to about 1000
more, will be sent to Manila. These
troops will, upon touching at Nagasaki,
go 20 Manila unless there are develop
ments in China not now expected
which will make their presence in that
country necessary.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
MOB ATTACKS A TRAIN.
Italian Section Hands in Idaho KIN On.
Man and Woond Another.


A mob of Italian section hands at
tackled a Northern Pacific train at
Hauser junction, Idaho, Sunday, pre-
sumabiy killed one man, fatally injured
another and wounded third
l.. B. johnson, the man believed to
be fatally wounded, is at the Sacred
Heart hospital at Spokane, with the
side of his head torn away with shot,
and bullet lodged in his right shoul-
der. But for the timely interference
OF train hands he would have been
killed on the spot. His partner, whose
name is unknown, is supposed to have
been killed. Section Foreman Martin
Coleman has an ugly cash in his wrist.
None OF the Italians were injured as
far as known. Sheriff Bradbury of
kootenai county reached the scene of
the fight at late hour at night, and
has a score of the Italians under arrest.
The fight was started by an alterca-
ton between the section foreman and
drunken Italian. The laborer stabbed
the foreman in the arm. Two young
men interfered and were chased to the
cab OF a side-tracked engine, and be-
cause the engineer would not give them
up the train was attacked. One of the
two men sought was killed and the
other probably fatally wounded.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
O. A. r. AT CHICAGO,


Largest Attended Encampment In History
of the Organization.
The thirtyfourth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, which was formally opened Monday
night by the monster meeting in the
Coliseum, Chicago, promises to he the
greatest and most successful eneamp.
ment the army has ever held. Train
after train loaded with veterans and
their friends rolled into the various
stations in the city. and il was esti-
mated by railroad officials that fully
$4,000 old soldiers had arrived, and that
100000 other excursionists had come
with them
The veterans have come from all
parts Of the Republic and every north
ern state has sent strong contingent.
The New York delegation is one of the
largest that state has ever sent to an
animal epcampment.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
TO FORTIFY GUAM.
To be Made = Great Naval Base For Eastern
Waters.

To be Made Great Naval Base For Eastern
Waters.
The navy department has taken the
initial steps in the preparation for the
complete and comprehensive system of
Notifications and harbor improvements is
by which it is intended TO make the
island of Guam a thoroughly protected
base for our naval vessels in the west
ern Pacific.
The navy department has been at
pains to ascertain just what harbor
facilities other nations have 10 this
part of the world, and the maps al
ready prepared show that southwark
from Guam we are fianked for $500
miles by chain of islands containing
thirteen fine harbors, all of them po-
tential bases of hostile powers Some
of them are already equipped and for
tilted. These har bors are included in
the Marshall and Caroline groups,
which stretch from the southern bor-
der of the Philippines eastward past
the longitude of Guam, while on the
north the Ladrones possess several
harbors, some of them as close as forty
miles to our possessions in Guam. In
view of all these facts, it has been de-
termined to make Guam a great naval
base.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
PoPULISTS ENDORSE STEVEN
SON.
hesignation of Towne Accepted and Stew
enson Named In His stead.

hesignation of Towne Accepted and Stew
enson Named In His stead
AT a meeting of the Peoples party
national committee Monday, the de-
chnation of Charles A. Towne as the
vicc-presidenti tinl nominee for the party
was accepted and the name Of Adlai E.
stevenson was put in his place.
ms result was obtained after long
debate beginning at p. m. and ending
ABOUT d;30 p. IN. In the beginning
there were three courses advocated by
diherent members of the committee,
namely To nominate Populist, to
leave the place blank or, lastly, to en-
dorse Mr.. Stevenson.
senator Marion Butler, chairman of
the committee, in warm speech of
some length, advocated leaving the
place blank, contending that Bryan
and Stevenson would receive more
Populist votes than if a candidate for
vice-president was named
But one test vote was taken. A
motion was made to endorse Mr. Stew
enson. For this motion Mr.. Washburn
OF massachusetts moved as a substitute
that Populist be placed upon the
ticket. The substitute was lost on a
call OF the roll by vote of "a ayes to
II nays.
The original motion was then adopted
by viva voice vote.
There were l24 bers of the COM
mittee present or represented by proxy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
SON SLAYS HIS FATHER.
j. N. Burnham Commits PatrIcide in Ne.
braska.

DruskA.
James n. 'urnham, publisher of the
Wymorean, at Wymore, Neb., shot and
killed his father, Captain Collins A.
Burnham, at their home Sunday. A
coroners jury Immediately exonerated
the son. The killing was in self-de-
fense.
Captain Burnham was a captain In
tie civil war and was uncontrola BILE
when intoxicated. Many times he had
threatened to kill all the members of
his family. This morning the father
came home and made an assault upon
his son. The father used butcher
knife, and after getting his son into
corner was in the act of plunging the
knife into his body When there was
no other alternative, the son drew a
revolver and fred a shot, which went
through Captain Burnham's heart, kill
ing him instantly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
LEHI BOY BURNED TO DEATH.
Set Fire to His Clothing by Striking Q
Match.

Floyd, the 5-year-old son of City Re
corder James Il. Ross of Lehi, Utah,
was fatally burned Thursday morning.
His father had just gone down town to
his business, when the unfortunate
boy, by some unknown means, secured
a mhtch and paper and, with his
youngest sister, went out to one of the
outbuildings. In setting ire to the
paper it caught onto his clothing. He
ran to the house as fast as possible.
but as there was q brisk wind at the
time his little body was soon wrapped
in flames, and before his mother could
extinguish them all the flesh of the
upper part of his body was burned to
crisp. The mother, also, in extin-
gushing the ilames, had her hands SO
badly burned that it will be a long
time before they can be of any service
to her.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
war.hip to Collect Claim from Morocco.

United States warship has arrived
at Tangier, Morocco, to support the
claim arising out of the murder last
June of naturalized American, Mar
cos Essagin. Essagin, while horse
back riding, jolted against the mule of
a Morocco priest. A dispute followed
during which Essagin In self-defense,
fred his revolver, wounding a native.
The American was then attacked, re-
eeiving dozens OF knife wounds, and
his body, according to some accounts,
was burned before life uas extinct
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Rioting In Southern China.

According to dispatch from Hong.
Kong turbulent mobs are devastating
portions of the provinces of Flu Klen
and Kiang Flu.
Marines from the French cruiser
Comet have cleared the streets of Swa.
tow and freed the besieged priests.
A dispatch to a news agency from
Shanghai says eight survivors of the
fourteen English missionaries who
started together from Shan 81 have
reached Hankow after suffering fright
ful barbarities.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Trees Save Lives of Pa.seersr..

An electric car on the Riyerv,aw
line at Beaver Falls, Pa, jumped the
track on high grade Friday. over.
turned and plunged into two trees.
where 1T hung suspended 15o feet bove
the TT. Wayne railroad tracks
The car contained about fifty pass
engers, many of whom were injured
Vincent BURY, aged 81, of Beaver
Falls, may succnmb to his injuries.
Jennie Lee, also of Beaver Falls.
was seriously injured. The others viii
recover.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
ANARCHY IN CHINA,
General Chafrec Reports Serious State of
Affairs.
100.

Ss"otai shaHee reports Serious State of
Affairs.
message has been received from
General Chaffee reporting serious con-
ditions in China. 1t was hoped In
official circles that when General
Chaffee should be heard from he would
report that the work of the American
expeditionary force had been accom-.
piished by the rescue of the ministers.
and that the blow struck at the Boxer
insurgents by the foreign column had
dlssipated the revolutionists and lefs
China with hands free to make her
peace with the civilized world. Instead
OF this, however, General Chaffee had
to report an utterly chaotic condition
OF affairs aud the capture of capital
whence all the heads of governments
had fled.
There was nothing for the victors to
do but to prevent anarchy by admins.
tering on this derelict empire which
had fallen into their hands.
Therefore the prospect opened bv
General Chatfee's dispatch is that the
American contingent of necessity will
be detained in China for some time to
come, probably for the whole winter,
This will necessitate the hurried com
pletion of preparations that already
have been begun to comfortably SUBJ
sist our army through the severe winter
weather which will close in on north-
ern China.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
----------------------------
Gunboat Castine Ordered to Amor

The gunboat Castine. Commander
Powman, has been ordered to Annoy,
China, from Shanghai. The Annoy is
sent at the instance of business men
who desire better protection than has
been afforded, as rioting has been CO.
ing on for several days and a worse
state of affairs is predicted. A large
body OF japanese troops have been
landed at Annoy, which led to
protest from some of the powers Ii
is stated that the sending OF the Gas.
tine has no connection with the pro.
tast
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Russia Orders 100000 Pounds of Beef
From Chicago.

Chicago packing company has re-
ceived an order from the Russian gov
ernment for 5000, 900 pounds of beef
on the hoof," to feed the soldiers of the
war in China. This is the largest
order of the kind in the history of the
Chicago meat market. Options are
said to have been taken upon every
available ship carrying trade on the
Pacific. 1t will take 1900 fatted cattle
to fill this order. The cattle will be
sent from San Francisco via Hawaii
and Japan.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
JAPANESE MANIFESTO.
Marquis Ito Tells Aims of New Party of
Which he Is Head.

Marquis Ito, formerly prime minis
ter, has issued manifesto setting
forth the aims of his party, which is
called the Constitutional Political as
sociation, and from the ranks of which
the next cabinet will probably be
drawn. The manifesto emphasizes the
fact that the appointment and dismis-
sal of the ministers are constitutional
prerogatives Of the sovereign, and that
when the ministers are in office it 10
not permissible for their party to inter-
fere in the discharge of their duties.
The press urges the sending of troops
to Korea. The cabinet hesitates, but
Japanese cruiser has been sent to the
vicinity of Gensau.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
CONGRESS MAY BE CONVENED
Extra Session May be Called to Aid In Set.
tling Chinese DiHiculty.

ENtra Session May be Called to Aid In Set
tling Chinese Diaiculty.
Inside information from official and
diplomatic sources is that it will be
impossible for President Mckinley to
avoid calling an extra session of con-
gress within the next thirty days.
The situation in China, as well as that
in Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico, is such
that it is deemed impossible for the
president not to call upon the legisla-
tive wing of the government for assist
nnce
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
Boer onicer Convicted of Planning to Kid
nap Lord Roberts.

Lieutenant Cordua, formerly of the
Iransvaal artillery, has been convict-
ed of plotting to kidnap Lord Rob-
erts, being found guilty by courtmar-
tial OF all the indictments against him.
Sentence Is deferred until the finding
shall have been approved by Lord
Roberts. Colonel Godfrey, the Judge,
In summing up the case. caused SEN
sation by declaring that violation of
parole was punishable with death.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
National Park at Canyon OF the Colorado.

National Park at Canyon OF the Colorado,
A national park is to be established
on the Grand canyon of the Colorado
river, extending from the Grand canyon
forest reserve to the boundary of Utah.
l. u. Hanna, the superintendent of
forest reserves in New Mexico and Ari-
zona, has been ordered to make an ex-
animation of that region, with that
point In view. The country is wild
and rugged and has but few inhabit-
ants.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
WOMAN REslSTS ARREST.
Two Men Killed and Three Wounded In At.
tempting to blake Arrest.

Two Men Killed and Three Wounded In At.
tempting to blake Arrest.
Two men killed, three wounded
two of them perhaps fatally--one wo-
man fatally wounded, and her resi-
dence burned at Gilman, H., are the
results of an all-night battle between
a mob and DR.. Clara W. Wright, who
was accused of the murder of Bessie
Salter, the I6-year-old daughter of a
citizen of Gilman
Dead - John Myers, laborer, en-
ployed by Mrs. Wright.
Michael Ryan, deputy constable.
Fatally Injured Lawrence RYAN,
brother of the dead man, wounded in
abdomen.
George Willoughby, citizen shot
through left lung.
DR.. Clara w. Wright, shot through
right shoulder, bullet taking down
ward course.
Peter Laues, member of citizens at
tacking party, shot through stomach
Mrs Wright was about so years old.
1t is stated that she was formerly an
actress. For some time she has been
conducting lying-in hospital on the
outskirts of Gilman. The girl died
Sunday, and coroners inquest ordered
the arrest of the woman.