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70 D|SFRANCH!St NEGROES
NORTH CAROLINA WILL VOTE ON
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Feeling Runs high In the Ola Worth
state and Trouble 10 Expected In
the Eastern Couuties-The sise of
Democratic Majority the Question

RALEIGH, N. c., July "a general
election will be held In this stat. next
Thursday. and the question of the adop-
ton OF an amendment to the constitution.
limiting the electoral franchise, will be
voted on. There is apparently little
doubt ms to the result OF the election.
both 40 to the amendment and the state
ticket. 1t now seems to be simply
question of majority. The opponents OF
the amendment acknowledge that 1t will
be adopted
As the amendment and the Democratic
Popuiists and Republicans have practi-
cally abandoned their state ticket In an
effort to elect a majority Of the legfs-
lature and return Marion Butler to the
United States senate. The battle has
been fought on the race issue. brought
to the front by the proposed franchise
amendment, by which $1,000 ignorant me-
gro voters are to be disfrHchised,
For the past month a thousand speeches
a day have been made In the state, and
the people are aroused to such pitch
that bloodshed Is feared.
In many Eastern counties the red
shirts have declined to allow fusion
campaigners to speak On account OF
threats by Senator Butler and his fol-
lowers to prevent the election by in
junction or other methods, the legisla.
ture will convene here tomorrow and ad-
journ from day to day until election. The
Democratic members say that II there Ia
interference on the part OF the opponents
of the amendment II Is certain there will
be serious trouble.
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KILLED At EVENING GUN |
TWO DEAD AND NINE INJURED BY
PREMATURE DISCHARGE.
Terrible Consequences of the Throw
Ing Of Lighted Cigarette into
Loose Powder at Illinois National
Guard Encampment at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD. H.. July 2a.-Ten per-
sons were injured, two fatally. by the
premature discharge OF the evening gun
at National Guard encampment. Camp
Lincoln. this evening. The explosion was
caused by some one throwing a lighted
cigarette into powder which had fallen
70 the ground. The accident occurred In
the presence of a large crowd Of visitors
to the camp.
The injured
Private Jesse Rupert, Battery A. head,
chest. arms and leg terribly burned: arm
broken and hand partly shot away; will
die.
Corp. Charles Balsley. Battery A.. face.
breast and arms badly burned; left arm
broken and chest torn and entire body
mass of bruises: win die
Private Edward smoot. Battery A. face
badly burned.
and hands filled with powder: injuries
serious.
Harry Kebeler, civilian. hands. body and
Chester Hunt. face painfully burned
Private Albert Stevens. Battery A. ,ace
and hands burned.
Private Gritton. Battery A. hands and
serEt. Schroeder. Battery A. face burned.
Harry Peters, civilian. face burned.
Several others, names not learned,
Corp. Baiseley and Jesse Rupert. act
ing quartermaster. were loading the even
ing gun. assisted by several men OF BIT
terry A. A sack of powder was placed In
the mouth of the cannon and Rupert was
about to drive the charge home. The
powder sack was too long for the gun and
In forcing II into the cannon, the canvas
was torn. some Of the powder falling 10
the ground just below the nozzle of the
cannon. Private Rupert stood facing the
gun. ramrod In hand. Balseley also faced
the gun while a number OF soldiers and
civilians were gathered around. despite
the commands OF the ofiicers in command
to keep back. Suddenly some one uttered
the words: watch them scatter" There
was fash Of powder on the ground. the
flames were communicated to the powder
which was to be fired IN the cannon and
the gun was discharged
The ramrod was broken and shot from
the cannon and Balseley and Rupert had
their clothes blown from their bodies
which were blackened with powder Tie
others staggered back, burned and blinded
Some say II was a man In uniform who
declares 1t was a small boy
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CHINESE IN SAN FRANCISCO.


SAN FRANCIsCo July "a ferce
dispute has broken out In Chinatown be-
eral. and Tong Chong editor of the Chi
nese World. and of the Oriental and Oc-
cidsntai Press, one Of the leaders Of the
an army and overthrow tho empress dow
Axcr and restore the emperor, Kwang
Hsu. TO tina throne. The editor devoted
terday TO a scorching Of the consul gem
erxl and an alleged exposure OF his weak
ness and deception The consul general
rss, ,s with the explanation that tho
editor is leading a revolutionary PARTY
which has 5000 members In Chinatown,
Al OF whom he has watched BY detec-
Referring TO charge OF Chone that
10 Vow has caused his (c,honE's5 reia-
uves ~ 1hina TO be Imprisoned Ho Vow
said His relatives were cast into pris-
with him 20 overthrow the present dynas-
". We had documentary evidence
against s,ra,,. them showing that they were in
were imprisoned ! do not believe
few months ago young man
PANIED Homer Lee. a graduate OF the Lee
China. presumably to lead the reyol9.
tonary party. Documents were disrov
sred TO prove his mission and TO connect
JUN JUN n r'n ,,s 'n's reform association. On
one that had carried this young Ameri-
can Homer Lee, took f.eong Ksa Chew
Nup, WITH NanE fOu Wei, In head OF the
revolution. away frcm Honolulu on Ma
way to China The plan OF Homer Isss
ana ms chinese schcmers was 10 raise
~ 81 army 81 n.se maicon,ents In the
southern treaty ports OF the empire
snd march to Picking IL was not long
sso that we succeeded IN interceptlna M
Tor this reform army They had b~en
manufactured In the Straits ssttieuents
and shipped from Singapore
,ha, , Illustrate ne ahsur'iiiy q the claim
movement II u necessary 70 refer 10 h,,s
one among many Of the clauses In thar
prcclsmattons. II proclaims thar any,
one contributing siea "a the Refa,,,s a snS
ctAtion fund shall I've made a ssnerai.
anyone contributing sI.sso shall Se MAS
a Nicffof, and anyone gfvtax SO iso .hep
be made a prince Of the rovai 'hin,t e''~i'
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PREPARED FOR SUICIDE.
American Woman In p~kins Write.
Her Husband of Her Iat~ntiea
Ia Caac Of Capfnrr nv chin.

CHICAGO, july &-Mrn. NJ u waos.
wto 81 hNansten. when she wrote fhs
iest letter received by her husband frnm
fekinss was armed With a rVe-.sot re-
NoNeF II was her inieutisn Accarslins ~
me iet'cr. 70 use the FIRST three cartridges
en the assaiiinx Chinese. Then IL Nth
what other defenders we're Dol M the n.y.
ers were not rcpuisei. she had decided 20
MI her d&ukhter, iene with one n the
renAtning bullets, and shoot herself with
tn@ tExt, 80 they would NOT fall alive inta
TIRE hands Of the Boxers ''"
This piece Of news was contained In the
letter written by Mrs Westward On fanS
u last AFTER she and her daughter Mi
made futile stterspt 10 ESCAPE srou,
Fekiug. They found when they arrive.
a. the depot that 80 much of the track
haa been torn UP Il was impossible ser
them to depart. 80 they made their way
With difficulty back 20 the legation
Mt Woodward has guarded the letter
WITH extreme care. saying when asked ror
It's use b. newspapers that IL wsS re,
soaal In tone. Tie was cat OF town today
but his houseksepeS. Mrs Martha Hoar-
land. told % the determination OF Mrs
Woodward 20 use the revolver on her
daughter and herself II necessary, saving
that she had herself seen the letter she
further stated" said Mira Hoayiund,
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NOTIFICATION TO BRYAN.


LINCOLN. Neb., July 2s.-Mr. Bryan IL
so we'll along with his notification speech,
and his plans are so well developed, that
he hopes tomorrow to be able to an
nounce his Itinerary for the trip TO '.-
dianapolis and return. He has no knc-.'.
edge OF the time and place for his not a.
cation by the Popuiists and Free Siiv.s
Republicans. and II is not believed h'e
present Itinerary takes into considers-
tlon that function. Local politicians had
hoped that II II was to be In the West.
Mr.. Bryan's home In Lincoln would be
the place selected. but II Il now thought
Topeka, Kas.. has the FIRST cnil and will
probably secure the meeting. II is thought
possibly the trip TO Chicago of Secretary
Edgerton. Of the Populist national COM
mittee. may have some bearing on the
question Mr.. Edgerton left this evening
and expects to see Mr.. Towne while IN
Chicago. but says that was no part Of
his mission.
Mr.. Bryan told the Associated Press
correspondent there was not the slight
est foundation for the story sent out
from here that he had narrowly escaped
Injury by being struck by a golf ball
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MISSIONARIES At PAoTISc.
Letter Dated jane 4 Recites Events
Up to That Date.


NEW YORK. July 39.-The American
Bible Society has received letter from
Charles f. Cannon, Its agent in Tientsin,
dated June 4. Mr.. Cannon, after detail
ing the events up to the date Of the letter.
including the killing of the English mis-
sionaries Robinson and Norman. says:
The missionaries Mt Paotingfu have
thus far. and wisely too. refused to leave
there. With the railway destroyed and
boat travel certainly fatal. they cannot
leave and with the government 10 utterly
helpless and the soldiers 80 thoroughly IN
sympathy with the Boxers there Is cause
to fear for their safety, although the min
lister has warned the oflcials to give them
protection. The railway authorities ere
irving hard to maintain communication
with Picking (the heads Of the depart
ments being British), but the line II daily
interrupted by the burning OF bridges
and stations and trains are frequently
returnink being unable to get through.
The Chinese troops. sent 10 guard the
line have failed to accomplish anything
and even II they were not In sympathy
with the present anti-foreign movement
and largely members Of the Boxer socie-
~. there II every reason to believe that
they have secret instructions not to re-
sist or punish the Boxers. Meanwhile
the powers have been daily landing sailors
and marines and Tientsin II one great
military post. full Of moving patrols and
with guards stationed at every vulnerable
point. Twenty men OF war are now at the
mouth Of the river and more are coming.
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eigners IN Chill have by this time been
massacred, and the wave of massacre Is
spreading toward Ningpo and Hongchow,
from which point thirty British and Am
erican missionaries are endeavoring 10
escape in boats down the river TO Kiapg-
su. Officials here anticipate rising
along the Yangtsekiang Hbout August Is.
IAN astounding American intrigue has
been revealed TO the consuls here In the
shape OF a skiilful attempt to get the
maritime customs placed in the hands
of an American missionary named FerTu-
son, VINO, although he was an active
ally OF Shcng. in the latter's endeavors
to hoodwink the world with regard TO
events in Picking. was supported by the
American officials in the claim to the ap-
pointment of Inspector general
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GEN. WILSON TALKS.


NEW YORK. July z-Brig. Cen James
III. Wilson departed tonight for San Fran
cisco. where he will embark BARI on A ,nr,cs
Maru. for China. He was accompanied
by his aides, Lieuts.. ]. II. Reeves and 9.
9. Turner. When asked II he thought the
various foreign forces In China could ne
merged In a homogeneous whole. the
general said that such . thing was pos
sible, and that 1t depended largely on the
view Of the J pressing needs Of the situa-
tion he said he felt sure there would be
no crest difficulty n the Organization ai,,n
advance on account Of the scarcity Of
forage along the route to Picking.
1T will be necessary. said he. FOR an
piles. The country r. poor. It Ia low
plain. almost devoid OF vegetation. There
are no trees OF any account which could
sr.ps the sr BARK from shs to ess
fuel. They burn weeds and. rice. stalks:
There Is little TO be got BY foraging and
there the is practically ncthins 70 piunder.
plies Of every kind. including fuel and
water. The question Of supplies IL in fact
the principal on:
much. and do not wish to be placed in
fore / am thoroughly familiar with ii.
are T. sPs ars ne q snsr
lions. 1t II easy, of course to throw up
intrcnchments The Chinese with have
the same difficulties to contend with as
far ~ supplies are concerned as the allies
must encounter. IT will be impossible
to maintain great hordes OF men with
out something on which they may feed
In these military operations the great
base viii be the sea. Supplies can be
brought up the Peiho river and its
branches to within twelve miles OF Pc
king. and then there IL the railroad.
Even II Il n torn up soon It viii not be
The Chinese have only vague notion
Of Western tactics. They have the Ger
man drtAmastcrs, but. generally. they
have been drilling only when they felt
like Il. they are good lighters, when they
are winning. and they take killing we'll,
They do not night well when they begin
to lose and are easily stampeded."
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hal and study Conditions.
CHICAGO. July ESPECIAL Commits
sioner Rockhill appointed by the gov
eminent to ascertain the true situation In
China, passed through Chicago today,
leaving at $50 this evening for San Fran
cisco, whence he will sail on the Jap
anese steamer America Maru on August
3 for the Orient.
Mrs Rockhili ACCOMPANIES her husband
and will remain In Shanghai while he
conducts his investigation
Asked II he would endeavor to reach
Picking to treat with the Chinese govern
ment direct. Mr.. Rockhill replied: II
think not. unless circumstances warrant
1t, and the country Is quiet enough to
render possible the success of such an
expedition. In the country's state of fer
ment the. journey Of q party Of Europeans
plished only with frightful loss of life,
II at all
II shall make my headquarters at
Shanghai and investigate conditions as
far northward as circumstances and the
troublesome conditions will permit. NV
sole duty Is to keen the president and
secretary Of state advised as to the sit
uation. Outside IF that I am not en-
powered TO do anything
You are not invested with plenipoten-
tiary power them,
mo" he answered. MY orders can
be summed up In two words. Investigate
conditions. In case the government has
further orders. for me they undoubtedly
will be cabled.s
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How Much
You Eat

fe not the question. but. how much ven
digest. because food does good only when
II is dlgested and asslmilated. taken up
by the blood and made into muscle
nerve bone and tissue. Hoods Saren-
parflla restores 70 the stomach sss pow
ers II digestion. Then appetite Is nat.
uYal and healthy. Then Dyspepsia "a
gone, and strength. elasticity and en-
dnrancc return.
LAYER Troubie-.'I suffered from liver
trouble and pains In the side and shout
der. gradually grew worse until 1 b..
gan tAkfng Hoods Sarsapariiia which IN.
Souspter. Oregon,
After Fever caught severe co,a
which ended In a fever. and I was iert
without any appetite and cid not seen
10 get any better. ! began takirx fyooass
sArseparills and very soon was fraprov-
sas When ! had taken three bottles \
was well" Ernest stalbird. Davenport
Wash.
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CHICAGO, july "a sfirrinx address
on China was delivered before the Moody
Bible Institution this afternoon BY Rev.
Thomas Marshall. field secretary OF the
Presbyterian board OF foreign missions,
and a Chinese missionary OF wide expert
ence and more than national fame
He charged that European nations. e.
pecially England. Germany and France.
are responsible for all the trouble type
Ned In the national UPRISING against for
eigners In China: that the missionar-
les are not to blame. and that the rob
her nations" Of Eurone. who. caught in
the act OF despoilins the Chirese ~ their
territory and desecrating the Chinese
graves by running railroads through
them. are trying to make scapegoats Of
the innocent missionaries and are using
the Christian evanaelising forces for po-
litical and selfish ends.
The speaker expressed Qualification that
the government Of the United States had
taken noble stand for the integrity OF
China.
Rev, NJ. a. Cunningham. another Pres
byterian missionary with ten years ex-
perience In China. followed DR.. Marshall.
indorsing all the latter said. and describ-
ing the Chinese people by no means a.
bad as painted
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SAN FRANCISCO July 3a.-The trans
port Meade win sail on Wednesday ear
ryine troops TO Nagasaki and stores to
Manila. The Rosecrans is 10 be got ready
as soon as possible 10 carry troops TO
China The Belgian King will carry the
siege battery OF the Tenth artillery and
It's horses The vessel win come on the
drydock on August and ten days moro
Will be required TO get her ready for sea
The Warren Will sail on August 10 for
Manila and WIN carry troops 10 Narasak,
The big tramp steamers Siam and
Fredrika have been chartered the former
10 carry stores 10 China and the latter
horses The Slam is now running coast
wise as a collier the Fredrika Is on her
way here from Japan.
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SHOW TRAIN IN COLLISION.


DETROIT, Mich. July 29.--Section 1, az
the Buffalo Bill Wild West show train.
suffered n severe collision near Milwaukee
junction just before daylight today. re-
sulting In the smashing OF show EN-
p1oye's sleeping car. containing forty
sleeping inmates. One OF the employees is
dead and nine others are in Detroit hospi-
tails suffering from more or less serious
injuries. The dead:
Edward Sullivan.
The injured:
Henry Eastman. Rochester, N. =.
A. ]. Burkholder. Bradford, Pa.
Henry Burton. Westchester, Pa.
Joseph Mccain. New York.
Noyes Mix. New Haven. Conn.
Thomas Kelley, BROOKLYN.
John Cusick. Pittston, Pa.
George Hunt. Waterbury. Conn.
william Gilmore. Oskaloosa, Ia.
At the time OF the collision the train,
consisting Of twenty wagon and stock
cars. four Of the shows sleeping cars ard
Grand Trunk caboose. were being trans
ferred from the Michigan Central TO the
Detroit Grand Haven 4 Milwaukee
tracks. The train was being pushed back
ward from the "Y" at the Milwaukee,
junction when IL was struck BY an outxo-
ing Grand Trunk freight train. The ca
boose was forced on one OF the show EN-
pioye's sieepers, filled with sleeping men.
when the injured men had recovered
from the shock. the wrecked sleeper was
chopped on and the injured gradually
gotten out.
All the victims VIII recover excepting
the FIRST three named. who are seriously
hurt.
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WARRANT FOR OATTLEMAN.
Edward T.. swssey. . WELL X navu
Man of Kansas CITY. Charged
with SsvtndIiux.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. July "a war
rant has been issued for the arrest Of
Edward l. swaxey. a .well-known cattle
and dcfraud in settling the Third National
hank. Of Springfield. Mass. a mortgage
Of s. 80 on - head Of cattle owned by
]. ~, Kenny, Of Hemphiii county, Tex
az II Is alleged that swaxev represen,ed
that the mortgage Was q FIRST lien. where
as u was second lien n true. the OPP
Grafton Is identical with those pursued
by Grant Gilleit. the Kansas piunger.
who rsmortgaEed satiIe 20 the amount 81
over nor. 60 Gillett crossed 10 Old
Mexico. where he has since resided.
According 20 report from The Office
81 the Bankers and Caftlemen'n Protec-
tive Association, Swazey's irregularities
approximate, sseeco, rntii the time IL ia
swaney was member ~ me local rosr.
mission Arm ~ Ladd. Penny a Swaxsv
The nrm dld a general cattle commits
loss IS said 10 b. generally disfribstef
among the banks. some Of them In The
Fast. 40 that Il e not heavy on any enc
swazey L. well known in Kansas city
and through The cnttle region west ~
here, having been IN the business for
r.. ., yssrs He usr ss,a 70 es on board
Hnenos Ayres. having gone on board
July $ jus; two hours ahead 81 Dstsr-
tive XIX. who followed him from Kan
warrant which was issued by the aa.
fhorffies here
The Journal tomorrow wiH say
later deTslanrr qnfs IN the alleged en-
bezricment 81 =. l.. swaz~y Indicate INA.
he has been operating on a much I4rr@v
scale than was At nrHt supposed, arf
that the alleged fraud NAV run M iufa
the hundreds Of Thousands STOCK ,rsee
and others who know the status ~ fhe
case com parAtiveiv well says that nthsr
Attorney T.. C. Boyle who IL nros..
cutting the case. refuses to make 1 state
menf tonight. bat promises startling AZ
yelopments IN TIE near future .
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PUEBLO, Col, July 2--while a large
excursion from this city was on veta
Pass, near the Spanish peaks. this after
noon. q drunken fight occurred In which
several men from the adjoining mining
camp Of Russell participated James Per-
sons was Knocked down with a fence
rail in the hands of Louis vasuuez r.
r. stili unconscious and WIN probably
die. A. Y. GraydelI was shot In the alb
domen by Charles Campbell. and Is dy-
Ing. Many shots were fred by the crowd
At Campbell. but he escap ped and n be-
Ing pursued by q posse. Both the wound
ed men were brought TO Pueblo.
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CANTON. O.. July 2a-president Nc
Kinley attended services at the First
Methodist church this morning. where
the boys vested choir Of Wheeling. rem
dered special music. Rain during the
forenoon kept the family In the house
and greatly reduced the number OF calls
This evening the president and Mrs
Mckinley we're dinner guests OF Judge
Mrs w A. Lynch and Mr. and Mrs
NJ. C. Barber.
Senator Fairbanks. OF Indiana, II OK
pected In the city Monday. He will con-
fer with the president but will probably
be a guest at the home Of Judge Day.
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Massacre At raotsns.

TOKYO. July SIT Is reported from
Shanghai that the Boxers attacked the
ting on July q A foreign physician ana
3.eA converts were n1assacred. The CIT
nese general, II Ho Kah II now marching
on Pektng. He has ordered his troops 20
extefipinate al Christians A'-eas~ one
French priest and from 1000 10 1000 ma
lives have been slaughtered
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md protection. Guards were established
IN the American quarter. which was al
ready on FIRE. British commander highly
praised American soldiers for their ard
nous work and Saliantry. in COMMUNE
cation made on July %.
ss(siened) COOLIDGE"
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REpxoSD's ArrEAL ron FUNDS.
Hanahitis Distributed sayiag Time
IL Ripe for Irish Rebellion.

CORK. July at the national demon
stra;ion held here today John - nd
m0ud made a vigorous appeal FOR furs,
% assist the candidates of the united
Irish party ~ The forthcoming general
mens tha, the united Irish league was
epnoeea 10 certain Irish demand
During the meeting hanthfiis were d.
tyihutet aiscours Einx the work Of re-
cruiting Ter the British army and urging
that. as Engiand'= army was nov dis
comforted" In South Africa the time ssS
ripe for an Irish rebellion
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GEN. TuNG MAKES THREATS.


BERLIN. July 2s--The Chinese legation
In Berlin has received message from
Sheng. director general Of railways and
teiegraphs. saying that he has received a
dispatch from Picking Announcing that
Gen. Tung Fuh Slang threatens TO kill ali
tionai force moves on PekinG.
The legation has cabled the viceroy OF
Nankin requesting him to try to ret In
formation as TO whether the widow OF
Baron Won Ketteler the murdered Ger
man minister. Is still alive