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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
DEFEAT FOR De LAREY
Attacked by Darlington South
west of Ventersdorp.
The Rear Guard Driven in and De Larey's Guns
Captured, Many Of the Beers Re-
ported Killed.
(By the Asssoclated Press.l

London, March 25-The War Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener:
Pretoria, March 25.-Babington's force
including Sheketons column attacked
De Larey, 1,5OO strong, southwest of
Ventersdrop, and having defeated him. fol-
lowed him up rapidly, with the result
that the Boer rear guard was driven in
and their convoy including the guns, cap
tured at Vaalbank.
Our troops displayed great gallantry
and dash. They captured two 15-pounder
guns, one pompon. six Maxims, 800
rounds of big ammunition, $4,000 rounds
Of small ammunition, 100 rifles, SO wagons
and carts. besides taking lao prisoners
Our losses were slight. Many Beers
were killed or wounded"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
Child Dies of Scarlet Fever.
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Especial to News and Observer
High Point, N. c., March 25.-The 10
years old daughter of Mr. Alvin Hay
worth died last night ct her home here
of scarlet fever As she was pupil
in the graded school and attended
school until Wednesday of last week,
the school committee, as a precaution.
will probably suspend school for few
days. The committee is now in SEES
sion. There are no other cases of the
fever in the community, but many
thought this precauton was necessary
Wilson Cecil an aged citizen of Dav-
idson county, died sunday evening at
o'clock of pneumonia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
The commencement Marshals.
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Especial to News and observer.)
Wake Forest, on c., March 25.-At the
March meeting of the Wake Forest scien-
tiilc Society on the 10Th instant Prof
! 2teat exhibited a specimen Of Horse
Ear snake (Gordius), remarking upon
'he popular error that it originates from
horse-hair and sketching the life his
10Y OF the worm from the egg to the
ADULT condition. He then gave lecture
on Lucretius and the Evolution Idea"
The commencement marshals are: Phi.
Messrs. P. Alderman, Hobgood and Dowd;
Tx, Messrs. Sawyer, Purefoy and Fleet
wood. They gave on Friday evening the
annual ''set-up," at which number of
addresses were made.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
CBy the Associated Press,


Wilkesbarre, Pa, March ga daring
attempt was made to kidnap Edward Nc
Avery, aged IL years. of this city today.
Two men picked him up in the yard Of his
fathers house. carried him to surrey.
placed a handkerchief saturated with
chloroform over his nose and drove away.
The child became unconscious from the
drug, and when he revived he found him
self on the back seat Of the vehicle, which
was then Earring over country road.
Young MyAvery jumped from the carriage
One of the men ran after him, but the
youngsters cries attracted the attention
Of the occupants Of another carriage
which was passing at the time and the
kidnappers becoming scared whipped up
their horses and disappeared.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
Tillman and Company Burnt Ont.
(By the Associatod Press-

New Orleans, March 25-A fire occurred
just before o'clock this evening in the
store of B. Fellman and Company, in the
heart of the retail dry goods district. The
employees had just left the top floor when
th2 flames put forth and the fire Quilted
the entire building causing a loss Of
$4,000 on the Stokes building The car
pet firm of Leopold and Levy and the no.
ton store of the Rosenberg Company on
either side each sustained about 500. 900
damage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
ACCEPTS CARNEGIE's OFFER.
Mr.. Archibald Stokes, Prominent Citizen Of
Charlotte Dead.
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Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, N. c., March 25.-Mr. Car
negie's proposition to donate $4,000 to
Charlotte for library provided the city
donate a sufficient sum for it's main
tcnance, was accepted by the board of
aldermen at a called meeting this after
noon.
MIR. Archibald Stokes, prominent citi-
zen of this city, died this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock He was formerly citizen
of Union, 5. c., but located here a num-
Der of years ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
THE UNITED STATES NOTE
China Was Warned Against Making
Any Secret Treaty.
MORAL sUAlON IS CUR .ONLY WEAPON
A Question Has New Arisen at P, kin Which
May Result in the United States Be-
ing Put Out Of Cnira
Altogether.
Altogether.
CBy the Associated Press.)

London, March 26.-The Foreign Office
and the Chinese Minister informed The
Associated Press at els p. m. today that
the Manchurian Treaty had not been
signed according to their latest advices
today Whether it would be signed or
not they were unable to say.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
TWO CHURCHES BLOWN DOWN.
Earn Struck by Lightning and Burned. Hail
Knocks Holes in Roofs
Especial to News and Observer.

Winston Salem. N. c., March 26.-Re
ports received today, prove that the dam
age done by yesterdays storm will ag
gregate thousands of dollars. The hail
knocked holes in the roofs of the South
ern Chemical and Oakland Furniture fac
tories. Lightning struck and burned a
large barn of G. Hamlin north of Win
ston. valuable mule, farming imple-
ments and lot of feed were lost.
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Clemmensville and the Methodist Pro-
testant church at Union Ride, in this
county were blown down and wrecked.
Both were large wooden structures.
MANY other buildings were unroofed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
The New York at Tangier.
(By the Associated Press

Tangier, March 26-The United States
armored cruiser New York which is to
convey the American Embassy to Maza-
gan in connection with the settlement of
the United States claims against Morocco.
arrived here today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27
PRESIDENCY OF THE ERIE.
F,P. Underwood Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Road Accepts.
- 49, Asssociated Pres. J

New York, March 26.-The Evening
Post says
..yice-President F. P. Underwood, of
tho RaItimore and, Ohio Railroad, has ac-
cepted the presidency of the Erie Rail
road President Hill, of the Great North
err Railway is today in Baltimore, con-
ferring with MIR. Underwood and when he
returns to New York later in the week,
If is nrohable that all details as to when
Mr.. underwood will take up his duties
on the Erie Failroad will be settled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27

President Mckinley today approved the
new army Ration Bill prepared under
the direction of General Weston, Chief
Cor Hnissary The principal change is in
the increase in sugar ration, being twenty
pounds to each 100 pounds of rations, in
stead of Is pounds as heretofore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-27

The Indian Secretary, Lord, George
Hamilton, in the House Of Commons yes
terday said the Govrnmnt had no in
tention of again considering proposals
for the free coinage of silver in India.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
ARIzoNAA BED OF WEALTH.

Arizona is now entering upon the greatest mining period of its exis- tence, says the Western Mining World. It is in fact proper to say that it has already entered upon it but it is still at the threshold. From now forward it will go on adding each year to its mineral production to a degree that, while tilc yearly in crease may not cause any immediate commotion, will be surprising when a few years hence one looks backward And in saying this it may be well to add that this present and future ac- tivity in mining will hot be confined to any one section of the territory. Enough Is now known to able to state with some certain accuracy that Arizona is richly mineralized through out, for with but few exceptions, there are already established mining camps in every county in the terri tory, with producing mines and claims under development in all of them. Another thing to be noted is that its ore bodies are rich in the three principal metals-gold, silver and copper.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
School Entertainment.

A few weeks ago the higher grades of the public school organized two literary societies, each selecting its own name and colors. One selected the name of Crescent and the other Clionian. Among the objects of their organization is to give monthly en- tertainments. The first of the series was given yesterday afternoon at high school building by the Crescent society, there being Guite q large number of visitors present. The eX- ercises were presided over by Miss Clare Cline. president of the society. The programme was quite interest ing and was well rendered, being as follows:
 NIusic-Song, "The Lord is My Shepherd" school.
 Defamation The Polish Boy. Clara Logan.
 Defamation - "Jimmie Browns Sisters Wedding" Meannie Pratt.
 Defamation "The Engineers Story" Frank Deyr.
 Music Piano Solo, Miss Anna Belle Bailey.
 Declaration Jack" Elaine Wet more.
 Defamation -''Old Ace" Lila Hav- kins.
 Music-Vocal Solo, Mrs D. M. r. Weeks.
 Debate: Resolved, That the United States government ought to build water storage reservoirs for the arid west. Affirmative. Earl Rogers, Alice McInernay; negative, Raymond Belcher, Laverne DeMund.
 Paper Current Topics Annie Smith.
 Music-"Emmet's Lullaby" school.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
4 BRAVE MAN.
4 Southern Pacific Express Messenger Stands Of 8 Gang of Robbers While Bombarded With Dyaa-
 mite and Bullets.

The northbound Southern Pacific express was held up near Walkers station, fifteen miles south of Eugene, Oregon. The express car was badly damaged, but the booty of the rob
 bers amounted to little. Two men boarded the train at College Grove, after passing Walkers, which is four miles from College Grove, climbed over the tender and covered Engineer Nichols, his fireman and helper. The train was ordered stopped, the fire man and helper were orisrei to un- couple the express car, and Engineer Nichols ordered to pull ahead, and
 the fireman and helper left behind. After going but a short distance the train stopped and the robbers pro ceeded to the express car, taking the engineer. The express car was blown open with dynamite, and Express AICSoCuSti StIdAiNo OlAtCAtNA OAaNs iAC refused, and with a shotgun com manded the situation inside the ear. The robbers ordered him to come out or be blown up. lie responded: Blow and be d-d." The ear was then riddled with bullets. They did not injure the messenger, who kept up a continuous lire from the inside. A charge of dynamite was thrown into the car with burning fuse. Charles grabbed it and threw it out side. where it exploded. Next the robbers compelled the engineer to crawl up to the opening inside the car, hoping to use him as q protection from the messengers shots. The messenger kept up steady fire over the messengers head, and still kept the robbers at bay. The robbers gave up the task of securing the ex- press treasure and went for the mail. They secured the registered mail, ran the engine some distance off, left it, end ordered the engineer to return, which he did. \ posse is in pursuit.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Ben Tillman Is remarkably quiet His yawpers must be uncoupled.
 Croker wants Shepard to round up the Gotham sheep for fresh shear ing.
 Los Angeles had one and three quarters inches of rain on Saturday night.
 Prosperity makes the whole coun- try have that good old republican feeling.
 Now the democrats are trying to file pre-emption claims on the reel procity policy.
 MT. Bryan will be asked to make a few campa-gn speeches where he can do the least harm.
 From the silence that hangs around Woolfert's Roost we take it David B. Hill has hung out the sign Nothing Doing"
 A London newspaper says that the trouble with King Edwards throat is cancer. This has been suspected for some time, but this is the first posi- tive announcement of the fact.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30

Saturdays statehood conference was composed of good, earnest citi- zens of the territory working for common cause, statehood for Arizona. The memorial adopted furnishes a strong presentation of the case, in fact as strong as the case can be stated. That conditions exist at pres ent that are not favorable to our ad- mission, cannot be denied, but, in- stead of growing better, these condi- tions grow worse from year to year, and, if admission is delayed until they are corrected, it would seem that it would never occur. Our only hope for their correction is in becoming a state. Territorie5 admitted under ia vorable conditions have doubled in population and taxable property with in a few years. With the present rate of taxation in Arizona we could scarcely hope to be so fortunate, but might succeed in lowering our tax rate until people with money would not be frightened away. Let us hope 50, at least, and all work to. accom- plish this end.
 Phenix papers announce that Miss Marie Mattingly oi the Washington Post and other eastern papers, and who spent last winter in Phenix re- turned yesterday morning accompan- jed by her mother. Miss Mattingly was the female person who is credited with being the author of one of the worst islanders ever published against Arizona. IL appeared originally in the Washington Post, and was copied all over the United States. She dis proves the truthfulness of the article by her return to Arizona, as if condi- tions existed here as stated in that article no lacy would want to return to the territory. It is hoped that the people of Phenix will accord Miss Mattingly such generous and chival- ric treatment during her sojourn there this time, that she may have no occasion to write aught but good of Arizona. There are lots of good points about Arizona. and Arizona people, aud f Miss Mattingly cannot find them in Phenix we invite her to come to Prescott, where we can at least disabuse her mind of one state ment made in her letter of last sum mer, and that is that the Southern Pacific limited does not run through Prescott and administer to the wants of the furnishing people.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
SUICIDE MADE EASY.
4 Chicago PhiIanthropIst and Physician ATanges sG Apparatus Whereby People Contemplating Sui eide Can Do inc Job
 2aiIlesSIy.

4 Chicago telegram says: Dr.. Diaries Jacobs is a nerve specialist, a member of the New Orleans Yacht club and well connected through the south. For several years he male a study of suicide. He calls it an in curable disease.
 II have come to Chicago said the doctor, ito make suicide easy, not to say attractive. We are constantly shocked by body found in the lake or lying mutilatel in the park. Seri- ously viewing the matter, there are annually hundreds of people in this town and its vicinity who are deter mined to kill themselves.
 "They are driven to the frightful extremity of the rope, the revolver and the most violent poisons. To re- fuse to extend to them a less horrible way would not be humane. So l am making arrangements to establish 9 place where death shall be swift and painless. The man determined to die, who sees no other recourse, can come into my establishment, sit down in my easy chair, touch a button and project his spirit into the beyond"
 But will not the law step forth and prevent your cheerful schemeF' was asked of the doctor.
 "The law of humanity ought to be the law of man, and humanity seeks to make the grave easier to approach. Understand that in my laboratory l shall do everything in my pOwer to save the would be exterminatoT ot self. will feed him and try to dis suade him.
 Science has never made any pro nouncei acknowledgment of Ii, but the imagined necessity for self exter- imitation is born ia the liver. In the insipient stage 1t may Do eliminated. with careful treatment and total ab- stinance from achohOI. But if per mitted to develop, Bright's disease is not so sure an agent of the great world beyond,
 "In this country there are twenty three suicide clubs. To each one of these incorporated organizations of obligated death I have sent circular And of that circular this is the vital point: 'Gentlemen-When your in clination, in obedience to your olth, determines the time for your shutfilng off, please communicate with me.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
CHANGING POLITICS.

A dispatch from Milwaukee to the Cincincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) gives an interview with Robert J. Lowry, head of the Lowry National bank of Atlanta, Ga., also colonel and chief of staff of the governor of that state. MT. Lowry is in Milwaukee, in attend ance upon the convention of the American Bankers Association, of which organization he was formerly president. In the interview referred to MT. Lowry frankly states ihat though formerly a democrat, and at present the chief of staff of demo- cratic governor, he is now a republi- can. He declares that the old repub- lican in the south ''is composed of negroes, chronic office holders, and a few poor whites," but that now whites of the better class are joining the party"
 Il was a democrat before 1S96," de- clares Mir. Lowry. ''Now I am re- publican. I think, and many former democrats think with me, that it is necessary for the good of the country that republican principles shonld pre- vail. We believe in expansion, sound money, the Nicaragua canal, a ship subsidy and other commendable things in the republican platform. I had a talk with the president the other day and told him that he would find a good many friends in Georgia. The republicans carried thirtv-live to forty counties in the campaign of 1896. We have the greatest respect and confidence in President Roose- welt. His mother was raised within twenty miles of Atlanta" Mir. Lowry says further, that the people of his section Of the country are in the most prosperous condition they have been in since the war; that cotton is bring ing good price, that factories are being built, that coal and iron are be- Ing mined in large quantities, and that there is a general awakening of the people in all the principal fields of industry.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
Getting Desperate.

The South African war is by no means at an end, and notwithssand- ing the optimistic pictures painted by British authorities, the following telegram is significant to say the least. The despatch is from London and is as follows:
 The war office iias distributed to police officers throughout the king dom bills ordering all reservists, mil tary, youman and volunteers to report themselves without delay at head quarters with a view to active service. The bills are accompanied by letters ordering that the bills be kept in q safe place until telegraPhic orders to post them up are received. The po- lice of Lancaster overlooked the let ter, and posted the bills, causing widespread perturbation.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
Contest Over Water.

There is now a serious state Of af- fairs in the Salt River valley and far mers are in open rebellion against the canal companies as well as opposed to existing conditions. Periodically the canal companies have attempted to compel certain water users who do not own shares of stock to buy water rights.
 The last effort was made in '95, but after brief period of contention the canal companies receded and sold water as usual. This time there seems to be a determination to try conclusions and as a result money is refused when rendered as formerly for carrying purposes and the head gates have been locked.
 Homes and prosperous farms of fruit, grain and alfalfa are thus threatened with a chance to return to the desert. The alternatives are: Buy water right or break the head gate and use water. The latter course has been adopted on several occas- ions, and arrests have been made, the cases now awaiting trial.-Enterprise.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
CRITICISM VS. VITUPERATl0R.

The Mesa Free Press has the fol lowing very pertinent but rather scathing araignment of that class of territorial papers, which are forever dealing in inuendo, misrepresentation and vituperation against public off cials:
 Public officials are legitimate sub jects of newspaper criticism so far as their official acts are concerned, and if they are guilty of wrong doing, the newspapers owe it to the public to let the facts be known. But this should be done in spirit of fairness; absolute certainty as to the charges should first be obtained, and then the naked truth laid before the peo- pie. That is the manly course for
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-30
Constellation of Stars.

Among the brilliant stars with Rice's Grand Opera company which comes to Prescott, Oct. 20, 1901, ale Chev. Pietro Buszi from the principal European theatres and formerly first tenor with Adelina Patti. His voice runs the whole gamut of the emotions from the gentlest expression and the tenderest moments to the rudest bursts of dramatic frenzy and mad passion. He Is in word consum- mate artist. Mime Doria, prima dona soprano, who has won an envi- able reputation in grand opera abroad, studied under Cslsare Rossi three years in llilano, afterwards go- ing to Paris and putting herself un- der Marchesi and Della SadIe for fin ishing. She made a most splendid success in grand apeTa and was ac- corded highest honors wherever she appeared. Her clear most even voice being adjudged marvellous for quality and range, a pure soprano of great power and sweetness cov.T.ng threeoc- taves entire. The first musical critics of Europe one and all have been un- stinted in their praise of her as an artist. Signor Wanrell, basso can tante from the principle theatres of the world, has been praised by the cfitics in St. Petersburg, Vienna, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Buenos Ayres, and the principal cities of America. He is q magnih- cent specimen of manhood, nearly six feet in height, of splendid phy- sique and with the characteristic ap- pearance of that rare people of Milan, Italy. His eminent ability, cheer ful disposition and charming person. ality has won for him many laurels. He sings with equal perfection operas by Meyerbeer, Verdi, Gounod. Wag- ner, Massenet, Boito and Thomas. He has already sung in over forty grand opera.