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The news & observer., 1901-03-03
WAS The CONVICT
'CHR|S" BETCHLER
Strange Story Of Gold and
The Penitentiary.
RETrHIER C0In 00lIARC
BETCHLER COLO DOLLARS
Chris" Sentenced To Penittntiary For
Ten Years Escapes.
MS DOUBLE ARRESTED AT ASAtB0RO
S range Meeting 10 The North Carolina P,n-
ren'iary. The Prisoner Released On
Evidence Of Mr.. Cebsrn Har-
lis Will Sue for Damages.

To the Editor: An extraordinary case
OF mistaken identity recently developed
al Raleigh before Justice Montgomery, OF
the Supreme court, in the case Oh George
Jchnstone q white man, who has been un-
laH fully confined in the penitentiary for
tho past eight years.
Fifteen years ago y0Ung white man
By the name OF Christopher Betchler was
convicted in Shelby, y. G., OF an asgray&-
ted case OF stealing, and was sentenced
10 Ien years in the pepitentiary.
Betchier was the son OF German par
ents who had resided for many gears
in the town OF Rutherfordton. His father
Au1..atus Belcbler--9as Il jeEeller. After
gold was discovered in Rutherford, Burke,
and Mcdowell counties, in 1S49, old man
B6lchior was authorized by act OF Con-
gress 10 coin gold dollars and he bought
the dust from the miners and coined it
into dollars as high as the fifty dollar
piece "A. Betchler' was stamped on
each coin and they were rOrth ,ivo cents
more in the dollar than the coins OF the
United States mintage. These coins q
this day ere known as The Be chle'''
dollars, and are now preserved by these
who have them as rare coins
After the war the Be,chler family
moved TO Spartanburs, South Carolina.
There were aevaC;sl sons and daughters,
III handsome ana we'll educated. Chris.
As he was called. turned out to be the
''blacl; sheep" OF the hcck. After he was
sent 70 the penitentiary he remained
there two years and then made his
cape
In 1893, Captain J. NJ. Fleming, who
was Warden OF the Penitentiary when
Chris" Betchler was received 5here,
and who held this position until lS9;',
was in attendance on9the Saperi0r court
of Randolph county AZ Asheboro, as 4
witness. While there man known as
George Johnatone, was the plaintiff in
cese which involved the tile 70 seven
hlndred acres of land on which gold ia
c0ris.dt rabIo quantity had been found.
Fleming saw this man and made Inquiries
conee! ming him and found that he had
located in Randolph comfy some time
during 1855. Ii was in 1857 that Betchler
escaped from the penitentiaTy. Fleming
VAS positive that JohDstone was Chris
Batchler and SO stated. On the trial OF the
land case Johnstoue was asked if he was
not Chris" Betchler, and If he had not
bcen convicted oil stealing in Shelby in
1856 and sentenced to the pcnit entiary
ic4' ten years, and had escaped there
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
ARP HELPS THE YOUNG
They Want knowledge Philosopher lakes the Places Of
Books for MANY Students

herd--a herder of cattle-and was not inn
proved by the change. The adjutant OF
our brigade Was named Coward, and the
army had no hrayer soldiers He lost
IN arm At Chichahominw. He always
signed his name A Coward. adit. gen'l.,
and being asked why he did not sign
his full name. said: well, my first name,
unfortunately, IS Adam, and it is not
quite so bad to be a coward as it is to be
adam coward
a few centuries ago every civilized ma
tion had to adopt a prefix or q suftix so
as 70 prevent the confusion of names.
The English added son to most of their
names, as Johnson, Williamson, Jack
son, Thompson. etc The Scotch pre-
fixed with Nee. The Irish with Mac or
Nc for son and 0 for GRANDSON. The
Freach took De or Du. The Normans
used Fitg or fils (from Latin of flius.
SON. The Russians took witch from the
same word.
Then there are many ntcknames TO be
accounted for, such as Bob, Bill, Dick,
Jack, jim Sally Polly, Betsy, etc
don't know how these started but some
of them came out the collieries of Eng
land and the quarries of Wales, for every
shanks, ,Iigger or something easy TO call.
l had d schoolmate whose name was Mel
vile Young. One day he was trying to
do a sum III Fellowship at the blackboard
and wrote down what he intended-To-D
but it locked like tod, and the teacher
said What do you mean by tod?" That
was enough for the boys. They began to
call him Tod, and they never quit, and he
was known as Tod Young all his after
life.
But the girls are not so much interested
In names, for almost every girl expects to
change hers when the right young man
comes along. She is not obliged TO marry
a man named Cruikshanks or Snoozle-
fainter or Hogg, but I've known them TO
do Il, and they did very we'll.
BILL ARP.
F. Sin my last letter the types made
me to say 266, 900 Confederate soldiers. 1t
should be 766, ,OO0-all told from the begin
ming TO the end OF the war. B. A.
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
AT THE CAPITOL.

| am IN my seventy-third year, and for
fifty years J have been a0, greal sufferer
from Indigestion, constipation and bill
iouenas. ! have tried ali the remedies ad
vertised for these diseases. and got no
permanent relief. About one year aSo.
the disease assuming q more severe and
DANCE 7c,uS form. became very weak, and
lost flesh rapidly | commenced using pr.
Ao2ley's Lemon Elizir. | gained twelve
pounds in three months. My strength
ard health, ny appetite and my digestion
We're perfectly restored, and now feel
as young and rigorous as ever did in my
life. L. j. ALLDRED.
Door keeper Ga. State Senate,
STATE Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
RAGING. RoARING ELnon

Mashed down telegram line which
Chls. G. Ellis. OF Lisbon, Ia, had to re-
na.r. standing waist deep in icy water >
he writes gave me terrible cold and
cough. 1t grew worse daily Finally the
best doctors IN Oakland, Meb, Sioux CITY
and Omaha said | had consumption and
codld not live. Then I began using Or.
kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles Positively euaran-
teed for coughs. colds and all throat and
lung troubles. For sale by all druggists
Price soc.
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
MOZLEYS' LEMON ELIXIR.
A PLEASANT LEMON TONIC.

A PHEASANT LEMON TONIC.
For biiiousness, constipation and ap-
pendicitis.
FOR indigo stion, sick ana nervous head
ache.
Fer sleepiessness, nervousness a-d
heart failure.
For fc,yer, calls, debility and kidney
diseases, take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, fer natural and thorough or
ganic regula ion, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. Mozle!s Lemon Elixir is prepared
IRON the fresh juice OF lemons, combined
with other vegetable liver tonics, and will
NOT fail you in any OF the above named
diac asls. SOC. AID 500 bottles at drug
gists.
Prepared only BY DR. H. Motley, At
lanta. Ga
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
STEPPED INTO LIVE GOALS.

When child burned my foot fright
fully" writes W. II Eads, of Jonesville,
Va which caused horrible leg sores
for so years but Bucklens Arnica Salve
wholly cured me after everything else
failed Infallible for burns, sca1ds, cuts,
sores. bruises and piles. Sold by ali
druggists. Price 25c
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
MozLEY.s LEMON HOT DROPS.

Cures all Coughs. Colds, Hoarsenes-.
Sore Throat, Bronchitis Hemorrhage, and
all throat and lung diseases. Elegant. re-
liable.
a5c at druggists. Prepared only ny Or.
Z. Mczley, Atlanta. Ga.
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
Moz1.EY,s LEMON ELIXIR

is the very best medicine l ever used for
The diseases you recommend il for, and
have used many kinds for woman's
troubles.
Salem, Y. G. Mrs s. A. Gresham.
The news & observer., 1901-03-03

attorney OF tombstone intends 10 sue for
a large sum in damages for the false i'm
prisonment which lasted eight years.
J. G. H. HARRIS.
The news & observer., 1901-03-03
Mothers
Friend

viii Go for every wC-nan what 1t did ior the
Minnesota another who writes the above let
,er. Not to Use it during pregnancy is j
mistake TO be paid for in p2in and stfterins.
Not5er's Friend eeoips the patient with i
strong BODY ard clear intellect which IN
Urn are impaired to the Child. 1t rci2xes
he muscles and allows thcin TO expand. 1t
'ehevss morning sickness and nervou@neSs.
Il pats IL the organs concerned IN perfect
condition for the final hour, so that the actual
lator is short and practically painless. Dam
ger of rising or hard breasts IS s.ltoqether
avoided, and recovery IS merely matter OF
lew caI;.
Druggists seiI Mot"er's E'riend for 81 a bottle
The BradfielI Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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The news & observer., 1901-03-03

That which is false can never be
scientific.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27
GREAT REVOLUTION
Created by the Invention of
Wireless Telegraphy.
THE RECESTTGsTs REPORTED.

Upward Boom Of the Stock and Its
Advance Announced for November
the First-Reoent Achievements and
Development Of the Enterprise Em-
bracing the Whole Country.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27
Armament Notes.

From late appearances IL would seem as
if Mazeppa's long race is run After fifty
years the fiery Tartar stoed has come wob-
bling down the home stretch, and the fear
less barcbackcd and barelcgged rider dis
mounts with painful effort and calls for an
automobile in which to complete the rest
of life IS journey. Good bye. Malcp'
To accommodate Miss Elsie De Wolfe.
manager Oscar ulmmerstein has decided to
transform his Victoria Music Hall into a
first class theatre. The alterations ueccs-
-ary win De made this week SO that THE
Way of the World Clyde Iitch's new So
cicty play, may be presented IN New York
November q for an indefinite run.
A five thousand dollar Christian" is Ger
tainly rarity and Messrs Luckctt and
Dwycr are TO- Doe congratulated upon having
caught such remarkable living curiosity
and should also De thanked for their libcr-
aIity 100 placing IL ON public exhibition at
the Columbia This week
Among the musical comedies Co bc given
in Washington this season are "Florodora. H
Dolly Warden" Miss Bob White" and
1.-THE Messenger Boy" The last named
lyric and iaughablc importation is doing So
well at palys Theatre that there is mot
much reason TO look for 50 iu this latitude
unit, after the holidays.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27
S. Kann, Sons & Co.

will believe that horrid GLOBE and compel
Mr.. Evans Co reduce US and promote them.
"The idea, said another incapable. ''ol
blaming dear. kind Mr. Evans because these
horrid men went and got married aud had
children Z am sure 1t wasn't his fault
How do you like my new iall haC Isn't it
dream'n
Warfeld chief of the Middle Division, is
mad-mad clean through Yes. mad from
center to circumference. and AN because
the GLOBE is telling the truth about his
management of the division. AS long as
his injustice and fayoiusm escaped criu-
cism he was happy, but now that the search
light ofthe GLOBE is turned fun upon him
and the people see him as he really is. he is
whining like a sick kitten. li he dishkc-
the CLONES criticism LET him do justice 60
the clerks in his division Let him conduct
it ON the American idea Of fair play. Let
him equalize the salaries and compensate
the workers and not the loafers. Let him
disperse the Shaw clique and assert little
bit of strenuous manhood If he only
knew what was IN store for him If he does
not soon make a change. he would wish he
had never seen the Middle Division. What
can he expect as long as he permits a lot of
old womeno Of both sexes torun the division'
Nephew Seward J.. and Niece Nellie g.
are still on the public paupers rol-receiv-
ing without earning. II would have been
far better for them if their patriotic uncle
had tied a mill stone around their uecks aud
dropped them into the Potomac than TO
have made them government parasites.
They will learn to their sorrow, bitter as
gall and wormwood that injustice benefits
no one That self-elevatiou is the only
true and sound elevation. We must build
for ourselves the ladder by which we reach
the summit of real rcuown and true great.
ness 1T Is 10y work that we satisfy not only
our physical wants but also develop our
mental and spiritual faculties A govern.
meut parasite satisfies nothing develops
nothing He exists ON the labor OF others,
foul blot on the universe of God, q dis.
graceful commentary ON republican insu.
tutions When public affairs are admins.
tered by clean hands the government para.
site Is cast Off Go become @ hobo. q social
pariah, and his final home the workhouse
or the JAIL
10 be couuuued)
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27

The Washington Traction Company is
again after the scalp of the Union TO which
its employees belong Besides working the
men longer hours than the dictates of hu-
manity warrant OF than efficient service TO
the public justifes the Traction Company
proposes 20 absolutely own their employees
soal as woll as body.
Marking "a motouuau, named John j.
McCrackin. as being particularly ohjcc-
tonable TO the interests OF the company by
reason of his activity as a Uuionist, Doc was
recently discharged on the aimsy excuse of
talking with a fellow motorman while ON
duty Even In states prison this would be
a slight oHeusc, and the culprit would be
warned not To- repeat the same, before any
punishment was inflicted But talking @
few momeuts with fellow motormau was
not the real cause of Mr. McCuckn's dis
charge but The fact that he IS the President
of the Mo,ormcn and Conductors Union.
The men understand how matters are and
strike is imminent
Preliminary thereto. however, everything
ls being dome on their parts TO avoid the
slmc. but the company has haughulv rc.
iey,od all overures so far by their em-
p.oyggs. The following resolutions passed
by the Local Division No. IoI. Stree, Rail-.
wag Employees Association, presents che
correct status of the ease 90 the public
Whereas tH. employees 0i the stIoctlUII.
ways of Washington, ID. G. together with
our f.IIou.WorEinsugu of au trades and
cf.liuss h.s. organized for on. individual
and muua. protection th, promotion and
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27

and was complimcntcd by Gen. r. B Ayres.
commanding Second Division and by my
self for the part he took in this action.
"For this and for his intelligent grasp of
the critical dahgcr that threatened my flank,
together with his brave and gallant and
perilous effort TO appnsc General Ayres and
myself of the situation. Dr. Raub deserves
the recognition Of a grateful country and
most earnestly request that a medal Of honor
be granted him.
He was mustered out of the service at the
end Of the war, May 80, 1865.
1une 90, 1866 commenced the practice OF
medicine at Mount Bethel, Northampton
County, Pa, and continued there in active
practice until the first of September 1880
From September, 1886, until May 1887
took post graduate course at the Philadel-
phia Polytechnic and Medico Chirurgical
Medical College Philadelphia.
From May, 1887, to October 1890, he prac-
ticed his profession at Bethlehem, Pa, aud
from October @ 1890, he has been employed
In the medical division of the Pension
Bureau. From April, 1893 10 April 1897, he
was in charge Of the eye and car section.
From February 10, 1871, until July IS, 1889
he was United States pension examining
surgeon,
During the railway riots i'm Pennsylvania
in 1877 he was surgeon of the Fourth Regi'
ment National Guard of Pennsylvania by
appointmentof Gen. John L Hartranft, gov
ernor OF the state
The foregoing shows that not only has
Dr. Raub a medical record, but the record
of gallant soldier who won on the field Of
battle the medal priced by the brave. En-
trely without his knowledge solicitation
of himself WHOM we do not know or his
friends, the GLOBE publishes this matter
which. as stated, we accidentally discovered
in the Record while in search of something
else. If this evidence of our intention to
the honest fair and truthful TO all will be
accet su by even one individual among our
enemies we will feel fully compensated for
the space in vindicauon Of am honored citi-
zen and official and Of a gallant and brave sol
/ dier.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27
A STRIKE IMMINENT
Of the Employees of the Wash
ington Traction Co.
WAR ON THE MEMS UNION

Discharge eofPresident McCrackin for
Exchanging salutations with a
Fellow Employed. or Ty-
ranny, Worse Than the Discipline Of
Penitentiary, ry,-The Men viii Have
the sympathy Of the Public and the
Aid OF Organized Labor when the
Issue Comes
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27
"The Busy Corner"
S. KANN, SONS & co. MARKET SPACE.
THE COMING LADY

looked ateru Misses and Chidrcns Department
little aside for their choosing The garments
this made like the fashion approved for
grown folks The materials and the styles Only
they have that chic appearance which is youthful and
those who between the ages of to Is years.
Chldrns Covert Cloth Refers effect style
double breasted button high the neckwe made and good
fHng-a $500 garment for S29S
Chldren Refers made Of ol-woo Kersey Cloth in all the
desirable coongs stitched and half fitted
back thoroughly alomode sizes to IA $3.50 garment
for S49S.
thee-quarter length garments made Of the very
best quality Ksey Cloth perfect in fit and nishrogua tailored
double breasted finished with large pearl buttons
silk velvet collar in red, royal castor and brown $1,000
garment for SS.4S
Misses Refers made of the very best quality Kesey Cloth
latest half fitting back efectbroad strap stitched
many stitching with the best quality satin oors
are tan red castor navy backa SD garment $1,000
Second aoo-iaEe either elevator
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27
MEDICAL REFEREE.
DR.. Jacob F., Raub, of the Pen
sion Bureau.
HIS OFFICIAL RECORD.

Accidentally Discovered by the Globe
in the Columns of the Congressional
Record, and Here Reproduced, In
Justice to a Brave Soldier and an
Honorable Professional Man Who
Has Been Grossly MaIigned by His
Enemies, Medical and Otherwise.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27

Mr &. E. Brunthovor complains THAT hIa
DID for an article at Sloal's auction room
was not accepted, aud tue article Withdrawn
although His biI was ris. ou the bid of O.
rival bidder Under ths u'e Che second
bid. even ii there s. no iuuH.. ono. entities
the bidder tl the article.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27

On the Violations 10y Evans and His
Chiefs Of the Civil Service Law
What the President Said to Daven-
port and Bayley-The Plain Facts
Read Sulphurously Warm, and the
Grease Is Being Fried Out
Evening star., 1901-12-03
Waste of Coal In Mining.

From the London Telegraph. ef -
1T has been recentiyuo computed that
more than 50OOO.0OO tons of coal are vast
ed every year in the mtIe.a1 So said J.
Stephen Jeans In addressing the South
Wales Institute of Engineers. This waste
is that mainly of snaH qeoal. and is. of
course, quite independent OF the reckless
and useless consumption that goes on in
nearly every domestic crate and at every
furnace Even this huge, figure is less than
1t used to be. for. with the general adoption
OF coal-Washing plants. the introduction of
producers capable of using Small coal in the
making OF gas and ,ahe0manufacture of
brfquettes. the loss has been reduced. It
forms still 2 per cent Of the total output,
and represents a money, sacrifice of f20.-
OOO,oOO. Allowing 10000. 900 homes in the
united Kingdom. these 90, 600 600 tons would
allow five tons per annum for every family.
high authority (Forster Brown) reckons
that at the existing rate Of consumption
tand waste) within forty years from the
present time an increase in the cost of cpaI
Will begin to be felt as q new element In
the commercial position Of the nation"
Mr.. Jeans thinks this estimate too pessi-
mistic. but II we allow twice forty years 1t
Is terribly short time In the life Of
nation. Most people ignore the fact that
the exhaustion has begun In the North
cumberland coal field most OF the thick
seams are worked out. and 1t has now be-
come necessary to work seams from two
feet to two feet SIX inches thick. which Ia
reducing the output per man by from 15
to 20 per cent.
Evening star., 1901-12-03
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES
A British Recognition n, ou
tage Which They Po..as.

FROM the London Post
we cannot accept any optimistic theory
that the defect in the home sunnIv 10 d,a
10 any excess of work. 1t is perfectly uer
known that this is not the case. Rrief,v
Stated, the fact Is that large number of
our home railways insist on bui1dinp their
own engines. according to the designs Of
their own engineers, and that others who
go to the engine builders for their work
want everything carried out accorolne to
tneir own designs. so that special prepara-
tiohs nave to be made for each lob. and
'here Is consequently an inordinate delay
anu d corresponding increase Of expense
tach locomotive Is thing apart: 1t has To
o,s 1s constructed separately In all its parts
Inns is the result of our system The on
slheer OF each railway is encorrared to
make what he calls improvements. and he
Sa wants an engine built after his own
1t Is worth while, however. To consider
how We stand and what other nations ara
Soang: Stag Let us take the case of the United
states. In the first instance Baidwfn,s Of
Philadelphia Is perhaps the largest Iocono-
1--WE works in the world, and how its WORK
Is cone mas recently been told by J. Higgin-
G.Tni, M,Sins an express engine driver on the
. Midland railway. who, having visited the
United States in the interest of his en-
pIoSers, mas now made public his views in
.he form OF pamphlet He found the
a,,-i|- nePe soiis HiSnt ana day, even
curing meal hours, and when he INQUIRED
why II was not stopped during meal hours
was told that many men preferred to re-
sumo work as soon as they had eaten In
stead OF going to sleep and waking up drow-
sy- here is one of the reasons why the
tnited states can afford to undersel1 ns
put the principal one Is that everything on
| the other side of the Atlantic is worked IN
certain standard. 80
In other words, there are certain Sizes
Ior all the details of a locomotive and
these are so universally recognized that any
missing part could be supplied without de-
lay Moreover, United States mans1fac-
turer Knows exactly the work which he has
to do. and this enables him to do it cheapIy
ana to Keep his hands engaged during a
sack time He Is not obliged to trust to
chance employment by an engineer Of som q
raiiway or the other who perhaps has a fad
IN his head and wants a LOCOMOTIVES Of
some particular pattern. He works on the
principle OF putting things into stock.