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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-14

Whit, Commander Benjamin i. ~f.ley.
commandant II ~, United states ,i!.,,.,, Hay@i
st"ti"n at TutuiA samoa. w" o.' y y ttSr'-
AG;en rece mt y ne SUNNI 20 80! .,.
LonL his annual report upon arms "''d
conditions in this island pYssoS5iion1i 1,,,-..i,
Commander Till,y, say; tEat ne Int,,l Itll.,
ians are a gentir, kindly, simple-mllaTq
peop.e, and that tre form of eoEeIl,,,,.i, I ~, i
very very popular with then' he reco1Ht- N .
numerous impr ,vements in tn" system ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-14

me Presidential visit to the play.
""Nh conceded with the eXtcrmin.ItiDn
y 'hc assassin Of his lamentabie pre-
'''SSor Is the social event Of the mo-
'"' IN period preceding the
~ p''dcular weddings of November.
V incident settles the debated ques-
w rs TO whether Mr. Roosevelt is to
'"r MS countnnancc to theatrical
I"f'hanceS and thus follow in the
,I'. gV,S'epS OF Lincoln and Harrison and
'dE'. rather than in those chief
",SlraleS who have showed 40
a., "'l inclination toward The stage.
'''''ueA FOR example. Mrs. Mckinley
NJ, al aSSlduouS theatregurr. and
~, :, 'PPealed in box in The princi-
'"' 'htaiieS of the capitaI ~. nt,n-
dIll"S that President Mckinley
hnh Sc,n at the play, while filling his
r,7 ''i'r in Washington. may be
b.,n, On less than the fingers Of one
,U ~" abstinence WAS not due tn
, 'ou' 6. hut tn preference An en-
bi',l'lS Ii. book at home outclas.ed. to
s,.,, '''H' almost any comedy ever
~, hn' President Roosevelt Il what
WALL. "' described as moderate
Wb" S"'r, and a discriminating one.
,,.". "'" at Al'any he WAS accustomed
MI, ar'id'i" such artists As Nine.
ri,h' r'Sia IN til" legitimate. ana
as ",'' -, u" past year or 50 such scenes
t,i,. 'o""HnY between Mario An
tha ~ ~ ard MisaFcau found in him
=. "os' absorbed Of listeners.
Nj, 'A"r'ctelistir Theodore Rocse-
ro,; 'Fhit Of conservation IS very
ISn I''"ie when the President attends
liro,,' r"-E' He listens quite as a.ten.
r,,. | .,d ',nd appreciatively as does Sena-
cr,;,. on theS" occasions when the
ta,1a '''d man from Massachusetts AZ.
Dram. '"n'eov. and his recognition of
Roos.'l, eject is rapid. In Short NJ
cons',,'.i'' cei' Is apparently free from self
,hesu '"HHeSS as the observed ~ .,f
VA :, and not in the least hack.
Fran 'oout showing his eniovmant
sin,a since the tragedy in the Ion.
condemned Ford's ,hnatra ~ ''', =,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-14

rbc society reporter who 'anncI%a ,lralsir', fng
ruCrback abaut- Mrs. t>'oS .a,, ;cnC,,,i',1
hsfsfi' io,Isi repudiated 9 s OF course that waS
foregone conclusion from ~, 'he r'Ili"s. "ItSrs
What csnnot understand i 'ne y sw,1inIy wia1ns
ness of rational human nsiis ! ssiisnn.iti"n IF
a s.lf-respecting newspaper to n.'h,isn a. IL,
of ,hr scheme Of natirna apnh napa'SiU hana in
,a,d III 'N''r Win on. Let Of flanncl-molthed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-14
WING FAMOUS AUTHORS:

JOEE CHANDLER HARRIS
J. Ii. HOLLAND
HOWARD PYLE
MRS. OLlPHANT
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
BRANDER MATTHEW'S
JAS. l.. FORD
COULSON kERNAHAN
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
"a cn.tlr IA Mnfes..

In the French mind lord" and
gold" signify ole and the same
thing, and the French comparison
rich as lord is traceable to Louis
philippe's reign. At that time GER
tain Partisan, on excellent terms with
the wealthy Lord Hartford. was max
ing "A tour through Great Britain.
When the Frenchman proposed 10
make a trip 20 Wales his friend Lord
Hartford, gave him carte blanche to
establish himself at one OF his Welsh
castles II own castle In Wales"
said the good old man. in his deep,
sonorous voice, and, though | have
never laid eyes on IL, others tell me
that it IS very beautiful. Every day
a dinner IS prepared for H. persons,
and horses and carriages brought to
the door, in case ! should arrive The
head butler eats the dinner. Go and
make yourself az home, for, you sec,
il does not cost me a single cent
Chicago Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

that say You shall market and no less p
If the people knew this know it, they made to the
inevitable study such questions thc there would be
startling revision Of the laws governing in this country
The remedy is-cure yourself Of "put0phoba"
DON'T RANT AT THE INDIVIDUAL. GET AFTER THE NsTiTU.
TON, THE INDIVIDUAL WAC WRITE CHECK
BILLION DOLLARS WILL DISAPPEAR
believe that laws which permit such cornering Of
what they ought be- but the people who make the laws
the individual responsible for the outrageous organization Of
privilege.
Wait until the peoples open and then that party which
does through the pectace doomed destruction
CANNOT INDIVIDUAL BUT TAKES ApVAN
LAWS.
THE INSTITUTIONS, THE MAN LAWS WHICH MAKE
TaEsE THINGS POSSIBLE
Rich are bad citizens They unpatriotic; they
do but take advantage Of what the people their blindness give
them in the way Of laws.
The poor would like the rich if he had him for
negbor The rich would steal his chickens hoe his
potatoes the night but what be might do the poor slept
mornings would be the poor mans for his franchise
a railroad by hrs back fence
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
HUMoRs OF ADVERTISING.
A Comparison showing the Diner-
encc between English md
American style.

IL is IN their intimate tone, their
confidential attitude, that the Eng
lish advertisements differ most wide
~ from our own. says Agnes Repplier,
in the New Lippincott The brief an
nouncements. SO familiar 10 us, Of
well furnished rooms pleasant
apartments al the seaside" board
for two single gentlemen in a private
family" have a cold, almost repellant
aspect. when compared 10 the genial
hospitality with which strangers are
invited To enter the fair, free homes
Of England. Miss Sophia Deale, Of
Deyonshire, for example, offers 90 re-
ceiye few "sketching hoarders, or
other students requiring peace and
quiet View Of pines and harhor from
windows" one sees the ssketching
boarders every Engishwoman
sketches as matter OF course
washing ia THE sky line on their lit
tie pads, aud grateful occasionally for
the shelter Of Miss Deale's windows
IN a land Of perpetual showers. Still
more personal f. the following seduc-
tive advertise meDt which appeared
once anl1 ia wel.-known magazine:
"HQmc for lady ia charming old de-
tachgd cottage near River Thames.
Convenient to station. Seventeen
miles from London Would suit liter
airy lads rcquiriug quiet yet cheerful
home For companionship and tut
ton 10 young wife Of neglected edu-
cation would arrange easy terms"
There q the material for a novel
In these suggestive lines The lonely,
ignorant Young wife in her de
tached cottages the husband older,
Of course. With just enough Of learn
ing TO feel his sense OF superiority
the stranger introduced 10 play com
plncently Tie part Of guide, philos-
opher and friend. What complica-
tions might not arse from such a sit
uation thouph lii point of comfort
and luxury il falls far short Of a com
panlon advertisement in the same pa
per
~ gentleman residing alone in his
distinctly superior summer home Zone
hour from London) desires perma-
ncnt guest OF ccngtnial and refined
tastes Gladly or gentleman, who
would have the run 81 his delightful.
secluded gardens and OF the entire
premises equally with himself and
who would appreciate the retirement
OF a quiet home Wfile fully, stating
age, habits and profession"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
ELoQUENcE WASTED.
Speeches OF Eminent Orators in tn
House Of Commons Received
with Indifference.

II might have been supposed tina
Addison. the most polished writer q
our Augustan age; that Burke with hi
versatile intellect and eXuberant elo}
quence; that Macintosh with his al
most encyclopedia learning, OF thai
Jekyll. who had set a hundred dinnej
tables in d roar. would one and all havdI
achieved conspicuous success in thd
house Of commons But. as MacaulaI
has pointed out, exactly the reyerse
was the case Their speeches produced
no effect: they wearied and bewildered
their audience; and their rising. to
speak was too often the signal FOR a
general exodus: ia fact Gas was said
of Burke), they acted as a dinner bell.
Even Macaulay himself though on two
occasions his speeches changed the fate
OF a division. was in no sense OF the
word an orator or even preat debater.
His voice was too shrill and monoto-
nous. and be poured ont a torrent Of
words with such headiong huency as
to confuse his hearers as well as 10
battle the quickest OF parliamentary
reporters. Bulwer Lytton, again, could
rccitc an admirable essay, but his
livery was bad. and the see-saw gel-
lures which accompanied his speech
were as "grotesque as those Of an old
fashioned post boy In our own gen
Grafton, no two men probably have had
more highly cultivated minds than
John Stuart Mill and Mr. John Morley.
but as far as their parliamentary ut.
terances 60, their names ARE writ in
wattrn
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
a COUNTRY BOY.
rhoro ore lots Of hing. in thIa vi.

,Nn,s go - Nii57 - 'iii9 VINO
That don't pretend to know,
And city chaps perhaps may think
That am a trihe slow.
But know some things IN bet they
And would open their eyes to see.
For the woods ana fields have always
been
The beet OF friends to me.
I know where the nuts are ripe and
WAY back in the beech woods dim;
Ana ! KNOW whore strawberries, big and
sweet
Grow red ON the uplands rim.
! know where the trout are gliding swift
IN Tho deep. dark woodland pool:
And know the finest Of swimming spots,
Just halfway homo from school.
know whore tho orioie builds her nest
IN tho pasture elms SO high.
And J know The call of n hundred birds
IA valley ana wood and sky.
i can whistle Just as he robins DO,
When the evening winds are stii.
And mimic The flute of the meadow
thrush
Ana The lonely old whip-poor-wili. 4
] know The secrets or bugs and bees,
And the ways Of the voolfolk shy.
/ know who're the bonding lilies lean
10 thc brook that hurrios bv.
And know The hHunis OF every flower
ln mtneeW or upland sod
From The spring. first violots white and
sweet
To che lltest goiden-rod.
Oh. know there are many things in
books
That haven't como my way,
Though certainly moan n Nh gnee we'll
10 learn them. too. some day.
Bnt in Nature grand old book I'll read
lesson Of real joy.
And tell you. she has some gnlendi1
things *A& q
That ahc can teSeh abayl
49, NJ Mons 9oTnery, ia Farm ana Homo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

ALL~NcEs ARE CONCLUDES REsuLT EXCHANGE
CT MONEY, MONEY USUALLY WOMAN SECURE
Ku9RNNp-THAT 49, A MAN WHO SUPPORTS
Those immoral lgc described in the dramas and books
ee 70 the world are actual happenings photographs from real life
All Chrstiana knows Engstand carpenter married
abandoned woman for 300 ao and there reason why
should invent Nine Alvng Of Ghos who married couer for
his money, though knowing that he stepped EUROPE
Is FULL OF NINE ALVNGs and there pcns 81 Engstrands
do not hesitate 70 call marriages based he. and shameful
promises IMMORAL and can't help thinking strongly the
subject strongly that have oahe marnony Is
commonly praoticed in Europe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

This 81 th tory 81 queens counsel
who fof many years was The recop-
nizad eaaer ~ the Irish bar The
Green 3ae prints ~
ih his uriy days 81 Wig and gown
ne got cas- fot hi opinion. Po. sihly
The 3ae't5r thought 10 very simple
case; az ~ tcnts that was what the
young lawyer thought for after some
study he took his pen and wrote. I'll
am clearly of opinion
II 50 happened that ~ Sat in the
law library the silyer.haircd Nestor ~
the Irish bar leudrr Of unfathomable
astufln ch9rcc1 q look over us
shoulder Hs hr wrote
"MY dear young friend. the old law.
yer said. softly never write that YOU
are clearly on an opinion ou q law point
The most YOU can hope o. discover il
the preponderuce of the doubt.m
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
A Grrntcr Need.

The Young Peoples Weekly prints
a pathetic story OF poor, half-starvod
child, living in city alley Some one
had given her ticket TO free tea
and entertainment
She WAS wild with delight. and was
running 10 tell her mother Of her good
fortune when she stumbled over a child
crouched ON the stairs, crying
She asked what was the matter. The
child said her mother had beaten her
because She asked Tor SOM breakfast
and She was SO hungry She could not
help crying
"Weil" said the other child. placing
the t.cLet in her band. take this and
get good tea. i've had no breakfast.
either, but my mother never beats me-"
And She passed on, leaving the ticket
in the hand 81 the astouishcd child:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
DRAMATIC ART
IN AMERICA

lie attitude of this country
toward dramatic art is one
Of appreciation too often
betrayed by the devices Of
commercialism, yet stead
fast in its following Of cor
rect munitions wherever the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

done Ii sickness forces omit work Of course be
but if quit now Ia simply rust out
DON'T WANT TO RUST OUT WANT TO WEAR OUT.
so extremes in working eating exercising do
every thing nmoderaon put myself in position where
will have lie awake night wondering whether
the wrong side Of the stock market because deal
margin.
1t is margins that kill many menn Wall street 60
in their money making THEY MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOL
LARS IN ONE DAY, AND THAT NIGHT THEY GIVE A BIG
DINNER AND SPEND MUCH OF 1T running THEIR
HEALTH. That is why they die suddenly get old at co
Wall street good place for Young do business
any lie viii do il ON BUSINESS LINES If he will buy
stocks when they cheap and hold them for reasonable profits he
will make money, but nargning the fatal mistake many make
The wse hardly tell which direction the stock will go,
but if he buys outright when cheap be does not have know
That is the in stock dealing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

of management and acting under which union all possible progress
has been madeo have been embarrassed and hampered
here by transitional conditions that eapod manage
and the stock company A SUBORDINATION OF ALI.
DEGREES OF TALENT AS WELL AS OF GENIUS ITSELF
TO THE NECESSITIES or ABSTRACT SPECULATION and
the mercantile spirit which consolidation Of theatrical interests
represents.
And vet in spite Of the cbaa and restraint that dramatic
experienced this the native eater
may be said implies wonderful integrity
this ountrytha day is awnng for the the stage
America which promises ID The furnish for the world
its orgnaon notable understanding the
that the rest Of the world displays
THERE IS NO COUNTRY WHOSE ACTORS ARE AS RESPONSIVE
TO NEW IDEALS AND As PREGNANT PROGRESSIVE
AS ARE TIE ACTORS OF THIS COUNTRY
THE ARTFlclALlrss OF The THEATER ARE HERE PERHAPS
MARKEDLY THAN ANYWHERE ELSE GIVING WAY TO THE
VERAclTEs WHICH Al AT SHOULD SIMULATE.
Ariee reerv, entroncd the that
ages they have robbed tie stage much Of possible effect
good human life Welding truth and simplicity
drama worthy Of serious attention.
ART HAS BEGINNINGS SIMPLICITY AND TRUTH
ITS AIM AND END.
All suffers in is period from elaboration which develops
arfcay and from the idoyncases Of artists that cloud
eepcuts But these from time time swept away and its
pies inevitable principles Thus ID stage
becoming again after long devotion 70 tile superficial and the
artificial
WORK CANNOT eE ARTISTIC AND EFFECTIVE IN ANY FIELD
TRUTH BEAUTY
Actors at this time quickly respond to true demonstrations and
than ever before strive describe the varieties life
In spite stage today made through the
mistaken ideas Of managers who estimate the public from tc
personal viewpoints e amusemont and who msconceve the
ytated taste q the few representing the general public
there much in contemporary drama carry the idea Of
progress and development on tie higher lines Of
# we wish as romantic tc stage lind il still but ar
different from much of the romantic drama Of past generations be
q paub has been infused with its incidents When
Pope wrote The proper study Of mankind man. the pre-
sened pictures Of lis time that true resemblance to the life
Of that time Mankind truly greatest study either for
instruction entertainment TIE TRUE FUNCTION OF TIE
STAGE is TO PRESENT LIFE AS III REALLY IS and iii doing
this the theatcr need depart from while comedy
be happier and its tragedy convincing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
Europeau Marriages Are Immoral
~ HnNklt IBsEN, The Norwegian pranoausf

my own country and on the con-
tinent matrirnony is little moro
than an immoral contract between
man and woman.
THAT LOVE Be AT THE BACK
or o. Is MERELY a THEORY. IN
NINETY OUT or a HUNDRED
cAnrn rnannEAM -MArnLnlNMlAI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

from the difficulty Of procuring suitable Judge intelligent
between the dputans. There is natural dsnclnaon among
business expose their business whom thoy
no entire confidence
We lack far in America retired class Of Of affairs.
OUR VILE PRACTICE KEEP AccUMULArNo MORE
DOLLARS UNTIL
If it the custom here, it in England for
withdraw from active business after acquiring th
would furnish the proper arbitrator.
WHAT We MUST a WHICH THE MEN WILL
RECEIVE HIGH WAGES WHEN EMPLOYERS ARE RzcEV.
ING HIGH PRICES ron TIE PRODUCT ANp MAKING
LARGE PROFITS AND. EMPLOYERS ARE
RECEIVING Low PRICES PRODUCT AND THEREFORE sMALL
If ANY PROFITS THE MEN WILL RECEIVE wAoEa
If h plan be found employers and employed viii be Gin
The boat rejoicing together in their prosperity and calling
into play their formdc together in adversely There viii be
for quarre and instead Of feeling ntagonisr
be feeling Of partnership between employers employed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

In 1860 there were 1894 juvenile
offenders in England Now there are
1880 only ia various reiormatoItes.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
! A CURE FOR
| "PLUTOPHOBIA"
By TOM L. JOHNSON,
Mayor Of Cleveland

len the railroads Of this country
are pooled and a single trust is
formed Of these interests, the head
If that trust will say to the farmers
IN the west, the manufacturers in
the west, the producers every
where: "You shall market the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
BY
MINNIE
MADDERN
FESNE

opportunity 70 appreciate arr Is afforded While
che arts 81 the thoator have been preserved and
enhanced in the older counrries-in the Latin and
German countries by fostering paterna systems
and i'll England BY an adherence to the traditions
Of theatcr conduct chat have perpetuated the uniou
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
By
RUSSELL
SAGE

! do not care for money as money. ! am not
avarcious. take small profits, but MY business Is
broad it amounts to a great deal must Jake
some profit OF it would not be business. | enjoy
my work and lke to be successful
am getting more ont Of life than most men
who give bic dinners and have yachts. hope
.hnll nnunr hnrn ~ rntirn until my LIE trnrE q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
WHY / AM STILL
YOUNG AT IS

AM SIS years Oh AND a
YOUNG NAN YET /
can outwork most men Of
so. ! enjoy work and hope
to finish my earthly career
nc my desk
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
How Strikes May
Be Prevented
Nv ANDpFVN CApNECVF

BY ANDREW CARNEGIE

WOULD LAY IT DOWN AS A MAXIM
THAT THERE is NO EXCUSE FOR
a STRIKE OR A LOCKOUT UNTIL
ARBITRATION or DIFFERENCES
HAS BEEN OFFERED BY ONE PAR.
rY AND REFUSED az THE OTHER.
No doubt serious trouble at-
fonds a,c,, otL;trs4;1, - t,roso,,t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-01
PERSONALS.

DR.. E. Porter, OF Fender, is here.
Mr.. A. s. Dockery, of Rockingham, is
ia the city.
REV. J. W. Jones has returned TO
Chapel Hill.
Hon. cyrus B. Watson. of winston,
is in the city.
Mr.. T. B. Holt. of Holly Springs. was
here yesterday.
Mr.. J. c. Angler Of Durham, was
here yesterday.
Col Paul r. Means has returned to
his home in Concord.
Prof. E. Mex. Goodwin returned to
Morganton yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph e. Robinson. of Colds
boro, is visiting Mrs. DR.. Kirby.
Rev. Geo. b. Perry, OF F'ranklinton.
is here visiting Dr. J. T. Gibbs
Mr. Edward S. Battle, of Wilmington,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Ex-sheriff Lane, of CraveE county.
spent several days here this week.
Mr. c.. c. Baker has just erturned
from a business trip to Burlington.
NEs. Thomas Murphy, of Salisbury, is
visiting her daughter at Peace Institute.
Captain Faucet, of the Seaboard Air
Line, made a short trip to Durham yes
terday.
Prof j. s. Bassett, who holds the
chair of history in North Carolina. was
here yesterday.
Capt. Chas Price, Of Salisbury. attor-
ney for the Southern Railway, arrived
here yesterday.
Mr.. B. G. Crisp. Of Manteo is here
lobbying against the license to sell liquor
at Nays Head hotel in the summer
Rev. J. T. Gibbs, d. D.. the Presiding
Elder of this district, goes to Oxford
this morning to hold quarterly confer
ence.
Gen. W. r. Cox, of Tarboro. arrived
in the city yesterday. He is very popu-
Ter here and is kept busy shaking
hands.
Mr.. w. A. Green. of Washington D.
G.. passed through Yesterday on his
way from Selma, where ne has been an
a hunting trip, to his home.
Miss Ellen NJ Crudup, of Kittrell, n.
G.. and Miss Katharine Henry Leach of
Littleton, are guests OF Mrs. b. A.
Capehart, On North Wilmington street
Rev A a. Marshall. p. D., pastor of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-01
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.
$500 REWARD.
State OF North Carolina,
Executive Department.

Whereas official information has been
received at this department that John
Tayloe did murder one Willie Bell Sand
ers in the county of Wilson, in December,
1900
And whereas. it appears hat the said
John Tayloe has fled the state or 50
concealed himself that the ordinary pjo-
cess of law cannot be served upon him
Now. therefore, l. Charles 3. Aycock,
Governor of The State of North Carolina
by virtue of authority in me vested by
law. do issue this my proclamation, Offer
ing reward OF TWO Hundred ($200) Dol
lars for the apprehension and delivery
OF the said John Tayloe to the sheriff
OF Wilson county at the court house il
Wilson, and do enjoin all officers Of the
State and all good citizens to assist in
bringing said criminal TO justice.
Done al orr city of Raleigh. the 90th
day Of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and one and
in the one hundred and twenty fifth year
Of our American Independence.
CHARLES b. AYCOCK.
Rs the Governor:
z. NJ PEARsALL Private Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-01
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.
S4OO REV ARD.
State of North Carolina.

i4NtCuhiNe l1tBetA tllANAlA-
Whereas. official information has been
received at this department that some
person or persons unknown. murdered
Mrs. Violet Coley and Miss Jane Cath
cart and burned the house in which the
murders were committed with the dead
bodies OF the victims. and
Whereas. it appears that the said per-
son or persons unknown has or have fed
the. State. or is or are so concealed and
that the ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon same;
Now, therefore, T. Charles p. Aycock,
Governor of the State of North Carolina,
by virtue Of authority in me vested by
law, do issue this my Proclamation, OFFER
ing reward of four hundred dollars for
the apprehension and delivery OF the said
person or persons unknown to the sehrifl
OF Mecklenburg county at the court house
in Charlotte. and ] 90 enjoin all officers
of the State and all good citizens TO as
sist in bringing said criminal or criminals
to justice
Done at our city of Raleigh, the Goth
day Of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and one, and
in the one hundred and twenty-ffth year
Of our American independence.
CHARLES 3. AYCOCK.
BY the Governor:
2. NJ PEARSALL, Private Secretary.