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Evening journal., 1902-05-23
rance Considering Plans to
Abandon Entire Island
'EOPLE ARE TERROR STRICKEN
they Pr% Only TO Get Away From
Martinique-Pelee POurS out
Lava Without Cessation

The inhabitants of Grande Riviere,
cost OF them women and children, are
cid in a sea Of molten lava. They can
Q seen piteousIy appealing for res
ne, but are apparently beyond human
id.
France is. through her Minister for
he Colonies. considering plans for the
vacuation of the entire Island Of Mar
niQue.
A new crater has opened on Mont
'elee, and the eruption goes on with
\ tt cessation, pouring lava, hot mud
nd ashes over an Overwhelming area
The people of Martinique and St
iincent have more than enough food
nd supplies, and the Red Cross So
iety has stopped soliciting funds
All the people OF Martinique appear
o be terror-stricken, and their only
rayer is to be taken from the island
md removed from the reach of danger.
'POinte-a-Petre, GuadelOupe, WI, May
.2.-Mont Pelee continues to menace
te eXpanse of the entire island of Mar
unique. Without cessation it has been
Il eruption since Monday. A new crater
as opened on the north side of the voiF
ano, and from this lava pouHs in a
road stream down to the sea. This
rater is probably the result OF the ter
iiic explosion that occurred early
tuesday morning, when the pent-up
1rces seemed to shake The mountain
rom base to summit.
IL lis now known that there has been
urtAer loss of life, and what is more
distressing, a large number OF persons,
hostly women and children, are i'm
|risoned by the lava streams which
ulround them. 1t is impossible for as
stance to be rendered to them by hll-
han beings, and nothing less than a
hiracle can save them from the awful
eath which cOnfronts them.
HELD IN BY SEA OF FIRE.
These unfortunates are at Grande
Rlviere. They were cut of from es-
ape when Mont Pelee resumed its
abors AIOnday. The lava that burst
rom the volcano swept away all the
loads, filled the river channels so that
t set the bridges afloat, carrying them
lpon its surface until they were con-
umed. and. reaching the sea coast
Dread through the crevasses a bub-
bling mass so hot as to be almost in
sandesceHt. In this way haEe the
Women and children at Riviere beer
lurrounded. Efforts have been made
10 reach them, and though they car
he seen pleading for deliverance, il Is
impossible to give them aid.
Their supply Of food is limited. Il
aot wholly exhausted. and starvation
Ii not a more terrible tate confronti
hem. Gradually but steadily the
tivers of lava are spreading, and if the
Eruption increases a wave Of molter
ava will sweep away the doomed VIZ
inns.
TWO MORE TOWNS DESTROYED.
Usine' Vive has been destroyed, az
has lie Carbet. where twenty soldiers
1eriehed. Many inhabitants of the vii
age are also believed to have beer
ost, but it is impossible to tell thu
lumber.
In all Martinique the conditions arr
impossible to describe. Although Pele'
mas been less menacing since Tuesday
{ still presents an appearance that ii
'ar from reassuring. Gun-like reports
lre heard at irregular intervals. ant
after each report the mountain-tol
trembles. while some cleft in the sum
NIT pourB a fresh stream of lava.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Two Men Held Up at Pistol Point
by MurderOuS Negro

Philadelphia, May 23-Just before
dawn John Harris, a murderous negro,
armed with two revolvers, held up
and attempted to rob two men on Rod
man street, above Tenth. and when
they broke away and ran, he fired a
fusilade Of shots at them. He kept a
policeman at bay in the same manner
who endeavored to arrest him, and was
finally caught on a roof by Patrolman
Schaubel. who gasped him around the
the body from bebind.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
LOCAL TUG IN DISTRESS
Chief Was in Sinking Condition When
Picked up

While bound from Mobile to vii.
mington, the tug Chief. owned by the
National Dredging Company, of this
city. met with a serious accident of
Cape Hatteras. Shs blew a hole in her
boiler and when picked up by the tug
boat r. c. Vent. was in a sinking con-
dition. She was anchored in safe
place.
The Chief was on her way to the
Harlan and Hollingsworth shipyards
for repairs when she was disabled.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Mandamus on MondaY

Robert G. Harman. representing the
combine fire companies OF Wilmington.
on Monday will file mandamus pro-
coedings in the county court TO COM
pei City Council to give certificates Of
election to the officer elected by the
combine fire companies.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Completing ,Ferryboat

The ferryboat Red Bank, which is
building at the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Company's shipyards, is rap
idly being completed. The upper deck
work has been finished and the pilot
houses are being erected.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
win Give Chicken supper

Tie women Of St. James Church.
Stanton. will hold a chicken and
waffle supber at the home Of r.. T.
Pniing. Kiamensi. tomorrow, for the
Ladies' Auxiliary Hacks will meet
tho G O'Clock trolley at Prices Corner.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
RalIroad vIcilm euried

Wesley Alexander, the 13year-old
boy Who was killed while jumping on
the special car of the Buffalo Bill
show. was buried this afternoon. In
terment was made in Cherry Hin (Md.)
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Arrested for Chicken staaIIng

Harry Gill, who was indicted by the
Grand Jury yesterday for receiving
thirty-four chickens stolen by John
Price. Albert Thompson and David
Cofiin. was arrested by Detective Fran
els yesterday and brought to this city.
city.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Noonnn ples of Iniuries

Boston May 23-Jdhn Cassidy. of
Chelsea. Mass. known in the ring as
Tommy Noonan. died at S.17 O'Clock
this morning His skull was fractured
as the result of blow on the jaw de-
livered by Tommy Dixon. a colored
boxer. OF Chicago in the fourth round
OF What was scheduled to be a six
round bout at the Lenox Athletic Club
last night. Dixon was arrested.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Brown Mare IS Missing

A brown mare, fifteen hands high.
with a white star in her forehead, be-
longing to w. II. Hollett, OF No. AIS
French street, is missing The animal
was at pasture at Sniford's, at Eden
Park. and is supposed to have srayed
or been stolen.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
RunawaY BoY Arrested

john Doran, aged IS years. who es-
capped from the Ferris Industrial
School about three months ago, was
arrested to-day by Policeman Hancock
The boy will be sent back to the
school.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Building Permit Granted

Building Inspector Cassidy today
granted a permit to Alfred Downward
to erect a two-story back building at
No. 1922 Chestnut street, to cost s40O.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
Working on Tax Books

City Auditor Boughman has nearly m
ished the work Of totaling the entries In
the books Of the city assessors He has
but one book 10 finish The work will be
completed i'm time for the inspection Of
the Finance Committee sf City Council
on Wednesday evening.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
POINTS OF ADVANTAGE.

Manufacturers below cost sale of 100
dozen Ladies' fine madras waists. new
est effects. 81 and s1.5O kind. While
,ney last. soc and 75c Greenbaum's
3O4 Market street.
Evening journal., 1902-05-23
DO YOU WANT 81. .OOoY

II so. every time you wind YOU
watch drop ten cents in The New
idea" Savings Bank. Ask for booklet
The Mutual Life, sS7 Market street
Evening journal., 1902-05-23

Levy Bros. will open a money loan
office on Monday, May 26. Money ad-
vanced on all personal property.
Fourth and Market streets. entrance
on Fourth street.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
THOUGHT HE MEANT WHAT HE
SAID.

DR.. Schurmans mistake in Boston was
in thinking that Mr.. Roosevelt meant
what he said in his message to Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote:
I'VE hope to do for them what has
never before been done for any people
of the tropics-to make them fit for self
government, after the fashion of the
really free nations.
Mr. Roosevelt used these words in the
Pickwickian sense. and everybody under
stood it except Prof. Schurman who ig-
norantly thought he was talking of indie
pendence and self government.
n. B.-When a Republican President
talks OF government he means
government of Filipinos by himself, and
when he talks of benevolent assimila-
ton it means bullets and collins for the
FiiipinOs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
WHY SLOCOMB LOST
A Story That a Railroad Suit
Was at the Bottom of
His Defeat.

The Fayetteville correspondent of the
Chalotte Observer sends that paper the
following
THE correspondent has ascertained
the true inwardness' of the Wilmington
collectorship, and what follows is simply
cold fact. Some time ago Mr.. A. H.
Slocumb entered suit against the Cape
Fear and Northern Railroad for failure
to send bills of lading after the delivery
of IA barrels OF rosin. This suit was
pending during the collectorship matter
but has since been settled Mr. Slocumb
was importuned to withdraw this case
but steadily refused TO do so. declaring
that he cared nothing about the dam
ages. but wanted strict justice. Whlle
he was in Washington City, Mr.. j. Z.
Angler, president of the Cape Fear and
Northern Railroad, came to this place.
He is a son-in- law of Mr.. Duke. He did
not base his desire to defeat Mr. Slo-
comb on the ground of the damage suit,
but on the ground of his defective Repub-
licanism Mr. Angler sent a telegram to
Senator Pritchard' asking him to hold up
dictatorship until he was heard from, to
which Senator Pritchard's reply was
Can't hold up appointment; what are
your wishes?' The response to that was
Anybody to beat Slocomb. | have just
finished reading a telegram to Mr.. Slo-
comb, while he was in Washington, sent
from here, dictated by one of the largest
capitalists of this city, saying, Have
Cook to withdraw your suit against rail
road, and Duke will withdraw opposition
to your appointment. That's the story.
The preceding action of the President.
and subsequent appointments, make it
look as if the home rule reason was a
DreteXt"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
SALEOFLAND.

BY authority of a mortgage from James
B. Jordan and wife, recorded in Book
149. page 3S9, Register of Deeds office
for Wake county, I will, on Monday.
March Srd, 1902, at IL o'clock NJ, at the
Courthouse door of Wake county Raj
eigh, n. c., sell to the highest bidder at
public auction for cash. a tract of land
in Buckhorn Township, Wake county, be-
ginning at a stake in w Il, Collins line.
corner of lot No. 1, thence ~ $50 p. TO
a stake and pointers, thence West 14A
p. to a stake and pointers, |. Collins
corner: thence n. 80 P. to a stake, said
Collins corner; thence w. 40 P. to a
stake; thence w. 46 P. to a stake and
pointers, o. Bright's corner; thence S.
81 p. to stake, said Bright's corner;
thence e Al p to a pine stump. Bright's
corner; thence S. 3215 P. TO stake and
pointers; thence E. % P. to stake and
pointers thence S. SO P. to a stake and
pointers: thence w. As P. to stake
and pointers in o. Bright's line; thence
S. 379 p. to a stake and pointers; thence
E. 50 p. to a stake and pointers thence
S. % P. to a stake and pointers, w. f.
Collins corner thence 31A p. to the be-
ginning. containing 500 acres, less 1874
acres conveyed TO c. j. Burt.
C. d. 81 w. n. JONES.
Attorney
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
HOME GOVERNMENT FIRST.

The people take more interest in the
government that is nearest to them than
in The administration at Washington. The
Gnwise expenditure Of ten dollars by the
county authorities calls for more severe
criticisms than the waste of a million dol
lars by Congress. This is natural The
Indianapolis Sentinel, the leading Demo-
cratic paper in Indiana. takes the fol-
lowing item from the Sun:
Sixty per cent of the township trus-
tees Of Indiana are Democrats. Why
wouldn't this be good place for the
Democrats to build a foundation for a
return to power in State affairs9
With this as a text, the Sentinel
urges the Democratic local officials in
the State to rule so wisely as to breed
confidence in Democratic rule TO the
end that the voters will say: Thou hast
been faithful over few things, / will
rake thee ruler over many things" In
North Carolina it was the recollection
Of the clean, wise and economical home
government that attracted thousands of
voters 70 its standard in 1898. The
county authorities, by giving good gov
,rnmeIt can do more to strengthen the
party to which they belong than all
the State leaders and officials
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
Among the Railroads.

Despite the fact that the rumor con-
Meeting the Atlanta, Knoxville and
Northern and the Seaboard Air Line has
been repeatedly denied, 1t is still fruit
full source of gossip and many people be-
lieve that it viii yet prove true The ru-
NOR has created quite sensation in
Asheville as it is believed there that
this is another effort on the part of the
Seaboard to get into that city.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Mr.. Flyrh, Seaboard Air Line official.
was in Rockingham Monday. He has
been staying at Hamlet for some time on
account of pulmonary troubles and says
he has been greatly improved by it. He
says that more passenger tickets are sold
by the Seaboard at Hamlet than at
Raleigh Rockingham Anglo-Saxon.
The Asheville and Wesverville Electric
Railway and Power Company will begin
about the first of the month to receive
ties for their road AT present the work
is at standstilI. The roadbed is COM
pleted nearly the whole distance.-Ashe-
Vile Gazette.
In the suit of Michael Caffery for
$1,000 against the Southern Railway in
the Federal court at Greensboro. the
railroad won. This is the second suit the
Southern has won in that court during
this term.
In WAYNE court Richard Johnson was
given a verdict for 81, 500 against the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad.
His arm was broken at La Grange.
Col. w. A. Turk, who has been seriously
i'll, is well again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
; Dockery Knows Nothing.

To the Editor: / notice in your paper
of today a special from Washington
stating that charges were preferred
against Collector E. c. Duncan, and
among others my name is put down as
witness. l desire to say that | abb
solutely know nothing of the preferring
of these charges and nothing of the facts
of the charges.
Very respectfully,
H. C. DOCKERY.
Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 81.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

Laura manager the Working Womans Association
La
in the following letter
DIR. IA
Working Woms Home Association FayOrits
highly Of efficacy whenever have used it at the Home
fifty girls the Home that
of truly,
wv LAURA FLXEN, Manager
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blood
bottle a
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
Spirit of the Press.
sA5
PRETTY GOOD STUFF.

PRETTY EUOD STUFF
Monroe Enquirer.
The Rhamkatte Rooster via the Raleigh
News and Observer, is giving some pref
ty good stuff TO the reading public, but
none better than this: I'VE see that they
air gettin' ready in Washington to spend
q sight OF the peoples money on this
German Prince who is comm over here
to show himself If l anne elected to the
Senate l will put my foot-and wear
a number twelye--down on all such tom
my-rot and aping royalty"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
DECIDEDLY BETTER
Kinston Free Press.

Kinston Free Press.
The Free Pres think il would be de-
cidedly better for the corporations, for
the Democratic party and for the peo-
pie of North Carolina if the corporations
would have less to do with politics, es-
pecially in the way of packing the courts
with corporation judges and the Legisla-
ture with corporation Legislators, in or
der to secure legislation and court de-
cisions favorable to their interests.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
DO NOT DELAY

The longer you delay in giving your
weak stomach the aid it requires, the
more serious becomes your condition
Obtain a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters at once, as it is the best medicine
in the world for stomach complaints. 1t
will tone up the system, steady the nerves
dyspepsia and malaria, fever and ague.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
They Will Hunt at Biscoe,

Mr.. Chas. L. Lanier, a partner of Mr..
Walter Page, of New York, in the publ
cation of Worlds Work, and his brother
Mr. Henry NJ. LlnIer, associate editor OF
the Review of Reviews, are at Biscoe
where they have gone fer n weeks hunt
with Mr.. r. n. Page.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

ing his subscription to 1.-The Old Relia-
ble," says: II greatly admire your en-
terprise, courage and loyalty TO ssle in
terests of the people and the Demo-
cratic party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

The proposition of Senator Money, Let
the Philippine Islands go to the devil. .
is about on all tours with the Republi-
can plan of sending many FiIipinos to
the devil who are not ready to die and
go to heaven. There ought to be bet
ter way than either
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
THE FIGHT BEGUN.
oanoke : Chowan Times.

Roanoke ChoWan Times.
We had hoped that in the selection
of candidates for office this year, and
especially the judiciary, that there would
be no fight between the railroads and
other great corporations and the people.
but the fight has already begun. start
ed by the corporations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
MR.. CARNEGIE'S MISTAKE.

In a recent address Mr.. Carnegie said:
1T is one of the most cheering facts
of our days that under present condi-
lions the wages of labor tend to rise
and the price of necessaries of life fall.
The cost of living has increased forty
Ter cent, but there has been no in
crease in wages paid. Mr.. Carnegie's ar
glment is answered by the logic of facts
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

The Savannah Morning News wants to
know why Admiral Schley and Admiral
Dewey ''are so anxious to have it I'M
derstood that they are not in politics"
The answer is easy. They know that
they would have no chance at all Of
securing even half measure of justice
in politics.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

Senator Tillman, of South Carolina.
and Senator Simmons, of North Caro-
lima, both write with their left hand.
But-that does not prevent the Palmetto
Senator's lively use of the pitchfork, or
Senator Simmons use of the scalping
knife when occasion demands. If they
write left-handed they are usually right.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

We see that the special extraordinary
envoy TO the shindig at London is SO
spindle legged that he is to have his
calves padded for the occasion. Are the
American people to be taxed for this
superiority; Heaven forbid!-Rham-
katie Rooster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

The Asheville Gazette and the Wins
ton Republican are doing their Part
nohly TO hurt Democratic officials and
probable candidates They never fail to
do that, even when they have no help.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

A friend at Bakersville, in renewing his
subscription, says: Il notice that when
a stranger in our town wishes TO see
the representative North Carolina paper
he is s.re to ask for the News and OBJ
server The reason for this is clear: 1t
is the best
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

The Monroe Enquirer, referring to the
fact that S. Ohio Wilson has gone to
running what Rev. j. w. Little calls a
hell kettle" draws this moral: THAT
for which he is best suited"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

North Carolina boys go to the front
wherever they are placed. Mr.. George
Eugene Bryson, who made great reputa-
tion as the New York Journal cores
pondent prior to the Spanish American
war. is native of Jackson county. Since
the war he has been editing paper at
Havana and travelling in South America.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
A FUNNY GAME.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
Politics is bunny game. Here we are
asked to give free trade to Cuba that
doesn't belong to us and to impose the
whole Dingley hold-up tariff on the Phil
ippines that We do own.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

Arson was the only county in the
old Sixth Congressional district that has
never failed to go Democratic. The
Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligencer
viii accept the apologies of the local
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
NOT BY FAIR MINDED PEOPLE.

TaFDOFO SOuIHbTntT.
The News and Observer, in opening it's
columns to communications favorable to
man and closing them to personal
abuse. will not be harshly criticised by
fair minded people. Life is too short
and man has too much TO do TO aid in
fonenting heart burnings
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

Spencer Blackburn RECALLED his col
leagues in the cloak room at Washington
with the story of the teacher who could
teach the theory that the world was fiat
or round as the patrons of the school
prefer. And the Washington Post
printed that hoary joke without telling
Caesar told it to the Britons some gen.
erations ago. There is no better place
for unloading chestnuts than provincial
Washington city
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

The appointment by Mr.. Roosevelt OF
the son of Governor Kent as Chief JUS
tice of Arizona recalls the lines:
Have you heard from Maine?
Ii went hell bent for Governor Kent
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

Mr.. Henry A. Page, in his note" re-
quested Democratic papers" to copy.
BY inadvertenee the word Democratic
was omitted. We gladly make correc-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
Cotton Causerie.

The Financial Chronicle publishes this
extract from the cotton letter of j. NJ.
Aver & Co.:
Unless the information which has
come from Texas all during the season
is to be discredited almost in its en-
tirety there is no escaping the conclu-
sion that the crop in that State is fully
IS per cent short OF last years produc-
ton. The market movement is shown TO
have been phenomenally free and rapid.
and notably so during the last days of
December. One persuasive and powerful
incentive for this is stated by corre-
spondent as follows: The county tax
assessors this season have been right
after parties holding cotton on January
/. Heretofore holders have eyaded pay
ing this tax, claiming cotton sold ahead,
owing for same to banks, etc. This was
all off this season and all cotton on
yards here was subject TO taxation. This
induced shippers to have bills of Iading
for their cotton on the 1st of january"
The Greene County Standard says:
How will this do for raising cotton in
a year like. 1901 was? Sheriff B. w. Ed
wards had tenant on his farm, about
five miles from town, to raise last year
% bales weighing 500 pounds each, on
% acres. If anybody else in the county
or State can beat this We would be glad
TO hear from some of our exchanges"
This month the new Belmont, CASTOR
county, n. c.. Chronicle mill will begin
operations, with an initial equipment Of
5000 spindles. Secretary Rowe says one
of its specialties will be yarns for insu-
lating electrical wires. etc. The COM
pany has a capital stock of 100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

correspondent of the Danbury Re-
porter advocates the nomination Of ".
w King, Esq. of Danbury, for Superior
court Judge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01
A MORNING TONIC.
(From God Wills IT.

a thousand times better are the men
who do, than the weaklings who only
know
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-01

The fact that most diseases arise from
an impure or low condition OF the blood Is
fully proven BY Hoods Sarsaparilla.