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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
Politics and Politicians.

The Ashevlle Citizen has an interview
with Hon. Locke Craig who predicts a
Democratic majority of $500 in Bun
cCmbe county this year. He also said:
1--WE hope to make her the banner
Democratic county in the State. In 1900
she gave a Democratic majority of 800.
There We're then about / 500 negro vo-
ters in the county. Not more than 300
of these will vote under the new conSti-
tuition. Five hundred white Republicans,
according to Mr.. Chambers estimate.
have failed to pay their poll tax. The
Republican party in the next election
will lose in Buncombe 200 negro votes
and 500 white votes, making l 700 in all.
Mr.. Chambers estimates that only 100
Democrats in the county have failed to
pay their poll tax. | do not think, how
ever, that there are as many as this.
This estimate, however, will give the
Democrats in Buncombe on the basis of
the last election $500 majority.
Eve are in better shape now than we
We're in the August election in 1900.
Then the suffrage amendment was not
thoroughly understood by many of III?
people and was universally misrcpre-
scented by the Republicans. The people
them the truth about it and that 5he
Republicans did not. They know that
no white man will be disfranchised on
account of his illiteracy and recognize
the Justice of the measure that compels
those who participate in the govern =
ment of a country to contribute az least
in small way to the support of this
government"
The Union County Democratic Conven-
ton will be held May oath.
Only 165 delinquents on the poll books
in Alexander county and most of them
are negroes.
The friends of Judge A. G. Avery are
suggesting him for nomination for the
State Senate from Burke.
Only one Democrat in Waynesville
failed to pay poll tax. In the county
more Republicans than Democrats failed
to pay poll tax.
Attorney Hudgins says that Mcdowell
county is entitled to one of the Sena-
tors from this district and that the Dem
ocrats of the county are demanding that
Mr.. E. j. Justice make the race.-Mc Cow
ell Democrat.
When Col. Andrews, Major Wilson, Fab
Busbee, Cy Thompson and Dan Russell
and their allies undertake 10 purify ne
judiciary the bench must be much more
,, incorruptihle than most of us had
MISUNDERSTANDING Citizen.
Rev. Baylus Cade, of Waynesvilie, is a
candidate for the Republican nomination
for Superior court judge in the Sixteenth
district.
The campaign is yet young but tner1
are Just twenty-five announcements OF
candidates for office in Union county in
the last issue of the Monroe Enquirer
Five patriots want to be register OF
deeds, one is willing to run for tho Log
islature, three will make a sacrifice to
az cept the office of sheriff and one is
willing to be treasurer.
A special from Waynesville to the
Asheville Citizen says 80 far IS you
! correspondent is informed, Major Will
sons attack on Judge Clark has strength
ened rather than weakened the Judge.
Whether It be true or false, a strong
impression prevails that corporate inf1u-
ence is seeking to defeat Judge Clark
and it is regarded by some as unfortu-
nate for 1he corporations thai Major Will
g., -,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
LETTERS AND LETT ERS.

Asheville Citizen.
And now ''they say Governor Russell
has magnanimously come forward and
offered to make Judge Clark's letter to
him public, if only the Judge will say
the word. Well and good.
Now as for Governor Russell-will he
consent for Col. A. e. Andrews, first
vice-president of the Southern Railway,
to make public the correspondence be-
tween them prior to Russell's nomination
for governor? Also will he give his con-
sent for the letters written by him to
Southern Railway officials Just prior to
settlement of the lease matter?
Not that Col. Andrews is manifesting
any insane desire to publish but if
only it could be brought about we have
reason to believe that the Russell An
drews letters would give us some in
sight into Russells anxiety 20 publish
the ClarkRussell epistles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
CHATHAM OPENS THE CAMPAIGN


The political campaign of 1902 may be
said to have been formally opened. the
first county convention of the year was
held in Pittsboro, the Democracy OF
Chatham opening the ball with an en-
thusiastic convention. 1t was we'll at
tended and characterized by harmony,
devotion to Democratic principles and in
line with the best Democratic traditions.
TWAS fitting the Chatham Democracy
should open the ball. 1t has suffered
more from Republcanism in recent
wears than any county east~of Wilkes
county, but through all the defeats its
Democracy has been of the unterrified
type. Early in the present year the
leaders of the Democracy of Chatham,
determined that no white man should
lose his vote by reason of failure to pay
Chatham to be permitted to examine the
list that they might ascertain the num-
Der Oh white !ueH WIN ii"o ho' pau 'ii
poll-taX He refused them permission
to take a look at the books" Without
that knowledge they went to work in
every township in the county and when
the first day of May rolled around, there
We're less than thirty Democrats i'll the
county who had not paid their pOll-tax.
Population considered" said County
Chairman r. Fl. Hayes, Chatham
claims to be the banner county in the
payment of poll-tax by Democrats
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
ALATER LETTER.

Dear Sirs-Have improved some since
writing you before, only occasional cough
and very little discharge from nose. Feel
ing much better. My hearing is much i'm
proved now not so much roaring in my
head since Duffy's has brought my blood to
q healthier condition and motion.
Sincerely yours. W. SCOTT.
March 81 1901
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do ard die"

But they demand that the officers
guilty of base cruelty be removed from
the army and that the warfare be in
keeping with American traditions and
they demand that the policy pursued to-
Awaid the Cubans be pursued toward the
Alipinos These demands are patriotic
Nd honorable. and We have no doubt
That they are approved by the great
Pbody of the American people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

45-inch Black Mexican Cords, some
thing new, $1.0O, $1.35 and $3.50.
45-inch Black Etamine, $1.00 to $3.50
42-inch Black Wool Crepe de Chine,
75c., $1.00 and $1.25.
9S-inch Black, ATWOOD Albatross,
Soc, 75c., and $1.00.
43-inch Black Nuns Yelling, Soc, 6Oc.,
75c., $1.00 and $125.
44-inch Melrose and Prunella Cloth,
$1.00, 1925 and $3.50.
44-inch Silk Warp Henrietta, $1.C0,
$1.25, $3.50, $1.75, $500 and $3.50.
44-inch Black Crepeoline, $3.50.
46-inch Black Light Weight Wool
Serge, 85c., and $1.00.
42-inch Black Tamies, Clairette and
Batiste $1.00 and $1.25.
42-inch Black. All-Wool Poplin, soc.
56-inch Black Cheviots, spOnged and
shrunk, 75c., $1.00, $1.25 and $3.50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

The Madison Record says 600 to 700
voters in that county did not pay poll
tax. but it adds:
This number may be reduced some,
provided that the Pritchard- Pope
Doodle Collecting Agency will honor a
draft Of the court house ring
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION.

Andrew Carnegie in North American.
The writer had the honor of an inter
view with him (Mr Mckinley before
war broke out with our allies, and VEN
tured to predict that, if he attempted to
exercise sovereignty over the Filipinos-
whom he had bought at $3.50 a head-he
would be shooting these people down
within 80 days. He smiled, and, address,
ing a gentleman who was present, said:
Mr.. Carnegie doesn't understand the
situation at ALL" Then, turning to the
writer, he said: eve shall be welcomed
as their best friends" So little did dear,
kind, loving President Mckinley expert
ever to be other than the friendly CO.
operator with these people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

The efforts to ascertain the cost
of the Philippine war are I'M
availing. During the eighteen
months from May 1, 1895, to November
1, 1882 the cost was $55 413, 5000. That
money spent in good roads and river and
harhor improvements would have done
some good. Every dollar spent IN the
Philippines is worse than wasted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
LAUNDRY.

The Wake Forest Steam Laundry will
be sold at a great sacrifice; owner wants
to move and engage in something else.
ID. r. FORT, JR.,
Wake Forest, N. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

Johnny has jumped the Game" is the
Yay the Columbia State announces Nc
Laurin's withdrawal. He and his follow
ers were unwilling to take he pledge to
support the party nominee. Men who
are unwilling to support The nominees
ought not to participate in Democratic
primaries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

40 inch Black, All-Wool CheVlot, oo
and Coo.
4S-inch Cork-Screw Diagonals, 75c.,
$1O0, $1.25 and $3.50.
S8-inch Black Mohair, 80, 40 and Doc.
4S-inch Black Mohair, 75c., $l.0O to
$500.
56-inch Rlack Unfinished Kcrsey,
light, medium and heavyweight, for
walking skirts, $1.OO. $1.5O and $500.
45-inch Black Tosca Net, dull finish,
so, 75c., $1.00 and $1.25.
45-inch Black Tosca Net, glace fin
ish, $1OO, St25 and $3.50.
45-inch Black Filet Net very fine
finish, $125 to $500.
45-inch Black Lace Net, s1.00, $1.25,
$3.50, $1.75 to $3.50.
45-inch Black Tosca Net, all silk,
with heavy embroidered dots, so, &c.,,
$125 to $500.
45-inch Black. Point d'Esprit Nets
so, S5c., SIPS. and $3.50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
ON THURSDAY,
May 18th, 1902,
The RenfrO
Inn Property.

A beautiful elevated plat of ground Of
3 acres, situated in the center of the
town, with grove OF magnificent oaks
in the rear and an avenue of luxuriant
cedars in front, lawn covering the en-
tire lot and a wall of granite encompass
ing it, and commanding a magnificent
view of the Blue Ridge.
An ideal site for summer and winter
resort hotel.
Twenty building lots adjacent to this
property will be sold at same time: Mount
Airy is growing and developing as pGver
before in her history. New enterprises
are springing up as if by magic. bright
future lies before her.
Anyone desiring to invest in the most
desirable property in a growing town will
do we'll to attend this sale.
Terms of sale easy.
RENFRO INN COMPANY,
March goth, 1902.
Mount Airy, N. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
CATARRH CURED,
HEARING RESTORED.
After Is Years of Suffering with Catarrh, Which Caused
Deafness, Mir. W. Scott, Was Completely Cured by
DuFFY'S Pure MALT WHISKEY.

was so sick I could not eat, sleep and hardly
able to walk. Felt more like dying than
living Was under a doctors care and
taking all kinds of drugs and medicine,
douches, solutions in nose etc. The doctor
nearly blew my head away with powerful
air pump-nledlcoted air he called it. 1t
did absolutely nothing in my case. threw
everything away-medicine, air pump,
douches-and commenced on Duffy's Pure
Malt Wniskey. felt better from the start,
l take one ounce with water before and
after each meal and at bedtime, and now,
after using four bottles, I can eat and drink
and sleep well, and / feel better to-day than
/ have for twenty years. l was opposed to
all kinds of liquor and used none for twenty
five years. 1 use Duffy's as a medicine
only, and shall continue to use it as long as
/ live if / can get it. / know it will keep
me alive, and may in time improve my
hearing. | hope it will
Yours very sincerely, w. SCOTT.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07
A MORNING TONIC.
(David.)

David)
Cease from anger, and forsal1e wrath
fret not myself, it tendeth only to evil
doing
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

Purchases Amount
ing to $500 and
over delivered by
express prepaid to
any point in North
Carolina and Vir-
ginia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

Col. A. B. Andrews, First Vice-presi-
dent of the Southern Railway, expects to
be able to resume his work this month.
He is rapidly regaining his health after
his late illness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

PhlIadeIphla, "a, MarCh To- IEUI.
Dear Sirs--I have now used four bottles
of your Malt Whiskey, ard think owe my
have had catarlh of the nose, throat and
head for twenty-five years or more. lam
hard of hearing. About six weeks ago |
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

l0"heSs Oh
s o attractions of this big SALE
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

No general passenger agent Of The
Seaboard Air Line has yet been ap-
Lointed General Traffic Manager, VIM.
II. Peasants, will discharge the duties
of general passenger agent until a sue
cessOr to Mr.. Bunch is chosen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

After an enthusiastic meeting held in
Bayboro the county commissioners or
dered an election to be held June 2Sth
to vote on a $4,000 subscription to stock
i'll a railroad. The road is planned to
run from New Bern to BayborO and on
to Vandemere, a branch or spur will
take in Stonewall and Oriental. AS the
business men of the county seem to be
interested and very much determined in
the matter, it is probable that road will
be built
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

The campaign is yet young but tner'
are just twenty-five announcements OF
candidates for office in Union county in
the last issue of the Monroe Enquirer
Five patriots want to be register OF
deeds, one is willing to run for the Log
islature, three will make sacrifice to
accept the office of sheriff and one is
willing to be treasurer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-07

of Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza,
lit Whiskey which stimulates, enriche4 the
LIS the disease germs. The system must be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03
IS An A11=Day Food
Wheat and Pure Fruit Combined

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1t will correct the ills of indigestion and
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proper nourishment is provided from in
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will deteriorate more rapidly than it
should
CERO-FRUTO is all ready for the table:
is delieious1y sweet: is one of Nature 8
blood purifiers and tissues renovators-
Samples sent free for the asking. Sold
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Switchman Con. Norton did not work
Wednesday.
Guy Ludington is the name of a new
car repairer.
Gus. GRANDSON a car repairer turned
in his time Tuesday.
Engine SO has been set in the south shop
for general overhaufng.
George Burnham was hired as a boiler
maker helper Wednesday.
Charles Haines has been put on as a la
borer in the scrap yards.
Jacob Reichel was put on as laborer
in the car shops Wednesday.
John Price, of the machine SHOP went
home sick Wednesday afternoon.
Boilermaker George Crawford has re-
ported for duty after being off briefly.
Roy Manning went on a helper in the
blacksmithfng department Wednesday,
A. T. Parfitt, foreman of the boiler shop
who has been in the east a week more,
is home.
John SIeter, cab carpenter, has been
shifted to the coach shop for service for
a few days.
w. w. Wood who has been working in
the machine shop proper, has been trans
ferred to the tool room.
William Boggis is trucking again in
the storehouse after being absent in Kan
sas City nearly week.
Homer Martin, who has worked at the
general offices, went to work as laborer
in the car shops Wednesday.
Alexander Hardy, who runs drill press
under A H. Knauer, went home with a
bad attack of cramps Wednesday.
w. H. Barnes, travelling passenger agent
for the Missouri Pacific out of Kansas
City, was in Topeka Wednesday.
Mrs. John Isaacson wife of the planning
mill foreman, who has been i'll a long time,
is able to sit up for a little while.
Al Sanderson, trucker in the. store
July is. He will spend it resting here.
Adam Ekas, laborer in the coach
shops who has been sick ten days. is still
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03

tweenHolliday and Argentine had to be
water standing several inches over the
rails The big prairie passenger locomo-
tives which arrived in the Topeka round
house bore evidence of all that their driv-
ers told about the conditions, being splat-
tered from wheel-base to the steam-dome
with water and mud.
One Santa Fe man, who has lived in To-
peka long time, remembers when the
Kaw river was far above what it has
reached this time. In 1877 it rose SO high
that it ran inside the present Santa Fe
shops, then owned by the King Bridge
company. There was SO much danger of
the railroad bridge going out that a train
load of coal cars filled with steel rails
was run down to it and left standing on
it all night in order that It might be held
in place. In 1892 again 1t came up to II
feet of the rail on the present bridge. and
Wednesday morning it was within Il feet
of that mark, still rising. On the side
tracks OF the Violin Packing company the
coal and sand companies, were a number
of cars which had to be pulled out We'd
neSday. In the afternoon a switch engine
went down and got them without great
difficulty. At the sand dipper used by the
Southwestern Fuel company IS a small
trestle and when string of coal cars was
moved OF it 1t rose from Under the water
about two feet into view The Delaware
river at Valley Falls is reported as being
on rampage, higher than the Topeka
railroad men have seen It. The Missouri
river at Atchison is also up well, being
k04 - below the draw bridge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03

erection of new shops additional water
lines have been laid, a blueprint of the
whole water, sewer and air line system
of the plant has been made and the ar
rangement is such that in a few mo-
ments after getting the alarm at the
pumping station the engineer Shere can
respond win pressure sufficient to
throw streams over any part of the dis
trict in which fire is occurring.
The jurisdiction of the Topeka rail-
road department extends block east
and west of the shops, and in case one
long blast of the whistle sounds the
members repair to the headquarters OF
the city department there to render what
ever assistance is desired to the same,
Such call has been made at various
times, notably when the Palace Cloth
ing store burned two years ago.
Throughout the shops the order mo
smoking is enforced. An attempt to
fulfill his duty in this respect several
years ago caused a member of the or
ganization no little worry as well as
giving temporary embarrassment to the
most prominent official in the mechani-
cal department. One holiday, two men.
both strangers to the firen an, who was
then on guard, walked through the
shops observing the machinery and in
the place. The older man who was OF
commanding presence and who appear
ed to be more at home than the other
wore a close-cropped beard, from the
smoke derived from a half-consumed
cigar projecting out of the mouth OF
the owner of the whiskers. After the in
truders had gone half through that par
ticluar department the fire-fghter ap-
preached the elder and Informed him
that he was transgressing one Of the
rules, that against smoking, and he
would have to be governed accordingly.
The elderly man turned from the atten-
lions which he seemed to be comforting
upon the other, his face colored and TAX
ing the roll of tobacco from his lips he
carried it in his hand until the two
were outside. The Waterman thought
nothing more of the incident until a few
days later a surprise was sprung on
him in department headquarters. Some
one who had watched the incident who
knew the fireman and the older of the
two visitors, told the story, supplying
certain names. The elderly visitor was
none other than John Player, superin-
tendent of machinery, and for weeks
the members of the fire brigade tren bled
for fear an order would come for his
dismissal but it never did. Today he is
an employe Of the Santa F'e in Topeka
shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03
RoB1NsoN's NEW OFFICE.
Seventh Floor, Bank of Commerce
Building, st. Louis, Mo.

St Louis, July 3.-The Mexican Cen
trail general offices, new Bank of Com
meree building, are being rapidly fitted
up for business and the approaching
holidays will be taken advantage of to
get things in shape by Monday >zporn-
ing. The books and papers have arriv-
ton is already located here. The entire
seventh floor of the new building is to
be occupied by the Mexican Central, and
there will be found the offices of the
chairman of the board, H. Clay Pierce;
the president, A. A. Robinson; vice pres
ident, Eben Richards; the offices of the
assistant to the president, the treasurer,
the secretary and the auditor. The
board meetings will be held here, except
the annual, which will continue to be
held in Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03
WELLS DENIES 1T.
Says He Has Not Heard Of Strike
Settlement.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 3.-General
Manager A G. Wells Of the Santa Fe
lines in California said tonight in re-
gard to the reported settlement of the
boilermakers' strike at San Bernardino
and Needles:
II know nothing of a settlement. If
the report is true it has been made from
the other end of the line and not here"
In spite of this denial from General
Manager Wells of the coast lines, the
rumor of a settlement continues to be
very persistent in the Topeka shops.
The local officials will not confirm the
report, but they intimate strongly that
there may be something in it. The men
employed in the boilermaking depart
ment are the ones who seem to believe
that the strike is about to be settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03
DALLAS LACKS $4,000.
By Raising That Much it Will Get
Rock Island Extension.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 3-vice Presi-
dent s. B. Hovey has returned from
Dallas. where he conferred with the cit
liens committee and received final an
swer regarding the proposition to Sc
cure the Rock Islands gulf extension
from Fort Worth. Today was the time
limit named by the railroad in which
this matter was open. Mr.. Hovey said
the deal was not closed, and that the
Dallas citizens were granted few days
more in which to decide the matter. He
thought Dallas would be able to COM