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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-24
erately to the end.
RECEIPTS AMoUNT 70 sss. 600.

Princeton, N. J.. Nov 24.-George r. Murray.
the general athletic treasurer here. said satur-
day that the game against Yale was the most
successful financially ever played here.
1t surpassed the attendance Of the same game
two years ago by 1000, there being 17,499 per-
sons present. S.
The gross receipts amounted to $32, 900, which
after deduction of $4,000 FOR expenses, will net
the teams SID 600 each.s ti$sts,s &sa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
ELECTION FIGURES
Herald and Washington Post
Predictions.
An Analysis. Republicans Depending Upon
The use Of Doodle in Last Days Of Cans
paign TO Turn Tide.

Especial to the News and Observer
Washington, Oct. 2S.-Democrats here
are well satisfied with the Herald's fore
case of the election as they interpret it.
With majority eight days before the
bafloting Of only six, and a tendency
marked showing a heavy slump in both
New York and Pennsylvania sufficient to
wiped off the narrow Republican ma
iority. the situation could hardly be
better. Remember, the Herald's lean
ings have latterly been toward the Re-
publicans and that the sources of news
in the country are Republican today.
The Post made a queer analysis of the
situation day later than its New York
contemporary. The Posts leanings for a
little while have been decidedly Repub-
liscan. 1t figures out thirty majority,
but claims to base it's calculation on its
news columns, which do not bear out the
statement Anayze the dispatches of the
same morning-the latest data On which
the analysis was profoundly based and
the reader is confused to find that the
majority is practically wiped out.
The single truth of the matter is that
the Republican arithmeticians are driven
IN direct straits. They do not see any
majority at all, and in their spasmodic
efforts to figure one out they fully
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29

What SETTLE said to JAS. E. NOR
TON, editor Gazette. (See Gazette Sep
tember 18th, 1899
Il am in favor of the amendment be-
cause l favor an educational qualifica-
tion. / believe the result OF the amend
n,ent will be to eliminate ignorant anu
vicious votes, both white and black. The
fifth section of the law is unconstitu-
tional and will be thrown out. have no
doubt about that This will leave the
fourth section of the amendment in force,
and no illiterate person can then vote,
whatever his race
THE effect of the amendment, as ap-
piled to illiterates of both races will
be more strongly felt by the whites than
by the negroes, for the reason that the
negroes are largely residents of towns,
where the facilities for obtaining an edu-
cation are good, while the illiterate
whites are mostly farmers living in To-
calities where it is difficult to obtain
an education"
What COL. LUSK said to the DAILY
GAZETTE. (See Gazette September 81.
1899
"Col. " s. Lusk stated to the Gazette
representative yesterday that he was sur
prised anyone should question the cor
rectness of the Gazette's report of Mr..
Settles views on the Constitutional
Amendment, as he had heard Mr.. Settle
quoted to exactly the same effect by
several persons who had talked with the
Congressman, since he had come to
Asheville. Col. Lusk said
~ have not talked with Mr.. Settle
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
Leads all North Carolina Dalies i'm News circulation

heading. dated Back Receipt" you
charge me with dating back tax re-
ceipt for partisan purposes, and sup
port the charge with an affidavit of one
G. H Parker The facts are these:
On April 30th a Populist citizen of
Mingo township came into my office and
said he desired to pay the taxes for some
of his neighbors and friends so they
could vote this fall. He called among
others, for the tax receipt of Mr.. R. ].
Stone, and he paid me Mr.. Stones taxes
i'm full. and / tore the receipt out of the
book and dated it then, and also dated
my stub and handed the party the re-
ccipt. He then gave me all the receipts
and told me to keep them, and if any
of these parties came to pay the taxes
to take the money for him, and give
the party his receipt. put the receipts
in an envelope and placed them in my
safe. Sometime about July 25th I re-
ceived a money order from Mr.. Stone,
and took his receipt from the envelope
and sent to him with a letter stating
that a friend of his had paid his taxes,
so that he could vote. / have never seen
| Mr. Stone to know him.
| The charge that ! dated said receipt
back is false. The taxes were paid on
the day the receipt bears date. And I
had no right. to refuse to permit a poor
mans friend to pay his taxes for him.
| AS you have charged me with the COM
mission of a crime l demand that you
make a full and complete rctraction,
and that you publish the same as con-
| spicuously as you have the charges.
| l certify that l have examined the list
of poll tax payers on file in the clerk s
office of Sampson county, which was
filed in said office on May 9th, 1902 and
| the name of r. ]. Stone appears in said
list as one of the persons who had paid
| their poll tax on or before May 1st, and
this list is of record in said office, having
been recorded on May goth, and R. j.
Stones name appears also in the re-
corded list.
I So that the records show that on May
the 9Th, R. j. Stone was returned as
one of the residents of Mingo township,
who have paid poll tax on or before May
/. 1902 F. r. COOPER.
| P. SIT is very significant that you
did not publish the letter referred to in
| said affidavit. f. P. G.
All papers which published the origi-
nal libel are requested and notified to
publish this denial. f. r. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
SHERIFF NOT GUILTY
The Tax was Paid by a Friend
Before the First of May.
Sheriff Aman Cff4rs Evidence in Proof Of His
Statement That he did moi Violate
the aW

A few days ago, correspondent of
the News and Observer, writing from
Dunn. charged that the sheriff of Samp-
son county had accepted payment Of
POLL tax in July and dated back the re-
ceipts to April, so as to enable the man
to vote Appended to this statement was
an affidavit from G. H. Parker. re-
putable citizen of the county, swearing
to the alleged facts above stated.
This paper made no comment at all
upon the charge contained in the COM
munication, but published it upon the
sworn affidavit of a reputable citizen.
He was honestly mistaken, for money
was sent to the sheriff on the 23rd of
July and the sheriff sent back receipt
dated in April. Mr.. Parker could not
know that friend had paid this tax in
April. When he reads the statement Of
the sheriff, Mr.. Parker will, no doubt,
accept the explanation.
The News and Observer made no COM
ment or statement whatever about the
matter. However, as publishing the
communication is regarded by Mr.. Amans
as doing him an injustice, we hasten to
state that there was no such purpose in
the publication, and we gladly make a
full and complete retraction as conspicu-
ously as the original communication was
printed.
Below is the letter Of Sheriff Amans:
To the Editor: In Sundays issue of
your paper, on page four, under the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
ORDNANCE BUREAU REPORT.
Thirteen Million Dollars Wanted Next Year
Guns, Powder and Proiectiles Improved.
CRv the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 27.--Admiral O'Neil,
Chief of the Naval Bureau of Ordnance.
in his annual report, made public to-
day, saws that the Ordnance Bureau
wants $13. 1872 ,806 next year. of which
amount $4,000, 900 is to be devoted to
armOr and armament for new ships.
Guns, powder and projectiles have each
made a decided advance, rendering it
all the more necessary that there should
be an Improvement in the quality of
armor, but none seems to be in sight at
present Recently the armor manufac-
turers voluntarily made a reduction of
ten shillings per ton on the royalty for
the Krupp process.
All new ships, beginning with the Kear-
sarge and Kentucky have been supplied
with outfits of smokeless powder, and,
in addition, some thirty of the older YES
sells have been thus supplied.
The most interesting event during the
year in connection with projectiles is
| the development of a new type of she'll.
combining the ~dvantages of the armor
piercing with the common she'll; that is.
having the perforating power of the
regular armor piercing projectile with
the capacity for large bursting charge.
OF submarine boats, the report says
no important developments have taken
place during the past year, either here
or abroad, though quite a number of
these vessels have been built or are in
course of construction. The seven boats
ordered for the United States navy are
nearly finished and soon will have their
official trials.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29

myself, but from a number of persons
who have discussed with him the pro-
posed suffrage amendment l have
learned that his views are as they were
reported in the Gazette. Two persons
of unquestioned veracity who saw Mr..
Settle last Saturday first told me that
he held these vl@sFs of the effect OF the
amendment, and on Monday 1 was so in
formed by another gentleman who had
just had a conversation with him. There
is no possible doubt that Mr.. Settle has
stated to a number of his acquaintances
here, and in a very public manner, that
he believes the Constitutional Amend
ment, IL it becomes a law, will disfran-
chise white men as well as black men,
because in his opinion the fifth section
of it being unconstitutional, will be
thrown out l have not seen that he has
denied making such a statement, and
am sure that he will not do So
LETTER OF H. S. HARKINS, Daily
Gazette of September 21st, 1899.
Asheville, N. c., Sept goth, 1899
Editor of the Gazette:-In reply to
your request for information from me
as to the views of HON. THOMAS SET
TIE on the Constitutional Amendment, 1
will say that Mr.. Settle OH Saturday last
in the presence of several persons, in
Guiding myself, stated that he was in
favor of an educational qualification Of
voters regardless of race. He said that
he favored the proposed Constitutional
amendment, because it would shut out
ignorant voters, both white and black
The fifth section of the amendment, he
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29

reveal their disposition to any man who
cooIy keeps tab on them.
| know this: Every Republican office
holder has been frantically invited to go
home and save the grand old party. Many
of them-perhaps nearly all-are going.
The Republicans who have money are
using it, now that the strike is settled
and in it's settlement has not made sure
of Republican triumph. Less money
than usual, it is said, has been put into
the campaign. 1t has been held until
the last round. The plutocrats are dis
burdening their purses.
If the Democrats in the Eastern States
are as we'll united as they seem to be,
the House will show a Democratic ma
jority of good dimensions.
1t looks, this week before. as if the
Democracy were bound to win.
CICERO w. HARRIS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
Todays Great Parade.

The trade float and floral parade will
be the great event of today.
The parade will assemble in the fol-
lowing order:
The Bell float, mounted police, mounted
ouglers, drum corps, will assemble on
East Lenoir. with the head on Fayette-
vile street.
Chief marshals and aides, will assemble
on the West side of Fayetteville street
with head on Lenor street.
Carriages for State and Fair officials,
assemble on the east side of Fayetteville
street, with head on Lenoir.
Military Division. Third Regiment
band and State Guard. will assemble on
Continued on Page Five)
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said was unconstitutional, and would be
thrown out. He said he had no doubt
about that The conversation in which
Mr.. Settle expressed himself. I did not
regard as in any sense a private one.
II. S. HARKINS.
j. 3. SUMNER in ASHEVILLE GA
ZETTE, September 21st. 1893.
Arden, ~ c.. Sept. 90. 1899.
Editor of the Gazette:
when 1 was in Asheville Monday ex-
Congressman Settle expressed himself to
me on the amendment as follows: He
said the fifth section of it was unconsti-
tutional, that it would undoubtedly be
thrown out by the courts; and that the
amendment would disfranchse both white
and black illiterates. He said it would
90 harder with the whites than with
the negroes because. the ignorant whites
were mostly farmers, living where they
could not get school advantages, while
the negroes lived mostly in the towns
where there We're good schools.
when Mr.. Settle told me that the
fifth section of the amendment would be
decided unconstitutional and that the
fourth would disfranchise the whites and
blacks alike. I told him if he would de-
liver that kind of a speech in Western
North Carolina he would make more
votes against the amendment than all
the speakers who were opposed to 1t
could make, because that would open the
eyes of the ignorant whites, as coming
from a man who was in favor of the
amendment"
J. B. SUMNER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
Henry Blount Wins siler City.
(specIal to News and observerl

Especial to News and Observer
Siler City, N. c., Oct 28.-The Hon
Henry Blount, of Wilson, entertained
very pleasantly the student body of Siler
City Institute and the citizens of the
town last Friday and Saturday nights. On
Friday night he delivered that noted lev
ture on Chow Chow" to a large au-
dience, and received much applause. On
Saturday night he delivered and acted
to perfection his version of Rip Van
Wrinkle and Solon Shingles 1t was so
we'll done that Washington Irving, had
he been here, would have been ashamed
of the original, because Mr.. Blount had
all of Irving's best with many humorous
additions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
The First Day a Record Break
er in Attendance at
State Fair.
THE WEATHER is OF THE IDEAL KIND
Yesterday Had its Great Attractions Yet il but
Leads up 10 The Greater and More
Brilliant Features Which Will
Make This Week an
EyentfuI one.
To-DAY's EVENTS.

!. a. m.-The Fair Grounds open
! with all Attractions.
;. 10 a. m.-The Raleigh Gun Club
:. Begins its three days Shoot.
= II m-The splendid Pageantry of
= the Trade and Floral Parade
\ Forms in the city and with bands
\ of music passes to the Fair Grounds.
\ 1870 D. m.-Grand Review OF
< Parade at the Fair Grounds.
= p. m.-Racing. Exciting Trot-
\ ting Races.
!. 1870 D. m.-Free Exhibitions OF
\ Daring in front of Grand Stand.
4 to p. m.-Hazardous Perform
:. ance on Flying Trapeze. High Div
y ing, Balancing Acts, and Grand
\ Balloon Ascension.
:. All Day.-The splendid display of
!: Exhibits and the countless Amuse-
:. ments to be seen on the splendid
\ Midway will be in full blast.
: TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAM.
< 6 p. m.-Kappa Alpha Smoker,
- 1O7 Fayetteville Street.
\ p. m.-North Carolina Farmers
:. Association meets in State Agricul-
\ tural Auditorium.
u. iu-SOultQ6IdLc fGbSI 40
= sociation meets in the Senate
X Chamber.
\ $40 p. m.-North Carolina Horti
X cultural Society meets in State
X Agricultural Auditorium.
y $50 p. m.-Opera at Academy of
x Music. Vaudeville at Monumental
:. Theatre.
Z 9 D. m.-Nine O'Clock Cotillion
:. Club German at Olivia Raney Hall.
!. O-DAY'.5 RACES.
= The racing at the Fair Grounds
:: begins promptly at one o'clock.
X There viii hc no races in the 2:30
= class as it failed to bill.
;: Glass 2;24, Trotting. Purse $500.
:. The entries are: Sam Patch Cd. 60
:. Thomas Cannon.
:. Albert NJ. Go. g., Geo. f. Dyer.
= Sidney Prince. (b. S. F. NJ. Han
:. son.
= Petronel. &C. m.) or Rubico d. h.)
:. Geo NJ Harden.
\ Katie, Is. m.), w. B. Brewer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
HARD COAL AT Low RATES.
1t is Expected That There Will ba Full Sup
ply Here.

The price of anthracite coal is not
going to climb up as high in Raleigh as
it was expected.
This is the information given out by
MIR Arthur Johnson, of the firm of John
son G. Johnson, coal dealers.
In an interview he said that he
thought there would be sufficient coal
here for temporary wants by December
1st, and that he did not think the price
would be higher than last year.
Coal is now reported as selling in
New York at $6.75 ton as against SIS
a few weeks ago. Soft coal is now
offered in Raleigh at $3.50 a ton, but
this will undoubtedly decrease. as hard
coal comes in. The hard coal operators
feel that if their coal is put too high
that in many eases soft coal will sup
plant it, and this will aid in keeping
the price down.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
UNION MEN IUREED DOwE.
Operators Refuse to Take Them Back, Saying
They Created Trouble During the Strike
(By the Associated Press. }

Tamaqua, Pa, Oct. 27.-Park Place
colliery, operated by Lentz & Co., situ-
ated between Mahonoy City and Del
ano. did not resume today owing to the
fact that the operators refused to take
back fifteen union men discharged be-
cause of the claim that they were ring
leaders in the disturbances which oc-
Cured during the strike The union
held meeting yesterday and the mem
bers decided by a unanimous vote TO
stay out unless these men were rein
stated. The strike affects nearly 1000
men and boys.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
THE SAD PLIGHT OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS SETTLE
(From AshevIlle Citizen.l

ueTbmas hr SENATOR from Bh
otrstrs h well as lc
OF Hi ransor supporting
hetonwtg t in
raj ~ a d tina h effect i
fol support have opened he eyes
edhntw wni p toe but heno mthn Oo
him tap condition S b.
picture
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
Bryan on 6 Spec king Tour.
NV the Associated Press. J

Grand Junction. Colo. Oct 27.-William
Jennings Bryan, who arrived here from
the West at midnight addressed farge
audience in the opera house this morn
ing At 7.40 he departed in a special
train on a short speaking tour in this
State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29

Tt was with unprecedented enthusiasm
that the great State Fair of 1902 was
opened yesterday.
The weather was ideal. AS President
Long said: cit could not have been
better if it had been made to order"
Monday was a day of showers and
drizzle- -drazzle, but about four o'clock
yesterday the wind veered to the north,
it grew colder and~when day came, the
sun beamed forth, and made perfect the
day.
The marshals parade, escorting the
Governor, State officials, Fair officials
and invited guests to the Fair grounds,
headed by the Reidsvlle band, was an
attraction for the crowds that thronged
the streets. 1t marked the initial steps
of the opening of the Fair and all faces
turned to the grounds.
At the Fair grounds the opening ex
ercises were of unusual briIliancy. Gov
ernor Aycocks opening address was
sparkling gem of eloquence and for a
short speech has hardly ever been
equalled. The singing of the school
children under the direction of Prof
Wade R. Brown of the Baptist Female
University. was magnificent and won
great applause
The racing and the free exhibitions at
the Fair grounds made good all promise
of q splendid opening. The exhibits
were in place and these arranged with
beautiful effect. The Midway was en-
joyed, but not much as it will be to-
day, as many attractions were engaged
in getting things in shape for jolly per-
formances.
A START IS MADE.
1t was approaching twelve o'clock be-
fore the marshals procession was ready
to move from in front of the court house
on Fayetteville street Chief Marshal
John L. Patterson and a large number
of his assistants were in riding costume,
and with the beautiful white regalia
adopted, made a gallant show as they
moved off on horseback.
The Reidsville Military band led the
procession and rendered excellent music,
which was enjoyed. Following the mar
shals came the many carriages contain
ing Governor Aycock. the State officials,
President Long, of the North Carolina
Agricultural Society. the Fair officials
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29

An elastic currency is the kind that en-.
ables a man to make both ends meet.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03
In Proper Order.

The editor Of the Clangtown
Times had firmly fixed ideas as to
the sort Of language which should
be used in the columns of his pa-
per and never failed to express them
with force and decision.
II see here" he said, with an ac-
cusing finger on a sentence in the
copy Of new contributor, "that
you refer to man as dressed in "a
coat of brown Now, we don't pay
for poetical turns on this paper.
When you mean brown coat, say a
brown coat"
''I didn't realize that you object
ed to form which conveys the same
idea," ventured the young man who
had made the mistake.
s1t doesn't always convey the
same idea," said the editor sharply.
Suppose I should say that the prop
erty man at the Clangtown Opera
House was man of property. And
what do you think would be the re-
suit if I told Colonel Black, who in
a recent interview is mentioned az
a man of confidence, that I had
heard he was confidence man?"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03
All Recognized the Sound.

The Rev. Page Milburn' recent ex.
perience while delivering sermon on
the Judgment Day is being told among
his fellow clergymen.
1t was peaceful summer night,
warm enough to have ali the window,
open, but not sufficiently hot to cause
a futtering of fans. The reverend
gentleman was preaching upon the
last solemn moment of Judgment Day, ,
and presenting graphic word picture
Of the majestic and triumphal coming
Of the judgment angel. Extending
his arms, he began impressively:
clark! What is that sound that
bursts upon my ear?" The infuriated
and appalling yowl of felines in mortal
combat on neighboring fence rent
the air.
There was a general litter from the
younger folks in the congregation.
Thinking to stem the current Of am
usement by reproof, the clergyman
continued in impressive tones: "Let
not our minds be diverted. say
again, what is that solemn sound that
bursts upon my ear?" An ear-split-
ting series Of spittings and yowls
came in instant rejoinder from the
combatants upon the fence. It was
too much for speaker and audience.
"Will the congregation join in the
closing hymn?" said the discounted
preacher. And with q speedy bene-
diotion the service came to an abrupt
conclusion. n.-Baltimore Sun.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03

bed tickling the bottom of her feet.
She attempted to rise and could not,
and implorcd him 70 leave her, but
he continued his helIish work till she
could stand it no longer. With almost
superhuman effort she broke the bonds
with which she was tied and rushed
out Of the house.
The next morning the whole settle
ment was aroused and went to the
house to find it deserted. The man
had fed. Although search parties
were sent out in every direction, he
was never seen again. From this
story arose the name of Ticklefoot
postofice. Dallas Morning News.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03
Ensland'a Fla Gardens.

The industry of fig culture in
Britain may be said to be centered
in Worthing, though how this neigh
borhood should come to possess the
most extensive fig orchards it is
hard to say. Those who never have
had an opportunity Of visiting the
Worthing fig orchards would be as-
tonished to learn Of the size, age
and yigor this tree attains there.
Even in cottage gardens in the inn
mediate neighborhood the fig tree
thrives remarkably well. It is in
and around the village Of Sompting
that the chief market supply OF figs
is obtained. The trees are here
planted in groves, irregular now be-
cause some have died and been re-
placed by younger trees, and many
of them are twenty feet high and as
many through. They are not al
lowed to grow higher than this; 9th
erwise the labor of gathering the
fruit would be Observation-Disclosures
Standard.