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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12

and argued that all crime implied the
existence of society and It's attritions,
that sin and vice could be committed by
person alone in the world but not so
crime. He showed the operation OF this
and how far through their natural causes
epidemcs might spread.
In conclusion, he declared that as laws
of association bring on such general and
feverish criminal tendencies, so the laws
of association must be employed to an
tagonize them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12
Roseboro to be Tried This Week.

Especial to News and Observer)
Charlotte, N. c., August 11.--Will
Roseboro, the negro charged with as
saulting and numbering Mrs. Beaver, in
Iredell county, short time ago, and
who has been confined in the Mecklen-
burg jail for safe-keeping, was today
carried to statesville by Sheriff Wallace
and delivered to the sheriff of Iredell.
Roseboro will be arraigned for trial dur
ing the present term of Iredell Superior
court, which is in session this week.
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Mob Pursues Fiend Who Ruined Child
[Ry the Associated Press. ]

Marshalltown, Iowa, August 1.-THE
seven-year- daughter of A. L. Macon,
a prominent farmer of North Hudson was
assaulted today by one of party of horse
traders, who were camping near her home.
The child will die and large and excited
mob is in pursuit of her assailant. He
will be lynched if captured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12
On the Diamond.
Southern League Ct m IS.
(By the Associated Press. J

(By the Associated Press.)
At Little Rock r. H E.
Little Rock .....0 0 0 4 0 o *-6 S
Memphis .......2 0 0 / 0 o 0 0 0-3 5 2
Batteries: Bollin and Lynch Breiten-
stein and Fritz.
At Shreveport r. H. f.
Shreveport .....O 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 *-3 3 0
New Orleans II o 0 0 0 SO 4
Batteries: White and Graffius; Mont
gomery and Law.
Second game. R. H. f.
Shreveport ...1000 100000 "a 10 5
New Orleans ....3 3 / 0 0 1 0-9 IL 4
Batteries: Swami and Graffius; Hop
kins and Law.
At Nashville RHE
Montgomery 80 / 0 20 0 O-3 2
Nashville ;. 100 0 0 0 4 0 o o. 10 2
Batteries: Herman and Fisher; Stocks
dale and Clark.
At Atlanta RHE
Birmingham 80 / 0 600 2 0-S 6.
Atlanta :. ......v 9 0 o o 0 0 o. 8 8
Batteries: Clarke and Millerick xillen
and Lawson.
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MERGER OF HOLT MILLS.
ciossr organization for Purpose Of Up rating
on Nore Economic Basis.
Charlotte chronicl. \

lCnarIOtte ChrOnlCIe)
According to the information received
by the Chronicle, the organization. for
the present, at least, will be confined +,
North Carolina mills, and mills controlled
by single family, at that. It is sad
that the Holts, operating mills at Bur-
Fayetteville, and Wilmington.
have the matter in hand, their object an
psrently being to form closer comb;na-
ton or union of their own mills.
1t VIII be remembered that the differ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12
Many Odd Fellows Coming.
Especial to News and Observer

Charlotte, N. c., August 11.-Many
prominent Odd Fellows frcm different
parts of the State will come to Charlotte
tomorrow to attend the annual meeting
of the Grand Encampment Of North Car
olina. The visitors, of which there will
probably be from fifty to seventy-fve-
will be the guests of Catawba Eiver En-
camprnent No. q, and the meeting will
continue through tomorrow and Thurs
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12
"rHE WATTS LAW SALOON"
Bench Warrants Issued and the Propri.
etors Landed in Jail.

+ Especial to News and Observcr.) !
+ Green Park, N. c., August IL =
: Judge Shaw, who is holding court at :;
Boone, issued bench warrants today 4
for the celebrated Watts law saloon !
+ proprietors on the Danvllle road <
: The sheriff promptly landed them in !
: jail. They will doubtless be wiser \
!. before court adjourns. <
: !
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AFTER HE'LL KETTLES
YadkinB aptistAss n Demands
Watts Law Enfor
Two Young Men Arrested VII
"Moonshine BiIe"---WarranL
Issued for Others.
Especial to News and obs,

Especial to News and Obs,
Yadkinville, N. c., Aug. IL
terest the people of the State
that the Yadkin Baptist AS
which was in session last week,
endorsed the Watts law as a ten
measure, and the delegates pledge
selves to aid in prosecuting the
of the law.
The hell kettles in this county
closed out Just as soon as warran
be procured for the violators if office
be found to execute the papers
Revenue officers run on two youns
in the eastern part of this county
Wednesday making ''moonshine
The officers destroyed the still and fixtures
and brought the young men to town and
they gave bond for their appearance al
court.
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WON'T BOYCOTT TRUST.
Winston Salem association Tables Reso-
lutions Passed at KiEston.
Especial to News and Observer.)

\ !
X Winston Salem, n. c., Aug. H. i!
4 The merchants association here de; !
X cline to join the T<inston association !
+ in boycott against the goods manu- !
< factured by the American Tobacco ]
j. Company The resolutions adopted !
:. by the Kinstor merchants were !
j promptly tabled after being read be- !
i. fore the local merchants. j
X =
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Roanoke Rapids Votes Dispensary.

Especial to News and Observer)
Weldon, N c., August 11.-The town o.:
Roanoke Rapids today voted for a dispen.
sary, giving 40 majority.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12

This is the season of the year when
,yorI,;ng i q dull and improbable busi-
ness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12
National League Games.
(By The Associated Press. !

(By the Associated Press)
At Brooklyn r. H. e.
New York ..... % 1 0 o 0 0 0 0--1
Brooklyn ......0 0 0 0 0 SO 5 0
Batteries: McGinnity and Warner.
Garyin and Ritter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12
American League Games.
(By the Associated Press.)

IBy the Associated PFess.l
At New York r.. H. e.
New York ...O6 620O512 @-16, 10
Washington 30 O01OO e. 4
Batteries: Howell and Beville; Orth,
Townsend, Drill and Kittridge.
At Boston R.HE.
Boston ....210O 0O1001 *-5 10 2
Philadelphia 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OIL
Batteries: Hughes and Criger; Wad-
dell and Schreckengost
At Cleveland R. II. e.
Cleveland ....... % 0 1 % o 3 o *-4 Z 0
Chicago .......O 0 1 0 o 0 0 o 1-2 10 |
Batteries: Joss, Bemis and Abbott;
Owen and Slattery
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-12

Afrue friend tells you of your faults
privately and defends you publicly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

currents. The Missouri has been rath.
er ignored in the past; what appropria-
ton 1t has received have been stinsily
doled out to it and for year or two
practically nothing has been done for
1t. 1t will never receive its just share
OF public appropriations until some one
of the states along it's course is given
a place on the rivers and harbors COM
mittee and there should be strong in.
slstence upon such recognition.
1t may be that river navigation has
seen its day, but such great stream
as the Missouri should be kept open at
anylrate. But it is not certain that the
time of steamboat traffic has gone for
good. This season has witnessed quite
notable revival of river frieghting AT
Sioux City it has been particularly not
able and several freight boats are busy
plying between that port and smaller
ports up stream; their traffic in live
stock, grain and merchandise has been
profitable and the revival seems per-
manent. If the government is to stay
in the business of river improvement,
the Missouri should be given due con
slderation in the appropriations and
for that reason the Missouri valley
needs representation on the rivers and
harbors committee
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
scHooLMATE OF GEN. YOUNG.

Des Moines Register and Leader. =
Martin Clever of Abba was a school
mate of Gen! S. B. NJ Young, recently
appointed to succeed General Miles in
command of the army. In converse.
ton with the editor of the Republican
Mr.. Clever relates an incident of Gen.
Young's boyhood. The general was
born near Pittsburg, Pa, and expert
enced the deprivations of many anoth-
er youth whose parents were poor. BY
dint Of hard work he secured a suff-
Gent education to entitle him to a
teachers certificate. and shortly after
was Installed as teacher in neighbor-
ing school. Mr.. Clever says:
One patron complained that his boy
did not make proper advancement in
his studies and circulated a petition
asking for the removal of the young
teacher. He was independent and
stood on his dignity. The district was
divided on the issue. Young's father
and Martin Clever's We're both on the
school board. Clever advised Young to
quietly resign, this he promised to do
If they would let him address his pa
irons before he did. This was grant.
ed and when he had them together he
failed few fellows in good shape and
skinned them alive. Then he resign
ed and was taken up soon again in an
other community and taught success
fully"
This incident goes to show that the
general had good stuff in him, and
that his rapid rise as soldier is cas-
lily to be accounted for. General Young
is 81 years of age and will soon retire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
which prevail when the heyday

which prevail when the heyday In
the blood is tame.
1t is doubtful whether the country
affords more inspiring or engaging
picture than Mr., Cleveland, surround
ed by his brood Of lovely children, now
five in number, as if BY way Of con.
scientious amends for his long bachelor
life. Well may such man regard
with complete composure, If not with
absolute indifference, the allurements
of politics and it's disappointments as
well. Since a mans real treasures are
those Of his own household, why should
not Mr.. Cleveland be perfectly content
with his quintet Of olive branches to
cheer and amuse his declining years
Some time ago Mr.. Bryan in the
plenitude of his benevolent solicitude.
asked: ''Is the young man, Absalom,
safer" There Is always more or less
concern to be felt concerning those
whose feet are set in the "slippery
paths Of youth" But there is cause for
hearty felicitation in the knowledge
chat the ''old men" are all right. The
case of Gen. Miles and of Grover Clev-
Gland leaves no room whatever for anx-
iety on that score.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

lean 1abors in behalf of the law or.
ganizing the department Of commerce.
When, accordingly, Thummeil declin.
ed the proffered honor. there was sun.
prise all around, the insurance com.
pany for which he is an attorney pre-.
ferring to advance his salary to q
fancy figure rather than lose him.
The probabilities are that the ap,
pointment will go to some far western
state. Hitherto many of these ap.
pointments have been given to men
along the Atlantic seaboard but there
have been scandals within the board,
as well as within the customs service
in New York, favoritism having been
shown, to put the case mildly, for im-
porters and others in New York City
as against Chicago and western i'm.
porters. More than one man high in
the customs service has already lost
his head for being implicated in ques-
tionable transactions from which New
York importers benefited. It may be
that that fact enhances the prospects
for some good western man getting the
vacant appraisership.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
CAN'T TOUCH MINISTER CONGEP

Washington Post: For about three
years two presidents, number of sem
ators and several anxious aspirants
have been trying to make change of
ministers at Pekin, China, but with
out avail. OF course it would be an
easy matter to intimate to Minister
Conger that his resignation would be
acceptable, but such is not the case.
Back in 1900 it was thought that Min
lister Conger would reiinquish his post
at the close of his first four years. Hon
John Barrett was anxious for the
place, and President Mckinley had
promised it to him. The Oregon sena-
tors, being close to Mckinley, had
clinched the promise. But then came
on the siege of Pekin and the conduct
of Minister Conger was such as to
cause praise from every quarter. It
would have been cruel thing to dis
miss him after all he had gone
through, and consequently he stayed.
Minister Conger then took leave of
absence and came to the United
States. 1t leaked OUT that he would
not return, and upon his arrival here
he received collection of newspaper
paragraphs specializing upon his sue.
cessor. But Conger was not born yes
terday, and the first thing he did was
to consult the Iowa delegation and he
found that every member was for him.
Then he walked into the White House,
and when the greetings were over he
said:
'Mr. President, has my course in
China been satisfactory"
ooh, most satisfactory" responded
Mckinley.
''Then, Mr.. President" continued
Conger, "can count on remaining in
my position land make my arrange.
ments accordingly"
What could the president do but give
his assent? And SO he told Mr. Bar
rett that the China promise would
have to be postponed, and meanwhile
1--WE will try to find something equally
as good"
When Roosevelt became president
the effort to secure change in the
China mission was renewed. Again
the Iowa delegation made it plain that
such a change would be very disagree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.

An interesting relic from the battle
held OF first Bull Run was shipped from
Washington to the Michigan state cap
1tol at Lansing on the forty-second an
niversary of that celebrated engage
ment early in the civil war. The relic
is black log, properly prepared for
preservation, which is taken from a
tree on the line Of the extreme union
advance at Bull Run. Attached to the
log is handsomely engraved bronze
plate reading: Presented to Major
General Orlando Wilcox by Charles F.
Joy M. c., of st. Louis, Mo-, and by
General Wilcox Of the First Michigan
Volunteers association" Accompany
ing the log is a printed placard for
framing, which reads: "This log is from
the tree near the most advanced line
of the union army at Bull Run, Va,
July 2, 1861, to which General Orlando
B. Wilcox of Detroit, commanding the
First Michigan Volunteers, was
brought severely wounded. Near this
tree dead were found in the extreme
federal advance. 1t was secured on the
battlefield in the presence of General
Wilcox and General Ira G. Abbott by
Charles F. Joy M. c., OF st. Louis, Mo-,
a nephew of James F. Joy, who with
General Lewis Cass and others, equip
ped the regiment" The log was secur-
ed on the battlefield by ex-Representa-
tive Charles F. Joy of Missouri last
year. He was visiting the battlefield
in company with General Orlando B.
Wilcox and General Ira G. Abbott Of
Michigan, Captain George G. Rounds
of Manassas, an energetic union veter-
an who is in charge of the Bull Run
battlefield, and others. The party
sought and easily found the part of the
field where General Wilcox was wound
ed and captured and they identified the
tree to which he was brought. Mr..
Joy was much interested in the two
veteran generals and their find, and
promptly secured the log for preserva-
ton and presented it to General Will
cox
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
UNION LABOR IN PUBLIC SERVICE

Sioux City Journal. There is talk
that the international Brotherhood of
Bookbinders will declare strike in the
government printing Office if the rein.
statement of Foreman Miller shall be
insisted upon The union officers
would better ponder long before eoun.
tenancing such course. By making
the Miller incident test of the exclus-
i've right of union labor to work for the
government the organization will be
inviting certain failure and vii. be in
juring the cause of organized labor as a
whole.
So far as the President and the civil
service commission are concerned
there is just one question for them to
consider in the Miller case. Did Mil
Ter violate any of the civil service regu.
lations? If he did his discharge was
legal and may be permitted to stick
If he did not violate civil service rules
and did discharge the duties Of his
position with average competency his
discharge was violation of law which
as matter of common justice must be
repaired That Miller violated the
usage of regulations of the book
binders union is matter with which
the government has no concern under
the law. AS has hitherto been sug-
gested, the discharge of public en-
ploye merely because he cannot quail.
fly as a member of a union would in
volye an unconstitutional discrimina-
ton between classes of labor.
1t is we'll understood that union la
Dor has been given informal prefer.
ence in all branches of the govern
ment service. Union labor rightfully
conducted Is a good thing, and, more
over, it is not without political influ-
ence. Politicians, national, state and
local, always are glad to do a good
turn for organized labor. Thus it is
that unionists always have had the
best If it in labor performed in the
public service. So general has this
preference been that in many local..
ties efforts have been made to estab.
lish precedent that none but union
members may be employed in the gov
eminent printing office will fail.
Possibly the officials of the Interna.
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders NAV
think they can stir up a lot of trouble
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
THE YOUNG MANS ERA
It is Really Coincident With the Era 81
Trusts and Combines.

Three years ago a New York and q
Nebraska democrat made the stimuli
taneous announcement that in the mod.
ern industrial combinations the young
man does not @get chance" The dis
coyery was Of equal validity with the
accompanying discoveries that the
gold bugs" were wasting our sub
stance and the empire" was coming
ing swiftly down the pike. All three
contentious have been doefully bat
tered by the event, none more so than
the presumed disadvantage Of the
young man in an industrial world
where the trust idea is rife.
The final coup, it may almost be
said, is administered by the appear
ance of another young man to relieve
young man Of the active duties of
headship in the greatest trust in
the world. w. b. Corey, who has been
designated to perform the managerial
functions because of the continued i'll
health of Charles M. Schaub, is SO
years old When Mr.. Schaub was
made president of the United States
Steel corporation, he was SO years
old. The other most active figure in
the trust, George w. Perkins, has
turned Al.
Here are three men who when they
came to the top of the corporation
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

able, and when your Uncle William r
Allison takes the trouble to make plain
talks on such subjects, he is generally
In earnest, and it is not well to dis
regard his views.
|. soon after vacancy occurred oppor-
tunely in the Japan mission, and Mr..
Barrett was at once selected for that
place. But he didn't just fit. Japan
did not want Mr.. Barrett, and another
man was selected. Meanwhile it was
found that even should change occur
in the China mission that oriental
country had the same objections to
Mr. Barrett as Japan, and so it was ar.
ranged that when a change did occur
w. w. Roclhill would be sent as Con-
gers successor. Rockhill knows more
about China than any other American
He had travelled extensively in that
country and has kept fully informed
regarding every political development.
He is recognized as the very best
man that could be found for the i'm.
portant post.
But just as 1t seems an opportune
time to make change something of a
diplomatic nature happens in China and
Minister Conger handles it with entire
satisfaction First, briefly by cable he
tells the state department what he has
done, and his course is approved. Then
by mail come his dispatches, and it is
found he has done even better than
was expected. You can't relieve a min
lister who is working like that, espec-
tally when great many questions are
asked. Probably at the end of his
eight years service a change can be
made without offense to him or his
powerful friends in Iowa. He may be
sent to Europe as an ambassador, and
then Mr.. Rockhill will be made min
lister to China. Meanwhile Hon. John
Barrett, who was promised the place
by two presidents, becomes Minister to
Argentina and will study South Ameri-
can affairs.
But for real interesting diplomacy
the orient Is the place. The eastern
game" as Joe Chamberlain remarked
to Senator Hale and Tom Reed. is the
most interesting in the world TODAY.
and promises to continue to be for
nnanu ynarn 10 come.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
ONE EVIL OF IMMIGRATION.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: 1t ap-
pears that the. great body of the emf.
grants settle east of the Alleghenies.
Comparatively few come west of that
range. surprisingly small proper
ton of them come into the region
where there is greatest need of them,
and where, in the long run, they would
be most benefited. According to the
statement of f. B. Sargent, commits
sioner general of immigration, only l3
per cent of the incomers in the last ifs
cal year settled west of the Missis-
sippi.. Only $4,000 came to this side
Of the big river, where it would seem
that the opportunity for Them would be
| greatest.
This is an aspect of the immigration
question which is not commonly con-
sidered. Very much more than a quar-
ter of all the immigrants who landed in
the United States in the year just end
ed settled in the state of New York,
of 100000. Two-thirds of all immi-
grants, 567, 405. located in New Eng
Ind, New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylyania. Most of those who settle in
New York stay in it's chief CITY, Man
ifestly the population of that town is
growing by leaps and bounds, even if
the number of native Americans NOV
ing there is no greater than it has
been on the average in the past twenty
of thirty years. The growth from i'm
migration alone is sending it's total up
with great rapidity.
Necessarily this concentration of al
lens in a few eastern centers, which
has been under way all the time since
the present heavy inflow began, is cal
culated to bring evils. 1t congests the
labor market, causes suffering and
crime. and lisa burden to the taxpay-
ers. For many reasons it would be
better if the bulk Of the immigrants
would scatter through the west. There
is room enough here for them to make
homes, to prosper and to become
Americanized quickly. If assimilation
is to be made easy and safe, the incom-
ers must diffuse them selves through
the country. 1t is obviously impossible
for the north Atlantic seaboard to alb.
sorb the bulk of the present heavy i'm
migration without injury to itself, to
the immigrants and to the country.
Horace Greeley's advice about coming
west is the counsel which should be
impressed upon the minds of Amer
ica's big swarm Of settlers.