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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
n Striking Contrast.
Jackson County Journal.

JACKSON county journal.
At the recent Republican convention
held in Chicago, there was an occur
renee which should make every South
err Republican hang his head in
shame. When Roosevelt was nomi-
uated, a little white girl, with refine
ment and superiority marked upon her
fair face, was placed upon the plat
form by the side of negro boy
SouthernerS, you who have the proud
record of a noble ancestry behind you
an ancestry that has never and never
shall stoop to equality with the blacks
how does that strike you?
And now in contrast
At the National Democratic conven-
ton held last week at st. Louis, Ma
tional Committeeman Clayton of Ala
hama, and Josephus Daniels, of North
Carolina, assisted by others, put two
beautiful Southern girls on the chair
mans table and as the audience
caught sight of the two beautiful rep
resentatives of the purest, noblest wo-
manhood on earth, Mr. Clayton said:
These two lovely girls are types
of the superiority and beauty of the
pure white race, and the purity and
supremacy of the race shall be for
ever preserved"
There is no Republican in this
county who will not feel the sting of
the insult to his mother his wife, his
daughter, which was given when the
incident first mentioned occurred at
Chicago. There is not a white man,
Republican or Democrat who will not
rejoice that though the Democratic
party has suffered defeat, it yet has
the manhood to defend and sustain
the superiority of the white race. The
wonder is, if there was a single South
ern man in the Chicago convention at
the time, why, in the name of the vir-
tue and beauty of Southern woman
hood, he did not condemn the action.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

These figures show what North Car
Dina agriculture is doing. OF course
cotton and tobacco lead as money
crops in money counties, but the cul-
ture of tobacco is confined to about
twenty counties, and there are large
portions of the State that raise no
cotton, while there is an income from
corn and animal products from every
county in North Carolina. That is
why the average North Carolinian,
particularly in Eastern or Central
North Carolina, would make a mis-
take as to the chief money crop in
the State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

A correspondent of the New York
World says that Judge Parker will
leave the matter of selecting a Ma
tional chairman to the National com
nittee without suggestion, and the
correspondent adds:
although The World has repeatedly
printed the fact, the contradictory
statements in other newspapers have
put some people in doubt as to Judge
Farkers position. Mr.. RooseveIt's
course in directing every detail of the
Republican National committee, plat
form and speeches. and then naming
the chairman of the committee, is re-
sponsibIe for the impression that
Judge Parker would do the same thing.
Judge Parker has not done and will
not do any such thing. He did not di-
rect any detail whatever of the Demo-
cratic convention, and he refuses to
name the chairman of the committee.
Judge Parker is the leader of the
Democratic party, not the director
He hopes for victory from the intel
ligent and willing cooperation of all
Democrats and he knows that the best
results come from cooperation and
consultation. Such conferences as that
to be held in New York on Monday
will be held from time to time during
the campaign. This is only the first.
Politics under Judge Parker's lead
ership will be on a new plan, Il new
idea, and he Will have the Republicans
on the run before September. This is
the predictions of all the old political
reporters who are watching and study
ing the opening moves of the cam
paign.
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SIX THOUSAND NEEDED.

Work has begun on the new Green's
horo Female College The walls are
standing and in good condition and
the contractors will finish the work in
September SO that the Fall term OF
the college will open on the first OF
October.
The response to the appeals to re-
build Greensboro Female College
showed that the institution holds a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
1851

1Otal 100, o. 4o,ooU
1.-The census gives 2,065,9S9 negroes
in the United States of voting age.
''This statement shows plainly that
there are 155, 900 negro votes in the
seven States named, while the Repub-
leans had total majority of less than
"A, 900 votes. Or, in other words. there
are between three and four times as
many negro votes in these States as
the Republican majority in the States
named in 1902. If these States were
added to the Democratic column a
Democratic President would be certain
of election
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
Political Chat.

Hon. Lock Craig, of Asheville, who
was Chairman of the North Carolina
delegation at st. Louis, is in Charlotte
on legal business. Talking politics to
the Charlotte Observer reporter, Mr.
Craig said
1T is the general opinion that
Judge ParkerS nomination is the best
that could have been made. His tele-
gram weakened him with none and
insured for him the support of a most
influential element that he would per-
haps have lost but for the telegram
1t seems to me that our party is
again united The prodigals have
come back and we welcome them. We
are willing that the fatted calf should
be killed and that all shall be merry
but the prodigals ought not to 'cuss
and swagger in the house as if they
were the whole thing.
1.-THE logic of events has demon
strated the Soundness of the Demo-
cratic position on the financial ques-
ton. South Africa and Alaska and
the unprecedented production of that
metal supplied the deficit of basic
money. Who now would favor the de-
nonetization of this extra supply of
gold? But the question is settled, GER
tainly, for the present.
1.-THE election of President Roose-
Welt would endanger the republican
institutions and project the country
into unknown dangers of war and inn
1erialism. The Democratic party,
true to it's faith and traditions, has
forgotten its past differences and is
united and enthusiastic in it's determi-
nation to overthrow Roosevelt and
avoid the periIs of his war-like, rough
rider policy"
Eyes, the st. Louis convention was
Intensely interesting. The big men
we're there. Senator Daniel is pictur-
esque. John Sharp Williams is Incl
sive and effective. Hill was not an
actor on the stage, but manager be-
hind the curtain. Sheehan, too, is one
of these mild-looking, blue-eyed, fair
minded, slender, smart fellows. Till
man is one of the men of the nation
clean shavcn, square-faced, one-eyed,
but that eye blazes at times-and I'M
combed hair He is a savage looking
man, but one of the strongest types Of
the Anglo-Saxon.
Bryan was the man of the conven-
ton without rival
The New York World says that
Judge Parker will be glad to welcome
the National Committee and the Noti-
hcatlon Committee to Esopus and
says:
Years ago-before he went on the
hench-Judge Parker had wide &C
quaintance with the Democratic lead
ers throughout the country At the
Democratic convention in 1876 he was
present as one of Governor Tilden S
bright young men helping to bring
about Mr.. Tildens nomination for
President.
He was at the National Conven-
tiCn in 1880. where Mr.. William G..
Whitney succeeded in inducing the
New York delegation to accept as hnal
Governor Tildens letter of decllnauon.
although Daniel Manning and other OF
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS.

The average man in North Carolina,
or elsewhere, if asked the chief money
crops of North Carolina would say
giving the chief place to cotton and
tobacco. The answer would be
wrong. The chief crops in Norh
Carolinat. with the money that is
realized from them, are as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
Set At Rest Currency Agitation.
Chronicle. -

1t appears to us that Judge Parker
telegram to the st. Louis Convention
and the Conventions action on it have
a significance quite beyond their bear
ing on the results of a single canvass.
They have, in our judgment, set at rest
the currency agitation as it could not
have been set at rest by any other
means short of an absolute declaration
by the Convention for the gold stand
ard ttf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
Cannot Believe In God and Accept Re.
publican Doctrine.
Tarboro Southerner.

Rev. DR.. Hills cannot be an ortho-
dox Republican. He has declared that
the hand of Providence is directing
the affairs of the American nation.
The Republican party is declaring that
it directs the hand of Providence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

Hon. John w. Kern, the leader of
the Democratic party in Indiana, says
that the electoral vote of that State is
certain to be cast for Parker and
Davis. The confidence of Mr.. Kern is
shared by Mr.. Thomas Taggart.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
VIII That Last Work?

Greensboro Record. ..
Those Texans are in earnest about
encouraging immigration to their
State. They now give divorces after
only six months stay.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20
MORNING TONIC.
hrnhana Lincoln }

abraham Lincoln.)
Let us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith let us to the
end dare to do our duty as we under
stand it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

Cortelyou has returned to Washing
ton from New York. A special to the
World says: ct was permitted to be-
come known after Mr.. Cortelyou's ar
rival tonight that he has been assured
OF abundant fundS-enOugh being
promised to guarantee the usual large
sum at the disposal of the Republican
campaign managers"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

The New York Herald says that
Parker's telegram has caused conster-
nation in the Republican camp and
goes on to show that the electoral
votes surely Republican are only 1S6
when it requires 239 to win. The trend
is now decidedly Parkerish and should
grow more SO every day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

Judge Parkers salary as Chief JUS
tice of the Court of Appeals in New
York is $14,500 year-a comfortable
salary. He is getting ready to resign
that great office SO he can enter upon
a greater office with salary of $780,
COO year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

'To every voter let me state,
/ announce myself a candidate
For the office of Register Deeds;
If elected, hope to supply your
needs,
Friends kindly remember that
| have always been a Democrat
And no other vote have cast
Yours Truly A. Monroe Mast"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-20

This is the day of the candidate, and
there are a plenty of them and they
seek office by as many ways as there
are candidates and Office. The most
unique announcement yet made is by
NJ. A. Munroe Mast, who wishes to be
Register of Deeds of Caldwell county.
Like Siias Weggs he thus drops into
poetry:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
ILL TREATMENT
Excuse for Killing Her
Husband.

Monticello, N. Y, May 25.-The evi
dence in the trial of Mrs. Kate Tay'
lor for the murder of her husband
Lafe Taylor, was completed at
o'clock tonight Most of the day was
devoted to the examination of Mrs
Taylor, the defendant. She said
THE killing was all an accident. II
was all Lafes fault, for he came
home drunk, and created a disturb
ance and in trying to take the re
volver from me it went off, and h
was killed.
Yes, he often abused me. He
never had kind word for me and
could do nothing to please him."
When the district attorney took ur
the cross-examination, Mrs. Taylor
said she had forgotten everything. She
could not even remember her former
trial of year ago. why" she said
my troubles have been so many tina
l am almost crazy"
A number of witnesses were called
to verify the statements of ill.treat
ment. Tomorrow forenoon will be de
voted to summoning up the case ant
it will undoubtedly be given to the
jury by two o'clock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
A PROTEST AGAINST
MINES PLACED
BY RUSSIA
Where Peaceful Shipping
Is Endangered.
TO Be INVESTIGATED

Washington, d. c., May 25.-Thc
state department is preparing to make
representations to st. Petersburg re-
garding the carelessness of the Rus
sian military authorities in Manchu-
ria in allowing mines to float on the
high seas to the great danger of peace
full shipping. Acting upon the request
of the state department Secretary Of
the Navy Moody has instructed the
United States naval attaches in Toxic
and st. Petersburg to ascertain def.
nitely whether the mines which have
been reported afioat in the gulf of Pc
chill belong to Russia as alleged III
the press dispatchers or to
Japan. The representations of
the state department will be based
upon the report to these officers.
In the meantime it is understoo
that Great Britain is preparing to take
similar steps and there is posi-
bility that Japan will officially call
the attention of the neutral powers to
Russias alleged violation Of interna
tional law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27

the 40 miles in just 40 minutes and in
ten minutes after arrival here the
Jackson firemen were busily at work.
The burned territory is twelve
blocks long by three blocks wide and
reaches from the river on the south
to Lintonia on the north. The Key.
stone Lumber company yards were
destroyed and there the fire was
checked on that side and is now prac.
tically under control
The court house and the Kicks Ne.
mortal library building, though in the
track of the fire were not destroyed.
No less than so families are homeless
and already relief committee is at
work in their behalf.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
DISTURBANCES
To Be QueIIed by Rus.
sian Government.

London, May 26.-The Russian cor
respondent of the London Morning
Standard sends a long dispatch from
the frontier in which he declares that
radical measures have been adopted by
the Russian authorities to put down
disturbances in all OIL the principal cit
les throughout the empire. According
to the correspondent, there were sew
eral riots recently in Warsaw which
were followed by the almost immediate
execution of many Of the leaders. 1t is
claimed that not less than 600 were
hanged.
The secret police are very active and
arrests are made without warrant OF
apparent excuse. Most of the people
arrested are never afterward heard Of
Eighty coffins were conveyed on carts
from the Moscow prison recently and
buried in the woods outside of the city
by soldiers. 81. ,sssl
The dispatch concludes with the
statement that only the recently mob
ilized reserves are being sent to the
front, the regulars being retained fol
possible needful service in the empire
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
KUR0PATK|N
MUST GIVE BATTLE TO GEN.
ERAL kUROkI
OR RETREAT TO MUKDEN
AIexieH After Him With
Sharp Stick.

St. Petersburg, May 26.-It is Of
ficially confirmed that General Kurop.
atkin must either give battle to the
Japanese under General Kuroh or re-
treat to Mukden, evacuatlng at the
same time the several lines Of defense
between Lao Yang and that place.
This news has created veritable sen
sation at the war Office where it is
generally believed that Viceroy AleXi.
eff will force General kuropatkin 70
give battle. The general, it is well
known, does not want to fight with
the men at his command, believing
that it were better to retreat even so
far north as Harbin and thus compel
the Japanese to guard very long
transport line as well as continuing
active operations.
This plan is however, opposed by
Viceroy Alexieff who planned the sys-
tenn of defenses south of Mukden and
who has frequently declared that he
believed that it would be impossible
for any hostile force to overcome the
Russian garrison of Mukden and its
outlying defenses. Because of the
friction between the two commanding
officers and the fact that Viceroy
Alexieff still has great influence with
the czar, it is generally conceded that
he will carry his point and compel
General Kuropatkin to make stand
against the advancing Japanese at
some point between Liaoyang and
Mukden. Because of this belief, there
is a general feeling that news of de-
cisive battle may be expected before
the end Of the month.
General Kuropatkin's force at Lao.
yang and Mukden, it is claimed, mum
rbers not less than 100000 men, among
them the pick of the Russian army,
Opposed to them is an army of less
than $4,000 who will be compelled to
attack the Russians in strongly en-
trenched positions and it is hoped
here that the turning point in the So
ries of reverses that has assailed the
Russian arms in the far east is near at
hand.
| General Kuroki, the commander-in
chief of the Japanese has divided his
army into five columns for the ad
vance from Feng Huang Cheng. His
main body, whose numbers are esti
mated by Russian scouts at 10000
is proceeding slowly from Fena
Huang heng along the Suilang road
The front of the army is covered by Q
very strong body of cavalry supported
by column of mounted infantry es
corting the artillery regiments. Tho
guards division has the second post Of
honor at the left of the line.
Four separate columns of Japanese
each made up of three regiments Of
infantry, three squadrons of cavalry
and a couple of troops of mountain
batteries are moving in fan shaped
formation east and west of the mair
column, their duty apparently being
to oppose any attempt Of the Russian
commander to outflank the advancing
Japanese. Another small force of Jap
anese are occupying Tialing pass an,
its approaches.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
FAIR MORMON
SPEAKS IN DEFENSE OF HER
RELIGION
BEFORE HER ACCUSERS
Miss Reynolds OF Utah
Was Applauded.

St. Louis, May 25.-A hush came
over the Federation OF Women's Clubs
assembled this afternoon in the Odeon
when Miss Alice Reynolds of Provo
Utah, was recognized by the chairman,
Her clearly enunciated words pierced
the unwonted stiffness of the conven-
tion hall.
There are two sides to every ques-
tion," spoke Miss Reynolds, "and
ask this gathering to hear my side.
too am for the protection of the Am
erican home no less than are the
worthy ladies who have preceded me in
their attack on my religion. Every
Mormon woman is for the purity OF
American home and for the defense OF
every law of the nation. l am Nor
mon and voter. / am a. Democrat
but never in voting have / distinguish
ed between the religion of the candl-
dates. | have never been approached
and asked to vote one way or the 9TH
er. We Mormon women vote absolute
ly as we please.
"Only once have we sent man OF ouI
religious faith to congress. Look ovei
the facts and you will see that we have
always been true to our contracts"
At this point the gavel fell, for the
time limit allowed to the discussion
had expired and considerable applause
rewarded the young speakers efforts
as she cut her remarks off In the mid
die of a sentence and took her seat.
Yet every woman who applauded was
regarded from beneath uplifted eye
brows by her immediate neighbors II
the convention.
Miss Reynolds discussion OF Nor
monism was precipitated in answer u
a set Of resolutions by Mrs Freder
ick Schoff, president of the Nationa
Congress of Mothers. and chairman o
the executive committee Of the feder
alton.
Mormonism was declared in the res
olution to be unlawful in that churcl
and state are united and the federation
was asked to work for state fedora
tion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
GILLESPIE
Listens to Arguments in
His Trial.

Rising Sun, Ind, May 25.-The day
was devoted to arguments in the Gil
lespie murder case today. Attorney
Harry McMullen started in for the
state. He made bitter attack ON the
defendants, reviewing carefully all the
evidence against them. He was fol-
lowed by Capt. Coles for the defense,
The latter's speech was short but was
q forceful summary of the points on
which the defense had rebutted the
states evidence. His conclusion was
that there was no positive evidence
before the court as to who killed Eli
zabeth Gillespie.
Marcus Sulzer spoke at length for
the defense. He reviewed every pos
sible point on both sides of the case.
He called detective Franklin "a paid
liar"
He said in part: when Lizzie was
sick, did the Women's Literary club
and the village gossips attend her?
No. Like good angel of mercy,
James did. They have tried to slander
that young mother who sits there with
her child in her arms, by charging
improper conduct with James Giles
pie. They have failed to bring the
least proof. Had DR.. Gillespie been
here on the night of the murder he
would have been made defendant.
representative Griffith made the
most forceful address Of the day for
tho defense.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
yAzOO CITY
Continued From Page One.)

were licked clean by the flames and
only the blackened brick walls and
smoldering embers mark the spot
where handsome buildings once stood.
OF the total number of buildings de.
stroyed $50 are large Office buildings,
while fifty were magnificent resi-
dences, many of old colonial architect
ure and occupied by some Of the
wealthiest citizens Of the south.
The fire started in the residence OF
John Wise, on Main and Mound
streets. From building to building the
fire leaped down the west side of
Main street to Jefferson and thence to
the east side and within a half hour
every business structure on the thor
oughfare had been destroyed.
From Jefferson the fire burned to
the river and then started north,
sweeping everything in its patch 10
Lintonia a northerly suburb stopping
at the Keystone lumber yards, after
destroying $4,000 lumber stock.
Realizing that the fire was beyond
control of the local fire department,
Mayor Holmes sent out appeals for
help and fire departments were sent
in on special trains,
Among the more prominent build
ings burned are every bank in the
town, the city hall, four handsome
churches, the opera house and scores
of the biggest stores in the communi-
ty.
The special train from Jackson
made a record breaking run. covering
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Find Fault With Moody.

Havana, May 25.-The Havana news
papers declare that Secretary of the
Navy Moody is importing negroes from
the United States and jamaican con-
tract labor for the new naval station
at Guantanamo and declare that Gu
bans and even Porto Ricans are being
Disseminated against.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27

Havana, May 25.--A quorum of the
house of representatives being present
today, the Republican representatives
were seated in the contests in the Pinar
del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara
provinces.
No action was taken in connection
with the contests from Havana and
Santiago provinces where the matter
has been carried to the courts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
VIII Cure Stomach Ache In Five
Minutes!

This is just what Painkiller will
do try it. Have a bottle in the house
for instant use, as it will save you
hours of suffering. Watch out that
the dealer does not sell you an imi-
tation, as the great reputation of Pain
killer (Perry DavisO, has induced
many people to try to make some
thing to sell, said to be "just as good
as the genuine"