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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AT STAKE.

The people of this State are quick
the contempt proceedings, and to I'M
derstand that it is far higher than the
attempt to punish the editor of this
paper for criticism of the public act
OF a Federal Judge-an act dealing
with property belonging to the State
and in which every citizen of abe State
has a deep interest. One of the ablest
students of history and political econ
omy in a private letter to the editor,
states the issue raised and discusses
the matter SO well that we make room
for it as follows:
81 heard with establishment this
morning that you had been ordered to
appear before the United States Dis
trict Court today to answer the charge
of contempt. The editorials in the
News and Observer are cited. I see
in the paper now as the cause. For
my part / think you expressed the SEN
timent of nine-tenths of the people OF
the State when you said what you did
How any fair minded man can think
that the United States courts have any
right to interfere with the Atlantic &
North Carolina Railway is strange to
me. 1t is solely a domestic corpora
tion The idea that out of State stock
holders must naturally turn to nation
al courts may be permissible; but the
out-of-State men in this case have GER
tainly no complaint because of the
steadily rising quotation of their hold.
ings. They have only one purpose ir
vieW-to complain in order to get tkS
road in their hands, to get "jobs" fol-
themselves. l do not see how am
court can find any other motive. and
finding this the logic of the like ac-
ton is fine and imprisonment. The
course of your paper in this matter is
clearly the course of right and justice
And I hope, as a North Carolinian
as we'll as a citizen of the whole coun-
try. that the people of the State viii
stand by you to a man. Freedom o.
speech is at stake and this we car
never with safety permit to be called
i'll question. If a man thinks ant
wishes politically his folly will over
take him; If he thinks and writes wise
ly his effort will bless his people. Ii
both cases, and in all others, he mus
be protected in exercising this right
Democracy is impossible where free
dom of speech and freedom of tn,
press are curtailed. You have my
heartiest support, though in the nature
of things, this can not be of much mo
ment."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

unfair. BY l o'clock in the afternoon
the editor had bee convicted and sem
fenced.
In one respect the Honorable court
may be said-we trust without being
in contempt--to resemble crab; it
can certainly move fast in either di-
rection.
In the news columns of this issue
the reader may find the occurrences
herein outlined set forth in detail in
parallel columns. They tell their own
story and the people may draw their
Cwn differences.
differences are dangerous playthings
for a man who is in the custody of a
deputy marshall-or we might be
tempted to indulge for a moment Ion
ger ourself.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

The criticism was not as severe as it
should have been. The gooQ people
OF the State are indignant at FufnelFs
North Carolina and the private stock
holders of the Atlantic & North Caro-
INA railroad. Purnell feels ms author
ity as Federal judge and thinks he
can muzzle the press and prevent just
criticism of his damnable actions. The
friends of Mr.. Daniels are highly in
dignant at this persecution and the
people of North Carolina should see
to it that the Federal courts DO not
run rough shod over the State as they
are attempting to do.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Caesar Hath Spoken"
Asheville Citizen.

Asheville Citizen.
1t is not a matter of surprise that
the people of North Carolina should
rise in indignation at what they CON
slider an infringement on the rights ol
an American citizen. The State Is
confronted with a situation where tne
editor of a newspaper is hned $z,VVV
for contempt of court because ne
dared to criticise the action OF FED
eral nudge. HE is FINED WITHOUT
THE RIGHT OF APPEAL!. Verify
Caesar hath spoken" and the days
of the InQuisition have come PACK 10
us. Josephus Daniels may go 10
prison, but he will emerge there1rom
to win the plaudits of the people Ioi
defending whose rights he has SUI
fered contumely.
While The Citizen makes no claim
to be able to solve intricate legal prop
lens, it will venture to state that the
action of Judge Purnell puts new
struction on the law touching con
tempt of court AS far as we are ao!e
to learn, contempt of court constitutes
an offence committed in the presence
of the court This definition does not
seem to apply to Editor Daniels
Judge Purnell in citing Editor Daniels
for contempt takes unto himsef a
dignity beside which the majesty OF
emperOfS ana kings pdieS Iillo ilioiS
nificance. Thou shalt speak no eVli
against the king" is maxim born In
the State of North Carolina, State
whose sons have laid down their lives
to preserve the liberty and independ-
ence of the American citizen. Again.
it is enunciated that there is no ap-
peal from Caesar and we have, IN
the cradle of American liberty, the
spectacle of a freeborn citizen threat
ened with durance vile because ne
has dared 20 question the utterances
of a Federal Judge. Well may the
people view with alarm the tendencies
of this government to imperialism
Federal Judges, clothed with authori-
tv hitherto unheard of, would lncul-
cate into us new doctrines defining the
rights of citizenship. The freedom OF
the press, Americas proudest boast, IS
threatened with humiliation. Inc
newspaper-the peoples greatest
champion must, in the face of Judge
PurneIls rendering, place in its col
umns only such matter as meets win
the official approval of the Federal
judiciary. But we do not believe that
the Judges pronounciamento viii be
allowed to stand. There is higher
tribunal in this country than even the
Federal Court, and in that tribunal
the confidence of the people OF North
Carolina will be reposed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
EXECUTION SALE.

on Monday, July 4th, lSv4' WIZ
sell at public cutlery, at the Iou n
house door in the city of Ralelsn' ~,
c., to the highest bidder Tor ca1li, a
the right, title and interest u Joa ':pn
A. Haywood, in and to the lollo" n iils
described lands to-wit: palII9TI 60, %
land in Wake Forest Township, aNe
County, adjoining the lands u I'm SInn
p. Haywood, J. H. Harris, !. =. s1tn
sey and DR.. L. B. Young, coil.e' ',a rs
1888 acres more or less kllomi t.'
Cross Roads Tract. Also anolI1,eii p e =,
eel known as a part of the Wnit ST.,
tract and described as follows VIZ
ated in Wake Forest TOWNSHIP - a
County, adjoining the lands, 81 and
Rains, j. Fl. Perry, j. S. Ciliso,i 121
John P. Haywood, contailn4f55 o "a
acres, more or less, excepting 'n al
acres of list parcel descrlpeu q ma rt
lotted to Joseph A. Haywood 81 n III a
of his homestead as set foIliI =, tba
returns of the appraisers me- Cont
Clerks office of Wake Superb n,1rsI,.
on June 1st. 1904. Sale macs fyval[a
ant to an execution issued fronfi = \
Superior Court in the case y Tarn7 {.
Pace VS.. Joseph A. Haywood. -
of sale, Cash. Time OF so'0'
O'Clock M.
M. w. PAVE ronnty.
Sheriff of Wake
Raleigh, n. c., June !, l9V1'
6-2-1aW-4W.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
In GIenn's Interest-Fire Ladies'.

Especial to The News and Observer
Salisbury, n. c., June 1.-The Glenn
campaign committee Of Winston
Salem is writing number of intiuen-
tial men throughout Rowan county
asking for their corporation in the
convention to be hel here Saturday
of this week in the interests of the
candidacy of Hon. r. b. Glenn for
Governor.
A meeting of the Salisbury Fire De-
partment was held last night, at which
time Mr.. J. d. Mcneil, of Fayette-
vile, president of the North Carolina
Firemens Association. was present
and addressed the fire ladies con-
corning the State tournament which
meets here August 4th. No pains will
be spared to make this the greatest
gathering of the kind ever held in
North Carolina. and the arrangements
will include everything looking to the
success of the occasion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
NEWS AND OBSERVER SUSTAIN.
ED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States Supreme Court yesterday made
an order, published elsewhere in this
issue, by which the A. & N. C. r. r.
Company is permitted to give bond
and to retain possession of the prop
erty of the company until the further
order of the Court of Appeals, and
which suspends the order of Judge
Purnell appointing receivers for the
road.
1t will be remembered that the rail-
road company offered before Judge
Purnell to give bond in any amount
he might fix to secure the plaintiff
Cuyler and SO avoid the appointment
of a receiver, which offer Judge Pur-
nell declined and receivers were APP
pointed.
The action of Judge Purnell in APP
pointing receivers and refusing to al
low the company to give bond, was
criticised by this paper, it's editor call
ed into Judge Purnell's court to an
swer for contempt, adjudged guilty
fined $4,000 and committed to the GUS
tody of the Marshal in default of pay
ment.
And now the highest judicial Officer
in the land suspends the operation
railroad to give bond and retain pos
session of the property and disappoints
the hungry and expectant receivers.
The News and Observer could not
of course, foresee the action of the
Chief Justice which fully justifies the
criticism made by this paper upon
the action of Judge Purnell in these
particulars.
A prisoner in the custody of the
sheriff for contempt of court ought to
be careful in his statements, but sure
ly it cannot offend the most exacting
to say. with emphasis, that we de-
cidedly prefer the opinion of the Chief
Justice of the United States to that
of Judge Purnell, and that the people
of the State are to be congratulated
that the opinion of the Chief Justice
still permits the owners of the rail-
road to have some part in the man
agement of their own property.
And it may not be hazzarding too
much to express the opinion that a
fine of $4,000 is too heavy a penalty
to pay for the privilege of comment
ing on the action Of the circuit judge
which has been so promptly set aside
by his superior officer, the Chief JUS
ticp
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Plenty of Subjects For Contempt.
New Bern JGurnaI

New Bern journal.
In this case of The News ana OBJ
server 1t appears that this paper can
not assert itself upon State rlghts, and
demand that State property shail not
be subject to Federal jurisdiction upon
technical testimony OF single small
stock holder who may at some mo-
ment have grievance.
IT the State rights maintenance is
subject for contempt of court, by us
upholders, there it is a fair field tor a
rich harvest-thisy Atlantic ana North
Carolina receiXership, and Mr.. Daniels
is likely to find plenty of company. OF
course some of the defenders OF the
States rights of it's own proprietary
interests in the Atlantic q North caro-
lima road, may not express themselves
in equally strong language, as Would
Mr.. Daniels, but they feel equally de-
termined in their opinions on the SUP
ject, and are as strong advocates even
if they may not be served or neId IN
contempt by the court, ana subjected
to fine or imprisonment.
And if public sentiment could De
voiced in print, there would be plenty
of subjects to come under the con-
tempt which The News and Observer
has seemed to provoke, for there Is
plenty of cause for the most extreme
disgust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
The Press Will Make Itself Felt.

GreenSbOrO Record.
The tone of the State press, so far
as developments show, indicate that
it will stand to Josephus Daniels, but
exactly how they will do the stand
ing" is not made clear. The balance
of us do not want to go to Jail.
Josephus Daniels could do some fine
editorial work from a Jail CELL He
would not be bothered by so many
visitors.
Josephus Daniels is getting to be
about as big a martyr as Joe Turner
away back in Ku J<luX days.
Our judges seem to be having a
regular monkey and parrot time Of it
UNFOLDING their dignity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Clayton High School commencement
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
CLAYTON, N. c., June line clayton
high school commencement peSdn
Tuesday evening with most enJoya-
bic and elevating elocutlon recital
that would have done credlt 10 any
literary college.
The programme was an exceeuillsly
difficult one, but was successfully exc
cuted by the entire class, aliu so go
cially by Miss LESSEE Ellis Oh INC oi'''"
OF 1904. aoa 80
ali who wish to attend during the
remainder of the commencement
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

Columbia State.
Editor Josephus Daniels, of The
Raleigh News and Observer, is coming
in for a large share of public notice
these days. 1t is but = few Elonths
since he had the pleasure of being
hanged in effigy by the boys of Trim
ty College for his utterances i'll con-
nection with the Bassett affair, ana
now he is summoned to appear before
Judge Purnell of the Federal Court.
on a charge of contempt, the casns
belli again being the editorial pro-
nouncements that have been publish
ed in his paper
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Change in Running Freight Crews.

Especial to The News and Observer
Salisbury, n. c., June IA general
change was made this week in all
freight crews running on the main line
of the Southern Railway north of This
place. IT is learned Monroe, Va, Will
hereafter be the terminal for all such
trains instead of Danville, as formerly
Two of the passenger trains, Nos. 20
and 80 and 33 and "a, have also been
discontinued, which has caused a con-
gestion of travel on the other through
trains,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
How 1t Did Stink.

bUTIEIiSlOI F1ETdIu.
Josephus Daniels has been unstop-
ping one bottle after another, because
he smelt something in this A. & N.
c. railway business, trying to find it
until he struck a bottle of contempt
bad smelling stuff to a judge, and now
the editor of The News and Observer
is refined up for unstopping this bottle
right under the Judges nose.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
ARE WE ALL IN 1T.

One day as Mr.. James l.. PettigfeW
was walking the streets OF Coiumbla
s. c., i'm the notification days, when
he stood almost alone in his opinions
on the subject Of qualification. ne was
asked by IL stranger in the city
..Where is the insane asylum me
insane asylum?" repeated Mr.. Petit
oreyV ..Why. the whole State is an
insane asylum, my friend.
As Captain Bunsby said. the bear
ings of this observation lies in the APP
plicatiOns on it,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Will Come Out With Flying CoIors.

GreenSOrO Telegram.
1t is needless for this paper to say
that its sympathies are entirely with
Mr.. JoSephus Daniels in the matter
which is exciting so much comment
just now. We have some times
thought that the Raleigh man was a
little rash in some of his utterances
but we have ascribed that to the fact
that he is a man of profound convic-
tons and that sort of man cannot in
the nature of the case always keep
we'll within the proprieties. We
don't have a doubt that his experience
in Federal court will operate i'm
mensely to his advantage and make
him more popular than ever with the
masses of the people. We confidently
hope and expect to see him come out
of it all with colOrs flying.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
The People Are o. X.
Asheville Citizen.

The wave of popular sympathy for
Editor Daniels indicates clearly that
after all is said pro and con, the peo-
pie of the country recognize the free
dom of the press as an American in
stitution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Stick-BrOOm Artist
Monroe Journal.

VI OnfOe journal.
If judge or other officer so con-
ducts himself as to inspire the con-
tempt of the people, that contempt
will be expressed all right, and the
attempt of petty officer in this coun-
try to stop such expression is like unto
the spectacle of a stick broom artist
trying to sweep back the waters of the
Atlantic
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Only One Case i'm Seventy Years in
Federal Courts.
Charlotte News.

CldTIOIlt NEWS.
1t has been to the credit and honor
of the judiciary that it has rarely had
to resort to contempt proceedings. 1t
has been to the credit of free peo-
pie that it has preserved it's reverence
for the courts to the extent that con-
tempt is expressed when it is deserved.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
LOOKED UPON WITH CONTEMPT

|
If judges expect the people to re-
spect them and their courts, they
should SO act as to deserve that re-
spect. The recent conduct of both
Judges Purnell and PEBBLES is looked
upon with contempt by all good people
of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
THE PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT.
Lexington. DISPATCH

Judge Purnell, of the Federal court,
district of Eastern North Carolina,
had Mr.. Jusephus Daniels, editor of
the Raleigh News and Observer, ar
rested Monday for writing certain ed
torials in Sundays News and Obser.
yer, in which Purnell was mildly criti-
cised for appointing a receiver for the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

The business management of The
News and Observer is said to be
troubled to know how Judge Purnell
found out that he had been criticized
in that paper. He does not subscribe
to 1.-THE Old Reliable" and this seems
to be an aggravated case of borrowing
ones neighbours papers.-Rhamkat
Rooster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR 75c.
to 81. 90 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint.
1t weighs to ozs. more to the pint than
others, wears longer, and gives gloss
equal to new work. Sold by Hart-Ward
Hardware Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Popular subscription.
Charlotte News.

IHdTIUItt NEWS.
We suggest that a popular subscrip-
ton be taken up to pay the fine of
two thousand dollars that has been
imposed by Judge Purnell of the
United States court upon Josephus
Daniels, citizen of North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Long Live AycOck!
Orange Observer.

The Observer would be glad, if it
We're possible, for the present Govern
or of North Carolina to succeed him
self. He is a great Governor. Long
live Aycock, the greatest Governor of
the New South!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Spirit of the Press.
They Want to be Judges.

Durham Recorder.
If such things continue newspaper
men and lawyers will be striving to be
judges.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

Clay county instructs 67-f6 Tor
Davidson for governor; Glenn 800,
Morton for Lieutenant governor
lid. Winston 9-14; Justice 8, Brown
9 5-14; Hoke 9-14.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
WHAT AN EDITOR WILL PAY.
Wilmington Star.

OF course Judge Purnell does not
expect a North Carolina editor to pay
in anything but "chips and whet~
stones"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
That's What He Did.
Durham Herald.

DUIIIdIII I1ETdAu.
If an editor does criticize a court it
does no harm if he publishes the facts
in the case SO that the people may
Judge for themselves.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
All Corporations i'm Danger.
Durham Herald.

man should be slow to put his
money in a corporation, even though
he has a controlling interest, unless
he thinks he can keep it out of the
courts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
But He is i'm Custody.
Reidsville Review.

We only hope that Editor Daniels
Will not have to go to Jail. We are
having a variety of sensations during
the past few days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

Letters to the editor of The News
and Observer now bear this address:
"Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, n. Gin
Jail or out of JAIL"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Regarded AS An Outrage.
GreenYille Reflector.

This action against Mr.. Daniels has
aroused much indignation throughout
the State and it is regarded as an out
rage. The outcome of it will be watch
ed with interest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Svdn0r &HundIev
= u !!!c!,!ji!!!!!E,'s
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To our magnificent stock OF F'urni-
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King of Refrigerators.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-02
Alfred Williams & COnD'ny
This Months Comfort

New arrivals of fresh Cereals, Nfince
Meat, Plum Pudding, Can Fruits and
Vegetables of all description.
New goods of the finest selection ar
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..Cail and examine our varied stock
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ing with us.
J. r. Ferrall & CO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Fiedler 4 riedler. Attorneys.

STATE OF Wisconsin, Iowa County Court,
- sS.--ln Probate
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term of the Iowa County Court, to be held in
and for said county at the Court House, in
the city of Dodgeville, in said county, on the
goth day Of December A. ID. 1904, being the
third Tuesday of said month, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, the following
matters will be heard and considered;
The application OF James j. Rule as trustee
under the last will and testament OF Mark
Smith, late OF said county, deceased for the
examination and allowance of his account as
such trustee, and the assignment of the res
idue OF said estate MS provided by law, and
for the construction of the last will and tes-
lament OF said deceased, and for the appont-
ment of an administrator de boniS non with
the will annexed in said estate
And it is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given TO all persons in
terested by publishing copy OF this notice
for three weeks SUCCESSFULLY prior to said
day of hearing, in The Iowa County Demo-
CrHt, weekly newspaper published in the
city of Mineral Point In said county
Dated Dodgeville, Wis, November %, 1904.
BY the court,
ALDRO jerks County Judge