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White Miners Attack Negro Miners
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Roseburg and Myrtle Point Stage Held Up
And $1,000 Secured From Registered
Mall Sack. Dr.tiuilford,the Bridgeport
Murderess, Held for Extradition.
Washington, Ind.. October 3. Masked
miners, it is believed, have gone to the
mine southeast of the city thm morning,
where more negroes "are living, with the
intention of driving them out and mal
treating C. Howlaud, the white boss.
Shots were heard in that direction this
morning. The negroes are armed and
well protected.
Stage Robbery in Oregon.
Empire City, Oregon, Oct. iJ. At 4
o'clock Sunday morning the Roseburg
and Myrtle Point stage was robbed, one
mile west of the latter place. The robber
secured the registered mail sack, contain
ing f 1,000.
Female Doctor Held for Extradition.
London, Oct. 3. Dr. Guilford was ar
raigned in extradition court this morn
ing and was held to await the arrival of
a detective from the United State. Sur
gical instruments of a mid-wife and med
icines were found in her room yesterday.
GEN. LEE INNEW YORK.
He Expects To Appear Before the Inves
tigation Committee Wednesday, and
Then Prepare For Garrisoning Cuba.
New York, Oct. 3. General Lee, now
in the city, said this morning he expected
to appear before the investigating com
mittee at Washington Wednesday, and
then return to Jacksonville to prepare
work for garrisoning Cuba.
Harrison Will Not Participate in the Re
publican Campaign in New York.
New York, Oct: 3. Ex-President Har
rison is in the" city, and declined to ex
press an opinion on the events of the last
few months. He said he would not par
ticipate in the Republican campaign in
New York on account of engagements in
the Venezuela boundary case.
Baltimore's Chaplain Suicides.
San Francisco,' Oct. 3.- Advices from
Japan state that Rev. ThaddeusF. Free
man, chaplain of the cruiser Baltimore,
committed suicide by jumping overboard
from the steamer Zealandia in Nagasaki
harbor. He was mentally depressed
through failing health.
Shatter Takes Charge Department East.
New York, Oct. 3. Gen.' Shatter came
from Montauk Point last night and left
the city this morning to assume charge
f of the department of the east, with bead
quarters at Governor's Island.
Five Men Reported Murdered.
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Oct. 3. Five men
are reported to have been murdered in
the north portion of Cannon county by
John Hollingsworth and friends. The
sheriff and posse are now in pursuit. .
New First Assistant Secretary of State.
Washington, Oct. 3. The president
appointed David Hill, of Rochester, first
assistant secretary of state to succeed
- John Baesett Moore, resigned.
GenMerritt In Paris.
Paris, Oct.. 3. Gen. Merritt arrived
this morning and will confer with the
peace commissioners during the day.
Postponed Until Tomorrow.
Washington, Oct. 3. The session of
war investigation committee has been
postponed until tomorrow.
$600,000 In Ccld From Europe.
New York, Oct. 3. Six hundred thous
and dollars in gold were received today
from Europe. .
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Interesting North Carolina Items In
Condensed Form.
Col. W. II. Burgwyn has gone to Wash
incrton in a vain effort to get the second
regiment kept in service. It is a sure
waste of time.
The Boone Democrat says that J. I)
Bryan, presumably of that town, has
sold his patent car coupler to a JNew
Jersey firm for $20,000.
Judge Robinson removed the Rep. and
Pop. registrars appointed by the clerk in
JNew Hanover county aud appointed a
lot selected by the Kep.-Pop. bosses.
A convention composed of 75. or 100
negroes of Rutherford county met in con
vention Saturday week, and nominated
Martin V. Millar, colored, for register' of
deeds, and William Logan, colored, for
county commissioner. The Rutherford
negroen are very much disgruntled, and
ar fighting their white allies.
The railway commission suspends ac
tion regarding theenforcementof reduced
rates on loon cotton in car load lots, it
is lauivalent to a rescinding of the order.
The order relatiDg to passenger rates on
the Wilmiugton & Weldon railway is so
modified as to apply only on the mam
Hum and not on branches.
The North Wilkesboro Hustler says
that during the high waters in Wilkes
last week, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Eller,
who lived on a small stream 14 miles
above North Wilkesboro, attempted to
escape when the water began rising on
their dwelling Thursday night, in the
darkness Mrs. Eller was separated from
her husband and drowned.
DR. THOMPSON AT LEXINGTON.
Made an Inconsistent Speech Dealing
Principally in Viiliflcatlons.
Lexington Dispatch.
Can any man be influenced by such a
speech , as was made by Dr. Thompson?
He did not touch upon any subject of
interest to any man, white or black. His
speech was as far below the standard of
what used to be called a statesman as a
bow iu the wallow is below the starry
firmament. It is customary for great
men to discuss some issue, to have some
principle on which to base argument, and
if there is anything in him or his party to
offer it and give reasons for his convic
tions. In this the speaker failed. ... He
offered nothing. He proposed absolutely
nothing that was of public benefit. For
two and a half hours he abused his oppo
nents aud vilified his predecessors.
DoctorCyrus Thompson said there was
no extravagance in the management of
State affairs since the fusionists came in
power. Let us see about this declaration
of this great apostle of reform. The first
thing that might be mentioned to show
slightextravaganceis the creation of just
3,200 new offices filled by hungry officers
who live off of the people. No 'extrava
gance and useless cost to the people! No,
no, doctor, this is nothing. Then you
might name D. Reid Parker who gets
?o per day for playing the Judas act in
voting for gold bug Pritchard after mak
ing a silver canvass and pledging to vote
for none but silver men. He only gets
about" $100 per month the year round.
No-extravagance in this.
No extravagance, Dr. Thompson, in
paying Stewart Brothers $5,000 too
much for State printing. Oh no, no ex
travagance here. No extravagance, Dr.,
in sending out dozens of guano inspectors
at $75 per month, whose real business is
not the inspection of guano, but rather
to assist in fooling the people and getting
them into fusions whereby these greedy
and unscrupulous fellows may continue
to feed and prey upon poor hard-working
tax-payers. No extravagance hereno
extravagance in Juo. R. Smith's adminis
tration of the penitentiary although Gov.
Russell said the. same was reeking with
corruption. Surely the. angels from
heaven havecome down to earth and are
now running this State government. '
' Truth and Irony.
News-Observer. ' - -
Sit down and survey each oue of these
fusion leaders carefully and you will not
find a mother's son of them who is now
making the fight against whitesuprema
cy wjio does not think that he sees some
Eolitical pie ahead ' of him, which he
opes to get ut the expense of the public
good. Monroe Enquirer.
How can you be so cruel and .onjust?
The fusion leaders are fighting to save
the State from "Democratic bull-pens."
They are genuinely sorry that they are
compelled to hold office incidentally , in
order to save "our liberties." Every
time an office is foeced on them by a gen
erous people they 4 protest. The fusion
leaders are patriots, "every mother's eon
of them." There are not any other pa
triots like them unconvicted.
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Minister Conger Says there Is No
Serious Danger Yet
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American Warships Have Been Dispatched
To Tein Tsin. . Dewey Ordered Also To
Send the Baltimore from Manila and To
Communicate With Minister Conger.
Washington, Oct. 3.-4The state depart
ment received the following cable from
Minister Couger, at Pekin, this morning:
"No serious danger yet, but considerable
anxiety for the future, The foreign fleet
is assembling at Tein Tsin. Some of the
miuisters are ordering marines to Pekin
for legation guard." f
In consequence of the reported rioting
in the streets of Pekin the American war
ships have been dispatched to Tein Tsin.
Dewey ha been ordered to send also the
cruiser Baltimore from Manila. The trip
will take seven days. .Capt. Dyer, of the
Baltimore, will communicateiminediately
with Minister Conger and if found neces
sary will send an armedguard of marines
to protect the legation.
Discredit Chinese Emperor's Violent
Death.
Londoi., Oct. 3. The Chinese legation
discredit stories of the emperor's violent
death. ' '
NEWS FROM MANILA.
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Dispatches Received Front Gen. Otis.
Four Officers and Eighty-Three Men
Died During Past Three Months.
Washington, Oct. 3. The following
dispatches Were received thm morning at
the war department:
"Manila, Oct. 3. Deaths among the
troops iu the Philipines during July,
August and September were four officers
and eighty-three enlisted
"Otis."
"Manila, Oct. 3. Steamer Scandia ar
rived this morning without accident.
Private Jacobs of the hospital corps,
died at sea of typhoid fever. The re
mains were brought here.
"Otis."
Peace Commissioners Begin Work.
Paris, Oct. 3. The American commis
sioners held a meeting this morning in
their offices, preparatory to meeting with
the Spanish committee, which began in
the foreign office at 2 o'clock this after
noon.
The plan of work prepared by, the sec
retaries is now being perfected, as the
Spanish secretary did not arrive until
today. , v
Tha Oregon and Iowa Will Not Start for
' , Manila Until Next Week.
Washington, Oct. 3. It wasannounced
at the navy department this morning
that the Oregon and Iowa will not start
for Manila until next week, on account
of the delay in fitting out supply ships.
Another French Duel.
Paris, Oct. 3. Andree Yervoort, editor
in chief of La Jour, has challenged M. De
Pressenz, who published an article insult
ing Vervoort yesterday in Aurora, to
fight a duel.
The Republican congressional conven
tion at Raleigh Friday nominated J. J.
Jenkins, Populist. This was as agreed
on, the Republicans having dictated the
nomination of Jenkins.
Kind Old Party (to sobbing urchin)
My little lad. You shouldn't cry that
way.
Urchin What other way kin I cry?
Rubber Stamps, Seals, Etc.
Tub Fkee Press has taken the agency
for one of the largest rubber stamp and
seal factories in the country, and is pre
pared to show cuts of' and quote low
prices on rubber stamps of all kinds,
check perforators, corporation and nota
ry public seals, steel stamps, Btencils.
AHX1ETYF0RTH
Startling Figures.
KalelgU Post.
Under Democratic manage
ment of the penitentiary for
1 89G, t lie wagen and enlarge
amounted to 48,704.58
Mileage and per diem, direc
tors 2,435.09
Total.under Supt. Lea!ar..?51,140.27
Under fusion management for
1898, wages and salarie8...$r7,019.95
Mileage and pr diem, direc
tors. 3,165.00
Total, under Sopt. John R.
Smith G0,784.95
Or a difference in favor of Democratic
rule of $9,644.68, or 482 bales of cotton
at pivnent McKinley-Russell prices.
According to the State Auditor, Hal
A ver'r report, the expenses of the State
government, under Democratic rule,
were:
1882 ,..$1,057,933.60
1893 1,319,648.10
1894 1,195,620.25
Total, tbreeyearn, Demo
cratic rule $3,573,210.95
Under Russell-Fusion rule:
1895 $1,349,335.05
1896 1,246,566.27
H97 1,364,058.29
Total, three years, fusion
rule $3,959,960.21
Or a difference in favor of Democratic
rule, for the three years, of $380,749.26,
or forgone year of $128,916.42.
Allowing $40 per month for a teacher,
this $128,916.00, which fusionists
wasted, would employ 3,222 teachers
for our poor children one month, or 805
teacners lor lourmontns.
But take off the cost of the Legislature
of 1897, $70,760.75 still leaves fusion
expenses $31 .000 ahead of Democratic,
or $105,000 each year cnougn to em
ploy 2,625 flrst-classt nachers one month.
Is iths the reform and economy hote..
Populists voted for?
. Under Democratic rule the legislatures
cost
189i ....'$ 63,081.01
1893 65,976.78
Total Democratic cost $129,057.79
Under fusion:
1895 $ 72,206.74
1897 70,760.75
Total ; ....$143,027.49
. Or u difference in favor of Democratic
rule of $13,969.70. or.the amount of 698
bales , of cotton , at McKinley-Russell
prices. v
If fusion has cost the popl so much
more iu the first three yearn ofits power,
what may w not expect if the same
power is continued? Just let the people
vote this fall o continue Ruesellis'm ' and
fusion iu control, in the face of the wan
ton extravagance and debauchery of the
public service of the past three years, and
tne tmng tnat is saia to mive Droken
loosein Georgia will not beacircumstauce
to what our ld State will be fprced to
submit to.
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Interchanges of Opinions of the Powers
Regardlna an International Measure
Against Anarchists. A Conference Will
Be Summoned to Meet In London.
Manila, Oct. 3. Gen. Aguinaldo re
fuses to take any of the $75,000 voted
him by the Filipines national nsoembly
at Malolas until the entire army is paid.
A sanitary board, headed by an Ameri
can, has been established at Manila.
The natives are grovving more friendly
to the Americans.
Combination Against Anarchists.
London, Octoler 3. Dispatches to the
Central News from Rome i.v the inter
changes of opinion among the Powers re
garding international measure against
anarchists resulted in an expression fa
vorable to such action. ' The Powers
agreed that an international conference
be summoned to meet here.
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