MM^pnkiH Asseabtaft ®f Warkitf Met ■ . . . «. • ■> ■ — > fld WTHJSUSM MANIFESTED. Mattes or to look at itaaljotot ion tat at aMfVkta *ro« to la Mat osr Oowmt, L Jsifaa, ta arory M—* ho way is srs aa> « oT too • teryar, tMuSSl (tea aboo vo stats' Ms It hat too tear rot loatat •oral oat a ••oars' r lor*, to i koto to r&c LA P HMHr saot rant, ito baste •tote. Os* rwfit» the nation, tha man of the highest eo Haaertng end bus la res administrative skill who will consent to undertake the work. U possible 1 should Uke to MO those man represent different sec tions and different political partita. Bat these conditions are secondary. The primary aim meat be to get men who though able to control much ireutar salaries than the nation la nbte to pay. nevartklcss possess the pa triotism and the healthy ambition which will make them willing to pat Choir talents at tha governseat'a ser vice. “The Spanish war Itself was an easy took, but It Ml ua eertnin other tasks terns nous] politics, ana most tn later notional affaire ba to o degree a'pert off our political system. We expect bar to sec apt a political attitudrtoward aa which wa think wisest both tor her “Before we start on tha construction off the canal, details of out relations with the people owning the aoll have to be settled. When this baa been done, the Slot question will come upon choos ing the commlnrion which la to super vise the building of the canal. Here, again, we have to deal with an enter prise so vast and so far reaching in its effect that but one thought' Is permis sible—bow to gat the wrr beet men In which were much more difficult. One off there tanks was that of dealing with the Phfllpgiaas. The easy thing to do —the thing appealed not only to Isay •ad selfish man. hut to very many good men whore thought did not dries them down to the root of things—was to leave the Islands. Had wa dons this s period of wild chaos would have su pervened end then some stronger pow er would have stepped tn and seised the Island and hsva taken up the task which we. In such a care, would have H In chad from performing, i lane easy, but Infinitely more absurd course, would have been to leave the Islands ourselves and at tha asms time assert that we would not permit any one sloe to Interfere with them. This particular WVUIU CUU1UIUW Ul IQ« possible UndTutiiM of ariry other course which wee advocated, it would have placed u In a humiliating posi tion, because when the actual teat came It would have been quite out of the question for ua, after aoma striking deed of savagery had occurred In the Islands, to stand by and prevent the re-entry of civilisation Into them; while the mare fact of our having threatened thus to guarantee the local tyrants and wrong-doers against out side Interferences by ourselves or others, would have put a premium uaoa every spades of tyranny and an archy within the Islands. “Finally, there was the course which we gdopted, not an easy course, one fraught with danger and difficulty. We made up our mtada to stay in the Isl ands, to down violence, to establish peaca and order, and then to Introduce a lost and wise dvll rule accompanied by a measure of self-government, which should Increase ss rapidly as Us Isl anders showed themselves fit for U. Wall, It was certainly a formidable tank, but think of the marvelously suc ot the supremacy of Ue American gag and this had to bo done by the effort of this# gallant fellow-Americana of oura to whom no great a debt Is doe Ue offi cers end enlist'd men of Ue United States army, regulars and volunteers •like. In n success ion of campaigns, carried on la snkaowa tropic jungles sgslnst an elusive sad treacherous foe. Tartly outnumbering them, under the I mart advene conditions of climate, weather end country, our troops com plentely broke the power of this insur gents, smsalted their armies end har ried the robber bauds into submission. I do not refer to the Korea, with whom we hare exercised Ue utmost forbeer *nee, but who may force ua to chastise them If they persist la attacking our troops. Among the .Filipinos proper, however, peace bee come. • “Step by step, as the army oonquer •d, the rule of the military was sup planted by Us rule of the dvll authori ties. Ue soldier was succeeded by Ue cArlllan magistrate. The utmost ears hag baea exercised In choosing Ue best type of Am erica ue for the high dvll positions, and Ue actual work of ad ministration has been eo Car as pos sible by native FTIIplno officials serv ing under these Americans. Our soc tree bee been wonderful. No country has n more upright or abler body of officials then Governor Taft, Vice Gov ernor Wright and their associates end subordinates la the Philippine islands. It wee. of coarse. Inevitable Ust there •honld be orcerional (allere, hat it Is eatoatohlag bow few Usee have been. *ach Inhabitant of Ue Philippines to now guaranteed hto civil and religious rights—hto rights to Ilfs, persons] Ub srtr and the pursuit of happiness, sub* tort only to not Infringing on Ue rights of others. It to worth nothing that shandy Ue Philippi as people have roertvsd n greater Anns of eelf-govers ■eat; that they have snore to say as to how Uay shell be governed then hi tbs ease with the people la the Orient, nder ■uropeea rule, in short, we are jflf Kina flirt flliftlartn MpfnanHU In F01 if INI CANVASS. Senator Prtteheed aad fir. Craig Ar> range far Own. AahrrlBs, Special.—Senator Pritch ard. before leaving for Oyntar Bay. whan ha wlU lunch with the President Thursday, sent to Locke Craig, Sfcq., a challenge to meet him in Joint 11s cuaslon daring the approachidg cam paign, Mr. Craig promptly accepted tha ehalleaga. The correspondence lot lows: “Hoa. Locke Craig, Asheville, N. C. "My Dear Sir: Inasmuch as It la gen erally understood that la tha event the next Legislature should be Democratic you are to be the caucus domluee of your party tor tha office of Dotted State* Senator, I deem It highly proper that you and I should discuss before the people of the State thqlgsuss In volved In this campaign. 1 think they should be afforded the benefit of a MU and tree discussion of the many quee Uoaa that are to be passed upon bp them at tha ballot box la November, and with that oad tn view, I respect fully request that you meet me as soon as possible after the RspubUcaa State convention, in order that we may ar range a tint of appointments^ begin tn eastern Carolina. "With high regards, I att, - "Stncorely yours, "J. C. PRITCHARD. Mr. Craig replied In thee*.words: "Hoa J. C. Pritchard. "Marshall, N. a "My Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter a! the 18th lust., challenging me to a dis cussion with you of the laaoea Involved in this campaign. I accept 04 Invita tion and will meet you at your conveni ence and arrange n list of appoint ments. I do not desire that this action on my part be construed as an Implied assent to your statement that It la gen erally understood that I am to be the caucus nominee of my party, for United States Senator, but being nil aspirant for that high honor. I deem It my duty •• a Democrat to accept your chal l*n-«* for u joint discussion. "With great respect. I am, "Yours truly, “LOCKJE CRA10. Killed on Train IJnrham. Special.—In an ancotmtei between a train crew and four drunk en negroes on the Seaboard Air List passenger train near Henderson shortly after noon Tuesday, one man eras killed and another probably fa tally Injured. The dead la Aeatatanl Road Master Surer and the injured Jamee Mitchell, a negro porter on tht train. The white man was shot through the head and died Immediate ly. The negro waa shot Mha atom ach and was carried Four negroes caps by Jumping from theVun anl “® ta now being pursued. TV troublr occurred near Mlddlebur*Tbetwc« Norllna and Henderson. Conductot Clemente was trying to keep the ne grorn la their part .of the train, whea Uiay became Insulted and the sbdot tag followed. The necrose wpre be tag taken from Virginia to Louie burg, N. Os to work. Pritchard Sees President. Oyster Bay, Special—J. j, w.m»Ki. acting graadmaatar. and F. W. Arnold, grand secretary sad treasurer of tht Brotherhood of Looomotlre Firemen, Thursday presented to President Roosevelt a handsomely engrossed In vitation to attend the Ith biennial con 8!pt*>bw *• The Prteldenl Indicated a desire to attend the con vention If It were possible for him U do eo. Senator Pritchard, of Norik Carolina, who wee at Sagamore Hill when the Invitation was extended, ask ed the President to visit Asheville, 11 he made the trip to Chattanooga. Th< President promised to do ao. Senetot Pritchard also discussed the vacancy onthe Court of Claims bench with Rrenldent Roosevelt. He had beard pU? won,d ^ *»*«■ »<> North “d here to present e ®*adjd»,e- The President strongly In. ww,ld CO to Norik Carolina or Ohio. Rre at Wloatoa-Seiem. Winston-Salem, Special—Fire, which started ta Uie dty at l«:St o'dock Tuesday night, consumed the Va^ha building, a targe three-story structure at the corner of fifth and Trade street, and caused a lose of MO.OSO The tamet ware tret noticed ta the third kory of the building. The origin of the dm it unknown. WEEKLY CIOP BULLETIN Coodtoud From Reports From the North Carolina Section. The majorty of crop correspondents report that very favorable weather con ditions prevailed during the past week, aad that crops bare continued lo do welL Copious showers occurred on several dates, which generally sufficed tor growing crops. The rainfall was too heavy tn aoma eastern counties, where also, notably la Pitt aad Edge combe counties, some minor damage to crops by hall occurred; oa tbs other hand very dry weather continues in several eutreme western counties tn which crops have not materially Im proved. The temperature was above aormai early tn the week, with maxi mum above 80 degrees oa a few days; the nights have been rather cool for August; a marked cool portion occur red towards the close of the week. As a rule conditions ware very suitable for farm work of all kinds. Toung oorn la now filling well, and will aooa be mature: pulling fodder la general; sorghum la doing wall, but tbs canes are beading low. Cotton la reported as suffering from rust Quite extensively, and la al*> shedding forma but probably not more than usually occurs at this seasdn. Plants generally are heavily boiled Indicating a large crop that win mature early; the top crop la promts'ag In aoma sections wbila not so well developed In others. Cotton la now opening rapidly, picking has begun, and aoma n#w baits hare been marketed. Tobacco In the north central portion Is ripening nicely and continues to cure well, with good color. Frequent showers caused second growth ia soma places which will give difficulty in curing und cause leaf to bo heavy and dark colored. Peanuts, sweet potatoes aad field peas are far more promising than expected a few weeks ago. Pall Irish poutoea and tur nips are coming np nicely, and lata cabbages are heading well. Ralna reported (In Inches); Newborn 8.88. Goldsboro 1.87. Lumberton 1.70. Greensboro 0.U, Weldon 0.04. Marlon 0.08. Seattle 0.40, Balsam 0.60, Foster 0.78, Charlotte 0.80. Wilmington 0.80, Raleigh 0.42. RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. Colored Fiend Punished By Mcnbei • of Hla Own Race. LaQrange, Special.—Tom Jones, the negro who last weak cruelly assaulted Mm Smith near Seven Springe, waa hanged and riddled with bulleta about 10 o'clock Monday morning by a crowd of eight or ten persona, who appeared to &e negroea. Sunday night between 10 o'clock and daylight, Jones waa caught coming out of a pocoaln, where he had been con cealed. on the Kenansnlle road, about IWrtt nail— ftoa-acvMr- Spdaga.—Ma nas captured by a posse from Duplin county and nt once confessed hi* crime. Ha waa brought before hla victim, who Identified him and showed the raior he ■tola from her house. He was theo con fined in n barn, from which he waa taken about 10 o'clock by eight or ten persona, who appeared to be negroes, hung to a tree and riddled with bullets. Mrs. Smith, the victim, la not expect ed to live. One eye 1* nearly out and her face terribly lacerated, and her jaw broken In several places A later report says that the negro was not hanged but waa carried to a tramway and riddled with bullets, but both affirm hla death. Albert Dawson, also colored, la being hunted for a similar crime, committed Saturday night at Falling Creek, a sta tion between LaQrange and Kinston, on the Atlantic A North Carolina Rail road. Hla victim la a colored girl. Oold Production. ' Washington, Special.—Geo. E. Rob erta, Director of the Mint, has Issued his final estimate of the production of gold and silver in the United States during the calendar year 1901. Mr. Roberts' statement shows that during the year the United States produced 8,806,#00 ounces of gold, valued at $78,866,700; a decrease of $504,800, or 080.par cent., ns compared with tha yield of 1900. The silver yield for 1901 amounted to 66.814.000 ounces of the commercial value of $38,188,400, which waa 3,433,000 ounce*, or 6 per osnt. lass than it waa in 1900. The to tal value of the precious metals pro duced by tha United Statee In 1901 amounted to $11,796,100, which waa $1,964,100 or 8 per cent, less than the yield for 1900. In 1901 the gold pro duction of Georgia eras valued at $134,600; silver $846. North Carolina produced $66,600 gold and $13,180 all vtr; Booth Carolina, $46,700 gold and |120 sliver; Virginia, $6,800 gold and $430 silver. OkwiI Ntwt Note* Oarasaa ataal and Iron maaufaetor ara bar* formad a traat aad eraatad aa ax port bounty fa ad. Tha Columbian gunboat Boynea, which wan capturad by lnaarganta la now kaaptag Oorammant troop* oat of Paanaan harbor. Tha blockade of tba port of Cara psao, Vssssssls, Is ssdsC Camilla Plammarlon. tha aotad aa atroaomar. la aaearlag aid la havlag a nrw ealandar adoptad by Franco.' Raw, K. Baxtar. of Loadoa, propba aiaa tha mfUaaalum la IMP. Johaaa Kaapar, aa Amarleaa ettU ■aa, to aaadaad la a Oartnaa Jail Par wradlaa military data ta hla youth. rhrMaaiag of Thaodora Ward Ohaa tor, at Hawport, and aftarwnrd rlaltad BsiisCof Lo4fi, Ifiliit, Mm, Rg d ran tar Oermna aad H1Q hold n wafwaai at Saratoga. Praaldant Joho Mltaball, of tha mta an, laid Paopto'a AUUaaa rapraaaata lira that ha art* win tag to do anyth tag la hla poarar la aad tha atrlba. Sir W Ilf rad Laartor and M. Dateaaat aoafarrad ragardlng tartCa batwaaa rtanea and Canada. BILL ARP’S LETTER le Urjes the Presemtioi of Our War Records. CITES NORTI CAROLINA'S EXAMPLE Bartaw Saga Saya Ha U Oettlcg 014 *•4 Waata to Saa Oar Nab la HU, tory Praaarva4. Bill Arp Id Atlanta Constitution. OarteevilU. On.—Editor Constitution: I am not well and may not writs many mors letter* for your reada and there fore writs this one to you to enlist your Interest and hearty cooperation la a matter that la very near my heart and I am sure would be aa near to Toura it yon were twenty years older and had more time. I hare received the lire volumes of history compiled and edited by Judge Walter Clark, now the rtilet justice of the state of North Carolina. This Is no ordinary work. It U on a higher plena than any I have aver eeeft and U to the land what "8enrlee Afloat", la on th eea. For seven yea re of unremitting toll JoAge Clark haa worked on this labor .of love without pay or reward •eve that which comes‘from the ac complishment of a sacred duty faith fully performed. Of course he haa had capable and willing cooperators who out of the IM sketches wrote-1T9 of them. Judge Clark wrote all of the oth ers besides e full half volume (fifth) of graphic events end comments that con cern alt the southern states as much aa North Carolina and which Include* the first published history of the North Carolina navy—the Albermarle and Bhonandoah and Florida and some other smaller cruisers and blockade ranners. It la worthy of mention just here that Commander Waddell, of the Shenandoah, was the last man to keep the confederate flag at the masthead, for hla vessel was In the mld-Padflc Ocean and he did not know of the fall of the confederacy until the 19th of Angust. 1885. and had • sdi. fight with the enemy on June 4. The volumes art beautifully bound In gray and gold. The paper and the printing la of the beat quality and their pages embel lished with over 900 portraits and battle scenes. These portraits are. of course, a reproduction, eight to a page, of the old time photographs that the mothers of the dead and living boys furnished to the engravers. These en gravings ware reproduced by thatpatrl otk southerner. Major Patton, prcal aent of ths University Publishing 6om pnny, New fork, without cost. Ths volumes are quits large, containing 800 pages each. Judge Clark selected the beet men to write the sketches of tlfelr' regiments. TRUTH OF HISTORY GUARANTEED What a guaranty of thuth and culture when we see in this list of contributors such eminent and patriotic names aa Oensral D. H. Hilt, Genera! Clansman Governor Vance and his brother Robert, Oensral Toon Moore (who com piled the roster twenty years ago). Dr. Moaea Hogs, of Richmond and captains and lieutenants by the score. And there are ministers and privets* mingled in whose work Is well and ably done. There were eighty-four regiments and twenty-eight battalions besides th* state troops (horns guards) and every regiment and battalion had one or more historian. It la a magnificent work and If I were a North Carolinian and lived far away I would purchase a set If I had to do without tobacco and whiskey for a month, for the price la only ?5. There are 17,000 name* in dexed In these volumes and I would be sure that some of them were kin to me or my folks. Whet a wonderful state. Their long forebaarlng people twice sent a commission to Washington to plead for peaceful solution and avoid war, but got no promise or considera tion, and then they made war as one assn- and all th* women. They had only 115,000 of fan grown bet of 21 In the state, but they could not keep the boys out and 125,000 troops wart enrolled. What a aad comment must come In here, for It la a matter of rec ord that of these troons 41.000 wers killed or died la the service. 1 have the old roster before me in four volumes containing 116,000 names and appended to every name are significant letters tailing when he enlisted and where and what became of him. BOUNDS AN ALARM. But why aa I writing no taraaaUy about umt Bacaoaa i fa oar ova stat* to do aomathlog of tha kind bo fora U Is forarar too lata. It Is alara lag to road la Jadga Clark's "Harlow aad Oonel onion" how many of kla con tributors dlsd bafora thay bad talshsd tbslr skstebso sad aithar ha or aona othor had to Uka u bp and comp lata It- Now tha eoat of thla work to tha stata Is U par votuwo, which la tha ac tual coot of tha papar, printing, bind ing aad ongrartog. Tha graatar portion la aa rvadahls aad fascinating a* a ro nuaaa aad win brtgnaa np aad taataa tha patriotlaag of oar young maa. whathar thay ha frost North Carolina or Georgia. ' Now, wot of aa old votsraaa wish tha Ooaatitatioo to start this ball La ■otlocL Tear groat papar aaa do tt. triad oat bars of tha 1 you aaa aaUat aa aa npgratars. Wa cannot ataha aa larga aad coatplata a hook oo Jadga Clark hoa mad a, hot wa aaa carta taly acka a roatar, own thoagk Saaatera Clay aad •mm aad Lm Livingston hava to hava a Mil paaocf giving our ngaat tha aaa of tha aoafodarou archlvaa. Judgn Clark had to do that Now plaooo uka Mto load la thla mattar. for It la a sae rod duty wa owa to oar child ran aad their children. 1 aafcod an old private the other day how he could prove hla service. "Oh.” said he. "there are a doaen comrades I can prove It by.” "But when they are all dead and you are dead, how will the children prove that their father or grandfather waa a confederate soldier?" He looked thoughtful and said: ‘I reckon, major, the thing would be lost then." Let's let tha nigger and Teddy alone for nwhlle and work on a bigger thing, □ut I am not done with Teddy yet—not until be retracts and apologises. Your friend. CHARLES II. SMITH. (Bill Arp.) To Dam the Chattahoochee. Atlanta. Ga., special—The Atlanta Water Power Company, which will build a 11,000,040 dam across the Chat tahoochee river, with the objeet of furnishing the city of Atlanta with electricity, was organised Saturday. The following officers were elected: President 8. Morgan Smith, of York. Pa.; vice president Fbreat Adair, At lanta; board of directors, B. Morgan Smith and C. Elmer Smith, of York. Pa.; George C. Smith, of Pittsburg. Pa.; Forest Adair and J. C. Bpaldlng. of Atlanta. The company la capitalised at n. *00.000. ' Dancing Mica. The so-called "walUlpg mice" of China and Japan have been suppoeed to owe their dancing peculiarity to dis ease of the Inner ear. After thorough examination of the earn of these re markable animals. Dr. K. Klahi has reached the conclusion that the or gans are perfectly healthy and that the dancing la an elect of centuries of confinement at the race In small eaaaa- . Seaboard Air Line Ry( Doable Daily Service Mini In Tort, TUsyt, lOinti, In OrlMtt id Points South id VhL IN KrrKCT MAY IS, lBirt. BotrrRWAko. nhilf Noll . Lt. NawTork, Mt.1 JiUpn 1111 am Lt. Philadelphia " *. I rS cun 7)0 am LT* Baltimore. “ - I <8 pet ill am Lt. Workington. W.8.Ry. 7 00 pm 10 II am Lt. BUbmcod 8. A. L. 10 S7*pi» I It par L*. Petorabniy. “ ■* ll so pm S M pa l.r.&orlln* • 115 am 100 pa Lb a«8^*rto7 "■ i h a-s ihpN Lt. RalatgM. ? 4 1. o-4 7s7jff Lt. Bouthan Ptoaa. “ | 0! afl I£7 pen Lt. gamut, _" f SO =3 ~~ Itgpa Lt. OolombTl, | ~ 140am loFlfc. Ar. gaTaatab. ? I SO pm ) 8! am Ar. jatbaoaTlIK " 7 00 pm flOatt Ar. 81, Aoguatlaa »' 7. . .. , 16 5 am Ar. Tampa, ««J am~*>f$jua No. M KoTifc Lt. (tow Yort.ll. Y.P.A M.f 7 M am (Upa Lt. Philadelphia. 10 Ham IT pa LT.Naw lort.O.D.a.8.c!ot » 00 pa>..... ,r7Z £t. BaMlmora,B- A#.Co.. f « » P*a Lt. tffaah'eon.K.AW.H.B..4 00>a Lt. Portan outh. a. a/L ToTpm I I bam Lt. Halloa. " U U pm 11 Uaa Lt. Norltea “ IM am 140 pm Lt Haodaraoa, 1M am 110 pm Lt. Balalch, * 41* am IM pm Lt. Boothara Ptoaa, • I M am * IS pm Lt. Hamm,TMam ID It pm Lt. WUmlagtoA, " . Its pm Ar. 0 harlot ta, •* 10 eldam 10 OS pm Lt. Lhaatarj “ 10 Siam 1 It aa Lt. QraoawooA “ It M pa 14*2 Lt. Atbaaa, “ 1M pm I It ha Ar. AUaala, | " IU pa 7 40aa Ar. Aupaa, ft » W, 0. 4 40 pm. ArTKaaoa. C- ot Oq.. T » pm jilt am S.SSK'IV':*: SSS Ar. New 0>Uaaa,L AN. T M aa . Ar, HaahTUla,NJJ.A Bt.L 4 00 am 4 44 pm Ar. Nampbla,“ 4 14 pm Ilia MOBTHWABD. Dally Dally Mo. ft No. M Lt, Mamphla,W.C.A BCL, H 48 noon 1 40 pm Lt. HaatiTllla. •• s 30 pm >10 aa Lt. Maw OrUaaa.L. A R, fl 00 pm ....... Lt. Kobtla, L.AN.. UMm . Lt. Moattom'ry.A.AlY.P I Mam IN) pm fTe. Maooa, 0. olQa,.... 4 00 aa 4 SO pm Lt. Aoffoata. 0. A H. 0. 10 05 am . Lt. Atlaaia, ~l 8.A.L. IS M aoou 8 00 pa Ar Atbaaa, " 167 pm lisspm Ar Orasawood, “ » 14 pm l M am Ar. Obaatoe. • ■■ 717 pm 4 toam Lt. ftfaarlolta, »• j~lT\.m 4 80 am Lt. WUmlagtoa. " 100 poi . 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