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MORGAISTON N. 0 . Tfl URS D A V ' MAY 3 1 . 1900. .
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BnilUANT LEGAL ARRAY AGREE
UH Urtcatc4 Wall lit Wifl B
fafraacsued Opiate f Ab1 71 lead-
artk Cirtlou Lawyers.
itn. onui about noon, when' tier
t trolled off la pairs, genecaJly a, negro
a t.tl.. , V - . 4.1- L 1
wui ina vi aim wa.it
revenue Dung-smeller or th festive
poUnat-Bart)r all Jjnlted State
ooce-acnaers to tn negro Odd Fel
Fellows Hail.
Her th colored patriot from Cray
o county, tba Hon. Mr. Bryan fooler
ed black) called th bung-smellers and
nrm Iibhm anil bi r. f . K
Pf MAP I th dignified title of 'PnbllciB dlle-
td th Hon. W. n.Ouhford. of Samp
son county, secretary, who was so
black that Ink would make a whit
mark on hi face. Thus organised
they proceeded to bustness.nomlnanng
R. & Whit, cf Bladen county, a white
man In nam aa veil aa face, for elec
tor for the Third district: Sam King.
possible Inducement w. t h.r J.T. I "bite, of Bladen coantr. "due
tt? A bare lalment tit ik fA -v I fat" to tb National ReTublican Con
Fourth and fifth Sections Will' Stand or Fall
Tog
I -. . . - UIC'UO.
taaces, wbtt senae would thtre h...
! lhu or .B7 other
,vu i ui Brra? Wnit .t
1",""" vwa ii nar expect e4 to
a promia. ani w.
Tt HBderslfned lawyer, member
. f tic North CCaroliaa bar, after ha
etxmlned and considered the pro-
il.c34 of the proposed amendment to
if ronstltutJon submitted by the
that the Utement that aach a nrcm! Philadelphia. He la post-
was mad by the party u soTs 7Z I mter at Eliiabethtown and was a
tad absurd utn" I member of the foala Leglttor cf
Avhaterer premises the IVmomH. 18,5 from Bladen in the Houa.
psrty made In the last camMlrVnnon Ulta Btructe4 the llck chair
the subject of suffraxe renerallT or mAa lo PPolnt a execaUre commlt-
upoa any other ruhtr vnr . r,t- tee of aln with power to nam a Con-
lrr:tjtcre of-lfSJ to the people for TO WHITE MEN AND NOT TO Tlir I r0,l candldat later on la tho
t:3t;on. gite It a our opinion that NECRX tlu la th year: and without aay ipwkl"i
,h. 1 amendment U not 1. confl.a cL" ' . ,en road H.niock. of Cray.n
. I wvvu adH B J" linm V Is I . .
eaer me etsie. or me txaerai ticket in thm i. -r.i v county lately pardoned from the
II . " r AO
DemocriUc ticket, becan a rM rml
Ised not to Limit or ahrtrfr-tk ...
.-a- i ue nefnx r demand, thtr-
Ton teep this promlie,-
' m name or th kit. .
I North Carolina, we Drateit wiih imi..
. ' " "" nation arainst the laUmatioB f"., . I nons dam are was done and after
r:h met stand or fall together, and white man Si S!re!e1Soniod hort Mayor Chtnut
tee Democratic ticket becanse of aa 0010 raen Qepmnea- CB Koln and
promls msde In behalf of -nr. tt oC,er we,t- w- 8a:ton. lately
In the laiTeamDalrn th TVnvf.i. but dln dawn the posl-
party did promise the whits rni- Pn flI)Uiy mranj. was expectetj.
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.'Htt.WWlM tail
CVetitBlion.'
further fire it as oar opinion
itxi tie 4th and 5th Sections of said
ii3 laot are so connected In sub
. t irittcr. each so clearly dependent
army court court martial sentence
hid a flsht on th front norrh of tbe
Clinton Hotel. It wa rrnvrel that
Darld B. was n candldst for election
and was defeated, and your cor.es
pondent suppose this fact canted t"
ox ht. as he was th esrre-isur. No
serious damsfe was done and after
mt tt is too clear to admit of a doubt
tU! the 4th Section cannot stand If !
:th Section should be declared un
itir:t-.tlcnal
!t Ir clear this amendment. If ratl-
-i. not disfranchise, either now
r hresfter, any person who was
If entitled to rote at any time
p:cr t lT or whose ancestor was
eat:tJ to rote at any time prior to
t7. either in this State or any State
ta it United State In which he then
rr! !d. proTlded he register once be
fer 1.5. and doe not thereafter be-
dljqualtaed by crime.
J A3. C. Mac RAIL
K. A. Dons t ton, J.A. B.rriiger,
Kotert 1. Urburn.U it. Seolt,
S. H OUlaey,
II. . l!s:l,
J. A. Aolhooj,
C. R. Hoey,
J. L. Webb
E. T. lebn,
K IL Hsjes,
1L A. London.
W. B. Shaw.
J. U. Bridgers,
7. E. Daaial.
W. Kirg,
Riag t Kimball.
Z. V. Taylor. .
A. IL Scales.
D. IL McLean.
J. C. Clifford, .
W. F. Cstter,
8. P. Orsves,
MrT. Lanier,
W. W. Barber,
II. L. Green.
Oeo. W. Bower.
TjJd k Teel,
Q. U Taxk.
J. B. CoancCl,
T. Morehead, P. IL WiJUamo,
C. U. Stednaa.
). H. Ter,
1L W..Tnrter. .
J. 11. Leu'b.
J. if. roo,
IL L fa;ta,
R. E. AaUio.
W". E. Fctatter,
Geo. llcCorUe,
W B. Gsither,
SI. 11 Loersace,
T. E. Gilaan.
E. it. Koooce,
V&rda Beliamr,
Iredell M cares,
11 S. Martin.
Bon d tree A Carr.
JQ'ft MeCIammj,
'Jan ins Davie,
alcXeiH A' Bryan,
Bellamy A- Peschao.
L. 8. Overman,
J no. 8. Ileodersoa.
T. a Linn.
IL Lee Wright,
Waller Mnrphj,
T. T. KlstU.
r rsak Thompson. E. CL Oresrory.
Jac A. Lockhart. IL A. Herd.
r W. Poo.
J. A. Xarron,
W. s. Steveos,
J. A. WsOobs,
A. D. Wsrd.
W. D. Mclrer.
John IL Kerr,
C. a Lyon,
a M. MeLesn.
ILD.W.StsTeason,
D. L. Ward.
L. J. Moore.
U. C. Whitahnrtt, F. a EprnilL
A. W. WaddslL T. W. BiklL
R. B. P.bler.
B. S. Gsy,
r. R. Ilarris.
'CG. Pebter.
.KJ. Caleat.
T. D. Warren.
C L Abernethj,
W. A. Dann.
8. V. Pick ens,
Chsa. Freoch Tom
no WBlt man
suxaa De durranchlred for lack o d
ncaUon or on account o.' his porertr.
and It promised tbe WHITE WOMEN
s well the WHITE MEN of North
Carolina that If It should come Into
Power It would PERMANENTLY EX.
r AuUaii WHITE SCPREMACT
throughout the State. It was opoo the
mm of THESE DOFBLE PROMISES
toat we won the great and glorious
nc;cry or November th
is tne Constitutional amendment
wnic& thst party has submitted to the
people It hss faithfully KEPT THE3E
PROMISES NOT ONE Or THEM
BUT BOTH OF THKM.
The posltloo of the Democratic party
npoa this subject Is not the Tesult of
any conven'tca VecK.rstlona or ante-
election agiutlon any more than the
present attitude of the United otstfs
toward Cuba Is the result of a pr-coa-celTed
plan to turn oat Spain and ap
propriate that fair Uland to oarselre:
but li Is the IneTftable evolution of tbe
aituatlon.
There Is not a tensible man In the
State, of any party or race, who doe
not know that th manlfea'ulons and
developments of the last days of th
campaign forced upon th minds and
consciences . of the responsible ele
ments of wr " people the coaTtcUon
that th good order of society, and th
peace and safety of th, Sute. demand
ed the elimination of tbe ignorant and
rlckms negro roteranl that th amend,
meet. I la response to this feeling
which has become deep rooted la th
hearts as well a In the minds of th
people.
BUTLEi'S RIVAL,
Gr!ad MiJcetU, McD Bar.
E. 11 Cook. A. E Poeer.
J. O; Shaw, Walter E, Moors,
B. MeD Robinson. C. a Cowan.
D. T. G.tea, H, a Robertson,
i u. JJsckeelhen, J. A. tj peace.
Joan 1. Kerr,
E. W. Kerr,
R. W. Cooper,
W. II. Bafin.
T. EL Wilder.
l. M. Cooke,
Blair k Lather,
O. F. Mason.
Francis D. Winston
St, Leon Scull,
BeaL B. Long.
L F. Dorlch.
R. B. Maaaeabnre. F. A. Daniels.
tV.Ii. Tarboroaeh. W. C lfnnro
W. B Allen,
M L John.
W. II. NeaJ,
M. U. Joatiee,
ift Osllowsr,
a Fields,
T. G. Skinser.
Ctss.. Whedbie,
W. D. Praden,
C". S. Vans,
W. M. Bond.
W. W. Zacharj,
L.Thorp,
Jacob Battle,
Icttic k riei.
- tialiert.
J. IL Cook.
J. 1. 8haw, Jr.,
C.C. Pasiels,
J. a Uxzell.
F. A. Woodsrd.
T. T. Thora.
A. W. Or ah am.
A. A. nicks,
J. W.: Hay.
II. M. Shaw,
W. A. Dsvin.
B. & Boyater,
F. P. iIobgood,Jr.,
8iaeIaJr Eay,
D. E. Hadgins,
aaee IL Poo.
iieorge W. Conon.C. M. Basbee,
tl Shepherd, T. M. Argo.
r.jbt, F. Grsj, ArmtUsd Jon,
! G. Bran, - O. W. Ward,
Ho. . Jarris, E. T. Csnsler,
U. C Josee, Chss. W. Tillet,
AraiateadBarwalLW. M. Bmlth,
Wnt Clarlsos, J. D. McCaJL
Hcgh W. En rip, T. a Guthrie,
F. M. Shannenhoan.
. B. B. TfieholsoD. , .
W. B. Bodmsn.
Stephen C Bragsv.
BmaU k MeLeaa.
W. S. Pendleton.
le
X.-Wfeit
Ma
t-'4vatic PttaUes Made
Oaly.
The statement hss been made and
''n repeated, that the Democratic
!?rty ia the last campaign promised
rot to disfranchise, or In any way
'rHge the light of tie negro to rote,
ray. to whom did the Democratic
'-rT make each' a promise? It cer-':-ly
did not make It to the nero.
'-"ause it did not' for th negro
'". On the contrary. It defied the
? rote. It said to th negro: W
not expect your rote; we propose
t yon with the rotei of WHITE
Mux." a said to him: -This 1 a
y.'t man's country, and wblt men
-t and shall role It-" It said to him:
;v prcpose to pot an -sad to ne?r J
' --oldlcg 9 North CiroUca now
fore-- And npen erery slump,
f.-a tte mounUins t) the teaihore.
t 'rniadcd and premised WHIT35
Caakaua Isllsa a Csaaidata far Firtt Bs-
scf ! tks Class f -Art f si DWgerc
Special Raleigh Correspoodence.
RepubUcsn State Chairman lloltoa
must desire to reveal Populist Stat
Chairman Butler aa an "artful dodger.1
Of coarse Boiler and Holton play with
each other' Itanda. When State Chair
man Simmon challenged Holton for a
Joint canvass of candidate, Holton
not lied Butler to also challenge him.
This was don. Then Holton declined
both. He dodged the issue, aa waa to
have been expected, and mad alt
sorts of statement - abut his letter,
which he submitted to a n amber cf th
Republican, lccladlng cf coune,Rev
nue Collector Duncan, and no doubt
he showed It to some Populists also.
ladudlng Dr. Cyro Tbcmpaon. nomi
nee for governor, with whom he bad
a conference.
It Is the current comment that If the
Republican see any prospccU for suc
cess they will begin to Juggl wim th
Populists; that Is make change of th
State tickets. It Is th farmer com
ment that If such change ax made
It will be Spencer B. Adams and not by
Thompson, who will be taken down a
governor.
The Republicans have at least 1.000
men "bosfiwhaclLing In this State.
The revenue deputies are devoting
themselves to It and aa old-timer re
marked this week that moonshiners
.'are having a picnic It 1 no wonder
that moonshlnlng Increases) and that
there are plenty of Illicit distilleries
run In Wake county.
The Democrats will have to "fight
th devil with flr.- They may aa
well get to work on the Individual
rural voters (white.) These are the
people who mind the Republican
and Popollsl bush-whacker are seek
ing to poison. These foslon member
do not say anything to the rural white
voters about the fact that It 1 th
negroes wroca the franchise amend
ment will disfranchise. No, they tell
their hearer thai they are to be dis
franchised. The Democrats need only I
to talk to the people tho "bush
whacked'" and to tell them face to face.
the facta la th case.
There are now four State ticket ta
the field, since th Prohibitionists havs
nominated one. with Henry Sheet, of
Lexington, ssThslr candidal for gov
ernor.
The suDrem court has decided the
last of what were known aa te State
cases that involving the salary or
Theophllu White. Chief Shellfish,
commissioner. The Inaqolty of the
court, th three Republican jostle,
order th Slat Auditor-and Treasurer
to do exactly what th Democratic
legislator aaid waa not to D aoo.
Th court ha tho gone a bow-shot
further than ever before In the matter
of nullification of Democratic leflala-tloo.
but did not arrive.
Postmaster McCarkln. cf Favette-
uiie. was the dude of the convention
and pot on more style than any "dlle-
gate arriving early, driving a well
fed team, a black and a bay. a top bug
gy. etc.. and rumor has IL left la dla-
grat because he did not receive the
honor of presiding as chairman.
Martin Will lama and Sorrel rVe-
aoma, whit, and three daaky sons cf
Ham represented Sampson In th con
vention. One delegate from Bl1en
said his county already had white su
premacy in th Republics party cf
Bladen county, thr having InformeJ
the negroes that they could Toto. but
th whit men of th party should bold
the offices end take th honor.
Severs whit delegates a aid they
would not again attend a convention If
It waa to be presided over by a negro.
Asetkcr Prea scat tcpsblkai fee It.
Editor News: Tea. after mature
deliberation I &all aupport the Conetl.
rational amendment It is the oalr
wsy yet disclosed to me sor the fest
thirty-two year of my observation s
a Republican to pat at reit th vexed
"negro question, and relieve North
Carolina of demagogical and machine
politic of onserupu'un CirtUonr. aad
pet tier ia line-Of the best prosperity
ann Happiness. Its accomplishing
these two events would be a blessing
to both i the black and white races
alike. AND IT -SHOULD NOT , BE
mm MAkEi EXCUSES.
tit
MADE A PARTY 133UEnd I have so
regarded IL I regret to differ la this
respect wlUrsome good men for whom
I have th highest respect, bnt this
Question Is paramount, kept hanging.
a it baa been for years, as a night
mar and a harden npoa the body po
litic WITHOUT SOLCnON. afeatt
for th demagogue and partisan and a
well seriously affecting the peace and
napprae of oar 'whole people and in
directly the Industrial and material
advancement of our State, ft ratifica
tion would be th beginning of a new
era la North Carolina, freighted with
so many good things for all daises of
oar people th "negro question" set
tled, th desnsgoga oat of a job. polit
ical principles discussed on their mer
Its, education, morality aad Christian
ity retnrigorated and peace and hap
piness assured and abounding In ev
ery home, however affiaent or humble.
I have spent thirty-two years of my
beat life In defence of th colored
man's rights.
JAMES a MASON.
Ia repons to the Inquiry whether he
would support the amendmenL Mr.
Mason sent na the above card. Mr.
Mason Is a lawyer of repute and a gen
tleman of Intelligence and Irreproach
able character. He 1 an old line Re
publican, who ha fought th battle of
ht party la season and out of season.
and kept th confidence and respect of
the people. He represented this Sen
atorial district in the Oeneral Assem
bly and has filled many pcmltlons cf
trust In his county and town. His
o pin Iocs are worth much upon any
subject and th more, for the able and
lucid position h take on th amend
menL .
We ar rejoiced to see aach men es
pousing such a laudable eaiue. that tn
which th future well-being of th
Whit Man Is so much at take.Thank
roo. Mr. Mason. Who next? Chapel
Hill New.
Black sad Wkit Affs.
BLACK AND WHITE AFFAIR.
Clinton correspondent of the Raleigh
Morning PosL -
it was a surprise; no one knew of It
until the "dilegat- arrived on th
evening of the 15th. They stopped at
fh CTinton Hotel th nhlt one did.
Th colored brother waa abundant but
the Lord oaly knows wast notai en
gaged his patronage. Tey caocoaseo
the evening of tne lstn. retmejnea in
session nearly all night and began
agala r!y on . the monilBf of th
Mr. CsMvetJ Hakes a Speech.
Correspondence of the Landmark. -
Mesa. C. H. Armfleld and L. C Cald
well appeared as counsel In a law ult
which was to have been tried nerr
Olln Saturday, the 12th InsL. and a
th case was Amatd without golhg
to trial and there being a large crowd
present Mr. Caldwell was called on
for a speech. He made a short epecch
but one of the best apeeche thai has
been beard la this part or the country
la a long time. Mr. C di.la't speak
over fifteen minutes, but he said a
great many things in that hort time
which were very enthusiastically, ap
plauded. He said he had .got back
tome; thai he had made np his mind
a good while ago to com back aa soon
as th old Democratic party got herself
together: said that two year ago i
United State Senatcr attempted to In
trodoc him to Mr. Jia Young, of col
or, but he refuTsed to gir Mr. Young
hi hand; aaid thst sausaed him aad
be made up hi mind fully then to re
turn home; said that be was not a can.
Cldate for any See and didn't know
that he ver would be. but hla beet
time and talsnt was at th aervlca of
the party. His argument for the
amendment was clear and convincing
and will do good. We are glad to wel
come this brlillan .ind aggressive
young msn pack wita us. vt e hepe
e will have tbe privilege cf hearing
him agala before locg. May he lorg
live to dispense light &ad truth aj he
now see' it
Olln. N.
Respectfully, etc.
BACK WOODMAN.
Possibly the coinage of a half cent
would be a convenience in furnishing a
simile when some gentlemen are-trl2?
to tell what they feel like after tbe
conventions baroaaeoomlnaticpa.
ky B Dodged g Joist Discsssiea I
Catapa'g a.
At the Republican Stat Convention
held In this city early In the month,
th Republican office-holders. - who
controlled Its deliberations, had only
one problem to solve, everything else
having been fully cut and dried by
Hanna and Prltchard before the latter
left Washington. That question was
whether to nomtna'.e Llnney or Braum
and meet th Democratic cmdldatra
on th stump or to Dominate a putty
candidal Ilk Adams and run a"bu,b
w hacking" campaign. Th nomina
tion of Adsm mad it certain that
there would be no joint campaign, cer
tainly long Adams "play like"
he Is a candidate.
For some days Mr. Holton, Republi
can State chaLrman,has bad hi tongue
out as Is th custom of tho. who do
not find It easy to write, trying torrame
a letter giving a plauaible excuse for
not accepting th challenge of C air
man Simon to a joint debate. He had
been Ordered to decline on the day
Adams waa nominated, and be has at
last framed a declination In the shape
of a miserable pettifogging excuse and
misleading campaign document wsicn
he designed to have the Democratic
papers circulate for him. Bnt (he will
be dlsaoDOlnted - in this expectation.
They have enough of truth and facts
lthout filling their columns wim noi-
ton's campaign documents.
Holton say la effect that be win
axept the invitation if the Democrats
will: 1. Withdraw the Ccnytltutionu
amendment: 2. Repeal the election
law: 2. Let dead negroes, negro ooya
sad Imported negroes rote aa they did
fa 1896: 4. Compel men wearing rea
shirt to put on black skirts; 5. Quit
talking about negro rule and liaaicai
rascality: 6. Take Mr. Aycock off tn
ticket and nominate a candidate wno
can net dMt talk their dummy cand-
date; 7. Promise never to aisrrsn
dhlae a single on of their 120,000 ne
gro voter. If th Democrats will do
three thin: and talk only about th
difference between tweedle-daa and
twee die-dee, "we will meet you cn ev
ery stump."
"Will you walk into my paxjor,
Said th spider to the fly."
The Democrats feel deeply about the
necessity of ending negro rule and
making It Impcenlble tor lioitona
crowd to pat 1,000 negroes In office as
it did la 189S-M. They do not want
a repetition of the "hell-born dream"
that made the Wiimlnrtxn riot necea-
aary. la tne leu uegutawre, urgeu
thereto by by tbe white people cf all
parties, the Democratic and Popul'st
member submitted a constitutions!
amendment to the people to ascertain
whether they wished to permanently
banish negro rule a they had In No
vember temporarily ended It Suoh
men as Cyrus Thompson, Jc&n R.
Smith and Hal W. Ayer were foremost
In urging ach an amendment and the
white -people demanded it ia order to
prevent other each scenes as made th
blood rua oar the streets of Wilming
ton. "It was a condition, not a the
ory that confronted the white people.
Mr. Holt:n makes much of a circular
Issued by Mr. Simmons dtthlng, the
campaign to the effect thst the Demo
crats did not propose any scheme of
disfranchisement The amendment
now submitted to disfranchise most cf
the negroes and no white men (that
Is Its meaning) is not the result of
premeditation on the part of any set
of men. It is the result of th vigor
ous and not- to-be disregarded com
mand of th great body of th whit
people that sprung up chiefly by reas
on of the riot In Wilmington and tbe
danger of like trouble. If Mr. Holton
doubts this let ftim ssk Dr. Cyrus
Thompson, the Re-Pop-ll-can candi
date for Governor, fcr in November,
1898. Dr. Thompson said:
It la evident that the Democrats
will have to eliminate tbe negro ques
tion now. I do not think that the
people who have given the Democratic
party power will be satisfied with any
thing else than tne elimination or tae
of the negro from politics in Norm
negro from politics In North CCaro-llna."
Dr. T bom peon waa right If thst
Legislature had failed to submit an
amendment-for "the elimination of
the negro from politics' la North Caro
lina" the honest white voters would
hsv felt that they had failed to serve
the State at one of the critical points
In Its history, and Holton. Ayer.
Thompson and "Blaxche, Tray snd
sweetheart" would hare gone about
th State barking and saying: "The
Democrats talk against negro rule but
they refused to take .the only feasible
step to eliminate tbe negro." The
only Populist State Senator aad tn
Populist House leaders voted to sub
mit the amendment. The people will
vote on It to its merits, and not be
cause of whst anv one said or did not
say In th cimpalga of 1898. Every
msn who wants White Supremacy,
who understand the amendment ex
cept pie-eaters and those who want to
get la office through the negro vote,
will rote for the amendment; - the ne
groes and their allies will vote against
the amendment Chco3e ye th day
whom ye will erve."
There Is only one paragraph In Mr.
Holton's letter that needs any atten
tion from white folks. He says:
- and further In -view of the
statement of your candidate for Gov
ernor in a public speech at Snow Hill,
referring to the determination of the
Democratic machine to rule; aaid that
there are three way la which' they
may rule by force, by fraud or by
law. We have ruled by farce, we can
rule by fraud.' "
This a simple, pt?:r. unvsvrnlshe'd,
home-made lie out of the whole cloth.
Mr. Ayrocc never said this. He did
not ssy It at Snow Hill or anywhere
else, st any time, to any audience or to
any IndirlduaL Mr. Holton or.ght to
hasten to apologise for giving circula
tion, eren In Republican newspapers,
to a statement so entirely Innocent 'of
the truth. News and Observer.
ler equipped schools, labor dignified;
politics purified,- and even to ally the
building up of two ' political parties.
Imbued with like patriotic sentiments,
and divided only as to th methods of
accomplishing the same end; the per-
petalty of pur government and the
happiness and prosperity of her peo
ple. ' . --t . . .
"Aa a Republican who ha supported
lta national candidates ever since the-
organJzatlon of the party. . snd ' who
aurwered.promptly Mr. Lincoln first
call for, troops In defence of its prln-
elplesj Lf eel that In supporting the
proposed, amendment I am not only
doing my fluty as f cltisen desiring
the welfare of his State, but acting la
line with' the expressed entlments of
the Immortal Lincoln.
Very respectfully,
"8. B. KENNEY, M. D."
- Dr. Kenney wss born la Oxford
county, Maine, .In the Congressional
district now represented by Mr. Little
field, whose speech' in the Roberts
case attracted much attention. Dr.
Kenney Is a graduate of Dartmouth
College. "He was In the Union army
from 1S61 to 1869 as an assistant sur
geon. He snored to Windsor, Bertie
county. In 1SS7, where be 1 a promi
nent and useful citizen.'
. Tablet NanvE. .
Fr.Gd.f thf Stale. -Th
Windsor Ledger of Ibis' week
contains the following letter from Dr.
Stephen B. Kefeny. addressed to Mr. J.
B. Stokes, chairman of the Democratic
executive committee of Bertie county:
"Windsor," N. C. May if, 1900.
"J. a StolesEsq,: .
"Dear Sir: You have been Informed
correctly. I do Intend to vote for the
constitutional amendment I can ses
no reason why L as a citizen of North
Carolina, desiring the happiness and
prosperity of her people, should do.
oee It; bat I could give you, if neces-
sary. many reasons for voting for
ratification, which means much for
eastern North Carolina. .
"Its adoption means restored confi
dence in the bopest and prudent man
yrement of local ' AfrJn inrr...
fk Slsfyr elVSemarkib's Mare'erssd Us
tfctsTretk CaaieOst
Tbe story was told by a Police Com
missioner of another city who waa la
New Orleans recently on a visit
"Tbe most Ingenious murder I ever
knew anything about," he said, "was
committed by a yonne physician. He
was a rising prsctltiotier st a place
where I formerly lived, and. with your
permission, I will speak of him simply
as Dr. Smith. About a doxea years
ago, aa nearly aa I remember, tlfta
young man went on a visit to a rela
tive la a neighboring city, and one af
ternoon, on tbe third or fourth day
Of bis stay, be startled a lady member
of tbe household by remarking that be
'bad a feeling that some misfortune
-had overtaken a wealthy planter whom
they both knew very well, and whom I
will call CoL James. The Colonel was
a prominent resident of tbe doctor's
borne town and had a large outlying
estate, which be was In the habit of
visiting once a week. On tbe day of
Smith' singular premonition he was
on one of those teurs of Inspection, oat
failed to come back, and tbe following
morning his corpse wss found lying in
a cornfield. He hsd evidently been
desd about twenty-four hours, and
from the appearance of the body
seemed to have been seized pith some
sort Of fit or convulsion.
"Of course the affair crested a great
stir, snd the police .made a pretty thor
ough. Investigation, but the only thing
tbey ound thst merited any special
attention was a small, round vial in
tbe dead man's vest pocket It was
auut tbe diameter of a lead pencil by
four Inches long, and bad originally
contained a couple of dozen medicinal
tablets, which, lying one on top of
the other, filled tbe little bottle to the
cork. A few still remained In tbe bot
tom. Upon Inquiry It was. learned
without trouble thst the tablets were a
harmless preparation of soda, and that
Jonea himself had bought them st a
local drug store. That ended suspi
cion in that quarter, and, for lack of
anything better, the coroner returned
a verdict of death from sunstroke;
Tbe re wss no autopsy. -
"Some time after Jones had been
buried," continued the Police Commis
sioner, "I learned accidentally of Dr.
Smith's curious prophecy, and it set
me to thinking. Eventually I evolved
a theory, bat It was impossible at tbe
time to sustsln It with proof, and for
fire or aix years I kept It pigeon-holed
In my brain, watting for something to
hsppen. Meanwhile, to everybody's
surprise. Dr. Smith went to the dogs.
He began by drinking heavily, gradu
ally lost - bis prsctice, snd -finally
skipped out to avoid prosecution for
cashing a fake draft After his flight
I learned enough to absolutely con
firm my theory as to Jones's death.
What bad really happened was this:
"Dr. Smith owed the old man a con
siderable sum of money and had given
a note, upon which be had forged his
father's name as Indorser. Tbe plant
er was pressing him for payment and
had threatened suit, which meant In
evitable exposure." One day, while
they were-conversing, Jones pulled
ut a little glass vial -and swallowed
one of the tsblets It contained, remark
ing that he took one daily, after din
ner, for aonr stomach. That suggested
a diabolical scheme of assassinstion,
which the doctor proceeded to put into
execution. Repairing to h!s office, he
made 'up a duplicate tablet of strych
nine, and, encountering , tbe Colonel
next day asked him to let blm'have
the vial for a moment so he could copy
th address ot tbe markers froqj) the
label. Jones handed It over unsus
pectlngly, and while his attention waa
briefly diverted elsewhere Smith put
In tbe prepared tablet He placed it
under tbe top four, thus making It
reasonably certain that his' victim
would take It on the -fifth day from
that date. Next morning he left town,
so as to be fsr away when the tragedy
wa,s consummated, apd some myster
Ion, uncontrollable Impulse evidently
led him to make tbe prediction that
fl0s.t excited ' my suspicion.. When - I
msJe certain of all this, I' located
Smith In Oklahoma and was on th
point of applying for' an extradition
warrant, when he anticipated tne by
contracting pneumdniaapd dying. I
thereupon returned tbe cs.se to' its men
tal pigeon-hole, .where it has remained
ever since." 1
. ."Pardon me for "asking," said one of
the listeners, "bnt Is thst really a true
story, or are you entertaining us with
interesting Action T
.""It Is sbsolutely true," replied the
narrator. .
"But bow did you learn the partic
ulars T" - .
"Well," ssld the Tollce Commission
er, smiling, "Smith was like most clev
er criminals ne nau one weaE spot
He was fool enough to tell a woman..
She blabbed."
PRESBYTERTS LAST DAY.
A Number of Committees Have Bees
. Appointed. - .
Atlanta, Oa Special. The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
conclotTedlta labor Saturday. There
woMuuch enthusiasm displayed during
ihenornlng hours over the decision lo
raise a million dollar Twentieth Cen
tury Fund for th benefit of Church ed
ucation. The central committee la this
great work consist of Chairman . Dr.
W. W. Mcore.. jt Union Seminary, and
Vice-President Dr. Coaxle IL Hemp-
niii, or Kentucky, with one minister
and one elder or deacon from each Sy
nod or the Church. It membership In
part 1 as follows:
Synod of Virginia: Rev. R. P. Kerr,
v. u., Kicnmonu: George i. , Caakie,
ivyncnpurg. v
Synod of North Carolina: Rev. J. W.
Btagg, D. D., Charlotte; George W.
Watts, Durham. .. .
Synod of South Carolina: Rev. W. G.
Neville. Yorkrillo: C. K. Graham.
Greenville.
Many imnnrfint matiam wra mn,
aldered ty th AssemblrrW to 11:30 a.
m., when Stated Clerk jAlexander an
nounces uai uis aocKet was ciear ata
the business before the body was fin
ished. A vote of thanks wars extended
to all those who have contributed to
the success of the session and the hear
ty appreciation or tne Assembly was
expressed In many ways to the workers
on the committees and elsewhere. Dur
ing the morning Moderator Martin ap
pointed two important committees. One
was to form a new Sunday school les
son series. It is composed of Rev. E.
C. Murray, chairman. Newborn. N. C:
Rev. O. L Phillips. Rev. Charles Ghlse-
lln. Rev. J. K. Hazen and Major Joseph
Hardle. .
A committee on Negro Evangeliza
tion waa named as follows:
Br. R. H. Rice. Dr. Robert F. Camp
bell. Ashevllle, N.. C, and Elder W. J.
McKlnney, Decatur, Ga.
J The Total Eclipse.
Tbe total eclipse of the sun "which
occurred on the morning of May 23th,
was observed by thousands of interest
ed and awe-inspired spectators.
Throughout most of the belt of totality
the weather condition were favorable,
and tbe phenomenon was - witnessed
without cloud-obstruction. Following Is
the schedule of observation as made at
Wadesboro, N. C:
Eclipse began 7:36.1 a, m., watch
time.
Eclipse ended 10:4.7. watch time.
Total phase, 8:46.S, watch time.
Duration of totality, 1 minute and
12 second.
Centre of shadow passed five miles
south of Wadesboro.
Width of shadow In the locality of
wadesboro 55 mlle3.
The astronomical observations were
very elaborate at a number of points,
and much valuable data will be pre
served by photrgra ph. - -
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Dally Proceedings of the Senate aad.
. House.
One hundred and twenty-third day.
A pyrotechnic discussion of the
status of the Boer commissioners now
In Washington wa precipitated in the
Senate by a resolution offered by Mr.
Allen, of Nebraska, extending to the
commissioners the privileges-of the
floor of the Senate during " their so
journ In the national capital. The res
olution was defeated by a vote of 36 to
21,but cot until a sharp controversy
between its authir and Mr. Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, Mr. Allen maintained that
the resolution was in line with prece
dents, while Mr. Davis contended that
in the peculiar circumstances, the
Senate ought not to take any action
that might be considered a recognition
of Boer diplomats until, the President,
who alone had the power to receive
diplomatic representatives, had taken
action. - " ; .
One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth
Day. This was a day of rasping poli
tical controversy and oratory in the
Senate. With the controversy those
on the Democratic Bide of the' cham
ber, anomalous as it may seem, had
little to do. What by far-seeing Sena
tors is regarded as likely to be the
paramount issue of the approaching
national campaign, was the subject of
two notable speeches one . by Mr.
Piatt, of Connecticut and the other by
Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin. The form
er was an answer to a speech deliv
ered a few days ago by Mr. Bacon, of
Georgia, on his resolution demanding
an investigation of the financial af
fairs in Cuba, Mr. Piatt favored the
adoption of the ' resolution, but de
precated what he declared was a cheap
eort to make political capital out cf a
shameful condition of affairs, which
the Republican party needed no prod
ding to induce it to probe r.o the lKt-
tom.
COUNTY INSTITUTES.
Prague Among Teamsters.
' Manila, By Cable, Th government
corral at Manila has been quarantined.
Ther are four suspected cases of bu
bonic plague among the tewu3tcrs who
are living In filthy dwellings 'yhich will
be burned. Since the murders on
board the steamer El Cmo by the na
live crew, coastwise captiins have bean
tearful of repetitions of the tragedy
and have soldier guards for tbeir
steamers, which hss been, declined.
Three commercial steamers are now in
the bay, their Spanish captain3 refus
ing to sail unprotected, and other in
tend imitating them. The authorities
have returned to the captains their re
volvers, of which they were recently
leprired. OoL Padllla, the rebel gover
nor erf Noera Bcf.fa. was captured dur
lag the recent flghtin at Neuva Ecija
and is now ra jail ne-re.
Engagement Announced.
Atlanta. Ga.. Special. The an
nouncement is made from Savannah of
the engagement of Miss Annie Comer,
of that city, end Hon. Clark Howell,
Jr., editor of the Atlanta Constitution,
the marriage to take place at the home
Of the bride mother, in Savannah,
Thursday, July 12. After tho marriage
Mr. Howell and his bride will leave for
New York, whenco they will sail - for
Europe for a short trip. Miss Comer
Is the eldest daughter of the late H. M
Comer, formerly pi esldent of the Cen
tral of Georgia Rnihv.iy, and oue of the
wealthiest men In the ttate. '
Unknown Vessel Rescued.
Cane Henry. Vs.. Special. W. L.
BolL Weather Burc&i oflldal at Currl
tuck Inlet N. C reports that tbe un
known schooner which has been an
chored during the storm off Whales
Head, N. C was taken from her dan
serous position by the wre:klg steam
er Coley. at 4:15 p. n. Saturday. Th3
Coley, with ibe "vessel in tow, is tiow
steaming north ward and will pass in
the Capes about midnight.-
Vaal River Crossed.
London,- By Cable. The War Office
ha received the following dispatch
from Lord Robert:
"WolvecEoek, Orange Free State,
May 26. An advanced portion of this
force crossed the Vaal river on the
Queen's birthday, near Paris. Ham il
tons column 1 at Boschbank. i Our
scouts are now at Viljocns Drift' on the
front north of Wolrehoet Tho local
mine are uninjured and work 13 get
ting on as ueuaL There-is no enemy
this side of the river. Hunter reached
Vryburg May 21."
Brevities.
In the recent storms off tbe Oregon
coast eleven Usher men were drowned.
Edward E. Poor has resigned as pres
ident of the National Park Bank, of
New York.
C M. Davis has purchased the woolen
mill of the late Joseph Gould, cf North
field, Vt
Ohio Phobltlonists have nominated a
State ticket, headed by J. Knox Mont
gomery for Secretary of State.
There, arc not less than twenty-Are
colonies of Hebrews, most of them
thriving and self-supporting, in Judea,
Samaria, Upper Galilee and in trans
Jordanie regions, with a total of 4,500
nltnlita anrf afwint 1 HOrt hlra1 T-Ta.
Car Carry Three Down To Death. .
"Akron, Ohio, Special. Three . men,
James MacMahon, Michsel Penders and
K. Welker. were killed and a number
of other seriously .Injured aa a'resui1
of an accident to a work train early
Saturday on the Akron and Cuyhoga
Falls Rapid Transit (electric) suburtaii
line. The brakes on two cars loaded
with gravel; and carrying about a doz
en workmen became disabled at the
top of a steep grade. The cars rushed
down the Incline at a terrific speed.
Nine of the workmen jumped from th
ears as tbey sped along, and were rar
loosly injured. . - - -
Go Hundred and Twenty-Fifth
Day. The Morgan resolution calling
on the secretaries of war and navy for
information relative to the cost. of,
transportation of troops and supplies
to the Philippines was agreed to. The
Bacon resolution directing tee com
mittee on relations with Cuba to in
vestigate the receipts and expenditures
in Cuba was called up.
Mr. Platf, chairman of that commit
tee, spoke at length. Gen. Wood, he
said, had been led to suppose, about a
month ago, that there had been irre
gularities In the service under Mr.
Rath bone. He immediately pressed
an unsparing . inspection, ne - gave
Gen. Wood credit for the discovery of
these wrong doings and the adminis
tration credit for probing them to the
bottom. The disclosures, he added,
are a direct brow to every citizen of
the United States and the wrong do
ing Neely's embezzlement the. more
sad and shameful since it occurred
where a great work : of " freedom, and
philanthropy is. going on.
One hundred aad twenty-sixth day.
The Senate agreed to the resolution for
an investigation toy the committee oa
Cuban Affairs of the Cuban postal and
other Irregularities, eulhonzirg tne
committee to visit Cuba, if ncecf3:ary.
to pursue the Inquiry. Beyond this the
proceedings were of little general in
terest some time being given to the
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill with
out completing it and to District tf
Columbia business. One of the latter
measures provides extensive depot and
terminal improvements In WasfcListon
for the Pennsylvania and Baltimore &
Ohio Railroads and for the removal of
the historic "Long BriJgc," the high
way from the South to the Ntrth dur
ing the civil war. - . .
. HOUSE.
One Hundred and Twenty-second
Day. The House passed a special
River and Harbor Bill carrying $400,
000 for surveys and emergency work
and devoted the remainder of the day
to the Alaskan Code Bill. Very little of
the three (hours' debate was pertinent
to the measure. General debate was
closed and fctar pages of the 617 pages
cf the bill were disposed of before ad
journment r v"
' One hundred and twenty-third day.'
The House, under suspension cf the
rules, passed two Important bills re
ported by the committee on labor, one
to extend the 8-hour law to all labor
ers employed under contract on gov
ernment work 'and the other to prohib
it the Inter-State traffic In prison-made
goods by bringing tfiem under the jur
isdiction of the police powers of the
State. ' 1 - .
One Hundred and' Twenty-Fourth
Day. The leading feature of the day's
proceedings in the house was a very
able speech by Mr. Small, of North
Carolina, on the postoffice , bill. ,The
House- session. was brief. .
Aa Interesting Letter from Superln
T tendent Mebane,
Superintendent C H. Mebaae has ia
sued the following letter to the various
county superintendent and school di
rector:' ..; ". .'
"Dear Sirs: I wish to refer you to .
section 19 of the School Law, which is
as follows: .
"The county board of school direc
tors of any county may annually ap
propriate an amount not exceeding fif
ty dollars out of the school funds cf tho
county for the purpose of conducting
one or more, teachers Institutes " for
said county; or tie county boards of .-
school directors of two or more adjoin
countles may appropriate an amount
not exceeding fifty, dollars to each .
county for the purpose of conducting -a
teachers Institute for said counties.
at some convenient; and satlaractory
point and the public school teacher ot
the said county or counties are required
to attend said institute, unle3 prevent
ed fromuttending by sickness or other
good cause. . A county teachers' Insti
tute under this sections saaii De con- -
ducted 'by the county superintendent cf
schools, ssited by some memoer ox
the State board of 'examiners, or a
member of the faculty of the normal
department of the University of North .
Carolina, or the State Normal and In
dustrial College, or of the Agricultural -and
Mechanical College at Raleigh, or.
by some practical teacher appointed by
said State board of examiners : Pro
vided, that the local and traveling ex-
Denses of the persons thus appointed
ghalT be paid out of th general public
school fund of the county by order of
the county board of school directors:
Provided, that the teachers' institutes
shall be held for the white race ant -the
colored race separate and apart
from each other." . - v-. r
Tt does seem to me that the time
has come for members of every coun
ty board of school directors to realize
that they must do all they possibly can
to help the eteachers of their respec
tive counties to better prepare themsel
ves for their Important work. -
"So, my friends, the question of a
county institute once a year ought to
be an established fact, and the only
qestion with you in, regard to It should
L be: How may we have the best.lnsu-
tute? How may we best serve the
teachers' heeds of our country? . How
may what we do this year add to what
we did last year and prepare the way ,
for what we did last year and prepare .
the way for what we expect to do next
year? "
Send your requests in for mea - aa
leaders In the work. Professors Mclv
er, Joyner and Claxton, of tho Normal
and Industrial College, can and will .
serve several counties, The Agricul
tural and Mechanical College profess
ors are also required to do some of this
work, and if these can not supply all
.the demands, we have good educators,
whose services can be had tfor a small .
compensation. Let us have an eduea
tional awakening in county institute
work. Our public school teachers haves
not the means to go off to summer .
schools, but all can attend a county In
stitute and get .new life, new zeal and
new Inspiration In the work. -
"Will you do this much for Hie teach
ers of your county?
"Yours truly, '
"C. H. MEBANE,"
- "Supt Public Instruction."
, A VeavIng Boss Slain.
' Gastonla, x Special. At Bessemer
City Friday afternoon about 6 o'clock
John Lv Odell, boss w.eaver In th
Southern Cotton Mills, was fatally x
stabbed by C M. Davis. Odell had dis
charged Davis. - DaTia went ' Into tho "
mill two or three times and was put
out by Odell. The last time he waa
ejected) at one door and went around '
and came in at another, walked up to
Odell, who was In the passage, way.
and, after a few words, stabbed him in
the neck, severing the Jugular vein,
and ran. Odell ran out the door alter
him,1 but apparently realizing his aw
ful calamity, turned and tried to get .
to the drug store. He had barely
crossed the railroad when he fell,
dead, - v -
Tar Heel Notes.
The DOTtlora of St Mary's "college.
Belmont that were burned Saturday,
will be rebuilt during the summer, and
the school will resume its regular work
In the falL : '
President Charles D. Mclver of the ,
State Normal and Industrial College,
says there are on file applications f or -
admission of City per cent more waa
the present number of students.
Fire Insuranco.
Xife Insurance
Accident Insurance
Steam Boiler Insurance
Employers Inability Insurance
We represent the leading companies of th world, and write policies at
th lowest rate. Among the companies we represent are: ; ) " " .
The Hsrtford. the -Etna, the Continental, th Hamburg-Bremen, th
Fhcenix, th Lancashire, the Caledoois, tbe Virginia Fire and . Marina, th
Virginia State, the Delaware, the Pennsylvania, and the North Carolina
Home all first class fire companies with assets aggregating $4.0,000.000. v -
We also represent the Penn Mutual Life, the Jfnoinix laie, ana toe y. ot
Fidelity and Casualty Co.. and Standard Acoident Co. s Can write you any
kind of Insurance yon want to aay amount; and w also represent Steacard
Guarantee Companies that will write all kind of ; 1
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for public officers, contractors receivers, and all persons who have to gir
bonds to any amount Call on us for rates or other information. .
Office in Hasazan Building. AVJLisx. ivnin astiua.
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BURKE COUNTY - BANK,
MOROANTON. N. 0.
RES P ON SIB! LI T Y9 S300.000.00.
CLEMENT GEITNEB, rresideat'
K. C. 1IENZIES, Vice-Fresideat
A. IL INGOLP, Cashier,
G. IL COLLECT Telle.
Doeo a General Banking : BuQjneGQ,
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