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. ' RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY, NQVEM BERy4i' 1900 TWELVE PAGES.
No 137
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ONEREPUBLIG OR NONE
Bryan on the Supreme Issue
of the Campaign
WINDING UPTHECANVASS
floilns Ills Work In Chicago with a
IS'nmberof Speeches He Asserts that
There- Would Have Been tio Such
Crisis as that Which Confrouts the
Country at Freent Had He Been
Elected Fonr Years Ago
Chicago, Nov. 3. William J. Bryan
began at noon his closing speeches in his
campaign as Democratic candidate for
tin Presidency of the United States.
A dozen speeches yestorlay Kept Mr.
Bryan up until 1 a. m. He was up tally,
however, and received many callers. At
noon he attended a luncheon givn by
the Iroquois Club. After a br:ef speech
t-arriages conveyed the party to the
stork yards, where the second speech
o:i The day's program was made. He
said:
"I have had imposed upon me in this
campaign a great duty and I have per
' formed it to the extent of my abbility
and ro the extent of my stiength. My
responsibility ceaes. so far as this cam
paign is concern Al next Tuesdaj. If I
have any further responsibility it wiil
be the fault of the people; it will be f r
them to say whether I shall remain a
private citizen or become a public ser
vant. "I am glad that in this campaign we
haw the support of many who were
against us before. I do not criticise
tbeni harshly, and, I did lurt win u I hey
Meft us. because I believe that the great
' majority jf tnem left lec.ui e tuey
. conscientiously believeil that the eu -jtry
was in damr.-r. I did not asriee with
them in that; 1 did uot WMieve tbat the
people or the country would le in dan
ger because of my election, air.l I ih.ikc
the statement to you -now that if I ha 1
been elected we would not imw be con
l'ronred by the crisis that is lefoie us.
"1 believe that those who vcud agjinsf
me were at least in nearly .all t-a-cs
aueu who v.ted against, mo because they
thought thw weiv doinf their duty to
their country. -When I heaid the night
of election that an old gray-baird man
fell upon his knees and thanked Gcd
that the country had been saved, I kmw
lhat he was expressing the sentiment
of his heart.
"The many who thanked God that I
was defeated then are now praying th .t
1 stall not be defeated arahi. It d;s
ncc mean that they have thangid their
sentiments since then. It dots no; :v.-ce.-sarily
mean that they have charged
in their opinions, ur.on th? question-
-k;(S iwt nm-n mount then: hUt It O ' S
w, snail nave any reouuui-.
"Our appeal has been to the conscience
and judgment of the American peonle.
I am lad that this is tne on:y Kino
, ... . ....11 . it
an appeal mat n vuii m;iK.- n
it is niv destiny to be President Oi the
I'nited States 1 do not want to fe d th.it
1 am President because .scmelody wns
bought to vote forme or cnm-elhd to d
it againt his will. I believe with those
who believe in the principle that w.
Maird for, that if I am elected th re ;s
a great work before me and if 1 am
called upon to perform that work I
want to feel that I have behind me the
hearts of thr Amer'?an people as will
as their votes: and if I have their hearts
behind me and if . am elected, as 1 mut
b. elected, if elected at all. bcaue
thev wrnt me elected, and. thereafter,
m v" own purpose in life will be to di
appoint no honest man who voted for
j nie. . , . .
' 4-I cannot hope that my administra
tion, if electetl,will be free from mis
takes, for I contend that perfection js
int to be found in this world, and that
nil that we can do is to approach it as
aiearlv as wo can with the light b:for
1 is with a sincere purpose to do what
'd right. ,1 cannot hope .ot to link"
mistakes, but I irromie' you that if I
a 111 elected there will be four years ;:i
I this countrv wlien ro vU'ica h?re or
foreigner ahroad will have any doubt
t that the Declaration of Independence is
the law of this lruid."
GOING IIO.TIE TO VOTE
. Hundreds In WaliIn;ton Apply for Re
duced Rate Certificates.
1 Washington, Nov. 3. Over five hun
i died voters applied at Democratic
i headquarters at the -Metropolitan Hotel
' yesterday for certificates to entitle them
; 't the reduced railroad fare for vo:et.
f This is the largest number of persons
applying for voters tickets on any day
of this week. This morning before the
, arrival of the joint ticket aeent at the
kotel, fifty voters were in line waiting
'to get the necessary order that would
1 entitle them to the reduced rates. Most
of the tickets sold were for Indiana,
New York, Maryland. Virginia, West
.Virginia, Ohio and Illinois.
: The Democratic voters who are em
ployed in the departments and othe:--i
wise engaged in business here are tak-
ing a more active interest in the cam
paign this :rear than they did four years
; ago. There were also a crowd of appli
cants at Ilenuhlicain headquarters l?m
, oring for redlcer railroad fare. It was
: common talk in Republican circles ted y
t that impecunious Republican voters wh
.reside in the close and doubtful Stafs
are Suiplied with "free transportation.
CONFL1CT1ISG CLAI.tfs
Virginia Democrats Expect More Than
Republicans Will Concede,
(Richmond. Va., Nov. 3. The cam
Yaign practically closed in Virginia to
night. Virginia s. electoral votes will go
t Bryan, but the Republicans say they
are confident that the Democrats w?!l
Jwc two of .their nine congressmen. Geo
iral Jaoie A. AValkcr in the Ninth (lis-
mean that four years of iCepub-.oan rule ' t J u7e Counter "Deiras-tcl- the country winch ne vmted. It as im-
brought us face to laiv w.th a f . , x wo;ii,i ai0t al-1 possible to nraintlm that belief now.
greater question .ban that wh.ch has jV.'j;,,; l ussh1. saiJ: j He is due to arrive at t Marseilles ,i So-
been l fore this country. I b u:VoUnt i)eCa-tllane has onlei-ed hU j vember lOrh. and uniess Boer activity
l.-ve the issue today i eyen srnt-T , closed 'to all leporters; therefore, is materially suppressed within -the
than was the Lssne of 1S00. for thc th y' - interview with him that week, which is not to he xicted, it. is
piestion was whether wehould have ;b miuted bv various papers arc weriously iossiblc that sooe ,prwer may
one republic or two muba. but mrv 1 bohop;;!t that divortv piocceJ-! seek to advise Kngland to arrange a
the issue In tins ctmpaign is whether f " d Is W.te:y un- Ueitlrou-nt. That .t-lnt advice wU be
triat, they say, is likely to win back his
seat from Judge W. F. Rhea, the Dem
ocratic incumbent, and Colonel It. T.
'Hubbard, they claim, has a good show
to win the seat wrested Xrom the It e-publfca-ns
in the Tenth district two years
Hcwns an the lenth district two years
; but the . Demarcate sy ty viJ
ze a -clean sweep. At Demc'cvat'o
ago
niaue a clean sweep
headquarters to-night they claim 2i,000
majority for the State and a solid del
egation. The Republicans ciaim three
congressmen and a fighting thanes foa
the others.
ON THIS RACING TURF
Horses that Won In Yesterday's ETents
at Empire City
New York; Nov. 3. Results at Em
pire City track:
First race, about 3-4 mile Trumpet 1
to 2. Trestidigitator ," to 2,-Rinaldo 7 .'o
1. Time 1:11 1-2.
Second race Due mile, 70 yards
Dan Cupid 3 -tol., Brisk 3 to 1, Bel
grade 7 to ."1. Tinio i:4i 1-2. I
. Third race, about 3-4 miie-Cold Heels
8 to A. Cuiuet an inula 7 to 5, The Rhymer
0 to 7. Time 1:1.1:'.
Fourth race, 1 12 mile James
1. King Barleycorn 7 to 2, Fink
7 to 2. Time 1:.V.
Fifth race, 5 1-2 furlong? Lady
man 9 to 2, Aisora 7 to 2, Minor
2 to,
Coat)
iav
Da'"y 7 to 2. Time 1:08 3-4.
Sixth race, mile. 70 yard TriHo C to
." King Bramble 3 to 1. (Purs? divided '
dead heat. Alsike 0 to 2. Time l:4o 3-1
Entries for Monday at Aqueduct
First race, about 7-S miie, sel.ing
Island Prince 113. Olea .109. -Miss Mitch
ell 10. Templar 105. Belle of OiLans'
111. Rlnaldo 109. The Chamberlain'
109. Miss Hanover KiO. Flax-Spinm r ,
111. Decimal 9S. Excelsis 103. Henry
Mi-Cons. Midnight t himo HT2. A?ex
105. Huitzilopochtle 11(5. Butfaon
Balkan 103. Olivor Me. 108.
108,
Stvonvl race, 5-S miie, maiden 2-ye.ir-i
old Automatou 112. .C01 uelian 112, ln
falliable 109, Orient a 109. Helen O'C.
109. fuie Fishermbrtn 112. Velanquez
109. Tour iW. All's Well 109. Don Hen
rietta 109, Isaac Hopper 112, Hani Vice
112.
Third race, 1 1-16 mi'e, sealing mi-.
13 110. Olea J7, Westbaden 95. Lance-;
woid 94. Brisk 102. Mis Hanover 93,;
Kadford 103. Sir Florin n 105,
Fourth race, mile ami 70 yards, all'
ape, handicap MoMeckin 122. Kaiuara
110, First Whip lo3. Potente 105. A1-.
sike 97. Prestidigitator 95. Annoy 92,
UP'in Or-m on de !M. The (lold ll lTPlCtf.
90. Queen 'arnival SvS. Unsightly S8.
"Fifth raeeo. . 1-2 furlongs. 2-yc-ar-old.
sellin- Yorks-hire Boy 102. Iono
Fislicrman KM. Tcnario 100,
Drogheda
Aiiinmsit-v KM), lalcose
10, Cher-"
i-;, lllTt. On te Itlgllt About
T1 e
Puritan 112. Queen
Car.iival 9-1. Ir.ly
Padden 94.
Sixth race, mile and i0 t'-ards, 3-ycn.
old lcx dieist er 1X5. Wntr-eur. 10S
First Whip HO, The Amazon 108. re-
tidigitator 108. Iroquois Bell ICS. M ig-j
e lv!nt J.', c a;r . "
ble 111. Randy 99. 'ar.id 100. Ka
mara 10t, Iiadford los. Philippine 0G.
ANNA TRUSTS COM
Countess' le Casttll:ne Encourages
Her Husband's Kxtravajance
Paris. Nov. 3. A correspondent tcdayj
interviewed an intimate fiiend of Count (
Boni Dethustellane in i-egtrd-to the ap- j
'founded, and I trust you will print an
emphatic durirt.l that -any sunh :r.!tion,Js
eo'iteui'latel. The countess is vevy fond j
of her husband. There has never been
fho slightest ouarrel between them and
she has accented and
" -C? "
cTi'roirra:d ai the
ex:i eases because she
thought she con..
relv on her b;t hcs. '
The chief expenses of 'the eofm wcire:
lr his vacht. l.HX.0i0 fraucs: for the
bazaar oh.'wite. l.OOO.tKK) francs; for his!
cattle 1,(H.K,U00 francs; for nurcha-e of
.mrinuities. lO.OliO.OtKl francs; and for:
nationalist politics. 2.0K).000 francs. Bo
sides this he is-taited and -pa'd newspa
ners for conducting rvn anti-lKreyius
campaign.
The count and countess are oppord
to tne Jews and di.i.ii e t.!:ar they have
been victimized by those peple. They
say they have bera voCbel in all the.r
purchases and t specially in the mat
ter oif buying antiquities. Partial pay
ments which have already been made
represent double the value of hese pur
kases. APPEAL FOR SOBRIETY
Lord Roberts Asks People Not to Treat
Returning Soldiers
London, Nov. 3. (Jeneral Roberts has
written a letter to the press, in which
he appeals to the people not to give
intoxicants to the returning soldiers.
"1 am proud," the commander-in-chief
says, "to be able to -record with the
most absolute truth that the conduct of
'the army throughout has been exem
plary. Not a fringle case of serious
crime has been brought to my notice.
The men bore themselves like heroes on
the ba title-field, and like gentlemen on all
other occasions."
He adds that he makes this appeal
to, the people because the giving of
drinks to the stddiers when they were
leaving for South Africa caused dis
tressing and discreditable scenes.
Fighting on Mtansl Frontier
Tendon. Nov. 3. The Pall Mall Ga
zette this afternoon-publishes a dispatch
from Ichow. which says heavy lighting
has occurred in . the mountains of the
Shansi frontier. , ' .
An Anglo-German force of 1,500 men
command ed -by Colonel "Von Norman
stormed Tzching-Kung pass. The ChW
nese occupied - a strong position on the
crest and stubbornly resisted. They
poured a hot enfilading fire on the .
vance party of Germans under Major
Von Forrestier. J he British Bengal
Cavalry and Mounted Sappers, dismount
ing, scaled the heights, turned the eue
mv's flank and relieved the Germans.
A Japanese Chrysanthemum Show
Paris, Nov. 3. Baron Hoyoshi, the
Japanese minister to Great Britain, cele
brated the birthday of -'the'-Mikado, who
was I Krn November 3.-1852, by a chrys
anthemum show in tho Japanese section
of the Exposition. . Over, six thousand
invitations have been issued and every
body of any importance now in Pan
was present. The chrysanthemums were
exquisite, and everything was done in
the perfect taste characteristic of the
Japanese.
' . . . t ih ,iKtPi: n mart
AFRICAN WAR GOES ON
, , T
; DOeTS tntireiV I 00
J
Nimble
for the British
FREE TO ROVE AROUND
v -When
They Attack the British
Least
Expected During tl Past Week.
They Held Up Fonr Trains and Took
Supplies-Boer Women Irreconcila
bly Bitter Toward the Conquerors of
Their Country '
London, Nov. 3. The
of the Boer war is well
strong revival
timed to syn
chronize with President Kru gear's arrival
in Europe. The ivosition in Soutn Af
rica of the
worse .-than
IYetoria 11
Beis no Ion
Biitish foi-ces is decideJly 1
when they first ''occupied 1
June. The fact that thej
ger have an important fixed )
position to be attacked lias left tnein
free to indulge 5n -the ubiquitous roving;
warfare which they are prosecuting with
noh exraordinarv success. The British 1
no longer have any definite objective.
for heavy operations and are as far as
ever from acquiring equal nimbleness
wth the Boers at scattered fighting.
The burghers are now masters of the
country in the western Transvaal around'.
Vryburg. They also hold all the keys
fro the southern Free State, and haye
repeatedly held the main railway from
Jretoa-in to Cape Town, above Ihe Or
ange rjver. They have held up four
trains there this week and have taken
supplies. They have also compelled the
small Brit teh garris-oois atItaddersburg
and Ventersburg to surrender. They
took the arms and suppiic, but libera
ted those who surrendered, not wishing
to have them to feed.
This unbroken list of successes has
; liad a natural sequel in increasing the
activity of all the commandos. The
natural -result is that IVjtha. DeW-et'and
j Dehirney a re
all as
strong
When
as they were
supplies are
1 four months
ago.
short they swocp down
whh-U the .British hold
on sonift village
and which they.
know is well tilled, and -help. inem-GliTes.
leaving checks on the Transvaal or-the
Frei? State rrovernnien.
The uni-eco-uicilabie bitterness of the
Boer .women is extraordinary. It was
the women and othcir neutrals , thrk
brought tihe ' Boers right inti l'acobfrd'al
and PhillTpoli. of -vhrch they overpow
ereil the -garrisons. . . . f . A -..-,
Everything is rapidly drifting into an
iuipractirable race war involving every
body living in the country. When Pres
ident Krugor sailed from Pel-agoa Bay.
it was immediately declared .that he was
private, embarrasKiug onlyi to
rcjectea is certain. imt ttie -offermJs
it will continue the Boeir belief that th
struggle for iudepe.11d-.Mice is-not hope
less yet. Meanwhile the Uklsnders are
becoming -a menaio to the British au
thorities. Sir Alfred Milner by -ref us
ing to allow passes for any "poor .Tews
to jvturn to Johannesburg, has made
an occasion for agi ration, the TJitland
ers accusing him of a wchemo' ito plant
rne iransvaat witn isrltisji families to
the exclusion of its previous foreign
population.
Football Scorei
At Princeton: Princeton 0, Cornell 12.
At Cambridge: Harvard 17, Pennsyl
vania 5.
At West Point: West Point 0. Y'ale 18
At Bethlehem, Pa.
high 0.
At Hanover, N.
Lafayette 34, Le-
II.: Wesleyan 1G,
jjartmoutn o.
At Clinton, N. Y.: Hamilton 35, Trini-
t Carlisle.
Pa.
Dickinson 49. Getty s-
burg 0.
At WilMamsitown, Mass.: Williams
Holy Cross 0.
11,
At Williamsport, Pa.: State College 5.
Bucknell 5.
At Chicago: University of Iowa 17.
University of Chicago 0.
At Minneapolis: Minnesota G, Wiscon
sin t.
At Champagne,
due 5.
At Ann Arbor,
Indiana U.
111.: Illinois 17.. Par
Mich.: Michigan 12.
At Providence: Brown 12,
ham Athletic Association 5.
Need-
Golden Admitted to BU
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 3. Attorney'
Briggs, for Green Golden, indicted' as
accessory to the murder of Williant
Goebel, made a motion for bail for Gol-.
den before County Judge Moore todav.
The" court granted the motion and fixed
Golden's bond at $5,000, which will be
furnished. Golden s case was called at
the last term of court, but continued," :
Uolden is the only one of the prisoners
who did not ask a change cf venue.'
His case will be called at the January
term. V
Imperial Edict Published
Washington. Nov. 3. The State D
parment issued a bulletin containing
copies or ftnree imperial edicts issued
bv the cm nese eniperor and received
through Minister Wu Ting-Fang. . The
edicts appoint Ian Kun Yih and Chans
Chih-Tung as envoys to treat for peace
jointly, with Earl Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching. General Jung Lu is also
appointed commissioner.
. -
."Mob Violence Feared
Lodisville, Jvy., Nov. 3. Jim Howard
and Henry Youtsey, convicted of fhe
murder of William Goebel, will be re
moved from Frankfort to Louisville jail.
The officjal reason is not stated, but it is
said tto be a fear that mob violence might
be attempted against them in the event
of Yerkes election as governor, which,
it is freely predicted, would mean their
pardon. - ;
PARADE IN THE: RAIN
Republ
ipan Business Men Out
in Large Numbers
AU-TflAPES REPRESENTED
TwnmtnT Mca Take a Hand. 1b the
JDseoratlons Rooseyelt Bides in an
- Open Carrlaso and Takes the Weather
In '"' Common
with the Marchers
widen the First
to Occupy Seats In
the Reviewing Stand
i
' New York, Nov. 3. The day opened
with a cold, drizzling' rain, but, notwith
standing cue unfavorable weatner condi
tions, the business men's Republican pa
rade was a success. The crowds were
not as large as they would-have been
on -a clear daj', but those present in line
were filled with enthusiasm.
;The streets along the line of march
were' beautifully decorated. The down
to ivn section of Broadway was a blaze
of color Yrom the enormous number .
flags'- displayed. In , some of the sky
scrapers each window displayed the stars
and stripes, and in each -block, Iron,
the Battery to Fourteenth street, there
was' a . large flag bearing the names of
Mclvinley and Roosevelt.
The. jfirst business organization in the
line J wsas the Wholesale Drj'-goods Re
publicans, who marched an ten sections.
They wei-e followed by representatives
of . the clothiers, merchants, tailors, re
tail . dry-goods men. the haberdashers,
milliners,, tne coal trade, lumbermen, u;
furniture trade, hatters, florists, builders,
tile paper "trade, the hide and leather
trade, the shoe trade, the cotton, and
coffee exchanges, the tobacco trade, the
bankers and brokers, Republican Sound
Money Club, and in fact representatives
of 'practically every branch of business
in. "the city. Included in the marchers
was a large division from Brooklyn.
A t" different points along the line of
march- were wooden poles, about twenty-
live or .thirty feet in height, erected
the Democrats, on wrhich there were such
sentences as the following:
:'The trusts can make you march, but
they . cannot make you vote against
Bryan." ,
' VThis as a trust parade, and not a
Republican parade." -
U11 some of these pdles were portraits
of Bryan and Stevenson. - Each of thgse
poles was guarded by a policeman.
When Governor Itoosevelt arrived at
the; Bntteryihere4 was prolonged cheer
iug. He was accompanied by First Viee
PrcHent Charles F. Homer. Second
Vice-T'iesident Frank Brainard, and See-
re'tarjr E. A. Drake, of the committee
which had arranged today's demonstra
tion ' ' .
After about fifteen minutes of delay
the head of the line started, with ithe
candidate for the vice-presidency in an
open barouche. It was suggested to him
that it would be advisable1, to raise the
hood of the barouche, but the governor
declined to shield himself from the rain,
saying that he could stand it as well
and better than the thousands who were
to 'march in th parade.
- Platoons of police, in charge of cap
tains, and , inspectors, were, early on - th?
scene. The: first persons to take sea's
in the reviewing stand were women.
Half a dozen well-dressed women brave.;
the east wind and arrived shortly before
0 o'clock and took seats under 'the shel
ter of a tree around which the stand
we s constructed.
Within" less than a block of the spot
'where the governor was to take his
place as reviewing officer was stretched
one of the many strips of muslin '
up by Tammany Hall and bearing the
words: "
"They may make me parade, bint they
cant make me vote against Bryan.''
This was stretched across Fifth avenue
at Twenty-sixth; street, and. like all the
'others, was guarded by .a policeman
instructed to keep any one from damag
ing it and tearing it down.
Reason to Be Proud
New Y'ork, Nov. 3. The Republicans
have reason to be proud of the sound
money parade which they held today.
Rain came down steadily during the en
tire day until the parade broke up. Be
tween 130,000 men and boys were said
to be in line, and the streets resounded
with greetings to the hero of the day
Theodore Roosevelt. He rode in an open
carriage up Broadway to the reviewing
stand at Madison Square, where he
alighted and viewed the passing legions.
He was given a flattering greeting along
the entire route, and the cheers for him
as the choice for Vice-President four
years hence "Avere loud and frequent.
The governor enjoyed it all immensely,
axnd stood up In his carriage frequently
and waved his hat in ansyer to the
greetings. The crowds which viewed the
procession were not as large as those
of loOO. This mav have been due to the
wretched weather. It was practically
a holiday, and any worker in any ca
pacity who signified his desire or anten-
tion to parade, was given the day on
with full pay. I't was said at Demo
cratic .headquarters that many of the
paraders whooped it -up tor Mclvmley,
but would vote for Bryan.' The side
streets were jammed with noisy, enthu
siastic crowds.
The parade was reviewed by Governor
Roosevelt, in company with Ccandidates
Odeli, Lieutenant Governor Woodruff,
Cornelius N. Bliss and others, home
marchers nearly went wild cheering until
they passed the governor.' The d ,
goods men turned out the largest contin
gent nearly U,000 strong.
At the Wind-up or tne parade at aDout
. ' . T " 1 . X 1 A. 1 .
o.-u a in ana aispiay 01 urewurws twjk
place in Madison Square. A section
of the dry-goods men had at their head
a big dinner pail, fifteen feet" high, on
a stand which four men carried. The
mottoes and streamers carried were
characteristic.
Sr
SKINNER AT SOUTH TIILLS
Prominent Republicans Active In Dis
tributing Carr Buttons.
Elizabeth City, nZc.. Nov. 3 Soecial.
Horn T. G. Skinner spoke at South Mills
this evening to a large and enthusiastic
audience, making one of the best efforts
of his life, strong in argument, clear
in statement, rich in humor, sparkling
with wit. It completely captured the j
audience. His , peroration was grand,
reaching the height5 of true Democratic
oratory. The graphic portrayal of the
magnificent work of Hon. F. M. Simmons
was greeted by wild and uprorious ap
plause. ,
Prominent Republicans are distributing
Carr buttons and seem extremely desir
ous of defeating Simmons. This but
makes Simmons' friends more determined.
FUNERAL OF PRINCE VICTORY
Elglat British. Generals Officiate on the
- Occasion as Pall-bearers
t
Pretaria, Oct. 30,V .via BJocanfonreim,
Nov. 3. 11:35 a. m. The fuaenal .train
bearing .'the crenrains of Prince Chris
tian VicitOr, a grandson '..of (the queem.
Who died here of enteric fevter, will
leave for. Cape .Town today. The escort
which will consist of two companies of
the Third irehadieu. Battalion, will be
commanded by
of Teck. The
OaptaSn Prince -Francis
cant ego will leave the
ohjaiptel of-the hospital t after1 seowiees
there at 3 o'clock .this 'afternoon. Gen
erals Kelly-Kemw, . Wood, Marshall.
Brabazon, Maxwell, Baden-Powell and
Jones, and Surgeon General Wol'son
will act as pallbearers. Lord Roberts
and many other officers have sent
wreaths. The prinice iwas & ainiversa!
favorite in the army and deep regret
is expressed over his deJath.
General Roberts hiasi gone (to Cape
Colony to recruit men for his colonial
division. He has been authorized to
raise two additional regiments.
The force under comimamd of General
Charles Knox, which includes -DeH isle's
and Lee Gallais' mounted men, has been
doing successful work. They prevented
General De-Weit friom netnrniins: af tftr
his defeat at Fredericks tad and heao.e
him off at the drifts. Do Wet went
warily up the (north hank of the river
and dashed a'cross iRemsbursr dn-ilft where, j'
he was attacked.
Here tihe Boers
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many Casualties and also Jost'two gwois.
U biaibtery distinguj'shed itself by fine
practice.
The inhabitants of small towns dn the
Orange Riven colony and the Vaal Riv
er coilony, which are occupied by Brit
ish garrisons have ibeein treacherously
ndmi't ting Ithe Boers amd concealing them
in their houses. This tihing appears to
be spreading and on October 2oth four
teen British soldiers weae killed at
Jaeobsdal through this kind of .treach
ery. This ds very, exasperating and has
caused a feeling of ' inrlitatkxn of thei
British army.
Pretoria "is n'o!t in good sanitary cori
d'Btitooi and it' is feared that if a diarge
army occupies the city dui ing .the. sum
mer moWths there wfill be many victims
of enteric fever.
REPUBLICAN CERTAIN
Vice Chairman Payne Estimates a
majority for mieklnl ey
Biff
Chicago, Nov. 3.-Chairman Hanna
said he would have "nothing to add to his
signed statement last night, but Vice
Chairinah Payne gave out the following
signed -statement: -
"President McKinley will be re-elected
by a larger electoral vote than he had in
1800. He will carry every State he
carried- four -years ago, and in addition
will have hvehify-tw-o electoral u votes
which were cast 4 for Bryan in 1890.
McKinley is likely to make larger gains,
but 'he is sure Of having the twenty-two
votes in -the States of Kansas, South
Dakota, Washington, Wyoming and the
one vote . in California Bryan got in
1806. The reason he will gain these
States is that there has been a political
revolution in the silver States. ' The
only State about: which there is any
doubt as Kentucky. . - We are certain
to carry dt, but the infamous Goebel
election law may. enable the Democrats
to prevent the electoral vote from goine
to McKinley. I would not. be surprised
if McKinley carried Kentucky by thirty
thousand majority. There is no doubt
that McKinley and Roosevelt will win
next Tuesday."
Mr. Payne's estimate concedes Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis
sissippi, North Carolina, South Carolina",
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, with a
total of 112 votes, to Brj-an; admits
that Colorado, Idaho, Missouri and Mon
tana, with 27 votes, are. probably Demo
cratic: asserts that Nebraska, Nevada j
and Utah, with 14 votes, are probably!
Republican, and claims everything else,
with an aggregate of 294 votes, for Mc
Kinley. SiltmONS IN LU3IBERTON
His,
Majority In Robeson Will
Be at
Least Fifteen H u nd red
. Lumberton, N. C., Nov. 3. Special.
Hon. F. M. -Simmons addressed one
thousand represented ve Democrats from
all parts of Robeson county here today.
His speech was pronounced by ail to
be one of the ablest political speeches
ever delivered in the State. From con
servative, estimates furnished by the
leading Democrats from the various
townships in the county, Mr. Simmons'
majority will be at least fifteen hun
dred, and it may reach two thousand.
If the other counties in the State will
do their dirty to our great leader as
loyally as Robeson county next Tues
day he will receive a majority as large
as was eiven to the amendment. No
man has ever, received such a'. cordial
greeting as was accorded Mr. Simmons
here. Those who have marched under
his leadership in past campaigns will see
to at that no other shall, when ail the
victories are won, come in and take
from Mr. Simmons the reward and the
honor whiclirhe so richly deserves. Many
old soldiers wh&had declared (themselves
for Carr heretofore came forward today
and declared their, determination to sup
port Mr. Simmons. '
Fire in Newport News
Newport New.s, Nov. 3. F3me this af
ternoon- fanned' hy. a severe noitheastcrn
gale, completely' gutted a large store and
apartment hriilding situated dn Washing
ton Avenue in .the -business part of tha
dtv. 3iauy lamrnesL are j-enaerea nonre-
-. . . . . . . -1
less and destottttei During the con na
rration . sevenal daring resipues : of in
ma tes of the buiioang were - made by
citizens . and newspaper men. The loss
- It 1 A
on the omiojng 'anu ' persianaj prcperDy
is esttmatea at 3-u,uuo, wren very jihujb
insurance. -; ', '- -
Death of - IWrs. Rl T. Daniel
Mrs. Wallace, Riddick left yesterday
for Weldon fto attend -the funeral of her
sister-in-law, t Mrs. , R. T. Daniel, who
died at her home in Weldon Thursday.
Mrs. Daniel, who was formerly Miss
Marion- Britce Sneed of 'Virginia, was
the wife of 3Ir. R. T. Daniel, teller in
the Bank of W eldon. Shewas a beauti
ful woman, of lovable character, and
her death was a sad shock to her many
friends and those of her devoted hus
band. Mrs. Daniel leaves a boy about
eighteen .months old.
BRYAN VICTORY SURE
Chairman Jones Says that the
Fight Is Won t
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SURVEf OF THE FIELD
111 tho States that Went Democratic In
1896 Will Be Held iu Line This Year
with Possible Exception of Wyoming
New York, Ohio, Indiana and 1111
nola in the Bryan Column The Conn
try Thoreughy Aroused
Chicago, Nov. 3.-Chairmn James X '
J ones of the National Democratic Com
mittee, tonight 'issued the ' following
signed statement forecasting the bcsuJv
of next Tuesday's election:
"The fight is won. Bryan and Steven
son will be elected. ' The Democratic
majority in the electoral college will
be ample. The Democrats will hold all .
the States they carried in 1S9G, with the :
possible exception of Wyoming. We '
will -also carry New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
The chairman of the State Committee
of California wires me that we wiil
jarry that State by 10,000 majority. In
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I a
a. general way i snoma say that thero
would be somewhat of. a falling-oil -in4.
Bryan's strength, compared with 1S90, i
west, of the Mississippi, and that east
of the Mississippi he will make over
whelming gains.
"The campaign has been spirited from
the start. 'The Democrats were some-
what handicapped for funds, while the
Republicans,, as four years airo. had mow
money than they could use. The Repub
licans have endeavored to intimidate
laboring men and most business men,
but .without the fierce oppression thev
brought to hear in 1890. It is mv
opinion that intimidation has been a
failure this year, and that both working
and business men wall vote according
to the .dictates of their consciences. Of
course the trusts, the great aggregations
of combined capital, the fcekers for
franchises dn the Philippines and in Poi-to
Rico, the promoters and exploiters gen
erally, have spared no effort and will
spare no effort to re-elect McKinley.
It is my firm belief, however, that the.
electoral vote can be debatiehed this
year , to a sufficient extent ito throttle
the public will. .
"The country ds aroused as it has not
been since the days preceding the civil
war. The existence of be form of gov
ernment established by the fathers'
afc stake. Whether the trusts shall gov- '
ern the country, or fthe country-recu'late
the trusts.-lUnst be decided.,. It will lie
'found,7when the votes are counted, that
the people have determined with Vni
phasia that the republic must be pre
served; tthat the power of the trusts
must be curbed; that the man is to b
considered before the dollar, and that
the voice of the people cannot 1k sup
pressed by attempted intimidation or
corruption. The States 'that will vote
for Bryan" will show that the people
have confidence in him 'from the Atlantic,
to the Pacific,' and - from the northern
most to the southernmost boundaries of
the republic.
"JAMES K. JONES,
" Ch'm'n Dera. National Com."
In addition "to this formal statement.
which was in manuscript, and a copy
handed to each representative of the
press, Mr. Jones said:
. "I have no doubt of the election of
Mr. Bryan next Tuesday, I think we
will have an overwhelming .maiority of
the electoral vo'tes. After looking thai
field over I can only say I was never
before so confident of anything in my
life as T am that the Democratic party
will score a victory Tuesday: at the
polls. Some time ago I wrote Mr. Cro
ker and Mr; McGulre in New York and
asked them -to write me just what 'they
thought of the situation in that State. .
T told them I wanted a fair opinion,
without rosy irints. Both have answered,
and both say they are sure NcwYork
will go for Bryan. I think this is their
deliberate Inside judgment. Detailed
reports' from various parts of the. State
confirm this statement. A.'t one time I
heard unfavorable reports from the
eastern portion of New York, but. later
advices say. the situation is much- im
proved. On the whole, I am sure of New;
York State.
"The reports from New Jersey nearly
took my breath away. Our friend? down
there are confident of carrying the State
for Bryan. I have never felt that way,
but it looks as if they were right. Ohio
and West Virginia send- dn the most
favorable reports of Democratic gains.
I believe we will carry these States.
Conditions in Illinois were never better.
They have improved materially in th
last week or ten days. From California ,
we have advices from State'Chairman
Sims and Committeeman Tarpey . which
state that we will win there -by 10, 000
majority. Washington is a close fig2it,
but our friends are sure Bryap? will win
the State. There is no doubt about
Utah for Bryan, as word was received
today that is most convincing. -In short,
I believe Mr. Bryan's election !s certain. s
Mr. Bryanu himself is very confident; of
success.
Jones Feels Perfectly Certain " '
i Chicago, Nov. 3. Although Senator
Jones has remained firm' in' hisv decision
to make no forecast of the election by
States, his friends declare that he means
every word he says aboift being confi
dent of Bryan's election While Colonel
Bryan was at headquarters, today they
went ' over the- situation , caref uUy and
agreed that the outlook is more favorable
than it appeared to them the lasi time
they met. - 1 -'."
The news from Croker and McGulre
and New York pleased the leaders at
headquarters immensely, and has In a
measure counteracted the discouraging
effects of thg ' press dispatches, which
state that Croker has given up tln
fight.
Vice-Chairman Johnson estimates Bry
an's majority in New York at 20,000 or.
30,000. He says McKmley's majority
in the country districts will ito over
70.000. and that Bryan will carry Greater
New York by 90,000 to 100,000. s'
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