The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-18

A witness was put upon the stand
last week to testify to the character of
Isaac Goodrich. The witness said:
*NIr. Goodrich's character is good, eX-
cept heisa Woodworking man. ~ Samp-
son Democrat.
The leaders of Tammany Hall are
chipping in $4,000 of their private
holdings of public charities to get
loving cup for Richard Croker; for oh,
they love him so. He is too young to
know it now, but sometime he will
know"
Ex-President Harrison's one-hour
argument before the Supreme court in
the California irrigation case won him
a fee of $4,000. But his clients are
saying that he damaged rather than
helped their cause, from his evident
lack of adequate preparation.
a Georgia exchange is responsible
for the statement that in SOUTHWEST
Georgia corn grows 50 tall it takes two
men standing on each others reputa-
ton to reach the top of it. What a les
son TO the farmers who still insist on
the all-cotton schedule, says Frank
Stanton.
The cost Of timber in China is so
great that wooden trestles are out OF
the question. The railway station
houses are all built Of light, burned
brick, plastered on the outside. The
broad platforms are Of stone or con-
crete filed with earth and cinders.
II. CT. Rowland, Of Vance county. who
calls himself Populist, is ont ian col
umn and half article criticising Sena-
tor Butler. and saying that the Popu-
lists in his section are in favor of fus-
ing again with the Republicans. The
truth Is that the Populist politicians
around Henderson are Republicans in
everything except name.
The Wilmington Star remarks that
the Spaniards who have edited the Gu
ban war news have done immense
havoc to the instrgent armies, and
have been remarkably successful in
sparing their own fellows. 4 New York
man who has kept tally of the slain,
finds that they have killed 1884
Cubans and only 176 spaniards.
The Charlotte Observer some days
ago came out for Asheyille as the place
for tie Southern Federal penitentiary.
Now it says Charlotte is the best place.
The Citizen is happy in its reply.
"Helloi This won't do. You commit
ted yourself to Asheyille some days
ago. Stand up! Don't wayerl Besides,
Charlotte IL too far from Madison
county
Kansas has Il Law, passed in 1872,
which provides that when man Is con-
yicted Of murder in the first degree,
he shall be confined in the penitentia-
~ for one year, after which the govern
or may issue a warrant for the eNcu-
lion OF the death sentence. But no
governor has vet taken the responsible
ity of issuing such a warrant, and thus
CAPITAL punishment IS practically abol-
ished ia that State Recently an at
t4mpt was made to force on execution
by proceedings designed to show spe-
cial cause for it, but the Supreme court
decides that the matter rests entirely
with the governor, and that there can
be no hanging unless he sees fit to or
der it.
a scandal IN relation to fees charged
up bv officers Of the United States
courts Is being uncovered by Attorney
General Harmon. The worst spots are
in the Southwest, and particularly in
Oklahoma. 1T is found in the West
ern Arkansas district, for example, that
the same man acts as clerk Of the dis
trict court, clerk of the circuit court,
and United States commissioner. Last
year lie received 93,241 as clerk OF the
one court, S3,791 as clerk Of the other,
ard sG,032 as United States commits