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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-01
Notice.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad Company
will be held at the office Oftke company, IN
Raleigh, g, on Thursday, the l2th day OF
n oyember 1886, commencing at ii a. m. BY
order W. w. NASS, secretary
Raleigh, Oct. 8, 1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-01

Senator Butler will, it is said, not
vote this time, he having failed to regis
ter
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-31
The Days Demand.
DIR ]. G. HOLLAND.

God give us men A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and
ready hands.
Men whom the lust of office does not KILL
Men whom the spoils Of Office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who have honor; men who will not
lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And damn his treacherous batteries with
out winking;
Tall men, sun-browned, who live above the
fog
In public duty and priv ate thinking.
For while the rabb1e with their thumb-worn
creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds
Ming1e in selfish strife, 10! Freedom weeps.
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice
sleeps.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-31
Four Epochs in the History of Our
Republic.
BY B. O. FLOWER.

Four great epochs stand out in
bold relief since our fathers pro-
tested against foreign yoke. They
may be summed up as follows:
Q) Tyranny of foreign power,
or taxation without representation
(2.) The tyranny of the money
power, or the baleful influence of
the United States National Bank in
American politics.
g. The conflict of nation half
slave and half free, or the slavery of
the African race.
49, The fierce battle of pluto
cracy intrenched by special privi-
leges against the wealth-creators of
the nation, or the depotism of &C.
quired wealth over the masses who
create wealth.
In the first conflict we find Eng
land and the "respectables," or the
"Tory Glass;" arrayed against the
people. John Hancock and Samuel
Adams were, in the eyes of conserv-
atism and the upholders of injus-
tice cloaked in law, traitors and
criminals deserving death. So also
were Washington, Jefferson, and
Franklin, and the battle was fought
with fearful odds against the
patriots who fought for justice and
a larger life; the great power of
England and her hired Hessians
were in the front, the Indians were
in the rear, while the country was
honeycomed with Tories at home.
Yet, armed with justice and COM
PEELED to accept serfdom or the
desperate alternative of war, the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-31

little band of freemen conquered
the allied powers and the mercen-
aries who fought against them.
The second great epoch was the
struggle of the National Bank, or
monopoly in the circulating
medium. The bank had, octopus
like, extended it's tentacles around
Congress and the press. The hour
was crucial in the history of the ma
ton. Republican institutions were
in peril, and in the supreme NOM
ent of need a man came forth, a
man from the people, who could
not be bought, not even by the
great National Bank which con-
trolled the treasure of our govern
ment The war between the sturdy
patriot and the money power was
almost as desperate as the struggle
now being waged by the wealth.
creators and the trusts, the monop-
olies and the gold magnates and
their minions today. In speaking
of this battle of giants, the scholar
ly ex-congressman, George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts, in re-
cent address uttered these pertinent
remarks:
"In 1882 there had been erected in
this country an enormous ana
overpowering influence in the
monetary force of the country
known as the United States Bank.
It handled all the treasure of the
government. It had the power of
issuing notes, and in 1882 when An
drew Jackson was again to be a
candidate for the presidency, the
president of that bank, the great
banking king of that day, the Pier
pont Morgan and the greatest BEL
mont patriot of 1882, Mr.. Nicholas
Biddle. went to President Jackson
and reminded him that he, Mr..
Biddle, had the power to defeat him
for reelection.
"He had given out that that bank
was watching over and caring for
the interests of the people, the
finances of the country could not
survive, and he reminded Andrew
Tackson-and how familiar this pro-
ceeding is today-that his bank, by
it's control of credits through the
country, could control the business
men and regulate the nominations
IF all the candidates in the coming
election, including the President.
jackson is reported to have made
this answer to Mr.. Biddle, and L
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-31

may be pardoned by sensitive
public if use President Jackson's
exact words: If your bank can
make and unmake presidents, gov
errors, and congressman, that is
id sight too much power for
any one man or institution to hold.
And if you bride congress to re-
charter your bank, I will veto the
new charter
"Then the fight was on. Then
mighty power began to gather it's
forces just as it is gathering them
now. The newspaper press turned
against him and went for the
bank. But President Jackson had
something to say concerning the
newspapers at that time. On July
III, during his canvass he wrote
these words concerning the press:
The fact that the bank controls
and in some cases substantially
owns, and by it's money supports
some of the leading presses of the
country is now clearly estab-
lished.'"
The struggle was relentless. On
the one side was incipient pluto
cracy or a new oligarchy of wealth
which controlled the press and to
large extent inundated business
men, but the instincts of the peo-
pie we're with the unn10rtgaged
patriot. His triumphant election
marked the overthrow of the bank,
with it's immense possibilities for
evil, as monopoly of the medium
of exchange; and though the ex-
pertinent which followed was not
we'll matured and like many other
experiments in free government
could not be said to be satisfac Glory,
the defeat of the octopus, which
had already grown so powerful, ar
rogant, and unscrupulous, saved
the republic from an evil more to
be dreaded than the sword of for
eign foe.
The third great epoch was the
elimination of long-waged
struggle of a government half slave
and half free. The north deserves
no particular credit for being free.
Indeed New England generally,
which in early days was most in
dustrous in slave catching and
trading, and at a later day Boston
and New York, were swayed by
cupidity far more than conscience,
even though these cities had far
less direct interest in maintaining
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-18
PLORIDIANA.


burg. The trouble seems to be what
is commonly known as salt sick,
and a number of COWS are reported
to have the disease.
TIL city election in Titusville re-
Gently resulted as follows: For May
or, r. Freeman Hall; marshal, r. S.
Smith; clerk, G. G. Elves; collector,
L. T. Cooley.
The depot platform is crowded
with new cotton. New goods, new
furniture, new sugar canal, new set
tier, new lumber on the streets.-De-
Funiak Springs Rambler.
baltimore, the negro robber of
Pullman car at Ocala, who shot and
killed Greedy, the negro car porter,
July last, was convicted last week
and sentenced to be hanged.
Sixty years in state prison was the
aggregate amount of the sentences
that were imposed upon James John
son, negro thief, in the criminal
court in Jacksonville last week.
The steamship Olivette of the
Plant Line has arrived at Tampa
from her summer in the North, and
Thursday night turned it's prov in
the direction of Havana for the first
time since last spring.
An attempt has been made to set
fire to the cigar factory of Juan
Menendez, in Key West few nights
ago. A lot of paper and rags were
stuffed under the front steps and
fire set to it, but it fortunately went
out.
The steamship Mascotte brought
over 957 bales of tobacco from Ha-
vana last night. This is the first
shipment of tobacco that has come
here since Weyler issued his celebra-
ted decree.-Key West Equator-Dem'
Ocrat.
ceola county will probably amount
to from two to three thousand boxes
Several groves will bear consider
ably. The fruit on the trees is fine
and doing well, though some groves
are reported to have suffered consid-
erably on account of dry weather.
There seems to be regular or
ganized band of horse thieves in
this part of the state. During the
past week many horses and mules
have been missed. And yet all eff
forts to appprehend the thieves have
failed.-Gainesville Sun.
John Hooks, of Minneola, has a
large supply of young tomatoes and
expects to ship about Christmas. The
crops are more diversified this year.
Several will try tobacco and cotton,
Guavas that were cut down by the
freeze have been bearing more than
ever this fall.
The Tobacco Growers Association
of Polk county is trying to make ar
rangements to secure seed from
Cuba. The Cuban seed, we believe all
agree, produce the best plants. The
farmers of A1achua county should
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-18


times mention of crops it would pay
to produce on Florida soil. Let me
here say in such connection: Our
farm is located about nine miles
northwest of Pensacola, three miles
west of Olive-it is all sand, it has
been an oak thicket. On one third
of an acre of it we planted okra and
it netted us $3.50. The vegetable is
easy of cultivation, needing but two
plowings; the grass and weeds could
be kept down by hoe.-Pensacola
News.
A clipping from London paper of
recent date says: The first consign-
ment of Florida oranges received
this season was sold on Saturday,
October Sd at public auction by
Messrs. w. Dennins & Sons, Covent
Garden, and realized prices that
are said to be almost unprece-
dented. The fruit was in excellent
condition and was speedily disposed
of at from twenty-five to twenty
eight shillings per box of one hum
dred and fifty to two hundred or
anges. These unusual prices are
just double the amount realized re-
Gently for similar consignments of
Australian oranges.
The Jacksonville citizen says that
the seventeen young men who went
North some weeks ago wish they
were back in Florida wish they were
were back to Florida according to the
accounts of one of their numebr who
has returned from Brooklyn, N. Y.
where eighty-five young men, all ex-
pert orange wrappers went for work.
An agent secured their services I'M
der the most alluring promises, tell
ing that expert orange packers were
wanted in Ney York for the Sicilian
orange trade, the fruit being shipped
in bulk from the Italian orange
groves. The men were promised
steady employment at So per day,
from March 18th to September Is,
A great deal has been written
about planting soft-shell pecans, and
making grove that in ten years
will pay a good profit. But Mr.. w.
w. Lyon, of Glenlyon Grove, on Lake
Minnehaha, has discovered a much
more profitable and speedy way to
get a pecan grove. Three years ago
he secured some fine pecan gratis
from near Punta Gorda, and put
them into few big hickory trees on
his place, and this year he has fine
crop of delicious pecan nuts. Now,
here is money crop, easily grown,
and gathered and marketed, that be-
comes it's own cultivator, etc., at the
end of three years and without mis-
haps, producing each year fine crop
of soft-sheu pecans.- Tampa Times.
with the exception of six days idle
ness at most. The men who went
after this most enticing bate were
mostly from Tampa and Kissimmee.
On comparing notes they found that
one of them, and the one who did the
best averaged eight weeks work at
that, and realized $32. They found
q little work in the line of orange
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02
PERSONALS.

Congressman Strowd was here Tues
day. What he was after is unknown.
Rev. p. Il. Groom, one of the editors
of the Greensboro Christian Advocate,
was here yesterday.
Mrs. j. P. Bernard, who has been
in Greenyille, N. G., for several weeks
visiting relatives, is home again.
Mrs. Jno. G. Wilkerson is Wits
ing Raleigh friends.
Mr.. r. nj. Briggs went to Raleigh to
attend the funeral services of an aged
aunt.
Mrs. Col. Jno. g. Wilberson is visit
ing her mother at LeesbuTg in Caswell
county.
Yesterday was the first day of April
and in Durham the early morning was
filled with electricity and a very heavy
rain fall. The ground Is thoroughly
wet.
The argument in the important suit
OF Stanley vs.. the ID. and N. Railroad
was on yesterday Mr.. Victor S. Bry-
ant made the first speech for the plain
tiff. 1t was strong. logical and forcibly
delivered. He is a good lawyer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02

T,yo AND NO MORE.

The Durham Morning Herald has
something to say of the meeting OF the
Republican Executive committee 10
Durham Monday. II remarks thusly;
aft has leaked out that at the meet
ing Of the Republican district commit
tee here Monday that resolution was
introduced by W. T. White, of Mebane,
endorsing Mckinley, Pritchard and
BOYD but received only two approving
votes-that Of Mr.. White and Capt. j..
a. Cheek, Of Orange.
Durham county is the bomb proof
fort of Settle forces, and he who at
tacks it has the courage of convictions
that would beard the lion i'm his den.
1t is the home of his personal friends
it is the place where requisite funds
are attainabIe, and no skirmish line
will dislodge him. The sinews of war
are adequate and the Durham brigade
loyal The opposing faction can get
better pastrrage in other fields at less
cost.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

John Geer was on trial yesterday
morning. For some weeks stores have
been broken into and goods stolen. IT
was evident that a systematic work
of stealing was going on, and Durham s
efficient police force has not been idle.
Wesley Geer, whom it seems, has been
doing this stealing, made his escape.
The goods were found in John Geer's
house and have been identified. This
is not John Geer, the painter. Geer
goes up to the Superior court in sew
eraI cases.
Ep. r. Aiken, a former resident of
Durham, after deyoting the tobacco
business season to Greensboro, has
come back TO Durham where he will
remain for the summer months at
least.
Durham has q police force that is
an honor and credit to the town. For
a time it may seem that yiolators of
the law are winning but it can't last
long and soon this, yiolators are brought
to justice.
Repairs are going on upon the photo
graph gallery formerly occupied by
C. III. Rochelle. 1t is being handsome
w papered and painted and is to be
made one of the most complete gal
leries in the State.
A fine tobacco season is on and the
Durham warehouses have had large
breaks this week. The prices continue
high and farmers go away with a
broad smile on their faces. The tobacco
crop is paying.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02
Dividends Did 1t.
OFFICE OF THE
EQUITABLE NATIONAL BANK,

CINCINNATI, Jan. b, 1898.
Hon. John NJ. Pattison, President Union
Central Life Insurance Co, Cinein-
natl, @.
DEAR SIR take pleasure In &C
knOWledging receipt this day through
R.W. Jewell, your General Agent in
this city, of SIC, 1927 SO, in payment of
policy No s, 928 in your company.
wish to express to you my hearty
thanks. Ny policy was for SO, 900 90,
and on your Life Rate Endowment Plan.
Ipaid you but the Ordinary Life Pre-
MUM, Just the same as I would have
paid any of the other leading companies
for policy to be paid only at death,
and yet your profits have been so large
that in little over % years it has ma
sured for an amount over the $40, 000. 90
and thus have an Endowment Policy
at Ordinary Life Rates.
lam greatly pleased at my good for
tune. No other company known to me
gives such a contract, or secures such re
suits. / carry policies in number Of
the leading companies, but | have none
whose results compare with this.
am glad that my own city OF Cincin-
matt is the home Of such an institution
as the Union Central Life Insurance
Company, and rs citizen am proud
Of it. | am,
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE FISHER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02
RAMS LEAVE RALEIGH.
1:26 A. NJ, DAILY.
Atlanta speciarp Pullman vesr,bn,s

Atlanta Special'' Pullman Ves5ibule gzs
anderson, We doH, Petersburg Ei0h
nondi Washington, Baltimore PhilaGai
phia, New York, and all points north go
fet drawing sleepers and PUul-s-
coaches Atlanta 10 Washlnston, psT.TF
cars Washington TO New YORK., Pullnna
sleeping Car Mcnroe to PogtEncutA Az.
riyes sc Washington 10.45 q N BajFi
more IL noon, Philadelphia $50 o "a, NrVs
York 1858 2 m. Also for Portsmouth Nas
folk, Old Point and local stskioas saahssss
Il Roanoke railroad.
11:3l A. NJ, DAILY,
Fer Henderson. Weldon. SufFolk. p,srs..
mouth, Norfolk and tnteEnediabe sbatiuna,
connects ct Portsmouth with BAY lime fUf
Old Point and Baltimore; with NorfoIk a
Washington Steam boat company for Wash.
ington; with " Y p q M railroad for Phil
delphia and points north; also st Weldon
with Atlantic Coast Line for Richmond
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia an&
New York, and with Scotland Neck Brock
for Greenville, Washington and PIymoats
PullmaA sleeping car Atlanta TO Ports
mouth.
5:85 A n DAILY
Atlanta Special" Pullman Vestilyais Far
Southern Pines, Hamlet Wilmington. Mon
roe, Charlotte, Lincolnton, Shelby Ches
ter, Clinton, GreenwoOu 2 nbeville, Athens,
Atlanta, Augusta. 90 p m bia, Macon. Nous,
gomery, Mobile, New Orleans. ChatanoogA
Nashville, Memphis and all points sOgskh
and southwest: through Pullman Bn4@e
sleepers and day coaches Washing6oE .
Atlanta, cOnneeting directly at Union 90
pot, Atlanta, with diverging lines. aleo
Pullman sleeping car Portsmouth 80 Mcp-
roe.
$40 P NJ. DAILY,
Ser Wilmington, Charlotte C'hegpev
Greenwood, Athens, Aalanta and sll intsy
mediate stations. Connects at Union SITS
5tCn Atlanta, with diVerring lines. Pal.
raan sleeping car Portsmouth co Atlantis,
TRAINS REACH RALEIGH:
1884 P n DAILY
From Norfolk, Portsmouth and points
rth Wis Bay Lice and \. Y.P. &N r r.;
Petersburg, Richmond and Washington,
Baltimore, Ehlads obia, New York and
Boston, a'so from G .eenvtlle, Plymouth.
washington n O., and eastern Carolina
points via We don
1871 A NJ, DAILY,
ATLANTA SpeCialo Pullman VeYGahTlR
from Atlanta and points south, Athens
AbbeviliS Greenwood and Chester
1928 AM DAILY,
From Charlotte, Athens, Atlanta and
intermediate stations.
$50 A. M. DAILY.
Atlanta Spscial'' from Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Henderson, Weldon Richmond
Washington, Baltino Philadelphia
New York, and the east
Magnificent Pullman We tibu'ed trains,
No extra fare.
Apply to ticket agent, to
ii. S. Lizard, Sol. Pass. Agt.
E. ST. JOHN, Vice Pras. aud Gen. Mgr
H. w. ID. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
II. j ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Y. Il M'BEE Gen. Supt,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02
\ DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.

Durham is always proud to recall OF
the good and distinguished men who
come and GO in our midst. Tuesday
for while a gentleman mingled and
commingled with this people who has
warm place in the hearts of the best
people of this city. This was no less
perso mage than Col. B. S. Register,
Mayor of that beautiful and thriving
town, Oxford. He is a gentleman, en-
inent in his profession, the law. Yet
he has found time to step aside in the
domain of politics and is now serving
his fourth term as mayor of Oxford.
Col Royster is Il most genial gen
tleman, and it is always pleasure TO
meet with him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02

Train on the Scotland Neck Branch Road
leaves Weldon 3 % p m, Halifax 10 p m, ar
rives Scotland Neck 05 u M, Greenville Al
p m, Kinston 50 D m. Returning leaves Kin
ston 20 a IN, Greenyille p q m, arriving at
Halifax II 90 q m, Weldon II 20 a m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Trains on the Washington Branch leave
Washington % m, arrives Parmele 40
m, Tarboro 10 90 a M, returning leaves Tar.
boro 80 p m, PaImele 20 D M, arrive Wash
fngton Esp m, daily except Sunday Con
meets with trains on Scotland Neck Branch
Train leaves Tarboro daily, except sun
day. at 440 p m, Sunday 80 p m; arrives
Plymouth 90 p m, 3 90 D m; returning leaves
Plymouth daily, except Sunday, 6 90 M
Sunday 30 m; arrives Farboro 10 % m
Train on Midland N G. Branch leaves
GoldsbOro daily, except Sunday, o. m ar.
irving Smith field 90 IN; returning leaves
smithfield 500 m; arrives at Goldsboro
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky
Mount at 80 p M, arrives NashVille5 % % M
Spring Hope 30 N; returning leaves
Spring Hope 90 q IA, Nashville So a m, ar
rfves at Rocky Mount 3 % a M, daily, except
Sunday.
Trains on Latta Branch, Florence r 4,
leave Latta 6 40 p 10, arrive Dunbar so % M,
Clio 05; returning Clio 10 M, Dunbar 8 80
a m, arrive Latta 30 m, daily, except Sun.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves warsaw
for Clinton daily except Sunday, at Il 10 q
IN; returning leaves Clinton at 90 M. and
3 100 p m.
Train No. rs makes close connection at
Weldon for all points north daily, all rail-
via Richmond, and daily except Sunday via
Portsmouth and Bay Line. Also at Rocky
Mount with Norfolk & Carolina r for Nor
folk daily and all points north via Norfolk,
JOHN +. DIVINE, GenI supt.
j. r.. KENNY, Gen1 Manager
I. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY
tPIEDMONT AIRLINE
CONDENSED sGREH8i ;
m ErPEcr Dec. 8, lsgs.
TRAINS LEAVE RALrroH. v :.


DAILY except Sunday Connect.
at Greensboro, for an poir
Toy NORTH and South, afF
WlnssIon-Salem and points 90
o.OO the Northwestern North Cnv
AZ lima Railroad. AT Salishurv ~,
81 points Ia Western No,t6 90,
DINA, Knoxville, Tenn, CHne5>.
natl and western points: et gYhSY
log6e' Tor Sp6ytanburg, 7rasr
vile, Athens, NAtlante ana 4.
| points South,
Connects at Durham, f,r ne.
GAINESVILLE and KevsviIis , s-..so!.,,
Sundays. At GresnsbOr. 80
the Washington aud So,tE
western vGsttbuled 4dlsst +,
and the New YORK aud VlCrgE
snort Line Qimitedl frrts
TOT al points North. ANA
with main line train No IL ~
DanVille, Richmond and ipteYnpN
40 olate local stations; also has soR.
E tsSS nection for Winst0n-Salaui Rga
: WIN main line train No 3s ffrgs
Ja1ly mall for Charlotte Sgart7y.7
l+reenville, Atlanta a1S mi 80
South; also Columbia. AM,
charleston, Eayannah. 49,.
sgAVi!ie, and all points ln $500.
sleeping Car Tor Atlasts IS.
sonville and st Chariot :,
sleeping car for Au1uus "a
Jacksonville
Connects nc Selma for Favarsa
vile and intermediate statlevr =
Ehe Wilson Il Fayetteville s,.,,s
Cut, daily GOidsboro foY Nes.
1880 oern ana Morehead City, Gsl,y a.
A hi cegt Sundays; For Win, -.
jsiiv ana intermediate stations .,u ~
w Il w r r, daily. 1'''
Connects at Selma for Vgna-y
Rocky Mount, Tarhor0 ana ioes
stations on Norfolk ~ Cs-o't, .
Railroad, arrives az ia0jfss,--g
1905 D m
": CouneCts at Durham for )xfor1
a ~ heysville, Richmond; sE ESreelsj
3:l4 points north.
)aily