The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-20
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SOCIAL LEANiNGS DE 2tOED.
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sideration TO Spain, Does Swallow
Gravity Pearson.

Washington, Dec. Especial MIR.
Richmond Pearson, of the Ninth district,
believes in going slow with regard to the
Cuba matter He is member OF the
committee of Foreign Relations. lie sald
yesterday:
am view of the conflicting and contra
dictory press reports in regard to the
condition of things in Cuba, we ought
not to take a step, at any time grave,
and in this particular instance leading TO
mometous consequences, IN the absence
of information, positive, authentic, ana
official. While there have been some
humiliating failures in the present adj
ministration, particularly the enormous
deficit in our revenues, which is daily IN
creasing and staring us in the face every
morning, the foreign policy of the govern
ment, at least since Mr.. Olney's appoint
to the State department, has been wise,
firm, and conservative. It seems 10 me
that it would be a little rough upon the
Republicans who have promised the peo-
pie prosperity to have war, along with
a deficit, turned over to them upon their
entrance into power"
John II. Lee has been commissioned
a fourth-class postmaster at Moores-
DOr0 N. u, Il ulOutS oIticI oLnSSs
The office at Inland, Moore county,
N. c., has been discontinued; mail now
goes to Eagle Springs; also, that at
Milestone, Granville county, N. g.; mail
to Saterwhite.
Mr.. Meredith, Of Virginia, has intro
duced a resolution to investigate the
charge that the National banks contrib
uted to the Republican campaign fund.
A committee which was appointed at
the last session to investigate and report
upon the use OF the Kelley cure and other
remedies for drunkenness in the soldiers
homes Of the country will shortly make
report to the House. The investigation
originated with complaints from inmates
Of the home at Leavenworth, Kan, that
they were compelled by A. j. Smith, the
governor, to take the Kelley cure wheth-
er they desired to do so or not, and that
each patient was required to pay from
his pension money So for the treatment,
although the whiskey, which is one Of the
ingredients Of the remedy, was furnished
from the regular supplies of the home,
and only IS from each fee went to the
Kelley company. It was also charged
that Col. Smith, governor of the Leaven-
worth home, is himself Kelley graduate
and draws a salary of 81 200 year as
president of the Kelley league, without
performing any other service than adver-
Using the remedy. 1t was also repre-
scented that the administrative force OF
the home was composed almost exclu-
siyely OF Kelley graduates, and that al
though there were only $50 Kelley grad
yates out of a total OF $3.50 inmates.
they furnished three-fourths Of the police
and other employees of the institution,
eight Of the thirteen captains, and all
the clerk in the governors office. 1t
was also charged that Col. Smith inform
ed all Of the inmates who were addicted
to intoxicating liquors that they could
take the cure or the gate," which meant
that if they refused they must leave the
institution.
While the testimony has not yet been
printed am informed by members of the
committee that most of the charges have
been substantiated, although it appears
that the Kelley cure has been of great
benefit to the institution, and that TO or
20 per cent of the habitual dunkards who
have taken it have been permanently re-
formed. The report Of the committee
will be OF general interest aside from the
bearing it may have upon the manage
ment Of the soldiers homes.