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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY M0RTH GARDlMA DAILY

House had made a record for action
that was unparalleled.
Mr.. Grosvenor's motion to recommit
was carried without division.
Mr. Henderson (Rep. Iowa. chair
man of the committee on Judiciary,
then reported the Catron bill to pre-
vent tprize-fghting and animal fighting
in the District of Columbia and the
Territories He explained that it had
been considered by the committee on
Judiciary, and had been amended to
meet the objections of Mr.. Knox, of
Massachusetts.
After some humorous inquiries, the
bill passed without division.
At o'clock the House went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Payne,
Republican, of New York, in the chair)
and took up the consideration of the
free coinage substitute for the House
bond bill.
Chairman Dingley gave notice that
at the proper time, under the instruc-
tions of the committee on Ways and
Means, he would move to non-concur.
Mr.. Dingley spoke nearly two hours.
Mr.. Crisp (Dem., Georgia) gave notice
that at the proper time he would move
that the House concur In the Senate
substitute.
At o'clock the House took Il recess
until s O'Clock for the purpose of al
lowing gentlemen to speak this even
ing.
There were less than fifty members
at the night session of the House and
the galleries were barren waste. But
there was at least one interesting pas
sage at arms. Mr.. Pearson (Rep.,
North Carolina) was urging the silver
Republicans to stand by their party as
the party that would solve the silver
question in the interest of the largest
circulation of silver consistent with
the public credit He spoke of those
who were hosting the red flag of an
archy and black flag of dynamite and
those, who in South Carolina, under
the leadership Of a tyrant, were build
ing their power in class hatred and
race prejudice. He urged his silver
Republican friends in North Carolina
not to join the Populist party at the
invitation of South Carolina. Eve ac-
cepted South Cardinals invitation to
secede once" said he, dramatically,
'and got whipped
We dldn get whipped, shouted
Mr.. Talbert (Dem., South Cardinal
whose fire had been aroused. we
seeded and would do SO again. I'm
proud of what we did"
Il am sorry for any one who still
believes in secession said Mr.. Pear
son.
Il do" said Mr. Talbert, angrily,
"and / want the gentleman TO under
stand that we did not get whipped
and never will be whipped" This
Spartan declaration caused laughter
on the floor. but the galleries APP
plauded it vigorously.
when hell breaks loose some one
has said, rightly, / guess" was Mr..
Pearson's parting shout, 1T will break
loose in South Carolina" (Laughter.)
Messrs. Bell rep, Colorado), Viii
son (Rep., Iowa., Little Dem, Arkan-
sas), Linney (Rep., North Carolina),
and Shafroth (Rep., Colorado) argued
in favor of concurring in the Senate
free coinage substitute, and Mr.. Daniel
(Rep., New York; in favor Of the com
mittee's recommendation to non-con-
cur.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
RosEBoRo EXPRESS ROBBERY.
The Alleged Robbers Are on Trial at
Clinton This Week.

Clinton, n c., Feb. Especial y
Court is in session here this week,
his Honor Judge Starbuck presiding.
The most important case to be tried
is the Roseboro express robbery.
Grier, the agent for the express COM
pany up TO the time of the alleged
robbery, is under arrest and guarded
in a room at the Murphy house. Cooper
and Butler are out on bond. They are
charged as being cOnspirators with
Grier in the robbery. The lawyers for
the prosecution are Cooper & Fowler
and John ID. Kerr to assist the Solici-
tor: for the defense j. i. Stewart, ii.
+. l.. Faison, Lee d Butler, Of Clinton,
and Thomas X. Sutton, of Fayette-
vile.
The case came up for trial here to-
day. All the forenoon was consumed in
completing the jury, which is re-
garded as a good average jury.
The afternoon was consumed i'm
hearing the direct testimony Of Agent
S. w. Grier, who was party to the
robbery, and turned States evidence,
duplicating Cooper and Butler. Grier
tells substantially the same story
which he told at the preliminary
hearing of a month ago. The case will
take all of this week and will be hard
fought on both sides
The prevailing opinion here is that
it is a very complicated case, and it is
impossible to predict at this time what
will be the result. About two hun
dred witnesses has been summoned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
THEREcOGNITlON OF CUBA.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RE-
PORTED TO THE SENATE.
a Direct Recognition of Beligerents
So Far as Congress Can
Give It.

Washington. d. C., Feb. 5.-The Sen
ate committee on Foreign Relations
to-day agreed upon a substitute for the
resolution heretofore reported on the
question of the recognition OF CUBA
and authorizing Senator Morgan to re-
port it to the Senate.
The substitute is in the shape of
concurrent resolution. As reported 1T
is as follows:
ssResolyed, by the Senate (the House
of Representatives concurring), that
in the opinion of Congress, condition
of public war exists between the Gov
eminent of Spain and the Government
proclaimed and for some time main
tanned by the people of Cuba; and that
the United States of America should
maintain a strict neutrality between
the contending powers and accord TO
each all the rights of belligerents IN
the ports and territory of the United
States"
The committee also voted to make
an effort to take the Cuban question in
the Senate as soon as the urgent def
cheney bill and the resolution for the
distribution of the appropriation bills
can be disposed of.
The committee resolution diff
fers from the original resolu-
tion in that it is direct
recognition so far as Congress can
give it of the belligerent rights of the
Cubans and does not conteEa plate, as
did the first measure, any appeal TO
Spain TO accord such rights. 1t also
contenplates taking the matter out
of the hands of the President and he
is not required to sign concurrent
resolution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
FOUR FoRGERs ARE CAUGHT.
They are Said to Have Operated Quite
Extensively in Raleigh.

Petersburg, V, Feb. 5.-Chief of Po-
lice Perllinson and detective Ragland,
returned from fredericksburg this
morning bringing back with them two
men and two women, their alleged
wives. The men are wanted here for
forgery
The party while here went under the
names of j. S. Thompson and wife, and
VIM. Evans and wife, and claimed to
represent the Home Library Supply
Association, a cooperative concern of
New York City. They worked this
city quite successfully, fleeing a
number of parties out of amounts rang
ing from So upwards by means of
bogus contracts and ficticious letters
of recommendation, finally winding up
by settling their board bill with a
forged check for $40.
Information from various points
show that these parties have been
operating in many of the cities of the
State ,and their capture is considered
an important one. They are supposed
to have come here from Norfolk, and
are said to have operated quite sue
cessfully in that city and Raleigh,
y C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
TMO sLICK sWINDLERS.

Norfolk. Va, Feb. 5.-Sullivan and
Sayers, the two slick swindlers re-
ported to have been arrested by Peters
burg authorities at fredericksburg,
are known here to the sorrow of their
victims. They cashed bogus checks
on boarding house folks in town and
one of their fake checks passed in
Raleigh, and drawn on Burruss & Son,
bankers, of this city, went to protest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
II England Is the wealthiest Nation on
the Globe Free Trade Has Not Made
cred.

Paradoxical as it may seem to those
imbued with the false mercantile
theory. there can be no real prosperity
in any nations foreign commerce ex-
cept in years when the imports exceed
in value or productiveness the exports
i e.. when there is an adverse bal
ance of trade" $50 called).-New York
Herald.
OF course this is one Of James Gordon
Benefits attacks upon American labor
and Industries. No other newspaper On
earth would publish any such stuff
much less refer to England, NOW the
wealthiest nation on the globe" in cor
roboration of the "undisputed fact"
In the first place England is not "the
wealthiest nation on the globe" Ac-
cording to Mulhall, "the United States
occupies the first place" with f12,S24,,
100000 of wealth against only f9,400,-
100000 for the United Kingdom. But
Bennett, perhaps. knows more than
Mulhall. He should give to the world
a new dictionary of statistics. Then We
could make the country ring with
them"
If Bennett started any such trade
theories in England, it is no wonder
that the life of the London edition o.
the New York Herald was so brief
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
is forearmed. English

ForewarDed is forearmed. English
men are not fools, as race. whatever
else they may be. But they made fool
of Wilson. just as surely as Paris is pro-
crossing in the same direction with
Bennett.
II an excess of imports makes coun-
try wealthy. why is it that British pa
pers, especially the London Economist.
are congratulating the English people
because last January's exports from the
United Kingdom were 16 per cent larger
than in January, 1895? Why is that.
In speaking of decrease in their inn
ports of raw cotton, they say that "the
entire burden fell upon the United
States?" If Benefits theory was the
correct one-that 'the import is really
the goose that lays the golden eggs"
then England is to be pitied for losing
some OF 1.-The golden eggs" But En-
gland pities us, the exporter, saying
that 1.-The entire burden fell upon the
United States" Why? Because we
sold less.
Again, the British papers refer to the
excellent increase Of flo, 345. 900 in their
exports to all countries during 1895,
showing that $4,000 of the amount
was due to the low democratic tariff
that we now have in the United States.
Over 80 per cent of their enlarged ship
ments were made to this country, and
they are glad of it. They are not clam
oring for more imports. When they de-
cline "the entire burden" falls upon the
United States. They don't transact
business on theory. but on hard pan,
bedrock, pounds. shillings and pence
basis. Were it otherwise, the English
papers would not say that the United
Kingdom has lat last entered upon a
period of fresh activity in trade and
that "the entire burden" of it's smaller
imports falls upon the United States.
Bennett should open school for eco
nomics We doubt, though, whether II
would be as successful as his school for
scandal. He is anxious to teach the
theories of economics. and says there
should be campaign of education on
this exceedingly important matter"
Go ahead with the campaign" 1t Is
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
Senator Thurston for AmericS-


There are thousands who insist thai
the tariff question has been permanent
" settled; that the Wilson bill will be
permitted to stand; but the Republican
party has never consented to the set
Element of any great question until II
has been settled right. The RepuD-
lican party will never consent to the
settlement of the tariff question until
every American factory is reopened;
until every American water wheel Il
once more turning; until every Ameri'
can spindle is again set to singing the
song of American prosperity; until
every American man can find re-em'
ployment at a decent wage; until every
American market product can be sold
in the American market for decent
price; until every American home IL
once more filled with the comforts OF
life; until every fire is relighted on the
blackened hearthstones of our people;
until every American woman is once
more decently clad; until the tears oil
hunger are wiped from the eyes oil
every American child; until the old
tin dinner pail is taken down from the
shelf and proudly borne daily to labor
by every American workingman, ir
whose sturdy hand it remains tn,
badge of Americas truest nobility
Hon. John M. Thurston, U. S. S., of Ne
braska.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28

age and patriotism to take care Of The
interests of the southern people. In
my judgment we should nominate that
man whose name is identified with the
prosperous times of the past and, az a
consequence, has become a household
word and synonym for prosperity
throughout the length and breadth OF
this land. refer to the Hon. William
Mckinley of Ohio. With such plat
form and with Governor Mckinley as
Our standard bearer. North Carolina,
Tennessee. Virginia and perhaps other
states are sure to give their electoral
votes to the republican party. The OPP
portunity of effectually breaking up the
solid south is now presented to the re-
publican party of this nation. Therein
lies the hope of the south.-Hon. Peer
c. Pritchard, U. S. S., of North Carolina.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28

amusing. But don't tell us how rich
the British trader is getting when he
imports more than he exports. AT
least don't do it when he is rejoicing
because his trade is exactly the oppo-
site. Wait little, till he has got over
his early enthusiasm and has stopped
saying that 1.-The entire burden" OF his
lighter imports, falls upon the United
States" England is not cackling and
Growing because she is losing the
golden eggs" of trade. Not much,
"paradoxical as it may SEEM" En-
gland is wise. And Benefits paper
well, otherwise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
How to Rise Above the Need of Praise

You are not more praiseworty be.
cause your are praised; neither are you
more in fault because you are blamed.
For you are what you are, nor can you
be made better by what Others say
than what God sees you to be. II you
take good heed to what In yourself you
really are. you will not care much
what men say about you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
Spring
WI edicine

Your blood in Spring is almost certain to
be full of impurities the accumula-
tion of the winter months. Bad ven-
tilation of sleeping rooms, impure air
in dwellings, factories and shops, over
eating, heavy, improper foods, failure
OF the kidneys and liver properly to do
extra work thus thrust upon them, are
the prime causes OF this condition. 1t
is of the utmost importance that you
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
How North Carolina Feels.

We need a man who, although liv.ni
north of Mason and Dixon's line. com
mands the admiration and respect o
every southern voter, and while livini
in a manufacturing state had the cour
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28

When the vessels now being built
are completed the United States will
have navy OF forty-five vessels, rang
ing in size from 1890 tons to 12O tons
displacement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
TAI H. ACES SERMON.
CEPATRIATION THE SUBJECT OF
LAST SUNDAYS TALK.
Golden Text; "And tho Kings Went
Forth and Tarrled in n Place Which
uel Ky, II.

AR up and far back
in the history Of
heaven there came
q period when it's
most illustrious cit
iZen was about to
absent himself. He
was not going to
sail from beach to
beach; we have
often done that. He
was not going to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-28
Purify
Blood

Now, as when warmer weather comes and
the tonic effect of cold bracing air is
gone, your weak, thin, impure blood
will not furnish necessary strength.
That tired feeling, loss Of appetite, will
open the way for serious disease, ruined
health, or breaking out OF humors and
impurities. TO make pure, rich, red
blood Hoods Sarsaparilla stands un-
egualled. Thousands testify to its
merits. Millions take it as their
Spring Medicine. Get Hoods, because
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-01
the RECENT WRECKS.

The railroad wreck at Altenheim and
the disaster ut Logan, Iowa. In which
thirty persons were killed. resulted
from negligence or error on the part of
employees. Neither the Altenheim nor
the Logan wreck can he classed as an
accident. There was no failure of ma.
chinery and no imperfectiOn of the
roadbed In either case. Both disasters
resulted directly from the carelessness
or the stupidity OF men. In the Alien.
helm AFFAIR switch was wrongly set.
At Logan the wreck was caused by
misunderstanding or disObedience Of
orders. In both cases the culpable per.
sons were men of experience who for.
got their duties at u critical moment
There will probably be a general out.
cry for the punishment Of these men.
and they undoubtedl/ deserve to suffer
for their negligence. But these ncci-
dents will not cease SO long rs the
movement OF trains Is regulated In the
present fashion. Men will forget or
make blunders. no matter how vlgilant
and jealous they may he. No vigilance
can guard against the mOmentary slip
of memory that means destruction to
scores OF lives. and no zenl will pre-.
vent the switch tender from now ana
then throwing the wrong lever. Hu.
man nature cannot be regulated with
the unerrlng accuracy OF a machine.
ana It Is to machinery that We must
look for the solution of the problem
Of railroad safety. Automatic signals.
interlOcking switches, electrical devices
for governing the movement OF trains
these are the agencies that must be
used to guard against disasters like
those Of Altcnhclm and Logan. There
will be similar accidents until the ma.
chine. that never sleeps and that has
no memory to go astray. takes the place
of the falliblc combination that makes
uD human nature,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-01
THE REMOVAL OF Mr.. BR0WNE.

Commissioner Of Public Works Dow
ney seems 10 be a busy man with his
Ak these days, and doubtless he finds
plenty OF rotten timber In the depart,
ment upon which 10 exercise ii.
His predecessor was one Ut The weak
sisters Of the present administration
Commissioner Downey Is just the man
10 make the public works department
n credit instead Of reproach 10 the
municipal administra ton now In office
He has the ability to discern his duty
and the grit and nerve to discharge II
fearlessly. In saying this much, how
ever. The Eagle cannot refrain from
expressing the opinion that men Ike
Commissioner Downey sometimes 90 a
little too far even on the side OF JUS
tice.
Too far east Is west, and the cause
OF justice can be pushed so far that
Il may become sometimes persecution,
and sometimes even injustice itself.
We cannot believe that the discharge
OF Sidney i. Browne, secretary OF the
department, was warranted, particn'
larry in the way In which II was made,
and the reasons assigned. Mr..
Browne was one Of the foremost news
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-01
THE JULY "OUTLOOk. "

The July Outlook offers Its readers u
charactcr.skctch Of william Mckinley.
by Murat Hnlstead. the famous jour.
nalist AMI brilliant writer. whose close
acquaintance with Mr.. Mckinley
makes him eminently suited to write
just such an article as will make the
OutlOOk's readers feel that they have
come to know tho Republican nndi-
date more directly than before. \
large drawing by Mr.. GrilmyedofY Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. Mckinley ut home. and
several studies of Mr.. Mckinley ~ an
orator. Mt his desk. ana 80 on. will II.
lustrate Mr.. Halstead's article. AZ u
companion sketch will be u similar per-
sOnal study OF the Democratic candl.
date for the Presidency, william j.
Bryan. of Nebraska. The interest In
the youngest man who ever stood he.
fore the public as u Presidential can.
dldate II naturally great, political con,
sideratiOns entirely apart. The articl,
will be written by Mr.. Richard Linthi
cum, u successful Chicago Journalist
lS3 u year. The Outlook Company, l:
| Aston place. New York;
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-01

months. The incandescent burner
transforms heat rays into light rays.
and gives gas nearly six times the Ell.
cheney Of the open flame. The recupe..
alive principle now sought to he en-.
ployed in conjunction with this burner
in the combustion Of gas Is the sar,c
as that used In the rolling mills where.
by the waste heat ordinarily passing
out through the chimney Is carried
back into the flame by absorption aud
made to perform the Office of bringing
otherwise unavailable ingredients Of
combustion to the temperature of igni.
ton. An important economy comes IL,
where the Bunsen burner IL used. rs
carburetted or enriched gas. which Is
needed for the open burner is not requir-
ed for the Bunsen burner. ltisstated tliat
it costs the gas companies 35 to AZ cents
per thousand to enrich their gas. This
looks like an over.liberal estimate: but
whatever the cost Is. II Is an expense
which can M avoided when the new
burners come into general use. and then
there will he a new opportunity for the
companies to lower the price Of gas to
consumers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-01
THE STATE BOARO OF EQUALIZA.
TION ACCUSED.

At the session Of the Indiana State
Board Of Tux Commissioners ut In.
dlnnapOlls Wednesday morning ]. T..
Brooks. Second Vice President OF the
Pennsylvania lines. said that. while
the Indiana Commissioners had not
agreed with the railroads on matters
Of assessments. he felt II was an honest
difference.
II cannot say rs much for the ILL.,
nOIs Board" he continued. II name
the State. and have no fear In proclaim.
Ing II from the house tops.
"a representative Of these Commits.
slOners came to me AMI made IN out.
anj-out proposition that for II consider.
alton they would reduce the valuations
Of the Pennsylvania companies In that
State"
This should be Investigated.
Who ARE the bribc.tnker on the I'LL
nOis Board Of Equalization Of Taxes!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-01
PAUL JONES' BURIAL PLACE.

There Is a suggestion of the tales Of
the chivalry of the middle ages In a
cable report from Berlin Of the strife.
alarms of German soldiers for the
favor Of a German maid. She was ad.
mired, 1t appears, with equal ardOr by
some Second Dragons ana Guards
Cuirassiers, and SO nicely did she bal
ance the distribution of her smiles
neither contingent could discover which
she preferred. The rivalry grew fierce,
developing at last into a battle of
swords, and when the police had
dubbed the ardent wOOers into submits
sion the ground for many feet was
strewn with disabled Second Dragons
and Guards Cuirassiers. 1t would have
been more romantic climax II the pO-
lice could have been kept In the back
ground and the dispute settled by the
timely arrival Of the maid to proclaim
public the soldier of her choice, hut
that would have destroyed the atmOs-
phere of chivalry that surrounds the
episode. There could have been no OBJ
jectiOns, however, II the chrOnicler had
taken little poetic license and made
the maid something less prOsaic than a
cook