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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
ruE NEWS AND OBSERVER FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 81 1896
MORE PENSION FRAUDS.

Grover Cleveland is the only man OF
high position who has been brave
enough to call halt in the raid on
the Treasury for undeserving pension
ers. In a letter to this weeks Chatham
Citizen, Mr.. j. E, Spence, Populist pri-
waite Secretary to Representative
Strowd shows that this Republican
Congress is at the business of voting
away the peoples money to undesery-
ing pensioners, and abusing Hoke
Smith and Bill Lochren because they
have sought to confne the pensions to
those who are lawfully entitled to re
ceive them. We quote:
"Mollie Crandall applied for an
increase Of pension from eight TO
twenty dollars per month. accord
ing to the general law she was not
entitled to an increase, so she APP
piled to Congress. The committee
reported fayorably. The excuse
was that her husband lost his hear
ing from exposure in the service,
and contracted rheumatism. Con-
gresham Loud said privately, he
knew CrandalI for thirty years.
That he was mustered into service
in December, 1864. That he never
heard a canon fire unless at a ceIe-
bration. That he never slept on the
ground a single night. That he
never saw an hours service in bat
fle That he was in the employ of
the Senate since the war till his
death about two years ago, and
had not lived with his wife for
thirty years. One member said he
had been a perfect sot for years.
But the increase was granted.
another woman was granted an
increase of from twenty to fifty
dollars a month, upon the sole ex-
cuse that she needed money.
Against these frauds Southern Con-
gressmen' dare not raise a protest.
1t only does harm. Honest claim
ants are often turned down, but
hundreds of such jobs as the above
get through every Congress"
Against these frauds dare not raise
a protest" says Mr. Spence. On the
contrary, they dare not keep silent
when such robbery is going on. They
ought to speak out in thunder tones,
and are recreant to their duty to their
constituents when they do not expose
such cases on the floor of the House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
THE HONOR TO VANCE.
Should Take the Form of a Charitable
or Benevolent Institution.

To the Editor: The general interest
in and the universal effort for the
Vance monument Fund is noted with
great pleasure by every admirer of the
great Commoner. The Old North State
seems determined now to do herself
and her illustrious son great honor.
Vance loved every foot of our sacred
soil and every son and daughter in
North Carolina was dear to him. In
war and in peace his arm and his voice
were ever ready to defend her honor
and preserve her liberty. Then let
those he loved so well and for whom
he spent his life lift high and strong
and permanent a monument that shall
for ever perpetuate the name and life
of this great patriot.
How can this best be done? The
idea in the minds of some seems to be
by a statue of marble or bronze placed
in one or more cities Of our State. This
may be all right within itself but let us
consider whether such an expenditure
of the money coming from every part
Of the State would be worthy of the
man and his deeds whom it is proposed
to thus commemorate. Should such
monument be erected in Raleigh, Char
lotte or Asheyille or in every one Of
these cities, only comparatively few
of the people of the State could ever
see it; and should they see it, it would
mean but little or nothing to many of
them, and there would be no practical
benefit resulting to anybody except the
artisans employed in it's construction
| and erection. Could the great states
man be interviewed on the subject
would he not say with becoming mod
esty: LET my people build or endow
some charitable and benevolent insti-
tuition for the education of the poor,
illiterate children of my State, or re-
| forrnatorv for the unfortunate, Grim
inal youths among u.s." This would be
| worthy Of the man and worthy of our
| State, and generations yet uaborn
| would rise up and call him blessed
The necessity and practicability OF
such an institution need not be argued
! 1t is patent to every thoughtful citi-
| zen. And were it known that such a
monument as this would be built con
| tributions would multiply and increase
| from every source-men would give
| $50 where they now give S. and SIS
where they now give % cents and so
| cents Then there would come up a
uuIilDei III hdl lteLtJiC OtJN)9t biSAA2 II Jill
/ all over the State Offering strong in
! ducements for the location of such
an institution within their midst; and
from every part Of our commonwealth
it would be filled with boys and girls,
who in after years would be an honor
and a blessing to North Carolina, but
if left alone may prove trouble and
| a curse.
Then let this institution of learning
for the poor, or a reformatory for the
correction of young criminals be built
in North Carolina in honor Of Hebulon
Baird Vance, and let it's doors be open
ed by and it's management arranged in
accordance with wise and judicious
policy; and in one decade there will be
realized in almost every community
among rs the practical good resulting
therefrom.
w. X. WARE
Monroe, N. c., March 26.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
Dividends Did It
OFFICE OF THE
EQUITABLE NATIONAL BANK,
CINCINNATI, Jan. 9. 1894.

Hon. John NJ Pattison, President Union
Central Life Insurance Co., Cincin-
natl, o.
DEAR SR:- take pleasure in ac
knowledging receipt this day through
E. W. Jewell, your General gent in
this city, Of $40, 82768, in payment of
policy No. 8,928 in yo1r company.
I wish to express to you my hearty
thanks My policy was for $4,000 90,
and on your Life Rate Endowment Plan.
/ paid you but the Ordinary Life Pre-
MUM, just the same as would baye
paid any of the other reading companies
for policy ID be paid only at death,
and yet your profits have been so large
that in a little over % years il has ma
tured for an amount over the E 0,000 90
and thus ] have an Endowment Policy
at Ordinary Life Rates.
/ am 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.
natl is the home Of such an institution
as the Union Central Life Insurance
Company, and as citizen | am proud
of it, am,
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE FISHER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Two elections have been held in inn
portant New York towns since the
Raines bill was signed. The Democrats
carried both, and believe they will
carry the State in November. The Re-
publican Legislature has Disguised all
honest men who really wanted to re-
form some bad Tammany methods.
Compared to Plattism, the rule of
Tammany was as pious as a prayer
meeting, and didn't add hypocrisy to
its other sins.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
DO NOT DO THIS.

DO not be induced to buy any other
if you have made up your mind to
take Hoods SarsaparilIa. Remember
that Hoods Sarsaparilla cures when
all others fail. Do not give up IN des-
pair because other medicines have fail
ed to help you. Take Hoods Sarsapar-
lila faithfully and you may reasonably
expect to be cured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Enquirer is informed that the com
mittee appointed by the Republicans
to confer with the Populists is com
posed OF Senator Pritchard, ii L. Grant
james III. Young (col.), Representative
Settle and Chairman Holton. The first
two are strong Dockery men, and OPP
posed to electoral fusion; Grant and
Young are Russell men, and in favor of
fusion upon the basis Of 1894"; aud
Senator Pritchard is in favor Of Sena-
tor PIitchard and Mckinley He is
also in favor of Russell, but pretends
to be neutral as between the aspirants
for the gubernatorial nomination.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
Notice

Having qualified as admi isttator of a.
X Gill, deceased this is to notify ali per
sons in6ebted 90 said A. X GIL, deceased,
to make Immediate pay mcnt TO me at Wake
Forest N. c., and all persons having claims
against said deceased t. present them to
me at Wake Forest, N. c., on or before
March 9th, 1897, or this notice viii be plead
in bar of their recovery.
GEO. r. GILL, Admir-
Of A. X Gill. deceased.
Wake Forest, n Q
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
Notes of Admins tratar

Having qualified as administrator OF the
estate of J. Fl kirkham, deceased, this is to
notify al persons having claims against the
said estate to present the same to the uu-
dersigned on or before the 2Sth day Of Feb
Tuary 1897, or this notice will be plead i'm
bar OF their recovery, and all persons in.
debted TO the said estate win pl ase make
immediate payment. j. O. MAROON,
Feb 81 1896 A Administrator
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
IL woRK O. INcgMplARIEs.
Another Attempt to Burn Large Lur1-
Der Mills at Tinery.

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

The Corn Fed Philosopher Why,
asked the youngest of the neophytes,
''why should truth always rise again
when crushed to earth ?"
Because of its elasticity, of course. >
answered the corn fed philosopher.
Don't you know how easy it is to
stretch the truth indianapolis
Journal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

She-Why does a woman take a
mans name when she marries him?
He-Why does she take everything
else he's got?
From Truth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Messrs. A. A. Shuford and A. II.
Crowell have arranged to succeed to
Kenyon's Catawba Bank, at Newton,
about the first OF June.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The spirit seems to be moving Quaker
Worth in the direction of getting him.
self reelected Treasurer.-Sampson
Democrat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

For tho cost Of a policy on your life
like the above address,
CAREY HUNTER, Supt. for Va. & N. @.
Raleigh, N G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Mr.. Hamlin viii find the silver men
at Chicago more rampant than ever"
when the proposition to endorse
John She1manism comes before the
Democratic convention.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

The World says that Mr.. Cleveland
desires to be renominated Comment
ing on the story, Senator Faulkner
said:
''Mr. Cleveland does not desire an
other term. The Democratic drift is
moving rapidly toward Whitney, and /
believe he will be nominated. | feel
sure he would accept, and, if Mckinley
is nominated, would win"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable,
carefully prepared from the best in
gradients. CSC.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Congress is doing no good and
ought to adjourn says the Populist
Chatham Citizen. It is a Rep-Pop Con-
gress, too, that was going to reform
things. The Popalists who are honest
have found out, after helping to put
them in, that the people have nothing
to gain from a Republican Congress.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

General Neal Dow, who was ninety
two years old on Friday, is remarkably
vigorous. Ills mental powers" says
the Boston Transcript, "haVe not as
vet felt the touch of age, and during the
late municipal campaign he wrote a
series of letters for a local paper, in
which he assailed those to whom he
was opposed with all his old-time yigor
Last summer he travelled freely, and
responded to many calls for his SER
vices as a public speaker. Tn the early
summer ne addressed a great number
of outdoor meetings in Portland, and
in the fall spoke to at least six thou
sand people at Old Orchard. During
the year he wrote muchf for publication.
and kept up his great correspondence
with temperance workers all over the
world.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

IF you would read capital article,
one that shows how an able theologian
and thinker can discuss a profound
question, read Rev. DR.. E. A. Yates pa
per in the Raleigh News and Observer
of last Sunday on Immortality. We
have thought for years that he was the
ablest minister in the North Carolina
M. Il. Conference. His recent paper
on the "Holiness" movement in the
Greensboro Christian Advocate of two
weeks ago, and his discussion in the
Raleigh paper confirm our opinion lie
has an astute, metaphysical, logical and
philosophical mind Wilmington Mes
senger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

Washington Post asks the follow
ing conundrum: How can the North
Carolina Republicans fuse with the
Populists and at the same time support
a sound money man for the Presi-
dencv?" The Post is evidently not
aware of nor familiar with the swal-
lowing capacity of the North Carolina
Republicans, or it would not ask such
a question as Wilmington Star.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

The jury in the case of B. ii. Milliken,
tried in Washington, ID. G., last week
for entering the house % Judge S. r..
Phillips, in Washington, at night, some
six months ago, returned a verdict Of
not guilty. Milliken was drunk, and
the jury did not hold him accounta-
bic. This disposition to place drunken
man upon the same plane as a lunatIc
is something of a new precedent. II
the acts of drunken men are to be ex-
cused, drunkenness will have to be
made crime.-Sampson Democrat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

A private letter from Mr.. ". ".
Kitchin, of Roxboro, a Scotland Neck
boy, now one of the most prominent
young lawyers of the State, says:
''The white metal and the white party
must win in this State finally. 1t is
only question Of time when there will
be only two parties here. The Populists
must go to one or the other of the old
parties. Scotland Neck Democrat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27

The Washington Post prints story
from New York to the effect that Plat,
Clarkson, Quay & Co. made an offer
year ago to support Mckinley for Presi-
dent If he would promise to make Platt
Secretary of the Treasury. Mckinley
refused to treat with them, but Mark
Hanna told them that Mckinley didn't
need their votes, and showed them the
door. Then the bosses turned in to beat
Mckinley at all hazard.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06
Sunday In the Churches.

In many Of the churches yesterday
reference was made in the sermons to the
National holiday and the choirs and con-
grcgations sang tho National airs. At St.
Andrews Church in the morning Rev
Charles II. Murray preached from the text
ST. Matthew NXlI, 81: Then saith Ho
unto them, render therefore unto Caesar
the things which arc Caesars and unto
God the things which arc Gods"
Rev. Merritt Hulburd had among his
audience last night Winona and sister
councils OF the Jr. o. u A. NJ
Medford II. Cahoon was the speaker at
Calvary Presbyterian school in the after
noon.
A patriotic sermon was preached by
Rev. NJ. 8. Hutton ut Scott Church in the
evening.
The Rev. Lafayette Marks, D. D.,
preached IN historical sermon yesterday
morning at Hanover Presbyterian Church
on the old stone church at Fifth and Wal
nut streets which has just been torn down.
DR. Marks gave an interesting description
of the old church aud the congregations
which had worshippcd in it,
AT St. Paul's NJ L. Church last evening
a reunion service Of the delegates who at
tended the International Sunday School
Convention in Boston was held Address.
es were made by number of prominent
Sunday school workers, and there was II
general interchange OF ideas about Sun
day school work.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06

The steamer Ulrica leaves King street
wharf for Washington Park Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 10 and II 80
n. m, and o. l5p. m. Train leaves Wash
ington Park for Wilmington at $50 Il. m,
3.l5 and 10 p, IN,
On Sunday leave Wilmington at7.a5 n.
H., /, and Up. IN. Train leaves the park
at S.&ia m, H.l3, 4. Is and 10. p IN.
For Atlantic City on Sunday only leave
King street wharf ut res ~ IN, arriving
at Atlantic City at 10. IS II. NJ. Leave Al
lantic City at ) 30 II. m, arriving in VIII
mington ats l5p. IN. Round trip fare to
Washington Park 5)c, to Atlantic City
Sl10.
This new short route will enable our
patrons to visit this beautiful Park ON the
Delaware, STE its wOntcrs and return
home ut a convenient time
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06

Delaware Clucipnali Meets,

The annual meeting of the Delaware
State Society Of the Cincinnati was held
en- Saturday and was opened with prayer
by Bishop Coleman, after which the re-
ports OF tho officers were read also COM
munications from different members Of
the society in Tennessee, Missouri and
Mississippi, whom the distance prevent
ed from attending, as well as cablegram
from General ]. Meredith Read OF Paris.
Quite number of members were elected.
Two additiodal finds were reported The
orations delivered before the original Del
aware society by Surgeon James Tilton
and Captain Edward Roche, at Whining
ton and Dover, iu 1870 and 1901 respcc-
lively. The former officer was tho first
president, the latter the treasurer and
afterwards secretary OF the Society In Del
aware
A feature of the meeting was the pre-
sentntion to the society by Captain Bellas,
through whose efforts, mainly, the Della
ware Society was reorganized, Of gavel
made out of the wooden platform on
which Washington stood when inaugu-
rated President of tho United States for
his second term, in tho old Senate cham
bur in Congress Hall IN Philadelphia,
March 4, lob.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Leonard Eu-
gene Wales; vice-presldeut, Colonel
M'Lane Tilton, U. s. NJ. c.; secretary,
Captain Henry Hobart Belas, U. s. A.;
treasurer, Philip Howell White, Gate U. S.
M; assistant secretary, John. Osgood
Plat; assistant treasurer, Samuel Seay
Roche; chaplain, RI. Rev. Leighton Cole
man, s. 7. D.. LII. d.
The standing committee consists of the
officers and the following additional mem
bers: The Hon. James W. Latimer Newell
kirkwood kennon, Henry Geddes Banning,
Thomas David Pearce William Henry
Kirkpatrick and Rodney Macdonough.
After the meeting the members were
handsomely entertained by Judge Wales at
his residence with an elaborate dinner, at
which only the two standard toasts OF the
society were given: ITO the memory of
Generaf George Washington" and The
prosperity and long life OF the Delaware
State Society OF the Cineinnfti - the former
according to tilne-honored usage being
drunk standing and in sleHce
Among those present were Judges Lati-
mer and Wales, Bishop Coleman, Captain
Belas DIR. John Patton Wales, Jacob Bow
man McKennan, uhe grandson of Captain
William Mckcnnan, the first secretary OF
the society, Newell Kirkwood Kennon,
1.-THE lineal descendant of the gallant Major
Robert Krkwoud), Thomas b. pearcc,
Philip H. White, William Fl. Kirkpatrick,
Henry Geddes Banning, the Rev. Horace L.
Hayden, Captain S. redmond Smith, Edwin
Jaquelt Sellers and John Osgood Plat,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06
ON TUESDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF JULY, 1895

SHERIFFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Levar Facias. to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale at the
Court House on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets In the city
Of Wilmington, New Castle county.
ON TUESDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF JULY, 1896,
at 2 o'clock D. M,
the following described real estate, viz.
All that certa n lot or piece of land with
the buildings thereon erected, known as
No ~ Parrish street, situate in the city
Of Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at point between Jefferson
and Madison streets and Second and
Third streets at the distance of 14l feet 10
inches from the northerly side of Second
street, and NJ feet from the easterly side
merry Of Thomas W. Thackery on the
the westerly side OF Harrish street; thence
westerly and parallel to Second street
by line of said Thackery's land 20 feet
70 corner; thence northerly parallel to
Madison street q feet 70 inches to cor
ner In land of Carey & Mari on the north;
thence easterly by line of Carey & Mars
land aforesaid and parallel to the first
mentioned line and Second street 20 feet
to the aforesaid westerly side of Parrish
street and thence thereby southerIy n
feet and 10 inches to the place of begin
ming, be the contents thereof what they
may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Edwin II. Galley and Esther
I. Gaylcy, his wife, and John II. Dandy
ana ONO Rowland, assignees, and to be
sold by
PAUL GILLIS, Sheriff.
June Is, 1896.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06

III the Republican party shall be defeat
ea at the coming election, We may Justly
conclude that it was brought about by too
much committee! Good Generals always
march directly on the enemy and not turn
aide to attack delinquent in their own
ranks, until the battle is fought and the
victory won. 1t is folly in leaders to waste
their own strength in lighting one another
and enable the enemy to capture their own
camp and carry off the spo!ls Let us have
less committee, less rcd tape, less personal
hatred and more true Rcpublicausm and
devotion to prin ;iplc