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Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18

Small p!ll safe pill pest pn.. oe Witt.
Little Early Risers cure biliousness, consti.
patton. sick heedncne
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18

Say-dis kid is goln to put his time I'm
on my dads five cent Stoecker cigar and
terbackers from now On-ders no use
talking dats all Ise fiji fuI-and dat five
cent Stoecker ciGar is only fit ter smoke
an its de best five cent smoke dis trans
mississippi town gives-If youse fellers
aint smoked de Stoecker yet yer want
ter git into de horseess hand wagon Of
nay dads now-and be in de great process
sion uf live people-you can get de
StOecker at any first-cless dealer if yer
dealer don't keep de Stoecker-he's a
back number and yer need a change uf
air an smOke-see-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18
Gossip About spcuI,er Reed

subsribe for The Sunday Bee and read
Anthony Hopes great story-"slmon Dale"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18
Eonyx stands

We have new lot of them now-ale-
CANT affairs
Some of them at $3.50
And all prices between that and $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18

A small onp-solid oak-at Tic-rrad-
ing UP in price to the iiLest parlor or
library table.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18
MISTAKEN IDEA OF CONFERENCE,

W. ]. Simmons was today appointed post
master at Prosper, Butler county, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18
hall furniture

Yard to yard and half lengths-a
few left yet at Sc, 20c and 25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-18
xwindow shades

Opaque Window Shades-with fixtures
complete-25c each.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-30

A certain 5-year-old boy. who, in his earliest trousers. could only thrust his hands through his belt for want of pockets. had his heart rejo,ced at last with pair of trousers which had real pockr,s in them. His first act was to come down to male relative with his hands stuck proudly in those pockets and to exclaim: "Look! I've got pock- cts with floors in 'em!'-
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-30
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. administratorof the estate cf William Roden, deceased. to the creditors of. and all persons having claims against said deceased. to ex- hibit the same with the necessary vouchers within ten months from the first pu blication of this notice. to the undersigned adniinis- trator at the office of Bunch X Jones, In the town of Flagstaff, CocoDino county. Arizona Territory. the same being the place where the business of said administration of said estate is transacted. All claims not presented within the time herein specified will be for ever barred from allowsnce and payment. Dated at Flagstan, Coconino county. Arizona Territory. this the 18th day Of July. 1897.
 WILLIAM. D. RODrN, Administrator of the estate of William Roden. deceased
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-30

feel by the compliment. am sure should be very much put out--even if it were evoked by mistake of my oppo. nent's-if he roarcd. Hungarian play CTS do not seem to mind these things. The other day, however, it appears this very interesting performance was given once too often. The lions, with deli. cate forbearance, abstained, it is true, from interfering with the players, but they went for the fifth man, whom they doubtless considered superAuous, and made very short work of him. In spite of the selfishness that is often, though most unjustly, attributed to card play. CTS, the rubber broke up at once.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-30
A s.rs Thsae fer Yss.

sure thins. BNiousness, sick headsche, fuS.
 red tongue, fever, piiss and ! thousand other il.s are caused by constipation sud sluggish liver. Cascarets Caudy Cathartic, the won. derful new liver stimulant and intestinal tonic are by all drugg,sts guaranteed to euro or money refunded. .. ' 7. are sure thing Try . b0. to-day: lOc., Xic .S)c
 Sample and boQS ct free. a.e n"- "'g ad.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-30
It saves the Croupy Children. SEAvIEw, Va.-We have splendid

sale ot Chami~rIain's Cough Remedy, aud our customers coming from far and near. speak of it in the highest terms. Many have said that their children would have died of croup if Cbamb.rlain's Cough Remedy had not been given. --Kellam < Ourren.
 The 25 and 30 cent sizes for sale at D. J. Brannen's drug store.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-30
\ flree Opinions.

"The CHICAGO RECORD is model newspapet. in eyafy sense Of the Word.''- Harr. sbUfg l2a,) Call
 ..Therc < nc paper Dvbfisi,ed in America that $ ssGsty. ot-aGtaes tf7e true journal istic ;#a4 t5 gG Gg3EEAG5O EECORD."- Fr3u s..s l.ew York. -'i havc Gla it' tirs'Y corciasi0n, after a ioia f >, !. ,4 yidc comparison Wiih E.sa ias cgas g.aI cities and c0un- fries, |hai f,.a E: Elss7G RECORD comes as Bgsss ;3e! .f.y journal as we are fts & 10 Hi?d on these m0ri2i 5,szf /. '. Hatfield in The Eyaasf i3f3 ,adcx.
 Sold jy d ye5ywhere and subscriptions received ~ .sbaa2ters. Address THE CHI- CAC0 RGlG -diSon-st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
NOT RETROACTIVE
The County Commissioners Appointed
by Judges Are Legal Officers.

The County Commissioners Appolnted
by Judges Are Legal Officers.
Mention was made a few days ago of
the fact that the Attorney General had
held that the County Commissioners APP
pointed in certain counties upon petition
to the Superior court judges were legal
officers in spite of the fact that the last
Legislature had changed the law under
which they were appointed. The follow
ing letter from the Attorney General
shows the grounds upon which he made
his decision:
Lexington, n. c., July 20, 1897.
Mr.. e. d. Snead, Member of Board of
County Commissioners, Smithfeld, NC.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of re-
cent date requesting me to give you my
views of the right of the additional
County Commissioners appointed under
Section 5, Chapter 135 of Acts Of 1895,
to fill out their unexpired terms and
whether affected by Chapter $3.50 of laws
1897, repeating the law under which they
were appointed, it is my opinion, and
have so expressed it to quite number of
gentlemen who were appointed under
this law that they would fill out the term
for which they had been appointed.
The general rule of law may be stated
to be that the repeal of a statute leaves
unimpaired those interests which either
have become vested, or, though connect
ed with it, have an independent existence.
You have a vested property right in the
office 1t is an inflexible rule that statutes
will be construed as prospective and ope-
rating in future only unless the intention
of the legislature to give it a retroactive
effect is expressed in language too GER
tain to admit of a reasonable doubt. The
constitution of the United States prohib
its any State from passing any law i'm
pairing the obligation of contract.
Chapter $3.50, Acts of 1897, does not ope-
rate to divest settled and vested rights.
Respectfully, yours,
z. V. WALSER. Attorney General
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Pink G.. Enniss, who has been
with The Seaboard Industrial train as
special correspondent for a number of
newspapers, returned to Raleigh yester-
day. The train was at RutherfOrdton
this week and there completed its tour
for the present.
Governor Russell is expected to return
to the city to-day. He has been at
Wrightsville since Saturday.
MIR. James L. Pugh, of Morrisvile,
was here yesterday on his way to Clay
ton to visit friends.
Mr.. Chas. J. Parker, secretary of the
Teachers Assembly. is attending the
Summer School at Wake Forest.
Miss Lizzie Wynne has gone to Ridge
way on a visit to her friend, Miss
Fleming.
M. and Mrs Van. B. Moore and
children have gone to Morehead for a
few days.
Col. G. Bent Afford, of Holly Springs.
was here yesterday.
Mr.. IL. III. Carter, of this county, who
graduated at Wake Forest in '94, has
been elected superintendent of the city
schools at Ration, New Mexico.
Mrs. Ed III. Lee and Miss Minnie Tuck
err left yesterday for Green Park. Wa
tauga county, for stay of several
weeks.
Capt. Chas. NJ. Cooke, of Louisburg, is
in the city. He is accompanied by his
two sons, Messrs. Frank and Fred
Cooke.
Mr.. 7. G. Williams, of Durham, spent
yesterday in Raleigh.
Miss Windham T.. Trapier has gone
to Macon county to spend two months
with Mr.. Trapier's sister at Highlands.
Miss Lila Vass is summering at High
lands, Macon county.
Prof. M. III. Holt, one of the proprie-
tors and principal of Oak Ridge Insti-
tute, was in Raleigh yesterday. Mr. Holt
says that the last was one of the most
prosperous sessions in the history of
Oak Ridge. Mr.. Holt is always a well
come visitor to Raleigh, having made
many friends here while a member of
the Legislature five years ago.
Misses Matte Reese and Ethel Watt
yesterday returned from Portsmouth,
where they have been visiting friends.
Mrs. Judge Ship has gone to Rich
mond on visit to Mrs. Jas. /. McRee.
NJ. j. NJ. Merritt, who has been with
the Seaboard Industrial train, yesterday
returned to the city.
Ex-State Senator Rollins, of Asheville,
is in the city.
DIR. Rem yesterday returned from
professional visit to Greensboro.
Mr.. George Terrell has gone out to
canvass in the interest of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
Miss Rosa Lee Smith, of Henderson,
is visiting her cousins, the Misses
Terrell, on lakewood avenue.
Miss Blanche Jackson, of Atlanta. is
visiting Miss Florence Hinton, at her
home ON East Hargett street.
Miss Fannie Howell of Washington,
n. c., is here on a visit to Mrs. w. E.
Jones.
Mr.. r. d. Griffis from Mariana,
Arkansas, is visiting Mr.. p. b. Griffis.
He is one of Arkansas largest farmers.
He will be here for several weeks visit
ing relatives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
TO BUY CUMNOCK MINES.
An English Syndicate With Options on
all Southern Mines.

An English Syndicate With Options on
all Southern Mines.
1t is now stated that the Cumnock coal
mines, in Chatham county, will be bought
by an English syndicate, which has Sc
cured options ON nearly all Southern
coal mines.
These mines are very old ones, but
have never been worked to their full
capacity. They are thought to be very
rich in coal. The syndicate, about a
month ago, sent representatives here to
examine the property mine expert to
visit the mines and a lawyer to look
into the title and other legal questions
touching the property and it's operation.
1T has just been learned that these
investigations were most satisfactory and
that they recommend the purchase and
operation of the mines, which are to be
sold in September.
This English syndicate, it is learned,
has options on all the coal mines, both
large and small, in east Tennessee and
southern Kentucky, and that the amount
of money involved will be between S.
100000 and $10,000,000. The deal is
by far the largest ever made for prop
erty in this section and compares favora-
bly, with any ever made in the United
States. The effect of the deal will be
to put the coal business in the entire
South into the hands of one of the larg-
est companies of the kind ever organ
lied.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
MRS. w. J. COOKIES DEATH.
Deed Committed While Suffering From
Effects of Uraemic Poisoning.
BASKERVILLE Gazette

The terribly sad and tragic death of
Mrs. Minnie l.. Cooke, the wife of ex-
MAYOR William J. Cooke, yesterday cast
a gloom over the community. The cir
cumstances were as follows:
Mrs. Cooke was soon to become a
mother, probably within few days, and
it was due to this fact and physical
condition arising from it that she had
suffered greatly in her mind for several
days. During the time her devoted hus-
band had been almost constantly at her
side, comforting her and diverting her
thoughts. Yesterday morning they had
together completed the reading Of DIR.
Talmage's sermon that they had begun
the night before. Both had commented
approvingly on the discourse and then
Mr.. Cooke had risen from his chair,
looked at his watch and remarked that
he had a business engagement in town
at 1 o'clock. 1t was then about 1910
o'clock, and Mrs. Cooke said that there
was still some time before his engage
ment and advised that he enjoy a bath be-
fore he went to town. Mr.. Cooke agreed
to this He had been gone from his wife S
room for perhaps ten minutes when he
heard a pistol shot. 1t sounded from
outside the house. There was a young
dog on the premises that had been ailing
so seriously that there had been talk
of killing it, and Mr.. Cooke explained
the shot on the theory that this had
been done, and continued his arrange
ment for the bath. A minute or two
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
COUNTY OFFICERS CONVENTION
1t Will Meet at Morehead City on Tues
day, July 27-29.

The County Officers Convention meets
at Morehead City next week-Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
1t is expected to be a gathering of
State Importance. 1t was originally de-
signed and proposed by Treasurer Worth,
who christened it ''Sheriff's Institute"
Then the Rev. Hallelujah Atmosphere,
State Auditor, stole the Treasurer's thun-
der, put new chain lightning in it by ex-
tending it's field of usefulness so as to in
clude everybody who is interested as
executors of the laws of our State CON
corning taxes, and in the collection of
taxes, either as State or county officers"
Following up this idea the Rev. AtmOs-
phere has been pelting the aforesaid Off
GERS every few days with circular letters
| telling them the conventions object is to
see if ''some improvement can be made in
our system of listing taxes" and that san
improvement in our system of listing
taxes would be of immense benefit and
great boon" to the county officials. To
further popularize the meeting he pointed
out that county officers would 'enjoy
few days outing and would find it pleas
ant ''to make the personal acquaintance
of each other" Then, reverting no doubt
to his own unhappy condition of single
cussedness, he adds, as his last and
greatest inducement: Bring your good
wife. If you haven't one, this meeting
may possibly open up way of getting
one. There is no telling how many good
things may happen to a citizen when he
is trying to do a good thing for his coun-
try and people,
Now that is indeed comforting-if for
nothing else to at least know that the
Rev. Atmosphere has not given up all
matrimonial hope.
But this is not ALL In the language
of a well-known railroad lawyer, "after
firing this letter at them Rev. At
mosphere cleft for the seashore," where
he has gone to prepare a place for this
mighty host of county officers and wives
present and prospective-that where he
is there they may be also.
And he went loaded-loaded to the
muzzle with a speech-in manuscript
10000 words long. This he carried "un-
der separate cover" done up in card
board and labelled ''The Great Effort"
1t will, hear be the great gun of the
convention. And very properly. For is
not the Rev. Atmosphere the moving
spirit-the general air of the whole lay
out?
The Treasurer will not go down till
next Saturday. The Rev. Atmosphere is
there now getting things. ready-includ-
ing ''the great effort" A grape vine dis
patch, direct from DR.. Blacknall. con-
veys the pleasing intelligence, that, like
Demosthenes of old, the Rev. Hallelujah
Atmosphere daily goes out upon the
beach, with pebbles in his mouth and
''the great effort in his hand, and re-
hearses it to old ocean, which at once
proceeds to lash itself in fury. But just
here, for the Rev. Atmosphere own
good, it might be well to state that there
are said to be several mountaineer sher-
ifs in the State who are not so consider
ate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
A CHECK FoRGER CAUGHT.
A Furniture Man Flimfammed Out of
Hundred Dollars.

A Furniture Man Flimhammed Out OF
a Hundred Dollars.
Last week another member of the
professional forger gang struck town
and film TANNED a furniture man here
out of 800 on a forged check, purport-
ing to be drawn by a New York furni-
ture establishment, of established repu-
tation, in favor of II. B. Clark.
This the fellow said was his name
He had a complete line of samples with
him and before doing" the Raleigh
furniture dealer he sold him a bill of
very fine goods at surprisingly low
price. Then he remarked that he needed
little money and he would be obliged
if the man would endorse check for
him. Knowing the house he claimed to
represent and having no reason to sus-
pect the fellow, the furniture dealer put
his name on the back of the check
which was on the National Bank OF
New York.
OF course the bank here paid the
money. but the New York bank sent il
back IN. g." Long before its return
Clark had gone-nobody knew where.
Letters and descriptions of the forger
were at once sent out all over the coun-
try, and yesterday Chief of Police Nor
| wood received a telegram saying that the
man wanted was in Nashville. The
authorities were directed to shadow him
| until he could be identified.
| 1t is to be hoped that it is the right
| man and that he will be brought back
| and given a good term in the peniten-
tiary.
The check he cashed here proved, on
examination, to be a most easily detected
| forgery. The face of it had been written
| in the mans natural hand, but when he
went to endorse it on the back he tried
to disguise his hand, remarking as he
| signed his name that he had writer's
cramp.
A close examination of the check
showed that the date on it had been care
| fully scratched out and another-t later
one-substituted The signature also
m. g. HOman, treasurer'-had also
been similarly changed. 1t was first
written ''Holman." The top of the ''r'
had later been scratched off.
In addition to this signature the name
of the firm he claimed to representative
Andrew Homan Company-was put on
the check, but this was with stencil.
Clark was, to all appearances, quite a
business man,neatly dressed and of good
appearance. "A most marked feature,
however, was his nose, which had the
appearance of having been struck about
the middle with something and mashed
in. There is little doubt that he is the
man now located in Nashville. a-a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
WENT TO SLEEP ON THE TRACE
A Negro Near Brassfeld Narrowly Els
capes Death.

A Negro Near BraSStield Narrowly Els
capes Death.
Just as the Southern passenger train
No. 16, which arrives here at AS a. M,
was leaving Brassfield, Durham county,
yesterday morning, and before it had
gotten well under way, Engineer l.. A.
Atkinson saw a man stretched across the
track with his head upon one of the
iron rails and his feet over the other.
Quick as thought the engine was re-
versed and the brakes applied, but the
train did not stop until the great drivers
were within dozen feet of the sleeping
negro-for he proved to be asleep aud not
drunk or dead, as the engineer first
thought Then the shrill whistle and jar
ring of the train awoke the sleeper and
he arose in a dazed sort Of way and stood
ON the embankment as the train passed
by him.
He told the engineer that he was very
tired and sat down to rest and had
dropped off to sleep. Had the train been
running at full speed he would have
paid the penalty of his life for his care
lessness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22

later he discovered there were no towels
ut hand and went into the closet that
divided the bath room from the chamber
in search for them. Not finding them
he entered the chamber and saw the
body of his wife reposing in chair
She had shot herself in the temple and
was dead. On the table was note
written hastily with pencil. 1t read
as follows:
my Dear Will: Eternity is before
me. You have been a DEAR good hus-
band to me. Be good and meet me
later. MINNIE"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
AGENTS WANTED.

The Home Life of New York wants ac-
tive, special and district agents in all
parts Of North Carolina to whom the
highest commissions will be paid. In
surers are invited to investigate our
guaranteed dividend contracts. If YOU
want an agency address with reference
the State Agent. If you want a policy
call ON nearest agent or write to
J. o. GUTHRIE, State Agent.
101 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, N. g.
jy10-1m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE ARRIVALS.

w. NJ. Simpson, Norfolk, Va; Geo. F.
Pepper, New York; ]. A. Hollowell,
Richmond, Va; d. II. Solomon, New
York; Howard Fisher, Baltimore; M. lei.
Holt, Oak Ridge; w. T. Smith, Phila-
delphia; j. n. King, Rochelle, Ga; w. T.
Carter, Va; John n. Staples, Green's
boro; w. j. Ellis Winston; G. B. Afford,
Holly Springs; A. e. Martin, o. B. and
o.; r. ID. Griffin, Ark; G. M. Cooke,
Louisburg; f. n. Cooke, Louisburg; f..
X. Cooke, Louisburg; Ed. Kohn, Louis
vile; Louis Young, Philadelphia; Carl.
Stern. New York; w. e. Wilbon, Bal
timore; L. A. Stanford, N. O.; Mrs.
Thorne, n. c.; w. G. Saunders, Balti-
more.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE
WORSE THAN GIVING IT TO A
POLITICAL FAvORIATE.
NORTH CAROLINA PRINTERS ARE IDLE
Many Of Them To-Day Walking the Stree
Without Work and Anxious to Be
Given Chance to Earn an
Honest Living.

Not many days ago the News and OBJ
server had occasion to point out the fact
that the Council of State had awarded
the part of the public printing in when
there was any great profit, to a political
fayorite-Guy V. Barnes-allowlng him
to name his own price and keep his own
accounts of the work.
Since then the Agricultural depart
ment has given him its printlng-another
rich Job. Neither one of these jobs was
given ont to the lowest bidder. Nothing
was said of any such thing. 1t was
not pretended that they were awarded
on any other ground than that of favor
itism.
Rut If was announced, with a blare
of trumpets and much boasting, that
s.the book work" would be given out to
the lowest bidder. And to this end an
advertisement was inserted in this paper
inviting all the world to come in and
bid ON the 12Oth North Carolina Supreme
Court Reports. They did it, and yester-
day the contract was awarded. But 1t
went out of the State-to James II.
Goode, of Richmond.
The award of this contract is a hun
dred times worse than the first. 1t is
nothing short of an outrage.
Can North Carolina not do her own
printing? Must she open her doors and,
even ON State work, come in compeh-
ton with the whole world? Are her own
citizens to have no consideration, no
preference in the matter!
Are not the printers of this State as
good printers as those Of Virginia or any
other State? Are not the publishers as
reliable, the work they turn out as fine!
Why then, for the paltry sum of $50
for that only was the difference between
a North Carolina firm and the success
ful bidder-should a foreign printing
house be preferred to home people!
II is true that there is not much pro-
fit to any publisher in this class of print
ing, but there is great deal OF work
for the printer. There is bread in it for
hundreds Of type-setters who are now
walking the streets Of Raleigh and other
cities with nothing to do.
And yet, in order to cover over the
fact that all the STAT stuff" was given
out to Barnes as political sop, the Coun-
of
opportunity to work and earn an honest
living. But this is an era of Reform
and one must expect reform measures.
Next to James e. Goode, of Richmond,
Nash Bros, of Goldsboro, were the
lowest bidders, their bid being only $50
more than Goodies. There was a differ
ence of about $3.50 in the highest bid and
that of the Goode firm.
The competing firms were: James d..
Goode Printing Company of Richmond;
Nash Bros, of GoldsborO; Taylor and
Taylor Printing Company of Richmond;
Edwards and Broughton, of Raleigh;
Craylor and Epps, OF Richmond; Edu-
Gator Company, of Durham. Neither
the Stewards nor Barnes Bros, made
bids.
The Raleigh printers are justly indig-
nant, and no doubt the other printers
of the State will be also, when they
learn that this printing has been sent
out of North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
SUMMER HOUSE AT PARK.

The contract for the waiting room and
and refreshment stand at Pullen Park
has been let to Ford Brothers, and work
will begin this week. The building will
contain two waiting rooms and a refresh
ment stand. 1t will cost $500. The con-
tract stipulates that it shall be COM
pleted in forty-fve days.