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The news & observer., 1897-02-13
THEY "STRAIN AT A GNAT AND
SWALLOW A CAMEL"

The lobbyists of the Southern" (alias
Rothschild, Pierrepont Morgan & Coz,
system are industriously asserting that
the banks of New York having reduced
interest from per cent. to III per cent.
a year. the State of North Carolina ought
to be satisfied with 61a per cent. on the
North Carolina Railroad lease. When 1t
is pointed out to these same men that the
railroads i'm North Carolina are capital
lied at S96O00,000 ON property whose
real value is fixed for taxation at $26,000,-
900. and that railroad charges are thus
high enough to pay for more than q
per cent. on nearly four times the value
of the property besides enormous sala-
rics, they still cannot see why rates
should be reduced. When it is a reduc-
tion OF charges to the public, no matter
how exorbitant the charges of the rail-
roads, there must be no reduction. 1t Is
only when the money goes to the State
that there is talk about 6 per cent. being
enough, and remember that this 6 per
cent. is not on four times the value of the
property, but on four-ffths of it only,
for the North Carolina Railroad cost
S., 600, 900 and is only stocked for $4,000
600
These very shouters, when there was
question two years ago of passing the
6 per cent. interest law, were loud in say
ing that 2 per cent in New York did not
affect us here And thus they are al
ways ready to oppose amy reduction
of burdens to the people and to advocate
the corporations paying as little as
possible The Southern does not own the
North Carolina Railroad, but it has cap
italized its property at $4,000 per mile,
(Railroad Commission Report, page 246),
and charges rates high enough to pay
dividends on that
Besides this is rental for property, not
interest on money, and those acting for
the State should be impartial between
bidders, and by open competition, should
get the highest rental, and not in effect
vote an annual subsidy of $120,000
year for 90 years to one corporation 30 be
made up by taxation, when another COM
pany will relieve us OF an annual taxa
ton of $4,000 by putting that much
more in the Treasury as rental from the
States property Their argument from
the ruling . per cent. interest rate in
New York has as much relevancy to the
States taking a lesser rental from the
Southern than the property is worth, as
the statement that the little negro boys
tie the ostrich legs to the cocoa nut trees
and that accounts for the milk in the
cocoa nut"
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
THE GRAVES OF N. @. SOLDIERS
AT WINCHESTER.

The ladies and gentlemen who have
been endeavoring TO raise sufficient
amount OF money to erect headstones
to the graves of North Carolina soldiers
lying i'm Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Wmches-
ter, Va, have met with gratifying sue
cess. Mr.. T. p. Jerman, Jr., treasurer
OF the fund, tells us that through the un-
tiring efforts of Mrs. Arnistead Jones
and Capt. G. M. Cooke, the originators OF
the patriotic move, over $700 is now in
the treasury This amount will nearly
complete the work. 1t is, however, the
desire and intention OF those interested
to place in the centre of the plot assigned
these noble heroes a centre monument
with appropriate inscription, etc. The
estimated cost is $500.
Mr.. Jerman says that through the So
hcitation of Mr.. G. w. Rivenbark, Of
Charlotte, a veteran, Mr.. @. b. Rouss
has written him that he will contribute
half of the amount so soon as the other
half $3.50 is given in North Carolina
This 10 generous offer and we know that
patriotic North Carolina will meet Mr.
ESuss kaif wuys
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
NOT WHAT TT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN.

Salisbury Truth. which believes that
the lease ought not to be annulled is
frank enough to say;
''All admit this lease was not just
what it should have been, BOTH AS
TO THE TIME AND MANNER,
and for these reasons, we believe a
different contract should be made,
but the Southern justly deserves any
preference, if there be any"
The Truth voices public sentiment
when 1t criticizes the time and manner"
A different contract" should now be
made. 1t will give $4,000 annually into
the State Treasury, and the private
stockholders for ninety-nine years to an
nul this lease. 1t should be done unless
we are ready to present that sum to the
Southern Railway.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13

London, Feb. PA special dispatch
from Hong Kong this afternoon says that
two friends of Sun Vat Sen (the Chinese
doctor who was held a prisoner in October
last in the Chinese legation here and who
was only released on demand Of the Mar
quis Of Salisbury have been kidnapped
from Hong Kong and conveyed to China,
where they were executed on the charge
Of advocating reforms In China The
mems names were Chang and Lin.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13

1t ought not to surprise anybody that
the Southern Railway is filing the town
fun of its lobbyists. They have twenty
eight million dollars at stake in this lease
fight. If the lease is unnulled, they lose
$2S,000,000 If the lease is not unnulled
the people make free gift Of that gum
to the Southern Railway The lobby will
grow from now ON, no matter IL IL costs
$4,000 day.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13

One day we hear that the Senboard
Air Line offer il straw bid and II Ii an
insolvent concern. Next day we hear
that it has million dollars to spend TO
defeat the lease. Both OF these things
cannot be true. "You pay your money
and you take your choice"
The news & observer., 1897-02-13

were opened for a reception. The bril-
liant crowd resorted thither to watch the
eventful day expire in flutter of mirth
and love-making.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
MIR. TURNER CLAIMS INTEREST.
Story Of his Printing Claim, With AUDI
tor Furman's Endorsement


To the Editor: 1 herewith send you
a letter from the late Auditor, Mr.. Robt.
Furman, concerning the interest on my
claim. | have no one to blame but my
self for not getting interest, | omitted
in the draft of the original resolution to
say with interest. The former Treasurer
and Secretary of State expressed them
selves as willing to pay interest if the
terms of the resolution had allowed
them.
1t is a mistake to say that there was
any intention TO omit interest. There
was no member of the Legislature who
opposed the payment of the money at the
Last session, no paper OF the city opposed,
and no editor of the State, so far as |
ever heard
1t is not a claim / have for printing
done for the StateJbut it is simply making
restitution for money unjustly taken
from the Public Printer by legislative
enactment.
The contract made was to pay for the
printing by the letter m. Judge Merri-
mon drew it. The Treasurer paid by it
for fourteen months, until a printer for
disreputable conduct was dismissed from
the Sentinel office went to the Treasury
department and informed the Treasurer
that Turner was gouging the State in
measuring by the letter m. The Treasur-
or ceased to pay-and l paid for print
ing until the State owed me about FIVE
thousand five hundred dollars. The leg
islature passed a resolution with a
whereas, Turner had Overdrawn his ac-
count word of which was untrue.
Turner had not oyerdrawn at all, but
had paid out for State printing about
$1,000. AT that time the Sem
tinel was fighting railroad cor
porations almost single handed
and alone. He was repeatedly offered
fifteen and then twenty thousand dollars
and a seat in Congress by the Ring and
Railroad corporations.
His crime was he would not sell out
his friends and the State to corporations
The end was the Sentinel for which he
was offered twenty thousand dollars
and seat in Congress was sold under
the hammer for five hundred dollars,
bought in by an ex-railroad president,
who sold it that day, for seven Thousand
five hundred dollars.
JOSIAH TURNER.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
POWERS NO Hold OFF.

Vienna, Feb. 12.-The semiofficial
Frendenblatt to-day says: Greece must
be restrained from going any further.
Austria has already acted and the other
powers will not be backward They will
not assist Greece nor hinder Turkey in
sending troops and responding with hos
tilides TO the aggressive action OF Greece.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13

The Asheyille Republicans are hungry
They have decided to abolish the Civil
Service rules What ARE wo here forY'
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
Raleigh, N. c., Jan. Z.

Raleigh, n. c., Jan. Z.
Hon. Josiah Turner,
My Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry
as to the reasons which governed the
Secretary of State and the Auditor in
declining to pay interest on a claim
discovered by said Secretary of State
and Auditor to he due you on public
printing account for the years 1870, 1871
and 1872, by authority of the act of
the General Assembly Of 1895, / will
state that it was the opinion of the two
officers mentioned, who were sustained
therein by the Attorney General, that as
the resolution directing them to examine
and award such sum as was found to
be due, failed to state that interest there
on should be included, they had no au-
thOrity to pay more than the principal.
| may add, however, that it was the
opinion of both the Secretary of State
and the Auditor that you should receive
interest as well as principal, but, for the
lack of specific authority, they did not
feel justified in paying the interest.
Very respectfully yours,
ROBT. NJ FURMAN,
Auditor
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
IN CRETAN WATERS
CONTINUED from ist page.)

venting the Greek war vessels from nc,
lively interfering in Crete is not believed
here. 1t is thought that any action which
may be taken will be by Great Britain,
France and Russia in common; but, II Il
confidently report, that these powers have
decided 10 allow Greece to have her own
way in the matter.
The insurgents of Crete, acting in con-
cert with the foreign consuls, have de-
clarcd Halcpa to be neutral territory
which must not he infringed upon with
out twenty four hours notice.
LOOKS MORE PEACEFUL.
Constant;nople Feb 12-It was eff
eially announced this evening that q
council of ministers was held during the
day for the purpose of coming b0 a decis-
ion regarding the attitude 0f Greece.
The war party here just now is very in
fluential, but it is hoped that a pacific set
element will yet be attained.
At present there is no Indication that
the Turkish government has decided to
send reinfOrcements to the island Of
Crete
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
looks MORE PEACEFUL.
HERAKLION on FIRE.

Constantinople Feb. 12.-The news re-
ceived here from the island of Crete is
growing more serious every day and it
is understood that several of the en-
bassies have received dispatches that
HerakliOn is on fire.
In official circles here the only solution
Of the Cretan difficulty seems to be a
European occupation of that island. 1t
is understood that instructions have been
sent to the commanders of the foreign
warships to prevent, by force if necessary,
any Intervention upon the part OF the
Greek warships.
The news & observer., 1897-02-13
GREECE DETERMINED.

London, Feb. I'D. G. Metaxas, the
Greek charge d affaires here, called at
the foreign office and presented note
expressly stating that the Greek govern
ment had decided to prevent Turkish
troops from debarking in Crete by all the
means in its power
The news & observer., 1897-02-13

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The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
National EducatIonaI Association.

The National Educational as5ocia-
ton will hold its Both annual meet
ing at Milwaukee July 6to 8, 1897.
The various committees of the To-
cal organization at Milwaukee are ac
lively preparing in the most gener-
GUS manner for the entertainment of
10000 III embers and visitors. The
hotel committee has found the best
families in the city ready to open
their doors to the teachers and their
friends at a very moderate rate. The
transportation committee has ar
ranged for o large number of cheap
and enjoyable trips to the various
points of interest throughout the
state and on the lakes.
Colorado will send large delega
ton, leaving Denver about July Bird.
Colorado headquarters will be at par
lor 81, Hotel Pfster. All Colorado
teachers are requested to register at
the headquarters as soon after their
arrival in the city as possible.
The fare from Colorado common
points to Milwaukee and return,good
until September LIST, is S34. For
Pullman accommodations, circulars
of information, programs and full
particulars address, L. @. Greenlee,
state manager, Denver, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
Prospectors' Map Of Utah.

The passenger department of the
Rio Grande Western railway has
Just issued an up-to-date map show
ing all mining districts of record, to-
gether with an outline sketch of the
older districts, and calling special
attention to several partially devel-
oped regions which recently have
shown important uncoverings of gold
and copper, now attracting notice of
prospeetors, investors and others.
For copies of this valuable map
address f. A. Wadleigh, q. P. A.,
Salt Lake City.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
CHURCHES.

The United Pryzbytnrsns bod services every
sahi,ath A. n a, m. And % a. m. Sabbath
srhs,ui at ~ a. IN. &. T. meeting ~ ! 90 y IN.
&c. RANErS, Pastor.
N. r. cHuEcu AT Ltaku-Servtees held A.
follow. Preaching every sunday at II a. u and
,. "a, Sunday school Al ~ a. M
Z. y DE La MArEE. Pastor.
CHutzr1As CuuEru uNrLkrAE-styndAytseb At bcol
every Sunday 81 20 a. m. Services each Sunday
AZ ~ a. m and y M
NsryALLEr ScSpAI-ScHcoL--At May Valley
School House az O'Clock p ENoFy one cor
daily invited TO aftsnd-
GHSNapk v. E.CuuErH-seryiecsg gyery sun
day sscninE, aad saundRy-sshooi a. : 20 o clock
y fa EVgrybody invited TO attrnd-
q. 5. FEEScH, Pastor
FYPsC E-Mso.s every SUNDAY even
ina a, stp a. ". T. ChHrch. All young people
are cordially tnvifed to attend hese uectius-H.
LpCE ". SOwELs, Pres.
DoRt SELsoS. seo'y.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
City omciais.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

oKrr~r CHArrFE, No. as. X. A. M.--stAted
Conversations Isl aud ard " Wednesdays
4. J. HOTEL, II. 7.
l. Witt NAaKHAM. Secretary.
A.F&A. M.-LAsAE LopaH No. 90. meets on
tho fTst and third Saturday eyening % Zach
ia0nth. r. J. HOLMES, W. III.
%. LIScH. Secretary.
LOO. E.-f.ANtR LopaE No. 30 raeets every
Tuesday. a. Q. m. Ailmembrrs Of this lOdSe
aud ali visiting hfOthers OF the order are eord-
aily invited 10 attend. r. A. NArEE-. NO,
;. X. MfHH. Sec.
woODMEN or THE WORLD. .--f.AsAE CANP
So. IS in.cfs the lsss Saturday Ia eyery month
AZ : .. Visiting ueisheslrs are slHaXs Eel-
come Gro i. last v y
X. o. T. M-LsaAE TESr No. - niert@ at the
n sssInie = al the Last "wednesday in zach month
Al knights invitei 20 attend IsstsSs.
C.A.LEA, R-K.
TsrE LsMsE FIsK DErsETsEST meets az The
Hase, House oa ths hFst Igssdsg ass ~ nhtss Sseh
jon r. LswLEss, see-
o " A-ALESkxUER REsLS 70. - meets
.ee~v Monday At D. m Visiting ulrmbcrs
cordially invited 10 sstsnd.
-GRANADA SOCIETIES
AFAA. M,-GHssAnA LoDGn No. q tnerts
safaaryiay nights on or befoEs each fsii moon
and tso weeks iheueaftgr.
G. L. NePHEzsoS. sseJ.
o.o.F.-Ga4xADA LoDos No. Is meets ey-
ery Saturday night
ws. MrEESztE. see'y.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
Granada Items.

David Barnes was visitor at the
county seat on Wednesday.
Geo. A. Watson was in Granada
this week on legal business.
Geo. B. Merrill and family have
been spending the week in Granada
A. C. Hagerdorn of the Amity set
Element was in Lamar day or two
this week.
W. II. Hale, who has several teams
at work on the new ditch near Cad
doa, spent Monday of this week with
his family.
II. I. Parish, one of the new set
tiers under the Amity near Granada,
recently picked nearly a bushel of
cherries from young trees set out last
year. 1t would be hard to convince
Mr.. Parish that Prowers county is
not first class fruit country.
Several parties in Granada claim
to have seen an airship last Friday
night short distance up the river
from town. 1t had the appearance
Of a huge fish aud was travelling up
the Arkansas river. Several lights
were visible. Efforts have been
made TO get the spectators to admit
that the supposed ship might have
been a cloud. but they VIII not do 1t.
Every person who feels an interest
in the future of Prowers county
should visit the garden and orchard
OF W. W. Jones in Granada. His
crop of grapes, plums and peaches is
simply wonderful. His other trees
are too young for much showing,
but it now looks as il Mr.. Jones
would have to apply for carload rates
next year.
Until last year Granada wss far
behind other towns in the valley in
the number OF fruit trees set out
But Notwithstanding the compara-
lively small number of trees old
enough TO bear, it is evident that
enough fruit will be raised to silence
all the croakers. Not one year in five
will witness as severe late frosts as
we had this year, and yet cherries,
peaches, plums, pears and apples
have survived and done well.
AAurY.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26

Chief Justice Fuller said to Bos-
ton interviewer on Saturday last:
''In and shout Chicago business has
taken a decided turn for the better.
/ am not at liberty to state as to the
effects of the late turn in politics con-
cerning the business boom, but from
my own personal knowledge, business
in the general mercantile lines, which
has suffered much in late years, has
picked up wonderfully and we can
truly say that an era of prosperity is
at hand.n
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
Grand Eu,ure OF Arkansas Valley.

The following is an extract from
an interview had by correspondent
of the Denver Republican with W,
NJ Wiley. manager of the Great
Plains Water Storage company, at
the Brown Palace hotel in Denver;
"The Arkansas valley is going to
be the finest agricultural section in
the world. 1t will have in few
years population of $4,000 people
because of the remarkable fertility Of
the soil, which makes it able to sup
port six times the population per
acre that can be supported off the
land in Illinois, Indiana or similar
states, and its fertility will continue
forever. The reasons are that the
water supply for the oO0,O0O acres
of land on each side of the river is
absolutely inexhaustible, the water
carries silt at all times throughout
the year, which is deposited on the
land and fertilizes it, and the water,
by reason of the long distance it
flows, is warm wnen it reaches the
land, which is much better for the
crops than cold water. Every pro-
duct of the farm is of finer quality
in the Arkansas valley than anywhere
else. We grow wheat, corn, kafiir
corn, millet, flax, alfalfa, oats and
every kind of fruit L ever heard OF.
East of the Mississippi river it is
nearly impossible to get first-class
cantaloupe. In such places as Del
monico's in New York it cost 81 for
each service of cantaloupe, because
they have to cut sometimes dozen
to get first class melon. At Rocky
Ford the farmers feed cantaloupes to
the hogs that Delmonico could well
afford to pay 81 piece for. None
like them are grown anywhere IN the
world. They are uniformly fine,and
in time they will be bought by the
best hotels aud restaurants in the
country, to the exclusion of all Others.
st. Louis dealers have contracted for
seventy five carloads to be shipped
there from Rocky Ford this year.
For that kind of stuff there is abso-
lutely an inexhaustible market"
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26

Trains S and are rcstibule trains bctwe'sa
Chicago and Denver, they will carry chair car
and Pullman through without change
Trains i Aad are local express trains and
zfu earn first and second class eoaeher, tourist
slnapers and PullInsn sieepeTH.
Ten per cent. reduction on regular fare wiil De
made when round trip tickets are purchased
WE. CApE. Agent.
The Lamar register., 1897-06-26
LOCAL DIRECTORY.
County omcinls.

Clerk and Recorder r..........,S.B 5. u. Faulkner
ASSESSOR ......J. A. Williams
ShcriT .. Nul. Mckenzie
Trcasurer - .l........J j. W. Bent
srn,.yipt tandent Of schools .... q. +. Feast
tsountv Iudr,- n ~. ~. y. ". Robinson
Surveyor s..-....-.-A A. ID. Barton
t,oroner 81 i. J.. .,.,.., ..4-.... Fred Lee
Is, }. Higbee. Chairman
Commissioners ..-.,.. Z T.. " Steward
u. 5. MeClung
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec is-Tcday's SEES
sion OF the senate was brief. the time be-
ing consumed In the Introduction OF bills
and resolutions, several OF the latter call
ing for information from various depart
meuts being passed.
One OF the resolutions agreed TO IN
crease from $50 90 10 So go the amount
70 be expended by the government on the
buildings at the trans-Misstssippi expo
s.tion 10 be held In Omaha and reduced
by 81 600 the sum 70 be expended upon
the governments display
Allen OF Nebraska introduced a reso-
luton. which was passed. directing the
postmaster general to inform the senate
OF all railway and steamship mail con-
tracts made by the United States now IN
force.
White OF California presented resoiu-
ton, which was agreed TO. calling on the
president to inform the senate what &C
ton had been taken IN behalf OF j. h.
Spring and Charles W. Nelson. citizens
of California, held as prisoners In the
republic OF Colombia.
Kyle Of South Dakota introduced. ano
had passed, a resolution calling On the
secretary OF state for ali papers from the
Haytien government relating to Bernard
Campbell
On motion OF Hale Of Maine the senate
then, at l2:S p. m. went into executive
session to consider the conference report
on Klondike relief.
At 2 .. m. the senate adjourned until
Wednesday, January 5.