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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07

The pubic are astounded at the sue
cess achieved in the cure Of all kidney
troubles now being effected by DR..
Hobbs wonderful discovery. People
who have been doetoring for years un-
der the care of the best physicians OBJ
tainable at a great expenditure OF
money have obtained more and better re-
suits after taking DR.. Hobbs Spsragus
Kidney Pills for less than two weeks
than they ever did from anything they
ever used. This is not an idle boast. as
dozens Of people IN this vicinity stand
ready TO testify 10 il.
Perhaps your next door neighbor will
tell you that Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kid
ney Pills have proven themselves a bless
ing in his family. We assert that they
are a positive specific for all kidney all
ments, except those where surgical oper-
atoms are necessary.
We could fill page upon page with the
names Of leading people in this city and
vicinity whom DR.. Hobbs SparagUs Kid
ney Pills have either benefited or cured.
Testimony as 10 the efficacy OF Dr..
Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills Is coming
in from every hand and from people in
every walk in life. proving conclus;vely
that every claim made by DR.. Hobbs is
absolutely justified By facts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07
ALL FOUND GUILTY
LITERARY SOCIETY DISTURBERS
ARE FINED.

large Crowd Attends Police Court to Hear
the Csse-It ID Called at Nine O'Clock in
the Morning and Lasts Until Four in the
Afternoon - Many Witnesses are Ex-
for Disturbing the Peace Details of the
Occurrence are Given and the Immedi-
ate Cause
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07

At O'Clock this morning fire alarm
was sent in by phone from the Manhat-
TIN hotel. The department arrived
promptly and the fire was discovered 10
be in the boiler room among some kin
ding. having been caused by a combinl-
ton Of heat from the boiler and spor-
taneous combustion in a pile or We;
slack coal The damage il trifiing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07

Will Questions Beyond the Pupils Adj
Power? - Advantages and Disadvsn-
tsges-The Responsibility of Parents in
the Matter of Education-Friendship
Between Teacher and Pupil Is Encour-
aged, and Teachers Should Know the
Parents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07
DIR. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills
Cure a Prominent Citizen Of Low
ell, nass., After Being Confined TO
His Bed Twelve Weeks with Rheu-
matism, and on Clutches for Ten
Months.
Lowan. Mass. June f7th. Is,

Lowell. Mass. June 18th. 1895.
Hobbs Remedy Co.
Gentlemen had VIVA, the doctors
called chronic rheumatism % the mar
row. l vas confined % my bed for
twelve weeks and compelled 10 use
clutches for ten months. / tried num-
Der 81 physicians and many different
medicines without obtaining relief
Upon seeinE your advertisement in the
Boston papers q DR.. Hobbs SDaFagus
Kidney pills. / concluded % give ;aen a
trial. After using three boxes. together
with your Hobbs Litt-e Liver Piiis. ac-
cording % directions bszsn - feel ben
Gifted. and after / had used five and o1c-
half boxes OF the SpsragEs kidney Pills
/ was completely cured
an We'll known % many people n
Lowell who knew - my c1nSition and
can vouca FOR the truth q ny statement
give This testimony freely AID IN
sss.ciie5. and ! am wiling ~ ANSWER
questions 10 any ard al Eno may be Ia
te-ssied. and snail be glad 20 DO -. for
7 car sully appreciate TIE sunerings o.
asioaed By rheumatism. ] zdvise al
persons - afflicted % Use D.. HOBBS
SDzraEcs Kidney Pills
! never intend % bs xitaour the pills
myself. and ny friends know that
never lose an opportunity % rAconmea5-
lng them ] am. very gratefully.
EDWIN 6. VINALL.
with Opera Cigar and Tobacco Co.
sls Central Street
Dr.. Hobs Sparsgus Kidney Pts. -
cs1ts Per box S.x To- $3.50
FOR SALE BY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
FARMER sLUMPENHAGEN.

The theatre-going people OF Wichita
have enjoyed no more chaste or meri-
torious entertainment during Ire play
season now drawing 70 a close than that
to be presented at the Crawford Grand
next Tuesday night. under the auspices
OF the two local lodges. Queen City and
Peerless, Degree OF Honor. 4. O. L. ".
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07
HOBBS
C0NQUERS DISEASE
His Wonderful Discovery
Sparagus Kidney Pills

Are Rapidly Curing All of Those
in Wichita and Vicinity Who
Have Been Suffering From
Kidney Disease in One Form
or Another.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07

The central committee for the ensuing
year shall be chosen by the delegates
Of this convention selecting one central
committeeman from each voting pre-
cinct of the different wards.
The primaries for choosing delegates
fer said convention shall be held on the
18th Gay q March. 1897, between the
hours OF p. N. and 2. m, at the fol-
loving places, to-wit; First ward. Nam
moth stables. on South Main street. be
tween Douglas avenue and William
street: Second ward. az 21S North Main
street; Third ward. Eagle barn, on To-
peka avenue. between First and Second;
Fourth ward. corner OF Oak and Law
renee; Fifth ward. Martinson block,
Douglas avenue. West Side; Sixth ward,
corner OF Ida and Douglas
All ballots are 10 be printed on plain
white paper, Of uniform size. to be APP
proved by the chairman. secretary and
treasurer of the city central committee.
Ali Republicans shall be entitled 10 vote
al said primaries. BY order Of City Cen
trail Committee. II. T. DERRICK
S. ". JONES. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07
For Oelicacy,
for purity. and for iraprovensz. q the con-
plerion nothing equals Pozzo<f's Pozosa-
Zeal Estase Irznsfers

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
CROPS.

The State Commissioner of Agricul
ture says as to the cotton crop that in
many places it is fully as good as it
was last year. but that as a whole it
is no better than last years crop. There
has been a wonderful change for the
worse in the past 80 days. Thecrop has
failed and is yet failing. In some sec
tions it presents a really pitiful sight.
Thirty days ago there was a grand
prospect. Unless rain comes quickly,
the deterioration will go on very rapid
~. The falling eff in the condition of
the crop is greatly to be deplored, as
farmers had given it more care than
ever before, and bad expended several
millions of dollars for commercial fer
tilizers. There is considerable rust on
the cotton. The Commissioned Agri.
cultvre says the figures of the estimates
on the corn crop Q eve 20 high as
those on Cototton. The easily cool wealth
er and the worms caused much dam
age and effected the stand. It is quite
safe to say that neither cotton nor
corn will be above the average
Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

property is worth as items, viz value
of iron, ties. structures, etc, etc.
That in calculating net earnings, no
operating expenses shall be considered
unless the total charges for the current
year shall be in operation to the life or
duration Of property Or parts Of prop
erty yielding same. To illustrate: If
a road 100 miles long shall in one year
lay 90 miles Of 20 pound steel rail the
life of the same being 20 years, only
five miles shall be chargedt TO operating
expenses, unless some other depart
ment Of improvements shall be less
than the natural wear and tear of said
road.
Raleigh, July 2, 1892.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
BITTEN BY A SNAKE.

Wadesboro correspondence Char
lotte Observer: Miss Anna Allen, who,
a couple of weeks ago was bitten by a
pilot snake at Flat Rock, is just re
covering from the effects Of the bite.
She was in her yard Sunday morning
and on returning to the house dis
covered that she had been within a
foot of a pilot and didn't 9 it. This
morning your correspondent saw Miss
Allen on her front steps and was asking
about the Sundays experience, when
to her horror she discovered another
pilot right at her heels. It is dead.
Miss Allen says she doesn't expect to
put her foot outside the house again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

80. -1l 49,.
.Ceedings of the directors at the meet
ing of August Is, 1897. upon his record
book. 81 did notenter the proceedings
of that meeting because1 was new to
the business. I requested that Col
Ruffn be retained that he might chow
me how he had been conducting the
Office. I was guided by his advice. ]
think Col. Rufinremained in the flee
until the 18th of August. IreCan from
my memorandum that the expenses OF
the States attorneys we're voted at
that meeting. Twenty five hundred
and fifty dollars was the amount voted
for legal services rendered, and to be
rendered, by these attorneys. who we're
Judge Avery, Q. A. Cook, P. ". Aver
lit and MacRae aid Day. The report
of the experts who examined the North
Carolina Railroad was signed by Mr..
Thomas D. Hogg. I applied to Cover
nor Russell for my Cfce last winter,
after the adjournment Of the legisla-
ture. did not lobby, but tried to in
huence someo of our folks to vote against
the lease, during the session OF the
legislature, John q. Pearson, q mem
Der Of the legislature from Burke, is
my brother in law, but we donot agree
politically, though we did agree on the
lease matter"
The witness said in reply TO q ques
ton from Mr.. Manning, that he would
willingly give counsel for the complain
ants, or representatives of counsel, &C,
cess to, and certified copies Of, all
vouchers, accounts and other papers
relating to the lease, which were in his
Office. 1t should be remarked here
that the counsel for the defendants,
Russell, ct al, brought with them from
Raleigh a chest filed with such papers,
records, etc.
Mr.. W. g. Douglas, of counsel for the
Governor, then read to, and had tran,
scribed by, the stenographer the min,
utes Of a meeting of the directors of the
North Carolina Railroad in Raleigh on
the I'd of February, 1892, and a consid,
cradle amount of further documentary
and tabular evidence, derived from the
printed reports of the bosrd of rail
roads, and from other sources.
At $50 this afternoon the specia,
master adjourned the court.
AS a subj Oe IA is not effective to bring
a witness to testify in a court outside
of his own State, the court will here
after become a somewhat ambulatOry
one, in order to hear the testimony Of
certain witnesses who are residents Of
other States, among whom will proba
bly, be President Spencer, of the South
ern, and President Hoffman and Other
officers of the Seaboard Air Line.
The next sitting of the court will &C
cordingly be held in New York City
the Park Avenue Hotel being headquar
tiers for the court and counsel, on thG
goth and Dist days of this month. Or
the 23d of September the court will si
Baltimore, and headquarters will be il
the Equitable Building. The session
of the court in Washington will begir
on the 23d and continue three days
Returning from Washington, the mas
ter will have a hearing at Raleigh, OF
the 28th, when residents of North Caro-
lima will be the witnesses.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
RALEIGH. July q. 1sa7.

CIRCULAR No 67-TARIFF OF THE
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co.
From and after the first day Of Sep
tember, 1897, the Western Union Tele-
graph Company shall not charge or
collect more than 10 cents for trans-
hitting any message of ten body words
OF under. exclusive Of date, address
and signature, between any two points
within the limits of this State on its
lines, nor more than one cent for each
additional word. .af
By order of the Board.
]. W. WILSON, Chairman.
81. @. BRowN, Clerk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
RALEIGH, July %, 1897.

CIRCULAR No. 68-TARIFB OF MIsCEL-
LANEOUs TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Telegraph companies other than the
Western Union Telegraph Company
shall be allowed to charge and collect
30 cents for a message of ten body
words n under, exclusive Of date, ad-
dress and signature, between any two
points within the limits of this State,
on their respective lines, and not more
than II cents for each additional word.
Effective Sept 1, 1897.
By order of the Board.
J. W. WILSON, Chairman.
a. 9. Brown, Clerk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
THR ORGANIZATION Committee
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
In your recent notice of the appoint
menE Of the above committee there Is
a singular and very. important omis-
sion. The three members of the COM
mittee are as follows: Geo. e. Boggs.
WaynesviIle, N. O., Chairman, 2. F.
Garrett, Henderson, N. CD. z. Eossa-
mon, Charlotte, n. O..
GEO. e. BoGGs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

SALISBURY, Sept. S.-The morning
session OF the court was rather unin.
teresting, being mostly consumed by
the reading Of many extracts from the
records in the custody Of the secretary
and treasurer of the North Carolina
Railroad. The counsel for the Central
Trust Company, the Southern Railway
Company and theold board of directors
of the North Carolina Railroad moved
to strike out all such extracts read, or
to be read, as irrelevant to the issue.
The defendants offered in evidence
the report Of the experts who made an
examination of the North Carolina
Railroad, the report being dated March
18th, 1897, and portion of it was read.
Judge Avery offered the explanation
to the master that the inventory of the
experts could not be a correct state
ment Of the property the road had on
hand in 1897, because it contains a list
Of the identical articles in use in on
nection with the road at the time Of
the lease, in 1871, 36 years ago.
Defendants counsel then proposed to
offer, and did offer, in evidence certain
accounts and vouchers for the purpose
of showing that the old board of direc
tors Of the North Carolina Railroad had
expended about 81 700 to preUent the
passage of Gny legislation that might
lead to on Investigation in the courts
of the lease of the North Carolina Rail
road to the Southern for SO years.
The complainants' counsel objected
to this evidence upon the ground that
it was irrelevant to the issue.
The accounts and vouchers which
were read we're identified by Mr.. E. s.
Walton, Secretary and Treasurer Of
the North Carolina Railroad Company.
These vouchers purported to show that
large amounts had been paid out for
the expenses of the board while in Raj
eigh during the legislature, and to ex-
Judge Spier Whitaker for defeating
the Moody bill, in 1895, all these orders
to pay being in the name OF S. B. Alex
ander, former President of the Board.
TtOenty seUen hundred dollars and fifty
cents IS the summary Of tOhat UGs paid
By the old board for the GbOUe named eG
penseS.
Mr.. E. 8. Walton was cross examined
by counsel for the compliments. He
stated that he had not entered the pro,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

interview ended without anything
definite being accomplished"
Mr.. Tompkins then read what pur
ported to be a typewriter copy Of the
above conversation. 81 am q director
of the Carolina Central Of the Seaboard
system"
Mr.. T. s. Spruill, defendants wit.
ness, formerly a director Of the North
Carolina Railroad, said: "I attended
the meeting of the directors at Bur.
lington and said that I thought the
leasing Of the North Carolina Railroad
at that time was premature. I was
opposed to the leasing of the road at
that time. DR.. Turner addressed it to
me as an argument that the road would
be put on the tax list when released
by the Southern. In the meeting I
moved to limit the term Of the lease TO
thirty years, which was voted down.
Then some one made q motion to limit
it to fifty years, and I was appointed
one Of g committee to confer with
President Spencer, of the Southern,
who was there. / told him that fifty
years was the ultimatum of the direc.
tors, and he and the other gentlemen
declined u proposition. I don't re
member what the Moody bill was, but
I remember that there was some pro
posed legislation in the legislature Of
1895 which was hostile to the road.
Whatever was done in regard to the
details Of arranging the lease was done
at a subsequent meeting, and / wasnot
present. All that was insisted upon at
the Burlington meeting was that the
Southern return the property in as
good condition as it was when they
leased it."
Cross examined by Council Manning,
witness said that the old lease was read
over at Burlington and comparatively
discussed by Gen. Hoke and others.
Mr.. Overman and myself were the
only directors opposed to the SO year
lease. I resigned subsequently. I gave
my assent to the 80 year lease only as
the lesser of two evils"
Judge Avery stated that he objected
to the proving Of the perfecting of the
details of the lease by this witness, Mr..
SpruilI said that the lease was not
signed by the individual directors, but
was executed by the president and
secretary. This answer was admitted,
subject to exception. Il think the con
ditions of the lease allowed the South
ern to return the same engines, cars
etc that were leased 35 years ago
This lease is the same as the old one il
legal effect"
Mr.. E. s. Walton, Secretary anC
Treasurer Of the North Carolina Rail
road, was introduced and said that b
was custodian of the minutes of TIT
board of directors" Judge Avery reaC
as evidence copious extracts from tn
proceedings of the directors at differen'
times and places in order to prove TIT
allegation of fraud The hearing wa
adjourned late this afternoon by Specia
Master Craige, to be continued to NOR
row morning.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
RALEIGH, July %, 1897.

IU2I00CUUS UW'T ~ UVVT8
CIRCULAR No. 69-JoINT TEEEaRAPHIC
RATES. .s.rH
Whenever q message is sent over
two or more telegraph lines owned,
controlled and operated by separate
and distinct corporations or individ-
uals, the joint rate shall not exceed 80
cents for such message of ten body
words or less, exclusive of date, ad-
dress and signature, between any two
points within the limits Of this State,
nor more than II cents for each addi-
tional word. Effective Sept. 1, 1897.
By order of the Board.
J. w. WILSON, Chairman
q. G. BRowE, Clerk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
RAILROAD COMMISSION RECORD.

The following record Of recent pro-
ceedings by the Railroad Commission
was attached to the answers of the
Commissioners, and though not a part
Of their answers, we intended to pub
lish it last week, but by an oversight
it was left out. We give it in full, as
follows: 4v
North Carolina Railroad Commission,
Raleigh, July 2, 1897
The Railroad Commission i'm session
this day. On motion of Commissioner
D. e.. Abbott it is ordered:
WHEREAS, The Railroad Commits
sioners are required by law to place q
valuation upon the railroads and tele.
graph companies of North Carolina for
the assessment Of taxes; and whereas,
the said Railroad Commissioners de-
sire to ascertain if any more equitable
method Of valuing said property than
has heretofore been pursued, can be
found; and whereas, the Commission
also desire to ascertain if any more
equitable freight and passenger tariffs
than now exist can be put in force,
therefore be it
ResOlUed, That the representatives
Of the different railroad and telegraph
companies of the State are requested
to appear before the Railroad Commits
sioners on Monday, the 18th day Of
July, 1897, and there show cause In
writing if any they may have, why 9
very material increase in the valuation
of the railroad property for assessment
and taxation shall not be made by the
Railroad Commissioners sitting as 6
board of appraisers and assessors, and
why a revision of the ~freight,and pas
senger tariffs shall not also be made.
Ordered further, That the Hon. D.
L. Russell, Hon. Walter Clark, Hon.
Josephus Daniels and other interested
citiz ms r respectfully invited to be
present at the hearing above cited and
present their views or any information
or facts they may be in possession of.
touching the questions at issue.
By order of the Commission.
J. w. WILSON, Chairman.
81. @. BROWN, Clerk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14
July %, 1897.

On motion of Commissioner 8. Ohio
Wilson, it is ordered that the following
rates be and apply to telegraph COM
panies. See circulars Nos 81, IS, SO.
North Carolina Railroad Commission.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

1t is hardly the proper thing for any
man to sit around and grumble about
the condition of the country when he
casts his vote for exactly what he is
getting.-Dawn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

The assessment of railroad property,
etc., having been completed, Commits
sioner Hon. S. Gothic Wilson files notice
before the Commission as follows:
''Since assessments are now made, 1
give notice that I shall, as soon as the
reports for the fiscal year ending June
9Oth are received, move to re adjust
the rates in accordance herewith"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-14

Resolution introduced before the
Board of Railroad Commissioners by
Commissioner S Ohio Wilson:
WHEREAS, It is the desire of this
Commission to have q full discussion
of the tax and rate question; and,
whereas, all parties appearing were in
vited to do 20 in writing, and as verbal
speeches and evidence was given by
those representing the railroads, there
fore, we invite Hon. Walter Clark, His
E~xceIlency Governor Russell, Josephus
Daniels and any others to come before
the Commission review the evidence
taken by the stenographer and reply
to same" b
(5igned) rs. OHIO WILSON"
The paper Of Hon. Walter Clark
having been read, Commissioners Hon.
s. Ohio Wilson files statement as fol
lows: .,
The statement in the paper of Hon.
Walter Clark, in the matter of refer
ence to rates and taxation before this
Commission today, 1 beg to say that
the statement that two members of the
Commission (Maj. ]. w. Wilson and
myself, the only two then memberp)
appeared before the legislative com
mittee and opposed a reduction of rates,
81 do not know his authority, but
80 far as 1 am concerned, the statement
is without foundation.
Slgned) IS OHIO WILSON"
Resolution introduced before the
Board of Railroad Commissioners by
Commissioner 8 Ohio Wilson.
ResOzUed, That in assessing the rail
road, steamboat and telegraph prop
erty, both franchise and tangible prop
ertY be assessed at such figures az are
just and reasonable both to the State
and the companies.
That the valuation of such franchises
and property shall be an amount ap.
proximate to a principal which at 6 pei
cent. per annum would yield the
amount Of the net earnings of such
property.
That whatever sum such franchises
and property may earn as income from
operations shall be considered as inter
est on a given amount of valuation,
and whatever sum the net earnings Of
such franchises and property will pay
6 per cent. Per annum upon shall b
held to be the value of such franchises
and property for assessment. Provided
that in cases where a franchise or prop
ertY, or both, whose incomes from
Operations does not equal the physica
values. Of the basis of percentage above
named, such franchise and property
] shall be assessed at such values as said