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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12
CLIQUE DRAMATTQUE.

The Clique Dramatique has new play
In preparation, which will be presented
sometime in February, probably the 22nd
-,Washington's Birthday. Those who
saw Our Boys" will look forward to see
ing the club in what is perhaps a more
attractive play, and those who did not
sce it, have a treat in store in seeing these
young actors, who with real merit viii
present a play which has been given
with great success by one OF our leading
actors of the society play, The club is
composed of young people Of decided tai
emf, and il one can Judge from their
play-"Our B0ys'-the coming one viii
undoubtedly he a great succega.
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tt VIII Have 10 Be Increased
for State Purposes.
FROM 81 % TO 25 CENTS
State Auditor Furman Makes
An Estimate.
ABSTRACT OF LISTED TAxABLEs
a Decrease last Year of Over Ore
Million Dollars in the Total as
sessment of the Property
of the State.

For the use of the Financial commit
tee of the General Assembly the Auditor
has compiled and sent to the State
Treasurer the abstracts of Listed Taxa
bles for the year 1896, upon which must
be based the levies OF 1S97'9S.
The Auditors report recently issued,
contains only the abstracts for the year
previous, those of 1896 not being return
ed in time to permit their incorporat ton
into the report.
The report just published shows total
assessment, as per abstracts of returns
for 1895, Of real and personal $230,S $751;
131.
The total assessment, as per abstracts
of returns for 1896, of real and personal
property is 1920, 739996
This shows decrease in taxable values
for the year of $1,121y135.
The assessment Of railroads, &c, for
the year 1896 was S26.576, 09699
This makes the total assessment OF real
and personal property, as returned for
1896. S256.316,0929
In 1895 it was $257, 49,, 227.99 or ST.
f21 ,135 more than in 1896.
One cent levied on the 800 Of value
will derive %25,G31.60 Of revenue. less
cost Of collection. A calculation upon
this basis viii easily enable the Finance
committee to fix the amount necessary to
levy to secure the revenue required 10
carry ON the State government for the
next two years. There may be reason
ably expected about sos, 900 per annum
from schedule b and c, taxes. and other
privilege taxes, which would leave, ac-
cording to n reasonable estimate Of ex-
penses, $685., 900 to be raised upon proper
ty listed for taxation. A levy Of % cents
on every 800 of value win raise this
sum.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12
CASTLE HAYNE ABANDONED.
Superintendent Leazar Highly Pleased
With the Wadesboro Farm.

The State farm at Castle Hayne will
be entirely abandoned. Superintendent
Leazar yesterday went down to have the
convict camp and farming implements
moved from there to the farm near
Wadesboro.
MFR. Leazar is very much pleased with
his Wadesboro farm and with this In
crease in force expects great things from
it the coming year. He expected last
year to lose $4,000 on it as it was his
first year there and the Land had to be
opened up and prepared for cultivation,
but he only lost $4,000 and now has on
it $4,000 OF improvements. When he
went there he found only 600 acres of
cleared land, there are now 1900 acres
prepared for cultivation. Though a plow
was not put into the ground until March,
over 200 bales OF cotton and some $500
bushels of corn, besides other small crops,
were raised. This year he thinks the
yield win be at least 500 bales Of cotton
and 10000 bushels OF corn.
The entire farm comprises 2.3O0 acres
Of very fertile soil, suitable to both corn
aud cotton
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PERHAPS THERE WE'RE OTHERS
Parker Says There Was Nothing But
Harmony at His Conference.

Parker Says There Was Nothing But
Harmony at His Conference.
To the Editor: see in your issue OF
the 10th an article headed Have They
Sold Out" purporting to be an account
Of proceedings Of caucus or conference,
held by the co-operationists, at which
meeting DR. Thompson was present urg.
ing harmony and the like / have this
to say in reply
That no such proceedings or action
were had and no such declarations were
made. Indeed no such caucus or con
ference was held
The only truth upon which these mis-
representations can he based is that while
| and n few friends were pleasantly chat
ting in my room, as 1t is usual with
members at any and all times. after ad-
journment OF the Legislature, DR.. Thomp-
son dropped in and Joined us in the con
versation
During the evening the differences be
tween Populists were mentioned and
partially discussed all parties express
ing their regrets, and also their hopes
that all differences would be adjusted.
The article is fathered by no one and
does not state where the meeting was
held, nor the individuals present: and I
am at loss to know why such a bastard
child should have been introduced to the
public, J, II, PARKER,
The News and Observer said nothing
about conference held in Mr. Parker's
room, Indeed the News and Observer
don't know where Mr.. Parker has his
room, bat the News and Observer knows
one thing, on the authority Of as repu-
table men as there are in the Populist
party, and that is that just such con
ference as was mentioned in the article
referred to by Mr.. Parker was held and
that substantially every thing said in
that article was said in that conference
The conference was held in a certain
boarding house 1--WE know the house, in
certain room 1--WE know the ROOM, in
which were gathered number ofSthese
Populists who bolted the Populist eau
Gus; that DIR. Thompson spoke in the
interest OF harmony; that after he left
his utterances were scoffed at and de-
rided.- That mention was made Of the
available Offices and that one of those
present declared that IF it all got out
they were ruined"
OF course, Mr. Parker knows whether
these things happened in his room or
not
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PERSONALS.

Mr.. G. II. Parham, of Youngsvillc, is
ct the Park.
Mr.. C. NJ Blue, Of Aberdeen, spent
yesterday in Raleigh
Col Paul r. Means Of Concord is
here on legal business.
Mr., w. T.. Jones has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mr.. II. L. Powell, Of Henderson. was
here for a short while yesterday
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Rose of Fayetteville, is
in the city, stopping at the Park.
Hon. Geo N. Rose, ex-Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives, is here.
Mr.. 7. III. Hoover, private secretary
to Senator Butler, arrived yesterday.
Judge Fred Phillips, of Tarhoro, is in
the city. the guest Of Mr.. III. w. Jackson
Mr.. w. II. Christian has gone to Rich
mond, Va, to attend the funeral of his
aunt.
Mr.. 1T. II. Martindale, Of Baltimore, Is
st the Park. Mr., Martindale once lived
in Raleigh.
Mr.. w. G. Maxwell came down from
Charlotte yesterday to attend to some
legal business and incidentally to look in
upon the Soions.
Asheyille'5 handsome young Mayo
MIR. VIM. J. Cooke, is in the city to look
after the interests Of his city in the pro-
posed changes in the charter.
Col Thos b. Keogh, OF Greensboro,
ia here to see the Inauguration OF the
first Republican Governor Of North Caro-
lima in quarter Of a century.
Mr.. j. w Shea, confidential Secretary
Of Cuthbert & Co., is IN the city. He is
making arrangements for the establish
8 -,
Mrs. Geo H. smatbers, accompanied
her husband to Wilmington on his mis-
sion as a member OF the special committee
to escort the Goyernor-elect to Raleigh.
Mr.. Fred Nissen, OF Salem, will be
here during the Legislature as private
secretary to Lieutenant- Governor Rey-
nolds. He is stopping at the Florence
Hotel
Mr.. Walter Liddell, president of the
Liddel Company, OF Charlotte, and one
of the Queen city's leading citizens, 10
in Raleigh in attendance upon the Grand
Lodge Of Masons.
Judge James f. Shepherd has retained
from Chapel Hin, where he spent last
week. While at the University Judge
Shepherd, by special invitation, delivered
several lectures before the law school
Two members OF the Populist National
Executive committee are here, Iessrs
Wardell, OF California, and Cameron, OF
South Dakota They will urge the Popu-
lists to vote for none but a silver man for
Senator.
Mrs. c. A. Reynolds came down from
Winston yesterday and she and her hus-
band are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Robbins, on Newbern avenue.
Mrs. Reynolds win remain in Raleigh
for only few days
Mr.. w. r. Merrimon is in the city
visiting his mother, Mrs. A. s. Merrimon.
Prof. II. Nick. Goodwin, superintend-
emit Of the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb at norganton, is here as a repre-
sentative OF the Grand Lodge of Masons.
Rev T. r. Rose, pastor OF the Presby-
terrain church at Morganton, is in the city
to consult Drs. Lewis and Battle about
some trouble he has recently had in hear
ing. He is a native OF Fayetteville, and
deseryedly one OF the most popular min
listers in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12

The regular meeting OF the Chamber OF
Commerce which was to have been held
at the Mayors office this evening, has
been postponed, subject to the call of the
president
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Will Never Cease as Long as Mr.
Joe Persons Remedy Lives

Last June / was suffering terribly from
some bladder trouble, which was so severe
aud extreme that The physicians said an
operation would have 10 be performed and
the stone crushed. dreaded IL so n uch and
had so much faith in MR.. Persons WASH
that determined to try il first and see what
il won DO tor me, so I applied II three
times day and in THIRTY SIX HOURS
the Inflammation subsidized, The swelling and
enlargement was reduced, and THE STONE
PASSED WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE, The
- ne was SO large, and no one can ET CIV, eX-
cept those wh no have so suffered, what il was
DO not believe | could have God Hn opera
ton, and believe I would have died had it
not been for Mrs. Joe Persons WASH IL
anyone is suffering from this bladder trOu-
bic, let them try It. My pain would be SO
reat that would have 10 be put in a tub of
hot water 10 relieve those terrible paEoxysms
Of pains. 1t made perfect cure OF me. Oh,
that everyone could realize " hat medicine
is within reach and try it, how much suffer
ing would be saved. Mis-, Person herself does
not say as much for her remedy as it de
serves.
am, very truly,
MRS. AHNFR ALEXANDER.
HoptWeil, MetkleubUIg Co., n. c., Dec
/, 1895.
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However the Senatorial fight at Raj
eigh may result, it viii be helpful to the
Democrats. If Pitchard is elected it
will compel the Populist party in North
Carolina to make an assignment, and if
he is defeated, it win give one more vote
for silver in the Senate-W ilmington
Star.
The Senatorial situation could be
simplitied very much if a caucus could
he cIlled to settle the Marshalship of tire
Western district" said a well knoWa
Republican yesterday. There are a
dozen or more candidates for the fat Job.
and they are all here hustling for Pritcll-
ard, each one trying to get his endorse
ment. If it could be settled which is to
have the job, all but one would 90 home
by the next train. And Pritchard would
lose some mighty good help" That's
one reason why it will not be settled.
-
at is scandalous," said a populist with
an oath yesterday.
What is scandalousP p | asked.
This espionage which the Republicans
have placed upon the Populists. 1t is
fact that after the nineteen POpulists
bolted the caucus last Friday night the
Republican managers appointed one Re
publican heeler to watch every Populist
bolter. From now on not one Of these
boiling POpulists can make a move with
out being seen by his particular Republi-
can who has been made responsible for
him. Does the Populist go to church, so
does the Republican watcher. Dees he go
to the theatre, the watcher keeps him in
view, either from a distance, or pays his
way and sits with the Populist."
This is a queer world, anyway.
We have not heard a single Wake
county Populist say that he endorsed or
even tolerated the action Of the boiling
Popuhsts. Prominent men in the party
men like J. J. Penny, J. j. Bagwell, Ran
som Hinton, Ohio Wilson, Hal. Aver and
dozens Of others declare with emphasis
against their action
AS Slate smashcrs this Legislature
would make school boys blush Every
since the fusion Of 1894, cx-State Sena tor
NcWbone, Of Leu0ir, has been slated
for Commissioner Of Agriculture, but it
is now said that this slate is smashed and
that Or. -. Reid Parker is the slated
| candidate Of the gold-operationists.
The boiling Populists insist on calling
themselves the cO-Operationsts ''J'hey
| ought to drop that name and call them
selves the "G0ld-operationists," said a
prominent Wake county Populist yester-
day.
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You are cordially invited TO join Sc
Icct, limited party Of ladies and gentle
men for travel through Europe ia the
coming summer. The tour embraces
Scotland, England, France Switzer-
land, Italy, Germany, (the Rhine, and
Holland. Apply at once for membership
and full particulars to Rev. G. l.. H0ft.
mann, Charlotte, N. g.
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TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets,
All druggists refund the money IL 1t
fails to cure. 25c
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Stockholders Meot.ng.

The annual meeting of the stock elders OF
the North Carolina Home INSURANCE o., viii
be held 81 their office in this c;y on Wedues.
day the Sd day OF February. isa7, at l2oclock.
CHARLES ROOT, Secretary.
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The boiling POpulists insist on calling
themselves the co-operationsts. 'They
ought to drop that name and call them
selves the "G0ld-operationists," said a
prominent Wake county Populist yestcr-
day
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cast on Diana's veracity and even on her existence. A few days ago TaXil promised to produce the woman and to make further revelations in a public lecture. An audience that included not few priests gathered to hear him, To their astonishment the man, with cynical composure, declared that the whole story was a colossal hoax, for which his pretended conversion had been only preparation. He expressed ironical thanks to the prelates and re- ligious newspapers whose confidence in him had made his plan a success. After rehearsing the details of his penitential retreat with the Jesuits, his audience of the Pope, the Pope's rebuke to the Bishop of Charleston for denouncing the anti-Masonic confessions as a fraud, and the Papal blessing to Diana Vaughan, TaXil ended by admitting that the woman who had posed as re- pentant votary of the Prince of Dark ness was young typewriter, who had lent the use of her name in return for a slight advance in her wages as secre- tary.
 Taxil has made a sensation. His case makes one wonder if hell has not been prematurely abolished.
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very means of existence threatened. In this emergency they have published @ memorial to the people of Great Britain, pointing out that the trawlers not only carry off all the fish they do not scare away, but destroy the local nets and fishing tackle as well, Thousands of persons are in danger of absolute desti- tuition from this cause The appeal says: We are not directly entitled 1t Is true, to forbid foreign fishing vessels the above fishing grounds of our own, lying outside the territorial Watersi but, as the branch of industry, and consequently the means of liveli- hood, of many thousand people is on the verge of destruction, and as we have had the right of using the Bay of Faxa unquestloned from the very colo nization of the country we find it reasonable demand, which, we hope, will be acknowledged by the English nation, that the aforementioned Bay of Taxa may be the exclusive fishing ground of the inhabitants themselves up here, protected against all foreign trawlers and lone-line fishers inside an imaginary line stretching three English miles northwest from Gardskaga to Snaefells, or at least to Hjorts Island. We trust that the noble English nation will consider this reasonable demand of no less importance than though it were supported by the law. Trusting this, we direct our request principally to English gentlemen who intend to fit out steamers with travis or long lines, to direct them this year anywhere else than to the Bay of Taxa.
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TOO.

What kind of language was that you were talking to baby, just now, man. ma?" said little Ethel That's baby talk, my dear" replied the mother. And did I once understand that, man. ma ?"-Yonkers Statesman.
 "Er good many folks" said Uncle Eben, "sems ter go ter a baseball game foh de pleasure ob hyahin' dar own voices; and a good many othuhs pears ter get up an make speeches for per zackly de same reason. ."-Washington Star.
 An Unconscious Explanation.-Fir Chappie-'I wonder now, Chollie, how the donkey ever came to be used as the -er, emblem of stupidity" Second Chappie (with a yawn)-"Don't know, I'm sure, deah boy; must have been be- fore our day."-Brooklyn Life.
 Queer, isn't it?" remarked the town loafer the other day. Whats queer?" inquired the editor. "The night falls?'' "Yes." But 1t doesn't break?'' "No." |" "The day breaks?' Yes" But it doesn't fal?" "No." Queer. isn't it?" and he was gone.-Kansas City Journal
 Scene: Aldershot Manoeuyres.-Sol- dier supposed to have been wounded is brought to surgeons tent by bearers. Bearer (reporting) - Severe scalp wound. sir, accompanied with insensi- beelity." Surgeon-'Well, what have you done?" Bearer - Dressed the wound, sir, and gave him little whus- key and water Surgeon-"W Whiskey and water! How did you expect an in- sensible man to swallow that?'' Bearer He axed fort, siri"-Tit-Bits
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EGnNhMI

It has been discovered that the mayor didn't really say economy" in his in- augural message, but what has just happened shows that he meant it.. Economy Is the soul of wealth in mu- nlcipal affairs as In private affairs and though the expenditure of $5,OOO or s6,oOO to collect $12,Ooo does not seem strictly economical to some there are those who consider the proportion a fair one. But if anybody with real pic- ayune notions of economy had been around when the pruning process in that advertisement was going on he might have suggested that law and common sense would have been satis- fled if the territory to be assessed and the rate had been specified and individ- ual holders of property left to figure out what they must pay. This plan would have made the big advertisement several lines smaller and wouldn't have hurt anybody except the newspaper syndicate, which now seems to wish that 1t had been hurt a little.
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fl PiRISI1N DEPIL.

It now appears that there is no or ganized devil worship in Paris, but 1t is certain that there Is at least one or ganized devil there. His name is Leo Taxil, alias Jogand. About ten years ago Taxil, who had written some pretty bad books, professed conversion to Catholicism, was solemnly received into the Church, suppressed or expur- gated the scurrilous and blasphemous romances of which he had been the author and proceeded to produce others not less offensive, but nominally at tacking the enemies of religion His chief success in this line was a book which pretended to narrate the horrors committed by certain worshippers of Satan. The existence of this sect in Paris and elsewhere was gravely as- serted as a fact and the performance of rites indescribably iniquitous was charged against the followers of the cult on the authority of one Diana Vaughan. This woman, Taxil declared
 had long taken part in the worship of Lucifer, but had repented. and, as evil dence of her sincerity, had betrayed the secrets of her former associates. The book had a great sale, and its as sertions are widely believed by pious roopI6 a1d otbarS hut at a ro+boIio Congress held last autumn doubts were
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bodice. A novel bolero of mauve vel vet furnished epaulets and basque, and
 the sleeves were embroidered lavender
 chiffon. A chiffon ruching finished the
 neck, and a black satin belt confined the waist
 Mode color gloves are again much in vogue for those who like the mousque- taire, and fashions may come and go, but the mousquetaire is always becom- 1 ing to the hand and cannot be anything
 but good taste. Almost all gloves in these days are of the three, four or two button type, except the long dress
 gloves. For theater, reception and calls where we used to wear the light and close fitting mousquetaire we now wear glove made after the fashion of the heavy English walking glove, only of light weight. The pique glove with its
 metal fastening and black stitching
 comes now in white and delicate shades and is much worn for theater, reception
 and short glove dress use. On the
 other hand, the elbow sleeve is again becoming popular and the long glove
 must be worn with such. The undress- ed kid is the more flexible and becom- ing, but the dressed kid, and rather heavy weight, too, is the correct sort. Walking gloves must fit loosely, al-
 most baggily. A glove must fit without
 wrinkles, but also without squeezing. l Self colored stitching is the right thing
 and black stitched light gloves are all
 gone by. A white glove with wide
 white stitching and enameled metal
 fastenings is just the thing for short
 glove dress wear. FLORETTE.
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Germany, it seemed for moment as if nothing could be done, and even at the last the powers were compelled to yield these dangerous points, dangerous be- cause they rouse the pride of Greeks
 rather than dispute any longer with Q sovereign who would listen to nothing but his own ideas and who under stress of those ideas was drawing rapidly to- ward Russia, the ultimate and ineXora- ble foe of revolutions. They are not the ideas of the rest of Europe; they are contrary to the ideas of England and France; and to find a great monarch protesting them when they are incon- Venient reduces diplomatists to sad per- p!eXity. They feel like the seniors of a household when a junior member, per haps the heir takes the bit in his teeth, declares that he would rather die than take interest for money, or maintains that to own land is to plunder the com munity. Reasoning is out Of the ques- ton, and they can only fall back and mutter hopes that ideas so wild, so in coherent and so disastrously opposed to advice" may not indicate some To- cal disturbance of the brain.
 The self-contidenee, jealousy and Os- sianic ways of the emperor are not the less difficult to manage because there may be below them or behind them sol- i'd arguments from self-lnterest There was such an argument also when the celebrated telegram was dispatched to President Kruger. It is the specially Of his German Majesty that while the method of his action Is constantly dic- tated by qualities which he has al- lowed to grow too strong for him, the action itself is usually based on what Lc... IL. n A
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