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The news & observer., 1897-02-09
TRYING no MUDDY THE wArDR.

The speeches Of MFR. Henderson and
Mr.. Btisbee were directed TO show That
the advocates OF the lease were trying
to help the Seaboard road, that this
was a fuss between railroads, and there
fore that it was wise for the Legislature
to drop the railroad quarrel.
If this were true, these gentlemen
would be right. The Southern and Sea-
board cannot fight TOO much TO suit the
people of North Carolina. Such fights
help the people. We want them to conn
pete for this lease. The Southern has
tried to bog It for the sum Of $2S0,00
The Seaboard offers 100000.
The only thing the Legislature says Isl:
Bid on this "most valuable property in
the Southern States, il not the United
States" The State cares as much for
one OF you as the other. 1t cares most
Of all for it's people. We will lease the
road to whichever system pays the most
for it. Is that taking sides in a quarrel2
The people see chat these attorneys
fight shy Of this question: Why will not
the Southern pay rental of 100000,
which has been offered? That is the
question which the people want answer
ed
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
WHAT yANCE'S SUCCESSOR MUST
LEARN.

The Salisbury World says the Demo
cratic party i'm North Carolina is in need
of a leader, and says that there have
been many aspirants for leadership since
the death of Vance. 1T accounts for
their failure ON THE ground ''they have
pursued @ marrow and polite course,
and "eVery whirl-wind of passionate and
mistaken sentiment evinced by the popu-
lace has swayed and swept them from
the ancient landmarks"
The World does well to set up Vance as
the ideal for all of our public men who
aspire to leadership The nearer they
approach Vance, the filter they will be
to lead. He was true to principle, true
to the people, the enemy Of corporation
domination, the foe of special privilege,
the incarnation of the peoples hopes.
Years ago in a ringing letter he warned
the people IN vigorous language against
the danger of wearing the yoke of tine
Richmond and Danville, now the South
ern, railroad, and early incurred the
enimity of Col. Andrews, the North Car
olina manager of that corporation. Col.
A. B. Andrews and the Southern Rail-
way, as business man and railroad enter
prise, have no opponents in North Caro-
lima, but Col Andrews's use of the South
ern Railway to try to control political
conventions and legislatures has come
to be public scandal, and reflection
upon our public men.
The man who hopes ITO wear Vance's
MANTLE can learn lesson i'm Vance's
denunciation of government by corpor-
ations.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
$1,000 FOR So WORTH OF WORK

The action of the House in passing a
resolution to turn out Enrolling Clerk
Swinson because he refused to put two
negro clerks ON his rolls at $500 per day
when he had nothing for them to do,
shows the spirit that controls this House.
Mr.. Swinson asserts that it has already
cost $1,000 to do six dollars worth of
enrolling, at the usual rate per copy
sheet. When it was proposed to add
ten dollars per day to this extravaganza,
he rebelled.
The Democrats, while having no politi-
cal views in common with Mr.. Swinson
who was Pritchard adherent, did right
to vote against his summary removal.
The Pritchard Populists showed again
that they have gone into the bosom of
the Republican party, swallowing even
the extravaganza Of paying $1,000 for ST
worth of work.
The Enrolling Clerk of the last Legis-
lature was convicted in the courts for
wrong-doing.
Was Swinson too honest for them?
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
CARD FROM MIR. COOK.
'He" Referred to the Owner of the Stock
And Not Mr. Graham, of Course.

To the Editor:-In your last issue, Civ
ing an account Of the Investigating the
99-year lease" l discover an error whicn
you will please correct. 1t is this: You
say Capt Alexander referred to the
compliment involved in the card of Mr..
John Graham in the News and Observer,
and the withdrawal of a suit in Guilford
county. CT understand he was bought
off, said Chairman Cook) Now this is
very serious error, 1t was not Prof. JnO.
Graham to whom l alluded when / said,
II had understood he was bought off, s"
but it was the stock holder, who brought
the suit.
The incident occurred as follows; Capt
Alexander said that one of the greatest
compliments that was paid the directors
for making the lease was contained in
the card Of Mr.. John Graham, published
in the News and Observer, wherein he
stated that only one man in North Caro-
lnia who owned stock in the North Caro-
lima Railroad could be found
who would or could be in
duced to bring suit to annul the
lease, and he required bonds of indemnity
before he would bring the suit" And to
this, l remarked, ''and l understand that
he (meaning that stockholder), was
bought off. Respectfully,
G. A. COOK,
Raleigh, February 8.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
COL. HENDERSON'S ALLUSON TO
SELLING THE STATE.

Col Henderson, general counsel of the
Southern Railway, said in his speech
yesterday that the issue involved in the
lease agitation is: "Will you sell the
State to Mike Hoffman for $400,000Y'
If he is correct in saying that any such
issue Us involved, he should have put it
in this alternative form: "Wi1l you sell
the State to Mike Hoffman for 100000
or to Alex. Andrews for $2S0,000Y'
The State is struggling now TO free
itself from an ill-adyised, hasty, prema-
ture so-called contract which means the
loss of $4,000 per annum for ninety
nine years. 1t is now just trying to free
itself from the body of this death. When
it has obtained its freedom, then Mikeand
Alex. may go to bidding, and which
ever makes the highest bid can get the
road.
The general c0unsers reference to sell
ing the State probably grew out of the
fact that when the Southern Railway
goes into a State it usually sets itself
also to control its politics, thus leasing
the State with the road
The people are tired of politics dornin-
ated by railroad influence. There is a
revolt growing that will attain mighty
proportions We are just on its threshold
here in North Carolina. 1t will be bit
ter and vigorous fight, but the people win
win.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

per. DO they invite bids? or do they in
one meeting behind closed doors mako .
contract such as this is? What does II
matter if this bid Of Mr.. Hoffman's il not
binding? Did he get a chance 10 hidp
Could YOU expect Mr. Hoffman to make
bid six years ahead Of tima
with threatened running down Of the
road on him he signified his willingness
10 o'' ui@1er proper conditions and 9TH
eFs night have bid. Referring to the
Logan case the decision that ito farm
out' meant "tO lease was against tho
Foh8elence OF the bar Of North Carolina.
II was an opinion OF three iudpas. with
one vigorous dissenting op;nion Tbars
was no reason to think that II yvo,ld rC+
',' f'c0iislaered: he contended that this
decisi0n should be confined 10 tba coso
which 1T decided; it should not be ovte,,5-
ed as principle. The decision in +bm
Thomas case 001 Z. ,C.), was contrary ~
inns. Are you satisfied with itq '>h~
courts are the only ones that can aettis
u. Let it go up gentlemen. Conldn,t
they have waitcdg Couldn't fhev boxe
operated under the old lease q LITTLE long
CT until the people could be consulted T7b..
Hoffman bid may well make Won rauso
and consider, whether II is bfndino or
not 1T comes from a reputable souroa
ana II may well raise the suspicion that
II may be worth more. Where can the
private stockholders be hurt? But Mr..
burton amendment throws around thorn
perfect security. At the suggestion Of
Judge Avery, Judge MacRae thougb+
the signing or Hoffman president might
be binding upon him individually Tba
FrlrafH sffTfsLr h
hTt and they might be greatly benefit
ted.
We are to understand that the moving
cause Of the directors, acton was fear
Of denuding the road and fear of prral-
ieis This threat Of parallelling the
road come from the other side. The
committee may keep in it in or not aa II
sees ft-(that is the charteT-repealfns
section.)
As to the sale section, you may
adopt it, but you should, think, adopt
Mr.. Burton's amendment to protect the
private stockholders
The people viii give you their appro-
bat5on when they see that you are TRYING
TO protect their best piece Of PROPERTY.
The judge drew picture of the growth
and happiness Of the future specially g.
long the line of the North Carolina Rail-
road and begged that we and our child
rcn and our children's children might
enjoy the blessings of this property with
out waiting for 80 pears, without waiting
for the judgment day before they can
change this contract.
Mr.. Hugh MacRae, of Wilmington,
spoke for the private stockholders OF viii
mington who he said were satisfgfd
and thoroughly endorsed the action of the
directors.
Chairman Cook expressed the thanks
of the committee, and at II O'Clock the
committee rose and the meeting adjourn
ed.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
HE ENDORSEMENT COMES
TOO HIGH.

They ought not to come here and try
to keep the sovereign state from correct
ing the mistake" was the wise remark
of Capt. Kitchm Saturday night in refer
ring to the action of the directors of the
North Carolina railroad. He said they
had made mistake, and the desire to
obtain an endorsement" ought not to
impel them to come here and try to de-
prfive the people of $4,000 a year for
ninety nine years for the mere purpose
OF giving an endorsement"
There are many people, among them
this paper, that would delight to give
these gentlemen an endorsement" but
$4,000 a year for century makes it
come rather high.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT.

The bill as originally introduced with
reference TO annullmg the ninetynine
year lease of the North Carolina Railroad
has been very materially amended by
submitting for one of ITS original sections
another one numbered II. The new sec
ton. suggested for the consideration
of the committee by Judge Avery ON be-
half of the friends of the measure, is rs
follows:
Section ii. That any corporation
which may lease the North Carolina Rail-
road. or acquire control Of it by pur-
chasing a majority of the capital stock
of the North Caroiia,a Railroad Compa1y
in pursuance of the provisions of this Act
shall be required, upon demand made
by the Southern Roadway Company, or
its assigns, or by any company succeed
ing to its rights and privileges, or by any
other railroad company whose .ire Or
lines shall connect with the North Caro-
lima Railroad at more than one point, 70
allow such company, making such de-
,mand. to use at a reasonable rate any
NORTON of the track of the said North
Carolina Railroad Company for the
transportation of dts trains from one point
of intersection of it's line with the said
North Carolina Railroad Company to
another point of such intersection; and
as to the portion of the said North Caro-
lima Railroad over which more than one
company shall have the right to transport
freight and passengers by virtue of this
section, all of such companies using 1t
shall be deemed competing lines within
the meaning of any statute Of this State.
The Governor, the Chief Justice of the
Supreme court and the Chairman of the
Railroad Commission, or a majority of
the three, shall be empowered TO deter
mine what is a reasonable rate and
what are reasonable terms to be charged
for the regular transit herein provided
for, having regard to the rate usually
charged for such privilege.
1t viii be readily seen that this elm
mates one of the objections that has
heretofore been urged honestly and just
ly by some persons, and cautiously by
others.
The road will be leased next time upon
u ldfT 1utS Ob0e
will be open at rental of 100000 per
anuum We will not be surprised to see
the bids run up over half million dol
lars. In 1870 the road earned over S340,
600, when Durham was not much bigger
than Cary, Burlington was only known
as the Company's shops, High Point was
about the size of Apex, and the cities
on the line were struggling villages. Rent
| al of stores, of shops, and value of town
property has gone up in some places over
100 per cent. Why be surprised if bids
for the rental of this ''best railroad in
the South" should double?
Under the above amendment the lessee
would be required to permit all connect
ing roads to run over it's line on terms
ascertained 30 be just after inquiry by
the States representatives. This would
greatly enhance the Importance of the
line, it's earnings would be largely in
creased, and it would secure the benefits
of keen competition between the compel
ing lines using it.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

Under the law as it now is, though ev-
cry man, woman and child i'm North Car
olina should desire to break up the 90
year lease, no one can move except the
Attorney General. 1t so happens that
the Attorney General is or has been until
recently an attorney of the Southern
Railway. Some of the people of North
Carolina believe this power ought not to
be lodged in the hands of one man.
That is the reason why those who want
10 annul the lease want to put this pow
er in the hands Of the Governor if the
Attorney General does not proceed. If
the Attorney General acts promptly, the
Governor will only help him, and that is
ALL If lle acts, the suggestion that he is
under the influence of the Southern
Railway will be clearly disproyed.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

The Seaboard Airline has put ON
sale mileage books at two cents a mile
when Thousand mile books are purchased,
and the Maryland Protective Association
has passed resolutions OF thanks for the
reduction. This is one of many other
evidences that this Legislature ought to
pass the bill reducing passenger fares to
21b cents on the big lines.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

IL for no other reason, the ninety nine
year lease ought 10 be set aside because
II was made secretly, without adverts-
ans Tor lids, and without trying 10 as
ssrtsin if larger rentsi could be secured.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

John b. Hussey telegraphs from Wash
ington that "a B. Andrews is the head
and brains of the Democratic party"
Col. A. b. Andrews worked and voted
for Mckinley in the late election, and
the Republican claquers are endeavoring
to induee many Republicans TO support
the lease against their own Governor on
the allegation Of the services he has rem
dered the Republican party.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

sit is the business of this corporation
(the Southern Railway to embrace all
the leading men in the State, said Capt.
Kitchin. An attempt to influence jury
like that road is trying to influence the
legislators, who are sworn jurors, would
put the agents of the road in jaa ON the
charge of en1bracery.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if 1t
fails to cure. 25c.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

Refusal to annul the lease is equivalent
to giving the Southern Railway $4,000
annually for 90 years.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
ICE MEN, ATTENTION!

Third annual meeting Southern lee Mx-
change, Charleston, s. c., February Ed 70
18th, 1897. Special rates fare from all pefmaHs
For all information write To-
SAML LAPHAMs
ChaFlaseom, q. o.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09
ant

This is the complaint of HE&z
thousands ct this season. szZ aA T
They have no appetite; food eSGE 11sb II
does not relish. They reed JhetoEing upof
the stomach and digestive organs, which
a course Of Hoods SaTsaparilla viii give
them. It also purifes and errichcs the
blood, cures that distress after zinc and
internal misery only 4 dysreptio can
know, creates an appetite, overcomos that
tired feeling and builds UP era aims
the whole physical system. Jpt-
ly and efficiently relieves dys~ .np-
toms and cures nervous heads "1,+, lat it,
seems to have almost ca mage touch"
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

The News and Observers telephones:
Business office Observation-Disclosures. III
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

The 90-year lease must be annulled.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

The 9o-year lease must be annuiied.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

The oe-yesr lease must be annulled.
The news & observer., 1897-02-09

Entered at the postotice at Raleigh,
n. c., as second-class matter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
A LITTLE oNsENsE.

Did aumpy make much Of sue.
cess as assinge r o; the same Old
story. All his notes were prot Tested. = -
Detroit Free Press. 19s,si75
Why He Was Fined. go q understand
that Wheeler was fined for scorching.'
Searching nothing! He was fined fol-
riding SO slow that he impeded traffic,
Truth.
Warding on an Evil. --''N hy do you
laugh at his jokes q It ISM possible
northumberland them, is it ~ mo; but
il q didn't laugh, he d try to explain
them Life. &. 81. 900
Time Not Expired. Mr.. Bellefield
It's Andree back YETI" Mr.. Bloom.
field MOT yet, I think he must have
been sent up for 80 days" Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
s $40 Deep Affectio on. Dearest, ~ 81 said
the, summer young ma d, I'.tty on may not
believe me, but 4 must tell you tina t yol,
are the only girl have loved this years
dianapolis Journal. 3.8s
Safe May kiss you, Miss Ten
spot?" asked young Mr.. Higgins
Have you ever kissed a girl before?s.
asked the young lady. Never!' as.
severated the young man. Then you
may kiss me-. I draw the lineSat men
who kiss and tell" Life. s!
Timely Warming. Don't you be.
lieve all you see in the funny papera
about summer girls and their engage.
ments just for fun said the sad-eyed
man. 'Why not?" II thought had
met that kind Of a girl last summer; but
she married me good and tight before
the year was out. "-Philadelphia North
American,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
THE LITTLE GATE.

When baby goes out with his. nurse to
play, h l4&s 5Ll e u
Sometimes he tries slyly to steal away:
Then OF he runs with his roguish laugh
To the LITTLE gate at the end of the path.
For the world is wide. and the world Is
sweet. i:asss a5sgg5 .5, .Ea sa
Outside tbs gate is the busy street.
But fast as he runs he is just too late.
And he never escapes through the little
gate, l. ~ E,
For we pick him up and we carry him
back,
Away from the horses. the trolley-car
track, + .zg 2.-,a, 49,.
And all the dangers he'd surely meet
Outside the gate in the busy street.
I wonder how soon will come the day
When my care and watching will end fol-
aye Sru# =
When my baby will open the gate and go
Into the world he longs for so!
And think sometimes, with heart of pain.
OF the day when he may not come again
From the world beyond that he thinks 80
sweet. y. so;
Outside the gate In the busy street.
blanche Davis, in N. Y. Examiner.
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A Peculiar Experience.

''By the way" remarked the returned
globe-trotter, cheerily;; 81 had 9 rather
peculiar experience while ID Egypt.
After stoiling YEARLY up to the apex Of
the largest pyramid, I came face to face
with man who had climbed up from
the opposite side. Of course we became
quite friendly and exchanged conf
dences; and, imagine my surprise at
discovering that this lone stranger,
whom had met for the first time on the
summit of an Egyptian pyramid, bore
the same name, letter for letter, an my
self, sS ss a .s.s.ss.s
Il .'It was indeed surprising" replied
the casual acquaintance, to whom the
traveller was relating the
by the by, pardon me for asking your
name We have never been introduced,
you know
q my name 4 returned the globe-trot-
ter, is John Smith : Puck.
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whalen's Sheep Ranch.
HY G. y. DUNHHM.
s32>>77773>>337934.

IX7HALEN'S luck was copious, and it
w became proverbial; the facts here
recorded are but specimen pages from
the book of his experience.
When the Consolidated Canal COM
pany went into insolvency it's assets
consisted of mortgaged right of way
through the sagebrush and several COM
pleted but detached sections of big
ditch.
Mr.. Brick Whalen, the contractor on
section three, had finished the heavy
work there and was preparing to move
camp to section six when the company
went broke. It was, in fact, upon the
very day the suspension was posted that
Whalen, having had his contract work
inspected, took the engineers Ger
tifcate up to headquarters to get his
check. He received instead statement
that the company was in temporary diff
ficulties and an assurance that it would
soon resume.
Whalen had before this worked for
shaky corporations; he knew better,
and lost no time in acting on his knowl-
edge.
mo good howlin' over broken pipe
or tryin' to save the pieces" he told
himself. To his gang of 20 men he said:
"B'ys, the company's broke and so am
I. I can't pay We and I can't feed We.
You got to rustic"
"What's the matter with us taking
the mules?" said one.
''Them mules and scrapers don't be-
long to me, as I've often told ye," said
Whalen, whose custom it was to refer
to legendary hacker. "This ditching
outfit is the property of Martin, of San
Francisco, and any man that NEEDLES
with it will get the sheriff after him. -
"Pn take one, just the same," said
Shorty, "and tell Martin he can have
him again when my wages is paid.
That's about fair"
A few others took the same view of
the equities involved, and took mules,
to which Whalen made only wordy re-
sistance. Most Of the men were induced
to accept orders on the defunct COM
pany for the amount due them, pay
able with large interest. "And if you
don't get it very soon the interest will
double your money" said Whalen.
When the last man had gone Whalen
went out to the corral and counted the
mules. "Forty-one head; that was a
pretty close CALL" said he.
It was late in the season to find an
other job of scraping, but the mules
could not live on sagebrush and were
at once started for the railroad. On a
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z 2.
Nm min. the Baby.

Il. Nanaing the Daby.
sub 4, 4 said Col. Stillwell, glee-
fully. Il am . propuh subj ect fob con-
gratulati ion, sub. q have q daughter
three days old I. I'd
4 Have you selected q name for herr
- 80 Yes, sub RE. Z iss 3s=sse.
What is it??''
.Araminta;' and You'll take pub,
ticular notice the accent is on the third
syllable. " Washington Star.
BE- s.ss u Real Innocence s..
A Oh, rare indeed, the faith Of him 81
His hrst. fresh, ildish trust not gone
s Who goes to meet q woman at ,ss q,
50 The train she says she's coming on. s
@ Err est (shfca 70 journal. Y
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
fEs-
Efernal.

III Mrs. Viewed II wish knew what to
give Charlie on his birthday.
Ten aEycke Why not give him new
silk umbrella
Mrs. Newed-Oh, wish to give him
something more lasting than that
Ten Eycke-Give him a box of cigars
then.-N. Y. Truth. ,.