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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
POSTMASTERS ARE SOLID
T EPRESiOENTiAL AND FOURTH
CLASS TO SERVE OUT TERMS.
Official Statement of Policy Given Out
and Affects 7O.675 Derao-
cratic Postmasters

Washington, D. c., March 15.-Post-
master-General Gary made the definite
announcement to the Associated Press to-
day that the administration, after deliber-
alton, has decided to adhere to the four
year tenure of office policy for all post
masters. He stated that except in a few
cases where removal for cause was re-
quired on account of delinquency, incom-
potency or other instances of unsatisfac-
tory conduct or administration of the Of
fee, all postmasters, fourth-class, as we'll
as those of Presidential appointment,
would be allowed to serve out term of
four years This official statement of
policy, one Of the most important so far
determined up by the administration,
has been awaitel with great interest by
the entire corps of postmasters and by
the patrons of the 70615 postoffces
throughout the country
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
COUNTRY ALMOST COVERED
WITH WATER.
Homes Not Habitable and Rescuing
Going on Among Rapidly In
Increasing Suffering.

Memphis, Tenn, March 15.-The river
registering 36.4 The rise continues at
Cairo, New Orleans and intermediate
points. News of the first serious break in
levees reached this city to-day. 1t occur
red Saturday near NOrdena, Arkansas,
so miles above Memphis. The river is
raging through the creyasse at a terrific
rate, having a tremendous fall of 15 feet
to give it force and send it to the lowlands
Of Mississippi county. There will be ne
attempt to stop the break. The break is
the more terrible because loss of life sure
ly will occur from it. Those who know
the conditions there do not dare to hope
that all the people in the lowlands es-
capped from the food when it came upon
them Saturday night.
The levee which gave way is in front of
of Mississippi county. and it is thought the
water will almost if not entirely, cover
this county. The steamer City of OSceola
passed down short time after the break
occurred and rescued a number of the un-
fortunate people. For miles and miles
to the west of Memphis not a home is
habitable. On the overflow land where
the current is not strong, it is not diff
cult for most Of the people to escape with
most of their household stuff ON skiffs,
dug-outs or RATS, and the surface Of the
water in every direction is dotted with
these little craft.
At Marion, Arkansas, all day yesterday
and to-day the available steamers fit for
such duty have been employed rescuing
the flood victims and some of the sights
that have been met are truly pathetic.
Down on the levee are stored great stacks
of goods of all kinds. the household prop
erty of a few negroes or poor white folks;
great numbers of live stock, horses and
cattle have been saved, while still greater
numbers have been lost before relief could
come. When the first relief boat, the
G. B. Bryan, got to Marion, there was 4
great rush ON the part of the people,
white and black, to get aboard with their
property. Negroes had been standing in
the water with their stock for hours, wait
ing. Up and down the river very few
signs of life are manifested ON any of the
plantations and it is certain that nearly
all stock has perished. Nearly all refu-
gees that are brought to this city are
totally without means. Many of them
slept on the levee last night while others
found temporary accommodations at the
homes of friends in the city. A hundred
citizens of Memphis got together this
morning and devised means to send relief
boats to the oVerfowed districts and to
furnish support to the flood victims, when
they are brought to this city. A relief
fund of ST, 900 dollars was Immediately
subscribed by citizens present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
SHOOTING IN EAST RALEIGH.

Last night about IL O'Clock Walter
Daniel, a young white man who clerks for
Mr.. WOrrell, in a small retail store ON
East street, filed himself up with bois
ferrous liquor and filled his pistol with
slugs OF lead, and went into the house
of a colored woman near Worrells store
on East street. He had been in the
house but little while before he yanked
out his pistol and fired away at Annie
Harrison, a colored woman who was
visiting at the house.
The ball tore through her hand. She
ran screaming into Worrell's store with
Daniel after her She hid behind the
counter and Worrell, the stOre-keeper,
grabbed the young man.
He made several unsuccessful attempts
to shoot his employer, and in the scuf-
fle, rabbed at his face and nearly tore
out one of his eyes.
The irate youngster declared that he
would shoot the Harrison woman, shoot
Worrell, then go back and kill the other
woman and then kill himself. But when
the crowd began gathering and the police
were called, he concluded to skip, so he
shit the grit" and at a late hour last
night had not been apprehended.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16

terest and for our agriculture that we
should produce this prime necessity for
ourselves. The duty ON carpet wuols.
as well as upon many other articles, Is
imposed mainly for revenue. The irrita-
ton caused by the use of a few woods
heretofore cfassed as carpet woods being
used for clothing purposes has been RENE
died by transferring such woods to the
clothing wool classes, but the duty on
clothing wool has been restored to the
rates of the act of 1890"
I'm framing this new tariff, the aim has
been to make the duties specific or at least
partly specific as far as possible to protect
the revenue, and also to protect our own
industries. This has been done in re-
sponsc to the wishes of the better class OF
importers, as we'll as of the administra-
tors on the law and Of our own producers.
The very general substitution Of specific
duties even where they are only the equiv
alent of existing ad valorems, will of it
self increase the revenues and strengthen
the protection afforded to our industries.
THE reciprocity provisions of the act
Of 1890 have not only been fully restored.
but this policy has been extended by ad-
ding to it sugar, tea, coffee and hides, as
articles on which to make reciprocal
agreements on such articles as cham
pagne, brandy, wines artificial and natu-
raj mineral waters, chickle argols and
silk. In adding these articles the reciproc-
ity provision is strengthened greatly by
providing for a reduction of duties to
countries giving us similar concessions.
THE bill, as a whole, has the unani-
| NOUS support of the Republican members
of the Ways and Means committee, and
will, it is hoped receive the support not
only of Republicans, but of others who
believe that revenue should be at least
equal to expenditures, with q small sur
plus added, and who are patriotic enough
Concluded on fourth page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
SHERMAN FIGHTING BOYD
HAS NOT FORGOTTEN BOYD'S
TREATMENT OF HIM IN 1888.
Hoiton, Rollins and Bailey Seem to
Have Cinches -Pritchard Soreiy
Beset by Office Mendicants.

Washington, ID. c., March 15.-tSpe-
cial. &C. A Reynolds and A. r. HoltOn,
of Winston, are registered at the National
Hotel here, and l.. G. Wallace, Of Sails
bury, and w. w. Rollins, of Asheville,
are at the Saint James. 1t is understood
that Rollins will be collector of Internal
Revenue; Holton District Attorney, and
w. A. Bailey, marshal of the Western
district. That is Pritchard'S slate at
this time.
Reynolds is said to opposed to Settle for
any appointment whatever, because Set
tie is a graduate of Georgetown College,
which is a Jesuit institution. With r.
NJ Douglas, and W. S. OBJ. Robson on
the bench already, he thinks it is time
for the Republican party to give the eleves
of Georgetown a rest.
Jim Boyd is unfortunate. A story is
going the rounds to the effect that in
1888 Boyd promised Sherman to support
HIM for the Presidency, but went to Raj
eigh and caused the State Republican
convention TO declare against Sherman
and defeat Canaday and the whole Sher-
man contingent, after which Boyd came
here and boasted that he had driven
old Sherman's tail in" Now Sherman
is in position to return the compliment
and will, it is said, take pleasure in doing
so.
II. A. Gudger and J. Wiley Shook have
not decided exactly what they want, but
Gudger says he does not want Kerr
Craige's place. 1t is not unlikely that
Mr.. Craige will be retained
+. w. Dixon and James E.. Sheppard.
Of North Carolina, want office here
Dixon has applied for the place of regis.
ter of the Treasury and Sheppard for that
of auditor of the Treasury for the Navy
Department.
Pritchard is very much embarrassed
by the opportunities of office seekers.
The scramble for the few places in sight
is terrific. There is going to be a hot
fight for the Asheville postoffce The
commission of the present postmaster
expires early next month There is no
probability of any change before that
time. The leading applicants for the
place are ex-Mayor Harkins, ex-Post-
master G. M. Roberts and w. Ii. Deaver,
a prominent Grand Army man, who is
backed by his organization and num-
ber of the leading Republicans of Ashe-
vile. Representative Pearson, who is
looking for harmony, said this evening
that movement was on foot to shift
matters so that Harkins would get the
collectorship, Roberts the postmaster
ship, and Grant, of Henderson county,
the marshalship. If this could be done
it would, in Mr. Pearson's opinion,
straighten out the tangle. Up to the
present Mr.. Pearson has filed no recon-
mendation for appointment of postmas-
ter in his district.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA PAPE

ficiency, and business confidence i'm
measurably strengthened throughout the
country.
Congress should promptly correct the
existing condition. Ample revenues
must be supplied not only for the ordin-
airy expenses of the government, but for
the prompt payment of liberal pensions
and the Equidations of the principal and
interest Of the public debt. In raising
revenue, duties should be so levied upon
foreign products as to preserve the home
market, so far as possible, to our own
producers; to revive and increase manu-
factureS; to relieve and encourage agri-
culture; to increase our domestic and
foreign commerce; to aid and develop
mining and building; and to render to la
Dor i'm every field of useful occupation
liberal wages and adequate rewards
to which skill and industry are just en-
titled. The necessity of the passage of a
tariff law which shall provide ample rev.
enue, need not be further urged. The
imperative demand Of the hour is the
prompt enactment of such measure,
and to this object / earnestly recommend
that Congress shall make every endeav-
or. Before other business is transacted,
let lis first provide sufficient revenue to
faithfully administer the government
without the contracting of further debt,
or the continued disturbance of our fin
ances.
(Signe6 WILLIAM MKINI4EY.
Executive Mansion, March Is, 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
ROBBERS AT FRANKLINTON.

There was safe-cracking at Frank
linton Saturday night. 1t was the prop
erty of Mr.. w. l.. McGhee, and so was
the $3.50 in cash they got. Nothing is
known of the particulars of the robbery
except that it occurred at a late hour and
rs believed to have been the work of ex-
perts. Dynamite was used in blowing
open the safe. Chief of Police Heartt
was at once notified of the robbery and
his men were put ON the lookout for
the guilty parties At one time they
thought they had them spotted, but it
proved to be q false alarm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
MIR. BELLAMY WRONG.
A Learned Lawyer Points out an Error
in His Position.

A well known lawyer, speaking yester-
day of the interview with John d. Bella
my, Esq, on the right of Judge Simon
ton to issue an injunction restraining the
Governor from bringing suit in the lease
matter, said:
Referring to the interview in which
Mr.. Jno. d. Bellamy expressed himself
on the suit against the State-it appears
that Mr.. Bellamy conceded, although a
States rights man, that State could
be sued, if a stockholder in corporation.
Mr.. Bellamy probably did not mean to
say that. The judicial power of the Uni
ted States does not extend to entertain
ing a suit against a State, in any form,
manner, or shape.
''The distinction is this: Whenever
remedy can be given by Federal court
without necessarily requiring a State to
be a party, the court can proceed. But
if it is necessary for the State to be
a party, the court cannot proceed. Often
the court will deal with a subject i'm which
State has an interest, the State not
being a party; but if the State must
be a party-then the court can't entertain
any suit. 1t has no jurisdiction"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
ANOTHER RAILROAD WRECK.
Missouri Pacific Passenger Runs Into a
Bunch Of Horses-Three Killed and
Five Injured.

Missouri Pacific Passenger Runs Into A
Bunch of Horses Killed and
Five Injured.
Kansas City, No, March 15.-Missouri
Pacific passenger train, northbo'md, ieav-
ing here at 9:15 o'clock Sunday night
was wrecked at Wolf Greek, Kan, one
and One-half miles east of Hiawatha, at
midnight hast night, by running into a
bunch Of horses. The engineer, fireman
and one passenger were killed, express
messenger, baggage man and conductor
badly injured, and two passengers hurt,
one severely.
The killed are:
Ed Nye, Kansas City; aged 40; leaves
wife
Patrick COnnor, fireman; aged 80, Kan
sas City; leaves wife and three children.
S. b. Meadows, Atchison, Kan, trav-
cling man.
The injured are:
John Myers. conductor. Kansas City
slightly injured.
Jack Appleton, Kansas City, slightly
injured.
II. A. Kemp, express messenger. badly
scratched and bruised
Len Bacon. Kansas City. travelling
passenger and ticket agent of the Santa
Fe, slightly injured.
F. Piper. Kansas City, and n. M. Aus
terland, Oklahoma. Piper who is a tray.
cling salesman for POsey Brobeck Mer-
camille Company. is seriously but not
fatally hurt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
CROKINOLE TOURNAMENT.
Secretary Overton and Mr.. w. @. Lind
say the Winners.

Last might the rooms Of the Y. M. G. A.
were well patronized> to see the final
struggle in Crokinole honors for the
championship in doubles" science"
reigned supreme while ''mumble pegs"
got worried. The games were best 3 in
D, and the score and association cham
pionship in doubles goes to w. G. Lind
say and Secretary Overton, while Phil
Thiem and Charlie Koonce gracefully
submitted to defeat.
The championship i'm singles belongs to
Secretary Overton, who will hereafter
be barred" in any association contests.
Another series IN both singles and dou-
bles Is being arranged for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
NEW SENATE CONVENES.

Harris, Of Kansas, Slated, and Corbett's
Credentials Referred to Committee.
Washington, ID. c., March 15.-The
Senate began it's work in extra session
to-day with eighty-seven Senators present
and with galleries packed to their full
limit. The business Of the day was con-
fined to the reading of the Presidents
message, the seating of the new Senator
from Kansas, Mr.. Harris, and the refer
ence Of the credentials OF Mr.. Corbett
as Senator from Oregon to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections. No
Legislative business was transacted and
the Senate adjourned Immediately after
the message had been read.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Should the Members be Elected by The
People?

The Progressive Farmer Of this week
favors the election of the Railroad Com
mssioners by the people. 1t says ''the
next Legislature will come here to reor-
ganize the board and make it's members
elective by the people. Railroad high
rates and enormous salaries must come
down.
1T says further that the Southern clings
to the North Carolina Railroad because
it nets them 20 per cent. a year. The
people can cut it down as low as 1 per
cent. They have the legal right and the
power to do SO. We may have to wait
tall the next Legislature, but it will be
done then. The Railroad Commission.
if majority of them are on the peoples
side, can do this now, in ten days, tand
bring the Southern to their knees"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
SOUTHERN'S NEW TERMINAL.

Salisbury Will Displace Charlotte, Super
intendent Ryder Going There And Su-
perintendent Wells to Greenville.
Charlotte, n. c., March 15.-(SpeciaD--
1t is said here to-day that the Southern
Railway terminal will be moved from here
to Salisbury, Superintendent Ryder go
ing to Greensboro, and Superintendent
Welles, of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta, to Greenville, s. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
TELEGRAPH OFFICE GUTTED.

Charlotte, y. c., March 15.-(Special)-
The Western Union Telegraph offices and
the offices of Architect Milburn were gut
ted yesterday by a fire caused by striking
the wires. Many valuable drawings were
lost by the architect.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
Will PICK THEIR FLINT AGAIN.

Washington, d. c., March 15.-Thc
four appropriate ills, Indian, sundry,
civil, deficiency I'd agricultural, which
failed to receive President Cleveland's
signature. were to-day reintroduced in
the House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16
DIED ON THE TRAIN.

Bernard Clalfey, Of Philadelphia, a Com
sumptive, Expires Sunday Morning
During the Breakfast Wait.
Charlotte, y. c., March 15.-(Special)-
Bernard Claffey, of Philadelphia, died on
the northbOund Southern train yesterday
morning during the breakfast stop here.
He was consumptive and had been to
Florida for relief. His remains were sent
to-day to Philadelphia to relatives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-16

Mr.. Gordon Lee, of Atlanta, is in the
city interviewing our merchants in the
interest of the celebrates Double n. M.
cigarette
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-03
Why Rev. w. N. Brown
Comments the Copeland
System TO the Sick.

z Is not upor simple hearsay, or n view
Of Dr. Cepeland's splendid fame as 3 ply
sie5S1 that Rev. " II Brown. pastor oe
the Baptist church at NoTta Bend. Wash
now commands the Copeland system 70 ira
Sex Cur IS the result af his owa expe-
TieECN q sh&t system. Said hes
After sacrt course q trez tnlent ST tbs
copeland Medical Institute. and realizing
nor onlT the uaegusled sxcellence 81 the
treatment bat the great ard maaffoa4 gen
sF@A advantages that K 50 generously ex-
tends 20 the sick ard suffering Of every
class ! would feel that waS falling Ia my
uu&E 70 others, IL I neglected TO scknc~i-
edge. Eowevp- brsNsty. LEs inasginsa pas
BENEFITS which myself have received
rem that system
To he as h-1ef "a possible. VIII state
that before awaiting myself 81 DIR. Cope
lands marvellous and prcverhsal skfH
Specialist Ia maiSsltss 0f a chronic chArac-
ter had suffered with catATra Of tne
head ard Throat for eight years In the
course - fhe disease my hearing became
2ffested and The taarrztfy Of deafness was
rapidly growing Gpoa ne. There seemed
70 Re an ealarzer1ent az TIE membranes ~
nay nose. causing sToppaga q the air pas
sages 50 that breathing became difficult.
There was a constant dropping o. aTssc1is
p nay fhTuat causing incassant hawking
and zsletEMgs and my Netee grew weak and
husky. Ny hearing became duh ard 70 re-
Qaired a great EFFORT 70 understand cen
vsrzaSsoU carried on In an ordinary tore 81
vosce- TIE strain was very Ere8t upon my
nervous - stem aud after listening infently
Tor a short time I would have severe pains
shooting through my ears. The annoy
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-03
Hundreds of Your Friends Are Taking Advantage
OF the S. Rate of Drs. Copeland and Provost
and Are Being Cured of Long Standing Trou-
b1es by These Specialists.
The Best and Purest Of Medicines and the Most
Scientific Treatment Of Disease Fur
nished Under This One Charge
of S. Month.

Until the Innovation made by Drs-
Copeland and Provost. In placing
medical skill and tharoaxh scientific
treatment for ali diseases within the
reach of all ny making their total
charge for treatment and medicines
81 a moath. IL was almost Impossible
for people In moderate efr~um-
stances to obtain ah~ aid of skiiifas
and conscientious specialists. IL was.
and staIl is- for that matter. fire.
anent occurrence TIA hear complaints
made over the excessive fees charged
ny those claiming to be specialists
Dr.- Copeland and Prera-ss charge
cine.. ard the sime required for
cure nader their system IL shorter
than that occupied hy any other
method. Moreover. their cures src
genuine and permanent The fact
taaf. spite 0t
Hshed and fairly earned reputation
for honest work. AkiIifnl treatment
and successful results. they still
maintain this low charge OF - a
month. shows that they aim net
alone at financial success as praeti-
tioner~, bat N. well at the accom-
pIishment OF the greatest possible
good I'm the community. Their prac-
tice. which has long been several
times larger than any other In this
city. IL still constantly Increasing
aemon.frmtfnG continually that the
public appreciates low charges when
combinea with unauestionssie skill.
thoroughness and professional hon
esty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-03
OFF FOR COPPER RIVER
ANOTHER EXPEDITION SAILS FOR
THE REPORTED GOLD FIELDS
seventy Resieent Men Leave on the
schooner Augusta Headed by
Man Who Claims To Have Dfscsv-
cred Enermsaxiy Rich Pia~~rs-

PORT TOWNSEND. New s-Tna. 10
regzE6 = paid - The season ny these who
are szsa1Sad Win 3 IHsE far gold was evil
EFae@3 1ere early this -zg-rtr9 whsn 1k@
schoone- Awggssa, wsth severity venture
soHns NEE 2b0aTa vita czsnts sox ewo
years. Steamed away fsr the norSh- The
Party was beaded - George J. Rlr-arks
q Oakland. Cal. WHO returned during re
past sumner after Eve-ysa-s' so5oHrn
tn TIE Copper river eoan1ry. bringing aut
In the r9&gaaarhoa=s CT So 80 In gold II
h5s precarsoszs trip Rsnraex mate peace
wiki the Copper river Iasiaas. rep-ortee
hostile and warlske tribe. and az has
given assurances 20 az fhoss accompany
ing him that thev all - free TroEa
a. danger from natives
All ths p2sse gers. - wsil as TIRE CAP
tain - the Augusta were reticeat IN Civ
tng Information as 20 the party's fnten-
fitEs- but Just prevtaaS - tEe sailing -
TIE schceaer RfnEAek announced that RS
iatezttunz are 10 everTzke ~ the FzoGsa
q the river 4 party q twelve. which vas
sent E1rfa on the schooner Janus ST
eszhty-fwo nasn VIII proceed overland .
the hesawatsrs q the river where Rim
mack says tha country Is as rich q gold
deposits as 5 the n0w wSFId-f2Ensd kleu-
dixie
The Augusta's party Is taking 80 dogs
and numerous slels for use Ia the over
land travel As proof 81 his faith In the
success OK the venture. Rinnack has from
his Ozn pocket paid al expenses IN 9ut-
fitting the JaaUs and Alsg7Essa expeditions
and e5arsering TIE scheoners. the fatal
cost being upward OF ssa.so- HIS reward
Is TO BE half interest Ia all gold discov-
erred R1nnack already has numerous
rich claims staked or at the head Of Cop
Per river and the men viii BE- ready 70 20
20 work As soon as the field Is reached
without the trouble ard expense of pros
pectsag far claims.