The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-07

Coke has been stricken with paralysis,
and is in q critical condition at his home
in Waco, Texas.
BY the provision of a new Texas law
bond and Investment companies doing
business in that State must deposit with
the State Treasurer $1,000 and 10 per
cent. of net premium receipts yearly un-
TIL the amount to their credit shall reach
100000.
There's bigger nuisance than the
wife who always keeps her husband wait
ing"
What is it?'
''It is the wife who gets ready first and
sits down in the hall calling to her hus-
band to hurry up"
We learn that an excursion is to be
run from Sanford to the Convention to
return on Sunday. Let the Sanford train
men follow the example of the brethren
at Fayetteville and decide not to move
wheel on the Sabbath; or else let Chris
tan people have nothing to do with it.
The fourth commandment is still in full
force-Charity and Children.
A Chicago church choir sang "Where
is My Wandering Boy To-nightT' and
a repentant criminal in the congregation
immediately told where four of them
were. his information leading to
the breaking up of a desperate house
breaking gang. The latter doubtless
thinks it hard that it's interest should
have been sacrificed for a mere song.
Denver, Col, counters on a gas COM
pany that charges SIZE for Illuminating
and 81 for heating gas by granting a
franchise to a new corporation which
guarantees to cut these rates in two. The
city will also get per cent of the gross
earnings Of the new company, and re-
serve the right to buy the entire plant
at any time after it has been in opera
ton five years, liberalization to be fixed
by three disinterested appraisers.
The "color line" question is becoming
alarmingly involved. In Washington
President Mckinley is face to face with
the complaints Of negro agitatOrs that
mulattoes are "hogging" all the public
positions in the colored schools to the ex-
clusion Of persons Of black complexion.
The blacks say that the mulattoes and
quadroOns are very swell in social matters
and affect status Of their own and that
the thing has gone far enough. The
issue should be settled right away
Springfield Republican.
Gold has taken up its accustomed flight
to Europe. Four millions were drawn
from the Sub Treasury in New York one
day last week for shipment. Notice of
demands for other large sums for some
purpose has been given. Isn't Mckinley
President? Are not Republicans in pow
er[ Is not confidence restored? What
is the matter? Gold is money; nothing
else is. There is comparatively little gold
in the world. Great capitalists are gath
ering it to themselves. Their center is
in London. 1t is going there.-Burling-
ton News.
1t is said that q certain prominent
Methodist layman, in an adjoining State,
is contemplating asking for license to
preach. We happen to know that this
layman is eminently qualified for the
ministry, both in heart and in head. But
it might be better for him to remain a
]ayman just to teach some Of our people
that q man can work for Christ without
being a licensed preacher. Unfortunate
ly we have in the ministry some who mis-
took a call to work for the master for a
call to go out as a licensed preacher
Christian Advocate.
THE Supreme Court Of this State has
recently held that photographs are com
petent evidence in trial. They VIII
be especially useful to juries whenever q
knowledge OF the locality is desirable, as
in trials for homicide, railroad collisions
accidents at crossings, mill dam SUITS
bonding water and the like. In the cast
in question, it seems the court excluded
the photographs because not taken untl
two years after the accident occurred ailt
when the locality had BEEN altered, bu
the principle of the admissiblhty or phobo
graphs was sustained.
Within the vast year six out OF Tel
Spanish generals in Cuba have died o
wounds or disease: sixty-five colonels
lieutenant colonies and majors and nea
to 600 subaltern officers have gone tn
same way in that brief time. These hg
ares are from official reports of the wa
department, wherein it is also state
that 1000, soldiery have died in battl
er.. by wounds, 10000 by various mala
dies, 1900 by yellow fever and 22,OO
nave been sent home to Spain fer dis
abilities. The land itself ~ aTme
ars1sst Ne SpsuiAra.