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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28

for it.
Subsection 3. section 1856 The Code
saws: mo moneys shall be paid out Of
the Treasury except on the warrant of
the Auditor" and subsection y, section
1850. says, 'It shall be the duty of the
Auditor before issuing a warrant to eX-
anime the laws authorizing the payment
thereof" "and cite the law upon
said warrant
The only authority for paying an of
fcer of the State Guard-and the Gov
errors staff are officers only Of the State
Guard-when not on regular duty, and
detailed for special duty is contained
in section 1851 of the Code, which says:
"And the Governor may, whenever the
exigency of the public service require
it. detail for special duty any officer of
the State Guard, and his expenses and
compensation therefor shall be paid upon
the approval of the Governor and war
rant of the Auditor"
If any one can point out the ''exigency
of the public service" which required the
presence in Washington on the 4th of
this month, Of the Governors staff, we
would be glad to have it done.
There were certain companies of the
State Guard at this same inaugural.
Why are not their expenses and compen-
sation paid by the State? Were they not
as much detailed" for Especial duty"
as the staff? Neither could go without
the permission of the Governor. Does
this permission" amount to a "detaip'
in law? If so, why does it not apply to
the companies as well as the staff?
Nor is there precedent for this payment
recently made to the staff. The occa-
sion of the attendance of the staff upon
the governor on North Carolina Day"
at the Chicago Worlds Fair is not a
parallel case. The legislature of this
State had made a large appropriation to
enable this State to be properly repre-
scented on that great occasion. 1t was the
duty of the governor to carry this law
into effect 1t was his duty, implied il not
expressed, to be there in his official ca
pacity during some time Of the exposi-
ton. The day designated as North
Carolina Day" was the date chosen, and
he attended in person with the full digni-
nifty and surroundings Of his high Of
fee. This was, after careful examination
by the Attorney General, that the Gov
ernor in going to Chicago on the occa-
service as contemplated by the act OF
the legislature and had the authority to
have his staff with him, paid for.
II any one can show any precedent in
this for the payment Of the expenses of
the staff to go alone and see Mr.. McKin-
ley inaugurated, we win be thankful
again.
The treasurer has recently greatly
alarmed our people, especially our cred
itors and the beneficiaries OF certain
large appropriations, over the condition
of the State treasury and the certainty
of large deficit therein by virtue of
Pop.-Rep. extrava gance. Can he justify
this unauthorized payment of several
hundred dollars to them, or to his bonds
men who are responsible for any moneys
illegally paid out of the treasury, "wheth-
er on the warrant Of the auditor or other
wise?'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
COUSIN OSBORNE GIVES MORE
TROUBLE.
Nv. e. Curtis. in Chicago Record.l

w e. Curtis in Chicago Record)
Mr.. Hanna is having trouble with
Cousin" William Mckinley Osborn
The latter is secretary of the National
Republican committee and Consul Gen
eral to London. 1t is incompatible for
him to hold both these offices, and Mr..
Hanna and the President suggested that
he resign the former place. He agreed to
do so as soon as he was appointed Con
sui General but when he found that Maj.
Charles Frederick Alexander Dick, of
Akron, o., was to be appointed his sue
cessor as secretary of the committee,
with a salary of 5000 year, he bolted
the arrangement and is now in an aggra-
waited state Of mind. Osborn hates Dick
When the Western branch of the COM
mittee was organized nj Chicago Dick
was made secretary of the sub+com-
mittee, and when he got his letter heads
printed he put his own name in bigger
type than Osborn's. This made Osborn
mad, and he called Dick down. Mr..
Hanna was compelled to interfere, and on
the next set of letter heads the name
of the secretary and his assistant appear
ed in the same style of type. This was
equally unsatisfactory to the sensitive
Osborn, and he again protested to the
committee. Dicks next offense was to
issue a circular, signed by himself as
secretary of Educational committee
upon which OsbOrn's name did not appear
at all, and so the war went on until the
close of the campaign, when Cousin
William and Dick were not on speaking
terms. Therefore Osborn disfikes to sur
render his place as secretary of the Ma
tional committee in favor of his enemy
He says that Dick can be appointed a
clerk and have charge Of headquarters
without a title, at any salary the COM
mittee chooses to give him, but this ar
rangement would not be agreeable to
Maj. Dick, and the President will be call
ed upon to interfere.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
GOV. RUSSELL'S STAFF AT THE
PRESIDENTS INAUGURATION.
Baskerville Citizen.)

That the gentlemen who compose the
military staff of Gov. Russell should
have attended the inauguration OF Presi-
dent Mckinley, worn their brilliant
uniforms, locked pretty and "cut fig
ger" cannot be complained of. There
was no immediate duty requiring their
presence In the State at that particular
date other than the shameful disorder
in the House of Representatives, which
the police Of Raleigh were called upon to
put down. II may be added, just here,
it is said the Commander-in-Oh Chief him
self was the greatest cause Of this disor-
der. However all this may be, there was
no serious objection to the excellent
and fun-loving, il not pie-hunting, gen.
tlemen of the staff going, brass buttons,
and ALI. - zee their President inaugur-
ated.
But there IL some, and to our mind
eogent. reason Why they should have
naid their own expenses, and not been
Maid out of q lank and lean, az we'll as
cadayerous, State Treasury, by a Pop
ulist State Treasurer ON a warrant from
= Populist State Auditor approved by a
Pom. Rep. Governor. There 10 not the
slightest eolsr Of law for this use Of over
$500 Of the hard earned money of the
ssor working people, which should rather
nave COMO to educate the neglected child
ren Of We Gtate. Nor is there precedent
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the languid, exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid
and sluggish and the need of tonic and
Alternative is felt. A prompt use Of this
medicine has often averted long and per-
haps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine
will act more surely in counteracting and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion, consti-
patton, dizziness yield to Electric Bit
tiers. SOC and $1.00 per bottle at any
drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
THIS is PROGRESS.
The Goldsbor0 Cotton Mills Ship Cloth
To Fall River.
(Goldsboro Argus.)

(Goldsboro Argus.)
The Argus man was informed to-day
by Superintendent Smith, of Goldsboro
Cotton Mill that he Is now shipping cloth
from this mill to New York, Fall River
and Philadelphia in car load lots. Who
would have thought that Goldsboro
would ever ship manufactured goods to
Fall River? But this Ia an age Of pro-
gress, and GoldsbOrO Is we'll up near the
head OF the procession The success
OF this mill has been truly phenomenal,
and its orders are accommodating to such
an extent that it's capacity must be in
creased or other mills built in the future.
The entire establishment is now running
night and day, giving employment to
nenrly 100 men and women.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
THE MODERN AUTHOR.

New York Journalt
He padded his jokes, he padded his
books,
He padded his poems as well;
But good things come in the course of
time.
Fer the public red~ed his CELL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
KEEPING LENT.
cleveland Leader.l

Dorothea: did you go to the party last
EVENING"
Mildred: "Oh, dear, no. I'm keeping
Lent. l stayed home and played sol
taire and ate marshmallows all night.
1t was just lovely"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28

People buy Hoods Sarsaparilla year
after year because it does them good.
1t will do you good to tagke it now.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28

Assumes Power to Nulity Leg
islative appropriation Acts
ALSO REvERsEs COURTS
WILL NOT PAY JUDGMENT Al
FIRMED BY SUPREME COURT.
LAW FORCED OFFICERS TO ACT

The Supreme Court o"io Inc %o~''S
Must Pay Them for Their SERVICES
And Yet the Stats treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
Message Found After IA Years
Imbedded in the Sand
From the Lost Steamer Manis-
tee, on Lake Michigan.
NEVER WAS HEARD OF.
The Manistee Went Down With
40 People Aboard.
Now a Bottle Worn Thin by
Waves is Found.

Bayfield,, Wis, May 19.-Five miles
south of this harbOr, half imbedded in
the sand on the beach, James Taggart,
lumberman, discovered the first mes
sage from the 40 persons who perished
in the wreck of the steamer Manistee,
nearly IA years ago.
1t was a note carefully enclosed in a
heavy glass bottle. The writing had
faded with the lapse of years, and the
glass of the bottle was worn thin with
its constant beating against the sandy
shores of the Chequamagon Bay. The
message on the note was as follows:
NOV, 1888. Left bayfield, at 1910
p. m. Just in sight of Michigan light
house. We may not survive the storm.
Heavily laden and hard to turn in the
istee."
The writing had faded so as to be al
most illegible. There is a general i'm
preston in this town that the message
is genuine. The action of the sand and
waves on the bottle shows that it has
been tossed around the beach for a. long
time. The faded writing also proves
conclusively that the note was not
written a few weeks or months ago for
the purpose of a hoax.
The Manistee was a wooden steamer
and was owned by the Lake Michigan
and Lake Superior line, and traded be-
tween Chicago and Duluth. On the
night she went down she was on the
her trip to Chicago. 1t was to have
been the last trip of the season, and
it was late in November. A north gale
set in shortly after the steamer left port
and the weather was bitterly cold, the
thermometer registering near the zero
mark.
The fate of the Manistee was never
known. The steamer City of Duluth
of the same line left Bayfield, just ahead
of the lost ship, and for a long time
that night saw her lights. When last
seen she was clear of the group of is
lands at the mouth of the bay, known
as the Apostles. When the non-ap-
pearance of the ManiStee made the Of
fcialS of the line anxious, searching ex-
petitions were fitted out.
The only result of this was the finding
of some wreckage from the lost boat
Out of the 40 persons on board when.
she went down, no one was left to tell
how the steamer sank nor were any
bodies washed ashore.
With the exception of floating wreck
age nothing was ever found from the
steamer until Taggart picked up this
bottle. A belief has been general that
the machinery of the steamer gave out
that night in the gale and the spray
had frozen over the falls to the life
boats so that it was impossible to lower
them to save the crew. This is further
strengthened by the fact that the City
of Duluth went through the gale all
right. The cargo of the Manistee was
largely millstuffs and therefore she
could not have been over deep in water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
Everything Seems All Right But the
Public Should Keep Informed.

A Topeka man who has made an ex-
animation of the records at the court
house claims to have discovered gross
careleSSneSS on the part of some one
in the provisions for the building of the
new bridge. OF course if there is
fault it lies with the county commits
sioners, for they are expected to see
that the people of Shawnee county are
assured a safe and substantial bridge
for the expenditure of the $3.50, 900 in
bonds voted.
The gentleman, who objects to the
use of his name, claims that the county
is not protected by the bond as it
should be. He says:
The original contract with Keepers
& Thacher was 1925 600, but afterWard
a change was made in the kind of ce-
ment to be used, and Portland was
substituted for Fort Scott, and an ad-
ditiOnal allowance made of 81, ,075, max
ing $136.075. Keepers & Thacher filed
a bond of S25, 900, executed by the Amer
lean Surety company of New York
Sidney T. Miller of Michigan makes af-
fidavit that the surety company is
worth at least $125.00O and says in his
affidavit that he has signed the bond
attached for the company, but his sig
nature does not appear on the bond
attached to the affidavit.
There has been paid on the contract
by Shawnee county the sum of S5S 10
No additional bond has been given and
the question naturally arises, in case
the firm fails to build the bridge, who
will indemnify Shawnee county for the
difference between the contract price
and the amount of the bond?
Another matter which ought to have
attention is that the original contract
stipulated that the bridge should be
completed on or before December l.
1895, but on account of the bonds not
having been sold, and other intervening
causes the work was not commenced
as soon as contemplated and of course
was not completed at the date men
toned, but the strange part of it is that
no time since that has been stipulated
in any subsequent contract for the com
pletion of the bridge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS.
Postmasters at Garnett and Yates
Center are Included.

Washington, May 19.-The president
sent to the senate the following nominal
tions-
the United States for the district of West
Virginia.
Interior-Myron H. McCord to be gov
ernOr of Arizona; Charles H. Al1ers, Sec
retary of Arizona territory; Arthur P.
Greedy of New Hampshire, now an ex-
aminer in chief in the patent office, to
be assistant commissioner of patents:
Thomas G. Steward of Illinois. now a
principal examiner in the patent office,
to be examiner in chief in the patent
office.
Postmasters-Kansas: Joe Carey, Gar
nett; VIM. E. Hogueland, Yates Center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
HOPPER COMING.
sousa's Great Opera GEL Captain" to
Be Sung Here.

The Topeka theatrical season, which
has been slowly imping to a close, is
yet likely to end with something of
grand finish. On the evening of June
the De Wolf Hopper Opera company
will sing Sousa's opera "El Captain at
the Grand Opera House in this city, and
a few nights later it is probable that
the extravaganza success, Excelsior,
Jr.." will be presented. Besides these
two attractions, it IS probable that the
Summer Opera company of Kansas
City will sing four operas in this city
next week, as stated in the State Jour
nal some days ago.
Both the De Wolf Hopper company
and Rice'S company, presenting Tx
celsior, Jr.," are now on their return
tour to the east from the Pacific coast,
both companies closing in San Fran
cisco last week. Probably no opera has
had a more successful run than 'El
Captain this season, and Excelsior,
Jr'' is one of the best eXtravaganzas
on the road. The latter company in
cludes Joe Cawthorn and Sadie Mar
tinot-
If the Summer Opera company comes
to Topeka from Kansas City it viii
open an engagement of three nights
and a matinee on Thursday, May q.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
FINES HIS BROTHER.
Judge Hazen and w. R. Hazen Have
a Tilt in Court.

w r. Hazen who is a brother of Dis
trict Judge z. T. Hazen was fined $50
for contempt of court yesterday by
Judge Hazen.
A motion was being argued when the
opposing attorney, J. G. SlOnecker in
formed the court that he was unable to
secure the deposition of the client of w.
r. Hazen. Judge Hazen requested his
brother to give the desired information.
w. R. Hazen arose and said such a
course was wholly without precedent
That he did not propose to furnish evil
dence to the other side. Judge Hazen
did not like the tone of the remarks and
ordered w. r. Hazen to take his seat.
He continued to talk.
''I will fine you $25 for contempt, said
Judge Hazen.
You may as well fine me $50 for I
propose to- have my say in this matter, -
retOrted the attorney.
Judge Hazen accordingly made the
fine $50. The trouble finally quieted
down without further incident.
w. r. Hazen refused afterwards to
discuss the matter. He said that he
hand nothing to say concerning his ac-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
WHITE FLAG GOES UP.
HostiIities Suspended in Greece With
a View to an Armistice.

Athens. May ia dispatch received
here from Lamia dated 10 O'Clock this
morning, announces that the white flag
has been hoisted between the armies of
Greece and Turkey and that Crown
Prince Constantine has been authorized
to suspend hostilities with the view OF
concluding arrangements 70 an armis-
A panic prevails at Lamia, owing to
the report that the criminals will be re-
leased from the jails. The arrival of the
troops during the night increased the
general feeling of terror
The army of the crown prince has re-
formed on the Otherys mountains and
will be reinforced by General Smolenski's
brigade and the troops despatched to the
front from Athens yesterday. The min
lister of the interior, NJ Theotokfs, has
gone to st. Elias.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
SCHOOLBOOK CONTRACTS.
The Schoolbook Commission Meets
Today to Consider Matters.

The state school book commission
assembled in the office of the state su-
perintendent today to consider the let
ting of contracts for school books un-
der the provisions of the law, which
was held to be constitutional by Judge
z. T. Hazen in the Shawnee county dis
trict court Monday.
The members of the commission
present are as follows: c. Mcdonald,
Usage City; S. I. Hale, La Crosse; w.
J. Hurd, HoltOn; .. o. McCray, To-
peka; Senator A. H. Lupfer. Great
Bend, and s. NJ. Neece of Independ-
ence. J. V. Jewett of Abilene will ar
rive this afternoon, S. w. Black of
Pittsburg, the remaining member, be-
ing expected this evening.
The commission held a short session
this forenoon, adjOurning to meet at
2:3O this afternoon.
Nothing has been done so far. The
commission has not yet decided when it
will take up the consideration of bids
for furnishing books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
A. P. FELICITATES ITSELF
at it's Last Meeting on the Termina-
ton of the Contest With the
United.

Chicago, May 19-The annual meet
ing of the Associated Press was held
in Recital hall, Auditorium, today. The
attendance was very large. In calling
the members to order, President Law
son congratulated them on the outcome
of the contest with the United Press.
saying that they should continue to
demonstrate by their wisdom that they
were worthy of the high estate to
which they had come.
The board of directors in their re-
port stated that a year ago they de-
clared that the Associated Press had
made great progress toward the ac-
complishment of it's original and proper
purpose-''the control and administra-
ton of the news gathering and distrib-
uting business of the country by the
newspapers of the country
1t was their privilege and pleasure
now to justify the claim that the prog
ress of the preceding year had its COM
plement in the achievements of the
past month and to announce that the
idea had been accomplished, the ASsO-
ciated Press now including in its loyal
membership all the established news
papers of the country, with compare
lively few exceptions
1t was matter for mutual congrat-
uIation that the contest which had for
nearly four years divided the press OF
the country had been brought to a con-
ceptance as permanently assuring the
best interests of the whole American
press. The Associated press met its
enlarged responsibility with member
ship of G81, yearly income of about
81 700 OOO a leased wire system of 3d.
livery at each of the more important
offices of over so, 600 words.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
CRIPPLE CREEK FAILURE.
The Miners State Bank Makes an AS
signment.

Cripple Creek, Col, May 19.-The doors
Of the Miners State bank of this city
were closed today and the following no.
tice was posted: This bank is in tie
possession of Harry H. Clark, assignee,
under a general assignment for the bene-
fit of creditors
Assignee Clark says he is informed that
all creditors will be paid in full.
The bank is owned by E. r. Jacob.
who came here from Duluth, MINI. It
was started last summer just after the
fire which destroyed the greater part Of
the city. The capital stock is SO, 900.
The deposits are not large, but the
amount is not stated. There is no alarm
among the depositors. A few days ago
Mr.. Jacob discharged his cashier, F. L.
Street, who had become involved in a
suit over a mining stock deal, and as.
sumed entire charge of the bank him
self. Mr.. jacob is said to own much
property in the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
A VICTIM OF WHISKY.
Wealthy Woman Falls Down Stairs
and is Killed.

Philadelphia, May 19.-The body of Mrs.
Amanda Hollingsworth, aged &C years,
was found late last night lying at the
foot of a stairway in the house of her
son, at whose house she had made her
home. Mrs. Hollingsworth had been miss
ing since last Friday. The stairway
where the body was found leads from a
back room of the house to the second
story. There is a door at the foot of the
stairs which was always kept closed and
the stairs were seldom used. The wO-
man was quite wealthy but would yield
to a desire for strong drink,
The theory of the police as well as that
of the family is that the woman fell
down the stairs and was injured so bad
ly that she remained unconscious, or
helpless uptil death ensued- The Odor
from the remains led to the discovery of
the dead woman last night. For four
days the family had eaten their meals
within a few feet of where the body had
been lying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
LUETGERTS A BAD LOT.
The Supposed Wife Murderer at Chi
cago Has Tough Antecedents-

Chicago, May 19.-The police now feel
certain that Mrs. Luetgert met her
death in the little sleeping room ad-
joining the office of Luetgert's sausage
factory.
Under a vat adjoining the one in
which the gold ring was found, a large
piece of wrapping paper, clOtted with
blood, was discovered, as we'll as sew
era1 particles of bone and flesh The
most startling find, however. was a
bunch of light brown hair, which it is
claimed is like that of Mrs. Luetgert.
Upon the door leading to the catch bas
in in the basement of the factory was
found the imprint of a bloody hand
which appears to be fresh.
The history of Luetgert, as told by an
old German, who says he has known
the prisoners family for many years, is
notable.
Luetgert's grandfather, it is said,
was decapitated many years ago in
Guetersloh Germany, on the charge Of
robbery and murder. The prisoners
father is still living in GueterSlOh with
his daughter-in-IaW as his common law
wife. Shortly before AdOlph Luetgert
was born, it is said his father and
mother were under Indictment for cOun-
terfeiting. The mother ran away and
went to Holland, and it was in that
country that the man now charged with
numbering his wife, was born.