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shall attempt to remove from your courts
any case to which it may be a party
1t is believed that the lease claimed by
this foreign corporation is ultra wires and
void and that it would be so held upon
the merits by our court of last resort. 1t
is submitted that it is your duty to enact
such measures as are best calculated to
bring up this question for speedy deter
mination in your own courts and prevent
it's removal to any other jurisdiction.
THE LEASE SUBJECT TO SOYER-
EIGN POWER.
But whether this ninety nine year lease
be void or valid on the strictly legal merits
existing at the time OF its cosummatiOn,
it is to be remembered that this foreign
corporation obtained and accepted it and
claims right to own and operate this
railroad, not by virtue of any North
Carolina statute, but under an unwritten
rule, which is known to lawyers as the
comfy OF States and nations. This I'M
written rule, wherever it prevails, is al
ways subject to revocation by the local
sovereign. In this case you are the
sovereign. The State may at any time
decline to extend this comfy. This so
called lease was taken subject to this
sovereign power. The lessees cannot be
allowed to say that they have acquired
vested rights under existing laws and thus
put themselves beyond the power Of the
State and within the protection OF that
clause of the Federal Constitution which
prohibits a State from impairing the
obligation Of contracts. This contention
is no more tenable than would be that
OF a domestic corporation which would
gay that fha Cfafp ca nn0t rpnpal ifs char
ter granted under the State Constitution,
which expressly reserves the righteto
amend or repeal all charters. This for
eign corporation derives is right to Oper-
ate n railroad within our borders by what
is substantially license from the State
granted under an unwritten law. Every
one of our home railroads derives its
powers and franchises under a written
license, that is, its charter. AS to these,
the Legislature may revoke the license
by repeating the charter. If ii can not
revoke the unwritten license then it has
come to this: that foreign corporations
may come upon our soil and exercise these
great powers and franchises without our
consent and thereby obtain important
privileges which are denied to our own
people.
REPEAL PARALLELING CHAR
TIERS.
1t is most important that the North
Carolina Railroad should not be crippled
or its value impaired by permitting any
corporation or person to parallel it by
the construction of any line, or Of one
mile Of railroad which would connect ex-
listing lines so as to have a connection
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them on trial before juries who believe
in order and law.
THE BENEFIT OF RAILROADS
The regulation OF State and interstate
commerce by common carriers is among
the most important and far reaching
questions of the day. North Carolina has
derived more material benefit in the last
fifteen years from railroad development
than from any other one source. We
should not forget that however profitable
these Investments may have been to nom
resident capitalists, we also have been
and are their benefciaries. Their invest
ments in these properties should be pro-
tected by our laws and by public senti-
ment that frowns upon all attempts to
make prejudice against them because they
are supposed to be rich. State, munich
pal and corporate promises made to them
for the purpose of obtaining expected
benefits to US should be sacredly perform
ed. We will not encourage, sanction or
countenace financial Reputation in any
form.
Railroads, while their earnings and
profits belong to their owners, are the
servants of the public and under our
systems of government are subject to gov
ernmental control. The time is approach
| ing, if it has not arrived, for the adoption
of policy which without wrong to their
owners shall look towards the conversion
of them into public highways, owned and
controlled by the nation. While we adj
nit our obligations to those whose enter
prise and capital have constructed and
bettered them, we must always insist
upon just and strict enforcement of their
obligations to the public. Against vigor-
GUS opposition we have created rail-
road commission. It's benefits are ap-
parent and ought to be admitted by ALL
| To it we are indebted for the regulation
and in many cases the reduction Of traffic
rates and to the excellent services which
is given by most Of the railroads in ouI
State Their passengers rates which
prevail in our State seem to be not I'M
reasonable. 1t is questionable whether
| at this session of our Legislature there
should be attempted a policy Of rate re
duction in this particular AS to freight
rates, there are evidences that they are
excessive when compared with the enor
nous decline of the value of the com
modities upon which they are levied.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD
LEASE.
The State has a large, and what ough
to be a controlling interest in the Nortf
Carolina railroad An attempt has beer
made to pass from the State it's interes
in this great property for what is believed
to be an inadequate consideration. The
lease of ninety-nipe years of all The
rights, franchises and property, real anC
personal and mixed, of this railroad com
Ipany to foreign or nonresident corpora
ton was made without the sanction o
the Legislature or OF the people of tn
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1RlAIgGUl8Ell Address,

haen and is taxed to about the limit OF
reasonable endurance Is it not clear thnt
the nAly remedy IL the reduction OF pub
lie cyy1enditures? There might he n say
ing ia the abolition of the Agricultural
Bureau, but for the fact that it is sup
portt5l by a fund which cannot be direct
ga hi the State Treasury for general
purposes without involving grave consti-
tutional questions by the abolition OF
the r5urcau Of Statistics and Of the geo
Logical Bureau, there can be saved hy the
State about -, and by close scrutiny
Of an appropriations in all departments
our expenditures may he considerably
reduced.
LYNCuINGS AND MOBS.
When this Legislature adjourns the
word should so out 60 the world that the
crimes called lynchings must stop in
North Carolina, The way to end Il Is
plain. Remove the excuse for It. 1t is
no justification TO say. what is not denied
that in many cases the victims deserve
what they get Barharous brutcs who
commit nameless crimes must be killed.
But lot it be done under the forms OF law.
.et there he none OF the laws delay,
Give the executive power TO call n court
instantcr; order the judge by telegraph
TO the county OF crime Try the criminal;
if proper for appeal convene the APP
pellate court on shortest possible notice
send down the Judgment and instantly
perform its mandates. Scarcely 81 case
OF mob murder of guilty culprit has oc-
Cured wherein he would not have been
convicted by judge and jury. In
most cases the lynchings have been at
trihutable 20 a spirit of lawlessness. The
only reasonable excuse that can be offer
ed is in the failure or the delay of the
law Make the law SO that there can bc
ne delay and no reasonable apprehension
Of failure Provide better remedies for
the prosecution of criminals who take the
law into their own lawlcss hands. Au-
thorize their Indictment and trial in coun-
ties removed from their influence and put
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FREE PILLS.

Send your address to II. Il. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, aad get free sample
box of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you Of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of Con-
stipation and Sick Headache For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from every
deleterious substance and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by their
action, but by giving tone to stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the system.
Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by John
Y. MscRae, druggist.
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MORE PENSIONS FOR TIL
ERANS.

May we do little more in the way OF
homes and pensions for the destitute SUR
viyors OF the civil conflict? North Caro-
lima had her soldiers in both armies.
The national government cares for those
who fought for its flag. AS we advance
in material wealth We should increase
sur expenditures for the destitute and
disabled veterans OF the armies OF the
storm Graded nation that fell"
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tbrot,gb The state, competitive 80 Our own.
Re there he any charter heretofore grant
"a hv our state which permits this 70 hh
done II should be promptly repealed.
Won are invited to adopt amy and all
measures within your competency look
;ng towards the recovery OF this property
for The benefit Of the people and The tax
payers Of the state.
RATnCUTTINf; uEIpFUL.
Recently the producers of the state
have derived some benefit from an actual
connection between two great railroad
svsicua running through our State.
Judging the future by the past, we must
conclude that this competition SO bono
ciaI no us Is only temporary and may end
i'm the absorption Of one line Ivy the other.
our laws should prohibit the control W
any railrond ny any road. route, or sys-
tenn competitive TO IT, and especially by
any road That runs in the same direction
or connects with the same termini. Much
good may come from n statute carefully
prepared aud providing every proctica-
bic protection against evasion
THE PEOPLE HAVE NO LOBBY
Among the evils that bcsct honest leg
islntors is the system OF lobbying. But
let il be remembered that unfrequentIy
legislative Hobbies swarm with conceal
ed aud hired representatives. Of corporate
and other interests who seek 10 promote
or preynt measures in which their con
g, ri is purely pecuniary. These men are
frequently trained politicians and law
ycrs. They represent one side, and often
The side that is nntagonistc to the real
welfare Of the State. The people have
no lobby. These old bearers OF burdens,
the common people, are never heard ex-
cept through their selected representa-
lives
THE GOVERNMENT or CITIES.
our present county government law
gives expression to the popular will and
representation to minority Councils and
matters of local concern are ignored in
the strife Of party men for party rewards,
This General Assembly viii be called on
to deal with the manag cement of towns
and cities. There should he no attempt
to avoid the necessity OF protecting the
tax payers Of these municipalities against
the danger Of misrule by propertyless
and ignorant elements. We want NJ
Tammany Hall governments in North
Carolina.
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Mercantile Trust and
Deposit Company
OF BALTIMORE.

Capital, S1.O0OOOO.O 90
Surplus and undiv'd profits, SS7.139. 10
This company is a legal depository for
money paid into court, and is authorized
to act as executor, administrator, guar
dian or trustee.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON De
POSITS,
which may be made at any time and
Withdrawn after five days notice and
will be entitled to interest for the wnele
time they may remain with the company.
Acts us trustee Of mortgages or corpOr-
ations, and accepts the transfer agency
and registry OF stocks.
Executors, administrators or trustees
Of estates, religious and benevolent insti-
tutiOns, and individuals viii find this
company a convenient depository for
money and for the safe-keeping OF Sc
curities.
Safe deposit boxes for rent Vaults
supplied for storage Of silver chests, etc.
OFFICERS:
JOHN GILL, President
w. w. SPENCE, Vice President.
Q. X. SPENCE, Third Vice-President
L. G. FISHER, Secretary and Treas
urer.
JOHN MHENRY, Assistant Seere-
tary and Treasurer.
LOUIS M'LANE, Chairman,
ANDREW REID,
JOHN A. HAMBLETON,
BERNARD CAIN,
ALEX. SHAW.
DIRECTORS:
w. w. Spence, @. Morton Stewart,
E. Austin Jenkins, Christian Devries,
Andrew Reid, William A. Whitradges
John e. Hurst, VIM. Fl. Blackford, r. O.
Hoffman, Lawrason Riggs, Charles w.
Slagle, Gabriel d. Clark, Louis Mcaney
John A. Hambleton, Bernard Calm,
Charles D. Fisher, Wesley w. Tucker,
Thomas Deford, Stewart Brown, Alex
ander Frank, Alexander Shaw, VIM. H.
Perkins, Charles Z. Mayes, John Gill.
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TIE GOVERNMENT or CITI
IMMIGRATION SHOULD BE EN-
COURAGED.

There is reason to hope the industrious
and thrifty people Of other States and OF
Europe may be attracted TO us. Let as
labor to show them Stae with n school
system like those OF New England and
the Northwest, and code OF just and
equal laws so administered as to make
life and person and property as secure
and peace and order as prevalent as in
the States whose ruling elements point
with pride to the institutions, the man
ners the achievements, the morality, the
religion and the glories OF the Puritan.
MORE PENSIONS FOR THE VET
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SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 12.--The joint Re
publican caucus OF the Senators and Rep
resentatiyes Of Connecticut General As
sembly met this afternoon. United
Staes Senator Orville II. Plat, Repub-
Iican, was nominated by a rising vote. On
joint ballot the Legislature stands: Re
pubIicans 242; Democrats, 80.
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castcd az tile Boilers.
Wcldop, ~ G.. INN. ~ Special,
A few night ago. on Mr. n ". @mn-
sons farm ncar Riugwood, West Al4
ton and Sim Fliipatt both colorad e.
into - difficulty West cut Phtuns +.
several places juHicing painful woue
DIR, Matthews rendered the uccus er,
attention to fGiipJ0tt Aston imma.
diatoly gave bail
There is trouble at "Coondom." near
RiuRwood. The colored people orgauizrl
q secret aociety and elected Bro Boon.
Brublcy treasure. The society met ror.
ulorly and there was $40 in the treasu-
rer's hands Bro BOBBY was n high ara-
con IN the White Oak Baptist church
therefore it was not considered neccs-
gary 10 require him to give bond for
safe keeping Of the funds. But now
treasurer Is missing and so are the IN.
and at this writing their wherea bon
are unknown.
Some Of the Halifax county farmers
will plant large crops of tobacco this
year, but the majority OF them will re
duce the acreage to about two-thirds
Many Of the Populists Of this county
are much Disguised at the action Of tho
boilers, and openly denounce them. They
were all opposed to Pritchard
Candidates for the postofices ia the
county are as thick as blackberrics in
season. The funniest thing about many
OF the candidates is they voted for Bryan
and free silver and now expect a Repub-
lican administration to bestow the pat
rouage upon them simply because they
entered into an unhoIy alliance with the
Republicans FOR the spoils Of office in the
State and counties
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THE WHOLE STORY

OF the great sales attained and great
cures accomplished by Hoods Carsapa-
riIla IS quickly told. 1t purifes and en-
riches the blood, tones the stomach and
gives strength and vigor. Disease can
not enter the system fortified by the rich,
red blood which comes by taking Hood s
Sarsaparilla.
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Continued on fourth pags.)

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c.
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Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion, biliousness. All drug
gists, % cents.
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FOsTER ME UNIYERsITY.

Among the most important objects Of
our care is the State University. 1t is to
be regretted that there is among some of
the best people Of the State a sentiment
that does not sustain the existing law
which gives an annual appropriation to
this mstitution-a sum which should be
increased but for the fact that the con-
dition of the State treasury may not
justify it. If there be anything in the
State laws or in the management Of the
University which gives, with State
money, free tuition to persons who are
pecuniarily able to pay and thus takes
from the UNCONVENTIONAL colleges stu
dents who would voluntarily help TO
sustain them, then such laws and prac-
tees should be abandoned. But if this
free tuition is confined to those who cam
not pay, where is the harm to the de-
nominational colleges? The limited num-
Der OF these free students does not add
appreciably to the expense of maintain
ing the University. 1t is about that much
pure gain to meritorious young men
without entailing taxation ON anybody.
Neither does this State aid subtract ma
terially from the efficiency OF the public
schools Ii given to them, it would ex-
tend them only one day and q fraction of
day each year. In this University we
have plant that represents about five
hundred thousand dollars. We cannot
afford to throw away this property. The
constitution forbids it, The memories,
the traditions and the pride OF our people
revolt at the thought. The shadows and
soil Of Chapel Hill are sacred in thou
sands of North Carolina homes. What
ever it may have been under political and
social conditions that are rapidly and per-
manently passing away, it is now an in
stitution that is popular in the highest
sense of the word. 1t serves no class.
It's benefits and blessings are not con-
fined to any Sect but are open TO ALL 1t
is no more competitive to the religious
and sectarian colleges than are the public
schools to the private academies. Com
plants from UNCONVENTIONAL colleges
should be heard with the Difference due
to their authors, who should be made to
feel that we rejoice in their growing
prosperity. But the University is a part
OF the State and must be preserved.
Continued on fourth pag4.)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-16

miles in an hour and they parted with
mutual felcitations
AS he walked on, Rayburn's eyes
sought, from time to time, the summit
of the great Puy. Then he reached
the point where the telegraph line
which marked the short cut, struck the
highway. and, a few moments later,
the targets came in view; a dozen
great frames of unpanted boards. per-
haps fifty yards south of the road.
stretching away for more than half a
mile. and looking like, the wrecks OF
what might once have been American
wayside advertisements. He had not
noticed them at all the day before.
Far over on a range of low hills a
mile and a half or two miles to the
northward, his eyes caught the CLINT
of sunlight upon metal. That was
where the batteries must be, and kay
burn reflected upon the utter inconsld-
eratness of European militarism
Surely the targets could as well have
been set few hundred yards farther
north, and the public inconvenience
| occasioned by closing a main highway
| for several hours in each month, readi-
| ly avoided; but while he thought he
| quickened his pace a triile, lest the
sergeants watch or memory might
| have played him false.
| Soon the line of targets was passed
| and then the eastern detail came II
| view. all gesticulating wildly.
Rayburn was beginning to feel ag-
! grieved and provoked at the whole al
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Del, Lacka. and Western.

Effect Monday, October 49, 1896.
Iails leaVe Scranton as follows: Ex-
Pi,ess ior New York and all points East,
J 1'59' 59' 80, 5.15, 500 and $50 a. M. l. 10 and
Express for Easton, Trenton. Philadel-
piL5a Id ana the South, 515 500 and 955 a. m,
l.iQ and 1888 p. m.
Washington and way stations, 3.45 p. m.
10y mama accommodation, 610 y. m
,,irn cSs Tor Binghamton, Oswego, Ell
Ma, corning, Bath, Dansville, Mount
~ rioi m ris ana Buffalo, 1920, 235 a. m, and l.55
J.. M; making close connections at Buffalo
Southwest 'o7' -'0' y" "''-
bIath accommodation, 915 a. m.
IihShamton and way stations, los p. m.
SHtenpison accommodations 515 p. m.
- hIhShamton and Elmira express, 5.55
p. m.
. 5EsNpress for Utica and Richfield Springs.
S'5o a. m. and 155 p. m.
lthaca 2.35 and Bath 915 a, M, and 155
p. m. "
for northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes
namire Plymouth, Bloomsbury and Dam
nlIle' making close connection at North
uIinDeflahd for Williamsport, Harrisburg,
hattlniofe, Washington and the South.
,,Northumberland and intermediate sta
''ons, $40, 9.55 a. m, and 1.55 and 500 p. m.
Nantlcoke and intermediate stations, sos
ana ana 20 a. m. Plymouth and intermediate
stations, 3iO and S.47 D. m.
iullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains
f0r detailed information, pocket time
TABLES, etc, apply to NJ. l.. Smith, city
ucket office 32S Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office.
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quite positive that she must have seen
and recognized him, yet, new as ever,
she and Miss Hodges were absorbed in
each others conversation, tempered
only by the ruins and the view. The
perilouS moment had passed and, with
mildly profane groWl, Rayburn be-
gan the descent.
Somewhat to his surprise, there was
no carriage waiting at the hosiery
when he reached it and stopped to
lunch, but a single question, which he
considered an entirely innOcuuuS dis
play of interest disclosed the fact that
mesdemeoiselles had sent their convey
ance back with the announcement that
they intended to walk home by short
| er route-"Ah! what walkers you Eng
| lish are!" Rayburn did not trouble
| himself to correct the blunder as to ma
| tionality, and an hour later he set
| out on his return.
| Skiting the mountain, he swung
| gradually toward the west. His blood
was tinglng in his veins, stung to re-
| newed Vigor by the pure air of the
region. Had he been Caesar, Yer
cingetorix must have struggled to
maintain himself on Gergovia Had
| he been VercingetoriX, not all the
forces of Rome could have dislodged
| him. With him it was one of those
J rare, glorious moments when the man,
| healthy in mind and body, feels him
| self to he an irresistible force.
Suddenly he was aware of half a
| dozen dusty caValrymen grouped in
! the road, and the next moment he was
| halted by the "Qui ViVe" of SER
geant. Explanations followed, and he
learned that it was the afternoon set
apart for the artillery practice of the
| Thirteenth army corps. Yes, the rOaC
was closed during the practice by two
cavalry details placed about two miles
apart; for the guns played rectly oVel
it, and it would be very dangerous fol
| any one to attempt to cross the line o
! fire. Then there was more talk, anC
finally the sergeant admitted, after re-
peated consultations with his time
piece, that the firing would not begir
for an hour nearly, and that, if mon
sieur would hasten very rapidly h,
might pass.
Monster would hasten-yes, wttl
entirely sufficient speed to cover tw,
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"Would persons passing along the
road be i'm very serious danger?' Rey-
burn asked. with vague hope that the
answer might contradict what he knew
to be the fact.
The Frenchman laughed scornfully
at such ignorance. Most assuredly they
would; else the general would be fool
to close the highway during practice.
A slight depression-oh. so slight a de-
preston of the guns would sweep the
road clear. Often they struck it many
times before getting the range.
Rayburn recolIected with a sensation
of additional horror that there was not
even the semblance of a ditch along the
stretch fronting the targets--nothing
but an absolute level Of road and folds
There was no hope but in some of the
chances that might delay-no--might
hasten them: for now, far across the
plain, he could make out two figures.
To be Concluded.