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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
AFRAID or MISSISSIPPI.
MOBILES FIRST DEATH.
Work Mt Ocean Springs Detention
Camp Goes on Rapidly.

Work Mt Ocean Springs Detention
Camp Goes on Rapidly.
Washington, Sept 1G.-The informa-
ton regarding the fever received by Sur
gcon General Wyman tonight included
the following;
A telegram for Surgeon White at Fon-
taincbIeau. Miss, says acting assistant
Surgeon Gaines reports two cases at
Bnrklcy. Miss. which have existed four
days. They are certainly suspicious ana
one of them DIR. White thinks is yellow
fever. DR.. Guteras at Mobile says in
a dispatch: zone case reported, taken
sick Sunday, 18th" Another dispatch
from Mobile signed by acting assistant
Surgeon Porter says that part of the
city in which are the cases of Milstead
and the Holcomb children will be disin-
fected. The older Holcomb child is re-
ported as not doing so well as on yes
terday. All the other cases previously
reported are doing well. Bosarge pre-
viously reported suspicious has been dis
charged as recovered. 1t has been de-
cided by the Marine Hospital authorities
to establish anothed detention camp in
Mississippi. somewhere in the vicinity
of Jackson or Edwards. Surgeon III. ID.
Geddings left here tonight and will de-
eide on a location for the camp after
consultation with the State authorities.
The camp cquipage will he sent from
Memphis. The daily report of Surgeon
Murray in charge Mt Ocean Springs.
Miss, is substantially as follows: The
work at the detention camp goes on ra-
pidly. The Scranton call for physi-
clan was met by DR. Dunn to-day and
I the controversy between the county and
State boards settled. Dunn reports FIVE
cases at Scranton. and Cant reports that
the sick doctor has recovered and the
fumigation and disinfection at Perkin-
ston have been properly attended to. Ny
request for statistics from Biloxi has not
been responded to. 1t is fair to report
II cases and / death (at Biloxi since
the beginning of the epidemic. Wasdin
is improving. No reliable reports of new
cases.
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WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.

Mormon preachers seem to be par
,icularly active at this time in North
Carolina, and the question Of the best
way to treat them is being widely dis
cussed. This weeks Kinston Free Press
says:
Two Mormon elders. Lorenzo y
Stohl and Samuel X. South. will hold Il
series OF meetings in the court house
here this week. They say that their doe
trin,, is greatly misunderstood and mis-
r,,nrcsvnted, and they want an oppor-
tunity 10 explain IT, Those who preach
this doctrine are nroSc!ytcrs or ut lrn"
s.,uNrally are and try to undermine the
fa},h NJ members ot the various Chris.
tian denominations, We thtnk e best
for eur people 10 have az little "a p"S=
S}hc 10 de- with the advocates az this
doctrine, that used to sanction pnlyEnmy,
We view the pN,aCherS ot this doctrin"
the same rs Il Mohammc,lana were send
mS missionaries 10 convert Christians
IL their religion, We favor free speech
and liberty hut We oppose efforts Ia
;yar down the faith az che people IN the
rVeoxni1cd Christian churches Of the
land, We think that Sheriff Sutton made
Il mistake in granting ,heee preachers
the privilege ~ the court house"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
WHAT YOUNG MEN SHOULD LEARN.

The Newbern Journal writes strongly
in favor of giving the young men practi-
cal bread-winning training instead of
giving them profession. 1t is said that
there is one lawyer for every 800 in
habitants in this country, while France
has only one lawyer to every 5000 in
habitants, and England and Germany
one for every $500.
We agree with the Journal in the
main, but think that as rule the bright
young men who are finding it a hard
matter to make living should attribute
it more to the failure to prepare for any
special calling than to the oyercrowding
of the professions. though there is some
overcrowding. The main trouble is that
too many young men are content to learn
no trade or profession, and seek employ
ment without special preparation. An
advertisement for a doctor in these COL
umns recently brought half a dozen an
swers. An advertisement for a clerk
Drought nalI hundred answers. Al
most any man thinks he will make a good
clerk without experience.
We join with the Journal in urging
young men to learn to be master of some
thing. In these days of close COMPETE
ton it is only the man who "knows
everything about something and some
thing about everything" who is sure to
s11cceed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
HANNA's MONEY COMMISSION,
At Last Completed and Will Meet in
Washington on the 22d Instant.

At Last Completed and Will Meet in
Washington on the 22d Instant.
indianapolis, Ind. Sept 16.-Iugh IL.
Hanna. chairman of the monetary execu-
tive committee today announced the COM
pietion of the commission, acceptances
having been received from Louisa Gar
nett, of San Francisco, and Prof. j. J..
Laughlin, of Chicago.
Prof. Laughlin is one of the best
known political economists of the coun.
try and during the past few years his
writings upon financial questions have at
tracted world wide attention. Mr.. Gar
nett is regarded as the most eminent au-
thority on the Pacific coast in matters
of finance and currency. He organized
the service of the San Francisco mint
and spent many years in it The commits
sion as now completed by these appoint
ments is composed as follows:
Ex-senator George Il. Edmunds, of
Vermont.
Charles II. Farchild, of New York,
ex-Secretary of the Treasury.
S. S. Steward Patterson, Philadelphia,
who was president of the monetary con-
vention of last January.
j. w. Fries, Salem, n. c., at the head
of the great cotton industry that bears
his name.
Il. G. Bush, Admission, Ala, president
of the Mobile and Birmingham Railroad
and largely interested in iron industries
in Alabama.
George E. Leighton, st. Louis, retired
manufacturer.
w. E. Dean, ST. Paul, wholesale hard
ware merchant.
r. S. Taylor, Fort Wayne, lawyer.
Louisa Garnett, San Francisco
Prof. l.. J. Laughlin, Chicago.
Stuyvesant Fish, New York, president
of the Illinois Central Railroad.
While no attention was paid to the po-
litical leanings of the men chosen for the
commission, it happens that it contains
six Republicans and five Democrats.
There was, however much care given to
the question of geographical representa-
ton and the distribution Of the commits
sion in different lines of business. The
committee has been called to meet at the
Arlington Hotel, Washington, September
%. A call has been issued for the execu-
tive committee to meet at the same time
and place, and it is expected to begin
the work for which the commission was
appointed at once. 1t will make a thor
ough investigation of the currency ques-
ton in all it's phases. The executive COM
mittee will bring before it experts and
historical and statistical data gathered
from all parts of the world, as well as a
great many popular suggestions that
have been received from individuals and
organizations throughout the country.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
GOOD GOVERNMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA
MEANS WHITE GOVERNMENT. +

| Vast weeks Biblical Recorder had
thoughtful editorial on Government VI
the People" This week the leader is on
Government by the People" and the
following extract shows that editor UNI
derstands that there will not he good
government in North Carolina SO long as
it is administered by 100000 ignorant
negro voters and thirty thousand office
seeking whites:
Government by the people; that Is.
government by the wall OF the most,
which IS To say that every citizen m the
nation Is assumed 20 actually be capable
of dealing with the great problem of
conducting A great government The
ignorant voter before the hallot-hoN has
precisely the same function 10 perform
that the Car Of Russia or the Emperor
of Germany has: he is Caesar, he is
sovereign that day, and he has IL say
what is hest for great nation Of many
kinds OF people of mul0pleN interests,
Therefore. every voter should be intollS-
gent. The want OF this is the @ac great
hesetting i'll Of oar government. Al
illiterate citizen is unfit 80 ruar, spcana-
HE utterly. But We have them i'm large
proportion. especially in the Soath, Amy
man of SeaSe and frankneSs viii tell
yoi that 10000 votes 81 ignorant cSsl-
Eens plus $4,000 votes OF mere or less
intelliSent citizens does not represent
the will OF the people. even though Z
does represent the NEST 81 the citizens.
Fer il is undeniahle that 1o0.u1 iglsar~
ant men know nothing OF government.
know nothing Of men. know not even
what is best for them, and therefore real
ly have no will. no idea or government
in voting. We would make the state
ment OF any 100000 ignorant citizens. lit
crate or illiterate. always qualifying il
with the un3eniable truth written large
IN history and human nature that the
white races are the ftteSt TO rule. But
ay il down as law of life that an
gnorzant man is incapable of intelligently
promoting the government of A State;
he Is incapable OF exercising lntelligenty
his will, If he has one: incapable. as
rule. of a sane will with respect To max
ing laws. meeting problems and selecting
worthy men.
'There is but one thing TO be done
when ignorance gets in authority. and
that is for intelligence TO consolidate
and drive it fl. Then disfranchise litter
acy. and put up the bars as far as posi-
HE against illiterate ignorance. We say
this as one who has spared himself not
at all in behalf of popular education.
Ignorance will pull down any State. 1s-
norance will ever be imposed upon, will
he deceived. will deceive itself; ignorance
is incapable. is liable to corruption: ig-
rorance is weak, is tickle. is unworthy.
Government by popular ignorance is the
most dangerous extreme to which gov
eminent by the people can be carried:
government by popular ignorance is not
government by the will of the people;
it is government by selfishness, by preju-
dice, by passion, by demagogues."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
NEW ORLEANS STILL CHIRpY

Making Light of It's Cases and Pleading
for a Relaxation of Quarantine Proc
lamatons Against It,
New Orleans, La, Sept 16.-A bright
err outlook for New Orleans is evident
tonight SO far as the fever situation is
concerned. The reports received by the
board of health and compiled ut six
o'clock from all sections of the city were
of a more encouraging nature. Instead
of 20 cases requiring investigation as
on yesterday, there were only 10 to be
looked into today and of these only three
We're pronounced suspicious and two de-
clared yellow fever. Tonight it was
given out by the board of health that the
case in the negro district was the most
serious at present existing. OF the re-
manning Is cases half at least are con-
sidcred to be practically well, but the
board has decided not to allow recovered
patients or any of the inmates of the
houses in which they live to venture into
the street until certain period of de-
tention, during which the board can
complete its work of dsinfection by
burning bed clothing and everything
found in houses where there has been
sickness that is calculated to harbor
germs.
President Olphant, of the board of
health. and President Britton, of the
council said that the chances of crush
ing the disease in its incipiency had in
tinitely improved. A largely attended
meeting of business men, health officials
and representatives of the commercial
holI tn1n 70 Il
means for the fumigation of the mer-
chandise and to secure a modification of
quarantine regulations instituted by
towns in Louisiana, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi. A motion was adopted that
committee of one from each commercial
exchange with Prof. Metz, of the board
of health, and Surgeon McCarty, of the
Marine Hospital service, in conjunction
with the railroad, steamboat and express
companies officials, be appointed to en-
deavor to obtain the consent of other
State and local boards of health now
quarantined to the receipt of shipments
of merchandise and commodities if ac-
companied by certificates from the Lou
siana board of health and the Marine
Hospital service that the same have been
rendered incapable of carrying infection,
in accordance with the interstate quar-
antine rules established by the United
States government. Circulars will be
sent out to the surrounding country ap-
pealing to parishes, counties and towns
to cooperate with the State and Federal
authorities in curing the present paral-
ysis of trade.
"A fatal case of genuine yellow fever
developed in the very heart of Biloxi
today. There have been altogether 90
cases of yellow fever in Biloxi, with only
one death, that of today. AT Ocean
springs no new cases have been re-
ported.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
A HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

There is every reason why there should
be organized in North Carolina a strong
and successful life insurance company,
having as it's stockholders and managers,
citizens among the first Of the common
wealth. 1t is safe to say that more than
two million dollars are annually paid out
in premiums to outside insurance compa-
MES by North Carolinians. OF course
much of this money would continue to
go no matter how strong a home COM
pany should be organized, but home
company enjoying the confidence of the
people would obtain large share of the
growing volume of life insurance, and be
a blessing to the State.
The steps now being taken to put in
operation the South Atlantic Life and
Endowment Company are full of hopes
and encouragement The meeting in Raj
Ieigh last night in it's interest showed that
some of our strongest men are among its
promoters. If the committee appointed to
wait on the citizens meets with proper
encouragement we may see a life insur-
ancee company started upon strong foun-
dations by 1898.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
MICIAEL'S 1O-MILE RECORD

Springfield. Mass, Sept 16.-Eddie
Bald was the champion Of the last day
of the Springfield Bicycle Clubs tourna-
ment. He won the half mile open in
l:O2 20, the one-third mile l.. A. w.
championship in 40 SO and the one mile
open professional record race in POP 10,
Jimmy Michael again broke the Amer
lean record for ten miles, his time being
1927 40. The former record was
1888 10. The five mile amateur l.. A.
w. national championship record was
the great amateur race of the day and the
winner broke the American record OF
1875, held by Kenna, of the Pacific
coast f. c. Hausman did the act in
1888 80
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Baltimore. Md, Sept. 16.-The Cham
pions tied with Philadelphia to-day, and
as result will play double header to-
morrow afternoon. The home club fail
ed to win to-day on account of weak
team work at the bat. Nops was batted
freely. but the Orioles were enabled to
tie the score owing to Taylor's wildness
in the last two innings. Game called ON
account of darkness. Attendance Its.
Score:
Baltimore, 100000 . 4 II 1
Philadelphia, 020100010-4 10 3
Batteries: Nops and Clarke; Taylor
and Boyle. Umpires Emsie and Car
penter. Time 2:15.
Brooklyn, n. Y, Sept. 16.-It was not
until the ninth inning to-day that the
BroOklyns were certain that they had
their game with the Washingtons won.
This end was obtained. through a series
of singles by Griffin, Shindle, Anderson
and Schock. Kennedy was taken sud
denly i'll in the second inning and was
forced to give way to Fisher. Attend
ance 1916. Score:
Brooklyn, OOO01O3O1-5 Is Q
washington, 0031OOOOO- s 4
Batteries: Kennedy, Fisher and Smith;
Mercer and Mcclure Umpire Hurst.
Time hours.
Boston. Mass. Sept. 16.-Meekin was
too much for the Bostons to-day. The
home team made rally in the last tive
innings. but it came too late to win the
game. Klobedanz was very cratic and
was responsible for at least two of the
runs. Attendance 5000 Score:
Boston. 02012-5 <
New York, 220O2O2O-S q
Batteries: Klobedanz and Bergen;
Meekin and Warner. Umpire Lynch
Time 2:05.
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WELLrKNOWN CITIZEN DEAD.

Hollywood, N. c., Sept 16.-(SpeciaD
4. G. Robertson, well known in this
county, died yesterday of hemorrhage
of the lungs. He was brother-in-law
of Capt. Browning, of the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad. He will be buried
in Halifax today.
1t is hot and dry and wells are dry
ing up. The cotton crop will be cut
short by one quarter.
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VENEZUELA'S NEW PRESIDENT

Washington, d. c., Sept. 16.-Adyiccs
received here leave little doubt that Gen.
Ignacio Andrade will succeed Gen. Ores
pc as president of Venezuela. The cleo
ton began yesterday and continues for
three days, the polls being open from s
a. IN. to 5 p. m. daily.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
FOR GREENsBORO's POSTMASTER

Chairman Bridges, of Republican Execu-
tive Committee, Overwhelmingly En-
dorsed.
Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 16.-(Special)
The Republican party of this city in
mass meeting assembled, called to deter
mine the choice of the party for post
master, selected by an overwhelming vote
Mr.. B. Nj. Bridges for postmaster.
Mr.. Bridges is young man who took
very active part in the late campaign
and is, also, chairman of the city Re
publican executive committee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17
REPUBLICANS GETTING DISCUS
TED.
Lexington Dispatch.

Lexington Dispatch.)
Many good honest Republicans who
have voted from principle for years and
years are getting tired. They say ev-
erything in North Carolain is run by
rings and that none but favOrites need
apply for anything.
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REVOLUTONLSTS TRIUMPH.
The End Of the Career of Barri0s as
Dictator of Central America

San Francisco, Cal. Sept 16,-Private
advlceS received here today convey the
information that after two days of hard
fighting, the garrison of Barrioss sol
diers, ut Quezalentango, succumbed to
superior numbers and the revolutionists
are masters of the situation in Guate-
nala. This is understood as the equiva-
lent to the end Of the career of Reno
Barrios. as dictator of the Central Amer
lean republic.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-17

st. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-two steam
ers, the Tsarevitch and Malpitka, collid-
ed to-day in the river Volga, near Astrak-
ham. The former sank and forty per-
sons were drowned.
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THE FEVER FIGURES.
Continued from First Page.)

lanta, or because they believe the eli
matte conditions of this city are such rs
would be likely to endanger the health
of the city by receiving, straight from
infected sources those fleeing from the
yellow fever.
The fact is that the cities quarantIn~
ing against Atlanta do so fearing that
refugees might use their stay in Atlanta
as cloak for the securing Of certi-
licatc Of health and might bring to these
cities the Intent germs.
AFRAID or MISSISSIPPI
Montgomery, Ala, Sept. l6.-Mont-
gomcry has aunrantined against al.
points in the State of Mississippi.
FIVE CASES IN MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 1G.-The Board Of
Health reports one new case of yellow
fever today. making five in all de-
clnrcd. There have been no deaths, one
patient being discharged today.
MOBILES FIRST DEATH.
Mobile. Ala. Sept. 16-Anotone Ha-
gpn the first yellow fever case, died this
afternoon. One new case.
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STATEMENT
Showing the Condition of the
Provident Savings Life Assur'
ance Society.

ASSETS.
December 81, 1896.
ground rents owned by the q
Value of Real Estate and
ground rents owned by
the Company Qess the a
mount of encumbrances
thereon) =. :. ...$ 256,47o.57
Loans on bond and mort
gage duly recorded and
being first liens ON the
fee-Slmpiel 49,. ZZo.50o.O0
Account of stocks and
bonds OF the United
States. and of this and
other States. also all 9th
er stocks and bonds alb
solutely owned by the
Company :. =. ..... f,033,1l2.Oo
Stocks, bonds and all 9TH
OF securities Except
MORTGAGE hypothccated
IT, the Company rs col
latera, security for cash
actually loaned by the
Company 147,526. IL
Interest due and accrued
on STOCKS and other Sc
c,uities ...... 29,240.3S
Cash in Company's prin-
cipGl office and belong
;HG 20 the Company, de-
posted in Bank =. 80. 142,7334S
Cash in lands of Agents,
and in transitu 3, 49,. 5O3S104
Premiums or assessments
unpaid ...... 2l9,34I.o3
Premiums or assessment
loans and notes ...... 5,487.93
Total Assets -. go. S 2,110,771.77
Less agents balances :. 50,3S1 .O4
Depreciation 49,. -. 80. 17,54S.03
67,929.07
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LIAGItfTfEs

Vlce-President ]. IT. Parsons
Secretary, w. Il. Stevens.
General Agent, j. S. Jones, Green's
boro.
State of North Carolina,
Office of Secretary of State,
Insurance Department.
Raleigh, n c., Sept. 16.1S97.
In compliance with Section of can Act
to consolidate the Insurance Laws of
North Carolina / certify that the
above is true extract from the sworn
state of the Provident Savings Life AS
surance Society on December 81. 1896.
now on file in this Department
CYRUS THOMPSON.
Secretary of State.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-11

That must have been embarrassing
information to the United States senate
which Statistician Carroll ID. Wright fur
nished that body last week concerning
the labor cost Of lumber in this country
and in Canada. His figures showed that,
while the average wages in Canadian
sawmills is $1.41 and tl.71 per day
here, the average labor cost Of 1000
feet of lumber is $1.28 In Canada and
only 91 cents here The decreased cost
of production in this country In attrib-
uted to the superior machinery used.
OF course the figures prove the free
trade contention that the rate Of wages
paid does not indicate the cost of pro-
duotion-tbat low wages are very often
more expansive b employers, and vice
verse. But these hard facts furnished
by m officer Of the government will not
dissusde the lumber barons from their
purpose ~ get q tariff on Canadian lum-
Der 20 that they osn the more efYectually
rob American consumers. Protectionists
care nothing for facts. What they want
10 license to steal.--National Single
Tszer.'