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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02

Goldaboro. Y. c.. Jan. 1.-(Speci;tl)-
THE stockholders of the A. and n. @.
Railroad met here to-day and made some
changes in the bylaws of the A. and
n. G. Railroad.
They reduced the salary Of the Presi-
dent from S1,S00 to $1,000.
The old bylaws providing for t4n-
ance committee (which committee was
appointed part by the stockholders and
na1ft by the directors) and passed a by
law providing that this committee should
be appointed exclusively by the stock
holders. and taking from the directors the
management of the corporation and I'M
vesting it in the Finance committee, as
newly organized.
A by law was passed providing for 0he
appointment of q superintendent to man
age the road, the Finance committee to
have power to appoint the supennten-
dent. The salary of This officer IS TO be
larger than that OF the president.
The effect Of these changes puts the
control Of the road in the hands of the
private stockholders, taking it from the
control of the State which owns two
thirds OF the entire stock. Heretofore the
Governor has appointed s of the l.
directors who have had the entire man
agement of the road, but when the State
gets in a stockholders meeting, the char
ter Of the road limits the State stock vote
to $50. while the private stock can be so
divided as to cast 1 200 or more votes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02
SOMETHING TO DEPEND ON.

Mr.. JONES Jones, of the drug firm Of
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking Of
DR. Kings New Discovery, says that last
winter his wife was ATTACKED with La
Grippe, and her case grew so serious that
physicians ait Cowden and Pana could
do nothing for her. Tt seemed to develop
into Hasty Consumption. Having Dr.
Kings New Discovery in store, and sell
ing lots of it, he took bottle home, and
to the surprise of all she began t0get
better from first dose, and half dozen dol
lar bottles cured her sound and we'll DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to do
this good work. Try it, Free trial bot
ties at John Y. MacRae's Drug Store
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02

Oxford. n. c.. Jan. 2-(SpcciaD-
Spencer y. Adams, Judge-elcct for the
Fifth Judicial District rendered last
night his resignation as clerk Of the Su
pcrior Court of Caswel county TO Judge
Graham, and this morning qualified as
Judge before Judge Graham by taking
the oath Of Office.
One Of the largest and most successful
rabbit hunts ever had in the State took
place in Granville to-day in which 300
men from Oxford and the county took
part, sixty of whom We're ON horse back,
a large number in vehicles. and the rest
ON foot with about forty dogs. BY
actual count y rabbits were killed. and
this does not include all that were
caught.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02
SUBSCRIBING FOR METROPOLI
TAN PAPERS.

The coming year win be crowded with
big news events and happenings, the
details OF which everyone interested in
national and foreign affairs viii want to
read. The best Western newspaper pub
lished is the Semi Weekly Republic of
st. Louis. 1t is only 81 year, and for
that amount it will send two papers a
week to any address for one year.
The Republic daily is Sc a year, So for
six months or $3.50 for three months.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02
AFTER HIS OLD JOB.
Wilmington Messenger.l

abe Middleton, the colored Republican
leader in Duplin county, and member of
the Republican State Executive commit
tee, was in town yesterday looking for
next Governor Daniel T.. Russell Abe
is again a candidate for Assistant Door
keeper Of the North Carolina House Of
Representatives, which position he filled
in the General Assembly two years ago
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02

Clerk Of the Court Furches, Of Iredell,
was married on Wednesday to Miss
Myrtle Sharp, daughter of State Sena-
tor Sharp.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-02

During the four years every county
in the State, except three, has been rep
resented in the student body; $50 individ-
ual students matriculated during this
time: this number will probably reach
/ 200 by the end of the fifth year. OF
these there were this year 314, last year
ri and the year before 246, who, accord
ing to their own statement would not
have attended any North Carolina Col
lege il they had not become students of
the Normal and Industrial School.
According to these figures during the
four years 80 per cent. Of the students
betrayed their own expenses, without
help from parents; 81 per cent. would not
have attended any other North Caro-
lima college; about so per cent. received
their previous training partially or en-
tirely in the public schools.
The health OF the students, with the
exception Of an epidemic Of measles, has
been good. There was only one death.
In addition to his appeal for a building
for O practice school, President McIyer
makes the following recommendations:
i. A better library and a larger room
for its accommodation.
2 A more thoroughly equipped and
conveniently located gymnasium.
3. Establishment of a Department Of
Horticulture.
4 Provide suitable halls for the two
literary societies
5. A steam laundry and more con-
yeniently located kitchen.
@. Extension of the hot-Water heating
system.
z. Establishment Of Department of
Pharmacy.
8. A genuine kindergarten depart
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02
sclENoR AMp PREsENrIMEMrs
Phenomena Usually susceptible OF
Telepathlc Explanation.

Phenomena Usually susceptible OF q
Telepathic Explanation.
Nine times in the course of my life
have had what is called a presents
ment." Eight times l wrote it down
at once before learning whether 1t
was true or false, and the ninth time l
spoke Of 1t, says Appleton's Science
Monthly. Three of these were false,
one partly true and partly false, one
was not verified, but probably false
All these related to subjects in my
thoughts and were probably suggest
ed by circumstances. Four were true'
Of which one might have been sug-
gested by circumstances. The other
three were not only true and not ap'
parently suggested by circumstances.
but were among the most agltating e1-
periences Of my life. One drove me,
in spite OF the resistance Of my reason
to take journey which oeemed the.
act Of a lunatic, and proved the wisest
thing I could do. Another impelled
me 10 write a letter to person 0oy
miles away, to whom I had written q
few hours before, but who happened to
be In great trouble at the moment
felt the impulse. The third gave me
absolute assurance that the very thing
was about to happen which believed
to be Of all things most impossible.
do not, of course, quote these few ex-
perlences as proving the existence Of
telepathy, but merely was illustrating
what I mean by apparently telepathic
phenomena"
The vast majority Of apparently Su'
pernormal phenomena are susceptible
Of a telepathic explanation, but in
few cases one Is driven to other con-
ceptions. Sometimes knowledge Is
shown Of events not known to anyone,
and at other times a percipient will
seem to see" things at a distance, or
to become aware Of events remote In
tima.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02
TcoNTMUED FROM LAST WEE
Editor of the Kansas Commoner:

Editor of the Kansas Commoner:
My readers will, by this time think,
begin to appreciate the truth and inn
portance of President Ripley's first re-
mark in the beginning of this discus
sion when he said:
"You will readily understand that 1
have no desire to become involved in a
newspaper controversy"
OF course we all understood that,
and, marVeled at his temerity. 1t is
usually we'll understood that men liv-
ing in glass houses should not "become
involved" in a general game of stone
throwing,
Then why did President Ripley
permit himself to become thus involv-
In distasteful or dangerous "newspa-
per controversy" He answers that
question, himself, as follows:
"But the differences which Mr.. Brown
draws from certain figures which he
quotes are SO absurd and unjust that
It seems pity to let his article go un-
noticed, because it is likely to create
prejudice against the railroads and
other interests"
Approaching the self-sacrifcing eff
forts of the President of the Santa Fe
to prevent the creation of prejudice
against the railway management of
this country, desire to aid MIN in pre-
venting the great evil To that end 1
viii ask his attention to some addi-
tional wrongs besides those already
alluded to, which, in my opinion,
should not go unnoticed by him. As
creators of prejudice they surpass any
thing Mr.. Brown has said; nor can they
be remedied by any mere words that
President Ripley can utter.
will mention as examples only two
or three common grievances deeply
felt here in Kansas as we'll as else
where.
1 refer to certain unjust and odious
discrimination IN favor of, or against
certain localities, cities, or regions of
country; in favor of or against certain
persons; and, in favor of or against
certain classes of goods or lines of bus
mesa These determinations are so
unjust and so damaging to the pros
perity Of the people, and so familiar to
AL that long catalogue is not neces-
sarH
E1atnple 1st Lumber comes into
Kansas from the east, and is sold to
the people at the towns and stations
along the railways It has sometimes
been the railway policy TO make lower
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02

SarrJing another free-who was better
able to pay seemed outrageous, and,
of course, excited animosity in the
minds of many against the companies;
but the feeling of greatest bitterness
was in the minds Of those who had
been favored with passes, but who, by
reason Of having gone ont of Office, or,
because o. other changed conditions,
could uu onger get them 10 be de-
priv ell of privilege once enjoyed is
always hardship; and if the privilege
has been lodg continued, an injustice.
So pass when granted, seem com
pliment. and, for the moment, excites
emotions of friendship; but its with.
drawal seems an insult, and excites
bitter and lasting enmity." (Stickney's
Railway Problem, page T5.)
This field of both large and petty
determinations is vast one. l cannot
now go further into details. If prop
erly written up as they occur, they
would fill large volumes annually.
AS matters now stand tho companies
may say to one man, to one town, to
one community, or to one line of bust
ness, you may prosper; and, to another
you shall not. And the prosperity Of
favorites, bought with subservience to
corporate schemes and interests, is as
sured; while their competitors, nlti-
mately, must go to the wall. The his.
tory Of the Standard Oil monopoly;
and, the Anthracite coal trust, of
Pennsylvania, are illustrations of the
- % NJ
scale Smaller illustrations in all
parts of the country, and in every
phase of injustice, may be counted in
every state of the Union.
In this connection l beg to mention
case now current in the newspapers,
which reads as follows:
"The freight rate on corn from
Hutchinson to Kansas City is cents
per bnshel; the rate from Kansas City
to Chicago, cents. The distance from
Hutchinson to Kansas City is 21S
miles; the distance from KansasCity
to Chicago is 45G miles"
In other words, while the corn is the
property Of the Kansas farmer on its
way to Chicago, it is charged two or
three times the freight rate that is
charged for it after it becomes tho
property of the speculator. In this
way the Kansas fam pay millions
Of dollars per annum more than their
Just share of railroad expenses
l wonder il President Ripley can see
anything in this sort of practice which
is likely to ''create prejudice against
the railroads and other interests?"
TO re CONTINUED
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02
Marx HANNAH nrsthods.

One o. Mark Hanna's newspaper
champions describes the methods
which the big Doodle boss has adopted
to make his calling and election sure.
"His first move will be to have no
federal appointments made in the
state, so far as he can control the mat
ter, until after the senatorial question
is settled" In short, official bribery
neither will her permit the general
assembly to be organized until the
senatorial question has been solved. I"
In other words, official bulldozing.
Besides these precautions, "a mild sys.
tenn of espionage of every republican
member of the legislature has been
adopted" When the legislature meets,
says the organ, "Mr. Hanna will know,
through his agents, exactly which
men ne can depend upon, which men
wan. reward for their vote, and
which men will be parties to the pro-
posed bolt, if they dare" If all these
devices of force and bribery fail and
the bolt threatens to be dangerous,
democrats will be sounded, and, il
possible, induced to vote for Mr.. Han
ma" Is not this charming candida
New York World.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02
Largo Shop.

Among the stories told Of early Cali
fornia days is one which gives a re-
markable picture of a blacksmlth'B
shop.
In the days before roads had been
laid out and awmills built, a black.
smith settled on one OF the river bars,
and erected a forge OF clay and stones
set the anvil on a big tree-stump,
which he had sawed low for that pur-
poGe, and did a thriving business shar-
pening the picks and drills Of the min
ers.
He was himself miner, and did hla
blacksmlthlng almost entirely at night.
Not knowing when his claim might fall
or be disputed and he forced to move
on 70 another place. he did not think
it worth while to build = regular shop.
One day two Of the miners left the
bar for town some twenty miles away.
AS they came into the main trail lead
ing 70 the blacksmiths haunt. they
met a man leading a horse which had
lost a shoe and was stumbling badly.
Stranger" said the man. in a weary
tone, "can you tell me how far It Is to
the blacksmith's shop? My horse has
lost shoe, and he's mighty lame"
We'll, now" said one Of the miners,
leaning forward and smiling in a most
encouraging way, don't be for giVln'
up. You're in the blacksmith's shop
now, though I'm bound to tell you it's
about three miles before you'll strike
the anvil -----------
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02

rates for the towns and stations furth-
er west than for those some miles to
the east of them. To such an extent
has this sometimes been the case that
msn have found it cheaper to ship
their lumber through and beyond their
own town, and then to haul it back
again with teams, to the extent OF
twenty miles or more. Such cases
have created great and just prejudice
against the railway management, but
have not heard of railway president
opposing the policy in the public
prints. Indeed so common was the
practice with the connivance or con-
sent of the railway presidents, that
Congress found it necessary to pass a
law against charging more for short
haul than for long one on the same
road and in the same direction. The
existence of the law proves the former
prevalence and gravity of this class of
grievances.
Example Q. But similar policy not
covered by the law, is now practiced.
Wheat and other farm products of
Kansas seek markets east and south.
1t has long been the habits for the
east and west roads to discriminate
against the roads leading south. A
certain town in Kansas is on roads
leading east, west and south. When
the southern market for wheat is bet
ter than the eastern the western parts
of the state prefer to ship eastward
as far as the road leading south, and
then to take the southern route to the
gulf. This the east and west roads
try to prevent, unless the freights for
the short haul is paid the same as the
long haul, all the way to Kansas City.
In this way the charge has sometimes
been as great for thirteen miles as for
one hundred and fifty-three, on the
same road and in the same direction.
Technically this is not a violation of
law, but it is very unjust; and very
naturally creates great prejudice
against the railway management.
Example 3. The determinations in
favor of or against persons may be il
lustrated by the distribution of free
passes on the roads. These favors are
usually bestowed on men in office who
are in position to serve the railway
companies politically or otherwise.
They are seldom bestowed on poor men
without personal influence. This free
pass policy, at first view seems a small
matter, but it is not l quote from
Mr.. A. G. Stickney. a veteran railway
manager and writer as follows:
"a history of the causes leading to
the enactment of the so called granger
laws which should make no mention
of the free pass system would indeed
be incomplete While from the indus
trial and commercial points of view
the carrying of large number of pas
sengers free produced comparatively
unimportant results, yet it was one of
greatest, perhaps it may be called the
greatest Of irritants to the public
mind. In the nature of things this
practice cannot be carried on secretly
like the paying Of rebates on the ship
ments of freights; therefore this class
of discrimination is every day Haunted
before the eyes Of the jealons and en-
vious neighbors as well as the whole
travelling public" (See Stickney's
Railway Problem-page 72.)
Evidently Mr. Stickney views the
free pass system in the light of long
experience and observation. Il u
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02

or given away outright. The street
railways charge five-cent fares, pay
the smallest possible heed to public
convenience and comfort, and alto
gether bring into the city treasury
about $685., 900 q year. And $780, 900 Of
this sum comes from the Broadway
road, which, under the system of the
British cities. would be paying up
ward of $4,000, 0OOl
Many more statements and cOmpari-
sons equally damaging to the Ameri :
can cities have been made from time
to time, but confession without re-
pentance and reform counts tor little.
1t is clear that politics has grip on
New York else how could Tammany
be victorious with such record
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02

Heaven? OF course we all want the
final heaven of rest God? OF course,
we all want to believe in just God.
ReformP Yes we all want reform. We
need it in our business, but to get re-
form principles enacted into law ia
very much like the different church
people trying to get to heaven. Each
has its God, certain mode of travel and
a certain creed to digest. While the
different churches are fighting our
methods the devil gets in and occupies
the front pew. So with reformera
While admitting certain principles to
be right and just the reform forces
spend their force on each other, let
ting shylocll take possession of the
country, and not slowly is he destroy.
ing us as a nation. -Nonconformist.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02

What
whose
blame tmsav
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hint
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02
RAILROAD QUESTION.
IN ABLE DISCUSSION OF THE
SUBJECT BY JOHN DAVIS.

President Ripley OF the Santa Fe system
10 answered by a man who has made
study OF the transpO rtAtiOn problem
In all Its phases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-18
BATTLES OF THE BRITISH.
KEMPSTERS FORCE BADLY HAIR
RAISED By THE ENEMY.

The InsurRent Tribesmen Invaria-
bly, RepuIsed by the Brigade, But
They Succeed in InfIicting Rather
Severe Losses-The DOrsetshire
Regiment Loses Its Way in the
Dark, Is Cut OF by the Enemy and
Two Lieutenants and Nine Men
Killed.
Simla, Nov 1.-THE official dispatches
received to-day from the British head
quarters in the Madam valley say that on
Gen, Kempster returning to camp with his
baggage on Monday last the Sil1hs of the
British force were split up into compa-
MES and held the spurs of the KOtal. The
enemy appeared in force and rushing for
ward with great perseverance, some hard
hand to hand fighting followed. The Sikhs,
the dispatches add, were las steady as
rocks" and drove back the enemy with
heavy loss.
Further details from the Madam valley
show that the loss of Gen. Kempster 3
brigade is quite serious The force con-
sisted of the Dorsetshire regiment and reg
iments of Sikhs and Ghurkas. The in
surgent tribesmen made their usual at
tack upon the rear guard, but were brill
tantly repulsed by the Sikhs. The Dor
setshires lost their way in the darkness
and were cut off by the enemy. Lieuts.
Hales and Crook and nine men were kill
ed. The rest of the Dorsetshires attach
ed themselves to the Sikhs and arrived in
camp in safety. The other officers killed
were Lieut.. Wylie of the Ghurkas and
Lieut. Warne of the Sikhs. Fourteen Sikhs
and Ghurkas were killed.
Col. Abbot, Capt. Gustance, Lieut.. Mum
and twenty-elght Sikhs and Ghurkas were
wounded. This shows that fifty-eight men
were placed hores du combat in this af-
fair, of whom twenty-seVen officers and
men were killed and thirty-one wounded.
The two companies of Sikhs holding the
spur of the hill were so fiercely assaulted
that they had to call for reinforcements.
Col. Haughton, with the balance of the
Sikh regiment, rushed to their support.
The whole force withdrew gradually
fighting every step TO the valley Dusk
had now set In and the enemy was crowd
ing the British on all sides. Col Haugn.
ton determined to camp for the night and
sent five companies to storm a couple of
block houses. The Sikhs drove out the
enemy at the point of the bayonet.
Six were killed and many wounded dur
ing this charge. The wounded were
brought in under the enemy's unceasing
fire and the force reached headquarters
the next morning without further casual
ties,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-18
CONGOSTO CRANKY.
Cuba's New Secretary General AL
ready Unpopular.

Havana, Nov 17-The new secretary
general of Cuba, DIR. Jose Congosto, for
merly Spanish consul at Philadelphia, con-
tinues to make himself unpopular. He
has had dispute with prominent con-
servative, Senior Francisco de las Santos
Guzman, a former president of the con-
gress, and he also has had a misunder-
standing with Senior Guetre, a prominent
autonomist, with the result, it is under
stood, that letters have been written to
Madrid calling attention TO the alleged
eccentricites of the secretary general and
also dwelling upon his peculiar political
sentiments. In fact, the dispute between
DR.. Congosto and Senor Guzman became
so heated that it nearly ended In most
disagreeable manner, and their conversa-
ton becoming generally known has been
much commented upon and has had a very
unfavorable effect among the Spanish resi-
dents.
1t is believed here that there will be
great excitements in Spain so soon as the
United States congress meets. Letters
found upon captured insurgents and re-
celved from Spain recently indicate that
the insurgents were recently advised to
keep up the struggle for three months
longer, pointing out that the first act Of
the Sagasta government would be the re-
moval of Gen. Weyler and adding thai
war would be made on the Spanish min
lister at Washington, Senor Dupuy de
Lone. 1t is charged that Senor de LONE
and Dr. Congosto are to blame for the
spread in the United States of the senu-
ment in favor of autonomy, and 1t is
even alleged that they have induced
American newspapers to advocate this
policy.
There is much excitement here at pres
,1Ff 3 he
other flibustering expedition by the
Dauntless, and the hard feelings against
Americans have consequently been in
creased in bitterness.