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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25
CITY IN BREit.

! WELLS GETTING LOW.-There is
much complaint that the pumps and
wells of the city are drying up and do
not furnish sufficient water They are
at least two feet lower than has ever
before been Known, and still no rain is
promised by torecaster Won Herman.
] FINE pENMAN.-Prof. s. G.. Cross,
from Grand Rapids, Mich, arrived yes
tcrday and will teach penmanship and
other branches in the Raleigh Business
! University At the Worlds Fair he
was classed among the fifty best pen
men in the world. The university is
fortunate in securing his services.
FOOT BALL.-The two rival teams,
st. Augustine and the Shaw Champions,
meet for the final contest ut Athletic
Park at $3.50 to-day. 1t will be by far
the best game yet, since both teams are
determined to win. One thing is sure,
everything will be decent and in order,
and the game will be worth seeing.
REVENUE RAlDERS.-Reve of
ficers made three successful raids Tues
day night. One was in Nash county,
where the officers destroyed 10O-gal-
lon still and fixtures, another was i'll
Wake county, where 40-gallon still
was captured. The third was in Moore
county, where Deputy Wiley Jones de-
stroycd n 75-galon still, 200 gallons of
beer and Is bushels of meal.
n. G. II. II. LEASE CASE.-Excep-
tons to the rulings of the special mas
ter, Kerr Craige, in the North Carolina
Railroad lease case, will be argued be-
fore Judge Simonton to-day at Columbia,
s. G.. Judge Avery and Mr.. Philip w.
A VII Loft low of IN n e
tend the hearing The Southern Rail-
way will be represented by ex-Secretary
John G. Carlyle and Mr.. Fairfax Harri-
son, of Chicago.
GREENSBORO'S CANINE. Joe
Watson, who has for many years held
responsible position with the julius
Lewis Hardware Company, has ac-
cepted a position as travelling sales
man with the Odell Hardware Company,
of Greensboro, and intends to make
that city his home after December LIST.
Mr.. Watson is young man of great
business ability and high personal char
acter. The people of Raleigh regret to
see him leave here.
A CONVICT CAME BACK.-John
Goode, of Rutherford county, served a
term in the penitentiary. He went home
before Capt. Smith came into office;
but when he heard of the good times his
former associates in the pen were hav-
ing the desire to return awoke in his
breast. The reports of baseball games,
ice-cream suppers, minstrel shows and
drunken carousals were more than he
could stand, so he stole a horse and
came back yesterday to serve a term
of three years. 1t is said that on his
arrival he was somewhat disappointed
that banquet was not given in his
honor.
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PERSONALS.

Mr. B. S. Jerman is in Goldsboro to-
day eating Thanksgiving turkey.
Mr.. Murray Allen, of Trinity College,
is at home spending Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Guy V. Barnes has gone to Kit
trell to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs Cora Marsh is visiting at the
home of Mr.. ]. 3. Fortune, on Halifax
street.
Mrs. Alfred Williams yesterday re-
turned from a visit to relatives in Pitt
county. al
Mrs. T. J. Simmons, nee Miss LESSEE
Southgate, is visiting in Durham, her
former home.
Mr.. Palmer Jerman is spending
Thanksgiving hunting on the Wadesboro
State farm.
Mrs. d. Addison Coble, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting at the home of her I'M
Gle, Mr.. G. b. Edwards.
Mr.. Thomas j. Pence has gone to Rich
mond to witness the North Carolina
Virginia football game to-day.
Mr. S. l.. Crowder, of the State Treas
ury department, has gone to his home in
Warren county to spend Thanksgiving.
Father Price and Mrs. James Mayhem
and daughter have gone to Belmont to
attend the Bishop Had Jubilee celebra-
ton.
Mrs. John B. Kenney has gone to
Greensboro. She will be there until af-
ter the Merrimon-Small marriage, then
she will go to Charlotte to spend the
winter.
Misses Eleanor and Marion Haywood,
who have been in Boston for several
months visiting relatives, returned to
the city yesterday, to the delight of their
many friends.
DR.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Tucker returned to
their home in Henderson yesterday. DR..
Tucker, who is a nephew of Hon. John
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, is in fee
BILE health, and came here to consult
DIR. Knox, in whose ability he has great
confidence.
Mr.. J. NJ. Mewborne, Commissioner of
Agriculture, has gone to Apex to spend
Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs.
J. J. Rogers. He was accompanied by
Labor Commissioner j. Y. Hamrick,
who yesterday morning returned from
the eastern part of the State, where he
has been collecting statistics in regard to
the fishing and trucking industries.
Mr.. Perrin Busbee left this morning
on the Atlanta Special for the annual
football game at Richmond between
North Carolina and Virginia. Mr.. Bus
bee is inseperably identified with col
lege athletics in the State, and especially
at the University, being one of the
original promoters of intercollegiate
football and baseball there. He viii
furnish an expert criticism of to-day's
game from n North Carolina standpoint
for to-morrow's News and Observer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25
RACkEO WITH PAIN.

Thousands of men and women suffer
agonizing pain from chronic rheuma-
tism. They will be glad to know that
there is remedy which cures this ter
rible complaint. Mr.. N. Butler, a we'll
known resident of Danbury, Conn, tes-
titles to this fact and says: Last spring
/ suffered a great deal from rheumatism
and took nearly every known remedy
without receiving any benefit. Doctors
afforded me almost no relief and l had
begun to despair of getting well when
/ heard Of Warmers safe cure and de-
cided to try it. l am happy to state that
after using it recovered rapidly and
have not had an ache or pain since"
II you are sufferer from this painful
disease, you can take no better remedy
than Warmers safe cure, which is en-
dorsed by eminent physicians and recon-
mended by thousands whom it has per-
manently cured and made
STRONG AND WE'LL.
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SUPREME COURT.
[inth District cases discussed of:

Ninth District cases disposed Of:
Miller VS.. Ellis, argued by Glenn and
Manly and Jones and Patterson for
plaintiff; A. e. Holton and Watson, Bux-
ton and Watson for defendant.
Mayberry VS.. Mayberry, argued by
w. w. Barber and Glenn and Manly for
appellant.
James VS.. Withers, argued by w. w.
King by brief for plaintiff; A. M. Stack
by brief for defendant.
Cowles VS.. Cowles, argued by Arm
field and Turner by brief for plaintiff;
w. w. Barber fer defendant. (Judge
Furches did not sit on the hearing OF
this case.)
Gorrell VS.. Alspaugh, argued by A. T.
Holton, Jones and Patterson for plain
tiff, and Watson. Buxton and Watson
for defendant. Chief Justice Faircloth
did not sit on the hearing of this case
Alspaugh VS.. Insurance Company, ar
gued by l.. G. Caldwell and Long and
Long for plaintiff; e. G. Smith and
Armfeld and Turner for defendant.
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MEET NEXT TIME IN RALEIGH

Judge Avery and Mr.. Chas. A. Cooke.
of Warrenton, yesterday returned from
Charlotte, where they attended meet
ing of directors of the North Carolina
Railroad Tuesday. The next meeting is
to be held in Raleigh on the second
Tuesday in January when a dividend of
3 per cent will be declared. The posi-
bility of this dividend not having been
earned, was provided against. In case
the money is not found in the cash box,
President Norment was authorized to
negotiate a loan, not ito exceed $4,000,
from which the deficiency on the divi-
dend, should there be one, will be made
up. Provision was also made for paying
Gen. Hoke $4,000 of borrowed money
1t this that makes the dividend little
uncertain. The question of is
suing duplicate certificates of
stock to replace those reported
lost or destroyed, was discussed and the
board decided not to make itself respon-
sible in this matter, and refused to issue
duplicates.
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TWIN CITY FURNITURE co.
Colored Presbyterian Church Incorpor
ated by Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State yesterday
granted letters patent to the following
corporations:
The Mebane First Presbyterian
church, colored, with a capital stock
of $4,000 and for a period OF 80 years.
The incorporators are John Moore.
Charles Moore, David Murray and
Pleasant Graves. 1t is provided that
at no time it shall hold more than ten
acres of land at once
The Twin City Furniture Company,
of Winston-Salem, for thirty years with
capital stock of $3.50, which may be
increased from time to time to $4,000,
divided into shares of $50 each. The
incorporators are I. +. Wrenn and S.
Il. Weeden, of High Point and e. Fl.
Umstead, of Winston. They are author
lied and empowered to manufacture,
buy, sell and handle all kinds of house
furnishing goods and also to establish
and carry on an undertaking business.
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CoLoRED MErHoDIsTs MEET.
Bishop Handy Will This Morning Gail
the Conference to Order.

The fifth annual session of the West
ern North Carolina Conference Of the
A. NJ g. connection will convene this
morning at 10 o'clock at ST. Paul A. NJ
II. church, in this city, BIs'op Handy,
of Baltimore presiding. The program
for the day is as follows:
$3.50 a. M. Opening session, Rt Rev
James A. Handy, ID. D., presiding, roll
call and organization.
1870 n. M: Welcome address by
Mayor w NJ. Russ, Prof. J. II. Branch
Prof. l.. Il. Capehart and Miss NJ. Il.
Gorham. Responses.
HOO a. M: Thanksgiving sermon by
Rev. G. s. Smith, -. D., Of Nashville,
Tenn, Secretary of Sunday School I'm
ion.
800 p. M: Business session and an-
nual reports Of pastors.
1870 p. M: Annual sermon.
The eighth annual conference EAST
ern scction) of the Colorcd Mems Do
partncnt Of Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION will convene in the chapel of
Shaw University tonight at 8 o'clock,
and will continue with three sessions a
day through Sunday. Delegates are ar
irving from various points in this State.
and from Virginia, South Carolina AMI
Tennessee. There will be in attendance
many of the most prominent ministers,
teachers and other professional men,
business men, students, and young men
representing city associations.
There arc in all 65 associations OF COL
ored men throughout the country, with
an aggregate membership of over 1000
The associations in Richmond and Nor
folk are particularly strong, each own
ing valuable properly free from debt.
This work has recently entered upon a
period of most encouraging growth !;
and large results are expected from this
first conference in the State.
The colored department. of the Y NJ
G. A. is under the immediate supervi-
sion Of w A. IHunton, most worthy
representative of ithe Tnterna tional COM
mittees as we'll as Of his race.
The one purpose Of this conference is
TO make more perfect the plan OF saw
ing colored young men for the service Of
God
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25
THURSDAY, November %, 1897.
SHOULD BE PUNISHED.

Some months ago it was published
that an officer or guard in the peniten-
tiary had been bribed by convict who
then made his escape. The officer or
guard fled the State with his $500 bride,
and no attempt has ever been made to
Bring him to justice.
When the DR.. Kirby Smith scandal
eeaked out, he was put off in post haste
20 New York or somewhere else. The
Denitentiary authorities have made no
effort to bring him to justice.
When the Radical doctor at the Hall
tax farms was found guilty of the same
conduct for which Kirby Smith had to
leave the State, he was given ten min
rtes to resign. There was no thought
Of putting stripes upon him, though he
and the two other officials above men,
toned, richly deserve to wear them.
The two first of these scandals occur
sed when Superintendent Smith was in
charge of the penitentiary. The last has
occurred since the directors effected a
3EeIOTu anu LOOK cIdISe OI the lHSti-
sutton themselves. If there has been
any change in the spirit of the manage
nent, the people have not seen it, and
the general impression is that the an
Houncement of the change of manage
nent was but bluff to escape the past
bad management. II there has been
any change, there has been no improve
nent. The fact that only two weeks
ago a guard got on a spree with two
eonvicts and let them escape shows that
the reform" has gone backward. If
the drunken and negligent guard, a
Sr0tege Of Governor Russell's brother,
has been dismissed for his conduct, the
Uublic is not aware of it.
As long as officials are thus permitted
20 take brides, be guilty Of scandalousI
action, and debauch themselves with
convicts, and no serious attempt made
to bring them to justice, just so long
viii the penitentiary employees be about
On par with the convicts.
The truth is that when Republicans are
IN control, peculation, incompetency and
scandals are common things because the
Republican party in its leadership is
composed largely of unfit and bad men
and where they get in their motto is:
we have got the coon and we are going
20 skin him."
Nothing better need be expected. Figs
cannot be gathered from thistles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25

Too many men are declining, losing
their energy, life and manly enterprise
by reason of subtle poison in the
blood, which brings on that fatal malady
known as Bright's disease. Its primary
cause is a disordered condition of the
liver and kidneys and there is only one
way in which it can be cleared out of
the system. Mr.. E. j. Codd, president
of the L. J. Codd Co, of Baltimore,
Nd, spoke from experience when he
recently said: six years ago / was
badly affected by an attack of Bright's
disease. l had several doctors in at
tendance for some time, but finally dis
continued their services and commenced
taking Warmers safe cure. After using
about six bottles l was entirely cured
and restored to health"
These words are strong and convlnc-
ing They prove beyond any doubt
that Warmers safe cure is able to cure
Bright's disease, and every other form
of liver and kidney complaint. AS a
remedy it is unequaled, it can always
be relied upon and
IT NEVER FAILS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25
A GREAT AND GOOD MAN.

In every section OF North Carolina
there is profound regret at the death
Of Rev. Jacob Henry Smith, of Green's
boro. For nearly forty years he had
been pastor of the Presbyterian church
In that city, and during all these years
he was leader of his church. He was
q man Of big brain, originality, vigor,
power with God and man. He was
4 student and scholar; uplifting, in
structive and invigorating as a preacher;
true, just and loving as a man; father
whose instruction and example bore
fruits in a family of strong and able
children.
1t is rare as it is beautiful to see a
preacher devote almost all his life to the
pastorate Of one church, becoming so
much a part Of it that the children and
young people come to regard his minis.
trations as almost essential to their
growth in grace. He was learned
and noted divine when he went ia
Greensboro in 1859. With every pass
ing year he grew in intellectual power
as in spiritual gifts, and was SO es-
teemed that the thought Of a change
Of pastors was never present to his PEG
pie. He poured out the best that was
IN him for their improvement, and gave
fully his sympathy and love. Pastor
and people were knit together by ties al
strong as life. A short time he ago
when he felt that he was growing feeble
he retired from the active pastoral.
and was succeeded by his son, Rev
Egbert w. Smith.
Though dead, it may be said wit
special truth, that DR.. Smith eye
speaketh." He leaves sons who WORTH
~ follow in his footsteps and worthiI
wear his mantle.
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sLANDERlNG A GOOD COMMUNITY.

The Caucasian, having been expose
and freed in its SANDER of the people o
the whole State through the speech O
its editor at Rocky Mount, is now on
again with another slanderous article. |
accuses the Democrats of kinston o
sprs sss''ssfa7sss Eazs ssARsas
..trying to get a negro or snady repu'a
ton appointed postmaster over the soo'
white people of Kinston so That they cal
make political capital out of such an ap
nointment if it is made" 1t goes Oh
70 saw that "they could of course max
q thousand honest Democrats Of Lenot
comfy. who are not guilty of signing tn
negro's petition for postmaster ver'
mad and justly So"
The Kinston Free Press, noting that
T cpoir county Populist who wants to b'
postmaster, had made a similar charge
says:
Lewis Grady, of Kinston, writes
to the Caucasian an article very
abusiye of Kinston Democrats. lie
saws Democrats are working to get a
negro appointed to the Kinston post
office: and a negro of bad character,
Toe Hargett, who one time raised
the amount of a check and had to
skin Ibis was the first we ever
heard of it. Hargett is now, at least,
negro of good character.
"Grady says Democrats signed
Hargett's petition for the postoffice.
Lnl tho ct1tnmCnf
Some Democrats signed statement
that Hargett's character is good.
The Free Press thinks most Dem
ocrats who signed any petition sign
ed that Of Mrs. Hunter.
"I.ewis Grady states in his article
that he is Populist and is in favor
of white supremacy. If this is true
he has changed nightly. He used
to be bar room keeper and Re-
publican, and in favor Of negro rule,
or any rule that would give him hope
of office. He then became a Prohi-
bitionist, and boasted in his efforts
to get Federal office, that he had
caused big loss to the Democratic
party by fooling so many to vote the
Prohibition ticket He then went
to-the Republican party again, and
when the Populist party started join
ed that in the hope of getting an Of
fee. He has beenstrying his best to
get the Kinston postoffices recently,
writing many letters and getting
country people torsign them endors-
ing him for the place. We don't
know whether Lewis voted for Bry-
an. or Mckinley.
eLewis found Joe Hargett. the ne
gro. all right in the last campaign,
when both were voting the same
Comfy tickets-were fusing together.
Hargett was. during the camnaign,
so resnoctable in the eyes of Grady
that Grady held secret meetings in
Palace Hall with Hargett and other
black and white frsionists. New. be-
cause Hargett wants the nostoffce.
which Grady also wants, Grady calls
Hargett. his old campaign fellow,
disreputable negro,''
If the people would be Every mad anC
justly so" at the appointment of th,
negro postmaster, ought they not t.
have been "very mad, land justly so" wher
of the Fusionists. What is the differ
ence?
1.-The white man and the white met
az is the shibboleth that is bringing The
white men together. 1t is said 'whon
the gods would destroy they first make
mad" The speech at Rocky Mount
and the SANDER of the good people OF
Kinston are evidences that Butler has
started on the down grade.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25

WOmen's weaknesses are the cause of
more suffering than all other diseases
combined. And yet women may easily
avoid all these distressing ailments if
they will only be wise. There is a way
to prevent them. Mrs. Isabel Green,
one Of the leading ladies of Colchester,
Conn, gives some valuable advice in
these words: For three or four years
l suffered with backache and bearing
down pains and various other ailments
peculiar to womankind and tried many
kinds of medicine, but until | COM
menced the use of Warmers safe cure,
l never received any permanent relief.
AS the result of taking it, l now feel
like new woman and have not had an
ache or pain for two years past.
cheerfully recommend this great remedy
to every woman who suffers as | did,"
Experience has proved that Warmers
safe cure is positively the best remedy
for putting stop to female weaknesses
of every kind. 1t is a remedy that no
woman can afford to be without and it
is remedy that a
EVERY WOMAN NEEDS,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE ARRIVALS

p. w. Wyche, Durham.
A. Hinshfield, New York.
ID. NJ. Andrews, Roxboro.
G.. w. Fowler, Southern Railway.
II. j. Jewel, Southers Railway.
G.. Goldsmith, New York.
A. III. Sommers, Philadelphia.
G.. A. Cooke, Warrenton.
Robert NJ. Furman, Asheville. H.
r. n. Martin, Este.
John Wheelwright, Richmond.
w. II. Wells, Southern Railway.
ID. NJ. Andrews, Roxboro.
S. III. Smith, North Carolina.
J. w. Merritt, Atlanta.
II. r. Thorpe, Baltimore.
l.. NJ. Brown, Glenns Falls. a
II. 4. Little, Glenns Falls.
a. b. Creech, North Carolina.
j. a. Vance. Salem.
Harry l.. Kirk, North Carolina.
C. II. Peck, Richmond.
T. Duke. Atlanta.
c. e. Lewis. New York.
C. G.. McManaway, Charlotte.
w. II. Griffith, Lircolnton.
McIlwaine Knight, Lynchburg.
II. Ii. AEartindale, Baltimore.
a. A. Bristow, Baltimore.
James Amos, Henderson.
X. II. Denton, North Carolina.
Il. T. Emery, Baltimore.
S. Edwards, Lexington Market, Md.
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THE TRINITY AND WAKE FOREST DEBATE

The people of Raleigh win give a
warm welcome and full house tonight
to the representatives o: Trinity and
Wake Forest Colleges who will debate
the live and practical question of mum.
cipal ownership of street cars, water
works and lights. The contest will be
spirited and deeply interesting. Both OF
these colleges have selected their best
men to represent them in the inter-col-
legiate debate, and we may expect to
hear arguments of freshness and power.
Young gentlemen: The freedom OF
the city is yours. These intellectual
contests show the value of scholas-
tic training in rivalry that develops
much that is best in your young man
hood.
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Southern Express Company.
on Sale at Raleiqh.

Unless previously called for sna
charges paid or otherwise disposed Of.
the Southern Express Company will sea
to the highest bidder for cash, at public
auction at the auction house Of Frank
Stronach, S21 South Wilmington streeA
by Frank Stronach, Auctioneer, ON Mon
day, Dee. 9, 1897, commencing ~ e:De
8. m, all matter that has been on hsAA
ment OF which can be seen at the @sm,
pany's office, 10S Fayetteville strseA
and In a public place at the court AoaGs
OF Wake county.
w. y. gROssWELn, |
Superintendent
A. p. BRYAN. Agent.
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MRS. WATSON TAKEN TO WAKE
TAKEN TO WAKE FOREST.

Mrs. Albert Watson was taken to
Wake Forest yesterday morning on the
11:45 train. She was accompanied by
DR.. Goodwin, Mrs. Pierce, the mother,
Miss Merrill, nurse, and Mr.. Riggsbee,
photographer. Another attempt viii be
made by Prof. Lanneau to photograph
the bullet by the X rays.
Mrs. Watson, though paralyzed from
her waist down, with little hope of ever
recovering, bears up under her afaiction
bravely.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25

Every Confederate soldier will re.
greet that member of Confederate
camp took money from a book company
while acting on the book committee
charged with the duty Of selecting a
fair history Of the civil war. He was
promptly removed. 1t shows that the
hand of the bribe-giver is everywhere
and that even in the most patriotic as
sociations, a weak man can be found.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25

"Hoola Boom" who sold out his paper
some weeks ago, has bought it back.
This will crafty all his brethren
of the press. There is only one Hoola
Boom, and he is JOY forever.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25

Judge Robinson declares the law put
ting men in Jail for not paying thei
taxes is unconstitutional. One by on
the laws of the late unlamented Legis
lature are avoided or judicially killed
Judge Robinson is correct. All the laws
passed might he said to be absurd, I'm
constitutional, wicked or silly. Let Us
give thanks that the indications are
bright for a brighter day!
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Bynum is getting ready to make an
other raid on the "sound money cam
paign fund. He says that 'fthe recent
elections are not discouraging to the
National Democracy" He evidently has
not read Henry Watterson's editorial.