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The age-herald., 1898-04-08
MORGAN DECLARES HIMSELF FOR WAR In the Debate Over Amendment to Improve Mobile
 Harbor,

Washington. April 7.-Some sharp war talk was indulged in by the senate today. When consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed the ques- tion pending was the amendment of MT. Pettus, of Alabama, providing for suitt- b1e harbor at Mobile that would enable war vessels to coal and get supplies there.
 MT. Allison, of Iowa, in charge of the bill made point of order against the amendment This called out bitter speech by MT. Morgan, of Alabama, who charged the appropriations committee with dis crimination against proper measures and threatening to dissolve the committee.
 "As for the threat made by the senator from Alabama, interjected MT. Allison hotly, "if I know myself, I do not crave the work that is now imposed upon me by the senate. If the senate wants to dissolve the committee it may do so with out delay" ts
 MT. Morgan, resuming the discussion, said that already we heard of a great coal combine that is to control the price of coal to be supplied to the government ct southern ports. He hoped the report was not true, but he realized, he said, the op- portunity for such a reasonable spoilation of the government. He pointed out some of the advantages of operating the coal fields of the south by the methods sug- gested in the pending bill The govern ment would thus be enabled to obtain its coal in any quantity at reasonbale rates near the center of action in case of hos tilities.
 ''I do not know, MT. President, whether war is coming or not" said he. T have never myself done anything that might in volve this country in war, but 1t seems to me that the sworn testimony now before the senate is sufficiently strong to compel us to strike In defense of the honor and dignity of the country, and in memory of our dead seamen, shrouded in the mud of Havana harbor I am willing to vote for a declaration that may involve us in hos tilities because I believe we have a just cause"
 MT. Allison had a. telegram read from Secretary Alger saying that while he was willing that the improvement should be made, the money to be expended within the discretion of the secretary of war, he thought the outer bar should be left so as to prevent too easy entry of hostile foreign ships.
 On this telegram the chair overruled MT. Allison's point of order and submitted the question to the senate whether the amend ment should be considered. An aye and no vote was taken on this proposition and re- suited In the negatively to 33. The vote had the effect of ruling the amendment out of order.
 At D. m. the bill was laid aside and MT. Walthal1 presented resolutionsons on the death of his late colleague. Senator Jame z. George. Those who paid tributes to the memory of Senator George were MT. Wal thall, of Mississippi; MT. Proctor, of Yer mont; Gray of Delaware;. MT. Platt, of Connecticut and Mir. Money, of Miss 'ssipri
 At o'clock as a further mark of respect, the senate adjourned until Monday.
The age-herald., 1898-04-08
caHEER BROs.- DRY GOODS.

Washington. April 7.-Forecast for Ala bama: Fair weather; northerly winds.
The age-herald., 1898-04-08

MT. Grosvenor: "I have heard that the gentleman and myself were each and both
 of us to be the governor of Ohio, but we never got there. Uaughter.) l will tell you who John J. McCook is. He represents an interest running into hundreds of mil lions of dollars and if he could get sthe United States to make a recognition 1.-the independence of Cuba and then to fight to establish 1t by the United States at a cost of a thousand million dollars, tho holders of these bogus bonds will realize $4O0, 900 900 and collect the money. That is where the bonds come in. Let us take the other side. I was told some time ago-just before this trouble broke out-I was told that party in the city of New York sold short on the market to an extent that if the condition of things as they stood prior to the breaking out of this Cuban trouble still prevailed it would have absolutely ruined him, although his estate is very wealthy one. I have been told that from that day to this any proposition to provoke Spain to war: any mSykioa that would cause war in this coun- try between Spain and the United States. has been promoted by that gentleman be- cause the moment war is declared the short side of the market will put million dollars
The age-herald., 1898-04-08

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The age-herald., 1898-04-08
No Telling Where It Would End

That it may reach the United States is not improbable. In fact, there Is no telling where war may end If 1t should once begin. While the American navy Is well equipped for a combat with Spain, 1t may prove dis astrous-Spain may be the victor. There was time when 1t was the greatest naval
The age-herald., 1898-04-08
NOTICE 1!


 The books are now open for the collection of Merchants Tax for the year 1898, which tax shall become delinquent on the first day of May, 1898.
 GEO. EUSTIS, El-1Ot City Tax Collector. nRS. WINSL0W'S 500 0IhiNo SYRUP. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTTNS the GUMS. AL- LAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLO, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. Twenty-Five oents a hnttlA,
The age-herald., 1898-04-08

Continued on Third Page.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
North Caroi,ns oao,. of rfa.,,

WASHINGTON, April 25-Secreiary q.
War Aiger telegraphed Governor Ku,-
sell this evening that the exact quota
OF volunteer troops which North caro-.
lima would be required TO furnish an
der the call for LIS. 900 men Is 2.5.i
These, he stated TO the Governor
will be divided into two regiments al
light infantry and one battalion Of
heavy artillery.
He requested Governor Russell a.
inform him at once when these troop.
will be ready.
The cali is a. follows:
The Governor Of North Carolina. Eal-
eigh, n. c.:
The number of troops from your
State under the call Of the I'resid-n,
dated April %, ls9s, will be two regi-
meuts Of infantry and one heavy bat
cry OF artillery.
the regiments Of the National Guard
OF state militia shall be used rs far
rs their numbers will permit. for IN.
reason that they are armed, equipped
and drilled.
Please wire rs early rs possible what
equipments, ammunition. arms, blank
cts, tents. etc, you have and what I'd
ditional you will require. Please xi.a
stale when troops will be ready for
muster into United States seryic.
Details TO follow by msil.
X. A. ALGEB.
Secretary OF War
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
"OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE e.

For days ard weeks the Richmond
Times, a Cleveland sold organ which
did not support Mr.. Bryan but which
supported Mr.. Mckinley, has been
lecturing the Democrats of North
Carolina and attempting to instruct
them as to their duties. OF course the
Times has been very much alarmed for
fear there would be cooperation in
North Carolina between those who
are opposed to the gold standard and
monopoly rule. All the gold-bug
organs are opposed to such a co-opera.
ton. We have been expecting each
day, however, to see the Charlotte
Observer rise up in its righteous indig-
nation and rebuke the Times for in
terferlng in North Carolina affairs
But, on the other hand, strange as it
may seem, the { harlotte Obser yer has
welcomed this "Outside interference" in
the interest of the gold standard mo-
nopoly rule and has been copying
literally from the lectures in the
Richmond Times and approving the
same. 1t seems that the Charlotte OBJ.
server is opposed to "outsIde intefer-
ence" if it is in the interest of the peo-
pie and good government. but it well
comes "outside interference" if it is in
the interest of gold and MONOPOLY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
Is THERE ONE HONEST MAN WHO BE.
LIEVES 1T?

Is THERE ONE HONEST MAN WHO BE
LIEVES 1T?
The following appeared in the edito.
rial columns of Mr.. Watson's paper
The Peoples Party Paper, of Atlantis,
Georgia:
every POpulist in America knows
that the corporations and trusts fur
nished campaign doodle for the Bryan
campaign and would have owned Bry-
an as they did Cleveland"
There is nota single person in Amer.
lea who knows anything of the kind
and it is the first time that any one has
ever intimated such q charge. There
is not decent or honest man in Amer.
lea who believes it. On behalf of the
Peoples party we wish to brand and
repudiate such libel, for to claim tba,
every Populist believes any suct
charge is worse SANDER on the PEG.
pies party than it is on Mr.. Bryan
The person who makes this charge j.
either irresponsible or else is wiIfull,
and deliberately attempting to appea
to prejudice in order to defeat Mr.
Bryan and secure the election of !
Hanna-Cleveland goldbug in his stead
We are astonished and surprised tina,
the Peoples Party Paper has sunk Sc
low as to publish such stuff, and on be
half of the Peoples party we wish {,
say that we do not believe there is
decent or honest Populist in Americ,
that believes such q charge or endors
ca IL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28

bss: We do it 10 expose the motives
and purposes Of the Charlotte OBJ
server in misrepresentinx the truth 10
order that il may carry cot the In
famous schemes Of Cleveland aud his
gold and monopoly supporters.
We do net blame the rank and file
Of the Democratic party for the Re-
fasai this proposition OF the Peoples
Party 10 cooperate, because the Bry an
Democrats Of the State were in the MI
ro,isx on the Democratic State COM
m,ttee. The State committee WAS IN
der the control of the Cleveland gold
bugs and the Mckinley Democrats. The
voice Of the people Was not heard or
needed. That State committee meet
ing was controlled no, by the wishes
Of Bryan and his friends but By Cleve-
land and his gold and monopoly allies
That the statement Of the Charlotte
Observ er is 4 faisehood is too plain for
controversy. The purpose Of the OBJ
server ia publishing the falsehood is
equally plain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28

tors who would ssoof 90 Low b to make
such false and baseless charge. The
above editorial copied from the Pro-
gressive Farmer sounds wonderfully
like the Democratic editorials that
appeared in 1891 II what the editor
OF the Progressive Farmer said about
Democratic journals who made such
charges in 1894 vas true then clearly
the editor OF The Progressive Farmer
now makes himself liable to having
his own charges applied to him.
We regret exceedingly to feel called
upon to write the above. Wewoald
much preferred TO spend cur time and
effort in exposing the real purpose OF
the efforts OF the Charlotte Observer
and the hypocritieaI so-calied Bryan
Democrats in their efforts to prevent q
CO. operation of all opposed to the rule
OF gold and monopoly. It is clear as
every one with thimbe-full OF brains
knows, that the purpose Of tbs Char
iotte Observer and all the Cleveland
aud monopoly Democrats is to pre-
vent such cooperation so as to defeat
any legislation for financial reform or
sg,inst monopoly. Surely the Pro-
gressive Farmer has not joined the
Charlotte Observer in its efforts to
prevent such cooperation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
THREE NEW TRUSTS.

As will be seen from our news col
umns, three new trusts have been or
ganized during the past week. They
are known as the Sardine Trust, the
Rubber Goods Trust, and the Knit
Goods Trust. Thus each day We see
some important branch of industry go
into the hands of one mammoth syn
dictate or trust, and soon every small
manufacturer engaged in the same
business, who is not included in the
trust will be driven out Of business. II
will mean that the factories not in
cluded in the trusts will be closed
their laborers thrown out of employ
ment, and above all it means that no
new enterprise or factory will be
started to compete with the trusts.
The managers OF everv trust an
nounce when they form it that their
only pur. ose is TO "harmoniZs their
own interests" and to SELECT econO-
mics in tie Ii anagement Of their bus
iness." Thi is no doubt true, but the
public never set, any OF the benefit OF
such s;r.Eonizing and If such econo-
mics. 1t simply means an increase OF
the profits which go into the pockets
of the managers OF the Trust. III thi:
were all, however, the public would
not be much concerned; but as soon as
such a monopoly is formed, the power
of the monopoly is inevitably used to
force down the price of labor, to force
down the price of raw material which
they buy to use in their factories, and
at the same time to hold up CT to i'll.
crease to the public the price of theil
manufactured goods by preventing
competition.
These industrial trusts are increas
ing to an alarming extent. Every Ons
I formed adds to the general bushes.
stagnation and hard times. As TIL
CAUCASIAN has often pointed out
these deadly industrial trusts canno
be broken up or prevented until the
great natural monopolies, the instru
ments of commerce, are taken from
the hands of monopolies and used Al
public functions. This aggregation
of trusts is more dangerous to tn.
welfare and prosperity of the Ameri.
can people by hundred fold than ar,
the Spandiards.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
The sth District co-op-r.,,o,,.,
MOrGanton Farmers Friend

Mork canton Farmers Friend
We hear much in the State paper. of
the unanimity of leading Democrats in
opposition TO cooperation with IN.
Populists. IL is singular that ~.
names OF these gentiemen-aIway..
cepting the Hon. Kope Elias-are
never given q listening world.
In this congressional district ". are
sure the leading men OF the party ar.
not straight fighters, - whatever thar
may mean. They do indeed want 90
give the Republicans & straight fight
put are willing TO ally themselves with
All the help the Populists can give 10. ma
such light. The Hon. w. u. Coun-
ell, OF Watauga, is something of a
leader IN his section; so is the Hon. W
II. Bower, OF Caldwell: so il judge
Avery IN Burke; so IL the Hon X. 4
DouGhton in the northwest Garner
a.! OF whom, with many Others We can
readily call, are outspoken in support
OF cooperation.
We should like the names of sofpe of
the 80. called prominent men in other
Gistricis-always excepting again the
non. kope-who long to die in the
last ditch. They should not hide their
light under bushel, and IL so numrr-
Gus rs represented, surely We can have
AZ least partial rolI-call of them given
oy The guarding adlitem of the party.
Coi. Frederick A. Olds, Of the Stat =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
Omeial TsNt OF i;e..iutfoa

A bill declaring that war exists De-.
tween the United States OF Am.rl.s
and the Kingdom Of Spain"
"Be il resolved, by the senate anl
House OF Representative of the I mite,
states Of America, an Congress ass.m
blsd:
First-That war be and that the .au,
is hereby declared TO exist. and tina
war has existed since the alst dsy ui
April A. -. ls9s, including said ia,
between the L nited States of Amerirs
and the Kingdom Of Spain.
'Second-That the President of tls
tnited states be and he hereby q. g.
rected and empowered 10 use the ~
tire land and naval forces OF the m.
ted States, and To call into actual ser.
vice Of the United States the militia of
the several States 10 such extent o..
may be necessary 10 cary this action
into effect"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
BLADDER TROUBLES

The bladder was created for ons
purpose, namely, q rece ptaels 70,
the urine, and as such it is not liable
to any form of disease except by one
OF two ways. The first way is from
imperfect action o. the k,devs.
The second way is from careles,
local treatment Of other diseases.
SAMPLE sExr EREx.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy
kidneys is the chief cause of blsdder
troubles: 1t is comforting to know
that DR.. kilmer's Swamp Rott ful.
Ills every wish in quickly curing
bladder and urinary troubles. I,
corrects frequent calls, Inability "a
hold urine and scalding or stineinp
pain IN passing it, or bad effects fol.
lowing use OF liquor, vine or beer.
ana overcomes that unpleasant ne.
eesslty OF being compelled to get IN
many times during night to urinate.
The mild and extraordinary eject OF
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is soon "a.
allied. 1t stands the highest for ~,
wonderful cures OF the most distress.
ing eases. II you need a medic;n.
you should have the best. A. druo.
g's.s hfty cents and one dollar. Won
may have a sample bottle and nam
phlet, both sent free by mail pno,
receipt of three two-eents stxmn,
10 cover cost on the bottle. Menu,
iHE CAUcAsIAS, and send yonr ii
oress to DE- Klmer, & Co., Bipehamn
ton, N. Y. The propiietors Of thi,
this offer. "
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28

In another eoirma We re-psblssh
this week tie address recently n-
susd by the twenty Eve Populis, ssn-
A,ors AID Congressmen which sp
peals fora ee-opsrA'ien Of all sho
are opposed to The rule Of The god
syndicate and the allied trusts and
uonopolies- Mr. Gsge. tho gold 'ur
Seert,ry 81 THE Treasury 10 Mr..
NJ Kiul. Us cabinet. took ore hour
recently in q spes en- TO try TO answsr
,ha, address. of course every gold
bug aud monopolis; in the Uni'ed
States las denounced the address,
X, sd TIE address again carefully
aud yon will see Why.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
WILL REMOVE CHIEF CAUSE OF COR
RIPTION.

WILL REMOVE CHIEF CAUSE OF COR
RUPTIOS.
The New Orleans Times DE- m ocrat
in long editorial on municipal own
ership of natural monopolies calls A.
tention to the rapidly increasing de-
mand for municipal ownership of nat
ural monopolies, and points to large
number of recent municipal elections
which have turned mainly on that
great issue. Commenting upon the
principle of municipal ownership the
Times Democrat admits that munich
pal ownership Of these natural monop-
olies would be best if we could have
city administrations that were not cor
rupt. The Times Democrat overlooks
the fact that nine-tenths of the cor
ruption We have to-day in municipal
governments is due to the private own
ership of these natural mcnopolies.
Municipal ownership and operation
of city water works, city gas works
and electric light plants, street rail-
roads, telephone systems, ETC.. would
not only insure to the people of each
city lower rates and better service but
it would remove the very source and
cause of corruption in city govern
ments. Where private monopoly owns
these important franchises which are
natural monopolies, they charge the
highest possible price for the poorest
possible service that the public will
tolerate, thus making large profits
Then they use part of their i'll, got
ten wealth to try to control the cleo
tions of cities 80 that they may not be
disturbed in their robbery of the pub
lie. They contribute their money
freely to few active politicians, who
proceed to control the primaries of
their parties and get charge of their
machinery and then dictate the nomi-
nations of Mayor and all OF the city
officers. With such Mayor and with
such city officers elected under such
| circumstances the natural monOpOiies
will run the city instead of the city
fficials controlling the natural mo.
nopolies in the interest of the public
| Besides, where such natural monopo-
| fes are in the hands of private cor.
JoratiOns they either establish news.
s.'-rs of their own or buy up the
It ~spapers of the cities. There will
never be any good government in oul
cities or any decent service to the pub.
lie at fair price until these natural
monopolies are taken from the hands
of priyate syndicates and owned and
operated as p ublic functions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
CAN RAILROADS STAND A REDUC
TTONo

CAN RAILROADS STAND A REDUC-
TON?
The annual report of the earnings of
the Illinois Central Railroad is pub
lished in the New York Commercia
and Financial World of April 10th. It
shows that the earnings of that road
for the year ending March, 1897, was
$1,sOO,79l, while the gross earnings of
the same road for the past year ending
March, 1898. are $2,232,665, which is an
increase of the past year over the pre-
ceding year of $432,s74.
These figures are very significant
They show an increase of nearly half
million dollars in the earnings of that
one railroad for one year, while agri-
culture and all productive businesses
of the country will show decrease in
profits. Yet when it is mentioned that
justice to the shipper, producer, con-
sumner, and general public demands
that freight and passenger rates shall
be reduced, this railroad and every 9TH
er railroad at once raise a howl that
such reduction is unjust and that
they cannot stand it. If the State leg
islatures or Railroad Commission pro-
coed to reduce rates they are de-
nounced as men who desire to destroy
railroad property, and at once the rail-
road corporations run to the Federal
courts and get out injunctions and
have their monopoly judges to declare
that the rates shall not be reduced.
The railroads of North Carolina
have, like the Illinois Central, made
| great increases in their earnings, YET
the monopoly newspapers in the State
which they control and the hireline
politicians who are in their pay, al
raise howl when it is proposed te
make moderate reduction in thei1
brates in order to do justice ard equity
between the railroads and the people
Let the good people Of the State who
want good government, who want te
break the clutches of monopoly from
the throat of the State, join hands and
elect an anti-monopoly legislature
This must be done before justice viii
prevail.
OF course the Charlotte Observer ant
the Raleigh Post aud the other monop
oily organs are opposed to this. Their,
are also some so-called Populists WIN,
are opposed to it. They will beal
watching. Let the people be on thei1
guard.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
Is the only remedy.
DECLARATION or WAR

rss-ssi D, tonEr~-s asd Hiii ~iss-i o. r.
President War orhsisii, b,..t-d 49,.
April =I..-
wAsnIN.roS, April 2S.-a prnu
response VAS made by the lious-
day To the r~comme ndation Of the i'rr.
ident that Congress declares q Stat
war between the United State g..
spain, 10y unanimously passing Ar-...
tuition declaring that war exist. o..
tween the said countries. and hs..N. -s
ed since and including April 3i.i. At.
directing the President TO use all o.
powers TO carry the act into effect.
The senate in executive s...i
passed the resolution without am-f.s
ment and G:ls, 2. m. the Preside
signed IL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
HANNA EDITING POPULIsT PAPERS

HANNA EDITING POPULIsT PAPERS.
The CAUCASIAN has just learned that
for several months lot of ready made
editorials for Populist papers have been
gotten up in Washington City and
mailed out from there to certain Popu-
list papers over the country. 1t is
more than probable that this editorial
matter is being prepared BY the Re-
publican national campaign committee,
and being sent out to such Populist
papers as it is thought will publish the
same. They have however, made 4
mistake in some Of the papers they
have sent these editorials to. During
the last few weeks several papers which
have beening receiving these ready
made editorials from gold-bug head
quarters have mailed them to Chair
man Butler, enclosing the envelope in
which the editorials were mailed. In