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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-11
The public debt of France Is the
largest in the world, and amounts to
about $50, 100000 49,

Fifty railways report earnings for
the second week Of June at the aggre-
gate rate of more than a million dol
lars day-the income Of mighty
emDire
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-11
State Lands in Sweden.

Sweden has now 12,056,246 acre:
of forest lands owned by the State, M
increase in the States holdings in
thirteen years Of 3.360.972 acres.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06
NADAN RUM0R SAYS

That the lille sneak of a police
man who does not show up when
a row is in progress, but busies
himself in making charges, from
information afterwards, ought to
be made wear pantaletts and a
poke bonnet
That The Progress has been a
friend to our police force, and has
defended the members on oeca-
sions when public opinion agains
them ran high. But She can not
tolerate the little sneaks; the con-
temptible busy-bodies who try to
make a record for many arrests
by-making charges from inform
alton.
That there will preaching at Tex
as Avenue church tomorrow
nifiht at s o'clock. Dr.. LaPrade
will occupy the pulpit.
That Rev. Panl NJ. Brown, OF
Keachie, is one of the ablest and
most popular young preachers in
the Louisiana Conference.
That We all fell in love with grand
old Brother White, of the Delhi
District.
That the seven councilmen
ought to be chosen regardless of
factional differences. But don't
"pop that whip too loud" or there
will be stampede sure.
That She is comiug again alb out
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06

the arc light that ought to be at
the corner of Southern avenue and
Lacy street; but it isn't.
That She "silo do smell prim-
stone and fire." in the contes 0
elect the seven councilmen.
That She hasn't said any thing
real hard in long, long time, and
she don't want to. But that infor-
fation policeman has gotten her
palm to itching; and he had bet
ter look out.
That the people do not believe
that the city administration is
corrupt; if queer things do hap
pen thereabouts sometimes.
That some people do not seem to
know it, but there is no law against
concubinage; nor is there a city
ordinance restricting the location
OF those who practice it. The
Progress found this out when it
attempted to clean up the market
house block. It encountered a
brick wall on this very lack.
That she hears that Jennie Love
has left the vexed location and the
city. Now for goodness sake let
her name and what she is, drop.
Too much has already been said,
for the good of our family circles.
That she rises once more to re-
mark that the midget, the little
make-believe that Mr.. Edenborn
is president Of, ism another law
suit. May the Cotton Belt win.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06
Enunerate Percentage Each Department.

Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Dress Goods, Silks and
Trimmings.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Ladies' and Children's
Shoes. We carry the best
makes.
Ten Per Cent Reduction
On Corsets. Her Majesty Cor
set, P. n Corset and others.
Fifty Per Cent Reduction
On Colored Shirt Waists. All
sizes; well made.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Mattings. Damask Mat
tings, Inlaid Cotton Warp,
Reversible China.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Carpets and Rugs. In
grain, Wilton, Brussels, Velvet
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Lace Curtains, Draperies,
ETC., etc.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Linens, Damask Towels,
Napkins, Sheetings, etc.
No G Gods Charged
TO Anyone During July.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06
NOTICE..

Have added to my BUSINESS a
line of Saddles, Harness, Collars,
Whips, etc. Fine Handmade
Harness and Repairing special
ty. Your patronage solicited.
r. P. MORTON, Market street op-
posite Kelly's stable. If
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06

Fifty Per Cent Reduction
nd Fancy Waists.
Also in Black Silk.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Small Notions, Finishing
Braids, Kid Curriers', etc.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Kid Gloves & Silk Gloves.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On all Ribbons.
Is Per Cent Reduction
On all Neckwear.
Ten Per Cent Reduction
On Mosquito Nets.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On all Hosiery, Hosiery.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On all Laces, Linen Laces,
Silk Laces, etc.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Trunks, Valises, etc.
Please Do Not Ask Us
To charge anything for July.
Bi@art & Go.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06

Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Colored Sheer Dress Fab
RIGS. Lawns, Organizes, Mulls,
Swisses, etc.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Toilet Articles, Perfumery,
Soaps, Combs, Brushes, etc.
Forty Per Cent Reduction
On Silk and Wool Skirts.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Underwear, Vests.
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction
On Staples-Domestics, Sheet
ings, Pillow Castings, etc.
Fifty Per Cent Reduction
On all Fancy Silk Parasols.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Dress Innings. This in
cludes anything used on a
Dress.
Twenty Per Cent Reduction
On Stationery & Crepe Paper,
In Addition to These
Reductions, we will continue
to give the tickets, that entitle
you to Furniture and Silver
ware.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06

1t is just this, friends; when you
vote for sSutherlin for Congress
you vote for yourselves and the
people. He will represent and ad-
vocate those principles we have
been contending for so long.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-08-06

With commedable loyalty, the
South rendered her services to her
country: aud with pitiable greed
and contemplate unmanliness.
President Mckinley has used her
and every exigency of the war sit
uation to further his own selfish.
political ends.
Mr.. John F. Wise, our street
commission, has been doing some
very meritorious work on Murnhv
street this week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
WAR TALK AND CROPS.

While all hope that war will be avert
ed, every thoughtful man must APP
preciate that the conditions favor hOstili-
ties before the year is out.
If there is war, the demand for wheat.
corn, rice, meat, beef, potatoes and ali
other products of the farm will be so
great that the price for everything 20
eat will go up, and if the war should lasr
long the price of bread and meat will go
up to very high prices.
In view of this possibility, it is the
part of wisdom for farmers to curtail
their crops Of tobacco and cotton and
plant every acre of land they can cult
vate in what supports man and beast.
If there should be war their crops will
make them rich; if peace remains I'M
broken, there will be an abundance OF
food and the farmers will live well at
home.
With war, the price of cotton and to-
bacco would most surely 20 down just
as breadstuff and meats would go up.
Moral: Plant plenty of hog and hOmi-
ny.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13

The sovereignty of State in the cXcr-
else of any and all Of it's powers is as
con1Dlpte as is the sovereignty of the ma
tion in Its sphere of delegated authority.
The States created the nation, ana they
are lust as jealous of their rights to-day
as they ever have been. The defeat and
death of secession did not eliminate the
tenth amendment from the nation char-
ter. The idea that patriotism Is lnc0m-
patible with State rights-with the SOW
ereignty of a. State in its orbits a
delusiOn. The more thoroughly q cltl-
zen understands our system of govern
ment-a plan under which State sover-
eighty and national sovereignty are fully
guaranteed and carefully guarded-the
higher will be the tone of his patriotism
and the stronger his love for his State
The people of New England the section
whose States are small and whose power
is steadily declining, are naturally the
most resOlute champions Of State rights.
But who would accuse the New England
States or people of any deficiency in de-
votion to the Union, in love for the flag
in respect and affection for the national
authority.
If State sovereignty were dead, we suS-
Dect that the central authority would
try to reach and punish the Indian lynch
ers. as we'll as those in Lake City, s. c..
But any movement in that direction
would he resented, if not resisted. There
is not n more patriotic State in the
Union than Indiana, hut its people
would he a unit in asserting State SOW
creignty-thc exclusive jurisdiction of
the State i'm CRIMES not covered by
Federal law-if the national adminlstra-
ton should undertake 10 dead with those
citizens Of Ripley County who murdered
five of their fellow citizens. Not dead,
but alive and wide awake, is the sovcr-
eighty guaranteed to the States. and the
faet that it is in robust health augurs
we'll for the nation. Love of State.
based on a correct understanding of the
mutual relation of nation and State, Is
the best tonic for intelligent and lasting
devotion to the Union of States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13

if he is all right, but under no circum-
stances nominate a Democrat for any
position. Leave the place open If you
haven't a Republican or Populist to hi
the place" Mr.. Cook said this with
great emphasis and enforced this idea
with all the vehemence in him. we
could but shudder as we thought what
this white mans words meant to the
white men, women and children of this
county.
Think a minute. What does this mean
for Warren county and every other cOuh-
~ in the black district? The picture is
horrible to contemplate. 1t means no
more white officers. from township con-
stable up to District Solicitor, Superior
Court Judge and Congressman. IL
means, for Warren comfy, not single
white constable in the county; not a
single white magistrate in the county;
not a single white man on the Board OF
Commissioners. 1t means that our next
clerk of the Superior court, sheriff,
treasurer and supervisor of schools will
not be white men.
What q terrible state Of affairs this
would be. if Mr.. Cooks advice is follow
ed it would inevitably lead to just such
a state of affairs, because there are not
4 half dozen white men in Warren cOun-
ty who are pronounced Republicans, so
far as we know, and we think We are
posted along this line.
White men of Warren county and of
the State, how does this strike YOU?
Who is responsible for this state of
affains? Who made it possible for War
ron county and the entire black district
of the State to thus have the Anglo
Saxon race ruled and Inundated? Let
every white mans conscience answer.
We sincerely hope that the good col
ored men OF the county will not follow
Mr. Cooks advice entirely, and thus
mmilatp the AnglO-SaxOn race.
May the spirit of 1876 take hold Of the
white men of the State. and may the
shades of the immortal Vance protect
us!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
THE LOWEST VIEW.

New York World.
The very lowest view Of the proper
course OF the administration i'll the
SpaniSh-Cuba crisis is that taken by
the Chicago Times-IIcrald.
That journal for two weeks abused
as sensational. the Newspapers which
printed the facts in regard to the Maine,
and which declared that free Cuba was
the only adequate indemnity for this
outrage and the only guarantee of an
honorable and lasting peace. But when
it found that the nation was aroused,
and that unless the Administration
took a firm stand in the matter ii would
he overruled by Congress and rcbuked
in the elections. the Times Herald all
at once broke into Notwithstanding going
the iingOes The bakc-shOp and lunch
counter commercialism which had made
il TOryiSh when it could see only I'm
jury TO business" in protecting the ma
tiOnal honor, gave way to stimulated
frenzy of patriotism when it thought
that the political interests of Mr.. Nc
kmley and his party were involved
1T is the duty of American patriot
ISM" SOlemnly says the organ, lat this
hour to urge President Mckinley to i'm
mediate intervention III CuDa aItef the
verdict in the Maine DISASTER
Why? Because of the Unreasonable
insult to our flag, the murder of our sea-
men, the three years of slaughter and
starvation in Cuba, the constant menace
to peace in an instruction and a bar
barrie war within ninety miles of our
shores?
Oh, n0!-none of these. I'VE must
have free Cuba now or face free Cuba
and free silver next fall" Unless the
jPresident and Congress shall interpOsC
to free Cuba 1.-THE silver Democracy
would sweep the country like prairie
fire."
In other words, Free Cuba" is to be
used as catchword to keep the Times
Heralds party in possession of the
loayes and fishes! If there is any lower
pretext than this for campaign patriot
ISM we have yet to see it.
1t deserves to be said of the President
and the Republican leaders i'll Congress
outside, perhaps, of the Maine con-
tingent-that their action has no APP
pearance of having been Influenced by
such unworthy motives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
TWO KINDS or SOVEREIGNTY.

Washington Post.
Estate Sovereignty Dead" is the title
under which the st Louis GlObe-DcmO-
GRAFT discusses the Charleston News and
Cmrier's appeal TO the Federal author
titles to hunt down the assassins of the
negro postmaster at Lake City. Our
st. Louis contemporary refers to this
appeal as lone of several evidences which
have appeared of late that the State SOW
ereignty doctrine is dead, even i'm the To-
cality in which it had it's greatest lOngev-
ity and vitality" The Globe Democrat
admits, however, that as pOStmastcrs are
Federal appOintees, 1.-THE central author
ity has n direct concern in Them in their
official capacity" That admission COW
ers Il great deal Of ground. The News
and Courier stands squarely and fairly
on the Constitution of the United States
and the acts of Congress passed in per-
suance thereof. When that journal made
its first appeal to the general govern
ment in this case it cited the United
States statute under which the admins
tratiOn is now proceeding to hunt down
and, If possible. convict the perpetrators
of one of the most horrid crime against
both State and national law that has
ever disgraced community and shocked
and shamed a nation
The sovereignty of the United States
has, from the adoption of the COnstitn-
ton, embraced all cases of interference
with officials or agents of the Federal
government in the discharge of their
duties. Violations of revenue laws, pos
tai laws, pension laws, or any other acts
of Congress have always been within
Federal jurisdiction, else the more per-
feet uniOn" would have been "a rope
of sand" as palpable Il failure as the
Confederation that preceded it. The
general government has always had au-
th0rity TO put it's strong hand on. Il
citizen of any State, to try him in its
own court, TO imprison or hang him if
convicted. The general government, it
occasion demands, goes into any State
and, by cOnScriptiOn, takes its citizens
and puts them into the army.
But State sovereignty is not dead, mon
sleeping. ''Nhe powers not delegated to
the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it 10 the States, are
reserved to the States respectively or to
the people," so reads the tenth amend
ment, adopted in 1901. That declaration
was added to the fundamental law rath-
err as an extra precaution than neccasi-
~. 1t was intended as a warming 10 the
central authority against any attempt
TO treSpass on the reserved or unsurren-
dered powers of the States or the people,
And Those powers are many and great.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
IT'S THE GOSPEL TRUTH.

An anonymous correspondent OF the
Charlotte Observer writes half col
umn article Directing TO the following
paragraph in the News and Observer:
The money question is party
ouestiOn. The gold men, except
those who submit to the arbitrament
of the national convention, are Re
publicans and are working for the
gold standard and negro postmasters
with all their might"
We stand upon that utterance. 1t is
as true as gospel, every word of it. This
paper has never tried ITO read any man
out of the Democratic party. Our
whole effort is to get every white man
in the State into the party. We are
aware that there are honest and patriotic
gold men who remain in the Democratic
party, in spite of their opposition to free
silver, because they believe in its atti-
tude as TO the tariff, State rights,
trusts, etc. and because it is the
only party that gives decent government
in the South. We respect the views of
such men. and in the paragraph which
the correspondent quotes we excepted
by name those who submit to the 'arhi-
trament of the national convention,
We would not even close the doors ON
those advocates of the gold standard who
last year voted for Mckinley il they
have repented of their part in intlictingI
the South with negro p0stmasterS,
curSing the country with worse
than war tariff. and giving The trusts ali
SolGtc control. We know some such
and will rejoice 10 see them leave the
wallow of RepublicaniSm and come back
into the Democratic party. Let them all
come back.
In 1892, when many members of the
Farmers Alliance. declaring their entire
satisfaction with the State Democracy.
desired 10 be permitted to affiliate with
the Democrats on State matters and
with the Populists on National matters,
this writer took the ground in long ar
ticle that the Democratic party had no
diylsions-that men who took part in
Democratic primaries were honorably
bound TO vote for all nominees from
township constable To president. We
have never seen any reason to change
that opinion which was widely publish
cd and commented upon at the time. If
it was sauce for the geese who follow
ed Weaver in 1892, it is sauce for the
ganders who followed Mckinley or
Palmer in 1896. There is no prescription
in such policy. 1t is dictated by sound
reason and necessity, if it is worth
while for the party to preserve itself.
The position we took in 1892, main
tanned in 1896. and to which we hold in
1893, was admirably expressed by
the Charlotte Observer on March 9Th.
1895, when it said:
Loyalty to the platform of the
convention is the supreme test of
party fealty. Ii this test is not
recognized, what is the use of party
organization? How can a party hope
to accomplish results? A man who
denies the validity of this supreme
test is political Quaker, mug
wump, an Utlander. He cannot
wear party uniform and drill in the
ranks. And bOlter is worse still
traitor"
The correspondent of the Observer,
who criticizes the News and Observers
utterances, is invited to consider the
correct declaration enunciated by the
paper in which his criticism appears. Iii
is the only true party doctrine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
EXHIBITION OF Stiffness.

The story comes from Washington
that Senator W0lcott, who is ALWAYS
proclaiming himself for silver at tho
wrong time. has been urging the presi.
dent That if we make any alliance with
Great Britain, growing out of the Gu
ban trouble, it should be on the line Of
international restoration of silver.
WOlc0tt's and Chambers antics some
times make one believe that they adj
vOcate silver for the sole purpose Of
helping the gold bugs to destroy the
hope of free coinage. When there is
a chance to secure free coinage, they
train with Hanna. When there is no
chance, they are loud mouthed and
foolish.
A more absurd piece of business than
Wolcotts trying to bring the silver
question into the Spain complications
has never existed. 1t lis gratifying that
England's interests cause her to SYM
pathiZe with America. England's friend
IN expressions ought TO be received with
all proper appreciation, but without
making them the basis for an attack of
Anglomania or to advance international
bmetal lism."
WolcOtt is desperate in his attempt to
convince the people OF Colorado that
he fayors silver while he votes with
the gold standard party. 1t is This
desperation that is responsible for his
recent exhibition of Stiffness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
ALOOK AT TIE BOOKS.

Chairman Dockery is quoted as saying
that the few Democrats still holding po-
sitions in the penitentiary will be
bounced at the next meeting. If there
are any left. they will now walk the
plank. What the people are most in
tercsted in, Mr.. Dockery, is the annual
report of the penitentiary which the
law requires.
DO what you will about your pie, Mr..
Dockery. The people are not caring
about its distribution. They want to
take n look at the books.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
STATE NEWS.

The wife of Senator Butler gave a re-
ccption to the twenty-five young ladies
of the State Normal School at Greens
boro who are on a visit to Washington
with President McIver.
Prof. Henry LOuis Smith. of Davidson
College, will deliver a scientific address
at Clifford College this year. The
new science building will he dedicated
then. The commencement address will
be delivered by President Gilbert Hall,
of Clark University.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1900 OVER
AGAIN.
L. J. NJ. in Constitution.

L. J. NJ. in Constitution.
The people have pointed William Jen-
nings Bryan out as the apostle of a
great revolution, an economic uprising
which for its magnitude. for dts COM
pleteness and for it's decisive character
will make the campaign of 1900 fully rs
memorable as was that of 1900, when
the immortal Jefferson. tired of Federal
ism, together with all that it implied. led
the American hosts against the combined
forces of Officialdom and established the
reign of the common people as against
those who would make Them serfs and
aliens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13

Rev. IL. Edwards, pastor of the Eng
fish Baptist church at Minersville, Pa,
when suffering with rheumatism, was ad-
vised to try ChamberIain's Pain Balm.
He says, "a few applications of this
Eminent proved of great service to me-
1t subdued the inflammation and re-
leved the pain. Should any sufferer
profit by giving Pain Balm a trial it
will please me-" ror sale by ]. III.
Bobbitt, Henry r. Hicks and North
Side Drug Store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
THEY ARE COMING BACK.

And still they come. The editor had
a number of good men TO come to him
Monday and say that they had been mis-
taken in their course in the past two
elections, and would this year vote as
they had voted before till this fusion
business came about. One of them said
that no white man who loved his wife
and children could afford to longer lend
his vote or influence to such outrageous
doings as have been carried on for the
past few years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13

George ID. Iillman, of South Carolina,
says: Bryan is the only man l ever
saw who was born great, achieved
greatness, and had greatness thrust upon
him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
DO NOT FAVOR A LEASE.

We hear that it is reported in Raleigh
that everybody down this way is in ia
v0r of leasing the \. & n. c. II. r. This
report is not true. Only a few here
favor the lease. Most of our people are
opposed to it. If Russell is determined
to lease it in spite of all opposition our
people would prefer it leased to the
Southern, but we do not want it leased
at all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
COMMENDED TO RUSSELL.
Truckers and Planters Journal.

Says Oliver Wendell Holmes: If a
man can not find logical way out of n
dilemma. it is his duty to go crazy and
he is a, fool If he don't. The above is
respectfully commended to Dan Russell
for serious consideration.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-13
NO OTIIER NAME.
Patron Cleaner.

] WIIUII VIVNIItIs
William J. Bryan, the great leader Of
the silver forces and who will doubt
less he the next President of the United
States, has been making speeches down
South during the past week. His pOpu-
larity with the wealth producers of the
country increases, if possible, every day,
and no other name is even considered in
connection with the presidency by those
who supported him in 1896.