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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
SECRETARY CAGES ANALYSIS.
He says the Value Behind Greenbacks
Has Already Been Consumed.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 3.-Two Cabinet
officers were among the speakers at the
annual banquet of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association held here to-
night.
Secretary Gage, of the Treasury, was
the chief speaker, but Postmaster Gen
elal Gary was also on the list, as were
Congressman Nelson Dingley, Con
gresslnan Allen, of Mississippi, and
United States Senator Wellington.
Secretary Gage said in part:
1T is the just complaint against gov
ermnent issue Of paper money that,
though obedient to the Legislative will,
It is nevertheless mot in harmony with
higher economic law, which blesses the
obedient and Furnishes all violation,
whether the violation be willfuI or
through ignorance A true credit instru
ment truthfully cvidencing that a thing
Of value mas passed-yet still exists "a
fact-eyen if tranformed in shape and
substance-such an instrument is cloth
ed with the quality of Legitimacy If
the fact he otherwise, df the value pass
ed has been consumed, destroyed or lost,
the credit instrument itself becomes Il
commercial interfoper, II misleading
s0rs change the fact.
II can only point out the fact that
our own legal tender notes, dear as they
are to the patriotic heart, seryiceable rs
they are in ii great crisis, are yet out OF
accord with the true economic laws. The
value for which they were originally is
sued was Immediately consumed or de
stroyed. As now re-issued they are eyi
dences of a value already consumed 10y
the issller, or of services already past
These notes operating in the commercials
field. thus differentiated from the true
credit Instruments which commerce ear
create, and if left at reasonable liberty
will itself create, must somewhere worn
injury, even if we cannot distinctively
point it out.
I'm my opinion it is here that busi
ness receives injury, general and wide
| reaching, through its forced relations tC
government paper money. j wish il
were not so. | would be glad in this
regard TO he in order. Neither is il
pleasant nor popular to bear this wit
ness if it he true, but | know of NJ
higher duty upon the man who loves his
country, who desires it to march il
the vanguard Of progress and prOsperi
ty talnong the nations of the earth, than
to deal faithfully according to the light
of his honest convictions with those
great questions which affect good or i'll
his country's welfare"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
Leads all Oher North Carolina Daii88 BOt N0W8 and G3at

"If you do not come back we will
shoot you, too"
The fellow jumped back into the linC
and almost Immediately after the wit.
ness heard a shot. 1t came from the
left of the line of deputies. n moment
later two more shots were fired, and
then came the vOlley
As soon as the voley was fired the
strikers ran in all directions. Between
the road and the school house, fifteen
men fell. struck down by shots fired
after the vollcy. He saw one man shot
and killed while running Mt a distance
of one hundred yards from the road
The shooting continued for two or
three minutes. The witness did not
see any of the deputies leave the line
and run after the strikers to shoot them
His attention was wholly taken with the
wounded men. some of whom he car
ried into the school house and attended
there.
Guscott will continue tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
A GAME DESPERATE
JOINED pROSPECTORS BOUND
FOR ALASKA.
KILLED TWO OF THEM IN COLD REVENGE
There Were Forty in the Party and Four Met in
the Tent to Gel Rid CT Tanner When
He Shot Lee and CaII--HiS
Wonderful Nerve.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 3.-"Boys, string
ne mp if YOU like hut remember you are
hanging the steadiest man with six
shooter that ever came out of Montana.
You say it's all right TO hang me, and
/ guess it is. I'm only sorry l didn't
get the rest of them"
With these words, Cowboy '+D0c"
Tanner faced his eXccuti0ners on the
morning of January =, at Valdfs Pass.
The men WilO passed sentence on him
were members of a party of MaSsachu-
sets pTOspectors bound for the copper
river country, Alaska, and the crime
for which Tanner paid the penalty, was
the killing OF y. A. Call, of We~thing-
ton, Minn., and VIM. A. Lee Lowell,
Mass.
The expedition c0nsi~ ,,r forty men
and NJ. +. Tanners .au joined them in
Seattle ON their way north He was
supplied with an outfit and taken into
membership but unmindful of the fact,
he was quaTelsOme and 80 oyTbearing
taat his companions decided that he
must leave the party. On the evening of
January /, a meeting was held in Calls
tent and during the conference the state
ment was made:
We must get rid of Tanner; let him
take his share of the outfit. and shift for
himself We are up here for business
and we mean what we say"
1nere were four men at the meeting
and no sooner had the remark been
made than the flag of the little tent
was pulled aside. The cowboy stood
tlapa sly shooter i'm hand
Boys, l overheard your talk about
me-" he said deliberately. Pm here
for business
Before his victims realized what had
Happened Tanner had shot twice and the
bullets pierced Call and Lee through
the chest. Tanner fired again but his
preceding shot had eXtinguished the
candle and the bullet did not take effect.
One Of the remaining members crOuched
behind some baggage and the other cut
ting his way out of the tent, gave the
alarm. Tanner, suppOSing the three
men to he dead took Il station in some
brush and waited. 1t was not long be-
fore he was surrounded.
You'd better surrender your gum"
was called cut to him. IF you say so
boys III do it," was his response and
then he handed over his weapon. The
miners at once convened and by an
overwhelming majority decided that
Tanner should be hanged.
When notified Of the decision, Tan
ncr observed that he hoped they would
not tantalize him by stringing him up
and letting him down again before he
was dead. He was led out on the snow
during the early morning. He fearlessly
allowed the rope to be tied about his
neck and so met his doom. Tanner
was buried face downward.
A. G.. Iobbe, of San Francisco, who
witnessed the execution said he never
saw such an exhibition Of nerve. Tan
ner declined to make Il statement other
than to say that at nine years Of age he
was left an orphan. Call and Lee had
families.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
STIFF AGAINST PASSES
RIGID PROVISIONS IN TlLLMANiS AMEND
MENT TO THE BILL.
Corporations, Also, Giving Transportation tc
Be Punished Favorable Report on
the Anti ScaIping Bill.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 3.-The SEN
ate Committee on Interstate Commerce
today authorized favorable report on
the anti-scaIping bll, with amendments.
11hc mC,st important of these amend
mcnts WAS the following, offered by Sen
atOr Tillman, relating to railroad
passes
THAT giving free transportation to
persons or property, except as allowed
hy Section %, of the Act To Regulate
Commerce approved February 4, 1887,
shall be deemed an unjust discrimination
under Section of said Act, and shall
he punished as provided in Section 10
of said Act; and in addition to the pen
altieS upon individuals provided in Sec
ton 10, the corporation which may be
guilty of any such offense Shall be pun
iShed by fine as in said Section pro-
v:dCl.
That all free passes issued by or in
behalf Of any railroad corporation sub
ject to the provision of said Act shall
he signed by some officer of the corpora
tion authorized by vote OF the directors
to sign the same, and every such railroad
corporation shall keep Il record showing
the date of every free Pass, the name of
the person to whom it is issued the
points between which the passage is
granted, and whether single trip or
time pass, and, if the latter, the time for
which it is issued; and this record ,hall
at all times he open to the Interstate
Commerce Commissioners. or to their
representatives, who may be duly au-
thOliZed in writing to examine the
Sama'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
TO LIMIT MARRIAGE
PERSONS TO GET LICENSE MUST BE MEDI.
CALLY EXAMINED.
A Bill in the Ohio Legislature Barring Con-
sumptiyes o. Insane Persons From
Getting Married.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 3.-Represen-
tative Charles w. Parker, of Cuyahgoa
county, introduced in the Legislature to-
day Il bin requiring all persons apply
ing for licenses to marry, to pass medi-
cal examination Persons having dip
somania. any form of insanity, hereii-
tary tuberculosis or consumption or
syphilis, are barred from marrying by
the hill An examining board of three
physicians III, eilch county will be ere
ated by the bill if it becomes a law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
Republicans Choose Pearson to Repre-
sent North Carolina.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 3.-Thc Re
publican members of both houses of
Congress held a caucus tonight at
which the Republican Congressional
committee was practically organized for
the campaign. About seventy Senators
and Representatives attended. and the
delegates Cf all but eighteen of the
States announced the selection of their
representatives on the committee.
Hon. Richmond Pearson, of North
Carolina, and ,1en. James A. Walker
of Virginia, are members OF the com
mittee.
1t seems to be practically settled that
Chairman Babcack will be reelected
and that Secretary Mercer also will sue
ceed himself, that Representative Simp-
kins, of Massachusetts, will be made
Uice-chairman in place of Mr.. Apsley. of
Massachusetts. who was NOT reelected
to Congress, and that General GrOsven-
or. the present chairman of the caucus.
will continue in that office.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
HAS NOT BACKED DOWN
But WANTS THE PORTS OF
CHINA LEFT FREE.
WAS A SUGGESTION, NOT A CONDITION
The Question of The Freedom of Ta-Lien' Wan
is With 0:her Conditions Of the Loan
Still kegotiating--Russia viii
Stouty Protest.

london, Feb. 3.-On incontrOvcrtible
authority the Associated Press learns
that Great Britain has not backed down
on the question of making Ta-Lien-Wan
81 free port. The Marquis of Salisbury,
Mr.. Camzon, the Parliamentary Secre
fairy of the Foreign Office: the Russian
Ambassador and the Chinese Minister
each said yesterday, in conversation,
that they had not heard of any back
down.
The opening of Ta-LienWan, it is
pointed ont, was never made a condi-
ton, in any sine qua non sense in con-
nection with the loan to China. In the
preliminary negotiations on that subject
the opening of Ta-Lien Wan was
''sketched III neutral tints.' Great Bri-
tain only suggesting il rs one condition
favoring a speedy completion Of the
loan. She never demanded it and there
f0ie in no sense can be SAID to have
backed down, If the desire was not per
sisted in
The question of Ta-Licn-Wan, is,
.lhoweyer, with suggested conditions of
the lcan, still negotiating.
1Fle meat OF ldle hltSSltH press OH HllR
subject is in no sense shown by the
Russian government in its communica
fions which have reached the Foreign
Office, Though Russia has protested
and means to continue to protest in the
stolttAEt manntu against Ta-Iien- Wan
bs..k .GrreRea by British influence, aie
wifi NOT carry her protest 10 the point
of making it caslls belh Further.
il is by llo means Russia's intention to
close China to other nations, in any
concessions made to Russia by China.
The irritation in Great Britain and the
disappointment in the United States over
the so-callpd backing down of the Mar
quis of Salisbury, is therefore not yet
justified Great Britain is acting
stEcmpously in favor of free ports III
China and hopes sincerely to have the
moral support of the United States in
this policy. 1t events should push
Great Britain from this position with
the prospect of defeat therein, she will
ask for the support of Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
BRITISH FLEET REINFORCED.
British Admiral to be Capable of Coping
With any Anti-BritiSh Combination.


Shanghai. China. Feb. 3.-T1he China
Gazette says the British Indian, Austria
liam and Pacific squadrOns have been
ordered TO be ready to reinforce the fleet
in the far Eal>t thus giving the British
Admiral a fleet capable of coping with
'any combination opposing British
policy"
In the meanwhile" adds the China
Gazette. ''tle British claims in the Yang.
Kiang will be supported by Il strong
squadron stations at Chusan, to which
place two other warships are en- route.
In the event of Russia hoisting her
flag over the fort at Port Arthur, the
british Admiral has been ordered 10
hoist the English flag over Chusan. and
the Japanese fleet will ascend the Yang
TSe- Kiang so soon as the river rises.
'Ab0ut 1900 Russian artillery and
cavalry ami quantities of stores and
munitions have arrived at Kirin, the
capital of the Manohurian province of
kirin.''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
COST OF CUBAN WAR.
The Estimate is $24OOOO,OOO Besides
S40,0O0,0OO Arrears.

Madrid, Feb. 3.--The cost of the Gu
ban war from February. 1895 to THE
end of 1897, is officially estimated at
$40, 100000. besides the arrears due
from the Cuban Treasury, amounting
to $40,000,000.
The impartial complains that the COM
mcrcial negotiations between Spain, Gu
ba AMI the United States are being en-
trusted to Scnor DE LONE, the Spanish
Minister at Washington. and urges the
government to appoint experts to cX-
anime the terms Of the treaty in
Spain's behalf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
TO CONFIRM ENART.
His Friends Say That he WEI G
Through All Right.

His Friends Say That he WEI go
Through All Right
Washington, d. C.. Feb. 3.-(Special.) }
There are no new developments to-day
in the fight against Judge EWart's CON
firmatiOn. If amy charges have been pre-
ferred against the Judge. they are kept
very quiet. His friends says he will
come out all right and that he will be
confirmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Blair are here
at the Arlington. Mr.. Blair was here
to attend a meeting of the executive
committee of the Sound Money League
There is hot fight on for collector of
customs at Newbern between n negro
nv the name of Lawrence. and ex-
Register of Deeds A. L. Berry, of Hyde
county. Skinner favors Berry, who is
n Pritdhard POpulist or mild Republi-
can.
w. d. COwles is to he made Bank Ex.
amincr as soon as a Democrat can be
decapitated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
A MADMANs DEED OF HORROR
In Religious Frenzy. Killed Father,
Mother, Child and Wounded Wife
and Three Children.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 3.-SOl +.
Autrey, a farmer of Franklin county,
accompanied by his family, went early
yesterday morning to visit his aged
father anil mother, living near Mulberry.
Shortly after his arrival. Aubrey be-
came engaged in a religious argument
with the old folks. Suddenly he grasp
cd an iron bar. killed HIS father mother
and his 10-year-old son, and wounded
his wife and three remaining children.
two of whom are not expected to live.
His wife and eldest daughter, although
badly hurt managed to notify the neigh
bors. When they reached the house
they found Autrey a raving maniac with
his clothing on fire. He was overpow-
cred after Il hard struggle. Autrey has
been chained all day, talking incoher-
rently, swearing that witches were the
cause of the accident. Some doubt his
insanity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
A $55,OOO,OOo CRACKER TRUST.
Takes in all the Biscuits, Buns, Rolls
and Bakeries in the United States.

Chicago, Ills, Feb. 3.-All the biscuit
and cracker companies beUw1en Salt
Lake City on the west, Portland, Maine.
on the east, st. Paul, on the north, and
New Orleans on the south, will tOmor-
row be under one management
The name of the new corporation
which was incorporated today in the
State of New Jersey, with Il capital of
$25, 100000 Of preferred and $30OOO,OO0
of common stock, is the National Bis
curt Company.
Benjamin Il. Crawford, of Mansfield,
Ohio, was elected President.
The new company has purchased for
cash all the assets, lills receivable and
operating plants of all the bakeries
which were controlled by the American
Biscuit and Manufacturing Company,
United States Baking Company, and
New York Biscuit Company 1t also as
sumes all the indebtedHess of these
companies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
Y. NJ. c. A. BUILDING BURNED.
Scranton's Big Fire Entailing Loss of
S225. 900.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 3.-Fire tonight to-
tally destroyed the big Y. NJ. G. A.
building, which contained two stores, III
addition to the association assembly hall
ard rocms, IL large Ii ary stable, milk
distributing depot. and one of a row
of two story dwellings. 1t is not posi-
tive to estimate the damage or insurance,
burt the former is probably S22J, 700. The
fire started from an explosion Of Il lot
of cineograIih films used i'll giving ex-
hibit.on curtain pictures in vacant
store room.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
PET STOCK ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. T.. Banks Holt is Made Vice PrcS;-
dent in New York Meeting.

tVIIO III wv VI N -'INN VIIIs7'
New York, Feb. 3.-INhe National Pet
Stock Association held its second annual
meeting ut Madison Square Garden to-
day, with thirty-four members present.
A permanent constitution was adopted
and plans were discussed for the hold
ing of pet stock show soon in this city.
This ticket was nominated for officers for
the year, the election to take place later:
President. H. Il. Savage. of Texas:
Vice President. L. Banks Holt, of North
Carolina; Secretary, Joseph Lawrence,
of Massachusetts; Treasurer, Henry
HCncon, of New York
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
TARHEEL FOURTH CLASsERs.

Washington. ID. c., Feb. 3.-FOurth-
class poStmasters have been appointed
today as follows in North Carolina: Kit
ty Hawk, Addic NJ. Tate: Redallia. Nan
ME Cannon; Somerset. T. l.. McCleece;
Talbot. JOS. s. Wilson
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
FOUGHT GRAIN-CoRNBRERs.
The Troops Had to Clear an Italian
Exchange of Rioters.

London, Feb. "a special despatch
from Rome says that some of the grain
dealers on the corn exchange or
Cesena, province of Forli, who accepted
reduced prices, were violently attacked
by the members for attempting to corner
grain. The troops, it is added, had to
exchange.
The despatch adds that there were
bread riots ait Castel-A-Mare yesterday.
and that the troops frequently charged
the rioters.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
THE STRIKERS DISAGREE.
Is Feared that nOn-UniOn Men Will Re
firm TO the New England Mills.

New Bedford, Mass, Feb. 3-Ihe prin-
cipal talk of the day in the strike situa-
tinn is the difference that has arisen be-
tween fine union and nOn-union opera
tives This difference threatens to end
in open rupture and as many cases of
destitution are actually reported, no
doubt hundreds of nOn-union operators
wo1l}d take the first chance to make a
hreal, from the strikers and return to
work
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
DIED FROM INJURIES.
Fireman !. NJ. Burns Succumbcd to
Amputati0n Consequent Upon the
Aberdeen. Railroad Wreck.

Ashcboro, n. c., Feb. 3.--fSpecial.)- y
j. VI. Burns, the fireman. who was IN
jured i'm the wreck ON the Aberdeen and
AsheborO Railroad. January -. after
having his leg amputated, died tonight
at 500 o'clock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-12-22
Patty's Morning Glorles.

Please, mammal" persisted Patty,
When thew mother forbade her little
daughter planting morning-glorie IN
'aer the pantry window. II won't let
them grow into the window, or tangle
themselves in the blinds, or make any
oooy trouble. Truly, will train them
|every day. Please. mammal"
SO Patty had her own way. Patty
was very fond of having her own way.
1t was one day in September that
Patty sat on the back steps dolefuIly
regarding a row of disgraoeful morn
lng-glories that climbed into the pan
try window, tangled themselves in the
shutters and swung into every nook
and corner where they were not
wanted
Haven't I told you as many as
sixty times you mustn't climb into that
Window" scolded Patty Haven't j
trained you and twisted you and spent
['hours and hours trying to teach you
to be good? thought mebbe 1T was
The sugar cookies, and the cook hasn't
made anything but gingerbread for a
week-oh, dear!'
A vagrant breeze brushed past the
slender cords, shaking all the heart
Snapped leaves until twinkling and
laughing in the sunshine, they seemed
to'laugh at Patty.
What makes morning glories sc
stubborn, anyway" asked Patty with
a deep sigh.
At this the morning-glories sobered
down directly and spoke quietly, sc
quietly that Patty heard their voices
in the stillest places Of her heart
Sometimes little girls are just as
stubborn as morning-g1ories.."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-12-22
The Oldest Family in tho World.

About a dozen of the 400 barons lin
the British house of lords date back
to 1400, the earliest being 1854. The
oldest family in the British Isles is the
Mar family of Scotland, 1093 The
fCampbells of Argyle, to whom belongs
the present Duke of Argyll, began in
:119O. Talleyrand dates from 1199, Bis
:marck from 1870, the Grosvenor fam
lily, the Dukes of Westminster, 1866;
the Austrian house of Hapsburg goes
back to 952, and the house of Bourbon
ito 1854. The descendants of Mahomed,
born $40, are all registered carefully
and cauthoritatively in a book kept in
Mecca by the chief of the family. Little
cor no doubt exists of the absolute au-
,thenticity of the long line of Mahom-
eds descendants. In China there are
many >old families, also among the
Jews.
When it comes ito pedigrees there is
one gentleman to whom the world
must take off his hat as a great and
only none such. This is the Mikado of
Japan. Ills place has been filed by
members of his family for more than
$500 years. The present Mikado is
the one hundred and ;twenty-second of
the line. The first one was contempt
raw with .Nebuchadnezzar, 666 years
before Christ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-12-22

brought Parr in a litter by easy stages
to London In September, 1886. The
wonderful vitality Of the old man was
the marvel Of the age. He was pre-
scented to the king and afterwards ex-
hibited at the Queens Head in the
Strand.
All these changes, however, had an
Injurious effect on his health. He
missed the invigorating air Of his ma
tive Shropshire, and the constitution
which years seemed powerless to at
feet. gave way before the noise and
excitement Of London, and a super
abundance of rich diet. of which Parr
partook with his characteristic indif-
ference to consequences.
The old man died in November, 1885
aged 152, and was buried in Westmin'
ster Abbey, where an inscription re.
cords the chief circumstances of his re-
markable life, and mentions the fact
that he lived in the reigns OF ten mon
archs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-12-22

Nearly all of the new freight equip
ment ordered by Receivers Cowen and
Murray, of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road during the past few months, will
be delivered by Jan. Is.
The orders consisted of 5000 stand
ard box cars from the Michigan Pc
ninsular Car company; 1000 box and
1000 gondolas, from the Pullman COM
pany; 1000 box cars from the Missou-
ri Car and Foundry company; 1000
steel coal cars of 100000 pounds ca
pacity, from the Schoen company, and
5O-foot modern mail cars from the
Pullman company.
Each Of these cars is equipped with
the Westinghouse air brake and NJ. G.
B. automatic couplers.