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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
CAN PROVE AN ALIBI
PROF. BRlyT0N HAS NOT BEN CUT OF
WILSON COUNTY sNCE LAST July,
Some Rasc.I Has Evidently Been Shielding
Himself by Forging Prof ssor Bit.
TONS Name.

To the Editor: VIII you kindly oblige
me by inserting the following:
In the issue of the Durham Sun OF
January 18Th, 1899. received in Wilson
this morning. is an article which con-
tains false and slanderous charges
against me. 1t purports to connect me
with the actions Of some Edward IL.
Britton, an account Of which is copied
from the Rreyard Hustler, of Hender-
sonyille The article of J. \. Robinson.
the owner and editor of the Durham
Sun. is Il vile and malicious libel and
| have already entered suit against him
in the Superior court of this county.
TO my many friends throughout the
country who have seen. or may see the
article in question | wish to say that |
have not been ont OF. Wilson county
since last July. and since early in Octo-
Der | have been constantly at my post
as book keeper for Shelburnc x Curry,
of Wilson. | do mot know the parties
whose names are mentioned in the arti-
Gle and have never had any transactions
of any kind with them. nor have ! ever
been in Hcndersonville or in Henderson
county.
Respectfully.
EDWARD f. BRITTON.
Formerly Principal Roxboro Institute
and burlington High School.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
FOR STATE LIBRARIAN.

Middleton. y. c.. Jan. 10.
To the Editor: | see the name of Mr..
Henry T. King. of Pitt county, mention
cd for State Librarian. | have known
Mr. King for many years, and have also
known of this faithful work in behalf of
the Democratic party, and | will say
that no man in the First district deserves
more Mt the hands Of the party than
he does. When everything looked dark
and gloomy IN our State and the Fusion
lists were doing all they possibly could
against the best interest of every true
man in the State Mr.. King, through his
paper 0Sing's Weekly exposed their
false pledges to the people and their mis-
cradle. cxtravagant actions as punl.c Off
Gals and above all their attempt TO
place the State of North Carolina under
negro rule Mr.. King has done his
whole duty and / hone that the Legisla-
ture will make him State Librarian, for
he honestly merits the place.
Yours. etc,
w. II. LUCAS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
STRUCK A CONGRESSMAN.
Mr.. Aldrich Assaulted by Mr.. Robbins,
His Democratic Successor.
lSnecial to the Post.l

Montgomery. Ala, Jan. "a Selma
Ala, special says that Hon. William f.
Aldrich, member of Congress from The
Fourth Alabama district and Hon. Gas
ton Robbins, member-elect from tn,
same district. had a fisticuff in the lobby
of the Hotel Albert tonight. Rob
bins. who is a Democrat, approached
Aldrich, and directed his attention to a
newspaper, which Robbins said had
made Il scurrilous attack upon him. II
am going to hold you personally respon-
sible.' said Robbins, whereupon he
struck Aldrich. The latter struck back,
but the fisticuffs did not result seriously.
1t is stated that the trouble is not at an
end.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
TIE OYSTER INDUSTRY.

People of Eastern Carolina Want No
Change in Present Dredging Laws
How Deep Water Dredging Benefits
the Oyster Beds-T Town of Bel
haven Thriving Under Present Law.
Behaven \. c.. Jan. Special
The town of Belhaven is located at the
mouth Of Pantcgo Creek in the south
eastern part Of Beaufort county, about
forty-five miles from Washington, y. G.,
by water. 1t is the terminus of the Nor
folk and Southern Railroad, thirty miles
from Mackey's ferry, at which point you
take 4 boat within four miles of Eden
ton, where you again connect with the
train for Norfolk.
The ~ and S. road reached Belhaven
in December, 1889 Some time about
81 or '92 one or two oyster Smelling
HOUSES were built and for two seasons
prior to 'J3 did good business giving
employment to n large number of hands,
besides paying out thousands Of dollars to
citizens of this section who were engaged
in catching oysters in deep water by
dredging.
During the General Assembly Of 1893
the dredging law was repealed and for
four seasons the houses were closed and
the business suspended up to this season.
Tho dredging law was then changed so
as to allow dredging again. There are
now five oystcr-shelling houses here at
work. The pay roll to shelters will
amount to $1,000 per week; they buy
from 81, 800 to $1,000 worth of oysters
per week from the dredgers.
In conversation with the people of this
section | learn that they are very much
against any change in the dredging law
MS it now stands The boatmen tell ME
that the dredging does not injure the
oyster beds at depth of ten feet and
over. On the other hand it breaks mp the
musScls, scatters the oysters and makes
them better Besides this they say il
the dredging is stopped thousands
Of dollars worth of oysts"s will lie at the
bottom OF the sounds and rivers of East
crn Carolina to be destroyed by musSels,
4 committee will be sent to Raleigh
soon to confer with the lawmakers and
act in conjunction with other committees
sent from other Eastern oyster towns
Now. it seems to me it will he WISE
and inst for the Legislature to take no
action in this matter until those so deep
~ interested reach Rald'gh and
furnish information that will enable that
honorable body to do the riqht thing and
do the greatest good to the greatest
number. II +. HARDY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchess
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and strong
nerves and build up your health. Easy
to take Try them. Only - cents.
Money back if not cured. Sold by all
Druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
WHO ovERWORK.

- - ONCA." OI4Aeu men arc an
easy mark for kidney troubles and all
catarrhal diseases. The experience OF
Mr.. j. Brake, Petrolca, Ont, Canada, is
well told in his letter which follows:
DR.. S. y. HarimaA, Coiu0bns, o.
DEAR SIR: - Four Years ago | had a
severe attack OF B~ight's disease. which
brought rae 50 low the doctor said moth
ing more could be done forme. When
one of your lectures en- the above dis
ease was read to me began to take Pc
ru-na and Man-a-lin, and found it acted
just as represented. In three months
| was we'll man, and have continued
so ever since. Seeing the good effects
on me, numbers of people of this town
have called on me who were suffering
from dyspepsia They have taken your
medicine with the best results
Pe-ra-na is the scientific remedy for
catarrh. Brights disease is catarrh
of the kidneys. Diarrhna is catarrh
Of The bowels.
Write TO the Pe-ru-na Medicine Co.,
Columbus, o., for DR.. Iartmans free
book on catarrh, in which these things
are clearly explained.
Mr. A.W. Coale, manager Gem nickel
Iines, Hillside, Col, writes;
-. 9 tried Pe-ru-na fpr catarrh. NV
gearing was almost, gone in one ear,
and one bottle OF Pe-ru-na cured me-"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
THE BRIDGE WENT DOWN
With Wagon, Team and Driycr-New
Cotton Mill Electric lights


Weldon. \. c.. Jan. 16.-(Special.) =
The bridge over Chockayatte Creek. at
CARROTS, which for some time has been
condemned, went down Saturday night
with wagon, team and driver. The
fall was twenty feet to the water. but
fortunately no damage to wagon, team
or driver was done. One mule was
injured, but not seriously
Arrangements are now being made to
construct an iron bridge over the creek,
the County Commissioners having made
Il contract for an mon bridge III their
December meeting.
The people here are much interested
in the pententiary investigation.
Work on the new cotton mill begins in
about thirty days.
A proposition will he submitted to the
town council to light Weldon by cleo
tricity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
SPAINHOUR' WILL WIN
(Watanea Democrat.

The contested election case between
Solicitor Harshaw and Mr.. j. f. Spain
hour is getting to he very interesting. On
investigation it was found that Har-
shaws majority in Watauga WIS re-
ported 10 votes too large. and the irreg-
ularities in Mitchell county arc too nun.
orous TO mention. 1t now seems that
Spainhour is sure to wear the official
erminc that was claimed by Harshaw
on January LIST.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the General Assembly
Of, North Carolina now in session for
the passage of private law for the
establishment of free library in the
city of Raleigh.
This the 10Th day Of January, 1899.
1--12-30t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17

La Grippe is again epidemic. Every
precaution should be taken to avoid it
Its specific cure is One Minute Cough
Cure. \. J. Sheperd, Publisher Agricul
tural Journal and Advertiser, Eden
Mo-. says: mo one will be disappoint-
ed in using One Minute Cough Cure fol-
La Grippe" Pleasant to take, quick to
nct. ]. Hal Bobbitt and Henry i.
Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. Robert c. Rivers succeeds Mr.
d. Il. Doughcrty as editor of the Wa
tauga Democrat. 1t is a ike paper.
Mr. II. /. McDufiie will to-day begin
the publication Of the Daily Reporter AT
Fayetteville. lie is an experienced news
paper man and will make live paper.
During the campaign he published the
Morehead City Pilot, which WAS Il fine
campaign paper.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton will be made to the Legislature of
North Carolina to incorporate the Allen
Bros. and Hill Company for the pur-
pose Of dealing in general mercantile
live stock and real estate business.
j. Ne. ALLEN.
Tan - 1900
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17

There are a good many high flyers
in this country, but the inventors Of
flying machines are not in that cate
CORY
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17

An agreeable truth may lie at the bot
tom of a well, but a disagreeable one al
ways comes to the surface.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17

Capital is of more advantage to n
community than demagogucs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
80z. RIGGAN'S 1890.
Toy and China Store.
1892.
Special Sales This Week-Bargains.

China nd
Naue opecial onerIhS eac
&c. eac
Tablets kind pencil will
advertisement
The n Sc
each Tablet We always select Gniewae
4quat Coffee Pots like this
We Nhkeware Polished
Nickel something good Tea Pots
Boilers and Poe Tea Strane Cuspdo walters Crumb Trays and SO
on
10 91lnch
Fine Writing Paper, 25c. pound
nd al shades.
Thin Blown Glass Tumhlers
$500.
Any Kind OF odd dish white and decorated wanted
SETS kind
VISIT RIGGANS'S CHINA AND TOY STORE
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
The Philippine Question,

The views of Mr.. John w. Tomlinson,
elsewhere presented, deserve careful
reading, for he presents many facts and
figures, and INDUCES in no Incorporate re-
marks or unwlse assertions. He believes
the Filipinos should be granted indepen-
dence He does not believe in holding in
subsection an inferior race by force.
Nor does he see in such policy any adj
vantages, commercial or military. This
country would simply accumulate a dis
tant and vulnerable colony, that would not
afford any trade advantages. From Manila
we could not maintain the open-door in
China, when we must there apply our own
Mckinley tariff. There would not be an
open door at Manila, and we could not
from there consistently demand one in
China. Nor could Manila become a cotton
depot, because English money is not there
to make it one.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
War Burdens in This Country.

The Spaniards rarely had more than H.
06O soldiers in the Philippines. An insur-
rection broke out in 1896, and the Madrid
government sent to the islands additional
troops until the number reached $4,000
men, and using this force it secured
peace through compromise. General Otis
will soon have an army of Gi,00o intelligent,
efficient solders-an army almost as large
as England maintains in all India and
Burmafl. The white force, all told, in those
great domains is only 10000 men. If Cen
eral Otis at the head of $4,000 men cannot
speedily conquer the Tagals, who were not
long ago armed with bows and arrows,
then ne cannot conquer them at all. 1t
is plain that Mr.. Mckinley and General
Corbin have decided to stand by Otis. Cor
bin proposes to see that the administration
does not weaken ON this point. He has the
presidential ear in military affairs to as
great an extent as Mr.. Hanna has in cam
paign and political matters. Corbin and
Hanna are in fact the real potential adj
ministrtion. Both dislike Miles and neither
admires Merritt. Between them they have
overcome Root and stayed the hand of Mr..
Mckinley. Otis is to have another chance.
His "chance" is very expensive to the
country. The army cost in July and Au-
gust $34 ,262 $50, or at the rate of over $780,
100000 year. This rate will be maintained
while Otis is having a "ehance."
Including pensions the military burden of
This country was even before General OTIS
began to have a "chance," heavier than
that of other countries. We give below
the cost of the war establishments of five
countries on a peace footing, that OF the
United States being for the year ended
June 80, 1897:
United States. ...$2l3, lol ,o62
Great Britain. ISo,ooo,3 io
Germany..... 113,S0o 92S
France. 1876 d61
Italy. -. -. 1851 90
The appropriations for the war establish
ments of this country this year aggregate
S273, 1884, 1S Including pensions the military
anu nav dl ACCOMPLISHMENTS IlOW Noot @o.V1 pct
capita, against s2.S2 in Italy, 1888 in Ger
many, SAT- in France and $5.13 in Great
Britain. The old boast that producers
We're not weighed down 10y great military
burdens in this country has under repub-
lican legislation and republican policy
wholly become misdt, the republic bear
ing to day am immense military burden,
are not equalled even in army ridden
France.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
ebert is Superior to Stag.

This is an age of shoes and rubber-tired
wagons and bicycles; and all who wear
shoes or drive rubher-tired wagons, or
ride bicycles have a right to object to the
use of Stag in the streets of this city IN
stead of ebert. If ebert were a rare and
expensive article. in this valley, the case
might be different; but ebert of the best
quality is found at every hand, in every
cutting, along every stream. The valley
was cherted by nature. and there can be
considerable difference between the cost of
Stag and the cost of ebert.
A good quality OF ebert contains about
thirty per cent. of lime, and this per-
centage Of lime operates after spells of wet
weather to consolidate and harden the en-
tire mass laid down in public road. 1t is
good material when so hardened and COM
pacted, and In extremely dry weather it
does not turn readily into fine. deep d2st
in the public roads. s..s does. The ne
is excellent road-making materla't the
other is not
The road-makers have no right u disre-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
Five Cent Fares on the EnsIey Line

The Board of Trade is certainly full of a
commendable spirit of enterprise and up
building. In securing needful changes and
reforms, 1t has asked that fve-cent fares
be granted to the people of Thomas, Pratt
City and Ensley and 1t has instructed one
of its committees to lay the matter before
the officials of the trolley company, and
request favorable action thereon.
Whatever is best for the people most
closely interested Is best in the long run
for the trolley company; and the Age
Herald is convinced that the request for
fve-cent fares on the Ensley line will be
decided on its business merits. If lower
fares will induce more people to live on
that line then it is safe to say that the
shrewd and capable managers of the trolley
company will grant the request. 1t Is
business that the trolley company wants,
and low fares are ordinarily the way to It,
The distance to Pratt City and Ensley is
about the distance to Gate City or East
Lake As tho fare to the two last named
points has for business reasons become five
cents. it is reasonable to assume that
Pratt City and Ensley will soon be dealt
with in a like manner. The managers of
the trolley company certainly have no de-
sire to treat any of their patrons unfairly.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
Suzerainty in the TransyaaI.

The difficulties between England and the
Transvaal are becoming thicker rather
than thinner The Beers now decline to
grant a five-year franchise, standing by
their proposition of a seven-year franchise.
In other respects they stand by the con-
vention of 1881. The holding of a Cape
town conference is evaded in the reply TO
MIR. Chamberlain's note and altogether the
situation is more warlike than it ever has
been. The Beers evidently have deter
mined to repeat Majubi Hill, in the hope
of finally winning complete Independence.
In the convention of 1881 it was expressly
declared that all the foreign relations of
the Transvaal should be conducted by
Great Britain After Majubi Hill Mr.
Gladstone concluded the convention of 1884.
and in that convention no mention was
made of suzerain rights. England claims
that suzezrainty was settled once and for
all in 1851 the Beers claim that the con-
vention of 1884 superseded that of 1881, and
as suzerainty was not mentioned in the
document of 1884 1t now exists, If at all,
by courtesy only. Inc BOerS HoW nave vi
plomatic agents in some countries.
The proposed interference in the domestic
affairs of the Transvaal is based upon the
declaration in both conventions in favor
of the enjoyment "of all civil rights Just
what this phrase means it is difficult to
say; but it is not difficult to see that the
complaints of the Outlanders have brought
arp the entire issue in all its breadth and
scope, and it is more than probable that
war alone can determine how it shall be
settled England will never yield the SUI
zzerain rights named in the convention of
1881, and the chances are that If war comes
the Beers will have to trek to German East
Africa il they desire to get rid of English
domination. The stake is a great one. and
the 100000 Beers probably are the stubborn
est $4,000 in this world.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
SUFFRAGE AND REPRESENTATIONS

From the Philadelphia Record.
The Acknowledgement of negro voters in
some of the southern states by the estab-
lishment of educational tests is likely to
lead to an effort to restrict the representa-
ton of such states in congress, under the
provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment
in proportion to the number of disqualified
voters. The disqualification is not absolute
The negro may get the right to vote by
qualifying himself; burt the disqualification
will, perhaps, be permanently effective.
1t is to be regretted that the disqualified
ton of ignorant voters which southern
states like Mississippi, South Carolina and
Louisiana have been compelled to adopt in
sef-protection should not be also adopted
in every northern state. 1t would offer a
solution of many difficulties that beset state
and municipal government, and at the
same time smooth the way to satisfac-
tory reimbursement of the fasis of represen-
tation in congress. There seems to be no
other means of repairing the terrible mis-
take that was made when the ballot was
thrust into the hands of the negro thus
suddenly eveing the quality of American
citizenship by the unnecessary intrusion of
a baser element.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17
BY JOHN ". ToMLINsoN

sian, French or German ear would be open
to anything but the infinite humor of it?
A Russian View of 1t
A noted Russian author has recently
pointed out the folly of the United States
becoming am ally of England, when Ger
many and England are bent upon parti-
toning China, which would forever put
an end to the "open door policy; the
writer claiming that the United States
should, at least, maintain friendly SYM
pathy with Russia in her efforts to MAIN
tain the 'integrity of China" He says
nothing but Russia being at Port Arthur
has held Germany and England back.
American Enterprise Hindered
Speaking of the great Russian railroad
penetrating China, the New York Tribune
says that sit is practically American in
construction and equipment and the ship
ments of American machinery this year
will be greater than ever before, and that
it opens up Russian Asia to American
manufacturers" which but illustrates the
wisdom of the doctrine of peace, COM
merce and honest friendship with all ma
tion-entangling alliances with nome" and
shows how timely is the plank in the re-
cent democratic platform of Ohio, denounc-
ing the republican party for its secret al
lance with England.
Manila Cotton Depot
With all Difference to the opinions of
those who picture the removing of the cot
ton distributing point from Liverpool to
Manila, l would suggest that it cannot be
done unless you remove England's money
also to Manila Why is Liverpool now the
cotton market rather than some other sea
port city? 1t is simply because England has
the money with which to buy the cotton,
to hold It, to manufacture it and sell it.
Why Not Mobile?
II the United States had more money,
the people of this country could hold their
cotton, and after supplying an increased
home demand. manufacture and ship the
surplus from one of our own sea port cities
for instance Mobile direct to the points of
destination Why should it be necessary
for a ship, loaded with American goods,
destined for some other part of the Orient,
to unload at Manila?
All Benefits without Annexation
But suppose it is necessary for American
ships, loaded with American goods,
destined for some other part of the Orient,