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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
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prominent citizen, of Fayetteville,
discussing the dispensary law in opera
ton in that place, said yesterday:
"A seeming attempt is being made IN
the public prints, by the few friends
of the Cumberland County Dispensary
law, TO create the impression that on ac-
count of the profits made by the dis
pensary for eighteen months, the law
is popular in the county and ought not
to be repealed. If such were the facts,
is it any reason for its retention? Is it
not an agreement that the law has not
effected the end intended, tO-Wlt: the
decrease of the sale and drinking Of in
toXicants? The fact that the sale of
liquor by the county, controlled, adver-
tised, and pushed by the board, is profi-
table business to the county, is, from q
moral standpoint an argument that II
should not be conducted by it. If 1t IS
immoral for the individual to sell it ana
make a profit thereby, is it not more I'M
moral for the citizens as whole, through
their accredited representatives, TO en-
gage in it and make a profit therefrom
However, that may be, the fact is, that
the law is not popular and large ma
iority Of the people desire its repeal.
There was introduced in the House
on yesterday petition signed by very
large number of the leading business
men. merchants, bankers, lawyers. doc
tors laborers and others of the city of
Fayetteville and a large number of the
farmers of the county asking its repeal.
The law was passed by the last Legisll-
turc. without notice to the people, with
out giving them a vice in the matter
and in the spirit of spite and revenge
generally indulged in by that body, and
the Democratic party Of the county is
pledged to give the people hearing
on it.
1t has not stopped the sale of liquor
in the least degree, but has only subst tu-
ted for the saloon the bottle drinking, the
alley dram-shop and the blind tiger 1t
ought to be repealed or the people, at
least, ought to have a voice in its con
troll"
Talking with member Of the Le@iS-
lature from Cumberland county last
night he said that during the campaign
he and his colleagues had promised to
give the people vote upon the dispen-
sary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
FAVORS IT'S REPEAL.
A Teacher Objects to the Asheville Nor
NAL Colleges Privilege.
Mars Hill. \. c., Jan. Q.

Mars Hill, \. c., Jan. 0.
To the Editor: We wish to call the
attention. of the present Legislature to
one thing: Is It right for tia graduates
of the Asheyille Normal College to
teach our public schools without cfr-
tificates and the graduates of the Uni
versty, Trinity, Wake Forest and other
institutions to pay $1.00 and $50 or
$500 for life certificate. We believe
every member of the Legislature will
answer in the negative. so mote it
be-" We ask that this law he repealed.
Yours truly.
=. ". HALL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

Dr. J. +. Miller and Director B. f.
Aycock, of the Goldsboro Hospital, and
DR.. Murphy and Capt. J. p. Sawyer,
of the Morganton Hospital are in the
city. In conjunction with DR.. Kirby
and the directors of the Raleigh Hos
pital, they have been going over the
laws relating to insane asylums which
they had employed Mr.. James FL. Pou
to codify. 1t is understood that the
laws rs codifed will be presented to the
Legislature, with a few amendments.
The authorities of the Morganton Hos
pita and the oldsboro Hospital will
ask additional appropriations to increase
their accommodate
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

There will be some of the strongest
cotton mill manufacturers in the State
here on the 10th to advocate my b.ll fs-
tablshing a textile school, said NJ 70.
lot Clarkson, of Mecklenburg. The COM
mittee on Education will give them a
hearing on the 10Th, and their speeches
will convince all that the bill ought to
pass"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

Speaker Conner yesterday morning
signed the second law of the session. 1t
is S. Is. No. l., II. Il. No. II, an act
fixing the pay of employees of the Gen
eral Assembly, The first law passed
and signed was ii. Il. No. Is. S. b. No
16 providing for the election of an en-
rolling clerk. 1t was signed by the
Speaker Saturday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

DIR. Cyrus Thompson says his income
from the insurance fees is $500 per
year. DIR. Cyrus will bid that income
farewell in short order.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

The G. A. II. at Ashevile wants May
30th made public holiday. Wait till
Mckinley passes his law to care for Con-
federate cemeteries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

The Isaac Smith caucus incident is
closed. No more communications will
appear with reference TO it. This for the
information of colored correspondents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

The Democratic Legislature is honest.
1t will see that every just debt is paid.
1t will examine all claims and pay those
that are just, but it will find way that
will not put all the burden on the peo-
pie in this year of five-cent cotton times,
or that will let the Republicans escape
the condemnation of the people for
squandering the money that ought to
have been used TO pay the legitimate ex-
penses of the penitentiary.
Instead of an appropriation from the
treasury, let the Legislature authorize
the issue of four per cent bonds (they
will sell at a premium), to the exact
amount of the penitentiary deficit, and
with the money realized from their sale,
pay the parties who hold claims against
the penitentary. In order to show for
what purpose the bonds were issued it
in red ink across the face of each bond
This hond is issued to pay the deficit
due by the pen.tentiary board from 1897
to 1899" or words to that effect. This
would let all the world know that the
Republican rule of 1S35-'99 was a second
fern of Republican rule of 1869. and
posed by the Radicals through a dozen
years rather than be burdened with it all
in one year
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

Admiral Dewey's father and brother
say he is a Republican. That spoils
Henry Watterson's candidate for the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

No more new Judges. We hav
enough!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

They are beginning to talk about es-
tablishing a county out of lower Rich
mond and calling it Scotland. 1t has
been suggested that Red Shirt would
be better name.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

Messrs. NJ. L. Reid, V. V. Richard
son and L. A. Grier. directors of the
Deaf and Dumb school at Morganton,
are in Raleigh and held a meeting last
night to consider the needs of that in
stitution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
edness is. According to Mr. Mewborne's
report. the ascertained debt it:
Due State Treasurer. ....... S15.S27. AS
Audited bills unpaid ........ 62,67O.39

Due State Treasurer. ..... $15,S27.45
Audited bills unpaid ........ 62,670.39
Total S1S,491.S4
We are nowhere told how much is the
floating debt not audited. We shall be
glad if it does not bring the total debt
up to more than SlUU,oOo.
Against this debt we are told that there
is quantity of cotton and corn, most
of which has not been gathered land can
not be profitably gathered now, the
balance being in turnips, rec, rutabagas,
peanuts. chips and whctstones, from
which very little can be realized. This
Legislature may count on deficit when
all the reports are in, of something like
100000, and provision will have to be
made for the payment of every dollar
due.
How shall the debt, necessitatcd by
venality and incompctency, be paid!
Nine thousand dollars to-day, ten thou
sand dollars next week, ten the next and
so ON until all has been settled! Would
any business man pursue this method!
Shall the Legislature appropriate money
out of the common fund in the treasury
to meet the deficit even after the sum
has been ascertained?
VIII it not be wiser to issue State bonds
for the total amount of the deficit, and
let the bonded debt be n charge upon the
penitentiary?
II the Legislature appropriates the
money from the Treasury, either by
picce-meal or in lump, the total deficit
will appear in the appropriations made
by the Democratic Legislature, and will
be charged up as money spent by the
new Legislature. Though we can eX-
plain on the stump that it was a Fusion
debt we inherited. the Fusion orators
will embrace it in the expenses of the
Democratic Legislature and two years
from now will charge that the Demo-
Gratis spent as much money as they DID,
Those who are familiar with the difficult
ty of running after and correcting Re
publican campaign lies understand how
difficult it will be, if the big deficit is
paid out of the common fund in the
treasury, to show that it was caused by
Republican rascality or incompetency, or
both.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

The House Committee on Public Print
ing will be announced to-day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

1t was announced in the House yes
terday that there would be concert at
Peace Institute Friday evening, compli-
mentary to members of the General
Assembly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

The bill introduced early in the session
by Mr.. Currie to tax the Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance Company, viii not be
passed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

Mr.. Powell, of Wake, was not very
well yesterday, but he was not too i'll
to be at his desk during the session
OF the House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
RALEIGH CAN STAND 1T.
If the Governor Does Not Insist in Re.
Installing Jim Young.
Charlotte Obseryer.l

Charlotte Observer
We congratulate Raleigh upon the
fact that the Third North Cirolina rrgi-
ment is to be mustered out there instead
of at Macon, Ga. That town will he
truly blessed which witnesses the mus
tcr-out of these desperadoes, and the
turning of them loose upon I with money
in their pockets and relieved of such lit
tie discipline as they have been under
while making their record.
DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP cures
any case of bronchitis, lung affection anu
grippe. Physicians prescribe this relia-
bic remedy, and druggists recommend 1T;
because it never fails to cure, and costs
but % cents a bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
THE LOUISIANA PLAINTIFF PRO.
PERTY QUALIFICATION.

In advocating the superiority Of the
Louisiana plan of restricting suffrage.
we have had reference only to the clause
provided that no male person who was
on January 1st. 1867, or at any date
prior thereto. entitled to vote under the
Constitution or statutes of any State Of
the United States, wherein he then re-
sided, and no son or grandson of any
such person not less than twenty-one
years of age at the date of the adoption
of this Constitution, and no male person
of foreign birth, who was naturalized
prior to the first day of January, 1898.
shall be denied the right to register and
vote in this State by reason of his fail
IRE to possess the educational or pro-
perry qualifications prescribed by this
Constitution"
The grandfather clause" as it is call
ed. is the one we ought to insert in our
amendment in preference to anything
else. We have lot advocated the prop
erty qualification and do not believe it
ought to be incorporated. The educa-
1ional requirement softened by the
Mississippi understanding" clause, and
the Louisiana grandfather clause and
the poll tax receipt, will do the work.
The people of North Carolina will re-
ioice in the denomination of General
Joseph r. Hawley by the Connecticut
Republican caucus after one of the most
bitterly waged contests in the history
of that State. General Hawley was
horn in Richmond county, this State,
and recently visited his old home near
Laurinburg. His influence has kept
Laurinburg from having negro post
master under the present adminisira-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13
TIE YEARS BUSINESS.

Our business in 1898 larger than previous
Only it, We know The quality
reduction
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-13

The News and Observers telephones:
Editorial Rooms ..................9 80
Business Office $500. ............ 127
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16

Few women outside of royal personages
ever ask the hand of a man in marriage.
Perhaps only one has had the experience
of being rejected by a man without hav-
ing proposed TO him. That there was one
is evident from the published memoir of
DR.. Jowett of Oxford. The master Of
BalliOfs personality was potent. and good
women ieh its fascination. An Undergrad
uate was in in college. and his sister, com
ing to oxford 10 nurse him, was invited
by DR.. Jowett to stop at his house. she
received from him the utmost kindness
and attention. and when leaving said with
much hesitation. that she would venture
10 ask very great favor. She again hest
tated. The master grew uneasy and looked
interrogative.
win you marry me?" at last she asked.
He paced up and down, blushed deeply
and replied
That would not be good either for you
or me-
"Oh, OH" exclaimed the young woman,
blushing even more deeply. L meant to
say ! am going TO be married. and would
you perform the service?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16

Nine. Annette Howler has gone TO
Turkey to practice dentistry in the harem
of the Sultan. She studied dentistry in this
country. Heretofore because of the strict
exclusion of men the harem has had no
dentist and The fadics are reported to be
sadly in need of one.
o Alexander Dewitt who has lived in
Poughkeepsie, n. T., for the past forty
years, practically on the bounty Of his
friends is now dead and 1t is found he
mas left q fortune OF $4,000 OF this he has
beQueathed $780, GOO 10 a nephew who once
sent him $15, and who is the only relative
that ever manifested any interest in his
Wslfare.
THE reported intention of the French
government TO charge Dreyfus and with
hold from his arrears of pay a franc a day
for lodging expenses while a prisoner may
be with q view towards raising some of
the money the captain may claim as dam
age for false imprisonment in case he is
acquitted. The total sum to be charged
him, according to the London Telegraph,
is ,592 francs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16

The inference to be drawn from the ac-
ton of the Democrats of Pennsylvania,
who met in convention on Wednesday.
is that they are in favor of nominating
A1r, Bryan for President but are not
wholly satisfied with the Chicago plat
form. Stl, il may be that they thought
it wouldn't be wise to bring the question
of the free and unlimited coinage of silver
into the state campaign. II is certain
that a declaration in favor of silver
wouldn't gain any votes in the keystone
state. But il doesn't follow because the
Chicago platform was turned down at
Harrisburg it win not have the support
of the Pennsylvania delegation to the ma
tional convention. In other words, it is
impossible to tell from the action of the
Democratic state convention what the ac-
ton of the convention which win select
delegates TO the Democratic national con-
vention win be.
II is known that many of the Demo-
cratic leaders of Pennsylvania think it
would be wise to reaffirm the Chicago
platform The hearty manner in which
Mr. Bryan's name was cheered would
seem to indicate that when the time comes
Pennsylvania viii not hesitate to join
in reafirming the Chicago platform. They
know that Mr.. Bryan would be seriously
handicapped IL he were nominated on a
platform which didn't contain those
MIA Of la
were the real issues in the campaign of
1896. Indeed, it would be a mistake to
nominate Mr.. Bryan on a platform which
didn't contain demand for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of l6 to l. 1t is doubtful if he would ac-
cept a nomination on a platform which
didn't contain substantially the same sill
yer declaration that is in the Chicago
platform.
II is noticeable that the Pennsylvania
Democrats come out rather mildly against
trusts They realize that the trust ques-
ton is going to play an important part
in the next national campaign, but they
have some doubt as to whether trusts
can be reached by legislation to the ex-
tent of crushing them out This doubt
is calculated 10 weaken their declaration
IL there is doubt at this stage Of the
| fight as 10 whether trusts can be reached
| by legislation, political platform declara.
ton against them viii only serve TO make
| them more bold and defiant II trusts
are to be fought successfully It must moi
be admitted in advance that there arc
serious doubts as to whether there is any
power that Is capable OF dealing success
: fully with them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
His Idea OF n wag.

Hoy yez heard about it?' queriea
Shannigan, with well simulated indigna-
ton, according to Harper's Bazaar "Dhe
aut critics wudnt let 'em bury a poor
Dwld woman yisterdayi"
''Wudnt let EN- bury her?" calculated
McLubberty. An for phwoy not vi
dunno %
She wasn't dead That's wan on yez.
Mack
"Niver moind! Nver moind! Oin work
ut aph on sawmbody ilse"
Meeting O'Hoggerty little later he re-
marked; "Uts savages thot rule us,
d'yez moind@
.Orm not married mesilf," replied
OHOggarty, calmly.
"Oi don't name chat. Begorra, obey
wudn't let em bury a poor ovid dead wo-
man yisterdayr'
"Phwoy not?'
"B'cause she wasn't dead. Haw! Hawp'
Wasn't dead? Die divil! Yez just said
she was dead"
"Av OF did, OF got ahead av mesilf.
Uts joke, dyez see? OF am a Wag
D,,yez know Dhwot a wag is?'
"Phwot. thin?"
"A wag is dom foolr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16

Win Allen White and wife We're in Atch-
ison lately, says The Globe of that city
Mrs White tells the following story on
her husband: Some years ago Fred Har-
vey gave Mr.. White pass good at the
Harvey eatins-houses along the Santa Fe.
and Mr.. and Mrs White started on a trip
10 Colorado TO take advantage of Mr.. Har-
Neys generosity. At every eating station
Mr.. White ate enormously, and then proud
ly produced his free ticket. He had had il
year and never before found an oppor-
tunity to use it, Mrs White. who was
compelled to pay for her meals, ate very
sparingly, aud some of the other passen-
gers remarked how much the husband ate
and how daintily his wife nibbled.
When they reached the last station
where the free ticket was good Mr. White
ordered everything in sight, and simply
stuffed himself. Mrs White remained IN
the car and nibbed a little lunch she had
brought along. When Mr.. White returned
to the car his wife noticed that he looked
mighty unhappy, considering that he had
previously been enormously enjoying the
Fred Harvey free ticket He continued
looking unhappy, and his wife feared tkat
possibly he had foundered himself and
pressed him for an explanation.
wei, Sallie,' he finally said Il might
as Wen make a clean breast Of it. That last
one wasn't a Fred Harvey eating house,
and was compelled to pay $2.75 for my
breakfaSt.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
why the soldier Was Mad.

An English physician. who has been
much interested in the American opera
tous against The FiiipiuOs, tells this
story: We had just finished our break
fast one morning. and 1 was talking TO
President SchuTmau. We were watching
the weird manner IN WHICH the leaves If
me sensitive pant ooened and closed
when there was a yell. accompanied by
the crack OF a rife and the whistle of
bullet A soldier came running down The
decline At the rate Of twenty-five knots,
as The Americans say. On asking MIN the
cause OF this energy ne held up his left
hand, the left g-hnger of which had
been pierced by a bullet, leaving a neat
circular opening through the first pha-
lanX. After icing dressed he wanted to
go on fighting. and was greatly annoyed
because i would not allow him to- Taint
50 much the burned portfolio through me
finger ne said, as gets me on the r-9-:
it's the losin' of al the - fun.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
Snake story That Rivals Munchaus-

American inventors of snake stories
must look to their laurels; the educated
BengaH has entered into competition, and,
judging from the sample given in good
faith by native paper at Calcutta, he
will be hard to beat, says the London
Globe. Some time back the lovely daugh-
ter of a wealthy Zemindar was bitten by
a cobra, and died in the course of a few
hours.
AS her remains We're being conveyed to
the Gauges for sepulture a wassing patrI-
arch Of reverend mien proposed that he
should be allowed to experiment with re-
suscitation. As he bore a high reputation
as a professor of occult science, the sor-
rowing relatives heartily consented The
sage then obtained three cowries. aud.
after praying very energetically threw the
smells on the ground. Instantly one dis
appeared, and the spectators were won
derlng what had become of it when a huge
cobra burst out of the adjacent Jungle
bearing the missing coWrie on it's fore
head. 1t must have been an humble sort
of reptile, for when ordered by the sage
TO suck the wound on the deceased lady
It at once complied, and then died to save.
further trouble. Within an hour its hu-
man victim had quite recovered, and went
on merrily with her husband and rela-
tives, none the worse for her little adyen-
ture.
Such was the marvellous treatment >.
SAYS the narrator. ''of the peasant Mouia
BuX, professor Of the occult science which
with the spread of the so-caled Western
land. What We cannot understand is
why snakes committed more atrocities
when occult science was in its prime than
under western civilization.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
The Tornado.
John R. Musick in Kansas City Independ-


John R. Musick In Kansas City Independ-
ent.
All day the angry clouds had swept
AthwaIt a saffron sky.
All day the restless winds had went
To natures fearless sigh:
Twas eventide, and eager eyes
sun watched the brazen west
With fearful gaze, while aching throbs
Fllled every anxious breast.
Then, suddenly came from above
A thing of awful form,
Inc rolling chariot of JoVe
The monarch of the storm:
With thunderous and deadly roar
And black as Satan's frown.
on came the raging, baleful thing
That doomed the happy town
Fly for your lives! it's coming down.
The people wildly cry
But roar on roar their voices drown
Those luckless ones must die
The courSing couriers of the air
Inc storm king S midnight steeds
Come laundering down the raven sSv.
Ana nauSht their course impedes
Now round and round, in mazes dark
The whirlng monster goes.
And from the inky heavens vault
a shrieking hurricane blows;
All, hear the screams of wild despair
And see-that mangled form
Goes Kissing through the angv air
There's murder in the storm!
With crash and roar the houses fall
or soar aloft on high
To mingle with the blackened smoke
That fills the weeping sky.
A moment. and the monsters gone
We pause to gain our breath.
While DER that smoking, ruined nath
There broods the hush Of death
The widows sob, the orphans cry.
The groans that fiji the air
The trembling hand. the fearless eve
BSspeaks supreme despair
And all night lone the faithful toll
Beneath the ruined heap
Unul each mangled form is found.
And then sit down to weep.