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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
In Gattis-Kilgo Case and An Appeal
o Taken.

Oxford, N. c., May 1.-(Special.) >
The demurrer in the Gattis-Kilgo -sland-
er case was sustained this afternoon and
appeal was taken to the Supreme court.
Argument was only finished to-day. 1t
will be remembered that defendants de-
INJURED to being sued jointly and claim
ed that they could only be sued separate
ly. That was the only point ruled on.
The case will hardly come up for a
hearing on it's merits before a jury,
earlier than the January term of court
Mr.. Gattis and his son were present at
the hearing, the defendants appearing
by counsel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02
Perry Belmont and his brother, Q. H

Perry Belmont and his brother. .. IL.
r., are wide apart on politics. the first
being Democratic ''bolter'' and the
last regular but they have both
married divorced women, the last Van
derbilt's divorced wife, and now Perry
marries SlOane's divorced wife. Before
marriage, Perry's wife gave all her
Sloane property back to him, but 0. IL.
P's kept her Vanderbilt property. 1t is
of such that society" chooses its lead
ers
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Baltimore votes today. 1t is vote of
far-reaching Importance. 1t is primari-
ly to restore white supremacy and good
government in Baltimore. but it means
really to show whether Maryland is not
about ready to come back to its old
Democratic moorings after having fed
on the husks of Republican rule all
these years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Yesterday was Dewey" day. 1t is just
one year ago that he won the greatest
naval victory of history. The enthu-
siasm of the people in receiving the Raj
eigh foretells in a small way the recep-
ton Dewey will receive when he re-
turns to his home to be universally re-
garded as the greatest naval hero of
this century.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Like breeds like. Lynch law breeds
lynch law. The brute Hose committed
crime for which he deserved instant
death. A negro in Tennessee, who
burned a barn, was also lynched. The
whole business must be stopped or our
civilization will be destroyed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Bishop Turner says that he would pre-
fer to see his race put back again in
slavery than to remain subject to lynch
law. The bishop has always exhorted
his race to live righteOusly. If Hose
had taken the bishops advice he would
be living today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Secretary Alger coyly lisps: IF my
State should see fit to send me to the
Senate would appreciate the honor.
The rest of the Mckinley cabinet
would appreciate the ''honor" also.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02
COLONY MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION.
tNewbern .TOIIrnal,

The annual meeting of the Roanoke
Colony Memorial Association was held
in this city. at the office of its president,
on the 9th of April that being the date
in 1oS4, III old style. when Captains
Amadas and Barlowe set ont from the
west of England in the banks Tiger and
AdiInrall having been sent out by Sir
Walter Raleigh-upon the voyage that
resulted i'll the discovery of Roanoke Is
land. and i'll it's occupation by them lin
the right of the Queens most Excellent
Majestic tElizabeth). as rightful Queen
and Princess of the same"
a resolution was passed to request
each stakeholder to contribute small
sum annually or to suggest means by
which the receipts of the association
may be increased and its objects effect
led.
1t was suggested and urged as wholly
III Keeping with the purposes Of the as
ISOLATION that steps be taken to erect IN
this city IL suitable monument to the
memory of Governor Abner Nash. of
Colonial and Revolutionary fame. Il long
time resident of Newbern, who lies in Il
neglected and desecrated grave on the
Pembroke plantation on Trent river and
Brice'S creek. and to mark with Il tablet
in some appropriate way the site OF
Tryon's Colonial 'Palace.'
The following officers were elected to
serve for the year ensuing:
President. Graham Dawes; Secretary
and Treasurer. Miss Leah ID. Jones.
both of Newbern; President w. d..
Pruden of EdentOn. Board of Directors:
Mrs X. II. Gotten, of Falkland; DR..
VIM. X. Capehart, of Avoca; RI Rev.
Joseph Il. Cheshire. Raleigh; DR.. Thos.
j. Boykin, Baltimore; Rev. Il. b. Drane,
land Mr.. John q. Wood. Edenton. The
President. Vice-President and Secretary
constitute the executive committee.
The next annual meeting will probably
be held in Edenton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

London dispatches announce that
in the partition of China just agreed
upon America has been left out in
the cold" Meantime America has
enough on her hands to enable her
to stand the temperature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Mark Hanna exclaims in the ear of
an interviewer: Il do not believe in
bossism" Marcus still clings to his
first love. the barrel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

Chcagoans shouted treason" and
liar" at Bishop and a university
professor who spoke against imperial
ism. With strange self-restraint they
refrained from throwing hunks of
embalmed beef at the speakers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

To AguinaldO: Surrender without con-
slitions and the liberty loving Americans
will soon refuse to put any government
upon you except by consent of the gov
erned'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP Cures
the most stubborn coughs, colds. and
lung affections. Even incipient consump
ton has been successfully cured by this
marvellous remedy. Sufferers will obtain
relief after a few doses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

The city elections in the various towns
yesterday resulted favorably for Demo
cracy and good government
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02
MRS. BOWMAN I'LL.
Early Vegetable Looking Up.-Victims
of the Grip.

Columbia. n. c., May 1.-(Special.) y
Judge Bowman, owing to the serious
sickness of his wife, cannot hold Tyrrell
court this week. q
Notwithstanding the late spring, Irish
potatoes and other early crops are look
ing well, and are growing rapidly.
In one county graveyard in this county,
there have been eleven interments since
January, owing to la grippe being cpl
demic in that community.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

The betting in Baltimore is 10 to ! in
favor of Democratic success today. SO
mote ii be.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

a widow knows when IA man is in love
with her long before he knows it HIM
self.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02

The latest wrinkles are rough on any
one.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-02
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
England Wants skaguay.

~ REAT Britain is covetous of
~ Skaguay and has made overtures
ITO this country for it's transfer,
offering in exchange certain trade con-
cessions. Since gold was found in the
Klondike region England sees the i'm
portance of an outlet under it's own
control. The mouth of the Yukon, like
Skaguay, is on American territory and
so Great Britain has no port for the
klondike.
1t is not likely that this country will
sell Skaguay at any price. If it does
it will make grievous error. Surely
no expansionist can favor giving up
territory on this continent On the con-
trary the proper policy would seem to
be to surrender not one inch of terri
tory once acquired on this continent
but gradually to increase possessions
until the day arrives when the Stars
and Stripes shall wave over all North
America. .,.
If Great Britain is inclined to dicker
perhaps it might have something on this
continent to offer for the Philippines.
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third of the billion dollars. This is equal
to the war budgets of Russia, Germany
and Italy combined and is only 100000
less than the combined war budgets of
France, England, Austria and Spain.
Imperialism comes high.
Even If the army bill should pass this
congress, which seems doubtful, an ex-
ira session will probably be called for
the purpose of framing revenue meas
ure which will produce an additional
s1O0,0o0,000 annually. This must be
added to the s150,0O0,O00 annually of
stamp war taxes which are to be con-
tinued indefinitely, making the total
annual war tax 25o,OOO,O0O. The present
excess of expenditures over revenues is
s159,0000o0 and this does not include the
$40, 1000, 900 due to Spain.
1t is not likely, with the few days left
the present congress in which to act,
that any measure for additional rev.
enue can be passed and hence an extra
session is extremely probable.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
For a Campaign Fund.

TT will be of interest to the silver peo-
pie of Montana to know that active
work is being done by the ways and
means committee of the bimetallic
union in the way of raising funds to
defray the expenses of the next pres-
Dental campaign. There are very few
rich men who are silver men, and while
the republican party can in a few days
obtain monster campaign fund by
subscriptions from trusts, monopolies,
corporations and millionaires, the dem
dcratic party must depend almost solely
On the common people for it's cam
Taign fund. True, by sacrificing the
cause of silver the democratic party
would have no difficulty in obtaining
from wealthy members of the party in
the East all the funds it might need,
but the democratic party will not sac
rifiee silver. The Bryan campaign
showed the necessity of raising in ad-
vance a sum sufficient to carry on the
next campaign.
The ways and means committee con-
sists of Senators James K. Jones of
Arkansas, William V. Allen of Ne
braska, Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado.
Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld of Illinois
and Ex-Governor William j. Stone of
Missouri The committee was APP
pointed last September by Senator
Jones, chairman of the democratic ma
ffona1 central committee. under au-
thority vested in him by the national
committee. The committee has APP
Printed w. II. Harvey, author of
.Goints Financial School," as general
manager. The committee has opened
offices in Chicago. The whole plan of
the committee is to appeal to the peo-
pie to furnish funds with which to
wage in 1900 a campaign for "bimetal-
ism and anti-monopoly." ='e&a $500
The committee has circulated in every
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1899.
TEN PAGES.
The Vests Disgrace.

+ 7 TAH is the third western state
in which an investigating COM
mittee has been appointed to in
quire into charges of bribery in
connection with senatorial contests.
First came Montana Then there was
an investigating committee appointed
in California which found that the
speaker of the house had accepted
money from one of the senatorial can
didates and ;le was expelled. In the
Utah legislature ON Saturday one. of
the republican members charged NC
Cune with having tried ito ibribe him
and he produced eighty dollars in cash
to corroborate his statement claiming
that this was apart of the fifteen hun
dred dollars he was to receive for his
vote. An investigating committee was
appointed which will report to-day y
1t must be expected that the bribery
which has undoubtedly been going on
in the senatorial fights in western
states must give the people OF the East
q very bad impression of the West.
The difficulty is that they are likely ito
exaggerate the extent of the corrup-
ton and believe that all western peo-
pie are like some. They are not likely
I'd understand that the majority of citi-
zsns in the western states are honest
and honorable and cannot be pur-
chased at any price to do wrong act.
Montana, like other western states
which have been disgraced, must out
live its disgrace
While the people of this state deeply
feel the ignominy which has been
farced upon them, advertising Montana
all over the union as corrupt state,
still there are some things for which
the people are very thankful. One of
these is that at the head of this state
Is a governor in whom the people have
the most implicit confidence-a conf
dence worthily bestowed. Another is
that it has a supreme court the per-
sonnet of which is of a character such
as to inspire equal confidence The
people of Montana can trust their gov
ernor and their supreme court to do
What is honorable and right and here is
L. groundwork from which to rebuild
Montana's reputation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
DEAD PENNILESS.
Sad Death of Arthur Deweese in a Chari-
table Institution.


Kansas City, Feb. 19.-Arthur De-
Weese, the son of once wealthy parents
and years ago classmate of James l..
Flood, son of the late bonanza king,
died here to-day at the Helping Hand
institute. Penniless, Deweese entered
the insttut last fall and had worked
there since then. Deweese was born in
San Francisco and was sent to the Lee
land Stanford university. When re-
verses came to his parents young De-
weese became a clerk in San Francis
co bank, later led an eventful life In
Colorado mining camps and then pur-
chased a ranch in Texas. In this last
enterprise he lost, and becoming de-
spondent, Joined the army, being de-
tailed in the 18th cavalry. He was pro-
NOTED to sergeant and detailed to
Washington. where he kept books in
the army department After receiving
an honorable discharge, Deweese work
ed as a cowboy on southwestern ranch
and one night averted a stampede,
nearly losing his life. He finally drifted
to Kansas City last fall. and soon be-
coming penniless, applied to the institu.
ton where he died. for shelter. Ten
days ago James l.. Flood, his old class
mate, was married in this city, the wed
ding being one of the most sumptuous
ever seen in Kansas City Deweese' $
father, who lives in st. Louis, has been
notified.
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Wouldn't Read the Papers.

was strange confession
Secretary Alger made in his lat
est interview He said that dur
ing the war when criticisms were freely
made by some of the newspapers he
gave orders that those papers which
criticised him or the department should
not be sent to him. He had no time
to read them.
That explains the manifest surprise
of Alser when he was hooted in the
streets of Boston last week. He wouldn't
read any papers except those admins
tration organs which Worshipped him.
That man must indeed be full of con-
ceit who will not read any suggestions
that may be offered or criticisms which
may be made, but confines his reading
to newspapers which he knows will ap-
prove of everything be does, whether
it be right or wrong. Like the ostrich
hiding its head under bush, he i'm
agined that there could be no public
condemnation of his course because he
wouldn't read about it.
So Alger had his awakening in Bos-
ton. If he wants to retain his exalted
opinion of himself he should not VEN
ture out of his office and should con-
fine his reading to the New York Sun.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
COUNCIL RESIGNED.
General Henry Threatened Them With
imprisonment.

General Henry Threatened Them with
Imprisonment.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Feb. 19.-The
mayor and majority of the municipal
council of San Juan have rendered their
resignation. A few days ago the ques-
ton Of killing cattle for municipal con-
sumption was referred to General Guy
Y. Henry, governor general of Porto
Rico. After an investigation, General
Henry issued an order regarding the
matter and the mayor and members OF
the council declared that they would re-
sign before, complying with the COVER
nor's decree.
General Henry, thereupon, told them
If they did not stop trifiing and obey
orders, he would have them imprisoned.
A meeting of the council was held to-
day and resulted in the mayor and
council rendering their designations on
account of the alleged insult by the gov
ernor general and his partisan friends.
The deposed liberals are said ITO be
back of the trouble. General Henry
says he can govern the city better with
new councilmen, who will not oppose
American methods. Considerable feel
ing has been excited by the incident.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
Work Still to Be Done,

rs ONGRESS has eleven days left in
" which to complete the business
before it, counting Washingtons
birthday as working day instead OF
holiday. Many important bills remain
to be disposed of. Most of the tim. of
the senate will be consumed probably
In the discussion of the army bill, In
the house the sundry civil bill has not
been entirely disposed of. while tho Tort
lhcations bill, the general deficia,cv D,I
and the navy bill also remain to be dis
posed of by the house.
Inc present congress will be remem-
bered as the most expensive this coun
try has had since Reeds famous .bi]lion
dollar congress- The governmental
expenditures of this country are rapidly
approaching billion dollars a wear.
The estimated cost of the military es-
tablishment for this year is $145, 900 600
for the army and $42 1000, 600 for the
navy. Adding $4,000, 900 for pensions
the grand total is $3.50, 1000, 000, or one
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
War Against War.

II NOVEL publication has reached
the Standards table from Lon
! don in the shape of newspaper
bearing the name WAR Against War"
1t is edited by William T. Stead and
its mission is peace on earth" 1t has
entered upon an international crusade
of peace.
In the leading article of the new pa
per it is argued that soldiers, states
men and sovereigns vie with each other
in declaring that the ever-increasing
competition in ornaments has now at
tanned such pitch as to threaten the
state with bankruptcy and the tax
payer with ruin. The armies have
grown to such dimensions that they
whole fabric Of society, and the art Of
destruction has made such progress
that the imagination reels when at
tempting to realize the havoc that will
result from the next great war. All
are drifting towards the abyss, spend
is not bread, while for lack of the
money squandered on instruments of
destruction children are driven prema-
turely to toll when they ought to be at
school.
The increase in the military and naval
expenditure of Europe in the last thirty
years, it is stated, has been $500 900. 900
per year. If nothing is done to check
the present rate of increase there will
in the next twenty years be further
increase of s5oo,ooo,OoO per year. The
present crusade has as it's leader the
emperor of Russia. 1t is not expected
to Danish war from the world nor to
reduce the ornaments by a single SOL
der or boat. 1t merely asks that for
five years there be no increase and
that all countries shall agree not to
attack each other during this period.
The starting of paper of the char
acter of War Against War" with so
eminent a journalist as Stead at the
head of it, is indeed significant If the
countries of Europe have had enough
and want to halt. wouldn't it be we'll
for America to pause before taking an
other step toward Imperialism?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
After the BARRIERS.

Z you. can expect almost anything
" from a Kansas statesman. Last
week bill passed the senate of
the Kansas legislature regulating bar
bers' charges by statute. 1t requires
that the prices charged shall not ex-
coed ten cents for shaving, twenty
five cents for hair-cutting, fifteen cents
for shampooing, one dollar for dyeing
hair, fifteen cents for dyeing whiskers
and twenty-five cents for dyeing NOUS
taches
1t is evident that the bill came from
a populistic source, for while twenty
five cents is charged for dyeing a NOUS
tache, only fifteen cents is charged for
dyeing whiskers. To require barber,
under penalty of breaking the law, to
dye whiskers like those of Senator PEI
fer for fifteen cents is enough to drive
all tonsorial artists out of the state.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
TROUBLE FOR HONDURAS.
Must Pay for the Cold Booded Murder
of an American.

Must ray Tor the Cold Btnodeo murder
of an American.
Pittsburg, Feb. 19.-The Post will say
tomorrow: The murder of Frank
Pears, the Pittsburg man, in Honduras
on jan 81, will undoubtedly lead to
most embarrassing complications UNI
less the little republic shall apologize
and at the same time deliver up great
amount of gold as a fine for the foul
murder committed. Backed by Sena-
tors Foraker of Ohio and Quay of
pennsylvania, ais well as many others
Of national fame in politics, also armed
with personal letters from State Sena-
tor Magee, Pears of Pittsburg, brother
of the murdered man left for Washing
ton Sunday night to lay his case before
the government of the United States.
Sundays mail brought letter from
third Pears, now in Honduras, giving
the details Of the killing of Frank
Pears. The case is far more revolving
that at first thought seems case of
the most cold-blooded murder of an
American by the orders of hot-head-
ed military governor Mr.. Pears Will
lay the facts before President Mckin-
ley Monday and will request that the
government of the United States de-
mand Instantly the removal from office
and punishment Of M. A. Bonallo, mill
tary commander and governor of the
district of San Pedro. and that an in
demnity not less than 100000 In gold
be paid by the government of Honduras
to the relatives of Frank Pears.
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state pledges obligating the signer to
contribute one dollar per month to the
fund. from the time of signing until
November, 1900. The results have been
most gratifying and each month the
amount received is much larger than
the amount for the previous month.
At the present time Illinois is contrib
uting more than any other state. While
Missouri is second, Kentucky third and
Indiana fourth. This shows that there
is great interest in the cause of silver
in the Middle West and that the mining
states are by no means alone in the
fight The committee is very conf
dent that the fund will be large enough
to meet all legitimate expenses of the
campaign in 1900.
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Returned to the Morsue,

New York, Feb. 19.--With 161 of the
city's unclaimed dead on board, the big
steam lighter Columbia for more than
six hours made heroic efforts to reach
the city burial ground at Harris is
land to-day. Block ice packing the
sound from shore to shore shook the big
lighter, tore her stem out and at one
time threatened to crush and sink her
with her dead freight, The Columbia
could not get within six miles of Harris
island, and only with great difficulty
freed herself and returned to her dock.
The bodies on board were returned to
the morgue.