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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22
DICEY ON THE CONSTITUTION.
The Nosd Enclshman Argues for and Again,
Our Fundamental Law.

Prof. Dicey delivered n lecture re-
| Gently i'm London on the subject of
THE English and the American Con
.stitutlons." He said he wished 10 point
| ouf the great and remarkable merits ~
! the United States Constitution as q,
working constitution and then 10 al
] lude to some OF its defects The COIN.
| try had expanded and taken In an
enormous number Of foreigners ana
what had been the nor result?
Throughout the states there was Enp-
lish law. English Justice I'm the main
English order, and love OF liberty pre-.
valTlng together with greater freedom
OF speech than in any other part Of
the world. All this had been achieved
without large army. without a great
national debt, without any form of
systematic exclusiveness Of classes
the widest area OF genuine free govern.
ment i'm the world. The Americans
seemed TO him 10 have solved as near
ly as possible the great question OF re
ligiouS freedom; the equality of re-
lig1on was more fairly established in
America than anywhere else. As 70 tho
defects in the American Constitution a
for the nation. but for his own state AZ
well, and he thought that no one could
predominantly occupy his mind with
two great different Interests al once
The country has grown with extraord-
mary rapidity in size and population.
the spread OF democracy had been TOO
rapid. and the number OF voters was
so great that many did not care whatb-
er they voted or not. But once in every
four years the citizen Of the United
states did make up his mind 90 vote
zealously. They sometimes heard of
the American boss" a mysterious ner-
sonage, 'Nho undertook 10 get voters 10
vote. Ii was nothing but scheme
for exercising influence, and there was
no doubt there was misgrowth which
IL Was almost impossible TO get rid of
Another great defect was that the |
constitution did not Insure sufficient
responsibility. In England a great va
ration OF public opinion would be al
most Immediately felt in Parliament
me division system of the federal GOV |
ernment was meant To check mower
and by this means they got rid ~ re-
snonsibllity. Some OF them were aware
or uhe statements as 70 corruption
among American legislators This rsn
resented something which was very de-
piorable. and he attributed the state of
Things almost entirely to the fact shat
mere was no way of bringing home re-
sponsibility. The horrible lynchings
mat took place so often in the United
states went on owing TO the great want
81 enforcing responsibility. He hoped
90 see the evils to which he had re-
,esred done away with, and. while he
ild not wish TO see John Bull and Ion
lthah rollicktng about the world To-
yether and elbowing foreigners out of
ne way, ne hoped To see the two ma
IONS. which were Joined together by
20 many ties, enforcing the rule OF law
'nd justice throughout the world |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22
0Ne Of The BEST Of FELLOWS
A Gfoup Of Public Msns prsiss for Wcs pr,ia.,,
Robari.

As ittie group OF prominent MOI, J.,
ctuuihg Attorney General Griges
retary of the Interior Httcbc,o,s -.
~, Oiyphant of the Delaware and
'iuusoh Railway. r. 4. &. Smi,b
hoted corporation attorney or ",
lork, and one or two Others STOOD -,
tue front veranda of the C,h,r,ri,t.,
hotei' few days ago. ENJOYING an of
'ef-breakfast cigar, and listenino a., a.,
.'luS,c OF uhe Twenty-sixth Infantry
oahd' which had come from PIattsbyrc
barracks TO serenade the President
says writer in the New York worla
Nice-PresiGent Hobart. bright ana
'heerlui after good nights rest came
our ana started toward the golf links
There goes one OF the hes, foll,,r..
YOU ever knew. gentlemen said A.
smith TO his compan.ons b,ol.ino q, ~,
direction or the retreating form -
nave met many public men ana have
pVen thrown a contact with them So
SldIIy' POLITICALLY and In a business way
put nave never met with Hobort's
equal.
Always sweet-tempered. kind and
,; - I,ps sthetic or heart, jolly. jovial. as
HaHStu AilbuE0 a mo-
ment or care and worrv-an abIe mn
WIN keen knowledge of human ma.
tufe' grted with foresight which. Few
men possess. a cultured polished pcn-
tleman. that is Hobart"
me party nodded assent. and ,bep
s"Ine s'i one said: But that's not an
SunI'h' you are quite right as far as
sou go put you stop without saying
~, "ayVuihs aoout Hobart as a presiding
oIncer' If there is any one thing moro
''i nan announcer IN which he excels " IS as
president OF the senate.
mere nave been many able presid-
ing oincers there since Andy J0hngon's !
Gays, out none was as efficient and I
popular as Is Mr.. Hobart II was due
- him moro than any other man thai /
! ne country escaped an extra session ~ /
'ne fitty-siXth Congress
Duflng the closing days of the sa.- \
I'm. Whgn there still remained enough /
WORK under the ordinary conditions A., |
Keep the senate together for six weeks
q i"ast. hobart with his marveinus
inli ~ To despatch public businass
"thoui mourning the anlni1sity of an
ilor'. passed bill aft.r bilI res,httio,
iilef resolution Ia tho tWinkling nf an
we II would have been imunsslble 4,
lear up the slate wiih another at the
holm '''
The secret ~ his success as presi-
Tent ot the senate ia his nopulsritv |
Win the bO1y. pnnulisfs De-,ocrats
tepubllcans al favc Hobart Il, moi |
'now " single INSTANCE where no bss
ncurrr'd M ill-vill or dispieasure of a
'ublic man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22
cHRIsTIAN ENDEAVoR.

| The Christian Endeavor prayer meet
| ing topic for this week is Gideon $
| Band" Judges 7:l-23.
Gideon was busily engaged beating
| out wheat i'm his wlne-press. near his
| home i'm Ophrah. TO hide IL from the
Midianites, when the angel OF God call
ed him. He was courageous and "A sol
der. II he could be assured that God
commanded, he would perform-as was
shown in his destruction OF the altar of
Baal whereon his fellow townsmen sac
rificed. He blew the trumpet for war.
and the men of Manesseh and the
northern tribes gathered around him
two and thirty thousand.
The world is fun OF men who. like
Gideon, are living beneath their prlvi-
leges without knowing H. Are you hid
ing behind some wine-press concerned
only abosit your daily bread? God calls
YOU 20 arise and use your powers for
the delivefanoe Of the world from sin
Lessons: The battles OF earth are not
always won by great majorities.
God arms US with what we need.
Those who put their hands 10 the plow
ana then look back are not worthy.
IL is Gods power. not ours, that wins.
Today the Gideonites are those who
have the courage 10 face scOrn. ridicule
and contempt and the self-denial which
enables them 20 contribute 10 the needs
OF others Gideon's Band is OF the same
heart and purpose as ever, but God uses
IL for better ends.
PENTACOSTAL MEETINGS.
Or. w. II. Godbey, the renowned
evangelist and author. will be at tho
Church OF Emmanuel September 20, 30
and October !.
Services Friday and Saturday 2:3O
and 7:45 p. m. services Sabbath. l0:iJ
a m, 2:3O and Z y. m. DIR. Godbey Ia
the author OF many valuable books and
is writing a commentary OF the New
Testament, five volumes OF which are
completed. This is his farewell meet
ing before sailing for Palestine where
he will write the life Of Christ as he
travels over the country. All are in
vited to hear the warrior and share i'm
this parting service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22
CONSULAR DIFFICULTIES.
uos'aoes Thai Hinder the Work Of Corsclsn.
flous American Rsnessnt,'ly,

oh several occasions" saws Consul
fowler in his report TO the STATE De-
partment from Chefoo. China. II have
lamented the lack of trade naners
price lists. ETC.. sent to this consulate. I
may not require a particular quotation
IN year but when do want II want
IL badly. For instance. a merchant
| came TO me one night SAYING: 4 have
TO cable for 100 tons of certain kind Of
lumber 10 whom shall send?" I
iooked through the small assortment
OF papers on file here. and finally had
10 'efer him 10 Shanghai. Later I VAS
called on for 10000 tons of cement (pot
parrels). ] sat up until 9 a. m. looking
lur an ADDRESS. because the merchant
u saiu lh . IS only the beginning Of an
an advertisement I'm a New york manor
He cabled to London.
for four months this winter 7 was I'm
communication with Chinese inIapders
who wished 10 buy corn. For many
reasons IL was difficult n persuade
them mat American corn was as good
- tneirs' as matter Of fact the
Sn -lieu corn sold here is one-thrd rub
blsn. Another thing that made Them
suspicious was that would not go i'm
10 the deaf with them. The fact that
am on oath. not To mention a bond not
tn GO INTO business. had NJ influence
flnaly. another party brought a guar
AMY Tor the equivalent of S5S GOO gold
placed u I'm my hands. ana calmly told
me To buy 10000 bushels OF corn. tG have
II mere IN hve weeks. did not have tho
name OF single dealer In the West.
did tho best thing that could: begged
Tor n weeks. and sent the cable 10
Washington and got no reply. II socms
no one wanted To sell corn. Yet this
was for 1900 tons tand two more orders
have been received slnce). and II carried /
through would havs opened "A market |
OF 10000 GOO people who subs'st on nat 1
article of diet entirely. and at "A time |
when there was none OF their own. and /
the prospects OF poor crop this sea con. /
That little experience I'm trying 20 open /
4 new market FOR my countrymen cost
me $40 gold tout or my own pOckeO
But American merchants are discov-
ering that there Is n vast field on the
other side OF the world. ami many are
doing their utmost TO capture The trade. |
Sin n'e oar military oocrations have been
,arr. cd 0n in tbe Philippine There hns
D., an iuereJsing stream of merchlu.s
from thr United STATES. visiting This sa4
we'll ue the other northern ports af
China
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22

fremont Temple. Boston. is I'm charge
OF the official excursion
MI. w. III. Pennell. the first slgner OF
the Christian Endeavor pledge, i'm DIR.
clarks original Christian Endeayor So
ciety, was buried at Portland, Me-, Sep
tember 10. President Francis T.. Clark
conducted the funeral exercises
Secretary Baer IL urging Endeavor-
ers everywhere to circulate petition
issued by the United Society Of Chris
tian EndeaYor advising prompt action
I'm order 10 bring the needed pressure up
on Congress To expel Mr. Brigham IL
Roberts OF Utah, AN avowed pOlygam-
ist. from the House OF Representatives
I'm accordance with the National Con-
stltution I'm Article ]. Section ., para
graph 2.
Also 10 secure an amendment TO the
National Constitution. ITO the legisla-
ture of the several states defining legal
marriages To be monogamis. and max
ing polygamy crime punishable by
severe penalties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22
GOO) LITERATURE.

The Religious Tract society, cele-
brating it's centennial meeting IN Ex-
eter hall. London. England. reported
that II was sending out sixty million
tracts year. one publishing house in
Liverpool sends out yearly tons OF Mrs.
). IL. Barney's leaflets. Her tract The
Man That Died for Me-" has been
,rahslateu Hnto many Languages and Ia
known wherever the Gospel is preach
ed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22

working miner i'm coal plt IN sen
tcmhSr. 1890. ma ster OF arts uf T.5n-
don Uni, arsitv IN June 1896 That is tho
-cmafkab'r record ~ Thcnas gees VI
who has ius' hcan aruointod IN "a
prlfessofship az Brocon C1lcse. ono -
The leading theological institutions In
the principslity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-22

The Boys club, organized last spring
I'm Providence is now located i'm the old
Chestnut street church. corner OF
Chestnut and Clifford streets. The
doors were first opened for the recep-
tion Of the street boys last week. on
Monday evening. The attendance has
been large and ever increasing from
the first.
The writer recently visited the club
The copper era., 1899-09-21

ne WnOle ClVlllZ6Q WOrlQ IS up in arms against the cowardly out rage perpetrated on Dreyfus to save few officers who have dis graced the nation and uniform SUD- posed to be the insignia of honor and manhood.
 There will be enough blast fur naces built during the next fifteen months to increase the annual pro- duction of pig iron by 2,500,000 tons The Federal Steel Company and the National Steel Company will each build four and the Amer ican Steel and Wire Company and the Carnegie Steel Company two each.
 It is estimated that the wheat crop of the United States this year is the third best on record, the oat crop the second best and corn the same. With an aggregate of 3,500,- 100000 bushels of wheat, corn and oats, the prosperity of the farmer for 1899 is pretty well established.
 The management of the Calu- met and Hecla Company is doing nothing to depress the price of copper. Since the market touched 181a cents the Calumet people have held their price up firmly to that figure, even refusing to cut it when other lake producers were making concessions in order to get busi ness which the Calumet mango ment was unwilling to make.
 One good sign of the times in the East is: When a mining prop osition is presented expert opinion is called in and the expert is gen. erally one who has had experience and gained a good reputation for skill and integrity in the camp or district where the property is loca- ted. Patent leather boots, gold eve01asses and a lOnC drawn draWl
The copper era., 1899-09-21

the expert. Mud-stained boots, a keen eye, and crisp intelligent sen tences are insignia of well earned knowledge in the mining feld.- Hillsboro (N. M.) Advocate.
 Probably the oldest mining camp in the United States, that is still under progressive operation, is that of the Dahlongea mines in Georgia, where gold has been mined for the past seventy-fve years. As far as the records show these mines have produced about $16,000,000, and there is no telling how much more. Under the operation of modern ma chinery there may be unearthed many fortunes from these Georgia hills for the miner of the future.
 On October 2rd next every post office in the country will begin weighing all matter passing through it. There are nearly 80,- GOO offices and in each one of these this weighing will be kept up for thirty-five consecutive days. At the end of this time each office will forward to Washington it's con- plete report, and from this enor- nous mass of statistics will be compiled, by special staff yet to be selected, a wealth of informa- tion that cannot fail to benefit the service greatly.
 Bring your job printing to the ERA of fee, where you can get frst-class work done at reasonable prices.
The copper era., 1899-09-21

Bring your job printing to the ERA of flee, where you can get frst-class work done at reasonable prices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-05
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE market was
strong the greater part of the day,
but early gains were lost and prices
receded until they had made Il slight
net loss on the day. The bank state
ment decrease in surplus of about one
and three quarter million dollars WIS
the ostensible reason for prices rum
ming eff in the lat dealings. London
was purchaser in this market, and the
tone there for American securities end
ed firm. Locally there was II cOntnu-
ance Of purchases by large interests
noted yesterday and round amounts of
short contracts were covered. Conf
dent buying of high priced stocks. IN
Guiding New York Central ana Penn
sylvania gave strength to the rest Of the
list. 1t was announced that New York
Central was to operate the West Shore
Railroad more directly and that n sep
iarate organization would be maintained
only as far as the West Shore board
was concerned. Among the other stocks
showing conspicuous strength Oh the
rise were Wheeling and Lake Erie pre-
ferred; North West, Rio Grande and
Western preferred; Denver preferred;
Canada Southern; c. G.. G.. and st.
Louis and st. Louis and Southwestern
preferred, which rose from / to points.
--AIQ litan Street Railway advanced
= ( of which it retained ;, Third
Ayt Nmped 111a of which it lost
~, a consolidated Gas and Brook
lynn TINS Gas retained 3A and 2E
respectively of large advances. In ex-
planatioH of the strength in these
stocks some maintained that Metropoli-
tan was to absorb Third Avenue. This,
however, was denied, and the purchases
of Metropolitan were said to be based
on results expected from the operation
of extensions about completed. The
strength of tho gas stocks was IN
continuance Of consolidation talk. Great
Northern preferred held Z points of an
even greater rise on limitations of a
possible distribution of assets TO stock
holders. international Silver gained 33s
on the day. Lake Erie and Western
preferred dropped 6 points Oh being rel
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-05
NOTICE or SALE

BY virtue of the provisions of certain deed
of mortgage made to the undersigned by o. J..
Carroll and wife, and registered in the Registers
office of Wake county in book las, page 500, the
undersigned viii expose to public sale at the
county court house door in the CITY of Raleigh on
Saturday, tie 18th day of February, 1899, at 10
O'Clock M, the following described real estate
situated in the city of Raleigh, viz: Beginning
st the north west corner of Bakers lot IN the
south line of West South street, runninp thence
west along said line of West South street 268
feet inches (crossing Carroll auenue) to the
northeast corner of Ferehee Mvatt's lot thence
south along said Ferebee Myatt's line $50 feet to
Peasants northwest corner, thence east in
line parallel with West South street 2in feet 2
inches Crossing Carroll avenue) to a stake in
Mrs. A. Pope's line, thence north in line per-
pendicular to said South street "a feet to clara
Hester's Northwest corner, thence east along
sa Clara Hester's line to Dawson street, thence
north along the west line of Dawson street 20
feet to said Bakers Southeast corner. thence
thence west along said Bakers line 70 feet to
his southwest corner thence north along his
west line 12s feet to the beginning, being the
several tracts of land purchased by said o. j.
Carroll of the Upchurch estate. James Moore
A. Hudspeth A. v. Emery, Simon Ransom,
Mrs. Pope and others, comprising all of the lots
owned by said o. j. Carroll which lie on West
South Street, Dawson street and Carroll avenue
in said city of Raleigh Terms of sale: cash
G. nj. BUSBEE, Trustee.
January 18th, 1S99,-t. d. S.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-05
CITY LOTS FOR SALE.

On Monday, February 18th, 1899, at the court
house door in Raleigh, ~. CO. >. l.. MorueGa .
trustee, under eed OF trust from W. -. WI
liams ct al. registered in book N. ~, at page
76e, of the Register of Deeds office OF wake
county. and w. N. Jones, trustee, under a dc@a
of trust from said Williams. regist' red in book
No 49, Mt page 40. of said Registers office VIII
sell at public cutlery to the highest bidder the
following described resi- estate: A lot or parcel
of land in the city of Raleigh being cart OF lot
No 100 in the plan of said city, and bounded as
foil rvs: Begins at the Southwest corner Of the
intersection of Blount and Morgan treets, rams
thence south along the western line OF hiount
street IG3 feet TO formerly Harp's line thence
west With said Harps line l40fee to the stable
lot of formerly Ct. w Wynne Co., thence
north a ong the line of said stable lot S3 feet to
the line of lot on which n. D. Harp had
coach factory said lot being the same sold TO
said Harp by ~. y. Williams, by deed dated
9th of August, 1873, thence east along said
Harps line 30 feet to Harms corner, thence
north with Harp's line SO feet to Morgan street
thence east along the southern line OF Morgan
street to the beginning.
Sale made by virtue of powers conferred upon
said Mordecai, trustee, aud Jones, trustee, by
the deeds OF trust above mentioned. Property
win be sold in several parcels.
Terms of sae-cash. Hour of sale--i2 M.
8. r. MORDECAI, Trustee.
w. N. JONES, Trustee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-05

egated to the non-dividend paying ranks,
but recovered more than half CT the
loss. The common stock showed sym
pathetic weakness early but recovered
and ended with n fractional advance.
The bank statement which affected
sentiment adversely was a surprise III
several respects The increase of some
100000 in the loan account was not
due TO routine transactions but was at
tr1buted to the financing Of number
of deals of great magnitude in railway
projects and industrial combinations.
Then again extensive credit was said to
have been given to foreign sellers who
were obliged to borrow until the Sc
curitics reached here from abroad.
Business in bonds during the week
was on Il normal basis with a good I'M
dertone. There were alternate periods
Of strength and weakness in the specu-
lative issues which gave the market an
irregular aspect.
United States 3's advanced u and the
IS registered Is.
The new As declined x in the bid
price.
The total sales Of stocks were 1885,
600 shares. including: 26.530 Atchison
preferred; 1910 Canada Southern; g.,
$40 Central Pacific: 1880 Chesapeake
and Ohio: 1906 Chicago. burlington
Quincy; 1850 Denver and Rio Grandc.
900 Louisville and Nashville: 12,l30
Manhattan "L.;" $500 Lake Erie ana
Western preferred; 1880 Metropolitan
Street Railway: 27.735 New York Cen
trail: 1920 Northern Pacific: 11.42O
Union Pacific: 1910 G. NJ. and St
Paul; $3.50 Southern Railway prefer
red; G.141 International Paper: 5.4OO
American Tobacco: $500 Federal Steel
$3.50 Fercral Steel preferred: 5000
Peoples Gas: $500 Consolidated Gas;
1888 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1O.76O
American Sugar; $3.50 Tennessee ConlI
and Iron
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-05
SALE OF LAND.

BY authority of Judgment of the Superior
court of Wake county, made in special proceed
iugs entitled M. G Penny, administrator, VS.. M.
@. Penny, Arena Baucom and others, being q
proceeding to make real estate assets, will on
Monday, 9Th of February, 1899, at ~ O'Clock m.
at the court house door of Wake county, sell to
the highest bidder for cash, a certain parcel of
land in Houser Greek Township, Wake county,
which begins at ONT in the Hillsboro road,
80 links from salter f. Browns corner, runs
with said road 1855 chains to point where j.
H. Harris tnow Barbee's) line crosses said road,
thence north 1-2 degrees east, 1897 chains to
a stake III the field, thence north 70 degrees,
east chains to stake, thence north ga de-
grees, east 1886 chains to a stake and pointers
in Harris (now Barbees) line, thence south
6s IA degrees, east 26.43 chains tn Buck branch,
thence south Sc degrees, east rs 43 chains to q
stake two feet south of a cedar tree, thence
south | degree west .36 chains to a stone and
pointers, thence sonth 50 degrees, east 325
chains to the west side of Richland creek. thence
up said creek II ~ chains to a stake and point
ers on the esst side Of said creek, thence s. SO
degrees, east 1880 chains to stake and point
ers, thence south degrees, west 1925 to the be-
ginning, containing S74 25 acres.
M. G. PENNY, Commissioner
w. n JONES, Attorney.--t. s,