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PRIVATE SECRETARY PORTER
Officially Denied That He Has Re-
signed.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE story
printed this morning that the resigna-
ton of John Addison Porter was now in
the hands of President Mckinley, to
take effect at the latter's own convent
ence, is officially denied at the White
House.
lille the resignation has not been
rendered, it would surprise no one here
If Mr.. Porter should relinquish his post
at any time. He broke down under the
strain of the arduous duties he has per
formed since the advent of the present
Administration, and for over three
weeks has been confined to his house
in this city by nervous prostrat ton. The
general belief is that Assistant Score
tary Cortelyou will succeed him if he
should retire
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, FRANK BASSFORD.
The Story That He is a Prisoner on
Russian Soil Discredited.

SUISUN, April 17.-About two months
ago report was received here that
Frank Bassford, who was one of a
boats crew reported lost ON a whal-
Ing expedition on the Asiatic coast six
years ago was being detained as pris-
oner on the peninsula of Kamchatka.
His brother, ex-Assemblyman j. NJ
Bassford of Vacaville, has just received
Information discrediting the story that
Frank was alive, and held as a prs-
oner by the Russian authorities. The
missing man was the champion wing
shot of the State, and the original the
DRY as to his meeting a. watery grave
is now entertained. There are several
An orleans detained as prisoners on
Russian soil, but Bassfords name does
not appear on the roll
gers
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OF Interest to Sugar Buyers.

, NEW YORK, April 17.-Announce-
ment was made this morning by all
sugar refineries that they had with
drawn the guarantees of thirty to sixty
days of the market price on date of ar
rival of sugar at the point where the
buyer did business. Hereafter all SUI
gar bought will have to be paid for at
the prices ruling on the day of pur-
chases Some sugar brokers intimate
that the action of the refiners in stimuli
taneously Withdrawing their guarantee
would seem to confirm the rumors cur
rent that the American Sugar Refining
Company and it's opponents had arrived
at some agreement in regard to the
trade policy.
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MEAT INVESTIGATION.
The Court Spends a Forenoon Ins
specting Canned Roast Beef.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE War
Court of Inquiry spent the forenoon in
inspecting miscellaneous collections OF
canned roast beef which had been ac-
curlIlated at the Washington barracks
from various points in Cuba and Porto
Rico. The $50 cans inspected repre-
seEted nearly all of the various brands
in use during the island campaign.
Among other brands was the white
labeled red can, about which there has
beer much conflicting testimony. All of
the cans of this brand that were
opened were found to be good. Members
of the court sampled number of cans,
and said unofficially that they had fire.
quently seen the time when they would
have been glad to get anything as good
while on an Indian campaign in the
West. OF the $50 cans, six were found
to be defective from either rust, nail
holes or rough handling. They were
opened and found spoiled. Only one
"sWelled" can was found.
CRITISER MONTGOMERY
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Spanish Minister to Washington.

WASHINGTON, April II. - The
French ambassador M. Cambon, called
on Secretary Hay and officially advised
him in behalf of Spain that the Duke
d'Arcos had been chosen as Spanish
Minister at Washington The Embas-
sador also made known that the Span
ish Government, through the Minisi er
of Foreign Affairs, has informed him
that Mr.. Storrer would be persona grata
as United States Minister at Madrid.
The time of the Duke d'Arcos' arrival
has not been set
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CRUISER MONTGOMERY.
On Her Way to Join the South Att
lantic Squadron.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE crris-
err Montgomery sailed Saturday for st.
Lucia. West Indies. The vessel is on
her way slowly to join the South Allan
tic squadron. She is not destined to
Samoa.
1t has been settled at the Navy De-
partment that the Abaranda shall sail
for Samoa on the 2Sth carrying mate
rails for constructing the coaling sta
ton at Pago-Pago. AS the ship was
obliged to take on all this structural
material. the amount of coal she should
carry was materially reduced. 1t may:
be that the department will send the
collier Scindia with another supply OF
coal as soon as repairs to that ship are,
completed at San francisco, about the
latter part of May The Abaranda will
have to go by the way of the Straits Of
Magellan
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South Dakota Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Senator
Pettigrew of South Dakota has written
q letter to the President requesting the
return of the South Dakota volunteers
now in the Philippines. He says that
under the law they are entitled to come
home, and that they should not be re-
tanned against their will. \ The Sena-
tor says he has received requests from
119 members of the South Dakota Reg
iment asking to be discharged and sent
home.
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Destructive Fires.

PHILADELPHIA, April 17.-Fire to-
day destroyed William McCausland' S
paper tube factory. The flames spread
to Sleming & Chapins yarn and thread
storehouse, damaging the place to the
extent of $4,000 McCausland's loss
is S25 00O Whitaker & Delaney's glue
works at Tacony. a suburb of the city,
were also destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at 100000
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An Old Soldier Pensioned.

VISALIA, April 17.-Henry Slocum,
an old soldier living in this city, re-
ceived word from Washington to-day
announcing that he had been allowed a
pension of So per month from March
Q, 1891. to March 20, $780, while after
the latter date and during the balance
of his life he receives $12 per month.
Slooum is badly crippled.
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Death Of a Pioneer Hackman.

SANTA ROSA, April 17.-Robert Me-
George, the pioneer hackman of this
city and the oldest in the State. died
here this morning. He had driven a
hack in Santa Rosa for over forty
years, was 20 years of age and never
missed a train until his last il,ress,
which began a few weeks ago.
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Palmer Wins the Fight.

LONDON, April 17.-At the National
Sporting Club tonight, in glove con-
test for the bantam championship be-
tweet Pedlar Palmer of England and
William Rotchford of Chicago. for A
stalks of f200 a. side and a purse
of f600. Rotchford was disouali-
fled in the third round for hitting low.
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IMPORTANT OPINIONS.
Rendered by the United States SUI
preme Court.

WASHINGTON, April lin the
United States Supreme Court to-day
Justice Brewer announced the opinion
of the court in the case of the Atc.i-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company VS.. Matthews and Trues1eil.
The case came to the Supreme Court en-
a writ of error from the Supreme Court
OF Kansas. and involved the validitr.
CT the Act of the Kansas Legislature
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Memorial Arch at Stanford.

SAM JOSE, April IA builders con-
tract has been filed here which shows
that the McGilway Stone Company will
erect the memorial arch at Stanford
University The contract price is $67,-
S56 and the arch must be completed
by November
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three Fishermen Drowned.

DESERONTO (Ont.), April 17-Three
fishermen, Jacob Oak. George and Will
iann Van Wark, who left here Sunday
evening in small boat for their home
near Shoals Ferry have been drowned
Their .skiff has been found floating bot
torn upward.
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The Ohio Arrives From Mani1a.

SAN FRANCISCO, April II. The
United States transport steamer Ohio
arrived from Manila via Nagasaki to-
day. She returned in ballast, and
brought no soldiers or other passen-
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Rain in Oregon, Washington and
Northern California.

+ SAN FRANCISCO, April II. The
following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date, as compared with those of same
date last seanson, and rainfall in last
twenty-four hours:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-12
Does Your
Baking Powder
Contain
Alum?

Prof Geo F. Barker, M D.. University of Penn "All
the constituents of alum from alum baking powders IN
the bread and the alum itself reproduced to all intent and
purposes when the bread dissolved by the gastric juice IN the
process digestion regard the of alum highly injurious
DIR. Alonzo Clark: GA substance (alum which can de-
range the stomach should be tolerated in baking powder
Prof W. G. Tucker New YORK State Chemist; 81 believe
aum) be decidedly injurious when used as constituent OF
food articles.
Prof S. w. Johnson, Yale College: 81 regard their
aum and soluble aumina sa introduction into baking pow
ders as dangerous to health
In view Of such testimony as this,
every care must be exercised by
the housewife to exclude the over
and over condemned cheap, alum
baking powders from the food
Baking powders made from cream OF tartar, Inan ngny
rmoive o
Moot ind houdbe use in
Powder hehig
ROYAL NEW YORK
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THE COTTON CROP AND PRICE.

The Governments report printed yes
terday showed that the cotton crop had
deteriorated in every State that produces
a large yield of cotton, and that the Oc-
tober average is below the mean of
average for ten years. There was de-
cline for September i'm all States except
Florida. Along with this government
report comes the news that the cotton
crop III India is one million bales short.
In the face of these facts, which or
dinaI'ily would have insured eight cents
for the cotton crop from the opening of
the market, the bears have fought active
~ to keep down the price, and in their
efforts have had the help of Neill, and
the English and American cotton spin
ners. SO far, while cotton has gone up,
the price has been kept all along below
the price which it ought to bring. We
Said i'm these columns when the August
reports were printed that every pound
of cotton in the South was worth eight
cents pound. The September reports
show that it is worth even more.
The question with the farmers is how
they can realize its true value. Next
week The cotton farmers viii hold a
convention or conference in Raleigh to
consider those matters that are of inter
est to cotton growers. lit is to be hoped
that the attendance will be large and
that the wisdom of the planters will
evolve plan that will put money in the
pockets of the men who for years have
been swapping dollars in the produc-
ton of cotton. The convention will be
held i'm the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives ON Wednesday night of Fair
week. 1t is an important gathering and
it is to be hoped that every cotton conn-
ty i'm the State will be represented by
its best men.
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A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR.

Tt was noted a few days ago in these
columns that Mr.. John A. Roebling had
been elected superintendent OF public
roads in Bumcombe county. lie is
wide awake, progressive, patriotic citi-
zen of Northern birth who has made
his home in North Carolina, and shown
his sense in many ways. The Asheville
Citizen says that Mr.. Roebling accepts
the position to which he has been elect
cd, but declines to receive but one dol
lar year as salary, which is equivalent
to giving his time and his study ID maxi
ing good roads in Buncombe. We CON
graduate Buncombe and North Caro-
lima upon the acquisition of n citizen of
the high type of Mr.. Roeblng.
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Inebriety, morphine and other drug
addictions are dependent upon diseased
condition of the nervous system. The
victim of the disease again and again
puts forth the most heroic efforts to re-
form, but his disease is too absolutely
oVerpowering to be conquered by reso-
lutions. The will-power he would ex-
ercise if he could is no longer supreme.
Alcoholic stimulants have so congested
the delicate nerves that they cannot re-
Spond to the performance of their func-
tional duties, and the helplessness of the
victims condition is as inexphcable to
himself as it seems inexcusable to his
friends. The Kelley treatment cures
this disease by restoring the nerves to
perfectly healthy state. 1t cures by
removing the cause. The result is that
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er 100000 men and women today have
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DINA only at the Kelley Institute at
tuition is pleasant: no restraint is inn
ion; the patient only knows be is cured.
Id proofs of its success sent free upop
JTE. Greensboro. N. @.
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Mrs. Mathilde, Richter, Doniphan
Neb., says:
81 suffered from catarrh for many
years, but since / have beef taking Pc
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Pe-ru-na has raised more women from
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ru-na is the bane of catarrh in all forms
and stages. Mrs. Col. Hamilton, Colum.
bus, o., says: F" recommend Pe-ru-na to
women, believing it to be especially
beneficial to them"
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THE SITUATION IN CUBA AS IT IS.

The American people were largely
moved i'm their war for humanity by tne
spectacle of the starvation of the recon
1entrados right at our doors. That Wey-
ler species of barbarism aroused the in
dignation of the people to a point which
required its cessation. AS a result OF
victory, the responsibility for guiding
them into ways of a livelihood devolved
upon us, and the Cuban industrial re-
lief association lis seeking to give work
and help to- the ''reconcentrados. II
one tenth of the money had been spent
since the war i'm rehabilitating the farms
destroyed by Weyler that has been ex-
pended in waging war against the flli-
pinos. there would Zoe little need of
relief fund. Rev. G.. c.. Gale, agent of
the relief fund, gives a picture of the
destitution and the willingness of the
Cubans to work that gives the lie to
those who write them down as a vicious
and thriftless race. He gives this view
of the situation i'm Cuba that ought to
appeal to all who were moved to advo-
cate the war of humanity:
when we think of the wars with
which this land has been cursed of the
wholesale plumber to which this people
have been subjected, of the cruel AVID
corrupt officials by which they have
been oppressed, the only wonder as that
the native Cnbans have not all been eX-
terminated long ago. M wonder we
find most of them wretcnedly poor, with
scarcely food enough to keep themselves
and their families alive. Aud yet re-
duced as they are, morning after morn
ing they come to the relief farms at Mo-
cha at daylight, ready fo. work, and
work faithfully till the hot sun drives
them in at IL, to return again at :
O'Clock to work as long as they can see.
These men, earning seven cents IN hour
ON the relief farms, are saving OF their
wages, and when once they have saved
UP enough, off they go to set up for
themselves on the small farms from
which they were driven by the Spanish
army. A little palm+thatched shack for
house. yoke of oxen and pillow,
VAIN noes a1hu Secu, anu ldIe 0uDdii @ie-
concentrate starts in again with a brave
heart. though i'm the last three years
half his family may have died of star
vation. and though the other half, even
now. from lack of sufficient food and
suitable surroundings, may he more dead
than alive.
LET the report go out that there is
work on the relief farms for women,
and at daylight they are ON hand by
the score some of them old and emaciat-
ed, but ready to do anything. Among
them are the widows and daughters of
once well-to-do farmers. When given
work, they go about it singing among
themselves, as if new joy had been
born i'm their hearts, and they were
actresses to the kingdom; but when de-
MED work there is wailing i'm their camp,
as if their LAST star of hope had set and
the night was very dark. The hardest
work ON the Cuban industrial relief
farms is to deny work to those who ask
for it, and must have it or go hungry
DAY after day / have watched the
boys from II to 10 years of age at work
en- the industrial farms. One of them is
so thin he goes by the name of "the
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the patient is left in a normal and heal
desire, nor necessity for stimulants.
been permanently cured of the disease O.
ment, which is administered in North o.
Greensboro. The treatment at this ms
posed; it is like taking four weeks vac'
Detailed information of this treatment
application to THE KELLEY INSTI1
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STATE NEWS.

Mr.. ID. Il. Rhyme, of Lincolnton is
the rst NORTH Carolinian to buy am
automobile. 1t is run by gasoline, says
the Lincoln Journal.
The Fayetteville Observer says that &
has assurances that if Fayetteville will
take 1000 horse power, the Lockville
Power Company will transmie it to Fay
etteville at $15 per horse power Mr..
Walter i. Holt is quoted as saying that
the cotton mills above will take 1000
horse power.
DIR. T.. c.. Reeves, of Blowing Rock,
died last Sunday morning of appendicitis
He was taken seriously i'll on last Tues
day. and ON Thursday Drs. Long and
Council. of Salisbury, performed an or.
Grafton. hut the disease had made slcn
progress that the operation could not
check it.-Lenoir News.
Consul General and Mrs. H. 4. Gud-
ger left today for Panama. They will
stop en- route at Philadelphia where
Mr. Gudger will deliver an address on
the 24fln relative to the Panama canal
before a congress Of business men of
South and Central America. NJ. and
Mrs. Gr1dger will also spend aeveral
days in Washington and New York
.Asheville Citizen.
"A report is current in Morganton that
wealthy Pennsylvania syndicate has
purchased the 5000 acres of lard be
longing to the South Mountain Land
company i'm this county, and that they
will build Mt once a railroad to their
lands, which are eight miles south If
Morganton. Local railroad contractors
have been asked to submit bids for tlie
grading. No deeds have been placed
on record. The stockholders of the
South Mountain Land Company are
Hickory and Lenoir people.
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A FRIGHTFUL BIUNDER.

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DOUBLED THEIR OUTPUT LAST
YEAR
lSonthern Tobaeco JonrnaI.l

TSUUIHtTI IOUdtVU JUHIHdI.I
Winston and Durham, the two most
important tobacco towns OF North Car
DINA. are leaders in their lines in the
South. the former in plug and the latter
in smoking goods. The factories in
each town have doubled their outputs
in the past decade, and are steadily
higher.
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Eat plenty, Kodo Dyspepsia Cure will
digest what you eat. 1t cures all forms
of dyspepsia and stomach troubles. l..
r. Gamble, Vernon, Tex, says, 1T re-
lieved me from the start and curedsm
1t is now my everlasting friend" Bob
bitt- Wynne Drug Co., w. Fl. King &
Co., Adams & Moye, VIM. Simpson.
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man may be the moneyed factor
during the engagement but after mar
riage the woman always appoints herself
cashier.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-27
STONE WITH MCKINLEY.
Takes Sharp Issue With Bryan and
Other Democratic Leaders.

Chicago, June 27-The Tribune says:
Ex-Governor William J. Stone OF MIS-
souri, acting chairman OF the Demo-
cratic national committee takes sharp
issue with William J. Bryan and other
leaders Of his party. While not com
mitting himself as to whether this coun-
try should own and govern the Philip
pine islands, he declared strongly
against the anti-expansion plea He
asserted that after Dewey hauled down
the Spanish cOlOrs at Manila there was
nothing left for patriotic Americans to
do but sustain the government in its
attempt to settle the questions there
arising without unduIy crttfcisinZ its
course. and concluding with an argu-
meut in favor OF doing everything pos
sible toward increasing the American
merchant marine, even to the extent Of
subsidies by the government where nee
essary- He said:
Il do not think the situation in the
Philippines as it is at present should
be made a political issue I know much
is said regarding the policy OF the gov
ernment in the Philippines. but I do
not understand Il has formulated any
policy with reference TO them as yet 1t
is time enough TO raise an issue on this
question when this policy shall have
been announced, but until that is done
1 hardly regard il as affOrding q basis
for a legitimate political issue
I would not be understood as indors-
nection with these islands since Admiral
Dewey struck the Spanish coIors in
Manila bay. for I think some grave
mistakes have been made, but as mat
ters stand at present we have got to
stand by country
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-27

dramatized, and by none other than the
man who has figured in it SO prominent
ly, the celebrated novelist and play
wright Emile Zola- ZOla's American
representative, Edmund Gerson, signed
q contract this morning with a well
known theatrical manager whereby ZOla
is to weave a dve-act drama around the
trials and trIbulationS OF the French
army officer.
Mr. Gerson transmitted 10, 900 francs
TO Zola as part payment He received
a brief cable dispatch from ZOla last
night acknowledging receipt Of the
money and promising TO begin work on
the play in & few weeks According to
the agreement IL is to be completed by
October. It will receive its first preSen-
tation in this city in January. Whether
or not Zola will make himself one of the
characters of the piece is not known.
but IL is believed he will The play will
be sensational in the extreme Mr.
Gerson says that he can not just yet
divulge the name of the manager who
has retained ZOla-