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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

growers. and they are naturally seeking
i remedy for the present deplorable con-
dition
What is the remedy? That is diff.
cult question to answer, but it is certain
that the remedy is not III quietly and
passively accepting the present price
without word of indignant protest. The
recent publication of the sales of this
year and before the trust was organized,
coupled with the call of the Tobacco
Growers Convention has already had
the effect of compelling the trust to
make slight increase in the price paid
If the tobacco growers of the bright
weed were well organized, while they
might not extort from the trust the real
value of their product, they could com
pei a steady increase somewhat in keep
ing with the general rise in the prices of
other things. We do not forget that
when the farmers were organized for
mutual benefit they were able to destroy
the cotton bagging trust by the use Of
heroic measures. 1t would not be so
easy to destroy the tobacco trust or
compel it to pay better prices, but there
is not room to doubt THAT it could make
itself felt for good.
The Convention that has been called
for the early spring ought to be largely
attended by farmers, warehousemen,
middle-men, independent manufacturers
and all others who are interested in the
tobacco business. In the meantime all
the plans can be discussed in private and
in neighb0rhood and in county meetings,
and measures devised for the most feast
BILE method of inaugurating a successful
fight against the trust method of rob
bing the farmer by arbitrarily putting
down the price of the tobacco grown by
his labor the labor of his children, and
those he employs.
The trusts must be destroyed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Independence. Imperialism substitutes
might for right, and recognizes force as
the foundation Of government, whereas
we have always contended that govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed. Ii the Bacon
resolution had been adopted when it was
first introduced and acted upon by the
President it would have prevented war.
IF it had been adopted and acted upon
at any time during the war it would
have ended the war. When. the war is
over we shall be just where we We're be
fore it began and settle the Filipino
question according TO American prinei-
pies. / believe we should give the Fiji
pinos independence as soon as Il stable
government can be established and then
protect them from outside interference
while they work out their destiny.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
a NEW YEARS GUIDE.

There is one book every one shour4
make AN effort to get, for the new year.
1T colltains simple and valuable hints
concerning health, many amusing anec-
dotes and much general information.
We refer to Hostetter's Almanac pub
lished by The Hostetter Co, Pittsburgh,
Pa. 1t will prove valuable to any house
-old. Sixty employees are kept at work
on this valuable book. The issue for
1900 viii be over eight millions, printed
in the English, German, French, Welsh.
Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, Bone
nian and Spanish languages. 1t con-
tails proof of the efficacy of Hostetter's
Stomach Ritters, the great remedy pre-
pared by tine publishers, and is worthy
of careful preservation. The almanac
may be obtained free of cost, at any
druggist or general dealer in the coun-
try.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
A GREAT MISTAKE.

The advocates Of imperialism appear to
think that when the war is ended in the
Philippines, the opposition to the Presi-
dents policy of colonial conquest will
be ended There never was SO great an
error As long as the war lasts there are
very many people who will refrain from
cYiticizing the policy from a conviction
that it is not patriotic. Many Of these,
nal aggression" or benevolent assimi-
lation.' as the President has at different
times called his policy.
The time Of sharp division will come
when the war is over and the question
Of the policy is TO be determined. Are
we to keep the philippines as colonies
or are wc TO let them have an indepen-
dent free government of their own! The
President and Congress viii try tc eyade
that direct issue but it must come. Upon
TINT issue the patriotism and conscience
III the country will be with the Demo
cratic party which viii press the policy of
giving the Fllipinos the right of self-goy-
ernment. Mr. Bryan sees that clearly,
for in recent interview he said:
Il think that the opposition to imperial
ism will be even stronger when the war
Is over than it is now. Opposition to a
colonial policy is not based upon the
idea that it would be impossible to de-
feat the Filipinos, but on the ground
THAT we cannot afford TO abandon the
doctrines set forth in the Declaration of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
A PRACTICAL WAY.

There is a practical way for the Re
publican Congressman to show their hos
tility to trusts-if they have any except
for buncombe-it is to take the advice OF
tile Sioux City Uowa) Journal. strong
protection paper, to-wit: The rate of
duty should be lowered as to tin and
scne ether things, when trusts are IN a
position to make extortionate prices,
to quote Congressman Perkins. The
Washington Post, also a consistent adj
vocate of protection, commenting ON this
view, says:
when an industry which owes its ey.
iStence to protection, an industry alb
solutely created by the tariff. as was
The tin plate business. takes advantage
OF protection to organize an oppressive
combine, with the usual accessories of
decentralization and exorbitant prices.
the thing. and the only thing for the
party which ii has betrayed to do is
to reduce the height of the wall behind
which it finds shelter while exploiting
its qnonopolistic greed.
The Post is opposed to putting their
products on the free list because if says
that would be "a cruel outrage upon
tlirty to fifty thousand wage workers. !"
1t says that protection has been vim
dicated'' and Eve shall never have
another serious tariff campaign, unless
the friends Of protection bring it on By
furnishing ammunition for the oppo-
sition'' and then adds
But the people will not patiently sub
NIT for many years to the maintenance
of tariff schedules in order to enable
trade combines to pay dividends on
millions Of stocks that represent no
investment. Nor will there be a con-
1inued approval Of protection for those
products of American labor that are sold
in Europe, Asia, Africa and the isles of
the ocean at prices much lower than
our own people have to pay for them.
That it would be advisable for the Re
publican Congress now in session to
make some changes in the tariff before
the Presidential campaign begins we
have no doubt. That it viii do so IS
far from certain.
Without agreeing with the Post about
We uOpE Lie iItiliVNAstt9 -
Congress will give the Republicans the
chance to go on record on the PROPOSE
ton presented by the Post and Sioux
City Journal Nobody believes the Re
publican Congress will touch the tariff
if a trust so much as lifts its little
finger by way of objection, and the
Post evidently has no faith that they will
cut off the tin plate trusts milk. 1t
would be well for the Democrats to put
the test to the Republican Congress in
two ways:
/. Introduce a general bill putting
every article controlled by trust ON the
free list.
2. Introduce bill reducing to ten per
cent tax every article controlled by 4
trust, specially manning each article IN
a separate bill, and demanding an AYE
and no. vote on each. That will give
the people relief from some trust rob
berry or make the Republicans come
ont in the open and show that they be-
! long to the trust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
STORY OF A SLAVE.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George ID. Williams,
Of Manchester, Mich, tells how such
a slave was made free. He says: My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Elec-
trio Bittels, she is wonderfully improy-
ed and able to do her own work" This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessness,
melancholy, headache, backache. faint
ing and dizzy spells. This miracle-work-
ing medicine is a godsend to weak, sick
ly, run down people. Every bottle guar
anteed. Only so cents. Sold by all
druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Some of the most consecrated men in
the ministry are army chaplains, but
the court martial of one in California for
pubIic drunkenness brings out the fact
that a number of Them drink Recently
a North Carolina preacher was tried
and convicted Of untruthfuiaess and
worse. Immediately he put of FOR
Washington and made application for
appointment as army chaplain. He didn'i
get it, but his application Showed that
he thought a man unworthy to preach
TO citizens was good enough to preach
70 soldiers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
FIGHT IL 1900 SAME AS IN 1900
4 sheyille Citizen.

ASUtFIIt NIIIItI.
The contest now is identical with
that in the early days Of our struggle
for Independence Said Thomas Jeffer-
son them THE contest of the day
before and during the forming of the
constitmon) were contests to prevent
the formation Of Il kingly form Of gov
ernment' I'm 1882 he declared: EVERY
government degenerates when not
trusted to the people alone. The PEG,
pie themselves are its only safe De
positories. The people. and not the
rich, re on dependence FOR eontin-
nal freedom
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
Spirit of the Press
CANNOT READ THE CONSTTrU-
TION.

Hon. Chas. A. Towne.
'The trusts are institutions that tend
to aid the establishment of monarchy
They cannot be tolerated The policy OF
the administration in the Philippines is
against the constitution. On the 22d
of February next, when the SeII~te
convenes, Senator Frye, in accordance
with the custom, win be supposed to
read the constitution of the United
States. III wager that they will not
read it. 1t is directly against their pres
emf PRINCIPLES"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Paint has improved the looks Of the
poles on the streets of Raleigh. Why
not try it in Asheville -Asheville Citi-
zen. See how good deed shines in
a naughty world.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

MeKinley's declaration against the
trusts is for publication only and not
as a guarantee of good faith.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Since Depew and Clark have been
admitted, it is now an billion dollar SEN
ate. II viii no doubt favor ship sub
sides. militarism and other incidents
81 the new empire.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

The United States Supreme Court has
decided that ali trade combinations en-
gagged in interstate commerce which
by concerted action prevent combeti-
ton and enhance prices beyond reason
able limit thus restricting trade, arc
unlawful and subject to the penalties
of the Sherman Antitrust la%. IL
Mckinley was really opposed to the
trusts he would get an Attorney =enc-
raj who would accept the Supreme
courts decision and not tool Of the
trusts who says it is a matter for the
States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

There are only three men in the Sen
ate today who were there twenty-three
years ago when Senator Teller was adj
nlitted rs the first Senator from the new
State of Nevada Cockerell, of Missouri
Allison, Of Iowa; and Jones. Of Nevada.
He is one Of the first men in America.
His first step toward leaving the Repub-
lican party was when he characterized
the Force bill rs ''the most Ubiquitous
measure that ever crossed the threshold
of the Senate"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Ills name is Dennis. Under the Law
Of New Jersey every trust incorpo-
rated has to have at least one resident
director. Dennis B. Ryan does Il four-
ishing business by getting 50 for the
use Of his name for every trust in
corporated, and he then resigns.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Some people are never so happy as
when they have bad news TO tell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Chauncey is a peach" sure enough.
He has been iii the Senate only Two
days and yet he has already found thar
"there ure men in the United States to-
day who are equal if not superior in
point Of intelligence to any man who
served in. Congress in ante-bellum days. :
He is probably referring to Depew and
Hanna.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

Emperor William asks S22600o,000
for the navy and war departments, and
only S19,000.00O for river and harbor
improvements and public buildings.
Home affairs are secondary. Big APP
preparations for a colonial policy and
neglect Of domestic expansion SO
together.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07

The House did well to deny a seat
to Roberts. VIII the Senate do as
well and deny Quay ~ seat? Dollars to
loughnuts that the Senate isn't -
virtuous in this particular as the House.
The world., 1899-01-04
WARRIOR GENERAL MINE.

F. H. Browne, a banker from the
Black Hills, was in Seattle this week,
after a visit to the Warrior General
mine at Blewett. He said in a news
paper interview:
Il must say that 1 was persuaded
much against my inclination to exam
inc the property. Nor did get over
the prejudice l had conceived against
mining in the Cascades until l had
had all my own samples tested, and
ha- fully taken in the systematic de-
velopments of the property. The mill
is a perfect plant. 1t is working with
out a hitch an should clean up about
the goth inst The concentrator, too,
is in operation. l found that in the
deeper developments of the tunnels
the bodies of arsenical iron ores, so
rich in gold, are increasing in width
and density. Satisfied with all l saw
and the experiences l had sampling
the ore bodies l have bought a block
of the stock. l know something about
gold mining and the best way to prove
ones confidence in the merits of a
mine and it's management is to be-
come a part owner,-which l have
done"
The world., 1899-01-04

from shore, thus preventing the con-
struction of stationary wharves. Dis
charging cargo by the primitive light
erage methods has not only been most
expensive, but slow, annoying and
dangerous.
The plan proposed is a simple one.
1t is nothing more nor less than the
driving of two parallel rows of piles
extending from the beach into the sea
1000 feet to deep water. Between
these rosw of piles a chain of floating
scows are to be laid, which while held
in position in a sense, are to be left
free to rise and fall with the tide. But
the scow deck floor is to be of contin-
uous connection to the extent that
freight may be hauled over the marine
highway. The syndicate. which has
been organized by Postmaster Wright
of Nome, will build the scows at Seat
tie, construction to begin soon after
New Years day. They will either be
towed or taken in knockdown shape to
Dutch Harbor in sufficient time to
have them at Nome and in position
by the time the first steamers arrive
The world., 1899-01-04

out ding that, which in some partic-
ular. would be changed, after a time
of use?
This upper room has half windows
on the south and full window in each
end. Here we have SO pens, each 3x6
feet. The pens run back from the east
TO within feet Of the west end of the
building. A hallway 4 feet wide ex-
tends the length of the building, less
the feet cutoff The construction of
these pens is very. simple. All that is
used in the making of the lower tier
of pens is 2x4 studs and woven wire.
The lumber is nicely dressed on all
sides, this being done not only for ap-
pearence sake, but because it will be
easier to keep all free of vermin. The
upper tier of pens are movable coops.
The bottoms are made of very thin
lumber with sides and tops of woven
wire. These upper coops, or pens, can
be removed, one or all, without in the
least interfering ith the lower pen ar
rangement, as the woven wire forms
the top of each lower pen. The upper
pens were made movable for the reason
that it is desirable to be able to "get
at" each and every piece of lumber
used in construction, in order that YER
min may be kept out all the time. 1t
would not do at all to build house Of
this character-of close occupancy-of
all wood and wood connections. This
would not only be inviting vermin, but
would impose a vast amount of work
in keeping clean.
Here we have pullets and cockerels,
and have them in the pink of condi-
tion at any and alltimes. The pen
3x6 is large enough in which to keep a
bird for months-with proper treat
ment. We thus have our show and
stock birds under complete control, and
can send bird or birds on demand fit
to enter any exhibition or breeding
yard.
There is lot of care, it is true, in
The world., 1899-01-04
LUMBER IN DEMAND.
Whatcom Reveille.

This year has been gratifying to
lumbermen, not only because Of the
unprecedented demands for better
grades of lumber, but also because OF
the remarkable advance in the prices
on low grades. Low grades OF lumber
do not move well as rule on the Pa
cific coast because the cost of the long
haul to market is too great in COM
parison with the price of lumber, but
this year the movement is said to have
been greater than ever before. 1t is
claimed that the mill man of the mid
die states cuts into low grades of lum-
ber slabs that would be thrown into
the refuse pile on the Pacific coast
not that the western mill is more
wasteful, but he has not the market
for that kind of lumber. The day is
coming, however, when the Pacific
coast mill man can utilize such refuse
to the same advantage as his more
eastern brother.
The world., 1899-01-04
GERMANY's PACIFIC ISLANDS.

The Caroline group of islands
which Germany recently OBTAINED
from Spain, comprise about 800 differ
ent islands of greater or less size, ly
ing between the 3rd and 11th degrees
of north latitude and the 135th and
177th degrees of eastern longitude
They comprise three groups. The
central body is the CarOlines proper
and contains about $50 islands. The
western bunch is called the PeleW
Islands. and the eastern the Mulgrave
Archipelago. The PeleWS nave an
area of about BAG square miles, and
are nearly surrounded by a coral reef
The total population of all the islands
is about 100000. The largest islands
are Babelthaup, 275 square miles, pop
ulation 10000; Penepe, 261 square
miles, population 1000; Yap, ISL
square miles, population, 1000. All OF
the islands rise high out of the water
are of volcanic origin, and very fertile
Germany has for years desired this
territory In 1885 she took possession
of Yap and asserted a protectorate
over the central group. Spain dis
puted this and the matter was referred
to the Pope as arbitrator who declared
in favor of Spain. The concession, OF
course. does not include the island OF
Guam, selected by the United States
as a coaling station, and which is be-
lieved to be the best strategic posi-
tion in the entire island situation.
The world., 1899-01-04
PROGRESS OF WHITE PASS ROAD.

Walter L. Goodwin, who for two
years past has been with the engineer.
ing corps of the White Pass & Yukon
railway, passed through the city the
other day en- route to visit friends in
Utah. He will remain there for two
weeks and then will return north,
where a large amount of work awaits
his party.
Mr.. Goodwin, in speaking of the con,
struction of the White Pass Railroad,
says it is one of the best pieces of rail
road engineering work ever done in
the history of the world, and that the
road is now the best equipped of any
in the United States or Canada. 1t
has been constructed with a view OF
widening it at any time necessity may
demand it. The heaviest grade over
the pass is only $40 per cent. Many
difficulties were encountered in the 10,
cation and construction and frequently
the engineers had to resort to life
lines over the precipitous mountain
sides to locate grade stakes or marks.
Every item of the construction, even
the greater number of the ties, he
says. were freighted by steamer from
Seattle. The road, for the past sea-
son, has done tremendous business
and has been a big-paying investment.
By July 4 next the road, he says, will
have reached Closeleigh, opposite
White Horse rapids, and within two
years, if nothing unforeseen shows up,
will be running a train into Dawson.
The world., 1899-01-04
ENEMY OF GOBLIN MOTH.

The Boise Statesman says that N.
B. Jacobson a Payette fruit groweris
anxious to carry out the project of i'm
porting lot of kohl meysen the Ger
man bird that is the natural foe of the
Goblin moth. He says that there is no
other way to hold the moth in check.
The bird is the natural destroyer Of
the insect, and in German orchards
there is little or no trouble with the
pest Mr.. Jacobson points out that
nature has appointed ways of holding
all pests in check, and this bird seems
to have been specially designed for
keeping this moth and some other in
sects down. In the eastern states
where they have the chickadee the
moth is not as bad as here. In
Germany, where the kohl meysen is
found the insect is always scarce.
The world., 1899-01-04
kLoNDIkE STILL an IT."

The district about Dawson is very
active. The output for the season just
past has been about $17,OO0,OO0. While
it is hard to figure ahead, with i'm
proved machinery now in there and
more to go, the prospect is that next
years output will be as large, If not
larger. There is no doubt but that the
Dawson district is staple and will
prove rich for many years to come.
A late copy of the Yukon Sun con-
tains news of a great quartz discovery
in the vicinity of the Klondike capi-
tai. The Sun is authority for the
statement that the ledge is 1000 feet
in depth. one mile in width, Of un-
known though great length, and assay
ing as high as $3.50 to the ton. Over
twenty claims were recorded in that
locality up to November Z.
The exact location of this ore body
is given as the left bank of the Yukon,
seven miles above Dawson. 1t is nei-
ther a deposit of gravel nor quartz
ledge AS defined by the Dawson met
allurgist, it is an oxidized mass of
quartzosic porphyrite rock, containing
more or less gold throughout the
oxydized material, as well as in the
beccia or hard quartzite. A promoter
lett Dawson for London on October 81
in the interest of twenty-siX of the
claim owners.
The Sun says editorially: 1--WE
have investigated this discovery and
find that the facts are stated; If no
error has been made in the assays, it
is one of the greatest finds ever made
in quartz"
The world., 1899-01-04
BOUNDARY DISTRICT STRIKE.

One Of the biggest strikes in the
Boundary country has been reported
two miles from Camp Mckinney,
above Whites bar, between the forks
of Rock creek. The strike was made
on the Dayton mineral claim, the first
assay giving $500 in gold, five ounces
in silver and 1 per cent. in copper. 1t
is claimed by the man who made the
discovery that he uncovered ten feet
of the lead The ore is iron oxide, full
of free gold. The owners are Hamil-
Camp Mckinney, and H. ]. McQuaid,
Greenwood. The news of this strike
has created considerable excitement.