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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
TINE SCHOOL LAWS.
Chatham Record.

According to the Constitution of North
Carolina (see section 2 of Article IX.)
the Legislature has control of the pub
lie schools. This section of our State
Constitution was adopted i'm the year
1868, and ever since that time every Leg
islature has been allowed to exercise the
power given by it. No one had ever
questioned or doubted it, until our mon
partisan" (but intensely Republican, SUI
preme court denied that power to the
last Democratic Legislature
And it had not been doubted ever since
1865 that every Legislature had equal
control of the pulblic schools, and that
one Legislature had as much power as
another in controlling them. No Legis-
latllre had ever attempted to prevent
another Legislature from exercising this
constitutional power and control of the
public schools, until the notorious Fusion
Legislature of 1897 made such an att
tempt. which has now been consummated
by Fusion Supreme Court.
Until the Fusion Legislature Of 1897
met. mo previous Legislature had attempt
ed to control the public schools for a
longer time than its own term extended.
That is, the term of every county board
of education was only two years, the
same length of time as the term of mem
bers of the Legislature. Mo county
board Of education ever had a longer
term than two years-the same as mem
hers of the Legislature until the Fu-
sion Legislature of 1897 enacted a law
that gave the county boards of educa-
ton, elected under it, a term of three
years!
Thus the Fusion Legislature of 1897,
In order to secure Fusion control of the
public schools, encroached upon the pow
or of the next Legislature. If this could
be done-if the Fusion Legislature CT
1897 could elect it's county boards of ed
ucation for three years Gnstead of for
two years as every previous Legislature
had donel-why could it not have elect
ed them for a term of five, ten or even
twenty years?
Indeed it is very probable that the
members of that Fusion Legislature now
wish that they had elected their county
boards of education for term of at
least twenty years. According to the
recent remarkable decision Of our SUI
preme court there was nothing to prohib-
It it and such boards of education woulo
he retained in office for their twenty
year terms!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
COST HIM HIS JOB.

Mr.. Dawson. Of Washington, -. c.,
clerk iii the office of General Miles,
has been bounced because he was face
tious in telling the truth to Postmaster
General Smith. Writing to the Post
master General about the postal SER
vice in Porto Rico. Mr.. Dawson said:
II trust that when the wise and pa
triotic administration gets back from its
swing-around campaign. having shown
the bucolic voter that it was Mckinley
who .caused the bountiful crops to
grow. sailed the Klondize with a wealth
Of golden nuggets and furnished employ
ment Tin the Philippines to our unoc-
cllpied needy, You will undaunted by the
specter so APPLY limned by the autumnaI
poet in his luminous phrase, 1.-THE
Dewey-skilted clouds imbibe the sum- !,
again tackle the colonial postage mat
ter
Il was too true and too bright to be
tolerated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
STATE NEWS.

The oil mill at Selma has started up
NJ G. Winston is president and \. Il.
Edgerton secretary of the company.
Judge o. H. Allen made the appoint
ment yesterday of Mr.. Plato Collins 10
succeed Mr.. III. V. Williams, resigned,
as clerk of Superior court of Lenoir
county.-Kinston Free Press.
The Travelling Mems Union OF
America" was organized in Charlotte on
Thanksgiving day with these officers:
President, Hugh II. Prince, Whining
ton: Vice-President. John Nj. Scott
Charlotte; Secretary and Treasurer.
Chas r. McCord, Charlotte. Execu-
tive Committee: j. c. Bowers, Rich
mond Va; Chas. w. Moody, Atlanta,
Ga. Walter r. Leake, Winston; John
=. Ross and Clarence o. Keuster, Char
lotte.
While making some blackboard de-
monstrations in the room of the fourth
grade of the Union school of Whining
ton. Tuesday, Miss Leo B. Cameron
the teacher. dropped dead.
The artesian well at Wilmington
gives out salt water, and State Geolo-
gist Holmes, upon careful examination,
reports, so the Dispatch tells Ms, that
tue source OI tHe water is III the SaUu
hills near Fayetteville and there it is
fresh. but it passes over salt bed be-
tween Fayetteville and Wilmington. 7
Fresh water may be reached, however.
Prof. Holmes thinks by deeper boring
The Star says that Mr.. L. A. Gettys.
of Cleveland the monazite dealer. ship
ped 21S,000 pounds of monazite to his
house at Gloucester, n. J., last Thurs
day. On the same day he bought 10000
pounds from Blanton & Co. This ship
ment filed four cars and represents
what he has bought i'll tne last three
weeks Mr.. Gettys speaks hopefully of
the rise in price Of cheap sand at an
early day.
The Warren Record notes the sad
death Of Miss Sallie Egleston, of Macon.
\ few days ago she left her home for
Richmond, Va, for special treatment for
appendicitis, and died under the opera-
ton. She was a sweet, lovely girl just
blooming into womanhood.
There have been seven deaths at the
Normal and Industrial College at Greens
boro, the last being Miss McGmgan, of
Robson county a lovely young lady.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
A FIGHT AGAINST REVENUE
boobies.

The opponents of the constitutional
and tried to make a show of confidence
since the gathering of revenue doodles
at Statesville Il few weeks ago. At
that meeting word was given out that
the campaign fund TO fight the amend
ment would be large and that workers
would be well paid. The revenue officers
were instructed to go through their
counties and organize the moss-backs
against it, offer a position in the reva-
nue. service to any Democrat who would
write a letter or speak against it, and
TO 90 about the country retailing false
stories to the effect that there is great
disaffection among Democrats. Their
policy has borne fruit in giving faith to
the Republican workers, and i'll all the
Western counties the revenue officers
are going about giving their orders, and
offering their bribes.
1t is evident that, in this important
crisis, as in 1876, the forces of good
government have to wage war against
the revenue gang who are employed to
do the dirty work of the Republican
party. Our information from the West
is that in certain Western counties the
revenue officers are as numerous and
pestiferous as the grass-hoppers in Eu-
rope. They are supplied with copies OF
lying sheets which they put in every
home they pass, and in the ways known
misrepresentation among the people.
The activity of the revenue doodles
shows why Senator Pritchard was so
anxious to get these officers from under
the civil service He wanted to use
them in the propaganda against white
supremacy. The President violated his
sacred pledge to enforce and extend the
civil service in order to help Pritchard
and his pie-eaters. They are the head and
front of the opposition to the amendment,
and are the same active and pestiferous
enemies of good government today as
they were in 1876. Vance well knew
that unless the people understood their
evil purposes, he could not overcome
their stealthy and persistent opposition.
The fight for decency in 1876 succeeded
only when Vance's warning against the
revenue doodles aroused the people who
turned "a deaf ear to their falsehoods.
In 1900, these same fellows constitute
the advance guard that is fighting the
amendment and trying to keep North
Carolina in the Radical column by add
ing to the few white office seekers and
office holders and misguided white men
the 100000 negro voters They know
that the passage of the amendment
drives the negroes TO honest work and
takes away their power in State and
local politics.
Down with the revenue doodles. ITO
your tents, O Israel"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
Among the Railroads.

This weeks ROanoke-Chowan Times
says: Some time ago the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad management offered
three prizes ON each of the divisions of
that vast system of railroads to the
station agents who should have the best
kept depot grounds, including flower
gardens. We are pleased to know that
our popular station agent at Rich
Square, Mr.. w. f. Clifton, won first
prize handsome gold watch, for the
best kept grounds on the first division
which comprises the Seaboard and Roa-
noke, Roanoke and Tar River, Raleigh
and CASTOR, Durham and Northern and
one other branch, comprising in ali
about three hundred miles of railroad"
The Baltimore Sum tells of the wonder
full prosperity of the railroads in the
South. We quote:
''Ihe gross earnings of the railroads
of the United States in November were
17,64S,9IS, a gain of So per cent. or
the same month last year. and 1874 PEI
cent. better than in November, 1892
Taking the Lending systems of railroads
in the various sections of the country to-
gether for comparison, Dun's Review
finds the Southern, Central Western and
Granger roads making the best showing
of gains The Southern roads in the FIRST
half of November averaged a gain Of
1860 165. or 90 per cent. over the first
half of November, 1898, being excelleC
only by the Changers, with a gain oi
TT per cent. the Central Western
with gain of 11.3 per cent. and tht
Eastern roads. exclusive of the trlIn.l
lines, with a gain of AT per cent The
Southwestern roads gained but % pei
cent and the Pacific but 81 per cent
The greatest gain was that of the Can
adam roads, namely, 15.1 per cent. Tlht
increased iron business Of the South is
said to have increased largely the earn
ings of the Southern Railway and the
Louisville and Nashville"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
CAN'T DELIVER THE GOODS.
Wadesboro Messenger.

1t lis said that Senator Butler has en-
tered into Il compact with the Republi-
can leaders to deliver 10000 Popuhst
votes to the black and tans to be cast
against the Constitutional Amendment.
We don't know what success Butler will
have in other sections of the state in
influencing white Populists to vote to per-
petuate the negro issue in North Carolina
politics. but we will wager a five dollar
hat against his chance Of succeeding
himself in the Senate-which is the same
thing as wagering the hat against moth
ing-that he does not get so of the
promised 10000 votes in Arson county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

1t takes but minute to overcome
tickling in the threat and to stop a cough
by the use OF One Minute Cough Cure.
This remedy quickly cures all forms
of throat and lung troubles. Harmless
and pleasant to take. 1t prevents CON
sumption A famous specific for grippe
and its after effects. Bobbitt & Wynne
Drug Company, Adams & Moye, William
Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
THE sENTIMENT GROWS.

Roanoke howan Times.
The sentiment in favor of primary
elections seems to be growing. The
next United States Senator from North
Carolina will be selected by primary
election, or the people will know the
reason why.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

That Indiana Congressman who wants
to reduce the representation in the South
to the basis Of 1.-The votes actually cast
has forgotten that Massachusetts some
times only casts 81 per cent of its vote.
lie evidently has also lost sight Of the
fact that representation is based on
population The South is calm and Sc
rene knowing that it cannot be hit with
out hitting Indiana and Massachusetts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
Spirit of the Press.
IMPEACH THE UsURPERs

INT I<AN4II 7 III1 OfoOINA IIIllo.
New River Herald
The time has come for the white people
of the State to assert their power We
have been dickering too long with the
prostitutes who are stalking around in
beslimed e1mines. The people are SUI
preme, and when men, elected to the SUI
preme court bench by negro ballots use
their offices to maliciously defeat the
will of the people there is no measure too
radical. Let the Legislature impeach
the last internal usurper. Then and not
until then may we hope for representa-
tive government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
The Kinston Tobacco Market.
lKinston Free Press

Mr.. G. F. Fleming. secretary OF our
tobacco board of trade, reports that for
the four months closing November Both
on the Kinston market was sold =
255, 1913 pounds of tobacco for $~iGS,-
1854. This is an average of n.lS. At
least nine million pounds of tobacco will
be sold ON the Kinston market this sea-
son.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

In ennmerating the things that need
to be done TO settle the money problem,
the New York World says, "The United
States Treasury, and specially the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, should be taken
out of Wall Street lIf Wall streer
~ ignored, where will THE campaign
fund be raised?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

IL n eat washes herself calmly aud
smoothly the weather will he fair If she
washes against the grain take your
macintosh with you. If she lies with
her back to the fire there will be a
SnRlall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
A FIFTY CENT DOLLAR

atlanta CONSTITUTION.
When the New York Tribune says
that the price Of iron has increased $50
per cent. it means that the purchasing
power of the gold dollar has decreased
that much in its relations to iron.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

The Democrats will not change their
platform in favor of electing Senators
by the people because Of the adverse de
cision in the Trinity-Wake Forest de
bate last night
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

The names Of Goldsboro Methodists
lead all the rest" in generous thanks
giving offering to the orp hans After
talks by DR. Swindell antt DR.. j. II.
Miller, they gave $500 TO ii Y Methodist
0rphanage in this city. Al few more
such gifts and the necessary buildings
would soon be in place, and tjhe Orphan
age open to the fatherless.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02
Mr.. ]. B. Potter, Centreville, R. L, 80 years
old, writes, September IS, 1899,
Of PAINE'>: ::
Celery Compound.

Fifteen years ago had to give up business account
of very poor health suffering from number of old
chronic diseases and had complete nervous poson In
I8o commenced taking Panes Celery Compond and soon
found that was getting the better OF my complaints.
continued using it until was restored to good health Be
levng that of prevention is worth pound of
cure take the Compound in tie Spring and Fall, and it
keeps me we'll Paines Celery Compound has made al
most new of me, and have gained twenty eight
pounds or good solid flesh and blood thanks to its USE
Strong, vigorous nerves keep the stomach,
liver and kidneys active. The ills Of old age,
caused by the breaking down Of these great
nerve centres, are prevented by Paine's Celery
Compound.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

They write it Daniel Lex Russell now
a-days. He dissents from Gark's opin
ion and does 50 vigorously. That con
firms everybody else in the faith that il
is right
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

Several business men in Richmond
have resolved to test the constitutionality
Of the ten per cent tax on the circulation
Of State banks. Good!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

Senator Call ought not to cast slurs
at the people of his State who honored
him so long. Senator Butler. Of South
Carolina. has never recovered from thai
greyious mistake.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

Roberts did well to leave his nulner
Gus wives at home before starting to
Washington. Their presence might have
embarrassed his supporters if he has
any.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

When the perfume of flowers or the
odor of fruit is unusually noticeable rain
may be expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-02

Johnston is the banner co,lnty of De-
mocracy and of prompt ,bettlements
Sheriff Ellington for years il, s been the
first to settle his taxes anM yesterday
he was on hand as usual nd was the
first. Good sheriff and good county.
The age-herald., 1899-09-20
Birmingham City Bonds

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin. 20c; dairy No. 1, 15c; dairy No. 2, 12lAc; country, 123Hc; cooking, 10c.
 Potatoes-Irish, 60c. Lemons-Choice, s5.50Ga75; fancy, a.25. PouItry-Hens, 2OG22l5c; fries, 15G1Sc; small. S1Sc ducks 20e; geese, 20c. Eggs-121ac. Tomatoes-25G35c. Cabbage-1Ac per pound. Onions-2c per pound. Grapes-75@90c per crate.
 Local staple Grcceriet Flour-Best patent. sA1OQs425; straight, s375
 Sugar-Granulated. s5.5O Y. C., 5asG51kc. Coffee-Green, S@111ac; Arbuckle's pack ages $1OS0; Levering's packages, S10. 50; Jvon's packages, $1050. Lard-612c. Clear rib sides-5Bc. Molasses Centrifugal. 15Q35c; sugar house, 200S5c. Rice-4d6l9c. Corn-Mixed, 4Sc; white, 50c. Pearl meal-90c Hay-Choice timothy, $15.00; No. 1, s14.5O clover mixed. S1350. Oats-Mixed. 33c; white, SGc. Bran-Mixed. $16.50; pure wheat, a70O Cotton Seed Meal-$1S.25.
The age-herald., 1899-09-20

al S5. The English market gained an add- tional sixty-fourth. closing that market H. higher than last night Prices here on sueh encouragement became firm and ruled so throughout the session. The weekly bu- reau indicated a light yield in many states and that there was poor prospect for top crop. Picking. however, has made sood progress. Tomorrows receipts for New Orleans and Houston combined are estimated at 13O00 ot 15000, compared with 22.000 last year and 900 in 1896. Hous tor wired us: There is a more general de- mand for spots today from Europe than any day this season. Big exporters here sold large lots to Liverpool. Bremen and Havre a good prices" What Houston has related confirms tie situation here Ex- perts continue very large. Sentiment is changing.
The age-herald., 1899-09-20
ralbott X PaImer's +toc,s Letter


 By Private Wire from the New York Sun.
 New York, September 19.-The recovery in the market which set in yesterday after noon made further progress in this morn- ing's market, although the trading was still marked by no little feverishness and irregularity. For the most part it appeared that the main incentive in inducing pur- chases for both accounts was the relaXa- tion in the money market that naturally followed the extensive liquidation of the past few days The markets strength was furthermore an evident reflection not only of extent to which speculative liquidation has professed since the latter part of last week. but of the further absorption of stocks by cash buyers noted in this column as a feature of the then demoralized deal- ings. There was very little in todayS news apart from the easier monetary sit uation to which the tendency of the mar ket could be definitely referred There were a large number of exceedingly grati- flying traffic returns for the second week of the month, but little attention would probably have been accorded to these had 1t not been for the relaxation in the money market. The influence of London here was also favorable to higher prices. American stocks were shown at recoyeries there ana consos rose sharply on more reaSSurlng advices as to the prospects for an amicaple settlement of the South African trouble On balance foreign houses also were buy
 
 fiection from the general characteristics if the trading, that part played in the de- cline in the market since last Friday by operations for the short account has been rather difficult to account for the very sharp advances that took place in certain quarters of the market. While 1t Is cer- tain that there has been exceedingly heavy Iiquidation in the market in the time noted it is a rather singular circumstance that large number of common houses have re- ported that on each of the days which the market has been the weakest their pur- chases on balance were in excess of the sales This would indicate that such liqui- dation as has taken place has not come from out side speculators, or at least to the extent which had been commonly sup posed Another point of technical impor- | ance and one testifying to the Inherent strength of speculative situation is the general testimony of commission houses that their calls for extra margins were re- spended to with readiness that was note worthy, and which indicated not only the strong position of the ordinary spectators, but also his unshaken belief in further rise in prices In London there was on excitement in the financial markets today and some of the stocks sold here were bought back
The age-herald., 1899-09-20
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, September 19.-Cotton-Spot was quiet; prices firmer; American mid ding 17-32d. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export, and included 300 American. Receipts, 1000 bales, including 300 Ameri- can. Futures opened quiet, and closed barely steady American middling L. M C.: September, 3S1s; September October, 3.29v; October-N ovember, 3.276I3.2Sb; November December, 326b; December-January and January February, 3.25d3-26b; February March, 3.26b; March-April, 326d3.27b; April May, 3.2Tb; May-June, 3.28s; June-July, 32S@3 29s; July August, 329v.
The age-herald., 1899-09-20
,'ailv Statem ant

Galveston-Steady; middling. 6B; sales S1O; receipts, 12-0OS; stock, CABS.
 Mobile-Steady; middling, 5s4 sales, 1,200 receipts, ITS; stock, 1S2S4.
 Savannah-Firm middling, 5A sales, SS1 receipts, Il, 1,096; stock, 63,764.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 5 13-16; sales 100; receipts, 3.394; stock, 27,553.
 ington-Steady; middling, 6B; re- ceipts, 3,762; stock, 21 ,263.
 Norfolk-Firm; middling. 6B; sales, 160 receipts, 1227 stock, 16,7SS.
 Baltimore-Nominal midding, 64 re- ceipts, 650: stock, 5,254.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 6as; receipts, net 96 stock. 3,S10
 PhiladeIphia-F'irm; middling. 65s; re- ceipts, 50 stock, 5,943.
 St. Louis-Firm; mddling 6; sales, 135; receipts, 1.5GS2; stock 61, ,793.
 Memphfs-Ffrm; mfddling, 6; receipts, 1.151; sales, 3,75O; shipments, 1,225; stock, 56,218