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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
RALEIGH AND ITS WATER.

For many months there has been a
contention between the board of alder
men and the Raleigh Water Company,
the city refusing to pay the bills for
water because it alleged that the water
company had not fulfilled : contract.
After long dispute and many confer
ences, the water company agreed to
make certain concessions if the board
would grant a long renewal of its fran
chise which does not expire in seven
years. The indignant protest of the
whole city against the extension, killed
that proposition ''deader than a herring"
At the last meeting of the board of al
dermen when it was proposed to pay
the water company's bill. the chairman
of the water committee, Mr.. Charles f.
Cooke declared he would resign before
he would approve the bill, ana other
aldermen were equally rs much opposed
to paying it unless the wdser company
would keep its contract. Inc difference
of opinion between the city attorney and
members of the board on the one hand
and the water company on the other
hand seem irreconcilable. There seems
to be but one way TO settle the matter,
and that is for the water company to
do what the aldermen require or to
sue in the courts and let the contract
be judicially construed. That would
settle it in a way that would be accept
cd by all parties, and it seems that
until THE contract is so construed the
city and the water company cannot
agree upon a settlement.
The overwhelming opinion of the peo-
pie Of the city lis in favor of municipal
ownership of water, but that cannot be
passed upon at the earliest until after
the Legislature of 1901. In the mean
time, the legal rights of all parties ought
to be determined.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

sistants, from the parents and friends
of the patients who have ,!ie,l, at the
tender and sympathetic manner in
which the lamented ones were looked
after during their illnesses at the coll
lege.
President McIver has been the target
of some unwisc criticism from people
who have not taken the pains TO look
into the situation with the careful eye,
but the expression from the sources
mentioned above, whose most absorbing
interest i'm the matter cannot ne ques-
toned, Should completely eXonerate him
from any personal blame. We doubt
not that he has managed tie affair bet
ter than many another conscientious
man would have managed = realizing
the crushing responsibility upon his
shoulders He has certainly occupied an
embarrassing position since the epidemic
broke out, but has nobly sustained the
personal. professional and official char
acter which ranks him with the leading
Observation-Disclosures only of North Caro-
lina--of the South
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
A REAL BENEFACToR.

We are glad TO see that steps are
being taken to honor the name OF the
late Stanhopc Pullen, who in addition
to other good deeds gave the site for the
A. and NJ. College TO the State and Pull
len Park to the city. In their last re-
port to the board of aldermen, the
Street committee-co composed of Messrs.
John C. Drewry, d. S. Hamilton and
L. b. Pegram-made this proper recon-
mendation:
"Some time soon after the death of
Mr.. Stanhope Pullen the board of al
dermen passed resolutions of respect
for this good man, who had done so
much for our city. \ committee was
appointed to devise ways and means for
the erection of n suitable memorial arch
to his memory. That committee has
never reported. We believe that Mr..
Pullen was one of the most generous
philanthropists who ever lived in this
city, and did probably more for the city
than any man who ever lived in it.
I'VE feel that the city should show its
appreciation for his services and honor
his memory in a substantial manner.
We, therefore, recommend that COM
mittee of three be appointed from this
board to act in concert with similar
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce, who shall take this matter in
hand and prosecute it to successful
termination. We further recommend
that this board make a substantial APP
preparation as a nucleus around which
to commence a fund for this purpose.
Our city has never built a monument
to any of its citizens, and as Mr.. Pull
len donated to the city a beautiful park
and did so much for the city III many
substantial ways, we think the city
should recognize in this way his great
services and show its appreciation by
taking decided steps in this direction
without further delay"
Aldermen Drewry, Wynne ard Ham
ilton were named as the committee to
act with the Chamber of Commerce in
securing the erection of memorial arch
in Pullen Park.
Raleigh has had two benefactors, both
bachelors. Mr.. Pullen, who gave Pullen
Park, and Mr. Rex, who gave Rex
Hospital.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
CITY AND TOWN PROPERTY

There We're four sales of land at auc-
ton in Raleigh yesterday which illus
tlate the increase of the price of city
Of Raleigh real estate and show the
little demand and low prices of farming
land. The Cooley property, between the
Tucker building and the Capital CLUB,
a small lot desirably situated brought
$7,700. Twenty-Five lots just across the
railroad ON Harrington, Dawson and
West streets. brought $3,175.
Two lots of country property were put
up for sale, one containing fifty acres
in Cedar Fork township, which brought
$3.50, and another of S31a acres in st.
Mary's township which brought $205.
Such prices for farming land near the
capital city is not proof that the revival
of business has reached the farmers ex-
cept where they are near the manu-
featuring centres or their land
is specially adapted TO truck or
some special crop General and per,
manent prosperity that helps all the peo-
pie i'm North Carolina cannot DE said
to have come until there is a better
market for farming property.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
MORE MONEY DID TT.

A correspondent of the Springfield Re
publican calls attention in Il striking way
to fact we have preseptao more than
once, to-wit, that the ravival Of busi-
ness is due largely TO the increase in
the production of gold II demonstrates
that the Democrats in 1896 Were right
in demanding more primary money. W.
quote:
The Democrats demanded more
money and higher commodity and lahor
prices; the Republicans said, mot money
but -humdred-cent dollar; not
higher prices, but stable prices. But
what has happened? God, to defeat Sa-
tan's pet proposition. a cernered dollar,
has directed men to the bowels of the
earth. where gold was on deposit, and
they have brought forth more yellow
dirt i'm the last three years Than the
Democrats hoped to see come af both
gold and SILVER. so that in suite of Shy
locks wish and design, wa have had
more money, and, as was foreteid we
have had rising prices (not altos ether
due to the increase of the goil output,
it is true, but largely sol, labor IL
more fully employed and better paid, and
the Republican politicians are nowling
Behold our promised prosperity But
THEY FAIL TO ADD, VI NlDE .iAIN-
LIZ ON T,IIE DEAIOCRA re FORM
JlI4A OF THREE YEARS AGO"
This is statement of the case that
will confond the gold bugs from Ham
ma to Wittkowsky.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
A SAFE LEADER

Hon. James ID. Richardson. of Ten
nessee. who was chosen as the minority
leader of the House, is easily the best
INSTRUMENTATION in that body. He has
been in the House fourteen years and
as a presiding officer has no superior
in America. He is a safe man, holding
TO the tenets Of true Democracy. He
presided much of the time at the ses-
sion of the Chicago National Conven-
ton and is in sympathy with the decla-
rations there enunciated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
THE NORMAL SITUATION.
lGreenshoro Telegran.l

1t is most gratifying to the thousands
of friends all over the State Of the Nor
NAL and Industrial College that the To-
cation Of the cause of the deplcrablc out
break of fever in the institution has been
determined by expert investigation and
that these causes will be treated in the
proper and effectual manner eliminat-
ing all danger of future contagion, look
ing to the reopening of the college the
first of the incoming year. And there
is an abundance of reinsurance in the
timely expression of satisfaction direct
ed to President McIyar and his co-as-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
STATE NEWS.

Rev. DIR. J. c. Hidden, of Accomac
VA, well known in North Caro-
lima. has been restored to health after
an illness of several months.
The sympathy of friends will go out
to Hon. ID. II. Mclean and wife in
the death of their bright three-year-old
Belle Gilmore Mclean.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
$500 EVERY DAY

The revival of business that has
sprung up since the war with Spain has
brought many paradoxes in It's tram.
While labor has been employed and
products, with a few exceptions, nave
brought better prices, and manufae'nr-
ing has fourished, the bulk of the bene-
fits has gone to the trusts. The farm
or and mechanic have been forced TO
pay two prices for their implements,
tools and working material, enough III
many cases to Offset the increase due
to the enlarged demand for labor.
The newspaper publisher has been hit
as hard by the trusts as any other class,
probably harder. We We're informed
yesterday that white paper had adj
vanced to Il point that increases the
cost Of the supply used in printing our
daily and weekly issues $500 per day.
or something like $4,000 per year. That
il pretty steep assessment for the
trusts to make on the News and Obser-
ser Publishing Company. Proportion
ately, the same assessment is made on
every other paper in the country, unless
the paper trust gives special rates 10
these papers that are always extolling
the blessings of the trust. II they have
to pay as much increase as this paper,
they doubtless get their subsidy in some
other way.
The Durham Morning Herald and the
Winston Sentinel have suggested that the
editors in this State ought to unite
and erect mill of their own so as to
be rid of the exactions of this greedy
trust Years ago there were two or
three prosperous paper mills in North
Carolina, row there it not one. 1t is
one of the ways of the trust to concern
trate and to crush out small mills. I'm
til few years ago, Mr. Askew had a
paper mill at Neuse, Wake county, that
furnished many of the North Carolina
papers and made money for its owner.
After his death it went into the hands
of a receiver and has been sold to a
new company which will utilize the wa
ter power to engage in cotton milling.
1t is pity they cannot continue the
manufacture of paper on a large scale,
putting in modern machinery and sup
plying it to the newspapers of this and
other States. As long as that mill was
in operation, the News and Observer
gave it all its trade and would be glad
to do so again We have no doubt
most Of the papers printed in North
Carolina would guarantee enough bust
ness to keep the mill busy, and if not, it
would find an abundant market in other
States. The trust prices leave very
wide margin of profits and at this time
an independent, well-equipped and we'll
managed mill would pay well.
The need of the State is to manufac-
ture it's raw material into the finished
product. In cotton we are rapidly doing
that, and in the manufacture Of furni-
ture we are making fine progress. Why
not convert trees of the forest into
newspapers, making. them messengers
of truth and light? 1t would be Il
blessing alike TO the owner of the mill.
the owners Of newspapers, and the pub
lie. Never oyer-profitable, this new tax
on the newspapers imposed by the trust
is one that must bear heavily upon the
newspapers that are run as legitimate
newspaper enterprises.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

Tammany is the greatest political or
ganization IN the world. 1t now talks
of taking hold Of the Dewey arch fund,
which the rich nabobs are permitting
to lag,and Of carrying it through to com
rlete success. The New York Evening
Post notes that 1.-THE plethoric condition
great freedom by Mr.. Croker and his
associates. They raise 100000 with per-
feet ease for the purchase of the Par
nell homestead in Ireland, an act which
the lord mayor of Dublin says will make
The name of Mr.. Croker beloved for
ever in all the homes of Ireland"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

The price of print cloths is now
:ihs cents per yard, says the Wool and
Cotton Reporter "and predictions OF
even four cents are heard" The pres
ent price is 100 per cent higher than
the lowest point reached two years or
50 ago. The cotton mills can pay eight
cents for cotton and still make big
money. The farmers who keep a stiff
upper lip viii get their share of the rise
in price the consumer pays for cotton
goods.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

An exchange says General Henderson.
the new Speaker of the House, owed a
great deal of his success to the
debating society, and even in his youth
ful days he was a leader among youth
full debaters who assembled to discuss
the questions of the day. The Demo
Gratis hope he will allow some debate
in the House this session.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

The new oyster law requires the
seven commissioners not only to super
wise the oyster industry of the State,
but to act at some point in their re-
spectiye districts as inspectors for which
services they receive $500 per annum.
How can Theophilus White fill the
seven positions as laid down by law?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

The Washington Post advises the news
members to ''go slow" As the Reed rules
are to govern, the new members couldn't
do otherwise if they were so inclined.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

If Hoke VS.. Henderson is good law,
then the decisions of every other State
in the Union, the Supreme court Of the
United States and of every civilized
country on the globe is wrong. Every
civilized State or country under the sun
except North Carolina regards an office
as an agency for the public convenience.
Here the Supreme court says that a
public office is private snap.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

In his annual report, Secretary Root
promises that our troops shall not re-
main in Cuba longer than necessary to
enable that people to establish suita-
BILE government" That is what he says.
Watch and see. The administration is
determined to annex Cuba and will keep
the soldiers there to compel the people
TO vote for annexation. We hope we
are wrong, but our faith that the adj
ninistration intends to fulfil its pledge
to give Cuba an independent government
is weak
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

III Bryan and Hogg are the Democrat
ic candidates in 1900, it has been sue
gested that Mckinley and Root will be
the Republican candidates. The cam
paign slogan viii then be Root, Hog or
de-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

Times are so good in Mexico that The
coming Congress win reduce taxation.
No such good news comes 10 American
.tax-Dayers
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
Spirit of the Press.
SHOULD BE ERADICATED.

SHOULD BE EKADICATED.
Durham Herald
While the condition at the Greensboro
Normal is bad, there are several other
places in the State afflicted i'll like
manner. In one place as many as three
in one family have fallen victims to the
typhoid germ, and while an investigation
as to the cause at Greensboro is proper,
the Investigations might be carried furth-
er and the cause in every case eradicated,
if such thing is possible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

The New York Journal sent a 9etition
to Congress with six million names pro-
testing against seating Roberts. Ia"
House yesterday refused to let him take
the oath and appointed Il committee t.
investigate his rights. II polygamist,
he will not be seated. One wife is
enough for any man or Congressman.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05

1t is related that a Georgian telu-
graphed ex-senator ingalls, asking him
how prohibition worked in Kansas, aud
received this reply: 'sIlhe TEMPERANCE
people have the law and the drinkers
have the whislSey; so both ought TO be
satisfied"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-05
THE SoUTH's IN THE SADDLE
Columbia State.

The South's in the saddle, as the cot
ton market shows. Let it but sit steady
and it will ride down the bear gang in
a fashion that will not be forgotten
Entertaining most arbitrary ideas,
the dispatches say. That is as it should
be- The arbitrary ideas" have been
NelPs heretofore. The right people hold
them, now.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-07
AMERICA AT PARIS EXPOSITION

Opinion of n Member OF American
, Commission as 10 It's Success.
New York Journal OF Commerce: "At
the Paris Exposition Of 1900 the United
States will be second In point of size
and completeness of any OF the foreign
countries" said Major Fred Bracket.
secretary Of the United States commits
sion Of the Paris Exposition. at'the New
York Office, yesterday. Russia" he
continued, will have little more
space. but the United States has Il
larger allotment than either England or
Germany. However. the French com
missioners Will try to give equal ia
vors TO. the four countries-the United
States. England. Germany and Russia.
So far as these nations are concerned,
the French vii show no favoritism.
Germany Is making great efforts to ex-
eel all other nations Mt the exposition,
and the United States Will find Ger
many Its, keenest, competitor. The Ger
man government has made generous
appropriations for their exhibits, the
amount appropriated being twice the
sum which has been provided for our
commission. The Germans are going to
make great light at Paris In 1900 for
the trade of tie word. Japan Will also
make fine ispiay.
commissioner General Peck has Sc
cured addi' 'onal space, amounting to
about 80 per cent over the original al
lotment. The space now given this
country Is about $4,000 square feet. As
Itns 1ls.n L.. Ill
itors even now ask for over 100000
square feet, somebody will be disap-
pointed. y sErtgg.s 'IT, I[t- ~
This Is to be an exposition of selec-
lion. The struggle for supremacy be-
tween naTions will be n great one, and
mmissloner-Gencral Peck will elm
mate all displays that would be other
than creditablc to the United States.
The demand for space In the machinery
and electrical departments alone now
amounts to over 100000 squire feet, or
about $1,000 feet more than the entire
allotment to the country.
There Is no GOODNESS or Indifference
on the part OF the people Of this country
toward the. 1900 Exposition. On the
contrary, Americans are enthusiastic
over the opportunity they Will have
thus to show the rest OF the world the
results of Yankee brains and energy.
AS TO the visitors and tourists TO Par
is In the spring and summer OF 1900
from this country, they are going from
Maine to Oregon. and from Vermont to
Florida by the thousands. The steam
ships will be taxed 10 their utmost Gu
pacity 10 carry the people who will 60
from the United States to the EXPOSE
ton. Tourist companies are Offering
such inducements TINT even now. with
the exposition almost Il year, and q half
away. thousands ARE arranging to see
Paris in 1900. ~.
las to the allotment OF space TO en-
hib!tors that will be done at the earliest
practical moment by Commissioner
General Peck and his directors OF de-
partments. The commissioner general
Ii completing his plans and organiza-
ton us rapidly as possible. and there
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-07
homer HererresEsd this impulse. how
ever. with great strength OF Will. 3}

homer HeTelresEsd this impulse. how
ever, with great strength OF viii.
7t'And be sent. " /. Il
fseschif vas no exception to the r,,,e
When he perceived Miss IAIll. looking
extremely handsome In her light blue
dress. his good resolutions fed. He saw
only her She was the only one IN the
%Orld for him nt that. moment Bsfore
he provided himself With n dancing
card he wrote his name three tIr1Ss on
the young Tondfi's programme. the co.
tillda not being included In the Number.
His good fortun" made him bold. He
asked 10 be allowed the honor OF taking
ihHr, u supper Ills heart beat violently
while asi:ins this privilege ana he
awaited her answer ir.patiently.
with pleasure. Mr.. ReschIfr' VI,
The rapid beating OF his heart cea setl.
, a delightful. indescribably swee, ea-
thus!asm filed his soul such as he had
never bfDrc experienced. frt-
Supper was announced.
Resc!If5 thought II he could violate
one of The doctors orders With such
charming .csulta he could also tlisre-
gard ;he nihrr lie ate and drank with
more pleasure than he had for weeks.
Everything tasted delicious. The doc
tor and his prescriptions were entirely
forgotten. N
Alas! IIc was soon TO be rudely re-
minded OF them. a partridge was
brought TO him during the fourth
course. ~ Poor R.schif had i terrible
sensation II seemed as II he saw the
Doctors warning face IN the beautifully
garnEshei dish, The poor fellow shud-
dered and all his doubts and anxIetles
were awakened anew with aggravated
force. ta.g
The servant waited for him to be
served
"Oh! DO tSkc IT." urged his amIable
partner. 'E.ow tempting II looks"
"I-1--n siutteied Reschl,.
"You are 1uHL Of purtridges., no
ticed it the last time We were al sup
per together" and LII smiled gra-
clously.
The vision OF the doctors face was
oblit-rated By that smile.
The consciousness that the young
woman had observed his f0ndness for
'partridges, and had remembered It for
weeks, was d -.yeia .ioS 70 &c., be-
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Kodney's March in Puerto Rico

No doubt the roads were bad in
Flanders, and that was chief reason
why che armies there. swore 81 terribly.
One cannot look at our reproduction of
Mr., Walkers spirited drawing in this
weeks HARPER'S WEEKLY of an
incident In the Puerto Rican campaign
without longing to know what Major
Rodney's men are saying. Perhaps,
though. 1t Ms well that we cannot hear.
There Is u more or less general impress
sion that tie Puerto Rico campaign
was all picnic; that all the marching
was done over fine military road bull;
by the Spanish: that every one had cof-
foe >ond boiled eggs for breakfast. and
other meals Ia carte, and that every
thing went Off well, Everything did
20 OF well. but not without timex
pushing. Mr.. Walker has made II clear
that this march Of Major Rodney's had
very little Of the picnic element abou.
Il. Whether q miles n day Is II big
march for artillery or not depends. or
course, on thu roads. In this case It
was undoubtedly big se5. ~