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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-05

The Pittsburg papers say that
the Morgantown boats may not be
back on the river until Monday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-05
You are Invited

To call every day and look over
my fresh Fancy Groceries. / keep
nothing but first class goods at bot
tom prices. A. L. NYE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-05
Jury List.

The following is list OF the grand
and petit jurors drawn to attend be-
fore the circuit court of Monongalia
county, on Tuesday, Feb. Ia:
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-05
Found.

Three fiat keys ON a small brass
ring. Owner can have them by pay
ing for notes
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-05

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GRAND JURORS.
Elias Tenant, j. w. Holland,
Uriah Shriver, J. M. Stewart,
G. M. sToothman, T. J. Colebank,
E. G. Henkins, j. N. Conway,
p. B. Tenant, Theodore Robe.
A. w. Cole, George Barb,
S. G. Lazzelle, Capel Holland,
j. N. Michael, j. A. Powell,
PETIT JURORS.
u. j. Courtney, SIS. Linch,
P. B. Core, L. j. Piles,
Leroy Darrah, G. w. w. Polling,
Richard Berry, David Henderson,
w. w. Keener, Moses L. Shriver,
John w. Arnett, w. A. Fleming,
w. Alonzo Thorn, Milton Fisher,
VIM. M. Warner, S. A. Shaffer,
Newton Maple, M. L. White,
Lewis Lemley, Chris Jennewine,
d. p. Hall, James M. Thomas,
Robert House, ELAN Park,
Bruce Riggs, S. w. Boyers,
f. N. Kerne, William Baremore,
H. N. N. Chips, George HI. Griffith,
Noah Ridgway, George Parftt,
Perry Hawkins, w. A. Brand,
James Reed, E. G. Thorn.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-05
For Rent.

A pleasant rev house on Sunny
side-six rooms. Apply at this office
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
IN .MEMORIAM.

1t may be permitted to one who loves
him to add few words to the many
tributes called forth by the passing of
our friend, Rev. Bennett Smedes, ID. ID.
His whole life was like the balm and
beauty of Il spring day, breathing fresh
ness, peace, love and joy upon all 1t
touched. None came within the radius
of that gentle spirit without being
stirred and influenced by it. In thinking
of the many who now rise up to call
him blessed. come first the countless
poor, to whom his ready hand was ever
open, pouring ont not less lavishly the
tender loving sympathy than the mate
rial relief so often and sorely needed.
How truly he realized the blessings
promised by his Master to those who
follow Him is proven by the faith and
peace with which in his last moments
he repeated the Beattudes. | can
think of nothing that so truly pictures
him to my mind as the scene of the
TRANSPORTATION. when the disciples
saw in the company of their beloved
Lord. Moses and Elias also changed into
the image of His glory. Beautiful as
he was in all the relations of life, and
radiently happy in the love of his fam
lily and friends, who could watch the
course of that quiet life, and not know
that its handspring lay far deeper than
any external joys or pains. Nay, who
can recall the peace and beauty of that
face in the sacred hours of prayer in
his Fathers house without knowing
that even now and here this beatitude
was fulfilled in him and that in the pu-
rity of his heart, with the inner depth
of. his spiritual vision he did see God.
Verify, such is the example we need
to draw us all on up to the higher life,
the inspiration to move upon us nightly.
until we cry out, YEA. we will run after
thee, drawn by the mighty cords of thy
loving example, until, like thee, we
shall awake after His Likeness and be
satisfied"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
THE TRUST. BILL-SOME SIGNIFI
CANT FACTS.

The Stevens antitrust bill is i'll the
hands of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee ''for careful consideration.
The time of adjournment is near at
hand Unless the committee reports the
bill tomorrow. killing the emasculating
amendments, it will die i'll the pigeon
hole Of that committee or on the cal
endar. The responsibility of its death
ought not to be taken by this Senate
after the House has passed it by a
practically unanimous vote.
In the Fusion Legislature of 1895 and
1897. Democratic members tried to Sc
cure the passage of antitrust legislation,
but the trusts We're powerful enough to
defect every effort. This Democratic
Senate ought not to adjourn until it
has passed the Stevens act.
-
We publish elsewhere today an extract
from The Outlook ON .'Trade Combi-
nations" which conveys some idea of
the extent to which the trusts of this
country control trade. Already during
the present year, with but two months
gone, the aggregate capitalization of the
trusts organized amounts to nearly
S250,000,000 There is not left sin
gle factory product that enters into
the.life of the working class which does
not pay toll to the greed of trust.
If Competition is the life of trade"
then it must follow that the destruction
of competition by the trusts will bring
about in time ''dryrot" in trade
which will destroy our commercial ilfe
:. are not of that number who believe
that either State or Federal legislation
alone can destroy trusts. 1t cannot be
done until both enact stringent legis-
lation and elect men who will leave no
stone unturaedsfk enforce the laws. But
because aetion fof both is necessary,
there is not 3aason why this Legislature
should not Ttdeem its pledges and pass
n stringent antitrust law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

commenced operations on june
6, 1897, without one cent capital
and during the period from June D.
1897, to March /, 1897, paid net
profit of over $500, which was equally
divided between the town of RUTHERFORD
ton and the county of Rutherford on
March 4, 1898. The county having been
under prohibition previous to the estab-
lishment of the dispensary, no revenue
was derived from the sale of liquor, al
though it was reported that blind tigers
were doing land office business IN
this town. Now this revenue is deri-
we'd. and if any blind tigers are being
run they keep their business in such a
manner that your correspondent is not
aware of their existence. The money to
be received by the town tomorrow Will
be expended in constructing sidewalks,
propositions fer furnishing cement
walks being now under consideration by
the town government The county, I'M
der an amendment passed by the pres
ent Legislature, is instructed to apply
it's portion of the money on the public
roads.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
ADJOURNMENT IN SrGHT.


The sixty days of the legislative SEES
sion expired last night, and there re-
mains yet some of the most important
legislation of the session not acted upon.
The antitrust law still ponds i'll the
Senate as do the revenue law and ma
chinery acts, none of the appropriation
bills have passed and there are other
important matters that demand the care
full consideration of the legislators.
No member ought to be absent from
his seat until the gavel falls for the
final adjournment. This Legislature has
done more work than any body i'll TWEEN
ty years. The legislation SO far is ex"
cellent and will be approved. The dan.
ger lies in the next three days, for the
Legislature will adjourn on Wednes.
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
MIR. BAILEY's RETIREMENT.

Mr. Bailey's withdrawal from the
contest for leader of the Democratic
minority in the Federal House leaves the
field open to Richardson, DeArmond,
Bankhead and Sulzer In many re-
spects Mr.. Bailey is the superior in
ability to eitherssof them. but possibly
not so tactfuI He decides upon IA
course that he&deems wise and then
advocates il. no matter what obstacles
present themselves. He is brave and
fearless, clean in his public life, a hater
of sbams and eyasions, foe to all jobs.
and man of unquestioned ability and
power.
Mr.. Bailey was nnquestionably right
in his position that Gen. Joe. Wheeler
was not entitled to hold Il seat in Con
gress. The Constitution is clear on that
point. The Democrats, who declined to
question. agreed with him as to the CON
stitutionalty Of the matter, but thought
il unnecessary to press the point. Paul is
authority for the statement that some
things that are lawful are not eXpedient.
The Democrats who opposed Mr.. Bailey
felt that inasmuch as General Wheeler
had rendered the country distinguished
services. II was unwise to press the ques-
ton that Mr.. Bailey urged with his ac-
crstomed force.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
WOULD BE POLITICAL Deere.
DATION.

There are some things that pass our
comprehension. One is that Democratic
United States Senators should write
Quay a certificate of character and add
wise the Democrats in Pennsylvania 20
vote to re-elect him to the Senate. 1t
is partly by such dickering and betray-
al of principle that the once powerful
Democratic party sin Pennsylvania has
become hopeless minority. If Quay,
is repudiated by the best element of his
own party, should he be whitewashed by
the Democrats at the suggestion of
even the whole Democratic Senate, it
would be political sin that would de-
grade the party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

Mr.. John III. Pearson, who retires as
Railroad Commissioner has made n
model officer. He has served the State
with fidelity of purpose, influenced only
by the right, and his record is one Of
which he ought to be proud. Appoint
ed by Russell, he was manly enough to
defy Russell and do right. The fact
that he had accepted commission from
Russell alone prevented his election.
His record entities him to the conf
dence of the people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
THE NEW CORPORATION COM
MISSION.

The most important work before the
Legislature, aside from the constitutional
amendment and election law, was the
selection of three Corporation Commits
sioners under the new act which will go
into effect on the 9Th of April. The
three Commissioners have as their duty
the regulation of duties 3,411
miles of railroad, which is worth
the neighborhood of hun
dred million dollars. There has been
feeling of uneasiness about the result,
rot that there was doubt that the Leg
islature would desire to select honest and
able men, but fear that in the zeal of
friends for multitude of candidates
the best men might not be chosen.
The people of the State are to be con-
graduated that the choice fell upon three
of the best men in North Carolina;t
lawyer of judicial temperament and fine
ability; business man of industry, sue
cess and capacity; farmer of large ex-
perience and real ability. They are all
men free from entangling alliances. They
owe obligations to no men or set of men,
and they will deal justly by the railroads
and the people.
Mr.. Frank Mcneil, who will be chair
man of the Commission, was long solici-
tor of his district, is one of the ablest
men at the Wilmington bar, is not and
has not been the attorney of any rail
road. and has the confidence of all men
who know him. He was not candi-
date of his own volition, and made no
effort to secure the position, but was
pressed by the leading business men of
Wilmington. who asked him to permit
them to urge his election.
Mr. Eugene c. Beddingtield of Wake,
was elected on the Commission when it
was organized. and served with accep
liability six years until he was succeeded
by DIR. Abbott, of Pamlico. He is one of
the strongest and best informed farmers
in the State. His first appearance in pub
lie life was as a member of the House in
1889. and afterwards before the Alliance
became a political machine, was Secre
tary of State Farmers Alliance. When
most of the leaders carried it into the
Populist party. Mr.. Beddingfeld fought
for Democracy with an eloquence that
gave him a strong hold upon the people.
He is member Of the State Democratic
Executive Committee and wise party
leader. He is conservative and honest
Mr.. Samuel l.. Rogers, of Macon, the
other member of the Commission. is one
of the wisest men in Western North
Carolina He was for a long term of
years Clerk of the Superior court of his
county, and in 1894 was appointed by
Cleveland as Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. of the Western district. He made
a model officer, displaying executive
ability tact and capacity of a high order.
He was chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Ninth dis
trict in the last election, and conducted
Hon. w. T. Crawford's campaign to a
successful issue. ii is a safe, conserva-
tive honest all-round business man, and
will do right in any position. He was
recently chosen director of the peni-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
Additional Testimony as to the Merits of
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.
Does Your Child Suffer from Erup
tons and Eczema?
WHY Do You Allow 1t?

Goldsboro, n c., March 80, '97.
Mrs. Person: My two small children
were completely covered in running
sores from impure blood. for which
could find no remedy until l got bottle
of your Remedy. In a few days they
were free of fever, and were well by the
time the bottle was empty. | gave it
after meals in sWeetened water, and
they begged for it. Afterwards my little
girl became restless at night would
scream as if in nightmare every little
while until after II or / O'Clock / COM
menced giving her your Remedy on
Thursday night, and Saturday night
she was resting quietly. | shall CON
tnue to use it for my children.
Yours very truly,
MRS. M. S. WITHERINGTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

The aggregate capitalization of the
"Chronicle's list is 100000, and
the aggregate of stocks and bonds al
ready issued is S7S6.000,0 00-or more
than the value of all the farms in Nir-
ginia the Carolinas, Georgia, and
Florida. Since the beginning of the
present year the list has been rapidly
augmented-the American Car and
Foundry Company, with capitalization
of S30,000,000, having been but one of
several organized last week. In some
instances the combinations are able to
boast of important economies, such as
the laying off of travelling agents; and
one of the combinations, the Federal
Steel Company, has just advanced
wages at its Chicago works nearly 10
per cent, fulfilling a promise made by
its president during the campaign of
1896 On the other hand, THE Tin
Plate combination is reported to have
made an agreement with the manufac-
turers of its machinery by which the
latter are forbidden to sell to firms out
side the trust, and the pulp paper trust
is charged with capitahzing at five
times their value mills which are entirely
antquated-"one miIl.' says the Spring
field Republican" having machinery
which ex-senator Warner Miller tended
when he was boy" All of these
trusts are nominally new corporations,
but the public naturally draws a sharp,
distinct line between the old style of cor
porations organized to increase produc-
ton and lower prices, and this new style
of corporations organized to decrease
production and keep prices above the
competitive level. In the public contro-
yersy now going on it is a striking fact
that, while the capitalist organs on
the one hand welcome these combina-
tons because they increase the divi-
bends of capitalists. and socialist organs
on the other hand welcome them be-
cause they promise the nearer advent
of State monopoly, nearly all papers rep
reSenting the middle classes condemn the
combinations as conspiracies to eXt3ft
unjust prices and prevent further inn
provements in production.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT

New York. March 4.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
''Surplus reserve. decrease, S5,756, 775;
loans. increased 5000. 800; specie de-
creased. S4.251 300 legal tenders, de-
creased, $44G.4 400; deposits increased,
81 236. 700; circulation, decreased, $21,-
100
'"The banks now hold $24.57S, 125 in
excess of the requirements of the % per
cent. rule"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRI-
CULTURE.

Though his term of office will not be-
gin until June, the selection Of Mr.. Sam
uel l.. Patterson, of Caldwell, as Com
missioner of Agriculture, is a virtual
election. Mr.. Patterson was commits
sioner under the old Democratic rule, and
was an efficient and capable official.
Few men have been chosen to the pO-
sitions they formerly held, and it is
a high compliment to Mr.. Patterson $
deserved popularity and capacity that he
is to return to the office which he filed
so satisfactorily in 1S93-1S95.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
TRADE COMBINATIONS.
The Outlook.

The Outlook.
The effecting of combinations, which
set in so vigorously when hard times
made it impossible for competing manu-
facturers to keep up old prices, continues
to be the most striking feature of the
industrial situation. The Financial
Chronicle" in its Retrospect of 1895"
publishes a list of the combinations that
came into prominence or were organized
during the year. Naming them in the
order of their Importance, the list begins
as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
RUTHERFORD'S DISPENSARY.
The Treasurer's Report Shows That it
is Doing a Thriving Business. but the
Local Preachers are Opposed to 1t.
{ Charlotte Observer

Local Preachers are Opposed to 1t.
{ Charlotte Observer
Rutherfordton, n. c.. March 3.-The
manager and commissioners of the dis
pensary will meet here tomorrow. to
receive the reports of the manager and
treasurer of the dispensary. From the
report of the treasurer your correspon-
dent is enabled to give the following
forecast of the business of the Ruth
erford dispensary from March LIST, 1898,
to March /, 1899, t0-wit: Total
amount of sales from March |, 1898,
to March ]. 1899 S6,366; total
amount of disbursements for the same
period, 81, 26S. %, leaving surplus in
the treasury of $2,09S.1S. In addition
to this, the dispensary has a full stock
of liquors on hand and all bills have
been paid as they became due Several
having ben discounted before they be-
came due). Al to-morrow's meeting of
the commissioners. the S2,09S.1S cash
on hand will be ordered distributed, ac-
cording to the provisions of the act es-
tablishing the dispensary, as follows:
One-half to the town OF rutherford.
ton and one half to the county of Ruth
erford The dispensarF makes a
very good financial showing. 1t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

The billion dollar Congress which Reed
ran in 1889. gave the Democrats the
House in 1890. The last Congress spent
more than IA billion and a half, and
launched new enterprises that will per
manently increase expenditures many
millions. But being a nation that shoots
its principles into savages is an expen-
Hive luxury and we ought not to com
plain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

In his farewell sermon III New York,
Tom Dixon said that of every four per-
sons who die in New York city, one
gives up his life in prison or an lnstitu-
ton of charity. That is thought mat
makes us wonder after all If clIhzatlon
civilizeS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05
NEXT MEETING OF CHRISTIAN
ENDEANOR.

Charlotte. \. c.. March 4.-(Special)
The 9TH annual State convention of the
Christian Endeavor for North Carolina
will be held in Salisbury, March 21-23.
Mr.. John Willis Baer, of Boston. the
general secretary of the United Society
of Christian Endeayor, will be present
and address the convention. a larger
attendance of Endeavorers is expected
at this convention than at any yet held
Don't insure your life and then pro-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

Don't expect coat Of paint 10 cover
greatness when she gets husband
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

In the interesting fight to reinstate
the Wilson's as Railroad Commission
ers Mr.. Harrison, of Halifax, who was
unable TO be present on account Of sick
ness was paired with paired with Repre-
sentative Willard, of New Hanover. Mr..
Harrison being against Mr.. Willard for
reinstating.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-05

Office: News and Observer Building,
Fayetteville Street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01

we're not outside our lines. and save ba
quotes the correspondence merely N show
the Efforts OF the American authorities 90
maintain peace. He next tells how tho
American soldiers were openly insuIted
and how the insurgents had contInualIv
labored to strengthen their lines, threaten
ing TO drive out the Americans. and how
the demonstration was made on the night
OF February 4, and of the firing on the
Americans by the lnsurgent troops.
General Otis concludes his report n,
follows; The insurgent army had thus
succeeded In drawing the fire Of n small
outpost, which they had evidently labored
with all their ingenuity to accomplish in
order to justify in some way, their pre-
medttated attack 1t is not believed tha,
the chief insurgent leaders wished to omen
hostilities at this time, as they were not
completely prepared to assume the jnitia-
tive They desired two or three DAYS mora
to perfect their arrangements. but the zeal
of their army brought ON the crisis which
anticipated their action They could not
have delayed longer, however, for it was
their object to force an issue before the
American troops then en- route could arri W
at Manila.
he movement of The troops during the
protracted engagement which followed
and their success at every point, are de-
scribed IN the accompanying reports of the
commanders of divisions.
i can not speak too highly of the ef-
ficiency displayed by the troops under the
most trying ordeals, and where all the or
CARNATIONS engaged conducted themselves
so courageously II would be difficult TO un
dertake special menrAn."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01
EMrNENTLY PRACTICAL.
Verdict on the American scheme
Recommended to the Conference,

verdict on the American scheme
Recommended to the Conference.
London, June 1.-The special dispatches
from The Hague to the London morning
papers agree that the American scheme
meets with much favor as being eminently
practical Sir Julian Paunoefote the head
of the British delegation, has modified tho
British proposal and now suggests that
the administrative council shall not be in
ternational, but should be appointed by
the government OF the country where the
permanent court assemblies,
According TO the correspondent of the
Daily News, the arbitration commission
has unanimously recommended the Amer
lean scheme to the conference. The cor
respondent Of the Daily News adds: 'This
is speedy and brilliant victory for the
partlsans Of peace. as nobody doubts that
the conference will ratify the unanimous
vote OF the committee. long debate oc-
CURED today between the English and
American delegates in order TO arrive at q
compromise upon the Anglo American
schemes against that OF Russia. Sir Ju-
liam Pauneefote's plan will be laid on the
table tomorrow (Thursday.) The profess
sors OF international law at the confer
ence regard the American mediation
scheme as practicable, and l find It IL
meeting with universal favor"