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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-27
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

conlnntN on Order Of Business auth.r-
lztd by the caucus. 1t is t,,n,nos..a =,
senators Allison, Hale. Aldrirh C,,lIon,
Molcott. Sewell, Spooner, McHrid, AVID
l!anna. ""u
At Covington Ky, last night. ri.
democratic Executive Committee, 1,-bi.,
constituted the Senatorial dis,ric. rar~
resented by the late w liam Goehp, MI
AMI nominated for that office Mafth,.1,
iiarblStn. he late Governor Cocker,
law partner.
ne l-llnpor and Holt steamer Homer
;ipta1ll tadagan- from Santos. .Ian;1arv
"lst, Wa Bahia and ST. Lucia. will, CO.,
lee, arrived at New York quarantine last
night and reported yellow fever OF, fs,ar,
TWO deaths having occurred on III, vow
gaze from the fatal scourSc.
~ Atlanta. Ga. yesterday =. ". Mil
4eT' manager of q detective agency uas
sent to tho chain gang 10 H4Yr,, o-. ;,
me or SlcO and costs imposed by "a
'olntr bfoy!e4 Tor conducting a BUSINESS
without Il license. The severity of TIA
nie was not based entirely on mi.
'hargc' but was imposed because the .,;-
nehc" showed that Miller was nra,-;,;,.
fraud. Ni"s
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-27

sometimes a skeptical man BUYS q lot.
10y ,icket J'lst TO prove that the 11uex.
pecteu ooes not always happen.
The evening times., 1900-06-30
CUBAN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
Large Increase foI the First Five
Months of 1900

4 statement given out today by the Di-
vision Of Customs and Insular Affairs OF
the War Department shows tdat during
the first FIVE months Of 1900 the total GUS
toms receipts at the several ports OF the
Island Of Cuba were s6.7es.O77-S7; while
during the same p~ri.i Of 1888. the re-
ceipts were only S5.649. .S27.e2, showing an
increase in 1900 over 1899 Of 81, ,O5S. .25O.95.
An average Of about 80 per cent Of the
total receipts in each period Of the years
named was derived from import duties
The receipts for the five months named
In each year are divided as follows: Ba-
racon. 1900, 81, ,6S9-53; 1883. S14 902 20: Ba-
tabano. 1909. s1.95979; 1893. S1.35316; CT
enfuegos, 1900, S4e2, ,S29.95; 1899, 1885,.
20S-11; Cardenas, 1890, si42. .102. e4: 1893.
$ll2. .223.44: Caibarien, 1900, $S411S.6I:
1889. s5S.359.S5; Guantanamo. 190e $4S.
o67-24; 1899 so. S65. 40; Cibara, 1900. S7I.-
555-15; 1899 S5s, 103 S9 Havana, 1890 So,
03c.934H; 1899. 4l33,57G.25; Manzanilo.
1900, $59.92147; 1899. So. .S99- 80: Matanzas.
1900, SILT, ,972.46: 1899, $l61. .075.I4; Nueyi-
tas, 1890. S70.eI1.9e; 1899. S105. ass. %; Sa-
qua la GTande, 1900. s93. .917.74; 1899. $52,-
1918; Santa Cruz. 1860. $2.59411; 1899.
S1.C09.19; Santiago. 1850, 1896 575.f0; 1899,
1913 227.14; Trinidad, 1860. S13.447-56; 1899.
S9.fl4-f6. and Tunas de ZaZa. 1850, 1868 50;
1888 S1.S55-55-
The evening times., 1900-06-30
PETROLEUM IN JAPAN.
a Pipe Line 90 Tokyo From the Oil
Wells.


Vice Consul General Mclean SENDS to the
State Department from Yokohama clip
ping from the Japan Times. giving iHfor-
nation concerning the rapidly developing
petroleum interests In the district Of
Eehigo. Japan. which. translated. reads as
follows:
There ere at present cver-thirty petro-
leum companies in the oil district in
Echigo. Some OF these possess a capital
Of over s4sS.OO0. the aggregate capital
amounting to s. .sC6.CC0.
In consequence Of the Increasing activ-
ity Of the Industry. the ifadequacy Of
banking facilities is now felt by the mer-
chants In the locality and by those having
busires connections with the place With
the object Of ahording better facilities
in this direction. the First and Yasuda
banks in Tokyo and the Sumit0mO Bank.
in Osaka have under consideration the es-
tablishmers OF branches either il Eagaoila
or Kschiwazki
THE proposed scheme 10 construct pipe
line from the seat OF the petroleum welle
in Echigo 20 Tokyo for the rapid and con
,Suient transportation OF keroseEe. is now
assuming a practical shape The promo
ters Of she enterprise have decided TO
irtrust the Nakai engineering Office with
the business Of making a preliminary sur
vey for the projected work. Mr. Niyagi
gI aduate CT the engineering college OF the
Tokyo Imperial University. viii act as
advisory engineer in the survey. which Is
10 be begun at no distant date"
The evening times., 1900-06-30

are conscientious and reliable. even II not
ambitious; but there should be opportunity
fo- the ambitious man to rise, to use the
training Of his early years in the service
as a stepping-stone to larger xpsIience and
more Important work later on. At present
it is seldom possible for him to do this.
The heads and ~sub-heads Of departments
are too often outsiders who have TO learn
the routine OF the Office after they accept
their positions. How would a railroad get
on if all the men in the ranks were hacks
without hope of promotion. and all the
men receiving higher salaries were poll
tieians? Is Government less important
than a railroad TO the public welfare2
or course. a great deal Of the work Of
the Government is hack work, and not to
be compared to the compIi ated and nerys-
trying duties OF railway management: but
though this may lee 50 in the hore 6e-
partments il is not so IN the eclcni2l civil
service. The duties Of civil officer in the
West Indies or the Philippines are quite
as ehgrossing and carry quite IS much Ie-
sponsibili;y as those Of a tr3in-de patcher
or railway engineer. Yet the majority cf
think it right TO send raw, untIied hi b
school graduate for duty il these Co,on;e5,
if be happened to have ordinary int, j.
gence and the influence to secure the po-
sitiOn. Thanks TO American versatility and
G,.ickness, such men Go learn their duties
and get through them sometimes without
making serious mistakes or wasting a
great deal Of time; but it would certainly
save good deal Of money and trouble if
they were to receive some training ard
guidance before they are positively prom
ised their appointments.
1t does not take Solomon to see that
if a youth is ordered to take some post in
the Philippines it will be extremely useful
for him to know Spanish thoroughly. and
also to have all possible information about
the geography OF the country, the climate,
the diseases incident TO life in the tropics,
and, if possible. some elementary knowl-
edge OF chemistry and natural history. It
is clear, also that a youth interested in
natural sciences. engineering. sociology.
or diplomacy. and disposed to make a hob
by OF one Of those things. would be more
useful to the Government than an ordi-
nary young man with no hobby at all. anx-
ious only to obtain a Government appoint
ment where not much work would be re-
quired. Why. then, should there not be
some institution which shall prepare stu
den1s for the civil service as thoroughly
as Nest Point prepares them for the Army
or Annapolis for the Navy?
In such an institution ability could be
tested in one way or another before an
appointment was made; for il is GER
tainly necessary to select for colonial civil
service young men Of as much ability as
those chosen for officers OF the Army or
Navy. By making the appointment condi-
tional on ability TO pass certain examina-
tions, and attain a certain rank in the
classroom, the less fit applicants for po-
sitions could be weeded out. and the task
OF the appointing official made easier.
The evening times., 1900-06-30
WHARTON BARKER ON CHINA.
POpuIist Candidate Foresees a struS-
gle Between the Nations.


PHILADELPHIA. June 30.-when
Wharton Barker. the nominee Of the Gin
einnati Populist Convention for President.
was asked for an expression Of his opinion
On the Chinese situation, he said today;
We have come TO crisis in cur his
tory. We are on the verge Of em5arking
on a war with China. undertaken with the
allied powers Of Europe, and Japan, os-
tensibly for the protection CT foreign ciI-
zens in China but threatening TO result in
war for the disnembermeut OF China.
and then in war among the powers, in
which we may find ourselves fighting
with England and Japan against Russia
and France and Germany. These are pros
poets that we pick up wien we embark
on war with the powers against China.
In such a war We embark on new paths
that viii lead US into diflculL positions,
confront Us with new and great tempta-
tt0Gs calculated 10 lead US on to the paths
Of the predatory nations Of the present
and the past into abuse OF our great
strength 10 the injury OF ourselves ard ali
mankind.
Our great blunder is iu bcHttijns the
ability Of the Chinese. in undertaking them
rs a people We don't unders-aud Gina
AID the Chinese any hstter than they IN
derstaHd US We are as ignC-snt CT their
resources as they OF ours. As we despise
them in our ignorance. they despise us
Il is a misfortune all the way round. and
likely in the end 70 cause much blood
shed 90
The evening times., 1900-06-30
HoMESPUN TOBACCO.
A sample of the weed Used by Early
Missouri Settlers
CFrom the Kansas City JournaL)

(From the Kansas City JournaI)
An old Mis5ourian from one Of the
brush districts Of Saline County was a
" tuess in the Circuit Court in Marshall
last week. the Index says: While wait
ing in an anteroOm he pulled from his
pOcked a chunk Of tobacco six riches long.
two inches in diameter. and perfectly
round and smooth. and as hard almost as
flint After he had cut of a chew
man who had watched him asked him
what il was. '-TeTbakeri" he answered
Yes, l know. but what kind is it2'' My
OWN kind Where do you buy it,"
Don't buy IL It's homespun te-baker
made = myself
IN response to good deal Of question
ing the old man told his story how the
rCI Of tobacco was made "Fust AMI
e mcst." he said. you must nave coed
upland homegrown leaf terbaker and cu-e
ia in the sun. Then you stem it. takin'
out all the stalks. When you're ready
IN the fan to make up y,Jr years supply
Of chawin' terbaker. you saw of q hickory
log and bore hole in one end about a
foot deep with a tw0-inch auger. You
have your leaf soaked in honey and peach
brandy; or Il you haven't any peach bran
dy, apple brandy Will do. Ycu put your
soaked terbaker leaves into the two-inch
auEer hole in the hickory log and ram it
and ramnlin' IL down tin the hole IS nearly
fuH Then you take a hickory Plug made
to fit the hole and drive il in as ticht as
ycu can with a maui
This mashes the terbaker into solid
chunk. Then you put the green hickory
log on the Ere and let il burn slow till It
is heated all through and the sap begins
to sizzle out of tie ends. You take the
log of then and put il out of doors TO cool
over night. The next morning you Spit
the log open and there's your chunk Of
chawin' teTbsker that viii keep as har1
IS leather in any cliuale Q. but it's the
sweetest chaw in th4 -. a There never
was 10 store terbakeI - hold a candle to
it for e sweet. juicy Izstiz' chaw"
Several tobacco cheNers standing around
sampled the old mans homemade plug
and declared that IL was the best they had
ever tasted In the old days that's the
way tie fUst settlers In Missouri made
their chawiE' terbalSer,'' the old man said
The evening times., 1900-06-30
GOOD TEA FRON ANAM.
First of Her Colonies to Serd the
Plant TO France.

First of Her Colonies TO Send the
Plant TO France.
In a recent report TO the State D part
ment. United States Consul John c Covert.
at Lyons. writes Of the ten and c5ffse D O.
dueticn in Anam and Madagascar. he
says
The year 1894 was the frst in which ;ea
from one of her colonies was offered n
France. In that year 7.5oO pounds we're re-
ceived from hnzm. In 1885. the recsip.s
jumped up TO 1926 pound: in 1897. to
1900 pounds II 1898, the Imports OF tea
from Alam into France were 42 .252 pounds.
The figures for 1889 are not accessible. but
it is estimated that the exports will be
not less than 49, .OO0 pounds
Up TO 1882, AEam tea WIS cultiv-Jed
only for use among the natives, ard the
proposition to cultivate ii for European
consumption seemed a cAimera Bet tle
consumption OF tea in France was inc.eas-
ing very rsuidly. From 1.447 ,625 pounds
consumed L 1892, the quantity rose TO
l. 794 .S32 pounds il 1888, and it is believed
TO have increased By nearly another 100
Gee pounds in 1893. The suppy wzs almost
entirely from China and CeyIon.
This tea from AL3m Is slid 10 equal
the finest article Produced in Ccina- Il is
in very general use in the French 4 my IN
Aram, and it is beliyed 10 be orly z Ques-
tion of time when it viii fl ;he entire de-
mand in France. The proiuctiCn is daily
increasing. The old cOIOlists are g1irg
into the business CT raising tea, frdi-g it
more profitable than any other occupation.
The production Of cCfTee On the ezste-n
coast CT Madagascar is expected TO socn
develop into important proportions In tn
past il has been Insignificant. but tte
Government has published figures setting
forth the estimated crop fer 19Cf at 7l3.
475 Kilograms (eqUal to 1913 coo poucd ds).
This estimated result is considered very
satisfactory. inssmuCh as the area plan ed
Is not half the cuitivahIe territory OF he
island The receipts Of coIee from al The
French colonies in 1899 were only $685.
600 Kilograms (2.123. geo pOunds)-
in rhIs- connection. IL viii be wei 10 bear
in miEl the fact that Fran e imposes a
heavy export duty cR everything trans
ported from. and IN import duty up n
everything carried into her colonies. IN ess
it is conveyed under a French a-g."
The evening times., 1900-06-30
GROWING LETHARGY AT APIA.
Withdrawal OF American Enterprise
Affects che Samoan Metropolis.

Withdrawal of American EDterprise
Affects the Samoan Metropolis.
APIA. Samoa, June Is. via San Francis
co. June Sa.-Although Governor SOlf is
personally popular, the Cermanizing efforts
OF the new Government of Samoa are. II is
claimed. not producing good results. While
good order prevails and the Government is
well administered. there is evidence that
business is declining. owing to the with
drawal OF American active enterprise. AID
it is now believed that Pago-Pago viii
eventually become the Samoan metropolis.
As soon as regular means Of cOmmunica-
tion are established il is believed trade
viii gradually shift TO the American town.
AT present the United States ship Aba
renda comes up from Pago Pago TO meet
every mail steamer that stops here. All
the Offices at Apia are being gradually ILL
ed by Germans, the British and American
officials being quietly dropped out The
question Of substituting German currency
and coinage for all other kinds is now be
ing discussed. Governor SOif has sent
circular letter TO the merchants asking for
their views. Judging by comments in the
"Apia Herald the project is not regarded
with much favor
The evening times., 1900-06-30
:: Bare Word af Inst

The Government received a despatch
from Admiral Kempn this morning, which
distinctly states that on the 18th instant
the foreign ministers at Pekin were or
dered TO leave the city within twenty
four hours; that they refused to go. and are
supposed to be still there Just how
much credence this latest statement is en-
titled to is something no one here has
any means Of Judging few days ago
Kempn C,hled that the ministers were
reported" 10 be with Admiral Seymour
ten miles from Tientsin. His information
then turned out to be false; it may be so
again
Perhaps, as he makes his statement in
the form Of an unqualified assertion. Ad-
miral Kempff may have been able TO Sc
cure news from Pekin OF a character rot
10 be questioned. But it is noticeable that
the statement does not essentially vary
from the story given out by the Taotai
Sheng, at Shanghai, several days ago. and
it may be that it has gotten around to
Taku, and been adopted by the foreign
officers there as probably correct.
If it be true thai the ministers have been
peremptOrily ordered TO leave the Chinese
Capital, that action is absolutely tanta-
mount to a declaration OF war, and de-
could haze for delaying action. If it be not
true, then it is entirely reasonable to as
sumo that something worse has happened.
The evening times., 1900-06-30
STRIKERS TO CELEBRATE.
Maryland Miners to Hold Meeting
on July 4.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. June 3o.-OTganiz-
ers Warner and Haggerty will address a
mass meeting in the Broad Top region to-
morrow in behalf Of the Maryland strikers.
The Georges Creek Coal and Iron Com
pany boarded up their Pine Hill mine yes
terday. and viii. Il is reliably stated
board ~ their mine No. today Both
mines are at Homecoming. Il is stated that
the company viii discharge their mine
bosses. enginemen. and other employees
that have been al work pending the settle
ment Of the strike
Hugh Mcmillan. chairman OF the miners
committee that conferred with President
Lord. OF the Consolidation Coal Company.
has reported 10 hin that II is the wish of
the miners. as expressed az the W-ight's
Crossing meeting. that he DC all in his
power 10 have the other operators meet
their men in 2 similar way.
The miners are arranging for a big
Fourth OF July celebration at Lo1aconing.
under the auspices OF local union No. las.
to be held at Knapp's Meadow. Mother
Jones and Organizer Warner will deliver
addresses.
The evening times., 1900-06-30

A writer in The Forum" dis
cusses the question. Does Government
Service Pay:" The substance OF the ar
ticlo is contained in this paragraph:
The mediocre satisfied with modest
salary who is content % remain an his life in
Government service, stands better chance OF
draNirC that salary regularly twice 4 month
than the man whose abilities have forced him =,
the front. As a sLso0 clerk thanks 10 the pro-
lection accorded by the Civil Service rules Ee "a
in itce csneer Of heing disturbed: as the chief
ot a division or as the chief o. bs-eau changes
Of Administration may, and freqps atty do. mean
his dismissal.
That Is the whole civil service problem
in a nutshell. Obviously. If the civil serv-
Ice, ct home and in the colonies. is TO be
made what it ought to be, some way must
be devised by which It viii attract and
reward mcn Of extraordinary ability. men
who are looking. not merely for i posi-
ton. but for chance 10 win reputation and
honor BY means of gccd work Mediocre
men viii do fo. the small places, SO they
The evening times., 1900-06-30
senator Foraker,s Prcdlcnmrnt.

Republican party leaders are still vocal
with the pain and modification they feel
over the Porto Rican infamy plank which
was 'driveled out by a driveler from New
York, according to the piteOus wall of
Representative GrCsvenor. Senator For
sker, whose political fortunes are directly
IN danger OF loss or damage by reason OF
the error OF omission, is particularly sad
and has felt ii necessary to weep a tear on
the subject on the sympathetic bosom o.
the New York Tribune"
The Senator declares that at the two.
out Of four, meetings Of the subcommittee
of the Committee on Resolutions at Phila
delphia, which he attended, there was alb
solute acquiescence in, if not a formal ac-
ceptance ofS the plank whitewashing his
and the Administration violation of our
plain duty to Porto Rico" and of the Con
stitution OF the United States. From the
other two meetings he was unavoidably
absent. Otherwise, he would have insisted
upon the insertion of the phrases which
pointed with pride to the most bruta. and
bare-faeed political crime against cur
fundamental law and justice in the history
Of American legislation, and which, more
over. as he asserts. had been carefully ed
tied and fully approved in advance by Mr..
Mckinley.
II IS not only as a belISethe- OF the
Republican flock that Mr.. Foraker feels
sore and abased. Like his associate lead
eTs. he realizes that the coWardice OF The
Philadelphia platform builders. in 81 ,aking
on the Porto Rico question. has excited
the derision of the country. In addition
to all that, he has personal grievance
in the connection. His surprising course
in championing the Porto Rico oppression.
from the moment the trusts ordered is
accomplishment. was distinctly a shock 10
his old following in Ohio, as he had reason
enough to know from Ike warning and
indignant letters and kilograms which
poured in on him, while the crime was in
process Of incubation. Now, he is placed
in the position Of a man who has been
used by his party for a soiled purpose and
then abandoned. Foraker was Hanra's
most efficient tool in forcing the Po [,
Rican iniquity upon the Senate His ,e-
ward is that the organization is on
record as refusing to stand sponsor for bis
action 1t is unnecessary to enquire tco
closely into the reasons why the dark and
slippery plank was left cut. ''driveled out"
or kicked out. 1t is sufficient that il did
not get II. and because at the Lass alonert
the real party managers did not dare 10
90 before the country with it.
We feel deeply sorry fer Mr. Foraker.
He is likely to have hard row tc hoe
amoag his former Buckeye adlerants, Ilaqy
OF whom, although they profess and cali
themselves Republicans. yet have a .:ngsr-
ing sentiment Of respect for The Colst.t,-
ton. His course has been what Be jamin
Harrison terms "a departure fr3m right
principles and its resul; may be his re-
tirement from the Senate.
The evening times., 1900-06-30
NIountnin Toothaehe.


An observation OF a Zurich doctor forms a
curious contribution 70 medical geography He
finds that all the engineers and worsncn on the
JunCrau Railway who obliged 10 remain a
considerable tine az attitudes Of about $3.50 feet
above sea levSi -se liable to a disacTeeable com
paint. After ght or ten days they are seized
with violent pains in several teeth one side Of
the Jaw, the gums ard cheek on the same side
becoming sWolleE. The masticaticn is extremely
painful. These symptoms increase in severity for
three days and then gradually and entirely dis
sppea.. 1t seems TO be purely phenomenon Of
decentralization, fer all newcomers so through the
complaint and il appears never 10 recur
The evening times., 1900-06-30
Congress vs.. Constitution.

NFTOM lHl FIllAle-p1Il F1C0Tu-J
The imperislists in the Republican party assert
the full leg slatIve authority Of Congress over
territory Wherever acquired by the United States;
but they deny rast the Constitution becomes op-
erative itself l. must operate, however, as so0a
by Congress arc those conferred by the C0nstitu-
ton. The RepUbliCIn doctrine is incomplete: 1t
needs to Be so extended TO assert Jnat Con
gress has undel egsted authority above and bevoud
the CcnsttuticR, and NAV use such auth0ri;, for
the government Of the people who are not ciJi-
z rs - the country and who without voice IN
making the laws they are called upon 70 obey
The evening times., 1900-06-30
CoNsUMPTIvEs RULED OUT.
Not Allowed TO Teach in or Attend
HOnSIuIu Schools

HONOLULU, June 22--The Commission
ers Of Education have adopted a resolu-
tion prohibiting any one from t,s ching IN
the public schools who is suffering from
tuberculosis, or other contagious OF IL
fectious diseases. It also prohibits pupils
afflicted with such diseases from attending
public schools
This action is due 10 the great fEc-a ase
Of consumption in the Hawaiian IsIar ds.
which amounted 20 fully 10 per cent IT
ing the last year One cause Of the in
crease has been the influx of eonsumpiices.
who have sought Honolulu because Of its
mild climate. Many OF these have been
teachers. who have secured positions in
the Iblic schools
The evening times., 1900-06-30
Keep Clear of Russia.

From The New YORK Tmes-)
The first duty o. our situation Is 10 protect the
imDerilod lives OF own countrymen and cOun-
trywomen in China. and we are moving with
ylgOr 20 that end. Two f-sT-rste warships and
regiment are our quota 10 the international force
After that II viii be in order to insist upon the
establishment N China 81 a government capable
OF preventing the recurrence OF such perils, 4
government under which Americans live and do
business in security. These are the obi \ which
We couid pursue IN common with England and
Germany and Japan There are grave reasons for
dcubting whether they could be obtained by the
help or the consent OF Russia.
The evening times., 1900-06-30
CUBAN TEACHERS ARRIVE.

Con -iGHment For Harvard On the
Transport sscPherSon-
BOSTON. june 39-Tze UEited ares
transport Mcpherson, with The first con
signmeut Of Cuban teachers. who are to
be quartered at Harvard, arrived on HUI
this morning, at the quarantine station
The health officials have yet to psss
her. but il IS understood size VII re doci1Cd
1t the Charlestown Navy TOTd b. n1Cn-
There are 80 on board. she wzs iass
cleared from Gibara, Cuba, her f. 81 STAT
ing point being Santiago