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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
WAR ON PLAIN KILLING
Baltimore Sun.

1t cannot have escaped notice that re-
Gently the dispatches cabed from the
Philippines, whether press dispatches or
Official communications from the mil
itary recluse of Manila" as General Otis
has been happily styled, have been less
in the nature of reports of fighting done
by our troops than simple records of the
number of Filipinos killed by them from
day to day or week to week.
The question may be asked, How long
is this cruel and brutalizing sport to be
kept up? Until after the election it may
be safely assumed. Already Republican
politicians are quoting for Mr. McKinleys
benefit the saying attributed to Abraham
Lincoln about the folly of swapping
horses while crossing the stream" We all
understand that Mr. Mckinley is the
steed that has dragged us into these
turbulent waters and exposed the Repub-
lie to the imminent danger of being
swamped or swept away by the stream.
There are many who will fail to appre-
ciate the wisdom of following such an un-
safe guide into still deeper waters and
greater perils, especially when there is
yet time to escape from further danger
by regaining the safe and familiar shore
which we have been induced to quit. But
for Mr. Mckinley there would be no
hazardous stream to cross. Still, in or
der to make LncolnS advice about
swapping horses" applicable it is neces
sary to keep up the war, or at least
the semblance of war, to say nothing OF
the army of officials and contractors who
would be previously disappointed if the
war were to come too suddenly to an
end.
So if the Filipinos will not fight or
cannot fight, having nothing but knives
left to fight with, we can continue shoot
ing and killing them all the same and
report the result of each weeks bag to
Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN,
The Out Look For Good Crops is Now Much
Brighter,

In the eastern portion of North Caro-
lima the weather during the week ending
Mondav. April go, 1900, was undoubtedly
The most favorable experienced so far this
season. A light rain occurred on Tues
day. followed by six days of fair weather,
during which the ground dried out nicely
and farm work proceeded uninterruptedly.
In a large number of central and western
counties, however rains continued during
the oath. 25th and 26th, which, while
not heavy, kept the soil from drying until
Saturday throwing farm work further be-
hind than in any other section de-
structive hail storm was reported on the
25th in Cleveland county with considera-
Bile damage to crops and fruit; hail also
occurred in Henderson, Jackson, and
Rutherford counties. The temperature
during the week was a few degrees above
the normal. but the nights were rather
cool. The fair, sunny weather of the last
few days greatly encouraged farmers
everywhere and work has been resumed
with vigor. Vegetation made rapid
growth; forests even in the extreme west
are becoming green
A great deal of corn was planted this
week in the east, where the work is
COluplellOH except on low
lands: in the west planting corn is still
greatly behind, but is proceeding on up
lands. Corn is generally coming up to
good stands and has been plowed for the
first time in few southern counties.
Planting cotton is nearly ten days later
than the average but is now progressing
rapidly; early planted cotton has come
up nicely and chopping to stands will be-
gin next week in counties along the south
ern border. Tobacco plants continue to
grow nicely: transplanting has made
some progress in eastern counties. Some
farmers have finished sowing rice. Plant
ing peanuts has commenced. Gardens are
doing we'll: in the west asparagus, lettuce
onions and radshes are up. Truck crops
are improving; peas are in bloom, Irish
potatoes are fine, and sweet potatoes are
sprouting Potato bugs have appeared
1t is feared the pea-louse will injure the
pea crop. Crop correspondents are al
most unanimous in reporting wheat as UNI
usually fine; only two out of 300 reports
mention any damage by hessian fly
Spring oats. clover, and grass have made
good growth. Peach trees are full of
fruit apples and cherries promise we'll
but pears and plums are falling in conse-
quence of injury by blight. Shipments of
strawberries are increasing rapidly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
THE BANKERS ASSOCIATION.
Next Annual Meeting to be Held in Green's
boro June 14th and 18th.

The Executive Committee of the North
Carolina Bankers Association, which
met in Raleigh last year, has accepted
the invitation of the bankers of Green's
boro to hold the fourth annual conven-
ton of the association in that city, June
14th and 18TH
Hon. C. G. Dawes. Comptroller of Cur
rency Mr.. Walker Hill, president Ameri-
can Bankers Association, and several 9TH
er gentlemen from outside the State. as
well as members of the association, have
been invited to address the convention,
and large and enthusiastic meeting is
anticipated.
The membership of the association al
ready numbers over three fourths of the
banks of the State.
Secretary John NJ Miller, Jr., of Char
lotte, writes that he expects to secure
for members attending the convention a
railroad rate of one and one-third fare
for the round trip and some concessions
in hotel rates.
Mr.. Joseph G. Brown, Of this city, is
president of the association.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
CONVENTIONS.
PENALTY OF 1875 PER DAY.

Tn addition to the railroad, tele-
graph operators and the public, there
is a fourth party that will take hold
of the troubles incident to the strike
of telegraph operators. 1t is the law
Every person who has freight OF
telegram refused or delayed is en-
titled to recover damages and in addi-
ton thereto. whenever freight is de-
laved. there is a penalty of twenty
five dollars per day for each article
held over five days. (Code, section
1860. This penalty can be recover
ed by any one who shall sue for the
same, whether owner of the article
or not. Many recoyeries of the kind
have been made. The most notable
where the Supreme court affirmed
a recovery OF $2,S15 penalties of SO
per day for delay in shipping few
bags of rice (AicGowan VS.. Railroad.
% n. c., 417.) Chief Justice Fair
cloth was one of the lawyers who
brought the suit against the railroad.
In the Carter case, decided yester-
day and to which reference is made
in another column, this decision is af-
fi1-med in an opinion by Justice Doug
las.
The Southern Railway has been cit
ed by the Corporation Commission 10
open all its offices. and Section 1867
was put in the Code for ust such
emergencies as the present. In this
day of organization, when railroad
corporations and railroad employees
are both organized the public has a
right to demand that all differences
be submitted to arbitration. If, as
in the present instance, the railroad
chooses rather to try to crush the oper-
bitration, the law steps in and re-
quires it to keep open all its offices
and prescribes penalties for failure
to promptly ship freight and deliver
kilograms. The complaints on file in
the Corporation Commission office
shows that the public has suffered
because the railroad has not promptly
dispatched the freight. Weeks have
elapsed, and the Commission ought
TO require all the offices opened with
out further delay.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
Lumber Mill to be Shut Down.

A telegram from Norfolk says that the
North Carolina yellow Pine Lumber AS
sociation will meet there on May and
it is expected by the trade that a shut
down of twenty mills may be ordered.
It is stated that the cut of the mills in
the association, which aggregates perhaps
one half million feet daily, has been piled
up in the yards for several months, and
that to relieve the overproduction a cur
tailment of production will probably be
resorted to. The industry for year has
been very profitable and much money has
been made. The decreased demand is
attributed to strikes in the building trade
East and West the advance in the price
of builders hardware and other mate
rails used in house construction. The
marking up of these materials, the scar
city of labor and the increased cost OF
labor, has deferred many from building
who meant to do so. The fact that the
combination has repeatedly advanced the
price of yellow pine, it is believed, has
also been a factor in retarding the sale OF
the product Whether there will be a
general shutdown or some other meas
ure taken to cut down production will not
be definitely known until the meeting oc-
ours but shutdown is now contem-
Mated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
BEST FOR BOTH RACES.

A prominent citizen of Catawaba
county writes the following statement
of an occurrence in his county to
which we give place in these columns:
LAS the days come and &C it is
the more potent to all, that to get rid
of the ignorant 'darkies Will be tor
the best interests of both races. Law
renee Hudson, poor white man, nv
ing out mile or two from Newton, n.
c.. (by the way he is Repubilcan),
has a nice respectable daughter, who
works in the Newton Cotton Mills,
and in coming to and from her home
to the mills, she passes by the barns
of the hotel. In this hotel two negro
men, Wiley and Henry Banks, were
employed, and they became very an
moving to this young lady, calling
and making improper signs. She let
it pass for few days, and finding
that they kept it up, she reported
the matter to Mr.. Bost, the town con-
stable. Bost watched them, and saw
enough to justify the arrest OF the
impudent rascals. They were made to
pay a fine. and the costs, and when a
crowd of men. mostly mill operatives.
made a search for them afterwards
they were no where to be found. They
had left. They did not stand on the
order of their going
Were the negro vote in our State so
abridged as that he would cut no
figure in elections, we do not believe
that such occurrences as the above
would often take place.
Some of our Northern friends, at
great distance, seem to think that the
negro should have all the privileges
of the white man accorded to him.
1t is hard to see in what respect they
are better than the Indian or China
man.
Away back in the early times in
Massachusetts we have this motto in
verse.
Here stood the Indian chieftian,
rejoicing in his glory,
How deep the shade of sadness that
rests upon history;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
Appointments by Davis.

San Juan, Porto Rico, May 1.-Governor
General Davis and Civil Governor Allen
yesterday apparently expected message
from Washington advising them of the
passage by Congress of the resolution
providing for holding over the army Off
Gals temporarily. None coming in the
afternoon appointments were made by an
executive counsel by Governor Davis be-
fore retiring from his office at midnight.
Mr.. Allen was thus enabled to continue
the conduct of affairs uninterruptedly.
He did not make public the names of the
council, but it is understood that Judge
Pettingill will be Secretary of State; Mr..
Odlin, Attorney General DR.. Cole y
Toste, Secretary of the Interior. and G..
G. Croft, Secretary of Education. The
latter, who is an acting surgeon with the
rank of Lieutenant, will resign his COM
mission
General Davis presumably on orders
from Washington yesterday pardoned all
those who were concerned in the Guayama
election frauds, lifting the cases from
the Supreme court.
General Davis gave a reception at the
Executive Mansion last evening, intro
ducing a hundred persons to Governor
Allen and his daughter. The entrance
was hung with flags, and an infantry band
was in attendance and there was dancing
and refreshments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02

he is not fit And yet some are fit
There are some sound minded, true
hearted colored men, though their race
is dark of mind and weak of conscience,
take them all in all These few are men
who have been more than taught 10 read
and write. Is is not so? These few are
men who have been patiently educated
in Christian schools. This is the point
we are driving at-that the condition of
the negro confronts the South with a
tremendous responsibility. We must not
simply strive to govern him; We must
endeavor to fit him for the full estate of
manhood. If he lacks moral fibre, Chris
tianity-not the State-must weave it
into him. The State may teach him to
read the Constitution, but Heaven itself
must through it's sons and daughters on
earth equip his heart into N1ess.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
AYCOCK's GREAT SPEECH.
Biblical Recorder.

In Mr.. Aycock's speech, which is not
the production of a party man, and which
for it's excellence, its force. it's candor.
its fine spirit, and its power will survive
in North Carolina as an historic state
ment of the popular mind in this period
of peculiar transition, is clearly indicated
what he thinks ought to be the course
pursued with respect to the negro and his
reason therefor He bluntly denies that
the negro is fitted to vote, since voting
is sovereignty is rulership, and he does
not put this on the ground of intellect
but of conscience and heredity. One can
not read what he says without confessing
that he seems to be speaking in clear
sentences what the whole country has
known. But we have this to say at the
same time-and Mr.. Aycock will agree
it is wrong to abuse the negro. He ala
not confer suffrage upon himself; and
the charge against him is not that lie
votes certain ticket and is ambitious
for office-ths is only natural;-but the
charge against him is that he votes when
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
SONS OF THE CoNFEDERACY.
This Order is Now to be Established in This
CITY

To the Young Men of Raleigh:
More than a year ago camp of Sons
Of Confederate veterans was instituted
in this city. but permanent organization
was never effected nor was charter Sc
cured from the general society.
AS we wish no longer to delay steps
in this most important matter, we have
decided to hold a meeting for the purpose
OF permanent organization on the even
ing of Monday, May 18th, at $3.50 O'clock
in the mayors office.
To become a member of this society,"
written application must be made, upon
blanks prepared for the purpose, and
proof must be submitted showing the
service of an applicants father Cor other
direct ancestor), in the military or naval
departments of the Confederate govern
ment.
The initiation fee is only one dollar
SD, and the annual dues will be an
amount still smaller.
In conclusion we wish again to en-
phasize the fact that only written APP
plcations, upon blanks prepared for the
purpose, can be considered. Any one
of the undersigned will give information
as to where blanks may be secured.
1t will greatly facilitate matters if
gentlemen wishing to join will prepare
their applications before the date of meet
ing given above.
M. DeLANCEY HAYWOOD,
JOHN r. STRONACH,
A. B. ANDREWS, JR.,
HAL. w. AVER
J. M. NOME, JR.,
DIXON V. CONN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02

For the white man came in power-lille
brethren they met
But the Indian fires went out, and the
Indian sun is set
"And the chieftian has departed
gone is his hunting ground
And the twanging OF his bow-string
is forgotten sound
Where dwelleth yesterday, and where
the echo's cell?
Where has the rainbow vanished
there does the Indian dwell.
The above is true of the poor IN
dian who roamed these fertile lands
as monarch of all he surveyed" but
the African introduced here by cur
northern friends for the money that
was in it, must have all the privileges
of the white man whose blood bought
liberty and independence. We have
done much for the negro in North
Carolina in the way of schools and
asvlums White men have aided them
in every church or school house that
they have erected. The white man
now says fo1" the good of both races
80 far you can come, but no fur
Their" Let the negro take the sem
Die view of the matter. and all will
be well. This the average negro
would do but for the white and black
politicians, who wish to use him as
Il tool for their own advancement.
1t is thought the occurrence in New
ton will solidify all the white people
at the Newton Cotton Mills for White
Supremacy. 1T ought to give pause
to every white man in the State who
is thinking of voting against the Con-
stitutional Amendment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
Democratic Speakings.

Hon. Lee S. Overman will speak at
Windsor, in BERTHE county, on Wednesday,
May the 3Gth at a great White Supre-
macy rally.
E. J. Justice will speak at huntsville,
Yancey county, on Monday, May 18th.
Owen H. Guon and Thos. d. Warren
will speak at Maysville, Jones county,
on Saturday, May 18th.
Captain w D. Shaw will speak at Ashe
boro on May 3rd Cat nighD, Randleman,
May 4th might, Trinity, May 9Th (nighD.
Hon. r. B. Glenn vii speak in Kinston,
Lenoir county, Tuesday, May eth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
THE ABUSE OF INJUNCTIONs.

Southern Tobacco Journal.
People are coming to believe that there
is no limit to this injunction business
when United States circuit court judge
issues an order, upon application of a
tobacco manufacturer, restraining the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue and his
collectors from carrying out the order
for the seizure of all packages Of smok
ing tobacco, fine-cut chewing tobacco and
cigarettes containing premium coupons.
They want to know where the injunction
lightning will hit next? They are Won
dering if the circuit courts will not I'M
dertake to restrain Congress from enact
ing a measure hurtful to some business
interests and stay the President from ex
ecuting the law? 1.-The injunction is the
thing,'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
STRIPES FOR OUR COLONIES

Charleston News and Courier.
correspondent Of the New York Sun
suggests that the Stars and Stripes would
make an admirable design for postage
stamp. "a plain flag three quarters of
an inch long on a white centre, with
brown lacey work border" he says, would
be the prettiest postage stamp in the
world, and with it our flag would truly
float over every land OF the globe The
lace work border, we suppose would rep
resent the brown colonies of the Philip
pines and Porto Rico. They are not rep
resented in the other parts of the flag,
unless, of course, it is considered that the
stripes apply to them in it's expanded sig
nificance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
DEWEY,S BLUNDER.

DEW Ely 5 BLUNDEK.
Richmond Dispatch
EXPostmaster General Wilson,, now
president of Washington and Lee Univer-
sty, predicts the nomination of Bryan
the Democratic party going into the fight
solid. OF Dewey Mr. Wilson says: He
has Numbered in his bluntness as blunt
people often do. He will blunder out of
his candidacy again as suddenly as he en-
tered it."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
The Old Board Reelected.

Especial to News and Observer
Chapel Hill, n. c., May 1.-The munich
pal election was held today. The old
board, headed by State Geologist Holmes,
was reelected. The board is making
extensive street improvements.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
a Democratic Landslide.

(By the Associated Press)
st. Paul, Mimi, May 1.-The municipal
election here today seems to have been
a regularly Democratic landslide.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02

The quick movements of a pugilist are
apt to be sluggish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02

The Comptroller of the Currency yes
terday issued a call for the report OF the
condition of national banks at the close
OF business Thursday, April 10Th, 1900
-
At Manila Major General Otis has is
sued an order which will have the effect
of stopping the evasions of the Chinese
immigration laws. Instead of the oerti-
ficates Of former residents issued by
American Consuls at Chinese ports the
Cinnamon desiring to enter the country
must produce cedulas proving former
residence, with proof that they still have
property or domestic interests in the
Philippines.
BY direction of the President, Captain
James A. Logan Jr., Assistant Commits
sary of Subsistence, L. S. V.has been hon
orably discharged from the volunteer SER
vice of the United States, his services
being no longer required.
The President has issued proclamation
extending for six months from April
18th the time allowed Spanish subjects in
the Philippines to designate their allie
glance in accordance with the treaty of
Paris.
The British steamship Isle of Kent
stranded at False Cape, Va, early this af-
ternoon but was floated at $50 by tugs
William Coley and NJ. E. Luckenbach. The
Kent is from New Orleans to Newport
News. light She is 1850 tons. Her crew
Of % men refused to leave the ship.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
Miss Maggie Reese
MILLINERY

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