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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
They Say Kruger Is Coming.

London, August 1T am informed
on good authority" says the Bfusseis
correspondent of the Daily Mail, that
Mr.. Kruger's visit to the United states
has been absolutely decided upon. IL
will take place probably abous the
middle of September, and he VIII De
accompanied by Messrs. Fischer, Wes-
sells and Wolmarens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the News and Observer Publishing
Company will be held at the office of the
company in the city of Raleigh on August
18th, 1901. JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Pres.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
OIL DDOMINIONL LINE
And Rail Connections.


Desirable route to an-American Expo
sition, Buffalo, N. Y, as the monotony of
long rail journey is broken.
Express steamships leave Norfolk, Va,
daily, except Sunday at 700 p. m, and
Old Point Comfort at 500 p. M, for New
York direct, affording opportunity for
through passengers from the South,
Southwark and West to visit Richmond,
Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach en-
route,
For tickets and general mic rmation APP
ply to railroad ticket agents, OF to NJ B.
Crowell, General Agent, Norfolk, Va; ].
f. Mayer, Agent, 1912 Main ST., Rich
mond, Va.
II. B. WALKER, Traffic Manager, New
York. N. Y.
]. ]. BROWN, General Passenger Agent.
New York. N. "
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
Seabo1ard kirLineRv

CAPITAL CITY ROUTE"
Short Line To principal cities of the
South and Southwest, Florida, Cuba.
Texas. California and Mexico. reaching
the Capitals of six States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
Special Offer.

To introduce our catalogue we make
grand offer of a heavy round gold wedding
ring for only so cents. Guaranteed to
out wear $500 rings elsewhere. Your
money back if not as represented. Order
quick before all gone. Address
G. HOLLAND e co.
North Wilkesboro. n. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02

.DaiIy. daily except Sunday.
Trains No. 40 and is solid trains be-
tween Primers Point and Wilmington.
Train No. 40 connects at Rocky Mount
with train 20 for all points South ana
No. Is train Tor all points North.
J. r. KENLY, General Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
General Passenger Agent.
II. X. EMERSON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02

NUIt-d DdIIy except OuHudJ' A1I'0S
ern Time.
Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa,
for all Florida East Coast points. and
Cuba and Porto Rico At New Orleans.
for all points in Texas, Mexico and CAP
fnrnin
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
TRAITS GOING NORTH.

Lv Wilson =. 2 s5 SO IL 10 1O As II Il
Ar. Rocky Mt. 80 1OI12 4511 % 81
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

Dated January 18th. 1901.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
CommerciaIi-m in Diplomacy.

Americans are quite familiar with the
tics. because Illustrations of 1t are before
their eyes six days In the week. They
are not so much alive as yet TO the com
mercialism which, from identical sources,
has pushed itself into our diplomacy and
internationa relations
AS far as home matters are concerned,
everybody knows that the trusts and mo-
nopolies decide what prices they intend
TO eXtort from American consumers, and
& Republican Administration and Con-
gress fix tariff prohibitions to make 1t
feasible for them TO get what they want
But IL is a new departure to hold our
amicable relations with foreign Powers
subject to the wishes and interests OF the
trusts. Exactly that is being done, hoy
ever, and it has been the keynote OF Ad-
mInistration international policy fg sone
time.
The latest attempt TO negotiate the
transfer OF the Danish West India Islands
TO our flag was frustrated because trust
which was the Intermediary in the trans
action had trouble with one of the Danes
who demanded larger share of the spoils
than could be awarded him, considering
the claims OF private individual not off,
Government. The trust had TO be sup
ported and the transaction fell through.
Our peculiar and altogether ridiculous
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
BRADsTREET's ON THE WEEK.
Trade Advices Cheerful for the Pres
ent and the Spring.

NEW YORK, Feb 15.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Trade advices are rather more cheer
full. This applies as much to currens re-
tail business. which has been enlarged by
winter weather. as it does to opening
spring trade. which finds stir ulation in
the general confidence felt as to the out
look for the coming year. Prices show ex
ceptional strength, all things considered,
the one weak spot being raw cotton,
which shares the rather unsatisfactory
tone manifested by the cotton goods and
yarn markets.
Foreign demand for our breadstufTs has
been rather better, and this is reflected
in heavy exports. particularly of corn.
Specially cheerful reports come from the
shoe and leather, the lumber and the iron
trades, the strength of prices of the lat
ter having been increased by the talk
of pending consultations. although the
volume of business is restricted from me
same causes
Failures are smaller than of late and
current railroad earnings show large
gains over good returns a year ago.
Good spring orders are reported at
most markets, particularly Philadelphia
and Boston, and sole leather is active in
sympathy. Taken as a whole, the out
look is that the present year will be a
much more favorable one than was 1900,
when manufacturers and jobbers alike
suffered from overstocks.
Bank clearings for the week (only five
business days at many cities aggregate
s2.O56 761. 1877. a decrease of 9.S per cent
from last week, but gain of 500 per
cent over this week year ago Outside
of New York clearings show decrease
of SO per cent from last week. but
gain of 10 per cent over last year.
Spring trade in dry goods particularly
cotton dress goods, has opened well at St.
Louis and Chicago, and the tone of West
ern reports is on the whole cheerful.
From the East, however, the reports as
to staple cottOns are less optimistic
Expectations of a favorable outcome
in the negotiations for combination of
the principal steel companies caused the
stocks of those concerns to show decided
firmness and a readiness to advance. Tn
certainty as TO the terms of the deal. how
ever, checked the development of specu-
lation in them.
Failures of the week. &c in the United
States against go last week and 1879 in
this week a year ago"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
CAPTAIN NOVICE PUNISHED.
GiImore's Carter Sem
fenced to imprisonment for Life.

General Macarthur has sent by mail to
the War Department a report. in which
he states that Captain Novice. Filipino
officer. who commanded the band of ma
tives which captured Lieutenant Gilmore
and his party, has been sentenced to i'm
prisonment at hard labor for life for per-
mitting sailor named Mcdonald TO be
buried alive. Mcdonald was one Of Lieu
tenant Gilmore's party captured by the
Filipinos. II his report, General MacAr-
thur says:
1T is made plain by the testimony that
after the fight by Lieutenant Gilmore.
near Baler, four American sailors lay on
the bank of the Sabali River. and that the
accused and a detachment of insurgent SOL
diers were detailed as a burial party.
This party accompanied by one Quicoy.
a staff officer OF the insurgent chief who
commanded the district wherein Baler Is
situated, and the forces serving therein.
proceeded TO where the Americans lay and
found two dead and two wounded
-Four unarmed natives had been COM
PEELED to go along to act as grave diggers
and they were put to work preparing
grave sufficiently large to hold four bodies
The TWO dead sailors were placed in il. and
the party then waited for the wounded to
die One of the latter was shot through
the thigh, the other was shot in the chest.
as well as in the leg. and was near the
point of death.
The wounded men asked for water and
it was given from the river, but beyond
this no relief or assistance appears to have
been given. When the third man died he
was placed beside the other two In the
grave and the party again waited for the
fourth man to die. His wound, however.
was of kind not necessarily fatal and
death was slow in coming. so that the
party became inpatient
The dying man asked for water and
was able to drink when it was given to
him. Shortly afterward he was placed in
the grave beside his three comrades and
the native who was standing in the hole
began covering him slowly from the feet
so as to give him time TO die In this way
the body was covered 10 the neck and
then the grave digger called out:
What about this man? He is alive
yet
ITO which the accused replied: Go on
burying him. and it was doEe''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
JUSTICE BREWER AT YALE.
He Makes an Address on Citizenship
Before the LAW school.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 15.-Justice
David J. Brewer of the United States su-
preme Court. in his address this afternoon
before the Yale Law School and members
OF the university on The Duties of Cit
izenship," said that it was astounding to
see in the administration OF justice how
many people are sick when called upon
for jury duty. He added:
Il think | should be. II is like the Sun
day headaches | used to have when ! went
TO college. The present jury system is
little more than relic Of a semi-civilized
system. The juror is treated as a Grim
iDal or as II il was feared he would be-
come one. He is watched by day and
locked up by night | hope the time will
come when the juror will be treated as IL
he were an honest man. He should have
as much home life as the Judge. He
should be paid adequately"
In discussing witnesses he said: Wit
nesses are sometimes interrupted as if
they were presumably liars"
Justice Brewer then continued: 1T is
the duty of every man to attend the pri-
maries and the polls and to regard them
as sacred places In referring to taxes
he said he had yet to meet the man whose
heart was filled with pleasure at paying
taxes. He touched upon the education OF
the citizen and observed:
IF you have no character you may be
a scoundrel but never ask the community
to believe that a Yale graduate is fool.
There is a wonderful disposition TO iis-
more the existing laws against vice. II
every man and woman in Kansas had, pot
withstanding personal feelings in the mat
ter, enforced the laws there. George
Washington would not have been COM
PEELED 10 divide his Ratchet reputation
with Mrs. Nation
Justice Brewer also spoke on CONNER
cialism in his address. IF | do not go
into the subject deeply it is because of
the talk existing on that subject. Now
adays campaigns are carried on with mil
itary commanders sometimes called the
boss The campaign of today is better
than that of years gone by. Rut taking
everything into consideration. money is
becoming a factor and dangerous factor
in our politics.
What / wish to say is that this evil
of commercalism exists and is more OF
an evil than in the past | do not more
than half believe the press stories Of
commercialism, but if the American peo-
ple are ever convinced that commercial
ism is controlling our political life they
will rise in their might and visit swift
and stern retributiOn on him who is
tainted
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
The Subsidy Grab.

From the Philadelphia Tmes.)
Il viii not do to assume that because the Han
ma subsidy scheme il dead for the present. that
it will not be resurrected under conditions more
promising for its ultimate enactment. Hanna is
under pledge TO pass the bill If he can. His con-
troll at tho White House is practically unlimited.
Already the President has told his friends that
tlHe Cuban situation demands extra session OF
the new Congress. ii this is called the Subsidy
bin can be rentroduccd, aud there will be no
time limit to interfere with reaching a final
vote upon it. The new Congress will be more
strongly Republican than the present one and
the subsidy job can only be defeated in that
body by the manifestation OF an overwhelming
public sentiment against it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

Government by the trusts. They resent
these things, but not as Understandings
as they will some little time hence.
The excuse made by the female raiders
in Kansas is that. as saloons are unlawful
in that Commonwealth. it is not only
proper. but commendable. to use unlawful
means for their suppression. That fallacy
probably is sinking deep in the minds of
millions OF ureducated people throughout
the land. 1t may work to the surface in
connection with any greatly exciting sub
ject of public interest. 1t is not a far
cry from riotous to revolutionary dis
position.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
THE FUNERAL OF MRS. PLATT.
Many Well Known Persons at the
Service in New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The funeral of
Mrs Platt, wife OF Senator Thomas c.
Platt. was held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
at II O'Clock this morning. The pallbear-
ers we're Governor Odell. Rear Admiral
Crowninshield Colonel McCOok, Lieuten-
ant Governor Woodruff Judge stevenson
Burke of Cleveland, Albert b. Boardman,
Chauncey II. Crosby and Lispenard Stew
art.
Among those in attendance were the
Governors staff and delegation OF SEN
ators and Representatives from Washing
ton.
The services were conducted in the
green parlor on the drawing room floor OF
the hotel. The coffin was covered with
floral offerings from Governor Odell, Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff, and from
United States Senators and nearly every
State and legislative officer.
There will be meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Republican County Com
mittee for the purpose of passing reso-
luton expressing sympathy for Senator
Plat and his family in their bereavement.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
MAAlToBA's RAILWAY LEASE,
Sir William Van Horne Fears II VIII
bankrupt the state.

TORONTO, Ontario. Feb. 15.-Sir Will
liam Van Horne, who passed through here
today by special train, bound for Chicago,
expressed himself strongly on the bar
gain completed this week by the Manitoba
Government with the Northern Pacific to
lease all that company's lines in Manitoba
for ninety-nine years at an annual rental
for the first ten years of S2l0, 600; for the
second ten years. 1925, 900; for the third
1910 900, and after that 100000.
The Government also has an option of
purchasing at any time for s7000.000. He
said the bargain would bankrupt Mani
toba 1t made no difference, he sad. TO
the Canadian Pacific Railway. strong
corporation like the Northern Pacific
would be a rival more TO be feared than
Government railways. but If Manitoba
goes broke" 1t will be a blow at the rail-
way.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
NO INDIANA BUILDING.
The Legislature Refuses to Appro-
priatc for an Edifce at Buffalo.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-The State
Legislature today refused to appropriate
money for an Indiana building at the Buf-
falo Exposition. 1t was asked that $780,
O0O be appropriated, but the House OF Rep
resentatives defeated the bill today
1t was argued that the money is needed
for the improvement OF State institutions,
and that there is not now sufficient time
for the State to prepare sufficient exhi-
bition.
Special commissioners have been here
from Buflalo since the opening OF ;he
Legislature but their efforts were unavail-
ing
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

When the question Of the appropriation
for the st. Louis Exposition shall come
up 10 the House for discussion, and Rep
resentative Littlefeld shall move to make
the fair extra dry, would it not be well for
him to add an appendix to his amend
meEt, covering the saloons. speakeasies.
and blind tigers in his own and the other
branch of Congress? Or are his reforma-
tory emotions only effective at long range?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
Fleeing Favor.-Last winter Repre-.

Fleeing Favor.-Last winter Repre-
sentative Sutherland took quite fancy TO
one OF the House pages, and had him at
his house quite frequently. He noticed
this winter that the boy was not around
as much as before, although he saw him
at the House often. How is IL, my boy"
said Mr. Sutherland to the page the other
day, that l do not see much of you any
more? Last winter you used to come up to
my house very often, and I don't think
you have been there this winter at ALL"
Well, you see, Mr. Sutherland" said the
page, after some hesitation. you amt re-
elected f."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
In the Matter of Treaties.

tFrOm tht Fh1IdhtIphll LtdgcrJ
II must Ice discouraging 10 the Administration
to negotiate treaty after treaty with foreign
Powers only 10 have the agreements killed by
the senate Under the circumstances il would
seem advisable for the State Department TO take
the advice and consent Of the Senate before nego-
tiating q treaty instead of afterward. As to the
reciprocity treaties however, the Senate appears
10 be consistent in its course whether that
course Is wise not These treaties all gov
efncd by the principle; they should be all
confirmed OF all rejected. and the Senate seems
Disposed TO reject them en- inas.e.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
THE PRESSED STEEL LOAN.
Confirmation of the Rumor Given
Ont In Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Feb. 15.-The rumor
that the Pressed Steel car Company lad
negotiated loan of s5,000,000 was con-
firmed here before noon. The papers Sc
curing the loan were signed in New York
yesterday.
rhe necessity for rapid and extensive
in provements of the big plant is the
re ison given for the lean.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

trailing II when another hunter shot the
bear, and claimed the ownership Neither
OF the hunters was aware of the others
presence in the woods before the bear was
shot. The second hunter sold the meat
to meat dealer, and thereupon the first
hunter began a replevin suit against the
dealer. The case was tried before jury
and the verdict was that the carcass was
the legal property Of the man who frat
discovered the bear, and not of the man
who killed it.
recent decision of the Supreme Court
OF Louisiana defines the duty of an opeP-
ator of an elevator toward the passengers,
holding that he is required TO see that the
passengers are on. and 20 give them suf-
ficient time to adjust themselves before
starting the elevator. and that IL he starts
it at once with full speed before a pas
senger has had time to place himself Sc
curely on his feet, and he is thereby
thrown off his balance and injured, the
carrier is responsible for the injury
(Lusso VS.. Morris Building. etc, Assn, 2s
So. Rep, 49,
A Federal court is without Jurisdiction
of suit by two plaintiffs one of WHOM is
a citizen of State and the other of
Territory against citizens of another
State, holds Judge Mcpherson in the case
OL W elleI vs. f1anduE 1.-Two r eQ KEEP, 1881
as the rule is well established that cit
izen of Territory cannot sue citizen of
a State In the Federal courts, and that
where there are more plaintiffs than one
each must be capable Of suing in the Fed
eral courts or the necessary Jurisdiction
does not exist
In an action against the Standard Oil
Company in New Jersey, for damages on
account OF injuries resulting from noxio1s
gases in a still house of the company,
the Supreme Court set aside verdict
in favor Of the plaintiff on the ground that
the presence Of the gases was apparent.
and the danger from them was obvious,
and then the plaintiff is. therefore, held
to have assumed the risk.
In late contested will case in New
York, the heirs of the testator, in sup
port of their contention that he was OF
unsound mind. offered the testimony that
he made his wife wear the same bonnet
for nine years, declaring that one new
bonnet every ten years was enough for
any modest woman.
In the absence of Independent testimony
to show that person was in fact insane,
the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, in the
case of Bishop vs.. Commonwealth $50 5. W.
Rep. 1907, holds that expert testimony
based solely upon supposed previous habits
which might tend TO produce insanity is
not admissible.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16

Orom the Richmond Dispateh.)
suitor-- Permit me to say, Miss Flash that in
suing Tor your hand respecting the wish
of mr., late father
Hiss Flash-Beg pardon, sir; but in this in
stance you have inherited your fathers lateness;
secepted Mr.. Foreman last evening.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
TO COMMAND THE NEW YORK.
Admiral Rodgers to Succeed kempH
in the Asiatic station.

The Navy Department has directed Rear
Admiral Rodgers to hoist his flag on the
cruiser New York, which is to be placed
in commission on Monday. She is to pro-
coed to the Asiatic station. and Rear Ad-
miral Rodgers is to succeed Rear Admiral
Kempff as senior commander of the
squadron. under Admiral Remey. Lieut.
ID. F. Sellers. attached to the Bureau of
Navigation, and Lieut.. II. C. Poundstone,
attached to the New York. are assigned
TO the staff of Admiral Rodgers. Admiral
Kempff is to be the junior officer In COM
mand of the Asiatie squadron. The New
York will proceed to Manila by way of the
SueZ Canal