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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02
CAN cUBANs GOVERN THEMSELVES.

One of the best known diplomatists re-
Gently declared that the Cubans are in
capable of governing themselves. and that
the United States must maintain its pres
ent control indefinitely, or else annex the
island. There will be those who will dis
pute this, but there are none who dispute
the well established fact that Hostetter' S
Stomach Bitters is capable of controlling
the common diseases of the stomach. 1t
is a remedy that is backed by fifty years
of success. 1t is an ideal medicine for
constipation; strength builder for those
who are predisposed to lung troubles, and
for nervousness it is of wonderful benefit.
AS an appetizer it is Incompatible.
Those whose stomachs are out of order
should not fail to try a bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02
AWAKENED BY THE
CRACKING FLAMES
Two Incendlaries Apply the
Torch at Jason.
STORE, PARTLY BURNED
The Negroes Trailed by Bloodhounds
and Jailed.
STORE. PARTLY BURNED
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES AT ST. STEPHENS
Charlie Bennett Charged With Assault, is Given
Hearing and Committed to Jail to
Await the April Term e
Court.
Especial to News and observer)

Goldsboro, N. c., April 1.-The store of
Mr.. Charles Orion, of Jason, Greene
county, was set ON fire Sunday morning
about o'clock. Mr.. Orion and his neigh
bors aroused by the cracking of the
flames, fastened out in their night clothes
and soon extinguished the flames, which
had not only climbed the store front, but
had penetrated the walls and burned the
goods Immediately to the front. Looking
around the premises shoe tracks were
found. 1t was also discovered that oil
had been poured on the building.
Fastening to Goldsboro, Mr.. orion
sought blood hounds, and finding none he
took an early train to Kinston, where he
secured dogs, and reaching home last
evening the trail was soon found and two
negroes, Abraham Britt. and julie Gowens
were trailed and arrested. They will
have preliminary hearing at Jason to-
day.
Yesterday was an ideal Palm Sunday,
and the large congregation that attended
worship TAT Stephens church were
more than repaid in the song service
alone. The vested choir under the di-
rectorship of Mr.. D. B. Shaw, acquitted
itself most excellently and the effect of
the4rendition of the sacred selection will
linger long in the memory of many
Goldsboroans.
Pastor Jenkins, of the First Baptist
church at last nights service, gave a
very graphic, humorous description of the
Prodigal Mother and Wife. Mr.. jenkins
is quite an artist and his word painting
was true to life. He held that many hus-
bands were led astray from the paths o.
rectitude by their wives and cited Adam,
Sampson, Solomon, Ahab, David, Lot.
The body of Marvin Lindsey, the young
man drowned in the Neuse, has not been
found. His father, Mr. Thos. d. Lindsey,
went down the river Thursday evening
last in search of the body of his boy, and
no tidings have come to the grief
stricken family at home.
Mr. w. c. Douglas passed through
today returning from Beaufort to Raleigh
j. T. Robey, of Winterville and j. B.
Ballard of Newbern, who have been do
ing services in the Philippines, have beer
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02
STATE NEWS.

A new Presbyterian church at Manly
has been organized with So members.
Morrow and Braemer, of Winston, will
establish a cigarette factory in Wilson
Andrew J. Burch has been appointed
postmaster at Andrews; and Hugh w
Collins at Adair
Greenville is TO have another sash
door and blind factory Capital $4,000. ]
G. Moye is president
Six schools in Iredell and three in Ber
tie have raised the necessary amount t.
found school Libraries.
Col. John +. Burton, of Wilson, will ad
dress an Odd Fellows mass meeting il
Wilmington on the 26th Of April.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02

knew, saw heard, including the lecture
she administered to ode chillun of de Lord
for talking dirty" Sister Bessie" the
defendant, being called to the stand, with
wink and blink started off by saying:
dis am der fuss time | been up here.
Use gwine ter tell de trufe on Ada and
Dora" and the dispenser said amen.
Sister Bessie, "a thick Tipped black one,
stood watch for Dora Smith, it seems, and
in the court she "let the cat out of the
bag, said cat being too ring-streaked and
Spotty for publication"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02
HE KEPT HIS LEG.

Twelve years ago J. w. Sullivan, OF
Hartford, Conn, scratched his leg with a
rusty wire. Inflammation and blood
poisoning set in. For two years he suf-
fered intensely Then the best doctors
urged amputation, but" writes, 81 used
one bottle of Electric Bitters and ~
boxes of Bucklens Arnica Salve and my
leg was sound and well as ever" Fol-
Eruptions, Eczema letter, Salt Rheum
Sores and all blood disorders Electric Bit
ters has no rival on earth. Try them
All Druggists will guarantee satisfaction
or refund money. Oonly so cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02

The Caswell Democrat says: "Mr. Jno
C. Smith of Hamer, has entered suit
against the old board of commissioners
for negligence of duty. 1t will be remem-
bered that last fall the bridge at Longs
mill gave way while Mr.. Smith was cross
ing with his family which came very
near being a fatal accident"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02

Rev. w. T. Walker has resigned as
Presbyterian pastor at Weldon and near.
by points to accept call from AshpolC
and Iona churches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02
LOSS OF APPETITE.

a person that has lost appetite has lost
some thing besides-vitality, vigor, tone
The way to recover appetite and all that
goes with it is to take Hoods Sarsaparil-
la-that strengthens the stomach, per-
fects digestion and makes eating pleas
ure.
Thousands take it for spring loss of ap-
petite and everybody says there's nothing
else so good as Hoods.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
PERSONAL.

John Armstrong Chauler has about de-
cided to reside permanently on his es-
tate. Merrie Mills, in Virginia. one of his
reasons being. as he explains it. that
Judge Whites decision that he is sane
is of no legal force in New York. Mr..
ChanIer's change in appearance and his
gaining of flesh and color is aScriDed to
his giving up the use Of wine and becom-
ing a vegetarian.
Mining experts estimate that w. A.
Clark's mine in Arizona contains ore
worth 81. 500 100000. which. If true, makes
the owner the richest man in the world.
II IS said Mr.. Clark has refused $500 goo, 900
for the prope rty
Camille Flammarion, the astronomer at
a recent meeting of the French Astro-
nomical Society, spoke on the extreme
longevity attained by members Of the So
ciety The doyen of the society is Fran
cois Michau, who was nineteen years old
about the time of the Battle of Waterloo
Judge e. II. Gary, Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the United States
Steel Corporation, was born in 1916 at
tended Wheaton College and Chicago Uni
vcrsity graduating in 1861. He was
Mayor of Wheaton. county judge. and
practiced law in Chicago twenty-five
years. becoming counsel for many large
Federal Steel Company.
The Beden Lecturer for 1901 at Kenyon
College, New York. will be Bishop Pot
ter. who will take for his topic Man.
Men, and Their Master" Two of the lee
lures will be dzlivered on November L,
and the third on November l3-
Roswell NJ. Field. Eugene's brother. is
to leave the Youths Companion and
return to the service of the Post in
Chicago.
Judge John Jay Jackson. of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, who recently celebrated his
fortieth anniversary as judge of the Fed
eral Court for the northern district of
that State, is the oldest Federal judge in
point of service In the United States. On
August 8 1861. he was handed by At
torncv General Edward Bates a commits
sion. signed by Abraham Lincoln, ap-
pointing him judge of the then western
district of Virginia. Judge Jackson is the
only living appgintee of President Lin
coin In a charge to the Federal grand
Jury recently he spoke of the danger aris-
ing from unWiSc strikes. When OF the
bench Judge Jackson is pleasant com
panlnn. full of wit humor. and energy.
and appreciates a good Joke rs muCh as
any Of his associates.
Mrs. Patrici, Campbell. who will soon
visit America is said to be only actress
in England whom the present Queen has
received on intimate terms. While Mrs.
CamubeI WIS said to have been held ih
high regard by Queen Victoria. the once
popular and brilliant Marie Wilson. wiIe
of Sir Squire Bancroft. VAS the onIE
actress who was honored ny her acquaiht-
ance Mrs. CampbelrS brilliant success
on the English stage has made her a
great social fayOTitt.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
The Chinese in the philippines.

After we acquired the Philippine
Archipelago from Spain, by conquest
and purchase, there was a grave ques-
tion as to whether the new possession
thereby became an integral part of the
United States. OF course. there was
not any doubt on the subject on the
part of jurists and lawyers who regard
ed the Federal Constitution as a bind
ing fundamental law, but influential
people who cared more for the Ding
ley tariff than they did for law and
equity had doubts, and their doubts
seem to have seriously affected an as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court.
So the matter is not yet settled.
While the practice has been to treat
the Philippines as foreign territory
where the tariff is concerned, it is
Worthy Of mention that they have been
regarded as completely American terri
tory for the purpose of applying the
Chinese Exclusion act. This may
seem paradoxical but it is not an un-
usual departure, from right princi-
pies"
1t is difficult 10 Keep the Chinese out
Of the Islands. They are in them in
large numbers and are the most de
sirable class of people who go there.
They are able. peaeeable, and efficient
merchants, clerks, and laborers, and all
people interested in the commercial
progress of the country want them. But
our authorities do not. They argue
that the treacherous and insurgent Ia
gals would be placed at disadvantage
by the free Introduction of the more in
telligent and amiabIe Mongolians. and
50 urgent representations are being
made to the Washington Government to
have Chinese immigration cut out.
We are unable to see why we should
sympathize with such movement. 1t
is not as It would be on the American
mainland. Practically there are no
American laborers in the Philippines to
be injuriously affected by Chinese com
petition. Our own experience with
Cinnamon shows them to be dociIe, in
dustrIous, and altogether desirable deni-
zens. Their chief faults are their fru-
gality and their pigtails. But what
ever objection we may have to them in
NiiS ''thN'Ss NHtliiel justly OF uiJuStly,
does not necessarily apply To them in
the Philippines. There the people with
whom they compete have not endeared
themselves greatly to us On the con-
trary. the savage brutality OF the TagaI
rebels has rather relieved us of any
concern fer their welfare. We could
govern million Chinese in Luzon
easier than we could one-ffth that
number Of mongrel natives
We could make good local police out
Of the Cinnamon. Under proper train
ing. discipline. and leadership, they
would be eminently' useful as soldiers
against the native tribes. In fact. it is
a mistake to bar them out, for the
present at least Mongolian immigra-
tion to the Philippines may be consid-
cred a 5 a useful counter-irritant if moth
ing better
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
The Trnst Rcmcd,.

On assuming his chair in the law
school at Yale, lately. Prof Henry
Wade Rogers delivered an address on
the general subject Of the trusts. He
took the position that il was the duty
of the Government 10 curb them, but
like mostnothers who have essayed a
discussion of the matter, he seems To
have failed TO present any clear and
definite remedy.
No intelligent person will deny that
regulation OF trusts by law involves
many difficulties, some Of which appear
to be almost, If not quite. insUrIuount-
able. One of the most perpleHing points
is to determine where 20 draw the line
between a combinat tion of capital that
is legitimate, proper and necessary, and
one which is purely monopolistic and
oppressive. = is just about impossible
30 say how much capital may BE- massed
in single business enterprise, or how
many different establishments may be
brought under one management. To
say that a company may be formed
and allowed to invest ten million or
fifty million dollars in a single huge
plant. but that the company shall not
be permitted TO invest the same amount
in ten or twenty smaller plants. is man
ifestly Illogical. looking at the matter
from strictly business point of view.
At the same time such a law. If it
could be enforced. would have a ten
dency TO re#rrict the formation of
usts. becstise IT is practically i'm
.sible to concentrate the whole Of
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
TO CARRY FOREIGN MAILS.
French nnd English VIII Use the
TrnnScontinentaI Routc

NEW YORK. Nov. u.-Word was re-
ceived today at the New York Central
hallway offices from Spreckles & Co, OF
san Francisco. who own and operate the
Oceanic Steamship Company. that the
British Government had offered it the
contract to carry the Australian-London
mail from now on. Later in the day a
despatch was received from the same com
pany stating that it had also got from the
French Government the contract for
transporting the mail from Tahiti, which
is the chief port of the French rssses-
sions among the Pacific Islands.
Both of these new contracts are the
result of the record-breaking trip made
in the two trials over the American route
Up to last August the mail had been
taken by way of the Suez Canal to Briu-
dist and from there to London by rail,
the trip taking thirty-five days. When the
Oceanic Steamship Company put into COM
mission three new steel steamships II
was decided to try the route from Aus
tralia by way OF tins line to San Francis
co. thence by rail to New York and to
London on the Cunard Line. On the first
trip the custom officials at San Francisco
DELAYED the mail for fourteen hours, but
it was hurried across the continent, and
LETT New OFk on Il inner tileib AttiNNA'N
London four days ahead of the best time
ever made by the Suez route. Unless the
Umbria meets with a delay the second
shipment Of Australian mail, which left
here on Saturday, will reduce the time
of the Suez route by more than five days.
George H Daniels, general passenger
agent of the New York Central Railroad
was elated over the dispatches from San
- L. Of tl1a mi
mail trial will be the cause of much pas
senger traffic by this route. Mr.. Daniels
said:
Now that we have secured the work
Of carrying the mail you Will soon see
that we will be carrying the people a!so,
They say that trade follows the nag. but
i'm this case it will be that trade follows
the mail. Those new ships are fine ana
speedy travellers
Mr.. Daniels said that he had issued
booklets telling about the first race with
the Observation-Disclosures mail ana mad sent
them. together with newspaper clippings
to be scattered broadcast in Ausuaha.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
NEUTRAL ON WATERWAYS.
isthm;an Canal Commission's Report
TO BE signed To-day.

The final report OF the isthp-i ian Canal
Commission will be signed at a meeting
I of the Commission this morning and for
warded to the President.
There is much general interest as to
whether the Investigations OF the past
year regarding the trans-is;hmian routes
| VIII cause any change In the previous
| neutral attitude of the members Of the
Commission. There is also consider
| able amount Of speculation as to what
| degree Of prominence viii be given in
that document to the Panama waterway.
1t is generally understood ttat the Com
mission will adhere to its previous de-
cision not to recommend n formal terms
| either OF the two routes discussed. but
leave the Htire matter to the decision of
Congress This was the position taken by
the Comm ssion before the Senate Com
mittee on fnteroceanic Canals last winter.
NJ. Hutin. Of Paris. President Of the
Panama Canal Company. is in the city to
elucidate. n requested, at any session of
the Commission. his offer to transfer the
holdings of his company to The United
States. NJ Hutin expects to leave shortly
for Paris to attend the annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Panama Canal
Company. which must take place before
the end of the current year, but as soon
as that duty Is discharged he will return
to Washington to watch Developments in
Congress connected with canal legislation.
Senator Cullom was quoted yesterday
as saying:
In my opinion the Panama Canal
scheme viii not cut any figure in the con-
sideration by Congress Of the proposition
TO construct an isthmian canal.
Accepting the new Hay-PauncefOte
Treaty to be as IL has been so fully print
ed in the press, | can see no objection that
can be raised to it. and | look for its rati-
hcdtoE without unnecessary delay. Pro-
tocois We're sigIed last year between this
Government anfi Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua based on the provisions OF the Hay
Paunctfote Treaty. In which those two
countries agreed to negotiate trea les with
the United States providing for the con-
structiOn of the Nicaragua Canal The
abrOgatton by Nicaragua of its old treaty
with us is but n step in that direction.
with the new Hay-PauncefOte Treaty
ratified. it should be the duty Of Congress
to proceed with all rapidity TO enact thee
legislation that VIII provide for the con-
structiOE Of the Nicaragua CaE1i and |
expect TO see such legislation enacted at
an carly day. There is. apparently. now
nothing in the way OF the canal. and the
t1fty-scventh Congress viii not adjourn
without having started that great work.
The Panama plan has been carefully dis
cussed, but IL is my opinion that il will
not be seriously considered at all in the
discussion of the question Of an isthmian
canal
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
OPPOSED By THE HARRIMANs.
No Announcement of the Northern
Pncifc Settlement Desired.

NEW YORK. Nov Representatives
Of the Union Pacific and the Morgan-Hill
interests have been discussing for the last
few days the advisability of making
formal announcement of the settlement
of the general questions involved in the
Northern Pacific Burlington conference
The Hartman people say they see no rea-
son for making any official announce
ments at present They take the ground
that the public is already Informed that
a basis of agreement has been reached,
and that any attempt to outline the de-
velopment Of the details would be in
complete. ard possibly misleading. James
J. Hill IS believed to be in favor of max
ing a formal announcement
\ report prevailed in Wall Street today
that trouble had arisen in arranging GER
tain details relating to the surrender OF
the Northern Pacific preferred stock
These reports could not be traced to any
tangible source, but they led to large
trading in both Northern Pacific pre-
ferred and Unicn Pacific common and
preferred. All offerings were taker
promptly, and a sharp advance in the
price of Union Pacific preferred was re-
garded as Indicative of the increased
strength Of the Union Pacific parties as
holders of Northern Pacific stock
1t may be stated as a fact that the con-
trolling interests in Union Pacific regard
the Northern Pacific Burlington matter
as practically settled. The continued ac-
tivity and strength of Union Pacific
shares in the stock market is attributed
by Union Pacific interests to the fact
that advantages are expected to accrue
to this property under the terms Of set
tlemeUt.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
southern Tributes to Mr. German.

tFrOm the New York SUM
The enthusiasm with which some of his
friends in the South are hailinS the pros
pect of Mr. Germans return to the SEN
ate ought not to pass unnOticed. Here
are a few specimen plaIdits from the
Nashville Banner;
'.Mr German is not the most admirable type Of
statesman but he Will be, in several essential
respects, an Improvement ON Senator Yelling
ton"
His political conscience is of the elastic va
riety."
No positive dishonesty has been laid to his
charge"
Though he Is not a man in whom absolute
~raith can be placed he be relied upon not
to align himself with any policy radically hurtful
TO the countrys interests.
Such is the temperature of the joy
manifested over Mr.. GOrmaus 5 apparent
success in electing sufficient number of
German men to the MARYLAND Legisla-
ture to ensure his own election 10 the
United States Senate for the term begin
ming on March {, 1905.
If these compliments seem little am
biSuous. Il trifle back-handed, or slightly
inclined toward the sinis.e: shoulder, ii
must be remembered. chat it is not always
the direct the positive, the unmistaka5le.
the rectilinearly straightforward, which
Mr.. German prizes most is Statesman
and reoTgauizer.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
Sill in the Ring.
CFrom the Kansas City star)

(From the Kansas CITY star-)
II Is not to be supposed for a moment
that Tammany will disband or lose one
atom of its cohesive foEce because of the
defeat it suffered on Tuesday. This re-
markable organization has experienced
reversos before. and it is a singular thing
that adversely contributes to its strength
quite as much as success. Tammany.
more than anybody else. will watch with
a vigilant eve the experiment of adminisr
tering the colossal government OF New
Work bv men with nigh ideas of morality
and virtue, and VII maintain its orgasfiz
zation intact to take advantage OF any
failure which may attt I'D this difficult
undertaking Seth Low and his supports
ers have the right theory. Can they afs-
pIy il in a practical way to the situation
i'm New York; That is what Tammany
and the rest Of the country will wait TO
find out.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
CIVIL SERVICE IN PORTO RICO.
The Commission Preparing to Hold
Examinations shortly.

Within the next few weeks the full
Civil Service Commission machinery will
be in operation in Porto Rico, and all
applicants FOR appointment to Federal po-
sitions in the Territory viii be required
to pass an examination.
While the positions in the Postoffice,
Customs, and Marine Hospital Service
were placed in the classified service some
time ago. still the appointments in those
several branches of the Federal service
in Porto Rico were made without eX-
animation, because the Civil Service Com
mission was unable to establish eligible
lists Now. however. the machinery nsces-
sary for the holding of examinations has
about been perfs cted and within a few
weeks examining boards will be appoint
ed in Porto Rico. All ambitious Porto
Ricans will be given an opportunity to
take the examination for positions N the
Customs Service, Marine Hospital, and
the POstOftce.
The Washington times., 1901-11-12
4 British View.

(From the London Spectator.)
When once the Isthmian Canal is made
by the United States. open to the whole
world on equal terms and held so strong
iy that no Power at war with Great
Britain will be able to violate its neu-
trality, the nation will realize that in
stead of the abrogation of the Clayton
great benefit. The notion hat America
though she will make work. and hold
the canal, should bind herself TO preserve
it's neutrality as regards a Power with
which she is at war. is absurd Such a
stipulation would not and could not be
observed for ten minutes after war had
been declared. An American Isthmian
Canal, like everything else American will
be used against Americas enemies In case
of war. Whatever the jurists may say.
we should do the same in the case of the
Snez Canal