The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-10
AMONG THE EXCHANGES.

interviewing one of the probable leading
candidates for Senator in South Carolina
against Senator McLaurin, Congressman
Latimer, the Washington Post says Mr..
| Latimer made it plain that he would not
be backward in fighting his own political
battle for the Senate when the time is
at hand, and reiterated his disapproval
of the hurrah for market in the Philip
pines on the ground that the benefit of
markets there will not by any means be
commensurate with the enormous cost
of maintaining our government there He
likewise expressed his satisfaction at
Gen. Wade Hampton's refusal to accept
the postmastership at Columbia. 81 have
no doubt the offer was made in the hope
of securing the influence of that grand
old warrior in favor of Senator McLau-
rims plans, said Mr. Latimer, land he
has shown that his influence is not to be
secured in that fashion. There isn't
money enough in the world to buy Gen.
Hampton
owing to the number Of shad being
caught, and the prevailing low price
North our fishermen are sailing them
up, for family use or to sell after the
season is over" says the Washington
IN. Co. Gazette.
The aftermath of the municipal cleo
tions is not altogether without interest
The Thomasville News receiged yester-
day says: THE opposition had their
ticket printed at High Point, but the boy
cot ticket wouldn't go. Did two Repubii-
can pollholders vote to hide the ballet
box from view contrary to Republican
teachings?"
Faithful are the wounds Of a friend
Charity and Children gives Ralelgn cool
advice in this paragraph: Raleigh is
talking about building an auditoru"';
Greensboro and Ashevill2 are buil1ing
them and will talk about the matter
hereafter. Raleigh must stop Waking
and go to doing, or else lose the Is
conventions that would naturally go TO
the capital city If they had accolmoda-
tions.
Who will take the baby left at the
Thomasvile Orpaanage' Charity end
Children Of this week says ut is I'M
possible to find language to fifty charac-
terize a man and a woman who would
steal up in the night and leave a help
less infant, the badge Of their shame
upon the mercy of the innocent 1t is bad
enough to treat a family SO: but worse
an Orphanage, where there is NJ ploYi
sion for caring for babies
Love laughs at locksn4iths." The
Murphy Scout tells of runaway mar
riage in Cherokee saying; "Our citizens
were surprised yesterday morning when
it was learned that Mr.. Dow Hunt and
Miss Gertie Sword had run away and
married They left Murphy sometime
Sunday night, and a phone message yes
terday morning from Young Harris stated
that the couple had just arrived from
Blairsville, Ca, where they were married,
and were returning to Murphy The
bride is but fifteen years old and is the
only child of our fellow townsman, T. ].
Sword"
The Lexington Dispatch is nineteen
years old. 1t is a live, progressive, out !
spoken paper and is one OF the best in
North Carolina. 1t has just closed a Wig
orous fight for graded schools which re-
suited successfully, and Editor Warner
is happy.
The town of Lenoir was excited last
week over the reported discovery of the |
hair of a woman who was supposed to
have been murdered. The Topic tells |
the end of the mystery thus: 1T was
found that the frightful relic of mys-
FERROUS crime was none other than the
caudal appendage of a departed member
of the bovine tribe"
The News and Observers handsome
picture of the new mayor of Greensboro
has called forth commentator from a
Greensboro negro. The Record says: "A
darkey, seeing the picture of Col. W. H.
Osborn, Greensboro's new mayor, in yes,
terday's Raleigh Observer, remarked
Dat mus hab been token when de Colo
mel wuz in de penitentiary. The Colonel
was director of that institution at one
time"
THE stockholders of the Goldsboro Oil
Mills deny the report that their plant has
been sold to the American Cotton Oil
Company for 100000, as has been pub
lished in some of the State papers" says
the Goldsboro Argus. That's right. Keep
out of the trust.
Spanish peanuts pay the best. The
Tarboro Southerner says: "The probabili-
ties are that the acreage in Spanish pea
nuts will be greatly increased while that
in Virginias will be CORRESPONDENCE de-
creased, owing to the comparative high
prices for the former and the extremely
low ones prevailing for the latter
Writing of Nathaniel Macon, the Chat |
ham Record says he probably voted
against more appropriation bills than any
other Congressman ever did, and added |
with point: 1T is a great pity but that |
some Congressman nowadays do not emu
late this characteristic of Mr.. Macon"
1--WE have been taught says the Rock |
ingham Anglo-Saxon that Joe Danls'
was a conspirator to be dreaded as the |
locusts Of Egypt, and now he is caught |
red handed in a conspiracy to spread |
small pox broadcast over the land. Proof?
Proof Why man alive and thirsty, he
circulated through his last Sundays issue, |
on the first page and under elaborate |
headlines story to the effect that moon !
shine liquor is an antidote for small pox, |
and relates the story of a Wake county |