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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
POWER FROM THE CAPE FEAR
Fayetteville Prepares For Electric Lighting A
Case of Costs vs.. Fines
(stanf CORRESPONDENCE


Fayetteville. n. c.. Jan. 3O.-There win
De held in Fayetteville next week-Feb-
ruary 4-5-a Baptist pastors conference
from this section of the State, at which
will be discussed matters pertaining to
the work of the denomination. DR. f. e.
Bonar. Assistant Secretary of the Bap-
fist Foreisn Mission Board of Richmond,
Va, win be present and address the
body.
The North Carolina Baptist" pub
lished here by Jno. a. Oates, has met
with remarkable success and its influence
for good is being felt throughout the
State. Editor Oates advises his circula-
tion is now quite $4,000 copies per week
The city recently instructed the Light
Committee, John A. Oates, chairman, to
proceed at once to get bids for all neces-
sary material for constructing a line
and putting in lights for municipal cleo
trio lighting. This movement is TO get
ready for the coming of the electric
power from the falls of the Cape Fear
river, work on which is now progress
ing When completed Fayetteville win
astonish the whole State as she FORCES
ahead as the Manchester of the South.
This people are justly proud of their
graded school system and building, which
is regarded as the handsomest graded
school property in the State. The city
council have just made donation from
the city funds for supplemental support
of the institution, being, perhaps the only
town in the State TO do this.
Congressman John d. Bellamy is not
going to have walk over when the
Sixth Congressional district convention
next convenes, if the question of others
in the race for its honors cuts any figure.
Cumberland will likely have two candi-
, dates in the persons of Henry l.. Cook
and Maj. +. j. Hale, Columbus one in
State Senator Joe Brown, and Robson
one in Col. N. A. Mclean. i do not
know these to be avowed candidates, but
Madam Rumor is talking them.
A cock arose from barn yard yester-
day near Smithfeld, and in attempting
to fly across the A. G. l.. track ahead of
the approaching southbound passenger
train, was struck by the boiler head of
the locomotive. He was not killed. but
came down on the fiat surface of the
pilot so exhausted like" that when the
train pulled into Fayetteville, he nestled
there like sick kitten TO hot brick
| DR. Hume of Chapel HILL who was TO
have lectured here Friday night, tele
! graphs his inability TO fill the en-
| lily
Senator MCNEIL, whose educational
duties require exacting diligence, finds a
magistrate in the community who, with
| in the past three years has disposed of
two thousand, nine hundred and eighty
seven cases, with fines amounting TO
only S31.00, while the costs footed up the
snug sum of $4,000. The Senator sees
need of Investigation in such
conditions and holds that. if the fines in
each and every violation We're as particu-
larIy imposed as is the cost. enough rev.
enue could be raised to give the unedu-
Gated masses a liberal education without
the aid of taxation
| c. ]. RTVENBARK.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
CHILD WORTH MILLIONS.

"My child is worth millions to me-"
says Mrs. Mary Bird, of Harrisburg, Pa,
yet / would have lost her by Group had
not purchased bottle of One Minute
Cough Cure" One Minute Cough Cure
is sure cure for coughs, Group and throat
and lung troubles. An absolutely safe
cure which acts Immediately The young
est child can take it with safety. They
all like the taste and remember how
often it helped them. w. H. King Drug
Co., Wynn Drug Co..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.

81 was troubled for about seven years
with my stomach and in bed half my
time. says E. Demick, Sommerville, Ind
81 spent about 81 900 and could get moth
ing to help me until I tried Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure. / have taken a few bottles
and am entirely WE'LL Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure does the stomachs work by digest
ing the food. You don't have to diet
Eat all you want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cures all stomach troubles. w. H. King
Drug Co., Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
DURHAM DEPARTMENT STORE.
An Effort is Made to Compromise With the
Creditors.
Especial to News and Observer

Durham, N c., Jan. 30.--It is thought
that the Indebtedness of the Durham De-
partment Store. which has been closed
for several days, will be satisfactorily ad-
justed. A proposition has been made to
compromise by S. Koplon, the proprietor
paying all costs of the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings and then paying the creditors
% cents on the dollar. At meeting of
the creditors held at the office of w. X
Yates, referee in bankruptcy, M. Bane
was appointed trustee of the Durham De-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
Capt. benson to be the Orator.

Especial to News and Observer)
Kittrell, n c., Jan. 30.-Capt c. 3.
benson has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the address at Kittrell on Memorial
Day, May 10th. No living North Carolinian
speaks better on Confederate subjects
than Captain benson. The ladies of the
chapter ~count themselves fortunate in
securing him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
HEAL THYsELF.

Ninety-nine of every hundred people
suffer to some extent from Indigestion,
heartburn, nervousness, constipation and
dyspepsia. "Colemans Guarantee" posi-
lively cures such cases. Take 1t, eat
what you want and be happy" Price 5Nc.
Large bottle, at druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
Fatal Quarrel over Bottle of Whiskey-
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Mt. Airy N. c., Jan. 30,-In the Lit
tie Mountain section in this county yes
terday afternoon, Tom Marshall killed
Garfield Adkins with a double barrelled
shotgun. Both We're young men, less
than twenty years old. They were drink
ing and fell out over bottle of whis-
key. Marshall claims to have killed Adj
kins in self defense.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

NUIIDE 10 0IULhHDLDEho.
The first payment Of the 10th annual
dividend, three and one-half per cent on
the capital stock of the North Carolina
Railroad Company. will be due and pay
able at the office of the company at Bur-
lington, N. c., February list, 1902.
The above dividend will be payable to
all stockholders of record, at IL M, jan
uary 10th, 1902.
d. H. MCLEAN,
Sec. and Treas. N. c. r. r. c.
Jan. 10, 1902.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
IN EFFECT DECEMBER /, 1901.
SOUTHWARK.
NORTHWARD.

Daily. Daily.
N 50 No So.
Lv. Raleigh, S. A. L...... 2:65 am 11;05 am
Ar. Norlina s. A. L.,.... $3.50 am 1905 pm
Ar. Portsmouth, S. A. L.. 7:15 am 5:25 pm
Ar. Washt'n, n. e. w. y. B. ......... 1855 am
Ar. Baltimore, b. s p. c.. .... GAS am
Ar. N Y, o. ID. S. s. Co.. ....,.... 1880 pm
Ar Phla, N. Y. P. & N. SAG pm 10 am
Ar. n. York, N. Y. p. & N. s:15 pm 500 am
No. "a. No. &c.
Lv Raleigh, 8. A. L...... 1885 am 1920 am
Ar Norlina, s. A. L....... $3.50 am 1855 am
Ar Richmond, S. A. L.,.... 6:36 am S:05pm
Ar. Washington, p r. r.. 1910 am 6:35 PM
Ar. Baltimore, p. r. Re-. :25 am 1925 pm
Ar. Philadelphia, P. r. r.. 1886 pm 1850 am
Ar. New York, p. r. Re-. 4:l3 pm $3.50 am
Note-a Daily except Monday. b--Eastern
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 California.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
Nos. 81 and S4-Florida and Metropolitan Lin.
tied Drawing Room Sleeping, and Through Day
Coaches between New York and jacksonville
Through Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars be.
tween New York and Atlanta.
Nos. 81 and "a, 80 and 80 carry Cafe Cars be-
tween Hamlet and Savannah, Hamlet and
Athens.
Nos. q and 66-Florida and Atlanta Fast Mail.
Through Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars be-
tween New York and jacksonville, connecting at
Hamlet with Sleeping Car to and from Atlanta.
Tickets on sale to all points. Pullman Berths
Reserved and reservations made outgoing
steamers from Norfolk. Baggage checked from
hotel and residences without extra charge ut
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26

An Albanian tells this story Of his
negro coachman, who invariably voted.
On one particular election day he re-
turned home in the afternoon with a
countenance that looked like it had
been taking some familiarities with a
buzz saw. What's the matter. Zack?'
I asked with some solicitude. It's this
way, boss; I went up there to the vot-
in place, and there wuz. the county
undertaken. sab, a-sittin' with big
book open 'foah him, and he SEE to
me right sharp like: What's your
name? Jack Taylor I SEE, humble.
Let's see?' says the undertaken, and
he turned over the leaves of the book.
All OF Z sudden he stopped turnin' and
begin TO run his finger down the page
muIterin' to himself. Taylor, Taylor,
Taylor. Taylor-Zack.' And putty soon
he hollered OUT, 'Heah it IL. You black
scouudrel. I dun buried you ten year
ago. What You mean by tryin' to
voIe@ Just then a passed. of white men
tux and threw me out, and den 1 dun
come home fore dey could bury me
again"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26
NOT A CANDIDATE.

Judge r. B. RuSSelfS reasons for not
being a candidate for the vacancy on
the bench of the Supreme Court make
interesting reading. They throw side
lights on the methods employed by
those in touch with the ring for getting
a grip on the offices.
Judge Russell is a man well qualified
for place on the Supreme bench, and
it seems he aspired to the existing va
cancy, but little investigation showed
him that there had been no waiting for
the Office to seek the man, but that
candidates had been hot after the Of
fee long before Judge Lewis resigned.
He had scarcely looked about him to
see what chance there was for him. if
he should become an avowed candi
date, when he was confronted with the
fact that many voters had already
been pledged to vote for someone else
pledged long before there was any
thing but a faint whisper that Judge
Lewis intended to resign.
| Naturally Judge Russell came to the
! conclusion that If in the small section
of the state in which he made inquiries
as to the sentiment in regard to the
judgeship-a section in which he could
| reasonably expect a very hearty sup
port-so many were pledged to other
candidates there must have been a very
general pledging throughout the state
| that, in fact, the wires had been pulled
at the headquarters of the ring, and that
the politicians in about every county
in sympathy with the ring had prompt
| ly responded.
| In the course of his card announcing
that he was not in the race for the Su-
preme Court judgeship, Judge Russell,
| after pointing out that Judge Lewis
| is a distinguished citizen Of his section
! of the state and calling attention to the
fact that he had expressed a hope that
Judge Lewis would not resign, says:
II certainly did not keep my ear to
the ground hoping to hear of his resig-
nation while pushing the pen in antic-
ipation thereof: nor did any friend of
mine"
In the campaign for the gubernato-
+
said of another: He is too innocent
to be Governor May it not be that
Judge Russell is too innocent to be a
judge of the Supreme Court? While
he was hoping that his friend, Judge
Lewis, would not resign there We're
others who assumed that he would.
and were already electioneering for the
place which they expected would be-
come vacant.
There is a story that the expected
vacancy on the Supreme Court bench
was a source of much needed help to
the ring candidate for the gubernato-
rial nomination. and that some or those
who planned 10 I'll the expected va
cancy put IN good words and secured
many votes for him. hoping that in
that way 70 increase their chances for
the coveted honor.
In the present condition OF political
affairs in this state "a man 10 be sue
oesafui IN his EFFORT 90 secure political
honors must make himself solid NOT
only with those 10 power. but also with
those the ring is helping 70 succeed 90
/ power.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26
UnauIS Suspicious.

Jones (Which is not his name) is a
whist-in-the- smoker commuter, says
the New York Post. Occasionally, ne
plays poker. Also he prides himself
upon his astuteness. He was travelling
West two weeks ago. and fell in with
two very pleasant fellow travellers.
Soon a game of poker was suggested,
and Jones cooked his weather eye. He
had heard all about those train
sharks" and he was not to be caught,
not he; he was to play, yes, because
"a little game gets one over the miles
SO pleasantly, but he was TO keep
every faculty alert and beat the two
at their own game. The two did not
look like sharks, but Jones deemed TINS
only clever 'make-up.'
The game was started with stakes
moderately high. and Jones hands ran
in a bad streak. He could get abso-
lutely nothing on the "draw''-and he
scented strategy. Suddenly he Caught
two more aces to the pair he held,
and that convinced him. He looked at
his hand in a bored, dissatisfied way,
said, Il never had such wretched luck
in my life" and threw down his cards.
leaving the other two to play for the
pot. Jones waited to see one of them
take it with a straight flush, the only
hand Which could have beaten his four
aces, and which he was sure one of his
shark" opponents held Betting con-
tinued back and forth, and at last
came the 'calP'-the winning hand was
three tours.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26
MoRMONs ALARMED.

There does not seem to be any reason
why the Mormons should feel their
political or social welfare is endanger-
ed in any respect by the dastardly deed
of William Hooper Young. 1t is true
that in some Of the papers there was
printed a story, based upon something
told by backsiding Mormon convert,
calculated to make the Mormons feel
that out of the murder of the Pulitzer
woman by Young there might grow
public sentiment that would be injur-
icus to them.
According to that story the murder
was a religious one, Young having kill
ed the Pulitzer woman because she
professed to be a Mormon convert and
yet would not join the Mormon church.
This, according to the story, was an
application of the doctrine of blood
atonement
The story caused a sensation in
Utah, and, according to the dispatches,
the elders of the Mormon Church were
called together for the purpose of CIV
ing a statement to the country that
| would counteract any bad impression
the story was likely to create.
In the first place the Mormons deny
that Young is Mormon. According
to their statement he abandoned the
church long ago. He is too worthless
to be member of any religious organ
ization. In the second place the doc
trine of blood atonement has been
abandoned by the Mormons. In the
time of Brigham Young it had some
| hold on the Mormon church, but it has
none now. Therefore the Mormons re-
! pudiate both Young and the doctrine.
| 1t is a safe prediction that the in
quest viii show that Young is worth
less vagabond. that he killed the wo-
man for the jewclry she had on her
! person and that he had no accomplice.
! The Mormons ought not to suffer any
| ill-will on account of him or anything
he has done.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26
THE GREENE-GAYNOR PROPOSE
TTn<

OF course there is nothing new in the
interview given out by Col Fielder.
one OF the attorneys of Capt Greene
ana Col. Gaynor. but il is interesting
as showing that the TWO fugitives seem
to think there is a chance for them
70 come TO terms with the govern
ment-that the government. finding it
cannot extradite them. viii agree 70
an arbitration by which they win set
a great deal more out Of the govern
ment than the government VIII get
out Of them.
We have been watching for the ef-
feet Of the interview on the public
mind as expressed in the public prints.
As far as We have observed it has
not had any effect whatever-that is.
1t does not appear to have been no
uced 10 any appreciable extent. One
or two papers commented on il in a
mild sort Of way-a way that indi-
Gated the case was becoming tiresome
or that what the fugitives had to say
was not worth attention.
Col. Fielder was in Quebec this sum
mer and had q long talk with the fugi-
tives. They are living on the fat of
the land, as it were, having luxurious
apartments IN a frst-class hotel, but
they do not appear to be happy. They
would Ike TO get back to their old
homes.
According TO Col. Fielder they want
the government to arbitrate. the ques-
ton as TO whether the work they did
in Savannah river was not well done,
and in accordance with the specifica-
lions, and whether the government did
not get the worth of its money. If
the decision is against them they are
willing that the government shall pay
itself any amount that may be award
ed against them out of the claims
they still have against it.
That is a very interesting PROPOSE
ton to say the least of it. If the fugi-
tives are not guilty of the charges
pending against them it cannot be
proven they are to the satisfaction of
a court and jury. 1t is certain they
would have fair and in every re-
GPCNh al lAA pal NAo4 II Aal IL NnES Oet4ilC
back to Savannah. But If their af-
fairs here in Savannah viii bear the
most rigid investigation why did they
enter into partnership with Capt.
Carter? Perhaps they contend they
did not What then have they to fear?
If there were no partnership and no
fraud in the contracts or in the work
they did they could not be convicted.
They know that as well as anybody.
The government cannot convict them
without evidence. and it is certain
that the government would not be
party to the manufacturing of evil
dence.
The fugitives need not indulge in
false hopes. The government will not
agree to their proposition to arbitrate.
That would be an abandonment of the
criminal charges. And the government
will not abandon yet awhile its effort
to bring them back to Savannah. 1t
may be they cannot be extradited, but
they are going to have more trouble
before that question is finally and for
ever settled. If they cannot be ex-
tradited they viii have to spend the
rest of their lives in Canada.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26

The English papers ten of young
Partisan in London, visiting the
Chamber Of Horrors" at Tussaud's.
Being alone he was seized with an i'm
pulse to put his neck in the lunette
wherein had rested that of Marie An
toinette. He lay down, touched a
spring, and closed the collar. But
how was he to release himself? If he
touched the wrong spring the fatal ak
might descend. Before long a crowd
OF visitors. led by an attendant. came
on the scene. The guide was bit of
a linguist. and saw an opportunity.
with himself as master of the situa-
ton. He at once began a practical lee
1ure on the guillotine, interrupting his
remarks with little asides in French
to the Indignant victim, asking him
to scream louder or writhe more ag-
onizingly. How we'll he acts!" ex-
claimed the gratffied onlookers. Final
ly the Partisan was released, and, an
swering the applause with maledic-
tons fed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26
A Fine Demonstratfon.

She is a Christian Science mother
and she is faithfully bringing up her
offspring in the way in which they
should go according to her Christian
Science lights, says the New York
Times. Her children know their
Christian Science better than most
children know the ordinary church
catechism, and, as this experience of
the mother has proved, endeaVor to
live up to it. To bring out the point
of the story it win be well to explain
for the benefit of those who are not
posted in the practices of the scientists
that the one thing all are most anxious
to do is to make a practical demon
stration Of the workings of their faith.
To have made a good denomination is
to have made a long sep in the up
ward way. To do this the shortsighted
put away their glasses, the lame
| throw away their crutches, and those
AFFLICTED in any painful way demon
strate that by force of mind over ma
terial they do not suffer.
1t would seem to outsiders that pos
| sibly the Christian Science mother had
fallen from grace, according to her
own doctrines, when one day, the
| small boy of the family having been
naughty, she determined not to spare
/ the rod or spoil the child, and gave
| MIN what in common household par
| lance is known as a thoroughly good
| spanking. She laid him over her knee
and administered justice with a strong
right arm, only to have the little fell
low arise, without sign of tears.
without sign of repentance, merely
cheerful smile of satisfaction upon
his face. He had been very naughty
boy, and it was not to bring out feel
! ings of cheerful satisfaction that the
| mother was chastisng him, so over her
knee again he went, and again her
/ hand fell heavily. But again the
small boy rose cheerfully, Strengthened
himself up, and threw back his Shout
ders, as he remarked, with an air OF
conscious rectitude:
Well, guess 1 am giving a pretty
good demonstration this time"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-26
/. TARIFF COMMISSION FAVORED.

/ In his Cincinneu speech the Presi-
dent stood sQuarely with the high pro
tectionists. In his Indianapolis speech
he said the tariff should be treated as a
! business proposition. and admitted that
there was need from time 10 tine Tor
a revision OF some Of its schedules
What he objected 10 chiefly was re-
vision OF al Of the schedules every
time there was fault found with one or
more of the schedules either because
there was good grounds fer finding
fault with them or because il suited
the temporary purpose Of q political
party 70 do 50.
IN the course Of his speech the Pres
ident said that he would prefer that a
commission Of tariff experts should be
appointed and given power 10 make q
report as to what schedules should be
revised and what changes in them
should Be made.
That would Be an easy way out Of a
very difficult position. The Republi-
can party would appoint the commits
sion-at least it would appoint it unless
the political complexion OF the govern
ment should undergo a change before
The time for making the appointments
and it would be certain 10 appoint
experts IN sympathy with its principles.
Tariff revision could not be brought
sAssz1 in that xay-at least tariff re-
vision that would satisfy the country
A commission TO revise the tariff was
appointed about twenty years ago. but
II accomplished practically nothing
Congress was not satisfied with its
work. and yet il was composed Of as
able, and perhaps, as conscientious
men, as it would be possible al this
time to get to serve on similar COM
mission.
As a matter Of fact there is no need
for a commission such as the President
favors. There is no general demand
for revision of all Of the four thou
sand OF more tariff schedules. What
the people are complaining Of just now
is the protective principle in the tariff
which shelters monopolistic trusts. 1t
would be an easy matter to revise
these trust she1terfng schedules. But
that is the very thing the Republican
party refuses to do. 1t says that it
doesn't want to strike the big monopo-
listic trusts for fear that it will hurt
their small competitors, and because it
doesn't want to risk reducing the
wages of American workmen. In his
Cincinnati speech the President said
the tariff did not shelter either the coal
monopoly or the STANDARD Oil nonop-
oily. He was mistaken. About the only
anthracite coal outside of Pennsylva-
MIA is that mined in Wales, and the
tariff on that is sixty-seven cents
ton. The only exporter of refined pc
troleum other than this country is
Russia, and Russian oil would be sub
jected to a tariff tax of fourteen cents
a gallon, if imported. A commission Of
tariff experts has been tried and found
wanting. II the people want the tariff
revised they must have it done by
their Representatives. When they
elect a Democratic Congress they will
get revision Of the tariff and not be-
fore.