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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

We hear of poets who make a hundred
dollars month writing poetry, bull our
Rhamkatte poet is glad to sell his best eff
forts for a peck of potatoes.--Weldon
News. Yes, but he stipulatcs that TIE
potatoes must be yaller vans out OF
which the sugar will run when baked
Then a potato is as good as nectar for
the gods and worth a million dollars =
bite. "A peck of potatoes Of that kinG
affords more inspiration to the bard Of
REamkatte than check written in five
figures.-Rhamkatte Rooster
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

would look for the millennium when Weldon
and Wilmington vote out the saloons,
Then the millennium is not for distant.
The saloons would have been voted out OF
Weldon at the recent election but for the
negro vote, and there are more righteous
people in Wilmington than the lawyer
knows. These two towns are not Sodom
and Gomorrah-no, moi by any means.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
j. STREET, Gen. Agt.,
GOldSbOrO, North Carolina.
LIGHTS

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about the absolute safeT
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through TIL country
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Among the Railroads.

Mr.. l.. V. Morrill, went to Raleigh last
week and saw Messrs. Turner and Barbee
and were assured by them that Snow Hill
and Greene county will surely get the
railroad The depression in the money
market up North does not effect the en-
terprise in any way and as soon as the
surveyors finish their work the work Of
construction will commence at once. 4
preliminary survey has already been maze
from Wilson to Stantonsburg and the
location of the line between these points
will be commenced in a Few days-Sncw
Hill Standard.
The Southern Railway or Monday paid
to the estate of n. e. Williams, the sum
OF $4,000. This IS a settlement without
suit for the death of Mr. Williams, of
Churchland this county, who was killed
IN the wreck of No II, near Keysvilie
Va, on Monday of last week, ana is o:lc
OF the quickest settlements, considering
the large amount involved on record
Lexington Dispatch.
Yesterday the c. F. and n. received
a new and handsome 18-inch cylinder
engine. 1t Is being put together today
and will be put into service tomorrow.
1t will be used to pull the passenger
train. The road is doing a good business
and everything points to much business
for the new and worthy enterprise. Muck
cotton is being shipped over the road
daily.-Dunn Guide.
Wilson. n. c.. Oct. 9.-Surveying goes
right along for the new Raleigh and
Pamlico Railroad, The line has been prac.
ticaly agreed on seven miles from Wilson
going towards Raleigh and three miles
towards Stantonsburg.
Officers of the Rock Island, ST. Louis,
San Francisco and Chicago Eastern Rail
road are maturing plans to consolidate
offices and positions and drop agents
whereby a saving of one million dollars
can be effected.
Mr. Maurice Green left yesterday morn
ing for New Bern, where he will take a
position as conductor on the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

At the annual conference of the Meth
odist Protestant church at Winston-salen
next month, the Methodist Protestants
will consider union with the Congrega-
tionalists and United Brethren. 1t would
seem more logical if all the Methodist
bodies would unite.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
ANNUAL INVENTORY NOTICE.

Books belonging to the Olivia Rancy
Library must be returned by Saturday
October 31st. The annual inventory OF
books beginning that day the library will
be closed until further notice given
through tho papers.
Thurs, Fri, and Sat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Our good friend, James X. Jones says
Mcclellan will win. He is a sterling, hon
est man is Jones. of Arkansas, and comes
of good Wake county stock, but past eX-
perience teaches us that his prophecies
cannot be relied upon. All the same, it
locks like Mcclellan will win.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

That interview between VicePresident
Andrews. of the Southern, and Vice-Pres-
ident Barr, of the Seaboard, would make
mighty interesting reading" The Nor
folk reporters got left one time certain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

We have several good second hand ell
gines ana boilers for sale, ranging from
five to seventy five horse power. QuicE
delivery.
left. RALEIGH IRON WORKS co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

The Wall Street Journal quotes Mr.. IT.
H. Hanna as saying "the whole world is
on a gold basis" Is that the reason OF
the stringency of the money market?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Industrial Items.

The directors of the Shelby Cotton mliis
met Tuesday afternoon ard elected Charles
C. Blanton director vice II. C. Fleitmaii,
OF New York, resigned MIR. Blanton has
purchased the $25 1000 worth of stock held
in the mill by Fleitman & Company, and
he now has $4,000 worth of stock in TIL,
mill. Dr.. II. D. Wilson resigned as presi-
dent aud Mr.. Blanton was elected in his
stead. Mr.. J. II. Hull rcsignad as sccro-
tary and treasurer and Mr. ]. J. Nc
hurry was elected 10 succeed him. --
Shelby Aurora,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
A MORNING TONIC.
(Herman Lee Meader. }

Any old plug can get along if he pounds
away hard enough, but only the brilliant
man can bat around half the night and
then accomplish great things next day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Battleboro, n. c., Oct. 29.-The cottor
house of S. a. Ward was burned here thi,
week. 1t contained three bales of unginneC
cotton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Greebnsoro, n. c.. Oct. ga new en-
terprise has been opened up here.J. G.
Herring. of the Herring Artificial Stone
Company of Charlotte, has entered into
a CO. partnership with Messrs. Sam Brown
and w E. Crater, of this city. and the
new firm will manufacture artificial stone
and do a general wholesale cement bust
ness The factory will be located on
Walker Avenue, and the business will De
quite an extensive one.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Portruding
Piles. Your druggist VIII refund mon
ey it PAzO OINTMENT fails 10 cure
you, III to II days. o0c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Suffolk. Va, Oct. 29.-Mr. Ira B. Chand-
Ter was asked by wire yesterday to go 10
some place in North Carolina (the name is
not given ouD to identity the girl SUP
posed TO be Lula Joyncr. He is the broth
or of Mrs Ida Virginia Joyner, whose
death was indirectly caused by grief for
the missing child. The first report about
tho alleged discovery was made to Police
Chief Vellines, of Norfolk, by post
master who saw the girl in a colored wo,
mans custody.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Lexington. Oct. 29.-The Southern Rail
way has compromised with the estate of
the late n E. Williams, the postal clerk,
who was killed in the wreck of No. II,
near Danville, Va, by paying $4,000. Mr..
Williams had $4,000 life insurance
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Wilson, n. c., Oct 28.-About three
hundred thousand pounds of leaf tobacco
were sold on the Wilson warehouse floors
yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
J. }. STREET, Gen. Agent, Godsboro, N. c
State News.

The proposition to issue bonds to build
q new court house in Hendersonyille, was
defeated by about 275 majority
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Wilson, ~ c., Oct 29.-Mrs. Mitchell
who lived in the factory district. die
yesterday of dropsy She was buried q
Fremont
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

The National Union Fire Insurance
Company, OF Plttsburg Pa. was yester-
day licensed to do business in this State.
The manager Is Mr. Robert Leckic, Jr.,
of Richmond Va
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Mr.. A. P. Spell, of Sampson, has locate,
in Fayetteville to practise law.The OBJ
server says that Fayetteville now ha
twenty-three lawyers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Mr.. j. A. Garland, of Buford, showed
US some very fine molasses which he made
this season. He has made for himself and
neighbors about 500 gallons.-Monroe Jour
nal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Wilson. \. c. Oct. 29.--As soon as Q
site is selected the knitting mill will be
built here The $4,000 capital stock has
been subscribed The mill will make a
finer grade of goods probably than any
other Southern mill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Wilson, n. c., Oct. 2S-Oyer one hun
dred bales of cotton were received in town
yesterday. Prices ranging from 10 to
101s cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

earnest investigation although we are
surprised that he differs so materially
from the mass of information which We
all receive as to the effect OF the great
deterioration which occurred during the
month of September.
What the trade is Immediately inter
ested in is what the effect will be upon
buyers and sellers Will the buyers pause
or will they pay greater attention. to
other authorities than to Mr. Buston?
That cannot be foreseen at the moment
though we believe the South will be loath
to accept his views as to the crop. Even
his views do not mean an abundance of
cotton, which the world needs and must
have to provide itself against another pc
riod of scarcity. Planters know this as
we'll as spinners. They have received ex-
cellent prices for their cotton which they
have sold and we believe they will not
rush their cotton forward but viii con.
slider that the best Investment they can
make is to hold part of their crop"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Concord, n. c., Oct 2S.-A son of MI.
Daniel Overcast was accidentally shot
and killed BIZ his cousin in No Town
ship yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

The Fayetteville Observer reports seven
ty conversions in the revival at the Pres
byterian church at the Holt-Morgan vii
lage, conducted by Rev. Charles Jones. II
one time there were $50 persons at the
altar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Mr.. Buston, the English estimator who
always predicts a cotton crop a million
bales higher than it pans out, now comes
forth with a prediction of a crop of H.
1000 bales. OF this State he says
North Carolina-Crop conditions are
generally good, plant small but we'll fruit
ed and while little can be expected from
the top crop the middle and bottom crop
are very good, three weeks late, labor
scarce, acreage undoubtedly increased and
yield much more than last year"
If his information about other Stales IS
as far from the facts as about North
Carolina, Mr.. Buston has made the crop
two million bales too high.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
POPE DISREGARDS
DOCTORS ADVICE

Rome, March 3.-Dr Papponi the
Pope's physician. on Sunday made
last effort to induce his holiness to re-
nounce his reception of the cardinals
He demonstrated with him, saying:
Your holiness, my duty is to point
out that your health would greatly
benefit by your resting to-day" The
Pope replied: My dear doctor. before
your valuable advice comes my duty.
which | shall perform until the end
The audience was held in the Pope's
private library and Leo XIII. spoke
continuously for half an hour with the
forty-two cardinals present. No ad-
dress was delivered and the most i'm
portant words were when the pontiff
referred with emphasis to his advanced
age and approaching end He was led
to speak thereof in reminding the car
dinals that the room in which he was
receiving them was the same in which
Plus TX held his last consistory, he
0eo). being present. but in bed. The
cardinals greeted this reference to the
possible approach of death with a
chorus of noes" and with eyclama-
tions OF I'VE have all come to wish
you long life"
BY this time the excitement of the
reception had improved Leo's appear
ance. When he entered the library his
form was bowed and trembling, but he
now seemed to have acquired strength
and animation. He showed the cardi
nails magnificent antique clock which
had just been presented to him by the
Count of Caserta, the head of the Ma
pies branch of the Bourbon family. Be
fore retirement he presented to each
cardinal a richly embellished pamph
let, reviewing the chief events in his
pontificate, including a Latin poem of
his own composition and five Of his
most important encyclcals. His holi-
ness said: Il will order that the few
cardinals absent, like Cardinal Glib
bons, shall also have it."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
EXTRA SESSION OF
SENATE CALLED

Washington March 3.-The Presi-
dent yesterday issued the following
proclamatiOn:
by the President of the United
States of Amcrica-A Proclamation.
Whereas. public interests require
that the Senate should convene in ex-
traOrdnary session. therefore, |, Thco-
dorc Roosevelt President of the Unit
ed States of America do hereby pro-
claim and declare that an extraordi-
nary occasion requires the Senate of
the United States of America to con
vene, at the capitol in the, city OF
Washington on the 9Th day of March
next at IL O'Clock noon, OF which all
persons who shall at that time be en-
titled to act as members of that body
are hereby required to take notice.
Given under by hand and the seal
of the United States at Washington
the second day of March, in the year
of our Lord one thousand and nins
hundred and three and of the indie
pcndence of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-seventh.
by the President.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06

Denver, March 3.-Thc joint com
mittee on constitutional amendments
decided last night to report favorably
to-day on Senate concurrent resolution
No. 2. by Senator Griffith. providing a
change in the manner of raising rev.
enues for the maintenance of state in
stitutions and the state government;
under which counties would pay to the
state in proportion to the amount col
lected for county purposes rather than
on the amount of the assessment for
county purposes as at present.
Agreements were also reached on
the following other bills providing for
submitting amendments to the consti-
tuition at the next state election.
Senate bill No. 240 by Senator Nc
Guire, to provide for eXempting from
taxation 5000 worth of personal prop
erty rather than 5000 worth Of house
hold goods as under the existing CON
stitutional provision. This amendment
is advocated by the author as a relief
to me mechanics, music teachers, express
men and other classes which have
heretofore been taxed for what were
considered the tools of their trade.
Senate bill No. 8, by Senator Taylor.
abOlishing the Court of Appeals and
to submit an amendment increasing
the supreme bench from three to seven
judges, all of whom shall be elected
for ten-year terms. This amendment
was asked by the bar association last
night through Attorneys Harry Bryant,
chairman of the association legislation
committee; Caldwell Yeaman. Lucius
w. Hoyt and Hugh Butler, all of whom
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06

birthplace-always provided that in al!
other respects the applicant or incum-
bent is worthy and well behaved
American citizen. Just as little will |
treat it as comforting a right to hold
Office. l'have scant sympathy with tho
man of mere theory who refuses to
face facts; but. do you not think that
in the long run il is safer for every
body if We act on the motto, all men
up rather than on that of some men
down?
Il ask you to judge not by what
say. but what during the last seventeen
months ! have actually done. In your
own state of Georgia you are compe-
tent to judge from your own expert
encc In the great bulk of the cases
have reappointed President Mckinley's
appOintees. The changes | have made
were, as | think you will all agree.
changes for the better and not for the
worse. 1t happens | have appointed
white man to succeed a COlOred man
as postmaster al Athens and surveyor
at Atlanta. In South Carolina | have
similarly appointed n white postmaster
to succeed colored postmaster. Again
in South Carolina | have nominated a
coOred man to fill Il vacancy in the pO-
sition of collector of the port of
Charleston, just as in Georgia ! have
reappointed the cOlOred man who is
now serving as collector of the port OF
Savannah. Both are fit men. Why the
appointment of one should cause any
more excitement than the appointment
of the other | am wholly at loss to
imagine. ! need hardly say that to
connect either of these appointments.
or any or all my appointments.
or my action in uphoding the law at
Indianola. with such questions as so
cial equality or negro domination is,
as absurd as to connect them with the
ncbular hypothesis or the theory OF
atoms"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOlNGS AT THE CAPITAL

Governor Peabody has appointed the
following notaries public: William
Nicholson, Erie, Weld county; U. G.
Ramey. James II. Ramey, Grand June
ton. Mesa county; Charles H. Scrinen
Granada, Prowers county.
Senator Ballinger presented resolu-
ton from the Chaffee County Stock
Growers Association protesting against
the passage of the pending bills con
templating appropriations for com
pleting state canal No. !. Rea-
sons assigned by the protest
were that all waters of the Ar
kansas river are already appropriated
and that were the canal finished as
originally contemplated there would be
no water with which to supply it.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange
will vigorously oppose what is called
the community of interest" bill now
before the Legislature. with the sup
port OF various organizations of
women. By the terms of the measure.
property held by either husband or
wife is deemed TO be held by both in
common and can neither be sold or
mortSaged without the signature of
both to the instrument. In resolutions
adopted by the exchange it is pointed
out that as the law stands now there
is so much doubt ard uncertainty in
conveyancing that sales are continual
ly being held up while defects are be-
ing remedied. Most of these defects
arise from failure to identify the vend-
ors with the vendees of the last preced-
ing deed, and if it became necessary in
examining an abstract to make sure
that where only one signed a deed tha,
he or she was not married, or where
two signed deed that the wife or the
husband was the only and law
ful wife or husband, then the
delays and uncertainties of the
real estate business would be more
than doubled. In Missouri, where
they have such law said one Of the
brokers. they find it necessary some
times to include copy of a decree of
divorce in an abstract. and titles are
everiastingly being clouded by women
appearing, claiming to be the wives of
men who signed away property and
who thus try to invalidate the trans
fer
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DEFENDS
HIS SOUTHERN APPOINTMENTS

Atlanta, Ga, March 3.-Thc follow
ing is part of a letter from President
Roosevelt to the editor of the Consti-
tuition in reply to a request for an ex-
preston concerning the recent letter
from Mr.. Harry Stillwell Edwards Of
Macon, in which Mr. Edwards made a
statement of the Presidents position in
the matter of federal appointments in
the South, holding that the President
had been misunderstood.
President Roosevelt writes:
White House, Washington, Feb. p
1903
Hon. Clark Howell. Editor of The
Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia;
Dear Mr.. HOwell-As to federal ap-
pointments in the South: Frankly, it
seems to me that my appointments
speak for themselves and that my pol
icy is self-eXplanatory. So far from
feeling that they need the slightest
apology or Justification, my position is
that on the strength of what | have
done | have the right to claim the sup
port of all good citizens who wish not
only high standard of federal service
but fair and equitable dealing to the
South as well as to the North and a
policy of consistent justice and good
will toward all men.
I'm making appointments | have
sought to consider the feeling of the
people of each locality so far as
could consistently do so without sacri-
ficing principle. The prime tests
have applied have been those of char
acter. fitness and ability, and when
have been dissatisfied with what has
been offered within my own party lines
| have, without hesitation, gone TO the
opposite party, and you are of course
aware that have repeatedly done this
in your own state of Georgia. ! GER
talnly do not treat mere color as a
permanent bar to holding Office, any
more than | could SO treat creed or
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
EIGHT BILLS RECOMMENDED FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

addressed the committee in the Senate
executive session.
Senate bill No. 2. by Senator Nc
Ggire, to submit an amendment to
allow two county judges in counties
containing 100000 and more popula-
tion.
Senate bill No. 145, by Senator JEFF
ferson, to submit an amendment to al
low the University of Colorado at Boul-
der to permit it's medical students to
complete the last two years Of their
course in Denver, on account of the
facilities afforded in this city for pur
suing surgical studies. This bill is the
same as contemplated by House bill
No 1S4.
Senate bill No. 13i, by Representa-
tive Belford, to submit an amendment
to confer upon the state the right to
regulate rates on ores handled by
smelters and other ore reduction
plants.
House bill No. 1G7, by Representa-
tive Stubbs. to submit an endment
taking the ninety day time limit off the
Legislature and fixing a straight salary
for members thereof at $500 for the
two years for which they are elected.
Members have been receiving $500 for
the ninety days.
Senate bill No. 13. to submit an
amendment establishing the three
fourths jury system, an act having at
tempted the same end at the last ses-
sion. lat which was declared by the
courts to have been Invalid without a
constitutional amendment.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Would Prohibit Sunday Games.

Topeka, Kan, March "A bill has
been introduced in the Kansas Legis-
lature prohibiting all Sunday base ban
and foot ball games to which admis-
sion is charged, A strong lobby is
working against the measure. which
has been favorably reported by .
House committee.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Washinuton Fifty Years Old.

Olympia, Wash, March 3.-The cele-
bration Of the fftieth anniversary of
the formation of Washington territory
was participated in in Olympia yester-
day afternoon and evening by pioneers
from all over the state.