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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
Spirit of the Press.
CLEVELAND HOPES TO STAMPEDE
THE CONVENTION.

CLEVELAND HOPES 10 SIAMPEDE
THE CONVENTION.
Norfolk Virginian- Pilot.
Clevelands candidacy lacks but one
element of certainty-it is not avowed.
He is not only a candidate, but indica
lions are abundant that the plan to
capture the convention for him is al
ready matured. To ignore these indica-
tons and impress upon the rank and
file the view that Cleveland is not a
candidate is to further that plan in
precisely the way that Cleveland and
his supporters desire. The way to foil
the sinister cabaI that is behind Cleve-
lands candidacy is to let the rank and
file understand in time that Cleveland
is after another nomination.
The hope of Cleveland's hackers is
that most of the delegations will go up
to the convention uninstructed Then
when the favorite sons have been duly
honored the stuffed Prophet win be
sprung upon the convention as the only
simon pure, blown in the bottle Demo-
cratic Moses and an attempt will be
made to stampede the convention to
him.
vi tOuISp lllc al SullGuL VIII DC uoCh
with the politicians that if Cleveland is
named there will be money to burn in
the campaign Wall street will regard
him as safer than Roosevelt and with
the Republicans in control of the Sen
ate tariff legislation will not be posi-
BILE anyway Your politician of any party
sides up to a fat campaign barrel, and
there you are.
Of course Clevelands nomination
would split the party wide open. He
could not possibly be elected. But to
bring about the wreck of the Democratic
party Wall street would not only gladly
promise millions, but keep that promise
to the letter. 1t would pay more to see
Cleveland nominated than to see any
man elected, because his nomination
would mean such a disorganization of
the Democratic~p party as would make 1t
a negligible quantity in national affairs.
AS the trusts already own the Republic
can party there would then be nothing
to modest or make them afraid.
Cleveland not candidate? Go to!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
rs NEW YORK BETTER THAN
NORTH CAROLINA?

The wrong man too often gets shot.
In New York the wronged husband died
at the hands of the man he had found
with his wife. Hanging is too good for
Dobson. The case is almost on all-fours
with the Bishop case tried in Charlotte
The North Carolina scoundrel got off with
the light sentence of FIVE years in the
penitentiary. Is New. York as lenient
with married rascals who seek to de-
stroy the home. and when caught kill the
father or husband? We shall see. 1t is
to be hoped that New York will mete
shame. for its almost condoning the crime
by minimum punishment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
Death Of Dr.. J. T. Harrell.

(Specital to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N, c., March 31.-Dr. ]
F. Harrell. one of the oldest practicing
physicians in this section of the State
died suddenly this afternoon at his home
in Whiteville. He was native of Robe
son county, and was about seventy years
of age, He served during the Civil Wal
as surgeon of North Carolina regi-
ment. He leaves a wife, one daughter
and a number of grandchildren.
Capt w. r. Kenan. of Wilmington, i:
in Baltimore to undergo an operation fol
what is feared will develop into cancer
of the stomach. His friends here are
very anxious about his condition.
Strawberries were shipped from many
sections of the trucking belt in rather
large consignments today. Sales are re
ported from New York at 80 cents PEI
quart.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Under power conferred by judgment in
a special proceeding in Wake Superior
Court, entitled A. G. Lowery, admins
traitor of the estate of j. N. Lowery, de-
ceased, ct al against Calvin Keith. ct al,
will sell at public auction, for cash, to
the highest bidder at the court house of
Wake county, at Il o'clock M, on the
goth day of April, 1908, the following de-
scribed tract of land, lying and situated
in said county in New Light township
bounded and described as follows: Be-
gins at a stake on the bank of Neuse
River, nearly opposite the mouth OF
gut on the south end OF a fish dam, S.
e. Laws corner, formerly beech;
thence with her line, formerly a line of
marked trees, the line course being
south 141a W, Sc 2-3 poles to a stake for
merly persimmon tree, James Dew's
corner; thence with his line 5.2S25., 80 is
poles to a stake and pointers, formerly
a hornbeam, on the bank of Neuse River;
thence up the various courses of the
same about 545 poles to the beginning,
containing 144 Is acres, said and ex-
cept the dover interest of the widow of
j. II. Lowery in As acres thereof which
have been set apart to her in a special
proceeding in said Superior Court which
see for a particular description said
As afcres.
A. G. LOWERY, Com.
3-19-t. d. s.
March t8, 1903
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
3-19-t. d. s.
March t8, 1903.

BY virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Wake County, N. c., entered at
the February term, 1903 of said court In
the case of e. B. Barbee and c. B.
Barbee, trustees of G. b. Afford ct al VS..
George w. B. Utley ct al, I will offer for
sale to the highest bidder for cash, at
public cutlery, at the Court House door,
in the city of Raleigh, N. c., on Monday,
the 4th day of May, 1908, at IL o'clock IL,
the following described tracts Of land,
situated in Holly Springs township, Wake
county. N c., and bounded as follows:
First Tract: Known as the old field
tract, described in mortgage to G. d.
Afford, dated March 7th, 1892, containing
fifty acres more or less, adjoining the
lands of G. B. Afford, N. G. Burns ct al,
and known as that tract of land conveyed
to G. w. B. Utley by ]. w. Adams and
wife, beginning at ]. @. Hunters corner
formerly Marshall Benefits line, run
ming south 80 poles to Wheeler's line,
thence with said line 96 poles to the
road, thence north 50 poles to a stake,
PASSWORDS corner, thence with Hunters
line to the beginning.
Second Tract: Situated in said town
ship and known as the house tract, be-
ginning in Isaac Hunters old line, run
ming south 64A poles to stake, thence
east to the Apex road about 10S poles,
thence with said road northward about
70 poles to a corner in the Easter Ann
Rogers line, thence west with Mrs.
Traywick's line to the beginning, con-
tanning 46 acres or whereabouts.
Third Tract: Situated in said town
ship, containing one acre, conveyed to
G. w. B. Utley by Mrs. P. K. Traywick,
adjoining the Traywick land on the north
end. The said deed from Mrs. Trayxick
is hereby referred to for description.
Fourth Tract: Situated in said town
ship and known as the one acre lot con-
veyed to Pink Utley by G. B. Afford, en-
bracing the T. L. Gates old house, where
lobe Taylor now lives, more fully de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a stake
in the north and south line of G. B. AL
ford's land on the new road, running
west u poles to a stake, thence south 13
poles links to a stake thence east II
poles to stake in the north and south
line Of 1915 acre tract, belongin to said
Afford, thence with said line north IS
poles and links to the beginning, con-
tanning one acre. 1t being the same lot
that was conveyed by It. L. Gates and
wife to G.. B.. Afford by deed registered
in the office of the Register OF Deeds of
Wake county, in book 80. page 502
w. B. JONES. Commissioners.
March 10, 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

ment Mr. Broughton voted for every
temperance measure he was requested
10 vote for by his constituents. There
was no temperance agitation in 1901.
There was a strong demand for Il in
1903. Conditions We're changed.
Senator Norris does himself a wrong
when he seeks TO prove by circumstances
that Mr.. Broughton made a trade with
the liquor men. It can be as easily es-
tablished that Senator Norris made a
trade with them. This paper denies that
either of these gentlemen were influenced
in the least by any understanding or
agreement. Editor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
mo NEGROES THERE"

The Richmond Times Dispatch brings
the news that the report as 10 Mr.. Bald
win and Mr.. Page attending a banquet
at the Unitarian Club at which negroes
are guests. After quoting an extract
from the Raleigh News and Observer S
editorial on Sunday copying from the
New York report of the dinner, the
Richmond Times Dispatch says:
''As soon as we saw this story in print
we wrote to a prominent member of the
Southern Education Board to know if it
was true, and here is his reply:
81 learn from sources absolutely re-
liable that no negroes were present at
the dinner but that after the dinner
one solitary negro came in to listen
to the speeches"
THE Southern Education Board is try
ing to help the cause of popular educa-
ton in the South and has done a splendid
work in that direction. We suggest to
esteemed Southern contemporaries that
when they hear evils reports concerning
the board they take the trouble to in
vestigate and ascertain if the report be
true before passing judgment"
We hope the Times Dispatch is cor
rect, and we accept its statement as true.
This paner has not been quick to accept
reports, because it approves of the work
ofethe Southern and General Education
Boards. but when more than a week
elapsed without denial, there seemed to
be no room to doubt that Mr.. Baldwin
and Mr. Page had been guilty as charged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
Hartford Cotton Oil Company

Especial to News and Observer
HEREFORD N, c., March 3l.-The Hert-
ford Cotton Oil Company with capital
stock of $2O, 000 has been organized and
Hartford will soon have a modern cotton
seed Oil mill. The machinery has been
ordered Mr.. M. H. White is behind
the move and this means success Mr.
White interested number of cotton
growers and ginners to take stock, assur-
ing them he would take the stock OIL
their hands if they so desired. The AL
benarle county is prospecting greatly.
Nature has done her part well and at
last the people have determined to foster
natural advantages.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

The lawyers always take the best seats
given out Three -fourths of the United
States Senator's are lawyers, one is a
civil engineer. two are doctors. three are
editors, and the others are divided be-
tween bankers, business men and those
who make politics profession. The av-
erage age of the Senators lis fifty-six. OF
the whole number ffty-ive are college
graduates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
Judge Allen Will be Dined.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial TO News and ObserVeTD
Goldsboro, N. c., March 31.-Judge w
r. Allen, of this city, who is spending
his first week at home since he donned
the judicial ermine last January, will be
he guest of honor at dinner to be given
at the Hotel Kenon on Thursday evening
of this week at o'clock. Invitations
have been issued for the dinner and there
will be covers for one hundred guests,
among whom will be Governor Aycock
Judge Conner, of the Supreme Court, and
Congressman Pou The knights OF Py-
thias orchestra of this city has been
engaged to furnish the music.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

The cotton mills in this section are
jubilant They have plenty of orders
ahead at good prices and most of them
have cotton on hand to run large part
of the season. New mills are being built
and old ones added to and new machinery
being put in. The mills are nearly all
now running on full time. Several hum
dred thousand dollars will be added to
CASTOR County mill property this sea-
son. We know of four new mills to be
built in CASTOR County, aggregating
about 10000 spindles.-Gastonia News.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

or the seventy nine companies report
ing only two show that in the year under
consideration more money was paid to
policy holders than was received in
premiums. Those Were the Connecticut
Mutual and the German Mutual of St.
Louis.
The explanation of the small amounts
paid by the Southern companies is that
they are all new companies. Experience
shows that new companies, which are
careful of their risks, do not have many
policies to pay within the first dozen
years of their existence. 1t is this fact
that makes assessment insurance cheap
during the first few years.
The lesson to North Carolina in those
figures is that there is every reason why
it should build up its life insurance com
panies,. make them strong, and keep much
of the immense sums paid in premiums
in North Carolina.
The lesson to the whole country IS
this: Insurance rates are too high
There ought to be a gradual, careful and
scientific reduction of the premiums
charged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
STATE NEWS.

Littleton Female College is preparing
for a great Commencement the last week
in May. Bishop A. Coke Smith will
preach the annual sermon. DR.. c. f.
Reid, of Nashville, Tenn, will deliver
the Missionary Address and Governor Ay-
cock viii deliver the Literary Address.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
Steep Prices for Naval Stores
Especial to News and obgerver.)

Especial TO News and UbseFVeT.1
Wilmington, N. c., March 31,-The
naval store year of 19O21903 closed to-
night The receipts at Wilmington dur
ing that period were very much in ad-
vance of last year, the increase being
about 1917 per cent in spirits about 5000
barrels in rosin and a small increase IN
tar. The prices during the year averaged
perhaps higher than since the abnormal
prices Just after the war
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
AS TO DOU BILE HEADERS.

The Richmond News-Leader says that
1.-TWO Western railroads have agreed with
their employees to discontinue the use OF
double headers"
This is good news. The double head
ers ought TO be abolished. They are too
dangerous. The way to stop them is for
the railroads and their employees" to
"agree to discontinuance."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
DON'T GROW THAT KIND

Norfolk Public Ledger
Instead of sending missionaries to the
South, DR.. Parkhurst had better send
few TO Logan county Pennsylvania
where a few days ago man went to
schoolhouse and beat female teacher in
the face with his fists. And it was
white man at that. We are not free from
brutes, but that particular variety does
not grow in the South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

An election will be held in Caswell
county on Thursday, April %, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the voters the
question of whether or not a tax of 20
cents on the 500 worth of property and
rs cents on all the polls shall be levied
for the purpose of working the roads.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

Sheriff Wooten received from the A.
& N. C. Railroad Company check for
5000 in settlement of their State and
county taxes for 1902 This is the larg-
est taxpayer in the county-Kinston Free
Press.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
LIE YOU ARE LOOKING

for a perfect condensed milk preserved
without sugar. buy Borden's Peerless
Brand Evaporated Cream. 1t is not only
a perfect food for infants, but its deliei-
Gus flavor and richness makes it superior
TO raw cream for cereals. coffee, tea,
chocolate and general household cooking
Prepared by Borden's Condensed Milk
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

So far as Dobsons wife is concerned,
it would be better that he had received
the fatal blow 1t is the true and unof-
Tending wife who suffers most
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

Every time the State of North Carolina
collects one dollar from a citizen of the
State, the United States Government col
lects ten. And yet the national govern
ment does nothing for US except punisb
violators of the revenue DAVIS. carry the
mails, and spend a few dollars in i'm
proving the rivers and harbors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
Meeting of National League.
(Bv the Associated Press. }

New York, March 31.-President Pull
liam announced to-day that the meeting
of National League umpires, scheduled
to be held at Pittsburg, April 10, will be
held at Old Point Comfort. Va, Oh
April End
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

It is given out that Roosevelt told
Pritchard he did not wish any Federal
office holders chosen national committee
man or State Chairman, And the North
Carolina Republican pie-eaters. with
hungry eyes on the places, are bound to
obey the slightest wish of the party boss
because he dispenses the patronage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

Superintendent Murphy and Director
Caldwell have gone on a trip through
the Southern States inspecting insane
asylums. They go by direction of the
directors and the State will foot the bill
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

The Philadelphia North American lee
lures New York for its bad city govern
nent. The devil rebuking sin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
Winston Journal.

A man to do much for his city must
be a good man. He may not be great ac-
cording to some Interpretation Of the
world, but he must be of staunch char
acter and broad public spirit His life
must extend far beyond the narrow lines
of self. His motives must be right,
his purpose fixed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

When you hear a man always prating
about honesty set him down as a dead
beat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
A MORNING TONIC.
(Bulwer.)

When a person is down in the world
an ounce of help is better than a pound
of preaching.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN 1T.

No matter as to the motives of those
educators who sat down at a mixed table,
they should nave known that it will Grip
pie their influence In the South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
ONE OFFICE ENOUGH FOR ANYBODY
Greensboro Telegram.

The double office holding problem con-
tinues to call for some little discussion.
Raleigh is perturbed now over the legali-
ty of a mans being deputy sherin and
an alderman at the same time. There
are several scores of people in the world
and life is short. One office is enough
for the average man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
THE GROWTH OF LIFE In.
sURANCE.

Nothing is more remarkable in this
decade than the growth of life insurance
It has come to be the savings bank and
the safe deposit boxes of most people.
The time was that the average man pitt
his savings in a home, in a farm, in real
estate. Now the average man thinks
first OF all Of an insurance policy. If he
can save enough over his insurance to
buy home, he does SO. Otherwise he is
content to be a renter. Insurance, once
regarded as a luxury is now regarded as
"a necessity.
Figures furnished in a recent number
of the Spectator reveal the wonderful
proportions to which this business has
grown in the United States. The sum-
mary of life insurance companies shows
assets on January 1st of this year ag-
gregating 81, 100, 13s,473. This is an in
crease over last year OF s1S7, 77S, 1913. The
payments to policy holders We're nearly
100000. 900, and about $4,000 900, 900 of
nearly 1000, 900 900 over last year. The
companies had surplus over all liza
-bilities of 1926, 629, 76S.
The Spectator publishes a table
showing the astonishing difference between
the amounts received from premiums and
the amounts paid to policy holders
These figures speak strongly in proof OF
the oft asserted statement that. fthe old
line companies charge too much for in
surance, and show that there is need for
a re arrangement and lowering of rates.
1t is to the interestse1 the policy holders
for insurance COMPANIES to charge a high
enough premium, to insure a fair SURPLUS
that will guarantee prompt and certain
payment Of it's policies when they fall
due. But it is directly contrary to the
interest of the insurers for the companies
to charge such rates as will pile up an
abnormal and unnecessary surplus,
which is not returned to the men who
pay it, but held perpetually as fund for
which there is no need whatever. As an
evidence of the large difference between
the premiums received by some of the
large companies and the sums paid to
policy holders for the past year, the Spec
tator gives these figures:
Premiums Paid to
received. policy
holders.
Etna Life, Hartford. S,404.4 67 s 5.677, $50
Equitable, N. w.. $685., 423 29,191, 2o1
Mutual Benefit, New
ark ............... IL 1885,, 942 S,668, SS4
Mutual N Y.... 56,874 ,062 29,071, 1858
New York Life. 65 ,049, 944 80. 595, S3S
Penn Mutual. ....... 10,709,24S 1861, sos
Some of the many smaller companies,
which show very wide margins, are as
follows:
Premiums Paid TO
received. policy
holders.
American, Des Moines.$ S1,212 4,239
Bankers Nebraska. 271 .4o1 1895
Columbian National. 36,2S9 4O3
Nd 70
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01

Smoke LA Josephine" SC. Cigars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-01
II Y NORRIS


rive greatly fear that Senator Norris
has contracted the habit of writing con-
troversial cards Tt is a habit that is
full of danger to one contracting it, but
there has been provided no remedy for
this dangerous habit II there was a
Kelley Institute to cure controversialists,
Senator Norris ought to ask to be admitted
as the first patient. The editor of the
News and Observer does not propose to
initiate Mr.. Norris in bad habit Mr.
Broughton has in these columns ex-
planned his position. He is abundantly
able to take care of himself, and this
writer declines to controvert with Sena-
tor Norris. If he must have newspaper
controversy with somebody, he viii have
to find somebody else other than this
writer. Life is too short. Neither do
we propose to be catechised or cross-ex-
amined,
It has been intimated in the public
prints that Senator Norris was influenced
to vote as he did on temperance leglsla-
ton because he desired to serve the sa-
Icon interests There is as much evil
dence in support OF that intimatlon as
there is that MIR. Broughton made an
agreement with the liquor men IN 1900
We do not believe either OF these gentle
men made any agreement or understand
ing with the liquor men. We believe
they pursued the course they ala De-
cause it met the approval Of their judy
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09

the House during JAMES Il. bLooNi'
the first Cleveland administration, and
was sent to Hawaii by the President
to haul down the American flag. When
asked on what authority Mr.. Blount
was sent on this mission. administra-
ton officials answered that he was
sent to Hawaii, AS the personal CON-
missioner Of the President with para
mount authority" to investigate and
act. By his direction the American
flag, which had been raised over the
Islands, was hauled down.
This raised a storm among the OPP
ponents of the administration, and Mr..
Blount was nicknamed Paramount"
a title which stuck to him through the
remainder of his life. He was close
personal and political friend Of Mt
Cleveland, who supported his action
In Hawaii. Mr.. Blount was man Of
prominence in the South and leader
among the. Southern Democrats in
Congress. Mr. Blount was born in
Macon in 1887. He was one Of the
largest land owners In middle Georgia.