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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10

needs amendments) is for all the friends
OF effective legislation to agree upon 5
single bill and bring to bear for its
passage every ounce OF influenced they
can command.
When the bill TO repeal the purchasing
clause or tho sherman act was pendins
in the Senate OF the United States in
1898. its distinguished author. in the very
terms Of the bin and in a public speech.
pledged that legislation favorable TO sill
YER should follow. Nj. voorhees, was
nonest and sincere. but tho administra-
ticn. having secured what il wanted. re-
fpged 10 rermit any OF the subsequent
i r:slaticn that had been promised sup
nose tire watts bill uaamcndcd rasses.
and that Mr. Watts should find himself
IN the situation Of MIR. Voorhees,. would
not the temperance advocates feel Ia
dignaut that the had obtained only a
portion of the legislation they have a
right to expect? Having hcc2 'baneoed'
b. the Clcvclanditcs BY promises OF leg
that wouil follow. We confess
TO a decided preference that all Tempe
ancc legislation shan BE embodied IN orc
till-and .assod at the same time. IN
view OF the weeks delay. we uggcs that
the senate end House committees try
their hands upon a composite bill taot
will embrace tie hest and wiscst features
OF all the bills pending in both houses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10
BAN FOR LIFE
louise Forbidden the Ccurt.
Forbidden TO See Her
Sick Son,
CEy the Associated Preaal

Dresden. Feb. THE scparatt.n
former Crown Prince Louise and rr..
Giron does not change tho present la.
situation and Will not have tho sfi.nt
effect on the divorce proceedings wh.
VIII be resumed February IL. The Tr..
cess can never return to tho Saxon rMs.|
but she may possibly affect a rccorrfI
ton with her own family and take u.
permanent residence in Austria. Bin.
George called a council or ministar. ..
day and submitted to them a tcIeEran0
quo from the former Crown Primo.
sent through her lawyers, begging 90
hcr son. Christian, who is dangcruu F.
III. The decision. however, was iu..
much as the ministers might svmpatll.
with the mother it was impossible to a.
low her to return here, as it would o...
sion popular excitement.
Geneva, Swift, Feb. Tho lawyer
Of the former Crown Princess cf Saxon.
today received a telegram from Dre.I..
oehnlteiy refusing the Princess rogue
to be allowed to sec her sick child ua..-
any circumstances.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10
AN IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE
DAY.

Next Thursday is an important leg;s-
lative day. Three matters of great i'm
portance have been set for consideration
on that day-one in the House, one 1T
the Senate, and one before the Senate
Committee on Propositions and Gricv-
ances.
/. In the Senate the Fuller bill has
been made a special order. 1t will come
before the Senate upon a favorable re-
port by the slender majority of one. II
las passed the House by Y to 38, after
it had failed of a favorable report by
the committee. OF the SO voting against
the bill in the House, about twenty were
cast by Republicans. In fact, the Re-
Tublicans lined UP solidly against the
bill with q solitary exception. On the
Senate committee the only Republican
member voted as the Southern desired.
Upon matters affecting railroads there is
sometimes division among Democrats,
never among Republicans. Sub-Boss
Henry Miller cracks his whip and they
all vote as the Southern Railway iii
reefs. The Southern Railway lobby has
been Porriciously active in the effort
to defeat the Fuller bill. Why? Both
because they wish no regulation by the
State and BECAUSE they wish to test tho
temper OF the Legislature as to its atti-
tude On the quasi-puolic corporations.
There has not been a single argument
made against the Fuller bill that was not
made against the establishment of the
Corporation Commission. The powers
conferred are not nearly so great as in
that act. If the Fuller bill ought not to
become q law, the Corporation Commits
sioE law is wrong. Both stand exactly
upon the amc principle. The bill will
pass, but it Will take a whole month to
put it on the statute books, so active and
SO persistently has the Southern Rail
way crowd muddied the waters.
2. On Thursday the Watts bill, with a
favorable report, will come up before
the House. On the same day the Senate
Committee will meet to consider all the
~ ~ Xxx cAid ~ IIdhC a ICDoIt
on one. There is a belief that the Com
mittee viii frame a bill containing the
best features Of all the bills. 1t would
be we'll if the House and the
Senate Committee could get together,
agree upon such a measure, and put be-
hind it the solid temperance forces OF
the State. The Watts bill and the Lon
don bill, as they relate to the rural
problem, are alike. The Watts bill does
not touch any other phase of the evil.
In spite of the difference in method. we
still hope that there will be an agree
ment by the committees on a bill that
will be acceptable to the advocates OF
progressive, effective legislation. In the
meantime, the petitions continue to come
in for the London bill. 1t is signiti-
that bill, or something that is along the.
lines of that measure. 1t will probably
not be possible to pass the London bill
as it now stands, but most of it's features
should be Incorporated in the bill that
is finally enacted. AS to the Watts bill,
its main features will undoubtedly be
incorporated. 1t is to be hoped that the
present week will see the temperance
legislation in such shape as to justify
the just expectations of the conserva.
tive temperance forces in the State.
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THE n OUTCOME.

a gentleman in our office ygafer'ur
recently returned from RaIsisn. i'm r.I..
To the question what would The Leri#
lature finally DO with the whishry qlpa-
ton. said he thought the Lagirl3tur.
would adopt the 81 yyc.t.oa oc Sac Nos.
and Observer. and a bin viii Do pa#eeI
embodying the best features or tI.
Watts. London. Smith aud other bills ua.
before the General Assembly as atrone
as the sentiment was in Raleigh. ana n.
one had ever seen anything like IT,
visitor would be surprised to soc hoa
strong it really is, ana tho L"eeia'atur.
afford to adjourn without Ia..
ing a stringent liquor law, and ooo .n.t
would remove the manufacture from tH.
county districts.
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THE LONDON Bill.
temperance Bills Postponed
Till thursday,
Vote en- Pos'ponement Stood : 20 : and C
man Yam Voted 70 Have >u5-C.r-
Cgsider al Bills Toge.es-.

Yesterday morning IL on.
Senate Committee 60 rrara
Grievances met IN tho lonsv ~
ate Chamber 10 consider the H.t.
lating h manufaetur aa1 ar 4
quor. Senator Lamb, OF ,f#
moved 10 report flyeraNIy a. r.
bill. senator Warren moved il,
tho bills 70 4 suh-goum&.ta. ,r ...
consider tho same aa9 report .r a..
ing or the committee ta bs EnlE #a
Thursday afternoon. and taer. $685..
a discussion upon this motion. T.s
ators favoring the motion 'o r.
stated that they had not hal t#.
read and consider The Different h....
while not opposing any p|artI....-
tion IN any OF the bills. d@-.r.E #...
time TO consider thcm.
senator Goodwin. i'm favoriuz t.. ..
ponemcnt. stated that H. WA. IA.
OF a Temperance bin aul ha3 just ...
the rassgc of a very strooE ruu
bill for his county lie desired .
time 10 consider the various '..
fore the committee.
Senator Brown favored immeI.at.
sideration and thouIht The comm ..
had had ample time aud op"portur#E
consider all tho bills. Senator H.
concurred with Senator Brown and ..
that the London bin be reported f....
ably.
Senator Wchh. or Buneow1o.
against tho fifth section Of tru L..
bill. stating that tho other .@featur.
tho bill were already in operation
Buncombe county. having boon rs.
two years ago. md. said that ~ rM.
section were eliminated hc would l.
the bill.
Upon motion to postpone thor $751;.
tie vote. which was decided by Cha#-.-
Nann in favor Of p-ostpoucmaut. Th
who favored p-ostponcmrnt wsrn &un.I
Hunter, Crisp. Warren and Goodwin T...
who voted against ~postponirr Were s.
ators Brown, Boaslpy, Hicks of U.r..
and Lamb. So the matter will Ice t.
decided next Thursday afternoon.
The -four Senators who voted for .
mediate consideration ard urferetaaf i
be in favor OF the Londcu bill. w.
some OF tho others If not al favor #as
of its features. The sub-Cera #r..
which consists OF Senators Na"n. Brua
and Warren viii probably draw q .a
stitute for all the bills.
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THE ANTI-JCG Ax

LunbcrtCn RObcsonian.
The passage Of Tho Hepburn hiu -
the lower house Of Congress IL IA Ii
Generalization of the jug law. shout
pass the Senate, and il Is r--csnoes !.
Will Jugs cannot then be shipro1 into
prohibition territory. II We can eoc.ra
the enactment of the jug law in hi
State, We have tho liquor traffic inet
where W. want it. 80
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Judge Parker has also been invited to
deliver an address before the Arkansas
LEGISLATURE. If he is as wise in his pub
lie addresses as in his judicial decisions
and his past record, he will prove a win
ner in the next National Convention.
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Public education has taken deep root.
The oxford public Ledger of this week
says: For Mayor of Oxford: The man
who shows himself to be the best friend
of the Graded School"
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WATTS BILL UNSATISFACTORY
IN lis PRESENT SHAPE.

To the Editor:-The Watts bill as 1t
passed the House committee yesterday
afternoon will not satisfy the cxpecta-
tons OF the advocates OF temperance re
form Indeed. it has but little in il 20
commend to temperance people as being
any great improvement over the pres
ent laws. Here are two or three fea-
lures in which it is especially lame.
First. II restricts the sale and manu-
~facture Of liquor 10 unincorpCrated towns.
but does not designate the number Of in
habitants Of the towns. Any little
cross-road country place with fifty In
habitants can become Incorporated in or
der TO evade the law. think l know
dozens of little country places which
would take advantage of this provision
o. the law. The police regulations in
such places amount 10 nothing, and hence
it would be better TO leave the stills out
in the bushes than to bring them where
there are a few more people who would
have no protection.
No whiskey still should be allowed Gf
they are to be allowed in places with
less than 500 inhabitants. Any one who
stops for a moment to consider can see
how very lame this provision is and how
easily it can be made non-cffectivC.
Another disappointing feature in the
Watts bill is that it makes no proyis-
ion for elections to be held for local OPP
ton or for dispensary instead Of sa-
looms. Under the present state of af-
fairs it is very difficult for a community
to get an election for a dispensary.
Every community ought to have a right
to hold an election when it chooses to
do SO on prohibition or dispensary. I'm
der the present law. elections on local
option must be held in May, and it is
almost impossible to keep the question
out of politics.
If our lawmakers are so much con
cerned about giving the people a right to
express themselves, why deny thcm this
reasonable request? If the Watts bill
should become a law Just as it passed the
House committee yesterday afternoon, it
will be regarded by thousands of the
best people OF the State as a mere sop
thrown to the temperance element. with
very little to be feared from it by the
whiskey people. The people of North
Carolina are, tremendously aroused and
terribly in earnest about this matter and
will not be satisfied at a mere malleshift.
They demand and nave a right to expect
temperance legislation which amounts to
something.
Please permit mo before closing to
congratulate you on the very manly stand
you have taken on this great moral queS-
ton. You deserve the lasting gratitude
OF all friends of temperance aud moral
ity, and l feel sure that the noble fight
you are making will not be soon forgot
ten.
LIVINGSTON JOHNSON
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The News and Observer Praised

TO the Editor: Every moral man
woman IN our midst are praisiu- g..
praying that the stand you have taken r..
50 ably maintain, for moral reform.
greatly influence tho present Lcg5el.t.r
IN doing what Is so much demanded
very class except those connected ..
INC manufacture and sale Of a.l
afIrlts. Moore county has had no l.a.n.
'grog shops" for tn. last s or 3 vra-
and We can sec Improvement waorr..
you 80.
JOHN w. SCOTT.
Sanford, y. e. Feb. ?
Mr. Il, Y. Thompson, Of Nashville
In Raloirh.
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We agree with Mr.. Johnson that if the
Watts bill should be the only temper
ance legislation enacted by this General
Assembly, it would not meet the just
and proper demands Of the temperance
people of the State. They are tremend-
ously aroused and are terribly in earnest
of most of the features Of the London
bill, in addition to the Watts bill.
The Watts bill. however, is not a
mere sop thrown at the temperance
element If it is amended to exclude
saloon and stills from towns having a
population of 300 and 500. respectively
(wc would prefer 500 and 1,0O0) it will
be an act of far reaching Importance
and of tremendous influence in the fight
against the whiskey evil. The mud-sil
OF temperance reform is to cut up the
stills and country saloons by the roots.
That is one of the most important sections
of the London bill as it is the only por-
tion of the liquor problem that the Watts
bill touches. The temperance people, if
IL is amended as suggested, favor the
Watts bill as one step, but they would
not regard it as at all meeting the dc
mand if it should pass unless there should
follow the material provisions of the
London bill.
It is as important that the anti-ju2
law and the dispcnsary provision of the
London bill should become a law, if the
tnat the country stills and saloons are
to be torn up by the roots.
We are in hearty accord with tho suG-
gestions in Mr.. Johnson's communica-
ton and have all along been personally
i'll favor OF framing one law. taking thc
best eaturcs of the Watts, tho London
the Smith, the Justice and other bills
and framing one temperance act that
However, we ave been inclined not to
press that view against the opinion OF
leaders of the temperance legislation, if
they should think it wisest to press
49, ~ Noo ? ~ VI ~
cooperating them into one, provided that
course will surely be followed by bills
giving the legislation suggested by Nj
Johnson.
We expected that the Watts bill would
pass the House this week and then go
into conference where a bill embodyinG
the best features of all the bills coulc
be shaDed-one that would meet tao rea-
of the people of North Carolina. MI.
Watts expected early consideration The
House made it a special order for Thurs
day Of next week. There is now i whole
it not the wiscst course for the House
and Senate Committees on Propositions
and Grievances to appoint q sub-commit-
tee of the best men in both branches who
will combine the best features Of al the
bills in one measure so that there shall
be action taken next Thursday that shall
be fully responsive to the popular de-
mands of the people?
Most of the advocates Of the Watts
bill favor the bulk of the legislation in
the London, and may favor some of the
provisions in the Justice and Smith bills.
Bat, upon reflection and consideration, |
we are persuaded that the best course
in the House on the Watts bill which
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10

Mr. II. Y. Thompson, Of Nashville
IN Raleigh.
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VVTI.N W. WV ]
Sanford, y. e, Feb. ?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-28

welcome to the trade as this breathing
spell. Excitement enough will be forth
coming this year to make us all appreciate
week OF comparative quiet, Several
factors led up TO the present narrow mar
ket First, the approaching government
report; second, the big receipts; third,
the conflicting crop estimates, and fourth,
the profit-taking These combined brought
about a market in which the closing level
was practically the same for three consec
utive DAYS But all the while the tone
appeared TO be gathering strength, 80 that
the advance which came today was not TN
expected. There seemed TO be q ready
market for all cotton offerd and prices
needed no support. The market was duh
but it held well and took care Of Itself. \
week ago the conservative element was
engaged in proft-taking. Towards the
close Of this week the situation seemed
such as 10 favor moderate buying aud tals
brought in orders enough 20 cause quite
an upturn. Some weTe OF the opinion tina:
this was 10 enable some Of the large hold
ers to cell. II is highly probable that the
large estimates Of the New York E.X-
change. this week, 10, $4,000 bales caused
holders 10 work for an advance before the
bureau report. ftOWeFfE LIS uity Dt@, tlt
majority were not inclined 10 buy freely
before the report and considerable cotton
came out on the advance. 4 small est!-
mate is expected from Washington and 1t
will require less than l0,250,0 900 bales TO
cause much OF an advance. should the fig
ures prove under 1000, 900 bales there
would be a wild market. AS it is, those
who have been long for some time are
taking advantage Of the advance 10 realize
profits. No ore knows what the Bureau
report will be and since the market Will
be here all the time, many believe IL will
be wise to take their money when IL can
be taken and then stand ready to operate
as soon AZ the Bureau report is known
This is the part OF wisdom ana the poAcy
commcnds itself TO ehrewd traders II -
now lust two weeks since profit tax Dg
over eleven and a quarter cents began and
those who took their profits have had
many opportunities to buy ct q dollar
bale lower There is no change in the
general cotton situation ii reports com
Ang from the South are 10 be relied upon
we are in for wild market. Until afteg
the Bureau report, however, We would
buy cotton on good breaks only. The out
look then VII be little clearer. We
would not short cotton under any consider
alton.
WARE g. LELAND.
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Baxter It. Co.'s
Cotton Letter.

New York, Nov. 27.-I.iverpool advices
were much higher in level than was look
ed for. This gave New Yorh prices d
boost. This shows that the public is IL
no mood for accepting big crop estimates
a number of which have appeared for
several days past. Bull operators cannot
rid themselves of the idea that cotton
has been sent TO the market this year
faster than over before on account Of the
high prices, and that there will be a sharp
falling of in the movement now evident
before many more days.
Holders of cotton are securing their
own price, despite the cry that it is sell
ing too high The feet is we have long
peen working on basis entirely too low.
and after We have been accustomed TO Il
cents and higher, it will be. discovered for
years entirely too low, and that manu-
lacturers must advance prices OF their
product. Very bullish reports came from
Manchester New Yorl: advanced Is points
during the morning. The South sent some
buying orders Big crop estimates were
again numerous, but were out numbered
by small estimates The Southern spot
offers abroad were 80 scarce that spinners
in England were scared. Gables were 6
TO II points over Wednesdays figures. The
weeks movement leaves the total 10 far
behind last year about $4,000.
p NJ WATT,
Correspondent. A. b. Baxter & Co., Sell
ma. n. c.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Nov. 27.-rhere was very
little activity in stocks today. The end
week remnant aitcr the holiday offered
small inducement to members to return
TO the Stock exchange from their Thanks
giving outings before Mondty, and there
was "A small attendance aud iauguid trad
ing in consequence. The market started
OH with Il buinsn demonstration in South
eru Pacific in continuation Of the ro1cn.
campaign in that stock. Union Pacific
ca.re into the movement with even great
er Effect OWNS 10 the showing in lta
annual report of the heavy Indebtedness
10 il Of the subsidiary company on &C
count oi advances Tor betterment wcrk.
This movement was interrupted by the
heavy selling os Pennsylvania and Read I.
ing which vas unexplained in the cur
rent news. Tie Eric stocks, did not afar.:
IN the weakness OF Reading and PennsNi'
vania, Neither did Atch.son share fully
IN the strength OF the pacifcs, its eH-
ti.ene advance being limited to 81, not
withstandng its showing OF an increase
in net earnings for October Of 1896. 099.
The minor industrials were decidedly ir-
regular. Some OF those which suffered
most during the week were Ia a greater
demand in the loan crowd, whore they
commanded a premium. while shorts
bought to cover their contracts. The ef-
feet was especially notable on iocor.o.
tive preferred. Republic Steel prcferred
on the other hand was forced down al
additional 8 points on renewed doubts
over the maintenance of the preferred
dividend. The stock more than covered
its loss at the close.
The tone OF strength developed In tho
whole market late ia the day was due
TO the, forecasts OF a. favorable bank
statement tomorrow. The quiet tone oil
the call money market today indicate.
that the weeks gain in cash. most of 1t
having come early in the week. will figure
in tomorrow's bank statement for the
full effect of the weekly averages.
The bond market was dull and rather
irregular. Total sales (par valley were
81, 1920
L. S. bonds were unchanged on the last
call
Total sales asa 500 shares. including At
Gibson 23,s00: Baltimore and Ohio II ,43o
chesareake and Ohio 400; Erie $500;
louisville and Nashville 600: Metropol
tan 500; Missouri Pacific 7,73o; Norfol,