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Arizona republican., 1903-05-04
Uncle Toms Cabin.

It has been decided by the city super intendents of the public schools that Uncle Toms Cabin" Mrs. Stowe's story of Life Among the LOwly," has served it's purpose; that it has no value for the reader of the present time. and that it should be eliminated from the catalogue of the class libraries of the public schools. So, by the decree of the learned associate city superintendents and the superintendents of libraries. Uncle Tom and his woes. the ethereal Eva, the tyrannical Legree and the impish Topsy will be withdrawn from the scene, in order that the children may not spend their valuable time in reading about an era that is no more and an institution that has been blot ted out.
 The officials who select the reading matter for the children of the public schools deserve praise for taking from the shelves books of a harmful char acter and all literature the pursuit of which would be a waste of time. But the removal from the reach of their charges of Uncle Toms Cabin" witE its plantation pictures. it's scenes and incidents illustrative of the institution of slavery and the manner in which it was conducted it's humorous and pa thetic flavor and. above all, it's truly religious background and atmosphere of patriotic Americanism, will cause some comment and criticism. The ar gument brought in favor of the action was that the book treated of the days of slavery in the south, and, inasmuch ac cIo should be barred from circulation among the children. The men who voted to exclude the book probably had in mind also that Uncle Toms Cabin" contained much pertaining to the south as it was before the war which was ex- aggerated and distorted. and they saw no reason why these misrepresenta- tions should be handed down to the ris- ing generation.
 There is presumably some force in these arguments, but we agree with those who think that the book should have been allowed to remain where the children could read it. Uncle Toms Cabin" whatever its faults. enormous ly stimulated that agitation against slavery from which it sprang and. al- most universally translated. created a deep impression throughout the civil ized world. The institution which it de- scribed has been uprooted. A new. vigorous, healthy south has sprung up where the south in which Uncle Tom lived and where Legree was possible existed. But those who ascribe to the book a place among the forces whicl obliterated slavery think that taking if off the school catalouges is like de- stroying the utterances of Garrison, Greedy, Phillips and Beecher. or like de- priving the children of the stories of the heroes who fell on the battlefields where the slavery question was finally settled. Uncle Toms Cabin will live despite the action of the New York school authorities. The people will read it because. with many exaggera- tions and crudities. it vividly depicts conditions of American life which pass ed away in the flames of the civil war which they produced.-New York Tri- bure.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04
Headquarters Military Governor. Island of Cuba.
 Havana, March 9th, 1901


 Island of Cuba.
 Havana, March 9th, 1901. My dear Bellairs:
 Your letter of January 18th just re- ceived. I do not think there is any thing in the rumors you speak of that is worth discussing. They had a short life here. and died out completely. "We are having a prettey warm time in Cuba now in a political way, the United States having definitely an- nounced it's policy. The radical mem bers of the convention are, of course, attempting to create excitement, buI there is no talk of anything in the way of disturbances.
 Mrs. Wood and children are here and will remain until some time next summer. unless the sanitary conditions here should be bad. The death rate ir Havana for the past few months has been the lowest ever known. February was 19 and a fraction per thousand which puts 1t lower than most cities ir the United Stetes.
 ''We were all much distressed over the death of poor Page. Cartwright and Peterson.
 The outlook for the coming summer is excellent. % far as sanitary mat ters go, although of course no one can tell
 With kinCest '-sards,
 Sincerely yours,
 LEONARD WOOD" Captain E. G. Bellairs, Associated Press. United States Legation. Pellin, China"
 The queer reports mentioned un- doubtedly had reference to the record which the Sun has at last exposed, and it is obvious that General Wood did not hear of them until after Bellairs had departed for China. It also obvi- ous that the honest-minded Wood dis missed the rumors as the inventions of Bel!airs' enemies and gave them no further thought No candid person can read these frank letters and retain the slightest suspicion that Leonard Wood had knowledge of Bellairs' past. We are confident that the esteemed Sun will agree with us on this point.
 There may be two opinions as to the justice of the Suns policy in pursuing Bellairs so industriously, but there can be no two opinions as to the injustice of trying to make Wood in any way re- sporsible for Bellairs or for the Bel lairs book attacking Governor Taft.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

The heelers who have been colonizing the First and Third wards with hoboea for the benefit of the democratic ticket are telling the buns that there is no danger-rhat the district attorney and his deputy are democrats and will not If the heelers themselves believe this, they are due to have some unpleasant surprises. The active cooperation of the district attorneys office is not necessary for the conviction and inn prisonment of ballot box stuffers.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

dents engaged in making computations of stresses in roofs, the roof beneath which wise professors explained the elastic and ultimate resistances of con- struction materials. the roof whereun- der the tensile strengths of all the metals were like an open book-this was the roof that was so ill-braced that it fell in. We think a revised proverb is needed at Stanford-"First cast out the bod beams from thine own roof, then shalt thou be able to repair the rafters of thy brothers roof. % Really, if things went on like this al the university, we should be hearing that the professor of botany had been
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04
Stanford's Rafters.

There have, we think, been better ad- vertisements of universities than the newspaper item from Stanford printeI in the Chronicle a few days ago. It said that part of the roof of new two hundred thousand dollar building had settled in with a crash heard all over the campus. But that was not the really strange part of tho dispatch the strange part was the statement that ir was the roof of the mechanical engineering building that had tumbled in. Fancy, the roof that sheltered stu
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

The government of Phoenix by the democratic ring costs $s0,0OO Q. year. This appalling expenditure yields prac tically nothing in return. Any good business man could devise reforms which would save thousands of dollars to the city, Mayor Talbot has been helpless 10 a large extent because the council was not in sympathy with him. Mayor Bennett will have a free hand.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

Phoenix is strongly republican. on a straight party vote, and the party vot4 republican ticket tomorrow. But the ticket stands for more than republican ism; it stands for good government, and it will have the support of large number of democrats. The overwhelm- ing defeat of the entire ring ticket is, therefore. a certainty.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

Two republican officials, Recorder Jobs and Marshal Kinney acting to- gether for the public interest, have made Phoenix a terror to criminals. Both of these men are candidates for reelection. and should be chosen unan- imously. That they will be elected by large majorities is certain.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

Walter Bennett will be an ideal mayor, and he will be supported in the council by men who syrnpathiZe with his programme of reform. Dennis and Brooks will ably and honestly represent the First and Third wards.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

Some of the democratic heelers still affect to believe that the people of Phoenix are not in earnest in the move ment to suppress illegal voting. Any doubts on the subject will be removed tOrOOrroyy
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

Will Robinson has just the qualihca- tions for q good city treasurer. Dur ing his long residence in Phoenix no body has been able to say word to his discre6it. The public funds will be absolutely safe in his hands.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

The substantial citizens of Phoenix, regardless of party. are tired of pay ing high taxes for the benefit of 2 political ring, as the democratic bosses will find 10 their sorrow when the votes are counted
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

poisoned by rnistaking toadstools for mushrooms; that the instructor in per sonal hygiene was off on sick leave: that the veterinarian had traded sound roadster for Q wing galled, spaV- ined naG, nearlegged before; that the professor of ethics had been in fight or that pr. Jordan himself had Ilis- taken a lamprey for Q codfsh. If roofs must fall. let them fall in the acade- mic department. When a roof settles over experts orl roofs it arouses thoughts.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

public servant and not partisan. These are some of the reasons why MT. Foster will be elected by a big ma jority tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

Mayor Bennett and Councilmen Mes singer, Dennis and Brooks will give the city a business administration-not an administration of the grafters.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND

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Arizona republican., 1903-05-04

When the wife is away the men will play.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-04
MACHINERY, ENGINES, ETC.

WESTERN IRON WORKS. 9OS-92S \ Main st., manufact'rs crude oil engine! and numns. Comnlete irrigatinE nlantE-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11

tirely by defective she'll fuse. which It
is stated, burned faster than was cal
culated 1t is understood that the she'll
exploded fully sixty seconds before it was
timed to go off.
An examination of the ship this morn
ing, shows that the bursted gun is be-
yond repairs, and that the twelve-inch
forward turret viii have to be repaired
A number of supporters are sprung, and
it is stated that portions of the deck Will
have to be replaced where pieces of the
heavy gun tore through.
The funeral of the three men who were
killed in the accident took place to-day
The dead were buried in the National
Cemetery here with military honors,
companies Of blue Jackets from all tie
ships of the squadron participating in
the exercise.
1t is understood that all of the injured
men are almost entirely out of danger,
except First Glass Seaman Paul Gought,
who lost an eye and is in a critical con-
dition. The Iowa is now at the Navy
yard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
Can't Be Separated
Some People Have Learn
ad How TO Get Rid
of Both.

Backache and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
You can't separate them.
And you can't get rid of the backache
until you cure the kidney ache.
If the kidneys are well and strong,
the rest of the system is pretty sure to
be in vigorous health.
Doan's, Kidney Pills make strong
healthy kidneys.
Mr.. Henry Murphy, of 6S4 Broadway,
Memphis, Tenn. professional nurse,
says: 'For year or two pain and weak
ness across the loins and difficulty with
the kidney secretions indicated that my
kidneys were either overtaxed or weak
ened. All my knowledge of medicine
failed to bring relief, and ever anxious
to get rid CT the trouble before it be-
came chronic, l got a box of Doan's
Kidney Pills at Hammer & Billiard S
drug store. They performed their work
very satisfactorily. | know of a great
many others in Memphis who have been
benefited by Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers Price, so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no substitute.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
WOULD YOU
Blame Him?

The effect of coffee on brain workers
is more injurious than on those who
work with their hands but still the
hard physical worker is often seriously
hurt with coffee.
man from Mead. Wash, says: "Cof-
fee drinking had a different effect on my
wife than or me, it ruined her nervous
system and put her in very bad condition
that way With me my nerves seemed
to be all right but my stomach was dis
ordered and / was suffering from dys-
pepsia from drinking coffee. so finally we
concluded to begin using Postum instead
of coffee.
I'm very few days the dizziness and
headaches that she had suffered with
more or less, disappeared, and her nerves
kept getting better and my dyspepsia
left. now | can eat anything. / have
noticed that in hard work in the harvest
field the days when | used coffee l was
not near so strong al vigorous as when
! used Postum.
AZ have had many chances to prove
and have proved that Postum is far AND
away better for me than coffee, besides
l am we'll now and while / was using
coffee | was half sick Name furnished
by Postum Co., Battle -reek, Mich.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
Officer Robertson Shot by
Negro is Dead.
Continued from Page One.)

quickly returned the fire. In an instant
all three had emptied their pistols, and
as a result Crockett was shot three times
in his clothing, only one ball touching
the skin. Robertson was shot twice in
the bowels and Jim five times in head and
body. So serious were the wounds of the
latter two that DR.. j. H. Tucker carried
them to Raleigh to the hospital. Later
news states that Robertson may recover.
1t was thought at one time that Jim had
hackers and that there would be more
trouble, so Chief of Police Malone kept
on his full force all night and today
though the town is much stirred up over
the shooting there is no indication of
trouble
Robertson has a family and our sym
pathies are with them, as we hope be may
soon recover
Another letter from Henderson gives
the following account:
"a terrible shooting ARRAY took place
at the Sparks circus here last night.
James Bruce, a very bright mulatto young
negro man, took q seat in the white peo-
pies department or row of first class
seats. The show girl selling tickets WIGS
informed that he was not white man,
and the town police requested to ask
him to give up the seat, refunding his
money at the time.
Bruce left the seat quickly, l under
stand, went down town, got his pistol
and returned to square matters OFF de-
string revenge. He called or sent for
policemen ]. w. Robertson and Crockett
and a horrible shooting ARRAY took place
just outside of the show tent. ]. w Rob
ertson and his assailant, James Bruce,
we're seriously, if not fatally wounded
Mr.. Crockett received three wounds, one
in the breast which struck a rib and
glanced, but he is doing very Well and
IS here. Robertson received one wound
n right breast; Bruce three, one in head
ana other two in abdomen.
DIR. Hartwell Bass, DR.. John Hill
Tucker, Dr. Harris. Dr. Coggshall, DR.
Gill and DR.. Judd rendered services, Drs
Bass and Tucker accompanied the wound
ed men by special train to the hos
pital at Raleigh.
we have heard this morning that the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
BADLY SCARED BY FIRE.
But Mother and Daughter Didn't Want to Live
Without Their Cats.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York April 10.-Three hundred
guests of the Victoria Hotel were routed
from bed early to-day by smoke from
a fire nearby. and all the other occupants
Of the buildings in the block bounded by
Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh streets
Broadway and Fifth Avenue, were fright
ened. In an apartment house at Twenty
sixth street and Fifth Avenue there was
great excitement, partly due to another
fire scare there recently, and the tenants
rushed for the elevators. In the Victoria
Hotel annex were many actors and ac-
tresses who crowded out on the fire
escapes until assured that there was no
danger and in other buildings women
were carried down through smoke to
safety by policemen, The fire was in a
building in Fifth Avenue, between Twen-
ty-siXth and Twenty streets.
used as a storage warehouse for paint
ings and antiques, and the damage is
estimated at $100000
One of the smoke-routed tenants in the
apartment building was Captain E. l..
Zalnski inventor of the dynamite gun
He is cripple, and in spite of his OBJ
jections on account Of his desire to save
valuable papers, a fireman picked him
UP in his arms and carried him to the
street. On the top floor of the apart
ment house the police found woman
and her daughter chasing two prize
Angora cats, each woman holding a
basket for carrying the pets. On ac-
count of the smoke the women were
warned to get out and leave the cats, but
they refused and a policeman had to
catch the animals and see them and
their owners safely to the street.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
The Next Step in the Mer-
ger Case.
Continued from Page One.)

tivity. In this aspect the lottery cases
and the cae jut decided eaily mar a new
and as important epoch in the life of the
nation. The lottery cases, which sus-
tanned the power of Congress to prohibit
nter-stat traffic when prejudical to the
public welfare, and the Securities case,
which subjects not only the immediate
operation of every Interstate road, but
it's very ownership through stock shares
to ederal power are simply inevitable re-
suits of this centripetal force. The de-
cison makes it doubly necessary to de-
termine as matter of public policy the
exact and proper relation between the
railways, upon which our prosperity so
vitality depends. and the State.
'In this connection concluded Mr..
Beck, "the sagacious and conservative
suggestion of Attorney General Knox in
his notable address at Pitts0urg that the
antitrust laws should be so modified as
to forbid only unreasonable restraints of
trade, should be borne in mind. The SUI
preme Court in the joint traffic decision,
by a bare majority of one, so construed
the antitrust laws to bring reasonable
as unreasonable restraints of trade with
ing its prohibition, and this added i'm
mensely to the difficulty of an already
difficult problem.
THE Attorney Generals view of the
existing law has been fully sustained and
his courageous action fully vinidacted
and the responsibility must now rest
with the American people to determine
as legislative and not as a judicial
llaetion how far and rlndar what coodi-
tons as are in restraint of competition -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11

script to make some corrections and wit
ness did not see it again. He said j.
Frederick Pencil found the revised copy
of the statement. He himself had q
copy of the original statement as trans
scribed from his stenographic notes.
Mr.. Coatsworth read it. 1t was pre-
pared on the Saturday following the
murder and was addressed to the public.
In the statement Pennell stated that he
had satisfied the District Attorney and
the police that he had had nothing to
do with the Burdick murder.
With reference TO his connection with
the divorce proceeding he said the liv-
ing have their lives to live and have
greater rights than the dead He de-
clared that there was no truth in the
charges brought against Mrs Burdick or
himself in the complaint. He declared
that there was no reason why she should
have been driven from home by Bur
dick that Burdick had been intimate
with a woman whom he intended to mar
ry and that it was not until he learned
that Mrs. Burdick was to sue him for
divorce that he sued for divorce him
self. Pennell declared that BurdicI
learned of his wife's intention to sue
for divorce when he secured her papers
from the safe deposit vault by forging
an order on the deposit company.
Pennell declared Burdick was killed
by an unknown woman whom he had in
vited to his house at midnight
Witness Omphelius stated that Pen
nell had two revolvers in his office. Wit
ness now had them at home. Pencil
had one up to the day following the
murder of Burdick and then he got an
ether.
Mr. Coatsworth then inquired whether
Frederick Pennell would be in town.
He said he wanted to inquire of Mr.
Pennetll about the alleged defalcations
of his brother and also as to whether he
possessed and papers showing that he
committed suicide.
81 thought the district attorney did
not intend to go into these matters,
said Mr.. Penney.
THE court has instructed me to go into
these matters" said Mr.. Coatsworth
Judge Murphy said it might not be inn
portant whether Pennell was defaultcr
OF not.
81 don't believe any greater motive
can be established than has been brought
out here" he said. He then rendered
his verdict and the inquest was declared
closed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
TIC Aid Negroes.

The American Union Industrial Com
pany, of Wilmington, was incorporated
yesterday in the Secretary of States of
fee, to encourage and promote business
enterprise, industry thrift and intelli-
gence among the negroes by establishing
aid carrying on Industrial concerns which
will give employment to negroes. The
capital stock is $1,Oou, which may be in
creased to 100000 The incorporators
are Anderson Stroud, 1sham Thompson,
Of Wilmington; James w. Murphy, Thos.
]. DeBerry and Isabelle B. Hughes, Of
Rocky Point
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
NO 7 ICE
To Water CONSUMERS

All Water bills are due
and payable at the office of
the Wake Water Co., us
w. Morgan ST., on or be-
fore Wednesday, 18TH inst.
All delinquents will be cut
off after that date.
E. B. Balm, Supp
4-10-5 l.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All hotels, boarding houses and private
families who desire to accommodate
boarders during the Raleigh May Festi-
val, K. of p Free Street Fair and Mer-
chants Carnival, are requested to notify
Mr.. L. w. Smith, chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Comfort, stating loca-
ton, capacity, rates, ETC., also what tele-
phone connection. A member of the COM
mittee will call on all addresses indicated
to complete arrangements.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
Walters Refused New Trial.

Norfolk. Va, April l0,-sam Walters,
colored, who was convicted of the murder
of white man supposed to have been
J. T. Allen, of Boston, was today refused
a new trial by the Supreme Court. Wa
ters lawyer will appeal for executive
clemency.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
THE MEN ARE RELEASED.
Could Not be identified as Robbers of Windsor
Post-Office.
fsnacia1 r. News and Observer J

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, N, c., April 10.-Sherih
Barnes, of BERTHE county, arrived here
this afternoon and failed to identify
Eason. Radcliffe or Sanders held in j2il
for the Windsor postoffice robbery. The
three men were at once liberated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
DEFECTIVE SHELL FUSE.
1t Was This That Caused the Explosion on the
Iowa
CBy the Associated Press ,

Pensacola, Fla. April 1O.-An investi-
cation of the explosion on the battleshlp
Iowa, which occurred in this port yes
terday, resulting in the death of three
and the serious injury of five others
shows that the accident was caused en-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-11
THE HEATH SCHOLARSHIP
ESTABLISHED AT TRINITY.
Mr.. B. D. Heath of Charlotte Donates Two
Thousand Dollars to the Great Meth
odist College.
Especial to News and Discovery

Durham, N. c., April 10.-Announce-
ment has been made of a gift of two
thousand dollars to Trinity College by
B. D. Heath, of Charlotte, the gift es-
tablishes what is to be known as the
Heath Scholarship. The donor is a
prominent business man, and has always
proven his friendship for Trinity. His
Sift shows his interest in education, as
it will enable young men to get an edu-
cation who could not do so but for this
help.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-12-14
WEST GLOVER.

Z. W. Cook, Com.