The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-23
IT'S TO STAND PAT
Trend of Republicans To-
ward the Tariff.
Changes in Steamboat Service'in East
ern North Carolina. Precious
Stones OF Our State. Post
office Changes.
BY CICERO w. HARRIS.
Snecial TO News and Observer

continued utteranceS OF senators anu
Representatives who call on the Fres-
identt to discuss tariff and extra SEES
sion indicate plainly that, Whlle there
is some trend in quarters of the Union
favorable to revision, the general drift
of feeling is in favor OF standing pat.
The latest prominent man VINO came
away with a guarded word OF OPPOSE
ton to the call was Foraker, or ONO,
a state that has numerous and pow
erfuI protected interests to maintain.
II is pretty safe to say nothing will
he decided very soon because the
President wishes to do something and
sees that the way is beset with dlffl-
culties 1t may be late in the COM
ing session before final decision IN
the matter is reached
Besides what was sent to the news
and Observer on North Carolina
spodumene from the Geological Sur
vey's recent report on the production
of Precious Stones in $685. num-
Der of other local items of great in
terest can be cleaned The report
of Mr.. George F. Kunz is one that
touches the old North States pride
all around, and elevates our crest
above many of our lofty headed
neighbors. Passing over the stories
from the Transvaal and Brazil and
the peridotitic bikes of Elliott county.
Ky. also the location of greensboro
IN New ZcaIdlQ, DIT MilIOFu cOuHQ, L
dwell as / go on for a moment on
the enthusiastic character of the COM
ments already quoted from the report
on the beautiful North Carolina min
erals. The author puts them above
all other precious stones of the class.
Reference made to magnificent agate
and chalcedony specimens from Texas
and an occurrence is noted of sage
Mite moonstone near Bakersville,
Mitchell county. The report can be
obtained on application to the director
of the Geological Survey, Washington,
ID. G..
1t is stated by the officers of the
Survey that the best contribution 10
science published by the Geological
Survey during the past year is the
monograph on "Nutunomphism' by
DIR. Charles Richard Won Hise, Il cost
ly illustrated book of 1856 pages. |
say costly: | believe the price is only
$1.50. Kimball's report on Portland
Cement in Michigan is of interest
To builders. 1t is stated that that arti-
Gle is now regarded as Ihe chief build
ing material of the present century.
There is reason to believe that if
Senator Cockrell is not made MEM
Der of the ISthmian Commission, he
will be selected for the Interstate
Commerce Commission He may de-
eide to decline either place, but it is
admires him very much, besides some
places are given to Democrats on these
great commissions Senator Cock
rell is a poor man. and has long been
out of any lucrative private business.
/ am only sensitive as to proof
reading which leaves errors in my
copy when mis-statements thereby
creep in or the reader is left in doubt
as to my meaning. Both last
Sunday and Sunday before lasts
News and Observer placed me in the
latter predicament. / desire here only
to get before the reader of the para
graph in last Sundays paper on
Frederick the Great what / wrote or
intended to write: Frederick of the
very greatest modern generals was
chief except Bonaparte and Marlbor-
ough. He is to be named in the class
of military commanders in which
EpanimondaS, Alexander, Hannibal
Caesar, in ancient times, and Gustavus
Adolphus, Torstenson, Turenne, Condo,
Moreau and Moltke, in modern, were
the other leading names. - Mr.. Har-
rs copy was so minute at this point
as to be nearly illegible, and neither
the printer nor myself could make out
what he meant to Write.-Telegraph
Editor.
The new Commissioner of Indian
Affairs has been we'll and intimately
known to me for many years. He
was my immediate predecessor as
chief editorial writer of the Washing
ton Evening Star and long correspond
ent of the New York Evening Post.
Mr.. Francis E. Leupp is one of the
best appointments yet made by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Other News of This State.
Among the important postoffice
changes for North Carolina are these
A contract for carrying the mail on
route 1912 from Mt. Gould and re-
turn six times a week at $1,150 has
been made with Madison Bacchus, of
Colerain. A new rural free delivery
schedule for route No. 5 from Clinton
has just been announced, effective
December Is; and one on route No
/ from Hickory effective Immediately
Three changes in steamboat SER
vice are noted. Elizabeth City to
Skyco, Belhaven to New Bern. From
November IS restore original service,
to be from Elizabeth City, by SiIyco
and Oriental wharf to New Bern. l69
miles and back, six times a-week be-
tween Elizabeth City and Skyco, IS
miles, and three times week ia
miles and as much oftener us boats
may run, supplying Oriental Wharf
when mail steamers land there. and
emitting Belhaven, increasing "a mites
of three times q week service.
General j. j. Hawley calls attention
in his annual report to the tendency of
certain officers to increase receipts
lrregularly by selling stamps - per-
sons who mail their letters elsewhere
than at the place where purchased.
Tic says that unusual efforts have
been made within the year to sup
press this abuse. To this end, the
salaries of forty officers have been te-
duced in amounts ranging from 800
10 $500 and in a few instances the
othces have been relegated to a low
class entailing cancellation of allow
ance for clerk hire, etc
Changes i'll rural free delivery
schedules are made as follows: At
once. Ellington, route No. |. on De- |
cember Is, Charlotte, No. l. There |
are other changes less important.
Postmasters are appointed in North |
Carolina, thus: Guilford, GuiIforc |
county, James f. Brown. in place If !
Bertha e. Edgerton. resigned: Nina. |
Cherokee county. John L. Grain. in |
place of Sherman Grain, resigned. |
Stem. Granville county, Sudie II |
Gooch. in place of Joseph I'll. Goocn. |
resigned.
Ex-senator Marion Butler and Mrs
Butter are at the Cairo, where they |
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