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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
Formerly OF Raleigh.

Marion, n. c., March 24.-(Spec;al.) y
Miss Sue Beckwith, formerly Of Raleigh
has located here and is opening a well Sc
lectcd stock of millinery purchased BY her
self in Baltimore. She has secured the
assistance of Miss Thomas, sent out from
Armstrong, Gator 6; Co., of Baltimore
She is an experienced trimmer and de
signer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
Funeral this Morning.

The funeral services over the remains
of Charlie johnson Harde, Jr., the three
ard a half yeai.-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
&C.. J. Hardie will be held at the Oak
wood cemetery this morning at 1890
clock and will be conducted by Rev. a.
II. Moment, ID. ID.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
A Unique Picnic.

The following invitation has been Is
sued:
The Social Committee of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union request the pleas
ure OF your presence at Their unique
picnic in the lecture room of the Taber-
nacle church, Tuesday evening, March
2atl, at eight o'clock"
The event is certain to be a delight
fui one as the B. Y. P. U. knows how to
do things
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
A Delightful Afternoon at Warrenton

Warrenton, N. c., March A-Special
The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club was
delightfully."- entertained Tuesday after
noon from 4:So to $3.50 by Mrs. Jno. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25
SALE OF LAND.

Ill E. Martin Street. Raleigh. N. G.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
Personal.

-Cuthbert w. Pound of the law fac
ulty of Cornell University has received
the tender of the superintendency of
public instruction for the state of New
York. 1t is said he will probably &C
cept.
w. J.. Hannah, who resides at
Corning, Tehama county, California,
is undoubtedly the oldest active car
penter in the United States, if not in
the whole world. He is over 103 years
of age, but is still in good health and
able to get around as lively and do as
much work as many a craftsman half
a century younger.
The wife of Capt. John Schaub of
the Pittsburg fire department has pre-
scented him with seven children during
the last six years-two pairs of twins
and one set of triplets. On the birth of
the latter a message was sent to Pres
ident Roosevelt telling him there was
no danger of race suicide as long as
the Schaub family was around.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
LudicrOus Tongue Sims.

Players are as much a part of the
well-regulated human family in which
accidents are bound to occur as any
one else. and the frequent and often
times ludicrous slips in dialogue dur
ing the presentation of play are proof
of the fact. says the Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
1t is told Of an amateur in a West
ern city, playing a part in a temper
ance drama, that he had the line: And
l promise never to drink another drop"
But the young man. becoming a bit
frustrated, declared with confidence
and distinctness: And I promise new
er to drop another drink"
Blanche Weaver, an actress in the
company supporting Mr.. Sothern in
THE Lady of Lyons on one OCCASION
had the line which runs: mo divorce
can separate a mother from her son. ="
But what Miss Weaver said was mo
divorce can separate a Sothern from
his mon" Mr.. Sothern was himself
on the stage in that scene. He saw
the topsy-turVey sentence coming
something intuitive warned him of it
and he FASTENED to cover up the lines
with his next speech. But he was not
quite quick enough to conceal the
blunder from the people in the fore
most rows. and a laugh went up that
interrupted the action of the play and
caused wonder in the rear of the house.
where the error had not been detected
Miss Waiver was so overcome with
modification that when the curtain
went down she wept and would not be
comforted
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
BRIGHT BITS.

-Gyer-"I hear there is to be another
postal investigation" Myer-"What's
the matter now?" Gyer-''It is report
ed that a man in one branch of the
department had a chance to acquire a
few extra dollars and didn't. Chicago
Daily News.
NO." he said, I'm not sure wheth-
er my wife's Christmas gift to me was
meant to please me or to humble my
pride" What did she give you?"
asked the friend. She had a crayon
portrait of me made by an amateur
artist. ''-Philadelphia Ledger.
Didn't you say there were acct
dentals in that music?" asked Mr..
Cumrox. "a great many" answered
his daughter. who has musical ambi-
tons. We'll, it's a great comfort to
know that you were not doing 1t all
on purpose. Wa shington Star.
That man in there is hypocrite,"
said Jackson, as he left the drug store.
you mean the druggist"
YES; when 1 went in l interrupted
him in the midst of compromising a
prescription; l told him I wanted
2-cent stamp and he smiled as sweetly
as If he was glad to see me."-Philadel-
mia Press
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
THE STEEL TRUST PROMOTERS.

A strong feeling is cropping out
against the promoters of the steel trust.
The question is being asked whether or
not they have sold their stock, and,
If so, why they sold it. 1t is assumed
that If they sold it when it's price was
highest they knew it wasn't a good
investment. and that they palmed it off
on the public knowing that they were
taking the money of people who could
not afford to lose it, giving them in
return for it stock which they had
reason to believe would very soon be
comparatively worthless.
The steel trust has always been very
frank with the public in publishing it's
earnings, both gross and its net. These
publications made such a good show
ing that people of small means pur-
chased its common stock, notwith-
standing the statements which appear
ed from time to time in the news
papers that among fnanciers there was
very little confidence in it.
The information that the pub
lie would like to have now is whether
the promoters of the trust still have
the original amount of their stock.
1t will be recalled that not more than
a year ago one of the leading promo
ters said there was no water in the
stock. He named the value of the diff
ferent properties and left the impress
sion on the public mind that their
value in the combination was fully
equal to the amount for which bonds
and stock had been issued. If these
promoters have lost along with the
small investors there isn't much room
for eondemning them, but if they form
ed the trust simply to make money
by selling its stock, then they are
open to the strongest condemnation.
The number of the stockholders is
placed at 10000. They are to be found
in about every state. Doubtless the
most of them are people of small in
comes. They thought they saw an
opportunity to double their incomes and
they parted with gilt-edged securities
to invest in the stock of the big trust.
1t will be a long time before it will
be possible to float the securities of
another such trust. And it will be a
still longer time before the promoters
of the steel trust will have such hold
on the confidence of the investing
public as they once had.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
HANNA's MYSTERIOUS Room.

There isn't any doubt about Sena-
tor Hanna's popularity in his own
state of Ohio. On Tuesday he was re-
elected to the United States Senate by
the largest majority ever received in
Ohio by a candidate for that position.
And 1t is stated that he will name all
of the delegates from his state to the
Republican National Convention. That
means they will be Hanna men,
though it doesn't necessarily mean
that he is a candidate for the
presidential nomination. But doesn't 1t
mean that if there should be a strong
demand for him the Ohio delegation
will be ready to respond to it, and even
encourage it? That evidently is the
opinion of the Roosevelt newspaper
organs. The New York Press, for in
stance, in it's Tuesdays edition, is
charging Mr.. Hanna with delaying the
selection of Roosevelt delegates to the
National Convention by not issuing
the call for the convention. 1t is Gus
tomary to issue it Immediately after
the regular meeting of the committee
in December. The selecting of dele
gates doesn't begin until after the call
is issued.
The New York Press calls Mr..
Hanna the stalking horse of the trust
power. and accuses him of delaying the
call for the convention so that the
trusts can get in their work for him
with the alleged $1O,OOOOOo fund which
they have raised. The inference is
that in the opinion of this Roosevelt
organ that large sum is being used to
elect Hanna delegates to the nominal
ing convention.
1t may be that Mr.. Hanna is plan
ming to capture the presidential nomi-
nation of his party, and that the
trusts are helping him. He pretends
that such isn't the case, but evidently
Mr.. Roosevelt is very suspicious of
him, and will not be convinced that
his suspicious are unfounded.
Mr. Hanna has proved himself to be
a shrewd politician. 1t wouldn't be
surprising, therefore, If he should out
BciiSldl TIC
the fact that the latter has felt sure
for several months that he had the
nomination in his hand.
OF course if Mr.. Hanna is a candi-
date for the nomination the trusts are
backing him. They have confidence
in him and nothing would suit them
better than to have a chance to put
up their money to assist in bringing
about his election.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
A SENATE INCIDENT.

Senator Cullom rose yesterday with
his eye on the presiding officer, says
the Washington Post In his hand he
held a bill. At that very moment
Senator Quay rose to address the
chalr. In his hand he, too, held a bill
Mr. Pres" said Mr.. Cullom. STOP
ping short in the middle of a word as
he beheld the Pennsylvania standing
in beSeeching attitude. Quickly Mr..
Cullom sat down.
Mr.. Quay, not to be outdone in po-
likeness, sat down himself, and then
the two We're just as they had been
before either tried to address the chair.
There was an infinitessimal pause,
such as the administration leaders fig
ured out between the end of the extra
and the regular sessions of Congress.
Then Senator Cullom stood up again.
Mr.. Presi--" but he proceeded only
one syllable farther than the first time
By the same strange fatality as that
by which two persons trying to pass
each other on the street sidestep SIM
ultaneously the same way, Mr.. Quay
had again arisen. Seeing him, only two
or three desks away, Mr.. Cullom
quickly sank back again into his seat.
Again Mr.. Quay did likewise. 1t SEEM
ed impossible for either Senator to sit
or stand for any length of time be-
cause of the desire to show politeness,
each for the other.
Are these Alphonse and Castor? %
inquired Senator Gallinger, in the
midst of the general laughter which
broke the spell.
Then Senator Cullom got the floor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
The Mennest MN.

Il suppose" said travelingman, &C
cording to an Exchange, that they
pointed to me the meanest man in
the United States last time 1 was over
in Wilkesbarre.
He is a merchant there, and his
reputation for stringiness is so uni
versal that when it was announced he
intended to do something handsome for
his son on the boys twelfth birthday a
delegation of men who knew him call
ed around to see what had happened
and if he had really loosened up.
/ hear you did something fine for
YOUR son. said one of the visitors.
Yes said the stingy man, I treat
ed him pretty WE'LL
What did you do?' asked an
other.
Well he said, I was going to
let him have his hair cut as a birth
day treat but as it turned so cold 1
took pail of water and made a slide
for him in the back yard. "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
Sugar Growing in Porto Rico.
From the Louisiana Planter.

From the Louisiana Planter.
In a letter from our Porto Rican cor
respondent, which will be found in an
other column in this issue, evidences
the sugar industry in that island,
which will doubtless soon surpass any
thing ever contemplated by the most
sanguined. With a crop this season
of over 100000 tons and the industry
only beginning to develop in Porto
Rico, we may expect within ten years
to get 100000 tons from that favored
island
AS shown by our correspondent, the
new railway line just completed has
already contracted for $50, 900 tons Of
sugar cane to be transported over its
lines. and the several modern fac
tories have now offering them more
cane than they can grind. 1t will be
recalled that one of these factories,
Guanica, we believe, belongs to the
same interests as the American sugar
trust, and is an immense establish
ment up-to-date in every respect.
We fell confident that the friends of
protection in this country who have
been advocating the development of
our own home beet and cane sugar
industries, and yet who acquiesced in
the Cuban reciprocity treaty and the
loW-duty arrangement with Porto Rico.
Wall soon find themselvs wondering
why they could ever have made such
a mistake. 1t will be recalled that
even the Ways and Means Committee,
in returning the reciprocity treaty to
the lower House of Congress with its
favorable report, used the phrase that
the treaty did no injury to any Amer
lean industry" These insidious if
not insincere, breaches in our protec-
tive tariff system now bid fair to de-
stroy our domestic sugar industry at
no very remote date.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
An Indian on tbe Horss

The following remarkable essay on
the horse is said to be from the pen
of an Indian student: "The horse is
a very noble quadruped, but when he
is angry he will not do so. He is
ridden on the spinal cord by the bride.
and sadly the driver places his foots
on the stirrups and divides his lower
limbs across the saddle and drives
his animal to the meadow. He has
four legs; two are on the front side
and two are afterward. These are
the weapons on which he runs. He
also defends himself by extending
these in the rear in a parallel direc-
ton toward his foe but this he does
only when he is in an aggravating
mood. There is no animal like the
horse. No sooner they see their guard
ian or master than they always cry
for food, but it is always at the morn
ing time. They have got tails. but
not so long as the cow and such other
like animals"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Columbia Is. CO. State (Dem.)
says South Carolina cannot pay too
much honor to the memory of John B.
Gordon. He was G Confederate gen
eral, Southern statesman, friend
of Carolina when friends were sorely
needed and the comrade and friend of
Wade Hampton"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: 1.-THE heroes OF the Civil War,
on both sides, are rapidly joining their
respective commanders-in-chie who
have been with the silent majority"
many years. The Confederate Gen
erals Longstreet and Gordon have very
quickly followed the three federal COM
manders, Franklin, Badly" Smith and
A. Med. McCook, who died last year.
1t lacks but one year of being forty
years since the end of the struggle,
and it was only because so many of
the leading generals on both sides were
young men that a considerable num-
Der of them lived till recent years.
The Philadelphia Ledger Ind.) says:
This proposed mileage grab is quite
as obnoxious as the salary grab
which sent so many congressman into
deserved retirement some years ago,
after they had voted an increase of
their own compensation, and it must
be hoped that there are enough con-
scientious men in each house, If not
to defeat the appropriation, at least
to demand a record of the vote. The
country is entirely willing that Con-
gress should be we'll paid and should
enjoy all reasonable perquisites, but
the line ought to be drawn at fragrant
falsehood.'
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
Senator Hanna hasn't seen any rea-
son yet to reconsider his determine
ton not to be a candidate. If the
canal treaty is ratified. Mr.. Hanna
will continue in the present frame of
mind; if not, that will require pos
sibly a readjustment of his views.
1t begins to look very much as if Mr..
RooseveitS fortunes hang on the rat
ification of this treaty. If it fails 1t
may not defeat his nomination, but
1t would go a far way toward defeat
ing him before the people. Southern
senators may or may not furnish him
with the canal strip" as a weapon of
offense. We shall see shortly. In the
meantime Senator Hanna finds it nee
essary, almost with habitual per-
iodicity, TO remind the public that he
is not yet candidate"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
SENATOR BACoN,s RESOLUTION.

1t is a forgone conclusion that the
Senate will not adopt the Bacon reso-
luton to arbitrate the Panama matter.
throughout the country for arbitra-
ton the resolution would stand
chance of favorable consideration, but,
as far as we are able to observe, the
feeling is in favor of maintaining the
existing situation. There is, of course.
belief that we have not treated Co
lombla just as we would have treated
Germany or England, or any other
strong Power under similar circum-
stances, but at the same time there is
also a belief that the only chance to
get canal across the isthmus is that
which the Panama revolution affords
US.
If there should be arbitration there
would be other complications which
would cause delay. That is we'll I'M
derstood. Hence there is no uprising
of the people in favor of arbitration
or of undoing what has been done. In,
fact, it is difficult to see how a step
backward can be taken. England,
France, Germany and other nations
have recognized the Republic of Pan
anna. 1t is hardly probable that they
are going to announce that they act
ed hastily, and without due consider
alton of all the circumstances of the
case.
1t is true they followed the lead of
this country; in fact, assumed that it
had done what was right and proper
in the premises. They would have
but poor opinion of us if we should
now say that we had misled them, and
wanted to make amends. 1t does look
of course, as if we had taken advant-
age Of the weakness of a sister repub-
lie, though that is strenously denied
by the administration, but If wrong
We're done it is difficult to see how it
can be undone.
The thought is thrown out that the
effort of the minority in the Senate is
to make political capital for the presi-
Dental campaign. That can hardly
be true. The Democratic senators are
90 Wen poSNId respecting puUllC SeIll-
ment in regard to the Panama affair
as anybody else. They know that the
country is sustaining the Republican
senators in unfolding the admnistra-
ton, and they also are we'll aware that
opposition to the treaty is unpopular
They are acting from a sense of right
and duty. They don't want the canal
across the isthmus at Panama if 1t
cannot be obtained with honor. Be
sides, they fear the effect of such a
high-handed proceeding on the future
of the republic as the administrations
course in connection with the Panama
revolution is alleged to be. They want
this country to undertake the construc-
ton of the canal with clean hands. If
they were convinced that nothing had
been done by this country on the 18TH
mus of which an honest man need be
ashamed they would withdraw opposi-
ton to the ratification to the treaty.
They are not trying TO defeat the
construction of the canal or to make
political capital. Indeed, if the course
they are pursuing should check further
progress in the direction of the con-
struction of the canal their party would
doubtless suffer some loss Of popular
ity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

eetings-Zerubbabel Lodge No. Is,
F. and A. M: Confederate Veterans
Association; McLaws Camp.
Special Notices-Notice to Bidders
on New City Hall, Herman Myers,
Mayor; Proclamation, Herman Myers,
Mayor; Ship Notice. Strachan & Co.,
Consignees; Turkish Baths.
Business Notices-We Have the
Place, Thunderbolt Casino; Delicacies,
Somemrs' Cafe; Your Watch, r. Van
Keuren & Co.; For Lunch or Dessert.
at MINISTER'S; A Saving in Coffee and
Time, A. NJ. & c. w. West.
Foods-Grape-N Nuts.
Prompt Service-E. & w. Laundry.
Dentists Say 1t Is Good-Gamble's
Tooth Powder.
For Sale-C. H. Dorset.
Sunset Route-Southern Pacific Com
pany.
Florida Limited-Seaboard Air Line.
Savannah "Alphonse and
CASTOR" To-day Matinee and Night;
Dora Thorne," Friday Matinee and
Night; Creatore and His Band, Sat
urday Matinee and Night.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Druggist
Apollinaris Water-The Delmonico
Company.
Show Cases-Henry Solomon & Son.
Get the Coupons-At Lattimores'.
Medical Swamp Root; Peruna
Warmers Safe Cure; Herpicide;
Wine of Cardui.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
More Juvenile Germs.

Instances of the curious mistakes
made by children have appeared from
time to time in this column, says the
Golden Penny. and we hasten to add
to their number the following exam
Piles from the Liverpool Post: Oxygen
is thing that has eight Sides The
cuckoo never lays it's own eggs. A
mosquito is a child of black and white
parents. A blizzard is the inside of a
hen. A meridian is the name of the
place where they keep time. Para
site is the slang name given to an
inhabitant of Paris; it ought to be
written Partisan" The following has
an odd ring about it. and ought to be
true; "Izaak Walton was such a good
fisher that men called him Judicious
Hooker " While in this next instance
phonetics is certainly to blame: The
equator is a menagerie lion running
round tie Garth through Africa"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14

Lieut.. Gen. Young, retired, and Lieut..
Gen. Chaffee, chief of staff. both be-
gan military life in the ranks as pri-
waite soldiers. A pretty incident of the
retirement Of the former and accession
OF the latter to the head of the army
was the following note handed to Gen.
Chaffee with a pair of shoulder straps
at the time of the transfer of author
ity: Private Young, Company K,
Twelfth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan-
try, presents his compliments to Pri-
waite Chaffee, Troop K, Sixth United
States Cavalry, and asks him to ac-
cept this pair of lieutenant generals
SHOULDER straps"