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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23
1.-THE Advancing Freight Rates
New Bern Journal.

New Bern JOurIldI.
OF course it may be rude for the
people of this section to appear so
much against those who according to
plomse will do so much, but these
promises are tiresome, if not stale,
certainly Improbable. The advancing
freight rates, the removal of the COM
panys offices and the disappearance
of Mr.. Rowland from the presidency.
are all sufficient to tax the credulity
of people who are less simple in life
and knowledge than those along the
A. and Y. G. road. and it is not sur
prising if there is some action here
looking TO at least holding on, if that
is possible, of what remains of tie
A. and y. c. charter and not giving 1t
forever to a company whose name has
nothing to do with those who conduct
it's offices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

Here's an extract from private
letter from one of the first men in
Piedmont North Carolina: Il want to
express to you my great delight at the
effective work you are doing. While
1 know you are perfectly sincere, at
the same time, the course of The News
and Observer is the only wise course
from a political standpoint. The Ward
bill people are as loyal Democrats as
there are on the face of the earth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23
Plenty of Time.
Kinston Free Press.

KinStOn Free PrfSS.
The decision of the committee does
not necessarily mean that the lease
will not be effective beyond the term
of forty-seVen years, the present life
of the Old Mullets charter. The
vote indicates that the committee did
not see the necessity for haste in the
matter, as there are yet twenty three
Legislatures, 1efore the lease expires
At lease all the alleged violations of
contract should be looked INTO and
rights and liabilities OF each side
should be definitely established be-
fore there Isl any futher steps taken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23
The McNinch Divorce Bill.
Raleigh Christian Advocate.

RalelBn CnrlStldll AuFOCdlc
The people of the State are 20 be
congratulated on the prospect of the
passage of the McNinch Divorce bill
which was offered in the House as a
substitute to the committees bill
which practically re-enacted the ex-
listing laws and added two more
causes for divorce: The McNinch bin
simply goes back to the laws Of 1883
which recognize only three causes FOR
divorce-all coming under the pril-
ciple of the Scriptural cause. It also
does something which should have
been done long ago--that is places
the man and woman on the same
footing with respect to the appiica-
ton of the Scriptural law
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23
CONFIDENCE IN MIR. SIMMONS.

The action of the State Democratic
party leaders haye not lost confidence
in the wisdom and sagacity of their
State Chairman. He has had q sim
gularly successful career as the head
of the committee and has shown mas
terful qualities of leadership.
That was a high tribute which Mr..
Cameron Morrison paid Chairman
Simmons at the meeting on Tuesday
night. No higher praise could be
given than he bestowed in words of
glowing eulogy, and every tribute paid
by Mr.. Morrison was enthusiastically
and heartily applauded, showing that
the great majority of the committee
approved the high commentator be-
slowed upon the senior Senator. At
the conclusion of Senator Simmons's
stration gave no doubt of the warm
approval of his course and of conf
dence in his character and in his
Judgment. These marked evidences Of
confidence must have been most graft
flying to Mr.. Simmons. They compen-
stated for all the trouble that the
events of the last week caused him.
Men never know how many friends
they have, or how tried and true their
real friends are, until the testing time
\cQmesi 1t has been given to few men
Of this generation to see the loyalty
Of his friends and the approval of
the public that Senator Simmons has
enjoyed this week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

The bill to compel railroads to fur
nish State officers with passes is I'M
lust to the railroads and the people.
Officials should pay their way like
other folks, and owe no obligations
to the railroads. There is no evil
more insidious than the free pass evil
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

The demands upon the Legislature
for appropriations is about twice as
large as the extra revenue for the
next two years. The demands must
issued. The last is not the way that
will meet with approval. The appro-
priations can be scaled down to the
income
Pay as you go; if you can't pay
don't co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

The Selma connection is popular
snd a great blessing. The Atlantic
s'oast Line ought to withdraw its APP
beal, get together" with the South
RI, and make the connection perma-
hent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

Bishop Gambler. of Southern NJ. e
church will preside at the District
Conference which meets with, the
Carthage church Tuesday night be-
fore the fourth Sunday in March
Moore County News.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

By mistake yesterday morning Mr.
Stamps Howard, proxy for Mr.. Middle
ton, of Duplin, was put down as voting
against the Daniels resolution. AS a
matter of fact Mr.. Howard voted for
it because he believed the Executive
Committee had no power to Inter
pref" the Democratic platform.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23
HOSPITALS Gro W DED
MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WOMEN
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Costly Experience.

1t is a sad but
true fact that
'e V ery yea +
brings an in :
crease in the
number ofopera-
tons performed
upon women in
our hospitals.
More thanthree-
fourths of the
patients lynn g
on those snow
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23
1t VIII Never Be Revived.

MOnrOe JOurEleI.
Members OF the Legislature should
vote according, to their own judgment
and consciencd not according to the
interpretation of any committee
That kind Of thing went out with
fusion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

Cotton will be high next fall If q
small crop is planted this spring. If
cotton were to go up very much be-
'ore planting time, would it not in
luce a large crop and thereby defeat
he effort of the farmers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

It will be time enough to enlarge
he capitol after we have provided
Or the insane, our educational insti-
ations and the old soldiers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

The only. men who properly OBJ
served Washington's birthday yester-
day were those who told the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

A trust deed was filed and recorded
February 10th from NJ. j. Edwards to
Virginia Savings Bank and Trust Co.
for $4,000 for the extension of the
Atlantic and Western r. R.-Moore
County News
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

One of the first men in New Bern in
a private letter says: II recognize
The News and Observer as the might
lest agency in our State today as the
cha NIPPON of every good cause"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

Now for the passage of the bill re-
ealing all lax divorce laws.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-23

No time should be lost, because
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into pneumonia or consumption.
Hamlins Wizard Oil, applied to
the chest, relieves the pain and In
flammation, loosens up the cough
and soon cures the disease.
MY little girl" writes Rich.
w. Thornton of Ouray, Colo,
suffered more or less with a cold
On the lungs since her birth, and
finally the trouble became serious.
No remedies gave relief, until we
tried Hamlins Wizard Oil, one bot
tie of which permanently cured
her," Price SOC and $1.00.
Sold and recommended by
~ ALL DRUGGISTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
HELPLESS FATHER
COMES WITH BABIES
James Lafferty. Destitute. Leaves St.
Louis to Join His
Wife Here.

Helpless. almost from rheumatism.
and destitute. James Lafferty. a former
citizen of Rock Island. arrived this
morning from ST. Louis accompanied
by his two small children. aged 6 and
years. having come to join his wife.
who has been here for two months.
caring for her sick daughter. whose
abode is a houseboat on the shore of
the Mississippi below the smallpox
hospital in the west end of the city.
Lafferty and his children We're scan
tily clad. The foot of one of the boys
protruded through his little shoe So
badly was Lafferty in need of clothing
that Chief Phil Miller sent To his home
for a pair of trousers for him. and
these he exchanged for the tattered
pair at the police station before he
was taken to his wife's home Latter
ty whose limbs were swollen to twice
their normal size. was taken. with his
little boys. in the police department
buggy by one of the officers to the
houseboat in the west end OF the city
The family had been living in St.
Louis for the past two years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
WILL FIGHT CASE
George w. Mccaskrin Declares
He Will Garry Legislative Con.
test to Floor Of House.
STEAD AND HAMLIN DISAGREE
First Error Consisted in Not Having
Name Properly Placed on
- Ballot.

Representative G.. w. McCaskrin de
clares he will take the contest with
George \. Cooke. of Aledo TO the floor
Of the house If the committee finds
against him on the attorney general
ruling as reported in The Argus yes
| terday.
Attorney General Stead holds that
where a voter places n cross in the
circle at the head OF a republican col
urnn and then vote, for q candidate
for the legislature IN the democratic
column the evident intention OF the
voter was to cast oneFand one-haff
votes each for the two candidates.
This ruling is directly opposite 10
that made by former Attorney General
Hamlin. by Judge Carter and the Chi
cago election board. who held that
where a ballot is SO marked the voter
intended To cast three votes for the
democratic candidate.
As a matter of fact there is more or
less mystery concerning the author
ship of the ruling that emanated from
the attorney generals Office on the eve
of the election. Ii was so much at
variance with what seemed TO be the
consensus of opinion as to the proper
Interpretation of the system of cumula-
tive voting. TO say nothing of what
was believed to be the views OF the at
torney general himself. that when it
was announced it produced the next
thing to a sensation. And even now
neither the then attorney general nor
any of those who were his assistants
at that time will admit the authorship
of the remarkable document.
McCaskrin's First Error.
McCaskrin's first error was made in
the preparation of his nomination pa
pers. 1t was his failure therein TO pro-
vide for three votes" after his name
that he sought TO overcome later
through the application in the Rock
Island circuit court for an injunction to
require the county clerk to make pro-
vision for the shortcoming in the print
ing of the ballots. Incidentally. the
hope was entertained by McCaskrin
that the court. even though it might
refuse the injunction for which he
prayed. would drop a suggestion that
could be construed as ruling for the
guidance of the election officers favor
able 10 McCaskrin. But the court fail
ed TO volunteer any opinion on that
score. and it looked exceedingly blue
for George when from the Office of the
attorney general came the ruling that
answered the very purpose that he had
gone before the court 20 accomplish. II
was this opinion that enabled George
to- snatch victory out of defeat that
his previous oversight had all but
brought upon him. Now the present
attorney general himself declares the
ruling under which George rode into
Office of no effect.
While the dispatches from Spring
field hold that the late ruling of the at
torney generals Office practically de-
prives McCaskrin of his seat. it will of
course require the recount of the vote
of the Thirty-third district to actually
determine this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
Bent Her Double.

II knew no one. for four weeks
when l was sick with typhoid and kid
ney trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hun
ter. of Pittsburg. Pa, and when
got better, although l had one of the
best doctors | could get, | was benz
double. and had to rest my hands Oh
my knees when ! walked. From this
terrible affection | was rescued by
Electric Bitters, which restored my
health and strength, and now | can
walk as straight as ever They are
simply wonderful" Guaranteed u
cure stomach, liver and kidney disor
ders. at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store Price so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
YOUNG & McC0MBS'
Special January Clearing Sale

is drawing TO a close; you will have 10
hurry To- get in on the special prices.
Note a few:
20 per cent discount on crockery.
20 per cent discount in tinware de
partment-
Two shirt waists for one price.
We will sell you wall paper and put
the border in by the roll for the same
price as the side wall.
Our prices are attractive as well as
the paper.
Special fur sale:
S25 electric fur coat. SIS.
s35 extra long fox scarfs. s25.
S25 extra long fox scarf, SIS.
SO fox fur scarf. $59S.
Muffs. one-half price.
s4.9S Isabella oppossum scarfs, long
sass
s2.9s imitation bear scarfs. sl.39.
25cent botusA pitchers Castoria for
lie.
25-cent bottle perfume for 15c, as
sorted odors.
Stock collars. lace Battenberg, Csc.
Silk turnover collars while they last
loo
Broken mixed candy. per ID. sc.
Gum drops. per h.. sc.
Jelly beans. per h.. 10c.
Chocolate chips, per 10. 19c.
36-inch fancy worsted dress goods,
just one-half price. CSC kind for 121zc-
36-inch black silk peau de sole Sat
urday for s2lzc a yard.
All linen laces. assorted, per yd, SC.
Baby ribbon. 10-yard spool for &C
New hand bags. worth s1.75 each,
choice S11S
Another lot new hand bags, worth up
to $3.50. for CSC
Ladies' golf gloves, all whit, soc
values. Csc
Ladies' vests and pants. Csc and Csc
numbers. choice lSc each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
DEATH IN A MINE
Enoch Stones Life Crushed Out
by Big Rock at
Sherrard.
WHILE HE is AT HIS WORK
Missed at Quitting Hour. Fellows Re
turn and Find His
Body.

A large rock in the ceiling under
which Enoch Stone was digging coal
in a mine at Sherrard yesterday after
noon became loosened by a blast and
fell on him, crushing out his life
Stone was working in a lead away
from the other men who were in the
mine, and they did not know of his fate
until they went 10 search for him after
the quitting hour.
Had Stone made an cutlery it is be-
lieved he would have been heard, but
it is not likely that he was able to
utter an audible sound after the rock
struck him, for it required the strength
of four men to raise il off his body.
Found Dead by Workers.
The men left the mine at O'Clock
When the cage reached the top some
one remarked the absence of Stone.
The men then returned down the shaft
and they found the unfortunate dead
Stone was 80 years old He leaves
his widow and two small children.
Burial will take place at Colchester
tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
Y. M. c. A. affairs.

General Secretary J. II. Keyser and
State Secretary A. Nj. Bruner have re
turned from Chicago, where they rep
resented the local association at the
dinner of the state executive commit
tee of the Y. NJ. c. A
Rev. c. Z. Hoffsten, of the Grace
Lutheran church. is to address the
meeting of the b. G.. NJ. club Sunday
afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. 4. at 2:30
o'clock. Music will be furnished by
the b. G. NJ. orchestra. which was re
Gently organized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
After Trade From This Side.

A Rock Island business man who has
kept in close touch with the movements
| of the promoters of the new line said
this morning: Il am opposed To any
| line that means to make a way station
out of the city of Rock Island, and that
is just what this project viii do il it is
put through. 1t was conceived by the
enterprising business men of Dayen-
port They see a big :rade tLat IEey
would like to bring from this side TO
Davenport, and they know of no better
way of doing it than with a road that
will traverse the residence district OF
Rock Island. and come from Moline,
without touching the business section
of this city. hauling the passengers di-
rect to the city across the river. AS
men concerned in the business welfare
of our city, we should protest. We
want interurbans. but We should not
countenance any such proposition as
this. | do not believe the government
will give permit to this company To
cross the island. If it allows the com
pany to use the tracks of the Tfi-City
railway over the bridges. Rock Island
should meet it with a firm hand at the
Twenty-fourth street viaduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27

The promoters would prefer to have
permission TO use both routes, but if
these are denied, il will content itself
with either. Ii is said by the pro-
moters of this new line that they will
bring interurbans TO the three cities,
but Rock Island people will first have
TO be shown the whence and where
of the project. Rock Island would not
allow the Tri-City Railway company
to run down Twenty-fourth street TO
Third avenue to connect with its
Bridge line. for the sufficient reason
that this would divert travel that ought
to be brought into the business sec
ton. IL is hardly likely now that the
city is not going to stand for con
cession to an unknown quantity that
it has refused to an institu-
ton that has done more for the
upbuilding of the city in the past 10
years than any enterprise within its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
Would Lead State Elks.

George a. Mcdonald. of Rock Island
has announced that he will be candi
date before the convention at Molin,
in May for the presidency OF the Hi
nois State Association of Elks. Mr.
Mcdonald is a member of the execu
tive committee of the association. He
is a member of Moline lodge, and has
been prominent in its councils for sew
eral years. Mr.. Mcdonald is in the
grocery business in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
Freshmen Defeat sophomores.

The high school freshmen and soph-
omore teams played basketball last
evening The freshmen won by a
score of - to 5. The teams were COM
posed as follows: Freshmen-Hub
bard. Swackey, Kelly, Voss, Dooley
and Ward; sophomores-Rich, Ficken.
Marquis, Birkel and Clough. Stratc
and Zwicker were the officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
should Not sign Petition.

These people along the route that
the company desires TO follow in this
city should withhold their names from
the petitions until they have given the
proposition little thought Think of
a crowd of Rock Island capitalists go
ing to Davenport and attempting sucn
an undertaking. Why. they would be
chased out of town by the vigilance
committee. We ought to wake up
over here, or some night they will
come over from the other side and
haul our city across the ice We must
certainly look easy when they try to
get away with any such game as the
one proposed. Rock Island wants in
terurban lines. but they must be well
defined and come from the adjacent
We do not oppose com
with Davenport, but this
scheme is too patent We have long
since graduated from the tank town
class. Let the interurbans come from
the south and the east-from all direc-
tons. but you can put il down that the
line that the Davenport men have in
mind is not an interurban. The DaVen-
port wing of il is operating from the
city Of Davenport TO Grand Isle"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27

When bilious try dose OF Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
realize for once how quickly first
class. up-to-date medicine viii correct
the disorder. For sale by all leading
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
Sewing Machines for Rent.

The Singer is known to be the light
est running and most convenient of
any. IL can be rented by the week.
or month al very low rates. upon APP
plication al any Singer store Look
for the red s.
$40 Twentieth street, Rock Island, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
mean.

Husband-My. but wish had your
tongue, Wife-So that you could ex-
press yourself intellieentlyf Husband
No; SO that ! could stop il when
wanted to.-DetroIt Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-27
ROUTE new LINE
Company Plans 10 Go Around
Business Section of
the City.
ON TWENTY-F0URTH STREET
Promoters in Washington Seeking
Permission to Cross Through
Arsenal.

So far as known not a dollar of Rock
Island capital has been invested in the
projected street railway line from Dav-
export to Moline. Ii is a Davenport
enterprise, promoted in the interest
OF Davenport solely, and Ii it goes
through, which is extremely doubtful.
Rock Island will be hardly a way sta
ton.
Davenport will be the terminal. and
the plan is TO give the business sec
ton of Rock Island a wide berth. bring
ing people from the east and south to
do their shopping in the business
community on the other side of the
river There is no better argument
that this is SO than a perusal of the
route that the proposed line has map
ped out in this city-Eighteenth ave-
nue., north on Twelfth street to Fifth
avenue. east on Fifth avenue TO TWEEN
ty-fourth street, and north on Twenty
fourth street to the Rock Island
bridge, and thence on TO Davenport.
Not On business street.
Not business street in Rock Island
Is tTdNeTSeu. Inc company mas petl
tons out for circulation among the
owners of the property along the route
mentioned. but ii is said that few have
signed them. The petitions ask the
city council to give the company
franchise to operate its cars over the
streets and avenues. While the agents
of the company are working quietly
here two of the promoters, ]. II.
Greene. of Chicago. and c. G. Hipweil
of Davenport, and others, are in
Washington trying to induce congress
to give the company permission to
build through Rock Island arsenal If
the company cannot get the consent
of the government to its laying tracks
through the island, direct from Day.
export to Moline, cutting out Rock
Island. the understanding is that it
will be satisfied to cross from Daven-
port to this side on the rails of the
Tri-City Railway company.
Evening journal., 1905-05-19
coNaREss EvAnEs IN.

IN IsCussION OF the Presidents de-
- cision to purchase ships and sup
piles for the Panama Canal construc-
ton continues. His determination to
pursue this course was probably not
due to hasty consideration OF the
matter FOR he. through Secretary TAFT.
had already taken the precautlon to
ask Congress to assume the responsl-
hility ana Congress had evaded its
duty
Judge TAFT in a report on January i2
said: III Congress approves the policy
OF giving an contracts to American
manufacturers and dealers, even II it
increases the cost OF the construction
Of the canal. st seems 90 me only just
that q should declare this policy by
law ANA lay down a rule which the
commission can easily follow"
But Congress ala not choose to take
the, responsibility, and in the absence
OF any direction Tho President doubt
less feels obliged as servant OF the
ipeople to build the canal at the least
possible expense. What pontlcal enecl
his decision may have, a any 81 is moi
his business to inquire into.
1t is rumored that there IS a dis.
agreement among the members OF th,
Cabinet and thai Secretary shaw pro-
poses to resign and prepare for hi.
campaign for the presidency as Mr.
Roosevelt's successor. We doub-
whether the administration would
suffer greatly for the loss. for At is no
the general impression chat Mr.. shaw
has added much to Mr.. Roosevelt.
administration.