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THE ECONOMIST R. IX-Caxicr Editor . F. Lamb Business Manager FRIDAY MARCH 31. 1S9S. THE END Oh THE PHItiPiNES. The end of the rhilipincs ia the great problem that now puzzles our statemanship. What will he do with it? I preguant with philosophy. It is fuller than Whitter's, "Might have been," and is the leading question that attends us through life. When a boy gets his first Barlow knife, his first thought is what shall he do withit,shall he trade itofTwith Bob Jones for his brass can non or shall he cut Sam Smith for kissing his gir), and he probably ends with cutting b'am and then trading Bob. Jones. So with the Philipines. When Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in the bay of "Manila our joy was overflow ing. And we thought we bore a jewel in our arms. But our joy was brief. Sorrow with light steps, soon followed fes tivity and wo had an enemy that grew out of friendship on our hands, which was more formidable than a Spanish Don decked in fuss and feathers- And now the question what shall we do with it," forces itself upon us, with a pertinacity that no evasion or conciliator measures can over come. Shall we - subdue the Filipino savages and reduce them to civilization . To sub due savages and reduce them to 'civilization, is one of the most diCcult problems that was ever undertaken by man. From the standpoint of our history it is inexplicable. Look tt the negro race. For a hundred years and more they have been under the influence of the most cultured and most elegant race of men that the world has ever seen, and yet now, taken as a race,they are in the early dawn of civilization. Look at our national wards Our govern ment has worked on them through the two agencies of peace and war and both agen cies have been unavailing. Tho Indians have probably cost tho government for each Indian over more than a negro fellow in tho palmiest days of slavery. What are we to do? It would not answer to kill them all and build up a new civilization upon ruin and desolation. And then it would neutralize our claim to have fought for humanity in Cuba. Suppose we kill half of them. The other half would be the germ seed of hostility and re volution for a thousand years. The President - has changed his position so often that it is apparent he does not know what to do. He looks at it tnrough partizan spectacles, in its effects upon his nomination for the Presidency and his ul timate election. W hat are we to do? Sell them or our interest in them to the highest nation al bidder. England would be glad to take them at half price. And Germany might 'bid. Or Japan, or perhaps Russia. We have enough of such material at home. Proof of do pudding Ilea In the eating of It- Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS CHILL TOXIC lies la tie taklrg of 1L COST NOTHING if it folia to cure. 25 oecta per botile If It cures. Sold strictly oa Its merits by GricK & Son, Dr. J. E Wood atd City Drag Store. FIGHTING IN THE PHILHINES, Our troops in the Philipines had a decisive engagement on Monday. Their objective point vras Manilos, the capital of the Island anil tho headquarters of Aguinoldo, tho rebel chief. .The American troops are with in twelve miles cf : Mnlalos. When they charge with- the bayonet.the natives always fly panic stricken before them. In all the engagements the Ameri cans have lost 22 killed and ICC wounded. The Filipinos aro supposed to have had 200 killed. They fiht desparately. but are badly provided with the weapons of war. They use somo Mauser Rifles, like those used by the Spaniards at San tiago, which, it is supposed, were furnished, them from Ja pan. Among.the casualties of the fighting on Sunday was tho death of Col. Harry C Egbert of the regular army, who was shot in the side at the firing before the town of Malinta. The fighting heard from Tues day, which has been active for four days, has been hotly con tested by tho natives. It has been more of a chase than a fight and forcibly recalls the seven days fighting around Richmond in tlie Confederate war, when McClellan fought by day and retreated by night,un til ho cot under cover of the Federal, gunboats on James river. Malalos is the base and headquarters of Aguinalda, and tho American troops are pushing on to that stronghold of the Filipinos, where there will probably be a decisive engag raept, and a close of the war, unless the natives continue it as a guerilla contest, when it may be prolonged indefinitely in their jungles, underbrush and mountain fastnesses. The Filipinos seem determined to contest every foot of gro.und by tho destruction of roads and bridges. Tho Americans are only twelve miles from Malolos, but they are impeded by the diGculties of the way, aud burning towii3 and desolation mark their march. When Mal olos is reached, -where a deci sive victory is expected, the IMiil ipine Commission will issue a pacific proclamation pro poing term of peace to tho u a t i v; s. They may be accepted and the al legiance of the tue natives se cured, but a race of desperate and determined ;m u, madden ed by misfortune and the de solation of their homes are hardly in a condition to 'seek peace and ensue it." o cii;k-o i'av. Ibat is tho way all drtirg!t s.-U (illOVE S TASTELESS CHILL TO. IC lor Milurio, C hill and lVr. Jr. Is simply Iron ami Jumino In a tatc? j$s forni. Children love it. Adults pre fer it to bitter, uaustatiu Totiir. Price. SCc. ' BRYAN AND BELMONT. What a great Gro a little spark kindleth. Bryan was invited to a big banquet on Jefferson's birth day in New York to commemorate the an iversary of the Father of Dem ocracy. He was invited by Belmont, a Tammany leader, and a gold money Democrat. The banquet'was to be a swell affair, and the tickets to the banquet were to cost ten dol- nn n fclp LI O O 0 tan ire I Babies and children need I proper food, rarely ever medi- J cine,. If they do not thrive.! J on their- food something is $ wrong. They need a little help to get their digestive m-rh!n.-rv wnrfcln nrftnprlv. ' - 1 r-' jLMS of ' con l'Iver OIL j K77f ffTPOPf f OSTITES or LM4S0DA vi!l generally correct this difficulty. If you will put from one fcurth to half a tcaspoonful in baby's bottle three or four times a day you will soon sec a marked improvement For larger children,-from half to a tcaspoonful, according to cgc, dissolved in their milk, if you so desire, will very soon show its great nourish ing power. If the mother's milk does not nourish the baby, she needs the emul sion. It will show an effect at once both upon mother and child. 9 r t n u r m Iars. Bryan declined because the affair was too recherche, and because it appeared to bo a gold demonstration and ac cessible only to those Demo crats that had a plethoric purse. In the interest" of harmony, in tho love of fellowship and fraternity, we think Mr. Bryan was in error. In the Democra tic household there should be no discrimination against wealth or property, but there should be an abiding endorse ment of tho platforms formu lated by Democratic National Conventions,, and until the platform is considered and for mulated, a kind ear should be turned to all differences in the Democratic household of politi cal faith. We hold that the platform declaration is the sealed law of the Democratic party, its shibboleth of faith, its Procustrain bed to which all its members may be, accomo dated, or else lie low or get out. There must bo somo standard of nolitical faith as well as of all other, which has to be accept ed on all matters of opinion, or tho foundations of faith are unstable and tho organization soon dissolves into uncertain ty, conflict and ruin. So, let us look to our platforms as our inviolable standards oe De iief New assortment white and floured wuhel Rood at Fowler & Co. StNATOR SHEKMAN HOME. Sefiuior Sherman, who.lef ton a pleasure trip to Cuba, took . .i .i i. : i . I. mil if wn.a followed by incipient pneu monia which developed so rap- idiv that his life was threaten ed, and a government ship was dispatched to bring him home, lie reached old Point on Tues day and he is improving in health but his condition now is that of a very sick man. When ho reached Old Point, he was feeble, emaciated, ghastly, and had to be carried to the Hotel on a litter. Ho is reduced almost to a skeleton. Mrs. McCallon, his daughter, was awaiting his comminp: to Newport News where she has made every pre paration for his comfort. He reached tho pier of Newport 5ews in the evening. He was deeply veiled and his face en tirely concealed. He was tak en ashore in a steam launch and conveyed to the Hotel Chamberlain on a litter , borne on i he shoulders of four mar ines. While borne along on the litter a gust of wind ex posed his face whictrwas wan, pinched and deadly pale. He has lost flesh so that little re mains of his once vigorous frame. He soon left on the steamer for Washington, where he will find the comforts of home, which no other place can af ford. But there is no question that Mr. Sherman" is a very sick man, much more so than the public have been led to sup pose. His ago and lnhrmities render his condition extremely critic;i i. He is himself deeply concerned about hi.; situation. When he. was brought outon a stretcher to be borne to the Washington1 boat, 'he gave minute orders to the sailors how they should handle the conveyance. ; Golden Crown Hyrup m; one quart cans only lOcts. at Roilinsons Stevens & Co's new 6tcre. . U. S. AND THE FILIPINOS. There is no doubt that the war with the Filipinos grows in gravity every day. A fight was anticipated on Friday, when the Rebel Filipinos will be met by tho Americans and the Rebels will be brought to H severe ordeal. At Manilos, the Capital of the Ifebel gov ernment, a little to the North of Manila, the rebel forces, num bering about 12,000 men, are concentrated under the com mand of Aguinaldo, the rebel chief. In the last engage ment the rebels had 500 -killed and tho Americans about 100. After this engagement the American commissioners, ten dered to the Rebel commander terms of agreement by which a measure of self government was guaranteed. A limit of forty eight hours was aiiowa for consideration, but it was met with open defiance and a general engagement was ex pected on Friday. It is excessively hot In the Is lands,and the American troops, suffer much from it. The Re bel troops are said to bs short of provisions. This informa tion is obtained from deserters from the rebel ranks. Fact is, Aguinaldo is a guer illa chief of the Spanish type, and when he gets down to hard pan in guerilla warfare can prolong the fight until that time when swords are turned into pruning hooks and the hmb and the lion lie down peacefully together. New dress goods at a owler Co's. NEWS FROM THE COUNTIES Interesting Items from Various Karts ; of the District South mils News. Mr. W. E. McCoy's new residence is almost completed. Horse racing is getting to be the talk of oar villiage. Miss Btrtha Wilcox., of New land, is visiting Miss Dena Jacobs of this place." The dipper dredge at this place,is inside the Lock and in a few days will be digging in the Turner Cut. The schooDer Minerua L. Wed more is loading with corn at New Canal Bridge for Willis N. Gregory, of Elizabeth City. The dredge "Canton" in Turner's Cut is in about a half mile of the locks and working with good speed and leaving a good depth of water behind for they think that, "When work is well done it is twice done." Ou Tuesday morning March 21st the death angel visited the home of Mr." Morgan Gordon and took from him his dear and tender hearted wife, his joy and pride of the past life, Mrs. Susan Gordon sged 68 years and ten months. She was a good woman a loving wife, and a devout member of the M. E. Church.- She was loved by all who knew her. The vicinity "has lost a good neigh bor. The church has lost a great helper. Her remains were taken to Pasquotank and laid to rest, to number with the silent sleepers who preceded her. - G. B. O. A Fire at East Lake. On the evening of the 15th inst. at 4 o'clock while the family was at their nearest neighbors on a short visit, John A'.' Sawyer's dwelling house was burned leaving the fami ly with nothing but the clothes they had on, all of the furniture, cloth ing, and beds, and $150 in money was burned. Mr. Sawyer was burnt very badly and also got a cut on the arm trying to get a bed out of the window. X. WaterlHIy Items. Our farmers are very much be hind in their crops this season ow ing to the wet weather. Some re port Irish potatos rotting and the potato crop will be short in this section. Some of our farmers are just putting down then hot beds. To-day ends the gunning season and the gunners will fire their fare well shot. Nearly all of the gees ducks have gone to theuv. summer home. ' . " Fishermen report a prosperous Spring but a very poor catch in the winter.' ' Miss Mary L. Parker, of Narrow Shore, departed this life on Sunday last. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved household. : Miss Marie White, of Virginia, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Minnie, Saunders of this place. Mis. Capt. Henry Morsett, of Norfok is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. D. K Saunders of this place. Mr. Isaac Ballance of this place returned -home from E. City where he had been on a business trip he says Betsy is still alive and he made it still more so. A. P. A. " Columbia New. The old and almost worn out town of Columbia is now stirring and is rapidly advancing in society higher than ever before. Prepara tions' are being made by Mr. J. W. Branning to erect a large saw mill and it is hoped that it will benefit the town a great deal. We now have a first class shingle mill which is in daily operation and giv- beware of Ointments tor Catarrh that Contain 'Mercury. As m'ereury will eurely destroy tlie sen se or smell and completely derange the whole system when entering, it through the murcous surfaces, such articles should never be usel excepl on the prescriptions lioiu reputable physicians, as the. damage thev will do is ten fold to the good you can pur ily derive from them. Hall's Catar rh Cure, manufactured l F. J. Cheney & Co, ToVdo, O., contains no mereury, and is taken iutt-iulha, acting directly upon the bKod aim mucous surfaces 'of the system In buying 11 all' Catarrh Cure he ure you get the genuine.. It is taken in ternallally and is mi!e inToledi Obio, v F. J. Cheney & C. Ttsti, nionial free. 3"Sold by druggist, price ;75 e nt der bottle. ! en employment to many people. Just out of the corporate limits is a rm'st and cotton milh t-"' fc " ... , . We also have three white schools in town. There is also a first class coachfa-tory situated on the out Virrn of tnwn which is also anoth er great benefit to the city. We have daily mails and from 4 to C steamers per week. The NY & S. It. B. give3 us the credit of ship ping more freight than any other station an this route. Columbia is further connected with the outer world by Telephone, which is a great advantage to us and . ; the sur rounding community, but it has not been in steady operation owing to the bridge being repainted. Parts of the town have been layed off in lots, and residences are being erect ed as fast as men can build them, so much so that mechanics and lumber are greatly in demand. Plenty of Shad and large prepar ations are bemg made for the com ing Spring. We drinking people rejoice over the bar situated within a few miles of town, while on the other hand we who don't drink are working to close it up. Prof. D. V. Kickard preached two very good - sermons in , the Baptist Church last Sunday, and also pre sided oyer the missionary "dating in the evening. At the evei lltg ser vice Miss Minnie Hughes a dk&Iisa Josephine Patrick, accompai led by the organist, Mrs. Theo. W OdI v, sang one of the grandest solob tiht Columbia ever listened too. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. MeeHns, Sr. returned home several days ego, af ter being absent quite a while. Miss Jennie May Miggette who has been visiting her brother, one of Columbia s most prominent law- ... . . 1 T L yers, left lor ner nome m jruri- mouth, Va., this morning. Mr. J. A. Leigh, brother of Hon. J. B. Leigh, also left for E. City on Monday. I. V. UNOWALL. Write o gain. Ed. Why were 25,000 KOTTLES OF ROB EliTV TASTELESS 25c. CHILL TONIC eold the first year of its birth? .Answer: Kecausoit is the BEST AT ANY PRICE,' guaranteed to cure, money refunded if it fails, pleasant to take, 25c per bottle. It is sold and guaranteed by Grfpgs & Sou, Dr. J. E. Wuyd mhI City Drug Store. Currituck County Commissicner'.i Fro ceedings Currituck C. H., March 6, Board of Commissioners or Currituck county met to-day, pursuant to ad journment. jfreSent W. H. WalKer, chairman; Mopes Lee and Lee Dunton. Ordered by the .Board, that H-B. Ansell E. D. Bowden and G. W. Will iams be and they are hereby appoint ed a Finance Committee for Currituck county. V March 7, 1S99. The Board reconvened for the pur pose of completing tho unfinished bus iness of the previous day. Present, VV. H. Walker, chairman ; Moses Lee and Lee Dunton. - Ordered by the Board, that C. D. Morgan, Edward Tillett, and P. W. Ritter be notified to meet at the Court Hoaseonthe 17th Inst for the purpose of adjusting the unlisted tax abstract; and such other business as may come before it; also to notify W. J. Halstead and Lee Dunton to meet the Board on the above date. The following orders were allowed, to-wit: Crawford Archer, for one coffin, $5. W. H. Waterfield, 2 days as judge of election and mileage 84. J. E. Woodhouse, rebate on poll for 1898 $2. W. G. Thomas, 5 days as registrar $5. Jos. Reed, 7 days as registrar $7. .N. D. Sorey, 3 days as judge ol e'ec tion 3. ' . C. L. Perkins, coffin $5. J. W. Brumsey, 2 days as judge of election 82. , " . ' J. B. Davis, for poor as per bill filed $7.15. ' " ' ' E. W. Sanderlm, for lumber and nails for bridge and road $3.54. A. J. Forbes, 1 day as judge of elec tion $1. . Johnson Overton, rebate of poll for 1898 $2, . : i' M. ti. Harrison, rebate of poll 1898 $2. John E. Baruard. 1 day as j ridge of election and making returns $2.20. H. H. bimpson, oa trees lor siue logs, $1160. .Vircr'.nus Waterheld. 6 day's services as judge of election, 6. Margaret Ul ligan, vz small pines. $1.24. . E. R. Johnson, for furnishing and feeding jail as per bill filed, $63.88. Wm. (jrriffto, 10 cords of wood for courthouse and jail, $20. - MA R. E. 1? lora, lor summoning 6 ju rors, $10.20. . A. M. Simmons, for i; professional services, $10. ... R. E. Flora, for key to nana cuffs, 50 cents. W . H. Walker, 60 puncheons, 30c. Lucinda Owens, rebate on tax, $2. Falcon Pub. Co. for publishing pro ceedings of Board for 1899, f 20. VV. H. Parker, ror 'i Daiioc ooxes, si. F. W. Ritter for days services $3. W. II. Walier. for 3 regular and 1 special day $12.50. . Moses L.ee, z oays ana mileage $ ou. Harrell Printing House for station ery, $16.55. G. w. Ward, cost rpnng lerm, ieyy. $13. V. II. Bray. 2 days services and re cording 80 ordeis, 812. W. H. Bray, 1U4 nonces to merch ant?, $15.60. Will 18 Bnnson, rebate on poll lor 1898,82. V . li. Gordon. !or protessionai ser- ce& for January, ueoruary ana March. S0 2p. The following benefits were allowed: Henry Wilson, 2 mos. $4. W. P. Milier- and children, 3 mos. $15. . isibby Duncan, '2 mos, $10. Hester Downing, 2 mos, Fi'aiik i.'ana, 2 mos. $10. Peggy Casou, 2 ino. iff ! Lutiica Joue, 1 mu. -.- .!. r Tajlor, 2 mog. $4. - i h b. Lawitnr, 2 mos. -6. Jt:t. Co Well. I mo. f 3. . aiupssoti !iiiiluon, 2 mOB. $6 Vimih? Dough. 1 mo. $3. Wiley rt-Kry 3 tno. $12. Ahiu Foi bes, 3 ui. U. J. Is. tiawjer, 2 mos. $4. r'rauk Kodgern, 2 mos. $1. " . . . " Roliinson, Wholesale and Nos. 69-71 MrSlflti i& i UU T II A f 7 u ma a m m I ELIZABETH CiTV, 'PKOKE 125. mmpimfmHinniHiniiHiiiinifHininin'inniiiiinip This space belongs to J. A.-HOOEER &CO. Water St., leaders of low prices on Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Notions, Etc. ' Wholesale and Retail. CS 2 Bnlba tend Plants hare rone to thousands of gatlsfled Cnstomf rs for a half ctntury. and to w 60th year la btwineaa we nave wua yip vo RARnFrl ANU FLUKAL liUIULi special Golden Wedding Edition of VIUIV O UMnUC.II Mil U r.J" and gold. A marvel In Catalogue making : an authority on all mibjects pertaining to the garden, with carelbr the same and a descriptiTe catalogue of all that la desirable. It Is too expensive to gie away indiscrtminatelT, but we want everyone iuterested in a good garden to have a copy, thererore we wui end the Gmlde with Due Bill far C rfQ It tells hew credit 1 ir fhU amount 25 ets. werth of seeds for only 13 of purchase to huy ether coeds. 0T new plan of seUiag TegeUbls seeds gives more for your mosey thaa any seed hoase la America, . JAMES VICKS SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Easter Parco, 2 mos. $i. Malichi Payne and wile, 2 mop. $?. W. C. Beals and wife, 2 mos. $6 Sally Beals and son, 2 mo?. $4. C. C. Hayman, 2 mos. ! Ben Tillett, 2 mos. H. Jiff. Baum, 2 mos. $4. ; Wm. Suttou, 2 mos. $4 Abby Whitson, 2 mos. $8. Jno. B. Toler, 2 mps $0. Mary Lindsey, 2 mos. 4. Penny Tillett, 2 mos. $4. Sarah Acklin, 2 mos. SO. Elizabeth R,beison. 2 no3. 4. Mary Outlaw, 2 mos. $4. Edmond Drummond, 1 mo. $2. V. Ei. BRAY, Clerk. A stubborn cold is easily taken ; it sticks to some people all winter and very often develops into bronchitis or consumption. You should cure a cold promptly by taking Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. This celebrated remedy is ac knowledged to be most efficient and reliable for all affections of the throat and lungs. It cures a cold at once. Promptly cures Stubborn Colds. Doses are small and pleasant to take. Doctors recommend it Price 25 cents. At all druggists. WANTED ! Reliable man for Manager of Branch Office I wifh to open in this vieiniiy. If your record is O. & here is a good opening. Kindly mention this paper when writing. A. T. Morris, Cincinnati, O. Illustrated Catalogue 4 ct. postage. Tax Payers Take Notice. Having been notiued by the Board of Commissioners that I must fettle the taxes within 00 dy8, all parties who d") not want their property ad vertised had better come up at once and settle their taxes for 1 he year 1C8. C11AS. A BANKS, Tax ool lector. One Good Solicitor Wanted; We want one good, sober, indus trious man to sell Memorial cards in your section. All blanks fur nished free: If you want to make soma money for yoarself and us, write US.' " - '"s'-'" SOUTHERN MEMORIAL CO.; Raleigh 2J. O, Electioir Nctic8. By virtue of authority, end in pur suance of the duties impo-ed upon me by the Legislature of North Carolina see Acts 1839, Sec. 4 of "An Act to Amend the Charter of Elizabeth City. North Carolina," notice is hereby given that an election of seven Alder-mt-n for the Corporation of Elizabeth City, N. C, will be held on the second Monday in May, 1809. The same-Act requites a new Registration, and no tice is given to that effect. N. G. GRAND F, Sheriff. - " " .. ,;: "" "-""" " , " -""' - ' New Haraburgs and Insertions Fowler cc, Cos. Btevens& Oo Retail Dealers In srocsne?, Poindexter St., c Game and Terapin NO. 7(M7sfCOTD STREL'T; BALTIMORE. NO AGENTS EMPLOYE., S. B. SV2ILLER, & CO. WHOLliSALK CoDiEissM FisD Dealer, NO. 7 FULTON MAKKEl. NEW YORK Special Attention givftu to .'The S.nU i,f North Carolina Shad. Stencils Rnd Stationr-T or t plirt - . No Arrets S. L. ST0RER & CO. WfiOI E8ALE Dealers and Shippers of all kinds ol FRESH FISH 76 FULTON FISH MARKET, N Y. Particular attention paid to Shad Department. We employ no agents and pay nz comm'sions. t If your stencil is.norj in goo l rod' let us koow. A. W. RAFF, '.Vho!ealeCommi3siou D't'frm FRESH FISH. LOBSTERS. ETC. NO. 12 FULTON FISU MARKET. New York Citv, ?OriU Carrli i .J-iU, I StC .:?. N ) For Sale. The celebrated Stal- 1 lion 'BEAM S." .A bargain ib' offered. E. F. a S, S.LAfiiB, Attorneys ' , 9 j
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