ft i v. WE GUARANTEE TWICE AS LARGE A CIRCULATION IN IREDELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES AS THAT .OP ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED. STATE SVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1901. NO.ia. OL VIII. S' 1 i u S" i fjo V J t ; I handle all kind's of Granite and the best quality. First N C it.saets a lit ck on sight. f-u Inl ci(!-t.pr,id cn time ! a I 108 FH ol i c r iai-va! and r.ero i&t (tcuity. biuiti nun c Drt, aad crediltd (r'uniUrd tt kvust il1(.s j,ls- Merchants, 1 1 ufscl urci t i d Ii tii vdi a th- mnst t.ivoraou: it-ima. . - . OFICEBS: i C1I'I F', Ficsiocet, ii-tm inn, v .w.s . fiEO. H-nWO-W.iV. rasliicr. Eclipse Portable :;th s ul i ."t .St;: ill, -lis aneous racket setting n d , t able ropej&cd, th ' J i U ! ; Vi f0f.( tfver-put on a saw -Frick Company's ENGINES AND BOILERS, rl it e on wh rv eng'nes Is or siil-. ta and bni'e-s, anv at hill climb: n; engine. A few a d tho it iose traction (Mns at low prices X. this Tvlethod ar aias r the n- . v f ri'ti.i.i.s 'V V) i !i; I ?-.o.v c.'u py inii (i -ff .-tree!-. i;:i-'.ostate liie. As has beer oi CI; Hats ace! Men's FuiE3shiE: rices lower 1 hou the low it. i 1 at i. t'l-.e best lighted .store of purchasers. V.", i n lhan.vM3ij you - past favors :u:i:aVr.-. .f same, we are , wlh, l'.MM. eo y. Sloan Clothing Go. We f: ive Trading Stamps. P. S. The Mascot Printing Co .rfX V WH Wy(WylW W Ring us Drop -I 2 ' U?-13-DATE gniEJ : - r it PON'S pl fJ ::i Pepsin bill mm Tasteless and CusrentsesS la Cura Chi'.l: FeVsr and ocs Not Contain Qainlae Nor Othrr Poison. . Does Not Ifijnre the Stomacli Nor Effect tl p I.i V,". A. UcLarty fz Son, DimeBox.Tex., say: "Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tr :: ;si v.-e ,!. -.-e ever handled. My son prescribes it in his pi actio", an:i :e r. L '.u.l i .ian vrmcn a emm can lase B-iOWN MK'G. CO.. I'rup'rs, Gncacvilie. torn . T, but ,',-V A ! tone up the Oeed Oats fbr Sale. AVE a fine lot of Black Spring d Red Rust Proof Oats for I Respectfully, J. L. COWAN. jruary 7th, "1901. (oUcg to Creditorr. 1NG qualified as administrator of A. M ,ippard, this i to notify all persons hav tims aijai nst'said estate to present tame 9lore January ;5th, 1902. or this notice pieau in Mr or recovery. I January 25th, 1901. G. W. CLEGG, . Administrator of A. M. Lippard. aeld & Turner, Attorneys. , Marble known o the trade and - Class ,ork and Lowest Prices Kb3 ri- SO J Mtiona rcckirg Bts-ircfs. . Dtrrsits received subject to dcy esitf-. rccy Icartd on good r.n.it ft re AtliOKS t'li Actoui.is of Corpor-tc-jicilio urti received gymT S 1-1- !5 3E$ Circular Saw Mill T1!! 111 Over Pcr.ioi'. Bros and Sliild torn,-;rs t-nat wf a P'.', 'corner Broad a ud our e t j : o pa w t w ' 1 1 k r e ; a n ia'ttc- cl'fv. v-hich ib . and hoping to have a nn- Very Truly, I X v MS V8 let's Talk It Over. ER Y business man who expects to push must have printin'' done and he wants the host printing. that a at tractive. : : : : : : . : : : : : prepared to do your printing in th? latest, up-to-date styles and at pnecs too low to ' mention.- We do printing that will help your business."! ,.d you'll be pleased with our work a"d prices : : ! "i -' jj i ' . . -ijujiacs3tiA!w up 'Phone, 35, u Postal Card. Friaet a plcaae. . 5 all CJalarJa! Troubles. wiinoni injury i- i e.u. . HEN vou Kiv RAMON'S VV Tonic pellets vou dc 3 I, IV i-v lo net icin9, but a Cpmplt-te Treatment U;r ness, Constipation and I'icad.iclv.'s. distinct medicines, but sold for one prk The Pills brins immediate relief; -V.-. nervous system an NOTICE. HAVING qualified as executor of the "last wills and testaments of Asa Summers and Emilrne Summers, his wife, tiojtice is hereby o-iven to all persons holding claims against said estates, or either of them, to present said claims tome on or before February 14th. 1002, or this notice will oe plead m bar ot recovery. FerRons indebted to e'ther of said estates are reauired to make immediate settlement. ; This Feb' v 14th. 1901. R. A. STONE, Executorof Asa Summersand Emetine Summers Grier& i.gng Attorneys. Cut in Price. W of J. I. Nissen wagons. Come earlv and geto.. IPoJo1?"8' jsnuary 3ra, tsbi, ' ill "K win, make a cut of $2 so on ell ersdes THE L.KGISLiVIUIU5. Tuesday, 12th Senate: Bills in troduced: To protect cities and towns;, to authorize Rowan to issue bonds-. Bills passed: To pay Stringfield and Stamey 100 each in contested election cases; to amend the charter cf Salisbury and Fayetteville rail road; to prevent sale of liquor with in six miles of Black Mountain, House: Bills introduced: To pre vent manufacture and sale of liquor near Cedar Hill church, Yadkin. Bills passed: To allow McDowell county to issue bonds for the erec tion of a jail; to provide for the de fense and expenses of State officers indicted in Federal courts. This bill brought out a hot political discus sion. The bill to authorize the De partment of Agriculture to estab lish or purchase plants for the man ufacture of fertUizeas after a lengthy discussion failed to pass by a vote of 48 to 38. Wednesday, 13th. Senate: Bills introduced: To incorporate Rush erford and Asheville railroad; to provide for and regulate deposit of state funds; to amend charter of Mt Pleasant, Cabarrus county. Bills passed: To establish grad ed school at Rockingham; to amend graded school law of Concord; to regulate the cutting of timber on lands claimed by othe parties. House: Bills introduced : To reg ulate the insurance of public build ings and other State property; to regulate the crop year and land lords and tenants. Bill, to apply to Rowan and other counties; to pre vent the sale of liquor to minors, idiots and insane persons; to estab lish a dispensary at Nashville; to provide for. compulsory attendance of public schools during school term (To apply when a majority of the patrons voteforthisrule);By Watts, (by request) to appoint certain jus tices of the peace for Yadkin. Bills passed: To allow persona who have been insane to manage and sell their own property when restored; to provide for vestibules on street -cars; to require all execu tions of criminals to be private. Represent ativ.e Gbttis was elected Speaker pro 'ten to serve during the a'os :oee of Speaker Jioore on in: poiiaul business. YbL!-'::iay, 14th Senate: Bills in troduced: To protect crops in Willi os county; to amend law in ref erence to commission allowed exec utors and administrators. Bills passed: ' To authorize Gov ernor to till all vacancies on th? cor uoration com miss-ion; to authorize Governor to employ counsel for the defense of citizens indicted in the Federal courts. House: Bills introduced: To in struct the Attorney General to briDg suit against bond of the late treas urer, W. H. Worth, for $800 recent ly paid out contrary to act of legis lature., The special order, the im peachment, occupied the remainder of the House's time. . Friday. 15th, Seuate: Bills intro duced: To allow Mt. Airy to issue bonds for waterworks, to protect game birds. Bills, passed: To establish stock aw m pa'rts ol McDowell county; to low Forsyth to levy a special tax; o ettabiih graded schools at .Last Bend Yadkin county; to prohibit leand manufacture of liquor in Yadkin county. The divorce bill re pealing all other causes except those given in the code came up and was discussed at leogth without a final vote. House Bills introduced:' To pre vent State farms raising peanuts; to prevent State from hiring farm la borers. The rest of the day spert in listening to arguments on the im peachment cases. lie Captured His Trousers. Concord, Dispatch, W. F. Allen, a Representative of the Legislature from West Stewart stown, was asleep in his room at an apartment house on Sunday after noon, when he was awakened by an intruder who made off with Mr. At len s trousers, tn wnicn tnere was 31. The thief was a ragged look ing tramp, but Mr. Allen became thoroughly alive to the situation when the wearing apparel disappear ed through the door. Without wait irg to get into street attire, Allen dashed down the stairway and out into the snowy world in pursuit of the hobo. The other occupants of the house did not see the theif and formed the opinion that Mr. Allen had become temporarily insane, and a telephone message was sent to the police. : Meantime Representative Alien was doing a hot sprint up the main street, steadily gaining on those trousers. The tramp was no match for the hyhtyiclad lawmaker, and after a live-minute chase Allen had 1 he theif bv the nape of, the neck and after pulling his 'rescued , trous ers on, inarch 20. the tramp to tne police station. ; lOvil Days Ahead for Cigarettes. 'ew Yoik World. Ey'd days are ahead for the cigar etfe. Investigation shows that the Legislatures in at least thirteen S ates are considering the adoption of more or less drastic anti-cigarette measures; that eleven States already have laws cn their statute books prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, and that the W. C. T. U. aud other organizations are urging the adop tion of stringent legislation in half a dczen other Common wealths. The States under the first head aro Illinois, California, Montana, Missouri, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, West Virginia Nebraska, Delaware and North Carolina. Under the second head are Rhode Island, Iowa, New Hampshire, -Mississippi, Arizona, Texas Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connesticut aoJ (Tecrifia. I " ' . : i p,.., j j A WI "canuicoaauu jjiusirili IOQ following grippe there IS nothing SO . prompt and effective as One Minute 1 mi . uougn uure. 4.ms preparation is highly endorsed as an unfailing rernedy for ab throat and lung trou bleS and Us early USO PreTentS COD- nmption. It was made to cure quickly, W.F.Hall, Jr. .The Impeachment Question. At 11 o'clock Thursday the House began the consideration of the lm peachment of Judges Furches and Douglass The majority report of the Judiciary Committee calling for impeachment; a minority, from Re publicans, a gains t it and a resolution of censure opened by Judge Connor were placed before the House Judge Allen offered the argument in favor of impeachment He said it has now been two weeks since the investigation was begun. It has been a burden that all men would shrink from assuming. It is a step that would not have been tak en but from a sens of imperative duty. Lawyers above all men re spectard regard the high station of them smbersofthajudiciary. The sub committee met and the first resolve was that they would neither draw nor discuss any conclusion until they had ascertained facts. They exam ined ail witnesses available and there was no disagreement in that com mittee as to the facts. "We agreed to make no recommendation to the whole committee as to their action. When this report was made the com mittee took it up. In that commit tee there was no attempt made to force a conclusion on any member of the committee. We met three times and carefully deliberated on all these ihatters. Not an impassioned speech was made. Not a Demo cratic member of that committer! has questioned the conclusion of fact and of law. The only suggestion of politics in that question came from Washington City and from the Re publican member of the committee. " (Judge Allen here recited the his tory of the oyster legislation that led up to th mandamus issued and continued) Continuing he said: "If the Supreme Court can compel the Treasurer of North Carolina to pay $800 what can prevent them from ordering the payment cf $8,000, 000." The insiynificence of the sum in question is not the issue. The great principle of the preservation of the reserved rights of the people, through their representatives is the question. They have committ ed four distinct violations of the law. In violation of the direct pro vision ofthe constitution they direct ed and compelled money to be,paid out of the Treasury, when the con stitution and the Legislature have expressly forbid it. The power t impeacn was put solely in the hands of the House of Representatives be cause the founders of the srovera- ment wanted th:s power as near the people. A -cou-ct-ciampeachment is not to punish a criminal, but an in quiry into tne conduct of public of ficers, if they have not done their duty and to see if the public service is being hurt or damaged. It is po litical inquiry into the conduct of public officers. We have taken aa oath to obey the constitution and we cannot escape the responsibility of making an investigation into the conduct of these judges. 'High, crimes and misdemeanors in office.' are simply words thrown into a charge of impeachment for the pur poses of greater solemnity. Just as for merely indictments for murder, moved and instigated by the de nial, etc.," were put iti to giVe great er dignity and seriousness to the charge. The question of intent has nothiny to do with this inouirv. The: ignorantiviolation of our con stitution can damage as much as the wilful violation of it. But if you read the evidence you will see these judges shuffling on the bench as to how they should act. Sear the lawyer in a newspaper article sa3'ing they were dodging and he would bring them to time. And he did bring them to time. What a humiliating spectacle. Read the report of the committee. "The manner in which this order was is sued indicates to our minds that the judges who directed it be issued did not think they had the power," etc. I do not wish to say anything worse about these men. I shall not do so. 1 only occupy the position I do be. cause I have taken an oath to obey the constitution and protect it from infringement and annulment. ' I am sorry to see a resolution of impeach ment passed against an old man or any man, but neither age nor posi tion should draw sympathy alone, sufficient to justify me in taking a strai ht course of duty. There is no disagreement as to the fact that these judges violated the constitu tion. I cannot agree with the posi tion oi Judge uonnon, wnom l so highly regard and have so often fol lowed "If these men are guilty they should be impeached. Otherwise they should be completely exonerat ed. We nave no rignt to excuse them if they are guilty. . The higher the positiou the greater the re sponsioility. I have spoken only as a Representative of the people and with a strict sense of the obligations such a position imposes upon me." He was followed by Stubbs, and Baldwin, against impeachment, and by Seawell, Graham and Green in favor of it. . Judge Connor closed the discussion for Thursday as follows: 'Connor said this was no place to make appeals for mercy. He occu pied a different position from others on the floor. As a member of the sub committee he vyent as far as he could go and had to part with his f riends. He was not embarrassed at all at his position and had no apology to make. No one here questions really the honesty of Judge Furches. It has been inferred that the note sent Clerk Kenan by Furches was intended to place the clerk in a false position, and to sheild himself. I am satisfied in the light of recent in formation that Furches honestly thought Kenan had prepared the writ, since it was typewritten. I believe the conclusion the com mittee came to is correct. The manner in, which this : order was is-1 sued was not judicial and was un dignified. I have no words of ex cuse for it. I was astonished aud aggrieved when. I .became satisfied of it. " I do not desire to recede from ODe word of the report of the sub committee. But because we have embarked in these proceedings is no reason that we should not turn back:! We certain' v can and should follow dictates of judgment, or we cease to be safe in business or the other mat ters. We do not sit as a grand jury. A court of impeachment is one to which we should not resort except in extreme cases The question with us should be, is there overrul ing necessity or demand for ita peachment proceedings? Is it wise in the absence of this neccessity or demand to continue the course we have pursued? In 1870, when tht Chief Justice refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus, the succeeding Legislature seriously discussed his impeachment, but wise men of that day thought it wisest not to impeach the Chief Justice and subsequent events showed their wisdom. "If I were a member of the Seuate, with this" case on trial before me, I should listen t3 no outside suggestion as to my duty. In this House I do listen to advice and counsel of wise men of my State, and many of tnem have written me and impressed me May we not make a mistake to follow this matter further? Is it necessary to say that North Carolina is the only State in the Union that has im peached its Chief Justice and anoth er member of its highest court? When Chief Justice Pearson died and his whole judicial record was invest igated men pronounced eulogies on his life who in 1870 were clamoring to drive him from the judgment seat. Let us pause. Let not our fears for the integrity of the constitu tional amendment lead us into doing that which otherwise we would not have done. Those who differ with me have pursued the course they haue from the high sense of duty and the same sense of duty has dictated my position." Connor spoke an hour and a half and at his conclusion at 6.45 p. m. the House adjurned un til 10 o'clock Friday. The House galleries were packed again Friday to listen to arguments in favor of impeachment by Roun tree, Winston, Hoey, Spainhourand Smith; against it by Duls, of Meck lenburg, Simrns, Richardson, Mc Lean and others. Cut no actiou was taken. , Twelve speeches were delivered Saturday six on each side. Those who spoke for impeachment were .Messrs. Whi taker of Forsyth, Curtis, Robinson of Anson, Blalock, Stew art and Jenkins. Those who spoke in apposition were Messrs, Yarbo rough, Patterson, Morgan, Whiia ker of Cuilford, Sheets and Benbow, An agreement was finally reached for a vote at 2 o'clock Monday. A History 6f Gettysburg. Wilmington Messenger. If the Legislature did not have so much on hand to tax their abilit y and industrv tfre Messenger would venture to give a hand as to one thing tm,ch needed in behalf of North Carolina history and our brave men who fought at Gettysburg, and par ticulary on the third day. , It would be highly becoming if the i. Legisla ture should appropriate a sum suffi cient to have a full, clear complete history written of the part taken by North Carolina in the great three day's battle of Gettysburg. 7'he complete evidence as to . the Third Day should be included. History as thus for written of that day is false, partial, unjust There were other troops in the fateful and famous charge than Virginians, and as brave It is a simple fact that of Heth's division, commanded by Gen eral Pettigrew, (General Heth be ing incapacitated from a wound) composed of four brigades; the only one that behaved badly was the Virginia brigade known as Brock enborough's. There was but one brigade of North Carolinians (Petti -grew's'own) and there was never a better body of soldiers on any battle field. It lost immensely its, gallant colonel, young Harry Burgwyn, be ing killed. Let the book be written. Mr. Justice Clark or Mr. Bond would do the work most effectively, most thoroughly. . We have so often written of the Third Day, and once within a year, that we, have but glanced at the subject in the above. The slanders have gone far enough. A Virginia paper that publishes such baseless slanders as have often appeared about mou who braved ev erything on that ensanguined field, is engaged in a shabby assault. Good for the Haclcman. Ashtabula, O., Di patch, 12, Robert Fitzsimmons,.the Gghter, tackled the wrong man here this mcning and received a bloody nose as a result, and that, too, from a man of very small stature and with a cork leg. Clarence tjwee:, a liveiyman, furnished the carriage in which Robert and Mrs. Fitzsimmous rode to the Nickel Plate Station. Fitz protested the charges, but after hot words paid it. He followed Sweet out to the carriage where the quar rel was renewed Sweet was climbing into his seat when Fitzsimmons caught him by his foot and declared his intention to pull the liver3'mau off the car riage and slap his face. Hanging to the carriage with pne hand Sweet partly turned and with the other landed a stunning blow squarely on Fitz's nose Fitz, taken off his guard, was knocked down. Before he could recover from his astonishment and before ha could arise Sweet whipped up his team and drove off. The carriage passed over one of Fitz's feet. About this time his train arrived and Fitz limp ed aboard nursing a bruised and bloody nose. " His Life Waa Saved. Mr. J. E Lilly, a prominent citi zen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a fright ful death. In telling of it he,lsays: "I was-taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into pneumonia. . My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bed. Noth ing helped me. I expected soon to die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continue d to use it, and now am well and strong, I can't say too much in its praise.",. This marvelous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in world for all Throat and Lung Trou ble. Regular .sizes 5t). cents and KeVwyVi GENERAL NEWS. Three white men in Georgia were last week sentenced to life imprison ment for the murder of a negro. Sixty miners were killed Friday by an explosion in the Welling Coll iery Company's mine at Victoria, B. C. - The Uocr losses, when they were attacked by General French at Erm lo, last week, are said to have been forty ma killed and two hundred made nrisonens. Orders were prepared at the Yvar Department Monday for the organi zation, assembling and equipment of ten additional regiments author ized by the army reorganization law. . i An insurgent colonel, Simon Tech- on, seven insurgent officers and sev enty men, with sixty guns, have surrendered unconditionally to Cap tain Cootes, of the Thirty-fifth regi ment, ia Man via. During services in Brazil, Ind.. conducted by an evangelist among the members who made a confession of faith was James' Todd, who says he nas stolen ninety horses and kill ed three men. Worn ;n detectives are going to be employ d in future at the Waldorf Hotel in rew York. The manage ment believes that'they will prove more saiisfactory than the men formerly used to patrol the house. A Ne w York dispatch of 13, savs: The Ease and North rivers are blocked with ice and only the sti ong- est vessels are able to get through the gorges. At one time today twenty -five boats were stuck fast in this ice. Judge Hollister last Thursday granteu a permaneut injunction against UiO Jeffries Kublin boxing contest. I his will be carried to the Circuit and Supreme Courts and the contest will be postponed until a fi nal decision is reached in the higher courts. More than 150 shots were fired, a sergeant of police and two negroes were wounued and a ballot box was stolen in i lie couvseof a riot about a polling place in St. Louis Monday, evening. It was only after -a riot call had brought Capt. Kiely with torty pu-.tjemen and riot guns to the sceue that a semblance of order was restored. George Foster, former cashier cf the South Danver's National Bank. of Peaboiiy, Mass., was arrested Sat urday, charged with embezzling 3, 600 from tiidt institution. It is un derstood i hat the entire capital of $150,000 together with the surplus has disappeared. Mr. Foster pleaded not guihv before a United States Commissioner. Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas temperance crusader, arrived in Des Moiues, last week, after beino greeted br cro.vds at every station from Kansas to Des Moines, Iowa. in that city fully 1,000 people were at the depot. Mrs Nation has laid aside her hatchet, but is making vigorous u-e of her tongue at every stopping place. She was bound for Chicago. The Presbyterian Committee of the Northern Presbyterian church, appointed t consid er the revision of the WestnnnsterConfessioa of Faith, has concluded its labors and adjourn ed. Two reports will be presented to the General Assembly, The ma jority report will recommend a sup plemental explanation of the creed. The minority will recommend a sup plemental explanatory statement of doctrine. Nobody Would Tie the Rope. Huntsville, Ala , Dispatch, Feb. 14th. Upon the arrival of the militia from Birmingham and Gadsden or dered to G'intersville by Governor Sam ford th;s afternoon all attempt to lynch Brry Hall, the white school mas-er, for an alleged assau't on Cora Pritchett, a 13 year old white girl, haye been dispelled a'.O no signs of a niob are now apparent. The jail is closely guarded to-nigh'' by the two companies of soldiers. At the close of Hall's preliminary trial this afternoon the mob burst in the door of the court room, secur ed Hall, without trouble, and led him into the court houso yard for the evident purpose of hanging him. A rope was thrown over a limb. No-one-, however, would vol unteer Ko tie the rope around the victim's neck. Some minutes wen? wasted in trying to compel various men to perform this task, but at the critical time a deputy sheriff walk ed up with no resistance whatever on the Dart of t he mob a id led the prisoner to jail. L,ee and Wilson to Ketire, Washington Disbatcn 12 The retirement of Generals John M Wil son and FilzStigh Lae will rake effect immediately after the confirmations of their no -lination as brigadier generals by the senate. General H C Merriara, commanding the de partment of Colorado, will take charge ot the depart ment of Misouri, in conjunction with his present duty for the pre seut. General S. B. M. Young who yesterday was confirmed a ma jor general, has been eho?en to suc ceed General Shafter in command of the department of California. Gen eral Shafter will be appointed a ma jor general in the army aud immedi ately retired. He Tried Them All. J. F. Haberrnel, Bradford, Indi ana, says: I have used almost every class of Pilk known to me, but nev er found any relief for habitual con stipation and liver trouble. I bought four boxes of Ramon's Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets of an agent of he Brown M'f'g. Co., at Greenville, Tenn. I used two boxes of the Pink Pills and folio a-ed with the Pellets every night for thirty days, and to day I am as healthy, as I was twenty years ago- I will recommend Ra mon's Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets to all who suffer with such com plaints. The Pills and Pellets area sure cure; they make one feel like a new person, l.wouia not De witn- Pills m my family. For y N ' Ttaii, pruist Temporary Government for Philip pines. Washington Dispatch, nth. Senator Spooner's proposed amendment to the Army Appropria tion bill, dealing with the Philip pine que?1 ion-, was favorably report ed from th Committee on the Phil ippines 'iod:iv with one slight modi fication. As amended it read: "That all military and civil powers necessary to govern the Philippine Islands acquired from Spain by the treaties concluded at Paris on the 10th day of December, 1S98, and at Washington on the 7th day of No vember, 1900, shall, until otherwise provided by Congress, be vested in such persons, and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of United States shall direct, for the established of civil government and for maintaining and controlling the inhabitants of said islands in the free enjoyment of their liberty, prop erty and religion: "Provided, that all franchises granted under the authority hereof shall contain reservation of the right to alter, amend or repeal the same. Immense Profits In Oil. Philadelphia Times. The Standard Oil Company de clared a dividend of 20 per cent, pay able March lo. This is at the rate of 68 per cent, since March 1, 1900, The Standard Oil will thus have distributed among its stockholders $68,000,000 within tbe space of one year and 15 days. Of this" sum John B. Rockefeller will ' have received $21,080,000, more $55,000 a day,: or about $40 a minute: Mr. Rockefell er's wealth has piled up so astonish ingly that even the great money kings of Wall stieet are marveling. His available cash has become such a factor in" Wall street that accord ing to one of the b?st judges of the market, all chance has been entirely eliminated from transactions on the stock exchange. . Mr. Rockefeller can put up stocks or put them down as-he chooses. No combination is strong enough in Wall street to defeat his plans. What it Costs to Carry ihe Mail?. Washington, Dispatch, 12. The senate commmittee on post- offices today decided to recommend the adoption of an amendmeuttothe postotnee appropriation bill provid ing for an appropriation of $500,000 for pneumatic tube service. The total increase of appropria tions recommended by -the commit tee amount to $52o,000. making the grand total of all tha bill $124,308; 038, to $7, 676.046 in excess of the estimated postal revenues for the year. There is. a small appropriation for free delivery of mail in towns and small cities and another small ap apropriation for experimenting with return postage envelopes and postal cards. The bill probably will be re ported to the senate tomorrow ;ind taken -uo for consideration ntxt Monday. Youthful Grandpas. Asheville Citizen. A "Youthful Grandpa" content threatens to supersede the "heaviest hog" discussion that has been tak ing place in the Citizan. F. M. iFiiliams the expert engineer at the Asheville lee. and Coal Company's. Ice factory, has read the item re garding a man 38 years old who has just become a grandfather, and finds that his own record is ahead of this easily. Mr. Williams is 38 years old, but two are he has been a grandfather for years, and furthermore there now two children who designate him as "grandpa." Mr. Williams be longs to an early marrying family. He was married when he was 15, while -his son married' at the age of 17. . What Our Soldiers Cost. Washington Dispatch, 12th. The House today passed the army appropriation bill and entered upo" the consideration of the sundry civil bill, thelast but one of the big money bills. The debate on the army bill was confined largely to. a discussion of passing bills to remove the charge of disertion against soldiers and was made notable by a statement of Mr. McCleUan, of New York, comparing the cost of the soldier ia European irmies with the cost in the United States. According to his figures, including the cost of pensions, etc.. aeh United States soldier involved m expense of $2,823, while a Ger man soldier costs $227 and a French soldier $232. Retaliation in Kansas. Wichita, Kansas, Dispatch, Feb. 14th. The tables were turned last .night and instead of the prohibition ele ment smashing the ioints. the ele ment in favor of saloons met in ti e uight and wrecked the United Breth ren Church at vnDheid, forty miles south of here.. It is reported from Winfield tonight that the damage will exceed fifteen hundred dollars. Sixty panes of stained glass win dows, the church pulpit and pipe oriran suffered from the mob s ven geance. The personal identity of the smashers is a mystery, but they were supposed to oe saioonisis. Senator Brown, chairman of the Rfttiatfi committee on Dronositions and grievances, which has in charge all the prohibition and dispensary hills, said the- other oav: 1 am sure that now there are at least one fnn rth nf H the counties in the fttate under nrohibition regulations. I might almost say one-third. There iro h lis before the Legislature tor n !;npnsaries at Nashville and Tar boro. There are bills, which go in to an omnibus bill, giving prohibi tion to hundreds of church localities. Dunlin asks for prohibition. So does Sampson. The latter will get it,-as it presents the clearest casa I have ever seen. llnorts show a greatly increased death rate from throat and lung troubles, due to the prevalence of r-ronn. nneumonia and grippe. We advise the use of One Minute Coirgb Cure in all of these difficulties. It is the only harmless remedv that gives immediate results. Children like it. W, F. Hall, Jr. No Right.to Ugliness. - The woman who is lovely In face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who' would be at tractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down,, she will be nervous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trou ble, her impure blood will cause pim ples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. Electric Bit ters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich comulex ion. It will make a good-looking, charming woman of a run-down in valid. Only 50 cents at W. F. Hall, Jr.'s Drug Store. The State text book commission, composed of Governor Aycock, Sec retary of State Grimes, Auditor DixonrTreasurer Lacy, Superinten dent Toon and Attorney General Gilmer held its first meeting Friday afternoon in the executive office. The only business transacted was the appointment of" a committee composed of the Superintendent, Auditor and Attorncj' General to prepare advertisements for bids for furnishing text. books, the commit tee to report next week. No ap pointments have yet been made of ta sub commission to recommend text books. A Powder Explosion. Removes everything in sightj-so do drast ic mineral pills, but both are mighty dangerous. Don't dy namite the delicate machinery of your body 'with cilomel. croton oil or aloes pills, when Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are gentle as a summer breeze, do the work per fectly. Cures Headache, Constipa: tion. Only 25ut. at W. F. Hall, Jr. 's drug store. J The joint committe on iusane asy lums have agreed unanimously to recommend the full amount of ap propriations asked for by the Wes tern, Central and Eastern Asylums as follows: Morganton. annual $110, 000, special $150,000; 'Raleigh $55,- uuu, special SIW.UOO; Uoldsboro sva- uai $4S,uui, special $50,000. They lso recommend the purchase of the ! rimes farm for trip n-ilAitrl-. r.solnm - - - w i U J A U ki at a cost of $13,000. The sub-com- m lttee recommends that-the danger- ut insane be sent to asylums in the crritory from which they came. This uts 13 negroes at the Goldsboro, 10 whites" at the Raleigh and 13 whites; t the Morganton asylums. Lost Trade, Messrs. Justice & Fletcher. Cross dlle, Ala., writes: '.We "Law lost rale bv being out of Rimon's Pills We can seldom induce a customer to ake any other as a substitute for them when they have once tried Umon s. . t or sale bv .N. K. Tun- tall, Druggist. - ' Tarboro voted by large majority ast week for dispensary. A pri mary of white voters was held fcr this purpose. A powerful engine cannot be run tv'nh a weak boiler, and wj can't keep up the strain of an active life with a weak stomach; neither can we stop the human machine to . make repairs. If the stomach cannot dU gest enough foot? to 'reep the body strong, such a preparation as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure should be used. . It digests whatyoueat and it simply can't help but do you good. W. F. Hall, Jr. Millions of peop;e are familiar with DeWitt's Little Early. Risers and those who use them find them to be famous little liver pills Never gripe, W. F. Hall, Jr. A hosiery mill at Raleigh was de stroyed by 5re Fridiy morning, in flicting a loss of 20.000. inurance $15,000 A large Ibt of lu rrji;" in a yard adjoining the mill w.ij a'so burned. Slow gtow t h o f h a i r comes from lack of hair food. The hair has no life. N It is starved. It keeps coming out, gets thinner and thinner, rJ bald spots appear, y then actual baldness. The only good' hair tood you can buy is It fee d s the roots, 4 starvation, and the hair grows thick and long. It cures dan druff also. Keep a bottle of it on your dressing table. ' It always restores color to faded or gray hair. Mind, we- say "always." - $1.00 bottle. All druggists. "1 hare fonnd your Hair Vigor to be the best remedy I have ever tried for the hair, ily hair -was falling out very, bad, bo I thought I would try Dottle of it. I had used only one bottle, and my hair stopped falling out. and it is now real thick and lone." 4 NASCY J. MOtrXTCASTLE, July 28, 1898. YonUers,K.T. WrJim thm Doctor. H will tend you hi book oa The ulr unit Kralti. Ask him anv ans- "V Hair and Scalp. Ask him any tion you wish about your bair. You will receive a prompt tuirwer ire.' Aaoress. utj.i-.Ajui LoweU.Hast. L W IIP V IA 'V "V1 S waking N rl 1 LI