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, itiS WEEKLY JODUNAL SstaaUtbAa lt7 . Pnb tahed la Two Section, every Tues lay and Friday , at Journal Building, M 0 Craven Street. , CHARLES U STEVEN., Dtroa urn raonwrropi 8UB8CRIPTI0N RATE?-, Two Months.................. v??. Thm Months, w :. U..IK. . - ...60 ' welve Months.... ....l.w ONLY IN ADVANC OfflcUl Paper of New Bern and Craven County. 1 Advertising ratea furnished upon ap plication at the omoe, or upu iuh"J i ay mail. ; HTTho jvinuu only sent on pay-n-tulvance basis. Subscribere wUl revive notice of expiration of their sub- " scriptlona and an Immediate wpo w notioe wul be appreciated bj w J0OBNA.L -.r- . Entered at the Postofflce,: New Bern i. C aa aecond-claas matter. NEWSPAPER DEMOCRATIC DISCRE TION. Judging from our esteemed contem porary, The Morning Post, of .Raleigh, there seems to have been a break of newspaper etiquette between that pa per and the News and Observer, in re gard to the meeting of Senator Sim mons and his democratic conf eres, last Tuesday night On this special meeting the Journal has nothing to say, but this subject of of "political discretion" on the part of Democratic newspapers in North Caro lina is a most interesting one, for each year the limitations or exact boundaries of this "discretion" seem to be getting more and more indefinite, just as if, as it should be, the Democratic party of North Carolina needed no newspaper guardianship, that the policy and con duct of the party was free to be known to every voter, and the day of the apologist, as applied to the aewspaper. had departed for.Democrats. For several yearsltheCharlotte Ob server has been screamed against by those who claimed an exclusive Democ racy, which meant the privilege to take to task or ostracise those who might prove as it were, non-discretionary in political utterances. In this connection, the Wilmington Messenger has been acting as if pt was a newsnaner. rather thanfo voice Diece for politicians, and has made strong comments upon public men and public matters, such comments so far as the Journal could judge from its point of view, being proper, just and strictly applicable. Referring again to the Post's rather distinct note of complaint, in having kept back some of the "mighty inter esting" matters of Tuesday night's meeting, the Post in the future ought to feel that in such future meetings it can publish freely and no longer feel that tender political hesitation lest "something" be known to the base and hungry crowd who cannot attend these meetings but who want to know what is doing and all of it The Post ought to be congratulated on this event It kept its vow, was "discretionary" n its report and so has squared itself. As to the future, why the Post and its esteemed Demo cratic contemporaries can just go ahead and give facts," and such reports of meetings that are of interest to the public. , As the "Official Organ" has estab lished the precedent it ean be no polit ical sin hereafter to tell just what Sen ator Simmons says in meetings ,or any thing else, and it is just such meetings , as last Tuesdoy'i that the newspaper reader wants to hear about " Certainly those Democratic newspa ' pers who were on the "discretionary" ' list can no longer feel any hesitancy in telling things that happen, and not feel that the Big Political Club was about to fall upon tbeir heads. It ia a. new political era, and one which ought to promote better newspaper reports and with such, better and cleaner politics. RUSSIA'S HESITANCY AT PEACE V"-' TERMS. ;;;;;.". A few days ago the dispatches told of certain peace overtures which were said to have passed ' between those in high authority in Japan and Russia, overtures outside of the regular diplo matic channel. Since then later dispatches tell of the Czar's seeming amazement that Russia should seek or even want peace! Why should Russia, snys the Czar? Are not Russian armies t ii .j I'..- ! : '? .' 1 at 1 nut nil 1 1 ..-e and quiet, wiih loo; , ' ...'I, ? ' "i i , ! ' (" r's Is ' ', i: 1 V eat- ! e is I d.'s- J ' '' ' strikes, blood shed and intrigue are to h found throughout the Russian do main. . V The truth of . the situation ia quite likelv to be found in the fact that the Czar and the high officials of his em pire cannot let the outside world that it is yielding on their part Nor can it be permitted that the Russian masses shall discover that Russian honor Russian valor are simply a veneer and sham.' , That Russia not only wants peace, that ia for the good of the people and the safety of the empire, cannot be disguised. The whole world knows it for it cannot be' hidden. A continua tion of the war in the. far east offers no opportunity for vindication ot Rus sian arms. .The opening of the spring season means the loss of the Russian vessels at Vladivostok, while Kuropat- kin has less chance to overcome Oyama than the Japanese commander has of defeating or successfully holding in check the Russian General. If Russia could make terms of peace so as not to appear to be first in offer ing them, it is quite probably that peace would quickly follow. And it is quite likely that the Japanese are skilled enough in diplomacy to see that peace will be offered which will prove soothing and unoffensive to Russia i dignity. Neither nation has anything to gain by a continuation of war and both they and the entire world know it LOCAL DEVELOPMENT BY.OUTSIDE ABSORPTION. The disinterested (?) good advisers, through newspapers published at Wil mington and Raleigh, who appear very greatly shocked over the protests of New Bern and Kinston, in regard to ex tending the charter of the A. & N. C, railroad company, willfully refuse to look at the real situation as it applies to those who must be benefitted or placed at a disadvantage because of a lease of this proprety. The uninformed outsider would natur ally regard the coming of Senator Al- drich and his millionaire compatriots as a money blessing to any section. So were the first impressions of the people of this section, who were regaled with wonderful stories of what these New England millionaires were to do for Eastern Carolina. But it was not long, even before the lease was signed at Morehead City, an, der the inspiration of certain eminent lawyers and politicians, that it was seen that the lease meant everything for the capitalists and very little or nothing for those whose business and financial interests were bound up in the & N. C property, and its, future management The great "free passes and free freight" which the people in this tion were enjoying were fearful ex posures (?) when duly exhibited through newspapers, friendly to the lease scheme. . The people along the line of the A. & N. C. were given the impres sive sight one Sunday, of a special train of millionaires from the North, whose aggregate wealth was placed at $100,000,000. These millionaires were hauled back and forth on this Sunday and the curiously inclined got glimpses of the gentlemen, who were wining and dining on their cars. The lease signed, New Bern saw the company's offices taken from this city, Kinston within a few weeks felt the hange in freight rates, which as its business men were ready to prove hat! advanced f rom 25 to 300 per cent And what is the interest which the State and private stockholders are to receive from this two or three million dollar property, during the next 50 years? Only 3 3-5 per cent yearly, small rate, one easily wrung from those doing busnesa along the line of road, for anything like proportionate increase in ratea, such as were given Xinston, be placed at other points this road would easily make great profits for those Who leased it And if the people must pay such increase of rates, ' how much of these profits are to be returned in im provements? Certainly the interest the fixed charges and profits to the investors must be taken first The lease then relegates itself to the simple prop osition that the Improvement of this section just comes from the taxpayers, merchants and trade generally which have te use the A. & N. C road in one way or another, To those who live on the A A N. C road and do business with it this lease does not look even like a business prop osition, it looks entirely like a jug han dled affair, profits to capitalists from the pockets of those who ask for and want the help of outsiders, who will da- vf - lop this section, and in return find the development, but pay for it all themselves, besulos enriching those vt'-o come here with pwmi: but no s', 1 1 p -y to fiit into this !eul d v ' road may be managed, only ask for fair dealing. As they protest against the lease, so it will be found that its provis ions are not being carried out and in stead of fulfilment of oral and newspa per promises there Is an absence of any thing tangible or real, to make good the various promises made in the lease and implied by those who, secured its midnight passage at Morehead City September 1904. "-. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud ing Piles. Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any ease, no matter of how long standing, in 6 to 14 days. If your druggist hasn't it send 60c in stamps and it wil be rorwaraed post paid by fans Meai cute uo, . Louis, Ala. The; economic Society of Central Europe appointed a committee to re adjust trade relations with the United States. ,T" HAS STOOD THE TEST 25 YEARS The old, original GROVES' Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what you are taking. It is iron and quinine in a taste less form. No cure, no pay, 50c.' . LIQUOR SQUABBLES Make Big Confusion And Much Loud - Talk. Sprint Hess Asks For Abollihmtnt Saloon. Johntos County Aa'tata. FssrsPoll tics. WIIsm Mlxsd Up. Nor mil School Bill Killed Stat Officer Must Piy Far.. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 24. The House Liquor Traffic Committee held a four hours session this afternoon and tonight considering local liquor squabbles, there being large contesting delegations in each case, and the hall of the House waa filled with people, the din of the crowd and the loud voices of the vari ous speakers appearing combined mak i if a scene of almost incredible, certah 1 indescribable confusion. An immense delegation from Spring Hope in Nash county had the first call on a bill toabol ish saloons there. The town had an election under the Watts law last year and the saloons won. Petitions signed by majority of the qualified voters of the town asking for special act of pro hibition was presented. (Representative Austin stated he promised people in the campaign to vote on question according to petition of people. Attorney Cooley strongly protested against this violation of Watts law. giving two years lease on decision of people at a regular elec tion. F. H, Spruill spoke for the bill and it was reported favorably. John son County has five dispensaries by special acts and there ia no saloon in the county. Citizens from all over the county had petitioned for a vote in each of the five towns on prohibition or dis pensary. A bill providing for this as strongly opposed by James H. Pou in behalf of Clayton on the ground that the Mayor, board of Aldermen, Ashley Home, three fourths of the voters and more than that proportion of tax payers wanted rest from liquor agitation and were content with dispensary. He said he had worked for prohibition twenty five years, and had never taken a fee to appear before a committee on a liquor matter always giving his services and refusing offers of money on the other side. He contended that it waa not right to force prohibition on thousands of people in the country by simply let ting a few town people ge together and vote it out of a town. He gave figures showing how Johnson county had back jlid-ja ii-om being the banner democratic ounty to now polling 1500 republican jte.'. Representatives Canady and Gower of Johnson and Sentelle of Wake favored the bill and it was reported favorably. Asked why the county was hot relegated to the provisions of the Watts law a member said, because then the people might vote in saloons. , A large delegation from Edwards in Beaufort eounty then appeared asking for and opposing the repeal of special dispensary law of last legislature and allow a vote in the town so that it could come under the Watts law, question being confined to prohibition or dispen sary. C. H. Busbee opposed repeal of present law and four speeches were made favoring it by citizens of Aurora, who said the dispensary under the pro visions of the special act waa worse than a blind tiger and was sadly cor rupting Aurora a dry 'town two miles distant The bill was reported unfav orably. Another hot contest was had over a bill to give the citizens of Wilson a vote on dispensary, saloons or prohibition. The eity voted for dispensary last year under a special act but there was no provision in the act allowing a vote every two years as is contained in the Watts law. Woodard said he made his campaign on a promise to have a law ' passed giving the right to a vote at least after i wo years trial of the dinpon sary and had received two votes to his ofponents one in the primary, John F. Lrut.-.-n S'sohe against the bill but it re ceive! a favorable report " ". a 1 1 r , ; rallroa U t trans- s 1 1 ic-.w f.-'-e ,f !.: r.,t ' ' I ' .a ce 3 (" ! V." In July, 1883, 1 began to break out with Eczema on mv head, lee and arm, ami began treatment with local doctors, but 01a DOC not get much relief. They said the di hatfbecomechronic. I then quit them ease had become chronic. I then auitth and tried various ointments and soaps for amnner iwo years, out at soon as cold weather came I was aa bad off as ever, so I finally decided to let medicine alone, and for twelve or thirteen years did nothing towards curing the Edema, except bath ing. This seemed to do about as much good as anything I bad tried. During the time I lost about one-half of my hair. I began 8.S.9. doubtful of a cure, because the disease had run so long, but soon discovered your medicine waa doing me good, and continued to take it I used seven bottles, when I was com pletely cured, not having a single spot on my body, which before was almost com pletely covered. - r. U. Noftvour, X017 Hackberry St, Ottumwa, Ia. The head, feet and hands are uraalW the parts affected, though the disease ar pearsonouierpartsottbeBody. Whiie ex ternal applications allay the Itching and barainr temporarily, it is the acid thro off by the blood that cause the irritation and eruptions upon the akin. The acids must De neutralized and the system cleans ed of all humors and poison before the cure l permanent. a. s. S. is guaran teed entirely free of Potash, Arsenic and other miaer. als. Book on the skin and its dis eases sent free. Medical advice furnished free, Tba Swift Sseolflo Company, Atlaita, 6a A CASE OF CRUELTY That Should Hvs Engigod Tht Atttntlos of Th Police. There was a case of cruelty to ani mals yesterday at the comer of Broad and George streets that showed the necessity of the society to prevent this practice. Fortunately we are not called upon to mention a case of this kind very often. ' A drayman with a . cart full of lum ber was driving a poor horse which was nothing but skin and bones and scarcely able to draw the wagon empty much less when it was full, when the poor half starved animal fell in the road and unable to get on its feet again for more than an hour. The Journals' informant did not state whether the driver beat the animal or not but he violated a State law and also a city ordinance by driving a horse which was in such a condition. Dray men especially cannot be loo careful of the horses arid mules n which they have to depend for a livelihoed. SERIOUSLY INJURED. P. Low), An Emplyyeo ol Th A. a N. C. . Railway. Hurt By Train, - Mr. J. P. Lewis, a car inspector of the A, &. N. C. railway at Goldsboro was struck by a train there Thursday night and received serious injuries. He was at work on a car and had neglected to set out the customary signals indl eating that a man was working on the track. A freight train backed down on him and run over his leg and injured his arm. His leg had to be amputated MUCH MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION. Railways And Education Alto Rscolvt Good ,t Doal of Attention. Special to Journal. ' ', Raleigh N. C. Feb. 24.-The follow ing bills were introduced in the Senate today: A bill to authorize Greenville to borrow money. Establishment sewer. age system. To change the method of proof and indictment for embezzlement To amend the charter of Kinston.' ' Bills passed amending charter of La- Grange, to establish graded school at Beaufort; to allow Morehead City to issue bonds and establish graded schools to amend New Bern's charter, to regu late the pay of jurors in Greene. Senate refused to concur in bill to House amendments bill amending gen eral school law. There was debate on section providing for filling vacancies on county boards of education for 2, 4, and. 6 years; no active teacher to be a member. Amendment adopted striking out a part of this section. In House bills were introduced to amend game law of Greene; to provide australian ballot system; to provide for inspection of Illuminating oils." " The Ward bill at request of Murphy of Rowan was made special order for Tuesday. It was state that this bill is sure to pass the House. . House toook up as its special order the bill to regulate railway passenger fares- making first-class three .centa, second-class two and half centa except ' as to branch lines loss than 75 miles in length. Amendment requiring inter- change;t"e tlitii.-;tnil mile tiiketa to Le issued f ir $2.". to 31. Ail" ted bill p-assed 70 Be; To t VVetltly Mont! ra5 tie J i :,.! c,: 'f lie 1 t f( .1 f t 3 A CELICHTFUL LECTUHE. IUv. L P. Howir, e( Durham, Speaks En tsrtalnlngly on Book. Rev. L. P Howard, Who will be pleas antly remembered as the pulpit supply at the Centenary Church during the ab sence of Rev. MrBumpaas in Europe in the summer of 1903, gave a most de- "T - -. "Uhtful and. instructive lecture Pleasant Palaces at the Methodist church last night The "Pleasant Palaces" were in the speakers estimation, buildings that the poorest people can inhabit if they choose They are nothing more nor leas than good books, a preference being given to the old and standard authors although many of the more recent books are good to read. We should not only read but study the splendid efforts of the immortal writers, Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon, Dickens, and the host of English and American authors whose books have honestly earned their high char acter. He spoke in a beautiful language of the plays of Shakespeare and counselled an earnest and careful study of them. He then made a fine peroration on the poet Milton, who wrote Paradise Lost. giving examples of that author's-Jof ty imagery and telling in a charming man ner how he makes the entrance of our first parents on this earth the subject of a grand epic poem. There was a good audience and the speaker held thera with intense interest and they welcomed him with cordiality suggestive of the memory of his so journ here. A silver collection was taken far the benefit of the Epworth League under whose auspices the lecture was delivered. A COMPROMISE ACCEPTED. Sentatlonal Ending of Th. PHolag Bill To B Klllod la Ssat. Special to Journal. Raleigh, N- C, Feb. 24 There was a sensational climax to the Senate com. mittee's hearing of the Wilmington Pi' lotage bill this evening, when a propo sition was made by the attorneys for th pilots to repeal all pilotage laws and have no further legislation waa accept ed by Hugh McRae on behalf of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. A bill repealing the present law will be introduced tomorrow and the present bill which has already passed the House will be killed in the Senate. The Senate committee on railroads this afternoon gave a rehearing on the bill to extend the life of the charter of the Atlantic and North Carolina 'rail road hearing arguments for it from Jar vis, Davidson, Craig and Munroe , and against it by W. W. Clark, T. 3. Woot en and Vardner but again reported it unfavorably by a vote of 7 to i. WAR CLAIM PAID. ' Th Appropriation of $5000 For SL John Udg Sanctlonod y Pmldont RoovH. . Special to Journal. Washington, D. C, Feb. 24 Presi dent Roosevelt has signed the bill ap propriating S5000 to St John's Masonic on account of damages done the build. ing during the war of the States. DOWNED AGAIN! Ssnal Commltto Ropert Unfavorably Against Mowland. Special to Journal, Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 24. For the second.time, the Senate Committee re ported unfavorably on the matter to ex tend the lease of the A A N. C Rail road to Howland Improvement Company the vote waa 1 to 3" HIGH PRAISE FORJUDGE BRYAN. The Salisbury Evening Post of a re cent date gives the following graceful compliment to New Bern's esteemed citizen: In this supercritical age it ia genuine ly nleasant to associate with the man or thing that ia free from sting. Such a man is judge Henry R. Bryan, who is presiding at the term of the Rowan Su perior court which opened this morning Judge Bryan is neither a common place nor an innovator. He is a fine type of the gentleman, jurist scholar, patriot He is the last of the line of judges and his decisions always com mand respect He is Jhere, aa every where in North Carolina, a welcome visitor both in a social and judicial ca pacity. ' State of Ohio, City op Toledo, Lucas County. J Frank J. Cheneymuk os oath that he la aptiifiT nnrtner of the firm of F. 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