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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, TUESDAY" JUNE 1 7 1902. JACKSON & BELL COMPANY. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. POSTAGE PREPAID. THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail one year 57.00; six months $150; three moZha $1-75; one month 60 cents- Served In the city at 60 cents a month, one week 13 cents. $L73 for three months or J7.C0 a year. THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER (two 8-page papers), by mail one year JL00; six months 50 cents. In advance. TUESDAY. JUNE 17. 1902. CHARGES OF FRAUD AGAINST TWO LAWYERS. We are sorry to note from yesterday's Charlotte Observer that the connection of two lawyers of Rutherford coun ty with, the alleged "cherry tree" swindle is such that the federal district attorney has seen fit to draw bills of In dictment against them, charging partic ipation in the frauds. It Is earnestly hoped that these members of the legal profession can establish their innocence, not only of all legal, but also of all moral guilt in connection with this af fair. Tltese men are lawyers of good stand ing in their profession and of good re pute as citizens. .For their own sake as well as for the good name of the legal profession we hope the matter can be cleared up so fully that no stig ma will be placed upon them, or through them upon their profession. There are too many men who are ready to believe any rumor started to the det riment of a lawyer or the legal frater nity generally, and every matter of this kind simply increases this tendency. Just as when some poor, weak, un fortunate minister of the gospel gives way to tempation and falls, a certain class of people point at him the finger of scorn and use his cane as an argu ment against religion, so it is with the came class when they fall upon some misdeed of a member of the legal pro fession; they roll it as a sweet morsel under their tongues and go about de nouncing all' lawyers. The good name of the profession, if not a desire to sus tain his oWn reputation, should.be an Incentive to eyery lawyer to walk strict ly within the paths or rectitude in his prr fessional dealings . As already said, for these gentlemen's own sakes. as well as for that of their honorable calling, we hope that tlfey will be completely vindicated not whitewashed or escape conviction on some technicality of the law, but prov en, on the full state of facts, to be en tirely innocent of the charge. HOOSCVELT'S LAST SHOT. It is said that with the president's special message to congress Friday urg ing the passage of the Cuban reciproc ity bill he will drop the matter so far as attempting to induce congress to lass the me-Jioire. He was urged by party friends not to send that message for fr-ar it wouid injure his chance3 for the nomination. The greatest opposi tion to the bill comes from the republi con senators and congressmen from the northwest, ihe sugar beet producing section of the country, where the presi- t dent is toli lifs his greatest strength "The president, though, determined to make one rroro effort to secure adop tion of his plcn. but he let it be known that it wouid be his last shot before re tiring from the contest. Shrewd republican leaders are trying to convince Mr. Roosevelt that it would be better to lst Cuban reciprocity alone than to persist in its adoption and make it an .ssue in the coming cam paign. The chief of these advisers is Postmaster General Payne, who Is, con sidered a great party strategist, and who is the recognized political manager of the admlcdsliation. It is said that Secretary of Agricul ture Wilson a-oC opposes the president's reciprocity p:ai). THE KFCiritOCITV MIDDLK. Last night's press dispatches from Washington City announced that it was the plan of the supporters of Cuban reciprocity to press the question to an issue this week. This determination was reached after several conferences. Ther will be an effort to have the terms of the measure as a substitute Black Hai SI have used your Hair Vigor for five years and am greatly pleased with it. It certainly re stores the original color to gray bair. It keeps my hair soft." Mrs. HelcnKilienny,New Portland, Me. Ayer's Hair Vigor has been restoring color to gray hair for fifty years, and it never fails to do this work, either. You can rely upon it for stopping yoiir hair from failing, for keeping your scalp clean, and for making your hair grow. SIM a bottle. All drtQists. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us one dollar and we will express - l.mI. I? n mwv nnf A .-V. of your nearest express office. Address. V J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. for 'house bill agreed upon In caucus and reported to the senate committee. The advocates of the principle of Cuban reciprocity, that is, tho3e republicans of the sugar trust faction, do not .take to the repeal of the -clause granting a differential in favor of raw sugar. This matter Is to be taken up immediately after the vote on the isthmian canal bllL The bee sugar men are not strong advocates of the repeal of the difteren tlahbut they know that they will have to swallow this in order t? retain the support of the democrats, who consider the reciprocity featurs as a step in the direction of tariff refo.m and will not oppose it unless they can wipe out this sugar trust bonus, called the differen tial, by so doing. So It can be seen in what a muddle this whole matter has been placed by opposing party Interests and conflicting Interests within party lines. XO 5 WEARING ALLOWED. According to the Kansas City Journal the people of Topeka are terribly wrought up over a lecture delivered be fore the high school of that city by Dr E. Benjamin Andrews a few nights ago. The lecture was all right as to subject and manner of handling the subject, but the doctor shocked the moral sensibil ities of the Topekan3 by using the word "damn" two or three times. This ex cited the indignation of his audience, The doctor did not Know that cuss words" were not tolerated by the good citizens of Topeka and he fell into an error which counteracted all the good effects of his otherwise Interesting ad dress. No doubt there is too much looseness of language indulged In now-a-days by many men in speeches and in ordinary conversation in society, but the people of Topeka, according to the paper above quoted, go to quite an extreme in the other direction. It says that on one oc casion a man was defeated there for sheriff because he was heard to say "gosh all flinders" and that a popular congressman of " that dis tnct was lor a while under a cloud because he was heard to say "confound such liais." We can understand why the people of Topeka or any other people should think that any man who used such foolish, imbicile "cuss words" was not competent to perform the duties of a sheriff, and as to the emphatic remark of the member of congress, perhaps the words were applied to his constitu ents generally, but then the honorable gentleman had good biblical authority for making his charge even more gen eral in scope and specific in character. We agree with the Topckahs. We think they had. cause for complaint in all three cases. If they were not all liars, they naturally resented being called so; if they were it hurt all the more to be told of if. Dr. Andrews should not have used such language to an audience of refined teople, and that sheriff, we are sure, was too much of an imbicile to hold any office. THE GRAVES OF OIR PRESIDENTS. On last Monday Representative Thompson, of the 5th Alabama district introduced in congress a bill providing for the removal to Arlington cemetery of the remains of all of the dead presi dents of the United States, except those of Washington, and appropriating $100, 000 for the purpose. The bill will prob ably pass, for this is a day of sentiment and gush, and instead of allowing the bones of these dead meQ to rest in peace where they have lain for years beside the graves of flear ones in private cem etery or family lots in public burial grounds, the "family ties beyond the grave" are to be disturbed, graves des ecrated and feelings harrowed by the exposure of the remains of father, hus band or other near relative to the gaze of a hiorbldly curious public for the sake of the sentimental idea of having a presidential grave yard in the nation al cemetery. We hope the bill will not pass con gress. There is no sense in it. There Is nothing to be gained by it and such action will be harrowing to the feelings of the friends and relatives of such presidents, who dying in recent years. have near relations still living who take affectionate care of their graves, not as the resting places of the mortal re mains of deceased presidents of the United States, but of beloved friend or relative. The remains of more of our former presidents are buried in Virginia soil than in that of any other state. Some of these graves have for years ' been marked by handsome tombs. There are others though, which have been sadly neglected; especially those of Monroe and Tyler who are buried in Hollywood cemetery in Richmond and Taylor, buried In North Bend, Ohio. There may be others which we cannot now recall, in the same plight. It would be much better were the government to erect suitable monu ments over the remains of such presi dents as have not yet received this at tention. There certainly can be no necessity for removing to Arlington the remains of the Adamses of Massachusetts, Jef ferson, or Madison, of Virginia, Grant. Hayes, or McKInley. We take no stock in the move. . The Augusta Chronicle expresses sur prise that Governor Candler should have given the president's utterances on federal decoration day as his rea sons for not" calling at the White house' recently. It thought Georgia's govern or too shrewd a politician to make public such reasons for notpaying his respects to, the president,' as it will play directly into 'the hand's of the republ icans. . THE C31P,ilCX OF EDUCATION. Governor Acock has been very dili gent in conducting his educational cam paign. He hai rushed from one end of the state to the other to make speeches In favor of universal education wher ever he thought words of advice and encouragement from him would do good. He has spared no pains or trouble. He has labored di'Jgently In the cause which he deems of the great est importance to the people of the state. He has been ever ready to con tribute with h.j eloquence and zeal to the cause of universal education. Gen eral and special taxation of all for the education, not only in the rudiments, but for higher education of both' whites and blacks ha3 been his cry upon every occasion and we are told that he has aroused great enthusiasm for this high er and universal education. ' If our governor continues his cam paign against illiteracy we will soon have every white community in the state levying special taxes for increased educational advantages, and in a short while the recently adopted educational qualification to the right of suffrage will no longer be a bug-bear to the ne gro, or a cause of complaint or occasion for slurs from our republican friends from (across Mason and Dixon's line; ... , a, V VUl O V Vt IJVt ftl h W AAA fc V r V U dead letter upon the statute books. The governoi in his educational cam paign has neglected one stronghold of the enemy and by so doing has suffered signal defeat: but he should not be cen sured for this, for there have been so many points where his presence has been needed and his silver-tongued oratory necessary to advance the cause that we could not but expect some points to be overlooked- The point where ignorance and selfish aims, the opposition to the burden of increased taxation for higher education and greater enlightenment triumphed over the governor's forces was Bessemer City, ia manufacturing town in Gaston county. Here an election was held on the question of a special tax for better school advantages. The property own ers, the men who would have paid the extra tax. voted for it. but the mill operatives, these to derive the benefits, opposed the measure and caused its defeat. This must have been a sad blow to the governor. His struggle in favor of higher and universal education of both races all along has been to turn over the property owners, the tax pay ers, to his way of thinking. Here he has an instance where the class he has been so persistently working upon came over to hislside, but their action is repudiated by the proposed bene ficiaries. The governor must not lose heart, but redouble his energies in his campaign of universal and higher edu cation of white and blacks. t m r r" r i 1 1 j t . i i r v v i i iip4 ifi.ii ih ii -mm THE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL, SAGE. MES- The press dispatches Friday morning announced th?t the president had re turned to Washington City the night before and immediately on his arrival at the "White house had been joined by Senators Piatt, of Connecticut, and Spooner. These two senators were closeted with the president for some time, the subject of discussion being the sensational revelations as to Cuban affairs brought out by Senator Teller in the senate committee. We were to'.d in the same dispatches that a statement from the White house regarding ' Governor General Wood's conduct in using the public funds of Cuba in furthering the views in this country of those favoring reciprocity with the island would be given out the next day. The president had nothing to sav on Thursday night, nor would the two senators who were in conference with him give cut anything regarding that conference. This statement from the president was looked for with great concern by the entire country. It was said that night that this new phase in the Cuban reciprocity ques tion would not effect in the least the president's attitude in the matter. The only announcement from the White house regarding: Cuban affairs was a special message by the president to congress urging the adoption of a reciprocity anangement with the Cubans. In , this message Mr. Roose velt pleads earnestly for aid to the Cubans by grunting them a reduction of the tariff iuties on their products imported into ihis country. He says nothing regarding the recent sensation- , - al developments as to the squandering or the Cubans public funds by Gover- nnr n0n0Mi w.. sentence in his message can be taken as approval of tho Governor General's ac tion: t5Mffi "Never in hic-lory has any other coun try thus administered, with such high integrity of purpose, such wise judg ment, and such a single-minded devo tion to the country's Interest." Americans are not the only ones who know how to get on the pension list We are told that Garibaldi started his movement fcr the independence of Italy with a body of 1,000 men. There are now 1.200 survivors of these who draw pensions from the Italian govern ment. We do not like the term "Brothers quarrel'applied to the civil war by Mr. Harrison, the New Hampshire man who Is to write a history of our flags, any more than we do "rebellion." one is as incorrect as the other. The New Ynrls TribnnA has a. sens!- .,.. QtiA v r.rA v,auw r ble article, unaer the head Cruelty tof horses," denouncing docking horces tails. the custom of 38 Members of Congress Send Letters of To the Inventor of the Great Catarrh Congressman Coodwjn of Alabama , Writes: I have now used one bottle of Peruna and am a well man today." A. T. Goodwyn, Robinson Springs, Ala, V. S. Senator Roach from XortH Dakota. W. X. Roach, Larimore, X. Dt says : u I have used rerun as a tonic. It has greatly helped me in strength, vigor and appetite." W. X. Roach! Congressman LJnne j from North Carolina, Writes: "My secretary had as bad a case of catarrh as I ever saw, and since he ha3 taken one bottle of Peruna he seems like a different man.' Romulus Z. Linney, Taylorsville, 2f. C. Congressman Ogden from Loolsianc, Writes: "I can conscientiously recom mend your Peruna." H. W. Ogden, Benton, La. Congressman Smith from Illiaols. Writes from Murphysboro, 111.: "I have taken one bottle of Peruna for my ca tarrh and I feel very much benefited." Geo. W. Smith. Congressman Meekison from Ohio, Says: I have u?ed feveral Iwttles of J Poinnn fnnl rrnntlf lion nf vrl f VtArn " I by from mv catarrh of the head." David Meekison, Napoleon, O. Congressman Crowley from Illinois, Writes from Robinson, 111.: "Mrs. Crowlev lias-taken a number of bottle:; of Pcrunaon account of nervous troubles It has proven a strong tonic and lasting cure." Jos. I. Crowley. - Congressman Thompson of Kentucky, Writes : "Besides being one of the very best lonitfS Peruna is a good, substantial catarrh remedy." Phil. B. Thompson. Congressman Howard from Alabama, Writes from Fort Payne, Ala. : " I have taken Peruna for la grippe, and I take pleasure in recommending Peruna as an excellent remedy." M. W. Howard. Congressman Cummings from N7 Tork, .Writes: "IVruna is good for catarrh, I have tried it and know it." Amos.W. Cummings, New York City. Senator Thurston of Nebraska, Writes from Omaha, Neb.: "Peruna entirely relieved me of a very irritating cough." J. M. Thurston. Congressman Worthifegton from Nevada, Writes: "I have taken one bottle of Peruna and it has benefited me im mensely." n. G. Worthington. Congressman Bankhead from Alabama, Writes : "Your Peruna is one of the best medicines I ever tried." J. II. Bank head, Fayette, Ala. Congressman Powers from Vermont, Writes from Morrisville, Vt.: "I can recommend Peruna as an excellent family remedy." II. Henry Powers. Senator Sullivan from Mississippi, Writes from Oxford, Miss.: "I take pleasure in recommending your great national catarrh cure, Peruna, as the best I havo ever tried." W. V. Sullivan. Scientists have come to the conclusion that Mount Pelee is going to behave herself in the future. England is joing to give further evi dence of hex Jove for her American cousins- Oxf:rd university will confer the degree of doctor of civil laws upon Hon. Joseph H- Choate. Mr. Hobson must remain on active duty a little longer. The house will not take up the bill for his retirement until next session. .This is hard on Hobson, and is a veritable case of "Hobson's choice." The declaration in favor of ballot re form by the Quay convention in Penn sylvania will not fool anybody; but then the Pennsylvania boss does not feel that he has to fODi anybody in or der to carry the state. When the president of the United States turns lobbyist and uses his posi tion to influence individual members of congress in the passage of an act pend ing before that body it seems to us that he comes very near violating an im portant clause of the federal constitu tion. Appraiser Wakeman, who was dis missed frOii tne New York customs house some ti::ie ago, is now wanted by the government as a witness against certain silk importers, charged with gross frauds on the government. When Mr. Wakemar. called the attention of Collector Bidwell to these frauds then going on h:s charges were dismissed, he was treated with contempt by the collector and was soon deposed from orate. row ms conuuet n vmaicaieu uy i I the arrest of the members of an im-J -tt j a a. 5 f x a portant suk importing nrm on cnarges ' of defrauding the customs. To Wabh Your Panama. A genuine Panama, it is said, win , wash like the proverbial rag. An old world prescription, the efficacy of which , is vouched for. Is as follows: Take two penny worth ot sorrel and dissolve In warm water. Brush the straw over with this concoction by the aid of an old nail brush and rinse well in cold water. Then, while in a soaked condi tion, model the shape to the required form' and dry in the air. All manner and kinds of white straws can be clean ed successfully by this method. Phil adelphia Telegraph. White ville Press: Our tobacco farm ers are very much encouraged over the prospects for c good crop this' year and with the arrangements that are being made for handhng tobacco at this place they believe that prices will -be very good. Mr. R- II. Powell has rented the tobacco warehouse and in a short time will have a manager here to look out for bringing the weed to this market- We are glad to welcome Mr. J. A. Brown and family to our town as resi- dents- Tney move uus week to the Lassarge. house Mr. Brown moves to T.l. in tyet lo . Whitevllle to oe near the large mill plant here, of hich he is a "prominent stockholder. Congrmaa Rnover of Mlehlgan. Writes from Port Austin, Mich. : I have found Peruna a very efficient and speedy remedy for a persistent and annoying cough." II. G. Snover. . O r. S. Senator Call of Florid, Writes: "The Peruna has been recom mended by Gen. Wheeler and other reli able persons, and has been used oy some members of my family, and I concur in the statements of Gen. Wheeler." Wil liam Call, Jacksonville, Fl. Senator MeEnery of Louisiana, Writes: "Peruna ia an excellent tonic I have used it sufficiently to say that I believe it to be all that you claim for it," S. D. MeEnery, New Orleans, La. Congressman Urownlow of Tennessee, Writes: "I have taken three bottles cf Peruna and I feel satisfied that I am now almost, if not permanently, cured of ca tarrh of the stomach." W. P. Brown low, Jonesboro, Tcnn. Senator Mallory of Florida, Writes from Pensacola, Fla.: "I have used your excellent remedy, Peruna, and have recommended it both as a tonic and a safe catarrh remedy." Stephen R. Mallory. -Senator Butler of South Carolina. M. C. Butler, ex-Governor of South Carolina, writes: "I can recommend Peruna for dyspepsia and etomach trouble." M. C. Butler, Edgefield, S. C. Congressman Krookshlre of Indiana, Sayc: "From what my friends Fay Pe runa is a good tonic and a safe catarrh cure." E. V. Brookshire, Crawfords ville, Ind. Congressman Ioviner of West Virginia, Writes from Wheeling, W. Va. : "I join with my colleagues in the House of Rep resentatives in recommending your ex cellent remedy." B. B. Doviner Congressman Broderiek of Kansas, Writes from Holton, Kas. : "I have taken two bottles of Peruna and find it to be an excellent remedy for colds and throat trouble." Case Broderiek. Congressman Yoder of Ohio, Writes : " I only used Peruna for a short time and am thoroughly satisfied as to its merits." S. S. Yoder, Lima, O. CURRENT COM 31 EXT. - With chickens selling from 20 to 40 cents apiece the wisdom of planting less cotton and more chickens is obvi ous. Memphis Commercial Appeal. A lot of the Boer indemnity boodle will come to America for Texas steers and cows. Thus we are to get a piece of the peace. Atlanta Constitution. All this talk about New York City be ing in the volcano belt does not seem to affect the pi ice of per front foot of building lots on Broadway. New York World. The war of South Africa being wound up, nothing now is needed to complete the glory of tne coronation season In London save the arrival and public dis play, along with the crown jewels, of Whitelaw Reid s knee breeches. Chi cago Chronicle. Rebecca Tavioi should have been warned of the danger of provoking the Olympian wrath of President Roose velt and Secretary Root. What celes tial vengeance might be anticipated if they could only et in their power some of the senatorial censors of the Philip pine policy! Philadelphia Record. It has been stated in Washington authoratlvely slated we are told that Senator Hanna has assured the presi dent that he will not be a candidate for the republican presidential nomi- nation in 1904, but will give his support to the incumbent. This would seem un- equivocal, but considering all that has gone before we think it Improbable that it will set the minds of Mr. Roosevelt's friends entirely at rest. To say the least they will not be strangers to a Kon rf uneasiness until they have learned the exact language in which the assurance was framed and possess proof positive that there was not a reservation. Re peatedly, of late, Hanna has assured admiring friends and others that he would not be a presidential candidate in 1904, but Invariably he has left the way open for reconsidering, providing the exigencies of the situation demand ed that he -should make the sacrifice. And if he doe&n't contemplate that such exigencies may arise, he has been pursuing a rather erratic ing course. Hence we suspect that . while the Roosevelt managers will not fail to exploit Mark's assurance very' extensively, they will not forbear to watch him. ezen If there is no visible string to it-Richmond Dispatch. - MARY CLSTIS LEE ARRESTED For Violating the "Jim Crow" Car Latr of Virginia. AlexanriHs. t,, ,r, ,"5 iffH'.lft'.f i.3-r-Ms-ary Custis Lee, daughter of General Robert ; I 5"" "II J Capitol at Washington, D.C. j ! ! ic.o..n-r-trrTr - -(( ELeeIs taken Frlto .. ribIe enouh to cause the wildest pas- Jfl yShUlBlons to animate the breasts at tho- ing the Washmeton 1 , jj? vriKm Mpuhp iiwi u and M-tEJSSrS 2K2: uui cu n ilia tm -m iri v- t n a i m mm a -mm 4. separation nf -vrtiitA a colored patsengers. Miss Lee was ar rested on complaint of Condnr Chauncey and waa escorted to police I stoTraT re ea' bonds for anrVT rBuaai ro Should u CUrt toraor- cTdTprisecutee H ing it. had taken a seat in the reserved fjr ccior t reservea ur colored neome ch(k dined to move when .i-m Va ,T " k I "Tc liiVC controlled themselves the conductor? aMhnita'nd Waltel for the vindication of the leave the c VheIsanS teT t0 : S8 tn2 w.-News and Observ- if 2 nspve when asked to do so by i wnen she st waa arrested. Endorsement Remedy, Pe-ru-na. Congressman Mahoa of PennsyIsuJa," Writes from Chiabersburg.Pa.: "I tx." ? pleasure in commending your Peruna m a substantial vnic.r Tliad. M. Mhou. Congressman Sparkman of Florida. Writes from Tampa, Florida: "I r.a indorse re run a as a first-rate vtonic ajid a very effective cure for catarrh.' S. M. Sparkman. CongreiMiman Brewer of Alabama. Writes: "I havo ued one bottle! Pe runa for lassitude, and I take pleasure in recommending it." Willis Brewer, Ilaynesville, Ala. C. S. Senator Gear of Iowa. " Writing from Burlington, Ia,: " Peruna I can commend to all a a very good tonic." John II. Gear. Congressman Culberson of Tesas Writes: "I can recvmniend Peruna as one of the very best of tonics." D. R. Culberson, Jefferson, Tex. Congressman Livingston from Georgt, Writes: "I take pleasure in Joining with Genera Wheeler, Congressman Brewer and others in recommending rcruua a- an excellent tonic and a catarrh cure." L. I. Livingston, King, G a. - 1 CongrcUtan Clark of Missouri, Says: "J can recommend your IVruna as a good, substantial tonic and one of the best remedies for catarrhal trouble." John B. Clark. Congressm-a l'elham of Virginia, $' - Writes from Bancroft, Va.: "My Uter-in-law has has lHen using Peruna for about one week for catarrh of tho throat and is manifestly impToved.-"C. Pelham. Congressman Burnett of Alabama, Writes: , "lean cheerfully recommend Peruna as a good, substantial tonic, ant! a very gotnl catarrh remedy.' John L. Burnett, Gadsden, Ala. Congressman Botltln of Kansas, I Writes from iloltou, Kas.: "Peruna ha given me almost complete relief from catarrh of th? stomach and cont!pv. tion." J. I). Botkin. Congresir.in White of North Caroline. Writes from Tarlwro, X. C: 44 1 find Po run a to be ca excellent remedy for the grip and catarrh. I havt used it in my family." G. II. White. Congressman Wilberuf w Yort, . David F. Wilber, of Oneonta, X. Y., writes: "I am fully convinted that Peruna is all you claim for it after ihe use of a few hot ties." David F. Wilber. Congressman Dungan of Ohio, Writes from Jackson, O.: "I recommend Peruna to anyone in need of an invigor ating tonic." Irvine Dungan. Congressman Barham from California, Writes from Santa Rosa. Cal.: "At the solicitation of a friend I used your Pe runa, and can cheerfully recommend It.- J. A. Barham. For free book address Tho Perans Medicine Co., Columbus, O. STATE rRES- We had thought that with the passing of the sweet giri graduate we could lay our store clothes away and stick type awhile, but :he blooming news that comes from Morehead City is that all the pretty girls in the state are gather ing there. So we're going and If our next issue Is a week late, just remem ber we are in patent leathers and a spike tail down by the sea Rhamkatte Roaster. (AIi?n Josephus Daniels-.) The terms under which the Boers lay down their arm must be humiliating to Great Britian. however much the cessa tion of hostilities may be applauded. It was neccessary, however, in order that the coronation of King Edward might take place wltnout the discordant notes of war and lis accompanying horrors. When occasion requires John Bull can be as magnanimous as at other time he is inflexible. Koanoke News. And a new scandal breaks loose upon the administration. The United States military government of the island of Cuba hesitated not to use government funds to influence "leaders of thought" that they mignt think &a the adminis tration thinks; Anything to hoodwink the people is the republican Idea of government- The war department and the sugar trusc as co-partners In infru- ,encing legislation is what mav b ex . pected for the republican party Is the , party of trusts. It owes its existence to ' them. News and Observer, ; : The two sreat&t cities of this country, ! Xew York anJ Chicago, have been I moved 150 mile nearer together than the" ever have been before except on a few rare special occasions. In other words four hoars have been knocked off the scheduie time of the fast train service on both the Pennsylvania and. the New York Central between the two cities. The trains now cover the dis tance In 20 hui s. This eclipses even the wonderful fcpeed bf the Empire State express between New York and Buffalo, and ;utans an average of 43 miles an hour uver the entire distance of 912 miles. The new trains are known as "sviials" and consist of T-.. 11 - A .... - 5 cars tun an tne latest corn- Dlnations of conveniences. AshevlHe I CItIzen- Th ivnehln? nf t t- 1 ?w2. V 8 . negro at j ri7nC5SSfJX -?e: "v utvausc Vt J Lit 1 1 fIJVS it spirit of lawlessness, the very thing which the lynchers are trying to stamp i ouJ The crIme was a horrible one, and i liic Bjgui oi xne young wmte woman. her brains oozing from her broken i uAiejl iO pieces Dy TOCJiS in me bands of viclou youn brutes, was ter- olflt 1 1 V. . . A . m A ; wno aze1 at the P"eous sight. But the Inhuman beasts had been found and crime ha been fastened upon them. They iere In the hands of the law, and the courts or -the state would have dealt wIUi them. Their conviction in view or tne evidence which i f eems oertain. and the pity of it - - m -m u. i. 13 in1 cw aDiaing community has mae thel miscreant reao their haS ffi'-ff S5 -Uts1 ol the bounds of . " ia l"4t passions or men 1 t, '4 J" yxuns oi me I and