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2 to Mtmm$tv. THE BEAli GUIIiTY PARTIES. The News and Observer of yester day contained a very strongly written and positively expressed editorial in regard to the matter -of tampering with the jury in the Gattis-KIlgo case by Sorrell and Rogers. It takes .the position that these men were the mere tools of other parties more interested Sn one way or another ,in the case; that they were acting on solicitation or instructions. We think that every one who read the proceedings in the con tempt hearing has come to the same conclusion that there were others "higher up" as The News and Obser ver puts it, who are as guilty as the two men who are now being punished for their contempt of court and who are also held under a bench warrant issued by Judge Moore for trial at the next term of Wake criminal court for the crime of tampering with a jury. The punishment they are now un dergoing will be no defence against an indictment for their conduct. They are now in prison under sentences for con duct adjudged to be in contempt of the court in which the case was tried and to which the men they attempted to influence had been summoned to serve as jurors. The charge against them and on which they will be tried on an indictment is the violation of the crim inal law of the state. If convicted the punishment will be fine or imprison ment, or both, at the discretion of the judge presiding. The News and Observer thinks these men are scape-goats that they are, by keeping their mouths shut, protect ing those who are more guilty than themselves. It says what the public U interested in is to find the chief cul prits and that there is a way "cruel on its face and yet apparently the only chance." It is the enforcement against them of the law because of their crime. The News and Observer seems deter mined that the real parties shall be discovered, and all right-thinking men should endorse its position. The testimony of King and Marconi showed plainly that there was a reg ular system in Wake county of at tempting to influence jurors before tak ing up a case. The testimony in the contempt proceedings, The News and Observer declares, "hints at a regular subrosa business with an established procedure" for tampering with jurors. Tfcat is shown by the defendant Sor rell's reply to Marcom as given in the latter's testimony: " I asked him,' said the witness, 'what right or authority he had tJ come to me, knowing that I was a juror ' "To this aueston the juror stated that Sorrell replied in substance that we have to see jurors "before they are sworn in. or else they'd bt watched so close you couldn't talk to him.' " It is to be hoped that the effort to discover the real culprits in this matter will be successful and that, no matter who they be, or how high they stand socially and professionally, they will receive punishment commensurate with their crime. If that peace conference does not meet before the middle of August there will not be much use in holding it. Russia will hardly have any troops lor her io agree to withdraw from the fiatd. It looks like Oyima intends to bring about peace long before that time. Linevitch may take his Fourth of July dinner in Tokio with Rojestvensky, and the war be a thing of the past by the time the conferees get together. The Japanese have the Russian army surrounded and when Oyama gives the signal they will contract the circle and that will be the end of the Russian army and of the war. All the peace commissioners will have to do then rill be to settle upon the indemnity and other forfeitures Russia shall make to 'Japan. as ' 1 The North Carolina Baptist conven tion meets at Jackson Springs June 27th to July 4th. All of our Baptist friends who are suffering with dysncp sia had better be sure to attend. , . ; The congressman from the Raleigh district comes out strong for a great big navy. Wonder what the president's proposed visit to his city has to do with the timing 6f the other's published interview on the big navy question? . . . The Piedmont summer school lor o . v. ,j i. teachers will be held at Davidson col - . Ies:e from Julv 12th to August illi. m t ti. ir. t xuum"b r' " 13 i'1CDlucul' J J" school was organized two years ago for the benefit of the teachers of Iredell and Mecklenburg counties. Last year Cabarrus and Rowan were added, but the school will be open to teachers from any part of this state and from ether states. The" object of the school is to. equip teachers for the better per formance of the practical duties in the school room Careful courses of study 1,c ""Provemems: pieuginsr tne pur scnooi room, careiui courses oi buuy chrise of th fixtures of th 20 sa- will be. prepared and presented by com- petent instructors. . . ... in arrest , , he is mignty anxious io mrow bume of the burdens of government on the t v o i,tt, vf, iieori-. h.w. - IUU6 UiUV representative government in THE EFFECT OF PEACE. Henry Clews "& Co. in their current market letter discuss the effect upon the stock market and commercial busi ness of this country of the establish ment of peace between Russia and Ja pan. Because of the stock market's habit of "discounting events" expected to ocur cessation of hostilities will have little effect on the money market or values of stocks and other securi ties. The greatest effect of peace would be to open up markets now clos ed to manufactures and other pVoducts of this country. Also our shipyards would probably benefit by Russia's ne cessity to rebuild her navy as soon as possible. In one way peace might af fect American interests in a very slight degree. There is a good deal of French and German capital invested in this country on loans secured by exchange collaterals. If Russia has to pay a large indemnity she would nego tiate this in Faris and Berlin. This would cause the calling home of these loans. Clews & Co. say In part: The financial markets of the world .are Just now in a synical state of mind, especially in the instance of the Russo-Japanese war a skepticism predicated upon mediaeval standard of diplomacy that still obtains in St. Petersburg and whioh furnishes such a distinct contrast to the biunt. sti aiihtf ordward. matter-of-fact, and withal truthful diplomacy so charac teristic or our own gcvernmer.t at Wasningtc-n and which the Japanese with their natural aptitude are copy ins. It must be acknowledged that ample opportunity exists for a con siderable disrplay of skepticism, and from the military activity on the part of Oyama it is evident that Japanese estimate of Russia's good faith in the current reace negotiations follows very closely the estimate of Wall street Wh(n those peace negotiations result in the j roclamation of an actual ar mistice Wall street may be expected to bhow whatever response the definite termination of hostilities may justify. Th; measure of this response is, how ever, apt to be disappointing to those not familiar with the stock ex change habit of discounting important events. Wall street knows today that Russia is beaten to the point of hu miliatcn. and that any efforts the czar may now make are merely at tempts to retire with a degree of dig nity from a disastrous situation. For all practical purposes which moans f r all the influence the formal conclu sionjQf peace may in a broad sense ex ert i, con stock exchange values the war has ceased to be a New York stock exchange influence if wc ex elude, first, the sentimental reaction of the influence on the London and con tiner.tai money centers, which have a much more vital interest in a declara tion of peace: and. second, the partic iralion that American producers and manufacturers may eventually secure in the reconstruction both in Japan .nd Russia that will follow the war. As the warm friend of Japan the Unit ed States may expect, and will un doubtedly receive, the very best treat men from a commercial standpoint: and. so far as Russia is concerned, it will be extremly surprising if Ameri can shipyards are not actively employ ed in the necessary restoration of the czar's naval power. In addition there is the ultimate benefit of the now per manently assured "open door" in the far east, meaning almost immeasura ble expansion of foreign markets for the American manufacturer. But all these are matters of future develop ment of future prosperity too dis tant even for Wall street to immedi ately discount. The decision by Secretary Shaw to aeier until juy lotn his call upon hanks throughout the country for government deposfts has delayed a moderate adverse influence over the money situation. In all under the current call. New Tork banks will pay at out $12,000,000 over to the govern ment; but as the July disbursements will in large measure have returned to circulaticn by the middle of the month the withdrawal of government funds should be made without substantia! influence on the banking situation. There is also good reason to believe that Secrctady Shaw himself a form er bank officer of prominence will conduct Jiis future withdrawals of funds in such a way as to interfere a? little as possible with the cur rency reatiisitions invariably made upon New York for movincr the crops At any rate, usually well informed banking 'nterests of this city are con fident that this will be Mr. Shaw's pc):cy. It is, however, not entirely wise to leek upon this action ns com pletely clearing the money situaton. ai ine nresent lime a eonsiiiemii'.- amount of French and German can! tal is in this country in the form of loans on stock exchange collateral. Should the peace negotiations be con summated with greater speed than now appears probable the ctar Tvill probably seek banking fa cilities for financing his war indem nity in Paris md Berlin, which" wouM in turn be compelled to draw in their reserves and call back their funds from this country. A benevolent organization has been formed in Los Angeles to take over the liquor business of that city, making i monopoly of it and running it in the in terest of temperance.- The Charlotte Chronicle tnu9 desCribes the plan: J The prohibition people of Lcs An- Kelez. Cal.. are about to try the Goth' ' enburg system. To provide for ths. , half a mllion hilars will be needed. but much of this sum has already been raised. The following are the main features of the nrocosed system: I Reducing the number of saloons from 2ft 0 to 75: closing all in the residence districts and replacing them with oof fee clubs: guaranteeing to the city a revenue of $186,000 a year; limitin tbp possible profit of the corporation to 6 per cent on the capital actual 'v: invested; permitting the sale only of beer and light wines in saloons in the mill and manufacturing districts: gnaranteeng the expenditure of a'l profits atove $210,000 a year In pub- s . . . ...... jnons now in operation at a price to adjusted: providing for payment of a sum to the saloon owners for the' srood "Will of ther buiriess. The bnsis of this Gothenburg sys- teprx i9 absorption and monopoly. Tr will place entire control of the liquorl Tsirep? ol Angeies into the t a "benevolent ornoratlon." Tf is the dispensary divided up Into manv .Tirt and operated on a more"beneV' o'ent" plan. - -; BOTH TJIEVES IN" CUSTODY' Were , Charged With Breaking Inzo Freteht Cars Fine Horse Browne!. (Special to The 3Iessenger.) Goldsboro, N. C, June 20. The pas senger train from, this dry which ar rived In Raleigh yesterday afternoon carried a negro who was fleeing from the clutches of the law, and the train which arrived in Raleigh last night from here carried an officer who appre hended the culprit and brought him back here this morning. The negro was Big Bill Artis, who was wanted here for breaking into freight cars on Sunday night His partner in crime vwas arrested here yesterday morning while attempting to board a train and leave the city. Artis utilized that part of his leg which was turned up for him to walk on and left the city by a coun try road. He boarded the train at Princeton, and went on to Raleighi When he arrived in the capital city, Chief of Police Mullins was vwaitiarg for his guest. Artis was given proper entertainment until Oflicer Smith, of this city, arrived last night. Artis and his partner, Shake Fulford, were given a hearing before Justice Broadhurst at this morning's court and were sent to jail. During the investigation it was found that Artis was guilty of running a blind tiger. Mr. M. L. Lee had a fine horse drowned yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lee and his son Edwin drove down to Lit tle river to inspect their fish trap. The river was very low and instead of crossing in a "canoe they forded the stream. They left the horse standing near the bank of the river while they went to the fish trap. They heard a splashing in the water and when they reached the scene they found that the horse had tried to recross the stream, and was drowning in deep water. They did all they could to save the animal, but to avail. Governor Glenn to Address Tammany. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 20. Governor Glenn states positively that he wiil speak at Tammany Hall on July 4. He had a prior engagement to address the State Press Association at Asheville, but cancels it Dying of Famine is, in its torments, like dying of con sumption. The progress of consump tion, from the beginning to the sery end, is a long torture, both to victim and friends. "When I had consump tion in its first stage," writes Vm. Myers, of Cearfoss, Md., "after trying different medicines and a good doctor, in vain, I at last took Dr. King's New Discovery, which" quickly and perfectly cured me?' Prompt relief and sure cured me." Prompt relief and sure cure for coughs, colds sore throat, bronchitis, etc. Positively prevents pneumonia. Guaranteed at R. R. Bel lamy's drug store, price 50c and $ L.00 a bottle. Trial bottle free. SOUTHERN'S HIGH FfiXCE Around its Yards at Spencer to Cau;a Several Law Suits. The citizens east of Spencer are greatly wrought up over the building of an unusually high fence which the Southern Railway company is con structing around its entire yards and plant in Spencer. The fence is a most substantial one and will be about 12 feet high. It is found that a number of dwellings erected several years ago having frontage immediately upon the line of the right of way of the South ern will be practically cut off, even the porches in . some instances being re moved in order to clear the line for the fence. There seems to be no recourse for the property owners as the South ern has a right to build a fence upon its own line. Quite a number of cases for dam ages, injunctions, etc., will be brought against the Southern on account of the proposed building of the fense around its yards and shops. Salisbury Sun. Fatal Results of a Political Feud. Cameron, Texas, June 20. Sheriff R. Tool today shot and killed ex-Sheriff Miles C. 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The average city of ino.000 inhabi tants wastes, perhaps, $500,000,' a year on the luxury of having typhoid, and probably $100,000 more in efforts to avoid it That amount of money prop erly spent would practically eradicate the disease. We have seen it done in the principal European cities; yet with the unprojfressiveness in matters of public health which so strangely con trasts with the forwarding American gpirit, our cities have continued to poi son themselves and one another. I once heard a distinguished sanitarian say: "Give me a few million dollars and the power to enforce the laws, and 111 make any city in the world typhoid proof." Pure water and the equipment to keep it pure was his scheme. It is so simple, so saving of grief, pain, and even of cash, that one wonders why civilization continues to permit a dis ease that ought to be as nearly obso lete as its distant cousin, typhus. All typhoid is traceable to polluted water. If, for a year, the world were to stop drinking dilute sewage, typhoid fever would vanish from our vital sta tistics. Nine tenths of all infection comes direct from bad water, the other tenth would disappear if the principal cause were eliminated.- Infected cities and nearly all of our large cities are constantly infected get the disease in one of two ways. They drink water polluted either by themselves or by others. Lake communities drink their own offscourings. Residents of river municipalities welcome to their warm and hosptable interiors ,the germs which come down stream to' them from diseased cities of rural districts direct ly infected, above, and having poison ed themselves therewith, pass them on to the waiting settlements further along the current; Samuel Hopkins Adams in McClure's. Church "Why do you suppose they always put the band in the rear at the time of a battle?" 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