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LOW Hl TMUFF ON Si (.Alt. ' fcpr*vkl?M ^*rt\ ?* Prrieiil S? hedule Help* Tt.i-i Only--Taft Agn ??s Whh Wright ? Washington. Nov 17. -That the opinion* exrn^ptl by Seer t iry of k War Wright yesterday in favor of * free \rade with the Philippines ft>r to? bacco and sugar are the vtewe of President-elect Taft was freely ex? pressed belief In the ways and mean* committee room of the bouse when the bearing on the sugar schedule wa? k raeuried today. I Rdwln f. Atkins of Boston, a large lugar planter In Cuba, urged tb.it the tariff en sugar be reduced and that Cuba be given the existing differential < n this lower rate. He also said that there was great danger of an Insur lection In Cuba If the tariff on Cuban I lagar Is not reduced. Representative Champ Clark of Mis ourl asked Mr Atkln?. "Vi hut Is go? ing ta become of the American beet iruga* grower* when Cuba belongs t<> I he United States?" "That Is the question." answered JtHr. Atkln?. "There Is the inost Imrnl t>eat dangor of this coming about." # "If you get the reduction In the tar fT en sugar that you seek." V i ci llrs luerled." would there be any red l -tk>n to the consumer ?j ?"There would be a reduction In the b ratal! prke of about 1-2 cent. I should ? say,** was the reply, "How do yen know that the sugir trust won't grab up that hilf-cent?" "If they eould, I would Join them." An advocate of the free entry of su? gar Wae Claus A. Sprecklo, president nf fgdt'Fader i. Sugar Ken-ting com pany. an . 'dependent" concern if V?? Tork. *I would be perfectly satUlled If you ihoald finally decide to ttgree upon free trade," said 31 r. sprockles, wh > was formerly connected with the I American Sugar Retlnlng company. Known aa the sugar trust. "In both raw and refined sugars. I think we are entitled to a moderate protection V#n refined sugars, but would prefer absolute f.ee trade to the present ?Iga-edute, under which the sugar trust i Is the principal beneficiary, anil want you to enact special privileges anil condition** on ngnr produced In Loul lana and the wallan Islands. A. F. Stlllman. representing Ar buekle Bros of New York, one of the largest Independent sugar refining companies In the country, requested I l>wer duties as much better for tne sugar bu-di ?Ring's Little Liver Pills for bll tooanese. slckheadaehf. They keep yea well. Mc. Try them. Sold by Hlbert Drug Ce. Sept- 3 m There U) never wanting a dog to barh at you.?Portuguese. Wanned Fifteen IMsam ?"For 18 years I have watched th< working of Hucklen's Arnica Salve; and It has ncv*r failed to eure any sore. boll, ulcer or burn to which It was applied. It has ssved us many a doctor bMV says A. F. 11 irdy. of Bast Wliton Maine. 25c. at Bibert'i Dr\g Mtore. Hat Pins made out of Real Roses Real Ro9e Ha t Pins i?d ii.i i?h ptt i ii to i ' , . I P . ? I ,t .N. I' I I HI ft.umi?'d on the pill. We h?vo th? ex(bi?lve gate ol Di l AMOIHI. ' ciodu< ??b?r?lo??< ity. See fh*? vxhilot in oar win? dow m iI It woadctful dl*COVt<y. fectly till l HE lu* e W. A. IW3?1, I I ran* >' 11: mm to iii: cBom i\ i?o9 AM) n\ H IV 1910. Successor to Associate Justice Jones If lH' CIlOSCIl III 1910 ? Judges Prime. Mcnuiilngcr and Hydrlck Will Complete Tliclr Terms of Ollkv in 1009?Gemvni Assembly e*us1 OkM? will nhi Bid Srnator, Su perlutciulcnt of Penitentiary, State Librarian, Insurance Commissioner mm Oilier Oil Ices. Columbia. Nov. 19.-?The General Assembly. Which h is Just been chosen, will elect Judges for eight out of the twelve circuits, and will SlSO elect one 'm illiter cf the Supreme, Court. Three of the eight Circuit Judges will be chosen at the Iftt *-o:-si\?n. Hit, and live .if the sei en 1 M sdon. 1910. The Vssociate Justic e to Df elected frill be diosen nt the IS CO Sid .session. The Circuit Judges to be elected nt the flrst BOSSOOS are those of the 7th. 9th and l'Kh circuits. The term of Tu.h'e I?. K. Hvlrick. of Spartnnhurg. Judge of the' 7th circuit, oxjjfres on )ee >ml>or 15. 1909. The term of re H. W ithers Mcrnn Inger, of ChSJ li -ton, Judge of the 9th circuit, ?xpire? on February 17, 1909, and that >f Judge George E. Prince, of Ander -?^n. Judge of the loth circuit, SXptrei .n the same date. The successors to fudges Hydrlck. Memmlnger and Prince will be chosen nt the coming ??eaidon of the General Assembly, und there 1? no Intlnmthn that either of them will have opposition, as they are among the mo-t ibis, capable and vig? orous members of the State Judiciary Judges Hydrlck and Memmlnger are serving their first term and Judge Prince his second. The Judges whose term-- expire in 1910 and who?o successors will be chosen by the General Assembly in till are the Judges of the 2d, 3d. Ith. 6th and 8th circuits. Their terms xplre os follows; Ju Ige lieber; .M.I? ii h of l'arnw- li z \ circuit, February II. lHO, Judge lt. C. Watts, of Che aw. 4th circuit, February M..1910; ludge John 9. Wilson, of Mannlny, 3d Ircuit. December 6th, 1910; Judge .. Wi Gage, of eheste-, 6th clreult. rsbruery i:>. i9io; Judge j. c, Ktogh, if .\bb \llle. 8th circuit, December '2'J. 1910. Judge Robert Aldrlch was lei ted at the last session to fill the inexplrcd term of Judge James Al? trich, resigned, and Judge John S. ?Vilson was elected at theil907 st sl< li o fin tin- guexpired term of Judge it. ). Purdy. resigned. 'I hr te tn of a Circuit Judge is four ^ears. The term of Aseeelots Justice Ira i' foOef Of Lancaster, expires on July : ! I ! e. and hi i -' >r u id 1 ? I? cted at the session of 1910. Jostle who was formerly Speaker of h, Boi I is now serving his second erm of el^ht years, and he hi ; mi l< t marked hgiprooolui by hi | abb- and who rough opinions. In addition to the el ction of Judges, the General Assembly at Its oomlui session will, of course, elect a Senator o represent this State In the United f:ite< Semite. The choice of the pe? tti has already been made and the Wctlon of the Hon. E. D. Smith, of dorence, is a mere formality. He will succeed the Hon. Frank P?. Gary, of Vbhevllle. elected at thf 1908 se i i ?o fill the a o xplred term of the Holl \. C. Latimer, decayed. ?If you are a sufferer from piles YfnnZan Pile Remedy will bring re lef with the first application Guar? anteed. Price 60c. Sold by Sibert Drug Co. Sept-3 m How to Treat a Sprain. ?Sprains, swellings and luiUOII?I are oromptly relieved by Chamberlains r'aln Halm. This liniment reduces in '. in mation and SOreOOOf so that a sprain may be cured In ibOUt one i the time required by the usual le.ttment. FOI sale by all druggi-ts. a DAXGKBOUS mistaki:. ?emter Motliers BhouM No", Neglect Kidney \\ eakm -s In Children. Most children have weak kidneys. Tl..- e i. I! ~t v. arn'ug i - b. d-w? ttiug Liter some* biotMOhOi heidiche( i: ;a??r. 'Tis a mistake t ? u gl- ct tin s? r nbl ?. 'i n blame the child for Its owr dl*? ! I'V. Seek to cure the kldoeyi ? s -\e the child from d< adly kl In y lie, Douui Kidney Wik eure i ick kid ' leyit .? i mter p in nt i n commi rfd th< m, lfm 11 A Si il It, |h If l ;t I i ' an. u . t , Bui der. I, <'.. iyii "My u| hh r >uff< n \ I *om kldn< v snd bladder lr<?ub|. f?r i on; tin.' , lb i ??i "iii ns were highly coloi? i and rontelned n. ?ft?k sediment. Hhe al? ? su 'f. rod f! oni bn ch au hud 1 ill pain < throi nh h r loins, After Abhout receiving relief, she was ml* : io try I loan's Klein? > f PHI i. IIS to her th n anything she had pre flou ily ttsed, The bu< i ches and i ill - M i" art i. and ihe kidney* tin 11" ig< ?. an i je t In ? mal neUnef, She bas u ilnel In weight and I strofigel than ihe bus be< ii In i v? ?ral months. r..r sole by ell dealers, Price 10 ?ntn, roster?Mllhurn Co.. Buffelo, Mew York, sole eg< nts for the United ? a ,i ?. Remember the nuaae?Pom*i?and kk< no nth* r 73 PROTI X tin(i 1xpiikss compa? nies. a parcels post Boheme That Discrim? inates Agatnat the cities. The Postmaster General has re? ported a deficit of nearly seventeen million dollar! in the re venues of his department fur the year ending June 3U, 1!)0S. The receipts were $191, 478.663.4 1, ami that vast sum was In tUffioient by the amount Bret named to pay expenses. Tliis || declared to he the greatest deficit In any one year since the PottOfBoe Department was established. The Postmaster-Gen? eral attribute! this increase In the an? nual deficit to the Increased pay of route agents, carriers and clerks. That Increase is about ten million dollars, whieh is about the difference between the deficit last year and the year be? fore. Many thing! contribute to the annual deficits besides the pay of clerks, and among the chief causes of loss is th! abuse of the franking pri? vilege, by which the people are called upon to pay f >r the transportation of tons upon tons of stuff from the GOV eminent Printing Office, which go< as a rule, to the dump pile without be? ing opened by those who receive It The Postmaster General believes that i parcels post would yield enough clear rOVenui to wipe out the postal deficit and make rural delivery self sustaining. He believes that this would be a com.enienco to the farm r SI t a boom to the retail country mer? chant. Put the Post master General nroutd oonfine the benefit of the par eels post to the 'country merchant, Why discriminate Against the city retail dealer? ilus he no right! that command respeot? Tim Postmaster prchantftproflt(ao meodu fore fiv Ea? General's plan is to have the parcels poet on the rural delivery routes, but nowhere else. Ills plan would bi ?omi thing like this: Let us suppose the e is a rural delivery route from Westn.luster. in Carroll county, to .'uionvllle. In the same county. A package would be taken at a small price ?e maximum of 20 Ofjht!, we be? lieve?at either rnionville or West nilnster and delivered anywhere on he route. Put if a person at \\\ et? minster desired to send a package relgbtng over four pounds to Freder? ick, or BrucevlUe, or to Blue Ridge himmlt the poetofBoS would not de iryer it. if it weighed less than foui ; ?unds It would have to pay present ratoa While this plan discriminati i against the city merchant. It carefull> safeguards the interests of the express companies, and that possibly explain* it. There are no express deliveries long the routes of the rural carrier, and so th! plan of the Postmaster leneral would not Interfere with them. Indeed, it would probabaly help the express oompantee, for they would be called upon to transport t? the beginning of the rural route pack? ages that wer? too heavy for the 11 alia The feature whieh has been chiefly instrumental in making the postal sys? tem a public convenience and a suc oess is the uniformity of rates regard* h ss of distance. Just as soon as spe? cial arul discriminating rates for the benefit! Of this or that private interest If! begun there Will be public discon? tent. It Is true that the present denial of the parcels post is In the Interest of the express companies and contrary to the public Interest. Hut the wrong is general, and not speelal. It will not do to establish ;l parcels post in the In? terest of any special class. A general pan els post Will not hurt the country merchant. The country merchant Is made the pretext for protecting the express companies from competition. The only Injury that a parcels post e mid do tO the express Companies would be to prevent them from ex? acting extortionate rates. The express companies can carry pacakages just as cheaply as the Government and make money. The parrel- post would not take bueiness from the express oompanle!. It would make business and enable people whp are not ac ceeaible to the express companlei to reaoh the market either to buy or sell things of limited Weight. ? Balti? more Sun. ?Foley's Honey and Tar clear the gtr passages, stops ths Irritation In the throat, s ad1" the Inflamed mem? branes, and the most obstinate cough disappears. Bore and Inflamed lungs are healed and gtr< ngthened, ahd the cold Is expelled from the system. Re fuse any but the genulnt In the yel? low packoi d. \?'. W. ?Ibert. R, (>. P, Campaign Fund |1,500,00#, , NCw York. Nov. 19.?A campaign fun i of 11,600,000 o >nt Ibutt d to the na11 ? f. ? i ii i ib 1 lean committee in the recent campi gn will be sh iwn when I '? < list ol e? itrlbutors lw Hied at M? i any ni .i M n I iy, a< i ding to i k Nt . l'ork Kvenlma: I 'o.-t. Colds ami Croup I ? Clilldn n. ?MMy little girl Is suhjei i to c >ld*,M Mrs. Wm, H. Berlg, No. h, fifth ?treet, Wheeling, W. V*a. "Last winter she had a severe spell and a terrible co i ihi but i cured her with ?"?; m b* r laln's Cough Remedy without the eld Of a doctor, and my little boy has been prevented many tiims from having the CrOUP by the timely use of this syrup." This remedy Is for sale by ail <iiuggists. CLEVELAND'S EXECUTIVE HAS LOST HIS FORTUNE. Mayor Says His Money Was Ijost Through Devotion to the- Affairs of Others. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 19.?Mayor Tom It. Johnson, who for years has been credited with possessing a very large fortune, today announced that he had lost everything and would be compelled to give up his beautiful home on Euclid avenue and move Into smaller and less expensive quar? ters. The mayor also stated that he would give up his automobiles and other luxuries, as he could no longer afford to keep them. His fortune was wrecked, the mayor declared, by his devotion to affairs of the estate of his dead brother Albert, who was heavily interested in traction propertief In the East. After Albert'a death a question wai ;mt up to him whether he should re? sign his office as mayor and take up the management of Albert's estate. "I decided that I would not. I had entered the light in this city with certain ideals before me. I wanted to light privilege and special inter? ests and I had already decided to give up working for dollars. So 1 con Oluded to stay right here and do what r could to lndp my brother's children it long distance. I "Why did i choose the course I dldt I'll tell yen. I wanted happiness and nothing else when i closed up my business affairs and took up civic ac? tivity. I "And I've been happy, too. I "I'm going to be happy yet, too. W< may have to go back to a cottage, but that^s the way we started and we can look upon life just as Joyfully there is we did in the big house on Euclid tvenue. "They tell me my enemies are planning to bring financial trouble ipon me. I've been expecting it. I "My enemies are capable of dolrig] that. One may expect nothing eh-< from special privilege. Let them make any sort of attack upon mal that they choose. I'll never glvt ip and they'll tlways find >ne at th? I front. I "If I had been a coward?If I had I run away from this light for the peo- I le of Cleveland?I could have saved ny fortune and built it up. But I had chosen my course. I haven't been la - I ? ?ring as mayor with the expectation if being rewarded by the gratitude of the people. Ope cannot count on that. I It's a pleasure In doing work that il like that has kept me In the fight. ' i have never made a single penny out of the street railways since 1 ba ?ame mayor, i don't feel dlscour iged. I'm a free man, and that means a great deal to me. Don't you sup? pose it Will be worth something to me t.o have my friends realise that I en? tered the mayor's office rich and left 1 it poor? ! "I'm going to keep on ju*t as I've started. I'm going to be a candidate ' ?r mayor again when this term Is over." The Municipal Traction company, of which Mayor Johnson was treasurer, passed into the hands of receivers In the federal courts several day.- adfe? Following this came the transfer JB two local banks of the DeposttOfB Savings and Trust company, of which the mayor was president, it is aaid this action was precipitated by the threats of Mr. Johnson's individual creditors to file suits to obtain pay? ment <>n notes endorsed by the mayor. It is said Mr. Johnsi n has recently lost aprpoxlmately $400,000 in connec? tion with his interests at Lorraine. Ohio. AN OPEN LETTER To the Editor of the Dally Item? and I Want the People of Snintcr to Know That I Write the Following Voluntarily.?Marry L. GoodleL T hive suffered for the past five years, and have tried different doc? tors, but have had no relief until 1 bought B 50 cent box of Ml-o-na from our drug store tli. W. Knowlton's) h< re a short time ago. The first box did me so much good that Immediate ly purchased an i h >r one, and i now fee: latter than I hjivo at any til te In the pasl Ive years. Am able to eat anything tnd everything, and get a good nigh sb cp aftei w irdi. Wai so bad a( one time that all I \. as abl to p d I >r ovei a month wa a raw eg-.r in a half a gl..-.- < f mi!:; tv. ? or three tlm a :< day. f w ould eai n ? tly ach I ?e ahyo i suffering as ! was from dyspepsia, t? give this r n e ly a fair 11 lal. I r ? m Hn grati fully yours, Harry L. Ooo I i. I So, 0 1-2 River street, Astabula, 4> 11 - 8 5 Hau Lungs. * When tin lung i are s< re end In llamed, the germs, of peumonla am consumption lind lodgment and multi ply, IToley's Honey and Tar kill the c tugh germs, cures the most ob Stlnate racking COUgh, heals th lungs, au i prevents serious result The genuine is in the yellow packag W. W. Slbert. HANGS ON THE LIFE OF ONE MAN, IT is now DECLARED. This Country Desired to Take stops to Preserve ti?o Life of Yuan Shi Kai. From the Baltimore Sun. Washington, Nov. 17.?Upon the life of Yuan Shi Kai, the grand coun? selor of China, rests the peace of th<> Chinese Empire. This is the statement made tonight from a source so high that Its truth cannot be doubted. This phase of China's internal affairs has been communicated to an official of the State Department late tonight by a powerful Chinese Influence, with the hone expressed that the United States will see its way to aid in the protec? tion of so valuable a life. Should the enemies of Y'uan Sid Kai?and they are the leaders of the reform movements, while Y'uan him? self is one of the most progressive re? formers in China?take his life, it will, it is asserted, be the signal for an upheaval in China siuh as has never before shaken that empire. That Yuan Shi Kai realizes this himself is not doubted. The Grand Counsellor is the real power behind the now throne, and with his demise, it is pointed out, would follow turmoil among all classes, even among the va? rious branches of progressives them* selves. Possibly Tuan's most bitter ana Strongest enemy is Kang Y'u Wei, the reform leader. This man's hatred of Yuan daes from 1808, when Yuan Shi Kai gave his support to the late Em? press Dowager at a time when one branch of the Progressives had an op-, portunity of overturn wing her power, but were defeated by Yuan Shi Kai, who refused to joint them with the powerful army under his command and threw his power in with the DOW ager Empress. From that time Y'uan Shi Ka* has grown in power until he li now the grand ceunsrlor of the Ch rteee Em? pire, and through the tgate Dowager Empresa' choice of the new Emperor and Regent is the purer behind the new regime. Should he be removed, there is no ether man in China, it is explained, powerful enough to stem the tide. Y'uan Shi Kal. through his going over to the Do way er Empress at the crucial moment in 1888, Incurred the enmity of the other two powerful branches of progressives, the anti ManchU party and the "China for the Chinese" party. Yuan fears the lose of his life through the malice of each of these. still Harping on Foul Play. Tokio. N'ov. IT.?Tokio correspond ents in Pekir persist in attributing the death of the Emperor to natural causes. They constt u > the arrest of the palace eunuchs as a verification of the theory. The Dowager died first, they say. and the Emperor was re? moved at the instance of the mvhue Officials responsible for the failure of Kang Yu Wei's attempt at reform in 1S8. These feared retributive pun? ishment by the Emperor if permitted to live. General Aoki. who is on the way to China, when interviewed, declared the expected reduction of the Japanese garrisons In China would necessarily be po tpone i. Poison for the Empress. Shanghai, Nov. IT.?It is rumored the Dowager Empresa was poisoned by the anti-Mam hu Prince Chlltg, who is opposed to the accession of Pu Yd.. The Regent's disposition is to a consul! the reactionary leader, Chang Chili Tung. What Would You Do? ?in case of a burn or scald what would you do t relieve the pain? Such Injuries are liable to occur in any family and overyone should be prepared for them. Chamberlain's Salve applied on a soft cloth will re? lieve the pain almost Instantly, and unless the Injury is a very severe one, will cause t ut parts to heal v tth >ut leaving a scar. For sale by all drug" gists. pnoci; f.c r> *n o defzn df.o.s::'? ?"'? drawing or pliot<>.t<a expert rtrcli and fi ervj ul pree aoVtce, bow to obtain patent . tmu tuaifcsa oopyrl v.e.,.. tN A|i L cou.-umcs. Pas]? ? ? <ti ?? i: Uh Wa$h\itgti ; utvtt t!met\ w.v;.r it / '. . ? tht f ? ft,;/. Patent and Iif rtrntnt Praatfct Exclusive!;. Writs or conto i>> ui at C23 Ktntb SttWt, on>. ?rltod Btate* F*U>nt Oiic,] WASHINGTON, d. C. . U ,' v U' i; 1 } *.'r ? ???? "*V>.". ?'? * When n child irakes up in the mid lie of the n' !it with a severe attack of ?? ?upas fre quetltly I; ?:?;><?:??;. no lime lost b experiment oik a 'i u r ni I - oi ? ' >tful value, Prompt sctiou .-. :.; . tt Bavo lifo. Chav. \ has never been known to f;iii hi any case ami li basboen in a to forovt rone-thirdol seen lory, There Is nono better. II can be de? pendedupon Why experiment? 11Injdeasanl to take ami e ?ntohiN no h mufuldrug. 1 rice &> ceatsi largo elxe, W cents. Birnie's Drug Store. (V full line of l>ru?r?. CLeniieaK pat? ent Medicines, Toilet /articles, cigars mul Candles. GIVE US A CALL. i \\e have recent i> knetallled ? neei Boda Water Fount and are fully ptv paied to scree ihe beat Bode Water and lev Cream? BIRNIE'S DRUG STORE. 5 West Liberty St. HONflMAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For coughs, colds, throat and lung* troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic Good for everybody. Sold everywhere. The genuine FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is in a Yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Prepared only by Foloy & Company? Chicago? SIEBERTS DRUG STORE. $5.80 -TO Savannah, Ga. Account Automobile Races. Tickets on sale November 2 I st to 25th, inclusive. Final return limit November 30th Don't miss this opportunity to see the greatest Auto Race on the fastest track in Ameri? ca. For further information call on Ticket Airent or write W. J. CRAI6, T. C WHITE, v Pas. Traf. Mgr. Ben. Pas. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. TAX NOTICE The County Treasurer's office In Court House building, will be open for ihe collection of taxes without penal? ty, frjm the 15th day of October to> the 31st day of December, 1908. The levy is as follows: For State. 5 1-2 n ills. For County, ordinary, 2 3-4 mills. For Sinking Fund loan of 11*07, 1 mllL For Sinking Fund loan of 1908, 1-4 mill. For Constitutional School, s mills; PolK $1.00. Capitation l?cg tax. 50 cents. Also Special School tax as follows* School District, No. 1, 2 mills. School District, Ho. 2, 2 miiis. School District, No. 3. I mills. School District, No. 4, 2 mills. School District, No. 8, 1 mtH. School District, No. 11, 2 mills. Schood District, No. 12. S mills. Schoo) District, No. IS, " mills, geh >ol 1 Met i't. No. 11. ?:, mills. ho< I District No. I?, S mllbf School District, No, it. :> mills. A penalty ef 1 per eent. added f^r month of January, 1209, At! iuionaf ? pe salty of I 1 p c< at. f r n 1 th <>/ of 5 p . nt. until 15th day ef March? ?s tUNCS ? If Ii*? t J POUCHS VSs^^^Lp^? T?'al Baltic free ?0 AU. THKOM A\"> UJHQ THOUBtES. gTT?UanTiSEI> ftA^XSFACXGJr OI>\ money refunded.