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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
SWIFT JrsucE TOR 4 TRANSFORMER

HUNTINGTON ". Va, Dec. 24.-Thomas Collirs, ono
of the men who attempted to ROB tho Chesapeake aad
Ohio vestblle train On December 10, md killed Oscar
Tic in the encounter which ensued. was convicted In
the Circuit Court here today OF murder in tho first
degree with "A recommendation for life imprisonment
In this state the Jury fix TIE grade OF first degree
murder and as they were not clear about who fired
the fatal shot In this case. they gave Collins the
enefit OF tie doubt, and he goes up for lie. -
FOrgev his partner viii be tried next week. Tic
yfrhlct Give uniVersn sats.aetlQn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
IRON HALL OFFICIALS WANTED.

indianapolis, Dec. "a lspeciall-TLe states at
torney to-day asked Governor Chnse Tor requiston
pa pers for the extradlton 10 Indiana Of Freeman d.
somerby and the other Indicted Iron Han managers.
Governor Chase said that attorneys representing these
men had asked that no papers b. issued until they
could be heard. lie would therefore, he said set
December p for tie hearing.
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DEATH or Az lGED WAR yrRsr

EmngAam. Ill., Dec. 81 especial. Mary 4
Ncwcomb. or Grandma Newcomh n, She was
familiarity known to hundreds Of I'D soldiers and
inIs In this sne diod at her home IN this city yes
to-day at the age 4 scveuty-six years. She served
the Union rs n hospital and camp nurse during four
yenrs Of the war. She has writer book entitled
-Four Years Of W0r! and Personal Experience in IA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
1n1.nNEY OF ADLAI Z. STEVENSON

Nashville Dec. "a. r.. Stevenson. Nic'-Frf%l-
dent Ct. passed through his CITY last Right ~
turning from Atlanta \ number ~ prominent ci'l-
,e,s met The party nj Mufftcosbcro. ana nccompi-
IT,, " "a Nalhvnic only short stop was
mad. hero Mr. stevrIsou win rencll R omine IN
stnday nsrning Via Louisville. lie VIII visit NASH
vel On January 10.
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mn yCT WAIT FOR A RFOUIsITIQX

Cincinnati. Dec o4.-Iohn G. NcCoaTt la'e agent %
the louisville and Nashville freight Office In Clncin
naA for whose arrest 1or embezzemcnt requisition
was Yesterday obtained, did not wait for the oTNer
of the Governor Of Kentucky TO act but came owe:
10 Cincinnati ard submitted to arrest. He immediately
gave bail In the sum Of $4,000. with Thomas j.
CONT continues 10 assert that NJ proofs can be found
acanst him, and Gays II any due bills are discovered
with bis name attached they are fO:eeree.
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JUST FULL

DINI ~ M
Of improvement
DR.. Pierco's Pleas
ant Pellets. To
begin with, they're
the smallest, and
the easiest TO take.
They're tiny,
sugar-coatcd anti
bilious gTannles,
scarcely larger
than III ustard
seeds. Every child
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25

had a friendly chat with him. As tie Democrats
have clear majority of three In the House, there Is
ttlo doubt that Mr.. Crafts will be elected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
sAw,uu,s BURNED IN HEwJERsEY.

Bridseton. \. j.. Dec. 24-The sawmlls o! smith
r. Conoyer OF thi, place. were burned this morning.
The loss will be over $4,000 The insurance was
suall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25

FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IL A COAL NINE
Halifax, y. $. Dec. o4.-Cne Of the largest boilers
IN the Victoria Galleries Cape Breton. exploded TINS
morning killing George Long and inju:ng five other
mon some fatally seven other boilers dis
placed and completely disabled. The entire system
Of mines will have to close for i month.
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CIoaks and FurS.

I'D Floor. Main buuuihz'
Our entire line Of CiOdks ana
F,trs has been marked dorm from
20 to 40 per cent. to close o"f' as
ce ncrer carry goods 0rer Prom
one season to another.
sEALsKIN MILITARY cAPEs,
129.49, 134.21, 1889, l62.4S
PERSIAN LAMB MILITARY "a 90 "a I'll
CAPES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KRrMMER MILITARY CAPES, Ao'0'
MINK MILITARY CAPES
1899, S1.SS, $3.50, 134.99
FRENCH sI,Sr SEAL sAlA MILL 22.S1, 1881, 27S1
,xr ao,rr. .3.74, 4.9s, 5.49, 5.99
" " SO
FRENCH CoNEY MUrFS.............''.'.''''
WOOL SEAL MUFFs. -. ~
FRENCH ,i. SEAL la, 1893, 2.24, 2.4S
MEMS ALASKA SEAL CAPS 49, o'S 30
xxX A I,rHy1 99.99, 124.99, l34'Sy
TuREE.CAPE JACKETS IN IL ~ Il 1914
tAN GRAY AND BLUE. ......
,n,rs, TurEE.CApE MILITARY CAPE
9.99. 1899. l249, 1893, 1881, 1890
p,rr AND BLACK FINE cHEvRoN 3,99
JACKETS TAILOR.MADEi WERE s..si,.
culLpREX's GRErCnEN AND O"'"
4.74. $40, 6.99, 7.Sl, S.9S, S.S0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25

Travel To Chicago by the Worlds Fur Special-on'
n, The great NewYork Central model trains.
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FLAN N ELS.

VERY HEAVY AND FINE DoMErs.. Nv ASD'is
ONE LOT VERY GOOD QUALITY At.
H SI,N8Gs .. .29, .36, IA. AND AZ
~ ,.,v,,,s "a, 81, AND IA
. CASES EACH BROWN AND
BLEACHED HEAVY QUALITY no IL
CANTON FLANNEL.................' Nv AMI
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I,c-p'tni SUNDAY
Cones but once . year.
1t II to.dlY.
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4 lot of first class wheat bran and
ship stuff just received at
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SUBSCRIPTION $3.50 Cash.
NO. Is.

sound Democrats, men of morality
and capacity. The question that will
divide is one OF trinfipke. Have that
settled and the Democrats will rally
20 the candidates.
But there mus, be no cunning de
cep,ion. no hidden juggling to BAN
boozle the honest people at home.
The patty must get together and be
in earnest or i is destined TO the most
overwhelming defeat.
Democrats of intelligence and who
love the old party, and who have a
real dislike TOR Radicalism in all of its
poien,iality, who remember the plum
dering days gone by (we hope never
to return), and who know the great
threatening shadow OF a villainous and
sectional Force bill, pinned up by
bayonets. that covers the South, will
do we'll To give time and influence To
the primary elections this year. Let
the true principles of Democracy be
asserted. and lei no unsccmly divis-
ions mar the acton. Work together
for North Carolina like patriots. II
ever there was peril threatening our
State it is now There is no doubt of
il. Patriotism appeals TO you to do
your duty. Each citizens response
bilities say to him, help save the State.
The highest considerations of liberty
itself speak with trumpet voice, be
steadfast to principle, stand for the
right, he not iaithless, be true to God
and country and obey your own in,
ward monitor, dare to do your duty
and see TO it that no detriment bcialls
dear old North Carolina, Heaven S
blessings attend her."
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ing type, with two low pressure cylin-

ing type, with two low pressure cylin-
ders. Her cylinders are sc, So, 57l
and IS inches in diameter, with a
common stroke of 81 inches. Steam
is supplied by four double-ended boil
ers, and two single-ended ones, to be
used as auxiliaries. The crate surface
is 5o7 square feet, and the heating
surface 1882. The closed ash-pit
system of forced draught will be used.
The condensers have each 1000 square
feet of cooling surface The revolu-
tions at full power will be 164.
The main and auxiliary engines
occupy four water-tight compartments;
and the boilers four others. The
water-tight subdivision at the ends of
the ship is very complete. The pro-
tective deck is one inch thick on the
fiat, two inches on the slopes at the
ends and two and one-half on the
slopes amidships. A cofferdam to be
filled with woodite or cellulose extends
around the ship in the wake OF the
wa,er-line, on the protective deck.
The ship has poop and iorecastle decks,
with an open gun-deck between the
bridges extending along the tops of
and hammock berthing connecting
the poop and torecastle. The rig is
that of a o-masted schooner, spread
ing 1910 square feet Of sail. The
boats are slowed on skid beams be-
tween the two fore and aft bridges.
THE MAIN ARMAMENT
consists of one six-inch, breaCh-load-
ing rifles mounted on the forecastle
and having an arc of train of 27o de.
grees from quarter to quarter; ten
five-inch rapid firing guns, two mount
ed on the poop and the Others on ths
gun deck in sponsors those on ths
poop and the after two on the gur
deck train from right astern to 6s
degrees forward of the beam the twt
forward ones on the gun deck trail
from right ahead to 60 degrees abaf
the beam the others train II degree
before and abaft the beam. Th
auxiliary armament consists of eigh
, six-pounder rapid fire guns mounted
four over the forward and after spon
sons on forecastle and poop, two O
gun deck amidships ; four one poundel
mounted, two on gun deck aft ii
/ captains after cabin) and two o
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day, and in his heart were mingled
the dawn and dusk of life He was
not afraid-cheerful every moment,
the laughing nymphs of day did
not desert him. They remained that
they might clasp the hand of the veil
ed and silent sisters of the night when
they should come. And when they
did come Walt Whitman stretched his
hands to both--on one side to the
nymphs of day, on the other the silent
sisters Of the night. And SO, hand in
hand, between smiles and tears, he
reached his journeys end. From the
frontier oflife; from the western wave
kissed shore, he sent US messages Of
content and hope. And those mes
sages seem now like music blown by
the mystic Trumpeter from deaths
pale realm.
To-day we give back to mother ma
ture, to her clasp and kiss, one Of the
bravest, sweetest souls that ever lived
in clay Charitable as the air and
generous as naturer negligent of all
except to do and say what he believed
he should do and should say. And |,
to-day, thank him, not only for you,
but for myself, for all the brave words
he has uttered | thank him to-day
for all the great and splendid words
he has said in favor of liberty, in favor
of man and woman, in favor of moth
erhood, in favor of fathers, in favor o
children. And thank him for the
brave words he has said on the subjec,
of death. Since he has lived death i:
less fearful than it was before, an(
thousands and millions will walk dow
into the dark valley of the SHADOW
holding Walt Whitman by the hano
long after we are dead, The brav
words he has spoken will sound lik
trumpets to the dying.
And SO l lay this poor wreath upo
! this great mans tomb. loved hin
living and | love him still.
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the launching was scene OF stir, ma
neuvrc and tangle bewildering to
landsman. Every boat was black with
spectators, and the many colored flags
flying from every mast gave a bright
and picturesque appearance to the
moving panorama. The movements
of hundreds of sail vessels under a
strong wind, beating up the harbor
through maze of steam vessels, was
curious sight, and the narrow escapes
they made from collision very exciting.
AT THE NAVY YARD.
The navy-yard gates were closed to
visitors until $50 O'Clock. and at that
hour the crowd. which had been con-
gregating since 8 O'Clock, made rush
through the portals and continued to
fill every point of vantage until alter
II O'Clock, when it was estimated that
over &C, 900 people were in the navy
yard, while the river was filled with
vessels of all classes, from the palace
steamer down to the row boat, all
bent an getting positions to witness
the great event.
One of the first to arrive was the
Hon. B. F. Tracy, Secretary OF the
Navy, who was received with a salute
of seventeen guns from the Franklin,
and then escorted to the Commodore S
residence.
At 10 O'Clock the whistle blew and
all work suspended, and those OF the
employees who cared to went on the
battle-ship Texas, where they had a
good view of all that was going on.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Commodore
| Weaver, with every officer in the yaro
in special full dress uniform, assembled
at the m IL portal, while the marine
battalion and Naval Post band were
drawn up in line awaiting the arrlVa
of Governor Holt and his party. Al
1910 o'clock the Governor and party
halted at the gateway, and were mel
outside by Commodore Weaver and
aids and escorted into the yard IN the
following order: Governor Holt anc
!, Commodore Weaver, Mrs. Holt ant
+ Captain of the Yard Cromwell, Mrs
A. w. Haywood and Lieutenant Niles
These were followed by the rest OF th'
, visitors from North Carolina, Judg'
, D. Tucker Brooke and Major Wash
, ington Taylor, representing the cit!
r of Norfolk, and Lieutenant-Com
, mander Burweil with Governor Holt
staff. As the visitors passed in iron
of the Marine Guard drums rolled ant
the band played ' Hail to the Chief.
They were at once escorted to IN
launching stand, where few peopI
were already assembled, and wher
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N\ooNo III iliS.
The christening stand was at the
bow of the Raleigh slightly above the
launching stand, and suspended from
the bow far up were silken cords, to
which was attached bottle Of wine
beautifully decorated with ribbons,
the bottle being held in position by
golden spear.
Naval Constructor Francis I. Bowles
was the one of all others sought tor by
strangers and home people, who were
desirous of seeing the man who had
conducted the building of the beautl-
ul cruiser. Constructor Bowles, how
ever, did not show himself often re-
naming under the vessel, where he
directed the movements of the men
engaged in wedging up the ship.
By 1890 o'clock all was in readi-
ness, the ship lay on the ways, and
only white oak timber held her in
place. Then four boys were put at
work with cross s-cut saws, and as the
timbers parted, Constructor Bowles,
from under the bow, gave the signal to
Mrs. A. W. Haywood, who was stand
ing on the platform, with Secretary
Tracy on her right and Ensign Hillary
P. Jones on the left. AS the cruiser
moved Mrs. Haywood dashed the bot
tie of srarkling wine against the bow
and said, 81 christen thee, Raleigh.
Then, as the destroyer of commerce
moved down the ways as easily ant
gracefully as maiden, 10000 yell
rent the air, while the screechng o
whistles from the boats in the harbo
caused a din that could be heard TO
miles around 1t was twentyfour min
utes to II O'Clock when the vesse
started, and three quarters of mlnut
. later the anchors were dropped. tn
lines to the shore, except 15-inc
hawser, had all snapped, and the head
way was not stopped until the Raiets
, struck raft lying in front of St. He
: lena. Then two tugs were fastened O
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bridges two Gatlings mounted on the
tops. The forward and after five inch
guns on the gun deck are protected
by four inch armor The other spon-
sons have one inch armor plates. The
coming tower will be two inches thick,
as will the tube leading from it to the
protective deck. There are six above
water torpedo tubes; fixed ones ahead
and astern, and training ones on each
bow and quarter. The tubes are of
the Howell pattern, using gun-powder
to project the torpedo.
LIGHTED By ELECTRICITY.
The ship will be lighted by electri-
city, the plant consisting of two en-
gines and dynamos, each with an out
put of 200 amperes at a constant
potential of eighty volts. In addition
to all necessary lights for illumination
and signaling there will be three
Mangin searchlight projectors. The
lights will be arranged in sections on
indeper dent conductors, all controlled
from a switchboard in the dynamo
room, 50 arranged that either OF the
dynamos can be put on any or all
of the arc or incandeCent circuits.
The engine power Of the Raletgh
is relatively larger than that of any
other vessel OF the United States navy
except the Vesuaius and the torpedo
boats. occurring as it does in conjunc
ton with larger battery lower
necessitates larger crew. The com
plement will be about 32o-24 officers
20 marines and a crew of 200.
The rudder is partially balanced
Its weight is about IS tons. 1h'
ordinary right and left steering gea
is used, actuated by a powerful steam
steering engine below the protective
deck
COST OF THE VESSEL.
Il is estimated That her cost com
pleted, including armament and equip
ment, will be I,o43,9I5.74.
The actual weltht Of the ship whel
launched was I,I4o tons.
The Raleigh is the first vessel OF tn
new navy to be built, complete, by tn
! Government, as the machinery ant
boilers are under construction an
now nearly completed at the navy
ward in New York. In a few day
they will be shipped to Norfolk to b
placed on board. i,
The Norfolk navy-yard has wei
equipped plant for ship building and
with an organized force Of men,
capable of building to advantage on
or more of the new battle-ships 10 {
: authorized by the present Congress.
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| Richmond Times, April lst.l

w AS a queenly
pa G e a n t, the
launching of the
Raleigh y ster-
day. Norfolk and
Portsmouth made
it a gala day and
a holiday, and the
scene was a grand
andimposing one
None such has
ever been witness
cd in Southern
waters. 1t was a
glorious day for
the Norfolk navy
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and the new ship was towed to the
wharf, and afterwards hauled down
south of the 2eras, and the launching
,uoc over

and the new ship was towed to the
wharf, and afterwards hauled down
south of the 7eras, and the launching
was over.
THE U. S. S. RALEIGH.
Bv act of Congress, approved 9TH
September, 1888, the construction OF
two steel cruisers of about 5000 tons
displacement each, to cost not more
than sI,1oo,ooo each, exclusive OF ar
mament and any premiums that might
be paid for increased speed, was au-
thorized. The speed prescribed was
10 knots, with a premium of $4,000
for each quarter of knot additional,
and the same deduction for each quar-
ter of knot deficient The act au-
thorized the Secretary of the Navy to
build the vessels in navy yards If un-
able to contract for them at reason
able prices.
Proposals were advertised for, but
none within the limit of cost fixed by
Congress were received. The Secre-
tary accordingly directed that the yes
sells, to be known as cruisers No. I
and No. s, should be built at the navy
wards at New York and Norfolk, re-
spectively. The chief constructor gave
orders to begin work on No. under
date of 26th of September, 1889. The
first keel plate was laid the 10Th OF
December, 1850. Since then the work
| has been carried on as eXpedltlOusly
as possible, against the difficulties OF
training a new force of workmen and
vexatious delays in the delivery OF
material In pursuance OF the plan
of naming second-class ships after
cities, the President decided that crul-
ser No, 8 should be called the RaIetgh.
HER DIMENSIONS.
The Raleigh has a length Of 800
feet on the load water line, and an eX'
treme breadth of Il feet. At her mean
normal draught of IS feet Of sea water
her displacement is about $3.50 tons
the maximum draught then being ahou
10 feet. She will have two sets ol
engines working twin screws. 1t l:
estimated that her engines will develop
10000 indicated horse power at tul
power, with a steam pressure OF Ioc
pounds. This will drive the ship a
twenty knots. Her coal supply at nor
NAL draught will be 400 tons, thf
bunkers will hold 675 tons and witt
, this supply she can steam 1900 mile
, at full power, or 1850 at 10 knots
i. her most economical speed.
. HER ENGINES.
e Her engines are OF the triple es
E pansion, vertical, inverted, dlrect-acs
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WALT WIFI 71M]AN,
THE POET OF THE HUMAN
RACE.
An Eloquent Grafton Delivered
by Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll at
the Grave Of the Dead Poet.

A l. T w H | T.
man, the good,
gray poet" is
dead. He was bu-
ried at Camden,
N. j., where he
lived, on Wednes-
day of last week,
when e u O 81 S
were pronounced
by a number Of
his friends and
admirers. There
was no officiating
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IF you wish Ia advertise ANYTHING any
/ where at any time write TO GEO. I.
KOWELL T. CO, 10 Spruce s., New ork.
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ABOUT POLL TICS,
THE DANGERS AND NEED OF
COMPROMISE.
A Survey Of the Political Out
look in North Carolina, With
Some Pertinent Remarks There

OIL. lTlCS is
attracting unu
s sual attention
jus, now, and is
calculated to
grow war m er
from this time
on until after
the election. 1t
is we'll enough
to give proper
atte entlOn TO
such m alters
and the people
should read and
keep informed,
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he special guests were introduced

the special guests were Introduced.
AS the first gun Of a salute was fired
Commander Weaver uncovered his
head and said to Governor Holt:
sThat is in honor of you, sir" The
Governor replied pleasantly and re-
mained uncovered until the guns
ceased firing.
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THE RAIL!El6 GIL,
LAUNCHING OF THE STEEL
CRUISER.

A Brilliant and Successful Affair
in Every Particular---Gala Day
in Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Beautiful Sights and Impress
sive Ceremonies.
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yard and an epoch IN the hlstroy OF
Virginia waters.
HONORS TO GOVERNOR HOLT.
The two cities were up and astlr at
early morning with their large popu-
lace and vast throng of visitors. The
ceremonies commenced on the Norfolk
side with the honorS to the distinguish
ed guests of North Carolina. AT 9:45
a. M, the Fourth Regiment, under
Colonel Nash, the Norfolk Blues and
Grimes Battery, marched to the At
lantic Hotel to escort Governor Holt
of that State, his aids and the North
Carolina Naval Reserve corps to the
navy yard. All these were in car
riages. The Edgecombe Guards, a
splendid company from Tarbo1o, also
formed part of the imposing escort
SCENE ON THE WATER.
While these movements were taking
place on land the movements on the
water were yet more active. Every
steamer, tug and sail boat in the vicin
itv of Elizabeth river, was turned into
an excursion boat. The assembly ir
the Western Branch an hour before
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
Princes Who Cannot Borrow.

In regard to the Prussian royal family
there is an excellent law, which, had it
existed here, would have saved Us much
money. No royal prince is allowed to Dor
row, and no one is allowed to lend money
to him. If any one does lend he cannot
recover. Acting on this law, Frederick
the Great never repaid any Prussian
who had lent him money when he was
heir to the throne. for ne deemed that
such a person had not only violated the
law, but ought TO lose his money for
having done an improper action. Were
one of our princes to borrow money, and
an application to be made 70 parliament
to repay it, the strong probability IS that
the house Of commons would follow the
example Of Frederick the Great.
would. indeed, go further. 1 would in
fict a heavy fine on any one asking TO
be repaid by parliament and On any
minister asking for vote for any such
purpose London Truth