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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26
TO AMEND THE TARIFF LAW.
Bill to Amend Free Alcohol Clause Dis
cussed in the House.

Washington, May 25.-The House to-
day took up the consideration of the
bill to repeal the clause in the exist
ing tariff law providing for free alco-
hol for use in the arts and manu-
factures. The compromise PROPOSE
tion, devised by Mr.. Russell, of Connecti-
cut. and insisted upon by the friends
of free alcohol, (for the appointment
of a joint commission to examine all
questions relating to free alcohol and
report at the short session next De-
cember) was offered as an amend
ment to the bill.
Mr.. Hill, of Connecticut, who voiced
their sentiments to-day presented a
bill which would perfect the provision
instead of'o for its repeal. He char
acterized the bill presented by the
Ways and Means committee as sur
render to a Democratic administra-
ton.
Mr.. Evans, of Kentucky, who had
charge of the measure, argued that
any sort of free alcohol provision
would open the way Tor fraud on the
government but that pending a COM
plete report, as authorized by the
commission, the existing crude provi-
sion which was piling up claims a.
gainst the government at the rate of
$4,000 day, should be repealed.
Mr.. Russell, (Rep., Conn.,, gave a
reluctant assent to the bill as it was
proposed to amend it.
The bill will probably be voted on
tomorrow. The test of strength to-
day showed a large majority in its
favor.
The report of the Elections commit
tee in the Martin-Lockhart case was
presented. 1t favors the contestant, a
Populist.
The early part of the day was devot-
ed to the consideration of District of
Columbia business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26
NORTH CAROLINA.

Wake Forest College commencement
began last night with Glass Day exer-
cises.
Twenty-three young girls yesterday
graduated from Salem Female college.
Closing exercises held last week at
Union Home School, in Moore county,
Littleton High School and Kerners-
vile High School.
TWENTY-FIVE students graduated last
night from Winston city schools.
Frank Fry, business man of Win
ston dropped dead yesterday.
The funeral of DR.. Pritchard in Char
lotte Sunday was the second largest
in the city's history
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The General Deficiency bill, the last
of the supply bills. was yesterday
discussed and passed by the Senate.
Senator Butler could not secure a
vote yesterday on his bond bill though
Senator Pritchard made speech on 1T.
Bill to repeal the clause in the tar
iff law providing for free alcohol for
use in arts and manufactures under
consideration in the House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26
THF LARGEST GRGQlA ALTON OFF AMY M0RTH GARQllMA pA .
LAST EDITION.
O'CLOCK. A. M
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Tuesday.-The United
States Weather Bureau issues the fol
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina: Generally tar;
probably local showers in extreme
eastern portion; easterly to southerly
winds.
Yesterday: Maximum temperature,
II: minimum temperature, 62; ram
fall 600.
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FINANCIAL.

The cotton market opened steady
at an advance of / to 2 points, but
broke under favorable crop reports
and closed at decline of to points.
After rather encouraging opening
wheat became demoralized and closed
at loss of "A from Saturdays close.
Business on the stock market on
moderate scale and the tone of the
market depressed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Charlottesville, Va, May 25.-The
contract for the erection of five new
buildings at the University of Virginia
to take the place of the ones destroy
ed by the recent fire, was let to Chas.
II. Langley &c Co., of Richmond, whose
bid is little less than three hundred
thousand dollars. Work will begin at
once.
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HOW THE CLUBS STAND.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY

Cleveland at New York.
st. Louis at Baltimore.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Louisville at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Washington.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
At Richmond:
Petersb'g, 0O012 Ok 10 1
Richomnd, 90 90 0 2 % II 2
Batteries: Brunner and Schabel;
Malarlly and Boland.
At Norfolk:
Norfolk, 0 2 0 90 0 0 o. 3 4
Petersburg 1 0 0 1 90 0 0 % 3
Batteries: Gilroy and Bowerman:
Armstrong and Stanhope. Umpire,
Connor.
At Roanoke:
Roanoke, 1900 O1O1o- o ?
Ports, 0 2 2 3 10 90 Ks II i
Batteries: Cheesbro, Coons and Will
liams; Brandt and Rollins. Umpire,
Cline.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The Loios ranch in Mexico attacked
bv Indians and IS persons-men, Wo-
men and children-killed.
John s. johnson, the American blcy-
clist beaten in races at Paris yester-
day by Jacquelin, Rebone and Durand:
Serious fighting at Canea, Island OF
Crete. between Mohammedans and
Christians.
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MASSACRED BY INDIANS.

San Bernadindo, Mexico, May 25.-
Word has been brought here of an at
tack made by band of renegade In
dians upon the Loios ranch, near here.
The Indians killed eighteen persons,
several of them being women and chill
dren.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26

Fort Scott, Kan, May 25.-Misses
Georgia Riclett and Birdie Cassidy,
Iwell-known young ladies of Lascagne,
Kas., while boat riding on the streets
of that place last evening, were drown
ed by the overturning of their boat
The town was flooded by the recent
rains and water stood from four to six
feet deep in the streets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26

Baltimore, Md, May 25-Gen. Brad
ley T.. Johnson will shortly go to
Cuba as a war correspondent for
syndicate of papers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26

The Watauga Democrat wants Cy
Watson to run against Linney for Con-
gress.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12
In League with Satan.

Almost every renowned man of an
tiquity in the Middle Ages was be-
lieved to be In league with Satan. Prob
ably the oldest legend of which the
Faust legend is continuous thread is
that of Simon Magus. According to
Justin, he was native of Clifton,
village in Samaria; he was, no doubt,
man of great intellectual powers. He
was the father of the school of the
Gnostics. 1t Is also reported Of him
that he could make himself invisible,
that he could pass through flames un-
harmed, could transpose matter, make
gold, and exercise demons; in fact, he
laid claim to all these powers, and his
name as miracle worker lived
through many centuries. Unusual ac-
complishments, great eruditlon, were
attributed to the supernatural influ-
ence, and the general disposition to
superstitious assumption was strength
ened on the one hand by dogmatic af
firmation on the part of the church OF
personal Satan, with
,usehold, and on the
cooperating the magic
practical sciences, OF
and alchemy occupied
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Exit the Blue Jacket.

A proportion Of the blue jackets of
any full-rigged ship were necessarily
athletes. The upper yardmen" in a
line Of battle ship or frigate were ex
ceptional men in this way, and much
more so, perhaps just about the time
that sail power was receiving its death
warrant than ever before These
young men had to race aloft to nearly
the highest points, at top speed eight or
ten times a week wheE the ship was
In harbor, to keep their heads and main
tain their breath while holding on by
their eyelids," as the phrase goes, and
manipulating with careful and meas
ured order of action the various and
intricate arrangements for crossing"
or "sending down" the royal and top
gallant yards. 1t was all done at full
speed, for 1t was universally held that
the upper yardmen gave a character
to the whole ship; and that one which
was foremost In this exercise was ever
considered the smartest ship in the
fleet. The upper yardmen were always
the coming men. They had the most
opportunities for distinguishing them
selves, were the best known, and were
most under the eye of the authorities
They developed great muscular power
in chest, shoulders and arms. Theil
lower extremities suffered, and one
always knew the men who had beer
upper yardmen by their tadpole-like ap
pearance when they were bathing.
But in the modern steam line-of-battl'
ship and frigates these extremely ath
letic specimens formed a very small
minority of the ships company, anC
none OF them could lose his turn a
being upper yardmen so long as tn
ships reputation depended on the speed
with which the upper yards were cross
ed and sent down. In harbor the res
of the blue jackets had the handling
| of yards and sails for exercise once o
twice a week, but at sea the use o
sails for propulsion grew less and les
important, and most Of the work alof
was more of an exercise and less of
necessity.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12
.SkAuy
CNHE"

The Roberts Keynote series is to be
augmented by Marie C. Balfour's
"Maris Stella" and Claude Nicholson's
Ugly Idol"
The complete edition of Kipllng is to
be in eleven volumes, each with
frontispieee by the authors father,
Lockwood Kipling.
Charles G. ID. Roberts, the Canadian
scholar and poet. has undertaken TO
write a school history of Canada. 1t is
sure to be a good one.
Prof. Woodrow Wilson's sympathetic
and dignified magazine articles on
George Washington are about TO be
published in book form.
The general verdict appears TO be
that Max Nordau's volume of stories
called Soap Bubbles" must have taxed
TO the utmost his powers OF dullness
The poems of Johanna Ambrosius,
the German peasant poetess over
whom the critics have been so wide
eyed, are TO be published in English.
The translation is made by Mary j.
Stafford.
Sir Richard Temples autobiography
'rhe Story of My Life" soon to appear
in two volumes, covers an active public
career of nearly half a century. Sill
Richard spent twenty-nine years IL
administrative work in India, and dur
Ing his membership in the House OF
Commons took part in 5000 divisions.
]. X. Huysmans, who is to be an il
lustrlous member of the new Goncour'
Academy Of Ten, has about completed
work called la Cathedrale," IL
which he will continue the train o.
thought started in EN- Route" ant
| eventually TO be completed IL
"L'Oblat." He prefaees his new bool
with some fattering words from Mr.
/ Gladstone
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12

blew it in my face, and looked like a
striped devil. Don was off to a picnic
Up comes the missis smiling. | wanted
to jump under me bench. Mr.. Flana-
CHAN, says she, and will ye be having
them hame balls ready to go ON the
last express the night?' 'Shure they re
poured and cooling there, says |, but
you'll have to ask Mike if he'll be after
tumbling them. Thank you, Mr.. Flan-
Afghan, says she. Anybody niyer called
me mister before. She did me proud.
She's the lady for We. F."
''Ye're long winded, Dick, broke in
Don. Don't We see I'm waiting to lock
the door? Dump them CRATES, Pat.
Must tell We livery night to put the
Tres out?"
The men hurried out on the street
and went clumsily homeward Mrs.
Storms, tho ''missis, had gone toward
High. street to her house. Half an houl
after her entrance she was seated at hel
dainty dinner table. She had changed
her foundry dress for a delicate tei
gown. A letter bearing an English post
mark had been placed by her plate. Al
immense mastiff lay stretched out ON
rug by her chair. He was always neal
his mistress when she was at home
Between the courses she read the letter
81 am gone much longer, Kate
dear" her husband wrote, than l ex
pected to be. Some litigation has arisei
about the patent and will keep me her
several months longer. But after w
win the case as we shall, can quickl.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12
A Thirty Story Building.

A 30 story Office building is to be
erected on Park row, New York city,
on the site of the old International no.
tel and will be 1856 feet high from tho
curb line. There will be % main floors
and floors in the side towers, 80 floors
in all. The foundations consist of piles
driven into the sand, cut off below tho
water line and covered with concrete
and masonry bases for the columns Tho
outer walls will be carried by cantale-
vers, as in many other tall buildings Of
this character Engineering News.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12
coLoRs IN BATTLE.
Why the Soldiers In the English Arm.
Are Arrayed In Scarlet.


Are Arrayed In Scarlet.
The scarlet uniform of the British in
fantry has been greatly criticised in re-
cent years, chiefly on the ground that
il exposes the men to needless danger by
disclosing their whereabouts to the en-
envy. The objection taken to the scarlet,
however, is groundlesS, and scientific
reasons are given why the prevailing
color is for all purposes the most suit
able that could be selected.
In the first place, scarlet affords the
best attainable protection against the
extremes of heat and cold to which sol
diers are liable TO be exposed. The darker
the color protecting a warm body the
more rapidly radiation proceeds. White
would be the best color to redcce rai.ia-
ton to minimum, but white is barred
by other considerations, as are also all
the grays. Scarlet or red comes midway
between white and black or other dark
colors, while with reference to protec-
ton from the sun scarlet takes a far
higher place than any Of the blues,
4 green's or drahs and other shades often
used for military clothing.
Yellow and orange are excluded be-
cause these colors are particularly con-
spicuous at long distance. Although
scarlet or red is more conspicuous than
gray, when the sun shines directly on
the troops it blurs on the sight and is
consequently more difficult to hit
With existing rifles the actual result
of fight is usually decided at dis
lance Just outside the effective range OF
the weapons. This distance lies between
600 and 500 yards. Nearer than that il
is impossible TO close without replying
to the enemy's fire, and as soon as the
return fire whistles about the defend,
ers' heads the possibility Of aiming rap
idly and accurately decreases.
Therefore, from this point Of view,
it is unimportant whether the object tt
be hit is conspicuous or not, but from {
moral point of view it is a serious con
sideration. Within 700 yards each sub
sequent advance is conditioned by fir,
superiority already achieved, the de
tenders are shaken, the time fer count
ing heads is past, and the mental i'm
preston conveyed by the sight of tn,
assaulting troops becomes the mail
point.
1t is distinct advantage that on
men should bulk large in the decisiv,
stages of an encounter, and there is Ii,
color which enables them TO do this St
effectively as scarlet. On the whole
therefore, every scientific consideration
justifies the retention of scarlet as III
best uniform for our troops.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12
HE SAVED THE BABIES.
But the Story Was Told In Two Widely
Different Ways.

But the Story Was Told In Two Widely
Different Ways.
Heroism and modesty proverbially go
hand in hand, but there are few more
striking examples of the combination
than that afforded by the captain of q
wrecking tug in New York harbor. His
own account Of the affair was thus set
down in the tugs log; Jan. 3O-Left
Jersey City a. m. Ice running heavy.
Captain Joe stopped leak in ferryboat. "
Mr.. L. Hopkinson Smith, in his DAY at
Laguerre's, tells the story more fully.
The Hoboken ferryboat was stopped,
midway of its early passage, by the ice
pack. AT this juncture an ocean tug
boat crashed into her side, cutting V
shaped cash below the water line. A
panic ensued among passengers and
crew. just then the wrecking tug Reli-
ance ran alongside, and Captain Joe
Smith jumped on board
He dropped into the engine room,
met the engineer half way up the lad
der, compelled him TO return, dragged
the mattresses from the crews hunks,
stripped off blankets, racks of clothes,
overalls, cotton waste and rags of car
pet, examining them into the great rent
left by the tugs cutwater until the
space of each broken plank was replaced
except one. Through and over this
space the water still combed, deluging
the floors and smashing down between
the gratings into the hold below.
Another mattress, quick! All gone:
A blanket, then = carpet-anything
Quick, for Gods saker
1t was useless. Everything, even tc
the oil rags, had been used. Little by
little the water gained, bursting Out
below, then on one side, only to be re-
calked and only to rush in again.
Captain Joe stood moment as if un
decided, then deliberately tore dowI
the top wall of calking he had so care
fully built up, and before the engineer
could protest had forced his own body
into the gap, with his arm outside
level with the drifting ice.
An hour later the disabled ferryboa
was towed into the Hoboken slip will
every soul on board. When they lifted
Captain Joe from the wreck, he was un
conscious and barely alive. The waite
had frozen his blood, and the floating
ice had torn the flesh from his protrud
ing arm from shoulder to wrist. Whel
the color began to creep back to hi
cheeks, he opened his eyes and said Il
the doctor who was winding the band
ages:
"Was any Of them babies hurt?"
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GIudness Comes

With better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. It's therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured 10y the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere, Syrup OF
/ Figs stands highest and is most largely
used land gives most general satisfaction
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12

copyright, 1894. by tho Author.l
CHAPTER l.
Pour off,
The molder waited a moment by his
crucible Of glowing, molten metal.
Then in loud deep voice he cried
again:
Pour off,
Don, the foreman of the foundry,
turned with impotence to three young
fellows who were sorting metal chips
out of barrel of foundry sweepings,
ind who were all smoking clay pipes.
Pat, Jack and Mike, wheTf you hear
nolder call pour off, you get to him
lively he said shortly.
The foreman S eyes sparkled ominous-
ly as he watched the trio hustling over
copper ingots and piles of zinc, lodging
now and then stacks of TASKS. "Shut
the window there, Mike. You'll bust
your cylinder, he roared.
Water, F." called the molder
Here, you, Pat, why don't you have
the watering pot always full? The flask
boards will burn to cinders while you re
fetching it. You're dandyw The fore
man turned away Disguised
The metal was poured into the small
holes prepared for it. Tongues of beau
tifully colored flame darted from the
beds of sand. and the smoke, full of
ashy flakes, rose in pillows. Bangl
There was an explosion louder than
usual The molder and his helper laugh
ed They always liked to hear good
round report THAT will be a fine cyl
/ Under ring" said Don. Now go help
the core boys; they are crowded. And
look alive" he added, glancing sharp.
ly at the three.
And what did We hear at the mis-.
sion the night, Mike Mccoy" asked
Luke Reardon of his benchmate
"The mission, Luke? Father Gogar
tvs after askin where the likes of yor
bees, responded Mike. I" 'Luke's {
hard one, says Father Gogarty. Hes
travelled many q mile hanging on un
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Hoo much are your lCdgeS q neck, Don
Oghue?'
der freight car, and he's niver a bit
consumed for his sowl that'll go to pur-
gatory some day by way of header, ,
says Father Gogarty. "
Come off now, =" laughed Luke. "Fa-
Their Gogarty niver said that. But
what did We hear at mission, ask We,
Mike McCoy?"
''Ah, thin, Luke, the father kept say
ing, Stand up, now Be the time l
was well up he said, sit down, now. ;
1t bein new service, Father Gogarty
had hard work to kape us movin. He
gave us q dressin down at the end.
You're in your safes aisy and comfort
able, he says, when ye should be on
your knees. Kape watch on me, says
he, and whin l jinnyfiict then you jim
nyflict.' Them missions is pious work,
Luke"
At 10 minutes to 6 the men were
washing up. "Going to the union to-
night, Timmy?" asked Tom Mahanney
'Dade that am, Tom. Well spoil
Mowry. He won't hire union men to
work for him, and we'll see that his
pots are doctored Did ye know that the
big casting that he sint to Dinver was
brittle as glass? l know the man that
made it. 'That'll bust suddint on you,
Mowry, says my friend when he pour
ed it. You needn't be so high and
mighty with us brotherhood felleys.
You'll come down peg, says he.
Hist, hist, Jimmy. There's the
missis. "
A lady dressed in plain black stood
in the smoky foundry. She was perhaps
80 years old, but she was still extreme
ly girlish in figure and face. She was
speaking with Don. Good night, Mr..
Donoghue," she said when she had fin
ished talking and then stepped lightly
along, bowling courteously to the men
as she passed them.
II does hate to have the missis see
me when my shirts all open and I'm
as red as gobbler, said young Dar
Doyle
Red, are you, DAM" Knocked Luke
You're the greenest Irishman that evel
stood on ten toes. p"
Tin, is it, Luke? Dan stands ON min,
liver since the bottom of Paddy O'Shea'
crucible fell out and stopped on Dan
feet" said Dennis Slavin, the oldes
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An Exceptional Case.

'You know old John Goodner"
"Yes."
Never called anything but Honest
John for forty years"
I'm"
County treasurer for twenty-e!ght
years and guardian for half the orphans
in the country? trusted by every
body"
"Yep."
Dead three weeksiand experts have
gone over his books"
"WellT'
They found that heNwas honest in
every way"
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Gave Him Away.

Sophy (who had accepted Mr., Charles
Fleetwood the night before)-Does Mr..
Fleetwood strike you as being a sensi-
tive man, Pauline?
Pauline (who doesn't know or the en-
gagement )-Gracious, no! A man who
has been rejected by IL girls within six
months and gets fat on it cannot be
sensitive, Why. Sophie, what's the
matter?-Strand Magazine.
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A Well Lighted Street.

Fifth avenue is probably now the best
lighted long street i'll the world. The
magnificent new lamps are now i'll po-
sition and add to the beauty of the thor
oughfare. The lamps are foot square,
Of bronze and gold, while the face is of
white ground glass, with the street
names in letters eight inches high in a
deep red or maroon. New York Letter.
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Missed 1t.

Hands upr' said the footpads as
they closed in on Jorkins.
"Ha, ha" shrieked the victim.
"What do you expect to findi My wife
repairs my clothes every night after
retire" And he laughed so fiendishly
that the footpads fled. Detroit Free
Press.