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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-24
STATE NEWS.

The Charlotte News says the people
of Union want TO nominate y. \.
Covington, Esq, to beat Russell.
Mr.. Lee Morrow, Republican member
of the lower house of the legislature
from Iredell, says he will not vote for
Russell.
The Times says that the Davie Re
publicans are dissatisfied with Rus
sells nomination, and a leader in their
ranks has openly declared that he
does not think he can support him.
Mr.. Brown, of the National FISH
Commission, called on Friday. He re
leased 100000 young shad fry just
Matched in Pasquotank River, and
says we may look for them to put in
an appearance in four years.-E. City
Economist.
Manager Mckissick has leased the
Battery Park hotel from Col. Coke
Mr.. McKissicll was the best newspaper
man abroad before he went into the
hotel business. He is now at the TOP
among hotelists. He belongs at the
top and you can't keep him from get.
ting there.
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committee met here to-day and called
the county primaries for June 18th,
and the county convention for June
goth.
The remains of Fred Moore, a flag
man who fell from the top of freight
train last night near Round Knob,
passed here this afternoon for States
vile, his old home, where the inter
mcnt will be. Moore evidently walked
off the top of car when the train
was rounding a curve.
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CONVENTION DATES.

Republican National Convention, st.
Louis, June 10.
Democratic National Convention,
Chicago, July z.
Populist National Convention, st.
Louis, July %.
Silver National Convention, st.
Louis, July %.
Democratic State Convention,
Raleigh, June 25.
Wake county Democratic conven-
ton, Raleigh, June %.
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BURKE CONVENTION CALLED.
A FIagman Killed by Falling from
Train at Round Knob.

Morganton, n. c., May 23.-(Special)
The county commissioners met here
to-day and awarded the contract for
two steel bridges to be built over
Catawba and Johns rivers to abe
Youngstown Bridge Company, OF
Youngstown, Ohio. There were four
teen men here to-day, representing rs
many bridge companies. The con-
tract for the stone bridge piers was
awarded TO W. Il. Walton. of No~gon~
ton.
The Democratic county executive
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Total .......... 358 54S
liver men WIN?

This estimate would give the silver
man a majority of 100. But in this es-
innate, there are some doubtful votes.
California may give part of its vote
10 the gold men; West Virginia may
send nine silver delegates instead OF
ak; Kentucky and Olio are both doubt
Ohio and Kentucky and half of Califor-
MA, the gold men will get 439 to 467
for silver, which would be too close
for comfort.
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SILVER'S DAY.

One by one, from south to west,
The states-they fall in line;
And silyer's day still leads the way,
So, see the silver shine!
It's ringin'
An swingin',
The biggest states in line;
So, clear the way
For silver's day,
And see the silver shine!
r. l.. STANTON.
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ynination to put success above person
al ambition is seen In the fact that the
leaders of the party are having no
s-o,amblo for positions. This year the
eft:ce must seek the man.
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Mr.. b. J. Summerow has leased the
Newton Enterprise. Good luck to
him!
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DR.. T. n, PRlTcHARD DEAD.
The Most Noted Baptist Divine in the
State Passed Away in New York
Yesterday.

New York, May -(Special) Rev.
Thomas II. Pritchard, d. D., the noted
North Carolina Baptist minister, died
here this morning at $3.50 o'clock. He
came here a few days ago, for treat
ment for Brights disease. lie had a
son, DR. w. b. Pritchard Ca well-known
physician and daughter living in this
city. The remains were carried to-day
to Charlotte, n. c., where the funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Charlotte, N. c., May 23.-(SpeciaD--
DIR. Pritchard leaves wife and five
children: DR.. w. B. Pritchard and Mrs.
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HOW THE VOTE WILL STAND Al
CHICAGO.

To the Editor: Please give your sub
scribers your estimate of the gold and
silver strength in the National conven-
ton. have seen the estimates OF the
New York and Northern papers. How
does it look to you now that the gold
men have carried South Dakota? Will
the silver men win?
DEMOCRAT.
We have seen no reason to change
our opinion that the silver men wall
have a good working majority in the
approaching National Convention, not
withstanding the methods by which
Michigan ard South Dakota were cap
tured by the gold men. The following
table is the way We think the delega-
tons will stand in the various States,
compiled from the best information
alta. nable:
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-14

Q. Have you frequently settled for liquor
SO furnished when you settled your bill at
the desk? A. have.
@. Have you ever drank liquor there with
d. N. Burton, A. l.. Hall or j. r. Kelley?
A. think have.
P.J. FARNsWORTH.
Liquor Mt = DemocfAtic ConvsntIon ana
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A. don't rem mber how they were paid
for. We got something to take. and the next
morning some of US were little the worse
for wear. We had it brought up two or
three times.
q. It was ordered and brought ups A.
Yes, sir.
@, Who was with you? A. Frank Sar-
gent-he lives ia Boston-Will Brewster-he
lives in Middlebury-and John Hyde, who
used to live here. We had a room together.
and We had some drinks brought IN i don,t
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Q. We're they guests OF the house' a.
Yes, most of them.
| @. And what do you mean by goods or
stuff? A. Liquors of any kind.
ERNEST CHAUssEE.
A Former Head Walter Tells of Serving
Liquor.
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Kept for sale In the Van Ness house? A

Kept Tor sale In the Van Ness house? A
Yes.
| @. We're you not frequently asked b,
guests to get them some kind of Intoxicating
liquors in the dining room? a. Yes.
@. And did you not explain to them, t.
such guests. in all instances, that no liquor!
were kept for sale or sold in the Van Nes
house or by the house, and that the only
method by which you could procure sucl
liquor for them was to send out for them Il
some place about the city? A. Yes.
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deposition taken in that city, said that he was

| deposition taken in that city, said that he was
| head waiter at the Van Ness house four
months some time ago. The examination
proceeded
@. 4. Whether or not, when you were head
| waiter, wines, beer or ale were served TO
| guests of the house in the dining room, and
there, and / served wine; / served Bass ale
| in bottles, sealed.
o.. What IL any instructions from the
| proprietor and manager of the hotel, or either
| Of them, were given you in respect to such
| services as you have described? A. None
| Q. s. How were these wines, ales or beer
paid for: A. The money was given me be-
| fore l sent out for it by the parties that
orr tho fppr ,r ~ Was.s
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80.
Q. Can you be any more definite than that?
A. Yes; it was in the summer time.
Q. Aud during the term of the medical
school. A. Yes; 1 should think in, perhaps,
May or June.
@. And you were doubtless registered at
the hotel on that occasion2 A. was regis
tertd on that occasion.
q. And you think your brother graduated
at the medical school here in 'Ss? A.
think that was the year,
q. And it. was ut the close of the sum mer
w 1an ho xrrodt cd
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things that you speak Of? A. Yes, sir.
@. The Instances were not so very hume
Gus, comparatively speaking when they can
there after intoxicating liquors, were they
that is, the business that you did there-th
you and Mr.. Stcarns did there. the chi
business, was not selling liquor suppos,
A. Surely not.
@. 1t was doing legitimate drug business
A. Yes, sir.
@. And you had occasional call from tt
bell boys for bottle OF champagne or DO
tie of wine or bottle of Whlskey?
Yes.
@. And YOU supposed the boys took it I
the hotel? A. don't know anything aho.
that, whether they took it over there or no
l know they got it at the store.
Redirect examination by Mr.. Wids -
@. Let's see about this occasional bushes.
My inquiry was how frequently these trip
were when the boys came there for intox
eating liquor; 1 understood you to sag that
would average daily during the year, is tha
what you mean? It would average daily
but some days they didn't come for any ID
toxicatiDg liquor and other days there woul
be several trips? A. Yes, mean that.
MICHAEL DUFFY.
Another BELL Boy Tells His Experience
Michael Duffy of Burlington said that b.
worked as a bell boy in the Van Ness hous
from 1888 to 1892 His examination nrn
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ENT.
that he was 70 druggist and knew the Van
Ness house and Gov. Woodbury.. The ex-
animation proceeded =
q. Ii you have had Intoxicating beyer-
ages furnished to you at that hotel, you may
state the occasion and the circumstances:
a. l can't tell You just when. should say
u was. the time the Volunteer Hose COM
pany here, the Volunteers of 1888, went
up to march in the procession and draw
log cabin on our hose cart wheels.
y. Was thatsin the Harrison campaign of
1888? A. suppose 1t was.
z. The cabin was taken from Middle
bury! A. think it was; yes.
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By some one, but cannot tell whether it was
the governor, Mr.. H. N. Clark or Mr.. Drew,
but it was by some one in authority.
@. Aud in point of fact you were en-
ployed by the commercial men to assist MIR.
Murray's boy and were paid by the CONNER
cial men for serving the wine? A. Yes.
@. Did understand you to say that during
the II wears that you were employed at the
Van Ness house there was no intoxicating
liquor Of any kind kept in the Van Ness
house? A. Yes.
@. During that time was any Intoxicating
liquor sold in the Van Ness house? A. /
never knew of any.
@. When you went into the employment
of Mr.. Woodbury. at the Van Ness were Won
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les and the occasion? A. don't call to
nd but one occasion; that was two years
during the democratic state convention,
he time it was held.
}. Who was with you upon that occasion
l drank, II anybody? A. wouldn't. be
,itiye of any one; /. think A.. L. Hall of
kersfield, W. n. Rood Of Fairfax, Frank
lred and four or i've others that don't
member.
}. Where in the Van Ness house did you
this liquor and drink It? A. It was car
d to one of the rooms above.
}. Who ordered It? State fully Ii regard.
it. A. 1 cannot say who ordered IL; do
remember.
D. State If you remember who paid for IT,
There were one or two who volunteered
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hat occasion? A. Undoubtedly.

nat OCCASION? a. UndOnbtedIy. d
O. Which brother graduated in 'SS? A. |
Dr.. Goodwin. his deposition will tell you / |
when the time was. Ii
O. Your brother-in-law that was? A. Yes,
sir. my brother-in-law.
e. And you say that is the young man
whose deposition was taken in New York; !
4. Yes. sir.
O. When these cocktails were served you
in the parlor In June, 1888, suppose they
were served in the same way, brought up to
you in glasses. brought up on a walter. A.
HhaN In, h.. i !,
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! want to wait so long for me to send out for il
@. You (sent) had the bell boys go out a
| you have described for guests in the dinin,
room as frequently during the last year tha
you were there as during any of the proceed
. ing years? A. Oh, / think about the same
no rush at any time.
@. Is 1t not fact that during the last yea
tsfhar you were there Won did MT sprd nh
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g. Who was with you in the room? A |
Wallace Foot.
@. A merchant in Bristol now? A. Yes.
q. Any one else? A. Why, yes, there |
were others there-boys that went from here. |
don't know as L could say just who they |
were. They were members of that company |
at the time.
Q. How was the liquor ordered and paid
Tor? A. The bell was rung, "A young man
appeared, and he went for the liquor and
brought it in a bottle.
@. Any other occasions A. With John Mil
Ter, and should say a man who has recently
purchased brakes shoe store-Ed Moore
lie has scar along here. We were there.
suggested that we order whiskey, and it was
brought to US.
Y @. In whose room? A. think In my
ow room.
O. Who else was present? A. Those
two.
Q. Can you locate when it was? A..
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p. j. Farnsworth of Fairfax. IN depOsf-
ion taken at St. Adams April 1, said that
e was a farmer and had drank liquor IN the
IAN Ness house. The examination cetl-
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@. In 1887? A. don't remember seeing
| anv -served.
@. In 1888? A. don't remember.
/ q. In 1889, 1880. 1891 and 1892: A. ]
don't remember about those years.
@. Will you swear you did not serve any
in 1892? a. Yes.
@. Or at any time prior to 1892 while en-
ployed in the Van Ness house as head waiter?
@. Do you modify that any? Az That is
the best of my memory.
@. Are you willing to swear, under oath,
that you did not serve any liquor prior to
1892? A. wouldn't want to swear so, be-
| cause it is SO long ago.
@. When first was it that you com
menced to serve Intoxicating liquor, ale, cider
or lager beer in the Van Ness house? A.
can't remember; served it the last four or
five years that l was there. 1 left in 1898.
@. What kind of liquors have you served
in the dining room? A. served champagne,
cIaret, Bass ale and lager beer. / think the
lager was put up IN Plattsburgh.
@. To whom did you serve this liquor? A.
To transients, guests of the house.
@. To any one else? A. No, only tran
sients.
c., What was the manner of ordering this
liquor by the guests? A. They would order
it of the bell boys; they would have to go
out after it. They would order 1t of me.
They, the guests, would order it Of me, and
would have to get the bell boys to go out
after it, meant to have said.
@. How often during the week would
guests order liquor of you? A. Sometimes
two or three times; sometimes not at all.
@. Would you swear that liquor was not
ordered by guests oftener than two or three
times week. A. I would not swear to it
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mite as to the time! A. l can give you that
date.
: @. Do so, please? A. That was June 10,
1888.
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@. What was it you had on that occasion? |
A. Had bottle of champagne.
Q. And the last occasion to which you re- |
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Iasses hut in N hisEeu ulassas n
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05
From an oId-tinae sketch.]

hayes Valley, where Colonel Tom Hayes.
agriculturist, politician, duelist and good
fellow, lived upon his ranch. Four blocks
west OF Larkln street, along Hayes,
stretches Hayes Valley that once deserved
Its name. There is no hint in the pha-
ian1ed gray buildings stretching their un-
Droken fronts along those uptown business
blocks of the time so few years ago when
!resh helds and pastures green invited the
loot and rested the eye, weared with the
sight and feel of toilsome sand. And vet
there is something delightfully."- remiriis-
cent in the name that still cIings to the
district and brings a purer breath in it's
very sound. We may forget Colonel Hayes
we probably shall-but to call even the
most prosaic street valley is suggestive
OF better and more beautiful things. Ones
Imagination need not hnger along the
street. On the impetus of that word val
ley 1t may swing out to the hills that it al
ways I'M plies and gain freedom.
Beyond Hayes Valley, to the south, lay
the Mission Valley, broad. fertile, well
watered,, perfectly sheltered. smiling in
the sunshine, chosen as were all the sites
chosen by those wise old padres, with an
uneiring instinct. They knew where to
locate, and they knew how to build, those
earnest, single-minded Spanish priests.
We have followed them faithfully in the
hrst, locating where they have shown US
desirable places. Would we had been
wiser still, and had builded as they showed
US how, with perfect adaptation to the sur
rounding landscape. Do you suppose it
is an accident that none of those old
Spanish buildings and houses are the un-
slightly blots upon the country that most
of our modern structures are? The same
creek that watered Hayes Valley flowed on
into the Mission. Most of US still remem-
Der how it used to meander through
Woodward Gardens.
The names given to the districts south
OF Market street are suggestive of what
those Localities must have been in early
days. They were settled upon and built
up much later than was the section to the
north and nearer the beach, yet they have
been tie first to yield to the encroach-
ments of business. Happy Valley lay to
the south of Market street and east of Sec
ond. The first settlers there were such as
found the wild life at "The Cove too tur-
bulent for them, and they went to Happy
Valley to rest in narrow, grassy homes,
borne thither by their fellows-and of those
who. there lay down none have yet awak-
ened.
1t was fire drove later settlers into
Happy Valley. Once, twice, thrice the
City was burned down, and then those
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05

hrst won all Marota's money; then his
own conditions for the truce, article by
article, and finally the entire submission
OF the Carlist army. Within twenty-four
hours Marota had paid his debt, and the
fierce Carlist war was at an end.
Yarborou gh hand is hand in which
there Is no card above nine spot The
name given to this hand is derived from
certain Lord Marlborough, who used to of
$1,000 to FL that hand of this sort would
not be dealt. His lordship may have
worked out the chances, or he may not.
but the fact is that such hand occurs
only once in 1927 rounds, although Penn
bridge says he has held three Yarboroughs
in single evening. His lordship's wager.
to be quite fair, should have been f1S27 to
f1. 1t is said that he won his wager many
thousand times.
According to a recent report young
lady at whist party held ten of the thir-
teen trumps. Such hand is exceedingly
rare. AS for the chances of holding thir-
teen-trump hand they are calculated to be
100. .000, 100000 to 1,
At the Union Club of Boulcgne some
years ago the dealer dealt the twenty-six
red cards to himself and partner and tho
black cards to their opponents. When we
come to realize that the odds against such
round Of hands are 5000, 600, 600 to 1. we
must admit that this was a very remarka-
BILE deal. =
Louise Philippe, while playing whist
one evening dropped louis and stopped
the game to look for 1t, whereupon for.
eign ambassador, one of the party. set
fire to billet of 1000 francs to give light
to the King in his search under the table.
The Embassador evidently had money to
burn.
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asperities on the lunar soil, chains of
mountains like the Carpathians, the Ap-
PENNIES, the Caucasus and the Alps. The
moon is covered with a solid crust. If the
satellite could be reached from the earth,
that crust might be pierced with the ex-
plosives and the internal gas of the lunar
orb be piped down to the earth in such
quantities AS to make light and heat so
outrageously cheap as to extinguish the
oil trust and drive electricity out OF the
illuminating field.
In the moon the novel state of affairs
would be presented wherein trains could
run over the surface of the seas which no
ships could sail on.
II the Rocky Mountains had been SINH
lar in structure to the mountains of the
moon, the railroad company could have
tunneled them with great facility. The
lunar mountain is all hollow, and the sides
of the mountain, which surround each
amphitheater, are cut out almost to the
| peak to depth which varies from 10000
| to Is, 900 feet. And what a bonanza the
moon would offer for the colonizer, if he
| could prove its inha bitability and secure
| it's accessibility. The surface of the hemi-
| sphere which we see at full moon is l, 1872
500 square leagues. This could, of course,
be reclaimed to a great extent by irriga-
ton, the water to be either forced up from
the Pacific or obtained by boring into the
interior of the moon.
The time is nearing when all the land