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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-07
DID YOU EVER SEE A GHOST?

Probably not. But you are lucky if
YOU have never been face to face with
the foul fend, Indigestion. That imp
from the nethermost hades subjects
his victims to numberless horrors, a.
mong them heartburn, fatulence,
heart palpitations, headaches, bilious
ness, broken rest, and others that we
will not enumerate. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters win drive away this
mischief breeding sprite. Tackle him
with the great corrective at once
Malaria, constipation, kidney trou-
bles, debility all yield to this leading
remedy, which is no mere palliative,
but achieves decisive results. For over
wrought nerves and weary brains this
fine medicinal recuperant is highly to
be recommended. It's pure spirituous
basis is modified by botanic simples Of
first rate remedial efficacy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-07
Land for Sale

OnsMonday, April goth, 1885, at the court
house door in Raleigh, N. c., l win sell at
nublic Outcry a tractor land i'm Wake coun.
fv. about 10 miles southeastward of Raleigh,
Containing 300 acres, more or less, adjoining
Jones. CasweIl Sturdevant, Altman Turner,
jefferson Smith and others being tue land
conveyed to John =. Johns by Orran A.
smith ct al by deed registered in book No.
hi al. page 65, of the Registers Office Of
Wake county, and described I'm mortgage
from John S. Johns to +. Is. Dancy, regis
tered in book No. "a, at page 4O3, OF said Reg
ister's Office.
sssale made under judgments of Wake su.
nerior Court in the case of N. i. Jenries ct
ais " John S. Johns ct ais, No. GAG s. D., min
mtes of February term 1896, page l26.
Terms of sale; One-third cash, residue in
two equal instalIments, payable respective
ivoand II months after day OF sale with
interest from day OF sale. Hour OF sale, u m,
s. +. MORDECAI, Com'r.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-07

Cures, absolute, permanent cures
have given Hoods Sarsaparilla the
largest sales in the world and the first
place among medicines.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
OLD PERSONS BURNED.
Sad Tragedy Attending Fire in Boston
Tenement House.

Boston, July 1.-Two persons were
harmed to deSth and another will probab-
ly die as the result of fire tonight in a
tenement house on Lehigh street. The
dead are Daniel Drisooll, aged about
60, and his wife Margaret, aged 30.
g Mrs Margaret Hogan, widow, 60,
was fatally burned. The other occupants
of the house escaped by way Of the roof.
When the fremen reached the building
flames were issuing from every window
on all four floors.
After the fire was extinguished, Mrs.
Hogan was found apparently dead in
the ball on the third floor, near the front
W window. The bodies of the Drisoolls
were burned almost beyond recognition.
One was found In the hall at the foot of
the stairs and the other half way up the
stairs, showing that they were over
taken by the flames while trying to reach
the roof.
The house was an old frame building
and a veritable fire trap. It was occupied
by four families. The origin of the fire
is unknown. Loss $4,000 The house was
owned by the heirs Of John B. Blair.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
MAINE AGAIN HONORED.
Hon. W. L. Putnam Appointed Bchring
Sea Commissioner.

Washington, July 15.-Further steps
wore taken by Great Britain and The
United States several days ago in the
matter Of oonsid Grafton Of the British
claims against this country for seizures
in previous years in the Behring sea. The
treaty providing for the appointment OF
joint commission of two to adjust these
claims provides that in addition to one
representative on the part Of each gov
ernment for a third commissioner in the
event that the two original commission
ers fail to agree.
The British government selected Geo.
e. King, one of the justices of the Su
prone Court Of Canada. The United
States commissioner is Judge William
L. Putnam of the frat United Safes
judicial circuit. The commissioners will
meet at Victoria, B. G.. probably not
until next fall.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
TuE AGlTATOR USEFUL.
Candidate Bryan Says lie Stirs Up
Discomfort
AND DTSCONTENT IS AT THE BOT
TOM OF ALL PROGRESS.

Final Address to His Neighbors at Salem
Last Night-DecIares That if the Princi-
pies of the Chicago Platform Are Right
They Will Prevail.
Salon, Ills, July 15.-Three thousand
people attended the Bryan demonstration
in the court house park this afternoon.
The appearance Of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
WAS the signal for hearty cheers. L. M.
Kagy presided MIR. Bryan g speech con-
tained very little about politics. 1t large
" was taken Up with "reminiscences of
his residence here. Mrs. Bryan was pre-
sented to the audience, and WAS given
hearty greeting, to which she responded
with bow. Hon. z. N. Youngblood
Of Carbonate, Illinois, made q lively
speech.
The political demonstration in honor
Of the Democratic candidate for presidens
took place this evening in Court House
park. Addresses wers made by Bryan,
J. Il. Williams, ox-Congressman from
this state and others. Mr.. kagy presided
at the evening meeting. His opening
announcements that the Nebraska Popu-
list convention on hand today endorsed
VIM. j. Bryan by vote of 200 to so,
was followed by great cheering. Tire
meeting was larger and more eDthusias-
tic than that of tho afternoon. When Mr..
Bryan was introduced, be was given ian
ovation
Mr Bryan said in part: How can we
secure jsutioe for all the people? 1t is by
applying to every act or legislation and
every department Of the government, the
| fundamental principles upon which our
goyernment rests. We have come upon
| o time Of great agitation and there are
soma WHO are quick to condemn an agita-
tor. Agitation in a country like ours is
the only way to secure Justice. The agi-
tator is accused of stirring up discomfort.
| Discomfort lies at the bottom of all pru-
| gress.
"When the agitator presents question
we should only inquire is the proposition
which he presents tho right one. No gov
ern ment is worthy OF the name which Is
not strong enough to protect its humelest
| citizen from every land from oppression.
| (Cheers.) Take bne issues to be proposed
and see II they are the real remedies. and
| If they will improve the condition of the
body polite. Every reform that is good,
and will better the condition Of the
masses is the reform that should better
the condition OF his country.
"Ah, my friends, if there is one thing
taught by the six thousand years Of his
| tory, it Is that truth is omnipotent and
truth alon5 will prevail. You may delay
it's course, but after awhile truth will
show it's onnipotsnt power. Those who
stand in its way will be crushed You
ask me- If these things are right, which
we seek to accomplish. say if these re-
forms are right. they win be accom-
plished. I thank you" (Oheers.)
Mr.. Bryan withdrew when he had con-
oluGed and the crowd gave him a fare
well salute of three cheers. He went i'm
mediately to the house of his sister, Mrs.
| Beard, and retired to get good rest be-
| fore taking the 8. 80 train for st Louis in
| the morning.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC PRESS.
Public Opinion Prints Symposium oi
Press Comments on the Campaign.

!. New York, July 15.-The weekly Public
Opinion of New York, prints this week
a symposium Of carefully selected press
comments from 123 of the leading news
papers of the country on the Democratic
convention and the issues of the CAM
paign. OF these So are Democratic %
Republican. independent journals, or
special organs of labor organizations.
farmers, single taxes. etc. OF the So
democratic papers 80 repudiate the plat
form; "a of these emphatioally rejecting
the candidates; II either by implication
or in plain words advise the Democrats
to remsin within the party lines, and
the vote for the ticket with reservation
If necessary regarding the financial
plank two declare for Mckinley; three
demand an independent ticket and Is
declare for the platform and candidates
with free silver. Of the % Republican
papers, four declare for silver; four say
that the Democratic party is dead or
hopelessly disrupted. Or the indepen :
dent and special journals, Is reject the
platform and candidates, nine declare
for Mckinley; 10 declare for Bryan; 8
an independent Democratic ticket.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
THE CORNER STONE LAID.
Work Begins on the New Insane Hospital
at Bangor.

Bangor, July 15-The corner stone of
the Esstern Maine Insane hospital was
laid this afternoon with appropriate cer-
emonies by the building commission and
Maine Grand Lodge of Masons, under
Grand Worthy Master A. B. Farnham.
Mayor Beal of Bangor, presided. and
Hon. Albion Little of Portland, chairman
of the building commission was master
of ceremonies. Mr.. Little made an ad-
dress describing the hospital and the
stone was laid by the Masons, Grand
Master Farnham performing the oere-
mony. This was followed by addresses
by DR.. d. A. Robinson, Bangor; Hon. G.
A. Boutelle and Hon. Llewellyn Powers,
Repu blican candidate for governor OF the
state
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
TO REDEEM TREASURY NOTES.
Coinage of Silver Dollars is to be Doubled
for q While.

Washington, July 15.-Owing to the
fact that the amount of silver dollars
in the treasury. available for redemp-
tion of treasury notes has become reduced
to $40, $50, 5S2, and will be further re-
duoed by redemption during the current
month, the coinage of silver dollars by
the mints will be increased from one
and half millions to three millions
month from the first Of August, and will
probably be continued at that rate in
order that the treasury may have suff-
ciont to redeem the treasury notes pre-
ssnted in exchange for silver dollars. The
first Of March, 1893, the treasury held
30, 800, 461 standard silver dollars for tbs
redemption Of treasury notes issued I'M
der the act of July, 1890. Today the
number of silver dollars held by the
treasury Is 10,695, $50 Since the first
Of March 1893. the coinage of silver dol
lars aggregate $l1. 98S, 056. OF this sum
50, 81, 1877 was profits or seignorage,
which leaves s9 671, 81 for the redemption
of treasury notes. The amouAt of tFes-
sury notes redeemed in silver dollars and
cancelled fIcm November l, 1898 to July
"A, 1896, is $2S, 402, 25S.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
BRYAN'S TKlUMPHAL JOURNEY.
Little Salem Outdid Itself in Celebrating
Candidates. Avent.

Salem, ILL.,, July 15.-Salem said here
farewell today to WI. Bryan by grand
demonstration that exceeded by far the
pyrotschnic reception given him on his
arrival here Monday nighe.
Business was suspended and the whole
town prepared itself for making the day
the greatest little Salem has ever oxperi-
enosd.
Mr.. Bryan was'lste in reaching Salem
from Centrslia last night. He went to
Odlin by train and made the journey
from that junction to Salem with q
party of newspaper men in stage drawn
by mules. The details of the programme
of MIR. Bryan's trip kto Lincoln were an
nounoed today. The trip through Ne
braSka will be made in the day time, and
Mr.. Bryan will probably make several
informal speeches en- route.
= With reference to published story that
Mr.. Bryan had not been polite insdeclin-
ing the offer Of railroad company to
furnishs him special car, gentleman
who was present at the interview says
that Mr.. Bryan was not discourteous
to the railroad managers. He simply
thanked them for their offer to furnish
him with the special car and expressed
desire to travel as an ordinary passen-
ger.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
wscAssEr RAILROAD EXTENSION.
Authorize Issue of Bonds to
Complete Road to Pittsfield.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Wiscasset, July 15.-A special meeting
of the w. & @. r. R. Co.. was held hers
today. A very large and enthusiast @
number of stockholders were present.
The president, Henry Ingalls,, and treas
urer, W. ID. Patterson, made very full
reports of the condition of the company.
1t was voted to authorize the5direotors
to issue not exceeding 5000. 600 of the
bonds of the corporation for the construo-
tion and maintenance and operation of
a railroad from Wisoasset to Pittsfeld;
to authorize tho TRUSTEES named in the
mortgage dated February /, 1895, given
to secure the bonds of the company of
the same date to cauoel and destroy said
bonds and discharge said indenture and
mortgage and to authorizes the execu-
tion of q contract for lease by the
company of part Of its line, road
and property to the Sebasticook e. Moos-
head Railroad Company.
This means the almost immediate be-
ginning of work on the extension.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
ADDRESS .oF +. ii. TWIroHELL.

1t is my privilege and great pleasure
as the representative of the municipal
government of the city of Bath TO extend
to you, in behalf of all its citizens,
cordial greeting homo and to express
to you the satisfaction and pleasure it
has given all Of your friends and ao-
quaintances irrespective of party or
creed. that one OF it's oitizens should be
selected as the candidate for Vioe-Presi-
dent of the United States by one of the
great political parties
We consider IL an honor to have can
didate for SO responsible and exalted
position q resident of our city, and we
extend TO you our further congratulations
that your merit and ability have been
recognized and have been such as to en-
title you to receive this high honor.
70 us of Bath, your ability, your gem
erosity, and your devotion to the best
welfare of the oity are well known and
thoroughly appreciated. We appreciate
the fact that you have for years repre-
sented the great business industry Of our
oity as no other man has ever represen t.
ed it. You have labored indefatigably
for the promotion of the interests of ship.
ping and have been champion of the
GA use.
We have always admired your courage
and pluck as we have seen you continue
to build ships, ever increasing In size un-
TIL you nnally launcne0 an iron snip. larg-
er than any of the rest, thus changing
the great ship-building yard which you
received from your father and have since
continued to operate, from a wooden
to q modern iron yard. All this we have
seen you do and give employment to
hundreds of hands when 1t seemed to us
certain that no return could come from
the investment and we know that the
material prosperity of the city of Bath
Ila s always been very near to your hears.
1t is for these rsasonssp sphat we. who have
been your neighbors and have known
you all these long years feel called upon
at this time 90 throw aside all party
feelings and unto, as one common pso-
pie, in doing honor to you as you have
honored us.
You have been called many times be-
fore this to positions of honor and respon-
sibility and all dutiss incumbent upon
you In these offices have been faithfully
performed.
We know that You are an A American,
citizen of the United States in all that
this means in its highest import, and
should fortune favor the party whose
candi idate you are, and you be elected to
this high office to which you have been
nominated we trust that your every
act ana word will be for measures which
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
THE TUBERcULIN TEST.
Maine Veterinarians Think IL Should BE
Applied Only BY Professionals.

Lewiston, July 15.-At meeting of
thu Mainei Veterinary Medical association
resolutions were passed protesting against
the testing Of cattle for export to Massn-
chuseuts OF for furnishing milk to local
citizens except by competent well quail
fed men claiming that The tests made by
men Of no professional training, may be
misleading and Of no value, that il the
test cannot be made by professional men,
there is no valid reason for the same be-
ing made, as it entails unwarranted ex-
psnse upon the owners of cattle.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
WISCONSIN sILvERITEs.
Convention Yesterday Endorses Chicago
Platform and Bryan and SewalL

Milwaukee, July 15.-Ths state CON-
vention IN the interests Of free silver
met at noon today. There was large
attendance. mostly of Milwaukee silver
ties. The convention was called to order
by Rublee A. Cole chairman of the Wis
consin silver party, who made long ad-
dress endorsing the nomination of Bryan
and Sewall. He then introduced DR..
Frank Powell Of Lacrosse. as temporary
chairman, who also made a speech deolar-
ing for Byran and Sewall.
The regular committees were appoint
ed and the convention took a recess
The platform approves the financial
plRnks Of the platform adopted by the
national Democratic convention at Chi
cago and endorsing the nomination as
made at that convention.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
weather Observations.

The Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, July IS, taken al
8 p. M, meridian time, the observations
for each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction of the wind, state
Of the weather:
Boston, rs degrees, W, cloudy; New
York, so degrees, SW, cloudy; Philadel.
phia, "a degrees, W, partly cloudy; Wash.
ingt n, 50 degrees, NE, clear Albany.
"a degrees, ", cloudy; Buffalo, 10 de,
grses, n, cloudy; Detroit, IS; degrees,
NE, cloudy; Chicago. rs degrees NE,
partly cloudy; St. Paul, 6S degrees, N
clsar; Huron, OAK, "a degrees, N, clear
Bismarck, 7s degrees, NV, clear; jack
sonville, 81 degrees S, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
Baths Welcome to Arthur SeWaIl
Last Night.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
HONORED BY HIS TOWNSMEN.
Address of Welcome at the Train by ex-
Mayor Twitchell-Mr. SewaIl Responds
March to the Sewau Residence-Ris
Welcome by His Family.
ESPECIAL TO TIE PREss.I

ESPECIAL TO TIE PRESS.l
Bath. July 15.-"The Shipping Oity's
welcome to her honored son Hon. Arthur
Sewall, nominee for Vice President, is
the inscription on badge of blue, en-
blazoned with good photograph of the
Democracys' Vice Presidential nominee,
which almost everybody in she city of
his home Is wearing tonight It is the
first time that Bath has received anything
approaching such political honor and
her sons and daughters are celebrating
the return of the nominee in royal style.
The frequent showers of the day had o
rather debilttating effect on the spirits of
the inha bitants of the shipping city that
the sun uame out again in real glory near
sunset and the spirits Of everybody rose
in consequence.
The celebration tonight is entirely nom
partisan. 1t is a tribute to the man, Sew
all, and not the politician; and Demo-
Gratis and Republicans view with each
other in showing sheir appreciation of
the honor conferred on Baths life long
citizen.
The committee of arrangementts
consisted of 3. D. Sewall, N. W. Swan
ton, T. B. Torrey, ]. A. Mcclellan, Will
liam Rogers. E. V. Hyde, William 9.
Duncan, Scott Percy, George s. Brown,
Frank Dingley, j. o. Patten. e. G.
Plummer, Il. A. Huse, David S. Har-
ris. E. e. Stetson, D. E. Pierce. F. B.
Torrey. Jr., Charles G. Larrabee, George
Il. Nichols, j. Houghton, Mcclellan, o.
A. Kittridge.
The general reception committee is
made up of the more prominent Republi-
cans and Democrats of this city, as fol-
lows: Hon. Randall D. Bibber, Gen.
T. d. Sewall, Hon. Henry W. Swanton,
Hon. William Rogers. Hon. John Fl.
Kimaall, Hon. John o. Patten. Hon.
James Wakefield, William N. Donnell,
Gardiner 3. Deering, James B. Drake,
Charles Davenport, Amos B. Haggett.
A. D. Stetson, W. G. Webber, George
Moulton. Jr., Hon. George e. Hughes,
Hon. Galun G. Moses, Hon. T. B. Tor-
rey, David L. Percy, D. NJ. Humphreys,
6. G. Moses, George Fisher, George Il.
AS4ONO4cs ~ AO1Ay lAC1)OlSbl1y OOSSIJH LOI-
rey, Thomas P. Gibbons, Charles E. Pat
ten, Rev. Samuel f. Dixie. William Mus
sen, D. Jones, John r. Kelly, John w.
Mari, Nathan Stiles and Samuel Ander-
son.
A great concourse Of people were as
sembled at the station when the special
train bearing the distinguished nominee
of the Democracy pulled into the depoJ
at 7.30 Its arrival was announced by
the explosion of cannon. and the olang-
ing of bells. When the stalwart figure
of Hon. Arthur Sewall was seen emerg-
ng from the train mighty shout rent
the air and the cheering was taken up
by the crowds lining the streets and kept
up for several minutes as Chandler's
band sounded the strains of "Hail to
the Chief" AS soon as he could be heard,
Hon. Fritz Fl. Twitohell, president OF
the common council. addressed Mr..
Sewall in the following words:
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16

San Francisco, July 16.-An attempt
was made to assassinate Carlos Ezata,
ex-President of San Salvador. In the din
ing room of his hotel yesterday after
noon by native Of Salvador named
Pedro Jiminez, who aimed a revolver at
him, but was disarned.
The ex-President expresses t1e belief
that Jiminaz is an emissary of Prosi-
dent Gutierrez of Salvador, who construes
Ezeta's presence in San francisco as q
menacs to the Salyadorean government.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
A Game rhat Proved Fatal.

St. Paul, July ia young man
named Bsltart, near Marshall, yesterday,
was herding cattls near his home, and
his two sisters and naice named
Dunham went out whore he was. He
suggested some sort Of game and tied
the girls with rope, one end of which
was tied to the saddle of his pony. A
ran away and strangled Miss Dunham
and another one of the BeItart girls.
The other may recover from the injuries
inflicted.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16

; Asbury Park. N. j., July 1.-The
League Of Republican cIubs'meeting was
called to order by President Higgins. In
Dis annual address, President Higgins
predicted $4,000 Republican majority
next November. Tho seoretarys' report
showed that the league had 68, 251 mem
Dsrs, an increase of 80, 900 over last year.
ms presidents appointed committees on
ana rules credentials and the convention
adjourned until $50. The resolutions
endorse the candidates. on the ticket, and
the Republican platform adopted at St.
Louis the administration Of Gov. Griggs
ana the acts Of the last Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
Union of Free silver Forces.

Huron,S D., July 15.-At the Populist
state convention here yesterday, q COM
mittee was appointed to confer with a
committee from the silver Republicans,
looking to the composition of the ticket
andRplatform.
At late hour last night the platfrom
committee agreed to give one railroad
commissioner to the bolting silver Re-
publicans and four Presidential electors
to the Democrat
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16
Silver Sentiment in Maryland.

Baltimore, July 15.-Ooneresslnan
Rusk, chairman OF the Democratic city
executive committee, has written q letter
to VIM. Jennings Bryan, Democratic can
didate for President, inviting him to visit
Baltimore and promising him rousing
reception. He Gays the great growth Of
great surprise to him, ana he fully ex-
poets the state to go for Bryan and Sew
all BY q largo ma aiority In Noyem Der.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-16

Cleveland, July 15.-The remaining
members of.the newly appointed exeou-
tive committee of the Republican ma
tional committee reached Cleveland
this morning and went into executive
session at Mr.. Hanna's Office.
Senator Quay and Mr. Manley are firm
ly convinced that the headquarters
should go to New York.
Nothing has yet been decided regard
ing the ninth member of the executive
committee. Although il is said this
morning that if Senator Thurston will
net accept the place it will be offered
to Mr.. r. G. Kerens of Missouri.
The Republican executive committee
remained in session until O'Clock. when
intermission was had for lunch. At 2
O'clock the deliberations of the commit
tee were resumed. Shortly before the
COMMITTEES adjourned until 10 tomorrow q
Senator Quay left be building at once
TO take the train for home. Mr. Hanna
announced that Byron M. Parker was
selected as a member of the national COM
ml6tee from the District of Columbia,
and Q. S. johnson as member from
Alaska. The Colorado vacancy was not
filled. Hanna announced that it was
decided to open campaign headquarters
in New York and Chicago.
Who will have charger' WAS asked.
"The chairman OF the Republican ma
tional committee he answered. "He
will be in the saddle. so to speak, and
will be found lin both places" Hanna
entertained the members of the exsou-
tive committee at dinner this evening.