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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Struck ckhynLncnmniiye.

Malone, N. Y, July 27.-While Levi
Sancomb and Miss Nellie Bushy of
Chateaugay were returning to that
village Saturday night they were struck
by an engine on the Central Vermont
railroad and they and the horse they
were driving were instantly killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Messrs. Riddle Pseuar,ur to Rebuild.

Media, Pa. July 27.-The Messrs.
Riddle, at Glenn Riddle, have given
tho contract for the removal of the
walls and debris of their mill building
destroyed by fire about two months
ago, preparatory to rebuilding and
starting up the works again.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Building Uontracts.

70. Crippen of Crippen & Son,
Jhestertown, Nd, was in this city
Eucsday morning. Mr.. Crippen has se-
:ufpd a contract for an addition to
Wilmington College, Chestertown. Mr..
11ippcn loft here Tuesday to sign and
161d for the erection of nine houses,
|1fpoms each, at Baltimore and Cedar
|ttaets, Philadelphia. He is former
lImingtonian and is woll known
n l15pghout the State as a contractor.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Fatal stabbing Anray.

Cairo, ILL.,, July 27.-I N. Coffee,
president of the State Board of Phar-
macy, was stabbed and killed at u
o'clock last night by DIR. Crabtree in
front of the latter's drug store. Crab
tree is in iail,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Ss,INsuvs.

Thomas L. Mcguire of No. 1911 Lam
caster avenue bas received word that
his sister, Mrs. Anthony Herres, and
her four children, were drowned by a
cloudburst at Bear Greek canon. near
Denver, last Friday. Their house was
swept away, as was also an adjoining
dwelling in which there were 10 per-
sons only one OF whom was saved. A
brother of Mr.. Mcguire went to Denver
Tuesday to look after the bodies.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Eve Knocked Ont NV a Fo,,.

Youngstown, o., July 27.-While
watching game of base ball, yesterday,
Oscar Gilchrist was struck in tho eye
by foul fly with such force that the
eye was knocked into pulp and fell
out of his head.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
nap,Ist Delegntcs nnme.

The Delaware delegates to the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union which met
at Milwaukee, Wis, have returned
home. The Rev. o. G. Buddington of
Bethany Baptist Church is member
of the board of Rsnagers,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
A prIze fnr nn American.

London, Eng, July 81. = Ross
Winans, an American pistol shot, has
won first prize in the first, second and
third series of the revolver competi-
tions, his scores being 30. AZ and 3S.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Gold Gun WON by aiIsn.

Swansea S. W, July 27.-In the
race for the gold cup, to-day, Ailsa
beat britannia, Satanita and Caress.
Meteor carried away her topmast and
gave up the race.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
smith-I,rn,yn NupriaIs.

Walter s. Smith of Marshalltown
and Miss Laura Brown of this city
were married on July 18th at Brandy
wine Church parsonage by the Rev.
Asbury Burke.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
schooner Ashore.

The schooner Abbie Bowker, from
Sullivan, Me-, with cargo of stone,
John Wear and arrived in Philadelphia
yesterday to discharge her cargo.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Insulted the spanish Premier.

Madrid, Spain, July q. "A man be-
lieved to be insane forced his way. to-
day, into the presence of the premier.
Senior Canovas del Castillo, and in
suited and threatened him. He was
PROMPTLY arrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
A German KIrnes, In Ancus,.

The members of the Sacred Heart
Church Sunday decided to hold a
German kirmess at Bavarian Park
sometime during the latter part of
August.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Two Persons prowned.

Wheeling, W. Va, July 81. Frank
Cunningham, Mrs. Sylvester Long and
Miss Daisy Long were drowned yester-
day while trying to cross the Ohio river
in a shell,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Chester Heights Camp CLOSED.

nester Heights campmeeting closed
day after heavy thunderstorm.
Qer Boswell reported over 60 con-
kd in the 10 days the camp was in
1ress.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Mrs. theodore Grant I,eaa.

Mrs. Theodore Grant, sister of the
firm of Mitchell & Bash, died last Fri
day at Saratoga, N. Y. Her husband
ia manager of the Chester store. =
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
peuth of william Henry smith.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 27.--William
Henry Smith, late general manager OF
the Associated Press, died at Lake
Forest, ILL.,, this morning,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
Death of an Old Lady.

Mrs. Marian S. johnson died Sun
day of dysentery. at her home, No. 1ll6
Gonsrd street, aged SS years.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
death Of DR.. Jcs.pb n. Layron.

Special. al.CoIrespondencs Y ganette and Journal
r. T,ayton n so, ~ tho Iats a Jnipa
Caleb S. Layton, died at Millsboro
yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30

ream which was stolen from II. /.
brman Of Morton, Pa, was found
sturdsy near Townsend.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30

An opera company will make its ap-
pearance at Union Park on August Sd.
The first opera given will be the old
fayorite, "The Mikado."
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
CLOuDDURsT AT MILWAUKEE.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 27. Two
severe storms swept over the eastern
portion of this State yesterday. Many
tplaces were struck by lightning and
much damage has been done. There
\ Was small cloudburst over this city
last night and the rain fell in such
IQpantities that tho streets are filed
with water and cellars in the down
town districts are flooded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
MALFACToRs OF ALL KINDS.

Justice Roberts disposed Of half
dozen tough cases yesterday.
Lydia Chamblec, is a coal black girl
and Ida Hill a bright mulatto. who
rented a room together i'm "Sawyer's
bottom" Ida failed to pay her part
Of the rent and Lydia seized upon all
her wearing apparel and undergar-
ments. Ida sought relief from Justice
Roberts, who issued the old-fashioned
summons in detinue and brought Lydia
before the court to answer whv she
unlawfully detained Tda's garments.
Ida got her clothes.
Albert Yellowday, a ginger-cake
coon, is a white metal man lie be-
lieves so strongly in free silver that,
with larcenous intent, he fastened on
a silver dollar. the property of Mrs.
S. A. Gill. Mrs. Gill got warrant from
Judge Roberts and the sheriff got Al
bert Yellowday. and in default of $50
bond, Albert awaits in jail the con-
yening of July term of our criminal
court.
Chas. Penny, colored, has a wife and
child whom ne has not visited since
the 10th Of February last, but con-
tented himself with sending 10 the
said wife and baby three pounds of
bacon and one peck Of meal every Sat
urday. The wife swore out a warrant
for failure to provide adequate support
and Judge Roberts held that there be-
ing strong presumption that three
pounds of bacon without any fuel to
cook it, and one peck of meal, with no
lard or eggs or salt or even water, was
not adequate for a bride and baby; so
Charles was recognized in the sum OF
$50 for his appearance at July term Of
criminal court
Mr. A. w Worrill sued the Pilot
Cotton Mills forS SIR for work and
labor done Judge Roberts heard the
case and rendered Judgment non-suit
at plaintiffs costs, because the amount
sued for was not due under the rules
Of the mill of which the plaintiff had
notice
Alice Evans, colored, was held in
$50 recognizance to answer a charge
Of fornication and adultery.
Honey Symms, colored, stands charg
ed with two actions in bastardy, Roney
skipped but was held up in Wilson
and Deputy Sheriff r. H. Brooks left
yesterday morning to bring Roney
back for trial, and now Boney is in
Jail awaiting said trial.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23

to the fire department of your city for
the very valuable aid rendered this
morning in connection with the fire at
our shops in your city, and to assure
you of our full appreciation thereof.
(Signed) e. ST. JOHN,
Vice-President S. x. l..
This morning at 8 o'clock all the
married men who have been employed
at the Raleigh q CASTOR shops will
go to work when the whistle blows.
The company will give them employ
ment moving the debris. The younger
men will be given work, it is said. al
the shops in Portsmouth and Able
vile until the shops here are rebuilt.
One hundred and fifty-Uwo men were
employed at the shops. The skilled
men got from $500 to $2.85 per day,
and unsl1illed from IS cents to S1.25.
The average amount paid out monthly
in wages is about $1,000
The loss of the tools belonging to
the individual mechanics viii be heavy
One mechanic had tools that cost 500,
and the average value of the kit Of
tools is S45, and these loses will fail
very heavy on the mechanics who
have no insurance.
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RUINS AFTER THE FIRE.

place. On Monday he was again pro-
NOTED TO night Waterman.
Everybody asked everybody else yes
terday if the shops would be rebuilt,
but Eobody, of course, could give j
definite reply.
The former employees were of course
most directly interested and in almost
bated breath they asked each other
when the whistle would again sum
mon them to work. Everybody in
Raleigh of almost every calling were
seemingly anxious to obtain even the
slightest intimation that the shops
would soon be rebuilt. The Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad shops has been
for so many years, one Of Raleigh's
leading industries. So many Of her
young men have gone into them as APP
prentice boys and ace now filling inn
portant and responsible positions, both
here and elsewhere. For so many
years these shops have turned into the
channels of trade in Raleigh such
sums Of money with the close Of each
month, that it was but natural that
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
THE HussEY LIBEL SUIT.
Hussey's Attorneys Have Asked for a
Continuance.

Yesterday afternoon, eX-Judge Whit
aker Of counsel for John B. Hussey
in his libel suit for ten thousand dol
lars against the News and Observer,
made a motion that the case, which
has been set for trial ON Saturday of
this week be continued He stated
that the recent dispositions taken by
the News and Observer had been re-
ceived only this week, and that Mr..
Husscy's attorneys desired to take de-
positions which they could not have
ready by Saturday.
Mr.. Chas. M. Busbee, of counsel for
the News and Observer, strenuously
opposed the motion, stating that Hus-
sey and his counsel had been present
at Newton and at Washington when the
dispositions were taken. and that they
HAD full knowledge of the dispositions.
independent of that, he added,
what business is it Of ours to Law out
our testimony for the benefit Of the
plaintiff? This charge is different
| from ordinary actions. A verdict a.
gainst q man i'm libel suit carries
with it some little reflection, and the
pendency of a suit against him ought
not to be delayed. The News and OBJ
/ server Company is ready for trial, and
the plaintiffs counsel set Saturday as
the day, they ought to be estopped
saying they are not ready for trial.
Capt. w. I'll. Day, of counsel for Hus-
sey, said that neither he nor Judge
MacRae We're present on the day when
the case was set for trial, and that
Judge Whitaker had said the case was
set for trial but would not be tried.
He called attention to the fact that
nine other cases preceded it on Sat
| urday's calendar. and it could hardly
be reached, and the fact that it was
placed last on Saturdays calendar
showed that ii was not expected that
it would be tried.
Armistead Jones. Esq, of counsel
for the News and Observer, replying
to Capt. Day. said that the cases pre-
ceding the libel suit were divorce cases
and would occupy only a very short
time. The counsel for the plaintiff
picked their own day, were notified
that the News and Observer would be
ready for trial, and now they begged
for time. He hoped the Judge would
not grant the continuance.
Judge McIyer withheld his decision.
but said that if the conditions were
unchanged on Saturday he would
grant the prayer for continuance.
The friends Of the News and Obser-
YER may rest assured that there is no
danger Of its losing the suit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
PERSONALS


Mr. W. 4. Godfrey, Of Norfolk, is in
the city.
Mr.. 4. A. Sondley, a prominent attor-
ney of Asheville, is in the city
Mr.. w. 4. Riddick of Baltimore, a
knight Of the road, is i'm the city.
Miss Hettie Cooper, of Murphy, was
registered a.t the Park yesterday.
Airs. George w. Mitchell is quite sick
at her residence, No. 40, East Edenton
Street.
Rev DR.. c. r. Taylor. president Of
Wake Forest College, was in Raleigh
yesterday
Maj w A. Guthrie, Of Durham, Pop
ulist candidate for Governor, was in
Raleigh yesterday,
Col Virgil S. Lusll, of Asheville. is
in the city, and declares with emphasis,
that he is a silver man of the Teller
mould.
Capt T w Whisnant, Mr., w. r.
Reed, Mr.. John Fl. Leyomound and Mr.
James Reed, all of the Seaboard Air
Line, are registered at the Park,
Mr. W.. Campbell and wife and Miss
Campbell, of Atlanta, Ga, were in RAJ.
eigh yesterday. 1t is whispered that Mr.
Campbell viii charge of the Allan.
tic hotel at Morehead City the coming
season.
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many employees, some of them with
their wives and children to see their
means of subsistence crumble, Some
of the Younger and unmarried ones
cracked grim Jokes about what they
would now do. while the older men
looked on in silence, some of them with
tears in their eyes. There were men
there who had been brought up in these
shops. and to them 1t was like burning
49,
Mere others, among them the foreman
of the shops, who had only within the
past few days come from st. Paul,
Mimi, to work here.
The night watchman, Nat Jones, was
the first to discover the fire. He saw
the light at 4:45. He aroused Capt. Hor-
ton, the night yard master, and other
employees then on duty. At first they
tried to get at the hose and pump KEEP
in the shop for such emergencies, but
having no key, and finding it impossible
to break down the door, they turned ON
the city fire alarm, and engineer Duke,
of the night shifting engine, began to
blow the alarm whistle of the night
shifting engine. Within three minutes
after the alarm was turned in the lire
companies were on the scene, but it was
too late to save the building.
This was Jones second might as
watchman, having succeeded James "A.
Petross in that capacity on Monday.
Petross having been given a place in
the shops. Jones was at the head OF
the labor gang until one week ago. 1t
was then decided, on account OF the
continued stealing of lumber. ron and
| brass about the shops to put on day
Waterman, and Jones was given the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
IMPoRTANT RAlLRoAp pEcIsIoN
The Rule Of the Prudent Man Restored
by the Supreme Court of North
Carolina.

The Rule Of the Prudent Man Restored
by the Supreme Court of North
Carolina.
In Hinshaw vs.. Railroad, decided at
this term, the court overruIed Emry
vs.. Railroad 100 n. c., $50, Furches de-
livering the opinion.
In Russell vs. Railroad, filed this
week, Judge Avery, for the court, lays
down the rule now adopted for the trial
of cases, founded upon am allegation of
negligence, as follows:
''I7he relative rights and powers Of
the court and jury in the trial of ae-
tions raising issues as to negligence
and contributory negligence, may be
defined as follows:
Il. Where the facts are undisputed
and but single inference can be
drawn from them, it is the exclusive
duty of the court TO determine whether
an injury has been caused by the negli-
cVnue Of one or the concurrent negli-
gence Of both of the parties.
80. Where the testimony is conflict
ing upon any material point, or more
than one inference can be drawn from
it, it is the province of the jury to find
the facts or make the deductions.
50. 1T is the duty of the Judge, at the
request of counsel, to tell whether in
any given phase of contradictory evil
| dence, or in case an Inference fairly
| deducible from the testimony, or any
| aspect of it should be drawn by them
either of the parties would be deemed
in law culpable.
Il Where the testimony is conflict
/ ing, or fair minds may deduce more
than one conclusion from it. IT is tn
| province of the jury, after hearing such
instruction as may be submitted bv the
court for their guidance, to determine
whether either of the parties
charged with negligent omission
TO EXCISE reasonable care
or to use such diligence as
| prudent man in the conduct of his owr
affairs would have exercised under al
of the surrounding circumstances.
IS. 1t is not the duty of the nfsi prfu,
judge to instruct, without special re
quest, upon every possible aspect of tin,
| evidence, or as to every conceivable de
duction Of fact which may be draw
from it. Morgan VS.. Lewis. IS Y. C.. 206
Brown VS.. Galloway, 80 n. c.. 119"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23

every man who responded TO the snriii
call Of distress that the fire was con-
fined to the buildings destroyed. In
"a few moments from the time the fire
was discovered the whole building
from the round house to the south end
of the shops was engulfed in q mass
Of flames. and the entire surroundings
seemed threatened with total destruc-
ton but as the flames shot up through
the room they were met by a half
dozen streams of water from so many
nozzIes in the hands of brave fremen
who fought the mad flames until they
had been conquered
1T was soon evident that the blaze
would destroy the building in which
it had started and every attention
was given to saving the cars and
structures near the shop. One set of
firemen was pouring a steady stream
OF water upon the round house, which
is the northern end OF the shops, but
containing very little woodwork;
others were protecting an oil tank,
cars and buildings on the west side of
the fire. But the most heroic fight,
and one that saved hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth of property
WAS being made at the northwest cor
ner of the burning building. Here
was a small house, adjoining the shops,
containing from 40 to 80 barrels of
oil, and upon this two and three en-
gines were playing all the time. And
had the fire but once got a hold upon
the structure. to extinguish it would
have been impossible, and the e1.plod-
ing oil would base set on fire every thing
ia the vicinity. Everybody realized
this and here it was that the firemen
stood heroically. ia spite Of the intense
heat, and fought back the roaring bill
lows OF Hame that the winds steadily
famed toward them Meanwhile
Others were working with great effect
upon the other buildings and the cars
near the doomed building, several Of
which we're already smoking.
By this means the flames were con-
fined to the machine shops AMI the
further spread Of the fire prevented.
though sparks and burning fragments
OF timber were carried nearly a. mile
away by the wind. AT
80 the deyouring element had conn
pleted its work and black. smoking
beams. bare walls and huge machines
standing about in the building above
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY CONCERT
FRIDAY NIGHT.

The programme for the concert to
be given Friday night in Metropolitan
Hall for the benefit Of the Public
Library is as follows
J The Singers Carnival (Rossini)
Chorus.
?. Vocal Solo, "serenadeo (shubert)--
Miss Pattie Montgomery, with flute
obligato by Dir. Hubert Register.
3. Quartet. PRO Phnndo Basso''-
6Bliss) Mrs. G. ~ Bryant, Miss Tru-
letta Kreth. Messrs. Chas. w. New
comb, j W. Cooper.
!. Vocal Solo, a Bandits Life" (Har-
per- Mr.. T. Vernon Darnell
;. 'fyrolia'n Ducks" (Dressler)
Chorus.
g. Violin Solo (selected) Miss Ethel
Bagley
Z. Vocal Solo Roberto il DiavoIo"
(Meyerbeer) Mrs r. L. Mailer.
3. Male Septette, Hunting Song. =
from Robin Hood de Koren"--J. I'll.
Smith, G. w. Newcomb w. J. Young,
Ir., W. H. Oyerton, J. W. Cooper, T. X.
Bruner and w. S. Primrose.
8. Vocal Solo, "One Thing Wanting"
(Nevin) Miss Mary Downey. with
violin cello obligato, by WI A. White.
10. Vocal Duet Echoes (by re-
quest) (Moir) Mrs g. w. Bryant and
r. Vernon Darnell.
ii. when Winds Breathe Soft
(Perkin) Chorus.
There will be a rehearsal at Metro
poitan Hall tonight at o'clock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
ELECTRIC BTTTERs

Electric Bitters is q medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
orally needed, when The Ianguid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liy-
er is torpid and sluggish and the need
OF tonic and Alternative is felt A
prompt use of this medicine has often
averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevcrs No medicine win act more
surely i'm counteracting and freeing
the system from the malarial poison.
Headache, indigestion, constipation,
dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. SOC.
and 500 per bottle at John " Mac
Rae's drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23

ton most remarl- 7ble for health and 1ongev-
ity The plain, undecorated facts about DR.
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that is necessary to convince fair-mindsd
people of its transcendent merit. They
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get into the blood, propagate and increase
in the blood, which carries them all over the
body. When they find a weak spot ID
stick to the weak spot. 1t becomes a dis
eased spot, and the disease is called by the
name corresponding to its location in the
body, The cause is the same for nearly all
diseases. All impurities are germs, or breed
germs. Impure blood means germ filled
blood. Kill the germs eliminate the i'm
purities, enrich the blood and it will force
itself into the diseased spot and strengthen
it, and give it power to throw of the germs
that exist there. DR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery is designed to do this-that
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thousands of people have used the Dis
covery" Ii used to be sold with the under
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clause was dropped Thousands of people
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