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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-07
w =, II

take Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon appetite
came back; the sores commenced to heal.
My limbs Strengthened out and threw
away my crutches. I am now stout and
hearty and am farming, whereas four
years ago / was cripple. l gladly rec
ommend Hoods Sarsaparilla." URBAN
HAMMOND, Table Grove, Illinois.
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The iron grasp of scrofula has no
mercy upon its victims. This demon
of the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
BODY with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
"Nearly four years ago became af-
Aicted with scrofula and rheumatism.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-07
WANTED, ONE MILLION DOLLARS!

In Confederate money. Bills OF
large denominations a speciality. We
also want large bodies of lands for
colonies, farming, mineral and timber
ed lands. We have for sale large
quantities of desirable properties IN
Various sections of North Carolina and
II the South. Place your lands in the
Registry of
D. I. FORT & CO.,
Real Estate Agents.
Raleigh, n.
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vi q q .

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces of bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. had rheumatism in
my legs, drawn up out of shape. lost APP
petite, could not sleep. 1 was a perfect
wreck. continued to grow worse and
finally gave up the DOCTORS treatment to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-07

The second paper containing ''Im-
Bryce, NJ. p, viii appear in the June
number of The Century. This takes
up the race question at the bottom of
most of the complications which have
made that country the subject of in
ternational dispute. Mr.. Bryce de-
scribes the difference between the
Boer farmers and the British govern
ment of Cape Colony, that led to the
great trek of the former into the
Transyaal.
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II should die to-ninht.

1t / should die tonight,
And even as my body lay in state.
Before ST. Peter swung the golden
gate,
If | should die tonight.
And one should say, acquainted with
his past,
"Your rival prints piece of news at
last"
I'd still have hopes that l might be
revived.
The age of miracles would have ar
rived.
If I should die tonight,
Die suddenly, while working in my
den,
My neverless fingers still about my
pen,
If [ should die tonight,
The moment we were ready for the
press,
And hear the foreman say, in deep dis
tress,
Great Chief, the FORMS a shapeless
mass of pit"
I'd sweetly smile. I'd be content to
die.
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LITERARY NOTES.

An amusing example of the ignor-
ance of booksellers is related by 1.-The
Literary World" Searching for de
luxe copy of "Trilby," a correspon-
dent called at well known establish
ment, and on asking if they had a
copy, received the answer, Eve have
Du Maurier's 'Trilby,' but do not keep
Deluxe's." This is almost as bad as
the inquiry for an epidemic (academic)
dictionary which not long ago startled
a booksellers assistant.-EXchange
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RST OF ALL-THE NEWS"
s4arICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.

snunicatlons and items OF news
sssss sed for publication in the News
~, observer should not be addressed
- svidual members of the staff, but
y ssagv TO the News and Observer,
communications must be accom-
go IL by the authors real name. No
~ ~sfsons will be made to this rule,
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a4 News and Observer telephones:
SsxsseFNsi Rooms. ....,..........'.. 80
s1s&maess Office ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l27
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s.sssssred at the Post-0ffiee at Raleigh,
~ G.. as second class matter.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS.
Arrival of Re-enforcements Saves Small
Force of Spanish Soldiers From
A1nihijofion.

HAVANA, CUBA, Sept 21.-While sew
enty-hve volunteers belonging in Havana
and twelve regular troops were leaving
Calabazar, near Havana, they were sur
rounded by q force of 500 rebels, com
manded bT Castillo and Delgado and
were attacked from all sides. The troops
defended themselves bravely, but they
would have been annihilated had not as
sistance reached them. The sound of the fir
ing led TO the dispatch of fre-enforcements,
which succeeded in routing the insurgents.
The insurgent losses were placed in the
official report at 100 killed and wounded.
Among the wounded are said to be Castillo
and Delgado. The Spanish losses, accord
ing to the report, were thirty-one killed
and five wounded, but it is known that
the losses were much heavier than given
in the official figures.
Reports from different parts of the
island show that the rebels are still active.
despite the heavy rainfall. Insurgent
bands have burned the towns of San Fran
cisco and Colisito, near Manzanillo, PROV
ince of Santiago de Cuba.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
SOLDIER ORATORS
TAKE The STUMP
Will Tour Twelve States
for Mckinley and
Hobart. s
BIG CHICAGO OPENING.
Seven Thousand People in the
Audience, Including Many
Veterans.
HOWARD AND s1CKLEs TALK.
The Distinguished Warriors Fill the
Vast Throng With the Great.
est Enthusiasm.

CHICAGO. ILL, Sept. 21.-In the in
spring presence of more than 1000 men
and women. hundreds OF the audience
being veterans of the Civil War, the party
of Grand Army orators who are to make
months tour of twelve States under the
auspices of the Republican National Com
mittee helo their first meeting in the Au-
dItorium tonight.
Tue Veteran Union League of Chicago
had charge of the meeting. President
Francis A. Riddle introduced the speakers.
Half a thousand people were unable to
gain admission, and all the permissible
standing space was occupied. Nearly
every body brought small American
flags, which were waved when
ever there was applause or other
demonstration. The sentiment of the
great army was patriotic to the core and
the tenor of the addresses was largely
military, interspersed with jokes, miscel-
laneous anecdotes and war stories.
There was an overture from military
band to begin with, then bugle call and
the calling of the meeting to order Be-
tween the addresses campaign and other
songs were rendered by quartet. Bishop
Samuel Fallows read series of resolu-
tions setting forth the reasons why the
veterans of the Sos were for Mckinley
and gold and pledging the soldier vote to
him.
General Franz Siegel of New York is i'll
and will not be able to start with the
party. General st. Clair MuIholland of
New York was not present, although he is
to be one of the travelling party. One of
the vacancies was filed by General o. o.
Howard of New York, who received
an enthusiastic welcome. General
Howard said the Bryan people had
indicated by their platform that they did
not want the courts to enforce the laws or
want the Government to suppress riot.
They would revise the courts and consti-
Senate. When these attacked the United
States, he said. let US defend it all to-
gether, as did the boys in blue.
When General Daniel Sickels was pre-
sented in eulogist:c speech the vast
audience rose en- masse and cheered, to
the accompaniment of waving flags and
patriotic music. Then three lusty cheers
were given for "the hero of Gettysburg"
General Sickels said he came to Chicago
in 1854 as Democrat to advocate and
vote for the reelection OF Lincoln as a
war measure.
He called on all soldiers to stand up,
and they stood to a man, while they re-
peated the flag waving and cheering
scene. He said he came out West to talk
to the soldiers because they knew him
and he knew them. He judged there must
be some beautiful fighting all along the
line.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
<ind Of Employment Mr. Bryan Has for Idle Labor

strongly guarded tonight by members of
the citizens committee no danger of an
attack there is feared.
At 1 o'clock this morning it was
reported that a plot of the strik-
magazine has been unearthed. 1t
created considerable excitement. There
is enough dynamite IN the various mag
azines of the different mines to blow up
dozen towns. There are rumors that an
attempt will be made TO blow up the Maid
of Erin.
Alarm over the non-arrival Of the second
train is growing, the troops here not be-
ing sufficient n the event of another out
break.
The business men tonight organized a
committee of safety to preserve peace at
all hazards until the arrival of the troops
train from the plain.
Judging from the number of calls re-
ceived by physicians in the es stern part of
the city there were at least 100 people
wounded in the fight at the Coronado
mine
MALTA, Colo, Sept. %, IA. M.-After
very cautious run from Salida the first
section OF the train, containing the Gov
ernors guards, reached this station (slx
miles from Leadville) at 80 A. NJ, and
are being held for the last section to come
up. AS soon as the last section,
which contains the cavalry, reaches
here, the two trains will proceed into the
camp piloted by an engine or else the cav
airy will be sent in advance in order to
prevent the miners from getting in their
work with dynamite. 1t is not likely anv
OF the troops will reach Leadville before
daVhreak
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
One of the Best of Her Class
and a Formidable Factor in
Americas Interests.
A HANDSOME PRESENTATION.
1t Came From the Citizens of Indiana
to the Man.oi-War That Bore
the State Name.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Sept. 2L-fhe bat
tle-ship Indiana was presented to-day with
a handsome silver service by the citizens
of the State in whose honor the vessel is
named.
The ceremonies of the presentation were
simple but impressive.
The handsome silver set was spread out
on the quarterback aft, and gathered
about it was a distinguished company oil
naval and military men, number of citi-
zens of Indiana and beautiful and we'll
gowned women. Grouped about on the
turrets and the sides of the ship were
jack tars in their natty costumes, all
making a striking scene. One of the
features of the day was a speech by ex-
President Harrison.
Nearly all the official party, including
Governor Matthews of Indiana, ex-Presi-
dent Harrison and Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy McAdoo. boarded the dispatch
boat Dolphin at West Thirty fourth street
early IN the morning and steamed down
the bay. Others proceeded to the Ind lana
by way of the ferry TO TompkinsviIle.
The Dolphin came down to the llne-of-
battle ship shortly before noon.
The awaiting squadron had been formed
in indented columns, and as the Dolphin
passed through, the flagship New York
gave a salute of seventeen guns. The
Dolphin acknowledged it with a response
of thirteen guns.
The Dolphin proceeded out, giving the
guests little excursion to sea. She re-
turned shortly after O'Clock and trans
ferred her guests to the Indiana
In the meantime, Admiral Bunce had
come aboard from the flagship and was
received by Captain Robiey d. Evans OF
the Indiana. The first party TO come
aboard from the Dolphin was ex- President
Harrison, who was warmly greeted by
Admiral Bunce. The moment he stepped
on deck, the big guns of the whole feet.
the Raleigh, Massachusetts,, Maine. Mont
gomery, Colum bia, New York and Indiana
thundered out twenty-one guns. the
Indiana's band played Hail to the Chief /"
while the jack tars stood at quarters and
saluted.
The guests, some 200 in all, formed cir
Gle around the spot where the silver ser
vice was. displayed. The ceremonies
opened with a presentation address by
Governor Matthews. who took his position
in front os the beautiful silver set. and
spoke eloquently, incidentally touching on
the silver question.
Governor Matthews was followed by As
sistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo.
who accep,ed the service in behalf of his
department and of Captain Evans of the
Indiana.
Charles :R. Williams of indianapolis.
the primes esmover in starting the popular
fund for lie service, was the next speaker,
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
GOOD CAUSE FOR ANxIErY.
ErpOsed Position of the Foreigners at
COnstGnftnopLe.

Exposed Position of the Foreigners at
COnStGnftnopIe.
The feeling of anxiety in Constanti-
nople on the part of the American and
European residents, especially the Eng
lish, Is very intense and naturally so. No
one can tell what day may bring forth.
Any untoward movement on the part of
any OF the Christian element, or indeed
the veriest accident, may start the train
that will lead to direst consequences. Sur
rounded as they are on all sides by
fanatical and bloodthirsty Mahommedans,
who, once in the way of slaughter and
rapine, take little concern as to NATIONAL
ity, the situation is a most critical one for
others besides the Armenians, and it is
cruelty aggravated by the procrastination
and delay, which is little short of criminal
neglect. on the part of those who are able
and who are morally bound to put an end
to constantly recurring acts of maladmin-
istration, not to say systematic and pre-
meditated outrage and murder.
There is an entire absence of confidence
in either the ability or the intention of
the police and soldiers to preserve order
or to act with anything like impartiaIity
in quelIing any disturbance that may
other inhabitants Nothing prevents an
immediate and terrible outburst of the
present ill-concealed feeling of hatred to-
ward all non-Islams but the presence at
the mouth of the Golden Horn of the few
small war vessels kept there by Great
Britain and other European powers.
These for the time have sutficed to hold
the Turk in check and deter him from
making open and unproyoked assault, but
how much longer they will serve to do so
is an open question. The inaction on the
part of England and other powers after
Sir Philip Currie's return to the Porte
with his protest and the Queens letter to
the Sultan. beyond sending a feet into
the vicinity of the Dardanelles, only
serves to make him more confident
of his immunity from punishment
and defiant of the warnings that have been
given to him. He is successfully in
triguing and playing Russia and England
against each other, and apparently thinks
that neither of them dare approach the
mouth of the Bospho-us with fleet in
the face of the other. He feels certain.
TOO, of ms ability 10 successfully defend
the water approaches to his capital against
any available force either has, and this
feeling grows day by day as the British
fleet lies inactive in Kayala Bay. He is
fully convinced that the only reason that
keeps them from coming to Constantine
pie is their fear of the untesIed fortifica-
tions and secret torpedo trains along the
Dardanelles.
The English residents are not the least
anxious of the lot, and their wonder in
creases hourly that Sir Culme Seymour
and his mighty feet do not put in their
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
AWAITING TEE M111rIh.
Fears 1h0t the STRIKERS May Tear Up
the RGfLroad Tracks.
LEADvILLE, Col

LEADVILLE, CoLo., Sept. % =
Some uneasiness exists over the
delay of the special train from Denver with
the militia and artillery. The train was
reported at Granite, eighteen miles below
TWO hours ago. One of the citizens under
arms reports that he has seen number Of
men on horseback riding swiftly ont of
town, toward Malta and the river road,
An attempt to tear up the tracks below
Malta may have been made by the miners.
Between Malta ana Leadville the track
has been patrolled. The families living
near the Penrose received warnings to-
day to move away, but as that mine is
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
MAIL SERVICE BRIGANDAGE.
An annual Report RepIete With Inter-
estfn0 Incidents.

WASHINGTON. d. C., Sept. 21.-The
annual report of the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General, r. A. Maxwell, made
public yesterday, is chiefly remarkable for
its record of "brigandage" in connection
with the mail service. The cases cited,
some of them dating back year or more,
are replete with incidents.
A few OF the other notable cases referred
to are the arrest of one of the most prom
inent of New England's clergymen for
sending to mem bers of his church defam-
atory postal cards through the mails; the
arrest of E. NJ. Blore. formerly express
messei.g ger on the line of the Lincoln and
Deadwood Railway; the important arrest
of "greengoods" swindlers in Chicago and
other places; the breaking up of num-
erous fraudulent concerns and finally the
arrest OF Murderer Holmes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
SINGLE SHOT
MEANS WAR
Combined Powers Submit
Their Ultimatum to
England.
MUST NOT INTERFERE
IN TURKEY.
Individual Action Against the
Sultan Equivalent to a
Challenge.
RUSSIAN TROOPS PREPARED
FOR SERVICE.
Infantry Embarked on the Black Sea
Warships Held in
Readiness.
RUSSIAN TROOPS PREPARED
FOR SERVICE.
Infantry Embarked on the Black Sea
Fleet-Warships Held in
Readiness.

LONDON, ENG, Sept. 21.-The Times
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Sebastopol saying that the Russian Black
Sea feet has been put onto war footing
and that three battalions of infantry have
been embarked. Part of the fleet is
cruising off Otchakoff, at the mouth of the
Dnieper River, forty miles from Odessa,
under orders that if its commander re.
ceives telegram from M. Nelidoff, the
Russian Embassador to Turkey, il must
join the remainder of the fleet, leaving
Sebastopol and going direct to the Bos-
phorus. The Dispatch adds that all the
troops in South Russia are ready for
active service.
At meeting held tonight in Shore
ditch to protest against the massacre of
Christians by the Turks most important
announcement was made, which, it is be.
lieved, puts an end to all conjecture re-
garding the action that might be-
taken by the British Government
in the direction of putting an end
to the massacres by force or deposing the
Sultan. The statement was made by John
Lowles. member of the House of Conn
mons for the Hagerstone division of Shore-
ditch. He said if England had free hand
in the matter, very few days would elapse
before there would be a change in Turkey.
He then added that he was authorized by
the Foreign Office TO say that Great
Britain was confronted by an agreement
between the three powers that If she at
tackled Turkey on any excuse or pRetext
she would have to face that com bination,
If she fired a single shot or took action
alone it would mean that at that moment
there would be a European war.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
Sig Hundred Dassacred.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, TURKEY. Sent.
21-The Porte has received an official re-
port, stating that 600 persons were killed
in the recent disturbance at Egu:n, in
the Diabekir district of Armenia. The
Kurds attacked the Armenian quarter of
the town, pillaged and burned houses and
killed as many inhabitants as they
could find. The report says it is feared
that massacres will soon take place in
other districts of Constantinople
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
JOIN L. AeAIS IN Trouble.
The Er- Champion Practices on a Street
car Conductor.

The ED- Cham pion Practices on a Street.
car Conductor.
BOSTON. MASS, Sept. 21.-John L. Sui
livan spent few hours in station-house
tonight waiting for some one to come and
bail him out. The cause OF the big pugi-
lists Imprisonment was an assault upon
William Humphrey, a streetcar driver.
As the car came along Sulli-
van stood on the sidewalk and
motioned for it to stop. As it slowed up
Sullivan stepped out, leading big mastiff
along with him. The conductor told him
that the dog could not get on the car, and
when Sullivan insisted the conductor
pushed him off the footboard. This be-
gan the row. and Sullivan gave the con-
ductor several blows before he could be
stopped. He was arrested and remained
in the station-house until midn light before
he was released on bail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
eEAERAL BL4NCo MISSING.

Believed to Hare Been Murdered bv
Philippine Island ReOeis.
MADRID SPAIN, Sept. 21.-A special
dispatch from Hongkong to the impartial
says it is reported there upon the strength
OF advices from Manila that General
Blanco, Spanish Governor of the Philip
pine Islands, has disappeared, and it is
supposed that he has been murdered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-09-05
ONLY.

Only an envelope stamped and sealed.
As q thousand envelopes are.
That the busy mail clerks daily WELD
And brand with the government scar.
And little the weary postman guessed,
As he handed 1t In through the door,s
What slumbering thoughts would be walked
in my breast
BY the missive he lightly bore.
And yet 1t Is so. and the old thoughts rise
AS they Oft have-so often before
And pour from my bosom a torrent of signs
As scan the envelope DER.
For all, twas a delicate girlish hand
That fashioned this dainty address.
And often my eyes have tenderly scanned
The marks Of her pens caress.
And well may my warm signs drench the
air,
For do not know that She
She who Is gentle and young and fair
Has been thinking and dreaming of me.
And It matters not-but I'll mention It
here,
Though some might have kept 1t still
That the maid Is my laundryman's young
cashier.
And the missive an unpaid bill.
Chicago News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-09-05
a LITTLE NONSENSE.

-Ella--"I heard something mean
about you to-day" Stella-"I Thought
you looked pleased. Town Topics.
spencer-"rhey told me at your Of
Zee that you were only one Of the
clerks. And you said you were di-
rector" Ferguson-"So / am. adj
dress envelopes."-N. Y. Herald.
Eve can't venture positive pre-
diction about the election" said the
statesman. "until we see the tickets. :"
EYES," assented Senator Sorghum,
land the check stubs."-Washington
Star.
-Staker-"See here, haven't you al
ways heard that money makes the mare
go?" Rhone-"Yes." Staker-"We]l.
It's lie! risked all the money I had
on that bay mare at the track to-day
and she didn't go ut all."-Philadelphia
North American.
First Chum-"I1l never speak to
that Fred Bumption again. He had
the audacity to back out of the parlor
the other night throwing kisses at me"
Second Chum-"Why, the heartless
creatureI And you right there with
In reachi"-Detroit Free Press.
The very positive man had alluded
TO somebody as "a crank" when his
patient audience of one interrupted
him with the inquiry: 'What is your
idea of 4 crank, anyhow" "a crank?
Why, crank. sir, is somebody who in
sists on trying to convince me instead
of letting me convince him."-Wash-
ington Star.
"A gentleman was assisting at
bazaar last winter by reciting now and
again during the evening. he had re.
cited once or twice, and the people were
sitting about chatting, when he heard
one of the committee go up to the chair.
man and whisper: Hadn't Mr.. -
better give us another recitation now?"
Whereupon the chairman replied: mo,
not yet; let them enjoy themselves q
bit longer."!Tit-Bits.