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The news & observer., 1897-02-05
FREE CURE FOR MEN.
A Michigan Man of RS to Send Ills
Discovery Free.
Claims 20 be Benefactor TO Wea x
ened Mankind.

ened Mankind.
There is always more or less suspicion
attached to anything that is offered free
but scmtimes man so overhows with
generosity that he cannot rest until his
discovery is known to the world, IN order
that his fellow men may profit by what
he has discovered. 1t is upon this prin-
cipal that resident of Kalamazoo,
Mich, desires to send free to mankind
prescription which will cure them of any
form of nervous debility; relieves them
of all the doubt and uncertainty which
such men are peculiarly liable to and
restores the organs to natural size and
vigor, AS it costs nothing to try the
experiment it would seem that any man,
suffereng with the nervous troubles that
usually attack men who never stopped to
realize what might be the final result,
ought TO be deeply interested in q remedy
which will restore them to health,
strengtb and vig0r, without which they
continue to live and existence of untold
misery, AS the remedy in question was
the result OF many years research as to
what combination would be peculiarly
effective in restoring to men the strength
they need it would seem that all men
suffering with any form Of nervous weak
ness ought to write for such a remedy
Mt once. A request to H. @. Olds, Box
1922. Kalamazoo, Mich. stating that you
are not sending for the prescription out
of idle curiosity, but that you wish to
make use of the medicine by giving it
a trial, will be answered promptly and
without evidence as to where informa-
tiop came from.
The prescription is sent free and al
though some may wonder how Mr.. Olds
can afford to give away his discovery,
there is no doubt about the offer being
genuine. Cut this out and send to Mr..
Olds SO that he may know how you came
90 write him.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05

LIVERPOOL, February 4-4:Ib p. Moot
toni loging-sp0t fai demaBd; prices high
er: American middlin0, fair. ID 81: good
middling 3-32d; American middling 3 3i-5-d
low middling Is i6d good ordinary II lGd;
ordinary and.
sales OF the day were 000 bales, of which
I,000were for speculation and export. and ia
cluded 5000 American: receipts 29,000 bales,
including 1880 American.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
The Market Ruled Flat From
Start to Finish.
STOCKS LACK STRENGTH
BOND MARKET RULED ACTIVE
AND GENERALLY HIGHER.
WHEAT RECEIVERS ITS LOSSES
And Closes at Tuesdays Figures Corn
and Oats,S ho~ed Some Strength
and Advanced Slightly Pro-
visions Show Little
Change.

New York Feb 4.-There were few, If
any new features to the cotton market
to-day. The discouraging characteristic
is still the Indifference of outside spec
ulators The market ruled slack from
start to finish, opening at an advance Of
TO 3 points on better cables than expected,
reports of firm spot markets in the South,
and predictions of Subsiding receipts.
Following the first CALL however, the
market sold off to points, and for the
rest of the session remained on the fiat,
stale and improbable table basis, closing
quiet and steady at a net advance of one
point, to a net decline of / point.
E. b. CUTHBERT & co.'s LETTER,
New York, Feb. -tSpecial)-Wheat
continued very Irregular to-day with
sharp. frequent fluctuations in prices COW
ering a range of / cent up and down the
scale from yesterdays closing prices.
The market opened weak and irregular
IN consequence of Liverpool markets
showing much greater response TO our
decline OF yesterday than had been ex-
pected, prices there declining lad. These
adyices led to a general rush to sell, and
under it's influence the May option in Chi
cago opened IL cent lower, and sold down
to T4A. The crowd got heavily short
on the break, and when The liquidation
movement subsidized ano 4hey tried to
cover, they found little wheat for sale.
Late Liverpool cables reporting futures
there had rallied and closed steady at II
net decline of but 3d. together with the
condition of the winter wheat crop of
France, estimated at g. per cent, against
50 per cent hast year, and large sales
Of flour at Minneapolis, with some con-
tracts made by Pillsbury for shipment
to Africa, and clearanees for the day of
wheat and -four for shipment to Europe
aggregating $4,000 bushels and 446,
600 bushels of corn, stimulated the mar
kat, ard prices steadily advanced TO the
basis of 761s for May, with the tone at
the close steady at 1854 The feature Of
the leading trading was the purchase of
one million bushels at 76 by Logan from
Barrett The market got above export
ers' limits, and consequently the en-
gagements were very small The course
Of the market tomorrow win depend to
a great extent upon the action of the
foreign markets.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
LOCAL sTooK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PRonUcR.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-Wheat to-day recov-
cred all Of the "A it lost yesterday closing
at the same price it did Tuesday. The
closing advance succeeded a very weak
opening and was caused more by the COW
ering by shorts on a somewhat oyersold
market than any real statistical strength.
Corn and oats shared in the strength to q
degree, corn advancing n cent and oats
lie. Priyisions were heavy but show
slight changes.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

NEW Y0RK, February 4. Money on call
easy at lha2 per cent; last loan IL per
cent closed at 1Aa3 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper Bot per cent. Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers bills
at SLNda al S6k for demand and 4.Slha4 S4A
for sixty days. Posted rates 4.85a4 85k and
4o7hat IS. Commercial bills. S34 Mexican
dollars Silver certificates 64AG65A Bar
silver 64&. Government bonds weak State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
OTHER MARK ETs.

WTH Ell MAHk EISe
Norfolk, steady, Z, 1854 bales.
Baltimore. quiet. 5-l6, - bales
Boston, quiet, 74, Az bales
Wilmington, tirm ~, 3lS bales.
Philadelphia, quiet. q 8, - bales.
Savannah. quiet steady, t3-16 a,220 bales.
New Orleans nrm. 6 10 l6, 4,775 bales.
Augusta, steady, r. 6g7 bales
Charleston. firm, 8 1918, I,443 bales
New York steady, 5-l6, III bales
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
RALEIGH, ". c.. February 4
Cotton selling to-day at6k07
Receipts l27 bales.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
Southern Railroad
(PTEDMONT AIR-LINK.)
Condensed Schedule
III Effect Jun. "A, 18go
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGa DALLY:
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOG

DSN& HF@NA eAlFAF NtFt-F 4 ] ~ +HR ~ Ut
LIMITED 50
B $40 p. n, daily-Solid vestihuIes
train with sleeper from Nor1ois
chattanooga, via Salisbury Morses
ton Asheville. Hot Springs %o
Knoxville.
Connects ct Durham for OxfoI&
Clarksville and Keysville, excay
Sunday. At Greensboro with 5b
Washington aud Southwestern Yea
tibuled (limitedl train for all point
north, and with main line train Nc
IL for Danville. Richmond and is
termediate stations; also has cor
nectiOn for WinstOn-Salem, and wiz
main line train No 35, "TJnitq
States Fast Mali for Charlotte
Spartanburg, GreeDville. Atlanf
ana al points South; also Columbis
Augusta, Charleston. Savannah
Jacksonville, and all points in Flo
ida Sleeping car for Atlanta. Jacs
souville and at Charlotte Wit
sleeping car for Augusta.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOTB
LIMITED"
1I:45 a. m, daily--SOlid train cor
sistinR Of Pullman sleeping cars aps
coaches from Chattanooga TO Nor
fodk. arriving at Norfolk 500 D. m. i,
time tn connect with the Old DomiB
ion, Merchants and Miners, No,
folk and Washington and Raitimor,
Chesapeake and Richmond s. q
Co.'S for all points north and easr
Connects at Selma for gavettvin
and intermediate stations on th
Wilson and Fayetteville Short Cr
daily: daily except Sunday for Nav
bern and Morehead CITY: daily :,
t+oldsboro and Wilmington and ie
termediate stations on the WilminF
ton and Weldon railroad.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
500 a. m.. daily-Connects at Duf
ham for Oxford. Keysville. Rio
mond; OF Greensboro for WaRhir
ton and all points north.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
1909 p. M, daily-For Goldgboro a.
intermediate stations.
LOCAL
300 q M, daily-Connect at Greer
boro for all points for north 40
south and Wirston-SaleU. and poiu4
on the Northwestern North Car
lina railroad. At Salisbury FOR
points In Western North Caworrs
Knoxville, Tenn. Cincinnati, sn.
western points; at Charlotte =,
Spartanburg. Greenville, Atheg.
Atlanta and all points south.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH:
EXPRESS TRAIN.
300 p. M, daily-From Atlanta. Char
lotte, Greensboro and all point
south.
LOCAL.
7:l0 a. NJ, daily-From Goldsbor
and all points north and souta
Sleeping car from Greensboro I
Raleigh.
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOG.
LIMITED"
$40 .. m, daily.-From all point
east, Norfolk, Tarboro, Wilson gu,
water lines.
From Goldsboro, Wilmington
Fayetteville. and all points In Eaas
ern Carolina.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOII
LIMITED"
40 a. m. daily-FromNew York, Wash
ington, Lynchburg, Danville az,
Greensboro, Chattanooga, Knoxvill4
Hot Springs and Asheville.
LOCAL
300 p. m, daily except Sunday---Frou
3oldsboro and all points east.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
500 a. m, daily-From Goldsboro.
nj oRFOLK AND CAROLINA RAILROAD.
Condensed Schedule.
Dated NDVp4O har. 18th 1909
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
AN ELEGANT sBURsAA RESIDENCE FOR SALE.

Desiring TO move to the CITY offer for
sale my place near Raleigh Tt contains
about one hundred and sixtv acre~, on
which is a small one-storY dwelling house
OF six rooms carriage house, barns stables,
etc, and an elegant new ~ O-storv dwelling
h1nse Of ten rooms, with water-cl Osets and
other modern INN rovements. This Is the.
prettiest place in wake county Delightful
in summer comfortable In winterand with
I'm three miles 0f the Capitol over n maca--
amtZsd road. Terms easy. Title perfect.
SPlER WHITAKER
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
Z. B. CUTHBERT 4
NEW YoRh.

NEW YORK, February 4.-Futures opened
quiet but nrm: sales 1900 bales.
Futures closed quiet and steady; sales G3.000
bales
The news & observer., 1897-02-05

NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La. February 4-CottCn
futures ste ldy; sales $500 bales.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
LIv vFRPO0L.

spot COTTON CIOStu SbhHuy. LuIuuIlDR up-
lands 1910 middling gulf Q l6; sales 4ll
The news & observer., 1897-02-05

~! A:A eTRAINS:
W;4YEND0uBLE DAIIY
SERVICE
AND QUICKEST ROUTE
To Atlanta, New Orle,-na, Nor,oIh
Richmond, Washington, aultiu,oT@
Philadelphia, Boston, New Yorh
Schedule in effect Nov. 1st, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH:
1926 A. M DAILY.
ATLANTA Special Pullman Vestibula
for Henderson Weldon Petersburg
Richmond Washington Baltimore
Philadelphia. New York. and all pOinta
north ffet drawing room SleeD@ra
and PutiHan coaches Atlanta 20 Wsak-
ington, paTlOr cars Washington to New
York Pullman sleeping car Monroa ts
Portsmouth. Arrives at Washington
1o:45 a. M, Baltimore AZ aeon. Phils-
delphia 2:20 p. m New TorA a:Bs e.
IN, Also for Portsmouth, Nortafk. Ola
Point and local stations Se&nla.rd sna
Roanoke rsilroad.
1881 A. NJ. DAILY
For Henderson Weldon. @nFolk.
Portsmouth. Norf0lS and .r~eYlu~diats
stations connects az por1ra..suth with
Bay Line for Old polnr snd EaIfinoros
with Norfolk and Washington sfaAg1-
BOAT company for Warrington. with
N Z. P. and Y railroad f0r Philadal-
phla and points north; also At Weldon.
with Atlantic Coast Line rav Rich
mond, Washington Raltimore. Phils~
delphia and New York. and with Scot
land Neck Branch for tEreenvilIa.
Washington and Plymouth.
Pullman sleeping car Atlanta 30
Portsmouth.
500 A. NJ. DAILY.
ATLANTA Special" Pullman VestibuIs
for Southern Pines, Hamlet. WiImina-
ton, Monroe, Charlotte, LineolntoR
Shelby, Chester, Clinton, Greenwood
Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta.
Columbia, Macon, Montgomery. Mobile,
New Orleans, Chattanooga. Nashville.
Memphis and al points south an6
southwest; through Pullman Buffet
sleepers and day coaches WaAhinRtoH
and Atlanta. connecting directly ae
Union depot, Atlanta, with diverwfnR
lines: also Pullman sleeping car Ports
mouth TO Monroe.
$40 P. NJ. DAILY.
For Wilmington, Charlotte, Chester.
Greenwood, Athens, Atlanta and aIs
intermediate stations. Connects ~
Union station Atlanta, with diverxfna
lines. Pullman sieeepin9 car Ports
mouth TO Atlanta
TRAIN LEAVE RALEIGH
$40 P. 81. DAILY.
From Norfolk, Portsmouth and
points north via Bay Line and N. Z p.
and N R. R.. Petersburg, Richmond
and Washington. Baltimore. phil&d@l-
phia, New York and Boston, also from
Greenville, Plymouth, Washington, n.
c., and eastern Carolina, points vic
Weldon.
1871 A. NJ. DAILY.
Atlanta SpeciaI'' Pullman Vestibuis
from Atlanta and points south,
Athens, Abbeyille, Greenwood AHS
Chester.
1923 A. NJ. DAILY.
From Charlotte, Athens, Atlanta Rn&
intermediate stations.
5:55 A. NJ. DAILY.
Atlanta Special" from Norfolk.
Portsmouth, Henderson, Weldon, Riehr
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philar
delphia, New York and the east.
Magnificent Pullman veatibulag
trains. Ne extra fare.
Apply to ticket agent, or to
Fl. S. LEARD. Sol. Pass. ASx.
Raleigh, n. O.
U. ST. JOHN, Vice. -Pres.and Gen. M'esSs
Fl. w. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
L. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass, Ara.
Y. e. M'BEE. Gen. Stunt.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05

GOODS PILLS cure EiVeP Ills. 8ti.
BUSINESS, Indigestion Headache,
sasy TO rakes easy TO operate 25c.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
STOCKS.

The stock market to-day continued ir-
regular, with sagging tendency under
continued moderate liquidation by Lon
don and local traders and aggressive bear
tactics against the industTials. The lat
ter were the weakest features, as has
been the case all the week. The pressure
was directed principally against Sugar,
Chicago Gas and Leather. The selling Of
the latter was on vague Tum0rs Of an i'm
pending trade war, while gas was sold
down on the introduction in the Illinois
Legislature Of a bill calculated to reduce
the price Of gas to 60 cents per 1000 feet.
The weakness of sugar was accompanied
by rumors that the trust win not fare SO
well in the new tariff schedules and on
rumors that the Senate at Albany viii
act on the antitrust resolutions. The i'm
pending investigation committee helped
to restrict purchases and thus aided in
depression OF these stocks. The foreign
houses were moderate sellers of stocks
throughout the forenoon. The market
was very sensitive, and responded easily
to the hammering of the bears and the
light liquidation by local longs, The sus-
ceptibility of the trust stocks to attack
made the advocates Of lower prices more
confident, and at the same time their
weakness helped to take the edge off the
bullish sentiment generally.
Il. B. CUTHBERT Il GO.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05
COTTON.

This was another duh and Teatureless
day in cotton, as far as the speculation in
contracts is concerned. The total sales
were $4,000 bales, of which 1900 bales
were traded in during the first two hours,
and 1900 bales between u O'clock and
2 o'clock, and the balance in the last hour.
The Liverpool cables were much better
than had been expected, reporting spots
there 1-64d. higher, and futures steady
at the opening at 1-G4d. to 2-64d. advance,
with the tone at the close at II to point
net advance, while the port receipts we're
moderate and confirmed previous esti-
mates of a light movement all around for
the week Still no new outside business
developed, and there was not enough local
demand to sustain the advance of 2 to
8 points which was established at the
opening, the closing prices being the low
est and 1 to 2 points under last nights
final quotations.
The news & observer., 1897-02-05

Flour duh heat, NO. z spring -4a-lai:
No. sprug I3at5: No. 2 red S4Aas5a .,a
No. 2. y a32h. Oats, No 2, l6A: No. ua. .
l9@a10$ b; No. white l6hal9 o b. $685..
No. 2, 3iA. Barley nominal No. 3, g.. 50
25a33; No. 4, 24k a26. Flax seed. No. l. s3ha
T6A Prime Timothy SEED 81. 15a2.S0. Mess pork
per b0i, VI 52%a Is Lard. per lUU las S3.1 a
TN. Short rih sides tloose s. T24aHg g5X dry
salted shoulders ,h0Xed) 44a4h; short clear
sides boxed 4ha4A. Whskey distillers'
Il lished goods per gallon 81 II.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
Massachusetts, q. A. r.

Worcester. Mass. Feb. 11.-Nearly zoe
delegates attended the 31st annual en-
campment of the Massachusetts Grand
Army OF the Republic. which was held
here yesterday. Annual reports were
read and acted upon. 1t was voted to
hold the department convention in Bos-
ton. The following officers were elected:
Commander. John NJ. Dean of Fall
River; senior vice commander. John T..
Gilman of Boston: Junior vice COM
nander. Peter Smith Of Andover;
medical director w. II. Baker
CT Lynn; chaplain, W. F.. Gibbs
OF Lawrence. The annual ban
quet Of the department aids on the staff
OF the commander-in-chi was held,
and n big campfire in the evening con-
ciuded the encampment. Addresses
were made by Past National Commander
George s. Merrill of Boston: Com
mander-in-Chief Clarkson; Past Nation
al Commander John G.. y. Adams Of
Boston: Department Commander elect
Deane; Secretary OF State William Olin: (:
Mayor A. B. II. Sprague OF Worcester
end Department Commander Derby Of
Sprin gfield.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
THE THEATER TRUST.
A Fight TO Be Made Against the
Combine Next Season.
Nat Goodwin, Fanny Davenport and
Others Concerned In IL.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE Times
is authority for 1.-THE statement that there
10 rebellion In theatrical circles against
the so-called "theater trust" or com mbine,
which was organized several months ago,
by Al .Hayman, Rich d Harris, kiaw q
Erlsnger, Nixon q Zimmerman, and
others. which control plsyhouses in San
Francisco, Denver, Kansas City, St.Louis,
Chicago, Cincinnati. Philadelphia, New
York, and several other cities. 1t was
stated that the purpose Of the orgsniza-
tion was TO route the best attractions and
il has been intimated that pressure would
be brought TO prevent the best attractions
from making contracts With outside
theaters in scities where the trust mas
gained q foothold. It was this feature
of tbs business that WAS most seriously
objected to by theatrical managers. Ac-
cording to the latest story Nat Goodwin,
aided by Others equally prominent has
undertaken to organize the profession IN
a crusade sgaiss the syndicate next sea
son. Fanny Davenport, Francis Wilson
Frank Daniels, the Lilipu;isns, and
Whitney Company are among those
mentioned in the proposed organization.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
Shipwrecked Sailors Arrive.

New York, Feb. 11.-Among the pas
sengers arriving on the Foutabelle TO-DAY
from West Indian ports. were the mate
and eight seaman OF the bark Psyson
Tucker Of Portland, which went ashore
at Barbadoes. She was bound from
Demerars foe New York with a cargo
OF sugar and was set ashore by strong
current during strong breeze. All hands
were saved. Captain Oates remained be-
hind in Bar BADGES. TDe Tucker YVES Of 660
tons burden aud was built in 1888 at Port
land, Maine, and was uninsured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
The w. c. T. u. of Johnston.

At the 18th annual meeting of the
Johnston womsn's Christian Temperance
Union yesterday afternoon the following
officers were eiected:
President, Mrs.S.A. Spencer; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. Henry Gardiner and Mrs.
Eliza Mathewscn; corresponding secre-
tsry, Miss Mary Sawyer: recording secre-
tary, Miss Hattie Stone; assistant score
tary, Mrs. I. Il. Wood; treasurer, Mrs.
stephen A.-Olney; superintenden,s tenn
uerance instruction IN schools, Mrs. Stiles; |;
relations with the press, Miss Emma
Potter; narcotics, Mrs. Angel; evangelis-
tic. work, Mrs. skinner; literature, Miss
Mary Sawyer; department Of railroad and
fremen, Mrs. {. r. Bitgood; systematic
giving, Mrs. nj. l.. Tucker; flower mis-
sion, Miss Hattie NJ. Stone; purity, Mrs.
.. X. Crovell; agent for outlook, Mrs. s..
K.Crowell; loyal temperance legion, Mrs.
Samuel Brownell: Sunday School work,
Mrs. j. ID. Hubbard; abbath observance,
Mrs. william Aiverson; committee on
public meetings, Miss Maryisawyer, Mrs.
Z. A. Stone. Mrs. j. A. Angel, Mrs. 8.
K.Crowell and Mrs.M. l.. Tucker.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
GOOD FELLOWS.
Annual Convention and Election of Of
ficers al Newport.

Annual Convention and Election Of Of
ficers at Newport.
At the 11th annual session OF the Grand
Assent bly, of the Rhode Island Royal Soci-
ETY. OF Good Fellows held yesterday at
Newport the following officers were
elected:
Grand ruler, Chsrles f. Fisher OF Assem-
bly, No. 4,of Saylesville; grand instructor,
James II. Smith of Assembly No. 49, OF
Centrsli Falls; grand.counsellor, Charles
G. Heury of Assem- b ly.. No. 20 OF Provi-
dence; grand past ruler, SHERMAN Il.
Moulton OF Assembly No.3 Of Providence; |;
grand secretary, Jssss w. Coleman of As-
ssmbly No. 20, of Providence; grand
treasurer, A..H. Whitaker of Assem- bly,
No. 3. of Providence; grand director, j.
ii. PillIng of Assembly No. as, OF Central
Falls; grand preiato, Adam Oldneid Of As
sembly No. 4 of SaylesviIie; grand guard
Russell q. Arnold of Assembly No. 8, OF
Providence; grand sentry, William A
Ward of Assembly NO. 64, OF Newport; |;
grand trustee, for three years, William p.
Denmsn of Assembly No. Ga, OF Newport.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
Our Armor ths best.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE navy de-
partment is securing constant i'm
provement in the quality OF it's armor
Tlate. A recent test made at Indian
Head demonstrated that IL now possess
es the best thin arinor, at least. In the
whole world A four-inch plate repre-
senting some OF the side armor of the
hattleship Kearsarge. that was well up
In the bows, was fred at with five-inch
Gun. Not long ago n shot was calculated
as able to penetrate completely an
armor plate one and half times as
thick as it's calibre. In other words
"a five-Anch shot would penetrate plate
"a inches thick. This four-inch
plate. however. not only kept the shot
out but Il smashed IL UP. and the only
mark left on the plate was a slight
dishinE In the center. not more than
half an inch deep. This passed the plate.
Then another shot was taken at IL TO
ascertain the power required TO perforats
the plate. This was accomplished only
by giving the shot the high velocity OF
1856 feet per second, and even then the
plato was not cracked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
Big Battle In Fuiali.

London, Feb. ia dispatch from the
west coast of Africa, dated Jan. 26, says
that the Royal Niger company's ex-
pedition against the Emir of Nupe en-
gagged in a big battle which lasted from
sunrise To sunset on that date, the
british column driving their Fulah
enemies before them. II Is estimated
that the followers of the Emir OF Nupe
numbered at least 10000. The British
calvary and infantry were stationed on
the ridge I'm front OF Bida. The Fulahs
sent out fiankng brigades for the pur-
pose of cutting off the British artillery
which was following I'm the rear. The
British advance column formed a square,
the Maxim rapid firing guns being
stationed ct the corners, The Fulah
forces charged repeatedly, but were
mown down and failed 10 touch the
square Seven. nine and 12-pound guns
at this juncture arrived and assisted
the troops formed in the square. the men
In command of the guns having fought
their way from the rear and bombarded
the retreatng masses OF the enemy
intiicting heavy losses. Darkness then
stopped the action. Lieutenant Thom-
son Of the -Leicestershire regiment was
the only European hurt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-11
AROUND A SHAFT.
Shocking Death Of Young Rhode
Islander In Jersey City.
Irving Nye Lost His Life While Trying 10
Shift q Belt.

Irving Nye, nephew OF Deputy Chief Engi-
neer Hilllof the Providence fire department,
was killed in factory at Jersey City Tues
day afternoon. Young Nye left his home in
Foster about two years ago and has been an
employe OF the Royal American Enamel
Works in Jersey City ever since. 1t was
started by.Rhode Island capitalists. Most of
the workmen came from this State. Nye was
wood turner and shortly after the noon
hour he attempted TO fix swiftly running
belt, and before his fellow workmen realized
II Nye was whirling around.the shaft. The
machinery was stopped. but the young man
was dead. He had been mangled TO death.
TheIremans will be brought to this city and
they will probably be buried at Foster.