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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

had received orders to meet the fast mail
at Emporia and was making up lost time
These two are the fastest trains on the
Santa Fe system, and the west bound
train must have been running at speed
OF at least forty miles am hour. The
west bound express was going around a
slight curve, and met the fast mail, prob.
ably within two hundred feet.
OF the seven or eight cars ma king
up the Mexico and California express
only the mail. baggage and express and
smoking cars were destroyed. The
coach following the smoker was badly
splintered.
There were not more than dozen pas
sengers ON the fast mail, all in one
coach and while none of them was
seriously injured, their shaking up was
terrible. Every seat in the coach was
torn from the floor and many floor planks
came up with the seats.
One man, John Sweeny, was thrown
over three seats and through a window
but escaped with only scratches and
bruises.
1t is stated that the wreck was caused
by a miscarriage of orders from the
train master. AT E.n,poria the east
bound fast mail train received orders to
pass the California express at Lang
seven miles east. Another order was
sent to Lang for the California express
to take the siding there, but this order
was not delivered and the west bound
train passed on, the trainmen expecting
to pass the fast mail at Emporia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
LANIERs MURDERER HANGED.

Atlanta, Ca, Sept S.-H. S. Perry
was hanged for the murder of Billy La
nier at Decatur today. The execution
took place on gallows in the yard of
the Dekalb county Jail. The doomed man
was pale but cool and collected to the
last On the scaffold he declared his in
nocence of the crime Of murder and re-
nier to protect the sanctity of his home.
The drop fell a 11:43 a. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
GENERAL LEES RETURN.
DOES NOT CONFIRM lLl-TREATMENT or
MISS EvANGELINA CISNEROS.
Americans in Cuba Numbering i,40O are
Being Cared for Out Of the $4,000
Fund 5000 Expended.

| New York. Sept. S.-Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee, accompanied by his son,
Fitzhuga Lee, Jr, arrived from Havana
on board the Seguranea today The gen
eral said that he had been suffering
from biliousnoss for some time past, but
he felt very much better after the sea
trip.
! When asked as to whether he would
return to Cuba or not, the general shook
his head and said: II cannot answer that,
and l would rather not talk on Cuban
affairs until l make my report in Wash
Iington.'
In speaking of the case of Evangelina
Cossio Cisneros, the general said: "The
young woman is now confined in Casa
Recohidas She has never been tried and
/ do not think that it was ever intended
/ that she should be banished. The stories
of her i'll treatment are very much ex-
aggerated and were it not for the hubub
which has been raised about her, the
girl would probably have been released
long ago. In fact, l was given to under
stand that her name was on the pardon
list. She has comfortable quarters and is
treated as well as possible under the con-
ditions, There is good deal Of sGGmerlaS
in Cuba, but the Americans, numbering
about 400, are being cared for from the
fund of $4,000 which was appropriated
for that purpose. They receive relief
daily, and up to the present time about
$15, 900 has been expended.
rs there any sign of business improy-
ing or change for the better In Cuba"
asked the reporter.
| mo, / am sorry to say, there is not"
replied the general, "and there will not
be any improvement until the war is
ended"
when will that be, generalY
To this last question General Lee re-
piled in Spanish, free translation of
which is that is too much for me; can
not say"
General Lee and young Fitzhugh Lee,
Jr, went to West Point today to see
his other son, George NJ, who is at the
military academy there, and tomorrow
they will leave for Washington.
Among the other passengers on board
the Seguranca were Robert l.. Oliver.
United States consul at Merida, Mexico,
and George w. Fishback, of this city.
who was said to have been sent to Ha-
vana on business for the United States
government. Mr.. Fishback said that his
trip to Havana was purely on private
business. He stated that there was a
great deal Of suffering all over Cuba and
that the condition of the people was even
worse than when he was there last as
secretary to Commissioner Calhoun
when the latter wax investigating the
Ruiz case. He saw Miss Cisneros III the
Casa Recohidas, and he said the reports
her treatment were grossly ex-
aggerated; that the young woman was
fairly well treated and did not complain
when be was speaking to her.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
COL. I. w. AvERY'S FATAL FALL

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. S.-Col. Isaac w.
Avery, at one time editor of the Atan-
to Constitution; former minister to Mex
leo, and commissioner of the South AM
erican republics for the Cotton States
and International Exposition of 1895.
fell from the porch of his residence in
kirkwood, a suburb Of this city ,lasv
night and died to-day from the effecas
of the fall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
MONTGOMERY is O. X.
A GEORGIA GIRL ASSAULTED.

Has not yet Recovered Consciousness
Macon Wrought up to a High Point. !!
Macon, Ca, Sept. S.-Miss SalHe
Chapman, aged 20 years, living with
her brother-in-law, ]. G. McInvale, in
this city, was assaulted and outraged
i'm her bed room soon after daylight
this morning. A nine year old girl: was
in the room with her, but was so fright
ened she could not give an alarm. Miss
Chapman does not know whether the
man was black or white. She was
frightened and so hurt that she became
insensible and has not yet recovered her
wits The whole town is wrought up
to high pitch of excitement; This is
the second assault of a like: nature in
the last two weeks in this city
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
PRESIDENT AT SOMERSET
He Holds a Reception at the Endsle,
Residence.

residence.
Somerset, Pa, Sept. S.-The streets are
thronged tonight with people, one thou
sand OF whom are visitors from different
parts OF the county, the occasion being
the public reception by President Nc
kinley held at the Endsley residence,
where the President and Mrs. Mckinley
are visitors. In the parlor sat the Presi-
dents wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Nc
hiniey. Or. and Mrs. Endsley. Miss
Mabel Mckinley, Misses Kittie and Ella
Endsley and Mr.. and Mrs. p. A.
scheii. The President announced this
morning his determination to remain
here until Monday, and this afternoon
declined an invitation from delegation
OF prominent citizens Of Johnstown.
headed by the mayor, who invited him
to visit the flood city before going home,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
NEW HATTERAs LIGHT-sHIp.

Washington, Sept. S.-Before Septem-
Der has passed the light house board ex-
poets to have in position on the Dia-
mond shoals, Of Cape Hatteras, the new
light vessel which has just been fitted
out at Staten Island, N. Y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
HIS FORMAL DECLINATIoN
The Letter of President Andrews in tbe
Hands of Brown University.

Providence, r. l., Sept. S.-President
Andrews, of Brown University, to-day
sent to the corporation q letter formal
ly declining to withdraw his resigna.
ton and stating briefly his decision to
withdraw from the University.
1t is understood, though, the text of
his letter has not yet been made public.
that he states his willingness to remain
here until his successor shall be chosen.
A meeting of the corporation will be
held within two weeks, at which the
latest statement from President An
drews will be submitted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
THE EVIDENCE IN DETAIL.

| The News and Observer gets its news
by wire and it is necessarily curtailed.
From Yesterdays Charlotte Observer we
| copy the evidence more in detail:
| The first witness introduced this
morning was Mr.. III. T.. Norris, for the
defendants. Russell ct al.
"Mr. Manning and counsel for the
| Southern Railway objected to the wit
ness giving any conversation between
| himself and anyone else in regard to the
| lease Of the Atlantic and North Caro-
| lima Railroad. Question as to such a
conversation was admitted subject to
exception. Mr.. Norris stated that he
and Mr.. B. G. Beckwith, constituting
the board of internal improvements,
made an inspection Of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad last fall, and
upon their return made a report to the
Governor. 1t was then that the witness
had an important interview with Gov.
Carr. "The Governor presented Mr..
Beckwith and myself with a paper, pur-
porting to be the lease of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad to certain
parties and asked us, as the board of
internal improvements, to endorse the
lease. / took the position that the board
had nothing to do with endorsing the
lease. The Governor said that it was
almost an exact copy of the lease of the
North Carolina Railroad, and that it
was a good thing for the State. l ask
ed the Governor to satisfy me that it
was the duty Of the board to endorse the
lease, if it met our approval He failed
to find any section of The Code which
made this our duty, but Mr.. Beckwith
construed a certain section as possibly
maxim it our duty to endorse this lease,
/ told the Governor that couldn't en-
dorse any paper until l had been allow
ed time to inspect it. He said that he
wanted our endorsement at once. Mr..
Beckwith asked that we have a paper
copy of the document, and that all of
the parties interested in the lease case
be brought to Raleigh before the board.
We took the. lease document from the
Governor and began reading it over. The
Governor said that it wasn't practicable
to bring the interested parties before the
board. During the time we were read
ing. Col. Andrews came into the Gov
ernor's office and took Governor Carr in
to the next room. Mr.. Beckwith and I |
told the Governor when he returned,
that we could not endorse the lease.
though we found nothing wrong with |
it, until he satisfied us that it was our
duty to do so, and we had had time to |
the matter.
"Just as the meeting was adjourning |
or about to adjourn. Governor Carr
said that it was probably our duty to |
endorse his appointees for directors of |
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

evening, learned that orders had been
issued not to let the New Orleans trains
stop there and the express people had
been further instructed that they would
not be permitted to toss off package
as the train went flying through Baton
Rouge. Even the afternoon papers
were tabooed and the publishers notified
that their papers could not be delivered
at the capital.
A1ABAMA'S QUARANTINE.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept. SIN ac-
cordance with the recommendation of
the State Board of Health, Governor
Johnston has issued a quarantine pro-
clamation against all places infected
with yellow fever.
MONTGOMERY Is o. X.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept. S.-The fol-
lowing official notice has been published
by the Board of Health of Montgomery
on account OF publications made in a
State paper:
"Rumors to the effect that yellow fe-
yer exists in Montgomery are absolute
~ false. There is not now, nor has
there been this year single case of the
disease in this city.
(Signed.) IS. -. SEEI1Y, NED,
president"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
WORKING THE LEASE
Over So, 700 Blown in on the
Legislature.
FRlES'S REMONSTRANCE
DIRECTORS GET 13 DAYS PAY
FOR ONE HOURS WORK.
SOME SUBPoENAED OFFICIALS DODGE.
FuftAer Sessions in Washington and New York
Necessary in 0rder TO Discover the Rot
tennes8 of Their MetAods--Nex
) Mno4;nn IN polninL
Meeting in Raleigh.

/ Salisbury, n. c., Sept. 8.-(Speeial.) y
The Russell board of directors at the
lease hearing today offered vouchers
Showing in the aggregate the payment of
$2,712.50 to the old board of directors
and their counsel for lobbying in Janu
airy, February and March, 1897, against
the passage of the Russell bill in the
| Legislature. The vouchers and receipts
showed explicitly that the service ren-
dered were for lobbying and Director
Friess letter was shown complaining of
this heavy expense to defeat the bill. The
records showed that the old board had
meetings in Raleigh February 2 and %,
but all business done at either meeting
could have been finished in an hour.
| The president and directors, however,
received $40 apiece day for thirteen
days each for this sort of service.
| The much talked of indemnity bond Of
the Southern Railway was shown to be
conditioned in part for the return Of the
old chairs, stoves and tin cups of the
North Carolina Railroad turned over in
| 1871, instead of being an interest-bear-
ling obligation for the same sum as the
value of property DESTROYED. 1t was also
shown that the Southern Railroad since
lit got the property has been charging the
lessor company with an average of $14O,-
900 for the maintenance of this equip
ment destroyed years ago and it has also
been loading down the North Carolina
Railroad with all sorts of expenses for
Conducting transportation" in order to
ldepreciate the value of the property and
thus lease it for song. All of this was
clearly shown by the testimony offered
and caused the Southern Railroads
counsel much discontinue.
Ex-Gov. Carr took up the line of
march for "Old Sparta" this. morning.
/ Certain Southern Railway officials
who had been subpoenaed, not bringing
the books wanted with them, and the
treasurer of the Southern Railroad fail
ing TO appear with his books and vouch-
ers it was arranged to have Master
Craige sit in New York September p
and22 to take testimony then and also
ito have him sit in Baltimore and Wash
lington Immediately after. Some spicy
developments are promised at these hear
Iings. The next hearing in this State will
he at Raleigh ON the 2Sth of September.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-02
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.


PHuLIPsBURG, HANS July TO- 1897.
NOTICE Ia hereby given that will sell at public auction,
IN at my office In the Court House In the City OF Phillips.
burg Kansas the FIRST Tuesday OF September 1891 and
the next succeeding days thereafter Sundays excepted the
following described lands and town lots situated In Phillips
County much OF each thereof may be mecca
pay pay the taxes and charges thereon for the year 1870
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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02
The Strength of Metal.

The breaking strain of metals is
something that has interested scien-
lists for many years, and is of a pc
culiar moment to builders who employ
metals in the course of their work.
AS an example Of the strength of a
wire, it is stated that there is in Swift
zerland single span of wire crossing
the lake Of Wallenstadt in the canton
of st. Gail. 1t was built by the Swiss
telephone bureau, and is the longest
unsupported telegraph wire in the
world. It's ends are anchored to two
stone peers supporting iron towers,
which are seven thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-two feet apart. The
towers are SO high that the wire at it's
lowest point is one hundred and thir-
ty-one feet above the surface of the
lake. The wire was made of specially
prepared steel, and is only one and one
half inches in diameter.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02
FOUGHT A BIG EAGLE.
Man and Dog No Match for the King |
of Birds.

Man and Dog No Match for the King
of Birds.
Taylor Hoffman Of Jersey City came
down to the pine woods of Atlantic
county on a cunning expedition few
days ago, says the Philadelphia Record.
He has had tolerably good luck, but
ran plump into an experience on the
trip which paid him for all the time
spent in looking for game. Hoffman
had put in a hard day Of tramping and
by the end of the afternoon was pretty
well tagged out, as was his dog. The
weather was warm and the shade of
the woods grateful, so Hoffman stretch
ed himself out beneath a tree for
good rest. His dog dropped down close
to him. Hoffman fell into a doze, but
was soon awakened by a fierce COM
motion, in which canine bowls were
uppermost. AS he jumped up he be-
held his dog in fierce combat with an
immense bald eagle, and the beast was
getting the worst of it. Hoffman was
afraid to fire his gun, because of the
chances of killing his dog, SO he got
q O1oD anu OC1lOO lie AO U11Q I'll Ii &C.
dom quickly turned upon its new foe
and fought as only eagles can fight
Hoffman found himself in a sorry pre-
dicament, for he was no match for the
big bird. So close was the fighting
that he could not use the club to adj
vantage, and the eagle had the sagac-
ity to fly high enough to escape the
dog, all the while using its great, ug-
ly talons and beak with fierce strength.
At length Hoffman fell exhausted and
his dog, with renewed strength, re-
turned to the encounter. Weakened
by the contest, the eagle took itself
off and disappeared. Hoffman was cut
and bruised in many places, but was
not seriously injured.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02
CHAPTER VII.

- hat evening was
I7TItM he Rleasantsst
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02
ONLY AN EVERY DAY QUESTION
But 1t was Asked So Frequently 1t
Drove a Man Insane.

But 1t Was Asked So Frequently ~
Drove Man Insane.
A man to whom was given the name
of George Brown was committed to the
insane asylum by County Judge North
I'D of Portland recently, says the Port
land Oregonian The case is one OF the
most peculiar that has come under the
attention of the authorities for long
time. Jailer Resing found the man
sitting on the curb at Third and Stark
streets. and upon addressing him with
a query as to his name and business,
received in reply a torrent OF abuse
and profanity. Presuming the man
was under the influence of liquor the
officer placed him under arrest on
charge of drunkenness. When taken
to the station the captain, as usual
asked the prisoner his name. The ques-
ton again loosened the floodgates OF a
marvellous stream of profanity, which
could only be suppressed by placing
the prisoner in a dark cell. When he
had become quiet he was transferred
to the big cell with the other prisoners,
and one of the latter asked him his
name. The calm countenaEca imme-
diately changed again, and the usual
bitter imprecations of the man were
repeated. Each effort of the officers
always resulted i'll the same outburst.
He finally consented to talk and told
the officers a peculiar story He said
he was tormented by people asking
him his name. In Brooklyn, where he
formerly resided, he would OCCASION
ally come in contact with man who
would ask him his name, and to avoid
these he went west. The first man on
the car to speak to him was the con-
ductor, who asked him his name. When
at a hotel they would always ask him
his name. On the road it was the
same, no matter where he fled, and, to
crown his torment with the greatest
wrong, he was confined in jail to hear
the question repeated.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02
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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02

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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-02
Skin of q White Otter.

A party of hunters have arrived in
San Francisco from the Arctic with a
large number of seal and otter skins.
and among the latter is one skin en-
tirely white, which is believed to be
the only white otter skin ever taken.
The variety is expected to bring from
$3.50 to $1,000