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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-15
RESIDENCES BURNED

The residences burned cost on an av-
erage about $500 and were as follows:
One dwelling owned by Mr.. w. Duke.
occupied by Mr.. Albert Armstrong.
Two dwellings owned by Mr.. New
ron. occupied by Mr.. High and Mr.
Maynard
Two dwellings owned by Mr. b. l..
Duke, occupied by Mr.. Scalf and Mrs.
Ramsey.
Three dwellings owned by Mr. L. w.
Wise, occupied by Messrs. Charles
Chandler, Whit Taylor and Charles
Copeland.
Injury to the electric light wires from
the flames is estimated to be about $50.
Damage to the wires of the Bell Tele-
phone Company and the Interstate Tel
ephone Company is estimated at $3.50 for
each company.
Several of the fremen came near be-
ing overcome by the scorching flames.
In fact, one or two We're compelled to
lie down and take some rest, one of
them, Mr.. w. f. Freeland, who was late
yesterday afternoon reported to be quite
i'll. The heat could be felt a hundred
yards away.
old and cannot be duplicated at any
tunately, was common tobacco About
one hundred hogsheads were saved.
The American Tobacco company had
about two and half million pounds of
tobacco burned in its three houses. Mr..
w. L. Darlington had about five hun
dred thousand pounds burned. The
Blackwell Tobacco Company had $685.
900 pounds burned, valued at $4,000.
THE INSURANCE.
The correct list of losses and insurance
Is as follows:
L. w. Wise, dwelling house, insured
for $2,340; valued at $4,000.
w. Duke, one prize house, insured for
$500; valued at $4,000.
I'll. J. Bass & Co., stock of tobacco,
insured for $4,000; valued at $4,000.
w. L. Darlington, stock of tobacco,
insured for $4,000; valued at $4,000.
American Tobacco Company, stock Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-15

The 120th North Carolina Reports are
ready and for sale by
ALFRED WILLIAMS & co.
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and | was
so tired
and nerv-
Gus all of
the time. /
was trou-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-15

''' All the latest Novelties are shown. Prices
the lowest The best milliners In the city to
do the work. The department grows steadily
seas IN by seas IN, which is proof OF both good
style and low prices. .s
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Go to Mrs. w. III. PAGES tonight to
see the Gibson Pictures, interspersed
with delightful music. 1t will be a de-
lightful evening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-15
RESTAURANT RE-OPENEn

desire to announce to the ladies and
gentlemen of Raleigh and to the visitors
10 the city that l have just re-opened
my restaurant at No. 216 Fayetteville
street. 1t has been refitted and refur-
nlshed with every convenience and shall
be kept first class in every particular
L nave secured one OF the best cooks IN
the South, and the service in every de.
tan Is strictly up to date. Special dishes
served to order at moments notice and
every delicacy at your bidding at all
hours. The best oysters and fish thar
come out Of the waters, the best steaks
and chops that grow on the plains. the
choicest game in season, and the best
OF everything for ladies and gents. Ban
quets and parties served. Cleanliness is
my motto.
RICHARD II. GIRSCH.
Phone 207 d.
ROYSTBR'S CANDY.
% years of continuous approval Indi-
Gates its standing with the public.
III never fails to satisfy the palate, but
always makes you wish for more.
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W. II. & r. S. TUCKER & co.
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W. H. & R. S. TUCKER & co.
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W. H. & r.. S. TUCKER & co.
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SEVEN BIG PRIZE HOUSES AND
EIGHT COTTAGES GO UP
IN SMOKE.
OVER THREE MILLION POUNDS OF
TOBACCO NOW SMOULDERING
Assistance Was Sent From Raleigh But It
Reached Durham Too late--Ihe Rale-
eigh Fire Ladies' Were Royalty En-
tertained by Chief Bradsher
and His Men.
and His Men.

DuTnam WIS f'SAeSu ~ ~
most destructive fire in its history.
Seven large leaf factories, filled with
tobacco, and eight dwelling houses went
I'D in smoke in the space of two hours,
and at one time the Duke cigarette fac
tory was in great danger.
The total loss is nearly S250,0OO with
not quite 100000 insurance. To be ex-
act. the loss is $241 900 and the insur-
ance, $196,293.
1t was lilo o'clock when the roof of
one Of the double prize houses on Nor
gan street, occupied by III. j. Bass was
found to be on fire. An alarm was
promptly turned in and in five minutes
the Durham fire departments most eA-
cellent organization-w on the scene.
They found that the fire had already
gained considerable Roadway and soon
the whole building was seething mass
of flames. In the meantime the fire
had, in spite of the streams of water
playing on it, spread to another prize
house-also owned by Mr.. Bass-ten feet
away.
The fremen worked manfully, no men
could have done more. But the wind
was against them, the adjoining houses
were near by and dry as finder and
the flames now leaped through the in
tense heat from roof to roof.
TELEPHONE FOR HELP.
Seeing that the whole block was doom
ed, a telephone message was sent to
this city for help to keep the confiagfa-
ton from spreading to Dukes cigarette
factory and the adjoining blocks Of
buildings.
The streets were thronged with people,
white and black, and they worked hard
TO save all possible from the consuming
element. All the household furniture was
taken from the residences before they
caught fire, and hogsheads of tobacco
were rolled from the warehouses.
Everybody was anxious to lend hand
In the work of rescue, but the time was
very short, SO rapidly did the flames
spread, and despite the. efforts of fire.
men and the work of citizens about
$500, 600 pounds OF tobacco We're
burned. OF this amount about two and
half million belonged to the American
Tobacco Company and was valued at
over 100000. s
The prize houses were, with one ex-
ception, four-story buildings, 6OxS0 and
60x12O. For the most part they were
filed with tobacco. This is not yet
burned up; even now it lies there, a
great smoking pile of ashes and burning
tobacco. 1t will be there burning for u
week yet. Had it not been for the scar
city Of water, caused by the drought, it
would have been possible, even after the
buildings were entirely consumed, to
have saved from 5000 to $4,000 worth
of tobacco from these smoking piles. AS
it is, they will be carefully watched for
Hou mud 1af@ 30 h,xrv 4hn,
out.
As for the eight dwelling houses, they
were all cottages, occupied, for the most
part, by the families of factory employees
Everything in them was taken out be-
fore the fire reached them
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FOR ALLTAE PEOPLE.

Little and big canes. Black and eolored
capeS, We are showing some very Handsome
cap - this week for 500. You will be gur@
prlsed tosee the quality and nnlsh.sshs 81
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visitors to Raleigh and the Fair are invi-
ted to visit our store
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-05-01
MINERS PROTESTS ARE READ.
Bills Pushed Through the British CO.
IuEnbia Legislature.
ctoria z C Anril 2f-There has

Victoria B. c., April 26.-There has
been much talk over kellie's vigorous
attack in committee on the Nelson q
Fort Sheppard bill, which extended the
time for the company to survey and take
up the land grant. Kellie denounced in
strong terms the railway taking timber
off mining claims and levyng tribute on
miners to be allowed to keep their timber
In support Of this Kellie brought out a
number of affidavitS of miners with COM
plants substantiating what he had said.
In reply to this the attorney general
said that if miners had any complaint of
this kind all they had to do was to take
out legal proceedings and the courts
would soon bring the company to time if
they were acting illegally.
The Cassair Central railway aid bill, on
the second reading being moved by Pre-
mier Turner. provoked a great deal of
criticism from the opposition The bill,
as stated yesterday, leases a certain
amount of land to the railway for 50
years, and miners going on that particll-
lar land must go halves With the COM
pany on minerals taken out. This was
the feature Of the bill that caused debate.
the government saying that there was
plenty of mineral land outside the lease,
and that unless the railway were puilt
the country was too hard for miners 20
so in and work profitably.
The second reading passed on division
by 8 to 10, and the British Pacific bill, eX-
tending the time for commencing eXpend-
iture required to hold the charter, passed
the second reading. The Barlervile, Ash
croft &, kamloops railway bill was read
the third time and passed. and the second
reading passed of the bill to appoint d
mining inspector.
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a Retreat Ordered.

London. April 26.-The news has reached
here that the Greeks abandoned kritri
during the night and fled in hurried dis
order. Edhem Pasha making his head
quarters in Grecian territory. Tie Turks
captured the villages of Upper and Lower
Dolphin with loss of 20 killed and 100
wounded Three batteries were pushed
forward under the fire of the Greek
sharpshooters and started a we'll directed
fire upon the Greek position which was
covered by a long slope thcllly dotted
with houses and walls. But the Turkish
sl1irmishers turned the Greek left and.
by advancing through the woodland. also
menaced the Greek right. wild dash
across open fields followed. The Turks
were exposed to a fire which was heavy
in the extreme. and had not the Greeks.
fearing that they would be outflanked, Of
fered but little resistance, the loss would
have been heavy. The Greeks speedily
took to their heels and fell back upon the
main body, which in turn did not long
wait for the Turkish onslaught. The
Turks encountered but little opposition
in scaling the heights of Kritiri under
the cover of a heavy fog.
The Greeks. though weary and without
food or water are said to have fought
like heroes. The reinforcements they eX-
pected to arrive and their ammunition
ldllnS, lney were CuHipelleu " ietiio'
The plain of Thessaly presents lurld
spectacle. Through a heavy cloud OF
smoke the flames Of many buring houses
are visible. These have been fired in or
der to render certain military positions
more secure. The Turks are comfortably
installed in Greek tents on the PLAIN
One can hear sustained firing from the
direction of Skompu.
General Macris, the commander-in-chle.
of the Greek army in Thessaly, has re
signed He will be succeeded by Genera
Mavromichaelis.
The Morning Posts correspondent
Arta says that the Greek fleet is bonn
harding Nicoopis, two hours sail from
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Montreal People the Buyers.

Ainsworth, B. c., reports the sale OF
the Twin claim for $4,000, $4,000 being paid
down and the balance in two and tour
months. The buyers are Montreal peo-
pie. and they express an intention Of do
ing strictly development work for the
present year, and the first move will pc
to start a deep, level crosscut tunnel to
reach all the numerous veins on the
property. The same parties secured prices
on several other claims in the camp, ana
as soon as the snow disappears enough
TO permit examinations it is probable
one or two sales of unusual magnitude
will be consummated. The Twin claim IS
situated in the north section of the camp,
a section that has increased rapidly in
interest of late, and in which are situated
the Highland, Augusta, Last Chance
Gallagher, Bugaboo, etc, and which It
is expected will be connected with town
by wagon road this summer, it being
understood the government has provided
for it's building.
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WAR AND STATE OF BUSINESS.
Uncertainty of the Situation Has At
fected the Trade.

New York, April 25.-If Turkey or
Greece had been wholly buried in the sea
the markets might have been affected less
than by the outbreak of war in Europe.
Like fire in the heart of a crowded city,
it raised the question whether a general
confagration might spring out of it. 10
this possibility. and not to the direct III
fuence of either Turkey or Greece, upon
the worlds money or produce market was
due the excitement in grain and stocks.
AS the unknown is magnified, American
markets We're much more flighty than the
European, where possibilities have been
discussed and partly discounted for
months. The uncertainty remains ana
will affect the movement OF money ana
staples until it disappears, creating a
larger demand for American products at
higher prices, says r. G.. Dun & Co. 5. IN
its review of the business situation. Sales
of wool have been largely offering. re-
ceipts being swelled by arrivals Of guam
titles sold some time ago: and imports al
Boston for the week are $4,000 bales. FcI
the three chief cities sales were 34,O36,sgl
pounds in three weeks. 20.2T1. 900 being Tor
egn. against 100 in 1892 including
7574.0 COO foreign. But manufacturers arr
doing scarcely anything, and orders !ol
goods improve little, though for SomeWla,
better grades of goods. Failures for ths
week, 21S. against 23S last year
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Russia,s Deep Game.

New York, April PA dispatch to the
Journal from Berlin says the Tageblatt
announces that a definite agreement has
been reached between Russia and Austria
concerning Turkey. The terms of the
agreement it is said, are that the sultan
shall renounce Crete, that Turkey shall
be given coaling station at Suda bay in
that island, and that, in return, Russia
shall guarantee the integrity of Turkey.
The advantage of this arrangement to
the nations is obvious. Russia, in COM
mand of one of the most important ports
in Crete, will be greatly strengthened in
the line of her coveted advance toward
the south. Turkey, with the formidable
power of the White Car behind her, will
have secured, almost beyond the possibil-
ity of disaster, a position from which she
can rule her troublesome subjects without
fear of revolt encouraged by the hope of
foreign interference. She would be more
than willing that Russia should assume
such a protectorate over her empire.
To this agreement, Austria, France and
Germany will, it is understood. give their
consent. England alone has not made
known her views on this question. In
the best Informed quarters. however, it is
believed that a very strong protest will
be certain to come from the court Of St.
James.
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SIMPLE IN ITS PROVISIONS.
The Nelson Bankruptcy Bill Passed
Lx the United states Sennte.

Washington, April 23.-The bankruptcy
bill passed by the senate was framed py
Senator Nelson Of Minnesota and is SIM
pie compared with the Torrey bill. Inc
bill provides that any debtor, other imam
a corporation, owing 5000 or more, VINO IS
unable to pay his debts, may hle ms pc
titior in the district court of the United
States, offering to surrender all his prop
erty for payment of his debts except
such as is exempt by law, his domlclle.
The petition shall give a schedule OF all
property, exempt and unexempt, and OF
all creditors and the amount and nature
of the debts and petitioner shall offer TO
surrender all his uneXempt property for
full discharge from his debts and la
bilties. The petition shall be heard by
the court in not less than 80 nor mora
than 80 days. If the court upholds the
petition, the estate is transferred to an
..assignee" for q settlement. Creditors
can resist proceedings before the court
on certain enumerated grounds of fraud,
preference to creditors, etc. Preferences
four months prior to filing bankruptcy
bonds are void and transfers of property
within six months are void. Provision is
made for distributing the estate among
creditors.
After settlement the court gives a final
decree, discharsing the bankrupt from all
liabilities to any creditors declared in the
schedule who may become a party to the
proceedings. But such discharge shall
not include any obligations which shall
have been created in consequence of his
defalcation as a public creditor or as an
executor. administrator, guardian or trus-
tee, or while acting in any other tlduciary
capacity, nor any debt CT obligation to
any surety of bankrupt who has paid or
may pay any such tduciary debt or any
part of it, nor any debt or obligation ere
ated by obtaining moneys or property un-
der false pretenses.
The provision as to involuntary bank
ruptcy is that if any debtor, being a
banker. broker, merchant, trader or man
ufacturer, who owes $500 or over, shall at
any time within four months Of the time
of the fling of the petition convey or vol
unfairly cucumber any Of his property
with the purpose to prefer or defraud any
creditors, he shall be deemed bankrupt.
Creditors having debts against such bank
rupt to the amount OF $500 may, within
four months after the act of bankruptcy
has been committed file in the court a
petition for adjudication of bankruptcy.
The court then proceeds within three
days to hear the case. The accused may
demand a jury On the hearing, the court
or jury holds whether the accused is or
is not a bankrupt. Fees in both classes
of bankruptcy are provided, viz: Attor-
ney fees not above 500; assignee, not
above 50 per day.
Appeals are allowed except when the
entire bankrupt estate is under $4,000.
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NUMBER So.
TRIED TO STAB THE KING.
ItaIy's Monarch Barely Escapes the
ASSasSin'S Knife.

Rome April 23.-While King Humbert,
accompanied by his aid de camp. General
Niglia. was gong to witness the royal
derby, man named Pietro Acciarito, who
was waiting outside st. Johns gate,
rushed UP to the carriage in which his
majesty was seated and attempted to
stab him. The king avoided the dagger by
| rising from his seat. Acciarito. seeing he
had failed in his attempt to assassnlte
the king, threw away his dagger. He
was Immediately arrested by two car
| bineers, while his ma jesty calmly ordered
| his coachman to drive on. The news
spread with great rapidity, and when the
king reached the royal stand at the race
course it was soon surrounded by d seeth-
ing multitude. The members of the dip
lomatic corps present at the races and Il
number of other distinguished people sent
their congratulations TO the king on his
escape. Hing Humbert treated the mat
ter lightly and remarked:
1T is only one of the little incidents of
my trade
The king remained at the race course
with his nephew, the duke OF Aosta, until
the derby was run.
Acciarito is an iron worker out of en-
ployment and is reported to be politi-
cal fanatic. He IS "a years OF age and a
native of Artegna. village of the prov
ince of Unolne, three miles south of
Gemona.
His majesty returned to the Quirinal
followed by hundreds of carriages. and
thousands of people gathered about the
palace and gave him an imposing and
frantic ovation.
They called for the royal hymn, and
the band of the guard on duty at the
palace played it repeatedly. King Hub
bert and the queen We're greatly moved
by the popular demonstration and twice
appeared on the balcony of the palace
and bowed their acknowledgements of
the frantic cheering Of the populace. The
embassies. public offices and private
houses We're decorated with flags as an
expression of rejoicing at the escape OF
his majesty. and thousands of people in
scrihed their names at the palace.
This is the second time the life of King
Hmm has been attemptel.
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ROLE OF A DICTATOR
EX-MINlSTER RALLI SUCCEEDS IN
HIS BOLD MEASURES.
The Grecian Minister in Disgrace,
Confusion at the Front. and an
UprOar at Athens.
London, April 27.-The most serious fea

London, April 27.-The most serious tea-
ture of the Graeco-Turkish emergency is
the revolutionary feeling displayed at
Athens Ex-Minister Ralli, leader of the
principal opposition group in the leSlsla-
tive assembly, threatened that unless the
military staff was changed he would is
sue proclamation TO the people. HIS
statements acted like oil on fire, and pop
ular eff1citement has fiared up. CroWds
assembled in the streets to discuss them
and wanted to march to the palace to
read them to King George Fortunately
heavy showers drove the people indoors.
NJ Delyannis, keenly alive to the neceS-
sity of immediate action, mad an audi
ence with the king, and after the inter-
view announced that the staff of the
crown prince would be recalled, and that
ex-Minister Rali, with three of his noml-
nees, General Smolenski, General Marom-
ihal and Colonel Dimopouli, would be
sent to replace them.
Ralli. in a published interview. says the
moment Constantine arrived at the seat
of war the sole thought of the responsible
commanders was not to attack or TO
withstand the Turks, but to effect a safe
retreat. All orders emanated from the
palace. 1nose issued by any one else
were ignored. When dispatches We're
sent to General Mavromiacheli he was
not where he was supposed to be, having
moved on his superior's orders. Ralli at
tended the council at the palace.
What tever may be the value OF M
Ra,lis structures, they seem for the mo-
mant echoed by the voice of the multi
tude. The Greek people in many re-
spects resemble the French 1t is now
the fashion to denounce persons in high
places, and newspapers which only the
other day were eulogizing King George
and Nj. Delyannis have placed themselves
al the head of the national crusade, and
are bounding on the people against the
constituted authorities. Some are openly
attacking the crown prince. Others go
SO far as to announce that he has been
recalled, the wish APPARENTLY being faith
er to the thought. What may be the
result Of the present storm of obloquay
il is difficult to fOreSee.
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The Turkish Reserve.
A FATAL EXPLOSION IN LONDON.
Train Was Wrecked in the Under
ground Railway.

London, April PA tremendous ezplo-
sion occurred III the underground rail-
way as a train filled with men from the
city was making its usual stop al Al1ers-
gate station. The glass roof of the sta
ton was blown out and the platform Wsss
strewn with debris. Many of the PAS
lights We're put out and a general panic
ensued.
When comparative quiet was restored
it was found that first class coach lad
been completely wrecked, and that us
occupants We're lying about MANNED al!,l
bleeding. Ten of the injured We're found
to be in precarious condition, and were
removed to hospitals A number Of nel-
sons who We're standing on the platform
We're also hurt. Much Of the Wrec!l12e
was hurled across the station. The cause
of the explosion is not known, but it is
believed to have been the result of an
accumulation of gas which became i9nit-
ed in some way. Many persons, how
ever, believe that the disasted was not
due to accident, but was caused by the
explosion of a bomb. which had been
placed in the station with the intention
of Wrecking 1t.