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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-08
FOR LEN II. ADA

Washington, April Secretary Alger
acted with promptness and has already
almost completed the arrangements for
the distribution of government relief for
food sufferers. BY the present plan, six
army officers viii start for Memphis to-
morrow and dividing the Mississippi in
to six sections, will ascertain the needs
OF the people. Another detail OF Of
ficers will follow, distributing ra,aus in
accordance with the reports Of 4 .'rr Of
ficers, acting in harmony with 1 local
relief committees. Memphis vii the
headquarters for the purchase sup
plies and distribution. The ST, Ulcers
selected to make the inquiry a.r Col,
Haines. of the engineer corps, III Charge
Of river and harbor works in the Ralti-
more district; Col. Sanger, Inspector
Generals department; Captain g. lard,
of the engineers; Capt. Martin g.. the
Quartermaster's department; CHtain
Craig of the Signal Service and Capt,
Clark, OF the Ordnance department,
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ial with lace about the shoulders, at
which she pulled rather nervously as she
talked of the two men that had been
contending for her affections.
But always and always as she spoke
Of the man who had forfeited her conf
dence and love, a grave, pathetic look
came into her eyes. Did she regret her
choice?S | cannot say, though she seemed
very, very happy as we talked of the
ceremony, which was to take place within
tha next half hour.
What strangely unexpected strands
appear in this web of life we weave from
day to day.
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The Victor Engine House is
Badly Damaged.
HORSES BURNED TO DEATH
THE NAMES STARTED FROM AN
EXPLODING LAMP.
AcARELEss NEGRO wATCHMAN
The Loss is Between $500 and $'.Ooo
1.-The Victor Reel Mas Not
Ruined But is Badly
Damaaed.

The criminal negligence of Joe Penny
one of the night watchmen at the Victor
Hose Reel engine house, cost the city
last night upwards of 81 900, to say moth
ing of what might have proved a disas-
trous fire and the pitiable spectacle of
seeing two fine horses barned to death.
The Victor engine house is at the corner
of Salisbury and Davie streets--a low,
rambling frame building. It is divided
into three rooms. In the front one,
opening on the street, is the hose reel.
And here stand, day and night, two Of
the largest and finest fire engine horses
IN the State.
These at night are in charge of two
negro men, Henry Sorrell and Joe Penny.
They are expected to be on duty every
minute of the night, and at the first tap
of an alarm, hook the horses to the reel
Under no circumstances are both of these
men to leave the building at the same
time
Last night, however, a lamp on the
reel exploded. Nobody was in the build
ing. In two minutes time, or less, the
whole interior was a mass OF names
The horses uttered terrified neighs, but
no one came TO their rescue. Henry Sor-
rell had been granted permission to at
tend fireman's meeting at Metropolitan
Hall. and Joe Penny-nobody knows
where he was. He says he had gone
to another part of the city lot. but few
believe his story.
The first to discover the fire was Ce-
burn Tate. an old negro living near by.
He heard the frantic kicks and terrified
wells of the horses, and tried to open che
door. but failed. He kept all the while
yelling fire at the top of his voice The
firemen at the Rescue Hose building
heard him, and at once came TO the res
cue. The engine was already on the
street before the alarm was turned in by
Mr.. Joe Cornell, who saw the flames from
Fayetteville street. This brought out the
other FIRE companies. and the flames were
quickly extinguished.
Before help could reach the place,
however. and the doors be broken open,
the noble horses confined within had fall
en- and persisted in the flames.
They fell in such position as To indi-
cate that to the last they were faith
full to their duty. and just ready to spring
whenever the door. in response To the
Changing alarm. should fly open. After
the fire the odor OF burning flesh could
be easily detected at some distance from
the scene of the fire.
The loss is between $500 and $1,000.
The horses were valued at $500. The
damage to the reel, including 200 feet
of injured hose, is about $50. The har-
ness and other articles burned were
worth about 800. exclusive of damage
to building.
The injury TO the building, which IS
hardly worth 800 at best, is difficult to
estimate, as it is probable that it would
soon have been torn down or the use of
it discontinued, as the Fire committee is
now preparing to buy a lot and put up
handsome new home for the Victor
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Easter TOYS,
Easter Eggs, p;.n,..
Easter Novelties,

Have you seen the new American
dollar" Watch, at Riggan's. Also
complete Snap Shot Camera for $1.OO.
1 pound plain or ruled writing paper
10 cents.
l pound plain or ruled writing paper
Qinen) 1Sc. Linen envelopes to match
s cents.
The heaviest weight envelopes only
DC. Box paper DC, Zoe. and 15c.
New Raisins Sc. and Zoe. per pound.
Sweet Orange 12c.. zoe. and 25c. per
dozen. Chocolate Cream Drops, plain
and assorted tlavors, zoe. per pound.
MarshmaNow Drops. Nut-chocolates,
Ron-Bons, Fruit of Paradise only zoe.
per pound.
Best line Flower Pots, plain and
painted. Flower nourishers. Now is the
ime to look after your flowers.
Baseball Bats, Gloves, Mits and Balls
cheap.
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A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM
DEATH.
Wilmington Dispatch }

News has just been brought to the
city from Excelsior, a little borough in
Brunswick county, of the almost mi
raculous escape from death OF little
five year old white boy, Curtis, the son
of Mr.. Henry King, a prominent resi-
dent Of that place. Curtis, in company
with some little boys, was engaged at
play on the roadside when a huge tim
Der wagon loaded and drawn by several
horses came by. The boys, mischievous,
as boys are wont to do, began to ''cut be-
hind" The driver repeatedly called to
the youngster to desist and warned them
of the danger, but the admonition was
UNDECIDED until their defiance caused al
most a tragedy. In consequence of a
sudden jar of the wagon from the uneven
rock, little Curtis, who was riding on
the wagon, fell to the ground in front of
one of the big wheels. He screamed out
to the driver but it was too late. The
great wheel, with its heavy burden, rolled
over his body. The boy was taken up,
unconscious and conveyed to the home
of his parents, and a physician, DR.. ID.
McNeal summoned. The doctor exam
ined the boy and happily found to his
great establishment, that no bones were
broken or serious damage sustained.
The next day little Curtis was out and
at play with the boys again.
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T-LEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Canea. April IA fire has brol n out
at Candia, near the Cathedral, "Ad a
number o. houses are now in flames.
The British and Italian troops are de-
molishing the adjacent buildings in order
to check the spread of the conflagration.
Canea. April Rear Admiral r, HI.
Harris. Of the British feet, was shot at
by a Moslem irregular. while crossing a
field near Suda. This is his second es-
cape. There were conflicts in various
parts Of the island yesterday. In every
instance the insurgents were the ag-
gressors. They have captured several
cannon at Kissamo.
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There are times when the

There are times when the
variation of pulse beat
tells the practiced physician
whether the scale will go
down and mean death or up
and mean life. But suppose
the medicine he prescribes is
not the medicine which your
child is taking, but some
thing the druggist thought
would do just as well Who
is going to regulate the bal
ance then : A druggist who
will offer you something else
when you ask for SCOTS
Emulsion will do the same
thing with his prescriptions.
Get what you ask for!
ASK for Bailey Brothers "OLD BOB"
aSSAccS' II :. - T. 49,. -
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WANTED, A RICE CLEANER.

Washington, April Amy American
manufacturer who can supply cheap
hand power machine able to hull and
winnow from one peck to one bushel of
rice per hour can sell vast numbers Of
these in Madagascar, according to the
report OF United States Consul Wetter
at Tamative. He says that since the
French occupation of the island the work
OF cleaning and hulling rice, formerly
done by slaves in wooden mortars has
become serious question to the natives
who demand ma chimes.
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GARY'S FIFTH DAUGHTER WEEDS

Baltimore. Md, April Miss Ida
Catharine Gary, daughter of the Post
Master General, was married here this
afternoon to Mr.. Francis Edward Pc
gram. The bride is Mrs. Gary's fifth
daughter and the fourth to wed. The
ceremony was performed at Brown Mem
orial church by the Rev. Mattbie d. Bah
cock, who used the Espicopal service.
Among those present We're: The Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart. Secretary Of
State Sherman, the Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Gage. the Secretary
Of war and Mrs. and Miss Alger, the
Secretary Of Agriculture. Mr. Wilson,
Attorney General Mr.. McKenna and
Governor Lloyd Lowndes and Mrs
Lowndes. The wedding presents were
handsome and numerous
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RHODY GOES REPUBLICAN.

Providence, II. L., April THE State
election to-day was the dullest on record.
Elisha Dyer, Republican has the largest
proportionate plurality ever received for
candidate for Governor in Rhode Is
land, estimated tonight at $4,000. The
Republicans have generally elected their
candidates to the Assembly. The Re-
ublcans were generally successful in tn
municipal elections
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DANNY'S NEW PUDDING.

New York, April THE Mail and
Express this evening says
Official confirmation was given to-day
TO the report that Daniel S. Lamont, ex-
Secretary of War under President Cleve-
land, is to be placed at the head OF the
Northern Pacific within sixty days
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THE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

There will be a meeting Of the Ladies'
Memorial Association this Thursday af-
ternoon in Col. Kenan's Office in the Su-
preme court building, at p. m. A full at
tendance of the members, and the pres
ident's council, is earnestly asked to
make final arrangements for Memorial
Day.
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RIVERA NOT TO BE EXECUTED

Washington, ID. c., April 7.-Secretary
Sherman stated tonight that he had as
surances that General Rivera, the in-
surgent leader. would not be executed,
but would be treated as prisoner of
war General Rivera was captured af-
ter being wounded in a recent battle. and
il WAS feared for IA time that he would be
executed by the Spanish authorities for
his participate in the rebellion.
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The Kinston Free Press notes the
death of Mr.. ID. e. Perry, member of
the KinstOn bar. He left an estate worth
$4,000, including $4,000 insurance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-08

The Populists had a meeting several
days ago and dethroned w r. Henry as
chairman of IL" county executive com
mittee. - AicI Gibbons was appointed
10 fiji the vacancy Charlotte News
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YARBoRoUGH HOUSE ARRIVALS.

G. G. Rowlatt, Lynchburg; Miss Rober-
son, n. c.; w. FL. Goodwin, Goldsboro;
Geo. II. Jones, Baltimore; G. 10. Gun
ningham, Toledo; II. Carter. n. Y; j.
III. bowman, \. Y: w. NJ. Hunt, y. G.;
j. L. Moore, Apex; j. w. Cochrane, At
lanta; II. f. Smith, Washington, ID. c.;
r. G. Hill, Kinston; w. b. Waddill,
South Bend, Ind; r. l.. Starkloff, Balti.
more; W. a. Erwin, Durham; Mrs. v.
Y. ThOmass0n, Miss Mary Ellis, Hender-
SON. f. w. Hafgett, Jacksonville: r. G..
Robb, Wilmington, Del.
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THE LIST TAKERS APPOINTED
County Commissioners Complete Their
Business and Adjourn.

The county commissioners yestcrfay
morning completed the business of the
April meeting. The only business trans
acted~was the appointment of list-takerS
in the various townships of the county,
settlement with the Superintendent of
the Work House, accepting the bonds Of
L. c. Council as cotton-weigher and /. S.
Bailey as constable of New Light town
ship and granting some rebates on taxes
for 1896.
The persons appointed to list the taxes
of the county for the year 1897 are as
follows:
Il. l.. THOMPSON, Barton's Creek.
II. w. HOLLEMAN, Buckhorn.
n. G. WILLIAMS, Cary.
NJ. l.. CARLTON, Cedar Fork
A. G. BURT. Holly Springs.
o. G.. ELLEN, House Creek
w. II. HORTON, Little River.
IS Il. II. SMITH, Marks Creek
s. NJ. ROWLAND. Middle Greek.
w. j. RUDY, Neuse River.
w. d. RAY, New Light.
J. II. RAY, Oak Grove.
J. l.. BANKS, Panther Branch.
j. h. STURDIVANT, st. sMarys.
r. J. BUFFALOE, st. Matthews.
Il. ]. STEPHENSON, Swift Creek.
L. n. RAINES, Wake Forest.
l.. n. RAINES, Wake Forest.
A. ID. UPCHURCH, White Oak.
JOHN NICHOLS and VIM. O'NEILL
Raleigh.
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People BUY Hood's Sarsaparilla year
After year because it does them good.
1t Win 10 ysu gss1 to tsske 1t row.
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B. Balm, Thos. Pescud, w. Q. shepherd
and l.. 3. Pegram.
Second ward.-C. II. Lambeth, Henry.
Bates, Il. NJ. Uzzell
Third ward-Sherwood Upchurch, 5.
A. Miller, w. C. Hudgins VIM. Mcclure,
w. II. Buffaloe, Clee Lee. ]. r. Up
church.
| Fourth ward--W. c. Cram, s. z. Pen
lnington. w ID. Brown and Henry Perry.
FOR LEN II. ADAMS.
Third ward--JOhn Il. Terrell.
Fourth ward-E. q. Harrpll
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ASK for Bailey Brothers "OLD BOB"
Tobacco" 81. - b - -
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and Frankie Cleveland, colored, living
at No. II Shore street, and the child
has been talking since it was one week
old. Hundreds have visited the little
wonder and have left the house COM
pletely mystified at what they had seen
and heard.
The child is girl, and differs only
from other babies in that it can talk
as plainly and be understood as dis
tinctly as a grown person. The voice,
of course, is naturally weak, but has
none of the baby prattle about it. In
addition to the child's talking pro-
pensitieS it seems to be possessed of SUI
perior intelligence and gives voice to
utterances most astounding, coming as
they do from one so young.
The Rev. G.. w. Martin, a colored
preacher, who has church in the vi
cinity, and a majority of his flock
called at the house to convince them
selves of the truth of the rumors which
have been circulated concerning the
child. The little one seemed to enjoy
the presence of the crowd for a while,
but, soon firing, remarked to it's moth
er, in a voice audible to all present:
Il wish all these folks would go home,
as 1 am tired The callers took the
hint and soon departed.
Officer Baker has also seen the Won
derful child, as have many others, and
they all tell remarkable stories of the
loquacious youngster.-Nashiv Ban
ner,
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An Ingenious Idea.

Ihere is certain genius in one of our
western towns who will doubtless
never lose any of his worldly possess
slons II it depends on his wit to retain
them. His entry into the town. and
subsequent method he employed to
secure redress from a grocer who had
outrageously imposed upon him by
selling him a lot of sugar mixed with
lime, sufficiently testify to his ability in
such matters. The impurity of the
sugar was hardly perceptibIe at first.
but when put into use it quickly show
ed its inferiority. The next day an adj
vertisement appeared in the town paper
that read somewhat as follows:
Should the grocer who for his prof
Its inJudiciously mixed pound of lime
Wltha few pounds of sugar, and lately
sold 1t to a customer, not send to that
person at once the pound of sugar he
cheated him Of, his name shall be dis
closed to the newspapers To which
advertisement he affixed his name and
address.
The morning had hardly passed be-
tore pound Of sugar arrived, followed
IN quick succession by seven more. all
from different sources, which plainly
showed distressing want of honesty
among the grocers of the town.
1t is not related whether the coffee.
tea and various other articles were ex-
amined by the genius in hopes of a
similar condition and a like reward:
but the presumption is that no time
was lost in ascertaining if such a pos
sibility actually ted.-Harper's
Round Table.
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DISASTROUS FIRE.
Virginia, Suffers a Great
Loss.


ALEXANDRIA Wa-), June 3.-The
greatest conf1agration that has ever
visited Alexandria broke out in Bryan's
fertilizing mill along the river front
shortly after midnight and ragged with
great fury for about eight hours, caus-
ing total damage, including loss of
time to mills, etc., of from S450,OO0 to
100000, partly insured. The entire
block bounded by the Strand, Duke.
Union and Prince streets was almost
completely wiped out, only one ware
house with its contents being saved
The section was covered principally by
warehouses and manufacturing prop
critics. Definite insurance figures are
not available.
The alarm was turned in at 1890
O'Clock this morning, and when the
firemen reached the fire the Bryan
warehouse, large frame building. was
beyond saving. A high wind was bow
ing and for a time the whole town vas
threatened. The engine house across
the street from the Bryan place was
Immediately RACED to the ground and
the flames gained in fury and swept
to the Old Dominion Brass Works. the
Old Dominion Boat Club, De Aitche-
sons coal yards and the old Pioneer
Mills, all being quickly Quilted. The
IRE extended almost two blocks along
the river and burned most of the
Wharves to the waters edge.
The Washington Fire Department.
i've miles away, was called upon for
help, and Engine Company No. 4. I'M
der Assistant Chief Belt, was sent
down on ferry boat
The block, meantime, had become a
roaring blaze, but the firemen did eff
1ectlve work, and by o'clock this
morning the flames were under con-
trol' though the ruins were smolder-
ing all day long.
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JAPAN DEMANDS AN ANSWER.
HAWAII MUST APOLOGIZE TO THE
MIKADO'S GOVERNMENT.
The New Diplomat to the Islands Not
Satisfied With the Reply of
the Foreign Office.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The
steamship Mariposa arrived from Sgd
ney, via Honolulu, this morning, with
advices from the Hawaiian Capital
supplemental to those brought by the
steamship Peru on Monday last.
May oath, the day the Peru left the
island. the Government announced that
its answer to Japan's demans had been
sent to the japanese Minister.
Minister Shimamura is not at all sat
isfied with the reply made by the Haw-
allan Government In an interview he
said:
IT do not consider what I have re-
ceived to be an answer to my request
for particulars. so I will make another
attempt to secure one. Japan asks
nothing unreasonable. She wants JUS.
tice and fairness and nothing else. If
she cannot get it, well l do not know
what will follow. The action of the
Hawaiian Government in refusing
landing to people Who Japan believed,
after investigation before their de-
parture, were eligible to land, was
gross viola ton of the treaty. Now
have asked for an explanation, for the
reasons for this Governments action,
and 1 am told that the position taken
by the Hawaiian Government is that
the immigration laws are reasonable
and that the Administration had i'm
partially enforced them. My Govern
ment tells me to get a reasonable ex-
cuse for the action taken. l cannot find
it in this. do not think that my Gov
eminent is acting arbitrarily in this
kind of a matter which involves the
honor of the nation
1.-The United States has been advised
of the affair, and probably knows the
status of the case as well as we do,
and if the Government at Washington
believes that the stand taken by Japan
is right, according to international law,
there would be no interference. On the
other hand, if our position is arbitrary,
any nation may interfere.
Japan understands that there is
tacit understanding that the United
States has an interest here; that while
not assuming the proportions of pro-
| teotorate, she stands in the nature of
| godmother to the Island Republic, but
officials of the United States Govern
ment are too we'll advised in the custom
| of dealing with questions of interna-
tional law to say that Japan is wrong,
! if she is right, or that Hawaii is right,
| if she is wrong.
MY instructions in the matter are
| plain. If l cannot get a reasonable
answer to my request, 1 may go home
and perhaps some one else will have
| better success. If / withdraw, you
know what will follow. I hope it will
not reach that point"
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Sympathy.

Captain Ito stowaway)-So, you young
rascal, ran away from a home, did you?
You ought to be thrashed for leaving
home and thrashed again for getting
aboard ship without permission.
Stowaway-Please, sir, my sister COM
menced takin' music lessons an prac-
ticin' scales on the pianner, an thought
there wouldn't be no pianerS on
ships
Come to my arms, my son. I had
a musical sister once myself. New
York Weekly.
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A PreCOciOus Pickaninny.

Nashville is rapidly gaining a rep
utation as a producer of sensations.
The country has scarcely ceased to dis
cuss Professor Barnard's successful trip
in the airship when another phenome-
non, equally as curious, though differ
ing vastly, is sprung.
Scarcely any one believed that navi-
eating the air was possible and fewer
still will believe it possible for three
months-old child to talk. However,
such is the case, and any one can YER
ify the truthfulness of this statement
with very little trouble.
The parents of the child are Richard
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WOnen'S
Oxford Ties.

We ran short of sizes on those
81 95 Oxford Ties because they
sold so fast. but we have just re-
ceived another lot that are going
faster than ever. In OK blood,
chocolate and black; pointed and
coin toes, cloth and kid tops.
81 95 pair.
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A Judgment.

Blifkins-That Billings never told
the truth in his life. What lie was he
springing on you just now?
Flipkins-He was, telling me that you
were a scholar and a gentleman.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
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If a scorcher meet a scorcher
Whizzing on the fly,
And a Scorcher hit a scorcher
No one needs to cry
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Twisted.

Johnny-It was a wintry day the last
time 1 went to grandmas. 1t blowed
and it
Mother-It blowed is not proper Say
it blew.
Johnny-It blew and it snew awful.
New York Tribune.
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Ladies'
Tea Gowns.

Cashmere Wrappers or Tea
Gowns, box plated vatican back
and plated front, trimmed with
narrow ribbon of contrasting
shades, with accordion plated
ruffie over shoulder or lace
trimmed yoke. tight fitting sleeve
with short puff. Belt, collar and
cuff trimmed with ribbon. Price,
81 %.