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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-27
PERSONALS.

Judge Walter Clark has gone down t.
his Halifax plantation.
Mrs. NJ. Mailer yesterday returhe'
from a visit to her sons in Durham.
Miss Eliza Moore has gone to Dur
ham on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Wahap
Mrs. Thomas $. Kenan has gone TO ne
old home in ikcnansville for week
visit
DIR. s. NJ Glasgow, of the JOINS Hop
kins Hospital ut Baltimore. Is at th'
Park
Mr. f. |. Osborne left Yesterday fo'
Charlotte. He has been here looking int'
the asylum case.
Miss Bertha Rosenthal is back from
visit to friends and relatives IN Ne"
York and Philadelphia.
Miss Cora Holt, who has been here on
a visit to Mrs. julius Lewis, has return
ed to her home in Graham.
Mrs. H. w. Jackson and her little
daughter Evelyn have returned from a
visit to Mrs. Jackson's parents at Tar
boro.
Miss Cunningham, of Person county,
who has been visiting Miss Eleanor Hay
wood, left yesterday for q visit to friends
in Warrenton
Mrs l. S Woods and Miss G. Ewing, Of
Massachusetts, are at the Park. They
stopped over here ON their way home
from Southern Pines. where the have
been spending the winter.
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FOR CITY ELECTION
Several Changes Made in Registrars by
The Aldermen.

Several Changes Made in Registrars by
The Aldermen.
This is registration day. If you want to
vote in the city election you must reg
lister to-day. If you have changed your
place of residence, get a certificate in
your old ward and register in the one in
which you now reside. There is not bet
ter time to attend to the matter than
to-day.
The Board Of Aldermen met yesterday
at noon for few minutes in special
session for the purpose of making sew
eral changes in the registrars, who were
elected at the last regular meeting.
In the First ward j. Rowan Rogers
Rep.) was elected to succeed J. B. Mills
In the Second ward NJ. X. Haynes
Dem) was chosen to succeed r. G.
Upchurch.
In the Fourth ward w. A. Gattis
| Dem), was elected to succeed d. s.
Hamilton and w. +. Debnam (Rep.)
| was elected to succeed Pagan Clements
The two Republicans were chosen or
| the recommendation of j. G. l.. Harris
| in place of the two previously appointed
who declined to serve. Messrs. Up
| church and Hamilton could not leave
| their business.
The following Aldermen were present
at the meeting: Simpson, Mills, Drewry
Ivey, Ferrall, Honeycutt, Hoover ant
Baker.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-27
vHB STEAMER LILLE DAMAGED
Rut Unfortunately This Oyster Patrol
Luxury Was Not Sunk.

THE States only man-of-war, the
steamer sLillie," has met with serious
accident. 1t has been struck hard bolw
in the poop and is now moored in the
Washington IN. Co. harbor awaiting re-
pairs.
This is the information conveyed to
Governor Russell yesterday morning by
m official letter to his private Secretary,
Mr.. Alexander, from Mr.. j. IL. Hatton,
master Of the steamer Lille.
The particulars of this shocking ac-
nident. as related in Mr. Hatton's conf
munication, are these: On March l9tn,
about o'clock p. M, the barge Jupiter,
heavily loaded with lumber and in tow
Of the tug Columbia" while swinging
cut from the dock at Washington, parted
her towline and drifted with the strong
current into the steamer Lille" striking
her a heavy blow on the stern, starting
that portion of the boat from the ends
Of plankng A Of an inch about. She
Is in no dangers however, and as far as
Capt. Hatton could see, is perfectly
tight. He thinks the accident an un.
avoidable one and entirely due to the
breaking Of the tugs towline. Under the
circumstances, Capt Hatton believes
that the State will hardly be able to get
q favorable judgment in any court tt
cover the damages done.
TWAS at first reported that when The
accident occurred, our man-of-war was
running at her highest speed-seveI
knots an hour, and that Admiral Lucas
with Turkish sword buckled on and
red sash blowing in the March breeze
was standing on top of the cabin, witt
glass in hand, looking for stump OIL
the starboard side. This, however
seems not to have been the case, as Capt
Hatton fails to mention it in his letter.
Capt vatton's letter caused great jo
to Coy Russell and other State officer
until they came to that part which sal
..the boat, though badly injured, is in n
danger" This almost started the tears
for they had so hoped she had bee
buried in watery grave beyond a
resurrection.
Despite her pretty, feminine name, til
State officers have little love for our orr
War vessel When Governor Russell W;
Informed Of the occurrence, he is repor
cd to have said Good Lord, what
blessingn' Treasurer Worth said it W;
a pity that the accident to the "Lilli<
had not occurred two years ago
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THE RALEIGH POSTOFFICE.
Tom Bailey, Col. Shaffer and Jim Young
The Leading Candidates.

L ON Daley. IOl. tSlidltE anu jim puus
The Leading Candidates.
Although it is almost a year before any
change will be made in the Raleigh post
office, the Republicans are already getting
ready to make a big fight for the plum.
III With q pocket full Of petitions Tom
EBailey has gone to Washington to press
his claims on Pritchard. and get a pledge
from him, if possible. Tom was an active
and jealous supporter of Pritchard, and
feels that the Senator will now repay
The favor by giving him the postofice.
Col. Shaffer got the position through
Northern influence seven years ago, and
seems not now 10 be taking an active
part in pushing his claims.
This weeks Gazette Jim Young's pa
peri, shows that Jim regards his cleo
ion as Chief Fertilizer Inspector as
merely part payment of his services, and
expects to hold it only until he can get
the postoffice. The following extracts
from the Gazette shows .Jim's pro-
..ramme:
The Board of Commissioners of the
Agricultural Department at their meet
ing last Wednesday unanimously elect
cd James III. Young Chief Fertilizer In
Spector, at salary of 81 900 per annum,
This is IN PART recognition of the
valuable service that the Gazette has
rendered in the recent battles for govern
ment by the people in the past two cam
paigns. This will not interfere with the
running OF the Gazette at all, nor take
him out of the postoffice fight. as Che says)
as soon as he is appointed postmaster
he will resign this place SO that some
other lOyal and ha rd WA rking marty man
can get it. The Gazette appreciates high
~ this substantial recognition of its
chief"
"A white fellow. who has never voted
the Republican ticket to our knowledge,
walked up to another white man the 9TH
er day and requested him to sign one of
Shaffer's petitions, and informed him
that if he did not sign it, that Jim Young
would get the postoffice. Whereupon the
gentleman addressed politely informed
this busy-body that he had as soon have
Jim Young for postmaster as Shaffer,
and that he would not sign the petition
Several sore headed negroes are circu-
lating petitions in favor of A. W.Shaffer
for postmaster of Raleigh. Shaffer. be-
longs to the kickers, and he has put his
petitions in the hands of the right men.
Let loyal Republicans beware of the fell
lows"
Sat the proper time James III. Young
will announce his candidacy for the Raj
eigh postoffice. and when he does the
Corbetts may look out for the Fitzsim-
mons blows Don't forget this, boys,
in your hurry to get petitions signed"
The war is on. There will be music in
the air before it is settled.
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CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. Len III. Adams announces in thi,
mornings paper his candidacy for the Of
fee of Tax Collector.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Sawyer has gone to Raj
eigh, where he has accepted II position
i'm the Office of Architect n. q. Bauer
Sm;thfield Herald.
Only one marriage license was issue!
Yesterday by the register of deeds. That
was taken out for negro couple in
Panther Branch township.
One of the most beautiful monuments
in the cemetery is the exquisitely taste
full one recently erected to the memory
of the late Mrs. II. Il. Raney.
Advertising matter for the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition, which opens at
Nashville May list and closes October
31st has been posted over the city.
Mr. j.. G. l.. Harris is a man of many
honors He got his eighth office yester-
day, being elected attorney to the Board
of Agriculture 10 succeed Mr. X. III.
Battle.
The trial of the Logans--L Logan Harris
and Logan Howell-for their little UNI
pleasantness at the graded school the
other day. has been set for today before
Mayor Russ.
The advance agent of the yellow
Kid" Company was here yesterday.
stranded, without money or friends. Had
not the manager of Metropolitan Opera
House cancelled their engagement the
company would probably have been here
in the same fix.
The rehearsal for the Mystic Midgets
will be held at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms TO-
day at $3.50 p. M Secretary Overton says
the children and young ladies are doing
finely, and it will be the best thing ever
presented in Raleigh. 1t will be given
April 10Th and Goth.
i. The excursion of the New Jersey
editors. under the personal management
Of Mr.. Frank A. Haywood, editor and
publisher of the Southern Progress. will
be warmly welcomed in Raleigh and
other points in North Carolina. They
will start on the excursion on the 29th Of
this month.
There was an "oyster supper last
night at Mr.. D. T. Moore's, corner OF
Morgan and Bloodworth streets, for the
benefit of the primary department of the
Baptist Tabernacle Sunday school. 1t
was a pleasant event. everybody had
good time, and the financial results were
most gratifying.
It is expected that some seventy-hve
people from this city will go to Chapel
Hill to-day to witness the North Caro-
lima Virginia baseball game. The. spe-
cial train will leave here at IL o'clock,
and reach Chapel Hill at 1890. Return
ing it will leave Chapel Hill at $50 p.
"a. The fare is S2.25 round trip, COOL
to return till Monday. +r
Mr.. Harry Ward, the 'sNext President
of Minstrelsy," has made study of the
weird dances of the negroes of the far
south, and this year has produced with
the great Barlow Ministries correct rep
resentations of the comical dance the
.Pasmala" pronounced by the colored
people s'possum-a-la.") The dance is
combination of graceful and intricate
steps, which are produced while the dane
ers sing a non-sensical negro melody,
which fingers in the ears Of the auditor
for days after hearing it. The "pas-
maia'' is a derivation from the French'
words LIE pas malaise" which signify 1.-THE
peculiar STEP"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-27
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE ARRIVALS

r. L. McRae, G. B. Afford, N. G.;
W. A. Erwin, West Durham; ii. Brown
ing, A. Dockery, n. c.; T. w. Merritt,
n. Y; G. C. Gouvernator, Richmond;
T. e. Taylor, Richmond; Y. A. Moore,
Atlanta; NJ J. Hawkins, n. O.; X. l..
Mebane, Baltimore; L. g. Cole, Durham;
A. f. Martin, 80. Il. and 9. Route
G. w. Johnston, Chapel Hill; q. l.
Priel, Louisville; J. X. MoIsey, q. w
Jones, b. w. Cornelison, winston; II
Snowden. j. e. Walk, N. S. Walk, w. G.
Linnsr. n. Y; e. w. Timberlake, Louis
burg: c. w. Toms, n. c.; w. J.. Poteat
Wake Forest.
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FOR TAX-COLLECTOR.

Mr.. Len III. Adams announces himself
a candidate for Tax Collector Mr..
Adams is one of Raleigh's best known
citizens, and has resided here since his
boyhood He has been a large tax payer
to the city, and has never before asked
de support Of the people for office. Mr.
Adams enters the field with strong sup
port, and if successful he will use his
best efforts to make a satisfactory and
faithful official.
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Business Items.

Order ice cream tomorrow for Sunday
dinner from Dughi. Please don't do like
a lady on Blount street did last Sun
day. She was so anxious for the cream
she chewed the piece of paper that the
local "ad" was printed on. The cause
of it all was that she waited too late to
get her order filled. This is true story.
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WANTED.

Agents TO represent an Old Line New
York Life Insurance Company, organized
in 1850, for unocupied territory in North
Carolina. New plans adapted to the
wants of the insuring public. Liberal
contract. References required. Apply
to Jno W. Thompson, State Manager
Raleigh, n. G.
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THE v EA,.!.

TIE United States Weather Bureau
issues the following forecast for to-day:
- For North Carolina: Generally fair;
slightly warmer; south to west Winds
becoming variable.
For Raleigh and Vicinity: Fair.
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FOR SALE.
10 shares National Bank of Raleigh.
WYNNE, ELLINGTON & co.

Plenty OF nice yellow bananas at
Dughi's. and they must be sold. He has
not made an assignment, but they must
be sold just the same.
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SATtG KIt.tI

Thus. H. Briggs & Sons.-The Quaker
Crimped Crust Bread Pan.
Celery Compound.
Hobbs Remedy Co.
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carry a full line Of DR.. Earl q. Slosn's
great P~Medies.
Sloa, Liniment cures Rheumatism.
VIM. SIMPSON, Druggist
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FOR SALE CHEAP.

One of the best patented articles ON
market. Two good counties left. A
money making business for a good live
agent. Address II. and j., Box 266,
Raleigh, y. C.
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atterns, 1Oc.

We have as good pattern as there is made
we oniy ASK l0c TOR any pattern you wish. \
postal card W Ii bring yola fashion sheet hy re
turn mail You can select to suit yourself I
you dohL ike tie patterns, send it back and gel
your money. SN
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-27
STRAW MATTINGS.

Nothing is neater, healthier or more ecoDom.
lcal rs moor covering than Straw Mating It's
ABOUT house-cleaning time now and we are
ready with the new Mattingss for Won Wa iva
more styles, better values, and a larger line of
good MattlEgs han Wa ever had. We have a TAI
Mattng az iOc, l2c, l5c, lSc 2Cc. 25c Soc $40 nd
son, as II is very probable that prices will be
mucn higher later, ON account Of the possihl,.
tarlff law. We are prepared to send samples at
once To- those out of town. Win be glad TO have
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w. H. & r. S. Tucker E. Go.
w. C. Stronach & Sons
They Are Crazy.

A woman said 1t and a man repeated it, the
old, old story of a man being led or misled
by woman.
1t is true we have sometimes diverged from
straight out and out Grocery advertise
ment, but to day we fall in line.
We are Offering cheap for ash or on Credit
as the case may be the follow ing goods, viz:
Kerosene Oil. Sugar. Pickles, Mullets. tin,
ger Snaps, anQaes, hewing Gum, Molasses,
Clothes Pins, Flour. Axle Grease, Snuff,
Meal, Soap, Hominy, Grass Seed, Starch.
Jelly, hewhng Tobacco. Bulk Meat, Shoe
Polish. Hauas, Sapolio, Maple Syrup, Bran.
Gelatin, Sausage, Hay, Coffee. Baking ow-
defs, Rice Straw, Plum Puddngs Backing
Saited Wafers Oh Cans, Raisins, Concen-
trated Lye, Gold Dust Phwets, Riggs 4 igars
Sea Salt, Canned Peaches, Cott IN Hoes,
Beans; Preserved Ginger, cayenne Pepper,
odtish, Fresh Tomatoes, Paregoric, Green
Peas, Tumoric, Lemons, Onion Sets, Jamaica
Ginges, orn, California Fruits Clay Peas
castor Oil, Seed and Unseed Irish Potatoes.
emay have ia led to name some of the
things we have in ~tock. If we have n. t met
your wants ask for the article, and if we can
not supply it, we will ,1ost cheerfuIly buy
from any Rival Grocer who may have the de
sired article.
This week Eight full weight &c Cakes of
Laundry Soap for 25c,
w. C.. STRONACH g. SONS,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
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Pos Ma La!

Introduced by II of Americas greatest
buck ard wing dancers, produced By
Harry Ward. An olio of high class spe-
cialties and the greatest singing com
pany ever organized Grand MONDAY
outing by entire party. Prices 95c,
soc, 75c.
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White Mountain and Arctic Freezers az
Hughes.
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This spring were prompted tolay IN stock of
mer Dress Goods surprising in magnitude beauty and
value any ever bought before Our foresight in buy
ing while materials were low price and while manu-
featuring dull gave the goods prices much less
than value We thereby able to offer new, Stylish
desirable goods at prices not to be equaled again.
We have provided such materials that may be worn
with comfort not only in the spring but throughout the
entire and the styles and general character
these materials excel anything heretofore displayed and
the prices exceedingly low.
Ali this week special displays will be made--each day
surprising the other-and anticipate great selling
Come and see them.
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metropolitan Opera House.
GEO. .. MEARES, Manager.
Monday, March9 20,
The, Big Show
of the World.
Everything New this Season.
Barlow Brothers
Magnificent Ministries.

Eclipsing all others in all things. A
twentieth century organization pre-
senting a programme of exclusive and
positiye novelties.
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Try ROYSTER'S Cough Tablets.

ROYsTER'S Chips are delicious.
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Fifty boxes of California seediess. or
anges. % and 40 cents per dozen at
Dughi's.
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SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY ONE

Fine Picnic Hams 81 cents pound.
Sugar Cured Shoulders ~ cents PEE
pound.
Breakfast Strips 9 cents pound.
Best Cured Hams 121A cents pound.
Also we will sell Granulated Sugar at
5 cents.
Roasted Coffee 1913 and Is cents.
Grits and Homing 2 cents.
Carolina Rice Az cents.
WOOLLCOTT & son.
Buy ROYSTER'S Chocolates and Bon
bons.
Haviland Tea Sets lower than ever
offered before. w. III. HUGHES.
White Mountain and Arctic FreeZers, al
Hughes
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Term Policy Just issued

may be changed to any other form at any
time withoat rec examination. Note the ex-
caadfuOlv
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

March -. 1897.
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Buttercups, made daily. at ROY
STEERS.
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Millinery
C
w. c. JONES'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-08
A HIGH TENSION SHOCK.

Many men have described from act
ual experience the sensation of drown
ing. but few have come into the cir
cult of $500 volts of electric current
and lived to tell how it felt An cleo
trical engineer who was standing on
chair in readiness to move a re-
versing switch on Il lighting series,
placed one hand on the metal cover
of an ammeter (Which was in series
with another siXty-lamp circuit. and
turning to the left and leaning back
to make an observation (still standing
on thee hair he placed his left hand
on an iron pillar. 1t happened that
the ammeter case was accidentally
in metallic contact with the light
leads, and as the return wire was
"earthed" the man received the wheel
of the $500 volts of current. The first
thing he realized was that he was
standing on the floor, but he had no
idea whether he jumped off the chair
or was Knocked off. The forearm was
drawn close to the chest and the
hands were clenched. From a little
above the elbow downwards he had
feeling of pulsation and sense of
violent beating. Below the elbow all
power of movement was gone, but
the arm ut the shoulder could he NOV
ed from the side, Gradually the pull
SationS soon became less violent.
though preserving n rhythmic char
acter, and the motor power of the ell
bow, wrist and fingers returned In
three minutes he felt none the
worse" At the time of the shock there
was no sensation of burning. but ten
minutes afterward the hands became
painful and examination showed
burn on the tip of the middle and ring
fingers. and on the back of the little
and ring fingers. with scared line
across the lower portion of the palm.
There has been no other effect eXceDt
ing that he expresses himself as feel
ing decidedly better in general
health" This Improvement in health
is quite in line with the experience of
many men who have either accident
oily or Intentionally taken highF ten
sion currents of less ampenge or
weight than that referred to Mr.. TIES
IN has long been accustomed to Mace
himself every now and again within
the circuit Of the high tension voltage
with which he has made such remark
nhln demonstrations He saws is re-
fresheS him more than any other re-
storativn: rs tonic it is unenualled,
ond II leaves sense of rest be-
hind it,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-08
SHORT SNAPS.

The GoSsipper has evidently got off
on the wrong foot, on local politics,
The Light received a straight tip this
morning that Bryan would run.
The knowing ones O. say that Col.
Denver Bill will be n candidate for al
derman-at-large on Bryan's ticket
The several calls and petitions pre-
pared in the little back rooms of the
courthouse, the hotel domino room,
and city hall, and the other place. will
materialize in a few days.
1t will be hard to find a better man
for alderman in the Eighth ward than
w. w. Johnson.
With ElmendOrf. Levy. Callaghan.
Denver Bill and Col. Short Stops in
the race for mayor, the candidate who
knocks out the Indian vote will be the
winner for the people
The effort to side track Bryan will
make him get up his Irish.
The boOdlers are preparing the
''slates" and the poor taxpayers must
foot the bills.
The taxpayers will get no relief I'm.
til they run honest party candidates
for city Offices
The candidate who is boosted by
the Big Tamale will get black eye
from the people.
There is one candidate for auditor
who wants to put up 5000 to get on
ticket
Why will business man spend $500
to $1,000 to be elected alderman. is
one of the puzzles to the taxpayer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-08
REVOLT IN AFRICA.

Paris, Jan. S.-According to advices
received from Fontesvilla, the termin-
us of the Beira railroad, a force OF
Portuguese and native trops has been
dispatched to quell a revolt which has
broken out in the Gorogonza country,
ed that in the event of the Portuguese
suffering a reverse the rising will be-
come general throughout that part Of
Portuguese Africa The Mozambique
company has granted a concession to
M. Pocheron for the construction of a
railway from Beira to Tete with the
object of developing the Tete coalfields.
NJ. Pocheron is forming a company in
France.