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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
TEXT OF THE SPANISH BILL
Authorizing the Government to c..
cludc Peace.

London. September S.-Accordin@ f.
the Madrid correspondent of the 1ime
the following is the text Of the bill aE
thorizing the Government to concIUa.
peace:
''Thc ~revcrSes suffered by our arms u
the unequal struggle to which we W'u
driven in order to defend the honor of Oh,
nation and maintain its right, dcprlrp.
us at an early stage of the element re
CURED for continuing the war.
The bravery of our soldiers and sailor
proved insufficient. as did the calm atH
tude Of the nation, ever ready to shed d.
blood and sacrifice its resources for 'h.
honor Of the Spanish flag.
"Separated by wide seas from the tor
ritories it was our object to protect. thr-.
territories being closely blockaded s..
that our few remaining ships could u#
reach them, Her Majesty's Governmcu
has been compelled to admit the bite,
truth. which is that an end must m
put to the war.
The sense of responsibility entail"
by the preliminary peace negotiation
has weighed most heavily on the Goycrr
ment. Notwithstanding it fully apprccI"
ted its duty toward the country the O..
eFlllllc11L mas 0au TO consent To faeS9 lI.
liminary negotiations and TO bow to t#.
cruel sacrifices imposed by sheer uvc,+
Sity. For this reason and because pcar
must be purchased at the cost Of q cu-
sion Of territory and the abandoumn.
of sovereign rights. the Government L#
thought it e~Xpedient to sound the Cor'a
before concluding the treaty, the ratih.N
ton of which will be duly notified to bot.
Chambers in accordance with ~c0nstit"
tional Jaw.
The Government. whose moderate IAN
guage will not be found fault with by TIL
representatives of the nations. limits +.
self to submitting to the Cortcs the g..
lowing bill whose first and only arti...
is:
The Government is authorized to IT.
nounce rights Of sovereignty and T. cr.
territory III the Spanish colonies I'm ..
cordance with the peace prclIminar..
agreed upon with the Government of '.
United Stats of America"
The Times correspondent says the I.
IS signed by all the Ministers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
A MESSAGE 10 MACIAS
PRICK HURLED AT .lEtII\.Mr
SEARS BEFORE Ills PALACE
FRESH OUTRA6ES IN The INTERIOR
Gen. Gordon Requested by President To Serve
on a Commission fer investigating the
Commissary and Medical De-
partments Of the Army.

San Juan De Porto Rico. Scptru.#..#
The American evacuation
ers yesterday afternoon decided ~ t
Captain General MlciaS that tn.y "..
present and ready to proceed with
ness. \ letter drafted in most cHur..
terms. asked where and when the
iSh commissioners would meet the Az
cans. Lieutenant Sears, Rear -A0a
Schlcy'S flag lieutenant. deliyory.
communication To the Captain Cen.
ut the palace. AZ the gate a brio #
hurled at him from the sidewalk. IT..
was able. partly. to ward the mi~~..
with his hands. and it fell. striking .#
on the ankle. but doing only sllGhr -
iurv. The Lieutenant lodged no e
PLANT and the police made no arre-.
The American commissioners arr ,
termined To brook 10 delay. rs lnIlca..
by their action. Although Captain Co..
cral MaciaS recognized Their presence F.
official visits they have not been not...
of the appointment or of the names
the Spanish commisSioncrS.and the H1r.
of the latter have not been official.
gaZetted here. in spite of the fact thu.
it is understood. unofficialIy. that Gene.
ais Ortega and Nalleriano and the Au.
tor of War. pcnor Aguilar. comprise t#.
| Spanish commission. The thirty day.
EXPIRE on Sunday. and if the Spaniar..
are not prepared to proceed on that o"E
they must explain matters.
Fresh outragcs are reported to have Dbl.
Cured in the interior. At CocoaS, i'm q.
neighborhood Of GALES. 4 number "
| hrigands recently raided Il plantation an.
| shot the proprietor in the leg. y dctao.
ment Of fifty Spanish soldiers has b,,.
dispatched from Arecibo to restore ".
der.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
WARSHIPS REACH GAMBIA.

Gambia, Island Of Crete, Sept. 1.-Thc
British battleship C~amperdown. having
on board Sir \. Billotti. the British Con-
sui at Canea. has arrived here. Several
other warshins have also reached this
port. reinfOrcenentS of blue Jackets have
landed. and an early restoration of quiet
is expected.
The fires have been e~XtinguiSn"1.
During the rioting. the British and Ger
man ConSuIatcs were burned.
The customs house, barracks and court
house were saved. Quiet is being rapid
ly restored.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
SLAUGHTER OF CHRISTIANS.

London. Sept. .6-Thc correspondents
of the Times at Gambia, telegraphing
"Wednesday fully confirms the earlier
reports of most serious vents there. He
says:
THE worst is feared as to the fate
of Il majority of the Christians. 1t is
reported that only $50 have been saved
out of over, 1000. The situation was eX-
tremely difficult. The Turkish troops
refused to aid the British, who, being
exceedingly few in the town. were soon
overpowered. The forty wounded were
attended to by the warships.
THE Mohommedans are pilIaging Can
dia. Edhem Pasha. the Governor. de
cIares that the mob is uncomfortable,
but the general opinion is against him.
"Reinforcements are expected from
Canea. and the Christian insurgents are
massing around the Gordon. AS this
dispatch goes endorsements are arriv-
ing in the Italian flagship Francisco
Morosini."
The Times correspondent. telegraph
ing later. says:
Refugees are now coming on board
the CamperdoWn. many of them wound
ed. They tell a tale Of great massacre
COMPARTMENT RENEWED.
Athens. Sept. 1T is reported that
the bombardment was renewed at Can
dia today. and that the port has been
seriously damaged. The foreign warships
have landed sailors to reinforce the Brit
ish garrison. and pumps have been land
ed to assist in. quenching the flames.
According to kilograms from Gambia,
it is established that twenty-One British
were killed and forty-five wounded yes
terday.
Several Christian families have sought
refuge on the warships. Many corpses
are lying in the streets of candida. II
one case a whole family was killed. The
Italian Consulate is also reported burned
a Russian warship left the Piraeus
hurriedly for Crete today. carrying the
Russian Consul. NJ. Troikansky.
London, Sept. S.-The Athens CORE
spondent of the Daily News telegraph
ing Wednesday says:
REPORTS have been received here o
fierce fighting in tn streets of Candi;
today and of Il brisk hombardmnt by
the Camperdown. Nearly one hundred
British soldiers are among those alread,
killed or wounded.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
THE WORK OF TURKISH TROOPS


London. September S.-The correspon-
dent of the Standard t~elegraphing Thurs
day from the British battleship Camper
down. off Gambia. says:
The refugees tell CHASTITY stories of
massacre. They report that no fewer
than 100 Christians are missing. Sever
al attempts were made last night to set
on fire the office of the Eastern Iele-
graph Company. 1t has been ascertalned
that all the houses overlooking the Brit
iSh camp were loop-hOled Tor rifle fire
and barricaded.
This shows clearly that the outbreak
was p~reconcerted. The behavior II at
titude Of the Turkish troops have been
and still are inexplicable. Without going
so far as to assert that they took part
in the attack on our troops-though many
people are ready to affirm on oath that
they actually saw the Sultan'S soldiers
firing on our men-it is impossible TO con-
~trovert the positive fact that they made
10 attempt to render assistance.
Every Christian survivor of the mas
sacre swears that the butchery was
mostly the work of Turkish soldiers. who
first robbed and then slew their victims.
"Edhem Pasha is the man who ought
to be held primarily responsible. Had
he wished to prevent bloodshed he could
most certainly have done so.
Not till the British troops under Colo
mel Reid had been fighting hard for -four
hours did Edhem. with his Turkish sol
diers. arrive upon the scene. He had
even the e~ffrontery to say that he had
only just heard the British troops were
being attacked by thousands of Bash
Bazouks.
1T is needless to comment on this bra
zen lie. 1t is enough to say that Edhen
Pasha must have known What was hap
penin@ FROM the moment the first shot
was fred. if indeed, he did not arrange
the plot himself"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
TOLANIEJA'S NEW PARTY.
The Great Papers Rally to His A.
Polavieja Ministry Probable.

Madrid. September S.-GcncraI l.
VEGA new party is assuming the g~
est Importance. His program has
with the warm approval Of tn" e..
newspapers. particularly Ell Impair.
III Heraldo, and El NacionaI.
FL N~acional. until lately. nad supp.
General Weyler. but it will rally now
General Polavieja. who %
organization Of Spain from the finau
and political view points.
IT IS understood that General Pol#v
decided to organize Il new party q
several conferences with a "hi-h
Sonage' who. however. has not iut."
ed directly III the formation Of tie -"
HIS manifesto is now under coueit.
ton. If the military censor ~r..I~.-
grant an e~Xequatur. the manifest
De read III the Chamber of Dt9utle-.
The general conviction is hal as g
as the treaty of peace is signed the : E.
Ia cabinet will resign and 10 reTlacg.
either a Silvela or a Polavieia Mn.
Senof SagaSta said this evening:
Inc nomination Of the peace con't
sion IS delayed because the comml-
erS ought to have the full. conideuo"
me government: but who can say
VIII De IN power a month hence
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York. September 10.-The week
ly bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve. decreased.
S1.014,215: loans decreased. S6.I3. ZOO:
specie, decreased. S10.611 500: legal ten
ders. decreased. S2.424,4 400: deposits, de-
creased. S2O.4S1. 10O: circulation. in
creased. SOS. 700.
The banks now hold S7.O76.775 in ex-
cess of the requirements of the % per
cent law
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
COTTON.

New York. September 1O.-The cotton
market opened steady with prices I'M
changed to ? points lower and ruled
feverish and irregular during the first
hour. the crowd entertaining conflicting
ideas as to the showing the Government
report would make. Trading was spas
modic and chiefly of a local character.
English news about met expectations but
weather reports were of buillsh average.
indicating continued rains in the Eastern
portion of the belt and reports Of cold
in the Northwest. Few outsiders put
iii IN appearance throughout to-day's
short session. Promptly at II o'clock
the Government September crop report
was received by telegraph from Wash
ington. 1t showed a general average
crop condition of 10.S per cent as against
91.2 August 1st. md predictionss Of -
to 81 were made by he crowd. This
news sent shorts to cover with 4 rush
and prices jumped up 4 10 G points with
trading active.
Near the close realizing and a burst of
bear selling caused Il break of several
points and at the close the market was
barely steady with the net gain reduced
to a matter of 1M2 points. Trading was
active up to the last moment and about
evenly divided between the local and
foreign elements. Sales 400 bales fol-
export.
Port receipts estimated for the day at
1900 bales. against DIP last week and
23.539 last year. Port receipts estimat-
ed for the week at 10000. against 81
90 last week and 176,114 last year. At
Memphis 254. against IS bales last year
and ut Houston 10,517, against 10,51C
last year
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
THE CHRISTIANS
FLYING TO ARMS

Athens, September S.-The following
dlspatch, dated at s o'clock this evening
Aas been received from Canada:
The Bashi BazoukS are COMMITTING
excuses and the Christians in the sur
rounding districts are arming to march
TO the assistance of the Canadians.
There are eight warships in the har-
Dor and a fresh bombardment is EXPECT
ed.
The British, German and SPANS
oohSuiates have been looted; and thus
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
NEW YORK MONEY.

New YORK, Sept. 10.-3 P. M.-Money on call
steady at 3 per cent: last loan at - per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 4d5 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual business
IN bankers bills at S4.844a4.8tI2 for demand,
and at S4.821 sa4.S2&4 for sixty days. Posted
rates S.s3 II and G.S5 1-2. CONNER
cial bills S4.S1a4.814a. Silver certificates 60 !,
81. Bar silver COL. Mexican dollars 46s1.
Government bonds steady. State bonds dulI
Railroad bonds steady.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
o,IoONER PROBABLY LOST

Savannah, Ca. Septcmbpr { Tbo
american Schooner John II. Plat. Can
,alh Ives, from New York. bound fnr
brulsWlck. is supposed to have bepn
l"st IN the recent storm. 1t is reported
tlat parts Of q vessel on which the name
vas painted came ashore on Tybee T.
land a few days ago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
The LONDON ADVANCE
WAS APPARENTLY MA\IPU-
LATED FROM THIS SIDE.
RISE HERE MET By HEAVY OFFERINGS
n Continuation of The Liquidation of Last Few
Days. The Extent of Tbs liquidation
is R-h-c!ed in the Contraction
ofs6.O78 900 nlo.ns.

New York. September 1O.-The week
has shown Il transition III the contract
operations in dry goods. During the
heat Of the early part Of the week and
influenced by the occurrence Of a holiday
the market was languid. Since Thurs
day there has been a noticeable i'm
provement in the temper Of both buyers
and sellers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
GAMBIA QUIET AT PRESENT.

Fighting Has Been Renewed Elsewhere
Another Bombardment Threatened.
Canea. Island of Crete, Sept. =
Wednesday Afternoon, via Parls.-Nu-
merous insurgents have attacked the
Ottoman troops at Gambia and are
forming Il Gordon around the city.
Edhem Pasha. the Governor. has urg-
ed the .Admirals of the international
fleet to take immediate steps.
The fighting continues, but CANDIDA it
self is quiet.
The British naval commander has
threatened to r~e-bombard the town ii
the disturbances are renewed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
middling clause:
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.


Galveston, quiet, 5 7-16, 7,446 bales.
Norfolk, nominal, SIS, 146 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, 6, bales.
Boston, quiet, 5 1916, $50 bales.
Wilmington, dull, SD, 39S bales.
Philadelphia, firm, 6 1-16, bales.
Savannah, quiet, 5 1915, 3,206 bales.
New Orleans, firm, 5 5-16, 2,452bAles.
Mobile, easy, 5 3-16, 844 bales.
Memphis, steady, 81, 254 bales.
Augusta, firm, 5 1-2, 767 bales.
Charleston, quiet, 5, 338 bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, 90, 1876 bales.
Louisville, steady, 5 IL, bales.
ST. Louis, quiet, oSs, Al bales.
Houston, quiet, 5 7-16, 1857 bales.
New York, quiet, 5 1916, - bales.
RALEIGH COTTON.
RALEIGH, N. c., September 10.
Receipts Sc bales. Market quiet.
New cOl0on -..-. 1850. =. 4IG5
strict nliddling cotton ; 556
Low grades .,.... 5 ask
PRODUCE.
Spring chickens ............. 12Isal7B
GSSo - 10 tG1o12
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, September 1O.-Big North
western receipts proved too much for the
bulls in wheat to-day and prices were
forced downward. September closed 1c
lower and December declined HM1.
Corn lost g. Oats are IM3s lower.
Pork and lard left off 30 lower each and
ribs gained 21ac.
CHICAGO, September 10.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 10 P. M.-Spot cotton,
fair demand, prices favor buyers; American
middling 3 9-32d.
The sales OF the day were 5000 bales, Of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 1900 American; receipts 4,0O0 bales, in
Guiding 800 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet with a mod
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13

he man who classes his wife
plfd OF paradise during the honey"
IS apt to think she resembles Il =
later.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
RJ\GLEADERS TO SUFFER-.

Athens. September S.-The Asty says
il learns from an authentic source that
as soon as the British troops arrive
ut Gambia from Malta the Turkish gar
rison in Gambia will be expelled. martial
law proclaimed and the ringleaders of
the riots put on trial and publicly hanged
if found guilty.
According to Il dispatch from Candia.
sent late this evening, the Admirals Of
the International feet have decided 10
compel the diSarming of the Bashi Ba-
zouks and the surrender Of the lnstlga-
tors of the disorder.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
NEW YORK.
NEW ORLEANS.
VIEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1O.-Cotton futures

Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands
5 1916; middling gulf 6 Lie; sales 513 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13

Gambia. Island OF crete, September =
detachment of international troops,
which has Just arrived here. has occII-
Nod the Notifications and rcstoredorder.
II is now estimated that two hundred
persons were killed during the rlotlng-
The Mussulmans troops protected the
Christians placed under their care. but
they did not attempt to prevent the Pill
larc Of Christian houses. which contln-
ned until the international troops arrived.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
$40 Kindred REPORTED KILLED

far 300 native Christians and 81 British
subjects have been killed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
An aodorr Game.

Here is description OF novel con-
test which is said to have taken place
at a social function" in Hartford,
Conn. Twelve vials were filed with
liquids of a uniform red color, but of
different odors The test was for each
guest to name the odors and write the
names on card. The doors chosen
were familiar, such as witch hazel.
cologne, wintergreen, pennyroyal, rose,
lemon and the like, and it would be
supposed that there would be little or
no difficulty in Identifying them; but
the task was not SO easy after all. for
the reason that the stronger odor
seemed to dull the sense of smell as to
the more delicate Ones. Some of these
mistakes were very amusing. The
highest score, eleven out of twelve. was
made by one of the gentlemen, and, as
rule, the scores of the gentlemen
were better than those of the ladies. A
curious fact was that vial containing
liquid without any odor was wrongly
guessed by all the ladies and was iden-
titled as water by only two of the gem
tlemen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
A VERY ROUGH PLAYMATE.
An intimacy between kitten and Pol.

An Intimacy Between Kitten and Pei,
lean in a City Yard.
Behind big, old-fashioned house in
a large city there lived large pelican.
The bird was allowed the liberty of
the yard, around which he would walk
sedately. He could not fly far, and he
had lived there so long that he seemed
content to stay.
One day, when the pelican was TAX
ing his morning exercise, a little kitten
from the neighbours yard came stroll
ing along the fence. When she first
saw the big bird her eyes opened in
wonder, her tail grew big and her
hair stood out But presently, as the
pelican did not hurt her. she became
used to him, and jumped down into the
yard to investigate
Now, whether the pelican happened
to be in a lively mood, and wanted
game of play with somebody, or
whether he remembered the way his
father used to catch fish by throwing
them up in the air and catching them
again, while he was little nesting
and lived in a tree beside the river, l
don't know. But the pelican picked up
the little kitten, and, giving it a toss
in the air, opened it's huge mouth as
if to catch it as it came down.
Puss seemed to think it was rather
good fun. With a quick motion she
turned over and came to the ground
on her feet. Then she scampered
around Mr.. Pelican's legs, nearly up
setting him. He turned, made another
grab at the little cat and gave her
another toss. Down came kitty again,
landing safely on the grass, not at all
frightened at this new rough com
panion. She seemed to enter into the
sport of the thing, and stood still to
be tossed as if she rather liked it.
The pelican got tired first His mas
ter came out of the house with a good
dinner of fish for him. He picked up
a fish, gave it a toss, and caught and
swallowed it. Puss, who was looking
on with open eyes, came in for a share
of the pelican's dinner and they have
been the best of friends ever since.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
Smoking Gut an Owl.

City Treasurer Hacheney is one of
those old-fashioned men who get up
first in the morning, build fires and
make some coffee for the refreshment
of himself and the others as they turn
out. One evening he laid the fire in
the kitchen stove as usual before going
to bed. In the morning when he
opened the stove door to apply a
match to the kindling he was startled
by vicious swapping and the sight ST
some hideou soCty-looking goblin,
with huge eyes and ears, which caused
him to jump half way across the kit
chen and imagine the devil or one of
his imps had taken possession Of his
stove. On recovering his equanimity
he made an investigation and found
that a gray owl had made its way
down the chimney, through the stove
pipe and draught, into the stove. Mr..
Hacheney could hardly believe his
senses, and at first imagined that some
one had been playing a belated April
fool trick on him, but the disclaimers
of all the family and the fact tina. the
owl was literally covered with SCOT
and ashes convinced him that the bird
had come down the chimney.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
A Human Kite.

In France living kite has been
seen in which a man formed a part
1t was in the course of series Of
experiments to determine the effect of
wind upon a soaring machine. A gil
gantic kite had been made, on the face
of which man stood, his feet wide
apart and resting upon braces for the
purpose, while with his hands he
clasped two straps. The kite was
twenty feet high and made Of cloth.
The first attempt to fly it was
made on an exposed section of the
coast, where the wind blew it over a
lake. A large parachute was attached
to the frame OF the kite, to which the
man was supposed to cling in case of a
fall. Everything being ready, the kite
was braced against the wind, the man
took his place, and fifty men ran
against the wind with the rope, many
more holding the tail. The wind
caught the enormous surface, and
amid loud cheers from the spectators,
the man rose ten feet from the sur
face, and there remained, held by the
men at the tail. Slowly the latter re-
leased the rope and gradually the kite
rose, proving beyond question that a
man could ascend IN this fashion. It
was such a hazardous and uncertain
experiment that higher fight was not
attempted. In these few and single
experiments it was demonstrated that
under certain conditions man might
be able to govern his motions in the
air, after the fashion Of a soaring bird,
and the successful dying machine will
be the one that. to certain extent,
initiates the movements of the soaring
animals or kite, where the force Of
gravity seems to be represented by the
string.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
MEETING FATHER.

Margery stands at the garden gate,
Breathing the odor of brier-rose.
Smiling, expeetant, It's hers to wait,
Freshly arrayed in her dainty clothes.
The pleasure of meeting father.
The breezes ripple her silky hair,
And crickets ehirp to her from the
void,
While rosy beams from the sunsets
glare
Paint her in tones of pink and gold,
AS she stands looking for father.
Hank! There's the roar of coming
train;
Margery's face is picture bright.
Melody never held sweeter strain
Than the shrill toot, toot, she hears
each night
With the coming home of father.
Daffodils skirting the garden wall
Nod to the pair as they take their
way,
And wandering night birds softly call:
1.-THE blithest happening of the day
Is the welcoming of father"