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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-04
CARTER COURT MARTIAL
CONTINUED from First Pagc.)

Bangs. John +. GaynOr,' was i'll the
handwriting of ID. B. Greene.
On the second check the words ''pay
to the ORDER" and the signature "Anson
NJ Bangs" were witter, Mr.. Carvalho
said. by Michael \. Connolly. The sig
nature of Edward II. Gaynor was gen
uinc Int the words beneath, ''TreasQrel
/ Atlantic Contracting Company" were
in the hand of Michael A. Connolly.
The witness was then turned over to
the defense. Mr.. Blair conducted the
cross examination.
Mr.. Carvalho, you used the words FOR
gcries." and "simulated' i'll speaking OI
some of the signatures You said were
made by Mr.. Connolly. Did you 1lst
the word forgery In its cIlmlna!
sense!'
Yes SIR was the reply.
id you have amy information rs to
the effect that Mr.. Connolly had no au-
thority to sign any of those names!'
Il have, from one of the papers cX-
amined."
Have you that same information with
regard 10 all the other papers"
No sir. l have not"
when you used til" word forgery,
then, it was without knowledge of thu
facts:
"Aou don't understand me. l had
that information with regard to one
name wherever it appeared. | knew he
had no authority to sign it"
You have not used the word forgery
this morning"
NO sir"
Was this deliberate ON your part?"
It WAS sir"
STIMULATION OF WRITING.
Mr.. Blair had some discussion with the
witness about stimulation of handwri,! +
Ug after VIII III De TOOK up voucher num-
Der y upon which appeared the signature
of Arson NJ. Bangs with three lines
through it. This was compared with
the signature OF James l.. Gallagher,
witch appeared twice upon the docu-
ment in question. Mr.. Carvalh0 thought
both signatures had been written by the
same person. Gallagher, who was q book
keeper for tine Atlantic Contracting Com
pany in Savannah, was discharged by
Edward H.. Gaynor. He has appeared
as a witness for the prosecution.
The witness was asked if it would af-
feet his opinion as to Il fOrgtry having
been committed if the person whose sig
nature had been inflated were to come
forward now and say he hard given au-
tho1ity to another to sign Ibis name, al
though the Treasury department had no
record that such authorization had been
made. He replied that it would not.
10u are an expert on handwriting
and not on law, are you nOtT' Mr.. Blair
asked Mr.. Carvaho.
Yes, that's true"
you now anything about the re-
fined points Of law in relation to for
gerles?"
mo, sir"
That signature of Arson VI. Bangs,
erased by three lines could never have
been mistaken for the gcnuine by any
one familiar with Mr.. Bangs's own sig
nature, could it,"
mo, sir, it could not. Nobody who
know anything about Mr.. Bangs's
handwriting could be deceived by it."
This ended Mr.. Carvalho's testimony
and the court adjourned until to-mo:-
row.
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THEY LIKED NORTH CAROLINA
Norwegian Editors Send Back Some
Pleasant Letters.

Secretary Ramsey, of the Agricultural
Department. has received letters from
several of the Norwegian editors who
recently came south to make investiga-
tions in this section, with II view to adj
wishing their countrymcn in regard to set
Ting here.
All of them were sent Mr.. Bruner 5
book, North Carolina and its Re
sources" and il is to thank Mr.. Ramsey
for this that they write. Without cx-
eeption they speak in the highest praise
of the State, its lands and people, and
all exprests regret at their inability, be-
cause of change in their programme.
TO stop in Raleigh
One of them, Mr.. Halle Steensland,
who is Swedish and Norwegian vice
consul at Madison. Wis, and also Il
bank president, writes:
''As for myself | am satisfied that
many places in the Southern States pos
sess advantages Of various kinds that
farmers do not have in the north, cspe-
cially if they would cultivate the land
there as they do here. The trouble Is
TO get our people to start. If they are to
start nj all. as rule, ii will have to
be- in colonies. | met several Scandi-
uayian farmers in the South who APP
pearcd to be- pleased with their condi-
tiou. More will undoubtedly follow them
in course of time"
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YOUNG FoRGER BROUGHT BACK
He Finally Agreed TO Leave Virginia
Without q Requisition.

james c. Langdon, the young forgcr
was brought here yesterday morning
from Norfolk lie nnally concluded IL
coup without Il rcquisition, and gave
Officer Haynes no trouble ON the way
He says ne never desired to resist coming
here. but his lawyer, y. ]. Morris, did
it. and took $74.6J and $500 worth OF
clothing for his trouble.
On reaching here Langdon was con
fined in the station house, but late yes
tcr,lay aftcrnpn he was taken over to
the county Jail.
He desires to wait until his fathers
attorney. Col. John w. Hinsdale. returns
from Washington before having his
preliminary hearing. He says he believes
his father will stand by him in his trou-
HE
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AN AGED CONVICT,

n new convict, Il white man JS years
oId' was yesterday brought to the pen
'telltIary here from Madison county. His
Maine is Thomas Roberts. He was q
well -to-do farmer, had accumulated II
Sood deal of Propecty and had never
oeeh known TO be in any trouble until
IN" day Il young man, Jerry Lunsford.
,'oout 70 years Old cursed and abused
hlh' Lunsford was drinking and Rob
ertS pulled out his pistol and killed him,
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ANOTHER VIEW OF FUSION

Discussing the interview Of Mr.. Kope
Elias on fusion, printed in yesterdays
News and Observer, Mr.. John 4. Sims,
Il member of the POpulist State Execu-
tive committee said:
"Any man who is in favor of the prin-
ciples advocated. by William Jennings
Bryan and opposes cooperation of the
silver forces in North Carolina has no
right to go into Il Democratic or Popn-
list primary or convention"
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FREIGHT ASSOCIATION MEET.

Atlanta, Ga, March 3.--Reprcsenta-
tives of the Southern Freight Associa.
ton and of the Mississippi Valley
Freight Association met here to-day, at.
tempting to adjust some old difficulties
between the two associations as IL
freight rates. The session will probably
continue two days. Nothing was done
mt to-day's session.
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NO CURE NO PAY.

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TON
IC for Chills and Fevers and all forms
of Malaria. 1t is simply Iron and Ouin-
inc in a tasteless form. Children love il.
Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating
tonics. Price, SOC.
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Money can be made and big money
has been made by Investors who have
accounts in my hands. Twenty years
of successful dealing. Write for particll-
lars which will prove interesting to all
persons having money invested at regu-
lar interest rates. CHARLES
HUGHES, Investment Broker, 63 Wal!
Street, New York.
PIG tW . sun . wed
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TRUSTEES SALD OF ELECTRIC
LIGHT PLANT

On March 18th, 1898, I will sell to
the highest bidder for cash in Louis
burg, N. c., on the premises, The Louis
burg Electric Light Plant consisting Of
one Direct Current 10 Volt Edison
Type $50 16 c. p. light dynamo with
rheostat and all necessary equipments
poles wires and franchises in said town
Plant in running order.
VIM. II. RUFFIN, Trustee.
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DOBBIN & FERRALL.
DOBBIN AND FERRALL.
at
fuckers STORE.
123 and 12J Fayetteville Street
CARPETS, CARPETS, CARPETS.
MATTINGs, MATTINGs. MATTINGs

We have received our entire advance
shipments of Carpets, Rugs and Straw
Mattings. These we have on exhibition
in our New Carpet Department on the
second floor, and you are invited to
come and inspect them. We have the
best carpet makers and layers i'll the
South, and will make and lay your pur-
chases free.
DOBBIN & FERRALL.
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DESIRABLE DWELLING
RENT,

No. 21S n. East street; rooms be-
sides kitchen and servants room. Con-
veniently arranged city water and sew
erage. Splendid we'll blasted out of
rock. Good garden and stables. Pos
session given March 18th.
2-16-e. o. d. t. f +. G. COWPER.
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Children and adults tortured by
burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or skin
diseases may secure Instant relief by
using De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. II
is the great Pile remedy. Heartt &
HEARTS drug store.
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WANTED.

The Sun Life of Canada wants a
few good men for District Managers
and special agents. Splendid contracts
for the right men. Apply to
j. Il. JOHNSTON,
Manager for N. and s. Carolina.
Raleigh, N. G.
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Johnnie" said the teacher to one OF
tle juvenile class, sin your composition
on George Washington you say he cut
down cherry tree with a saw. Didn't
You know he chopped it down with an
hatchet?'
"es'm, replied Johnnie. but couldn't
spell 'hatchet. Chicago News.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-04

Whooping cough is the most distress.
ing mabady; but its duration can be cut
short by the use Of One Minute Cough
Cure, which is also the best known
remedy for Group and all lung and
bronchial troubles. Hcartt & HEARTS
drug store.
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Nature has demonstrated that only
the tit survive. Our thirty years of sue
cessful business proves that
ROYSTER'S CANDY
Is a, survival of the fittest.
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WANTED.

A partner and experienced office man
in main office of a mercantile agency
and credit system. Business already es-
tablished and growing. Liberal contract
TO right man. In answering give past
experience and reference. Address "P, 3"
i. 0. Box 1874, Raleigh, n. G.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bronlo Quinlne Tab
lets. All Druggists refund the money i
il fails to Cure. 20c.
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TO SURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tab
ets. All Druggists refund the money IL
Il falls to Cure. 25c.
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Business Notices.
WANTED.

WANTED.
Law books, school books, bought or
sold on commission. Wake Forest Book
3uycrs Union, Wake Forest, y. c.
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The facsimile signature ofeY-
10 on every wrapper of CAST0RIA
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WANTED.

\ book-binder. who is an all-round
man. Apply at once to Ackerly Printing
and Bookbinding Company, Norfolk, Va
3-2-3t.
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DOBBIN AND FERRALL.
FUCKERS STORE.

TUCkER'S SIOKE.
123 and 12J Fayetteville Street.
The improvements in our store are now
completed and we are ready for business.
Dur shelves are rapidly filing with new
stuffs, the very latest production of the
Looms of the World, Silks, Black Goods,
Dress Goods, White Goods, Laccs, Table
linens, Carpets, Mattings, &c. You are
invited to inspect our lines. No trouble
10 show goods.
DOBBIN & FERRALL.
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DOBBIN AND FERRALL.
at
FUCKERS STORE.
123 and 125 Fayetteville Street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

We are now showing our new lines of
Silks--rich i'll cOlOrs, dainty in designs
the very newest things that are to be
had. Every lady should come and see
them.
DORRIN & FERRATI,.
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Ii rs not chance, but merit, that has
placed
ROYSTER'S CANDY
ON SO firm Il basis of public confidence.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
Shipping Swapping Turtles.

Huge, live swapping turtles are COM
ing to the New York market from
Grand Rapids. Mich. This is a new in
dustry started in modest way, but
which shows great possibilities. 1t has
been conducted by cne man, who since
July Z has expressed $500 pounds of
swapping turtles to New York, Philadel-
phia and Cincinnati. The turtles were
all caught in Mnskegon river. near the
head of the lake. The river for miles
up is infested with turtles in such num-
bers that the supply may almost be said
to'be unlimited. They grow and thrive
there in the most iiourishing manner
In warm weather they are active and
can readily be caught by those who
know how to do it. Turtles are in good
demand in the large cities by restaur-
ants and hotels, which use them for
making terrapin- They are handled
and shipped in strong sacks, and those
received here have weighed from four
to forty pounds each, the average being
from Is to 20 pounds.-N. Y. Times.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
DOG whippers in Churches.

In former days almost every church
in this neighborhood york. had an Off
cial who discharged dog-whippiDg
functions; it was in many cases the sex
ton, though sometimes person was ap-
pointed to the post who filled no other
office. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
William Dobson was the church dog
whipper at Kirton-in-Lindsey At the
same place, in 1868, the church
wardens' accounts show charge of
two shillings for whipping dogs, and as
late as 1917 Robert Robinson was paid
six shillings eight pence for discharg-
ing similar functions. In plan Of the
seats in Alkborough church, made in
1881, pew near the south door is
marked "the dog whipper." The dog
whipper, however, was not unknown
over the sea. A writer in the Ecclesiol-
ogist for 1852 remarks, in regard to the
Church of ST. Bavon at HARLEM, that
1.-The windows of the north aisle are of
three lights. The fifth bay opens into
the pretty little Hondenslagerskapel.
These similar functionaries-the dog
whippers-had similar honor in other
countries. In Portuguese cathedrals.
for instance, Capella dos Enxutacanes
will often be found.-Notes and Quer-
les.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
wHIrrlER's LOVE OF HOME.
1t Was Marked. Characteristic of the
Gentle Poet.

1t Was n MarE1et. .C-,aractcr!stic of the
Gentle Poet.
The poet Whittier was a stay-at-
home When asked by friend if he
never felt tempted to visit Quebec, he
replied that he knew the place as well
by books and pictures as if he had seen
it. He believed the people who stay
at home gain more than those who are
forever searching greater opportun-
tiles.
81 was in my garden one day. he
said, "when I saw an Arab wander
down the street and lean against the
gate. He held small book in his hand
which he read from time to time. /
went up to him and found that he had
lived all his life on the edge of the
desert until he had started for America.
and was very homesick, saying that he
longed for his old, wild life in the
desert; for sight of the palms, the
sands, and above all it's freedom. He
bad hired himself for q term of years
to the master of a circus, and longed
for his release. The book he held was
the Koran and he seemed delighted to
find a friend who had read his sacred
book"
The interview made q, deep impress
sion on Whittier: he, who was no trav-
eler, having sung:
HE who wanders widest, lifts
No more of beauty's jealous veil
Than he who from his doorway sees
The miracle of flowers and trees"
Detroit Free Press.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
PATCHED MONEY.
An Exhibition of the Skill OflTreas-
ury Clerks.

United States Treasurer Roberts is
having constructed in the corridor of
the treasury building, just outside his
office door, large wall case in which
will be exhibited specimens OF the re-
markable skill of treasury clerks in re-
storing mutilated paper currency.
One CT the several show places in the
big building where Unc,e Sans finan-
cial operations are carried On is the
basement floor room, where the clerks,
mostly women, are employed in piecing
together greenbacks sent in for re-
demption, many of which are apparent
iy beyond all hope of Identification.
This room is very popular with the
never-ending procession of sightseers,
who gaze at the marvellous work of the
women's agile fingers with admiration.
To crafty the curiosity Of the hun
dreds of si3htseers who visit the treas
ury daily required much time that the
employees should have devoted to their
regular work, and the ever-present
crowd in the room where the mutilated
greenbacks are counted finally became
so great as to interfere seriously with
the work of the division. Mr. Roberts
will have an exhibit arranged that can
be seen at all times by anybody, and
which, being self-eXplanatory, can be
enjoyed without the services Of guide
In the case will be arranged speci-
mems of the most skillful and wonderful
work of the women who receive the
torn and tattered pieces of paper, that
may have been chewed by rats or passed
through a coffee grinder, and restore
them to their original condition. 1t
seems impossible that human hands can
do such work, but it is hardly an eXa 2
geraton to say that bills so torn that
they could be passed through a coarse
sieve have been made whole again.
The women most expert in the work
are Mrs. L. e. Brown and Mrs. Lydia
Rosenberg, and the specimens of their
skill that will be placed in Treasurer
Roberts exhibit case will indeed
astonish the natives. One bill that was
torn into 500 pieces was put into ito
original shape with not a scrap of the
I paper missing. Another that was
burned almost to ashes and shrunk
by the heat was restored piece by piece
until it appeared perfect half-size re-
production of the original note.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
THE HEAVIEST RAINS.
Almost n Foot of Water Has Fallen
in an Hour from ClOudbursts.

Rainfall of the United States is the
title of bulletin prepared by Alfred
j. Henry, under the direction of Willis
L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau.
The report has this to say concerning
cloudbursts:
"The most violent rains, and at the
same time those of which least. is
known, are the so-called cloudbursts of
the mountainous and arid regions of
the west. These storms are not con-
fined to any particular state, or re
gion, but may occur in mountainous
Localities throughout the entire terri
tory bounded by the British posses
sions on the north, the Mexican border
on the south, the foothills of the Rock
les on the east and the Sierras on the
west
In the true cloudburst the rain
seems to pl,lr down rather than fall
i'll drops. 1t often happens that the
Gownpour occurs over narrow basins
or on mountain slopes whose outlets
are canyons or gorges leading to val
ley or plain below. In such cases al
| most the entire amount of water quick
| ~ finds its way into the drainage chan
mel, and as result a wave of water
rushes down the outlet with great We
locity and in sufficient volume to de-
stroy everything in its path. Such a
| flood wave almost swept away the town
of Eureka, New, in 1874, aud caused the
loss of IS lives. A far greater disaster
occurred in Bear Creek canyon, Co..
| in July, 1896, when 60 lives were lost
and property valued at more han $780,
600 was destroyed.
1.-The amount of rain that falls in one
of these torrential downpours has never
| been ascertained. A cloudburst passed
over the edge of the little town of Pal
metto, New, in August, 1890. y rain
| gauge that was not exposed to the
full intensity of the storm caught $50
| inches of water in an hour. In August,
1891, two storms passed over Campo,
Cal, within few minutes of each other.
The second storm was a veritab.e cloud
burst. The observer succeeded in meas
uring the rainfall of the first shower
and a portion of the second. Eleven
and half inches were measured within
ar hour. The rain gauge and support
were carried away by the torrent of
water, and the full record of the storm
was not obtained"- Y. Sun.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
eeE MouNrA,N.
A Crevasse Filled with Honey and
Occupied by Snakes.

OccUE1co ny snakes.
About 20 miles from Cleburne, on the
Brazos river, is Zee mountain. On one
side it rises several hundred feet above
the country around, and the ether
larly for 500 feet. On the perpendicu-
lar side are several crevasses or caves.
in which places are millions Of bees
and tons upon tons of honey. 1t is ira
possible to scale the dizzy heights from
below, although in the rocks are worn
out places that look like steps that had
been made to climb this mountain ages
and ages ago, and it is believed by
some that aborigines scaled this clit'
to procure honey for their primitive
| meals.
Within the memory of man, how
ever, parties nave been daring enough
to have themselves suspended with a
rope and let down to where the bees
enter the rocky bluff, and the tales
they told of the vast amount Of honey
would sound like story from the cara
.bian Nights"
One man, cowboy, who worked On
the old Abe Wilson ranch, which was
quite famous here in an early day, had
the temerity to have some of his CO.
llaborers let him down with rope.
Where the bees entered, he said, the
| crevasses were not large enough for a
man to enter, but a. little south of that
roint was hole about four feet high
and eight or ten feet wide. which he en-
tered. What he saw simply struck him
dumb with amazement. There, hang
ing froul the top Of the cave, which
seemed to extend for quarter OF q
mile back, were great combs OF honey
20 or 80 feet long, ard from four to
cix feet wide They looked like great
lot of fine silk lace curtains hanging II
some grand old hallway. The hummln"
OF the bees sounded like the noise Of
many spindles in grent factory. He
had a hunting knife with him and sliced
off a piece of the honey and ate it, and
vas lust about to slice off more to
bring his companions on the mountain
above. and who were waiting to pull
Nllu up. NuSH HIS .ottChSiOi Net@ "-''' -
to another direction. On listening
closely he detected a Kissing sound and
one unlike that made by the bees. Pres
entity, from the direction from whence
the sound proceeded he saw at least 100
serpcnts coming toward kim. their
little beadlike eyes shining in the glare
Of the torch he carried. To use astreet
phrase, he "tore out" leaving his hunt
| ing knife and this Klondike of honey
behind. When his friends had pulled
him up he had tainted from the fright.
When he recovered he told them what
he had seen. At first they laughed at
| him, but finally it became an accepted
| fact that in Bee mountain there are
tons of honey, but no one since that
time has ever been reckless enough to
venture in that cave, where not only
millions of bees ard tons of honey are
to be found. but where den of serpents
greets the Intruder. Alderman Tom
Childress has a summer home which
adioins this mountain, and is going to
tunnel into the side of it and try to
| arrange to exter1ninate the serpents
and have this wonder to exhibit to his
friends.-Galveston News.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
Fixing Him Out.

Hunston-Td like to go shooting to-
morrow. if I could only get dog that
was well trained.
Ethel-Oh! I'll let you take Dottie,
then! She can stand on her head, and
shake hands, and play dead, and say her
prayers, and do lots Of things!-Puck.
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
What Puxx1ed Him.

Eyes" he said, thoughtfuily, Il admit
that have been leading a pretty fast
life, and everyone seems to agree that
l ought to reform. But the fact is, /
don't know what ought to do first"
Ought to do first?" they all cried, in
astonishment. ''Why. you ought TO set
tie down and"
That's just the question" he inter-
rupted- 'Ought to settle down or set
tie up first ?"-Chicago Post
Daily camera., 1898-01-10
A Drop Too Much.

whats become Of your companion?'
asked the lady of the tramp at the door.
Gone" said the itinerant, pointing
upwards; you see he had a faintin'
spell, one day, and a lady threw some
water in his face. 1t was too much for
Jim .'-Yonkers Statesman.