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EVERYONE BUSY
CONTINUED from page ~


LIST Artillery, from Fort Monroe To Fort
Morgan. Ala.
The agent in this country Of the
rhurnY SCruft Torpedo Boat CO. at Eng
land, Mr. Platt, has submitted Ia Sccrc-
tary Long Il proposition for the sale to
the government or designs ana complrtr
working drawings for the torpedo boat
dcStr"Nrrs built hy his firm.
Predicting that the department would
find il inpossillu Ia bny my of tbpS,
,rtrt in t,nrInnd ~ his flnctIro AIR
platt has urged inc nrnnrjGtv -nf having
lhr government start in,mpIjltclv q num-
h,.l. of nIlr ehtnI,1iI1in, Trims tn 1ynrl. in
Inc ,.nrstrnltin,, ~ Iii''1.. hntts ,rhn ~,
tirnIqr nntt.,,, ..,,h,,,;ttd Il. th.t H..
,,,j ft - ~ "a,
rh,i pfitisI, '.,,.'.r',,,>,,, '"''' i''
.rhil ',.,f, IN IN ''' ,t,... IL, ..,,..
J., ','H ~ - ''ir w" "' t""S' ," Nt!ol|-
~ "'Gii'u 10y ihr navy u'Parihrhi )u@t
i'M - ~ more iu'tll ~ hiolS Si''U ana
'2 Init9 "ur""ll; Ef&' 'h"uSn !" pc THOR
lux , ny ny an" carry ihE $uiilcitht
coil AT cc"nomlcai speed to run 1850 knots
ms ''nNdhtdGt IS not possessed bN any
uI our boats. ana ITS Importance IS funny
Illustrated by IN" difficulty confronting
the efforts "f the Sp1nards 10 get their
torpedo boat flutilla across the AtlqDfic
t" cuba.
Based upon the statements of shinbuild-
"rS who have been approached on the
eubjcct. the department, has satisfied it,
self that \ hummer Of these heats .,, Ia.
built in from six ia ,inht ,nontls NJ,
nov have under cous:rurtinn in tra
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-, U.s. '9N "'9 'VV'i H'Nt IN t1"h
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,,a'., 'nr h"IE dthtftmvnt to day re
;,.;t,. az ioll we c!iI'ol lh'tt a ma
,iiI,,,;t. '''S t"tHt "I'9ifT commute ~
~, IL. 4" ,';5 G ~ IN patteShlpS Tor
,n ',t , rt1?N rae" iot III 1iic pen ing ma
,', 'tt,i'j l ~ 'I'i"I' 'lii' rms hummer T.
, l,i,;,' ~ t'Ii a""Ht the normal
~; ;,D' N'', = Nap1' ~ ~ ti' thie" Siliphultd-
II |"C'tl7 IN 'iiN country liat are
t.pi, - iIr NJ u, ui4dertak" IN" con-
~ "rtl"ia ~ h"t 'ieShln@'
,,' 1.t,atot / i"ttot Vdll"u az inc state dc
Pa ''iiti!1 "!'0ut noon t"daA, ana spent
{, n I'M ~ t"ii'fti'o WIN Assistant
: 'Il\ re appeared 70 ne deep
~, twi,N'i f''r ~ Owl ms SAD h%2tn ~ Mrs.
i!ui ION. ne PRESIDENT ana IN" Score
e - ~ Sr,ttt nav united III Sending 10
'7'H'','i iHu5St"n through tnhEQl IL ~
- -. 49, con l'i'itFVN upon IN" Sdd event
ne M iEatl"il nHtftu OF IN" navy de-
P4t tiHti ~ - receiving reports ol Inc re-
; 'llS "i lht tHoftS making ~ Nallpus
Ntlut'.,.N stations |" OBTAIN men lpr tHr
IldN "'n'E ""NN nave h'cn received
IN p''tih tllt' Ett''lNiHS snip NdNt~N AT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-16
THE COURT OF INQUIRY
leaves Havana for Key West No Idea as 10
Time Of Report.

Havana, March 1J.--The MangroVe.
with the court of inquiry on board.
sailed, this evening, for Key West.
Capt Sampson, president Of the board.
assured the correspondent that the de-
ciSion TO leave Havana was not reache /
until, this afternoon, after a consulta-
tin of the members. 1t was decided
that while further testimony might be
obtained here, this was not sufficiently
likely to Justify longer stay. The
court can return, if the divers or
WreCkcrs make discoveries that add to
the stock of knowledge now gathered.
The plans Of the submerged wreck. in
the preparation of which Ensign Pow
clson has had 4 large share, are very
elaborate. and Capt. Sampson says the
testimony and records Of the divers az"
very fun
CAPT. Sampson hopes the court will be
allowed /" resume its sittngS on the
battlcShtp Iowa. now near Key West
with the flagship New York. All the Of
hcerS of the court except Judge Advo-
cat" Mark. ar" stationed on the Iowa or
the New York. and on th" former the
court could b" absolutely free from in
t"rruptt"n. The greater part of til" in
vcstcation that remains will consist uil-
less the court returns here, of Il careful
study of the planS 1T is not thought that
it Will hr necessary again to summon th'
survivors of the Maine. officers or mon.
now Ht Key West, or scattered through
out thr fleet. capt. Sampson said, hoy
eyer that any such would be summoned
il the revision of tho testimony showed
missing links in the chain that they coulu
supply,
1hr court has no prophecy 10 make Ha
to tn" further duration of its SittingS or
as tn when and where u" findings viii
be- promulgated. capt. Sigsbcr viii prob
ably remain her" with Lieut.. commander
Wainwright to supcrintrnd the Wr"rknp
on behalf Of the government. Chaplain
chadwick is expected to remain 10 care
for any bodies that may be recovered. Al
least no orders have been received To tn,
contrary when this diSpatCh WAS sent.
Th" court called upon Consul General
Lee to Ibid him farewell and subsequently
capt SigSbcc said atlieu Ia tine court,
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Is II a F0rerunner OF War 2

Boston, March 15.--Onc of tho finest
auforal displays seen in this vicinity for
many years flashed and eoWed IN mo
northern heavens for an hour or n1orr
this evening. Great waves Of light slyent
III granl arch from east to wpst and
back again variated by long streamers
stretching to the zenith which slammed
and almost gltttred against the black
ness of the sky. A greensh tinge was IN.
DISCRIMINATING color. but many Of the in
tense portions of the display had IA Grim
son hue. The spectacle was over by g
O'Clock. bat during the display an IN.
telegraph lines in New England were
seriously affected. The aurora WIS seen
throughout New England. being osppci-
:lN brilliant in Maiuc.
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SSH CONGRESS.
Continued from page -

have to reduce wages temporarily We
may have 20 lose some departments of
our industry permanently. but we glory
IN this Southern competition. because il
SHOWS the cementng OF the common
country We love so we'll" tApplause)
" rdiner. Rep. \. j.. defended the sub
shy to the Southern Railway for fast
pal facilities.
Alexander, Rep. y. V. submitted some
remarks on the financial question, areu-
ing that the House should go on record
ny an explicit declaration that the gov
ornament was bound by law and good
FAITH TO maintain the gold standard
MahanN. Rep, n. V, denounced an cdi-
Noriai in a New York paper on the Sheriff
Martin verdict. The public opinion of the
United states, be said while accepting
IN" verdict. the unofficial verdict that the
Shootlhg down of defenccltsS laborerS
constituted an Impeachment of American
iipcrtN and disgrace to the section in
which it occurred.
ltwhey, Rep, Mich. then got the floor
ana replied to Il speech delivered by
Johnson. Rep, Ind, several weeks ago.
against the annexation OF the Hawaiian
iHlands. IaWneN WAS warmly congratu-
Ettrd when he concluded.
Al 10 +. NJ. the House adjourned.
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to go on with the inquiry to the extent
of suInmoning witnesses. II was sug-
gested that steps should he taken bs
the committee to secure from the navy
department all Of the information in its
possession and this suggestion was
adopted. 1t is understood that the
postponcmcnt was secured by Senator
McEnery's joining with the majority IT
the Republicans and that Senate
Chandler voted with the opposition 10.
immediate and Independent inquiry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-16

Rev. l.. Edwards, pastor of the Eng
lish Baptist church at Minersville, Pa.
when suffering with rheumatism, was
advised to try Chamberlain's Pam
Balm. He says: "A few applications OF
this liniment proved of great service
to me. 1t subdued the inflammation
and relieved the pain Should any sur
ferer profit by giving Pain Balm trial
it will please me-" For sale by John
Coughlin. druggist. III Water street.
=" sta, Me. m,w,&f,G
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NO INVESTIGATION
OF the Maine Disaster at Present by the
Senate Naval Committee.

Washington. March 15--The Senate
committee on naval affairs has under
consideration by the resolution in
structing it to make an investigation
of the Maine disaster. and decided by
vote OF to to postpone action at
present. This action was preceded bv
a charp exchange of words between the
advocates of immediate action and
those who think the active investiga
ton should be deferred in order to per
nit the administration full opportunity
to press its own investigation through
the naval board of inquiry.
After The decision WAS reached u,,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-16
AT NEW YORK.
Powder for North Atlantic Squadron-The Dry
Dock Nearly Ready.

New York, March l3.-Thr,r hundred
thousand poGnds Of powder was shipped,
today. for Admiral Sic.rd's squadron. the
largest shipment Of powder ever sent
from the Brooklyn navy yard. 1t was
placed on Il special train on the Ponnsyl-
vania road. leaving, this morning. Ior
Key West
The 6-inch rifle which WAS taken from
the receiving ship Vermont WAS placed
on Il fiat ear ana shipped to san Fran
cisco for the cruiser Philadelphia. 1t is
TO 90 through to the coast as quickly as
possible.
Constructor Bowies expects to have the
leakage is shown by the wings" which
will he tested, this afternoon. The dis
patch boat Dolphin is nearly finished.
draft Of 10 men left Ior Philadelphia
today. for the cruiser Columbia This
leaves only - men on the receiving ship
Vermont. where only nine men were IN
liStcG. yesterday.
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Spanish War Notes.

/ --------
u,
opa"'s" "a' "o'ts'
/ .rh, It,uo,,h Ga .f pir,nioe.r.,t, t.,,,,
/ ba4 .,Ir.,I,. Giet,atoL.l 1,Irt ~ = l., rF
/ cnanish ur,jrr VII snarial nrob,,,ii,s
! Standing IT, fn.t bict ia. l..rts,.st 80,
( made b4 tho I<xnocb@
/ -rt, l..rIi, n-.,.,f, c..,.,,,,, ,......
.r,,agd..i. inio,i ~, l.i"n 'baH'tlr
cctyed any inGuir-,. from the -nired stars
! IN regard t. the attitude uf Germany III
/ tn" event %! war between the United
/ States and Spain
\ Twelve. thousand 1olIar. win i. raised
I bv the Naval Rcecry, Association Of mi
( uo.5 to uniform aud cGuip the Chicago
I snip crew Resolutions To The effeot werc
adopted unanimously bv the officers and
/ the trustees Of the association.
/ The Spanish topedo notilla which sailed
; from Cad.z Sunday last ostensibly for
I Porto Rleu viii only cali thcr. for pro-
/ visions etc.. and VIII afterwards leave
+ t"r Havana. second Spanish notila
VIII soon start for cuban waters aGd
viii probably b. stationed at Porto Rico
et-,,s r4,. I..n fak.n t.oEinr NJ IL.
: .re..t.1a,t.r .r . ,.,...E ,....r,c ~, ~.
So, ~ G,,..,,,, A, d. ,,.'..,f,,,. i; ,I,., -,
,,.t,, -. i = n ,.'l- x ,.'' T.
- e. - - 4, -''t '5''i'l'',
- w. "a VT W %'to
S'N r. y RI II, = ~ - go. - - men
Ign we f9A ahpi!'at"h VIII "r MADE -
-. ..n,nra.,,- -'''''Ae
=,
i.'pI ltF'@ ~ tA' SpNttGmtA( NlN-
!t"' t"rt worth at New YORK. Mon
dty and neeotiated for the purchase Of
th' Idhfhi'. idhd ddj"!Hlng the new iortl-
ttCatlpns. Extra gangs OF mechanics ana
iA1Ur"FS have been put to work with or
Ivrs 70 rush the completion Of tho three
heavy batteries which. when completed
Will mount tn" heaviest disaupeariu2
guns in New York harhor.
"a ,t
No. ;.t ~ ,-:9 80 - '"Id-
" a. J. ~ -" 'tdttH !" ~ con-
t'nt'NE Nh 'FtH', ~" tito "i'rSed
"'""iAE ~, 81 me MAINE y t'tlitd "a cAaT-
"'''FN'l' spanish iIl'h. Al! now pending
H"i''f p i''th ana discussed IN the small |
tSt towns anu IN" remarkable fact IS |
mat the McNiCans who have hitherto been !
~. Itnftr1 Si',t. ,,,,ili,j 5'.i-, ,t III |
thr United states Sbould nunish Su:ir
Thu. New York civ committee Ia rais. /
funds for the building Of q monument 10 !
1 1n' N3l!ofS WHO lost their lives ON the |
Firty urnnjn,,+t ms af H., Xiv -
present Mayor Van WICK was chosen /
%nlrlndh 81 the committee. Mayor Van |
III. f,, Iii,,d ,l 1 MI.
xlpn in behalf Of Tammany Han The |
mayor VIII appoint a committee consist |
n.7 - - ~ .1N'! = MY
i'm raising suhscrintions
Battery q. 9d H. s Artillery. nh Fort |
Adams, viii leave Newport, X. J.. !
W 'Hn"S"aN' Tor i"rt W arFch. by tHc reg |
-, i,'I.''' III ,t'''n' , i,,., !
carrier, pigeons from tn. training station |
W're shipped from Newport, Il. l.. To !
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Congressional Notes.

y patent has been granted Elslu 4
frecnieaf OF Bangor on an oil burner.
The Senate has confirmed these noni-
nations: Edgar A. oChorn of MHSSachu-
sets. now secretary ri the legation To he
second secretary Of the embassy IN ST
irtersburs Herbert H. t. Piers Of
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

ABBOT Seicctmcn. j. II. Blanc hard.
5. NJ Bates. r.. NJ. Warren; town clerk.
II. II. Buxton: school supervisor. Mrs
Annie l. Curtis Schools S-nA. highways
$ip#'. support Of poor, $500; SCho"lhouSe.
$500; repairing schoolhouseS 500: Leemau
Post. 81; lighting bridges 81: text books
81. miscellaneous expenses &,tl.
hTo\ cloo.,,, :, ,t7-.,,.+
s. .,.,.1 II ~ 10 - w. N ,t''ir'
EItti. ~, .,. W. " n !
~ VI, init S'Ii"", SUPERVISOR MrS-
l-'!u NVl'lt't' otiIou'9. A"F'' hlSh-
NdHN- $ll"o' contingent Iuhd. Nl"
\ IN ctmen. q. W. Harvey.
~ - tHGu1FuSoN. H. L. ltltN. town
eieih' T.. l-@lllphtf: Scho"l supervisor.
IIS. T.; snow. schools so; high
way A""; support 81 poor 500; other
r,.,,
fii-oel'ctm"h. {. ii. ooqre. y. T..
lark. l.. a. Aver town clerk. g W.
~ - Nv II moor committee; Ed"ih iooore
-, t'iiil9"s, w. f. i50mafu: MoltN
r
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Polo flames.

At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ): Hart
ford. >.
At northumberland, 10; Fan
River. 6.
At New HaVen-New Haven. /: New
Hritain :.
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Another Body Recovered.

Havana. March l5.-A body discovered
in the mud below the wreckage of the
Maine. th!s evening. will be raised. to-
morrow. I his will make three bodies re-
covered Within - hours none Of which
e:,n l3c identified
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The dpnlor.,bln ,.nth az ,1.. .t,,
wifi. of IN. ;,tnin,, ,.tt'a,,. 80 uuiS SOL
Hon nm, Al t,,,nrStn,i ~, Oii -S''' I '7h"'
subj.ct of .o,,l,i,,', -, ~, inti'', w
cht,n,ain In 1iu i,,t,,,,,ii. - 'i't ni!iId
of tho Srnntr tnd1v ftnn, ~, 80 ~ ,tii'iS
Alien Thl,rSto1,'e roIla.tr,n 49, '''s va
bra eka tho trav.r ,,.oe 1r,l.ri.a '1ritt1
in The record VI - ''''''
A hin ia r.p,1, 70 III. oall,,.,i,, ,,.4
slis5ursrment4 Of moneys .inty fr "i,n
inyses made hy the S,n,.t., milan e. Hou
Vor,, In liauu ,,..,.i ,,.,,l '''''''' ~ We"
ioimt ratnI'rtiT,i d..
dnni IN nunniut cx, Vel r7.1, =, -
purk.r os an Hseict.,,1t ner;,1,[,. -; -!
navy WINS arrned To- 40 ''''
Gear low, rb1irr,a,, ,f tho I,,,i,f
pni,road ,.,n,, , i'it,, '''' I'M
1horizina m" snret,,, nf tb n en-, az
effect an adiustn,,nt hotuoa,, ~, 19t,ii.
states and Sinny ,,itv ana po;tio In tp,ii
way 90 in ROTATION ia hn,i. i,t.,,a1 ~.
the United Siatcs in 'il of tho .nnstr'c
tinp Of tho raiiwat- ana oe,,nd ~, :. ~,
nassad Wharti"n v '',. ,,i n.,I nj l, 1t '''
Ala. who moved that the bin he rn,m ,rr'
mitted to the committee He vas SIM
Dorted bv Harris Kan Alien Nrh WIS
inclined to believe the bin PROV led The
best solution OF the problem presented
The bin was recommitted to the commit
tee without objection.
The national quarantine bill the UNI
finished business, was laid before the
senate and referred. Vest Mo, in charge
~ the bill. offered the following new para
Sr'tph as committee amendments
NothlnG IN TINS act snail be construed
20 interfere with the flsht OF any state
70 pT"tcct us cilZenS from infectious OF
,onttsiouS diSe;tSe ny Suchrul"S ana reEH-
!h'lohn ht'toe ~ tlto secretary "l me
tcIS.rH as herttpeIofc PROVIDED l" pre-
.'alt ,ilc 5iitr"uuctio!l on lhItclouS or con
, r'uH IN nv Ill'"u 9'fttS
NIX l; 80 49, ~, =" ~ - ~
~ n;S,n;, ~ t pr's ~ l'"i W
st,t t'rrit,r,. ,. ~ ai..,.;, - rl,itr,'
ria
Scvou \ T onuneol tho hin MAIN
,ainin.. thnt il nla,rd ZOO nucb nn,ynr in
me hands Of ono man mo surgeon Of M
murine hospitaI service He regarded il
as an interference with the rights of tho
various stHtcs II might he said he sat
iSfactory To the peopl.. of the Southern
states but il would not be satisfactory
to the people of the Northern states.
which hay" the energy and money to oX-
pend for the protection of their own pe0-
pie.
taff"rN. La. opposed the position taken
by Sewell. He held that uniform sNS-
tcm in lighting an epidemic or plague was
absolutely necessary. aud that could he
had only through the national govern
ment. In response to tn" intimation Of
Scwell that the southern states were act
uatod by mcrconarN motives III support
ing the bill, Vest sharply pointed out that
the greatest opposition to tn" bill had
come from tn" southern states. Fry" said
.nnt the ahSur'iity of the present dutran-
tin., GvSt,n was Illustrated AT p,il:,,lpI-
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IN THE SENATE.
The Question Of a National System Of Quaran.
line Now Being Considered.

Washington, March 1l.--Aftcr the
passage, today. Of numerous bills from
the general calendar, the Senate began
70 consider the measure providing for a
rational system of uuarantine. Little
beyond tn" reading Of the bill was ac-
complished. some dcSultory discussion
occurring on an amendment offered by
the committee. but no progress being
maJs. ON the general bill
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-27
10000 POUNDS OF COFFEE.

The Penitentiary Authorities Have ST.
200 Worth of Broken Grain Coffee
on Hand.
r. b. Wimbish. of Granville, is doing
the buying for the penitentiary at this
time.
Some days ago a letter came from a
Northern coffee house offering to sell
some broken grain roasted coffee at
about 61a cents per pound. Wimbish
wrote for it.
There is now car load of this coffee
at the penitentiary. 1t is unloaded. The
penitentiary authorities had no idea OF
getting so much and are trying TO get
out of taking it. Wimbish has no copy
of his order, and the authorities DO not
know whether they will have to take it
or not until they can get copy of the
order. They are about in the situation
of the Greensboro man who wanted a
window glass 1Sx30 inches and ordered
one 1Sx30 feet.
Is not this more Republican incompe-
tency?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-27
PERSONALS.

Commissioner of Agriculture New
borne, has gone to his home near Kin
ston to spend Sunday.
Mr.. Maxey l.. John, of Laurinburg.
was here yesterday to see Secretary OF
State Thompson relative to the prose
cution of Smith, the man who was arres-
ted at Maxton for doing insurance bust
ness in this State without license.
Mr.. Philip w. Averitt has returned
from professional trip to Philadel
phia.
Miss May Knitting, of Brooklyn, \
V. is the guest of her aunt Mrs. A. r
Hunter of st. Augustine school.
Misses Matte Pace and Marguerite
Grow are visiting Miss Cora Holt al
Graham.
Mr.. Octavius Coke has gone to Nor
folk to enter the navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Giddens, of Colds
boro, are here on visit to Mrs. j. Way
land Jones.
Miss Pool, who has been visiting Mrs
Julius Lewis, has returned to Newbern
Miss Mamie Clark, who has been
visiting Miss Eliza Busbee left for Tar
boro yesterday.
Maj. Charles Waite, of Culpepper, Va.
has been on visit of several days ia
his daughter Mrs. Henry Blake
Messrs. n. Il. BrOughton and B. w
Spilman returned from Smithfeld yester-
day. They went down there to attend Il
Sunday School institute. Mr.. Brough-
ton will speak on the Bible to students
OF Shaw University Sunday morning al
IL o'clock. in the chapel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-27
ALL PRECEDENT IGNORED
PRESIDENCY GOES TO OUT
SLIDER FOR FIRST TIME.
THERE WILL Be KICKING ON THE COAST
This viii Prove a Knockout Blow to the
Aspirants Along the Line Of the "Mullet
Road" and Mighty Howl Will Go
Up From That Section.

w. J. Sutton, of Bladen, is the man
who is 10 succeed Hancock-that is pro
vided ne desires to become a railroad
magnate.
News came to us yesterday direct from
Bladen county from close friends of Mr.
Sutton that he had been offered the po
sition. The offer was made ten days
ago--probaby before Hancock was re-
moved.
Mr.. Sutton is either a brother or cousin
of Judge Thomas H. Sutton and has
long been q Republican leader in
Bladen county. having been sheriff sew
eral times and, unless we are in error
having at one time been connected will
the internal revenue service.
From the time whereof the memory
of man rrrnneth not to The contrary" Tho
president of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad has been a resident OF
n county through which the road runs.
The people of those counties paid taxes
for county stock. from which they have
received no return except under Mr.
Chadwick's management. They will re-
gard the appointment OF Mr. Sutton OF
any other outsider as an invasion upon
what rightly belongs to them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-27
LOSS BY FOREST FIRES
REPORT BY Mr.. W. W. ASHE TO THE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Fire Swept Area ApprOximates 3,OOO,O OO
Acres. fourteen Lives Were LOST
Property Loss Exceeds 100000.

The following summary or the loss "
casioned by the forest fires of last We@A
is furnished us by Mr.. w. w. Ashe'
and is taken from a report III regard "
them that Mr.. Ashe has just made 10 tue
Geological Survey after spending lliS
past week in examining IN the Durlieu
areas to secure exact information III
regard to the loss.
The burned section extends from
AIKEN county, S. c., north to Chathahl
county, n. c., and east to Marlboro
county, s. c., and the fire swept area
or rather areas, will approximate IN eA-
tent 100000 acres. There were prop
ably dozen fires raging at the same
time, driven forward, toward the south
east, by orty-mile-an-hOur wind. -Four
Of these fires were cOnfessedly escapes
from fires set to burn fire-guards around
dwellings. 1t il probable that most OF
them were due to like carelessness; none
of them are known to have been mten-
tionally started, and none are known u
have been set by sparks from locomo-
tiveS.
There are supposed to have been four
teen lives lost. Those burned in North
Carolina, FIVE so far as known, We're
John Leverett and wife of Cumberland
county, John Richardson, of Moore cOurl-
ty, - Lennon, of Bladen county, and
one unknown.
The loss from the destruction of prop
erty will amount TO 100000 or more.
The damage to timber alone amounts to
between ten and fifteen cents an acre
of woodland or about $25O,000; the
damage to fencing will amount to half
stock. dwellings, feed, saw-mills, twenty
of which are burned. turpentine distil-
leries and other miscellaneous property
will reach an amount that is considera-
as much more while the loss of live
bly, greater than that done to timber
land. Between 10000 and 100000 tur-
pentine boxes are estimated to have been
burned out
The fire burned fiercest on the open
lands where the grass was thickest and
There was least timber. A repetition of
this fire can be expected every few
years, in the region from which the tim
Der has been removed in North and
South Carolina unless some more eff
cient system is adopted to prevent and
check fires than the one now relied upon:
counter firing, left to individual discre-
ton. 1t is proposed to discuss such
methods of checking fires in other States
and in other countries in connection with
this present fire, at the forestry meeting
at Newbern on March frst. as
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AMONG THE SICK.

Mr. J. w. Thackston was out yester.
day for the first time in several weeks
He has been confined to his room by
sickness.
Mr.. T. P. Sale has recovered from
his recent illness.
Mrs. A. Creech, who is seriously III
at the Branson House, was reported al
slightly better yesterday.
Mr.. Charles p. Snuggs is critically il
at his home in this city.
Mr.. B. It. Parks, who is critically i'll a
his home on North West street is re
ported better yesterday.