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The news & observer., 1898-01-13
THF GRAND LEDGE
Mr.. q. Il D1Kt'S GGNE2fI5 0rFEa &C
CEPTE2.
He 0fers ST 500 to the Orphan asylum If the
Grand Lodge win Rise Like eum--
Grand Master Re-slactet.

Oxfsrd, N. G.. Jan. 12.-(Special THE
first business occupying the attention OF
the Grand Lodge Of Masons at the after
noon session was proposition from B.
n. Duke, Esq, offereing to donate
ST, 500 to the Orphan Asylum, provided
the Grand Lodge will raise a like sum
during 1898. This proposition was ac-
cepted in the following resolution:
'sThat the proposition of Mr.. B. N.
Duke be accepted, and that the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina extend to Mr..
Duke it's heartfelt appreciation of this
munifcient manifestation of his gener-
osity and philanthropy"
This sum is to be used in erecting ad-
ditional buildings for girls and making
needed improvements.
The Grand Lodge raised $1,000 for
this purpose to-day.
The Orphan Asylum committee recon-
mended the employment of larger num-
ber Of boys in the woodworking shop;
that the herd of cattle be increased; /;
that 81 500 be appropriated by the Grand
Lodge for the support of the asylum;
that the machine shops be removed to
the asylum grounds at a cost Of $4,000.
The committee complimented the sue
cessful work in every department OF the
asylum work.
The Grand Oratpr. John H. Mills, was
detained at home by illness. His address
was read by Mr.. II. n. Hackett. 1t was
characteristic OF the venerable father Of
orphan homes in North Carolina, brist-
ling with cogent thought and valuable
Masonic information.
Walter t. Moore was tonight re-elec
ted Grand Master for the ensuing year
The news & observer., 1898-01-13

London, Jan. PA special despatch
from Shanghai says the treaty providing
for a lease of Kiao-Cbou to Germany is
not yet signed. Japan is strenuously Oe-
nasiRg the final signature.
The news & observer., 1898-01-13
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS

Washington, Jan. 12.-The President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
State-Mark s. Brewer. of Michigan,
to be n civil service commissioner; Ed
win III. Conger, of Iowa, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary OF the United States to China;
Charles Page Bryan, OF Illinois, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plea
ipotentiary OF the United States to
Brazil; Henry w. Furniss, Of Indiana,
to be Consul at Bahia, Brazil.
The news & observer., 1898-01-13

Fayetteville, Ark, Jan. PA terrific
wind and hail storm swept over this part
Of the State last night. At Pennington.
little town five miles west of this
place several buildings were completely
demolished, a number of persons being
injured.
The news & observer., 1898-01-13

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 12.-When the
United Mine Workers Convention ad
journed this evening the election Of
officers was in progress. President NJ
B. Ratchford, of MassilIon. Ohio. was
reelected.
The news & observer., 1898-01-13

Berlin. Jan. 12.--Tt is re-asserted that
the government notified ell the great
powers Of its intention to occupy Kiao-
Chou.
The news & observer., 1898-01-13
FIFTY PERSONS KILLED.
The Capital Of AmBoyna Completely
Demolished.

Demolished.
The HaSue, Jan. 12-An official dis
patch from Batavia announces that the
capital of Amboyna, one Of the Moluc-
cas- islands, has been completely demol-
ish0d by an earthquake. Fifty persons
were killed and 200 injured.
800 PERSONS KILLED.
London, Jan. 12.-The correspondent
OF the Standard at he Hague says
private dispatch received there asserts
that three hundred persons were killed
by the earthquake in Amboyna.
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not see the enemy. who threw shells
around them with such rapidity that they
knew he was somewhere on the ether side
of the hill. and then they hopefully raised
the muzzles OF their guns and banged
away. The result was what might have
been expected. Their fire tore the bosom
of the Caribbean sea. but 1t harmed moth
ing else.
After the Massachusetts had passed the
point where she could fire into the harhor
with advantage, she returned 10 the open
sea, the other vessels following her, and
the fight was over as far as the Americans
were concerned
Spanish honor demanded that some fur
ther destruction Of gunpowder be made.
and the ships doomed and the batteries
roared long after the American vessels
were entirely out OF range. The affair soon
became Iudicrous. as nearly all of the Span
ish shells fell from two TO three miles from
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MOVEMENT OF THE ADVANCE GUARD TO CUBA
Troops at Tampa and Mobile Get Under WayShater Goes
to Santiago Miles to San Juan.


v today of the transfer the transport ships Tampa and Mobile
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Are the ORIGINAL with tomato sauce
TIE carefu: housekeeper always specifies
Var Camps and gets the best value for her
money = I0c. Igc and Bic sizes.
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CUBANS WILL COOPERATE.
Navy Department Awaits News of q
Decisive Engagement nt
Santiago

WASHINGTON. June Att was plainly
noticeable AT the navy department today
that the officials were expecting news OF
not look for 1t Immediately.
The fifxnness with which they have in
sisted that sehley could have had no gen.
eral engagement with the Spanish forres.
ships ard forts at Santiago. as WAS re-
ported. appeared 10 be based on a full
knowledge Of the plans on which the COM
modore IL acting, and the greatest con-
cession that they would make towards ad-
mitting that a fight had taken place there
Tuesday was to say that possibly schjcy
had detected some earthworks going up
and had razed them with his shells. They
were confident no made no attempt TO
enter the harbor.
1t ia believed now. however. that with
Sampson In tbe field and In command of
Santiago with an augmented force. inter-
egting events may he looked for. These
are expected. too. Notwithstanding the
fact thst no troops have set started from
Tampa. as was established by inquiry at
the war department this afternoon.
THE insurgents are known 80 be In forcs
ia the nelghborhooi Of Santiago. aad
;hrouga Cap. pornt. the y9ar department
not only has been In communication with
them, bat has suppIied them fully win
good weapons an1 a8 abundance Of am
muui,lln. THE headquarters Of the bsz.
of the CabaH generals. Garcia. are dis.
tant from Santiago en3y fifteen miles. so
ihat it IL Jas. possible thaf the Americans
VII be strong enough wifh the support
~ she Cgi,aHs 80 hsEta the storm by sea
u1en ths doomed Spanish nesf ara forts
w.tas3st awaiting the arrival Of tha United
s;stes froops from TAMPA.
The trend Of the news that came 10
Washington from UnSfnesa. sources dur
Tag tie afternoon All went to support this
belief. 80 There = come ground FOR the ex-
peeiatlen Of the officials tnat lfnpoftan.
Information may - expected shortly.
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Special Dispatch TO the Fost-Inteli.gencer.
WASHINGTON. June 2.~From the best
information 1t will be at least a month ard
a half before the largo invading army viii
be- ready 10 start for Cuba, but the en-
gineer division, the seixe train and soms
Of the regular troops are now on the way
either 10 Porto Rico or Santiago do Cuba.
An aggressive campaign alone meets Sths
presidents Ideas. An attack on Havana
is delayed because IL is easier first To cap
ture Santiago and Porto Rico. and the pres
ident believes that when the American flag
flies there as well as over the Philippines.
Spain viii sec the hopssessness OF longer
continuing the war and will sue fer peace
The American flag viii thea aoat over
Havana without hoodsAed.
The president is anxious to avoid putting
American troops into a Cuban pest hole.
He is willing that they shall fight. but he
shuns the horrors of an army slaughtered
by disease. The programme outlined ahavs
ought, ho thinks. To secure hloodess
victory over Bianeo and save the army.
The presiaenE calculates that both Porto
Rice and Santiago can be captured quick
ly. without American soldiers being Sub
jected to much disease. The capture OF
Santiago. of course. means either tho cap
tgre or determination Of Cerveras fleet
aud Biapco i'm that event would be isolated
and forced 10 surrender, even IL SPAIN id
not yield cuba.
The regiments OF several states In the
South on Tuesday received orders 10 re-
pert 10 Chlckamauga. The orders have
been changed In the last twenty four hours
and OF thu troops sent To Florida good
portion viii 80 to General Lee at Jack
scnvilie. Jacksonville Is an ideal base OF
supplies ffon which 10 embark troops for
Porto Rico. Gen. Lee viii have many
Southern volunteers under him.
ALLAN II. SLAUSoS.
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NEW YORK. June "A special 10 the
Eyening World. dated Port AZ Prince,
Haytl says that the United States re-
newea the attack upon Santiago de Cuba
this morning. The people OF Santiago, it
is added are momentarily In fear of an
attack frem the land side. where there are
said to be 5000 insurgents a later dis
patch says Il is reported from Santiago
that the rebels have attacked the city in
three columns, and that a bloody fight is
going on.
story Is Not Confirmed.
PORT AU PRINCE. June mo fresh
news has been received from Santiago De
Cuba this afternoon. The report Of an al
tack upon the city by the Insurgents Is not
confirmed and appears to be without foun-
dation.
An euieiai Report From Madrid.
LONDON. june 2.-~The Madrid corre-
spondent Of the Standard says: Tha Mad
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meats Of the newspapers that Admiral
Cervera was not present at the lombard
ment OF Santiago de Cuba on Tuesday,
Capt Aunon, minister OF marine. IN an in
;erview today declared that Ceryera hoist
ed his flag on the cristobal Colon In or
der 20 direct the Spanish operations. "ihs
success Of which is principally due to
Cervera, who has given proofs OF nigh
strategic ability"
London Is Mystified.
LONDON. June S-Yesterday's news and
that which comes this morning has
brought no fresh feature In the situation
except Increased mys;ification as TO
whether Admiral Cervera Is really al San
tiago de Cuba. The Madrid correspond
ents of the morning papers make the poins
with persistence that Senor Sagas,a and
Capt. Aunon. the minister OF marine as
sert that CervaTa's presence there is
a mere attempt to mislead the enemy. On
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the vessels az whleh they were aimed.
Worse E7sunery was never seen. Not an
American vessel VAS struck, and pol a
sailor injured. although fglyy 3s' siots wsre
nre4 ay The spania-ds 81 tAe Americans.
against oae-:ourta that number n return
r. is nkesy shas TIE 3s;ter paTt Of tae
veek VIII eee a5o-e serious wofk Tae df-
n4r1sse cr.sseg Vesuv!.As IS coming doNa.
ana az stsenn; WI a@ aaaae - aer 20
explode the triple pow y cafnes exfeu3ae
a-rosS tse aaSaoe noa-h Nsta taese ce.
es .he say. Co.arrsa-fore schleE wst SAL
.n.3 the aasso- pr a dea.h sraa5,@ ~.Ea
tae f7eet aaa Batteries
AApAID. Jans --DesR.te s-e STATE
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S|jHLEY READY 10
ANN|H[A|E g[RVERA
Bombardment of Santiago a
Preliminary Attack.
BATTERIES ARE LOCATED.
The Massachusetts Leads the Way
to Entrance of the Harbor.

First Shot Strikes the Flagship Cris-
tobal Colon-Gruiser New Orleans
Draws the Fire From All the Guns
On shore, and sends Destructive
tions-The Little Vixen Follows
the Iowa Into the FfEht-Not an
American Vessel struck - Gro
texgue GGnnery by the Spaniards.
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HAVANA RESERVED
FOR THE FINAL BLOW
Santiago and Porto Rico
Doomed to Fall First.
ARE EASIER TO CAPTURE.
Mckinley Determined to Wage On
Aggressive Campaign.
ARE EASIER TO CAPTURE.

Delay In starting the Army OF Tn.
vasiou Due tn N De~trc to Avoid
Exposing Soldiers Seedtessty to
Dfsease-tmcrtean Flag May Yet
Float without Bfoodshed Over
the Cuban Capitai-Southcrn Reg-
jacksonville. Instead of Chtcka-
mauga Base II Advantage c0uss
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MADRID. June ..-~spaBisa tours closed
lc1ay 81 si.ss Cad MAS qugtsd =; s-.A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

away coat has gone out of fashion, but
some tall, slim men still cling to
business suits of this style, preferring
that kind of coat to the sack or the
REFER. Frock coats Of light gray,
fawn or drab, or mixtures, are popular
in London, but in this country they
are yet bit out of the ordinary. The
double-breasted frock coat for the af-
ternoon, for visiting, for church, and
in which to be married, or to wear
when one is best man or an usher, is
made this season of rough black CLOTH
or soft unfinished worsted, or a very
dark gray mixture The trousers TO
go with this garment are of cashmere
or fancy worsted and in pattern and
color are narrow striped on dark
blue or gray ground. The frock coat
is only moderately long, with square
skirts falling just below the knee.
The lapels are peaked and faced with
silk. The coat must fit WE'LL but not
tightly. The idea is to give a COM
Portable, easy roll, and all shoulder
and other padding is avoided. 1t is
still a fad to wear it unbuttoned, but
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
GEORGES LETTER.

Dear Uncle Fred: Paw painted
part of our stable day Before yistady.
He would painted it all if it Hadent
Bin for a accident.
: When He got About three Boards
painted nav come out to see How he
was gitten along and when she looked
al Him she says:
Il thort you was agoin to paint the
Stable"
Paw was up on ladder and he
stopped and loked at Her like if He
diden't no What she meant Then He
said:
well, amt I painter it? If you
Don't like this Here job, mebbe you
Better take Hold and finish it your
self -
ooh, you're doin all rite" says
nav, "only it seems to me it would
be little Better if you'd git more
paint on the Barn and not quite so
much on yourself"
"Huh!" paw growled. 'T s'pose
you Think that's Blame funny, don't
you. Why 1 seen that old gag in The
paI ers twenty years ago"
ooh not that long ago." says nav.
why not?" Paw asst
"Becos you never read the Papers,
them" says nav. cts only since we
Cot married and I want to Be Socia-
bic or they's somethin you ought to
Do around the House that you git so
Bizzy readen papers you Don't Have
no Time for anything else"
''That's What Thanks a Teller gifts"
Paw says, ''for tryin to Do things.
If you told the truth How does it
Come I'm Up here now?"
Paw was tickled by that shot ard
He kind of Whirled around on one
foot to See How nav was agoin to
Take it. But the ladder give a slide,
and Down she Went with Paw h~s-
lerin fer Nav to ketch the Blame
Thing.
Nav she jist yelled and run. away,
and Paw came down kersmash on the
Paint Bucket and upset it, and the
stuff run all over His neck and nearly
smothered Him Before He Could git
untangled out of the ladder.
We was all purity scared, But it
Diden't Hurt him much, so when we
was leaden Him into the House he
says to nav:
"Well, I Hope you're Happy now.
You Couldn't a stayed in the House
Where you Belonged because they
wasen't nobody in there to make your
tongue waggle. I s'pose the only
thing you're Sorry about is that I
diden't Git my neck broke
Nav she Diden't I say a word.
Cess She must been purity full OF
remOrSe.
They's a Job Here for some painter
now. Georgia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
FACTS OF REAL INTEREST.

When a man ill-uses his mule III
New Orleans he is fined $25. Boston
fines a man $40 for beating his wife.
During the last 25 years the num-
Der of college students in the country
in proportion to population has in
creased over 100 per cent.
A great cry goes up from London
walters, who are required to shave as
a. condition of employment. The rule
is rigidly enforced in many of the
leading restaurants.
In India the average duration of life
Of the natives is "a years, as against
A in England, and one year in Eng
land is worth 10 in India Better so
years of Europe than a cycle of Ca
thay"
Each of the 1876 members of the
separists community at Zoar, o., will
benefit about $4,000 by the sale Of
their property, which begins Oct. 4.
There are 1000 acres In the tract be-
longing to this queer sect.
Despite the fact that hundreds Of
persons have killed themselves be-
cause they have been ruined by the
Vienna municipal lottery, the Wen
nese continue to regard the institution
with favor; it keeps down the taxes.
A Pennsylvania druggist rumaging
about among accumulated rubbish in
his garnet, found an old iron oven
that once belonged to Martha Wash
ington. With it were letters proving
authenticity, and an unbroken chain
Of ownership up to the finders mo-
Their.
Most Of the houses and Offices in
Manila have tiny panes of translucent
shells for glass. An average window,
contains about 260 of such panes,
which temper the heat of the sun,
the shells being very low conductors
Of heat. They also prevent the blind
ness which is induced by the fierce
glare Of the sun in that part Of the
world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

their head, riding straight through
everything, without sword or revolver
drawn, found his horse on its head
and the swords swooping about his
own. He got the charger up again
and rode on straight, unarmed,
through everything. The squadrons
followed him down the fall Horses
plunged, Numbered, recovered, fell;
deryishes on the ground lay for the
hamstringing cut. Officers pistoled
them in passing over as one drops a
stone into a bucket; troopers thrust
till lances broke. then cut; every
body went on straight through every
thing.
And through everything, clean out
the other side they came-those that
kept up or got up in time. The
others were on the ground-in pieces
by now, for the cruel swords shore
shrough shoulder and thigh and
carved the dead into filIets. Twenty
four of these, and of those that came
out seventy-four had felt sword or
bullet or spear. Few horses stayed
behind among the swords, but nearly
80 were wounded. Lieutenant Rob-
ert GrenfelPs troop came on a place
with jump out as we'll as Jump in.
1t lost officer, centerguide, and both
flank guides, ten killed and eleven
wounded. Yet when they burst
struggling out their only thought was
to rally and go in again"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

this it is inferred that Col Bryan's
regiment is not to be mustered out.
In accordance with an order per-
hitting vessels registered as Span
ish property to carry the United
States flag, providing a bill of sale
authenticated by the United States
consul can be shown, three steamers,
the Germania, Elanco and Neustra
Sentera Del Carmen, have come I'M
der the American flag.
Ever since the battle Of Manila bay
foreign governments have made eff
forts to obtain from the United States
the secret of the wonderful proficiency
in firing which the gunners Of the
American navy have attained. But
the navy department has decided to
keep to itself much of the information
that it freely furnished heretofore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
FOREIGN.

a boundary treaty between Brazil
and Argentina has been signed.
Blanche Willis Howard, the author
of Guenn, died at Munich, Bavaria.
The anniversary OF Charles Stewart
Parnell's death was observed in Dub
lin.
The emperor and empress of Ger
many started on their trip to the
Holy Land
death does not follow for three hours
after guillotining.
The real cause of the stoppage of
work on the Castellane palace in
Paris, Paris paper charges, was the
discovery of Countess Annals rela-
tives that the count, her husband, was
paid commission of 40 per cent. on
all the bills.
The Parnellite convention at Dublin
adopted resolution opposing an al
lance between Great Britain and the
United States.
Zola's friends ran the bidding up
sufficiently on one of his tables to sat
ASLs ChC JbibShChG dSdl1SG Hill, Illus
saving his house and furniture
A Constantinople dispatch states
that the sultan hopes Russia will de-
cline to join the other powers in fore
ing the evacuation Of Crete.
The Rome correspondent of the
London Daily Mail persists in his as
sertion that diplomatic relations be-
tween Prussia and the vatican have
actually been broken off and that Car
dinal Rampolla is making frantic eff
forts to repair the error.
A United States consular official
made an unsuccessful attempt to
rescue Huang, former Chinese consul
at Singapore and lately minister
designate to Japan. He had been ar
rested by the empress dowager in con-
nection with the reform movement.
1t is officially announced in London
that Great Britain has demanded the
immediate recall of Major Marchand
from Fashoda and that France has re-
fused. Lord Rosebery, in a speech at
EPSON, declared that Great Britain
will submit to no compromise in mat
ter Of inroads on it's territorial rights.
The body of Yoursouf, the Ter
rible Turk" who drowned in the
steamship wreck last spring, is said
to have washed ashore on Sable is
land. About his person was a leather
belt which contained a large sum in
gold. Part of the belt had become
detached from the body and from its
appearance, no doubt, large portion
OF the gold the belt had contained had
fallen into the water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

others we are very apt to forget what
we do for ourselves.
The wise feminine keeps out one
thin gown for the humid autumn days
that are bound to occur.
Green wall paper may make room
lock like a leafy bower, but it is not
altogether cheerful in effect.
Women dainty taste prefer to
scent their belongings with sachet
powders rather than with extracts.
1t is only the real girly girl who
ties bows TO the handle bars of her
bicycle. The up-to-date maid man
ages to conceal little silver flask in
that vicinity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

The tight fitting corsage has I'M
dcubtedly come to stay and for the
woman with good figure is an ex-
tremely becoming style. A stylish
suit of cadet blue serge has the cor
sage made double breasted Elton STYLE.
rounded at the sides and back and
pointed in front, and adorned with
two rows OF jewelled buttons. Two
tiny revers Of embroidered satin adorn
the top which opens in rather an odd
fashion over a vest of cream colored
silk with stock and tie of black satin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

er; the waistcoasts-for business, the
single-breasted being more popular
will have five buttons and a notched
lapel collar closing high. The trous-
ers will be loose about the hips and
viii narrow below the knee. Last
winter there were seen many cutaway
coats Of rough black cloth, and these
have been the fashion in England this
summer. They are worn with waist
coats Of the same material, single
breasted, and fancy" trousers. With
this suit top hat is allowable and a
derby permitted. The diagonal cut
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
GAR Mobiles MANY TROOPS.

London, Oct. 1S.-The Odessa cor
respondent of the Standard SAYS that
Russia has hastily concentrated 40
900 men at Port Arthur to be in read
mess for any emergency at Pekin.