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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
C-asped A Live Wire And
Died

Philadelphia, July p. Wal
ter Bush a St. LOUIS boy, who
was visiting his grandfather in
this city, was instantly killed
last night by grasping live
wire. The boy noticed a wire
hanging above a bay window.
He opened the window aud steps
ped out upon small portch and
caught hole of the wire. As
soon as his hand came in con-
tact with the wire there was a
bright fash and the lad dropped
dead on the porch. Before the
body was removed it was badly
burned.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Eapry Spaniards.
The PRISONERS Enjoying Their
New Experience at
Seavey's Island.

The scene on the shore Of
the prison front on Seavy 8
Island on Monday afternoon
between 5 and 6 o'clock presents
ed a most novel and interesting
picture The prisoners had
just finished their afternoon
meal aud had swarmed to the
waters edge to wash their
bowls, plate, and spoons. The
clatter Of the dishes and the
laughter and animated conver-
sation Of the prisoners made
such babel of noises that they
could plainly be heard on the
Newcastle shore on the other
aide Of the Piscataqua river.
Hundreds Of boats gathered in
front of Of the Spaniards on the
beach aud watched them at
their work and ecioyed the ami
mated scene, for the "Dons"
seemed happy as larks and eVi~
IDENTIFY gretly pleased at the ats
tcntion shown them. Many la
dies in the boats had provided
themselves with kodaks, and
hundreds of pictures were taken
Of the prisoners that will prove
valuable souvenirs of the Amer
lean Spanish war as time goes
by. The Spaniards enjoyed hav-
ing their pictures taken, and
many OF them gathered in
groupes and posed in pictu1es>
que attitudes and waited their
turns for the camera.
A colored prisoner, black as
Grebus, waded out into the wa
ter up to his knees, and, strik-
ing his bowl aud plate together
to attract attention, placed his
hands by his side, rolled the
whites of his eyes heavenward,
and stood expectant Scores Of
kodaks snapped, and the colored
sailor triunphantly rejoined his
comrades on the shore. A lady
in one Of the boats threw a
bunch Of flowers into the water
near the shore, and instantly
twenty or more of the prisoners
struggled for the possession of
the trophy The Spaniard who
the bouquet was gem
erous, however, and divided the
flowers among his comrades,
who proudly held alott the moe
mentos, bowing and smiling to
the lady who threw them into
the water.
After the dishes had been
washed many sat in groups On
the bank, some of them singing
the songs Of their native land,
some playing cards, others wri~
ting letters home, and all Of
them apparently pleased with
the situation, 1t was a scene
never before witnessed in the
harbor of Portsmouth. but its
repetition IS likely to happen
every pleasant day in the Sum
ner weeks to tolloW.-Ports,>
mouth IN. H.l Chronicle.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
The Reporter Who Slapped
Shaf6r.

Springfield Republican.
II the too enterprising cor~
respondent of the New York
World at Santiago, who pushed
himself forward at the raising
of the American flag over the
city, and ended by striking
General Shafter, can be ade>
quately punished. all self-re>
specting newspaper men will
take it kindly. There must
somewhere be a limit to the
impudenc of news gatherers of
the sensational school, and if
Uncle Sam will mark it with
due emphasis that will consti-
tute a public service. 1t army
discipline is worth anything
this is the place to show it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Filibuster Steamer Freed

Kingston, Jamaica, July 23.-
The steamer Bermuda a filibus-
ter, seized by the British gov>
ernment fifteen months ago,
forfeited. and advertised for sale,
was today freed by order Of the
government on the payment OF
all the libels filed against her.
The case of the Bermuda was
presented to the British govern
nent by Augustus P. Donlop,
who also pleaded for and obtain>
ed from President Mckinney on
June 10 last the pardon of Capt.
John d. Hart, who had been
sentenced to two years inprls>
onment for conmandingan expe =,
dition that was carrying arms
ammunition and supplies to the
insurgents in Cuoa. The Amer
lean flag will be hoisted On the
Bermuda tomorrow. A Port
Antonio crew has been cabled
for, and the vessel Will leave for
New York next week.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Attack on
Nipe
The Topeka Arrives
At Key West with
Reports Of the
Battle
After a Fierce Contest The
Spanish Gunboat was
Destroyed by Amer
ican Cruisers.

Key West, July %. The To-
peka arrived this morning
brining an account of the attack
at Nipe on the 2Ist. She re-
ports that the Topeka, Wasp,
Annapolis, aud Leyden we're
ordered by Sampson to enter
the harbor of Nipe and prepare
landing place for the troops.
On steaming in they found the
place guarded by 3 forts and gun
boat Jorge Juan. The vessels
opened fire, meeting with re-
sponse. After a sharp en-
gagement the gun boat was de-
nolished and the forts silenced.
The forts fought bravely but
the cunning was characteristic,
ally Spanish, none of our vessels
being hit.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Transports Sails for Manila

San Francisco, July p. The
transport Rio Janeiro sailed this
morning for Manila, with the
First South Dakota volunteers
and a mum Der of Signal Service
men, under the personal COM
mand of General Otis.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
NILES AZ
PORTO Rico.
Will Have No Trouble
In Taking The City.
Every Effort Put
Forth To Furnish
Him All Necessary
Material.

Washington, D. c., July IS.
Miles has arrived at the point Of
Debarkation on the coast Cf
Porto Rico Adjutant General
Corbin says he does not expect
to hear from him for several
days, owing TO the distance to
the Gable Station. Although
Miles has but 5000 fighting men
the officials are confident he will
be able to accom- plish all plans,
While waiting for reinforce
ments he will establish q land
ing basis under protection Of the
guns Of the Naval Convoy.
Special efforts are being made to
supply him with tugs, lighters
and materials for Wharves and
bridges which he may require.
The Pana ma and Seneca Will
shortly prepare to JOIN Miles.
Miles Landing.
Washington, July 20.-The
War department at 1890 posted
the following: St. Thomas, July
20. 1898, 9::35 P. III. Secretary
of War, Washington; Circum.
tances wete such that | deem
ed it advisable to take the har-
Dor Of Guanlca first, fifteen
miles west Of Ponce. which was
successfully accomplished be,
tween daylight and II o'clock.
Spaniards surprised. The Glou
cester, Commander y ainw1ight,
first entered the harbor; met
with a slight resistencei fred a
few shots. All the transports
are now in the harbor and in>
tantry and artillery rapidly CO.
ing ashore. This is well pro~
tected harbor. Water suffiel~
emily deep for all transport and
he<vy vessels to anchor within
two hundred yards of shore.
The Spanish flag was lowered
and the American flag raised at
II o'clock to day. Captain
Higginson, with his fleet ren>
dered able and earnest assistance.
Troops in good health and best
of spirits. No casualties,
(Signed) Miles,
Major General Commanding Ar
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
N Office i!

By virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court Of Pasquotank County made in
the cause of J. c. Spence, Admr. vs..
Penelopy Riddick, ct. al. shall sell
at the Court House door In Elizabeth
City, on Saturday, August s, 1895 at
II nj. the following lands situate
in said county near Halls Creek and
bounded on the North by the Main
road, ON the East by the lands of Jos.
L. Harrcn, on the South and West by
Main road See deed from Augustus
Potter to said Jno. A. Brite, recorded
in Book No. IS i'll Registers Office of
said county, said lands is sold for as
sets. One-half cost balance 6 months.
j. c. SPENCE, dm'r.
G. w. Ward, Atty.
Jnly 2, 1893.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
ROBBERS At Work.

New York, July 23. A dis
patch from the City Of Mexico
states that two Americans were
attacked by robbers near Vera
cruz. Reed of Nashua N. II.
was killed and Charles 7. Wing
a prominent Banker of this city
was mortally wounded. The
robbers escaped,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

81 have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in my family
for years and always with good
results" says Mr.. W. B. Cooper,
of El Rio, Cal. "For small chill
dren we find it especially effec-
tive" For sale by w. w.
Griggs & Son, Druggist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Still Sending Them Over

San Francisco, July IS.
General King will be i'll com
mand Of the next Manila expe>
dition. Miller will rem main
here for the present at the re
quest of Merritt.
Active preparations of moving
the troops to embark on the
Preside began this morning.
Sickness among the soldiers is
increasing.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Will Save the Colon.

New York, july IS. Lieut.,
Hobson returned to this city
this morning from Warrington.
Upon his arrival he went i'm
mediately to the Office Of the
wrecking company to complete
the preparations for saving the
Colon.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
rive Hundred Killed.

Madrid, July %. Dispatches
from Manila says the insurgents
made an attack upon the city
aud were repulsed with heavy
loss of five hundred men. The
Spanish loss was fifty killed and
wounded.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Failed in the Attempt.

New York. July IS. The att
tempt to blow up the supply
ship, Port Victor, was prostrated
when three days out from this
port by an internal machine
regulated by clock work. 1t
was discovered in time and the
authorities notified.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Valuable OK rpI III.

Especially valuable to women is Browns
Iron Bitters. Backache yanishes, headache
disappears, strength takes the place of
weakness, and the glow Of health readily
comes to the pallid check when this won-
derful remedy is taken. For sick ly chiIdren
or overworked men it has no equal. No home
should be without this famous remedy.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
There is one little maxim

There is one little maxim
That now | will name,
Which may bring what is better
Than riches or fame.
All those who will heed it
Good appetite find,
Strong nerves, rosy cheeks,
Aud vigor of mind.
It will barish dyspepsia,
Rheumatism and gout;
That Tired feeling conque -
Drive scrofula out.
And here is the maxim
It's wisdom is sure
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
And keep your blood pure.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

u think DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve
is the finest preparation on the market
for piles" so writes John G. Dunn,
of Wheeling, w. Va. Try it and you
will think the same. 1t also cures
eczema and all skin diseases. Griggs
&, son.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Rioting,

Paris, July 25. Advices re~
ceived from Madrid say that 1io~
tous demonstrations have oc~
cured in Granada.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

Bob Moore, of Lafayette, Ind,
says that for constipation he las found
DeWitt's Little Early Risers to be per-
feet. They never gripe. Try them for
stomach aud liver troubles. Griggs &
Son
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

Win you battles against disease by
acting promptly. One minute Cough
Cure produces immediate results.
When taken early it prevents consump-
ton. And in later stages it furnishes
prompt relief. Griggs & Son.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Bayside House
KITTY BAWK, N. G
w. J. TATE, Prop
A NEW BUILDING, COMPLETED SEP
TEMPER I, 1897.

Open The year. Round.
Beautifully located Ut the Head of
Kitty Hawk Pay half mile from Allan
tic Ocean. A Vcritable Paradise for
the Summer Visitor. Here the Sum
msr Visitor can Bathe, Sail. Row, Fish,
Ride through Virgin Pine Forests or
Shoot Shore Birds to his hearts con
tent. Climate as pure and healthy -
the South affords. Mean rsmpersture
for past Decade Summer, "a Degrees
Winter, 45 Degrees. Telegraph Offes
and Telegraphic connections to al!
points. Post Office in Building and
Daily Mails. IS miles from Elizabeth
City; II miles from Historic Roanoke
Island
Reached from Elizabeth City by
Stinr. Ray every Tncsday, Thursday
and Saturday. Table supplied with
the best. Rates reasonable.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

TO Cure ConStlpatton Forever.
Take { lSCaretS Candy CatEartic. 1Oc or 23C.
Il 9. &. Z. fail to cure. druggists refund money
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

% Cure C@zlst7Satie-- Forever.
Take CaScaIetS Candy Cathartie. 1ec or NC
" l.. Z. L. fail 10 cure. druggists refund monev
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
ALL A Farce.

Santiago. July p. The letter
written by Garcia to Shafter
complaining of the treatment
accorded the Cubans and advis-
ing Shafter of Gareia's resigna>
ton, turns out to be written by
a newspaper correspondent con-
nected with the Staff of General
Castillo. 1t is not clear that
Garcia ever saw the letter.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
:aat Improvement
p~--sl5 a Welcome Change in
Her Condition
mt " North Carolina

g mt ~ North Carolina
T!>nlaT.
OK. @y oII ny lie have had one cold
or.-...-. re- alI !he trouble seemed Ike
-, .-a io Inc Looi. There were dis
90 from my cars, and my hearing
..a affected. l took a number OF
T.. .. u E4eG!giae bu. grew worse In
...ea Of better. One day / procured
tile Of Laod's Sarsapgrilla and began
o. .r- Il. nd soon found it was doing
GOOD. l gained strength and was
. II bc--@e-d ii many ways. ! con
s.. ...I is use and now the bad feeling in
...- head r. gone, and the earache with
-...g : aIt-ered has disappeared. I am
s..r a1,. t. do my hOuGeWork without
-...s. sAaH keep Hoods SarsapariIla in
la.. a7 long as | live" MRS. 7. q.
E..-a, Dallas, North Carolina.
00d's 8 SioaTn; pa1ii;a
..t....... IN I.nt the One True Blood Purifier.
floods Pills cat caar.ic. as '"I1fss prlee asc 9s''
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29
Ayers Sarsaparilla

began to make new men, just
as the new pictures Of men
began to be made. Thousands
of people fronted the camera
with skins made clean from
blotch and blemish, because
they had purified the blood
with Ayers Sarsaparilla. It
ts as powerful now as then.
It's record proves 1t. Others
initiate the remedy; they
can't initiate the record:
80 Years of Cures.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

Fifty Years Ago.
This Is the way II was bound to look
when grandfather had his "picter took"
These were the shadows cast before
The coming of couiurer Dagucrrc
Aud His art; like girl in Pinafore
Some day to bloom to goddess fair.
Men certainly were not as black, We know
As they pictured them, so years ago.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-07-29

GA - TO o1TA,
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature .f &NAzztzI(
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11

FIVE cruisers. ranging from 1.1s0 tons to
$3.50 tons displacement. two gunboats
of 524 tons displacement each and W
small gunboats. They were armed
with batteries of Honotoria guns,
Krupp rihed cannons. Armstrong rified
lannon's and machine guns, ranging
from SO inches to 20 inches. The re-
suit Of this fight was the sinking OF
the entire Spanish fleet, while the
Americans did not lose a single ship.
The Spanish loss of life has never
been accurately fixed. but IL was
doubtless 900 or 700 in killed and
drowned. The American loss was six
men wounded.
At the battle of Santiago Admiral
Sampson had five battleships. ranging
from e.315 tons to IL, 400 o N displace-
ment. two armored cruisers of $3.50
and $3.50 tons displacement, two mont
tors. five protected cruisers and the
dynamite gunboat Vesuvius. Their
armament consisted of twelve-inch,
eight-inch. six-inch and four-inch guns,
six pounders and machine guns. and
the Vesuvius had three dynamite gun
In the Spanish fleet were four armored
cruisers of 1000 tons displacement and
two torpedo boats. and they were
armed with 11-inch riled So
inch guns, rapid-fire guns, machine
gun and six Founders. The number
Of ships and weight of metal. to say
nothing of the skill Of the gunners. vas
largely against the Spanish. The re-
suit of the battle on the American side
was the loss of one man killed and two
wounded and M serious injury to
the ships. on the Spanish side. the
fleet was utterly destroyed and prob
ably $500 men killed or drowned.
Summing up the results of these three
battles. the Philadelphia Press writer
concludes: The chief lesson to be
learned from these naval battles
is that in a fight between ironclads the
loss of the vanquished is out of all
proportion to that of the ~victors. but
that wen the loss of the conquered is
not nearly so great as IL was in the
days of the old wooden battleships
when the massacre was sickening in its
size and horror on both Sides
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HOB SON.

Al told by Mickey O'Toole.)
Siz Hobson of Allybama. 1 brought yez a
load of coal.
Siz Severy, It's just the very thing i
walnut, bless yer soul.
Siz Hobson. I'll put er down in the base
mint for yez to get.
Siz Severy. Hould on, If We do it'll all git
nifty wet.
Devil cares, siz Hobson! is this the bay of
Santiago?
Never yez mind about the bay. Dom the
bay. siz the Dago.
That's phot I'm tryin' to do, siz Hobson,
both inds on the ground.
Siz Severy. Lave room. PLACE, for a wheel
barry to go round.
Dthin he sig. Doc yez see me min shootin'
away at marks?
I doc, begorra. siz Hobson, they're skar-
rim ahf all the sharks.
Paw me fur the coal, siz Hobson; I've put
er all down in the bin.
Divil a clint I have. said Severy, for you
and the min.
Dthin we'll boord with yez. siz Hobson.
until livery clint we git.
And he did, an he's boordin' IL out with
the Dago till yit.
Topeka Daily Capital.
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What is
Something of Gen. Skaters Past.

Gen. John Coburn of Indianapolis, in
the fall of 1862 at C~ovington, KY, was
assigned to a brigade, of which the
10Th Michigan was a part. General
Shafter, commanding in Cuba, was
major of the regiment. In the fall ~
1863, when the department authorized
the formation of negro regiments IN
Eastern Tennessee, Shafter was com
missioned colonel of one organized at
Murfreesboro. although Gen. George
H. Thomas declined to recognize the
formation. Within four months Shaf-
ter had taught every negro under him
how to read and write, and he drilled
the organization until 1t became the
show regiment at Nashville, Tenn. The
regiment distinguished itself in battle
at Nashville. After the wal Shafter
was transferred to the regular army
and was stationed on the Mexican Dor
der. While there he gave chase to
Mexican marauders, pursuing them for
many miles into Mexican territory.
This led to much diplomatic cores
pondence, in which Shafter was sus-
tanned.
Shafter was the first to introduce
the regimental school in the army.
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The Next Style Of warships.

\ yHETHER the Vesuvius may be
w type of the war vessels of the
future continues 10 be a fruit
full theme of speculation. Now comes
Hudson Maxim. brother and business
associate of Hiram Maxim. the invent
or, and asserts that the day Of armored
vessels will soon be over. and hat the
next style of battleship will be a craft
Of moderate size, in which weight and
resistance will be sacrificed for speed.
Maxim reasons that this change will be
brought about by the development of
his aerial torpedo. He claims that the
destructive power Of the modern shell
is not Tue 5 o much to its great range
and penetrative power as to the fact
that ii is charged with high explosives.
Two explosives Of great power have
proved fairly safe for use in rifed AN
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Skill. Discipline and Providence.

@ APTAIN SIGsBEE was asked a
u day or W ago how ne account
ed for the fact that Cervera with
his four fine cruisers did no damage to
our fleet. Sigsbee answered: The
fact is that the American people do
not understand what the navy has been
doing all these years. When we went
to Newport in the summer a great
many fancied we were taking a pleas
ant little cruise. and dawdling and pos.
ing. The truth is that the American
navy has for years been training hard
for war. We have not been a merely
spectacular navy, going through the
motions In a ~perfunctory way. but we
nave been working earnestly to attain
the utmost efficiency. Every point of
discipline, gun practice. cooperation
we have been studying necessarily and
seriously. and our opponents evidently
have not"
sigsbee noted that even with war be-
fore them the Spaniards have Toasted
and idled when they should have been
emulating the industry of the American
navy. Yet he says 1t is almost impossi-
BILE To comprehend how the Spanish
should have succeeded in doing us so
little damage. He concludes that Prov
idence has been with us. However"
he added reiectively. Providence helps
those who help themselves"
That Providence is actively co-operat-
ing with the Americans in the war is a
proposition that is believed and
preached in many pulpits. it was the
keynote of President McKinley's procla-
nation setting yesterday as a day of
thanksgiving. Even DR.. Lyman Alb
bott, against whom certainly no
charge Of religious fanaticism would
lie. declares that Dewey's feat at
Manila, accomplished as It was without
loss of life on the American side, is no
more marvellous a miracle than many
which are described in the Bible. and
which modern skeptics reject on the
ground that their improbability
mounts to impossibility. Logically or
illogically, war does much to strengthen
the religious faith of those engaged
in 1t. In the New York Suns superb
report that the great battle off San
tiago occurs this touching passage:
Commodore Schley. coming alongside
the Texas from the Cristobal Colon in his
gig, called out cheerily. 1T was a nice
fight. Jack, wasn't it,"
The veterans of the Texas lined up and
gave three hearty cheers and a tiger for
their old commander-in-chief. Captain
Philip called all hands to the quarter
deck. and, with barred head. thanked God
for the almost bloodlesss victory.
II want 10 make public a~cknowledg-
ment here" he said that l believe in
God the Father Almighty. want all you
officers and men to lift your hats and
from your hearts offer silent hanks to
the Almighty"
All hats were off. There was a moment
or two Of absolute silence. and then the
oyerwrought feelings of the ships com,
pany relieved themselves i'm three hearty
cheers for their beloved commander.
Trust in God and keep your powder
dry" is still the battle cry Of the Amer.
lean people. The Spaniards may have
faith. but they haven't the works.