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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-13
NEW ROAD HANDS.
Resulting From Work of Wake Superior
Court

The Wake County Superior Court re.
convened Mt 1870 o'clock yesterday
morning with Judge Bryan and Solicitor
pOu in their respective seats. The
criminal docket had on it ut the begin
ming of this term OF court over a hun
dred candidates for the public roads
and number Of them are being elected
to positions on the. road for terms rang
ing from four months to five years.
There are, as usual, II large number
Of nj sis sci fa's capias's mol pros's and
other foreign orders made on the
docket. hut the Solicitor and the jury
gets Il show at a defendant now Mnd
then. and if he has been breaking Fhe
law he is n last duck in the pond, ans is
generally beached on the brea kers Of the
public roads. or donates literally into
the Golfers of the county.
The following cases came under the
rigid surveillance Of Judge Bryan and
solicitor Pou yesterday:
State VS.. Isaac Allen; bigamy; mol
pros with leave.
State VS.. w. b. Chavis; laceny: mol
pros with leave.
State VS.. Ed. Hunt: larceny; verdict
not guilty; discharged.
State VS. Jim Broadie; larceny: YER
dict guilty; sentenced to II months on
the roads.
State VS. Tom Richardson: house
sreaking; erdict guilty; sentenced to 3
years on roads.
State VS.. Rufus II. Sexton: J. +. iudg-
ment taxing cost on Jordan Richardson
who failed to appear was affirmed
State VS.. w. III. Smith: larceny: call
ed and failed: Judgment nisi sci fa and
capias.
State VS.. Lee Mial: larceny: verdict
guilty; sentenced to 6 months on the
roads.
State VS.. William Russell and Tom
Scott: larceny: verdict guilty; sentenced
to 4 months on the roads.
State VS.. Will Taylor; assault with in
tent to raDe; verdict guilty; Judgment
will be rendered to-day.
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Manning.-G Good rains; weather cooier;
crops Laid by and growing nicely; wheat
threshed. yield good. w. Siitord.
Nebo-Weather favorable: good rams;
corn doing well. beginning to tassel ana
silk.-W. G. Hunter.
Dogwood. Showers on several days;
corn about all laid by; wheat turning out
well; many peas sown; everything prom
isng.-F. +. Clarke.
Cuberson,-Rai fell this week corn
growing finely; all crops doing well;
oats nearly ready to cut. Il. Ander-
son.
Georgevile.-Ni rains; cotton ana
corn look very we'll since rain: Irish po-
tatoes almost Il failure.-G. {. Shinn.
Kilby.-Good rains; corn is finest |
ever saw at this time of year: wheat
thrcShing out remarkably well: all gar
den truck fine; fruit poor.-T. j. Deal.
Rusk.-Cloudy and showery, but piow-
ing not stopped; corn. tobacco and gar
dens look fine: oats being harvested.
good crop.-J. G. Bass.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-13

The gentle culver in girls voice Otter
holds her beau.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-13

When man finally succeeds in getting
his past life asleep he is always afraid
come one will come along and wake
ii up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-13
FORT MACON NOTES.

Lieutenant A. J. Walker, Of Whining
ton. will be promoted to major Of bat
talon in the negro regiment.
Much complaint comes up from For
Macon about troops being sent bacl
home on foot after having submitted
themselves to the examining officers an,
failed to pass. 1t is claimed that sixt,
We're sent away afoot ut one time man,
Of them having come from Ashevillc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-13
ENGINEERS EXCURSION. JULY
18TH

The great basket picnic of the year
will be that of the S. A. T.. engineers
to Littleton on July 18TH Fare for the
round trip is one dollar.
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, CAMP NOTES.
SAVING THEIR MONEY.

The Greensboro Telegram very prop
erly commends Company ID for their
good example in these words: Eve
have been informed that when the long
looked for paymaster arrived at Camp
Dan Russell. several men in the Greens
boro company at once sent the greater
part of their earnings to the Savings
bank in this city for safe keeping and
interest. Straws, they say. show which
way the wind blows. and this should be
gratifying to all good people here. as
ii shows what Il fine, steady lot Of men
Greensboro sent to battle for their coun-
try. If all the men in Uncle Sans pay
would follow their example we venture
10 say that the court martialS would
have to adjourn for lack Of work. We
are proud of Company D."
1t is said that Governor Russell will
today commission Second Lieutenant
Davis. of Company c, Second regiment,
first lieutenant of the company i'll place
of Lieutenant Avery, resigned. and that
First Sergeant Howard will be pro-
NOTED TO second lieutenant.
The following captains OF the First
regiment have sent to Adjutant General
COwlcS statements of their accounts in
the preliminary organization of their
cOmpanieS.
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WESTERN DISTRICT.

Oak Forest Warm. with occasional
showers: corn and cotton doing fairly
well: wheat thrcshing in progress and
the yield better than cxpected.-J. Il.
Alternately.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-13

The ruling pen must he mightier thar
tie sword.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-03
WITHIN OUR LIMITS.
News by Telegraph from Various
Towns in Indiana.


indianapolis. Ind, May q. As il has
been decided to till lndiana's quota Of
the second call for troops by congress
sional districts. keeping in mind those
districts already largely represented,
the distribution Of new companies, as
outlined, is 10 be as follows: First dis
trici. three: Second, three; Third. five;
Fourth, five; Fifth, o.e; Sixth, five;
Seventh, one; Eighth. one; Ninth, one;
Tenth, FIVE; Eleventh. one; Twelfth,
none; Thirteenth. one-iotal. 32. From
the Twelfth, or Fort Wayne, district,
which under the appcrtionment Is not
TO contribute any volunteers in re-
ponse to the second call, word has been
sen 10 the governors Office that II can
furnish a full regiment. Military Sec
rotary Wilson says he could easily raise
the entire quota by Saturday night.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IN the senate, on the eth, during
the discussion of the war revenue meas
ure. Mr.. German denounced as "infa-
nous the decision of the supreme
court declaring the income-tax law OF
1894 unconstitutional. He also made a
powerful argument in favor of issuing
bonds to raise funds with which to
prosecute the war. Mr.. Teller advo-
Gated coinage OF the seigniorage. Other
speeches were made, but little progress
was made with the bill. lin the house
much time was wasted in securing a
quorum. and little business was trans
acted after il was ecured Considera-
ton Of private bills occupied most OF
the day session. and a night session,
devoted to pension legislation. was held.
ADvlcEs from Manila, on the eth,
said: The situationi is unchanged. The
insurgents are quiet. Beef costs - %
per pound at Manila. Tie report that
the commander Of the Spanish boat
Callao was tried 10y court-m martial and
shot for not firing on the American
ships which captured the Callao, is un-
true
The state department was notified,
on the 27th, by British Consu Gollen,
at Havana, that the exchange OF prs
oncrs had been effected, and the Maple
with Charles Thrall and Hayden Jones
the correspondents, on board
had sailed for Key West.
THE steamer China arrived at San
Francisco, on the 27th, from Hong
Kong, via Yokohama and Honolulu
The China left Hong Kong on April 30
and therefore did not bring mail adj
vices Of the battle of Manila.
WHILE miners were working in the
Red Ash vein of the kaska Willian
colliery, about ten miles east of Potts
Vile, Pa, on the Goth, a large body o
water was struck and six men yer
drowned.
} FAILURES during the week ende'
Nav n were, for the United states
. 245. against PA for the corresponding
: week last year. For Canada the fail
|, ures were u. against - last year.
/ NEWS from Calcutta says that tn
$ plague is causing great alarm there
At Hong Kong. however, II Is statc'
a that there has been a great decrease n
{ the number Of fresh plague cases.
d w. n. BOWEN, OF Butte, Mont, Will
r attempting to bid his brother good-b..
: on the departure of the troops for "a
francisco, on the 21th, fell beneath IN
G military train aud was killed.
i TIE rainy season is beginning J
L Cuba, and the neet of war ships an
3 newspaper dispatch boats have alread
a experienced bad weather, with FRI
lauent violent rain storms.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-03
THE CAMP AT SAN FRANCISCO,
Gen. Merritt Arrives and Establishes sire
military Discipline Military
Hospital Set Up

SAN Francisco, May IS. -Gcn. Mer'
rift, who will command the American
forces in the Philippines, and who ar
rived from Washington "Wednesday
night, has established his headquarters
in this city at the Palace hotel le
had a long conference with Maj ten.
Otis yesterday morning, but viii not
make known any of his plans for the
future.
Gen. Otis will take up his residence
at Fort Richmond to-day, and VIII
have the volunteers now cncamped
there under his eye At all times. lie
will enforce strict discipline IN inc
camps from now OF Yesterday Capt.
G. L. Hooper received Instructions from
Washington ordering him To proceed
to Manila by the next transport 70 as
sumo command OF the cutter Hugh Me-
Culloch, to succeed Capt. Hodgson, "he
is ordered home.
Arrangements have been made "
Gen. Otis for the establishment Of
military hospital near the site "
Fort Richmond. Tents will be erecteo
for the sick soldiers. and nurses wy
be always in attendance. There Ar'
many eases of measles and brOnchltl-
among the soldiers. and the marine
hospital, which has been used Temp
rarily. is inadequate 70 the dcinan's
made upon it.
IL i now expected that the tran'
port fleet of five vessels which WIZ
make up the second expedition tpe'
Ia Manila with reinforccmcntS ior ny
miral Dewey will not get away i"f ~
least ten DAYS. The China arrived heF'
Yesterday from the orient and wll n'
be turned over TO the government wy
Monday next. The Colon is here. "u
a force Of men will be pat t. work ~
her at once to prepare her for tnr VIZ
age. The Zcalandia is being htted "
al her dock. but the Centennial au'
the Ohio will not arrive from Fuse
sound for some days yet
IL is generally understood that w.
five vessels will carry 5000 men, wni''
will include the Pennsylvania. o.0
RADIO and Minnesota regiments W.
seventh regiment of this state, ? '"'
Eighteenth andTwenty-third Vregul''
infantry now en- route from New II
leans.
The work Of repairing the fhi'a''
phia is being. rushed at Mare i'lA'
and she will doubtless conveN
Merritt and his staff to the ~
pines
One good effect of Gen Merritt
vent has already been felt. lie mas =.
dered that troops not already suppl'''
with proper equipment be furnlSn'u !.
! once with everything necessA,s
J make them comfortable and READY II
active service.
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HOT AFTER AN INTERLOPER.
Tho Bancroft Gives Chase to a spanish
steamer. Believed to be an Aux
Hilary Cruiser, ON Key West.

KEY WEST. Fla, May 27.-.:l5 a. m
A Spanish steamship, thought to DC
an auxiliary cruiser. was sighted by
the United States warships Whining
ton and Bancroft, 10 miles of Key West
Friday night. and at last accounts she
was being chased by the Bancroft.
The ship chased by the Bancroft was
a three-mastcd steamer. and apparent
ly a merchantmen of large tonnage
She had one snokestack. No doubt
was entertained of her being a Span
lard. because when the Bancroft put
after her, She steamed away at full
speed.
The Wilmington was coming in here
for coal, when at about $50 Friday
evening, when between IL and - miles
off Key West, she saw the smoke of o
s,eamer and turned in this direc-
ton. About the same time the
Bancroft came along and asked
the Wilmington IL she had seer
ANYTHING of a three-masted steamer
which had chased the auxiliary gun
boat Eagle. The Wilmington then
notified the Bancroft of the three
masted steamer. and while doing so q
stranger hove in sight. The Bancroft
went after her. and the vessel headed
southeast, with the Bancroft going
full speed after her. The chase was q
most exciting one when the Whining
ton last saw the two vessels.
1t is presumed that the Spanish ship
observing the Wilmington's military
top. mistook her for a battleship, anS
thought il safe to continue scouting
trusting to her superior speed for es
cape, but when the Bancroft appeared
the S~paniards wasted no time IN try
ing 10 get away.
Capt. Todd OF the Wilmington Is con
ident the vessel being chased by tn
Bancroft is a Spanish auxiliary cruiser
on scout duty.
The Wilmington came in from thu
block ade, and reports all quiet there
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Movements Of THE FLEET.
rhe Navy DEPARTMENTS Without
Information Regarding the
Movements of Warships.
n HOPES UNOFFICIAL NEWS Is TRUE.
VIII Probably Hear soon by Dispatch
Boat The Revival OF the Daily Hu""rs
OF the Army's Movement 10 Not war
ranted by Facts The Plans are ALL ss
Yet, In "A Tentative state.

WAsmNGroN, May 2s.-When secre-
.ary Long started for the cabinet
meeting he was without information
n addition To that possessed Thursday
As to the movements of the fleet In the
West Indies. Notwithstanding the re-
oeated statements which, of course,
will come through in the end If per-
sisted in. to the effect that u
lavy department has been IN
communication with Commodore
schley, off Santiago, the sec
-etary stated that he had not had
any message from Commodore schley
since mis- brief report made severa
days ago from another point in CUBA
Therefore, the department is in exact
" the position it has occupied for the
last few days. so far as its knowledge
Of the heet goes. 1t has heard through
unofficial, and it is hoped relia'
BILE. sources that the Spanish
feet is in Santiago harbor, and
that Schley is lying in wait
outside. The department having
waited as long as dignity seemed to re-
luire for news directly from the squad
rons. il is believed has now taken steps
TO secure it through its own inquiries,
and consequently it may be expected
At any moment that some of the DIS
patch boats or scouting vessels VIII
bring news of the squadron TO one OF
the cable stations, probably in hayti,
for transmission TO the navy depart
nent.
There was a revival of the almost
lailv rumor that Gen. Miles was about
% depart on his trip to Tampa, which IS,
Of course. constr ued to mean the direct
beginning of the invasion of Cuba AS
A matter of fact there is just as much
foundation for this statement as dur
ny any day in the past week.
The commanding general has had
4 special car ready for himself
and stat lying in the Pennsylvania
railway station in this city ready TO
start at a moments notice for Tampa.
He. himself. has been anxious To de-
part for many days past, and has been
restrained only because conditions
were not ripe for the movement. When
that arrives a start will be
made. but whether it will be tonight
or a week hence. is absolutely not
known at this moment, even
q Gen. Miles himself. The
railing of the conference a.
the White House Thursday has lee
to the revival of the rumor of an imme
date movement upon Cuba and Port'
Rico. 1t may be stated. however, upor
the best authority. that il has not ye
been finally decided when to begin tn
Cuban invasion, and as far as Port
Rico is concerned, whether to attemp
an occupation of that island at all, Q
not. In other words, the plans are II
a tentative state. subject to alteration
At any moment as conditions develop
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CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTy-FiFTH CONGRESS-.

In the senate. on the I'D. the war revenue
measure was under discussion for hNe hours
several forcible speeches being made on Narl-
Gus features OF the bill. but no action OF any
kind was taken upon the measure IN the
house the day was devoted 10 the consideration
OF District of Columbia legislation Two onls
OF Importance, affecting the volunteer military,
were passed
In the senate. on the cath, that feature OF the
war revenue measure placing a tax OF one-quar-
ter Of one perccntum upon the gross receipts
OF corporations was under discussion through-
out the days session. The proposition was
warmly opposed by MesSrs- Plat Comm and
Lindsay Q<y.D, the latter also antasonizing the
proposed issue OF legal tender notes as costly
and dangerous .....I In the house. during a short
session. bills for the organization OF the naval
hospital corps; to facilitate military trials TOT
small onenses. and TO appoint a commission 10
allot certain lands 10 and secure the cession by
the Uintah Indians OF their reservation, among
others were passed.
In the senate. ON the 25th, the pension def
cheney appropriation bill, carrying nearly
fg.OOO.OoO was passed. Mr.. Allison, IN charge
OF the war revenue bill. endeavord TO secure
unanimous consent that a final vote on that
measure be taken on the 18th. but the motion
was antagonized by Mr.. Teller lCol) and Mr.
Daniel CVa). the latter threatening to oner
some amendments 70 the measure that would
probably precipitate :debate ...... In the house
the house bill granting certain lands to the ter
riuory OF New Mexico for schools, charitable
institutions. public buildings and for irrigatlne
and Rio Gralde river improvement purposes
was passed. The house then listened to eulo-
gies upon the late senate George, OF Missis-
sippi, adopted the usual resolutions and adj
journed.
IN the senate. on the Goth, the war revenue
measure was further considered for three
hours. several speeches by prominent senators
| being made. The bill was then laid aside II
order that eulogies might be pronounced upof
the late Senator Walthall, OF Mississippi. ~
In the house. during "A long session, a few bill
were passed. the discussion involving a WIDE
range OF subjects The deficiency pension ol
was considered. as was a bill to amend the IN
ternal revenue laws. Pending a yea and nay
vote on the Internal revenue bill the house ad'
4onro.f
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-03

Huntington, Ind. May 27.-The we'd
ding of Joseph Carroll and Miss Katie
Foster. which was to have been sol
emnized at IS. Peter and Pauls Cath
Ollie church. did not take place because
Carroll did not put in an appearance.
Carroll was with Miss Foster at her
home until IL o'clock the night preyi-
Gus. arranging for the wedding. Early
in the morning Miss Foster received a
note from him stating hat he would
probably not be on hand for the wed
ding, and that if he did not come she
should consider the marriage post
poned. The church was crowded with
guests. After waiting an hour Father
Hueser dismissed the congregation.
Both Carroll and Miss Foster have been
prominent in Catholic society. Miss
Foster Is grief-siricken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-03
.SPAN|ARDS' DIRTY WORK
An Evident Attempt to Destroy ,
Mortar Battery at Fort Tay-
lor, Key West.
A SERGEANT OF THE ARTILLERY SHOT
The Omccr Had Discovered Three Mer
Prowiing About la the Vicinity OF IN,
Mortar rit-A Challenge Replied ts
with shots The Men Fired Upon. Bu
They Escaped.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 27.-A sergeant
of artillery on duty at a mortar bat
terry near Fort Taylor, was fired upon
by three unknown men, whom he says
ne knows TO he Spaniards. The fir,
was promptly returned, but the mer
escaped.
The affair, which is involved in q
good deal of mystery, began Thursday
afternoon. when three swarthy mel
made al attempt to enter the gat,
of the reservation. but were sum
marily turned off by the sentry
No further attention was given 10 IN,
incident until night, when. between ID
and IL o'clock Sergt. Richards. of th,
artillery guard, near the mortar bat
terry. dIscerned the figures of three mer
IA few yards ahead of him. Almosi
simultaneously with the discovery, thcy
opened fire upon him with pistols
Three bullets whizzed harmlessly pa,
the sergeant, but a fourth lodged ia Oh,
tieshy part of his left arm above th,
elbow. The three men then turned
and fled out of range. The scrgvan
sent several shots after them, and thel
went for the guard.
\ sharp lookout was kept for III,
strangers. and soon after midnight Z
suspicious noise was heard outside
the gate near which the mortar bat
terry is located. An investigation
resulted in the discovery OF (
carriage in the street just outside The
gate. The sergeant gave orders % iir,
a volley into the vehicle. \ moment
later. it appears, three men were seer
running up the street, and the fire o.
the soldiers was directed upon them,
but the suspects escaped apparent
unframed
The sergeant declares that on the oc.
casion of the last visit of the stranger.
one of the latter carried suspicious
looking packages apparently about
three feet long.
The sergeant who was'the principe
in the adventure with the three
strangers is Charles w. Richards. Bat
terry Ii. First artillery.
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Winona Lake, Ind. May 2I-All day
Thursday the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church celebrated the two
hundred and fftieth anniversary of the
year in which a body Of men adopted
the standards of faith which now stand
for the beliefs of The church. There
were addresses. hymns and sermons,
and the business Of the assembly was
laid aside. while everything was thrown
open TO this day of commemoration.
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South Bend. Ind. May 2..-The presi-
dent and faculty of the University Of
Notre Dame have issued invitations for
lie ffty-fourth annual commencement
exercises the evening Of June Is and the
following day. The opening exercises
will be held in Washington hall, and will
include an address by Bishop Maurice
I. Burke. Of ST. Joseph, Mo. The exer-
cises will close with the comforting of
medals and degrees, the reading of the
class poem and the valedictory.
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Anderson. Ind. May 27--Andersoh
has raised its second volunteer com
pany. the result OF the presidents sec.
ond call. 1t is 100 strong. and ex-Adjt
Prather, of the old Second Indiana reg
ulars. was elected captain. with +. c.
Carpenter and Percy Doyle as lieu.
tensnts The first company, which is
now in the south under Cart. Burr. was
also a volunteer organization. there be
ing no militia company in this city.
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Found Guilty.

South Bend. Ind, May 27.-rhe sec
ord trial Of George West. alias Rivers,
a convict Of the northern prison,
charged with robbing the South Bend
national bank Of Sl56.6O0 during the
noon hour December 5, 1888. resulted IN
West being sentenced TO II years inn
prisonmen; for this crime. which has
long been such a mystery. Cashier
Campbell has been following i up IN
reasinplv.
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signed the Muster Roll.

Princeton. Ind, May 21.-The volun
teer company of United States infartr,
organized here met aud signed the mus
ter roll and forwarded the same TO the
governor. The company Is made up OF
the finest body Of young men in south
ern Indiana. The company will doubt
less he assigned to a regiment at In
diarapolis under the late call by tn
president.
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Notre Dame. Ind, May 21.-Since tn.
presidents first call for volunteers was
issued the Notre Dame company has
gone on drilling and marching in antic-
ipation of another call. Now that il has
come the students are making ready &c
enlist. Capt. Green is more than sat
isied with the work of his men.