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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
THE BICYCLISTS' HARD LUCK.
\ Snail's Race-Quad Team Crashes
Into Triplet Causing An Ugly
Spill.

4 Snails Race-Quad Team Crashes
Into Il Triplet Causing An Ugly
Spill.
indianapolis. Ind. August 12.-lhe
first night races of the National l.. a. W.
meet were held Mt Newly Oval tonight.
Eddie Cannon" Bald, won the mlle
match in three straight heats The race
was unsatisfactory to the immense CON
course of people In that one heat, the
second. snals could have gone over the
lightning track faster. This mile was
completed in 7:57 80. Cooper was beat
en- by Bald the latter winning on ms
merits when they did race.
The first heat witnessed hair-raiSlng
finish Bald crossing the taps first on
the outside a foot in front of his OPP
ponent. Time 3:5S.
The crowd Kissed both riders. having
expected fast time in the heat.
Peabody and Llewyln, the Chicago
tandems, in an exhibition quarter mile
unpaced, lowered the worlds tandem
record "A 40 to n 10.
The 15-mile match between John ).
Johnson and 'Plugger'' Bill Martin saw
an ugly spill. caused by one of Mar
tins triplet teams i'll taking pace cut
ting straight down the bank The quad
team which was pacing Martin crashed
into the triplet and machines and riders
piled up in a heap. Oldhcld, the steer
man of the quad, was seriously injured
The accident occurred i'll the first zap
of the fifth mile. The men were riding
furiously with prospects of making Il
record. johnson was cut and bruised,
but gamely pulled himself together ana
rode on. Martin was also cut about the
arms and hands and his wound on the
knee. received on the first day of the
meet was re-opencd and his elbow bruiS-
cd. He. too, mounted and took after
Johnson. The officials started the men
at the point of the accident, allowing
the distance only that was between
them ut the time The gun had no more
than been fred until Martins pedals
was broken Mt almost the first turn of
the wheel. The men were again called
hack and new wheel furnished Martin.
A fresh start was made and despite their
injuries, the men made beautiful race
until Martin. in the first lap of the
fourteenth mile sprinted and attempted
to tack on to Johnson's pace. The
sprint to catch the pace, however wore
out Martin. and ut the tape entering the
third lay of the last mile he quit. John
Son went on to the finish, doing il fast
mile and completing the distance in
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ENGLAND'S INDIGNATION.
France Does Not Think She Will Pick
Quarrel With Russia.

London. August 12.-The morning pa
pers express the growing Indignation OF
the country at the position OF affairs
in China.
The Daily Graphic says:
IF this state of things continues, the
guns will go off of themselves"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
MaiIy Mail who processes to diyuge thu
terms of long-existing secret treaty be
tween China and Russia, says:
1T is nothing less than an offensive
alliance China undertakes to regard
Russia as having preponderating inf1u
encc in all questions of commercial and
internal politics, while Russia will sup
port China against all open door dc
mands. Russia finances China's internal
developments, and China grants Russia
preferential rates in certain areas, and
railways built in the joint interests OF
the two countries will be under Russia's
practical control.
Russia will assist China in developing
her military and naval forces; and China
will cooperate with Russia as an ally
This treaty has been in allegiance since
Ii Hung Chang visited the Gar. That
it has become operative at the present
moment III respect to the Pekin Han
Kow and Niu-Chwang contracts is signi-
ficant."
The French press comment gleefully
upon the situation. and the newspapers
at Berlin and Vienna are at no pains to
hide their satisfaction at the discontinue
of England. The Continental press re-
CARDS the project Of an Anglo American
alliance as chimerical. These journals
consider that the United States have
had enough of war for the present and
will not care to give Great Britain any
thing more than support in China
Therefore, they argue, England is no
likely to pick quarrel with Russia bu
will content herself with seeking com
pensation elsewhere.
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THEY REACH HAWAII
Admiral Miller and Staff
Will Raise Our Flag.
IT Will BE ON THE 17TH
SETTLEMENT OF TEE JAPANESE
IMBROLIO OF 1897.
JUSTICE OF THE CLAIM NOT ADMITTED
liIiuokaIani Returned on ther2d Instant, and
was Given an Enthusiastic Reception
by her Native Friends
Glad 10 Return.

Honolulu. August t. via Victoria, 3
c., August 12-The United States steam
ship Philadelphia arrived here yestcr
day from San Francisco, with Admiral
Miller and staff Oh board, who came foI
the purpose of raising the American flag
over the Hawaiian Islands. Admiral
Miller has orders to confer with Minister
Sewall, and until after the conference
nothing definite will he decided as tc
the flag raising programme.
\ conference with the Hawaiian Gov.
ernment will be held this Afternoon II
is generally understood that the flag will
not be raised until the commissioners ar.
rive on the 18th.
+. NJ. Hatch has resigned his position
as Minister to the United States.
The Eva plantation, the best paying
sugar estate in Hawaii, has decided to
increase its capital stock to $2,OO0,O00
The present stock capitalization is ST.
000,00O.
The japanese imbroglio of 1897 has
been settled by the payment of $4,000
to Japan. In making the payment the
Government does not admit the justice
OF the claim. or the right of Japan to
indemnity. The payment was made iat
the request of President Mckinley.
Queen Liliuokalani returned to Ha-
waii on the 2nd inst, glad as she said
to her friends. to be back in her own
country among her own people. She
was given an enthusiastic reception 10y
several hundred of her native friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13

Strenuous Efforts to Keep Soldiers There
Made by the Mayor.

Fernandina. Fla, August 12.-The re-
mains of Corporal Edward ID. Wyer, OF
Company X. Sixty-Ninth New York
were shipped home tonight, as were also
those of Private Bates, Troop Il, Third
cavalry to Trenton. Mo.
Lieutenant II. w. Garstang, of the
Hundred and Fifty-Seventh indiana has
been detached from his regiment and
made quartermaster and ordnance officer
of the Second and Third division hospi-
tails.
Captain White. of Company G, Third
Ohio. and Chaplain Gardiner, of that
regiment. left for their homes tonight
on furlough. The mayor of the city
is making strenuous efforts to have the
camp at this place continued, urging
that General Coppinger visit mere. He
also sent to Secretary Algcr strong re.
concentrations of the camp from Gener-
al Carpenter. the brigade generals and
the surgeons. He also sent Il statement
from DIR. HORSE. State Health officer nj
this place regarding the ncalth of the
city.
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INVITED TO CHICKAMAUGA.
The President Cautiously Declines
Owing to Duties in Washington.

Washington, d. c., August 12.-The
President has sent the following letter
to Major General. Breckenridge. com
mandiny at ChickamauSa in response tC
an urgent invitation from the latter thar
the President visit the command while
it is still intact.
Executive Mansion, Washington, d.
c.. August II, 1898.
''Maior General Breckenridge, Chick
amauga Park, Ga.
"Replying to your invitation / beg To
say that it would give me great pleasure
to show by personal visit to Chicla-
manga Park my high regard for the
10000 troops of your command who SO
periodically responded to the call for
volunteers and who have been FOR mp
wards of two months ready for any
service and sacrifice the country might
require My duties. however. will not
admit of absence from Washington at
this time.
''The highest tribute thar can be
paid to the soldier is to say that he
performed his full duty. The field on
duty is determined by his Government,
and wehcrevcr that chances to be is the
place of honor. All have helped in thu.
great cause, whether IN camp or bar
tie, aud when peace comes all will be
alike entitled To the Nations gratitude,
CIVILIAN M'KINLEY."
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OFF FOR WILMINGTON.
The Pententiary Report is Swinging
Around the Circle.


That penitentiary report is supposed
to have gone down to the coast to take
il salt water bath. The last seen of 1t.
or rather heard of it, was to the effect
that it had left Raleigh and gone via
Goldsboro and Castle Hayne to Whining
ton. where it will perhaps run the
gauntlet Of the rice farms, take dip N
the sea, and then subject itself once
again to the scrutiny of John X. Ssith
and Claudius Dockery, who were to
meet in Wilmington yesterday. Clarke,
of Halifax, who is member of the
Board and other experts" have been
laborng with it for weeks, and it has
become so soilcd that nothing less than
n thorough washing in the ocean could
make it presentable. SO the eX-Super-
intcndcnt and chairman of the Board are
said TO have agreed to meet in Whining
ton yesterday and give it the necessary
salt water bath. 1t will be fortunate II
it escapes without being burglarized OF
having some of its provisions stolen by
the municipal gang and their allies who
are in power in that city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
GEN. LEE Is SARCASTIC.
He Will ut Once Order His Men to
Cease Firing.

Jacksonville Fla, August 12.-Gen-
eral Lee received Il telegram from the
Adjutant General at Washington to-day
announcing that peace had been de-
clared. He wired in reply:
Thank you, | will at once order the
Seventh corps to cease firing
The General was ut least facetiOus
even if not sarcastic, rs this city is
about the nearest that any of the rcgi-
ments of his command have got to Cuba.
The Seventh army corps will probably
get IN opportunity to go there to do gar
rison duty, however, but this is not Il
particularly pleasant thought to Il good
many, who would prefer to return home,
saying that they did not enlist for POI
lice duty, but rather to fight for their
country. and opportunities for that be-
ing over, they no longer have any de-
sire to serve.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
WHEELER DEFENDS SKATER.
Says Shaftcr Performed Il Hard Task
Successfully and Well.

Nashville. Tenn, August 12.-Post-
master A. W. Wills. received letter
from General Joe Wheeler to-day. dated
Santiago dc Cuba. July 9th, 1897, III
which General Wheeler says, referring
to newspaper reports concerning Gcner-
al Shaftcr:
Il think the criticisms upon General
Shafter were very unjust. lie has had
Il hard task and has performed it sue
cessfully and well. He is a man of
more than ordinary brain power and adj
ministrative ability. The criticism that
he did not place himself on the firing
line is ridiculous, as on July LIST. he was
carrying on two fights ut the same time
One at Caney and one at San Juan
he had some reserves and had to place
himself where he could see both fights,
and manage the whole affair, which he
did efficiently.
with very high regards. truly your
friend, JOS. WIIEELER.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
LAwBREAKERs CONDEMNED
Tampa Sits on Soldiers Who Took One
of Their Men From Jail.

Tampa, Fla, August 12.-Public in
dignation over the lawless act of the
Ninth cavalry in taking one of their
men from Jail last Saturday night fo-
cussed tonight i'll big mass meeting.
Rcd-hot resolutions were passed con
demning the affair, and the officers were
roasted for allowing their men to leave
the train. The Secretary of War is
requested to take proper action i'll the
case. and Congressman Sparkman i;
urged to see that it is not dropped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
NEGRO BOY HANGED.
Convicted Mainly on the Testimony OF
His Mother.

Snow Hill, Nd. August 12.-Somcr-
field Dennis, negro boy, less than II
years old, was hanged here at 1915 a.
IN. to-day. He met his fate stolidly and
with no signs of fear.
Dennis killed his step-father with Il
shot gun in January of this year, be-
cause the latter whipped him for lazi-
ness. He was convicted mainly, if not
entirely, upon the testimony of his
mother and two younger brothers, who
were witnesses to the crime.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
DAY WILL BE MADE a JUDGE

Louisville. Ky. August PA special
to the Commercial from Chattanooga
Tenn, says
Secretary of State Day will be APP
pointed United States judge for the Sixth
circuit, as soon as he resigns from the
Cabinet at the close of the war. This
was learned from the most reliable au-
thority here to-day"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
RIO GRANDE AT SANTIAGO.
General Wood Publishes Il Tariff Fol
Retail Dealers

Santiago de Cuba, August Eth,
Rio Grande arrived this morning witt
the Fifth volunteer immune regiment
under Colonel Sargent. and the Second
regular cavalry. The enlisted men ar,
mainly from Mississippi and Alabama
but there are some from Illinois.
General Wood to-day published tariff
which is official, for retailers under lega
penalties. The scale Of prices was
agreed upon after conferences of mer
chants i'll all branches of trade here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
POPE IN HIS USUAL HEALTH.

Rome, August 12.-The Pope has re-
covered his usual health. He rose at
o'clock this morning and conferred for
half an hour with DR.. Lapponi, after
which he received Cardinal Ranpola,
the Papal Secretary of State. During
the afternoon the Pontiff received others
in audience.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
COAL DEPOSITS FOUND.

Port Townsend. Washington, August
12.-Latc adviccS from Stka, Alaska
state that large and extensive coal de-
posts have been discovered at Whale
Bay on Buranoff Islands, about AZ
miles from Sitka.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
YOUNG TRAIN ROBBERS.

Too Much Blood and Thunder Romance
Reading Leads to Deplorable Re
suits.
st. Joseph, Mo-, August 12-The train
robbers who held up the Burlington
flyer two miles north of this city last
night are under arrest and Il weeping,
crestfallen band they Are. The leader,
James Hathaway, aged II, is a West
ern Union messenger boy. His pals in
high crime are Charley Cook, Alonzo
Otterburn, William Hathaway, brother
of James, and Herbert Doniphan, rang
ing in age from 16 to 20 years. All are
sons of respectable people and received
the inspiration to hold up an express
train from persistent reading OF yellow
backed romances.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
YOUNG MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF

Sydney Watkins, of 0pelka, Ala, com
mitted suicide tonight by shooting him
self in the head and breast. He got
up from the presence of his father and
mother and bidding them goodbye.
walking to the front porch. where he
drew revolver and fred twice diving
almost instantly. Cause of tragedy I'M
known He was 20 years old and Il
promising young man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
YELLOW FEVER IN LOUISIANA
One Death in Mississippi
Quarantincs Against 1t.

Jackson. Miss, August 12.-An official
report having been received that one
death had occurred from yellow fever
ut Franklin. La. DR.. John +. Hunter,
Secretary of the State Board of Health,
has quarantined the State of Mississippi
against the town of Franklin and st.
Mary's Parish in which it is situated.
No passengers, freight, baggage or ex-
press will be allowed brought within the
State from that parish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
BIG FERTILIZER DEAL.
The Virginia and Carolina Chemical Co
Buy Out the Southern Co.

Atlanta, Ga, August 12.-The Virginia
and Carolina Chemical Company has
purchased the mills of the Southern Fer,
tilizer Company for $150,00O. The four
mills controlled by the Southern Com
pany are located at Atlanta, Savannah.
Rome and Cordcle, Ga. The purchase OF
these mills makes the total number of
factories controlled by the Virginia Car
DINA Company twentyscyen.
The company is capitalized at $1,000
600 The deal was completed at Rich
mond, Va, Wednesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
GARCIA sUsPENDs OPERATIONS
Sends His Men Home For Thirty
Days.

New York, August PA special dis
patch to the Evening World from San
tiago de Cuba, August 18th, says
Jack York, of Pennsylvania, who has
been serving with Garcia, the Cuban
general, has just arrived here. He re-
ports that Garcia has suspended opera
tons for thirty days, and given his men
permission to go home, with instructions
to report to him at the end of that
period"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
FEVER STOPS THE TRAINS.

Houston, Texas, August 1.-THE
Southern Pacific has been notified by
the State Health officer to run no more
trains from the East till further orders
on account of the yellow fever at Frank
lin, La.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
cuTICURA WORKS WONDERS

CUTIcURA REMEDIES instantly relieve and
speedily cure every humor and disease of the
skin, scalp, and blood, with loss of hair, whether
itching, burning, sGay, pimply, and blotchy,
whether simple, scrofuous, hereditary, or con
tagous, when all else fails.
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT FOR ALL SKIN AND BLooD
HuMoRs - Warm baths with CuficURA 50 NJ, gentle
anonngs with CuTfCURA lOiutmentI, purcst of crnol
lent skin and mild doses of CUTtCuEA RgsOL'
VENT, greatest of blood purifiers and humUr cures.
Sold throughout the world. PorTER DRrG tNp CuEM.
Corr, sole Props. boston How to Cure LczeEd lte
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13

Washington, D. c., Aug. Ex-senator
Platt. of New York, called on President
Mckinley to-day and asked for the APP
pointment of General BENJAMIN. A. Tracy,
of New York. eXSecretary of the Navy.
as a member of the peace commission.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
HOLD PHILIPPINES, THEY BEG.

Sydney, \. S. W., August 12-The
American Colony, through the UnSsd
States Consul. have cabled to Washing
ton praying the Government there to re-
tain possession of the Philippines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
ADMIRAL KIRKLAND DEAD.

Vallejo, Cal, August 12.-Rcar Admi
raj Kirkland, commandant Of the Mar
Island Navy Yard, died this morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
COLLISION NEAR GENOA.
Nine Persons Killed and Forty Seriously
Injured.

Genoa, Italy, August I'm a COLI
sion yesterday evening between Il pas
scnger train and n freight train, near
ponte Decimo nine persons We're killed
and forty were seriously injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13

Washington, d. c.. August 12.-Gcn-
cral Shafter to-day tclegraphed the War
department that Lieutenant VIM NJ.
Wood, Twelfth infantry, had died of
malarial fever.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
CERvERA GOES TO PORTSMOUTH

Annapolis. Md, August 12.-Admiral
Cervera and several officers of his staff
left here this afternoon under special
permission from Washington to visit the
Spanish prisoners at Portsmouth, \. H..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
MOUNT VESUVIUS ACTIVE.

Naples, August 12.-Mount Vesuvius
is now in Il state of eruption from new
crater.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT.
An Increase of Receipts Over Last
Year of S24 249, 925.

Washington. ID. c., August 12.-ThC
preliminary report of the commissioners
of internal revenue shows that the re-
CENTS from all sources during the tisca
year ended June 30th, 1898, amounted
to S170SG 30, an increase as compared
with the previous fiscal year of S24,249,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13

Bacchus regrets that he does not live
in this age, us he always wanted Grape
tobacco. aug In
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13

After a man reaches the age of 40 he
quits trying to secure the moon and
gives his entire attention to getting the
earth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13
Goose Grease Liniment sold ar
guaranteed by all druggists.

The wise man knows how little he
knows of what may be known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-13

Coughs and Colds quickly cured by
Goose Grease Liniment. Always guar
enteed.
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Suffered Untold Agonies. Limbs
Swollen So Could Not
GET About.
AbIest Physicians Signally Failed.
Was Absolutely Disheartened.
Had Lost Ali Hope.
Gave Cuticura A Trial, Which
Resulted in Absolute and
Perfect Cure.


For ten years ISutfered untold @gonies from
that dread disease Eczema, my lower limbs
most Of the time being so swollen and broken
out that Rouldhardly go about. had to wear
slippers so that could move about ut all. My
brother, physician of thirty years practice
and extensive experience, had tried in vain
to effect cure and signally failed. tried
other physicians of splendid ability with like
results, and had reached that point where |
became absolutely disheartcned, and in fact
had lost all hope, when friend induced mo
to give CUTICURA REMEDIES trial. ] used
two cakes of CUTICURA SOAP and two boxes
of CUTTCURA (ontmen0, and it resulted IN
an absolute anil permanent cure. | am now
perfectly cured, sound as dollar, and to ca.
TICURA REMEDIES / attribute my almost mir
acuous cure. / refer all interested to the
Postmaster of this place, any OF the ministers,
the prominent business men, and all OF the
citizens of our vicinity Unfortunately, ana
especially to my friend, John A. B. Shppey
attorney at law, who persuaded no to give
CUTICURA REMEDIES a trial.
DAVID NJ. SAPP. plVmOuth III
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call. corner of Market and Third streets, open until 1s o'clock every night In the year.
 BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street. coszTer Clay: open until 9:30 o'clock.
 SS7 Hayes street. open until s:SO o'clock. 521 McAllister street; open until s:3O o'clock SIS Larlin street; en until 9:30 o'clock 1s41 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock 226l Market street. corner Sixteenth; open until o'clock
 io6 Eleventh street: open until o'clock. 2526 Mission street; open until o'clock iso5 Polk street; open until 9:So o'clock NV. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky Streets: open until o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10

CENTRAL Methodist Episcopal Church, Mis- sion st., between Sixth and Seventh, Dr. Charles Edward Locke pastor, will preach as usual-Subject, morning sermon, Il o'clock, The Law of Compensation in Human Life" :" Subject of evening sermon, 7:45 o'clock The Blue and the Gray-A United Nation" Class meeting at 9.3O a. m. Special Sunday school Rolla Y. Watt superintendent Christian En- deavor societies, 6:15 D. m. This is a peo- ple's church. Everybody cordially invited
 Seats free Courteous ushers. Mid-week prayer and praise service Wednesday, 7:45.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10

FIRST Presbyterian Church, corner of Van Ness ave. and Sacramento st;-The co pastor. Rev Edwin II. Jenks, will preach at of the Iowa Regiment at 7:45 D. m. The Presidents proclamation will be remembered at both of these services Sunday-school at l2:45 D. m Y. P. s. C. E. at 6:30 D. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at o'clock All are cordially invited.