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The herald., 1898-03-23
Fullerton

FULLERTON, March 2.-Steps have
just been taken to organize a Farmers
club, the object of which will be to promote
agriculture and horticulture and advance
the interests of the farmers generally. The
permanent place of meeting win be the
McDermont hall, and permanent feature
Of each meeting will be music and refresh
ments. The name Of the new institution
is the Placentia and Fullerton Farmers
club.
The herald., 1898-03-23
A Rough Passage

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-Thc
French bark Alice has arrived in port
from Swansea, looking very much the
worse for a ten-days' battle with the
elements while of Cape Horn. The
storm lasted for ten days. On Decem-
ber 81 sudden squall tore into shreds
the few calls she was carrying, snapped
off and carried away her main and fore-
top gallant masts and everything at
tached thereto, and heavy sea washed
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ence of the Naval Reserve Battalion Of
this city whose recent organization is
the present outgrowth of the war scare.
The ships are now practically ready
for launching, the ways are being
creased with tons of tallow and all that
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overheard everything movable on her
decks. Some of the damage was re-
paired when the storm abated, but the
Alice was without her two gallant masts
when she sailed through the Golden
Gate
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THE SHIPS IN THE STREAM

occur without hitch. Work on the big
boats has been rushed week. days and
Sundays SO as to get the boats ready
for their first ride into the water. The
launching of these two battleships at the
same time will be the first double
launching of warships that ever took
place in the world.
Miss Christine Bradley will christen
the Kentucky with bottle of water
taken from the spring from which Abra-
ham Lincoln drank when boy, while
Mrs. Winslow, wife Of Lieutenant Wins
low, U. S. NJ, will break bottle of
champagne over the bow Of the Kear-
sarge. Governor Bradley Of Kentucky
and staff will be present, as we'll as many
prominent government officials, who will
represent President Mckinley. Neither
Of the two vessels will be finished and
ready for service for at least two years
yet, so that they are not regarded as
factors to be counted on in the event of
an outbreak of hostilities in the imme-
diate future.
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The Japanese have custom of celebrat-
ing the blossoming of the fruit trees by
general holiday.
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remains is to knock the braces. The
ships are now considered 55 per cent
and 1t is understood that the
Newport News Company has been re-
quested by the Navy Department to rush
them to completion.
EVERYTHING READY
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 22.-
The delegations. who are to attend the
of the new battleships, the
and Kearsarge, are already ar
irving. Everything has been made
ready, and the christening is expected to
The herald., 1898-03-23
KILLED A FooTPAD

Thrown Into a Mexican Jail for the
Act
TERRE HAUTE, IND, March 22-
Morton Hudson, son of the late Colonel
N. r. Hudson, has written to former
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and lodged in the throat Another
went in the right breast passed through
the body and lodged under The skin
just below the shoulder-blade. The
third ball passed through the edge of the
negros coat without touching his body.
The shooting was done with shot
gun loaded with large balls made for u
muzzle loading rifle. Cotton and paper
were used as packing for the load in
the gun, and so close was the murderer
to his victim that part of the cotton,
powder burned, stuck to the negroes
clothes.
Beyond these facts and the track OF Il
number 8 shoe found at several places,
there was nothing to trace the murderer.
The coroner's jury therefore brought in
Il verdict that the deceased came to his
death from gun shot wounds at the
hands of some unkonwn party.
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HON. p. H CAL DWELL DEAD
DlED OF PARALYSIS AT HIS HOME IN
GREENSBORO.
He Was Prominent Figure in the Business
md Political Circles Of the
State

Greensboro, y. c., Dee. 30.-(Special.)
Hon. ID. H. Caldwell died last night
at s O'clock after an illness of over Il
year. He was stricken with paralysis
several months ago and had II second
stroke Il few days ago.
Mr. Caldwell was one of the best
known men i'll North Carolina in hiS
earlier manhood, and while somewhat
eccentric, he was always conscientious
and generally right in his stand on pub
lie questions. He was a founder and the
heaviest stockholder in the Bank of
Guilford.
He was never married, and his near
est relatives are two nieces and n nephew
He leaves large estate; how large is
not known. but it is thought he was
one of the wealthiest men in Greens
boro.
Mr. Caldwell was elected TO the House
of Representative Of this State for five
successive years, and was elected to
Congress, but was counted out by Candy
in South Carolina.
He was a delegate to the convention
that nominated Greeley and Brown for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency of
the United States in 1872 and in 1878
was elected to the State Senate.
He was one of the prime movers III
the movement that established the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad.
Mr.. Caldwell will be inferred i'll Buff
falo cemetery with his ancestors.
There is great rejoicing in this city
over the purchase of the Cape Fear Rail
road by the Coast Line Railroad and il
is believed This deal means much foI
Greensboro.
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TESTERS COTTON STATEMENT


New Orleans. Dec. 30.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds wish
BILE supply Of cotton shows an Increase
for the week just closed of S9,645 bales,
against an increase of 125, 207 bales last
year, 54,921 bales in 1894. The total
visible is 5,151 ,325 bales, against 5,06l,-
$50 bales last week and 4, 271, 662 bales
last year. OF this the total American
is 1888, 32J bales, against 4,S29.6s0 bales
last week and 4,059.662 bales last year,
and of all other kinds, including Brazil,
Egypt. India. etc, Is 2i2,00o bales,
against 232. 900 bales last week and 2l2,-
900 bales last year.
Secretary Hester's weekly statement
shows an increase in the movement into
sight compared with the seven days
ending this date last year of 10000
bales. an increase over the same days
year before last of $4,000 for the III
days of the season that have elapsed
the aggregate is ahead Of the Ia days
of last year 100000 bales, ahead of the
same days year before last of 1,292,000
bales and ahead of 1894 by 6S3,000
bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 42S,oS6 sales,
against 36S,547 bales for the same
seven days last year and 2T5,107 bales
year before last and for tie thirty
days of December. it has been 2,002,945
bales, against 1,S93,557 bales last year
and 1,510,531 bales year before last.
The total movement for the 121 days
from Septeber LIST to date is 1904, 533
bales, against 1904, GA bales last year
and 6,312, 432 bales year before last.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United States ports
J,75G,9S7 bales, against 5.475,2S9 last
year, interior stocks i'll excess of these
held at the close Of the commercial
year 631 ,069 bales, against 563, SOB bales
last year, Foreign exports for the week
have been 32J, 416 bales, against lis, 146
bales last year, making the total thus
far for the season 4,141,0O1 bales,
against 1865, 1873 bales last year.
The total takings of American mills,
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been 1,65S, 267 bales,
against 1,762, 415 bales last year. Stocks
ut the seaboard and the 20 leading South
ern interior centres have decreased dur
ing the week 34,St1 bales, against an
increase during the corresponding pc
Rod last season Of 1884 bales and are
now 203, 1S1 bales larger than Mt this
date in 1897. Including stocks left
over at ports and interior towns from
the last crop and the number of bales
brought into sight thus far for the
new crop the supply to date is 1872, 101
against 1921, 1913 bales for the same pc,
ripd last year The weekly, monthly ana
seasons comparisons in Secretary Hes
ter's report are made up TO correspond
ing dates last year. year before and iii
1894. Comparisons to close of CORE
spending weeks are misleading as totals
TO close of this week last year would
take in 122 days Of the season, year be-
fore last, 1913 days and in 1894 one hun
dred and twenty-six days against only
III days this year.
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BY EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS
COMMITTEE HEADED BY MIR.
GARLAND JONES.
CAPTAIN Mc'YtR HAS BeEN APPOINTED
He VIII Aid Mr.. Tllery in the Management Of
the Convicts ard Farms on the Roa-
noke River. Capt. Fay Talks
About His fl3ns

Still another surprise was sprung yes
terday in the new penitentiary manage
ment Captain Day announced last
night that he had appointed Captain
j. Ii. McIver as member of the new
management to assist Mr.. Tilery III the
control of Roanoke farms. Captain Nc
liver was one of the Democrats who
went out when the Fusion forces came
into control of the institution.
Captain Day announced also that Cap
tain McIver had been asked by him to
be on the Caledonia farm by Monday
morning ready to aid in the taking OF
Il complete inventory of everything on
the farms
This inventory" says the new Sup
erintendent, will be carefully taken by
Mr.. Tinery, Captain McIyer and Mr..
Geo. ID. Bennett, the well known horse
: man of Goldsboro''
He will ask Mr.. Bennett to aid in tax
ing the inventory, because of his knowl-
:rs he desires that the values placed upon
ING llNe SlUch DitS Dc dtcuIdlc.
ia complete investigation by experts
will begin Monday morning" says Cap
tain Day, "of the entire affairs of the
penNentiary."
Mn Garland Jones, of Raleigh, viii be
asked to head a committee of expert ac-
counthnts in making this investigation.
The books, accounts and every matter
of bufiness connected with the institu-
ton will be gone over and balance
sheetsl drawn up, showing to the last
penny 1.-THE debts, assets and resources OF
the pgnitentiary.
Il Want this DONE" said Captain Day,
ssill Justice to the new management, the
old management and everybody concern
ed lind / propose to have balance sheets
that no man can gainsay to exhibit to
the approaching Legislature. These ex-
pert accountants win nothing extenuatc
nor set down ought in malace, but will
show completely and accurately the con
dition of this important State institu-
ton.
THE Legislature" continued Captain
Day, will be not only asked, but urged
to make such additional investigation
into every department and detail, ar
may be necessary to guide that body in
properly dealing with the institution"
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THE CUBANS YIELD.
Continued from list page.)

hurbs and an area of about 10 square
miles; and the Department of the Prov
ince of Havana. comprising the terri
tory outside of the city proper. Major
General Ludlow il assigned to command
the department comprising the city and
suburbs. and Major General Lee is as
signed to the department outside the
city. The order is as follows:
Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant
Generals Office, Washington, Decemr
Der Both. 1898.
The following order has been received
from the War Department.:
War Department, Washington, Deem
Der Both. 1898:
BY direction of the President, the fol-
lowing geographical military departments
are established:
!. \ department. TO be known as the
Department of Havana, To consist Of
that portion of the Island of Cuba, en-
braced within the following boundaries;
Beginning at the mouth of the Amen
dares River. thence south and west fol-
lowing the Almendares To its tributary,
the hio Grande: thence along the Rio
Grande to near its head: thence north
via Santa Maria del Rosario to the
iltauNdttAS VI 1NiV LAS ' NStA'' ti'NAist
along the Rio Las Vegas and the Rio
Cojimar to the sea.
> A department to be known as the
Department of the Province of Havana,
to consist of all that portion of the island
of Cuba within the limits of the Province
of Havana, except such portion as is
embraced within the Department of Ha-
vana.
3. Major General William Ludlow.
United States volunteers, is assigned
to the command of the Department of
Havana, with headquarters in the city
of Havana.
4. Major General Lee. United States
volunteers, is assigned to the command
of the Department of the Province of
Havana, with headquarters ut such place
as may be designated by the commanding
general of the division of Cuba.
II. a. ALGER,
Secretary of War.
BY Command of Major General Miles,
III. G. CORBIN,
Adjutant General.
The effect of this order will be to place
Major General Ludlow. in command of
the military troops ut Havana when the
formal ceremony of occupying the city
occurs on Monday. subject, however, to
the authority Of Major General Brooke.
as Governor General OF the island and
commanding general of the division of
Cuba.
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ANOTHER NEGRO MURDERED.
Tom Lucas Shot from Ambush in
Marks Greek Township.

IOHl Lucas SHot from AMBUSH Ill
Marks Greek Township.
One of the most horrible murders ever
known in this county was that counit-
ted Thursday night in Marks Creek
fi)wnship, some ten miles from this
city.
Thursday night. about & o'clock. Tom
Lucas, a negro living OH the land of
Mr.. Charles Williams, stared FRI III The
home Of Mr.. Williams to his ow1 house,
about half mile distant. Lucas had
been gone from the Williams place Only
few moments when Mr.. Williams.
who was in his yard, heard the report
of a gun, followed by the cords, "Oh.
Oh, Oh" of man in great agony. lie
lighted lantern and FASTENED down the
path toward Lucas house and before
he had gone three hundred yards he
came suddedndly upon the dead body Of
the negro, lying face down, IN the
path. Lucas father was summoned and
watch was kept over the body all right.
The assassin had taken his position
behind a forked pine tree about twenty
yards from where the dead man lay
and had fired on him from the right
side just as the tree was passed. The
tracks of the murderer were visible be-
hind the tree.
Early yesterday morning John Lucas
left the body and FASTENED to Raleigh
to bring the news Of the murder of
his SON. When John Lucas reached
Raleigh and told the story of the killing
phoned for. He came TO Raleigh at
once and left about eleven o'clock fof
the scene of the murder to hold an in
quest over the body.
This inquest, however, was fruitless so
far as getting any clue to the identity
Of the murderer was concerned. A
number OF witnesses We're examined
but none of them could suggest anything
that might lead to the discovery OF the
guilty man.
All the witnesses testified TO the good
character and peacable disposition of
Lucas If he had an enemy no one
knew it. He had had not quarrels, and
there could be found no woman in the
case.
The murdered man was twenty-five
years old and he leaves a wife and
three little children, who were waiting
his return that night at the same time
the assassin in ambushs was killing
him. The wife heard the report of the
gun. So near. to his home was Lucas
that she heard him whistling just be
fore the shot was fired. Then SHIT
heard some one call ''Oh. oh, OH foul
or five times. she says. All grew deathly
still then and she ran to the door am
called her husband but he never an
swered and while she stood waiting Mr.
Williams appeared with his lantern an,
stumbled over the body.
The murderer stood by fence anC
behind pine tree, about twenty fee
from the small foot path along whicl
his victim was coming. lie fired JUS
as Lucas got opposite him, for one o.
the bullets entered the right shouldel
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9Th DAY OF MARCH, 1899,
the valuable property known known as 1.-THE
HOTEL OZONE"

the valuable property known known as THE
HOTEL OZONE"
Terms of sale-Cash.
This e, egant hotel IS comparatively new, with
large, well ventilated rooms, well lighted, easy
stairs, large parlors and dining room. and other
modern conveniences, favorablY located within
one block of the Seaboard Airline depot,
about the centre of the growing city, of South
ern Piues, the noted winter health resort, and
affords tioe opportunity for investment. This
hotel has been in successful operation for q
number of years, being crowded with guests ia
the fall, wint-r and spring, and enjoying good
patronage in summer, being the only hotel in
the city open throughout the entire year. This
hotel is especially attractive to Northern visi-
tors on account of its elegant winter porches
and heated halls.
This property is sold for partition among
claimants in common.
For further particulars call on or address j..
G. Black, Carthage, N. c., w. G. Douglass,
Raleigh, N, c., or Sergeant g. Hollis, attorneys
at law, Concord, New Hampshire.
j. G.. BLACK,
w. G. DOUGLASS,
declSsu Commissioners.
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TERMINALS FOR SAVANNAH.

G. & T. Stockholders Issue Bonds For
One Million Dollars to Build Them
Savannah, Ga, Dee. 30-The Georgia
and Alabama Railroad stockholders
guaranteed to-day an issue of one mil
lion dollars of bonds for the construction
of terminals at Savannah. The termin-
ali, will be built at a cost of over two
million dollars.
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dec1Ssu S
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Yesterday was like a summer day and
Mr.. Won Hermann says, will be quite
different. He predicts n cold wave and
u fall of some 80 degrees in temperature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-31
SALE OF
VaIubIe Hotel Property
In the town of Southern Pines, Moor
County, North Carolina.

BY virtue of decree of the Superior Court
of Moore county, North Carolina made in a
cause entitled Sadie A. Holt and Others against
r. NJ. Couch, the undersigned commissioners
will offer for sale to the highest bidder at public
outcry at Southern Pines. n. c. on the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-31
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made at the next session of the
General Assembly of North Carolina TO
charter the East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad Company.
X. +. HOKE.
Dec. 81, 1898.
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To sorrows S
and Investors
THE MECHANICS AND INVEST
ORS' UNION.

OhS ONlOAN.
Returns to its members all payments
made by them, together with profit of
30 per cent. free of tax. 1t sells full paid
per cent annual dividend coupon stock,
secured by mortgages on real estate,
with handsome profit at maturity. Taxes
all paid by the Union. This is the best
investment on the market.
The Union makes advances to members
with which to build, or to buy homes,
on new plan, the most favorable ever
offered Stock sold and loans made in
any portion of the State. The Union has
ample surplus to guarantee all promises.
Liberal terms to agents. Apply to
GEORGE ALLEN,
Secretary Raleigh, N. G.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-18

Sheriff }. b. Nicholas and W. r.
Hughes, county elark Of Caster county,
are here to arrange for sele citing eight
sections of land in Custer county, in
lieu of lands allotted TO Cheyenne In
dians. when the Cheyenne country was
opened for settlement The lands
were not selected at that time, and the
immigration has become SO heavy dur
ing the last six months that the school
land department was in danger OF
losing desirable lands.
Sheriff Nicholas said that he had
never before seen such rapid settling
of new country, with as good class
OF people as is going to Custer county.
During the last three weeks home
seekers. owing TO their large mum oers,
have been unable 10 get easy trAnspor-
tation from Eel Reno. Most of the
strangers come from illinois, Kansas,
Missouri, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee.
The building of extensl ons of the Choc'
taw, Oklahoma a. Gulf and the Chi
csgo, Rock Island & Pacific railways
from El Reno westward to Arapahoe
has greatly encouraged the coming OF
these people. Sheriff Nicholas said
that no other country could show q
greater abundance OF corn, cotton and
wheat. Custer county IS well adapted
to agriculture and is splendidly wa
tered There is still large amount
OF good land suite 1t to homestead
entry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-18

Yesterday Colonel Stone was taken
to the n ,rnan sanitarium. IL was in
tended 10 begin habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in his case, but his friends
hnAlly concluded that the asylum was
the best pl ACC for him until the liquor
vas out OF his system.
Colonel Stone secured his military
utie as the commander OF a Louisiana
regiment during the war Before the
close Of the war he WAS taken prisoner
and took the oath OF allegiance. At
the close OF hostilities he was APP
pointed by President Jackson as the
surveyor OF the port Of New Orleans, a
position worth about S25, 600 year.
The colonel took the money made at
New Orleans and put IL all in an i'm
mense cotton plantation in southern
Arkansas Just as the crop was ready
to pick floods covered tho helds, ut
terly destroy ing the crop. He returned
to New Orleans with but few dollars
which he soon ran through with.
Daring Cleveland's first Administra'
ton Colonel Stone was appointed chief
OF the law division of the interior de-
partmeGt At this time, Mervin Q
Stone, brother Of A, T'e, had struck
upon an invention in which there was
money. The colonel assisted his
brother and considerable money was
realized. The brother continued in the
inventions OF novelties, the paper lem
onAde straws In use at all soda foun
tAins and bars being one OF them, and
the brothers were becoming wealthy
the only hindrRnee being the craving
for liquor by the colonel. Finally
Marvin Stone secured control OF the
business aud grants his brother 81
per month, which the colonel drink
/ up.
The coloners brother will be in
formed Of his sad coalition and h
will probably make arrangements 70
his future care. re.-Oklahomars
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-18

wAsutgeroN. Feb. n The nomina
tions OF Judge Burford TO be chief
iusti q OF the supreme court OF OKLA
homa. and Judge hainer TO be an asso
ciate Justice, we're confirmed by the
senate in nctive session this afternoon
without opposition.
Iudge Hniuer today announced ihat
he had decided TO appoint w. r. Harm,
of Oklahoma City, to be clerk OF the
federal court in the Perry district
Harms appointment created great
deal of surprise, as II has been under
stood that Il. ID. Hummer, OF Perry,
who il here associated with Webster
Davis at the Interior department, had,
through Davis inf uence, been selected
for the place. Hammers appointment
was decided upon, and he would nave
been named bad not Mark Hanna
taken a hand in the contest Harm
was a candidate for marshal OF okla
Iona. but was turned down Tor Z. H.
Thompson. When Thompson was APP
pointed Hanna is said TO have prom
ised to get Harm place, and his ap
p1iptment TO be clerk OF the federal
court is the result OF this arrange
ment.
Hummer's friends here are feeling
great deal Of ohagiiu over Harms so
! lection, and there are intimations o.
political treachery. When the CORE
! spondent interviewed Hummer h'
stated that he was still candidate 10
one OF the federal court clerkships, ant
that he expected 10 be appointed
The understanding among Oklehomi
politicians in Washington now is tina
Judge Tarsney, Of the Kingfisher dis
trict, whose term will expire on mex
Saturday, will be permitted to terv
probably until 1899 He is gol'
democrat, and there is apparently n
disposition on the part OF the Repuoli
can leaders to remove him. as he ha
made an exceptionally capable officer