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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-19

Swift Specific the only blood remedy 7eqeqbe
- q q One thousand dollars reward will be paid for proof that
contains particle of potash other mineral
~ - book the disease and its treatment will be mailed
Address Swift Specific Company, Atlanta Georgia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-19
After suffering twelve

Blood Poison, being treat @
ed by several of the best physicians, my con-
dition grew steadily worse, and / was finally
declared incurable. I had spent two hundred
dollars with the doctors and was a great deal
worse than at first, and gave up ali hope of
recovery. I afterwards took many patent med
icines but they had no effect whatever A
friend persuaded me to try S. S. S., and saw
it's good effect from the first. The improve
ment continued and after taking twenty
bottles, l was cured sound and well, and for
eight years have had no sign of the disease.
III. M. REGISTER, Arcot, N. @.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11
ELEPHANT STRENGTH.
Test Trials To Which the Animals Were Put.

series of interesting experiments was
carried out at Barnums recently-inter-
estng because they demonstrated that
the elephant has hardly the strength--at
least, not the direct pulling strength
with which popular tradition has en-
lowed it. Two elephants from the Bar
mum & Bailey stud MANDARIN and
Babe" were engaged in the demonstra-
ton, and their feats of strength under
several conditions. We're registered by a
machine patented by Mr.. Duckham.
The internal mechanism consists of a ps-
ton which, when force is applied, COM
presses the oil in the machine-water
would do equally well if it We're not that
it would rust the piston-which operat ties
on a dial and causes the pointer to re-
volve in the same way as a steam gauge
attached to the boiler of a locomotive.
The machine had been lent by Messrs.
Thornycroft and one of the department
heads was present to see that it did it's
work under proper conditions. 1t was
placed on a small trolley; one side was
fastened to stakes. driven into the
ground by an American hemp rope, and
to the other. or free side of the machine.
was attached a considerable length of
government tested MANILA rope, of Eng
lish make. Before the experiments actu-
ally began the visitors witnessed posi-
tive feat in stake-driving. One has seen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11
HOW MEN PROPOSE.
In Many Cases the Procedure is Said 10 Be
the Following.
tFrom the Cleveland Leader.)

| They sat in GWendnline i2n5 M tr;cL, c
fathers beautifully furnished parlor and
the gas turned as low as possible.
At last the fair girl sighed and tapped
| one of her dainty feet upon the heavy
| carpet.
Algeinon Hendricks only gnawed his
| mustache and swung his left foot over
ms right knee.
| DO you know that / have just formed
resolution. after ii long, long struggle
WI" !.ii inySsli Miss kirkpatrick said
| NV. 1ii.'v - .ne young man returned
| sile went on. II nave been thlnk-
i'iS " i. loi d loiiS time, ana at last my
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

sets Infantry Association. and upon one
| side are the names of it's members who
were killed near the bridge.
Ry comparison with Gettysburg, the
There are few more delightful spots
than the Antietam Creek at this old
| bridge. The stream. about thirty feet
wide flows almost silently on it's way.
beneath the old willow trees. and with
high bluffs f-hundred feet away.
me scene Is one of absolute quiet, dis
turbed only by the ripping of waters.
1t had been still here for ages. and on
Just one day this quiet was disturbed by
the horrible din Of war; but that one day
has giver the little spot a place on the
map of the world
In the nation u cemetery near Sharps-
burg village, .p1 soldiers according to
the Old guide-book, are buried. There is
d stone lodge-house for the Keeper"
and beautiful mathematical monument
surrounded by a heroic Igure Of the
Union soldier faces the entrance. The
views on all sides from the cemetery are
of SURPRISING beauty. Within it's enclos-
ure is a small mass Of limestone. upon
which it is said Lee stood to direct the
battle. To the east, at distance of
about two miles. a large brick building
may be seen. This is known as Fry's
house, around which the tents of Nc
Clellan's headquarters were pitched be-
fore and during the battle. This ceme-
terry is in the concave of the Confederate
battle-line when the fighting began In
the distance may be seen the spurs of
Maryland Heights and the stately South
Mountain range. Practically the whole
battlefield is visible from this point
and with Palfrey's "Antietam" of the
Campaigns of the Civil War series in
hand. the whole contest is readily I'M
derstood as football game.
The story of the battle is familiar. 1t
was Lees first invasion of the North.
His second was stopped at Gettysburg
and. like it. Antietam was substantially
drawn game. except that for invaders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

sought to grind axes for other people.
He reached his bed long after midnight.
more exhausted than an honest farmer
would have been after a hard days
work in bayfield,.
such is faint insight into the life
of statesman in Washington in 1898
yet it is job that never goes begging.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

Officialdom in Germany mas peeh COM
pclled by a bicyclist to give deep Thought
to the question: when two streets inter-
sect. in which street is the point OF inter-
section?" At Breslau bicycles are Tor
hidden on certain streets. A rider gong
along the street where they are allowed,
followed if across a prohibited street and
was arrested in the middle of the roai.
-, noIinanoao that he was in the other.
the lower r'' court that he was in neither
and should not be fined. and the up upper "1f
court that he was in both therefore Oh ~
the forbidden street, ana must pay -
cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

IKE Physical Society of Frankfort-on-
Main proposes to erect monument to
PhiApp Refs, the first inventor of a tele-
phoIrAa. The Refs apparatus could trans
nit musical notes. and even few spoken
wore s. imperfectly. The memorial is eX-
pect,d to cost $500. Refs was neglected
and even laughed at in his time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

AT the Austrian court is is contrary to
custom for perishable articles to appear
twice on the imperial table. The result is
large perquisites for the attendants. To
t.ne man fall all the uncorked bottles. to
enother the wine left in the glasses, to
arother the joints, and to another the
game or the sweets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

Ten sheepmen of Drew's Valley, Lake
county, Oregon, each agreed to pay a
neighi,or % cents for every wildcat. cou-
gar o., coyote he killed in the vicinity of
Drew's Gap, and within three months he
made nearly 5000 for himself. besides max
ing the surrounding country safer for
sheep, and then he doubled his earnings
by me ans of the public bounties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

rests individually on him. as to what he
Will do or refrain from doing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
The Big Gun at Galveston.

Uncle Sans great steel gun rep
resenting an expenditure Of $4,000,
without carriage or mechanism for
firing was the principal attraction
for visitors and home folks at Gal.
weston last week. 1t takes $50
pounds Of powder to explode this
huge machine and send steel pro-
jectile weighing SIS pounds on its
mission Of destruction. The force
OF one load is sufficient to penetrate
steel IS inches thick at a distance
Of 1000 yards, and at a distance Of
$500 yards the missile will crash
through steel l4.6 inches in thick.
ness. With forty shots an hour
from this breech loading agency Of
warfare, some idea can be formed Of
the force, velocity and effectiveness
of the improved armament with
which the governments equipping
as coast Notifications.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
CRUSHED By \ Kiln.
WCFkmen Buried Under Tons Of
Lumber at Texarkana.
SEVERAL SERIOUSLY HURT.
The walls 90 the Kiln wer. Consld-
cred In Dangerous Condition
and Men Were Clearing 10
when n Collapsed.

Tcxarkana, Tex, March "A large
steam dry kiln at tho Central Coal and
Coke sawmill tumbled In yesterday, Sc
riously wounding a number Of work.
mon, two Of whom will die Others are
believed 90 have been killed outright.
The east wall Of the kiln tumbled in
and crushed the contents, making a
complete wreck. Large timbers, sheet
iron, lumber and railroad iron were
bent and twisted into shapeless mass.
After the crash workmen were at once
place 10 work and soon liberated 10 Of
the workmen who were caught In the
debris. Foreman Howard says the
brick wall had been cracked for a week,
and he hourly expected II to fall. lie
had set his men 10 work TO empty the
kiln just before II fell, but had hardly
moved the first car before the wall
swung in He called TO his men TO fly
for their lives, but the order was too
late, and the massive structure cayed in
upon them. Those who were removed
from the wreck are;
Gus Walton, head mashed and inter.
nal injuries; will die.
Richard Hunting, back broken, shout.
der mashed and internally injured; will
die.
Bill Smith, seriously injured internal.
"; lex and shoulder broken; will prob
ably prove fatal.
J. d. Howard, foreman; hurt on leg
and arm.
VIII Slade, foot and leg badly hurt
J. W. Rabh, badly bruised.
l. B. Williams, left leg broken and
arms hurt.
John Henderson, hips crushed.
J.. Reeves, chin crushed.
II il thought several bodies are still
under the debris.
At the first crash an alarm was turned
in to the fire companies and the fremen
were soon ON the scene and the flames
which started Immediately after the
building collapsed were soon extinguish.
cd. The proerty loss is about $4,000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Savannah. March l-Judgc Emory
Speer In the United States court decided
the case of Waldpn q fainter W j.
J. II. Johnston IN favor Of the defend.
ants. Captain Johnston was sued 10
recover money advanced for cotton
futures In lssNsl. There were several
hearings before an auditor and a mass
Of evidence taken When the case was
heard before master be- decided that
the money could BE- recovered. Judge
speer reyersos this decision. There Is
about 5000 involved j Il Siussy and
W. l.. Clay represented defendant and
Colonel William Gauad plaintiff The
Judge held that dealing IN cotton futures
was gaming and a. gaming is no, recog.
nized by law there could he no recovery
Of funds advanced for that purpose.
Dealing In cotton futures, Judge Spoer
said, was against public policy, and not
in accord with the laws Of the United
States or Of Georgia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The Eagle deeply regrets to chronicle
the death Of Mrs. j. f. FarquhRr at her
home In Weii5orn on the night Of
March .. She has been in feeble health
Tor some time, and all that could be
done TO restore her health was resorted
10 without avail. She was deyout
christian woman, a loving vile and
mother and a neighbor loved and es.
ieemed TO the fullest extent by the PEG.
pie Of the community in which she has
lived Tor many years. She leaves A
hu band, Mr.J +. Farquhar, aud six
children TO whom the Eagle extend.
profound ympalny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
WRIGHT cUNEY DEAD.
lie Passs. Away at san Antonio After
Long Illness

lie Passes Away at san Antonio Ansr
Long Illness
san Antonio, March An. Wright
Quincy died in this city last night Of
consumption. The deceased had been
suffering from lung affection for the last
two years. The malady finally develop.
ell into consumption. Quincy came TO
san Antonio at the close OF the last pres.
idential election. His health, however,
was shattered, and neither climate nor
rest could check the progress Of the dis.
ease. For several weeks he has been
bcdridden, and finally died, conscious
and hopeful TO the end.
Quincy was born near Hampstead,
Tex, in 1910, his father being white
sugarplanter. He was given a good ed.
ucation, and on his return 10 Texas
from school in the north he located at
Galveston, where he readily became a
factor In local politics. He served twice
as alderman IN the city council, and
was appointed by President Harrison
collector Of customs at Galveston, which
position be held until he was retired by
the Cleveland administration He rep
resented the state in every national Re.
publican convention since 1872, and for
II years was member Of the national
executive committee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
Prine. Albert Coming.

Washington, March 4 Prince Albert
Of Belgium who, tis expected, will ar.
rive In New York nett week on the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
wilhelm der Crosse, will not 10 the
guest Of the nation. Prince Albert Is
travelling incognitio under the title Of
Count do Rethy, and such being the
case, the government and It's officials
must not recognize him "a prince
Count dc Rsthy comes to this country
TO study political economy AMI to see
something Of our manufacturing and
other industrial interests
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
A Veterans Opinion.

Amt a-huntiu' up no war
FolleEin' no drums;
Yet-I've been long thar before;
Ready, lift comes
Rifles rustin' on the rack
sorter Ike b hear her crack
Amt for any storm or strife
Thatll raise the roof
But-l'ye ten years left O. life,
An I'm bullet-proofl
or swords hanging by the door
Like 10 hear her crash once more!
I'm fer peace by night an day,
Vita feeling strong,
Says: "Ii war must came my way
Let her come along"
RIile-knapsack- canteen-sword
Jest amt earnin o. their board
Amt a'hun,in up no war,
Yit-if they begin
been along that way before)
You jest count me IN!
Peace so powerful lonesome lie,
Long 70 hear the bullets whizz!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

F.IuioH Lag has been invited to he.
liver Doe annual address before the
alumni %. Baylor female college At Boi.
.1u a. ihs approaching commencement
1ud M5 ackuow edged the honor with
letter OF acceptance. Mr.. Laws abil.
Ity O.. an ora'o. is uch a. to command
attention and his friends are oongraiu.
Ating him on This well merited compli.
mert
The reporter had occasion TO visit the
long distance telephone office yesterday
and found that Miss Marion Foote, the
accommodating operator, has converted
.,t into one 4 .he cozies, and pr,t,itst
DiIic.e- We have ever seen.
Calvert Courier The Corsicana oil
supply Ia daily increasing, but the flows
are nearly ali In the hands Of eastern
syndicaies, weunierstand. And there.
by hangs a tale TO be told some day
AMID blood ard thunder.
sanger's stock Of furnishing goods Is
complete and up. to.date. The young
men are invited to call and see how re-.
markably low We ell these goods. 81
r. NJ. Nall and Phil Trant shipped
thirteen carloads Of cattle from BRYAN
to Chicago yesterday. Mesirs. Trant,
D. b. Knox, VI. G.. Nall aud Carl Cole
went with the cattle.
Sanger. shoe department has been
fitted up aud contains we'll selected
stock Of ladies aud gentlemen's loot
wear. "a
A death from smallpox IL reported
from Columbus, Texas, and the towns
down in that part Of the state have
quarantined.
Slnger's is the place where quality
and style combine with the lowest
prices 70 make customers happy. 81
Mr. Ellis McLendon and Miss Dora
Mean. Of Madison county were mar
dgd at the courthouse here yester day
by Judge W. II. Hartman.
Plumbing fnl tin roofing, guttering
and all kinds Of tin and pipe work 4
specially Phone ll6. Myers. 81
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The woman's Relief corps, in ns.
tioEAl convention at Buffalo, has accom-.
plished a noble work According TO the
report made by the national president,
Mira Agnes Hit Of indianapolis, sit
has endowed and supports national re.
lief corps home for the wives and moth.
ers Of soldiers and dependent army
nurses; 1t has led In the founding Of
homes in Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin.
California Illinois Indiana and Mis-.
souri,; 1; founded and supports the me.
mortal home in Pennsylvania II secured
legislation for the founding Of homo
IN New York IL secured the legislation
that provides government aid to the des.
titute army nurses; It established indus.
trial training for girls at the Ohio Or.
phan 4 home II has built memorial halls
and monuments, and II secured q united
movement for patriotic teaching and q
flag on every schoolhouso "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
THE COURT or INQUIRY
othsr vaiuAbis Testimony Taken ~
sides That OF Divers

sides That Of Divers
Havana. via Key West, March a.
naval officer here in reply 10 a sueges-
tion that It was a pity such an import
ant decision as the verdict Of the court
Of inquiry into the Maine explosion
should rest solely upon the testimony Of
divers, who seem men Of only average
intelligence, replied: 1.-THE court Of in.
quiry has not had TO depend upon divers
testimony alone" Then, realizing that
he had said more than he intended, the
officer resumed his habitual reserve. 1t
is believed the testimony Of Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright was highly
important as bearing upon the question
Of the existence Of submarine mines.
The government has employed an eN.
pert photographer now in Havana who
will send TO the navy department In
Washington photographs Of armor plates
and different portions Of the wreck i'm.
mediately upon recovery from the water.
II the Spanish court Of inquiry has
definite plan Of action, which seems
doubtful, it has not been made public.
At a meeting Of volunteers Wednes.
day called to protest against the rumored
proposal 20 disarm them, letter was
read from General Parade, General
Blanco's second in command, saying:
mo government in Spain would dare
propose any such thing" This has
greatly gratifed the volunteers.
Senator Proctor has seen much in a
short time, and there is good authority
for saying he will make the results OF
his observations known in a strong
speech TO the senate on his return TO
Washington.
At Matanzas Miss Barton and Senator
Proctor saw extremes Of suffering that
they never conceived possible. -Four
persons died In one ward Of the hospital
while the party was there. Senator
Proctor was reticent on the subject, and
all he had 20 say was:
Certainly apeculiar state .. affairs
exists. A resident Of Matanzas told me
that II wished 90 correspond with Gen.
Gomez he would send my letter TO him
and have an answer back in a short
time. "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
The CYCLE HOSPITAL.
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
Costa Rioa and Nicaragua Almost Sure
to Come Together.

to Come Together.
New York. March A ,p cial 10
The Herald from San jose, Costa Rica,
Indicates that war between Costa Rlca
and Nicaragua is unavoidable.
Costa Rica is entirely cut OIL from tel
egraphic Communication with the out.
side world, as the only station working
in conjunction with the Colombian gov
eminent lines is San Juan del Sur, Mic.
Rngua.
Tho Herald's correspondent writes
from San Jose that the wires from ther
10 San Juan del Sur are in good condi'
ton, but that the government refuses To
permit the transmission Of message
commercial, diplomatic or otherwise.
The situation is really graye-troops are
hurrying 70 the frontier daily. The cor.
spondcnt adds that there is great en-.
thusiasm In san Jose del Sur, from the
gray haired veterans Of Walkers time
to the bcarlless youths Of the present
day
A corps Of 1900 volunteers left San
jose del Sur Feb % for Sapoa, peace
ful town on the frontier, whose industri'
Gus citizens never showed their warlike
spirit until last September, when the
first war clouds arose out Of the arrest
in Nicaragua Of Consul General Becche
Of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica then had less than 1000
men under arms; now she has nearly
5000. Generals GuArdcs and Placas-
the latter Of Ecuador Evolutionary
fame are in command Of the forces on
the frontier
Nicaragua will, Therefore, have TO
fight single handed II she goes to war
with Costa Rica.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

The tea given at the residence Of NJ.
aud Mrs. W. NJ. Foster yesterday alter
noon Tor the benefit Of the ladies aid
ami missionary socie y Of he Baptist
church vas arronounced uccess social.
ly and financially.
Marriage licenses: Tom Oliver to
Sylvia Giles, Marshall Carr to Lucinda
Sterling, Frank Harrison to Mrs. Joe
BOokmAn, Ellis McLendon TO Dora 4.
Means, Dan Vaughn to Bette smith.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
STRUCK BY A soUALL.

schooner Cap,ifrd ON the Calf Caus-
Ing Nine Deaths.
Key West, March 4.-Tho schooner
Key West, Captain Collier from Marco,
Fla, FOR Key West, was struck by a
squat while of Marquesas, Is miles
from here, and capsized Nine persons
were drowned. Among the victims
were three children Of Captain Collier
and the entire Nichols family, consist.
ing Of father, mother, grandmother and
three children. The family Of Nichols
was from Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
egula.
Some Important OF Y
lions.

The boAri Of school trustees last
evening passed the iollowin resolutions
effective next Monday.
Let. Pupils on entering the grounds "a
the morning shall 20 al once to their
respective rooms and begin the prepara.
tons for the Lessons Tor the Gay, pro.
yilei that pupils shall not enter lae
.cho building before S 81 a "a EXCEPT
"a y,ry Indictment weather.
q. Teacher. shall register Ia the
superintendent. office when they FRS,
CINE 20 the buildingin the mofaing an
shall devote the time from S .3j 70 o a.
m. % the neces' AIRY explanations q the
lessons fJr the day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Washington, March 4.-Senor Cora,
charge d'affaircs Of the Greater Republic
OF Central America, regards the siiua'
ton between Nicaragua and Costa Rlca
more satisfactory. lie received a dis.
patch from President Zelaya II Near.
aqua making inquiries ON several sub
jects, but not referring 10 tn Costa
Rican question. from which he inferred
the matter was In no way acu'e.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
The nn,coit In California.

San Diego, Cal, March A boycott
against the railroads has begun here.
Over 1000 boxes Of fruit brought in from
the orange and lemon districts Of San
Diego county have jus. been sent north
by steamer instead Of by rail by reason
Of the bitter feeling existing here against
the railroad companies for their alleged
pooling on freight and passenger bust.
ness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

New York, March I. w W Howard
Of this city returned here from Cuba on
the steamship Vigilancia.
II was in Armenia with Miss Clara
Barton" said Mr.. Howard, but no
where in Armenia did see such suffer.
ing and famine as have witnessed In
Cuba among the pacihcos and reconcen-
tndos. Men, women and children are
so emaciated from privation that their
ribs and bones almost come through
their shriyclled skins II ever people
needed relief Il Is those wretchcd recon.
centrados "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05

Henderson, Ky, March Fannie
Baker, q woman who was a prisoner in
the county jail on minor charge, com.
mittcd suicide by buring herself to
death She gathered her skirts in her
hand and stuffed them into the stove
and before assistance could be had all
her clothing was burned. She was liz.
orally roasted mud died in great agony.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-05
Tried to Rob the Po.tomos.

Denison, Tex, March 4.-Trainmen
on the Katy from the north report an
attempt made TO rob the postoiilce at
McAlestcr, |. T., Monday night. 4
charge Of dynamite was set of by fuse
and created nois that evidently fright.
encd the robbers away, A. they left with.
out accomplishing anything in the way
oi robbery.