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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22
COMPANY | HAPPY.
Owing to the Generosity of Three Dur
hamites-T crsonals.

ndDlltcS-I tGSOi1dlS.
Durham, n. c., July 21-(Special) y
News reaches me that Company | of
the First regiment of North Carolina ar
Jacksonville is singing the praises of
three Durhamtes. Mr.. Benjamin y.
Duke and Mr.. George w. Watts fur
nished the money for the erection of a
kitchen and they now have an elegant
place in which to prepare their meals.
Colonel Julian $. Carr supplied the
means to erect dining room where they
can eat at leisure securely protected
from the sunshine and rain The Lord
has greatly prospercd these three gentle.
men, and they know how to use it to
the very best advantage
Misses Ethel and Carrie Herndon have
returned from Chapel Hill where they
have been attending the summer school
Mr.. G.. II. Beavers is attending the
reunion of Confederate veterans in
Atlanta. He is one of the brave men
who followed wherever the Confederate
flag waved.
Mr.. Ralph b. Fuller has accepted a
position with the Morehead Banking
Company. He is young gentleman OF
fine address and will make IA popular
DdHK officer.
Mr. w. III. Williamson has been here
from Salisbury prospecting with II view
OF engaging in the furniture business.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor S. Bryant have
returned from Il two weeks visit at
Blue Ridge Inn, in Virginia.
Mr.. Robert l.. Crawford, one of Wins
toms most prominent young business
men, is here on IA visit to relatives.
Mrs. A. Il. Lloyd and her two bright
little boys went yesterday to Richmond
to visit relatives.
Messrs. j. III. Allen and w. Il. Fer
rell went yesterday to Marion, ;. g.,
where they will engage in the tobacco
business.
Miss Inje Lyon is home from a two
weeks visit in the country.
Misses Margaret, Florence and Daisy
Holt. who have been visiting at the
hospitable home Of Mr. II. *. Powe, out
at West Durham. have returned to Their
home in Burlington.
Mrs. w. i. Wall and children have
returned from Il visit to Mrs. Wallis
parents in Ilillsboro.
Mr. Ralph Jones is spending some
time at Chase City.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr.. w. II. Neal having purchased the
interest of Mr.. Joseph III. Sears in the
stock of goods, name and good will of
the firm of Bagley, Sears Il Co, lately
doing business in the town of Apex, n
G., we the undersigned will continue to
do business at the same place under the
firm name Of Bagley, Sears & Co.
This July >, 1898.
r. l.. BAGLEY,
w. u. NEAL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22
DISSOLUTION.

DISSOLUTION.
The copartncrship heretofore existing
between the undersigned, lately doing
business at Apex, n. c., under the firm
name of Bagley, Sears q Co., is this
day dissolved by mutual consent.
This 9th day of July, 1898.
II. l.. BAGLEY,
JOS. ii. SEARS,
w. Il. NEAL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22

guard turned out and chased the whole
outfit The tent into which Colbert ran
was torn down, but no one was hurt,
Colbert having gone out the back way.
Within two minutes there were a thon-
sand men around the tent and trouble
scemd imminent. The guard, however,
promptly fixed bayoncts and drove the
Wisconsin men to their camp, then com
PEELED the North Carolina soldiers to go
to their company streets. The tempo
rary excitement over, the best of rcla-
tions were again established between the
two regiments.
McLAIN PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE.
Private Thomas G.. Lake, the soldier
from the Second Illinois regiment who
was shot Tuesday afternoon by Private
Henry McIIain, of the Wayncsville com
pany, is getting along nicely. Unless blood
poisoning sets in he will recover. lnvcs-
tigation shows that I'LL three of the shots
fired took elfect-one in the right hip and
two in the left arm.
According to the story as told by Nc
Lain, he and two companions, Seymour
Nichols and John ID. Wright, from Com
pany III, First North Carolina regiment,
decided to go into Jacksonville Tuesday
afternoon. They did not have any passes,
but determined to make an effort to slip
by the provost guards. En- route to the
city they met Lake. who wanted to 20
with them. McLain states that Lake
was considerably under the influence of
liquor. and he did not wish him to go
along. for fear that Lake might get them
caught by the provost guard and land
them i'll the guardhousc.
nj fnI F,,l1. rtt1,r
them and when they left him behind he
threw down his hat calling McLam 81
dam Southern ---- -" and say
ing he could whip him or any other man
in Jacksonville As he said this. Nc
Lain says Lake put his hand into his hip
pocket rs if to draw Il weapon. and it
was then he shot in self defence
Immediately after the shooting Me-
Lain was arrested by the provost guard.
A 32-calibre pistol with three empty
shells was found in his pocket. He then
admitted having done the shooting and
gave the above account of how it oc-
Cured. He is now in the station house
and will be tried by the civil authorities.
NO NORTH AND NO SOUTH NOW.
The trouble is much regretted by both
regiments, especially since it grew. to
some extent, out of Il question of North
and South. 1t is Il cause for sincere con
graduation that with Northern and
Southern soldiers cncampcd here side
by side one hears so little of the late UNI
pleasantness between the States Now
and then some crack-brained zap begins
to sing Hang jeff Davis on a Sour
Apple Tree or words similar to those
used yesterday, are banded about. [
know of no instance, though, in which
the Southern men were the aggresSors,
nor one in which they failed to resent
such an insult when offered them.
One needs no better proof that the
nation is again united than is to be
found in the cordial relations
the troops from all sections of
the United States-North, South, East
and West. The fires of passion which
famed fiercely thirty-five years ago have
almost burned out. They should have
been eXtinguished long ago. Such flick
ering sparks rs now appear are but the
flashes which precede final extinction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22
First Regiment Boys
Justly Indignant
The Beautiful Ignorance and Sublime Disre-
gard Of Facts Shown by War Depart
ment Tires Our Correspondent.
TAR HEELS ARE SALAMANDERS

They go out Daily in the Fierce Tropc Heat on Extended
Order Drills and, Though Wet with Precipitation,
Come Back WhistIing and Singing-Little Bus
mess Done at the Canteen-.Proofs ola
Reunited National Provost
Gets Knocked Down.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22
FOR SALE!
Morehead City Property.

Worehead City Property.
On Ist day of August, 1893
at II o'clock at the Court
House door, in the town of
Beaufort, Carteret County. |
will sell the following Real
Estate:
Lots Nos. 1, IA, IS, 10, sit
uate in Square No. 7, in the
plan of town of Morehead City,
a siX-room dwelling is stu
ated on said lots. Property
is near Atlantic Hotel on plank
walk, and was summer home
OF late j. A. HARRELL.
Terms: Half cash, remain
der easy payments. For fur
tner information apply to
Mrs. Rosa r. HarraII.
Henderson, NJ. c.. Vance Co.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-08-27
Artesfsn Well Machine.

An eight-horse team has arrived in
Carson with the big arsesian well machine
purchased by the Douglas County Artesisn
Well Company eight years ago. There
has been no demand for artesian wells
since IL was bought and the machinery
has lain idle mos. Of the time since. But
the present drouth has created . demand
for water which will no doubt keep the
machinery busy. Parties who want wells
OF any size or depth can secure terms by
calling on A. @. Pratt at the State Land
Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
Name. of English Magazines.

Not a few magazines bear the name
Of the publisher. This Is neat way out
of the difficulty, but II is quite unen'
tightening. An acquaintance with the
personal idiosyncrasies OF Messrs. Cas-
sell, Chambers, Longman, Macmillan
and Pearson would be Of little service
10 an investigator Of the periodicals OF
which these publishers are the patron
saints. OF late years the fashion has
grown Of laying claim to some street
or district OF London. So we have pub
LEGATIONS, daily. weekly or monthly
named after Belgravia, Cornhill, Lud'
gate Hill, Pail Mall, st. James. the
Strand, the Temple. Temple Bar. West
minister and Whitehall. The only pre-.
dlctions that one would have ventured
TO make would have been that the Corn
hill would deal with finance, and that
there would be a legal flavor about
the Temple. These forecasts. however,
would have been as unfortunate a. the
expectation that there would be an es'
pecially courtly tone about the Wind
sor.-Academy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
NATIONAL DEFENSE FUND.
Statement by War Department OF Al
Iotments, Expenditures and
balances.

The following is an official statement
OF allotments, expenditures and bal
ances Of the $5o,OOO,OOO appropriation
for national defense under the war de-
partment:
Ordnance bureau, s5,551, 967.95 allot'
ment, $3.50, 1O5.S5 expenditure, $685..
sC2.6O balance; engineer bureau. Si,'
Az, 900 allotment, S564,li5 expenditure,
s3,s67, ss5 balance; quartermaster's bu'
reau, s500OO0 allotment, $4,000 ex.
penditure, $4s0,00O balance; chief sig.
nal officer, $1,000 allotment, $4,000
expenditure, SIC, 400 balance; paymas-
ter's bureau, $4,000 allotment, $4,000
balance; lighthouse board. $4,000 al
lotment, $4,000 balance; totals, Sl0.'
729, 3G7.g5 allotment, Sl,72o,229.35 ex-
penditure, s9,559, 147.6O balance.
Many contracts have been entered
into by the war department for NUM-
tions Of war, engineering work In con-
nection with coast defenses and other
war measures, which involve the ex-
penditure OF q large portion Of the bal
ances Of allotments as shown above.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
FLORIDA CIGARS.
one Hundred and sixty MILLION hs-
vanas Raised ON Ameri-
can Soil.

The Cuban war has done one big
thing for this country; 1t has compelled
recognition, indirectly, Of the value OF
Florida lands for the production OF the
finest tobacco in the world. In the
course of his recent trip to the south
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was
astonished to discover that 1G0,000,ooo
Havana cigars were actually grown
and manufactured at present on the
Florida peninsula. Already great areas
In the western part Of the state are
planted with this crop, and exclusive
arrangements have been made for its
introduction into the central region.
Thus, 1t may be expected that before
long Florida will rival Cuba rs to-
bacco producer. in respect to the guam
tity Of yield, while the quality OF its
cigar leaf seems to be quite equal to
that of the famous Vuelta Abajo.
All the conditions Of climate In Flor
ida favor the production Of the highest
grade of tobacco. The soil Is much like
that of Cuba, and by the aid Of the sys-
tenn of spraying that initiates natural
rainfall, the plants are ripened In forty
five days after they are put out. Tobac-
Gu can be grown almost all the year,
and crops can be set out in every month
nearly.
A vast area Is suitable and available
for this branch Of agricultural industry.
The tobacco, Furthermore, has all the
qualities requisite for cigars. To be fit
for making cigars the leaf must have
peculiar texture and composition. Cigar
tobaccos will grow only in certain re-
gions. If manufacturing type OF to-
bacco, fit for pipe or plug, be planted in
Connecticut, II will acquire likeness
to the cigar type and vice versa. 1t is
all matter Of soil and climate. But II
Is n very curious fact that, whereas
regions in the latitude Of Sumatra, Cuba
and Florida produce cigar tobaccos, one
must jump over the intermediate space
in order 10 find cigar tobaccos again In
Massachusetts,, Connecticut, Pennsyl'
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wis.,
consin. The tobaccos of Virginia. Mary
land, North Carolina and other inter
ven!ng states are useful only for chew
ing, pipe smoking and the export trade
The growers in Florida use seed i'm
ported from Cuba. They ore able to gel
two and even three crops year. o'
course, some are better able than
others, and often II is not possible to
tell why. Only certain plantations In
the vuelta Abajo yield the finest cirgni
tobacco, and 1t is the far west end o.
Cuba alone that furnishes the ''weeds'
so highly valued.-Cincinnati En-
quircr.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
FOR THE MAN WHO LAUGHS.

A Observation-Disclosures understand
that you are engaged to be married."
Daisy-"No; merely engaged. Truth.
From Personal standpolnt.-"Don't
you think" said one young man, "thot
literature Is In q state OF declipe?'
"unquestlonnbly." replied the other.
ats In q chronic state Of decllne-with
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Mary-I remember. when was . lit
tie girl the gentlemen, when they called,
would hold me on their laps and tell
me fairy stories. Maude-Well, / sup
pose they do the fairy tale part ofityet.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Caller (to child, who're mother has
left the room for q moment)-"Come
here to me. my dear" Enfant Terrible
-'No. mustn't do that. Mamma told
me must stay sitting In the chair. be
cause there's . hole In the cushion
Glasgow Evening Citizen.
Scrap Of Ancient HISsory.-The as-
plrinR monkey looked ct bis eldest born,
lying Ids IN the shade Of eocoa-palu,
and shook his head. II have tried 70
make 4 man oi Jon" Ne sighed, 'bul !
,uppo,o an about 10000 ye1FI 30
1l1' |.Ie1 fI'1Nt|
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
A pERILoUs JOURNEY.
The Monterey, Ordered TO Manila Could
Not Stand n Rough Voyage. Accord.
Ing TO Navy Experts.

SAN Francisco, May 25.-The work
Of coaling and provisioning the United
States ship Monterey is progressing
rapidly and when this has been COM
pleted the vessel will 60 to Mare island
TO take on ammunition and to under
20 thorough examination before she
puts TO sea. 1t is very probable that
she will 60 to Honolulu, there to take
ON another supply Of coal From Hon
olulu she will steam as far as possible,
when she will be either taken in
tow by q collier. which Is to
accompany her. or refill her bunkers
from the collier ut sea- 1t Is gener-
ally understood that she will make
fast time between here and Honolulu,
to catch the transports which leave
this port before her. The Monterey Is
the latest of American monitors, the
keel having been laid in 1889 at the
Union iron works. in San Francisco.
While she is monitor, pure and
simple, she embodies all the latest im-
provements in warship construction.
The mission of the Monterey Is doubly
perilous, as many naval experts claim
she could not live IN hour in an over
rouphened sea.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
scHLEY SOUTH OF CUBA.
Late Intelligence Says His Fleet Is Believed
TO he Cruising ON Cienfuegos and
Santiago de Cuba.

MoSrENEeo BAY. Jamaica, May s5.-
The waters south of Cuba have sud
denly become the scene OF great naval
activity. Commodore Schley, who left
Key West last Thursday with the bat
tleships Massachusetts and Texas, the
armored cruiser Brooklyn and the ar
mored yacht Scorpion, is believed to
be cruising off Cienfuegos and Santa
20 de Cuba. Five British warships are
now In the vicinity Of Jamaica The
Spanish 1,20O-ton passenger steamer
Pnrisima Conception is here. She 10
afraid TO venture out The numerous
rumors rs to the sighting OF the phan-
tom Spanish feet In this vicinity arc
quite unsubstantiated.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
q Condensed Report OF the Doings Of oar
Senators and Representatives In
Warrington.

ExCELLxNr progress was made by the senate
on the 10th In the consideration OF the war
revenue bill, two thirds OF the measure having
been generally agreed To- Senator McLaurin
Is c. opened the discussion with carefully
prepared speech touching oil It's features He
oppressed the hope that the bill would pass rs
reported, with the exception OF the stamp tax
which he thought unnecessary. A resolution
for the Improvement OF Arkansas Pass harpor
In Texas was passed. ...T The house agreed 70
the senate amendments to tho labor arbitration
bill Chairman Hull. Of the house committee
on military affairs. introduced two bills. one
that the pay OF volunteers received Into the scrv-
ice Of the United States shall commence from
the dny they Joined for duty and another
allowing regular army officers 70 accept vol
unteer appointments without Il costing them
their places In tho regular army Mr.. Todd
(iich.) introduced o bill TO provide for carry
Ing on the war Itproposes TO issue ti0IVol
In treasury notes: TO coin into standard silver
dollars oil the silver bullion In the treasury;
70 levy o tax OF i've per cent upon the gross
earnings Of railroads, telegraph. telephone and
street railway companies and stock OF lie and
fire insurance companies and five per cent OF
the net income OF any individual or corpora
ton whose annual income exceeds ,s.OOO
AT the conclusion Of the scnatc's session on
the s0th the reading Of the war revenue meas
ure was completed. about sevcn-eights OF the
committee amendments having been agreed TO.
Senator Daniels (va) made speech opposing
IN issue OF bonds and supporting the sub-para-
graphs proposed by tho democratic majority OF
the finance committee Senator Aldrich IL ~
offered tho bond provision ind tho provision
authorizing certificates Of Indebtedness rs sub
stitutes for the sections OF the bill reported py
the majority Of the committee providing for
Al. isea 40 iasl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
SOME KANSAS HAPPENINGS.
Second Dls,rle. Republican Eai.ora

Second District Republican Editors.
The Second District Republican Edi'
torial association met ut Osawatomie
ON the 18th. Crowds were kept away
by washouts on the railroads, but
those who attended were royalty
treated by the citizens A reception
and banquet was held at which toasts
were responded to by G. c. Clevinger,
George w. Martin, G. +. Scott, c. s.
Bixby and Prof. Peavis. c. c. Clev-
niger was elected president, w. d.
Greason, vice president and c. +.
Scott, secretary. 1t was also the
fortieth anniversary Of the republican
party's birth in Kansas. At the ami.
versary services Col. Leonard, Of Law
renee, who presided ut the 0sawa-
tonne convention 40 years ago, again
acted in that capacity.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28

WITn every disposition on the part
of the executive to make the present
war short sharp and decisive, 1t is re-
allied that the shortcomings of our
military service are so many that de-
lays are inevitable and that much
work will be necessary to put the ma
ton in efficient fighting shape. 1t has
been found that the equipment Of the
army, small us it is in comparison with
the great army OF the rebellion, Is
sadly lacking and those well posted
say 1t is not remarkable that no posi-
tive start has been made sooner by the
army appointed to occupy Cuba.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28

TOPEKA. Kan, May 00.-The Twenty.
second Kansas regiment Of over 1000
volunteers, under command of Col. II.
G. Lindsay. marched down Kansas ave-
nue. yesterday en- route to the station
to depart for the Washington render
vous camp. Several bands Of music
and corps Of old veterans escorted the
boys 70 the train. There was great
cheering and enthusiasm all along the
streets TO the depot
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28

M. RoUx, of the Paris Pasteur insti-
tute, has found n cure for tetanus or
lockjaw. The Germans have used
serum for simultaneous injections in
case of lockjaw, but no beneficial re.
suits were obtained by the treatment
NJ. Roux came to the conclusion that
the anti-tetanic stuff should be inject
ed into the brain. under the mem
branes, so Us to reach the seat Of the
malady. Experiments were tried on
animals with remarkable success and
then tried on q man suffering from te-
tanus. The operation of trepanning
was performed, the serum injected
and the patient got well.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28

THE time-honored blue uniform OF
the army is being replaced at Tampa,
Fla, by the more somber gray. The
cloth is light twilled linen of gray.
brown color selected by the authori-
ties at Washington rs most appropri-
ate for tropical campaigning. The for
mer heavy, oblong shoulder strap is
abandoned and replaced by triangu-
lar strip Of white duck, with insignia
of metal. The collar, cuffs and facings
are also white duck which, with u
broad plat in the back and four out
side pockets, give more elaborate
effect than any field uniform previous
ly used In our army.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
Wanted His Two Boys.

w. F. Sheard, OF Cawker City, has
two sons in the Twenty-second regi-
ment under 81 years old. The boys ran
away and enlisted without telling any
one where they were going. The
father went 10 Topeka and demanded
their release, but the state authorities
could only refer him to the war de-
partment. He said he would get the
boys out OF the regiment II possible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
PvthIans and Rathbone sIafers.

The Kansas grand lodge, Knights Of
Pythias, was held at Fort Scott last
week. These officers were elected:
Grand chancellor. w. II. Swartzell,
Parsons; vice chancellor, J. w. Alton,
Kingman; prelate, 3. E. Murphy,
Leavenworth; secretary, Gus ]. Neu-
bert Kansas City; treasurer. A. c
Jobes, Wichita, The Rathbone Sisters
elected Mira Clara Nichols, Colby,
grand CHIEF; senior. Mrs. NJ. A. Brown,
Girard; junior, Miss Bates, Fort Scott;
manager. Mira Davis, Concordia; secre-
tarv, Mrz Ida Kirkwood, Scranton;
treasurer, Mrs Fox. Larned. The 1889
meeting will be at Topeka
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28

A Topeka lawyer declared that the
law passed by the Legislature, chang
ing the boundary lines of the First and
Fourth congressional districts, is ille'
gal. The law, it is claimed, is in direct
conflict with federal statute requir-
ing election by districts us constituted
in 1891 until the whole state is redis-
tricted. The news Of the discovery OF
the illegality of the law has created q
big political sensation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
Mr.. Bre,den,hal Enters n Protest.

State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai wired strong protest to United
States Senator Harris against that
feature of the war tax bill which levies
q tax on banks. The proposed law
levics q tax OF 500 on each bank Of
$50, 900 and under and 81 per $1,000 on
each additional $1,000 Breidenthal
advocates tax OF 81 u $1,000 straight.
There are $50 banks in Kansas having q
capital of less than $500 and Brcid-
enthal says it is not right to tax them
as much US n bank having $50, 900 capi-
tut.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28

OWING to a system of gathering i'm
portant news and getting it through
the Spanish lines, which was perfected
by Gen. Lee before he left Havana,
our government knows that the main
roads entering into Havana by which
an army would march are all mined
or made ready for the explosive
charge. The landward works are al
so arranged that il the attack were
made there the assaulting party would
be blown up in the air. Before an at
tempt is made to storm any of these
works careful reconnaissance must be
made to determine where these mines
IRE located.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
Promotion Asked for Lieut.. Rowan.

WASHINGTON. May 2o.-Gen. Miles
has recommended to Secretary Alger
that First Lieut. A. S. Rowan, Of the
Nineteenth infantry, be promoted TO
the rank of lieutenant colonel. This
Gen. Miles does as recognition Of the
valuable services performed by Lieut.
Rowan In his recent perilous mission
to Cuba, when he secured valuabl, In.
formation for the United States gov
.-ruact