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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
HOW WILL FRANCE TAKE IT7
Sir Michael HicSs-Bcach's Speech
Makes Deep impression.

LONDON. oct. 2O.-Tne speech OF Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach at North Shields
last evening. mas deeply impressed Eng
land ana Tine utmost concern is felt as TO
how France Will receive 10.
The idea has been pregelant that the
French have not realized how seriously
England felt on the Fashoda question,
which has been coupled with IT, desire
that France would not force England TO
an armed support of Lord Salisbury >
stand
Most of the morning papers elaborate
some OF the excited descriptions Of the
belligerent preparations o. France.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Mail says:
IN Toulon and Brest every nerve Is
strained 10 get ready for war which may
break out on short notice. The Paris
press is growing more and more deter
mined to back up extreme measures, even
= resort to arms. The French have been
exceedingly piqued boy the threatening
tone of the English papers, which is "a
more likely casus belli than the mere
question Of Fashoda.
consequently. the outlook here Is
grave. There are reports of troops hurry
ing from Paris to Brest and TOulOn. The
artillery in the batteries and at the vari-
Gus ports have been conhdentialy In
structed for any emergency. and the cam
non at all the forts and batteries are kept
ready for action AT any moment.
To-day there was o. prolonged war
council at Brest Of the chiefs OF the vari-
Gus services. and NJ. Lockroy IS hastily re-
turning to Toulon ON account OF the
gravity Of the situation
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{. @. CONDUCTOR
CRUSHED T0DEATII


stomach. where he had caught the force
Of the blow.
From the rough examination that was
made and from the suddenness with
which death ensued it was evident that
the spine had been crushed.
Inside the dead conductor pocket was
found his vatch-like iis owner. crushed
beyond recall. but the face was intact
and it gave the time OF tho accident 10
the second, reading six minutes and
thirty seconds after u o'clock.
a GOOD RAILROADER.
Conductor Cannon had been in the en-
ploy Of the road for three years and was
spoken Of as an exemplary employe. lie
was sober. industrious and ambitious and
but week ago had been raised from the
position OF brakeman 90 that of conduc-
tor. He was unmarried and was thirty
five years old
He came from Fayetteville. y. G.,
where he leaves relatives. but had lived
here for the last five years. formerly In
the employ Of the Atlantic Coast Line.
He has brother. Mr.. William i. Car
mon with whom he lived i'm Fulton, az
No. ~ Louisiana street.
The body was turned over 10 tndertak-
or Christian after Coroner CroXton had
determined an inquest unnecessary and
Will be taken TO Fayetteville for inter-
mcnt
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THE STOLEN JEWELS.
$4,000 for Their Recovery offered by
The DoMaper DncEcs. of mtherland.

LONDON, oct. lS.--Further particu-
lars of the Dowager Duchess of Suther-
lands loss of $4,000 worth 81 jewels in
Paris are given out to-day. The articles
taken include q necklace valued al >z5.Ap.
The jewel case was covered with green
baize and encircied by Il leather strap.
The Duchess has offered reward OF
SZU.0Jv for the recovery of the jewels.
The Duchess arrived en- London to-day.
Members OF the family believe that the
robbery was the work of a gang which
had been watching the movements of the
Duchess while in Paris The Scotland
Yard authorities are ia communication
with the police Of an OF the larger hd-
ropcan cities.
The Westminster Gazette publishes an
interview with Sir Albert Kaye kollit'
husband of the DoWager Duchess or suih-
erlaud. en- which he says.
1.-THE Duchess was returning 10 London
in company with her brother, MI Roland
Mitchell. his wife and myself. She leit
the Hotel Bristol accompanied by her
maid with some articles Of luggage 10
take the 1880 train. There Is no tolnda-
ton f0r the reports that the jewels were
missed ON the way 20 the care an Nora.
They were perfectly secure Whep the
Duchess and maid arrived az the station.
THE mdlu oepOsll'A ilt JNHNi "'A "l' ''
a scat pa tne compartment ol enc l.H-
road carriage together with the otner
things. The attention OF Tho Duchess
was called TO the position Of The jewel
box. There was also among the thln7s
ON the seat a purse The Duchess bad
scarcely LEFT the door of tho compartment
except to step pace or TWO 20 speak
to me when ! arrived 40 the station. IT
was probably then that the jewel case
and the purse were taken. as the door
ornosite the one We entered was found
unlocked when We arrived az Amiens. The
purse contained GO in gold and In tne
Jewel case were pearls aud diamonds
whose value was between tNN0 ana
$4,000 Fortunately "a collar SET with
pearls and diamonds thc most valuable
OF an Of her Jewels. the Duchess Wore
about her neck t0 insure JOS safety.
"The theft was quite suddenly done ana
must have been the work u "a gang that
had been watching the Duchess move
nents. 40 reflection is brown upon any
of the attendants. The whole thing was
done quickly and with remarkable dar-
ing"
The robbery recalls the fact That the
Jewels stolen from the Countess Of Dud-
ley some time ago have never been re-
covered.-New York sun Special.
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An Eye TO Business.

Mr.. +. ]. Anderson. general PASSENGER
agent of the Scaboard Air Line, some
times goes outside Of the newspapers for
little advertising.
Recently while In the Atlantic Hotel.
Al Norfolk Va. he observed a man who
had tainted. Let me pass cried the
genial railroader, elbowing his way
through the crowd. Il am doctor" The
people fell back and the self-appointed
ply stefan found himself IN front OF his
patient I;is manner was somewhat he
toic. for after pinching and pounding the
man he took something from his pocket
and smck II on the mans forehead. jam
ming his Ia; over It ito keep It from the
air" he said. adding: THE effect OF that
plaster will be simply magical. Take
Off his hat I'm few minutes and he Will
oe completely we'll" With these words,
he started for the Portsmouth boat. The
crowd became dcnser every minute,
awaiting the effect OF the wonderful cure
After stverai minutes the mans hat
yes removed. With surprise the people
rszed AZ the plaster. II was "sticker'
N which was Inscribed In large type: 60
Douth vie the sssboayd Air Line.
80 SSsSsFSs 49,. - - A., .-.tak.x<2f& .
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others claim to be Democrats but ! am
sorry 10 say a number cant tell why they
are such"
The Senator went on to denou1ce trusts
to speak Of the conflict between capital
and labor and 10 praise and to plead for
the farmers He played dim hkltht
the farmers. lie payed pretty tribute 10
the agriculturists
The silver question was the theme Of
his speech. He advanced the usual ar
guments, putting them In his own rugged
way.
you can't relegate the silver question
TO the rear" said he. And you can't
substitute for it Spanish wars or anything
else
STATE BANKS.
Referring TO a suggestion in The Times
that he discuss State banks. the Senator
said the people stood less chance 20 ret
these than free silver. lie did not hgVe
any faith in this scheme TO bring relief 10
the people
you will never get State banks he
said. until you get the President and
Congress ana then you can get anything
you want
The Senator went back into a discussion
of the silver question. and incidentally
paid his respects TO Mark Hanna and mo
"Gold-bugs" and the newspapers. He
charged editors as a rule, with selling
their birth-right.
SHOCKED HIS AUDIENCE.
Mr. T1nman is nothing If not outspoken.
He shocked his audience by saying ne dld
not care whether Van Wyck or ROOse-
welt should win i'm New York. He thought
there were two private crews trying 10
control New York. This statement was
not warmly received by the audience.
Some Of them seemed amazed because the
Senator not only did not stand up for
his partys ticket in New York, but
charged his party with cowardice.
The Senator said the cause Of silver
would lose nothing If the Republicans
should carry Congress this fan he
thought II might be better If the Demo
Gratis should lose and not have the oppor-
tunity to fight among themselves before
1899.
A NEW PARTY.
"The old party used To play the fool
when 1t had the opportunity he said.
But we have a brand new party. party
of new ideas and OF new thoughts. and
with new leaders. II was born a Chi
cago in 1896 1t was the greatest con-
vention ! ever attended. \ now Declare
ton OF, Independence was adopted. We
must fight for this decl0ra lion. Wash
fngton was whipped In all battles except
two and we will reach our Yorktown in
1900"
In closing, Mr. Tillman paid handsome
tribute to Colonel Bryan. and predicted
that ne would be the next President. This
statement was very much cheered.
There We're calls upon Mr.. Montague
for e snoech but ne declined. promising
to address the voters at some future
time
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SPANISH SOLDIERS TO REMAIN.
IL is Thought That 10000 VIII ASK
Their Discharge from the Army.

HAVANA. october 19.--9:lj.-Senor Be-
netiz. secretary TO the Spanish EVacua-
,ion commission. delivered 10 the Ameri-
can Commission this afternoon two
notes-one announcing that Geeral Blaneo
Yesterday ordered the evacuation OF the
trocha from Jucaro 10 san ternandlna,
tho troops 70 return TO Cienfuegos prior
10 embarking and the cavalry TO so 10
placetas TO sell their mounts ana then
nrocecd 10 CienfuegOs. The evacuation
Of the troops Is expected TO 'he complete
oy me 1rst week IN November
,rhe Spanish Commission further re-
ouested the good Offices of the Americans
with a view To explaining the movement
of tho Spanish cavalry toward Placeia
so as TO avoid a clash with the Cuban
troops on the road.
Captain Hart. under instructions from
the American commissioners wrote at
once To Cuban headquarters explaining
the matter in order to prevent any mis-
understanding when the Cubans see the
Standards gallopinc through their camps
as II on war footing.
General Parade. president Of the Span
Ish evacuation commission. has unofficial
ly informed Lieutenant-Colonel Clous
that since the publication Of General
Blancos order. 900 Spanish soldiers and
officers had asked an absolute discharge
with the intention OF remaining in the
Island. General Parrando estimates that
more than 1890 will do so before the
evacuation
II is reported that the Spanish Commits
slon will tomorrow deliver note 10 the
American commissioners referring to the
total evacuation OF Holguin on November
10Th and also another note acknowledging
the arrival OF the special commissioners
" the United States at the Spanish camps
and asserting the Issuance OF orders that
very facility be given for the mission.
The Havana Reporter. an American pa
per just founded here publishes its first
humber to-day.
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Guess Who?

"IIe writes treatises in Greek. Shake
speare would have been proud 10 have
used such English. Daniel himself never
more completely enthralls with his eio-
auence. lie is a statesman, student
man Of books. a man with Ideas. an ora
tor. a reasoner an original thinker
Bet you can't guess who 1t is that Is
thus described. Give it up? Why, it's
old Ben Tillman. or. rather. it is the way
that the Dispatch introduced him TO the
people of Richmond Va, whom he will
address at the Academy Of Music in that
city tomorrow night-Charleston News
and Courier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
RUSSIANS IN POSSESSION.
They Have Completed the Occupation
ofNew Chwang in China.

LONDON, oct. pa dispatch from
Shanghai 20 q London news agency says:
"A Russian regiment occupied the town
OF New Chwang province Of Lao Tong
amd the forts at the mouth OF the river
Iiaou on October 10Th. thus securing com,
plete possession Of New Chwang' the ma
tive troops fled without making any oppo-
sition under orders from the Empress
Dowager and Ii Hung Chang.
\ british gunboat was in the river at
the time. It's non-rcsistance Is regarded
50 the virtual abandonment OF the whole
OF Manchuria 10 the Russians and gives
Russia an Invaluable strategic positioa.
Great Britain is certain TO lose the New
Chwang trade OF which II has had 50 per
cent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
PH0EBUS QUIET.
An Inyestiga'i,n Into Tuesday Trou-
bi.-The Killed and Wounded.

FORT MONROE. VA. OcL g.-Every-
thing is quiet to-day at p1eDus. he r.ot-
Gus soldiers having been dlsper4el The
man killed In last nights row was Prl-
yate john German, or Company j. Fourth
Artillery lt IS alleged thar Pat Pagan
the saloon keeper. shot him as German
and other artA.erymen were attacking the
saloon.
The more seriously wounded are David
williams. private Company T.. Fourta A.
ullery. shot through the left shoulder.
william Foley. private Company H. Sixth
Artillery, struck IN head by spent bal
Joseph Merusky. Company B third Ar
ullery shot through jaw and lower max
Hilary shattered. All the men are re-
crults.
An investigation into The AFFAIR "a IN
progress
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
MARRIED THE EMPRESS.
\ Rumor That Iii Hung Chang Has
Marched tho Empress of China.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. oct. D.-News-
papers received nere by the steamer En-
press OF Japan which arrived TINS morn
ing from Hong Kong and Nokohaiha.
publish the amazing statement t"at IL
Hung Chang and the Dowager Empress
OF emma have been secretly married.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
Active Preparations Continue I'm
France Despite Semi-Ohicial Denials

Active Preparations Continue In
France Despite Semi-Ohicial Denials
PARIS. oct. l9-In spite of semi-ofiicial
denials the Echo De Paris asserts to-day
that the embarkauon OF war materials
and supplies continues at Toulon, addiag
that extraordinary activity reigns at the
arsenal there. Besides the ironclads
Amriai Trehouart, bOylnes. Jc-lna-.es
and Valmy. the cruisers Alger. Levrier
and Caiman, it claims are getting ready
for service. embarkng ammunition and
war material In addition II IS further as
serted. the transports Bien Hoa and Gil
ronde are almost ready for sea.
All the French naval officers on leave Of
absence have been ordered to return g.
their vessels.
4 dispatch to the Petit Parisien from
Touion confirms the Echo De Paris zee
port and says the greatest activity pre-
walls in the navy yard. where work Is
proceeding with feverish speed day and
night
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seren indians surrender.

WALKER, MIN. oct. p,-Seven OF
the Pnlager indians wanted by the
United states rnarshals appeared at the
agency rhis afternoon. and surrendered
It ia thought the others will be captured
without any further trouble.
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THE COUNCIL OF
EPISC0PALIANS.
pendent OF supervision by the UnNel
States may be established.

pendent OF supervision by the United
States may be established
The two bodies OF the Council. Siding
as "a board of missions. met t0-rl-.t
HlshoD Nelson. OF Georgia. chlirmHl ~
the committee ON work going ON among
tho colorcd people ot the South. presented
a report. accompanied bv "a series of r-so-
lutions. which led 90 rather an iufslestirs
debate on the race question. one OF the
resolutions commencing the work was
adopted. while another app-Opriatine 500
900 for continuing The work was modified
80 that the Board OF Managers shall be
urged" instead of charged 90 include
IL I'm the budget. the amendment being
r.ade on grounds o. financial nee. ssiiy.
Another resolution aoog,et iavorgo pro
literary and industrial training OF colorsd
Youths and requested the WOmans Aux
iliary 20 make special provision fox womaR
workers in that work.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
DEWEY FIGHTING AGAlN2
IL j. Announced in Madrid That ne
Has Defeated the Rebels.

LONDON. oct. i9.-Ihc Mfdfil CORES
pondont of the Times s1fs
captain Aunon. tine Minister or "
r,ro has received % dispatch from Ma
mia announcing n naval engagement '
tween the Americans and the rebels ia
consequence of Admiral Dewey i'i'''
ding the latter 90 1y tne rebel Ha- VOW
their ships. The dispatch adds t''
there were losses on both Sides nn' i'''
Tine Americans captured ih. r.ur. Ships
"The scene of tho arrangement i- h''
stated. but 30 is supposed to have '.''
BOZ Manila Bay.
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f ebruary 1st.

The store will be closed
up at that time.
The goods are almost
all this seasons choicest
styles.
For rent of store apply to J.
Thompson Brown & Co., real
estate agents.
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Dress Goods
Silks
CIOdkS

There never was such a
selling Of goods as is 60
ing on here now. Goods
going without regarding
cost Or value. Every
thing must be sold by
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NEW DEMOCRACY
OF Mr.. TILLMAN.

CONTINUED From First Page
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-15
DEATH OF MRS. LYDIA BROWN.

DEATH OF MRS. LYDIA BROWN.
The Funeral Services Will Be Held
From Edenton Street Methodist
Church at II O'clock To-day.
Mrs. Lydia Love Brown, widow of the
late Henry ]. Brown, died in her S5th
year OF her age. at her residence on
South Dawson street, Monday morning
at 1910 o'clock.
She was a Miss Lydia Lane, daugh-
ter OF Nathaniel Lane of this city, ana
was born April Both, 1914, and had
spent her whole life i'll Raleigh.
Her husband was the late Mr.. Henry
j. Brown, one of Raleigh's most highly
esteemed citizens, who died May Eth.
1Si9. They were married February
24th, 1881. She was the mother of
fourteen children, and had tifty-eight
grand children and a number of great
grand children. who, also survive.
She leaves nine children, Messrs. John
w. Brown, Nat l.. Brown. Joseph G.
Brown, Mrs. VIM. NJ. Brown, Mrs.
Phil Theim, Mrs. Love G. Young, Miss
Bette ). Brown, of Doltim, Ala, Mrs.
John III. Redford and Miss jamie IL.
Brown Her daughter, MISS Brown.
from Alabama, has been here all the
fall, and all her children were with her
when she peacefully fell asleep just at
the close of the Sabbath day. For nine
weeks she had been lowering between
life and death, and for five weeks had
taken no nOurishment and yet up to
few hours before her death her mental
faculties were undated. She recognized
her children and her friends, and passed
away as peacefully as child goes into
sleep, with a smile upon her face.
Mrs. Brown was one of Raleigh's old
est inhabitants, a woman of rare force
of character usefulness and unselfsh-
ness. She joined the Methodist church
in 1890 at the age of Is years, and dur
ing all the years that have passed has
been Il mother in Israel" Her sons
and daughters, her grandchildren and
great grand children, rise up to-day and
call her blessed Her life was made up
of unseltsh deeds and Christian kind
ness. and there are few homes in Raj
eigh that have not been blessed by her
mnistration and her gentleness in sick
ness and in death. "She looked well to-
her own household" was devoted to her
church, generous and kind to the poor.
and died in the assurance of life in the
better land.
The funeral will be held from Edenton
Street Methodist church this morning at
II o'clock The pall-bearers are Messrs.
c. Fl. Belvin, w. b. Hutchings, A.
NJ. McPheeters, w II. Hughes, a. NJ.
Powell, T. II. Briggs, w. J. Young, J.
/. Johnson.
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TROOPS GOING SOUTH.

Troops destined for Cuba and Porto
Rico have been passing through Raj
eigh over the Seaboard Air Line for the
past three days, and more go through
to-day. They are from Camp Meade
Pennsylvania, and are going into camI
at Augusta. Atlanta and Athens, prep
aratory to embarking later for Their
posts of duty in our newly acquired
possessions in the West Indies. Eight
special troop trains came by here Sat
urday and Saturday night; four Sunday
three yesterday, and six more will come
to-day. On account of these specials al
northbound trains ON the Seaboard All
Line were delayed.
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that is possible and several things that
are not. But he does them just the
same. If he were not going to give
another exhibition here it would be
worth while to state some of the things
he does But it is better to see them.
.'Rube" does the ''hayseed' trick. He
is dressed like a countryman, acts like a
farm hand and talks like a circus clown.
Indeed that was his ayocation for many
years, and I'm sure he must have made
u good one.
He begins by showing you how hay
seed" learns to ride a wheel. While he
is performing he might be taken for any
one of three things; lunatics theolo-
gical student or an ordinary corntield
scarecrow. A few moments after he is
through he looks like gentleman, and
so far as has been learned is one.
Your laughter at "Rube's" antics is
as hearty as was your applause at the
truly wonderful tricks of Geo. Phillips.
lining the deed, Judge Clark decided that
to all winter and you'll never beat them.
They gave two performances yesterday
afternoon on Hargett street, between
Fayetteville and Salisbury streets.
Hundreds of people crowded the streets
and sidewalks to see them. To-day they
give two more at the same place; one
at II o'clock and another at 4 o'clock.
From here they go to Goldsboro,
thence to Kinston, to Newbern, Will
mington, Rockingham, Wadesboro and
Charlotte.
.Rube" says he's ridden down the
steps of every State capitol in the Union
so far as they have steps. Some of
them have none and these he does not
claim to have ridden down.
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METROPOLITAN CONCERT co.

The Metropolitan Concert Company of
New York, which appears ut the AGA
denny of Music in this city Fri
day evening, November 18th, is thor
oughly high class attraction, embra cling
among its members the leading artists of
to-day, who come to this city highly en-
dorsed by the music-critics of our great
northern cities. Their concerts are of
the actual meritorious type, which never
fail to delight all lovers of music Seats
on sale at w. II. King and Company's
drug store-50 cents for first floor; gal
lery % cents.