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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03
SOUTHERN FILES EXCEPTIONS.
ASKS Suspension of the New Rate
order Pending a Re-hearing.

ANA now comes the Southern Railway
company and excerpts to the determine
tlon anu order of the North Carolina
hlliroah commission promulgated In CIR
GUAR NO. 80, dated February 21st, 1898,
reducing and fixing fares upon railroads
OF thc Southern Railway Company In
Norm Carolina so that the same may
not exceed 2l2 cents per mile for flrst
| class tickets and cents per mile lot
| second class tickets, and it states the
following grounds for such exceptions:
l. mat the power, of the Commission
to reduce fares lis, under the law, condl-
tional and dependent upon due ana PRIOR
| ascertainmcnt OF the actual value or
the capital employed by the corporation,
its earnings and cost of operation; that
in the present case the Commission not
only failed TO take other evidence upon
these points, but disregarded the inCOn-
trovertiblc statement OF the company;
that the value of the employed capital,
the earnings and the cost of main
tcnance Of the road are such as to rem
der impossible the remunerative conduct
Of its passenger business in North Caro-
lima for any fares lower than those
hitherto charged and collected.
.. That the fares heretofore charged
| were just and reasonable and lower
than the fares generally charged in ada
cent States for the transportation of
passengers under substantially similar
circumstances and conditions.
3. That the service rendered by the
company in the transportation of pas
| sengers has been greatly improved be-
yond any ever before furnished in North
Carolina, and is maintained at a cost
greatly beyond the revenue derived
from even the old rates.
4. That the reduction of fares ordered
by the Commission will prevent the
Southern from earning a just and rea-
sOnable dividend upon its preferred stock
and is likely to ultimately imperil its
ability to pay even its lawful oblga-
tions.
3. That the effect of putting the reduc-
ton into operation will be to destroy and
appropriate the property of the company
and its earning capacity to such an ex-
tent as virtually to cOnfscate it, and
render impossible the conduct of its pas
senger business with any profit what
ever.
t. That the company be granted Il
hearing upon these exceptions and upon
the entire rate question, and that an
order be made suspending the reduction
of fares until the further and final hear
ing of the Commission upon such hear
ing
These exceptions are signed by w. w.
Finley, second vice-president, and w.
A. Henderson and Fairfax Harrison. OF
counsel.
his completes the filing of exceptions
ON the passenger rate question The date
for hearing them has not yet been fixed.
Clerk Brown is now in correspondence
with Chairman Caldwell in regard to it
1t will probably be on March 10Th, the
time of the next meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03
JUDGE PURNELL THREATENS.

That if Pasquotank Jail Will not Re
ceiye Prisoners He Will Hold Court
Elsewhere.
Judge Purnell, of the United States
District court, is quoted as saying that
he is informed that the Federal prison
erS sentenced to confinement in Lenoir
county jail are actually permitted by the
Sheriff to go into the town or country
at pleasure. He will investigate this
matter and fine the Sheriff if there is
proof. Some years ago Judge Seymour
discovered that prisoner sentenced to
Jail at Beaufort, Carteret county, actual
~ had key to the Jail, given him by
his brother, the Sheriff, and came and
went as he liked.
The sheriff of Pasquotank county re-
fused to receive Federal prisoners, and
Judge Purnell says he has given notice
that If such refusal is persisted in he will
hold court no longer at Elizabeth City,
but at Edenton or Plymouth. 1t is now
required that he shall open court at
Elizabeth City. but he says he can i'm
mediately adjourn it and complete the
term at amy other place in the district
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Marriage of Hon. Frederick A. Woodart
to Mrs. Roe Ella HOlleman.
The following card has been issued
"The honor Of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Mrs. Roe Ella Holleman
and
Mr.. Frederick Augustus Woodland,
Wednesday, March the ninth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.
Edenton Street Methodist Church.
Raleigh, n. G..
High Noon"
At Home
after April fifth,
Wilson, y. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03

The Oak Ridge Students to Honor the
Young Soldier Who was Mangled and
Murdered by Tarleton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03

The testimonials which the mail brings
IN every day run thus: ''Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup cured the baby of Group
1T cured me of most distressing
cough" or ut cured my little baby of
sore throat" I'VE could not do without
it,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03

We are anxious to do little good In
this world and can think OF no pleasanter
or better way to do it than by recon-
mending One Minute Cough Cure as
preventive Of pneumonia, consumption
and other serious lung troubles that fol-
low neglected colds. Heartt & HEARTS
drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03

{, We are getting up Klondike clubT'
when do you go?
We're not going at all: we are organ
ling to keep one another from going
Detroit Free Press.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03

la inc carly Jays
of the settlement of
the Dakotas, the
II e W 5 p apers fire.
quently contained
stories of the hard
ships and sufferings
and sometimes the
death of the new
settlers who were
lost in the billiards.
The man or woman
who is frozen to
death in a winters
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
 WAR PAINT!
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
AT CAMP THOMAS.
Brigades in the Provisional Army
 Corps of Volunteers.

CHICKAMAUGA, May 20.-General Brooke has completed the formation of the first provisional army corps, Unit ed States Volunteers. The three brig ades of the first division, under com- mand of Major GeneraIWilson, are com posed of regiments from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. The second division, Colonel A. K. Ar mold commanding, is drawn from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio. In- diana, Michigan and Minnesota. The third division, Brigadier General J. s. c. Bates commanding, draws its forces from New Hampshire, Massachusetts. New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Min nesota, Missouri and Kansas.
 The Fourteenth Minnesota, in the second division, and the Twelfth Min nesota, the Second Missouri and the First Kansas, in the third division, are the only regiments from west of the Mississippi River in the first corps.
 Until the complement of brigadiers has been appointed, each brigade will be in command of the senior colonel. The first corps will be commanded by Major General John R. Brooke, who will also be in command of the army of the gulf.
 The following regiments arrived to- day: First New Hampshire Infantry, twelve companies 1000 officers and men, Colonel Robert H. Rolfe; Second Mis- souri Infantry, twelve companies, soS
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
CHARLESTON TO
 START TO-DAY Repairs to the Cruiser
 Completed. READY FOR ITS VOYAGE. THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE
 THIS AFTERNOON.
San Franciscans Will Have an op portunity to View Typical Fighting Machine Under
 Full Roadway.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ON BOARD THE CRUISER CHARLESTON, via Vallejo, May 20.- The Charleston will sail for Manila at Il a. n tomorrow. This is official. The repairs to the cruiser were finished at 5 o'clock this morning, and Captain Glass knows now that his ship is ready for her voyage across the Pacific. It was found when the after condenser was opened y sterday that but one tube in the vacuum chamber was leaking. The leak was bad one, for 1t was this condenser that had given most trouble The leaky tube was replaced y sound one from the lot received last night from the Union Iron Works, the lot be- ing tubes it had been designed to put into the condenser of the battle-ship Wisconsin. Then the condenser was tested most thoroughly and found to be perfect.
 The force from Mare Island yard la bored all night and by midnight had opened the forward condenser, where seven tubes were found to be leaking. The leaks were slight in all cases, but the defective tubes were taken out and replaced nevertheless. At a. m. the work was completed and the Charles ton was once more ready for sea and in better shape, certainly, than she had been when she made her first start on Wednesday, All of to-day the ship has been moored in the steam waiting for the rest of the tubes received from San Francisco to be cut to fit her con denser. Captain Glass, it is clear, pro- poses to be prepared for all emer- gencies.
 There is yet some slight adjustment of the compasses to be made. The ship will reach Red Rock between noon and 1 o'clock tomorrow, and it will take an hour and a half-certainly not longer to swing ship and correct the deviation. That will be the last preliminary. Not later than 2:30, Captain Glass esti- mates, he will head through the Golden Gate. He will run down through Raccoon Straits, making stop at San Francisco.
 The city people if it is clear, will. have a chance to see the warship passing through the Gate She is worth seeing as she lies grim and dark in the stream here. She will be better wo-'th seeing as she crosses the bar under forced draught, speeding to the relief of Ad- miral Dewey.
 The Charleston was always a beautt- full cruiser on holiday parade. She is a typical fighting machine and nothing else in her war paint, her great guns gleaming as the only bright spots on her somber sides and the beauty of Old Glory fiuttering at the peak.
 SOL, N SHERIDAN,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21

latter. making the Americans believe they were threatened on every sloe.
 "The torpedo boats Azor, Rayo ana Article steamed from Cape Verde lsi- ands to the Canaries with the utmost precautions, hugging the coast by oay and covering their lights by night. The Article. slightly damaged, was lowed py the Ciudad de Cadiz, and the trans ports carried the smaller boats or the Vizcaya. the Almirante Oquendo, the CristobaI Colon and the Infanta Maria Teresa, probably because these vessels might be kept clear in view of possible battle"
 The Madrid correspondent Of the Standard says: "The blockade ol Cuba and Porto Rico Is considered illusionary, as Spanish warships and merchant vessels ar @ fre- quently moving from port to port between the islands. For ex- ample, the mail steamer Alfonzo XIII went out from San Juan de Porto Rico to meet a vessel detached from Admiral Cervera's squadron and then continued it's voyage to Spain after de- livering an important communication for the commander.
 "The success of Admiral Cervera in avoiding the American fleets and keep ing them on the alert excites much en- thusiasm and causes the press to
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
MERRITT AT WASHINGTON.
Consuits the War Department as to
 the Philippine Troops.

WASHINGTON, May 20. = General Wesley Merritt was at the War Depart ment nearly all day in consultation concerning the troops which are to be allowed to him for the work he has in hand. It has been decided to give the greater portion of the Fifteenth Infan- try, now on the Pacific coast, the entire Eighteenth and Twenty-third 'Regi- ments of infantry, two batteries from the Third Artillery and four troops or cavalry.
 The remainder of the expedition will be made up of volunteers.
 The department to-day gave orders sending the battalion of infantry from North Dakota to San Francisco to join the expedition. It is the expec- tation of the quartermaster's depart ment to send to the Philippines a con- signment of 10000 hammocks to be purchased, and which are regarded as essential to the comfort of the soldiers in tropical climes
 General Greedy has suggested, and the President has nominated half a dozen officers for positions on the signal corps party which accompanies the ex- petition under General Merritt For the rank and file of the corps, recruit ing will be resorted to in the Pacific States.
 At 1O:3O tonight it was announced at the adjutant- generals office that 104 900 volunteers had been mustered into the United States army. It is ex- pected that from now until the re- mainder of the 1000 men called for have been mustered, the work will pro- ceed very slowly.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
Boys in Blue on the Way to the Philippines Greeted
 at Auburn.
At ChiCkanauga General Brooke Completes the First Volun-
 teer Army Corps.

men, under command of Colonel W. k- Cafe: Battery B. Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 121 officers and men tuIiy equipped, Captain l.. T. Hunt; the Sec ond New York Infantry arrived al o'clock tonight. The regiment mas twelve companies, 1000 officers and men, and is commanded by Colonel E. F. Hardin
 Battery A, First Illinois Artillery Captain Yeager in command. arrived at 8:30 clock.
 The First Missouri Infantry arrived at 10 o'clock. The regiment is made up of twelve companies. 1926 officers and men, and is in command of Colonel Ed win Butdorf.
 Tomorrow General Brooke will be- gin the formation of the Third Army Corps Colonel Fred D. Grant. 1t is un- derstood; will be made provisional brig adler of the First Brigade of the First Division of the corps. His regiment will be then assigned to the new corps, which will be commanded bv General James F. Wade.
 Over 30. 900 letters were delivered to the troops to-day. The story sent out from here to the effect that three men had been arrested with arsenic on their persons, with which it was supposed they were to poison water being used by the troops, is a fake pure and sim pie and was evolved from the imagina- tion of several boys who are indulging in liquor, cigarettes and other vices, and who are here as alleged corre- spondents of certain newspapers. There is not the slightest foundation for the story, all wells being under constant guard to prevent pollution as well as waste of water.
 Frank McReady, Company D, Twelfth New York of New York City, died to-day from heart failure while on the march from Rossville to the camp ground in the park
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
TECHNICAL CHANGES
 MUST NOW BE MADE.
So the Senate Finance Committee Will Devote One More Day to
 the War Revenue Bill.


 the War Revenue Bill.
 WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Senate Committee on Finance finds 1t neces- sary to make additional amendments to the war revenue bill before proceed ing further with the measure. and an adjournment was taken at the close or to-day's session until Monday in order to allow the committee to devote the entire day tomorrow to this work. A session of the committee was held to- day, but there was not sufficient time to reach conclusion. There is no d. vision on party lines on most Of the changes required, as they are largely of a technical character.
 The most important change which has been urged and which now seems likely to be made is that altering the tobacco schedule. It looks as if the House rate of F cents a pound would be restored on manufactured tobacco and as if there would be change in the schedule, as it affects cigarettes. There are some technical errors to be corrected in schedule B, regarding pro- prietary medicines.
 The question raised here Is as to the time the stamp should be affixed, and there is much difference of opinion on this point There is also a desire to have the mutual life insurance com panies exempted from some of the re- Quirements of the provision in regard to insurance organizations, and movement to restore the House pro- visions relating to the building and loan associations. It Is probable other matters will be considered at to-mor- rows meeting
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21

AUBURN, Cal, May 20.-This little mountain city Is bedecked in the gay est of holiday attire, and has been ever since soldiers began goint through yes terday Every trainload of boys In blue is showered with flowers and lib orally lunched with sandwiches and fruits. The soldiers say Auburn is the first place on the1r route to show any enthusiasm Last night an open-air dance was given on a mammoth plat form adjacent to the station, ana hundreds stayed till morning welcom- ing Uncle Sam's men as they went through A novel souvenir given the boys is hard boiled eggs with the au- tograph of some young lady written upon them.
 SALT LAKE, May 2O.-Batteries A and B, Utah Volunteers, Captain Young commanding, comprising 256 of ffcerS and men, left Salt Lake at 12:30 p. m. to-day for San Francisco.
 Business throughout the city was entirely suspended, school children were given a holiday, and 30,000 peo pie, who thronged the line of march, gave the Utah boys a most enthuSias tic farewell
 TACOMA, May 20.-Oficial informa- lIOA Cdiile IIOiIl w IOii lo-ddS to the effect that the State troops of Washington would be retained on Pa cific Coast duty. Colonel Wholly of the Washington regiment stated this even ing that no request of any kind from any member of his command had been made that the troops of Washington be retained here, and he says that he will feel that it is a personal disgrace upon himself if his regiment is not sent to the Philippines.
 VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash. May 2O.-In accordance with tele- graphic orders received to-day, Brig adier-General Thomas M Anderson, who arrived Wednesday from Alaska, left for San Francisco tonight Orders were also issued to-day for Companies A and G, Fourteenth Infantry, to re- port to General Otis at San Francisco, They will leave tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
clamor for a prompt dispatch of the reserve fleet to the front"
FOUR BIG BUT
 NOT BRAVE MEN.
They Fluked at Camp Tanner and Received Harsh Treatment
 From Comrades.

CAMP TANNER, Springfield, H., May 2o.-Four men of the Fourth Regi- ment who at the last moment decided not to be sworn in, were pelted with mud, chased into creek. and finally drumned out of camp amid the 1eers of their late comrades. Four men of Company D, of Belleville, fell out of the ranks just as the mastering officer had the men raise their hands to be sworn in. The men refused to volun- teer their services and sneaked away amid the misses of other members Of the crack company of the Fourth Regi- ment.
 The four were: Walker Knolboch, Phil Martin, Adam Martin and J. l.. I,enare. They were the four largest men of the company, only one or them being under 6 feet tall.
 When the mastering of the company was completed the four members which linked" were followed through the rear of the camp and were first pelted with mud.
 The treatment gradually became more severe, and one of the fellows cried and begged for mercy. All of the four were finally pushed into the creek, and there is no telling what would have been done to them had not an officer mt in an appearance and ordered the other members of the company to de- sist. The four were then drummed out of camp. All of the 150 soldiers followed the, drum and hissed the four as far as they could see them.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
HOW EUROPE. VIEWS
 CERVERA'S MANEUVER.
Spanish Strategists Have Forced America Into Defensive
 Attitude.

LONDON, May 2O.-Admiral Ger vera's maneuver excites the keen est speculation here. In some quarters the whole story is regarded as a ruse designed to hurry the Spanish Government, and the spreading of it broadcast is supposed to hide sinister motives The bulk of opinion. however, regards the news g authentic. and is inclined to the belief that Admiral Ger vera we'll knows re-enforcement is at hand and that otherwise he would not have risked being bottled up at San tiago.
 The Daily News directs attention to the great secrecy preserved about what is happening at the Canaries. where the cables have been seized and the censor ship is severe. It says:
 "The question now arises whether tie reserve squadron from Cadiz is not already half way across the Atlantic. One thing comes clear. The Spanish strategists have a prearranged plan of operation. while the Americans have been forced by circumstances into a defensive attitude. However, if Ger vera is in Santiago de Cuba it ought not to be difficult for Admiral Sampson to find him. Thus it is possible that there may be a big fight within a few days"
 The Daily Chronicle, on the other hand, thinks Admiral Cervera has walked into a trap, from which he can not escape, thanks partly to the inl- becility of the Spanish Government in publishing his dispatch, which was doubtless done to avert domestic evils"
 The Daily Chronicle concludes: "As to hinted negotiations by Spain with the powers, the best answer to them would be an American victory, which we hope to record Monday or Tues day.
 The Times says editorially: Whether publication will assist the success of Admiral Cervera's operations Is ques- tionable, but 1t has undoubtedly helped the new Ministers to make a favorable debut in the Cortes. Certainly the sit uation has increased in interest"
 The Madrid correspondent of the Daily News says: Admiral Cervera s dispatch from Santiago de Cuba to the Minister of Marine contained further details for the information of the Gov ernment alone. It Is pointed out here that the American plan was to gain command of the sea as a condition to future movements. Admiral Cervera's S brilliant move-reminding one of Lord Nelson's race from the West Indies to Trafalgar and his escape from the French-deprives America of the com mand of the sea and demonstrates to the world that the blockade of Cuba is merely nominal"
 Admiral Cervera has given the slip to two powerful fleets that have been securing the ocean for a fortnight in an endeayor to catch him. All the American schemes depend thereupon. Admiral Cervera, with four cruisers and a few destroyers, alone in the At lantic, ignoring events in Cuba and in Porto Rico and the position of the American squadron, has outmaneu- vered, disorganized and dispersed the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
POLICEMAN ACCUSED
 OF TALKING TREASON.
A Charge of Disloyalty Preferred Against an Officer on the
 San Jose Force.

SAN JOSE, May 20.-E. s. Hinman, a well-known resident of this city, to- day filed charges with the Police and Fire Commission, accusing Police Off, ficer James F. Prindeville with having uttered sentiments that were disloyaI and reasonable to the United States. Hinman alleges that Prindeville said:
 They had no right to send the Maine there. She went in for trouble and she got just what she deserved. The United States has no cause to go to war with Spain, and ought to be licked"
 The commission gave Prindeville ten days in which to file a written answer.
 Police Sergeant Thomas F. Hughes, who went to Santa Cruz on Thursday on an excursion and is alleged to have indulged in a drunken escapade with a number of women, was suspended for ten days for leaving the city without permission.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
BERNABE AT LIST FORCED
 TO DEPART
Goes From Canada To-Day, but Leaves Bebind CoDsul to
 Act as Spy.

 
  ion inerfo He Spanish relative to United  placed under arrest if the slightest from the is detected   
 
 
 
  Cabinet
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
Shoes for the Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The com plaints of the shoeless among the vol unteers just brought into the army will soon be silenced, as the War Depart ment has just placed orders for 200,- 900 pairs of soldiers shoes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21

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