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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-09

Daily except Monday. +Daiiy except sunday
T.@sD on sLo ncut.ai,u Necs dra ncL hCAu
l3aves Weldoa % y q, Halifax ESQ d M, Or,
rfves scotland Mock % D Ia, HrecnulIls Q 81
pm, Etnstou SPIN. Roturptng leaves Rfn.
StoD 81 NJ, u ceeuvtl!e 81 II me- arr1vinyss
halifax IL Is q n. Weldon II ~ q N. daily ey,
cspt sunday.
Tsains ON Sne Washington brrncn nAys
arlington s 20 y IN and 30 . 10, srr,v,a
Farms les . III am and 4GU p IN, returning leave
Paymele IS q Ia and 9 30 p m, arr9ve Wssh.
ing son ii CG 3 N and 90 y m. daily nxetIs
sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N q, dairy, eA0tpI
sunday, h30p Ia, Suaday 4le pm, slilvts
Plymouth daily except Sunday, 90 an
900 m Returning leaveE Plymouth daily
EXCEPT Sunday, so a m,and Sunday 10 @ M,
arrives Tarboro 10 % q IN, Ii 90 q m,
Train On Midland N. G. Branch lea VII
6oldsGoro daily, except Sunday7 10 a M, 81
rfviEg Smitnfleld 6 80 IN; returDiug Iesvtf
emitbfield 900 N: arrives AZ Golcaboxf
10 q. n N.
Trains on Nashville Branch ienve Korll
Mount rs 80 D IN, arrives Nasavfliee G5 r NJ
Spring Hope 80 N; EesuTn'ng leaves
Spring Hope 8 90 q M, Nashville 81 q IN, SJs
rives 50 Rocky Mount 9 O5 &c. daily. exccpt
Sunday.
for Cltntondauy except Sunday, ~ IL 20 q
ra and IL p M returnsng leaves Clinton 30
60 m an0 800 m.
Train No. 1s mhkes oioso Connec;i zion 10
" slcon for all points Norm isfly, an -au
Via Richmond.
N. ExxR@op. cav" Pass. Agent.
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SIGSBEE TAKES TIE TEXAS.
Captain Barker Transferred to the Flag
ship Oregon.

Washington. August S.-Two impor
tant changes i'll the command of YES
sells of the navy were announced this
evening by Secretary Long. Captain
Charles -. Sigshec, who commanded
the battleship Maine when she met her
fate in the harbor of Havana, and who
has been in command Of the auxiliary
cruiser St Paul since the war began, has
been ordered to relieve Captain John w.
Philip of command of the battleship
Texas, now undergoing repairs in New
York. Secretary Long announced also
that Captain Caspar Il. Goodrich of the
auxiliary cruiser st. Louis had been or
dered to the command Of the Newark,
Commodore Watson's flagship to sue
coed Captain Albert $. Barker, who has
been transferred to the battleship Oregon
on account Of the illness of Captain
Charles Il. Clark.
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DEATH OF GENERAL POLAND.
Passes Away in Asheville of Il Fever
Contracted at Chickamauga.

L asses away III -ASHcNlle OF Il EcNor
Contracted at Chickamauga.
Ashcvllc. \. c.. August S.-Brigadier
General John S. Poland died here to-day
of fever contracted at Chickamauga.
Mrs. Poland and their son and daug1-
ter were here when death came and
they, with Lieutenant Wrenne. of Gener-
al Poland's staff, to-day accompanied
the remains to Westerly, II. L. where the
interment vii take place. General po-
land was native of Indiana, was n
graduate from the West Point Military
Academy. and saw valiant service i'll Il
number of battles in the late war, having
been several times brevctted.
At the outbreak of the present wax
he was in command at Columbus Bar
racks, Ohio, and promptly offered his
services and at the time OF his death
was Brigadier General, comanGing the
Second division, First Army corps. at
Chickamauga Park. Ga.
General Poland was Il very able and
Jealous officer and Conscientious III the
discharge of every duty.
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES SCARCE.
Enough Sent but They Could Never be
Gotten Ashore.

Washington. ID. c.. August S.-Surgeon
General Sternberg, of the Army, has re-
cciyed Il report from Assistant Surgeon
Edward l.. Munson, concerning the CON
ditions at Santiago pertaining to
the medical department about which so
much complaint has been made. This
report asserts that medical and hoSpjUl
supplies were loaded on transports ut
Tampa in quantities sufficient to meet
the demands Of the Santiago expedition.
that the landing Oh Cuban soil was made
as rapidly as possible but on account
of lack of adequate transportation facli-
ties only in limited quantities, and that
after the troops left the ships the
latter only partially unloaded proceeded
to sea, where they hove to indefinitely
Reference is made to subsequent at
tempts TO get hospital supplies ashore
rendered abortivc for Il time at lGnst
by the ina Utility to obtain Transportation.
The report continues:
This condition Of things remained until
after the fight ut Las Quasinas. at which
time there were absolutely no dressings,
hospital tcntagc or supplies of any kind
on shore within reach OF the surgeons
already landed
Cherokee and Brcakwater, this work
was continued as well as opportunity and
limited facilities permitted: getting sup
plies from perhaps n third of the trans
ports composing the fleet Outside of
his il is believed that no other regimen
tai medical property was ever unloaded
up TO the time of my departure. with
on July 10th. Appealing on
several occasions for the use of Il lighter
or small steamer to collect and land
medical supplies. | was informed by the
luartermaster's Department that they
could render no assistance in that way.
and the medical department was com
PEELED to rely entirely upon its own
energies and improvise its own transpor-
ations."
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NEW RAILROAD COMING.
First Sixty Miles VIII be Finished By
January 18th, 1899.

Montgomery, Ala. August S.--Presi-
dent Stuyyesant Fish, of the Illinois
Central Railroad and other Western
capitalists today made application un-
der the general charter law of this State
for Il charter for Il railroad from West
Point. Mass. in northerly direction
into Alabama, terminating for the present
in the coal fields of the Mississippi val
ley coal company. This road will be
operated in connection with the Illinois
Central. The first sixty miles of the
road will be completed by January 18th,
1889.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-09
GREAT BRITAIN FIRM.

Pekin, August S.-Great Britain, it is
asserted, has adopted Il firm attitude in
the matter of railway concessions in
China.
The situation is now cleared unless
Russia makes Il countermove.
There is general satisfaction in the
British settlements.
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EN-MAYOR SUTRO DIES.
He Conceived the Idea of Tunneling TIL
Comstock Lode

San Francisco. Cal, August Sex
Mayor Sutro died this morning
Mr. Sutro was Il native of Russia but
with his mother and other children came
to the United States in 1850. He started
almost Immediately for San Francisco.
Mr.. Sutro conceived the idea of tunncll-
Ing the Comstock lode, "a work which
lasted several years and cost millions of
dollars. Sntro amassed Il fortune of
about S4,O0O,000 in mining and real es-
tate operations. He was elected Mayer
four years ago and served one term.
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PROSECUTORS LOST.
Party of Sixteen Bound for the Mus
koyite River.

San Francisco, Cal. August S-A let
ter received by the Alaska Commercial
Company dated Unalaska, July 2Sth.
says:
Information received here is to the
effect that an entire party of twelve
prospcctors calling themselves the Col
nmbia Exploring Company, together with
Rev. X. Weber, a Morayian missionary,
his wife and two native pilots bound for
the Muskoyite river. have been lost
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HE TRIED CHLOROFORM
And Was Hanged by a Mob in Con
sequence.

st. Louis, Mo-. August. S.-A special
from Palestine, Texas, says:
Sunday morning the wife of prom
lnent railroad man and n young lady
Visiting here We're awakened by a negro
IN their room. endeavorng to chIoroform
them. They screamed and he escaped.
Later Dan Ogg, negro was arrested
and identified by the ladies. At midnight
mob of 300 men invaded the Jail. secur-
ed Ogg and hanged him in the court
house yard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-09

10. G. Blanks, of townsville, Texas.
writes that one box of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve was worth $4,000 to him.
1t cured his piles of ten years standing
He advises others to try it. 1t also
cures eczema, skin diseases and obsti-
nate sores. Heartt & Heartt.
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HAWAIIAN COMMISSIONERS.

San Francisco, Cal, August S.-The
Hawaiian Commissioners, Senators Gull
lom and Representative Hit have arri-
we'd in this city and will take passage foi
Honolulu on the Mariposa, sailing We'd
nesday.
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TAR HEEL BOYS READY
GEN. ARMFIELD'S REPLY
TOGEN, WADE'S TEL
EGRAM.
Entire Regiment Ready and
Could be Equipped in
Forty-eight Hours.
Near Jacksonville, Fla, August s.
Special War Correspondence.
Camp Cuba Libre,

Near Jacksonville, Fla, August s.
A telegram to-day from General Wade
asked Colonel Armficld to inform him at
once what force was at his disposal. and
what supplies were necessary to thor
oughly equip it for immediate service in
Porto Rico. Colonel Armfield replied
that the entire regiment was fit for duty
and could be equipped within forty
eight hours. 1t is not known definitely
when the troops will leave here, but
preparations being made Indicate it will
be very soon. The point of embarkation
is not yet known.
Captain Crawford, of the Raleigh com
pany, left tonight on ten days leave of
absence. lie was called home by the
sickness of his wife.
FRED l.. MERRITT.
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GEORGE MAURICE EBERs DEAD.

Munich, Bavaria. August S.-A dis
patch from the Villa Ebers ut Tatzing,
near this place, announces the death OF
George Maurice Ebers, the Psychologist
and novelist. He was born in Berlin
in 1887.
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Mr.. ]. \. EGcrton, .Jr., has returned
from Warren Plains whittier he went to
attend the funeral of his father whose
sudden death in Ashevillc was noted in
these columns The body was brought
from Ashcvile by Mr.. J. \. Dowtin to
be inferred ut the old home of the de-
ceased.
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CURZON VICE-ROY OF INDIA.

London. August S.-The Evening
News today says it learns positively that
George y. Curzon. the Parliamentary
Secretary for the Foreign office. has ac-
cepted the Vice Royalty of India, III
succession to the Earl of Elgin.
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THE CERRUTI CLAIM.
Italy VIII Not Send Additional War
ships to Colombia.

London, August S.-The Rome cores
pondent of the Times denying the rumor
that the Italian Cabinet Council has de
cided to send additional men of war
to Colombia in connection with the
Ccrruti claim, says:
Italy would prefer Colombia not to
court needless humiliation, but unless
ann totally misinformed the Government
will maintain the instructions already
given to Admiral Cardinal"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-09

1t has not yet been found possible
to secure an expert to examine the herd
Of cattle ut the insane asylum and de
termine what, the disease is that is kill
ing them.
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WORTH'S WIFE DIES.

Paris August S.-MaGame Charles
Frederick Worth. widow OF the famous
mllincr and head of the establishment,
died to-day.
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STEAMERS IN COLLISION.
Feared That no Fewer Than Twenty
Persons Were Drowned.

Lisbon, August S.-During the de-
parture of DIR. Campos SALES, President
of Brazil. by the trans Atlantic liner
Thames for America probably Buenos
Ayres) today two steamers that were
carrying friends to bid him farewell
came into collision, swampins two small
boats.
1T is feared that no fewer than twenty
persons were drowned
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Goose Grease Liniment sold An
guaranteed by all druggists.

A man is not really old until he rclin-
quishes his belief that he can marry
any woman he wants to.
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NEW NORTH CAROLINA POSI-
MASTERS.

Washington, Aug. -(Special,-Wal-
ter Burrage has been appointed post
master at Pool.
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A. 4 N. c. RAILROAD

Time Table in Effect June 10. 1893.
EASTBOUND TRAINS.
Leave Goldsboro 7:10 a. M, $40 p. M,
800 p. nj.
Leave Kinston OLA a. m, 4:32 D. M,
6:12 p. IN.
Leave Newbern 1870 p. m, 5:45 p. m,
T:25 p. m.
Arrive Morehead 3:46 p. M, 6:57 D. M,
S:31 p. IN.
WESTBOUND TRAINS.
Leave Morehead 3:47 a. NJ, TAI a. M,
$40 a. m.
Leave Newbern sos a. M, 9:10 a. M,
$50 p. IN.
Leave Kinston 6:07 a. m, 1912 a. M.
GLIB r. m.
Arrive Goldsboro 700 a. m, 11:05 a.
M, S:l3 p. IN.
s. l.. DILL.
Superintendent.
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G. F. s Y. Y. Railway.

JOHN CHI, Receiver.
Schedule in Effect July 3rd, 1898.
LEAVE WILMINGTON
$50 a. III. Daily arrive Fayetteville 11:40
a. M, Sanford 1903 p. M,
Greensboro $40 p. III, Walnut
Cove 5:07 p. H., Mt. Airy
200 p. M.
ARRIVE WILMINGTON
1905 p. m. Daily, from Mt. Airy, Walnut
Cove, Greensboro, Sanford,
Fayetteville and all points
North, South and West.
Local freight trains Nos. and s with
coach attached between Wilmington and
Fayetteville. W. Il. KYLE,
j. W. Fry Gen. Pas. ASt,
General Manager.
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BISMARCK FIRE-GUTTED.
Blocks Wiped Out, Entailing Loss
of Hundreds of Thousands.

Bismarck, \. d., August S.-A fire
tonight has about wiped out the bust
ness portion of this city, including banks,
newspaper offices and business blocks,
entaiing II loss Of several hundred thou
sand dollars.
inoA O6,y MohlinafGa sei-egrhEct etai
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COUNTING ON DELAY.
Spain Thinks Mckinley Will Move
Slowly at First.

NEW YORK, April IA World
Madrid cable says; 1t would be a mis-
take to infer that the Spanish Govern
ment expects war to begin immediate
ly. Premier Sagasta and Colonial Min
lister Moret are perfectly aware that
President Mckinley viii go more slowly
to work than most people in Europe
and the United States believe. They
know for fact that they will be ap-
preached by the American Government
as soon as the result which Congress
adopts is approved by the President.
They know that America, in the first
place, will insist that Spain shall do
nothing to renew hostilities in Cuba,
as President Mckinley wants the sus-
pension of hostilities to become definite
pacification very soon, through an I'M
Outstanding between the Cuban auton-
omists, Spanards and insurgents, I'M
less all three of those parties concerned
prefer to have peace and the settlement
of the Cuban question brought about
by the high-handed measures the
American Government will take if a
more pacific solution is not quickly ar
rived at They have reason to believe
that the President will not insist upon
the independence of Cuba if the Span
iards, insurgents and autonomists can
arrange a strong stable. local self
government offering guarantees for
peace and the promotion of American
interests and trade in Cuba. But they
also know that if such solution is not
found America will propose a more rad
zeal solution, the consequence of which
will be the early close of Spanish rule
in the West Indies.
General WoOdford expects to make
known next week the intention of the
American Government, which will re-
ceive the serious consideration of the
Spanish Cabinet
Strong influences are being brought to
bear upon the court and Government 70
force them to make war Immediately,
because Spain is better prepared to
cope with the United States now than
she would be if America, through negO-
tiations, should gain a few months
time in which to complete her prepara
tons and get to the end of the rainy,
unhealthy season in Cuba In any
event a decision must be reached be-
fore the Spanish Cortes meets, as it
would go hard with the Cabinet then if
it should yield to American dictation.
All the extremist opposition parties be-
ing represented in the Cortes. one may
expect a counterpart of the recent
demonstrations in the American Con-
gresS.
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Sterling Silver.

Sterling Silver Handle Nail File,
in beautiful designs, 35c to ST.
Sterling Silver Handle Button
Hook, to match the above, 4Oc to
81.
Sterling Silver Handle Cuticle
Knives, TO match the above, soc.
Pearl Paper Knives, sterling sill
yer handle; 25c 20 81 so.
Sterling Silver Stamp Moisten-
ers, Use.
Handsome Sterling Silver Letter
Seals, handsomely set, 81 35.
Sterling Silver Desk Eraser and
Brush, ST to 81 rs.
Cut Glass Mucilege Bottle, silver
top, 81 SO.
Cut Glass Tooth Powder Bottle,
silver top, 81 65.
Handsome Sterling Silver Handle
Tooth Brushes. Csc.
Handsome Sterling Silver Backed
Glove Cleaner, 81 to 81 so.
Sterling Silver Hat Pins, Csc.
Sterling Silver Backs, Ivory
Faced Hat Brushes. 81 to SIS.
Sterling Silver Backs. Ivory
faced Hair Brushes, So so to 81 rs.
Handsome Sterling Silver Mani
cure Set, consisting of nail file,
cutic1e knife, button hook; all with
amethyst settings; also sterling
silver handle manicure scissors.
Price, 81 25.
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DEFENSES AT HAVANA.
GOVERNMENT HAS FULL DE-
SCRIPTIONS OF THEM.
Secured by United States Officers
and Forwarded to the Navy
Department.

NEW YORK, April ia Sun" spe-
cial from Washington says: The Navy
Department is now in full possession
of detailed descriptions of the defenses
at Havana They were secured by
United States officers and recently for
warded to the Bureau of Naval Intel
ligence, where they have been ar
ranged. Full plans and accounts have
been sent to ships of the North At
lantic fleet For some months the au-
thOrities have endeavOred to get this
information, but not until two naval
vessels anchored in the harbor of Ha-
Vana was it possible for them to gather
any reliable data, either as to the ma
ture of the construction of forts, cali
bers and types of guns or quantity Of
ammunition on hand.
Every detail of the defenses on the
east side, where MORO Castle and the
lighthouse are located, and also on the
Havana side, where new Notifications
have lately been completed, have been
received. This information was not re-
ceived by officers of the battleship
Maine, but came from another source.
1t is the first that has been received by
the Navy Department on which abso-
lutte reliance could be placed. The Span
ish forces in Cuba are short of ammu-
milton, and have only a limited supply
of coal on hand. In ALL there is now
only 10000 tons of coal there avail
able for ships of the Spanish navy, and.
with the ports blockaded by United
States war vessels it would be impos-
sible to land fuel or supplies.
Steamers, however, are now being
sent away from all ports in consider
able numbers laden with coal for either
Porto Rico or Havana, and information
that comes to the Navy Department
shows that Spain is making every eff
fort to add to her coal supply at Ha-
vana and other seaports of Cuba. 1t is
not generally known that the fortifi-
cations for Havana's defense consist of
a modern fort as well as one not so well
equipped. The most formidable de-
Tense, according to secret information
here, is that on the west, or Havana
side of the narrow entrance where for
midable earthWorkS present an almost
invulnerable front to an attack from
sea. The largest guns in the forts
are of twelve-inch caIiber. The twelve
inch gun used is not equal to that of
the United States army, which so far
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constitutes the largest piece of ord
nance installed in the American system
of coaStwise Notifications. OF rapid
fire guns the forts have comparatively
few, and of uick-firing five and six
inch they have only a small number
Those who have been considering the
nature of sea attack on the city are
agreed it would be better to shell the
forts at night than in the daytime,
steaming along at ten-knot gait, in
column of battle, and each section of
ships letting drive as they came into a
radius of destructive action. Owing to
the large foreign interests in Havana,
the question of bombarding the city
does not meet with the approval of
leading experts, who have considered
the nature of an attack. There would
be nothing gained strategically, they
claim, by destroying the city, and the
forts could be Silenced without doing
serious damage to other property.
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PLAN OF OPERATION.
Navy Department Considering the
Cuban Campaign.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Navy
Department people have been busy con-
sidering its plan of operation in con-
junction with the military force in the
Cuban campaign. 1t is indicated that
after the troops are landed the navy
will make a concerted attack on the
principal ports and blockade the har-
bors The Navy Department has &C
cumulated much information in regard
to the Notifications at Havana. The
new battery at Moro Castle is rather
formidable. the largest gun being
twelve-inch caliber.
The great menace to vessels which
may attack Havana is submarine
mines, regarding the power of which
this Government has already had such
terrible example.
There is some doubt as to whether
Havana will be Shelled by the navy.
The foreign interests at that place may
render il inadvisable and improper, but
the naval authorities expect no trouble
in silencing the forts. In making at
tacks on the land Notifications it has
been deemed proper to conduct such
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wAsHINGToN's GOVERNOR.
Declares That He Is Boss Of tn
State Militia.

TACOMA (Wash), April 11.-John r.
Rogers, Populist Governor of Washing
ton, in a public statement issued yes
terday, criticised his own appointee
Brigadier- General Mcintyre, for stat
ing last week that the National Guard
of Washington will take its orders di-
rect from President Mckinley. Gov
ernor Rogers says:
This is a mistake, and If General
Mcintyre is correctly quoted, he is evil
IDENTIFY unfamiliar with the law bear
ing upon the case. If his interview is
correct it lays him liable to a charge
of INSTRUMENTATION. The State of
Washington will meet all demands
upon it by the general Government for
men cheerfully and gladly, but COM,
munications will be made from the
national authorities to the Governor.
No infringement of discipline will be
permitted, and the laws governing the
National Guard contained in the Mill
tary Code of this State will be carried
out to the letter
Il am in receipt daily Of applications
for enlistment by officers and privates,
and, judging from the tender of SER
vices, there will be no difficulty in fur
nishing two or three times the num-
Der for which we may be called upon.
"All demands upon us will be COM
piled with to the utmost limit"