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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
INSURANCE MEN IN SESSION.
Mr. r. B. Raney the Principal Speaker.

Mr.. Il. B. Raney the Principal Speaker.
Richmond, Va, May 19.-(Special.) y
Richmond is honored this week in the
presence of a number of the officers
and trustees of the Penn. Mutual Life
Insurance Company and their hosts,
the general agents of the company from
all over the Union in the fifteenth annual
session of their agency association, at the
hotel Jefferson. Tuesday they visited
the many points of interest in and around
the city, with typical southern picnic
at Lakeside, the gem of the elegant
suburban improvements inaugurated by
the late Major Ginter. The principal
feature of Wednesdays entertainment
was a voyage down the historic James
with an al-fresco luncheon at Westover
the grand old colonial estate of Col
Byrd. the founder of Richmond. To-day
has been devoted to business. Officers
of the association were elected for the
ensuing year.
Washington was selected as the next
place of meeting, and valuable papers
were read and discussed, including one
by Mr.. II. B. Raney, of Raleigh, N. c..
entitled Field Literature in Life In
surance"
Probably the hanudsomest banquet
ut the Jefferson will be enjoyed tonight,
with an address by General Fitzhugh
Lee, should he arrive in time from Wash
ington, and many other prominent guests
will be present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
GRIEF OVER GLADSTONE
ENGLAND M0URNS THE DEATH or Her
GREAT STATESMAN,
Memoirs and .Reminicenses are Flooding The
Press--To Have The Honor Of Public
Funeral on tuesday Next.

London May 19-The deepest mani
festations of grief are reported through
out the country. Flags are everywhere
half-masted, the bells are tolling, shades
are drawn down and in the public ga
leries here the pictures of Mr.. Gladstone
have been draped with Grape
The Queen and the Prince of. Wales
received I'm early intimation of the san
news and Immediately sent touching ex-
pressions of coincidence to the widow
Further details from Hawarden Cas-
tie of the passing away of the great
English statesman show his end was the
most peaceful imaginable. There was no
sign of pain or distress. The death Of
Mr.. Gladstone was annOuncedNtO the
House of Commons this afternoon by
the government leader Mr. a. J. Bal
four, the First Lord of the Treasury
He stated that tomorrow he would sub
NIT to the House an address to the
Queen praying her to grant the honor Of
Il public funeral if such honor is not
inconsistent with the expressed wishes of
himself or of those who have the right
to speak in his behalf, and also praying
the Queen to direct that public monu-
ment be erected at Westminster.
The House then adjourned out of re-
spect to the dead statesman
May 0-The universal expression Of
grief and sympathy gathers volume hour
ly Memoirs and "reminiscences OF Mr..
Gladstone are flooding the press, which,
everywhere shows column rules reversed.
Almost every court in Europe has wired
condolences.
Vice President Hobart cables the
Daily Chronicle MS follows
Not even in his own land. was Mr..
Gladstone more highly esteemed and
venerated than in the United States.
His death has been well nigh national
calamity to MS, and it occurred at time
when our people are closely drawn by
ties of sympathy and mutual interest to-
ward the nation to which his long ca
reer of public usefulness was so gener-
Ously dedicated"
The body will be removed to the large
bed room to-day Friday) and placed
III plain coffin, surmOunted by an oak
cross. extending nearly the whole length.
At its foot will be the inscrip-
tion. Three panels are on each side the
center of each being of raised dark
metal
The date of the funeral has not been
liked, but probably Tuesday will be
chosen The preparations continue for
q burial at Hawarden. Up to last even
ing (Thursdayl the family had received
no notice Of the national funeral, which
will be voted i'm Parliament to-day. The
general opinion favoring interment in
Abbey. the family will
probably give way to the national re-
quest Mr.. Gladstone did not leave any
wishes on the subject Dean Bradley,
of the Abbey, has selected as the most
suitable spot, the nave.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
SPANISH LOSSES.
They Were Heavy at Cienfuegos-De-
tails of the Fight.

Copyright by the Associated Press.)
Key West, May 19.-The Spanish loss
during the recent engagement at Glen
fuegos is now known to have been much
heavier than at first reported. Three
hundred Spaniards were killed and sew
eral hundred wounded. Great damage
was, done along the coast. Soon after
the engagement, the United States
cruiser Marblehead picked up several
Cubans in an open boat, some miles
down the coast, including Col Oriz, Lieu
tenant Alvarez and three privates from
an insurgent camp near Cienfuegos.
They reported that the Spanish losses
and the damage wrought by the shells
from The warships were very heavy.
The hospitals at Cienfuegos, they said,
were full of wounded and fear prevailed
everywhere that the American warships
would return to complete the work of
destruction.
During the engagement, the Marble
Spanish forces and 200 shots from her
secondary battery. The gunboat Nashville
as many more shells and 1900 shots
from her secondary battery.
Fifteen hundred Spaniards were sta
toned in an improvised fortress, on a
neck of land and upon this, the Ameri-
cans concentrated their fire. and it was
here that the destruction was wrought.
During the heavy fire of shells, and just
after the light house was blown up,
FIVE Spaniards, who were running to-
gether in an attempt to escape, were
picked off by q shell from the Marble
head, the gunner being ordered to fire
upon them by Ensign Pratt. They were
torn to pieces.
The men who manned the cutters did
so under instructions, and they withstood
the calling fire poured upon them with
the utmost calmness. The Cubans were
supplied with six thousand rounds of
ammunition, and all but one of them got
ashore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
WORK OF THE TORNADO.
Many Lives Lost and Much Property
Destroyed.

Many LIVES LOSL ana MUCH property
Destroyed.
Chicago, May 19.-Forty two persons
are known to have lost their lives, and
twenty-eight others are reported dead
as the result of the tornado which de-
vastated portions of Eastern Iowa,
Western Illinois and Northern Wisconsin
last night. The property loss is very
large.
Iowa heads the list with eighteen ia
taIities. They are as follows.
Near Riggs Junction, Michael Hines,
Maggie MalOney, James Maloney, Rose
Maloney, Mary Call.
Near Delmar. Obea Olson, Pat Hynes,
Saueren Clemensen, two children Of
Francis Allison, a. ID. Hilder, William
Griem.
Near Preston-Charles Flora, Mrs.
Charles Flora, two Flora children.
Near Quigley-Wm. O'Meara, a child
of John Clark.
Fourteen deaths are reported in
Illinois as follows:
At Stillman Valley-Michael Nelson,
Mrs. Nelson, infant son of the Nelson's,
Julia Johnson.
At Byron-W William Reese.
AT Schuntler-Th Thomas Mullen.
At Lanark-Nicholas Schultz, Samuel
Hoover. Mrs. John Kessler. inmates OF
the county poor house. which was de-
strOyed. Three other inmates were IA
tally injured.
Wisconsin reports nine known dead
with uncOnfrmed stories bringing the to-
tai in that State up to thirty-seven. The
dead are
At Antigo-Ignatz Barr Fred Billings,
Goldie Sheldon.
At Pennington-John FOsburg, e. G..
Beckman.
At Siegler-Fred Hanke, Mrs. Hanke
Albert Hanke, Fred Hanke Jr.
At Elmhurst-Ten reported dead at
lumber camp.
At Elmhurst-ten reported dead at
GoOdyear's lumber camp.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
DRAW SPANISH FIRE
TWO AMERICAN WARSlnPS APPEAR orr
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
Much Excitement Created in The City--Troops
Called out and New Earthwork Bal
leries thrown un.

Copyrighted 1898 by Associated Press.)
Off Santiago, Kingston, Jamaica, May
1913 D. m.-Two American war ships
whose names were not discernible from
the shore. appeared off Santiago de Gil
bay yesterday while the steamer Adula,
which has arrived here from that port
with refugees, was in the harbor.
They approached and drew the fire
Of the batteries at the harbor entrance.
1t is not certain whether the warships
replied to the fire.
The fire continued from noon to ]
o'clock. Captain Walker Of the AduIa
when coming out could not see any
marks on MORO Castle, and inferred
that the American ships drew the fire
OF the batteries to learn the range
There was much excitement in the city.
The regulars and volunteers were called
out and new earthwork batteries erect
ed on each side of the harbor entrance
The number and calibre of the guns are
unknown, but it is known that there are
twenty-one torpedoes in the channel
electrically connected with the shore.
The cruiser Mercedes, whose boilers
are disabled, has been anchored so she
can rake the channel for three hundred
yards and the merchant ship Mexico
of Barcelona. mounting four small quick
firing guns, is in the harbor Several
coasting steamers and schooners are 81
the wharves. A few days ago il Ger
man steamer brought 10000 bags of rice
to Santiago de Cuba. Rice and sardincs
are the principal food supplies.
Last night when about sixty miles
from Santiago de Cuba seven large
steamers moving in two columns crossed
the Adula's course, going west. They
were evidently warships but their ma
tiOnaity could not be identified The
Adula brought 255 passengers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.

Nominations of Officers Confirmed by
the Senate.
Washington, May 10.-The Senate to
day confirmed the following army nomi
nations:
To be Assistant Adjutant General
with rank of Major-John A. Logan, Jr.,
Illinois.
To be Assistant Adjutant General
with rank of Captain--Jos. B. Foraker
Jr.. Ohio.
TO be Inspector General, rank of Ma
jor-Russell Il. Harrison, Indiana.
To be Assistant Quartermasters, rank
of Captain-Wm. X Alexander. Vir-
ginia; Ambrose Il. Gonzales, South Car
olina.
To be Commissary of Subsistence. with
rank of Captain-John I'll. Earle, North
Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
FIGHT WITH GUERILLAs.
Exciting Episode Of the Gussie Expedi
ton.

Jacksonville, Fla, May ia special
to the Times Union and Citizen from
Key West Fla. says:
The Gussie expedition did not fail en-
tirely. Two native Cuban scouts were
landed west of Havana on the second
day out. Spanish guerillas had been as
signed to the duty Of patrolling the shore
A boat from the Gussie landed twenty
men. They had hardly set foot upon
shore before furious volley was fired
at them by the guerillas. who were CON
cealed in thickets on the crest of the
low hills. The American party adj
vanced, were halted when i'm range, and
the order fire" was given. They fired
as one man, sending three volleys at
the guerillas, who scattered like chaff
before the wind. Five of them were
killed, including a captain, whose bloody
cap and sword were taken and brought
back as trophies. Two scouts made
their way on into the interior.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
sTRowD AND FOWLER PLEASED

Washington. y. c.. May 19-(SpecaD
Representatives Fowler and Stroud re-
turned to-day from North Carolina
They are much pleased with the result
Of the convention Mr.. Fowler says the
Democrats will either accept or reject
the offer of fusion. He thinks the propo-
stion made a fair one.
Representative Kitchen left for home
tonight. He may have something to
say about the PopuIist convention later
on. Senator Butler returned to-day from
the conference.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
TO CHAsTISE DEWEY.
Spain VIII Send Cadiz Reserve Squadron
Coal for Gibralter

London, May 2O-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily News says:
The Spanish correspondents say' that
Gibralter has received within a fort
night 100000 tons coal and large guam
titles of ammunition. The new Spanish
Cabinet nearly came to grief on SenoA
Gumazo's demand that it should not
be bound by the outgoing ministry. The
government intends to increase the
means of defence of territories exposed
to foreign greed, and is considering the
necessity of erecting basis of operations
in Spain. In the Philippines n majority
of the people are loyal, and the Ameri-
cans and their few native allies are
unable to conquer another acre Of soil
Spain will therefore keep at home the
1000 troops intended for the Philippines
until further notice, and will immediate
ly end the Cadiz squadron to Manila to
chastise Dewey.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.

Washington, d. c., May 19.-(Special.l
-Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed i'll North arolina to-day as follows:
James A. Upchurch Centerville, Frank
lin county, vice p. G.. Aston. Jr., re-
moved. and Josephine Wood, Woodville.
Perquimans county, vice James G.. Will
son, removed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
DECLINES PORTFOLIO.

Paris, May TO- SenOr Leon Castillo,
Spanish ambassador to France. who has
been rendered the foreiugn office port
folio, in the reconstructed cabinet of
Senor Sagasta, has replied to Senor Sa-
gasta, declining to accept.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Now in Session at Chicago Election OF
Officers.

Officers.
Chicago, May 10.-The board of direc-
tors of the Associated Press in session
to-day elected the following officers:
President, Victor Il. Lawson. Chicago
Daily News and Chicago Record; first
vice-president, Horace White, New York
Evening Post; second vice-president
ThOs. &. Rapier, New Orleans Picayune:
secretary and general manager. Chas. S.
Diehl; treasurer, John Il. Walsh.
The following is correct list of the
advisory board of the Southern division
II. II. Cabaniss. Atlanta Journal, chair
man; G. III. Baskette. Nashville Banner:
4. B. Pickett, Memphis Scimitar: Page
NJ. Baker, New Orleans Times Democrat
and Geo. w. Ochs, Chattanooga Times.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
THE SPANISH SQUADRON.

1t Lands at Santiago and There is Re
jOicing.
Madrid, May ia direct message
from Santiago de Cuba confirms the re-
port of the arrival of the Spanish SQUAD
ron there. The dispatch says the event
has caused intense enthusiasm at Santa
go de Cuba.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
THE SPANISH CABINET.

Madrid, May 1S.-The new Spanish
Cabinet has been formed as follows:
President Of the SOunci of Minister'S
Senior Praxedes Sagasta.
Minister of Foreign Affairs -Senor
Leon Castillo.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
THE CHARLESTON RETURNS.
Her Condensors Were Out of Order
Put Back for Repairs.

Vallejo. California, May 19.-Tbe
cruiser Charleston that sailed yesterday
for Manila with ammunition and SIM
plies for Admiral Dewey, is back .at
Herbert, Mare Island Navy Yards. with
her condensors out of order. The acct
dent is trivial, but Captain Glass con
cluded that it would be better to return
to the navy yards and secure the benefit
Of the facilities there than to repair the
damage at sea. The Charleston will
make another start within the next As
hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
ADMIRAL CERvERA's FLEET?
Seven Warships Passed the Adula OFF
the Coast of Jamaica.

Kingston. Jamaica, May 19.-The de-
scription given by the first mate and five
seamen of the Adula, agree as to the
fleet that crossed her course a few minu-
tes after midnight this morning. -Four
of the seven ships were large cruisers
and three were small. They were dis
tant about four miles when the lines Of
the course intersected about thirty miles
off the north coast of jamaica. The
,Adula's crew believe they were the
squadron under Admiral Cervera, and It
is feared that if they were on the way to
Cienfuegos they may destroy the Ameri-
can blockading squadron
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
BERNABE FINDS COAL DEPOT.
Spain Talks of Attacking Our Atlanti
Seaboard.

London. May ia dispatch to the
Star from Montreal, published to-day.
says Senor Polo Bernabe has secured.
by cable, Il coal depot near st. Pierre.
Miguelon. the French colony off the
south coast of New FOundland, mt
which the squadron will coal. previous
to attacking the Atlantic seaboard of the
United States while the Cape Verde
squadron commanded by Admiral Ger
vera, draws off the sauadrons command
ed by Rear Admiral Sampson and Com
modore Schley
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
Leads all her North Carolina aie8 in BO News and Circulation

would be called up to-day was given yes
terday.
After passing the labor arbitration
bill as amended by the Senate, and ex-
periencing a brief political tilt precipita-
ted by a personal political explanation
from Mr.. Tongue, Republican, Oregon),
the House adjourned until Monday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
sOLDIER RELEASED.

Washington, u. c., May 9-(SpeciaD
Through the influence of Senator
Pritchard, James L. Griffin. of Salisbury.
who entered the army under age, has
been released.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
THE sPANIsH FLEET.

Madrid, May TO- Midnight (via Paris
The Spanish squadron has arrived at
Santiago de Cuba without accident.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
Secretary of State Speaks For Our Peo-
pie in Appropriate Telegram.

Washington, May 19.-The following
telegram was sent by the Secretary of
State to-day:
"Hay, Ambassador, London. Through
appropriate channel express to Mr.. Glad
stones family the sympathy and sorrow
Of the American people, at the passing
away in the ripeness of years and full
ness of honors of one of the most notable
figures Of modern civil craftsmanship"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-20
CASTILLO REFUSES.

Paris, Nav 19.-Senor Leon Y. Castil-
10 refused to accept the Spanish port
folio.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-15

Attorney Brown and VIM. j.
Treloar were in Salt Lake City
last week.
The MESSENGER is in receipt
of number of valuable public
documents from Senator HeitfeId
this week.
Oregon holds its election in
June, and all the silver forces
have united. The silver repub-
licans to have Governor;the pop
ulists the two Congressman and
the democrats U. S. Senator.
This is a sort of topsy- turvy
world. No one seems to be salts
fed.
One man is struggling to get
justice, and another is fleeing
from it.
One man is saving up to buy a
house, and another is trying to
sell his dwelling for less than it
cost to get rid of it.
One man is spending all the
money he can earn in taking a
girl to the parties and making
her presents in the hope that he
may eventually make her his
wife, and his neighbor is spend
ing all the gold he has saved to
get a separation.
One man is ordered to eat eggs
because they are Nutritious, and
another is cautioned to leave
them alone because they produce
bile.
One man keeps a pistol to pro-
tect himself against burglars,
while his neighbor doesn't keep
one for the fear of shooting some
member of the family by mis-
take.
One rich man wears poor cloth
es because he is rich and can do
anything, while a poor man
wears fine clothes because he is
poor, and wants to produce the
impression that he is not.
One man escapes all the diseas-
es that flesh is heir to, and is
killed on railway; another man
goes through half a dozen wars
without scratch, and then dies
of whooping cough.
,vv0c, r'aulkner with Elkins.
German with Frye, Jones with
Proctor, Waltham with Spooner.
The first named would have vot-
ID for and the last named against
he resolution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-15
BLACKBIRD NOTES.
BLAcKBrRD, IDAHO, Feb. 10 1898.

BLACKBIRD, IDAHO, Feb. 10. 1895
AT the mouth of Blackbird
creek Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Eng
land keep the best station on the
Salmon route.
Six miles up Blackbird creek
are found the great copper mines
that have attracted the attention
of mining men in the past.
J. o. Swift has six men work
ing this winter on his claims, and
we are reliably informed that the
claims are looking very favor
able. They have been working
hard to finish driving a tunnel
400 feet.
Brown & Ford's mines are the
best looking property in the dis
trict, and the boys have made a
great showing this winter for
only two men.
Wiley Rose and his partners
have some valuable copper mines
which they are working this
winter.
All of John South's claims are
looking good.
Phil. Sherman, we learn, has
some mining property in this
camp which is looking very sat
isfactory, indeed.
The population of our camp is
not very large at present-all
told, there are about IL men
working-but we look for this
number to be greatly increased
before the year has past.
We hcve a postoffice at the
mine, and receive mail once o
week from Leesburg, by special
route.
Opposite Blackbird, on what
is known as Copper creek,
Messrs. Swan. England & Devol
have the largest showing of cop
per in the district, and they are
getting ready to open up a new
camp in the spring, as the cop.
per ore goes very high in gold,
Some of the claims were located
% years ago, and we're left for
placer. 1t is said that this is q
good creek TO prospect. 0. J.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-15
YELLOW JACKET AND FoREEY FLOAT.

FORNEY, IDAHO. Feb. O. 1898.
Joe Porterfeld came out after
the mail this week.
VIM. Feagley has been rustica-
ting at Forney for d few days.
Wyatt & Lewis will deliver no
more wood at the Jacket this
winter.
VIM. Feagley will look after
the wood business hereafter.
Messrs. Hayes & Hammer are
out from Middle Fork with their
winter catch of furs. and receiv-
ed market price at Forney.
Geo. Lewis was out after the
mail Tuesday.
The snow is going very fast,
and B. L. Joslyn came over the
line to shoe up the stock. D. L.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-15
PAHsIMARI PIoKINGs.
MoRsE. IDAHO. Feb. 10. 1sas.

MORSE, IDAHO, Feb. 10. 1893
There will be a dance at Mr..
III. H. Cochran's S on the 25th inst.
Frank Tolman has returned
from his trip to Massachusetts,.
He had a cataract removed from
one of his eyes.
There was a dance at AL. Bar
salow's last night.
Mrs. Ole Mead has returned
from Challis.
We have had a thaw all this
week taking off most of the snow
in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Millick have
been visiting friends in this val
ley this week.
Geo. Marcy is now staying
with Mr.. MCGOWAN.
The land contest between Jas.
B. Morrow and Leo. G. Wiggins
has been decided in favor of the
latter.
We hear there is new society
formed in the valley called the
"Giggle Club" They play
'hearts, eat pie and giggle.
Long may they giggle /!
Messrs. Grubb and Jno. Gal
lagher have recently relocated
some mining claims on Paterson
creek.
Bob Street has been up in
Double Springs" pass wading
snow waist deep, practising for
the "Chilcoot'' pass. He didn't t
get any deer. but he will not be
a "tenderfoot" when he strikes
Alaska.
The ranchers are getting lots
of timber out of Morgan creek
canyon this winter. NASBY.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-15
cHALLIs CREEK SCHOOL NOTES.

The Challis creek school has
been in session three weeks and
is progressing nicely, with an
enrolment of IL pupils. We are
pleased to note that the attend
ance is very regular.
The school intend giving a
dance in Challis, March 18th, for
the purpose of raising funds for
the district. Further notice will
appear later.
The school gives it's first pub
lie program in honor of Wash
ington, Feb. 22nd. There will
be no school Feb. 23rd.
Miss Beatrice Bradbury and
Kathrine Sullivan were visitors
at the school last Friday. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all to visit our school at any time.