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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
TWO TO ONE IN THE THIRD.
The Primary Elects Two Negroes an
One White Man.

Inc Urinary GitttS D VIZ -NtSioto "li'
One White Man.
The first division of the Third ward
held its primary meeting last night, with
Peter Cobb, Ham Jones, colored Jaller,
i'm charge Peter was chairman ami
commander in chief, while Joe Perry,
another "cullud" brother, acted as secre-
tary.
The only question was, should three
negroes 20 to the county convention 'or
should one white man be put on the
delegation. There We're II negroes and
one white man present, the white man
being NJ. Bowcs.
Seven names were voted for for dele
gates, five negroes and two white men.
Peter Cobb and Sam Towns, two ne
groes, distanced the other candidates
and ran in easily ahead. The race be-
tween Isaiah Crossman and Nj. Bowes
Yves a close one, BoweS beating CrosSon
by Il vote of % to 10. So Cobb Towns
and Bowes were declared elected dele
gates. One negro remarked that it WAS
all right Bowes had been put on
the delegation, but they had two fusion
negroes against him and that he could
no nothing even though he was
Il straight out Republican.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
LIEUTENANT Ships DEATH.
His Grave Was Carefully Marked by n
Friend Who Repeated the Lords
Prayer.

TdAtT.
The News and Observer on Tuesday
morning printed the substance OF let.
ter which the wife of Lieutenant VIM
f. Shipp has received from Lieutenant
NJ. II. Barnum, adjutant general of the
Tenth regiment. who found and buried
the body of his brother officer.
Mrs. Ship and her two children are
spending the summer at Iincolnton and
this weeks I.incolnton Journal has the
following with reference TO the letter:
The letter was written on board the
transport Cherokee, which was bringing
the wounded home, and was dated july
Sth. 1t was mailed at Key West. Lieu
tenant Barnum was badly wounded i'll
the hip, but his suffering did not prevent
his writing news he knew was so anxious
-ly awaited.
lie wrote that in passing over the
battlefield about noon Friday, July lst
he found Lieutenant Ship lying dead
well in 'front.' He had been shot
through the body probably through the
heart, and must have died almost III
stantly.' About fifty yards away, lay
the dead body of Lieutenant Smith, Lieu
tenant Ships dearest friend.
THAT night about 10 o'clock, Licutcn-
ant Barnum went with detail Of men
to bury his friends. His intention was
To lay them side by side i'll the same
grave. hut he could not find Lieutenant
Smiths body; it having evidently been
found and buried by some other friend.
"Lieutcnant Rarnum and his party, in
the still watches of the tropical night,
unon the Cuban battlefield hallowed by
the blood of American heroes, dug Il
grave and in it placed the body of his
friend, and then, knowing" he writes
that he was Il member of the Church,
and being member myself, | said the
Lords prayer over the grave after we
laid him in it,.
Zone can imagine the pathetic scene
The Cuban thicket wrapped i'll darkness;
the colored troopers. with the CRIME and
smoke of battle still upon them. WITH
bowed heads grouped around the grave
of the beloved officer who had led them
in many hot fight with Indians: the
battle-wearied officer at the foot, and his
eyes upturncd to the star-studdcd heay-
ems; the marble face of the dead hero
as he lay in his grave; the grief-shaken
voice of the officer as he said: Thy will
be done in Il language and a petition
new to that locality, make up picture
which will live always with those who
saw it.
Lieutenant Barnum says that at the
head of the new grave he placed board
with the inscription:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
A PRESENT TO RALEIGH.
A Gun Taken by the Cruiser Raleigh to
Be Presented to the City.

Ensign Chadwick of the cruiser Raj
egh, in letter to his uncle at Franklin
Pa, says:
Our captain had a telegram from the
Mayor of Raleigh congratulating him on
the victory in which the city's namesake
took no small part. We took Il gun
from the Rcina Cristina after the fight,
which we will present to the city in due
time. ! hope | may be able to go with
the presenting delegation.
This morning the Raleigh sighted a
steamer at the entrance of the harbor
and made her haul down her colors. She
proved to be the Spanish gunboat Callao,
four guns. We have hoisted Old Glory
over the CallaO, and she is now used in
patrol service, looking after other Span
ish ships. / took the pennant of Span
sh commodore from her, and also found
her log books and Il complete copy of the
Spanish signal code. The books | sent
to the Admiral for our Navy Depart
mcnt. The thermometer stands. at from
80 TO % degrees all day. How thankful
we all are that there is always a good
breeze and that the nights are COOL
The people of the city of Raleigh take
great pride in the achievement of the
cruiser Raleigh" and ii warm welcome
awaits the delegation that will come to
make formal presentation of the gun.
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MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern i'll the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs, Colds, have given
away over ten trial bottles of this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thous-
ands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Hoarscness and all diseases of
the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on any druggist, and
get trial bottle free. regular size 30
cts. and 100. Every bottle guaranteed,
or price refunded. Sold by all druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16

: MAGISTRATE
CIGAR
DR.. Manning. Superintendent of Health
Replies to DIR. BalScly.
CIGAR.


Durham, n. c., July If, 1898.
TO the Editor:-In your issue Of the
18th | notice Il communication from
ReidSvillc purporting to he an interview
with one DIR. Balsley, who vaccinated
Alex Ofaig, who is now in Durham
county suffering with IN attack of modi-
fled smallpox or varioloid This man.
Alex. Craig. arrived in Durham early
Sunday morning July 10D and said he
came from RcidsvIlc. On Monday morn
ing your correspondent was summoned
by the mayor, and letter given him
which had just been received from II
gentleman in RcidsviIc, notifying him
Uhc mayor that II negro. Alex Craig
had left Rcidsyillc after having been cX-
posed TO II case of smallpox i'll that town,
and that he had been vaccinatcd upon
his instructions. but urged the import
ancc of looking after him in Durham, as
he feared he would have smallpox on ac-
count of Il few pmplcs on his face.
AS superintendent of health the mayor
directed me to investigate the case which
| proceeded To do at once, | found the
negro in Il house where others of his
race had slept with him on the night pre-
vious. | found the particnts face coy
cred with umbilicatcd bistcrs, with a
few scattering bliStcrs about his body
and legs. With this evidence it was my
duty TO quarantine the man, also the
other parties who slept i'll the same
house with him. Thcpatient was re-
moved to an isolated locality in the
country, and the others left i'll the house
from which he was removed under
strict surveillance. Since this man was
carried to the country these diagnOstic
bistcrs have appeared all over him. ac-
companicd by an intense sore throat and
mouth, with other convincing symptoms
of smallpox.
| notice that Dr. Baslcy states with
considerable self-cOntidcncc that this
man Alex. Craig has no smallpox, but
probably suffering from vaccina, al
alment common among those who have
been vaccnatcd." The theory that n
man can not contract a modified form
of smallpox after Il successful vacclna-
ton is n new medical doctrine to me, and
Il doctor in Rcidsville diagnosing Il case
of smallpox in Durham shows bril-
liancy of diagnostic acumen which | re-
gret to say, is not possessed by his
brethren in this section of the State.
If DR.. BalSlcy doubts my diagnosis
and is not entirely satisfied with his
own. | respectfully extend to him an
invitation to visit this patient and make
all the necessary examination he may
chose. The doctors of Durham some
months ago vaccinated considerable
number of our people and we have yet
to see Il single case which presented
the symptoms of this patient Alex Craig.
JNO. NJ. MANNING, NJ. ID.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16

r. r. Gray. ESD, has been in Ashc-
vile this week on professional business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
A BRIGHT ORPHAN.

Will Speak at Seaton Gales Lodge To-
nght-All Invited.
AT s o'clock this evening at Odd Eel
/, ws' Hail. before the opening of Seaton
Gales Lodge, Willie Woodward, who has
been an inmate of the Odd Fellows
Orphan Home in Goldsboro for six
years. will tell the members his expert
encc in the Home and what he thinks of
it, Every one interested in the orphan
work is respectfully invited to be present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16

A Great Opportunity to Pay Visit to
the Camp.

The very low rates named by the Sea
board Air Line to Atlanta, Ga, on ac-
count of the Reunion of Confederate Vet
Grams, July Goth, to 23rd, of about one
cent per mile. together with Il like rate
from Atlanta to Chickamauga, given by
the w. & 4. Il. X. r., afford an oppor-
tunity for seeing the Park and paying a
visit to friends in camp which can not
be cqnalled. Tickets on sale to Atlanta,
from all principal points, July 17th-19th
inclusive, good until July 31st. Apply
to Ticket Agents, or to Il. J. Anderson,
General Passenger Agent, Portsmouth,
Vac
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Mr. r NJ. Robiuett. Of Xenophon, Hancock
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The most difficult diseases to cure are
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In such cases DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
ENGINEERS EXCURSION, JULY
18TH,

The great basket picnic of the year
will be that of the $. A. l.. engineers
to Littleton on July 10Th. Fare for the
round trip is one dollar.
The gentle culver in Il girls voice often
holds her beau.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16

Nothing cures aches and pains as
quick as Goose Grease Liniment. Guar
anteed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
Raleigh Male Academy

Twenty-frst session opens Sept. D.
Thorough training preparatory TO col
lege or business.
Small classes and close individual sup
crviSion, especially in elementary work.
Board in city ut reasonable rates. For
catalogue or information, address
HUGH MORRISON, Prin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-04
oo oo 9 Q c 0 Q c oooo
KNEW HOW TO PLHY POKER HERSELF.

"HERE was man and his wife
 and Tertium Quid." The man
 discreetly withdrew from the
 l. game after opening the jackpot,
 the edge having been raised s4. The mans wife stood pat, presumably with a flush or a full house, but, to the Tertium Quid, it was certainly a straight, for she has betrayed a womanly weakness for that costly piece of gamblers bric-a-brac so sure to be shattered in game.
 The Tertium Quid drew one card, and, after seeing and raising numerous bets, he showed in his remaining pile of blue chips, capped with $5 bill, and called, smiling conplacently as he did so, into two sober black eyes that had been tantalizing him with pretty surrepti- tious glances during the brief three hours they had known each other.
 A moment later he experienced the mental sensation of falling 300 feet without having the advantage of a patch of Indian corn at the bottom, as did his prototype in Kipling's tale.
 When the Tertium Quid reached his hotel he was restless. He tried to in terest the night clerk by mentioning, as little JOke on n1mSelI, lHdL lie gut bumped for few" in a friendly game. Then he strolled across the lobby like man who seeks company and finally came back and addressed the clerk confidentially.
 II can't help thinking 1 was taken in by that little woman, and the worst IS, I won't have a chance to get even."
 This time the clerk frightened up. "A woman.' said be-, woman know how tO nlav nOl<pr2'
 Tt looks suspicious, anyhow" con- tinued the Tertium Quid. You see, her husband has been buying line of me for three seasons. But 1 never met her till tonight. He and I were in several friendly games downtown last spring. He lost every time I chaffed him about it when I called on him last week for a holiday order. We were in a game Tuesday night and he lost again I cashed in s15 and remarked it was a very satisfactory game, very satisfactory, indeed. but 1t is too bad that Kansas City people neglect the great American game. He was good natured about it and invited me to take dinner with him at his home.
 ''He has charming wife; only been married two years She Is as full of fun as child; piquant; an art student
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| sands of our best citizens would be glad
 to exchange places with him. | To begin with MT. Osage has plenty of | good farming land secured to him by | the generosity of Uncle Sam Each | man, woman and child in the tribe has | 8O0 acres, which at the low estimate of
 70 cents an acre makes a total of $200
 In addition to this each receives an an-
 nuity of $200 in gold from cur Govern
 ment, as well as certain other per- quisites. The food and clothing given
 is worth at least another s100, making | in all $500.
 Of course all this cannot be consid-
 cred as per capita wealth, because the greater portion, like that of the plain American workingman's wages, has to l be spent as soon as it is received But | $200 worth of farming land can be put
 down, as well as the clothing and the interest on $200-leaving a good broad
 margin. This would foot up to at least
 $260 as actual per capita wealth of the Osage Indian tribe.
 The per capita wealth of the Ameri can people has never been placed at
 more than $27. It will thus be seen what an enormous pecuniary advantage there is in favor of the Osage Indian. An estimate of the average amount
 of goods and coin possessed by 0,000 of our poorer class of citizens was made in New York about two years ago. This showed the astonishingly low figure of
 S3 40. Over 5000 of these people pos
 sessed less than an average of S1
 apiece, while a good many had nothing. A family of seven recently assisted by one of our charitable societies had
 chattels that could not have been sold
 for 50 cents. Of money they had not cent.
 And while these people, who turned out to be worthy, were struggling along on the verge of starvation, the good for-nothing Osage Indians were strut ting about in lordly idleness paid for | and secured by our Government. The payment of moneys to these In- | dians is made to the head of the fam | fly. If he has eight children and wife | he gets $2000 year and is virtually the owner of 5000 acres of land. The birth | of child is regarded as blessing by | the Osage tribe.
 | MT. Osage does not take amiably to | the soothing joys of rural life. Not l he. That may do for poor white man who has to work for a living, but for a | big, plump Indian who receives an in- come and tender care from our Govern ment there are other things more suit able.
 l For instance, there are saloons and
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and her class of ships will be driven by two engines of the triple expansion type, capable of being worked up to over 5000 horsepower and of driving the monitor at twelve knot gait.
 There will be twin screws, of course, and many other internal arrangements which were not to be found in the sin gle turreted monitors of the sos, such for instance as electric lights, steam steering gear and mechanical service of the guns. Availability will also be decidedly bettered and the sanitary im- provements will be a feature.
 The time allowed the builders to conn., plete the ships was fixed at twenty seven months and in this there is a great increase over the time given Ericsson. He was granted only 100 days in which to construct the Monitor, and yet his work was completed in the time set, and a month later his unique craft. with Worden in command, passed out of the harbor of New York to meet her foe
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dance halls of the Territory. Here he spends his time singing, dancing, smoking and drinking such beverages as he Is permitted to buy. The fact that the law prohibits whisky cuts very little figure, as any one can ascertain by visit to one of the ,-illages shortly after payday.
 And so he passes his noble life. His farming land is scarcely worked, but stock are pastured on 1t. and the money derived from their sale. together with his income. enables him to roll 'em high" all the year around. He always has plenty of money and desires his children to grow to be no more indus trious than their parent. That is why our Government has had such hard time to get the children to attend school.
 And all this while thousands of de- serving white people are in actual want and would be only too glad to get a hundredth part of those 800 acres the Indian possesses, even without a cent of income from the Government
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ENORMOUS. COST OF WAR.

TIT ASHINGTON, Nov 27-Uncle \NI Sam's expenses for the Spanish
 WV war sink into insignifcance
 when compared with the cost of the conflict between the States. Thus far the war with Spain has cost $751; 529,941, or fraction over $1 ,O00, 900 per day since the beginning of hostilities, April 21. against the enormous sum of $3,065, 413, 415 during the Civil War, on an average of s1,6S5,156 per day.
 The largest amount paid out in a sim gle day during the war with Spain was $4,110000, July 2S, or nearly enough to construct and equip a first class battleShip. The next highest days were September 19 when s, ,775, 900 was spent. and July 19, with a total of s3,770 900, but the daily expenses fre- quently ran above the $3,O0O,0O mark The budget for the four months of the present fiscal year was $125, IF, ,540. while the expenditures for the whole fiscal year of 1897 were only $S3,511, 713, and for this month the average of $1, 000,0 per day was maintained.
 The total disbursements of the Gov ernment for the four months of the present fiscal year, which included the civil list, pension payments and inter est on the public debt, was S223, 5S7, IA The total receipts were only S153, 754 ,445, showing a deficit of $69, 100000 for the fiscal year.
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wake of the machinery, and then taper ing at the ends to five inches. The width of this belt is to be five feet.
 The barbettes for the protection of the base of the turret and the turret machinery are to be ten inches thick. The turrets will be nine inches thick and carry their front plate or face in- clined at an angle of about forty-five degrees.
 The decks are to be one and five tenths inches thick, the coming tower seven and one-half inches, and the communication tubes through which the wires connecting the coming tower with all parts of the vessel will lead will be three inches thick. The protec- tive deck is to have maximum thick ness of two and half inches.
 The new monitors show perhaps the most marked improvement over the old in the motive power. In the latter the single simple engine of the grass hopper type was capable of developing only $40 horsepower and a speed of eight knots, while the new Arkansas
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covered that by the expenditure of the money originally voted, or, at most, by a slight increase, larger and more pow erful ships could be built.
 Some opponents of the type went so far as to declare that the boats pro- vided were really inferior to the older monitors then In service and that if these vessels were to form part of the fleet their fighting value could be al- most doubled by increasing their dis placement about twelve hundred tons, giving them one knot greater speed and substituting four 10-inch guns, pair mounted in two turrets disposed fore and aft. in lieu of the two 12-inch guns Amounted in a single turret, as origin ally ordered.
 Mr. Lewis Nixon was particularly anxious that t--is view should be con- 'sldered, and after his alternative plans 'Were submitted to the Board of Con- struction it was determined to recall the contracts and to ask permission of congress to substitute plans and bids flor the new type.
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in the Corcoran School when he mar ried her, and she has the genuine bo- hemian temperament. She suggested a game of draw instead of three-handed high-five. She used to play with the girls in their rooms at school and liked the game. I confess I was more in- terested in her than the cards.
 T held big hands. Never drew better in my life, but I couldn't get action I had to lay down flush. Once won a dollar on four treys. Whenever I had a big hand they would drop out. [ tried checking 1t, betting easy. raising didn't make any difference.
 Tt was getting late and we decided to finish with a jackpot around. \ won small pot on four sevens When she dealt again I drew four treys for the second time. It was my third hand of fours. I had twenty minutes in which to catch the last car. Her hus- band hadn't taken much interest through the whole game, and I remem- Der he didn't cut her cards often. But this time he opened for the size of the pot, s4 25.
 "She had stopped flirting with me and was looking serious. I called for one card; she was about to throw her hand down. Then she examined it again. That puzzled me, sized her up for straight. I had noticed her hold ing up four cards before, frequently dropping out after the draw, and once she won on a straight. Now her face betrayed nothing. We had it between us. Her chips went to the center and she borrowed SIP from her husband. I called. She had four sevens. I was $40 loser.
 "As I bid them good night she re- marked naively. Very satisfactory game, very satisfactory, indeed. Noth- ing I enjoy better than a little game of draw.
 And the worst of it is. they didn't invite me to call again. and I won't be able to get even with that little wo- man."
 The next day the Tertium Quid learned that a rival house had sold his friend a bill of holiday goods, and thus he was lowered into eighteen inches of water instead of the twelve to which he had at first objected.