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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
COURT OF INQUIRY.
The Public Gained no Information as to
It's Proceedings.


It's Proceedings.
Key West, Fla, March 1.-The sec
ond days session Of the Court of Inquiry
is over and nothing new is known re-
garding the fate Of the Maine. at all
events outside the members of the court.
Some who confidently declared week
ago that the court had already round
that the vessel was Intentionally blown
up. have modified this conviction and,
for the most part admit that such re-
ports must have been based largely on
speculation.
Even Naval officers are apparently as
much in the dark as the civilians as to
what the courts opinion is at the present
moment Excellent progress has been
made in the examinations and the court
will probably finish its work here to-
morrow. when it's members will be taken
back to Havana on the Mangrove.
Interest in the proceedings tagged
somewhat to-day, owing to the utter flu
tility of all attempts to crafty the gem
eral curiosity. The correspondent of the
Associated Press placed before one of the
members of the court the letter signed
| (.Maquinista' (machinist), giving alleg-
ed details of the filling of the Maine
torpedo holes with dynamite cartridges,
and their subsequent explosion by cleo
trio wire. The member of the court in
question said that neither the letter nor
its developments had been officially be-
fore the court The Cubans here are
, constantly receiving mysterious mis-
sives from Havana purporting to reveal
the method by which the Maine was
sent to destruction, but, as there are as
/ many suggestions or theories as there
are letters, little reliance can be placed
upon any.
Most of the morning session of the
court was devoted to verifying testimony
previously given. Four engineer officers
and eight enlisted men of the Maine
We're examined.
The engineers examined were Passed
Assistant Engineer Morris, Assistant
Engineer Bowers, Cadet Engineer divi.
SION Washington and Crenshaw.
The afternoon session of the court be-
gan at 2 o'clock and an adjournment
was taken about four until ten tomorrow
morning. The whole number of enlist
ed men examined during the day is ten.
Admiral Sicard has requested DR..
Malloney, the Mayor of Key West to
prevent a local demonstration when the
funeral of the Names dead occurs. He
has asked that i'll the event of a parade
I being formed by the residents only Am
cr;can flags shall be displayed.
| Mayor Malloney has promised to carry
out Admiral Sicard's wishes as far as
possible, but doubts whether the strong
, Cuban and anti-Spanish sentiment can
be suppressed
All of the funeral arrangements will
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
A SPIRITS TRUST.

Cincinnati. Ohio. March IA distiller
in Cincinnati is the authority for the in
formation that deal is being worked
for the consolidation of all the spirits
manufacturing plants independent of the
American Spirits Manufacturing Compa-
nv. The plan is to consolidate the new
combination with the American Company
with J. Il. Grcenhut ut the head.
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wooDFoRD's PEACE FOREVER
The Madrid Globe Takes a Rosy View
of Present Relations.

London, March 1.-The Globe of
Madrid. dated February Goth. just re-
ceiyed here, discussing the political situa-
ton. says:
Nothing could he more promising
than the present relations between the
nations. General Woodford's words,
peace forever" are hailed with delight.
Senior Sagasta. the Cabinet Ministers
and General WoOdford. all make such
explicit peaceful statements that peace
may be regarded as assured. This is all
the more satisfactory since the late
events all pointed to a different issue.
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PERSONAL INVESTIGATION.
Prominent Party of Senators, Members
of the House and Their Wives Leave
for Cuba.

of the House and Their Wives Leave
for Cuba.
Washington, d. c., March IA party
of Senators and menbers of the House
left Washington this afterno0i for a
trip to Cuba. They 30 by the train to
Fortress Monroe and from tbefe will
take private yacht for Havana. The
party will consist of Senators Gallinger,
Thurston and Money. and Representa-
tives Amos J. Cummings and VIM. Al
den and their, wives.
Senator Thurston staid to-day that the
trip was undertaken for the purpose of
making personal investigation into af-
fairs in Cuba. Z
''It is not" he said, ''in any sense
an official tour, but it will naturally give
us better opportunity for investigation
than we can possibly have from this
defiance"
He said the party would be absent
about ten days which would allow seye-
raj days in Cuba.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
BROOKLYN. n. Y. Dee. 10, 1896.

Messrs. Ely Bros.:-I have used Ely
Cream Balm a number OF years and
find IT works like charm. 1t has cured
me of the most obstinate case of cold
in the head in less than forty-eight hours
from the time felt the cold coming on.
7 nyould NOT be without it. Respectfully
yours. FRED N FRIES.
2S3 Hart Street.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size so. Trial size Zoe. We mail
it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., NY. City.
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indianapolis. Ind. March IA special
to the News from DillsbOrO. Ind. says:
Justice Craig. at Cross Plains. this
morning acquitted HcZ Hughes. who
was charged in an affidavit filed by
Governor Mount with completely in the
Versailles lynching.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

WhOoping cough is the most distress
ing malady; but its duration can he cut
short by the use Of One Minute Cough
Cure, which is also the best known
remedy for Group and all lung and
bronchial troubles. Heartt s. Heartt's
drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
McALEHR BACK AT BALL.

Cleveland, March 1.--Captain Tcbeau
to-day announced that McAIeer, the fla
nous center fielder had decided 10 re-
enter baseball and had affixed his sigma
tuTe to IL Cleveland contract for the
coming season at a salary Of $1,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

Children and adults tortured by
burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or skin
diseases may secure instant relief By
using De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
is the great Pile remedy. Heartt &
HEARTS drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All Druggists refund the money II
it fails to Cure. 25c.
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rhe Rac,ng .., e,ov..and.

Cleveland, O., July s9.--Record break ing marked the close of the banner grand circuit meeting, as record clip- ping had signalized the opening. This afternoon the worlds record to wagon was broken twice, first by Kentucky Union, who went under the mark es- tablished by the Village Farm stallion The Abbot q second and a half, and by Gray Hastings, who lowered the mark to 2:09 1-2, half Q second below Kentucky Union. Pilot Boy was the only real competitor of The Abbot. Three times he had what appeared to be a cinch on the race, but The Abbot always managed to push his nose under the wire first. Anne Lee and Dione won the 2:19 pace and 2:14 trot with comparative ease. In the 2:05 pace Bumps and Anaconda were played to win, but Anaconda took the race after losing the third and fourth heats to Frank Bogash. Anaconda was beaten only head in the third and in the fourth heat he was pocketed on the last turn. The trial miles by Kentucky Union and Gray Hastings to beat the wagon record made by The Abbot were fine exhibitions. The 11,000 persons who packed the stands saw four of the greatest events ever punched together.
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TO DIFFERENTLY Hrs IDENTITY.
Claim That the Late 1T. c. Druce Was
 fhc Duke of Portland.

London. July 29.--The chancellor of the diocese of London has ordered that application should be made to Sir Fran cis Henry Jeune, president of the pro- bate, divorce and admiralty division Of the high court of justice. to say wheth-
 CT the faculty ought to issue an order empowering Mrs. Anna Maria Druce to open the vaults and inspect the coffin which is alleged to contain the remains
 of T. c. Druce, who, the applicants as- sert, was really the fifth duke of Port land. Mrs. Anna Maria Druce claims that the father of her late husband was no other than the Duke of Portland, who was supposed to have died unmar- ried, and that her son is the rightful duke of Portland. She claims that her husbands g alleged death and burial un- der the name Of Druce were deceptions and that he finally lived and died, after
 having been under the care of pr. Forbes Winslow, in a. lunatic asylum, as Dr. farmer.
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rrAzrAv-conoMBr4x prsp UTE.
Report That There is No Scare Whatever
 at Carthe.ena.


 Colon, Colombia, July 29-The latest advices from Carthegena indicate that there is no scare whatever over the presence of the Italian squadron at that port. The outward relations between the Italians and Colombians continue to be exceedingly anicable. and a sim liar remark applies to the isthmus. In fact, there is much apparent indiffer- ence and skepticism prevailing there and here in regard to the rumored in tention of the Italian admiral to bom- bard Carthegena. The general opinion of those best able to judge is that the indemnity in the Cerruti case will be Immediately forthcoming if perempto- rily demanded. A sore point with the Colombian government all along has been President Cleveland's alleged ad- judication of questions extraneous to those submitted for arbitration. The Italian third-class cruiser Calania has finished coaling and is expected to leave here to-day for Mexico.
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CITES INTENSE SATTsFAc cTT0N.
The Results Thus F'ar Achieved by Miles
 and Hag9iMson. M

Washington, July 29-The results thus far achieved by General Miles and Captain EIigginson, in command of the naval squadron, ia the occupation of Porto Rico have created feeling of intense satisfaction among officials of the administration. The surrender of Ponce practically without a struggle is regarded by the war officials with es- peciai satisfaction. In importance 1t is the strongest city, commercially on the island. Yauca, mentioned in General Miles dispatch as having been occupied by the American forces. is only fifteen miles from Ponce, and was seized by General Miles because it is the seat of an important Jurisdiction Of 25,000 in- habitants. The war authorities say General Miles took possession of Yauca because a large. supply of pack mules and carts could be had. These, it is pointed out, will be of immense value to the American expedition.
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". caMBoy,s FUNCTION.
1t Was ssMerely That of Transmitting
 Ageney.''

London, July 30-The Madrid corre- spondent of the Times in q dispatch
 dated Thursday and delayed in trans-
 mission. explains that the function of M. Cambon, the French ambassador at Washington, in spains approach to the United States was merely that of a transmitting agency" The corre- spondent proceeds: The message was dispatched from Madrid Thursday night The delay in it's delivery at Washington arose from the fact that when Senor Polo y Bernabe, the Span- ish minister to the United States, re- turned on the breaking off of diplomat ic relations and eonfided the interests of Spain to France and Austria, he left only single copy of cipher. When M. Canbon receive the peace dispatch this cipher happened to be in the pos session of his Austrian colleague who was out of town. The idea is current here that but for this delay the Porto Rico expedition might have been indef1- nitefy deferred. This will not, however, stand the test of careful examination.
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SITUATION IN HAVANA.
Correspondent of London Times Paints
 Picture of Terrible Despair.

Picture of Terrible Despair.
 London, July 3o.--The Havana corre- spondent of the Times in a letter dated June 19 paints picture of the terrible despair that is falling upon the city in the absence of news from the outside world in the face of the advancing pros- pect of famine and in the daily watch ing for the Spanish squadron which never comes" He says: Wild ru- mors are afloat. The more timid people imagine all kinds of disasters and fore tell terrible things, while, always a few miles off and steaning to and fro, are the vessels of the biockading fleet with the intention to starve Havana into submission, for that apparently is the safe and certain, if not very heroic, American plan.
 The attitude of the population un- der calamity is indeed admirable, as also is that of the troops, despite the absence of pay and their scanty ra- tions, but they are eating their hearts out with helpless, dull rage, because they cannot get at and try conclusions with the ever visible but unattainable foe. Blanco, the incorruptible, patriot ic, human soldier, stands out a noble fig ure in this crisis, trusted and respected by all"
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STREET PAVING AssEssarBNns.
The NIattes as Concerns W0oster' SEneot
 May be Taken to the Courts.

Tze Mattec as Concerns W0ostecs Sknec&i
 May be Taken to the Courts.
 The bureau of compensation last knight held hearing on the assessments flor the Wooster street brick paEang.
 This pavement cost $2.6S1.97. The asa sessment per front foot is nine<y- one cents. TaIcott H. Russell appeared be- fore the bureau and from Statements which he made there it appears quite
 probable that he will take the matter, of assessment for street paving to the courts and test there the constitutions ality of the act providing for it.. City Engineer Kelly appeared with an item < ized account Of the expense for the laying of the Wooster street vitMhed8 brick. pavement and recommended that an assessment of ni1ety-oz1e cents per front foot be laid Among the items were those for certain tools, inclrAiings a stone crusher, which Mr. Russell ob-s jected to, saying that the tools had since been sold and that the city had already received some return from their sale. The bureau in executive; session later voted to recommend to the; court of common council the assess. ment reported by the city engineer.
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THE CASE OF SENOR DU BOSC. He Was Requested to Leave Cannda by
 Sir WiIfrfd Laurier

London. July 29-The secretary of state for the colonies, MT. Chamberlain, replying in the house of commons to- day to Thomas Gibson BoWles. said that Senor DuBosc. the former Spanish charge d'affaires at Washington, was formally requested by the Canadian premier. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. to leave Canada This was done at the direc- tion of the imperial government and on the ground that there was reason to believe that Senor DuBosc was using Canada for the purpose of belligerent operations against the United States. Continuing, Mir. Chamberlain remarked that the authority to expel aliens from Canada, in such cases. rests with the crown. Answering another question, MT. Chamberlain said the government could not undertake to lay on the table the papers bearing on Senor DuBoscs withdrawal
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THE OUTBREAK OF YELLOW FEVER.
An Opinion as to How the Disease
 Renched American Soldiers.

An Opinion as gO HOW the Oisense
 Renched American Soldiers.
 Chicago, July 29.--The first definite statement was made to-day as to how
 yellow fever was brought into the ranks of the American army in Cuba. H. L. Beach, who reported for the As-
 sociated Press along the fighting lines at Santiago and who has just returned
 to Chicago, made the following state-
 ment: Tt is an actual fact, something
 l saw with my own eyes-that our army ambulances were used to carry Cuban refugees who had fled from San tiago and who were carrying the germs
 of dread fever with them. When Gen.
 eral Shafter sent word to Santiago
 that he intended to Lombard the city, the people all began to flee and most of them went to Fl Caney. This is a town of about 800 people, but 15,o90
 refugees went thither and occupied the
 houses in which there awas room for only 500.
 The town was overf1owing, there
 was no food for the Cubans and the
 army had not enough to spare. So
 these people had to go out and forage for themselves Santiago is known as the worst yellow fever port in Cuba and those people who did not carry it with them, soon had it, for their con- dition huddled together as they were, was terrible and brought on the pest almost immediately. know it to be a fact, having seen it myself. that the army ambulances were used to haul these refugees from Fl Clancy so they might get food. The people waded through the mud and were picked up
 by the ambulances. Then our sick and wounded were hauled in the same am- balances. But worst of all it seems to me, IS the fact that the commissary wagons, which always were going to Siboney and back, carrying food, went out with food, returned loaded with re- fugees and went back again loaded with food No yellow fever appeared in the army before the lines were opened to these people from Santiago
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sHrrH DEEEArs GREEN,
"Mysterlous Biily'' the Better and
 Stronger Throughout the Flight.

New York, July 29.-After a hard fight which lasted twenty-five rounds "Mysterious Billy" Smith was given d decision over George Green. known as Young Corbett," Of California, at the Lenox Athletic club tonight. Smith was the stronger and better throughout the entire fight and outfought and out pointed his opponent i'll every round. Smiths work at close quarters was very good and he had Greens body very raw from his repeated blows on the ribs. Green received a severe ham, mering, but bore it manfully. He de- clared that he was heavier when he de- feated Smith at Carson City and said that he was stronger then that he is now. His friends lost a good deal of money on the result, as they had bet odds on Green,
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of our terms. The views differed, though it can be stated that several of the most influential members of the cabi- net believed that the terms substantial ly agreed on would not be accepted by Spain at once, While believing that the preparations should in all reason constitute the minimum to be consid- cred, some expressed the belief that Spain would not be immediately dis posed to reach an agreement on them and that possibly considerable time would elapse before that government would be ready to yield. meantime seeking a compromise, which. 1t was asserted, was not to be entertained for moment. Others took the ground that there was every indication that Spain had decided to make terms and that as now proposed would soon be acceded to to avoid further disaster. One factor in the protracted discussion of the Philippines problem was the ab- sence of advices as to the existing sit nation there on this date, a point that might be of considerable importance in the adjustment of the question. The formal papers crystalizing the results of the two sessions to-day will be ready for action tomorrow. A formal vote will then be had and the answer Of this government is likely to be occu- nicated to Spain before nightfall.
 Early in the day it was stated in some circles that the cabinet had reached the following decisions as to the demands to be made upon Spain:
 1-The absolute surrender of Porto Rico to the United States.
 2-Recognition of independence or Cuba.
 3-Cession of one of the Ladrone Is- lands to the United States as a coaling station, and the cession of to the United States of at least coaling sta- ton in the Philippines
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Three Spanish Prisoners Die.

Portsmouth, N. H, July 29.-Three of the Spanish prisoners died at Camp Long this afternoon, two of the deaths being due to pneumonia and one to a
 complication of diseases. There are at least ten dangerously ill at the present time and more deaths are expected from pneumonia, the disease being due to the change in the weather. The fever has disappeared from the camp, and the sick are suffering mostly from severe colds,
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Kun 1n win H,.hwaxmsn.

Rene Thomas. while riding to this city from Branford about 12:30 o'clock tnis morning, was set upon by footpads about half way between Branford and New Haven. He was riding along when suddenly man jumped out Of the bushes beside the path and at tempted to grab him. Thomas lodged, however, and escaped the hand thrust out to grasp him, but had no more than gone by the first highwayman when Q second one jumped out of the bushes and tried to grab him. Thomas also succeeded in eiuding this one and con- tinued on to the city without being further m0lested.
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Or for the Philippines.

San Francisco, July 29.-The third battalion, First South Dakota volun- recruits sailed to-day on the steamer St. Paul to join their comrades in the Philippines. A fleet of tugs, steamers and launches gathered about the wharf and acted as an escort. and on shore the wharves were lined with people, who waved farewell to the departing troops.
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GERMAN REVIEW OF VAR.
Frankfurter Zeitung Regrets Attacks of German Press on America.

Berlin, July 29.-The Frankfurter Zei- tung, reviewing the war and the role Germany has played, regrets the at- tacks Of the German press on the Unit ed States and arrives at the conclusion that Germany has behaved in a. thor oughly injudicious manner" It says: 1.-Two German vessels at Manila would have sufficed amply, and in the future we hope the foreign officers will take into their own hands the settling of all incidents in connection with Germany's foreign policy, including those relating to Madrid"
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STATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. 
 Madison Dem ocrats MIeetand Elect Dele- anfex--Nn rssue rlsa,,saAsa

Madison. July 29-The state demo- cratic campaign opened tonight. when the democratic voters of the borough
 met and elected delegates to the va rious conventions, as follows: State-A. D. Aver, W. s. Hull County
 John Scranton, J. Myron Hull. Congress- ionai-Washingto Williams, D. w. Smith, Senaterial-Charles F. Scranton, Lewis A. Dowd.
 Ton1linson for sheriff, but nothing was said relative to the gubernatorial can- didate: neither were the gold or silver issues discussed The caucus was a tsbrief one.
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No anorum Present.

The executive committee of the Dem- ocratic association was to have been held last night to decide on the time and place of holding the association's clambake. but quorum not being pres- ent, it was decided to adjourn to some time to be decided upon later, probably within the next three QE four dayss
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African Expedition Massaereed.

Paris, July 30.-Figaro announces official dispatch reporting the assassin ~ation of the French captain Cassema- jou and the massacre of his Sengelese escort midway between the Niger and Lake Tchad.
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DROWNED XIV MIII RIVER.
Twelve Year Old Boy Lost While Swim.
 ming at tine Sands.

Samuel Robinowitz. a twelve-year- old boy, son of Nathan Robinowitz, a merchant at No 256 Hamilton street, was drowned in Mill river about four o'clock yesterday afternoon while in swimming. The drowning occurred at the place known as "The Sands just above Cold Spring, in Mill river The body was not recovered until about ten o'clock last night, when it was f1shed out by Henry Boucher and Lawrence Beegan. They were dragging fish line with a hook attached to the end through the deep hole, when the hook caught the body, which was then pulled out