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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-31
MATTERS IN DURHAM.

Durham, \. c.. Dec. 30.-(Special ~
stroyed a dwelling house in Hayti, the
southeastern suburb of Durham, be
longing to w. ID. Pegram, colored The
contents of the house We're saved. The
loss on the building will amount to
about $3.50. The fire was out of reach
of the fire department.
Enjoyable Christmas exercises were
held at the Presbyterian, the First Bap.
tist and North Durham Methodist
churches last night The North Dur
ham Mission Sunday school held their
entertainment tonight.
Col. j. :. Carr is in receipt of mes
sage from Secretary Alger, stating that
two more members of the First North
Carolina regiment, have been honorably
discharged They are Privates Willard
Sherron, of Company ID, and Frank
Goss. of Company l. 1t is also learned
that Private Jim King. of Company /,
has been honorably discharged.
The Board of Aldermen have granted
liquor license to the following parties for
six months from January 1st: A. j.
Ellis. l.. W. Whiteseil. Jesse Johnson,
w. s. Vestal, j. G. Patterson. T. III.
Scoggins, III. M. Coble, A. L. Fowler.
Proctor & Co. Green Andrews, John
Harris. William Mangum, Jr., and J.
j. Laughlin, Jr. & Co
Deputy Sheriff John f. Harvard and
Chas. Il. Christian carried to Raleigh
to-day Miss Nancy Pegram, who had
lost her mind, and placed her in the
asylum.
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TROOPS LEAVE CHARLESTON
Nearly Three Thousand Set Sail For
Cuba.

Charleston, S. c., Dec. 30.-Nearly
5000 United States troops sailed from
Charleston to Cuba to-day. The trans
ports Minnewaska and Manitoba went
out on the morning tide, and the Ward
Line steamer Saratoga went to- sea later
in the day. On the first named ship
there were General Bates, his headquart-
ers, the brigade hospital and the Sixth
regiment of Ohio volunteers, bound for
Cienfuegos: the Manitoba carried Gen
eral Sanger, his headquarters and the
Twelfth regiment of New York volun-
teers, while the human cargo of the Sara
toga consisted OF $50 of the First regu-
lar infantry. In addition to the troops
each vessel carried an immense quanti-
ty of supplies, provisions, baggage. lum-
ber, etc. The Saratoga goes to Havana,
while the Manitoba takes General Sang
er and his staff to Matanzas, of which
city and district he will have military
charge.
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PEOPLE MUCH EXCITED
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE THINKS IT
CAN QUIET THEM.
SECOND ILLINOIS REGIMENT MUTlNoUs
Assignment of General Lee. In Command Of
Province Of Havana. Two Military De.
partments Created. Ludlow
10 Hotd Havana.

Havana. Dec. 30.-The Cuban pa
triotic committee, consisting of 150
leading Cubans, doctors and business
men, ut meeting which lasted until
o'clock this morning, decided to yield
without reservation to the wishes of
General Brooke and General Ludlow in
the matter of postponing the six days
celebration and has approved mani
fcsto to the Cuban popmation of Ha-
vana, on the lines of General Ludlowis
reply on the subject of tine proposed
celebrations, quoting some portions (ot
it and paraphrasing others.
The Cuban citizens of Havana and the
Cuban soldiers outside the city areS in
tensely excited but the patriotic Com
mittee and the military chiefs OF the
Cubans think they can quiet thisi feel
ing and prevent violent incidents.
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SPANISH GARRISON KILLED.

Manila, Dec 30-The British schooner
Esmeralda, just arrived from Ladrone
Islands, reports that after the cruiser
Charleston left the Island of Guam. in
June last, the Spaniards refused to rec
ognize the authority of Francis Portu-
sach, who was verbally authorized by
Captain Glass to continue his former
regime as Governor. and Jose Ssto. a
former public administrator was de-
clared Governor He armed part of the
native guard, collected tax of six dol
lars a head and secreted fifteen tons of
powder and small stock of ammuni-
tion when the island was taken by the
Americans.
The schooner reports the massacre of
the Spanish garrison by the combined
forces of the natives with those of the
Caroline Islands. Henry Naot an edu-
Gated chief. has been selected to be the
ruler. He is reported to be favorable
to Americans.
The British schooner Buenaventura has
gone to Iloilo to protect British interests
there.
The Spanish steamer Romulus, which
has just arrived here, confirms the re-
port that the insurgents at Iloilo are in
clined to surrender that town to the
Americans if satisfied as to the form
of government which will be accorded
them.
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LEADS ALL NORTH GAR0lMA DAMNES I'M NEWS AND GIRGyZ TT0N

Government vessel. The Legation was,
by concurrent arrangement of the
two Governments, within the last month,
raised to the grade of an Embassy, and
next Tuesday had been fixed upon as
the day when Senor Romero was to
present his credentials to President Nc
Kinley as, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary. Beside his diplo-
matte duties he was frequent contribu-
tor to the magazine literature of this
country, mainly confning his labors to
articles relative to Mexico. During the
last few months the first volume of a
valuable work from his pen appeared,
entitled Mexico and the United States
being study of subjects affecting their
political, commercial and social relations.
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General ut headquarters of the army
to the matter
"VegY respectfully,
(Signed wv. Fl. DAILY,
Major and Chief Surgeon L. S. A."
THE CAUSE OF SICKNESS.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 30.-General
George A. Garretson of this city, who
commanded a division in Porto Rico,
agreed to-day with General Miles that
the canned beef furnished the army
was. to Il large extent unfit for use.
The General said to-day that a large
amount of the meat had to be thrown
away by the commissary officers Of his
division.
',rhe condition of affairs" said Cen
eral Garretson, was every bit as bad
as is reported. Considerable canned
beef totally unfit for the use of human
beings was discovered by the commits
sary officer of the division l command
cd
when the matter was reported to NE
/ ordered all meat unfit for use to be
destroyed.
II had previously seen to II that Il
large number og beeves had been taken
with the division. These were slaught-
cred as they were needed. In this way
W had as much fresh meat as possible
and used as little of canned stuff as we
could possibly get along with. There is
no doubt that this bad meat was the
cause of a large part of the sickness
among the men. In several instances
whole lots of the stuff had to be de-
stroyed."
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BRYAN'S REGIMENT OFF.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 30.-The trans
port OLDHAM sailed for Havana this
afternoon with the First battalion of the
Third Nebraska regiment The march
of the battalion of the late Colonel Bry-
ans command to the transport was an
enthusiastic one. The troops were re-
ceiyed with cheers as they passed
through the city. The band played
Dixie" between the camps and the
transport, and was loudly cheered. Be
sides the Nebraska soldiers, the OLDHAM
carried number of nurses and surgeons
for the Havana hospitals.
The transports Roumanian and Michi-
gan arrived to-day and will take the re-
naming battalions of the Nebraska reg
iment and one battalion of the Ninth
Illinois regiment. The hospital ship Mis-
souri, also. arrived to-day for cargo of
medical supplies.
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INCREASED STOCK DEALINGS

New York, Dee Transactions on
the New York Stock Exchange for the
year show a decided increase in all
branches over those for several preced-
ing years. The total number of listed
stocks dealt i'll during the year, amount
to $500 OH shares, unlisted stocks
27,649.472 shares. Sales of State and
Railroad bonds amounted to SS47, ,654
600 (par yalue(: unlisted bonds SAG.
263, 800, and government bonds, $24,
129,2 30.
In 1897 only II ,24S,347 listed and un
listed shares were sold; in 1896, "a, ,490
043 shares; in 1895, G6 440,576 shares
and in 1894, the poorest year in many
1929, 733 shares.
The business of the Consolidated
Stock and Petroleum Exchange was
much larger this year than last. Rail
road stock clearances amounted to 63.
402, 900 shares: bond sales S21 ,037, 200
and 924,520 shares of mining stocks
were dealt in. Wheat clearances through
the exchange aggregated 740210,00l
bushels.
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HE RESPONDS TO A TOAST
BOAST OF OUR NATION, RIGHT
MAKES MIGHT.
SHALL We REVERSE THIS SENTIMENT? /?
" imperialism Finds IFS Inspiration in Dollars
Not in Duty" The True Mission of
Cur Nation to Liberate those
in Bondage.
in Bondage.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 30.--A compliment
tary reception and banquet to Colonel w
j. Bryan was rendered tonight by the
Nebraska Travelling Mems Bryan Club
at the Lincoln Hotel. Invitations were
sent to 250 admirers of Mr.. Bryan,
which were with few exceptions accept
ed. The only notable absentee was Con
gressman Bailey, of Texas, who was to
have responded to the toast 'Democ-
racy," but who telegraphed from Wash
ington his inability to be present Mr..
Bryan responded to the sentiment, cam
erica's Mission; Let Not the Grimes of
the East Fer Crimson Thy Name: be
Freedom and Science and Virtue Thy
Fame"
Mr.. Bryan insisted that colonial
policy was wrong in principle and unwise
and he predicted that it would prove un-
profitable i'll practice. He said in part:
"You have labored diligently to prevent
foreign fnanciers from disregardng the
rights of the American people now You
are called upon to use your influence to
prevent the American people from dis
regarding the rights of others. Self re-
straint is difficult virtue to practice.
1T has been the boast of our nation
that right makes might. Shall we
abandon the motto of the republic and
20 back Il century 10 the monarchical
motto which asserts that might makes
right?
'Be not carried away by the excite
ment incident to war; it will soon sub
side Our people will turn again to the
paths of peace; justice will resume her
reign.
''Be steadfast in the faith OF the
fathers. Your fight is for yourselves
as well as for your country. In the
words Of the distinguished Georgian.
Hill:
"'Who saves his country saves him
self, and all things saved do bless him.
Who lets his country die, lets all things
die, dies himself ignobly-and all things
dying curse him..
Imperialism finds its inspiration in
dollars. not in duty. 1t is not our duty
to burden our people with increased
taxes in order to give n few spectators
an opportunity for exploitation; it is not
our duty to sacrifice the best blood of
our nation in tropical jungles i'll an at
tempt to stifie the very sentiments which
have given vitality to American insti-
tutions; it is not our duty to deny the
people OF the Philippines the rights for
which our forefathers fought from Bunk
er Hill to Yorktown.
Our nation has a mission, but it is
to liberate those who are in bondage
not to place shackles upon these who are
struggling to be Free
I'VE rejoice in the marvellous victory
won by Dewey in Manila Bay; we
would give to him a sacred place in his
tory, and crown his memory with bless
ings. To us he is hero; to the Fill
pinos he can be a savior
Let him be known to posterty, not
as the subjugator of an alien race but
as the redeemer of an oppressed people
not as Lord Olive, but as a Lafayette.
The gratitude of a people is better than
a jeweled sword"
A number of other speeches were
made.
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THINKS HE KNOWS MURDERER

Detective Promises TO Have Cornish's
Would-be Murderer Within II Hours
New York, Dec. 30.-The World says:
Captain George McClusky, chief of
the detective bureau, firmly believes that
he has solved the mystery surrounding
the mpt TO. kill Harry Cornish, ply
sica@ Ftructof of the Knickerbocker
AthletI,l Club. by sending him poison
through the mails.
AT 8 o'clock last night Captain Nc
Clusky stated that he would have the
culprit in custody within twelve hours.
The name of the suspected murderer
is withheld from publication lest its an.
nouncement should defeat the ends Of
justice.
THE man under surveillance was for
merly IA member of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. He was at one time q
man of high social and financial stand
ing in this city. In later years, through
evil habits and evil associates his descent
was rapid"
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NOTHING HEARD FROM ILOILO

Washington, Dec. 30.-A cablegram
was received at the War Department
to-day from General Otis in command
at Manila, but to the disappointment of
the officials he announced that he had
not yet heard of the result cf the land
ing of General Miller's forces at Iloilo.
Provision has been made by the Navy
Department for the establishment of u
mail service between Manila and Guam,
our new naval station in the Pacific.
Admiral Dewey has been instructed that
after the Yosemite arrives at Manila he
must send mail to the Island of Guam
at least onnce in every two months, using
any vessel of the feet available for the
service
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BANQUET AT FRANKLINTON.

Franklinton, y. c., Dec 30.-(Spe-
cial. Last evening ut the Merrill Hotel,
a banquet was given complimentary to
the Misses May Woodland, of Durham
Emma Johnson, of Raleigh; Lizzie Allen
and Matte Dunn, Of Wake Forest, and
Minnie Thompson of Scranton, Pa.
The following couples were present:
Mr.. Claude l.. McGhee, with Miss Bessie
Green; Mr.. 4. S. Joyner, with Miss
Annie McGhee; Mr.. W. +. Joyner, with
Miss Eleanor Ballard; Mr.. A. III. Vann,
with Miss Lizzie Allen; Mr.. A. r. Win
ston, with Miss Irene Mitchell: Mr.. Joe
Cheatham, with Miss Emma Johnson
Mr.. r. A. Winston, with Matte Dunn
Mr.. l.. 2. Mitchell, with Miss Kate Bal
lard Mr.. FL. ii. Harris, with Miss
Cecilia Joynes; Mr.. ]. b. Cheatham,
with Miss Wheeler; Mr. G. A. Conway,
with Miss Jennie .Toyner; Mr.. w. II.
Hunt, with Miss Mabel Vann; Mr.. J.
w. McGhee, with Miss Maybell Jones;
Mr.. w. ]. Ballard, with Miss NJ.
Strange; Mr. $. G. Duke, with Miss
Mary Dovan: Mr.. Marvin Herman, with
Miss May NVoodard Mr.. L. \. Long.
with Miss Thompson.
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"Why, Bridget, this is 4 very small
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TRIED TO CUT HER THROAT.

Charleston, S. c.. December 30.-John
Peters, OF Company l, Third Connecticut
regiment, stationed at Camp Marion,
near Summerville, yesterday attempted
to cut the throat of the wife of parson
Belamy. at Lincolnyille, negro village
about five miles from the camp. She
lodged and he cut her in the right cheek.
lie is supposed to be crazy. He was
found preaching to an illiterate congre-
cation near Camp Marion recently. He
is now under treatment at the brigade
hospital
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MRS. BOWES' SUDDEN DEATH.
She Passed Away at Her Home Here
Yesterday Morning.

hcic l. uSScu away dl lit IlDlllc 1IeEc
Yesterday Morning.
Mrs. Lora Ann Fields, wife of Mr.. NJ.
Bowes died suddenly at her home on
East Lenoir street at O'Clock yesterday
morning She was slightly unwell Thurs
day, but her death was entirely unex-
pected. She was lying down when she
turned from one side to the other and
expired.
Mrs. Bowes was a native of Herkimer
county, New York, but has resided in
Raleigh for upwards of thirty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowes were married Jan
uary oath, 1919, and would have soon
celebrated their golden wedding. One
son was born to them, but he died in his
Goth year.
A devoted wife and mother. true and
faithful to her friends, Mrs. Bowes will
be sincerely mourned.
The funeral will be held at the Presby.
terian church at half past three o'clock
this afternoon.
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MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
Formation of Two Places Ludlow in
Command at Havana.

Washington, Dee 30.-The War De-
partment tonight issued an order estab-
fishing two departments in and about
Havana, viz: The Department of Ha-
vana, comprising the city proper, SUI
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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Messrs. Claude Dockery. of Rocking
ham, and Thomas Settle, of Greensboro.
were here yesterday on business c.n
nected with Col Oliver Dockery's con
test for the seat of Mr.. John ID. Bella
my in the next Congress. Mr.. Settle is
one Of Col Dockery's attorneys.
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WEEKLY BANK cLEARINGs.

New York, Dec 30.--The total bank
cearings in the United States for the
week were $1,409, ,502 $50; per eent iii.
crease. 1S.7. Exclusive Of NeW York,
$500, 600, 1876; percent increase, 17.5.
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PENALTY FOR MRS. BOTKIN.

SanFrancisco, Cal. Dec. 30.-The jury
in the BotKin case has returned a ver-
dict of murder in the first degree with
penalty fixed at life Imprisonment.
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"Why, Bridget, this is very small
egg"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-22
Census Difficulties.

A census-paper may look like a very straightforward affair, but to fill it uu with literal accuracy is not always an easy business. The London Academy tells story, said to be new, of the way in which De Quincy met one of these census-paper difficulties.
 The question as to his own occuna- tion was answered by the statement that he was writer to the mepa- zines," but when it came to the occu- pations of his three daughters. his troubles began again. At last he mt a ring around the names and wrote '"They are like lilies of the feId-tbev toll not, neither do they spin."
 This difficulty, however, was not as great as that which confronted an innocent family in Northumberland England, during a census-coIumn. Deaf and dumb or blind," was a big problem to the conscientious parents.
 They concluded that the baby could near and see, but it certainly could not speak, and they accordingly put 1t down "Dumb." But just ten a powerful scream from the infant made them re. consider the question, and they ulti- mately altered the entry to, "Not dumb, but can't speak,"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-22
A Beautiful ThOuehr.

Michael Minot, a French preacher. who died in Paris in 151S, was noted for his eccentricities in the pulpit and the rapidity with which he changed from humor to pathOs; from the con- monplace to the beautiful. "There was once pillories for swearers," he said, on a certain occasion, 'but if the law were enforced now two-thirds of the empire would be in the stocGs and there would be the child of five years and the dotard of eighty, who has only two teeth remaining to fling out an oath" !" Changing suddenly to denounce those who neglected the aged parents who had cherished them in prosperity, he said. See the trees flourish and recOv- CT their leaves; it is their root that has produced all: but when the branches are loaded with flowers and fruits they yield nothing to the root. This is an image of those children who prefer their own amusement and to game away their own fortunes than to give to their old parents the care which they want"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-22
A Load of Ants

When a vessel recently arrived in Liverpool with a cargo of logwoOd, everybody on board, iron captain down to cook, rushed frantically ashore, as though pursued y some unseen enemy. AS matter of fact, the vessel was lit orally swarming with hordes of hungry Jamaica ants.
 The little pests had invaded the lock CTS and dived headlong into the sugar barrels. After nnishlng the contents of these, they proceeded to bore holes through the supply of hard tack, and ate everything before them, until it was feared that the stock of provisions on board would run short. There was a cessation from leir a, acks when the vessel was caught in a West India hur- ricane, which flooded the cabin and drenched everything below. It was supposed that he intruders had all been drowned, but after the storm had passed away they began again with re- newed energy.
 The captain who commands the yes sel stated that there are millions of he insects still on board, and he thought that the cargo mu1t have come from the vicinity of ant hills for which Jamaica IS oted. He stated that the ants were in all parts of the vessel, and that in all his experience at sea he had never before met with an attack Iik1 the newcomers waged against him.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-01-22
MODERN GUNNERY AT SEA.
After All There Appears to Be a Great
 Deal of Luck About It.

After All There Appears to Be Great
 Deal of Luck About It.
 The degree of accuracy attainable in
 modern naval gunnery in actual war fare is something yet to be determined.
 With the exception of the battle of the Yalu during the China-Japanese war there has been no opportunity for find ing out what might be accomplished at long range by modern gun, mounted on so unstable a platform as the deck of rolling vessel, and the value of the Yalu fight as an object lesson in this respect was impaired by the relatively unskilled character of the gunners. Certain 1t Is that while death and de- struction were meted out all around in that encounter, an enormous amount of ammunition was used up In the work The bombardment of AleXar dria by the British fleet In the early sos afforded none of the conditions of a sea fight, since the vessels were at anchor in practically smooth water, and their tar get certainly was immovable enough, end even there the expenditure of pow der and shell was out of all proportion to the damage inflicted. The point has recently been made, however, that, af- ter all, it is astonishing that a ship is ever struck by projectile from a gun, and that there is probably more luck than cunning in the art of modern naval warfare. In a lecture at the United States Naval War College at Newport, Prof. Alger, a short time ago, stated, for example, that at a conve nient fighting distance, say 2,000 yards, a modern battleship like the Indiana of the United States navy appears to be the same size as picture of her, eight tenths of an inch long, about fourteen inches from the eyes, while the out lines of the real ship will be much less clear and distinct than those of the pie ture. The height would of course. ap- pear to be still less, so that the difi- culty of hitting such a target, even with the ship at rest and the gun in a fort, instead of both moving more or less rapidly, can be appreciated at least to some extent. The element of luck truly must enter largely into effective fire under such conditions.