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Appointments for Public Speaking Made
BY the Democratic state Committee.
Addresses will he made Mt big rallies
next week in the following counties ny
the Democratic speaker named, by virtue
Of appointments made by the Democratic
State committee:
FOR AUGUST 2.
nuplin County--At kenansville-Cha
X. Thomas. w. Il. Allen. ID. III. Mclean
and Randolph Duffy.
FOR AUGUST 3.
Catawha County-At Newton--Lce s.
Overman. \. Leazer.
Durham County At Mangums-W
w. ktchin, Judge Boykin, r. Il. Boone.
Rutherford County~-At Rutherford
ton James II. pou. james A. Lockhart.
Pitt County At observation-disclosures
Il. Aycock, Swift Galloway.
Rockingham County Madison
Gov. Jarvis. G. II. Watson. John II.
Webster.
Jackson Count--At Webster-Locle
Craig.
Columbus County.-At Whitcvillc--
John u. Relamy. Il. +. Aycocl1 and T..
w. Pou.
Union County Charles NJ Cooke. !.
II. Currie, j. r. LeGrande.
FOR AUGUST , AND 4.
CASTOR County~-River Bend-Col. !. :.
Carr. II. L. Kluttz. j. ID. Mccall, Heriot
ClarkSon.
GOV. JARVIS ON SATURDAY,.
Governor Jarvis and Mr.. Walter III.
Neal will speak at Il big gathering in
Robeson county, eight miles from Llim-
berton, on Saturday.
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DIR. BELL A CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY TREASURER.

DIR. &. NJ. Bell, of Wakefield, one of
the leading Democrats in the county,
was in Raleigh yesterday He says
that the outlook in his section improves
daily for the cause of good government
The friends Of DR.. Bell. recognizing his
strength, have been urging him to go OF
the county ticket. and he said to some
of them yesterday that he had decided
to be candidate for nomination rs
County Treasurer. There are already
several other popular and capable gentle
men who will be candidates for that posi-
ton and the contest will be interesting.
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IN FINE CONDITION.
Harnett Will Give an Old Time Demo
cratic Majority This Year.

Mr.. Neill A. Smith. of Harnett. ex-
Representative from that county. was in
Raleigh yesterday.
Going to carry Harnett?" he was
asked
Yet. and by an old time majority. |
know what | am talking about when |
say that already enough Populists are
so Disguised with present conditions that
they are with us. and there will be more
every day. We are all right in Har-
nett"
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THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
FOUGHT AT SANTIAGO.
Capt. Dowdy, the New Military Instruc
tor at the A. and NJ. College.

capt. DOWuy, iHe NEW MHitaiS iheI" w
tor at the A. and NJ College.
Mr.. J. G., l.. Harris, chairman of the
board of trustees of the A. and Nj. Col
lege, returned yesterday from Washing
ton where he went for various and sun
dry purposes. He reports that Captain
Dowdy, n native Of Arkansas, will sue
coed Captain Gresham as military i'll
structor at the Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal College. Captain Gresham gradu-
ated from West Point twenty years ago.
and took part in the recent engagement
at Santiago.
He is said TO be well pleased with his
assignment. Raleigh will give him a cor
dial welcome. He is about forty years
of age and his retirement from active
service is made necessary by physical
infirmities.
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For catalogue, apply to
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
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Raleigh Male Academy

Twenty-first session opens Sept. D.
Thorough training preparatory to col
lege or business.
Small classes and close individual sup
ervision, especially in elementary work
Board in city at reasonable rates. Eor
catalogue or information, address
HUGH MORRISON. Prin.
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concord Standard.l

Concord Standard.)
Quite number of our readers will be
surprised to find the death of Mr.. Sandy
Sapp. of this place. chronicled. For
some time Mr.. Sapp has been in bad
health. but has not been confined to his
bed. He was not sick twenty -four hours
until he died this "wednesday morning
at 3:1o O'Clock. He was taken with an
attack of cholera morbus. from which
he died.
Mr.. Sapp had reached the old age Of
nearly - years. He moved to this
place about eight years ago from No. j
township. Mr.. Sapp was always con
sidered one of our best citizens. He
has been member of the Baptist
church for many years.
He leaves wife and eight children
to mourn his death-four sons and -four
daughters. The sons left behind are
Messrs. Waiter. of Rowan county; Lee
and John, of this county, and Charlie
who IS now associate editor of the
Raleigh News and Observer. The
daughters are Mrs. Il. Y. Barrier. of
Salisbury: Mrs. H. A. Kimball of
Salisbury; Mrs. +. NJ. Stirewalt. of ON
county and Miss Jennie Sapp. Miss
Jennie is now visiting at Haw river,
but lives with her parents here.
The remains will be inferred Friday
morning after the preaching of the flu
neral by the pastor, Rev. j. j. Payseur.
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Julius Caesar Logan Harris who has
returned from Washington, did not bring
the Brigadier commission for Charles
Austin Cook. though it was given out
that he went after it. And the war is
nearly over!
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vlckbyrne Hill. four miles to the northwest. and
there settled down for three days. discussing.
debating, and quarrelling among themselves.
thereby giving the enemy the very time he
needed to complete his preparations for de-
fence. By the evening Of June 4. when the in
surgent leader finally decided to move to Cor
bet Hill. on the outskirts Of New Ross. the
garrison of this town had been put into q con-
dition to offer serious resistance. and particu-
Iarly to oppose a coup de main. such as was
originally planned at the general council OF war
held at Wexford.
achievements had streamed In increasingly
for several days. consisting OF the Clare and
Meath regiments OF militia. detachments OF the
English artillery. the Fifth Dragons. the Mid
lothian Fencibles and the county OF Dublin regi-
ment. These bodies added to the original gar
rIson and the armed townsmen OF Protestant
persuasion made up a force Of over three thou
sand men.
The town Of New Ross is situate on a large
river formed by the junction OF the More and
the Barrow. which unite about q mile above it.
and, meeting the river SUR at Dunbrody. runs
In a southeasterly direction and discharges
itself into the sea twenty-five miles distant.
In ancient times the town was a flourish
ing mart of and also a place OF
great strength surrounded with high
walls with towers and bastions. many OF
which remained in 1898. Like Wexford. New
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cised a mastery. over the rank and file which
would have probably come in good stead later
In the day However for the nonce. under
Cloney''s leadership, the ardor of the assailants
showed no signs OF abating,. They not only
drove the royal troops out OF the barracks. but
talned. n not inconsiderable quantity.
While thus engaged the Insurgents were sud-
denly, attacked In the rear by a strong body Of
the Fifth Dragons. but these unfortunate
horsemen were soon caught between two
bodies OF their opponents, and only succeeded
In extricating themselves with the loss of a cor
net and twenty-eight men, the business being
says Cloney. Tho fallen Dragons, according
to the, same authority, were hastily stripped
Of their arms by a famous Amazon among us
whose. name was Doyle, and whom we called
the point Of war. She was buslly assisting with
q small billhook cutting of the cross belts Of
the dragons and supplying her friends with
The capture OF the Three Bullet Gate and the
barracks seems to have demoralized the Brit
ish commander as well as his troops. for pres
emily we find the best part of the Kings army
retreating with precipitation over the Barrow
bridge into county Kilkenny without exhibit
Ing the slightest concern for the fate of Major
occupying the suburb known as Irishtown. or
the force at the " main guard" consisting Of a
sergeant and fifteen men. posted at the market
house. with two swivel guns. tSee plan,l Thanks
70 the ineXplicable ~supineness of the rebel
Commander-in-Chief however, both these
troops during the entire. course Of the battle.
1t was at this point OF the combat that the
same untoward influences which had turned
victory into defeat at Newtownbarry once more
asserted themselves among the insurgent SOL
diers. What a temperance lesson does this
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campaign Of '98 convey how sad a picture does
II present OF heroiSm turned to naught, OF vital
energies wasted-all by reason OF the inability
OF the masses to control themselves In the hour
G fSDt trdIS gRfPers g SIN a in Justice 6"tSe to the gal,
their own leaders who set the bad example;
furthermore. extenuatod by several hours Of
hard fighting and exhausted by lack OF food
and refreshment. there Is perhaps excuse to be
offered on their behalf for the scenes that fol-
lowed, which Hay sums up with the remark
that they fell to plundering and drinking. on
which they became so intent that they could
1t was In vain that Cloney exerted himself to
clear the town entirely OF the enemy. He speaks
OF his own efforts In this direction with becom-
ing modesty and evident truthfulness. Secur-
Ing q hQwitZer that had been captured at the
Three Rocks on May 80. he endeavored to turn
against the main guard" but vas SO warm
" fired on from the houses as TO be obliged to
Bullet Gate to Gen. Harvey for a reinforcement.
- Having fallen back TO the Three Bullet Gate"
he. relates. II was quite disheartening to be-
hold the small ness OF our numbers, yet the few
who remained seemed to prefer death to the
abandonment OF a victory which throughout
is almost incredible with what Indifference.
nay, even cheerfulness, many of the peasantry
exhibited their bleeding wounds. declaring
they felt pride in having II known that they had
bled In the cause OF Ireland. Several whose
wounds were mortal. only inquired, in their
last moments Was victory on our sidep' and,
being answered, in tho affirmative. they said
Harvey that we should send a Kind of ~forlorn
sldnqiOh to attack the Glare militia, but we
could not muster forty men for that purpose"
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on this momentous occasion, Instead Of spend
ing the evening June Il In concerning q plan Of
attack, or In training the men to the observance
OF the few rude outlines Of military movement
which their previous contests had led them TO
adopt, the night was apent in feastlng. and
many Of the leaders found more attraction In
Mr.. Murphy's good wines than in the discharge
OF those arduous duties that appertained to
their command"
Murphy was the tenant Of the stately man
sion on Corbet HillIknown Us Talbot Hall, the
cellar and larders Of which appear TO have been
we'll stocked. for. as Hay also remarks, re-
galed with an excellent suppe and exquisite
wines. the commanders were 80 well pleased
with their cheer and 30 far forgot their pru-
dence that they had scarcely time to fall asleep
since the moment Of their retirement until
they were reused by the orders they had given
in their sober moments to commence the at
tack at break Of day"
The first step Of the insurgents was 70 make
an effort to attain their object without blood
shed. and. with this end In view. one Matthew
FurlonE OF Raheen was despatched to the enc
my's lines, bearing the following summons to
Major-Gen. johnson. commanding the Kings
forces: h
sm: As . friend Of humanity. I request ron will
surrender the town Of Ross 10 the wexford forces
now hssemblee. Your resistance will but provoke
rapine and plumber. to the ruin Of the most innocent.
Flushed with victory, the Wexford forces, no " In
Vulnerable and irresistible, win not be controlled IL
they meet with any resistance; TO prevent. therefore,
the total riin of all property in the town. I urge you
to a speedy surrender. which you win be forced to
do in q few hours with loss and bioodShod. ss you
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the unfortunate savage to atoms" Powder
eorroborates this story. though In different
language.
,Cloney speaks of a religious enthusiast" who
PLACED himsolf on his knees at a spot where the
bullets rained thickest. and holding up a cru
cifix urged the advancing pikemen to ,kneel
down and kiss 1t, Agreat many complied with
horter escaped all injury. Sir Jonah Barring
ton relates another interesting incident
the Insurgents we're on the point of
being repulsed, a boy thirteen years. Of age
named Lett. belonging to a respectable Wex-
Join Gen. Hnmrvey's army snatched up, a stand;
rushed against the city gate, This ,extraordi-
nary action put fresh life into the assailants. who,
following their youthful leader, dashed upon
the garrison and compelled them with great
loss, lighting step by step. to retire to the
Despite the heavy losses they had suffered
through their indulgence in drink, the insur-
gents. II we are to believe Hay. himself a Cath
ole and to some extent q sympath!zer with the
rebel cause. failed to profit by the lesson.
They fell into the same misconduct as before,
crowning their bravery with Drunkenness"
vantage Of this to renew the attack and became
masters of the town. Upbraided by their chiefs
for thus giving way to their weakness. the in
surgents made a third and last attempt. but It
was now too late to change the fortunes of the
day. A large number OF houses were in flames.
sides this. the kings soldiers had had time to
rally at, all points and secure coigns Of vantage
from which they were no more to be driven.
At last, seeing further opposition to be USE
less. and fearful OF the effects of the horse ar
tillery. which was now being brought into ac-
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MAP
or
NEWROSS,

are surrounded on all sides. Your answer Is required
in four hours. Mr.. Furlong carries this letter, and
will bring the answer. lam. sir. etc.. etc..
B. b. HARVEY.
Camp at corbet Hill. half past three O'Clock. morn
ing. juno 6. 1898.
The bearer Of this missive. though he carried
q flag OF truce. was treacherously shot down
within the British lines. an event that. soon be-
coming known to the insurgents. worked them
up to an inconceivable pitch OF fury. and unfor-
~tunately precipitated the attack on the town.
The general plan Of the rebel forces. had it been
systematically carried out. would probably have
ended in complete victory for them. 1t was to
advance on three-quarters OF the town at one
and the same time. In order to divide the
garrison and cut It up piecemeal. But
Furlong's murder rendered the insur-
gent rank and file almost unmanaRe-
able. 30 there was nothing for It but
to begin the assault at the point where he fell,
namely. the Three Bullet Gate. the principal
entrance on tho southern side, at which Lord
Mountjoy. Colonel Of the Dublin regiment. was
posted with a strong force Of infantry and artil-
lery. Lord Mountjoy. a humane and popular
officer. was himself one Of the first victims Of
this bloody day. 1t is even said that he received
his mortal wound while endeavorinR to enter
into a parley with the advancing foe. who at
this moment had no thoughts but for revenge.
Let 1t be understood that although the rebel
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Dotted lines indicate march of the insurgents,

Boss played an important part in the Crom-
welllan wars. and was captured by the English
Array. though ably defended by Lord Taaffe
9TH . strong garrison. But the name OF New
iRose will ever be associated In Irish history
With the extraordinary battle or series OF en-
.lcounteFs Of June 8. 1913. forming. all things
Ieppsidered. the most thrilling and dramatic
episode of the entire rebellion.
The insurgents advanced on Corbet Hill by a
ltlrcultous route. marching by parishes or baro-
niles. each corps With its own local standard.
luhe hesitancy and lack OF resolution noticeable
ialnong the leaders during the preceding few
days did not disappear at this critical juncture.
Indeed. other unfortunate traits asserted them
selves, calculated TO impair still further the
confidence OF the ran and file. and to furnish
them with the worst Of examples.
Thomas Cloney. who commanded a division
IN the thickest OF the fight on June 5. has ex-
pressed himself as follows on this subject:
sBut candor obliRes me to observe here that
loo~lf-cOntrol. a quality necessary TO all men. but
Indispensable to those who may be intrusted
with the command Of others. was not among
~ pEominent virtues Of the leaders assembled
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these canvas targets were used a. support for
sfhouettei figures representing cavairymen, In
fantrymen, orr portion OF battery q aTtileEES
to 400 yards from tho battery, and out
Of sight In hollows between knolls, OF
distances unknown to the Runners, thege
targets were literally torn to pieces. II
was shown In ono test, after three shrapnel
had been fired to ascertain the range,
that az entire battery of artillery would have
been wiped out Of existepce In less than four
minutes had the targets been animate Instead
of inapimnte.
In other tests silhouette targets, each repre-
eenting an infantrymRn. were set up In foure,
IN echelon, representing an entire company OF
1O6 men and officers. In less than six mtnute9
every figure had been MORALLY hit, and some OF
them as many as seven times, ehrapnel being
used md the distance and exact location OF the
targets being unknown.
I have talked with q number of military men
during the. ppst week who are familiar With the
Army. They dEhti4 solid tornatIona q : said.
and k9oy nothing about sKirmlSh fighting or
extended order. They have little or nc field
strong It may be numerically, oyer comeq
within RANGE Of those terrible field rifles and
their death-dealinR RhTapnel Commander Bob
Evans's prophecy will be. quickly verified. As
matters now stand II will. not be at ell un-
likely that the dons will have to take o little Of
this sort Of Cruel ip the worry near future. for
Uncle Sam certainly isn't gathering his army
here for O holiday.
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ton, the insurgents. after thirteen hours OF
almost continuous fighting, sounded a regular
retreat, bringing away with them a cannon
captured during the day In exchange for one
taken by the troops.
Never were the qualities. good and bad, Of
as on this memorable occasion. their fearless
bravery and perseverance side by side with
their grievouS lack Of self-control. Had they
possessed q commandments, however.
capable OF leading a dozen men into battle,
even their temporary misconduct might have
ayailed the enemy nothing. But .BaRenal
Harvey never as much as ventured within
his friends and lieutenants. their attitude was
nothing less than ludicrous during the engage
ment. One episode bearing on this subject, as
related by Cloney. has too fine q Falstaf1an
favor not to be quoted:
Il must here. mention as one Of the curious
respectable persons q that class termed mid;
dlemen, and Jolly old topcrs who were at all
times filter to be counted among the votaries
of Bacchns than those of Mars. early In tho day
had, a cask OF port wine conveyed down from
Corbet Hill to a well-protected spot under the
shelter Of a very high ditch and within a very
short distance 9f the town. Here they com;
ardoT: After taking a few bumpers, out Of
wooden noggins 1.-THE vessels generally used
by our p%easantryl they occasionally advanced
In warllke array to the Three Bullet gate, first
ascertaining that the contest was going on at O
good, distance. And here they Inquired with
gravity and becoming authority how the day
Y yHSw G S1aa ihs GGS SH n bnys th9 fRoI zeal ALL. BY asking
turned 70 the wine cask with seeming lndifer-
ence to the fate Of Ireland. now in the balance.
for 1t must be allowed that on our success or
failure that day the future connection Of this
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own safety nc he did,
However, these various setbaoks In nowise
dampened the enthusiasm OF the Bantry corps,
who advanced rapidly along the ditch-inclosed
highway regardless OF the cross fire from both
sldos and made for the great city gate. Neither
shot nor shell. neither. grape nor canister
availed 70 stem them, Eyen the blgoted Mus
sion OF physical courage. Such was their en-
thuslnsm,' he says, that though whole ranks
OF them were seen to fall. they were succeeded
by others who seemed to court the fate of their
newed ardor."
In about half an hour the British wore dis
lodged from the fields adjoining tho city walls
and driven through the cato upon the barracks.
(See plan.D The. insurgents followed up In
close pursuit, headed by their intrepid leader,
Kelly. who at this moment received O. bullet
wound IN the thigh which completely disabled
the insurgents. because Kelly Of all men exer-
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with drink TO ny out Of the town OF which they
bad BY this time been some hours In possession.
But the sudden reversal Of the previous order
Qf things nroduced q SOLDERING. eject on the
fuRitiyes, who, gathering. tholr forces. once
with as much dash and enthusiasm as ever.
The second attack proved as successful ps tho
first. The Kings troops were again driven
river, and many OF them, crossing tho, bridge.
reiterated for the second timo into Kilkenny.
where they wore. subsequently intercepted by
the county folk in arms and summsrily de-
spatched; The intrepidity OF the Insurgents
was truly rem9rkable, as much during this
Musgraye. tells one Characteristic Incident
yonched, for, by the afldayit OF an onlpoker:
" One REBEL he. says, "emboldened by fanati-
cism and drunkenness, advanced before his
comrades, seized a run, crammed his hat and
her mouth Is stopped.f At that instant fhe
laid the match to the gun and blew