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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
DUPLACE DIES FROM THE SHOCK
One of the Rescued Passengers of the
Patria.

Southampton, Nov. 16.-The rescued
passengers of the Patria spent last night
ut Southampton awaiting the arrival of
the Kaiser Friedrich. Four of the pas
sengers were left ut Dover, and one of
these. il man named Duplace, it is be-
lieyed. will die because of his terrible
experience in the English Channel. Ii
now seems probable the Patria will be
at least partly saved. What caused the
fire is still a mystery, but it is asserted
that the fact that the steamer was OH
fine was withheld from the passengers
for some time, Captain Frohlich appar-
entity wishing to take his ship to Ham
burg without causing alarm if posi-
BILE.
Mr.. Duplace has been for twenty
years German Consul at San Juan de
Porto Rico. With him are his wife
and Mrs. Ivers, of New York city, a
fellow cabin passenger, who, being a
trained nurse and seeing the distress of
Mr.. and Mrs. Duplace, has generously
volunteered 10 stay and nurse the con
sui, declining the opportunity to con
tinue her journey to Germany.
Mrs. Duplace gives the following de-
scription of their escape:
1T was about half past ten yesterday
morning, the weather being calm and
fine and several OF us being seated in
the deck saloon when suddenly Captain
FrohEch appeared and shouted: An pas
sengers on deckn Everybody started
forward with a rush. We are afre,
said the Captain, but there is no dan
ger. Don't get excited.
Just then smoke began to pour out
through the deck near the smokestacks.
My sick husband was in his cabin and
undressed | hurried to him and began
to dress him when in came the stew
ard shouting Get out of this quick He
took my husband by the feet and | sup
ported his head We started to carry
him to the deck, but the smoke chokeG
us, and the water from the fire hose
swished around our knees. | feared
that all was lost; but, going backward
through another passage we managed
to reach the deck in safety
Women and children first" shouted
the Captain. | replied that / supposed
| would have to wait for the mems turn
as | could not leave my helpless hus-
band. Captain Frohlich answered me
by lifting my husband, placing him in
the UOilOHI u OHc VI iHe DO1JS. OfuPE-
ing me to follow and telling the steward
to go with us. Our boat was the first
lowered.
For more than an hour in accordance
with the Captains orders we lay along
side the liner, now hot and smoke Gov
cred. cinders and debris falling over our
boats. Through the fire we occasionally
caught sight of Captain FrQhlich on the
bridge. He divided his attention be-
tween giving orders to the crew and
joking with us. Once he shouted laugh
ingly The fire is in my cabin, Now |
can't get my pipe, and you all know /
can't do anything without my pipe
"Then the Ceres came up, and her
captain sang out Your ships afire. Shall
| take your passengers? Frightened as
we were we laughed. Captain Frohlich
made the Ceres promise to take us to
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! er, when the rails were replaced, seeing
| the position was hopeless, steamed bach
| to EStcourt with Il few of the Dubllns
and fifteen OF the Durbans, including
| Captain Wylie, who was wounded, ON tht
tender.
THE fate of the remainder of the Dur
bans and DublinS and ldeutenant
Churchill is unknown"
The Natal Mercury, describing the en-
gagement, says:
THE enemy apparently opened fire
with Il Maxim and two 9-pounders, get
ting the range accurately. The fire was
so severe that telegraph wires and poles
were destroyed Their guns were posted
on kopie covered with brushw0od, and
their sharpshooters were hidden behind
boulders The Dublns and Volunteers,
fighting an unequal battle, thrice drove
the enemy back. but the fierceness of the
rifle and big gun fire was too much for
the brave little party which were weak
ened at the outset by the overturning OF
the trucks, hurting several.
Lieutenant Churchill's bravery and
coolneSs We're magnificent. Encouraged
by him the men worked like heroes in
clearing the line to enable the engine and
tender to pass.
Latter details show that heavy rain
Lieutenant Churchill bravely carried the
wounded to the tender under fire. While
the Beers were destroying the train their
scouts pushed in and exchanged shots
with the British pickets a few miles
from Escourt. 1t appears that the
Beers were in ambush. AS soon as the
train had passed up they emerged from
cover and dislodged the sleeper bolts
CHURCHILL A PRISONER @
Estcourt, Nov. 16.-Seven of the Dur
bans have just come i'm making twenty
three missing. Only fifteen of the Dub
Inns have returned.
THE naval seven-pOunder, which was
i'm front of the truck had fired three shots
when it was shattered by the Boer ar
tilleIy
The armored engine has many bullet
marks and it's dome cover is smashed,
as also is its automatic exhaust pipe and
25-ton screw jack. The tender is also
pitted with bullet marks.
1t lis rumoIed that Lieutenant Church
i'll is a prisoner.
RED CROSS TRAIN RETURNS.
Escourt, Natal, Nov. 15.-(Wednesday
$50 p. mat 6 o'clock this evening,
the Red Cross train returned. D.. Bris-
toe reported that .on meeting the Beers
patrol. he was halted and asked what
he wanted.
He replied that he had come with the
train to remove the killed and wounded.
The Beers told him to make his request
in writing and Or. Bristoe complied.
After waiting for two hours, another
Boer came and informed DR.. Bristoe
that as General Joubert was very far
away, no answer to the request could be
furnished until tomorrow morning. The
Boer said, that if DIR. Bristoe would
then return with white flag. he could
count upon reply from General Jou-
bert. DR. Bristoe inquired whether
there were many wounded. He declined
to give any information regarding Lieu
tenant Winston Churchill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
PAYS MORE THAN ALL THE REST

One of the best indications off the vol
ume of business done in Raleigh is th'
amount of money taken i'm by The Raleigh
postoffce for postage.
The best evidence of Raleigh's pra'
macy as a newspaper centre is the money
paid into the Raleigh postofiice for post
age ON second class matter 10y the news'
papers published in the city.
The best evidence of the circulation
of a State newspaper is the amount
paid by n newspaper for postage ON
papers mailed to its subscribers.
During the year beginning October Isl
1888, the Raleigh postoffce received ST.
33491 for mailing 433, 491 pounds oi
second class mail matter. We do not
know, but we suppose that this IS the
largest receipts from newspapers in any
year in the HISTORY of raleigh. OF that
amount the News and Observer Publish
ing Company paid more than one half
or to be exact it paid $2,369,3S of the
S4334.91 paid by all the publications
mailed from the city of Raleigh.
Here are the entire postoffice receipts
from second class mail matter for the
year by quauters as furnished by the post
office authorities:
Quarter ending Dec. 81, '9S. 81, ,121.45
Quarter ending March 81, 80. 9Ss.S4
Quarter ending June 30, 90. 9sG.2S
Quarter ending Sept. 80, 90. 1,23s.3s
Total for year.. ......... ~
The amounts paid by the News and
Observer Publishing Company for the
above period by quarters is as follows;
Quarter ending Dee. 81. '98. - 577.n
Quarter ending March 81, 90. 5o6.21
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
HIS CABINET With HIM
LIEUT.. JOHNSON CAPTURES HIS
WIFE'S WARDROBE.
SHE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ESCAPED
The Rapidity of the American Advance Amazes
the FhpnoS. The Remains of Major
John A Logan Buried in
Paco Cemetery.

Manila, Nov. 1G.-(9:30 p. M)-Re-
ports have been received here from
General Young, dated Humingam, yes
terday. Humngam is about thirty
miles east of San Fabian General
Young is supposed to have advanced
considerably further toward San Fabian
A correspondent Of the Associated
Press telcgraEhs an account of the rapid
pace with which General Young cover
cd the road with his cavalry. The Maca-
bebe scouts completely surprised and
demoralized the insurgents around the
low country. 4 messenger and rein
f0rcelnents, who were captured, say no
town from San Jose to San Nicolas ex-
pected the arrival Of the Americans until
day or two after they actually ar
rived.
Aguinaldo and his Government are
said to be making desperate efforts To
escape to Bayombong. All the infor-
nation here is that he is still in the
low country.
Lieutenant Johnston, with Troop NJ
Third cavalry, captured yesterday at
San Nicolas, twelve barrels containing
the wardrobe of Aguinaldos wife. some
PERSONAL effects, the records Of the Sec
retary of War aud much commisSary
and medical supplies Sonora Aguinaldo
probably escaped over the Divide, bus
the Secretary of War is thought to be
inside the lines.
Thomas w. Hayes. a civilian. and
Calvin s. Davis, of the Sixteenth i'm
fantry. who were held prisoners by the
insurgents, have been rescued.
Colonel Vessels captured at Tayug
several thousand pounds of rice, 1900
pounds of salt, $500 pounds of flour
marked Dayton. Ohio" $500 pounds
of sugar. 1900 new uniforms and hun
dreds of thousands of Mauser shells.
The names of Lieutenant Gilmore and
seven of his men were found written
on the walls of the convent of Sam
Quintin. The garrisons of all the towns
surprised resisted feebly. General Whea-
ton has not vet appeared
The remains Of Major John A. Logan,
killed in action at San Jacinto, Satur-
day, were buried in Paco cemetery this
morning. Many persons followed the
body to the grave. Chaplain Pierce OF
iciated, and the Twentieth infantry
furnished the escort. which was COM
mandcd by Major Robman. The pail
bearers were the captains of the Twen-
tieth infantry.
DENIGUE IN LUZON.
Washington. Nov. 16.-Chief Surgeon
Woodruff at Manila, under date of Oc-
tober 18th. sends Surgeon General
Sternberg the following:
IL sharp and quite general epidemic
of dengue has prevailed in Luzon, for
some months past, and it appears to be
spreading to the EojAh. There have
been few really severe cases hut
large number that interdicted duty for
some days
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
THREATS OF LYNCHING.
Thomas Smith Brought to Goldsboro
for Safe Keening.

GoldsbOrO, \. O., Nov. I6.-(Speclall-
Thomas Smith, the negro who was tried
and convicted of numbering Chas. Cav
thorn near Selma last Christmas. was
brought here this evening by Sheriff
ELLINGTON of Johnston, for safe keeping
The Supreme court gave Smith new
trial, and his case has been moved to
Wayne for trial Threats of lynching
were made against him in Johnston.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAlllES NM NEWS AND RGul AON

Dover, and then our boats pulled over
to her, and we were taken aboard. The
last we saw of the Patria She was just
a mass of smoke and going slowly to-
ward Hamburg. Many of us had to pay
for what little we could get to eat on
board the Ceres. At Dover everybody
was very kind
DEATH OF DIR. DUpLACE.
Dover, Eng, Nov. 16.-Dr. Duplace
died here this evening from shock.
Sixteen valuable race horses ON board
the Patria were suffocated and. burned
to death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
Democratic National Committee.

Washington. Nov 16.--A meeting Of
the Democratic National Committee will
probably be held in this city January
Sth or February 11th. Chairman James
X. Jones has settled upon these two
dates as his own choice, and by his in
structons Secretary Johnson has just
completed the work of notifying mem
bers of the committee to send by letter
their preference of the two dates sug-
gested by Chairman Jones. At this
meeting the committee will decide the
time and place for holding the next
Democratic National Convention.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE.
James Bryant Will Be Sentenced To-
day. Another Murder Case.

Winston. y. c., Nov 16.--(Special) -
The jury today returned verdict of
murder in THE second degree against
James Bryant for killing Burrell Shouse
in Salem, two weeks ago. Sentence viii
be passed upon the defendant tomorrow.
The case of Lee Walker, colored, for
killing his wife, was given to the jury
late this afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
LonginO's Majority 35,sO6.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 16.-The Secre-
tary of State today made an official an
nouncement of the returns from the
recent State election Longino, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, received
II, ,227 votes, against 6,421, for Prewitt,
Populist. Longino's majority 35,S06.
The vote on the Noel election amend
ment was yeas q ,169; nays, S,643.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
The Leonids Caused Panics.

London. Nov. 1G.-In Russia. the
Leonid display caused panic in many
places. 1t was believed that the end of
the world had come. Churches were
open all night long, and hundreds of
thousands spent three nights in the open
air. fearing earthquakes and ii general
oataclysm. There are rumors that in
some villages Russian parents murdered
their children to relieve them from an
expected worse fate. There was IA rather
brilliant meteoric display between 2
aud ) o'clock Thursday morning at Ber-
lin
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17

Quarter ending June so, o.. 1920
Quarter ending Sept. 80, 80. -. 1885
In addition ito the daily and weeklies
published by the News and Observer
Publishing Company, there are sixteen
other newspapers published in Raleigh
as follows:
The Visitor.
The Progressive Farmer.
The Biblical Recorder.
The Raleigh Christian Advocate.
The Caucasian.
The Weekly Post.
The Daily Post.
The State Journal.
The Raleigh Blade.
The Baptist Sentinel.
The Supreme Court Digest.
Our Record.
The \. G. Board of Health.
81 As,s,,,o46pn Rocor5
The Truth.
The Southern Sanitarium.
In addition to these sixteen other pa.
pers published in Raleigh, two news
agencies send out second class matter Al
newspaper rates, and their publications
are counted in the total of 433, ,491 pound.
of second class matter sent out durine
the year ending October 31st
These figures show Raleigh's primacS
as a newspaper centre.
Likewise they show the News and OBJ
servers primacy, and srbstantiate il
claim LEADS AIL NORTH CARO-
LIMA DAqLTEs IN NEWS AND CIR
CULATION."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
DENIGUE IN LUZON.
BURIAL OF MIR. B. F. LONG, JR.
It Will Take Place at Statesville
Saturday.

Durham, ~ c. Nov. 16.-(Special)-
Mr. b. f. Long, Jr., who was rum over
at the University Station by a train
today, died here tonight at s O'clock.
His body win be taken to Statesville ON
the morning train. His interment will
take place there Saturday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
w. and L. Football Team.

Lexington, Va, Nov. 16.-The football
eleven of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity leave for trip through Kentucky
and Tennessee Friday afternoon
Games will be played at Louisville, No
yenber 18Th, with Central University;
at Lexington. Ky. November 2lst. with
Kentucky State College; at Knoxville
Tenn, November 23rd, with University
of Tennessee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
Virginia Military School.

Lexington, Va, Nov. 16.-The Board
of Visitors of the Virginia Military In
titute at a called meeting of that body
held here last night determined to re-
sumo duties and studies at the school
on November Sth. The school has been
closed on account of typhoid fever cpl
demic, which prevailed there previous
to October 10th.
The board recommends n number OF
sanitary improvements, which it is un-
derstood will he made
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
EVAN E. SETTLE DIES.
Democratic Congressman from Seventh
Kentucky District.

Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 16.-Congress-
man Evan f.. Settle, Democrat Seventh
Kentucky District, died suddenly at
Owenton, of heart disease, at five O'Clock
this evening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17

Mr. sam Worthingtcn, son of Col
Worthington, of Wilson, is to marry
Miss Lucy Outlaw, of BERTHE county on
December 7th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17

BY the falling Of an aerolite, seven
miles south Of Crescent City, Ills, the
residence of John Meyers was partially
wrecked and the neighborhood was pane
stricken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-17
KILLED OR PRISONERS, s,

Durham, Natal, Nov. 16.-The Natal
Advertiser has a dispatch from Estcourt
which says:
when part Of the armored train was
overturned by the Beers tearing mp the
rails, the British alighted, exchanging
yolleys with the Beers. The engine driy-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-10
Additional Local.

Hon. A. st. Clair was in the city yes
terday,
Mrs. DR.. Thos Witten, has been SER
iousiy ill of late, but is better now
w. N. Surface has been confiped to
his room several days by sickness.
Mrs. p. 4. Rhudy of Thompson Valley
was in town the first of the week. She
reports her husbands health not good.
at all.
Mr.. Robert Witten, who lives west of
town, is recovering from quite a serious
attack of illness.
Rev A. Davis, pastor of the M. +.
church colored, has been returned to
his charge here His people are delight
ed
There will be preaching by Rev. w.
W. Ruff at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning, and at Mays Chapel
at four O'Clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Stuart Bowen who went to
Detroit, Mich, was not well pleased
with bis position, and has returned. He
is now setting 'em up in the NEWS
office.
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ENTERPRISING FIRM

w. T. Witten & Cos. Inward
Move-New Goods-New Life.
The News mau heard some t,lk
on the street about the recsnt chanee
and Improvement in the store of the
old and we'll known firm of w II
Witten q Co. We droppe in TO
see Tor ourselves, and IN Ist confess
that we were surprised to see what
changes had been made. The inside
OF the store room had been comrlete-
iy altered in Encouragement of the
goods. This firm has recently DUR
chased a considerable stock of new
goods OF all kinds, and their shelves
and counters are piled up vii III them
The goods have been artisticallv
arranged aud placed, and the store
has pleasing and business like an
pedrance-a little out of the ordi,
nary of the average store. Col. r.
Il. Witten has been in the poods
business here for many years and
ro6ably no merchant in the county
is better known tia he is. He still
mas d guiding hand on the BOYS. but
has given up the main work of tbe
store to them. and will watch them
them to see what they vii do.
Mr.. w. L. Witten and w. ID.
krcll will take care cy ~ .,usb n. q
business, and make /, d poip. to
Keep always on hand popular goods
at popular prices. The present stock
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-10
j. ID. ALEXANDER.

2-t.
BEST blanket 1 ever saw for the
price" This is what one of our custo-
mers told us few dogs ago, Klon-
kyle Wooden Mills.
The trial of Mr.. Geo. Martin for shoot
ing Hiram White, the cvlored man. az
reported in our last issue, resulted in
an acquital of Mr.. Martin. The maeis.
trates, Messrs. Leece, Moore and Bandv.
decided, after hearing all the evidence.
that the killing was unintentional.
Do you desire to save money in buv.
ing wooden goods? Then call on Good
win q Sulliyan-Klondyke Wooden
Mills at Cedar Bluff
There will be preaching at the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning and night
by the pastor Rev. Willis l.. WAITS.
Morning theme; How we should treat
the stranger. Evening theme; Seven
denominations unto the Lord. Every
body is cordially invited to attend these
services, Strangers are ALWAYS well
come.
Jackets and Capes are going fast
better come early. Good assortment
yet at
j. d. ALEXANDER.
GA
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GENTLEMEN (

we beg to inform you that we are ready for
tne TALL business, having line of 5000 sam
pies, containing all styles imaginable for
gentlemens wear 'o'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-10
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that the part
nershlp heretofore carried on by S. D.
Smith and j. t. Greever, under the
name and style of Smith & Grcever, at
Five Oaks. Tazewell county, Virginia
has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent, and i'll future the business will
be carried on by the said j. T. Greever
in his separate account. who will paw
and receive all debts dine and owing to
and from the said partnership, in the
regular course of business.
s D. SMITH,
j. Il. GRExvsR.
October 18th, 1899. Oct. 2O-4t
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-10
The TaZeWell
LADIES'

n ttention 10 being turned to-
Inward Fall Fashions, and
" while you are looking and
talking about the styles. your
thoughts will naturally turn to-
ward this millinery store.
Street Hats-gray is still the
color in greatest demand, but
any color is permissible.
Only one style is arbitrary
that feather Everyone must
have a Feather in their cap"
You can choose your style of
feather. You can have the
whole bird, or, you can select a
le-plucked quill.
We have all the new STYLES.
shapes, colors and sizes, at any
price, from 81 to SIS.
Our corps of artists have
been busy for weeks fixing these
dainty head-pieces with the
elegance which def fingers and
knowledge Of fashion alone can
lend-character, originality, the
little trick or twist which. ia
ken collectively, makes these
superb hats inimitable
Our Miss Hawkins was in the
fashion centers two weeks
learning all about the new and
beautiful Fall styles. She knows
how to make the latest style
hats. Visit our store and see
some of the Fall hats, which
are really works of art.
IazeweII Millinery Co.,
TAzEWELL, VA.
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Important Notice.

Owing to changes made and To
be made i'll our business WE must
demand Of all who owe us that they
come toward at once and settle IN, IT.
accounts. We have decided to adopt
The cash system and have marked
our goods down to cash price.
Hereafter we will sell for cash ONLY.
or for country produce.
THOMPSON, HOPKINS & Co.
Oct. 3, 1899 East Tazewell,va.