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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
THE CRUISER RALEIGH.
Secretary Long Asked to Order Her to
Southport.

Washington, March 24.-The people
of North Carolina ara now anxious to
see the Raleigh at Southport, and Sec
rotary Long has been requested to order
the ship there~ The citizens wish to
present her with the remainder of the
silver service which the State was to
provide.
The application has been referred to
Assistant Secretary Allen. and it is prob
able that it will be granted.
Ex-Representative Bowden, of Nor
folk with some of the citizens of that
place, urged upon Secretary Long to-
day the propriety of having the altera
tions TO the Raleigh made. at the Nor
folk Navy Yard. A spirit of rivalry
has sprung up between Norfolk, Va, and
Portsmouth, n. H., and strong pressure
is being brought to bear OH the Navy
Department from each quarter to have
the Raleigh repaired thera- After the
ship arrives at New York, according to
the last orders. and when the demon
stration there is over. it will be de-
termined just where she will go.
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CHlNA'S CRY FOR BREAD
AMERICANS THERE ASK AID FOR SUFFER.
ERS From FLOODS.
The Yellow River, "China's Sorrow" Rises
and Buries Beneath its Turbid Waves
the Food of Millions.

Washington, March 24.-Citizens of the
United States residing in Che Foo.
China, have made an earnest appeal
through Consul Fowler at Che Foo, 10
the charitable in America and elsewhere
i'll behalf of the suffering from the ap-
palling Yellow river floods Of this year.
These floods have been described by the
natives as "China's Sorrow and the
petitioners state that never before was
the distress so great and beart-rending
rs now. The most conservative est-
mates place the number of starving at
100000, and time and the increasing
cold weather will undoubtedly augment
the distress
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
WILD RUMORS AFLOAT
BUT VERY LITTLE AUTHENTIC
INFORMATION.
WHITES STILL PURSUING THE NEGROES
Such is One Report, WbIe Another is TO the
Effect that the Negroes are Aiming
and threatening Vengeance
on the Whites.

Texarkana, Ark, March 24.-Details
of the Wholesale lynchings reported to
have occurred in Little River county,
are slow in coming in. Three more dead
negroes have been found in Red River
bottoms between New Boston, Texas,
and Rocky Comfort, Ark, two of them,
Joe King and Moses Jones having been
hanged or shot to death. The third
body was stripped entirely naked when
found.
A justice Of the peace held an inquest
over these bodies and Il verdict was re-
turned by the jury declaring that the
men came to their death from natural
causes or were frozen to death. The
verdict is regarded as a gruesome joke.
There is some doubt as to where these
lynchings occurred, it being near the
State line. The inquest was held by Il
Texas justice of the peace
Joe King is one of the negroes who
was whipped by crowd of whites We'd
nesday, near Rocky Comfort. Just after
the lynching of Duckett, a constable
went to Kings and told him that Duck
EFT had been lynched for the assassina-
ton of Farmer Stockton. King replied
that he knew all about the Stockton
killing, and said that the farmer ought
10 have been killed sooner and also init
mated that others would be killed he
fore the matter was settled. A crowd of
indignant whites soon had King in
charge and took him to the woods, where
he was thoroughly whipped and re-
leased. II is not known where or by
whom he was afterward strung up, but
he no doubt fell into the hands of one
of the lynching parties that were or
ganized after the plots of the negroes
to start race war were unearthed.
( John johnson was whipped by the
same crowd who took King in hand, and
as he has not been accounted for since,
it is believed that he met his death at
the end of a rope somewhere in the vi
cinity of Red River
Many sensational reports are reaching
here to-day from the scene of the dis
turbance. but very little authentic nfor-
nation can be gathered. One report
states that the whites are still in or
ganized posses hunting the leaders in
the negro revolutionary plot with the
avowcd intention Of stringing them up
wherever found. Another report states
that the negroes are recovering from
their terror, and are securing arms, and
threaten vengeance on the whites. If
this proves true serious trouble may re-
suit.
General Duckett the first man hanged,
was power among the negroes and had
many followers.
A colored man who arrived here to-day
from Wilton, says that all negroes in
the neighborhood of Rocky Comfort and
Richmond have left their homes and
are afraid TO return. 4 large number
of them have crossed Red river and gone
into Bowie county, Texas.
He says more negroes have been killed
than have yet been reported.
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dos body guard is at Malolos and that
stake their fortunes on Il fight at Mala-
bon, whera it was expected an engage
ment would take place yesterday. If de-
feated, it is further asserted, the rebels
intend to disperse to the swamps and
mountains. The rebels were putting
their bolos in front, believing that the
bolO mems charms will avert the bullets.
The bolos of the Filipinos greatly out
number the rifles in their hands. The
rebels are furth,r said to have admit
ted that they could not stand the Ameri-
can shells and bayonet charges.
The escaped Spaniards corroborated
the stories told of food shortage among
the rebels, and they added that their
hospitals are short of supplies.
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NINE. DREYFUS' APPEAL.
Court Rejects it and Orders a Nominal
Fine to be Paid.

Paris, March 24-In the Court of Gas
sation to-day, NJ Ballet de Baupre,
President of the Civil Section of the
Court of Cessation, read a ,eport recon-
mending the rejection or the application
of Madame Drefus for the exclusion
from the revision inquiry of three judges,
Nm. Petit. Crepon and Lepelloiter, who
in the early stages of the proceedings,
decided unfavorably on a Drefus ques-
ton.
The public prosecutor, NJ Manau, rec
commended that contrary action be taken,
formally supporting the granting of the
application of Nine. Dreyfus.
After a long deliberation the court
decided to reject the application and
condemned Nine Dreyfus to pay a fine
of 100 francs.
The fining of Nine. Dreyfus was Il
formal matter. The civil code dictates
that if request for the exclusion of
judges is rejected the applicant must pay
a fine, the minimum being 100 francs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
FROM VIRGINIA SOUTH
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RAILROAD TO Be
BEGUN AT ONCE.
The Stockholders Meet and Elect Officers
Gel is. Cunningham One of
the Directors

Norfolk, Va, March 24.-The stock
holders of the North and South Carolina
Railroad Company held a meeting in
this city to-day and elected the following
officers:
President-Co Colonel H. S. Haines.
Secretary and Treaswer-Adam Tired
we'll
General Counsel-Alfred p. Thorn.
Dircctors-Co Colonel II. :. Haines, w.
b. Hatcher, Alfred p. Thorn, W. w.
Tatem, John y. Vaughan, James \.
Lockhart, Colonel j. S. Cunningham, r.
Il. Tunstall and w. III. Sterling.
The board of directors was authorized
to undertake Immediately the construc-
tion of the first section of the road from
Virgilina, Va, southward.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
FOUR DEAD FROM THE RUINS.
Twenty-Three is the Number of known
Victims of the Fire.

New York, March 24.-Four more
bodies were recovered from the ruins of
the Windsor Hotel to-day The record
as it now stands is % dead, 40 or more
missing, and large collection of small
bones. The injured in hospitals and
other places are recovering. Anxiety on
the part of the friends of persons who
have been reported missing has increased
10 a certainty almost that they perished
in the fire. From the condition of the
bodies so far recovered there is but lit
tie hope that they or any of the bodies
that may be found hereafter can be
identified
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
TO EXAMINE BLUE WING.

Chapel Hill, \. c.. March 24.-(Spe-
cial)-Professor Collier Cobb and DIR.
j. H. Pratt, State mineralogist, left to-
day for an examination of the Granville
Copper belt They We're accompanied
by Messrs. Duke Boyd, Coffey, Hewett,
Allgood Holiness Lockhart, Gudger and
w. f. Taylor.
DR.. Thos. Hume will deliver two lee
lures before the Southern Biblical As
sembly, which convenes at Charlotte in
June.
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FISH BRING GOOD PRICES.

Elizabeth City, \. c., March 24.-Our
fishermen are very busy set of men
at this time Fish are coming through
right lively, $50 boxes having been ship
ped TO New York and 1S0 boxes to
Philadelphia yesterday. The shipments
will be even larger to-day, and we are
glad to know that the prices are hold
ing up pretty well.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
WHEN OTIS STRIKES AGAIN.
He Will Attack Both by Land and
Sea

Washington, March 24--It is under
stood here that General Otis has so far
matured his plans of campaign that
within Il week or ten days he win be
able TO begin this movement which is
expected to mark the destruction of
Aguinaldo's army. Although stragglerS
and fugitives may infest the army of
Luzon for some time, it is believed that
after Otis has delivered his neXt blow
the ,insurgent army as an organization
will have ceased TO exist. The new
movement will be, it is understood, by
a combined land and water attack.
though it is not expected that the navy's
part in the program will be particularly
prominent. Otis has procured Is of
the gunboats formerly owned by the
Spanish Government, and these are to
play an important part ~ the develop
ment of the campaign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
ACTIVITY AZ MALABON.

Manila. March 24.-(Noon.)- .)-The enc
my are exteremly active in the vicinity
of Malabon in preparing defenses, evi-
IDENTIFY anticipating an attack: They
keep well under cover. A small body of
rebels. however, emerged from the jun
gle on the extreme left yesterday and
fred upon the Kansas troops in the
trenches, fatally wounding Private
Cohen, of Company b, and Private
Musr, of Company Il.
The Oregon volunteers ard the Twen-
ty-Second regulars marched to the from
to-day. The Third and Seventeenth reg
iments have disembarked from the Sher-
man. General III. @. Otis brigade struck
their tents this morning, and an early
move is probable
Sixteen English refugees arrived here
yesterday from Dagupan, the railroad
terminus on board this steamer Satur-
nus. They report tnat the natives are
generally friendly and the officers inva
riably courteous. Mr.. Higgins, mama
ger of the railroad, and about a dozen
unmarried men iii charge of various
business interests declined to take adj
vantage of the opportunity to leave.
Nothing has been heard from the two
American planters at Calumpit since
hoStilities began.
According, to Filipino accounts Il
thousand Americans have been killed.
tha fatalities being especially heavy at
Calo0can, where the United State.
troops rushed like madmen against a
storm of bullets"
DEFEATED. WILL FLY TO
SWAMPS.
Manila March 24.-6:25 T. M-Two
Spanish prisoners who have escaped
from Polo TO the lines of the Kansas
regiment, report that the Filipinos have
concentrated their forces at Malabon
and Polo. They add that only Aguinal-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.

New York, March 24.-The total bank
clearings in the United States for the
week were 81 1884, ,504, 791; per cent in
crease, 73.4.
Exclusive of New. York, 611,270, ,453;
per cent increase, 3o.4.
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FORCES DEFEATED
WITH HEAVY LOSS.
OR Own Loss Including Killed and Woun'
ded, is Estimated at One Hundred
The American Plans.

New York March 24-The World will tomorrow print the
following Manila cable under date of March oath
"a sweeping victory Agunaldos forces has just been
won by the United States troops
The total American loss estimated at about 100 incud
ing both the killed and wounded.
.Ihe Filipino loss is between 800 and 400.
IIoev, Hoffman, Holland, Holman James, Johnson, of Johi
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25

Brunswick, GA, March 24.-Speaker
Reed left Jekyl Island to-day for trip
to the Florida resorts. Ex-Secretary
Bliss who entertained the President
while here departed for New York
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
TRAGEDY AT SWEET WATER.
Judge Cochran, of Texas, Shot by f. p.
Woodruff, a Lawyer

Woodruff, a Lawyer.
Dallas, Texas, March 24.-At Sweet
Water, +. z. Woodruff, lawyer, attack
ed and shot Judge John II. Cochran,
with Il revolver, the trouble growing out
of the courts refusal to approve a bill
of exceptions in lawsuit. judge Coch-
ran attempted to defend himself, and a
bystahder named Il. L. Watts was shot
in the hip Watts and Judge Cochran
are in a critical condition. Woodruff is
under $1,000 bond.
Judge Cochran is an eX-Speaker of the
Texas House. and was II candidate for
Governor in 1894.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
HER FIRST GOVERNOR DIES.

Pittsburg. Pa, March 24-Hon.
Francis Pierpont. the first Governor of
West Virginia, died tonight in this city
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. w.
H. Siviter, after an illness of several
days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25

Rhdyard Kipling had fainting fit yes
terday. the result of two much talking
and reading. He is now much better.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-25
DURHAM COTTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY DURHAM, ". c.
OCCURRED

Dr A. G. Carr j. NJ Manning w. n. Hicks, A. Cheatham,
n p Bodde and others responded and the relief of
the suffering men, Willing hands assisted in carrying Mr.
Branson into the office of the company and Mr. Mahes to his
office nearby Physicians have been with them since the
accident At this writing, Mr. Brason has recovered
sciousness. Mr.. Mathes is also conscious.
1t is thought that the only that prevented the gen
tlemen from being killed outright the fact that the pipe
that burst above their heads Had been lower there
would have been escape for them
The announcement of the accident few the city like
wild-fre, and cast pail over our entire people.
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT DURHAM
COTTON MILLS YESTERDAY.
w. II. Branson Dead and J. c. Mathes Seri-
ously Injured as Result of
Bursting Steam Pipe.

Durham n. c., March 24.-(Special Mr. W H. Bran
son died at :15 this afternoon result OF the cald re-
ceived from the bursting of pipe at the mill OF the
Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company East Durham at
10 o'clock this morning Mr. Branson suffered greatly before
his death He was 80 years old and leaves wife and two
children arrangements have yet been made for the fun
era pending the arrival of relatives from Concord and
Greensboro.
Mr. J. G. Mathes, who injured at the same time with
Mr. Branson is resting easier at this time, 945 lie
may but yet of danger His physicians fear
that he will lose his evesght result of the accident
HOWNTHE ACCIDENT OCCURRED
Messrs W. H Branson secretary and treasurer, and j. G.
Mathes superintendent of the factory, in little brick
house that used pumping house, from which place water
is pumped the engines that the mills BY means,
ive-nch pipe burst enveloping the two IN
cloud of scalding steam
Messrs Branson and Aahes both badly burned Mr.
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'ranson's injuries are thought
o be the worst. He is badly
calded about the face, head
nd body, the skin peeline
rom his face like an onion. He
.lso had his hands painfully
lurt in breaking ont some glass
n a window. in order to call
or assistance. Mr.. Mathes is
pretty badly burned about the
face and eyes. 1t is thought he
nay lose his eyesight. Mathes,
after one or two unsuccessful
fforts, got the door of the
house open and made his exit in
that manner.
the explosion that a hole some
made in the brick wall Of the
viewed the scene since the ae
flemen got out of the house
rs were telephoned for, and
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-18
HOW THEY WORK IN CUBA,
Repairs in the Times of Cuba BuiIdips
Demonstrate Novel Methods,


Just al present the building occupied
by the Times OF Cuba has been undergo
ing series Of repairs. These repairs have
been gong Oh for week, and At the
present rate they are apt 10 20 an for
some months 10 come. The repairs are
much needed, but they are entirely under
the control 90 q Spanish landlord. who
has been in the island 50 long he doesn't
know how old he is.
The workE:en are Cubans. and there
are TWO gangs OF them. enc directed by
master mason and the other b. . mas
ter carpenter Their methods form an
interesting and unique study 10 one who
has no interest in The welfare VI the
/ Times of cuba.
For example. the master mason who i
black. comes stroIling into the building
about o'clock IN the morning, followed
by three or four little blacks They stir
up mortar, ana The black master LAYS
three bricks and then goes of 10 break
fast, which lasts about Two hours He
then returns smoking a cigarette and
lays Two more bricks, when he is called
away 10 see Ii sick cousin. he NAV Re
turn again. OF he NAV not, but his total
days work. with the assistance OF mis-
little negroes, averages the laying OF fiVe
bricks.
a-' ~ hf"a4bCAr VINO - = white man.
keeps "pacs with the mason IN the
amount or Work ne does He drives a
nail. then rolls a cigarette. and then
strOils OF 10 4 neighboring cafe leaving
his two helpers TOUstlng on plank
IL is no wonder that rents are high IN
Havana and a house costs = small for
tune. The wonder is that any such houses
Is are seen here to-day were ever bull
al all.
Old forty-niners say that when they
went 10 california II took d Mexican car
printer a week 10 MAKE an ordinary bel
stead which a lsHke- could turn Out in
one DAY. To-day There are no Mexican
carpenters Ia California, bat there are Z
few Yankees.
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2tt North Capitol Street, Washington. D. C..

40: uushOru lambs 5.J0dG s.. clipped DO. t-ss
] 80 clipped Culls. %. spring lambs 5HflI -
HOti-keeeipts, - 5li, drmer at l. I0af 90. West
| ern pigs. 4ICq4ZJ.
Chicago. April 1.-THE moderate suuuIy OF cattle
offered today checked all weakness iu prizes ami
the market showed considerable strength parti.usr
- for desirable offerings Fancy cattle 5.C5us-r.
choice steers. 5.30G 60. beef steers 4aa4t a..
( s0cksrs and feeders &. 60u5 u5. bulls gsau4 d..
$3.50 Texas steers. 3.75Q5.OO. calves s8Els 68
Active competition among buyers Of hogs served o.
lmpart more strength 20 the market and s8r1= I.f4
sold I-2c. higher. 4 few fancy hogs fr5ugbf
fb2 IL and the other extreme price vas } Co. sales
being largely al 5.Sjp5.T IL Pigs sold a. . g5a
3.s5.
There n very good demand Tor sheep and
prices ruled STEADY. but lambs we're weaker The
bulk Of offerings consisted Of the istter sales being
az 5.sog5s5 for Colorado wooded Ia be and Igz1
5.75 FOR WOoied Westerns. Mcclure 70 prime sheen
4i065 %; common lots 3.Gga2.75
Receipts-Cs,te, Is 800 hogs q eco: sheep Is 900
Baltimore Nd. April 1T.-SWINE-ArrigaIs mia
week, IS llf head We have no change 10 rspgrf la
the hog market except 20 the number n the Do.
Ceipts which largely exceeds those for several al
past. Values without alteration as qu0fsd in
our last report. and for number Of weeks before
that No far Western quotations have been re-
corded. and the hsures for those from other tirf,
are given as they last week viz 41gqt o
per 100 pounds gross; light pigs 3.5GQs. -. and
TOuEhs 2-Tjr3-25 per 100 pounds gross
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Tbe-e is A zurneuasg Ala Cd,
% sheep and l4mss neither exhibiting any quotatTs
change, trade being fair Tor each. Old sheep 20
{ lie and extra, 2-sc. clipped sheep E4E Or
wool "a &C. ana extra, 8 lie. Erosa
GALEES-Eeais are SLOW - ssle and yitsouf -s
rous change IN quotations. viz. 4dsc. grJss
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Cuban Isgr.tituds to Incl. sam.

. =
One Of the most noteworthy orders .Ea.
has been issued Is that IN reference ss
caring Tor the widows and orphan "
Spanish officers. A large ilsJlr-f.--.
7 called the Casa De VIeuIas" lall.a.
home. was erected and supported b.
subscription from the pay Of lie SPANS.
of'lcsFs. and while 81 the pasl zen month.
X has been used BY officers tH-ms-.s+- Cd,
quarter their families and thus save r-r.
stiiI, since the occupation the Americans
nave opened i up and are rapidly n.as
II Win Those widows and Orphan .J
. can shg" that they are the wives up -r.-
dfen % Spanish officers. An ~ r..
undoubtedly be made later 10 return .a'r-
dependent women 20 spain. where 'a.f
own government can take care at sr-a.
! went ~ith Cap'. r. -. J. Grs..r 90.
Gen Lu1i0W's stan Who has fa-s a.-a
Ia hand. and h was interesting 81 mole
me degrees oi gratitude shown D. t-...
people We w0ul1 find a large family
hudaled in one small room RlHJa. aHJ
thlng 20 eat or any support They I'D
. besn granted pension Dy their govern
neni but it. payment had long atE
ceased. We put them into taH lGai..a-
tlon, and tears % gratitude fyyr- ff-r.F.
but Ia less than q week thry Mere come
planning. Ike the rest. Of abe food s.sr-
thefn. excellent a. u Was. All iae people
seem 20 Mink that Americans ST. -
Work Tor them. seed thefn. ana e-st1r
thVSn. bul the idea u thanks never SCENT
10 enter theiT minds and tlr Efratf7.
jubilee the island has ever known VIII r.
when the American nag come dJaE tT+fl
and The army still shout for - ahA
l4bre There are more Cuban oilgris
m Havana than ever saw q uniform Ifl,H
tbs IDEA VI Fayins chem MAJ Dai 1919
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Starvation in Havana,

Frsn Leslle's.
The crowds around the stations Of re-
lief ere composed almost entirely Ct ne
groes, and their scramble for food would.
in an AnglC-Saxon country, be called
fighting 4 delicate or refined woman
stands but small chances Of getting near
10 the door. but as a rule the officer In
charge looks out for such case and helps
her over the heads OF the mob A few DAYS
ago. al one Of the stations, We noticed =
Tel-dressed woman being eIbOwed about
and apparently without enough strength
10 hold her own. We made way for her
through the thrOng. and when she reach
ed the room she sank into a chair half
fainting. She was given food enough for
ten days. she was about 10 leave when
she burst into tears, aid il was some few
minutes before she could speak She told
Us that il was the first time in Ter life
that she had ever applied for charity. A
few months ago her husband and five
children had been with her on 4 beautiful
plantation prosperous and happy, but TO-
day the plantation is waste, her hus-
band executed by Spanish gueTrillag and
her children dead Of starvation. She still
owns the and ana as soon she Is able
To get IL under cultivation will be in good
circumstances. Cases Of this sort ara
common, and many OF the destitute have.
been used 10 much better fare and SOM.
have been wealthy,