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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-03
TWO SAVED FROM WRECK
THE THIRD MAN SLAIN BY HIS
COMPANIONS.
DREW LOTS TO SEE WHICH SHOULD DIE
One Of the Two Rescued Was Ravng Maniac
Who Savagely Attacked his Compan-
ion. Survivors of Norwegian
Rark Drot.
Bark Drot.

Charleston, s. c., Sept. 2.-The British
steamer Woodruff, Captain Mibmn, ar
rived from Hamburg today. August
31st, two hundred and fifty miles south
of Charleston the Woodruff picked up
Maurice Anderson and Goodmund Thorn
asen, survivors of the Norwegian
bark Drot, wrecked August 10Th, aff the
Florida coast. The Drot was bound
from Pascagoula to Buenos Ayres. An
derson is raving maniac and his COM
panion is shoclaingly mutilated from
bites of the crazed man. Thomasen tells
dreadful story. The captain of the
Drot and seven seamen were swept
overheard and lost i'm the recent West
IndIam hurricane. The mate and seven
other men put to sea ON Z raft made
from decking. The raft parte soon af-
ter, and the mate and one NAH were
separated from the others. The Liate $
companion was landed ut Phiadelphla
by the German steamer Titania Oh Au-
gust 22nd. He stated that the mate
committed suicide.
OF the six men ON the other part OF
the raft one became craZed from expos
ure and jumped into the sea. Two others
exhausted from suffering fell overheard
and We're lost Anderson, Thomasen
and a German seaman drew lots as TO
which should be eaten as none of them
had had mouthful since they took 10
the raft The lot fell TO the German.
He was killed and the blood was sucked
from mis- veins by the two survivors.
Soon after Anderson lost his reason
and savagely attacked his only compan-
iom Thomasen's breast and face We're
bitten in several places, chunks OF good
size, being torn out.
Both men are now at the City Hospital
and the Norwegian Consul has taken the
case in hand. Thomasen is a native OF,
Stevanger, Norway.
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THE HEIGHTS OF
ARGOGULA WON
Up a Thousand Feet Fronting
the Foemen's Fire.
AND WINNING THE BATTLE
THE STRONGHOLD WAS HELD
BY NEGROs BANDITS.
AND WINNING THE BATTLE
TAKEN BY SIXTH INFANTRY UNDER BYRNE
An Order Issued by Aguinado Directs the
Assembling of The Spanish Prisoners
at the Different Poin's for
Repatriation,

Manila, Sept 2.S:34 p. m.--Argogula,
the most inlpregnable stronghold of the
bands which have been destroying plan
tationS and levying tribute ON the people
OF Negroes, was taken Tuesday by file
Sixth infantry under Lieutenant Colonel
Byne. The only means of reaching the
town was up an almost perpendicular
hill, covered with dense shrubbery and
thousand feet high. The Americans
accomplished this under fire, although
an officer and several men Were hit, aud
rocks were rolled down upon them. The
native strength was estimated at 400
Many of the rebels Were wounded aud
captured and twenty one were killed.
The American forces captured Il guam
tity of stores and destroyed the fortifica-
tionS.
The shipping commissioner of Manila,
a Filipino, hitherto i'm high standing has
been arrested charged with appropriat-
ing nalf of the first months salary and
leyying monthly thereafter an assess
ment from al the native sailors shipped
from this port. 1t is represented that
he held a commission i'm the insurgent
army and was raising funds for the in
suTrection. But it is suspected that his
operations were merely private black
mail
The information resulting in the ar
rest of the shipping commissioner reach
ed the port captain and chief of police
through sailor who is not IN sympathy
with the Instruction.
The 0fficial Gazette. published at Tar
lac, Which has been received here, con-
tains an order by Aguinaldo assembling
the Spanish civil prisoners and sick sol
dier%S at the ports of Sam Fernando I'm
ion Dagupan, for repatriation. The or
der stipulates that vessels calling must
fly the Spanish or Red Gross flags.
,Iamecila. the Spanish commissioner,
intealds to ask Major General Otis for
permission TO send ships.
ATTACK BY THE FII1PTNOS
Manila, Sept. 3.-T:30 a. m.-1'he in
surgents made AN unsuccessful attempt
early yesterday morning to drive Colonel
Smiths command out Of Angeles with
ARTILLERY, the first time they attempted
to use this arm for months. They
brought two Krupp guns from Porac and
fired eight shrapels at the town at
dawn. Omiy Il few Of the shells eXplod-
ed, and the aim Of the gunners being bad,
no damage was dome. Lieutenant Ken
ly's gums, of the First artillery, Were
brought into action Immediately and
soon drove the eneany from their posi-
ton.
At 4:30 o'clock this morning, n small
party of rebels fired into Gqlagala, which
is held by two companies of the Ninth
regiment Of infantry, supported by the
gulGboat Laguna de Bay. One native resi-
dent was wounded. The enemy WAS driv-
EN- off by the infantry fire and the guns
Of the gunboat.
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ONE DEATH AT KEY WEST.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 2.-Adyices
from Key West today report the death
of w. ID. Pate. one of the cases dia-
nosed yesterday as yellow fever, making
the third death since the announcement
of the disease. Five new cases were
also announced yesterday, making 13 in
all including three dead. State Health
officer, DIR. Parker passed through
Jacksonville today on his way to the
Island City, and will reach there at
noon tomorrow He wired from here
today asking DIR. Wyman, of the United
State Marine Hospital Service, to estab-
lish patrol around the island to pre-
vent emigrationfi. and suggesting that
the Government aid in maintaining a
detention camp at Miami. He also wired
to DIR. Sweeting. giving specific direc-
tons of caution in maintaining the quar-
an inc at Key West He expressed the
opinion that the disease is widespread
in Key West, as the cases announced are
in different parts of the city.
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ON The DIAMOND.
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES

NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. 2.-Pittsburg
made it three straights by winning two
from New York today in easy style.
Attendance, 1900. Score:
First game
Pittsburg :. ..02100310x-7 10 1
New DIRK 00000-1 6 ?
Batteries: Sparks and Schriyer; Do
heny and Wilson Umpres, Swart-
wood and Hunt Time, 200.
Second game
Pittsburg :. ..1011100Ox-4 0
New York. ..0O00O0O0O-O
Batteries Lever and Bowerman;
Gettig and Wilson Time, 1:45.
Louisville, Ky, Sept 2.-The Colonies
ended the season on the home grounds
with hating exhibition. Six home
runs two doubles, and fourteen singles
Were made off the deliveries of Dineen
and Freeman. Attendance 800 Score:
Louisville 800. i 6 4 3 3 q 1-25 % y
Washington -. .0002001 l. 8 6
Batteries: Woods and thinner; Dineen,
Freeman and Roach Umpires, Latham
and Gaffney. Time, 1:45.
Chicago, H., Sept. with Garvin
pitching fine bah the Orphans had the
NliliillibllS uedltHi Ioud9 fthlll lllc luoS
inning. Common then threw away an
easy chance for a double play, dropping
the bali and losing both runners. At
tendance, 1900 Score:
Chicago ..... .000300000- 3 8 ,
Boston ...... Il 00010006-S 10 2
Batteries: Garvin and Donahue; Meek
in and Clarke. Umpires, O'Day and
Mcdonald. Time 2:10.
St. Louis, Mo-, Sept 2.-Baltimore was
minus its brains today as both McGraw
anu Robinson were absent and as a re-
suit lost the third consecutive game. At
tendance, $500. Score:
st. Louis 49,. 320 1 o. Ok 8 II 3
Baltimore -. % 00101 / o. 4 10 D
batteries: Cuppy and Schreck: Kitson
and Smith. Umpires, Manassau and
Connolly. Time, 2:15.
Cincinnati, o.. Sept 2.-F'risk, the
youngster was given miserable support
today and was also hit in a timely man
ner Attendance, 2,100. Score
Cincinnati ...0002 10040- Z II 6
Philadelphia .2012 1024 Lib II 1
Battcries Frisll and Peitz; Ortiz Dom
;ihue and Douglas. Empires, Emslie and
Dwyer. Time, 2:30.
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UNIVERSITY PROGRAM.
Information for Returning Students
The improvements in the Library.

Information for Returning Students
The improvements in the Library.
Chapel Hill, n. c.. Sept. 2.(Special.)
The opening of the University prom
ises to be one of the fullest for years.
A correspondence unprecedented in vol
ume has been kept up for months with
those desiring special information as TO
attending. All departments will open
unusually well.
Work begins at the University
for the fall term on Monday, Septem-
Der 11th That week from Monday to
Saturday, the 10th, is given to special
examinations of old students for the
removal of any conditions that may
remain against them. Notice of de
sire to stand these off should be sent
i'm the week before September ID,
IA and Is will be devoted by the Pro-
fessor to meeting all students and ar
ranging their courses. Registration by
all, old and new, will be done ON Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, September
18th to 10th. 1t has been made a
regulation by the trustees that all who
apply for registration after these dates
shall pay alike an increased registration
fee.
Applications for rooms In the Uni
yersity buildings (as there are limited
number) win be received by the Bursar
on September 10th. Full and regular
lectures and recitaitions in all depart
ments will begin promptly on Monday,
September 18th.
Commons Hall, under new manage
ment, will open for the first arrivals
the opening week of September 11tii.
There are also ample accommodations
In the village for all who do not room
in college. Students will have ample
time to get comfortably located.
Judge NIcRae is here and is arrang
ing to remove his family soon. The Law
Glass Will begin under Judge MacRae
ON September 18th. Registration for
the professional schools of law, medi-
cine and pharmacy is to be done on the
dates named.
Work on the new athletic park.
southeast corner Of campus, Is steadily
going ON, and it promises 10 be an I'M
provement on the old site.
The foundations for the Carr build
ing, east of Library, are being sub
stantially laid.
The Summer Law School is finishing
Supreme Court for license on SEPTEMBER
composed of workers.
One Of the best improvements n the
Library will be the introduction of a
better system of heating, by furnaces
and hot air.
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HENRY WISE PARDONED.
People Indignant Over the Governors
Act-A. and n. C.'s Dividend

People Indignant Over the Governors
Act-A and n. C.'s Dividend
Newbern. n. c., Sept. 2.-(Special.) -
Governor Russell has granted a pardon
to Henry Wise, a negro who has been
confined in Craven county Jail for sew
eral months past. Wise was convicted
at the spring term of the Criminal Court
for resisting and assaulting an officer Of
the law with deadly weapon. and was
sentenced accordingly. There is eonsid-
cradle feeling here against Governor Rus
sell for his action in the matter, as Wise
is a VIGOROUSLY bad character and has
been an amending source of trouble to
the officers for a good many years.
Word was received from Black Noun
tain today conveying the sad tidings
of the death Of Mrs. Frederick Mitchell.
Of this city, which occurred at / O'clock.
Mrs. Mitchell was the daughter of Mr..
e. III. Meadows, a prominent citizen of
Newbern. and was greatly beloved for
her many agreeable and attractive quail
ties.
The directors of the A. & n. G. r. r..
at a meeting held in Morehead City last
night declared an annual dividend of 2
per cent. on the capital stock of the road
payable October lst.
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ThOs. PesCud,
GROCER.
NOT ICE.

OF offer to sell one thousand shares of
Stock in The Durham and Northern
Railway Company owned by the City
of Durham.
At an adjourned meeting of the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Durham,
held ON the 25th day of August, 1899, it
was ordered by said Board that "Ihe
entire stock owned by the City of Dur
ham, in the Durham and Northern Rail
way Company, be offered for sale, as a
whole, in the following manner: The
City Clerk shall advertise for sealed
bids, for said stock, to be opened on the
18th day of September, 1890 at u
o'clock m, the City reserving the right
to reject any or all bids. Each bid must
be accompanied by five hundred dollars,
or certified check for that amount on
some responsible bank, as an evidence
of good faith on the part of the bidder,
which shall be returned to the owner If
the bid be not accepted.
If a sale should be made, the pro-
ceeds thereof shall be placed to the
credit of the sinking fund, provided for
the payment of the bonds issued by the
Town of Durham in aid of the Durham
and Northern Railway Company, under
Chapter 40 Of the Laws of 1887, and
the interest or dividends arising there
from shall be applied and used to reduce
taxes collected for said fund"
BY virtue of the foregoing resolution,
/ will receive bids as therein provided,
until II o'clock m. of the 14th day of
September. 1899. The stock to be sold
consists of one thousand shares of the
par value Of one hundred dollars each.
1t was issued to the Town (now City of
Durham. in exchange for bonds of the
par value of one hundred thousand dol
lars, after a subscription to that amount
had been made by said Town. Persons
desiring further information, may ad-
dress me or Victor S. Bryant City At
torney Mt Durham, N. G.
GEO. w. WOODWARD,
August 9th, 1899. City Clerk.
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BATTLING WITH THE FEVER.
No New Gases at Key Washington
Carter There From Havana.

Carter There From Havana.
Washington, Sept. 2.lThe Marine
Hospital Service is making preparations
to open the detention camp at Mullet,
Key, Fla, in view of the presence OF yell
low fever at Key West. Assistant Sur
geon Corrupt is in charge of the camp.
He will be assisted by Assistant Surgeon
Carter. DIR. George A. Sheldon, aliG
Hospital Steward Peck. Advices re
ceived at the Marine Hospital Bureau Up
to a late hour this afternoon indicate no
new cases and no deaths since the one
of Friday night.
The first animation of the disease AT
Key West was received by DR.. Wyman
on Thursday night He at once direct.
ed Surgeon Carter at Havana to pro-
coed to Key West. The latter secured
a tugboat and this morning announced
by telegraph his arrival
Surgeon General Wyman has wired
DIR. McAdam to prepare a list of people
who have left Key West within the last
two weeks. He made the same request
of the Plant Lime of steamers ON the
West Coast and the Flagler Lime ON the
East Coast. As soon as these names
are received the authorities ut the places
of destination will be notified in order
that persons from Key West may be
kept under observation for ten days.
As Key West is under strict quaran-
tine arrangements will be provided for
delivering mails and necessary supplies
ON hoats some distance from the shore.
Surgeon Carter reports that the troops
at Key West have been isolated and
quarantined i'm their barracks since the
first report of yellow fever.
Surgeon G. NJ. Magruder has been
ordered from Memphis to Port Tampa TO
supervise the operations of the service
from that point. Acting Assistant Sur
geon Altree of Tampa city, in the mean7
time is meeting vessels arriving at Port
Tampa and keeping close watch on ri
communications from Key West.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. G.
Simpson has been ordered from Old
Point to Miami to represent the service
on the East Coast.
The Navy Department was advised
during the day that the naval tug Po-
tomac had left Key West for Ports
mouth. n H., and the tug Nezinscot for
Port Royal They carried all the naval
garrison at Key Wess save a few care
takers and the naval surgeon, DR.. Me
Clananhall, whose case looks suspicious.
THE TROOPS AT KEY WEST.
Washington, Sept. 2.-The War De
partment is making every effort TO Sc
cure the removal of the two batteries OF
artillery garrisoned at Key West. Sur
geom General Wyman, of the Marine
Hospital Service, has undertaken to Sc
cure the removal of the troops. Ii he
succeeds the soldiers will be taken Iii
rectly from the wharf at Tampa on
board train to Atlanta and placed at
Fort Mcpherson Otherwise the Navy
Department will be obliged to send a
Government transport to Key West and
bring the troops north.
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RAAD WILL REpUDIATE THEM
Great Btitain's Pretensions to the Sue
rainty of the Transyaal.

London, Sept. 2.-The Standard and
Diggers News today received a cable
gram from its Johannesburg office, dated
yesterday, saying that a German corps
900 strong. had been formed there to co.
operate with the Beers in the event o:
war with Great Britain. The Dispatch
adds that the Beers could mobilize 20
600 men in three days while the Grunge
Free State could muster 10000 men IN
the same period.
Continuing the dispatch says:
MIR. Ohamberlain's reply uphod'ng
the suzerainty of Great Britain was re-
ceiyed by the Raad with demonstra-
ton which Enthusiastically indicates the in
tention of the Transvaal to repudiate
Great Britains pretensions. The Rand
on hearing the five year franchise pro
posal gave every sign of strong dissent
aud of a determination not to go beyond
the z year limit.
lit must not be forgotten that these
Statements come from an excessively pro-
Boer source.
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IMPORTANT SALE.

Under and IN pursuance of Judgment OF the
Superior court of Wake county, duly rendered
ct al VS.. The North Carolina Car Company ct al,
and under the provisions of deed of trust exc
cuted April J., 1897, by said North Carolina Car
Company to the undersigned Trustees, and reg
istered in the Office of the Register Of Deeds Of
Wake county in Book 1913, page 729 the UNDER
signed will expose to pub ic sale on MONDAY,
AUGUST z, 1884, at IL O'Clock M, at the County
Courthouse door in the city of Raleigh, all
that tract or parcel of land, on which the works
of the North Carolina Car Company are now
located, situated in the county OF Wake and
State of North Carolina, just beyond the north
ern boundary OF the city of Raleigh bounded
and described as follows: Beginning on Frank
lin Place street at the southwest corner of the
Klueppelbnrg lot and running with his liDe
north ~ degrees west, 208 l-2 feet to his conner:
thence with his line and the line of Vass 'ot
souths80 Ia degrees, cast $50 feet to Steinmetzs
line. thence with SteInmetz's line north 81 de-
grees, east 1877 feet TO w. A Turks line; thence
with sale line NOR IS f-2 degrees, west 3sS1S
feet to tao right of way of the Raleigh & CASTOR
Railroad Company; thence southwardly with
said right 81 way $50 feet; thence north 81 l-2
degrees east 1877 feet with .he lines of Cole and
Neumeyer's lots thence north degrees east
q feet. thence north 81 1-2 feet, east with Neu
meyers line 1874 IL feet; thence north degrees,
east with Undertakes and Heiligs lines 2l5
feet; thence north87 degrees, east with Franklin
Place street lis feet to the beginning, contain
ing six and $1,000 acres more or less, together
with all privileges and appurtenauces thereto
appertaining or belonging, and all the buildings
said land, and all engines, boilers and every
other kind of machinery on said land or in said
buildings and all and singular the corporate
rights and franchises of said North Carolina
Gar Company.
Terms OF sale: cash. @. H. BELVIN,
e. G. SMITH,
Trustees and Commissioners.
June 10. 1893 tbs.
The above sale is postponed by consent of al
parties until Monday, October 3D. 1899, at II
O'Clock M, at the county court house door,
Raleigh, N. q.
@. II. BELVIN,
II. @. SMITH,
Trustees and Commissioners.
August 6, 1885,
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THE PRESIDENT PRO TEN.

Santiago de las Caballeros, Santo Do
mingo, Sept 2.-Horacio Vasquez, elect
ed President by the chiefs of the revou-
ton, informed the correspondent of the
Associated Press today that a President
had been chosen because order necessi-
tated q superior chief. General Vasquez
said that he was ready to deliver the
government to Jiminez when the people
required.
The leaders of the partisan revou-
tionary bands are everywhere in au-
thority.
President Vasquez and the Minister of
War. Ramon Caceres, have left for
Santo Domingo City with 800 horsemen.
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BURNSIDE AWAITS ORDERS.

New York. Sept. 2-Colonel T.. f.
Jones, in charge of the United States
service in this city, received
a message from the authorities at Wash
ington today calling his attention to the
published rlmors of AN outbreak of vel
low fever ait Key West, Fla. The trans
port Burnside now awaits any possibili-
ty of its being dispatched to Key West
to take away the 90 artillerymen there.
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SPECIAL RATE TO CHARLOTTE,
n. G. VIA S. A. l..

Meeting of the General Association OF
the Congregational Church of North
Carolina. Charlotte, N. O., Sept. 10Th
Goth 1899.
On account of the above occasions the
Seaboard Air Lime will sell round trip
tickets from Raleigh to Charlotte. \. o.,
and return for $3.50. Tickets to be sold
Sept. II, Is and 10, final limit Sept. 9th
For further information call ON
II. IS. LEAIsD, II. 7. A., Raleigh, y. G..
Y. p. SMITH, @. II. A., Raleigh, y. Z.
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TgIIE CUBAN ARMY PAID.

Washington, Sept. 2.4Adjutant Gener-
al Corbin today received a cable mes
sage from General Brooke at Havana,
stating that the Cuban army had been
paid and of the $3,000,000 set apart for
that purpose there was ON hand a bal
ance of 100000.
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Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 2.-Jacob
Dolds' immense packing plant, situated
in the bottoms in West Ninth street,
was damaged to the extent of from
S250,O00 to 100000 by fire that start
cd in the fertilizer department after mid
night and spread rapidly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-03
JIMINEz AT CAIMANERA.

Caimanera, Cuba, Sept. 2.-The YES
sci carrying General JimineZ, who sail
cd from Santiago yesterday, put into
this port because of indications of
severe storm. Jiminez will next pro
coed to Baracoa, where he will probably
embark a party of Dominicans who
were detained there recently by direc-
ton of the American military authori-
ties a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-03
Sale of Stock of Drugs

The entire stock Of drugs, chemicals,
goods, wares and merchandise, Soda
water apparatus, fountains prescription
case and drug fixtures of the firm of
Hearth and Heart, will be sold at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for cash
at 10 O'Clock a. m. Monday, September
4th, 1899. at the present stand on the
corner of Wilmington and Martin streets
in the city of Raleigh
These goods are now being offered for
sale privately, and stock win be sold
privately in bulk or lots to suit pur-
chasers. Entire stock will be sold at
auction If not disposed of by private sale.
7. NJ. ARGO,
A. B. ANDREWS, JR.,
Commissioners
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-03
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot Ease, powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes
feel easy; gives instant relief to corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Cures swollen
feet, bIisters and callous spots. Aliens
Foot Ease is certain cure for ingrow-
ing nails. sweating, hot, aching feet. At
all druggists and shoes stores, 25c. Trial
packages free by mail. Address. Al
len S. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. \.
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CONSULAR OFFICERS.

Washington, Sept. 2The President
has recognized the following consular
officers:
Albert Folger Dewey, British Vice
Consul at Punta Gorda. Fla; ID. z.
Eitzen, Vice Consul of Russia at Pen
sacola, Eta.