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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08
THE WEATHER TODAY.

North Carolina Generally fair and
continued warm Wednesday and
Thursday; light to fresh southerly
winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
entity to 8 p. M: Fair until Friday,
with a, warm wave.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 90; minimum
temperature, 60; mean temperature,
"a; Total rainfall, 0.
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WASH DRESS FABRICS AT COST.

WASH DRESS FABRICS AT COST.
32-in. Satin Striped French Cling
hams, 27hc. were ................ 4oc'
92-in. Tufted French Ginghams,
221Ac., ere............ ........ Soc
3O-in. Plaid and Striped French
Ginghams 16 2-3c. were .......... 25c.
3O-in. Plaid Striped Ginghams 121ac.,
were ....... ......... 15c.
30-in. Plaid and Striped Ginghams
101ac., were ...... .............. 1212c.
27-in. Plaid and Striped Ginghams
712c., were........ $500. ........ 1Oc.
34-in. Fancy Madras 1Okc., were. 12kc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08

A case of small pox is reported from
La Grange. 1t was brought from Nor
folk by negro woman.
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a 3. STRONACH.
AFTER INVENTORY
Ar A PRICE SALES==

WASH DRESS FABRICS AT COST. y
2S-in. French Mercerized Novelties
2712c.... ...... ...... ....... 4Oc
36-in. Mercerized Foulards 25c.,
were 49,. .......... -. ........ 35c
3O-in. Printed Lace, Stripe Dimities
20c., were...... ........ .......... 25c
SO-in Fancy Dimities 1Sc., were.... 25c
29-in French Coutelle zoe, were.... 25c
24-in. Printed Linen Lawns 2Oc.,
Were...... $500. ............ Zoe
32-in Printed French Organizes
Csc, were.... ...... .......... SOC
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08

In the mayors court yesterday Jane
Henderson was fined 1925 for assault
upon her husband, and Phil Robertson
was fined 1925 for disorderly conduct.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The new Harriet cotton mills at
Henderson will be completed in about
six weeks.
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AUGUST CLEARANCE.
WASH GOODS

Crown PercaIes
Frock styles, fast coIors. ......... TIC.
Lenox PercaIeS
Standard styles, yard wide...... 1Oc.
Thistle Lawns
Black, with whitee figures only. &C.
Spanish Lawns
White grounds, floral patterns. 71Ac.
Fine pimities
Mostly Navy Blue with white
figures. ...... ........ ....A..... 1Oc.
Dotted Swiss
In plain solid colors. 121Ac.
Foulardines
Exact imitation of it's name
SAKE. ..'......s '''''.'s'' 1uC'
Gable Cords
For class and graceful draping.... 12hc.
Ginghams
Standard checks for Aprons. ....... sc.
Everette Classics. ........ -. TIC.
Manchester and Tote Du Nords.. 10c.
Spot Crepes
Plain solid colors with Dots. ....... 1214c.
French Ginghams
All Stripes, bright blending colors. 15c.
SHRED CarcanetS
OF the Crepon or blistered effects. 171kc.
Crash Skirt cgS
Good imitation of real Linen...... TIC.
Antrim Linen Suiting. ............. 25c.
Table Linens
5S-inch Bleached Damask. ..... CSC.
54-inch Union Table Damask. 40c.
6S-in. Half Black, pure flax. SOC.
72-inch Silver bleach, all Linen,
reversible-extra. 80. SO, 70 and see
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WHITE GOODS

Apronette
4O-in Lawn Apronette, Tape Dor
dered. .... ..........I .......... 10c.
4O-in. Lawn Apronette, Lace Dor
dered. .. ....... ............. 1212c.
Egyptian Dinities
Fine Hairline cords and checks, 71kc.,
121Ac. and zoe.
Neat, fancy Woven stripees...... 15c.
Gable Cords
White Corded Lawns. thick and
thin. ........ .....'.'...' 2oc.
Heavy Cords, with Satin Stripes. Csc.
White WeIts
Fancy Woven with figures and
stripes. ................15 % and S5c.
Dotted Swisses
Hail-storm and Snowflake dots Csc, 80,
35c. and 40c.
Cross-barred Lawns
White Satin Stripes and Blacks...... zoe.
White Piques
Heavy. medium and light weight
for Waists and Skirts. liz, 10 and 25c.
Check NainSookS
Wide and small checks..5, w, 10, 121A
and 15c.
Plain NainSookS
Soft finish qualities. 10, 10, ~ ana zoe.
White Organdies
Fine and Sheer, full yard
wide. .12h, 20, 25 and 35c.
Two yards wide. ................... I5c.,
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1t is said that the Seaboard Air Line
proposes to put on through solid ex-
press trains at an early date. Hand
ling heavy express is what has caused
the delays in the night passenger
trains.
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ON MONDAY MORNING
We start Another Weeks Selling of Big Values

These articles enumerated here only part of the good
things that await you Each article is exactly advertised
and no exaggeaton It's not necessary to urge you to
early for you know the advantage in so doing.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CHARLES NJ. sTIEFF-stieff Pianos
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1t is said that the Seaboard Air Line
proposes to put on through solid eX-
press trains at an early date. Hand
ling heavy express is what has caused
the delays in the night passenger
trains.
There will be picnic and reunion
of Confederate Veterans at Gran
tham's Store in Harnett county. The
occasion is the annual picnic of the
Thomas Ruffin Camp of Confederate
Veterans.
- ~i'-TTg
Miss Matte Lee Farmer died yester-
day evening at 1880 o'clock at the home
of her father in this city, after an i'll
ness of one month. The funeral will
be held this evening at $50 o'clock
from the home, 21S North East street.
The interment will be at lakewood.
A gentleman from Hyde says the
drought still continues in that coun-
ty, and none of the recent rains have
reached there; that it has been eight
weeks now since any rain OF conse-
quence fell, and that more forest fires
have occurred and done more damage
than in years.
The ladies of Raleigh, members of
the Ladies' Memorial Association,
Daughters of Confederacy and Aux
iliary Corps of L'O. B. Branch Camp
propose having a monumental lawn
fete on the afternoon and evening of
August 22nd, the date of the Vance
monument unwilling.
Lenoir county with this year send
: fifteen young women to the State
Normal and Industrial College at
Greensboro. The Kinston Free Press
says this is the largest number that
has ever attended the Normal that has
has ever attended the Normal or any
other woman's college at one time
from this county.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows meets next Wednesday at Will
mington, and Grand Patriarch Louis
c. Hewlett, of Greensboro, will pre-
side. 1t will elect a delegate to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, which meets
at Richmond, August II. Many North
Carolina members of the order will
attend the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
There are now lis lodges in this State,
with 6,400 members, an increase,
Grand secretary Waddell says, of over
1000 in a year.
Mr.. H. S. Leard, who has for the
past two years been the Seaboard's
travelling passenger agent for East
ern North Carolina, has been appoint
ed travelling passenger agent for the
whole of North Carolina, with head
quarters at Hamlet. This is de-
served promotion. Mr.. Leard is a
popular and efficient official, who has
ever discharged his duties we'll His
friends throughout the State will re-
joice to hear of his advancement in
the railroad service.
Rev. M. B. Wharton, D. D., who has
been in Atlanta for a few days. visit
ing his daughter. Mrs. John M. Moore.
left Friday for Raleigh, n. c., where
he will engage in religious work Dr.
Wharton was formerly consul at Co
burg. Germany, filling this position
as rest from arduous ministerial la
bors. On his return to America he
was editor of the Charleston Index,
and subsequently pastor at Montgom-
cry, and at Norfolk, Va. He is an able
preacher and devoted to ministerial
work.-Atlanta journal.
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There will be a picnic and reunion
of Confederate Veterans at Gran
tham's Store in Harnett county. The
occasion is the annual picnic of the
Thomas Ruffin Camp of Confederate
Veterans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08

Miss Matte Lee Farmer died yester-
day evening at 1880 o'clock at the home
of her father in this city, after an i'll
ness of one month. The funeral will
be held this evening at $50 o'clock
from the home, 21S North East street.
The interment will be at lakewood.
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A gentleman from Hyde says the
drought still continues in that corn-
ty, and none of the recent rains have
reached there; that it has been eight
weeks now since any rain OF conse
quence fell, and that more forest fires
have occurred and done more damage
than in years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08

The ladies of Raleigh, members of
the Ladies Memorial Association,
Daughters of Confederacy and Aux
iliary Corps of L'O. B. Branch Camp
propose having a monumental lawn
fete on the afternoon and evening of
August 22nd, the date of the Vance
monument unwilling.
North Park union., 1900-03-09
The Mldshipmen.s Trick.

One bitterly cold, dark night in the
beginning OF 1855, when we were at
anchor off Sebastopol. and the decks
and rigging were covered with snow
the officer of the watch. lieutenant
we all disliked. told us midshipmen to
warm ourselves by sweeping gang
way along the quarterback, where he
could walk up and down. says Sir Ed
mund Varney in the Contemporary.
While we were doing this he went be-
low to have a cup of cocoa; so we ar
ranged ridge of hard snow two or
three feet away from the top of the
hatchway, calculating that when he
came up and put his foot on the firm,
hard deck he would take the next step
with confidence. This was exactly
what happened. Coming up from the
bright light of the cabin. he took his
second step gaily in the darkness,
tripped over the snow and fell on his
nose, to our great joy. Whether or not
he suspected that the trap had been
set on purpose for him we never knew.
He directed one of the men to remove
the snow ridge. Perhaps he thought
it as well to say nothing to us, because
he had no right to order us to sweep
away snow, and he had no business to
go below and drink cocoa when officer
Of the watch.
North Park union., 1900-03-09
THE PUERTO RICO BILL.
Republicans Compromise on = Low Tariff
Rate.

Republicans Compromise on Low Tarin
Rate.
Washington. Feb. 27.-At the confer
ence of House Republicans last night
on the Puerto Rcan tariff bill, assur-
nnces We're given that the President
believed the measure constitutional
and would approve II n it came to him
and mn agreement was reached to limit
the operation OF the bill to two years,
and to reduce the duty imposed by 1t
from twenty-five to fifteen per cent OF
the American tarIfr. AS n result the
Republican leaders claim that the bill
will have the support of all the Repnb-
licans except fOur-Aessrs. Mccall
massachusetts. Littletield (NInine),
LOrimcr ullinois) and Crumpacker On
diana. and that this loss will he Offset
by affirmative votes of the opposition.
They claim the pnssage OF the modified
bill is certain.
After the conference adjourned at II
o'clock, Chairman Cannon gave out the
following statement of the amend
ments agreed upon by the conference:
The conference requested the ways
and means committee to offer an
amendment to the bill ns follows:
Amend the title to make 1t an net
temporarily TO provide revenue for the
island OF Puerto Rico and for other
PURPOSES and to add the following
section: This act shall be taken and
held to he provisional in It's purposes.
intended to meet pressing present
need for revenue for the island Of
Puerto Rico. and Is not to continue In
force after March I. 1902 These
amendments were adopted with prnc-
ticnl unanimity. Another to reduce the
duty imposed by the act from twenty
five to fifteen per cent. was adopted
by vote OF 105 to II. 4 further
amendment is 10 be offered by the
ways and means committee TO make 1t
clear thnt no double duty Is imposed: i:
that the payment of one Internal reve-
nue. tax is the total tax on importa-
lions
North Park union., 1900-03-09
THE KENTUCKY CASE.
rh. R... of tn. Democrat. sworn

Tho Rest of the Democratic sworn in
Frankfort. Ky. Feb. 2I.-The state
contest board this afternoon awarded
certificates of election to all the Demo-
cratic contestants for minor state of.
fees. Immediately afterward the con.
testants We're sworn In and repaired
TO the state house in n body. where
they made formal demand on the
Republican incumbents for possession
OF the offices. but the demands We're
not nccedcd to.
Clerk of the Court of Appeals Shack
elford administered the oath of office
to all the contestants for offices other
thun the governor and lieutenant gov
crnor.
Immediately after the swearing in OF
the Democratic officials. Injunction
suits were filed by each of the new Of
ficinls. seeking to oust the present in
cumbents from office and enJoIning
them from exercising the rights. duties
and preroEatives now appertninIng
thereto. The installation of the Dem
ocratic officials viii have the effect of
tying up tightly every branch of the
state government, pending decision
of all the contests by the courts From
now until then. the state will be prac-
ticnlly without Il state government.
North Park union., 1900-03-09

It IL curious how conviction tends
" become deep and strong by reason
of the fact that 1t is entertained. It
snnms to possess the power Of the seed
TO send out shoots and become rooted
in the mind. and ultimately to yield
to its fruitage. Indeed. except for those
rare natures that have the power on
che instant OF coming to the firmest
decision, the element Of time is an i'm
portant factor in the strength of our
convictions. While we are completely
occupied in other things our beliefs
and decisions are unconsciously grow
ing, and we fnd, perhaps to our sur
prise, that the opinion of month or
two ago has become a controlling con-
viction. Parents are often discouraged
because noble ideas appear to arouse
30 little response in the inner lives of
their children. But there is no reason
for Encouragement. II they will recall
the time factor In the formation of
their own characters, they will have
an abounding faith In the gradual
deepening of convictions through the
processes OF life. The good seed that
falls on good ground needs only to be
let alone to produce a good harvest.
North Park union., 1900-03-09

pr,,i,r this. he would Kill nc. IN
man who threw me overheard was
Lemuel Starne. the same one "h'
irving to marry my cousin Elsie.
ia n scoupdrel. He is really tfs 50
of Elyip. He comes Eere. ard ! AZ
afraid he will recognize nc 81
soon as get this OF with lot OIL ie
tiers 1 am writing to other consoir@lo's
am going to slip out CT the w,nio
and 70 back to the schooner
Cat Captain Torre"o to.d II
come back If was in danger. ah'i
think | am. l could have game IL
night. but l wanted to tnish 'hs -
thew set me at. SO that l co'ud g
this letter off to you. There are 'h,e
l;nds of letters | am writing. am
can only read one. That is the 'ers
one that seems hardest to reau' IL
in cipher, but / made 1t Out. ~
being sent to several generals "A
colonels and captains in Arsehtih"
and says: Everything is reauy. 10
will at once assemble your forces an
io,n me here.-Vin.' The name WI
means Elvin. Here means hoiS'
not far from the river, at spot carr
Black Cat Bay. II ! get back 10 'nN
schooner l will be safe until Ei''n
finds me. But l hope you VIII corn
after me, or send someone. warn
YOU against Lemuel starne' "hos,
name is EIvin. He is trying to ge'
Elsie and your money. He tried 70
Kill me to prevent me from reaehihe
YOU. Please try and get me AVA
from these men. am afraid they WI
kill me yet. Your loving nephew.
ROB CLEvERDALE,'
Rob addressed an envelope to 'DaF
i'd Horton, puenos Ayres. and s'lppa'
the letter. folded neatly. into it. Then
he placed this among the letters o.
number one, that he had written u
previous day and which E!vin hau
looked over.
Ito be continuedo
North Park union., 1900-03-09

From recently published letters of
Sir Alfred Miner 1t seems that on Nov.
30 of last year he wrote to Mr.. Cham
berlain about "the colossal armaments
Of the Transvaal" and described the
Boer republic as "a huge arsenal" The
warning came too late and the world,
as a consequence. has seen during the
closing year of the century two little
republics successfully confronting tho
greatest empire OF modern times. The
future historian OF the Transvaal war
will have some interesting materials
at hand when he comes to narrate this
struggle almost without parallel In
history.
North Park union., 1900-03-09
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at this, and he resolved to read the
cipher. If possible. There were about
a hundred OF these names. List number
three. to whom the Loyalty" letter
was to be sent were scattered all over
the world. but most of them were CIV
ilians in South American countries.
1t was clear to Rob that he had more
than one days work before him. he
began at once. He was methodical in
habit, and as he wrote a letter from
form number one he would address an
envelope from list number one, and
then check on that name. Elvin
watched him do this few times. and
then, with a satisfied nod of his head,
he walked out.
or course. letter number one was not
clear to Rob. 1t was evidently form
previously agreed upon among the con-
spirators, to be sent under certain con-
ditions. Rob soon had 1t word for
word in his memory, and wrote the
letters rapidly. But 1t took him till
late in the afternoon to finish list num-
ber one He had stopped for lunch, but
ate alone. Capt. Elvin did not re-
turn.
1t had begun to grow dark. and Rob
felt tired OF the work. So he gave 1t
up for the day and wandered around to
look at the place. Capt. Elvin ap-
peared for supper and looked over the
letters Rob had addressed. Rob noted
with pleasure that he did this care
lessly and did not see half Of them.
You finished number one?" said the
captain.
Yes. sir. l got tired, and left the
others till morning.
That's all right You did well.
could not do 1t. l could not sit down
and write an hour at stretch to save
my life"
Rob had good nights rest. and
after his breakfast the next morning
North Park union., 1900-03-09
GARFIELD AND MR.. MOODY.

They Looked Alike and Had tn" same
GIT Of Captivating Friends.
"There was striking resembiane'
between the late Mr.. Moody and Presi
dent Garfield" said a New orleans
newspaper man the other evening
Garfield was the taller OF the Two
but otherwise they were strangely
alike. They had the same MASSIVE
frame. the same suave smiling cast OF
features. the same enthusiastic tenn
permanent, the same facility for anec-
dote. and the same effect OF sinceFit!
in everything that they said or dii
Their style of oratory was almost
identical and both possessed the git'
of captivating people at first slsht'
One of Mr. Moody's most ardent ad-
mirers. for instance, was A. Z. Wheel
er, the well known New York dramatic
critic, who writes under the nom &c
plume of MIN Crinkle,' and it would
be impossible to imagine two men
more utterly dissimilar Wheeler Is
veteran Bohemian and maker Oh
polished phrases; student. dreamer
poet, and noted after-dinner VIII.
In appearance he is thin, frail, and
trifie sardonic-in every way the anti
thesis Of the evangelist. yet the warm
est friendship sprung up between
them, lasting uncooled to the end.
interviewed Mr.. Moody several times.
continued the speaker, 'on the last
occasion about three years ago. and |
asked him among other things. what
preparation. II any. he made for his
longer public addresses. Why, l jot
down a memorandum of string OF
stories,' he replied. with one of his
characteristic. boyish laughs. Then he
explained that he mapped out his gen.
eral line of argument in advance,
thinking up some striking anecdotes
with which to clinch each successive
point. That was all done mentally,
and the only notes he made were few
catch words on n card to remind him
of the stories in case any of them
should slip his mind. He showed me
one of these memoranda and ! have
often regretted that l did not ask him
for it as souvenir. 1t was simply q
string of words. unintelligible to any
body except himself-for example
ocean greyhound battle of Water
loo' coral reef insect. first locomo-
tive,' breaking in new boots'-those
are a few l remember. Each was a
cue to one of his inimitable little
tales."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
North Park union., 1900-03-09
CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.
On the following morning Rob rose
weary and aching from bed on which
he had tossed in wakefulness since he
had heard the words OF Lemuel Starne.
Capt. Elvin nodded to him when he
stepped out into the large room, and
at once led the way to the dining
room.
Eat heartily" he said. You have a
day of hard work before YOU
1t seemed to Rob that every bone in
his body ached from the excessive ex-
ertion of his walk the day before. But
he was so thoroughly aroused to the
necessities of his situation that he
grimly bore 1t without word. and fell
to on the breakfast as II he was really
happy boy.
Breakfast over. Capt Elvin lighted 4
cigar and offered one to Rob.
Thank you. sir, don't smoke" said
Rob.
Mot smoke! A nephew of Torrevo
not smoke!'
But l was not always with my un-
Gle Ricardo" said Rob.
True. Boys in New York do not
learn to smoke as early as they do
here. Well, Ricardo come. Let's get
to work.
The Englishman led the way to the
office again, and pointed to desk on
which there were paper and writing
materials.
That is your place." he said. You
are young for this trust, but Torrevo
spoke highly of you. He said you
could be trusted. But. after all. l am
not going to trust you far. You will
know the names of the men you write
to, and that is all. Now. l will give
you three forms OF letters. They are In
cipher, and no one except those who
receive them can read them. Then
will give you list of names for each
North Park union., 1900-03-09
CRoNJE sURRENDERs.
NO DETAILS or the svENr.
The Assivsssary Of nalshs uni-fhosghe
That Cssajs HssA OSs - Ailsv ftDe
for Dofsass Of Bkssnfoatsan.

London, Feb. 27-9:57 a. m.-The
war ONCE announces that CroD1e has
surrendered his whole force uncondl-
tionally.
General Roberts dispatch reads ~
follows:
"Paar,ieberg. Feb. 27.-7:45 a. m.-
General Gronje and all OF his force
capitulated Internationally at daylight
and In now prisoner In my camp. The
strength of his force will be commun-
icated later.
Il hope that her majesty's govern
ment will consider this event satisfac-
tory, occurring M II does on the an
niversary of Majuba."
London, Feb. G-:2O 4 m.-The
Beers are assembling an army near
Bloemfontein, with which to dispute
the invasion Of Lord Roberts. This In
tellIgence comes from Pretoria by way
of I.ourenxo Marques. The commaf1d-
oes are described us ''hastening from
all quarters Of the two republics"
No estimate In made Of their num-
hers, but the withdrawal Of the Beers
from most Of the places where they
have been In contact with the British
except the district near IAdysmIth
may raise the resisting force to 10000
men. This figure assumes that the
Beers have between 10000 and 10000
men In the field.
The gathering of this army across
the path of Lord Roberts gives signifi-
cance to General Cronje's stendfast
defense. He has engaged the corps Of
Lord Roberts for ten days now. and
whether he is relieved or not. he has
given time for the dispersed Boer fac
tions TO get together and to prepare po-
sitions to receive the British advance
when Cronje is overcome and Lord
Roberts moves forward
General Butler on Saturday faced the
last and strongest positions of the
Beers who bar his way to Ladysmith.
The strenuous fighting indicates n bat
tie between armies. rather than rear
guard actions protecting retreat.
ON Thursday and Friday lie lost for
tythree officers killed and wounded,
representing probably total loss of
from 400 to 800.
General Whites guns worked on Sat-
urday upon the Boer positions and n
heliogrnm from Ladysmith reported
that the Beers We're retreating and that
larger rations We're being issued in
view thar relief seemed Mt hand.
The ordinary campaigning season is
over. and the sickly season for both
men and animals has set in.