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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-11
Boils a BEETLE on Ice.
1.-THE Chicago Record. J


Salt Lake City, Utah, August TO-
Armies may be annihilated and warships
melted at nine miles by new device
using the suns rays if the claims of the
inventor are borne out. John G. Sharp
a Salt Lake business man, is financial
hacker of the new device, which was in
vented by Prof. Jules Tantrove of
Seattle. Mr.. Sharp said:
'|The simple principle upon which all
this is based is the focusing of the sun S
rays with glass, but the method used is
different from all others in the past
Last February Prof. Tantrove was ex-
perimenting in Seattle with pieces of
plate glass and made this valuable dis
ccvery. After he discovered, acciden-
tally, that he could focus the suns rays
without the aid of a lens-that is, with
straight pieces of glass-he began ex-
experimenting. AS a result he construct
ed little machine with plates of glass
ten inches square with which he was able
to perform some wonderful feats One
of these. which l witnessed, was to set a
tea-kettle on a cake of ice out ON the
roof of his house, thirty feet from the
machine, and cause the ice cold water
to boil in less than four minutes. Anoth-
en- was to set fire to board almost in
stantly at the same distance. Professor
Tantrove constructed a larger machine
ON the same principle with plates of glass
thirty inches square and thus multiplied
his power to so wonderful an extent that
we propose to lay the matter before the
War and Navy Departments of the gen
eral Government"
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A MOTHER TELLS HOW SHE SAVED
HER LITTLE DAUGHTERS LIFE.

am the mother of eight children and
have had great deal of experience with
medicines. Last summer my little
daughter had the dysentery in it's worst
form. We thought she would die. |
tried everything l could think of, but
nothing seemed to do her any good. I
saw by an advertisement in our paper
that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhoe Remedy was highly recommend
ed and sent and got bottle at once. 1t
proved to be one of the very best medi-
cines we ever had in the house. 1t saved
my little daughters life. am anxious
for every mother to know what an ex-
cellent medicine it is. Had l known it
at first it would have saved me a great
deal of anxiety and my little daughter
much suffering truly, MRS. GEO.
F. BURDICK, Liberty, r. I. For sale
everywhere. Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co..
and H. T. Hicks, Druggists, Raleigh.
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POUNDED THE CELEsTIALs.
A Chinese Restaurant in Chicago Wrecked by
Soldiers.

Chicago, August S.-These be perilous
times for the almond eyed son of Con-
fucius. This is particularly true if he
happen to be adjacent to some few of
Uncle Sans soldiers about half out of
employment and wholly filled with beer
and patriotism. This woeful happening
encompassed Joy Let 70 in thesN parts
today.
1t has been said since the soldiers toyed
with Mr.. joys restaurant his name
should read Joy Let Go. His chop suey
dispensary resembles a Kansas ranch
subsequent to tornado.
The restaurant was crowded with pa
irons when the khaki-clad warriors en-
tered and ordered an elaborate meal. One
of the Chinese proprietors eXpostulated
with the men for using abusive language
and was at once set upon and severely
beaten. In an instant the place was in
an uproar.
Yelling like savages and demanding
the utter determination of the Mongol-
ians, the soldiers chased every represen-
tative of the enemy into the street be-
fore the police arrived in response to
riot calls. Two of the soldiers were
somewhat tardy and were captured by
the police and locked up.
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Girl Killed by a Trolley.
(By the Associated Press.)

tBy the Associated PreSS.)
New York, August 9.-In the sight of
her mother, who was shrieking with ter
ror, four-year- old Lily Brucker, whose
parents live at No. 447 Bergen street, was
killed last night by car No. 2,42S of the
Bergen street line.
The little girl had been cautioned to
stay on her side of the street and play
only on the sidewalk, but yesterday af-
ternoon a little playmate called her from
the opposite side of the street, and love
of pleasure overcame her infant sense
of duty, and she toddled toward her
friend. Down the street at high speed
moved the car. The mother in the win
dow called to her child. The girl, half
turning, looked up at her mother and
then at the car, only a rod away. The
motorman tried to check the car and
turned the brake with vigorous muscle,
but too late. The fender of the car,
which was placed rather high above the
ground, threw little Lily to one side OF
the track. The childs legs still stretched
over one rail of the track, and the rear
wheel passed over the right leg at the hip
and the left one just above the ankle.
The mother rushed frantically down
stairs and into the street. She ran at
the motorman and tried to assault him.
Some of the passengers and spectators
interfered and she was finally taken
away. The girl was taken to Seney Hos
pital, where she died an hour later The
motorman, Michael Benner, was locked
up, but was bailed later by the company
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Killed About a Woman.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated PreSS.)
Providence, r. l., August 9.-The police
here received word yesterday that
Earl E. Dexter, of Pawtucket, R. l., was
killed by George A. Baldwin, at Camp
White, resort on Narragansett Bay, late
last night. Dexter was shot while in
the room of one of the houses at the
camp accompanied by woman.
Baldwin, who comes from Baltimore, it
is said had annoyed Dexter by attempt
ing to enter the room. A fight ensued
and revolvers were used. Several shots
were fired, but only Dexter was hit. He
died almost instantly. The shooting oc-
Cured just before 3 o'clock Baldwin was
arrested two hours later. Dexter was
twenty-one years Of age and a jeweller
by occupation. Balwin is about twenty
three years old. Baldwin was arraigned
in the Seventh District court this morning
upon the charge of murder. He claimed
that he acted in self-defence, waived eX
animation and was bound over to the
grand jury without bail.
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Irrigation of Texas Arid Lar DIS.
(By the Associated Press.)


New Orleans, August 10.-P. S. Cum
ningham, until few days ago Chief En-
gineer CT the City of Havana, reached
New Orleans yesterday from the Cuban
capital on the way to Ell Pasco, Texas,
where he will assume charge of the en-
cheering problems of the Mexican and
United States Boundary Commission.
Mr.. Cunningham says that the Commits
sion, after working since 1891, has reach
ed a point of the utmost gravity in the
performance of its duties. 1t is now a
question of the irrigation of all the val
ley above Ell Paso. The Mexican Com
missioners, instructed by their Govern
ment have demanded the cessation or
great restriction of the now immense
irrigation of that region, on the ground
that the Rio Grande is being practically
mcnopolized by the Ell Paso Valley, and
that grave injury is being done on the
lower river because of the hold up of the
stream in United States territory The
Commission is now sitting in Ell Paso.
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Bike Riders Injured.

Charles River Park, Cambridge, Mass,
August 9.-Of nine men who started on
throo rootors and behind the three motors
in the twenty-five mile motor paced bicy-
Gle race at Charles River Park track,
eight fell last night, and fortunately not a
man was killed.
Johnnie Nelson alone escaped the ca
tastrophe, but his team was the first
to fall. and F. p. Kent had shoulder dis
located and was badly cut up. Stinson,
the unluckiest man that ever mounted a
Wheel had the palms of his hands torn
away and dozen old sores were opened
up. Pierce was badly scraped up, but
not seriously injured. Dudley Marks had
his leg injured, and Gately, his mate, was
cut up.
Nelson's machine was leading when it
slipped on the rain soaked track. and
slid up the bank. Nelson lodged to the
pole, and came to a standstill in the
crowd at the other end of the track.
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BUT THE PRICES ARE LOW
Advance in Wheat Based Mainly on
Improved Export Inquiry.
DRY GOODS STRONG WITH RAW STAPLE
An Immense Business in Steel Products is Re-
ported Booked at Chicago, and Steel Bars
Are Firmer. Pig Iron Neg ected.
Light Production.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, August 10.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Trade conditions still exhibit many
of the irregularities incident to the tran
fall trade. Despite the hot wave, with
it's effect on the growing distributive
demand, and also because of the reports
of damage to the corn crop which it has
melted, more cheerful feeling is per-
ceptible in general trade, and the booking
CT call orders for dry goods, clothing and
hardware at leading Western centers and
heavy engagements in iron and steel
products, though at low prices, are Of
encouraging proportions. Prices are not
showing the precipitate declines noted
some time ago, and among the really
encouraging features are the advance in
wheat, mainly based on improved export
inquiry.
Cotton goods partake of the strength
of the raw material, due ito talk of
possible bullish crop report and where
weakness is still perceptible, as in brown
cottons, print cloths and wide sheetings,
the natural corrective Of reduced pro-
duction, are being increasingly sought.
1t has been a remarkable year in cotton
and cotton goods. and although the goods
market is relatively weaker than the
raw material, a great deal hinges on
the next months business in dry goods
circles. 1t is regarded as relatively GER
tain that with an II, 900 900 bale crop values
will be maintained at prices lower it is
true, than the present quotations for raw
material, but still high when compared
with last CIR previous years range. The
spring season light weight season has
opened with prices 21s to 10 per cent.
higher than year ago, and much depends
on the actions of buyers in guiding manu-
facturers as to purchase of raw material.
While the dry goods demand as whole
is still classed as backward for the sea-
son, hot weather is credited with some
of the responsibility, and the trade at
titude as a whole is one Of hopeful ex-
pectancy.
''An immense business in steel products
is reported booked at Pittsburg and Chi
cago, and steel bars are really firmer,
with an advance of 81 per ton announced
by Western manufacturers, who have
sold their output up to the close of the
year. Pig iron is still rather neglected,
but inquiry for this material is really
better at the South, largely on export
account, and furnaces shut down are so
numerous as to indicate an adequate
realization of the fact that the root of
the evil is in the output of the crude
material Current production is claimed
to be the lightest for more than a year
past and further announcement of shut
down are scheduled as far ahead as Sep
TENDER LIST.
Business failures in the United States
do not vary much numbering 172 for
the week against 10 last week; 156
in this week a year ago; 157 in 1898; 216
in 1897, and 25S in 1896.
canadian failures number 20, against
80 last week; q in this week last year,
and 33 in 1898"
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AUTOMOBILE ROUTE IN ARIZONA.
Plan Modern Way For Tourists to Reach
Grand Canyon.
(The Chicago Record.)

Phoenix, Arz, August 8.-The Grand
canyon of the Colorado in Northeastern
Arizona, presenting one of the most mar
velous phenomena of the world, has been
visited this season by hundreds of tourists
from Chicago. The traffic to the canyon
from year to year has increased, but WISH
tors this season are coming in far greater
numbers than ever before. The noted
wonders of the preserve have been wit
messed by tourists from every section of
the globe
The novel scheme of establishing an
automobile line from Flagstaff, Ariz., on
the Santa Fe Pacific railroad to the
Grand canyon is being entertained by
local capitalists. S. E. Farote, a Flag
staff capitalist, who conceived the idea,
has gone to Chicago to arrange for an
automobile. He wires that the Santa Fe
Pacific will lend aid to the enterprise in
a number of ways. All classes of tickets
will admit of a stop-ove at Flagstaff and
the automobile route will be advertised
by that railroad extensively in the east.
The plan is to put in one automobile
this season and, if it is successful, two
or more will be added to the line. The
trip to the canyon will consume about
seven hours and the traveller will be
carried over a unique route lying through
picturesque groves of pine and magnif-
cent mountain scenery.
The Senta Fe and Grand Canyon Rail-
way Company, which undertook the con-
struction of line from Williams, Ariz.,
to the Grand canyon, a distance of about
fifty miles, has built its Line to within ten
miles of it's destination but construction
work has been suspended indefinitely.
The road was ito have been completed by
the Fourth of July, but the railroad COM
pany, which has been backed by Lombard,
Goode & Co, of New York, is in bad
financial way. The completion of the
line will depend upon it's transfer to the
Santa Fe Pacific, transaction which will
probably take place soon. Attachments
and claims against the company amount
to about 100000. Trains are running
daily and passengers are transferred to
a stage at the terminus of the road.
Lombard, GCode & Co. not only calcu-
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.

Yadkin Division Main Line-Train
leaves Wilmington 900 a. m, arrives
Fayetteville 1905 p. M, leaves Fayette-
vile 1925 p. m, arrives Sanford 1:43 p.
m. Returning, leaves Sanford 2;SO p. m,
arrives Fayetteville 3:41 p. m, leaves Fay
etteville 3:46 p. M, arrives Wilmington
$40 p. m.
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves
Bennettsville S:05 a. M, Maxton $40 a.
M, Red Springs $40 a. M, Hope Mills
1922 a. M, arrives Fayetteville 1886.
Returning leaves Fayetteville 4:40 p. M,
Hope Mills 4:55 p. M, Red Springs 5:S5
p. M, Maxton 6:15 p. M, arrives Ben
nettsville 7:15 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. 78, at Maxton with the Carolina Gen.
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroad at
Sanford with the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon $3.50 p. M, Halifax
All p. M, arrives Scotland Neck at sos
p. m, Greenville 6:57 p. M, Kinston 1865
p. m. Returning leaves Kinston 1850 a.
M, Greenville 1852 a. M, arriving Hall
fax at 11:1S a. m, Weldon 1888 a. m,
daily except Sunday.
Train on Washington Branch leaves
Washington $40 a. M and $3.50 p. m,
arrives Parmele $40 a. m, and 400 p. m.
returning leaves Parmele 9:35 a. m. and
$50 p. m, arrives Washington 11:0O a. m.
and 1880 p. M, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $50 p. M, Sunday Ais p M,
arrives Plymouth TAO p. m, 6:10 p. IN.
Returning, leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday, 1850 a. m. and Sunday 800 a. m.s
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. M, HOO a. m.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, $3.50 a. M,
arriving Smithfeld $40 a. m. Returning,
leaves Smithfleld 1885 a. m; arrives at
Goldsboro 900 a. m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at $50 a. M, $40 p. M,
arrives Nashville 1920 a. m. 4:0S p. m,
Spring Hope IL 100 a. m, AIS p. m. Re-
turning, leaves Spring Hope 1920 e. M,
4:55 p. M, Nashville 11:45 a. NJ, 6:25 p.
m, arrives at Rocky Mount 1910 a. m,
600 p. M, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton, daily except Sunday 11:40
a. m. and 4:25 p. N. Returning leaves
Clinton at 645 a. m. and 1880 a. m.
Train No. rs makes close connection at
Weldon for all points North daily, all
rail via Richmond.
H. M. EMERSON,
GenI Passenger Agent.
j. r. KENLY, GenI Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
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HIS LIFE WAS SAVED.

Mr.. ]. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen ~
Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonderful
deliverance from a frightful death. In
telling OF it he says: 81 was taken with
Typhoid Fever that ran into Pneumonia.
My lungs became hardened. 1 was so
weak l couldn't even sit up in bed. Moth
ing helped me. l expected to soon die
of consumption, when / heard of Dr
Kings New Discovery. One bottle gave
great relief. l continued to use it, and
now am well and strong. l can't say too
much in its praise" This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest cure
in the world for all Throat and Lung
Trouble. Regular sizes so cents and
$1.OO. Trial bottles free at all Druggists;
every bottle guaranteed.
Only 25 cents at all Druggists.
The nurse maid accepts more or less
hush money.
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A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
American Girl Back From Japan Tell of Escape
From Volcanic Eruption.
Chicago Record.)


Parker, S. D., August 8.-Miss Luella
Scovell whose parents live near this city,
has just returned from Japan, where
she has been for three years teaching in
a small town near the volcano Mount
Azuma which went into eruption on July
II. Two hundred and fifty persons were
caught in the heat and molten lava, and
Miss Scovell narrowly escaped the same
fate.
early on the morning of the 18th, :"
said Miss Scovell, loud detonations, as if
heavy guns were being fired were heard.
They gradually decreased and finally
ceased altogether. But about o'clock
the internal disturbances came to eli
max and tongues of fire spouted from the
crater. We all stampeded toward the
valley, not however, before one of the
great powders had crashed through the
place and KILLED twenty people
1.-The huge rock, apparently at a white
heat, singed and dried up everything in
it's path. Cutting through one of the
larger huts in the village, it made COM
pIete sweep taking everything in its path.
1t set fire to the grass and huts and added
to the terror of the scene. Famed by
the wind that sprang up, the fire spread
to the forest.
1.-THE ashes and small rocks were falling
like hail and it became difficult to
breathe. In our flight we took no notice
of where we were going further than
to make for the loer levels.
Il reached the village of Hlyukule
after scrambing through the trees for
two or three hours. The ashes were still
falling, although not quite so heavy, and
auop Nrfb To no
the intense heat. The ashes were hot and
covered the ground for half an inch We
seemed to in a furnace and frightened
natives were rushing in every minute
They were almost scared to death and
evidently thought a the end of the world
had come.
LIVES WERE LOST.
"Pretty soon we could see the streams
of lava coming nearer and l knew we
must get out or be burned to death in
the fire which would follow. l tried to
tell some of the rest to get out, but it
apparently did little good. They were
crazed and rushed here and there like
a band of frightened sheep. At last one
of the leaders got them together and
made for the clear ground. One family
of ten, who were too frightened to do anv-
luluS Dut pray, got hemmed IN by the lava
and burned in the flood.
Il cannot describe our flight through
the woods. The flames spread like light
ming, and at times were almost upon us.
When we came to clear ground about
six hours later. do not believe we could
have gone much farther. Several O. the
men and children from the village had
played out along the road, and most
of these were burned to death.
There was terrible loss of life in al
most every village around the mountain
AT least $50 were killed. The woods in
many places were still burning when
left, and the whole district is laid bare. :"
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lated to increase traffic to the canyon,
but designed with the railroad to tap
what appeared to be an immensely rich
mineral region. The firm two years ago
purchased a number of mining claims
along the course of the proposed route
and commenced the development of cop
per ON an extensive scale. When con-
struction of the Grand Canyon railway
began it was announced that a smelter at
the mines, which was partially erected,
would be blown in when the road reach
ed the mines. This has come to pass,
but the furnaces have not yet been blown
in, and development work is moving along
sluggishly.
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Hanna Returns to New York.
INV the Associated Press


New York, August Ex-senator Hanna.
chairman of the Republican National
Committee returned from Boston to New
York today and was at headquarters
early.
81 went to New England ON the invita-
ton Of local party leaders to meet a
number of prominent Republicans" the
Senator said. Nov that Mr.. Bryan's
letter is out find that people are paying
more attention to the issues and are
realizing the danger of Organism. I am
sure the party will keep moving in New
England"
He added that while in Boston he met
Senator Hoar and took lunch with him
and about % other Republican leaders,
and told Mr.. Hear he was very we'll sat
isfied with his published statement of his
position. sl5H41lS
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Sort of Internal M achine.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, August 10.-An Italian,
who gave his name as professor" Figuc-
cha, CT Felucca, Italy, caused some ex-
element at the White House today by
exhibiting a brass projectile which he
wished to present to the President. When
stopped at the front door he presented a
slip of paper bearing this inscription:
Professor Figuccia, presents this pro-
jectile to the President of the United
States
He took out of the satchel very
heavy brass projectile and long wire,
and explained that the pushing of the
wire through hole which had been bored
in the end of the projectile's nose would
cause a big explosion. 1t was conclud-
ed that the Italian was an inventor seek
ing official recognition of his device and
he was directed to the Italian Embassy.
Later the Secret Service was notified.
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DEWEY DECLARES IT FALSE.
Did Not Say Insurrection Was Kept Alive by
Hope of Blyan's Election.
(RY the Associated Press. }


Washington, August 1O.-Admiral
Dewey said today speaking of a publish
ed story of an interview with him in re-
lation to the Philippine and Chinese
affairs:
My attention has been drawn to the
article as published in the Brooklyn
Eagle i made use of no words saying
that whatever show of resistance to our
authority there is at the present time
in the Philippines will be kept up until
after our election in November. The in
surrection is kept alive by the leaders,
who hold out to the soldiers the hope of
Bryan's election. Neither did l say or
intimate that in my opinion a state of
war EXISTS between this country and
China. These statements attributed to
me are absolutely Incorrect
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A POWERFUL MILL EXPLOSION.

Removes everything in sight, so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are mighty
dangerous. Don't dynamite the delicate
machinery of your body with calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills, when DR.. Kings
New Discovery Life Pills, which are
gentle as a summer breeze, do the work
perfectly. Cures Headache, Constipation
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Crowds at the Pantheon.
(By the Associated Press.)

Rome, August 10.-All day long an I'M
mense crowd surged through the Pan
theon, where lay the casket containing
the remains of the late King Humbert. So
great was the crush that the assistance
of troops was necessary to regulate the
movements Of the tnrong
This afternoon King Victor Emmanuel
received the heads of the diplomatic
corps, including the representative Of
the United States.