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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
The Alabama Leaves Cramps.
(By the Associated Press.)

Philadelphia, Aug 2O.-The United
States battleship Alabama left Cramps
ship yard this afternoon for her official
trial which will take place off the New
England coast during the early part OF
next week The Alabama will go direct
ly to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where she
will be placed in dry dock for the purpose
Of having her bottom cleaned and paint
cd. From there the battleship will go to
Boston harbor where she will anchor for
several days while her machinery is be-
ing overhauled. The trial will take place
over measured course between Cape
Ann and Cape Porpoise. The Alabama S
contract calls for a speed OF 16 knots an
hour for four consecutive hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
The Races at Saratoga.
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated PreSs.1
Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 20.-Racing re-
srltS:
First, six furlongs: Gala Day, to 5,
won; Godfrey, 60 to 1 and 20 to l. second );
Excelsis, II to 5, third. Time lis
Second, one mile and three siXteenths ::
King Bramble, to 2, won; Kunja, 60 to
/ and 20 to /, second; Wait Not, Z to 2,
third. Time 2.01K.
Third, Grand Union Hotel Stakes, Part
II, value $4,000, six furlongs: Far Rock
away, 8 to 5, won; Lady Schorr, Z to 1
and 9 to ), second; Longshoreman, 5 to
1, third Time 1:14%.
Fourth, one mile: High Jinks, II to 10,
won; Villa V. 8 to 1 and even, second
Hoods Brigade, to 1, third. Time 141A.
Fifth, one mile and furlong: Gonfalon,
9 to /, won; The Kentuckian, to and
to 5, second; Advance Guard, 16 to (,
third Time 1:52M.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
.P|TTSBURG IS DOPY
And Pitcher TannehiII is
an Easy Problem.
New York Walked Over Them by q to 2. Cir
cincati Beats ST. Louis in Furious
SIugging Match.
(Rv The Associated Press. !

Pittsburg, August 2O.-Tannohill was
easy and his team was dopy on base run
ming, which explains Pittsburg's defeat
Attendance 1900. Score:
r. H. e
Pittsburg ...... ..O1O1OOOOO-2 5 2
New York .20O1000O Of 13 /
Batteries: Tannehill and Schriver;
Mercer and Grady. Time 1853. Umpire.
ODay.
st. Louis, Aug. 20.-Cincinnati had
much the best of a terrific slugging match.
Young was Knocked off the rubber and
Hughey, who succeeded him was hit just
as hard. Score:
ST. Louis 2O10-7 16 /
Cincinnati ........003 040-15 20 1
Batteries: Hughey, Young and Criger;
Breitenstein and Kahoe. Time 2:35. Um-
pire, Swartwood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
HAMILTON CAPTURES 2 KRUPPS.
All Day Fight at Roodle Kopjes 6s4 Beers
Surrender to Rundle.
(By the associated Press.)


London, August 20.-The War Office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
Il an Hamilton captured two Krupp guns
at Oliphant's Mex August 18th. Three
British were wounded
Hamilton engaged the Beers all day
August 10Th at Rode Kopjes and Crock
odile River. There were few casualties.
"Rundle reports that 6S4 Beers sur
rendered in the Harrismith district Au-
gust 18TH
DEWET AND MAHON FIGHTING.
London, August 1.-(Tuesday)-
cial dispatches from Pretoria announce
that General Dewet bivouacked fifteen
miles from the city and that Colonel
Mahon was briskly engaging him yester-
day (Monday) morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Death of Judge Rely.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va. Aug. 2O.-Judge John
William RELY of the Supreme Court of
Appeals, died at the residence OF his son
in-law at Houston, Halifax county to-
night, aged 61 years, after brief ILL
ness.
He served in the Confederate army ris
ing to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
and before his elevation to the bench had
attained rank as one Of the leading law
yers in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Lightship For Diamond Shoals.
(By the Associated Press.)

Vby IHe AssUCIdltU ITtss'J
Norfolk, Aug. 20.-The steamer Blake
Of the United States Coast and Geodet-
ic Survey, reached port yesterday from
Diamond Shoals. Cape Hatteras, where
she made soundings for the anchorage OF
the lightship to be stationed there. 1t
is said the new lightship will have bet
ter anchorage than any that have hereto
fore been stationed at the shoals. The
new lightship, it is expected, will be able
to outride any gale. She will take her
station about November 1st Meanwhile
No. 50, now here, will be towed to the
shoals for temporary duty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Heavy Rains Continue in India.
(By the Associated Press. }

London, Aug 20.-The Viceroy Of India,
Lords Curzon of Kedleston, telegraphs
that the heavy, general rainfall has con-
tinued in most of the affected tracts. The
crops promise well in the central prov
nces and berar and sowing is active else
where, and the necessity for free kitchens
will shortly disappear. Prices, however,
are still very heavy everywhere. Cholera
is prevalent throughout Hyderabad and in
Bombay. There are .56SS.OOO people re-
ceiying relief
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

This proposal
is reported, doe
basis of negotia
we have definit
political situatio
sure that the frs
not be to set up {
they can subseq
"The time for
arrived. When /
be opened on a
suggested in tn
and must be con
gotiator from Ii
to have any good
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
A Lyncher Sentenced.
(By th Associated Press. J

Palestine, Texas, Aug. 2O--Walter Will
kerscn was today convicted of particlpa-
tion in the Humphries lynching which
occurred in Henderson county in May in
1899, ard was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. Three other men have received
life sentncs for th offence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Johnson Succeeds Heath.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, August GOWN. H. John
son, of Hackensack, N. j., the President
of the New Jersey State Senate, has been
rendered and has accepted the office of
First Assistant Postmaster General,
made vacant by the resignation of Perry
s. Heath. He will take charge in few
days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
The Torpedo Boat Stockton.
fBy the Associated Press.l


Washington, Aug. 20.-The Navy De-
partment has been notified by the Triggs,
who are building the torpedo boat Stock
ton at Richmond, that she will be ready
for her builders trial sCme time late in
the present month. The Stockton is Of
cially known as torpedo boat No. 80 and is
scheduled to make 36 knots.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
First Tar Heel Cotton at Norfolk
fBv the Associated Press. J

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2O.-The first bale CT
new cotton from North Carolina for this
season. was received here late Saturday
evening consigned to Savage. Son and
Company. 1t graded middling and was
in good condition and of good staple.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
BOXERS TO MEET THE EMPRESS.
They Come to Escort Her South Time For
Negotiations Not Yet.

London, Aug. 21.-(Tuesday)-T Chi
nese native press, according to the Shang-
hal correspondent of the Times. asserts
that Yu Hsien, Governor of the Province
of Shan ST. with force of "Boxers." is
marching toward Kalgan, or Chang Kia
Khou, to meet the Empress Dowager and
10 escort her South. The Times dealing
with the dispatches from Washington
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Loaded With Coal For Manila.
(Rv the Associated Press.)

Norfolk Va, Aug. 20.-The United
States collier Alexander lies OFF Lam
berts Point coal pier, heavily laden with
coal for Manila. Her departure is hourly
expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

Listeners seldom expect to hear any
good of themselves, hut they are usually
satisfied if they hear something bad Of
others.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

ang, as it
possible
Id. Until
IS to the
cannot be
wers may
ith which
S not yet
hey must
rom that
kilograms
erent ne
they are
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
SAMOAN GIRLS.
r4 nalles pick Their Party
Dresses, Nearly Ready Maoe
from the Trees.

Party gowns for Samoan giris grow
nm the tropical trees and almost ready
to wear. When native beauty OF
Samoa decides to go to special enter
tainment she enters the forest to look
for her gala attire. The native klki'
or kilt. is the only addition to her or
dinary costume that the Samoan girl
provides for special parties. The ma
terial tor the kiki grows on the II tree.
IT. consists of a ribbon of bark a few
inches wide that is stripped from the
tree easily. While damp the bark, Whicn
is very thin, is crinkled so as to form
wayy outlines, and the ribbons are col
ored all sorts of bright hues. The Sa-
moan girl then plaits waistband from
the same kind of bark and hangs the
ribbons on it. Handmade flowers OF
the same material are often added also.
When the kiki is completed the dusky
belle puts it on over the scanty lava
lava. or waistcloth, and goes to the
dance or other entertainment. Ihe
Girls thus make their own party
dresses, and some of them show greal
taste and skill in fashioning the odo
garments.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
August Flower.

cit is surprising fact" says
Prof. Houton, "that III. nv travels
IN all parts of the world, for the last
ten wears, have met more people
having used Green's August Flower
than any ,ther remedy, for dyspep-
sla, deranged liver and stomach
and for constipation. lind Tor
tourists and saIesmen, or Tor persons
filing office positions, where head
aches and general bad feeling from
irregular habits exist That Green's
August Flower is grand remedy.
It does not lnjnre the system by Ire
ouent use, and is excellent for tour
stomaches and Indigestion" Sample
bottles free at Albert Estorge.
Sold by dealers IN all civilized coun'
tries.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17

On her way to the seat of war
With 1000 mules on board from
New Orleans, the Manchester City
stopped IN at St. Lucia for coal and
water. The VOICE gives us a
glimpse Of the terrible condition OF
the poor mules. The picture is a
ghastly one:
She had had breakdown of ma
chlnery on her voyage between New
Orleans aud Castrics which neces-
STATED stoppaae Of two days.
During this time, the draugbt caas
by her movement ceased, and the
temperature in the hold rose 20 1870
degrees. While lying alongside,
several hundred OF the animals from
the hold were put on shore for
short spells. THIS enabled the clear
ing out of 33 more dead animals
from the holds. Among the cattle
men tending the mules were several
unmlstakable gentlemen, dlspits
their coarse clothes and the coarser
duties which they were engaged mp
on. Two OF them were men who
had been plougLed for Sandhurst,
and had adopted this method OF
reaching tie seat of war in hope ge,
ting chance of service against the
Beers. The singularity of one ol
the cattlenlen, an unsuccessful Flor
| ida fruit grower, but obviously |
gentleman, going about bis worl
among the animals with = pmce.ne'
sthwart his nose, provoked amuset
comment .Argosy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
PRINCE OF PRACTICAL
JOKERS

Baron Randolph Natill disputes
with Bryan g. Hughes the honor OF
being the greatest practical joker
in the country. He was born in
France, u.e to 1--we III New Orleans
and is now New Yorker.
In New Orleans be won bet hy
walking mile alcns Canal stree,
IN broad daylight dressed only IN
his psiamas, halless and shoeless.
Once Na.lh announced that he
was to take 10 the theatreTa distin-
pu,shed Chinese diplomat who was
on his to Cuba to report upon lator
condl,ions there. The Cinnamon
was gorgeous III his robes of state.
Tne house was crowed and every
body looked hard at the gorgeous
creature.
During long wait between acts
the diplomat was invited to go be-
hind the scenes and did so, with .
trai. Of golden youth after him.
.rbe singers were all grouped about
hum, the chorus girls were making
eve at the gllded youth, and the
envoy was just kissing the -soprano's
pink fingers when Natlll rang the
bell which ran the curtain up.
Two years later Natili explained
that be had picked mp the Chinese
diplomat in the wasbee- washee quar-
80 81 the Crescent City *.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
WORKING TO MUSIC.
Building "a Railroad fn Africa with
the Aid of an Orchestra In
stead of Boss.

Building a railroad in the Soudan is
not carried on to the sound of the voice
Of an Irish boss directing a gang of
italian laborers. As becomes the mild
er atmosphere of the tropics, railroad
in those regions is built to the las
civious pleasing of Lutte" or the
African equivalent. The sofas are
the working people and the 'griots"
are the musical ones. The sofas" will
not work unless the "griots'' play. So
every gang of men has its orchestra.
The "griots" play on flutes and rude
harps the peculiar "rag-time' tunes of
Africa, and the picks and shovels of the
''sofas" go industriously as long as the
music lasts. Let the music stop and
;he work slackens and then fails alto
gether
Fancy a gang of italian laborers en-
oloyed in the construction of line of
railroad in the United States insisting
hat '1l Trovatore" should be played
for them while they worked. In the
Soudan it has been found impossible
to get work out of the natives in the
CouStl ucllOH Vi ldlllOduS uiltSS HluSlC
was furnished. Every contractor who
las tried it has failed. So to the sound
If music the steel rails are penetrating
the Congo region and forcing their way
through the Soudan. 70 every gang of
40 or so men there are assigned two
harp players and flute player. AS
ong as the music keeps up the black
laborers dc not seem to feel fatigue.
Generally the musicians get tired be-
fore the laborers do. The music pro-
duced by these cheerers of labor would
not be inspiring to a white man, for it
is filled with that peculiar plaintiveness
which one hears in the negro songs of
the south. To the Africans, however,
the tunes seem to be an Inspiration
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
British Empire.
The British empire is now territory
of II, 100000 square miles, or 100000
if we include Egypt and the Soudan,
and in this territory there is popula-
ton of about 4O7, 100000. which would
be increased to over 420,000,000 if Egypt
and the Soudan were included-a pop
ulation about one-fourth of the whole
population of the earth. Of the popu-
lation, again, about 50,000,000 are OF
English speech and. race.-Cincinnat
EDuuirer
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
Sheriff Sale.
State of Louisiana, Parish of
Iberia, 10th judicial Dis
trict Court.
j. Clifford Hall
jules Livingston Chapron.

Jules Livingston Chapron.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order of seizure and
sale issued out of the above Ell,
titled matter, Lei Cade, Sheriff,
through +. j. Mestayer, Deputy
Sheriff, have seized and will offer
for sale and will sell to the last
and highest bidder FOR CASH
at the Court house i'll the City OF
New Iberia, Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, between legal
sale hours on
SATURDAY, FEB. 18th, 1900,
the following described property,
to wit:
"a certain tract of land stu
ated in the Parish of Iberia, this
State, on the east side or left bank
of Bayou Teche, with all improve,
ments and amelioratiOns thereon
and thereunto belonging and all
appurtenances thereof, containing
five hundred and nineteen OS-1OO
superficial arpents more or less,
and bounded in front by ID. Lucket,
on the rear by Walsh and others,
below by J. G. Hall or assigns, land
west by Bayou Teche, the land
herein described being all the re-
naming lands owned by Alonzo E.
Hall on the east side or left bank
of Bayou Teche, in that locality,
and being the same land acquired
by said AlOnzO E. Hall from the
Citizens Bank of New Orleans on
April 9th, 1889, and recorded III
Book of Conveyances Nc. 1S OF
this Parish on page 295, excepting
that portion of said lands on that
side of Bayou Teche acquired by
said Alonzo E. Hall from said
Citizens Bank as aforesaid and
sold to J. G. Hall, ct ais on the
9th day of January, 1891, re.
corded in Conveyance Book NO
q, on page 220."
To pay and satisfy the sum OF
| Nine Thousand Dollars with eight
per cent per annum from january
23rd, 1892, until paid, together
with ten per cent attorneys fees
on said amount, and all costs OF
these proceedings.
Given officially this 10th day OF
January, A. d., 1900.
C. T. CADE, Sheriff.
Per +. j. Mestayer, Dep. Sheriff
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17

ess and lrksome duty upon the
electorate.
The Court in thus applying the
law has show itself able to appre-
clate both the spirit and the letter of
the Act and has lifted from the
shoulders of the people a burden
sought to be placed thereon by some
misguided people.
Readers of tie Banner will re-
m ember that last fall we stated time
and again through these columns
that if the people would register in
1899 that they would not be requir-
ed to do SO again in 1900. This
statement of ours was vehemently
contradicted by our esteemed con-
parary, the Vindicator- Nows, it
tiking the position that all who reg
istered last fall would have to regis
ter again this spring, but we are
happy to inform the people that the
V. NJ, was wrong and the Banner
was rlgh', and that the nearly a
thousand voters who are already re-
glstered will not have to do again.
For this ,s what the Supreme
Court has decided and 1T Is the Law.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
bort House
Record.
,..ct;ons at the Parish
Capitol.
z, Estate Deals of the Past
Week.

,,,,ovipg real estate trans
-, been recorded by the
! ;,vrt since Saturday last;
Baker, to c. Lucy, wife
a. l..eh.pp'e, l. :. Renne' JOS
4 s<pse, Jules F. Renne' ''nn
I'M Harry Renne, M. NJ
'',' Y. I0t d ground near Olivier
'''s.' '',''' ,soV; james Simon notary
!, lrtiuyille. ,,,o
81. Romero to Leopold Romero
,'sb,. .,,ls. and interests in the
..;.. Of Theogene Romero
] IN; i. o. Hacker, notary
/ u.a.,s Pess,n to Doz'er Brou'-
"a u arpents a. FausFe Point
! N n. Muller, notary
4 ~ KAN. Pessau, to Henri Pellet,
!. i .rUeuts Of ground and i'm
N, near Loreauville, $500;
IN Hsller, notary.
1,.odors Bonin. to Theodore
,.,. ii II ground on Weeks
iii 400;
Nr.rl B. Richards to Ceuna
||Ihslaptis Sc arpents Of ground
.iis~svements at Isle aux Can
IVA 7. 1. Renoudet, notary.
4 lib. Davis to Ernest B. Bayard'
,usats 1t Isle Piquant; S22o;
Ii Bsuoudet, notary.
l,uss 4. Lee acting for Mrs.
ksd 4. Eentell, to James Bay
isl meant lot fronting on Charles
n25k p. L. RenOudet, no.
/ J.c Bussey and Paul Chreitieu
i Egsns Hebert, 12O arpents
Il inpnyenents in Iberia par
IS6ded above by Darby or
below Boutte or assigns,
k lsyoa Teche, rear Citizens
Ik n assigns; s2,4l7; p. l..
nno1 notary.
kder Frilot Seraphin Gro
srpents of ground at
~ M; $S7 5O-1OO; P. l..
sals notary.
urIlls David to Mrs. Angelo
We 81 Isaac Jones, 90 ar
Il. 4 ground at Petit Anse;
Renoudet, notary.
Yiator to Clovis Segura,
ts 4 ground and improve
Ii ~ Spanish Lake; 5000;
Rsnc'det, notary.
,nnel II Fowlkes to Charles
lots Of ground on
ilssss e7s5 9l-1oo, P. L.
y, notary
60 otsytlle Jr. to G. d.
" rights in plantation
Pasture Farm" $500;
!! OEeill, notary, Franklin.
LkEe1AGE LICENSES.
a1F1d to Cellne Marin.
shert to Marie Lognon
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-17
STATE NEWS.

The receipts OF the Monroe post
Office for the year ending Decem-
Der the lst, were 81, ,3l4,14. The
number of special delivery letters
handled during the year was SIG.
This increase of receipts entities
Post master Ray to salary of 1890
and the city to free delivery sys-
tenn. The latter will be put into
effect as soon as the houses are mum.
bered and letter carriers appointed.
-Ex.
A novel suit was entered today,
that ls a sequel of the desperate
duel fought IN October in the news
paper row. between Col. G. Har-
rison Pal ker, state tax collector, and
Dominick O'Malley, editor of the
Item, IN which both men were des-
perately wounded. During the
shooting Jocob Rohhbacher, a news
paper boy who was standing in the
vicinity at the time the duel began,
was shot twice, once in foot and
once in the head. the shots appar-
emily coming from O'MalIeys pistol
To-day the mother Of the boy filed
suit for $15,h75, damages against
Parker and O'Malley. It is the first
suit Of the kind ever filed in this
city.-Ex.
A Rapides planter makes this es-
innate; The usual price for seed
cane is $40 per acre for area plant
ed. Thus we have for one acre:
Cost OF reed, $lO; cost of cuitiva-
ton; 81; harvesting 20 tons at 6Oc..
$i2; incidentals. 81; cost per acre,
$3c. The usual average for plant
cane here is say % tons per acre.
One planting usually produces two
crops. SO the cost Of seed should
really be divi.ied instead of charg-
ing 1t all TO the first c'op.-Ex.
| The Parish School board OF Gin:
ton met in regular session, Saturday
with all the members present. The
superintendent of schools was or.
dered TO close all public schools on
account of the prevailing smallpox,
Which Is entirely confined to- the
colored race, aud is on the incre ast
and getting more scattered over the
parish, one case now being reporied
| near Norwood -Ex.
The Donaldsonvllle Navigator
Co. has dissolved. The supposed
cuccess. Of this corporation was
what led managers ef Thibodaux''
I ice factory to b, Ileve that the opera
ton of q boat for Ice dcliwr r,
would be remunerative branch O
their business, but which PROVED
rather expensive. Regarding th'
dissolution of the Donaldsonvill'
Navigation Co. the Chief says:
The changed conditions with re
|. lat,on to the delivery of ice, POI
and beer along the river aud bayo'
were the main incentive TO the dis
solution of the Navigation company
A consideral 1, portion OF the ter
n,ory formerly tupplied by boat j
now covered bY delivery wagons il
the summer season, and consumer
and merchants end it more convent
ent 10 obtain their supplies from th
latter conveyances rather than sent
, out TO the landings for them.
u The syst.m 'atelg adopted by IT,
: DonaldsoDville Ice Company Of g
, tablish,ng supply depots at sue
) points IS Whitccaatle, 81, james
i
: vacherie, Burnside, Darrows Ne
! poleonviIle, PaincoortviIle, Plattsr