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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-17
PICTURES OF ELECTRICITY.

The photography of lightning is
sciences latest achievement. These are
called 'electrocraphs" and are consider
I'd of great value in the future knowledge
of electricity. IT is well known that a
person struck by lightning bears an inn
preston resembling a tree. The electro
graph has proved that this is because
lightning itself has tree-like shape.
which always leaves a vivid impression
wherever it strikes. In this respect it is
similar to the famous med,ci n2--Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters. which also leaves
its impresson-that Of health-npon
every one who uses it, This great speci-
fic is for all stomach lis such as dyspep-
STA, constipation biliousness. malaria,
kidney trouble. and all ailments which
arise from impaired digestion. II will
not offend the weakest stomach.
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AN EDITORS lily SAVED Ply
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH
REMEDY

During the early part of October, 1898
| contracted bad cold which settled on
my lungs and was neglected until | fear
ed that consumption had appeared in an
incipient state. | was constantly cough
ing and trying TO expel something which
| could not. | became alarmed and after
giving the local doctor a trial, bought Il
bottle Of Chamberlain's Cougl Remedy
and the result was immediate improve
n}ent, and after l had used three bottles
my lungs were restored 20 thei" healthy
state.-,B. S. Edwards, Publisher of The
Review, Wyant, III. For saie every
where. Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co. and
Ii. II. Hicks, Druggists. Rale' Eh.
Tickets on sale for Gala Day at South
crn Pines, February 2Cth ana DIST. qooI
to return until February 10Th. inclusive.
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After doctors failed to cure me Of
pneumonia, | used One Minute Cough
Cure aud three bottles OF it cured me-.
1t is also the best remedy on earth for
whooping cough. 1t cured my grand
children of the worst cases" writes ,Ino.
Berry. Loganton, Pa. 1t is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate
results. Cures coughs. colds, Group and
throat and lung troubles. 1t prevents
consumption. Children always like it,.
Mothers endorse it, Bobbitt & Wynne
Drug Co.. w. II. King, Adams & Moye,
VIM. Simpson.
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New Firm at Asbeboro.

.Ashebcro. y. C.. Feb. Special.l =
a new firm has been organized here ur-
der the name Of Mofftt Manufacturing
Company. They will engage in gem
eral foundry and machine business.
The capital stock is $5.000-paid up.
j. r. Mofftt will he president. f..
Moftitt, secretary and treasurer. and r..
!. Holt. manager
w. j. AI1nheld, Jr.. cashier of the
Bank OF Randolph. has bought the resi-
dence Of +. c. Lassiter on Fayetteville
street. and will move into mis- home upon
returning from his bridal trip.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-17

Health is a price
less jewel. Every
body admits that.
Yet the people WHO
protect their gold
BY burglar alarms,
and lock their dia-
nIonds i'll a steel
vault, make not The
least effort to pro-
tect the wei they
declare TO be price
less. Some day they
find the jewel is
gone, stolen by thief
Disease, and they
are willing to give
everything TO get II
back.
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The Wilkes Bond Suit.
(WilkesbOro ChronicIe.)

\ letter from Judge Avery to county
attorney j. w. Mcneil states that the
Wilkes bond case Will probably be adj
vanced on the Supreme court docket and
by that means. be heard in the fall.
Otherwise it win not be heard till next
spring. over a year off. 1t was hoped
that the hearing could have been sooner.
But we will win finally. anyway.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-17

John Dir, Poseyville, Ind. says. II
never used anything as good as One Min
ute Cough Cure. We are never without
1t. Quickly breaks up coughs and
colds. Cures all throat and lung trou
bles. It's use will prevent consumption.
Pleasant to take. Bobbitt & Wynne Drug
Co, w. Ii. King, Adams & Moye, VIM.
Simpson
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Discover

ron, 24S.675; Norfolk. 314.9S7; Bait.
3.490.335 bushels, against 3,-l10,:o9
bushels last week. 1,5G0.S45 bushels IN
more, 81. 40l: New York. 56.21S; Boston.
81, LIB; Newport News. 14053; Philadel.
phia, 33.74I; Brunswick. 1910 PORT
Arthur and Sabine Pass. 53. 1907 PenSs-
cola. 91,JG9. Total 5.l4l.SS3 bales.
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TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.

New York. Feb. 16-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
all ports since September list, 1899:
Galveston. Loo, 10S; New Orleans.
.401. BOD: Mobile. IT, 20; Savannah.
SIS. 4S2: Charleston, 2l0,520: Whining
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of the United States whenever needed for

of the United States whenever needed for
such purposes.
when needed, they can be taken or enl-
ployed by the United States at any time.
"All these ships are bound Tin addition
to the Indispensable training of their
crews) to constantly educate and train
American boys for the various necessities
of naval operations.
''All the foregoing mentioned conditions
and requirements being complied with.
American vessels are to be aided ana as
sisted in regaining and increasing our
trade to distant ports by a compensation
graduated with one exceptiont upon the
distance sailed and upon the size and
speed of the ship.
The exception referred to In the last
paragraph applies to sailing vessels and to
slow steamships, the maintenaHce OF which
is also essential to our maritime progress
and prosperity, and also to the strength
Of our military power. > "rt7
Vessels engaged in the deep-sea hsh-
cries are also provided for upon the same
policy of supplying to the United States a
body of intelligent and experienced Ameri
can mariners at all times, ready to serve
our country when needed
The respective compensations arranged
in the bill have heen computed, 1t is be-
EcyeG, upon the lowest basis consistent
with the attainment OF the great and ur-
gent objects already stated and the ag.
gregate compensation is limited to a sum
not exceeding 81 0pJ. Geo year.
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CONVENTIONS IN A CHURCH.
A Pastor Declines to Respect tn
Wishes of His Flock

KINGSTON, n. Y, Jan. 6.-Despite the
threats of members of the congregation of
the old Dutch Reformed Church at Port
EVAN that they will force the pastor. the
Rev. William Burton, to resign, the minis
ter is still watching over his flock. or at
least over the few who are still clipging
to him. 1t is becarse Of the sensational
character of the sermons preached by the
Rev. Mr.. Burton that his resignation was
asked for some time ago, but as pastors
of the Dutch Reformed churches hold their
pastorates during life he cannot well be
eusted except on specific charges.
1t is asserted by some of the eongrega-
tian that the minister is by far too per-
sonal in his sermons and is apt to call the
elders and deacons to account for their
misdoings during the week The majority
Of the men in the church are hard working
people and the greater number smoke The
clergyman has several times in the pulpit
called the smokers by name and has said
God did not mean that man should smoke,
for if he had he would have made him with
a stovepipe in his head and an ash pan
in his stomach" A recent sermon which
was the most talked of sermon ever
preached in the old Dutch church. was de-
voted to the evil Of women wearing corsets
The clergyman said that no woman who
wore a corset was respectable and warned
young men not to marry a woman who
laced.
A petition for the minister's resignation
has failed to move him. Even petty per-
secutions and the refusal of the consistory
OF the church to pay his salary of $500
per year have not apparently ruffied him.
short time ago an item appeared in
local paper stating il the Rev. Mr. Burton
did not resign the consistory would find
a way to make him. The next night the
parsonage was burned to the ground.
The evening times., 1900-01-06

According to the Russian calendar this is
Christmas Day.
The festivities at the Russian Embassy
in honor of the event opened yesterday
with luncheon given by Miss Cassini, at
which the guests were the Misses Hay, Miss
Julia Foraker, Miss McComas, Miss Wal
ZACH, Countess Aubard Miss Ethel Horst
mann, Miss Bates, Miss Davis, Mrs. George
Frazer, Miss Ashton, Miss Gladys Floulke,
Miss Gallaudet. Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss
Alice Ward, Miss Curry Connolly, and Miss
f. Tisdel. The decorations of the table
were in white and silver.
The Ambassador will give dinner to-
night. when the company will include the
members of his excellency's staff. and the
decorations will be in the national colors.
The spacious rooms of the Embassy are
gay with Christmas greens. The handsome
portraits OF the Emperor and Empress in
the salon are garlanded with vines and
flowers, and a large Christmas tree is
erected in the bay window of the paTlGr on
the second floor. The children who VIII
especially enjoy the wonderful bush are
the four little ones of Baron Ferson, naval
attache OF the Embassy The Ambassador
and Miss Cassini will entertain at a small
dinner on the evening Of the 8th, in COM
pliment TO Mr. and Mrs. Cramp and Miss
Cramp, Of Philadelphia and on the follow
ing evening they will entertain in honor o.
the Spanish Minister and Duchess d'Arcos.
Mrs. L. S. Grant entertained at dinner
last night. The guests were the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Root the Secretary oil the
Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the Secretary OF
The Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Sec-
rotary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson,
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks. Senator and
Mrs Hawley, Senator Depew, Representa-
tive Bingham, the Duke de la Tore. Mrs
Matthews. Mrs. Frederick ID. Grant Miss
Hitchcock, and Capt. Algernon Sartoris.
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CITIZENS OF 1900.
Information Sought for the Columbia a
Historical Society.

good deal of interest is being shown by
a list of persons now residing in the Dis
trict whose ancestors were living here in
the year 1890. The secretary of the So
ciety Mrs Mary Stevens Beall. has receiv-
ed number of responses to the published
request of the society that information of
this sort be furnished.
1t is the desire that this list should
be made as complete as possible, and so it
is requested that those having such facts
who have not responded will do so as
promptly as possible.
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THE HORSELESS VEHICLE
A Vast Amount of Money Invested
i'm Automobiles.

The Number of Companies Incorpo-
rated In the Last Year to Promote
the Electric and OIL Motor Power
Machines Exceed One Hundred.
Some Astonishing Statistical Facts.
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The DeadIiest One.
CFrom the Chicago Post. }

They had dispute and they had agreed to
leave it to the military expert.
''what bullet" they asked, do you consider
the deadliest 2"
For several minutes he remained in brown
study. Then ne looked up with the air of one
who had settled the matter finally and definitely.
1.-The one that hits" he said
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs Beveridge. wife of Senator Bever-
idge of Indiana, will not join her husband
in Washington this winter, owing to her
condition of health
The evening times., 1900-01-06
Inactive Bowels.

Many people suffer from constipation.
This invariably produces stomach, liver,
and kidney disease. Constipation is a dan
gerous disease. Cure it with Hostetters
Stomach Bitters. There is nothing better
1t will not shock the system and It posi-
tivels cures indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious
ness. malaria, fever and ague. Try il. II
NAV be obtained from any druggist. See
that a PRIVATE REVENUE STAMP coy-
ers the neck OF the bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-05
FIGHT WITH STRIKERS
THREE DEPUTY sHERIFFS SEVERE
LY INJURED AT LATROBE, PA.
Effort to DisDcrse Mob of Excited
Coal Company's Property.

LATROBE, Pa, Dec A riot occurred
here to-day at the works of the Besemer
Coal and Coke Company. Three deputy
sheriffs were injured and the borough pris-
Or is full of strikers. The injured are:
Deputy A. X. Baker, ribs broken; Deputy
David Detrick, badly bruised; Deputy
Logan, badly bruised.
1t appears that a mob of 500 excited
miners, who are striking against adoption
OF the Connellsville wage scale, came to
the works last night, hooting and jeering,
and proceeded to camp there, by building
a bonfire and then making demonstration
by blowing fshhorns and insulting passers-
by Superintendent Martin, accompanied
by E. +. Dayton, superintendent of one
OF the company's works in the Connells-
vile region, arrived, and when they
alighted from their buggy one of the mob
approached and threatened the life Of Mr.
Dayton, who Immediately came here and
made information against the strikers,
who were held in $500 bail This was really
the start of the trouble, and later in the
night the lighting became furious. Sheriff
May came to the scene of the disturbance
and soon had the injured cared for, having
the strikers, of whom about ten were the
leaders, locked up in the borough bastile
charging them with iiot and assault. Fur
ther trouble is expected.
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viously used to shelter the Beers" Mr..
Stowe went on to relate several instances
where the British had good excuses for
burning farms. but refrained. He said he
did not believe the rumors OF sedition in
Cape Colony would result in much.
Splendid commercial opportunities are
being opened up in South Africa" said Mr..
Stowe, ''of which the United States are
only just beginning TO take advantage. As
soon the war is over South Africa will
be one OF the best markets in the world, a
market where tho British themselves admit
that We are already outstripping them
Referring to the services of Adelbert s
Hay, United States consul at Pretoria, who
Is expected to return to the United States
In the course OF few weeks, Mr.. Stowe
said: Mr.. Hay has won golden opinions on
both sides, although for a time some un-
pleasantness existed in his relations with
the Beers owing TO the assertion that he
was British spy
Mr.. Stowe expressed himself as unable to
understand the attitude of Webster Davis.
former assistant secretary of the interior
of the United States, considering the fact
that Mr.. Davis made pro-British speeches
while being entertained in Cape Colony"
In Mr.. Stoves opinion Sir Alfred Miner
viii eventually become governor general
of a great South African confederation in
Guiding the Boer republics and Rhodesia.
Miner" he said. 'is he man of the hour,
a man VINO in power and resourcefulness
might almost be comnared to Grant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-05
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
Report of the Commission Appointed
TO Revise the Laws.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 4--The commission
appointed by the President to revise the
statutes relating to patents. trademarks.
etc, to-day submitted a report of their
conclusions to Congress. The commission
consists of Messrs. Francis Forbes, Peter
S. Grosscup and Arthur =. Greeley. The.
changes which they recommend are en-
bodied in three proposed bills. affecting
trademarks. drafts which they submit with
the report. Summarizing the reports of the
various hearings held by the commission
they reach the conclusion that there Is
general agreement on the following propo-
sitions:
''F1rst-That the International convention
the people of this country and that the
United States should provide for carrying
out its provisions.
'.Second-That the treaty relations of the
United States, the interests of American
manufacturers engaged in domestic and
particularly the interests Of manufacturers
engaged in foreign commerce, demand
national trademark law which, so far as
Congress has power TO do so under the
Constitution shall regulate and protect
trademarks used in commerce within the
United States, more satisfactorily than is
now possible"
1t was also agreed that IL the privilege
of filing caveats under the same conditions
as they are permitted to be filed by United
States citizens could not be properly given
to residents of foreign countries, the caveat
sidered that it is at the present time, of
little or no importance.
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LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Morning Post
seizes the occasion of General Merciers s
speech. in the French Senate yesterday to
criticise the weakness of British defences
which, it says must be attributed to red
tape; but the papers generally treat Mer-
cier's outburst in a spirit of banter 'It
is an idea worthy of the courageous sol
dier, who perjured Dreyfus into a living
grave and who, as minister of war, sat
shivering with terror during a whole night
at the Elysee lest Germany should declare
war against France" says the Daily
Chronicle. and most of the morning papers
comment in similar strain.
The Daily Graphic says: I'VE trust that
General Mercier's harangue will awaken
sober public opinion in France to dangers
the republic is courting by allowing Ma
tionalist firebrands so much license"
The Standard says: ''The incident is
rather encouraging to Englishmen, who
esteem and respect France, because it
proves that responsible French statesmen
are not disposed TO deal equivocally with
proposals having tendency to disturb the
good relations between the two powers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-05
CUBANS HARD At WORK
TRYING TO FRAME A CONSTITUTION
FOR THEMSELVES.
Three Schemes Submitted to the Con-
vention at Havana-Features of
Gen. Rivera's Plan.

HAVANA, Dec. 4-The Cuba constitu-
tional convention resumed it's sittings to-
day with an air of business. The first thing
done was to defeat overwhelmingly the mo-
tion of Senior Gualberto Gomez to discuss
General Woods address at the opening of
the convention. This action probably will
close the incident. Three complete consti-
tutions were submitted by General Rivera,
Senor Quesada and the colored general,
Morna. respectively. These will be printed
and distributed among the delegates who
will discuss them later.
General Rivera's proposed constitution
provides for President, for House of
Representatives, Governor for each of
the six provinces, an executive body for
each province and for one member of the
House of Representatives for every $4,000
inhabitants, with election by popular vote.
His scheme called also for the election OF
three electors in each municipal district,
whose duty it shall be to elect legislative
body Of eleven for the province in which
they reside. This legislative body shall
elect the Governor and four members of
the Senate. Finally, the six legislatures
shall meet and choose the President, who
must be a native Cuban. Candidates for
senatorial honors must have an income of
at least $500 a year. General Rivera's
idea is to have the power vested In the
central government. and the convention
virtually pledged itself to one state govern
ment at yesterdays secret session
Senor Quesada's proposition would GEN.
tralize the government in President. SEN
ate and House of Representatives elected
by the people, suffrage being restricted to
educational qualifications.
General Morua offered for approval the
Constitution of the United States. with the
exception that any one who fought in the
war might be chosen President His pro-
posal leaves the question of an army and
navy TO be decided by Congress.
Senior Zayas offered clause providing
that a judicial body higher than the SUI
preme Court should be elected by popular
vote and providing that any official re-
moved from Office should have the right
of appeal TO this body. Senior Ferrara
submitted a general educational scheme
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STOWE HAD A MARROW ESCAPE.
Beers Put n Bullet Through the Con-
sui Generals Coat Collar


LONDON, Dec. 4-James G. Stowe, the
United States consul general at Cape Town,
landed at Southampton to-day In the iden-
tical coat worn when the Beers held up
his train while he was on his way to Pre-
toria on a special mission. A bullet hole in
the collar of his coat testified to the mar
rowness of his escape. Mr.. Stowe likened
the guerrilla warfare in progress in South
Africa to the closing scenes of the civil
war in the United States.
Mr. Stowe, who is taking long delayed
leave of absence, and who will sail for the
United States Dec. Is, on the ST. Louis.
said to-day: 81 give the war in South
Africa four months TO come 10 an end. In
my opinion il is bound TO be snuffed dur
ing that period. / do not believe Lord
Kitchener will do much more than any
other general The present plan of the
British campaign is bound to bring about
the result. Moreover there are 1900 Boer
prisoners at Ceylon, st. Helena and Cape
Town. all of whom are anxious to have an
end of hostilities. Shortly before L left.
Christian Botha, a cousin of Louis Botha.
got up petition among his fellow pris-
oners at Cape Town, urging the command
ant general TO make peace. A majority
signed the petition, which undoubtedly rep
resented the aggregate opinion of the Boer
prisoners.
''All this talk about turning farms is
buncombe. The only farms which are de-
stroyed are farms from which shots are
nred at the British or those which are OBJ
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An Extraordinary Speech That Met
with Protests and Was Finally
Checked by the President.
CONSUL STOWE IN LONDON
EVIDENCE OF NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH IN BOERD0M.
Bullet Hole i'm the Collar of His Coat
The Situation in south Africa
Trouble at Cologne.

PARIS. Dec 4-General Mercier caused
a deep sensation in the Senate to-day dur
ing the debate on the naval bill by point
ing out the ease by which England could
be invaded. He demanded that the gov
ernment introduce into the plans for mo-
bilization of the army and navy methods
for the rapid embarkation and debarka-
ton of an expeditionary corps. The pres
ident, NJ. Fallieres, intervened, declaring
that such proposals were out of order.
In the course of an extraordinary speech
General Mercier said: 'iin view of the pos
sibility of war with Great Britain, the use
of the army is not sufficiently taken into
account. The times are not the same as
they were one hundred years ago. Steam,
the navy, the telegraph and the railroad
have rendered the problem Of the invasion
of England much easier of solution. More
over, England herself is no longer the
same. The Transvaal war has shown that
the British army, although brave, is not
equal to the task which England expected
it to perform. The British navy is power
full. but it has many coasts to defend:
France, therefore, is numerically Eng
lands equal at certain points and is even
her superior in the instruments of destruc-
tion. History furnishes many instances
of mutiny in the English navy at the mo-
ment Of battle. A landing in England is,
therefore. not beyond realization. This is
not only my opinion, but that also of high
naval officers. The British premier re-
Gently expressed significant fears, and, If
the principle OF landing is admitted, the
practical means of execution may be dis
cussed / venture to think that the work
I prepared while commanding an army
corps could serve as a basis for such
project. which would not be expensive"
At this point protests were raised and NJ.
Fallieres asked General Mercier not to en-
ter into the details of the scheme.
General Mercier replied that the scheme
could be "held over the head of England
like the sword of Damocles," and he pro-
posed resolution that the Senate should
invite the government to complete its prep
arations for the mobilization of the army
and navy by preparing everything neces-
sary to embark and dsembark as rapidly
as possible an expeditionary corps.
Protests were raised from various benches
and NJ. Delenessan. minister of marine,
followed the presidents ruling that the mo-
ton was out of order in the present debate,
by declaring, amid cheers, that the govern
ment could not possibly accept it.