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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
THE WATERS RISING
Number of Dead at Waco
May Reach Fifteen.
The Swell in the Trinity Menaces With Flood
the Country About Dallas and
Forth Worth.
(By the Associated Press.)

Waco, Texas. April 2S.-The flood situa-
tion remains practically unchanged from
last night Conditions could hardly be
worse. Every available wagon. dray and
float was brought into use and the entire
night was spent in moving hundreds or
families out of the submerged district
There are no new names added to the
list of fatalities today, but reports of
persons missing and who were last seen
in the overfiowed section are numerous
A call for aid, signed by the mayor and
many prominent citizens has been sent
out and mass meeting of the citizens Of
Waco will be held Monday night to devise
means to aid the suffering and those in
need. The local weather bureau gives the
rainfall for the past twenty-four hours
as 4.05, the heaviest on record
Specials from Houston say:
Not since 1852 has this city and vi
cinity been visited by such a downpour
of rain as fell here during the past two
days. The Salido River broke all previous
records and destroyed the fine iron wagon
bridge at this place. At Summerville the
school house was carried away and the
dam washed out. The large steel bridge
at Little River, on the main line of the
Missouri Kansas and Texas, is wrecked.
The Leon River is out of it's banks and the
electric plant is flooded, the city being
in total darkness
THE TRINITY ON THE RAMPAGE.
Dallas. Texas, April 2S.-The floods
show no signs of receeding. On the
contrary most of the Texas Rivers
are rising. A Fort Worth telegram at
10 a. m. said the Trinity River had
overfowed. doing much property
damage. The people are alarmed for
the safety of the waterworks which
are seriously threatened. A nine foot
rise is sweeping down from the head
waters of the Trinity. This will cause
Il big overflow in the vicinity of Dali
las and Fort Worth by tonight.
A bulletin from Waco at 1920
O'Clock said the list of dead there will
reach from ten to fifteen persons.
The property damage in Waco will
exceed $150.000. The telegraph lines
of both companies are gone south of
Waco. isolating more than one half of
the State.
Railroad movements are suspended
south OF Dallas on almost every line
in the State. The loss by flood and
hurricane since yesterday morning IS
estimated to reach S3.000,000 TO So
100000. including damage to railroads
and crops. The damage to- railroads
is immense.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
TARBoRos NEW KNITTING MILL.
Evidently the Edgecombe Republicans Have
Net Yet Received Their Orders
Especial to News and Observer)

Tarboro. n. c., April 2S.-The direc-
tors of the new knitting mill had a
meeting this week for the purpose
of locating site for this mill. It is
a fact that the mill will be out of
town, that is not within the corporate
limits. The directors hope to have the
mill in operation by the latter part
of July. This new enterprise will
work fifty or one hundred hands
The Republicans held their Con-
gressional convention here Thursday.
The delegation was very small. There
were a few white men, but the negro
was in the ascendency. The "onven-
ton was to have been called to order
at eleven o'clock but owing to causes
it was deferred till about two. Moth
ing was done but the election of dele
gates to the National convention and
presidential elector The delegates
did not know what to do, but it seem
ed to be settled that a negro would
not receive the nomination. The white
delegates did not seem to try to con-
ceal this. but talked it openly and
boldly. White will hardly be re-nom-
mated. The name of Dan Patrick, of
Greene, was mentioned by some of
the white delegates.
The town primaries for the selec
ton of town commissioners were held
last Thursday night. 1t has been a
long time since so mucn interest has
been manifested in town politics The
attendance at these primaries was
very large. and all the meetings pass
cd off quietly. but with much enthu
siasm. The following commissioners
were elected, NJ. i. Hussey for the
First ward, j. f. Shacl<leford for the
second ward, and e. " Zoeller for the
Third ward. The Republicans have
ceased to take any part in politics
in town, though at one time they were
able to elect from the third ward.
The town election comes off in May.
Mrs. /. b. Pallamountain who has
been critically i'll is improving.
Mrs. c. F. Clayton whose condition
for several days has been serious is
reported today as convalescent.
1t will not be long now before our
people will be using electric lights.
The poles have been distributed over
town. and work on the erection of the
plant will begin at once.
There is now in progress at Conetoe,
near Tarboro. series of meetings in
the Methodist church. in which there
are discussions on educational and
missionary questions. This plan of
church work was decided upon at the
last Conference. These meetings will
last for several days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
MR.. BUsBEE SPEAKS IN ATLANTA.
Interesting Anniversary Exercises Held by the
Odd Fellows

Past Grand Sire Charles M. Busbee. of
OF Atlanta and hundreds of their friends
at the Columbia theatre Thursday night
says the Atlanta Journal.
The occasion was the S1st anniversary
OF the order. and the strength and popu-
larity of the Odd Fellows in Atlanta was
atesed by the large audience that filed
the theatre
Grand Representative John B. Goodwin
introduced the speaker of the evening In
a few appropriate words.
After referring to the birth of the order
in England and it's subsequent introduce
ton into America the Past Grand Sire
Busbee paid the following tribute to ODD
Fellowship:
ut is one of the greatest moral, conser-
vative, fraternal and intellectual forces of
the ending century. IT abides, serene in
the consciousness of its acknowledged
powers, with fraternity as the central es-
sence of it's strength and practical char
ity the outward and daily manifestation
of it's mission. The world holds no bar
rers that can impede its sway or stay its
onward march.
cit numbers sec, 900 lodge members, and
with the members of the Rebekah lodges
over 100000; it's annual income is about
s9,000,0OO it expends annually through
its regular channels for the relief of it's
members about SO, 500 900"
He spoke of Odd Fellowship as broad.
tolerant patriotic, cosmopolitan" order.
and declared it to be 1.-The essence OF
earthly wisdom as a humanitarian agen-
cy" In conclusion he said
ut has given me a pleasure to unite
with you this evening in concentrating
its anniversary. On this day throughout
the world from it's affairs ascend the
voices of it's faithful sons in gratitude for
the blessings that environ it and for the
peace and prosperity that prevail within
it's lodge rooms; from the busting centers
of crowded life and from hamlet and
plain and mountin side, from sea to sea
across the American continent, from the
cities of the fatherland. and from the
new and vigorous jurisdictions of Den
mark and Sweden and Norway.
81 need not ask you brethren to keep
the faith. Let us at all times and under
all circumstances remember and fulfill
the pledges made a common altar of du-
ties to be done 10 ourselves. our, broth
rem, our country and our God. Let'us
gather fresh irsnirati0n this evening.
Prosperity blesses and strengthens the
order everywhere.
II am glad to note the evidence of its
strength in this metropolis of the south
this city that sets the pace for all other
progressive and growing southern COM
munities. city that rests not alone
upon it's material development and its
ever expanding business and commercial
enterprise. but also upon the moral and
humanitarian endeavors of its people.
Long may it stand
"A light upon a nations hill
A light that evil cannot still.
source of blessing to the land,
It's strength not brick, nor stone nor
wood,
But justice, love and brotherhood"
NEWTON PLAYS GOOD BALL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
Barely Escaped With His Life.
lspecial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Beaufort, n. c.. April 28.-The build
ing belonging to W. b. Duncan and
used by J.. A. Perry for grist mill
was destroyed by fire together with a
quantity of meal corn, wood and 9th
eI things and is total loss. Mr.. Per-
ry who slept in the sec1id story had
to jump from the second story win
dow. He came near being burned to
death, and had his hands and arms
burned in trying to escape. The house
south of the mill was damaged. Perry
was insured for twenty-five hundred.
There was no insurance on the build
ing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
TYRRELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
The 'Collud Gemmen" is Obeying Orders and
Staying Away Fun Meetin."

Especial to News and Observer
Columbia, N, c.. April 2S.-The Tyrrell
county Republican convention assembled
in the Court House here Thursday for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
State, Congressional and Senatorial con-
ventions.
The convention" was so small that it
felt lost in the small court room, so it
sought smaller quarters, in a dark cor
ner up stairs, where it held a dark and
secret session, because its deeds were evil
The total attendance was some fifteen or
twenty
The ''cullud'' contingent obeyed orders
and stayed away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
Capias Served on the Sheriff.
Especial to News and Observer

Charlotte, n. c., April 2S.-For al
lowing a white prisoner, named Nay
berry to escape recently Sheriff Wal
lace and Deputy Sheriff Johnson to-
day had a capias served on them by
Deputy Marshal Hampton. Both Off
GERS were placed under one thousand
dollar bond to appear at the next
term Criminal court. Mayberry feign-
eel sickness. and requested to leave
the table for a short time. when he
took advantage of the opportunity
and escaped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29

A fad is a peculiar fancy of some one
you know.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
Whipping Negroes in Delaware.

Dover, Del, April 2S.-Fully a thou
sand people were present at the coun-
ty Jail here today to witness the whip
ping of nine culprits, all colored. who
had been sentenced for petit larceny.
-Four OF the nine received twenty lash
es. The lash was we'll laid on by Sher-
III Wharton. Samuel Granger. an old
offender, in addition to his lashes was
compelled to stand in the pillory for
one hour.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29

When anything happens to small
boy it is invariably a few minutes before
the school bell rings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
Republicans Meet at Roxboro.
(snecial 70 News and Observer. }

Roxboro, N. c., April 2S.-Republi-
can convention convened here today
in the office of the, Commissioners of
Internal Revenue twelve by ten feet
in size. The convention was presided
over by Bass Satterfield, now deputy
collector. The convention was COM
posed of revenue officers and some
eXpectants who are now on the stool
OF beggary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29

Miss Margaret Moring. who has been
teaching at Laurinburg, returned to Raj
eigh last night.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
PROMOTIONS IN THE
CUSTOMS HOUSE FORCE

Collector Stackable announced yes
;erday the changes in position of the
Customs employees brought about by
the resignation OF Leslie =. Scott. The
latter's resignation took effect on July
10 and now milford II. Drummond will
succeed him at the salary of $2.700 a
year. Mr.. Drummond Is rated by Col
lector Stackable as a very capable
man. He has been in the employment
of the Custom House the most of FIVE
years and had been a marine clerk at
$1,000 a year until yesterday.
James b. ellison will take Mr.. Drum
mond's place and John w. Short sue
ceeds ellison. r. NJ. Macauley Is pro-
NOTED from class l to class and from
$3.50 a day to 81 day. Charles H.
Durfee goes from class e at s2.75 day
to class 1 at $3.50 a day.
Collector Stackable sent to the Unit
ed States treasury in San Francisco
yesterday the sum of s79,952.97, very
large sum for the months receipts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10

arrive st some decision IN regard 10 the
station and ts location. They have
given Inc every assistance to- my work
~. indeed every one with whom nave
come In contact since have pesn her-.
Il expect 20 he here several weeks
longer. during which time : shall OK
upon a location for the stntion. nnd OUT
how much land is necessary ,'tn shan
need NIFTY or sixty acres at the nttqe',
| cxpecD and decide on what e nc scs-
sary In the way OF Laboratories AID
buildings. shall also decide how
many officers II viii be necessary TO
employ and what their salaries uuglt
to be, and these recommendation
shall transmit to Washington with my
report"
Or Stuhbs expects 90 leave Tor the
States again about the first week in
September. He will spend his entire
time on oahu. in all likelihood as he
has so much work on hand that he Will
scarcely find time to visit the other
Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
EXPERIMENT STATION
TO Be LOCATED HERE

DIR. w. C. Stubs, the special agent
of the Department of Agriculture who
came down on the Australia last week
for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the establishment of an ag-
ricultural experiment station in the
Islands announced last evening that he
should recommend the locating of the
station on the island of Oahu near to
Honolulu.
II want to find a suitable site in the
immediate vicinity of Honolulu" said
DR.. Stubs last evening, 80 that the
station may be in easy reach of all who
come to the city. have been told that
there are fine locations on the Island OF
Hawaii for an experiment station but I
think 1t best that 1t should be located
here and shall so recommend to the de-
partment. Probably after the one here
Is well started other stations. branch
es of the one here will be located on
Hawaii, but for the present we shall
be content with one In Honolulu.
MY instructions from the depart
ment were to investigate all the agrl-
cultural conditions of the Islands and
particularly to find out what line of
work must be given the most atten-
ton here. But l find, on looking
around that there really ought not to
be any specialization of the work here,
for everything needs attention. There
must be systematic Investigations OF
the fruit. grain and forestry possiblli-
ties here; the matter of raising vegeta-
bles must be investigated; there must
be experiments with the grasses, In
fact the whole gamut OF possibilities In
experiment and investigation ought to
be run through.
Take fruits. for example. There are
certain varieties OF peach that | think
could be grown here To advantage at
the higher altitude; but they viii have
to be brought here and then grown and
regrown, by cutting slips from the first
trees and replanting and again re-
planting until We get "A tree that IL ae-
climated, so with oranges, They grow
some oranges on Hawaii, ! understand,
but fney. do not seem 10 have develop
ed the Industry 20 any great extent
Then there ID the raising Of grain,
Years ago they had hundreds ~ iarsA
IN wheat on Maui, but It's cultivation
has been abandoned practically. Ana
the forestry department. VIII have "a
ha given some attention likewise,
~ met with tho Hawaiian Planters
Ass0elall0n the other day 90 consult
Nlih them ne 90 The matter ~ The Flaf
llnn and | hAya another meeilps sim
them tomorrow a. which w hWi9 -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10

AXIS for absolute divorce and ihe custody
~ he children. Lorrin Andrews u Aus
tins attorney.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
LOSES q FINGER.
Mrs. Otto lsenberg Has Operation
Performed

While in San Francisco, shortly be-
fore her return to this city Mrs. Otto
Isenberg met with n peculiar accident
as a result of which she had to have
the third finger of her right hand am
putated yesterday. In some manner
Mrs. Isenberg drove needle into her
finger while at the Occidental hotel in
San Francisco.
The needle made a painful wound
but not a serious one and little was
thought of 1t at the time. But during
the trip to the Islands the finger grew
worse and on arriving here Mrs. Isen-
berg called DR.. Hoffman's attention to
it. He treated the whole hand but
blood poisoning had set in and it was
decided yesterday that amputation
would be necessary. So the operation
took place Immediately Drs. Wood and
Hoffman performing it,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10

such was the conclusion reached by the
coroners jury sworn to find the motive:
for and cause of the death of the woman
who was foully murdered in Robello lane
Palama. Monday night. The jurymer
were William savidge, Eugene T.. Sulli-
van. Frank ]. Kreugcr, II. Lose, w. T,
Rawllns and Charles Phillips; High Sher-
IL Brown acting as coroner.
The remains of the unfortunate woman
were viewed by the jury yesterday fore
noon at the Undertaking parlors of Hen
~ Williams. where the true nature of the
terrible wounds inflicted upon her body by
the insane man were disclosed. 1t was
most severed from the body by the razor.
a bullet wound, very small, was noticed
in the chin. The ball ranged through the
mouth and lodged in the left shoulder,
from which it was removed and used us
evidence before the coroner's jury. The
hesh was somewhat burned about the
chin. indicating the close proximity of the
revolver when Tired. second bullet
weund was found in. the right breast. the
bar finding lodgment in the back near the
spine. From the small of the back and
extending around to the abdomen was a
terrible cash nearly a foot long. Other
gashes were found on the nose and body,
showing that the murderer had used his
weapon with a fiendish certainty.
The razor was found yesterday morning
after daylight in the grass plot near
where the body was found 1t was new
one. Upon the theory that the second
bullet was fired at the rear of the house
,.,l,. h. faly fI,a
police are of the opinion that Puueo had
followed Naomi until she had fallen. when
he completed the deed. and then cut his
OWL throat, but not before he had thrown
away the weapon and taken from his
PICKET his letter to the High Sheriff.
The body of Naomi was buried yester-
day afternoon in Nuuanu Cemetery. She
is reported TO have left considerable es-
tate, SO that her children will not be en-
tirely helpless. She has two grown sons,
one of whom resides at Walk XII. The
other son went to the Philippines with
the American troops, having slowed away
with one of the regiments in the early
stages of the war. His present where
ahouts are not known. An adopted
daughter, child of seven years, followed
the remains to the grave.
What is consiuered marvel of physl-
cal endurance and mystery is that Puueo
Continued to live yesterday despite the
huge oriflce in his throat. DR.. Wood, the
Queens Hospital surgeon, said that 1t
was remarkable case. The man regain
ed consciousness early in the morning.
but OF course was unable to speak, as
there Is no connection between his throat
and lower part of his neck. DIR. Wood had
not dared to stitch the wound for fear
that the stitches would not hold, and,
further, he was afraid IL that was done
the man would burst a blood vessel and
die before they could open the wound
again.
Puueo was not married to Naomi, de-
spite the statements contained in his pub
lie letter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
Native Leaders Go Touring.

The three native orators, Robert w.
Wilcox, David Kalauokalani and Jas.
X. Kaulla. left yesterday for tour of
Hawaii to spread the propaganda Of
the Independent party through that
island. They went on the Kinau in
tending to stop at Mahukona and
thence make the circuit of the island.
After talking the natives of that island
to death they will proceed to Maui and
IL they have any voices left after tour
ing that island they will go on and
finish up on Molokai
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
A MOTHER TELLS HOW SHE saw
ED HER LITTLE DAUGHTERS
IEIV

I am the mother of eight children.
and have had a great deal of experience
with medicines. Last summer my little
daughter had the dysentery In Its worst
form. We thought she would die. I
tried everything | could think of. but
nothing seemed to do her any good.
| saw by an advertisement In our paper
that Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was highly recon-
mended. and sent and rot bottle at
once. 1t proved to be one of the very
best medicines we ever had In the
house. 1t saved my little daughters
life. I am anxious for every mother
to know what an excellent medicine It
is. Had 7 known It Mt first 1t would
have saved me great deal Of anxiety
and my little daughter much suffering.
Yours truly. Mrs. Geo. II. Burdick. Lib
erty. r. I. For sale by all druggists and
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd,
agents for II. I.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10

AXIS for absolute divorce and no cnstod,
~ hs children. i.orrin Andrews u Aus.
TINS attorney.
TO CANCEL A DEED
Rauahlkcn. n nntivc woman, has ap.
pi I'd to the Circuit Court lot tl0 cancel
intlon or decd given 90 y NJ keaioNh.
TO n certain piece Of property al Waiaiua.
The land O. WotN ID, she says. but shc
- "a 1t foi So helrE Ignorant 90 ~ val.
ne. and relying on the defendant. who do
ceiNcd her. J. r. be Holt Is plaintiffs at
tortoy.
ENRICHMENT CASE DISMISSED.
As a result Of the decision OF the SUI
prtmo Court In the oJcotmcut case OF
Bush vs. the Republic, the case OF the
kapiolanl Estate va. the Territory was
di, continued by the attorneys for the Es-
tate yesterday.
RULING MODIFIED.
Judge Humphreys yesterday umeadcd
tie ruling IN the matter OF the estate OF
Antoine Rodriguez, charging the estate of
the former executor. the late Antoine Ro-
sa, with the payment of S1,Si0.o5
ADMINISTRATION APPOINTED.
j. NJ. Monsarrat was yesterday appoint.
ed administrator of the estate of Kekipi,
native woman who died recently. The
estate consists of 1850 in cash deposited
in the First American Bank of Hawaii
and the only heir is Frederick De Costa,
kekipfs husband.
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS.
Judge Silliman rendered judgement for
the plaintiff in the case of II. w. McChes-
noy & Sons VS.. l.. Andrade for SS.o5
GootEe ID. Gear represented the plant n
and a. G.. Correa the defendant.
CASE ON TRIAL.
Judge Silllnan is trying ,he assumpsit
case of Gehring and Butzke vs. j. Cook
ct al. In which Magoon and Long repre-
sent the plaintiff and Robertson and VIII
der the defendants J he case was begun
late yesterday afternoon and viii be CON
tiuued this morning.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
MURDERER STILL LIVES
COroner's Jury Declares That Naomi
DIED From a Razor Cut and
Not Bullets.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'VE, the coroner's jury, find that
; the said Naomi Kaaihue (w) came
; to her death in Honolulu on the
; 9Th day OF August. a. ID. 1900. by be-
ing severely cut on the neck with "A
. razor In the hands of one Puuoo,
her husband, with intent to Kill
; her. said wound causing hemor-
. rhngo, from winch she Immediately
; died"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10

Hives are terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Doane's Ointment never fails. Instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
chemists. so cents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10

RULING MODIFIED.

Judge Humphreys yesterday ameadcd
/ ir ruling IN the matter OF the estate OF
Antoine Rodriguez. charging the estate Of
the former executor. the late Antoine Ro-
sa, with the payment of S1,Si005