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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-28
Marriage at Cary,

Miss Rosa Peasants, the charing
daughter of Mr.. Andrew Peasants, of
Cary, was married yesterday morning to
Mr.. p. A. Dixon, of Portsmouth, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr..
Almond. They are now visiting in Dur
ham and go to Portsmouth on Sunday.
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ager of the telephone exchange, and Miss
Katie Holland, the charming daughter of
Mr.. w. C. Holland, and niece OF Mayor
Cook, took place Christmas night at the
home Of the bride, the drawing room pc
ing handsomely decorated. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. S. j. Porter, OF
the BAPTIST church, Miss Charlotte Hol-
land was the maid of honor and Mr.. Lyn-
don Shaw, of Washington, n G., was the
best man.
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a Marriage at Hampton.

Durham, n. c., Dec. 27-(special.) -
Invitations have been issued to the mar
rage of Miss Kate, the charming daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. T. Hampton, of
Hampton, n. c.. to Mr.. John Lansdell
Hcwerton, one of Durhams highly es-
tcemed young men. 1t will take place on
January at Hampton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-28

1t is hardly necessary to touch ever SO
slightly upon the desirablty nay, absolute
necessity tor a comfortable bed in these
The men and wonoen of this Twentieth Cen
tury, who make the worlds of work, business
and pleasure go round, are keyed up to the
sleep. 1t is criminal folly to deny
them "a good bed But what is "a good
be@?" A beds quality does not depend upon
polished mahogany, or shining brass, but on
the bed proper, and the material of which it is
made. The mattress is the bed. and should
be given first consideration. and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-28

Chills snd Fever is q bSCele OF Grove
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
and Quinine in a tasteless form. No
eure-no pay Price SOC.
t. 70. E. D.
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Anyway, the poet who dwells in gar
ret isn't troubled with book agents.
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Dupree- Holland.

Fayetteville, N c., Dec 27-(speeial)
Tho wedding of Mr.. II. E. Dupree, man
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-28
German in Greenville.

Greenviile, n. c., Dec. 27.-(Special.)-
On last evening the Columbian Club gave
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-28

THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MA
LAEs>
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-28

JACKSON SPRINGS MINERAL
Water cures dyspepsia, indigestion,
Rheumatism and all diseases of kid
neys and Bladder. If 1t does not. your
money back. For particulars, call on
Henry I. Hicks Company, local
agents, Raleigh, N. G.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03

NicksburG. II was originally intended
to take cascoes from the island Of
Polillo and 10 drift to the mainland, but
1 storm arose and three Of the cascoes
were lost This plan was abandoned. At
? a. m. March II, the Nicksburg put
her lights cut and ran inshOre % miles
south Of Casiguran, province Of Prin-
ripc. The party landed and marched to
Casiguran. The Americans had never
garrisoned this place and the inhabi-
iantS are strong insurgent sympathizers.
Having arrived there the eX-insurgent
officers, oStensibly commanding the party,
announced that they were on the way to
Join Aguinaldo between Pantabangan and
Balcr, that they had surprised an Amer
lean scouting party and that they had
killed a number, capturing five. They
exhibited General Funston and the other
Americans as their prisoners.
The insurgent presidente Of Casigurau
believed the story. Two of the Lacuna
letters, previously cOncOcted, were for
warded to Aguinaldo at Palanan, prov
ince of Isabella. General Funston and
the others were kept imprisoned for
three days, surreptitiously giving orders
1t night On the morning Of March Il,
taking a small quantity Of cooked corn,
the party started on 90-mile march to
Pannan. The country is rough and un-
Inhabited and provisions could not be
secured. The party ate small she'll fish,
but was almos. starved Wading swift
rivers, climbing precipitous mountains
! and penetrating dense jungles, they
marched seven days and nights and on
March - had reached a point eight miles
| from PalanaiL They were now so weak
| bhat it was necessary to send to Aguin-
/ aldo's camp for food. Aguinaldo dis
patched supplies and directed that the
American prisoners be kindly treated
but not to be allowed to enter the town
On the morning Of March % the advance
was resumed. The column was met by
the staff officers Of Auginaldo and de
tachment Of Aguinaldo's bodyguard
which was ordered to take charge Of the
! Americans.
While one of the ex-insurgent officers
conycrscd with Aguinaldo's aide, an
other, a Spanarl, sent a courier to war;
! General Funston and the rest who witt
| IL Macabebcs were about an hour be
hind. Having received this warning
General Funston avoided Aguinaldo's de
tachment and joined the column, avoid
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ITEMS IN BRIEf.

OIL CITY-While on his way to at
tend the funeral Of a FREUD Joseph
Thompson, aged 81 years, pioneer res
ident dropped dead on he street here.
About two years ago ~. was knocked
from a railroad bridge, u1i never fully
recovered from the shock.
FRANKLIN-George Brown Of near
ClintOnville, the 13-year-oid son Of
Charles Brown, died of lockja.'. caused
by wound in the hand from Z flobert
rifle. received Monday.
WASHINGTON, PA movement
mas Been started among a number 81 the
leading grocers and produce dealers Of
Washington looking toward the establish
ment at this place on a cooperative basis
Of a wholesale grocery and produce
house.
BUTLER-Jacob VI. Painter. who was
a candidate for denomination for district
attorney. withdraws from the contest
LATROBE - James Hartman, the
MiliwOod boy who was run over by a
train in the Derry yards, died at the
Westmoreland hospital.
CORRY-It ig reported here that the
McInnes Steel company, now located at
Emporium, Pa, will locate here this
summer
DUBOIS Curtis Warwick, a mine
driver. is lying at his home at Fairmour
City with his back broken in two places,
the result Of being run over by string
Of mine cars. He cannot recover.
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BEATEN BY BURGLARS.
Aged woman's Skull Crushed by Masked
Men, who Escaped.


PITTSBURG. April /. - Mrs. Ann
Ward aged 60 years, is lying in a criti-
cal condition from the effects Of brutal
treatment 10y three masked burglars at
her home. Thirty-eighth ana Carson
street, early yesterday morning
Mrs. Ward and her daughter were
awakened by the presence of the burg
lars at tn, ir bedside, each woman finding
revolver pointed directly at her head.
Mrs. Ward undertook to resist the burg
lars and, while the daughter was held in
subjection by one of the men, another
beat the mother into unconsciousness
with short club, literally crushing in her
skull.
The husband and son Of Mrs. Ward
We're sleeping an the third floor, having
in their possession about $1,000, the
booty the burglars evidently were after
Being awakened by the noise Ward and
his son hastened to the floor below, but
the burglars had made good their escape,
leaving no clue as to their identity.
ACCRA, Gold Coast Colony, April l.
Three hundred men Of the British West
African regiment. who deserted at Ku.
mas, marched aimed to Cape Coast Cas-.
tie, where all business has been suspend
ed owing to a fear that the deserters
will loot the town.
One hundred and twenty troops were
dispatched from Accra to Cape Coast
Castle to suppress the revolt.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL FUNSTON.

rather Ineffective, and only three insur-
gents were killed. The rebels returned
the fire. On hearing the firing Aguinal-
do who evidently thought his men were
merely celebrating the arrival of rein
forcements, ran to the window and
shouted: stop that foolshness. Quit
wasting ammunition"
llilarin Placido, one Of the Tagalog Of
fCers and former insurgent major. who
was wounded in the lung by the fire of
the Kansas regiment at the battle Of
Caloocan, threw his arms around Aguln-
aldo, eXclaiming You are a prisoner of
the Americans
Colonel Simeon Villa, Agunaldo's
chief Of staff, Major Alambra and others
attacked the men who were holding
Agunaldo. Placidc shot Villa in the
shoulder. Alambru jumped out Of the
window and att, mpted to cross the river.
1t is supposed that he was drowned.
| Five other insurgent officers fought for
few minutes and then fed, making
their escape
When the firing began General Funston
assumed command and directed the at
| tuck on the house. personally assisting
in the capture of Aguinaldo The insurs-
ent bodygUard fled, leaving 20 rifles.
| Santiago Barcelona the insurgent treas
urcr, surrendered without resistance.
When captured Aguinaldo was tire,
mendously excited, but he Gained dowr
under General Funston's assurance tina.
he would be well treated. General Fun
ston secured all of Aguinaldos cores
| pondence, showing that he had kept In
| close touch with the sub-chiefs Of the
| insurrection in all parts of the archipel-
ago.
1t was also discovered that Aguinaldo
| Jan. IS had proclaimed himself dictator.
| He had been living at Palanan for seven
months, undisturbed except when a de-
tachment Of the Sixteenth infantry visit
ed the town. On that occasion the entire
| population took to the mountains an6
remained there until the troops retired.
Aguinaldo admitted that he had come
near to being captured before, but he
asserted that he had never been wound
| ed. adding: Il should never have been
taken except by a strategem. | was
completely deceived by Lacuna's sigma
ture." He feared he might be sent To
Guam, and he was quite glad to come to
| Manila
Palanan was guarded by numerous out
posts and signal stations. During the
| fight none of the Macabebes was wound
ed. The expedition rested March 24
and then marched 10 miles a day to
| Palanan bay, where General Funston
found the Nicksburg, which brought him
to Manila. Commander Barry Of the
Nicksburg rendered General Funston
| splendid assistance.
Aguinaldo, who talked freely of past
events, said Ec supposed General Trias
would proclaim himself dictator, evident
| ly not knowing that Trias had surrend-
cred. lie behaved courteously and gave
no trouble.
General Funston says Aguinaldo is
above the average in intelligence and has
| prepossessing manners.
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Thursday.

Leading American artists in Paris, ae.
cording to a special cable dispatch, de
MED that American contributors haG
been treated with unfairness by the
salon juries.
Queenstown, an important railway
junction in Cape Colony, was menaced
by Beers.
The buildings now used by the Bostor
Conservatory of Music is to be converted
into hotel which working women MAJ
conduct on republican principles.
Twenty-Five persons were killed ant
more than 100 injured by a tornado
which swept over Birmingham, Ala.
The Italian steamship Jupiter, aban.
doned by all her crew save her captain
and two seamen on Feb. 10. was toweG
into Barbados by the steamship Juno af
ter drifting for weeks with fires out.
General Miles, who carried President
McKinley's message Of good will to the
Cubans, said he believed the islanders
would accept the Platt relations amend
ment,
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Friday.

Prominent Englishmen, headed by Ear
Grey. have formed The Public House
Trust company, Limited" to buy up the
saloons of the United Kingdom and dis
courage intemperUnce.
England, Germany and Japan have no.
tilted the United States that they would
regard the sigpn, of the Manchuriau
convention a. relieving them of obliga'
tions to preserve the integrity of China
Twouty killed seven fatally injured
and half Il million dollars damage is now
the estimated result of the Alabama tor
nado.
West Hoboken police captured q band
of thieves, one Of whom shot and wound
ed one of his pursuers Plunder worth
thousands Of dollars was recovered.
Seven persons said they saw a vision
of a dead girl in Nonkers.
Sing Sing village gave up its name fol
that of Ossining, an Indian chief Of the
18th century.
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GOVERNMENT ROBBED.
Huge Frauds In Commissary Depart.
ment Rt Manila.

MANILA, April 1.--Interest in the cap
ture and fate Of Aguinado is well nigh
overshadowed in Manila by sensational
developments, present and prospective,
Of frauds in the commissary department.
How widely these extend has not yet
been ascertained, but enough is already
known to justify the belief that they are
far-reaching.
Captain Frederick ]. Barrows of the
Thrtieth volunteer infantry, quarteTmas-
ter Of the department of Southern Luzcn,
seven commissary sergcants, several civil
ian clerks, 4 prominent government con-
tractor, the ,iStant manager of the HO-
tel Oriente, the proprietors of three Of
the largest bakeries in Manila, number
of storekecpers and other persons, have
been arrested.
The investigation has scarcely begun,
but thousands OF sacks of flour, a guam
tity Of bacon and wagonloads Of other
goods, all bearing government marks,
have been found in the possession Of
unauthorized persons.
1t is alleged that the contractor in
question. who has been doing business
approXimating 100000 per month. has
spent huge sums in entertaining officers.
a prominent commissary officer is ac-
cused Of leading a scandalous and I'm
moral life. 1t is asserted that large
quantities Of stores have been lost or
stolen in transit, and also that there is
a shortage in the commissary depot.
New scandals are developed daily. H.
licit transactions have been traced TO
June, 1900, and it is possible that there
are others Of earlier date.
The eXhorbitant tariff on provisions
makes the surreptitious sale Of commits
sary supplies immensely profitable.
Ii is understood that other United
States officers may be arrested. Lieu
tenant Louis *. Sweet of the Forty-six;h
volunteer infantry is prosecuting the in-
vestigation under the direction Of Col
onel Wilder, chief of police.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING:
THREE FELL FROM CLIFF.
Woman and Two Children ToppIed over
Mountain : de,

Mountain : de,
PoUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y. April l.
Between and o'clock yesterday df-
ternoon Mrs. Daniel Patterson, wife Of
a mechanic, her l2-year-old daughter,
and Nellie Chase aged II, all living in
Cold Spring, went out for walk. They
stopped on Table Rock, half way up
Breakneck mountain, to watch the forest
burning on Crow Nest mountain across
the river.
Suddenly the Patterson child slipped
and fell over the cliff. The mother
spring forward to save the child and
also fell over the rock, both screaming in
terror rs they fell. Nellie Chase became
greatly excited as she saw her friends go
over and she too, fell after them.
Table Rock is 200 feet above tidewater
and the side of the mountain rr' it is
very steep. The place whore oman
and children fell is In the rc~" ~. Rock
meath, W. IL. Halden's csii-a.c. ore
Mccarthy, employed by NJ Taldsn,
heard screams and ran M 10 to hill.
He found Nellie Chase in the branches
Of large tree, where she had fallen.
She was uninjured, the tree having saved
her life. but she was badly frightened.
Mccarthy climbed the tree and got her
down.
The Patterson girl was found a few
feet further down with broken arm and
a cut and bruised body.
Mrs. Patterson was found further
down the mountain, dead. She had fallen
at least 100 feet and was dashed to death
On the rocky side of the hill. She was 40
years old. Her husband is employed in
the Cornwall foundry at Cold Spring.
Nellie Chase is the daughter Of w. G.
Chase, shipping clerk in the foundry.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03
CHINA MAKES A STAND.
Absolutely Refuses to Sign
Manchurian Convention.

Has Evidently Taken Hope From the
Prorest' of Japan aud other Powers
and Has Dared to Openly Defy Russia,
Even Against Ii Hung Chans's Urs-
ings to sign.
LONDON, April 2. - Dr. Morrison,
wiring to The Times from Pekin, March
2S, says:
The Yang Use viceroys have carried
the day. Ii Hung Chang who wired
Tuesday urging Emperor kwang Su to
reconsider his decision, received an an
swer that The thrones decision, in the
presence of the unanimous advice of the
chief provincial officials, was irrevocable
and that the Manchurian convention
could not be signed.
"In spite of her threats Russia seems
disinclined to slam the door. Negotia-
tiOns between Ii Hung Chang and NJ
De Giers We're certainly proceeding yes
terday, when NJ. DE Giers agreed to sew
eral formal amendments of the text
Russia's cynical and bold diplomacy ap-
pears for once to have overreached it.
self"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03
AGUINALDO CAPTURED.
General Funston's Daring Ex-
plot Ends Successfully.

InsurEent Leader Was Taken on March
70 In Ills Hiding Place In Isabella,
Island of Luson-Capiive aud Captors
Arrive at Manila ON Gunboat vlcNs-
burr.
MANILA March 29-General Fred
Funston, who on March % captured
General Emilio Aguinaldo, when inter
viewed yesterday by representative OF
the press, made the following statement
concerning The capture of the Fill
pino leader:
The confidential agent of Aguinaldo
arrived Feb. % at Pantabangan, in the
province OF Nuevc Ecija, Northern Lu-
zon, with letters dated Jan. IL, II and
II. These letters were from Emilio
Aguinallo, aud directed Baldermcro
Aguinaldo TO take command Of the prov
inces Of Central Luzon. supplanting Cen
ernl Alejandrino. Emilio Aguinaldo also
ordered that 400 men be sent him as soon
as possible, saying that the bearer Of the
letters would guide these men to where
Agunaldo was.
General Funston secured the CORE
spondcnce Of Aguinaldo's agent and laid
bis plans accordingly. Some months
previously he had captured the camp Of
the lnsurgent General Lacuna, inciden-
tally obtaining l.acunu's seal, official pa
pers and Il quantity Of signed corraspon-
dcnce. From this material two letters
were constructed ostensibly from La
cuna TO Aguinhldo.
"Ouc OF these contained information as
10 the progress Of the war. The other
asserted that. pursuant to orders received
from Baldcrmerp Aguinaldo. Lacuna was
sending his best company TO President
Emilio Aguinaldo.
His plans completed and approved
General Funston came TO Manila and or
ganized his expedition, selecting IS Mac
abcbcs. all of whom spoke Tagaog flu
emily. Twenty wore insurgent uniforms,
and the others the dress Of Filipino Ia
borers. This Macnbebe company, armed
with 30 MnuseIs, Is Remingtons and 10
krag-Jorgensens. was commanded by
10y Captain Russell L. Hazard. With
him was his brother Lieutenant Oliver L.
NJ. Hazard. both Of the Eleventh United
States cavalry. Captain Harry w. New
ton Thirty-fourth infantry, was taken
because of his familiarity with Casigu-
ran bay and Lieutenant Burton J. Mitch
ell, Fortieth infantry, went as General
funston's aide These were the only
Americans accompanying the leader Of
the expedition.
With the MacGhehes were four ex-
insurgent officers, one being a Spaniard
aud the other three Tagalogs, whom Cen
eral Funston trusted implicitly.
General Funston and the American
officers wore plain blue shirts and khaki
trousers. They carried each a half
blanket, but wore no insignia of rank
The Macabel.iS Were carefully instruct
ed TO obey tile orders Of the four ex-ln-
surgent officers.
On the night Of March the party en-
barked on the United States gunboat
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READING, March pa few days
ago Professor w. l.. Phueger Of the
Bernvile high school was acquitted OF
the charge of cruelty to u pupil, Miss
Shalter, in drpriving her of her recess
because she would not make an ugly face
to the school as u punishment for having
made face at the teacher. Reasons
were filed for new trial ON the ground
that the professor during the trial had
spoken to five of the jurymen on the case
in question. which prevented an impair
ital verdict. The teacher is still depriv-
ing the pupil of her recess.
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Monday.

Lord Lansdownc stated that both Eng
land and Germany had warned China
against making separate agreements with
other powers involving territorial condi
tions.
\ special cable from Berlin says that
the kaiser, in opening new barracks, all
vised troops to quell any popular dis
turbancr with their layonets.
Sir Thomas Upton is quite enthusias.
tic as to the success of the Shamrock II
The Hamburg-Amcrican liner Graf
Waldersee, which arrived at Plymouth
from New York, experienced a three
days hurricane.
High prices. says a special cable dis
patch from London, are being obtained
for engraving, at the art gallery.
All possible leniency will be shown tt
Emilio AguinaldO.
Grover Cleveland explained and de
Tended in his lecture at Princeton hii
course during the last boundary disput,
between England and Venezuela.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03
Tuesday.

According to a Berlin cable dispatch
papers there publish speech in which
the kaiser expresses the hope that his
fleet will enable him to defy all danger.
French opposition papers, according to
a Paris cable dispatch, accuse the pre-.
mier Of fearing a hostile labor demon
stration in the south.
The decennia census of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
took place.
Lieutenant Commander Jessee Minis
Roper, commander of the gunboat Pc.
trel. was suffOcated while trying to save
a seaman during a fire in the gunboat's
sailrOOm.
Exciting campaigns have closed in Chi
cago. st. Louis, Cleveland and Toledo.
In Chicago the reelection Of Mayor Har.
rison is conceded.
Secretary Of the Treasury Gage said
the government did not contemplate buy
ing bonds or Increasing its deposits IN
national banks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03

Ing observation. The Tagalogs went
ahead TO greet Aeuinaldo. and the col
umn slowly followed, finally arriving at
Palanan.
Agunaldo's household troops, 80 men
In neat uniforms of blue and white and
wearing straw hats, lined up TO receive
the newcomers. General Funstons
men crossed the river in small boats,
formed on the bank and marched to the
right and then in front Of the insurgent
grenadiers. The Tagalogs entered the
house where Aguinaldo was.
Suddenly the Spanish officer, noticing
that Aguinaldo's aide was watching the
Americans suspiciously, exclaimed:
Nov, Macabehcs, go for them" The
Macabebes opened fire, but their aim was
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03
Saturday.

Records Of Egyptian kings who ruled
before the first dynasty, $500 b. c., have
been found i'm Abydos.
NJ. Jean Cain. the painter, is dead at
the age of 81.
Five members of the Mando.Ducat
secret society in the Philippines will be
put TO death.
Former President Grover Cleveland de.
livered in Princeton university his first
lecture on the Venezuelan boundary dis.
pute.
Seven passengers Of the steamship
Gwent, stranded off Long Beach, l.. l.,
left the vessel in leaky lfeboat but
were rescued.
Elliott c. Smith and +. F. Holran, rep.
resenting a syndicate Of English and
American capitalists, are the purchasers
of the Rogers Locomotive works in Pat.
erson, n. J..