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For Lieut. Aries aud Fourteen
Others Makes a Triumphal
Journey Army Goes Wild as
He Parses Tlirongli its Ranks.
Santiago Dispatch, 7th irst.
The Spanish authorities consented this
morning to exchange Lieutenant Hob
son and his men, and a truce was estab
lished for that purpose. The place se
lected for the exchange was under a tree
between the American and Spanish lines,
two-thirds of a mile'beyond the entrench
ments occupied by Col. Wood's Rough
Riders and near Gen. Wheeler's head
quarters. ' -
The American prisoners left the Reina
Merced3 hospital, on the outskirts of
Santiago, where they had been confined,
in charge of Major Iries, a Spanish staff
officer, who speaks English well. The
prisoners were conducted to the
meeting place on foot, but were not
blindfolded.
Col. John Jacob Astor and Lieut. Mi-
ley, accompanied by interpreter Maestro,
were in charge of the Spanish prisoners
who were to be given in exchange.
These consisted of Lieut. Amello Vblez
and Lieut Aurelius, a German, belonging
to the Twenty ninth Regular Spanish In-
faLtry, who were captured at El Caney
last Friday. Lieut. Adolfo Aries, of the
First Provisional Kegiment of Barcelona,
one of the most aristocratic military or
ganizations of the" Spanish army, and
fourteen non-com missoned officers and
privates, and Lieut;Ariesand a number of
the men were wounded in the fight at
El Caney. The Spanish prisoners were
taken through the American line3 mount
ed aVid blind-folded.
COURTESY AND FORMALITY.
The meeting between Col. Astoi and
Major Iries was extremely courteous,
but -very formal, and no attempt was
made by either of them to discuss any
thing but the subject in hand.
Major Iries was given his choice of
the three Spanish lieutenants in ex
change for Hobson, and was also in
formed that he could have all of the
fomteen men in exchange for the
American sailors. He selected Lieut
Aries, and the other two Spanish offi
cers were conducted back to Juragua.
COWBOYS GIVE WILD CHEERS.
As Hobson and the other men of the
Merritnac approached tbe first line of
entrenchments, occupied by the Rough
Riders, low murmurs ran from one end
of the line of cowboys and Easter a ath
letes to the i-ther. By thetiuie the re
turning party reached them every man
was on his feet, cheering wildly and
rushing over every obstacle that chanced
to be in their wav in their efforts to
reach Hobson and his party and grasp
them by the hand.
The released prisoners were soon sur
rounded and compelled to stop to re
ceive the greetings, congratulations and
vigorous, heartfelt handshaking of men
they had never seen beiore. Sunburn
ed cavalrymen,, who had spent their
lives - in the saddle, on the plains of
Arizona, New Mexico and other Western
States or Territories, and who did not
know the difference between a ship's
maintop and keel,.-.' threw their arms
around the sailor boys and literally
dragged them over the entrenchments,
all. the time sending out yells that under
other circumstances would have struck
terror to hearts even as gallant as those
of the Merritnac heroes.
No mountain fastness of the West ever
resounded with shouts from an Indian
war dance that equaled the wild outbreak
of American spirit which occurred at this
meeting of the sailors who did their duty
with every Spanish gun in the harbor
trained upon them, and the hardy men
who, from the day of their arrival in Cu
ba, have fought their way over the bod
ies of their own dead and wounded to
the very gates of the city which they
will gladly storm again when ordered to
do so. . . , -
The Seventy-first New York Volun
teers, near' the-Rough Riders, was the
next regiment to fall upon Hobson and
his men, and almost immediately the
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, both colored
regiments, joined in the general enthusi
asm. Cheer after cheer arose as Hobson
and his companions forced their way
through the lines of white and colored
soldiers.
Hobson, so far as possible, grasped
each hand extended toward him. and
neither he uor his men made any protest
against the uncomfortable crowding and
jostling which they had to undergo.
i SAMPSON EliBRACD HIM.
When Hobson reached the deck of the
flagship one of the first to greet him was
Admiral Sampson. Their meeting was
affecting. The American admiral, who
at once had been struck by the boldness
of Hobson's plan, when the lieutenant first
proposed to sink the Merrimac, showed a
father's interest in" the returning hero.
He embraced Hobson, giving him a wel
come the sincerity of which could not be
mistaken. Hardley less delighted over
Hobson's safe return were Captain Chad-
wick and his officers.
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He tells the Story or How the
IHerrlmae was Sank Torn bj
Shells from the Vireaya and the
Forls-IIobson and His Men Lay
Flat on the Deck Amid a Knit
or Shot and Shell Until Day
light, When the Merriuiae Went
ITuder aud They Floated OtTon
the Catamaran.
Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond
P. Hobson gave the following account of
his famous exploit, in sinking the Mem
mac, to a correspondent of the Associated
Press. . .JJjt Hobsoit said: . , .
, "1 did not mus the entrance to the har
bor," he said'as Ensign Powell, in the
launch,8upposed. I headed east until I got
my bearings, and then made for it, staight
in. . Then came the firing. It was grand,
flashing out first from one side of the
harbor and then the other from those big
guns on the hills, the Vizcaya lying in
side the harbor joining in.
"Troops from Santiago had rushed down
where the news of the Merrimac's coming
was telegraphed and soldiers lined , the
foot of the cliffs firing wildly across and
killing each other with the cross fire.
The Merrimac's steering gear broke as
she got to Estrella Point. Only three of
the torpedoes on her side exploded .when
I touched the button. A - huge sub
marine mine caught her full amidship,
curling the water high in the air and
tearing a great rent in the Merrimac's
side. "-
"Her stern ran upon Estrella Point.
Chiefly owing to the work done by the
mine she began to sink slowly. At that
time she was across the channel, but be
fore she settled the tide drifted her
around. We were all aft, lying on the
deck. Shell and bullets whistled around
us- Six-inch shells froo the 1izcaya
came tearing into the Merrimac and
crashing into wood and iron and passing
cfear through, while the plungin5 shots
from the fort broke through her decks.
"Not a man must move!" I said, "and
it was only owing to the splendid dis
cipline, of the men that we were not all
killed, as the shells rained over us and
minutes became hours of suspense. The
meu's mouths grew parched, but we must
lie there till daylight, I told them. Now
and again one or the other of the men
lying with his face glued to the deck and
wondering whether the next shell would
not come our way, would say: lladu't
we better drop off now, sir? Bat I said:
Wait till daylight.' "
"It would have been impossible to get
the catamaran anywhere but to the shore
where the soldiers stood shooting and I
hoped that by daylight we might. be . re
cognized and saved. The grand old Mer
rimac kept sinking. I wanted to go for
ward and see the damage done there
where nearly all the fire was directed, but
one roan said that if.I rose it would draw
all the fire on the rest. So I lay motion
less. It was splendid the way these men
behaved. The fire of the soldiers, the
batteries and the Vizcaya was awful.
When the water came up on the Merri
mac's decks, the catamaran floated amid
the wreckage, but was still made fast to
the boom and we caught hold of the edge
and clung on, our hands being above
water.
"One man thought we were safer right
there; it wa9 quite light, the firing ceased
except that directed at the New York's
launch, and I feared Ensign Powell and
his men had been killed."
. "A Spanish launch came toward the
Merrimac. We agreed to capture her
and run. Just as she came close the
Spaniards saw us, and half a dozen ma
rines jumped up and pointed their rifles
at our heads.
"Is there any officer in that boat to
receive a surrender of prisoners of war?"
I shouted. An old man leaned out under
the awning and waved his hands. It was
Admiral Cervera. The marines, lowered
their rifles and we were helped into the
launch.
"Then we were put in cells in Morro
Castle. It was grand sight a few days
later, to see the bombardment, the shells
strking and bursting around El Morro.
Then we were taken into Santiago. I had
the court-martial room in the barracks
My men were kept prisoners in the hos
pital. From my window I could see the
army moving and it was terrible to see
those lads moving across the open and
being shot down by the Spaniards in the
rifle pits in front of me. Yesterday the
Spaniards became as polite as could be. I
knew something was coming and then
I was exchanged."
Hobson was everjoyed at getting back.
He looked well, though somewhat worn.
On the whole the Spaniards treated him
better than mi?ht have been expected.
Mr. Ramsden, the British consul at San
tiago, was tireless m his efforts to secure
comfort for Hobson and his men. The
young hero knew nothing about the des
truction of Cervera's fleet until he reach
ed tho army.lines. He could not under
stand his promised exceptional promo
tion, but was overjoyed to learn that his
bravery had been recognized by the peo
ple. He is the same simple, unaffected,
enthusiastic Hobson, more anxious to
talk about the effect of exploding shells
and army movements than about his own
brave deed. The men who came with
him received wringing receptioa. AH ate
doing well.
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An Interview With tl. Keegu
on the Subject Outline ot the
Principal Provisions of the
New Measure.
Greensboro Record. .
The Record today interviewed Col.
Keogh about the bankrupt act recently
passed by Congress and which is now
the law. His large experience as register
in bankruptcy under the act of 1867,
makes him an authority in this particu
lar branch of law, and ' there are very
few, if any, lawyers in the State as fa
miliar with bankrupt law and the court
practice under it, as Col. Keogh.
In response to our request for some in
formation on the subject, he gave The
Record the following:
"The present bankrnpt act was approv
ed July 1, 1898. Voluutary petitions
may be filed 50 days after that date, and
involuntary petitions four months after
that date.
Any person who owes debts, except
a corporation, whose property upon a
fair valuation, will not pay tbe same, may
file a petition in bankruptcy and obtain a
discharge from all his debts.
"In this State in estimating the prop
erty, the homestead and personal proper
ty exemptions are not to be included, as
the bankrupt law allows the exemptions
to the bankrupt.
Any natural person, except a wage-
earner, or a person engaged chieny in
farming, any unincorporated company,
and any corporation, engaged principally
in manufacturing, trading or mercantile
pursuits, owing debts to the amount of
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or banks incorporated under State laws,
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Partnerships may be adjudged bankrupt.
'The cost of bankruptcy, by this law,
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rapt is required,, on filing a petition, to
deposit with the clerk $25; $10 for the
clerk, $10 for the referee, and f 5 for the
trustee. This is to be full compensation
for services rendered in each case by
these officers, there is a provision in
the law, that in cases where the debtor
has no mens to pay expenses of pro
ceedings, he shall be charged no fees or
cost.
"It is now unlawful for insolvent peo
ple to make preferences or give any
undue advantage to creditors. ' There
are conditions where business transac
tions of daily occurrence may be con
ducted with insolvents without danger,
but as a general thing, it is not safe for
creditors to get satisfaction for their debts
from insolvents. .
The practice under the present bank
rupt law, will not differ much from that
under the law of 1867. The general
principles are necessarily about the same.
The most important difference to the
people is the great reduction in the fees
and costs. Under the present law the
bankrupt may, after the expiration of
one month after filing his petition in
bankrupty, apply for his discharge. .
"The liability of the person who is a
co-debtor with, or guarantor, or in any
way a surety for a bankrupt, is not alter
ed by the discharge of a bankrupt. The
business of the bankrupt court will be
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estates will be wound ap by a trustee
The creditors elect a trustee at the first
meeting. If they do not elect him, the
court will appoint one. Referees and
trustees are bonded officers.
"In involuntary bankruptcy, it requires
three or more creditors who have prova
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an alleged bankrupt, in excess of any
security they may have, to file a petition
against a debtor. .
"Debts which have priority, are: (1
Taxes due the United States, the State,
the county, or city or town; (2) The cct
of preserving the estate subsequent to the
filling of petition; (3) The filling fees
paid by creditors in involuntary cases; (4)
Cost of administration including the lees
and mileage payable to witnesses; (5)
Wages due workmen clerks or servants
which have been earned three months'
before the date of the commencement of
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each claimant; (6) Debts owing to any
person who by the laws of the United
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these are to be paid . before the creditors
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ruptcy law. The district fudge will name
bankruptcy districts and appoint referees
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ry to transact the business."
THE SINKING OP THE LA
BOURGOUNE.
INCIDENTS OF THE
SEA FIGHT.
Terrible Scenes Follow the Col
lision which Sent the French
Liner to the Bottom-Women
nndk Children Murdered by
Terrified Men In Their Efforts
to Save Themselves. .
Halifax, NVS., July 6 The French
liner La Bourgogne, which left New York
last Saturday for Havre, France, with
505 passengers and a crew of 230, sank
after a collision early Monday morning
and 500 persons were drowned.
The disaster occurred at 5 a. m. Mon
day, in a thick fog, sixty miles south of
Sable Island, and about two hund-ed
miles southeast of Halifax.
La Bourgogne, which Is said to have
been going at a 17-knot speed, ran into
the British iron ship Cromartyrshire and
sank ten minutes after. .
The Cromartyrshire, though her bow
bow was itorn away, laid .by and picked
up the 165 persons rescuced. Of these 106
were members of the crew and 59 were
second-class and steerage passengers
No one of the first-cabin passengers was
saved. The captain aud other deck offi
cers went down with the ship.
Three hundred women and children
are said to have been on the La Bour
gogne, but only one woman was saved.
She was nobly protected and rescued by
her husband, Prof. A. D. Lacasse, of
Plainfield, New Jersey.
Some of tlje scenes enacted on board the
La Bourgogne just after the collision
were ternbiejo witness, jien 10 igni ior
positions in the small boats like raving
maniacs. Wo en wore forced back and
trampled by men who made self-preser
vation their flrit object. Oh board were
a large number of the lower class of Ital
ians and other foreigners, who, in their
frenzy, stopped at nothing that promised
safety to themselves.
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men, but so great was the pauic that not
hand was raised to assist in its launch
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senger over tha-head with a bar and kill
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Cervera's Loss iu Killed aid
Wounded Very Henry Sinked,
.BleediugMen Present a Terri
ble Sight Escaping From the
Spanish Burning War Ships.
Santiago Dispatch, 6th inst.
. The American loss in destroying Cer
vera's fleet is definitely known to have
been but one killed and two wounded.
All these were on the Brooklyn. The
Spanish loss is estimated at 400 killed and
1.600 taken prisoners. Five hundred. of
the prisoners are wounded, 200 seriously
and 300 slightly.
Admiral Cervera is on the Io'va.Cap
tain Eulate, of the Vizcayas on Admiral
Sampson's flagship.
The commander f the Oqueudo, who,
as I told m a previous dispatch, commit-
ted suicide, made plans to have his yessel
destroyed. When he saw that the ship
could not much longer withstand the fire
ot the American, fleet, he ordered all his
men below, had the hatches closed, pour
ed oil on tbe deck and applied a torch
Then he fired a pistol shot into his brain.
Captain Eulate suffered the heaviest loss
of any Spanish commander. More than
half the crew of the Vizcaya were killed
BROOKLYN WAS HIT 86 TIMKS.
The naval battle lasted exactly fifty-six
minutes- Commodore Schley says the
Brooklyn was hit thirty-siz times, but all
the enemy's shot fell back harmlessly into
the sea.
The men on Admiral Cervera's flagship
were paralyzed with. fear. After they
had run up a white flag, aud while the
Americans were approaching the Colon
to take them off; the men shouted "Viva
Los Americanos," at the same time ap
pealing lor mercy. Officers and crew,
numbering 504 mej, were taken on board
the Brooklyn, and yesterday were trans
ferred to the Resolute.-
An attempt was made by the Oregon to
drag the Cristobal Colon off the reef on
which she struck. This onl y made the
situation worse. Ihe Spanish vessel is
now. lying broadside on and is last going
to pieces.
Capt. 'Bob" Evans quickly brought to
terms some Cuban sharpshooters, who.
after the fleet had been destroyed, were
picking off helpless Spanish sailors dift
ing past on bits of wreckage. Captain
Evans landed some marines from the Io
wa to protect the survivors and sent word
to the Cubans that he would shell their
positions if they continued their guerrilla
tactics. This warniug had the desired ef
feet and no further trouble was had.
The work of rescuing the Spanish sur
vivors was directed by Lieutenant Bell
of the Harvard. The Cfiicago "Naval Re
serves manned boats and dragged the ex
hausted Spaniards from the wreckage and
the water.
SPANIARDS SAID TO HAVE BEKN DUCK.
Most of the Spanish seamen were drunk
during Sunday's battle, they having
beea well supplied with liquor on the
night before the fleet made its dash for the
sea.
Constant danger attended the rescuing
of the Spaniards, owing to the frequent
explosion on board Cervera's ships, all
of which were heavily stocked with am
munition. From Sunday noon until yester
day morning the men in the American
fleet were treated to a remarkable exhibi
tion of fireworks.
The Spanish survivors were practically
naked when rescued,-but clothes haye
been provided for all of them. They had
been made comfortable by Sunday evening.
Admiral Cervera, I am informed, ob
tained his firt news of Dewey's victory
after he had been taken a prisoner.
VIZCAYA'S AWFUL PLIGHT.
ss
Captain Usher, of the Ericcson, made a
hard run to get a shot at the Vizcaya, but
a white flag was Moating over Captain Eu
late's vessel when the Ericcson came up
"The American shells had torn holes
through theVizcaya's twelve-inch'plates,'
said Captain Usher afterward, "and
through them I could see naked men,
bloody and gashed, roasting in the shell
of the boat. Her guns had been left
shotted aLd were going off by themselves
from heat, but by care we wef e able to get
alongside.
" Her decks and sides were almost red
hot. Two men were climbing down a
davit tackle and as the ship rolled they
would swing against her ecorching side,
then swing back and out again.
"I took 110 men off the Vizcaya, all as
naked as when they were born. I know
of no worse sight than nacked men, with
bleeding wounds exposed. One swam to
ward me. 'Are you also an officer?' I ask
ed. 'No,' he answered; 'only a mournful
soldier.
"From none of the wounded came
whimper of a groau. In my dreams
had seen the Vizcaya in just this dis
tress and had succored hercrew. In dis
posing ot them I placed them about my
little deck just as I had done in my
dreams."
From the third officer of the Infanta
Maria Teresa it is learned that the Span
ish were overwhelmed by the intensity
of the American fire. VVe could not
breathe," he said, "and were blinded by
the fire. We knew from ths first that we
had no chance of escape."
He Is an Able and Influential
Democrat Who Stands on the
Chicago Plaliortii-An Extract
From Ills Speech ol Acceptance.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Mr. John D. Bellamy, of New Hanover,
who has been named for Congress in the
Sixth district, is an able an influential
Democrat who rings clear for the princi
ples euunciated in the Chicago platform.
He will ably preach the principles of De
mocracy in his campaign, and will stimu
late the party to renewed zeal.
As a State Senator Mr. Bellamy made a
reputation that was deserved He will
make a Congressman of whom the dis
trict ai.d State will be proud, and the
many indications that he will rout the
enemy will multiply af:er his campaign
of sound doctrine. aud thorough organ
ization. He will preach the gospel in its
purity aud invite sinners to repentance
aud he will also effect a perfect organiza
tion so that every Democrat in the dis
trict will strike where his licVs will be
effective.
There has been no truer and more vig
orous arraignment of tbe present dis
graceful State ad ninistration than is con
tained in the following extract from Mr.
Bellamy's eloquent speech of accep
tance: 'This being an off year State politics
will necessarily claim the attention of
every candidate for office. For nearly
twenty years our beloved State, under
Democratic rule and influence, had re
covered from the devastations of a long
and exhaustive war and from the curse
and blight of Republican reconstruction.
During all that time our State govern
ment was economically and honestly ad
ministered; our laws were promptly,
peacefully and impartially enforced; our
schools for both races were liberally en
couraged; our industries were reasonably
successful and constantly increasing, un
til the advent agiin of Republicanism ia
that evil and fateful year of IS J 4. And
what has been the consequence? Just as
soon as the Legislature assembled many
of ths faces and names which figured
conspicuously as prominent actors before
the Fraud Commission ot 18CS were seen
groping in the lobby an I the galleries
and fraud and corruption even stalked
through the legislative hall3. Drunken
ness aud incompetency crept upon the
bench, which before that had shone
so resplendent for its purity and ability.
"The races, which had been living to
gether in peace and amit', are becoming
again estranged; the executive of our
State Is constantly engaged in personal
broils, and the executive office, once
adorned by Vance and Jarvis, Scales and
Fowle and Holt and Caxr, has been con
verted into a plotting room where an-
rchistic and agrarian cabals are held and
unholy political schemes are hatched;
curses and blasphemies are frequently
heard;and pistol assaultsun menaces and
insults are hurled at visitors, without re
gard to race or color until the virtue,
intelligence and religious sentiment of
North Carolina is aroused as I have nev
er seen it before, and our people, right
eously indignant, are determined to rid
the State of this withering incubus. And
by the assistance of the Eternal God they
will do so, and our commonwealth will
ence more become regenerated and re
deemed from the control of those who
have brought it into contempt and disgrace."
F0YDEI.
Absolutely Pur
kwu rakwo aw . . up 8mc
I'ol. Wattersen's Iloys.
In his recent address to Kentucky sol
diers Colonel Henry Wa'terson said: '
have two Sas carrying muskets in the
ranks sons whom I dearly love, but
for wh se advancement I shall not put
forth the slightest effort. It is enough
for me to know that tney a'e serving
their country, and it it pleases Ood to
bring them back to then mother and
me safe and sound, I shall bless His
name as long as I live.
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It at ties With Tragic ftesnlt.
Atlanta Constitution.
While the loss of men sustained
by General Shafter in the recent
severe fight in the neighborhood of
Santiago is heavy in itself consider
ed, it is small iu comparison -with
the fatality of some of the battles
of the late war between the states.
The figures which wcgive in proof
of this statement are taken from the
official records of the government,
and relate to the union side only. At
Gettysburg, out of 80,000 men en
gaged in that battle on the union
bide, there were 3,070 killed, 1,497
wounded and 5,434 missing, making
in the aggregate 24,001 men eithei
killed, wounded or missing, or near
ly 30 per cent of the eutire number
of men engaged in the battle.
At Spottsjlvania, out of 130,000
men engaged on the union side, there
were 2,725 killed, 13,416 wounded,
and 2,258 missing, making the total
lost 18,399 men, or .nearly 14 per
cent. In the battle of tbe Wilder
ness, wlrere the uuion forces number
ed 130,000 strong, there were 2,246
killed, 12,037 wounded and" 3,383
missing, making the total loss 17,
6(56 men, or 15 per ceut. At Antie
tam, the union forces lost 2,108
killed, 9,549 wounded aud 753 miss
ing out of 85,000 engaged, making
the total number of men lost 12,410,
or 15 per cent.
At Chancellorsville there were
78,000 troops engaged on the union
side, aud the losses were 1,606 killed,
9,762 wouuded and 5,919 missing,
making the total 17,287, or 22 per
cent At Chickamanga, out of 65,
000 troops engaged on the nnion side
there wure 1,656 killed, 9,749 wound -
ed and 4,774 missing, making the
total loss 16,179 men, or nearly 25
percent.
Out of only 3S,000 men engaged
on the uniou side at Cold Harbor
there were 1,844 killed, 9,077 wounds
edandl,S19 missing, making theT
total loss 12,737 men, or 33 percent.
At Fredericksburg there were 100,
000 men engaged on th union side,
and the losses were 1,284 killed, 9,
700 wounded and 1,766 missing,
makiug the total 12,653, or 13 per
cent. At Manassas, out of 35,000
men engaged, there were 1,747 killed,
8,452 wounded and . 4,263 missing,
making the total loss 14,462 men, or
42 per cent-
A Close Estimate?.
Wilmington Star.
On two occasions a short time after
the suspension of the Bank of New Han
over, a gentleman cf this city, who was
loser by that institution, enquired of
the late Col. S. McD. Tate, who was
then the Treasurer of the State, as to the
amount of dividends he thought the re
ceiver would be enabled to pay, and on
both occasions he replied, "I see no
reason why he should not be able to pay
50 per cent." So far the following divi
dends have been paid: 1st dividend, 10
per cent.; 2d dividend, 10 per cent.; 3d
dividend, 4 per cent-; 5th dividend, 7
per cent.; total 41 per cent. It will re
quire another dividend of only 9 percent.,
therefore, to bring the amount exactly up
to Col. Tate's estimate.
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Negroes In Ofllee.
Pitts boro Record.
North Carolina is the only State in the
United States whose elections are con
trolled by the vote of the colored people,
and consequently this State has more
colored officers than any other State in
the American Union.
Had you thought of this?
The Republican party is now the dom
inant party in thii State, and three
fourths of that party in ihis State are col
ored men.
As a consequence you will find that: !.'
1. North Carolina is the only State
that has a colored Cop gressman.
2. North Carolina is the only State
that has a colored U. S. District Attorney.
3. North Carolina is the only State that
has a colored State Inspector of fertilizers.
4. North Carolina has more colored
members of the Legislature than any
other State. .
5. North Carolina has more colored
postmasters than any other State, there
being even in one county.
6. North Carolina has more colored
msgistrates than any other State, there
being seventeen in One county alone.
7. North Carolina has more colored reg
isters of deeds than any ether State.
8. North Carolina has taore colored
school committeemen than any other
State.
9. North Carolina has more colored
county commistioners than any other
State. -
White men of North Caiolina, what
think you of these things?
Had A Record
Atlanta Constitution.
An old colored inhabitant of the
rural districts, being asked if he were
notauxious about the welfare of his
son, who had enlisted iu the army,
replied:
"No, suh not me! Dey ain't make
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dat boy! In his short time er life dat
boy has outrun two lyncbiu' commit
tees, one sheriff, jumped out . er two
co'thouse wiuders, en broke three
ropes dat wa3 made srxshullj fer
him! No, suh; it'll take mo' dan war
ter kill dat bov.
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