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"""1 O $ CUMBERLAND Jabnett AND JOHNSTON V AND SAMPSON "PltUViS ALL IlllNGS; iivU.L J'ArT inAT WiJICil IS UOOB. A OL. VII. DUNNr N. C , JUNE 15, 1898. NO. 22. ION. ' 1 1 fdilR SO IS II Ihiiteen Hours' Fighting Between Hunting ton's Marines and Spanish Guerillas. m 3F IAIN DELAYED I! 1! DIAfED. Transports Under Convoy of Sixteen Battleships and Cruisers . Loft for Santiago The Stately Battleship Indiana Is to I t U ProcessionDepartment Has Taken Kvery Precaution insure the Safe Passage of the Fleet, ! Associated Press Dispatch, June ;. Mole St. Nicholas, Haytii Bays: innit-CoIonel E. W. Huntington's ::i vf marines, which landed from ::. ) it Panther on Friday and iiu-i on the hill guarding the tuii'jil cable station at the entrance ; outer harbor of Guantanamo. h b'-en engaged in beating off a btjish' ."' by Spanish guerillas and regn-;-.; Ki' e ;.; o'clock Saturday afternoon, i !-.; thMing was almost continuous for u 'tv.L Lours, until (5 o'clock Sunday r.ii when re-enforcements were ' . . i i fxona the Marblehead. ! :i of our men were killed and one v i.iilfit. The advance pickets under ! .u mints Neville and Shaw, are un . , : '.: for. . ' i' '!- tbe killed is Assistant Sur . :i .fohu Blair Gibbs of the regular : :..-. whose father fell in the Custer ;i - ;t ie. The others killed are: Ser . !'., t Charles H. Smith, of Smallwood; ! m , ik; William Dunphy, of Glouces- i. Mus. , and Private James McCol t .-in. t I Stoueham, Mass. Corporal i was accidentally wounded in the ! Tbe splashes of blood found at ; . ! :-ht at the position the Spaniards f 1 1 i ; i.l indicate fatalities, but their ..tirades carried off the killed and v p.i'le-l. ! ise engagement began with desk s' ! v tiring at the pickets a thousand i 'is inland. Capt. Spicer's company ."s doing guard duty and was driven !m finally rallying on the camp and re l irUkig the enemj' at 5 o'clock. Jiti bodies of Privates McColgan and 'unphy were found, both shot in the ;:ead. 1 he large cavities caused by the Millet.", which, inside a range of 500 I 'l 'ls, ,huvo a- rotary motion, indicate 'tint the victims were killed at close . a !l V:.'. I I o bodie-3' were stripped of shoes, ! ;! iih l cartridge belts and horribly !i:u'i'! i'.mI with machetes. When they - m Uuiight in the whole battalion f-.; nictl three sides of a hollow square limit the camp on the hilltop. Below hi the bay v. t-i e the warships at anchor. In!: in: n 1 f'l orn the hill camp is a deep ra . mid beyond this are high hills. lip: aiiriccut country is heavy with a tin- ket -gi owth. i ii i-ky was blanketed with clouds, n:n hen the sun set a gale was blow ing "awat d. Night fell, thick aDd im t i'.it ti al.Ie. The Spanish equads con- a'f 1 m t he chapparel cover hud the n i v-auta-e. the Americans on their edge I n iiishiui; tine targets against the sky ii'iil the v.hito tents. The Spaniards fmiht fium cover till midnight, dis ( vcrabie only by flashes, at which the luariut.s lired vo'loj'S. The repeaters souuded like crackers in a barrel. I !;e Marblehead launch, a Colt ma- hitie gnu in her bow, pushing up the l ay euiilading the Spaniards, and it is thought that some were killed. The marines, trailed much blood to the wa tti'svilge and therelostit. Thesharks aie numerous in the vicinity. 1 tie ships threw their seach lights ashore, the powerful electric eyes sweeping the deep tropic foilage and disclosing occasionally skulking par tics of Spaniards. Each discovery of the enemy was greeted by the crack of ;u bines along the edge of the camn i i'ii;e. or by the long roll of the launch's machine gun, searching the thickets with a leaden stream. Shortly after midnight came the main attack. The liraun's Successor Acquitted. . Jri'lce G. B. Gerald was acquitted by a liny, at Waco, Texas, of the charge of murder for having killed W. and J. W. Uaiiis, brothers, who were publishers tf The Waco Times-Herald, in Novem I .a last. The tragedv was one of the -everal towing out of W. C. Brann's ui fare against Baylor Baptist Univer sity, iu Branne Iconoclast. The Navy's Work. be navy awaits me army. me navy awaits the army. T"l- - tiriL shirs of Rear Admiral SamD- i r-od Commodore Schley have bat l clown the coast defences of ithern Cuba and have sealed up Ad al Cervera's fleet sinking the col- ?er Mernmac in the channel at- its litrance. which the guns of the fleet over unceasingly. Scout boats run- Viin; uuder the shadows of El Morro, cut the Haytien cable and now have oius 35 miles -of the coast east of Santiago de Cuba, including Guanta iismo harbor. Under the cover of the ;uiis of the fleet eastern Cuba rnav be if y invested by land and sea, Ad- Cerveras fleet aunihiliated and ilire province and its towns and the e i burs seized and held after a short -ampaign. ' Holding the Lower Bay. Ihe Navy Department posted the following bulletin: "On June 7th Ad miral Sampson ordered - the Marble bead, Commander McCalla, and the Yankee, Commander Brownson, to take ossession of the outer bay of Guanta iiurno. These vessels entered the har bor at daylight on the 7th, driving a Spanish gun-boat into the harbor, and took recession of the lower bay, which :s now held by the Marblehead. " BLI E RILLED. Spaniards made a gallant charge up the southwest elope, but were met by re peated volleys from the main body and broke before they wero one-third of the way up the hill, but they came so close that at points there was almost a hand to hand struggle. The officers used their revolvers. Three Spaniardsgot through the open formation to the edge of the camp. Col. Jose Cnmpiua, the Cuban guide discharged his revolver and they, turning and finding themselves without support, ran helter skelter down the the river side of the hill. The .attacks were continued at intervals throughout the rest of the night, with firing from suiall squads in varous directions. Toward morning the fire slackened. Dawn is the favorite time for attack, BIRD SE YE XIEW OF TAMPA AND THE TRANSPORTS AVE RE LOADED WITH and as the east paled, the marines, ly ing on their guns, were aroused. Some' were actually asleep, as they had had no rest for forty-eight hours, and tired nature could not stand the strain. But no attack came, Three new 12-pound field guns, which could not be used during the night, for fear of hitting our own men, bhelled several squads of Spaniards after daylight. They dived into the bushes like prairie dogs into burrows as the shells broke over their heads in the gray dawn. Lieutenant Colonel Huntington and Major Cockrell gave high praise to the nerve and steadiness of officers and men, especially the youug ones, as the engagement was a baptism of fire for a laree majority. The men were in dark ness and in a strange land, but they stood to their posts with courage and fortitude and there was no symptom of panic. The marines, though exhausted, were eager for more fighting, promising to inflict heavy punishment. They compli mented the daring of the Spaniards with characteristic camp profanity. Making Favorable Impressions. Some interesting impressions and criticisms of the American soldier have appeared from the pens of English war j correspondents with the army of inva ! sion. The opinions are. on the whole. favorable and the correspondent of The Times, who was on board the transport Gussie, seems particularly impressed with the workman like "kit"' and busi ness like intelligence of the American regulars.' A Torpedo Kxploded. A distressing accident occurred at St. Johns' Bluff, near Jacksonville, Fla., in whioh J. J. O'Rourke and Ed Houston, two well known yojing citi zens of Jacksonville, were instantly killed, and . Lieutenant Harts,, of The United States engineering corps, 'was seriously injured, and a stenographer named Barnham and a negro were also painfully hurt. Daiquiri Bombarded. Several American warships bom barded Baiquiri, some distance east of Aguadores, and near the railway line to Santiago de Cuba. Official advices from Santiago say. that the bombard ment "caused no damage. " Daiquiri is a mining locality. ; Our Sick Soldiers. Sixty-five sick soldiers arrived at Atlanta from Tampa, and were taken to the generel armv hospital at Fort McPherson. Nearly' all are regulars, only a few volunteers being included in the list. Many sick are said to be suffering from fever. American Medical Association. The American Medical Association, at Denver, Col.', elected Dr. Joseph M. Matthews, of Louisville, Ky., to the Presidency. attacking iorce. ftome say 200 and the . figures run as high as 1,000. Col. Campina, the Cuban guide says the Spaniards were moetly irregulars, but the reports of the discharge of Mauser rifles would indicate that they were regulars, as most of the guerillas carry Reming tons. The Cuban guerillas, as a rule, haye more dash and courage than the regulars. Despite the loss of the men, who are keenly regretted, the marines rejoice that they nave been engaged in their first fight on Cuban soil. They sailed from New York the day warwas de clared and expected to land within a a week at Havana. Since then, until they landed on the shore of Guantana moBay, they had been cooped up on the Panther, and they had begun to fear that the troops would beat them after all, MOVING ON SANTIAGO. Grand Array of Battleships and Transports. Under command of Major-General Shaffer, the first division of the United States army sailed ou June 12th from Key West for Santiago de Cuba, to be siege and capture that town. The army transports, 30 in number, left Port Tampa on the 11th. The convoying warships, believed to number between 1(5 and 19, met the expedition at Key West, and with this powerful force there is no longer reason for apprehen sion that the transports can be attacked successfully by any Spanish worships, even if such should have escaped the vigilant search of the na val commanders at Key West and off Havana. It is believed that the rally out of Havana of the three Spanish gun-boats was intended to create the impression that they were prepared to go out to attack the trans ports. If so the plan miscarried, for the crafts were detected immediately by PIER AT PORT TAMPA WHERE THE f GEN. SHAFTER'S INVADING ARMY, Commodore Watson's cruisers and driven back pell mell into Hafana har bor uuder the protection of the guns of the shore batteries. Even if these boats had escaped they could have done no damage, for the size of the convoy furnished for the troop-ships ia sufficient to warrant be lief that they would have been speedily destroyed should they have had the courage to make an attack upon tho fleet of American ships. Tne Spanish gun-boats are not of formidable char acter, not one of them being the equal in power of the smallest of the Ameri can cruisers, or even of such gun-boats as the little Bancroft, which maybe used as General Shaffer's flagship. Every precaution has been taken by the government to insure the safety of the troops en route to' Cuba. The transports will be kept as closely to gether as safe navigation will permit and the warships will be disposed ahead, astern and on either flank. The fleetest scouting vessels will be thrown far out in advance of the transports, and in order to insure against an at- 1 Spain's Friends Iiosins Hope. The Paris correspondent of the Sun day Special 6ays: "Spain's most stead fast friends of the press deplore the obstinancy with which she accepted war when totally unprepared, and de clare that to continue fighting when the cause is hopelessly lost will proba bly alienate France, whose good words would prove serviceable in the day of . settlement." . Subscribe for the Kntire Loan. In view of the probable issuance of a circular by the Secretary of the Treas ury within a short time, asking for subscriptions to the loan authorized by the war revenue bill to the anount of 5200,000,000, the National City Bank and the Central Trust Company, of New York, and Vermilye fc Co., have informed the Secretary of the Treasury that in order to insure the immediate success of the loan, they will subscribe for the entire loan of $200,000,000, or such part thereof as may not be 6ub- ; scribed for by the' public. I HI . j Rigid Quarantine of SlcIIenry. j The town of McHenry is quarantined j in the most rigid manner. There are no signs whatever of a spread of the disease. ; Let it Proceed. The Kruz-Zeitung, Berlin, says it can affirm the reports that a confiden tial interchange of opinion is taking place between several of the powers in regard to mediation between Spain and the United States. To be Removed. Chief of Police L W. Lees, of San Francisco, Cal., one of the best known police officers in America, is to be sup planted by Dr. James W. Keepey, son of a policd commissioner, Estimates vary a3 to the ; tack from the rear, seme of the ves sels, such as the St. Ltuy, ptrliai-F, will linger far astern ready to signal the heavy armed cruisers at the first sign of aii approaching- foe. The stately battleship Indiana, it i3 expected, will lead tbe pro cession of ship?, which will bo the most numerous gathered in American waters since the civil war. It is not believed that they will be lauded at Caimanera, the point on Guantanamo Bay, where the American flag now flias over the heads of Sampson's marines, as that place, while well adapted to serve as a naval base, aDd as a harbot of refuge for the American warships, is not parti cularly well suited for the beginning of military operations. The Expedition. The expedition that sailed from Tam pa to Key West prior to going to San tiago was made up of nearly twenty regiments of regular iufautxr, of from 500-to 550 men each, including beside the. regiments of the Fifth Army Corps, four regiments of infantrv that have been in camp at Mobile, and which formed part of Major General Coppin ger's command at that rendezvous. The total force of regular inlantry was about 11,000 men. There were also two regiments of volunteer infantry, about 2,000 men altogether, the Second Begi ment of Cavalry, from Mobile, 500 men; and two squadrons each from the First, Third, Sisth, Ninth and Tenth Cavalry,- about 2,000 men; eigbt troops of volunteer cavalry, taken from Roose velt's rough riders, 560 men; four batteries of light artillery, 803 men and 16 guns; two batter ies of heavy artillery, 200 men, and 16 guns; the battalion of engineers, 200 men; signal and hospital corps, etc. , about 300 men, a grand total of about 17,000 men. The Regulars were practi cally picked men, as not a single re cruit was taken, the regiments carry ing only the old-seasoned troops. The following is the list of transports arranged in their numerical order, commanders and carrying capacity: Miami, McDonald, 1,200 men; Santi ago, Leighton,950 men;Gussie, Birney, 100 men; Cherokee, Garvin. 1,000 men; Seneca, Decker, 900 men; Alamo, Hix," 000 men: Comal, Evans, 950 men, 17G horses; Yucatan, Robertson, 950 men; Berkshire, Dizer, 474 men, 174 horses; Whitney, Steples, 100 men; Olivette, Stevenson, 400 men, 155 horses; Segu ranca, (flag) Hansen, 500 men; Concho, Rick, 1,300 men; Florida, Miner, 600 men; City of Washington, Stevens, 90;) men; Alleghany, Nickerson, 450 men, 190 horses; San Marcos, Itzen, 110 men, 26 horses; H. Miller, Peter sou, 350 men, 300 mules; Saratoga, Johnson, 900 men; Leona, Wilder, l,2o() men; Rio Grande, Staples, 1,700 men; Yigilancia, Mcintosh, 1,200 men; rizaba,Dowus, 1,000 men; Iroquois,. Kimble, 950 men; Mattewan, Lewis, 300 man, 400 horses; Morgan, Staples. . ;' St ihv titer, Gault, Break water, Rivevo, Cumberland, . . . . ; Knickerbocker, . . . ., 90 men; Clin ton. State of Texas, (hospital), Youag. Barges: Bessie, Martha; tug, Capt. Sam. : -- Ou the side and on the smokestacks of every ona of the transports which formed the fleet were painted large white numbers, and by these numbers the boats were officially known, their original names being discarded. This was for the purpose of facilitating signalling between the flagship and the other boats of the fleet. Want the Vesuvius Tried. The advocates of the dynamite gun as a weapon tf warfare are urging the authorities at Washington to bring the dj-namite cruiser Vesuvius into more active service, where she can demon strate her ability against the fortifica tions at Santiago and other points of attack. The Vesuvius has on board three sizes of the dynamite projectiles, namely, those carrying 000 pounds of dynamite, 200 pounds and 100 pounds. Some of ihe naval officers think the Vesuvius has not trained her guns upon Santiago thus far because of the feeling of" danger which attends the handling of these guns. It is said that if a Spanish shot pierced the Vesuvius and got into her dynamite magazine, it would result in a terrific explosion and the wiping out of ship, officers and crew. There is considerable hesitan cy.also over firing these huge masses of dynamite, as naval officers believe that it has not yet been proved that they will not explode before getting under way. Vicar General John F. Cunningham, of the Catholic Diocese of Leavenworth, Kan., has been appointed Bishop of the Concordia Diocese. No Peace for Spain. The campaign inaugurated by some of the foreign newspapers in favor of peace between Spain and tbe United States is not approved at Madrid. Ac cording to the opinion of several gen erals Spain is capable of continuing the war in Cuba for two years, even under the most unfavorable circum stances; Therefore, they add, it is useless to talk of peace, unless it im plies a return of the status quo ante bellum. I he Yellow Fever at McHenry. There is apprehension at Washington over the outbreak of seven cases of yel low fever at McHenry, Miss., and steps have been taken not only to check the spread of the fever from McHenry, but with a view to preventing any possibil ity of an epidemic in the South, Surgeon-General Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service, has received a dis patch from Surgeon Murray, of that service, confirming the Associated Press report. Dr. R. D. Geddings, of the Marine Hospital Service, now stationed at Tampa, w as ordered today to pro ceed directly to Camp McHenry and tak charge of Camp Fontainbleau, the yellow fever camp" put in operation dur ing the lever last year, ana which is . now in readiness tor the present cases. - , Hanged for Participation in a Murder. i Frank Martin, white, was hanged at ' Wharton, Texas, for his share in the murder of the Crocker family. The I rope cut deep into Martin's neck, caus- ing blood to spur.t in a torrent from the i gash. A large crowd witnessed the execution. '. Lost It's Case. The Government lost its case against the Copper Queen Mining Company, in Arizona, to recover for $183,000 worth of timber used from public laad.3 ...... . ; OLD GLORY IS 1BL Six Hundred Marines Landed at Guantanamoj Cuba. SMOKING RUINS GREET THEM. Oregon Adds New Laurels to Her CrowD"A Hasty . Departure by the Spaniards. An Associated Press dispatch via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 11, says: The invasion of Cuba by American forces began today. Six hundred ma rines have pitched their tents about the smoking ruins of the outer forti fications of Guantanamo, and the Stars and Stripes for the first time float from a flagstaff in Cuba. To Captain Clarke and the battleship Ore gon belong the honor of accomplishing the first successful landing of the war. Forty marines from the battleship went ashore this morning and . occupied the left entrance of the bay until the troopshipTPanther arrived with GOO ma rines. The sea forces under command of Lieutenant Colonel R. W. Hunting ton arrived at 3 o'clock, and within half an hour they had burned the buildings of the Spanish camp and had set lire to the miserable little village which crouched on the beach under the hill. top of Guantanamo. The whole operation of silencing the guns and landiug the forces was as easy as placing a Sunday school picnic. The Marblehead, backed by the Vixen and Dolphin, opened fire on the earth works jesterday. The shore to the right of the entrance was lined with guns and rifle pits, but the Spaniards stampeded after firing a few shots. The city- of Guantanamo lies four miles up the bay" and a little Span ish gunboat came down to help the shore batteries. But she stayed just long enough to turn around. The main fort lies within the city limits and is still to be reduced, 'but it is not in a difficult position and the American officers say it can be taken in fifteen minutes when desired. The Marblehead, Dolphin, Vixen and two colliers have been off the entrance of the harbor for several days and yester day morning they sailed into tho chan nel, a mile further up, where they opened fire, sending 150 shots at tho forts on the left. The hills on the right of the entrance was deserted. There are no defences on the right side of tho harbor. No attempt was made to land until the Oregon steamed iu early this morn ing. Captain Clark immediately sent 40 marines ashore, and 20 from tho Marblehead followed. They found evi dence of a very hasty departure by the Spaniards. Watches, hammocks and ammunition were scattered about the earthworks and a Spanish flag was found in one of the rifle pits. - The little-detachment of marines held the place until the Panther arrived, when they wero recalled and the work of dis embarkation began. The first boat load had scarcely landed when the vil lage burst into flames. . Company B, under Lieutenant Hall, was the first ashore, and without the loss of a mo ment, the column started up the steep rocky hillside to the earthworks. For an hour a brown column of ma rines filed up the narroV path, eventually taking up a position at the top of the hill. As soon as the American flag was swung out to the breeze from the flag staff of tho captured Spanish camp, the-Oregon steamed away to rejoin the fleet off Santiago. The marines will hold the po sition until the arrival of ihe expected troops, in the meantime scouting in the vicinity with the Marblehead, Vixen and Dolphin lying by to protect them. Rear Admiral Sampson now has a harbor and a base of supplies on the south side of the island, and troops cau be landedr at-will. The iroop ships Panther reached the fleet off Suntiugu early today. On her way over the Yosemite fired a dozen shells into the port of Daigunri (Baiquiri), but re ceived no response. Guantanamo is but 40 miles east of Santiago de Cuba, and is a splendid location for a base oi supplies for the blockading fleet. Infringiuent of Patent. Alleging infringements of patents on steam river and harbor dredges, Al phonso Bowers has sued the Govern ment, in California Federal Courts foi $-50,000. Situation Improving. A private dispatch received at Madsiu from Manila, dated June 8, represents the situationthere as being slight im proved. It says: "In spite of the in surrection in the province, the capital is resolved upon resistance. The spirit of the people is excellent. Tbe defenses have been increased; fresh battalions of volunteers have not ventured to make an attack." Expelled from Porto Rico. Mr. Walter Bett, who is said to have been a secretary of Mr. Crawford, the British consul at San Juan de Porto Rico, the latter now acting for the United States, has been expelled from Porto Rico. Mr. Bett, it appears, was accused of communicating information to the Cnited States authorities con cerning the mines and fortifications of San Juan. Over lOO Clerks Discharged. The largest clerical reduction in the pension bureau for some years was ef fected by the dismissal of over 100 clerks and a number of the corps of special examiners. The action follows a reduction of the appropriation. Killed in a Texas Tornado. A tornado descended on R iddleville a small town 50 miles from San Antonio, and three people were killed. A boy's skull was crushed and he is fatally in jured. Several other people were in jured by the tornado. Much damage is reported and small houses were demol ished. The track of the tornado was about 500 feet wide. Organized Iobor in Allegheny county, Pa., has commenced a war of exterrai nation on three-cent beer. iNORTH CAROLINA PENCILINGS. FATALLY INJURED Run Over by a Carolina Central Train. Both Feet Cut Off. Mr. Joseph Black, of. Charlotte, was run over by a train on the Carolin Central track, and received injuries from w-hich he will probably die. The Southern and Seaboard traoks one of each run parallel from the freight depots nearly to the junction. Above Twelfth street the Carolina Cen tral's "Y" joins the main line. It was at this point the accident occurred. Mr. Black was walking northward on the Carolina Central track. A freight train was coming south on the Southern track. Mr. Black's attention was di rected, naturally, to the passing train, and he forgot to look behind him to see if there was any . train coming on the track on which he was walking. The latter train was made up of an engine and ten freight .cars. Captain Merritt was conductor and Mr. J. F. Stutts, engineer. The latter saw the man walking on the track, before he reached the Twelfth street crossing. He blew for the crossing unusually long, thinking the man would hear the whistle and step off tho track. The down grade going north is considerable at that point. After leaving Twelfth street crossing the train is hard to con trol on account of the grade. Engineer Stutta started from the crossing at the usual speed, after having slackened there, as required. He kept his eye on the man on the track, and as he did not get off, he blew the cattle alarn, thinking that the man would hear it and step orF into tho path. The train iu the meantime ;was running down grade. Seeing that the man took no no tice of the whistle, Engineer Stutts re versed his engine, continuing at the Bame time to blow the alarm, but all to no ayail. The man did not see 67 hear the. train, the latter could not stop on the grade, and the first warning the man had w as the engine striking him. He w as dragged about 70 feet, with his feet on the rails. The engine and ten cars passed over his limbs. Captain Merritt, Engineer Stutts, Mr. N. S". Hurly and two ladies who were on the Carolina Central "Y" and who tried to save the man by waving at, and screaming to him as the train bore down ou him, but who could nok make him hear,, were the first to reach him. His body. was ou tho outside of the track and his feet inside. Mr. Hur ly paid: T wonder who it is." "l am Joe Black, don't you recog nize me ? " Was the response in a clear and steady voice. Captain Merritt 'phoned for doctors at once. In a few minutes news of the accident had spread and a crDwd had collected. Mr. Black was made as com fortable as possible. He showed extra ordinary nerve. Not once did he flinch and not once did his voice falter. As soon as the doctors examined him they said that both feet wrould have to be amputated. Mr. Black heard them say so, and told them to go ahead and cut them off. It was found that the right leg w ould have to come off at the knee. The operation was performed by three physician. State Dalr men's Association. The second report of the North Caro lina State Dairj'inen's Association has just been issued. It is a neat pamphlet of 97 pages, containing a frontispiece and several illustrations. This Asso ciation is seeking to encourage the most profitablg branch of animal indus try and farming, and to help its mem bers and others to practice dairying on the best methods which have been worked out, and to help its friends find the best markets for their products. This report is packed with helps and suggestionsand has within its covers information regarding nearly every thing a dairyman needs, ordijections as to where he can find what he wants. The report is sent free to all members and every North Carolina dairyman or gow owner is invited to join the Asso ciation and take part in its proceedings. Membership fee is gl and the annual dues are one dollar. New members who have not received a copy of the first report will be entitled to both re ports on receipt of membership fee or dues to Octobor, 1808. Address the Secretary and Treasurer, Frank E. Em ery, West Raleigh, N. C. Rare Old Walking Stick. 'Squiro Erwin West, of Leicester, has in his possession a walking stick that is a valuable curio from the stand point of antiquity and artistic carving. The wood is of hickory and winding gracefully around the stick a snake has been fashioned, The whole has been treated to a fine polish, which age has enhanced. The cane was made in Pennpylvania in 1755, and was first the property of Lord Viking, an English peer. An ancestor of " 'Squire West brought the stick to this State in ante revolution days. It has remained in the West family ever since. Each heir hes prized the old stick as the most 6acred heirloom. 'Squire West is soon to visit a sou in Idaho. He will take the stick with him, having great faith in its power as a lucky charm. Hospital Crowded. The report of superintendent, Dr. P. L. Murphy, of the Morganton hospi tal, showed on the roll 75 patjents. He represented that the institution isfull not only full but crowded be3rond the the point of doing good work. There is necessity for rejecting ail but the most promising cases. The health of the inmates is good. For the quarter just ended the expenses have exceeded the appropriation $3,516. 42. Bank of Lumberton. The stockholders of the Bank ef Lumberton recently held their annual meeting. One year ago the bank com menced business with a capital stock of 815,000. Its success has been far be yond what was expected, and the capi tal stock was increased to 820,000. A Oenereu Honor. Mr. Washington Duke, of "Durham, has given another 8100,000 to the trus tees of Trinity to be used as might be deemed beBt. There Is no string and no condition attached to the gift. The money is immediately available for ahy purpose, though it will probably be added to the endowment fnnd, thus increasing the permanent income of the college to 825,000 a year. This latest exhibition of generosity makes the en tire amount given by Mr. Dufce to Trinity foot up to the magaiaceat total of 347(000. Tetter. Salt-Rheum ami Kczeme. The intense itching and sninrting, inci dent to these disease, is instantly allayed ny applying Chamlerlain'8 Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have bren permanently enrtd by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblain, frost bites and chronic sore eves. 23 cts. per box. Dr. Cadyr Condition Powders, are just what a horay nerd when in bad condition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are not food but medicine- and the best in use t put a. horse in rTinv? condition. Price 23 cents per packavf". For 'sale by X. D. ItooJ, Dunn N. C. What a Dream Did. Some GO years ago Joseph Everest came into the Warsaw Valley from Hume, ahd bought a farm three miles from this village. One morning he re lated a dream that he bad the night, before, and which he bad dreamed for three nights in puccesion. in which he had seen a vast treasure on his farm In the earth below. He was so moved bythe vision that, having selected a Fpot, he removed the earth to the rock, and with improvised tools began drilling with a spring After go ing down some m or feet and find ing nothing, he gave up the smirch, but still persisted in his belief of a hidden treasure below up to-his death, which occurred many years after. His nephew, H. T." r.vevset, of th Vac urn Oil Company. c.F Rochester, N. Y.. some years ago, remembered his uncle's dream, which was a household word in the family, sunk a well for oil In that t-pot, but found a "0-foot, de posit of palt instead of r.olcl. thereby fully realizing the dream of hi." unci Joseph of a hiMcn treasurer. Som two years thereafter a unall set of salt works were l uilt and from this small beginning sprang the imnien salt plants and the laige jmtput of salt in the Warsaw Valley, which has revolutionized tho salt business in the world. Buffalo Er.qulicr. UkT? tiir no mn 2 MONTHLY SUFFERING. 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C. Will practice in all tLe courts of the State where services desired. 2, II. Jl'LJJAX, 'Counsellor and Attorney at Lawr. I)I'NN, N. C. Practice in all courts. Collection! a specialty. TF. E. JfUJtCfllSdN, JONES liOKp, N.. C. Practices law in Harnett, Moore and other counties, but not for fun. 3 201y, 1 .,.! , ISAAC A. MUIlcillSON Faylttlville, N. C. Practices law in Cumberland Har nett and anywhere services are wanted. 80 YEARS EXPERIENCE -I mm trade ma pit ft. OESICHS, rMlO COPYRICHT8 JtO. Anyone sending ketch and description may quickly ascertain, free, whether n Invention U probably patentable. Communication atrtctly confidential. Oldest ueacy fur securing patent In Araenclt. We have a Wanliinffton ofljoa. Paten u taken through Uuun A Co. receive special notioe in tbe SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, ' beautifully llluirrated, largest circulation of any scientific Journal, weekly, terms fii a yearj l-VJsix months. Fpcttnn oopkea and LLl&'O tiootf P i'ATE.VTB tent tree. 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The Democratic Banner (Dunn, N.C.)
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June 15, 1898, edition 1
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