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,:f ,11; X: Rowthern R R. Xlil aud
. ! nuns. Southbound, d vily (ex
,'. --.un-iavs.) leave EHzalcth City a'
.1 in., Northbound, daily, (except
. I.;-, i l-ave iClizabcth City at 2:45
. . 1. '. -litis Nos. and 4 leave Eliza
'., . v : " s,;'..thboiind 6 p. m., North
; . ,,i, : 1:1. Tbe trains arrive at
; ,;,.j,:-t:-: Jrui-js Norfolk ti Western de-N't..-i'-i:
c-.iitiect at Norfolk, with
i!! Hail and bU-aiuer Hues, and at
tvk-nton with Steamer for Eoauoke,
ic, Chowan aud Seuppemong
n- r.: T;a;i-.f'-r steamers to lackey's
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!ic:!i.v by Norfolk & Southern
... kopor, l'autego, aud Bell
:;;n,-n, o-.iuvrtt" with steamer Vir
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'.'UsiWntor. aud ali intermediate laud,
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;:Vistern Carolina Dispatch
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C lei X)ominloit Uino
i'ne steamer Neuse leaves Elizatx'tb
tav Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday
a C p. ;n., for Newberu couuecting
v illi the- A. ,Sc N. C. R R.for Goldsboro
Kir.-it'.ti, aiid ilorehead City, and with
tlu- V. N. iS: N. R. for Jacksonville,
Wilniintcu, N. C , ate. Returning
leave Newborn Mouday, Wednesday
Friday. Stops at Roanik,fc Is-::l.-i.
Ocracokc and Oriental in boJth
Tikt.u , sale at IvlizabetU Cit;
rU:iui to m landings. Newberu?
iiu.-,tou, Goidauro, Morehead Cit
tu-.l Vilmiugtoa, N. C.
jii'iy alj rail service between Eliza
'unu City and New York, Philadfcjphi.
ii'.tiiuore and Norfolk.
'J'UwuSi cars aud as w rates and
4aickr time than by a 1 other route.
' 'xcL-t ail goods to shipped vi?
Usui Carolina Dispa' ' a.- follows
('rym Nuiivlk by Nort &. Southern
Railroad; UaiUmre by W. &. B. R.
if. .. president SU ttt Cfjt u; Philadel
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k. k., I'icr if Htl). Ki.yer, Old
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p. m., Elizabeth City foi
Ci-es-wJl oil 'ihuisdayg and Mondays
at v;5o a. m Returtiiug. viU Jeave
I'ies-.vel! for Norfolk ou Tuesdays and
Kiidays at 4 a. m,, aud Klizabeth City
tiume day at 2:30 p. m., art-iving in
Norfolk next day.
Steauier Harbinger will leave Nor
folk for Elizabeth City, Hertford an J
v.-'.y landings, on Tuesdays aud Fri
lij.s at 4 p. m., Klizabeth City fo
Hertford Wednesdays and Saturdays a'
a- ui Returning, will leave Hert
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(i .ijs it 1 a. ih. aud Elizabeth City same
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text day.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Proceedings of the Eemociatic
Convention of Currituck
County.
The Demeciatic convention
of Currituck county, met at
Currituck C. H., July 30th 1898,
and was called to order by (i.
W. Williams, ttraporary chair
man S. M. Betsley was callad
to the chair and N. W. Walker
was chosen secratery.
Upon a motion made and
carried the roll of townships
was called, and the lolloping
names presented to the conven
tion lor committeemen os the
several committees, all of whom
ere unanimously accepted.
Committee on credentials: H.J.
Wilson, J. E. C. Bell, W. H.
Gallop, W. J. Tate and W. P.
Leroy. Committee ou rules
nd platlorm: H. J. Wilfon, W.
U. Harnard. W. H. Walker, Da.
vid Jones, D. A. Cox ami Luke
P60I. Committee ou permanent
organization: K. W. Sanderlin,
E. S. Leary, H. M. Gallop, J. G.
Scarborough and E. W. Bow
den.
The- following report was
submitted to the convention by
the committee on permanent
organization aud way unani
mously adopted: "We; the conu
mitUe gu permanent organiza
tion, reccoincnd that the chair
man and secretary be jade per
manent."
The reports of the other cosii-,
inittees were tlu-t; sabmitted
and lanauimously accepted.
A motion was made and car
ried that the convention take
up the nomination of represen
tative first and then th& county
officers iu regular order. Th;
convention then proceeded to;
b; 1 ot and nominated S. M.
Beasley for representative on
the first ballet. Upon a motion
made and carried the nomina
tion 37as made unanimous.
R. E. Kiora was nominated
for sheriff on the first ballot.
Nomination made unauimous.
E W. Ansell was nominated
for clerk of the court by accla-matir-n.
W. H. Bray, J. F.
Summered nd Thos. Williams
were p.'.t in nqinitjation for
Register of Deeds. G4 the fir.-t
brllot W. H. Bray received a
I plurality of five, lacking one ol
ija majority. Upon a motion
made and carried W. H. Bray
was unanimously nominated for
Register of Deeds. C, ft. Mor
gan was nominated for TreaSr
urer by acclamation. J. W,
Brabble was nominated for Cor
oner by acclamation. J. C.
Walker was nominated for Sur
veyor b.y acclanutpn.For county
c nninUsioners, W fl. Vg'ker
and J. h Dunton were notnlna-.
tid by acc amation and Moses
Lee, by vote. For J. P. for
Crawford township, L. Walker,
I fcr Poolar Branch township,
IX V ?Qd;iouse, R. W.
Walker, and Edmund Melson;
lor Atlantic township Dr. J. li.
Cogswell, W. J. Tate and B. I,
Tillet.
Moved aud carried that a copy
of the proceedings of this con
vention be sent to the Econo
mist, The. F;sl;ermau and Far,
mer, and the News and Gbser
ver tor publication. On motion
convention adjourned.
S. M. Beasley Char m,
tv. W. Walker. Sect'y.
l'ob Moore, of LaFavette, lud
co tint fr t-oriQMiin! ion lie ba? found i
liew itt's Little Karly Risers to be per-;
feet. " They never gripe. Try them for I
slomach au4 Hver troubles. Griggs cv
vSou
Too Bright aud Gooi
"I wouid't maryy the best
woman iu the world."
'Well, you would be luck to
get a wife like mine."
"What does she say when you
stay out late?"
"She calls over the banister
that there is a watermelon on
the ice for uie."
fQfie's no woman she's au
angel!" Cincag'o'lieqord.
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Overtlio Brutal Treat
ment of a Member
of Young's Regi
ment. Lieutenant Christmas a Pro
tege ol Jim Young Shoots
a Private of his Com
pany in tbe Hack,
Special from Beaufort. N. C,
says: There is great indignation
amouir white and colored alike
at the brutal treatment accord
ed the privates in Jim Young's
negro regiment at Fort Macon.
This brutality culminated iu the
deliberate shooting iu the back
of a private of Company C, of
Raleigh, by Christina, second
lieutenant of the same company.
The facts in the case arc very
hard to obtain, as they are
studiously concealed by the
officers and the privates are
afruid to talk.
Voting, when questioned in
regard to the affair refused to
disctis.s it beyond atf;Jlj.Uing
fhat shooting had occurred. He
refused to Elite what the ofiense
of the private was that brought
about tlu? shooting. The facts,
as far as ascertainable, were
that the private had been in
Morehead City, and had gotten
drunk- On his return to camp
he was piiCAi! ;nder arrest and
was in the hands of tw& soijcjiers.
Christinas interfered, and the
drunken private swore at him,
.Christmas theieupon dtew his
revolver anxj fired, the ball strike
jng the negro in the back just
below the shouhier and inflict-;
ing a serious wound. After firing
the shot Christmas snapped his
pistol at least twice again iu a
deliberate attempt to finish his
murderous work, buttle pistol
missed fire, Qne version of the
affair is that the drunken private
had a hatchet, which was taken
from him. and he then drew a
kn jfe whereupon Christmas shot
him. This dj?es pot square very
W'ell, however, with the undis
puted fact that the negro was
shot iu the back.
The officers of the regiment
are incited to treat the matter
lightly, and quite as a matter wf
course.
It is certain, however, that
Christmas will be courttnattial
ed when the attention of the de
partmeiit ig called to the matter.
The privates are greatly inceus
ed, but are too much frightened
to say anything openly. It is a
notorious fact that the privates
in the regiment haveben treat
e i worse than gonyict-; all alpng.
For an officer to address a priv
vate as a white officer would
address a white private is a rare
exception. Apparently the offi
cers consider it their main busi-
ness to lord it over the men in
, , . fi,: tliat fa
toe ran ICS in a iasnion pia
contrary q all the indents of
army regulations. There are
pot fifty privates in the regi
menls who would enlist if they
were well out of the regiment.
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About one mouth ago my
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accompanied by vomiting. I
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a physician and it was under his
care for a week. At this time
the child had been sick for about
ten days and was having about
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we were convinced that unless
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Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
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THE SPANISH PRISONERS.
How the Captive Officers al
Amnpolist Conduct
Themselves.
The Annapolis Capital says:
I think these Spanish prisouers
are a very respecttul set," said
an employe ot the Naval Acade
my. "They always salute our
j officers in passing them, and the
bugle never sounds that tuey
don, t stand still, wherever they
are, uncover their heads until
the colors are raised or lowered,
as the case may be, and they
always rise if they are seated
when the flag is raised and low
ered. That is much more
than our town people do, I tell
r 1 1 O
you. i nave even seen tae opau
iards salute the flag in passing
it They all seem to desire to do
what they think is right and
customaiy iu this country and
what will please us." Continu
ing the gentleman sid: "There
is much talk ont in town, about
luxury heaped upon the prison
ers. I haven't been able to see
any of jt yef. Do yoij call plain
floors a luxuiy, or plain cpts and
rooms with as little furnishing
as possible? These are not lux
uries to the men who have come
of royal families aud the nobility
of Spain. The food is plain and
wholesome, but it is not luxuri
ous. To bf? sure,, the Admiral
fares better, but il he doea, he
pays for it. And they have wine,
which a jrreat fuss is made uv r,
Yes, they cq have v, ine, but
they pay for it themselves, au4
I don't think that it is anybody's
bu-iness. Now, sir, you see
there are two sfde o every
question, and outsiders do not
know as much they think
they do about wl.at goes in here.
Oh, yes, the flowers that were
sent. Well, who can prevent
people sending flowers? Don't
woiuea 3.1 1 fver the Uuited
States send flowers to the worst
criminals even? Don't ou re
member how flowers were show
ered were upon Durant,
the murderer, and by wo
men, too, from all over the
country? As to flowers being
sent Cefvera, that atnpanted to
nothing. This is a free country,
and people do as they please,
provided they don't overstep the
bounds of the law."
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WOMEN WILU O VER HOBSON,
Send Love Letters aud Pho
tographs by the Seore.
A New York Special says;
The women have gone wild
over Lieutenant llobson. "It's
the most remarkable thing what
coi respondence 'Rich' gets," a
feminine relative of Lieutenant
Hobson said. "Why' he gets
letters from all parts of the
country, and the majority of
them are from girls girls who
want his autograph, girls who
want to open correspondence
wi h him, aud girls who write
for everything; well' yes, inclus
ding love-
"As for photographs, I guess
'Rich' must have at least a hun
dred. Womeus's? Why, cer
tainly, they come in every mail
They picture feminine admirers
all the way from 16 to 40 years
old What does he do with
them? Oh, I don't know. If
he carries them back ou ship
board with him there will be no
room fcr 13-inch guns or rapid
firers. Why the photographs
come iu stacks,
"Some want 'Rich's' signa
ture, while others ask him for
uniform buttons. Then again,
he is asked to send his photc
graph to the correspandent,
There septus to be au uncertain
ty a pout 'Rich's olficial rank.
He is addressed as 'Lietenant
by some, 'Captain' by others,
and Cammander,' 'Commodore
aud even 'Admiral. "
"And how does the Lieuten
ant receive all these little atten
tions?
"Qli' in the simplest way im
aginable, lie reads the letters
looks at the photographs and
smiles, an.4 that's all know."
jfter Miss Arnold kissed
Hobson at Bath Beach, she had
tq share it second handed with
all her girl friends.
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BiTM
Between Americans
and Spaniards Near
Manilla.
Tho Spaniards Driven Back
By Our Brave Boy?.
Special from Hong Kong
says : Details - have just been
received by a dispatch boat from
Manila of a terrific battle oa the.
night of July 31st between the
Americans aud the Spaniards at
Malate. It was fiercely contest
ed and resulted in a Spanish re
pulse with great losses Malate
is on Monita Bay, near Manila
city. It has been an outpost of
the American and insurgent for
ces operating between Cavite
and Manila.
The Spaniards chose a dark
night for the attack, hoping to
turn the Americans an,d retake
the position by hurling a supe
rior force of three thousand men
against it. The American force
comprised the First Battalion of
the Teuth Pennsylvania Volunw
tet the First California Bat-
talio.i, the Third United States
Artillery and Battery A. of Utah.
It required three hours' fighting
to drive the Spaniards back to
Manila
The American loss was q kill
ed and 44 wounded, The Span
ish loss was over 200 killed and
3 wounded.
Scarcely any of the Ameri
cans were eer unler hre hefp.re,
and they behaved splendidly.
The Spaniards attacked the
Americans several times. The
American fire broke the Span
ish centre, when they letreated.
The Spanish torces mad a sec
ond charge on the Americans,
but again retreated to the bushes
keeping up au incessant fire on
the road.
FROM GENERAL MERUIT.
Washington August 9. The
war Department gives out the
following from General Meritt :
Hong Kong, August 8. Gen
eral McArthur's troops arrived
qu the 31st. There is no
epidemic of sickness. Five
deaths. Lieutenant Kerr, of the
engineers, died. The landing
and camping is delayed on ac
count of the high surf. Green's
outposts were advanced to con,
tinue the lines to Camino Suns
day night. The Spanish attack
ed sharply. The artillery of
the qutposjs behaved well and
held the position. It was un
necessary to call out the brigade.
The Spanish loss is rumored
heavy. Our loss, killed g : ser
iously .wounded, 9 5 slightly
wounded, 38,
Egypt is the only country in
the world where there are more
men than women. The male
in the dominion of the Klie
clive exceeds the fenisle by 160,
000.
5 What Sin
li.
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You will be obliged tc change 4
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fspfceialrv become very tond
f of it ; and infants do not knov?
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-NE ROUGH RIDERS.
Secretary of War Faces a Ones.
t'xDn of Extreme Delicacy.
'Miss Deletderler, of Okla
homa, Is reported as haying or!
ganizad for war purposes a troop
of sharpshoo-ting
cow "iris.
Rough riders of this variety
have been signaled before.
Pliny told about some he knew.
Joaquin Miller has described
others. oadi cea must in-n
oeen a Host in herself. Jligtori
cally, we are, therefore, more or
less acquainted with their at
traction, ihe question arises,
how will they appeal to Mr.
Secretary Alger. The matter is
one of extreme delicacy. If he
sends them to the front won't he
have to seed chanerons also
4
And in that case, who is to care
for the chaperons? A chaperon
may bt described as a lady of a
certain age who sits around and
fans herself and looks away The
agility necessary at the front.
and even a.t he rear, is of a na
Vure to diminish this usefulness,
A lady occupied solely in super
vising her own safety will sure
ly forget that of her charges.
Meanwhile, what will those
charges be up to ? That is the
point for Mr Secretary Alger to
decide. Spaniards are great
chaps with the irl, and from
this particular contingent there
is uo telling yha.t comfort they
might obtain. With high stra
tegy they might whisper, "Kiss
me and kill' me, but kiss me
first." The latter ceremony per
formed, thoughts of the other
would evaporate. That is the
way with girls, in view of
which it looks as though their
comforting capacities might te
better employed at home. Col
lier's Weekly.
TRIED TO POISON GOMEZ.
Renegade Cubans Executed For
Their Treachery.
According to advices recently
received in Washington General
Gomez narrowly escaped death
at the hands of Spanish assas
sins not long ago. It appeares
that five or six presentados (Cu
ban soldiers who had laid down,
their arms accepted autonomy
from Spain) undertook the mis
sion of removing the grim old
warrior, for which they were to
get a big sum. Having been in
the insurgents ranks, and their
treason in presenting themsel
ves at Spanish headquirters nof
being generally known, they
had no trouble in getting inside
the lines of General Gomez and
near his person.
They were prepared for the
deadly Work with poisons, the
intention being to pollute the
drinking water. One of the
(spies was caught acting suspi
ciously and searched. A large
quantity of arsenic was found on
his person, and he was hauled
up beore the General, where he
broke down and confessed to the
conspiracy.
A court-martial was imme
diately summoned, and while it
was sitting the captured spy im
plicated several others. All
were found guilty aud sentenced
to be shot. General Gomez
hitnselt wa disposed to impose
a lighter sentence, saying that
he regarded the war as practi
cally over. But his ottlcers des
clared that as the eonspiratoiS
had intended to place the life of
every soldier in camp in jeo
pardy they should suffer death.
The spies were accordingly exe
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THE TEXAS
NOT A HOODOO.
Incidents of Her Voyage From
New York to Santiago and
of the Battle With
Admiral Cervera's
Squadron.
The Church of the Strangers
cii j "'wvcuia aireer, was
rilled to discomfort last night
with a congregation attracted
lrorn all parts of the citv tnhr
Chaplain Harry W. Jones, of the
oamestnp Texas, tell from the
standpoint of aa eye witness of
T llrt A. A. A.
gicat navai encounter of
July 3d oft Santiago de Cuba
wnen Admiral Cervera's flee
. w.vw. rvpait irom ms
description of the Preat
fight, Chaplain Jones depicted
wnat he termed the dnMet nf
v-naplain on board a TTnitPri
&tntes battleship. He said-
"tn the navy we have to liv
with, our conorefration wp
nave to eat with them. They
nave no use tor a man cither
in the army or navy who is not
a soldier, and if he is not one
he had better get out. A man in
the army or navy has an awful
life to lead, but I have never yet
found a. hypocrite in a blae
jacket.
'Immediately aftei my as.
signment to the Texas, in Octo
ber, letters of sympathy began
pouring in on me from friends
who thought the battleship
Texas was a hoodoo and would
surely sink. So. she was a hoo
duo, for she hoodootd the Span
ish fleet.
"Qu our first trip to Galvess
ton, where the people had read
so much in the papers about the
Texas, I learned that a certain
Congressman in Texas contetn-
platetf requesting Congress to
change the name ot the vessel
on the ground that she was a
disgrace to his State. Crowds
of people clam bored aboard to
inspect the ship, but it was de
cided after inspection that she
wonld make a good showing in
battle.
"On May 13th last we left Old
Point Comfort under sealed
orders, aud at Charleston found
a lighthouse tender awaiting us
with orders to proceed to Key
West. Here Captain Philip wig
wagged Admiral Sampson lor
information, and the Admiral
wig-wagged back. 'You are
going to Cienfuegos to bag the
Spaniards, and may good luck
go with you.' On reaching
Cienfuegcs we were ordered to
Santiago. There we found the
St. Louip, Yale, Minneapolis and
another ship, all with fighting
colors displayed. The command
er of the Yale reported that the
Spanish fleet was inside, but
that he could not get at it. The
Colon and Maria Teresa were at
the harbor's mouth, and looked
as if they could give us a good
fight.
"In order to locate them all
the better and draw the enemy's
fire, Commodore Schley went
within eight miles of the shore.
Ou a subsequent occasion the
Massachusetts, undar the pro
tection of the Texas' guns, went
within eight hundred yards of
the enemy's line. Captain Philip
who is one of the most Gcd
fearing men I ever knew, sent
for me and asked me to pray
that God's protection might rest
upon w during the dangerous
hours of the night. That's the
kind of a man he is. Prayer is
nightly on the New York ever
since Captain Philip instituted
the service when he was in com
mand."
Chaplain Jones next told of
the happenings in Guautanamo
Hay, where the Texes went to
coal, and of his hearing Mauser
bullets whistling round his
head while reading the burial
service over lour dead marines.
In speaking of the insurgents
Chaplain Jones said: "Braver,
more heroic, and more zealous
soldiers I have never met in all
my life."
"On the morning of July 3d,
the day on which 1 was injured
by the bursting of a shell, we
saw Cervera's fleet coming out
I threw ray hat in the air, and,
rushing down to the gunners
cried; 'Remember the Maine
and free Cuba! We are going to
win, boys, though Captain
Philip says "The man who fires
the first shot on Sunday is going
to get whipped."
Before Chaplain Jones could
get any further a man sitting
close to the sanctuary rail on
the leftside shouted aloud "Nitl"
The Chaplain concluded with
a detailed description oi the
battle. New York Times, 8th,
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