CAUCASIAN. .
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VOL. XVII.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1850.
NO. :?.
A COMPLETE VICTORY
The Bocrs Made a Brave Stand, Bui i
Were Driven Out.
DPT A IK fiF THP RFI IIAVT dittit '
1'i.irni.w v. mliu.iiu.1i IMIILLV
Pursued l or live Miles By The Brit- i
Ish Cavalry, They Shot Down flen '
Under The White Flag. - '
It-lmoiit, Capo Colony, by Cable. j
Ire entire western division moved on
the Orange river Tuesday, and blou- r
s-ktd at Witteputs. Two companies
f mounted Infantry and a detachment I
.f lancpra were rent to nold Thomas' j
f irm. Their pickets prevented the Bo-!
ers frnm advancing. The Boers fired i
cannm and the British artillery arrlv- !
1 on the seen and tilenced the Users' I
tire. At 2 o'clock In the morning the 1
C.tiarda Brigade moved steadily for
ward to a hill a few mile east of Bel
mont ftatJon. The Soots and Grena- ;
liers advanced to within 50 yards of !
the has?, when the Boors poured in a I
athing flr staggering the Cuardj '
momentarily, but quickly recovering, j
fhey returned a deadly hail into the ;
liners. The duel was continued for j
half an hour. When the artillery com- '
wncrd the Boers evacuated their front j
position and the Soots' Guards rushed 't
t be hill with the bayonet and amid !
iusty cheers. '
The Ninth Brigade then moved for- i
ward in extended order, and the Bcer3 i
muted n terrible cross lire from the j
Mirroundin hllh. The Coldstreams, j
nipjMirted by tin Scots Grenadiers,
Northumberland and Northarnutons, j
htorni'd the second position In the face ;
tif x constant nud effective Boer fire.
The Ninth Brigade then advanced, the
artillery, in the meantime, maintain- ;
ing excellent practice. The British in
fantry never wavered and when u trc
niendous cheer notified them of th
charge, the Boors fled and suceeded in
joining a range of hills In the rear, in
Kpite of the Lancers' Hunk movement.
The infantry again gallantly faced th
tire and the naval brigade came into
action for the first time nt a range ot
1.S00 yards. The infantry was well
supported ly the artillery, and the Bo
ers, unable to withstand tho death
licalirg volley.-', retired, and were agau.
forced to abandon some minor posi
tions. The Brltl-.h cavalry charged
the Boers and pursued them for rive
miles. Possession was taken of thu
Hoer laagrr, and the Boer stores were
destroyed.
A special dispatch received at Lon
don from Belmont. ays that General
Methuen's farces numbered 7,000 men
snd that of the Boers 5.000 mm. The
engagement was really a series of bat
tles, during which the Boers were con
ftatitlv carrying oif their deod an.l
wounded. The War Office at linden
has Indued the following advices from
Tape Town:
"General Mcthucn further reports
that the wounded are doing well. There
re over 50 prlsor.er?. including a Ger
man commandant and six field cornets.
Nineteen of these prisoners are wound
ed. We ore unable to estimate the
Boer loes. The prisoners say that
Thursday's Attack was a surprise, and
that Is is the only beating they have
had. A large amount of correspond
ence has been secured. The Reservists
are doing well.- Colonel Pole-Carcw
replaces Featlierstonhaugli in com
mand of the Ninth Brigade."
The Boors hoisted a white flag over
their second position, whereupon Lieu
tenant Willoughby. of the Coldstream
Guards, stood up and was immediate
ly shot down. The Boers twice repeat
ed the same tactics.
The Ixmdon Daily Mail publishes
the following dispatch from Belmont,
describing the battle: "The Boers
held a position which British troops
would have held almost against any
force. The British victory is com
plete. My estimate of the Boer los3 is
S0O killed and 150 wounded. Mr.
Knight, correspondent of the London
Morning Tost, was wounded. The Bo
er prisoners are ignorant, dirty and
wretched. They say that half their
comman. tired of thenar, will refuse
further service.
$00,000 Mill For Fitzgerald, Ga.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Special. At a large
ly attended meeting here, it was decid
ed to erect a $60,000 cotton mifl at this
place. More thau half of the capital
stock has been subscribed. The bal
ance is In sight. W. R. Bowen was
elected temporary president, and will
at once proceed with the preliminary
arrangements.
Chairman Jones in Washington.
Washington, D. C, Special. Sena
tor James K. Jones, of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, returned to Washington
from his trip to Chicago, where he
went to attend a conference of the ex
ecutive committee. "There was some
ffort on the part of some outsiders,"
he safd, " to make it appear that very
significant business was being trans
acted by the committee. As a plain
matter of fact, there .was little or
nothing of popular Interest in the
some matters of organization." j
A Successful Test.
Chicago, 111., Special. Demonstra
tions that were accepted as meeting
Tery expectation were made with the
Pollak-Vlrag automatic telegraph In
tention. Messages were sent over a
elreult that extended from the Tribune
efflce to St Paul and over other clr
euits that reached to Cleveland and
Buffalo and back to the Tribune office.
TV. i . . 1 .1 tti. Innn tn
1 UT (Weil IlllllUCU J .wv,- -
BuffalSTaad back reached at one time
the rate of 153,000 words an nour, tne
message traveling 1.0S0 miles.
Fireman Killed lu a Wreck.
Cumberland. Md.. Special. The sec
ond tection of the Baltimore and Ohio
pa?nger train No. 9. west-bound,
knowa as the oyster train, crashed
Into the firtt section in South Cumber
land, early Thursday morning, and
was badly wrecked. Engineer R. L.
Kindle, of Baltimore, stuck to his po3t
on the second section, checking . his
peed tnd preventing the telescoping
vt the passenger section. He was seri
ously injured and may die. His fire
man. Lewis Massey, died in the hos
ftriUl here. -
MEETING OF STATE BAPTISTS.
Pr ogramme Includes Addresses by j
dome rotable run
The D. Y. P. U. 8tate CoaTentlon
meets in Ashevlllo ia December. The
rrafl5ea ror tae occasion
t...i' '. !
u',aJ uuuuod, ueceniuer 5, 3
o clock p.
m. Devotional
exercise;, ;
1 rwl t ' T7n Li f T- a .
. . a. . i rier, aiorgantor;. is. , the glde a credu f&r ukInff aa
3.30. "Tho Object of the meeting." I 'nventOT Thls nne of us can ua
Addresi by Kev. C. S. Blackwell, D. D. dritand. Here is a statement show
Qf Wilmington, N. C. ' ' j ,Dg coat of the nianagement and
4.13. "A Survey of the Field; Op- j clerical labor per month before this
portunlties. Obstacles and Encourage- year and this year. It used to be $293
se, xu. ? L-! TrTztrr? i clerk- Nr
Election of temporary officers U 13 ,S09' the ,atter ,Qcld!ng euperin-
Gieetlng to Secretary C'alvers. , tendnt. purchasing agent, etenosra-
TUESDAY NIGHT. Phcr. clerk, book-keeper and executive
7.30. Song r?r lce; provided by the I
Atnevine curches and devotional ex-
WiHon N C' W' " ' RCdll8h'
i 8.00.-Addres.v: "The Wave Offer-
Ing," by Kev. W. C. Newton, Gold-
; horo.
8.30. Addred by Dr. Chivers.
i Address of Welcome, by Rev. J. F.
I Vines, Asheville.
! Response, by Rev. Joseph Fred Wat-
son, liicensboro.
Reception by the Abbeville young
people.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
0.30. Devotional exercise led hv
Rev. J. L. Cleveland, Chapel Hill. j
10. Address: "The Relation of the '
B. Y. P. V. to the Church." by Rev.
M. D. Jeffries, of Knoxville, Tenn. j
10.40. Address: "The PresentCrisIs
and the Young Christian," by Rev. C. '
:5. Gardner, D. D., Greenville. S. C. j
11.30. Address by International Sec
retary E. E. ChWers, D. D., of Chicago.
12.30. Open conference; questions !
answered by Dr. Chi vers. i
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
3.00. Devotional exercises, led by 1
Rev. E. M. Light foot, Waynesvllle. i
3.15. Address, "Our Heritage from i
thf F'sithors " hv Bin- T TV Unfh.r.i I
D. Hufham, ;
D. D.
3.."0. Open conference. Discussion,
' Shall We Meet Separate from the !
Convention?" "Shall We Have a Paid j
Secretary ?" "My Experience in the I
Work," "Opinions and Suggestions."
Ten minutes speeches by Rev. R. T. :
Vann, Rev. R. E. Tredway, Rev. L. j
Johnson, Prof. J. B. Carlyle, Rev. C. ;
W. Blanchard, Rev. E. A. Brown, Rev. 1
T. Bright. Rev. M. L. ' Keesler, Rev.
Forest Smith, and any one else may
be impressed to speak briefly.
Fever at State Normal.
After a remarkable health history for ,
seven years, during which time out of
an annual attendance of about four
hundred young ladies there has been
only one death and very little serious
illness, an apparent epidemic of ty
phoid fever broke out at the Normal
and Industrial College at Greensboro.
About three weeks ago the girls began
to have chills, which were followed
with fever. The resident physician
supposed malaria in the system was
ihe cause of the trouble. 'Later there
were symptoms of typhoid fever.
Three deaths have since occurred, and ;
forty-eight young ladies arc sick with
fever. Three or four are seriously ill.
As there Is very little sickness in the
town President Mclvcr and others be
lieved there was some local cause for
the sickness, and experts were put to
work and every part of the building ;
end premises have been inspected. ,
Under the dining room was found a de- !
fective sewer, from which a poisonous j
gaa was emitted. The State board of j
health appointed a committee consist- j
ing of Mr. A. W. Shaffer and Prof. W. i
: y. Massey, cf Raleigh, and Dr. Dodson, i
of Wilson, who made a thorough ex-
. amination of the building and premi- j
11 Z L
Plil"11!!!.!!!!'1!
They confirm the report of the i
drainage have caused the trouble. It j
' was thought best to suspend the. ex-I
j ercises cf the school until the second j
; day In January, and this was done.
j Ail the young ladies except those who j
i arc too unwell to travel have returned i
o their homes and the sick . are in i the
inHrmary receiving the best medical
attention.
Briefs.
M'r. J. R. Reynolds, of Winston,
has offered to devote $3,000 to the Sla
ter Industrial and Normal School at
Wingtcn-Salem for the purpose of
erecting and establishing a hospital
and nurse training school in connec
tion with the institution. The gift is
conditioned upon the efforts of the of
ficers of the school, who must raise a j
similar amount by 1901. j
A fine portrait in oil of the late E. !
Burke Haywood, M. D., LL. D., has
been added to the portraits of distin
guished North Carolinians in the
Stato I.thrarv
me aucmor " un
report because it showed only J180 01
Last vear $4,200 was reported. j C, while out in the woods cutting tim- es possible moment, and he is expec-
The'crop pest commission has grant- j ber recently, was struck bf a falling ted to take charge of all the details of
ed license 54 nurseries out of the State limb which hit him cn the bead, knock- j the funeral.
n.l 44 in the State o ell their tock ing hlm dolfrn seasc:ess- n was some i. Among others who sent messages of
and 44 m the btate .o sen tneir Svoca timeibefore he heCarco conscious. At ! condolence were Sir Julian Paunce
in North Carolina. It is Interesting j last accouI1t he was improving. i fote, the British ambassador; Count
to know that the nurseries in th,e I Tne work o; pijcjag in position the ! G. de Lichtervelde, enroy extraordi--Statc
range in size from three acre to ? steel toll-brlcsc over the Yadkin, be- nary and minister plenipotentiary cf
225. There is one of 225 acres, one of
j m twQ of each and two nurseries
e s.n oarh whirh raisft onlv -native or.
namental Dlants
plant
The National Tobacco Workers'
Uaion has organized two branches in
WInstcn. ce white aad one colored,
sracng thu rtiployes of the tobacco
manufacturing firm oi Brown Broth-
ers
comp.ii.y. This firm will here-
after ciapioy on'.j the members of this
union. The- organization has a large
I . , , . ,. - A
j Etintcrahip in the north and west.
unonr; l.ictor:cs cuts:u-j ot me iruu
It -Is Intimated that the tpe ot fe
ver at the State Normal and Industri
al College is so low as to look a good
deal like typhus The latter Is Tery
rare now. '
North Carolina now ranks fifth in
the number of female colleges and in
the attendance thereat; only New
New York. Massachusetts, Pennsyl
vania and Maryland ranking this
State.
The preliminary trial of the turbine
terpeda boat Viper, took place at Lon
don recently and was successful. She
developed a speed of 32 knots. The of-
icial trtals will follow In a few days. J
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
fhe Report 5how Heavy Increase li
Expenses.
A corrected copy of the penitentiary
financial statement has been sent the
state Treasury Department.
One of
the oSlc there said: "On one side
! Of this report aODOars a charee for
makina an Inntnrv r a farm end r
board
The penitentiary this year got l
at least J33.000 from last year's pro-
rduct8 - The expenses cf running things
I tbls year as comParcd wlth 3ast car
are as 7 t0 3-"
Unknown flan Killed". - j
A horrible zccident -n,rrB,i ti, i
railroad track at Twelfth street in j
Charlotte Saturday n!ff"at. A young
unknown white man was literally
j ground to pieces under the car w"heel3.
; Just how he came to his death is not
! and never will be known, but Investi
gation made by the railroad authori
ties discovered that the man was
struck by a shifting engine at Twelfth
street, and was dragged from there to
the Gingham Mill, a distance of several
hundred yards.
Receipt hi Full.
Mr. E. C. Beddingfield Saturday
wound up his connection with the
North Carolina Corporation Commis
sion. Dr. D. H. Abbott, the Supremo
Court appointee, called on Treasurer
Worth and presented his claim for
back salary. Treasurer Worth con
sulted Governor Rusicll, who advised
him not to pay the claim. He refused
accordingly. Dr. Abbott thereupon
made demand upon Mr. Beddingfield
for the salary the latter had drawn for i
his services as commissioner. Mr.
Beddingfield paid over the money and
took a receipt from Dr. Abbott in fulL
Fever Patients Improving.
It is learned that the fever patients
at the Greensboro Normal College are,
with two or threa exceptions, improv
ing. For the past week, says ths
Greensboro Record, nurses have bsen
in demand at the Normal and scores of
the best women in Greensboro young i
fflrla unit mjtnr matron? havp ctn
nated their services and take night
about helping in the work. The !
thought of contracting the disease !
does cot enter into their calculations. 1
Chapel Hill Iron Mine.
It Is learned that the new machinery
ordered some time ago for Gzn. i
Hoke's iron mine near Chapel Hill
has arrived and is being put in as fast
as possible. The main shaft is
nearly 100 feet deep. Capt. Lawton, j
wno is in cnarge or tne mine, say3 tne .
ore will average 50 per cent, of pure
iron. The ere from this mine is sent
to the furnace at Greensboro to
smelted. With ircn at its pressnt
high price the mine is understood to
be paying handsomelj.
f
: that condition until his death. Mr.
State News Notes. j Hobart's death was due directly to an-
Secretary of State Thompson Is j gima pectoris, complicating myocar
rapidly re-arranging the land grants aitis. The funeral services will be
In his office by counties, alphabetically
and chronologically. Among the
scores of thousands or grants ara
those given by Earl Granville, which
cover pretty, nearly the whole North-
ern half cf the State. All the grants
are in pasteboard filing cases. Some
counties have an enormous number.
Bladen and Buncombe and Wilkes are
notable in this respect In 1S85 the
placing of grants in boxes by counties
ceased and the system of numbering
began. For somo unexplained reason
this began at No. 7,000. In the 14
years which have elapsed no fewer
than 6,936 grants have been issued, or
! J - 936 Th, -fl
.
much more convenient and makes it
very easy to find a grant.
The annual meeting of the North i
Carolina Association of Academies
will be held in Raleigh in the' Senate
Chamber cf the capitol cn Thursday
and Friday, December 2Stii and 29th.
Waynesville has a knitting mill
proposition, the projectors of the en
terprise offering to invest $35,000 if
16cal capitalists will subscribe
$10,000 of the stock.
for
There will be a special meeting of
traveling men held ia Charlotte on No-
vember 30. .
. One cotton mill in Henderson is do -
i ing ell as evidenced by th
fact that
i it has three times enlarged,
,
Georee Glass, of McLcansville. N
j tween Rowan and Davidson, is within
t
ten days ot
completion.
An inter-
! county celebration cf
the
opening of
the bridge to traffic is proposed to bs
new on tne spot.
j . Revolution Gaining Head-way.
Captain W. A. Ramsey who . has j Kingston, Ja., By Cable. The Brl
finished surveying the lands compris- ;
ing the Anson State farm, reports that tish steamer Atrato from BarranquiUa
he has discovered thereon, ia unlimited ! Tuesdav and Colon Friday, reports a
?!J??.5?LF?0iiespa. revoluUonary movement
no reason to doubt it, it may be that
ihe State has come into possession of
a veritable bonanza in the purchase of
this farm.
The engagement has been announc
ed of Miss Lalla Ruth Carr, daughter
of General J. S. Carr, of Durham, and
Mr. William F. Patton, of Clearfield,
Pa.
General Fnnston is not only a hero
bnt a truth teller as welL He won't
accept a sword with an inscription on
it, purporting to quote an expression
never nsed by him. "While lie did not
say he could hold a certain position
until his regiment was mastered out,
no one elonbts that he would have
done so had it been necessary Never
theless, one must admire the spirit of
a man who doesn't want glory that is
not belonging to him. Such men are
not too common,
HOBART
IU ULitAU
The Vice-President Passed Quietly
Away Alter A Loaf Illness.
THE END CAME TUESDAY MOWING.
Peaceful Termination of a Brilliant
Social and Political Career-A Pro
clamation. New York, Special. Garrett A. Ho
bart, Vice- President of the United
States, died at his home la Patterson.
N. J., at 8.30 Tuesday morning. At
his bedside were Mrs. Ilobart and his
son. Garrett A. Hobanjr.. together
with Dr. 'William K. Newtoa and his
wife and Private Secretary Evans. Mr.
Hobart's death had been expected for
some hours. The beeinnine of tbo
end came Moa(lay afternoon, when
thcre was a sudden failure of the heart
and from this attack Mr. Hobart nev
er rallied. He had been sick for a
long time and had suffered frequently
from heart failure, and his strength
had been undermined. Gradually the
more apparent and soon after mid
night Monday night Mr. Hobart be
came unconscious. He remained in
held at the Church of the Redeemer,
at Patterson, and the interment at the
family plot at Cadar Lawn, where the
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart
was buried six years ago. Rev. Mr.
Magee will preach the sermon. The
church can accommodate no more than
800 persons, and as thousands will be
eager to attend the services, it was
suggested they be held ia the armory,
which, will accommodate 10,000 per
sons. It is known.-however, that Mrs
Hobart wishes the funeral to be as
quiet as possible and there is little
likelihood that tho programme wjil
be changed. The miyor and aldermen
of Patterson have suggested that the
body lie in state at the city hall on
Friday, and this suggestion wll prob
ably be carried out.
The pall bearers have been selected,
but their names will be withheld until
after they have been notified aad have
accepted. Nearly all the representa
tives of foreign nations in this coun-
try have sent messages of sympathy
) "to Mrs. Hobart. One of the first to
! express his sorrow at the death ' of
j Vice-President Hobart was President
j McKinley, who had been notified by
! telephone by Private Secretary Evan.
f.. -
i Attoreny General unggs, wno was m
1 Washington, telegraphed that he
I would return to Patterson at the earli-
Belgium; Count Cassmi, Russian am
bassador; former Vice-President Ste
venson, Admiral Schley, Governor
Voorhees,
of New Jersey; United
in Colombia and a grave outlook. Her
cargo she landed with diffictilty and
she was unable to secure an outward
cargo owing te the suspension of in
land transportation. The government
is recruiting an army by impressment
under naval law -- -
Military Strength.
In the table of the armed strength
of various countries it is customary to
nnt Russia first amone the nations of
Uic nunu, ttliu Ail. avuic aiuj ua
1,125,000 soldiers, a first - reserve of
2,500,000 and a second reserve of 1,375,
000, bring up the total number of avail
able soldiers on a war footing to about
5,100.000, as against 5,000,000 in'Ger -
manv, 4,800,000 in France, 2,500,000 in
Italy. 1.600.000 in Austria-Hungary,
and 1.000.000 in Turkey.
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MIL LHIL T IWL'T lvL01Ut.il l UARXtll A. I1UDAM M
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01,11,01 nanna. t.r Ohio: Central A
Alger, Senator Fcrtker, Senator Fair-
Dank General CutilLv Hr l nvTnnr
of Santiago, end A6Luut Secretary
of War Meiklejoha.
The News In Washington.
Washington, D. C. Special. All the
Cags in Washington were fcalf-ma:ed
out cf respect to th memory of Vice
President Hobart. The announcement
of the Vive-Prcsidcnt's death, whil
not unexpected, came es a dUtlnct
shock, and cast a deep gloom over th
city where he was loved and honored.
The news was first received at tae
White House 10 nilsutci before 9 o'
clock, In a private message from Pat
terson. The Cag over the Executive
Mansion was Immediately hauled down
to half mast and ths doors of the man
sion closed to the pub'.ic
The President was deeply affected
by the telegram announcing his col
league's death, and at once dispatched
a telegram conv?yisg the sympathy
and consolation of himself and Mrs.
McKlBlcJ1 to Mrs. Hobart.
By the death cf Mr. Hcbart. Senator
William P. Frye, of Maine, becomes
President pro tempore of the Senate
and will discharge a'l the duties cf the
Vice-President as presiding officer of
that body. The Senata rules specifi
cally provide that no election is nec
essary at the beginning of the session. '
Senator Frye accordinely will contln
ue as presiding officer till the end ci
TS'tSTTI '
President McKinley's administration,
unless he chooses to resign or the
Senate wishes to elect another Senator
to the office.
After the cabinet meeting the Pres
ident issued the following proclama
tion: "By the President cf tho United
States:
. "A PROCLAMATION.
"To the People of the United States:
"Garrett Augustus Hobart, Vice
President of the United States, died at
his home in Patterson, N. J., at S.30
o'clock Tuesday morning. In him ths
nation has lost one of it3 most illustri
ous citizens, and one of its most faith-
ful servants. His participation In tho
i business life and the law making bedy
J of bis native State was marked b7 un
swerving fidelity and by a high order
of talents and attainments, in bis too
brief career as Vice President cf the
United States and President cf the
Senate, exhibited the loftiest qualities
of upright and sagacious statesman
ship. In the world of affairs he had
few equals among his contemporaries.
His private character was gentle and
noble. He will long be remembered
and mourned by his friends as a man
of singular purity and attractiveness,
whose sweetness cf disposition won
all hearts, while his elevated purposes
his unbending integrity and whole
hearted devotion to the public good
deserved and acquired " universal re
spect and esteem
"In sorrowing testimony of the loss
which ha3 fallen upon the country, I
direct that on the day cf the funeral
the executive offices cf the United
States shall be closed and all posts
and stations of the army and navy
shall display the national Cag at half
mast, and that the representatives of
i, : .1 o r t
c-n,n ,t,..
illustrious dead for a period .of 30 days.
"In witness whereof I have set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
(SeaL) "Done at the City of Washing-
a. at.!- 01 -a. J XT l a
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VT - T a lru
eight bunurel and ninety-nine and
of tne independence cf the Unite,l
SUtes one hundred and twenty-
1UUIU.
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY
"By the President:
JOHN HAY. Sec. of State."
Briefs.
Mrs, Stuart, of Richmond, Va has
been elected recording secretary of the ;
international beard or-Women's and
Young Women's Christian Associa-
also of Richmond, was elected one of !
tion. at Memphis. Mrs. W. R. Mason,
It is announced that the
tnion
Stock Yards, a big new Richmond, Va.,
enterprise, will be ready for business
by December 15th, and the Richmond
abatoir, a large adjunct undertaking,
will begin operations by January 15th.
The second week of the trial of Ro
land T.' Molineux began in New York
with seven jurors ia the boi, and at
the adjournment the number was still
seven, no Jaror having oeen selected
i 5nin? th dir's examination.
Tbe former Baltimore and Liverpool
liner Queensmore, now known as the
Manchester Enterprise, has foundered
at sea. AH hands were saved. The
1 new of disaster reached Baltimore
I Tuesday from Cape Henry, when the
Docaldscn . Line steamer Lekonia
t passed in from Atwero
SKETCH OF mlVB LIFE.
" ;
ue una a Poor Raw. AmA k rt.A
MUWay to The Top.
. Camti A. Hobart was a!iBtIy
successful Loth la business anJ poll
tics. H! reputation aa a mra of af
fairs aaj one of the shrewjcot bul
. res mea la the country was perhaps
greater thin his reputation as a polit
ical leader and stttetaaaa. aawl his
election to the rlce-presldtccy. three
years ago. Mr. Ilobart wis bora la
1S4I. at Long Beach. N. J. Ills ancestors
on his father's side were English and
on his mother's side Dutch. Tbtrty
' three years ago be was graduated from
i R'itgers College, and begaa teaching
; f chocL Three months later b entered
i upoa the study of law with Socrates
Tuttle, a promlneat lawyer la Passaic
'county, aad who was at that time
1 mayor ot Patterson.
Young Hobart Is said to have andied
at Pattersoa lth but 11.50 la his pock- i
et and from this small begianlng made
his way unaided to wealth and pron
j inence. In 19. he was admitted to
j the bar. and the same year he married
lbe daughter of Mr. Tuttle. Mr. Hcbart
, made his way rapidly to the bsr cf his
native State, and his beH led him
. oartv Intn rw !'! In 1ST1 K vae miit.
counsel of Paterton. and in 172 was
elected to ths State Assembly, of which
i body be was rboeea Speaker, la the
; following year. Even during these early
years be displayed that accurate
, knowledge of men aad exhibited that
! wonderful executive ability which were
the key of his later success, both la
business and politics. At the end of his
scond year In the Assembly, he retired
, to devote himself to the law and to the :
numerous business Interests with
which he had become Identified. But
the demands of his party would not
: admit of his remaining leng la privatb
: life, and ia 1S76 he was elected to th?
, State Senate, of which body he was
'; chosen President la 18SL During his
: service in the Senate he was chairman
- of the Judiciary committee, and was
. the author of many measures cf Ira-
portance which are cow on the statute
book3 of the State of New Jersey. His
party became more aad more exacting
in Its demands upon him. He was rec
ognized as a safe aad guiding hand,
and from 1SS0 to 1891 he was at the
head of the State Republican organi
zation of New Jersey, and as sm-h
planned some ot the most brilliant
campaigns conducted by hi party In
the State. From 1884 to 1bD5 he wss a
member of the national Republican
legislative committee, and had much J
to do with the management of the na
tional campiign during tacto twelve
I year?.
During all these year; his ruslnets
ccnnecticns becanis broaJr aa l broad-
er. His ke"n insight iLto airs made
his advice and counsel cf sr.!i value
that he was sought aftsr by the largest
corporations in the, country and at the
i time of his election a3 Vice President
; he was a director in no less than 60
different companies. Probably the
1 greatest honor which be attained was
: his selection as one of the three arbl
; trators of the Joint Traffic Association.
; composed of 37 of the most prominent
; trunk lines of the country. Through
his business connections and his law
' practice he built up a large fortune.
After his nomination and ?lection to
j the vice presidency oa the ticket hcad
j ed by Mr. McKlaley, he came to Waeh
i ingtcn and took up his residence in
! the old Cameron mansion, adjoining
! the site of the historic eld Seward
! house, on Lafayette square, where
i Blaine died. Mr. Hobart's residence
; during the past two years has been the
' scene of many delightful social affairs.
; Socially the Vice President and his
i charming wife divided the honors
' with the President and Mrs. McKinley.
: Vice-President Hobart's genial tempei-
anient and charming personality made
him very popular, not only In the Sen
ate, over which he presided with dlg-
nity and ability, but with all who came
in contact with him. Mr. Hobart left
but one child. Garrett A- Hobart. Jr..
a boy of 14. Fanny, a girl of 22. died
in 1891 In Italy, while thcre with her
i parents.
, Mr. Hobart was a popular presiding
officer, and a good parliamentarian. It
had been the habit of most Vlce-Pres-
idents to refer closely disputed points
to the Senate for decision. Mr. Hobart,
however, usually decided all such ques
tions himself, especially if they In
volved parliamentary law, and the. rule
did not provide for decision by the
Senate. He was quick in disposing of
business at his desk, and proceedings
were never delayed through any In
decision on his part His firm and Im
partial manner won the respect of all
Senators, while his genial and pleasant
disposition made him one of the most
; popular men who ever filled the high
j office which his death leaees vacant
Telegraphic Brief a.
It is reported that the famine area
in British India and in the native
States this year amounts to 350.000
. square miles, with a population of
over ZQ.vw.vw. under tne system or
i famine relief whkh has been evolved
' at Simla, during the terrible famines
! of the past, the whole of tho affected
area has been covered with a network
i of relief stations. While it will be lm-
possible to overtake the tide of dis-
; tress In all the districts such good use
fc de b administrators
whe , became mrUiu
; fet famine WM faevitaWe that It
! will net be necessary to call for out
side help. Lord Curzon's appeal re-
eenuy mace 10 veaiuj uum uu
j met with gratifying success.
The one hundred and thirty-first
j banquet of the New York Chamber of
commerce was held at Delmonlco's
) Tuesday night, and brought together
500 representative business men of
New York. There were also a number
of distinguished guests. Including
j Roosevelt. Senator Thos. a
I rit cnatnr Oianncev M. Deoew.
I ex-Speaker Reed, Whitelaw Reld.
President Seth Low. of Columbia
University: A. T. Hale, of Yale la
versity; Major Wesley MeTritt and
John Barrett, ex-minister to 81am.
A Richmond dispatch says that In
vestigation cf the report thai in Lee
county young Tate had shot and kill
ed Evan Bledsoe, the slayer of Tale
father, ia pursuance of a tow to
avenge the death of hi father, who
was killed by Bledsoe a few days ago.
shows that the report was a mistake.
The Italian bark Fablo, Captain Bel
giano. from Naples, September 2th. for
Pensacokx, Fla., was caught In a storm
and damaged while trying "to make
Kingston. Jamaica. She struck on th
P&Usadoes Saturday, tad is now a to
tal VTfce-
RESTING IN PEACE.
leciiis of Yl:cPrtsiJet! Estst
literreJ Sattrdjy.
SIMPLE SOLEMNITY OF fLMIAL
Trtbt to IH nets or y of tfce Urtat
Statesman. Who EM4 Tuesday of
Last Week.
Tatcrrm. N: J.. Sp-rlal-WUa the
mpmsive rrLglca rv)rc- of th
Preabyurisa churra. asd Hh the dig
nity do to hi high eCx. all that Is
evrul ii the lc prrs dent. Cartett
A. Hubart, as rjmn'ttfJ to th
earth Saturday af.rrao n. The j-rsl-
dtzl. Pocrrtsry of Fttte Joha Hay.
Ch Jutlre YvXUr. Furr V.c
Tresldert Lev! f M.-rt-,a. Former
Sccrrtiry of War Xsr. Secretary f
the Icteriorr llltrhcock. tb sapreme
court judges. raTnVrra of th sraat.
members of Coagrrt anl tb lrt
residents jwrscaai friends, fillel the
beautiful chureh cf the Rcdrcarr ani
with molttcnM ty-s acd baed had
testified (llently and cluettly ! its
worth as a satesnaa. frlrnj and
neighbor.
Thronrh tk et Iadow frcs the
centre of the stained glass Malte
cross pierced a shaft of er.moa that
shed its light around the rilafalqae
and bathed the orchid. &irli. u. to
sorrs and white roses In br:bt llnu.
The eye of the clergyman travel
along, the shart of libt to the rross
as he repeated the words. "The Inrd
gave and the lxrd ttVeth away:
blessed b the name of tb Lord.
The chief magi'trate of the country
bowed tla head la bis hand; He at j
risibiy CRiiaiej, yntre ti scarcely i
a dry cheek la the crovded edifice, aad
the widow was apparently the taoat
composed.
All the pomp of ar. official pageant,
which was omitted Ij deference to the
wish' of the de-oared, could never
hart equalled In Impretaivenesg the
scene In the church. The imposing
and solemn t trains of Chopin's funeral
march filed the edifice with !t a .loan
melody as the casket was borne up
the aisle oa the shoulders of the atal-
wart capitol xollce and placed upoa
the bier prepared for it in front of the !
pulpit Following It came the pall-
bcarers, members of the aerate,
f0.
lowing them came the family, the wld-
ow and her rca. In dent McKlnl
the government dlgaiurle. and Inti-
mate fricsds. They all tat close
around the casket
Oa every sido of it the floral offer
ings were banked In a wealth of beau
ty acd color. The funeral sorrleea
were opened by Rct. Dr. Char lea S.
Shaw, who read a pottlon of the VOth
P-alm. verses l- and 10-12. Tbls was
fellowcd by a selection from Job xlv.
verses 1-2 aad 7112. and concluded by
a reading from the lith chapter of I
Corinthians. After a prayer. CO male
voices filled the church with tbe beau
tiful melody of -Nearer My God to
Thee."
After tbeermon. in wbS-h the busi
ness, statesmanlike aad social quali
ties of tbe deceased were extclied. the
I Orphans' club sang a chant by Chaw-
atal. Dr. Magle then praaouocea iae
beaedictlon. and In tbe fame order i
that it arrived, the funeral proreaalon J
left tbe church. As the casket was j
borne dewa the ais'e and out J-to tbe
porch the vast multitude, wbicr. coulj
hardly be kert under control by the
police and soldiers, uncovered, and
When the president eprared lth
bared head, leaning on arm of
John Hay. there wzs only a turner
of greeting. Through a long la.- of
thousands of uncovered bead the
eortage wended its way to Cedar I-awr
cemetery, where tbe body waa placed
in the receiving vault
The !ty wore its meat aoaabre garb
In mourning. All the mills, blr brnd
nesa houses aad ttore were closed.
The municipal buildisgi. banks and
factories looked gloomy In drapc-rlea
of black and parple. Oa every basd
were sign of gTief for tbe loss of New
Jersey's statesman.
Oat of deference to the wishes of
Mrs. Hobart there were no visitor
lo Carroll Hall except tbe Immediate
relatives of tbe family. Tbe body cf
the vice prealdcnt rested in its casket
of oik on the catafalque In the library.
His right haad rested llxhtly cn Lis
breast and held a bunch cf violet
placed there by hi widow. On tbe
coffin was a bunch of ralla lillle. a
sheaf of palm and some sxilax aad
rose.
Around tbe room were many floral
tributes, eouiplcnoa among them b
. , i - . m . v . wv.
bore the Inaeripticn.
14I.
Garrett A. Hobart
The service at the bouse was britf
and simple. It was held In the II-
brary. which was basked with. Cowers
seni oy inewas ot cae oeaa virc pre- j
dent Mn. Ilobart. with her oo,
Garrett A- Ilobart, Jr.. sat near the
head cf tbe casket while near her
were groaped the presidert aad his
cabinet Judge of the sapretne court,
the honorary pall-bearers aad lb
Immediate friend fJl the family and
the family servant. The Rev. David
D. Magie offered the prayer aad read
a passage of Scripture, le preiaeat.
cabinet and supreme court Jadges and
those present took a last look at the
face of the dead, the eaakrt wis closed
and all that was mortal of Vice Presi
dent Hobart was carried out to the
hearse.
There was neteer gathered tn New
Jersey, and e1do3i in any part cf th
United States, so many mourners of
eminence ia the cation. They repre
sented distinct stages of car national
life, combining ths history cf trrsea
doos civil strife now buried wits th
marvelous record cf progress following
the days of Lincoln, and marking th
epochs that came with th lamented
Garfield and the living President Mc
Kinley. Ia the throng; were senators front
States that wer Territories before
the war and for years after. Tber was
Boar of MaMachnaetU. representing
the old and Beveridge of Indiana rep
resenting the ev ia national life.
TTaere were John W. Danl of Vir
ginia, represcV!e: the Cpnfoderate
soldier, aad Kavley of ConaectlCBtt
sia&dUr? as a type of th Unlcn vet
eran, each Ci tOarm as Tftmtcaa raocrav
laa tho Saoa cf Utir pm.a.tg oCi .
Taort oma Joro of Aria a, a. a. at la
arta otih ity cf Milt
lYooa tey gut eaase aars of Wal
ealtaro aad proaitaoaro a aatwtai
aEalra t hooce the aoiory of i
tl'ootrlMa Aswrtcaav. s. arka-al-rdg4
aH.TTy aal mam him a r-.i.oe
pVaro CJOoag mrj cf th uai
tbaa are-tnga of tho oat amd
nearly katf cf tae inaS? f tb
hous of rerrectstlta ro la t
rrrh Ua the goeror cf ;
U!r4 of the ftuu. lfwt is
axr,td at tae rcarrb mtx. '.-- f
the t'al'.4 flat aoa:e aad h.-. cf
rnrrrstatlTa. dAtegUhM nn
from It Stauo U ta lrb
reprvaratatlto of tao N
legtalatar aad trnptvm ort -
oaaUd. This Ufl ro-ai rUy f n lb
faral party froca th Imw
Oaa pr:J br A. atoeUM
WUha. frooa C&tla aad iwtlwfo
Umdteg of Smptcrr-a as4 prtyrrt
FUe. Caarlo IV Maw cf th rVwsJ
!retrua ekatrh cf lat-rw
Hreaa. Nai rr My Gd to Tt"
by the lrphoa elah.
Atfdrroo aad mjt Vf iUv. I
hUci.
AetEn. -Weary r;aa4." tg th
Orpheus clah.
Ik-ardlrtk4i hf Dr Mgt
TCXOViKOCT TEE CQDnV,
I .
TTeSosrttx.
A poroe eaptord a negro who had
aaaaulted Mrs. Joha T. UrCSnr. near
Jarhaoo. Ca cs Mciiday. r'. fl 4 h:tm
with Uullrie aad purled tlm In a
ittap.
FeetlLter taacofartarera cf Nw
York. Maryland. Virginia. Teabraaee.
Corgia and Alabama held a e ret
meeting at hfootf ery. Ala ft la "
1 ered. to effect a roMa:k9.
The llavana-Atoerlraa CTgar ts
peay. rapltal IO.w 0"9. Wean ta!
ceta at Tan pa. ra by ttkUc piM
aioa of ttirre factor le recently Jhjt
rhaed. It la annoused that the ea
pay will remote to Tampa at once.
t. (,l,TUIiln.nll mJt IX I f I Mi
r?n. and Co . New Orlea.. Bnceno
allea and Co. of ChWagi. ard I. X.
Trujillo and font, of Key We.t.
A New Orleana dlspatrh ar that
Arthbiahop Cbappelle. atUc dele
gate. La reretted oSrtal uatlre that
Mgr. Itosato Flarrettl. auditor of th
apoM.d'c delegation in Waa!art"a.
II. C bad been appointed by 111 H-sll-nea.
the fcpe. tilVp of Havana.
Mayor R. II. Price.' of Mama. t;a
died Wednesday afuraoa cf later
UftT(ptlcn rampl'.raled by peritonitis.
Mr. Price was c-ne of the no1 r ldly
hnown public nvn In fiootg!. and he
err4 with dictJertlon In tb Coafd-
nt T.
The Ionaldoo Une ateamtVp Lo-
aauia. captain arrliea at
naltlmore Wednesday morning w.h
the crew of the IJritUa a'eataTbio
M,af?wter ElUrTprtoe. malra t(nn4.
I on NoTmUr ,.ta fh.
esft of Cape Rare. The reemed tar a
number SI. of which nine are cstt la
men returning from Uterp'ol. Tbe
Manchester ;rf.erprie eprung a
leak dcrlcg a severe gale ca ?teiii
Ler llth.
The Carter Steel aad I: on Coca pa -jy
wai organized at vnoxTlll. Teno-.
Saturday, with a ep tal atork of ffiOl
0K and the t.riT!ga of Inrreaatcc tt
t ta.'K).e00. The new company baa
absorbed the liloa Fpritga ll'ng
Company, the Helen Maod Iron Com
pany, tbe Ktoney Creek Iron Coat??
and eecured valuable Iron mine la
Carter county. Teaneaaee. New Torfe
eapltallita are Interested.
Tbe North.
T&leveo cracked the bank of Mllto
(Wla) aad aeeured $209 la rash aad
$3320 In otamp and bonds.
One thousand coal mlitr will re
turn to work la tbe Eraasvll'e (Ind I
section at an Increase of wagea to C4
certs a ton.
Colonel W. J. Dry a a received $22
for a lecture oa "Pending Probleena"
at the University of Arkanaaa. at Fay
etteavllle. on Thnrlay. aad donated
the money to tbe Institution.
Francalae Bock, arrested at New
York, charged with amuggiing l.TiO.
OOC Imitation pearls Into tbi con a try.
yectrday waived a bearing and was
sent l jail la default of $JXM bait
Prealdnt McKinley ha derided that
It will be 'mjKxaibl for him to go tva
Tenseaoee t greet the troops return
ing from tho PblMppioea.
A bad wreck ocrur;ed threa mile
east ot Coaboetrp. O.. oa th Cleveland
division of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railroad la which three persons
lost their live ard 29 were Injured.
The killed are: Jlwi Catcs, A bury
laima and 'Squire We;
ForeJgm.
The Dolphin has ailed from Port of
Spain for tho month of th Orinoco
River to surrey a dangerous aaoaL
Count Mooravteff. Raealaa Foreiga
jer
j
I Qneea Victoria has eongraUlated
1 Lord Slethoea on hi victory over th
j toera- 41 Capo Colony,
j Skirmishing has oeeorred la Naul.
but no farther important battle.
M. Deieasae. French Forelra 11 ia-
) later, aald in the Chamber of Deputies,
at Faru. that he favored mediation la
the Sooth Afrkaa war. bat did not
deem tt proper to take the Initiative.
Emperor William visited Blenheim.
England, aa tho guest of tho Duke and
Dacnea of Marlborough.
Trouble ha again occurred la
Somoa. and some of the native chiefs
aad their followers have bees lighting.;
General OUa, la a rtch from'
Manila to the War D?artmeet at
Washington, says the Fl'lptao govern
ment has been broken on.
Sen or Baotlata. president of tho
Filipino Congress, has VTrreaderod to
General MacArtaur.
General Wood, military governor of
Santiago prorlace. Cuba, has failed for
this country to coaler wlti President
McKinley.
Th four candidal for th minority
leadership of tho Bobs Bene aata
Cret RlcJiardeoa. Do Araond. Bank
head aad Salser. ar la Waablegtoa--RenreoeataUva
Wachter was agala la
Washington. autZag tho parrbaM cf
additional grouaad for the Baltimore
Costomhooac.
Bepreaeaxativo XScreer. chairanaa of
tho Cooxmatto Oa PoUie Bandiac.
antlrtgstog vary KtS actirity ia Lis
eocssctn tka ro
lo
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