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Weather To-Day; THREATENING VOL. XLVI. NO. IV Ths Battle on at Dawn ENEMY'S FORCES SPLI T BY Me AR THUR'S WEDGE OF STEEL. Burning of San Francisco del Monte and Cap ture of Maraquina—Moving Against Strongly Entrenched Towns. Manila. March 25. —(Noon.) —The movement of the American troops to-day swept the insurgents back toward Mu labon. General Harrison Gray Otis’ brigade is in front of Laloma, where there is a stretch of a mile of rough open country. The insurgent trench s in the edge of the woods are four feet deep, and furnish a good head cover. The American troops advanced on the double quick, yelling fiercely and occa sionally dropping in the grass and tiring by volleys. The natives stood until the Americans were within 200 yards of their position and then broke and ran for the woods. About thirty of them were killed in the outskirts and seventy on the roads. The Montana and Kansas troops met the hottest resistance in a strip from which the rebels have greatly worried the Americans recently during the night time. Ninety minutes after the start, —at (» o'clock—the whole trout for a dis tance of three miles to the north had been cleared. General Hale's brigade had simultaneously swept in a northwes terly direction, routing the enemy and burning the town of San Francisco del Monte and a number of scattered lints. The line was then opposite Novaliches. tii artillery advancing along a good roati from Lalotnn to Novaliches, the wagons carrying pontoons. telegraph supplies and ammunition following. The infan try moved in splendid order. Smoke from the burning huts marked tin* line of the American advance. Ambu lances and horse lit t rs. led by Chinese, brought in the wounded, among whom were a few Filipinos. The Americans who were wounded endured their inju ries bravely, one group which had lie n brought into the hospital singing "Com rades.” Tin* Pennsylvania troops took nine prisoners, among them a great naked captain of the Maeabobeo tribe and one Japanese. All the prisoners were greatly terrified, expecting to he executed imme diately. 2:2.1 B. M.—General MacArtJiur's di vision. consisting of the brigades of General Harrison Gray Otis, General llah* and (Literal llall. supplemented by General Wheaton's brigade, advanced at daylight and cut the enemy's forces in two. They captured the towns of Polo and Novaliches on the left and San Francisco del Monte and Maraquina on the right, clearing th rebel’s trenches in front of the line north from the river to Caloocan. They also secured possession of the railroad, practically cornering the flower of Aguinalflo’s army at Malalmn and in tbt> foothills of Singnlon, twenty miles apart. The troops engag d wen* the Third artillery, as infantry; the Mon tana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Minnesota and Oregon volunteers; the Third, Fourth, Seventeenth and Twenty- Second regulars, the Utah artillry bat talion and Twenty-Third regulars. The American casualties were light. 3:45 P. M.—Elaborate preparations were made for the movement. Gemral Wheaton’s brigade was placed in the rear and General Harrison Gray this' and General Hall's were behind G nerai Hale's. Under the cover of the darkness General Otis, and General Halo's brig ades left their trenches and advanced close upon the en my's line without be ing detect <l, General Wheaton’s and General Hall’s brigades occuping the vacated positions. At 4 o’clock the American troops breakfasted, and the Filipinos, noticing the camp tires, their buglers called to arms. At daylight General Otis' and General Hall’s brigade advanced from Laloma church straight through the rebel lines, cutting tin* enemy’s force in two. Upon this occasion, the rebels adopted the American tactics of holding their fir until tin* attackers were about 1.0(10 yards distant. Tin* rebels also fired lower than usual. The Americans tired volleys with terrible effect, and then rushed forward cheering and carrying everything before them. Once through, General McArthur's division was swung to the left, driving tin* rebels away on all sides. General Wheaton's brigade, in accord ance with instructions, remained in tin* trenches. Before joining in the move ment. at noon, General Wheaton’s troops developed a strong opposition between Malabon and the River Tuliahan. ’Hie brigades commanded by General Harrison Gray <ttis and General Hale, advanced on Novaliches and Polo, strongly entrenched towns. In the meantime. General Hall's brig ade swept the country clear to the waterworks, and the foothills and Kiuajilun. capturing San FraneLeo del M#ir and Mariquina. 5:.»o p. m.—The American loss is now conservatively estimated at 1*! killed and 130 wounded. The loss of the enemy was heavier than during any previous engagement. Late in the afternoon the Montana regiment and the Third artillery had crossed the Tuliahan River, going in a The News and Observer leads M iw™ mmm dues i ieis and owmiir northwesterly direction toward Polo, and General McArthur with the re mainder of General Otis’ and General Hale's brigade was moving along south of the river in a position to attack either Novaliches or Polo, being within two miles of Novaliches, and five miles from Polo. General Hall's brigade moved to Ban lac. protecting General Hale's right, meeting with strong opposition. The Oregon regiment, and part of the Utah battery under Lieutenant Gibbs, held the extreme left. The entrenchments nearest to Malabon suffered the most severe attacks, includ ing a cross fire from tin* insurgents massed at Malalmn. The Montana regiment, near Balin tanue, came upon a blockhouse, disguised as a leper hospital, across the river, after marching through the jungle. Four men were killed and seventeen wounded. General McArthur’s artillery was ham pered by the thickness of the jungle. General McArthur’s and General Hale's staffs were frequently under a galling tire, and upon one occasion all of the officers excepting the generals dismount ed, being overcome by the beat. There were many prostrations during the day. FIGHTING A HIDDEN PDF. Manila. March 25.—8:15 A. Ai. Twen ty-six dead and one hundred and fiflj wounded in a hospital is the latest state ment of the American losses in the engagement with ill Fiilipinos. To-dav's fighting furnished a specimen of the difficulties with which tin* Amer icans have to contend. The Filipinos never, except opposite Malabon, permit - t d their opponents to get within several hundred yards of them. They would tire a few volleys from their cover and then scuttle back to another cover, re peating these* tactics for miles. Many of the trench.s had gullies and con necting paths through the cam* and brush, enabling them to retreat unseen. The problem the Americans have- to face is to drive or lure the insurgents to tight in fore . The trenches seem thinly manned, except in the vicinity of .Malabon. The Americans, lighting a hidden foe, suffered greater loss in projioition than did the enemy. The loss of the Filipin >s had formerly been estimated from the number of bodies found scattered in the swamp ami-through tin* brush. A lar ger percentage of the enemy's wounded died than of the Americans, many of th m perishing from neglect, tin* Ameri cans naturally attending their own men first. '1 in* wounded, after treatment in the field hospitals were brougnt to the Ma nila hospital by train. Several trips were made from Caloocan to the city. The first load to start forth city was composed largely of bandaged soldiers, who shouted “Give 'em hell, boys." The gunboat Helena ami two army gunboats command Malabon. but the au thorities desire to avoid smashing the town where tiler. is such valuable prop erty belonging to foreigners, and where are located warehouses of most of the Manila firms. BATTLE STILL IN PROGRESS. Los Angeles, Cal.. March 25.—The fol j lowing cablegram sent to-day from Manila by Brigadier General H. G. Otis to the Los Angeles Times, touching upon to-days engagement is self explanatory: "Manila, .March 25.—t*:05 a. m. "To the Times, Los Angeles: "My brigade had picreod the enemy’s country after a brilliant advance and severe engagement. The rebels were steadily pressed back all along the line. Jhe battle is siill in progress. Four brigades are engaged. The enemy is vainly attempting to make a stand at Tulighnn River, four thousand strong. (Signed.) “OTIS. "Brigadier General." EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON. The American.-Advance Sets the Capi tal ail Athrill. Washington. -March 25. This was a day of anxiety and excitement at the W ar Department that carried a remin der of the busiest days of tin* war with Spain. Every officer was intently look ing for every, scrap of information as i to the progress made by Otis’ gallant | expeditionary forces. It was noted that : the movement was being ex euted like j clock-work. It was necessarily one of great rapidly, yet the officials noted with ! delight the perfection of the arrange ments as rev alcd in the press dispatches: the rapid work of the signal men, well tip with the troops in tin* advance run ning their wires, the ambfflanoo corps | close up to the tiring line and the pressing forward of the supplies. | Although Hi ; end was not known when the Department closed the greatest con fidence was shown by the officials in the complete success of tlr Ameri can arms, and there was nothing Inn praise heard for tin* strategy exhibited l'.\ Otis and hi- .generals. AiaeArthui KAbKtGH, NORTH CAISOI.IXA, SI'NDAY MORNING, MARCH •><!, is:)'.). especially came in for commendation, being the active leader of the advancing column thrown first against tlie insur gents' lines. The opinion expressed at the Department was that the American troops would bivouac on the field,or rath er in the jungle and would take up the forward movement immediately the sun rises to-morrow. Then* was no ques tion about stopping ait tilts point; the ■movement was intended to break flic rebel power, and it would Tie pushed to the utmost, until the rebels surrendered or tied beyond reach of the mountains and jungles. It is said at the Department that Otis has under Id's command at Manila and vicinity about 27,000 soldiers; Aguinal do according to Otis' last report has about 30,000 armed men. General Cor bin estimates that the American flying column in action to-day was about 10,- 000 strong. Tilt* insurgents according to Otis have about 12.000 in line. But Aguinaldo's reserves, 18.000 strong, are not far distant from the scene of the hardest fighting: inde id it is suspected that some of them, including the leader himself, may have been drawn into to day's struggle, in which ense the odds would have been heavily against the Americans. The latt r appeared to be taking full advantage of the great assis tance to be found in the possession of tin* railroad, for their movement to-day were generally parallel to the road at all points. There is a possibility of confusion over the names of Generals Hale and Hall. General 1 Tying Hale was Colonel of the Colorado infantry and has been promoted to he Brigadier Gen ral of volunteers. General Robert 11. Hall, was formerly Colonel of the Fourth infantry and lias been promoted to he Brigadier General of volunteers. Both of these in n were in the engagement of to-day north ot -Manila. General Otis' description of the battle is contained in the following cablegram received at the War D partment this morning: "Manila, March 25th. “Adjutant General, Washington. “MacArthur with two brigades com menced advance on Novaliches north west of Caloocan in the center of the insurgent lines at daybreak this morning, advancing rapidly and successfully: suf fering little from Novnlieh-; s; MacArthur w.’l swing to left and strike in rth ot I’olo; Wheaton's brigade fronting Caloo can will press forward at the proper time; Hall’s brigade on tin* old line north of I’asig is dtimonsfrating west of the pumping station. Enemy 12.000 strong on the lines. I am endeavoring to take fraction in reverse. (Signed l “OTIS'.” It was stated at the War Department that the expression of General <);is “am endeavoring to take fraction in re verse" means that while ostensibly mak ing a feint at tin* front lie intends to swing to die r. ar and attack the enemy on the left. General Groely. elihf signal officer, has received a cable dispatch from Mu nila saying that the signal corps' tele graphic service north of Afaniia is in such shape that General Otis is direct ing the dispositions and operation of troops from his headquarters in Manila. /, OCR CASUALTIES ABOUT 100. I’ ig'htiu-g Heavy—Forward Movement Will be Continued To-day. Washington. iMareli 25. The War U partment late to-night made public :h<* following dispatch from General Otis: “Manila, .March 25th. Adjutant General, Washington. I effected northern movement not yet completed. Otis and Hale's brigades with mounted troops. Fourth cavalry, the turning column, met heavy resistance over difficult country ami are camped to-night six miles east of Folio and six miles north of line from which ad vance was taken up. Wheaton's brigade, Caloocan, drove enemy one and halt miles north across river. Hall on ex treme right encountered considerable force and routed it. Fighting heavy near Caloocan. Mov: menot continues iii morning. Our casualties about Kilt. 25 billed. Enemy lost in killed alone two hundred. (Signed) "OTIS." MURDER OF E. 11. WESTENIIA VER Murderers Pursued By Citizens. Whom They Afterwards Hold at Bay. Bowling Green, Ohio, March 25.—E. H. \\ estenliaver, of North Baltimore, one of the best known attorneys in this county, was murdered at iloytsvilie shortly after noon to-day. lie was try ing a cast* against Paul and John Zoltner for attorney fees, and when court ad journed at noon tin* brothers demanded certain papers which he refused to sur render. John Zeltner fired at tin* at torney, who ran out of doors, the ball striking Westenhaver in the right side. Four more shots were final at him, but thc,\ did not take effect. At the corner of the building Paul Zeltner met him and fired two shots at Westenliaver, one striking the leg and the other going into his forehead. Death resulted in ten minutes. After the murder the Zeltuers lied to their home at Hoyt's Corner, pursued by a crowd of several hundred men. 1 In* Zcltnqrs stood boldly in their yard all afternoon, and defied arrest. There was frequent exchange of shots between the fugitives and the crowd at long range, and a man named Witten myer, ■who crossed an open space was killed. Later the sheriff and a posse of depu ties appeared on the scene, but the Zeltuers fiercely resisted arrest and could not be taken. The Governor was telegraphed the details of the affair, and troops were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to go to the scene if need ed. They will probably lie ordered out to protect the Zeltuers from lynching when they are arrested. Later One company of militia order ed to the scene have surrounded the bouse in which the brothers stood at bay. KHIGHTS OF FREE MBJMB Bryan and Stone Reach Hot Springs, A CONFERENCE AHEAD IT MAY TAKE PLACE TO-DAY OR MONDAY. OTHER WHITE METAL MEN ARE THERE They Are Mantle, Pett’grew, Dubois, Reagan. John C. Sheehan, of Tamma. y, Who is Present, Wiil Doubtless Take Part in the Conference. Hot Springs. Ark., March 25.—William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, and ex-Governor Wm. J. Stone, of Missouri, arrived in Hot Springs this evening. An important conference of free silver leaders is expected to take place to morrow or Monday. Senator Man tle. of Montana: Senator Petti grew, of South Dakota, Silver Republicans: ex-Seuator Fred Du bois, of Idaho, and ex-Senator Johni 11. Reagan, of Texas, fire also in the city. John C. Sheehan of Tammany, who has been here for some time. lib. post poned his return to Now York for a week, and will, it is believed, participate in the conference. ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ > ♦ ♦ BOYS OF FIRST EMBARK. ♦ fr ♦ Havana. March 25.—General ♦ ♦ Brooke reviewed the First North ♦ $ Carolina regiment on its way to the ♦ harbor this afternoon to embark on ❖ $ the transport, which is to carry it ♦ home. ♦ ♦ * ♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ PORT ARTHUR SHIP CANAL ITS FORMAL OPENING ATTENDEE) WITH ELABORATE CEREMONIES. Sabine Pass Connected With Port Arthur, tht Southern Te minus of the Kansas City Pi'lsbtrg and Gu’f Road. Port Arthur, Texas, March 25.—The formal opening of the Port Arthur Ship Canal took place here to-day. Over three thousand visitors from all parts of the country were present, and the ceremonies were participated in by Gov ernors Sayers, of Texas; Jones, of Ar kansas, and Stanley, of Kansas; practi cally all the members of the Texas Leg islature; a large number“W members of the Kansas Legislature, a delegation of foreign capitalists and several trainloads of excursionists. The programme included an elaborate procession of yachts, tugs and excursion steamers through the canal and to the docks here, followed by an address by Mayor R. N. String, of Port Arthur; Vice President E. J. Martin, of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and (Atilf rail road; Governors Sayers, Jones and Stan ley; Mayor MacYicar, of Des Moines; Congressman Cooper, of Beaumont, Texas, and Hon. Frank Dos ter, of Kansas. The canal is 37.700 feet long and will connect Port Arthur, the Southern ter minus of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, which controls the enter prise, with Sabine Pass. The canal will finally have a uniform depth of from 25 to 30 feet, and it is the intention of its projectors to bring ocean vessels up from the Gulf, thus creating a new outlet for freight and passenger traffic to Mexican, South American and European ports. I > ISSOLUTION POST I ’< )NE I). The Cuban Assembly Sends Two Envoys to Washington. Havana, March 25.—At the secret ses sion of the Cuban military assembly yes terday it was resolved that a dissolu tion of that body at the present time would lie prejudicial to the interests of the army, hence it was decided that the argument on the dissolution motion, set for to-day, should lie postponed for one week. It was also decided to make another effort -to save the situation by sending Senors Hevia and Yilnlou to Washington in order to state the case of the assembly to President McKinley, and to attempt to gain his eo-iqieration in the efforts of the assembly to raise more money for the Cuban troops. Senors lievia and Villalon sailed for tin* United States this morning. General Douglass, commanding the Second brigade of the First division of tin’ Seventh army corps, leaves Havana on Sunday for tin* I uited States. Col. Campbell will succeed him in command of the brigade. Ex-United States Circuit Judge Sam uel Wicliff, in his prime one of tin* most learned lawyers and eloquent speakers ;of South Carolina, died in Charleston yesterday. THE CONFEDERATES RE-UNION North Carolina Veterans Preparing to Go to Charleston May 10th. North Carolina will he well represent ed at the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans which meets in Charleston, S, ('., May 10th. , A one-eent a mile rate has been se cured and this of itself should insure a large aft mlance from this State, Vir ginia expects to send 500 old soldiers. North Carolina should send twice that number. Tin* people* of Charleston expect about 50,000 visitors, and have made ample ar rangements for their accommodation. Tii following general order in regard to tin* reunion has been issued by Brig adier General Win. L. London: Headquarters Second Brigade, N. C. Di vision. U. C. V. Pittslmro. N. C., March 23. 1890. General order No. 20. 1. The General Commanding desires to call the attention of the Camp Com manders to the circular letters Nos. 102 and 105 from General Headquarters at New Orleans, enpi s of which were sent dir < t to the several camps. No. 105 is of vital importance and should be attend ed to without any delay. 2. The next annual reunion of the veterans, at Charleston. S. C., May 10th to 13rh, promises to be one of great interest, and the several officers having the matter in ciaarge.aro expending every effort to insure an economical, comfor table and pleasant trip go tin* comrades who will attend, and commanders and adjutants should render these officers every assistance by promptly replying to all letters to them and take the trou ble to post themselves, so, as to impart all desired information. 3. Tin* rates of transportation, from all points in North Carolina, will be one cent p. r mile travelled. 4. All inquiries as to transjMirtation and hotel hates and the securing of horses and carriages should he addressed t > Maj. M. L. Davis, Brigadier O. M.. at Charlotte. All inquiries a* to provis ion for those comrades, who are unable to provide for themselves, in Charleston, and all questions as to board in private houses must l;e addressed to Maj. A. B. Stronaeh. Brigadi r Commanding at Ral eigh. 5. Commanders will, as soon as practi cable. inform thew* headquarters of the probable number, who will alt ml from ■their camps and how many of them will have to be provided l'or. Kv order of BRIG.-GFN. WM. L. LONDON. J. G. KFXUIIFK. A. A. G. List of Camps,* Sec and Brigade: No. 382. Maj. J. G. Harris. Charlotte: No. 387. ('apt. O. A. Manner. Siler City; No. 417. -V. J. McNair. Maxton: No. 515, Maj. A. B. Stronaeh. Italeigh; No. 781, ('apt. A. M. Crowell. Monroe; No. 818. Maj. J. S. Carr. Durham; No. 830. (’apt. W. H. MeLanrin, Laurinblirg; No. 833, .1. T. Ellington. Smith-field; No. S4G, Frank Bennett, Wad' isboro; No. 832, F. J. Hale. Fayetteville*. / The delegation from this city will take with it the historic Bethel flag, now in the State Library. It has been at the* lasi thro reunions and tht* Charleston people are anxious to have it there. Mr. J. C. S. Timbertuke, proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel, writing to Mr. R. 11. Bradley, a survivor of the* Battle of Bethel, says: "By all means bring our flag to Charleston. The be st place in,on or about the St. Charles hotel shall be* reserved for it. Under no circumstances must you disappoint me in this, -i want that flag in my house at our reunion here in the city where* secession was bora. Chart iston fired tile first shot, but it was left for the First regiment of North Carolina volunteers to win the first bat tle. The survivors of our regiment are not many and the number is fast grow ing less. Why should we not get togeth er at this, our next l union, and while* at Charleston be* together at one place thus making the occasion a reunion in fact. Make it known that the 'St. Charles hotel is under the management of a "Bethel Boy" and that th* St. Charles is to be headquarters for the Bethel regiment. 1 am in correspondence with u goodly number ot our comrades and, in this way am trying to manage matters os we will be together. “1 believe Charleston is going to take good care of all who come even (hough th entire Southern Confederacy attend the r union.” MAJ. GRANT TO CUBA. He Goes to Bay Off the Soldiers. With Military Escort. Yesterday's Washington l’ost contains the following item about a North Caro lina paymaster: "Maj. 11. L. Grant, additional Bay master. F. S. V.. will proceed at the earliest date practicable from New York City to Havana. Cuba, for the purpose of conveying public funds required for the payment of troops serving in Cuba. On arrival at Havana lie will turn the fund over to Maj. Herbert M. Lord, Chief Bay master. Division of Cuba. Maj. Grant will be furnished with a suitable military escort.” THE TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY. The time of m cting of the North Caro lina Teachers’ Assembly lias been fixed for this year June 13th 'to 18th. The programme is now being prepared, and will soon he published. Tin* interest being taken in tin* work this year war rants the belief that the coming Assem bly will be one of the best ev< r held in the State. The place of meeting will be named soon, and due announcement made. The delay in fixing a place of meeting has arisen because of difference of opinion as to the proper rate on the railroads for tin* meeting. The t acliers want the rate even lower than it lias been, the railroads want it to be tin* same, very naturally. Major Charles Biekett. brother of Gen eral I'iekett of Gettysburg fame, died at Norfolk yesterday after m short illness. A Mad Love That Killed MURDER FOLLOWED 3Y SUICIDE NEAR KINSTON. Lonnie Lane Shoots Miss Glennie Sauls and Then Turns His Desperate Hand Against Himself. Kinston, N. March 25. —(Special.)— A fearful double tragedy has thrown its black shadow over this community. The red hand of murder and suicide has blotted out two lives in the very dawn of young manhood and womanhood. Two pulseless figures, found lying in a lonely place not far from the outskirts of the city form the central figures in the final scene of what appears to be a story of love and dispa ir. The details of the tragedy are some what meagre. All that appears to be known as yet is that on Friday morning Lonnie Lane, a young man about twenty two years old, and Miss Glennie Sauls, aged fourteey or thereabouts, went for a walk together. After that nothing more was seen of them alive. In the afternoon their prolonged absence aroused the anxiety of their families and a search was instituted, the result of which whs the finding of the bodies. AN HOUR WITH KILLING. A Notable Lecture By Mrs. Charlotte lVrkins Stetson. "Tin* principal fact in Atlanta for the past week has been Mrs. Stetson. She lias pervaded everything. She lias been like leaven in a mass ol' inanimate mat ter, and the fermentation is tremendous’.” Tims begins one of the innumerable eulogies with which Atlanta’s papers were tilled a little while hack. In ike literary and social world of the South ern city, the magnetic personality and big: brain of this daughter of the Beechers have made themselves felt. Mrs. Charlotte lVrkins Stetson is a great niece of Henry Ward Beecher, and an inheritor of the keen wit and broad sympathy of t he* great New Englander. Her work began ten years ago during her residence in California. One of the most powerful of American short stories. The Yellow Wall Paper: a brilliant essay on The Labor Movement: a volume of poems glowingly criticised by Win. Dean Howells in Harper's Weekly: and re cently a sociological study. \\ oman and Economics, have come from her pen. The last has called forth glowing criticisms in magazine and paper: a lec ture on the author by tin* well known critic, Harry Thurston Beck before literal curs in New York; and an article in Current Literature pronouncing her “the brainiest woman in America.' It is said to be "a book which fixes the atten tion from the first page and is not to tie forgotten with the last," “to Ik* ad m i red for its clearness, earnestness, courage, keen wit and shrewd satire. The poems "In This Our World” are now for the first time published in ade quate form in this country. Curiously enough, however, an edition lias bt*en for some time on the English market. But it is with Mrs. Stetson as a lectur er that we have to do. Sin* has spoken with rare success through the West and East, and in Great Britain during her visit ill 18!t(i. She is en route for Wash ington. Philadelp iia and London.) There she lectures in / me. in Queen's Hall by invitation oft) International Congress of Women. Hi lectures embrace topics literary, religious and sociological. Early in Faster w**ek. the Raleigh public will have tin* opportunity of hearing this gifted woman talk for a short while on Rudyard Kipling. STOLE WHISKEY AND WINE. Eight Negroes in Jail Charged With Stealing From the Carrollton. Eight negroes are in jail to-day await ing trial before the mayor for stealing from the Carrollton Hotel. They are Robt. Horton. Will Cotton. Oliver Green. Junius Jordan, Ilobt. Mil liken, Robt. Evans, Clias. Small, Jas. Frein an. Horton was yesterday morning found drunk on Cabarrus street with a five gal lon cask of wine in his arms. He was lying upon the ground. Tin* police took him in charge and when lie recovered consciousness they questioned him closely about how he came by the wine. He confessed that lie had stolen it from the Carrollton, where Ik* had once been employed. Another ex-employe. Will Cotten. had, he said, assisted in stealing the cask. They had keys to the. room where the wine and whiskey was stored. Ilorton said, and one would go in and hand the cask or demijohn ont through a window to another Engaged in this, he said, was not only himself and Horton, but the other six negroes above named. Hence they were promptly arrested. They were sent to flu* county jail yes terday afternoon to he kept until to morrow morning when they will have a hearing. This thieving lias been going on for a long time and the police do not yet know exactly the full extent of it. Youth is a theory,but old age is a fact. PRICE FI v .„<£ is. Both were members of well-to-do families. All the circumstances indicate that the young man first shot tin* girl and then killed himself, as there is no reason to suppose that they were the victims of foul play at the hands of a third party. Young I.ane had been paying atten tion to Miss Sauls for sonic time, but her parents had objected and finally for bade him the house. Ii is supposed' that he had been brooding over the affair and either induced the girl to ac company him with the deliberate pur pose of ending both lives or committed the deed in a moment of frenzy. No other reason, it seems, can be assigned' for the deplorable tragedy. The grief of the stricken families is pitiable. Thus twice within a week this com munity has been shocked by a bloody tragedy, as it was only last Saturday that Sig Einstein committed suicide here. RECENT REVENUE RI LING. Received at the Local Office Modifying Former Regulations. The following modification of the reg ulations n garding the sale of leaf tobac co was received from Washington by Revenue Collector Duncan: Treasury Department, office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Washington, D. March Hi. 18!))*. — To Collectors of Internal Rev nnc: Ex isting regulations relating to the sale of legs tobacco by a qualified deal r in leaf tobacco in quantities less than a hogs head. case or hale, are hereby mmfiti d with respect to cigar leaf, which may be purchased by any qualified manufac turer of cigars from any qualified dealer in leaf tobacco, in quantities less than the original paekag . for use in his own manufactory exclusively. Such sales shall be entered by the leaf dealer in the Government liook, record 59, which shall show the date of sale, actual quantity of tobacco sold, name of purchase, his business, district and State. No iH’rimt will la* required for the sale of cigar leaf tobacco as- herein authorized. The commercial usagv of billing the to bacco at the marked flMead of the ac tual weight will be pcrmitied when the bill of sab discloses the actual'Weight of tin* tobacco at the time of sale. G. W. WILSON. U omniissiouer. Approved by L. J. Gage, Secretary. BALM SUNDAY. Beginning of Iloly Week —I’eriod I’ro ceding Easter. The present week brings again a very solemn period in tin* Christian world. To-day is known as Balm Sunday which eommeriuirai l * tin* triumphant entry of tin* Savior into Jerusalem, when, the Hebrew childr u strewed palm branches under His I'eet shouting "Ho sanna to tin* Son of David." and with tin* services of Balm Suin':ay the larg si part of the Christian world enters upon the celebration of the Holy Week, tin* liturgy of which is the most iuqirc.-sivc of the year. -Nil tin* acts in th Divine Drama that lead*up to the tragedy of the Cross on Cavalry, find a place in the solemn med itations and services appointed for tin* Week preceding Easter. In a great many places in all parts of tin world it is customary to have al most continuous services on Good Fri day, and especially during the hours ol the Bassion, do these devotions reach the highest point of solemnity and im pressiveness. As is well known the mar kets of the old world ar closed the lat ter part of Holy Week anil the n ire important exchanges in tin* leading busi ness centres of this country as a rule remain closed. SAINT LUKE'S HOME. The Big Tobacco Manufacturer. R. J. Reynolds, of Winston, Gives SIOO. The hearts of the ladies w< re made glad by several contributions recently re ceived for the erection of a p*■ *iiuin--i t Home for the Incurables. Mr. R. J. Reynolds, of Winston, who is ever ready to respond to any noble enterprise, contributed one hundred dollars to the fund. Contributions of ten dollars cadi, were received from Mr. \\ • B. Maim and Mrs. M. A. Heck of the city. There are now eleven inmates at the Home, but as soon as enough contributions conn* in a large building will be erected so a> to accommodate many more. W EEKLY BANK STATEMENT. New York. March 25. The ""'j-' bank statement shows the following changes: . Surplus reserve, decrease, *.»lo, i.i • loans, increase. *5,530.000: *l>ccie. lti crcaso. *203,200; legal tendeix increase, *129,800: deposits, increase. tnw , circulation, decrease. *tK>.lo*b The banks now hold *15.5.u.41.> m ex cess of the requirements ot the -•» ]mm cent rule.