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- .Vi,: ( i . - ' yOL. XXIII. LOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, MAKGH 19, 1900. i M -NO. 3667 DESPERATE PLIGHT. Mafekin or Cannot Wait Much a : Longer for the Promised Relief. Regards Salisbury's Reply as a Warning to Powers who Would Intervene Riots at Peace leet ings in EnglandOlivier Re. treats Toward Kroonstad. Ev ts egraph'to T!he News. LONDON, March 19.' Mafeking lias EC'; ceea reiseveo, so uar as as Known here. It is probable vthat the conver sing of -troops: 'toward Maf eking indi cates a irjutch :rrjcrre serious purpose : thaii merely its ralieif. Judging toy Methuea's presence at Warrentown and the capture of a 'neanby passage tfrrc-ag-Ii -'Sag Vaal at PouT-teiaa Stttream, keea observers 'believe; 'tttnat Rio:berts Taed::ave3 -an adva'a-ee 'in foroe icn Pre tcvkt via Rustenibairs, wTaifcto. .mlgL't !be eiaa?ted al Fourteen' ireaans or Klerks .dcrp. ani wp'uld coil'nicide v 'prtoitiaSMy TcLtb an1 'a'd'vai'c-e via tolioanfonjeiin and DAXGiEIHOUS TO HOLD PEACE MEETINGS LGNDO'X, MaT'cih. 19. Scenes of vio lence aoii'Jinue ta mark 'the m-eetings held by 'advccateis. kxZ peaice.- It is ial mo'l ia:ipo5si!ble -to boid a peace aneet ins 'in :any 'town ini England j n'ow. Many protjetcted meebhugsi Shave .been abanJon'ed en advice .of ithe police. Ea'-aburgfli Eiu-dieats woiuld' luave killed a t'psakeir in tha't city rat a peaea meet ing i&e police hiad no't 'rescued hirh just in 'time. . MAFEKINiG- IN DE3PER ATE PLKxHT LONDON, -Ma.r'clL lD.-T-MifekiiiS fitJill hcl&s cwt. The city 4s in. a dii!perate pliight. PI Diner's force- from, the, north rc'ccunioitereid1 within furteejiriiiiles Qf ing cmt on "the' ;raifroaid beihind him!. Maahnien's' ,f oice fbrty-fcu'r-mSl&s from Kimberly. ' ' ' : ' BURGHER'S RETURN TO TIHEIR FARMS. , LONDON, March 1.7; It i credjb!ly reported that tihree ' quarters, of the ihsir .farms. 'The F-fee .Sfcaite Burghers still holding out axer-.-Tsaicl itxs'jb-.po'Or whites w'h'.o ihave ndthrag -to djase ClJ3 GERMANY WILL -KiOT INTBRViENE:: BERLIN, 'MarciE 19- T'&&.; Foreign' Gfnce pciMiTely d esi res -the sujaitement untrue t'hajt Germany and the United States will ccin'tinue' paaee'negiotjjati.a'a'3" wi'th England in regard 'to South Afri ca. The Foreign effise considsrs Lord Salisbury's reiply to ie peace telegram from Kruger and Sreyn ;as also an an swer to all tlhe powers endeavoring to intorv&ae. OLIVER'S RETREAT, LONDON, March 19.--A dispatch to the Times frcim Aliwal Nortih stiaites that Commalndant Olivier ;hias .retreat ed towards Kroontstaa'd. He ccraman dlered all the :fo;cd at RouxVille, wh'Eire upon :Jhe iaihabiitants appealed 'to Gent. Brabant for assistance, whuch tlor the moment Brabant was una'.ble to" give. SENTENCED TO A BOAT. GAPE TOWN, March 19 Owing to the quiarreis'omen'ess c'f Col. Sehiel, the German officer" in 'charge 'of tlhe Boer arttailery, who 'was wounded and 'taken prisca'cT at Elandslaagte, haa been re moved from the nr'isoners camp to transsport. . ( SOCIETY OF ANARCHISTS. Taylor Crowd Organizing a Secret Band to Resist Prosecution of Their Friends. By ifcelegra-pSi to The -News. - - LOUISVULLE, Ky, March 19.. Pow ers, Bavis, Hazel ip and Cultotn dlid not have an examination tio-day as prem ised Iby Jn-d'ge Moore.; When, the ris oniers are arraigned the proseJclS'ttQn wiM ask a cGnlfinniance till Thiiirsid.ay on itlie .ground that mfa!ny witnesses cannot be 'present till then. - TCie :Reipitblijc;a)ni9 to-day started a secret organization to defend toy all le gal : mieians anid "toy force: if necessary, theocusedtRj!putblicans and all. . tnno cent-:;meaL:vaJsftjed:- tty . the Goebelites. The memibers1 ttake an oath ipledging th:eir proper'ty and lives to the dereinse of. 'the Taylorites arresited. . ' . ; GREAT STRIKE OfN. By Telegraph to the News. ClHimiGO, Maincih 19. After tho oon f erenoe 'beH'wcesn representatl-ves Of the International Assoc'iaitica of Maidhin' ists and " ithe ia.dmin'i'-itrative council of the National Meital Traides association, enided! at 1:30 yesierdiay miorning, Pres- idemfc James COoniniell, of the union declared 'thalt str'ikeo- -would Ibe called imimediiiaitely in all ipairts of the United States and Canada. The scribes -would involve 100,000 men and cause, to ,he shut down for an indennite period, ipliaintts hasving an aggregate capital of millions of dollars. - TO BE BURIED IN SEATTLE. The Body of Mti&xm ttyCajwot Be Shipped. ' tMrs. Chart"3ad family Jihay heard nothing nore W to the identity of the idead niah sntrm?ad n h Atr Sam 'M BelU v'Taie accident occurred on the Great ttktn? Mrs. Bell and family wired the superintendent of the read to send taie'body. :.to St. Paul, where Mr. James McLaughlin, Mrs. BeH'son-in-law, was ito meet and ideptifv. piled, avisi4g,the - family net to try llafitd ha ve the ,T3ody shipped, as it was badly mangled. He said, however, that if they insisted on it, he would ship it' to St. Paul, but rtlhought best, from the condition of the body, not to do so. He said' that the road wouldbny a. lot in the cemetery in Seattle' bury the body with as much care as it would ihave been at honie. He furttber as sured.. .them that he Tvould have the in . the cemetery and carefully marked. Mrs. Bell finally consented to have 4ne body buried in Seattle. The family (have written CSapt. DeWolfe asking him to let them know every de tail of the wreck, and asking him if possible to examine the. hands of the dead man and see if part of one of the first fingers was missing, Mn. Sam MV Bell having lost "pant of one of "his fin gers some time ago. 'Mrs. Bell isiin'a very weak and nervous state. MRS. M'CORD DEAX Entered to Rest' Saturday After. . noon Buried Yesterday Mrs. Amelia McCord, wife' of Mr. T. T, jVIcCord, died at 3:30 Satur day afternoon at her thome, at Sandi f er, Paw Creew township. Mrs. 'Mc Oord had; been an invalid for a year, and at almost any lime durine the 12 months her death would iiothave been , a surprise to het;family. She; Jjore her Buffering; with Ciiirtstian'gracefan' for titude, and seldom wxetfie-rimily made aware, by any expresion from her, of the pain she really had to bear. For several days death's4 presence was felt, the family expecting' that every hour would , mark the endv She passed away as quietly as if f alling asleep. De ceased, was 75 years of age. She was a member lof Pleasant Grove. Metho dist church, and was a good Christian. She leaves a husband and one son, 'Squire D. A. McOordf of andifer. The funeral services wereonducted ' yes terday at. 10 o'clock, the Interment be ing at Paw Creek. I -.. : .c. - v A SUNDAY ROBBERY. i .. . .; ;.: Negro Boys Begged, Stole, Ran Away and' Were Twice Capt ured. Some excitement was caused yester day afternoon by a robbery commit ted by two negro boys, and the sub sequent chase and capture of the little thieves. . .V. They went to Mr. George - Williams', on Liberty street, and begged" some bread,, but did not succeed in stealing anything. From there they went to Mrs. Jessie McDonald's and asked, for some food,, saying they were very0-hun gry. It was Sunday afternoon; jjihere was nobody in the front part of the, 'house, and while the girl went back to get them a lunch, they saw their oppor tunity and made a raid. They stole a suit iof clothes and several other arti cles, ran with them to the railroad and put them in a box car. Pretty soon the robbery came known, and Mr. Cal. Bell found the boys on the street and caught themu About that time a negro man came up and interfered. In dealing with-the man, CVIr. Bell had to let the boys go. Then the man Tan off. But the boys did-not enjoy their lib erty long. . The patrol wagon came along and after a chase caught four negro boys. The two who ihad been begging and stealing were identified the stolen articles located and return ed, andithe young culpits were soon be- hjbadi.bje bars in the station house. :.' WORKING INSURANCE JfA.i Mr. Edward Phifsr, of Columbia. S. C, a native: Charlotte boy, has given up ; railroading : and gone into railroad insurance. . He. works as far SouthTfas Jacksonville.;. Mr. Fhifer will be. here, in a .few;;,da3i on a business trip. He is already succeeding well in the work. He is mot only bright and capable, but succeeds at anything he undertakes. SMALtiTXARE AT PRINCETON. NEHlAiVEN; '. Conn., March 19. Talks, ,thWale :authorilMes, indicate iihiait thie-;groundsi. ifor " the small, pox .acairo , were greatly .'exaggerated.' The case. at Baily and Middletown is .now attendiinig physician in the case in Wall streets'' aJso '(pronounced1 .that measles iPresiiden't fH!2idliey;vtolfdi the slihidlenits this mroning at: the Chapel that .the 'commnn'ity ;was "unduly excited, hut reeemm end-eft- them, to he vaccinated. Regular exercses' at the University wiill not be suspended'. : SAD HOUSEHOLD Dr. T. C. Neal, of Sugar Creek, "Loses Two Sons-in-Law in as Wany Das. DEATH OF MR. L. P. MURPHY. in---"'" Died Suddenly Yesterday at His ivHorae in Union, S C, of Heart Disease -His W ife Was Visit ing Her Father at Sugar Creek s When She Heard the Sad News. Scarcely had the News reached Dr. T. C. Neal and family at Sugar Creek; of the death of Rev. Chalmers Moore, Dr. Neal's son-in-law, when another telegram followed closely t upon its heels, announcing the death of Mr. L. P. Murphy, of Union, S. C, another of Dr.. Neal's sons-in-law. The latter tidings came yesterday, and were par ticularly distressing. Mrs. Murphy left home last Tuesday for a visit to her father, at Steele Creek, and was there at the time the telegram reached her, stating that her husband had died sud denly yesterday morning of (heart dis ease. The sihock was dreadful to her. Mr. Murphy was not very well when sher left .home, but was not ill enough to be in bed, so she concluded to make her visit, as intended, sibe not having been well herself. ' Accompanied by her . father and Mrs, 'Frank Neal, she came into the city last night expecting to catch the night (train to Union, but shef ailed tbMo iso, and spent the night at fe, DF.; Dixon's. She and Dr. Neal anrs rank Neal left this morning fair Inion. - A sad journey will it be.'i Mr.;viurphyr wa3 about 35 or 40 yearsof age.j ;He; was a well known, prosperous and popular merchant, of Union. He was highly, esteemed in every circle religiousbuness social. He was in Charlotte i Tasii-Ummetr when the Union, ball team played its -series here, and was very enthusiastic over the games. His wife "was. Miss 56ra Neal.- . -"jr-i - .'. Rev. Chalmers Moored who married Miss Nora Neal) sister of Mrs. Murphy, was buried Sunday. TO PAY THE DEBT, Tryoilj Street vtetfiodist Church Makes a Good Resolve. r . Tryon Street iMetbodist churchhas been resting1 underij:he:. shadldw .ofra j AAA JS.1i. j . ' .t ; . T i 1 ' o,wv Usui, lur Bum eoy cars.,, xesteruay Dr. Ghrietzbarg jproposeTO b&r oon-; raisevthe debt,' .and that at-'Once. He called for different expressions in re gafi 'ttlmatfer-- Mr. C. W. Tillett said ;Wpul(Jarather eat a battercake aeefcoldanf tackle an old church debt, bufe3 n,o,w that the babtercake seems a little warmed up, I don't mind it. I think we ought to pay this debt." There was but one expression all over the church in regard to the matter, and that, that the debt ought to be paid. Much enthusiasm was manifest ed in the matter. Dr. Chrietzberg named ' next Sunday as the time for paying the debt. Each, member of the church is to give something, it is thought there will, be no trouble about getting the full amount. xTryon Street church wants to greet the new century not only with a 20th century fund for education, but also free of debt. . . MISSIONARY TEA Tilie Woman's Missionary Society of Trinitv church will give a missionary tea in the basement of the church Wed nesday af ternoon at 4 o'clock, at which time the ladies will contribute a free will offering for the 20th Century fund. The ladies of Trinity and all others who feel an interest in this movement are, invited to be present. They hope to have Mrs. Stewart with them, with her questions and answers regarding the work. A pleasant time socially is anticipated. WHAT'S IN A NAME? Mrs. B. ID. Heath . ihas revived ChrOnothahatoIetron. It is to be given oh the 17th of lABril. These taking part are asked tb.meet tomorrow after noon at 3:43 in the parlor at iryon Streejt Methodist church. MORE SOLDIERS GO TO MANILA. By Te:le!graip!h to the News. " V ' ,v : . NmRFOTTC VaMare!h 17Thie new army transiport "SumiinieT" sailed to-day for :New York to tiake on n!in)& hunidred soldier at Fort Slocum, for the Phil- Ippinesf. ' :N . - - ' ' - ' MRt CRAIG GOES WEST: , Mr. J: H. Craig'left this morning fov Hot Sbrines: Ark. He will visit other points in Arkansas; and will be absent probably for several montns. REALTY.. J. W. Alexander & Co. 'Saturday sold the Preston house, on West Tenth street, to tMr. W. W. Rankin, or Mooresville. 'j . X. ;ar .... ---------- n rLAiutb in nib rAvE. Dr. Joilpli Qrabam 's Beard and gair Singed. Dr. Jcsepbf:ciraham Shad an unpleasi ant expere Saturday nighC Mr. George Fitimos, as he was on his way homef- foimed at Dr. Graham's for Mrs. Fi iObns. Wl'fljO Wan wai-H-ncr there for sL lThe boy who attends to the fuiW "Yhad cone off .without fillinlg u.p 'thitfurnace. VIr. Fitzstimotts went down -fe fill it up for ;Dr. Gra ham. ' He did . .not notice that th nnni box wasr.fnil "of soft coal instead of hard, and oveled .it in the furnace. Some mbautes later Dr: : Graham heard something like , an explosion in the ) basement, !He went down to. investi' gate. He- opened the furnace door to see it the fire was all right. As he did so, mere wasw an explosion of coal gas within fcne .fnace, and the flames burst our:rfihe" idcor into Dr. Gra- iham's f acfe. H& .hair, beard and eye brows wre. singed: ' Fortunately, he had on his ;glasses or his eyes would have been burned also. If the xnln- sion had tal(en place latter in the night most likely ahe house would have been set on fire. II " . - ' ; -It "MY .FIRST BATTLE." An Old Confederate to Tell His Story. To-florrow Night. Dr. Guerrant, the famous Kentuckv evangelist, fwho held a series of meet ings about two years ago in the Sec iond Presbyterian church, will arrive here tonight, and will tomorrow morn ing at 11 o'clpck, give a lecture in the Second church on "Home Mission Work in the Mountains," The lecture is free, and all interested in mission work are invited to hear him. At night Dr. Guerrant lectures n the Y. M. C. A: hall. Hisjsubject . will be: "My First Battle." iThe proceeds will be for the benefit, of jhome missions. Dr. Guer rant was A physician before the civil war. He vice and ntered the Confederate ser- ugfht his . first battle under Morgan. e fought all throughnthe war and ade as good a soldier as ee r wore the y. After, the war Dr. .Gur- rant ent the ministry of ' the Presr byterian, uxoh, and has become one of the t successful evangelists in the Presij erian Church. c Every Pres byterian the city, as well as evefy Conf ederate; vesteran, and all otihers in-r terested in the work in the mountains should, hear -Dr. Guerrant : tomorrow night. v re tDUCATp THE VVOWEN PrdmlttcEBit baptists Urged Tiffs ; f 'ojPointT Yesterday. f f bi f -f Rev;r Jimn E. White vJRv. OPU Stringfield and Mr.-' 'Ji f Waiiey of Raleigh; and Prdf'Waltcr ,Sies?0 the faculty of Wake FoyestCtiflege spent yesterday in Charlotte, I present ing the cause of the Baptist Female University, of Raleigih,' to the Baptists of this city. Messrs. White and Bailey spoke at Tryon Street church yester day morning. They emphasized the cause of Christian education, and es pecially of the education of women, saying that it was more important to educate j the women of the land than the mpn-, They made strong talks and moved upon the (hearts and purses of the Baptists present to the amount of $600. Messrs. Stringfield and Sikes spoke at Olivet and Twelfth Street church, presenting the same causo. Twelfth Street church recently gave $100 to the University. There is a debt on the University and the effort is be ing made to pay it. - 20TH OF MAY TALK. The executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, met this morn ing to consider co-operating with varr ious cither organizations in the city in regard to tihe 20th of May, celebration. The matter was continued over until tomorrow, in order to discuss it with Mr,-Gasklll, of the Carnival Companj who arrives'toniorriow morning. BAPTISMAL PARTY. , . " A pretty baptismal scene was wit nessed this afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miller, Jr's. Their little daugh ter, Sara Elizabeth, was baptized. Rev. Dr. Howerton was assisted in the sa crament by Rev. Dr. S tagg. Mr. and Mrs. Miller invited a number of friends to be.present. A handsome lunch -was served after .the baptismal service. : ; At GENTLEMAN FROM WAXHAW. tWm. -Davis, white, hailing; from Waxhaw; , was arrested today . by- Offi cers Bmdley.-.and";:S4kes -ifOTcible trespass at one of the mills. H& was" there, it is said, trying to entice (the hands away. On being ordered to leave, he refused. - The police were sent for and took him fin. - A pistol wa3 found an ihis person, so he went to jail in default of $50 bond. . POLICE (DATA. A negro named KirkpatJrick was ar rested today-, toy. Officer Roberts for stealing from Mr. G:. A: (Lawing. ... : Mr. P. C. Mclntyre, and Amos Har rison, colored, had, a fight today. Of ficer Pitts canea a - nait oerore any i m m mum DEWEY. He and His Wife Passed Througb Charlotte Ed:: Route to Savannas, j'a. THE HERO OF MANILA BAY. - ; xw-- ' ' ' ' ; , : ' .' .. . He is Younger Than His Picture V Represents Himf: is .Genial, ? . Cordial and Delightful Asked - ' if This. Was Bagley's Home nrs. Dewey te Handsome ' The hero of Manila has been in Char- lctte. He and his wife passed through the city this morning, en route to Savan nah, where they go to attend the Dew ey celebration. The . Dewey special, consisting of baggage car, Pullman and engine, pull ea into the yard at 10:50, Capt. M. Allbright, conductor, and Engineer Me AUister in the cab. The train stopped ! on the north side of the crossing to get waiter. As soon as the crowd saw that - this was to be the stopping point, ! 6 oue uaa oiaa paisy thither it surged to geta look at the for yearS' and tor. the year past a can man who planted Old .dory in the er P11 face' wich caused her Phiiinninps Thoro ws nn Ano in death. She .was poor in thi3 world'3 party, but the admiral and Mrs. Dewey, a young arentleman friend of jheiT3 and i Mr. L. S. Brown, general agent of the passenger department of the Southern in Washington, who was acting as host tor .the Southern. The party were seated;' in the observation part of, the Pullman. ; " Tiheadmiral, who believes' in the "open rafpor," had the door of his car open, - and . to the inquiry if he would see the News reporter, respond ed quickly: "Certainly, come right in." The reporter .was as quick to . accept the cordial invitation and enjoyed the dicitinction of being the only person .to shake hands wth the admiral ' and his wife. Taey were ibotli cordialand perfectly natural. There was , no, affect tat ion in manner or .words. Mrs. Dewey' was sitting o.n the seat facing the -window; the admiral standing near, the" rear door. After greetings the admiral was asked if the would not say "Good morning' 'Xto the crowd outside, if noth ing more. 'Certainly, I.jwill,", said he. Putting on his beaver, ne ateppedf out on the platform, bowing to the crowd with a pleasant smile, and saying, "Good-morning, how are you," in a friendly, cordial manner, fhe crowd re sponding in the same manner and f&rm of greeting. - .. o-iy: V:"Anytihing new in town itoday?" ask ed, the admiral." "Nothing but Dewey,'' responded some One. .Turningfjt.the reporter, . the, admiral said : "You" just write1 me ajnice speech." ,"Yjou make it . and I'Ujwite it," said the Reporter ,;; wThis rwas, where Bagley li lived,! v4snt it?"aslced the admiral. "No,' Raleigh wasyhis 'home," he was told. th theYjcorse of a tares-minutes' cbiirversation the admiral was asked .several things, among them . what and about the open door in China He replied: "Congress will answer the for mer, as to 'the latter " here the signal was given for the train to leave and the "open door" remains still a matter of conjecture. The admiral bowed to the crowd. Hats .were raised, . handker chiefs waved and,' thus the man before whom America was bowing but a year ago; and wiho, despite all criticism since that time,Jfs still tihe bero of Ma nila, came and. wen't. He reaches Sa vannah this evening at 6 o'clock, and will be the guest of the city during tbe Dewey celebration. 'Admiral Dewey is a younger looking man than his pictures represent him, to be. He is an iron gray man, but his' face' is youthful, and full. He has reg ular features and a strong, fine face. He was dressed in black, Prince Albert cut, and wore a white carnation on the. lapel of his-coat. Mrs. Dewey has very charming manners. She was attired in a handsome cloth suit of brown, with vest of white silk covered with jeweled lace. She is very prepossessing, and was as pleasant and cordial a3 her distinguished (husband. ' , - ': , CHURCH SOCIABLES. . The social of the A R. P. church. which, waefr postponed last week, will J De givenM tne . parlor oi iae t irsi a R. P: chacfi Thursday evening. thi rrt PrMfirlaa church -haralj: rairiyafternoon for it. at homev. thjsA receiving begun at 4 o'clock and conl tinues until 6 or 7. . Tonigiit the Young , Me's Society have an evening. Tbere will 'be music and refreshments. - . .; SMALL-POX PATIENTS ESCAPE. iDr. McLaughlin, of Paw Creek, learn ed after arriving here? todays that, sorne of the negroes who had - small-pox at Paw Creek, and jvho were moved a mile froni the station, had escaped and had come to town: He" quickly notified Dr.: Strong and the poltce and; the ut most vigilance- will be used to catch ft tnem-Dui noi tne pox. ; . - 'n ? i MILL NFWS. Ranges In Textile Establish ; ments the Talk. : There is talk of an interesting ohar racter in ;miJl circles. It is to the ef fect that Mr. Goff. of the Standard ' Supply Company, of Providence, R. I., ; has bought the contolling stock of t Textlle Min company. Mr. j '-aman, treasurer of the company, . : was seen today' in 'regard vto the mat- rvH said that he had heard the ' TT T' but 8 not in a -nation to either affirm or deny tihem ; Said heiThere .has been ; no transferor stock."-; . !: It is further understood ithait Mr R j Z-0. ! vhicbr ke ' pucnased from Mr, D. A. . AFAins ior o,uuu, to the Standard, of Provdence. vwrr rumors ln 'con- nection Jwlth textile concern are cife. DEATH OF MRS. MILLEN. -l tt.iL r j uw "ji.u ijuweici rasacu iu ner Reward Yesterday. Eliza Millen died yesterdav . Mrs mcrn4n.f at 11:30, at her home, 51C autn. "5 - se treet. at the advanced e OI YTB-' Mrs. Millen had ibeen soods, ut .rich in faith, and she has E,tered now into her inheritance. For several years she had been cared for oy tne ii.pworth League of Tryon Street Metlhodlst church, and wanted for nothing that could minister to her bodily comfort. Death waa a great relief to' 'her. She leaves two daugh ters, Mrs.. Hill and Mrs. Davis. The funeral services were conducted thl afternoon at "3 o'clock at Tryon Street Methodist church, of which decease-! . waii'amemben. The pall bearers were: MessrsJ. A; Helvin.iM. F. Kirby David-? ft. Everett, J. C. Boytte, Wm. R, Clark and T. L. Ritch. . Ai R. KEISTLER ASSAULTED. Lloyd Pettus and Frank Trott 1 Get Into Trouble. ; Mr. David Keistier, , of J. H. -Wed- "' 'iilnigitosn & Co., went to Paw Greek yieis terSa.yJto.&ee,. his f a'Uhea On Ihtsi ro-tairn--Jie wiaa walking he walkipd - down the rafilroad track, tloyd Peiftus ' and1 Frain'k Trott, two yours white m'?a. of 'h& city,- -passed' him in 2i ibus'gyr One of- ilihem droOTed ihil's hat. He or-. 1 I dcird Mr. KeMlef ' to. .pick- Hit. iflp. Up"Ott ?'.:'.' 'tue Jixicgr Teiusxng ito creio, uniey iuo- - -:.. .. gan canrsing hii'hi,' 'arid ''Pectus juipaipei f'M'X in.ii1. m? 'Hi p. Hnrorvi Mr. wai Tirott ca:xe to Pet'tuis' asGtehzivc'ei. ' Bulf. Keistier receivodl a ltckj to the mad. tie get ooth boy3 dawn, when Trcltt dcew his1 knlife on him. Jst at this point Mr. John McGe came along amd-went to Mr. Keistler's assis'tJan'ce. Pettiuis anid Trotit then returned' to the . buggy. They were ibound1 over to cpurft to-day !by Squire Maxwell in the sum of $50 ' LAST OF THE STAR COURSE. Dr. Henson Will Be the Final Attraction. The Y. M. C. A. Star Course . will, close next Friday night with a lecture by Rev. P. S. Henson, D. D., LL. D., of Chicago, who takes the place of De Witt Miller in the course. Dr. Henson is the brilliant pastor of the First Bap tist ohurch, of Chicago, arid a lecturer of 'national reputation. Kis lectures abound' with vivid illustrations and are richln wit and humor. In a form er visifeto aharlotte he lectured on "Fool'a lecture replete with humor, satire and eloquence. The lecture on "Backbone," which 'he gives this time, will be equally as . good. A popular price of 50 cents for admission will be made. . ' - The Topeka Capital says of Dr. Hen son: "He was witty, dramatic, humor ous, pathetic, eloquent and irresistible. jHLs fun was wholesome, his wit keen, bisurnor jconyuisivO' and he captiYa ted his" audience from the word 'go.'-"- PROF. ALEX GJRIAHAM. icaien xsews ana. woservcr aas. the following of Charlotte's super- nteadent of public schools: ' Tlte address of Prof. Alexander Gra ham at the laying of the corner ston trt st3ie ne!w ssdhool building tn Char lotte, is a model. (He is one of the State's beet men, and one of the bright est and readiest." GONE TO GEORGIA Mr. Young DeArmond, a nephew of Mrs. J. Y. Weddington, has gone to Southern! Georgia" on account o bia health. He will work on a turpentine farm. Mr. DeArmond isn excellent young man, and his friends- hope lie will soon be restored to health. Kefelt&er waaKleia 'off -wM blcnv amdf: ytM, . j about t o get Pectus " do wpt Whn.: ' ' v r 'U .r.r Of damage was done. ... . ... , V - ;