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VOL. xxiii. .
CHARLOTTE, N. C., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1900.'
No 3679
1ST 350 MEN
AND SIX GUNS.
)l Broadwood's Force Were
;aus:ht in a Boer Ambuscade
and Suffered Severely.
JG BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
iuberts Reports the Boer Force at
Eight to Ten Thousand, and
the British Probably Outnum
ber Them - French's Force Hur
ried to the Front Is Bloemfon
tein's Water Supply Cut Off?
LONDON, April 2 The War Office
fcports that Col. Broad wood lost seven
uns and all his baggage in an ambusn
f Baei-s. His casualties number 350.
BRITISH OFFICERS ESCAPE.
LORENZO MARQUEZ. April 2. ;
tapt. Haldane ancl lieut. uemesuner,
ntisn omcer.3, nave ihvcu uci.
hey escaped- from Pretoria, where j
bev were iieiu as prisuut-ia.
STORY OF -THE DEFEAT.
BUSHMAN KOP, March .31, (Delayed
Transmission.) The British force
bmmanded by. Col. Broadwood, con-
sting of the Tenth Hussars, house-
old cavalry, two horse batteries ana
forss of mounted infantry under Col.
ilcher, which had been garrisoning
:haba N'Chu, was obliged in conse-
icnnf thfv tipar annrnflfh of a laree
fiprce cf Boers to leave las'; night. Col.
sjlroadwood marched to the Bloemfon-
fcin water works, south of the Modder
iver, where he encamped at 4 o'clock
his morning. At early dawn the camp
as shelled by the enemy from a point
earby. Col. Broadwood sent off a
pnvoy witn tne Darteries, wniie tne
lest of the force remained to act as a
tear guard. The convoy arrived at a
eep spruit where the Boers wTere con-
ealed and the entire body walked into
irabush and were captured together
tvith six guns. : -
DISPATCH FROM ROBERTS. :
LONDON, April 2. Roberts' -dispatch
dated April 1st, says: "Broad
wood -was told today that the Ninth
klivision with mounted infantry would
Jniarch at daylight to support him, that
if he considered it necessary he should
retire from the water works. He mov
ed there during the night and bivouack
ed. At dawn today the enemy. attacked
on three sides. In retiring he crossed
a deep nullah in which the Boers had
concealed themselves. Passing the
drift the Boers fired and ' shot down
the artillery horses at short range. Sev
eral guns were captured: the remaind
er galloped away, and covered Roberts"
Horse, which suffered heavily. . t
"Broadwoocl estimates 'his loss "oi ,350,
including TOO ml? sin g.?r Hearing Broad
wood was hard preffcedvi ;'I immediately
dispatched General ' French with the
two remaining cavalry brigades to fol
low and support the Ninth division.
The strength cf the enemy is estimated
at eight or ten thousand."
STEYN STIRRING UP FREE
STATERS.
MASERU, BASUTOLAND, March 31.
President Steyn is reported to have
gone to Ladybrand to stir up the
Burghers there to renewed resistance.
The Boeirs have removed from the
immediate vicinity of Plattsberg and
taken up a commanding pdsition adja
cent. The Dutch who surrendered their
arms at Ladybrand are now suffering
seizures of their live stock.
BOTHA WAS JO UBERT'3 CHOICE.
PRETORIA; March 30. President
Kruger said in public today that the
last expressed desire 'of the late com
mandant, General Joubert, was that he
should be succeeded as commandant
general by Louis Botha.
NO MORE "FREE STATE RAIL- ,
WAYS."
CAPE TOWN, April 1. Army orders
were 'ssued today declaring the aboli
tion of the title "Free State Railways"
and superseding this by 'the title "Inter
national Military Railways.
BIG ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRESS.
LONDON,, April 2. It is believed
from Roberts' dispat cb th-at 'a big e.n
gageiment .is in) progress. Altboug'h it
is difficult to gtimate the naimiber of
British engaged, ; they probably exceed
th eight or teto thousand estimated
Boers. ' The eceine of the British di;sas
ter seems to. be Aealds Spruit, where
the BlomifOinte-ln cresses a tributary of
the "iM odder river. " .
WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF. ;
LONDON. April 2 The Chronicle's
correispondenit at Bloemfontein tele
gria.pbs tihat Bread wcodi .guns V have
been recaptured. 'He 'a-lsto. says the wa
ter supply of Bloem feint eln is leuit off.
The War Office has m:a co;nfi rotation cf
either. Be Wet c'amim'3n!d'ed the Boers
whin- amb'us'h'ed' -Broiaidwood'.
TO FIGHT FITZSIMMOiNS.
NiEiW YORK, April 2. Bob Fit2
simmons alnid Gus R'ublin will be
matiched tomornJw- ito fight aboutvjjnne
1 at Westchester.
-RUSSIA! IS SATISFIED.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2 It is
aniniouinced that IRussia is saitisfied with
the Porte's a'oceptance of iher demands
for railway concessfans in As Minor.
t
WEBSTER DAVIS RESIGNS.
He Will Lecture in the Interest of
the Boers.
WASHINGTON, April 2 Hdri.Webster
Davis, Assist an t Secretary cf the In
terior, tendered' his resigna.tion to the
President today- It is annoueed that
he will lecture in the interest of the
Boers in the principal cities.
Mr. Davis has spent several months
in South Africa, having been with both
the British land Boer armies'. ' He was
present at the battle ol Spion -Kop,' near
Ladyamith.
20;0G0 ON STRIKE.
All flines in Pittsburg District
t Likely to Be Closed.
PITTSBURG, Pa., April 2. There is
saflsfaeticn over the wage scale., Twcn
ty tliGiiiand; 'miners reused to go to
wrk this m'orning. Ten thousand
more 'will join the strikers tomorrow.
This will practically close every mine
in the district.
The miners claim that, if their de
mands are not granted the strike will
become general.
CORE AN TROUBLE SETTLED.
Russia's Request for Land in For
eign Quarter G anted,
YOKGHCIMA, April 2. It is now re
ported tlmy -Corea 'has firmly resisted
the Russian demiain'd for land at Mas
latmpho. Russia then withdrew the de
mand and substituted a request for a
piece of ground: 'within the ioreC&n set
tlement at Mas.ampho. This request was
granted, but the question is regardea
as settled'."
COLOR COMPLICATIONS IN SANTI
AGO.
SANTIAGO, DB CUBA, April 1.
The funeral of Mayor Valiente took
place this afternoon with elaborate
ceremonials. Col. Whiteside and sev
eral other IJnited States officers acted
as honorary pall bearers. The military
and civil procession - extended two
miles. k ' - -
The death of Senor Valiente materi
ally changes the political situation. His
re-election was considered assured, but
now there is Ja prospect' of a hard fight
between ttye 'irival candidates of the
black and white parties. Recent devel
opments have shown that the' color line
will be closely drawn and there may
be tTOuble as the wihites declare their
intention to organize an annexation
party rather than to accept negro dom
ination. GONE TO HENDERSONVILLE.
Mrs. C- Furber Jones and children
left this morning for Hendersonville,
where they will remain throughout the
summer. Mr. Jones business keeps
him in and about Hendersonville, so
they go there to be witJh him. They
will likely sell their house in,Dilworth.
TELEGRAMS BOILED ,ROWK rJJJ
FTanklin Circuit Court, wbich will
try the alleged assassins 'f .Gcpi,
met at 'Frankfort, Ky., today. . ..!'ifl;j ';
The Borhgrevink ; expedition which
has been at work in' Antarctic waters
since 1898,' reports that it located the
magnetic pole in heSouthern ocean.
Congressman ?Hay,; of Virginia, has
prepared a plan : to u ire-.organize the
militia of all the States, so as to do
away with the need of a standing army.
SUMCER HOURS.
The early closing move goes into ef
fect tonight., September 1st the stores
will close at 7 o'clock. The Bee Hive
had ad verised its millinery opening to
morrow, Wednesday and Thursday
rights, -hence the store will not close
at 7 on' those nigbts, but will begin
closing at 7 on Friday night.
CHARLOTTE STATESVILLE.
Cards will be out Wednesday an
nouncing the marriage- of Mr. Clem
Dowd), of thisi city, ;and .Miss Fannie
'Tuinstall, icX Statesville. Mr. Dowd as a
bi other cf "Mr. W. C. Dowd, editor of
The News, and is at present employed
cut Do wid ,& King's. He has a hoaU of
frien'ds 'here who will rejoice to know
that he is, to win siich a chlar minis wo
man for bis -wife. Miss Tunstall has
often visited Miss Lizzie Scott, and is
well, known here.
TO ELECT OFFICERS.
The Elk CTlub will hold 'its annual
meeting tonight for the election Of of
ftoers. Mr. M. A. Lycb is the present
president. Mr. W. H. Van Ness's
naim-e is mentioned in connection with
the- presidency. -. .
DEATH OF GEN. CAMERON. i
A telegram from 'Richmond, Va., re
ports the death; of General Frances
Hawkes Cam-eroiS; formerly .'Adjutant
General of North Carolina, which oc
curred Saturday night. . : -
ESTATE WORTH $175,000.
The estate of the late '3. P. Alexander
amounts to more than' at .first supposed-
The applicaition filel for the pro
batinig cif the will estimates the estate
at $175,000.
MiR. GLENN HERE.
Hon. R. B. Glenn?, of Winston, spent
yes'terdiay at the Buford, andl left this
morning for 'Shelby, where today he ad
dressed the iDemiocraitic county conven
tion!. '
Mr. .M. B. Wilfiamson was painfully
hurt today while in the stable on East
Tra.&e street. A mule stepped on1 his
foot. "
CLEVELAND VOTERS.
The Largest Convention in the
County's History Was
Held To-Day.
DOCTOR DIXON F0$AUDIT0R.
Resolution Adopted Demanding
Senatorial Primaries Hon. P.
B Glenn Makes a Ringing Ad-
dress to 2,000 Citizens in the
Big Tabernacle Building iUfi;
Special to The News. .V,-v, -ie Thtt?
SHELBY, April 2. The great est
county convention ever held ih'tjieVe
land county was held here today. The'
Democrats gathered in force, and when
the oca veartion was lealled to order six
hundred delegates Were present. The
meeting was very enthusiastic. "
The conventioni unanimously endors
ed Dr. B. F. Dixon for the nicminaf ion
for Auditor on' the State Denrosratic
ticket. - r
The convention' adopted resolutions,
dtslarhltg for primaries for the seiec-
tion -of a United States 'Senator to suc
ceed Marion Butler. .
Hca. R. B. Glenn, of Winston, made
a splendid speech to an audience" of
two thoiisaEd in the large tabernacle
building. The audience was stirred by
hrs splendid speech.
MILL NEWS.
The Bear Movement Will Be
Checked Notes and Personals.
The Magnolia Mill, Mr. A. C. Sum
niervifle, owner, will be on the run now
in a fcbort time. Part of the machin
ery is here and the rest is on the road.
This mill, as will be remmbered:, was
changed from a w ebbing mill to a
spinning- mill.
Mr. J. .A. Blythe, of Philadelphia,
was registered at the Central today.
Mr. D. A. Tompkins left Saturday
night, for Mississippi, on textile busi-.n-r-a-
': ;': . -- "
,: The bdarrf of governors of the Cotton
Spinners Association at their meeting
Saturday 'night; discussed, . as fore
shadowed in Saturday's-News, the price
of yarns, and the movement on the part
of some commission' men to bear the
marke t- , The association an dihs-resc
of the commission men will- keep
prices stiff, however, and the bear
movement i ; will, , not gain further
strength. "-af rVvr' 1 -
' The ban'quetinj May0was discussed
and additional idetails "arranged. The
'SotitherfeEtectrcal Company offered
to7 contribute anf electrical display for
the table and banquet room, which of
fer was eagerly accepted. The banquet
is to be held at the Central Hotel.
OFFICERS WOULD NOT TAKE A
DARE.
This morning about 11:30 a call was
sent to the police office for officers to go
to the Victor Mill settlement. Officers
Barn'hardt and Jetton responded. West
Fuller, white, was holding high carni
val. Crazed by drink, he had terror
ized the hili. When iiis wife saw the
officers coming, sheltook her stand at
the door and said they could not come
in. Officer Jetton entertained 'her,
while Officer Barnhardt went up stairs
for Fuller. The latter was standing at
the top of the stairs with an uplifted
plank in ibis hand. He dared the offi
cers to come up. Both took the dare,
and In a few minutes had the gentle
man in limbo.'
TOMORROW THE DAY.
The V executive committee of the
Presbyterian College will meet tonight
at the First Presbyterian Church, for
the transaction of business relating to
the college. Tomorrow morning at
10: SO the plans for the new building
will be submitted to the building
onrmittee, at the -Seeond church. "The
Charlotte architects, (Hook & Sawyer;
Hayden, Wbeeler & iSehwend anid Mil
burn, will submit plains; also architects
i!r cm Raleigh, Columbia, S. C, Wash
ington, D. C, and other places.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
Myrtle Estelle, the ."l6-m&nthfsbl(l
daughter of Mr. andl Mrs. S. p. Tl6od,
died yesterday: aftermoon a;t their 'homer
neariMorehead street after an illness of
a. 'week. . The funeral sendees.- yWrete
conduicted this mioraing. by Rev. Mr.
Slier, o(f Trinity , . Methodist . . church.
The interm'ent 'was in Cabarrus county.
, GO TO THE LAKE.
. Jlr,., and Mrs. R. C. Carson leave
Wednesday or Thursday for Lake Wac-c-amaw,
where they will spend the
summer. iMr. Carson has had two
rooms added to Capt. Potts' house and
he and Mts. Carson are to make their
home, for a part of the year, there.
REEL TEAM TO MEET.
Chief Glenn asks itlae News to call the
Charlotte Reel teem together toniighit at
8 o'clock, at the city shall. He wisihes
to discaiss the Twentieth 'with the
team; to see what is to be done in ref
erence to the celebration.
The weather is fooling itself; it
thinks it's Easter. .
DIED ON THE TRAIN.
Mr. Arthur E. Rice, of Leicester,
England, Made His Last Trip
; Yesterday Morning.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BERTH,
He Was En Route to Los Angeles,
.,' Cal.Vfor lis Health, But' Did
Not Live Even to, Reach Charlotte-His
Name and Address
f on His Person. .
Mr. Arthur E; 'Ricevdf " Leicester,
England, died yesterday on khe South
ern southbound vestibule, '' between
Charlotte and Salisbury. Mr. Rice was
a consumptive, and was en Toute to Dos
Angeles, California, hoping, with the
never-failing hope of the consumptive,
to yet regain his health, in that equable
clime. ' He boarded the sleeper at New
York, occupying a berth in one of tLe
tourists' cars. He was almost in a dy
ing condition when 5ie got to Washing
ton. The porter of the car and con
ductor looked after him and did what
they could for him. - He was suffering
very much, and the porter remained
with him after reaching Salisbury, for
some time, but was called out to attend
to some train duty. When he went back
he found iMr. iRice dead. The last gasp
for breath, had been given; the journey
was o'er, Anticipating his possible
death erj route.. Mr.' iRice had written
severar dddresses in his ' note book,
reading ks. follows:; - -
"Mr., Arthur Edward Rice, Kirby
House, Barkley, Leicester. In case of
accident or death, notify W. H. Demo-
rest,-25 Catherine street, New York, cr
Mrs. Rice, No. 30 De Montfort Street,
Leicester, England; or Mr. Owston, So
licitor Prior Lane, Leicester, or cable
Rice, Leicester, England."
; In his pocket was a photograph of his
.wife, on the back of which was writ
ten : "Met July 16th, 1892 ; engaged Au
gust; 30th, .'92; married September 13th,
'93; " also "My darling Marie; my little
girl rArthur s little girl." Mr. Rice
was connected with the firm of J. L
Rice & Co., brokers, of Newark and
Marble streets, . Leicester, England. As
scon as the train .reached Charlotte, his
body was" removed to J. . M. Harry &
Go's., and Superintendent Ryder wired
Mr, W.SH. Demorest, of New York, as
oy oirecticn or the dead man. A tele
gram later from Mr. :Demorest said that
he would arrive here tonight to take
charge of the body. -Deceased looked
to the sbc;ijt-35 years of age.
CHURCH NEWS.
Rev. Dr. J. C. Kilgo is to preach in
Trycn Street Methodist Church Easter
Sunday. He. has been promising Try cn
Streeti ChuriQ'h'ia Sunday for months,
a nd Eitsr 'D re Ghre i tzbur g itb at h vv il 1 1
keep hissrptomise at that lme;. ' ; ';
The quarterly communibri of the Sec-
end Pres'byterian Church will be held
next Sunday morning.
' 'There were ithree a'.Cicessions to West
minister Presbyterian: Church y ester
day. The services- were full of inter
est. '
The Ministers Conference was to
have met this morning, (but there was
no quorum.
The memorial , services to Rev. Dr.
W. IS. Bowiman, y-esterday at the Lu
theran church, were largely attended
and were impressively solemn a-nid in-
teresting.
MISS FAISON, THE SOLOIST.
(Miss Lizzie Faison, dairghter 0l Dr.
J. W. FaisoiI, of this city, has develop
ed, in her studies at Peace, a pretty
fin,n-ran!o. bine sans a soao yiestera.ay m
the Presbyterian church in Raleigh
-and ihas o'ther choir work ahead. Miss
Faiscn has the Yates voice 'dear, pa
thetic and sweet.
TO HOLD A MEETING IN SALI3-
BURY.
- Rev. Dr Barron went 4.0 Salisbury
this morning, Viiere tonight he begins
a series of services in the Baptist
churcb. He wiill return home sSaturdaj'
Dr. Barron is one of the best evange
lists in this oart of the country. His
heart and soul are in the work.
RETURNED FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Dir. JF. M. Winchester and wife re
turned" yesterday from Philadelphia,
wbere theyave 'been for a couple of
mbnths. (Mrs.nWjncliester was treated
at the bospitat;n(jOR.; findhested took
a special course .at, the Jefferson HospU
itai.
Iff'
: '.ociAir ; ' v .
The Ladies Auxiliary will be at
bcane to their friends .Friday af ternoon
from 4 to 6 oclock in the'Y. M. (C. A;
paxlors. Eyery one cordially invited.
The Saturday Morning Club meets
next with Miss Lizzie Scott:
Neat cards in the latest style were
issued Coday, reading as follows:
"Please come to my birthday party
Monday, "April second, 'hours four to
six. Marie Lentz, 411 North Poplar
Street." -
GLASS FRONT. -
The work of remodeling the front of f
Tate & Brawn's store began this morn-' I
- --.--. ixrcsrt Saturday, I
and is large aii.' IrrtiCsc'm " . ii'Iut .
ing will be. much improved by the glass J
front. ' I
THE ST. CPCILIA.
) The Concert Saturday Night a
Musical Teat.
iThe concert given Saturday night by
thei St. Cecelia, assisted by the New
York Ladliesi' Trio, was a close seicond
in musical enjoyment to the first con
cert given by-the society and which
marked it as one of tbe musical fac
tors 01: the city. The audien'ce had. ex
pected much from the New York Trio
and was not disappointed. .. Miss Hilda
Neiwrniam, -pianist; Miss Branth, violin
ist and Miss Flavie Van Hende, '-cellist,
were :afch artists, and their playing
was marked by that finish, -that one
would expect from soloisits who had
been, associated in or-cbe-atral wwv
with sucb, masters as Seidl, Thomas
amid Damroscb'. . '
In the first selection a trio of num
bers Aidiagi'o. iSeherzo and Fiinia.lftfmm
Godard, the last tw.o anchored tbe ar
tists in the hearts of the listeners.
Their exe'cutioa in these numbers
was fin, the climsax in the. Finale
arousinig entihusiaam an-d delight. Miss
Newm;an s skill as a pianist was acc
entuated iby her exquisite rendition of
Lecehetizky's "Tarantelle." Her tecii
nlque was perfect. The Sit. Cecelia in
the pretty canitata, "'The Birth of the
Opal" and' in the choral aeccmpani-
memt to "The. Dost Chord" the solo
work in whLh . was done by Miss
Carlsmith, again gave pleasure to the
musical ear ocf the ,city. The cantata
is as dainty in tome as its name would
sulggest, and the colors were as beauti
fully blended! under the skilled baton
of Mrs. tRyider, as the beautiful lights of
the stone. The aria from, Sampson
anid Delilah, so well known to the. con
cert stage, ;w'as given by Miss Carl
smith, the ccmtralto solcist. Her vj2rica
has capabilities in ' diepth, height,
and t-cne, and1 in dramatic effect, but
is marred by a nasal twang that she
will no doubt 'overcome by proper
study. Miss Branth and Miss Van Den
Hende, captured the house with thsir
violin acd 'cello selections, 'and were
voiciferously encored. They both
'handled their instruments in a master
ly manner. Jhe concert throughout
was a treat. Mrs. Ryder has similar
c'nes ahead for the future; . " '
THE SHELDON THEORY."
Rev. Frank Siler After the Secu
lar Press, x t'-f
Rev. Frank Siler, of Trinity Metlio
dist church, preached yesterday on
"Christ; the Way." He said that the
necessary .reference from John' 146 is
that Christ id the Christian's example
in His strict obedience to His Father's
will. In the course of his remarks he
referred to the "Sheldon u theory, c pop
ularly so-called, which, as he under-
stood, meant nothing more andaotb.7'
mg less tnan the application ; to daily
life of the teachings' cf Jesus. "The
general criticism of the movement,
said Mr. Siler, "particularly the -recen t
expenmjent of Mr. (Sheldon in the ran
ning f i3i Christian daily, by the secular
Ipressacaainot.fail; to convince the; un
biased thinker tliat the secular press 01
this country , from the purely business
standpoint does not believe a "Christian,
daily to be the thing because it'is not
painted; that, therefore, in the great
majority of the secular papers we have
not journals of a high order stahdihg
for the information and enlightenment
of the public mind and conscience, but
simply newspaper run mainly as' -busi
ness enterprises for the money -there
is in it." -', ;
PRESBYTERIAN MEETINGS.
-The Home Missions Committee of
Mecklenburg Presbytery will meet to
morrow morning at the First Presby
terian church , at 10 o'clock. ;
Mecklenburg Pretsoytery will meet
at Olney church, in' Gaston county,
Tuesday, April lOth ait 7 p. m: v;
The Southern, Seaf board Air L;ine and
Carolina & Norm western Railroads'
will sell round-trip tickets to all repre
sentatives and visitors to Presbytery
from Wadssboro.y Norwood, Salisbury,
Statesville, Newton; ; Rutherfordton
and Blacksburg and air intermediate
points to Ridie l Pleasant Ridge being
old name) on Afril 9th, 10th and 11th,
with .final limit fon 16th.
T. J. ALLISON, Stated Clerk.
MR. ELLIOTTS FUTURE HOME.
Mr. J. A. Hllic'ttMias pu'r'ohased the
property on East Seventh .street, be
tween the railroaq and' Mrs.' George S.
Hall's place. Hewill move the house
at present icfa -the 'lot to the lower part
of the lot, nextfj o the ; railroad, :and
will -repair lit and; occupy it until he
builds one on (the lot next to the Hall
place, i :He willdiyide, the prcpertyup
into lots.
REALTY. ;
Saturd
y alternoon J. vv. Aiexanuer
& Co; so;
.tcj S. iMcNinch nvg43r six
Jorith .rfry-Qn street, extended
acres
for jW,
RiChm
S.. Forbes and- Wv D. Boyd, of
nd, ya.-' Consideration $b,ou
This"
ecompany-also sold to Mf3.
Julia
Gibson a lot on .SoutJv-Tryon
street:
t - - - -y y - -
"TjEST WE FORGET."
Mr.
A. Jones .Hunter recalls that to -
day is the anniversary of "Grant break
ing flse&s lines before Petersburg, and
of. our beginning our retreat." Friday
is the 3ocn anniversary or tue surreu-
dei
; OPEN AT NIGHTS.
'Tapp, Long & Co.; and Belk Bros, be
heir millinery openings tomorrow.
heir rtores will not begjn the early
losing vitil the openings are over;
RAISING THE DEBT.
Tryon Street Methodist Church
Yesterday Began i he 20th
Century Move.
$3,C00 RAISED YESTERDAY.
The Service Was One of the Best
Ever Held in the Church The
Amount Subscribed Was the
Largest Ever Given by the
Church'at One Service.
Tryon Street Methodists are feeling
good today rover their debt-raising ser-
vice yesterday. As known, yesterday
morning was set apart as the time for
paying the debt .of the Church $5,00 in
round numbers. The day was bright
and pretty, and the majority of. tho
membership turned out to lend a heln-
ie uauu iu me matter or clearing the
ueDt. ir. Chrietzberg preacbed a
strong but pointed sermon on giving,
taking as a basis for his remarks, Deu-
ternomy 16:10 "Thou shalt keep th
feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God
with a tribute of a free will offering of
their hand." After the sermon ' the
debt-raising was becun. A larera hnarfl
on whicb were-subscription cards
from 50 cents to $50 wes placed on the
pulpit. The subscriptions were made
by these cards. Mr. J. P. Snencer and
Mr. B. D. Heath gave $500 each: Mr. C.
W. Tilletti. Mrs. M. E. Hall, Mr. W. W.
Hagood and Mr. E. M. Andrews, a $100
each. The other subscriptions varied
from $50 to 50 cents many in that
range representing sacrifice and labor.
The board was cleared of cards to the
amount, in round numbers, of $3,500.
This is the best collection ever taken
up at a single service in this church.
Dr. Chrietzberg and people are rejoic
ing accordingly. The rest of the debt
will be wiped oiit before the 20th cen
tury dawns. The members of Tryon
Street church are determined that this
must be done. -
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INSURANCE. - - ' .
; Mrl- B. H. Dillon, . who succeeds Mr.
Oscar Lewis 'as iniipe'ctjcr for the Hart
ford i3te;3im- Boiler Insurance Company,
arrived-in the -city thirst' morning and
will make 'hi 31 headquarters: in Char
lotte. Mr. Dillon will have, the Oaro
lintas as his territory. .
Mr. J. D. Church leaves tonight for
New York. He will be joined in .Wash
ington by Mrs. Church. , They will
make their home at the Majestic, which
overlooks -Central Park. Mr. Church's
office will be in ' the 32-story buildins
nearly opposite - the Astor House on
the 23rd floor. Mr. M. A. Lyon, who is
now manager of the branch" house of
the New York Life," in this rcity, has as
his cashier, Mr. Fennemore. of Colum
bus. Obio, who has already -entered
upon his duties.
MOVIN . APvOUND.
Mr. W. It. .Robei-tsch iSaturdayJmcyed
his office from the old court houseito
No.- 9, Piedmont buiiding." i'tiuire
Maxwell is trying to get Mr. Jake New
ell,9ivho is now a lawyer, to move here
andiitake the vacated ofiice next to him.
Hesavs be is obliged to have a lawyer
at hand, Mr. J. N. Kenney was former
lv an occupant of the old court house,
but bis shingle now-hangs out tof Mr,
Walter :R. .Henry's former office.
Y. M. C. A.
Mr. Ernest. Moore will conduct tlo
young men's prayer meeting .at the Y.
M. C. A. tomorrow nigbt . -
Interesting services were iheld at the
Y. M- Cf A. yesterday. Pror. nanna,
Mr Thompson and others spoke to the
boys and Mr. F. Taylor addressed the
men's meeting on "Tbe Importance of
Bible Study." : . ' . 1
MECKLENBURG ELECTION BOARD.
Mr Walter Neal, of Lurinburg,
chairman of the State BcaTd of Educa
tion, today appointed supervisors of
election throughout the State.- The
supervisors for Mecklenburg are: J. II.
Weddingtcn, Thomas J. Smith, Pine
ville, and W. S. Caldwell, Huntersville..
Thece three constitute the election
board of the county. They appoint regr
istrars and judges of election.
KICKED - IN THE HEAD. T
! Mi-Si-Lucy Nethers and little Orphan
lia Hnrt, daughter of.Mrs. Janie Hart,
bqd qn unDleasant experience Saturday,
They went out tgthe country and 0
thei r reju'n th horse got to ticking
and not only. kicked out of the harness,
but struck-drphelia in the head hurt
ing heiyfjainf ally but not; seriously. ;
frFS. C'OLTS (SISTER ILL..
TM-rs. It- O. Colt xeceivea a xeiegra-iu
lat night announcing the sorious ni
nes of 'hr sister, Mrs. Ida Williams,
n her home. Cane Charles, Va. 'Mr
and Mrs. Colt will leave tonight unless
they hear better new3. . . . .
DR. WOOD HAS PNEUMONIA.
'Dr. W. A- Wood, of Statesville, if
Jll with pneum:onia His children bava
been srinanoned-to bim, and are now
all in Stf tesville. Dr. Wood has been
very feeble for some time and Ms lam
ily atad friends are very anxious abouf
him. S c j
Mr. David Badham left today foV
Knoxville, Tenn. He will be absent
two weeks. a
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