VOL. XXIII.
CHARLOTTE, N. . C, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1900.
NO. 3695
NO MORE NEWS.
Censor at Cape Town . fief uses
All Messages from South
Africa.
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ROBERTS MARCHING NORTH!
War Office Reports His Advance
Guard Engaged wjth Boers at
MvKarce. Siding, Fifteen Miles
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from Bloemfontein. A : Boer
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; Reader Captured.
-By Telegraph to the News.
LONDON, April 20 It is believed
that Lord Roberts has begun his long
expected march to Pretoria, His troops
are fighting the Boers north of, Karee
Siding, which is fifteen miles north of
Bloemfontein. The British infantry
hold a strong position on the river in-,
drenched near a dam. They are strong
ly supported by artillery. Scouts re
port that the Boer scouts near Bloem
fontein are retreating.
DUTCH DISTURBER CAPTURED. -
CAPE TOWN, April 20. Rev. Vor
ster, leader of the Dutch, was captured
at Burghersdorp. This causes great
satisfaction to the loyalists. He is ac
cused of trying to inflame : the Dutch
population against the British.
CENSOR SHUTS O'UT iWAR NEWS.
CAPE TOWN, April 20-The Censor
has notified correspondents bat noth
ing will be allowed to go through. This
is taken to mean that Roberts . ad
vance has ; begun. Nothing will be
heard from it till Roberts sees fit to
allow same news to come through.
TO MEET GEN. GATACRE.
LONDON, April 20. Lady pGatacre
leaves tomorrow for Madeira, where
she will meet her husband, who is sent
back to England for his failures in the
South African war. , - v
UNITED STATES STAND APPROVE
' V ED. '
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20.-Tlie:
firm attitude of the United States ' re;
gardingjf the claims . of Americans for
looses in Armenia- is entirely j approved
in political and commercial,., v circles
iiere. ' ui , ' .
QUIET AT CROTON.
Hard
to Find Men to
Strikers' , Places. ;
Take
By Telegraph to the. News. -oil-
CROTON L ANDliG ! N. V., ;Aril 20
All is, quiet here" today. ' No more
strikers have returned to work and itJ
looks as if the contractors will be un
able to get men tk fill their places, -i
Gen. Roe believes there will 'be m
further trouble and will probably ar
range for the early departure of the
troops. Many of these have been ta
ken with tonsilitis on account of ex
posure and camp life.
HANDED OUT $10,000.
Toronto
Bank
Teller Reports a
Robbery and is .Found to be a
Y
Thief.
By Telegraph to the News ;i .
TORONTO, Canada, April 20. Gee
M. Wilson, paying teller of the Mer
chants' Bank, in this city, reported to
the manager that a package containing
ten thousand dollars had been stolen
from his compartment; Detectives in
spected Wilson's books and found him
two thousand dollars short. He then
confessed that he had been systematically-stealing
since November, but de
clined to teTi what became of the ten
thousand dollar package. It is believ
ed he hfanded the package to a confed
erate. ' - ' ' "'
BY STRICr PARTY VOTE.
Franklin County Grand Jury
" Decided to Indict Taylor.
By Telegraph to the News.--
LOUliSVILLE, Ky., April 20. Infor-
mation (has been received here that
Governor Taylor has beeandictedas
accessory before the f acV4i e.
der of Goebel. ? The indictment, ! was
found yesterday by the lanlinccmu
ty grand jury after. a,tbOaycen
which; came near t resultiitfelnt' per
exm&l difficultybetw 'Robert; gutter,
Democratic fotenmhpfe; jurydnI
W. B, XJvejpgenfii,of the two Republi
The vote in.. the grand
jury was ten" to two "for indictment, a
strict party vote. After the grand jury
had handed in the indictments ifchey
were ordered to retire. ' Judge' Cantrell
then (handed the clerk the indictments
of Golden and Davis. The indictment
of Taylor was not given out.
BURGLARS GET $700 (FROM POST
OFFICE, ,
By Telegraph ; to the News. '
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 20. Burg
lars blew open the postoffice safe early
this morning and secured (three hun
dred dollars in caish and four hundred
dollars in stamps.
Mr. James Walker is, expected home
from Baltimore in : a few days. .
THE STRIKE
Tne' Latent Statement from the
Strikers.
Vice-President Dolphin, of the O. R.
T., ogives the following statement to-,
day in regard to the" strike:
N "The Southern Railway telegraph
ers' strike has assumed gigantic pro
portions within the past forty-eight
hours. Since Wednesday morning'' 92
telegraphers? have closed their offices
and joined the movement without '. a
solitary defection from our ranks.
Since noon yesterday all of the opera
tors on the Danville division, five addi
tibnal men, making a total of 60 on
the Knoxville division left their keys
,f or better conditions of service and
higher wages. Telegraphic advice this
afternoon .from, irmingiham states
that Vic-President ;Gannon 'now con
cedes' that1 he has ' ah strike of large
diminsions on his hands. Between
Birmingham and ChaCtaniooga only one
office is lopen. The Northern Alabama
Railway,: an impoirtiant line, controll
ing the coke and coal trade of North
ern Alabama was completely tied up
yesterday. A special train was sent
put of Greensboro yesterday on , the
Mount AlryTdivision with a supply of
clerks and port Srjs,1 nocie of whom were
telegraphers toVtkeep freight offices
open, rail-agents and operators ihaving
struck Wednesday night. The local
movement at Atlanta this .morning
practically concedes defeat of the com
pany by the ; strikers.; The company's
contention that trains are running on
scdedule ; time is an admission of de
feat, as schedule time trains do not run
on telegraphic orders. But the sched
ule trains previous to the strike did not
represent one-fourth of the traffic. The
otheir three-fourths were operated by
telegraphic train orders, whidh. is im
possible under the present conditions.
WAGES OF -TELEGRAPHERS. v
"I have been approached by a large
number of people requesting informa
tion respecting ,rates of . wages paid
telegraphers by the Soutthern Railway,
previous to this strike, and which con
stitutes the most important reason for
and practically precipitated thevpresent
trouble. TEe minimum salary ' paid
telegraphers, on the Southern, Railway
is $15 per miontli, while on1" the -Chesapeake
& Ohio, Norfolk Western, and
others, the1 minimum isalary paid for;
the same class Of service is i$40 to $45
per;month.; :The Southern Railway re-
turu, its teiegxay ners j& wont iroiii
fourteen1 to' sixteen hours per day at a
lafe number of stations withiout pay
ing for "overtime, while on other ..lines
twelve hours is ' the "maximum - for ; a
day's work and if telegraphers are re
quired to "work' over time they are' paid
from 25 to 35 cents per (hour.
"The justice of our cause and the
propriety jof our demands is apparent
when! it is remembered that bef ore . the
strike was resorted to we offered, tq
n sunmit 'our ainerences io ivir. :yv . .ii.i
Baldwin- Jr.1 formerly vice-president
bf th1 Sotffhern Railway, no,w vice
U
president !and?:general . manager of the i
Liong island .Railway and a&iqepy nis
decision, or refer it to any tre, disin
terested arbitrators, and fialiVfi offered
to let the railroad officials name all of
the arbitrators. . Our cause is just and
our success is certain." .
WENT TO JAIL.
r
Will Snider, Arrested Last Even
ing for Forgery , Could Not Give
" Bond. -
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Will. Snider, a white man, whose
home is car Mint street, was arrested;
yesterday evening-at 6 o'clock at (the.
corner of Trade, and Poplar streets," on
the charge of .forgery, in the shape of
erasing the figures on a note. He had
been employed as an axtra in the Sea
board yard. Yesterday helwas 'given a"
check for - $1.25, amount due hi;n-. He
changed the figures to read $61.23. The
forgery was discovered in this way::
In the afternoon -Snider went to Aber
nethy's.bar on College street to get a
jug of whiskey. He gave in -payment
the check, and was given- in change $40
or cnore in money and a $10 check en
dorsed by Mr. Abernethy. After Snider
had left with the money, Mr. Abery
nethy noticed some irregularity about
the check, i and immediately notified
Chief OrrjflEho set his men to. work to
find Snid&Ofltl was learned that he was
still in tow. He --was . ;oun d by Offi
cers Earnhardt, and Wedding ton, and
arrested about 6 o'clock? He had been
to the depot, 'and wasv -on his way up.
'tQ3$n to get the $10. check cashed; Afte?
.Snider's arrest;, parties who learned of
it, Aremembered having seten 'him in
thec postoffice erasing . somes. --writingy.
which .proved to be the figureaon th.&
61ie'cX At ".the ijyprfs courJKhiS6rn
J. G. Baskerville, agent, appeared as
witnesses against Snider. In default or;
$150 bond Snider is now in jail.
DEATH OF MR. BAGWELU
Mr. C. Gresham received a telegram
yesterday announcing the death yes
terday morning, at 9 o'clock, in tlhe
Home for the Sick, in Petersburg; Va.
of his nephew, Mr. John 'Bagwell, De
ceased was a son of Mr. W. H. Bagwell,
formerly of this city. Mr. Bagwell is
remembered as clerk at the Arlington,
and at Gresham's eating house. He was
26 years of age, and a young man of
ejicllent traits He had appendicitis.
He had been operated on several times,
but wHh no benefit.- He was unmar
ried." Mr. Gresham went to Petersburg
Lt night-to attend the funeral. ; :,
mssissipft FLOODS.
'V-.
Ail Reilroads Tied Up, and Their
Tracks the Under
Water.
BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL
In New Orleans.--Four Drowned
Near reridian, Two Near Hat-tiesbAjrs&--F:ive
Hundred Tray-
elers 4 Water-Bound. Millions
of Dollars Damage -
By Telegraph to the News. V v
NEW ORLEANS, La., - April 20.
The floods is now considered to have
reached the proportions of a calamity.
There are now here' not less than five
hundred watherbound travelers unable
to. returh home. . ' 'I : f ?
Partial returns show that the dam
age to property runs into the millions.
The streams are: still rising and
heavy rains continues, f '- 1 , .
RAILROAD TIED UP,'
The tie-up is complete on the Illi
nois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroads. The New Orleans and
Northwestern has been unable t6 move
trains since Monday and does not know
when ilivill; be able to resume work.
The Louisiana and the M6bile and
Ghio arfearalyzed. ' 'I ,
Business is at a1 standstill on account
of the lack of j mails, v v
SEVERAL1 PERSONS DROWNET). f
' Pour persons -were drowned-.: near
Meridian, and two near HattiesbUTg,
Miss. The Chickasaw is raging nearj
Enterprise, where the academy and
other ;:; buildings were demolished.
Shubatkpsoto is conijlete;ryrJ
ed. ."'. '' ". ''...iiC-.. f:f-
HIGH WATERI; MISSISSIPPI. C
JACKSON, Miss., . April. 19. A spec
ial from McCombACity- states; that 700
passengers brought) in Vy, the, Illinois
Central are tied up at that place, wait
ing for the first train out for New
b'rieans. The officials are unable to say
when they will get "a train through as
over nine miles of track has disappear
1 . !
ed? beneath the water just below Chata-
wa. Further south the" swamps
lowlanas are rapidly filling up
backwatery which threatens to
merge the tracks. ; 1 ; ,i
and
with
-sub-
Pearl river has advanced eight inches
since noon, .and continues to rise at a
rapid rate. Farmers' housesana negro
cabins in the lowlands between here
anil Pearson State are in imminent
danger and if the overflow continues to
spread at the present - rate, they . ;will
have to move out.
REA-CARTER.
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rt'r. Thomas B'Rea Jdndv flis
I usie Carter Married. .
i Mr. Thomas E. jRa, f this. city, was
married yesterd-afirooif to "Miss
Susie Carter, ' formerly 'ditnis city, now
of Greenville. Tliq ceremony took place
at 5: 30 in St. Benedict's ". Catholic
church, Greensboro, Rev. Father An
thony officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Rea ar
rived here last night on the 10 o'clock
train; and are boarding at Mr. L H.
McGinn's on South Church street. Mr.
Rea is a native of Cohes, N. Y. He is
a reed maker and, came to Charlotte to
work ' in the Southern Card Clothing
factory. (:
e is; now rempIoyed at Les
lie's ';'RjB.ed'ang f Harness factory on
South Church" street. He is a fine work
man and, a bright steady young man.
His bride is a daughter of Mr. H. Jj.
Carter, who formerly lived on More
head street. She is an accomplished
musician and a bright attractive young
woman.
R&
-PRESITYTERY TO MEET."
tThere will be an adjourned meeting
of Mecklenburg Presljytery in the First
Presbyterian church Monday mibrning,
23rd, at 10 o clockv rime,,-. -meeting is
called for, the purpose of considering a
t -i -r if - JT1 a - 5 it.
cau extenaea .ev. ivir. iviinxer, oi cue
Rutherfordton churchl, by ..the Shelby
church: also to receive Rev. George
Belle into this Presbytery. , Mr. ; Belk
arrived here last night, and will preach
at Graham Street church -Siuaiday. His
family follbw Jiim -next week.
.JEWElif FOR TONIGHT
' Tapp, tang !&-''Oo' ordred trospL vCin-f
cinnaiti a gorgeous display, of jewels
diamond 5 necklace; : rings sunburst.
etc., for. Miss Adell.r Hutchison, who is
ta represent, them, at" the - cosmoranja
tonight, u h-aispiay represent apput
oeohi&aftfMiss ; nscmaoffiwiii
wear is a soecial creation, for the oc
casion, of Miss' Strohuber, the designer
in the millineryepartment. ' ;
U. D. C.
. The Stonewall Jackson Chapter U. D.
C. wilt have a called meeting tomorrow
at Mrs. Rufus Barringers't 5 o clock.
A full attendance is desired as the
Mnvirff! for 1 0th of May will be dis
cussed and other matters of importance
pertaining to" that day.; a
The memorial committee "will meet
at 4:30 o'clock: at; the same place. Mrs.
F. I.' Osborne as chairman of this com
mittee,, . .
The Cosmoramic - pageant begins
tonight at 8: 30. All taking part, are
asked to be on hand at 7:30.
EFFECTIVF TO-DAY.
The S, C 1 Railroad Law Went
- Into Effect To-Day., '
The legislature of Soiuth Carolina re
cently passed a law requiring the rail
roads to do away with second : class
fares, and to provide separate coached
for whites and negroes. jOne rateonly
is to apply for alj the rate of 3 cents
a mile. The new rates on this 'bases
went Into effect today on the ah Line
and Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta di
visions of the Southern. This obtains
hot only. in South Carolina but in
Georgia, where it has been in effect
some time. The rate formerlv from
here to " Savannah, , was $8.50 one
way. By the new law, it becomes $7.50.
Cclumbia formerly $355. now' v $;2.2o
Atlanta, formerly $8.40 is now $8.15 :
AmeuB, viar, xromeriy 6.35, now $.6.20 :
Greenville; S C., formerly $3.45,- now
$d.d0; bpartaxiburg, S. C, reduced from
$2.45 to $2.40. Other rates proportion
ate. " - " '
D. A. R'S.
omxnittee Appointed on
the
1 Spring. Reception,
The D. A. R's. had an interestin
meeting yesterday afternc5n M ' Mrs.
B. D. Springs', Mrs. Van Dandingiham,
vice regent; was too unwell to be pres
ent, and-Mrs.. Rufus - Barringer presid
ed. .. The principal discussion of the af
ternoon' was in regard to the spring
reception,-which, it was decided, should
be heldj ori the 30th inst.J The place
has not yet been named., A committee
onreception was appointed, consisting
of:- Mrs. H.' Barudh,- chairman; Mrs.
Rufus Barringer, Mrs. J. W; Old', Mrs.
L. dJohnson, Mrs. J.' B. Ross, Mrs. A.
B. Springs, Mrs. J. L. Sexton; Mrs. John
Walter Miller, ; Mrs. Bronson, Mrs. H.
A. Ijondn, Mrs.. Dr. Stephenson; Miss
es Cordelia Phifer, Maggie Rankin and
Helen Mallory.. The committee meets!
this afternoon at Mrs. Sexton's to make
further (arrangements. .
"A commfttee- consisting of Mrs. Sa.tL.
iie. Ckldrell Whiter;,Mrs. Johm'Rl Irf
in,! H.,; A. iLondn, and' Misses Sophie
Alexander and iCordelia Phifer, was ap
pointed' to petition Jthe" board of alder
men tbkeep the old cemetery in goodf
condifiGfhjas Gen. George Graham and
other :Re vol utionary heroes are buried
there.
; SOCIAL. - . .
Messrsl CHarles F., J. W. and George
Wadsworh give A v german : Monday
night at the , city hall, complimentary
to the attendants at the Stitt-Wads-worth
wedding, . which takes place
Wednesday nig'ht next. y.
" . ;:'-U;r;-
5 Theanng Dish' Club was the guest
yesterday faifternoon ?ofn MissC Adele
WiittkoWslcjiand found; it' no effort to
berfhappyr rpcithy such a bright and , ac
feomplished kiiua&ess. The prizes- at
etrehre were ; lymnl by "Mrs. Luke J Sea
wolt,' Miss KS.Tylyjer. aridjMiss Lena
Heath.' ' Miss - Mayer presented her
prize: to Miss WadswortW t ts&s"Z 13 j
The Saturday Morning dlub me'e'ts1
witb Mrs. W. B. Ryder " iol&Brrow'"
- Miss Saide Hirshihger entertains
the Chafing Dish Club tomorrow after
noon, in honor of Miss .Laura Wads
worth. 1
The Atnera Book Club will meet
Monday with Miss Nellie. Tate.
'': The Cranford meets tomorroy after
noon at 5 o'clock with Mrs. R. J. Bre
vard, .... - -
Mrs. J. V. Weaver gave a cosmoramic
luncheon last night, after the rehear
sal. THE NEW STAMP BOOKS. ;
Postmaster Mullen today received
the new issue of stamp books, which
have just been issued for the convent
ence of the public, especially the tra
eling public, who has more experience
than any one else with stamps stickling.
Tne stamp 2-cent denomination are
furnished In small bond books of 12,
24, and 48 stamps each, and of postage
value 24, 48 and 96 cents, respectively.
They; are sold at an advance of ' one
cent on. the stamp yolue of each book,
to cover the cost of manufacture.' The
pages - are of , six stamps each, mter
leaned with nraffined paper to prevent
liriremature adhersion. making a book oS
If . ;. . . .. .
convenient size to-carry; in .tne -pocKert.rvj :-: a -:oujv- - ; .
or pocketbdd,
-;:---- -tSTAT-E?I)AY
ChristiaiAcitloirfleports of "the
recent State, Convention will be given
at the men's meeting, by . "a number of
delegates. Mr. Walter Scott will sing a
solo. The meeting will begin at a quar
ter of five o'clockv The offering will be
given to the State .work. ..-.-.
iDEATH OF MR. CATES.
Mr. Edward H. Scatesof this city,
died last night at Blacksburg, S. CI. He
had been' suffering with rheumatism,
but his death was a great shock to his
family His jwife waawith hlntv when
he died. Mr.-Scates was from Shelby.
He came here" about a years ago, buy
ing Jfr. J. Nf Hunter's interest in the
firm of Dellinger & Hunter. He 'had
many , good qualities that made him
friends. He was about 50 years old and
leaves a family. -rl
THE CDSLIORWA;
The Firms Who Will be Repre
sented on the Opera House
Stage To-Night.
A COSMORAMIC PAGEANT.
One Hundred or flore Pretty Girls
'-whn wilt htm VlalLrinn- A4rA-
rtiisements for Charlotte Mer-
chants To-Night Talric&iix
and Statuary wili be Thrown in
The last rehearsai for the . Cosmo-
rama took place last night, and all
goes "well toward a successful enter
tainment tonight. Rain never damp
ens interest or ardor, only clothes are
affected. : and these tonight are to be
so well protected that there will be no
evidence in itlhis or any other way,
the down-pour of the day and possibly
or t tne night, ime managers of ' the
Rescue Home deserve the support of
the public The charity; they support
gets no help from the city or even from
the First and Second churches, except
by personal cpntribultions. They are
aoing a laudable work, and slhould be
helped;- -The entertainment for tonight
is simple, but pretty." The personnel
of: jthe girls .and the - interest of the
firms ?:td: be represented adds much
t6 the-initerest of the whole.
The' firms and their representatives,
aeordirig to the revised list completed
last night are as follows : -
NEWSPAPERS. ' ''
The Charlotte News, Miss Sadie Ba
ruch; Charlotte Observer, Miss Fn
McAden.
' - J GROCERS.
:Z J. H. Van Ness & Bros., ', Miss Hettie
Baruch; Weddington & ) Davis, Miss
Lottie Gray; 'Durham & Cow ..Miss Lot
tie Moff att ; Charlotte Grocery; Co. . Mi ss
Bessie Hutchison; J.- P. J.-C. Lorg,
Miss Helen Stenrson.
1d1goods. v'.
H. A. London, Jrr:,.& Co
Miss Fannie
Mallory; Mrs. A. yj. Howerton & Co.,
jviiss I'age uarter; J. J3. lvey & Co
Miss Mary Mayer; Miller Dry Goods
Co., Miss Georgia Pegram; J. S. "Arch
bell "Banner ; " t, H. ; Baruch,' Miss
Fannie Mocre Burwell. ,i i' ;
jewelry:
- John Farrior, Miss May Oates; The
Palamountain Co., Miss Adelaide
Clarkson;. Gardn'er, Miss Fannife. Lard
ner Moore ; Garibaldi & Bruns, Miss
Bettie Summey. I . v
.-.;. HARDWARE.
- Charlotte Hardware Co., Miss Julia
Smith; J. H., Weddington & Co., Miss
Pearl Clarkson : JJ A. - McCauslahd &
Co., Mrs. Lethco. ) - !,,!r:
- v BANKS.
Merchants & Farmers; Miss Lucile
Relley; Charlpjiej Nationa Miss Lena
Heath; Commercial National,' Miss Al
ice Cowles; First National! 'MTss Mag
gie Ward. ' , . - "
, CLOTHING'J :
. Davis & VanEchop, Miss Selene
Hutchison; Ed Mellon, Miss Elizabeth
Clarkson ; York; Bros & Rogers. , , Miss
Helen Mallory; Long, Tate Clothing
Co., Miss Edna Hirshingor; J. S. Phil
lips, (tailor) Miss Sadie Young; A.
Block, Miss Johnnie Rutledge; Tate &
Brown,7 Miss Violet Alexander; Caro
lina Clothing Co., Miss Nellie Helvin.
. livery. v . ' '
ViLX-WadswqrtlrJs Sojs., Miss Lou
ise Wadswbrth;: J. . M. Kendrick, . Miss
Dpraparron; J. C. Cochrane Co., Miss
Irma , iHunU
"1 , LAUNDRY. . . -
Model -: .Steam Laundry, Miss Joe
Snith; Charlotte Steam Laundry, Miss
Norma, Alexander. , -
DEPARTMENT STORES.
Tapp, Long & Co., Miss Adele Hutch
ison: Belk Bros.. Miss Frank Smithi9iaJ
; ; - " DRUGS:;-;r.r..i:.':l't?vVOj
BurwelKfe Dunn, Miss Julia AUifc-'
ander; Woodall & Sheppard, Miss Lucy
Smith; J. H. McAden, Miss Midge Mc.
Adem; Blair Bros & Co., Miss Douglass
Robertson. " :
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
J. H. Van Ness & Son;, - Miss Lois
Stephenson ; f O. J. Rader,
Brackett; Z: BJ Readman,
Andrews. . '' "'.V;v- "'':
; - a' PLUMBERS.
Miss Sadie
Mias' Mary
Vl.-l Wilmah, Miss: Leondraastoan
HDowd & King, Miss Lrticile Henderson;
.'llrr.'xr.'. . .. '.. T-KTC1TTT A HirT . .. J.
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Katfmtl; Waited
truce bu;t 4
Butt &-
Dockery. . -r.-'--'
Miss M.r Shuart, Miss Ada ' Heath ;
Barrett & Co., Miss Elizabeth Clark
son. , ' "
COAL AND WOODf '
A.. G.' Craig, Miss Faye Ross; L". C
Torrence, Miss Bessie Scott; Standard
Ice and Coal Co:, Miss Louise? Stener
sonC LUMBER. ,
J. H. Wearn & Co., Miss Willie Du
rant:"L . - ' : ' . 1 ' -
Feed stores.
Adams' Grain. & (Produce- Co. . Miss
Mary Harty ; .Davidson & Wolfe, Miss
Kate Torrance. A : . T . '. . " ,
; ; FLOUR. 4 - V
F. H. White & Co., Miss Kate Mc
Donald; Ham & Ross, Miss Anne Parks
Hutchison. - " 1 . . '
... BICYCLES.
Queen City Cycle Ca,
Hiss Louie
Jones; J. R. Srengle & Plating, Mis3
sabelle Belle. V. w".
: . CJOTTON MACHINERY. '
Sexton & Bobbins Co.. Miss Fannld
Horsley;. A. H Washburn, Miss Lizzie
Sample; S..W: .Cramer, Miss Fan Bur-
well; J. H, Sloan, (dealers) Mrs. John
Zimmerman v ' , . '
' . . SHOES.
Berryhlfl, Bryan & Co., Miss Dora
Sater; Thompson's, Miss. Nellie Tate..
i' MISCELLANEOUS.
S. S. McNinch, two little children:
L. W. Osborne' & Son., (Harness) Miss
Flax Le Grand; J; W. Prevost (cigars);
Miss Helvin ; i( McD. Watkins, (Dairy) ,
Miss Laura vWatklns; R. - B. Elam
(printer), Miss Ora, Montgomery; E. J.
Bushr (florist), Miss Sadie Hfrshinger;
B. Alexander. Jr.. Co. f electric)
Miss Lucy Robertson; W. iD. : Scott
(MeatsV, o Missl. Sadie . Belle Mayer:
Stone & Barringer (Books and Station- '
eryi-Misjs Anna L Hutchison;! E. M.
Anarews & Co., ( Furniture and Music
Co)., Miss Maud'Harrill; C. M. Stieff .
(pianos), Misd, Johnsie Bason; George
A. rPaget(blacksmith), Miss Josephine
Osborne; I. W.' Durham (marble yard) ,
Miss Marie Wheeler; Brooks & Parish
(bakers and candy), Miss Madeline
Orr; J. J. Ezell (paints), Miss Edith
.Ward ; , J A. Fasnacht (candy ' mfg.).
Miss Mabel Irwin ; New York Dental
Association, Miss Addie Belle Barron;'
Queen City Paper and Printing Co..
Miss " Winnie Barron ; Southern u Real
Estate Loan & Trust Co.,; Miss Mary
Irwin ; Abb ott . & Stephens (real es
tate), Mrs. Dudley; Wheeler Wall Pa-'
per Co.', & Music,. Miss Minnde Stone;
Buford Barber Shop,; Miss Grace' King;
Southern Railway, Miss 'Estelle Vern
on; Seaboard Miss Faye Griffith. . ,
" STATUARY." ' " '
Mrs. F. D. Sampson, - Miss Addrla,
Chreitzberg, ; Mrs. Graham Weding
ton, Misses Sarah and Maggie .Kelley,
Mrs. T. S. Franklin, Miss Fan McDon-"
aid. ;;V;-, - . i
Banner Girls: Mar jerie Bettiel, Na,n-cy-
Brown, Adelaide Johnson, Margin
Washburn1, Bessie Fitzsimons, Mary
Neal Mellon, Annie Overcash, Marga-
fret Reese, Adelaide Orr. 1
Banner Boys: Lenoir Evans, John
Tillett, Worth Anderson, Charles Mose
ley, - John .Overcash.' ;
Sf. CECILIA CONCERT.
Cfioriif1ot;i Voices for May
The News mentioned, week, before .
last that the St Cecilia was to give a
Lconcert during the 20th of May week.'.
The meeting of the club this? morning: '
at the Yj-M, C. A. was in reference to- :
the concert. 'The evening of the "22nd .
has been practically settled upon as the
date "of the-concert Gala, week lacked ,
one feather ohly-a musical concert
and tlis theSt, Cecilia will supply. The
conceVltjWileone of the musical.
eYentspf tift.ear, A chorys oti 50.-'
voices. , has, teJn: discovered by adding 4J
bassep.andBRorito the St v ,Qecriigfu ;
Clube,sides concert and solo numbers
a beautiful cantata, .'f May Day," is to be
rendered; also , the grand festival cho
rus in TannhayserrThe, members of
the club and others talking part, aro
asked : to meet Monday , night at S
o'clock, in rthe Association. halL Mr.
Craighill is to act as pianist in the
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-MRS. BAIRD WAS THE INSPIRA-
tion.
The at home given by the Juniors of
tlhe ; Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church last evening was a decided suc
cess in - every .way. The lecture room
of the: church was crowded .iwith' inter
ested spectators and the programme
was so varied and bright that not a
single njumber was voted dull; There
were soio3,, "duetts and choruses, with
readings, recitations and dialogues,
some humorous, .seme pathetic The
costumes and "make-up" of some of
the. older Juniors were rich and ridic
ulous.' ' To Mrs. J. , G. Baird, the effi
cient manager, belongs all the credit
and success of HJhe evening. .
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CHURCH NEWS.
; An able and prominent minister of'
the Presbyterian Church, in speaking ,
today of Mr-Watson Smith withdraw
ing from' the Presbyterian Church,
said:' "He had, had leanings in that di
rectton even before he left tlhe Semi
iiary, a fact that was deeply deplored
by all who knew and loved him. He
spent more time V in studying . after
Brtffgs than he did in pursuing his or
tjbaciox studies;- This Is the first break ;;
tnrthe Smith family:" Presbyterian line .
of ministers and churchmenl'' ;
Dr. T. H.-Laws, of Spartanburg, S.
0.; :jield agent . for the American Bible .
Society, passed through the city this
morning on his way . to Concord to at-j
iena -v;onccTOrx'reuyir3r. :. -
MUSIC. '
The attendance at the Spartanburg
festival promises to be larger this year
than ever before. Already $2,200 worth
of tickets have been sold. Among those
who will attend from Charlotte are:
Mrs. W. B. Ryder, Mrs. W. A. Graham,
Messrs. G. P.McCoy, J. H. Criaghill,
J. T. Bivlns, Miss Nan Dowd, Mr. and
Mrs. Julius vLeiseL Mrs. H. S. Bryan
and Miss May Oates. '
- KILLED ON THE RAIL.
Columbus Wilson white, was killed
yesterday- afternoon on the Southern
Railway near Grover. - Tlhe man was
Sitting on (the ' cross-ties apparently
asleepl Engineer W; M. LInberger was
pullins freight No. 12 into Grover. He
did not see the man until too late to
stop the train. The engine struck him,
killlns him instantly. - v
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