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WALCOTT WALKS OUT Pugilist Jumps the Game Un der False Pretense. HIS ARM NOT INJURED West Declared the VTlnnsr and VTal cott's Share oftlie Parse Forfeited Co a Charitable Institution minor Ertnt Ends In a Flake FltzslmxnoDS ionvnoeei III Retirement After Try- : ins to Arrange a TO a ten with Jeffries New York, Aug. 27.-Joe Walcott. "the un an ugiy wonna. , . ,, . ... ... An attempted assassination has - r.nt killer, seriously injured his repu- stirred up the Mt. Pleasant section of : :,ri.-:i as a pugilist and also gave the Nash county. Friday night Mr. Manvah ort of pugilism a black eve in tne M Bissett a prominent farmer of that Moi; .,n rOT. tt section,, was distmled by a noie at M.-.don Square garden tonight. He his barn H? mveSit;gatjt lb(ut ltu,,d v. Kiod Tommy W est, the well-known nothing. As he turned from the ba:a ::.i.MIe-weight, in the presem-e of nearly: a shot gun was fired and Mr. Bisett t'.iNU" spectators and had a big advantage was struck by 19 small shot, twelve in . . the head and seven in the shoulder. The : 0:11 the start. When the e.e.en h wound3t though severe, are not expected rimd ended, Walcott said that his left to be fatal. Mr. Bissett has the repu arm was injured and that he could not. tation of being a peaceable man, and it n.:n 1 was hard to find, a mctive for tne deed. 1 'Suspicion fell upon a negro, Tone g- Roferee Charley Tute argued the sin- wno worked in that section. He mattt-r. but Walcott was obduraie aad he could only declare Wes; the wiun r. Tiiea White called James C. Kennedy ;.-.. i he ring and said: my estimation Walcott has de-lib- rarely quit for some dishoue-t pur- n lie is not injured at ail.' hire then iert the Vine: and it was a::a-"M::v-ed to tne crowd that Ya. o t, s ;iio reason, had deliberately t uit, .' It t the management of he Twen :. Vntury Athlet:C Club h:'d docid d -:v' his share. of the proceeds ;o some ti !t iustiturion. As Wh.te h d of ': i .liv declared West the winntr, .t was .; AM to do nothing about be.s ia any V.Y. Aftt r Walcott had jrone to hi dres-ing r-'in. the clubs nhysiei-m examined the 5u:i!t'$ arm. He declared there was iv.i'.z wrong w.th if. Then- were about 4.000 persons in tve n:c:ia when Joe Humphries introduce i thf participants in th-? rr:lniiaary b i t. The men wert Kid McFadden, of Br.x k I; n. and Jimmy Rose, of New io k, v.iio were matched for twelve rounds at pounds. Charley White was the referree and Teddy Koley h tn 11 rd th ? wtih and gong. The fight wa fn 1 o' piT:?er. but Mcradd?n was in b tt r physical condition and in tr.e eighrh Ue dropj ine out of a clinch without a Mow, took a count, the referree. wa ring ('en sailea into score a Knockout in ae more satisfactory progress in .the mat rinth. He rushed hard and threw in tje ter of street improvement than 13 Ral pnnches to the stomach au.l h a 1. Ros eigh thanks to the efficient management had recovered somewhat and met tee - v . n , . . . attack with wc!l dire ted swings. Mc of Mr- Jno- C. Drewry, chairman of the Fanden was warned for lo'iing and street committee of the board of ttlder when he resumed his assault Rose smash- men, , who has this work in charge; and S.?!S.h!!5.,'?A.Vor-f1J !n M ' ." the bell. Rose took quite a p nch n? improvement is very -much in evidence, in the tenth but did not flinch. A he As readers of The Post are well aware, eleventh started Kose turned his bick to McFadden. wao was , rus ng. am lookel as if he wanted to le down Referee White pot. between th m a and Rose told hmi'he Tiad been hurt in "the previous round and cou.d not go on. Mc Fadden was declared , the winner, FITZ WANTS TO FIGHT JEFF UnOradr Insists int (he (batnplon IsNol In und t ot. New York, Aug. 27. Bob Fitzsimmons and William A. Brady, the representa- tive of Jeffries, met this afternoon, .but were -unable to come to any agreement and no match was made. Fitzsimmons was very anxious to fight here Friday niiht and offered to allow Jeffries to B T trn r tin 1 .? Rr. cent, of the purse, win or lose. Brady i- m -3 a. r T absolutely refused, eaymg that Jeffries wr8 not in condition, but said he was ' willing to make a match for a future . . tjv ,,r.i. j .,.. -o date. Bob insisted that it was Brady s SVhf nRoHsTm ffSthn rg, JSi f m tf?iJnM Llil real champion and aakl ne would make a big side bet if Jeffries would make the match for Friday night. When, Brady still refused. Bob asked him where he thought a fight could be .pulled off. Brady said Vat he would make a substantial deposit then for a purse of $25,000, but Mgeested no place or date for the bout. Later Brady said that -a club in San Francisco would offer a purse of $30,000. Fitzsimmons was in the best -of spirits and was good-natured throughout. He was apparently convinced that if he at- tended the meeting Brady would net make a match. Bridy and Fitzsimmons shook bands In friendlv fashion when they separated. Brady had a good deal of trouble ,n endeavoring to, explain J - a;h ri aia fn.b. ' A " ' J V 1 72 a treat success or it. xne conierence only lasted about ten minutes Fl'ziimmont Win Retire I After the meeting Fitzsimmons nd not be interrupted .by passing trains The went to acafe where fhev had an railroad eompaiaces will build a large Jr i? TVscllZ.- The latter dil evry vfn h'-i thine in his power to mnke the auburn- work Is now in- progress, the railroad t ired scrapper, recede from hU dete-- having a tforce of workmen, driving piles -iaa tion?not to -fight after August 81, preparing for the ' -Placing of the t .t -Fitzsimmons. !wasv obdn ate.. As ."SSSSn'S liSd 'sT OOO hiX P.radv started to leave Fitzsimmons ex-, will cost between $fl,000 and $7,000. It It, expected that the work will all be 00m- "With ihl Tend of the-Horton law- . .ri-'et within CO or 00' days."" fl i v n ight I go ou t too. Tm goinS to re- Among the other street Improvements tire I have done mv share of fi?htin?.ow being pushed by the. street commit r l. LTmis Tffriis I wish bim tee are the placing of macadam on South w 'l win the rhVmDionahiu nnt 1 he i-. street and on South street to Lenoir 71, o'd ma 1 " Don forget to give him atreet in the vicinity of Rex Hospital, ffp mM" rorgei, 10 give 11 g &sq done Rradj promised, shook hands vith Bob comer of New Bern avenue and Blood ln 1 nflrp , worth streets. T-i.i" ic:M;.f,c. -Jtrfrw' Altogether good progress is being made hU f orfeit ot $9S hepd on in every department of street improve laufrdiyWnd fv match withP Juries. , pent and at the I-ent rite of progress GRAND A 1171 Y l!CA.nP3IESiT peetaenlar Features Witnessed by Crowds of En irmous Proportions Chicago. Aug. 27 This city is crowded toniaht s it has not een since Chicago Diy at the World's Columbian Exposi tion. Railway agents and others inter- fted say tnat ai u i ow, l Ktrancers had been brought into an extended official trip through sec Sjf g tions of East Carolina. He is Just now ThV Matures of today's exercise was devoting considerable trme to attenaance v, nsrado of the naval veterans. Seven 'upon colored normal schools held in vari hAnliBdmen wore in line and the spec- ous parts of the State, .the. expenses fS. was witnessed by an enormous being met by a special appropriation I 2a This was in the morning wmle from the Peabody school fund. i iLitw was cool. In the afternoon Five normals are to -be held in all and u W5Kr.rs went to Lincoln Park to and of this nnmber three have already itm gnrfrTiImJc naval battle given for been very successfully conducted at Win ?utneSfit on -Lake Michigan, off the aton-Salem, FayetteviUe and Elizabeth their benefit on OUy The tl0wa a the laat named pjace h-i c.n Juan Hill was stormed was held last week. The remaining two LSe-accompanhnent'ln Lake wiU be held this week' at Washington, Vth vZZ and a naval parade with N. C and New Bern. Mr. Mebane says Front Paifc giJCn in the the normals have, been very well at electrical trumings.w3 6 tended and he thinks excellent results UJ21& of the Grand hare been attained. Axmy men -will be the feature. It ia expected that several thousand men will participate. Wednesday the business sessions of the encampment will begin. According to the officers nothing of special interest will come before the encampment at this ses sion. 'There is little prospect of a. fight for office. There seems to be 00 opposition to the candidacy of Major Leo Rassieur, of .Missouri, for oamms-nder-.in-chie.f- LCandidates for the other places hare not The woman's relief corps and the ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic -will hold their convention Wednesday. CAT EATER IN JAIL Attempt fflade on the Life of a Nash County Farmer Goldsboro. N. C. Ausr. 27. Special. Jim Osborne, the Goldsboro negro cat eater, is in, jail. This evening he stiuck Walter Grantham, also a negro, a severe blow on the head with a hatchet, in- was arrested and his trial took pla e this morning at Bissett s hrvuse, Bissett being too badly wounded to leave. There are threats of lynching the negro. STREET IMPROVEMENT Interesting Facts About the Progress of the Work. TALK WITH CH'N DREWRY Eight Titles of 9Iaedam Ilae Been Flarcd-Twenty .HIIe ot Sidewalk Paved and Curbing Plared-About 200,000 uble Yards ef Exrarailum made In Gradlue Opening of Peace Street Mow n Pror. an appropriation of $100,000 was made . . ' , for this work two years ago, and an ap- ?iiojri:i.j. -v XnJ Jc"1 0"l - foair .years ago, making $150,000 In four years. x. ,uj.c..iUyu i.u u member of The Post stalf yesterday Mr Drewry said that about $30,000 of the $100,000 appropria tion is still unexpended, which with the amounts due by property owners for their proportion of improvements al- ready made -will provide a fund ample or the compleUon of all improvements . , . 0x1 slreets raaea tnus rar. With the money expended thus lar about eight miles of macadam have been put down, 20 miles of sidewalks graded, .paved and curbed and about 200,000 ft T.avntinr Ant nn .tt- u .prepai-atory lor putting down F T;, . w-.. a w During tne past two years 4,000 fine , d h b t ou! ong sidewalks where atreet grading ias D done. These trees are pro- uvk.. SJS? Jt ""Si "w the cUv M DwTavITlW more ll . JJl a5f- 5L2 ??Z L JriJ JF ft a lmpTOred Bidewalks "V?, tJm :i;.f. 0VlA . . . Xky T&ll 1n JUJFSSl J" f L? K?. n2SS ?cro", atr under the railroad SaiiffS 8?mSSn5 wiStSSK f the raUroad. Heretofore e. rteof,,al1. t5?l section in the V'Tf "iSPi1"6 i-??"? whirfi ulforded ac- Sf'tht!" 1". - ?? - gines ano trains at tne crossing. Pace street stopped abruptly at the railroad enitbankment-and .it-Is at this point that the principal excavations are being made with a view td cuttine under the railroad track so that the travel will streets of Raleigh wW compare favorably with any city m tne fconta.: FOR (OLOBKD;i'4CBERS, uprl"tsndat of Pablle Iastmetlon AttrndlncPabodySnmrnvrSeliools " Mr. C. H."Mebane, euperintendent of nWi hwtruetion. returned Sunday from STUOGKS WENT LOWER Several Leading Securities Were Under Pressure. YIELDING WAS GENERAL Barllagton's Loss W11 the Largest on the Railroad List American Tobac co Yielded to Persistent Attack-Sugar Went Three Point Under Satur day' Iot1 New Jersey Central Took Quite a Slump. New York, Aug. 27. Prices were low at the. opepning of the stock market to - day and People's Gas, Brooklyn Transit and Sugar were notably under pressure with losses of to a, point. In the railroad list Burlington's loss of V2 was the largest. Initial changes generally were insignificant and the recently pre vailing dullness was unrelieved. In some stocks additional declines were made as the session progressed, but the market generally Decame steadier soon after the opening. Republican Steel was notably strong, advancing 1 Sugar was very feverish but moved rather sharply downward before 11 o'clock. Covering by the shorts checked the decline in Sugar. 0 the rebound trans actions were large, but the prie worked upward about a point. Meanwhile Brook lyn Transit and People's Gas got back above Saturday's level. Small recoveries were general in the railroad list, but the demand was very small. . BonJs were irreeular on liarht transactions. Sugar almost mouopolited the dealings m the hour after midday and cot tniee points under Saturday. Brooklyn 'iran sit raeted a point from the top. Ameri can Tobacco was attacked late in tae day and although offerings of s:o k wprp small, the nnce fell lOh. umcr stocks were but little changed outside of j unppiate, wnicn aavancea xy4 t The selling tendency of the market con 1 tinued, New Jersey Central failing 24 from Saturday's price. One or two other railroads extended their declines ro a nnmr. Coverine bv room shorts caused a slight rally, but the closing was dull and heavy at net losses. Hew York iotk Quotations Open. Close. American Sugar 121 118 American Steel and Wire. 34y2 Do. pref 74 74 American Steel Hoop 18 18 American Smelting 36 3b American Tin Plate 20. 27 Atchison 27 2r Do. pref 69T4 J9; American Tobacco 92 91 Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit.. Central of New Jersey,.. Chesapeake & Ohio Chic, Bur. & Quincy.... C, M. & St. Paul Chicago, R. I. & Pacific Consolidated Gas Continental Tobacco , . . . . Do. pref. . . . Colorado Fuel and Iron. .. Delaware & Hudson 105Xi Del., Lack. & West 177 Federal Steel 33 Do. pref. 66 International Paped 22 Lake Erie & Western ... 28 Ixurisville & Nashville . . . 71 Manhattan 01U Metropolitan Traction . . . 152 Mo., Kan. & Texas pref. . 30 Missouri Pacific 50 National Steel 25 New York Central ...... 129 National Biscuit 31 N. Y., Ont. & West 21 Norfolk & Western 33 Northern Pacific r0 Do. pref 71 Press Steel '.. 38U People's Gas f5 Pacific Mail S. S. Co 30 Pennsylvania Railroad 128ft Reading 16 Do. first pref 57?a Southern Railway 11 Do. pref 52 Southern Pacific 33U Standard Rope and Twine 6 Tennessee Coal and Iron. . Union Pacific Do. pref T7. S. Leather 11: 10 Wabash pref. 18 18 Western & Lake Erie .... 8 8 Do. second pref. 24 24 Money Market New York, Aug. 27. Money on call nominally at V!1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 45 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business ln bankers' bills at $4.87 for demand and at $4.84Vi4.84 for sixty days. Posted i rates, $4.850!4.85V,4.89. Com mercial bills, $4.834.84. Silver cer tificates. 61 U62. Bar silver, 61. Mexican dollars, 48. Government Bonds New York, Aug. 27. Government bonds strong. U. S. Ref. 2s, when Issued, reg. . . 103 U. S. Ref. 2s, when issued, coup.. 103 U. S. 3s, reg 109 TJ. S. 3s, coup 109 TJ. S. new 4s, reg 134 U. S. new 4s, coup ...134 TJ. S. old 4s, reg 115 IT: S. old 4s, coup 1.... 115 TT. S. 5s, reg 112 U. S. 5s, coup 112 Cotton New York, . Aug. 27. Cotton futures were dull but steady. Port recelots sri- mated for the day at 4,000 bales, against 1.1D3 last weet. and 12.981 last year for the week, estimated at 20,000, against 7.998 last week and 65,270 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 1.518, against 3,033 last vear, and at o-ousion iui, against 4,t30 last year. Msatas 0?es- Hih. est. Low lit. Closing is(. An gnat ... September October. November . December.. ana ryM.. ebrnary.. iiarch .. pril lay. ... une tslv 8 76 8 95 8 751. 8 85 8 50 8 5! 8 48.. i8 59 8 35 8 47 8 34 8 46 8 23 8 6 8 23 .... 8 84 8 23 8 3V 8 23 8 84 8 :8 S 35 8 23 - 8 84 8 26 8.5 b 84 8 S5 8 29 8 39; 8 28!. .- 8 BS 8 2S ..8 88 8 30, 8 41 8 3ir..- 8 89 The market closed strong. .. Liverpool, Aug. 274 p. m. Spot cot ton, small business; prices low, Ameri can middling fair, 5 27-32d; good mid dling. 5 9-16d: middling KV,f; low mid dling, 5d; good ordinary, 5 3-16d; ordi-1 Caraleigh Cotton Mills nary, 5d. The sales of the -day were I Preferred ' 3.000 bales, of which 300 were for specu - laUpn and .export and included 2,300 ?t,wi A m-iean. Receipts, 2,000 bales, i5S55in 1'.600 bales American. Futures E?n $met but steady, and closed 2u American middling , low middling clause : August, 5 21-C4d ; August and ?5t?Pbe.r 5 4-&l5 September "f October, 4 52-644?64d; October tw ember, 4 43-64; November and Lecemhpr. A 3SJKvl 00 a a a . t 1 JLa Ja?uary 435-G44 36-64d; February ZZa fxaif 3Z-044 33-04d; March anj April, 4 32-64; April and May, 4 31 td. May and JTlne, 4 30-644 31-64d. Chicago Craln and Provlsloa Chicago, Aug. 27. Wheat started out .today quiet and steady. The world's snipments were only 5,400,000 busheis; southwestern offerings smaller and Liver pool steady. Local receipts were 308 y or contract grade. Minneapolis an? Duluth reported 727 cars, against 41 last week; and 399 a year ago. Corn was quiet and steady: receipts were 20G cars. Uats were dull and narrow, the trade "nu mostly in the way of charging. Kecemts wro -ip.a m-i Provisions opened easv in hosr re- ; eiPts 18,000 head over the estimate, but firmer on buying by packers. Open High Low Clos'g Wheat ' September... 73$ 74f 731 Octolor 74 75 74 75 Coin S ptember 89 39 S84 89J October..... 37$ 88 37$ 38 Oats Se tember .. 22$ 21 1 21 f 21 f October 21$ 22$ 21$ 22 Pork September... 10 90 II 05 10 87 10 95 Oetoler 10 95 11 12 10 95 11 07 Lard Ser teraber 6 67 6 70 6 67 C 70 : ct ber 6 75 6 77 6 72 6 75 Ki .s September . 7 00 7 00 6 97 7 00 October. 6 97 7 00 6 95 6 97 New York Grain and Provision NeW York.' Auz. 27. Flour Receipts, 23,530 barrels. A shade steadier, with buyers holdinir off a little. W heat Receipts 188,550 bushels. Fair ly active and iirmer on covering inspired by higher English cables than expected. Rye Dull. State, 5253c Coru rReceints. 279,570 bushels. Firm and higher on cable news, covering and rise in wneat. . - i a. 1 v. a io iiu.ui;iOf twvjwv auauo s but steady. New York, Aug. 27. Butter Receipts, o,974 packages. Steady. State dairy, lG21c; creamery, 1822c; factory, loCal6c. Cheese Receipts, 5,981 packages. Steady. Large white. 1010; small white. 10V4; large col6red, 10; small colored, 10. Eggs Receipts, 8,131 packages. Firm. State and Pennsylvania, 1618c; West ern regular packing at mark, 1015c; Western, loss off, lG17c. Sugar Raw, steady? Fair refining, 4UC.; centrifugal, 9G-test, 4c; molasses sugar, 4c; r-sfined steady; crushed, $6.50; powdered, $6.20; granulated. $6.10. Coffee Steady. No. 7 Rio, 8c. Molasses Steady. New Orleans, 43 53. Baltimore Grain and Provlslo l Baltimore, Aug. 27. Flour Quiet. Western super, $2.402.50; do. family, $3.30!3.C5; do. extras, $2.603; winter wheat. Datent. $3.75K4; spring do., $4 r4.25;- spring jyheat, straight, $3.80 H. -' Receipts, :io,000 barrels; exports, 393 barrels. Wheat Steady. Spot and the month, 7272; September, 7272; Octo ber, 7474; steamer No. 2 red, 70 70. Receipts, 36,267 bushels. South ern by sample, C073; do. on grade, 7173. Corn Strong. Mixed spot, the month and September, 4343; October, 43 43; November or December, new or old, 3939; January, 3939; steamer ' mixed, 4242. Receipts, 47,218 bushels; exports, 184,752 bush els. Southern white corn, 4647; do. yellow, 4647. Oats Fiim: No. 2 white. 2627; No. 2 mixed, 2425. - Rye Steady. No. 2 nearby, 4849; No. 2 Western, 50. ; Hay Firm. No. 1 Timothy, old, $15.50 16; new, $14.50. Grain Freights Nominal. Steam to Liverpool, per bushel, 5d, September. Corn For orders, per quarter, 4s4s 3d, August. Sugar Firm, unchanged. ' Coarse and fine. granulated, $6.20. Cheese Steady, unchanged. Large, 1K31H4; medium, 1111; picnic, llll. . Butter Firm, unchanged. Fancy imi tation, 1719: fancy creamery, 2122; fancy ladle. 17; good ladle, 16; store packed, 1415. Eggs Firm, unchanged. Fresh, 15 16. Coffee 0S"ew York, Aug. 27. The coffee mar ket opened steady. . . Open. Close. August $7.357.40 September $7.307.35 $7.357.40 October ....... .$7.407.45 $7.457.50 November $7.457.50 $7.50fa7.55 December $7.65(7.70 $7.65)7.70 January $7.70(7.75 $7.707.75 February $7.707.80 $7.757.80 March $7.80(7.85 $7.807.85 April $7.807.90 $7.85.90 May $7.8o7.90 $7.907.95 The market dosed steady; sales 43,000 bags. September Wheat Open. . Close. tNew York 79 79b St Louis 70 Minneapolis 73 73 73-;4 Dumth 76b 77b September Corn Open. Close. flew York 43b 44a St, Louis 37 38b RnJUlgn Cotton Market r Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 27. Cotton 9 5-10 to 9 Receipts, 7 bales. Ralelgn StoeKs and Bonds Bid. Asked North Carolina 6s North Carolina 4s Ga. Southern & Fla. 5s... Carolina Central 4s W. N. C. R. R. 1st Southern Railwav first 5s. 134 137 106 ... 110 112 91 93 118 120 ... 113 100 110 107 108 117 ... ,102 103 ... 105 Seaboard & Roanoke 6s.. Seaboard & Roanoke 5s. . Atlanta & Charlotte 7s... Ga., Car. &.Nort'n 1st 5s Raleigh Water Co. 6s.... Alb'm & Ches. Ca'l 7s... Raleigh Cotton kails 6s.. Southern Ry. pref " common .. Stan'd Gas & Elec. Co 5s. Wake County 5s. Ga. & Ala. consols. . . .'. . . ... . STOCKS. 104 103 101 57 13 102 95 156 s 80 N. C R. R. Stock. 160 Seaboard & Roanoke Raleigh & Gaston.. . . . Raleigh cc Augusta ...... ... Durham & Northern..... .. 50 50 Mec'Dime Savings Bank. 06 no 102 1 Common . t.tm mm mMm 130 117 108 57 36 15 126 105 80 NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn, Aug. 27. About twelve hun dred " spectators were at Washington Park thfe afternoon to see the New Yorks beaten in a postponed game with the champion Brooklyns.' Hanlon's men were in heir best form. The Brooklyns pounded Mercer so freely that he was retired at the end of the fourth. Then Manager Davis put his deaf, and dumb pitcher, Taylor, m the box. The new comer was fairly effective. The score: R. H. E. Brooklyn . . . 20240010 x 9 14 0 New York . . . 00 0001 10 x 2 9 2 Batteries: Kennedy and McGuire; Mer cer, Taylor and Bowerman. Umpire, O'Day. Chicago 2, St. Louis 1 Chicago, Aug. 27. The rejuvenated St. Louis club could not hit Menefee today, and the veteran won for Chicago. Powell pitched equally well, but the Orphans mauaged to bunch two singles with a two-bagger in the second. The score: R. II. E. Chicago . . .02000000 x 2 6 1 St. Louis , . . 0 00 0100001 8 2 Batteries: Murphy and Deter; Powell and Robinson. Umpire, Emslie. TOItt JONES BAPTIZED The Negro murderer Braces TJp Under Religious Excitement Tom Jones, the condemned negro, who pays the death penalty next Friday for slaying a family of six, was adninistered the bastimal rite, of the Catholic church by Father Griffin yesterday afternoon in the county jail. The little murderer, who has been de spondent fur weeks past brooding over his approaching fate, had happiness and contentment depicted on his countenance yesterday when the priest began the impressive ceremony. The negro is buoyed oipby religions excitement for he thinks of nothing else. Prior to the baptism Jones confessed to Father Grif fin. The ceremony was performed in one of the upper ceils. The name of Augus tine was that taken by Jones at the bap tismal service. A kindly smile of sat isfaction .. was fastened on the negro's face as he returned to his cell. "How are you, Tom?" aslted Jailor Park a m. "i feel happy," was Tom's response. Jones does not like to tailk of his crime. He des not hesitate to say that he is -responsible for the death of Ellen Jones and her five children, but h does not like to discuss it. When asked yes terday whether he would have anything to say at the execution Friday, he stated that he had not fully made up his mind. At .present Jones is copfined in a cell with one other murderer and one rapist. The murderer is Tom Smith, of John ston. Louis Council of Cumberland' is the ra'pist, both of whom are hore for safe keeping. Tlmrsday Tom will be pJace-d in aceil to himself. The, death watch will then begin. Tom Jones has disposed of his .body, having received $10 in advance for it. Tie is eating three tmeals'a day from Rochelle's restaurant and has ice water in his cell, this being the method he em ploys to dispose of the fund he received for his body. The Jiegro eats heartily. Dr. Goodwin gave Jones $10 for his body. It will be embalmed and held for dissection by the medical class of Shaw University. The scaffold on which Jones will be ex ecuted has been erected back of the jail, almost under the murderer." It has hurled three murderers into eternity George Mills, Qrangts Page and Jim Booker. The rotio with which Jones will be hanged was also used at th ex-! ecution of Jim Booker. The hanging will be private, only rap- rcsentatives of the press and a limited ; number . of spectators will (be permitted to witness it. Mr. W. C. Robinson, of Greensboro, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Raleigh , Cotton Mills .... . 115 Citizens .National Bank. . . 130 Raleigh Savings Bank. . . . 150 Commercial and Farmers. lbJ National Bank of Raleigh. 11(5 Odell Manufacturing Co.. 112 Va.-Carolina Chem. Co. Preferred 107 Common . . . .. 55 S. A. L. pref a 4 common. ,...r.. 12 Greater S. A. L. cert . 124 A. C. L. pref 103 "common 76 LEWIS CLOVER AT J R TELEPHONE 88, Portlan NO BETTER CEMENT MADE The sidewalks around Capitol Square were made Thomas .BTiggsf. Sons - " , ' - RALEIGH. C ' Raleigh, v IVIale, Academy RALEIQH, N. C. Thorough preparation for college o r business, small classes r and close Indi vidual attention, especially in elementa ry work. ; Represeiited and endorsed by a large number of former pupils, who ar e prominent profesfoiral and business men of the city. Terms moderate 22 annual session begins September 3rd. For. catalogue or other information address ' HUGrH MORSOJrincipal, : Troops Withdrawn from Akron Aikron. Ohio,, Aug. 27. As a result of the continued peaceful conditions exist ing in the city, all of the State, troop which has been on duty here eincft Thursday, last were withdrawn earltf t.rwl a v. ' Baltimore's Population. -- Washington, Aug. 27. The popnlatloa of Baltimore as officially announced, i 508,957, an increase over 1890 of 17.15 per cent. . ' ' Miss Sadie Roote has returned front a pleasant visit to friends in Baltimore For Sale (Large Bay Horse, 1,400 pounds, 7l years old. Suitable for dray or expresat HARDENS STABLES, or ACME WINE COMPANY. Junton Drae Clerk Wanted Young man with about a year's ex perience. Please apply with references and stating qualifications. ' STATON & ZOELLER, Tarboro, N. C. MURPHY & CO. (Incorporated.) BROKERS Stocks, Cotton, Grain and Provisions. RALEIGH OFFICE: 307 S Wilmington Street Phone 126 In- terstate, THOS. N. WINSLOW. Manager. Private wire direct to New York. Chi cago and New Orleans. CONSTRUCTION CASTINGS FOR I am making a specialty of castings for cotton mills and guarantee complete satisfaction. 1 Have on hand severa 2nd-hand. engines which have he en thoroughly overhauled. Prices-way down. J. H. GILL, General Iron Founder arid Machlriist RALEIGH, N. C. SALEM Academy and College for Girls and Young Women. Best home care, to gether with full College instruction Specialists in Music. Art, Elocution J Languages, Commercial and IndustrlaC Studies. .Institution founded in 1802 The Register sbows 342 last yeaT. Newf term be &rins Wednesday. SaDt' 5. IfMYlj Send for catalogue to Rev. J. H. CLE WELL, Principal, Salem. North r!rtvHnoJ D E TER AL UT Ferrall Co.'s d emeitit
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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