,VOL. 1. NO. 6.
RALEIGH. N. C, SATURHAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 18H5.
S3.00 PR YEAK.
s Funeral 'ofv Secretary Coke
' if This Af'ternooiL.v
MANY PEOPLE PRESENT.
To Pay a Last ; Tribute to Ity
l Dead ' secretary Boay in-;
' - terred in paltwood. - ,
The newi of the Nutn of Ootavina
told in LiflHteradar. afternoon' eat
itioo, Just before Koinn to preiH. - TbV
' announcement of bis death though
not oneipeoted, cast a . Kloom over
the entire city. AlC'elatum of peo
pie knew Captain Oka and kne"w
. ..... . v.i .'-V. k.w.4.
. Dim to.iove Dim. j u nu upm
ea, oneo. irana uiu nr
tion had made him one of the beet
t loved men In the Slate. Gmulne
- ' regret -and sorrow- was c-wrieito
lpM been nearly nve weKsinw
ij UaptainCoke waen tu, tnounn
-1 - he complained oil and oh for ceyeral
" , weak before taking to bed W hen
N it is remembered lb it la nearly all
that time he was delnrinua it will be
.' seen what a remarkable donatituiioo
, Capt. Coke had. Bis friend had
. hoped that be would be able to sno
oessfnlly baffle the fiver on aooouDt
of this. He stood it as long as man
could and passed peacefully away.
- . Capt. Coke, was a: native born Vir
s. . i !' r. r ; 1 1 : . ......... I. ,.1 I. I .
birth place. ..After Uking a coarse
In the historic William Mary on
-4 lege te began the practice of law in
- the town of bis nativity. While yet
-v a young man he , entered the rank
'' - of the Confederate army nd came
out with a career Of dash and brll
-' , liauoy. He carried wi h him through
life scars of wounis received in
; battles., t'-.i
After the war Capt. Coke settled
lii.nin vnrr Twuwnrnr: irvrn, iue mi.w.
,. ...... . , :
ij Li. u; -.-I..- I.1 i . rr...
"received.' numerous posts of honor
' v- . . . i .. ti . . .. .'J . ..
liuu HD ) wnmiuvu awwu wuu
' The JLate OcUitIb Coke, 8wrtry
,. of 8utle. .
' try men serving a term in the Senate.
f Here his wisdom and advice were
" iisplayed to great advantage and be
' made tor himself a repntatiou which
m rareiy RHamea in so snort a ume.
Capt. Coke was also a presidential
' elector.
" soon after bis service in the 8enate
' ; and began the praotioe of law, which
1 he continued so successfully until
the time of bis appointment to the
'Portfolio of 'JJoiret ry of Btte In
1891 by Goveruof Fowle. 0f1i'Mi
' , In 1880 Capt. Coke served as obsir
man of the Democratic State Eieou
;v.live Commutes. lie omd noted the
,"' campaign with signal saocess and,
ability. No man bus labored more
' faithfully for the , success; of the
Democratic, party than be. His
voice has ? been heard in every
' c junty s In ; this State. In nearly
" every campaign he tendered bis ser
vices as a CADppaigner, aud it Is not
saying too much when we say that
he had few superiors. Capt Coke
war a flnent and magnetio speaker
He had a flow of oratory that weU
directly to his hearers. ; Capt Coke
was at one Ume a prominent candi
date for Governor and gave the late
. Governor Kowle a close race.
' In 1891 Capt. Coke was appointed
Secretary of State V sneoeed the
late Col. William L. Saunders by
Governor Fowte jaac.a week. itfore
he died. He was nominated nnani-
mously by the Democratic State
Uonvenuon in w auu wu re
""v"' ( .. T
Captain Coke leaves a devoted
.nrf lnvin,r wif Rnd Tnnr nhildran. f
lie was married twice. He first
married Miss' Betiie Wood, ot
Kdenton, in 1SC7. Two children re-,
suited, Caroline Wood and OoUvius,
Jt,bo lived with their father iu
this city.
His s'oorid - Wife was Miss Kte
Fuher, dnwhter of the late Chits. F.
Fisber of tbw city. Three children
survive ' by this union.. They are
Julia, Jeff Fisher, and Richard.
Four brothers - and two sisters snr
Vive the daoeaswl, nsmely. ex-TJoit
ed State Senator . Richard Coke, of
Whco, Tt-xatt; Messrs.- Alex, and
John A,. Coke, both prominent law
yers in Itichmoiti, Va,"and,iDr,
Luting (C Coke, of Goose Meek,
Martin BtiuntyKC; Tbestwosar-
viviag sisters are Mrs. Motley and
Mrs. Alios Wilson tooth widows be
lug In Virginia. , ,
lirge aumuers of prominent per
sons, ; friends ana ; acquaintances
o tiled at . the residence yesterday
and lodity to pay tbmr respent to the
ilevdann to extend word -i of nyui-
patoy to the bereaved family.
As soon as his. desi.U whs wadf
know, all"-public but.dings were
oloeed and the , flag on the Cspib I
lowered at half inat
The Mute Offioers took offiaial no
tion soon after the i.niiouuiieihent of
the Secretary's death.
J lie UoveruiH's Ununcil was con
veoed at 6 o'clock ai d ffl tal notice
was taken of the fact '
1 Th folluwiDK rulntion s read
and udoptrd :
Kn8olved. Tbst th Governor and
this cooboII hereby reapDntfuliy re
quest th: tmin of the Hnn. 0its
fino 0ok, Sertry of 8lt, to be laid
la ststs ia the tne rotaads of the
otpitol, pending the rrngeraent8
for the fnnerl uburqaies. That the'
secretary omm anions this resolution
to Mr. W. p. Batchelof, Chief Clerk
of the State Department.
The resolution was cotninanioated to
Mr. Bachelor by a letter from Private
Secretary Telfair.
"Stati ct North Cabolika,
Offici it Sbcbstabt of Stats,
Kalbioh, N. C, Aag. 30, 1895.
Maj. a. J Telfair, Searetary of
the Council
Sib: roar -letter of this date eoney-
lng resolution of the Governor and
Council of Slate' reqaentiog tht the
remains of Capt. O.Uvlns Onke, late
Secretary of State., be laid to
8tate, Is . reeeived. - In , -reply
thereto, f beg leave to say that
poa eonuittin wl.th tbe family of
Capt. Coke, 1 am charged by them to
ay that while they" deeply feel this
token of the esteem in which Capt.
Coke wa held by hU eo-Ixborera, they
refer that until bis remains are con-
igned to their last resting plaee,Uhe
ball remain in tbe home he loved so
well and where he was so beloved.
1 have tbe honor to be.
Very reapeutfnlly,.
Yonr obedient servant,
W. P. Batchblob.
Mr. Forman introduced tne follow
ng reolutrt)n wbicb was read and
dnptedi .
Resolved, That the superintendent
of tbe eapitol b directed to suitably
rape, aa a mark 4of . renpect tbe
offices of the Secretary of State. On
motion of Mr. Worth the Secretary
waa "instructed tp ; procure a floral
offering on behalf of the Governor
and Council of Stat in token of
respect for the deceased.' y:
The Governor appointed Mesars.
Worth and Furmau to prepare re'so-
lotiona eipreseibg tbe : sense of tbe
Governor and this Council o the death
of Hon. Octalns Coke.y - , ,
Tbe following resolutions were pre
sented to be recorded io the
Council's Journal. - T t '
BesoIvd Tba ra the death of Hon.
Ootavius Coke, late Secretary of State,
we, his sasociates in tbe Eteeotive De
partment of the State of North Caro
lina, hare lout an able counsellor and
arm friend and tbe State a failhfal
snd distinguished officer -.' , '
Resolved, Tbst we tender to the
family of the deeeaeed our a'uoere
sympathy is their reoent sfflietina. . ;
(Signed)" . B. M Fubsas, ,
v ' ' W, H. Wobtu,
i Committee. '
The Coum'll adjourned to meet St 9
clock to-morrow. .
" S. F. TlLFAtB,
'Secretary. .
We publish a handsome cat of Capt.
Coke through tbe knd courtesy of the
New and Obaerver. - : -c . s
Long before Ova o'cloi-k-the time
announced for the . funeral, vChrist
Church was filled with friend and ae-
qntintances of the. dead 8eeretary
I who eama to pay the last tribute to
. . .
Tk ,on ll,t "f8 hih
h mr1 ot C,P: 0ok epoad
w ' eored with beautiful-
fol Bowera. Tbe floral offerings were
profuse Sad beautiful Tbe designs
' wers lovely, ( ' -
' The mnsia rendered by the ehoir
waa beautiful snd touching Tb !
funeral services at tbe church were
conducted by ' Rev. Dr.'- M. f . Mar
ball, assisted by Dr. Pittenger At
the conrlusion of the services the
funeral proeeaeioB, which wa a" very
large one, wended its way to neantt
ful Oakwood, tbe last resting place of
the. ., deceased. Here . the t aervieea
were slipple' and impressive, accord
ing to the ritaal of the. Episcopal
eh o r ph. The pall-be" wa. were Measra,
ArmiHesd Junes, Fred Sssaders, C
H. Pelvic, W H. Day, Col. A. B. An
drews. Maj J.'W Vilson, Cel. T. S.
Kenan and C.pt. B. P. Williamson.
BUII.U A NKW CHURCH.
Members of I ho Presltytcrlan Church
TaklDK Htcps In Thin JXroolloii.
The mr-inVre of the. Presbjleriim
Chureh will at no distant date build a
handsome place oi woiship. The edi
fice will ne one of .the handsomest in
the Stale and on. fhat jwill be an or-na-uent
t tbe city. hile the mitler
has not definitely taken nhp-, it is
the opinion of most of the mem
bers that a new cburch should be
built." To this end, a number of gen
tlemen, prominentia tbe churcli, bld
meelinir Uh, Monday ui-hi suj
adopted unanimously the following
resolutions: NN
" Resolved X. Tbst it is tbe neuse of
tbe gentlemen present that tbe set ion
of the session of tbe Firet Pr-sbyterian
Cburoh favoring an effo.'t to build a
new bouse of worship be fully en
dorsed. '
'1. That it is tbe judgment of those
here convened that the session be en
couraged to call s meeting of the eon
gregation not later than tbe third
Sabbath in September, if practicable
that this matter may be presented to
the ohurch at-large for its considera
tion and artion "
Tbe resolutions were warmly sup
ported by speeches from Messrs. H.
Daniel, pastor; A. A. Thompson, B. R.
Laoy D. H. Hill. C. G. Whiting, Kd.
Chambers Smith, C. E. Johnson and
B. V. Montague.
Kaleigh Cruiser Fund.
MrC, t Stephens, of tbe South
port Leader has undertaken to raise
a fond for tbe purchase of a testimon
ial from the Stateyof Nor'b ' Caroline
to 'the United States Cruiser 'Ualeigb.'
All contributions, no matter how small
will be received snd deposited in
bank until s sufficient earn is rained
' The undersigned ars tlie coll-ntors
in the city of Raleigh: Mrs. Julian
Timborlake, Mrs. Omega Foe er, Mrs"
P. A- Olds and Mrs. Eliia Pool.
Capitol Draped In Mourning.
There was no business trans-icled at
tbe eapitol today. Flags were at half
most and in tbe corridor the Pepart
ment of the Secretary of State was
draped in mourning. Two gas lights
just in front of the entrance t-v tbe
Secrf tary's office glowed dimly. The
passage . way was mads dark by tbe
doors being closed. - Inside, the office
waa tastefully draped as was the chair
occupied by tbe dead Secretary.
. Marble-Mills Destroyed
By Telegraph to tlie Press-Visitor.
;J Knoxvuxb, Teun., Anu 31 Tbe
Buckeye marble mills, near VloMU
lian's station, were burned. Tbe
loss ia twenty thousand dollars.
Ballastic Testa to be Made.
By Telegraph to the Freas-Visltor.
Wasisqtoii, D. C, Aag. 81. The
nary department baa decided to have
ballistic test aide armor plates on tbe
battle ship Iowa Thursday. The test
la regarded very important as it will
go far towards demonstrating tbe re
sistance in sew style of battle ships.
A Broker Short' in Accounts
A V , Missing,
By Telegraph to the Pkss-Visitob.
-IUadinq, , Pa. Aag. 3L The
brokersge offlos of W. Grsnt Cook
Is closed. Oook is missing. Ilia
shortage is $12,000. He is said to
have been working; "up "pool" ou
Atchison stock iatelr. i. ' yc ;
Steamers Collide. ' .
By Telegraph b) tlie Press-Vlaltor, .'Vi '. "
. Chicago, An SL The Whle.
bsok paseenger steamer Christopher
Columbus collided with an excursion
bost in Six rivet late last mgpt. A
number of people were injured. .
- A Queen la the Dltca.
By Cable to tne Pre-Visitor.
; Bbussels, Aug, 8L-Tha Queen of
Belgium was thrown from a horse
while jompinjr In a ditch at Sha,
Bear Liev She is confined to her
bed, but her condition ia not thought
tnhnseiious.
A
Altjxandia r of" Seivia Nar
rowly Escapes Drowiiiiiir.
HIS,jTUT01i PERIHJIES
V
Occurred ' OTt tno Coast of
Fiance Tbe King Beachetl
Safety With DUuculty.
By Telegraph to Die Pjish- roa.
Biabbitz, Aug. 31. King Alexander
Servia nearly lost bis life while bath
ing this morning in the bay of Biscay
He was out swimming with- Natatory
instructor. Both were tarried of their
feet and swept from shore by strong
currents which prevail otT this fash
ionabld watering place of Franee.
The swimming master was drowned.
King Alexander only reaehed shore
by tbe greatest difficulty.
MCCARTHY'S WITHDRAWAL
ffrom the Leadership of His
Farty.
By Cable to the Pies-Vlslior.
LokpoS, Aag. 31. The withdrawal
of Just'U .McCarthy from the leader
ebip of his party after n preliminary
recess, is (ietiuirly decided upon
Uuring the recess tbe struggle oer
tbe eleoi.iou of bis successor has been
keen. Halfour, chief secretary of
Ireland, has arranged to uiak-t a tour
through the poorer districts of Ire
land during parliamentary recess with
a view of learning the state of the
country.
Britannia, which has gone into
winter quarters, captured thirty-two
prizes out ol thirty-nine mues nail-u
"Yachtraan." in an article today,
thinks that the betting sbnulii b-
ahout fifte-n to eleven on Deteuder
tie 'xpiesses strong doubts as to Val
kyrie having any show.
Worth Half Million and Suicided
By Telegraph to tlie Pkbsb-Vjsitoi:.
JNkw V oiiK.Au. 31 Henry Kth
Kopf, lmporier, and eeuior tue,uibei
of cbe firm of f. Rath kopf, Sou &
Co., c uuer Bradwy and ileroer
street. Huicided this nioruinK by
shooting hituseif in the mouth while
ia nis priviie imje. upunea man
Uy before him. lie left no explana
tion. He. was thirty five years old
and worth half a million.
Cholera on Board a Steamer.
By Telegraph to die Pbiss-Visitox.
San KRANOtseo, Aug. 31 The
uenmer Vlnnnwtl from AuatraHsn
ports aid not stop ut Ilonnlulu a-
u-imi. Cholera hits bioken oui
aaiunK Chinese natives. It broke
out soon after the steamer Bale c
left. It is presumed iliat the ditense
was brought by that vessel.
DKATU OF CAPT. L,Kli
SplcMKtid Citizen and Member of (lie
Typographical Union.
Mr. Thos. Q. Lee died yesteiday
afternoon at the residence of his bod
Mr. K B. Lee on Cabarrus street
Capt. Lee was a well known citizen
and a lu-uiber of the Typographical
Union. He was probably tbe oldest
printer in tbe State.
Capt. Lee served in tbe Confederate
army achieving prominence by his
faithful attention to all duties en
trusted to him. He had the respect of
all who knew him snd died an honor
able man in every sense of the word.
The funeral will occur tomorrow at
10 s m. from the residence. At ex
Confederate soldiers are- respectfully
requested to attend the funeral.
Ualeigb Typographical Union No.
64 will attend in a body.
Dlt. SNKAU SI ICIDKS.
a-
A Prominent Johnson County Man
.' Utaus Iiino.rir. ' .
. Dr. Ed. 8nead, a prominent citUen
of Johnston county, and brother-in-law
of P. T. Massey, stabbed himself
in the heart this morning,: with a
knife, while temporarily deranged.
He was stive at 1 o'clock, ibut pas
seagers on tbe 4 o'ebw-k train report
d that .' tbe unfortunate teas had
sine died. ' i,' -
,i .. 1 e if n ui i
At the request ut the manager of
the colored department of the At
lanta Exposition, Jim foubg, editor
of the Oatette, has famished a like
ness of himself, wbicb will be repro
neea ol tunwelf, wbioa will os repro
ducineeveralpaperaai-dalsoina
pamphlet Jim La ohairman of the
ooDKrees of netcro epaakenf for thii
State. lie will name the colored
peakera at the Exposition Irom this
Bute. , - '
MR. HIMPHOVS AUUREBM
Delivered Jtefore the Pharmaceuti
cal Association.
The American Druggist and Phar
maceutical Kecord l lust been re-
oeived here and contains a full report
of the proceedings nf the American
Pharmaceutical Asiociation which
was in session It gires a full a.-count
p th address delivered by the Presi
dent. Air. William Simpson. Mr.
Simpson's ad!re-H contaioed many
pre.ica! id--as ntid as indeed a gem.
Tbe nddreHs is highly spoken of and
our reviels are lb.it it cmuot be re
published in full. In his address be
fore tbe Association President tiiiup
son referred to tbe manifold sivan-
tages of tenvr as a place for hold
ing the meeting. He dwelt on tb
importance of pharmacists having a
general education.
Before entering as tu appr-ntice in
a drug store, Mr. Simpson reconi
mended that a d-hmte minimum
standa'd of preliminary general ed
cation of all perHi-ns who desire
to learn the art "f pharmacy
should be reouireii hv the Hoards ol
Pharmi-y of ilie resp-ctive States.
A committee was appointed to con
sider the recommend at ions and the
practically agreed upon them.
Mr. Jauien M. tiuod, of tit. Louis.
was elected to succeed Mr. tiimpson a
President, 'i'he uext meeting will !
h.Jd in Mnutral, Can -da. Aboul6 0
delega.es attended th- convention.
Ti Oui- SuPi-criUors.
For a week paft the Pkess-VisiioK
has givu its rt-alers a newspaper
which is what many competent
authorities and all our coutempora-
ries pronoun-e the best afternoon
daily ever published m Kaleigh or iu
the State. We spread before our
readers each evening the full news of
rhe ilav frmn ,ili pirrwof the world
y v i r--. th-- in.-w ui. uts of the dallj
mar.iet-, tu- o-w-i nl the State auu
tbe fullest and hebt local uew
olmuus evi-r publiahed by a Raleigh
daily piper, ilin Piikms-Vititok i
au eicenrut news piper and this al
admit With all these iini rovements
we have kept the price -tbe same
aa before, desiring to bold ail
the friends of both th- old papers an
well as to maae new ones. At oui)
35 cents per innui h everybody in
Hale'gh can afford i- take such a
paper and pay fur it: "eit week oui
uollector, Mr. Vem'Oi Jicrtary, will
wait upon ur nubsnibers and w.
Lrust that they will show their appre
iatiouof our efforts :i - I enc-urse
us lo make even a belt- r iie-Mppe.
by paving their hubs, r pi'mn
promptly. This will lit- necessai" t.
enable ue to i-oiitinu- :li- publi alioi
f such a newspaper as we are u'u
giving our rea 1-rs. propus-t
publish a liri.t cli"- ii' paper- ii
everv r-spect and we will expect and
depend upon the substnutul support
I' our readers. This papnr will b
conducted upon a hui-incss basis and.
while we shall reKret to part cotripain
with any of our frieml-, it will b.
necessary to do so unless payments on
subscriptions are prompt and regular
We trust that all will nppieciate onr
efforts and co-operate iit,li us to tbif
extent in bniMiug up in Kaleigh such
paper as we propose to make f,r tbr
Press Vititor ia now only a nmdest
effort to what it will be ee'r many
months have elipied
l-'ir.h Coimiilssio i Oar.
A TJu'tid Ststts Kisli Commission
car pasned through the city yesterday
en route to Morehead. The cay is in
charge of Capt. Hsgen, of the com
mission, and has for its tin I destina
tion Atlanta and the Kxposiliob. Its
first stop ing place is at Mnrehead
City, where specimens of the hah of
the waters in that section will be ob
tained. Tbe ear will then coLtinue
its journey south as far as Pensacola,
Fla., and will collect specimens of
the finny tribe along its entire route.
A large number of fish fmm the waters
of North Carolina and other p 'i.ls
had already been taken aboard, hav
Ing been secured at Washington.
: An Excnretonfe-'S Nabbed.
Jfilien Harrie, ailM "tjnippie," wa j
one of tbe light hearted exoursio i
IbU from Loaieburit in the oity ye
tcrdty. Ellen had formerly resid-d
in ilHleiith, but one brlht momn g
last year eh jamped Mr MoMaok
in's beard. Vetrday the officers
J laid baud a on Ellin and retnrnrd ,. . .. . . 7 i
hertothe workben to aerr. out' WM '"i .cW. '
laid bande on Ellin and retnrnrd
tha remaihder ot her wntence. 8be
' was only "eent on" lor 30 daya and
waa only meat ou tur ou uaye anu " - .
ooeta and had rarred two Weeks of '".her members of thecommlttee an ia
the time when Bhe8kipt Veiily,jd hPrt,"-W Je
the wfys of etc
II AT METROPOLITAN
Rev. riiilliiis Can't .'reach
There, Says Mayor Jluss.
HE IS "JA(J(i" SIGJJT.
Circulars Circulated Stat ing that
Justice PniUips Would
Preach To-morrow.
Advertised to pre ich tomoriow,
dfunk today. There is Associate Jus
tice Philips iu a nut shell as he is.
This luoruinu a circuUr was all
over the streets auuoui cing that Rev.
I. T. Phillips would ileliver a sermon
tomorrow evening at Metropolitan
hall on "Man ITs Creation and Des
tiny.
A Pkfhs-Visitor repi-rter found
Mr. 1'billips and be stated that lie
would certainly be on baud and ex
plain the doctrine of the Second Ad
vennsr.H mar. Irippened, however,
before he ot so "awful "jagy."
Mayor Uu s lias taker-a hand iu the
matter and he requests ns to state
that tbe Kev. Phillips will not be
-lowed to preach at Metropolitan hall
tomorrow. Mayor Kusi took thlsactijn
js soon as he learned that Phillms
was wabbliug up and down Kayetie
ville street iu a drunken condition
Justice Phillips Tias been claiming
ince bis arrnal her- that he hid re
formed and forsaken his old habit.
While this condition of affairs is al
most blasphemous, still it has its re-
iiculous side The Arrington Tribu
nal gets more farcical each day. Lord
smpbell is also a few degrees hap-
p er th in usual.
TO-DAY '8 MARKETS.
By Tclecraili to the Press Visitor.
New York, N. Y . Aug. 31. In
onsequenoe t a dfoltue of abmr
7-64 penny in L vei-p .-ol. New York
ipetied 14-l(i points lower, rallied
t'lotit 7 points, but closed barely
teddy at a decline of PI pointa as
joaipired with Japthight.
Sulea l.'id.oOO bales.
Tbe New York Cotton ExohauKe
vill be uloed Mnuday.
O I'toiiH (J o-'eri as f'lilnwo:
St utemhei', 7 74 to 7.75; OoUibnr,
80 in 7. SI: Dumber. 7.!B to 7 US;
i iinury. 7 '.IS ,n 7.30; Maioh, H.08 to
S oa.
O :A1N .MAKKKTS
t incAiio, Aug. 31. Grain quota
.lou- oi'in-.i i..-n hs follows:
W'lieat H.iteinher, C1 1-8; 01 3-8;
iKieiuli-i', tli 1-2 '0 63 3-8
( .1, c, eipietub t, 38 ;
j 1 '2, Di:oi :ubu 0 1-2
October,
18 5-8
"Pteir 1"1'
18 1 2
IS 3-8
CITY IM BRIEF.
Tlo- I.' i .-er Lor ! a-i issn-! : r-v-rd
f 1(X for the arrest and delivery of
Arth.-r !'u. k. r to the sheriff of Mou -
unei v county.
Tiler- will be a i-ail tneetinr of Kal .
n-rb yi 'iaphi. al 1 uioa. No. r.i
to-niorro tiKirniii at P o'clock at
their hall in the Pnllen bnildiuti
Mr. W . N. JoueH is bal ing lii-s resi-
deuce ,iu Kayett-ville street re
modelled both o-it.ide and in. The
rk will probably be romplet-d
within sixty davs.
I he old stablea on Wilmington
street is beini; lhron.-lii remodelled
preparatory to its reopening by tbe
new lirm of Yanney and Parhain. All
the middle stalls are briny torn out
The circular officially announcing
the resig-nari'-n of Mr. A. J. Cooke as
soliciting freight and passenger
aent of the Seaboard Air Line has
teen received. Mr. H. S. Leard ic
his successor.
The Pilot cotton mills is making
several new additions to the factory.
They ate erecting a cotton storage
warehouse 50x70. It will be built of
briek. Three neat cottages wit) be
eompleted at an early date.
Mrs. p. D. B. Arrington called ap n
the PBBss-VvaiTOH thin morning and
stated that any statement to the ef
feet that she desired secret meetings
of the inveatigating eommittee were
unjust to her and that she has at all !
times desired and invited tbe publie
The Arrington .Committee bid a
meeting yesterdaysid eiamined three
.itnoui.. fmm ; V.nn. .n..t. ; Ti,.
,de Br'" re,"Bei hom but U U
l'id b i" b fcatk Hwday.-'lhe
WAS MO OTHKIt THAW BCAJVL.AN.
1 he M.-in Killed at Wilson Lived For
Home Time in Durham.
Mr. Fred Woollcott has not heard'
from the WiUon authorities in regard
to the stranger killed there and who
was thought to have been B. J. 8carlan.
The Wilson Observer says: A white
man was found dead on tbe railroad
track, just beyond tbe section bona, -yesterday
mornirg. We have beea
unuble to find out his name, bat is
believed that, be was a foreigner. He
was seen at Lucama Saturday night
and Sunday morning. Hewasdeeently
dressed and wore a mustache, bnt no
beard. The left side of his head was
crushed in and one eye was missing.
The Coast Line took his body in
charge and gave it decent burial
The Durham Sun gives more infor.
mation which almost conclusively es
tablishee the identy of he man killed
as Hcanlan.
A reporter .if the Sun called on Mr.
Horland and at-ked him if he knew
anything about the letter in question.
He said that he did and that while
Hcanlan was iu Durham he was direc
tor of the orchestra (of which Mr
Borland is a member) and just before
leaving the city he asked him (Bor
land for his address. He gave Scanlan
the piece of letter, with his address
on it, which has now proven his iden
tification. Scanlan came to Durham about
seven weeks ao and as he was a fine
musician the Durham orchestra em
ployed him as director. He waa a
drinking man and after much trouble
the orchestra dismissed him from
their employ. He went to Raleigh.
His people live in Philadelphia and
it is said that they are well-to-do.
ThoH. Jackson Christian Reaches
his Seventh Birthday.
Thomas Jackson Christian, the little
on of Mr. W. E. Christian, celebrated
his Bev-nth birthday yesterday at" the
home of his grand mother, Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson, in Charlotte.
An interesting incident in connec
tion with a party which he gave ia
"old by the Charlotte Observer.
3'he tir .bday eake was surrounded
by seven little candles, and at the
foot of of eaeh was a word eipressing
ome virtue, such as honor, bravery,
,'enerosity, etc., etc. This is a pretty
ierman custom, and tbe virtue repre
sented by the candle which last bnrns
ut is to be most characteristic trait
f the child whose birthday ia being
elebrated. The children watch tbe
andles disappear with intense inter
est, cryug out "There goes honor."
Generosity-s gjn," etc. "Gentle-
ness held out the Innmwt r.A .
Vlaster Jackson Christian is eipeoted
oy his wee bit friends to exhibit it all
:nn life, whhh thev hnn. -;ii k. .
j .ui v, n
ong and useful one.
A Novel Poultry Coop.
Frank lege, of New Bern, is pre
ariug for exhibition and premium
.mpetition t the Stae Fair, a pool.
iy hous-and also an admirably de
iinert coop for hens and young
bickens. The Journal says the lat
er has two apartments, one for the
hen and chickens together, and tbe
other for the chickens alone, and has
wlf.feeding devices for the hen and a
self-wrtering device for both, so ar-rang-d
that it is bound to keep riean
and a fresh supply constantly coming
n as fast as used. The coop Is also
so arranged that shade or sunshine,
fnll ventilation or close protect n
can be given almost at a touch.
Railroad Sale at Hamlet.
Judge L. H. Watts and Mr. Good
rich Hatton, in company with Mr.
Sloucure KobinBon, of Philadelphia,
have gone in Vice-President 8t John's
private car to attend the sale of
,Vo r-!n.-ttn railroad, at Hamlet, N.
C. This road eitends from Hamlet
to Cheraw, S. C, a distance of 18
miles, and belongs to the estate of the
late Moncure Robinson, father of ax-I'.-
lent John H. Robinson. It ia
said tbe road will be pnrehaaed by the
Seaboard Air Line
Mr. Phillips to Preach Tomorrow,
Rv. J. T. Phillips, a member of the
Arrington committee, will preach at
Metropolitan Hall Sunday afternoon 1
4 30 m- Mr- fhilllpa wlU uke aa
hU "nbjei "Tht r destiny
01 n"'D " Mr' rtlJ"P" 1 eiponnd
the doctrine of aeeoad edventlat.
lO.OOO So ills .in Chaalotte.
Theceaausof Charlotte waa eom.
P11 yerday ia Ukea bt th.
tollo ' boards The total nor.ni.ti.
ufoot.d nnto .15 '
V
Mr. W. V. Cliftoa, the briCge
" "it n vrure eoa.
fraetor, U In Suteeville where he
enbmiu plans for the eon-etrnetloe.
of aa iron bridge.