VOL. XXX1V.NO. 45.
RALEIGH; N, C. WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 16,1895.
$3 00 PER YEAR.
6,
Is a Maximum Estimate of
the Cotton Crop.
THE iMiUUAliLJS FKiURJSS.
: .The Receipts Today are 88,000 Bales
",' Against 68,000 for the Same '
X , v j V' ' Pay Last Tear. '
' ByTelecapbtollisftess-Vlsuor.
. Nbw Tons, "October 16. Liverpool
opened S-64" higher, became qatter and
ard off. , Toward the close the mar.
let became steadier spalu and dosed
lira wih aa advance of a-4.
Spot badness wa very active) eal,
15,000 bales, of whloh 14,000 bales was
American t export and . speculation,
9.000 bales middling. 1-83 high, now
Nw York opened 4 point lower, bot
, soon Meame Dm, advancing point
-The merkat lot the advance by heavy
, selling of a local operator and declined
7 wore' point la consequence t a
tumor that Nelll watgolng to Hue a
' .ImhU art, . uflm.l. II Dm (WO
800,000 maxima bi doe not,", however,
exclude that he believe in a final oat-
tarn of 8,800,000 or eten less. It aim-
ply means that under the moat favor
able circumstances . from now, . he
thinks the erop will not ezeeed 0,800,
000. So far It la only a rumor. Mr Netll
1 haa not, u yet, pnbllahed his esti
mete. ' . . ; ' '-'v, ( : i ; ' '
. The receipts for today are estimated
86,000 against 88,000 last year. With
88.000 bales for todav. aha Meilnta
so far this week amount to '198,000
baits, against 849.000 last year. .
Last year the receipt for this week
were ' 878,000) for the week ending
Oetober 88th, 830,000) November 8d,
' 438,0001 November 9th, 898.000.
viwj viuvvv mm lujivwii. '
' Oetober, 9 JO to 9.18 ) , November,
9.10 to 9.11 u Denember, 9 18 to 9.19 1
January, 9.88 to 9.89 1 February, 9 89
to 9.Mi Kerch, 9.88 to j April,
9.43 to 9.48 1 Hay, 9.45 to-) Jane,
9.60 to 9.51. . - v
, . The sales were enormous, 500,900
oaies, tne nig naei ugurs on reeora
Ohloajro Grain Market,
Chioioo, Oct, 18, Grain quotation
closed to-day aa follow!
i Wheat-Ootober, 69 8-8 to 59 1-8 1
Deeember, 80 8-8 to 80 1-9 1 Hay,
84 1-9. -y
Cora October, 99 8-8f Deeember,
97 8-4 to 97 7-8) Hay, 89 1-1.
'' ' Raleigh Cotton Market,
Wednesday, October 16th.
Middling f air, -. ' ' -
Strict good middling, 9 1-8, "
Good middling, 8 7-8 to 9. - ' -Strict
middling, 88-4. - s
Middling, 8 1-9 to 8 5-8.' ,
Market steady. ,
- r . ' - t
" BY FORCE IF NECESSARY.
. Arkansas' Governor Saya
he will
Prevent the Fight.
"-tiT-TLB Book,- ArkH Oct. 16. The
Ooveraor said todsyi. - "I'aai going to
prsvent the fight by peaceable means
if possible, if not, I ahall resort to
force, I have all th law I need, and
the people of the Stat are opposed to
it. Th fight will not take place Ja
Hot Spring or lay other point ia th
Stat as long as I'm Governor. ;
The SaXonta Carrie European Mall I
By TsIegTaphtotbeFnsss-Visrroa. '
Naw Toai. Oot.16. Th St. Loul
started promptly oa tim at elevea I
this forenoon, carrying European malls
for the first time. The poetoffle offl
eials show confldeace in the American
ahip by giving her seven hundred aad
fifty baga to only two hundred and
fifty to the Majestic, whijb. atarte at
three o'clock this afternoon, -s
- The Same Old Story. - .
By Teletraph to the Fanss-Viarron.
New Oblsanb, La., Oct. 16.-
James H. Barnett, one of the Terre
ITaute men who robbed the Adams
Express Company of 116,000 has
been captured here. He had beoome
tired of the flight and expressed
satisfaction at capture. He had only
a hundred and fifty dollars left. , -
A World's Beoord Broken. -
' By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. ' v " -r " J
Diavaa, Col., Oct. 16. At aa su
thoriied official trial, W. W. Hs mil
ton rod three-qnartera of a mile ua
paced, at one elg and four fiftha,
taking four and one-fliftk eeooads off
the world's reword.
AMONG MILLIONAIRES.
A Terriflo Explosion of a Oh Pipe
on 8th Avenue.
By Telegrapb. to the Press-Visitor.
' Nbw York, Oct. 16-Tbe district
in the vicinity of Fifty Eighth street
and Fifth Avenue was shaken by
heavy explosion at cine this morn?
Ing; leak of a gas main waa probably
ignited bv an electric lieht wire and
caused the explosion which blew up
the street. The sidewalk was partly
wrecked as was the residenoe of
Charles ContolU Ex-secretary of
the navy Whitney's mansion' whioh
adjoined was seriously damaged,
The loss is fully imooo. no one
was injured. Windows in the Hunt-
ington palaoe,opposite, were broken.
Eighteen year old TiUIe Kiler Jump-
rf (rom a roof ftJiy'-8 feet, because
J ner father turned .her ont of home
I on aooount of her waywardness.
I Kiler blames himself for the tragedy
and says it was all hit fault
A VIRGINIA CRIMES,
A Man Fonnd la a Coal Oar With
Hie Bead Battered to Pieces.
87 Telegrapn te the Press-Visitor. .v .
Pbtkbsbtjbo, Va.,' Oot 16. When
the midnight freight from Norfolk
arrived the dead body of a well
dressed white man about twenty
fire years of age was found in an
empty: ooal om. . His head was so
tearfully battered as to be unreoog
nizable. He is believed to be WU
liam M. Wood formerly in the navy.
: A Spanish Crew Condoned.
Br Telegraph to the Press-Vbitor. : ;' -
Havana. Oat, 18. The prisoner in
Santa Clara jail tried to escape ye.
trday The guards killed two. A
tnmmary eonrt martial enndemed the
lieutenant and crew of . th Spanish
dispatch; boat Mereaaiea, which waa
recently captured "They plaadered
the iniargenta near Santiago do Cuba,
Passenger and Tank Trains Collide.
BvTelecTaphtoTBnraBss-TmiTOB.
AtTOoaa, Pa., Oct, 18. A passenger
train eolllded with a tank train, , car.
rylng water for this city, at Alleghany
furnace thia morning. Brakeuxn
Wood ring and fireman , Uood were
killed. Engineer Arthar waa fatally
and other employee' were aerionaly
Injured, . No passengers were hart
ierlbnsly,. ' ,
, Her Children Cremated.
I By Tdenraph to the Prees-Visitor. V -
Haoaoua, Ark.,-' Oct. 16 Ura,
Hiner, living sooth of here, locked
her two ehl)dra; age four and six. In
her house and went to viait her nigh.
I bora. .- Her house waa. burned and
the children cremated. The mother
ha loct her mlad. '.i . -
DROPPED DEAD SUDDENLT.
Mr. tiee Powell, a Carpenter, -Dies
Hndaenly of Heart Disease. . ..
There I sadness today In the neat
little home of Mr, Lee Powell oa the
corner of Salisbary and Lane atreeu.
For la the front room lla the body of
th father of th home, cold in desth.
i Tbla morning Mr, Powell waa aa well
aa Moat.- $ " ' -
It waa half-past twelve "when Mr.
Powell complained of a paia in hi side.
He went In the house and asked his i
daughter to rob blm. She started to
comply when he gave one groaa and.
lank back dead.-.;. -T":'-v
Hr. Powell had beea ia Ealelh only
a month . He moved her from Wil
son' Mills. He waa a native of .Wake
eonaty and about fifty-five yeare old.
Hia employment waa with Wilson dt
Co., contractors.
There are three daughters and two
sons made orphan by the death of the
father, who had been aiek, bnt whom
they were totally unprepared to lose.
Thronsh Service to Atlanta.
Seaboard AJr Line; Double iaily
Service to Atlanta;' Pullman Vesti-
baled trains; absolutely the quickest I
line between Raleigh and Atlanta;
trains leave Raleigh at 5:20 a. m.,
arrive at Atlanta 8:09 p. m.r leave
Raleigh at 8:34 n, aw arrive at
Atlanta 6:30 a. m.; through Pullman
Sleepers; rate from Raleigh to At
lanta and return $10.45; tiokets on
sale Tuesdays and Thursdays
tiokets on sale at all other times
$15 00 for the round trip.
"- Rednoed Rates to Soudan, Va. ' ;
For the above oooasion the- the
Southern will sell, round trio tiokets
from all points in North Carolina,
and from Riohmond to Danville, in
clusive. Keys vllle to Soudan, Va
inclusive, at the rate of one first-class
fare, plus 60 cents for one admission
to Cbe fair ground)), Tickets .will be
on sale Oot 19th to 25th, Inclusive,
with final limit Oot 88th, 1896.
Tiokets will also be sold from
above points on Oct 82d, 23rd and
94th, with final Umit Oot 26th, at the
rate of one cent per mile traveled,
plusfiOoents for one . admission to
fair grounds. -
Will Attendthe Atlanta
Exposition Next Week.
a I
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
A to the Supreme Court Vacancy
TJnole Bam and the Pnglllste
The Kentucky Election.
Special to the ftees-VMtsr.
Wastaeroa, D C, ,0et. 18th, 1895.
president Olsvelaad will not have to
pot la any time ia familiarising him
self with current pablt. .business, be
cause during hi absence t rom Wash
ington reports of all important mat
ter in each of the eiecntlve depart
ments have beea regularly made to
htm, jast as they are when be ia at
the White House, and whenever neces
sary - he baa directed what action
should be- taken. No official pro
gramme of the trip to the Atlanta
Exposition haa. yet been announced,
hut It m understood that the Presl
dent will be accompanied by all the
members of Us Cabinet, and that
neither Mrs. Cleveland nor any of the
Cabinet ladlea will go. The party will
be due at the exposition on the 93nd
Inst which ; Is to be celebrated
'Fresideat'a Day."
The UJS.Snpreme court haa reassem
bled for the fall session. Chief
Jostles Fuller presiding! There waa
770 eases on the docket, against 818
at the opening of laat year'a fall
sion. Jf sny of the learned jnsUcca
know anything of the President's In
tention a to th . existing vscaney in
their rank they are not talking about
It where any newspaper men ean hear
them.
M uch Interest was expressed In Wash
ington over the rumor that the man
ager of the - proposed Corbett-Fits-si
mmoaa light were figuring oa the use
of a government reservation in Arkan-
aat for that exhibition. The govern
ment haa spoken in no uncertain tone,
through Secretaries Lamont andSmith
aad Attorney General Harmon, and "If
the sluggers do not heed they will re
gret their hardheadedaeaa. No prise
fight will be allowed upon any govern
ment reservation, la Arkansaa or npon
any other spot of ground over which
the U. S. government has direct con
trol, aad, if necessary to prevent it,
or to arrest the participators the gov
ernment stands reads to call ont
the army,: But nobody in ' Washington
thinks anything of that sort will be
necessary. . neither the- fighters nor
their manager will be foolish enough
to defy Cnele Sam. ' V - '
That "money talks haa just beea
proven by a Washington man who re
plied to the boastful claim concern
ing Kentucky end Maryland, which
Bepublicaaa have been making, with
a public offer to wager any amount
from 8100 to 85,000 that the Demo,
crate elect their ticket in both States)
also, that a majority of th Kentucky
legislature will be Democratic. Thia
man' money 'actually talks so loud
that it haa frightened the Republican
blowhards into cllonee.' It i unneeea-1
sary t say that betting ia Something
which nobody ought to do, hut at the
time It must be acknowledged
that there are time whea an offer to
bet, backed with cash, aervea a good
purpose. -'.
Falr Week Germane.
Fair week, socially, will, beyond
doubt, be an oooasion long to be re-
membered. However the weather
may be, however much noise will be
made and -money lost on the mid
way" and whatever impression the
yjgmnjr " jBy " may carry back to his
co on try home, those who attend the
Capital Club germane and the Coro
nation ball will have nothing but
pleasan t reoolleotion of the great fair.
The fair itself promises to eclipse
anything ever seen before, bnt in its
social features it will be such a jolly
old time aa will make it ever remem
bered. '".:::.Vr;. ;-''...;:..- .'sf
v The Capital Club ball-room will be
the plaoe for all the fair dances.' The
Club itself will give three germane,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings. On Wednesday evening the
the Coronation ball will take plaoe.
WhOwUlbe"Queenfw ,
- Inspecting Our Water Shed. . , .
Dr. Jams McKee, Superintendent
of Health, Mayor Bus, aad Mr. Alex.
MoPhfctera, Superintendent ot th
water works, went tp to.Cary tbla
morning, where Walnut Creek has its
source, aad will make aa Inspection of
the water shed, walking moat of the
distance back to Baleigh. These ia.
speetioas are made annually. .--,
A Former Conriclj Goes After
SeidsTille Going.
HIS GUN WAS" HEARD.
He Came Back Going Disappeared.
Trouble Over a Woman Alto-
gether a Strange Case.
About 1 o'clock this afternoon there
occurred in. Bledsoe (prove strange
oosarence which poriead 4he probable
killing of Beifoville Going, colored, by
Henry Smith, also colored and
released convict. The ease I at present
shrouded in deepest mystery.
' This is the story a obtained from
Smith's wife by a reporter: A little
before 1 b'elook Fmith left hi house
with his gun and started ia the direc
tion of the corn field where Bcidsville
Going was at work. He was heard to
wear that he wa going to kill both
Going and his own wife. Soon' after
he left) hi wife says she heard two
reports of a gun, ae though both bar
rel bad been fired in rapid succession.
Smith soon returned. When he left
the house both barrels of ths gin were
loaded, when he returned they were
empty.
It wa at once supposed by those
living near that murder had been done.
A policeman was sent for while many
went in search of Going's body. It
has not been found.
A policeman arrived and arrested
Smith, who is now held in jail.
Then an organixed sesrch wss started
for the mi'sing man bnt it was un
availing. A branch runs through the
corn field, and it is thought that pos
sibly the body might been burled in
It by the supposed murderer.
There wa on other colored man, in
ths field at the time a simple, almost
eraxy negro whose first name is Alex.
He saya that he was in the corn field,
heard the report of a guu and turned
aronnd; but he saw no more of Going,
though he saw Smith leave the field.
The trouble Is skid to have started
because Sm.th saw Going hugging his
wife.
Justice Boberts issued a warrant for
Smith's arrest for an assault with a
deadly weapon.
Ths police pooh-pooh the idea of
murder, and some say tha Smith is
demented. The facta, coming to hand
as late aa they did are given as heard.
Ths esse is on badly mixed.
OOIBO ALIVB, RATS smith's boh.
Smith's son say he will swear on the
magistrate's trial that he turned off
Going, who wa hauling corn for him;
that ha has since seen Going, np town.
At the present writing It look aa
though there la much amoke, and no
fire. '
FOOTBALIi XV RALEIGH.
The A. A M. College Will Play Two
Game) This Week.
Baleigh people will have an oppor
tunity this week of witnessing two
games of football which promise to be
both well-played and teieiting. The
game corns on Friday Sad Saturday,
and the teams pitted against each other
will be the A. A M. and Blohmond and
the A. A M. aad Wake Foe est college.
The latter teams thus have two bard
games on ttueeessire days. -
The chance of th home boys are
good to wia both gamer They were
badly defeated last week by the Uni
versity, bnt that ia ae reflection on their
prowess. And than, too, theylesrned
ia tha( game mora football lore than
could be honed out in a week' prse
tiee. The team last year defeated the
Uaiveraity second eleven aa well as
Oak Bldge and several other minor
team, They have oa former occasions
played both with Blchmond and Wake
Forest. Th former team they 'de
feated, and they latter they played a
very hard gsme. .
Th college boy are practlotnff
daily at the grounds,1 usder. the effl
uent coaching, of Mr.. Bart Gatltng,
freak from Harvard, and au be relied
upon to play straight, hard ball. Let
th people turn out well to see both
gams. " ' . - !,'
For th benefit of "sport" thia tip
may not be out of place: "The Blch
mond college gam will be lost) th
Waks Forest, won." 1
OjueenKilled in Her Bedroom,
By OaUstotherrees-Vlsltor. ; :-- . :
SaotJL, Oct 18, During ths oon-
f uaion which followed the reoent at
tack on the Royal palace, the rioters
entered a bed-room and murdered
three women, one of whom is tup
posed to have been ths Queen, - .
a mm mm
The Assaulter of Miss Prater
Hong to a Telegraph Pole.
TAKEN FROM OFFICEES,
The Wretoh Had His Ears and Fin.
gers Ont Off and His Body
Horribly Mutilated.
By Telegraph to the Passs-VuiToa.
Mkmpbis, Ten n.,-Oct. 16, Jrfferson
Bills, the Fayette county aegru ac
cused of assaulting Miss Prater, was
atrung to a telegraph pole early this
morning by a mob in two hundred yards
of the scene of the crime. Before the
lynching took place Ellis was carried
before Miss Prater and identified aa
the one who attempted the crime. He
wa take from the constables and hie
ears and fingers cut off and his body
waa otherwise horribly mutilated
After the hanging the body was rid.
died with bullets. Large crowds vis
ited the scene of the banging and wit
nessed the ghas'.ly sight.
DIED IN A LUMBER YARD.
Sad Plight of a Travelling Doctor
From North Carolina.
A white man, whose name is G. M
Geans, was fonnd yesterday morning
lying on the ground in an unconscious
condition in a lumber yard in Porte
mouth says the Star.
The man bad acute pneumonia and
so far gone ae to be beyond medical
aid.
Geans was a stranger in Ports
mouth, hailing from North Carolina.
On his person was a letter dated
Pittsboro, September 25, 1895, and
sigoed by Ad die Fowler, who sub
scribed berselt, "Tour loving and
well-wishing con-in." The letter
was addressed to 112, Water street
Norfolk.
Geans wore a tail silk hat black
ooat and vest and checked trousers.
He wss apparently 30 years of age,of
Blight build, and had dark curling
hair. Beside htm lay his tall silk hat
and a canvas sample case was near
where he lay on the ground. He is
supposed to have dealt in patent
medicines. A walc'i chain dangled
from his vest
In searohing Geans' effects for any
further clue to his identity a little
leather covered pocket Bible was
found which bore this inscription on
the fly leaf: "From mother to her
boy, 1886."
It is said that Justice Haynes had
his attention called to the fact that
the man was lying in the lumber
yard yesterday afternoon and went
to see him, but supposing him to be
intoxicated left him alone.
Justice Rutter, who had some slight
acquaintance with Geans, sent the
following telegram :
" Portsmouth, Oct. 15, 1865.
To Addie Fowler, Pittsboro, If. C.
G. M . Geans is now dying in the
county jail ; sent there for care and
attention. Let his people know.
J. W. Ruttbb, J. P."
Geans died later, and unless his
relatives are heard from by today the
remains will be buried in the potter's
field. It Is said Geans lived at Dur
ham. Billy Van's Minstrels.
Billy Van's minstrels was the at
traction at the Academy last evening,
aad drew a packed gallery and a
fairly good audience oa the lower
floor. The performance seemed to
please the audience immensely, the
encores being numerous. The show
abounded in pleasing specialities,
many of them being excellent. Some
of the character did not seem to be
ia the best of condition, bot the per
formance wa thoroughly enjoyed.
Billy Van aad Tom Lewi are quite
original character aad their antics
always bring forth tumultuous ap
plause. The "muchly" advertised
Stewart Sister up to the time of the
fall ot the curtain had not appeared.
Th musical wonder were well exe
cuted.
,The New Presbyterian Church.
The plan aad specifications for the
construction of the new Presbyterian
Church have not. been let out for con
tracts, yet enough ia kaowa to obtain
aa Idea as to the dimensions and pro
portion of ths edifice from rough
draft, : It is proposed to hav th
auditorlam with a seatisg capacity of
600) the Sunday School will aeat 800,
and th infant elass 80, . There will be
a pastor study aad parlor for th
ladle nd committee. Th material
of which the building is te b on-
strneted has not beea decided poa.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
A Ijaet Tribute to the Memory of the
Late W. G Upohuroh. '
Th Chamber of Commerce met last
night in special session at the Mayor's
offloe in honor of the memory of the
late W. G. Upchureh and to take
proper aetion in regard to ths demise
of one of its members who had been
so useful to the city.
The meeting was a large one aad
attested the esteem In which the de
ceased was held. A number of onr
best eitlxens spoks feelingly of Mr.
Upshareh. The following resolutions
reported by the special oommittee
were adopted by a rising vote:
WaaaaAS, William a. Upchureh, a
highly useful citisea of Baleigh, and
on of the originators of this Cham
ber, and a most valuable member,
passed away at his residence, in this
city, on the 18th instant, at the age
of 68 years, greatly lamented by the
entire community) and the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry desires to
give expression to the great regard
h whish it esteemed him in life,
and the real sorrow it mourns his de
parture from our midst ; therefore
Besolved, That in the death of Wil
liam G. Upchureh this Chamber has
lost a most efficient and xealous mem
ber, and the city of Baleigh a liberal,
active and most enterprising citizen i
that Hr. Upchureh possessed unusual
business eapaolty, energy and sound
udgment, and was ever among the
foremost in projecting new enterprises
that tended to build up the industries
of our eity that whether as a mer-
hant, as the Vice-President of the
Baleigh National Bank, or as th
manager of varions large works, or as
prsctioal farmer, introducing new
methods and improved stock, or as
the President of the Agricultural So-
ilety, Mr. Upohuroh so managed the
details of his business as to win for
himself the confidence and respect of
all, and to entitle him to rank high
among the progressive men of this
eommunltv; that in psrtioular is the
city of Baleigh indebted to him for
originating and successfully in
augurating the Caraleigh Works, an
enterprise that stands a monument to
his ripe judgment, his capacity and
Indomitable perseverance.
Besolved, That in hia walk in life
and relations with his fellow-men ,he
wss ever courteous, liberal and high-
minded, being particularly dis
tinguished for his singleness of pur
pose end fa'r dealing, and that his
cheerful words of encouragement, his
earnest support of all feasible meas
ures, and his unflinching seal in pro
moting the objects of this Chamber,
will be greatly missed in our eounoils
nd in this eommunJty.
Besolved, That realizing with sin
cere sorrow ths loss we have sustained,
individually and collectively, in his
death, we deplore the nntimely end of
his useful life, and mourn him as a
friend and as a citizen.
Besolved, That as a tribute to his
memory, these resolutions be spread
on the minutes of this Chamber and
that the Secretary be directed to send
copy -to his family, and furnish a
copy to the city paper.
S. A. Ashe, Chairman.
W. B. Abhlbt,
N. W. Wsst,
N B. Bbodohtob,
Gbohqi Allbb,
Committee.
Decisions by the Supreme Court.
Opinions in the following oases
were filed on yesterday:
Maddox vs. Railroad, from Craven;
per curiam order affirming judgment
below.
Wool vs. Eden ton, from Chowan ;
new trial.
Midgett vs. Midgett from Dare;
error.
Marcus vs. Bernstein, from Tyr
rell ; affirmed.
Clark vs. Hill, from Beaufort ; re
versed.
Rodman vs. Calloway, from Beau
fort; affirmed.
Tankard vs. Railroad, from Beau
fort ; affirmed.
Manufacturing Co. vs. Railroad,
from .Edgecombe ; new trial as to
danger.
Brown vs. Dail, from Craven ; no
error.
Barringtoo vs. Skinner, from Cra
ven ; no error. .
Dixon vs. Gravely, Edgeoombe;
affirmed.
Frank vs. , Heimer, from Edge
oombe; reversed. ,
The street ear company haa com
pleted the grading of the track aad
the laying of new raila near the fair
grounds. There Is now. but little
grade to the hill, whioh several year
ago was a "terror." The rid to. the
grounds Is now a delightful oa. -
NEWS GATHEREDIN A DAY
Condensed and Pat in a Read
able Form.
FACTS AND GOSSIP.
Interestingly Told aa Picked np on
the Streets and Varions Points
About Town.
There are twenty-nine State banks
in the State.
There will be eeveral dances at the
Capitol Club next week.
Keep in mind the great State Fair
which will be In the height of success
a week henoe
Two large registered distillery in
Johnson county were seized Monday
for irregularities
The revenue collections at Durham
for the past two month's has been
11,910,000. Duke A Sons use 83,000
worth of stamps a day.
Some of our country cousins on
cotton place refused to sell their cot
ton at nine cents yesterday. They
wanted nine and a half. They don't
know a good thing when they see it.
North Carolina has loaned from the
state museum at Baleigh some very
fine specimens of building stone, coal,
iron and gold ores and timber to the
United States to fill up gaps in the
forestry and geological division of its
exhibit. They will cover about 150
square feet of floor space.
Mr. Chas. L. Hopkins, of the South
ern, who was here yesterday, has
closed arrangements t take the pupils
of the Graded Schools of this eity to
Atlanta on a special train over the
Southern next Monday. The students
of the A. and M. College will go on
Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
The Wilmington Star says Mr.
David W. Horton, who was for sev
eral years an employe in the Star
book bindery, died at home in Baleigh
Saturday morning of heart disease.
He an easy-going, kind-hearted
fellow, and has many friends in Wil
mington are grieved to hear of
his sudden taking off.
Col. Gibson and Hr. B. Price, of
Arkansas, were in company with Hr.
J. T. Anderson, general passenger
sgent of the Seaboard Air Line in
Norfolk says the Portsmouth Star,
The gentleman were then in the
interest of the Arkansas State Press
Association, which will hold its annnal
meeting in Atlanta, Ga Oottober SO.
The association proposes also to
take a jaunt on the Seaboard,
Bishop W. W. Dnncan, of South
Carolina, says of Prof. S. C. Ford,
who will sppear here Friday nieht:
heard Prof. Ford in both of his
entertainments in Spartanbursr. and
was highly entertained. I think he
ean be safely commended to onr peo
ple and friends. I did not meet him
socially, but anyone recommended
and endorsed by Jas. H. Carlisle,
LL.D., should have the right to be
heard."
Passengers on the Southern from
Morganton Monday night had qnite
an eventful trip. First the train
ran over a cow and was delayed three
quarters of an hour, the tender half
way jumping the traok on account of
the shock with her eowahip; then
came a succession of 'fhot box" de
lays and finally the passengers had
to be transferred to the vestibule
train, which had overtaken the slower
train.
A little country, scrappy and scarry
looking mule which was hitched In
front of Cheatham's stjre on Wil
mington street to a post, took fright
yesterday at some object and dashed
off a hundred yards across ths street.
In making the rapid flight a gig be
longing to Mr. W. . S. Barnes waa
truck aad badly damaged. , The
mule was on ths threshold of a second
clothing establishment when stop
ped. Dr. Columbus Durham left on th
Southern morning trala yesterday to
attend Baptist associations,-apead-lng
two day at cask place end return- "
Einaton, then to Concord and and hi '
trip at Liberty.,- Th doctor wa eon.
gratulated by a reporter oa kla u.
oee aa, a ' weather prophet and aaid
that for four consecutive year rala
had fallen in the eastern part of the
8tt mm ' slot h ..41.1.4 I
would com this seaaoa.