VOL. XXXIV. KO. 48.
RALEIGH, N. C SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 19, 1895.
$3 00 PER YEAR.
WE, OF 1 DEPUTY
NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS.
That Was tbe Inscription oa Ex-Con-eul
Benedict's Coffin. -
GOOD M TOiLOHERlES
AND M. COLLEGE WINS.
CorbcttWM Probably. Take
the Stand , Today.
Defeat the Richmond College
"" Team by floor of fl to ov
The elevens of Richmond College
W A DOWNWARD fill
EXHIBITS COMING IN.
A Stir at tbe Ground The Tourna
ment on the 23rd.
ay Teiegrapb to me panss-v-siron. i - , i j ae elevens 01 xtionmona uoiiege I v. i .. i, Tk. Huu V.If nffl.uu i. . .
vaw Tow, oet. i.-Th. body of Assistant ? Attorney-General " th6 ;BdM- f0"6? Cotton Went Toward Zero -t .u, today getting tb. exhibit. i
ANOTHER DATE NAMED.
St. JSIOCS
It U Thoaght tb Fight W1U Take
- - Place November 14th Pitasim.
mim'i Whereabouts Unknown.
By Telegiaj a tothe FBSis-VlsITon. I; i'
Hot 8PBiua, Ark., Out.: 19. Ths
habeas corpus proceedings were post
poned yesterday to allow Corhstt to
fill hi engagement at Little Bosk last
night He declined to gir ball, so he
t has bees placed In charge of depot
herilf. He will probably take the
stand today to testify. It is expected
that th ease will be decided today.
- Nothing has been beard from Fitssim
tnoBs and his prt. The new date for
tbe right has not bee a decided yet, but
-it ia tbooght it will be November 14th.
' - Salisbury may Have Blood In his eye.
By Cable to tbe Press-Visitor. '
Lobeow, Oct. 19. The
' an ultimatum to Veneivula, demand
: ing reparation for th arrest of th
police at Urqoan, also stating " term
npon Which England will definitely de-
terain the boundary dispute. Sails
, bory has egretd, if necessary, to end
. tbe frontier dispute immediately, even
"if it bat to "be accomplished by forest
' Sand, anil Snow Storm In the West,
' By Telegraph te the Pnass-Vmrron, ' - K
- 8t. Pato, Oot. 19. Reports Tfrooi
, SUt towns in i South Dakota and
Western - Minnesota, indicate the
tint mow aan1 saw ikvat VnAevn In
'this section. It raced many hoara
yesterday..;:, Last night it was blow
: ing fifty-five miles an boor.: Later
it began snowing at Browns Valley.
The mercury has dropped 80 degrees
r in 6 hours, ... '"I -
A Bank Coram laaloner" Negligenoe.
, By Telessoh to the Panss-Visrrott. - , '."
iSBaraa, vol., uct. J.V. imnmen
'found the satchel belonging to State
.Bank Commissioner Breidenthal, of
Kansas, eontsinlng $120,0C0 securities
la tb tarhers where tb eommiasioaer
. left t when be took the train for Kan.
-vac vii ye.teruey. t;- j.-. iv.
ex-ConsuI Benedict arrived from Cape
Town on tb transport Mississippi in a
plain pins box marked, "Natural His
tory Specimens." This -wee don to
prevent th seamen from knowing that
they bad a ' corpse aboard., as they
think it brings bad lock. Among tbe
passengers oa tbe American liner New
York who arrlred this , afternoon are
th family of Richard Croksr. Paul
DoChalUu, author of the African ex.
plorersad Clan Speckles, ths soger
magnate, and family." .i"';'- lt " -
DEMOCRATS Will, WOT VOTE.
A Special Bays the Republicans Will
be Allowed toOrganiae the Senate. ,
By Telegraph to tbe rresa-Visltor.
X Washinotoit, Oot 19. It is stated
on good, authority that the Demo
orats . (more j properly speaking
the . anti Cleveland faction) $ has
decided to allow the Republicans to
organize the Senate without opposi
tlon by abstaining from voting for
the election of ofiLoera. They think
this will enable the Republicans to
make things more uncomfortable for
the President besides throwing the
responsibility for obstructing legis
lation if any is done on others
Sounds the Death Knell :
CABINET AGAIN MEETS.
Mre. Cleveland and the Other Ladles
of the Cabinet May Attend the
' Atlanta Exposition.
Special to ths Presf-Vbutor.
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. Washisotoit, D. C, Oet. 19,
terday afternoon at Athletic Park.
The Riobmond team did not appear
on the field until 5 o'clock, the train
from the west being three hours
late. Only twenty minute salves
were played; - The playing was spir
ited and snappy throughout the
game and furnished plenty of excite
ment to the orowd present
Neither side scored in the first
half and it was , not. until, three
minutes ol time when A. ana M's.
stocky eleven carried the pig skin
across the goal line amid tumultuous
Twenty-five Points.
55 FBOM THE TOP.
That is the Record of Today's Drop
Has Rook Bottom Been
j'i. vReachedt.v.
By Telegrapb to the Press-VI-Uor,
Nbw Tobx. October 19. Ia eonse.
Carry th. good new.lo Dixie t ' Mrs. " 1 fWWoil q.. rf ,wUrd.y'S bsavy Hqnidat.
Cleveland and th. ladle, of th. eabinst ":ml"""Z -
. tt .w'.','tw-T VIWUJ saMWUVW ,v S. UO
win - pronaoiy , asoompany President - MwaA nn- tan1
Cleveland and hi. entire Mn.twb.adown toe fleld during most fifths
u.y ea.e w .ugw jor m. auaaw i garne without an v seemine advan.
Btpositlon next Monday, Mrs. Clave I tage. A., and M. showed superior
una -did not intend to go, bnt whsnl judgment by punting the ball up the
be learned . how ' dUappolnted ths I field when Riohmond vaa makinir
almost desperate efforts to sours.
The teams lined up as follows;
, . The Nasiiville Laanohed.
' & ri':i -f;:-4vf.- -y i'-v-i': JljV
Br Telefrtoh ts tb. Ixa--Virroa.'
Niwpoar Naws, Oot.-19. The gun
boat HasbvUl. -was lasnebei tod-y.
8b. wa . christened by Miss Kama
Thompioa, of NashrlUs with .bam
Ths gunboat Wilmington slid into I u all ' Ths lav
the water shortly after the Nesbf ills i
was laanch.d. They are Intended for
servie la shallow troploal waters and
Asiatic rivers, i Both are ; of -steel
and double screws.'. ? 1 Y l
S;J;?J.H Mackay's Soft Deadf
BytetegrapbtoUiercss-Visltor.' 1 '
8Ajrnuoi8oo, Oot 19. Mackay
has received no details of his son's
rumored death at Paris. ' He is com
pletely prostrated.
" ..'is ii-ssfs---- -m4i- jgV-
v, The Perry Suit Cornea Monday. '
The" salt "of 8, B. Perry - vs. J. J.
Bogers, register of deeds, for the re.
( eovery of a penalty of $300 for th on
lawful Issnanoe of a marriage license
to tb plaintiff's -sixteen-year-old sea.
has been postponed oatll Konday. : .
The case came up yesterday, bnt
was dismissed on a technicality, the
word "September" being Inserted in
tb somplaint. ia place of "October."
Th attorney, for the plaintiff, Heesra,
T.-P. Devereaox and M. N, Amis,
agreed to a postponement of th hear.
Th. Columbia, 8. C. State says of
her ia "Th. Other Glrl'l: : -
t Mabel Paige, whose tender years
seem too few for the HUl lady to
have perfected herself to such an si
lent la tb dramatis art, is a most at
tractive and ; faaelaatiag little son
brett. and in the role which she es
sayed last alghtF she saptared the
audience at on. swoop,' Her acting and
daoelog, and ia fact, her entire sttg
presence was such as called forth only
the pleaaanteit and most flattering
eoQimnnt. and she thoroughly dessrrsd
is ons, too, with
thousands who had never seen her,
bnt hoped to do so at th exposition
and en route would b if ah did not.
she with her Ukual good nature bad
obliging disposition, has been almost
persuaded to change her mind and go.
President Cleveland and th member
of his anlinet met for th. first time In
several months at th regular eabinst
meeting this week. The meeting was
more ia the nature of a friendly social
gathering than on of. business,
although there was some sxehang. of
opinions and informal dlsansrioa of
Important matters bearing, upon th
coming session of Congress.
' Assistant Attorney General for the
Post Offloe Department Thomas hs's
a clever fellow, a good lawyer and a
good Democrat, aotwithstandlng that
long title--tn his annual; report to
Postmaater-Osnerai Wilson leaves no
donbt of bis' opinion of those business
concerns which adopt lottery methods
to attract customers. Af tsr giving the
umber ef lotteries which hsve been
shot' oat of the mails by- the anti-lot
tery law,' which he declares
sounded the- death-knell of lotteries
in this country, Ur'. Thomas fa his re
port ayi But many business men
think they mast,; ia order to succeed,
resort to schemes thai appeal to ths
gambling spirit of th people, and
they . accordingly ' sugar-eoat their
legitimate . enterprise - with lottery
advertisements. ! These fascinating
and apparently innocent schemes reaoh
the boys and girls of th land and
tend to make them gamblers." Tb
rebuke Is sharp, bnt no thoughtful
newspaper reader caa deny that it la
deserved, aor that it la needed by
some business eoneero
3;: ' '.,,,.1
A.andM-
Thomas
Wright
Hunter
Hodges ..
Jenkins'
Orier
Ramsey
Clarke .
WendnltJ
Wooten t .
Alexander
Richmond,
R. End Buford
R. Tackle J Wills
R. Guard Daugherty
Lloyd
Higgerson
, Blaxton
Frayser
Wilbon
McNeil
i White
Eubank
Centre
L. Guard
L. Tackle
L End
Q B
H. B.
F. B.
Alexander played well for A. and
M. He always buoked the line well
The line of the A. and M. College
showed up stromr, especially at
oentre. , Eubanks was the bright
star for Riohmond. His running
and tackling was very good.
Wright, of the A. and M., was dis
Qualified during the game for slug
ging Mr Perrin Basbee was re
feree and Mr. Gore, of Wake Forest,
umpire. Both gentlemen gave entire
satisfaction.'
This afternoon the Wake Foreat
team meets the A and M., eleven. The
gam will no donbt prove vary intet ant
ing. .Th teams as they will line up
ar as follows:
A;'4K.t::,' 'r W. F. 0,
Hedges CV.Ceiitr,, Tatom
Haatsr 'rf' v-': It Cr'.Vi 'Barbs
leakin IvO. HoOeaehy
Wright B. T. Moss
drier I T.. H-Intosh
Tbomaa R. B. Williams
Ramsey L. B.'.- Gor. 0.
Tick L. H. Barret
Wooten B.H. Fenner
SugishiU B. B. Bailey
Alexander F. B " Gore Capt.
Sew Orleans, lilverpool pened 7"to
6-44 lower and closed easy at the aame
level.:': Spot, d nil t sales, 7.000 bales,
all American cotton ' exports, 600 bales.
New fork opened about 90 points
lower, Improved a few points, but col
lapsed agaia and closed weak 96 points
below last night's rate.
Thia ia a decline of 66 points from
th. top, and a reaction ought to set in,
bnt continued liquidation of the bull
eootraete may carry the decline a little
farther. . Should the receipts not in.
crease better markets ars expected.
do rar tne port receipts ar. as per
cent less as compared with last year.
Interior receipts are heavier than an
ticipated, and interior stocks are in
creasing. This combined with estl.
mates of important anthoritlea, whleh
predlot a crop of 7,000,000 and over.
and even 7,800,000, caused the bull
clique to liquidate.
Options closed as follows:
October, 8 73 to 8.76 1 November,
8 73 to 8.74 1 De-ember, 8 80 to 8.61 1
January, 8.80 to 8.87 j February, 8 90
to 8 91 1 March, 6.9S to 8 99 April,
8 99 to 9.00; May, 9.04 to 9 06 s June,
9.08 to 9.09.
t awitiuiahou rocviutB lur tuuir arts
44,000, against 68,000 last year.
uaiveston received so rar as per
sent less than last year.
Sales, 396,000. a very high figure
for two hoar, trading.
shape which have been arriving on
vary train. The horsemen ar begin
nlng to arrive and as soon as th races
at Burlington and Suffolk close there
will be quite a string of hdTses here.
By Monday night all th exhibit will
be in place.
The grand tournament is now com
ing in for a great deal of attention. It
will be one of tbe events of the week
The marsballa have this feature in
hand. The contest takes place on ths
83rd The rules which will govern the
contest are given below,
1. very Knight will be mounted and
In line at th. sail of the -Marshal be
fore th. tournament to receive charge
from the judge.' stand, and afterward
to hear the result of th. toornsment.
9. Distance, eighty yards.
8. Time limit, ten seconds.
4. Any rider failing to make the
time will be rnled ont at once.
6. Lsnee, seven feet in length.
0. Bings, 81 l-2vinehes.
7. Eash Knight to have four ride.,
inoluding trial ride.
8. An attempt at the first ring to be
considered a go, unless otherwise de
elded by the judges.
The successful Knight will crown
the Queen of Love and Beauty at the
Grand Tournament Ball,
Condensed and Put in a Read
able Form.
FACTS AND GOSSIP.
CITY IN BRIEF.
. Chioago Grain Market.
Cuomo, Oct 1&---Gratn quotations
closed to-day as follows:
Wheat Oetober, 69 1-8; December,
001-8; May, 64 J-8.
Corn October, 39 6-8 ; December,
37 6-8; January. 27 1-8; May, 89 1-4.
John V. Maokey Killed by bis horee.
By Cable to tb. Frew-Visitor. - ' , "V
PaBia, Oct. 19. John W. Maekey,
Jr., ths oldest soa of tb. California
millionaire, waa thrown from hi? horse
yestD-dsy afternoon and never recov
ered sonscb sines, H. died last alght;
aged 25 years. For the past three
years he has had practically charge of
th. affairs of the Commercial CabT.
-Company. ' -
Prefer, the Stage to Married Lire.
By Telegraph to me Press- Visitor. , ' '
Sanftunoisoo, ' Oot 19. Lady,
Ebolto Douglass, the variety aotreas
recently married to the son of ths
Marquis of Qaeenebury, is evidently
tired of married life and is now try
ing to get a theatrical engagement
Japanese lnp iCf'esV .'
By cable to tbe rreas-Vlsltor. , ,
. Yokohama, Oot. 19. Member of th. i
Japanese legation at Corea report that I
the officers there have been recalled
oa account of tb. recent riots. Be-
ports that th Japanese at 80s hi were
implicated la tbe murder of the Queen
of Corea kav oeea confirmed. . ,-: . i-
Xhe Grand Jnry After Them.
Bj Tel-graph to Ths Fasss-VisiToa.
Covington, Ky., ' Oct. 19. The
C rand Jury has adjourned after re
t !; j indictments against leading
l 1 r ;j owners in the city. .Each
I ' i ia tbe sum of two thousand
('. . 3. -
whish It would b. bard to find fault.
It aboands It witty dlalogus and tunny
situations, and if there's any laugh In
ybo,! "Th ; Other vtirl".IU fld It
and bring it out. Bvery member of
ths cast was op to date, and ao better
Comedy aggregatloa ha visited
Colnmbia'thls season. ' To tb. excel
lence of her support Is due la a large
degree, the big success wHh which
Miss Paige Jm now, meeting' 04
present tour. . : t
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The University in Atlanta. v
, Next Saturday the Chapei Hill slevVa
will meet th. team from the Unlver-
Ity of Georgia ia Atlanta.' Th. Tar.
slty also plays the Yanderbllt eleven
la Atlanta. 0a th same trip Sewanee
and the Cnlv.rslty will meet ia contest
at Nashville.'; The University ha a
data at Ashevill, N. C, th day fol
lowing.' -'.'-rl
' A specisl train will likely be ran to
Atlanta from Chapel Hill to accommo
date thoa students desiring te accom
pany th football team to Atlanta.
:, Tbe Shemwell Case Again. '
Tbe commissioners of . Davidaoa
county," at their. last meeting, passed
passed upon and allowed the State
.oats la the Shemwell ease to ths
amount of (3,300. The defendant's
costs, ordered paid by Judge Boykln,
were not allowed. Th commissioner
say they will not pay Shemwcll's costs
unless compelled to do so by law. Th
matter is sow In tbe Superior Court.
Commendation From a High Son roe,
WasblrqiC.,)BVetilngNews. ' " -
f The Raleigh, N. a, Pbbss Vm
tor, the new consolidated afternoon
daily,' which waa lannohed a few
weeks ago under the management of
the well known North Carolina edl
tor, Greek O. Andrews, is attracting
attention as one of the progressive
afternoon dailies between Washing
ton and Atlanta. . It is a singular
faot that Raleign, although tbe oap-
ital 01 the Old North State and a
oitjr : of noi mean' population: las
never been a profitable newspaper
field, and tbe evidence of prosperity
and eoooess whloh the Pbbss-Vm.
tob bears upon Its face speaks well
tor the managerial ability of Mr.
Andrews. It is tbe only afternoon
daily in the State which has ever
undertaken to give its readers suoh
a full and comprehensive news ser
vloe, both telegraphio and domestla
Mr. Andrews is trying an experi
ment by giving his qonstitueaoy a
first class newspaper, whloh he will
doubtless find profitable in the end.
His career as a newt paper mania
sufficient to warrant that be will
make splendid suooess, ' ' f ',
Annnal M. P, Conference.
The MethodiSf Protestant Annnal
Conference of North Carolina will meet
in Greeaaboro, November 90th to 96th,
The session' will be held in Grace
church. Bev. T. M. Johnson, of He.
derson, NO, will preach the Confer
ence sermon. About 160 delegate will
b ia attendane.'" ' $.
Tbe North Carolina Methodist Pro
testant Christian Endeavor Unioa will
hold its annual meeting during confer
ence week. . 1 i-.iv. .".
The King'. Daughters.
Tbe "Mlaalon Cirel" and St. Lnka's
will again unite ia their work at the
fair. .The object of on. circle is the
lssloa rooms, the other one direct
their efforts to St. Luke's Home of Ia
eurable. They will have all th deli.
eaclea of th season to serve.
Aa Invitation to aU , the" King's
Daughters visiting th. city, -will re
ceive a weeome to our mission room.
at any time.
Arms and Amman Ition Returned. :
Tj T'' :rs;b to the Press- Visitor.'""
WilmisotuS, Del., Oct 17. Ths eol
1 ,T of Customs has been ordered to
t . : a over to tbe owners, the arms and
i , ; aiiiUon seiied recently from ths
-;peted Cuban Insu j;eats.
' Supreme Court Note. ; , .
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday
nsxttaks up appeals from tb. Fourth
Judicial District. Among tb. lawyer,
in the city attending court ar. Messrs
George B. Wilsoa and Kseraas, of
Charlotte, and Ex-judge W. B. Allen
of Goldsboro. ' .
The Mabel Palgs Company arrived
in the city today and will be th. at
traction at th. Academy all neit week,
beginning with Monday nlgt.'
Personally Conducted Excursion to 1
. ' 1 , Atlanta via the S. A. It ' '
. Knowing that a great many of the
citiiena of the cltv do not wish to leave
Balelgb during Fair week the Seaboard
Air Lisa has made arraag.m.ets with
one ef the beet known gentlemen ef
th city to take a large party to At
lanta between the 8th aad 15th of No
vember at extremely low rates. They
do 'this believing that their many
frtenda and the f rienda ef the Fair will
appreeiatc it. , They will have hotel
and all other arrangements mads for
thia party. Through can. ao change,
and remember, no extra charge oa our
vestibule train. Call at 8. A. L. ofilca
for particulars -. -- ,
'- ' ':'. ,!" Blaeonla - '..; V
HI ram Lodge, No. 40, will m.et ia
regular sommunioa Monday evening,
October list. Brethren of sister lodges
cordially Invited to attend. By order.
W. W. Wiuaog, W. M.
Captain Drunsmond I1L ...
Captain W, Ft Drnmmond, a former
conductor on the Seaboard Air Lins, is
seriously ill at his sister's bom aear
Norfolk. Captain Drnmmond was with
th. Seaboard Air Lin. ov.r thirty year
aad is well knows la this city. He
was a vary popular aad highly trusted
employs.; Last night h was reported
at the point of death. - V
As the aamber . of ' school children
aad others who have signified their la
tea tioa of going to Atlanta Monday is
not large enough to Justify running a
special trala, this idea has been abaa
doaed. Extra coach, however, have
been engaged whloh will be attached
to the regular trala leaving for Greens
boro Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
These coaches will go through to At
lanta without change, reaching that
Ity about 6 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Th delegationa from; th city schools
aad ft. Mary'a School will go oa thes
oaehs. Tare, (7 for roaad trip;
children under twelve, $3.60.
Raleigh Cotton Market.
Saturday, October 19th.
Middling fair, .
Striot good middling, 8 8-4 to 8 7-8.
Good middling, 8 1-3 to 8 6-8.
Strict middling, .
Middling,
Mr. Bernard's Narrow Escape.
The rush and hurry of the Western
Union's bicycled messenger boys same
very aear causing an accident in front
of the Tarborough yesterday.
,, A call came to the offloe and two
messenger boys grabbed their wheels
and started for a race after the three
cent bonus for the delivery of a mes
sage. As the'Ieader rode out into the
Street, Mr. Joe Bernard, alao awheel.
waa riding down town rather rapidly,
Just behind him a street ear waa run
ning at full tilt.
The messenger saw the ear, bnt not
Mr. Bernard. ' He started to cross just
ahead and the next momenthlaand Mr
Bernard's Wheels crashed -together.
The messenger was thrown hard to th.
left, while Mr. Barnard fell to the
right ' The street s&r hummed by
within two feet of him as he lay pros
trate.
Atd th. other messenger boy mad.
the three cento.
Quite Blnlflcant.
Jim Young say la th laat lsen of
the Gaistte- "The board of aldermen
refused at their meeting Monday night
of last week to order a bridge put
across the railroad at Cannon street.
Th re-ident of that part of th elty
should sot forget thia aotion Whca the
(60,000 of boada eleetloa eotnes off.
The city without reasoa removed the
former bridge bnt will not replace
aaoth.r - , j , '.' , . - . . -j.
Trot. Ford taat Night, V;."
Prof. 8. F. Ford, of New York,
gave a delightful entertainment last
night to an audience which was not
as large as it should have been. '
Prof. Ford is a elocutionist of rare
ability. He has strong power j aa a
dramatist and humorist The audi
ence last evening was thoroughly
charmed and interest never lagged
at any time. Mr. Ford is certainly
one of the best entertainers that has
viaited Raleigh In soma days.
Ons sonviot arrived at the peniten
tiary from New Hanover county today,
It's aa old matter but sores, how
ver old, need soring. Can't the city
anthoritlea atrain a point and send the
sprinkler up Hillsboro street.ispeeially
since Fair week is here.
The prettiest turnout which haa
been seen on the streets of Bsleigh in
some time is a new Victoria, which
Mr. W. A. Upehurthhaa just received
It ia the work of Tyson & Jones.
Work has commenced on th. found.
tlon of a handsome nw residence whleh
Mr. O. G. Womble will build on the
lot recently purchased by him from
Col. Aadrsws and which is situated on
North Blount street.
Mayor Boas' con rt was foil of gase
ous testimony this morning. The test!
timony of witnesses, however, convict
ed no one of henious crime. The usual
quota of drunka were disposed of and
several casss of disorderly conduct
were tried
On September 8rd Bobert Dockery,
of Cherokee county, killed a man
named M. Brice. He fled after the
killing, and haa not since been heard
from The grand jury having returnd
a true bill for murder against Dockery,
Governor Carr today Offered a reward
of $100 for his capture.
The subject of Bev. D. H. Tuttle's
sermon at the Central Methodist Church
tomorrow av.nlng will be "Christ and
Liberty." His sermon is to be a sequel
to the one of laat Sunday evening, and
in itwillJbe ahown 'he relation of Chris
tianity to organised labor and other
vital subjects of our day.
In view of the exceeding drought,
Commissioner Major Wilson suggests
that Botanist Gerald McCarthy and
Weather Prophet (?) von Herman ex
change plaeec for a week or so. The
love of the former for growing things
will, Major Wilson naturally thinks,
make the chances of a rain much better.
Capt J. J. Thomas, President of
the Commercial aad Farmer. Bank,
haa returned from Atlanta where he
attended th. meeting of the American
Banker.' Association. There were a
large aambar of bankers present from
all over the United States, and oa last
Tuesday night there waa aa elegant
banquet at which the .lit. of Atlanta
war. present. Mr. B. S. Jerman, of
thia city waa elected Ties President of
the Aseoeiatloa for Nortn Carolina.
Bead Messrs Royall A Bordea's big
advertisement today aad get an idea
of what aa Immense business they arc
doing. They are prepared to do a
large business because they have: a
mammoth factory of their owa, run
ning day and night aad employing 163
smb. - They have m addition to this a
hair and mattress factory aad a re
fully prepared to furnish their lm-
msnss trade. Mr. Mile Goodwin, ths
liv manager, will be glad to see yoa
st their clegaat emporium la this city,
where be will ahow youth handsomest
thing la th furniture line at the
lowest figures. -. ' ' -
Several St Mary' students left to
day for Atlanta.
Interestingly Told as Picked np on
the Streets and Various Point.
About Town.
Jim Young says Ed. Johnson ia a
oold-be politician.
The exhibit of the Blaekwell Tobacco
Company, which is quite a good one.
has arrlred.
Mr. Frank Stronaoh is making
many improvements on his neat resi
dence. When finished it will be la-
deed handsome.
Quite a party of Balelghite have
made arrangements to leave the eity
in the next few day for Atlanta to at
tend the Bxpoaitlon. '
There will be only a few of the fair
marshals who will rids in the tourna
ment Wednesday, a reporter learns.
Those who do ride, though, will make
the dust fly.
Thus far only alx school children
have notified Superintendent Howell
of their intention of visiting Atlanta.
The SUte Fair will thua be more a
gainer than a loser.
Mr. T. H. Scoggins, of Durham, was
the highest bidder and bought the en
tire ware house of old corn whiskey
of Tom Gray. Esq. This is probably
the largest lot of corn whiskey in the
state.
The Governor's Guard are making ar
rangements to leave here on the Srd or
4th of November for Atlanta. Tbe boya
will go in strong numbers. It will be"
a jolly good set. The Guard is a credit
to the city.
North Carolina Presbyterian Synod
meet, next Tuesday at Fayetteville. It
represents 81,000 members and 800
clerical and lay delecates will be pres
ent. Bev. W. B. Arrowood will preach
the opening aermon.
Bich mend College football team will
play the University football eleven at
Chapel today. The Virginia boys say
that yesterday's defeat by the A. AM.
College boya was due to their xxtraor
dinarlly rough railroad ride.
The like of cotton has not been seen
here for some time as was on tbe mar
ket yesterday. Wilmington atreet waa
crowded so aa to almost block the
streets which were filled. The good
prices bring out ths farmer.
Editor Charlea L. Stevens, of the
Soothport Leider, paid the Paasa
Viairoa a pleasant call yesterday. Mr.
Stevens is juat baok from Atlanta.
While there the Atlanta Constitution
printed a handsome photograph of the
bright editor.
The old well on the corner of Davie
and Fayetteville is reckoned with the
past. It has been entirely refilled with
the dirt taken from the excavation on
Hargett street. The old well on Fay
etteville street opposite Tucker's will
also be refilled.
Secretary Brnner hunted hard for
newa when a reporter "struck" him
thia morning. This, however, is the
sum total of information from the
Agricultural Department. It is given
out freely. "Inquiries have been re
ceived from Michigan partiea concern
ing the working of hard wood."
The ladies of ths St. Mary's Guild
will have at the Fair grounds an at
tractive space where hot lunch, daint
ily prepared, will be served contin
uously during Fair week. The pro
ceeds will bs devoted to benevolent
purposes and the ladies should be en
couraged in their undertaking.
Marshal Carroll has returned from
Goldsboro where he has been en busi
ness connected - with, the Commodore
Mr-Carroll goes to Elisabeth
City Tuesday te bold ourt. The Fed
eral Court com thlk aad fast now .
aad Mr. Carroll will be kept oat of the
ity off and on for five weeks. - .
Th street ear system is making ex. .
tensive preparations f for aeeommoda- '
ting th crowds. Ths track front Per-
soa street to Athletic park ha nearly
all been taken np, The track to the
Fair gronads beyond the college has V
been relald and the grade 1 quit, c
small. A good schedule will be far-
nlshed ths patrons of the road aa is '
usually th case. Manager Ke.ler
knows all about rnnning a street car
system.