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RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER, 189 6
13.00 PER YEAH.
SILVER SENATORS BOLTED
The
Republican Senatorial
Caucus Tday ,
NOT. WITH THE PARTY
English Opinion of Grovel's Message
Pall Mail Gaxetta Says tt will -
Neither Picas Spain or. V
, , Iusurgontar j
By CaMe to the Press-Visitor. ' .
London. Dec. oV-The. Pall MaU
Gazette Bays : Cleveland 's message
contalns nothing unsatisfactory to
(Great Britain. Regarding Cuba, it
s will neither please Spain or the in
surgents. . - . "
. The Globe says Monroeism is
0 thrusting itself forward in the
usual menacing fashion. J";
V The St.' James Gazette, contrasts
the "polite, cautions tone" of the
message with the "minutory mes
sage a year ago on a similar topic.','
'' It says the conditions in Cuba give
the United States the right to call
upon Spain to enforce her authority
speedily or acknowledge her " In
ability to govern the island. "
', . Washington, Deo. 8. There were
i " three republican Senators only In
the marble room at ten today, the
- hour at which the republican caucus
. was called. ; The most noticeable
feature of the "caucus as seen from
. the outside was the absence of men
who bolted the nomination of Mc
V Einley because of the gold standard ,
' platformuThey Dubois, J'ettigrew
.Mantle, Cannon, Squireof Washing-'
ton and Teller'. All except Teller
' werein city and could have attended
. if disposed. Some of them were in
s their committee rooms at the Capitol
while the caucus progressed. " That
( their absence was intentional is in
dicated by a letter from Senator
Dubois resigning the secretaryship
of the caucus. ' .The silver' men who,
remained with the party were ex
ceptlonally prominent in the caucus.
-4 AN-ELECTION. TODAY.
" People of Jaakaoa Cosnty Voting for
.. .sraa.iygaiie1 Assembly,
Jackson county is in Ihe midst of
' an election today. The people of the
far Western county are voting for a
' candidate for the legislature. . t
At the general election held In
November, the republican and Dem
ocratic candidates for the legislature
received a tie vote and Governor
Cart subsequently called another
election, naming this as the date,
, . The second campaign ; In' Jackson
has been a very quiet one no speak
ers, other than local tolent, have
. been imported toharrass the people.'!
Both candidates have stumped the
' county and the contest will nd doubt
be exceedingly close.- '
, The conditions that exist in the
county are somewhat peculiar. The
v republicans, populists and prohibi
tions fused on. county officers, as
against the Democrats. - -
Easlyi' the j-epublicaa candidate
' for the legislature is a red hot
' Pritchard man. It is said that re
publicans haveexeclsed themselves
- to secure Easly 's election -
' Chairman Ayer stated today that
' he had not instructed the populists
Low to vote and had taken no part
in the campaign with the exception
of 'T recommending . Populist poll
holders to the clerk. '
" " Accldcotly Shot While Banting.
, Berry Moneyhan,; a young man
- about nineteen years of age was ac
cidently shot near his home at Mil-
burnle Saturday while ou rabbit
hunting. The shot took effect in
tl Money hans feet and he has not
been able to walk. .
Young Mr. Moneyhan was -with
Tom Rogers, a companion, Rogers
gun was accidently discharged while
inclose range with Moneyhan.
The wounds of the injured boy are
. quite painfuL butare not thought
to be at all serious.
, ''2. Vnder Trial at Oxford.
There is a murder trial now on at
Oxford which is attracting consider
able attention. .Two negro women
bnJ three negro men are on trial.
charged with killing the father of
the two women. After killing their
father iLe body was buried in the
front yard, where it remained for 18
months before it was found. The
oii'y eye witness to the terrible
cr a was a very small boy, but bis
ev '..Vr.ee was very damaging to the
J., i t-omb and Jeffrys Lewis
v ' i v -o to. ked at the Academy
f r 1 i ( ivor,:,!i have cancelled thei
t 'a, but wiil visit here later in the
BISHOP HAID.
Defines Indnlgeaels The Church . Baa
. Merer Sold Them No Allegiance to
v. the Pope ia Things Temporal. .
Bishop Haid arrived in the city.
Saturday evening and held interest
ing mission services At the Catholic
church morning and night. In the
afternoon at Metropolitan hall he
was greeted by a fairly large, and
unusually intelligent audience, who
showed the deepest interest' Bis
lecturers are based on the broad
principles underlyingall Christianity
and religion and that of Sunday
was la particular upon religion and
the intellect of man. "The subject
waS broadly and forcibly" treated
and profound impression produced.
A number of questions were placed
In the question box and the answer
ing proved of great interest
'What is the- nature of" an indul
gence? Did the Catholic church au
thorize the sale of indulgences ? Do
Catholics owe any temporal Alle-
gience to the Pope?" These ques
tions were answered clearly and
briefly by the Rt Rev. Bishop. -
An audience numerous and -re
markably intelligent assembled on
Sunday afternoon ; to hear - Bishop
Haid 's first lecture at Metropolitan
Hall. , ,
The Rt Rev. Bishop opemtCJiis
course of lectures by stating nis
sense of the responsible position he
assumed in the present case, speak
ing as the ' chief representative of
Catholics in this partof the country,
He would answer questions placed
the box as stated but he pre
sumed that no one would expect jim
to answer questions, put out of mere
curiosity or questions that required
historical reserch. As a rule histori
cal questions requires references to
be made to" proper documents which
cannot be done in the present case.
But such questions as could be rea
sonably asked . he would answer
clearly and candidly. ' Opening the
box question produced was : , "What
is the nature of indulgences ?" "An
indulgence,"; he answered, Is the
remission" of the temporal punish
ment due to sin after the sin has been
forgiven. Remark here that it is not
question of sin atall.butof thetempor
al punishment that may be due to sin
aftey ttirflitts' boon fnrgi Y?n fv
sometimes exacts temporal punish
ment even after, the sin has been
forgiven. "This he did in the case of
David, the prophet Nathan telling
him thathia sin was forgiven but
that nevertheless he Bhould have to
undergo temporal punishment his
child should die. This temporal
punishment due to sin after the Bin
has been forgiven is the object of an
indulgence. The church has re
ceived from God' supreme power to
loose from a soul properly disposed
whatever bindings may-keep It from
heaven. In the case of such a soul,
the church says, if you perform cer
tain good, works, such as prayer,
fasting, deeds, etc. ;I will apply this
power given me by God to your par
ticular case and take away the ob
ligation or undergoing ine tem
poral ff punishment due to your
sins. Such application is t called
called an indulgence.- It is, not a
license to commit sin it is a re
mission of temporal punishment due
to sin after the sinhas already been
forgiven. c - , i
To the seoond question:
"Did the church authorize the sale
of Indulgences?" " .: ,. " t"
He repfled:, - '
"No. Such an assertion, if made,
is absolutely false. I do not deny
that some may have abused indul
gences. There is hardly anything
upon earth human or divine that
bad men have not abused. But that
the church ever authorized such
abuse I pronounce utterly false-
Abuse if, it took place, occured in
spite of the church and against her
spirit m ' ' " - .
"Do Catholics,"; was the ; third
question, "owe any temporal allegi
ance to the Pope?" . . - - ,
"It has been so stated in this
city." - '
God foreive" said the bishop "the
man who has been so duped or de
ceived into making such an. asser
tion and misrepresenting Catholics.
Catholics neither owe nor pay, any
temporal allegiance to the Pope, and
if, by impossible supposition the
Pope should require any such alle
gance, neither i nor any Catholic
bishop, nor priest nor layman would
obey him. We are American citi
zens, our allegiance Is due to this
country, not to Rome, in all things
temDoral and all assertions to the
contrary are false."
- The question: Who baptized
John the Eaptist?" caused much
amusement and the bishop confessed
his ignorance
first evening, but last night numer
oua questions came in shon ing how
evidently the interest was increas
ing. The subjects of the lectures
are broad principles underlying all
religion and Christianity in particu
lar. Sunday" evening the subject
was "Religion and the Human In
tellcct," Last night, "Religion and
the Human Heart " The Rt Rev.
Bishop is an able and powerful
speaker, and in both discourses held
bis audience in rapt attention from
beginning to end, making a profound
impression. ; ' ' ' '
He lectures at Metropolitan Hall
again tonight and on Thursday and
Friday nights, but on Wednesday
night he will hold a necessary mis
sion service and preach at the
Catholio church." The hour for his
leotures at Metropolitan Hall and for
the service on Wednesday night at
the church, is 8 o'clock.. . , .
. TWO MORE JUDGES f
Jadga-KnsaeU to Reoommend the Aboil
v tionof the Criminal Circuits.. ,
Not the least bit of interesting in
formation in the policy that will be
pursued by the. incoming admlnii-
tration is the statement from a re
liable republican source that the two
criminal circuit courts, - one in the
east and the other la the west, will
be abolished, and the number of su
perior court judges increased to
fourteen... V, - .
The Informant says that Judge
Russell will, in his inaugural ad
dress reoommend that this be done
by the legislature. As is well known
these circuit courts are the creation
of the last legislature. It is claimed
that the superior court judges are
overworked and that the addition of
judges will.,relleve the "strain which
the judges are now under going and
permit the abolishment of the two
circuit courts. ' ' .
It is also veryv probable that the
salary of the Judges of the superior
court will be increased. One of the
present judges said sometime ago
that the salary he . received did not
equal the. actual expenses of himself
and family. ,-4 . -; ,
THE SOUTHEM'S SUIT:
Sntng the Ctlehmond Terminal 'Company
u. ;1 tuTsn- nr ussr. , .. -. ,
By Telegraph to the JTesa-Vleltor.J '
RicimoND, Va., Dec. 8.-f-tA suit
involvingnearly$lS,000,000,basbeen
instituted in the United States Cir-
ouit Court here here. . It is
brought by Ohayles H. Carter,
James t H. . Sherman and Anthony
Thomas, citizens and residents of
the State of Jew York, who sue for
the. benefit of the Southern Railway
Company, plantiffs, against the Rich
mond '& West Point Terminal Rail
way and Warehouse Company, a
corporation existing under the laws
of Virginia. The action is based
upon a plea of debt amounting to
16,049,000, with Interest from July
13, 1893, amounting to,$481,470 and,
in addition, the sum of $1,283,354 in
terest due on principal and costs, as
taxed, in aU $1713,843.. f t V
The plaintiffs contend that they
recovered judgment against the de
fendants in the New York Supreme
Court on January 13, 1894, and that
the defendants "owe and unjustly
detain" the 'amount from the plain
tiffs, and that the claim "remains in
full force and effect, in.4o wise set
tled, satisfied, -reversed, annulled,
paid off, or discharged."
" Car Keeord Offlee.'
The car record and mileage bureau
on the Southern railway has been
placed under , the direct control of
George S. Hobbs, the general audi
tor, with headquarters at Washing
ton. AU matters pertaining to car
distribution or ear service wUl be
in the hands of the superintendent
of car service as heretofore. The
reports were formerly sent to the
superintendent of car service, but
in the future will go direct to Auditor
Hobbs, who reports to Vlce-Presi
dent Finley. -.-v Vv VyiV-iCv-s
This will let out fifteen clerks at
Washington who were employed in
the car service bureau,' and fifteen
more at Enoxville will be dropped.
- A Wild Hog Killed in Wake.
A genuine wild hog, that has been
a source ot annoyance to many oi
.- at
Wake's farmers was killed last week
ottT Mr. Chas. Hinton's farm. .The
hog has for two years past played
havoc with cornfields and the farm
ers of that section have spent much
time inchacinghim.
The animal was tracked during
the snow by &t least a dozen farmers
who composed the party. ; It re
quired seven shots to kill the hog,
who fought his assailants ferociously,
It weighed 2C0 pounds and had tusks
ALL BONDS
The New Officers Administ-
s" ered the Oath," "
SHERIFF JONES IS IN.
-',
Sheriff Pag Will Hold This Years Tax
V - xUt ana' Make all"collee-.
, '.t.cas.Tbe Sheriff
:':'.,-- . Caned. ,i s
The board of county commission
ers met this morning at 10:30. The
board proceeded to the examination
of the bonds offered by Mr. Ham T.
Jones," the new sheriff and they
were- duly .accepted, t Mr.Jones
boniLwere for 1115,000. The county
bonds hQhe was 80,000.
Clerk of the Court Young's bond
was taken' Into consideration and
accepted. "
. Sheriffjonesand Register of Deeds
Rogers were then administered the
oath of office by Xustise Roberts in
the presence of the board of commis
sioners. - A great amount of minor
business consumed the time of the
board for the remainder of the morn
ing session.1 .School matters- and
others et loss interest were dis
posed ofi .
At 4 o'clock this evening Sheriff
Page will finally turn over the offi
cial office of sheriff to his successor.
Sheriff Jones will take possession
of the jail and the county's affairs
with the exception, of the tax list,
which still remains in possession of
Sheriff Page, who will continue to
receive all taxes for the year in an J
adjoining office, i, , I
Chief Clerk Rivers performed his
first official duties this afternoon.
Sheriff Page, who retires from the
office today has made one of the very
best officials Wake county has ever
had and he carries ' with him in re
tiring the high 'respect and esteem
of all who know -him. Last night
he was made the recipient of a hand
some gold headed ' cane from his
deputies, as a token of their esteem
and good wilt, .The presentation
of the cane was made In .a graceful
and appropriate yefr&V iy Mayor
Russ. . ! 4 "'
Sheriff PageJ who was taken by
surprise made a fitting acknowledge
ment and expressed his gratitude in
a feeling manner.
The cane is of highly polished
black walnut, with a heavy gold
head , inscribed with the name of the
recipient, the date and the names of
those presenting it C M Walters,
R EL Brooks and' J T.Rowland.
Sheriff Jones is well known over
the county and his many friends
predict for him a successful admin
istration. V 5
Treasurer Knight took possession
of his office yesterday, V Mr, Knight
Will conduct the affairs, of the Treas
urer's office without any assistance.
A NOVEL MEETING.
The Wanderer's Return A Holiday Be
i anion.
A novel and interesting meeting
is to take place at the winter health
resort, Southern Pines, N. C, on
December 22nd and 23rd. It Is called
the fReunion of the. Wanderer's
from Virginia and the Carolines. "
Low rates of transportation over the
railroads have been obtained from
Texas and other far off Southern
and Western, states, so that at "a
small cost the people from the three
states named, who have emigrated
to other points may return and not
be at the Southern Pines gathering,
but visit their old homes and stay
for one month. 'The indications are
that a large number of- people wlU
attend the reunion and to enable the
near by citizens to attend at a small
cost ' the Seaboard Air Line has
made a "rate from all along the
line in Georgia, . South Carolina,
North Carolina and Virginia, at the
very low price of one cent per mile
and no doubt many bid as weUas the
young people will make a Christmas
trip to the reunion and see the novel
city in the woods, that has its mag
nificent hotels, electric lights and
electric car line, all built Inside of
two years.. -' - ' ' . j
The reunion meeting will be one
of social pleasure and amusement
Business will be laid aside and all
the fuB and merry making that can
be crowded into two days will be
enjoyed on " this '; occasion- Those
who want to learn the exact cost of
a trip from far off points, so as to in
form friends and relatives in ds
tant states can wriW to Mr. J. N.
Wisner,, Houston, Texas,- or T,
Anderson, general passenger agent,
Portsmouth, Va. ' . i
GOI' 71N GEANVILLE.
t . " " , V
iarria Telia Somethinc About
jf the New Eldorado.
.. ..king of the story in the Pbess-
V ,08 of Saturday concerning the
reported rich gold finds in Gran
viile and Vance, Mr. T. C. Harris
of this city said in an interview to
day : J 1 " " ' : ' -. .
",s "Your article in Saturday 'sPhess
Visitoe on the recent discovery of
gold in Granville and Vance coun
ties was specially interesting to me.
Being an old Gran villian myself I
happen to know something about the
gold-bearing localities in the county
and they are numerous."
The best known locality is the
hi vis Mountain land, In the extreme
northwestern partof Granville, near
the Blue Wing Copper Mines. Some
time before the late war. the owner
worked it with his slaves, using the
primitive quartz mil!, called the
arasta-" This contrivance is about
the poorest excuse for grinding rock
in the world and consists of a big
stone dragged around, by mule
power, .in a circular trough, lined
with rock. The gold ore, so pul
verized, was afterwards treated with
quicksilver to extract the free gold.
Notwithstannlnir bis crude methods
he is reported to have taken out
something over twenty thousand
dollars worth and, on his death, the
mine fell to certain heirs of the es
tate.
Since the war, or about 1870, a
Northern company, through their
agent, a Mr. Evans, did considerable
prospecting on the place and sunk a
number of shafts. They found good
... . . ... .
ore, in paying quantity, out latieo
to complete the lease owing to the
fact of certain ones of the legatees
refusing to sign the contract.
Another locality is called the Ven-
able mine, situated near the station
of Stovall, on the Oxfordand Cla.-ks-
ville railroad. No work has ever
been done on the mine.
Very near to Dabney, a station on
the Henderson and Oxford railroad,
is a well known locality, where
some prospecting work was done,
many years ago. Good pre is re
ported at that place, but no system
atic work has been done there.
A few miles southeast of Oxford,
on Tabbs Creek and Ruin Creek, is
section of country-Wtth consider
able gold-bearing quartz scattered
over tfie surface. This is probably
the very section of which you write.
It lies between Oxford and Kittreils
and is crossed by two railroads, the
O. and H. and the D. and N.
As early as 1840-'50 Mr. Willis
Harris, my grandfather, prospected
the neighborhood, picking up here
and there surface specimens which
attracted his notioe. These he
pounded in a small, family spice
mortar and extracted some twenty
dollars worth of the precious metal.
When we consider how very slow
and tedious the operation, and how
small a quantity of bard quartz could
be so pulverized, it must have been
rich indeed to give such a result.
There is no business on earth more
uncertain and deceptive than gold
mining, nor one more infested with
sharks and speculators, with "ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain," and our good Granville peo
ple should keep their eyes open."
NCR R STOCK DECLINES
In View of the Recent Agitation of the
Annllment of the Soathern'a Lease.
That .those persons desiring the
lease of the North Carolina Railway
to the Southern Railway revoked
have a strong following in the newly
elected legislature is apparent to
every one. There is no unanimity
of opinion among those opposing the
lease as to what course will be pur
sued. Comparatively few people be
lieve that the courts will allow the
lease to be interfered with after the
Southern has expended such a large
sum in making permanent improve
ments In the property. Several hun
dred thousand dollars are said to
have been expended by the Southern
In Improvements. . .
The Supreme Court of the United
States will have the final say if au
attempt is made to annul the exist
ing contract ',,.'.;., - '
The recent agitation of the annul
ment of the lease, . ia addition to
Judge Russell's outspoken view in
condemnation of it,has had the effect
of depreciating the stock of the
North Carolina road. This fact ia
evidenced by the decline in stock to
115. Since the lease was effected
the stock has sold as high as 135. 4
The populists, so It is stated, will
act as a unit in an effort to have the
lease revoked at the coming session
of the legislature. '
. A glance at the Lyon Rocket show
window will convince any one that
thev are up to date in toys. See ad
TOBACCO SYNDICATE
To be Organized in Opposition "to
the
- Americas Tohaooo Company.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
New Yoke, Dec. ' 8. There have
been rumors for some, days of a new
opposition to American Tobacco Co,
A special from Philadelphia says:
"A new tobacbo manufacturing en
terprise is being formulated to be
known as the Drnmmond Tobacco
company. The company is to be
controlled, it is said, by a syndicate
of tobacco men. Ground has been
purchased at Pavorna, N. J., and
architects are now at ' work on a
factory to cost $50,000. The com
pany will manufacture chewing and
smoking tobacco. There is said to
be an excellent field for a company
manufacturing a full line of tobaccos.
as their is much complaint made
against the methods of theAmerican
Tobacco company, and none of the
firms composing the trusts are in a
position to fill all kinds of orders.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Nxw York, Dec. 8.
Market quotations furnished by .
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
MONTH fl 0PEN" HIGH- WW- CL08
INO. EST. EST. INO
January, 7 30 7 31 7 15 7 18
Pebruary, 7 33 7 39 7 25 7 28
Maroh, 7 45 7 46 7 33 7 34
April, 7 40 7 4n 7 39 7 40
May, 7 56 7 58 7 43 7 45-
June, 7 59 7 59 7 50 7 49
July, 7 52 7 53 7 59 7 63-
August, 7 65
Sept'mb'r,
October,
Novemb'r,
December, 7 25 7 25 7 12 7 12-
Closed steady; sales 257,900 bales.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
New York Stock Market.
Sugar 115i
American Tobacco 74t
Burlington and Quincy 77
Chicago Gas 751
Dee. and Cet Feed
General Electric 32
Louisville and Nashville 50
Manhattan...... 951
Rook Island 68i
Southern Preferred 291
St. Paul.. ". 741
Tennessee Coal .nd Iroi. 261
Western Union .... 861
Chleago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowlngwere the closing quo
tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat December, 771; May, 801.
Corn December, 221; May, 26i.
Oata December 84 ; May 21.
Pork January, 7.62; May, 7.95.
Lard January3.87j May, 4.10.
Clear Rib Sides January 3.85;
May 4.02.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
December 4.10 s
Deoember-January 4.07 b
January-February 4.o8
February-March 4.o6 b
March-April 4.o6 s
April-May 4.o6 s
May-June 4.o7 s
Closed steady
Dispatch Vessel Vamoose.
The steamer Vamoose, chartered
by the New York Journal to carry
dispatches from Havana, Cuba, to
Key West, F a., arrived in Norfolk
yesterday. The Vamoose tied up
near the Old Dominion piers and
took on a load of coal, after which
she left for Cuba via the outside
route.
The Vamoose is probably the fast
est vessel afloat, having made zb
knots an hour with ease! The craft
carries afull complement of men and
arms, besides a steam whistle that
would drive terror to the hearts of
the Spaniards should they try to
molest her. The duty of the Va
moose is to carry dispatches from
Havana to Key West to be tele
gpraphed to the Journal.
That window at Messrs. Heller
Bros' popular shoe store is pro
nounced one of the handsomest to
be seen anywhere south of Wash
ington. , Their stock is strictly up
to date and embraces the best and
most stvlish footwear at bottom
prices. Don't fail to read their new
advertisement today.
"Our Boys" will be presented at
the Academy of Music about the
fifteenth of December underdirection
of the Amatuer Dramatic Club which
is composed of A numberpf Raleigh's
social, leaders. The production of
this play has excited an unusual
amount of interest among the people
of Raleigh. " - -
Messrs. W. H. King A Co
have
an elegant line of holdiday goods,
which Xmas shoppers woulddo well
to Inspect before making purchases.
fl
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many,
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-Pourrl of the Mews PI stared oaPa
per Points and Peopi Pertinently - '"
- Picked and Pithily Pat la
11 Print. .
The executive committee of the -Insane
Asylum meets today. - -The
Board meets tomorrow, at the Asy
lum. ...;.".',' . "
v"Theg8vernorliaI ordereda speciaiT"
term of court In Forsythe county fjr
the trial of civil cases only. Judge
Hoke will preside.
Any person having lost a sum of '
money can secure same by applying
to Mr. W. A. Woodell and giving a '
proper description. ' "
Attention iscalled to theannounce
ment elsewhere of valuable city pro :
perty for sale by the executors of
the late E. G. Reade. . ''
Dr. Cyrus Thompson, Secretary
of State elect was ia the city today.
He left this evening for Kinston to v'
attend the Methodist conference. .
What to get for Christmas pres
ents, is no longer a problem to those
reading the attractive list Messrs.
Whiting Bros, display in this list'
Read their new "ad." . . : ,;.
Robert O. Maxwell, populist Sen-.
ator from Duplin writes the Cauca- . ,
sian that that he favors a 'populist '
for Sedator and Is pledged to no
one.
Don't fail to call at Alfred Wit-'
Hams & Co 8 and see their holiday
display. It is more attractive than'
ever before. See their new aa- '.-:
nouncement today.
Sao the announcement elsewhere
of L. C. Weathers, Manager of the ;
Southern Wall Paper Company, and "
call onim for fire place heaters at ' '
lowest figures. He Is offering them - .
at cost. .
The office of E. B." CuthbrtotCd7,,'"''"'!
in the Barbee building on Wilming- "
ton Street is being fitted C with a :
vestibule entrance for the winter
season, it win oe quite an lmprcve-
ment and will make this very com
fortable and modern office more com- ;
fortable than ever before.
All lovers of the strictly artistic
and handsome in. furniture should ,'
not fail to see those four handsome
suits made by the the New England v
Furniture Company of Grand Rap-"
ids, Mich., now on exhibition at the
popular store of Thomas & Camp
bell. These suits are by far the
most handsome ever brought to the
city and tbe highest one weighs
one thousand pounds.
There is an old well in the yard
of the Ellington Lumber company ,
which is not in use and has no pro."
tection over it. Small children are
often at play at the place and some
one should see that a covering is
put over the well before it is too
late. i
The Memphis "Nineteenth Cen- ..
tury Club" gave an ''evening' last'
week in special compliment to Miss
Field of Chicago, daughter of the -
late Eugene Field, the "poet of the
children." At this Mrs. Walker
Kennedy (formerly Miss Sadie Can-
non of Raleigh) won ihe audience by
the beauty of her tribute to Field on
his "Little Boy Blue." .
The statement has been published
in several papers that there -was a
five hundred dollar appropriation
for tbe inaugural balL - Such is not
the case. The inaugural balls have
have always beso paid for by cW-
zens of Raleigh. There is a $500 ap-
propriation for the inauguration
ceremonies which are participated
in by the State officers- and general
assembly, but this fund Is used tor
thi inauguration ceremonies and not
one cent has gone to any ball. I This
Information is obtained from Audi
tor Furman. ?
At the Park Hotel last evening
Mr. John N. Harrell gave an ex
tremely interestlngexhlbltlon of the
graphophone, and the audience com
posed of guests of the bouse, mani
fested its appreciation of the music
The graphophone is an entertainment
in itself and selection after selection
in all the wide range from a banjo
duett or a minstrel song to the swing
and dash of Sonsa's Tnd music,
poured from the transmitter. Mes
srs. Harrell and Primrose will ex
hibit the graphophone at the smal'er
towns in the State, and do doubt
will make a bit
This ended the Questions of the
2J inches long."