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Jj.m1 m ' BR E S 4 " -.sk;tftt:;;; , VOL. XXXVL NO. 48. ..BALEIGHf'N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1896. $3.00 PEE YEAB. S-ISIT0S. I AN IMPOETANT BILK- - ::; ;i..4 V Immigrants to America Miat Know Bow By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor Washiugtoh, D. C, 16. The first bill of national importance likely to be passed this session is the Lodge immigration bill.' It is now before the Senate, and an agreement has been reached to take a vote on it' Thursday after noon. Senator Gibson of Maryland is offering ' some opposition, but it does not seem probable that he will secure enough votes to defeat it The Democrats in the Senate are divided and with a united Republican vote it will go through; The bill as it passed the House ' has been amended. When it goes ' back to the House for conference it is probable that Speaker Beed will name Mr.McCall of Massachusetts as one of the conferees. .'-In L that event the bill as amended will go through", k as Mr. MoG&ll Is known to be In r- - .. . ' ... ... ....- sympatny .witn ua views oi rar- j The Lodge bill provides an educa tional test for all persons over four-j teen years of Wv?--&0fs In a general way, every Intending immigrant must be able to read and write his own or some other langu age. The test is to be made at the port of Anal entry, and is Ingenious. The inspection officers are to be fur nished with a number of pasteboard slips, on which are printed in vari ous languages five lines of various sections of the Constitution of the United States. ' These slips are put into a box atd every immigrant must draw ft sUp from the box holding the slips print ed in his native tonge or any other lauguage he may select; In full view of the Inspector, the immigrant most draw out a slip read it correctly and afterward write out the . five lines. 4 - , y " The box shall be well shaken up each time after its use, so that there can be no collusion between inspeo- ' , tors and immigrants fts to the selec tion of a special slip, whose contents the immigrants could have commit ' ted to memory previously. AUim .. migrants failing to pass this practi-j- ceamiaOiSiaflll be tetarned at the expense ! of the steamship com pany which brought them over. , . ; Mr. Lodge holds that In the past -m-; twenty years the bulk of immtgra ' ' . tlon baa changed materially. Until 1ZZ0 the mass of Immigrants were ,, Germans, English, : Irish,- French ' and Dutch, than whom no country ever welcomed more-desirable ma , teriaU , ' r But of later years this class of immigration has been succeeded by . the immigration from Italy.' Bohe- - mla, Poland and the Slavic countries of Bussui.; Absolutely J speaking, the mass of immigration still eomes from Germany and Ireland, but rela ti vely the immigration jrom those 4- v countries la , rapidly deolining in 4 r?" comparison with the Immigration - from Southern Europe and Asia. It is the frankly avowed purpose of the bill to stop this latter class of , . Immigration. ,r"- llt'' ' -. ' During the past fourteen years the ' - . following figures explain Mr. Lodge's contention: Of 29,162 Italians 15,436, or more than half, were unable to read or write, while out . of 25,441 r Germans, almost an equal number ' , of Immigrants, there were only 63fl ' who were Illiterate. . Ireland ' sent nearly 43,000 immigrants, .while Russia sent only about half as many, but the' per centagevof ignorance among the Russians was nearly five times as great as among, the Irish. Kobeoa aad Jaaansohak Tomorrow. ; Stuart Robson, who has had the longest and most honorable expert? enoe of any comedian on the stage of to-day, with the passible exception of Joserjh Jefferson, with ft humor as breezy, whimsical and eccentric, yet fresh and amusing to all theatre goers now asit was generation asro. when his peculiar , ffenius ,was in every sense a novelty, and he was first acquiring fame as"ft Rtar, will appear tomorrow night at the Acade my of Music, in that highly amusing comedy, "Mrs. Ponderbury Fast and has engaged for the role of Mrs. Ponderbury no less a distinguished person than the great tragedienne, Madame Janauschek; la conneo tlon with the play, Mr. Robson will also introduce a one act -comedy en t'.l'.ed "Mr. Oilman's Wedding," i L'bly humorous piece which deline- a 3 the trials of a young nusoana, who at the very outset of his honey moon, finds himself in , ft dilemma uncler the accusation" of bigamy. If you miss Evangeline tonight you will miss the greatest attraction t' t has been here in years. ATTACKED : A CONSUL Because He Farored the Cu zxr'S:': x-- Dans, THREE FRIENDS LAND k ,targ- Cargo of Arm $xi, oa tha ' Caban ,oU Otneral , t , t' '" Lnr' tot Cubm '' :- . . Toaicht.' . J By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. . ; Nxw Toat, Dec, 16. Gen.' Lee is still in the city. He will leave for Cuba tonight. . . . .-'"'.'"tf Kxt Wist, Dec 16. It is report ed that the steamer Three Friends landed a cargo of arms, ammunition, medeial sopplies and passengers for the South ooast of. Cuba. ... The. ves sel carried 60 men. 2,600-rifles, and two tons of dynamite and two dyna mite gUnS. : 1 Washdtotos, Dec. 16. The Sen ate committee on foreign affairs met this morning, but took no action on the Cuban resolutions. . ,'. ' Crrr orMxxioo, Deo. 16. -Reports re circulating here , that the Mexi can consul at Madrid was' attacked by Spaniards on account of hit sympathy for the Cubans. Madeid, Deo.. 16. Dispatches from Havana say the pursuit of the Cuban insurgents Is actively pushed in the provlnoes of Havana and Man tanzas. Havana, Dec. 16. Gen. Weyler publishes' a statement "regarding the circumstances of Macao's death. He says the body is buried near Bejuoel, near Rinoon . Washinotok, Deo. 16. The Senate passed the pension appropriation bill.'- The Cuban resolutions wore not taken upduringthe routine hour. The committee on foreign affairs In the Senate me(1a again Friday to take up the Cuban matter. In the house the army appropria tion bill Is being considered. Kit Wis, Dec. 16. The cruiser Newark returned from a chase after the, filibuster.;. She saw the alleged filibuster, Dauntless,- but : did oot Interrupt her.' The Raleigh has gone up the coast and returns this evening. J E. Fallow Snow or. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Niw YoBKr Dec. 16. Governor Morton will announce this afternoon the appointmentof WlUiamE. Olcott Is a successor to Col. Fellows. Mora Troopaio thaWUlIIplaaa. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Madeid, Deo. 16. According to the Heraldo 15,000 troops will be sent at once to reinforce the Spanish garrisons on the Phllllpine Islands. TaaSapraaM Court DssMaa th Aadtn : rsaa,.Cas.'';. The supreme court has ended a verv notable case. Almost ft year ago Enrolling Clerk' Brown of the legislature was tried and convicted on a charge of fraudulently permit ting to be enrolled a bill to regulate assignments; said bill never, saving passed any readings In either branch of the legisture, but having beenun favorably ;? reported ; , and tabled Brown : appealed to the supreme court, which no unanimously re verses tho'-lower court and finds that there wes not the least evidence of fraud on Brown's part.? This as- siflrnment act. which was. enrolled and signed by the speakers of, both branches o7 the legislature, was not discoveYed until several days after the legislature had adjourned.;: It is the first case of the kind on record tn North Carolina. . ' i 1 - . ' Coodlttons of tha Waatkar UaaaraUy The storm yesterday central on the South. Atiantiu i -coast moved northeastward, to New J England, causing seyere gales from Hatteras northward. Boston reports ft maxl. mum wind velocity of 40 miles, New York TO, Philadelphia 34, Norfolk 28. It is snowing this morning from Philadelphia to Boston. Precipita tion occurred over the middle and north - Atlantic coast, ; to the east ake region, and southwestward to Montgomery, Ala.T largest amount 1.62 inches at Norfolk. In the central valley and west ward the .weather is fair, and Is becoming warmer under the influ ence of a new low area developing n the riorthwest. J- "i; -; V There will be a meeting of Knights and Ladies of Honor tomorrow night tha last of the term. It is essential there should be a full attendance AMATEUE ONLY IN CAST. Tha "Clique Dramatlaaa'' Olvaa a-Banf. p Parformaasa-Plar aad Playara. '; The chill wind and the rain that fell in a drizzly soak last night kept by their firesides hundreds who un dermore favorable weather condi tions would have gone forth to wit ness the production by the home amateurs of the old- comedy, --''Our Boys, "at the Academy of Musfo last evening. As it was, the rising of the curtain disclosed to the players well-nigh empty galleries and ft house but half filled. " But when the curtain dropped for the last time, those, who were there went out again in the cold pleased at having come. For the play had been given in a style that will place the "Clique Dramatique" in the front rank of amateur organisations in the South, and those who had witnessed It felt as they went away a mingled pride in the young actors and pity for those who had staid away. "Our Boys," written long enough ago to nave been forgotten' so thoroughly that it is new to most people, is a bright old comedy, full of sparkling lines and depending for its success upon the wit and merit that is Inherent rather than upon the grotescue sitnatlonsand anti-climatic absurdities which make the modern farse thing principally of bright scenery and gorgeous costumes. It Is a play which requires acting.quiok and intelligent rendition of its lines and artistlo appreciation of its deli cate points of bright repartie. It Is difficult piece to understand from a reading, much more to enact, and the fact that the club produced it so successfully as to thoroughly capti vate a most critical audience was truly wonderful. Now a moment with the players, wigged and powdered and painted behind the scenes. First, that stiff old English lord, Sir Geoffy Champ- neys, otherwise Mr. Thos. Bush, stiff and proud aristocratic to a de gree, in his make-up of iron-gray hair and bctrd, and English checks; then that "jolly old fireworks," Mr. PerkynMiUdlewick (Ne Boyden),fat, redwhisdered, prosperous, "H-lesa. a aockny. from your heart. That's one pairri'.But tliey "up jaiart two pafr In the play, with a sentt-' mentally sympathetic old spinster of an aunt thrown In on the side. These are Jacques Busbee and Dr. Hubert Royster,"Our Boys, "Misses Julia Dewey and Amelia Pearce, 'Their Girls," with '. 'Aunty Claris sa, ' '(Miss Anne Busbee) aiding them in their love, which is so crossed and opposed by Sir Geoffy and Mid- dlewick that it is bound to be true, if only on account of the In-born ob stinacy of human nature. In the plot ''Our Boy's," Talbot Champney's and Charles Middle- wick (Messrs Royster and Bus bee) return after finishing their education abroad to the homes of their respective parents. Sir Geoffy, Talbot's father, has planned for him to marry the heiress, Violet Melrose (Miss Pearce) who Is visiting him with her poor cousin, Marv Melrose (Miss Dewey). Char ley Mlddlewick, however, has met and won the heiress while abroad, and she having offended the vulgar Mlddlewick, he is disowned by his father when he announces their en gagement ' Talbot, In the meantime, woos the penniless oousin,Mary,and is in turn kicked out by his aristo- cratio parent The last set discov ers the two young men in a garret in London, working against starva tion. They are visited there by Sir Geoffry and Mlddlewick, - Aunt Clorlssa and violet and Mary, and after some amusing complications resulting irom mutual misunder-' standing, all ends happily, as it should.. . xJ:S':- To pick ft "star"from among those who played would be Indeed a doubt ful experiment, One thing, however, Is certain: from all the ranks of pro fessional stage beauties, you could not have picked two lovelier repre sentatives of Mary'! and "Violets than Miss Dewey and Miss Pearce, The sight of these two warmed the audience Into spontaneous applause, and the heart-catching vivacity of the one, the perfect self-composure and ability of the other, kept ltde lighted and amused as long as they keni the staire.sVi's j, Dr. Hubert Royster? who bad t9 "heavy" love part of the play, ren. dered his lines with expression and acted ' well, while his companion, Tatbot Champneys, conducted his seige of a heart, in ft style that with lue artistlo aid of his "most adowa bleof your sex," made the scene one of the decided hitsof the even ing. - , ' x , , "The always trylngrole"of bloody English" was ably done by Sir Geoffry. whose conversAtions with that pompous mixture of pride, vul garity and kind-heartedness, Middle- wick, were a feature . Aunt Clarissa who figured prominently throughout the play left nothing to be desired from her part, and though an un governable defect of nature pre vented her from looking the age of her role, she well merited the hearty applause she won. The garrett scene introduced to the audience a character that has been seldom equalled here, Miss Ethel Bagley, as Belinda, a lodging house Working-girl. The ability she displayed In making her humble fpart possibly the most talked about after the play was wonderful and passes description. In addition to these "characters" were two "subs Boo a ray and WatRobards as Kempster, a foot man, and Poddies, a butler. They naturally had little to say, but they looked their parte so well that few of the audience recognized them. All in all, the "Clique Dramatique" surpassed the great expectations that were held of it. It is to be hoped that ','Our Boys" will be re peated. It would be bad for the people to be cheated finally by a weeping sky of a real treat. THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES Sheriff Jones today completed his appointment of deputy sheriffs in the various townships. The new Sheriff has his office in good work ing order,, though as yet he has had little to do. In January Sheriff Jones will begin the collection of purchase tax under schedule B. Below is the list of appointments oi deputy sheriffs: Barton's Creek Township Geo B Allen, Rogers' Store; ; Buckhorn. Henry C. Lashley, New .Hill; Cary, Paschal G Spence, Cary; Cedar Fork, W H Carpenter, Morrisville; House's Creek, Jas W Pollard, Method; Lit tle River, J R Perry, Hartsville; Mark's Creek, Charles R Todd, Eagle Rock; Middle Creek, W Ed ward Sexton, Varina; Neuse River, Jos Norwood, Neuse; New Light, Wiley F Perry, New Light; Oak Grove, Willis D Peed, Roers'Store; Panther VBraach,, Arnold Parrisb, Myatt's Mills! St. Mary's, John W. Honeycutt, Auburn; St Matthews, Chas R Todd Eagle Rock; Swift Creek, John W Unchurch, Raleigh; White Oak, W E Johnson, Ewlng. NO LONGER LOYAL To Tom Wataot Bntlera Pa per Say a Ua la All Sorts of a D- Fool. . The Caucasian, Senator Butler's paper, makes no reply to Tom Wat son 's' vicious attack on Senator But ler last week. A significant para graph, which is not the least bit complimentary, expresses the Sena tor's high regard for the late popu list vice-presidential candidate : ;."And now it is announced that Hpn. Thomas E. Watson will contest the seat of Black from the tenth Georgia district. We have strained ourselves right much to be loyal to Watson since his nomination for the Vise-rsidency, but our strength Is now exhausted, and we give up the job of loyalty to him with a con vlct'on' that he is more sorts of a damned fool than Elliot F. Shepherd ever was." Mr. Moors Explains Dafaat. Mr. Walter E. Moore of Jackson county, the Democratic candidate for the legislature, who received tie veto November third and at the called election was defeated, was in Charlotte yesterday. Mr. Moore saidtotheNews: "Most of the Populists who voted cast .their ballots for the Republi can," though many of them voted for me. Maj. Guthrie and Senator Butler both strongly favored my election, but; the Populists of the other stripe favored the election of the Republican. ,"; ' ,'!What defeated me, though, was .Simply the use of money. I have been informed by the moct reliable persons that at least 13,000 in cash was spent In the county. The own ers of several . mines in the county threatened their employes with the loss of their situations If they voted for me, and that' had its effect. : "Where the heelers could not in fluence a man to Vote the Republican ticket they - pan him to stay at home. v ; . ,Ta Waadarars Raaaiosw - ; " 1 Invitatiqns have been issued to the Wanderers' re union to be held at Southern . Pines December 22nd and 23rd. This Is to be a gathering of Southern people who have settled In the North and they will be there from every Southern State. ; PRITCHARD NEEDED. Tha Seaata Mast Uava a BepnbUean o Saaars tha Paaaac of a Tariff Bill. . By Telegraph to thePress-Visitor. Washington, Dec. 16. In an in terview on the senatorial situation In North Carolina Senator Thurs ton, of Nebraska, a member of the national Republican committee, said: "The Republicans seem certain of forty-two seats in the next Senate If Mr.' Mantle, of Montana, should act with us, as I hope he will, at least oft, tariff matters, we will have forty-three. 'We would then need at least two more votes, together with the vote of the vice-president, to secure the passage of a tariff act. We hope to secure those two votes from Kentucky and North Carolina. The members of the national com mittee, so far as I know their jsenti- ments'-are very anxious that a Re publican tariff measure should be come operative at the beginning of the next fiscal year July 1st. It seems almost evident that no tariff legislation of a satisfactory character can pass Congress and become law this Session. The expectation is that such a law can be passed at an extraordinary session called soon after the fourth of March. "For myself, I feel that all pro posed financial legislation can be and ought to be postponed until this country has a chance to test the ef fects of the new protective tariff. We are, therefore, not interested very much now about money issues. Bnt it is of the greatest importance to have Senators enough thoroughly committed to the protective policy to secure the passage of a tariff bill. " The Senator then goes on to say that Senator Pritchard is known to be a strong protectionist. TODAY'S MARKETS. New Yoek, Dec. 16. Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbcrt & Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. C, over their special wire: MONTHS OFXM-HIGH-LOW- CLOS- January , 6 83 6 86 6 79 6 81 February, 6 90' 6 3 0 87 6 80 March, 6 99 7 03 6 96 6 98 April, 7 07 7 09 7 02 7 04 May, 7 14 7 16 7 09 7 12- June, 7 14 7 19 7 14 7 16- July, 7 23 7 24 7. 18 7 20 August, Sept'mb'r October, Novemb'r, December, 6 79 6 79 6 75 6 79- Closed steady; sales 162,400 bales. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: New York Stock Markat. Sugar HI American Tobacco Burlington and Qulncy 731 Chicago Gas 73 Des. and Cst. Peed General Electric 311 Louisville and Nashville 49 Manhattan 02 Rook Island 68 Southern Preferred 27 St. Paul 74i Tennessee Coal snd IrOL 25i Western Union 85f Cklaaco Grain and Provision Markat. Thefollowing were the closing quo tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market today: Wheat December, 761; May, 791 Corn December, 221; May, 251. Oats December 1 6i ; May 20. PorkJanuary, 7.65; May, 7.95. Lard January3.85; May, 4.05. Clear Rib Sides January 3.87; May 4.02. Llrarpool Cottoa Markat. December 3.69 Deoember-January 3.56 January-February 3.56 February-March 3.59 March-April 3.56 April-May 3.57 May-June 3.58 Closed barely steady, sales 15,000 hales. ; Cordon Jolly Dead. Cordon, the six-year-old son of Mr. B. R. Jolly, died last night afttr an Illness of two months. Cordon was a bright young feltaw of much promise. He was stricken with ty phoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Jolly's many friends extend sympathy. ' A Baantifnl Window. Messrs. Tucker & Co. have one of the handsomest displays in their big show window that ever "ornamented Fayetteville street : The eye of the passer-by is - tvreslstably thrown that way .r. At nearly all times of the day groups of admirers can be seen lnsront of the display. The elabo rate display Is In keeping with the handsome establishment, which has made the firm of Tucker & Co. fa mous. . ,'- 'V- v " - ; w m Minor Mattel for the Manipulated Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Ponrri of tba Mews Pietured on I'j per Point and People Pertinent! Pieked and Pithily p- in Print. Evangeline was enthusiastically received at its production in Rich mond. Two convicts from Craven and six from Halifax were placed in the pen yesterday. The trains from Henderson, Dur ham, Wake Forest and Louisburg brought inanumberof peopled uring the day who came to see Evangeline. There will will be a called meeting of importance at the headquarters of W. C. T. U. Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A full attendance desired. The executive committee of the board of directors of the penitentiary was in session this morning at the Treasurer's office, examining the penitentiary records. Prof. Meserve went to New York yesterday to confer with Mr. Shaw and others about the University. A free dispensary will likely be con nected with the Leonard Medical School. H. C. McNair of Maxton and W. S. Murdock of Asheville play for the chess championship in Asheville Ou the twenty-eight. h Delegates from Asheville, Charlotte and Wilming ton will witness the contest. There are two things a man never likes to lend : his gun or his watch. If you want a gun for a bunt don't bother your neighbor, but go to Brockwell. He has a fine line' of guns for rent. See ad. See the new announcement on the second page of the Raleigh Station ary Company and call and take a look at their elegant and beautiful holiday stock. You can not fail to find something attractive for a Christmas present. The Grade ". school vouchers arc being turned over to the sheriff for payment, but Sheriff Page has no funds on hand. Unless the people of Raleigh township pay their taxes promptly there is a possibility that the schools will have to close up. Our progressive druggist Mr. J. Hal Bobbitt has out a caleudar for 1897 which is a beauty and no mis take. It is adorned with a luscious basket of strawberries in rich colors and is most attractive in every de tail. At 11 o'clock tomorrow morning Miss "Anna Crow will be married to Mr. J. T. Alderman at Miss Crow's home on Halifax street. Relatives and friends from a distance have been invited to meet at Miss Crow's home tonight. Messrs. Thomas & Campbell an nounce today that they are ready for the Christmas trade with a most attractive line of rockers and every thing in the furniture line suitable for Christmas presents, They offer a nice rattan rocker for 90 cents and many other attractive bargains. The committee appointed by the last Legislature to examine the ac counts of the Auditor and State Treasurer is in session here. The following compose the committee, all of whom are present: A. F. Hileman, of Cabarrus; C. W. Mitch ell, of Bertie; W. R. Ellis, of Davie; D. R. Julian, of Rowan, and W. H. Farthing, of Watauga. We make our acknowledgments to Mr. C. Ironmonger, advertising agent of the Seaboard Air Line,for a beautiful and hsndsomely designed colored circular announcing Christ mas excursions and holiday rates. Tickets will be sold for distances of 300 miles and under at 2 cents per mile. Tickets will be put on sale December 22nd and the final limit will be January 4th. Wreck on the N. C. Railroad. There was an accident on the North Carolina railroad early this morning at Gibsonville, a station this side of Greensboro. A caboose and box car broke loose from a freight train just as it was pulling in at Gibsonville and ran back down grade for some distance. Another train came around a curve and struck the runaway, demolishing the front part of the engine and wrecking the caboose, which subsequently took fire and burned. -No one was In the caboose. . . - . AT A BIPE OLD AGE Dr. T. D. Martta Received Yesterday oa the Occasion of His Slst Birthday The elegant residence of Dr. and Mrs. T. D. Martin on Hillsboro . street was thrown open yesterday afternoon, and many were the guests who came and went from four to seven. The occasion was the celebration of the Doctor's 81st. birthday, an age ripe and mellow, far beyond the allotted three score years and tea, but one, we hope, not for many years to 3ome ready for the plucking. In ihc most tastefully arranged reception room Dr. and Mrs. Martin received their guest?, assisted by Mr A Q Holladay, Capt S A Ashe and M rs Rosa Ashe. Many pleasant toasts were drank to the doctor tor a continued long life. The illumina tion of this room was most beautiful and complete. In the center o the room, banked by evergreens, rosea gilded pyramid, from which eighty one vari colored wax candles threw their dazzling light into every cor ner, making it appear as most bril liant day . From here it was an easy step t the punch room, where the punch bowl was most gracefully presided over by Miss Mary Johnson and for those who chosing a milder re freshment Miss Kate Belvin offered the charm of her presence at the coffee table. Finally the guests were ushered into the refreshment room, where they were assisted to all manner of tempting delicacies by Misses Willie and Lizzie Ashe, Lydia Hoke, Susie Marshall and Nellie Skinner. Then, taking leave of the good doctor and wife, the guests vied in pronouncing it the most pleasant affair of the sea son. As for ourselves we can only repeat the good wishes of the others a locg life and a happy one. DELEGATES ELECTED By the Chamber of Commerce to Attend the Indianapolis Convention. The chamber of commerce held a special meeting in the Mayor's office at noon today for the purpose of electing two delegates to the mone tary convention which meets in In dianapolis January 12th. President Pogue presided and Secretary George Allen read a letter from Mr. H.H. Hanna, the chairman of the executive committee of the convention, inviting the chamber of commerce to send two representative business men as delegates. President Pogue expressed the opinion that the move was a very wise and patriotic one and a move ment in which all the trades unions and business exchanges should be interested. On motion of Mr. W. E. Ashley it was decided to send two delegates . from the chamber of commerce. Sec retary Allen stated that the citizens of Cincinnati would entertain the delegates after their arrival. Mr. J. G. Brown, cashier of the Citizeus' Bank, was elected a dele gate, though heisundecided whether he will be able to attend. . Capt S. A. Ashe, Mayor Russ, Mr. J. E. Pogue, Mr. J. C. Drewry and Mr. C. B. Barbee were nominated as dele gates, but they all stated that it would be impossible to attend the convention. Capt. J.J. Thomas was elected a delegate. The chamber then adjourned. EVANGELINE TONIGHT. The Great Musical Extravaganza Arrived In tha City This Afternoon. The Evangeline company with their complement of fifty six people arrived in the city this afternoon from Norfolk where the performance was enthusiastically received last evening. This musical extravaganza fs one of the largest productions ever in the South. Evangeline is a musical burlesque on Longfellow's poem and one of the greatest theatrical successes of mod ern times. Every body has heard of the Lone Fisherman and his ex traordinarily pretty girls. This unique attraction, girls and all with the exquisite music and fresh, up to date jokes, full of dynamite and caramels, is to fill the Academy .of Music tonight. - - Reserved seats on sale at King s drug store. The gallery is only fifty cents. v. New York la a BlUsard. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. , Nsw YoaK, Decl lfi. The city is In the center of a bliztarl. The wind is blowing seventy miles aa hour. Six inches of snow have fal. len and It is still snowing hard. ' ' ft . 'r I i. t At , HI IIS . ft . S 1 't