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SECRETARY OLNEY.
BUYING vWEST'POJNT. J
Louisville and HssbavlUe and Central
5 t J ' WW iiw . VP
It jThe Attlanta Constitution of yes
terday says: .
U- uaum auu wesi jroint biock is
la 4 demand, and it is said, that tyro
rallroais are after It : Usually, ex
i cept about dividend time, the stock
can .be 'picked up around par or a
little .beiowvl iJbir t it Is reported
that a sale has been made for 108 ;
'The Central "and the Louisville
. and Nashville are supposed to be
i the purchasers, Report has It that
both these companies are anxious to
writes.mkinley;;
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THE S. A, L'g. MOVE.
"Windy Billy" Handaraon Givea
,r President-Elect a Paw Tips. -"The
Honorable 'William .Fentress
Henderson, of ; Lexington, better
known as Windy" Billy"- and a
brother to the immortal "Rough,"
who has been endorsed by the Char
lotte Observer and other Democratic
papers for a cabinet position under
PrenidAnt-elnct Mcrtinlev. has ad
dressed the following letter tolhe
recently elected chief executive.
Major William McKinley, Presi
dent elect of the great, grand, pre
served American union, Canton,
Are .Far in Excess of
' Disbursements.
the
MUST CUT DOWN
Summoned Before. Forelca tttifcikA
tnlttea and Gives TeatisMay far -m
Several Hoar--.Says Heapon-,,
' ' albllitr with oonrress.
w.a&nlaV w A "i a Tta control the .West P9in. roaCi The Ohio,
If noiMJVMVll iS aVWJ AW, I v , ... . .11 . 1L .
,mmtT A.r-iir.iP- nf "uisviue ana. JNas.nvme warns , bt wear majoe
and In the second place to connect I tiona imade by my friends through
with the Georgia road, the press of North Carolina, indi
And then there may be still an- eating their wishes as to my welfare
other and evec greater "project . be I and as to your duty in the premises,
Madttai!5?? M. f i KIl is not through any supernuous
Suppose the iouisville and Nash-1 conceit or transcendent egotism that
Senate. met at . ten thirty this morn
ug All members were present
beoretary Olney appeared before the
committee. .. The proceedings were
conducted with the greatest possible
secrecy. A guard ' was placed out
side the door and all window . shades
were clofeely,dawtf.$T;. -f
' Secretary Olney 'appeared before
the. committee for ,tw; hours. He
was closely cross-questioned. After
his departure the,cpmmittee,without
a roll call unanimously -decided to
r .sport a resolution; declaring th in
dependenci pt, Cuba. As reported
it will ' be Pnt'resdluttori which
makes4 thd iac'tion. of, the President
necessaryU Although the resolution
will be reported to the Senate, Monf
day, no action is' likely t to te taken
until after the. holidays. fy'frtQf
The oommitjes changed" the reso
lution to Tead 'thf Unite States
will use its ffood' offices tor Cuba"
At
vlile should :'- secure' ! control of the
Atlanta and West Point and then
buy i Mr;gThomas Ryan's Seaboard
stock, h Tba would not control the
Seaboard; . but it - would have a ten-
dency to draw the roads closer to
gether. Then there would . be a
strong-through line from Norfolk to
New Orleans in direct ; competition
with the Southern all the way. , ''
The Louisville and Nashville now
I controls the Georgia road, claiming
that the Central's right in the joint
lease was forfeited when the Central j
failed to put up its share of the rental
I send these articles to you, but be
cause of the patriotic impulses that
move within my bosom. . The South
needs recognition at the hands of
the Republican party so as to foster
and develop the spirit of American
manhood and American womanhood
in the land of Dixie.
If you see fit to recogn'ze the
wishes of my friends and gratify
their desires, I shall feel forced to
sacrifice the remainder of my life as
ia the past, Selan
I was appointed. Assessor of Inter
nal Revenue for the 6th North Caro-
instead ,'of Should: user" ieto.
. - ...a... aa I iLAIUlDVlllD BUU..)9UTIU w w
-L thatPresldentGeorgeC Smith will
, gress'bad;1irsp6n8lbtd
that it mustlbe w.ith Congress and
one year during the Central's re- j gna district by President Grant,
celverSQip., uncs. ine Aiiania anu i Wtn my headquarters at iaaiisoury,
WeBt passes into tne nanas 01 ine
Louisville and Nashville it is said
hot with the admiuiBtraofl v"The
acknowledgement ' of - Cuban' , inde
pendence, " he said was an indirect
declaration of war against &paia. jt --
CAJiDxs, :S'Jr.,Deo, J9,-rOn hun
dred young men of this city last
bight marched down fifth street to
Federal, -At the 'corner of the tyo
streets an effigy of Capt. Gen, ' Wey
ler was hung to a telegraph pole.
The figure was clad in a soldiers
JiilcrnijiBiacrOBa 'Th'J118 :wero
the words 'Weyler th' .coward."
The effigy was removed by ths an-
lbnriUpq .
, , , frt ,,B ,V ,
Madrid, Deo. J8. The minister
of war denies that it Is his Intention
to replace Gen Wey ler in Cuba.
Tralned Nnraea for Cuba. ',r
By Telegraph to the Pres-Visitor.
MivneaMpis. Minn., s Dec.. 18,;'
Rvnral trained "nurses of this city
have volunteered jo tfo to Cuba, "an4
manager of the Georgia, as he is now
of the Atlanta and West Point and
the . Western of Alabama'. " Mr.'
Smith Vinanagement of thetworoads
of which he Is the. head leads all
others?-in - this .part . of the
country the past year or two. . His
earnings have shown a steady in-
crease,.and while he has expended
m6ney liberally in' keeping np the
roadbed and equipment, tne net
earnings have been excellent. Every
month shows, an increase over the
corresponding month of last year.
i The1 passenger earnings ior o-
vember and December last year
were larger' than the earnings from
the same source this year, but that
is explained by the fact that the ex
position travel war very Heavy iast
laii. - wnea, January j si, uuiuca,
however! the earnings of the West
Point and the western of Alabama
will be ahead of the earnings for the
first half of the last fiscal year .
. In buying Atlanta and west Jmnt
stock.' ;: therefore, ths purchasers,
N.C-i which office I held until it
was abolished. During my admin
istration there was not a man shot,
killed or put in jail. I increased
the volume of collections and assess
ments almost double in said district.
The Hon Mr. Shobor (Democrat)
was elected to congress by a ma
jority of over four thousand, but at
the next election, when I ran for
congress in the 5th district, I cut
the majority of ilemocracy down to
less, than fifteen hundred when it
had heretofore ben about five
thousand majority.
I made the first Republican speech
ever made,' on Ihe 4th day of July,
1903, In tUe bv-nirtlful tittlo-town or
Lexington; General Ifilpatrick and
all of W tropp9 wore present, and
It was considered by the general to
Or Increase the Taxea Says the Legisla
tive committee in its Report- -Trea
surer Worth Says Peerease
Expenditures.
The committee appointed by the
legislature to examine the accounts
of the treasurer and auditor for the
fiscal year ending November 30th,
1895 and 1896 made their report to
day to the General Assembly of
North Carolina.
The annual statement having the
aggregate of receipts and disburse
ments of public funds for the fiscal
year ending November,' 1895. is
shown to be as follows:
Receipt of public funds, $1,433,-
423.85; educational fund $49,747.37.
The disbursements of public funds
were $1,343,013.55, and the educa
tional fnnd $14,695.71.
This shows a balance of public
funds in the Treasury, December 1,
95 of $90,410 . 30. Of the educational
fund there was $35,151.60.
The receipts of public funds for
the year ending November 30th,
1896, was $1,333,493.23; the receipts
of educational funds was $36,707.01.
The disbursements of public funds
was $1,245,140.20; of educational
funds.it was $1,648.70.
This leaves a balance pf public
funds in the treasury of $88,353.03.
The balance of the educational fund
is $35,056.31.
In submitting its report the
committee says: "The warrants
drawn on the treasurer during said
fiscal years were in accordance with
the law in such cases made and pro
vided. The amount shown to be in
the treasury by the books Novem
ber 30, 1896 was verified by actual
count. The books iu the offices oi
the state treasurer and state auditor
were found to to neatly and accu
rateiy opt. .
By reference to the report of the
committee to tha geuejal assembly
of 1895, it will be seen that the ag
The Seaboards Plan Cammcads Itself to
Everybody aa Praerical.
The Atlanta Constitution says:
The Seaboard Air Line's plan to
establish experiment farms every
ten miles along the line created a
great deal of talk yesterday.
The company owns land along its
entire line, except in the cities and
towns, and at some stations it has
tracts which would make fine farms.
This land was bought when the
right of way was secured,
For some time past the division
superintendents have been going
over the system selecting the tracts
for the farms. Captain Burkeley
superintendent of the Atlanta and
Monroe division, the Georgia. Caro
lina and Northern, went over the
entire division with Mr Patrick on
a small handcar run by steam.
They made a careful examination
of the ground and picked out the
places which seemed best adapted
to the experiments.
With a farm every ten miles, hun
dreds of planters in Virginia, the
Carolinas and Georgia will have an
object lession in farming right before
their eyes. No farmer along the
road will be more than Ave miles
from one of these experiment farms.
It is believed that the influence on
neighboring farmers will be vast.
As it is demonstrated that this or
that crop can be successfully culti
vated, neighboring planters will get
the benefit.
Travelers will not fail to derive
strong impressions from what they
see and the farms will be great ad
vertisements of the country through
which the railroad passes. Home-
seekers will be enabled to see what
the soil can produce and the experi
ment farms will no doubt prove a
valuable adjunct to the immigration
department of the Seaboard system.
Captain Berkeley is up on the line
this week, partly on business in
connection with the establishment
of these farms. It is understood
that the company wiUbegin planting
in the spring and will put In diver
sified crops all along the road from
Atlanta to Norfolk.
HELPBU1LJ$TUP.
school Children Aski
Oift to the Be
' .o Make a
Ol Library.
Tho libraries at the graded schools
arc greatlv in need of books. In
fact only a beginning in the way uf
libraries has been made. The books
the school have arc well selected
and are in constant use. The teach
ers are doing a wtt-k in cultivating
in the children a love of good litera
ture and in directing them to the
best books suitable .o their u;c ana
advancement.
But the demaud is greater than
the supply. It is really sadvto seo
the little girls ask for a book and bo
told they ire all out.
Superintendent Howell wishes the
Passs-Visitor to ask all the friends
of the public schools, pupils, parents
and everybody who is interested in
this good work, to give a book or set
of books now as a Christmas present
to the school libraries. Some books
have already been given. There are
hundreds of others in the families
of Raleigh that the children have
never read, and that are idle on
tho shelves or moulding in dark
closets. It will need only this sug
gestion to bring out many of these,
and put them where they will con
tinue to do good.
short -. statements;
Minor .Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
TODAY S aLAKJvfiTiS.
be the finest and best union Speech I Kre4rate value of both funds in the
was $dil,-
tney agree pay wwher tj... are individuals or cor-
matters - . Jf,aa :
ever made by an American;
Pima, lot me know bv letter or
wire what your Intentions are in re
gard to this matter-
Some of my friends are very anx
ious that I should accept a foreign
mission, but that will be Impossible
bn account of my extensive farming
interest.
if some one wilt' arrange
so that they can get-there. - Eighty
men have volunteered and the Junta
in New York has been telegraphed
to see if there was not some way in
whinh nurses in particular could
' ' reach Cuba, as it is believed ' that
wr twa are fullv a dozen nurses her
.
who are witung to go, , a fj.
" Maria Barber! Disappears.
home as nossible.
porationsget a safe dividend payer j j the mostgood for my
wane ine unes are uuuor oi r.KJuiLu
management.
STATE SHORT ON FUNDS.
TMiinnt Worth Isaaea "Crr of Vara
. : Times" to Vartoma Bhenrrs.
Treasurer Worth, today issued
the following circular letter to the
sheriffs of all the counties, calling
on them to make immediate settle
ment:' t
You will bear with me, I am sure,
when I insist upon the importance
of the prompt remittance of your 1896
By Telegraph to the PrM-Visitor.
Niw Yobk, Dee,' 18, Marie JBar-
berl. who had twice- been tried for
the murder of Domonlco Cataldoonce
convicted and finally acquitted, has
disappeared from home. Thdfamllf J State taxe3 this office. The first
is puzzled as to her whereaoouis. i flay o tne pre8ent fiscal year uec.
All her mother-tknows Is that she i, 1896) found the State Treasury
left Marie In the tomeof countess 1 1 wUv iesg tbaa $88,000 of available
Dl Brazza in -company wttn a, woman 01, fa hand; with which to meet
unknown 10 ner. y 1 the following oougauons uuuug uu
this month and next: .
Pensions ..... i. 10
Interest on 4 per ct. bonds, 66,600
Pnrttnn of annual BDDrO- ' '
prlations for '97.. 60,000
Half the expense of the.
Total present needs.".... 268,400
. . Who Will Be Clerk f j
"Judge Dick will probably this
week appoint a successor to tne law
" Ji O. ratterson. clerk of the federal
court JtAsheville. This place Is a
ver v if ood one and "pays , weU for
these hard times," the maximum
allowed bv law being $3,000. There
are said to have been thres "appli-
runU for the place before "Patterson
was burled. Among the candidates
fnr the nosltlon are said to be Mr.C.
B. Moore, the present assistant; Mr
rni. v. Mnnra. of Jackson, and
Mr S C Satterthwaite; of Waynes-
villa. . -.il ' J-HU'.Jfi
To nulldon tba Markham Site.
The Atlanta Journal of yesterday
' s!ivs: Atlanta will soon have another
Vandsome new business . block, as
' owners of the Markham-House
on Loyd street, ad joinipg the
V-A-fia railroad tracts, nave w
cide.d to erect thereon a modern six-
Kfnrv structure, a ', Vr
Tt,n owners of the property, Dr.
D. f "aiding. Mr. JohnSilver ana
t a .l m.i(a. .f Ma-
svc. rave nau iuo nu' v- -r
n cf the lot under considera-
n for some time and have just
' 1 a conclusion to put a six-
ry building, aSapted to the uses
1'Sheriffs and tax collectors can be
H service to their ; respective coun
ties and save "their circulating me
dium to that extent In their cojamunl-
ties by cashing, as far as ' possible,
out of lax funds in hand, all pension
warrants. These warrants are just
as good as cashi Itt inaktng your set
tlements with thta office, when coun
ters:
them.
t tvuai taa will realize the im-1 -
portance Of prompt action,- and let
country.'
With best wishes for your future
welfare, and with kindest regards
to Mrs. MoKlnley, I remain,
Yours most .cordially,
Cot. Wk Fsntrbss Henderson.
P. S. We must rescue Cuba from
the clutches of Spain.
' Held the Vestibule.
Rice's Evangeline Company came
up from Raleigh this morning en
route to Savannah, where tney are
to appear tonight. The train from
Raleigh was late, but the vestibule
was hold for over one hour to ac
commodate them.-VThe Greensboro
Record. .
v 5 yiia Palmetto Eailway.
President Hoffman and Vice Pres.
tdent St John, of the Seaboard Air
Line, were here yesterday attending
the meeting of the stockholders 01
the Palmetto Railway; The latter
extends from Hamlet N, C, to Che-
raw, S. C. and was recently sold
under foreclosure." It was reorgan
ized. ' Mr. Hoffman is president.
treasurv November '94
327.00. On the thirtieth of Novem
ber, 1896 the aggregate balance of
both funds amounted to $123,411.!.
showing a difference against the last
two fiscal years of $87,905. 4.
The aggregate receipts for the
past two fiscal years to the public
fund, amounts to $2,375,324.67; the
disbursements for the past twofiscal
years amounts to $2,588,153.75,
Showing an excess of expenditures
over receipts of $212,829.08.
During the past two fiscal years,
the taxable property in the state,
has decreased in valuation to near
five and a half million dollars, so it
will be observed, in order to pre
serve the credit of the state the rate
of taxation-will have to be raised or
expenditures decreased.
Th nnrk is sicrneu by U n.
Julian, W H Farthing and WREllis.
Treasurer Worth is now pre-
Dirincr his report. He will recom
mend to the legislature that the ex
penditures of the government be de
creased in order that the expenses
may be met.
Niw Yoax, Dec. 18.
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire
OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS
MONTH8. IN0 BgT B8T jjjq
January, 6 92 7 00 6 79 6 79
February, 7 04 7 06 6 89 89
March, 7 11 7 18 6 9ff 6 97
Aprll, 7 22 7 22 1 03 7 03
Mav, 7 30 7 31 7 10 7 11-
June, 7 34 7 34 7 16 . 7 16-
July, 7 39 7 40 7 19 7 1
August,
Sept'mb'r,
Ootober,
Novemb'r,
December, 6 94 6 94 6 76 6 76-
Closed s teadv sales 246,300 bales.
VOLUNTEERS FOR CUBA
- . - . Edaeatlonal Association,
The Southern Educational Assocla
tion will hold its annual meeting ai
Mobile. Ala, December 29th, 30th
and 31st - The broceedlngs will be
participated in by many prominent
Southern educators, ana tne mees-
lenw.wnn. iUUi , -.Uw promises to be oneofunexcep
i?her!lln? tbnalSreit.:,"V,,.- ,,v t
n..i ..-ti - ;f 1 i"--;s ::,y , ,.
: y Car Load r laaiana revpia. r , -,
A car load of native North Caro-
your -State taxes come right on M 1 liutans arrived In Greensboro last
fast as possible. with tne seasons n, bt from indujna. : They came to
spend Christmas with relatives. The
party went In different directions,
five going to Winston. - ;
best wishes, I am respectfully,
. ! w-t-- W.: H. WOETH,
. u:i - i - State Treasurer.
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nucnsnlshed Confederate Offleer
Writea ta Governor Carr.
If the JfJnited States and Spain
should bo to war. no state in ine
union would furnish a larger num
ber of volunteers than North Caro
lina. Indeed, many applications
have been received.
Gov. Carr received the following
letter today from a very distingu
ished officer In the Confederate army
and who is one of the most influ
ential citizens in the state: ybuouia
the present complications w ith Spain
hrinff on a war betweeatnai country
and the United States and the presi
dent call for volunteers I . beg to
tender to your excellency my ser
vices io' raise a regiment of ex con
federates as a part ; of North Caro
lina's quota. I would . Ilka once
more to hear the old rebel- yell and
seo the Confederate line charge and
when it was over, where wouldjhe
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
New York Stool Market.
Sugar !W
American Tobacco "44
Burlington and Quincy 69t
Chicago Gas
Des. and Ct. Feed
General Electric 30
Louisville and Nashville 451
Manhattan 7
Rook Island 64
Southern Preferred 24
St. Paul 10
Tennessee Coal Iron 24
Western Union J
Chloao Grain and Provisloar Market.
Thefollowing were the closing quo
tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat December, 76i; May, 79.
Corn December, 221; May, 251.
Oate December 1 61 ; May 20.
Pork January, 7.57;May, 7.87,
Lard January3.82; May, 4.00.
Clear Bib Sides January 3.85;
May 4.00.
' Liverpool Cotton Market.
December 4.01
Deoember-January 3-61
January-February 3-'l
February-March 3.60 b
March-April , 3-i
April-May 362
May-June..
Closed steady, sales 15,000 bales.
' S. ' Tha Corbatt.FltaataBmoM MUI.
The JTcss-Vtoitor Will Be 35 Ccate Per
Month Alter January 1st.
The Press-Visitor has now for
nearly a year and a half been greet
ing its readers every afternoon, re
plete with all the news of the day,
both at home and at a distance, and
throughout aU that time the univer
sal verdict of its readers has been
and is that it is the best daily paper
ever published in Raleigh. It has
also taken, its place in the journal
istic field as the best and most up-
to-date afternoon daily paper ever
published in the State. While
giving our patrons a paper wnicn
has been in every way superior to
its predecessors, the price has re
mained the same and the Puess
Visitor at 25 cents per month is to
day the cheapest newspaper , in the
Ctotn. Va.uu if our.. onfm tOw -1
raries charge four dollars and five
dollars per year and none of
our contemporaries, wo
Charge as law1 as ,; the. PBESB-Yjsrtoa
at three dollars per year.
The time has now been reached
when it is felt by the management
that in view of the superior quality
of the newspaper which we give to
our readers and the fact that other
similar journals, whose newscolumns
are not so pretentious and so com
prehensive as ours, charge at i
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During the approaching session
of the legislature we propose to
give our readers complete accounts
of the deliberations of that boay ana
our expenses for that time will be
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As we have been broadening and
widening our scop'' our expenses
have been otherwise increased and
in the past year we have also borne
the expense of equipping this office
with a complete new outfit of the
most modern and attractive type,
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Accordingly on January 1st, the
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$4 00 per year if paid in advance.
We take this step feeling sure
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that the Press-Visitor is fully worth
this small nrlce and that we
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AA . I. a mn11
Pnt-lourri of the News Matured o9
per -Volnts and PeopH Pertinent y
Picked and Pithily Pv la
Print.
Mr. Frederick Going, of New
York, gave a Shakespearin recital
at tho Institute for the Blind last " '"
night:' His subjeot' -was Hamlet .f, '
Tonight be will give another read
ing from Shakespeare's King Henry
V.
A special communication of Hiram
Lodge No. 40, A F and A M, will
be held this evening at 8 o'clock.
Work in the third degree. All
Master Masons are cordially invited
to attend. ,
The weather is bad but it does not
prevent Messrs. Thomas and Camp
bell from making big sales every
day from their complete stock for
the holiday trade. Call and see
them for Christmas gifts.
The case against the young mn
Garrner, charged with beating Viola
Mendozia came up in police court to
day. Miss Mendozia was not pres
ent and her whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Frank Strocacb's great sale
of horses and vehiclos will take
place tomorrow rain or shine, hail
or snow. Mr. Stronach will offer
some extraordinary bargains and it
Will ba a good opportunity to pur
chase. Don't miss it.
Don 't forget the entertainment to
morrow night at the Blind Institu
tion. The charge of admission is
only 25 cents for adults and 15 cents .
for children under fifteen years of
age. The programme is a very ex
cellent one and the cause a worthy
one.
n.
Bermaa'a Fanaral Sunday. --
By TeWraphf to the PraM-Vlsltor.
New. York, Deo. 18.-Tha body
Alexander Hermann arrived . this
morning. The funeral win vane
tilace from thenv Masonlo tempie
Sunday. . ' '.. v
fn tha, Ahaoel at the soldiers'
home last night St the conclusion o
prayer-meeting. Mr. Walter Jnstlce
and Miss ! Katia&s.Mathewa,; were
united lnvmarrlage. Revi Alvin
Betts officiating. . Both of this city.
I Spaniards be. '
Private Secretary. Telfair was tor
Aav eneaged in preparing and for-
warding commissions to the newly
elected Congressmen, Judges ana
Solicitors. , ,
By Telegraph to the Press-VUltor,
Sanfsancwco, Dec. I8.r-Managet
Julian wired this morning that he
would leave for New York with
Fhzsimmons to sign articles for the
fight with Corbet March T?, Cor-
bett signed the articles yesterday,
The fight will probably take place
In Mexico. -
are fuliv entitled to the small in
crease asked, and that hey will
continue their patronage whervthey
have heretofore deemed it worthily
bestowed.
Weather Conditions.
Tho storm from the west has
moved rapidly eastward across the
Lake region, causing increasing
cloudiness and rainy weather to the
east aad snow in the Lake( region.
The weather haw oiearea over' wis
Rocky Mounta'nislope, froe Nprt
JJDakotat. ""ex-s'ih which section
the bare tf w Jiigu 'Mother
consider !e t wave has appear
ed ia the pxtiein northwest, a tern
oerature 10 iilrrees "below xero
being reportedja ttismarck, a fall of
26 deeres uf Uig the past 24 hours.
The ten pcrature- has fallen 1n the
central t alley aaJ Visen in the east.
Mr. Sherwood Hiirirs. who has for
so many years representea ine wen
known firm of John E. Hurst & Co.,
of Baltimore, has quit the road to
t V.: ! nttorl'inn tn his AX. IF"!""
tensive business here. He is sue- .- n.
ceeded by Mr. Nelsom M. King, a ;
brother of Ben King, who was for "f?T
the most DODular and
successful drummer in the South.
Mr. Nelson King is also well known
in North Carolina, having formerly
represented Johnson, Omohundro
Co., of Baltimore.
They New York papers announce
the marriage of Mr. James S. Meng,
for several years a professor in the
A & M. College in this city, which
occurred in the former named city
yesterday. Mr. Meng led to the
altar Miss Loula Amelia Bischoff, a
daughter of Judge Bischoff of the
New York Supreme Court. Mr.
Meng is a son of Judge Meng of
Louisiana and is pleasantly remem
bered iu Raleigh.
Kobsoa Last Night.
The appearance of Mr. Stuart
Robson and his excellent company
at the Academy of Musio last even
ing was one o' the most enjoyable
theatrical events of recent years.
The audience that greeted this cele
brated actor was not so large as It
should have been.
Mr. Robson was heartily applaud
ed, as was Madame Jaunuscnex.
"Mrs. Ponderbury's Past is one Of
the few 1 gitimatc comedies before
the people. Laughter was irreslst
able. Few Raleighites had listened
to Mr. Robson 's eccentrio speech,
but should he come here again he
would be greeted by a great house.
Miss Kathryn Osterman, the ''ex-
music
hall singer," made a pleasant
hit in the second act. Her work
throughout was very meritorious.
' Champion Hog KUltaf
Mr. J. M. Morning Of Morrlsvllle
lives in a champion hog growing
section. Mr, Morning gave some
interesting facts this morning ab)ut
the festive porkers killed this week. -
J. H. Morrow killed a. twelve vm
months old hog that weighed 4.Z;
pounds. Mr. J. H. Bibson killed
one of the same age M tipped the ,
scales at 345 pounds. .-, , -t
An eighteen months old hog be-
longing to W. H. Merritt weighed . v
AOA nnun da Sarera.1 nftlffhhora hlVa "
liii.j ia' Iuui. that MftnaA .r:.
U.-.nt nAnla In - tha SPAIO-Ktnf
. . ... . i . . iL, 1 I '
llOgS Klliea in iua Beiguuuruivu .
and 35 more are yet to be killed. ; ' 1
Two coloied Democrats, two miles .-j
Irom MOrrisvuis naa icu pounua
after a hog killing. -
wholesale houses, on it.