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VOt XXVI. NO. 51.
RALEIGH, N. C, 8ATDRDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1896.V
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NElf-RAILROADS;
. Many Milti Built hi the Sonth Iq tbe Last
- V VvByTeJegraph to thPeea-Viaitor. ;
- ' Batnom, Deo. 19. The Manu
' - facturers' Record publishes reports
. j howing the aggregate' amount of
" 'railroad building la the South dur-
;lnsr the last twelve months, the total
for that time C9fr miles," against 692
miles in 1895. While this shows
decrease of 100 miles, it is believed
that the proportionate decrease
throughout the country has been
very j much larger,: and .tha the
South' hai thls year bulH a larger
percentage of the total mileage of the
country than ever before.- The de-
tails show the mileage by States as
follower t.
Maryland,' j;WesC yirglnlaj. 19;
North Carolina, 27; South Carolina,
0; Georgia, 67; Florida, 80; Alabama,
t8;Mississippr,t86j Loislana,f 87;
i Texas, 77; Arkansas, 91; Tennessee,
. 4; Kentucky, 17. ' .;
-; ' And the railroad and industrial
' enterprises .reported for the week
were a contract for ballaaing' 900
miles of railroad in .Texas at an ag
gregate reported expense of 11,000,
' 000; plans for the building of a belt
; railroad to Norfolk,' A contract has
been let for the building of. the new
-elevator at Galveston to cost $200,000
.'and to have a capacity of 150,000
bushels. '
- GOVEBNOi INTERFERE
" SeVerel Prisoner Granted
Pardons "A
''" , ' JhiUmaaPortert Trick.
M
dMr-H.'"A'5 London, of Pittsboro,
I representing' the board of commis-
sioners of Chatham county, seoured
a pardon yesterday from , Governor
. .Carr for John Cary Green, who was
sentenced last August to twelve
months imprisonment on a charge of
obtaining money under false pre
tenses. - . ; ' '
i ' Green is almost in a dying condl;
' tion, being a sufferer from consump
tion. kr " . V
.: Green was aullman porter and
one day at Aberdeen while hard up
i t for funds he circulated among the
' oolored people, lelng them that he
was the head man of the Pullman
' , porter service and that npoa. the
: payment of a. sifi&K ftehe could se
cure positions for, them. ; In this
' - : way he secured some IS or 110 and
" vras finally sentenced to ? twelve
r, months imprisonment;-1 C' '. ' '.
- Governor- Carr also granted ' an
, instanter T pardon yesterday to
Charles J. Pratt, John Harris and
'Wm. Liggett, police officers of Eden
l ton, who were sentenced to 12 and
L 6 months terms of imprisonment in
' Chowan county jail by Judge E. W.
V-TimberlakeljTha policeman, were
- found guilty of assaulting a oolored
tnan while under arrest : j; The latter
- was Lken In custody on a eharge of
breaking in a store and resisted the
. officers making vicious attacksjapon
them. - In conveying the prisoner to
the jail the bffioers did him personal
" injury. : Subsequently the negroe's
.; ifriends swore out .warrants for aa
, sault against the Officers, ":v'J
: ' The facts Were presented to the
governor by Mr. J H Pruden ' and
W H Bond, of . EdentonK. who re
turned home yesterday. ' , '
:r:"'i'ilUwha4lhaHa'AwairaBa''i'ji-'.
The Fayetteville Observer tells
'this storyt-. ' , ' "
-( Sunday Mr. John McNeill was
; ma'd to Miss. Hattia, Memory In
Gra Creek township; by Sqniret
John;, ,lin Smith,: .the great Mmar-
' ryingjusUce'irasWi'V-'"-
" The young kdy hacT run away
" from home and met her lover by ap
ipolntment, Afcer the marriage the
. young couple, with the best man
" driving, jumped jnto a jwo horse
' ve'ulcle and ; were ;bein whirled
: along the chickon road, on their way
to the groom's home", '"when j they
were overtaken by the bride's broth-
,'ers. ' A pitched battle ensued, and
after a . stiff but bloodless fight the
brothers .conquered a and 'marched
the wedding party home.1 They then
1 dispatched a , message . to 'Squire
-; Smith to find out if the marriage had
J really taken place.". Receiving an-
Bwer that it had, the family nude
the best of Ihe situation, forgave the
young folks and had a general joJlifl-
- cation. -. r':'. : ;
Durine the flshton the road one
of the brothers, "who had thejest
man on his back with a grip on his
throat, cried out: "They are having
a time at home." The best man re
plied. "And it seems to me we are
having a time here." ' - ' .
" A Servant htr Cfeotoe. ".;;.''V'r
Bt Telegraph to Uie Presa-VUitbr.'
Milan, Dec. 19. It '".'reported
that a daughter of Signor Crispo
bas eloped with one of her servants.
Olney .Deprecates .Adoption
sv, of Cuban Resolution.' J
iu a, .nuiim-uM. .... . 4
HALE SERVES NOTICE
That Ha Will fee FUlbaaterlag Taettoa ia
. the 9cnatejl Spanish toaaal Ar ;
- -v - J "t ft'ai '
" . ' b M'ajwaota. .,
. WashInotom,' 1 Deo. W.Senator
Hale, has announced that he will
oppose the Cuban resolution in the
senate even to the" extent of filibus
tering. .Lively times are expected
when congress meets after the holi
days in this matter; but many legis
lators think no action will be taken.
Secreatary Obey 'authorized" an
interview this morning He depre
cates the adoption of. the Cameron
resolution by the 'senate committee
and warns eonvress that the recog
nition ot Cuba Is purely an execu
tive matter, which the resolution
cannot compel. - ',;--'r''':'',3 , ,
Nw , Yobk, Bec.1 19. The . flag
ship New-York dropped-; down .the
bay this morning and anchored near
Tompkinsvlllef ;? Pursuant to orders
received the NaVyr;DepSrtmentwlll,
proceed to Hampton. Boads Monday
aocompanled by the Maine From
Hampton Roads ' she wilt : probably
gotoKeyWest:S::-Ai:;n'
St. PArt, Deo. 19. The Spanish
consul, Fernando Uanowas; arrsV
ed on the street here pearly -this
mornings - A policeman ' questioned
him as to where" he was going. ' He
resented this and was Jacked up.
He gave bail ' which he forfeited
when the case came to oourt, .
Paris, Dec.? ,19. The Figaroi
commenting upon .the action of the
Senate committee yesterday, says;
' In view of the fact that Spain has
firmly resolved upon' war .with the
United States, in the event of re,
ceiviag , positive insult, President
Cleveland will refuse to sanction a
resolution mkinfar.inevitabl.!
Madbid, Dec.' 19-. iTbe -govern-
tnent of Brazil has formerly declamd '
that It will not reoognita the Cuban
independence.! Theltalian govern
ment has taken measures to prevent
Italians embarking to Cuba. ,
Moving on Havana. ' - ":
By Telegraph to the PreasiVlsitor.' J
Hataka : Dec.- , 19 It Is now
established beyond a doubt that the
insurgents are concentrating their
forces in the province of Santa Clara
with the intention, apparently, of
moving .westward toward the Pro
vinces of Matanias and Havana.; -
The; Zaragoea' Battalion, at' Sin
Nombre and Maraguaya,' Province
of . Santa Clara, Bas been engaged
with f band of 500 insurgents under
the leadership Of Ramon Alvarex.
The enemy left' 15 killed and the
countrymen of that vicinity say that
the insurgents carried t away 8"
wounded. The troops had one captain
and Ave soldiers. ;'vl;.';
Barjlafa TooK Sapper.
By Telegraph to the Prea-Viltori :
' Pwi Plains, Deo.r l'9. A 4aring
robbery occurred thaee. miles west
of this place' last night .Three mask
ed men called at the housenf Thomas
Fulton at 8 o'clock and held him' up
at point of a ? pistol. ; They bound
and gagged him and two sisters who
In th hnnsfl wfth Mm. "-'Than
they vave laudanum to the old feeble
mother, - After exploring the house
and securing several hundred doU
lars, the burglars ate a hearty sup
per and left The police have ser.
era! clews and hope to capture the
men. '- .'i'' ' ' F
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' '.Ifaw Norfolk Llae StaaaMr, 'i.y
The Baltimore- Herald ; says:
It is now . authoritatively stated
that the new steamer line establish
ed by the Southern Railway between
Norfolk and Baltimore last summer,
and which was the cause of the rate
war between the .Southern and the
Seaboard Air Line, is to be continued
despite the proposed transfer or
amalgamation of the Seaboard and
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
br the Ryan syndicate. It is now
stated ; authoritatively that "i the
Southern will shortly .advertise for
bids for the construction of a new
and modern passenger steamer. She
will be one of the largest sad finest
of her type, and will be built for
great speed.; . The specifications are
now being drawn, and contemplate
s vessel similar to and on the lines
of the- New York Sound steamers.
It has not been decided when the
vessel will be built. ;
ODD FELJX)WS C0IUMN.
Matters of Interest Pertaining to the
I ,1 .i'V- Triple link Order. ' " 1
t'ThSt was a pleasant tteetlug with
yapim xaage iass xuesaay evening.
.? Brother W. W. Yopp,vof WUming
ton, writes that their joint meeting
'was clear out of Bight'J'ln enjoy
ment
: A neat invitation is being sent out
by Rockingham , Lodge No. ; 178 to
a banquet to be given by them on
December 29.
1 Ho, therel you brother who could
not endure the sultry nightsof June,
why dont you go to Lodge now?
Builders' dp o put rolten timber
into vessels, 7and we must not put
bad timber into Odd Fellowship.
If all men could see the good deeds
done by Odd, Fellowship in a single
day, there would not be nights
enough in a year in which to confer
degrees. ' ' " V . ' .:'.' -;
The Odd ' Fellows Home -of Illi
nois, located at Lincoln, Is caring
for 98 children at a cost of $13,161.82
for the year endingOctober 31, 1896.
Receipts $17,878.85." '
Odd Fellowship cultivates ' the
social graces; it promotes peace and
discourages' strife; it is religious,
not sectarian; patriotic, not partisan;
it lessens the burdens of humanity
and makesjhuman beings better in
SvCry respect..
It?
r ' ' Oar Joint Meetlage.
While? Wilmington Odd r Fellows
are. enjoying feast kh thej way of
joint meetings . between tfie' 's'ubor
dinato lodges, our capital oity breth
ren are never jn theurch." Their
second joint meeting was held on
Tuesday jetng th lth in . the
lodge frpnn of Capital loclge No.
147. At the beginlng'of the cere
mony 'Noble Grand VT. W. .Wilson
delivered an improxptu address of
welcome to visiting members of
Mantep No. 8 and Seaton Gales No.
61 whjch made every brother feel
teat he was welcome indeed.-. The
iirstarcaUr of the evening was our
beloved brother Dlnwlddie of Peace
Institute.' His' subjeot 'Oitisen
manner In wbicb the speaker 'handled
sutopetwuinave aonefcreau
t a embajrthl sovereigtl 'grand
ioaVe. The next address was from
our grand secretary brother B. H.
Wopdell who told Wi&e progress of j
this noble order since the: last an
nual repbrfc v - That Void , war horse"
as he is familiarly called, lost none
of his laurels, for he convinced the
brethren that Odd Fellowship is fast
taking its place in this jurisdiction
and is uniting man with man in fra
ternal accomplishments. -; ,
Past Grand McMackin, of No. 8,
then held the audience spell-bound
for a brief space of time. He spoke
very eloquently of the beauties and
possibilities of the third degree, and
when "Brother Mac," with his un
bounded flow of oratory, has once se
renaded an audlenoe there is joy in
every heart ana smiles on every
-countenance. "," ' .,
After these speakers there was
several impromptu speeches by other
brethren, Prof.' Bryan making a
"Capital" good speech in a few
wovdS At $be f conclusion : one of
our Past Grand Masters, Bro. C. F.
Limsden a member of this Lodge,
had something to say and when he
Says anything you may maalf say it
i8'wellsaid.';5rr--:--7:
. t nuts lua. buwuvb t wee j eucu
nearxyswot taouanayarn
took a very striking and forcible oc
currence to illustrate it so as to be
rightly comprehended by - the ques
tioner.;; Your neighbor is expected
to exemplify , the golden rule, of do
ing unto you as he would have you
do unto blm. He is also expected to
love you as he loves himself, to be
kind to you, lenient in observing
your fanltsv forgiving , toward you
when you offend. lut is he requir
ed to do all this unless yon are his
neighbor? Ah, there oomes the
question. - If you are not his neigh
bor how can he be yours? What you
expect of him he has a right to ex
pect of you; this is equity if it is. not
law. -
. But the occurrence related, in IU
lustrmting this reply to the question
seems to go farther than , equity de
mands; it shows that to be a neigh.
bor i n the true sense, one .must be
willing to practice the golden rule
even toward an enemy; , Is this a
hard task 7 No doubt to many it Is.
It Is not an easy ; thing to do until
you have conquered and learned to
control! self. Self-denial is an at
tribute of Odd Fellowship. The
sublime lessons It teaches and incul
cates, gives to those who are seek
ing to conquer Self and to build up
the, spiritual man, true man a larger
and more comprehensive idea of
what constitutes the true elements
of a neighbor. . How few of us fully
comprehend' 'those sublime lessons
and endeavdi ' indoctrinate them
into Our daily life. :' If every Odd
Fellow was a neighbor to some one
who is not a member, as -yell as to
those who rre by right of fraternal
ties, not neighbor alone, but what
is closer still, a ; brother, how long
would we havO to wait for the mil
lennium ? ' Brother . if you are no
ones neighbor.; who are you, and of
what good 1 arO .you Ponder well
the lessons taught1 you and try to
conform your life,? every day and
every way so as to be a neighbor to
some one, and
hay? stUl better to
everyone.
TODAY'S SMABKETS.
Nsw York, Deo. 19.
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New Yorks andi 305 Wilmington
Street, Raleigh S. C, over their
special wiret 5f
MONTHS.
OPEN-
HIGH
LOW
EST. CLOS
ING ING.
EST.
January,
February,
March,
April,
6 83
6 86
1 00
7 00
7 1J
7 14
7 39
6 83
0 93
tOl
t05
?Tls
f 15
-
6 75
6 85
6 92
6 99
7 08
7 12
7 19
6 78-
6 88
8 95-
7 01
7 09
7 14
7 19
Mat.
June,
July,
nug ubbi
Sept'mb'r.
uctober,
Novamb'r,
December,
6 82
82
6 76
8 75-
- Closed f teadr Sales 90,400 bales.
The following: were the closing
quotations b,C'fl New York Stock
oscnange waayy
Itew Vork Stock Market.
Sugar t& 110
American Tobaoca 75
Burlington and Qttincy 70(
Chicago Gas. . . . . J 71
Dea. and Ctt Fi
General Electrlo . 4 30
Louisville and Naihville 47
Manhattan... 87
Rook Island .....j 65
Southern Frelerrea 25
721
Western Union 82
Chleago drain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were the closing quo
tations on the GhicagoGrain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat December,. 76 ; May, 79.
Corn December, 22; May, 25.
Oats December 16; May 19.
Porlc January, 7.62; May, 7.92.
Lard January3.8o; May, 4.02.
Clear Rib Sides January 3.87;
May 4.02.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
December 3.61
December-January ... 3.58 b
January-February 3.57
February-March 3.58
March-April 3.58
April-May 3.58 b
May-June 3.59
Closed steady, sales 12,000 bales.
NeW York, Dec. 19. Cotton was
quiet and rather easier today owing
to continued heavy receipts and lack
ofoutside support. The Liverpool
cables were better than expected,
Inasmuch as they did not show a
full response to our weakness of
yesterday, but their influence was
off-set by port receipts approximat
ing 49,000 bales against 39,000 last
year, and New Orleans receipts for
Monday estimated at 18,000 bales,
against 17.000 last Monday and 13,-
000 last year and , accompanied by
predictions that the movement of
the crop the coming week will show
up as large as during the week just
ended. Prices declined to the basis
of 6.75 for Jan., and 8.9 for March
on selling mainly by New Orleans
and local traders, but rallied later
on covering and buying by the scalp
ing contingent and closed steady on
the basis' of 6.80 for January and
6.98 for March.
JUDGE ALLEN IN WAKE.
He Will Bold Hie Flrat Tena of Court
: ! t aere-A Good SIsed Docket.
Judge H. A. Allen, of Kinston, at
least, who is to be after December
31st, will hold his first term of court
in Wake. ' Judge Boykia is presid
ing at thia-clrcuit, as Is known,
Judge Allen succeeds him. .' ; .
tThe next term of Wake oourt will
be for the trial of criminal cases and
will begin in, January. The docket
will be a heavy one, though: there
are no cases of unusual importance.
The number of prisoners in Wake
county iail is near fifty, but few
of these are federal prisoners, who
have not been transferred to their
respective oounty jails. - . : '
GOLD WATCH AND, CHAIN
Presented to Engineer Heillg tthe Rich
ootid Loeooratlve Work.
Eugineer H. J. Heilig or this city
has been presented with a gold watch
and chain by the Richmond Locomo
tive Works of Richmond, Va.
It wasaRichmond locomotive, num
ber, 540 with which Mr.Heiligmade
his famous run from Weldon to Ports
mouth, November twenty-first. It
was little known at the time but
Mr. Heilig made the record for fast
time in the South. The Richmond
locomotive company was not slow to
appreciate the remarkable ran made
by Mr. Heilig and the officers set to
work immediately to secure the most
handsome watch obtainable for the
clever eBgmeer1;'':i;;riC,'''
" This week the engineer received
the gift, which has been an object of
general admiration among his many
friends.
Vice-President St. John desires
Mr. Heilig to make the run again at
some convenient date. Mr. Heilig
was called upon to make the run from
Weldon to Portsmouth on the 21st
without notification, after having
carried the train from this city to
Weldon. His friends are sure he
can reduce the reoord considerably.
CREATED A SURPLUS.
The . Penitentiary baa Hot Toaehed its
Annaal Appropriation.
Superintendent Leazerof the Peni
tentiary 16 very much engaged now
preparing his annual report which
will be given to the pnblic in the
course of a week or so.
Under the able management of
Superintendent Leazerthe penitenti
ary will make a better showing this
year than ever before. Notwith
standing a loss of $60,000 to the
penitentiary this year by reason of
the freshets last spring on the east
ern farms, the management will still
have on hand after paying all the
running expenses of the Institution.
$40,000, of created surplus, without
having touched a dollar of ' the
$25,000 appropriation per year made
by the last General Assembly.
This appropriation was made to
cover runnipg eipenses, but it will
revert baclf to the State Treasury. -
FAIR AND COLDER
la the Weather Prediction for Tonight and
Tomorrow In Raleigh.
The weather prediction for Ral
eigh and vicinity is fair and colder
tonight Fair weather is also pre
dicted for Sunday. The temporature
this morning at eight a. m. was 34,
The rainfall during the past twenty-
four hours was 22 inches-
The storm has moved off the north
Atlantic coast, the effects being still
felt in the high winds over New
England.
The high area has moved to the
central Mississippi valley and south-
westward over Texas, with gener
ally fair, colder, weather.
Small amounts of precipitation oc
curred during the past 24 hours
over North and South Carolina and
Sn the east Lake region.
The temperature has. fallen every
where except in the extreme north
west, where it has risen above zero.
BRIEFS.
Jones and Powell want to puy 500
fat turkeys and want to sell 1.0Q0
tons erf the best coal in the world
Messrs C McD Davis, R B Jack
son and N D Emerson of WUming
ton, were In the city today.
Mr. Herman H. Grainger, of Kin
ston. who has been visiting in the
city for several days, returned home
today, ,
Mrs. Armlstead Burwell and
Miss Fannie Burwell, who came
here to attend the Alderman-Grow
eddinsr returned to their home in
Charlp.te yesterday. t,f'
Mr. B. H. .Bradley, dropped ten
dollars in paper money between his
residence on Morgan street and
some point on Fayetteville street
Mr. Bradley would be pleased to
hear from his strayed friend.
Information Wanted aa to Roona and
Board.
Parties who have rooms to rent
without board, or who can accommo
date boarder a during the legislature
may learn something of interest by
writing .to the Paxss-vjsrroa. ; In
formation is wanted by letters' only,
stating terms, eto. u ' t;
Fifteen ThoaMnd for tfee Big fir
By Cable to the Preaa-Vlsitor. v
- Loudon, jDeo,"; 19.-The 'Boling
broke club offers a purse of $15,000
for the fight between- Corbet and
Fitisimmons. ' " ' ;" '? "
TATEI
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-Poarrl of the Jfewe Pictured on Pa
per Points end People Pertinently
Pleked and Pithily Put la
Print.
People who grow and handle to
bacco take holiday as well as other
people -The Raleigh tobacco market
Will close December 23d and reopen
January 4th, '97.
There are 391 lodges in the Grand
Lodge of Masons, a gain of nine this
year. The strength of the order in
the State is now about 11,000, a gain
of over 800 during the year.
Mayor Russ fined John Warren,
Anthony Jordan, Bob Boss and Wm.
Hall $7.25 each for disorderly con
duct last evening at Mangum's bar.
Rev. D. IL. Tuttlc, will preach at
Central Methodist Church tomor
row at 11 a. m.! This will probably
be his last sermon in that charge as
he will not preach there at night.-
Norfolk has a dramatic club,
which has achieved great success
Inf the course of a few weeks the
club will give a performance at the
Academy of Musio in this city for
the benefit of Rex Hospital.
Manager Meares, of Metropolitan
Opera House, has booked "The
Private Secretary " to appear here
again January' 5th; also Remenyi,
the famous violinist for January
18th, and Powell the Magician for
January 15th.
Ruth Lodge No. 4 I O. O. F. at
their meeting last night elected the
following officers for the ensuing
term: ES Cheek, N G.; Miss Nellie
Wedden, VG.; J S Keith, RS.; Miss
Ethel Collins, FS. and Miss Mattie
Perry, Treas.
The Southern Railway is doing an
enormous business just now.. At
every oatitint foi their Icackg are
completely blocked, Monday last
the Southern had thirty-five trains
to pass through Raleigh. Of these
four were passenger and the rest
freight.
The annual report on the Soldiers'
Home was sent in today. There are
70 veterans now present. During
the year 32 new ones have been re
ceived and there were 11 deaths.
Many of those who come are sick
and immediately enter the hospital.
Thirty are now at home on fur'ough.
Messrs. Jones and Powol, our
progressive and prompt coal and
wood dealers, make anew announce
ment today which is of interest to
all. You will find all orders sent to
them satisfactorily filled with the
best material at the lowest prices.
Woollcptt's st0.re was crowded to
day with holiday shoppers. The
beautiful displays in the windows at
their stpre attract every eye and
those in search of holiday presents
are sure to drift into their popular
store. It Is full of Christmass a'
tractions. , " Prof C H Mebane the Superinten
dent of Public Instructibn elect,
whose arrival in the city was noted
yesterday, is here looking for a
home. Prof Mebane will have his
famjily here about the first of the
year; f The ne w Superintendent con
firmed the preyiousannouncement of
the appointment of Mr JL Graham
as his Secretary.
. Mr. Julian S. Timberlake has pur
chased the very desirable vacant lot
on Norta. Blount street, adjoining
the residence of Mr. M. T-Norris,
1 At an early date he will erect a ver v
handsome residence. It is interest
ing to note that this is the only build
ing property on orth Blount Street
wtyhitf the city limits
Thomas and Campbell are again to
the front. Mr. Ray, one of their
popular salesmen, informs us that
their sales on rockers, bric-a braes,
I fancy tables, etc. , have been so won
derfully large tnat uney nave just
telegraphed for another tot of those
goods which will be; OS 1 band by the
first of next week. Mr. Rav attrt
butestheirunparaleltsueoess largely
to their continual advertising in the
PrXss-Visitob. Mr Campbell, she
junior member of the firm, who is
strictly a hustler and one of the
best posted as well as the most suc
cessful furniture men in the swth
believes in the liberal use of printers
BOARD QF CHARITIES,
The Seeretary Made Hie Aaaaal Report -Laet
Evening,
The state board of charities met
here last evening.' The annual re
port of the secretary, ' CapW t C , B. .
Denson,. which was very full and v
comprehensive was submitted. .
The report gives the, improve
ments and additions to the various
state institutions during the year...' :
It shows the doublingof the capac
ity of the insaneasylumssiBoel889.
There were 96 cures at Raleigh and '
60 per cent, of cures upon the num
ber admitted; 85 recoveries at Mor. -ganton
and 51 per cent, of cures up- ,
on the number admitted.. At Golds
boro there were 82 cures and the
percentage of recovery was about :
35 upon the number admitted," The "
death rate was under 3 per cent, at
Morganton, 9 per cent, at Raleigh .
and over at Goldsboro. Of the homes
in the counties 57 were reported as -good,
8 bad and the remainder as in-
different. Eight counties are with
out homes. Of tbe jails 56 are good,
13 bad and the remainder indifferent.
The new school for the deaf and
dumb at Morganton accommodates
185. In the institution at Raleigh,
both departments, there are 275,
Oxford Orphan Asylum 210, colored
asylum 100, State Penitentiary 1,127,
of which there are in Raleigh 150
the others are in convict camps.
Tbe report included full discus
sions of the important social ques
tions, such as a State reform School,
care of tbe insane not inmates of
asylums, increase of crime in the
State and reasons therefor, and re
commends legislation in various de
tails connected with tbe system of
charities. It also includes a state
ment from tbe treasurers of all the
Southern States giving the amounts
appropriated for Confederate veteran
pensions and soldiers' homes, which
shows that North Carolina maintains
her home at 50 per cent less cost
than any other.
Entertainment.
The pupils of the institution for
the blind will give an entertainment
at the school tonight at 8 o 'clock to
which the public is most cordially
invited. A small amount will be
charged for admission fof the"J)W'''
pose of raising a fund with which-1
help defray the expentes of a Christ,
mas tree which is to be provided for
the pleasure of the little folks. The
following programme is sufficient
guarantee of the high order of the
entertainment, which will be in all
respect) in keeping with those al
ready given at this institution;
Part First:
1. Anthem-"Hark, Hark, My
Soul" Shelley.
2. Recitation "Jim Brown's Sis
ter's Wedding. "
3. Piano Solo '"March de Con
cert Wollenhaupt.
4. Vocal Solo "Under the Yew
Tree" Strelezki.
5. Violin Solo "La Cinqualaine"
Gabrief Marie.
6. String Quartette" Menuetto''
Bocherini.
Part Second;
1. Kindergarten Song ''Santa
Claus. "
2. PiaDo Solo-
"Village Fete"
'Our Folks."
"Music Box."
"Blackberries and
Heller.
3 Recitation
4. Piano Solo
5. Vocal Solo-
Kisses. ' '
6. String Quartette-
-"Menuette"
Scotson Clark. " " '
The charge of admission is only 25,-
cents for adults' and 15 cents toy
children under fifteen years of ag
V. M. C. A.
"The necessary wherewithal'.'
will be the top.c at the men's meet
ing tomorrow at 4 o'clock'. All men
are invited. ' '" '
An interesting game of Basket
Ball was played in the gymnasium
last night after class work, the score
stood 4 to 4 finish) nothingtprepares
a young man for business, better
than body building ' work, followed
by a snower Data, Deats ail in
tonic's in the world.
Crnmpler Still In Conference,
The Rev. A. B. Grumpier, the fa
mous sanctifl cation 1st, was locaterjt
bv tbe recent Methodist conference
at Kinston after a struggle to dhv
mss. no win remtua w vunum.
The Bey. J. t. Kendall, jbhe Ke
nans ville sane ti fi cat iosist, was re-
fused re admission to the conference.
We are pleased to regret to note
that Mr. R L. Prempert has arrived '
in the city to spend the Christmas
holidays. Mc. ;;Prempert's many
friends here are always glad to see
him come and also glad to ""7
w - ' -a. MlfJ,
leave." J - '' '
J nome" Saturday.
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