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RALEIQH, N. 0, SATURDAY EVJOTNG, JANUARY 30, 1897.
$100 PER YEAR.
3.30 p. m. Monday.' - ri
1 TO SEDUCE MAJORITY.
ODD FELLOWS' COLUMN.
A BRIGHT SUNDAY.
(SHORT
statements;:
Election Committee (Reports
. - Favoring Joung. - ?
AN APPROPRIATION
-
Of S10.000 for the Thuiin Centennial
' ' " aaked for Bill to Add Onaaga and
' . DiirhnaCooatle to tb4tkCoa
- - : ' ' trceatonal Dlatrlot. ' .-
The House met at 10.10 and repre-
, tentative Green offered prayer.
The committee oa privileges and
elections submitted majority and mi
nority reports in the-caseof 3 rough-
ton against Young, from Wake. The
majority report favors Young, col
ored, the sitting member5fc' $t
Among" the bills and resolution
introduced were the (ol owing:
" v By Alexander (solution) appro
priating $1,000 towards the erection
of a statue of George Peabodf 'in
in statuary hH In the capitol at Wash
.. ington. TJy Lusk (resolution) to al
low Miss Helen Foust Lewis tne use
c of the house lor a lecture on woman's
suffrage. By Lisle, to regulate the
-: time of holding courts in the twelfth
: . district , By Lisle, to make it un
lawful to remove any mineral from
' the lands of another, By Lusk, to
' repeal the charter of West Ashe ville ;
Is, also to provide for representation of
"this State at the Tennessee centen
nial H&'?!(s-:'' " '"
, ' Lusk, Mil regarding , the .Tea-
nestee exposition provides that for
7 , the purpose of making an exhibit
there a board of managers is created,
" composed of the governor, the board
' of agriculture and nine other citizens
:.' selected by the governor; the board
, of agriculture is authorised to make
an exhibit, and to use for this par
": pose any funds it may ha vi da hand
or to its credit la the treasury j and
'. to further carry out the provisions
u of this act the sum of $10,000 be ap
propriated out of any funds in the
, treasury not other wise appropriated.
v Bills passed third reading, char
. ' taring the Stone Mountain railway;'
allowing Cherokee county to issue
,;- bondsjto pay tor Its courthouse and
. I? a special tax;' allowing Bleu
" ":. mond county to levy, a special tax;
' - to amend the charter of the Carolina
savlrga bank of Monroe.
Beed introduced a bill to so amend
the law regarding tramps and va
grants, a to remove jurisdiction
- from the superior court to the mag
. lstrates' court,
Lusk's resolution granting Miss
" Lewis th use of the hall for a lec
ture was adopted. Lusk declared
Miss Lewis was "as eloquent as
Demonsthenei and as beautiful as
Venus." The date of ber lecture Is
. ll. " .
Bill to change the name of Caro-
- Una Mutual .fire insurant company
i, to Piedmont fir Insurance company,
v doing away with mutual feature and
increasing capital stock to $100,000,
fc passed it final reading. :. '
- Batrey introduced a bill to amend
. the charter of Mocksvllle; Brower a
bill to restore Surry county to the
-' 6th congressional district and to re
store Durham and Orange counties
, to the 4th district.- . .
By leave, Gallop introduced a bill
F' to repeal tha provision regarding
. the Currituck and' Camden Railway
" which requires to ' place at points
I ' where it crosses others such safety
' appliances as shall be approved. by
the latter roads, f.'c
Bill to prevent affrays was tabled.
- Cook made an effort to take it from
the table.;; The bill provided that
. ' any person who shall use language
to another or others calculated and
intended to provoke a breach of the
, peace shall be guilty of a misdemean
. or : and upon conviction shall be
' fined or Imprisoned, or . both, b? the
court : Sutton 's; opposed .the 1)111.
Cook insisted that it was a valuable
' bill.- It was taken from the table,
but was again tabled. - ..f '-fh
' . Bill to punish slander, providing
that any person - who shall slander
another shall-be guilty of a mlsde
meanor and, - upon conviction, shall
J i,o fined or imprisoned, or' botfar, ih
, tne atsoreuoo oi toe court, came up,
with an adverse report by the judl
clary cpmmittee, This, like the bill
to prevent 'affrays was by Cook,
who championed it Be said redress
for slander was needed in' the crimi
nal courts, Sutton asked if this was
to atop slanderw by men of men, and
said that ha. knew cases in which,
by reason of slanders, men. had been
sent to Congress or were made dis-
trict attorneys.".; Despite the ad
verse report, the bill, passed second
and third readings. v'vVM if
At 1:10 the Ednse adjjurned until
. ' The senate met at 100 'clock.
LieutGov.; Reynolds, presiding;
prayer by Bev. Mr. Ashburn of the
senate.'
Bills and resolutions were Intro'
duced as followsi By MoCaskey, a
bill to prescribe the terms in which
foreign railroads -shall operate in
NorUi Carolina; by Grant a bin to
regulate the sale of liquor. and to
establish dispensary in Wayne
county; by Moye. a btlj. to Incorpo
rate the Tar , Klver and Carolina
railroad; . by Alexander, a bill to
prevent the manufacture and sale of
liquor in 3 miles of Bethel church
in Mecklenburg county; by. Parker,
a. dui to lnorease. ine puouo scnooi
fund; by Early, a bill to incorporate
Wellington and Powellton railroad;
by Xrtley,l blU to pay tula Long
for teaching public school Jn Wake
oountv. -.-. r -
Theindrning hour having expired,
the special order that- came over
Lirom yesterday (.Friday) .was' taken
up. : This is the bill . introduced ' by
Mr. Atwater, relating to the bound
ary Alamance and Chatham oouties.
On motion of Parker, of Alamance,
this matter was postponed, and made
special order for ncxtTuesday, Feb
ruary 2nd, immediately after the
morning hour. That the engross
ing and enrolling clerks be Instruct-.
ed to keep their work up, so as to
prevent fraud or the possibility of
the loss of bills, and so that at the
end of the session there will not be
such accumulation of bills on hand
passed.
To pay James Whitaker $5 for
work done in House of Representa
tions, passed.
To provide a clerk for the judiolary
committee.
To provide for the drawing of
seats in the General Assembly, the
same as Is done now in the House
of Representatives in Congress;
tabled. -
Looking to the reduction of salaries
and fees so as to conform to the price
of farm products. This bill called for
committee of 6 to look into the
salaries and fees of officers, so as to
reduce them; passed.
To prevent any person from rent-
ng, leasing or -providing anptae
of habitation for any married wo
man, not living with her husband;
tabled.
That no bill Shall be introduced
the three days proceeding adjourn
ment; tabled.
To amend Sec. 2016 and 2016 of
Code, relating to roads; passed.
To incorporate the bank of Green
ville; passed.
To prevent the delay of the trial
of criminal actions; tabled.
To amend Sec. 2551 Public School
Laws; tabled.
The Senate adjourned to meet at
4 o'clock p. m. Monday Feb. 1st.
DAVID H, KING DEAD.
Gad, Csom Suddenly this Morning Ho wi
im or the Boat of FUow.
The announcement of the death of
Mr. David H. King, which occurred
this morning at 11:40, will carry sad
ness to many hearts. Mr. King had
been 111 only a few days, having
been stricken with a severe case of
pneumonia. It was known that his
condition was extremely critical, but
his death this morning was entirely
unexpected. Dr. Royster, the at
tending physician, was in the room
when the end came. Death resulted
from' the clotting of a blood vessel
near the heart. The end was'Very
sudden. - .'-S''" ' " '
David H. King waslbora in Per
son' county forty-five years ago.
When a young man he came to Ral
eigh and has since Identified himself
with the elty, except for a. brief
period when he represented a Balti
more house as. travelling salesman.
For years, he was oonneoted with
the ; A. 'Creech ' dry goods store.
During the past four years ha has
been in the employ of the Seaboard
Air Line" ' as collector! ' The repre
sentative from Granville county, la
the house of representatives, Is a
brother of; MrvKlngs. He also.
leaves sister, who reside in Gran
ville oounty. . . ;-
w Mrv King : aa ' ' gentleman of
many excellent- qualltUa!- He was
at all times genial and sociable and
a friend to be relied upon. " He had
hosts of friends' iRaleigh and his
death has occasioned genuine sorrow
among all those who enjoyed his ao
qualataQce? A nobleman has gone.
. The funeral will occur tomorrow
afternoon from Edenton streetohurch
at S o'clock. , The pall- bearert 111
be Messrs. -Fred Saundera 3: A
Ramsey,' J A Biggs, 0 HutchlngBj"
J B Barclay,' John R FerralU A
Leach, L B Pegram,' W-- M Ruse,
ui wuaer
Mlaorltj PooIit t0OtttnmOttUma
1 : . m to Araak Batlara On.
; - The fact Is developed thatSpeaker
Hileman and Representatives Whlte
ner nod jperaoa hate not attended a
meeting of the Populist majority
caucus since the resolutions expell
ing ' And denouncing' the bolters as
traitors were adopted. - There have
been a dozen meetings since then,
but neither ' of the above named
representatives have been present
It is .stated- , that they became in
censed because of the action taken
and that they will not return until
frfeonodified. -'?: , .
- The PaxgsyiscroB printed inter
views at the time from all three
members, .Jn which they expressed
their disapproval of the expulsion
of the bolters. Republicans allege
that Hlleman, Whltner and Person
will act with the minority popullata.
None of the suspects .will commit
themselves.. ;
The policy of the minority popu
lists, backed by the republican or
ganization, will be to "seduce" the
majority populists by shoving offices
at them. This information comes
pretty; straight In the division
of offices the minority will throw out
number of enticing plums at
wavering members of the majority.
This is the only way by which the
republicans and populists can break
into Butler's arrangements.
ORANGE GROVES SAFE.
Tempcratnr la Florida Nearly aa Low aa
- two Yearn Ago..
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Jacksonville, FUv, Jan. 79.
The cold last night throughout
Northern Florida was the most in
tense since February, 1895. Across
the northern counties, from Jack
sonville to Pensacola. the thermom
eter ranged generally from 20 to 24
degrees, gicg here and there as
low as 17. Frost in lesser degree
was felt a far south as Tituaville.
on (he east coast, and Tampa, on the
west At Palm Beach 46 was the
minimum.
Reports from the districts devoted
to the orange culture indicate that,
except in the most exposed sltua-
uosu,- uttt - in jurj u uocu uono..
Ia some instances the groves will
lose part of their foliage or the latest
shoots. Not sufficient sap was in
the wood to cause material damage.
The losses of tin truck farmers in
the Gainesville district wilt be more
severe . A considerable percentage
of the growing lettuce, beets and
cabbage has been killed, but no close
estimate can yet be formed.
TM Stat Get Nearly mo Par Cast.
Ai fgentleman . in discussing the
agitation of the North Carolina rail
road lease question in the legisla
ture called attention today to the
fact that under the lease the state
will receive within a fraction of nine
yer cent on all the North Carolina
railroad bonds outstanding. This
ill be the six per cent- interest
under the terms of the lease and the
taxes, which are saved to the state
and which increase the per cent, of
Interest to about 8 per cent In
this connection it was remarked that
there Is not an intelligent business
man in the country who would not
be glad to put capital or property
out at suoh a per cent, of interest,
and the question was also raised as
to why the state should have any
greater right than its private citi
zens to charge more than the legal
rate of 6 per cent That law wasH
enacted to prevent usury. Why
should the state practice usury
while carrying on its statute books
a la w prohibiting its private citi
zens from doing so.
Tha Hotne Vegetable Gardes and Ita Feate.
The experiment station la now
issuing a bulletin by the tittle of
Home vegetable garden and its pasts
which, as its name Indicates, is a
treatise for raising vegetables in
the home garden, and was prepared
by W, F, Maasey,. Horticulturist of
the station,' and Gerald. McCarthy,
Botanist and Entomologist The fun
gus ana insect diseases are care
fully treated by- tha latter and a
variety of formulas are given to de
stroy these pester The different
crops are discussed, r It s believed
that this publication is. the most
practical of any . ever issued "upon
this subject by any station, especially
to meet conditions in the south. , It
will be sent freeto parties Jn North
Carolina who apply for It to Dr. H.
B. : Battle director. . Every home,
especially if any land be convenient
which may be used for the purpose,
should have a succession of vegeta
bles for the table. 'A study-of the
above bulletin will 'enable any one
to have , the advantage of these
healthful additions to food for the
table, and doubtless able to dispose
of tne surplus torcaan., .: :
Will: Not Accept tie Attor
nf Generalship.
PLATT COMES "80UTH
Till Spend JSoMfc 'Chalnftaa Lexow
Fizlnl to dire the Trnets of New
York a Begnlar PoUaa
Sbrtriaa.
Br Telejfraph to the Press-Yiaiior.
Washinoton, Jan. 3f--Jurlge
Nathan Goff.'of West Virginia, has
declined the portfolio oflt'
general. His friends are (ff ifn.wiute
disappointed.
Nxw Yobk, Jan. 30.f-Senator-
elect Piatt left for Jacksonville, T'la.,
today for a month on his private oar.
Niw Yohk, Jan. 20. phalrmao
Lexow, of the joint trust investigat
ing committee, is here looking for
suitable quarters to begin the exam
inations. Lawyers have hot been
employed by the chairman. They
will do most of the examining.
A Raleis Maa'a Komantle Marriage.
The Kittrell correspondent of the
Oxford Ledger says:
"A romantic marriage was suc
cessfully tied in Kittrell on Tuesday
morning of last week. Mr. John
Mike Burrows, of Raleigh, having
appeared very early. He came on
the 9:30 train the night before and to
hu most intimate friends here he
made known the Intentions and ar
rangements of bis unexpected visit.
Arrangements were soon made by
which the necessary papers could be
had from Henderson in time. His
girl jvas on board the south bound
train from Norfolk, Va.,' to Louis
burg, the home of her parents. She
bad been in Norfolk two or three
weeks visiting her uncle and had
written her parents that aba would
be home during the week and also
arrangements were made that they
might meet some where on the way
and be married. Mr. Mike Burrows
boarded the 12:44 train and met her
on the 2:17 mail, and he then return
ed with her to Kittrell. All efforts
were made to keep it a secret but
when they returned everybody knew
something was up and the news
traveled like fire in the wind The
bride elect was taken to a private
inn, where she rested and made pre
parations for the. marriage at 6 p.
m., at which time the couple accom
panied by their friends marched to
the M. E. church parsonage where
they were united by the Rev. Ken-,
ueth Holmes. The bride and groom
spent the night in Kittrell and re
turned to Raleigh the next morning,
where they will make their future
home."
THE ROCK QUARRY ROAD
b Being Transformed by Supervisor Me-
Mnokin A Bad Bill Graded.
The road gang is taking a rest.
Their vacation comes only when the
weather is bad. and it is just likely
that the men who do su:h excellent
work on Raleigh township roads are
always hoping for a snow storm.
Mr. McMackir has had the force
at work on the Rock-quarry road for
some weeks. This road was one of
the worst in the county, being in
an awful bad condition; but the ex
cellent Supervisor of RoadsbasmvJe
so many changes in the former nar
row, hilly old trail thatold acquaint
ance would not reoognize it.
A full half mile has been macada
mized recently and the road- force Is
completing the grading. When t'ey
quit work a few days since, they
were near Mr W. T. Howie's place.
The bill this side of. Mr. Howie's
place bad the reputation of being the
worst in the oounty. It was more
nearly perpendicular than horizontal
and very narrow. Mr. MoMackin
has graded the hill and widened it
The rock quarry roan was very
narrow, being only ten feet In width
In some places. It is being widened
wherever the road force is at work
with an average width of 35 feet
A Card-
To each of the ladies and . gentle
men, Orchestra, Knights Templar
Governor's Guards, A. & M. College
Cadets and the press of the city; we
extqnd our sincere thanks for their
very kind assistance, in presenting
"the Scottish Reformation" and the
public for generous patronage.
' Mae. T 0. HAEaiay u v
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- L. B.PnAit, Sr .
Z f " A; B. ANDftlWn,
. W. T; Tucix,'
vV Miss Maris H. Batlr, ,. -
UommiMeej A
Work In. the Chain Gang Throughout the
State.
The brethren of the city are busy
looking after the sick members
Among these are many from a dis
tance who are the special care of our
brotherhood.
The "beavers" are at work dur
ing this bad spell of weather, Grand
Secretary Woodell organizing at
Randleman, while Grand Represen
tative Lnmsden is tonight doing the
same work in Rutherford county.
These brethren believe in dividing
a good thing" with others.
Rev. J. L. Burns, whose sickness
Is much regretted, and whose ease
it in the hands of Capital Lodge.
ia earnestly hoped he may soon re
cover. ,
The body of our late Brother
Arow Smith, who died in this city
away from family, but not awav
from friends, wes sent by express
to Trenton, N. J., last Monday.
May the Father of all men smile
graciously upon his dear wife -and
children.
The handsome main structure of
the Odd Fellows' Orphanage at
Goldsboro is now about complete.
The brethren of this jurisdiction
are highly pleased with It and are
hud ia their praises toward the
contractors, Messrs. Zacbary and
Zachary, of our city.
Brother Moretz, of Bald Moun
tain Lodge, this State, has lately
gone through the trying ordeal of
having an eye removed. We are
glad to say that under the compe
tent management of our Drs. Lewis
and Battle and the attendants at
Bex Hospital, ha passed safely
through and is doing well.
Why should not the Encampments
of our city move for a canton ? This
military feature would, we think,
prove very interesting toouryoung
er members and to many of the older
ones for that matter. Brethren,
what say you ?
Grand Patriarch Williams of Eliza
beth City will be petioned to con
solidate the two Encampments of
our city, McKee No. 15, and Litch
ford No. 26. Both names are too
good to drop from North Caro
lina Odw Fellowship, and the con
solidated Encampment will in all
probability be hailed "Litcbford
McKee."
There is one "'grip" which the
members do not wish introduced at
this time in the order, which of
course is "la grippe." But if it
should be, why they would have to
respond.
' There will be matters of import
ance coming before the Grand Lodge
at its next session in May. One of
which will be a constitutional amend
ment, which, if adopted, will give
every Past Grand in the jurisdiction
a vote in the election of Grand Offi
cers. Many ol our jurisdictions
have already adopted this course.
Charlotte will be houored with
the next Grand Lodge, and the two
Lodges of that stirring city seem to
appreciate the compliment. No city
in the State has more enthusiastic
Odd Fellows than Charlotte and the
members of the Grand Lodge expect
to see the o'der alive and moving
rapidly ahead when the time for the
gathering comes. The new Lodge
has grown beyond all reasonable
expectations.
Secret Societies.
It has been a matter of comment
and in some instances of unjust crit
icisms that theorderof Odd Fellows
and similar organizations are "Se
cret Societies. " While in a certjin
sense the 1. O. O. F., is a secret or
der in some respects, yet the secret
position is certainly its smallest
part Being able to guard the order
against imposters and to gain recog
nition and relief for its worthy mem
bers is about the extent of its sec
recy. This should afford no reason
able grounds for barsb criticism.
There is never a meeting he'd, but
that with the surest feelings of the
approbation of the very best people,
the doors might be thrown open to
the world. So before urging this
Idea of secrecy, as being against the
order, it is but just to Gnd out to
what extent and for what purposes
the secrecy exists. We "venture to
say that no family, or business cor
poration, is without its secrets. And
as far as tne secrets w ousiness cor
porations are concerned, they are
ten, If not always, for the purpose of
personal agrandisementandare kept
profoundly secret in order to 'fleece
some unsuspecting person. Let no
anxious mother spend an uneasy
moment because ber boy is attend
ing a meeting of the Odd Fellows;
but rather lether remember that few
institutions will do more to teach
the young man. lessons -which will
be useful at almost every step or nis
life; and fit and prepare his mind to
appreciate hut duties and responsi
bilities to ward his fellow man and
also to his creator . .. , , ,
That Is the Weather prediction Tomorrow
Cold Wave haa Gone.
The cold wave has finally passed.
The temperature is rapidly becom
ing warmer and the sleet and snow
is fast disappearing.
Sunday will be an inviting day
and all can attend church. The
weather prediction for Raleigh and
vicinity is fair tonight and Sunday
and warmer. The wind will shift
to Southerly Sunday afternojn.
The mercury was sixteen this
morning.
The temperature has moderated
nearly eveywhere during the past
24 hours, especially in the west.
The lowest reported Saturday morn
ing is 2 below ceroat Blsmarck.The
barometer is falling in the west, and
increasing cloudiness, with souther
ly winds, prevails west of the Mis
sissippi river. Some snow is still
falling in the east Lake region, and
heavy rains occurred over southern
Florida, amounting to 1.70 inches at
Jupiter and 1.88 at Key West. In
the central valley the weather con
tinues clear and is warmer.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Nsw York, Jan. 30.
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C., over their
special wire:
MONTHS OPEy- HIGH- LOW- CLOS
INO. EST. EST. INQ
January, 6 99
February, 7 01 7 01 7 01 7 03-
March, 7 00 7 05 7 00 7 09-
April, .... 7 09 7 u8 7 15-
May, 7 13 7 17 7 13 7 20-
June, 7 2-1-
July, 7 24 7 24 7 23 7 24
August, 7 22 7 25 7 21 6 89-
Sept'mb'r, 6 77-
Ootober, 6 77-
Novemb'r 6 82-
December,
Closed steady ; sales 28,800 bales.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
New York Stock Market.
Sugar..., 117
American Tobacco 74
Burlington and Qulncy 741
Chicago Gas 78t
Des. and Ct. Feed
General Electric 351
Louisville and Nashville 51t
Manhattan 91
Rock Island 6Si
Southern Preferred 29t
St. Paul 77
Tennessee Coal snd Iroi 30i
Western Union
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were the elosingquo
tationsontheChicagoGrainand Pro
vision market today:
Wheat May, 75J; July 72i
Corn May, 24k ; July, 2oi
Oats May 17s. July 18;
Pork Jannary, 7.72; May, 7.82
Lard January 3.87, May, 3.97.
Clear Rib Sides January 3.97
May 4.00.
Liverpool Cotton Maiket.
January-February 3.50 a
February-March 3.55 a
March-April 3..i6(n57 a
April-May 3.57 s
May-June 3.58 t
June-July 3.58fa-:)9 s
July-August 3.59
August-September 3.57 b
September-October 3.50-51
October-November 3.46-47
Futures closed dull; sales 8,000
bales
Meeting of Grover and Lil.
When Liliuokalani, the dusky ex
queen of Hawaii, called at the White
House to pay her respects to Grover,
the Atlanta Constitution dedicated
the following parody ou "I want
yer ma honey ' ' to the occasion :
When de winter winds am sihin,' an'
de 'minifctrashun's dyin.'
DenI wantyou, maGrover. Yes 1 do.
When Cuba am er callin' can't yer
hear us all er squalling'
Kabe I want yer, ma Grover, whar
am jou ?
I miss yer, ma Grover, 'an I miss yer
moughty badly,
kase my heart it am er yearninean'
er yearning might sadly.
Den come back, ma Grover, ma hdney
an' ma rover.
Ruse I wants you, my honey, ves I
do.
When dey axed me ter come down,
sah, and tuk ma diamond crown, eah
I tol' 'em what I'd do.
l'se gwine to see ma honey, kase I
hearn erbout yer money,
But ma Grover, my lubber, whar am
you?
I want yer ma Grover, and I want yer
every tninit;
You're ma ootsey-tootsey tru' lub,
and no other coon am in It.
Den come back, ma grover, my honey
an' ma rover,
K&Be I want yer ma honey, yas I do.
Mr. B. H. Woodell, the Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge, .1. Oi
O. F., returned to the city yester
day. While away he instituted a
Iodize of that order at Randleman
with 25 charter members.
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
AROUND THE CITY,
Pot-Pourri of the News Pictured on Pit
per Points and People Pertinently
Pieked and Pithily Pa ta
Print.
Maj. Grant went to Goldsboro to
day. ,
SIS Lowery returned home to-
A number of legislators went
home today to spend Sunday.
Rev, John E. White will preach
at the Tabernacle tomorrow morn
ing and night.
Rev. J. L. Foster has returned to
the city from Alamance and will fill
his pulpit as usual tomorrow.
Mr. W G Allen has opened a gro
cery store at No. 112 East Martin
street, where he will keep a full
line of everything to be found in a
first class grocery store.
Rev. J. L. Foster has returned
from Union Ridge where he attend
ed the funeral of bis mother. Mr.'
Foster was called away by her Ill
ness last Saturday. He has the
sympathy of his many friends.
Rev. W. C. Norman, pastor ol
Edeuton Street M. E. church, has
recovered from an attack of the
grippe, and will occupy his pulpit
at the usual services tomorrow 11
o'clock a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Governor Russell left this morn
ing for Wilmington to be absent
until Monday. This is the gover
nor's first visit home since his In
auguration. News was received here today ol
the death of Mr. H. A. Deal, brother-in-law
of our townsman, J. S. Cor
rell, which occurred . at biaJtome- at -Greenville,
S. C, yesterday after
noon. Unless Governor Russell inter
feres, Monroe Johnson, the burglar,
will be hanged in Charlotte next
week. Governor Russell was seen
today and he stated that he bad taken
no action in the case. Many petitions
have been filed asking for a commu
tation of death sentence. The gov
ernor will make known his decision
next week.
A special to the Charlotte News
from Monroe says: Judge Norwood's
son is in Monroe, looking for his
father. The Judge left Tuesday
night on the train for Raleigh, but
it is not known whether he has
reached here yet. A telegram just
received announces that the judge
is at home.
Mr. Harry Howell, principal ol
the Washington graded schools, is
in the city visiting his brother,
Superintendent L. D, Howell. Mr.
Howell is returning from Chapel
Hill, where he read before the
Superintendents' Association a pa
per on Education in the Eastern
towns
Mr. Octavius Coke has accepted
the State Agency for W. J. Bryan's
book, "The First Battle. " Mr. Coke
is appointing local agents in all sec
tions of the State and he will push
the sale of the book. Mr. Coke has
received a prospectus of the book
containing the cutsand illustrations,
which indicates that it will be a very
handsome edition. Persons out of
emplo3'ment will do well to consult
with M r. Coke.
WILL IT BE CLARK ?
A Young .Ncwbernite Muy Be Appointed
Adjutant General.
C C Clark, Jr., of Newbern. Is
said to be slated foradjutantgeneral.
Mr. Clark's friends have recom
mended him to Governor Russell for
appointment u the head of
the state guard and it is
told that the overnoi- looks upon
the recommendation with favor. Mr.
Clark is from Mr. Hancock's borne
and it is thought that Mr. Hancock's
close relations with the governor
will be instrumental in bringing
about his appointment.
Mr. Clark is a brother of W. W..
Clark, though a stealing republican. "
He was at the head of the Newbern
division of naval reserves, when
J,hat company disbanded onaccount of .'
their opposition to Lt. Wlnslow's
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