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RALEIGH, N. 0, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1897.:
.14.00 PEE YEAR.
CALLS FOR LNIOS LABOR
"-V; . t:-'' f
Bill.to Let Public Printing
; 'Y to Guy V, Baimey
THE RIGHT LINE
. Bill Introduced 4y Senator Butler -Pro
vldes that Printlna ha Done In-- "
; ' The senate met at 12 o'clock m.",
.' Lieutenant Governor Reynolds pro-"
siding. Prayer by Rev, Dr. W. 0,
, Norman of this city. . . .
- .- - Billa and- resolutions introduced
. as WlowKi!;
- i By Utly. to authorize the collec-
"' tioa bf back; taxes due tbe;:clty of
,Raleighby the
charter ; of ; tow of Apex ;in-j Wak$
- ; r .county; by Per jbn,! o bill to leir sen
: the maintainence of prisoners; ; by
Butler, a bul to regulate, the publio
Bills passed to provide for print-
V.Jbg .htiri.!'''.;' the
cnarter oi tne town oinurham and
." W issue bonds,- To provide; for e
;'T; chauge of criminal ourt circuits and
. - 'i 'to employ; stenographers, vPassed
2nd idStei;?St 'f
?, "... V By leave. Mr Moyeintrodvced bin
for relief of women and children In
ottottirtsjU t
i v Adjourned until tomqrrow. ; at 10
o'clock' ' 4:.!;'', 'w-
" ,r,..Th0 followbg is en'iji;&irV'
f duced 'thtrmoriiiug by Sviiatut But-
ler, by' requests t i'
,,,, A bUl entitled '-'An act to regu--'.
late the State Printing,1'; i ; "
j- Skctto j; Thatxhaptei'. 20, jAists of
, 5, enUtIed'rAnaciprotidingforthe
v letting of the publio Printing to the
h lowest fresporisib.lebldd!&r;an.d for
'ls mother purposes"- be,; and the same
; fs bergby;tepealed.;fj ''fl', '
" T .'. 8M. 2,That the joint cxmjm'jktee on
printing are directed and instructed
on the part'of thf Stat? ;b rnik.;ex
. '.ecute and deUyer a' contract with
- T 'Goy V, Barnes for the publio print
,. Jag at such rttes as they thint to the
, interest of the State, and . not ex-.
( 1 ; oeedlng thoso ol contrsX:
. 'The said Guy ;yK.BarnesJ.io . whom
said contract is awarded, ehal give
, J bond with approyed;iecnri taya
' '' ble to the State of. North Carolinaio
, the silth Of fl.ce' thousand : dollarsj
: . conditioned npon" the faithfuf per
r ormatoe of-hi-dttiiea-"attd-nae r-
takings, under the contraot and
' - der this chapter. r .''lsf
.""Ji Sw, S..iieAf?ot'- state,
furnish to the pubilo 'ptintor, on his
- , requisition And receipt for thesanW,
such printing paper as may' be nec
' ' pssary lfl jpxecutlnjf the public prloiJ'
- Sio. 4v1t shallba4ha(;fy ol the
. publio -printer" tor have tl laws,
t (5cctimctts',?ttf'nalndra1l:tae
' printing, p!ln.tpfl:-:attd
- the utmost expedition, jknd the worlc
-' t. shall be done in the oity of Raleigh
1 pnd with" union TabQri'f f ;H Igj
VJ "Skc, ,pWroVtei,3ahiiU'
keep a'stk.ook.shoing paper
. . and material received from (he state,
" what part ther -has.ea- osed
and the balane&.haThls stock
book shall ba open tq the inspection
of any state officer; Each- job' jBhall
" J be ntimbered, and each bill rendered
shairhp w th1r"is unibeoOms; im-
t pression volumes bound, andfltber
'''litems charged on each job,'!
, ! . - Ssc. .'J8.: The pblic printer j shall
, inake a report to the: general assemJ
- blyThowitag1at'fataiaed-'t.jthe
C amount of workv;ikd Iforhtit de
cartment aone.-r- -4i -Tt-'-
' Sm, ,.7tibjai K Wi' abd clauses
- of laws In conflict- with thia act ia
herebv renealed.V . i-'-' r"-- , i' : !
1 Seo. 8. That ihti lhallbe
p force f rotn a,nd after-! it? ratification
", , S.'iJ 6:nrti ltt&l&-l x',
j The hu (Mi;jCdQalj:f te
bills ere introduced: cByf; Brewer,
' to provide for Iurnlshing the laws to
' - theraltway' oonmfssidnoyljirUsoa
. to allow the people.of Gastoa coun'.y
to vote on the removal of the. court
"-bouse from Dallas to ; Gastonlaj . by
' ' Burgess topay.road Yerseers for
"v putting up road and sign.'postsj by
.Burgess, to prohibitthe ibipment
of white shad out of - the tate. be
- tween" Aptil; 16 'and' jfan' ij.' the
penaItjrbeingfJflaeV!m-;diiy
imprisonment jir) .by. White of Ala
mance, to add thatcounty to the pro
visions of chapter 280, acts 1889; by
Johnson, to provide for the appoint
ment of additional county commts
sioners upon petition of 12 electors
(half to be free holders) and state-
' "- menFlbSFer'county -affairs; are
be'mg improperly managed; by Lusk,
to amend the charter of Ashevllle
so that the people-will elect Jail offl
cers.'" ; !'rh-,.
" Besolution- by." Creech v that jthe
hpuse adjourn at two p tri In memory
of George Washington, "'.l :''
To allow Charlotte to issue $300,.
000 in bonds to pay for water works
W To forbld'Tex-Conf ederate soldiers
whp'Jari 'Jjnrabqr'of:inlders
home from receiving pensions while
therein, and giving them the option
as between remaining' In' the borne
4j receiving '.'pension (Bill recbm
mended by the joint committee on
penskn8.i To -Incorporate; Stone
MouatemrauwayJti;;r,'?,'U :
Pinnfx" on behalf 'ot the' eoffrbss-
ing' committee presented; . the bill
making apprppriations,to,the insane
asylums, i, saying it' was in such a
shape as opt to make sense, owing to
amendments. The, chajrmao of the
finance fcoiLmittee and the engross
ing committee was directed . by the
speaker to make the bill read ;pn
perly daslntendedg.f!
.- tiiii, passed - w, auow jonnswn
cbunty to levy special ta. V:,7 ?'
The., speaker, announcea , tue ioi'
lowing as - enrolling clerks, to be
gin February 22! lf ; !' White, of
Bertie, James C.TVhite.oftlandolpbt
W ' H - Quick, W: F -young, - James
01ythe:, ,lThe.' house' cpnfirme'd the
appointments. 3v,t ..nejft'-W'f vf
When the resolution to distribute
350 mpieaiiottiia, Colonial' Secords
came up tber- wae - a'1 protest by
BSwifhi:'( HvdeHaniwk'said f it
were not:-corrected ,inere.-.womft
tim to :be:, VepMnt of the records
Itvwas contended that the'ratiflca
iion;,b6 jil not Istojpped,! the
speaker signed. Hancocjf had a sup
plemental resBlntton which he said
J;-r:-j.T. .vf 1r-: jr
SPLENDIDilACING
At the IMbr Falr-om f rh Entrlra
, 7'Be'M'l,, Today. . .
The Newborn 'fair opens today.
Many Balolgh people will be present
durbg the weeki including the ma-
ority of the members of the legisla
ture. I The fair is oneof the most in
teresting ' and attractive' given in
the '6tate;and It is Iklw'ays. a pleasure
to visit the delighUul old ity of
Newberne
The'raoea begin on: Tuesday, 'ijd
they promise to furnish the: closest
contests "between : a higher'clifcs of
horses thaa "have, heretofore1 beea
seen at the Newborn track, which is
a thlf d-pt-a-inile ori';' V;'' v?:
..'.For the. 3.60 class, trotting, four
teen ijntrieS have been received; for
the?5'.;trqft seven ; for the 2:25
jreleyen;; tor -tte-gffOrtrptgtihir-
teen; fdr tM$W trot and pace mbt
ed, eight; for -the 2:40 trot, twelve,
and fof the 2:80 trot, twelve , :. a
f.The wwiiihg tacesoBepf which
will take place on -each ;oF the four
days of the meeting, . filled well also;
attractingsofrery fair'.ho'rses.- -
Among those wbarwllf .'belbkeiy
to f tart ia ' he"2 Q 'trot ; nitf rpao6,
irhich closed with eight entries, are
Miss ThpoipsoiD, liSpflullait-May,
2i26J Prince-Albert;' Baron -Wood,
fJZ6tlMoy: fyl'A:&ffii$j) fast
mare," Eufaula C.f by PamletbiPrince
and ''the;ttlal;geIdi'ngTrimThe
2:25 class, Hrottingfattractedia' Ad
dition to several of.. those.--named,
Kity Bit"2;84i; Jw Paicoasti Myrtle
Peek aiSd Bird Eyej-2:25i Ih'S la.
tert.th0. best. three year old or last
8eas6wnedln North Carolina.
The;Nwbtne fair f and ;race-meet-
ln Is -well: worth i. seeing, and vist
j tors will gather frottf many.-eotions
tp-wltnea.Qne exhlbite-of nsET oys
ters aod-gme wbtehsare' such at-
sctivefeatures.jier --j
n ,,'ji.M : nil .i.... -iLlXf. '
H ::&3-i-i'.Ciottoii mum edition.aii
The ; Amertcab'1 Wool 'and -Cotton
Reporter ior the second Thursday o
each month will be a special Cotton
States: :"immberj p , andrwitl rpofatain
much, matter devoted, to, cotton col?
tur aftd" textile ; manufacturing in
the Luther n stoteSj'itt"8'1'011 iJ
the regular . featurea-which-, have
uade the Reporter the strongest and
most widely circulated textile . jouV
ntjrfprldjhf Importer has
enjoyed a growing circulatioa in'the
southern 'states Ipr- Several ;Jear
past, and how", preppsfis VloVopen a
southern 'offloe at some convenient
pxinthd ;tekss the Pcpperatipn-"oi
southern manufacturers andner
chants in presenting so stronga dis-
1 play of advertisements, ot raw cot-
t3 and. southern fabrics in the Cot
tan stated edition that distributors
and consumers . .ih - other sections-
may bestow increased attention upon
the product of the southern tates,
usjj a.;.' ( r : . ' ' ' -.: ,
era' Home on the 20th
Instant, Lewis Browhingof Company
T; First North Carolina remanent.
He had long suffered from t!ie ejects
of three severe wounds.. . . ; .
Celebrated Insurance Swin
;"EMer l.Pardoned; J
IS SLOWLY DYING,
Pardon' RMommended to tba Governor by
" Well Known Pnon County Physl
' ' etan Stafaa Tfeaf ha Wonld Die
Governor Russell today granted
a pardon to Dr. T.' B, Delamar, one
of, jthe celebrated Beaufort county to
surance . s windlersV who , was con
victed of conspiracy at the October
term of Carteret Bflperrjor court and
sentenced to two' years imprison
mei.,';((E(pyerftor, JRusselli gives Dr.,
Delamar-his liberty because he is in
ill health and his' malady is pro
nounced a hopeless one.
4 The' case Is fresh in the minds of
the people. Dr Delamar who is a
physician; was one of the leading
Citizens in Beaufort, He with several
'dtr ; '.equally welVknowh Ciiizens of
the town conspired to defraud lend
ing insurance companies and to ac
complish "'tbis,' palmed off several
618008 03 368(3.; V
The. governor, in granting Dr
Delamar a pardon gives the fol
lowing reason: ; w -
; ;"The pardbn; in this case was re
commended ;. by, .Poa. T J Jarvls
Judge C H Allen, tw hundred citi
tens of: Carteret county, ..represen
tatives Duncan' and Hancock, and
other gentlemen; and it appearing
the certificate of DrJiuffy-chair-
man of the state board - of charities,
and Dr Robert 3 Primrose, -acting
superintendent of -health of Craven
cpunty, th&t the applioant.for par
don fa In-ili-healthslowry dying, in
Craven countv-ail; and that further
conflnement would soon bring about
his death; this pardon is granted.
KILLED HIS COMPANION.
Man Found Pead on S. A. U Track this
it -i- 8id of Southern l'lnci.
Some time Saturday, a stranger of
good -appearance and fairly well
dressed, was foully murdered three
miles this side of Southern Ptues.
The murdered man was first dis-1
66vered" by -Qapt.Vf illlams pi the
Seaboard Air Line, iho was r unr
nlng Into' Raleigb. ' Capt. "Williams i
was in the observatory of the caboose
and ' Pbsevirved prostrate form
lying .,': on a
small embankment The man's
skull s waij broken to pieces; and a
piece iof, ' raft way with which the
atrocious deed hadj been committed
as iying pearby.-: Capt' Williams
says the- body presented a frightful
appearance,! ' The conductor! , hre w
out a. note to the first section, mas
ter, who- was at" wprk a short dia
tanpe infpirhg'tiUaoi th.niurder.
Conductor Williams, while telling
at the next station of what he had
seen,,v was 'Informed, by; on old col
ored nian. named. Johnson, that he
had seen two men at the point de
sjf rlbetl during theinor 4?n . They
were swing on ine grouna- i;.-:
' It is oresnmed that the murdered
man taetdeathift4 the. lapds of his
companion. Both are supposed to
havs been tramping.
It was" learned-today from parties
from Southern" Pines that the dead
man's
was cut from ear to
ear
-ilaU -ST. ,1 :
BAILEY BESIGNS
ThroW; Hlf tplleti ald jindr Is No
W&BKia-!KX.,rZ JJ -.it.:.-;.!..;;-.--)
Bailby,- of North Carollna'-today
gave up Ws military honors, ? which
he has possessed ,fpr li- very.; brief
time. Before officially parting with
his" tlti this'tiipTning;8iby;
addressed the!;, ioDowig . letter to
Adjutant Geherai Cowlese M
"I hereby tenderT(ny!f,reslg'na
as assistant adjujtant general f the
State Guard. The samtfto take
, Gent Cawles; received the; docu
ment dnrinjtf thb" morning!' and th
reslgoatiPn Jwas '- accepted Mr;
Bailey's suocessor has not been
named;' V- ''-- . vi
v Mr- Bailey 'a resignation', was the
result of disoord in the guard. Mr.
Bailey protested against the appoiat-
mentjbl MrTS'Br fiatcheTor Mcoav
mtssarygenewV-y'-Batchelor
was however issued his commission
Saturday. K ; 't : :A --"!
Mrs. R T Cochran and little daugh
ter. Liuie Chavassa Cochran; of
Hock j Mount are in the city visiting
Mrs. Cochran s sister,. Mrs, -T-. H.
Chavassa.
THE STATE OEMAIkK
- "7. ;"';V - ' : ' -' T,-a :.r-
Soma IntsrMtlng Facts Abokt tha Schoor
..:.V:i-wa0aaiiBbaro.?-' 'j-
The Greensboro Reoord says:
! ; f'Here are some facte worth read
ingi taken from President Melver's
report of the board of directors, just
puousnea. ,xaat is a great work
being done at this Institution. Peo
ple la this section realize it more
fully, of purse, than those at a dis
tance, unless it be those interested
almost; altogether In E educational
work. I
"Under the head of statistics, ob
tained from the registration cards,
this deduction is made: .
'-'-'l-Thatdurlnff thrf'jur vears
about 33 per cent of the! ud, n
fray their own expenR.tt- w.ouuut
help from parents, v; " -!
'"2. That 67 per cent, would not
have attended any other North Caro
lina college. .! ,';" x'TStii
" '3. That about 80 per cent, re
ceived their previous, training par
tially or entirely In 'he publio
schools. V;'"
"'The total number Of matricu-
latos will at the end of th(9 "fifth year,
reach nearly 1,200. ,
" 'The patronage of the institution
has been what its' best friendsi.de-
sired for it. Confined to ho class as
to wealth, locality, social position, or
previous educational opportunity, it
has been thoroughly representative
of our good old State. To the efforts
of the students the success of the in
stitution is largely due. They have
suffered many inconveniences dur
ing these first years, and have borne
them with cheerfulness1 because
they knewl that the board! of direc
tors was providing for their comfort
and their, education as liberally as
its means would justify.' "
PERSONAL.
Mr. E. S. Martin, of WilmiDgton.
is here.
Mr. F. L. Fuller, of Durham, is
in the city,
Mr. George Allen has gone to New-
bern.
Mr. Clifford Carroll left Saturday.
for Newborn.
nv
Mr. A. JCramptoo,of Charlottey
14 the Park.
Dr Chas E Taylor of Wake Forest
is in the city. ;
Prof M C S Noble, of Wilmington
is in the city.
Mrs. F, 1, Hollo way is visiting in
Lynchburg, Va. ' " '
Mr. H..R. House, of Fayetteville,
is at the Park.
! Mr 0. W Johnston, of Chapel Hill,
is here.. -
Mr C B Aycock, of Goldsboro, is
in the city. 1 '
Mr J,S Manning, of Durham, isat
the Yarboro.
Messrs W C Maxwell and S
Linton are here;
B H Dula of Lenoir was in the
city yesterday.
Dr. J F Miller, of Goldsboro ar
rived in the city today.
Judge Spencer B Adams arrived
in the city yesterday.
Chaiman A EHolton, of Winston ar
rived in the city yesterday.
Mr. J. A. Gates, editor of the Fay
etteville Baptist Is in the olty.
Dr Mel ver, President of the State
Normal school is in the city.
Capt S B Alexander, of Charlotte,
arrived in the city this morning.
MajChas E Davis, U. S. A., of
Asheville, is registered at the Yar
boro. ! .
Mrs. J. R. Holder left this morn
ing for the Newpern fair and to
jristt friends. i.
Jl A MclJeithan, D A McMillan,
a. J Deal and J A Bowes of Fayette
y ilje are in the city. "&' i
TnTsccte,ot the Cincinnati! met
this evening in the adjutant gen-
firaljpfficc here was iot ij very
large, attendance.; ,;; j'j g
s;We tegretto note that Mrs. Judge
Davis has been stricken with paral
ysis, and is very .ill at Oxford.; 5 , ,
id Mrfilggaa U offeateg some attrac
tive nPvelties and: bargain: Don't
forget to see- his new advertisement
Al th? Cententlal8cho6tto!day; ex'
ercises were held commemdratlve of
Washington.'i.birthday. Also Miss
Camelia , Bailey presented to her
grade- a large - framed portrait of
Washington.,. Supt, , noweHijnade
the presentation Speech on the lire
and Character of George Washington
in language adapted to young chil
dren. " - " ' ,
MAY MOVE ON UAYANA
ft?-.
Bance'8 Squadron"' Ordered
in Readiness.
CRICES AT HAND.
Foul Murder of Dr. fialz, an Amarlcan
Cltizco, Officially, Confirmed - Par
etnptory Demand Wni be Made
on Spain.
By Teiegrapfi Xo tee1TreVUtta)ii ; jij
WA8HisaTOf; D. C.Feb;: 22-The
foul murder!.pf Dr!! Ruiz, an ;Amert7
ca'u cltizn, by Spanish soldiers may
force decisive measures by the ad
ministration Teiatlve-to -Cuba. The
administration' has' wired Consul
General Bee for additional informa
tion about the outrage. A peremp
tory demand will be made on the
Spanish government. Simultaneous
ly Admiral Bunco will be-'Prflered
to hold his fleet in readiness for im
mediate departure to Havana.
Key Wes, Feb. 22 General Lee
attended the autopsy of the body of
GenvRuix. He pcrsonatry-fn
gated the wounds and found the re
porte in np way exaggerated .
The rnivarsallst Services.
Re?, Q. Hr Shinn, D."J- Of St
Louis, general missionary of ' the
Unlversalist church for the United
States, held two services yesterday
in Metropolitan hall, 3:30 and 8 pm.
He had large audiences, and the
subjects discussed awakened a gen
eral interest. Many questions were
asked and inquirers were glad to
learn of the Universalist's inter
pretation of christian religion. Some
said, "If that is Universalism, then
I am a Universalist.',' Dr. Shinn em
phasized the certainty of punish
ment, said , Universal ists believe
there is no scheme which any guilty
soul will ' be ' exempted from the
penalty which is his due.-'But
punishment is to cure, therefore
must have an end. He believed in
final victory for God and not final
defeat. There is.no evening that
Omnipotent Love will not subdue,
The forces of good are stronger
than the forces of evil, and will ul
timately prevail. Full, complete
salvation is likeliest to Christ, and
that is not reached here by the best
and noblest Christians.. The highest
heaven conceivable, in -the true
sense of that word is likeness to
Christ. In a word, Universalism. is
this: God wants to make all his
bad children good and he can. He
has the means and he has the time:
The time probation theory is fatattp
all, if moral perfection is ever to be
reached Endless suffering could
enly be administered by a malig
nant being. God .will not e'.ernally
quarantine, he will cure.
Dr-Shinn has been prevailed
upon to stay Over and hold aconver-
sational meeting tonight at the res
idence of Hon, O. J. Carroll. All
are invited, 7:30 tonight
Railroad Commissioner.
It is announced that Mr. Walton,
of Burke, has withdrawn from the
contest for railroad commissioner,
and Col. Edwards withdrew several
days ago. The number of aspirants
is growing less every day, and the
friends of each candidate are claim
ing victory.
Mr. James B. Mason t of Chapel
Hill believes that b -4s-the ooning
man, and not without strong reason
Neither of the hold-over commission
ers are lawyers, however? well they
may be qualified in other respects,
and as Mr. Mason is the only law
yer now in the field, and the current
opion being that a lawyer should be
on the commission gives them-. re
newed hope.
Mr. Mason is a lawyer of ability,
a business man of experience, a gen
tleman of affable manners, he natur
ally has many friends who desire to
see him honored. . , .
Another Contempt Case.
From the Concord, N C Standard.
Inthe early "80s r Jim Shulta was
justice of the peace In Twin .Groves
township, Neb. One day an attor
ney wasjjxceedinfcl) domineering
in bis words and actions. His honor
finally gavetent.to Mi feelings as
follpwsiTh court wilr take a
recess.; Mr. Attorney, you are a
liar and a ' scoundrel . '. Tba court
will now come to order. Mr Attor
ney, if you open your head 111 fine
you for contempt". n t
Dr. J..w MdJee f r.,- nd?aLra,
H. 0. fcachary left this morning for
Baltimore, where Mrs- Zachary goes
for medical treatment
SPRING BEAUTIES
A Brilliant Display of Them Today at the
Tuckers -
Nowhere, except Raleigh,- can
there be found such an extensive
and up-to-date establishment as that
of W, H. & R. S. Tucker & Co.
Those who have traveled the coun
try far and wide have yielded the
palm to this magnificent house as
being the most progressive, enter
prising and superb concern in the
country south of Washington. It is
rarely the case that any one can
walk into any similar place of busi
ness in New .York, Baltimore or
Washington, and find a more, artistic
display of goods, -and one - which
shows finer taste In selection. There
may be a larger display elsewhere,
but none which is more artistic and
attractive, and which embraces a
more comprehensive selection,
Today was opening day at Tuck
er's, and their spacious and elegant
store was thronged with callers
from morning till evening. The
ladies turned out en masse, and ex
clamations of admiration and delight
were heard on every side. The fea
ture was foreign and domestic or
gandies and these were arranged
iBd'-tlrsplayed -m- the most artistic
manner, with floral decorations by
MrUartel Wise. These' flowers
were beautiful roses and carnations,
and their blending with the pretty
colors in the elegant fabrics was most
delightful in effect. It was a stroke of
attractive enterprise' never before
seen in Raleigh and elici ted the most
enthusiastic admiration for all. The
store was a perfect garden of flowers
and one would suppose on entering
that a section of Thorley's beautiful
establishment had been transferred
there. The exhibit of pretty and at
tractive fabrics for the spring was
unsurpassed and Tucker's store was
the center of attraction throughout
the day.1 It was a brilliant throng
which gathered there and abrilliant
sight which met their eyes. :
MAY BE RANSOM,
Talked of as the Successor of Scmour---
The Mexican Minister In the City.
Hon Mat W Ransom, minister to
Mexico, accompanied by his son
George, arrived in the city yester
day from Mexico. General Ransom
remained in the city only a few
hours going from here to his home
in Northampton county. Minister
Ransom was summoned from Mexico
to the bed side of his wife, who has
been very ill, but is now much im
proved .
In connection with Minister Ran
som's return to the United States,
it is reported that he " will!' be ap
pointed to the judgeship made
vacant by the death of Judge Sey
mour, it is not oeuevaa mat fresi-
dent Cleveland would appoint any
one else.
It is hardly probable that any
democrat, save Minister Ransom
could get the approval of the United
States senate.
. Masonic.
HiramLodgeNo.40A F & AM will
meet in regular communication Mon
day evening February 15th, 1897,
at 7 o'clock. A full attendance of
the membership is requested to at
tend. , Brethren- of other lodges
cordially invited to be present.
' By order of S! W, Walker, W. M.,
E. B. Thomas, Secretary.
Too Many Married People.
TTrcrTnVIslian Advocate.
The bill taxing bachelors has been
taken seriously by many all overthe
state. In bur opinion, the greatest
objection to the bill is that it would
increase the number of marriages.
There Are, already, too many mar
ried people in the state and else
where, It is to behoped that some
bachelors majTcontinue to enjoy the
state of "single blessedness."
Washington's Birthday
This,"the ahnfversary of Washing
ton's birthday, was observed in
Raleigb. , ,
Being a. natktual holiday all the
banks in the city were closed. The
Federal departments hive were clos
ed for the day; and the post-office a
part of the day. "
All the state departments observed
the holiday.
Ladles' Hospital Aid .ssocistion
Th : regular "mdilthly meeting of
the Ladies' Hospital Aid Association
will be held at the home of Mrs Her
bert Battle corner Wilmington and
Edenton 'streets tomorrow at 4.30
p.m. By order of the president,
Mrs. Walter Montgomery- .- . c
Mbs. F. A. Olds, ,
, " Secretary. .
Minor Matters Manipulated
4 ' for the Many .
AROUND THE. CITY.
Put-Pourri of the News Pictured n Pa
per Points and People Pertinently "
' Picked and Pithily Put la
. Print.
Mp" Richard Busbee is here on a .
visit from the University.
Mrs. J. R. Holder left this morn .
ing to attend the Newbern fata.
Mrs. Walter H. McDaniels and
Miss Henrietta N. Hustings of
Lowell, Mass., are registered at the
Yarboro.
Wm. G. Hill Lodj."?, No. tlH, A. F.
& A. M., will have their regular
meeting Monday evening, February
22, at 1 :30 o'clock .
All American markets are closed
today. Liverpool cotton futures
opened 1-64 down, improved slowly,
and closed at Saturdav's closinir
prices. Spot sales 10,000, dull.
Mr. Sam Heller returned to the
city Saturday after an absence of
several months for a brief visit Mr.
Heller is now traveling for a large
shoe house, and we are glad to know
is meeting with success.
Military commissions have been
issued to Starke S. Batchelor, of
Raleigh, as commissary general,
George E. Butler, of Clinton, and H.
F. Brown, of Tuckahoe, assisfttntad-
jutant generals.
A new section has been put in the
revenue act. it imposes a tax on
legacies and inheritages as follows!
Those in a direct line 2-3 or 1 per
cent, and to those collaterally (save
for charitable uses) 1J per cpnt No
administrator or executor is to be
permitted to file final account ul
such tax is paid.
Your attention is called to the new
advertisement of Raleigh's big de
partment store Woollcott & Son.
They sell everything for cash and
their prices will astonish you. Read
their advertisement. Their grocery
department is' worth a visit and will
whet your appetite to smell their
cjood coffee.
Mr. W. E. Jones left for New York
this morning for his spring stock.
He will be joined at Baltimore by
Miss Dunaock, his milliner, who will
accompany him to Mew York and
spend a week in selecting the latest
and best things for his milllnary de
partment. Miss Dunnock was with -Mr.
Jones the past season, and he
has secured her for the coming
season.
Dr. Leak announced to his congre
gation yesterday morning that "his
letter" inviting him to be one of Mc
Kinley's escorts was the genuine
article, and that he would go to Can
ton next week. Rev. Leak did not
say who the letter was from, and he
also said that he could not exhibit it
as it contained other matters. We
expect to be able to present our
readers with an account of the rev
erend gentlejian's trip to Canton (?)
Seaboard engine, No. 540, which
started the Atlanta Express to Wel
don yesterday morning met With a
seriousaccident near Crabtree Creek.
One of the driving rods snapped,'
knocking the cylender head out and -breaking
up the side of the engine
very badly. The knocking of the.
cylender head out caused an explos
ion which was heard for some dis
tance. The train was brought back
to the round bouse and another en
gine secured.
Senator Sealea Condncts the Service.
The prayer meeting service held
Sunday evening by the Westminster
League of the Presbyterian "church
was one of unusual interest.' : The
service was conducted by Hon. Al
fred Mt Scales, who was formerly
a member of the Presbyterian church
of this' city, aud his many friends
here availed themselves of the op
portunity of hearing1 his ! excellent
address. - His subject waav "Our
Troubles, ond How to Get- Rid of
Thenv".and he drewIrom Scrip
ture, lessons almple ,. andi helpful,
that will long be remembered by
those present. 'I'- (u- '
l..-:'J ' i,i j ;.,)'
. Mr.,,W, J...JJogers, of Valdosta
Georgia, a brother of Dr. J. R. -Rogers
Is' here on' visit.' Mr.
Rogers : is a native " of Wake county
and : has met - with ' success In his
adopted bomeiv He is engaged in
naval store and lumber business. .
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