, VOL. XXXVI. NO, 12i r . $100 PEE YE AIL RALEIGH, N.C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1897. A JIeetioLast! Night; Fall " of Interest. MANUAL TRAINING. Its Advantage Set Forth by Prof. Uow 11 In an Intercatina; Paper The stew Jersey Editor to be Entertained. . The regular monthly meeting of . the Chamber of Commerce was held last night at the Mayor's office Presi -dentPogue presiding. . Messrs. W A Cooper, Dr J R Rogers, A J Cooke, D I Fort and 0 E Terry were elected members of the Chamber . The executive committee repoi ted tbauhey had made terms with the Manufacturer's Record by . which a page in that-journal is to be devoted to Raleigh and 500 copies of the Re cord furnished the Chamber. This hno Kaan niiknaiAr1 httt ria ArdAnfivA committee, and the advantages of Raleigh as a manufacturing and agricultural centre, and also as a winter resort are ably .presented The action of the excutivecommittee was approved. Mr. Daniels, of the special com mittee on entertainment of the north ern editors, who will visit the city in April, said that the committee were perfecting the arrangements. Mr R B Raney moved that a spe cial invitation on the part of the Chamber be extended to these edi tors. The motion was carried, and the secretary instructed to notify the editors of this action. Mr. W. E. Ashley moved that Mr. W W. Haywood, of the Tribune be added to the Special Committee on entertainment. . Mr. Daniels seconded the motion, and it Was adopted. Mr. H. S. Leard moved that all the white editors of the city be invited to act with this commit tee. The motion was carried. Superintendent Howell, of the city school, read a paper on manual training in the public schools which elicited the highest interest of the Chamber. . ; ' ' President Pogue expressed the high appreciation of the Chamber to Mr Howell and Mr Greek O Andrews moved that the thanks of the Cham ber be tendered to Mr. Howell, which was carried. Mr. C. J. Parker spoke of the im portance of manual training in the schools and remarks of commenda tion were made by Mr. R B Raney, Mr. Geo. Allen and others : Mr. G. E. Leach moved that the Chamber recommend to the School Committee that manual training be added to the graded schools. Mr. D. T. Johnson presented a letter from Massey 's Business Col lege! stating that if they could get a guarantee of twenty-five pupils they would establish a branch school in Raleigh, Mr. Johnson said that much money was carried from Ral eigh fey otw youog men who go else where to obtain such an education. He idvocated the ad vantages of hav ing business5 college In Raleigh. Mr. Daniels moved that a committee be appointed to examine Into the matter and ascertain whether the guarantee of twenty-five pupils Could oe raised. The committee was appointed as fallows : Messrs. G. E. Leach, Josephus Daniels and D. T. Johnson, Mr. Ashley moved that a sub-committee of five be appointed to ascer tain if it is practicable to push the army post matter. ., ; The chairman appointed on this sub committee Messrs; Raney, Ash ley"- add Hill, and General Cowles and Major "Hayes were asked to act with the' committee, - On motion of Mr. Greek O. An drews,' Messrs-. A. A. Thompson and R. H. Battle were added to the committee on securing a buslnss college, at the reauest of Mr John son, of tbe committee. The chamber then adjourned. A l?e gjve below some interesting extracts Irom irtoj. uoweirs vaiu able address: Children nt school should, learn how to live and how to make a liv ing. A community prospers aa its . - , i. ani . drones ana taiers decrease, xne obligations of the public schools to fit children for the active business pf life whether that .business be of the head- or . cf tbe band . Is , now generally reo ignited and acted upon by the communl les that are .leading - In civilisation and . progress ono in Europe and In America, . v Examine the branches taught in the schools' of North ' 'Carolina and we shall see that the schools do not profess to prepare for any but liter ary or purely Intellectual pursuits, It is a monument to the power of conservatism that now when a large majority of the pupils are poor half of them being the children of a generation of slaves, whose only in heritanc will be their education he public schools have the curricu lum that was established years ago in the most exol usi ve pri vate schools, when only the sons of wealthy men were educated. Unless we change our course of half-educating our children, we cannot keep pace with those com munities that put the wnole child to school, and are training allhisfacul ties.- "' What Manual Training Means. Every boy and girl in our schools should be taught to work with his hands, to make someting. The eye and the hand must be educated, as well as the intellect. I do not con template theestablishmentof a trade school any more than our schools at present are business colleges, al though we do teach business forms and the elements of booL-keeping, and insurance. But just as tbe present training in penmanship. English composition, and arithmetic prepares pupils for any kind of bus iness, so this manual training will prepare them for any kind of manual occupation. We offer preparation to the few who will go into business, and to the still fewer, who will be professional men. It is all the more our duty to equip for fhe larger number, who will have to work with their hands. But this manual training is men tal training as well. Indeed it is as valuable for the one as for the other. It trains the eye to see, it trains the judgment, it trains the reason, it trains the imagination. One must see before ho can draw, one must think before he can make, one must imagine before he can create- And so We cannot admit that one course Is better for the children of tbe poor and another for the ohildren of the rioh. Though all our pupils may not work with their hands for a living, manual training affords a valuable mental discipline that can be attained in no other way. . . Itinera were even aaouotwnetuer it is practicable and advisable to teach these subjects in the common schools, to little children, that doubt has been removed by experience. Thousands of boys and girls in the best schools in America are being taught every day to use scissors, and needle, pencil, brush, knife and saws. An example of what such a course means in a public school is shown in the neighboring town of Durham. This is tbe third year that this de partment has been in existanoe in those schools. It is a logical graded course extending from the first grade to the tenth and last. It was a succdss from the start, and the Durham people now regard it, and ustly, as the most valuable feature of their schools. At tbe same time their schools have been improved in every other department, though nothing has helped to popu'arize tbe schools of Durham as manual train ing. So now every mm sees that bis children are reoelving at school an education that both elevates and broadens, and at the same time is worth dollars and cents to its pos sessor. Durham, is the only town in North Carolina having suoh a course, and Durham is the townthat last year enrolled the largest per cent of its school population in the public schools. The people know a good thing when tbey se it and they will pa ronize a school that it pays them to patronize. From sersona' inspection of the Durham schools, both before and after the- introduction of manual training, I oan corroborate the state ments of Supt. Toms. This year they have put carpenter's tools and wood-working benches into the school. The greatest need of the Raleigh schools now is just such a depart ment, In this I express the opinion also of- the school committee, and national course of manual and indus trial instruction , would now be taught in our schoo's, If the condi tions permitted It- The teachers also are . eager . to have the different branches of . this department and teach them, and we are even now in troducing this subject into our Bohoolav Fifteen of our faculty, Jn oludlng all the primary teachers and some others, have already taken a course In clay modeling under the kindergarten teacher at the Blind Institution, and .modeling clay has been ordered and this subject will be' Immediately taught ' la all: our primary rooms. These teachers in tend forthe rest of this term to study drawing for the purpose of becom ing able to teach that to their pupils Several of tbe colored teachers are giving lessons in sewing at regular times during the week, and. despite unfavorable conditions some good results' are being attained. But though we have teachers of such commendable enterprise, we cannot expect satisfactory results in manual and industrial education without a special teacher to super vise the work as well as to give in structions From information kindly given me by Superintendent Toms, of Dur L bam. I calculate that a good equip ment for manual instruction can be introduced into our schools for $300. This would include drawing paper, pencils, colored paper, scissors, clay models for drawing, trays and knives, Ac.,. for wood carving and .wood for material to work upon. A special teacher could be secured for six or seven hundred dollars a year. u we undertake to teach this de partment in the Raleigh schools Dr. J. L. M. Curry has promised to aid the enterprise with some of the edu cational funds in charge. It is incouraging that a body com posed of men. of affairs like this chamber of commerce is interested ia this ques ion. The advantages of such training must appeal espec ially to practical men such as, your- selves. I believe that something- will come from this interest, With influence and co-operation of this chamber I hope a year from now to have in our schools a full logi cal and ssieatifl? coarse in manuil and industrial education. HIGH ENDORSEMENT Prom the Late Rev. Thomas H. Pritch ard. D. D. Charlotte Observer. . A i much ha been said and writ ten in behalf of Dr. Matthez, the em inent scientific optician, nothing will have more weight than the fol lowing valuable endorsement from one whose name is connected with every conceivable high thought and action, the Rey. Dr. Thomas H. Pritchard, pastor of tbe First Bap tist church. It hip pens that Dr. Matthez also enjoys the endorsement of Rev. Dr. H. Allen Tupper, Jr., pastor of Broadway Baptist church, Louisville, Ky., of which Dr. Pritoh ard was also pastor. The late Dr. John A. Broad us, whose memory is dear to all who knew him, a name and charaoter honored wherever known, a personal friend of Dr. Pritchard, and one of Dr. Matthez's pa'isnts and endorsers, as atso Rev. Dr. T. E. Eaton, which but natural ly warranted Dr. Pritchard in pub licly endorsing Dr. Matthez on first coming to Charlotte. He now adds to that endorsement a statement based upon a praotical test nf Dr. Matthez's ability. What he Says: It affords ma pleasure to add my testimony to that of many others who have tested the skill of Dr. Loul3 H Matthez, and to say that having examined the eyes of my wife, Mrs. T. H. Pritchard, and fitted glassed to her vision, for the first time in her life, she finds that she can use glasses with perfect satisfaction and pleasure. Tn011A8 H. PalTOHARD April 11, 1898. - The above communication from the lata Dr Thomas H. Pritchard speaks volumes for the superior skill and aoility of Dr. Matthez, Mrs. Pritchard having had adjustments made to her eyes by some of the most noted osullsts in this country. Dr. Matthez can be consulted at the Yarbprough House, efflca room 41, parlor floor. THE PRIMARIES To be Called Soon Please Don't Call Them Saturday Night. The Democratic Ex. ecu t ivp Com mittee of Raleigh township will be called to meet .this week for the purpose of naming a day for holding the primaries.' 'The Paiss-Visitor asks in the be ginning that the primaries be held soma night other than Saturday, For years the primaries have been called on Saturday nights, simply from custom. No reason can he ad vanced for holding the primaries the only night; in the week when business ma1 and clerks are unable to be absent from their business Saturday night is no time for a primary and the Democrats of Ral eigh should see that, another one is never held on that day of the week. " The primaries ought to be called before the 27th, when the registra tion begins. . lis Corbett Knocked out in the ' Fourteenth Round BLOW DEALT OVEfjl THE HEART Corbett Roae After Ten Seconds, bnt De otslon had Bcea JHadc - Fiti showed Great Staying Powers - Corbett did tils Flghtinfcin the Beginning. Carson, Nevada, March 17 Tbe thermometer 'was) thirty one this morning and the wea'her is clear. Corbettand Fiteslmmonsarose early, each confident 'and eager for the fray. The streets were filled with spectators, 6n route to the amphi theatre, almost at daybreak, Cor bett continues a good favorite in betting. Ring side, ten forty 3ullivan ap peared and was given a tumultuous ovation. Referee Siler followed The Uaetescope is ia condition and everything ready. Brady appeared Corbett is in his dressing room. Both were ready at 11:25 awaiting the arrival of a Special train with a large number of. passengers. Four thousand spectators were seated in side the arena. There was cocbange in betting,. At three o'clock Fitzsimmons ar rived at the ring1! Corbett entered the ring soon afterwards. First rcund The men don the gloves at 12:07, Fitzsimmons refus ing to shake bands. Sparring in the opening. Fitzsimmons forces Cor bett to the corner. He is very ag gressive. Fitzsimmons lands lightly In the nek. Jim feints and lands his left hook on the stomach and fol lows with a hook on the jaw. Corb.Ht lands a swing ia the ribs. Fitzsim mons lands his left on the head and Jim lands hard with right on ribs. Both clinch; , no damage. Fitzsim mons lands 4 he vvy right on head and Jim says, "Oh. " He laughs. Jim lands his right on ribs. 'The gong-; sounds for end of Qrst round. Second round-Corbett opens care fully, but quickly land twice and heavily on Fitzsimnon's head and stomach. Much clinching. The fight is rapid. Jim lauded hard with left. hand on stomach. Follows with another on same place, jibbing Fitz simmons hard witli loft on body when bell rings Third round Corbett gets in a left hook on Fitz body and then jabs him several times in the face. Fitz lands his left and right on head. Corbett lands right over Fitzsim- mon's heart. He put the heel of his glove on Corbett's face. They ctlooh. Jim keeps his right working hard like a piston. Fourth round Corbett rushes and lands on body. Fitzsimmons lands hard on stomach. Theyclincb. The fighting is at a terrific rate and a beautiful contest. Fitzsimmons is doing the rushing, hitting arid rough ing it in a breakaway. Corbett is making the clever fight, playing systematically with his right on Fife's body. Fifth round Corbett lands his left on jaw and draws first blood. Fitzsimmons blows have plenty of steam but are not effeotive a) Cor bett's. Corbett lands slow with his left. Fitzsimmons lands his left on neck and Jim throws a stiff one with his left on nose drawing first Corbett has the better of it. Cor bett lands a - stiff 'right on body and followsit with a left jabon Fitz's chin. Sixth round Fitzsimmons tries to wrestle and Corbett loudly cries "OhIQbl" Corbett lands a left j ib on face. Fitasimmons counters on the jaw and Corbett upper cuts fiercely with left. Fitssimmons is covered witb blood but fighting like a demon. Corbett showing signs of fast work. Fitz goes down on his knee and takes the full time limit Arising Corbett slaughters him with upper cuts. Corbett leads wild and Fitzsimmons worse for wear. Corbett is puffing. Seventh round Corbett forces massing. lie lands an upper cut hard on Fitz's face. Fitzsimraoss is bleeding again, but fighting like a lion. Both are looking for a knock out blow. Corbett lands light on Fitzsimmon's sore mouth. Fitzsim mons swlngsjCorbett counters over the heart. Corbett very tired. Fits simmons strong. Eleventh round Corbett's blows are Weak.. Fitzsimmons lands, hard i Jim's facitzsim with t'y, V There is mons crosses a mix up. Fitz has f fJi Tedly the bet ter of the round. 'nghts Corbett to the corner . and has him weak Gong. Twelfth round Fitzsimmons rush es. Corbett keeping away. Cor bett land one. Fitz spits wads of blood. Corbett rushing, lands his left on Fitz's face. Corbett lands on face again and follows with his right on body. Thirteenth round Fitzsimmons' lands his right on short ribs and left on jaw. Corbett finds Fitz's good left. Fitz tries witb a bard right swing, but no good . Fourteenth round Fitzsimmons hits Corbett on neck with one of his terrific jabs. He sent another over Corbett's heart, knocking ' Gentle man Jim" off his feet. Picture of agony on Corbett's face as he went down. He rose shortly after ten seconds, but had already been count ed out by Referee Siler. The decis ion was close. RALEIGH HONORED. Miss Nannie Branch Jones Appointed NorthCarollna Lady Sponsor at.Nashvillo A distinguished honor has been most fittingly bestowed upon one of tCaleighs fairest daughters as will be seen by tbe following which has just been received here : Headquarters North Carolina Di vision, United Confederate Vet erans, Wilmington, N. 0'., Marcn 13, '99. General Order No. 11, 1. Miss Nannie Branch Joues, of Raleigh, N. C , a grand-daughter of that gallant soldier General Law rence O'Bryen BraVh, has been ap pointed Sponsor of the North Caro lina Division, United Confederate Veterans at the next Annual Re union, to be held at Njshville, Ten nessee on tbe 'i2ad, 23rd and 24th days of June next. 2 Our Sponsor will hereafter, in due time, select and appint ten Maids of Honor, whose name will be duly announced to the camps. By order of William L. DkRosset, Maj. Gen'l. Commanding. Junius Dnvis, Adj. Gen'l and Chief of Staff. Ralclgb appreciates the honor all the more because there wa quite a contest and a number of names were suggested from various parts of the state. The Capital City aooreciates the selection of one of the choicest and fairest flowers within the bounds of her social flower garden, aud the whole state will be proud of its representative on that occasion. Karnival Homing. Monday night, March 22nd, is the date set for the biggest amateur per formance ever booked at our local Thespian Temple. Prof. Basel's spectacular Karnival of Kommerceis new and up to-date in every par ticular, the idea of costuming a young lady to represent each in dustry of our towq is the only thing copied. Each firm is represented seperatc ly in stage pictures and tableux. Besides the meroantile representa tions there will be minstrel special ties, katchy songs, fancy marches, Greoian statuary, startling mechani cal effects all shown with the aid of a calcium tight machine in tbe gal lery, throwing ten colors of light, equal to 6,000 candles burning at once. The closing grand spectacular phantosjjiagorial kaleidoscopic march is a marvel of beauty. The performance will be given for the benefit of tbe Waif Saving Cir cle, Prices: Gallery 25 cents, gen eral admission 25 cents, and reserv ed seats 50 cents, Owing to the oonoert at the Acad emy Tuesday night, the Karnival wi'l only be given one night, with all the features of the usual two nights. Sale of seats opens Satur day at King's. Miss Lucy Powers of Asbury is in the city visiting Miss Mary Strother. Mrs. John H. Whitehead left this morning for Waterbury, Conn., where Mr. Whitehead is now located with the firm of Randolph & Clowes, and they will make their home thero in the future. Their many friends in Raleigh regret to loose them and wish them a pleasant fu ture in their new home. Mr. Dughi has sent with his com pliments a case of his fine domestic claret to the "Bohemian club" for cooking purposes. Mr. Dughi 's wines are recognized and appreciat ed for their fine flavor by all who have tried them, and bis thougbtful ness is kindly remembered by all the members of the dub. with left on CHAMPIONS PLAY HERE The Baltlmores to Cross Bats With tbe Wake Forest Team. The Baltimore base-ball team three times champions of the national league, will exercise on Raleigh's red clay next month. Thanks to the Wake Forest boys a game has been arranged between the Orioles and the Waki Forest college team April 6th. All the cranks will be out to see tbe greatest base-ball aggregation on earth when it meets the1 Wake Forest team. The Orioles were in Raleigh two years ago. On the third of April the Univer sity and Wake E'orest teams will cross bats at Athletic park. This will be one of the most interesting games of the season. Mr. Hanlon has about finished his schedule from April 1 on. On the 1st the Orioles will play the Univer sity of Georgia at Athens. On April 2 and 3 the regulars will play at Charlotte, while the "yanigans" drop off at Greenville, S. C, for a game on i ho 24. The Orioles play Trinity college in Durham, April 6; Wake Forest college, in Raleigh, April 7; Richmond 8 aud 9; Norfolk 10, and begin a series of exhibition games on the home grounds April 13 with Norfolk. TODAY'S MARKETS. Tbe Movements in New York and I.lvcr pool Markets Nw York, March 17. Market quotations furnished by E. 15. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 303 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. C, over their special wire: The following are the opening, highest, lowest and closing quota tions of the New York cotton market today: 0PEy- HIGH LOW CLOS ING 1NO. EST. EST. January, February, March, April, 0 W7 0 97 7 02 7 06 7 10 7 n 6 87 6 75 7 00 7 0.) 7 08 7 12 7 10 7 18 ti 89 6 89 6 82 ti 7 7 97 7 02 7 06 7 10 7 11 6 85 0 79 6 75 o 83 7 01 7 04 7 0S 7 12 7 14 7 15 ti 90 6 78 6 79 6 83- May. June, July, AugUHt, Sept'mb'r, October, Novemb r, December, ti 851 sales Closed steady; 53,900 bales New Vork stoek Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today : Sutrar 113J American Tobacco 77 Burlington and Quincy 778 Chicago Gas 785 American Spirits 13 General Electric 35 Louisville and Nashville 4J Manhattan 851 Rook Island 68 i Southern Preferred 2?i St. Paul 778 Tennessee Coal snd Iror 281 Western Union 86J Chicago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the closing quo tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market today: Wheat May, 741; July 73 Corn May, 24i; July, 251 Oats May 17. July 17i; Pork May, 8,72; July 8.82 Lard May, 4.25; July 4.32 Clear Rib Sides May 4 70; July 4.87. Liverpool Cotton Market. The following were the closing quo tations of tho Liverpool cotton market today: March 3.59 b March-April 3.59 b April-May 3.59 b May-June 3.59 b June-July 3.59-60 b July-August 3.59-60 b August-September 3.57 b September-October 3.51-52 v October-November 3.47-48 b November-December .... 3.46 b January-December 3.46 b Closed firm; sales 10,000 bales WEATHER PREDICTION Fair Weather Promised Tonight With Rain Tomorrow Night. Don't believe a weather report unless it predicts rain. The fore cast for tonight is fair and probably most of Thursday, followed by in creasing cloudiness, with rain by Thursday night. Much warmer weather Is promised The thermometer was 33 this morning. The barometer was 30-54. The barometer has continued to rise on the middle Atlantic coast, where the weather is doit fair and oool. The coldest section of the country is now New England, with 18 degrees at Boston The low barometer in the north west is still central over the Dakotas and is causing cloudy and rainy weather in the Mississippi valley and westward, with a general rise in temperature over that section. Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourrl of the News Pletared on P per Points and People Pertinent! t Pieked and Pithily Pa In Print The new directors of tbe insane asylum are expected to meet to morrow. Three of the A & M students hare been expelled for playing a fast game of cards. Ex-Judge Risden T Bennett will deliver the address here May 10th (Memorial Day), on the "Private Soldier in the Confederate Army." Raleigh oeoDle trenerallv mani fested great interest in the fistic battle today. Not a small amount of money was wagered in the city on the encounter. Mrs, L. N. White left this morn ing for Baltimore, having been call ed there by telegram to be with Mr. White, who is there in the hospital under medical treatment There is great rejoicing among the Whiting kids over a pet Sbep herd dog that was lost but is now found thanks to the adverting medium of the Press Visitor. Sheriff R L Nichols, of McDowell county brought four youthful prison ers, two of them white, to the peni. tentiary toc'ay. They are sent up for five and seven year terms. Mr. E. V. Denton bad a special wire in his place today and a large crowd was attracted by the bulle tins of the fight, which came prompt ly, giving a graphic description cf the great encounter as rapidly as it occurred. Some miscreant h attempted to break into McClure's store room last night shortly after 11 o'clock but were chased away by Mr. Mc- Clure who heard the noise. It was tbe second attempt, a similar one having been made last Friday night. The penitentiary directors met this morning and elected Mr. Claude Dockery chairman. A finance committee consisting of W. H. C bad- bourn, E. T. Clark, and R. R. Cotton w is appointed. They will examine the books and report tomorrow. After inspacting the penitentiary the Board adjourned until four o'clock this evening. President Frank O'Donnell of tbe North Carolina Liquor Dealers' as sociation has received a handsome gold headed cane, a gift from the executive committee of the associ ation in recognition of his effective work in tho association's interest a',Raltigh says the AshevilleCitizen. Mr. Albert A. Ho'.ton of Guilford has been appointed assistant super intendent of the penitentiary farm in Anson county. Mr. Bolton is the right man in the right place and his appointment will give satisfaction to bis many friends in the State and to those with whom he comes in con tact in official capacity. We again call attention to the EE. M. cigarettes and smoking to bacco which is winning deserved popularity. Unless tbe highest test!' mony fails these goods will surely do all claimed for them, and the cigarettes are notonly not injurious, but decidedly and positively bene ficial. Pool and Moring are the gen eral agents. See them. These good have also been placed in the hands of all leading dealers and are win ning much favor. See the ad. else where and call for them. Miss Berther Dunnock, Mr. Yf. E. Jones, Milliner, who proved so very popular in this department last season has returned from New York and Baltimore, and Is bard at work with two assistant trimmers, getting ready for their spring open ing which will occur onthe24tb and 25th. Miss Dunnock has spent some time in New York studping the styles and is thoroughly posted! on all that Is latest and best. . Mr. Jones has doubled his millinery" room, and has a much larger and better stock than ever. Mr. Jones anticipates tbe best season he ever had. Good styles, best materials, and lowest prices ought to make business, and we believe Mr.Jones U considered final authority: by RaU eigh people, on all these. ,

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