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PALEIQH, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH.lSV.t?
$1.00 PEE YEAR,
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NO CHANGE IN WEATHER
Rain TonUht or Tomorrow, But Clcarlnf
..,;:;:-...: Weather U Fromlaad.
The weather prediction for Ral-
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and Tery warm, with rain tonight or
7 early Saturday. It will be clearing
.Saturday and cooler Saturday night.
The thermometer was 60 this
morning. The barometer was 29.48.
t The barometer has fallen rapidly
- in the southern Missouri valley,
: where a severe storm hasdeveloped,
with heavy rains in the central val
ley. The largest amounts reported
divring the past 24 hours are: Mem
phis, 1.86 inches; Knozville, 1.42;
Palestine, 1.14.
' The weather continues cloudy and
rainy over the entire country east of
the Mississippi and in the Missouri
valley. It is clear on the Rocky
Mountain slope and in the southwest
and over Florida.
It has become very warm through
out the east. ,
MUST HAVE FIRST PRIZE.
So Mr George Vanderbllt'a Manager writea
To Maka a Big Exhibit at the Fair.
Since the announcement of the
date of the state fair next fall, Sec
retary Nichols has received many
letters from parties asking for space
in which to make exhibits. The
Cincinnati Buggy Company, whose
splendid exhibit attracted so much
attention last yearsent a representa
tive here Tuesday to secure a desir
able location. The Company's re
presentative announced that they
would make a much larger and Oner
exhibit at this fair.
Mr. George Vanderbilt will be
represented on an even more exten
sive scale than last year. Mr. Van
derbiit's manager has written .or an
increased amount of space and he
tolls Secretary Nichols that Cilt
more is determined to capture the
first prize this season.
President Cameron is determined
to make the races a success. A
great progam will be arranged.
Death of Mr. W. Q. Burkhcad.
After an illness of several weeks
Mr. W. G. Burkhead, of Whiteville,
, Columbus county, died last night in
this city at 12:15 o'clock, at the resi
dence of Mr. J. Hat Bobbilt on Daw
son street of Bright's disease. He
came here more than a week ago for
treamcnt. Soon after he came the
disease began to make rapid pro
gress and his physicians at once
saw that he could not live. For
several dayr the end has been ex
pected at any time,
Mr. Burkhead was born March 5,
1856, at Chapel Hill, and was a son
of the )ate Rev. L. S. Burkhead. He
leaves a wife and six children. He
was Reading Clerk of the House for
three terms, 1883, 1885 and 1887;
and in 1893 was Principal C'erk of
the Senate -
The funeral will take place at 11
o'clock tomorrow at Edenton Street
M. E. Church,
Cooper tiros. Win-
The Charlotte Observer says: Su
perior court devoted its hours yes
terday to the hearing of the casoof
FR Durham vs. Cooper Brothers,
of Raleigh. Thiols an action on a
note executed by defendants to I W
Durham, and by him transferred for
value received to the plaintiff. Said
note was for the sum of $800, part
payment of purchase money of a
marble yard in Raleigh, sold by I
W Durham to defendants. Defen
dants denied plaintiff's ownership
of said note and set up various off
setts and counter claims. After able
arguments for plaintiff and defend
ants, the jury rendered a verdict
that the defendants were not in
debted to plaintiff in any amount
whatever.
AtMorehttad This Season.
We repeat what We once said, and
. would gladly say more if necessary
since hearing that Dr. Blacknall
again takes charge of the Atlantic
. Hotel at Morchead. This assures
every one of a merry good time.
Two years ago a PRSsa-Visrroa man
who. was atMorehead wrote to this
paper as follows :
Of course we met Dr. Blacknall
everyone meets him and while cot
directly connected with the manage
meet, be hears the complaints of all
and a simple word from- him puts
things right and at once makes one
foel tree and easy. To the Atlantic
ne Is a sine qua non. - - -,
i Will Waar Cmv Oowttt.
An innovation in the ' University
commencement will be the. appear
ance of the seniors in caps and
gowns. They were adopted at a
recent meeting of the class. .
Batler Introduces a Bill
Providing for a System.
AMERICANS FREED
So Senator Sherman Announces at
Meeting of the Cabinet The Thirty
First Made the Special Order for
Vota on the Tariff.
Washington, D. C, March 19.
The Senate has gone into executive
session to consider tbe arbitration
treaty. A resolution was adopted
calling upon the attorney general to
record the proceedingsof foreclosure
of the Union Pacific Railroad.
v Senator Butler Introduced a bill
providing for the establishment of a
postal telegraph system.
A special order fixing the thirty-
first for a vote on tbe tariff bill was
reported in the house. It will pass
after debate.
Secretary Sherman announced in
the cabinet meeting today that three
more Americans had been released
by tbe Spanish authorities in Cuba.
HEAVY FLOODS
Predicted on Account of the Continued
Heavy Rains.
By Telegraph to the JSress-Viaitor.
Washington, March 19. Tbe
weather bureau will issue the fol
lowing special bulletin: A heavy
rainfall during tbe last forty. eight
hours in the central valleys will
cause a continued rise in Cumber
land, Tennessee, lower Ohio and
Mississippi rivers. This will in
tensify threatened flood conditions
previously announced. There will
be probable floods in the lower Mis
sissippi valley during the next ten
days and two weeks.
Iolonlng for Insurance.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Budapest, March 19. The trial
of twelve women and two men was
commenced at Hold Mezo-Vasarhely,
on Lake Hodos, today. The prison
ers are charged with poisoning their
husbands or others of their rela
tives in order to obtain insurance
money. Some of tbe prisoners are
accused of four or five murders.
The chief prisoner is a mid wife
named Marie Jager, who is charged
with supplying the poison with
which the murders were committed.
Absut two hundred witnesses have
been called.
Signal Given for General ( prising of
Greeks.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Athens, March 19. The great
Pan-Helenic society decided to give
the signal for a general uprising of
the Greek race in the Ottormin em
pire. The Soutnern Will Build Hospitals.
The Atlanta Constitution states
that the Southern railway is going
to erect a chain of hospitals at many
points on its system for the care of
those injured in its service
A strong point that has been urged
in favor of the railroad hospital is
to the effect that it will lessen the
number of damdge suits. ' When a
person is hurt he or she will be car
ried immediately to tbe nearest hos
pital and given the best of attention
at the expense of the road. In
this way many of the damage suits
will be warded off, and those who
do manage to get a verdict will re
ceive a much less sum. Railroad
hospitals for the purpose outlined
are no new thing. The Plant sys
tem and, in fact, most all tbe great
systems throughout the country
have erected such institutions, and
from all information the systems
have saved many dollars and at tbe
same time given more efficient serv
ice to the injured.
The karnlval Monday Night.
One of the unique features of the
Earnival Monday night at Metropoli
tan Hall will be tbe swinging Elec
tric Gril, ' who will be seated and
moving in a swing. On her dress,
in her hair, and fastened to the ropes
of the swing there will be nearly
one hundred 'electric lights of vari
ous colors, connected in different
groups. The courrents of Electricity
will alternate through these groups
making different and pleasing com
binations while the young lady is
swinging. - The conception and exe
cution of this feature is tbe joint
work of Mr. Charles 0. Johnson
Secretary, and Mr. Eugene P. Car
penter Supt. of the Raleigh Electrio
Co, Sale of seats c pens at Kfngs
Saturday morning at 9 o clock.
KVsSELijffi gtfoNTON
Ilia Ideas are Vaafable a March Weather
What he FdfjSjry,Sald and Says Now
Greensboro Beorl.
Governor Russell and his me
toos" are struggling to make the
people believe that Judge Simonton
has committed a great outrage on
the State of North Carolina by issu
ing a temporary restraining order
to prevent the Governor from carry
ing out his insane ideas about the
lease of the North Carolina Railroad
Why Governor Russell should try
to use the people of the State of
North Carolina and his high office to
advance the interests of the Seaboard
Railroad is a conundrum that is
asked every day by thinking men.
Men and newspapers who are now
endeavoring to embitter the minds
of the people against the United
States Court, are doing North Caro
lina very great damage.
Judge Simonton has done just
what he had a right to do. ' The
State of North Carolina is a stock
bolder in the North Carolina Rail
road; through her proper officers
she made a contract of lease, which
is binding and sacred. Here comes
along a new Governor who thinks
he sees a seat in the United States
Senate at the end of an attempt to
repudiate the State's action. He
cares nothing about an honest con
tract; tbe reputation of his State; or
the expense, as long as it costs him
nothing. He is a born tyrant who
has spent 21 yearsswiugingtlie lash
over the backs of shivering negroes
and servile whites in the city of
Wilmington. He is undertaking
the same role with the people of the
State. He has the Raleigh News
and Observer as bis organ, and thus
tries to intimidate our people.
Amidst the storm raised over the
lease, Governor Russell is punish
ing the poor and unfortunate inmates
of our charitable institutions by pla
cing them inchargeof vulgar, ignor
ant partisans, who are to be reward
ed for dirty work in and out of the
legislature.
The people should not allow them
selves to be misled by false state
ments coming from thegovernor and
his henchmen.
Lawyers have rushed into print to
talk about the legal wrong commit
ted by Judge Simonton. They only
make conspicious their ignorance of
the questions involved in the case.
The soverign state they say cannot
be sued. Nobody says it can be.
The XI Amendment to the constitu
tion of the United States prohibits
that.
The proceedings in tbe United
States court against Governor Rus
sell are not in a suit against North
Carolina. Tbe immunity of a state
from suit is absolute and unqualified.
But there is a class of suits brought
in the United States courts against
officers ol the state, for an injunction
to prevent wrong and injury, or for
a mandamus to enforce the perform
ance of a plain legal duty which are
not suits against the state within the
meaning of the XI Amendment.
Lawyers will find decisions by the
supreme court of the United States
sustaining this position in 9 W heat
on 733, and 140; U. S. R 10.
The suit by the Southern railway
company is not a suit against the
state in contemplation of the XI
Amendment. Governor Russell and
his coadjutors are doing the people
great injury by holding them up to
the country as attempting to nulify
the laws and repudiate their con
tracts. This state wants to keep
step in the forward inarch of prog
ress. The commaud to move on
ward has been acquiesced by all our
people, notwithstanding tbe officers
are not of our choosing. We should
do nothing to keep our state back.
North Carolina should not be made
a football by scheming politicians of
any party .
The non-professional reader will
get a good idea of the position of the
State of North Carolina in the North
Carolina railroad lease matter in an
extract from a United States Su
preme Court decision in the case of
the United States vs. The Planters'
Bank. The opinion was delivered
by the great Chief Justice John
Marshall.
Tbe State of Georgia was a stock
holder in the Planters' Bank. The
defense was that the State being a
stockholder the suit was against the
State and would not Stand under the
XI Amendment.
Chief Justice Marshall said: "Suit
against the Planters' Bank of Geor
gia is no more a' suit against the
State of Georgia than against any
other Individual corporation.
The Planters' Bank of Georgia is not
the State of Georgia, although tbe
Stat holds an interest in alt.
v'lt is, we think, a sound princi
pie, that, when n government be
comes a partner in any trading com
pany, it divests itself, so far as con
cerus tbe transactions of that com
pany, of its sovereign character,
and takes thit of a private citizen
As a member of a corpora
tion, a government noer exercises
its sovereignty . It acts merely an a
corporation. The govern
me-nt by becominga corporator, lays
down its sovereignity so far as re
spects ihe transactions of tbe cor
poration, and exercises no power or
privilege which is not derived from
the charter. '
In the case in the HO U. S. lie
ports, page 1, Associate Justice
Lamar delivered the opinion of the
court where it was held that the
Governor and other State officers
could be enjoined in the United
States Court.
Chief Justice Marshall and Jus-
cice J C Q Lamar could very well
be relied upon todealasintelligently
and loyally with the government of
states by injunction as Governor
Russell or his ''me toos."
Let the people condemn the use
of the lease questiop by Governor
Russell for personal political pur
poses. If he is anxious to blaze his
way into Butler's seit let him do it
in some other way and not at the ex
pense of the state treasury.
This sudden spasm of fear on the
part of Governor Russell about the
invasion of tbe state by federal au
thority sounds queer, and shows
how notional and var'able bp is
how unreliable as anexecutive.
Under date of Dec. 20, 1SH8, he
wrote the editor of thfi New York
Tribune, speaking of the pulitic.il
condition of the South, among other
things he said the followingi' Theex-
treme remedy is for congress to de
clare by law that these states have
violated the fundamental conditions
under which they were re-admitted
to the Union as states; that therefore
they are no longer entitled to repre
sentation in congress, and that they
be remanded to the territorial status
which existed from their conquest
in 18C5 until their, admission as
states in 18iW and 1809. They would
then stand as any other common
territory of the nation and be gov
erned just as the territories of the
west, by laws made by the legisla
tive power at Washington. Con
gress could givo to them the same
local self government as it gives to
the people of the other territories.
Suffrage might be based on educa
tion and to some extent on property
so as to exclude the possibility of
negro domination. "
The Seaboard road, with its fake
10 per cent, bid, and the political
capital to be made out of misleading
the people about the Southern rail
way lease, and greed for power and
place have changed the governor's
ideas about the rights of the state.
There has been a change of climate.
The Direct Tux I und.
The following statement of facts
relating to the refunding of the di
rect tax fund was given out at the
exec Aive office today :
"All applications for refundiugthe
direct land tax should have been
made to the governor on or before
the 2nd day of March, as the time
expired by statute on that day. If
on file on or before that day, they
may be paid at any time thereafter. "
A Coming r.vent.
Remember April 15 is the date for
Polk Miller's recital, ar. evening of
story and song at the Academy of
Music.
Admissiou 50c. No extra charge
for reserved seats. This price will
crowd the house, as Raleigh people
have heard Polk Miller twice. He
is a great favorite here. He appears
under the, auspiocsof theTabernac'e
Baptist Sunday-school Primary De
partment. Accord them your
patronage.
An Asheville Ordinance.
Asheville aldermen have passed
an ordinance making it "unlawful
for any merchant or tradesman or
employee or agent of any merchant
or tradesman to solicit a customer or
customers from the store or place of
business or from the sidewalk in
front of the store or place of busi
ness." l.itchfordl.Mokeo Encampment.
The Litcbford and McKee Encamp
ments, I. O O. F., have consolidated
under the name of Litchford-McKee
Encampment and a meeting will be
held at 7:30 o'clock this evening, for
the purpose of electing and install
ing new officers. All members are
requested to be present. Refresh
ments will be served.
Ex-Attorney-General P I Osborne
is in the city. .v, '
with ifrs wn
1 Itzsiinmons llrooks andvjfcett flicks
Contribute to the "tt easury.
After a lull for several days in the
mayor s court, there was a lively
docket awaitiug Mayor Russ this
morning when he took the chair. A
large number of witutvses were
present, being attracted there by
the trial of two pugnacious colored
youths, Fitzsimmons llrooks and
Corbett Hicks.
The battb between thesedisciplcs
of the pugilistic art look place at
Charity Roe s on the Ilowery. Tbe
bout was fast and furious, but sev
eral unsportsinen-like witnesses in
tervened before Fitzsimmons Brooks
got in that terrible left-hand swing
on Corbett I licks and a knockout
was averted. Indignution was of
course great on the bowery and so
the event reached the ars of the
police.
Mayor Russ made no distinction
between the combatants and each
was required to pay tin: city $7 25
for the privilege.
John Lee stole a sack ofllour from
Willicm Hopson last January. Lee
fled, but recently he came back and
the officers nabbed him. Mayor Russ
sent Lee to jail and next week he
will tell Judge Adams how he did it.
Cisero Watson was lined fl 75 Tor
disorderly conduct.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
tii.
Mo cincnts in New York and l.ivcr
pool Markets
Nkw York, March 19.
Markelquotalionsfurnished by E.
IS. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, I&leigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening,
highest, lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York cotton market
today :
orKN-HiaH-iLOW- CLOS-
INU. KST. KST. INU
. . . . j 0 87-
... 7 07 7 04 7 04
... ; 07 7 04 7 02-
7 Oil 7 11 7 0."j 7 08-
7 11 7 Ki 7 10 7
7 15 7 20 7 lil 7 17-
7 lli 7 21 7 11 7 18-
7 19 ti 91 6 7(i 0 90-
(i 92 ti SO ti 78 6 79-
U 81 li 82 0 7(i 6 80-
85 0 85 ti 80 6 8:1-
MONTHS.
January,
rebruary,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
Auguut,
Sept'mb'r,
October,
Novemb r,
December,
New York Slock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on tbe New York Stock
Exchange today:
Sugar 114
American Tobacco 76
Burlington and Quincy 771
Chicago Gas 78
American Spirits 121
General Electric :14
Louisville and Nashville 44
Manhattan 85i
Rock Island 08
Southern Preferred 284
St. Paul 77!
Tennessee Coal snd I rot- 27
Western Union 83i
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were tbe closing quo
tations on 'LeChicagoGrain and Pro
vision market todav:
Wheat May, 75; July 7:i
Corn M:iy, 251; July, 2(i.
Oats May 178. July ISi;
1'ork May, 8,92; July 9.05
Lard May, 4.:!0; July 4.:i7
Clear Rib Sides May 1.8.".; July
4.87.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closing ((no
tations of the Liverpool cotton market
today:
March 3.60 s
March-April 3.00
April-May 3.f0 s
May-June 3.60 b
Juno-July 3.00 1)
July-August.. 3.00 b
August-September 3.58 s
September-October 3.51 52
October-November . . 3.47 b
November-December ... 3.45-40 s
January-December 3.15 h
Closed steady; sales 8,000 bales.
MRS PRITCHETT DEAD
laughter of Ex Goveornor Dragg and Sis
tcr of Mr. C. I). lleartt.
A telegram was received here this
morning by Maj Chas D. Heartt,
chief of police, announcing the death
of Mrs. C. M, Pritchett, youngest
sister of Mrs. Heartt, which occur
red in Petersburg this morning.
Mrs. Pritchett was a daughter of
tbe late Governor Bragg, The fun
eral will occur tomorrow.
Major and Mrs Heartt left this
even.ng for Petersbui to attend the
funeral.
Mr. 13. R Licy's card in this
issue will be of interest to a'l our
readers. Mr. Lacy is representing
several of the strongest and soundest
insurance companies in the country.
and he will be pleased to see his
friends who desire to secure them -
selves.
Minor Matters Manipulated
for tht? Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-ltiirrl of the NeHM Pictured on
perPoints and People Pcrtiiictiil,
Picked and Pithily Pn In
Print
Mr W L Silence, of Carthage, tsat
the Yarboro.
One Raleigh visitor is satd to have
dropped $480 on Corbett.
Governor Russell appoints Mr. M.
13. Barbee of Raleigh anotury public.
Governor Russell has appointed
four commissioners of wrecks. Jno.
A. Allen, of New York, is appointed
a commissioner of affidavits.
Justice Roberts sentenced Ed.
Emery to one day's imprisonment in
jail today for engaging in an affray.
Emery is to remain there until he
pays the costs.
Doorkeeper House of the house of
representatives is in the city. Mr.
House was a happy man when the
legislature adjourned, for he gave
up the hardest job of his life.
Messrs. Julius Lewis & Co have
a handsome tandem cycle on exhi
bition at their store which can be
bought or rented. The wheel is a
beautiful piece of mechanism.
Governor Russell has nearly com
pleted the list of directors of the
North Carolina railroad whicli he
will appoint on behalf of the state.
The list will be given out nextwaek.
It is learned that there will be a
cjntest in the courts regarding the
dispensary laws for Cumberland
county. The opponents of the meas
ure contend tha' the recent act is
defective
Remember the grand concert at
Metropolitan hall Tuesday evening,
March 22rd, for the benefit of Ceu
tral Methodist church . A rich treat
is in store far all who attend. Prices
25 and 35 cents.
Subscribers to the Telephone Ex
change will please add to their list
the following new names: 272, Cary
Lumber company ;130 C Pool, S C,
shoe store; 212 D- Wright, J J,
grocer.
On the 7th day of April, 1H1I7, the
industrial agents of the Seaboard
Air Line will assemble in the city
of Charlotte, N. C, in the city hall.
Invitations have been extended to
the editors of the State to be present.
Attention is called to the announce
ment elsewhere by Capt. 13 P Wil
liamson of a great sale of horses
Wednesday, April 21, at Nixon's
stable. There will be some fine
bargains offered in horse llesh.
Clifton, Scarboro &. Co., job print
ers, is a new firm doing business at
117 East Martin street. They have
a complete new outfit and are equip
ped to do the bes1 and neatest work
at lowest prices.
The Governor todav made requisi
tion on the Governor of South Caro
Una for the delivery of W. T. Mc-
Gee and C. A. Taylor, who are
wanted in I'nion county on a charge
of forgery.
Misss Louise Goodson, of Dur
ham, is to take part , in the cone rt
next Tuesday evening, March 2.Srd,
for the benefit of Central Methodist
church. Let everybody go and hear
her nightergalc voice.
A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
will be held this evening in theoflice
of Mr. George Allen, secretary, iu
the Pullen building, to consider a
plan of advertising Raleigh at the
Nashville exposition.
The base-ball contest at Chapel
Hill on the 20th between the varsity
nine and the team from the univer
sity of Virginia is attracting a great
deal of interest. Raleigh will send
up a big delegation.
A very interesting revival meet
ing is being heldby Rev. R. II.
Whitaker, the pastor, at Epworth
Chapel near the Pilot Mills, Much
interest as manifested last evening,
and tnemeeting promises to be a
successful one. Two persons gave
their names for church membership
and several others bowed for pray
er. The Methodists builtthis churc h
three years ago for the benefit of
the operatives at the Pilot Mills,
and they now have a membership of
150, and a 'arge Sunday-school.
AS AX INDEPENDENT.
Mr. I rank Stronaoh to Run lor Mayor
Or. Leak Makes II Is Own Clioloe.
Mi- 1-ratik S'.ronach announces
himself un independent candidate
for Mayor of the city, in the munici
pal election. There is some talk of
the republicans endorsing Mr.
Stronach s candidacy. Several
names will go before the republican
convention for endorsement.
Many names are mentioned for
aldermen in the various words.
The primaries promise to be lively
ones.
Jim Youug s movement for "a
citizens ticket is not meeting wilh
universal favor iu the republican
ranks. Alderman Robinson of the
fourth word is dead against it.
Dr. Lean seen this morning.
His interest in the citizen s move
ment is of the icy variety.
"Just say for me, "said the doctor,
"when two Democrats are running
for office I make my own selection.
I don't ai'.ow anybody to lead me in
the Democratic party,''
The Baptist Convention.
The Seaboard Air Line announces
reduced rates to the Southern Bap
tist convention at Wilmington, May
5th to 14th. Tickets will be on sale
from all points to Wilmington and
return at the rate of one fare for
round trip, May 3rd to 8th inclu
sive, good for fifteen days.
it is proposed to run three magni
ficent throughout trains, to be known
as the 'Baptist Specials," one from
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., to
Wilmington via Weldon, Raleigh
and Hamlet.
Death of a Circus Man.
Andrew J. Showers, one of the
best known circus men in the coun
try, died at Birmingham, Ala., last
week. At 1he time of his death
he was proprietor of the Showers
Imperial shows, which had been
quite successful. He was born in
Ramslown, Lancaster county, l'u ,
and was the son of Samuel Showers,
who for many years kept hotel in
that tow n. Tlie deceased began his
career as a circus performer by do
ing juggling and swallowing the
sword, etc.
The Press-Visitor at the Karnlval.
The Phess-Visitor will lead the
brilliant march in the Karnival of
Kommerce and its fair re
presentative on that occasion will be
Miss Lollie WTilliams who will be the
leader of the beautiful evolutions in
the march which will consist of a
splendid corps of beautiful women.
City Kecutivc Committee Meets Tonight
We have been requested to an
nounce a meeting of the city execu
tive committee, to be held at the
mayor s office tonight (Friday) at H
o'clock. It will take into considera
tion tbe time of calling primaries for
nominating city officers.
Slowly They are Going.
Ano her of the old Confederate
veterans has given up his earthly
rest at the soldier's home. Benja
min Knight of Cumberland county,
aged sixty years died ibis morning
Comrade Knight was a member ol
company H. thirtieth regiment N. C.
state troops.
Criminal court begins Monday.
Ex-Judge W R Allen, of Holds
boro, is in the city.
Mr. Jones Fuller, of the Univer
sity is in the city .
J. D.Newman, Agent of Gentry 's
Poney & Dog Show, which will ex
hibit here soon is in the city.
Arrangements are being made to
portray the Eitzsimmons-Corbett
fight at the Academy of Music as it
was caught by thegroat Kinetescope
at Carson City.
Two hundred colored people have
purchased lots at the sale of the
Watson property, south-east of the
city. It is a fact worthy of interest
and shows the progress the colored
people are making.
If it is clear tomorrow or next
day, all pupils who belong to the
Assembly Hall at the Centennial
school are expected to notice ex
actly where the sun rises and sets.
They will be expected to know on
Monday. Parents please remind.
The largest and finest crystal of
mica ever found has been placed in
the state museum. It weighs 104
pounds, and is worth $400. It Is
from the Bo wen mine, in Macon
county, which x&s owned by Bo wen
Bros., now dead, and is exhibited
by their mother, Mrs M L Boweo,
of Chicago, and Junaluskee Lodge
of Masons, of Franklin. -.. '