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.r . ..... ' -I -: :..- - - ' r.i'. A""'-;" 1 MB aaaa -a. - in '..an . .v-fts - :-rr4 frJfc.-i j.cjijitt.Vw--v"aje is.--1' -7 -. . iL TO mm ) km t SOUTHERN .TRAFFIC. s , r ... ,l The-' "Southern Freight Association".! Be formed. .. A special from : Richmond to the Baltimore Sun of yesterday 6ays The member' of the irfcfflo depart , meets of the various railroadsln the South -' convened . here today at the Jefferson Uotel. ' The meetios was presided over by Dr.- T. M. Eaier- - son, of the' Atlajfic Coast JAno. Near! all of lbs roads in the South were represented. .;v.Tho object tf this meeting was to agree -upon term9 and a plan of organization - which would be satisfactory to all of " the tflembers of1 fhe Southern Asso ciation. . When the terms of the various officers of - the Southern States Freight " Association expire oq the second .Wednesday -ia Jane ; next, that organix tion will cease W exist, and it will be superseded by an organizalioit to be known as the "Southeastern FreightAsspciation,'? which will begin its existence on the 1st day of May next - This, at least, is therproject, and the follow ing is in brief a statement of the de cision' reached by ..the transporta- ' K tion and traffic representatives by . t ' all of the roads represented at this ,' meeting.'.- . , Jv-i.-- At a meeting held here on the 9th ' instant a committee was appointed . ' -to formulate s plan of reorganization L' , tand they reported one which was ; ' V approved then. A. copy of this plan ',, was sent to all the railroads ioter- 4 ested, after which the gathering ad ' , journed until today;-' . c ; v Todayv this plan " was radically modified. A board of administration' :.'' ; was agreed upon, who are to control 'the affairs of the association., They -will ad just all differences. The rate " - pommission "and, -executive ' board i were continued; . The office; ol com. mtssioner ws abolished. These . ." :and all pther, details agreed .-, upon - are subject to ratification when the ' xS. meet! nit Is held at .AtfanGv, Go Jdh April 14. next.- ,' ", x- 'i'- f . t :.: ::- The commissioner, as"1 aeteed " ypon, Is to be superseded by a cbair ' ' ' man, Twhose duties are to preside "over me6tinKsi whether of oom ' mittees, oc ,of the. association. . Alt 'of those arrangement were perfect ly satisfactory toall present, and the . meeting was perfectly harmonious. .The name Southern Freight As-. . sociatiorf was not positively decided upon, and hence not put inthecon , tract, but it-Is believed it. will cer ' : t tainly be adopted. This is regarded ', as the best title to be adopted for the. ' r reorganized association:;.- The' time for the new orginixat'on to 'go into ' operation, was not: put. jn ihe coni " tract, but it is-understood that the ' . aecond Wednesday In lune,. will' be the date unless the meeting at At- i' 'lanta shall : determine otherwise? " , Those present feel assured that the ' cbaoges recommcoded '. will bring ;-. about a perfectly harmonious nnder ,-: standing with all of the Southern . . and Southeastern lines interested. , i THE - A' ft N.C R R. : " Pnaldeot Uaneok. Tak - Clurc f Governor Bussefl yesterday afters noon had a telegram from Robert Hancook saying that the latter had '. been elected president of the Atlan ' tio & North" Carolina Railroad at a meeting at Kinston; thatthe action was harmonious, and, that Hancock : would today mike' demand for the ' road."-" '-. - "X?- - " . 'r A special . last bight from Editor . Stevens, of. the Newbera Journal, said t "The Atlantic & North Caro lina Railroad directors met at Ktas . ton today,- organised and. elected Hancock president. Tonight Han - cook took charge of the road at Newborn.- v Everything pleasant. No friction." - " ' It la learned that"'.- at", the icstanoj of the U ,J board of ; directors of tais road, a restraining . order against the new board was first issued by Judge Mel ver, but was withdrawn, and that then ap plication was madeto Judge Allen for the restraining order, which be granted,' and which I returnable In April. . x - A Pretty MotoIo. -r,.''i'';i ' ..The ' musicale at Metropolitan . Opera House last night for the bene fit of "Central M.'E. Church was largely attended bv aselect audience ' and a high Class programme was presented and highly appreciated. Some of the best talent of this city, elocutionery,-vocal and. instrument nl, participated, and a handsome sum was realized. - i' Mrs H Mahler is at Durham oa a vi:.t to her son, Mr Samuel r. ' . Elects New Officers of Agri alfnral Department." -y TAKE CHARGE UUNEI4 vt.' . . j : : ...... .. Tbcra I Claan Hwp Save Jo Cure T - tor Two- New Plaeea 1 J Craated. 1 The new board of Agriculture met late yesterday- afternoon 'and bad a session 'of only a few minutes, ad journing nntil today. It wenkjm mediatsiy . into caucus to consider the election of commissioner to suc ceed S. L. Pattprson and secretary to succeed T. K. Brriner. ': . ? s ,. The caucus agreed to ekct James Mr Mew borne Commissioner and J. L. Ramsey secretary -The caucus agreed as to all the places to be filled and made a clean sweep, with the exception of Curator Herbert Brim- ley, who will be retained. . The new officers take charge June. 14, when the terms of thepresentonesexplre. The board mettbis rooming and eleoted the following: J -M Mewborne, of Lenoir, com missioner, salary $1,800. J L Ramsey, secretary, salary tl,- 600.' . James H. Young, colored, of Ral eigh, chief fertilizer inspector, to succeed Mr. George H. Terrell, sal ary 11,200.'. " '' J L Kelly, . of Vance, assistant fertilizer? inspec tor t succeed Mr. P C Ennlss, salary $1,000 and trav eling expenses. Ed Shoupr of Davidson, special fertilizer Inspector to succeed, Mr. William Green, salary $1,000 and travelling expense. ' James Sbeek, peeiol fertilizer in spector to succeed Mr.. Vest, salary $1,000 and traveling expenses. - . . W B - Trogden, of ; Rockingham, special fertilizer inspector,, salary $f,000 and expenses, Fletcher BotfbiCt, special fertilizer Inspector, salaary HOOOand traveling expenses.. ... George W Kiogt of Raleigh,, night watchman to succeed Oaston B rough - tm, salary $480 ' S E Williams, colored,, of Monroe, janitor, salary $3G0. 1 . ; , J D Maultsby was made perma- nent chairman of the board. The following committees were appoints, ed- Finanoe H E King, chairman; salary $250, Geo. E. Flow, Howard Browning, James M Allen, John Brady, - i Executive, J C LHarris. chairman; John Graham, J C Ray', W O Sprin kle, J fl Maultsby,' . . The places given; Trogden and Bpbbilt are new ones . It is siid they were created to let them down easily. "The pressure for positions was great.. Bobblt was chosen but would not take the - place, as be rould not be called oa to work: un less In in ad emergency .x . J William Bailey; member of the board, spoke earnestly against the sweeping "changes .and said ' they would be disastrous to the depart meat and discretidablft?".; But vihe whole matter was fixed in1 caucus, by the republicans and populists. Only one democrat was .present at the session today. Mr ' Bailey is an Independent. t-. . . Several of the members, paid high tributes-to the retiring secre'ary, Mr'' Bruner who for many years had done tbe state so much credit and who is so widely known. 1 :1. The board decided not. to make an exhibit at the Tennessee Cunten- bial exposition, at Nashville. ' This was at the suggestion of Mr. Bruner, who said the-unde1dejj question of tbe legality ofthe , fertilized tooage tax, .would make it a risk V venture a large expenditure; - The United States supreme, court may decide this tax unconstitutional, V The board has a. good surplus on hand, and this is an evidence ef the exrjlenj management ' of the old tfoard and department ofliolals - It was stated todayr that even if .the decision of the supreme court Is ad verse there is surplus enough,5' by husbanding it, to carry the board through until the. legislature meet. . J L Ramsey - resigned as- a mem ber of the board lor order . that he mipht be elected Secretary, and J C L Harris was appointed by the gov ernor to take bis place. - Harris re si nel as a member of the board of Internal improvements. The va cancy thus caused i not yet filled, J il Chamberlain, of Raleigh,, is appointed by the governor a direc torof tiieasiricultural and mechanical rolleffe, vice Benjamin R Lacy, who declined to accept the appolutmaat. RALEIGH, RAILROAD'S HARD HIT To Snboilt Treflo .Agreement to the In. : terete to Commerce CommUslon. .1 ': The Washington Ppst of yesterday says: . ' , ' The Supreme. Court bas decided the case of the United States vs. the Trans-Missouri' Freight Association against the railroads. ' The opinion was tendered by Justice Peck bam and . reverses the decision of the court below and holds the anti-trust law of 1880 to be" applicable to .rail road transportation .;aod the traffic agreement of the pool Illegal- i The law officers of Ihegoveroment consider7 that the effect pf the de cisioa will beiar-rcachlBgiThey think it will result to requiring that all traffic agreement be. submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. They .also express the belief that it means a reversal of the opin ion delivered in tbe Circuit Court of Appeals for the second circuit last week in the case of the Joint Traffic Association, tbe opinion in that in stance being favorable to the rail road combination. v '--. .-, Justice Peckham reviewed the histery of the case and stated the conclusions of tbe court in a very few words. He said that the pill had originally been filed by the gov ernment for the purpose of securing the settiDg aside of. the agreement operating in tbe southwest, which constituted the association, to fix rates of transportation to which the various roads constituting the pool should agree. The bill was filed under the law known as the Sher man anti-trust act of 1890. The de fendants had in their answer denied the government's allegations in re spect especially to the point of im proper intent, and upon those show ing tbe case proceeded to a bear ing. . Oesteion ef Lower Court. The court below decided that tbe Shernnn act did not apply to rail road, and therefore refused to sus tain the government It was also held by the lower court that even if the act did apply, the agreement was not one. looking to the "'titjrea- sooable restraint" of trade..,, , Continuing, Justice Peckbam said that when the case was brought into the supremo court the defendants bad moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the freight associa tion had been dissolved, leaving nothing before the court, and also on the allegation that the .amount in volved was sufficient to justify, the consideration in tbe case in the su preme court of the United States.1 These motions were both overruled. Justice Peckham said the mere dissolution of the association did not determine the question as there was still relief to be had. . Replying to the objection that "there is no language in the anti trust act which is sufficiently plain to Indicate a purpose .to repeal the provisions of the interstate com merce act which permit the agree ment," the opinion avers- that the interstate commerce act does not au thorize An agreement of this nature -"There is, therefore,, no repeal In the case," it says, "and both statutes may stand,, as -neither is Inconsistent with the other." . . Seope of the Sherman Aet ' The opinion takesup the assertion that the Sherman act was aimed at only such combinations, as the Stan-, dard Oil company, the beef trust, and the whiskey trust, and says they were not the on'y associations con trolling great combinations of capi tal, wbioh had caused complaint at the time the law was,enacted,,but that .tbcro. were ' many and Joud eomplaints from some-portions of the public regarding tbe railroads and the prloes they, were charging for the service they rendered.; ' .. -: '.'Neither is the etitute," the opin ion continues, '"uncertain in its meaning, or Its ' language .bo vague that it ought to not to be held appli cable: to railroads.' It prohibits contracts, - combinations, vita.,' in trade or commerce. Transporting commod ities Is commerce, and ' if from' one state to'or through another it Is interstate Commerce." -i . Summing op on tba point of app'i oabllity to railroads, the court said :. "While JJie, statute prohibits all com binations, in the fornj of trus s of other wisr, thel'mltation la not con fined ' to that alone. -' All combina tions whiob are in restraint ol tra'Je or commerce are prohibited, wheth er in the form of trusts or in any form whatever. We -think, arter a careful examination,' that the- act covers and 'was Intended to cover eorarnon-carriers by Tail." . 1 : Ballroed Combtaetiona .' - ;' ;. The court next took op the ques-1 tion of the true construction, assum X; WJSDNESpAY EYENINO, MARCII 24, 1897. ing that the iawapplies to railroads. On this point it aid r " The claim that one company has the right to charge reasonaole rates apd that therefore . it fea tbe vrixbtto enter into a combination with competing roads to maintain such ratpstsaBnot be admitted. . 'Tbe conclusion does not follow from an admissjo of the premises What one com pas y may do In the way of. charging reason able rates is radically different from entering ' iota ' an- I'groemeat w4th other lan4 competing roads to keep up the rates to that point, Mf -there be any compaction, the extent of the charge for tbe 'service will be seri ously affected by th ; fct Competi tion will itself bring charges down to a hat may be reasonable," bile in the case "oan'agrecrhenj to'keep prices up competition is aliowed no slay; it is abut, out and jyio rate fs practically fixed oy the companies themselves by virtuetof agreement- so long as they abide'lt." Concluding this branch (the opin ion savs: ''We concludrthat the anti-trus. act applies to Railroads, and that it renders II egal.'nll agree ments which are in restraint of trade or commerce." It Is further held that the agreement in tola- case was of such a "nature asu'to ibnstitute a restraint of trade of sufficient mag nitude to render It 4 violation of the act. . . . ; "The effect was to rest rain trade no matter what the in tent was on tbe part pt4 those who (.igVrd it." It was stated that the.graiiting of the Injunction prayed .fqrwas not in tended to have a rtfoaOtu-e effect. Justice White delivered the dis senting opinion oil beha)f of himself and Justices Field, Gra)f;,andShiras. Ho said that .the agreement in ques tion was not aa agreement to fix rates, but to classify freights and to prevent an increase r; reduction of them except upon? given notice. Hence the document was not in re' attaint of trade or qbmmerce. To say that it was iu effect was to fol low the letter and not. the spirit of the law. ;..'i' a bril: ARRAY. Sherwood Hlgge Co's Great Millinery Opening. 4 The superb and popular store of Messrs. Sherwood Higgs & Co. was the center of all attraction among the ladies of Raleigh today. Every one who passed by was obliged to stop and admire in tboir big show window the rich avd gorgeous dis play of countless beautiful spring colors, floral designs and endless at tractions in their now spring mil linery for which today bad been set a partr as the opening. This window was one of t he most beauti ful, elaborate, 'and brilliant la rich and life like color which has ever been seen in Raleigh. The tempta tion to step inside was irresistible and here one was greeted with the hum of voices as troops f ladies were seen thronging tbe store and admiring the many pretty novelties spread out for their gaze. Alady of exquisite taste exclaimed in the hear ing of the Paxss-Visitor that she had never seen any thine more beautiful and all are unanimous in their admiration. Mr. Sherwood HiggS, himself, the polite 'and gentlemanly head of the firm; showed the many callers around, and there was a perfect stream of them all day. The millinery department is in the rear of the store and this was presid ed over by Miss, Sadyfr Mitchell; Of Baltimore, Messrs. Hjggs& Co.'s expert mMlii.er, who has spsot two weeks in Npw York familiarizing herself with all the latest and up-to- date novelties'.. Undir the soft glow 4 of incandesant electric lights a'l sorts of beautiful hats and flowers and v millinery tri-nmings -were shown. . Among the hats attracting mostat- tention wasaPaoaraa sailor, trimmed in gerranlum shades of chiffon with a long sweeping aigrette" and also a violet hat, heavily trimmed in violets and the two popular shades of pur ple and rhlne stone buckles. The trimming most used this sea1 son embraces flowers, chiffo,r laces and foliage, - There are hats from Madame Reynolds, beautiful im ported hats and all the latest designs and one came Out with the impres sion of having just -emerged from a veritable , bower - of beauty. Near the entrance of the millinery depart ment dainty , and delicious chocco' latcs were sered and 4his feature was Much enjoyed and appreciated by tbe ladies. I, -.1 ' The" opening , was of such a high toned class and "character as to stamp the firm of Sherwood Higgs & Co , as a thoroughly! progressive and up to date establishment and one which Raleigh is proud of. " - AS TO TUE MAYORALTY The editor of the Pkess Visitoi desires t take the first opportun ibrougb the columns of bis own pa per, to express his gratitude for the very kindly mention ol his name in connection with the mayoralty of this city, coming from one of the leading and representative members of the Raleigh Typographical Union in this morning's News and Obser ver. While Le has not sought or aspired to such a high honor at the hands of the people W Raleigh, tbe editor of the Paws -Visitor cannot refrain from expressing his deepest sense of appreciation and gratitude for the kindly expression of choice, emanating as it does from such a source, and from which source it Is doubly valued. The editor of this paper wishes no higher endorsement than that of the good people of this community represented by the gentleman who speaks for tbem in such cordial words inourmornicg contemporary. It is a pleasure to us to receive such a tribute from such a source. TODAY'S MARKETS. The Movementa In New York and Liver pool Markets Nsw York, March 24. Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 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 : month a OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS- MONTHS. mu EST. EST. ING January, - February, - March, .... 7 01 6 95 8 US April, 7 02 7 02 6 9a 6 9) May, 7 Ofi 7 06 6 95 97 June, 7 10 7 10 7 00 7 01 July, 7 14 7 14 7 05 7 05 August, 7 14 7 15 6 80 7 08- Bept'mb'r 8 80 6 67 6 79- October, 6 78 6 78 6 78 6 67- Novemb'r, 6 79 6 70 8 75 6 68- December, 8 80 0 84 79 6 71- New York Stoek Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York S.topk Exchange today: Sugar 112a American Tobacco 751 Burlington and Quincy "3i Chicago Gas 791 American Spirits 121 General Electric 33i LouUvillo and Nashville 46j Manhattan 841 Rock Island 641 Southern Preferred 26S St. Paul 751 Tennessee Coal snd IrOL 2GJ Western Union 83 Chicago Grain and Provision Market. Thefollowing were the closingquo- tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market today: . Wheat May, 72J; July 71. Corn May, 21; July, 25. Oats May 17. July 18; Pork May, 8,77; July 8.87 Lard May, 4.25; July 4.35 Clear Rib Sides May 4.67: July 4.70. Liverpool Cotton Market. The following were the closing quo tations of the Liverpool cotton market today: March 3.60 a March-April 3.60 s April-May i .. 3.60 . a May-June .,... 3.60 a June-July 3.60 s July-August 3.60 s August-September 3.67-58 b September-October 3.51-52 a October-November 3.46-47 b November-December 3.45 s January-December 3.44-45 b Closed steady; sales 8,000 bales. :- "' 1 ... 1 r- State Convention Vooo People'e Society of Christian Eneavor at Charlotte. The 6tate convention of "Young People's Society of Christian En deavor" will meet in Charlotte, tbe queen city of .North Carolina, on April 23-25, and for the accommoda tion of delegates and visitors to this occasion, the Southern railway will place on sale round-trip tickets from alt stations in the state of Nortji Carolina to Charlotte and return at reduced rates; tickets on sale April 21. 22 and 23rd. final limit April 27th, continous passage in each d rection, thus affording a splendid opportunity to visit Charlotte Full information can be obtained by calling on any agent of the South era railway: - . -, t ii u ' .... .", ... . Tbe parade of the ponies and dogs of the Gentry show, delighted the children this afternoon It bas been three' years stnee the last appear ance here of this excellent show, ST STATEMENTS Minor Matters Mauipu later tor the Many. AROUND THE CITY.. Pot-Poiirri of the News Pictured on i per Points and People Pertlnentl Plekcd and Pithily Pn- Ik Print The registration books for the municipal election open next Sat- Wt&MMJ;;& .v- ' Bead what the "Yellow Kid" and "Mrs. Yellow Kid" have to say on third page. Tho handsome paper of Barlow Bros' minstrels was put on the bill boards today. The contest for mayoralty at Char lotte, now in progress, is one of the hottest on record. The engagement Of the "Yellow Kid" is cancelled by themanffpr of Metropolitan ball. The Brookfyu baseball team is at Charlotte for practice and will re main there some time. Rsv . W V Savage, formerly of Raleigh, is called to be pastor of Churchland Baptist church at Nor folk. Mr C J A Decker, of Liverpool, England, is in the city. He is a brother of our townsman, Mr. H J Decker. Among today 'sarrivalsare Claude Doekery, Marshall L.. Mott, J. R Joyce of Reidsville, John Graham ol Ridgeway. A bicycle tool bag was found on Hillsboro street and left at this office and the owner can get it by calling here for it. Elder L II Hardy will preach at the Primitive church in this city Thursday night at 7:30 and Friday morning at 11. . According to the newspaper state ments there must be a good many counterfeit silver half dollars and dollars in circulation in this state. In the case against Augustus Pounds, the young white man who, in Mark's Creek township, shot and killed another, the grand jury today failed to And a true bill Two of the spacious rooms on the second floor of the annex to the mu seum will bo used for special ex hibits; one for ores, the other for animals. A temporary wooden building, mereli' a shed, will bo put up to shelter the new street car plant. The brick biiildin which will be begun during the summer can be put up outside the woodenstructure. John T Patrick bas called an in- suranceconvention at Southern Pines April 28th, tbo call saying the pur pose is to kepp in this section' the great amount of money paid to northern and western companies for life and fire insurance. In the superior court this after noon Thomas Burch, colored, plead ed guilty to the charge of burglary, in entering tho s ore of J. D. Tur ner, and upon recommendation for mercy, was sentenced to the peni tentiary for 15 years. ' We-have received a copy of the railway number of the Los Angeles Times, published under tbe auspices of the Order of Railway Conductors. It is handsomely covered in bright colors and contains much interest ing information about the order and their convention in May. We regret to note the death of W S Mitchell, colored, traveling agent of the Gazette, which occurred here last night about 12 o'clock. His death was caused by tuberculosis. He was well known here by thepeo-' pie, both white and colored. The Barlow Brothers Minstrels which appeared here last night, opens a new era in minstrelsy. The performance was devoid of bpister ousness and the Usual, rough and uncouth language which is common with some of tbe so. claimed first class companies, yet the yivid pr trayal of the unique attributes .und the volant humor of the -genuine darkby wascharmingintheextreme. The vocal numbers were all given in a manner that took with the audi ence from the start, while the' Or chestra was all that was claimed for it. The Barlow Brothers Minstrels always find a" cordial welcomeawait ing them here. Salt Lake Dally Desert News. - - ' ' ! $4.00 jPER TEAE. SCIENTIFIC , AUTHORITY. '; 1 . - i' - j, . ' - ' Grant Importance of Conenltlng Snofc la .. f Eye Troubles. . - t J , If we did not have a conscientious " desire to do a- positive-good to the community wo would not say so " much respecting Dr. Matthexs skill ! as an oc-ulo optician, but while he , is here we ciunot say too much or ' too urgeptly recommend those hav- itig defective eyesight to go to him. v; " Parsons whoso sight is simply m- . - 4 paired ty age will receive the same proportionate benefits as ihose "whose bight is jreatly impaired by complicated optical defects. For m the former he sharge.-. a sum that is insignificant when compared -wub .. the value of saving the eyesight. With cheap defective glasses a per . ' bob is liable. to pick out those which aae unsuited to the eyes, and which 1 "',, weaken instead of strengthening the' sight, and the eyes are ruined. This simply applies to persons suffering the inconvenience of defective eye sight by age alone, whose eyes will adapt themselves to almost any lenses, in lieu of scientifically adapt iug the glasses to the sight. In the slightly abnormal cases hts . .. patients will depend upon their own . judgment, or that of the spectacle seller, travelling "Doctor Oculist" or peddler, and may temporarily be pleased, but where one by chance selects the properlenses nine-tenths pay the penalty by lasting defects of vision. More eyes are injured by injudicious use of glasses than arise from any other cause. In the case of inherited or acquired optical de fects the patient is then obliged to apply to some scientific authority, and such a one is Dr. Matthez. How much better is it to pay a few dollars more, receiving first class work, and have the satisfaction of know ing that your sight is being cared for by one who has all the facilities, the skill and the professional edu cation that enable him to know what would be good for you. No charge i5 made for preliminary tests.' Dr. Matthez is only -here for a limited period. Room 41 Yarborough House. See him at once about your ejesight and spectaclos. Jones' Big Opening. The large corps of employees of the big store of Mr. W. E. Jones are busily engaged makiugpreparations for the Spring opening of millinery, which occurs at 8:30o'clock tonight. Mr. Jones extends a cordial invita tion to all to attend this magnificent display, which will surpass any thiogof tho kind ever seen in Raleigh The interior of the store and the big show windows have been beautifully and tastefully decorated especially for this grand occasion, and those who "ail to attend will surely miss a treat. The decorations in the win dows were ananged by Mr. Chal mers Wilson, of Philadelphia, who came here especially for that pur pose. The opeuing will contin' e Thursday and Thursday night. Illinois Storm-Swept. rty Telegraph to tho Press-Visitor. CincAfM. March 24. There is eight inches of snow here. The state is swept by a fifty mile gale. The storm is making the rivers rage in the flooded districts, threatening the levee and causing consternation. The snow will swell the streams, making the outlook in the Missis sippi valley more gloomy. Few purtsof Illinois, Iowa and Wiscon sin escaped the storm. A llllzxard inTenressce. By Telegraph to tho Press-Visitor. Knoxvili.e, March 24. A blizzard is raging in East Tennessee, causing damage to fruits and vegetable. BRIEFS. At 4 o'clock this afternocn John Groves, white, was arranged for murder. Tbe trial excites much in terest. The court room is packed. Tbe board of agriculture this morning inspected the museumex periment station and annex to the agricultural building. The name of M. C. S. Noble,' now sup rintendent of Wilmington 'apub lie schools, is being mentioned In connection with the A. and M. col 1 -ge. 1- The board of agriculture advances . -3.0OJ to the A & M college to be used in building the hospital con- t iinplated by the legislature, and to put in additional boilers. . The money is to be replaced in October. - -Visitors to the city who saw the -"Karnival of Commerce'.- pronounce it the best thing :of the kind they ever witoessed.- Miss Simras, ivho represented the Park Hotel so ad mirably, was paid the special com- i plimeht of an encore. , r 7 '.: t J