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THE PRE JLHJ'.O. VOL. XXXVII.NO. 179. RALEIGH, N. C, FIIIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, mi $1.00 FEB YEAR. PARK TO RE LiGT !!) MIDGETS LAST NIGHT THE NEW ACTS WILL BE COOLER VISJ T Offered at the North Carolina State Fair. $2,000 IN PURSES. A Varied Assortment of Event Our fair n the Grand Circuit und Many I ust Horses Will he Here. The program of the races of the North Carolina state fair, October 1!) to 22, were announced today by the Secretary, Mr John Nichols. No feature of the fair is more en joyed than the racing and people in all parts of the state, especially the admirers of fast horses, are always interested in the program. The management will spair no pains to make the ra;es as much a success this year as they have been in the past. Two thousand dollars in purses is offered by the society this year. The dates for the fair have been so arranged that we are right in line with the grand circuit of Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina, which fact alone will insure a most success ful racing meet. Tbe followiug are the racing events together with the purses: Tuesday, October 19. 12 20 class, trotting, $200. 2 For gentleman's road horses, owners to drive to four-w!oel road wagons, mile heats, two in three, $100. 3 Running race, j -mile dash, $100. Wednesday, October 20. 4-3 00 class, trotting, $150. 5-2.33 class, trotting, $200. ('(Running race, : -mile dash, $100 7 Running race, li-mile dash, $100. Thursday, October 21. S-2.40 class, trotting, $150. 9 Free for all, trotting, $250. 10 Running race, U-mile heats, best two in three, $150. 11 Running race 1 1 -mile dash, $100. Friday, October 22. 12-2.25 class, trotting, $200. 13 Ruuning race, one mile dash, $100. 14 Running race, :; mile heats, $100. The conditions governing the en trance and driving f horses is given here: Entries close Saturdiy, October 10th. 1897. Entrance fee 5 per cent , to ac company entry, and 5 per cent ad ditional from winners. The association reserves the right to declare off any race that does not fill satisfactorily, and to change the order of program as may be neces sary. Money will be divided in all races 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. A horse distancing the field or any part thereof will be entitled to first money only. Old distance rule to govern. The national trotting and Jockey club rules will govern, and in no case will they be deviated from. The above races to be mile heats, three in five, except when otherwise specified. In all races live required to fill and three to start. No money paid for walk-over. Gentlemen riders or drivers are defined to be : "Gentlemen who have never received pay for riding, driving or training a horse or horses. " Worked a Convict Sundays, Atlanta, Ga., May 21. A suit filed here today against the Georgia Penitentiary company No. 1, by George Brooken, an ex-convict, promises a lively investigation by state officials. Brooken, was con fined at company No. l's camp five years, and claims that (Turing that time he was forced to work 181 Sun days. He files a suit for $181, charg ing $1 a day for the time he alleges he was forced to work without au thority of law. He declares he was compelled on pain of punishment to do the work. The case will no doubt cause the convict camps to be in vestigated to ascertain in which the laws are being violated by working on Sundays. Lawn Party Next Tuesday Sight. The first lawn party of the season will be given next Tuesday night, May 25, by the literary society of the Sacred Heart Church in the rec tory yard on Hillsboro street. De lightful music throughout the evening. Entertained a Small and Appreciative Audience. Not a very large, but an enthu siastic audience greeted the Midgets last night at Metropolitan Hall. The young people acquitted themselves admirably and the play was a bright success.' Miss Le Grande Cameron, as Queen Titania, sustained the difficult role in 1 1 manner altogether charm ing. It is almost impossible to con ceive how she could accomplish so much in so short a time. Her ren dition of her part was accomplished with the grace and precision that would have done justice to one of years and experience. Miss Maud Dinwiddie, as Psyche, acquitted herselt with especial credit. The Prince, Ivey Lewis, was a success ful young suitor. The Archer Cadets at their first appearance on the stage captured the audience and round after round of applause greeted them. They were compelled to respond to an en core. Miss Jessie Higgs' solo, "Ask of the Stars," was heartily encored. We might fill a column talking about the different characters had we the space, but suffice it to say that every part was admirably sus tained. The inimitable little coons, Ben Hardy and Willie Jones, were very much appreciated. If any one in the audience had closed his eyes and kept them shut for about a minute, and then opened them, he would have thought he bad been transported to a select corner in Fairy laud. The musical numbers were bright-and catch y, the solos and choruses being particularly pleasing. The cast included over 75 children, varying in age from 3 to 15 years, who figured as Gnomes, fairies, elves, and other denizens of the fairy realm. The portrayal of the characteristic features of dill'er eut nations by a company of Mid gets in appropriate costume was especially enjoyable. This all':iir by unanimous consent was a great suc cess and a credit to all concerned. Kcturn of the Conquerors. The delegation from Honeycutt's pond arrived in the city last even ing and from them some authentic reports of the late campaign there were obtained. The party as a pre cautionary measure begun as soon as they pitched camp to prepare themselves with barbecue and they had brought along with them a plentiful supply of sardines, but they did not need either sardines or barbecue, as the tish caught were in such quantities that they had to be thrown back into the water, the weather being too warm to admit of bringing them to the city. A haul was made with the seine on the first evening which brought up seventy- nine fine perch and one six pound jack and a big game chub jumped over the net. Galling Bros, and Dowd managed the seine while Messrs. Jno R Ferrall, C B Barbee, M T Leach, Armistead Jones and other whoopers drove the fish down from along the bank. Other similarly successful hauls were made. The biggest haul was at Middle Creek where Mr J R. Ferrall had entire charge and superintendence of the seine. The most interesting feature of tbe occasion which afforded much entertainment to the party was the fact that Mr M T Leach dressed three times a day. The entire party re turned in good feather, reporting a most "inspignent" time all around. Trinity College Commencement The invititations to Trinity Col lege commencement are out and are very handsome. They are embel lished in gold and blue and there is a handsome frontispiece illustration of the college building. The com mencement exercises will be as fol lows: Tuesday, June 811 a m, bacca laureate sermon by Dr. James At kins, Nashville, Tenn;4 p m, alumni address by Stonewall J Durham, Bessemere City, N C; 8 pm, literary address by Dr W B" Smith, Tulane University, New Orleans, La. Wednesday, June 910:30 a rn, graduating exercises. Still Captured Six Miles From the City. Day before yesterday Deputy Col lector Wiley D Jones and his regi ment of revenue raiders scooped in a baby illicitdistitlery six miles from the city. The still was near Mr. Williamson's farm in the neighbor hood of Milburnie. It is supposed to have been the property of Gaston Andrews, but no one was present and the product r was silent. The still had a.; capacity of only 15 ga' lons, but it had a double 'producing capacity. The officers brought the apparatus to the city. To be Drought llefore the County Com missioners hy Attorney Harris. The county attorney, Mr J. C. L. Harris, has just concluded an ex amination of the general and special acts enacted by the last legislature which affect Wake county. These Mr. Harris will bring to the atten tion of the county commissioners at the Juuc meeting, as the majority of them will require their attention in order that they may be made opera tive. Among those acts which will re quire tho attention of the board are the following: The act authorizing the commis sioners of Wake county, upon peti tion of the school committeemen of Raleigh township,to hold an election during the year 1S97 for the pur pose of issuing $50,000 worth of bonds for school purposes. The act increasing the pay of registrars of election to $1 per day and mileage for transmitting elec tion returns. The general school law, which provides that an election shall be held in every township in every county for the promotion of public schools. It is very doubtful whether the commissioners willorderthe town ship elections, as the State Treas ury will be so depleted it is not likely that the school appropriations can be met. The act extending the road dis trict beyond Raleigh three miles. The general act requiring a revis ion of the jury list every year. Heretofore a revision has only been required once in four years. THE AID BEGINS Consul (ien. I ce Ordered to Draw on Gov ernment of SI O.OIIO. By Telegraph U the Press-Visitor. u Washington, May 21. About 00 members of both houses of congress left this morning for Muniicello for a days outing. They will return to Washington tonight. Owing to some hitch at the capi tol the Cuban relief resolution was not signed yesterday by the speaker and vice-president. As the signa tures must be attached during the sessions of tho house and senate and as both have adjourned until Mon day, nothing will be done until that date. The relief it provided for starving Americans in Cuba is therefore postponed throe days lon ger. General Lee has been authorized to draw ten thousand from the state department to aid Americans in Cuba who are in want. Reception to Trinity Chupier. Mrs. Ivan M.Procterhas tendered a reception to the members of Trini ty Chapter of the Epworth League, to be held this evening from eight to ten o'clock. The reception is given in honor of the birthday of Master Robert Procter, who is a prominent member of the chapter. This organization is composed of about fifty boys, between the ages of eight and fourteen years and every fooy will be on hand. They will meet atthe Sunday School Room at 7:30 o'clock sharp, and go in a body to Mrs. Procter's . hospitable home on Nevbern Avenue. Their leaders will lie with them. Col. Cunningham Called a llavsecd. The Weekly Underwriter makes t' e following comment on Col. John S. Cunningham's insurance law, which kicked up such a bobbery in the Southeastern Tariff Association : "There was a man who lived in North Carolina close to the line which divides that State from Vir ginia. He owned two houses as two peas on either side of that in visible State line. On the one he paid an insurance premium of $45, and on the other a premium of $30. He was scut to the North Carolina Legislature, and a result of his per sonal exerience he introduced a bill to prohipit fire insurance compauies from charging more premium in North Carolina than in Virginia. Tbe bill passed and is now the law of North Carolina, in a modified form, covering, we believe, only farm property. We do not doubt that underwriters have 'cussed' this 'ignorant hayseed' in their wrath, but we rcspectfuly ask how could he be expected to know that even the universal mercantile schedule makes allowance for past experience, and that the past experi ence does not justify same in rate in North Carolina that is charged in Virginia? When underwritersmake a difference of 331 percent, between the two sides of a road because the business oa one side of a State line has not been profitable, a North Carolinian may be pardoned for act ing as a board of equalization." Smoked Cigarettes and Read Novels at a Distance WHILE BATTLE RAGED Correspondent's Ucports falsified- Creek Officers arcCowards Only Sniolenlt and Yanikosti Hud Courage. By Cable to the Press-Visitor. Pabis, May 21, Fresh charges of cowardice and incompetency on the part of Constantino are constantly arriving from correspondents with the Greek army, whose communica tions escaped falsification at the hands of the Greek censors. During the lighting which took place in Greece on the Turkish frontier Con stautine was at Larissa, far from the battle, smoking cigarettes and read ing novels. On the morning of the evacuation of Larissa, the crown prince was on board the first train that departed. Women and chil dren were ejected from tars to make roam for him and his horses. At Valestino, two officers drove two wounded privates fiom the train going to Volo in order that they might take their places. In many cases whole batullions were abandoned by officers who sought safety in (light, wLile the men con tinued fighting without a leader. Generals Smolenitz and Yanikosti are highly praised by the corres pondents who speak in the highest terms of the Greek evzones and ar tillery. ConstantinoI'I.k, May 21 Major General Nelson A '.riles, of the United Slates army, who came to Europe to observe the operations of the war, was received by the Sultan today. His majesty grunted him a special audience. Athkxs, May 21 The government has a loan of six million drachmae at one per cent. It was exclusively subscribed by three Greek banks. STRIKERS ON TOP I'orcinK Contractors to Come to Their Terms. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. New York, May 21. The strik ing sweatshop workers were jubi lant today over what appeared to be the ultimate and and probable speedy success of the strike. Four more contractors have yielded to the de mands of their man, making five who have agreed to sign the new sched ule. The progressive tailors' union, No 1, of 3,000 members of workmen of a high grade, hadasecret meeting last night. They announced today that they had decided to cast their lot with the strikers. In addition to this, 2,5(10 women workers have joined the movement. Southern Tariff Association. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Four Monrok, Va., May 21. The annual meeting of the Southeastern TsrilT Association was called to or der at the Chamberlain hotel yes terday by President S Y Tupper, of Atlanta. Eight states Virginia, North Caro'ina, South CarolinaGeor gia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana were represented. President Tupper's address was the principal feature of the morning ses sion. I. Trains Tumbled in the Street. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Nkw York, May 21 A north bound Ninth avenue elevated rail way traiiT collided with a south bound Sixth avenue train at the South Ferry station this morning. The accident was due to an open switch. The trains were derailed and nearly fell upon the people in the street. A Million for Charity. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Nkw -York, May 21. Andrew Carnegie, who usually prefaces his annual spring trip to Europe by a charitable or educational donation of some sort has decided to give a mil lion to charity this spring. The exact object of the donation is not known. Terrell Bound Over to Court. Thomas Terrell the young colored boy who is charged with the murder of John Gill, colored, at Wake Forest on the afternoon of April 20th, was given a preliminary hearing before Justice H. II. Roberts yesterday afternoon. Terrell was bound over to the next term of court under a bond of $250 which he failed to give. Street Car Company to Put in . ,c anJ In cadescent Lights irce. The Raleigh S'reet Railway Com pany has notified Mayor Russ that it desires to place fix powerful elec tric arc lights and innumerable in- cadeseent lights in Pullen Park, in order to thoroughly light this popu lar resort. The oiler is gladly accepted, and Mayor Buss and the Manager of the company have already made a visit to the Park and selected locations for the arc lights. The co npany has manifested a kindly interest in the Park, the popularity of which promises to become even greater than in the past two years under the splendid management of alderman Ferrall. The electrieeompauy hasdispluyed commendable enterprise in offering to light the park and it isto be hoped that it will receive a large patron age when the new cars get to Tun ing. When the new lights are put in, Pullen park will be the most beauti fully lighted point in the city. I ayettcville Military Academy. The Philomathian and Vance Lit erary Societies of the.Fayetteville Military Academy h ive issued invi tations to the commencement exer cises Friday, May 28. The orator will be Rev. T. N. Ivey, editor N. C. Christian Advo cate, The program will be as follows: Baccalaureate sermon by Rev I W Hughes. Sunday, May 23, 8:30 p m. Military Day Parade Ground, May 27th, 5:30 p m. Competitive Battalion Drill; Com pany and Industrial Contest for Medal. Commencement Opera House, Friday, May 28, 11 a m Contest for Essayists' Medal, Contest for Elocution Medal. Friday evening, 8:30 o'clock Contest for Debaters' and Deelaim ers' Medals, Address by Rev T X Ivey. Delivery of medals, reading of distinctions, etc. M usic by "Big Six The Xevt Attraction. The next entertainment at Metro politan hall will be the big produc tion of "Captain Dick" for the bene fit of the Waif Saving Circle, and the dates are Friday and Saturday May 28th and 20th. Tbe cast is com plete and the rehearsals have been progressing for nearly a week. The members are now quite familiar with their parts so that the management can guarantee beautiful perform ance. "Captain Dick" is a thorough!' clean and moral play, one which is booked for nearly the whole of next season with and for the benefit of churches aud their charitable so cieties. It was booked in each in stance after having been first wit nessed by the committees or pastors. The prices of admission will be 35 cents, gallery 25 cents, reserved seats 50 cents. Plan will appear at W II King's drug store Thursday morning, May 27th. A Pleasant Kcceptton. At the Central Hotel last evening a delightful reception was given to some of hpr young friends by Miss Pearl Jones. The evening was spent in the hotel parlors in pleasant social pastimes, games and music. At 10 o'clock an elegant luncheon was served in the dining room. Among those present were : Misses Alice Harris, Bertha Kleup pelburg, Sallie Harris. Emma John son, Bessie Powell, Annie Jones, Emma Harris, and Messrs. Turner, Stirewalt, Harvey Johnson, Willie Penny, Paul Waitt, Archie Walters, Tom Walters, George Hood, John Murphy, Charles Woodell, Jesse Jones, Jr., Sam Waitt and George Hardy. Presbyterian General Assembly. The thirty-lifthGeueral Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian chur2bi convened in the First Presbyterian church in Charlotte yesterday. The following officers were e'ect ed : Rev Dr George T Goetchins, of Rome, Ga., Moderator; stated clerk, Rev Dr Joseph R Wilson; permanent clerk, Rev Dr Robert P Farris; temporary clerks, Rev Dr J H Wig gins, of Bonham, Texas; and Rev Dr A R Cocke, Waynesboro, Va. There were 180 delegates voting. Mr RL Goodwin, district deputy for North Carolina of the order of Heptasophs is in the city. He is making a tour of the state visiting the various conclaves. So the Weather lturcuti Savs l-air to night and Tomorrow. Cooier weather is predicted by the weather bureau. The forecast tonight and tomorrow is fair. The thermometer this morning was (1,8; the barometer 20 DO. The storm has moved from the Lake region to the north Atlantic coast, with considerable rain at a few sta tions in the north. The largest amount was 1.02 inches at Cleveland Ohio. Thunderstorms with local gales also occurred. Over the entire south the weather continues fair and warm. The weather continues clear iu the Mis sissippi valley and westward. A decided fall in temperature oc curred in the Lake region, amount ing to 22 degrees since yesterday at Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit. Frost is reported at Marquette. The weather is also slightly cooler in the northwest. TODAY'S MARKETS. The Movements In New Vork and l.ivcr pool Markets. New York, May 21. 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: MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS- INU. EST. EST. ING 0 79 ; SO (i 75 6 7;j- 6 79- i; s:t- .... I 7 23 7 :a 7 it; ! 715- 7 23 7 23 7 1( j 7 15- 7 2.3 7 a 7 17 7 1K- 7 19 7 22 7 12 7 II- ti H'.i 7 SKI li f.'i j (i 84- i 7.'i (i 7ii U (i: j ti (Hi 6 72 (i 75 li (iS ti J4- li 7(i j li 77 li 71 i li 72- January, February, March , April, May, June, July, August, Sept'mlj'r, October, Novemb'r, December, Chicago Grain and Provision Market. The following were the closing quo tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market today : Wheat July, 70J; Sept litH Corn July, 2-1'; Sept, 2.i. Oats July, 17J: Sept IS. Pork July, 8.37; Sept 8. -12 Lard July, .3.90 ; Sept 3,97 Clear Hib Sides July 4.57: Sept 4,li2. Liverpool Cotton Market. The following were ihe closing quo tations of the Liverpool cotton market today : May-June 4.0 1 s June-July 4 0 0 s July-August 3,(.i s August-September 3.59 s September-October 3-52 Oetober-Xovember .'1.47 b November-DecemlKT . 3.45 b December-January .3.45 s January-February 1.45 s February-March 3.45-4ii s New Vork Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange : Sugar 113J American Tobacco 69J Burlington and Quincy 735 Chicago Gas 81 American Spirits General Electric 30 Louisville and Nashville 445 Manhattan 84! Rock Island 63J Southern Preferred 25 St. Paul 7,3 Tennessee Coal snd IroL 18 Western Union 774 Kaleigh Market. The following are the quotations of the Raleigh cotton market today: Middling 7J-; Strict middling 7 Good middling 7 1 Strict good middling 7 Handsome Gift To Trinity College. Col Julian S Carr has presented to Trinity college, "Appleton's Sci entific Library," consisting of sixty volumes of standard scientific works. This set is a very valuable one, con taining the works of Darwin, Hux ley, Spencer, Tyndall, LeConte and many other famous scientists. The books are elegantly bound. Colonel Carr also presented a copy of Henry Jerome Stockard's poems and a handsomely bound copy of Jefferson Davis' last paper of a public nature, written from a sick, bed just five weeks before his death. Gold Still Coins. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. New York, May 21 Lazird Freres will ship a million and two hundred thousand in gold tomorrow Three hundred thousand more will be exported. Tbe movement has attracted little attention in financial circles and is wholly ignored by speculators. Money is so cheap and the gold reserve in the treasury is so ample that the loss of a few mil lions in gold at this time makes no difference. Minor Mattel's Manijiulatcil tor the Many. AROUND THE CITY. PotPoiinl of the New I'lclured one. per Points and People Pertlnemi, Picked and Pithily ln- In Print The new street cars are expected now by Tuesday. There will be contest at the Blind tonight. a Demorest medal Institution of the Miss Massey, of the Slate Normal school, is at home for the summer, accompanied by her friend Miss Winborne, of Edenton. Col. Olds says iu his correspon dence : Officials say the debt of this county approximates $15,000. It is not due to carelessness or extrava gance. Mr II S Leard, Col F A Olds and Father Wright returned from Char lotte this morning where they at tended the bicycle fetes, woman's expositions, etc. Mayor Russ had Hewl Turner le fore him today for stealing a new pockelbook from an Assyrian ped dler. Turner was sent on to Court aDd in default of $50 bail he was committed to jail. It is stated that in 30 days work is to commence on the Virginia and North Carolina Railroad, from Rich mond to Ridgeway. As soon as this ''short cut," which takes off 40 miles, is finished, the Seaboard Air Line will operate it. The undergraduate debate and oratorical contest of the Pullet) Lit erary Society of the A and M col lege will be held this evening at 8:30 o'clock at the eol'ege. Street cars will run to accommodate the crowd. Mr. Richardson, who resides on Hargett street between Wilming ton and Blount, found a foldingofiiee key in the possession of a colored boy yesterday, bearing the number IS, and made bv the Norwall; Lek Company. The owner can call for the key at this office. The runaway couple from Vaughan who have been iu confinement in the station house since Tuesday morn- ng were returned home today. They were in custody of Depuly Sheriff Brown, of Warren county. They are returned to Vaughan on warrant charging them with . and a. A musicale will be given next Wednesday evening for the benefit of the Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte. A delightful program is being arranged and all who attend are promised a pleasant evening. A box for voluntary contributions will be placed at the door, but it is hoped all friends of the orphanage wilt liberally help the good cause. Dr Solomon P Holding, of Wake Forest, who recently graduated from a leading medical college, with the highest honors, is in the city. Dr. Holding has not fully determined where he will locate, but any com munity that is so fortunate as to secure Dr. Holding may well con gratulatc itself. Few young men have entered the medical profession so well equipped as he. Rev Dr Way land Ward, of New York city, is in the city, the guest of Mrs 6 J Carroll. Dr Ward is a distinguished Universalist divine of national reputation. Next Sunday he will preach at Metropolitan Hall, holding two services, one at 4 p in, and another at 8 p. in. The citizens of Raleigh should avail themselves ol the opportunity of hearing sucli a noted minister. Teachers' Assembly. The fourteenth annual session of the North Carolina Teachers' As sembly will be held in Morehead City next month, from tho 15th to the 25th inclusive. The work of this session has been planned on a different system aud will be con ducted differently from that ol any session yet held. The most impor tant innovation will be in the intro duction of departmental work. Ha f of each day will bo devoted to tbe study of the subjects taught in our public schools and academies, spe -cial emphasis being given to meth ods of teaching those subjects most successfully. Each subject will be bandied by a teacher of distinguished ability and experience.