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NUMBER 7025
RALEIGH, N. C.
ENING, NOV EM HE
NOVEMBER li, 1S7
THE
Hoffman strikes back
Kcpllcs at Length to the charges of Mr.
Thomas K. Kyan.
It will be remembered that just
before tbe recent meeting of the
stockholders of the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad Company, Mr.
Thomas F. Ryan filed a bill in equity
in the United States court for the
Kastern District of "i r; inia. in which
wre embodied certain charges
ugainst the well-known house of It
C. Hoffman A Co , of Baltimore. -Mr.
Hoffman, senior member of this linn,
is out in a pamphlet, in which he
strikes back. The pamphlet goes on
1 1 say :
This attack was prepared under
the supervision of his eminent legal
advisor, Mr. Henry Crawford, who
necessarily studied the situation and
advised his client of the unfair posi
tion in which aspersions so made
would place me. I must assume,
therefore, and am confident, that the
assault upon my character was
planned by the combined malace of
those two men, in such fashion that
1 would be powerless to have the
facts sifted and the issues determin
ed by the court in which the allega
tions were made.
In his suit Mr. Ryan avers, under
oath, that the main business of R.
C. Hoffman & Co, has been to make
profit out of its dealings with the
Seaboard system; I as your presi
dent, "requiring a large part of
your supplies and material to be
paid for to my own firm at prices
higher than the market," and above
their actual cost; and "that the il
legitimate profits so realized" in
manipulating your purchases and
sales amount to many'thousand dol
lars per annum and still continue,
to the great loss of the system. i
These averments, he states, are
based upon affidavits filed with the
bill, which, however, when read,
fail to sustain the charge that I used
my office in the way indicated or
took any personal part in the deal
ings of my business house with your
road. Not being able to obtain that
from his affiants, he or his counsel
simply manufactured it. The men
upon whom he relied or !o be more
accurate, asks you to rely are two
former employes, one of whom was
discharged by our then vicepresi
dent, John C Winder, in 1894; and
the other by Mr St John, during
1805, in their efforts to improve the
efficiency of our service.
Mr. Hoffman says of Mr. W. J.
Kd wards, until recently a resident
of Raleigh.
The other affiant, Win. J. Edwards,
was connected with the purchasing
department up to tbe end of 1805,
and he has the means of knowing, if
not the disposition to tell, the truth
concerning the business of his office,
His affidavit, made nearly two years
after leaving our service, based on
what purports to be his present rec
ollection of past transactions, is so
vague as to make it impossible to an
swer his charges otherwise than by
simple denial of their truth as to the
few matters in which he has attempt
ed to be a little more specific.
A Uig Case.
Hon Lee S Overman, who arrived
in the city yesterday, appears before
tbe supreme court in the appealed
suit of Mrs W A James versus the
Western North Carolina railroad
company. The jury awarded Mrs.
James $15,000, but Judge Starbuck
ruled against the plaintiffs.
News Items.
Dp bun, November 12 An inter
esting experiment is being tried at
a hospital here upon a discharged
soldier named Ryan. The man's
eyelids have been destroyed by
optbalmia, and the doctors have
grafted in their places the eyelids
of newly killed pigs. The physicians
are sanguine of the success of the
experiment,
Superintendent Mcbanc Enjoined.
The sheriff has served papers on
State Superintendent Mebane in the
injunction case of L. M. Stewart, of
Greensboro, to restrain the State
Normal aud Industrial College from
building a barn, Stewart Cunning
that it obstructs the way to his prop
erty. Mebane is cited to show cause
at Oxford, November 27th, before
Judge Adams, why the injunction
should not be permanent. Judge
Starbuck issued a temporary injunc
Jion.
Always Ahead of Time Smith
Your friend Wheeler is a crank on
punctuality, isn't be?
Brown: I should say he is. Why
be even carries bis watch in the
rear pocket of bis trousers just to
prevent bia ever being behind time
WILL MAKE MONEY
That is What Chairman
Dockery Says (if t lie Pen.
A FI LL STATEMENT.
Mude Public by Ihc Penitentiary Authori
ties Todtiy-- Say ihut a Deposit Wilt
lie Made With the Stole Treasurer
After Pitying all Hills
Mr Claudius Dockery, the chair
man of the penitentiary board ar
rived in the city today to attend the
meeting ot the penitentiary board
tomorrow.
Mr Dockerv gave out today a
statement of the conduct of the pen
itentiary under the first year of re
publican administration. Mr Dock
ery paints a rosy picture of pen
itentiary prosperity in a financial
sense, but it remains to be seen
whether his estimates will hold out
when the balance sheet is made.
The present management has had
the good luck of missing the usual
freshet on the Roanoke.
In giving out his statement Chair
man Dockery said:
"We took hold of the penitentiary
without two weeks rations ahead of
us. We will pay all of our indebt
edness for the present, leave a sup
ply of corn for next year and de
posit a large sum in the State
Treasury. This is the first time in
the history of the penitentiary, at
least since the State undertook farm
ing enterprises, that the institution
has been upon a paying basis."
"An estimate of the entire indebt'
edness of the penitentiary for the
past year, tinder Supt. Smith's ad
ministration up to the time of the
meeting of the Board in October, was
made by the clerk of the Hoard of
Directors The estimate made was
$-Jl,t32.28 in the following sums:
Amount borrowed from the State
treasurer $15,000; due for fertilizers
$3,000; bills presentand no vouchers
issued $0,843.69; vouchers due un
der Smith's administration, due and
not paid 18,517.37; amount due for
vouchers, due under Leazer'sadmin
islration, issued and not paid 3,271."
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An estimate was also made of the
assets and resources, with which
this indebtedness is to be paid.
Collectable bills footed up $8,207. C.7
which left a balance indebtedness to
be paid for with this year's crops of
$36,334.01.
Chairman Dockery furnished us
an estimate of the yield of the crops
made by the supervisors of the va
rious farms. He says that he asked
them for the lowest possible esti
mates of their crops.
The cotton crop is estimate! to
reach 2,750 bales, but 731 had been
sold previous tolhecompilingof this
report. This left a balance of 2,116
bales, whish estimated at five cents
per pound on the-market will bring
$50,000 at least, more than absorbing
the estimated indebtedness.
In iddition to this it is estimated
that there will be 22,200 barrels of
corn raised on the farms: 10,800 will
be needed for consumption next yean
leaving 11,400 barrels for sale this
year.
The louder crop and pea nay is es
timated a 1,315,000 pounds. The
peas are estimated at 5,175 bushclls;
pounds of pork 81,000; value of cat
tle for sale, $1,500; wheat for fale,
70G bushels; cords of wood for sale,
6,400.
In this estimate of indebtedness
is included .tbe cost of the perma
nent improvements.
Mr. Thos. Evans, on expert ac
countant from ilmington was
employed to go overthe penitentiary
books and ascertain just how near
the penitentiary was self sustuinin
during the past four j ears.
For the four years beginnirg
Maich 15, 1803, and closing March
15, 1807, Expert Evans' report
shows a loss by the state:in the ope
ration of the penitent'ary of $1G4
148 51. This report furthc shows
that the loss sustained in 05 was
$46,541 53. Intheyear'P0$ll,!02.0O.
Railroad Notes.
Capt. V. E. McBce, the general
superintendmt of the Seaboard
passed through on bis private car
about nine o'clock this morning.
Tbe train went as a special.
The pay train of the Seaboard was
bere this morning.
Jr. o. I. A. M.
Regular meeting of Raleigh Coun
cil, No. 1 meets every Tuesday eve-nl-g
at 8 o'clock. Work in degrees,
T. W. Blake,
SOXS OF REVOLUTION.
Meeting Lust l:cning of the lourlh An
nual Convention .
The fourth annual convention of
the North Carolina Society of Sons
of the Revolution was he'd here last
evening.
Dr. Peter K. Ilincs, of Raleigh,
was elected president, vice, ex Gov.
Carr, who has removed from Raleigh:
Thomas S. Kenan was elected vice
president; Marshall Delancy Hay
wood, secretary; D. II Hill, regis
trar, Herbeit W. Jackson, treasurer.
Rev. Robert Brent Dranc, chaplain:
A. B- Andrews, Jr., was elected
a member of the board of managers
to succeed Col. Kenan. Jas. D.
Glenn. A. B. Andrews, Jr., li. C,
Beckwith, Geo. B. Curtis aud (Ira
bam Daves were elected delegates
tothe naticnal convention;alternates:
Herbert Clarkson, W. J. Andrews.
Stephen A. White, William Kearney
Carr and M. DeL. Haywood.
An nvilation was received from
the Mecklenburg Monument Asso
ciation through Mr. Clarkson to at
tend the unveiling of the Mecklen
burg Monument, Mav 30, next. It
was accepted by a vote of thanks
:lcelnnd's Side of It.
The Chicago Times-Herald prints
the following :
"PltlN'l kton, N. J , Nov. 15. To
the K litor : I don't care if all the
synods and presbyteries in the
country were to oiler an adverse de
cision, it would be no good reason
why I should alter my opinions. 1
am very sorry that Dr. Shields has
been bothered over this matter, as
he is an old and very dear friend of
mine Otherwise, the action of the
presbytery does not affect me in the
least. When I signed the liquor li
cense of the Princeton Inn, 1 in no
sense committed a wrong, and if the
s:iin proposition came up for my
consideration again I wDuld do the
same thing. (Signed,)
"'GlpiVKII Cl.KVKI.AM."
LA KO E ATTENDANCE
At the I hernucle W here Key . Needhum is
rreucliiii with Poncr.
Rev Thomas Need ham, of Phila
delphia, is drawing large crowds by
his earnest preaching of llie gosp-'l.
Mr Needham is one of the best
known and most useful of evangelists,
lie and his brother, George C Need
ham, are well-known in Raleigh and
elsewhere in North Carolina. Both
of them have held services in the
first Baptist church of this city.
Throughoutthe northern states their
names are almost household words.
Mr Needham is now in the prime
of life, and is doing magnificent
preaching. His method of present
ing gospel truth is simple, tender
and forceful without affectation. He
is a magnetic speaker. Most of all
he isagrcat Biblestudent; and those
who come to hear him will always go
away with new and clearer light.
The meeting at the Tabernac'c is
well under way. The attendance is
excellent, The singing isattraclive.
The people of Raleigh are invited to
come out to the meetings, both at
night and in the afternoon.
Pastor Simms and his people are
prepared to welcome all.
COLD WAVE COM INK.
W ill be Most Decided of the Season in
Yellow l ever District.
Hy Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
WAsniX(iTo.N,Nov.ltl The weather
bureau issued a special bulletin say
ing the most decided cold wave of
the season is indicated Wednesday
morning throughout the yellow fever
districts of the south. Freezing
weather will probably prevail in the
northern central portions of the gulf
states. Frost generally throughout
the. southern states.
I'otatoes from Canada to Cuba.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor
Sauatooa, Nov. 16. The first in
stallnient of five hundred carloads
of potatoes from Canada to Cuba
passed through here today.
Wife Shoots her Husband and then herself
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Boston, Nov. 15. Mary McLauch
liu of South Boston shot brr hus
band Frank last night to prevent his
removal to the hospital where he
was to undergo a critical operation
then shot herself. Both are" fatally
wounded.
Ifanna Gone to New Yoik,
I
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor
Clgvklanh, Nov. 16. Senator
Hanna went to New York today
Ha said politics bad nothing to do
with the trip.
SUIT. OF HEALTH.
opinion by the Attorney cienerul us to his
Kleetion.
Attorney General Walser has
given the following opinion to Dr.
Richard H. Lewis, secretary of the
State Board of Health :
' In reply to your questions, it is
my opinion, first that the failure of
the committee to elect a county
supcrinden of health the first Mon
day in May, as is required by the
laws of 1807, amending the laws of
1893. may be remedied by holding
the clectiou at some other uieetii g
aud that the commissioners are not
functus ollicio, but still have power
tcelect, treating the lime lixed in
the act as merely directory. Second,
I do not think the county superin
tendent of health should, under any
circumstances, delegate the perfor
mance of his duties to an unregister
ed physician practicing in open
violation of the law. "
A REAUTIFI L I'LAY
"11 utnuu Hearts to be I'loJuccd ut the
Aeudemy Thursday t:cning
A splendid New York produc
tion, "Human Hearts." one of the
most beautiful dramas on the stage
will be produced at the Academy of
Music. Thursday. In all three years
of 'the production of this drama it
has never yet received a bad press
notice. Hal Reid the author and the
entire New York cast which met
with so much favor at Miner's
theatre in the metropolis will appear
here in the production.
"Human Hearts," is said to be a
play similar in many respects to the
"Old Homestead," with intense
heart interest, it comes to Raleigh
with the endorsement of the press in
all the larger cities where it has
been given for the three last sea
sons, and to big business. It is
given by th original company, to
gether with the c omplete scenic out
fit, which is very attractive, includ
ing some paintings representing the
hills of Arkansas, that are true to
nature.
Mr T K K 1 ti l . of Salisbury is in the
city.
Mr F. C Duncan left for Washing
ton I). C. today.
Mr Claudius Dockery of lacking
ham arrived in the city today.
Col T M Argo went to Smithlield
today to attend court this week.
Mr J A Ramsay lias returned
from a trip to Nashville, Tenn..
and Texas.
Hon Cyrus 1! Walsan, the late
democratic candidate for governor.
is in the city.
Grand Secretary Woodell left on
theS. A. I. Southbound this even
ing to visit the I. O, O. F. r.odges
at Jonesboro, San ford and other
points.
Mr A K Holton, chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee
and District Attorney of the Western
district arrived in the city today.
Mr Holton will bo here several days.
Ho has some cases to a'gue in the
Supreme court.
rlday r'vcning---A Novel Entertainment
Nothing creates imitators like sue
cess. Ana lor this reason the ven
scope pictures of the Corbett Fitz-
simmons glove contest, which took
place at Carson City, March 17, has
had more imitators than any other
production of the last ten years.
In securing the sole rights and per
fecting the machine for taking the
records, the veriscope company ex
pended over $ 10,(1011 and theirs are
the only pictures which were actu
ally taken at the ringside. The
enormous success of these pictures
has caused many fakirs to arrauge
curious imitations with which
they try or endeavor to de
lude the public. The original
pictures have caused such a sensa
tion and have been so widely dis
cussed in the journals of the country
however, that the public is too well
posted to be fooled by the imitation
however clever it nuy be. The sole
riirhts for the exhibition of the
Veriscope pictures of this contest
in the South arc owned by W
A. Brady, under whose management
tbey will be seen at the Academy.
Death of An old l.ady.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor
Si'HiNOFiKi.D, Mass , Nov. 16.
Mrs. Margaret Boughan, who died
recently at Chicopee Falls, was born
in? Ireland and claimed to be 124
years old. Her husband had found
the parish register recording her
birth in 1773.
SERVICES IN EVANS CELL
Uv leak lru Willi Him - Again Pro
claims UK Innocence.
This alien. con R.-v. R II W.
I.i ak called on John Kvans ut the
jail and conducted a sl.ori religious
service in the jail. He was accoiu
panied by Mr. Claudius Dcckcry,
counsel for the condemned darkey.
Rev. Leak and Mr. Dockery went
in the condemned man's cell . After
reading a passage from the bible,
Rev. Leak prayed earnestly in I e
half of Kvans. The later knelt on
his right knee and at fri quent in
tervals he would follow up the min
isters sentences with exclani ilions
of assent
At the conclusion of the. prayer
Rev. Leak told Kvan3 that he de
sired to ask him a few questions
He impressed upon him the solem
nity of the occasion and the impor
tance of telling the truth.
The minister asked John if he was
guilty and he again proclaimed
his innocence as heretofore.
Rev. Leak a'so asked him if he
Knew anything aoout me guiny
party and lie replied in the negative.
As Attorney Dockery left the jail
he reiterated his belief that the ne
gro is innocent of the crime.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
The Movements In New York
pool Markets
By private wire to J. A.
Duncan:
'oPEN-'hIGH-LOW- j CLOS
ING. I EST. EST. ! 1NU
j o 71 5 81 5 Mt 5 75-
1 5 77 5 bo f 7(i 5 H0-
' 5 81 5 M f 79 a K5-
5 Sti '5 Ml a St; 5 00-
5 !U IS HO 5 88 ' 5 05-
5 tt) ti 02 5 li 0 !)-
li CO li US f 97 6 04-
11 05 b 12 ti 02 6 08-
, li u(( li ID ti 07-
J 5 (ii 5 62 5 t2 5 70-
; 5 5 5 75 5 lil 5 70-
MONTHS.
January,
re.uruu.ry,
March,
April.
May,
June,
July,
August,
Sept'mb'r,
October,
Novemb'r,
December,
Tone market
ati-ady: sales 15
,500.
l.lverpaol Cotton Market.
The following Were the closing u,uo-
utions of the Liverpool cotton market
today:
U'tjber-Novcmber 12
November-December ' 10
December-January XOH ! 00
anuarj-February .1.0!) ! Oil
February-March .'1.10 :i 10
March-April .'1.10 :i 10
pril-May 3.12 :i 1
Mav-.lune :u:i :i M
Middles 3 1-4 sales 12.0(H): receipts
(1,000; American iiS,i00; exports 1000.
'one iuietanil steady.
Chicago Grain and provision .Market.
Thefollowing were the closi'ngquo-
tationsontheChicagoGrain and Pro
vision market todav:
Lard - Dec. 4.12; Jan. 4.25.
Pork Deer. 7.22; Jan. 8.20.
Clevr Bib Sides Dee. I 1 : Jan.
20.
Win at IKv. !H: May 8 H.
Corn De.'., 20; May 2"t.
Ut Dec. 201; May 21i.
New York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exc hinge :
Sugar 12:'3
American Tobacco 814
Chicago Gas !'4
Manhattan Oil
Louisville and Nashville 55i
Western Union 8t4
Jersey central Sfi!
Burlington and Quiney 94$
Omaha 7BJ
Rock Island
St. Paul 2i
G. .V () 12
Chesapeake & Ohio 211
Missouri Pacific
New York central 105'
Southern Preferred 30
Union Pacific 201
Wabash Preferre'l 178
Chicago & North Wi stern 120J
U.S. Leather Preferred M
That l lcphanl Torture Again.
"There are indications that the
last has not been heard of the ter
rible torture to which "Cin. ' the
big elephant of the John Robinson
and Franklin Bros, shows, was sub
jee'ed in Greensboro," says the
Ashcville Citizen. "W. Matthews,
who joined the circus here and went
to Greensboro, was an eye witness
to the affair. At 0 o'clock yester
day afternoon, at the instance of Dr.
A. M. Ballard, of the local S. P. C.
A., Matthews went before Justice
T. B. Long and made affidavit of
what he saw.
"The paper Will be sent to the na
tional president of the S. P, C. A.
who offered tl00 reward for discov
ery and conviction of the persons
who tortured the elephant."
General F. H. Cameron sustained
a very painful injury to his leg a
few days since by falling at the post
office steps. He is confined to his
bed.
short Statements
Minor
Matters
for tin-
Manipulated
Many.
AROIJNO IN THK CITY.
Pol-I'ontri or 111.- News I'lclnlfJ on I'B
per -Point!. nnJ People PerlineHli
PltAid and Pllhllf Pn' in
Pi inl
Mr. I S Atkinson lias joined the
K'ronberg Concert company at Win
ston. Mr Atkinson has booked the
company through several Southern
slates
An alarm was tin ned in from tire
box No. ;4 today 1:15 at o clock,
occasioned by the roof of the house
occupied by Henry Sikes, on Manly
street, being discovered in a blaze.
The lire was extinguished before
the arrival of the lire depai tmcnt.
The damage was trilling.
Alfred Hebrard, who came here
under orders from the revenue do
partment at Washington, has re
turned It seems that a mistake was
made by some of the ollicers in
Washington in sending Mr. Hebrard
here.
The Governor appoints Mr. G. W.
Thompson, of the Commercial and
Farmer's Bank a notary public
The Sheriff of Iredell contributed
one convict to the pen today and
Sheriff Burton of Bertie county
turned in two.
Miss Jane Andrews, of Raleigh;
Miss Bessie Robertson, Miss Julia
Robertson, Miss Mary Robertson
and Miss I.illie Lucas, dinci' ith
Mr. B. A. Tompkins at the Buford
yesterday Charlotte News.
Don't forget to attend the musical
at the Branson HoMse tonight, for
benelitof Central M, K. church. A
nice program has been arranged
and a good time is in store, for all
who attend. No admission fee will
be charged. bi;t refreshments will
be served at a small cost.
Six convicts were taken to the
farm at Tillerv today.
The supreme court took up tbe
aDoeals from the eighth district to
day.
Wheat sowing is actively in pro
gress. The crop will be a big one,
if acreage can make it so
New Hanover county pays 1. 70(1
taxes into the state treasury.
Sheriff Franks cl Onslow brought
four convicts to the penitentiary to
day. They were all boys.
Dr. K. K. Terry and Dr. II. G.
Besseut, of Durham, successfully
performed this morning the opera
tion of teuotmonj on a valuable mule
for knuckling, commonly call club
foot. The aninal is doing well and
can be seen at Dr. Terry s Hospital
on Davie street, between Wilming
ton aud Blount.
Would Have Caused Trouble.
Col. Olds says in his correspond
ence: ''It was reported yesterday
that an employer had discharged or
given notice that he would discharge
twoof the members of theGovernor 's
Guard who had been on duty at Rock
ingham. The capta'n of the company
said he had heard the rumor, but
thought it unfounded, as every one,
he thought, knew it was unlawful to
do such a thing. At headquarters at
the capitol it was learned that if any
one had discharged an employe for
any such cause as obeying an order
to do State duty an example would
be promptly made of him, and it w as
added that such an act was in viola
tion of The Code.
Temperance laj at Central Chureh.
It is a custom of mine to give at
last one Sunday a year lo special
temperance work. Therefore next
Sunday, November the twenty - its',
has been set a part as Temperance
day in Central Methodist Ch.nch.
The public generally, and all tem
perence societies, and persons in
particular, are hereby invited to be
present and take part. Seats will
be reserved for any organ'.ation
that may attend in a body.
Edwin C. Gi.knn, Pastor
The Kronbcrfls Tomorrow Might.
This company of fine artists have
received ovations every where they
have appeared. Judging from the
very flattering notices given them
our people have a treat in store for
them at the Academy tomorrow
night. Tickets on sale at King's.
Reserved seals $1 00, gallery 50e.
On account of prayer meeting pci
formar.ee will begin at 8:45.
KA1N I'KEDKTim
lollewed by luir and Colder Weather
Wednesday Pi-t
The weather prediction for Ral
eigh and vicinity is some rain to
night or Wednesday morning follow
ed by fair. It will be devidedly
colder by Wednesday night.
The storms from the west have
collected over the east Lake region,
causing cloudy weather with rain
from tin- Ohio valley to New F.ug
laml. The special feature on the map
this morning is tbe extensive high
pressure area west of the Missis
sippi, with barometer of :i().70inches.
The weather is clear aud cold west
of the Mississippi, the lowest tem
perature reported being zero at
Bismark, N. D , and reaching 32 in
northern Texas. A fall of 40 de
gr.es occurred during the past 24
hours at Oklahoma, .'!0 at St. Louis
and Abilene, 2( at Davenport and
Chicago, 22 at Memphis.
The weather is still clear and
warm in the south east of the Miss
issippi. (iOVEKNOK INDIGNANT
Suys .IJ4C Hublnson has not I sed a Puss
in a Judicial Capacity.
Governor Russell was very indig
nant this morning when he read the
published statement that Judge Rob
inson was ridiDg on free passes. lie
said:
"That statement is a lie out and
out ami the authors of it are un
scrupulous. It is a put up job. "
The Governor stated that he knew
Judge Robinson had pot accepted a
free pass in bis judicial capacity
since be was plected a Judge of the
Superior Court. I'p to the time of
his eleci ien to the bench Judge
Robinson was Receiver of the Na
tional Bank of Wilmington and as
such accepted a free pass from the
Wilmington and Weldou Road.
M r A G Ricaud succeeded Judge
Robinson as receiver after he went
on the bench. On one occasion Judge
Robinson s presence was required
in Wilmington to explain some mat"
ters pertaining to the bank and Mr
Ricaud sent him a W & W pass,
which he accepted.
The Governor says this instance
led to the outcry against J udge Rob -insr
n, when he did not accept or
use the pass in a judicial capacity.
The morning paper states that the
grand jury of Wayne has indicted
'.wj railroads and cited Judge Rob
inson to appear us a witness. It
will then be seen who is in error.
1 he T.-ihernucIc Serlees
Coii iiiunieatci!.
At tbe Tuberiuicl
this week there
will be services
each aiternoon ai
:;.:!0 and at 7
Rev Tom Needham, with a rich
experience derived from years of
service, is expounding the Word of
God in a way that feeds the soul. To
hear him is to hear jour own ap
preciation of the gospel iucreased,
and to feel afresh the kindling of the
soul in gratitude to God for his
mercy. It is Imped the people of
Raleigh wiii profit by the oppor
tunity to hear him The service
last night was the largest Monday
night service seen in many years in
the Tabernacle. A quiet interest is
being manifested ar.d it is hoped
that the meeting may result in per
manent good to many souls. Sure
it is that souls who are eaten up
with the corroding care of this life
and weighted down with sorrow and
sin will li ii tl in the preaching of Mr
Needham that which will sweeteen
this life if they will heed it.
lour Hundred Million.
Secretary Wilson's estimate of
f400, 000,000 sent out of the United
States annually for farm products
that could be growu on American
farms may seem at ilrst sight to be
overdrawn, but the secretary has
been making a special study of the
subject since he went to Washing
ton, and he has the official figures to
buck up his estimate.
It has just become general'' known
that the Illinois Legislature at its
recent session adopted an act mak
ing it un awful lo employ in any ca
pacity in stores, workshops or man
ufacturing establishments children
less than fourtim yeirs i,f a,'e, un
der a penalty of not less than $10
nor more than $100 for each etfense.
Supply and Demand.
As s lver t produced by the
Proprietary Company's mines in
New South Wa'es at a cost of not
less than 25 cents an ounce, and an
the great copper mines are turning
it. out for less, there is no reason to
expect any permanent rally in the
market. It is clearly a case of tbe
law of supply and demand.
Chicago News.
I ... councilor.