THE PRE
MTOR
NUMBER 8522
RALEIGH, N. C FRISKY EVSNIYG, M1R0H 18
$4.00 PER YEAR
THREE SQUADRONS
Entire Atlantic Coast Will
be Protected
SPAIN BUYS THE VAKESE
resljcnt McKinley Will Keccanlze the
lujep nee of Cuba as Soon as Naval
Hoard Reports Significance of
Proctor's Speech
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Washington. March IS. Warlike
changes have been made in the plan of
campaign of the navy department.
Three squadrons instead of one will be
organized on the Atlantic Coast to fur
nish protection from Maine to Florida
One Bouadron will remain ut Key West,
another at Hampton Roads and a third
made up monitors will be stationed at
Port Royal, South Carolina.
FREE CUBA.
President McKlnley Will Kecognlze
Cuban .dependence Shortly,
liy Telegraph to The Press-Visitor.
Washington, March 18. It Is now
sure that President McKlnley will rec
ognize Cuban independence whatever
the verdict of the Maine court of In
quiry may be.
MI ST ACT IMMEDIATELY.
Ity Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
. Washington. March IS. Senator Ma
son says that unless the President takes
action this week he will call up his res
olutlon for intervention in Cuba,
VAKESE Ft") It SPAIN.
Italy Will Sell This Splendid Vessel to
the Spaniards.
Hy Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Home. March IS. It Is officially an
nounced that Admiral Hrln, Minister
of Marine In Italy, consented to the
sale of the armored cruiser Vurese to
Spain.
ANXUH'SLY A WAITED.
Senator l'Utl,,r Spoke for the Admln
istration. By Telegraph to The Press-Visitor.
Washington, March li. Everybody
Is awaiting with great anxiety for the
Maine report. Senator Proctor's
speech was taken as an administration
description of the affairs In Cuba and
KlRO removes any doubt as to whether
the explosion was from the outside.
AMAZONAS OCRS.
She Was Formally Placed Under Stars
and Stripes Today.
Hy Telegraph to The Press-Visitor.
Gravesend, March 18. The cruiser
Amazonns built by the Armstrongs for
Brazil and purchased by the United
States was formally transferred from
the Brazilian Mag to the stars and
stripes shortly l.efoje eleven this nioin
ing. CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES.
By Telegraph to The Press-Visitor.
Chicago, March IS. Preparation has
been begun for the provision war ships
of the United States for any emergen
cy. Chicago packers started to New
York today and closes the contracts for
canned meats.
THE FLOTILLA.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
Madrid, March IS. The Impartial to
day says that Instructions have been
sent to the torpedo Flotilla to remain
at Canary Islands. This Is due to the
government's desire that the squadron
should be escorted to Cuba by the crui
ser and for no other reason.
MONTGOMERY ARRIVES.
By Telegraph to The Press-Visitor.
Key West, March 18. Te cruiser
Montgomery arrived this morning from
Havana. The Detroit sailed for Tor
lugas with provisions and ammunition
for the tleet. The Morgan Liner Ar
Kansas has arrived with SenatorMoney
und Congressmen Cummlnga and
Smith.
IMPORTANT DEMANDS.
France Want China to Make Some
Wholesale Concessions.
By Cable to The Press-Visitor.
St. Petersburg, March 18. France has
made important demands upon China
giving eight days to answer. France
demands that China shall not alienate
any territory south of Yangtse Klang
Valley, being a check to England's
needed extension to Kow Loon and
Yannan, a railway concession for pro
longation of the extensive mining
rights at Lung Chan Yunnan, a coaling
station near Hainan that the direction
of the Imperial postal service be trans
ferred from Sir Robert Hart, director
of Imperial Maritime Customs, to the
French. Thus far China has not as
sented. A STRIKE.
The Manufacture of Big Guns May be
Retarded.
By Telegraph to The Press-Visitor.
Troy, N. Y March 18. A serious
strike Is Imminent at Watervlel, the
largest ordnance factory in the United
States. The men are greatly dissatis
fied. The strike will greatly retard the
production of big guns. The men ob
ject to too rigid discipline and Col.
Mordecal's summary manner. A num.
br of employes have been dismissed.
CAN SHE 8 'BAND ALONE?
I By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
St. Petersburg, March 18. A note
published here today say that Russia
has Instructed Its representative In Co
rea that Bhe will withdraw the financial
adviser If Corea Bays that she tan get
along without help.
HORRIBLE CRIME.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Little Rock, Ark., March 19. A negro
boy accused of stealing twenty dolars
from a cash drawer at Batesville has
been lynched.
CHLOROFORMED AND ROBBED.
By Telegraph to The Press-Vis! tor.
Hazelton, Penn., March is. Father
Aust, chairman of the miners prose
cuting committee, was chloroformed
and robbed of a large amount at bis
home lost night. There is no clue as
yet tt the robbers.
LONG STREET'S A R D R RISES.
Atlanta, Ga., March 17. General
Longstreet, the veteran of two wars
and United States Railway Omitnis
sloner, replying to a letter to Cil. D. A.
Russell, a former staff officer, declares
his willingness to lead his old followers
to Cuba, or to command thetn in the de
fense of the coasts. He says:
"If the time should ever come when
the Government should call for our
friends to enlist, you may rely upon it
I will go with you and do my b st with
you. My service and sword are at my
country's call, and 1 am as ready to
respond as I was as a young lieutenant
In 1S16. I feel the martial ardor of my
youth and the blood flows faster and
the pulse beats quicker at the thought
of the cannons, roar and the muskets'
snapping."
WILL COMMA..J IN PERSON.
Governor Ellerbee, of South Carolina,
Believes War Inevitable ami is Pre
pared For It.
The Columbia State yesterday mum
ing prints the following:
At last (he governor of South Caro
lina ctunes out unquivocally, says lie
believes war is inevitable, announces
his Intention to nider out the State
troops the moment they are needed,
and declares that he will himself lead
the State's soldiers to the front. This
Is the n ist tunc the governor has
spoken and it is thought that he has
had some adviees.
DATE APPROACHES.
John Evans Will be Hanged
M:i
26th. Saturday.
As the date for John Evans' execu
tion approaches no change appeals In
his manner or conduct. He is gener
ally silent, but whenever spoken to he
talks freely and has never varied in the
slightest from the story be told the day
he -h-, arrested.
Just before his last respite, .n the
eve of the appointed time for his ex
ecution, he wrote to his relatives ami
told them what disposition he desired
made of his body and gave a few dol
lars In his trunk to his grandmother.
He also requested that siie and his
sister come to Rockingham so he could
see them one mure time in this world
und bid them farewell. In this letter.
written when he stood almost under
the shadow of the scaffold he protest
ed his innocence.
The people of Raleigh, who are fami
liar with the evidence In the case and
at the same time are far enough away
nut to be influenced by the excitement
which the terrible crime created, gen
erally believe that Evans Is innocent.
many of the best lawyers in the State
who have examined the testimony hold
the same opinion, the Judge who sen
tenced him has written the Governor
that his guilt was not thoroughly es
tablished, the soliciter who assisted in
the prosecution will not say that he is
satisfied of his guilt and even In
Rockingham there Is some sentiment in
Evans' favor. It remains to be seen
what Governor Russell will finally do
in this matter which Involves the life
of one of God's creatures.
SHOWERS TOMORROW.
Weather Continues Unsettled Over
Southern and Eastern States,
fhe forecast of the weather bureau
for Raleigh and vicinity says: Cloudy
rt'eather, with showers, tonight and
Saturday.
The weather continues unsettled over
the southern and eastern States. The
barometer being still high off the At
lantic coast, the inflow of most air from
the ocean continues, with light rains
at scattered points.
A moderate storm Is central over
Kansas and Colorado, with cluody.
rainy weather also west of the Miss
issippi.
The temperature Is high everywhere
except in the extreme northwest, with
prospects of remaining so. The weath
er is clear over Florida.
FALSE PRETENCE.
Dr. McCullers Accuses Frank Welch of
Practicing Deception.
Dr. J. J. L. McCullers today swore
out a warrant before Mayor Russ
against Frank Welch for obtaining
money under false pretence. The hear
ing was set for four o'clock this after
noon and it has not yet been conclud
ed. Dr. McCullers Is represented by
Mr. Armlstead Jones.
Welch Is from Roanoke, Virginia. He
has been selling horses and mules here.
It seems that Dr. McCullers bought two
horses from him upon his representa
tion that they were sound in every re
spect and they were afterwards found
to be anything else.
Solicitor H. F. Seawell, of Carthage,
spent the morning In the city.
President Dred Peacock of the
Greensboro Female college, la In the
city.
NEBRASKA DECISION
This Important Decision Ex
plained in the Record
PRES MPKVY'S VIEWS
It Simply Men ntt That the State Can Tlx
Kates ton Certain Limit I hat
Hoods Must Have Ken ton
able Compensation,
The deepest interest has been mani
fested recently In this State concerning
the famous Nebraska derision hence
the following from the Manufacturers'
Record will prove of value.
"Railroad officials and investors have
expressed their relief at the Supreme
Court decision In the Nebraska m;txl
mum freight-rate case, and their relief
is shared by everybody who appre
ciates the value of railro.-uls to the
Slate. The decision was an eminently
conservative one. It did not rule that
that State could not concern Itself w ith
a quasi-public corporation. On the con
trary. It emphasized the principle that
the State has power to fix charges of
a railroad company for transportation
up to a certain limit. That limit is the
action whereby the carrier cannot earn
"such compensation as under all the
circumstances is just to it and to the
public." Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, pres
ident of the New York Central Rail
road, has expressed in the New York
Times a practical view of the situation.
He said:
"The contention of the men who fram
ed the Nebraska law, and of the peo
ple in other Western Slates who agree
with them, has been for years that the
legislatures have the right to confis
cate railroad property within the Slates
by fixing rates so low as to leave n
return to stork and bond holders. Soim
of them have gone so far as to say
that when people with money build a
railway, and after they have enjoyed
interest on their investment for a few
yea rs, they are sufficiently rewarded,
and the State should take the road and
confiscate the capital.
"'The decision of the Supreme Court is
just what every sound lawyer and bus
iness man expected it would be. Il gives
stability to investment, and will help
not only railway investments, but all
other American business and seeurities.
In other words, il is a declaration from
the highest court that properly Is safe
in this country, and that the accumula
tions of industry are not to be distrib
uled by hostile legislatures.
"The legislature has the power to tlx
rates within lines where the railways
can live and get a reasonable return.
As to what are reasonable ra tes, 1 he
Supreme Court would deride finally.
This is a new country, and railways
ale neiessary to develop it. There are
still immense ureas yet undeveloped
which can never be developed without
railway lines.
"If that case had been derided in
favor of the Nebraska law. not another
mile nf railroad would have been built
in that State. The railways now with
in th" borders would not have main
tained their roadbed and equipim-nt.
and in five years Nebraska would have
been far behind the rest of the country.
There would have followed, inevitably,
a cut in expenditures, and wages
would have gone down L'5 per cent.
"The matter of reasonableness of
charges seems to be left to judicial in
terpretation, but the decision will un
doubtedly have a deterrent effect upon
such bodies as the North Carolina rail
road commission, now that t lie highest
tribunal has Impressed upon them the
fa t that they are not autocrats."
CAROLINA PYTHIAN.
The first Issue of the Carolina Pyth
ian, the official organ of the Pythian
order In this State, left the Charlotte
Observer Printing House yesterday.
The paper is convenient in size, n-at
and attractive In design, and handsome
in appearance.
The Carolina Pythian makes the fol
lowing announcement editorially.
"Since the February Issue of the Tar
Heel ....light changes have been made
in its editor, place of publication, man
agement and title. In the future t lie
paper will be edited and published in
Charlotte. N. C, with the name of Car-
ofina Pythian.
WAKE FOREST NOTES.
Senior Speaking Tonight Baseball To
day and Tomorrow.
Tonight at Wake Forest College ten
members of the senior class will de
liver orations In the college chapel. The
faculty will select the best speakers
from those who deliver orations for the
commencement day orators.
This afternoon the baseball team
from Trinity will cross bats with the
Wake Forest nine. This will be the first
ball game of the season.
Tomorrow the baseball nine of the A.
and M. College will contest with the
nine at Wake Forest on the grounds
of the latter team. A good game is
anticipated.
SEASIDE CLUB.
Articles of agreement were filed w ith
the Secretary of State today by a num
ber of Germans in Wilmington for the
incorporation of the Hanover Seaside
Club.
The club house will be located on
Carolina Beach. The sole object of the
club is pleasure and recreation and the
incorporation papers expressly stipu
late that there shall be no capital stock.
Frank Glenn was fined $3.25 by Mayor
Run this morning for striking a negro.
MET AT GREENSBORO.
President Spencer, Colonel Andrewsand
Captain Day There Yesterday.
All negotiations for a lease of the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad to
the Southern are supposed to have been
brought to an abrupt end by the action
of the Railroad Commission yesterday
However, the Greensboro Record of
yesterday afternoon prints the follow
ing: "Some Important movements have
been going on in Greensboro to-day.
"On the early train from Raleigh
Col. Andrews, of the Southern, came
up in his private car.
"On the train from Richmond cann
President Spencer in his private car.
"With Col. Andrews was Capt. W.
II. Day, formerly known as from Hali
fax, now said to be from Raieih.
Probably this new place of residrm-e
is given him because of the fact that
he is Governor Russell's attorney, in
the prosecution of which business his
presence at the State Capital is almost
constantly required.
"Of course the presence of (In s. o-n-tlenien
here altogether gave rise to all
manner of reports. What could 1 hi;y
be doing, etc.? were the questions ask
ed. Not a railway official knew what
was going on had no idea. Lik ly they
told the truth.
"These gentlemen met heir li ap
pointment; there is no doubt about this.
The work in hand was the consul- ra
tion of Russell. In Greensboro th.-y
the A. and N. C. R. R. to (he South
ern. This is why liill Day is her. In
llaleiLh nothing could be done and the
merlin here today was at the sugt-s-l
to nof Russell. In Greensboro t luy
have been unmolested all day and at u
o'clock all hands were partaking of a
hearty dinner, or to be mure fashiona
ble, s.iy icnrh.
"It is a rase of (he Hon and Limb
lying down together. Fancy 1 : i : i iay
and 'ol. A tidi'ews chummy, w ill you ?
There is no only business, but method
in the meeting.
"It is undeist I that the Southern
says tile figure Russell wants for the
Irat-e is too hi ut j). ; ,-, lip:
Hie in two i.' :,- j h.t 1 1 nit
would have In- ;i Mb-d a w I ..r
more ago."
IMPORTANT M E.
It is belicv d in i aif'-oad . ir - . t
the Southc-n Railro -d "omp.. n; ill
soon be .iiiu- the o, i!. r or ; uial
lessee, with privilege ol pet.'.r: i ..ju
hundred years heme, of the (': , aati
Southern mi'i-oad. over w ' .t ihe
Southern now has an mulct iiiili bv
way of Chattanooga. Teiin., to Cincin
nati, Ohio, say the Washington Star.
Persons in fpe interest of the South
ni, in conjunction with others repre
senting the Cincinnati, Hamilton i ml
Dayloti road, tin- latter extending from
'inc nnaii to Chicago, etideavoivd about
wo . ars ago, to seciiie the Cincinnati
Sou' hern, but a greot hue and ci ?- wa;
raised in Cincinnati against the pro
posiit..i, and i. . as i ejected hy l he
ple of Cincinnati at a special .-lec
tion held to d'-ci'l.' the matter.
Recently, however, the business men
of Cincinnati, headed by the Commer
cial club of that c ity, whose member
ship comprises many of the most prom
inent and iir'u nt al ritb.ens of the city,
have discussed tin- advisability of mak
ing an otier to the Southern to either
lease or buy their road, and the matter
will come before the uhio legislature
at an cany h-y. The legislature alone
can grant the authority to hold another
election to determine the question.
SOLDIERS PASS THROUGH.
This m. riiiiK. at a. in. a special
tram running as an advance section ol
the southbound Atlanta special, passed
ihiough the city over the Seaboard Air
l.ine with M.'ee halt-ries of artillery
deStim d ii MOtlllt I II I'oltS.
Tin tiain consisted oj eleven coaches,
one Pullman. -.-i day and three bag
gage i iM, i ; . s. A mi tuber of people
were at the Johnston Street depot
waiting to the special, which stop
ped then- tit shift engines.
The Mddiity aboatd the special Con
sisted id" ltattei-y k. ,,1" the First Artil
lery, ('apt. J. K. .M. Davis, commanding,
which goes to to Tvbee Island, Ga.;
I lattery I. First Artillery, 'apt. Har
itian Patterson, commanding, which
goes to Fort .Murr.;in, Ala.: Battery I.
Second A i t i I 1 . .i pi . L. V. Cuzairc,
commanding, w hirh goes to Fort Cas
ieil at the tuouli of the Cape Fear.
The cats containing Battery I. which
will guard Fort Caswell, will be dis
eonneited from thes perial at Hamlet
and taUrn through to Wilmington, N. C.
I HKli.
Joanna Caswell, colored, relict of Jno.
li. Caswell, died yesterday morning, at
Ilex Hospital. She was a faithful ser
vitor in the family of Mr. W. T. Mc
Gee for ten ear's, and during all this
time by her faithfulness and constancy
she demonstrated to all who knew her,
virtues of heart ami head. She was
truly a christian woman and lived a
noble life in the sphere in which God
place her.
She was a consistent member of St.
Paul s A. M. K. church for many years.
The Itinera) scr ice will be held in that
church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
RFMRKR ENTERPRISE.
It is stated that Mr. J. E. McCoy, of
Wheeling, W. Va., is about to com
mence an extensive development of the
timber resources of lower East Tennes
see and Cherokee, N. C. He has
purchased K'.OOO acres of timber land
lying In North Carolina and Tennessee,
about twelve miles north of Ducktown,
known as the Hamiltdn land. Mr. Mc
Coy will erect a saw mill, with a capa
city of 3U.0O0 feet a day, and his com
pany will ship lumber, crossties, tan
bark and cordwood. The company will
build a branch road to connect with the
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northwestern et
a point where the railroad first reaches
the river. A bridge Is also to be built
on this line, and work will be com
menced on or about the 15th of April.
NEW POSTMASTER
Bail y. Nidi- Is and sin tY. r
in Whliiii;foii
HKAKINU TOMORROW
Scnutor ritcbard Notifies Candidates to
Come to t ashinron Sus lie has
Kccommcndcd No One-A Hi t
l ight on Hailcy.
The fiejit for the Raleigh postmaster
ship e.tows hot. A short lime since it
was supposed that C. Tom Railey. of
No it h Carol in. i had a "sineh" on t he
place but many interesting develop
ments are now taking place.
Tom 1 lailey. I'nited States Commis
sioner John Nichols and 'o. A. W.
Sli.ilf. r will all be in Washington city
tomorrow and Sena tor 1 'i it ha 1 1 1 will
then gtant them a In aim in the mat
ter. It w ill he reinemb.-; . -I C;at on M . ! . h
J'lth four years ago Fiesul'-nt tlrovr
Cleveland named Mr. Charles M. Pus-
hie for postmaster beie and on April
Ist. IV'1. Mr. Pusbee entered upon the
duties of his office.
Senator Pritehard has written to all
the candidates here notifying them to
In in Washington tomorrow since he
would grant them all a hearing then.
Tom Pailev left here Tuesday for Win
ston, hut he has gone from (here to
Washington and is already upon the
scene ot action.
This morning Col. A. W. Shaffer was
found at t he I 'nil in d pm wait ing for
tin northbound S. A. L.. The Colonel
was informed that Washington was
known to he his destination and besaid,
with a laugh, "yes, 1 am going to
Washington to see if 1 can't gel Mr.
Il.ams to revoke the ap)oiutmnt of
Pailey as postmaster."
Mr. Nichols did not go from the Pn
ion station, but boarded the same train
with Col. Shaffer at Johnston street.
He too is bound for Washington.
These three seem to be the only can
didates working for the place.
Major Hill is not going to Washing
ton and Jim Voting has long since quit
the ra e.
IIY ARE THEV COINCV
Why are Co. Shaffer and Mr. Nichols
going to Washington w hoi il is gener
ally said that Bailey virtually has the
place'. w as a very nat tired question.
Well. Senator Pritehard says that he
has i inli a se() no one and is pledged
to no man. lb- stated this dearly, it
is said, in a letter to Mr. Nichols less
than a w-.-ck ago. it has been repeat -tdly
staled that the Senator told Major
Hill that he was for him for any place
except the marshalship and also later
that Ihe Senator was for Bailey f.r
postmaster. It is said by s .'ine politi
cians now t hat se, i eia i y H ya ms is
stronger for Bailey i ban Soia tor Pritt h
aid is.
THEIR ENDORSEMENT.
Of the three candidates Uaih-v is said
to have the most voluminous endorse
ments. He has the written i nd oseniciil
of many of the Republican politicians
of Raleigh ami elsewhere. In fan for
the last year Senator Pritehard has
ht en receiving letter's t commending
Bailey for ihe place.
The other candidates have w urkrd
more quietly. Mr. Nichols was con
tinted to go to Washington armed with
simply the endorsement of some bank
officials and a few others for he says
that petitions amount to nothing.
Col. Shaffer's endorsements ale
known only to himself and the parties,
if any. who gave them.
JIM ACA1NST Tt M.
Jim Young will be against Tom Bailey
to the very end. Jim Voting was seen
ibis morning. He said. "Yes. I receiv
ed notice to be in Washington tomor
row, but 1 am riot going. 1 withdrew
from the rare and am out to stay. I
am taking no hand in the tight;" but
Jim did not mind saying that he was
unalterably opposed to Bailey. How
ever, he expressed no preference be
tween the other two candidates.
It would not surprise politician:- if a
protest against Bailey's appointment
Irom Jim Young reaches Washington
tomorrow. This has not been substan
tiated, however.
WATCH NICHOLS.
It is still asserted that Bailey has the
inside track but t hat he has rough
sailing before him his friends do not
deny.
Mr. Nichols is a personal friend of
President McKlnley. This friendship
was formed w hvn Mr. Nichols and the
President w ere in t 'ongress together.
Furthermore they both boarded at the
Ebbitt House in Washington and were
frequently together.
.More than this, when the Mills bid.
for a reduction of tariff duties, was
before the House and President McKin
ley lead the opposition he had the sup
port always of Mr. Nichols. When the
Mills bill came to a vole Nichols voted
with McKinley against it while Brow
cr, w ho was a Republican Congressman
from this State then, voted for it. Mc
Klnley, it is said, expressed his grat
ification to Nichols and assured him of
bis friendship while at the same time
be expressed his disapproval of Brow -er
s course In no uncertain terms.
These things are especially significant
in as much as Ewart secured the nom
ination for the judgeship because h
stood by McKinley In that Congress,
THE BETTING.
If betting indicates anything Bailey
will get the plum. A gentleman who
stands as close to Mr. Nichols as any
one In Raleigh says that Bailey will be
appointed. He is willing to back up
this assertion. He says he is ready to
bet anybody two to one that Bailey
wrll be appointed.
IF HE IS APPOINTED.
If Bailey Is appointed the indications
are that the matter will not stop there.
It Is already rumored that charges
, have been drawn up and will be pre
ferred against Bailey which will be laid
before Hie President. His confirmation
may be fought in the Senate.
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
She Advertised for a Husband and Got
One in New York.
If any one thinks Hookertown is not
up-to-date, that it Is devoid of the sen
sational, thai we are not capable of
stemming the tide of fashion as it ebbs
and flows, why you should reconsider,
and remember us as a progressive and
aggressive matrimonial inclined people
Some four months ago Mrs. Eucy
Kiel ds, widow -by -hi w, nee Miss Lucy
Johnson, tiring of loneliness and hav
ing abiding faith in the power of ad
vert Isi ng. advert iscd in the Easter n
Correspondent her desire to open cor
respondence with some gent leman with
a view to matrimony. Mr. Theodore
Pa rker. widower, aged 4a, an Inventor
and farmer, of Brooklyn, N. Y. .an
swered the notice, and the correspond
ence which followed ripened into mu
tual admiration, and an agreement to
meet each other in the city of Norfolk
to arrange the preliminaries last Fri
day. As the hour for departure arrived it
seems t he gay young widow's heart
failed her. and Saturday morning th
wires announced to the bride-to-be that
Mr. Parker was in Norfolk, and. asking
if he should come to Hookertown. Re
ceiving a favorable reply, and believ
ing that the disappointment in love
w as t he billow over w hh'h true love
ever glides smoothly, and nothing
daunted because thereof, on Sunday
morning, at S a. nr.. Mr. Parker was in
Hookertown for the first time to see
his lady, who was tin the course of the
day, a I ter meeting, marriage being
agr 1 upon) to In me his wife.
At ."i o'clock p. m.. at her residence,
by Rev. E. J. Holdeii, in the presence
of a few invited friends. M rs. Fields
be( a me M rs. Parker, a ml t hey imme
diately left for- Kinston. w here they
took the cars Monday for Brooklyn, N.
Y. And now the new spacers will be
taxed to their utmost capacity in ad
vertising, no doubt. -Cor. Kinston Free
Press.
TODAY'S MARKUTS.
Till-. MOVKMKNT IN" NKW YUKK
AM) I.IVKKI'OOI. MAKKKTS.
Ii uh atr wile In W. A. I'orli rliclil Jfc
Company.
NKW YUKK CTTO.
M inllis. Open Ilifih. Low. Clos.
Miirt-li ") '.'4 ."i !M !i il'.1 5 !2((,5 !).
April ."i ill n ! !) !U 5 !-tut"i 9
Mav r, nil i; nil .1 (15 5 IHI(-5 !MI
.lui'u- ." W 5 '.HI 5 '.I 5 '.i'.H'MS HO
July li dl ii o: 5 !i!P li 03
Aiiirust (i oil (i (Hi H 02 ti Of(;,h (Hi
Scpti-inbc r (i 02(r(.(! 04
Oi-tiilicr II 01 II 01 (1 00 II O'.VIi (Ki
Novi-Mil.cr (I 01 0 01 li III 02' ( OS
lli-ci-nilii-r li 05 (i 05 (i 05 (I 04i.B (15
.laiiiiai v (I 07 II 07 (i 07 (i 0(n4l! OS
Tone -tcailv; Mih-s 511,000.
I.lVKlil'OOl. COTTON' MARKET.
i.iu i.. Muc. 17 4 p. m.
I'lii-i-s iim lianed; American middling
sulrs s.ooii; spi-i-iilaliiiii and ez-pnrl!-
5U0; ruci-ipts 10,(100. A mt'i iran 8,
500; iipcni-d ipiii't
The follow iny wen- the closing U.o
lalions of tin- Liverpool cotton market
today;
March, 1!H
March and April. II 10b.
April and Mav, :i 20s.
Mav and .lime. :l 2nli.
.luiie and .lulv. ii 200.
,!ulv and Asiust. :f 211).
August and September it 200.
Seplcnilicr and (Holier, H 200.
detolii'i and November, 3 '-'01
November and December, 3 20s
December and January, 3 20s.
l-'nlure closed stcadv
CI1ICACO GRAIN AND 1'liOYISIoN
MARKET.
The lollinvin.L' were the closing quo
titionsonlhe Chicago (irain and Pro
vision market loday
beat May 1.05; July xiij.
('.. rn-May 20J; July 3IH.
Oats May 25;j July 23;.
Pork May 0 00; July 0 05.
Lard-May 5.12; J uly 5.20.
Clear Rib Sides-May 5.10; July 5.15.
NKW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The following were tin- closing quo
tations on the New York Stock Ex-
St. Paul
Northwestern
Rock Island
Southern Preferred
Louisville & Nashville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Con (las
American Tobacco
Missouri Pacilic
Manhattan..
Western Union.
Burlington and Quincy
Jersey Central
V. S. Leather
Sugar. .
SO
117S
20i
40
, 1
170
, Oil
i5
101 i
. K5j
. 0J
02
WOMAN' S EXCHANGE.
Hiunswlck stew served Saturday with
Vickie and bread also fresh dough
mils, fruit cake a month old caramel
and nut cakes, fresh.
superintendent of Public Instruction
C. H. Mebane will leave tomorrow
morning for Graham where he will at
Irnd a teachers' association. Superln
tendent Mebane says that he expects
to be away from P.aleigh for the next
two months conducting a vigorous edu
cational campaign.
SHORT STATEMENTS
Minor Matters
for the
Manipulated
Many.
AROUND IN THE CITY.
Pot-Pourri oflhcNows Pictured on Paper
Points and People Pertinently
Pickeland l Itliilj put In
Print.
Mrs. N. B. LJroughtnn bas returned
to the city.
Mr. Swift Galloway left this morn
ini; for his home.
Miss Merritt. of Wilmington, is viuit
in Miss Lena Powell.
Mr. itollins, editor of the
ili-iald, is in the city.
Durham
Ui-v. I.i-vi Di-anson has n-lurned lo
(1m- city after a brief absence.
Miss Mary White is critically ill at
the home of Mrs. Mary Evans, corner
of Kih-nton and McDowell streets.
Miss Ijiiula KriKKS went to Wake For
est this morning to spend a few days
with Miss Mary Lanneau.
Mr. John 1). Bellamy, tt Wilmington,
N. C, is in the city en route to Toron
to. Canada. Norfolk Ledger.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the popular firm of Thomas &
Campbell. It may be of interest to you.
Miss Harriet Caldwell, of Wallaoe,
who lias been visiting Mrs. Carroll at
the A. and M. College went home to
day. The Lumsden degree Staff I. O. O. F.
will meet tonight at S o'clock In Seaton
Gales Lodge for work in the second de
gree. Auditor Ayer is receiving constant
inijuiries from other States in regard to
the system of taxation in this State.
He says that this emphasizes the lm
porance of tax reform.
.Miss Fan Hurwell leaves In the morn
ing for Kaleiprh. From Raleigh she
will pi to Tarboro and from there to
Norfolk and Charlottesville. She will
be absent for several weeks. Charlotte
News.
Mr. Walter Hishop and Mr. Fred Sut
ton have formed a copartnership for
conducting a first -class furniture repair
hop. They will also do other work in
voi ids. The shop will be located corner
of North and McDowell streetB.
Sheriff J. T. Ellington, of Johnston
county, brought three convicts to tho
State prison today. They all come for
one year each. The term of court
which has been In session at Smith
field for the trial of criminal and civil
cases adjourned yesterday afternoon.
rtalelgh Grist Mill. Spaeh Bros. &
Hoover will erect a grist mill, building
to cost $3,500 and machinery about $3,
000; electricity will be used for power,
secured from a pnw-er company. Man
ufacturers' Record.
Wilmington, N. C, has been added to
the list of Southern ports from which
pig Iron is being shipped. Two cargoes
containing the metal have been loaded
at that city. The iron was brought
from Alabama by way of the Atlantic
Coast Line.
The tablet to be erected by the young
people of Tryon Street Baptist church
In memory of the late Dr. T. H.
Pritehard will probably be put In
(dace by the first of April. It Is to be
placed to the left of the pulpit as cne
nters the church Charlotte News.
There Is only a few days more before
the city tax collector makes his report
if delinciuent tax-payers to the Fln
ince committee. After which the col
lector must proceed to collect these
taxes by law, and as required by the
harter of the city. Avoid both trouble
and cost by settling at once.
The assistants of Lieutenant Rich
mond P. Davis, Charlotte's recruiting
ofticer. have arrived and began their
duties with Lieutenant Davis In the
Davidson building today. They are:
Corporal. T. W. Townsend. and pri
mes, Daniel M. Elam and John C.
Whitehead. Charlotte News.
lev. John C. Kilgo. P. D.. president
f Trinity College, w ill deliver the liter-
iry autlress nerore ine v.iuson, ui.
Hih School at the close of the school
sion on the first of June. This is a
flourishing school on the border of
Marlboro county. S. C, and the North
irolina. line - Southern Christian Ad
ate. Henderson's oldest citizen, and th
oldest one in the State as rar as we
know, died at her home in this place
Monday morning. It was Luolsa
Smithwirk, a colored woman, w nose ass
ipparently well uuuiemicuieo, in
is 108 years Henderson Gold Leaf.
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The Supreme Court In case of Mayo
s. Town of Washington have reversed
the decision of the lower court. This
was an action brought to test the right
of the Commissioners to Issue bonds
for an electric light plant. Judge
lirown held the town had the legal
right. The Supreme Court reverses nis
decision. Washington Gazette.
LEAGUE RECEPTION.
The Trinity and Bethany Chapter
departments of the Junior League of
Edenton street Methodist church, will
this evening at 8 o'clock In the Sunday
School room tender a reception to the
Senior League of the same church.
An Interesting programme will b
rendered by the two chapters, after
which there will be an Informal aoelal.
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