VOLUME
WILSON. N. 1899.
NUMBER 22.,
A. & M. Alumni
TRINITY COMMENCEMENT.
DEATH FROI
ROM AN-4CC1DEXT.
CHAItMINT, HOME U'KDDING.
VER THE STATE
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ulcigh, N. C, June 7 Monday Large Crowds And1 Abie Addsesses $50,000
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Alumni of the A. cc M. en-
a bancuet. No liquor was
.. ;.( and at tbs- jbusiness meeting
VL-tcrday after a heated discussion it
V:s decided to follow this precedent.
president Holladay's control of the
c, ;icu; in the past was endqised, and
alumni promised support to '-Red
and White," the college paper, and
.v;;; continue their efforts to raise a
;.::iu to aid needy students.
The officers elected were :
President G. S. Fraps, '96.
Vice-President-L-A H Prince, '95.
sprretarv and Treasurer N R
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Standi, '9S.
Chairman of the Executive
nr.ttee Charles Pearson, '94.
Alumni' Orator C W Gold, '95
Mr. C, W. Gold introduced a res
olution endorsing Dr. .Winston for
President of the college and instruct
ing the Alumni on the Board to vole
' inr him. Atter much discussion this
was defeated. by a small majority.
Struck 15 y
Corn-
Given By 3. li. Duke.
Durham, N. C., June 7. Sunday
night Dr. Kilgo delivered the baca-
laureate address to the eraduating
class of Trinitv College. Over a
thousand people heard this eloquent
speaker as he discoursed on "Joseph,
the Successful Younsr Man-"
Yesterday Bishop O. Duncan, of
South Carolina, preached the bacca
laureate sermon before a very large
audience. His text was, " Be ye
therefore ready also, lor the Son of
Man cometh at an hour' ye think
not." This great divine of Southern
Methodism delivered as able a ser
mon as ever was heard at Trinity.
At 4 o'clock Dr. L T. White, of
Oxford, delivered the Alumni Ad
dress, his - theme being 44 Lead Fac
tors in the Lives of Business Men."
It was an address listenedjto with in
terest. The trustees met first in business
session in the morning and transacted
routine business. At the afternoon
session B. N. Duke donated $50,000
to the college. It is an uncondition
al gift and half will probably be added
New York, June 7. Sporting men to tne regular endowment and halt to
a::Dut town say tnat cniei 01 ponce the library fund, lhe munincent
Devery will issue an order the pur- gift was received with cheers.
pose of which will be to keep down Mrs. B. N. Duke presented a full-
the attendance of the big Fitsimmons- size and lifelike painting of Washing-
Jennes tight nex.t hnday night. . ton Duke, to the college
They also say that the Coney The visitors here a?
Island Sporting Club is a regular li- force than ever, more than twice as
censed organization and cannot be many are present than during- the
interferred with by the chief of police, ast two commencements. Methodist
and that he made no attempt to stop ministers arerfre in" full lorce. The
the bout between Corbet and Shar- c;tv is Vav with navv blue, the col-
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Graves Villa 'I by Place Th Yate-Grv,s
'llarriiiKe.
Mr. Robert Burgess, a young man A large circlepf friends w.ere at
29 years of age, whose people live at Graves' Villa neai Wilsn, yesterday
a Hying Piece of Timber Died
In Twelve Hours.
the festiviiives at
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Rocky Mount, and who., is a brother- morning to enjoy
in-law o: Mr. John Farmer of Wil- .the wedding of MisSettie, the
son, received injuries Tuesday after- charming daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
noon from which he died last night. J. T. Graves, and Mr. Jesse Jackson 1
Burgess was assisting Mr. J. D. Yates, a prominent young merchir.t
Wiggins in ripping lumber at Simms of Asheville,N. C. p.
& Co's. Mill where he was employed. The parlor in-which the majrfiige
About 3 o'clock a piece of the lum- took1 place was ngfcdsomely anld fab-
ber overbalanced and was thrown orately decorated with n'eldo'aisies
from the saw. Mr. Wiggins dodged and ferns, the pictures i being wreathed
just in time, but Mr. Burgess got a in smilax. A. small alter in, white
fiorth Carolina Items The Latest News Boiled
Down.
Over a game of cards a negro man
was murdered at Holloway's Station,
eight miles lrom Durham, Sunday
morning, and the murderer isnow a
fugitive from justice.
Will J. Carr,t)f Greensboro, com
mitted suicide Tuesday by shooting i
himself through the centre of the fore
head with a 32 calibre pistol. He
leaves a wife and five children.
severe blow in the left side. Pie was
speechless for a few moments and Dr
W.J. Jones was summoned to Mr.
Jj.ee High's residence where Mr.
Bureess boarded and where he had
Pc'.iee WIS! Interfere
e in larger
with smilax was used bv the minister.
"At 11:15 tne bridal couple entered
to tne exquisite music 01 Mendel
sohn's wedding march played by
Mrs. E. K. Wrioht. The bride was
been carried on a plank. A small attired in a going-away-gown of
bruise was found and later in the handsome blue Venetian cloth, with
night Drs. Jones and Herring again a hat of corresponding shade orna
examined the patient. The injury mented with white wings, and in her
was internal and at two o'clock this hand carried a magnificent, bouquet of
morning Mr. Burgess died. Kaiserine Augusta Victoria roses,
His funeral service was conducted while the groom was attired in the
by Rev. Mr.-" Reddish of the Baptist conventional black.
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church, and the, body was carried to Accompanying them came the best edMayodan a few days past to exam
Rocky Mt. yesterday afternoon for man and the maid of honor, Mr. W. ine the small pox patients, says that
burial. Simms & Co's. Mills were clos- 1. Clark, and Miss bailie urayes. the disease was directly traceable to
ed yesterday because of this sad death' The ceremony uniting the happy some second hand clothing which
The following friends went with couple was performed by Kev. C. P. came urom Baltimore.
the remains to Rocky Mount : J. D. Jerome, of Fremont, in an impressive R - , D , Rirkmrin of
Wiggins, Thomas Sneed, James manner, alter which, to the strains of Guilford countyj who was r.cently
Harper, Adam Howell, Gumry ohengrin s wedding marcii tne ona- sued for $2Qo for igsuing a
"The surveyors of the Great East
ern railroad reached town Friday
evening. The survey has been com
pieted to the creek which strikes a
couple of hundred yards above the '
bridge." Snow Hill Standard.
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The Raleigh Post says that since
May 1 the Southern Railroad has or
dered twenty-three locomotives, 1,000
box cars, seventeen passenger cars,
and 1,500 tons of teel rails and over
$100,000 worth of steel bridges.
The Winston Sentinel says: Dr.
H. F. Long, of Statesville, who visit -
key, nor the one, between McCoy and
Sharkey, though the latter ended in
a knock out.
Davidson College.
Davidson, N. C. June 7. Hon.
R. B. Glenn, of Winston, delivered
the literary address at Davidson
Commencement' yesterday. His sub
ject, "Duties of Our Educated Chris
tian Manhood." was ablv handled.
Rev. Mr. McIIwaine, of Florid-, open
ed the exercises with prayer.
The corner-stone ofthe new chem
cai laboratory Was laid in the after
noon, Dr. Paul Barringer making the
address. Eighty-five alumni were
present at their banquet.
closed with the junior oratdrical contest.'
lege colors, and on every side great
interest is shown.
The Bakers Surrender.
Manchester, Ky., June 7. Tom
Baker and his Brothers Doc and Jim
came to town to-day under guard.
Baker says he will surrender if guar
anteed protection. Troops will
guard them till the cases are settled.
The Howard-Why thes factions de
clare they want to kill no one, and
only want the law enforced.
Park, Jesse Park, Geo.
Luther High;
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Jzpan's Overtures to Englah
London, June 7. The 'Japanese
Government has made overtures to
England for the support of Japan's
demand of China for' prompt repara
tion for the masacree of eleven Japa
nese scientists on the Liaetong Pe-
ninsular.
It is learned that the Japaness are
arming to resent Russian encroach
ment on Japanise interests in China.
The Alaskan Boundary.
Esterhazy is DemandsJ 0' Ir.gland.
Winston or Primrose ?
Raleigh, N. C, June 7. Yester
day the trustees of the A. & M. Col
lege took four ballots in an attempt
to elect a president for the college
T -v v v
wr. Winston received 9 votes on
three ballots and 7 on the fourth.
W. S. Primrose had 7 on three bal
lots and 5 on the fourth. A scatter
ing vote went to Col. Holladay, Prof.
D. H. Hill and Prof. Riddick. No
election was had and the Trustees
ire to try again this morning.
Paris, June 7. The Parisian this
The day morning says that the Government
has taken steps to demand the ex
tradition of Esterhazy now in England.
According . to the Echo de Paris,
General Zode will replace Zurim as
Military Governor of Paris.
Heat in New York.
New York, June 7. The mercury
is still trying to make a record. At
9 30 this morning
it is predicted tha
it stood at 86, and
to-day will surpass
yesterday in sweltering qualities. A
number of people have been prostra
ted by heat even at this early hour.
London, June 6 At a conference
between Ambassador. Choate and
Lord Salisbury last night a provis
ional Alaska boundary line was
agreed on. The joint commission
will continue negotiations. Dillon's
trail is the only obstacle now. For
years past this has been a bone of
contention. Last night s agreement
only needs ratification to be effective.
Marshall and al party lett the room.
The wedding breaklast was serve
in an exquisitely decorated dining
Voom. The table with white ribbons,'
smiar-field daisies- ar.dsvpkosus
ferns was beautiful and was ladened
with many delicacies. The flower
decorations were from Palmer Gor
don, of Ashland, Va., and the refresh
ments from Dughi, of Raleigh.
Many handsome presents were re
ceived as wedding souvenirs. Among
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the guests present were Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. D Green, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. McCraw. Mrs. John F. Bruton,
Mrs. "Mamie Tomlinscn, .Dr: and
Mrs. E. K. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. F.
S. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Barnes,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Simms, Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Bass, Mrs. K. L
Moore. This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Yates
left for Round Knob where they stop
over on their way to Asheville.
Their friends and The News
wishes for them a married life of su
preme happiness.
They Barbecued the Hog.
Kenly, N. C. June 7. Last night
four negro tramps stole a hog near
here and got away with him. Infor
mation was telegraphed along the
line to Selma to head them oft. This
morning they were capture'd at Bag
ley and it was found that they had
feasted on the barbecued hog during
the night.
Another Lehigh Valley Collision.
A Case YTlieie the Uoss Is Our.
Drummer 'Ts the proprietor in ?
Dravman "No. sar. Gone to de
Springs."
Drummer "Can I see the gentle
man that does the buyjng in the
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grocery line ?"
Dravman No. sar. Gone fish-
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license to a "minor," gained his case
in Guilford court Wednesday. After
earing the evidence and argument
on ifce law Judge Timberlake would
not let it go to the jury.
The new rules and regulations of
the penitentiary adopted by the di
rectors, put that institution complete
ly in control ol the executive board
and the board of directors, T.e su
perintendent is now little more than a
sort of head clerk, whose duty is
principally that of making reports of
he conduct ofthe prison and farms.
People who profess to be on the
ground floor, politically speaking, are
thus early talking about the Demo-,
cratic candidates in the next cam
paign. They are saying that Dan
Hugh McLean, member- of the
House from Harnett, is apt to win
the. nomination for Secretary of State
in a walk, to use a sporting phrase;
that Francis D. Winston and R. Dixie
Gilmer are apt to have a lively con
test lor the nomination for Attorney
General, and that as to that for G v
ernor, Chas. B. Ay cock seems to be
quite far in the lead, though M. H.
Justice, of Rutherford, is looming up.
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Will Use Force.
Hot Wave Reaches England.
1 1 Ti.n-. A K ,..ttq line
' annparpH nffpctinp' a mnst the whole
between Milner, British Commission- , or
, ir r of Europe, lhe mercury stands bo
Aivj. iviuu waa cii unci iauui . , 11.- j 1 1 .1
ine oDstinacy ot ivruger oroice it on , , ,
,1 r 1 , , IiaVC ULLUUCU Hum in.ai.
rt"U iorce is! tne only argument, by
which to influence Krusrer
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A Famous Nun Dead.
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Holly, Mich., June 7. An oil car
London, June 7. Sister Margaret struck by lightning near Flint Pere
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ftnna Cusack. known as Nun Ken. MamnpHp PYnlnrlprl. Fivp tramos
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fe, died to-day at Leanington, near were killed or burned. Nine cars
Warwick. arid thP hridae were destroyed.
Lightning Explodes Oil.
Plainfields, N. J., June 7. The
hfth serious wreck of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad since January 1 occured
this morning near Brook. A freight
and a coal train had a head-on-colli-sion,
wrecking 15 cars and two loco
motives. The Lehigh and Central
roads are blocked in consequence.
Forty Arrests.
Bordeanx, France, June 7 Forty
arrests have been made here as a re
sult ot the demonstrations of "Royal
ist Youth " of this city last week
Commissioners Coming Home.
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Drummer "Well, can I see the
young man who keeps up your gro
eery stock ?"
Dravman "No, sar. Gone out
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to de creek to shoot his rifle."
Drummer. "Well who in the
name of common sense is running
the store ?"
Drayman "Me, sar."
Drummer "Good day."
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A Woman Whip-User.
New York, June 7. A, blonde
middle-aged Woman, said to be Mrs.
Stanton, severely horsewhipped Ma
rion R. Mayer, a theatrical manager;
aboard the steamship St. Paul.
Mayer refused to prosecute, so the
woman was released.
Manila, June 7. President Schur
man sails Friday tor a three weeks
trip' to the southern islands to1 look
at local goverraents. He will return
in July, while the other ': r.i j ission
ers will stay longer.
The 2d Oregon are preparing to
return to America, 1st California
come next then 1st Colorado and 1st
Nebraska.
Large Brooklyn Store Afire.
Brooklyn, June 7 The Frederick
Sosser Co's. extensive store here
caught afire this morning, causing a
great rush of lhe employees for safe
ty. The wnole thousand escaped
without injury.
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