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Dtetto Willi! VOL. XXX. RALEIGH, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1894. NO. 147 i FOR YOU AND FOR US. Oar elegant new 3EITING PAPERS which w have just received wen manufac tured EXPRESSLY FOB US ""TOR YOU by the leading maker of fine and fashionable society stationery. x"ou caanot afford to use in your corres pondence an but the very latest and best paper. . We want to s. .ow it to yon. AlfredWilliams&Co Society Stationers, RALEIGH, N 0. (DawghiL "VYTT cannot fool people who are sen X J J Bible by patting an imaginary value on merchandise and then dropping half. A few f A V be caught, but they are not 1U.XX. X likely to be caught the second time- We want to sbll you every time you I fj VT If we seil you today we waut JL U 1 to sell you tomorrow, ne nave all eojds mar&eain plain ngures, and one price to A I t AT" want to rive you bet- J.jLj f V JEJ ter goods and more gooas for your money tnan any other house will do. W W1V117 ii.lijC SliDDers with anv 7ixj Hiippars. Sen our i and (1 21 Slippers & CHJI7C i-ook at our Pebble k7JLXV-UiO Grain Ladies Shoes, 97c. Chiluxen's Slippers, all sizes. THE LYOil RACKET STOBE Your Mores Framea &' We have a large lot of Moulding to select irom ana are prepirea to trame in any sty le aesirea iot nan tne rguir price. We aiso have a Larger Stock of FURNITURE than we have ever had before, which we are selling at greatly reduced prices. BABY CARRIAGES are a specialty. Ihomas & Haxwsll .Leading Furniture Dealers, 9 and 13 Martin Street, RALEIGH, Jff. C. febl Cotton Sews. Advices from eight cotton states out of the eleven indicate UDseason able weather, which is delaying planting. Exports to date are fully 1.050.000 bales in excess of last season at same time. American and foreign eninuers are reported as having small supplies, and likely to start up where they have .been idle, and all will certainly begin to stock up in the near future. Some are evidently waiting for more favorable crop ad vices. Generally it seems to be con ceded spinners have but small sup plies of manufactured goods, and an order Ihit that is increasing. Another Bond Salt. Thar a will ha a. anlf in tha fHAiirfa .r test the value of the bonds whioh in 186? were issued oy tms state la aid nf nhat voaa trnnom an t.hn nha.fha.in & Coalfields railroad. These bonds aggregate some $350,001. The hold ers claim that they have not the "war taint," but that they are vaiia. The owners want to apply the "war scale" tnthum thna fakinff off two thirds. and then have the state issue bonds under the funding act at the rate of 45 cents on the dollar. This will make the amount about f 5,0(JJ. Mr Calvin J Cowles will bring the suits, Colonel Hnadn.lfliR the attorney. Some six or eight years ago Baltzer & Taaoks, OI iaew xorn, Drougus suit agamst the state to get pay for iron furnish ed tne unacnam roaa, due tne su jpreme court decided against them. Have Tnofflas Maxwells SK5AT0B TAKCI DI1D. lorth Carolina's Grsat Commoner Panes iwaj. Saturday night at 10:45 senator Zebnlon Balrd Vance died at his resi dence at Washington, of an apoplectio stroke. There is grief all over North Carolina, the state he loved so well aud served so long and so manfully. Senator Vance was born ioiJuHOombe county, May 13, 1830, was educated at Washing ton college, Tennessee, and at the University of North Carolina; studied law, was admitted to 'he bar in January, lt33, and was elected eounty attorney for Buncombe coun ty the same year; was a member of the State house of commons In 1854; was a representative of North Caro- olina in the thirty fifth and thirty sixth congresses; entered the Confed erate army as captain in May, 1861, and was made colonel in August, 1861; was elected governor of North Carolina in August, 1863, and was re elected in August, 1861; was elected to the United States senate in No vember, 1870, but was refused admls sion, and resigned in January, 1872; was the democratic nominee lor tne United States senate in 1872, but was defeated by a combination of bolting democrats and republicans; was elected governor of North Carolina for the third time in 1876; wm elected to the United States senate as a dem ocrat in place of A S Merrimon dem ocrat; took his seat March 18, ?9;.i and was re-elected in 1884 and Wif ..V" His term of service would bar y t Dired March 3. 1897. Though the news from wash: Saturday afternoon was of a oha ter to cause the gravest fears as tu Senator V ance, yet the news or mefbly. among others, senators Morrill death was a shock. Early yesterday morning Gov.Oarr sent the following official telegram to Mrs. Vance: The people of the state of North Carolina mourn with you in the Iobs of her most distinguished son, and to day throughout the state the hearts of her people are sympathizing wito you and yours in this great amiotion ' The governor also sent the following private telegram to Mrs Vance: ''My family join me in sincerest sympathy with you and yours lnyour amictlon " The oouncil ol state met at tne ex ecutive offtoa at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, governor Carr . presiding, secretary of state Coke, Treasurer Tate and auditor Furman being pres ent. Attorney general Osborne and superintendent Scarborough were both out of the city. A telegram or condolence was eeDt to Mrs Vance, as follows, governor Carr signing it: "At a meeting of the oouncil of state, held this day, their heartfelt sympa thies are tendered you in this your great bereavement, and it is the desire of the people that the remains of Senator Vance be brought to Ral eigh, to lie in the rotunda of the capi tol, and be iuterred in uafcwooa cem etery in sight of the capitol where he was thrice inaugurated governor oi North Carolina." Oapt Coke, Col. Tate and Mr Osborne w ere appointed a committee to go to Weshingtonand attend the funeral and act as a guard of honor to the remains on their way to North Carolina. As Mr Osborne could not go R H Battle, Esq, who was Gov. Vance's private secretary during the war, went instead. The committee left at 4 o'clock in the ate ternoon The council ordered the state flags to be displayed at half mast on the capitol, so to rema'n until the burial takes place. Governor Carr in the afternoon re ceived a telegram from congressman Alexander saying that the funeral would be held in Washington at four o'clock this afterooon, in the Senate chamber; tiat the remains will leave Washington tonight at 10:44 for Rsl eish. arriving here at 11 o'olook Tues day morning, and lemaining until 4 o'clock leave for for Asheville, where the burial will take place. The re mains will therefore lie in estate for five hours here Tuesday. The state flags on the city hall and the US government building, as well as those on the capitol. are at half mast. Mr Charles M Busbee, at whose residence Senator Vance nearly always stopped when he was here, left for Washing ton Saturday night. The Senator was a member of the congregation of the first Presbyterian church here, and in a prayer yester terday morning the pastor, Kev Di Eugen Daniel, referred to the death and a ked the Lord to bless the Sen ator's family and his friends, so many of whom are in sorrow by reason of his death. At the church of the Sacred Heart Father Marlon offered a prayer for the dead senator. This morning Gov Carr received the following telegram from Gen W R Cox: "In behalf of Mrs Vanoe and family I beg to express their profound sensibility and thanks at the kind sentiments of your telegram. We know the keep sorrow of the whole state. The family desires to carry nut senator Vance's wish to be buried at a spot selected by himself at Ashe ville. The escort with the remains will reach Raleigh Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock by the regular train from Greensboro and the remains will be in state until the departure of the train at 4 o'clock that afternoon." The remains will be met at the sta tion here by the state officers in - the city, the Governor's Guard and the ex Confederate veterans. The casket will lie on a catafalque Id the rotunda of the capitcl. This will be decked with flowers by the ladieNw memorial association Guard will f mounted at the capitol by the Governor's Guard and the veterans. The council of state will bring a handsome floral offering from Washington. There will be other floral decorations. Today's Charlotte Observer is de voted entirely to senator Vance. Its Washington correspondent says, nun der date of Saturday : " All day dls cinguished visitors and personal friends have called at the residence, among them Vice President Steven son with Senator Ransom, the North Carolina representatives, senators George and Blackburn and Secretary Herbert and General Cox. At 4 p m the North Carolina delegation met at senator Ransom's room at the Metropolitan hotel. Senator Ram son presided and representative Hender son, was secretary. Messrs Hender son, Woodard. Alexander and Bower were appointed to draft resolutions expressing the sense of loss, and Messrs Alexander, Henderson and J 1 awford were recommended to be Dolnted bv the sneaker as the es- Art of the regains. All the other " i- til t m a l v jemoers wm go, 11 mey can oe exn '-i'jneed by the House; at least as far as ; Jaleieh. The senate list of escort tad pallbearers was not quite ready at 4 late hour, but will comprise, proba and Sherman as the two latter, and for the escort senators Blackburn and George, with senator Ransom as chief of the congressional escort . The sen ate will meet at 13 o'clock, and, after the announcement of the death by senator Ransom, will adjourn until 4 4 pm, when the funeral services will be held in the senate chamber. The house will also adjourn and be pres ent at the funeral in the senate. The body will be taken soon after noon to the marble room of the srn ate, and be brought into the chamber at 4 o'clock. A meeting of citizens of North Carolina will be held, and eve rybo iy will go to the depot to see the funeral party leave Washington. Among the North Uarolinans to go is Mr tteo r Pel ,ior the united press. The house escort other than North Carolinians will be Breckinridge, of Arkansas; Bynum, of Indiana; Mc- Millin. of Tennessee; Wise, of Vir s-inia; Burrows, of Michigan, and Daniels, of New York. The pall bear ers will be: Springer, of Illinois; Mc Creary, of Kentucky; Page, of Rhode Island; Hall, of Missouri. Lieut Zeb H Vance and Mr Thomas Vance can not arrive in time for aven the sepuU ture at Asheville. Mrs Elias Oarr will accompany the family to Raleigh, deputy sergeant at arms Arthur Barnes, of the senate, assisted by captain Erwln, of Charlotte, as an officer of the house, will have charge of the party." The people of Charlotte held a mass meeting this afternoon, at whioh short speeches upon the life and ser vices of senator vanoe were made by several gentlemen. Resolutions were also adopted. Mayor Badger yesterday sent Mrs Vance the following telegram: "In behalf of the city authorities of Rait eigh and its citizens and in unison with the people of all the state I wish to tender our sympathy In this hour of your great bereavement and the great loss of our people. May God bless you, yours and His own." To thia reply was received fron Gea. Cox, as follows: "In behalf of Mrs Vanoe and family I beg to tender to you and the citizens of Raleigh their profound appreciation of your sym pathy and condolence in the hour of bereavement. We appreciate t'ae fact that the loss of bo great and good a man is not confined to the limits of our own state." At noon today there was a special meeting of the board of aldermen. Resolutions were adopted that the mayor aldermen and all city officials meet the remains at the station and escort them to and from the capitol. A committee of three, composed of aldermen F Scronach, O K Johnson and B F vVouible, to which mayor Badgar was addad, was appointed to ' confer with the state authorities and those in charge of the funeral cere ; monies, wir.h power to make all ne- oessary arrangements. A resolution ! was adopted asking that all business i houses be closed tomorrow while sen ator Vance's body is here. Another wasadoptel asking the mayor to call, a mass meeting of citizens at Metro politan hall at 8 o'elock this evening, as a mark of respect to the illustrious dead. At this mass meeting of citizens there will be five minute speeches by jndges Shepherd, Clark, Avery, Mao Raeand Borwell. Col Kenn, Oapt Ashe, Maj Tucker, F H Busbee, Ed Chambers Smith, and auditor Fur man. CUT IN BRIEF. Items Picked 0d and Boiled Down. Mr T V Bunch is quite sick. Maj J W Scott is at the Park hotel. The framlneof the car wheal fan. tory is all up. Senator Vance's bodv will IU in state here tomorrow. The old round house of th R & a railway 1m being repai-.ted. Mass meeting of oitizann at fi aVW this evening at Metropolitan hall. Miss Montrose Davidon nf nh.N lotte, is visiting Mrs William Mon cure. Miss Roberta Smith has returned from a four months' visit to Wil mington. The painting and naDerlncr of the new savings bank building are nearly Ex Gov Jarvls and Ool John D Whitford arrived this afternoon and are at the Yarboro. Sheriff M F Stancill, of Northamp ton, brought three convicts to the penitentiary today. Mr G A Strickland has bought Mr W H Worth's coffin warehouse busi ness. Mr L O Bagwell has gone to Washington, D O, where he has a government position. A negro from Barton's Creek township was jailed yesterday for as sault and battery on J D Arnold and it- nrti i . . . . wuh. me taicer n said jto be in a dangerous condition. There were two cases before the mayor today. A drunken and dls orderly negro woman paid $7.25, and a negro was disorderly at the union depot paid the same fine. Dr George T Winston has been In vited to deliver an address before the JNortb Carolina society in Atlanta, ura, may zu. ue wm deliver educa tional addresses in several cities in South Carolina. The ladies of Raleigh are earnestly requested to send flowers and also to met at the capitol tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock to arrange the floral decorations for the late Senator Vance. Manager Kanan, of the University baseball team, hopes t arrange Ave games with the University of Virgi nia cms season. Three are to bi played in Nortb Carolina at Greens ooro, uaieisa and unaDel mil re spectively; the other two to be played in Virginia. Little Patriot's Drill and Concert. One of the most enjoyable entertain ments ever given in Raleigh will be "Little Patriots" drill and concert at the academy of music tomorrow eve ning. There will be 24 beautiful young ladies, in bright costumes, and some very fine music. The drill will Intro duoe state and national airs and a number of very pretty and entirely new movements. In the concert will be some of the best solo voices In the city; whioh always charm a Raleigh audience. The entertainment is under the auspicles of the ladles improvement society of the first Bap list church. The price of admission is made extremely low, so that every Doaymay attend and enjoy the ooca sion. Admission to any part of the hall 25 cents. Children 15 cents, re served seats 85 cents. The box sheet is now open at Alfred Williams' book store. At the close of the entertain ment light refreshments will b? served by the company of "Young Patriots" in the hall adjoining the auditorium Sew Advertisements. Mr L R Wyatt wants two horsas for light wors. See local notice of the Augusta Brewing uo. Sec local notice of 8 H Perrv in this issue. Messrs OA 8herwoid Sc Oi, that very reliable arm la tawdry goodsliue hire an elegant line of merchandise which they are selling very low for cash. Messrs 8& D Btirwmgar are offering a very nne stoos of spring and sum mer clothing. No finer stock is to be found in this city. Call on them and buy asult. Attention is called to the advertise ment of Mr Frank Stronaoh, of auo tlon sales on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. At these sales can be found most anything, and you ean buy at your own price, as Mr Stron ach Is clearing out everything in this department preparatory to taking down and building anew. Don't for get the days and hoar of sales. Hardware, &c. YOUMAYNOT NEED ONE BUT WE WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO CALL A.HD SBC THE STYLES OF PRETTY BABY CARRIAGES Trimmed.in CARDINAL BLUE, POMEGRANATE, OORAL and other colors. . The price is right. RALEIGH, N.O. Drv Good. Wotlow. o Our Platform. We sell dry goods, notions, shoes, hats, ladies' and gents' furnishings, we wane trade, the great trade of the present ani still greater trade of the future. Oar aim ia to serve you acceptably, thit we ma? merit your permanent custom. We see that out quarters are too small; we are presei ior the want of room; we must add to our stor age capaiity; our increasing patronage de mand it. Rock is the fouudatiou principle on wh-'ch we baild We sell good goods and guarantee every time, and no trade is com plete until the customer is satisned. This week we open a line ot straw naw, .i i every one a Bargain, approveu new u nobby style. Our shoe department is a shoe store in itself. Good shoes at popular prices always sell, and we have them at all times. Just now rents' furnishings is attracting public attention. Low prices rule, and shirts, collars, cuff and kuit underwear seem to have the run. This is due largely to extra values. We retail a fine line of gents' scarfs, ties and bows at wholesale prices. Hemstitched, tape bordered hand kerchiefs at 5c. The wondur is how we do it. See the quality. The people will not be deceived by gloas, nor are they entrapped by worthless articles at any price. Good goods satisfies, that is the kind we have but can not keep. C.A.SHI13D&C0. w, n. & rt. s. TUCKER & CO. Special attractions tu;s week in our SHOE DEPARTMENT. New and seasonable goods ! -Shoes that will attract buyers Jto-j CA Ladies' Oxford Ties, in black qPlJU anl tan, common sense and opera toes, all sizes and widths, at $1.50. $1.50 1.75 2.00 Misses' Oxford Ties, black and tan, full l;ne of s:zes. and in three Trades, Sl.50, $1.75 and (2 00 are the prices. $1.00 1.25 1.50 Children's Oxford Tins, blank and tan, all sizes, $1.00. $1.25 and $1.50, and an additional line in black ouly at $1.25. $1 $1.75 75 Mis'es' Tan Shoes, Sprintr V heals, buttons and hula nt Tha sizes for children are a.50. We have decried to continue this week the Sile (heretofore advertised) of ladies' common sea e, kid buttoi shoe, reduce I from $3 50 to $3; also the balanoe of the loc of ladies' common sense and ooera kil but ton shoes reduoed from $2 50 to $2. W. H. & EL S. Tucker & So,
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