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EVENING VISITOR. VOL XXXII. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, lS0r. KO. 123 Lin. knows mors than one usually gives hi in eredit for, and above all things he knows where to buy cheap books. And strange to say, that's one of the few things he didu't learn out of books. Somebody' Lad to tell him "JUST WORTHLESS." That's What J. C. I. Harrix, Eq., Say of Wake' Tax Iaw. This opinion, given to the board of e mty citnmisiioners in regard to the mlicioas Wake county tai law sneak ed ibroogb the legislator by Bagwell, t it whin i was held bjr lawyers, to a man, is -of mure value In that it comes from J. ('. L. Harris Eitq., a promi nent fusion lawyer. Yet-terday be advised the board of county commissioners, as an attorney, that in his opinion the law to provide for the collection of Wake's tales by com'ables was void and absolutely worthlr ss. Testing Her Love. A young man in this city has, for ora time, been deeply smitten with a certain young lady and in order to test her love asked a young man, a We told friend of his, to write her a note and ' several book worms not only- about ask her to go to cbarch with him last cheap books, but. about writing paper, Sunday evening. The friend did so, , ... , and here is her answer: ink, pens and a few specialties, such ... ... . . . . , , . "Mr. If I were going to church .... . ... ,.u.s v .,m L..4. t all last week aad I Tht ftddreHH of the nlfiee is I Wtnt witli Mr ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO. ; am sick.- Tliar'a mt naua tn Vin norlinntlA I cane of 'n nnw U goud nvs." W 2. 3 p - 8 a i v, ' 3 a 13 n a j T c 2. a S , - "S E' 8 r 2. g S , Z g. 3 ? ft 3 - p. J rj j o 5 W "1 " S C W ? 5 " 2 2 - ? K i S3 EEIS2 PL"ff - j j ' ''k8 13 color CaBt-"-' r m (nn under five 5 PS 7 w o D a' ftow the round man does not know whether the young lady is sick of him or from going to church. ffl tl ..'Vft'nsl 111 v7 2 , L s llcr.ltli Ucport. 'iot.il uumbrr of deaths for March in Raleigh was 28. Thirteen were white, 15 colored. There were eight eover 70 years of agej years of age, The pro portion, of deaths to population, whites on.- in G15; colored one in 505; all colors, ono in 535.' Total number of births were 33, 11 hire, 12 colored. The atnitary con d.iK.a of the city is reported by health officer sale as good. A "nimble sixpence profit better than a slow shilling" our motto. Whiting Bros. For Rent. A cottage of 4 rooms, located in a good community. Apply to J. it. Bobbitt. ap3 t,s Special Sale Thursday. Next Thursday we will have a spe cial sale of percales at 6u per yard. These goods are light colors, yard wide, and sell for 12 l-2c elsewhere. Our whole stock is lower in price than any other in town. Ask to be shown through when you come to the special sale Thursday next. D. T. Swindell, The Piice Cutter and Bargain Giver, 206 Fayetteville street. seedTkiho- TATOES. Fine New Orleans Molasses. Old Fash ion Country Sorghum. Evaporated and Home Dried Fruits. VIRGINIA.HAMS.NORTH CAROLINA SPRING CAMPAIGN ASEIGEOFGEHlR JRO US RIVALRY. Thffeattle is or, the Knife is Out and We are "In" for the War. FOR THIS WEEK : Ten percent off of the price of all Spring Woolen Goods. Your first chance at such low prices. This Clearing Out sale presents a fine op portunity to lean pocket books, while shrewd investors do ..""fairly revel" dur ing this bargain sale. OUR GREAT LEADERS. N. C. Plaids, Dress Ginghams, Apron Checks, White l iq'ies, Check. Muslins, Standard Prints are sold for 5a a yard and is the talk of thetowiv The quality seems too much for the price. Bleach and Brown Domestics at about cost, DAINTIES FOR SUMMER are the immaculate White Goods of this season Plain, faney figured, bars, stripes, dots?and hair lines. In Swiss, Dimities, Nainsooks, Lawns, &c, Embroideries, Laces and Feather Braids. Our huyer, ripe with experience, now in New York picking up bargains, enables us to make prices discomforting to our com ivjtitors and unknown to "other days " ei?Ja-we:' ." .'?;-tURN ER,'. & W YN N E, Q A. SSlSrYOOd & ,C0. Cor. Halifax and Johnson Sf. That will please any one. "MELROSE." This celebrated flour guaranteed the best fancy patent. . . Old Fashion Buckwheat Flour, Pre pared Buckwheat, etc. We deliver goods promptly. Telephone No. 125. 0111111 i --rah, p BEST RESERVE CAN CORN, "'the finest corn on the market. Has been " sold to the best trade in Raleigh for the past three years. I have reduced this corn to 1 E Cembs Oan the price generally asked for inferior grades. Try a can. TKLKPH0NK7T. . . V ' - AM INSANE PREACHER. rev. d. c. McMillan, of ROBESON, CRAZED. He Fought With the Deputy II if Third Asyliim Trip. Deputy sheriff Floyd, of Robesuu eountr, brought here Mr. R. C. Mc Millan, a Robeson county preacher, and placed him in the asylum. he having been declared initane. Rev. McMillan is a man of 54 years of (t and daring his life he has three times been declared insane, three times he has been Bent to the asyltm and three times has. he been discharged as cured. The deputy who brought him here says that he has never been quite "straight" since the first time he lost his mind. His insanity at times is vio lent but each time he has been cured or he has become peaceable and quiet and remained so for quite awhile. Then be loses control of himself and becomes violently insane, fighting and attempting to injure his best friends. He is described as a good man, an excellent pastor. Rut he is in the vio lent ward at the asylum now. PROPERTY ASSESSORS. They Were Elected by the Com missioner! Today. The board of county commissioners were again, in session this morning but besides routine work little was ac complished. It has been the general impression that the legislature had postponed the time for the assessment of property in Wake county for taxa tion. The assessmept is made eveiy four years and this is the year for i'. Mr Armistead Jones, county attor attorney, tells the ViaiToa that he has investigated the matter and find that no such law was passed. Therefor' the assessment will be mad.? ..mo and this afternoon the assessors were elected by the board. REMNANTS. George Simmons, colored, is in jail, charged with embezzlement, and two or three chicken thieves are also quartered there. Mr. Porch, a revenue special, ar rived here yesterday and commenced an examination of the revenue office. He will finish tomorrow. . It is understood that Messrs. Wal- ser, Pearson and Settle are all here to see the governor and to prevail on him, if possible, to call an ex'tra ses sion of the legislature for the repeal of the infamous mortgage law. In the mayor's court this morning a colored woman was tried for disor derly conduct and convicted. Mayor Badger, however, suspended judg ment as It appeared that the woman had several small children who need ed her care. Late yesterday afternoon Charles A. Cooke, Esq., of Warrenton took the oath before associate justice Mont gomery, as judge of the eastern cir cuit court. There is a contest for this position, judge Oliver C. Mears holding the governor's commission. Gentlemen who may be interested in the question of currency and finance are cordially invited to hear Mr. J. B. Collins, at the mayor's of fice tonight at 8:30 o'clock. His talk last evening thoroughly aroused and interested those who had the pleas ure of hearing it. There are several well known fu- tionists here now. Of course they all happen to be here at the same time by accident. Here they are : Con gressman Thomas Settle, congress man Richmond Pearson, speaker Z. V. Walser, A. F Heilman. The house journal of March 12th does not eontain the protest, offered by Mr, Ray and signed by 30 demo crats, which set forth certain facts in the matter of the Fred Douglas reso lution. The journal simply says "Mr. Ray introduced a protest." Speaker Walser said he had ordered that pro test spread upon the journal. ;i.oi:(;k mills LUtt-ux to (lie Reading of the War run I fur His Execution. At 3. 30 o'clock today reporter en tered the jail with deputy sheriff lirouks and heard the letter read to George Mills, the latter' death war rant. Mills was quite impasHie. He said he ku-w it was coming) that it was so said iu the papers. He said, while four prisoners stood close to hear liiiu: "Well, I can tell you I haie told the whol" truth. Iam con victed uuder the law, while other peo ple go free who drove me Into this thing. I don't think it just for me to suffer for them while the others es cape. But if the people of Wake county can, stand it I can. I do not have to give any accoout for what they have done. Nothing I have ever told will hav to come up against me at the judgment day. I thank God for letting me lie to make the whole confession. Say to your read ers, "Be careful what you say. Never accuse a mau until he is fully tiied! I am not guilty of ruining Iana Wiiu-, berly. Her father ought to hae been punished until he told the whole truth." We have a full supply of quick silver, furniture polish and bed bag poison which you will need for spring honse-eleaning. ; Hioks ft Roqbhs, Druggists. , (Soooaaaon to BnelUng ft Hicks.) A MODERN HRl'l! STORE. Mr. .1. Hal Iiol.l.ilt Will Make Many Improvements. Mr. J. llal Bobbitt, "ne of Raleigh's most enterprising druggists, tells the YlesiToK that he is soon to make many improvements in the drug store now occupied by him on Fayetteville street. Among the many improvements to be made will be an entire new and handsome set of wall cases and coun ters, a beautiful beaded wood ceiling, plate gliss windows and doors; and entirely fresh papering and paiuting. Improvement will also probably be ! made in his already handsome foun tain. There will Ue some change in the arrangement of prescription coun ter, etc., but one that will the general effect the more artistic. Mr Bobbitt's intention, which he will carry out, is to make of his place a modern drug store with all the name implies. SPRINGTIME MOVIN(.S. People Who Are '"On the Jump" These Days. Mr. J. S. Gray, of Durham, is in the city tojay. Mr. J. H. Tucker, of Asheville, ar rived here today. Mr. (I. S. Bores came down from Greensboro this afternoon. "Mr John T. Rogers, of Apex, fath er of Dr. Rogers, arrived this morn ing. Mr. R. Percy Gray of Greensboro arrived here this morning and is at the Park. Mrs. Minnie M. Shaw is seriously ill of pneumonia at her residence, on the corner of Jones and Harrington streets. The New England Mill Men. Yesterday afternoon mention was made of the fact that a number of representatives of the leading New Kngland cotton mills would arrive here today from Norfolk, as the guests of the S. A. L. Last night the plan was changed and atmidnight the mill men and their hosts passed here on their way to Atlanta in three special cars. On their return they will stop at Raleigh. Mr! D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, is. in charge of the trip. The Weather For Tomorrow. For North Carolina: Fair, pre ceded by showers today, cooler. Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity: Showers tonight. Fair, much cooler Wednesday. Frost probably Wednesday night. Local data for 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today. Maximum temperature 76; minimum temperature 58; rainfall 0 00. : Take a birds eye view of Carroll & Harris' fresh groceries and nice N. C. hams when you pass by 210 South Wilmington street. apr2 . "Its the best coffee I've used since the war," is what a farmer remarked I in speaking of the "Oriole" brand, omtelaXlbPMkaite. . ma96 24t THE BASEBALL FEVER. MANY RALEIQHITES HAVE IT BAD TODAY. Hut the World Turn Over Slill ll.'if's t!:: Lwal News. Mr. M. T. Leach's condition is re ported to be quite critical. The revenue collections in this dis trict were Ofl.fvS'J for March. The first weather crop bulletin of this year appears next Monday. Major Telfair is slightly indisposed today, not being able to be at the governor's ofilce. Central Epworth league, No. 1025, will meet in regular session in lecture room of Central church at 8 o'clock p. m. Let every memHer be present. By order of the president. Several Wake Forest baseball en thusiasts were here taking notes for the Baltimore game tomorrow. Among thein were manager Meekin, Will. Wynne and S. T. Uunnicutt. Representative Etherldge, although still quite a sick man, is able to go home. He is now on his way He left, accompanied by his physician this morning for his home in David son county. Master William Hughes left today for Norfolk, where his father is now manager of the Postal telegraph of fice. Willie will become an operator there and Mr. J. W. Watkins will suc ceed him here. "Wang," the jolliest of all comic operas, ought to attract one of the biggest audiences ever seen at the academy of music. Nothing more irresistibly has ever been here. Next Saturday is the date. The legislature passed a bill re pealing an art which gave the physi cians and attendants at the insane asylum here exemption from working the public roads. Why the repeal was made no one knows. The legislature is now a thing of the past. Morehead City with its .fine fishing, cool breezes, sailing and bath ing is in the near future and Mr. "Wink" Taylor, the coming manager, promises to make things hum. The fourth fertilizer bulletin of this spring season, containing analy sis, appeared today. Two more will be issued. They appear each fort night so as to get the information promptly before the public. Mr. lloscoe Nunn, of Newbern, who for three years has been assistant ob server at the central weather station here, gets a promotion and is trans ferred to Coluuibus, Ohio, Mr. II. L. Batt takes his place here. The warrant for the execution of George Mills, noted yesterday, was a centre of attraction in the sheriff's offlee this morning. It was capped with a big, black seal and looked every inch what it is a paper of death. : : The question of street and sidewalk improvement is to come up as an is sue in the municipal campaign; in other words, candidates for aldermen will be put upon record in this matter No place in this country more greatly needs sidewalk improvements. . The shaft of the monument was hoisted to its place at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, just three hours after it was taken off the ground. Twe monument is greatly admired. Its proportions are graceful and sym metrical and the general effect is very artistic. The university baseball team ar. rived here early this morning prepar ed to do battle this afternoon. They came from Charlotte where yesterday they were defeated by the Boston league team, 17 to 3. " We staid with 'em as far as fielding went," said a tarheel boy today, "but my I how those fellows did bat." Richmond Pearson, state librarian Ellington and T. R. Purnell yesterday examined all the enrolled bills in search of the much talked of mortgage bill. He says is cannot be found. It was house bill 1018. The house re cord shows that it was never engross ed. The senate calendar shows that it was never in that body. There is no other evidence of the bill. IX STOCK : Specials, $50 Crescents, $75 Ramblers, $100 B I C Y C L E S We have in stork a A .NEW EAGLE 18 4 model. If you want a bar gain call and see it. Full line of BABY CABBH We have the goods. We have the right price. . ihi. mm & um. WE ATTENDED A Mat - gale in New Tork last week and secured the best bargain in hats that ever came to Raleigh. Look at them. A $2 Hat for 84 Cents. Crinoline 4o. ' Corset Jeans 7c. Ladies Vests 5 cents. 9 inch Whale Bone 5c. Dressmakers' Cambric 4c. We do not offer these goods at these extremely low prices because we are going away. We have been away and have returned to stay. Our spring stock Is in. Look at our window and come to see ns. LYON RACKET STORK, 16 Martin street. . Lightning, Never Strikes Twice in One Place. The great values we are now offer ing cannot be duplicated anywhere. After my present purchases are closed I cannot promise the same values in any department in my store as those I am now making, which are the low est ever made in Raleigh. Think of it! Yard wide percale 7cents a yard. The same goods cost you 10c and 12c elsewhere. Masonville bleaching, yard wide, 6 l-2c a yard. Fruit of the Loom, yard wide, 6 l-2e a yard. The same eitremely low prices apply to every line we carry. Gent's tourist hats, worth $2, oiu price 87c. The same proportionate prices apply to our entire stock of gents' furnishing goods. . Our wash silks for waists and our entire stock of dress goods, in all the latest shades, are at less prices than we have ever made. D. T. SWINDELL, The Price Cutter and Bargain Giver. 208 Fayetteville street. SFILL SELLING LMI' OXFORDS AT 81,51) PEOTAIR Which were formerly $2.25 to $4.50 and some as nigh as $5.00. THE CAUSE. Have begun our regular shoe busi. ness with new lines only. We have determined not to wait until the sum mer to mark down the Oxfords carried from last summer, but to sell them right now in the beginning of the season, so made the price for your choice. $1.50 raruair. r i r I "r r i. i I I'
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