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VOL XXXIII.
STATE NEWS.
ITEMS OF ALL KINDS FROM
ALL FARTS.
The North Carolina Happening
Briefly Collated.
UU atlmeted that the trial at
Lexington cost Baiter Shemwell at
least $10,000 in cold i-anb.
Hiss Mar Tiffaer, aged 00. who
lived alone in Rowan county, was
found dead in her dooiwey.
Jim Reeves, formerly of Iredell,
who was sent to the penitentiary two
and a half years ago fur burglary,
was pardoned yesterday.
At Greensboro last evening Gary
Brewer, watchman at the C. F. & Y.
T. depot was run over and killed by a
shifting engine.
The Wilmington division of the
naval battalion has Oiled the vacancy
caused by Lieut. J. C. Morrison by
electing Mr. William M. Atkinson,
unanimously.
Isaae Wayne Hughes is the New
born man who died suddenly at Greens
boro. He had been wandering about
for 18 years, having been home but
once in that time.
Another new eotton mill is being
built by the Steeles between Rocking
ham and the Yadkin river. It Is the
fourth mill they own on that stream,
and will be the largest of the four. It
will be three stories high and 500 feet
square.
Mr. R K. Bryan, Jr., editor of the
Wilmington Evening Dispatch, and
Mr. J. W. Meaehan, city editor of the
same paper, who were arrested last
Satorday for criminal libel against
Mr. S. H. Fiehblate, have given $1000
bond each.
Heary Forest, eolored, of Concord
iu on a ipF" Monday. He met some
colored women In a baggy, stopped
the horse and. bit the latter's nose
terribly. The women used their um
brellas on him before they could get
htm away.
Mr. H. M. Emerson of Baltimore,
'the rich owner of bromo-seltzer, has
given $1,360 to the alumni hall at
Chapel Hill. He was oierklng la a
drug store la Chapel Hill a short time
before he began to manufacture br
m.-seltxer. He has recently built
several handsome residences in Bal
elgh. He married a daughter of the
late Mr. W. F. Askew.
THE PREMIUM LIST READY JULYS REPORT SHOWS AN
TO BE SENT OUT. IMPROVEMENT ON JUNE.
The Pre in I u in h Approximate Five Cotton llaa Made an Advance of
Thousand Dollar. I Six Point.
Secretary Nichols says the prem-1 The department of agriculture tbi
uia list is printed, and that as soon I afternoon completed it summary of
as the handsomely lithographed cov- the crop returns for the present
ere arrive sii thousand copies will be month: The report as to percentage
circulated. He expects the coverc to I of condition is aa follows: Cotton 75,
arrive next Saturday. They are the increase 0 points on June; wheat 86,
work of A. Hoen & Co., of Biehmond I deoline3 points (but really it is a full
In all 7000 copies of the p emium lint I erop); uata 84; corn 8!, an increase of
are printed, and 1000 will be kept for I 5 points; tobacco 80, increase 9 points;
emergencies. Secretary Nichols in- I peanuts 83 1-3; rice 81, a decline of a
tends to give the premium list a wide point; sorghum 00; Irish potatoes A5;
circulation.. I sweet potatoes 81; peas 89.
The total amount of the premiums I The inquiry was made as to the
is about $5,000. Great tare is shown I percentage of pes planted for a food
in the arrangement of thse and in I crop and for fertilizing purposes.
their proper regulation. Premiums This is given at 94 per cent. Cora
in some departments have been too missioner Patterson saya this Is much
high and in others too low. I less than was expected and is the most
The large posters of the fair arc be- disappointing feature of the whole
inir printed in Cincinnati. Tuey I report for J uiy. it is ine nrst time
will soon be here and the state is to be I the inquiry as to peas has been made
well canvassed in the interest of the
Hummer complaint and bowel trou
blea auicklv relieved by Hicks' As
trinirent Blackberry Cordial, 35c a
bottle. Only at Hioks 4 Rogers' dm?
tore.
THE STATE FAIR.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 181)5
TO HE DRAINED.
TllE STATE'S CROPS-
fair. President Carr says It shall be
the best and biggest fair the state
ever saw. He is a man who oan make
that promise good.
foe
A DO TBI, EM V KDER.
Two YotniK (JirU Murdered to (Jet
Insurance.
Philadelphia, July 16. The find
ing of the bodies of the two Pitzel
girls in Toronto, Canada, created a sen
sation in police circles here. The au
thorities are convinced that they were
murdered by Holmes, who is now in
prison here awaiting trial on the
charge of conspiracy to defend the
Fidelity mutual life insurance asso
ciation of $10,000. This amount was
THE WEATHER.
Conditions and the Fore
cast.
For North Carolina: Fair.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi-
inity: Thursday, fair and warm,
Local data for 34 hours ending 8
-. . - . DO
. m: maximum temperature, oc,
minimum temperature, 70, rainfall 0.
The Urge area of low pressuie
,hich has been prevailing over the obtained by lawyer Howe of St. Lonis
lake region for two days Is moving ofT representing the family of Pitzel, who,
o the northwest. The pressure is d. - " "7
eidedly hleher this morning over Ten- explosion oi a cnemicai, ana wn.
nessee. the highest barometer being " enoruy oeiore oeeu insnrea in
I it- TJial!A Wa. 1 1
30:18, at Nashville. The pressure is " naeiwy company, ins prooaoie
v. -!.... AM.ntu .f.t.y that the charge against Holmes will
.iwuu.. ... " . . . . .
rheweatherisa-enerallyclear over the cnangea from conspiracy to mur
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southern and middle states. But lit- generally Denevea now
tie rain has occurred during the past at Pitzel is really dead and Holmes
34 hours everywhere. The tempera- murdered him
rure is higher in the Mississippi val- I Just before Holmes was brought to
CJ -- I ... - . . . ...
trial ne maae a confession, in which
he said that he prooured a corpse in
New York, brought it to this city, and
expected I disfiguring it by use of chemicals,
palmed it off successfully as the re
mains of Pitzel. After the confession
Holmes' trial was postponed until Oc
tober. It is believed, since the Phil
adelphia murder antedates the Canada
crime by a year, the man will have t
DOTS AND DASHES.
NO.U.
THE WATER-WORKS POND PICKED UP IN RALEIGH
TO PE DRAINED. AND VICINITY.
Mi'iwwliiltf the Water i not to I The Happening!, of a Day Told Id
I hmI or if I.LV..I l...ur...l Lit,,e NP'
Mrs Charles S. Allen is at Connolly'
springs.
Miss Nellie Murray is at Wrights-
ville for a month.
Two convicts from Randolph arriv
ed at the penitentiary today.
Maj. W A. Guthrie of Durham and
Mr. K. L Gilmer of Greensboro were
here today.
The concert by the Independent
band Friday evening will be at Brook
side park.
Mrs. Kelt and a little daughter of
Yesterday an the Vhitih wasgoing
to press judgrTimberlake had fined the
water-works company flO.OOO and
cost for maintaining a nuisance, and
ordered tLat the nuisance be abated.
Counsel for the water company de
clared that the penalty wax too heavy
and that the risk w is too gra, and
quickly made a pioposition for a
consent judgemeut. The counsel for
the stale hail what is slaugily termed
a "cinch." The following is I he iudife-
meut signed ly udge. Timb-rlake:
is cause coning on to lie heard
before judgeTiiuberlakeanda jury, at Mr. Samuel Brewer left today for
mis term oi me court, and the jury Carlisle, Pa
having relumed as their verdict that
The city's financial statement
for the past fiaral year is now
beiug prepared and w ill soon be posted
and published
Judge 1 imberlake left today for his
the defendant is guilly in the ira'iner
and form as charged in the bill of it.
dictmeut, it is th-refoie considered
and adjudged by the court, that the
said defend nit pay a fine of one penny
am the costs of this action, to be taxed home at Louisburg, and next week
by the clerk of the court. will begin to hold courts in the elev
"It is further considered, ordered enth district at Monroe, Union county.
and adjudged by the curt that the
defendant abate and remove said nui
sance, by tearing down and remov
ing from the channel of Waluut creek
the dam referred to iu the indictment,
so as to allow the waters of said Wal
nut creek to have their natural and
unobstructed flow.
"That the said defendant is re
paired to abate and remove said nuis
ance in the manner above described
between the 30; b
NO KRASON
why any m e.u..l.l
I'se
TIIEUMOMSCTEIt
that la cot accurate.
rhe only reason we ran think of
that a Biota, of
has never been kept Iu the cit.
We ha? bought h ? I s!..- k ..i ac
curate oaec and se:i iu .isu told
prices.
THOS. II.
BRIGGS tfc SONS:
RALEIG1J,
N. C.
The excessive rain of Monday night
has done considerable damage in the j
western part of the county, by wash-1
ing lands and blowing down corn.
Today at the court house 107 city
lots were sold for taxes. The sale was
made by tax collector Hutchings and
he also bought in the lots, for taxes.
President King and general super-
TUCKER'S
ROOM-MAKING
Sales,
MY flfrft
iPEOIAL
vPEOlAL
JPEUIAL
Ll'ES TPfllH
S Hlrt
s U ma
ley. High m i mum temperatures
iccui-red yesterday in the west. Kan
-as City 06. Chicago 03, Memphis 96
Varm weather may be
for several days.
Two Sections of Train.
Don't forget the Littleton excur
sion Saturday morning, July 20th in
two sections. Train leaves Johnson sta
tion promptly at 6:30 a. m. This will
be the biggest thing that ever left -tand trial here
itaieign. j I There were no traces of violence on
A nice line of gent's four-in-hand the bodies of the two girls and it
ties at Woollcott'8.
'HAY-.WHILE THE SUM
BARGAINS INNUMERABLE.
Crops abundant and Harvesters display fine judgment reaping
the benefits of OUR INVENTORY CLEAKANCR SALES
DRESS GOODS , DRESS GOODS,:
CLEAN, BUltitiT, FREH AND NEW.
btapt.r MOURNING AND NOVELTY DRES3 GOODS
All Wool, Wool filled and silk mixed in the smooth, fancy and rough weaves,
at Drices positively less than else here in the oity. Investii-a-
s K. lrdv proved this. Comparison always does it. BKKOKh, you
buy SEE for yourself. Not much money in it for us it is rue, but
there iaaoine satisfaction in leading the town with the lowest prices evei
named for a like quality of goods.
WASH GOODS. WASH GOODS,
The murderous prices we p'ace on all kinds of light summer weight materi
als for Dress, such as Printed Lawns, Dimities. Organdies, Ducks Piques,
Tv .tA .nA Hu m. Inrti. l,inonS. lDBO K jiuauui uu an '
white go. '. is done to CLOSE THEM out, at the same time they furnisn a Roy
.1 i'.. 'Stv-t..ioniHS."
Knit Underwear for i Summer. r
1 11 kinds: qua.. and sixes tor gentlemen, laaies and emiUren, Negligee
I'ies. Scarfs etc., at PRICES CUT to make quick work.
L-AuiiiS, MEN'S AND CUILDUKW a uauuku iioo,
At prices the lowest ever named for such qualities. They must be
Bold.
D.
"Imported direct from the East."
ccribes our stock to a "T."
WEOFFBlTlWBi;
the beginning of the tea season on-
pound of t voicest
BLEND
PURE
TEA
mA 1 lba GranulaUd Sugar for 60e.
thought that Holmes decoyed them
into a trunk under some pretext and
took them to the house. Then gas
was inserted by means of a tube
through a small hole into the close
trunk. The trunk, with a hole in it,
neatly , covered over with a strap
tacked down, was found in one of
Holmes' rooms. The little girls when
found were naked and had been buried
without a coffin ef any kind. , No
race of the boy, Howard Petrel, a ladol
ight, has been found, but he h
hought tobeaundoubtsdly dead.
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THE PAMLICO MURDER CASK.
The .'.Woman's-. Body Recovered
and Inquest Held.
The body of Laura Thomas, the
colored woman of Stonewall, Pamlico
onnty who was murdered Friday by
ler husband, has been recovered. Her
iiead and neck were badly bruised and
:ier neck was broken in two places.
I'he verdict of the jury was that she
as murdered by her husband, Gabe
rbomas. After Thomas bad been put
in jail it was found he and two burg
lars confined with him had a tile and
bad nearly filed one of the bars off.
Precaution has been taken by hand
cuffing Thomas and fastening him by
chain to the floor. The two bur-
Igars have also been shaokled. The
man who furnished the prisoners the
tile has been caught and the one pur
chased the file is known but could not
be found, Both are colored .
The county authorities are en th"
trail of another of the ten prisoners
who made their escape ttvm Wake
I jail last year.
intendent, Hudgings of the Norfolk
day of November Southern railway appeared before the
and the 10th day of December, 1895. railway commission today and asked I ShOWH. On Sp&Ci&l Tables
"It is further ordered that in the I a reduction of the rate of assessment.! '
meantime, that is to say from the A new eneine. one of twelve oriWad I TrsTT-OO AAAnc
present date until the tearing down of b the s i 4rrive(1 tod fram lllJLOO UUUUO.
ih dam as aforesaid, the water of the the Richmond loiOW)Ut, WOf ki Printed Silk Stripe Challies,
youo. oaueeu oy IQ a8ra uall n0. pe fc, h t . fa .
i fr t i j i u . j . I
or u. uy lUe ue- ,mrti ni lnli , mni, iltaj K HlfiH PT.ASS NOVKI.TY fill PTONS.
lenaani in propeuing sis maoninery. ths ..,..
"All exceptions made by the de- I
1 rt 1 a w ii i i m
fendant during the profrreas of the ol Al 011laJ' nM returnea
trial of this action are withdrawn by from triP- At Richmond while WHITE DOTTED SWISS MUSLINS
the defendant and the defendant D08raing " he slippea and
waives all right of appeal to the su
preme court.
-SWIVEL
-SWIVEL
SILKS, -SILIvS,-
' REMNANTS.
Prof. D. II. Hill left fur Charlotte
today.
A gr-at reunion of ex-confederate
soldiers at Goldsboro is planned.
Eighty sacks of mail are now sent
away daily from the postolllce.
sprained his ankle. Last year at the
same place and in the same way one of
bis arms was hurt.
Several young pcpl left this morn-
ling for Baltimore to attend the na
tional convention of the "Baptist
Young People's Union." In the
party are Misses Dewar, Mary Carter,
Pattie Carter, and Lula Wood and Mr. '
Arthur Johnson.
General manager John H. Winder
f the S. A. L. was here today. His
MEN'S
MEN'S
DRAWEES,
DRAWERS,
0
MEN'S NECK
TIES,
W.H. to R.S.TUCKER & GO I
MEN'S HALF
HOSE,
Duck and linen suits made to order
ind they fit too, at Woollcott's.
A complete line, of ladies'
wear at a very low price at
uott's.
under-Wooll-
fient.s' iruiz.rt shirts, food ones for
The costs of the water-work case, Lirpg of eUfU ha8 g0M from AtUnU a5 cents each.
w ooucou x oon.
hioh fall on the company, are about
$1,000.
Nash square is lull of weeds and
presents a particularly untidy appear
ance.
There are now only eight prisoneis I 'lew water supply for the insane asy
in jail; all save one United States
to the new headquarters in Ports
mouth. He says be cannat imagine tv BHiin,r ,,iart. wn.e. ..l.l
bow the rumors in regard to the 8. A. L. I very fine, for sale at the Central Cafe
t Ell ... 11.
originate. u ou cents per gauou.
Work begins next Monday on the
prisoners.
Yesteiday Mr. Ltdd, a commerical
traveler fell over steps inside a sleep
ing car at the union station and broke
his wrist. The interior of the car was
dark and he entered it hastily.
The young ladies have all left the
office of the register of deeds and that
official is indeed mournful He de
clares that they were "the most
harming girls iu all the world.'
Clerk toung says Rogers is realty n
a state of despair, and will use crape
liberally in his office.
Yesterday a traveling mau whoarrivsd
here found he had left some keys at
his home near Durham. He telegraph
ed his wife to send him the keys by a
bo? who was directed to drive to a
station on the railway. Here is th
ply : "Dicy will meet you at
station with kiss." It paralysed him.
The message sent was "Dick will meet sUtement is proved to be false
you at the station with keys.
urn. A reservoir, above ground, one
hundred feet in diameter and 24 feet
deep, will be constructed in the rear
f the building. It will be of brick.
Mr. Holland of Goldsboro is the con
tractor.
This morning a break in the water
main occurred on West Martin street
I'he water poured out of a place where
t broke away the pavement. The
work of repairing damages began
promptly. The break is probably due
to the giving way of lead at a joint of
the pipe
President. Spencer of the Southern
railway says there is absolutely no
truth in the reported purchase of the
control of the Seaboard Air Line by
the Southern railway. He is now at
Asheville.
Seaboard Air Line, who is in New
Best 4 Year Old
Pure cider vinegar at
I). T. Jonx.-oxS-
Woolloott has a few things that
will interest you if you c.-ill at their
store. Dress goods ot all descrip
tions. :
Pure Country Lard.
Small N. C. and suj;ar i-uid hams
received today at
D. T. .SouxsonV.
Boys bring your fcirls alou . l'b man
ager of the Relief 'Asso'ciauu excur
sion have eugaged the brst hiiimc.
have a brand new dam-iug p.iviiiinii.
Time, July 20th, 195. julTtf
Snuff.
Go to W. B. MANN'S for Snuff per
barrel or small. Railroad Mills,' sweet,
or strong, Egertou stiuuK- Caroliua
strong, sweet and saw-.. .In ail. and Ax
President Hoffman, of the strong.Hero, strong Durham sweet
and strong, Lorillains, Bait.
in 17 at..
. - l. n'l'V.. . 11 . An .4 I
has passed into the control of the I If the weather is too lmt or too wet
A foroe of 7,000 Japanese troops
has left to attack the black flags "at
Tal Wan Fu," on the island of For
mosa. A battle between the opposing
troops is expected to take place next homicide, and at another period one
Southern railway is untrue." So this for you to come down town, Himply
call over to leiepnoue o. iu as uere-
tofore and order anything ' you want
The Charlotte Observer says: "Since in the way of new novels, newspapers,
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the war there have been seventeen
. ... . ., . we will sena wnai you oruer. o ro
homicides m Davidson county and not receiviug new g00d Irom the north
a conviction. Five or six years ago a I erv day, and will be glad to have
man was lynched in that county for you visit onr store and make yourself
at Home. xours iruiy,
North Cauolina Book Co.,
Saturday. A strong naval foroe will
co-operate with the land force of the
Japanese. ,'
E. G. Uarhei.)., Manager,
100 empty whiskey bbl for sale
:..n i 1 .u In V IWm'Phk
, t '
submitted for manslaughter. These I jai5 4t
are the only oases in wntcn punisn-
ment has followed the crime of kill-1 Wanted
ing. rue recora is no one ror ine . s PeU wiljhe8 t0 take ln la.
county of Davidson or the state of ieg white work, and also boys' abirt)
North Carolina to be proud of,"
wrist. Watt Jones street.
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