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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST I, 1895.
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STATE NEWS.
ITEMS OF All kinds from
ALL PARTS.
The North Carolina Happening
Briefly Collated.
The aehool census of Wilmington
shows tb population to I 33 027
Of thane 9.431 are white an 1 12,545
colored. There are 8.8)5 schoolchil
dren Considerable excitement prevails
among the people living near tb- Vir
ginia line over the smallpot scare in
Patrick county, Va. Three towns have
qaarantined against the disease. Re
purta received annronce eight dea'hn
nd twenty-one case in Patrick.
The secretary of the navy has or
dered the U. S. Monitor A mphitrite to
Wilmington by August 3d, and F.
Winalow, oomtnander, orders the naval-reserve
of four divisions to be
ready for instruction for five days,
beginning August 5th.
The body of an old negro named
Matthews was found in a tobacco field
near Winston yesterday. His bead
and one arm wire off and it was sup
posed he hid been dead for several
daya. His death is a mystery. Dogs
had partially eaten hi in.
While an engine and three cars of
the HendersonvIlIe& Brevard railroad
crossing the French Broad river four
or Uveiniles from Heodersnville, the
trestle gave way and the engiue went
into the river. A colored loan was
killed. The fireman swam ashore.
Dr. Qeorge C. Worth, of Wilining
t n, who sails this week as a medical
missionary to China, was married in
that city last evening to Miss Emma
Cbadbourn. This evening a farewell
service will be held at the First Pres.
b.'-terian church. The exercises will
consist of abort addresses by pastor
Hoge and others, and a response by
Mr. Worth.
Dallas Orr, who recently served a
term on the Charlotte chain gang for
peddling whiskey, was caught at his
old game by the police a few days
ago. He is what is known as a walk
ing bar room. He kept a jug con
cealed and from this would till a bot
tle Placing the bottle in one pocket,
glass in another he would go the
rounds among the colored people and
ell to such of them as desired it at
the rate of a full glass for ten cents
: or a half glass for 6 oents. He had a
party of negro women drunk the day
he was arrested.
All 7 1-3 cent lawns, organdies, etc
will remain 5 cents until cloBad.
Woollcott & Son
MR. WOMACK'S VIEWS
On the Ordinance Regarding
Child Bicyclist on the
Sidewalks.
CotBESPoBOSNCI:
I sea by the Kvuiifu Visitob the
mayor says to parents that the or
diuance agains riding bicyelea on the
ilalks will bo enforced against
children. I sincerely regret that this
will be done. I believe the ordinance,
while perfectly proper againat adalta,
is wrong in its application to children.
I ride a bicycle for health, pleasare
and business, and I have found from
my experience tnat on a number of
occasions it has required all of my
presenee of mind and what skill 1
may possess to prevent beidg ma over
by tbo e drivers who think th bii-ycle
has no rights, and who take pleasure
in acting on such belief on all occa
sions. There are very few little boya
and girls in the city who, under simi
lar circumstances, which occur almost
daily to every rider in town, conld
protect themselves from injury, and
if this ordinance is enforced against
the ehiidren I firmly believe it will be
but a short while before your paper
vill be detailing a distressing acoi
lent, or death, perhaps, occasioned
oy the carelessness of some driver, or
uis failure to give the little tota the
right o( the road, which is o persist
eutly refused by some of the drivers
u tbt city, especially by the driver
if some of the fashionable lurnouts
t have no complaint to make against
the rigid enforcement of the ordinaDl
igainst.men and ladies under escort,
la this respect it is a wise regulation.
T. B. WoMACK.
Died
Hattie Jefferson Denton, infant
laughter of Mrs J. N. Denton, died
ast night, aged four wk and w'll
burled tomo. row at 10:30 a. m , in
the city cemetery.
1.0. 0. F.
Seaton Gales lodge.No. 64 I. 0. 0. F.
meets this evening at 8:30 o'clock.
Work in the initiatory degree. Im
portant business on hand whloh re
quires the presence of every member.
Odd Fellows, attend!
T. E. Emory, N. G.
Thiem, Sec.
Ready for Business.
W. B. Mann says he is ready for
Dusiness. He says he has his store
packed full of nice groceries suitable
for summer and fall trade. Wholesale
and retail. . augl 3t
Eight hundred bales of cotton be
longing to the eatate of R. S. Pullen
have been sold this week, in 100-bale
1 its, from bis warehouse in rear of the
Pollen building, and 270 bales remain
TP M1M -Mi
iini u u vyum u u vi vy ...
Judges of value know and profit by it. It takes nerve to sell at
a positive loss and what we haven't is supplied to us.
The magnificent, offerings of all washable dress goods, summer
silks, white goods, laces, embroideries, small wears, Ac, made
last week have been widely advertised by a multitude of thor
oughly well-pleased buyers. This week we will do even better
by lumping all of our Imported washable fabrics, in all colorings,
worth 15, 18, 20, 23 1 -2 25 and 30c. in one pile, and' placard them
Y0UR CHOICF 12 1-2 CNTS.
Thus creating a merry making enthusiastic "hurrah" among the
oheerful buyers, who know "good things" when they see them
and profitable advantage of the occasion by making splendid in
" vestments. .
KINDLY TAKE NOTICE.
During- this week we will sell Oxford Ties and Slippers at what
thev .' Ht ns, in order to creite a swift clearing An easy shoe is
one , the greatest comf rts of life. If you can use them, buy
now We sdvise it; tbaj- are not likely to be so cheap again. We
witnnnt a 1 of our shoes for wear.
B A N G-U P" BARGAINS In Negligee shirts and light-weight nn
derwear. for all aires, and both sexes. Right now is the time for our friends
to "get in" their "speeWI" work on these "special" prices daring our "spe
cial" tale days. "Specially specified as every day during tnis weea."
(g. L SIEWIi cm.
Imported direct from the East." Da
scribes our stock to a "1."
WS OFFfiR TfiiS WfiEK
Ike beginning of the tea season one
pound of choicest
BLEND
PURE
TEA
sad 3 lbs Granulated Sugar for 60o.
jim a. ball
FIRE AT DURHAM.
f
THE LOSS IS KSTIMATED AT
$100,000
It Originated in the Reams Ware
house and Burned 5 Buildings.
At 1:05 this morning lire broke oat
a the old Reama tobacco warehouse
oa Mala street, Durham, and spread
with alarming quickness. The ware
house was a big one and was quitj a
andmark. In its basement were
six a ucks ot dry goods and general
merchandise. A merchant named
Max had many gaods there. These
were all lost. Mr. J. A. Thomas of
Looisbnrg was at Durham and saw
the fire which continned a little over
two hours. The fire leaped the street
and attacked the block on which,
Stokes hall stood. It burned the
hall, but the stores b neath were
saved, though the stocks therein were
damaged. The offices of the Durham
fertilixer company and the Durham
supply company'a building wer en
tirely destroyed. The upper stories
of R. D. BlacknaH'sdrug store, Max's
dry goods store and Ellis & Stone's
general store were all swept away.
1'he lower floors were saved. Here
again there was great damage by
smoke and water and most of the
oods were destroyed The intense
beat of the raging fire broke a great
deal of plate glass in buildings on
the south side of Main street. Mr.
I'homas says all the goods stored un
der Reams' warehouse were destroyed.
Max had $37X00 worth of
oods, as was shown at an inventory
last week. The total losa Is said to
approximate $100,000.
At about. 3 o'clock a telephone mes
sage came asking for aid from the
Raleigh fire department. A special
train was at once made up, and the
Uesoutv steamer and hose reel were
prepared t go. The threads of the
hydrants at Durham are not like these
in use here. Within a few minutes
after the call for aid chief Mahler
says another message came saying the
fire was under eontrol and that help
was not needed.
Today's morning Herald says that
when the fire department arrived the
flames were through the top of Reams
warehouse. Before hose conld be at
'ached fire caught one side of the
Stokes building. The stock of W. T.
Saonderr & Co., grocers, was complete
ly destroyed. The stores of R. Black-
nail & Son, druggists. Ellis, Stone A
Co., dry goods, and A. E. Lloyd &
Co., hardware, were damaged by fire
and water, bat are not a total loss. A.
Max suffered great loss by both fire
and water Allen Thomas, of the firm
of Sneed A Thomas, was overoome by
the heat, and is in a precarious condition.
Mr. E C. Hackney, who came here
today, says that the insurance is quite
largo, and is at least S0,0UU on the
$100,000 loss. The delay in giving
t he alarm was notable, as the Reams
building was a mass of dining when
he bell tapped. Ellis A Stone s stock
f goods was valued at $70 000. -
THE WEATHER.
The Predictions and the Con
ditions Local and General.
For North Carolina: Generally
fair, slowly rising temperature today
and in the interior tonight and Friday.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
inity: Friday, fair, slightly warmer
Local data for 24 house ending 6
. m: Maximum temperature 81
minimum temperature 60, rainfall
o. ".:
The high area from the northwest
now covers the entire central Missis
slppi and the Ohio valley., with the
highest bsrometer 30 30 inches at St.
f.ouis. The low has nrovd off the
New England coast. . There seems to
be a slight storm forming over Ar
kansas. : In this vicinity some rain
has occurred daring the past 21 hoars,
Some heavy local rains occurred in
Florida, namely at Jacksonville and
Jupiter. The weather is cloudy this
morning at a few stations in the east
lake region, in Ueorgia, and in the
lower Mississippi valley elsewhere it
is clear. The temperature has risen
ten degrees in the northwest, and
slightly in the Ohio valley, and north
Atlantio eoant; elsewhere the ehangea
have been slight. It remains ojo!
over all sections except the gulf .coast,
A new storm seems to be forming la
the extreme northwest.
GRAVEYARD INSURANCE-
The Sensational Trial of the
Conspirators at Beaufort
Yesterday, the third day of the sen
sational trisl of 35 Beaufort people
for eoaspiracy to swindle aix life insu
rance companies, was devoted to prov
ing the physical and financial eonditi a
of Charles Arthur, one of the alleged
victims. Arthur is proved to have
been a pauper anl almost a th
ing skeleton. Fraud is proved by
the evidence as it stands, but as yet
there is no proof of conspiracy. A
special to the morning papera ays
that W. L. Aieodell testified that Ar.
thnr was a walking skeleton and the
nearest to a dead man he ever saw
alite. Tie justice said this did not
show ennspirsey and further evidence
was rnled out.
J. B. Arendell,a notary public, said
Arthur came before him not long be
fore death and made affidavit at the
requeat of the agent of the North
western insurance company that he
had never been examined for insur
ance; that he had never applied for
or authorized any one else to apply
for insurance on his life, and so far
aa he knew there was no insurance on
his life; furthermore that he felt he
was not a fit subject for insurance
and swore that if anybody bad insu
rance on his life it was a fraud.
Dr. L. W. Perkins, the laBt man ar
rested, Is mayor of Newport and ex-
town constable of Morehead City. At
the beginning of the session Perkins
was in charge of the police depart
ment of the Atlantio hotel, at More
head City and in Beaufort people are
liscussing the sensational arrests, but
teem to withhold opinions until all
he evidence has been brought ''tit.
bey say prominent citizens should
lot be condemned as guilty of tin-tie
lark crimes until strong proof hits
wen offered. The prosecution claitHH
have this proof. It was no uncom-
uon occurrence, it is said, to see men
bawling around Beaufort and its sub
urbs policies of life insurance, offer-
ag te place them free of cost to the
assured if in ill health, and agreeing
te provide the neoessaries of life while
ilive and at death to have them de-
ently buried, besides occasionally sl
owing a small sum to provide for
their families' requirements. When
they found a dying person they would
ioroetimes take out policies without
securing the consent of the insured.
VOMITED FORTH EXPLOSIVES
Boa Constrictors Expel Objects
that Burst on Being Exposed.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 31 A box
of snakes was opened at the Zoo and
and in it were three large boa con
strictors from Sooth America. The
boas had a peculiar appearance, as
though they had swallowed ea nte
loupes. The motion of the oars made
the boas sick, and in the coarse of
their travels they brought to light
-everal curious balls, about the siz
and shape of a small cocoanut. No
body thought of taking them oat of
the cage and examining them imme
diately, as they had no idea that that
what really did happen would take
place. The oorioas ball like substance
Lad been exposed to the air but a few
seconds when they suddenly explod
d with a slight noise. Slight aa it
was, it effect was instantaneous
Every snake restlessly squirmed
around its cage. Some huddled to.
gether and shook with fear. In the
oage occupied by the two new boa con
stridors the effeot was different. They
neemed to be in a trance and for some
moments neither of them moved. An
examination of the cage was made,
bat no signs of the curious brown
balls could be discovered, not even
fragments.
It is supposed that they were speci
mens ot the tamous tropical not
known as the grntogasse. This, at
first sight, is frequently taken for
coooanut, and grows at times to be
very large. It used to flourish in
large quantities in the swamps of
South Amerioa, but for the last 100
years it has been so rare that every
body regards it as an extinct species.
This nut, if kept from air for some
time, nndergoes a change. '' The shell
softens and a gas is formed inside
which is very powerful. When the
nut is again exposed to the air it ex
plodes. This peculiarity causes it to
be looked npon as bewitched by the
savages. ...
DOT AND DASH.
PICKED UP IN BALEIGH
AND VICINITY.
The Happening of aJDay Told in
Little Space.
Charles M. Busbee, Esq., is at Buf
falo 8prings.
Pnllen lodge, Knights and Ladies
of Honor, meets at 8.30 this evening.
Road supervisor McMackin will
give a barbecue to those good road
builders, the convicts, some time this
month.
The Seaboard Air-Line train due at
11:30 a. m , arrived at 1:20 p. m., to
day. The engine broke down on the
R. A A. division.
A plain gold ring was lost yester
day near Davis' store on North Salis
bury street. A reward will be paid if
eft at this office.
At Asheville yesterday judge Simon-
ton of the U S. court decides that
section 25 of the revenue act, requir
sog piano and organ companies to pay
a tax of $250, Is unconstitutional.
Five members of the family of Mr.
H. Love are sick, two of them quite
seriously. Dr. Goodwin says the
trouble is due to the presence of tyro
toxicon bacteria in Ice cream which
they ate and not to the freezer.
The state board of education met
today and heard a proposition made
y Messrs. W. G. Burkhead and J. D.
Camp of Whiteville, Columbus county,
for the purchase of a large tract of
wamp lands.
G' v. Carr today paid to Thomas
MiEachern $200 reward for the ar-
rest jf Duncan McEachern, colored,
at Wilmington; the latter man being
harged with the murder of his eousin
11 years ago, near Fayettevilie. In
1884 Gov. Jarvis offered the rewaid.
Mr. C, T. Kiiiley who has been on a
visit to senator Pritshard returned to
day. li says twelve men charged with
murder are in jail at Marshall, Madi
son county. Court is now bsing held
there. He also says ten oars of a
freight train on the Western N. C.
railroad were wrecked at Morganton
and thas delayed the passenger train
12 hours.
Mr. Wayne Alloott, as treasurer of
Manteo lodge, I. O. 0. F., of a lodge
of the K. of P., and of the Covenant
L. association is short about one
thousand dollars in his accounts. His
bondsmen and his property will make
good the shortage. He Bays he used
the money in building a house, ei-
peeting another person to return it to
him. He will not be sued. He has
confessed judgment. He will surren
der his property.
The spec'al committee of the board
of agriculture, composed of W. F.
Green, J. M. Mewborne, commissioner
Patterson, secretary Bruner and state
chemist Battle, is called to meet to
morrow afternoon to consider the
question of allowing the United States
to exhibit parts of the collection now
in the state museum, at Atlanta. It
is the purpose to let four cases of the
woods, all the gems and the finest
specimens of the minerals and build.
iug stones, together with some grain,
Ac, be sent there. Private oontribu
tions will have to pay the $350 neces
sary to cover boxing, packing and
drayage, but this Prof. Holmes says
he will secure.
NO REASON
why any one sboold
use a
THERMOMETER
that Is not accural.
The only reason wo can think of
that a stock of
Tested Thermometers
has never been kept In the city.
We have bought a good stock of ac
curate ones and sell at reasonable
prices.
THOS. H.
BRIGGS & SONS
RALEIGH,
N.-C.
SMOKE
JULE CARR. BUM ELL'S
Dortiam and B, lie of
unm ci car s
THE BEST NICKEL C1G VR IN RAL
EIGH, FOR SALE BY
J. Hal Bobbitt, Thos. Pes
nid, Yarboro House, Kobt.
Simpson, John U. Saiith",
Carroll & Harris, V. H.
Sing & Co., Sam T
fVm Simpson, A
'OHN Y. MacRAE. o. G '
LOWRY, BARBIE & I'm'
KMBRY.
laouiactured by the Mallory Durham
Cheroot Co.
3 t aw.
CONTINUATION
In
The Sboolng Excursionist
Jail.
Joseph C. Hadson, a white man of
35 of Stedman, Cumberland county, is
in jail hre, charged with shooting
Emma Davis, colored, three times at
Cry Tuesdar evening. He was rs
quired by justice Moye to gle $400
bond. There are two oases against
him; for the shooting and for carying
concealed weapons. James Price of
Sanford, also white, is locked up a
Cary nntil he gives $100 bond for par
ticipation in the same crime. The
mayor of Sanford telegraphed that
Price's bond would be made np. The
woman's injuries are not necessarily
fatal.
A V
OF OUR
ROOM-MAKING
Sales
NEW SPECIAL
VALUE TABLES
"ill be made up daring the week;
Everybody should avail
themselves of this great
opportunity to buy
W.H.& R.S.TUCKER & CO
The revenue officials now instead of
seizing whiskey and breaking up reg
istered stills where there are fraudH,
assess the amount they think t e dis
tiller has cheated the government out
of, and he is generally willing enough
to pay it. They took a record of the
"run" at M P. Stroup's dmtillery in
Lincoln county. They had suspected
that he bad been doing too much
business. The result proved that they
were right They assessed Stroup$2,
200. He had over 100 barrel of
whiskey on hand at his distillery.
Home for Incurables.
St. Luke's circle, King's Daughters,
has secured the house on the sooth
sest eorner of East Davie nnd South
Person streets as a " Home for Incura
bles." All sorts of house f arnlshlngs
axe aaedod.
Tooth Brushes
Are a household necensily. We )
them at all price and of all ijt!.
Our 25 cent brush ' does : a-!.-bristles.
Hicks & U if..
Prescription rii iiwio
We have a very larelr.t
and would liknthx ladles
new $2.00 and $2 50 linen.
We have an elegant fwni,;
button D. & K. width for OJ,
tb famous Faust-Schoke ui'iKh,
2 1-2 to e.
Wooiaoox? & du3
t. IIS