. THE TIMES-VISITOR.
s NUMBER 8608 RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JUNK 27, (liSS 3.imi PKH YEAR
1ETAIL ACCOUNT
OF THE BATTLE
IH CLOSE QUARTERS
BRIGADIER COOK.
MOVE THURSDAY
LOCAL HEWS ITEMS
Th Gmit B Ul Near at
Hand
His Appointment is Now
Assii'fd.
Omvltts Issues Orlers t
Negroes.
I'll v 'I ravelins rom Dusty
Tim ns
Spanish Miscalculation Saved 'fight for Santiago
P. I). COWLES NOT IN IT.
WHITE MEN WANT EI1)
SHORT
STATEMENTS
the Americans from
Slaughter.
LIST OF THE DEAD
HAS INCREASED
Col. Roosevelt Praises the men
Not a man Flinched Six
teen Dead
Wounded.
Juragua, Cuba, June 25, 4 p. m., per
the Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Dandy, via Kingston, June 26, 10 a. m.
The initial tight of Colonel Woods
Rough Riders and the troopers of the
First and Tenth Regular Cavalry, will
be known in history as the battle of
La Quasina. That it did not end in the
complete slaughter o the Americans
was not due to any miscalculation in
the plans of the Spaniards for as per
fect on ambuscade as was ever formed
in the brain of an Apache Indian was
prepared, and lieutenant Colonel
Roosevelt and his men walked square
ly into it. For an hour and a half
they held their ground under a perfect
:Storm of bullets from the front and
aides, and then Colonel Wood at the
right and lieutenant Colonel Roos
velt at the left, led a charge which
turned the tide of battle and sent the
enemy Hying over the hills toward San
tiago. It is now definitely known that six
teen men on the American side were
ikllled while sixty were wounded, or
:are reported to be missing. It is nn
.possible to calculate the Spanish losses,
but It is known that they were far
heavier than those of the Americans,
at least as regards actual loss of life.
Already thirty-seven dead Spaniards
have been found and buried. while
many others are undoubtedly lying in
the thick underbrush on the side of the
gully, and on the slope of the hill,
where the main body of the enemy was
located. The wounded were all re-
Tcomplete list of the killed, wound
ed and missing on the American side,
revised to 4 o'clock Saturday, is as
.-follows:
Killed: Captain. Allyn, K. Capron,
First United States Volunteer Caval
ry Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr., Troop
L First United States Volunteer Cav
Lal'ry; Sergeant. Doherty, Troop A,
First United States Volunteer Caval
Ty Sergeant Marcus D. Russell, Troop
XI First United States Volunteer Cav
alry; Sergeat Russel lived in Troy, N.
Y and was formerly a colonel on
Governor Hill's staff; Private Leggett,
-fr-r, A First United States Volun
teer Cavalry; Private Harry Heffner,
Troop Ct, First United States Volun
teer Cavalry; Private Milden W. Dan
son, Troop L, First United States Vol-
unteet Cavalry; Private W. T. Irwin,
Troop F, First United States Volun
teer Cavalry; Private Slennoo. Troop
K First Regular Cavalry; Private B.
Work. Troop B, First Regular Caval
Ty; Private Krupp, Troop B, First
Regular Cavalry; Private Stark, Troop
A. First Regular Cavalry; Private
ffroop K. First Regular Cavalry; Pri
vate Klebe, Troop K, First Regular
Cavalry; Private Barlln, Troop K.
First Regular Cavalry; Corporal
"White, Troop E. Tenth Regular Cav-
' :alry
Wounded: Major James Bell, First
Cavalry, shot in. the leg; Captain Thos.
T. Knox, First Cavalry, shot in the
stomach, serious; Lieutenant Bryan,
First Cavalry; Private Frank Booth,
Troop F, First Volunteer Cavalry;
Private George Brixton, Troop B,
Tenth Cavalry; Private 8. F. Ishler,
"Troop C, First Volunteer Cavalry; Pri
vate Jos. Dole, Troop B, First Volun
teer Cavalry; Private John R. Keene,
Troop I First Volunteer Cavalry; Pri
vate M. L. Newcombe, Troop D, First
Volunteer Cavalry; Private Martin
Prell. Troop G, First Cavalry; Pri
vate Samuel Redd, Troop G, First Cav
alry: Private Arthur Wheeler, Troop
B Tenth Cavalry; Private Theodore
Gryce, Troop D, Tenth Cavalry; Pri
vate Jomes Russell, Troop B, Tenth
Cavalry; Edward Marshall, correspon
dent of The New York YournaJ and
Advertiser, serious; Private Schutter
"Whitney. First Volunteer Cavalry;
' Private Nathaniel M. Poe, Troo L,
First Volunteer Cavalry; Corporal J.
3t Dean, Troop K, First Volunteer
Cavalry; Private J. N. Deal, Troop D,
Flrct Volunteer Cavalry; Private C. T.
Reed. Troop F, First Volunteer Caval-
'ry; Corporal J. B. Rhodes, Troop D,
First Volunteer Cavalry; Sergeant
Thomas Ryan, Troop K, Tenth Caval
ry? Private E, J. Albertson, Troop F,
' First Volunteer Cavalry; Trumpeter I.
F. Meagher, Troop U First Volunteer
Cavalry; Private ueorge koumiu, mtoup
G, First Volunteer Cavalry; Private F.
A. Miller, Troop B, Tenth. Cavalry;
Private D. V. Watson, Troop G, First
Cavalry; Private John Damatt, Troop
Tj, First Volunteer Cavalry; Captain
James H. McClintock. First Volunteer
-Cavalry; Lieutenant J. R. Thomas, Jr.,
First Volunteer Cavalry; Private T.
"W. Wiggins, Troop B, First Volunteer
Cavalry: Private Robert Z. Bailey,
'Troop F, First Volunteer Cavalry; Prl--irate
R. W. Reld, Troop G, First Vol
hty
unteer Cavalry, Private Gaines, Troop
II, Tenth Cavalry; I'rivate Reilly, '
Troop IS, First Cavalry. I
Missing: I'rivate Merriam Camp. I
Troop O. First Volunteer Cavalry;;
Sergeant D. W. Hell, First Volunteer!
Caxalry; Trumpeter T. It. McDonald,'
First Volunteer Cavalry' Private N. !
11. Cochrane, First Volunteer Cavalry; i
I'rivate Fred Chilcot, First Volunteer
aval
Private V. S. Sharp, First ;
Volunteer Cavalry; Private J. K-1
Sleaoman, thirst o unieer i avair,
. ' ttou vt v ,,i,.,
Eig
Cavalry. ' Santiago. The retreat of the otie-
That the Spaniards were thoroughly uiv i,uei- yesterda v's butile, apparent-I
posted as jo the route to be taken by , .. ,( vivl v Mi.h t,m, m.
the Americans in their movement to-
ward Sevilla was evident, as shown by t.l li'e b'i ul.cations aiound the city
the careful preparations they had oie leached.
made. The main bodv of the Span- The transport i.e. ma to.lav brought
lards was posted on a hill, on the heav- j r,.(ini ,v,,,t.ri;, doles nearly
ily wooded slopes of which had been
erected two block-houses, llanked by -.v" insurgents, thoroughly mined and
irregular entrenchments of stone and pp. niilully supplied with ammunition,
fallen trees. At the bottom of these T1.v ar0 ,,alt u( the army of General
hills run two roads, along which Lieu- ".
iciii.nr Colonel Roosevelt's men illul o, , cia, and have been sent to the front
eight troops of the First and Tenth t- join the insurgents already oecupy-
Cavalry, with a batterv of four how- jllS. it. niads to Santiago.
ltzers, advanced. These roads are but
little more than gullies, rough and nar- ,. ,. ci.ov
row, and at places almost impassable. -' IK bl
In these trails the fight occurred. Near-
ly a half-mile separated Roosevelt's Washington, June 27. The Navy j
men from the regulars, and between ,.tnKlU lwm,.a the following this
them and on both sides of the road, to 1 "
the thick underbrush, was concealed a luoiT.mg: " oinmodore Watson sails
force of Spaniards that must have been today in the Newark to join Sampson
large, judging from the terrific and ulll.le llL. lake colml.aiid of th
constant lire thev poured in on the , , ... ,,
Americans The fight was opened by armored squadron and with the
the First and Tenth Cavalry, under cruisers proceed at once to the Span
General Young. A force of Spaniards coast.
was known to be in the vicinity of La
Quasina, and earlv In the morning m. da.n
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's men THE SHIPS TO SPAIN.
started off up the precipitious bluff
back of Siboney, to attack the Span- Uy TelegI.aph to the Times-Visitor.
Yo'urW jSS tfiSkM W-hington, June 27-The official an-
road at th efoot of the hill. About22 nouncement that a strong fleet be sent
miles out from Siboney some Cubans, off the Spanish coast has aroused an
breathless and excited, rushed into o satl8factlon jn ofi.
camp with the announcement that the, ....,,
Spaniards were but a little wav in cial circles. It sets at rest all the talk
front and were strongly entrenched, of peace negotiations and sho-s the
Quickly the H,ptchkiss guns out in clcar purpose 0f tne administration to
su?ffiite.' The
T hfii cautiouslv and in silence the bold bombardment seems to have for
troops move forward until a bend In
the road disclosed the hill where the
Spaniards were located The guns were
again brought to the front . and placed
in position, while the men c louched
down in the road, waiting impatiently
to give Roosevelt's men. who were ton-
nig over the little trail along the c.est
QAh?:SdMenerafTo
command to the men at the Hotchkiss
guns to open fire. The command was
the signal for a fight that for stubborn-
ness as seldom been equalled. The in-
fflnt tf6 hscfmmanXg "tne
fuim the hillsides commanding tne
road came volley alter volley from the
Spaniards.
"Don't shoot until you see something
to shoot at!" yelled General Young,
and the men, with set Jaws and gleam-
ing eyes, obeyed the order. Crawling
along the edge of the road and pro-
tectlng themselves as much as possible
from the fearful fire of the Spaniards,
the troopers, some of them stripped to
the waist, watched the base of the hill,
and when anv part of a Spaniard be-
came visible they fired. Never for an
1 .t II,.,, hlt. rvr,. h,.clrv
warrior of the Tenth Cavalry, with a ew and Newcomb and the crew of
ragged wound in his thigh, coolly knelt the revenue cutter Hudson which res
behlnd a rock, loading and firing, and cued the torpedo boat Winslow at the
when told by one of his comrades that
he was wounded, laughed and said:
ik.i. ,i ,,t. th.r. hn th
for some, time." In the meantime. at the .battle of Manila and Cadet
away off to the left could be heard the -owe11 or bravryUner ?re; "
crack of the rifles of Colonel Wood's ,tnorlty 1" by the Senate for the
men and the regular, deep-toned volley transfer of Hobson from the construc
Sring of the Spanish. tlon COT to the line of navy. The
Over there the American losses were message in mentioning Hobson cites
the greatest. Colonel Wood s men, with the fact that his crew have already
an advance guard out In front, and been Promoted.
two Cuban guides before them, but I
apparently with. , no flankers, went
squarely into the trap set for them by ACTIVE ENCOUNTER WEDNESDAY
the Spaniards, and only the unfalter-
ing -courage of the men in the face of By CaDle to the Times-Visitor,
a' fire that would ven make a veteran, '
quail, prevented what might easily I ' Off Balgulra, June 27.-The Third and
have been a disaster. As it was, Troop Ninth Cavalry alone remain here
L, the advance guard, under the unfor- guarding the material. All other regi
tunate Captain Capron. was almost , mentB we b,lnS Pushed toward San
surrounded, and but for the re-enforce-! "ago as rapidly as possible. Active
ment hurriedly sent forward, every . operations are expected to begin next
man would probably have beenkilled Wednesday, Interruption of commu
or wounded. "There must have been n'cation between the fleet an dthe army
nearly 1,600 Spaniards in front and to storms is possible at any time. Ju
the sides of us," said Lieutenant Colo-! ra?ua and Baiguira are both open
nel Roosevelt today, when discussing road-steads with no protection. Shaf
the fight. "They held the ridges with ter expresses perfect satisfaction in
rifle Pits and machine guns, and had , the landing of troops
a body of men in ambush in the thick Key West, June 2.. -News just re
jungle at the sides of the road overlived from Havana says a reign of
which we were advancing. Our ad- terror exists. The police threaten to
vance guard struck the men in am-! revolt, being watched by troops. A
(Continued on Third Page.)
American imj Cu'ail Forces Draw Near
to the City and arc In Speaking Dis
tance of the Spanish Soldiers
Fight in two Pas.
Headquarters of General Chaffee,
Two Miles Beyond Sevilla, Sunday,
June 2ti, Noon, by Associated Press
Dispatch Boat to Port Antonio, Jamai
ca, Monday, June 27, 12:30 a. m. The
American troops are now within four
miles of Santiago de Cuba. Two brig
ades of Brigadier General Lawton's
Division, in command of General Chaf
fee end Colonel It. 11. Hall, of the Sec
ond Massachusetts Volunteers, last
right and today moved forward past
the village of Sevilla, where the Span
iards were expected to make a stand,
and occupied the hills to the right and
left. Two miles beyond, far out in
leant of the American forces and oc
cupying the roads leading to Santiago,
is a force of 1,500 Cbuans, under Gen
c.il Callus Gonzales. The entile Cu
ban army, under direction of General
Calixto Garcia, is massing for a co-op-eraiive
attack on Santiago. Garcia
villi 5.000 Cubans, is expected from the
nui'i.or belore nighllall, while irom
Accel (lores, 20 miles to the West of
fa i tiago, 2,000 Cubans arrived today.
Tin i
ire no i-pamards in the entire
tommy between B.iimiiri. where most
.. , . . . ,
"t t'.c American Hours were landed
jta purpose the recalling of Camara's
supposed to be
Philippines. It is
government has no
, f would
nr.iP1. . r.,,Eaire the Meet off the
IVnTlTTJ be" quiet
, bubly
tTant'
Brooklyn New Wk, fc,t Raul and bt.
u's' v pa"ial ,ltlcia,1 1,st glvn
Navv Department names as the
l'iuitTlarc!
vrm?t;:SDllVndaCkeey: 'S
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SzZ 'rZ' "'"
j flagship Newark,
j PROMOTION FOR GALLANTRY.
H(,b an(1 h(f wlnsrow,s Rescuer are
Rewarded by McKlnley.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor,
Washington, June 27. The President
. . . . . ,
,todav sent two specia messages to
Ol lilt OCI V1CCB Ul JIOOPOO . H.UU 1113
"6-w -
Patch boat McCulloch, which figured
tic; ib tiuuuticiiu jijic vi io amt."
stricken.
Hie Nomination Will be Sent to the S n
ate Paring This Week- I irst Itegi
raent Endorsed '. 1). Cowles,
Hut it was Tro l.ote.
Tie discussion over the Brigadier
Generalship is at an end.
Information was received today that
wnrar.ts the above statement and thus
pets aside the various applicants for
the position.
It if now known positively that (.'has.
A. t ook, of Warrenton, ha.s the plum
and his nomination will go to the Sen
ate this week. Congressman Feaison
did not fight him, but .endorsed the ap
pr.'t.tior, which was filed by Senator
Pi 'tcliard.
Tie following item taken from out of
town correspondence don't hold water
even with the news from Colonel Arm
fii ld that the First Regiment has sent
its endorsement of Calvin D. l owles.
to act as reinforcement:
"M ntion was made the other day .,f
1 1 o fact that there was strong opposi
tion to the appointment of Charles A.
O, be as Brigadier General. This after
n. "ii it was loarend that Lieut. Col.
Calvin Cowles, Jr., of the First Reg
ii.ieiil, gels the place. He is certainly a
liniui soldier. Your corespondent was
nr. eh impressed with him during tin
ti'ue he was in camp with his regiment
here. He is an up-to-date officer and
siri.iU business. lie went to West
I'oiiii in lv'it. and is the oldest grad
ate from North I'aioiina in the reu-I,;;-
army. lie is a caiitain in 'l!i
'1' a eiit y - second Infantry, ilis nomina
iei . ii is said, v. ili go in tomorrow, it
Ibc solution of tiie problem. Cowles
is a Republican, and so meets what
l.inney says are the requirements in
that respect. He is from Wilkes
count ."
Tne name of Calvin D. Cow ks
l.i ought forth a comparison of the jus-
lice of his claim with that of his broth
er. Adjutant General A. I). Covvles,
and Ihe public stood fast by the Gen
et al. who so ably mobilized the volun
teer loices in this State.
Mr. Cook has the appointment and
n.y informant says the adverse criti
cisms will in no degree affect his ap
pointment.
The discussion over the Brigadier-
ship will now close, and speculation as
the men to compose his personal
staff will begin.
EXEl UTIVE COMMITTEE
Democrats to Jbe in Session
Her Tomorrow Night,
The new State Executive committee
elected by the Congressional districts,
during the session of the State Demo
cratic convention, will meet in Raleigh
next Tuesday night, for organization,
and for the transaction of important
business pertaining to the campaign.
For the chairmanship the merits of
some half-dozen gentlemen have been
canvassed; but the indications are very
strong that Hon. F. M. Simmons will
be elected. For Secretary, Mr. John
W- Thompson, the incumbent, will
have no opposition,.
What is known as the Central com
mittee will be appointed at this meet
ing.
The following is a complete list of
the members of the committee:
First District C. L. Abernethy, of
Carteret; B. B. Winborne, of Hert
ford: F. G. James, of Pitt; W. B.
Rodman, of Beaufort.
Second District T. W. Mason, of
Northampton; F. D. Winston, of
Bertie; N. O'Berry, of Wayne; Dr. R.
H. Speight, of Edgecombe.
Third District James A. Bryan, of
Craven; John M. Faison, of Duplin;
Daniel Hugh McLean, of Harnett;
Isaac A. Murchison, of Cumberland.
Fourth District J. R. Young, of
Vance; E. C. Beddingfield, of Wake;
F. S. Spruill, of Franklin; Wiley
Rush, of Randolph.
Fifth District J. S. Manning, of
Durham; W. A. Bobbltt, of Gran
ville; A. W. Haywood, of Alamance;
Reuben D. Reld, of Rockingham.
Sixth District Heriot Clarkson, of
Mecklenburg; W. H. Neal, of Rich
mond; W. H. Bernard, of New Han
over; G. B. Patterson, of Robeson.
Seventh District Paul B. Means, of
Cabarrus; W. H. Williams, of Cataw
ba; O. E. Mason, of Gaston; J. R. Mc
Clelland, of Iredell.
Eighth District. W. W. Barber, of
Wilkes; J. R. Lewellyn, of Surry;
Clement Manly, of Foreyth; W. C.
Newland, of Caldwell.
Ninth District W. T. Lee, of Hay
wood; G. S. Powell, of Buncombe;
M. H. Justice, of Rutherford; W. E.
Moore, of Jackson.
Number of Posl 'i in the Ainrv
at JticksotiviU ml t mi les
will Supply tut. ih.v. m.) Men as
Soon oh I os.ihlc.
Tie' coloied Hoops will be on the
move this week unless some unfor
S'.'ti accident bars them from service.
This alicrnoun Lieutenant Harlow,
the musteiing officer, left for Fort Ma
con to prepare for receiving the men.
and Adjutant General Cowles wired
the various companies to move on
Thutsday. He also sent to these men
transportation from their home towns
to I'crt Macon.
The companies ordered to move are
as lolb.ws and are composed of about
r.iji) men:
Asbcville. Stalesville. Rutherfordton.
I'ba'lolte. Maxlon, Winston. Greens
bit... Inirhatn, Concord.
Tbe remaining companies, of which
lia'eigh is one, will be ordered to move
at the convenience of Mustering Of
ficer Harlow.
Lieutenant Harlow toilay received
telegrams I'tont Washington notifying
him that tents and other equipment
bad been slopped from Washington,
ar'.l would reach Fort Macon by Wed
nesday .
Gcicral Cowbs received a telegram
from Adji'lant General Corbin notify
in;; him to rank regimental surgeons
as majors ar.d assistant surgeons as
first liciilenants.
I;. I:. Young, of Wadesboro, and op-
iiit MetigiiK leave tonight lor Sinn
Francis. -o to j,.in .Manila Signal Corps.
This makes se en men frenn North
Can lina ill that corps.
J. laiieison. i.f Chap.-! Hill: .1.
.M unils, ,,r Wilmington: T. C. Y1-
t.ei. uf .V-hel.i.ro: oinnn- oitai--
ilal l. ol K lleiL.la ': ive for .I.ii !;s,,nvi!l'
to be. una- pharmacists in Seventh
...'?ii Cijp--.
General Cowles, in reply to a tele
;:ni asking it' lie .-.nib; s.-n.i an .-tia
man (Air. r-sm-iy .Me. .eaenv. ,-t i n:s
ily I for the Pharmacy Corps, received
the following t. !-L'.r.nii from cio.-f
Sure, on Maus, of ihe Seventh Araiy
rps: ".MriLibt. Send si pharnia
is. Knb-it for tee two tailors, one
bli'i lsniit It and Ii It :i or twenty su
it, nor youna na n tor hospital cutps to
rtink as privates. We r arrived. Good
horse-sheers needed for ambulance
corps.
Thtse positions will he given to the
first applicants who enlist and pass
ext. ruinations.
Central Cowles received a- message
from James H. Young stating that his
men were singing the praises of Gen
era! Cowles. and would look forward to
the next visit of the paymaster.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
!"..! Raleigh and vicinity: Condi
tions favorable to local showers to-
nit'lit and Tuesday.
Local rains occurred at a number of
places Sunday afternoon, the largest
amounts over eastern v2T ennessee
Showers occurred at all the Gulf sta
tions and most of those in the Lake
regie n. 1 ne weather mis morning is
cl. udv or rainy from the North At
lantic coast to the Lakes and south to
N't rthcrn Texas; elsewhere it is clear.
The temperature is high along the Gulf
and Atlantic coast line as far north
as Washington. In the extreme north
west It is much cooler. Frost was re
ported at Bismarck this morning.
HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Hospital Aid Association, will
be held In the Supreme court building,
ou Tuesday, the sth, at 5 : ." o'clock p.
m. The annual election of officers will
be held at that time, so a full attend
ance Is desired,
By order of the President,
MRS. W. A. MONTGOMERY.
Mrs. F. A. OLDS, Secretary.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
Of the Finance and Building com
mittees of the Presbyterian church. will
be held in the church parlor of the
Sunday School building at S:30 this
evening. At this meeting, plans will
be arranged for a thorough canvass of
the congregation, with the expecta
tion of resuming work on the church
at an early day.
LAST NOTICE.
Tabernacle Excursion to Wilmington
ami Ocean View leaves at 6 o'clock
sharp in the morning (Tuesday.) Be on
time or you will be left. Arrive Wil
mington 10 o'clock; arrive Raleigh 10:30
Tuesday night. A great schedule has
been arranged as well as every other
detail of the trip. Free use of the ele
gant Seashore Hotel by the party.
Special low rates for dinner. Don't
miss this grand chance of visiting the
seashore. Hound trip Wilmington,
$2.00; Ocean View, 25c extra. The Tab
ernacle gives you a cordial Invitation
to join their party.
READY TO MOVE.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
San Francisco, June 27. All trans
ports for the third Manila expedition
are in readiness to sail at a moment's
notice, having the troops and supplies
aboard. The expedition may be de
layed until tomorrow, as the work on
the Valencia is not completed. The ex
act time for sailing will not be known
until the end of a conference between
Merritt and McArthur, when they ex
pect to receive orders from Washing
ton. Additional recruits In large num
bers have arrived.
All those wishing to send boxes to
the brys of Company K, at Jackson
ville, Fla., will please leave them at
Sherv cod Higgs' store before 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
PRIVATE JAS. BULLOCK,
Co. K, 1st Reg., N. C. V.
Those Who are in the Public Eye -Movement
of t'eopl : Who Hare er Hove
Not Gone to the Wor filg News
in Little S pact.
Colonel Benehan Cameron Is In the
city today.
I'r. A. B. Hawkins left this after
noon lor South Florida.
Sir Henry Macy, of Henderson, was
n Kaieigh this morning.
Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Cunningham ar
rived in Raleigh this morning.
The 'entennial School Library will
ie open Tuesday morning from i to 11
'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey return
ed to their home in Louisburg this
morning.
Tiie Mayor this morning sent Robert
Uoyster to the road for ten days for
ditink and down.
Mr. Sidney Scott is very critically ill
it the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.
Atoll, w Jones. The end is expected
any day.
Mr. Benjamin Parks, who has been
iil I'l l months at his home on Har
l ingL. n strc t, is considei oil in a crit
ical condition today.
Rev. Thomas Dixon is to deliver his
lei lure on 'Cuba, or llie Untile Cry
.1 Freed. 'la" al Metropolitan Hall on
Tuesday evening July .Mb.
.lodge Spier "AT'.ii ta ker today rv-
I'.eil his eoini::i:;M.:l! as Major ill the
i ". S. A., and will b-a for Knoxville
loleol 1 OW to join bis 1 I o..p.s.
i in
Wednesday at the losaloa.e of
i.-r bri nber, Mr. Cl-.as. .e. omoo, Miss
i.-ia .Newcombe ill be united in nt.ir
lia..e to Mr. loibeit G. Ulggsl.ee. of
liiiiiiii in.
In the State Museum is a live rat
tle-make. Ii is live feel long and ha.s
!.-. .n tallies. The snake will be kept
iHc tor several days for the benelit
ii rl ose who wish to see it.
Tle infant son of Mr. J. T. Hamlet
and Mrs. Annie I'zzle Hamlet died yes-
let day at the Hamlet residence on
Blount street. The funeral services
were held this afternoon and the in
te'i tnt in Oakwood Cemetery.
The first cotton blossom was today
biotight to this city from the farm of
Mr. J. P. Whitley in Johnston county.
Mr. Whitley is one of the Pool &
Mooring Company and his farm is first
on the list this year in furnishing cot
ton blossoms.
The remains of Mr. W. H. Walker,
who died at his home in this city Sun
day morning, were yesterday taken to
Milton for interment. Mr. Walker has
for several years held an important
position in the Revenue Department
and his death brings sadness to many
friends here and elsewhere.
On Thursday night at S:30 o'clock In
Metn politan Opera House, some of
Laioigh s most prominent and popular
people will take part in the exhibition
of living pictures, presented by the
St Mary's Guild No 4. It will be a
great affair and the audience will be
composed of all lovers of pleasure.
The announcement In this Issue of the
Stats Normal anil Industrial College
should be lead with interest by all.
This college is our only State institu
tion for the education of women and
all North Carolinians feel proud of the
wonderful record and phenominal pro-
ress of this college under the direction
of President Chas. D. Mclver, one of
the State's foremost citizens and a
leader In educational movements In the
South.
LARMOCR RICH TO MARRY.
The weeding invitation printed below
has been received by the many friends
of the groom-to-be in this city.
Mr. Rich spent his boyhood days in
Raleigh and received his early educa
tion at Morson and Denson's school,
while his father resided here as rector
of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cosmo Sun
derland request the honor of your pre
sence at the marriage of their daugh
ter Mary Amanda to Mr. Edward Lar
mour Rich, on Wednesday, June the
twenty-ninth, eighteen; Hundred and
ninety-eight, high noon, Deep Run
Meadews, Ellicott City, Maryland.
A BRAKE MAN KILLED.
in an Accident on the Norfolk and
Carolina Railroad.
The Wilmington Star says: In an
accident on the Norfolk and Carolina
Railroad at Tarboro yesterday morn
ing a white brakeman, named Jones,
from Richmond, was killed. The acci
dent occurred in a rather unusual way.
The rear cars of a freight train broke
loose, and when the forward portion
stopped for a switch the detached part
ran up and a collision followed.
The brakeman was missed soon after
the accident, but it was not certain that
he was killed until his body was found
in the debris late yesterday afternoon.