THE TIM VISITOR NUMBER 8688 RALEIGH, N..C, 7ENLW, OOTOBKR 1. U98 25 CENTS A MONTH PEACE COMMISSION Dispute Over Which Shall hive the Chairmanship 'COMPROMISE SUGGESTED Spanish Commlssioaere Want to Alter nate In Tcaldlnn Martial Law In UHnola-l'hrohlbitloo Election la Canada. "By Cable to the Times-Visitor. PARIS, Oct. L The peace om mlssioners met la conference for the first time at two o'clock this afternoon. The seailon was devoted to a formal exchange of credentials and the choice of chairman. The Spaniards aubmlt that owing to agi and rank Montero Rlos, pres ident of the Senate, ought, under or dinary circumstances, to be presi dent of the conference, but In view of the fact that the Americans were victorious, they suggest as a com promise that Secretary Day and Montero Rlos alternate dally In acting as chairman. This point Is under discussion, the Americans In sisting that they should have the presiding officer. The Spanish commissioners vig orously protest against the Ameri cans allowing the Visayas rebels to receive rifles and ammunition while prohibiting Spanish troops from being sent there. ASTOR'S BATTERY PRAISED. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 The "War Department today made public the reports of Brigadier Generals An derson and McArthur'on the oper ations of the second division of the Eigth Army Corps In Its successful assault upon Manila. The work of the Astor battery and other organ izations Is praised as well as many individuals acts of gallantry. DECLARED MARTIAL LAW. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. SPRINGFIELD. ILL., Oct. 1. Governor Tanner declared martial law at Pana In the strike district lastn Ight. DANGEROUS COLLISION. By Teleernnh to The Times-Visitor. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. Over two hundred people narrowly es caped denth bv a collision of the steamer Santa Rosa with one dele llct of log rafts afloat in the Pa cific ocean. HORRIBLE! DISASTER. Hydraulic Shears In Steel Works Close on Workmen. By Teleeraoh to the Times-Visitor. BELLAIRB, OHIO, Oct. 1 The hydraulic shears In the steel works here closed on William Davis and Frank Colard, killing them both and serlouslv wounding two oth ers. The shears had failed to close on account of the .stoppage of the water power and the men were .un der the shears trying to fix. them -with Iron bars, when the fatal blade descended. GOLD ARRIVES. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. A million and three quarters of gold from Eu rope arrived today. TERRITORY OF HAWAII. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1. Sena tor Cullom. one of the commlssion- ers sent to Hawaii, who arrived on the steamer "Gaelic" says that the commission will recommend a ter ritorial form of government modi fied so as to suit the conditions ex isting in Hawaii. ANARCHISTS IrT ENGLAND. By Cable to the TImea-VI alter. LONDON. Oct i. Extraordinary precautions are being taken ts guard the British royal family . against an anarchist plot Even the life of the iay Prince Edward la ' considered a possible prey for the enemies of law and order. OFF FOR MANILA. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. BROOKLYN, Oct 1. The Iowa sailed this morning to Join the Ore i"i gon at Tompkhisville, Both vessels will probably start for Manila today. ; FRENCH DVEU ' By Cable to the Times-Visitor. PARIS, Oct : 1. A duel wlth . swords was fought , this morning between Paulmler and Turot, sub editor of La Lanterns, who wrote i an article reflecting on Paulmler's family, which caused the shooting ' of Olivier, secretary of La Lanterne y Paulmler a few -days since. Tu rot received three wound, " i . " . " :: ': ' ''V rj 1 V'.'-. , ' - I. , - ?' CHINESE EMPEROR AS SASSINATED. By Cable to Times-Visitor. LONDON, Oct. 1. This af ternoon it Is confidently asserted in diplomatic circles that the Emperor of China has been assassinated. EMPEROR ASSASSINATED. By Cable to The Times-Visitar. LONDON, Ovt. 1. A dispatch from Shanghai, China, published today says that telegrams furnished by Toatal, or the loval Governor to a Chinese paper says the Emperor committed suicide September 21st, after signing the de cree which placed the Dowager Em press at the head of affairs in China. This, it is understood, means that, the Emperor is assassinated. All the Bng-llsking-speaklng secretaries and prin cipal members' of the Chinese Foreign Office, it is further announced have been seized or banished. CHINESE STONE MISIONARIES. By Cable to the Times-Visitor. LONDON, Oct. l.-The Foreign Oiflce received word todav that a member of the embassy at Pekln was stoned, also some American missionaries and a Chinese secre tary to the United States embassy. PAY I KG OUT $80,000 Left Stale Treasury 'loIy. This was a great day for paying out money at the State capital. Theasurer Worth and Auditor Ayer were kept busy. auditor Ayer says that all the bal ances on the appropriations made by the legislature of '95 and '97 were paid off today so no more calls can be made on the treasury for these appropria tions. In addition to these balances the regular monthly expenses were paid making a total of about $80,000 drawn from the treasury today. Auditor says that after paving this $80,000, a 'bal ance of about about $300,000 remains in the State treasury. The appropriations paid today were as follows: Eastern Hospital $ 6,000.00 N. C. Institution Deaf, Dumb and Blind 5,000.00 School for Deaf and Dura 5,000.00 State Hospital 10,000.00 Deaf, Dumb and Blind (special appropriation) (white) 8,660.00 Deaf, Dumb and Blind (special appropriation) (white) w$dk bah appropriation) (colored) 10,050.00 Insane Asylum 2,450.00 Agricultural Department from tonnage tax on fertilizer 13,22.4.59 State Prison 1,558.39 Total $60,930.98 HANDS OF KLCKlVEit Judijr) Puruell Appoiuts JKe- ceiver for Durham Water Copaiiy- Upon application Judge Thomas R. Purnell today appointed a receiver for the Durham Water Works Company, and Issued an injunction restraining the officers of the company from tak ing any action. The bonded Indebtedness of this com pany is $194,000. The parties to the action agreed upon lut. Handy, of Massachustts, as receiv er, and Judge Purnell accordingly ap pointed him. SUPREME COURT. First District cases: Williams vs. Hughes; motion for new trial for newly discovered evidence; refused and the case stands for argu ment. Templeton vs. Ins. Company: motion by Shepherd and Busbee for writ of certiorari Overton vs. Hinton: motion of fcyd- lett for writ of certiorari. ' Lamb vs. Hand: argued by S. S. Lamb and A. C. Avery for plaintiff; Ward and Aydlett for defendant Daniel vs. Fowler; argued by Sim mons. Pou and Ward for olaintlff: Clark and Guion for defendant i WEATHER CONDITIONS. For Raleigh and vicinity fair tonight and Sunday; increasing cloudiness Monday, with showers. The storm in the Gulf is now evi dently being dissipated, although the rainfall continues to be quite heayy at the mouth of the Mississippi, where the precipitation has been remarkably ex cessive. Mobile reported 2.54 Inches this morning. New Orleaas 1.06. Memrjhls 1.5ft. A RUMOR. By Telegraph fo the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Oct 1. It is ru mored that Senator McMillan, of Michigan, will be made Ambassa- ' dor to England. BODY FOUND. NEW YORK, Oct t The body of ; Daniel 'Eshbaugh, president Of the New England Loan and Trust Com- . pany, was found In tha rlvsr to , day. - .-.', V PROHIBITION.- " VICTORIA, B. C. Oct L The majority for prohibition in the pro- -vince Of British Columbia) 'Will-not: i txceed one thousand. - . . ' 1 . FAIR", PR Only Three We Stat- Fa; THE ARRAM3' Younc Ladles, Mountet "Maids of Boost" no The Qroands In Cevdtion Now that the date tru the o- of the great annual Fair given by tne State Agricultural Society is only three weeks from next Monday the officials of the Association are In earnest about their work and the preparations that are being made warrant the statement tha this year's fair will fall short of none and will In some respects excel the great Exposition of .'$. At the Jair urounas wornmen imve been busy repairing the buildings and putting every detail of the arrange ments In the srround in the best shape. This means much and the visitors who will be here during octoner will see tne Fair Grounds In such condition as It has not been for years. Froral Hall, the Grand Stand, Machinery Hall and the Exposition Building will all be ma terially changed and In appearance they will look like the best display buildings in any of the Fair Grounds In the outh. with the exception of those at Atlanta and Nashville. The race track has been thoroughly raked and harrowed and was never in better condition. Secretary Nichols de sires to return thanks to Supt. U. is. Ray for his assitance In this work. At his office In the citv Secretary John Nichols is dally receiving numbers of letters from the best farmers in the State and hundreds from managers ot shows that are superior attractions to any that have been in the State Fa- Grounds In years, same or tne oiu attractions are to be here, of course, these are the cream of the many that have pitched tents in the grounds west of this city, and the plans of President John S. Cunlngham have been so care fully arranged and followed so tnor ouer'hlv that there Is no longer the slightest doubt about the success of the Fair of 1898. The forenoon of each day Secretary Nichols visits the grounds and assigns space to various exhibitors. Resides the applications on file the following progressive Raleigh firms have been as signed space: Dobbin and Ferrall. Julius Lewis Hard'iTp Co. Thos. H. Briggs & Sons. B Irby. J. C. S. Lumsden. A. D. Royster & Bro. J. S. Allen, Jr. H. Steinmetz. Pearson &Ashe. C. J. Parker. Among the hosts of out of town ex hibitors who have already had space assigned them are Mr. Vanderbilt, Col. Julian S. Carr.,L. Banks Holt, Col. B. Cameron. R. E. Harris. Stieff Piano Co., T. O. Sandy, of Burkevllle, Va., W. M. Beninger, or walnut cove, fa., ana numbers of others. The social features of the Fair are to be the most brilliant ever witnessed in Raliegh. This is not a wild state ment but is based on fact and Chief Marshal Drewry will be a great f9ctor In makinar the Fair the social success that shuld be. Marshal Drewry is confident that he will have over one hundred marshals mounted In the narade each day. In connection with this he Intends to have between 25 and 60 young ladies to act as "maids of honor." They will be mounted and join In the procession. nit . t-.,!! Nora'pori on a hand some black horse, will head the parade. . .. i.,.iuweu Dy tne police and bpn the maids of honor and their es corts. A number of handsome floats will be a most interesting feature. That the Capital Club will elve its great reception at which .for the first t'me the public will be its guests in the handsome new club house, alone assures the city of a large number of the fairest visitors, and this will attract to Raleigh the most beautiful and ac complished of the State's belles with their numerous admirers.. President Cunlngham has a number of, new features of State airs that win be Introduced for the pleasure of the thousads of visitors and there is little doubt but that the visitors to the City of Oaks will be more thoroughly de lighted this year than ever before. Already the hotels are receiving let ters and boarding houses are hearing from former guests who are coming and who wish to. engage rooms In ad vance so as to be sure of being accom modated. The hospitable homes of our citizens are to be thrown open and the number of visitors this year will be as large as ever before in the private homes of the people. Just about the time tor the Fair ihe Second Regiment will have its re-unlon preparatory for the final muster-out of the service of the United States and this will bring about one thousand men, few of whom would "be here under other cir cumstances. The gathering together of the regiment of volunteers will bring many members of the families of the soldiers, and this will add to the throng. , It looks as though there were no pos sible escape of having the grandest gala week in the history of the town and all North Carolina will rejoice In the exeat success of Col. Cunlngham and his able assistants. UPRISING. By Cahij to the Times-Visitor. BERLIN, Oct t A serious upris ing of natives occurred in Damara land, where a battle was fought, be tween the rebels and sthe German' regulars without a decisive result Eleven Germans are reported killed, i-th sides are now in La Ager. AUUINALDO "REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Agonclllo and Lopes, representatives ot Agul naldo, called on President McKln '. ley today In company with General Greene. They bad a private confer- enoe in the Cabinet Mom. ' . , ? 11 ff FELLOW MIES verein Graid luidge Met in B htou MARKABLE SESSION i,4 Re beck nh Hraaeh of th Order Won a Big Ylctoryx-trogrcsa of tha Orphans' Mi asa at Ooldbnr .'he Sovereign Grand Lodge has Just closed one of the best sessions It has ever held. "Boston did the honors In entertain ing the Sovereign Grand Lodge In its inimitable style The Rebekahs are no doubt rejoicing over their achievement; no Grand Rep resentative ivjll be admittted hereafter unless he is :i good Becky. All Uorth Carolina Odd Fellows will be glad to know that the Grand Sire honored them in appointing Bro. C. F. Lumsden, P. G. R., as Grand Messen ger. The Grand Secretary visited the Lodge at Snow Hill this week as well as the Orphan Home in Goldsboro, and reports everything lovely. Thtie are forty-two children now in the Home, ail of whom are attending the gradoj sch ols in Goldsboro, ex cept three, who are too young. We -vere forcefully struck, not long since by a little orphan child at .the Home, s1k was told of the death of hei father and replied, "If my father is dead I am going to have Mr. Coble for my lather." Truthful it was. We have often thougnt of the kin'l eurlcd, f onerous friends that compose he school board as well as the teach- rs of tlie schools in "Goldsboro. We sol ium h' ar of anything more generous than their action toward our orphans. hall ntvei be able to thank them sufficiently for what they are doing for us and f'ir our wards. The thanks jf very Odd Fellow in the State is here by tendered to those large-hearted gen tlemen. Seaton Gales Lodge, No. 64, has at iast secured a property upon which it ntenris to ere?t a building that will be its future home. This might, and ugnt to nave been done years ago, as we can all 'easilv see now. But it is never too late to mend. It Is a start in the right direction and let us hope that the work may soon be completed ind a home provided not only for Sea- ton Gales Lodge, but for all the other Lodges of the Order in the city, that will be a credit to It. The report of Grand Sire Fred Carle- ton to the Sovereign Grand Lodsre. which was in session at Boston the past week, shows that the membership in subordinate lodges, January 1st, 1898 was 814,339. The membership in R.'be bekah lodges is 279,691 which should b? according to Grand Secretary Grant's report, 839,608 and 298,263 respectively. Here is a discrepancv In one case of 25,269 and in the other of 512. We are not certain wh'ch of the two is nearest correct, and can see no rea son, except the printer's mistake, why there should be any discrepancy at all. But, taking the smaller number, and we think the most accurate of the two, and presupposing that 1:0.000 of the Re- bekah members are sisters, and we think this a very safe caluclation. It vrives us a total membership, male and female, of 994,339, or within less than six thousand of a round million. If these one million persons were all as active and energetic In the cause of Odd Fellowship as some few, even in this old Rip Van Winkle State, what a shaking up of this country we would have. The Sovereign Grand Lodge at its recent session adopted a constitutional amendment which will require hereaf ter that a Grand Representative to that Grand Body shall hold membership in aRebekah Lodge. Heretofore the requirements were only to be a Past Grand, a member of a subordinate lodge and a Royal Pur ple degree member of an Encampment. This Is a departure from old and long established usages. It Is a ten-strike so to Bpeak, for the Ribekah branch of the Order. Whether it is a wise or an unwise movement remains to be seen. Our delegation voted solidly against it, but thev were very much in the minority. They were of the opin ion that It was unwise. For our own pari we are trulv glad It has ben adopted. It will certainly be the means of instituting and keeping at work many more lodges of that bVanch of the Order and will make our ambitious brethren, who want to be Grand Rep resentatives do something beside throw taffy to this bianch fo the Order. Again, we fall to see the consistency In allow ing a Grand Representative the privi lege of becoming In possession of that or any other degree, without being ob ligated or paying for It, as others have to do. Now go a little further. Mr. Sov ereigns,,- and make them bring along the Gran'd Lodge and Grand Encamp ment degrees. The Boston Journal says, editorially, writing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge: "Boston parts reluctantly with its Odd Fellow guests. "They are the kind of people we like : great visiting host from all over the United States made a more agreeable impression. Boston is accustomed to national conventions. In the course of the years It receives pretty nearly ev ery national association of large mem bership. It has a good chance to com pare notes. It knows good men and bright and handsome women when It sees them. It has a high opinion of the visiting Odd Fellows and their wives and daughters, and this Is an expert, discriminating opinion which our guests will know how to appreciate. 'No event of the week has so Im pressed Bostonlans with, the magnitude of the order and the sterling personal qualities of Its membership as the great parade of Wednesday, with twenty thousad men In line a greater army than an American General has com manded in the presence of the enemy at any time in our war with Spain. From the brilliant Patriarchs Militant to the sturdy lodges which in simple regalia, closed the line, the march was a revelation of the best brain, bone and smew of American citizenship. These men were not soldiers. Most of them had never been trained to arms. But battalion after battalion swept along with a natural ease and grace that made the whole a most imposing spec tacle. The great parade of September 12, 1898, will be long remembered by Bostonlans. In size and in character we shall not soon see its equal. "Such a great convention as this has been cannot bp without its important ini.uence upon the Odd Fellow interests f Boston and of Massachusetts. The order gains new prestige here in a re gion where it has a!wi;-s been borne In high esteem as one of the most pow erful beneficent associations in the ountry, a strong bulwark of humanity and of patriotism." GRAND ENCAMPMENT. Knight Templars Interested in the Coming Event at Pittsburg, Pa. Great enthusiasm is being displayed among the jCnitfhts Templars in the oreparation for the twenty-seventh srand encampment to be held in Pitts b irg. October 11th to 16th inclusive. Those encampments or conclaves, as they are called, are held everv three years and each time attract the atten tion of the entire country. There are over 120,000 Knights in the I'nited States, and a great part of them will be at the conclave, but the mly ones entitled to recognition and a vote are the grand commander, the past grand commanders, the deputy rand commanders, grand generalis 3imo, grand captain general of each grand commanderv and a few others designated in the constitution. The people of Pittsburg have prepar ed for 800,000 guests. Every room in the hotels have already been engaged and every turnout in every livery stable Is already spoken for. In the grand parade, which will be the grandest spectacle ever witnessed .n this country, will be 22,000 Knights. It is estimated that the equipment for the parade, including uniforms, ostrich plumes, swords, etc., will cost $3,300,000. This is given as a conservative esti mate. Five hundred thousand dollars has been subscribed for entertaining the Knights, and this does not cover the manf thousands spent in decorations. One arch alone across the intersection of two streets cost $7,000. The man nificent decorations of the DuQuesne gardens, where sessions are to be lield. cost $5,000, and other arrangements cos-t many more thousands. The court inside of the court house which admits light has been turned into a ball room. The Boys' high school has. been turned into a home for Knilirs and furnished In the most elegant style. To the guests will be given theatre parties, banquets, receptions, rides, ba 11 and concerts . The number of electric lights the electric lighting company has orders to provide for these different en tertainments and for street illuminating is 400,000. THE CONSTELLATION OF LYRA. Orpheus struck his golden lyr and trees ;,nj rocks and the beast of the forest assembled to hear the "concord of sweet sounds." He descended into Hades in search of his beloved Eurydice and at the divine strains of his golden shell the wheel of Ixlon stopped and Tanta lus forgeot the thirst that tormented him. After the death of Orpheus his lyre was placed In the sky by great Jupiter. Almost any stormy night you may see the constellation of Lyra. An old fable but there is nothing new under the sun and as truly now as then music doth calm the wearied heart and lift the soul to the starry portals of Heaven. Come to the musicale at the Yarborough house at 8:30 Tuesday night, and if you fail to see the lyre of Orpheus In the sky, we promise you strains of enchantins musk: an! the soft lustre of Beauty's eyes that rival the co.isii ihitlon in brilliancy No admission f a Vo untary contribu'lons. The oublic :s tortllhlly Invijed. M O. of K u 1'i'uigliiers. CHRIST CHURCH. Rev. M. M. Marshall, D. D., Rector, feventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Sun day school 10 a. m. Divine service and Holy Communion U a. m. Evening 'prayer 6.TI0 p. m. . - . Free seats. AH cordially invited. ) to entertain here. Never has such LOCAL HEWS ITEMS Dusty TruV' L is From Dusty Trains rC0RT S1ATKMENT8 Tko Who are in the ublie Eye Move ment of Peop c Who Have or Have Not Gone to the WarBig News In Little paee Tax books for the city are now open. Hon. Clement Manly is In the city. Read Dobbin and Ferrall's ad. In this isssue. Captain C. B. Denson returned from a busines trip today. jnil"i Purre'l has returned from Lynchburg, Va., where he held court. Mr. William Moncure left this morn ing for the University of Pennsylvania where he will study medicine. Mr. Moore Parker has gone to Lowell, Mas?., where he will take a technical ouise in cotton mill engineering. Srerviee at Epworth Chapel tomorrow: Sunday school 9:JU; pi eii'hing at 3 ni. Miss Snow and Miss Elsie Haywood, accompanied by Mr. W. B. Snow, left for New York today. Misses Snow and Haywood will pursue special studies there. Miss Lucy West lis attending Miss Stewart's school in Washington. D. C. Young men from the University re port that they will have a fine football earn this fall. ;..iP r'irnell today heard argument in the Mohanna Car Trust suit, which a oia,i,.'ii ui me tiiinous Languon- Henzy suit. Several lawyers from hiladelphia are here and the case has Jeen arnued all day. An important meeting of the Wo man s Missionary Society ot trie First Baptist Church will be held on Mon- lay afternoon at four o clock, in the Infant Class room. All members are ged to attend. The notice which appeared in this pa per yesterday in regard to the excur sion to Norfolk, Oct. id. was furnished us, we learned today, by an over-zeal- ius friend of the gentlemen who are unning the evcursion. Their contract oes not permit advertising north of .anford, and if the friend had been posted not even yesterday's notice would have been published. The meeting now in progress at the ntral Methodist church will continue tomorrow and through the week. Mrs. Meredith will preach in the morning at o:M and in tne vening at i:30. Mr. Glenn reports that the meeting is very successful. Large crowds attend and great numbers remain for the after meeting. He feel greatly encouraged and strengthened. WILL GO TO RALEIGH. Mrs. J. L. Breckenridge and children. says the Wilmington Star, will after today make Raleigh their home. Mr. Breckenridge has an engagement at Kort Caswell which he win complete before joining his familv. Thp lain y ave many friends in Wilmington who will be veiy suiiy to see tut.,. Oo eioc- where. Mrs. Breckenridge is a sister of Mrs. G. M. i-Pence and Airs. it. H. Bradley, who, with her numerous enus acuHiiitanci heartily welcome her to the City of Oaks. HYDROPHOBIA '" HSED BY FE- VER. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. CHICAGO Oct. 1. Dr. Todd, as sistant superintendent of the hospi tal for the insane at Toledo, Uhio, died today of hydrophobia in the Presbyterian Hospital from fe-ir. He showed no signs of hydrophobia until he receivea a lean uj me dog which b.t him had gone mad. TABERNACLE SERVICE TOMOR- ROW. In the Sunday school it will be Rally Day. All invited. At 11 a. in. Dr. Simms will preach on "Showing forth tne Death of Christ," and at night the subject will be: "I Never Knew You." All night services begin now at 7:30. DIED. By Cable to the Times-Visito.r. PAKIS, Oct. 1. The widow of President Carnot is dead. FATAL EXPLOSION. By Telegraph to the Times-Vistior. PATERSON, N. J., Ovt. 1. A n ex plosion in the Laftin Rand Powder Works today killed Daniel McDelvy and Charles Hardy. COMBINATION FAILED. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. MKK1D1 AN, CONN., Oct. 1. From oflioial sources it is learned today that a combination ot me si;ver plated ware manufacturing interests In the i'nited itatts and Canada, under the auspices of the International Silver Company, is no longer a possibility. INVESTIGATE. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. MONTREAL, Oct. 1. It is un derstood that the Dominion govern- " "t n inmis sion to investigate the charges of uiuc.ai niai-uuiinnistration and br. oeiy In tlie Klondike gold fields. Such a move has been equally urged by friends and political opponents. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Sunday school 10 a. m. Preaching at -F-,k"n Meredith, of Indianapolis, Ind., and at 7:30 p. m. by u. rosier. The public cordially invited to attend all these services. DR. GVILFORD ARRESTED. By Cabk to the Times-Visitor. LONDON, Oct. 1. Dr. Guilford has been arrested.