E TIMES-VISITOR
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RALEIGH, N. 0.. FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBKR 7. iHStf.
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INDIANS FIGHTING
The SihiHt on Continues t
A pear Srrious
PEACE MAY BE BROKE
Sumors of a Rupture of the eaee torn-mission--Important
Testimony
Before Army Investi
gators. BITUATION MORE GRAVE.
Indiana Are Concentrating Against
General Bacon.
By Telegraph to the Tlmes-Vlsltorv
WALKER. MINN.. Oct. 7. The Indi
an situation Is graver than ever today.
Signs of disturbance are , apparent
among the agency Indians here owing
to the killing of an Indian policeman
by our rtoops. Confirmation is coming
boirrly of the concentration of the In
dians from other reservations with the
Pillagers, who are threatening General
Bacon's command.
INDIANS RETREAT.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
WALKER, MINN., Oct. 7. General
Bacon fought the Indians all night. A
desultory tiring was heard. Indians it
Is believed have gone further inland.
BACON SAFE.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The War
Department has advices today that
"Gen. Bacon Is safe and uninjured. The
Governor of Minnesota Is asking ad
ditional troops. No action has yet
been taken. ,The authorities believe the
alarm unwarranted. The Minnesota
volunteers who are on furlough are
given permission to fight the Indians.
STARTLING RUMOR.
Report That Negotiations of Peace
Commission About to End.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
PARIS, Oct. 7. The American and
Spanish peace commissioners held a
Joint session today. Startling rumors
are abroad that the commissioners
not agree on the Philippine question.
Judge Day cabled to Washington that
negotiations were on the verge of be
ing broken off and was told to stand
squarely by the demands for the whole
of the Island of Luzon.
GREENE'S TESTIMONY.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Gen. Greene
went before the war investigation com
mittee and testified about sailing to
China from San Francisco. The ship
was crowded but otherwise they had
every convenience and four months'
provisions.
STERBERG'S TESTIMONY.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Dr. Stern
berg sent the War investigators a reply
to other questions. He states that the
medical force allowed was not ade
quate even in times of peace. The sud
den draft of contract surgeons made
Impossible a careful selection. At pres
ent there are thirteen vancancies. Most
of the six hundred and fifty contract
-surgeons are doing good work. At the
outbreak the army had eight hundred
In the hospital corps and now has six
thousand.
TIME TOO SHORT.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
MADRID, Oct. 7. The government
falaarannon wn HHVHFIH I nil L I L I a 111 '
possible to repatriate the Spanish sol
diers in Cuba within a month and a
half.
HOSPITAL SHIP.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
NEW YORK, Oct 7. The hospital
ship Missouri arrived from Porto Rico
today having had two deaths on the
voyage. She had two hundred and
seventy convalescents. A few of these
are recovering from wounds, but the
-mnnt nf them are suffering from mali-
"rial.
; FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor. '
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, Oct.
7. The London correspondent of the
Courier says that long messages of in
struction were telephoned by -the for
eign office to Sir Edmund Monson, Brit
ish Ambassador at Paris. There Is no
doubt that the . relations between
France and England are greatly
strained. ; . 1; ' '
PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVES.
Titr Tslairrnnh ta the Times-Vlaltnr.
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NEW YORK, Oct 7. Agoncello and
Lopes, the representatives from the
Philippines, arrived today. They: will
-all for Paris tomorrow to be near the
refused them authority to appear b
: for the commission.
CONFEDERATE TEA
For the Benefit of the
Soldiers' Hoie.
This evening from i to 12 o'clock a
Confederate Tea will be given by the
Daughters of the Confederacy at 305
Fayettevllle street, opposite the post
office. The place has been beautifully
decorated with Confederate flags and
palms.
The tea has been aranged by a com
mittee of twelve young ladies, ap
pointed by the' Daughters of the Con
federacy.
Mies Minnie Tuckr will preside at
the tea table, and Miss Mary Turner
and Miss Anna Stronach at the table
ladened with candy.
The Second regiment band will fur
nish music. Every one should attend
and"IVijoy a delightful evening and aid
a worthy cause.
Here is the menu:
Chicken Salad. 15c.
Fried Oysters, 25c.
Raw Oysters, 15c.
Sandwiches, 5c. !
Coffee, I0c.
Tea, 5c.
Ice Cream, 10c.
Cake, 5?.
TROOPS ASSIGNED
Third Rfgimpnt, Will Go to
Amerieus. Ga,
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The War
Department has determined to discon
tinuc the Third. Fifth and Sixth Army
Corps. The First, Second and Fourth
Corps will then be reorganized and dis
tributed In Southern camps chiefly in
Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.
Brigade headquarters for First Brigade
First Corps will be established at Ma
con, Ga.; Brigade headquarters Second
Brigade at Columbus, Ga.; Major Gen
eral Graham of volunteers will . have
his headquarters at Augusta. The
Third Brigade and Second Brigade
Second Corps will go to Sommerville,
S. C. the Third Brigade to Rock Island,
Tenn. The Third Alabama, Third Ten
nessee, Third Kentucky, Third Arkan
sas and Third Wisconsin go to Annls
ton, Ala. The other regiments will be
distributed between Spartansburg,
Somerville and Greenville, S. C, Hunts
ville, Ala., Athens and Americus, Ga.
The Third North Carolina will go to
Americus, Ga. The Third Mississippi
to Albany, Ga., as part of the Fourth
Army Corns under General Wheeler,
with headquarters at Huntsville, Ala.
THIRD REGIMENT.
(Knoxville Journal and Tribune.)
At the camp of the Third yesterday
nothing special happened, except that
a number of the men were detailed to
stake out the new oamp grounds near
the camp of the Second Ohio. The new
site is an Ideal place, being on a gentle
slope, making good drainage. Uhe offi
cers' row of the camp will be In the
edege of the woods on top of the hill.
Chaplain Henry Durham yesterday
handed in to headquarters his report
for the month of September, which Is as
follows:
"Held religious services twenty-four
times, visits to sick officers six; visits
to enlisted men, one hundred; visits to
prisoners In the guard house, ten; held
service twice. Number seeking advice.
one hundred and fifty. Personal visits
to men In tents, one thousand. Mar
ried, one. Buried one. The amount of
money deposited with me by the men
$200. There have been eight soldiers
tried before a general court martial for
whom ' appeared as counsel. The
number converted during the month of
September was eighty-five."
Sunday evening at the new camping
place of this regiment at Mlddlebrook,
a Mlk flag will be presented to the
Greensboro (N. C.) boys, of, company
E. The flag is given by the colored
women of Greensboro, N. C. Major
Dellinger, Chief Surgeon, will present
the flag to the boys and Lieutenant D.
J. Gilmore will accept In behalf of bis
Greensboo boys.
PEACE COMMISSION.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
PARIS, Oct. 7. The American com
mlssioners this morning considered cor
respondence and sought to perfect the
American 'position In relation to the al
ternatives of. contingent attitudes or
propositions which the Spaniards are
expected to make. This afternoon the
substance of the presentment has not
been disclosed.
The government's sending air bags
to help Bobson is far better than plac
ing them In command, of volunteer
troops, according to Copplnger'i state
ments. ,
NEW KNITTING MILL
WillanUtilln Hosiery C-
io Mov Here
LOCATE ON WEST ST.
I bis Tompanv H Mave It- Knitting
Mill from W llards k tile to
Kale(k Early in
November.
Raleigh will have a knitting mill lo
cated in the heart of the town In a few
weeks.
The Willardville Hosiery Co., of Wil
larville, N. C, will ' remove its knitting
mill to Raleigh, and here .doubJe4tsca
pacity and continue to operate under
its present name until 1899. This com
pany was formed last March and ob
tained control, by purchase, of the ho
siery interests of the Wlllard Manufac
turing Co., which has for some years
conducted a cotton mill and hoslerv
plant. The operation of the hosiery
machinery was continued, and now the
.company has decided upon the action
referred to above. About November 1
the plant will be. removed to Raleigh
and considerable new machinery, in
cluding boiler, engine, dynamo, presses,
etc., will be installed to double capac
ity. About 125 hands will be employed.
Mr. Samuel A. Ashe, Jr., is manager
of this company, which now owns a
mill at Willardville in Durham county
about nine miles from Durham.
The new mill will be located in the old
ice factory building on West street,
near Allen and Cram's machine shop.
This mill will be of great advantage
to Raleigh, especially since It will be
located in almost the center of the
town.
LET ALL ATTEND
Every Business Man in Ral
eigh Should Come Out
Tonight
Of the Chamber of Commerce will be
held this evening to consider the Mili
tary Post of army winter quarters. A
full meeting is earnestly desired,, asjt
is a matter of great importance to the
city. This evening at 8 o'clock at the
Mayor's office.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
For Raleigh and vicinity fair tonight
and Saturday.
The barometer is now quite high over
the entire northern section of the coun
try from New England to the Dakotas,
with cool weather. The temperature is
slightly below freezing at Bismarck,
but there is now no indication of frost
anywhere in the cotton belt. While the
pressure is low in the Gulf there is no
distinct storm center.
Cloudy weather prevails almost ev
erywhere, with light showers at many
scattered points. The temperature has
fallen slightly in the Atlantic States,
with northerly winds.
MRS. GRAY'S BIRTHDAY.
Mrs. Robert Gray, mother of Dr. R.
F., Jas. A., E. E. and Emory and Mes
dames Gibson and Barber, of this city,
and Col-. R. T. Gray, of Raleigh, and
Mm. T. Gray, of New York, celebrated
her 80th birthday Sunday. The occa
sion was a pleasant family re-union.
Mrs. Gray Is among our oldest pioneer
citizens and whose many virtues of a
truly consecrated christian life has not
only endeared her to the home circle
but throughout the community as well.
May the evening of her earthly sojourn
be prolonged and be days of peace and
tranquility. Winston Union Republi
can.
LIQUOR QUESTION.
Aldermen May be Asked to Allow Sa
loons to Stay Open Fair Week.
It is said that a petition will be pre
sented to the Board of Aldermen to
night asking that the saloons in Ral
eigh be allowed to remain open all
night during Fair Week.
From conversation with several pro
minent aldermen today it Is apparent
that the petition will not be granted.
Some who voted to let the saloons stay
open last year do not think that it will
be best now since the soldiers will be
in town.
They think with the soldiers Just
paid off and the saloons open all the
time trouble would follow.
The advocates of all night selling
claim that .i the bars are closed blind
tigers will be run on every corner and
whiskey will be sold all the same.
An error In yesterday's issue of this
paper states that there are 300 policy
holders ta the Immediate Benefit Life
Insurance Company. It should have
been 3,800.
SHADE PLENTIFUL
Stre t rmiinitiee will Set
Out Trf"8.
PROGRESSIVE iif,p(.RT
The omniit te jr. tlflx tiie Hf-sheare
air tin that lie lvrt - araor
of I'eace uud Halifax Must
be l-nlaiged.
To the Honoiabel Mayor and Board of
Aldermen:
Your Committee on Streets beg leave
to submit herewith the following re
port: It is with much pleasure that we re
port that the gianolithic sidewalk
around the capitol square is about com
pleted and we are now busy putting
that square in good condition in order
to have it completed andLbeauttful by
Fair Week.
Several meetings ago this Board re
quested the Seaboard Air Line to en
large the culvert which passes under
Its track near the Intersection of Peace
and Halifax streets.
Nothing has been done in regard to
this work and as the property in that
part of the city Is flooded nearly every
time it rains thereby doing serious
damage to the property owners we
would suggest that this matter be again
called to the attention of the railroad
authorties. Unless the matter is given
attention suits will be brought against
the railroad, and we feel that it is to
their interest as well as that of the
city to have the culvert enlarged and
repaired at once. We feel satisfied
that the matter will have prompt at
tention as soon as It Is properly called
to their notice.
TREES.
We feel too much attention cannot
be paid to the beautiful shade trees in
our city. We have therefore made ar
rangements with Mr. Rand by which
we have secured 400 beautiful sugar
maple and white oak trees which are
to be set out by him next month on
all of the streets which have been
graded and curbed by the city. These
trees will be set out in the best and
latest improved manner. They have
been well selected and the property
owners are requested t otake an in
terest In this matter and see that these
trees-are ?MASSfccttu ifter they have
been set out. It Is useless for the city
to set out these trees unless the prop
ety owners take an interest In them
and see that a box is put around them
and that they are carefully protected.
In setting out these trees we have
specified that woods mold must be
hauled from the country and that a
deep hole be dug and the ground thor
oughly prepared before the tree is plac
ed therein. Raleigh has always been
noted for its beautiful shade trees, and
it is our purpose to pay special atten
tion to this feature of the city's growt
and improvement, and we ask the kind
kindly assistance of our citizens in this
endeavor.
Every stranger coming to Raleigh is
even now struck with its beauty and
improvement and it is our purpose to
make it the most beautiful city In the
South. It has the natural advantages
and we can easily make It so If the cit
izens will take the proper interest m
their property and aid us far as they
can In these, our purposes.
SIDEWALKS.
On August 24th we addressed the fol
lowing communication to Mr. J. M.
Norwood, Chief of Police:
Mv Dear Sir: At a meeting of the
Street Committee held this morning it
was decided to request you to notify
property owners In accordance with
the city charter, living on the streets
named below to pave their sidewalks
along said streets either with hard
brick, paving stone or cement.' The
walkway must be at least 6 feet wide
in front of residences and In front of
all business houses it must be paved
the entire width of the street.
All driveways crossing the sidewalk
must also be paved the entire width of
the sidewalk. Please notify property
owners in accordance with the above
instructions
On Person street from North street
to Polk street.
On Saunders street from Hillsboro
street to Jones street.
On Jones street from Hillsboro street
to Boylan avenue.
On Harrington street from Hillsboro
street to Lane street.
On Dawson street from Hillsboro
street to Jones street.
On South street from Blount street
to Salisbury street. '
We regret that it again becomes nec
essary for us to call your attention to
the fact that a good many of the prop
erty owners to wheun previous notices
have been issued to put down side
walks have failed to comply with your
orders. We trust that you will give
this matter your prompt attention and
endeavor to see that the orders of the
Street Committee issued through your
office are obeyed. We have been much
gratified with the way In which the ma
jority off our citizens have endeavored
to carry out the instructions of the
committee thereby aiding us- in. our ef
forts to beautify and Improve the city,
but It would be unjust to these law
abiding citizens not to require the oth
ers also to complv with instructions
and put down good brick sidewalks.
Some of the property owners onl
Blount street, Jones street, Morgar
3treet and Oakwood avenue and others
have not yet complied with instructions
issued sometime ago to put down good
brick sidewalks. We think that they
will comply with instructions when for
cibly called to their attention and they
are given to understand that unless
they abide by the law the city w.il.1 be
compelled to put down sidewalks at I
their expense and charge it up to them.,
Thie course will have to be adopted
unless some action is taken by the par-,
ties referred to. In the near future.
Yours truly,
JOHN ( DRKWRY,
Vz Chairman Street Committee.
STREETS.
The following work has been comple
ted since our last report: The open
drain at the corner of Blount and Jones
street has been paved with belgian
blocks, also an open drain paved with
belgian blocks has been put in at the
corner of Wilmington and North
streets.
An under-drain has been put In with
an iron pipe at the corner of Morgan
Salisbury strei-ts, and also at the cor
ner of Morgan and Edenton streets.
The gutter lines on South street Das
been Daved with belgian blocks from
Blount street to Fayettevllle street.
An open drain has been put In and
paved with belgian blocks at the cor
ner of Wilmington and South streets.
The gutter lines on Dawson street has
been oaved with belgian blocks from
Martin street to Morgan street.
Person street has been graded and
curbed from North street to Polk
street.
Morgan street has been macadamized
from Favetteville street to Salisbury
street.
Salisbury street has been macadamiz
ed from Morgan street to Edenton
street. I
Morgan street has been graded and
curbed from Wilmington street to
Blount street.
Hargett street has been graded and
curbed from Blount street to Person
street.
The gutter lines on Davie street have
been paved with belgian blocks from
Fayetteville street to Blount street.
The gutterlines on Soutn street have
been Daved with belgian blocks from
West street to Carroll avenue.
Edenton street has been macadam
ized from Salisbury street to Halifax
street.
A large terra-cotta under-drain has
been nut in from Edenton street to
Newbern avenue.
BOYLAN AVENUE.
In regard to opening Boylan avenue
which was referred to our committee
by the Board we had Mr. Blake, the
City Engineer to survey the lines and
we submit herewith a copy of his sur
vey. We then communicated with Capt.
S. A. Ashe in regard to the amount of
damages which he thought the estate
of Mr. Williard would sustain by rea
son of opening this street.
We also submit herewith a copy of
his letter In which he claims that he
thought the estate would be damaged
to the extent of $S.409. Your commit
tee could not recommend the opening
of the street by the payment of this
amount of damages.
There being an honest difference of
opinion In regard to the amount of
damages, we therefore recommend the
appointment of the following commit
tee of appraisers to take this matter
In charge and ascertain what amount
of damages should be allowed on ac
count of opening the street, viz:
J. M. Monie. V. C. Royster, W. B.
Mann, G. E. Leach and Joseph Blake.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.
JOHN C. DREWRY.
Chairman Street Committee.
A. M. POWELL.
A CAROLINA SOLDIER DIES.
Harry F. Biesecker Expires Clasped In
His Father's Arms at Chambers
burg, Pa.
A telegram to the Baltimore Sun
says: Harry V. Biesecker, a member of
Company C, Second North Carolina In
fantry died at the Hospital of the Chit
dren's Aid Society, in Chambersburg
last evening.
Biesecker was twenty-four years old.
and told his parents three days ago
that he was going to die. Last night,
when his father called to see him, he
made known by signs that he wanted
to be taken to his arms. The father
clasped the sick son as if he were a
baby and held him until the end came,
Young Biesecker enlisted at Lenoir,
N. C, at the first call of the President
and was sent to St. Augustine, Fla
with his regiment. While there he was
stricken with malaria, which developed
into tvphold fever. He was brought
here last Saturday and admitted to the
hospital. One of the requests he made
Just prior to his death was that his
body be interred in the old Covenant
graveyard, at Fayetteville, this county.
THE LUCANIA.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
1 QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 7. The Lu
cania was sighted disabled. '
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Faniliir Kai-es in th Pass
ing Throng.
SHORT STATEMENTS
Mavenest f Veu laow Glean-
iscs Is sad About the City
taittkM ef Teeav'i
treat Coeeip.
Mr. Marvia Harris went to Franklia
ton today
Miss Mary Eliza Roberts is conned at
home by sickness.
There are a number of mariages
booked for the near future in Raleigh.
Justice M. B. Barbee, continues ill at
his home on South Wilmington street.
Mr. Mills H. Brown woh has been
quite ill for some time was on the
streets yesterday.
Don't fail to see the Dog and Pony
Pony Show tonight, performance be
gins at 8:30 promptly.
Miss Mag L. Kingsbury, of Wilming
ton, is spending a few days with Mrs.
Alex J. Feild on North Blount street.
Miss Multie Gill who has been the
juest of Mrs. John D. Briggs went back
to Wake Foitst tojay.
Mrs. Mary Whitehead, who has been
spending several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. N. P. Flowers at Mt. Olive has re
turned to Raleigh.
The Sixth regiment of immunes in
which ex-Judge Spier Whitaker is an
officer has moved New York
where they will embark for Porto Rico.
And now the aormy mule has a right
to kick against Ager's management.
and summons General Coppinger to
prove it.
Miss Matty Bailey and Mrs. F. H.
Busbee left yesterday for Washington
to attend the Episcopal convention.
Capt. John Ferrall has returned from
ten dd.vt' trip to New York city.
Mr. W. H. Harrison, of Washington,
D. C, is in the city. He came home to
be present at the marriage of his sister.
Miss Lula Harrison, which took place
last night at the Harrison House. .
Senator Pritchard will recommend
Kaleigh as a Suitable place for the lo
cation of a winter camp for troops.
Raleigh must be alive to the occasion
and meet the government more than
half way.
The- Calendar Committee of the Ral
eigh bar will meet Monday afternoon
at 3:30 to arrange the calendar for the
civil term of Wake Superior Court
which will meet here October 24th.
The reserved seat sale for Cleveland
and Wilson's minstrels wilt be opened
at the drug store of W. H. King ft
Co. tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Prices: Gallery, 25c.; general admission
50c; reserved seats 75c. and $1.00.
The Southern Railway, the Seaboard
Air Line and Messrs. Sherwood Higgs
& Co's. dry goods establlshement have
all arranged to have handsome floats
1 nthe parade Fair Week. This will add
greatly to the occasion.
Miss Vivienne Strong, daughter of
Judge Strong, of Atlanta, Is a guest at
the home of Mr. John C. Drewry. Miss
Strong is a charming young lady. Hav
ing Just completed a course in Notre
Dame, Baltimore, she has stopped over
in Raleigh until after the State Fair,
when she will go to the Gate City and
make her debut In Atlanta society this
winter.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION.
Last ninht a Young People's Union
was organised at the Baptist Taberna
cle with about 50 members. The union
will meet every Thursday evening. Tb
following officers were elected:
President R. N. Simms.
Vice-President Prof. Brogden.
Secretary L. Lafayette King.
Treasurer Miss Lollie Tonnoffskl.
Executive Committee R. N. Simms.
T. Lafayette King, Miss Maud Reid,
Miss Rosa Broughton and Prof. E. P.
Moses.
Excellent talks were made by Prof.
Moses, R. N. Simms, N. B. Broughton,
and Dr. A. M. Simms.
EX-SENATOR HILL TAKES THB
STUMP.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
NEW YOAK, Oct. 7. Democratic
State Committee Chairman Campbell
said today that ex-Senator David B.
Hill will make several speeches for Van
Wyck and the Democratic State ticket.
PROTECT LEGATIONS.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
PEKING, Oct. 7. Detachments rt
British and German marines and Rus
sian Cossacks have arrived at Tien
Tsin and will proceed to Peking to
protect their respective legations.