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NUMBER 8704. NEWS BY WIRE FROM MANILA BANK FAILURE THE STATE FAIR CONVICTS GAUGH m LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Peac Commissioners Still Wrangling A WESTERN CYCLONE Frcclug in the Klondike Region and Several Ships In Dsnager.Tha Mining Industry is Flourishing. PEARCE COMMISSION. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. PARIS. Oct. 1. The peace commis sioners held separate sessions this morning. When the joint session open ed this afternoon it was believed that the Cabinet debt question could not be decided today. It would be taken up again ;U the joint session Monday. CYCLONE. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. HOUSTON", Tex., Oct. 21. A cyclone fololwed by a heavy electric storm swept ross Texas before daylight this morning. At a town in Missouri a freight irain was blown from the track. The California express running aC forty miles an hour crashed into the freight wreck ;ind smashed the cars. The towns of Deer Park and Pasadena were nearly raised, the wind cutting a wide swath. Many strong buildings wen- demolished. Great damage was also d" to buildings in Missouri. The injury the cotton crop throughout a large a of the State is enormous. "lEEZING KLONDIDE. VANCOUVER. Oct. 21. The steamer By Cable to The Times-Visitor. Carrono arrived this morning from St. Michael with a number of Klondikers. The Yukon is now freezing. Several steamers are said to be on the sand bars in the river with ice forming around them. SCHLEY'S REPORT. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Admiral, Scheiy reported that the work of the exacuaiion commission in Porto Rico was concluded and he was ordered to report : t Tompkinsville on the cruiser "Ncfc.":;" with the report and the clerks . the commission. THE INVESTIGATORS. By Te:c:;raph to the Times-Visitor. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 21. The war investigation committee arrived this morni'.v..- and drove to the headquarters of tlii' Department of the Gulf and af terwards to Fort MePherson. They Intend to examine several witnesses and stait for Anniston tonight. A sub .nnim'tsv may go to Knoxville. MKItl'HAND'S REPORT. By (.;:, to The Times-Visitor. PA!:!-. Oct. 21. Merchand's report was iv ived during the night. It says nothnv- of General Kitchener, only desctib-.s the routes, hoisting the flag and the tight with the Dervishes. The report only goes as far as the begin ning c: September and says that Au gust 2ith supplies for the party were abundant. The reason Captain Raratier's report contained nothing regarding- Kitchener is because it antldated the incident. MILES AND SH AFTER. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. PITTSBURG, Oct. 2-1 General Miles and Shafter passed en route for Wash ington on the same train today, with several members of their staffs. SULTAN AGREES. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. LONDON, Oct. 21. A Central News dispatch from Constantinople says that Porte has sent an official reply to the ultimatum of the powers agreeing to complete evacuation of Crete by the Ottoman troops. FIGHT WITH NEGROES. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. FORT WORTH Tex., Oct. 21. A bat tle occurred at Wharton between the vhites aiij the negroes and an inde- ".t cl didate for sheriff was shot Trdj. ps have been called out. ;i !fe - , BRITISH FLEET. By CaySEwJrhe Times-Visitor. LONDTOct 21. Admiralty has ordered no dock yard repairs to be com menced on the ships and fleet in re serve, unless they can be completed In forty-eight hours. SNOW. By Telegraph to The T4MYtaitor. ST. LOUIS. Oct. Jl. Saow fail today, M earliest known faec. Interesting Letter From Serg't Williamson Ho Does Not Give a Favorable Keprc scatation of the Insurgents. Captain B. P. Williamson yesterday received a letter from his son, Mr. Frank Williamson, who is a sergeant in Astor's Battery now in the Philip pine Islands. The letter was dated September 12th,' and was written from near Manila. Sergt. Williamson states that his .compifiy is quartered in an old Spanish mansion. The palace has magnificent mahogany floors and stair ways. Mr. Williamson is now commis sary and quartermaster sergeant, two sergeants having been killed in the fight August 13th. The men seem to be faring sumptuously. They have an abundance of cold storage beef and mutton from Australia. The bill of fare for that day consisted of roasted beef, potatoes, stewed tomatoes, light bread and tapioca pudding. According to Sergeant Williamson the native insurgents are a contempti ble set and he says that he must con fess that his sympathies are with the Spaniards. The cowardice of the na tives is shown by the fact that they never even raise their guns to their shoulders to lire. Sergeant Williamson was in the fight August IS, when Astor's battery brave ly charged the Spaniards with revolvers nly in hand. It will be remembered that Gen. Green bestowed the highest praise on this battery in that Tight. HUN OX A BANK. I!y Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. NEW YORK. Oct. 21. A slight run in the Merchants' and Traders' bank occurred this morning as a result of the forced resignation of President Baltes. The withdrawals were met. It is an nounced that the bank had money to meet every emergency. It is solvent. This is concurred in by the clearing house c ommittee after an investigation. RETURN TO WORK. By Telegraph to i lie Times-Visitor. CLEVELAND. hio, Oct. 21. As a result of Judge Hammond's decision the wire drawers, who had about won in the strike, were forced to give up and returned to work today. "ACADEMY OF MUSIC." While other organizations have flour ished for their brief existence, only to fall lifeless by the wayside at hist, the favorite Wilbur Opera Company, with its famous ensemble of seventy artists has for sixteen years nourished as the only representative stock opera system In this country, it has successfully weathered the trials and tribulations incidental to the traveling operatic "onibinatien, and locla;- stands more firmly entrenched in the public mind than ever before. It is with pleasure Manager Schloss announces the coming of the Wulburs to the Academy of Music next week, as he is fully aware that it means a succession of crowded houses to him throughout the entire engagement. The Wilburs have made a number of changes in their respective repertoire this season, notably among the revival of some of those old favorite operas which forty years ago made the blood of our parents tingle in their veins when they were first brought to this country, with some of those old time casts. Manager Wilbur has revived the old operas on a lavish scale, and everything about the productions will be historically correct. He will, how ever, not neglect the favorite comic op eras which have become indlssolubly connected with the name of Wilbur, and the repertoire for the week will include a number of the best of these. The living pictures, which are put on at the close of every opera, are better this season than ever before. At a vast expense, Manager Wilbur has ad ded to his already extensive plant, an apparatus which will make the views appearmore realistic and natural than ever before, and which is calculated to produce some novel and startling ef fects. A number of new subjects have been provided for the pictures, which, together with the best of the old, make up an ensemble that cannot be equalled on the American continent. Fully twenty pictures will be shown at the close of each and every performance. The old favorite Wilbur marches have also been revived, and will be pre sented during the week on a more elab orate scale than ever, with new and brilliant costumes, which, under the glare of myriad lights, present a das sling spectacle, not soon to be eradi cated, from the mind. CABLE TO HONOLULU. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. The Amer ican commissioners at Honolulu looked into the matter of cable connection, found the ocean six miles deep In the Japanese current and fear this will mak it Impossible to lay the cable because of Inability to anchor. Guirkin & (Vs Bank of Elizabeth City MADE AN ASSIGNMENT The Sheriff of That County had $1,000 On Deposit George Cobb Was ' Chief Owner of the llank. News reached this city today of the failure of Guirkin & Company's bank of Elizabeth City. This was commonly known as George Cobb's bank. Mr. Cobb is a leading Republican politician of this State and was considered a wealthy man. The assignment was made Wednes day and James Brooks was named as assignee. This was a private bauk and the principal stockholder and president was Mr. George Cobb. The sheriff of Pas quotank county had $1,000 of the taxes he had collected to turn over to the State treasurer on deposit in the bank. The following was the sworn state ment from the bank filed with the State treasurer September 20th, last: LAIBILITIES. Capital stock $20,0S3.00 Undivided profits 89U.29 Deposits subject to check 16,477.28 Time certificates of deposits.. 7,516.40 Other liabilities 12,741.64 Total liabilities $57,717.61 ASSETS. Loans on real estate $20,138.34 All other loans and discounts.. 17.276.2S Overdrafts 4,718.61 All other stocks, bonds and mortgages 1,200.00 Due from banks 3,709.35 Furniture and fixtures 750.00 Cash items, checks, drafts, etc S92.17 Gold coin 547.50 Silver coin 617.93 National bank notes 5,117.43 Other resources, E. City and Nork. Tel. Co 2,750.01) ulai resources .$57,717.'J1 PRO BONO PUBLICO FAIR WEEKa All the store window's denote coming life for the city of Raleigh. It is im possible to walk the streets without glowing advertisements of coming amusements. By Monday the whole city will bV decorated, even in gayer style. On thing that seems to have a stranger interest than many others is the forthcoming engagement of the I'eruchi-Bcldeni Company at the Met ropolitan Opera House. It may be that their two years' playing enntinu allyin the South has a great deal to do wit it, or it may be the very rea sonable prices of the 10, 20 anil 30 cents admission is a strong inducement. At any rate it seems that many of Mr. Peruchi's company are all favorites in the city, and our people are anxious again to meet old friends. Wilmington is now able to witness the show In com fort Monday and Tuesday are past so instead if standing room only, their reserved seat sale in that city is book ed so far ahead that theatre now is comfortably filled nightly. Instead of its patrons standing. Every well wish goes with this company. Ladies will be admitted free Monday at the opening performance if accompanied by the holder of one paid 30 cent seat. 'King's drug store is now doing the sale of re served seats. "A Western Judge" will be the opening attraction, with a change of programme nightly. A pleasant change after spending a day at the Fair witnessing interesting de velopments is to be comfotably seated enjoying an amusing evenig of life, Jollity and fun at the Metropolitan. MINING INDUSTRY. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. From in formation obtained at the general lapd office it appears to increased nearly four hundred mineral entries during the fiscal year of 1898 compared with 1897, indicating a marked revival in the mining industry. Mr. S. Guggenheim, advance agent of the N. D. Levitt- and Seemam Amusement Company, Crystal Maze, London 200, Buckley's Horse Show, Na tional Musee, the Beautiful Junkey Photo galleries, and other light amuse ments, arrived today and has made ar rangements for over 600 feet of ground at the State Fair. His train also car ries the North Carolina Exposition Car. Mr. E. H. Woodell, who holds a gov ernment position in "Washington, D. C, is in Raleigh and will take in the Fair. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock there will be religious services held at Ep worth M. E. Church by the pastor. Revival services will begin at. Tyson's church, 2V4 miles north of the city, on Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. The pas tor, T. H. Bain cordially Invites all Christian workers to be present and aid in these services. Prayer and praise service at Brook lyn M. E. church Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. . Dr. Eugene Dsn son, of this city, is in New "York, where It will take a special post-graduate er h ths hospitals. Getting in fhape for Next Week GREAT PREPARATIONS The City Will Be Decorated bv lov and Illuminated at Night A Kush for Space A Itig Crowd Guaranteed A visit to the Fair Grounds, to which place Secretary Nichols has transfer red his offices, one will find a busy crowd of workers with saw and ham mer, hoe and rake, putting allotted space in shape for exhibits, decorating and bui'Mng pyramids for displays of goods, cleaning up the grounds and putting the walkway and driveways in perfect order. The final touches to the buildings will be completed tomorrow and Monday the cxhibts will be placed in position. A ready have some ship ments from a distance arrived, but on Monday train loads of goods, baggage and paraphanalia will arrive and a busy hustle will be going on all day erecting tents, putting up booths and arranging the many exhibits. The management have adopted many new and improved rules for the govern ment of the grounds and buildings and a larger police force will patrol the grounds. The marshals will each be impressed the fact that he is an officer of the Association clothed with author ity to enforce older and these w ill he distributed through. nit the buildings, race track and among the attractions upon the grounds to look after the comfort and protedion of the visitors. The General Committee will see that every one connected with the Associa tion in their department docs his duty. Tile formal opening of the Fair will take place Tuesday, October 25th at 12 o'clock noon by His Excellency Uauicl L. Russell, assisted by by the President and ex-Presidents of the Society. Each day's program will be publish ed in the morning papers of the city no effort will be snared to let every one know just at what hour important events of the day will occur. The usual undisciplined distribution of handbills and other advertising mat ter will not occur to cause a nuisance as this matter has been delegated to certain parties, who will receive and have all legitimate advertising matter genteelly and properly distributed. A special feature of this year's Fair is the Society makes no charge for space, and, except in special instances, exacts no entrance fees: but ten per cent of all premiums aggregating five dollars or over awarded by the Society will be retained as entrance fees, ex- ept where entrance fees are specifli- cally charged. This is : liberal policy towards exhibitor:-, as nq,. one will be required to pay unless they are award ed a premium. Gate keepers will be clothed with po lice authority, and required to preserve order about the gates. And none but officers of the Association will be per mitted to remain upon the grounds at night. THE GREATEST FEATURE. Heretofore there has been a great injustice done Raleigh by the running of excursion trains direct to the Fair grounds and unloading the passengers and in the evening running the trains to the grounds and loading for return home. This will not occur this year but all trains coming to Raleigh will run direct to Union depot and there unload. This is a great and material improvement in the management. The old way, while satisfactory to a few who wanted only to spend the day in the Fair grounds, has been justly com plained of by visitors and the business public of Raleigh. A large percentage of those who come to Raleigh Fair week come not only to see the Fair but to see Raleigh and make purchases here, and hundreds who come on ex cursions remain here two and three days. Friends who expect visitors will this year meeet them at Union depot, with vehicles to carrv them to their homes. This is a feature that the whole State will appreciate. In fact nothing has been left undone which the management could antici pate conducive to the enjoyment and welfare of everyone who may attend this year's Fair, and if Providence fa vors our people with fair weather It will be the grandest and most enjoya ble Fair Raleigh has ever had. SEVEN KILLED. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Astoria. Oregon, Oct. 21. Late last night, four men who were injured in the explosion on the torpedo boat? "Davis" yesterday died, making a total of seven lives lost. ANNIVERSARY. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. LONDON, Oct. 21. An exceptional outburst of patriotism dtie to the Fash oda affair marked the celebration to day of the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar. The Meti Who .feenpsd Mo'i tiay Brought Back They WolliCi to Burlington anil Atleiop ted to I!ut Tickcls. The two Federal prisoners who es caped from the State prison last Mon day were captured by Chief W. C. Emery in Burlington last night and brought Hack to the State pris-m ibis morning. The men were named Ejlce and Eaton and were both white. They walked all the way to Burlington. When they reached Burlington the.v waited until night and then attempted to buy a ticket at the station and were of course arrested. They still had on their convict clothes. Today they be gan work again in the prison. SPLENDID SPEECH. Ex-District Attorney Chap. ii. Ay cock addressed a large crowd in the Metropolitan Opera House last night. Many ladies were present. Mr. Aycoek is one of the finest orators in the State and his speech last evening was a mas ter effort. The audience was enthu siastic and the speaker was libprally applauded. It was a capital speech. SAHA RET, THE DANCER. Has "Captured" Paris, but Isn't Alto gether Happy. Talent is not sufficient to secure suc cess in Paris. Paris swims with talent. Something more indispensable, and that something the ".) ne sais quoi" that wo hear about, is partly contained in the word "charm," or "sympathy." Charm and genius together that is success, and success in Paris easily mounts to "furore," "rage," "delirium." Saharct, says a w riter in the London Mail, is mounting these invisible steps in the ladder of Parisian fame, and mounting them by dint of the lightness of her feet and the seduction of her smile. The other day it Mail represen tative called to see her at the Folies Bergere, and was shown into a room where a little girl had just been putting the finishing touches to her toilet. He looked at the little girl, who in turn looked at htm with big innocent eyes, a little timid, and then he looked round for Saharet. "I'm Saharet.'' t-aid the little girl. "That's me!" She was 20 it appeared, and married. She looked 18. And when she spoke the guileness intonation of the Australian voice heightened the idea of her ex treme youthfulness. Was this the fare that sped the ships of Greece? Saharet laughed, showing a spt of teeth of pearly whiteness, and she seemed delighted beyond measure to talk of Australia. She had been danc ing, she said, ever since she was a ba by. She was 10 when she entered the corps do ballet of the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, and she continued there for roe years. These were the happiest days of her life. "I was very happy in the ballet." she said in her innocent way "I would rather lu earning 2 a week and be happy than 10 and not be happy." She is not yet happy in Paris. The people talk a gibberish that wears out her ears, she said, and the streets are so narrow that thev hit you as you go past! Saharct's husband smiled be nevolently and comforted her, and we retired to the audience to see the dan cer's "turn." Presently she came, running, smiling the same innocent and confiding smile. The audience already like Saharet. Then her feet began to "talk." Saharet was like a fay, a nymph, a being from another sphere, where the laws of gravitation scarcely held, out for a frolic. She danced, and kicked, and whirled her feet about in wild icacbu- cas and can-cans that might have de rived inspiration from the war dances of the weird Australian bush. But Sa haret was always graceful. She finish ed up with a brio and dash that roused the audience to enthusiasm, and then she tossed her little head, half defiantly and half jocosely, as much as to say: "Just you come and try to do that!" This toss of the head is half the se cret of Sabaret's success in Paris. The audience applauded like a volley of musketry, and Saharet ran off, laugh ing all over her innocent face. NEW SCHOOL. The Board Will Doubtless Meet Agais Within Ten Days. The Lewis property which has been secured by the school committee of Raleigh township for another white public school is being rapidly placed in proper shape. Carpenters are now at work. The board will meet shortly to select three teachers for this school. The desks, seats, &c, have been order ed. A suitable division of the city will be made and the smaller children sent to this school. Miss Rosa Broughton has returned from Durham, where she attended the Lougee marriage. The water company ordered a new hydrant for the corner of Blount and Oakwood as soon as this one was bro ken and it is expected tomarrow. Mrs. G. M. Spence who has been se rious ill at her residence on East Har eett street is improving. Miss Laura Payne, of Washington, is expected tomorrow. She will spend two days with Miss Annie Busoee. church. Dr. Cooper Curtice has arrived and taken charge of his department in1 the A. and M." College. He is a veterinari an, but will also Instruct In biology. He is a native of New York, but held a position 'in the Department of Agri culture at Washington when he was elected tt this place. V. Familiar Faces in the Pass ing Throng. SHORT STATEMENTS Vercment f People Yeu Know Glean ings ia ami About the City Stees ef Today's Street tessip. The Wilbur Opera Company will ar rive from New York Sunday. Miss Cornie Petty, of Carthage, is the guest of Mrs. F. O. Morning on Blount street. Miss Mary Calder. of Wilmington, is the guest of Miss Gertrude Bush dur ing the State Fair. The Asheviile Gazette praised the London Gaiety Girls' performance. The show must have improved since leav ing Raleigh. Mr. C. O. Ball has opened a first-class grocery store at No. 11 East Hargett street. Everything fresh and now. You will save money by calling on him. Judge Thomas R. Purncll and Mar shal Henry C. Dockery have returned from Elizabeth City where a term of the Federal Court was held this week. The Raleigh Electric Company kept up it reputation for inefficient service today by leaving us without any power to run the machines for over two hours, hence the delay in today's paper. Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Miss Carrie Loftin, of near Kinston, to Mr. Phil II. Crawford, of Goldsboro, on Wednesday evening, Oc tober 2Gth, at S:30 o'clock. Kinston Free Press. The heating apparatus of the Baptist Female University was tested yester day and found entirely satisfactory. The building will be completed by Christmas and ready for furnishing. Mr. T. B. Moseley is out after his re cent indisposition. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Holloway will re turn from Washington Monday and will make their home on Bloodworth street, near the intersection of Jones. SUCCESSFUL SEA CLOWNS. Acting Arctic: Amphibious Marvels and the Only Ones. Among the many performing wild creatures which will be seen in the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers' Consolidation of America's Greatest Menageries, Circuses and Hippodromes, at Raleigh, N. C, on Monday. October SI, Capt. Woodward's school of perfor- seals everywhere attract mirthful ad miration as the only exhibition of the kind, and one abounding in the quaint est, queerest and funniiest illustrations of amphibious intelligence ov-'t seen. A porpoise performing- a polka at a fashionable hop would not be one whit more surprising than are many of the martial, musical and mimi successes of these strange scholars, with only tails and flippers to physically aid their sagacity. Their progromme includes a rarely wonderful combination of salt water and ashore imitations and mm icalties. which are so uniquely incred ible and grotesque as to evoke shouts of laughter, and to at once estblish them as clown pets with the children. ATTENTION LADIES! The following item from the Roxboro Courier will interest Raleigh girls : "R. E. Long, who is one of the mar shals for the coming State Fair, feel sure of carrying off one of the premi ums. Now, Ed. is not much of a far mer but when it comes to raising pumpkins he is some "punkin." He couldn't find just the pumpkins wanted in the good Old North State so he made raid over in our sister State, Virginia, and says he has the prize winner. Well, we hope he will be more successful in this venture than he has been in get tingwell, in getting some one to oc cupy that new house." WEATHER CONDITIONS. For Raleigh and vicinitv rain to night; clearing Saturday, colder. The long area of low Ijarometer ex tending from the Lakes to the Gulf has moved slowly eastward. The area of threatening, rainy weather covers the entire country east of the Rocky mountain slope, and it was raining at 8 a. m. at over a dozen places in the east. There is evidence of two storm centers one over northern Georgia, the other north of the Lakes. The largest rainfall was at Key West. The weather has cleared on the Rocky mountain slope with high ba rometer and northwest winds. Heavy frost occurred at Abilene, Texas, and light frost at Palestine. Texas. The temperature is below freezing from Texas to Dakota. LAST DAY OF REGISTRA TION TOMORROW. Mrs. S. B. Norris, of Greensboro, and sons, Frank and Koyall, are visifing Mrs. Norris' mother, Mrs. Vr. G. Up- J
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