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VISITOR
NUMBER 8749.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVfiJNlNW, I ECEMBKK 15 188
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ATLANTA'S JUBILEE
The President Made Qreat
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MATCHLESS PARADE
resident NaKlaley and Geo. Wheeler
re Given Continuous Ovation!
la the ste City of
the Ssath.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
ATLANTA, Dec. 16. President Mc
Klnlejr continues to receive an ovation.
Ex-Mayor Glenn, of Atlanta, said Mils
morning: "After his speech tonight and
last night the President might make
any number of negro' appointments and
the South would hardly take any excep
tion He showed not only that the past
is dead but that this Is a now country.
All sections are now In sympathy and
that the North can honor the Confeder
ate dead because they were Americans.
President McKlnley has carried the city
eft lis feet."
Train after train load of people have
unloaded and the slght-seers this morn
ing caused the streets to be crowded.
The Jinn today Is worse than Saturday.
The military and civil parade today
was the greatest pageant In the city's
history. General Wheeler commanded
five hundred Confederate Veterans. His
. guard of honor consisted Of one hun
red of his old cavalrymen. The civic
parade of ten thousand school children
and four hundred carriages followed.
President McKlnley will speak publicly
at three o'clock. The Jubilee reception
ait the executive mansion will be held at
our. Governor Chandler, of Georgia,
Governor Johnson, of Alabama, and
Governor Voorhees, of New Jersey, will
alt at the President's table.
LIVINGSTONE DEAD.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
NEW YOR'K, Dec. 15. Morgan L.
Iilvtngstone, one of the last representa
tives of the famous Livingstone family,
whose history Is closely identified with
New York, died today.
PASSENGERS WERE ROGUES.
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Br Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The White
Star freight steamship Taurlc arrived
at port this morning with seven pas
sengers In Irons. The passengers were
returning cattlemen. They are charged
with breaking into the ship's stores and
stealing two hundred bottles of ale.
They became violent and were only
subdued after a hard struggle. "
ACCIDENT TO THE ATLANTIC.
By Coble to the Tlmes-Vlsllt'or.
HALIFAX, DeC. 16. The steamer El
ton from Baltimore for Queenstown
domain today having In tow the steam
er Atlantic from Delaware breakwater
for Liverpool with her tallshaft broken.
IN WASHINGTON TODAY.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The House
has taken up and will carry into effect
the recommendations of the American
International Monetary Conference. The
gneral debate was opened by Broslus,
ef Pennsylvania. The Senate engaged
in routine business.
' Col. Bryan received manyscallers to
la? among which were Senators and
Representatives.
i Before the war investigators today
General Brooke said that If they would
five ntm the critic 'of Chlcamaug he
would court martial the young man.
General Beaver said tfiat he could not
do so and that the commission would
rdtect the witness.
h y dwtrtct or Hawaii.
:'J By eIeTpn to the Tfmes-Vtsftor.
' V - WASinNGTTOV, Dec, 15,-The Com-
" mrttee on Ways and Means today au
thorised the preparation of a bill to
make the custom and Internal revenue
town of the United States apply to Ha
w&M. It will he reported this afternoon.
J Tula Will make an Independent customs
" fjhrtrtot of Hawaii.
( CONGRESSIONAL RECESS.
. sV Telegraph to the Times -Vial tor
'WASHINGTON, Dec. - lS.-Chalrman
Dlngley, of the Ways and Means Com
sort tee, said today thai no determina
Uob had been reached as to when the
fcoUdajr recess would begin, but he
would probably offer a resolution for
the recess to hegln December 21st, and
last until January 4th.
TWE BROOKLYN SAILS.
BV OWMe'to the Tfmea-Vlslltbr.
TNOKFOLK, Dec. 15. The Brooklyn
ailed for Havana this morning. It was
asserted last night that she was await
ing the arrival of General Miles, who
will sail on the Abouard. He did not,
: however, do so. . -
BERESFORD IN CHINA.
Representative of British Commercial
Bodies Will Make a Report.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 15. Admiral Lord
Charles Bereaford, who spent, several
months in China -as the representative
of British commercial bodies to report
on the beat means for protecting and
extending British interests In China,
has arrived in this on his way home.
He . will make a tour of the United
States before returning to England.
From Shanghai he will proceed to To
kto and Yokohama, Japan, whence pas
sage will be taken for San Francisco.
Bereaford tells his friends that he Will
urge strongly upon the British govern
ment the necessity of occupying Ktng
nlng as the strongest atragetic point
for the control of the Yantse Valley.
PICQUAIRT APPLIES.
By Cable to the Timetr-VlsWor.
PARIS, Dec. 15. The Radical says
that Col. Plcquart has consented to sign
an application for his release. It was
forwarded to the Minister of War. The
minister promised to answer the appli
cation within twenty-four hours.
SPAIN WILL PAY.
By Cable to the Tlmes-Vtskor.
MADRID, Dec. 15. TheSpanlsh gov
ernment has agreed to pay the January
coupon on the Cuban debt.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of 'the N. C. Methodist Conference.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the North Carolina Methodist
Episcopal Conference completed Us ses
sions, which were held In the lecture
room of the Edenton Street church, last
night and adjourned. The following of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President Mrs. S. C. Spires, of Wel-
don.
First Vice-President Miss N. Hutch-
lngs, of Raleigh.
Second Vice-President "Mrs. F. A.
Woodward, of Wilson.
Recording Secretary (Mrs. K. P.
Black, of Littleton.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. S. M.
Simpson, of Fayettevllle.
Treasurer Mis. Nettle Scott, of New-
bern.
The delegates left for their respective
home this morning.
INDIGENT PUPILS. '
The State Auditor's report this year
will contain a list of the Indigent pu
pils In the North Carolina Institutions
for the deaf and dumb and the blind
for the session of 1898. The counties
respectively are taxed for each pupil
they have In these Institutions. The
list has the following from this county:
Whites Chas. Fowler, W. D. King,
George Pool, Lee Sandy, James Mjtch
ell and Alsley Carter.
Colored Belle Crenshaw, Onslow Oli
ver, Doctor Parish, James Sears, Tru
milla Washington and Lucy Hunter.
SUPREME COURT.
Cases from the 18th district argued as
follows:
Delozier vs. Bird; by Davidson for de
fendant appellee.
Stevens vs. Smathers; by Merrlmon,
Shuford for plaintiff, and Ferguson for
defendant.
Felmet vs. Southern Express Co.; by
W. T. Crawford for defendant appel
lant. Featherstone vs. Wilson, by Barnard
for plaintiff; Merrlmon for defendant.
Webb vs. Atkinson, by Martin and
Moore for plaintiff; Merrlmon for de
fendant. A POPULAR ADVANCE AGENT.
F. L. Hunt, the genial "advance" for
the Andrews' Opera Company, which
appears at- the Academy of Music next
Wednesday' evening, arrived in town
yesterday afternoon. He is thoroughly
conversant withevery branch of the
profession and has been on the road
ever since he iwas twelve years old. He
tells an Interesting story of how he be
came an "advance." About eight years
ago, when O'Brien's circus was travel
ing through the West, Hunt was the
star bareback rider. While perofrmlng
on his horse one night, he slipped and
fell to the ground, sustaining a fracture
of the left arm. The (arm was not set.
properly and he had to abandon : the
ring. Mr. O'Brien at that time was in
need of a man on the advance tars,
Hunt went on the "second brigade" un
til he struck a- town where the aureus
was not billed according to his taste.
He wired the manager and received' a
reply to put all the paper possible. The
result of his (work Oiled -the tent to
overflowing at each, performance; ' and
so iwell did he please the manager that
he was made chief "advance." Since
then he has traveled all over the United
States and Europe. He Is one of the
best known men on the road., He is at
present Interested In securing . the
names of three hundred persons to pur
chase tickets for the performance next
week of the Andrews' Opera Company.
So Tar he 1s meeting with great success.
RALEIGH'S CHARTER
Snggestiocs Concerning Pro
posed Legislative Changes.
MORE ALDERMEN.
This is the Proper lime for Suggestions
From Raleigh's larriitlo citizens
On Th's Important
Hatter.
The next General Assembly which
will convene-in. about three weeks will
have some matters of. Importance to
pass upon regarding this .city. There
is no doubt that a bill will be introduc
ed to amend the present charter of the
city. This la an Important question and
this is a most opportune time for the
public to express their views on the
subject.
It Is extremely probable that the leg
islature will extend the Jurisdiction of
the city policemen. This will not nec
essarily increase the present force, but
It' will simply give them the authority
to make arrests beyond the limit now
prescribed.
There seems to be no disposition to
extend the corporate limits of the city.
Nearly all think that this would be
unwise.
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city authorities will be given sanitary
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jui jpuii:iiuii uejruiiu me co.puraie lim
its. If this Is done the city will regulate
the cleaning of premises In Brooklyn,
Bast Raleigh and probably other su
burbs as Is now done In Raleigh. It Is
probable that the sanitary tax will be
I'alsed from $1.00 to $200, and payable
$1.00 each six months. With the tax
$2.00 it Is claimed that the revenue thus
derived will pay the expense of the de-
partment and also provide for sprink
ling the streets and more wagons for
cleaning the streets and lots.
A TIMELY COMMUNICATION.
Editor of The Times-Visitor:
'As our city authorities are thinking
df asking our incoming Legislature to
change our city charter In a few re
spects, and especially in regard toour
representation In the Board of Alder
men, I desire to make a, suggestion In
regard to said representation which It
seems to me no man who desires to do
Justice to all classes and eeotions of
our progressive city can object to. As
IB well known, our city Is divided Into
four wards, of about equal size and
voting population, and. these wards sub
divided in'to two voting precincts each,
and my suggestion is to change the
charter so as to allow each of these 8
voting precincts to elect two aldermen
each. This will be perfectly Just and
fair to all parties, and at which no one
can complain, and 'by this, arrangement
each voting precinct In the city will
elect Democratic Aldermen, except the
southern portions of the Third and
Fourth wards. This will give us 16 Al
dermen 12 Democratic and 4 Republi
can. This will give us 4 Aldermen more
than we have now; but one less than
we had for 16 years prior to 4 years
ago.
CITIZEN.
MUSS 'MYRTA FRENCH.
In 'the Great Opera "Martha" at the
Afcademy of Music.
'Miss Myrlta French, prima donna of
the Andrews Opera Company, to appear
at the Academy Of Music, Wednesday,
December 21st, in the opera "Martha,"
Is possessed of all the pleasing attrl-
butes of a star in grand and comic op-
era. Her voice is a high soprano of
foil, round tone, clar and powerful, her
Mghest notes filHrrg and her subdued
passages audible 1n the largest areas;
good range, wllth execution and trtll
tractable and of delightfully emotional
sympathetic quality. In deficate, posl-
tlve and perfect musical phrasing her
trainlrtg has made her a most artistic
singer. One has only to see and hear
her in (Mferth and eantusza to be com-
pletery enraptured. She seems to be
endowed with "tare happy faculty of
pleasing the vast audiences which have
greeted her in this her first Southern
tour.
(Miss Frentoh, wherever she has
appeared, ,as received the heartiest
applause ox ner auaiences ana most
rtatttertng endorsement of the press,
whtch Is ell desired. The musicians
congratulate both Mr. Rivers, the
manager, and the music loving portion
of our people on tlhe engagement of this
popular company, n vmjr lur viic per
formance. There win be but this one
opportunity to enjoy eo rich a treat as
the one in store next Wednesday night.
CANTATA.
The Cantata to be given at Metropol
itan Hall Friday night, December 23,
has for one o fits attractions. Little
Bfise Winie Norrls as queen Lll, attend
ed by two pretty pages of Juvenile ages,
to attract the young as well s the
sages. (For this rhyme we ask no
wages.) Hiss Bessie Rogers as Dimple,
James Thomas as Paddy Santa Claus,
with the other character, will assure all
a pleasant evening.- The entertainment
is under the direction of Mrs. Brlnson
and Mr. 6amuet Parrlsh. who are doing
their utmost to make it a success. Ad
mission 26c. . - . i'
AGRICULT AL BOARD
Decide Notto Opan Museum
On Sundays
REFORTS RECEIVED
The Flnflnc'al ( ummt teo ( . iort and the
Legislative Committee is Ap
pointed by the Hoard
Today.
The State Board of Agriculture met
again this morning and at noon took
fl. rpfpflst iin'tU thrpp n'Mvk. Col. A. O.
Holloday presided. The report of the
executive committee was read amended
and then adop.ed. The only matter in
the report which elicited discussion was
the recommendation that the State
museum be kept open for visitors Sun-
day afternoons. The board finally
unanimously agreed not to open the
museum Sundays.
The following were elected on the leg
islative committee: J. C. L. Harris, W.
C. Sprinkle and J. R. Joyce.
The report of T. Gilbert Pearson on
the fish scrap inudstry was read and
adopted.
i The budget for the next year was
adopted. It provides for spending
$31,000 for department expenses and
$7,600 for the experiment Stat on.
' The fojlawing is the annual fir
ng is the annual financial
report:
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 14, 1S98.
To the Hon, Board of Commissioners of
Agriculture:
We, the undersigned Finance Com
mittee beg leave to report that we have
carefully examined the books and
vouchers ot L- Ramsey, Secretary of
Zu Board' and that he has kept hls
books In a business-like manner. That
he and the late Commissioner, John R.
Smith, have collected for tonnage tax
on fertilizers since December 1st, 1897,
to December 1st, 1898:
$61,377.94
Disbursements for same pe
riod 44,609.34
Excess of receipts for the
year 16,768.60
Balance on hand December 1st,
1897 10709.17
Balance on hand December 1st,
1898 $27,477.77
Respectfully submitted,
H. E. KING.
R. B. LINEBERRY.
J. R. JOYCE.
Of this amount expenditures for per
manet improvements were:
Furniture, cases, &c, for Muse
um $3,300
Stevenson collection 450
Carpets for Museum 1,000
New coal house and fixtures .... 496
For boiler room pavement 165
Total $5,411
TWO METHODIST PAPERS.
Organ of North Carolina Conference to
be Published Here.
The members of .he two commissions
appointed by the Western North Caro
lina Conference and the North Carolina.
Conference, respectively, to meet and
cnter 'wUh eah other to EettIe the
Christian Advocate question, met in
Greensboro Tuesday night. The com-
mission from the Western North "Caro-
na 1 composed of Dr. J. H. Weaver,
of Salisbuiy; Dr. C. W. Byrd and Mr.
Buttrick, of Asheville, and Mr. F. C.
Robins ,of Lexington,
The North Carolina conference com-
mission is composed of Rev. J. N. Cole,
of Durham, Rev. J. E. Underwood, of
Warrenton, Mr. J. G. Brown, of this
city, and Mr. L. W. MdMulIan.
I The committee decided to have a pa-
per for each conference. The North
Carolina, or Eastern Conference, will
buy an Interest perhaps In the present
paper. Details are to be settled later.
Rev. Dr. Crawford will edit the organ
for the Western Conference and Dr.
Ivey will have charge of the new paper,
which will be published in Raleigh.
DONT'S FOR BACHELORS.
!AtHrita JournaI
Don marry a brunette she will nev
er be fair to you.
Dont marry a blonde she will be Joo
light-headed.
Don't marry a large girl she will get
mad when you gay watt )h her
Don't marry a girl for her figure un
less It looks something like this: $10,000.
Don't marry a girl with a mouth like
a rat-trap such mouths are catching.
Doht marry a slender, wldowy dam
selit might prove the weeping willow
variety.
Don't marry a girl with too small
hands-you will have to hire too more.
Don't marry a deaf girl your argu
ments to her will never be sound.
Don't marry a stout girl there Is too
much waist about, her.
DoiVt marry a short girl wives never
like to look up to their lelge lords.
Don't marry a tall girt she might be
too high-headed.
Doht marry a Chicago girl her un
derstanding ia too extensive.
' Don't marry a girl wi h dhks like
a peach peach fur Is awfully unpleas
ant to the Hps.
EXCITING CHASE
Billy SI dgft Esf iped from
Officers
I'OWN FAYETTEVILLE ST
He Made a n-euk at the Jail Door and
Out Ban His Pursners
Was Sentenced for
Retailing.
Quite an exciting Incident occurred
immediately after Federal Court ad
journed this afternoon. A batch of
Federal prisoners, who had been tried
and sentenced during the morning were
carried from the court room to the Jail
by three deputies. However, they were
not all landed In the jail. In the batch
was Bill Sledge, a negro well known In
Raleigh who was this morning found
guilty of selling liquor without ficense.
near the Soldiers' Home, and sentenced
by Judge Purnell to one year imprison
ment. Billy did not take kindly to this
sentence, and when he reached the Jail
door he broke and ran down Fayette
ville street, out Cabarrus one block,
then down Wilmington. Nick Blount
gave him a hot chase but he escaped
Nick and other pursuers. Never was a
Raleigh negro seen to run faster. He had
an ugly knife In his hand and brandish
ed it threatingly at any who dare to
intercept him. He made good his es
cape. An immense amount of business was
dispatched In the court today but they
were all minor cases, hose found guil
ty of violating the revenue lajws were:
Thos. Passmore, John Howard, Gar
field Howard, Zack Wi'mberly, Lewis
Jenks, Lonnie Mason, John Welsh,
Chas. Glover, Jno. Mills Joe Lynch,
William Duffle and William Sledge.
WHEELERBARKOW INCIDENT.
Escapade of a Young Couple Last Sun
day Night.
When I was bSchelor I lived by my
self, All the bread and meat I got I put it
on the shelf;
The rats and 'the mice, they made such
a strife.
I had to go to London to buy me a
wife.
The roads were so wide, and the lanes
were so narrow,
I had to bring my wife home on a lit
tle wheelbarrow;
The wheelbarrow broke and my wife
got a fall,
Down came little wheelbarrow, wife
and all.
It was not because of width of street
or road, nor 'the narrowness of side
walk or lane, which caused the wheel
barrow ride which our story will nar
rate for this Is a true romance, occur
ring within the quietness of the Sab
bath evening, In our own beautiful City
of Oaks.
The hero and heroine were not a
bachelor and a little wife, but matri
monial intentions have nothing what
ever to do with our story. They had
been visiting and they were standing
at the gate ready to start together to
the young lady's home. It was a long
walk and the young lady, perhaps, de
siring a carriage ride home remarked
that "she did not believe she could walk
so long a distance." In the front yard
where they had been visiting was a
new wheelbarrow and the young man
jokingly replied, "Well, here is a wheel
barrow, I will take you home In this."
The young lady took him at his word
and promptly said: "If you will wheel
me home. I will certainly ride In the
wheelbarrow." There was no back
down from his proposition and the
young man placed his overcoat upon
the wheelbarrow, the young lady com
fortably seated hersellf in the vehicle
and the young man grasped the han
dles and rolled his precious load some
eight or n'lne squares. The young lady
enjoyed her ride and talked and laugh
ed all the way home. The young man
wore a solemn look and spoke not a
word until he reached the young lady's
home, where at 'the gate he assisted her
from the wheelbarrow and escorted her
to the door. He asked permission to
roll the wheelbarrow Into the yard, say-
ing he would send for It In the morn
ing; then bidding his companion good iChatham Citizen.
night, he donned his overcoat and Many of our people remember the lit
wended his way down town. The next ligation here a few years ago between
morning he was the recipient of the , Dr. F. Howard Hall formerly of Bridge
night he wended his way home. The port, Conn., and Dr. TL A. Moore, of
next morning he was the recipient of Moncure, where Dr. Hall was then re
the expressive little nursery rhyme siding. In course of this litigation a
quoted abave. It is not safe to hum private letter of the then postmaster
or sing those words when the young 'of Bridgeport, Conn., Mr. Steward, was
man is about, and he has a perfect hor
ror of a wheelbarrow.
Suffice it to say that this couple at
tended Edenton street church last Sun
day night and the wheelbarrow later
made Its appearance on Hillsboro and
an adjacent street.
OFF FOR INDIA.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
LONDON, Dec. 15. Lord Curzon,
with his staff, started for India via
Marseilles today. .
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Familiar Faces in the Pass
ing Throng
SHORT STATEMENTS
Movement of People You Kaow-Glean.
Inge in and About the t Ityv- .
Snatch's of Today's
Street Gossip..
Judge H. H. Connor, of Wilson Is in
the city.
Mr. Claude Dockery, of Rockingham,
is in town.
Mr. J. W. Fry, of Greensboro, is in
the city today.
Judge B. B. Wlnfoburne returned to
Murfreesboro today.
Elvis Horton, colored, was fined $3,25
by Mayor Powell today for an assault
upon Adeline Horton, his wife.
A bicyclew as found near the court
house by the police Monday night. No
owner has called for it yet.
Register of Deeds Hood was busy to
day issuing pension warrants. There
are sixty-two Confederate pensioners
in this county.
Will Wynne, the great M?ycle rider
of Raleigh, was in the city yesterday
and returned home on the belated east
bound train. Durham Herald.
C. E. Effan came up from Raleigh
yesterday and spent the day. He left
on the evenirtg train for Winston on
business connected with the Interstate
Telephone Company. Durham Herald.
At Pittsboro, this vening, Miss Lucy
Worth London, daughter of Editor
Henry A. London, of the Chatham Re
cord, was married to Mr. John Huske
Anderson.
A car load of furniture was shipped to
Raleigh, by the Royall and Borden
branch establishment in Goidsboro to
day, 'to be photographed by Mr. Whar
ton. The ladies of the First Baptist church
request that the annual contributions,
of clothes, provisions or money, for the
poor b2 sent to the church next
Wednesday, when a committee will be
there all day to recei the offerings.
It will be remembered that Farmer
Ennlss, in the southern part of Wake,
stopped for several dkays work on the
Raleigh and Cape Fear Railroad,
through his land, but he was prevented
from Interference by an Injunction
which the railroad people obtained.
Judge Robinson now decides that this
injunction s.tands.
The Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch writes: "Miss A.
Stronach, of Raleigh. N. C, and Miss
Blanche Bedford, of Richmond, who
have been visiting In Philadelphia, were
at the Metropolitan a few days ago,
the guests of Manager Teller. They are
now in Richmond. Miss Stronach, who
is a beautiful and highly accomplished
young lady, being the guest of Miss
Redford."
RAIN OR 'SNOW.
The weather burea. predicts for Ral
eigh and vicinity: Fair tonight; in
creasing cloudiness Friday, followed by
light rain or snow; warmer.
The forecast for North Carolina sent
out from Washington, is as follows:
Threatening weather tonight and Fri
day, no so cild; light, ariable winds.
I becoming northeasterly and increas
ing.
The extensive area of high barometer
accompanying the cold wave is central
over North Carolina this morning, with
barometer readings over 30.60 inches,
and the lowest temperatures of the win
ter. The minimum at Raleigh was 14,
which is the lowest reported except in
the extreme northwest. Fair, cold
wether prevails everywhere except over
Florida. Increasing cloudiness prevails
along the Gulf and south Atlantic
coasts. There has been a considerable
j rise In temperature in the 'Mississippi
Valley.
DR. F. HOWARD HALL.
made public in the courts. This letter,
it seems, did not give Dr. Hall the best
of a reputation at his old home. Dr.
Hall has now sued Mr. Steward, this
postmaster for $10,000 damages to his
character by said letter. This suit will
come off in Bridgeport, but Dr. Hall
is at Moncure this week with his attor
ney, Mr. Knox, of Bridgeport, taking
depositions. Mr. Steward is also there.
represented by R. H. Hayes, Esq., ol
! our town. It will perhaps take all the
j week to get up the depositions . to be
.taken at Moncure.