r 1 JET NUMBER 8750. RALEIGH, N. O, FR.DaY EVESINo!, DECEMBER 1(5, 1898. 25 CENTS A MOYIH HIP lM VIS TOR. 1L JL JUL- DEWEY'S VIEWS He Fiels Kindly Towards the Insurgents PRESIDENT'S TRIP il YuiU Booke" Waahiagtoa's School Ha m Censldera Carreooy BUI Vxeaator Biiee'a Taaeral. DfSWTsrr talks. He Anticipates no Trouble With (he Filipino, Dy Cable to the .Tlmea-Vistor. MANrL, Deo. !. Admiral Dewey came ashore today lint refuse to be in tervlew. He turned to the Interviewer and said that he was glad to learn that i he InBunrenU were releasing alck Spanish soldiers and prisoners, notwith standing their refusal to do so. This proves that the insurgents are concilia tory in spite of their defiant talk. Ad mfral Dewey always believed that the Insurgents were friendly, although a few ambitious Filipinos, in their ambi tious attempt for self advancement, are clamoring for independence, though they are utf&ble to realize its true mean ing. The Admiral believes that there will be no conflict. The friendly feeling. Is increasing, and the newspapers are aiding 111 this feeling. Admiral Dewey said: "Prior to the arrival of the monitors I felt uneasy, tout now I am ready to hold this posi tion against the whole earth." He fur ther expreeed the opinion that It wojild be advisable to pay the insurgent troops arrear wages, since the amount would be a trifling sum, which would have u valuable effect, and might save incalu lable trouble. The admiral Is strongly convinced that the insurgents deserve acknowledgement. THE PRESIDENT S TRIP. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. TUSKEGEE, ALA., Dec. 16. Presi dent McKinley was met by a cheering -crowd, including some hundred students of the Tuskegee Normal School when his train arrived here this morning, ac companying him were Mrs. McKinley and u. large party, Including most of the cabinet. The part proceeded to the normal school, Booker T. Washing ton's Institution, where an address was delivered to the students. They will reach Montgomery at 2:45 and spend four hours with the Governor and leg islature, and then arrive at Savannah by nine o'clock tomorrow. COMMISSIONERS LEAVE. By Cable to the Tlmes-Vistor. PARIS, Dec. 16. 'All the members of the American peace commission will leave for home via Havre, Southamp ton, tonight, sailing on the American liner, St. Louis, tomorrow. Agulnaldo's representative, Agonclllo, has lodged a strongly worded protest with the com mission which becomes a pan of the re cords. . RHPORT INCORRECT. By Oi ble to the Tlmes-Vistor. LONDON, Dec. 16. Lloyd's agent at Sklbberreen wires this morning that there is no truth in the report that a trans-Atlantic steamer has gone ashore on the Irich coast, near Baltimore. He says no ship has been seen to show sig nals. The New England atrlved at Liverpool this morning. WILL BE MADE CAROINNAL. JHf Cable to he Times-Visitor. ROMS; Dec. 16. It is announced that ' Monsignor DolIa Volpe, Major Domo of .HI HoHnesa, the Pope, will be created Cardinal at the consistory, and that Monsignor Stover will succeed office of 'the" 'Pope's major domo. to! the I ' SUED FOW DIVORCE, ! .ar1 '.' i ;n; i ..,. i By Telegraph to therThnevVlslltot; ." NEW YORK, Deo. lS.i-The .wife of " Boloesy Kiralfy,1 the well known spec : tacular theatrical producer ,h$a sued i him for an absolute divorce on statu, : torjf grounds :'' : "N',"'-'.''" : ': WliW NOT COMtNGl ,' By Telegraph ttf the'imes-VisItor. , NEW YORK, ,Deoi.-General Mile said today thaphe haddno-particular 'plans for-the" immediate-' future. He did not expect, to ,jqu -,ne jresiaenum party In the South, t" , VESSEL. STRANDED,, '.I i . . ... By-Tlograph-to-iha. TlmeyiaUo'.;01 . PlMOIUTH,, .Dec. ,16. The BMlflh j s'teamer BrinkbMrn. under comma ! Captain Martin, which sailed from Gal- :; veston, November i and f ronv No-ftlk ovenbW IWHrf ' '" during uha- to lMt-lmidnlghf ) A' v"1)' jftlAltolBvreM&.i',a submerged but the orew landed. - HULL ANXIOUS. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Wilson, the chief commissary at Santiago, said that red tape was not observed at Saboney. He heard no complaints.' Chairman Hull has expressed anxiety to get the army bill through before the Christmas recesss. Congressman Hay objected and said that the war was over 'and war conditions should now be brought to a close. TREATY MUST BE RATIFIED. By Cable to the Tlmes-Vistor. "MADRID, Dec. 16.-A semi-official note today says: The American Senate must ratify the treaty of peace; our government should await this ratifica tion and not hasten to cede territory Vhlch the Vnlted tat.es Senate may not accept. BUBONIC PLAGUE. By Cable to the Times-Vlstor. BOMBAY, Dec. 16. A British soldier died of the Bubonic plague at Danga lore, the capltol of Mysore. The bar racks were abandoned immediately af ter his death. JAPANESE MINISTER TALKS. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. .Japanese Minister Komaur in an interview today said that he could not commit himself to f.i.vor such an alliance as was sug gested toy Senator Davis. He spoke of the benefits of such an understanding. BRrCE'S FUNERAL,. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. The funeral of Calvin Brlce will be held in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church tomorrow. The remains will proceed to Lima, Ohio on a special car, and the Interment will be In Lima. Brlce was for years Tin! ted States Senator from Ohio. CONGRESS. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 After the outine business at 12:30 the House re sumed the consideration of Iht bill to carry out the recommendations of the American Monetary Conference. The Senate is not in session. NO ELECTRIC LTGHTS. Raleigh is Now Nightly Enduring the Plague of Darkness. Much comment is now heard because the street electric lights are not burning Except for the a few street gas lamps Raleigh's streets would be in utter darkness. For three nights in succes sion not an electric street light has burned. The service of the company furnishing the power has been very poor in the past and Is a nonentty now. Many of the lamps when they arc light ed are withoui any globes. However, it is hard to rectify past mistakes, and It is from the effect of such that the Raleigh Eelectric Company is now suf fering. It has been necessary to put in new machinery and the company is 'do ing the best It can while its magnifi cent new boilers are now being placed in position. Although this machinery was ordered last summer it has Just arrived. Several experts are working getting the parts In position now. Perhaps it may be the fifteenth of January before this work is done. Meanwhile the pub lic must content Itself as best it can and appreciate the fact that the com pany is doing the best It can under the circumstances. When the new boilers -and machinery ate in place, if the company does not give better satisfaction than it has In the past, there is no doubt that a strong effort will be made to award the (con tract for street lighting to another Com pany. It is true that when the lihgts do not burn the policemen are required to reportthe fact and a reduction is made but the people are anxious to pay, for .the, lights i If they can get tiiem. . Chairman 'MoTJQriald, of; the light com mittee, .says that j the present cont act, according to - Its provisions cannot be broktV , before it expires, about three years hence,- even if not a' street Ight burned from' now until then.,-The only remedy the city lias Is'to dock the com pany when any street lamp , remain! out as long as an hour at night, The lamps are ' Without globes because'-the com pany Intends putting In ibette? Umps soon: It is supposed that the night street car service will be resumed by the 15th of next month. The Raleigh ' Wle'ctrlc Company has made the following report of its busi ness for the year ending December 1, 1898 to' the Rallrod Commission . ..-'ipfet Income froh' Operatloii''p $S,163M The gross income was $33,770.62, I The mileage of Its street car system oper ated is j.B0. ;The capital stock Is $56,?09. funded 4eb.t $75,000; operating expenses The. huhiber ,'bf ' p aSsengerfl arrfed, "m- ciudjiig; trnsr.Wfr 384,000. ;,(., ,'! ii t;;-s r.'.tiV i'n: ii. I v -nM iil. stli do sin oj f.- jii'i; X'.. .Mm vd acJiiaa, meres tin, situation, mnicn brings the veteran Serratar!, Hoar I and,, the latA Demobratic candidate for Pj-esfc'- fiatoiato perreci agreement upon ine most snarply ciisuTCd'ioetjatF. OS ntff tlcnat policy. , " A REFORMATORY Warden Russell Regarded It as Ntessary 200 MINOR CONVICTS The Boys Crow Worse as Soon as they Kater The l rlson An Klcvca yr Old Coavlet RcMlvcd This Week. Warden Russell of the State prison Is greatly impressed with 'the crying heed "of a reformatory for youthful criminals. In this 6tat.- In his report to the Superintendent, which will be Incorporated in the 'Superintendent's report to the General Assembly, he will strongly advocate a reformatory. In speaking of the matter yesterday War den Russell said that he did not believe that any member of the Assembly who familiarized himself with the condition at the prison and saw the numbers of boys who were brought there could op pose a reformatory. He even went fur ther and said that if the people realized the necessity of the case that he did not think any legislator could afford not to work for the establishment of a re formatory. Mr. Russell said: "It has been my experience and I believe it was that of my predecessors that .the boys who are sent to the prison become har dened by association and when they are discharged they ure worse than when they entered." There are over TWO HUNtDREO con victs In 'ihe'State prison now who ate minors, many of them mere boys. Ac cording to Mr. Russell's statement these boys "began to get worse as soon as they came to the prison." Only this week one little whi;e boy, eleven years old, and small for his age, at that, was received at the prison to serve a five year sentence. Tlie boy's name is Bub Wright. He Is an orphan. He and several other chil dren were left together in a house. One of the children, a girl, was set on Are and died from the effects of the burns. This Soy denies that lie ignited the child's dress but he was convicted on the testimony of the other children. This is only one of many cases where children are sentenced to the State pris on When there should be a reformatory to receive such offenders. It is true that these boys arc now sent to Oaleuonia farm number 2, but thi. does not answer the requirements of the case. The laws should be so amended that the Judges could, when they deemed proper, and when the case Justified it, send the guilty child to the reformatory instead of branding the child as a convict. This Caledonia farm could be transformed Into a place suitable for a reformatory without any great expense and the St'ate could make no better investment than providing for a reformatory of some kind. It is un derstood that a measure of this kind will be introduced In the legislature and will be urgently pushed. A PYTHIAN EVENT. Phalanx and Centre Lodges, K. of P., had for their guest last night Grand Chancellor Thomas H. Franklin, of Charlotte. It waa the occasion of an official visit. The address of the Grand Chancellor was of that sort Inspiring In its language and forceful in the de livery, and-to the Pythian , was full of meaning.. ' Mr. Franklin occupies the highest position among Pythlans in the tetatev to Avhlch; he . was: elected tit last session of the Grand Lodge without a competitor; his knowledge 'Of; the Order, energy and aptness for the work inci dent to the high position giving him a clear field. The address of the Grand Chancellor was responded to' by the Messrs. Ward Chancellor Commander Grimes, and others on the part of Phalanx Lodge, and by T. P. Sa)ey Capt. L. W. Smith and Chancellor Commander Broughton of Centre Lodge. The result of the Chancellor's visit will be some stirring events In Pythian circles in Raleigh. ' t; fcAJN; AND WARMER. "The wetather forecast tor Raleigh and vicinity Is threatening Weather with probably light rain tonight and Satur day; warmer. , I: - The' forecast fiom .Washington for Nr;h Carolina says: Rain tonight and Saturday, warmer; fresh' east winds j. The' weather, conditions are: The ba rometer Is stll high on the middle and north Atlantic coast with. clear weather Jiw. i-A.MM.ttir.' -i -t..i.l ,- ' ' ' T.-.J" ' " Mfces to wash things clean, whether clouding, Prevails .. . throughout the mki appreciates It or not. It's my na 6dtt:h.!'i 'Rain i fallm this morning '.jure,';;, ' -."' ... at Jacksonville and Charleston and inl - ; ' rmm:mni1i. formed oer pSFZr&n. ' Muthern Texas and, north of the Lake: r "Papa," aaid Petey, "did you believe taelon Theifertpfcratute 'is rlslpg eve- in Krlss Krlngle when you was a kid?" rvwhere. Mneclallv In th Mlaalulrml "Z-Trr;rcn ,TJ.7iVi alley. tit 5'0f r! i U h itOBBERS SENTENCED Aberdeen Postoffice Pilla gers Get Five Years Each PROFESSIONAL SHARPER Bcid rnd Wright Pleaded Guilt; and Milter Was Released -Crirae Committed Last April. This morning in the Federal Court the three men charged with robbing the safe in the postoffice at Aberdeen were rraignea tor trial, t nis is aouot- less the most famous case which will be tried at this term of the court. Last April the postoffice at Aberdeen was entered in the night and the safe was opened and over 500 stolen. It was ap parent at the time that the rcrlme was committed by experts In this line. They understood how to work combinations and also the use of the most improved mplements in the profession. Suspicion rested upon three strangers, who had been seen in the town, and a few days iter, three white men, Joseph E. Held, lias Joseph E. Reed, Harry Wright and t'harles A. Miller, Were arrested in another town, charged with the safe robbing in Aberdeen. They were lodg ed in Jail here to await trial. The Statu worked up u. conclusive case against at least two of the men, but it was not necessary to bring the evidence before the court, because when the men were arraigned Reed and Wright pleaded guilty to the bill of indictment, which charged thai they "wilfully and feloni ously, did forcibly break into a certain building then and there used in part is a postoffice of the United States, towit, the postoffice of the United States at Aberdeen, North Carolina, with intent there o them, the said Joseph E. Held, alias Joseph E. Reed, Harry Wright and Charles A. 'Miller, in the part of said building so used is a postoftlee of the said United Siates as aforesaid, to commit larceny, or other depredation. Miller pleaded not RUllty and sin.ee the testimony of Wright and Reed would have exonorated him he was released. JuJge Purnell then sentenced Wright and 'Reed to five yens' imprisonment each at hard labor. These men are doub:less professionals and this was not thought to be the first .-afe they have tampered with. While in court Reed and Wright kept their hats over the lower portion of iheir faces nearly all the time as if they feared some one would attempt to get a snap shot at them with a korlae. They are apparently anywhere from 28 to 34 years old, and any one would take them for crooks. Mr. William B. Guthrie o Duihim, took the oath as an attorney to prac tice in the Federal Court. 'Mike Ingram and John Ingram were sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for illicit distilling. Fai Seagroves, found guilty of con veying material to Illicit distillery. A. H. Jenks, guilty of retailing. Henry Hirt, not guilty and Dennis Jenkins, not guilty. REARRESTED. Chas. Miller, who was cleared of safe robbing was rearrested this aftertnon on another charge and sent to Jail. JACK TIIBORABfJER. Several Ladies are Stopped on ihe Streets by the Vjltaln. Jack the Grabber has again made1 his appearance In this city. Several times recently ladles, going to their homes Just after dusk, have been rudely push ed almost from the sidewalk by the vil lain, or their Way blocked and even, In some cases, : insulting language used. This has becurred twic recently on one of the principal streets, in Raleigh. The fiend should be caught and han dled without money. ; -It would. 'be diffi cult to find punishment too severe for the brute who takes fiendish delight in frightening ladles on the air s. aCWQL HOLIDAY. The Public Schools Will Give Two Weeks From Monday. This morning the school committee of Raleigh township held a meeting li) the Mayor's j office to determine what Christmas holiday the public schools should, give. The holidays should begin with Monday next and continue for two weeks from that date. This will be wel come news to the school children of Raleigh. THE TTEW ONE'S BLUFF. Indianapolis Journal. The Missus (Estelle, the girl we; had before you need to get her washing out at leest an hour earlier than you do. ' 'tsateue Meuoe sne aw, di Estelle Mebbe she did, but I always ; ' Of course 1 did. "Kids waa easv thlnca In vour dav. I wasn't th.eyv dad?" ' BEAUTIFUL CAMP Captain Beavers Wj i'ts fi 01 ( ulja BOYS DELIGHTED K?ceive1 a Great Ovation First Letter front the North Carolina Bovs Since They Lauded la Cuba. Mr. C. W. Beavers today received a letter from his son, Capt William Bea vers, now Commanumg the Raleigh boys In Cuba. This is the first letter from the boys since they landed. Capt Bea vers writes: "We sailed from Savannah on 8th at 5:21 a. m. and reached here on the morning of the 11th. We arrived two days behind the 202nd N. Y., but I am glad to say we were the first regi ment to march through the streets of Havana. We received a great ovation. but could not, of .course, understand a word the crowds said to us. We are camped eight miles from the city on a beautiful hill overlooking the ocean, with mountains to our left and in the rear. I nave never seen such beautirul scenery or seen any painting equal to t. There are about 30,000 Spanish sol diers here and some trouble has oc curred between them and the Cubans, up to last night six or eight had been killed. The boys are all right and are receiving the best treatment. We have o send every wagon by armed detail. It is necessary to send the mail to Pinor Ded Rio, 150 miles away, but our ad dress is Havana." Mr. Bci.vers has sent Capt. Beavers a handsome saddle horse. The horse ar rived in Savannah Just in time to be carried to Cuba on the transport with he North Carolina Regiment. A BRILLIANT OPERA. Triumph Achieved hy the Andrews Company Last Evening. The Lynchburg News says: The ca pacity of the opera house was t'axed last night to accommodate the immense udience that went to see the presenta- ion of Flotow's ever beautiful and pop ular romantic opera, '"Martha." As it h'id been widely proclaimed that he company had been strengthened In many particulars, those who witness- 1 the performance of last night ex pected a great deal, and that the most sanguine anticipations were more than fulfilled was universally admi.ted. In dividually and collectively the mem bers of the Loupe proved themselves masters of every detail of the perfor mance, an.l as a result of their profi ciency the production from beginning to end was a grand artistic success. To the beautiful musL.' were added bright and becoming costumes and st'ige set tings of decided striking and appropri ate character. Miss Myrta French made a captivat ing Lady Harriet ,and her charming grace and spirited impersonation over and over again won the plaudits of her audience. As an actor, Miss French would undoubtedly occupy a conspicu ous position even If she never sang a note: but with such vcoal talent as hers the pirts that she takes are simply enchanting. In technical qualities her voice is absolutely perfection, and its expresslvenesss is something that goes right to the heart of every listener. Clear and exquisite as a chime, and full of soul and color and beauty, it thrills and entrances all who hear it While merriment and Jollity distin guished the play, her notes rang with effulgent spirit and life so contagious that every heart feels an added note of happiness, and when the scenes are pa thetic, her song is marked with a won derful depth of tender feeling. In "The List Rose of Summer," the melody of her voice, its power and richness, and its marvelous scope and flexibility, held the audience spell bound, and as the last chord died away in a sweet fain: echo, the applause was deafening. Mr. Walters as Lionel was the recip ient of enthusiast!.? applause on more than one occasion. He took the' tenor parts, and his work showed that he; was an artist in the truest sense. In the love scenes, and In his parting ifrdm Martha, the tender emotion and stir ring pathos of his Voice were particu larly effective. Mr.. Howard, the wide ly known baritone, Interpreted the char acter of Plunkett, the farmer, and his contributions In both solo selections and choruses, contributed materially to the success of the evening. Sir Triston and the sheriff were represented respective ly by Mr. Johnson and Mr. James Ste vens, and their work easily attained to the company's high standard of ex cellence. The large chorus was a fea ture of the performance. THE 'MOBILE O. K. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16i The War Department has received a satisfactory report from the first trip of the trans port ship Mobile, from Savannah to Havana." Her arrangements were ex cellent. '' ' 1 " : ' ' LOCAL MS ITEMS Familiar Faces in tie Pat ing Throng SHORT STATEMENTS Movement of People Yon Know Gleam Inge in and About the Citj. Snatch's of Today's Street Ooaslp (Miss Cora Holt, of Graham, Is in the city. Christmas travel on the railroads has now begun In eameefc Dr. E". A. Alderman. President of the University, is in tb eity. Miss Miriam Stamp' went to Tarbo- ro today to spend the Christmas holi days. The Farmers' State Alliance petitions the Railroad Commission to reduce the minimum car-load of commercial fertil izers to 10 tons. It is now 15 tons. The pension warrants, aggregating S121.000 were mailed by the Auditor to day to the various counties. There are now 5,500 of them. Two counties. Dare and Beaufort, report no widow pen sioners. One hundred negro laborers left the city today for Virginia where they will work in the Lowmore coal mine. There seems to be quite an exodus of negro laborers from some sections of the State. His many friends regrets to hear of Mr. F. M. Straughan's long spell of sickness, but he is improving, and will be at his post in the capltol In a few days. Mr. Straughan has been Janitor of the capltol for twenty-five years. Rev. J. T. Gibbs, D. D., the new pre siding Elder of the Raleigh district, Is In the city, the guest of W. N. Snelling. orner Morgan and Person streets. Dr. Gibbs will pre'ach at Central M. E. chuwh on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend. The "Confederate bzaar" in aid of L. O'B. Branch Camp, Confederate Veterans, of this city, will be held during the week, beginning January 23d. On the 26th and 27th of this month a State Confederate Veterans' Association will be formed here. The Jim Rice, who was tried In the Federal Court last Saturday for viola ting the revenue laws, is a negro. His name should not be confused whh that of Mr. James V. Rice, tne popular young United States depulyfrom Car teret county, who Is attending the court In an official capacity. Mr. Rice is nr iking warm friends in Raleigh. Governor Russell yesterday afternoon appointed Beverly S. Roj f er, of Ox ford, Adjutant General. He had for some years been inspector general. The appointment is admirable. Gen. Roys ter entered the Third ' Regiment as a private twelve years ago, and has held every grade of office up to ) pres ent one. He Is 33 years old. .His com mission is dated December 1. Acting Adjutant General Davis says Royster is "the best man in the Stite for the position." COLORED GRAND LODGE. James H. Young and others today re turned from Oxford, where they attend ed the session of the Grand Lod.v of colored Masons. Seventy-six lodges were represented. Jas. Young detuned a re-election as Grand Master. The following officers were elected : Grand Master J. J. Worlds of Ral eigh; Grand Secretary, B. S. Stevens; Grand Treasurer, A. R. Middleton; Grand Senior Warden, M. P. Aolly, of Newbem; Grand Junior Warden, E. W. Hoke, of Littleton. The next session will be held at Goldsboro. There ye now 134 orphans in the colored asylum at Oxford. The Grand Lodge made an appropriation for the asylum and still had $1,000 left in the treasury. WAKE COUNTY'S EXPENSES. Sum of J28.S59.75 Expended The State ment Printed in Golds-bnro by the Caucasian. The annual statement of the finances of Wake county, as prepared by J. J. Rogers, ex-Register of Deeds, showa that the expenditures of the county for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1898, were $28,859.75. The statement was printed in Golds boro, in Butler's Caucasian. The fuslcn Board mnrin hf nnntmot fnr lf tvuKTI.. cation, which is required by law. Wake counay iaDor was aeniea a chance to even make a bid for the printing. The following Is a recapitulation of the expense account by the county: COMMISSIONERS' MILEAGE PER DIEM. J- B. Hill .$ 126.00 Ruf us Barbee . ' 120.20 W. H. Chamblee 144.40 Bridge account 2.127.6T Miscellaneous expense account. ' 9,010.8 Wake Superior Court ,.,.,.,.. 3,77381 Outside poor account .'........ 1 825 81 Jail acoouht .iwr.w,i ; 2,237.3 Fence account. ......... ., , 128.9S Work and poor house acboun. t. 10,263.24 -Coroner's account -..v.v.-' 2-0 8Jg,859.7V