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RALEIGH, N. 0. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 17. 1899
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ENEMY ONMUNM)
. ' Filipino's are Now Waitii'g
: Entrenched for Oar Troops
MANILA, Match 17.-General Wheat-
on is still further pushing eastward. His
column is now advancing northeast from
Laguna Bay. After the capture of two
towns yesterday the enemy have re
, treated, but undaunted by defeat, to the1
entrenchments northeast of Fasig, where
they are now waiting the further ad
vance of our troops. The Filipino loss
cannot be learned, but it is known to be
heavy.
THB .PRINCESS DEAD.
8
SAK FRANC.IROO. Marrh 17. The
Htaamn, iY o hrlntra tho npWR nf flip
death of EStstess Kaiulani on the morn
ing of theTsyftb. of March.
GEN. OTIS GETS GUNS.
WASHINGTON. March 17. The War
Department has ordered sent to Gen
eral Otis three light batteries c half
a dozen Hotchkiss guns at use as morn
tain batteries.
General Otis sab'c-1 last evening seven
rV'two horses should ncconipany the lat
teries. These batteries are needed where
it isimpossible to move the heavier ar
tillery now in Philippines.
I.AWTON SUCCEEDS ANDERSON.
MANILA, March 17 General Law
ton as been assigned to command the
1 First division of the .eighth army corps
succeeding General Anderson, who is
ordered back to the united States, to
take command of a military department.
N)PE SINKING RAPIDLY
'' ME, March 17. Alarming reports
are being reeived from the Vatican con-
cerning the Pope's condition. It is said
that death is near. He is rapidly grow
ing weaker and losing his usual good
spirits. He is becoming nervous mid mo
rose and showing his impatience at restraint.
DICKBRSON'S OASB, CALLED.
Jure- Imrrt's Father Was a Depositor
J the Wrecked Bank, But the Judge
- Permitted the Juror to Sit.
Special to The Charlotte Observer.
Asheville, March 16. At the opening
of the United States court this morn
ing,' the case against J. E. Dickerson,
a director of the defunct First Nation
al Bank, was called. The Dickerson
indictment is Identical with that
against Breese: "Embezzlement, ab
straction and misapplication." A motion
Vas made for a change of venue, but
'.' this waa refused. The court proceeded
to select a jury, which was completed
' before noon. There is not one Bun
xombe county man in the twelve.
. After the jury was impaneled, coun
sel for the defence asked Juror Hurst
, if his father was a depositor in the
First National Bank. The government
objeted. The judge asked the juror
if his father had a deposit in the bank
when it failed. Hurst replied: "Yes,
"about 800." The judge said the fact
was not cause for challenge, as the
juror had sworn that he had not form
ed an opinion.
. The ourt then beganc hearing the
evidence. This case may consume more,
time than the Breese case,
j Breese, who was sentenced last night,
I has been in Marshall Milliken's cus-
tody while an attempt was made to
make up the prisoner's $30,000 bond.
Shortly after 6 o'clock this evening.
.the bond not being secured, the mar
'shal delivered Breese into the custody
of the jailor of Buncombe county.
Judge Bwart, who is here tonight,
says that he was re-appointed imme
diately upon, the adjournment of Con
gress, but has not received his commis
sion. This expected shortly.
WARD FOR ALDERMAN.
Mr. Editor: Now that the Legislature
has adjourned and the interest in State
- politics has in a measure subsided, the
citizens of Raleigh it seems are turning
their attention to city politics. The
- question of selecting gentlemen from the
various wards of the" city to be placed
upon the Democratic ticket for alder
i men is one that should receive our care
ful consideration. . We owe it to our
' beautiful city to select men who by their
capacity, integrity, intelligence and gen
eral Information are capable of dis-
- charging well the trust we repose m
them and of giving us for the next two
' years a broad and progressive admin
istration of the affairs of the city. We
- owe it to the Democratic party to select
- men (Whose personal popularity will
' build up and extend the influence of the
party.- The writer desires to can tne
. Attention of the - Democratic voters of
; the second division of the first ward to
a gentleman who possesses all the qual
ifications above set: forth, one who by
his quiet and conservative mannerism
has won the esteem of all classes of onr
citizens. John Ward, Esq., is a man
whose nomination would please every
one A friend to the workingman as
well as identified with the business in
terests of Raleigh, he would give
strength to the ticket and make a most
valuable member of the board of alder
men' His election would give satisfac
tion to the mechanics of the city and he
is a man noon whom all can unite. Per
sonal aggrandisement of men is nothing,
the best welfare of the city and', the
success of the Democratic party every
thing, therefore, let us' nominate Mr.
1 Ward for one of the aldermen from the
second division of the first ward.1
STALWART DEMOCRAT. .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.:
Sherwood Higgs ft Co. Has an Impor
tant announcement. " -.Murray
& Mack. Monday night.
k s -A squad of colored Volunteers left this
afternoon on the 4 o'clock t-ain via
Soother Railway for the North.
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NEW QUARTERS.
TIMES-VISITOR OFFICE REMOV
ED TO THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIO.
THE TIMES-VISITOR OFFICE
HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
PULLEN BUILDING TO THE
ACADEMY OF MUSIC CORNER
OF SALISBURY AND MARTIN
STREET. THUi ROOMS IS ON THE
NORTH EAST CORNER, FIRST
DOOR TO THE RIGHT, MAIN ENTRANCE.
INFORMATION NEEDED.
Many Pertinent Inquiries Sent to the
Auditor.
Questions are constantly pouring into
the Auditor's office about matters which
are really important, but there is no
data from which to give tne informs
tion.
For instance letters are received ask
ing the municipal indebtedness of vari
ous towns, but there is no record in the
auditor's office of such. Others write
asking the tax rate in various town since
they do not want to move to
a place or invest their money there un
less they know how much taxes they will
have to pay. A man is not anxious to
pat capital in a town where the tax rate
is 2Mi and he cannot get more tlinu six
per cent interest.
FLOATING ISLAND
Island of Nearly Two Acres
Plays Havoc.
HAVANA, March 17. A floating isl
and, one or two acres in extent and
four or five feet thick lias come down
the Illninois river. It crashed against
a cabin boat, smashed its keel and land
ed it ashore. It next struck the pier
and wagon bridge slinking the structure
violently, throwing the horses on the
bridge, and then :tr:inded the piri. I'll.'
city authorities now contemplate dyna
miting the island.
Hamrick lias given up
and Lcy went in at 4.30
Today.
MORE FIUHTING.
MANILA. March 17. Insurgents re-
occupied Taytay. A gunboat towed the
one hundred and twenty third infantry
across the lake today and shelled Binan
guam. The line is quiet, though some
firing in the front . by the tenth Penn
sylvania.
PRISONERS TAKEN
Washington Regiment Cap
tares More Filipinos
MANILA. March 17. Conmanv G of
tho Wnaliincrt-on reiriment caDtured a
hundred and fiftv additional prisoners
near Taging and also seized some am
munition. Most of tno Filipino arms
n-nra (hMilon ,r thrown into the rivet.
The engineers have thrown a temporary
bridge across tne I'nsig .river lor mo
nrtillerv and commissarv trains. The
Twentieth will return from front.
FATALACCIDENT
Jake Jones, a negro, tried tc
jump from the train tbis evening
and fell breaking his head nearly
open. He is now dying. He is the
negro who shoo Deputy Oaks, two
years ago.
Af;aa fiVtitt, Ttfnrtin. of Tincaster.
Pennsylvania, who has been sjxmding
the past few months with her uncle.
Major W. H. Martin on Saunders
,,Mat tvna aimimnnH hmnp VPRterdaV bV
the illness of her mother. Miss Martin
left for Lancaster last night.
DAY TALKS.
Cant. Day in an interview with the
correspondent of The Charlotte Obser
ver rives the arounds for his suit, which
grounds were first publish in the' Times-
isltor. Capt. Day says:- It will hardly
a nnoHt.'njnfrd ainee the decision of the
rt. thnt tne nower to ap
point to office is an executive power.
.. ... . ... r -
"la Waiaer vs. jji'.jsoe, no -u., m.
naire 460. Pearson, C. J., says: 'Creat
ing an office is an executive act.
is a fundamental principle.' Aim
page 464, of the same case, it is said:
vm aniii in argument that the con
stitution makes it4 duty ' the Gen
eral Assembly to provide for the erection
and conduct of a Mate's prison, article
2. and section 3. and tbis includes the
appointment of directcw.' In reference
this, the court says, see page to:
nn casi tilt air Pmviilhiir funds, makinir
regulations, Creating the necessary of
fices for the management of the institu
tion, are acts of legislation, but filling
tkuii Aflmi ho ramnAi-piir nun Is a dif
ferent matter that is an executive func
tion."
i WASHINGTON LETTER
Will Vice-President flobart
be Renominated ?
HIGBINSON'S LETTER
Senators and Representatives Will be
the Guests of the Panama Canal
Company,
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
wasniugr.ou, aiarcn i. uonsiernauon
waB caused among some of the War De
partment officials by some of the testi
mony given before the Military Court of
Inquiry, in Chicago, this week. There
had evidently been a weak spot some
where in the Alger coaching depart
ment, and it may result in another court
martial for Eagan, the verdict of which
Mr. McKiuley will not dare to set aside
or mitigate, and serious tronble for other
officers who have been connected with
the agent at Chicago, testified that he
bought a lot ot second class canned oeei
because he didn't know any better, also
that he bought all the canned beef he
bought by sample and trusted entirely
to the honesty of the packers to furnish
it up to sample, and that canned roast
beef was first purchased by direct order
of Gen. Aagan. But the most damag
ing portiou of his testimony was that
Eugan in a number of instances ignored
him entirely and bought by -.vlic, -yith-otit
competition, large quantities of can
ned roast beef. The justification of Gen.
Miles is forcing itself to the front not
withstanding extraordinary efforts to
keep it back.
The "nigger" in the canal legislation
of Congress is becoming visible to the
naked eye. The work done by tlhe Pana
ma Canal Company's lobbyists in kill
ing legislation for the construction of the
Nicaragua Cnnui and getting a commis
sion to examine and report upon botti
the Nicaragua and Panama routes, is
now being supplemented by other shrewd
work towards roping this country in as
a partner in the Panama Canal. As
another move in that direction about
sixty Senators and Representatives nave
accepted invitations for a mouth's junk
et upon an elegant steamship, as guests
of the Panama Canal Compauy, the
junket to include a visit to Cuban ports
of interest. The Panama Carnal has al
ready been the cause of a great scandal
in France, brought about by this way of
spending money to influence legislation.
The absolute control exercised over
the machinery of the republican party
by Boss Hanna is shown by the talk in
Washington about Mr. Hobrnt and the
Republican National ticket, next year.
Mr. Hobart is not only willing but anx
ious to haev the old ticket put up again
but there are some obpections, because
of the unbroken rule of changing the
:i ,.i tiolrot Hnnna will settle
l fill VL L"' 1 v . , .
.i ,,. hofnn. Mr. Hobart leaves his
Thomasville house, where he is a guest
with Mr. and Mrs. wei.iniey, "
4. v,; .uit it is the ready
acauiescence of prominent Republicans
. . .... . .. thr. lottttr
in his ngnt to ao so. w ...
sneakine about it in the most matter
of fact tone said: "If Hanna decides
that Hobart shall not De nominuveu
again, you may look for an announce
ment from Hobart before delegates to
the National Convention are elected to
the effect that !his private business de-
j l.:.. .....,, ,nn- no announcement
inauus ma
will be needed if the decision is for the
old ticket." . .
When Admiral Higginson wrote a let
ter declining the promotion given to
him because the nominations of his
i .i ,.,ura f.ir similar uroiuotious
oioiuei uiuviio ,
had not been acted upon by the heuate,
while his had been connrmea, iue
trv exnressed its admiration for the ex
traordinary display of magnanimity,
when Sampson made an attempt to
square himself by following with a let
. o nf tho Navv. sug-
tel lO LUt. owiclwij . . -
Resting that his name be left out of the
promotions sent to me -.,t
ainn of Oouirress, the country
gave him the ha! ha! of derision. The
public is often numuuggeu, uui .u
two cases it correctly sized up the gen
uine and the imitation without a mo-
htitntinn or a sinicle pointer.
other than the letters of the two men
nd what anybody Knew or mm ac
cords. Sampson cannot live iouB
enough to live down the bad opinion the
people have had of him ever since it
became known that he deliberately at
tempted to appropriate to nimseii
...1. Ua lrnaW heloneed to Schley, anu
in order to do so did not hesitate to at
tempt to blacken the record oi ocmv
. i 4.;.v thnt mjinv do not
1' air piay its wiuicwiufi - - - - .
get, but he who does not believe in H
and practice it is nnworiny io ...... w.
n American.
PLACES FOR PRIMARIES.
fuxkinir informa-
tion on 'the subject this paper publishes
again the places appointed for holding
the various district primaries on April
4th at 8 p. m.
FIRST WAKU.
First District Phalanx Hall, over
Julius Lewis and Company s store.
Second District Metropolitan nan.
SECOND WARD.
.First District Court House.
Second District Academy of Music.
THIRD WARD.
t.i: rkiat.,. . -Jaiim- Tobacco Ware
house, corner ot Davie and Blount.
Second District Royal Knights Han.
East Cabarrus street.
FOURTH WAKU.
First District Mayor's office.
Second District Hall over Rescue Fire
Engine House.
OFF FOR MANILA.
SYRACUSE, March 17. First de
tachment of the Ninth United States
Infantry arrived here at nine forty this
morning on their wa,y to Manila and left
an honr later. , 4 ,'"''
TREATY SIGNED.
MADRID, MARCH 17.-THE
QUEEN REGENT TODAY SIGNED
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
RALEIGH'S COMING.
Chairman McDonald today received a
letter from W. H. H. Casy, of Norfolk,
who is chairman of the committee on
attractions enquiring what arrangement
this city is making concerning the recep
tion to the "Raleigh" upon her a vul
at Norfolk next month.
ANOTHER CONTEST.
Quo Warranto Proceedings A :u-r
Clerk of Western Criminal Com'
Attorney General Walser today k '
W. H. Wilson, of Asheville, the ( W
appointed clerk of the western cr i 1
court, permission to institute quo ur
ranto proceedings to remove Jordai i o
of Asheville, from the position of mm!;
of the western criminal court. 'I h s is
another of the multitudinous ins i -hoop
where fusionists are trying to hold .v r
DIED.
This morning at seven o'clock, H bi
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joliu Howell, .ig
14 months and 11 days. He was a lr
boy and great sympathy is fell f
parents in their sore affliction. Tin
eral will be held from the house,
Pnllen Park, tomorrow at half p.-i,-
li-
HOSTILITIES TO END.
McKiuley Told That the r'ilipino
t'ease Fighting.
WASHINGTON, M.w.h 17. A-1
have been receive.) from Manila v
indicate thnt tlie climax may on i
any hour. Officials here arc vert
pleased with the condition of tiffaii -will
not at present discuss the I,
of the despatches. The indi.-atio)
H'-l
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1 111
v-ell
, !-iii
i tads
J .T
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Im-i n
that hostilities will end in a very
time and President McKiuley ha:
so notified.
TWENTY-SIX INJURE!.!
Disastrous Kailway Accident
in Kansas i
iLLANDE, Gan., March 17 - TV
eastbound passenger train jumped tin
track on the Rock Island road near here
today, throwing the baggage car, tank
and smoker down the bank, leaving the
chair car and baggage car partly tripped
over. The cars caught fire and a com
bination car of two loaches aul a chair
car were destroyed. Twenty six pas
sengers were injured, two seriously.
Baggage man Freeman was killed.
SUGAR ACTIVE.
NEW YORK, March 17. Sugar was
again today the spectacular featt n-; of
early trading on Wall street. B:-( kers
are climbing over each other to til or
ders. The fluctuations were sum' July
sharp, upward the downward. irty
thousand shares were dealt in in th 'irst
fifteen minutes. Advance six and t i If.
RACE AT NEW LONDON
NEWHAVEN, March 17.-It is u "fi
nitely decided to hold the Y'ale-Harvard
race at New London. Bids from Wor
cester and other towns were unconsid
ered. "THE HIGHWAYMAN."
The Broadway Theatre Opera I oui
pauy, headed by Camile D'Arville, will
present the immensely successful nuie
opera, "The Highwayman" at the
Academy next Tuesday night. Tfco au
thors of this new opera are Reginald
De Koven and xiarry B. Smith, v hose
fame as writers of popular music il di
versions has long been established espe
cially in their other great success "Rob
in Hood." The organization presenting
the new opera here is the permanent
stock company of the Broadway Thea
tre, New York, the play house in which
most all of the foreign and American
comic opera productions have first been
presented to the public. The company
is spoken of as one of the most capable
and brilliant that has been assembled for
years, inlcuding in addition to Miss
D'Arville the names of some of the
brightest lights in the lyric world. At
the Broadway Theatre, in New York,
on December 12, the opera was given its
three hundredth preseutatiou, handsome
souvenirs, of solid silver being distrib
uted to the audience in commemoration
of the event. Reserve seats will be on
sale Saturday at King's.
Following the engagement of Lent
Godfrey at the Academy of Music will
be the much heralded appearance of the
celebrated Irish comedians Murray and
Mack, America's representative stage
Irishmen in their latest edition and
funny play of "Finnigan's Ball." Con
siderable interest is manifested in the
approaching fete bl all, lovers of good
clean, wholesome amusement, for Mur
ry and Mack have clearly shown in their
previous visits that they are not only
very much alive, but always thoroughly
up-to-date with, their songs, sayings,
parodies and always surrounded by a
company of very high -average. Their
piece is conceded by all, to be by all
odds the best vehicle they have ever had
for the display of their versatility and
not a hodge-podge of nonsense, simply
cooked up for an evening's entertain
ment; the comedy being not, only consis
tent, but carries an even thread of com
plications, which arniits the introduction
of specialties without destroying the"
continuity of the farce. Manager Joe
W. Spears has given the "Ball" a Dean
tif ul scenic investiture, while the cos
turning is considered lavish in the ex
treme, and the company is one of the
best procurable, including Misses Fan
nie and1 Mae Trumbull, Kittie' Beck,
Mona Oarriogton, Kittie Hawthorne,
Mary and Alice Smith, Graeie Wolfe,
Kitty Commings, Maud Leekley, Effie
Fayi Constance Windom. Reserve seats
on sale, ,: .
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Familiar Faces in the Pass
ing Throng
SHORT STATEMENTS
Movs.iient of People You Know-Giean
j Ings in and About the City
Snatch's of Today's
Street Gossip.
Mr. John T. Walker, of Greensboro,
i.f in the city.
I'le-.se report to the office any irregu
larity in receiving your paper.
Mi . McCauly and Mrs. Lindsay, of
' hi 1 Hill are registered at the Yar
bort M srs. J. L. Arrington and W. II.
Ed' rris of Rocky Mount, arrived in
thr ty this morning.
V Dughi will freeze ice cream by
el' icity this season. This is souie-tbi-;
new for you.
) ii't forget the location of The
Tin. i i-Visitor is now in the Academy of
Mu : - building.
l'i negroes who were recruited here,
for le regular army were sent to Col
umli s Barracks, O'.iin, today
T!i' negro cook at the jail has been
such -ded by a white man.
A i umber of visitors are here for the
baud tonight. The band comes on a
speci ! train at 5 p. in.
Don't fail to attend Godfrey's British
Guards Band tonight. It will be the
greatest attraction of the kind this sea
son. The Atlanta Constitution devoted
nearly two columns to this band.
Secretary of State Thompson is now
Ka vnriillia llllinlV
Dusy cenuyiug m
clerks the names of the magistrates elect
ed for their counties by the last Leg
islature.
To prisoners were received at the
Suite Penitentiary this morning from
('omnibus county, one for one and i
. ,r ihree years. ,
Besides Chief of Police Norwood, who
is a e.mdidate for re-election, Mr. Joseph
.1. B rnard has entered the race. Mr.
T. 1". Sale, who already holds the job
of cr health officer, will also, it is said,
eveii' tally enter fhe contest.
1' irnes Brothers this evening had n
sumn ins issued against all the mem
bers )f the joint printing committee,
and gainst Edwards and Broughton.
E. M Uzzell and Cyrus Thompson, and
eite t lem to appear here March 30th,
before Judge Brown.
Tlit Raleigh correspondent of the
Charl )tte Observer writes: "A private
letter from Salisbury today states that
iu tizens there are very anxious for
, ,e .N orth and South Carolina Railroad
r i go through Rowan county, and that
t ie" capitalists there will subscribe for
1 irue shares of stock in the road if it
comes through the county. It is intend
ed. I believe, that the rend shall go
tbromrh Stanly county."
TONE OF THE MARKETS
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
Furnished by H. D. White, manager
for Pame Murphy & Co., 307 S. Wil
mington street.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool 4 p. nr., March 17, '99
Unnii. Qtpmlv demand, fair busir.ess
done, American middling 8f; sales 10,000
American St.OUt); speculation anu expon
1,000; Receipts 2,000, of which all were
American. Futs opened quiet ami
stead, closed quiet.
' .... onAn
March and April.. -- -
prilaudMy ' 3 20v
May and June 3.20 s
June aud July - 3.201b
ulyand August.- 3-8ts
Au just and September 3.20JR
September and October -3 20b
October and November 3 19b
No fern' er and December . 3.191s
December and January .. .3.19Js
NEW YORK STOCK MARKb.T.
The following were the clostni- qui -tations
for the leading stocks:
American 8ugar - - ' 64i
Southern R. R. Preferred
Pacific Mail. - 471
R.R.T.-- - W2i
St. Paul -- I-?
Manhattan -
B.&Q. 1-40
American Tobacco . 211 5
Mi sonri Pacific -471
T.C.I r,f4
L. ft N. 8
J.C. 121
NEW YORK COTTON.
M -nths. Olmed
January,
February. . .
March B.OnaOC
April ... fi03a()4
Mav 6.05a06
June 07a08
Julv..' O.lOall
Anist 6.10all
Sip-emlM-r.. 6.04a05
Ociober - 6.04aO6
November.. 6.02a03
Deember.. 6.06a06
GIVES INSTRUCTIONS
Sup't Mebane Sends Out An
Important Circular
Letter
Superintendent Mebane sent out the
following circular letter today.
To the County Supervisors:
The manuscripts of the public school
law and notes thereon were placed iu
tbe hands of the public printer on
March 15th, but owing to law suits in
junctions, &c, have no assurance as to
a definite time having the school law
published thence this letter.
Tne supervisor will hold his office and
discharge his official duties until the
end of the school year or until his suc
cessor, the county superintendent of
schools, is elected and qualified.
The ounty superintendent of schools
will be elected by the county board of
directors on the second Monday in July.
The county supervisor cannot do any
visiting of schools since the 7th of
March because there has not existed a
county board of education since that
date under whose supervision this work
must have been done iu order to be in
accordance with law.
The new county Board of Directors
will allow the county supervisor pay for
services actually rendered in public
school work since the 7th of March.
Such as examination of teachers, sign
ing voucihers, &c, such compensation as
was allowed by law by the county boards
of education.
It would be well for the County Su
pervisor to meet with the county Boards
of Education and county Boards of
Directors on tbe second Monday iu
April and assist in every way possible to
make clear and plain matters of record
as to the public schools and give all the
information possible so that the school
interests and work will1 not be injured
by change of officers.
The township committees will sign or
ders of teachers' salaries to finish up
contracts made with teachers of the
schools now in operation. These orders
are to be rendered by tbe county super
visor as hertofore.
Tbis, I think is sufficient information
until your successors are elected and
iiuulified.
Yours truly,
C. H. MEBANE,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Godfrey's Baud Will Play Irish Selec
tions This Evening.
Godfrey's Baud, the great musical at
traction of the season, which will ap
pear at the Acalemy of Music tbis even
ing will play some Iris selection, to
commemorate the eci.-lu-.-n i.m of St.
Patrick's day. Manager Harris so tele
graphed Mr. Rivers thu morning.
The little badg-.'s in lion a- i f the day
were worn by several geuih-incii on I In
st reels this morning.
REV. LEAVITT ACCEPTS
The Pastor of the West Ral
eigh Church Will be a
Live Factor Here.
Last Sunday the West Raleigh Baptist
church extended a call to Rev. T. H.
Leavitt, of Fayetteville to the pastorate
of that church. Mr. Leavitt has now
accepted the call aud he is expected iu
Raleigh probably this week or early
next week.
A mission was established about six
years siuce iu Wt&t Raleigh by the
First Baptist church. The location on
llillsboro road was donated by the late
W. G. Upehurcb. aud Capt. B. P. Wil
liamson. A building was erected soon
afterwards. The mission grew until a
church was finally organized aud its
membership has steadily increased.
Rev. A. U Betts, the Baptist city
missionary has acted as pastor, until
now the church is able to maintain a
pastor of its own and Mr. Betts will be
able to devote his time to the Pilot
church aud the Caraleigh aud other mis
sions. Rev. Mr. Leavitt, tbe new pastor of
this hurch, will become aud importaul
factor iu the rengious life of this city.
He is said to be a fluent, speaker aud a
fearless but Godly man. His life has
been a remarkable one. He was con
verted .y the Salvation Army aud, it
is said, was connected with them for a
while. He also travelled with Mr. Fife,
the evangelist and eventually came to
Wilmington. Later he went to Fay
etteville where he is at present.
Mr. Leavitt is one who does not be
lieve that a minister's work is confined
entirely to his ministerial duties. Last
summer and fall he took an active part
in the political campaign and made
quite a reputatiou by stumping Sampson
and other counties for white supremacy.
He was also in touch with the red shirts
and, it is said, acted as chaplain of the
organization in Robeson aud Cumber
land counties and wore the uniform. He
is n zealous and fearless advocate of any
cause he deems just and riglht.
FAIR WEATHER.
The forecast ot the weather bureau
for Raleigh and vicinity is fair tonight
and Saturday; increasing cloudiness,
warmer, Saturday afternoon.
A storm of considerable force has
formed on the middle Rocky Mountain
slope. Over the entire country west of
the Mississippi cloudy weather prevails,
but as yet with very little rain. ,The
temperature is still below sero from
Marquette to Bismarck. Rapidly rising
temperature is noted in the south.
East of the Mississippi fine, clear, and
cool weather prevails under the influ
ence of the high pressure central over
tbe St Lawrence Valley. North to
northwest winds prevail. The area of
cloudy weather is likely to advance east;- ,
ward Saturday .afternoon.
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