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TlflES -VISITOR NUMBER 8,900. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1899. 25 CENTS A MONTH. HEAVY FILIPINO LOSS WAR ON GRASS EXCELLENT PRICE MR. DREWRY WRITES AROUND AND ABOUT TTJTTT ii; ran, One Third Killed, Wounded or Captured. AMMUNITION TAKEN General Lawton Reinforced Americans Enthusiastically Received at Some Points. WASHINGTON', Juno lo General Otis cables that morning to the depart incnt that the success of General Law ton's troops in Cavite Province was greater than was reported yesterday. The enemy's forces, numbering over four thousand: lost in killed, wounded am. captured over one third of thedr total number and the remainder was much scattered and retreated mainly south to I mus, where their arsenal there and live nieces of artillery were captured". The navy aided greatly the fighting on the shore of the bay. Vifm the land ing of American forces occasionally the inhabitants rejoiced at the deliverance mill welcomed enthusiastically the ar rival of our troops. The Fourth regular infantry was to day added to General r.awton's coni- iiiiiml, also the Wyoming regiment was today towed across the bay Cnscoes to I .us Pinus, preparatory to moving on Initio, five miles inland, where the re bels are reported to have an arsenal and a large puantity of supplies. EXPENSIVE IN LIVES AND DOLLARS Total American Casualties in Philippines 1,416 Campaign Costing One Million Per Day WASHINGTON, June l.-.. An offi cial of the administration speaking to day of the campaign in I lie l'hilippincs .said : "General Otis with twenty two thou sand men in. February drove the rebels many miles into the interior. He final ly returned to Manila, on June tenth with his forces depleted mml his army hisheartoned. He is now defending .Manila with lielp from the navy. "The total casualties amount to 1,410. Upward of three thousand men Are dis abled by disease and about five hundred have died from disease. Tile cost of the campaign is one mil lion dollars it day, making one hundred twenty millions for the hundred and twenty days of the war." AGRIOUIITRAI, department. If'lork Husk Swears in the New Offi cials. This morning Onpt. John II. Smith, t'oniniissioncr of Agriculture, Dr. Jere miah Lamentation Ramsey, secretary of Agriculture, made their exit from the Agriculture ami Mr. S. B. Patterson and Mr. T. K. Brmier stepped into their respective places. Mr. John W. Thompson also assumed his place as commissioner of Immigra tion, and Mr. Graham took Mr. Hill E. King's job as registry clerk. The oath of office vi'as administered by Clerk of the Court W. M. Russ. The janitors, night watchmen and other minor officers also weut in today. The new chemists will not enter upon their places until July 1st. The fusionists who stepped down and out today besides John It. Smith, J. E. Raiuscy, were J. B. KeHy, fertilier in spector: J. M. Allen, mailing clerk; Miss Ada King, stenographer; K. K. Shore, usher in the Miis:,ii. The fu sionists in the State chemists's depart ment, will go out June 30th. T H I N D MR STORM STORM. Tor R-.ileigh and vicinity: Thunder storm tonight or Friday, followed by a )eriod of fair, cooler weather. The noticeable feature on the map this morning is the high area and cool wave an the northwest, -which seem to le spreading rapidly south and east ward. Bight rain' occurred in the Lake region am nt some points west of the Mississippi, but fair, dry weather con tinue in the south and east. At 8 a. m. the isotherm of degrees extended on the Atlantic coast as far north as Philadel phia. The largest rainfall was 1.70 incites at Oklahoma. ()DI FELLOWS DEGREE STAFF. There will be a meeting of the 1899 degree staff, for the purpose of rehears ing tonight at 8:30 o'clock at Odd Fel lows 'hall, Pulton building. The staffs has been invited to put on the degree work in several towns in the State at nn early day. The following members are earnestly requested to W on hand ' promptly this evening: B. H. Woodell, K.U, Cheek, A.. B. Forest, J. J; Ber nard, W. O. Nottingham, Z. P. Smith, Henry J. Young, P. J. Thelm, J. N. Mc Kary, J. O. Wtker, J. M. Norwood, L. C. Boystor, Geo. T. Norwood, L. A. Emery, J. T." .Branch, C, H. Ilolloway, J. T. Jones, O. G. Koonce, Ferrln Bus bee aud WiM Cooper. - i CHARLES F. J,UMSDEN, a' CJP1' of Staff. j STREET CAR STRIKE. -: CLEVELAND, June 15. Despite the strike street oars are .running on Euclid Avenue today at four minute Intervals; 'on the Wade park line six minute - schedule is ia operation. : The Cedar s venue line opened this morning. Y; Cars run at irregular intervals. No further : disturbance Is looked for. . The men still deny that they intend to accept the OTertnres of the company, - . Chief Mullen Says Sidewalks Must be Cleared. CATERPILLAR CRUSADE Phiueas loncs Wants the Job ot Lord High Caterpillar Executioner for the City. Willi I lie advent of the warm weather the energies of the efficient Chief of Police unit Sanitary lnsiiector seem on the increase. The summer months con stitute a busy oriod wiln both of these officials. Chief Mullen is now ready to liegin the regular annual cnjfcaiie against Hie weeds which encumber the side walks While the numerous streets of the city are being improved and the sidewalks ciu-lied it is necessary that the property owners should have their share of city pride and keep the sidewalks In front of their places free from weeds. Chief Mullen said this morning: "The city ordinance enjoins every occupant of a lot to keep the sidewalk free of weeds and oilier rank vegetation. In a few days we shall begin to serve notice on those who have not complied with the oi'ilinnnce. It is hoped that the citiens will attend to this anil preclude the necessity of such notices." The following is t'ho form of the no- lice which will 1m- served on you unless your sidewalk is in proper condition: Yon are hereby notified to clean and dear fool -way and sidewalk, in neeord- ince with Section .'!, Chapter 2 of the Ordinances of the City of Rtileigh. erv respect fully, ,1. II. M I'LI.E V, Chief of Police. Chaplcr L Section .'!. Every occupant of a lot on any street shall keep the foot-way clean and clear of weeds, grass and' other rank vegeta tion as far as such lot extends. If, after within notice liy the Chief of Police to the occupant of the lot, requiring him to remove from the side-walk any of the things prohibited by Hie ordinance, he shall fail for "4 hours to remove the same, he shall be fined .". PAVING SIDEWALKS. Many of the sidewalks which have been curbed by the city have never been paved by the property owners. The time allowed them, for paving the side walks has long since expired lint the matter was allowed to lapse for a while for the reason that there was a brick famine in Raleigh. It was impossible to get the brick with which to do the work. However, brick arc now availa ble in Raleigh and Chief Mullen suvs that lliose sidewalks must be paved. The nmltcr is lieing investigated pre paratory for action against those who ive not complied. SANITARY TAX. The lime for paying the one dollar sanitary tax has expired and Sanitary Inspector 1. 1. Sale is nfciking out u list of lliose who failed to pay. The ordinance iniHscs a fine of .fl'ii for fail ure to pay this tax ami the law will be enforced. CATERPILLARS. Much damage is being done lo shade trees on some of the streets by cater pillars. Various remedies are being pro mised for these iiewts. Today the fol lowing communication was left at this office. It will doubtless he presented at the meeting of the board of aldermen: Raleigh, June 15, 1SW. To the Hon. Street Committee: Since I have long aspired to some of fice in tmr city government where I couhl serve my city and reap some de served reward I am most happy to in form you that I have found such a pltieo aud think that you will do honor to yourselves and credit to the city by Iccting mo Caterpillar Destroyer for Raleigh. My only compensation should lie ten cents a quart for caterpillar carcases. In undertaking this work 1 shall follow the plan suggested in the lipping herewith given "A woman in New York has discovered how to get rid of caterpillars. She ac cidentally blew a horn under a tree in fested with the creatures, when down they all came to the ground. She told of her experience, and horns, -drums, ami conch-shells hare now been brought into use in her neighborhood, with excellent results. The fruit crop thereabout was regarded as gone, by reason of the hairy pests, but now it is thought a fair crop niny be obtained, as the way to cet the ca'terpillars out of the trees having been found, at is easy to gather the voracious grubs from the ground and destroy them, the question in some minds Is as to whether it is the music of the horns. drums, couch-shells, &c, that entrances the caterpillars, or the noise that stuns them." ; I trust that you, will give me the place. Respectfully, ' PHINEAS. X. JONES. SUNDAY SCHOOL. PIC-XIC. Next Wednesday the Edenton street Methodist Sunday School will pic-nic at Holly Springs, a beautiful tittle village, on the new road between Apex and Fuquay Springs. All who go will enjoy the good water, the grateful shade, and the warm hospitality of the residents., We learn that they are arrangingde- llghtful resting places nronnd th1dg trees, and about the springs, and they will certairiy do all they can for the comfort of their guests. . Ii, is a good Idea to go out where the grass is green, and the air refreshing rather than into the hot and dirty streets of some other city. It bids fair to be a delightful occasion. - If everybody would be . like Dugbi. the whole world would be made out of tee cream.- I wish the Thole world would be as good as Dughl's Ice cream it surely would be a good old world. - Messrs. Grimes and Vass Get County Bonds. THEY BROUGHT $123.86, The Raleigh Firm of Grimes and Vass Succeeded in Getting the Entire Issue at the Above Price. Today at noon in the court house sealed bids were iciicd for the bridge bonds which will be issued by Wake county. After opening the bidsp ublicly the board went into executive session and considered the bids. The bout Is were then awarded t.i Messrs. Grimes and Vass of this city, who were the highest bidders. They gel. the entire issunnce. Alter oM'iiing the bids publicly Ihe The offer of these successful bidders was 12.4!.8(J on the $100. These are eight of these bonds of a $!.l00 dcuoniinat ion each, bearing six per cent anil running thirty years. They are a guilt edge investment and it is a source of gratification that they were bought by Raleigh, parties. All the outstanding bonds of this coun ty arc held in Raleigh, HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. Special to Evening Journal Says l'ifti-en Firemen Were Kurned to Death. CUMBERLAND, Ml), June ".. Fifteen firemen were burned to death in the blaze which destroyed Strigy's furniture shop -and the hardware stove of llabig and Sledgemeyer. The men were on the roof of I lie building, when int collapsed, throwing fhcin inln the fiery furnace beneath. Not one of the fifteen escaped. The above appeared in the New York Evening Journal's first edition 'today, but no where else and the Journal does not publish it in a later edition. A DEADLOCK Pennsylvania Democrats Cannot Name a Candidate UAUiilSItrUG. June l.-.-Judge Yorkes ami Judge Kennoday are the favorites in the contest for Supreme court justices when the Democratic Stale convention re-assembled this morning. Judge Keniicday was the lead er on the first ballot last night, with Judge Yerkes a close second. After I he justice is nominated, not much time will be lakcn naming candidates for Slate treasurer and justice of Ihe Su perior court. Later. A Iter two or three ballots the dealock seemed as light as ever. The contest has narrowed down to :li,v or four of the eighteen candidates. 'Un friends of Ex-Congressninn Wols-eimm rallied lo his support on the foiirli ei :ii ballot. LATEST. The eighteenth ballot stood: Albright 1(1, Allen 31, Iteachtoll l.". Krmintrout (ii, Kenneday 44, Krebs fill. Lynch L'O, Ileatreatt 47, Smith 40, Woolverton 1", Yerkes, SI, Patterson ;". At half past twelve Ihe convention took a recess until three o'clock this after noon. WANTS TO SELL Spain Places Her Few Remaining Pos sessions on the Market. THE HAGUE. June lo.-Sjpnuiish diplomats says that Spain wan,ts to sell the Canarie Islands to the Congo Free -State, the Island of Fernando in the Pacific Ocean to Germany and the Bnlarono islands to France for two million pesetas iiimn condition of an of fensive and defensive alliance with those countries. RALEIGH STOCK MARKET. Qu F.n Bv Grimes and Vass. Ralkigh, June 15, 1890. BONDS. Bid. Asked. 110i North Carolina 6s North Carolina 4s City ot Raleigh Cs " 5s l.;'9r 108 110 Seaboard & Roanoke 5sll0 Oa Southern & Florida 5sl0!) Southern Ry. 1st 6s lloV Atlanta & Charlotte 7s 131 Wake County Ss 110 W. N. 0. R. R 1st 6s Ga. & Ala. Pref. 5s 105 " " Consols 101 Ga. Car. & North. 1st 5s 104 Carolina Centrpl 4s Ral. Water Co. 6s 105 Eno Cotton Milll 6s Atlantic & N. C. R. 6s. Seaboard & Roanoko 6s STOCKS. North Carolina R. R. 155 122 K8 105t 03 106 126 Seaboard & Roanoke Raleigh & Gaston Raleigh & Augusta Durham & Northern Southern Ry. Pref. ; '" " Common Mechanics Dime Savings Bank Raleigh Water Co. 80 30 10 106 S3 51 55 Raleigh Gas Company -Caraleigh Cotton Mills Preferred 110 Common Raleigh Cotton Mills OdelMfg. Co. 107 Caraleigh Fertilizer and Phosphate Works Va. Carolina Chemical Co. Prefererd , 115 Common 721 Citizens' National Bank 1H0 Raleigh Savings Bank 160 J. M Odell Mfg. Co. 100 U8' 116 74 He States His Position on Bond Issuance. HAS BEEN -MISUNDERSTOOD The Statement that He Favored Issuing the Entire $100,000 at Once is Incorrect. To the Editor: In your Issue of yes terday you do ine an injustice which I am sure was luiimteiitional. You state that at the special meeting of the Board of Aldermen Tuesday night, I was 111 favor of selling the $100,000 bonds for street improvements at once, where as others were ill favor of only selling ifoO.OOO. This is entirely a misrepresen tation of my position. ihe ordinance drawn up the City At torney followed the bill passed bv the legislature and provided for selling $100,- 000. ." per cent 30 year bonds. It -was referred to the ordinance committee and 1 moved that the rate of interest be 'truck out. and that the rate of interest together with the amoun or bonds to lie sold should be left with the finance committee for investigation, with irower to act us w best interest of the ellv loniaiiiled. The city has in my opinion the best linanco committee it has ever hail such men as Mr. Henry AV. Miller. Mr. . L. Jones and Mr. Lynn Wilder. All good successful business nien and able tiniiut icrs, and I felt that tliev could make a thorough investigation and dis pose of the bond to a better advantage 11 1 lie details were left to them. I had my individual opinion and thought that 1 .1 per cent bond should bo sold, but I was willing to leave that miatter to the finance committee, as it miiirht nn iiind iipnu investigation hr this com mittee, tliit it would be better to sell a 4U, per cei t bond. My position was ex actly the imc in regard to the amount of bonds to lie sold. I was not in favor of selling nil the bonds nt one time, un less the finance committee after investi gation could demonstrate by plain fig ures that it was to the interest of the il.v lo do- so.- If I w;ls ffohll; tl ,, any lionds of my own I should certain ly want to get all of the information, concerning the money markets I could before fixing the rate ot Interest or amount to be sold. And in my capacity as a member of the Board of Aldermen I have always tried to look after the city's welfare in the same manner that I conduct my own personal affairs. I regret to be forced to mako this state ment but my actions upon the Board of Aldermen have -been so badly misrepre sented lately that I feel in justice to :nv friends who have given me such loy.-ii support in the past that an explanation is due them, in order that they may see that I am not such a poor business man as I am sometimes represented to be. 1 may fuuuently err in my Judgment, but every action taken by me as a mem ber of the board and every vote cast, has been with tho solo purpose to ad vance the best interests of the city of Kaleigh as it appeared to me. I iiave endeavored to act conscientiously and without feurof criticism or political bias, believing that the nrosnerliv ,., growth of our city would he belter in-,.. moled by a strictly business adminis tration. Yours truly, JOHN C. DliKWltY. MIXERS STRIKE. AI.TOOXA, June 15. Tlio strike ot the bituniinoits luinprs, continues to spread. The whole Clearfield district is now idle, with the exception of a few mall unues. Tho Jefferson field is also practically tied up, the last, of the eight thousand Rochester and Pittsburg min ers having gone yesterday. TONE OF MARKETS. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Furnished bv H. D. White, manager for Paine Murphy & Co., 307 8 Wil. mington street. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool 4 p. tr.. June 15. '09 American middling 3 13-32: sales 20.000. of which 2000 are for export and specu lation; receipts s.uuu bales, 3,000 bales American. Futures opened quiet and teady and closed steady. June 8.23s June and July 8.23s July and August 3.23s Au just and September 8.83s September and October 822b October and Novembet : 8.21s November and December 3.20s December and January.. 8.20s January and February 8.20s February and March.. 8 21b NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. The folio win 17 werathfl clmunir nnn tations for. the leadlngstocks: American Sugar 158ft Southern R. R. Preferred 49 Pacific Mail - 401 R. R. T H7 8t. Paul l.2fii Manhattan., 1 13i B.&Q. 131 American Tobacco. eft Miisourl Pacific , 40i T.C.I. 684 L. & N. . - . .67 J.o. ; nfH C&O. -' 241 U.S. Kublier 68 NEW YORK COTTON. Months. - 1- Closed 5,8588 5.88a89 5.91R92 5.8788 5.UCa91 5 93a04 June... July August..... 1 September.. October.... ' November.1 December ,: S.97a04rflonir nA January.... P rw-v. n 1 1 S.UOftUl I Closed jpteaqy. Items of Interest Gleaned by the Wayside SHORT STATEMENTS Familiar Faces From the Passing Throng Movements of People You know Snatches of Street Gossip Today. .Mrs. Nick DeHoy and children left this al'lernooii for Durham and other points lo visit relatives. -Miss Maggie Shields, of Scotland Xeck IHiNsed through the city today on her way to Winston. Gov. Itussell left this afternoon for Wilmington. Rev. John W. Jenkins arrived in the city this morning ami is ihe guest of) -VI r. .1. A. .loncs. .Mr. It. II. Cowan h-I'l Ibis aflenroon for Durham. .Mr. '. II. Norton . t this iilleruoon for Durham. .Mrs. A. K. Jordan left for Curv this afternoon to visit relatives. Elder P. I). (Sold, left, this afternoon for Charlotte. -Miss Francis Hoke who has been attending school in .Maryland returned home this afternoon. Miss Cameron, of Baltimore, who has been visiting Miss Mary Shlon return ed home this afternoon. J here will be a game of baseball il Ihe ball grounds of A. and M. College to morrow evening between White Slug gers and Kaleigh Hustlers, both teams of the city. Admission. Oanie called at 4 ::'0. Mr. Chas. Cooke, of Warren is in the city. A party of East Raleigh colored peo ple in charge of Dave l.ane went out for a pic-nic today. .Itemeinbcr the lawu party at the Brooklyn, church this evening. " The Crescent Club left this morning on a pie-nic. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Lewis left this morning for Baltimore where Mrs. Lewis will undergo treatment. Mr. Ed. Barbee received a telegram fioni the manager of the Atlantic Hotel, Moieiieiul ttiis morning Mating that there was 11 big crowd' there and that they "kept a coming." Bev. James Battle Averitt left this morning. Prof. J. A. Holmes arrived in the city this morning. Col. John S. Cunningham arrived in the city this morning. A large number of persons from Greensboro, Winston and Durham pass ed through on the morning Southern train bound for Moreliend. A number from here went down. Remember the lawn parly given nt Kihuitoii street Methodist Sunday School this evening. Dr. Peyton lloge, of Wilmington, who delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Xashyille, Tenn.. lieforo the graduating class of the I'nivei-sity of Tennessee last .Sunday passed through the city on his way home today. -Mr. S. P. Satteilield. of Roxboro, came in this morning. Mrs. It. II. Brooks, returned to the city today from n visit to relatives In Salisbury and Haw River. lr. Oy.ru Thompson, Secretary of Stale, went down to Jloretiead this m uning. Dr. Kirby left for Goldslioro this niorntiug. I-awn party tonight at Edenton Street Methodist Sunday School. Como spend a pleas-ant evening on the lawn, Maj. Charles M. Stetlman, or Greens Imito, arrived in the city this morning. President E. A. Alderman of the Uni versity, passed througn the city today on his way from Efeabeth City, where he delivered an nddress before the At lantic Academy, last Tuesday night, and went to Morehead to participate in the meeting of the Teachers' Assembly. Col. Olds writes: "Dr. Richard II. Lewis, secretary of the State board of health, today received a report of a case of smallpox in Harnett county, con tracted from the Holiness preacher who was last week placed in the pest bouse near this city. It is possible that this "fire-tried holy man" has fcpread the disease, as he hail a well-developed case when the authorities took him in charge." The regular quarterly meeting of the Katapaidcnsis .will be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon nt half past five o'clock at the home of Miss Elizabeth Briggw. It is hoped that all the mem bers will be present as the quarterly payment will be made by the different divisions and n enthusiastic meeting is expected. One of the pleasant feature of the St. John's Day celebration at the Ox ford Orphan Asylum, June 24th, will be the presentation of an oil portrait of the father of that tnetitntion, the late Johsi H. Mills. It is the -work of Miss Hall, of Oxford. Misfortunes, it is said, never come singly. A few ' month ago the Mer chants' and Miners' Transportation Company experienced a series of mis fortunes in 'the ground of several of their vessels and yesterday the Old Do, minion Steamship Cbmpay had a somewhat similar ' experience, one of their vessels- being rmv aground near Richmond to keep her from sinking and another having, a, . , collision jwHh a steamship near loflg' Brimcfc, which caused her to return to New Tork. Fortunately, however, there wns no loss of life in the tarter mishaps, so far as i now known. Norfolk Iedger. THREE BANKS FAIL. DKXVER, June 15. Three banks CflSft rolled bv J. TV Mahan in rsj, 1--- " - ...... 1 nn cue tniacu, Ilea TV lrnnm Ktnte ttut minora mnA trm. era of several regions Inr the face. CONGRESSMAN RICHARD P. BLAND DEAD The Famous Democratic Leader Passed Peacefully Away This morning I.EBA.MIX. MO., June lo. -Con gressinan llichard P. Bland, died at four o clock this morning. ..e was uncon scious for thirty-two hours before the end came. He passed peacefully away like falling asleep. "Silver Dick," as he was called, has for twenty-five years been a prominent figure in Democratic councils. Ills ser vice in Congress has been remarkable and he was especially esteemed by the farmers of the west. . His name was prominent before the Chicago convention when William J. Bryan wos nominated. TWO CORPORA TIOXS. One in Industrial While the Other is Purely Philanthropic. Articles of agreement were today til ed by J. O. Mills, D. F. Morrow and M. . Dickerson for the incorporation of "The Rutherfordton Telephone Com pany, ahving $1,000 of the capital stock already subscribed. "The Belo Home of Salem" was also incorporated today. There is no capital stock and no shares are to be Issued. The object of the corporation Is of pure ly philanthropic aud religious. It in tends to be perpetual. STREET CHATS Mr. C. C. McDonald was asked this morning if the committee, composed of nimseir, Jesse all and Brown Shep herd had decided on the place for the pic-nic of the Sunday School of tin? Good Shepherd church. "Yes," he re plied, "after considering various places we have decided on Fuquay Springs. Arrangements have been made with Barney Jones to furnish barbecue. The time will be determined by the teach ers tonight." "I heard one of the finest sermons last Sunday night by Rev. Tom Dixon in Xorfolk I ever had the pleasure or listening to," remarked Mr. I. M. Meek 'ins this morning. "His subject was 'The Church without the Church' and it was a masterly discourse. SJivDixon said that the blacksmith, tho Street sweeper, and the man in any other avocation of life wiio did his work unselfishly the nest he could was just as much called of God ns the minister who occupies the pulpit." "I wjis greatly impressed with a lit tle incident that occurred Monday night," remarked a gentleman today. "When the trustees of the blind insti tution met, although it was a stormy night, four prominent citizens, Mr T. B. Crowder, Mr. B. C. Beckwith, Mr. Thomas Terrell nnd Sir. B. K. Partiu, came all the way to the institution to present the claims of l'rof. Vincent for superintendent of the colored school. It was a high testimonial for the nppllcaut nnd the four gentlemen mentioned that they should thus unselfishly devote their time in trying to further the interests of this colored man who had been em ployed in the hotel where they were boarders, when they were young men." CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The protracted meeting closed lust night. The meeting has been, interest ing from the beginning to the close. There have been twenty-seven conver sions, and eighteen accessions to the church, with others who will be receiv ed into the church fellowship next Sun day morning. Tonight the Christian Endeavor pray er meeting and testimony service. Everv Christian Endeavor and friend invited to be present. HELP NEEDED. i ' To the Public: A large nrrear of country around Tbomasvillo was devastated by last Thursday's hail storm. Many families are left entirely destitute, everything they had being destroyed, crops, gar dens, chickens, fruits, grapes, and even toe blackberries and persimmons. These' people will suffer if it is not speedily aided, and the Tribune calls upon the generous public to lend our stricken fellow citizens all the aid they can. Contributions may be sent to the Tribune, or to either of the gentlemen named below, whom the Tribune ha taken the liberty to name as a relief committee, Rev. W. H. Rich, G. A. Thompson, J. M. Morris and W. E. Thompson, and all contributions will be duly acknowledged through the column of the Tribune, and distributed among the sufferers. Send in your donations, and help a stricken people. THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Tbomasviile, N. C. ACCEPTS PREMIERSHIF. PARIS, June 15. M. Raymond Poin care informed President Loobet today that he would accept tho T-emiershlp. He will take the war port folia in addi tion to the presidency of the council. CAPTURED CRUISER. The "Iteina Mercedes' full of holes made by Uncle Sam's funs, -will be a great thing to see Tuesday, June 27th t Uorfolk. It's worth many times the cost of tho trip to see this cruiser. The Tabernacle excursion always ha great attractions for its patrons, and this year it will be better than eveK An elegant steamer takes the party to Old Point, Newport News and! about the harbor. ; -, We are assured by the 8. Ai Line that the of $2.25 for the round trip is as low as will be given during the season