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'H No. 8,962. RALEIQH, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1899. 25 CENTS A MONTH IE Tines VISITOR BRIGHTER FOR DREYFUS CtL Cordier Testifies for the Prisoner CONVINCED OF INNOCENCE Former Minister of War Fredclnct Ex. plodca General Mercler'i Fake Story of Dreyfus AM Remit, Aug. 29. Col. Cordier testi fied before the Dreyfus court-martial that bin beHet hi the guilt of the prls pner was first shaken when the date of the bordereau given as May. Later this witnens declared that ho was now convinced that Dreyfus was Innocent. Col. Oordier explained that Col. Hen ry was Jealous of Col. Plequart be cause the latter had charge of the stirtiistical station, which Col. Henry hoped to get' for himself. He also ex pressed the belief that because of Col. Piiiliiiirt Oil. Henry giricided. Former MlniHter of War Fredclnct testified that he never heard of any money raised abroad to foster a cam paign for revision. This showed that there was no truth in Gen. Mereier's storv of the thirty five million franc fund to secure the acquittal of Capt Irreyfus. General Boget confronted Ool. Cor dier awl asked the latter what part of his depositions were false. Ool. Oor dier mid it was all false. COOL: RAIN TO-NIGHT. For Raleigh and vicinity: Cool, threatening weather with ralu to-nlgbt iiml Wednesday; brisk northeast winds. The storm on the soiitli Atlantic coast has increased in intensity and Is char acterised by the remarkably heavy pre cipitation accompanying It. Charleston reiHirted 2.76 inches thi morning. Sa vanna) 2.88, and Jacksonville 1. 14. The storm apiears to be central over southern Georgia, with only moderately high windt velocities. Meanwhile the high area over New England has in creased, causing comparatively cool weather throughout the east. The weather Is fair h the central valley and west. ACCIDENT. Mr. W. H. Brewer, the bicycle re pairman, while riding his bicycle at a good speed last night on Martin street, near the Union depot, fell and sustain ed such a heavy fall that his shoulder was dislocated and' he was rendered unconscious. He was tnken to his home which was near by and given medical attention. FIRST HBCEIPT. Mr. 'M. Rosenthal to-day paid his city taxes and secured receipt number one. This he has done for a number of years. Just a soon as the receipt book is ready Mr. Rosenthal pays. SICK. BUT SHE TOOK THE VOWS Suddenly Stricken Bride Had n Bedside Wedding. Reading, Pa., Aug. 2(1. At fl o'cloek thia evening Isaac D. Shearer, son of John . Shearer and Annie E. Fisher, daughter of Hermnn Fisher, were to have lieen married All arrangements for the wedding had lieen performed, but at 5 o'clock Miss Fisher was taken suddenly 111 and was compelled to go to bed. Upon the arrival of the groom there was consternation. Miss Fisher was utterly nnable to leave her bed to have the ceremony performed, and both the bride and groom-to-ho were- greatly distressed. The parents of Miss Fisher believed It would portend great 111 lack to have the wedding postponed, and, after a con sultation, it was decided that the mar riage should take place. At 9 o'clock to-night the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Scfaweniiig, the bride being In bed at the time, JUMPED TO DEATH TO ESCAPE ; , THE LAW. '. Dover. Dei., Ang. 28. This morning Constable James Wright arrested four I men at Clayton for -trespassing on railroad property here. While return ' ing on an early morning freight train, and when between Cfaesfield and Dover, 'one 'Of the colored , prisoners Jumped front the flying train. The man was picked op unconscious and carried to a house near by", where-it was found ' Ii5 ywas injured Internally , to such an extent that he will die. WANTED TO BE SURE. iFrom the Chicago News. "Johnny," railed the Throop street, lady, "run around to the cigar store and . see If the score' in jet," ,.' "I'm surprised." remarked her visitor, "to see you take so much Interest In basebaD. I. don't even understand the game. . , , "Neither do L . But you see 1 want to ask George for a little money. If the Chicago team won. Ill ask him the minute he get In the door. It they lost, I'll ask hint to-morrow, or maybe day after." CONVEYING TROOPS. Son Francisco, CaL, -Aug. 29. The '"Pueblo" sails to-day with 050 troops. The "Warren" leaves September 1st Tritb twelve hundred, and the "Col umbia" September 5th with eight bum dred. This takes practically ail. - An other British steamer has been chartered. SICK PRISONERS. Madrid, Aug. 29.-The Red Cross So ciety has news front Manila that Aguinaldo hits promised to release all the sick Spanish prisoners. RB-EN LISTING. Lawrence, Kansas, Aug. 29. A let ter from Col. Wilder 8. Metcalf, of the Twentieth Kansas, says that many men are re-endisting in other regiments, and not over eight hundred will return from the regiment, probably seven hundred is nearer the number. TRIAL OF ALABAMA. IMuwnre Breakwater, Aug. 29. The battleship Alabama passed out to sea mi a trial trip this morning. WOMAN PRINCIPAL ARRESTED. Trenton. N. .1., Aug. 29. Mrs. Eyler, Principal of the State Industrial School for girls, was nrrMted to-day and bailed on three hundred, dollars. WAR CLOUDS LOWER The Conflict Belweea the Been and British Seems Inevitable. Indon, Ang. 20. The afternoon iiewsHisrs, commenting on the latest utterance of Kragcr, unanimously draw itteution t the increased seriousness f the Traiuevaal crisis, but at the same time express uncertainty as to (he mi I u re of concessions beyond which Krugt-r will not go. The estniinstur Gnzuttci admits Unit, tlie country is a it bin sight of war. A last night's despatch from Cape town says it is midenttood there that a detnehmt-nt of the Capetown garri son will proceed , to Mafekiing within fourteen hours. A strong force was wilt to Dietermaritzbnrg and to Laings iMW'k to await developments. v Brisbane, Aug. 29. In consequence of the increased tension in the Trans vaal affair the Queensland government is making preliminary arrangements to despatch troops to South Africa to aid the imperial forces. Capetown, Aug. 29. The report that Transvaal has notified Great Britain that the Boers government adheres to its latest offer for settle of the dispute mid will make uo further concessions, is bciieved here to be unofficial. Nev ertheless, an intimation to the same effect has lieen conveyed to the Boers' friends here. A CAR FAMINE. Prohnltly the best evidence of the wouderfiil business revival which the country now enjoys is to be found in the fact that the railroads cannot obtain freight cars enough for their traffic. Such a shortage of freight cars was never known, though the railroads have far more cars than rhex ever had be fore. The Interstate Commerce Commission reports that there were in service avail able on the Sill day of July last 20,(S2T freight locomotives and 1,348,82b freight . cars. But the roads now need a far greater nuTuiber, lmth of locomo tives and cars, ana are getting them as fast as they can be made. All the great locomotive and car works are running to the limit of their capacity day and night and yet are far behind with their orders. The li'imlier of loaded cars moved in the Central West last week was 2.3(H) more than in the corresponding week a year ago, 3,200 more than in 1897 and 6,900 more than In 1890. Had the cars been available, it is estimated the number of tons of fretglit hnnled would have nearly doubled. The railroads are complaining that they find much dtTficnrty in getting their cars back after they are loaded and sent out. The railroads over w hich they are sent hold them and use them as long as they possibly can, and it is said that they are all sinners In tins respect. There is considerable delay in trans portation, and nearly all the freight de pots in the great centers of commerce are crowded with goods awaiting ship ment. The bulk of current business exceeds by far all previous records, and while the railroads ' are doing their best to meet the demands noon them, they have not facilities adequate to them. At lanta Journal. A REMARKABLE PKKFOR MAN CE A man from Pine Knob stood watch ing a performance on a slide trombone. Suddenly selling a companion's arm, the Pine Knob man excitedly exclaim ed: "Look thar, Lige." "Whnt's the matter T" "Look thar, he done it again." "Done what?" - crowded. mo'n half that blam ed ho'n inter his month. Did yon see thatf New York Jfnecdotes. "Yea, it's a nice rooking little house," said the photographer, "but 1 think It's the smallest i ever took a picture of. Why don't-yon wait Htntil yon have fin ished the addition yon are going to build r . ? . . "That's all right," replied the owner. "I want to send it t some fourth coo sins who are thinking of coming and . .(siting ns with .two servants and dog." -;.W ' P. 8.-If didn't work. V The fourth, cousins came. , They thought 'the pho-i tograph was' a picture of the doghouse. -Chicago Tribane. w . , WEST NEEDS RAIN Past Week Drand Hot Wt of Here COTTON OPENING RAPIDLY Top Crop Poor Tobacco Cures Satlsfac tory Sweet Potatoes above Aver ageApplet Extremely Poor Fall Plowing Delayed. Throughout the t-a stern half of the State where sufficient ram occurred last week the Weather during the period ending Monday, August 28. 1899, was favorable. Rains fell on two days; the remaincdr of the week was dry, warm, and sunny, and enabled farmers to save fodder, pick cotton, and cure hay nicely. Over all counties west of Ral eigh, including the larger i(ortion of the State, the week was very dry and hot. Charlotte reported plenty or rain, but crop correspondents in other ortions of Mecklemburg reported a continuance of droughty conditins, and no where else in the west has snfficient rain fallen.. In nil cent nil west counties drought is doing miNfli damage to late corn and tobacco; turnips nnd early sown oats are. coming up; sweet pota- I toes, peas, and clover are suffering and pastures are failing rapidly. The tem lierntiire averaged nearly 5 degrees per ihiy alsH-e the normal with high maxi mum records, especially in the went from the 21st to 23rd. The latter part of the week was slightly cooler. Local storms with minor damage to crops oc curred in Alison, Alnniaiice and Wake counties. The condition of cotton has not ma terially changed since Inst week, though the amount of shedding has deminish ed. Cotton is opening quite rapidly ami picking is Incoming quite general in the South. The top crop Is poor ami inspects now indicate a short yield. Ijitc corn continues to be damaged by drought in the west. The week was favorable for pulling fodder, and largo quantities have been, nicely cured. Ef-' fort have been made in the east to save the fodder damaged by the storm. Much tobacco was cut in the northwest section this week and cures have gen erally been satisfactory; curing is be ing completed as rapidly as possible. Hay making progsessed favoraly; pbea vine hay in eastern' sections Is very fine, but it is not so good elsewhere. Rice was damaged' very little by the storm. Digging sweet potatoes has commenced, and samples as far taken appear to he above the average. Grind ing sorghum cane for syrup has begun. Turnips are not coming up well in the west. Fall plowing has been greatly delayed by the dry, hard condition of the soil. Special reports on apples indicate an extremely poor crop. About 80 per cent of the report received state the apple crop to be "nearly a complete failure," or "very scarce," and only 5 per cent report a good yield. In addition the crop available is very inferior in quali ty, being knotty, wormy, or otherwise defective. BAD SIDEWALKS. Mrv Editor: Why will the city per mit the dangerous sidewalks to con tinue. Sunday evening a lady was badly injured by falling caused by n deep gully washed down the middle of the narrow sidewalk on Cabarrus street between Wilmington and Blount, This sidewalk has been in this condition for the past six months, getting worse and worse every day It has been com plained of and the dry authorities know it. Two of the city police walk over it almost every day. Any one who has occasion to go that way of a dark night not well acquainted with the condition is liable to broken limbs if not more. RESIDENT. THE GREAT QUESTION. American statesmen who have the breadth of vision to see beyond a mere handshaking, joke-telling campaign for votes need not be told that our Interests in the east are great and growing, ami that the only way we can protect them Is by aggressive movements,- If we lag we will be crowded out. We must put ourselves in a commanding position and be ready to,take care of onr commerce. If the world were conducted like a court of equity or on Sunday school 'principles, we would need no pronngna tory strongholds', but such Is not the case and we must fight for what we get. The Sepate and business acumen of the comrtry will carry us through as It always has done. Commerce brought almut a federation of the states into a natlouai government after the politi cians bad made a failure of it, and I commerce will hold on to every advant age we have gained in the East. The froth and fume and ipnme of blather ing place-hunters ' cannot turn the J country aside from a common sense, conservative, and necessary course. Tne Eastern question and, the preservation of open markets in China or of the Integrity of the Chinese Empire so as to limit Russian aggression Is the great question. Memphis Appeal . Employer I suppose yon cut quite a swell at the African cltiaena' ball last night, George t George Washington Deed I did, Mis tah Brown. Dey : wah a- dude nlggah waittah who dnn tried t fllwt wit my Loo, an' I cot him deep, I did. M ah raiah cewt'nty do hah a keen aidge. Ohio State Journal. BIG BARBECUE. Hook and Ladder Company and Its Friends Celebrate. Tills afternoon at two o'clock at .the Water Works a barbecue was given by the Hook and Ladder Company. It was one of the most delightful events of the season. Those present were the members of the company with the city officials, the aldermen, the fun-men and assistant foreman, of the white com panies, representatives of the piers, and eMssrs, Will Wynne and W. M. Lam beth, ex-forenion of the company. This is the oldest company In the city, nnd is the only company chartered by the Legislature. Mr. Jolili McKee was chairman of the committee on arrangements and the success is largely due to him. The mem liers of the company are W. W. Parish, foreman, R. G. Upchureh. assistant foreman. Marcus Crocker, secretary W. T. Utley, treasurer. The other niemlrs of the company are W. R. Macy, Fred Poyle, John Mangnm, C. P. Snuggs. find Tool. Neil Snence, L. C. Weathers. Speeches were miide by n number of gentlemen, nnd the health of the company was heartily drunk. The speeches of Dr. Sale. Collector Lumsdon- and Coninvissiirm-r nf Sink ing fund Durham, were es-eiall.v mag nificent. The first was pathetic the second dramatic and the thin! romantic. $160,000 DEED All the Property of the Raleigh Gas Light Co., Transferred to the Stand ard Can and Electric Co. The deed was to-day recorded trans ferring all the property of the Rnleigli f!as Company to the Standard Oas ami F.lectrie Company in consideration of 1.000 shares of the stock of the Stan.! nrd Has and Electric Company of tie par value of $100 each and $00,000 in -5 per cent thirty year first mortgage srold bonds of the Standard Oas nnd Fjlcctric Company. The property . or the "Raleigh Oas Company Included all its real estate, all the buildings innl fixtures, the machinery, street mains, pipes, meters, and' all the electric ligh' appliances of the company as well as all contracts, chases in action, accounts, franchises, etc. The total price pahl by the Standard Gas and Electric Com pany was $Ifi0.0J(it stated above. Before the above dwd could be made the city of Raleigh gave a deed to the Standard Gas and Electric Company for a lot on the west sicVe of McDowell street and' the south sid of Cabarrus and McDowell and running west with Cabarrus 210 ft. south parallel with McDowell 105 to the lot of the R.-ileish Oas Light Company, each parallel with Cabarrus 210 foot, then north with McDowell to the beginning, containlnir one-half and acre. This lot was given to the gas company by the city when the plant was established, but no deed had ever lieen given, hence this was merely a quit claim on the part of the city. A GREAT ARTIST. Is Everhardt With Al. G. Field' Minstrels. Nercromancy and sleight of hand per foranecs have leen practiced since the early days of Christendom. To many people this art is of unusual Interest, and always ontertaininkr to nil. In later years the old style of performance that came nndiT this head has under gone a wonderful change. They have brought scientific principles to bear upon their work. To the enlightened public the results are wonderful. Evorhadt, a Jongleur, as he is termed in Europe, has put before the American public an act that borders on the marv elous. After years of arduous prac tice he has become so expert that he handles numbers of articles with his hands so dexterously as to defy all laws of gravitation. He throws fifteen and twenty objects in the air in dif ferent directions, catching them all in one hand as they fall. He rolls ordina ry barrel hoops in one direction, they rolling back as rapidly as they left his hands. He does so many wonderful things it is difficult to describe them. He Is undoubtedly the most expert exponent of ambidexterity this age has ever known. He is one of the features of the Al. Q. Field Greater Minstrels, and Is making a phenomenal hit wherc ever he appears. People who have wit nessed his act proclaim it one of the, wonders of this wonderful age. Re serve seats at Bobbitt-Wynne's Drug Store. '' WA'KR FOREST OPENS. To-morrow the Tall term at Wake Forest College opens and an rmensally large number are expected- Messrs. Talco Brewer, William Puce. Joe -Aloselcy, Benjamin Johnson," Jas. Royster, Thotnws :. King and Charles Harris are the Baleigh toys who will enter for the first time. These young .men have all received their preparation at the Raloigh Male Academy under Mr. Morson and a snc cessfal career I confidently predicted for them. : .. .. -. ' COTTON. New York, Ang. 29. Oorton Wis Aug. 80; BepL 81; 'Oct 601; Nor. 6; Dec. 11; Jan. la- . v AROUND AND ABOUT Items of Interest Gleaned by the Wayside SHORT STATEMENTS Familiar Faces Prom the Passing Throng Movements of People You know Snatches of Street QossipToday. Mr. W. S. Graudy is quite sick. Mr. Robert S. Mebane arrived this morning. Mr. Scot Uzzle left this morning for fiolilshoro. Mr. J. (. Fowler, of fireonsboro, is in the city. Mr. .1. R. Johnston returned to the eily this morning. Mr. C. P. Wharton returned to the eily this morning. Mr. Henry Clark liridgors, of Tar Isiro, is in the city. District Attorney Bernard returned here this morning. iMiss Klizu Moore went I.olBslnirg this morning. down tu Mr. Eugene P. Alhea, of Winston, nunc in this morning. Mr. 7.. R. Smith W'ent down to Wake I-'orest this morning. Miss I'alnin I'helonv of Atlanta, is the guest of Miss Lilly (irny. Mr. I. T. Johnson went down to Wake Foresl this morning. Maj. John I). Shaw, of Rockingham, arrived in the eily this morning. Judge James Macltae and Mr. Cam Macllao returned to the city this morn ing. Mr. Claude Dnckcry and Mr. II. C. Dockery, of Rockingham, came in this morning. Mr. Charles Parker left this morn ing for points in the eastern part of the State. Messrs. J. M. Broughton and J. H. Smith have returned fron short visit to Granville county. The Mebane Ridgcville Telephone Company was incorporated to-day with a capital stock of $t00, and the right to increase to $2,000. Rev. T. N. lvey, D. D., editir of t:ic Raleigh Christian Advoc:te, preached the morning nnd evening sermons at Hay Street Methodist chnrell jssteivlay to large congregnti ins. Dr. lvey preached with much eloquence, an. I his sermons were both masterly mes, be ing full of power and good ense l'ay etteville Observer. Lawrence and Ray, a firm at Scot land Neck, has filed a voluntary peti tion in bankruptcy. The assets ore merely nominal, while the liabilities are said to approximate $10,000. It is learned that bankruptcy cases are no more numerous in the western district than I hey are in the eastern. The clerks and referees have had very few fees. 'Pile Raleigh Male Academy will open next Monday, and it is Important that the lMys lie on Hand at the start. Then is no better preparatory school in-fTie State. The faculty of every college in the State bestow the highest praisje on the preparation rf students from this school. The Boys' Brigade of the Baptist Ta-l-riiticlc Sunday school will play n game of ball here on the A. and M. College grounds on September 7th with the lioys' team from Goldsboro. The anniversary exercises of Capital IKlge, I. O. O. F., which were to have taken place to-night, have been postponed on account of the absence of sonic of the speakers. Deputy Sheriff Scpark this morning carried the two Vance county white men confined in jail here back to Hen derson in accordance with Justice Montgomery's order. Mr. Sol Rosenhamer and family, of New York, who have been spending some time at Big Falls, as the -Rnest of Mr. G. Rosenthal, have -returned home. Sol is a Raktigh young man, who. with his father, have made a great success in business In New York. They are the proprietors of the National Cloak Company, which does and exten sive business throughout the United States. Capt. Calvin Barnes was shot and killed, while returning to his farm near Wilson in his buggy with two grand children. When last heard from the assassin had not been arrested. Mrs. R. T. Hodges, of Washington, N. C, who has been visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. W. E. Jone, returned home to-day. Mr. M. A. Gilleiand and family have moved to Alabama where Mr. Gille laitd has a position in the Mobile Cot ton Mill, of which Mr.. George Greason is superintendent. ' . . , '.' ;-. 'v The Seaboard Air Liife Will run an excnrsioQ from Wadesboro. to Norfolk .. on September 5th, Tha roond trip from Raleigh to Norfolk on this excursion will be $2.25. Mr. Joseph us Daniels, Mr. R. M. Fur man, Mr. Dnn Hugh McLean and Mr. Oscar J. Speares will be the orators at the barbecue at Angiers Thursday. Maj. John D. Shaw nnd ex-Judge James O. MacRae returned from Car thage this morning where they have been representing the defendant In the ease of Kenm-dy, administrator of Hull vs. R. and A. A. L. R. R, Co., in wlnich -ase defendant was tilled for $20,000 for killing plaintiff's intestate. Judgment of non suit was rendered. Little James Lanier is slightly im proved to-day. Miss JcniiiK? Coffin returned from Ilillsboro this afternoon. Mr. Sam young returned this after noon from a business trip to Baltimore and Philadelphia. The penitentiary guard Sears, whose brutality was. brought out by the peni tentiary investigating committee, now has a warrant against him for murder, whieli was issued nearly a year ago. Tlie- warrant was issued by Justice Clark ilium affidavit of Superintendent Mewhonie and others charging Sears with the murder of the convict Low. The warrant was sent to the sheriff of Nash ami afterwards return)pd hero. Scars was never found. JACK HAMILL DEAD. Died at a Soldiers' Home Near Balti more Sunday. Capt. J. W. Wier to-day received a note from Mr. Bud Hamill announcing that his bronther, Mr. Jack Hamill, died Sunday morning at 3:45. Mr. Ilannill was at the Soldiers' Home at Pikerasville, In Baltimore county. He had been ill ill health some time. Mr. Hamill was (15 years old. He came South just Is-fore the Civil War. He served in the Confederate troops in Company B 1st Virginia Regiment. At the close of flic war he came to Raleigh and lived here until two years sime. He was a mason by trade and was in partnership with Capt. John Weir. He served as an alderman at one lime. He was a prominent mason and a memlier of the Wilh'am G. Hill Ioilge of this city. WHEELER AT WORK He is Given His Brigade Pleased with the Plans of Otis. Manila. Aug. 29. Gfencral Joseph Wheeler is ordered to report to General MaeArtihurs, and he will be given com mand of General Ftmston's Brigade. He will proceed to San Fernando to morrow. (i-cny-rnl Wheeler expressed himself as much pleased with the situation. He says that General Otis will make rapid progress when he gets more troops. The country is more favorable to military operations than he supposed. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Ottiimwa, Iowa, Aug. 29. A Rock Island passenger train jumped the track this morning and went down the em bankment. Eight persons were in jured. PLANS OF 00EBEL All the Present Election Officers in Keotucky will be Removed. 1misville, Ky., Aug. 29. It is an nounced by the managers of Ooebel, regular Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, today that every election offi cer in one hundred and nineteen coun ties will be removed Septemlx-r eleventh and new election officers then elected by GocIm.-1's State board. This is pro nounced by the Republican and the liolring IVmocrats as the first move to steal the State for Goebel. SECURE IMMIGRANTS. Mm W. Thompson Will Visit Mr. Pennsylvania. John W. Thompson, commissioner of immigration, is issuing a pamphlet: "Opportunities for Health, Wealth and HflMiiness; Buy a Home in North Carolina." It contains a list of 108 pieces of projierty for sale, In all parts of the State. Mr. Thompson will visit the exposi tion at Pittsburg this fall and also stop over in Philadelphia at the international export exposition. He experts to car ry samples with him of Western North Carolina ninles. Mr. Thompson says that the Western part of this State Is filled with Northern visitors1 this sum mer. They have inraded the remote and almost inaccessable districts. While North Mr. Thompson will make a special effort to secure German immigrants and to this end will go to some of the Northern German towns and villngess. Never fall In love with a girl who Is absent-minded and devoted to clubs. Why not? I proposed to such a girl once. She called in the whole family and moved me a-vote of thanks. Chicago Record. "I am willing," said the lawyer, In the rural Jostles court, "to submit the case without argument." - . 'Yo might as well," - observed the Jndge, Hfor my mind's done made op al ready aj' no- argument anf no jury In ine.coimTrT.cuuiui cunuge n. aiuhi I Constitution. . . ' . , RUN ON A WILMINGTON BANK Caused by Cashier Geo. Sloan's Sudden Departure DEPOSITORS DRAW OUT $35,000 Sloan waa Short' Bui the Sbortare Waa Made Good by President Norwood of Atlantic Bank The Direc tors Issue a Sifoed Statemeat. Wilmington, N. NX)., Attg. 29. The failure yesterday of George Sloan, cashier of tihe Savings and Trust Com pany, to appear at his accustomed post caused much comment, and when about n in. ii It was discovered; that he had left foT New York on the Sunday even ing train, the report caused a run on the hank, which continued until nine o'clock in the evening. Thirty-five thousand dollars were paid out to de positors of the bank. The directors of the bank discovered a shortage a few days ago, which President Norwood, of the Atlantic Na tional Bank, immediately made good. The directors have issued a signed statement that the stock Is worth sixty per .cent premium after paying the de positors in full, and they are offered that price for it. Thie capittal stock of this savings bank is $25,000. Norwood is president; H. Walters vice-president, and George Sloan cashier. STREET CHAT. "The crops are very poor in our sec tion," said Mr. Claudius Dockery, who is stopping over to-day on his way to Washington'. "We have had no rain this month and we cannot make more than half a crop. The condition Is ex cellent in Wake compared to Richmond county." The work of enlarging Mr. W. B. Jones' store is now in progress. "I am very anxious to get the work done," said Mr. Jones to-day, "I have bought 4,000 pairs of shoes of all styles and sizes ordered and 1 must have a place to put them. With this stock alone I could fill the entire store formerly occupied by Messrs. Cross and Ltne han. This will be the largest ship ment of shoes ever made to Raleigh." "I was so delighted to receive an order to pave my fide walk on West South street," said Alderman Charles McDonald,, "that I paved the entire width of the walk with brick instead of just the prescribed width." "I saw a remarkable scene in Rock ingham county," said Mr. W. E. Fal son. "It was a great camp meeting of the non-missionary Baptists. There were nearly eight thousand present. Men, women, and children were camp ed in a bottom. The service was pe culiar and the weather was fearfully hot." Judge and Mrs. M. B. Barbee to-day celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Mrs. Barbee's maiden name wns Miss Mary Gorman. The many friends of Judge Barbee and has wife extend hearty congratulations. May they spend many more years among us. The new steam heating apparatus In the government building here Is being tested. This is making it raither warm er for the inmates of the building and Judge Riddlck has been keeping cool at the Varborongh. He was "heated" out. President Andrews, of the Street Car Company, said: "No, we cannot hare anything at the park to-night. The band was to give a concert so the rain was expected.', WHAT THE OREGON SOLDIERS FAVOR, As a specimen of the lie plain lie being circulated by the Anti-Imperialist league, of Boston, Drvlng Winslow, sec retary, the following paragraph from a -circular sent out under - date of Au gust 10th will serve: "A very large number of tha rut urn- ed soldiers from the Washington "and . Oregon regiments have asked1 for ma terial in order that they may become disseminators' of the anti-imperialistic doctrine." This statement is quite contrary to facts, as learned from the soldiers of the Oregon regiment now1 In Portland. These boys are almost unanimously tn favor of the United States retaining the possessions. Portland Oregonlan. JONAS WILSON. From the Bwafnsboro Pine Forest. Mr. Jonas Wilson and John M. Hall, of tide, were here this week. Mr. Wilson's Mends ar talking strongly of running him before the Democratic nomination to fill the Tacancy of Hon. G LI; BarVk;k. ; Mr. "Wilson would ; make 'a very faithful representative, tf ha would allow' himself elected. '
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