25 CENTS A MOVrii
5
RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY 4 EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1899.
BOER REPLY:
A FLAT REFUSAL
Withdraw Assent to Joint
Inquiry on Franchise
Question
TONE OF THE REPLY
IS DEFIANT THROUGHOUT
Or j ate Frta State Approve Traasvaal'i
Retort Oreat Excitement at Pre.
torla -Earlaad Caaoot with
Dijtalty Excbaace Farther
Artumeats.
iNew York, Sept. 10. The New York
Journal's special from Pretoria says:
"An official summary of the Boer reply
o Great Britain' ultimatum was giveti
out to-duy. The imply nay that the
govenument has withdrawn t assemt to
a Johit inquiry on the franchise question,
Bind says the propositlioii was originally
acceted only i tie belief that rt was
a bona fide attempt to settle nil questions
at issue mud lead to a finnl settlement,
Great Britain agreeing to forego cfciini
of sovereignty end to make dvfhnute
plans for arbitration. The reply assumes
a tone through defiant.
AU die connnemlaula in the held are
orriVi-ed to supply immediately returns
snowing the nien avaiinhle for field ser
vice, ami (lie points where they can be
concentrated.
ORAXG'B FKBB STATE WHIH
KUUGiaR.
Loudon, Sept. 10. Despatches from d
iriooMitic agents at Bloeutfontent to-day
Btate that Orange Free State apinwc..
i nmixvsuI's reply Euglamls ttltiuui
t urn.
BXCTTBMiMNT AT PUJtTTORiIA.
Cape Town,' Sex. I.O. tftottn tele
grams from Petorra to-d-ay conn ran tin
reports that the reply of Transvaal does
not aioeept the demands of Great Bin
4niti' a a whole.
There is gnat excmtuvut hi Pretoria
over the consequences that .miay arise.
"The young Boers lire nkiug to be le-l
to the field immediately.
The feeJrng here is Unit it will be mi
possiNe fw the imperial government to
imdignihed its part agiitn ami enter uiio.i
nn iivterclimnge of arguments.
The Itoyul Minister Regiment ha a ar
rived. BOB1U5 ARE RBA'DY.
London. Silrt. lit. Tim- Nai-tlmuirlier-lumi
FnnUeers, known as the "Fightmi!
Fifth." left for Cue Town this morn
ing. A despatch fnxn Itretona to the Ixn
don edition of the Digger New hbs
tlmit the srtiiaWm is sliupentng to a
crisis. The reply of Traiwvaul is uncom
promising ami will force a decision. The
pre) mi rations of the 'Boer for stiuiMKh re
sistance 18 going on continually. Every
thing in hi readme for The war.
Ofmial advlwn fni JVetoriii tuum-.n
TtM statement that TramM-unl's hiwi-i
refUMes to agree to Great Bnfajii' de
mands.' Hie citmntimi is regiuiU'd .lit.
L. ' . t. r-.:..i.. .u..ul.u
AO(HVeKH UUlim uutiinu iiT."""
from U iinenwit pontoon.
ntie two rtsMrbhcs. Kree that Taans
vitu. i'louldiiot nuke fiarther coimx w oo.
It lit bettered that the Bn-i will lie mi
ported by all the A'fTikamkwH hi Soifth
Africa.
A Tkietoria dwniaU to the I'nH MaH
GazettiP aay tbat it i irmlemtood that
the Boern' reply repdAHted the demiiiid
for equality of language rights.
KRUGEfffS SONS IN THE FIELL
' Pretorta, Sevt 1(1 Seven of Kroner'
sons and hi fifty grandsons, and Col
Joiibert's son, and all the members ot
the Kxeeutive Council ami the Volkaraad
xeSU take 'fbe 6el4 and fight shte by side
with the Boewt Burghers. (.
' ' ' WAXiti STREET.
Xew Tork, Sept. KK-There -was a
sharp deefme on Wall Street to-day on
account of the Transvaal news. Metro
'itoUton seeirrities fell 10 half wm) extrtune
, deeVnes tu other stocks ore expects
Mondny's foreign uiarketa will lie niw.'t
folhwed by tight money.
TO SpA DKWBY.
Bxcursion Bates by the Seaboard Air
' JiostO tha Splendid Celebration.
TImI bflsband said to hli wife: "Dear,
do we go. or do we not gor .
.'- Th good., wife prootpejy replied:
'Dewey! Provtded w go by the Sea
. board 'Air Line.'" . . .. ..
Above all do not let the children miss
"the great event, : They will thank yon,
dear parents, 4n the years to come. EJx
, enrsion Tares' at one and one-third fares
, for the round tripall rail or by Nor-
folk ' and steamship lines, . ' '"
. .Tickets on sale? September.: a0-27th,
good to return until Ostober 0th ins
elusive, Take advantage' of the cheap
- rates, brilliant veatber and perfect ser
vice of the Seaboard Air Kne to the
most, stately pageant of patriotism of
the century. - : . 1 ' ;'
-v The large mastiff dog belonging to Mr.
Join en Leach has been poisoned. These
, .. dog : poisoner should1 be caught and
severely punished. " '
BUY AN SPiBAKlNO.
& tie! Ad tl -Trust Oomference OmveiKD n
Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. lC-Col. W. J. Bryan
iiegian his address tu oppositioiii to trusts
as soon as the Anti-Trust Convention
opened to-day. An enorniiums crowd
itwamied alout the doors of C.'utniJ
Music Hull early In th morning.
CONTINU018 STOIUtS.
Kingston, Sept. 10. Since the receut i
cyclone a Continuous serious of thuuder
stornw are reported in most districts. The
latest casuahttes are little.
: ! UAXf MILiLlON FIBK
Lincoln, eb., Sept. 16. Half a mii
uou is estunated as the loss by fire eaTly
to-dy on the north Mock ocrupitl by
several printing .rhis. The flames
rpread rapidiy through the biakling and
ihen wnped to MaJione Teniile and tin
MethodlMt -iiiMX'h and Welwter blo k,
iiteh iu dastroyed. Sivimil mii.ilk-i-Hidings
were nlm burned.
COAL, X11 ITALY
Norfolk, Vn., Stvt. 10 The lliii.au
iteamer IIereu.es 'will mill tints afte.-mMii
or Genoa with a cargo of coal. This
.hiimient is a result of the Mtrike at I lie
5ardi mines. When, the nuners Hiiur";
the cuosutiters sought coal .elsewhere,
i ml the Itact that Aincowa could fi'-inh
oal equal to tlie Knglish lrlii.': be
nine known -widely. The sHiiiMiienl
Hie of many to hxrant eouotries mihv
he Ntrike tiegau.
Tiiaa kixxis.
Vienna, S-pt. 1I. Ituihrny service at
nlxbiirg, internitjited liv tlomlN. is p.ir
.ally TesnnHil. Several cities are flu nl
d in the l'erg hHtru-t, but in m.i
iaces Blie water m subHullug.
MKS. MAlMSAUtfr iA'MAX l)E.Vi
Mrs. Margaret Coffin In mini died vi
erday at tiw Saimtaa-iiun ui J)(iin-ii!e. N.
. The reniujiis were nnii'd to New
irork to-day for Interment. Mrs. In
nan was the rehc of the late John 11
iiimi'ii. S4ie leaves four huis and two
'iiughters. She was a sister in law i,f
lr. Sntimel Imnnan, of Atlanta.
MANNA TALKS
Philippine War to End - Bryan will be
Next Democratic Nominee.
New York, Scrt. 10. Acnator lliuiiia
reliu-ni'il cm the Mleainer St. Ixmus thi"
inkirnnig. He Haid Miuit the 11iilipiii
liiestKHi wouUl Ik Kettltcl in mix jnoiiilhs-
The Senator siaul tluit the Iiuoci-uts
.vill sim-ly nouuiite Bryan, ami jnt as
surely he will be defeated.
He says that the Uiidtcd Sttatos b is
iiiteml lywii an era uf proM-nty t
wnse of the prisiuses of the KepuK ' an
party are kept, and tile commercial imi
blions of the country aire sound- Tliis
proiKTity is bawsj ussi cunndeuce.
A FIGHTING CAROLINIAN.
Disfranchised Linder State Law By
Challenging Bsterhazy.
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 14. A cballenga
was cabled to Count Eteterhaiy this
morning which may not result in a
meeting on the field of honor, but if
itbe laws of this State are enforced
the challenge will be brought before a
Jury on a charge which, in case of
conviction, will send himi to prison. At
any rate, he can never hold public of
fice within this State.
Paul E. Ayer, who was a sergeant in
the First South Cttiroltyia Volunteers
during the Spanish war, has been deep
ly Interested in the result of tha Dtotr '
y interested in the result of the Dtr&yf
fus trial,' and when the verdict jwaa
announced be became fighting mad.
Esterhaay ' especially caught bis atten
tion and anger. So the following chal
lenge was cabled today to Esterhasy
In London: - i. -
"Sir: Believing yon to be answerable
for the misery and humiliation of Cap
tain Dreyfus,, of the French Army, and
Captain Dreyfus not being able to call
on you personally, for satisfaction I,
as an American, free-born, lovinu: lib-
art, do volunteer 5n my -own right to
meet you on the field ot honor in behalf
of Captain Dreyfus at any time and
place agreeable to you.
Respectfully,
- PAUL B. BYBR, .
s ' . Anderson, 8. 0.
Iu South Carolina it fa aa unlawful
to send a challenge or carry a challenge
for a friend aa it is to fight duel. The
regular prescribed oath which all per
sens take -on going into office coutaine
a clause stating mat tney have; not
fought a duel, sent or carried chal
lenge since 1881, the year In which the
anti-dueling law was passed. ' Bven if
a uan should not- be convicted by
Jury of violating tha law, he Is disfran
chised by sending a challenge, '
MAY MEJWrttBWMY,, "
,Tue Rajleigh Light Infantry, Capt' J.
iiemeru, ia arranging to go to New
xr to participate in the iDewey re
ceptionw If this company goes they will
be the only North Carolina ' Company
which will be present At this great cele
bration k '' " '.i;;'
COTTON.
New York, Sept. 1(1. CoMon bl.ls: Orl
o: Nov, (Mtt: Dec, 9; Jan. 14; Feb. 15;
M mrch 21; April 24; May 27; June dO.
Mr. Rherwood 'Iligm has returned from
the norlli, where he has been making his
fait purcHuiRee,
A.& NX. R.R. FILED
COMPLAtNT HERE
Subpoena Served nn Treas.
Worth to Answer First Mon
day in November
IN FEDERAL COURT HERE
The Railroad la Which the State ba
Two Thirdi Interest Appeals w Uni.
ted States Court that the Tax
Assessment ia Qrealer than
Iti Market or Chh
Value.
The Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
road, in which die State owns two-thinlx
stock, has amiealed to the United Sautes
1 oiiirt to escajH1 the ISiX) amessment In,
taxatiou iiniiOMed by the Ourporn taon
(.oiuaiMsaion.
'line defeuda Hits uiiuist answer the win
liiamt at the United Spates Oum-t room
iu ill is city the first Monday mi -Novcni-Iwc
.
ilie aiiuoiuiceutenit that a railroad iu
which the State owuh such, huge inter
est filed t-iHinnuat with the Federal Coun
HffBinKt the State cuueted a flutter.
A summons was served on State
IVeasurer ,W. II. Worth to-day in the
(-use itt the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad Company against William H.
Worth, Treasurer of tibe State of North
Carolina; John Wooten, sheriff of Lenoir
tuituty; Alvin 8. WiBis, sheriff of Cur-
teret coninty; Dunuxt H. illari'isou,
sheriff of Jones county; Joseph L. Huhn,
sheriff of Craven county; Jowepli Willis.
Isaac Irry Ilermau W. Stoat, .Ia.nws
A. II inker, J, J. Tobjou, A. J. Bdh ii.
VV. A. Denmark au4 W. 'A. Adams tax
collectors, llie above waned parties n re
to appear 'bufore the Federal Jadge in
thiss city on the first Monthly in Novem
ber to answer the complaint hied iu the
tuiteil States Circuit court here by W.
10. Clarke, Frank Tiionqwou and Cheu
U. Guion, solicitors for comiplainHiit.
The comphiint is very lengthy, but the
fuilowmg are the innuta bruiught out
stilted briefly:
1. That the Atlaintic and North Uani-
luna Railroad is a dnrly created eoipor.i
tiou of the State.
a. That Fraiikliu MclNeill, S. L. Rogors
and E. C 'BeuVflmgnekt constitute rhe
North CuroiHia Oorporatkou Cohiuiih-
stoiu
8. Timl March 5, 181)1, the Ut-ueral
Assmiibly iwssed "Am Act to pronde for
the general Supervision of rallrouds,
steuinilHKits, or canal cunaiaiiies, express
uud tdegraph comipumes doing business
m the Mate of North Carolina," and the
act was amended April 1st, 181)1 , Feb-
rinu-y 1), 181)3, Ma nil Otli, Mm. and
FelruaiT 14th, 181)3.
4. Ihttt the amount mroived ;s ovei
$2,000, and tims suit is onie ansrug uu
der the coustrrution ot tflu- I uiIin:
States.
5. 'lat March 0, 181)0, tiliv li.'iiii.il
Assuubly professed to repeui the afo.e
said railroad ommnusMou act and Murch
8, 1809, passed an act to provide f ji- tli.
assesstnent of property and the collect-.oii
ot taxes, coiiiuuouly i-allcd the ' Alacliii -
tjry Act," providlug that the corporatioi.1
couuuissioii shall constitute a board ot
appraisers and ascswrs for railroad, tele
gmi4 nd steamboat and canal couna
nice, and the method of procedure iuui k
ed out with great vartfeuolrttiy.
. 0. That March 8, 1800, the Genorul A
euiUy passed an act entitled ' An Act
to raise Revenue, which providm tut
the reviston of the assessuieut oJ all
rmdrood property in the State, taking .mo
conoideratlon the nature of the rruncui
and gross earnings eod net income ot
each, road and shall so increase the ns
semunent where such increase is justi
fied as will make each part 1 railroa-:
property bear its jiroportiou ! the lin
uen of taxation. Various pa -t.i of tne
revenue act are made part of the Iml.
' 7 j' It hi subioitted to the court wbetner
th Board of Railroad Connmissionerg ;
not lireserved as Bord of Assessors,
with the power of review and equalisa
tion to the North Carolina Corporation
Ooumiission, and whether the tu:d cor
poration have any powers as an asscs.-iu.'
board.
8. Article S, Section 0 of the Coust'v.i
tion of North Carolina says that taxation
uuet be by a unifurnt rule is recited.
-iThat the defendants are tbreutiM. nK'
to collect the Mttsel and unlawful am wit
of taxes' accruing uuder sdhf uuhiw'ul
assessment (the cuirasa recites 'In
counties, townshipa and towns thro .-n
nliich the ream runsj, to-wtt: "
, . . . Miles.
Wayne county- r
fenoir count V-if. .
Jones county ,';,'..'...
Craven county .......
Ctirteret cotmty .....
Goldshoto ...1. , ,-.
fjalHuce T..j....i.
Klustou -.
Newistn ,.(....,...
Newport
Moretiead City J....,
, 11-. 8S,027.0
1 140300.02
4 o,iaio
40 847,840.50
- 18 123,870.05
2.67 20,038.54
14
.01
8.7
1.00 '
8.25
0,584.04
T.034.11
20,205.90
8,103.58
25,121.82
Which amounts making 1734,330.08
Ia more than the actual carfi vahie of
tlie -prooerry.
10. Other property la assessed by local
board under the oainty conuTiissioners
and a well recognized custom has grown
up to assess for tuxation till property,
other than railroads, at cuuaiderably less
than its actual cash vuhie, ui aliout 50
00 and 75 per cent of their ucluai value,
lliere is an ecknwleilred distiimrtion be
tween actual and tax vnliie ot jn'oner tv.
11. Recited that this nnlroml has been
ussessed' ga'enter than its unu-ket vnine
and true vulue in money luwl tins is a
wrongful diftci-nnlnatiiiii: mid the road
deimed of n.-, proiierty wiilioiit due
process n law anil deined eiiu.il olc
Mon of law whulli is irn-iu'a.iiitcol hv l i"
1'ourteen.th .Vjis'iiihiunl io the I nii.-l
stales Consht'iition.
IZ. Recites the dillerein'e iu tlie a
sessiiunt of nulroad an-.' other proienv
the foniHr asseMsed anmiallr anal the hii
ter only alioiit every four years. O'ner
discrmraiatioiM rv also iMunteil out.
After referring to other diHcrmiinatioiK
nnd the steady incTeiisc in the assess
ment of railroad proportv tDie cinpla,i,t
asked that suliiioeiias Ur issued for l ie
ileendiurts and on the bearing thereof
U.e nngiiHt discnuiiuiutioin Is- ileelaii'l
iTiKimsLutiitioiuil and void and the le
rendwi'tM be resti-aineil from calli'CtinK the
tax on this property m excess of tlie
valuiition in 1808.
MAYOR'S COURT.
A Bu-ycle Rider Fined for Not Having
a Lamp.
Mayor Powell hnd thn caes tiiis
uvormug and to each isc he was an :
.Mtli a ineek u1uiishiiii.
The hrst was Ijutune I.iaw clia.-geil
with ndnig hnt bicycle without a light
after dark. He was warned to let he.
light so shine in future that others niign:
see i-w and get out of Ins t'atli ami
uikkI $3.2o.
(.lliarli'S Payne threw u rock at a lioul
black with the dignihed name of Balie
'I'wAty. He was tiued $4.25.
WiH Brown, colored, was fined L'.'i
for iK'ing disorderly on tlie sttreet.
FAIR WARMER.
For ltaleigh amd vicinity:
night and Sunday; waimier.
The high area which still .lonnnaies
the weather throughout the east is mov
tag southward on the Atlantic onmst. I he
pressure is now over .iO.-M) inches i..mi
Niorfolko Boston A mo'e: a:i', storm
exists- m the upper .VIistsi.p a nihv.
with cloudy 'weather atid ;ight ram in
the northwest. An urea of elo.ua
wteather exists along :he Culr cist, w.tn
nun at nearl all (lulf stations iiom
Florida to Texas.
SPECIAL SBRVlCIEiS.
The protiiacted uni't'tnig m ( euti-al
Methoilist nlfiurch will continue throiigh
'to-llurl'o . In addition to pre?i.-hnu' i l
the uual hour, there will lie n service
at 3:dt) in the afternoon at whirl, tin
rite of lNiitnm will lie adiuinistered, wild
iiumuIhth receivwl into ihe church
I ll bile ni'vited.
OHItlSTIAN II I IT IU "3 1 .
Jas. Ij. FosttM. PaMt4kr. Siuidav schiud
It' a. ui; IVeticlung ait 11 a. in. and 8
p. im by flic pastor. Tlie friends and
public cordially invited. Welcome to all.
All meniHers retiuesAt'd to .be present u
an Hivportaiiilt olinreh confennce will be
held iiiiiiiwituttelv ul'ter the iinniug sci
vice.
tlOOl) SMI'IIIOIM) OlIU'R'tlH.
Rev. I. Mc.K. I'dtteuger, I. IJ.. Ree
tor. Seventh naidiiy aftiv Trinity.
Huly Ccnihiminunn at 8 a. m. Sraula.
stibool at 0:45 a. in. Stwice and sc
moil at 11 a. ru. Eveiuui prayer at o
p. m. Service on Wednesday at 10 a. ir.
and on Friday at 0 p. nu The wnts nr.
all free, and strangers and visitors are
cordially uinted. ,
CHRIST CHURCH.
Bev. M. M. Marshall, D. 'D., Itwtor.
Sixteenth Simdny after Trinity.
'Early ceiehrution at 8 n. in.
Stand-ay school at 10 a. m.
Divine service anidemiMi at 11 a. m.
Bremng prayer at 0 p. m.
Services during the week on ednes
day at 6 p. nu, Thursday ('St. Mnttliew s
Day) and Friday at 10 a. in.
Free Slcats. Strtingeru cordurlly wel
comed.
ISK. Savtonr Ohapel: Sunday school ill
a, m. Morning servnce 11 a. m. Night
service 8:15 p. in. S(Nit all Jree. All
Invited. i
GOD'S WAY IS BEST.
Just where you stand in the conflict
Rsre is yonr iice:
Jixt where you thatik you are useless.
Hide not your race: i
God placed you there for a puriiose,
Whate'er it be;
Think He has chosen yira for it;
Work loyally.
Gird on your amius-! Be ftiAhful
At toll or rest; ';! '
Whiche'er It be, never dwuW&ng
God's wsy is best,
OtH in the fight, or on picket,
Stand firm sod true;
This ia the work which your Masrer
i Gives you to do.
Helen M. RsciMrdsoa: In Cbwdtunoti.
MASONIC.
- Hiram Lodge No. 40 will meet 31o.i
day evening, Sept. the 18th, loud, t
regular wmtrOTinMitWst 7:30 o'clock.)
fid) meeting of the tmmlbershlp is deslv
nd. - Brethren of sister lodges are cm'
dially invited to be presen. "
w. w. parish, w. M,
B. IB. THOMAS, Secretary.
AROUND AND ABOUT
Items of Interest Gleaned by
the Wayside
SHORT STATEMENTS
Familiar Facet Prom the Passing
Throng Movements of People
Vou know Snatches of
Street OosslnToday.
Mrs. H. M. Famsworlih has returiieit
fronn Philadelphia and astungton.
Mrs. W. S. W lntsiker is (pilte wu k.
f olUtor nnnicnr. w.-nt t- It.'.uuoi t to
sh-ik1 Sunday.
Mr. J. A. Jones this in iru n.
The little ilnugliS r
John I pcli m i-n is ei
hnne of Mrs. Ci.e'.i.i:
V. (. tH-hnrch.
Mr. Holly llenn lei.
iTi'iM-iiis'bovo w-h'T'' 1 e '
o- Mr. and Mvs.
i -t. v ''I at the
..i .i iii'illn r. Miy.
this .'ll'li'i'ii'i 'ii ;'nr
i'l sp 'lid Siiii lny.
Mrs. C
P. S'pl'llll lefl il
i ity
this
niDi-'iing.
I'l-of. Robert Wright, of t)ak RuL'e. is
here making some aithi"'i an-iingiiU'ii's.
Among other thin.'s a foot n il! gn.ie he-Ini-en
the A. anil 1. a .it . I.il. '.. :i' s
(n tin: prograiiiuie.
Il-s. . C. Uovsier left Ihe cltv to
day.
Mrs. Ivey Iwis and Mum. Ix-wis. ol
Hirniiingluun, Ala., who have Is'i-n visit
ing at the home of Ih-. It. II. Iew's
left the city to-dny.
Little Miss Ueanor mm. who has
betii 'the guest of M.lssn-s Ku.i.' anil
1 11 ii Nvrns. retui-iu'd to Fraiikl'ntoi:
dims inoiniiii:.
4!enenil . W. Kirklamil, ol N-.'W
oi-k, iimved this liioniing and is visa
ing at the home of Mr. (.'. t Crow.
i.Mjrs. S. 11. Norm of Grvcushorn .anic
in tli'is morning and is vit--it''.ig her nio'Ji
er, Mrs. . IJ. Lpchu'ch.
Mr. W. H. Mon-risoiii, Mrs. Williiiini (i.
Fowler and Miss Maggie Piatt, of AVil
niuigton, arc at the Tt artsarwuglh.
A convict was recei'ved at the Hut
Prison to-drny from Pender county.
Tlie parsonage of the First Biiitist
church m being repainted and otherwise
unproved.
A voting nuin riding a Iscyc'e ran ml
Mr. I rank lAmmlen this morning. The
cvclist fell fi-oiii his wheel but Mr. Lui.e
dell ineri'lv looked aroiiini to see what
touched linn and passed on without the
least interruiilion, wlienuiswi a geuile
iimn reinarked that Mr. Linnsdeu w
the bent lialiinccd man: in town.
Miss Lucy Alice Jones resui ies her
IMKUtimi as dirwtress of the ehoi- and or
ganist of ( hriit Chmrrti toninori-ow tn ini
mig. Miss Lillinii Lwter has returned to the
ity.
ITiwlr the rules, entry liooks are regu
larly opened for the Stii'te Fair on Sei
temlKir loth. On that day promptly up
poured Messrs. Bittv Bnyiow and Jaime
Newsoni, two young geuitleiiwn of ten
der years, who entered tinst nil the isml
try ddimirtiiient same hue giuivc clin-kees.
liood for the boys!
Mrs- Mc Jcachv. wis lwis lwen visilni';
iu Ciiiiiberliiiid ersmty, hns retuiiie'l
She waSI accompanied liack by Mrs. A.
M. McGeacliv, who will visit her mui.
Ir. McGinchy.
Miss Allen, daiiiglliter of Ciipt. an I Mi
W- J- Allen, returned home tins umru
ing.
Mr. Mairott, who has been pouiiit-::'il
with Mr. Stevwutou. n uw with th(
.-xrutlieni IM'inirlmiK and Hinting Coin
puny. 'Mr. Bit tang, n prueticial plinuiber.
has just retu-rued from the. north Iwingiug
with him another nowlieni iiKvli-inie t'
work ifor th. wsnpany.
All who went to Fiiquay yesterday hn
a delightful lime. 'Rev. J. I Fosti r
Imd evervtlung arranged m first t-lws (vr-
der and the ilav was dehghtfully siKiit.
Miss Annie Mitchell left to-day foi
i lMladelphia. (
5 Missi Pholbus, wh have been, visit
lug here, went to New York to-dny. They
were nc-cxmipiwiMl 'by Miss1 Beiviri, of
this city. .;
Mr. Stemmotx leaves to-irigJit ; fm- a
trip to Ctiaiiotte.
Mr. Charles Gattis hns gone to I'ortsl
uhhhIi. ,
Mr. B. R. Lacy was subpoenaed t-i-duy
to atrpear at Gokrsboro Monday as
nu expert witness in a suit there.
Ostium SHtoner Pattersottt Prof. Msn
wv. Prof. Withers and Ir. Ourtis re
turned from Bdgeconxbe to-day, where a
farmers' institute was held. They re
port a fine attendance and a good meet -tag.
- -
Mrs. Nannie Harvard Is back from
Durham, where tAie atutnled the funer
al of Mm. J. F. Harwnrd.
M. M. rerry, in the nwrket hSB some
of tlie buest .beef ow sale ever seen n
this market If you "nt something
extra fat and nicy you should try some
oi it.
'jir. Ixii T. Brown the popular
ninnnBer, o the YartMwowth, has retiun
ed from a trip to New York.
' Mr. 3. A; Snence will returne tomtorrow
li the Seaboard Air 'I-Aiie from 17 dny
pleasure and business trips to Bnlttmnre,
Phfladerphia and New York and other
point in Hi North,
HEAVY FRJ5IGHT
S. A.
I.. Euii)loyees Kept Busy Bundling
Freight UVaias.
At the h. A. L. Freight depot at nine
o'elotk tihis morning nine full freight
trams hud just passed till-on irh ltitleiglll in
a short rune as they could lie handled.
Four of these trains were going mirth
and live were soulhlsiuiwl. One of the
lLoi-t'lihouinil trains was a solid hiiuber
Iraiui nwiile x at A'benloen.
A-NAIWailtSTS TO ACT.
Puns, .Seit. 10. Concierge House Rue
de Chabroi received n letter in red iuk
asserting that the government was afraid
to attack the l-ortress ot t, ucnui, tloc'aii
arclnsts will do it.
FIRI14.
Lima Peru, Sept. It. A serious fire
oitirred at Oallno and imany buildings
were destroyed. Very heavy losses re
sulted. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
An Iiiiiisrrtaiit Oalil Meeting for Next
Tuesday Night.
1 here will lie a called meeting of the
liuiriniber of ( totmrniercv at the M iyT's
ol tu-e Tuesday evening next at 8 o clock
to consider matters in regard to proper
representation of the buwiness. of Ri.nl
eigh by floats, etc., in the parade at
the approaching State Fair. The busi
ness men of the city not members of tne
Otiam'lier are requested also to attend rti.
iiiecfing. Tlie officers of the Agricul
tural Society, Mr. L. A. Carr, Chief
.Marshall of tlu- Ir and others from a
distance will lie present.
W. N. JONBS, President.
..I'XHfcOK ALLBN, Secretaiy.
DRFYFUS' HEALTH
His Pardon Will be Dnly Stoned next
Tuesday.
arm, Sept. 10. It is semii-ofhciallv
announced to-day that in oons-ideratioit
of Drevtus' health-dailv wieakening. the
Premier has invited the prisoners' fami
ly to withdraw their niH'al. lhas will
taiihtiirl' tne granting of tihe pardon,
which, under these conditions and sole
ly because iiuotiier month's coufineni"n't
in a cell would entail the prisoner s death
will be signed Tuesday
THK STIRIIVE FAMILY.
Proud Aristocrats in the Realms of the
Arena.
The famous Stark family, one of the
great features of tine Wallace Shows,
does work that tmrders on the marve'oin-.
In truth, some of their attainments art
of such complex difficulties tfluat it fre
quent.)' passes with but little more no
tice frolm the imlilic notn-e fr:n tin
.pitblic than their simpler displays si"
lv lK'enuse the audience can follow its
intricate and perplexing paradox.
It not infrequently luippens that when
a particularly hazardous feat is accoiu
pjlisluil the strongest and most pro
noiiiH-cd apiiiaiwe will "ine from tne
enlrv wherei ii' the other actors of the
allow muy nivaruililv Ik' found ranged
as sjiectatoiis when ' tlie Stirks arc on."
This tribute to their flcnius from th"ii
feiww perfnrmers i as unustiail as it is
spoutaneous, and testifii'S to their superi
ority miore eloquently ttaiii any eulogy
uposKioly could.
hen an act enm hold the attention id
actors as that of the Stirks does, i
nwiy indeed be said to 'be truly great.
Tlie Wallace Wiows will Is" nt Raleigh
in Monday, SeivtemlMT 25th.
A LION LOOSE IN A CAR.
A Circus Animal Bats Chickens
By
The Crate.
Cumberland, Md., Sept. 14. A large
Hiagenbeck lion got out of his cage in an
express car while en route to Philadel
phia from. Chicago over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad today and took full
possession. There were three other
lions in cages and a dog, not caged, in
the car, all consigned to Hagenbeck, at
Philadelphia, and unaccompanied by a
trainer.
The express official! here were warn
ed to keep away from' the car, but an
expressman opened the door of the car
tonight by mistake and almost stum
bled on the escaped Hon and the dog,
which were lying quietly together.
The Interior of the oar presented a
scene of Mood ana destruction. in
lion, which weighed over 500 pounds,
had demolished nearly a doteu (rates
of chickens which were In the express
car and the interior was a mass of blood
and feathers. These stuck also to the
lion's coat, giving him a grotesque
well as frightful appearance. Scores
of chickens which had escaped him
were roosting high in the top of the
car.
A PROBLEM TO SOILVB.
The Winner to Receive ' a Handsome
Ornyx dock from Woollcott and Son.
Now is your chance to win. em. onyx
dock. Messrs. WooUcott and Son, ever
alive to the, interests of their patrons
and the general pivtwic, have a problem
at the head of their advertisement for
you to solve. The person who sends n
the wrst correct answer iwitl get the
clock. The clock will be delivered imme
diately, to the winner. The dock Is
shown In one o f their large front Win
dows, and ht A tery handsome one. . U
Is a prize worth striving for and eviy
one should put on their thinking caps.
The contest will date . from Monday
morning. -
ODD FfflLIiOrW TTBMS.
Something for Them and
Other
to
' Bead.
4: I ' -H
Manteo No. 8 has been working on the .
second club.
XXX
Seven hundred admitted by the club
plan sinnce June let.
XXX
Aberdeen No 166 has taken on new
life and is at Work in earnest. "
XXX
A petition for a mew Lodge at Mor
ganton has Just been Deceived with thirty-two
names on it. . r
XXX.
Brother W. D. Oatfter write for blank
to ask for dispensation to adnttt a second
club in Cross Creek Lodge. He' says,
' We had twelve appiikaadone last meet
ing; must have fifty." vi
Besides our Grand Kepreaentative and
the Grand Messenger and past Grand
Se(- Brothers FV BdVards, of Ox
roraeind J. M. -Norwood, of Raleigh, will
be in attendance at the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in Detroit nex week A
' X -x X
Brother Coble, our efficient Supeni
tendent of the Orphan Home, says: "We
now have forty-four children at the
Houie. Thank the Lord the" Order is
nMS'iuninig proportions to take care of
tlhemi." Tlie Almighty knows when and
how to provide.
XXX
True Odd Fellowship recognizes that
we pass through this life but once. I .
any kindness, or good to our fcSrowmen
i sto be shown at all, it must be done
now. To defer o rto neglect it means
that it will never he done.
XXX.
The Grand Secretary has receutly vis
ited Shelby, Henrietta, Charlotte and
adjacent points end reports the Order in
that section as m fine condition. He
was much pleased with ail th- Lodge i.
but especially so with Broad River No.
1H0. This Lodge has work m some de
gree every meeting night, and its aver
age attendance is more than fifty per
cent of its membership. Whiat other
1 Jodge can say that?
XXX
There are some nuantJg in the Order as
well as elsewhere. We have Odd Fel
lows who are such In fact as wen as in
nanie, and we have some Odd Fellows in
name who are not possessed of one scin
tilla of tlie principles of the Order- Obey
are nothing but leafless, frost-bitten
stalks, with no leaf, flower or fruit.
Misfits, hangers-on, and of no use to the
Order except to be pointed' at by those
ontade who are disposed to ortecise. Old
dead trees, as landmark! to the outside,
and with no foliage, "but snags upon
which buggandn sit and take delight in
sniinung themselves.
XXX
We heard not long since that the
(rand Lodge would soon be wrecked
and ruined 'because so many Lodges
have taken advantage of the club rate
plan. We suspect that this calculation
was made by some one in a trance, tt
hyiniotic state. Certainly the person or
persons who take that view of it are
tigiunig backward. Bveiy nvember ac
cepted by the Lodges means one dollar
and forty cents revenue to the Grand
Lodge the first year, sixty cents of
which goes .to the support of the Or
phan Home; and we ciaiunot see how the
adding of revenue will Injure either the
Grand Lodge or the Home. It is a case
of ..dtig with kindness" or else our
uuitliemiaticinins are nmntaken. The Or
ifliare children are lncreaanig rapidiy at
lltoiue and, unless our revenue n-
creases how are they to be fed?
XXX
We believe conscientiously that this
country of ours, tins present generation.
anil especially the oommg genarrtons.
stand greatly in need of our Order. Lay
ing aside the very important matter of
our Minniense beneficence, our three and a
half million dortars annually, leaving out
the thousands of widowed families who
receive sympathy as well as aid, and the
hundreds of thousands of our tnemheri
who are visited dally during illness; the ,
aged and deenpid, with the thousands
of orphan children who are fed, clothed . :
and educated by the Order every year,
with all this entirely forgotten, If that :
were possible, there is a crying need for
tine inculcation of our great principle!,
in this grasping age of "get all yon
can," in tins age of monopolistic, over.
bearing cruelty, when men's individual :
rights are being disregarded, when sel
fish greed and ambitious hints seem to
be about to control out land, it ia time
I for mjea to be taught something that will .
lend atway from, self and self mggTaadise .-
meat, to have their minds . drawn to -
something uobkv higher, their duty to
each other. Odd Fellowship teachn
this, " 1 -
THE COAST STORM.
ueather Bureau Bays . Twenty-Five ?
. Uvea Were Lost.-:
The weather .beureau here has the de
tails of the death and damage fcy the
great August storm si our the coast of
North Carolina. - It appear that 25
lives were lost. The greater part of
these were fishermen drowned at &wan
Island. The wind Hew at the rats of
140 miles an hour, hot only ia spurrs.
While many of the marsh ponies weru
drowned, Jl , great mann escaped, snj
the same was the case as to cattle. The
greatest loss of all was to crops on the
mainland. It to said this amoiinteu to
half a mlllloni dollars.' The minf'ill was
greatiest at Hatteram 8 iiKins in 'ti
. hours.