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THE TlftES -VISITOR
No.8,980.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1899.
25 CENTS A MONTH
AGAINST ENGLAND
President btein of Orange Free
Free State to Milner
THE RAAD IN SESSINN
Afrikaner Members o! Cape Parliament
Expresa Openly Their Sympathy
" For krnjer Active Prepara.
tioos for Hostilities.
Cape Town, Sept. 21 Tie text of
the telegram which passed between
Milner nod President Stein, f Orange
Tree State, was published to-day.
Milner demand the neutrality f Or
ange Free State in the event of wnr
and nssures thnt government of Eng
Innds protection. President Stein's re
ply Ik evasive am? ominous. He says
that he U hoMful of a peaceful settle
ment, but warns Milner Hint the Rurgh
ers may resent military preparations on
the border and "if any unwished for
development arises therefrom," orni
thines Stein, "the responsibility doe
not rest with this government. "
The result of the meeting to-day of
the Oraugo IYee State Hand is awaited
with (Treat interest. Ropnrts on what
will be deoided very. One statement is
lo the effeet that the Raad will decide
that Orange Free State shall join Trans
vaal against Great Britain.
Tlie Afrikander memlicTs of the Cape
Parliament at a meeting Inst night sent
a dfMnntt-h to Krnger tendering sym
pathy lo the South Afriean republic
and urging him to make any serifiee
for peaee, except the Indciieniloiice of
the repnWie. Tliey say further that a
ioinl ; in 1 11 i iv may provide a way nut.
but Krnger replied immediately that the
proposition for a joint imiuiry had al
ready been accepted, but thanked them
for their aid toward a pacific solution
and hojied that their and' his work
would not lie fruitless.
liondon. Sejt. 21. The report that
Kruger pcrsnnnlly petitioned to the
Queen to avert hostilities does not bear
out the alarmist reports of the English
correspondents In .South Africa that
Krnger Is determined iixn war. Nev
ertheless preparations are going on rap
idly on both sides. The Boers are mass
ing and British troops are reaching
Ladysmith and Kimherly. 'i.ie Trans
vaal forces are encamped at Znnsjirint
and intend to raid Xntnl immediately
when Chamberlain sends an ultimatum.
Pietermaritisburg, Sept. 21. Tlie Riv
al Dublin FWIlers went to-dny to Lady
smith, an excellent strategic position
near the frontier, to cover several lin
IHirtnn points. The Fusilcrs have been
constantly feted since tlhelr arrival at
Durban. The war talk of the Burghers
shews a strong sentiment toward a lea
gue with Transvaal.
READY TO FIGHT.
.Miiiiincshurg. Sept. 21. The returns
of the field cornets show that lift tvo
Ihosaiul Burgers in Trnnsv.il! mi l Or
ange Free State are ready r.ir service
en short notice.
WILL LEAVE DURHAM.
Mr. Strickland of Brown and Strickland
Will Return to Raleigh.
Mr. Strickland, of the firm of Brown
and Strickland, undertakers and e tu
ba I mers, has decided to return to Ral
eigh, where be will engage lu the same
business. The business here will be
......: ..i .. ...i ...mi i... ..i. .. ii-
, ,'uiiunru uiiu n in uv 111 umiKt; ui mr.
Frauk Morris, of Raleigh, a young man
who knows his business thoroughly and
whowill give the people a good service.
Mr, Strickland has nmde friends here
who will regret to hare him leave. He
said yesterday that he regretted that It
(was necessary for him fo leave, but his
family affairs compelled him to do so.
Mrs? Strickland's health was not good
and that she preferred to Hve In Raleigh,
having lived there for a long time. He
feels grateful for, and is entirely satis
fied with, the patronage accorded him
by the people of Durham and will not
. soon forget the friends he has made here.
Mr. Morris will be lu charge of the
business after the first of October and
, - will more his family here. Durham
Herald.
ROUTED BY AN OSTRICH.
Negroes Prowling Af:jr Pheiaani-Mect
a Big Fighting Bird. '
' Jacksonville, Fla., ; Sent. 20.- Napo
leon, the big bird stjhe ostrich farm,
has proved Itself a talus bio tontit.-el In
- defending the pheasant t and other fine
fowls in the enclos-tiv. , 'It is a huge
,. bird, weighing some . four hundred
pounds, is pugnacions tn disposition, and
thinks It can whip anything iu sight.
a .1. II.. I .. 1L.
mmw mo uriun-n iiviiifl near lue
farm hare cast longing eyes at the fat
" pheasants, thinking they would be eqnal
; to Juicy turkeys. The other night some
of them crept Into the encl.witrj and got
near the plteasants' cage before Napo
leon observed them. Then with rbrlll
harsh hiss the bird raised its, wings and
rushed at them. The 'negroes yelled for
help and. rushed to the fence to escape,
.".Napoleon helped them over In fine style,
flu nf lliaiM waa aAVovolv ' k Ik.
tiird's sharp eiawsS ' The . negroer Bed,
while Napoleon paced up ami down the
enclosure, hissing with angcf and exulta
tion. The next morning shreds of cloth
ing were found In abundance, while the
blood around showed that Napoloon had
. hurt the intruders. ' Every night now
the bird patrols the yards, marching
long like a sentinel on duty. New York
Bun. ... ... .
MA.I. MACON APPOINTED.
He is Now Quartermaster General with
The Rank of Colonel.
To-day Major Frances A. Macon, of
Henderson, was appointed Quartermas
ter General of the State Guard, as was
predicted in this paper yesterday, to
succeed OoL. .1. W. Harden, resigned.
Col. Macon was . formerly assistant in
spector of small arms practice.
Col. J. C. I Harris to-day sent to
the War Department the twelfth in
stallment of claims held by the State
for mustering in and mobilizing volun
teers iu the SimiiisJi-AnieTlean ' wnr.
These claims have never Keen "sent on
before and aggregate $1,218.04;
HEALTH COMES FIRST
Mine Dreyfus will Accompany Her Hut.
band to a Warmer Climate.
Paris, Sept. 21. Dreyfus' pardon vi
published to-day officially and accom
panied by a note from Minister of War
Oallifet saying that while the first dn
ty of all is to rewiect judicial decWii ns.
yet the government must respond to
the wish of the country for pacification
unci quiet.
Dreyfus arrived) at t'arpantras ac
companied by his brother, Mathien.
London, Sept. 21. Mme. Dreyfus has
written a friend iu England that ner
hushnml will go to a milder climate
than Framv. She says her first duty
will be to try to restore his shattered
health and she will lie guided solely
by his medical advisers.
RIRSTINO BOTTLE TOOK Hi'IR
EYE.
Princeton, N. J., Sept. 20. Mrs. John
V. Fielder.wife ofareal h rta til
V. Fielder, wife of a real estate and
Insurance agent, was trying tj remove
the glass stopper from, a ame'lings-dta
Imttle by using hot water this afternoon.
The bottle burst, and flying fragments
if the glass struck the right side of Mrs.
i ield's face. Her right eye was so bad
ly injured thnt the physician fouud it
necessary to remove it.
WALLACE'S CIPCUS
Acrobats, Deeeoded from Acrobats, De
fended from Kings and Queens.
There are times when one's powers
of description fails. There are occa
sions when mere words seem weak and
puny in comparison with the subject
about which they are engaged.
This is a case in point. Who is the
man with a command of eloqnenee equal
to the task of doing justice to the Un
approachable, the Matchless, the All
Surpassing Nelson Family.
Their work is indescribable. To con
vey to the laymen, even a tithe of its
manifold point of superiority and ex
cellence. They are the Acrobats ot
rile Age, Descended from acrobats, who
were each in turn kings nnd queens in
their day. They have by process of
evolution and hereditary attribute at
tained a physique which is acrobatic
in every pore, and renders It possible
for them to perform with ease feats
that other artists can only contemplate
dream of but never hope to attain.
Tlie Nelsons are under coutract to
The Great WalUice Shows nnd appear.
The salary paid tliejn is stupendous
almost past lielief. They -receive $2,2i0
tor every week of service. This is due
Ho the fact that Mr. Wallace wished
to control lueni exclusively. The Wal
lace Shows exhibit "nt Raleigh on Mon
day. Sept. 23.
Big a the immense tents are, their
tremendous capacity will be tested to
their utmost limits.
REPORT AdONST OTIS
Manila, Sept. 21. It Is learned mat
the commissioners sent to the PhlMp
piues will report unanimously against
the administration of General Otis.
They will nrge a change of .coromand-
THB PRAYERS.
A mnu fell on his knees:
"GotV, give me grace," he prayed;
"Gi d bless mine enemies,
And, O, if I have strayed
Out of the rightful way,
I pray thee, se me right
God guide any steps by day
Ami guard my sleep at night.'
"1 ask no great reword '
For coins that I hare thrown
Unto the blind, O Lord, '
Nor graces I have shown
To those who cried for bread!
1ord, let me give for love.
For hive of men Instead
Or, for rewards . above."
Another knelt ami prayed
Unto the lord on high;
God blew mc! V 1 have made
A beggar cease to st?W
t gave him alms today, : . v: '
As Thou, O Lord, didst see!
1'oerefore, prepare,! 1- pray, ,.'-'.
: A home above for tn. :
"I.ord, Thou hast seen how I : "
' Have kept aloof from sin,
And therefore when I He, ' - ' '
, l pray Tbee, take m h;
nether steal nor cheat, ,'; ';--f-;J
A Ttimi dost know. O Lord: " '
So let a fnvored seat ; r v''""-? ' '
- Alsive be my reward.".: -' . ;
One iayer was heard above. , v'Su .'- t
And why one, do ye sayT v " .'
One man did well for love, ':' i ' .
One for erown some day. : ',
One thonght of hht reward, ' j '
lJ'twit the other's word '
WhliW them pleased the lUird, V;
XVIiiih of tJie. twain was heard?
8. B. Kiser in Chicago Times-Hereld.
MB, SOWERS TO LEAVE
He Will Take Charge of His Laundry
iu Washington in November.
Mr. ('. F, Sowers Ibes recently re
tnrned from Warfiington city where he
purchased a large steam laundry estab
lishment, Mr. Sowers will move to
Washington with his family about the
first of November. Raleigh regrets ex
ceedingly to lose Mr. Sowers. He is a
valuable citizen and has a host or
friends here who will regret fais depar
ture. His success in Washington is as
sured.
The Excelsior Steam Laundry here
will be continued in its present efficient
manner under the ownership of Mr.
Maker. Indeed, much new machinery
. hits been added and improvements made.
BALL GAMES.
Morrison, who has been engaged to
coach the A. and M. College foot ball
team, is expected to-morrow. Morrison
was coach for the University of Virginia
team last year. The A. and M. boys
are very enthusiastic over foot ball this
season and the indications are they will
put up some splendid games. The first
game will be played on the 21st prox.
with the Bingham school team at the
Fair ground. On the 25th prox. the
team will play, the University of Mary,
'and and on Thanksgiving Day they play
Oak Ridge.
TWICE CRAZED BY LOVE
FORBIDDEN TO VISIT
DULA DROVE HIM MAD
Chained tor a Year -Married Another.
She Dies and His Malady Returns.
A few days since Tlie Times-Visitor
made mint inn of the arrival of John
Waters of Wilkes county at the IIos
pitnl for the Incline here and It was
said that he had killed a man. This
was a mistake nnd the Wilkesliom
Chronicle thus corrects the error:
"Some of the papers have gotten
things wrong about John Waters, who
was taken to Raleigh last week. They
have If. thnt he killed a man many
years ago. That lo a misitake. His son
was killed a few years ago by John
Morgan, hut John Waters himself has
never been implicated in anyway with
any killing of a tinman being.
".Tnhn Waters is about. 65 years old.
In his youthful days some 45 years
ago. he fell desperately in love with a
young lady by the name of Dula. There
was serious objection on the part of her
parents and John was forbidden to visit
his loved one. It seemed to disturb
his mind seriously and run him wild.
His father had to chain him in the
hiiivc and kept him chained for a year
or more. He came to himself seem
ingly, nnd he afterwards married a
Miss (Miurch. It is said they lived
Inippily together until death claimed
the wife as its victim. Tic turned
crar.y again and has been, unbalanced
ever since. The dentil of his son aildc'
fury to his madness. His two greit
hobbies, however, are a mania for nmr
rying and a belief that he is the chi -f
commander of the army. He was not
considered dangerous until tlie last
year or so."
IKN. HOKB TALKS.
Had Nothing to Do With the Purchase
of the Chester and Lenoir Road.
Oen. Robert F. Hoke, is here for a
day ortwo. He says the season at Lin
coln I.ithia Springs has been a fine one.
The reputation of that resort is now
well established.
Speaking of the alleged purchase of the
old Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
Railroad by him and his syndicate as
part of the line from Cranberry to Lin
cotnton, the general said that he had
nothing to do with the purchase and that
statements made to that effect were en
tirely Inaccurate. He referred to the
road which a lumber syndicate will
build from Bakers ville to Pineola, in
Mitchell county, and said that company
has 100,000,000 feet of white pine tim
ber standing In the forests along its line.
This 4t proposes to cut and get out via
Bnkersville and Johnson City, saya Col.
Olds in his correspondence.
IF IT SHOULD RAIN.
"My Umbrella Would Cover a Multitude
of People.''
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept 0.-8ome of
the ideas sent in o the management of
the National Expoji-.-lon aie tco freakish
for any nse, sut some others an worthy
of consideration. Others are half-and-hal,
so to spt, and llm is one if
then, ' ,'-;'- '
A New Yorker thinks that a monst r
umbrella would be fetching attraction.
He is not in the umbrella business, he
says, and bn Do wer!iary iutr.res, but
If given the propr authority will go
ahead and put in place' nmbrella that
will make any-family nmhrella seem
my much K the shad s i.
"It would ovi,'r more than two seres."
.writes the1 New Yorker, "and in rase ot
rain would shW.l wore tbsn 3,000 peo
ple from the storm. ' The earns number
might get ondft It In case of tjo much
sunshine. I would have a spiral stair
case running up the staff, : and Iron
bridge radiating from lh center along
the ribs, at the outer ends of wolch
would be attached large baskets in
which "people could ride. The entire
umbrella would rerolve." -
The exposition tnai igemont Is consid
ering the Idea."
AROUND AND ABOUT
Items of Interest Gleaned by
the Wayside
SHORT STATEMENTS
Pamilin 1 airi- 1 mn- th, l:.ihiii(i
rhroujc Mm i-niciil of Peoplt
Vou knn Snatches of
Street flossip Today.
Mrs. Pettier went to "naiioito i i
day.
Mr. George Allen returned to the city
to-day.
.Mm. F, I?. Arendell lias returned
from Salisbury.
Miss Merritt left this afternoon for
rnion, S. C.
Miss Mamie Birdsong left this morn
ing for Portsmouth.
Miss Agatha Saunders, of Durham, i.
in Raleigh on a visit.
Mr. E. I. Kyle, of the S. A. L went
to Portsmouth to-dy.
Mr. R. O. Burton went to Greenville
this morning on legal business.
Mrs. N. K. Edgerton, of Selma, r
lurned home this morning.
Mrs. Samuel Merrill, of Franklinton,
is visiting Mrs. L. B. Pegram.
A number of young ladies arrived In
day to enter St. Mary's Sifluml.
Mrs. George W. Rlacknall roturtnil
this afternoon from Waterbnry. Conn.
Mr. 'Spoon Daniel has gone to Monroe
to relieve the S. A. L. operator there.
Mr. Samuel Kramer passed thr dtgli
the city to-day on hi way to Loulsliurg.
Mr. B. I!. Lacy has returned from
Golilsluiro. whiTc he was called on liusi
liens.
('apt. W. It. Beavers brnnghl four re
emits here this nffeniiHiii. Seven en
listed. The friends of Dr. A. O. .Tones :ire
congratulating lilni iihiii (lie arrival oi"
ay VJVj lHiuml young gentleman.
Hon. Frank Thompson, of Onslow,
who has been visiting his brother, Dr.
Cyrus Thompson, returned home this
morning.
Mr. C. O. Baker, who returned last
night from Baltimore, where he has
been for some time, left to-day on a
business trip.
Mr. B. ". Iti-ickuian loft to-dny for
Columbia tn visit his brother. Mr. F. M.
Brii kiiMiu. He will be absent from the
city for a week.
Mr. Oscar Jones went to Charlotte
last Saturday, where he has accepted
I Misition with the Hell Telephone
Conrpany there.
Regular meeting of Litchford Me
Kce encampment. I. (). O. F.. to-night
nt eight o'clock. Every memlier Is re
ipiestcd to be present.
The reception which was to he given
'o-niorrow night by the West Minster
League of the First Presbyterian
Church has Is'cn MistMincil.
Miss Consuelo Yznagia, who has been
visiting Mr. I. T. Johnson and family,
has returned to her home In Washington
city. She made many friends here.
Mrs. J. E. Arnold, of Archdnle, with
her two children, Masters Edgar and
Clarence, is paying a visit to her mother,
Mrs. Alfred Willis, on Blount street.
Mr. C. B. Ray. who has been suk is
improving. His son, Hickman, is als.i
confined to his bed by sicklies.
Mr. Aldren Bryan is convalescent and
will leave for Conn, shortly.
Mrs. Sterling Price and children, who
have been spending some time here at
the home of Captain B. P. Williamson,
left for her home in New Jersey this
morning.
Miss Mattie Pace, o fRaleigh, who
has been the guest of Miss Sadie
Young, returned home this morning.'
Miss Pace has made many friends in
Charlotte during her stay, nil of whom
sincerely hope she may return at no
distant date. Charlotte News. ,
Dr. Abbott, ex-Railroad Commisioner,
is here from his home in Eastern North
Carolina. Speaking of the disaster
wrought there by the great August hur
ricane, he said: "The storm was a
calamity; nothing short of that.. No
other word expresses it." Dr. Abbott
goes to Asheville in a day or two. He
saya his town will have a fair October
Slst-Novembcr 8rd, snd that It will be
a good one.
Winston Journal: There is a peculiar
marriage which will take place tbi 4th
of October in Durham. . The respec-ive
parties "are Mrs. Lucius Green and Mr.
Richard Davis. Mrs. Green I n woman
of some years, having a - grown np
daughter, while Mr. . Davis - is only
twenty.
, COTTON. ; -New
York, Sept. 21.-'Orfton bids:
Sept. '10; Oct. 21; Nov. 27; Dee. 85;
Jan. 41.: Feb. 45; March 49. :
DEWEY RECEPTION.
Charles MeNaniee, of Baltimore, is ap
pointed an aide to Governor Russed and
will accompany the latter to New York
next Tuesday. Mrs. Russell will also
accompany the Governor.
Governor Russell has extended an in
vitation to Clerk of the Court W. M.
Runs to be a member of his party. How
ever as court meets next week it will ! e
impossible for him to accept. The Gov
ernor seem to be a great admirer of nur
genial and efficient clerk as indeed is
every' one else who knows him.
Capt. J. J. Bernard's company, the
Kaleigh Light Infantry, will meet to
night to decide definitely on attending
the Dewey reception.
FAIR AND COOL.
For llalcigli and vicinity: Fair and
l tonight and Friday.
Tlie high area and cool wave has nd
vanciil to the central Mississippi valley
with fine, cool weather throughout the
entire country except over the north
Atlantic States, where cloudy weather
continues. The barometer is lowest off
the New England coast, and showers
occurred nt many points from Florida
to Massachusetts. The largest amounts
were 1.58 inches at Boston nnd 1.08
at Tampa. The eoilitions now favor
a iMiiod of fair, cool weather of sev
eral days duration.
a GIANT RATTLESNAKE
MR. JOS. BLAKE RETURNS FROM
DARE CO. WITH A TROPHY
Snake Killed hy the Famous Hunter
Daniel Bosnight, who Was n Mr.
Blake's Siirvtyine Parly.
Mr. Joseph Blake, Wrake's excellent
surveyor, returned last night from a
month's stay in the swamps of Dare
county. Mr. Blake has been surveying
the great juniper swamps iu that coun
ty, aliout fifty miles south of Elizabeth
City, on Whipping Creek. The Surveyor
had some rich experiences and endured
hardships equal to those of n soldier in
the Philippines.
Mr Blake brought linek with him a
trophy which is on exhibition in the
window of Mr. B. R. Jolly's store, on
Fayetteville street. This trophy is noth
ing less than the skin of a giant rattle
snake, measuring seven feet in length,
four inches in diameter, and possessing
thirteen rattles besides a button. The
snake is what is known us the diamond
back rattlesnake, the body being streak
cd with rich black irregular bands.
The scales ulinten so that one would
suppose that they had been polisjie 1.
Mr. Blake is too truthful to boast "I
killed that snake." but he was pres
ent at the death of the monster, and.
like noble old Joe Wheeler, he climbed a
tree when the snake apearcd solely
for the purpose of getting a liettcr view
of the encounter.
When Mr. Rattlesnake made his ap
liearance on the scene Mr. Blake ami
his party were working iu the swamp
lu this party was an old man, culicl
Uncle Daniel Hosnight. who Is famous
throughout all that country as a re
nowned hunter. Ftx-le Daniel had a
stick iu his hand and with this small
weapon he made straight for the num
ster, while the other hands, either fell
back iu order to give the combatants
free play or followed the example of
Ceiicrnl Klake and assumed a more fa
vorable location for observation, namely,
the houghs of a tree. Uncle Dnni"! had
exiHTienced fights of this kind before
nnd after a few dexterous blows Mr.
Rattlesnake was a corpse. Uncle Daniel
then skinned the giant snake and pre
sented the skin tn Mr. Blake, who had
so skilfully directed the movements m
the engagement.
As stated before Uncle Daniel Bos
night, is the king of hunters in Eastern
Carolina. During the pat forty years
he has captured or killed two hund-cd
nnd eighty-two hears and eight hun
dred and seventy-two deer and innumer
able smaller animals, which inhabits the
swamps of that section. He has kiih n
nearly three hundred rattlesnakes in
his life, but he says that the one he
killed when with Mr. Blake Mas the
largest he has ever seen.
HARRISON'S GRAND EFFORT.
Paris, Sept. 21. Ex-President Har
rison continued his speech In behalf of
Venezuela. The speech was replete
with illustrations and stories of remark
able vigor. " H ' compared Webster's
argument of a heavy bird, with wings
extended, ' gingerly trying the different
linilis of a dead tree feaerfnl that none
would bear .its weight The tribunal
was greatly Interested in the speech.
There was a large attendance of spec-'
tutors. . . .
AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.
Tha Woman! Christian Temperance
rnion will have a social evening at flie
Govi-niorV Manmon with their mem
bers, 'honorary members and fried Fri
day evening, September 22nd, from T
tn 10 o'clock. There will be music and
recitation. Ligtit refreshments will be
served.. No charges but voluntary con
tributions' will be received for the bene
fit of our work,.-
AN OCTOBER MARRIAiGE.
.Miss llonoru Shaffer and Mr. A. J.
Byiium, Jr., to Wed Oct. 4th.
Invitations as follows were issued to
day: Colonel anil Mrs. A. W. Shaffer
ropiest tile honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Ilonora
to
Mr. A. J. Bynum. Jr.,
Wednesday afternoon. October fourth
Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine,
at half after two o'clock,
Raleigh, N. C.
Mr. r.ynuin will lie pleasantly re
nienibcrisl in Raleigh. He was form
erly employed i" the establishment of
Messrs. .lulius Lewis and Company. He
is now manager of a hardware company
iu Sanford.
THREE PERISHED
Total Destruction of St. Vincent's Hog.
pital in Norfolk
Norfolk, Vs., Sept. 21 The body of
Mi.ss Met 'line, a patient, was found iu
the ruins of St. Vincent's Hospital,
which was binned early this morning.
The blaze originated iu the room of
Miss Egerton, a New York patient,
and spread with great rapidity, but, al
though t lucre were .125 patients, all
except three, two persons missing.
Firemen Bartlett. Foster and Fisher
were probably fatally injured.
The Naval Hospital has received the
patients.
The projH'rty loss is now estimatiHl nt
SI. "(1 1,000.
F. LECTION ORDKREI) AT rAN TO
DOMINGO.
Santo Domingo. Sept. 21. A decree
was issued by the provisioncl govern
ment for an elect ion. of a Pr 'sib-nt ami
Viee-1'resiiliiit on October ith. Gen
era -limine is named as candidate for
President and Provisional President
VaMiioz ipi named for Vice-President.
WAKE'S PUBLIC ROADS
Impossible lo Estimate Miles of Public
Roads, 119 In Road District.
"No niau knows how many mill's ot
imldie roads there are iu Wake county,"
said Road Supervisor McMnekin tn The
'1 lines-Visitor representative. "Thei is
no way to form an accurate estimate,
but I hiie to know licforo I finish."
"Few iHsiple would think so," said the
Supervisor, "but there are 119 miles
of public roads in the rond district
which extends five miles from the cor
porate limits of Raleigh."
The Asylum road, which has just been
macadamised, will be In excellent con
diiion after the first good rain. This
road runs up into the corner of the
road district limit. Indeed, for the last
mile and a half you can almost throw
a stone from the road over the line
marking the road limit. This explains
somewhat how there arc so ninny miles
of road in the district.
The county prisoners are now busy
putting Ilillsilsiro road In first class
shape for the coming Fair. Tlie camp
is mi the Tucker Farm at the fork of
the road. Suisrvisor McMackln says
that this ground is very kindly loaned
to the county by Mrs. Tucker. Indeed,
I lie iimnty has never had to rent ground
for the camp: the owners have always
been too glad to have them work in the
'nighlMirhood.
lu speaking of road building. Mr. Mc
Mackin is thoroughly aroused. He very
correctly takes the isisition that it is
time for the practical rond-buililers to
talk now and not the men who manu
facture theories. "We do not want to
know how beautiful tlhle old Roman
roads are now if we cannot learn hnw
tbey were built," he says. "We want
to hear from successful road builders."
"What has helsd you most in your
work?" he reporter asked.
"It was an answer to a letter I wrote
In a man in New York who built the
road up the Ilnrlam," he said. "I wrote
to ihini and he replied by giving me four
teen ifflges of foolscap headed 'Mistakes
I Made'."
Mr. McMackin has a vast pile of
"oriespondetrce on the subject which he
lias had with road builders not only in
this country but nlso in France, Eng
land and Scotland. To show what an
np-to-date official Wake has a supervi
sor in New Jersey some time since wrote
asking his advice. Tlie writer said that
iu c-onstructing n Toad he had encoun
fered a swamp. The mud was several
feet deep and in places it was covered
hy three feet of water. The problem
was hw to cross it. Only last week
this same man wrote to Wake's Super
visor and thanked him for his sugges
tions. He said that he wrote a'l over
the country but decided upon Mr. Mc
Mnckin's plan and now there was not
a lietter road in that section. The sug
gestion was very simple. Just take
small saplings, not less than 20 feet
hmg, place nhem in the swamp in cross
wise layers until they floated to a level
with the water, then put on the material
for the road and run the machine over
it. This forced tbej saplings, nnd it the
water where they will last for all time.
: ' BESSIE; HILL DEAD. ' i
'Little Bessie, the five year uM daugh
ter of Mr. , and Mrs. Ale. Hill, died
st their home near the Federal cemetery
last evening. ; Tb body was to-day car
ried to the country for Interment
NEW CORPORATIONS
Neuse River Company Incorpo
rated Today
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000
Fayetteville Gets an Ice Factory A
$30,000 Coffin Factory Incorporate!
For Charlotte Signs of
Prosperity.
"Neuse River Mills," of this city, was
to-day incorporated with a capital stock
of J?lKi,(X)0 for the purpose Of conduct
ing a cotton mill at one falls of Neuse
River about thirteen' miles from Ral-
eigh. .,. . .; J .
The incorporators are O. G.; Lotto, R.
II. Battle, J. A. Jones, Jos. G. Brown.
E. H. Lee, W. W. Vass and Van B.
Moore. The company Is Incorporated
for thirty years and the capital siook
shall be $100,000 in 1,000 share of
$100 each, but the stockholders have
the privilege of increasing tlie same not
to exceed, $500,000. The corporation
may organize nnd begin business when
$2u,000 has been subscribed and paid
in. The capital stock may be subscrib
ed in cash, or real estate or personal
property li9 the stockholders may deter
mine. The business proposed shall be to
conduct, transact and carry on the
business of inning, weaving, manu
facturing. buying and sell warps
yams, cloth, bagging, prints or ottier
material and various other prescribed
rights. The pritK-ijwil places of business
"hall be at the Great Falls of Neuse
and in the city of RoleJgh.
H E PLANT FOR FAYETTEVILLE.
A. E. Dixon, S. G. George, W. W.
Starr, Fred Kniser, Allen Bond i. ,L
F. Harrison are the names of the In
corporators f the Fayetteville Ice and
MnniiftieturiiiK Company incorporated
to-day for the purpose of putting in an
i'-e plant in that city. The capital stock
is $25,000.
COFFIN FACTORY,
flinrlotre will have a coffin factory
with a capital stock of $30,000 "Vkl
Charlotte Casket Company" was to-day
incorporated in the Secretary of Stre'
office for this purpose. The incorpora
tors are N. P. Cannon. B. T. Heath,
E. R. Cannon. John M. Scott and 11.
L. Hnrdage.
A SPNATOR'S SON
Advance Agent of Hypnotist Lee a Son of
New Hampshire's Senator.
Mr. Joseph G. Chandler, the ad vane.
representative of Lee. the Irvnnorlat. la
here arranging for the appearance of the
Hypnotist next week. The first exhibi-
lon will be given Tuesday evening tn
the Academy of Music.
Mr. Chandler, the advance representa
tive, is a son of Hon. Wm. a Chandler.
now Fnited States Senator from New
Hampshire, and is making many warm
friends In Raleigh. Before he accented
his present position with Prof. Lee he
was engaged in newspaper work In Bos
ton. Ky the way, Senator Chandler is
an editor who has been honored with a
seat in the United States Senate.
Tlie Senntod did not fancy his son em
Imrking in the show business but when
the son comivnred it to nolirii-s. with dis
paragement to the latter, the Senator
had to laugh.
DEWEY NOT AVAILABLE
aa. k
New York World Propounds Some Que.
tloos to Chairman Simmons.
Hon. F. M. Simmons, says the Kin
ston Free Press, who is here to appear
in a murder trial, received the fol
lowing telegram this morning, for
ward from Raleigh:
New York, 6ept 17.
Hon. F. M. Simmons, Raleigh, N. U.:
Please telegraph at our expense your
opinion on the following questions:
First Would not Dewey, If nomi
nated by the Democratic convention,
splendidly represent Democratic princi
ples? Second. Would he not surely beat
McKinley?
Third If Bryan's own State should
defeat his ticket and platform this year .
would he be as likely to win as Dewye
in 1900.
NEW YORK WORLD. .
To which Mr. Simmons Teplied as fol
lows: Kinston, N. C, Sept 19.
Vow Ynrt Wili-M Ndv VmV, :
I answer your three questions as fol
lows: i , t
First If Dewey is an expansionist in
the sense that ho favors a colonial sys
tem of government for our new pos
sessions he doea not represent Demo
cratic sentiments even should he be in
harmony with that party on lbs ques
tions of finance, tariff and the trusts.
, Second. If not In harmony with th
iwirty on these vital question he would
lie weak candidate despite his greet
achievement and fame . ..
miror-xsryan's leadership and .avail
ability doe not depend to the same ex
tent, at in case ' of an ordinary party
leader on the result of an election la
his Stat in an off yeaiO v'-rf:--, '':
F. M. SIMMONS,
Dhm'n State Dem. Ex. Com. N. C