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ITOR No.8,98.4. RALEIGH, N. a, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1899. 25 CENTS A MONTH. THE Tines VIS VOUNQ MAN ACCIDENTALI Y KILLED. Mirioi Paroell Met Death While Rabbit Hdotlof Near Yates' Poad. Marion Pornell, a young white man bout 15 years of age, living near Yates' Mill. while out hunting yester- dnr. was stauding upon a stump watcn lug for a rabbit when die grin slipping from hi hands the hammer striking on the edge of the stump emptying hoth iond into hU right side, completely tearing away the right arm and right side of Ms body. The young man, died in about an hour. A little brouttier, 12 years old, was wh blm when the accident occurred. Young Marlon was the oldest of three children of the widow Pm-nell and her only assistance. MAXTON LIGHT AND POWER CO. The Mazton Light and Power Com pany was hicorporat-?.! v!ay in the S-1 rotary of State's c.ffice :o fnrnl.sri elec tric light end power fo- the ti.wn of Maxton. The capital stock i not to exceed $10,000. TEST THE CRAI0 LAW Case will Come p Before Judire Moore To sorrow. Tile Mutual Reserve Life Fund of New York, nn .ioMirance tompnny do mesticated under the Craig law but did so through misapprehension and now they want to withdraw. For this purpose a test case has heen arranged And will come up to-morrow morning before Judge Moore. The question which the court will lie culled npun to decide is whether the pannage of the Willurd bill reivealdd' the Craig bill. The plaintiff will be represented by Col. J. W. Hinsdale. SUPERIOR COURT Caxe Agalnl the Sanctified Preacher for Not Supporting His Family Con tinned. Judge Moore continued to hustle business through in the Superior Court here to-day. Frank Burch, colored, was tried for breaking into the shoe shop bock of the Carrollton Hotel. He plead guilty and since he has served two terms before .fudge Moore gave him Bve years on the public roads of the connty. In the case of Jerry Jeffreys, a negro who was arrested circus day, and brass kmicks and a slugger found on his persons, judgment was suspended on the payment of costs. Luke Williams was tried for stealing n cow hide. Judge Moore gave him ten ronths on the road. Williams com mitted flagment perjury and was then tried for perjury. It was evident that he is not, real bright, so Judge Moore gave hral twelve months for perjury and struck out thp other sentence. Will Finch was found guilty of steal ing a gun from the house of a tenant in Mr. Crampard's place. Jlev. E. G. Stevenson, the sanctified rrcadier. who is charged with failure to provide support for his family, did not come up and was continued until the next court on account of the sick ness of Mr. H. K. Norria, attorney for Stevenson. OFF FOR NFW YORK Ralegh I It hi nfniry Starts to Or l Dewey. The Raleigh military companies B and K. combined and under command of Captain Joseph J. Bernard, left this morning for New York to attend the Dewey celebration. They numbered thrrty-ttiree strong and were in splendid trim and will make a creditable showing. Those who left this morning were: , J. J. Bernard, Captain. 0-. M. Brooghton, First Lieutenant. Edward Scarboro, 1st Sergeant. J. W. Williams, 2nd Sergeant. C. Vestal, 3rd Sergeant. Charles Bunch, 4th Sergeant. Basil Wamble, quartermaster ser geant.. Corporals' Nowell and Patterson. Privates IX O. Brown, L, Brouch. James Bullock, Sidney Crabtree, Clyde Faison, T. H. Johnson, Thomas Lanier, H. F. Miller, J. V. Moore, Wiley Sfraughnn, Sherwood Upcb.urch,,Owen primrose, J. Conn. B.Brorojhtoo, D. Brown, C. Kohn, B, C. Bnckman, O. Howell, John Lumsden, Bdv . Parish, Frank Alien, Louis Jones, John Foster, John, Billings. J. B, McLeod. At Henderson the company will be joined by-MaJ. P. T. Jones, Oapt. J. T. ' ' Poytrcss and Lieutenant Jones. I. O. O. F.' ' The anniversary celebration, of Capital Lodge,. I. O. O. F., ws held last night : In their hall. . ; ,. The attendance was large as members of the other two lodges of Odd Fellows were in attendance. There were several speeches by promi nent members of the ordr. . ; - Refreshments were served at the, con . elusion, of -ihs exercises. 1 It was a saost delightful occasion. il-'i I i . -f i ,' T ii . ii , in.f :;;vV A ' BE ATT FEOSTB. ' ' Chicago, Sept. 27. -The continued cold . Weather brought unusually heavy frosts i far Hie 1 -. (Ma., it is nenerea f 'r? ladvsnred to escape COUSIN GEORGE Tea Relatives -Call on Admiral Dewey OLYMPIA AT TOMPKINSVILLE The Hero of Manila Bay Receives Royal Wekome-Saiates to Olympia Distinguished Visitors. New York, Sept. 27. The cruiser 'Chicago" entered the harbor this morn ing and steered for the Olympia's an horage. Admiral Howiseon called on Vdiniral Dewey, The Olympia is still at anchor. The nilors are preparing for a start for .unrantine. Ten of Admiral Dewey's kinsmen went odwn to see him this morning. It is the first time he has seen a rela- ive in seventeen months. They left the Warldorf Astoria soon after breakfast ind took the navy yard tug "Narkee :ah" for ThompkinsvlHe. Assistant Secretary Allen boarded the 'Hympia at Sandy Hook, as the retire-' entntive of the Secretary of Hie Navy, nd welcomed Admiral Dewey. In mowing him around the Admiral told Vim that the Olympic was flic finest essel in the Navy. Tlie Olympia started for Tompkins ille at half past ten. She was saluted by Sampson's fleet, and the flagship hioago. Tlie forts also sainted. The tlyiupUi and the Chicago exchanged sn ites when the latter first nmliorcd. The tteet salted the Chicago with welve guns. Howison hiuiliil down the I'mint ami hoiv-ted the red flag and wo stars signifying that he recognized atuKon us 4 he Junior Commanding Ifticer of the fleet. Samqwon and ''aptain Cliailwh-k immediately paid re-H'i-ts to Howison. GOOD WEATHER. Washington, Sept. 27. Indications ire now favorable for fair tomorrow. Friday and probably Saturday, becoming omewhat warmer Friday and Satur day. ANOTHER ULTIMATUM WANTED The Boers May Rrqnrst England to Keep off the Border and Strike if Refused. Pretoria, Sept. 27. A semi-official pa lier of Volstein to-day urges the Boer jovernnient to give Eiglnnd forty-eight hours to deliver on ultimatum, and also urged that England be notified to land no more trooiw on the frontier, and ad vises that if England fails to give an :mniediiate answer that Transvaal will take the field at once and ls-gin an ag gressive war. , Pretoria. Sept. 2S. The Transvaal rnvermncnt is considering another note 'n reply to ("hamiberlain. It will pro 'lably he dispatched In fl few days. S'othing of it nature can be learned. Negotiations with Orange Free Stnte ontinne as active as ever, and the rrcatest accord exists lietwcen the two nrntries. Tlie activity in the War Office (ontinues and every mean.- is . 1 1 ii to strengthen the defense. 0UILTY OF LYIN0 Result of the Trial of Rev. J. W. Lee of Greensboro. The Gneiisboro correspondent of the Charlotte Observer writes: Rev. J. W. I.ee hn asked me to make a plain, clear statement of the case against him, so that there will lie no iiii.satlipivhen'sion on the part of the public. These are the facts, he says: In the cojnjrehensive charge of im morality there are two specifications, or two counts in the indictment. The one is for unlawful intimacy with a wo man; the other is for lying, or for false ly calling the woman his daughter. Or dinarily the word immorality is used in a narrow sense and signifies one thing only: but the Quarterly Confer ence trying this case. , in pursuance of custom, would find that lying or nearly any sin would come within the general term of immorality. On this principle the Quarterly Conference will to-night find, briefly, that the evangelist is guil ty of Immorality on the second specifica tion; meaning solely that Mr. Lee told that the young woman was bis daughter, and that he lied in tha tell ing. . This will be tlie termination of the case. Rev. Mr. Lee will be at lib Vrty to resume his evangelistic work. As to his reason for making the false statement,- the evangelist volunteed an explanation. He said that when he knew a young woman pretty well It was his occasional habit to call her "daugh Ur." BANK FAILURE New York, Sept. 27. Three thousand depositors of Frank Actios Bsnk fath ered in a riotous mob in front of the bank this morning, which has closed. Liabilities are sixty thousand dollars., 1 t COTTON. New Yprk, Sept. 27. Cotton bids? Nor. 01; Dee. 68:" Jsm 74; Feb.. 79; March Bl . . GEN. CASTRO FIGHTING HARD. Caracas, Sept 21. The forces of Gen. Castro are attacking Puerto Oa liello. The revolutionists are endeavor ing to get possession of Che port In order to obtain supply of munitions of war and thereby secure recognition of belligerency. General Guevard is here with three thousand infantry to re inforce Gen. Mendoxa, commanding the government forces. MAY HAVE) ONE) PASTOR. Rev. A. C. Bette has left for Louis ville, Ky., where be win take a course in the Baptist Theological Seminary. Mr. Beits is greatly . beloved by the pcopl here and has done a great work here. The Pilot HIH Baptist church was organized about a year ago with a membership of twenty-five and now has a nicmtiership of ninety-three. There Is a strong probability of the Pilot church and the West Raleigh Church having one pastor. Rev. T. H. Leavitt Is now IMistor of. the West Raleigh church. RALEIOH INVENTOR Mr. William Bonner Invents an Electric Light Dimmer. Mr. William Bonner, an electrician of many years experience and a native of this city, has just completed an inven tion which will give him fame and add to his coffers. It is the "Bonner rheostat" or electric light dimmer, for use in theatres espe cially. By its use the electric lights esn be gradually lowered just as easily as a lamp or a gas light. Apparatuses of a similar character are ulrcndy in use. but their process of niflnufactnre makes them exceedingly high nd out of reach of the small thea tre. The rheostat dimmer now used is made of German silver wire coils. He uses n series of zinc plates, thus making it very inexpensive. To give nn Idea of the difference in cost, the lowest rheostat for dimming the stage light was quoted to Manager Rivers at $125. The one Mr. Bonner has installed not only dims she stage, but every Hght in the hall, and the cos will not exceed $25. Mr. Bonner has been working on h'l Invention for some time. Iflte yester day it was completed and plaevd In th. Academy and the test made, which was perfectly snccessful. It Is nevdless to say that Inventor Bonner was a happy man as the electric current yielded per fectly to the touch of his machine Pat ent has been applied for. HYPNOTISM Wonderful Performance last Nifht the Talk of the Town. Prof. Ie and his company of hypno tists gave an unusually fine entertain- ment at the Academy of Music last J evening. The audience was one of Raleigh's best and never did one more thoroughly enjoy itself. The entertainment throughout was brim full of humor. I i the first place Mr. I.ee was fortunate n setting on the stage of a number of the finest subjects to lie had, and this to lie sure, is the most essentlnl point for the entertainment. A few of the simpler tests were put on as usual, and then the real fun be snn. and there were barrels of It. The rooster scene was put on. Each subject imagined himself a game cock and) such crowing and flopping of wings was never witnessed. Seven candidates were stood In a. row. hynotized and then various scenes de picted to theni'. The feelings of each subject was admirably brought out by these scenes pleasure, sorrow, indigna tion, horror, etc. . The football scene was also a realistic one. They were all landed In a heap on the supposed ball. The best scene perhaps was the band scene which ended in a regular old fashioned negro cake walk. We have seen calk walks put on by minstrels and even the genuine negro cake walk, but the one last night "took the cake" over ' them all. By special request this fea ture will be repeated to-night. The peddlers' scene wnere the sub jects went tirough the audience selling imaginary pop-corn, 'lasses candy and sons; books. The most remarkable phenomenia was the throwing on Mr. Weston, one ot Mr. Lee's company, while in a state of catalepsy, placing his ankles on one chair and his shoulders on another and allowing four persons to stand on his body. The weight of these persons se gregated over 800 pounds. Although this is Mr. Lee's third trip to. the city, the house and gallery was crowded! last night, and Will no doubt be for the balance of the week, as scenes aiwt situations In hypnotic phe nomena can, be inimitably varied. . At tha conclusion of the entertainment Harry Willleina, of Wilmington, who has lust recently joined ; Mr. Lee's troupe, was put to sleep and carried to the window of W, Bh Jones store, where he will sleep for 24 hours. Mr. Wyatt who inade .the .48 hours sleep: here before 'and who was to have made th sleep this time, was not weU, as', young Williams "solunteered for 24' ' hoars sleepy Tnls Is his first sleep for each e length of-.time, , AFTtR SQUATTER a. and M. College has Insti tuted Suit. SAYGRISSOM IS INSANE Thc Plaint f sieg that Dr. Orissrm is Not in a Sound Mind and the Hunter Deed Was Procured by Fraud. The complaint was today tiled in the office of Clerk of the Court Russ iiy the North Carolina Colleg- of Agricul ture iand Mechanic Arts vs. An.lrew W. Hunter, the squatter who is n w camp ing on the lands of the C-i'lej.) in Bn.i k l.vn, north of the city limits. The complaints recites rhai the C 1 lege is a chartered institution and owner in fee simple this tract .if land adjoin ing the lands of Col. J. W. Hinsdal?. the trustees of the Methodist Orphanage mid others, containing 3.58 ncres. The annual value of the land is placed at 100. The complaint then recites that in October. 1886, the college purchased this land from Fyngene Grissom and Mary a. Lawrence for $2,100, but the deed was not recorded, but until very re-i-ently the Iwnd had been in undisputed possession of the college. The plaintiff discovered in 1898 that the deed fr.im Eugene Grissom and Mary A. LawreDct had not been recorded, caused two d?;ls to lie prepared and forwarded to thi-.n for excution. Mary A. I,:iwrnee promptly executed hers, but flrissom for some reason declined. The complain;, states further that Jnlv 25. 1K!. the defendnslt H'lnter procure! and h.nl registered in the register of leed's office here a deed for the sametraet from Orissom. Section 7 says "That, as plamiiff is in formed and nelhves. the said Eugene Grissom. then and n .w residing in the State of Colorado, was In .h- yea- IS'id in proceeding natiru-'ed and nemli-ig in the county court of Arapahoe connty in he State of Colorado for the purpose of ascertaining the sanity of said Gris om. duly and .indicionsly declared and adjudged to be insane. nd plaintiff is informed and believes tbfljt the smid Orissom ever since sueh adjudication and on the said 13th day of July, 1899. was and i now insane and not of a sound and disposing mind and was at the time and said date incapable of making a valid contract or conveyance and the aid pretended deed of conveyance from said Grissom to said defendant was and is null and void and conveyed no title or interest in said land to the defend ant." The plaintiff further alleges that Hun er knew of the prior conveyance of the 'and and that undue influence and power was used over Grissom to get him to sign the last deed and it was done without lawful consideration. Therefore the plaintiff asks that they be adjudged sole owner of the tract, thai the pretended deed to Hunter be de clared null and void and cancelled and recover from the plaintiff damages for the detention of the land and the costs of the action. The complaint is signed by J. C. L. Harris and R." T. Gray, attorneys for the plaintiff. FROST TONIGHT. Weather Bureau Predicts a Cold Time TonUht. For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair ami i-old tonight with frost; Thursday fair, warmer. The high area and cold wave have ad vanced to the Southern States with a very considerable fall in temperature everywhere. Frosts were reported as far south as Mississippi and Alabama, and heavy frost in Hie Lake region. The weather is fine and clear through out the entire country, a little rain hav ing fallen only in the northeast. A new storm has formed over Dakota. apparently of considerable force, which Is causing rising temperature west of the Mississiipi. OEf HETH DEAD. Washington, 1 C, Sept. 27. Gener al Henry Hetii,. Confederate chieftain and historian, djed this morning. DECORATIONS. Mr. Middeldorfj of Richmond, is here arranging for decorating Pair week. He has already made many contracts. He will leave tonight and his brother will come here to complete the work. HOSPITAL. The ladles of the visiting committee of the Ladies Hospital Aid Association desire any of the friends of the hospital who Wish to contribute fruit or other delicacies to the patients at that insti tution to send same to either member of the committee whose names appear below: ,!v MRS. PHIL ANDREWS, s MRS. I. M. PROCTOR, MRS. HfflNRT BRIGGS, MRS. BAM SMITH, ' MRS. JOHN CROSS, , ' MBS, J AS. L JOHNSON. MI; LBS BOUGHT. New Orleans, Sept. 27. Early in October a ship will sail for Natal with three thousand mules for the British army. The admiralty close arrange ments for the vessel and a cable order wan received: to close the options for that numlicr of mules at ten dollars a head premium over the market price. AMERICANS DECLINE FILIPINOS' REQUFST j Natives Make Ofters to Otis to Secure His Assistance. Manila, Sept. 27. American authori ties declined to grant the request of lieiieral .Taranillo to send a vessel un der the Spanish Hag to collect Spanish prisoners in the insurgent ports as sti pulated by the Filipinos, on the ground I hat all iKirts are closed, and that such a step, would therefore lie unlawful, and also liecause they decline to acceirt Filipino dictation. The authorities are eaily to send and American vessel. The Spanish coiiHiiissiou will return to the nsurgeiit limv 'and endeavor to effect nn arrangement for the delivery of prisoners to an American vessel. The Tagalos, on the Island of Mindao, have expressed a readiness to ni-cept American fcovcreiguty in exchange for mttvtion against the harassing Moros. A unlive oflii-cr has offered General 'Mis a thousand Maccalslie tribesmen o light llic Tagalos in the Iiiguna de it:iv district. MAGNIFICENT OPENING First Exercises in the Baptist Female University Largely Attended. The Itaptist Female University open il this morning under the most mispi ious cirruinstances. The hall was fill il with young ladies who liave come from all parts of this and other States in attend. A niiiuihcr of prominent citi ens were present at the opening. Rev. Dr. A. M. Simms read a pas sage "f scripture and Rev. Dr. J. W. "arler offered prayer. Suiieriiitentlent of l'ublic Instruction Meliiiiie was present and extended a hearty welcome to the faculty and stu lents on the part of the State. Mr. J. D. Ronshall and Mr. N. B. Hioughton welcomed them as superin tendent of the First Baptist anil the Taliernacle Sunday schools resiioctively. Mr. Joscifh G. Rrown was present and made a neat speiH'li of congratulation. President Meserve, of Shaw Universi ty, made a few remarks and Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Skinner and United States Marshal II. ('. Doi'kery also expressed I heir delight at witnessing file opening of this institution. ' President Blassangaine said that the boarders were coming in on every train, the buildings were being rapidly filled, lie staled that rooms would have to he secured ill private families. Only 'Hoarders were enrolled to-diay. Day pupils will lie received to-morrow. 'Hie number of lioarders who had registered at 10:30 was llfi anil at least twenty-five more will arrive to day. RALEIGH'S PRGRESS Mr. John Wilber Jenkins Writes of H Visit Here. Mr. John Wilbur Jenkins on his re turn to Charlotte has the following to say in his excellent paiwr. The Char lotte News: "RaleigM is improving wonderfully. On every side new buildings are going up. and there is a general air of pros lierity aliout the place that is gratify ing. The new Tucker office building Is second only to Charlotte's Piedmont building. Tlie Olivia Riiney library will lie a very handsome structure. The Itaptist Female University is one of the handsomest college buildings in the South: and the new Methodist orphan age will 1 thoroughly modern in de sign. Tlie cathedral of the Good She herd will lie an imposing new church structure, and the handsome new Pres- bvterian church is approaching comph turn. The improvement in the streets is the most notable feature, and adds to -the appearance of the city. "Preparations are already In progress for the State Fair, which will be held the Kith of October. Iarge crowds are expected. Secretary J. B. Pogue and President R. H. Battle are working hard to make the affair a success. The city will I more lavishly decorated than ever liefore, and thy claim that the exhibits will be well worth seeing, and the Midway and races more than interesting. The social feature is to be made prominent, as it was last year." JONEST MILLINERY OPENING. The big autumn millinery opening of W. B. Jones will take place to morrow niirht beginning at 8 o'clock. Miss Dunock, the artistic millinery designer, who was with Mr. Jones last year, is with him again this season. A large minAier of beautiful creations in hat ( will be on exhibition and the ladies ard public generally have a cordial Invita tion to inspect them tomorrow night. A string band will furnish delightful music till a late hour. Mr. Jouei has , a large number of souvenirs which will be given away on the occasion. . . i v - AROUND AND ABOUT . Items of Interest Gleaned by the Wayside SHORT STATEMENTS I Familiar Faces Prom the Passing Throng Movements of Peoplef You know Snatches of Street GossipToday. Mr. ('. B. Edwards and Mr. Charles F. I.uinsden went to Goldsboro to day. Mr. J. P. Gullcy went to Louisburg today. Mr. Joseph Chandler, advance repre--enlalivc of the Lee hypnotist company, left this morning for Henderson to make arrangements for the appearance -f Prof I.ee an.) his company there next week. Dr. T. N. lvey, editor of the Raleigh Christian Advocate, and family, have moved into the residence corner of Hali fax and Jones streets, formerly occu pied by Oapt. William Smith. Col. A. M. McPheeters, Sr., left this morning on a business trip to Norfolk. Miss Carrie Hudgings, of Warrenton, who has been a guest at the home of Mr. J. P. Gulley for the past few days, left for home this morning. Mr. M. J. Edwards returned from anford this morning. Rev. O. L. Stringfield is sick with ty phoid fever at Rex Hospital. He was taken there yesterday. Mr. C. F. Lumsden, Grand Messenger if the Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O. I-"., returned this morning on the early Main from Detroit, Mich., where he has "ecu 'attending the sessions of the Sov reign Grand Lodge there. Mr. Gerald Kendnick left last night for Washington, D. C, to a:end the School of Electricity and Electrical En gineering, and Mr. Hugh Kendrick left for Atlanta to attend the Georeii SchoI nf Technology. Mr. Moore Parker left this morning for Iowell. Mass, where he is taking a siiecial course in textile m'll training. He will stop over in New York for two or three days to win.is the Dewey 'elehration. Mr. W. B. Merrimjj. of v,ivnboro ame in this morning Mr. Falc Ar.'"ilell went to Goldsbcrr, this morning. Immigration Commissioner John W. Thompson, who is just back from a trip to Pennsylvania, is gratified alt the interest the claims of North Caro lina 'are receiving at the Pittsburg Ex position. He says the Southern Railway has a very fine exhibit of North Carolina n-sourcis and advantages there. Mr. G. Rosenthal returned to the city :his afternoon. Mrs. J. N. Cole, of Durham, arrived n the city this afternoon and is the '.'iiest of Mrs. Ivan Proctor. Mis. J. N. Mi liary and children re lumed this afternoon from a visit to U-xington. Mr. Witherspoon Daniel returned this morning fnwn Monroe, where he went a few days ago to relieve the S. A. L. telegruiAi operator. Mrs. N. K. Mlgerton returned to Selnia this afternoon. Julia O'Uouke, a notorious colored denizen of the Bowery, was the first fo pass listk to jail over the bridge of sighs under sentence of flic court. She will not see the bridge again for 12 mouths. Another one-sided job of curbing has been done on South Wilmington street between Davie and Cabarrus. Each .iilc has been ciirlied and hands moved elsewhere leaving west side unctirlied jjiiul property owners ready to lay side walks. Executive Committeeman Osborn, of i he Penitentiary, says the shirt factory will be started by November 1st, possibly a little before that time. Only a few hands will be put to work at first, but the number will be rapidly increased. There are now fifty machines at the factory, which wtere used formerly. Fifty additional machines will be put in iu a short time. Mr. Thomas T. Hay went to Wash- i ington City today with his daughters, Miss Mary Svaton Hay and Miss Belle C. Hay, who will attend the Dunston Institute of that city. Miss Mary Seaton lluy will also take vocal music under Otto Simon. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Albright have ...1 ..lva rhUdwu jf fi rTJ rp Tfav on HUlsboro street. Mr. Hay will nave a room mere. This office acknowledges the receipt of a large handsome lithograph repre senting Admiral Dewey on the bridge of the Olropia at the fight of Manila, from Captain W. H. White, who represents the lettable Life Assurance Society. SHOULD TMFKOVB. ; From the Durham Herald. - With a dispensary and a Keeley In stitute Greensboro- should hare the jag habit cored. i . KEARSARGB IS SPEEDY. She Makes 16.845 Knots on Her Of ficial Trial Trip. Boston, Mass., Sept, 26. Ills new battle ship Kearsarge had her trial trip to-day. She made an average of 16.845 knots an hour over the Cape Aim coarse which covers 66 nautical miles. It i presumed' that allowances for tide and other conditions will bring ate average speed up to 17 knots. It is assured that the Kearsarge will lie accepted by the Government under i he contract, which calls for 16 knots an hour over the course at 120 revolu tions or less. There Is no longer a pre mium for exceeding the contract speed. The trail board was made up of Rear Admiral Frederick Rogers, Capt. Robley . cyans ana ueuit-mn. unartes B. Itoelker. - .., An unfortunate accident reduced the Kearsarge's speed materially over the last few pegs of the trial course. This was a break in her feed water tubes, which, it is estimated', resnRed m the loss of three-quarters of a knot. The accident was the cause of a steady drop made in the sooth ward course, winch the average speed an elapsed tune below 17 knots. Tlie Kearsarge got under way off Boston light and headed for the course '," r Uit !' The da3r and a light southeast wind was blowing for about 15 miles the warship held her head of eteam steadily whUe the re volutions increased1 little by little. The hist leg of the couse, 6 3-5 naoHcal miles, was covered at an average of !.4:i knots an hour. After this the steam pressure fell down gradually throughout the course, but thf engines ncre a free in movement as those of irs,;class cruisers. On the outward run or knots she averaged 17.32 knots, nh smooth sen. On the return she wind 7 k"t8' "em " hea3 M No battleship in the navy, it is said, "as a set of engines that run as -monthly as those of the Kearsarge. KILLED FATHER THROUGH MISTAKE. Mr. W. R. Hayes, of Thomson, Geor gia. Shot by His Son. Thomson, Ga., Sept. 25. Mr. W R. Mays. a merchant of this place, 'was hot and killed by has son, Willie Hays, lat night at I) o'clock. The weapon used was a shot gun loaded with slugs the load- taking effert in the abdomen ; nd producing death almost instantly. IHe facts and circumstances surround ing the killing, as developed before the lows- lnluest. were about as foJ- The deceased was under the influence of w-hiskey and left his home Immediate ly after supper and was not seen again until the time of the killing. About o clock one of his sons, Mat Hays. -as passing through a cotton patch near the bouse, when he heard a straw njuse n the edge of the woods about 00 yards distant He called the dogs, and hjs brother Willie, and together tftey ame. When within forty feet of the woods they saw something white upon Itie ground, making a noise which they described to be like the noise made by a mad dog or a wild cat. Willie Hays, who earned a shotgun with him, fired the contents of the gun into the object which proved to be hie father. Am inquest was held to-day and tie niry .after hearing all the evidence, lironght in the following verdict- " e iuTy' find bat deceased, n . K. Hays, came to his death from a Ttinshot wound, the gun being in the hands of his son, Willie; and tfhat the evidence before us fails to disclose a 'nme."-Atlan.ta Journal. THE VAN WYCK-TAYLOR MAR RIAGE. Yesterday's Bartimore Sun says: nho nuirnage of Mrs. Sallie Taylor, of Norfolk, to Mr. Stephen Van Wyck "f New York took place yesterday" iHwrnmc at 11 o'clock at the lmmerf 1H. Cora Belle Brewster, 1027 Madison avenue. The parlor was decorated with inlnis and potted plants, as well as cut loners and the ceremony was private, only the immediate family and a few friends of the couple helng present. Phere were no attndants except Master ictor Hamilton Brewster, who aoter is flower boy. The ceremony was performed by ie r.r'-. M- Zimmerman, pastor of the hnst Enghsb Lutheran Church. The bride vore a blue taUor-made gown of English cloth, with a waist of white -Hk. lliose who witnessed the ceremo ny included Mrs. Lizzie Bottimore mother of the bride, who is an invalid ind has leen for some time in the care of Dr. Brewfetier; Mrs. Van Wyck mother of the groom; Miss Louis Van Vyck. Miss Florence Van Wyck, the sister of the groom, came on to see her brother married, bnt was taken 111 at the Rennert a short time before the ceremony and was not present. Her illness was not serious. "Mr. audi Mrs. Stephen Van Wyck eft after a wedding breakfast for a tnp to Ontario, Canada, and will make their home for the next few months at Monwireneek,' the country home of the nn ycks. near New York. Mr. Van .vck. as before stated in the Sun, is a cousin of Mayor Van Wyck, of New A MUSICAL TREAT. aansja) - ' ' About thirty persons attended the concert given at the St. Cloud1 Hotel Monday night. It was not a large crowd and a large crowd was not ex Iiected as it was an evening for fevers ' of vocal and instrumental music, lb participants in, Hirse programme ' Miss Minnie Johnson, of Raleigh; Miss ' Bessie Campbell, Miss Van Wagner, of the Concord Institute and Mfa Rose Harris. Every selection was excellently rendered. Miss Johnson, who Is on her ' way to Converse College, where she teaiehes the voilln, hi moat excellent performer on the violin and our peopls ' were fortunate in hearing her. Besides, the. vocal and Instrumental selections, Miss Bessie Campbell, in her splendid . style, recited twice. The proceeds of the " etitertsJnment went to defray some epxenee at tha Episcopal church. ; Twelve dofiara was the amount realized. Concord Standard, ' 'Ixe wiggled In and wiggled oat, Leaving tie people stil in doubt , Whether the beast that made the track Was goSnf south or eominv back," - . t - 5 ''i ,2 , 4- V