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r '.' .-:' ' j ' . ' ' . ' i - k 'J OR No. 9,004. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING; OCTOBER 19, 1899. 25 Cents a Month. TIMES - VIS! , 'A ALL FAIR RECORDS Fully 19,000 People are Estima ted to Have Visited the Grounds Baloon Ascension at Noon a Success-All the Buildings and the Midway a Mass of Humanity The Conventions Here. AW records for attendance 1ms le"ii broken. The largos! crowd which cvir attend ed tlic State Fair tun any one day visited the Fair grounds todsiy. Tin' most eoiiKorvativie est i'lirntors ad mit 't lijet Hu- nttciidaiHv was l!lu largest, in, the history of the Fail'. It hits never lit-eni- etiunlod. 'Hie Times-Yisilor re prt"s-iittiliive saw Sccretairy Joseph K. lSgiio in his oftice on the grounds ami found him, a busy Inn delighted nisi n. , "It is iniqiossiblc to tell file attendance just now," lie said, "hut we eun to night Avbeu it lie gicle regis-lei's lire ex amined. But dill you ever we such a crowd V" Secretary Pogue and the report it tlien went linulo the race track to a ixxint where a -hirdsii'ye view of the entire giUMiuwls could le luid. In every direction, there was a vnist sei of humanity. People were packed like surdim-s in tin' cxliilri tioii hall, which 'holds .nearly lO.INMI, where they were .slowly trying to edge Ilie4r way in and out. Tlic midway had liccm, 'broadened ten feet, which nuakes a big difference, yet il was a keil. The (.'"at grand stand which easily holds It.lMHI was crowded. Secretary Pogne said. "Yes you can state Unit the prediction which I made Tuesday, that the record would lie hrok en if we had fair weather Thursday, has Wen rcali'..".!. This is Ihe 'luiggosf crowd in 4 lie hisilory of the North Csiro lina Agricultural Society. Then- are ful ly 17. (KHI people on tin- grounds mid they art' slill ,ouring in. The nuniU-r will lie at least L'O.IHMI. 1 hclieve. We have had 1o use more c-intcTuncc gates ihan ever Wore." A nuiii'licr of pupils of ihe hlind in stilnlc were at the fair grounds yesler day standing ncair the inorry-gtM'ound. T:hey wanted a ride, hill of course hail no money to pay for it. Mr. Stan Wynne, who happened to 1h' neir, heard their wish and in tin- jrcnciMesucss of kind heart tendered I hem all a fno riile. which llicy appenivd to highly appreciate. The Hag iiiadc hy Miss Kale I Misnn which will he prcseuled hy I he cily of Kaleipli to the Cruiser I ;i li-itrli is licauti f ill find 'attracted .mucOi attention. The nkill of t'lu- work is tine. The youmr Indies from Pmce Institute, the Itaptisl Fenralc I'niversity amd liuniy from St. Mary's were on Ihe Fair grounds today. The arrests in ltalcinrh Jia,ve not ln-cn nnineroiis during the Fair. Ma.'oi' Pow ell 'had live cases of carrying concealed weaHins today and a few arrests wore nicide on the grounds hut none of thcni amounted to anything. They were for jumping the femce. sidling Faiir tickets, etc. The hallooii ascension today was a deciihsl sui-cess. It occurred ill jiihni. The Avoiuan who made the ascension descend! d siafely hy her paracJinte liglit lig in the Fair grounds. The balloon fell jusl aenss Ilillshoro road from the ginninils. .Imlige H. II. Itolu rts has lieen kiiiping over at the Fair this week to dispense justice. 'PIutc were not uuany arrests. Tile judges were husy on the grounds today deciding on tJie prize vi els among various competitors, tlreat inter est was shown. ( Slmhints from the liouishurg Feinnle , College. Trinity College and the Stale j University were on Ihe grounds today in , full ronr. I The trains even this aflcrno untin- ned to !irim crowds to the Fair. To nnu'row prtmnises to U' a lhig ilay. lie sure to go oui lo i ne grouuns. TOMOIMttlW. Tomorrow is School Kav al Ihe Fair ami the croml ijiroinises lo he alinnsl as gnmt as it was hday. The allrailioiis Hiv of a most intcreMiing character. Among the iininy fcauures will he ihe folhrw ing: At 2:oO p. in. a game of foot hall lc Iweein the A. and M. College eleven and iBingham's school. Z'h. the i-nownel ihieyclist. will give an exluihition. The goat race will prove of seciial inten'st to llie young. (If course, the halloon ascension never fails to uwake great interest. IV rjK-es will Onegiu. at 1 p. lit and they promise to lie esiavially good. 'Hie (liihlreJi should all go out tomor row. ASSOCIATION MI-JETS. Tonight, tlio North Ciarolina Agricultur al SiK-ii'ty will nieeit for fine purposi' tf e1ectin.!f officers. The iwimes most iwomilaicnl fy nietitioned for President me Mr. It. II. Rattle, the present hu-iuuiU-nt. and Mr. Mi-CuaiiM-c, of Biltiuiwi'. Mr. Yamlerhilt's place. MIDWAY POOR. Tlie Tinies-'is'itor trj's to he pla'm and lionest in all matters. In iMint or iiuni vn the Fiir is a glorious sui-cess. In exhihitions it is xrreinely creditahle. All the sipnee -is ociipieil and1 many of the exliiliiits aiv lnaidnne nnd intenctin. The iHiltry mini sttM-k dSsplay lis exwd irngly lime. However, wlien you einno to the liiidway, which i tim nvosit attrnetive inart of the Fair to many niiljIp, it is po.vr. Tlie irutli shoiihl 1m- told. The liiidway does not nnmn favorahly with that irf previous ynirs. TIiitp nro some graph triilH, many lunch ami fruit , n miniature railway, a spinning MilUe-Orristine. a felhmirfaying s, .ll in-stnuiKMits at once, n rMuteil i ., itio Avild-mam ' and u four legsrtsl' chUken. nml that i altout tlie wop wide shown which 'have added so much to tlie FNiir 'in the past are not to be WERE BROKEN TODAY found. TJiey are consiricuoiis onlv hv tlA-ir alisc-nce. Why, this pa n r thH's imd alteiupt to explain. Miv cryslail in.-izi and ahout a half dozen attractive side- shows which well' lien' last vear and liefore than Fair were owircd hy one coiieeni. The regiilalion of clraliei' .wines has Ihhui so stringent this year at tlie l-air that the owners gave Italcigh Ihe go hy. There absence seems to he re gretted hy a vast nrajniity of the visitors to the Fair. 'Hie unaiiagemcut this year apHiiutiil a coiniiuithv, it seems, coniiios etl if Mr. .1. W. Bailey. .Mr. N. B. ..relight on. hitlh of t-licin excellent men. to pass on the midway at I ructions. The Si-civtnry informed iiniuirors that these two gentlemen were lookiiiiLg n Tier the midway. I hey were very stringent Hi t'lieir work. too. For instance they clos ed till a concern last evening where yon Lii;i Ml ton cents for a draw and gol sonic thing every time, hut the articles drawn raiitil greatly in value. The gasnc ivn very simiple and the fellow who was rimmiiug it went liel'nrc ti magistrate alsiut it ami today lio'opeiicd up again, i nis strict regulation of Che midway may he proircr. hill it has .provoked widespread dissatisfaction alniil is not ap proval hy most of Raleigh's husiness men who do most for the success of the Fa'r. The Hilicy which they favor is more freedom and lilierality in the regu lation ml' the midway. I.iccn-nc these at tractions alc.d then employ half a dozen good Pickcrtoai detectives to arrest any fakir working a pngress-ive or cheating gallic. This would come nearest strik ing tin' golden ilia :i ii. is the oiriuion of the husiness wen. 'Hie ieople come here lo have a giNhl time in their owni way. They like lo play in the "lish pond" ami throw away 'a little money trying to pc.'nt out the lucky card, cast 'rings at canes nml they will not Mm! a Fair en iliairliiig where they are denied these privileges. Mure limn one director of the Fair was talking very plainly today. One sniid: "This is h ing the death of Ihe midway. A Utile more of this kind ol tiling ami the North Carolima Slate Fair will go hy the lioard just as the Virginia Fair at Itiehinoiul did." Not a crystal maze, mil a wild niimil. it a 'trick puny, not a monkey, not a single thing that is new in this line and even, nathing that is old. The failure of the midway will he shown from the reeii-rts. Last year $1. JIIO, was taken in from ihe midway mM I his year il will do well, according to es timate, if $.V0 is taken in from this source. The midway is ,a failure, it is n. g.. tlun'c is no midway. Thai is Ihe Inmost t nil ll. The races last evening resulted as follows: J:.'Ci class, trotting 1 pacing, purse .S-Jlio. t'kyland tlirl. C M.. hy Sin mis. Mamie Woods, by Woods. Ilainlile tonian. llyerl 1.1.1. Priiicctcll. ell. g.. by ltovxtell. iNeelyl 2.:'.o. Umwdv Bob. b. g ITv Cregorian. I Muss) Tine. :i!0. -J::t0. li:. Purse .fl."iO. h ats, rmnuing. W. .1. Harden, h. ., hy lnHpiois. (Fnkleking.l i.'J.l. (irandnia. gr. in., hy Woodlands. U.l.'J. Lo. kw.Hnl. c. g.. hy the .lai-.dictc. :!.1.'J. Time. I :-!.".. MV. LAST IWK'X 1 MI'S MF'F.I'lNt:. The ii'iiitenliary hoanl has heen in executive session all yesterday. No re porters were admitted. The following recoliition. offered by W. C. Newlauil. was ailniled: "Whereas, There appear newspaper coiniuciits I'roiu which the Uifercnce limy I.e drawn thai Iherc exists friction lc Iween Siiperintiaidenl lay and this board, and. "Whereas. In fail, there is no such friction. "Resolved. That we consider tin' com ments of- Ihe reM(iters of Ualeigh pa pers unjust anil nicorivt. Whatever criticisms upon the management made hy us were made as a mutter of busi ness and not as a personal rellectiou upon Superintendent Day." The report of the committee on o)ier ating I lie shirt factory and which con tracted for making shirts at 50 cents lr dozen was adopted. Nearly the entire day was devoted lo the Siinuncrcll trial. He ws on the -stand, us were also tin- following wit nesses in his behalf, introduced by I!. B. Peebles, hi'i counsel: T. Ia Finery. I li. II. Staiwill. M. W. Ransom, Jr., and W. II. Day. Peebles made a long argu ment. Travis, of the executive coin- I niith'c, read all the evidence taken by , the nenitcntiary committee, and Peebles most of that taken hy the legislative investigating committee. Xcwfcind pre sented a reMrt declaring Summeroll guilty of cruelty and that Sunnncrcll lie discharged. This was lost. 10 to 7. , I.egraml offered a resolution, which was adoptiil hy a vote of 10 to 7. The reso lution is as follows: "Resolved, That Ijcwis Snininerell made a mistake in sending convicls to work in the intensely cold weather last February, which resulted in serious damage lo the convicts, yet the same was unintentional." Tlie State pemitemtiary directors ad jiMiriusl Ih'.s a It ermiiwi after a husiness session-in the morning. . . COTTOXJROWKRS. Tlie cotton growers' convention to night was largely attended. It was call ed to order hy .1. S. Cunningham' and presided over hy him. with T. B. Parks and J. I. Allen secretaries. Sieeehrs were made hy Commissioner Patterson, j Cunningham. W. A. (ii'aha.m, Nat. Mu- j con, K. j. Aherne'thy, A. T. McCilllmn, .1. .1. Thomas, Currie of Bladen, It. H. Battle, Bryan (irinies, Cyrus Thoimiwoii and others. A committee of nine was elecff'd, coiiixised of .1. B. Coftield, Geo. W. Best, K. II. Meailows, Benjamin Ir hy, .1. S. Cunniiighaiii, W. P. Craven, J. P. Allison, It. I.. Abernethy and Geo. F. Weston. This meets tomorrow to elect a president. Thyro was a wide variance of views. The cotton growers held a brief ses sion today ami perfected a plan of or ganization. ( '( )N 1 T-:i ) -Bit ATE V F.T Hit A NS. The Confederate Veterans' annual meet ing last, night, was file largest ever held. .1. S. Carr was re-elected presi dent; .1. A. Ramsey, vice-president: Claude B. Densou. secretary. A resolu I i "li of sympathy with General W. W. Kirkland. now here, in his recent illness, was adopied. It was reported that Mrs. Stonewall Jackson w'is in a needy condition and arrangements were made to aid h.r. Waller Clark was thanked for completing the records of the North Carolina regiments after live years' work, and they were ordered printed January 1st. A report showed that the atiinuiit reiinii'eil to erect a memorial s'hal! in Winchi'ster cemetery hail heen raised and that Ihe monument would he completed next mouth. The action of I.. O'B. Branch Camp, of Raleigh, to erect a iiionumcnl lo the woineu id' the Confederacy was endorsed and all e ps will lie asked to cieopcrato. Preliminary steps were la ken for a great reunion next year, eilhor in the summer, lo i - limn- three days, or here next Oclolicr. TRI'CKKIt'S ASSOCIATION. The Stale Truckers" Association was formed last evening. with .1. Bryan Grimes president and T. B. Parker." of the Fanners' Alliance, secretary. Re marks were made by Messrs. Grimes. J. B. Coftield. MeCulliim of Robeson. Rev. X. M. .luriii y. .1. S. Cunningham. T. P.. Parker. Wcsthiook of Mt. Olive. Commissioner of Agriculture Patterson and Geo. T. Weston. It was decided that there oiigln to he a uniform sys tern of organization I that the print ed plans fur this should be sent out. so local organizations can 1 Heeled. Chairman Grimes said it was his idea lo liave a Slate organization, with the Hastorn Carolina Truckers' Association as the parent one. and also t., have the local organization. G g,. 'I'. Weston J. P.. (oltield ami Mr. Westbr.-ok. ol Ml. Olive, were appointed a e0 liltec to dral'1 ihe plan. PFACIK IXSTITl'TK. The members of (li,. faculty of IV-ice Institute gave a must delightful coiucrl lasl night, which was followed by a re ception in ti,,. parlors of this fatuous in stitule of learning. Miss ChaiU'hiTlain rendered the open ing soles in her usually brilliant manner. Miss Cra ford's violin selections were i-M-iiit.d in an arliMtie manner nml chai-nicd her hearers. Miss Caspari never fails to please the audience with her selections. Her selec tions last night win- greatly enjoyed. Mr. Oluistcd and Miss Rchards'on con, pit-led tin- program of tin- evening. Their rciiilil ion was superb. Peace Iiisii;u:e is certainly to b,- high ly congratulated upon having such a talented musical faculty. Tin- program for the evening was as follows: I. Mattinata. iTostii Miss ChanilH i--I ; i iii. II. Ailagia iffoiu A Minor C-uii-crlo.i I Yi.illi-Davidi Miss Ctawfoid. III. When Doctors Disagree. iS. W. K iseri M iss I ispari. IV. Sonata iK Minor.) iGriegi Allegro Mnilerato. Aiulanic Moto. Milllletlo l.cnlo. Molto Allegro. - Mr. Olmsted. V. 1 in pro nipt it. 1 1 .a wsnii I iM iss Craw ford. VI. If I wen- iBul CI II.illc.v-Bce lll.lg- garl. Daisies, ilia ley I - Al iss Cham berlain. VII. Variations iBeel hoven Tlnni.--lSaiiil-Saciiiisi- Firsl Pi.uioMiss Rlciiaiilson. Sei-ond Piano .Mr. Olmsted. WRONG TKNDKNCY IN I.1TKRA Tl'lti:. The Raleigh ( 'llirisl ian Advocale this week contains an eddorial on "A Wn-ink Tendency in Literal lire" from which the following extract is taken: "A few years ago. hooks and maga-ziiu-s of the better class dared not use profanily except hy printers dasihcs. and hill seldom uiat way. Tixlay the oaths aic brazi nly sm-IIi-iI hii-i . and used in profusion. Not only this, lilt sacred luiugs are sm-eretl at ami impurity apotheosized. Itelin iuIm-i'. that this is not "Wild-West" literature, lo lie read ill dingy garrets, bint the product ol' our famous writers of fiction, which fashion ami learning decree shall he read by all intelligent persons with no thought id' concealmeut. "Today 'David Hariim" is eagerly read in thousands id' our American honw-s: but the old country banker must needs sauce his Dioincly wit and logic with t-ticstionable slang ami open pri''.i';i.iily. gifted Kitglihs writer, who is -.endear to Americans, nisikes his well-bred . nglish schiNil Imys use billingsgate, and investive that would tax il'lie ingeniiily oi li-irdened crimiinals. "Nivr is this state of affairs confined lo literature. Popular UK-tluvrs regale us with anecdotes of ilrunkeii nien. imitat ing their movements, and intikiug their condition a joke. We regret lo say that even ministers somn "times listen wilh a smite to sttuies of tpiostioua'hlc propriety, whtse soile pit'liofte-iv lies in a well-! limed ill stinii-oath or in obscenity! The reiiw-tly fo-r all I'nis is a rigid su pervision of literature that conies into onr hollies, ami a severe let-alone policy towaiiil thosi- h-ctnrers who do not sentl from the lectiuro hull better men and women. We should Jie as cmr-nful in these af fairs as ni- are in lesser ones, niml far more so. A govcnuiwnt -loscs its mails to the tre-usonable writinjrs of any of her citizens.. A pii'ldic mswiiihly in a Wes1 eni State drives from its hatl a famous ex-Cyngressmaii !"anse of his plea for AgiHiialdo. Then Hhould we liesiitate to hohlly aittack nnd d-sttrty ntiiylliing. how ever strongly clianniiiiMHed hy fasihion ind niHiieiue, tilint ik-triiU-ts in any degree wlui'tcwr from tin- ipiirity and security." FAIR. For Italeigli ami vicinity: Fair to night; fair, cooleif Fritlay. NF.W STOKES. Mr. ('. A. Strijklaml, foinicrly of R ileigh, bin late of Durham, has re lunitsl to theeily ami rt--engaged in busi ness here. His two stores an- in. the Trade Building, foniiicrly kno-wn as the Plain' Building, on Wiliuington street. Mr .Strickland has opened an undertak ers' t-stal lishmeiit In one store wihile Ihe oilier is a furniture sture'. His uuany riieiuts arc glad to have 'him agaitt in tht cil.v. FAIR VISITORS People You know Visiting the Cily of Oaks. Miss Mamie Buys, of ( 'liarhil le is ihe L-ilest ,, Mrs. A. I., ("iianibcrlain. Mrs. A. W. "hanrl.erl.'iin and Mrs. R. M. .lenks an- lici-c I'l-oiii Michigan veil ing Mr. A. L. I ''iiatuhi liain. sun ami 1 r-1 r he:', I'cspi'i t'i el.'. Dr. it. J. Noble, of Schna. is in I ho - i I v . Ml". Dennis ilcarlt came in this 11101-11-iiiL-. -Mr. C. I.. Duncan, of Beaufort .is here. Congressman W. W. Kitcliin, of Ro boro. left this morning for Scotland e.k to visit his fa I her. Hon. W. II. Kill li.iu who is 1 1 1 ni 1 1 - siick. Mr. .1. It. 1.1. iy,l. of Tarhoro, is in 1 he cily. Prof, and Mrs. Wl1.ilel1011.se, of Dur liam. arrived in the city ijiis morning uilh Miss I Jell 111. le Roystt-r. Prof, and Mi's. Wliitehollse will be Miss Ro. si el's vilest whili- in the cily. Mrs. Joseph P.all and .Mrs. Henry Shaw, of Kinstoii .are visiting Mrs. lirown Pcgraiu. Mrs. Samuel Booth. Miss Annie Itooih. Miss Mamie Cauady. Rev. .1. Stanley I I'oinas and Mr. C. S. Ivast. rn. all of Oxford, are here the gin-sis .r Mr. W. W. Jones. Mr. Dan Hugh McLean ami Mr. .1. C. 'lirtoii, of I 1 it .11 1 . retiirueil Inline this lllel'llillg. Miss Lola ll'ardre and Miss While of Ornion.ls ilh. Given count y. are visit -iiiL- Mr. 1.. W. I.alicaslcr oil llarriug-l-ill si reel. M'iss Sue Walkins and Miss Mabel l.iiuer from A'1arrenloa, arc visiiiug Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Council, 1'1'J South Fjast slris-t. Ml'. V. D. Terry, the gardener al the Capital, is siick al his lionie 011 Fast Martin street. Miss Manic McAddon. of Winston. Miss I11 nc 'Howell, of Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. John Patlerson. of Yoiiugsville. Mrs. W. D. Gallis and Mi-s Mabel Pearce. of Diirli.iui. are the guests of M.ss Sallie D. Parhain. Mis.s Alargarcl Moring is -in the ciiy with her parents. '.Mr. and Mrs. F. o. Moring. Mr. Ned Shore is in the city. Pickpockets 'ire rife in the city and on the trains. One young gentleman ol' this cily had ibis pocket picked lasl uilil ami the Ihief got SIM. Miss,.s Cora and Mat lie Hill, of Wasb iniMen. are gucsis at the home of Majo: .1. P.. Hill. Mrs. Dicks,, n and Misses I'.lva and Annie Dickson are al the home of Mr. and Mrs. Duiiu. on Noiih Salisbury si reel. Mrs. Black and Miss Birdie Black are visiting at Ihe residence of Dr. .1. W. McGee. Sr. Mr. II. C. M nit in. of tin- News, I.t-uoir. .s in tlie city. Mrs. 1 1, Then B. Battle, id' Winston. V is visiiiug Miss Paity M.n.lccai at her sumnicr home. Aberualhy Springs. M iss Ora Yearby. of Durham, is visit -ii.g at the honie of Mr. C. P.. K.hvar.ls. on Wesi Marlin street. "Mr. and Mrs. Davis Johnson, of Gra Iiiiiik are visiting Mr. and Mrs. K. W. F.l wards. A large number of young ladies from Ihe l.-iuisliurg Female College wen- in (he cily today to visit the lair. The 1 roivils al the Union depot this morning were something immense. Sev eral excursion trains uin.l the regular passenger trains were all crowded ami 'trough! in thousands. Such crowds nave not 1 11 in ihe cily since the day of the unveiling of the Confederate nioiiii lllelll. Mrs. Olivia Russell, step-tnoiher of Gov. D. 1.. Russell. Mrs. W. S. O'B. Robinson. Miss Darby, postmistress at Wilniii'iiigloii. and her sister arc truest s at the Govci'uor's mansion. Misses Nclle and Iilliau Pool, of Grei lisboro. danghlers of Rev. Dr. Solo mon Pool are visiting in the cily. Tin- fair Mains mid Ihe street cars have 1 11 crowded nil day. It seeined almost iiuposshlc to handle the crowds to the grounds. Mrs. Geo. F. Crabtree. of Giildshoro. and Mrs. John R. Mi l.ean. of Maxton. are visiting Mrs. J. F.. Shepherd. -Misses Fannie ami Annie Thorno, of Henderson, are in the cily. the guests of Miss Na-nu.e Dnfi'y. on 'Halifax .street. Among the visitors in tile cily today were Col. J. P. I.caih. of l.itllel Mr. .1. I.. Kelly, of Vance. Rev. .1. 1.. Cole, of lhirham .fnd Mr. -I'-s. Cree k. Rev. J. J. Douglass is visiting Irs pat ents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Douglass. Prof. Fuller Sains is in the cily. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Wjail of Duihain are to attend Ihe fair aiid visit relatives. P. B. Cheek, of Durham ciline yes tea'day to play tuba for Ihe Wright cor net liaiul. Miss Margaret K-xuni is in Ihe city. Slw-rilT Page was a busy unani. tmkiy. Tile country people poured into his office to settle I heir taxes while in the city. In the Murphy public school there are triplets enrolled as .pupils. The three little girls are six years old. All the hanks imd nearly all the busi ness nouses of the city obscrvied nl least partial holiday today for the Fair. Kvery Ixul.v who could went out to Ihe grounds. BRITISH ACTING SOLELY ON THE DEFENSIVE TODAY The Soers Savegly Attack Lady simth,t.he Place Surrounded, Col. IMumer Marches to the Seem to Have the Decided Advantage Today. I.adj sinii h. O.-t . p.i. Tin- action which was lii-giin cs,'i.a al Ai-lioli iiouc s was rcsiiiic-.l today wilh heavy lighting. All corrispiiolcnls nr.- I'orbi.l.leu to g.. 10 ihe fronl. N.-us can 011U be had as 11 is bl-ollglll by I'cI'llL-ees ohlnle.-l s. The Boer force iM-uau lie- engagi men! . The British, unilor siriet orders, acted solely oil ! Ill' ilcl'eilsivc. Ill; 1 . ! , 1 - -': . I I lneill posted here announces the e..n: neliee- Ill of hostilities. ANOTIIKR ATTA 1 ' K. I...II1I0II. Oct. 111. A Cculial N,-,- de-spal.-li from C;i(m- Tow 11. Tliiir-.la. ni"i'ii .01:. sa.is on reliable iiil'oruiaiion M.ife kiug eflcci B.s-rs aitackeil place, repuls ed. Col. Hare led flic sortie and bad I'i'oiiLlit into play Its Main.s i-.:-.s in I!ii-iing h.-avv losses. ;!lrKll.l.lvD SI I." K. Cape Tow 11. Oct. 111. Tlic Al-lls ii.li- lii'tiis the esiiuia:c thai three liuielred Boers were killed around Mal'ckiic:. Colonel riulliel' is repoltc.1 111 a I'eh i 1 1 g from Tali and Rhodesia for the relief of Mal'i-kim:. Din ing the engag 111. n: at Matching on the lourteent h. an ariui.ri.l train mail.- a reconuoissancc nor! h w a rd. Train engaged tie iiiindicd Boers wb-. suffered -t'vi I-.- i.-ss, s. Captain Fiiz i-la r.-aec's column was also engaged and the British loss was in., killed nm,. si'rio,slv wounded . I-ADYSMITII Til liliA I i:kd l.ailysinilli. ct. 1!l. A gen,, ral Boer ailvaiiee on ihe British position at Natal hegn-n. and Lailysn.i'ih is idi-iatined on Ihree sides. Orange Five Slate r ps were the lasl to come through Drakcn burgs and hac already iiegagillg liie Bi'i'ish cavalry and patrols Southward from here. On the no. ih Jouhcrt's m.iiii COLUMBIA AGAIN The Wind Must Freshen However for the Finish. New York. Oct. Li. -Ui:l.". Tic pre paratory gun was tired. The wind is l'J miles an hour, bill it is ino.lcraiiug. I I :U1. HI. The staring gun tin s ihr I'olunibia lc.-i.ls by a length. Tlie ol'licials start w as: The I '"iuinbia passed the starting poiiil al I I Mil:.".:: Shamrock lwenty s.oi.ds later. I I :o' 111VCI11I tMC lllilcs. e 1 oi u at -bia is eighth of a ni-ile ahead. I I : III: The Coluin-bia is increasing le-r lead. The breeze is f I'eshell i n g. l'.'Mis p. in. -The S li :iai ir. .1 k is par tially closing tin- gap. The ten miles . r boats at'.- letn-ly seen i-n tic ha.e. Tlic ('olillubia is a uiinute ami a hall' ahead. l'J:ltl p. 111. The Columbia is iaeicas e.l lead gl'eall. 'low being out of sighl. 1:"ii Two ini.es stak,. boat reached. '1 he w hid almost a calm. .,-. The wind tiiusi freshen t'..r die linish . 1:."..".. The boats 1 1 1 in. . I the stake Imai. the Columbia a .it:iric- of a mile in lln lead ..it her way home. Alni.isi a .had calm tu-evails. SI H 'I A I. L KM S III' 'Ll w ki:k Marriage ,,1' Mr. Gieshtim and Miss Dow. I This Lveiiing. The so.-ial evelll of the week will be Ihe marriage Ibis evening of Mr. F.lwio Gleshaill ail.l Miss Nellie Dow, I. IW-i ,-r Cliarlol Ic's iiiosl pi pillar oiiug pic. The ccrciuoiiy will take place at s o'clock in Tryon Sin-el Baptist chinch. I Dr. A. C. Barron. ..I'licialiiig. The chnnh has been tastefully decor ated for I lie occasion, the g'ildell--ods :lll,l ferns making a ver allr.itiive and pleas ing elVecl. Tile bl-i.lc Hell oilier III, church oil 111,' arni of her fill lire husband and the iw.. will approach the marriage altar w licre they will be pronounced man and w IV ..y -he minister. Alter ill" eel-en v Mr. and Mrs. iii-eshain will leave on ihe vestibule f.r Washington, and fnuu I lien- they wiil go to New York and spend some lime in thai cily and in ihe north. The ushers arc Messrs. Graham WV,I dingtiin. Clem Dowd. I'. C. P'harr and Mr. Shuinan. of Kichiuond. Va. The couple on their rcnirn after a two weeks trip will reside at Mr. C. Greshain's. The groom is t1 Ihst s,,n of Mr. C. Gresham. of this city and is a young man who has already established him self as a business man and has a w i.lc ciivle of friends. The bride is the daughter of the late Ctipl. J. C. Dowd and is well known in the city as an attractive and rulnnvd young woman. The many friends of the bride and groom unite in wishing them a 'nappy journey logclher in life- Cliarlol I. New s. The -bride and gr.Hun Im.iIi have many friends in Italeigli. TI I F FA MOPS GFNTRY SHOW. Prof. Gentry's famous dog and pony show, enlarged lo exacily iwice ils for nier si.e. will exhibit nnd' r canvas ,u this cily one day only. Wednesday. Octo ber .."ilh'iii Cameron's held on Ilillshoro road at and S p. in. Prof. Gentry's show is Ihe iim-l en tertaining exhibition that exhibits under cdiivas and the recent addition of near ly a hundred new acts and animals makes it more eiijoyalde tluin t-vt-r. Pin to, ihe tiny elephant, is the hrtesl uditi tio.il -to the company and his p-rfirntani-c n "Vt-r fails to please bitt'li old anil young. He displays his talents attired in full eveniing dress nnd is said to he the Ix-sM ediHUted elephant ill the world. The prices of admission are. cliihlrcti 15 els. amd adults -5 els. Relief of Mafeking-The Boers I d; of Boers is hammering on Ihe ,,in d-'leiis r i. Bi iiish si r-.iig-hol.ls. Gh n.oe a:,. I I liii,,,e. ;, ,,. northeast lil-' P.. :s and :; i. i,j ,-n h a lie. .1 to Roiirks ln-hi. u . ,,..v ,.., ,..!.,. ''''' J-'iih.-ri i- isolate a. I lun.lce P.OFItS TACT. '"M.lo.i. (lei. 1!,. Ac.onl.ng lo ,h,- lat P' ''V1'" ' I'M"'"' I" "' "! iie.ir L:n;ysnM.,, 1 ""' le-nt i. only part of a general plan ,.. l,, ,lys,i,l, ''' "' Sil.nil.ane- ' "; ":"""- hy li.- Bocs i differ,-,,, '''""".is may indicale a projected a-l -''",'"" "" railway l-lw Ch-ns., Mihtarv cxp,.,.,s .-,. ,',.,.,, ', ' the Krilish ,,,,,,. . '"" '"' ""b small body acting as rear f"-""-l ." .I.- 1-n i" ... at, ,-n, ion ,,f ' ""'"''' I"!'-'-, wliile While's 1,,-aiu 1'on,. ; ;,"r,""1. ""i.-riii. win, " iM..-l.-kla (,,,,- 1-',,.,, State le -l-Nbe,-, -js ,-,.,, Mi,. aa. MOFRS RFPIT.SKH. '''I- 'I""... OC. T. l;,,,,,., icpulsed at Alafeking win, i,:o,,.,a,o ,s N" casual, i.-s ,,, ,. Brilish rep.,r., '." l-'.'-i's -,-,. als r,.piils,-, a, !. ,"n"v. " I,h losses. Larg auii- IK's ol Sloi-es bc.olig-illg ,o Ihe Boors Were seized at Kiliuberley. scry strong native nil r B-isuios '". m. ..I, ,- g-nns. an- rlirealenin-' .'"Hick Orange l-'ivo Sun... '' h". ''""- '''i'" aiLan.-aig ,,n Dundee loivvar.l inovnieul is r-t a rded '" '" ' :irc also suffering ., '"'''" !!"' I r - inissarv ,e,ait- tncni. TWO MARRIAGES A Couple Comes from Wilmington to Se. cure Dr. Norman's Services. Several ,la, ag,, Rev. W. c. Norma... l'-'slo' ol the hid.-nlo-U stree, Mel'llo.lis, ''Mli'' :i ""l '' i'ly I'asior i,, Wilmii,"- '"'-'ved a leu,,- fn. i ,i. ).,,,,.,. plaee asking i' 1,; .,.n j,.,.s w olild be available in Raleigh V,, ;lv ,,;, ,- I' air week, tit curs,.. . ,vplv was i "" "Ihruiaiive and in e,,iorni,iiv to this Mrs. t;, ,ge M,i,-pi,y and '.Miss Da is, Newberry, both f Wilmington. ariive.l yesier.lay all,. ,u and lasl ,v, lllllg Ihe.v were happily mail ie,l al tile Ih'' Mellledisl pal soilage. I!""" ihii'ly ui-iniiles al'ti-r ibis rl'1''' -is perl'onned a,i, Bowman and Miss M,,., Kesih-r both ,.f '' V '-. apt-cared at the nsi ','1"'' -d -Mr. Noriiian and were iiniled i;' inaniagc by him. I'OISONKI. BV RIBBiiN INK. D , ali Resulted ' I-',- i: If,,, ! I,, Break l'-M-r Blister ;u, l-'ingei-s Siaiued by Typ'-w rii.-r. ''iiicinnai,. o.. o.-i. 1,;. Tomorrow imirning then, will b,. ,urie, from Si. Xavier's cIiiii-.-Ii. al solemn t -. 1 1 1 i. -,i n , '""I" '". Hie remain of Miss Marv L.inghlin. ag.d t-igl u. ,,l' .".l-.i Torrvue'e Road. Mis, I.augidii, ,,;,., i,-,,,,,, , p-isoning and with li-.i-ibh- agony. sl" "as p., is :,j ,:. bliie'that is Used on Ihe l.vpeW rii-',' ribbons. A -.nail, iiisigniti, an,, and a', cost in, per i'cplibl,. f.-v.-r blister o-:, Ii, was the means by w hi.-it I In- . cat I,-, tea ling uh- s.all. e was conveyed ini -. li. r Id . 'Ihe young lady, who was employed hy I lie - inl-ei'g an ',-i t.o I 'oinpany, a Hie over a week ago iiollce.l thai' a small fi'ver blist,.,- ,a I aep, are.l on Jn-r lower lip. She had I ii al w.mU al her lypo-V I Tiler and her lingers were siai I wlh ihe !.l,ie ink Used on the ribbon. Sin- had also I n u iag a blue indcliolc pencil, and the si.,:., ,r,,m this was aL-, ,-n he lingers. M njiug t,, 1,,-eak the blister Mis Laugh:;,! placed I lie siain eil linger i, and in a short ij,,,,. .s!ie fell a sharp psiili 'a !-, r lace. Tin swas followed by a sli-.lil lang. I'inallj the pain became almost ini "lira hie and In-r lip began to swell badly and turned black. Miss Laiighlin sought medical aid. and everything that I Heal skill . -mid ,1.. v as d.,,,c. bii-i the puis a, , .-,',,, en.-. I her system aad 1,,-r life vas sapped away by the deadly slu IT. her death semiring a iner ciful relief fl-oll, the l.. I I'll- ..f the sub lb- poison. Her lac was ,l'isi..rie. and h. r skin almost as black- as cal. The poisoned lip had swollen to gigantic I ri'i'-'i i ions, and noihing could reduce i ''( ITTON. New York. o.t. 111. ,' I. Tn'd: Jan, inn. 14: March. L'H; May ''.",. Manila. Ovl. 111. G.-u. Ltiwlon and G. n. Young arc a! Arayal with a force of nearlj ihr,-,- thousand. The gui.hoats Florida and Ocste arc preparing to move aim g ihe river San I shim, which will Ik held as a base for operations north. Sup p.ies will be taken to Cascoes. Of all the curiosities ever unearthed by Ihe immortal Baiiium. none can compare in the most minnlc degive with Millie Christine, a daughter or daugh ters whichever the fastidious pleasc--id the State of North Carolina, horn al Whiteville. Cidiiiiihiis cmniity. licit- we have a woman with hut one 'body, hut two ilislini-t mind's. Iiorm- hy two sep arate heads.
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 19, 1899, edition 1
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