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RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER ?3, 1899.
25 Cents a Month.
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TlflES VSSITOR
A
ANOTHER BRILLIANT
BRITISH
Boers Scattered Over the Plains
Losing 300
The British Annexed Boer Hospitals Since the Boers Were
Unable to Cope with Their Wounded Report that
Kruger Favors Unconditional Surrender.
I,nelysinith. Oct. 23.-The seoo-.iil at
tack liy the Bihts en tile'iu-eic ha fail
ed. Tin- Boer artillery was iiie.Tei'tive
Mini wa sili'iiecel. The British nude
another sortie anil have miw eng:! ;"it
the enemy.
SEN SAT ION A L DISPATCH V. S.
Imilon. Oil. 2;S.-The Ihilzail NVws
Agency has two sensational dispiilchos
from Cupi'town. One says 'hat the
Bex-rs were lwilly defeated ill I second
artuek on (ileneiK'.
Tin- second disiii:itoh e-mi'ihis Pre
toria advice's that. KruiftT favors ur.
eenilitional xnrreinler ami a m.-'tin if
the executive council is Vail "il f' I to
morrow to consider it.
'Hie British loss at Khtiisl nig'" wa
one officer killed, twenty oifi.-.'is woum:
od. seventeen of the nieii killed', ii'iio.y
nine woiiiuh'el ami one missing.
l.AItOK KOUt'K.
I urban. Oct. 2."!. A law Boer com
inand is nuil'iliing toward ili'ini'.lli ill
Xiiliiland.
BOKB BOSS.
CnN'towii. Oct. I'.'!. The Boer loss
at Klundslnage is ivstitnali'il at ive hun
dred. The Boms are remrttd ultevly
loiileil in their second nliaek on lili'll-e-elc.
BOF.R OiTTCFUS KIBI.FO OK
TAK UN.
lanolin. Oil. :!.-(lineral Wlei'e' !o
titles tin' war office lh.it the H i Ms siif-fe-re-il
ti niiiirlier of lasiialtie- among
their high officers in the light at Fl-iuds-laage'.
(Jeneral Viliai'iu- was killed.
(Jeneral Kook woniiili d and lakcn pris
oner and liis sou taken prisoner, Cul.
Schiel. the Ccrmuii officer in ch irp' of
artillery, was wounded and taken pris
oner, (ieni'i'al rreloi'ions was wiuiiul
t il and taken irisoner. Several Boer
standards were captured.
3'(IMI.il,l.T BKITISII VICTOBY.
New York. Oct. 2:'.. - A .lonrnnl sp
cial says: Another hrilliant violnry
over the liners is rcporled today from
(iloncw. Jniibci't led the Boer attack.
The northern column arrived too lale
to jtiiu in 11)0 tinst iittack. hut as won
as it rouche'il the camp .liiubi'i't opened
liattlc. The Boer artillery bi'gan tile
COURT MEETS
Civil Term Began This Morning Judge
Moore Presiding.
Wake Superior Court convened this
innrniirg at K o'clock for the trial of
civil cases. .Indue Fred Moore presid
ing. Tile foil w i 1 1 ' cases were ilis;iosod of:
Or. II. II. Marsiiloiru vs. (lastoti T.
rowell. set for Meniln October :50.
Win. .1. r-"wards vs. S. and It. It. I!.
Co. mill othcr-i. continued hy consent.
.1. B. I Mum and .1. B. II. Knight
vs. Charhs II. Smith, administrator,
ordered to hi' placed on motion docket
for this term.
It. W. (Juigh'.v 'and Co. vs. Carpenter
Bros. Ion Thursday's calendarl contin
ued by consent.
W. l' Brewer vs. Ciiiversity of North
Carolina, .judgment iliiwii.t. Appeal
hy plaintiff to Supreme court.
ItoticiTt Julius vs. It. W. I'pchiircli.
judgment non-suit.
(icorge II. Class vs. Mary W.
Class. Judgment uon-siiil.
It. A. Freeman vs. .1. N. Holding and
the Italeijih I'aper Cinnpaiiy. jinlgnii'iir
in favor of plaintiff for .Sl.oo2.2'i.
Louisa II. Mimnis vs. .1. A. .Minims,
verdict and jiidiniicnt granting divorce.
State ex-rel Wilkin vs. II. T. Jones.
( x-Slicriff. conliniieil for ilefemlant
iimii iiffidavit set tor Monday liil week
of Felirutiry linn.
Fairniim Craijj, Ksq.. e.xhiliiled hi
licens' from the Supreme -ourt and'
npim motion of Armistcad Jones. Ksi
was niluiitted to practice in the several
courts of Hie Slate.
CLOSE IN DECEMBER
Fair Officials Only Waiting for the Ra I.
roads.
Tri'asuri r ' .B. Ih uson. of the' Slate
Fair, slateil lliis niorning. "We will
pay out soiumr this year than ever bi--fore1.
The employe's will re-ee-ivi' their
pay tomorrow ami next elay. Any ac
I'ouuts against the Fair should lie simit
to S'cri'tar,v I'ogiw ininii'dialily ami
approval by him. The' priiiiiunis will
he vaiel us seMin as lite railroaels arc
lusirel fritm. Thai will be Ihe first weed;
in sli'cemlNT. We will close' up i-vit.v-.
thing then."
' lresiele'iit MeN'aiuei' will take' ehnrgi'.
January 1st.
SKK KCIIhKV.
T1ie S. A. I., has iut on a one' cemt.
rate- to Atlanta for militia . today ami
tomorrow to atlcnel the military e-cle-bration
there'. Admiral 'Sciih'y will lie
ainiing 4hc gui'sls of the i-ity. Admiral
Dewey coiilel not atteiiiT,
KITTLE BOY IrS'l'.
This moiniiiK a niyely dre'ssiel. bright
little boy, with his jiet cat in his arms,
wns foiine) by Officer Ike Hogors play
ing near Johnston treet station. 'After
scarehinK a lvhile Officer lioge'rs foiunl
that he was Master Willis Taylor, son
eif Mr. Willis Taylor, who lives oti
I'lVnton street, and he was returni'd
to his himie.
VICTORY AT GLENCOE
light, hut served w relcln dly and did
little execution. The British kiiiis re
plied ipiiekly and silcncci the Bu r lnit-ti-ries.
Tlien the British niaile another
(harm- and the Biers broke and tied.
The British cavalry is now -in pursuit
of the elieuiv.
BtlKKS I'lTKUI.Y KOITKD.
New York, Oct L:t. (By Associated
I'iiks. ilelayedl. (Jleiiiyie nnp. OVto
lier . The attack of titc Boers under
(Jeneral Myvrs cnaldcd. the British to
score iiuotiiur lirilliant suciess. The
Itoeis wire driven pell niell over the
plains, losing over thrii' hundreil killed
and wounded. Several humlml horses
ami an army of prisoner were eaptured.
Tiw Hiier hospital was taken in us
wings to the British hospital corps as
the Boers had only a simple doctor with
a primitive stuff ami were ipiili' unahle
to cope with the wounded.
SYMONS BKTTIJIi.
I'ielorniaritjliiirir. Oct. li:!. Iusleait
of heinc dead, as was remrtel Satur
ilay nislil. it was staled yesterday that
tti'iieial Symons. who was wounded
at Olenooe. is doing well.
I.IKIT. I'lvKCr SON'S Sl'CCKSS.
Manila. Oct. 2.1.-I.ieulenant Fergu
son, of the Thirty-sixth infantry, with
a scouting parly of twenly-two, h.-id
two lights yeslenlay and killed six of the
enemy and raptured cighl or 'ten ritles.
No Aniei-ic:iii losses in the engagements.
lli:i:HC ACT OF COL. C'lllSMOLM.
Ladysmilli. Oct. 2:!.- Col. Scott Chis
lioliu. of the imperial lighthouse, was
killed in I I lli' al Flanders. He died
displaying remarkable heroism, which
would pioLilily have gained him the
Victoria cross, had he lived. iMiring
f In- charge up the hill to captur' the
Boer sit mi ! ii in a trooper fell wounded
in the open, unalile lo rraivl to cover.
For him to slay there' meant i-erlain
di'atli. 'Ii i hi rim eiinly walked to where
the Iroopi'i' lay and. picking up the
man, Miirlril lo e-iiriy him lo a shelleri'il
spol. lie had not gone' far when a
linllet from a Boit Maus'er sirm-k him
and he' fell eie'ad with his huriien upon
him. Mis eh'iitli was uvengeil liy the
di'.-ith of a niinilier of Boer eJTiei'rs who
fell in tiallle'.
NO CONNECTION
Messrs Hood & Gantliam Say they Can
not Talk to Raleigh
l!i i'1'iiily Ihis papri- tii 1 .'il tihe fact thai
the 1 11 1 1 1st II t' I'lliine f re Mil Iialeigll to
Seliea wiiuM not now e'aiineet at elni i
w 'til the line lo I Minn ami oilier points in
Harnett coiMity iiml this was a m-ivoiis
'inconvcniui : e. Tlie gentleman w '.io gave
the- iiilorinaticn -a hi that he li.nl been
n t'use'il ceiincciti.vn and intpiidril to
lying the mailer In fire Hie t u p rat Ion
Coirimissinn. It is true lilial I be liive
from S 'Iiimi into llainclt ceiintv is not
owm .1 hy the l.i'iistale Company, bin
i:uiM ie i-cnily e'!onneetieiis have always
'la i n niadi' al Se Ima w ith that l;n: The
slateiin.: : ri'ent ly print.! d in this paper
of ilii' failure to council al Sclira wis
ii nii'd by an oH'icial mf the tel 'phone'
e-om;any. Be'Ieiw is givi-n a letter from
tir." tirm of 1 1 ti a I and (irauthaiu al
IM'iin in whose (-'lore the 'hone is lo
eali'il: IMmn. N. C. Oct. 21. IX'Mt.
llcao- S.ir: Yours r l!ie INtli ;'.nst. :o
band and contents noted. Will stiy that
wi' 'have' had no iiiiini'e-lii n wil'ii Kali'igh
1 1 ; al i at .sixty days. We do not know
the e-aiise: supiiose. Mr. Katun tries pi
I 'iii-iii 1Miu.:i. If the In'II lings we- will
ri'spoiiii pri.iu'plly.
We i a.lv wish we did have l!iahigh
e-ir.ineclioll.
Be'specl flldv vein's.
I KM, II iV- ( ! It A NTiU A M.
This i ier elees not know who is in
the' right about it. bin there' ean now
be' no doubt that the I wo lines are nor
e-oiim'iling.
SNOW STORM
Many Lives Lost and Cattle Perish in
Montana.
A elispate-h from I Iih'ii.i. Montana,
says for four eir live days last wivk
it snowed almost unceasingly in the'
ntiitherii part of the' Slate'. Ten or
twelve' fi'i't elve'p drifts anil three on the"
level are i-oinmaMi. The Isielie's eif
I'ight shii'p herds we're- feuiml in tents
in (lie country and fifte'em eillmrs are
luissing. Twe'iity thiiisauil sheep in'
Ti ton eeiiiirty perisheel.
XOIiFLKKT JKJ'FUIKS DKAK.
One' of the Bewt Known t'oloreel Mem
in Kaleigh.
N'orfhvl Je'lTrii'. one nt" the be-st
know u i-oleii'i'il mi n in Balcigh. died at
his Ininu' in this e-ity ye-sterelay men'iiing
at i:l."i and was bniied' in. H. ITeH
('emit cry thin afti-rnoon. ihe funi'ial
serviei" bi'ing hi'hl from -St. I'aiil's A.
M. K. Churih by ltev. Jordan. Xor
tleet has- hi e'u cinidoyeel as janitor in
various printing offiees Imrc ahno-st on
tiniiously since the war. He was a
geiud mm ii.
rausBcit Tixr, tub jrws.
A'ienna, Oct. 2.'?. People of Holles
(han, hating the Jews, today pillaged
thi-ir stiops. The police fired mid killcil
three and wounih'd thirty of the mob.
MAYOR ASKKI TO (SHAN'T A 1I
VOIW'iH. A I'olored woman Ihis inoruing appciir
cd in the mayor's uffice ami ri'enieste'el a
privjite interview with the mayor; This
Mayor I'erwell readily gijinled anil the!
wonuau askeel him to give' her a eliveirop
ffoiu her husband and to make liis price
for the divorce as reasonable' as pos
sible'. Tin1 weimaii did neit gel any en
e'ourage'im'iit sine-e" the Mayor .simply
informed her that il was eiin of his
line' eif business.
1'1'JltKIXS-YA l!I!( ) l.( M '( ! 1 .
On Sunday, Oilohi'r 22. IS!I!, in
Franklin enmity. X. l y I lie' Rev.
(Je'orgi' B. 1'i'iry. Miss Annie Kulnn
YarlMirough, only ilaiiiolcr of Mr.
KoImtI YarlMirongli, ; . i -1 Mr. Then in
Alston I'l ikiiiis. of Iki'ii t., V;. . wi re
tinile'd in ma i l ia ge.
DICIPLES OF CHRIST.
Itev. .1. I.. Biirnis Ictl for Wilson tlijs
tiiorimig to attentl the State' C. nventiitn
of the Ilesciples eif Christ waidh (nce'l
Ihi'ie lonight. TJie couvcntioii -will Insr
fur tlin-v or four elays. Tliine- arc aoi.ul
l."i.lllill while mcinleei-s eif "this faille j,n
Xortli Caroliuii and ahonl Ki.ikki eolin-eil
members. ltVy. Burns has just i-clunieil
f i''m the nathtmil e-unveniion of lliis
i.'iith wli ii 'Ii was held in Cin'i 'iiunali hist
wi'i'k. T'here' 'We're' lo.Ollil re-gisite irvnl
eb'h'gale's. making il the. largest eliiire-b
e-oTiivi-ntion ever hi'ld in the' I'niti'd
Stales.
, I'Alli. .Ml C-II WAIt.MKi:.
I'"ir Kaleigh ami vieiniiy: l-'air to
night: fair, innioh wnniiei- Tnes.l'ay.
I'lie1 we'iilhe-r throughout the entire- e.-ist
and souuh is eloiminale'il by the extensive
ari'a of hiigh barometer, e-iulial over
N'erth (lamlii.'a. A little rain tell only
at Cnrpuis (ihristi and Jai-ksonville in
the South, and at Jlu.rou, Maiipiette,
BulTalo. and Boston in 1iho norili. 'Pbe
ti illl !H-ni't lire- e-emtimie's low over be mi d
dle Atlantic Stales, with I'msi in North
Carolina. A e-uiisiileralile elcp-ie'ss-;! ex
isls ove-r Miii'iii'sota. and the ti 'lopi-rat lire'
is epiiti' liigh in tlie Missis-'ip .i valley
ami westward, mulling Til degree's at
a. m. at Omaha. m
FFN'Kl! A 1. OF MISS JKN" KIN'S.
The lllneral of the bill' Miss Selilia
Jenkins was held from I'lie I'iis: Bnp
tit church yesterday afti 1 imcn al :'.::!n
o'clock. Many friends wi re- pre-sonl. T.oe'
service was ooliiliM'ted by Ucv. Ih'. rl
' 1-1. Skiiwier. assisted by Itev. .1. W. Cai--te-i-.
The- e-lioir sa ug Pi -a ii I'i l'ul l.v "Asb'"p
in .le-siis," Tlie int' niM'iit w as in Oak-
w i .-il ( 'e'iucter-.
The rail bearers Mere Messrs. W. H.
1 1 i;g1i.'s. S. C. Cod. .1. A. Itriggs. limo
e vi Siii'i sun. Charles Wildes and (i. M.
Allen.
GREAT FIRE AT WAKEFIELD.
Wale-la LI. Mass., 1 la t lia u a. 's uiain
nii.th stable, witli thirty horses mid a
large number of vi'liiclos w is liijnn.ii
I mlje.v. 'I'iie engine house. lYrkiiis lilm-k,
I iit it's lai:;iilr.' inn s('cn dwellings
were dest i-evcil. Tlie tire ilcp.l . : lll"l I ' s
lli mi Mal'inc, Melrose am, Uriinmg
iicll'cil to cxliugiiish tlie llatacs.
TOBIAS MARSHALL DEAD
One of Raleigh's Most Popular Citizens
PasseJ Away.
'Mr. Tobias Marshall, wh
I'.
hit
years has brcn the faithful janitor of
the city hall, dieil at bis home mi
Seiilh ret'son street Sunday morning at
live o'clock. lie had been sulTering
from lirart trouble and for several
mouths ids condii ion had been sii-iniis.
but he kept at his work most of the
time'. Tile' statement ean be' made with
out fear of contradiction thai llu"e
was not a more popular man in Uni
eiu'h than "Tube" Marshall, as he w as
ealliil. He showed himself frieiully lo
all and ihis maiui.T always made him
flit mis. He w ill be sadly missed. Mr.
Marshall was burn in this e-ouniy .Vi
vr:!rs ago. When Ihe war hi-eko mil
he cnlisicil ami served in ihe Ciiufi'd
e'tati' army. Aflcnvards he canie in
Kaleigh and has lived Iutc since. lie
leaves a wife' e formerly Mi-s I'iei-ie.
sisiei of .Mr. I ). A. 1'ioiTci and two
small children.
The fumral was h.-ld al II o'clock
this nioiuing from Christ churcli nun
was largely aitendiil. The' service' was
eoniliii-leil by Ci v. ir. M. M. M.-ushnll.
Tin- ae-tive pail-bearers were Messrs.
J. II. Mullen. Ham Smith. W. K
Blaki . A. A. Thompson. I . S. Hamilton
and William Boybia. while the- fellow
iug we're- houorarv pall bearers: .Messrs,
Charles B. Boot.'. W. Walker. 1.. II.
Wooilall anil .1. It. W illiams. Tin- iv
mains we're- ese-urii'el to tlnir tiual re-sling
place- in Oakw.iod ('enielery in I he
following order: The imlice force, the
cily officials, tin- In-arse e-airying the'
body. tin. I,. (Hi. Branch Camp or
Cinifitlerate- Vi'lerans. the family, rela
t ivi s ami frii'iids.
AN I'NPI.KASANT liKMI X HKI J.
Jyine-s iloesii't g.i lo eihitrc'li ..i:t-n. ton
his iii.'iiiinia i.iuk 11:111 there last Sinubiv.
.Now s'hi" wislii-i'S she- liaeln't.
lie sat. ih'iniirely e'lioiigii until tic
leiioi-, who indulged in a ilri'inl'l'iilly iin -e-iisabli'
ll'ehiiilo. hail tiuisihi-d his solo.
Then he s-poke lip:
"Manima." he- aske-d i,m a shrill wliis-IM-r.
"what m'.-ikes the man's voice' t-'h-ike
sor"
"ilus-li. dear." rtiiil maiiiimi. "I el ni'l
know."
"But. uiani'uia." the lillle- si-amp ;h i
sisteil hi a still Imide-r wihis-per. '!
know wiheiu pa-jia's voiee shook ehe- eil'lier
niig'ht ywi s-aiel it was Im-t!"
Ami that's why .Ian lie's i-hiuvli privi-le-gcs
have bei-n sei rinlcly ean oil'. - San
ancise-o Kxanriner
' ('.HOIKS INVITKO.
The- e-heiirs of the several i-liiirilii's in
the city are cordially inviteal tei assi t
hi tlie music in the laying of ihe- i-eiriiei-steme
of the 11nirch of the (le.e.d
Shi'phe rel on- Weeliieselay. Xiivi iiiIhI' 1st.
All who will m-ssist an- askeil to mi-i f
in the parksh nsuns below the ehiire h
on Tiii'selay night ill 7:.'!( o'cloe-k for
rehe'iirsal.
JUST FROM THE BAT
Personals Caught Here and There on the 1
Fly
Misses Ada and Alice S.nnit'1) nnVI -Mi's.
... A. .Vlih-rinan. of Wiliiiingtim. wlio
ihae bei-n visiting friends an the' city,
ii'liirncil homo this iiuirning.
Or. I!. .1. Noble of Se'lina, retii'-ucd
heme this morning.
C..I. W. II. Bobbin, of Os.'.rd. left
this morning.
Mi s Mary Hurl, of Ncw'i.-.n, who
has been visiting at the homo of .Mr.
K. II. Carter, returned home this morn
ing. Col. W. F. 1 till in. of W-ishingi.iii. I).
C. who has been visiting at ::.- Iiniui
i'l ('apt. F. It. WohiTis. I it lei home
this uiiiriiing.
Messrs. Miller and l'-.b- l.-fi Ihis
iii'.i iiing fur a business n ip in i In- '-.-1-1-ern
i:i ci of the Stale
Miss C! a Baicbi-lor. of Nasbville.
who has been visiting al tin- 'homo uf Mr.
.1. 1.'. liarklcy. Iclt lor In. me this
lll'Tilillg.
Mi's. Ccol-ge l. Crcclle. of Wil-i.n.
w i.i lias bce'ii visiiiug Mrs. Kenan, h it
f..i- home ltlis mol-liing.
Mr. l.oyd Woolen, of Kinstun. i ho
lias been tin- gm si of Or. elei igc I..
Kirl.y. re'tiirned lioiue ihis in o t ing.
Mrs, .1. S. Haulaway, of OM..1.1. wan
Ie ;i s bc.-n visiting at the linnic of Mr.
F. i. race, rel n rued huuie this inoruing.
C'li.-ial IS. I''., llnke b-l'l lliis morn
ing. M '-s Nannie Si i i.-kland. ol Wils. n.
win. has been viiitii':'g 1'i-icius in I In
c:y. ivlunii'el home lliis niorning.
Miss Fssie l'lunrn.i r and Miss Siei,-
T.. It. of Chat-lolle'. who have bcrll
veiling Mrs. J. II. Mason. b it for
li. 'ue today.
Mr. W. A. I'orler. of Moichead Cily.
v ho Iras bc.-n visiting al ilie bcine ol
Mr. I''iib l'-roWJI, relll'Ilnil In llle Ihis
iimrui'iig.
Mrs. i. A. Coble, i t' Cldsiini-.i. who
has beiii visiiiug at I'.ie lii'lne hi' Mr.
ii.. ning.
Miss l.e-na I.e-.s-i i. who lias been vis
aing here during Fair week, i . ; iirnel I"
hit- heme in Wilmiugtc'ii ibis im. ruing.
Mrs. Joseph It. Ball, of Kin-ion. win.
has I u visiiiug relatives here for the
I ,is lew davs. ri-iiiriicil In no- lo-,lay.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Wh, d'l "I
I ri i ii villi, who have Im-cii vi-iting Mr.
a ...I Mrs. T. B. Wilkins i i-liiri: .-I hen
I. day.
Miss Kslclle Oavis, who has been i
il iug at I be J I ml i lb' . -I. O. ( Jul 111 ;e's.
n I liiiu d bum.' I his morn jig.
Miss Mary Bell, of M.'i-che-id Coy.
ulc. Ikis I.e. ii vi-iting ihe Misses Flliug
m:i on Ncw'l.crn .-ncuue. 'n il loi' hem '
this morning.
Mi-s Mattie Taylor, uf Ko liui' uid. Va.
i- II: gliesl uf Mis Sl!-ie tle-ek.
Miss Klhcl Norris lias gone to W'iu--loii
to visit Miss liai-y llano.
Miss Paisy Unit, who lias en lie
gin si ol' Miss Snow, went lo Haw Hive-:-pielay.
where she- "ill alleinl the inni
riagc Wcihii'silay cveaiing of Miss Cora
l,,li to Mr. Mel.ane. Mis Mamie
Moigan will gn I,. Haw Itive-i- We.l
neMlay iiiuriiing to act as a lu-iili sinaiel
in the marriage.
Mr. Ned Shore' return. 'd to Cliarh.llc
this evening.
Miss Iloifnian. of Cl;arloiie. and Miss
1'iiti'iek. of Creetiville. "It" .nim- l"vii
I't'i .in. ihe S. unborn I '...n.sci-vat . tv to
rpiiMl a few days takvv hi the Va-r,
have p'tunicl. Tlo y were ill gai'-as
of Miss .Ii'ssiui";iie Higgs.
Mr. Allan lliggs' gm -I for the Fa;-.
Mr. W. W. Moore, of Asli.-villc. lias
led fur F.asteru North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall, who have been
slopping with Mr. and Mrs. W. II.
Hughes, left loday for I'm isuiouth.
Miss Sadie Clark loll this morning
lor Halifax where -he w as ealb .1 by
Ihe illness ,.f her sister's hnslui ml.
Mis. Ilicksun and Mi-ses Klva and An
nie Ilicksun returned to Wake l''.i'i'-:
today.
Miss Margaret Moriug leaves tonight
for l.aui-ilihitrg.
Mrs. .1. C. Sen rhoro. win. has been
visiiicg Mrs. II. I.. Watson, rel iirne.l lo
lii'i- Jioice al 'M iirl'recsl" a., ycsti-i dav af
ti'rnoon. Mr. All' Haywood relermd lo Haw
Uive r e.sl ii-.lay.
Miss Annie Flimim: and Mi-s Kate
W.ilti ;i rel line d to M. rgr'nlmi yes,.,--d'ay.
Mr. W. K. Ii.-k-. an old lialeigliile.
now of Ci-liinilia. S. ( '.. who bos 1 ei n
visiting I'liciuls In re lining Fair week,
I'll 111 lied holll-e yesterday.
Miss Oerirude Buy-;, r re;-,M-ned to
Trinity College ycsierda: .
Mr. C. I'. S-app. uf the News and
Obsi'iver. left this morning for Ken
lueky to wiitc mi Ihe political conicst
thi'ii'.
Mr.F.inuiit l.cvv Ictl ibis morniiig.
Judge- T. K. I 'in mil. Marshal II. C.
Doekery. i I :-l rir-l lloruey C. -M Ib i
nard' and I - in ii-s Slum and Brow n
left loday for Newlern. where Fe-lcral
eoiiri will convene i-iinoi'i-ow,
Mrs. I . A. (Viblo. arciiiupanieil h
Miss Bellie Filwards. i-e-liirinil lo
Coldsltoro today.
Mr. ami Mrs. Harry Parkin left lor
llieir lioiue ill Beaufort this morning.
Mrs. 1). S. Hamilton went in 1'hila
d.'ll hia loday to visit her parents.
Mr. A. I. l'rmlen of Norfolk is in liie
cily.
.Mr. K. Chisliolin. of Charlolli'. is in
the cily.
'Mr. .1. II. Anderson. i in Kaleigh
hulay.
Mr. Kd II. I.e-e' and his nioi hi'i'-in-law.
Mrs. Tuike'i'. leave for Bnlliinore
lonighl.
Mr. Joseph Waldo Whiiakir. of En
field. X. ('.. who-is her.- to atli'iul the
A. and M. College, is stop'ping with Ihe
Mi-ses Whitaker on North Salis-hmy
stris-t.
Mrs. T. II. Bain today i . lurin-il from
Bensiiii, where she hoi her mother. Mr.
William l lle-v. some' bi'iii-r. loll slid
epiili- ill.
Miss Beriha Hicks, who had i-harg.-nf
the ixhibil fioiii the' Oxford Or
phanage', returned Inane toelay.
Miss Leinise l.alham. of On-'iiville.
is the' gin-si at the- Yaiborn for lliis
week.
'Mr. Henry Hoiiiinuil will o'.cn an
up-1o-date fresh ini'iil markel here.
Miss Vioh't Alexaudi'i' hit fur Char
lotle this I'venin.g. having spent Fair
week with Miss Miiry Armisti'iiel Jones.
Mr. F. C. Olds h't't last night lo be
gone a week on business) for Johnson
i.V T'lioinpson.
Mrs. Hargrove and1 Miss Nannie
(Iri'gory. of Oxford, who have beam
gni'sts e.r Mrs. T. II. Briggs, we-nt
home tu.lai.
iMr. W. S. I'rimruse, Jr., wenl to
Biclunnml ..ii bu.siucss this uiuriiing.
Misses Cr.ihaiii. who have l.e-e-n
gue'sls of Mi-s Susan Clark, ivi iiriied to
I ,i im-i .In l.iii loday.
Miss I-'rcih I'icksnn. who was a guest
of Miss Annie Jones on llill.sbi.ro sirecl.
has r. turned home.
Miss Bessie Spier, of (Irifloll, i.s
visiting Miss Alice Ball.
mi;, obfjwby ski. i.s.
Mr. T. K. Bruncr has purcli.isc.l from
Mr. John C. i re wry tin- funnel- Bain
site on llillsl i ro siieei when Mr.
I M'ew ry formerly intended to build.
WASH ING1 ON LKTTER
Methods for Raising a Campaign
Fund
OUR CONSUL AT PRETORIA
British-Boer War Makes This an Impor.
tant Position Lieut. Gillis' Brave
Act Rewarded Dewey's
Health Americans
Offer Help.
Washingin. Oci. 22.- iSpeiiil.i A re
port lias been cil . lll.lled by I leinucra I ie
paper- ihal I be I '-eeni cii -il'ar !r..ui
the Ohio Ib-pllbli. .in I 'onilliil tec a.-k-illg
COUt riliil i lull- t l"ll ol l ice llul.t.T-.
was -iibniillid I., lli. Natioal Civil Ser
vice ( '.Uninissjuii belui e being sciii .on.
and alter suine nii,,r .-kan.-s wa- in
di.i-i.l by Ilicni a- cutainiiig u.lbiltg
coulrary lu law. In.piiry al tin- ul'tu .
of ill.- ( 'oullllis.sioi failed lu develop a
p. -iiile -I a I eiin t . bin il was -ai.l that
ii. Uaing in ill. niiniiles showed that it
had . . r uftii ially consider,-,! so. ;( a '
tor. and as all prncccliiigs arc by law
reouinil I., be inlcr.. I ull llle III i il 11 1 es il
was pr. .I.al-le that n ..flici.-il .oii i.lera
lion wa- given llle circular. Ilecau-c ui
tlo- pi-oii-is against the Ucj aiilii-.-n cir
cular, llle I 'ullllllissiull has r.'.llesl . . lie
I'u-lliia-l. r Ceneral an. I tin- See;,iar
ul' the Treasury I., call Ihe aitciilion ol
llieir olnpho ee- to llle law forbidding as
i ssii'.-nt-. w lii. b the former ha- agreed
to do. I'lcsi.l. Ill l'l'uelur. o llle Colli
mission -ay.- be believes a.l soiieilalit.il
..I' i o 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 - ..nil l-'cleral uipl"y"
is again-i the leiier as well as the spirit
..I' llle law.
Manila dispatches report. . a lew days
ago that Ceiieral Pin del Filar had offer
ed to -ell ..lit to lb neral ( His bill t iiat
llle oiler ..as hoi believed lo be ail
tbelltie. Pilar has since bei n ivpurteit
as in eonniianil of the Filipinos that
resj-ieil la w 1 1 ;n's capture of San lsi.lro.
which lalier town is !u be ga rri-onei I.
The Filipino ..flioors a. plied lo ielieral
M a.-A il bur lor per)ni--ion fur a naiio
i'iiiiiii-.-'ii.ii to vi-it Manila to arrange
r 1 in- n lease of more American pris-
oner-, and ,l' Sn::n:-h ri-. Hers, and
to discuss terms of p, a.-i'.
The Inicrual Kevenne Iliireau iiovy
hohls ihai when a transfer company
gives ai a resiilen.e ..!' hotel nceil- t'nl'
trunks ,-alliiiL lor ihe .leliverv of -neb
trunks at aimllnr residence or hulel.
sltch leceipls ,,r checks must bear ,1
revenue siainp. Tnc reccipls I'rum
stamps iiml.r ibi- rilling will prul.ibh
be in-iguiticanl in i oinp.-iri.-ou with lite
bother and anco an, e il w ill cause, bill
the Bureau holds ib.,; n is ihe law. and
must be complied w illl.
From b. ing a p..-ilioii ,.l cuinparal i .
obsclirilV and llllilll il'lailee. lile ullice
"I ih.- Am, -ric. in Con-nl at Pivloria in
the Trail-van! iia- be.uine um- ul ioii.li
r.-spuiislbilily. Then- an- a large mini
bcr uf American cili.eii- at .luli.mucs
l.ui'g. and 'Am. riean i ".-uiiiarx int. i---f s
in tin- mine- are n, -a-iir. .1 l,.v milliuns.
bin ihe ri al delic.i. v of the Cniisiil's
la-k lies in bi- acting
tin- inlcre-ls ..(' Itiiiis)
u-iudian f
iii"ii- ibiring
ho-: jiii i.-s. Tin- Aic.ri. an Clou! is
Charles F. Marouni. "I Fa-r l.ivei 1.
Ohio. He is :!l M.ir- ..I age. and was
inanagcr of a gla-s facloiv until ap
puinii.l lo his present p..si bv Mr. M.
Kildey.
A gallant action dining ibe war with
Spain has bc.-n recognized b ihe ap
puiutii'. ul of l.icin. Cilli- in i-uiiimand
ibe I. irpcb. boat Porter, h. which 1
w as aiiachcd off Saining... One m,,i ,, ' .-lii.ei.il ,.n the position of ihe Biblical
ing he saw a big lurpc.b. moving mil lb . ..rd.-r with r- I en nee 1" Ccmral Oti
Inwards the Aincrii.in Ib.-i. .1 ulupiiig a.;d l'ic M . K i nl" war in lb" Pbili'l jiiucs.
u ciboai',1 he ihrcw .mi- arm over the vvbi, h . b,s,., wilb a p.'l'a-gl'aah t'roilu Pie
eb-alh eb aling pr.i.iecl ile. and mi-, n-vv eil
the war head coiilainiiig ilie fuse welie
l) tlnr hand, ihu- reinleriug ii liai-in
less.
' " .1. I.ec iuiiiiai ai:a, ie ..c Mho
British Fiubassy. says ihal ihcy are
elaily re'fiising oiler- of the pruie.-ieil
organi.a i inn uf Amciiiaiis I'm- scr i,-.- in
Ihe British army dining ihe Tran-vant
war. While tin service- of several re
giments from British C-dcnie-s were ac
ceplcil. il was in order to ice-ugiiize ib.-ir
membership in ihe Fni ire. rather iban
a need of numerical assistance.
Admiral In-wey'- yi-ii m ib- ,,l, ii .;nc
in Vei-inuiit lias siarinl iinie a g I
sized boom among Ucpuhlican- in ihal
State in favor of presculing his nani"
for Pi'i'siil.'iu io the National liepubli
i-aii coiivi in ion. Scn.-ilor Bc.ll'iel.f
Proclor says thai if Admiral 1 b-w ey ad
here's lo his di-icriuimit inn mil tu lake
the oftice he w ill be mibiue ill Atuel'ican
hisiory. as no man has e-ve-r et r fu-cd
to accept tin- Prcsidi'ticy of ilu- l iiitcit
Slales. In talking lo his V.t .r
friends. Admiral I b w ey is said lo havi
niaile im sea ret of, Ihe fai l Ihal he
lliiuks that Oeiu-ral Otis should be su
pct-scili-ei. ami it is hinted that Ihe fail
re' of Ihe' Administration to iuaugiii-.il
an adeiiuaie policy in the Philio, lines
would be one filing that might indue-e'we-v
t.i e-liang" his mind about ace. piing
a mini inn I inn for the Presidency.
New York. (Id 2;'..-Iieci'iiiber. 7S;
Jaiuiaiy, S; March. 12; May. IT.
(JENTBY AND PINTO.
1'i.rf. tleu'ry's faniiiis collection of
eiiui-ated dogs aul 1 i"s. now in their
12th year of success, have liei'onie sin h
house. hold favorite-.- thai their appea.'-ai.e-e
in lliis cily nil.!"!' canvas Wedms-
i'ay. October 2o on I Iillsiioro r I in
Cameron's liebl at 2..".n and M p. in..
I. me- siarie.l all il) - lu:ie folks -o n. ak
in:: preparation to atiiiol the show. In
addition in lli" piles ami dogs 1'r.ir.
''entry also offers us an e'Mra .'.itra.
'iua ibis year I'iul i. ill" tiniest elepliant
in all tin- world. Pin'. is 27 -ear- old
ami hardl.i as lall as an ordinary pmiy
ami i- lzi-iii b- ,-is a lamb and very l'uii.1
ul ohil.lr. n. The prices uf ailmi.-sion
arc children l."i ceiiis. and a. lulls 2-"e
ei in-.
SJXTKKN AHOITIONS.
Sixteen pel-. .11- Were fecciv.-il illto
llle IMollleil S'le. I Mclbo.l'i.-t cillllcii
M'-i.r.iay by the pa-l..r. Ucv. W. C.
Noiioan. Twelve were by leti.-r and
i'.i'r u;-.ii pioiV--i i" lailh.
commissions issi i : i .
1'r Ihe Adjourn Oenelal's ..lli,.-
Ihe fulluvv ing cul.iiil--iun- Were to. la;
issu. .1: Fli T. I b. Id-l..n as .-alain.
S. .. Crier as l'ir-t l.ieiiieu.'tni aii'1
Ii. lb ''..lldwcll a-. Sec, Old l.i.-lltl'll-
anl. all uf I'.nnpilii 1.. I''ii-1 lb -gi 11 ii-le I .
Nuilh Carolina Slate Cuard. Tin"
pl'ulJiu! lulls Were ia.c ill tl -i -i 1 1 1 c IO . '
uf ibe i.-iguali I Captain Fdward
Hill lu join lb.- regular ariny.
B I.I. CAM i'S
Tlo- I M. College fuulbail I. -am
will play duller. I Cull'-g. in re eiiher
f ill's vve.k -ir .-ar.v iu-m week. Tiicy
:o'i- pra. i icing fur i ii. - eiua l;i.l-.- gain.
lo i " Tiiankse-iv iug .lav .
The i i-o in will make a S-.ulh.rn lri;
in abuiil iw.i weeks and play at lea-i
llirc- :;iii:is in eb-orgia.
insi i;i;i:ci io.
I'oe'ii. int. 2o. Ail liisiirr. ,-iiun lias
br. 'k.-n 'in in Panama. Martial law
is piucl.iim.-.l.
Si'AKi ITV ul' ITALIAN PlillOSIS.
Iboi'". o.-i. 2.".. The Vnii.au is im
1 ' 1 w ill. ib, plaints ,,i American
Ca:b'!i,-.s ,,n ihe scarcity of lialbm
prii to look al'l.'i' Ibe Italian elui
gra in s. 'I he 1 'up.- will la kc slips to
re-ii.iiv lie- iruiil.le.
AT Till-: ACAHFMY ol' MI'SIC.
l nrec Sli.oig A 1 1 la. 1 ions W'il) b,- Pr.
.s.'iilo.l I lining .bis M. nl Ii.
The Aca.b aiy ,.t Music ha- ilir.-e
strong at 1 ra. . ion- w ai. i will a .p. a r lu i
iug this lb. .l .i il'.i ue .launasi-lick
iicM 'i -ilie- s.la . i lie Peal Widow P.i-ow n
"ii Fiida.v cigli; ami I'arkisi I C u i : i en
tii" ih in-i.
M A 1 1 A M JANNAI'SC'IIKK i'OMIN i.
Maiiam .lanaiisehei; :v p. ar at I !;
Ai ailelnv W'l dlie-day e I' I ills Week in a
n-w vei'-ii ii 1. 1' "Meg Mi i ril',. -s," Waller
Seoll's hllllolls ileloilie in bis lolliniU'O
im liny Mamieiing. The nbl ver-ioii was
ral hcv i i diie; il did 1 1 , ,1 follow- t he novel
aul elM i,i.i bring .nit all the sireiigih- of
the e inral cba racier. "Meg."
Madam .laiiaiischek has fei- u ion
! line I, ei a end: a v i. ring to find sumo uii
1 1 1 - i - who c.nhl folhiw her ideas inlelli-
. i , t I and make "Meg" what Srotl ;n
I ,1 lier 1 1 1 l,e. In Mr. 1 "a nl Kes er.
In.- :i 1 1 1 1: ' . r of b:ie jii'i s. nt version, sbe lias
,i pai'i'tilly fn-u in-1 u hat she desired Co.
M1'. Ke-ler be - given h : a very oovver-
I ,',,1 ,,. mil lininai, iotc-.i-est Ileal rise
t i lall
in'ta.
M.g." tlie old
i a I and i .: 1 1 i i in nt
he lias followed
It. and al the
i l.v !'-)'. i- niiade lb" . .
eh.iraeler uf I in- !a.v
Ih" s.un as i .-1,1 by
same time lias vv, rke.l s(. cleverly that
he has r.-diie i! liie play to four acts. .,,1
llle old llill-i" has been Ivstiil'cil .'Hid
in.-. 'iv new inneii'l and i -'i ra 1 1 1 1 i i ' -g nnin-
l.i i's'bave 1 a,.:, el. The -li.ira.-lcr of
Mi g h i- I, :.g been a favorite ..f .lanan-'-:
't Is p .-uii.-ri.v lit ti d I.. In r p.-, -i
i I'd i a i ,' l i , 1 1 a I -Ivi" ,l' act ing : il allow -h.r
many , pi ' !:ni: i.-s oi' indulging in
la ... vvil.l. nil-thrilling bin-sis u.r pas
-i. a , "l vv !.i. h -i," r jn-' ! fan nl-. (1.1
linn-:- vv ii,. have se. u tin- "Meg" of
I ii-1. i .i a -!i, -i-l-I not tail io -ei- ibi- p.-r-
lui.li.llC' . Il W.il give t'.l. ill Illl Olipol'-
1 1 1 1 1 i I I n ; .'.-.- Pie grentiic-s i ;' Cu-b-
tnali Willi I ii.-' : ui -lanail-cllck and not
to ibe lall .'- disadvantage. Madam
.laii.-iu-.-iiok :i,i- -ui : uini.b d h.-r-elf wiiii
a large a 1 . I'll. i. at coi J any .1' will
' known po, ;.c. Tin- i-..-niiii' , a pi -. :n: -
, in, ins. ei,-.. ar.- new and wi-r ic i I c--
I i . ially fur ibis r.nla. -lion. Tin i-
i i.,,i and p.a.v inn.' Iv, H lei .-.v.. I ev ry
where wilb unusual favor and I'l'-' i "i
bid- fair lu be nunrbi ". 1 a ie u g : ic
n ,i: 'liun., iial -,M-.-:i- ". Mad 'in
.lanaiis.-bek.
AN I'.N PI .A N AT 1 ON.
I i I e. II- b, a, Tel.'g.'.llU.
Tic Teh :: a:n .'si,rda.v .-. in.i iii.-.l an
A-bcvi'dc Ciiiz. n. vvlii- !i ile- pa pi r
ingl i-ii.;.. i d. ami w-hi' b d . lit.
Bailey and Inii.i'iiu P.iplis.ts m 1 1n- Slate
a gn al injustice
We do n il laid. I'se- ibe K 'curdcr's )...
si'ion .u the war: bin have l:hc big'be-t
i.si.ecl for il as a religions juuinal. ill: 1
do :"l believe ihal il is. as he Cilizcn
,1, , lull-, -'a Pcp'ii. li. an thai K wearing
Ihe liven i.i' Hi ;lli II s tu bell' .'
s. i-M' tile devil." We Is'licve. em '.be
.ili.r baud. I'll -it it is honest, censcien
ti.,,s and -inccrc. P has been se-vcial
tin es end U'si ,1 i,.v ihe gleal I ll II H b i!
,.,,,..,
Ills
and w.
1 I. a-ed I,
We re gii't ihal ue have sceinii.gly "ii
d. I'sed ihe Ciliell ill il- viciolls attack.
and give llle simple i pla mil imi Ihal u
:-. -- ..f uibei- icyiiicr- i:iusd ihe wrii"i"
to uvei'luok ihe clipi-ng vvliieh was run
in hy a nicuibi r ef ihe is1.-ill".
Pr..!'. Booker T. Was'hing,n. ibe In ad
f ihe negro industrial school al Tiis-
kc-gec. Ala., ha- s u lYesidenl Mi-K'"i
lev icganbng the sed I's exhibit at the
. a"is Fv-nosh i. n. There will lvo a dis
tin live negro csiiibi: in llle American
section. Ion Prof. Washingion wants, if
possible', a small space mirt u'lilarlv for
the exhdiil ..f ihe Tuskon-e Institnlc.
which is ibe largist si he ml of the k':- I
in l'ic wa rid. The President assured
huu "I his inti-n-si in the' e-duciit'icninl
w. rk of w hich Prut. Washington is the
eader. and rel'i'iTed liiiin to Coinniissiio'nei'
Peck, as to I ue' ilelails uf the I'Xhibit.