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THE TIHESV
No. 9,028.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVMEBER 17, 1899.
25 Cents a Month.
OR
BANKRUPTCY REFEREE.
Judge Purnell Appoints Victor Boyden,
Esq., of Raleigh.
Judge Thounis H. l'urnell, of the
Eastern District of Nnrtb CVrolino, to
iluy appointed Victor Hoyden, Esq., as
n referee in bankruptcy for tlie district,
embracing this nnd adjoining counties.
Thomas 1'. Deverenx. Ffcai.. was, until
today, the only referee in this, the fifth
diKtrict. The appointment of Mr. Boy
den docs not remove Mr. Deveroux-,
but simply gives the district two ref
erees in bankruptcy. The number is
entirely discretionary with the judge.
Mr. Boyden is a rising young lawyer,
audi bra friend congratulate him ou
this honor. The referee receives $10
in ench bankruptcy case and wueti there
are any assets he receives also a per
centage. Judge riirnell also today noiiited
three United States Commissioners.
They are:
U. S. White,
den county.
.1. .1. Coekrcll.
K. L. Burns,
county.
of Elizalicthtowu. Ula-
f
Nash county.
Carthago, Moore
CHANGE IN MANAGERS
In The Progressive Firm of Thomas &
Campbell.
Mr. ('. 1). Holland has sold bis inter
est in the furniture store of '1 lioiuus &
Campbell, in this city, to the other mem
bers of the linn, ami will retire I nun the
management of I lie business here. -Mr.
Holland will pi to Raleigh and take
e'hnrgr of the Raleigh store and relieve
Mr. Campbell, whose health is not so
good.
A. K. .Ionian, who is now in charge
of the Raleigh, store, will arrive in Dur
haut to day and take charge of the store
here.
Mr. Holland has been in charge of
thi Durham store since it was oH'iinl
some three years ago. lie has worked
hard and built up a wood business. lie
has made a reputation for fair deal
ing that will not be forgotten by the
patrons of the store. His kind and po
lite treatment to those with whom lie
has come ill contact with has made him
many within friends who will regret to
sec him leave Durham.
'Mr. Jordan, who is to take charge
of the store, lias been with tlie Raleigh
store for some time anil knows his
business. Mr. Holland will remain here
a couple of weeks so as to aciptaiut
the new manager with tile business.
Hiirhain Herald.
i a i it vi:atiii:i:.
The forecast or the Weather Hurenu
for Raleigh ami Vicinity says: Fair to
night and Saturday.
The area of 'high barometer in the
northeast lias increased In force, and
tlie temperature has fallen -iiisidcrahly
over New England, being just freezing
at Huston. The storm in the west is
central over northern Minnesota. Cloudy
weather wit it showers prevails in the
Lake region ami upper Mississippi vailey
with southerly winds and higher tem
pera lures. Tin- isotherm of ."ill degrees
rises to Maniuette and ttieii falls below
North Carolina.
MRS. TERRY DLAD.
'Mrs. Terry, wife of Mr. .1. A. Terry,
of St. Matthews township, died at their
homo last (light. She was sixty-nine
years old. Tlie interment will lie to
morrow. 'KTOiltM IN ITALY.
Home. Nov. lT.A ti niipcst is raging
on tlho Italian coast. So far as rcHrtcd
sixteen merchantmen huve liecn wrecked
ami twenty-one lives lost.
DIIOD.
N'oviiiiIm- 14th. at. Rcdhank. New Jer
sey. Hichanl Oliver, only brother of
Mrs. William Woollcott. of this city.
'Manila. Nov. 17. The commands of
GeniTal MacArthur and General Liiwlnn
are now- near each other, General Mae
Arthur lis getting supplies limit Tarlae
over the railroad at Buuiheu with an
engine raised from tlie river by tile
Xinitli Infantry.
xrrxK).
'New York. Nov. 17. Ciltou:
7.X!: March 7.:i7; May May
August 7.41.
Jan.
7.o4;
THE SMALL BOY'S TKOI'BIJES.
Before they had ivrit'l) mtt.i-.
Or telfiiies, or chalk.
Or bliK-Msmrds. mais ami eopybo iks
Wheal they eould only talk:
IVfore CoIumUnw came to sthiow
The -world1 treogTapliy,
Wliii t 1M thoy teacli the little Jioys
Who went to school like tneV
There wasn't amy grammar it Iicmh,
They couldn't read or s'iell.
For 1wioks -wvro not iiiV4"U'tod yd
I think 'twas just as well.
There "were not any row of thitrs.
Or laws. wtiirs. or kings.
Or generals, or vnetories.
Or any of those things.
There eomldn't Ik nvucli to leanm;
There wasn't nuiK-h to know.
Tw iim nice tx 1k a loy
'l-n thonsan! years ago.
l'or Msitory Innl allot legiui.
ISeei world was wry new.
And in the schools 1 don 'it see what.
The ohildreii hud to do.
Now always there fa rooro to learn
Mow JiistniT i1os grow!
Anrt eviry ihiy they ifitwl mcir things
They think we onghit to know .
Ami if it niuft go on like this,
Vm 'glad I live tinVay.
Fnr boys tnj thoiwand years from uw
Wall not haw tfiaroe to play.
From Answers.
The
Vt.aitoT bnn-tiilv eoiiiri'a 1 11-
o.,wt iutile fkf Ibe H:llt:st Til-
lmrnaele iitmjii the eeKliTH'io: I tlici"
etilver iuiblee. There As not a mere S
(rreive, wido-itwMke chtiiroh in North
Carolina.
FIGHTING AT
LADYSMITH
Boer Forces Encircle Entirely
the Place
HEAVY FIRING TODAY
Boers are Desperately Active Way is
Cleared for the Relief of Kimberly
More Troops are Landed
and Hastened to
the Scene.
New York. Nov. 17. A ipuial to the
New York Evening Journal 1 nun Iur
bau gives the very latest pews from
Lailywinith brought by reliabl' messen
gers! through the lines. The Boers suf
fered a disastrous nve-se in fi;it of
I'lie town. Their bws was fully four
hundred killed and wniunled. The
British imide a sortie I'liday. leading a
column, cnmnioseil of Colonial voliinti'ers,
w.bich mauoeiivriMl cleverly to deceive
the 1 loci's ami direw them fioiii their po
sitions in hot pursuit, then a body of
British regulars fell on their Hank and
drove Hum back with great slaug'liter.
Their lines for the time were complete
ly I'lisarrayed.
l-'H;i!T
Pretoria, No
patch was ree
AT
LAHYSMIT1 1.
'. 17.The '"oliowiing des
iveil from the Boer camp
at Klaiidslaagtf. ilat d
today: Laly-
smiuli i,s coniib'tdy 1 1. i - -1 I by
the
ITioer font's. Our seeond big gun w-as
siiccsfully placeil in position on liula
wana Hill in front of La.lysa,:tli. The
tiring of heavy guns ciuiuiieuecil earlv
this niorn'ing. No casuaires among lie
Inirglti rs up lo the p-c-ont 'ime. Botha
heliogra'phed from smitii ol Laiysmiih
tlliat the Britis'h batteries unci e dn heavy
tire of I'ig gnus continuou-.!'.- d'ropped
.shells aniHing the Biht wor' s. The l'rc
torial fimee wliio is i na 'i.'ht place, hav
icig takin a position to eoniniaud the big
dritish gun, t lit" tire lie-ai::e .o hot tltat
l!he Hiiien was uiiti liable: t::e big gun.
however, saved the situation.
RKLIKVK K'lMBIvUUKY. "
I.eiiilon. Nov. 17.--1AU undated des
patdi I'loniii Dcaar says a strong British
force left there for Kitr'bcrley Novi'iu-ln-r
lltli. Within liftv miles of KinilM-r-ley
a lelinf roluinin encoiiutere.l a ihii
siil'erablc body of the enemy. Tic Boers
were routi d after a smart brush, leav
ing the road elmr U r Kiiuiierlcy
iriwy iurr. the despatch coiiel. lib's
which
1,.. V.
lic'Vcil at any motim nt.
I'lltINC IIKAItl).
Ksoeurt. Nov. 11. Heavy tiring was
I'onrd in tin- diii-ction of Ladysniith tills
ni'i ining. No news of its w herealwMits or
the ci ihlil ion of the British soldiers
wiMiioled in the tight aiurnd an arunored
train.
All) WIIITL. I
l'eou'-l. Nov. 17 Tin1 continuous ean
ii. n nl:ng at I.ndysiuith all day Thursday
eea-eil at cvctning. It is hopisl lure flint
the relief of (JiUMTOl While was achiev
ed Tuesday.
tuneral I.i'ri! Motliiiiu's troop-, it is
announced, are ready to start from
l'ii tcrniai itzburg. well supplied with ar
tillery. I
TRANSPORTS ARU1VK. j
London. Nov. 17. l'our ne-rc trans-,
ports arrived at Cape Tow n and Manuila
with tmops on the way to Uiirhau.
BtVIMt.s'MAltflllM;. I
Loudon. Nov. 17. A body of Boers are
wonkii'iig their way southward from
'Colenso. It is s'llpiNised they illtctlil;tl to
join hands at Schilkcnbiirgs with the
column which 'has been ma reining from
Ksconrt to I'ieteriiKirilburg in a circuit
ous route. Tlie Ziiluland force w liieli
blew- up the railway bridge at either
Bushman's river or Mooii. n is 'believed,
belong to Schalkcnl urg's column. I
l'KiiHT N TK'NTIL '
Loiiidon. Nov. 17.-A native luissionary
ai-rivcil at illseourt Wednesday fnnil
Ladysniith and reports a big fight N'o
vcni'lier tilth. He says over two hundred
Kaffirs were cnrploycil by the Boe-rs to
l iny their dead. Two trains, each with
two engines, earned on tile woundcil
MRS. 0. T. ROBERTSON DEAD.
Pr. II. 'II. 'Marshbiirn. of this i nly.
was called lo Converse. Norfolk county.
'a.. last T'hursdav on iiiriHint of the
critical illness rf his wife's sister. Mrs.
l. T. Robertson, formerly Miss K. Car
rie T'lnplc, of this county.
Last evening i telegram was rm-ivrd
by Mr. R. L. Johnson. Hnrol her-i n-la w of
I)r. Murshlnirn. aiiinouiicing that Mrs.
Robertson had passed away. Mrs.
Holieirtson was a daughter of Hon. J. A.
Temple, of l'ett. in this county. She
was greatly beloved here. She was a I
faithful daughter, a good moWicr, n lov
iing wife and a 'bright Christian!. ihf
was 4,"i years old on October iJnd' last. I
To the Officers and .Members of Capital
Lodge. No. 147. I. O. O. V. I
Y'ou are rc(Uestid to meet tonight at
7:311 o'clock at Phalanx Hall to attend
the memorial exercises- of Seiton Gales
Lodge, No. 114. at Sent.ni Gales Hall in
memory of Bro. Phil. Tliieni. Capital
Lodge will attcml ill a luidy. and every
member is urged to be present.
It. Kl Luuisdcn. N. G.
PKlt.lt IX Bl'SBEK, Scc'y.
Ladies invited also.
VI N KUrJliORD.
Dr. R. II. Wliifiiker. of tlie Yoiingsv..'e :
Circuit. iiid his a visit this week. He rr-
ports his work in git condition at must
of the illiurelies. and finds sure, 'lint the'
collection oil the ii.reuit. will be bug' r
tli'am thy wen- last year. Although
seventy yearn of age, illrother Y hanker
has iKiit faibxl to mieeit iuy of his n giilar
aiTintmenK dnring the entire year. -liuWgli
CHwistiiau Advocate.
SENATOR BRYAN PERHAPS
Col. Bryan May be Appointed United
States Senator If Me so Desires.
I.'hwoIj), NVI.. Nov. 17.-Jes.pnt-lie3
from Nebraska City announce that Sena
tor IHaywtH-d lis failing rapidly and can
scarcely live more .than a week.
Some friends of Colonel W. ,1. Bryan
lintinuite that 'he muiy lie appointed as
ILiyward's swecsBor if lie desires the
place-. The tjovenior will doubtless ap
point his successor
sthe ligislatU'o
does not mirt until l'.Mll.
ACTIVITY IN COTTON'.
New -Mills' Being Sitaitoi! in All I "arts, of
Tlie Sout.ii. A Se.nd l'iant in
Ka.nsas. -Heheine ",o l'tdie
Seti Maud (Ait!o-i.
The Litton mill huiihlHo? biKim aivoei.i-s
to lie .spreading throughout all the)
Soul'hom coltoi. grmving Htati-s, and will I
now no loniger lie eonliinil. as liereiifon , I
to .the two Carolina, Oeoirgia and Ala-1
hanr.i.
The business men of Nitehe.. Miss,
are moving in concert i.n- tli" rsjiblish
iiu nt of a I'oltou i;.ill at that pl.icc. and
a meeting at which addresses
livered by invited ni.ill iiH'ii
w ill b" lie
from tile
t 'arolinas will soon be licl I.
Kansas, even, has become inociiial-d
wiith ulie colli, a mill t 'Vir, and a' a re
ci"iit nici'ling of the Ciiiiini :-ei,il 'Jliib. of
ColTey ville. Kau., it was .iieided p ap
jwiint a coninilil tA'e to raise iiiomy ciioug1!
to guar.-nitee the consc ol" a cotton nidi
capitalist 'who would fcro tliere anil work
up a -oinpa!!iy -with :o.t a:i 1 outside
capital. This will, however, no: ! Ine
the lii-st .mill establish.- 1 hi lliai Stale
having started last This plan! is
at lndciiendnnce. and is ip-'raicd by the
Kansas Cotton Mill ' ' 'nipan.v. The ma
chinery cost $7H.IMItl. jMiiploynient Avill
be given to oil people at l;r-U. Tie
capacity of t3ie mill lie 4.IKMI pounds
of warping twine daily. The eomipany
now has oi'.hirs for 70. (Mill pounds of
twine, lo Is delivered as soon as it can
'U' made. I-'or the present oinly twine
will 1m' minlc. but next spring li: is tlie
intention lo -build an addition-and add
machinery for Ihe ni'nuiH'aeturc f white
diteik cloth iii-u'il sea'iiih'ss sacks.
As lo the Carolinas. it would reipiire
a nimble pen lo i-luronii-le the statist ii-
relative to now m'ills and enlargements.
In Norl'li Carolina, dnring Oelolicr. an
iiupreccilcnlcil condition of affain-s exist
ed. Cotton here was qitetcd higher than
at New York. Tiltis was due to the fact
that 'North Carolina cotton nuilN mow
nianufai'ture 'in.or.' raw cotton tlh.in is
grown in the .-la'c. the only Southern
State claiming that listinction.
'I he mills of both the Carolinas largely
purchase Ocorgia cotton, aid-lic Caro
lina mill men and the cotton growers
of a large sootio-u of O-iergia are scoring
the CciMral of (leorgia Railway Com
pany, ft hj-. a c,-w- days ago. pulling a vir
tually' prohibit ive rati- on cotton .from
(ieurgia to the Carolinas. T'iic rate was
suddenly raisril. about 111 days ago. from
51 cc-ri'ts tn 7.'! cents per KMI pounds,
wb'eh is an increase of $1,111 on every
average s.ize bale of cotton shipped from
law.-'i.ii and other (burgia p.iiu.ls .to the
Carolinas. This is virtually ,i nhibi
tie rale: so loth mill mien and the grow
ers declare, the pun-pose being lo throw
all the cotton from that 'section of (ieor
gia to SavatiiMiah for export, including
the (ons'iderable pereeiiitagc of it which
for 'the last two or three years lias been
pun-lliai-ed by the Carolina cotton mill
mien at higher figures at Kalton than
the growers can secure at Savannah.
I'i to the present lime no attempt has
bceni made ily the Soul hern mills to
'iminuifne-ture line goods from Sea Island
cot-ton. but the ipieslion of establishing
a mill especially designed for the manu
facture of sueh goods is now 'being dis
cussed by the business m.-ii of Charles
ton. S. ('.. at a point closely ini touch
with I'lie home o' the bulk id all the cot
ton of -1 bis eharaelcr raised in the United
Stales. Nearly every pound of this cot
ton, it is argued, is Ivoiight up. shipied
North, tlienco u'hroad, much of it manu
factured and some cl' it s nl back to is
native home in that shape ami purchased
and utilized by the wearers of the clot lis
into which it lias been ninadc.
Jnsi as we are wiuoing up this gossip
of the Siout'liern coi.toii inilU -omes the
lm ws that the Cob-nian Collon Mill, of
C. ncord. N. ('.. which is owned chiefly
by negroes, and w hii h w ill lie operated
by them, will be i-eadly 1o begin opora
ti.a:is about I leeemlN r 1. The mill is to
lu- siipcriuienibsl by a 'Northern white
man. and a 'iiinnrbor of white overseers,
second hands, etc.. are to be ennployed
if prai.ticable. and they can be sivurcd
to tnuli the ordinary green neuro opera
tives. About lot' looms and 7.o(M iiiu
dhs will form the cipiipiiicnts. The
ma -liilK ry is sivoiid-lvand. it is staled. If
tlws until 'begins . operations, as ant'i '.-
paled, there will lo two new Is using
negro operatives in til eininoir positions
in North 'Carolina, the other being the
new silk mill nt I'ayetteville. N. C. just
built and put into oix ration 'by Ashley
and Bailey. It is also stated that Ashley
and Bailey eonteniplale quipping a sec
ond mill if it lie first scheme -proees a suc
cess. Philadelphia Roecrd.
TUB BACHE'UHl'S COMrflUUN T.
Itoturning home at close of day.
Who gently eluiHes my long delay,
And by miy side dcligflits to sLiy V
Xolxxly.
Who sets for me the easy chair.
Spreads out the paivr w ith such care.
Ami lays mny slipers ready thi-reV
Nobody.
Wluii plunged in deep ami VLre -distress,
When anxiousi cares my heart oppircss.
Who w-his'ineirs 1ioik of 'haiipiness?
X'olKuly.
Whin sickness comes in soitow's train.
Ami gri'f distracts tlie fewrenl -brain,
Who sympathizes with my iiin?
Nobody.
St. Paul's l'Jiiiseopal riinrt'li was the
scene of a irctty -wotMing- ye'er!;..v
evemiiiig nt o'eloek. tli" lHiii'c'pals
iH'ing Mr. HertH'rt. Iee I' -ntress- and
Missi "Mrnry Worth Elluott. daugh-. r of
Mrs. iMnrv Pbmhw KlMott and the la'.
Mr. W. I. Oilltott. Wilmintou btar.
LOCAL DASHFS.
Mayor Powell today gave Herbert
Raynor. a little negro boy, fifteen days
ou the streets for pushing till' son of Pe
ter Cobb in front of a bicycle and caus
ing him lo be knocked down.
Messrs. W. 11. King & Co. have just
pul in an elegant new foiinlain in their
drugstore. Il is a beauty.
Mr. iSam llanff let this morning f ir
I i :i n k I i nt n a li ii ii i tiir I rip .
Miss Lucy Merrill, who has been vis
iting relatives in lliis . il y. returned to
l-'ranUiililoli this liLornili.
Marshal II. C. Hookery left this morn
ing l'or Sclina.
Col. W. A. Turk, of Washington,
general passenger agent of ilic Southern
Itailway. i-etui-iun! this morning. He was
acconipanicil by Mrs. Martha Mordecai.
Miss Carrie Skinner, of Oxford, is the
guest of Mrs. C. P. Spruill. on South
Person slree!.
Col. Sprigg llrunl. of Cincinnati, is
in the eily.
There was a I i-eincndoii- ruh this
luoriiing lor seals lo the Louise Bre
boiiy Ballaid and Opera Cnti. en Com
pany next Monday nighi. Indeed, soiih-
I' the gi'llllelllell Were very lliuell dis-
alisiieil with the method in vogue for
st ' r.'i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i u g for seats.
Miss Ann, Kallieriue McDonald. Ho
liilile daughter of Mr. A. L. McDonald,
of Rockingham, i sthe iruest of her
grauiliiiothcr. Mrs. W. C. McMackin.
RUSSELL SAOE'S CHAT
Says Sec'y Gage Prevented a Disastrous
Financial Panic.
New York. Nov. 17. -Ttn-se 1 Sage,
disiiissing the oiler of Secretary of ;h.
Tri asur.v Gage, to buy hol d-:, sai l to lay
ih.it he helicv.sl (lau'cs ,-i i 1 1 i i has saved
the financial world from a oi-as: rous
panic. No one in touch w r. li business
enterprises could fail to n-ilizi tin
strngciiey of the niou; y niarUei. for
ready- mom y a'piicared exi i aortliuai ily
scarce. T'h'isc wiho had il !i"!'. it or de
nuaiideil Ihe hiuln si i-la of securities be.
lore they would let it no. il .s known
thai hanks in different parts ,,r i In
country had Ihe hardest kio.l c a nine
in realizing money, yet they h.l l eeiin
tiis nihil h ortlinarily woiti-l have been
negotiable arywhere.
V:is-ilie.'l..n. D. '.. Nov. lo.-Tln-
Treasurv 1 )cpa rt'inciit announces iis
readiness to purchase any pail oi an m
II "I
SJ.,.iliiii.i!liii in government L'miiI- '''( ;), Sunday school n. he ladies
I "." I- cent funded loan of 1!Kli. or Ine lhi, . . , t i-. '1 at middav served an elab-
per cent loan of T.HU, a! the p.,,-- L,,-,,,. neli n, all iwi-i--. There were
low indicated: 'three long tables r himr char across
"The 4 per ceii'l loans of VHi "ill l''' . ,., .,. i,dre,ls iarl..ok ..' Ill"
received ami paid for at 1 1-'. . n-i. I hospilalily .1 ihe ladies. The fniiliv
"The ."i iht cent of l'.HII will lie r
cl and paid for at 111 m t.
"The above proposal I i bold unlil
Ihe close of business on November .'.Hill
instant, or until the amount "f J"i.NI'1.-
(Mlil t-liall 'have been sr.- 1. if prior t '
that date.
L. .1. GAGK. Set r -'ary .
MRS. ANNIE BLEDSOE DEAD.
Diid I his morning at 1 1 :"!' "clock.
Mrs. Annie Bledsoe. Mrs. Bledsoe
was sick for aln.nl a week and at the
Rex Hospiial. Kveryihing thai med
ical skill and devoted attention could do
for her ei.mt'ori was done, lull from Ihe
t'n-st her eomlilion was eriii.-al. Mrs.
I'.lcdsoe was loiiy-six years of age. ami
leaves a husband, lour daughters and
two sous lo mourn their irreparable loss.
A large circle of friends heartily sun.la
tiiize ' with the sorely al'llieled family,
but are o.nilorioil with I he blessed as
surance that such a beautiful, devoted
Chiisiian life has ended bin lo be crown
cd and glorilied in the life beyond into
which she has now entered and where
there relliainelh a rest for the people
of ( biii.
T'ac funeral services will be hid al the
residence of John S. Peseed. L... to
morrow. Saturday al'lcnoion al :!:.'!ii
o'clock.
FIRE AT MAGNOLIA
Disastrous Conflagration in Arkansas
This Morning,
.Magnolia. Aark. Nov. 17 - Lire began
al two o'clock this morning in the
Whaley buililirg. Among Ih-se burnc!
ou! were inanv tirins. :nclii ling t."'
Journal oflice. Odd Pel'ow; building,
Hull his. ui wan house i.nd a iiamber el
small bail-dings and h- Mcthodis
iihrrib. 'It leeks now li.al the coin n
colliTcss will go together With eight
thousand bales, also Ihe Louisiana an I
Northwestern Station.
KAI.APAIUKt'SIS 151 1! II I DA Y
PARTY.
It is mi'ii.s-esMiry to e.:plain .the Kala
liai.leiisis to the in-oplc of Raleigh, ami
w in u they receive the following invita
tion it will need no explanation:
"This birthday parly is given to you.
"lis something novel, 'tis something
new.
We send lo each this little sack
Please either send or bring il back
With as many cents as years you are
old.
I 'e promise the number shall never be
lol.il-
The ladies will give yon sonic good
things to eat.
And kind friends will furnish a musi
cal treat;
Ami now we extend to yon greeting
most hearty.
Hoping you'll come to your own birth
day party."'
Kalapilideiisis birthday reception,
Sunday school room First Baptist
chilli h. from 8 lo 11 o'clock, Novenilior
i".. 1MI!.
BIBLL SCKNFS POSIT'ONKICD.
The exhibition of the pictures illus
trating the life of Christ, heretofore
announced for tonight. at Kdenton
Street Methodist Sunday School, lias
been iostioiicd until next Friday night.
Vim K'I'JN'TI'CKY.
'New York. 'X'ov. ,17. Tile Imttleshin
Kentucky airriwil in linnbor this morning
1o Ik- doektd iireiairator to her oflieial
trip. , . . .. !
SILVER JUBILEE
All Day Session at Baptist
Tabernacle
THE CHURCH CROWDED
Reminescnces by Former Pastors
I uncli Served by the Ladies of
the Church F.er.
cises Tonight.
The jubilee services at Ihe Raleigh
I'.aptisi Tabernacle lasted today from HI
o'eliH k till late ibis alierni'.'i.. I: was
one of tile 'lllo.t inteli'sl iliu' of tile s- ll's
of scions they 'have lei 1.
The talks by the to ui'-i- p,islor and
ini'mliers were hort ami lull or interest,
being niin ihe early wo.-U of Hie cliiireh
and a'l'inl some of ihe i.ii:h:'ul orkei-s
who did so much to c-la:di-li and make
the Baptist Tabernacle what il is today.
Many In aiwi.l'ul incidents ,,f ihe ,Me .-ird
great saeril'ices of its early iie-mlier
Were i-eci'.cd.
l-'ormi r Pallors Nelson. Williams a-i I
Hall, and .Mr. . B. Broiiglilon and Rev.
Dr. .Ionian were among those who sp,.k
at the -iiiorni'iig ser iee.
At Ihe alien n service Mr. N. il.
Bniu-gliton read a numb"!- of letters I'neu
!lii.sc w'ho had 'been invited to pai'tieipat"
ill tile jlilalec services, bill w i:o w ere un
able to be plesell!. A letter from IteV.
I ho-uias Dixi' .Ii-.. was anions iliese
He cxples-ed tin- dceliel reu'l-' I
a! not being able lo be pre-enl and ex
pressed liis creal love for the -Baptist Ta
bernacle, ils pri sent and former pallors,
and 'is nil-lulu r.
Dr. Ni-Uiin lolloweil with M.inc r.-iiiiii-
iseeliees of his lirsl revil.ll Work at tile
Tabernacle ai d of im iiicnls during liis
iasoia!e. These re:i! in iseenees u ere
full of deep feeling.
Mr. .lace!. S. A He ado a slool tall;
on how I iie pn.-etii cliureh building was
ereeted the difficulties which had to be
overcome and I'll.' gencros'.iy and s'li
saerificc of si iii i e members w hich ii.ade
the present church a poM!,iii y.
Dr. Skinner and oilier followed in oilier
:...,..;., .,,.,1 ai.oroi.ri.-ne n-n-ii-U
and students of the Baptist l-'cinale I'ui-
' vei-sitv attended and partook of lunch in
body.
Tile tables w. re in dia'-.e i f Mrs. N.
P. Broiiglilon. Mr-. A. It. '"' . rest and
-Mrs. It. II. Bradley, and each had a
cups ot charming you: g l.o. es to serve
lillo delicious eatables. These voting la
dies were: Misses Beruiee and Clyde
L'lliugion. Miss Ro-a Bi-o'iiglitiin. Miss
L'niuia Love. Miss Florence Br.iiighlon.
'Mrs. Minor. Miss Margaret Broiiglilon.
Miss Alice. Agues and liencvic Wmii
Ide. Misses Cat rie and Mary Broiiglilon.
Miss Mamie Rirdseng. Miss Lilly Brad
ley, Miss Gertrude I 'pcliurcli, Miss Clau
dia Willis. Mrs. Cowan.
The conrmitloo of ladies in charge of
Ihe luiieli wi re Mrs. A. M. SiiiHiis.
chairman. 'Mrs. X. P.. Brought. m. Mrs.
It. II. Bradley. Mrs. .1. I;. Barkley. Mrs.
W. I'. Futinan. Mrs Willi. nn Saiitliefs.
Mrs. .1. C. Kllingtoii a. d Miss Maude
it I.
l.-asl nigll'l i'll the I'.apli-! i'.lb 'in.lcle
Rev. Dr. .1. .1. Hall, of X'orf. Ik. cx pa-tor
of flic T.lbl 1 liaelc. spi ke .11 " I he
Cliureh as a Factor in 'he Lit' ' a
Cily." In the eours" of his ni.ign'l'a- m
address lie said:
"Ohio thing is evident: Killn-r wo inn -I
save the cities or tile cities will Ces! I-iv
iis. If cities are saved iKitions a e sav
ed: if natioiis are sav.d this ( r strug
gling, tempted, sorrowing, sinning w or, I
will 'lie saved. The ci-iy is tli.- I., y i.,
the siiualiou. The point has I i well
munlo that the city determines tli' !pye
as well as g-ives the 'name In civiik'.Ml
To lilt- cily 111.' people will .-nu'il-.ue lo
gravitate. As time rolls by the eily will
move ami more doniinale the eoi-::M'-tin-
Mcaniships will ei nliniic to dis. 1i-,i g -their
cargo of hu-maniily at tb" g.it. -of
the city: nhc railroads will bring li.
IIMlltilllilcs to the eilic-: the baul- of
tile litics will cotiti-ol ihe world's tin. in
ces. Nolhii g surer than lliai I lie . o " -by
Iheir coiniueri-ial life and by i!i"'i
great new s apers. by their polilio.il as
cendency and by lluir increasing popub -tion
wili bold Ihe strength ami the ici,:
ness. yea the life and death of a lun'oni.
Here llicin. plan the liio-t earefulily.
II. re display your strategy. Here b.iu.
your ablest generals. Here the batll i
wagiii'g the hotte-t. If the cities arc lo-f
all is lo-f. 'May God helji us to save ihe
cities!"
The address was listened to with the
(holiest interest as -was Ihe address i.y
Dr. 1 1 ii Cl oil ill on the prece.'.ng night.
TtbATG'IlT .
At 7:::i) p. in. Rev. W. R. G wall no.-, ,
D. D.. of Hickory, will deliver a ser
mon, taking 'as his sinbjeel "Our Dis
tim-tivc Principles as a Denomina
tion." At N:ol p. nt. Rev. Tlemies K. Skin
ner. D. D.. of Raleigh, will deliver an
address ou "Recollect hns of Karly Bap
tist History in Ral. igh."
1 IOB'A !!T IMPROVKS.
Palerosn.' X. J.. Nov. 17. - V'.-e-Prcsi-lent
Hobart is r.portetl as feeling grca.l
ly inirov d tinlay. lie was steadily in
prov'ruig yesterday and a'do to move
a'lHUit the li.ntse.
SH'ICy. CANAL.
P.irt Said, Nov. 17. Khedive today in
iiiigiirat.iil a mouuincnt, wiili de Lesseps
as emgiiuvr for ulie Suez Canal, in th
pii'seiwe of .Minister. 1-ord H Vomer aod
other diplomats anil roproseii.tatiies of
various Istilies fnim all parts of L'urope.
-CONVIC'IS FOR ARSON.
The .Sheriff of Person i-ounly today
Ill-ought four negro convicts to the State
IK'iiiletiiiary. three for six years and a
woman for live years. Two of these
were negro boys who were convicted of
burning the stable of their employer,
with two mules aud a horse in il.
WITHOUT LICENSE
Green Powell Dispensed Whisky on East
Hargett Street.
Fnilisl States Coniinis-ioin-r John
Niebols had one prisoiior ilHiforc Hi'm to
I day. This offender was Green INcwell.
hired, charged with selling liquor witli
oui license in Fast Raleigh. The war
rant was issued tor Green April I'.lth.
1s'.IS. and be succeeded in eluding the
i officers until ihe other day when Con
stable Fd. Potter sipied bim ou top of a
house in l.llcwild and managed to luring
bim to earth at the )iut of a pisio1.
From the evidence ihe f.rct was dcveloii
ed that Green ran a joint on Fast Har
gett street back of the Soldiers' Hmn".
w lo re he did a rushing business, espe
cially on Sunday, lie had a negro wo
man in coliooio with him aiiitl she dcliv.-r-i.l
the goods often under the prelcxt of
carrying washing. Green was sent to
jail to awail the Dei i -mlier term of the
Federal Court.
STAR GAZERS
Slight Display Seen at Some Northern
Points Wednesday Night
Tn inkle, t winkle, little star.
i Wlui'i a fake I think you a.rei.
I'p above ulie world so tall.
Glow I'd like to sec you fall.i
Through the t hilly air la-l night
1 1 hardly Ihiuk you did ine rigic i.
1 w ale'lied for hours the big "ga
I.I list to sec you "shoot the cllttlc 'l.
I'.ui tonight I'll iry again.
i I'll gel up al half-past tcul.
And I'll gae al you all night.
i ! f ion fool me. ihen. all right.!
I'll never waieh again at all
1 1 !' tonight i ou fail lo falll;
Tw inkle, tli inkle, little star.
(You can -lav right where you ar.o.
A. Star Gazer.
'file meteoric sbower failed to iiralo
lialize last night. Whether the fiasco was
due !o l ad management or to a niisnii-.li-rstand.ing
wi.. i ihe'inau whoMiiM-rutes
tlie lelescopc. ralMiol be said, but it js
very eirtaiii that the people arc pretty
-ore about il.
Il was a I it -it i 1 1 it' ii I night for observa
tions and the hcav.-as were ratlianl. The
-tars wen- out in force, and. grouped
aii. nil ihe nrl.it of the I .con ids like an
audience al the play, it seemed as if they
were 1 1 -e to view the display and to
speed the parting meteor.
But tin re came a lime as the hours of
the nigh: wore on when such pool ic
i bought- a- this is -intended to be failed
from 111. .observer's mind, and the whole
tiling seemed a fa.ke.
'I hoiisaiol remaineil up again to view
:he g:and display, which comes but three
limes iii a century -and s'liuel imes not so
of, en. i .oil's,-. nds of orliors tixe.1 tb' ir
alarm clocks and retired to be disturbed
on li'ine for the show.
Ill i her iN't-son w. nt lo sb ep with
out oaring whether lie saw it or not.
This man is iptolisl a- having reintirked
ibis nioriiiinig thai lie "knew the darncil
ihing was a fake
Il probably true, however, that the
aicrage t-itizen was awake at some pe
riod 1'oiwetn 1- and " o'clock.
Col. Shaffer, who is ihe highest au
thofily in Raleigh on astronomy, says lie
lias wal.-h.il since Sunday night. He
I hii ks there is little chance for the me
teors appearing now. Accounts appear
in ihe northern papers of motoric dis
plays Wednesday night, but they were
nothing to'ivhal was cximm-IciI.
FAST I.YNNK TON IG 11 1'.
The Merry Makers will present "Fast
I .y nn. " tonight, nl thi- production Miss
Kb her w ill wear several imported gow us
made -pet ially for this play. All de
tails a- to scenic co-tunics will be used
and in. .i.uihl loniglll's bill will lie Ihe
l.c-i of ihe week. Tomorrow- al "J:.".!' a
matinee w iii b" given, and all children
at lending will receive a present. Th.-y
are now on ox nihil ion in the window ..r
Rigg. ui's l'ii -i. .re. Pi n cs. In ami -
ci nt-.
MR. ATWAT'Fi; PRAISFD.
We were plea-e.l to have a visit oil
Ti lay from lion. John W. Atwatcr.
who represent the Fourth Congres
sional Disiri.-i. We know enough of
Uroihor Atwatcr. who is a Methodist to
i in- .ore. lo s-iv ihal no M. C. in Wash
ieglon Ibis winter will r.-i resent a nior.-
sieriiug ii f tliri-iian manhood than
Ihal represented by John W. Alwaler.
He will relb et credit "ii tin' district
which be represents.- Raleigh Christian
Adv.. ale.
I. GST. a pair of gold ri'in spectacles,
between Cros s Liire'lian'- store and
nil residence. Please return I" It. S.
W hile. .".L'n Newborn avenue.
Want. .1 Board in nice l ivaic fain
ill. Address. Geo. 1.. Gibson. No. I ID
Fayette! ille st reel.
Slolen umbrella- recovered cheap, or
any old umbrellas, at Whiting Bros.
VOI R A ITFN I'D IN. FI.FASE!
'Having iiiire'iiase.1 the interest of tli"
old established house of Wyall and
Company . coriner Salisbury and .lohi-soii
streets. 1 am now iva'dy lo serve the oi-i
trade in a polite ami s'ati-fai'tory man
tier, also coiMiially iin'iitc others lo call
and sec nic w hen in need of anything in
the grocery line. I will at all times
keep a fresh sl.iek to -elect ' fitun aa 1
my price- w ill be the lowosd. Give mo a
trial.
Yours to please.
C. W. WiIUTK.
As above sialc.l we have sold our
iniertst in store earner Salisbury ami
Johnson streets to Mr. C. W. While,
who will pay all claims due by us. nnd
those indebted w ill please nnike payments
to Mm. Mr. While has been with us
a number of years, -and we recommend
him lo ihe public as fair ami honest in
his dealings, and boiienk for Mm a sluirt
of your patronage, feeling sure you will
be i rented right. Thanking our friend
lor Ih. ir patronage ill the past, we re
main, yours truly.
WYATT & CO.