North Carolina Newspapers

ITOR UNo. 9,061. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1900. 25 Cents a Month. TIMES VIS COL. PILCHER EVACUATES DOUGLAS British Carry Loyal Inhabitants to Belmont GATACRE FORCES BACK THE BOERS Boers Retire to Stronuberg Under Hot Artillery Fire Col. RhoJes Escapes FromLdy. smith. Belmont, Jan. 4. Oo), Pilcher' fc", it is officially announced, being only a raiding expedition, and f u- military rea sons unable tl occupy 1) anghn. Jias pct nuiiiently evacuated the town, bring ing1 here nil tin- loyalist.;. IK- has now returned wifely anil Is -n :) we proximi'y to Helinont. When he announced I lie necessity of evaeutitimr the place the in habitants of Dougl-us declared that. their lives would nut lie worth live uiiitpitis' purchase after the troops left. Coi. Pileber, therefore, invited Men to ac company him to Belmont. P.'eparations were speedily completed, lint the veliii -lcs in the town were totally inadequate convey it he refugees, so the troops gave ui transport wagons to the vomiti ami children. The Canadians acted as es cort for the refugees ami curried the infants for Ihe wonirii. They kept every body lively by singing a.- the-, matched loJoug in spite of sore feet from ill" heavy sand. General Bnller congra'.ulur 'd ihe foree on the success of tin? exjicdilion. Sterkstroni. .Ian. 1.- (.eneni! (ialuere today met the invading forces at Cypcr ixait, near the British advance camp, at HtiKhuianslKii'k. The Boers retired hur riedly shortly after the British ariilln'y had opened fire. Tin' enemy occupied Molteno and Cyphergnt today, bnt lite latter plaee is now i-coooitpied by iln British forces. (Jencrnl (Jntacrc was i -. in t . ly in formed of the attack and quickly sent reiuforeeinent.s. 'accompanied I y a detach incut of the ltoyal Horse Artillery. The Police and rifle men succeeded in hold ins the Boer.s in check until the arrival of the reinforcements. As soon as the gnus were in position they ,.p,pciioiI a hot fire on the Boors, u ho retired lo l.arig.-r and Stromsljei's. BIIJ.KR CHECKED ACAIX. I'aris, Jan. 4. -A report is cnrrctil at the bourse today that Cetioial lluller had 7i-vt nitJier -h'k in his efforts p. re lievo ladysmith. GEXERAI. IIEI.D I I'. Loudon. Jan. I. The Imperial Mail slcamcr "General" is detained:!! Aden and occupied by British troops with the object of .searching Ihe carpi about to lie discharged. The '(icncriH" is owned by the (Senium Kasi African Line, the owners Biindcsraih, wire previously cap tured at Magieicitc. MOXTMOREXi Y RETT UES. London. Jap. -I. An official despatch from General Forest icr Walker at 'aie Town in which he says that Montmor ency has evacuated 1 lordrcrht. retiring to Birdsiding. The firing continues at (Vlcsburg. COL. RHODES AN DDR. JAMER SOX ESCAPE. lloofd Laager. I.adysiniih, .Ian. 4.--Six horsemen made a dash front Lady smitli a few nighls npi, and alllnmgli ihcy were pursued, they made their es caic. It is iM'lievctl that the parly In cluded Col. Ithodi's. a brother oT Cecil lUiode.s, and Dr. .lainersoii. CHOATE S BULL American Minister Says Books are to be Digested Like Gold Nuggets. Iondnn, Jan. 4. -The English papers are laughing over a "bull" in American Minister Clmate's speech yesterday, ar the opening of Ihe new library. Minister Cboute said, "Hooks are to he ehcwtsl and digested; they are gold iinggcsts of literature." CHICAGO'S XEW DRAIXACT;. (TliiiiRO, Jan. 4. The clear waters of Lake Michigan have invaded th-- Chi eauo river as far as HuMs.iu street bridge, and the chance is n 'tabit since the wiater has taken on a clearer iin?e. Th clear water had r.-ached South Branch at sunset lasT mtiit and has mw reached South Twelfth street bridge. tai distance of almost two miles from the mouth of the river. Everything, inrhidlns the stock yard branciies, have shared the benefits of opemm,' the druin fflKe canal. The route which the water is rising at Windag Ha -hi. at ihe controlling works ami at LoekiMrt. in dicated that the week will elapse beforc the dear water reaches level mitre Bill. TIIE WOItK OI"' THE PRESS. The Executive Committee of the State Democratic I'ress Association nii't to day with Chairman V. M. Simmons of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee to forimilttte plans for the pub lication of campaign matter ami to ar range ways and means for reaching the voter. Tim conference is said to have been oil that could 1o expected and excellent jilans were adopted by the eomtofttee. Tlio.v in attendance; were: II. A. Ixmtlon. of the Chatham Record; .Tames A. Robinson, of the Durham Sun; Joscpbtis Daniels, of ihe X'ews and 'Ob server; R. M. Fiirumn. of tine Morn ing Post; W. C. llauuucr, of the Attue 00 ro Courier; and Chairmun F. M. Sim mons, i . COTTON. Xcw Vorlt. .Tan. 4.-July, 7.33; Feb ruary. T.34; Marco, 7.87; April, 7.3i; June, 7.41. MR. MARSHALL'S TRIAL BEGUN J Wilmington Attorney Charged With Counterfeiting REPRESENTED BY BRILLIANT COUNSEL Politz a Greek, Now in Penitentiary, Testifies Against the Attorney Government bas Six Witnesses and the Defense More Than Fifty. Judge Tin. tun It. eral District Court, of the most hotly trials on record hern Purii. II in the 1'Vd is now hearim.' one contested criminal . Mr. A. J. Mars-ball ii well known .vouin; attorney of Wil mington, wiio has borne an excellent re putation in that city, according to the Wilmington pipers, is luAvstanding trial tor counterfeiting, lie litis a brillinm array of eoin.scl for his defence, includ ing such well known attorneys as Mars I'.en Bellnmy. Ei.; Irethdl Men res, Esq.: George Itouulree. Esq.: all of AVilming 1011. ami Sless-rs. Charles Al. and l'errln Itnslite and Col. T. M. Argo. of llul cigli. The pri.sceiition is conducteil by Dislrici Aitoiney C. M. Bi manl and As sistant District Aitoiney Oscar J. Sai-. Tin: case. Mr. .Mar-hull was arrested upon a warrant sworn out IVrrv, goveiTtneni deicciive, lo Wiliningt.il Mary 11th. IS! 111. and began l!n' investigation of counierlVitinar which was evidently living carried on in thai lity. I Hiring the spriiw numerous eiiiintt i l't'it 'dollars, halves, ipuirtci-s ni1 nickels had lsn circulated there. De tective I'erry traced the counterfeiting to s Gii.ks who were living 111 Wilmington. A raid was made on the grocery store. Il! South I'imiii street. ! a Gi k uauxd Nicholas 1'oh:,. and hi an up-r-tairs r-ioiu was found two boxes containing .1 -ineli ing stove. II'I crucibles, a hurui-liiug api aratus. s pounds of Ger man silt, r. 1-, iMiunds of antimony, 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 ! . r block tin. In I'olitz's safe was found '."iS in coiinti rleit silver dol lars. Tlii n Hey was tcry hard 1o de lect fi'oio the genuine articles for the-e ciiuuh.it. i: dollars lontaiucd ab.ui as much -liter a gem::;:" goverinnent dollar, whicii. it will lie remembered. ba Ii" ' 11:1 1 oil per cent of the precious muni. An 'tiler Gnok named Coisohchw -eeius lo have boon the moving spirit in the con-j.iract . but he skipped before Ihr arrests were ma-do in Wilmington, but Was am -lid later 011 a similar charge in New York city, and is now in the peniti ni iiit y 1! All any, New York, lie cannot lie 11-cl as a witn-s in this case. I'olily. w.-i tried in Wilmington am! is now sen ing a six-year sentence in the peliiH utiary lore, lie was sentenced for il veins and lined S'iOii. He is one of the G.ttcrumeni's hailing witnesses. Mr. Mai-shall is charged wilh buying metal and material from Philadelphia for the couu.'ci toilers and assisting them, lie was I .ii 11 l over to the Federal Court by a I'nitiil State Commissioner under a S...nim l -.nil. which he gave. THE TRIAL. The trial of Mr. Marshal! began at ten o'clock 1 lii n.io-ning. The dcl'cmlaur ap peals to be i:.if over tl.iriy-fonr years old a. id was neatly dressed. His wife occupied a chair by hi side during tic session ..iday. Tk. wilnes.-is for the prosecution and 1 lie- defence were sworn and then sii ar atisl. Mo-t uf the witnesses are kept Inched 1 1 1 in an adjoining room to the court room, ami are brought in as their pn-senoe is reipiired. Dis-tiict Attorney Bernard first placed Detective Perry on the witness stand, hut he did ic examine the witness at ten u?l I a. staling that In- would tvnall Mr. Perry before the government closed its ease. Mr. Perry merely told alxuit linding the eiiunlerfeiting outfit in the room 1 tr Pol lz's store and stated that afjtcrwards Pmlftz informed him Hint Mr. Marshall had a part in the counter feiting and bought Ihe metal. When Mr. Perry is recalled it is said that he will introduce telegrams pur porting to have been sent by Mr. Mar shall ordering liic metal, etc. Poliiz was the next government wit ness. He did not appear in convict garb, but wore a plain black suit with simple shirt of cotton bleaching. lie talked very indistinctly and in broken English and it was extremely difficult lo understand his testimony. In ihe course of his testimony Politz said that he came to Wilmington in IN!." ami clerked for 21. years. lie lie gan business October 1. 1807. and was burnt d out in Mairch, iSflM. Ootsobelos had one of the three rooms over his store. Mr. Marshall cainc to the store nearly every night and stayed sometimes until 11:110. Witness went to the room one night and found CVitsobelos and Mr. Marshall there with moulds, metal and other material for counterfeiting. Pol itz dciiiisl that Tie made any of the counterfeit or passed the spurious coins. He said Mr. Marshall came to see him every day after he was arrested: de clined lo lie his counsel and offered to employ Mr. MtClammy .to represent him. lie advised the witness to keep quiet. The witness was eross-exwmliH'd in detail by Mr. Bellamy. Mr. BeDn-ury asked Politz if he was not licensed of burning his own, siore. if lie did not have difficulty in collecting his insurance moncv. if he did not go to certain linns in Wilmimrtmi, which Mr. Bellamy if-anmd. and reuiiest them to make' out largfj bills against hitn, for goods he had not bought, in order to bolster up his account against the insurance company. The -witness denied all these charges aadid that he employed Mr. Marshall to-collect' his iwatram money for' him, not because he bad trouble Ritti the comiKiny, but Ims'iiusc 1-e had- no experi ence wilh insuranei- coui,auies.. Mr. Bellamy asked him if lie did not -attempt to pass counterfeit money on T. F. Bell. Thco. Swiiim, J. D. Sid- I hell, Thos. Price, B. F. Brittoa uiid otjurrs. The witness denied that he I hud passed such eoius on any one ant) sahl iliat h- did not know most of theM- ' men even by sight. The defense has all those mentioned by Air. Bellamy here as witnesses fur the purpose of contra dieting Poliiz ami several of them: were brought into court and the witness denied ever seeing them before. Mr Bellamy asked him many questions along this line, w arning him' each time that hi expected lo contradict hi testimony, but the Greek denied almost every charge. lie said that he never confessed his guilt to Detective I'erry iind never hud any conversation with Mr. Perry until after the grand jury haul acted, lie denied further that he had admitted to several persons, u-uiucd by Mr. Bel lamy, that Mr. Marshall was innocent. Denied thai he had made admission of Marshall's innocence to Mr. ll.iwkin. since he had been in the H-nitentiary. Further denied that Mr. Perry or an.v other person had held out any inducement lo Iii in. He lirst told Mr. O. J. Spears that Mr. Marshall and Darklcy, auoiher Grts.k, were in the scheme. District Attorney Bernard then placed Mr. Northam. an express messenger, on the stand ! prove about Ihe de.livcrt of eouulcrtc 'ing materials to Mr. Mar slial I. At until ". i his point court took a re p. 111. when .Mr. Xorlham i- testimony. will IN THE MAYOR'S COURT Mayor Powell has a Busy Morning Bowery Belles. wilh ibi the Mayer's Court this ni'irnuig Delia Peunv. a Bowery belle of ginge hue. was arraigned lo answer the charge if assault with a deadly weaiion. on one Othu 1 1 iek.-, a in gro from the same quar ter. 'I'he i rouble oivurrod in Pagan Clem ents' saloon during tic Christ must fes tivities lor kitty barred the door. The wilnesses one and all testified asf to tlu ir condition at the time of the trouble, eaelt incriminating -himself or h "rsolf. as iho case might be. of being painfully ignorant of anything that occurred late Lir the evening. However, there was sufficieii p'videiice to prove that IMia Penny car ried .1 pistol under her cape, and .Mayo" Powi'll bound her iiver to nppcar in the Superior Courl next wivk. In default of a i- i bond she w as temporarily com initti d to jail. In the oas- of an affray between Delia Penny and Sue Brown, the former was discharged as there was no evidence -thai she was a parly to the fight, other than that she received the blow that alunosi killed father. Sue Brown was. fined $4.'J."i in this case. iSue Brow n also had tw o charges to mi swer. the second being for an affray w ith iSydtiey liog rs. ill the homo of the former near Jie railroad. Sydney Kogi-r-submitted, and wits fined iM.'i.i as was also Sue Brown. I-'enm-r Maeklin. charged with disor derly condti t. was represented by Mr. .l.C. L. Harris. Mackliu had eoniin-itiiil some offense on Wilmington street, at d the Mayor h t hint off on payment of a fine of .frp.'J.-,. The majority of the cases recently do- k eted have arisen from trouble in the liowcry and ils immediate ncighhorhoo I. ill MEET I.N ASHEYII.I.E. The Excciitivi- Committee of the -North Carolina Il.,,r Assoi iaiioti met in this city t his morning -and decided to hold the next annual meeting of (he Association in Asheville 011 the 'JTlh of June of this year. Arrangements are being made in give Ihe liwyers exery facility for con ducting their annual meeting and to l--ave a most delightful time in the moun tain city. THE ALBEMAULE At 1 liOI'.N 1 1. X rl- I. T'hc steamer Alhc- marie ( 't mi j p assist I. I e 11 s left !'. l.e Old Dotuinioii Steamship ashore in James ltiver, and has Ih'cu- asked. Tlie Albe loded while trying to avoid nr. 'The iiasscugcrs have all I lutletl. Wn eking nig- to lay a t y ale'v -r th STEAMER SI NK Diver. Jan. I. -The Miauiship "Pat ria"' w: s retloatcd this morning, tail while being towed lowai'tl laud off D-al she suddi-idy sank again. T'weiit.v-live were aboard. Several are missing. Two arc know n to have been drow-ued. Teacher "What man's tennn ralun hajqs'us when giH's tlnwn as far it can go.' Smart Scholar "lie has cold ma'am." Chrisliitit Register A DEWEY JOKE. Agriculture. His enemies were accus ing Kim of beiitg a merely theoretical farmer. "For," they argued, "you once e.inm back from a visit to Xew York city with a dollnr -in your pocket!" "It wa.s a coiiKtcrfeil dollar!" shrieked the man desjK-rately.- -I tetroit Journal. WI.E AXD OTIIIEmVffSE. Selfishinw is that detestable vice which no oue will forgive in olhers, ami no .:e is without hiiiiiself. 'II. W. Bi-echer. "Brnlget," S lid tlie mistress to her sick sernmt, "would you take a liwle uusli einc?" "Fliith, ma'am," stiid she, "I'd lake anything to make me well, uven if I kwew 'twould kill nve!" Dispatch is the soul of business. Ches terfield. The best lntion of the liquor question is a New Year's resolution. Nothing in this world is so good as usefulness. If binds your fellow-creatures to you nod you to them; it tends to the imiprorcniciit of your iWT character, and gives you a real iniportuncc in socie ty mnch beyond w-hnt any artificial sta tion can bestow. II. C. Brodie. s'lpStaeV had twius twice." "Isn't that singular?" "No, indeed; quite the eour trary." A noble deed is a step toward God. J. t3. Holland. DEATH OF M It. IRAXCIS. .Mr. Pcler Francis, residing over the ilariliug sins' siore. on -'a.vottcvil!e Hreet, died this moruing at 11: to o'clock aged 711 years. Mr. Francis died from Ihe effects of a stroke of paralysis- received two or ill fee years ago. Mr, Francis wa.s a shocm-aker and followed the trade until his affliction. The dot oasis! leaves two soils and lluee daughters. Tin- funeral will be held from the T'alpcn:;icle Baptist church tomorrow afternoon at o o'clock. ROYALIST COSPIRACY. Pari-. .Ian. -I. -The Senate High Cmiri ill seerel M'SsloU toda.V condemned Buf fet Dcroiiledc t-p ten years hnni-Jiini-ni. aftej- they had been convicted of beuig t ti 1 ned in the Royalist eoiispiract. MR. SPRAGl'E. IMPERSONATOR. Mr. IKrlM-rt Sprague, the i 111 persona t or. entertained a large an-lieiee at the Academy of Music lasi evening, present ing his iuterpreliaitioti of Kip Van Win klo. 'the arious char.-n ters of the play were well portra, 1 d. the iutpersona lion of old liip being especially clever. 'I his wis the third -rttraction of the l'eoi!e's Popular Entertainment course. si:i.i:i: resoli'TI-ox. --hinglon. Jan. 1. 'I'he ILuise to da auiciclcd and passed tin- Silly.--'- le-o-liiti-in. aid adjourned until Monday. STREET GOSSIP Comments Gleaned from Chats by the Wayside1. Mis All--- Scales, of Sanl-.r.l. who has 1 11 spi n, l:.ng the ( 'hri-i mas holidays in the city tin- guest -if .Mm. John L. Seine, 111! Johnston street. returned home Tuesday, to the regret of a lnw of friends whom she made while here. Mr. Mooiv Parker. v ho has been spend ing th'- holidays wilh his mother, left this morning for Lowell, Mass,, lo ennuiou his work in the IjowcII Textile School. Mi.-s Susie Marshall left this morning for .Norfolk to visit her sister. Mrs. Sum net- Run. whom she accompanied home. Mrs. But: has been spending the hoii.kiv ai her oh! iiiiiue in this cil v. Ir. Joel Widraki-r. vvh-. ha- tie-n s- - aiding tin- boii-iays i.i. Raleigh. !-!': this -morning for Baltimore via Tarlioro. Mi-.s Annie Kenan, of Kciiansville. who. Ii.i 1 , ,-'-0 1.. I'..! 1 i..- -I- I S. Kenan, left today for her home. Mrs. ('. G. Latin will cnicrtniu the Klondi ke Club at her residence touior Jivv afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mr. Cecil 11. Ilollovvay is now asso ciated with ihe wagon and woodwork ing manufactory of W. II. IloUovviay and Sons m East Ilargctl street. Mr. Hollo way i- a young man of splendid business ability and will mi doubt add strength to this already popular and nourishing cslablishmenl. Miss Emmie M.-Vac who has been spending the holidays with her mother in Washington, has returned to Raleigh. Regular conclave of I'aloigh Command cry. Xo. I. K. T.. will I- held this (Thursday! evening at 7:"" o'clock. All Sir Knights cordially invited. Mr. ('churn Harris, who has tiecn sis-niling the holidays with . . lather. Mr. J. C. I.-. Harris, left this morning for Johns Ilopkjns rnivcrsiiy, to resume his studies. Miss Zanie M-hii-i-. of Gasiotiia. has rc Inrncil lo tin- Rapli.-t Female I'liiversity, after sp.uling the holidays al her home. St. Mary's Sole-ol opeiied today. The majority of the young women have re turned to schipol, but many arc ex-peeto.l back ifrmorrow. ('apt. .1. M. -McGowiiu and Mr. Wil liam A. MeGovv .111. of Wilmington, are in Raleigh attending Federal Court. Tliey are the gnosis of Mr. Patrick McGowan. Oil Saturday afternoon Misses Kan and Mary Donmm will entertain the Euchre Club :tt the home of their father. Captain ('. It. Donson, on Xevvbern Avenue. Mr. Frank Fuller, of the Durham bar. is in the city attending Federal inurt. J. S. Manning. Esq.. of Durham, came down -this morning on legal business. M-is Pe irl I Hike, of Durham, came down to K.il -igh ihi.s nioniing. A 1 mi in i e 1- y oung women en route to the 1 1 1 ceushoi'o rcinale College, pass isl through Ra'eigii loilay. Mr. John llinsihile h-rt this al'lennH.11 lor the I'niversity tif North Carolina. .Mrs. Felix Harvey and children, of Kinstiiii. who have lpoen siending a few .'.ays with Mr. ami Mrs. Julius Lewis, returned In. me today. Major Jos-.ph E. Alexander, of Win slon-Saletu. arrived in Raleigh :oday to ait lend Federal court. Miss Carrie Fit-Is. of Warren county. sH'tit the day in Raleigh whh friends, while en route lo Xcvvborn where she is engaged -in teaching. Mrs. Addle Stitv-h left this morning for liiiisbiirg to visit lit r daughter, Mrs. William Bailey. Mr. Hal W. Aver gave a delight Till luncheon today at the Capital Club, com plimentary to Miss Daisy llanes. of Win ston, and Miss Ethel XorrK. The Forinighily Boob Club met this afternoon at the home of .Mrs. ShervvtH.d Iliggs on X'ortb Blonul street. Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Siiiuns have giv en up their residence corner Xevvbern Avcniio and Bloodworth street and are now residing wilh their 'laughter. Mrs. T. B. Moseley. ."pS East Jones street. Mr. Edward Teasley. of whom mi il licit was made in this" columns recent ly, says thai he never expeciei't lo t i.d his stijonrn in this world with the exit of Ihe year ISJHJ. It is true lli-l! i-n-qlliries were mnde as to nis health on January 1st. I'.KMl. and a telegram of similar purport came from Ch'irlot'e. but Mr. Teasley s-ays that this soli--i-tude on the pan ef friends was .i founded on any asertUm be hud made but. must have grown out or a stat'-mit nl originating in the Aimuius Club tegard ing his intentions. Mr. Toasley is one of Raleigh's best citiw-ns mid all trust that he may witness the decline of he twentieth aa well as the nineteenth century. t BOVLAN AS MANAGER I Change in Interstate; Telephone Exchange Management LONG DISTANCE 'PHONES Washington, Rocky Mount and Tarboro Talks wilh Raleigh Wilmington to be next Raleigh Wants General Offices. President L. A. Carr. of the Interstate Telephone and Telegraph 'oinpany. has appointi-d Mr. William M. Boylan as manager of the R .-Heigh Exchange s-in-eecd Mr. 11. Plant., who hl-coiuos manager of the lntci--tate ( '-niipany's Exchange in 'ilmiiigton. and Mr. lb y I in assimnd charge of his new duties ihis nioi-iiii.g. With the new year the Ini.i-stat-- Ex eliaiig-- begins with -IT:! 1 -b- 'li'iti' - in the eiiy of llaleigll -allil makes eoliliee- linn with about t vv cut. v - live t..vvn in the Slate. 'i.tllll etinn has been cslal. lisle d betWl'tll the lull Istalc Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Wil sou 'fclt'i hone I'oiiipaiiy ai S--lina. which makes if po-sibl. tor siil,cri'ooi-s io talk fi-oiu as tar wes: a- liurhani to as far east a- Washington. Tarboro. Ris-ky Moiini, Wilson. Greciiville and a nuui her of oihcr Eastern Carolina town- have exchanges which ::re managisl tiy the Wil-'MI 'fell phone Company , and since tbc-e towns 'lave been iniincciisl a line has been run t'l'oiu Wilson lo Scllila. vv hele tlie I'enlral otfiee i-oinbines lie lines of the two -y-tiln-. Xow linn Mr. Plant, i- going t" Wd iiiingioii. and Mr. Ro.vhui has laketi charge of the I! H.-igh l-'.xchange. Frc-i den' t'arr i arranging for an early coiopj,.;ii-u of it In- w iring It" connect AYilmiugtoi; wilh I loldshoro. 'I'he line ha- been -inri-d tn-i-ih fr Wilmington. taking in Iln- lowns along iln- Wilining I,.,, and Wel.h, i, railroad. Aln-ady I iglltcen mile- h.-Ve he Illplelitl. Tin- dislaijee rcitUlillitlg lllieonihs-led is l',J miles and inel ide- the town- ..! Mount (Hive at.-1 Warsaw and other territory w t,i, h vv ill i i-ov . invaluable to i he ci. in 1 inv o pi ruling ,hroilgh that scciioii. It is ,M-e1.d thai iii a -lion ti after Ihe ci.Uipleli ' III.- lille to Gold-boro a win- will l-e placed mi the branch road io Ella:: .nil Inn-ai. .n amp son county. Tin- new veil- funis the same cXi-'-U live .,r,':cer- in charge of the system. Mr. L. A. Carr. Prisidcnt: W. W. Shaw. Scere'ary: J. S. Carr, Treasurer: and ('. 1-:. Egan. General Manager, with the m-eei'.'.l oiTices in Durham. It has hi en in: iiiniteil that, smc- Ral eigh has given such a generous patron age to the Interstule. it having almost twice as many subscribers in Raleigh as ii has in any other one town, and for ,.i!ier reason-, po-sihly ;i pmpie.it ion may le made to move the general offices to ihis city. Raleigh would .vriaiuly show its appreoi, ilinn of -nch a step and would 1- glad for Mr. fan- P. have an office in this city. 'flu- management of the Raleigh Ex change for I'.KNI is as follows: Manager. W. M. Boy lan: I nspei tor and Assistant Malinger. II. I. Salterlield : Chief ()i-ntor. Mi-s Laura Bradley; (ipen s. Miss Ida Comb. Miss Pl.ic id.- Ipchurch. Miss II. -leu Rrcw-ler. Miss Bessie Wharton and Miss G.-r-iriiib- I pehurch: Night Operator. Miss H-attic Pool: Liiu-miii. J. H. M.-Ginnis. PRETTY HOME W EH DIM I Miss Augusta Linelian and Mr. M. M. Smith Married Last Night. Last night at '' o'clock at tin resi dence of ihe bride. Miss B. Augit-la Linelian was united in marriage to Mr. M. M. Smith. Father Crillin. of tue Catholic chinch. ..niel.-i i ing. Miss Eliza' it-lb l.ini 'iaii. maid of hon or, was the only :i r 1 1 in 1 :i 1 1 1 . Sh,- vv.a atired in beautiful white .-rg. indie, over whit,- satin, and carried pink roses. Th. bride wit- elegantly gowned in whit gall Ii-- oi if while lale.-a s,i,. and c.irried a b.aiiiliul li.tmii of I. rale rose-. 'flu- parlor and dining room w bean titully dee.. rail d with palm- 1 ever greens. 'I'he gue.-ls were i-.-e.lv.-il bv Mr. John M. Linehan. brother -.1" tin- bride and Miss Cora L.indi. Hi. Alter ll renioey an . ieganl sup.r was served by Dughi. 'fie- following voting bi.li.-s acted as waiters- Mi-se. Annie Wed. I. n. Jo-si.. l!ar....l. X-li Siniih and Kate Wcl.liu. 'file bride and groom bit last nigh! for Washington. Xew Y--rk and otlur Northern cities xiemh-l we,lding loiir. Miss Liliehi-n i- an a, nplish, ,1 young iady and has a bug.- circle ..f friends 1 admirers, Mr. Smith is the owner of tin- S.ntili crn Book Exchange on l-'ay ,-t I civ U. siiecl. 'file esteem in wlli. h tin br.de and giMoin were held was attisie.t l ;i,e many hands,, me and costly wedding in- -s cuts. Tne Raleigh Elect :ie t' i an)'- "iil for the To are str,s-i latnps f. i- iji,. uioutii of Deceinbi r was Sli;7.1!. of w hi. h Sii.VI.'JIi was di'ilueieil r..r lighls not hum ing. so thcv get only S'Jl'J.!!'.!. The l.ilchl'oi d M Kee I'.ncanii.in. lit w ill iiiccl tonight at T::M. "Stvnic iH'iipb- said the Ma' r u 1 1 k PhilosmiihiT. "are inn satisfied with the though that every cloud has a silver lin ing: they -waul it .solid, and marked 'ster ling'." Recent experiments by the export- oi Ihe Fish Commission in Wa-ltiiigto:; have deinonstrated that genuine peam of higli ciuulity may be grown itv aqunriunts, fountains, fish pomls, and in any other pools of water which can sustain nmsseli. oysters arort ortier miollusks ihot enut naTe. the -beautiful iridescent secretion I o which pearls are mads-. ANOTHER INCREASE Postoffice Receipts Near First Class Limit A RECORD FOR HALF YEAR With Another Small Increase Raleigh will be a First Class Oflice Postmaster Bailey's Latest Improvement Post ma-lei- I', 'f Bailey i- .in-'iy proud ..!' the record n, id, by th,. Raleigh losioftiee during the pa-t six months n the matter of r.scipis a-- well as in t In- increased i iTi.-i.-ney in the servii g'Ui-ll to ill,- (People of It Heigh. A chiparnt i v stalcinen! of -(.,-,-ip;-f,,r th. i.i-t -ix mouth- ,,f I Sirs and the i on-, -,. ,in lie- mouths of Is'.f.l. iioiwith -laiidiio: if,,, fact thai during "lie las i in.. nth- ,,f isi a j,,,, , anipaign wa in p!-,,gi---- -how- in iii-h e. i i-a matter hainlled. 'fit.- total increase during the I t-l -i ii.-iilli- of this year over ihe time iii I.'.rs am. .mil - lo SIT, and in . oti-id. r nu this increase, ii must be "incinl.e!., .-. I ii;ii ir :- . XI raorilina l ily good as ih- r.-.-eipls the mouth ..!' Ilelobcr. is-tl-.. a,-,. S-HKX in excess of the icicipi . f,,- that iin. nth this year. Asi,i,. r .-,,, ti. -.ni, j,i-t ,,r po-totv-cc .-. iipl- ia Raleigh It i- ililcrcsiing to ii..;.- ih, .no. .tin- ..f tiio'tey exiN-uded by iln- Dctii. o rat i.- and Republican head quart, r- solely r.-r ,stagc. The differ ll.e of SOI.'! doe- h,,t ,-p ei 1 1 1: I cl.C tell tin- si.,rv. .is it I- natlll ll and right ,,p as-niii.- ihai the regular city receipts. aside tt'oni calllji.ligli Influences, increased in ( '. r a- it did in ll lln-r live in-pi 1 1 lis ,.f t h,. t.-rtn. TI Ili.ial books ai ihe p.,.-.,f-c -how the f Is; is as t'. ,i I . , e, i ; n - for t In- l ist six nioiit lis lyib. lesoeetive'v. to lie 1 s; is. .Sd.llP.' L'.l'.sll . .:;.:;in . . I.lll'ps. . . o.l I, in . :;.IIT lMf.i. Hi!' . .:; is: . . :;.n;.. . :::s.in . . ::.."..Vs S'.'I.I.H.pI Angus-Sp-pleml. t I. . ,l-i N-. , iii-. In. cad. 'I'..;:, sr.i.r.TT I'o.-tiiia-t, .ha: the ,, lVi. have - Baih y i- of th.- opinion ,-ij.is ..I SI tins f..- October, lever li.ell equaled for auv ..lie iitonii, in Ualeigh or in any oiher I os:, ,11 h e in Xortb ( 'aniliii-i. 'foe shovi ing made by iln- Raleigh p ,- "Iii... for :l i-:irc year is gratifying to the plllplio generally. 'file M-l vice givi-u has never been surpassed iu ihe State in efTii iciicy. and x till ihe m-vv facilities Raleigh may look forward to a year of even better servic- than Inst year. 'I'he new nil.-, which has liecn made possible tlir-.iigh Mr. Bailey's efforts, to keep the postoffice open nil night is ,-i glen! advantage. Already the public '- taking advantage of this facility and letters for iln- tii ni h an, I south which ate in lil.d at the iMistotlice half an hour i.cf. re the ib-parliire of the night trains, ir.- sen: iiiiiuc.liatcly ..it their way. In ho m.itt.-i- of i-c.-eijits ihe increase i,a- been -.. iirge that it scents a qtles lion of enly a h..r: time before Raleigh will 1 me a lifst class nisli.Tiee. The only lii-t-cla-s jiostofl ice in the Stale a: tin- present time is Winston-Salem and that office has another year lo live ihrollgh l-cfore its chlssitic llioll iu 'he ti'st class will Iii me eflis-tivc. The litdiing of :hc office at Sab-til. vvitii re ceipts of bill.- more than SM.lNKl, with the office a W illsl oil, wit 1) receipts ,.f aiollt -So-!.1""1, has cfl'ech .1 the first -class. p-las.siticaiioii. Durham, by combining with the offices in Eist and West Dur ham, eould become a lifst class oflice. ,-r Ral.-igli by taking uiiiler its wing tin West Ualeigh postoffice with ri ipts of Si. null culil reach the first -cla-s. How ever, this villi not be necessary, for with a cut ttiiiai ion of nolo ni i nngcnieni and ihe -'.nil-- increase in rcceipl- Ualeigh will he isiabli-lnd iii tin- tii--: class on TAIR AND WARMER. I'..; Ualeigh and viciniiy- Fan: ivaituii lonigh: and Friday. 'fin- weather continues fair Through lit abuo-l ttte eltitre country. Cloudy is exist over Florida. Texas, and in the Misss-),ii valley, but the amount of i.ilnfail repot :id dining the past -JJ. l-oar- was i i i-v small, 'fin- P nqpera I u fi lms ri-i ii eoh-ideraldv in the Mississippi valley and westward under tin- influence ,.f a low -pressure area over .Minnesota "huh is c.-in-liig s, ,ni hefty winds, 'file temperature is above I'r.s'.iug ns far i, , till as Davtiqiorl. though still very cold in Ihe e-isl. i-spci'l-llly ill tic- vi.-in ity .,! Washington. If (' "Mtke. can you d.-tlue in.-: hing".'" ask c.l the a liable employer. "Bv .i.rrc I can show you a pocketful of it every Soomkiy niortiin'." answered Mike. In dianapolis I'n--. Mr- It., ...infield "So y-u:g Mr. Saaggs ami Miss Souih-id- are in-irrie-1. Do you think Ihui their inaich iv-.- made iu heaven':" Mr. Bloomficld "X-.; it In.-if. r ma te!i." Pittsburg I 'hi oniclc-Teh-graph. What 4klfercnc ' Dewey and a fhpor-nalk 'One sails about the seas and the oth or sci-s uiioiit. the sales."--Judge. Town Tippies next Saturday. Two performances -at LMiii p. in., admission -t and ."in cct.ts. iglit iierfiv; mtiu-e t usual prices "Town T'oi ics," win, h conies to the Academy of Music tint Saturday for ma tinee and night, is one of those happy creations of the twentieth feMury satirist -whose one aim- is to -furnish a .bright public with laughing materia!. llenevo -seats now. on: sale.