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3i ':&4';t; '0 .:;' ft... - 7, ;no. 9,073. l;Wf(jRDAY fVENlNG, JANUARY (8, 1900. 25 Cents a Month. V - ...-.'.t- .... . ., ....... v' . t.'. y., w . Till SVISITO BRITISH CROSS $ -TUCEU RIVER Warren's Pontoon Bridge Used by Advancing Army ENTHUSIASM IN LONDON INTENSE British Rejoice that kmy Can Cross River Sixteen Men Ambushed by Boers and Alter Fierce Fight Completely Overwhelmed. Iteiisburg. Jan. 17 A patrol of sixteen men, of tbe New South Wale 1ancers and the South Australians were am bushed yegteriii.iy by the Boers and over whelmed lifter a severe fight. Eight of the patrol escaped and have arrived at camp. Six were captured. There was one dead Australian amr one founded foitud nt the scene of the lirht. A nitm lier ot deaf Boor bodies were found, showiug the fierceness of the fight. It appears that the Australians oncounter 0(t the first hody ot Boers, and finding retreat eut off. they galloped near ly a kopje, hoping to beat the Itoers, but ar riving found another body of Boers coii ealcd there. BUI.LEII OA US US ENTHUSIASM. Lendon, Jan. IN, There is wild en thusiasm over the news that General Bullcr has crossed the Tup-la and is tighting his way to I.adysiniih. Ar last a large British eolmnii is on its way into .nlulaiul ti work around the extreme enstern. flunk of the Itoers. anil then he.nl for the Utreehy and the Yryheid' districts. WABttE.VS FOltCES ATTACK. Springfield, Natal, Jan. 17.-General Warren's division forded the Tugcin iff Wagon Drift in gallant fashion, faring a hot fire fro nit he Boer ortillery anfl infantry. The Boers, however, made tin determined effort to contest the crossing and fell buck, when firing began on their main position. At the north bank a de tachment foim da farm house, called Ahyinx-crfontein, full of the enemy, who had remained to haras the Britisb. They fled on aitpivmeh of General Wair ron's troops after firing oik- volley. General Warren later occupied the posi tion of Spious Kop, opposite the Boer ct'utre nuB five miles north of the river. As yet the Boers trove not replied to the Brit Mi liombardiiicnt. Tiny arc evident ly strongly entrenched. BULLEU'S FOBOE ADVANCING. London, .Tan. IS. A 'aM- Town spe cial says it is iersistcnily riortcd that l.nd.vsinitli has Is-en relieved. The w ar office lias received a despatch, from General Roberts stating that he Iia received n despatch fi-oiu General Bullet giving the infm-iiiation that one bri gade, anil Howitzer batory have cross ed the Tugela at Porgiotors Drill, five miles further west. fJcncial Warren has thron a. 1'ontooii bridge over the river by means of which a portion of his force crossed on Wednesday. The re mainder is expected to be on the north bunk by Kriday. (icneral Warren lio to bp wble to iturn the enemy's position, which is five miles off to his right. The front is ibeing .s-lrongl.r eiilreiiclicd. FUNERAL TOMORROW Body of Mr. J. D. Davis Arrived This Afternoon. The body of Mr. .1. D. Davis, who was killed in an accident near Greenville, S. C. yesterday, an aecotinl of which was given in yeslercbiy Times-Visitor, M-rivcd mi the delayed Southern Kailwny train from Greeiislur this afternoon at 4::tO o'clock. The remains were nikcn to the borne of the deceased's parentis, Mr. and Mrs. Kiddick Davis, on l'olk street. Tile funeral will 1m- held from tbe Ta bernacle Baptist t'linrch tomorrow morning, and will be conducted by Bcv. A. M. Kinuiis. The hour for ;he fmicr al will lie announced later. Dr. George T. Winston, l'lcidcnl of the A. uid M. College, and I'rof. Mas-si-y left, today for Southern Tine. DAUGHTERS W THE OONI'KD KltACY. 'Jlie annual meeting of the DunsV-rs of the Confctteracy will be held Friday (tomorrow) afternoon. January 1!Mh. !:r 4 p. in., nt Mrs. Amnio Parker's, oi. East Bdoivton str-et. It is by the constitution riiiireil tba! thejr niert on General Ia-v's birtiiday. All dues are rcuested to In- ready for sotOeuK-iit. MKS. J. W. HINSDALE. I'res. MRS. F. A. OI.DS. See. WESTMORELAND SKIPPED. William Westnioreland, the janitor or the Supreme Court Building, wlio was re-cntly nllowcit to seek frieuds in this city for the purlc of raising tin' amount of his bond, and who disappear , ance won predicted in The Tiniew-Visitor ' neVernl days einee, ha not . y et ;t ttrued up. Siaf jumped tile game nd it is reported lias taken flight into Vir ginia." It is staled that Knottier wwTrhut will be issued for his arrest tin another charge. . n Rer. .W. C. Blam-hnrd. of Kinston, i in the city today. The meting of the l'opulist State Executive Cmniiittoe tonight nt H o'clock prottuVsc to lie well aliendwi;' Many of rlie iwnibers arrived hist night and today.' The committee will decida tbe tin ani tJace foe the next State convention and It 1a mmI that the pend ing constitutional amendment will aim i discumed. , , . SENATOR BUTLER HERE Talks of the Proposed National Park in North Carolina. Senator Marion Butler arrived in lfcij cigh this niorning to attend1 the meetiiig of the Populist State Executive Conl luittee, which is to be held ill this city to-night. Senator Butler, in spi-ukiug of the Na tional Turk, which it is proposed to establish in Western North Carolina, tmid that the movement niigiit easily be considered a Hilceeiss. He said that the first step, that of securing the apioint ment of a Oouiniissiou from Congress, authorized to rciiort on the matter, was. assured, ami that the only question in as to whether tlie riiiort of the Coiumisrimi wflr be fnvoTirtilc. This is gmid. It is safe to say tli.if a Commission once in Western lirrtii North O.irolin-.i among its mountain and people can make but one sort of n-po -and that the most favorable. Senator Butler will probably tvtnrii to Washington at once. A SWITCHMAN KILLED. Norfolk. Va.. .Ian. 17. L. L. Lassiier. of Conwsiy, N. C. cmploytsl as a switch man in the Norfolk and Carolina Uail road yanls. at Tiiiiier's I'oint. was In stantly killed this morning. In attempt ing to uncouple cars of a moving train his foot bee-line caught in a frog, throw ing him iN-ncalh the wheel. His body was horribly mangled. "PEG LFQ" VVILUAMS' TROUBLE j. Springs Habeus Corpus Proceedings but Remains in Jail. Madi-on. G.i.. .Inn. 17.- Sheriff Edgar Fears on yeHordny carru-d "I'cg-Icg " Williams to Union I'oint before Judge 1 1 art on u writ of habeas corpus sworn out by his attorneys, Messrs. .las. Dav idson, of Greensboro, and Alber G. Fos ter, nt' ibis city. The State uas ivprcsoiilcd by Colonels Edward W. Butler and II. CI. l-wis . Tile contention of Williams' lawyers that the crime with which he was charg ed, soliciting emigration without a li cense, while prohibited by the State leg islature was uiicoiiistitiuioii.il. according to tin- constitution of the United St.ites. Judge Hart overruled the contention, but on account of the sanitary condition of tin- Morgan county jail ordered Wil liams turned over to tile sheriff of Greene county, to be held by him until the courts- of higher authority could pass upon his case. WldlSTEK S STATUE I'liESEXTED Washington. Jan. IS. The presciiM lion of the statue of Daniel Wolj-.h r to he United Sillies by Stilsoii lliilcliias, owner of the Washington Times, nui place this morning in the LiFiyetle ()M-i-a House. The leading oi'l'n-cis of the government. ieimlorn and 1.. embers of the House attended the cx -rci-i-s in tin- auditorium and invited, to pr-ici-.-il later to Scott Circle, where tii" imvi-i!-ing look place. The principal adiiri ss w::s delivered by Senator I.odg . AUDITORIUM COMMITTEE Meets;Monday Nights Invite Suggestions From Any Citizen Then- ill be a meeting at lii Mayor's office next -Monday afternoon nt t':v o'clock of lit- Auditorium Commit Ice ap pointed by the Chamber of Coiau i . c last Tuesday night, or which Mr. li. 15. Itaiuy is i-liairimin. Any -.iuzen of Kalcigh. wlniiicr a nieinbcr of the niaii.ln r of Coinmeive or ii.ii. wini may have valuable suggestion to off'-:- con cerning localioii mid niauucr of s.cnr ing funds for the isiiisiructi.ui .1 in ,n -diloi-iuni. is cordially invited i pres ent. Suggestion through the Hiiii' piinr to that time will also be gladlv le-l ived and considered. ANNA GOULD'S HUSBAND Count Boni de Castellane Fails to Meet His Obligations I'.-uis. Jan. IN. The Matin today says that Count Boui de Oastcllanc, huslpiiud of Auimi Gould, lias been liostinl nt lVinrse for failure to meet his obliga tions. It is announced today that tile Count, with his wile, is making a trip to New York, on an effort to gel out of his fiimueiiJ I rouble alleged to Ik- causeil by siieeulation in the stock exchange, wiiere he is- said to luive lost six hun dred thousand dollars recently in indus trial stocks. Seven or eight brokers arc iMeretitcd. It is expected that the Count will raise money in America, with w hich to pay off his- obligations. The Martinis De Castellane deuis that his so nhas failed to meet his obli gations. He says that his- son never speculates, ami explains Unit the fact that his son and wife are on their wa to America, is taken advantage of to start these false rumor. Mcl.AUlUX.FOn THE SENATE. Jackson. Miss., Jan. IN. The Legisla ture today elected Bx-Goveruor Mclnu rin as United States Senator for the long term, mid re-elected W. V. A. Sul livan for the short term. TO CEASE CA11TAL I'UNISII MKNT. Huston, Jan. IS. Attorniey General Knowlton. formally suggests to the Leg islature thsit confinement for life sup plant the death penalty for murder in thin State. H CE.VSUS BILL COXSIDEUED. 'Wtwhingtou, Jan.. IS. On account of the unveiling of the Webster statue Oonsrrowi convened at 1 o'clock. The Census- bill wan considered. t. O. O. V. ENCAMPMENT. Ilegular HKsctiujf Utcliford-Mc-Ker Buraavpineut this evening at 8 o'clock. Work in the degree. Ever)- patriarch urged to be preoeut. run TIIIEM, c. r. AND ADJOURNED Tobacco Grower's Association's Successful Meeting WILL FIGHT TRUST TO THE FINISH Demand for Fair and Just Prices The Scheme Whereby Better Prices Can be Obtained for their Products, as Adopted this Morning. . Tile Tobacco Growers' Association met in MclroHi!i!au Hall this niorning, being called to oilier by President J. Bryini (i rimes, and Mr. Tj V. Parker acting as sci-i-etary. There were- about sixty dele gates 1 resent. The following resolution was presented by the Committee on Itesolutions: ' Whereas, The Tobacco Growers have to sell their tobacco to leaf dealers or inn nuf act lirers. therefore, "Besolvctl, That we elitioii Congress for such legislation as will give any one tlie liberty to dispose of his tobacco in any quantity or to any person." The resolution called forth discussion, at. the conclusion of which it was ta bled. A substitute wits presented as follows: "Whereas, the growers of leaf tolwicco arc not receiving a just coiu-pcnsatiou for their product and believing this state of .affairs has la-en brought about by un lawful combinations anti combines, wo do hereby most earnestly solicit the ant and assitauec of all organizations and our legislative bodies, Isith State and Na tional, .mil the press in the advancement of agriculture ami in correcting this unfair and iinjiisl stale of affairs." This sec no 1 1 to meet with approval on all sides and after all of those who de sin d to speak bad their say, the resolu tion w-is adopted. Tlie Association took up the proposi tion ol Mr. .lord lie and it. was adopted. The resolution carrying Willi it the adop tion of Mr. Jordan's plan, is, in its re vised form, ns follows: The Tobacco Glowers of North Caro lina in scssioik at lialcigh, N. ('., Janu ary lNth. I'.IIMI. We. the undersigned commit .-e, rc. spcctfully recommend to this Associa tion tin following contract or contract in sulistaiicc: Wc agree lo enter into u contract with J. F. Jordan and his aswocialcs lo sett lo tin in oiir tobacco raised during 1lie next live years at an advance of not less than !." per cent, over the prices of I lie same grade of tobacco during Hu las! live years, the said price to be fixed by a commission, a majority of whom shall l-epn si til the seller. We further agree lo take slock with said Jordan anil his associates, a cot poralioii uiiiih shall be formed for llic put'lHise of manipulating and disposing of less than lo per cent, of the value or our said tobacco. The details of litis agreement shall be hereafter arranged so as lo cany out the true intent and meaning of this agreement. If we make i li t ;l il It in I his iigrcetnenl in any par ticular wc agree to forfeit to said cor poration (lit- said stock taken. And we further recommend for our mutual bene fit that tin- farmers of North Carolina reduce their crop ai least jn-r cent be low the past year's production. Wc invite the co-operation of Virginia. South Carolina and other sections which grow bright tol'Ucco. The Association then discussed plans for the fit) in -. ami alter short talks and promises o do all in their -power "to make the county organizations jierfeelly in accord with the State Association it was moved and adopted that the Tobn co Growers' Association adjourn, to meet again nt the call of the President. BAIN TONIGHT: FA 1 It TO-MOU BOW. Fur Italeigli and vicinity: Bain and warmer tonight: fair Friday. The storm center still remains over the Gulf Slates and this niorning a trough of relatively low pressure ex tends from Florida lo the Lakes. Bain ha fallen throughout the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and along -the southeast Atlantic coast, the heaviest fall reiwrl ed Is-iug 1.1J inches at Savanittih. Light snow is reported from sonic of the upper Lake station-. The barometer is unusu ally high in I he northeast, and another from the northwest. West of the Mississippi the weather Is clear ami cool. MUSICALE. All lovers of good music should luil fail to go to the musical this evening at tlie residence of Mrs. Ernest Martin. The programme will consist of vocal solos, instrumental solos, recitations ami violin okM by some of the very best talent of the city. This entertainment is given for the benefit of the Indies Improvement Society of the First Bap tist church, und it is lnied by the nvan agenietit that there will Ik- a large at tendance. IlPinemlier tlie time this evening at eight o'clock. Public most cordially invited. No admission charged, but a voluntary collection will be taken. POLICE BOAT SUNK. Buffalo. Jan. IN. The ioliiv boat "Governor Morton" was found sunk in the harbor yesterday. The si-ikiiig is believed to have been tlie work of a gang of thieves out of revenge. The boat was out of commission, nml had no wtitchni'.iii aboard. ItUSSIAX CRUISER ASiiOKE. St. Petershiu-g. Jan. 18 The Ruwian iron clad cruiser "Poltava," ten th.vtsand tons, hi ashore in a dangerous position near Libau, ou the Baltis. FATAL TRAGEDY IN DURHAM Two Whi(e Men Shot, One Killed CORONER'S INQUEST THIS AFTERNOON An Unknown Negro Shot Sberron and Waring in Smoky Hollow Early This Morning Mysteri. ous Affair. Uiirli.iin N. ('., Jan. IN. Short iy alii midnight a tragedy was cuactcil at Suiohy lliiliow, a disgraceful and ill re-I-uli il locality of litis city. Willard Shcitnii and !eorgo Woring. two while men. painters by trade, were shot, the first fatally and the second dangerously. The tragedy was witnessed by three iiieii. K. .1. ltilcy, G. W. (bites and Dud Snider. They stated soon after the tra gedy that they were returning home from a place in Smoky Hollow. When they were in trout of the house occupied tiy Allie Gtitlger. a negro woman, tlu-v saw tun white iiH-ii and a negro ipiarrollin-:. Tin y stopped to investigi tc wu -u the ueiini pulled a pistol and began l i s.i,,,t. Both the men ran and the mgr-i shot live limes and ran Ihe other way. liil'.y pin-surd linn until tlie railroad was reached and the negro made itis ese:o-. ltilcy at. oik e rcKrtcd the matter to lb-- oliee. and two policemen an-1 .i reporter of tlie Herald went immediately 10 the scene. They found George Wal ing, one of the wounded nc-n. leaning against a fi i ce. and he was seio in :i ciiriiage lo the sdic(- station, wiiet uis wi-uiiils were at lemleil to by Dr. .In. in si - il . Willard Shei-roti was f.i'iind tj nig ht the yard in front of the h-iits-- i.r Henry llnnploii, in what w as th ciiir to In- a dying coudii ion. lb- was taken from the ground, ea'- icil' into the house and a physician sent 'or. In the meantime all was dune ,'ot- him possjl.je and he lu.-nlc a statement, w lie li was heard by several pirlies, aceusiri; 11 .race Jones, a colored horse triolei. of doiiu ihe shooting, although he al'ti wards loiil dilTereiit stories and liic.iiy admitted llial he did not. know ay hi d'.-. it. Dr. Adams, mid llr. Johnson o-.it arrived and both -agreed, at'lei- an c bacil li. itiou, that Shcrron was fatally hurt. Wariug's wound will not prove Hal. The ball entered under tin- right arm and ranged Inwards the in-ok. lie says that, he ami Shcrron hid been ;- a negro house and were on their way a.inic. They slopped in front nf Alice Gu.lgi i-s to listen to the dance, and while liie.v were standing there a negro man cam. out of the house and began to elll-M-them. Waling said he struck the 'i:: -i. who was a negro, .and iiuiiicdiat"iy !n- hegan to shoot. Both he and Sii u ran and it was Ihcn that the hitler wa shot in the hack. He said the m -:) . ran off, hut be did not know w?i-it way. Willard Shcrron died at 4:trj e,; this morning in ihe pnliee station. Ib is well li-nnw ti here where he has b..l for a uiiuiber of years. He is a man a d man ami lives on Watliin sircci. wuli a wife, father, mother and brother, lb leaves a wife and one child, a fa1 int. mother, and several brothers olid m.-,. is. lie was a inembei- of Company D. iiir: North Carolina Itegimcnt in the Span:sn American war. George Waring lias not lived in Dur ham but .sonic four five weeks. 11- says that he came ffoin Cleveland, t).. and that he is a nephew of Colonel War ing of the si n et cleaning department of -New York city. He worked lor Shcrron. A short, while after Shcrron made the statcuicirt last night that Horace Jones did the shooliu. every police in the city was looking for the man. Officer Crah-Iri-o found him in his room on Sugar Hill. He was carried lo the police sta tion. Charli 1 lines. Ihe barber. an with Junes and be said lliat the two night. I tut li said llt.it they had not bi-cn had Ik-cu together since ! o'clock lasr i lithe neighborhood of Smoky Hollow dining the night. This niorning Cormier .1. Frank Mad ry. local editor of The Herald, had a post mortem cxuiniutiitioit of Sherron made uud found that the luiiier. .'..s calibre, had entered, his back on tin right side and coursed upward a:id long ed in the clcvical on the right side of his neck. This would seem to -!i v. plainly that he wits shot from In-him!. Waring continues to improve. One of the nuis-t reimirkable inei louts of this mysterious affair is ihe state ment made by .Sherron after the shoot ing that the uegro Jones did tlie shoot ing. Jones -proved conclusively today that he was not in the Smoky Holh.-v seciiou Inst night, ami he was released. Four or five negroes have lii-cn ar rested up to S o'clock this aftcTiiiiu upon suspicion. Coroner Madrcy begun holding an in quest over the lmdy of Shcrron ai .'.' this afternoon, ami at this hour the ;-.t-ipiest is still being held. CItUSHED TO DEATH. Norfolk. Va., Jan. 17.--Joe Kelb y. a colored brnkeiiiciu about Xt years old. was crushed to ih'ath between freight cars in the Norfolk ami Western yards last lright. His body will be sent to Carthage, N. C. this evening via the vSealKinrd Air Line. Coroner K. P. Odend'unt and a jury of inquest will in quire into the eiroiinwrances of the ilea Hi of Kelley tomorrow ti t 11 a. in., at the office of High Constable Pettis, Williams tdfee. ITALIANS AT VENEZUELA. Pn rut, Jhh. 18. A despatch to the Figaro, from. Borne, say tlvat owing to the trouble reported) in. Venezuela, two Italian worships have ticen ori:-roJ there today. - LOCAL NOTES Items of Persons and ThingsjGIeamed on Tbe Streets. The Durham Herald stales that Mr. .1. II. Smith, of this city, is on a visit to Mrs. Sim Pcad in Durham. Mrs. F. W. Phillips, of this city, who has been on a short visit to Mrs. Bruce It. Payne in Durham, has returned home. The cinneri lo la- given on the 2."ih iti-i. for the benefit of the drum corps of Confederate Veterans, is to be a great success. Some novel iiiiuilicrs will be presented thai will make Ihe occa sion, most enjoyable. The meeting tonight of the Populist Executive Comni'ittee, has brought a numlicr of the meudiers to Italeigli. This morning in the Mayor's Court Jane Branu was lined !f."i.'Ti by Mayor Powell, for an affray with Ililliard Braan last niiiht on the Bowerv. J lie Miro to attend the musical at Mrs. I Ernest .Martin's tonight. It is tor the benefit of the Improvement Society of the First Baptist church, tind sonic of the best tab-in in the city will take part. The banks wiil In- closed tomorrow, the day being a State legal holiday in hoiior of Ueiieral Bobcrt E. -Lee. News from Cha'h.ttn comity reports the small-pox near Siler City about un der control. There are three mild cases near Cumnock. -Mrs. Bryan, of Branford. Conn., i.e Miss Annie Williams. , Italeigli, -s vis iting her sister. Mrs. I-. IE. Slumps, on Oakwood avenue. Miss Mclviu anil -Miss Eagle left today for New York city. -Manager Aremlell of the State Peni tentiary said today: "Not one coin b-ts been taken from the pciiil'-utiar. neint money to pay for the rent of any in' the Slate farms." Mr. II. A. London is in the cii .-. Mr. Ben Moore left I'm- I'laikbn county this morning. Mr. .1. C. Annicr is in Ihe ei-y. Miss .Miriam Stamps has returned troth Tat boro. Mr. Ernest 1-vy is in the cm. Mr. Don tiilliatu. of Turboro. is in tin- city. Mr. Ed. Chambers Smith b-fi lilts niorning tor New York city. Mr. A. J. Thomas returned to l.-nii burg today. Dr. II. F. Freeman returned to Wil son today. Mr. I'.' B. Areudeli left to lay to rilie It. -an. ike farms lo select a siptad of convicts to work on a railroad. The W. L. Wonible Hook and La.bl-r Company will mccl tonight. Last Monday night the ); n. , ( in ,. Tribe or Beil Men initiated 11 an 1 ii.-ci-cd lil! tie wnielllbers. The Herman Club of the A. ami M. College will give a dance al tin- Coilege tomorrow night. -Miss Windham Trjtpicr cui.-ain - l th. Afternoon Euchre Club on yest -r-lay at lernoon. Miss Tiaj icr pro,,-d h. s. ir a charming liVrstcss. The tbitt signal service of th- Weailn-:-Bureau, which was formerly n.is -d mi i the City Hall lower and h is for sum, lime been discontinued, will tie begun again, starting frotn Ibis dale, MAGIC PERFORMER'S TROUBLE Used His Gift to Steal Atoney and L Now in Jail. Justice 11. II. Huberts this nioruing bolllld over lo court in default of Soil bond, a negro. Alexander Willi. mis. who is gifu-d in magic ami slcighl-ol'-hand mysteries, and whose art has o gotten the best of him that be had begun us ing it to take money fi-.uu those near him. Three of his victims w ere in eourt to day as witnesses against him. and it w is clearly shown that on several occa sions money which had been in the hands of the witnesses had suddenly aim mysteriously disappeared, upon investi gation to lie found in 1 ill- possession of the slcighi-ol'-liainl trickster. Tin- evidence was such as to justify Jtidge BoU'i'ts in sending William lo jail in defauli of a .Sod bond, lo await trial .at the March tei in of court, .for the larceny of money by trick and fraud. SIDE Tit ACK Eil )." Side Tracked was presented at the Academy of Music lasl evening In a fair audience. The play abounded in hu mor and elicited applause fro nil lie spec tators, especially from I'u- galleries. The play w.is light nml could have been improved by the abrcvialion of several tea I tires. B. It. LACY FOB TItEA SI ' ItEIt. tCoiu-ord Standard. I The time is aluatt hero to give some thought to the matter of a Democratic State ticket., I'ersonaliy wo hove no desire for pub lic office and have no im-Is for office, yet the places must Is- lilb-d and if due at tciuion is not given to get the best men in office a second or third grade of men will lie apt to git the -places. An earnest solicitation comes front a personal friend in Kalcigh in behalf of Mr. B. It. Lacy for State Treasurer. From all we know Mr. Lucy's supe rior for the position would be hard lo find. lie has forged his way up from the ranks where brain must iiccoinpany brawn. ami has carried the love and es teem of his associates with biiu as in rose. His name lias been familiarly before the Stale in the capacity of Commission er of Labor, where tact is displayed, and he is cashier of the Mechanics' Dimes Savings Bank of Uiilelgh, in which his hiisjui-Ks fitness of l-Treasurer is mani fest. It seems altogether due Mr. Ijiey that his cnudidncy should l-ein-ive favorable consideration when ihe conveiilion makes up our jState ticket. Mr. D. . Moss, who ran for Con gress on the Populist ticket in the Sec ond District two years ngo, was here at tending the. tohiH-co fli-rtu-erg' e01ivnion He returned to hm home in Halifax county this morning. I ' - SIDEWALKS MUST BE PAVED Street Committee Direets Police Serve Notices MUST BE SERVED IN PERSON Work Done in the City Cemetery No Shade Trees Cut Down Bnt 35 Trees Have Been Set Out There A Times-Visitor reporter saw Alder man Hamilton, acting chairman of tbc strcct committee, today and talked with him in reference lo the work on the sidewalks. This is the mutter which sHeially iiieds the attention of the com mil let- al. present. .Mr. Hamilton staled that he had to day directed the Chief of Police to no tify all proiK-rty owners where the side walks had been curbed to put down p.tvouicin. If they fail In comply wilii these notices then the city will go ahead and do ihe work and the charter em powers tin- city to collect for the same within sixty days. The street c. mi 111 1 n i c had acted nmler a misapprehension lierclofurc. They had had notices mailed to the property own ers. Inn. it is now iliH-iiled that that iliH-s not constitute n legal notification, so the coinmittce had directed the Chief of Police to have notices served on such properly owners in. K-rson. Unless the properly owners take advantage of the provision allowing tbcui iln- tl days, the work will In- done now. Tin- committee is specially anxious to have tin- sidewalks from the Blind Insti tution placiil in proper condition ami they will spare no effort to have this done iinuicilititcb . A rcHU-t has been circulated recently that suuie of the valuable shade trees in the city cemetery are Is-ing cut down. Ahlerinaii Hamilton is chairman of the ci me I cry committee, and in re ference lo sitoh reports he stated: "No shade trees have been eut down in t In cite cemetery. Sonic shrubs which were not ormiiiicntul and furnished no .shade pud initilfeircd with same of the curbing and tomb stones have la-en removed. But instead of -removing shade trees the conuiiittce has had .To nice maples set out. in the cemetery. All the bad walks have now Ih-cii properly fix ed, except one." Gnsit improvement lias been made In the city cemetery, and it has bct!n done at small cosit. An appropriation of tjiiitKt was made by the Board of Aldermen and this fund has not been exhausted. Aldermen Hamilton. Corrcll and Gor man constitute the cemetery commit tee. NEW CORPORATIONS A Buggy Company at Oxford and a Hard ware Company at Statesvillc. Articles of agreement were today fil ed bv Mary C. Cannailv, N. II. Caiina dy. I!. F. Taylor. C. W. Brown. J. M. Currin E. T. White. II. G. Cooper. J. G. Hall. W. B. Ballow. '., W. Lyon. .1. I). Bullock. J. II. Bullock. B. S. Kovslci. .1. G. Hunt. S. W. Minor. .1. 11. Uolh-r. and S. II. Canady, for the in coiBiraiion of the Tuylor-Canmtdy Bug gy Company, for tin- manufacture, sale and repairing of vehicles at. Oxfoul. N. C capital stock SLti.lNNI. A. J. l-'.vans, I;. F. I'lanigan. John B. I'lauigan and .lames P. l-'lnnigan today tiled articles of agi-ciiiM-nl for the In corporation of the Flanigiiu-Evans Hardware Coiuiaiiy. nf Statesvillc. capital stock $ I :!,!! Kl. ACADEMY OF MEDCINE. Will Oul.v Meet Once a Month. - New .Member Elected. The Academy of .Medicine met last night for the first time in the New Year. The new ly elected officers ere install ed, and Dr. T. M. Jordan, forincrlj of llookert-ni .ihis State, who has estab lished hiniscll in lialcigh for luc practice ol' medicine, was elected a Ucsiilcul Fel low of the Academy. It was agreed in meeting lu-t night that in future ihe Academy will meet but once a mouth, instead of twice, which has long been the custom of that organization. The meetings hereafter will be held on ihe evening of I In- First Wednesday in each month. A THICK DOil. One nt the mem hers of 1 1n- "Side Tracked" Company, which showed here last night, was observed going to the station this morning accompanied by a small white poodle dog. the little catiiut trotting contentedly at his mister's heels. I'-lssengers are not allowed lo lake dogs with them into passenger coaches, but this little poodle when with his master and ihis is nhc way it was done. The mail went into the waiting room and placed a small hand satchel on the floor. As soon as he opened the satchel the little dog juniK-il itiici it and curled up so il could lie closed. The satchel was then locked and when the train arrived the man . ciilei ed the coach swinging the satchel in his hand Al one cud of tc satchel was a slit, covered by a pleat, so thai the dog could get air. but cniihl not be seen. BANK OF ENGLAND. I.otulong. Jan. 1S.- Official Bunk of England rates is reduced a half per ecn' to 4 and a half. , The bank's gold supplies increased nearly six millions. BON 'Alt FOB A PEST HOUSE. Gentleman from Handel todtiiy my that the pest house for small pox pa tients at that place consists ot a box car on a side track two miles (Com the car. Fifteen negroes are said to be in the car ami -according to report one or more of them make an ewapa almost every uigbt. s Y J
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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