4 ! K W
-VISiTO
No. 9,074.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1900.
25 Cents a Month.
j 11- .'- ; 11
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TO MOVE QUICKLY
British War Office Now Appears
Confident
ASTO COLONIAL A1E
Cape Town Papers Allege that It is
More Business Than Patriotism
Ladysmlth Not Yet Relieved
Buller't. OreatTask.
bunion, .Tnn. Mrssiiin's from thr front
aiHeiir to contirni tin1 jrrnrriil impri'ssloii
tlint ovrnts In Xii tal will now- move
quickly, 'flicri- is nolltinir up to I In- pri's
cnt to support tl' tlirnrv lli.il the ri'lii'f
nf 1,,'ul.vttiuilli is mi iiri-oinplislu'il fu-l.
Hut it in br4it"v-rt; iihui rxrvllrnt an
tlioiity. tlint thr situation is now rrirard
i'il ut the war ul'fire with riilir,' iniili
iliMK'i', nnil llinl ihr lu'li'imuri'il town is
coiifiili'ivil pnirlii-iilly ri'lii'Viil. ullli'.iuili
there is no ntii'iiipi in unilrriili' I In1 duii
jrer anil iliffnuliy nf .Irnrrnl llullrr's
task.
H.VU..OON ASCENSIONS.
8iM'iinnans ('amp. .Ian. JS.--Tlu- war
balloon mil ill- two asiTiils today lorat
inn tin' ltorr position, wliiili llii'j lnnl
masked liy ri'l'nsintf all iliy m rriurn
thr fin' of oht trims.
lirniTiil I.ytt li'ton's brinudr "a- pn-li-cil
forivnTil loilay ami is rinse to tin'
UiM'r tri-nrhi'S. Tin- two nrniirs now
loiii'h nnil Im-i.mii to rxrliiiiij.'c ril'le tin'
Iniuirlit. I n. Ii r roviT of tin' liiin.i:.
Ccnernl ltnllrr pushed his liui' out ready
to attaik. Init nut a shot r hail;
lioiii thr IliH'i- pins.
A SKI UM IS I.
l.onili.n. .Ian. Tin' war 'o I'li. -i' lo
ilay issmnl a bulletin l"i "in (irin ral War
rrii. ilati'il 1.-IM nielli, stating that Uml
Iluiiiloniild's liorsinioii hail a battle with
(In- lWrs wi-st of Al ton llolnii s vrslrr
(1 iv. tii'iii'i'al Warren reinforced him.
nil they drove the Hurt's bark, mviipy
iiiir Kopji-s nlniiit llw town, ami holilinir
fin- iiosilion raptured.
The liner roiiinianihint hail twenty
men killeil. Filliin I'.ocrs were raptur
ed. The British loss- wn ssliuhl.
lil MOIti:i It K MKT OK l.AYSMITII
Iniiion, .Ian. lit. It is riinionil on
the Stork Kxi-haiifc-r lure that after
i'ii;htrrii hours of fight im: Lailysinit ii
lian iM'eii rrlirvril. anil (irurril Wiirrrn
killnl. Nolhin):. lniwrvrr. temlintf to
Verify tlncininor is olilainahlr. Thr re
IHirt hail no iipprrrinhlr rfl'iit on tin-
storks.
Ul'tlrlal iWpiili iiiK I'toni (Jrin ral Ilnll
r remli't' tlir Tii)ivri of thr rlirf of l.aily-mnith-'iiot
at' all unlikely, hut rxr'ls are
not itn-liiieil to take it as line until
the war ol'lire nuifines thr nrws.
'It (M'TLINK Vl'KIWS fJI'KKflt.
I.onilon. .Ian. 111. A Cahinrt nirrtini;
wiis hehl toilay fur the purpose of nr-
niiiuiiiK a lr-islalivr pro'i! lie for tin-
eoniinir si-ssiou of I'ai'lianieiil ami to
outline tin' Quern's srrrh.
IS IT I Nl AVOItAltl.r.V
'('aie Town, .Ian. 1 '.. Tin- Onslaiul to
day eolHilllle its uufavot ahle ileilllel ions
liasnl on thr alisrurr of nrws from
l.ailysinith ami Kitnlinlry. It ilrriilrs
1llr ussistanre that Ihr rolonirs air Irinl
iti)r to the Kmpirr. iK-elaritiK it to lie
liaseil tnorr on husinrss than on pali'il
isnt. It also pulilishrs a Irttrr rrrriTins
10 thr Illinois uf 1)1 1 1 1 1 1 I of thr svollMilril
Ih'rvishi's liy the liiiti-h li-o'ps in tin
Souihiu, anil asks if similar ilenl- will
orrlir lterr. All of these rollllnrnls have
skillfully culi'ii In tril to iiirrea-e thr un
rest of the colonial Hoers.
no not wish to n;iiT.
I. on. Ion. Jan. 111.- A il sj ntrli to the
'J'iiurs from Capr Town says thr ltiilisli
yorinanry will he tnixeil with ilrtarh
nienls of loral tiiountril infantry in or
iler to Irani appropriate lai lirs for
. finhtini; thr IliU'i's. h slatcil that
I'irtilrwrt of Ihr rv-fi Stale
l-rllilrost llol'ilrrlrlll. has rereiveil lai'Kr
stiiiws of nioiiey Innu 1 m i-li lainiri's
who wisheil towailr servile auainst the
British. It is saiil that one fanner
'olft-reil a thoiisim iliMiunils for siieh
exelnplion frmu military cr ire.
Bit! 1'1I!F, IN XKW VOUK.
Brook l.v ii. Jan. 111.-An apartnieiiT
house on Twenty-Sixth mi reel w as ji ii t -teil
liy liiv this iiioriiitiK anil two youin:
Woinen mi the top floor were srrioiiMy
injurril hy jiinipiiifr from thr 1 it iri n i i iir
huihliii. A Imy was taUeti from ,
wimloiv nuil is still uiH-ousrious. .Mrs.
l'lilliino threw her hahy out of a wimlow
11 1 1 it it was raui-'lil hy a liremau in a
blanket.
ROBERT'S CASE SPECIAL
ORDER FOR TUESDAY.
Wdshhurton. Jin. )!).-The inajoiity
tniil minority reports of the special com
mitter that invcctieiiteil the case of
the iHilyifilinist. Cuiikiiskiiiu u Huberts.
Hill lie presenteil tomorrow. At the
Mime time a motion lo make the matter
a Hpiiial order for Tuesday will be of
fered. sihkwai.k ivy vino.
Perhaps- a misapprehension nwt.v lmw
nrisfa from tlie nrtiele in ycHterdii.v's
papiT rpBiirilimt notin'si ti pnvi niik"
walks. All the imtiivs Inive Imvh wrvojl
in person on proiK-rty owners by the
Mli'P. PXivpt two. where th' owiH'nt
livitl out of Itnlrifrh.
There U a. wue of ahoiit ten feet oh
the went idi of Fnyelteville street, be
tween Iavie ami (iiburrtis streets, thnr
need the attention of nonio otw. The
Mreet. ooinniitte -slioiriit wf to it rliat
thwt proiiuiient street un no defiM'ln to
' ruin th irenorai oiiariiuei' since im
CORPORATION
Ootton Mill and a Tobacco Company
Incorporated Today.
M. I.. 1IoIcoiii1m. U V. Ko-rrs and
J. K. Bran, of Wnynesvillc. IlaywiMid
county, filed n nicies today for the in
eot')oriition of Tile Haywood Toharro
(.'oinpany for thr niauufaitiire anil sale
of tobacco. (Inpitnl stock is $2.Mn.
Tlie IaiKayetle Knitting Jlill roin
pauy. of Kayettevillr. was inciroraH'iI
today, the iikiiiorators beinjr W. S.
Cook. II. SI. lVmlierton. A. J. Cook
and -I. I. Cook. The roiufcauy is iir
Kani.rd for the piirnse of nianufacl iirinir
.varus into hosiery, niidrrwrnr, etr. Tlie
capital slock is $m.(MHI. with I he privi
lege of incirasin to !f1iHi,(KNI.
l'Ol'IMST CONVKNTION".
The I'opulist cxi'i'iiliv mniillce last
ni'lit dircrteil their Slate Chairman to
call Ihr Stale ronvrllliotl to inert III
Halriu'li April lHtu. Senator Butler aii
ilressed llie liiei'tiu;; hi oiMisiti-in in the
Coiistilution d Amemltuciit and resolu
tions wrrr 1'iissi'd drnotinriiii: i In
Aiucudmi nl. Thnr is n-o doubt that
the I'opuliMts will ; i ir n : 1 1 attrmpl lo
fuse with the Kepnbliran- in opposition
to ihr Anirlldlllrllt and thr 'prrselll rlrr
lion law.
RAIN TO-NIGHT
I'or I i ; 1 1 i ir 1 1 ;iihI irinin: Tlirc.-itrn
iny. willi r.iin luiiiirlil nnil early Suiur
lifiy: :i'";ilily r!iarin.tf aiiinlay cvc'i-
TIh- it'ssnri' conl huii"- low over Ilic
S.tullii-nt Slalo nirli iin-ctlicil wcallu-r.
l'cih rally ihrcatcninir ami rainy llirniih
i.iil r J n- eastern half oi ihr I'nileii
Srale-. Small aiuniinl f rain niv ro
coriletl nearly everywhere; ,i heavy fall
i'l' 2.71 iuclii s uecurreil at Wiliniiiioii.
Fair weatheiv im-vails only on tli
lioeky .Moiinlain leie. No ureal
i liaiii;e ot" tetiipi'ialHre are reported,
llhtirjh il is .-lightly In-low rreeiii.ur in
llie vol,
RELATIVE OF -STONEWALL'
A North Carolina Woman a Deputy
Marshall in Texas.
A N'trili Carolina woman in Ti.
Iiavini: relatives in llaleiuli. Ii i- .asi
iM ioine riiiiiiiiciil in T'as, .is v::i he
seen hy the I'.'llowiny, taken .'. ui a In
ter H'oni I a!las:
M i Knuna Van Ihm-ii. the ,:r-l wo
man in Texas to he -.worn in .:- a le
nity I nileil Slates Mar-hai. li.i- .in-t
a-iniiril that ioitinn in tin hculipia ii .-rs
of tlie Nnrihern liti'iei .t' 'l'eiw. at
the Federal Kiiililin in I 'alias, ii.n'i r
I ' n ilt State Marsliall i leoi L'e II.
lireea.
Ml". an lMist'ii. J din if and ''( in-
idislnd widow, has lieen ronne.-ied with
the oilier of the clerk of fii 1 cleral
Cotirl in Ihillas since a -liorl 'line a'hT
tlie death ni Iter Itnsliaiid. ( Ii.tI.
I'alnier 'iin i hiM'ii of Kvan-viJl". Ii i.,
nine vi'iir-. a no. oon a t'l er I li.ir in,"
I'ndiahly no other ieroii in vi" l-'ed-eral
Utiiidin in i'allas j so we : inloiin
ed ahont the doeiimeiiiary d'''a;ln.' n.
of llie in-iinuioii a i- Mr-. an I'n
en. S!ie has had charge of a-i eme-ni-oits
nuinlicr of iaier-. ni my oi them
foi'ininn arts uf llie reconl-. . f s-nne or
the n:o-s iiohd criminal and vieil ea-
in tlie hisinrv id' the 1'niied Stan s
Courts.
.Mr-. ';n 1 hiM'ii w a- horn n I !
hoi o. N. i '. Her fa i her w a- liohei"
OTanirl of Cotmly Cork, 'rel.i'.d: lep
iiioiher a Mi--- .laek-ou o' "ir-i'i . .
a conn-in of "Stonew ili" .1 i - k-ti. id
i 'on t' ih rati' military fame.
Il w ill tin: - he -'tii that 'Im i . w
diMily marshal enntes of "um A hudii imr
sloe.;." Marshal .Creen h- will
arm Mrs, Van I Iiim-ii wilh tin' n irtilaiieii
ueai'oh-- ami hiMM lliai she " i:ry a
irun." the same as a man.
If -he docs there is no d ' il l -lie
will know huw lo Me il in e,-.- I in -eessilv.
till tile liei-essily .' - tia tily
arise. Nil Texas tomrli would "t.u!i a
tfitu" on a lady." even if she !.- a di muy
IllJIt'sll il.
LOCAL DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE.
I'lldi I' tile allspices of the .Miuislel'illl.'
Circle, w'liii h has done surli nurw orlhv
work anion'.' thr rhildun in Italiluh. a
dramatir im'l'oriuanrr. entitled "KMier
ii'iiih Lurk." will ho jriven in the Ac.nl
rtli.v oif Music oil the rvmilr of l-'rb-ruary
'22 and i-'.'li! and a lualiiu'c oil
the aflrrniHiii nr Ihr IMlh. The si-i ne of
tile play is in Maiur and Ihr story is
niosi inirrcst injily presented in this popti
lar ilraiua.
Il is forinnate thai UalrUh is to havr
oiiH'tliiiij; p'od fur WiiKii'iii.irtou's liirth
ilay and the fact that local talent is to
take part, mid that tin- ladies of Uic
Miuisterilitf Circle will select this lal
eni. innureti n pmd presentation of a irood
Play.
A KAII.Y TIKH (U1T.
liev. Ih.hert Hull.
Mvery oilier ipinlity la'sides is siihor
dinaie anil inferior to wisdom, in the
siinie -ciise lis the mason who lays t'le
bricks and spines in a building is infe
rior to the arrhitrct who drew the plan
and siipeiiuleiKls the work. The former
cxecuti's only whar the latter contrives
and directs. Now. il is the pri'roirat ive
of wisdom to pn'side over every inferior
prinriple. to rrfulate the exerrise of
every power, and limit die indulirrtirf
of every itp elite, as shall best conduce
to one' irrent end. It beinir tlie proviuci.
of wisdom to preside, it sits as umpire
on every difficulty, and so aives die
Html diiUH'tion and control to all the
powein of imr iiature. Ilcnec il i riiti
tll lo be coiisidnnl as the top and suni
mit f itTfvctioii.
COTTON (ROTATIONS.
New . York, Jan. 10. Cotton: Jan.
7.4!; Feb. 7.42; 7.44: March 7.4o: April
May, Juii, August, 7.4(i, 7.47, July 7.4.
7.4'J.
ROBERT E. LEE BAY
No Public Celebration to be
Held Here Tonight
DAUGHTERS WILL MEET
Annual Meeting of Daughters of Con.
fedodiracy to be Held with Mrs.
Annie Parker on Edenton Street
This Afternoon.
In nnoi'ilanec wilh an an of llir
Criin-al Assrnihly of orili Carolina Ihr
Si.itr l''M'ruiivr and nrpjii-iinrtital Or
lirrs an today rilled out or ivsprrl to
the nieinor.i of ihr cieai Coiifcilrrate
Ch. ! I i 11. lioliell K. I.ee. whose liirlli
ilay 'Was die I'.Mh of .lauuaiy. IsoT. The
Slatr and .aiirnal liaitks haw siis
priiili d hiisiiiess for I In- d.iy. and on
llie cotiou excliilli)!!' ihere i little doini;
for tlii-- ii'ii-'in.
Theio is no celeln'a lion on a lare
si-ale -rliriiiiled for this .-ii'icninou or to
itiirhl, but lliei'e are on.- or two nieel
ini.rs w liii Ii are anuiialli held on lM-'s
Kirt Inlay and llie Confrdriatr rtrrans
at the Soldiers Ilomr an- spcmlinir thr
i!:'y ill ri'lllinisrcucc of the life of lile
Uleal Cellclal.
The lailies are the oni.l one who have
a inortnii.' lodny lor whirli any prepara
tion has beiii made, and litis is the an
nual llll'eliliv: of llie local I liapli'l- of llie
I ! llluhliTs nl the Colifederin-.l . Tar
ladiis ill mei I ai the resilience of Mrs.
Annie I'arlor. mi Won 1-Meiiion street
al I o'clock, anil will lie die ncss of
Mrs. rarker for Ihr afteruoon. It is a
lillsiln ss sesi,,, , in the!,. lM. he
usual ial feat it res u In. Ii have been
I -I I sT i il 1 1 ;l I ill llie I hlllllli'l's mrrlill'.
Mrs. Col I .lolin W. Ilinsdalr is
rresideni of llie local chapter, and Mrs.
I-'. A. Olds is Secretary, and mi je
Ici'ilay they jssiieil the c;ill in accoribi nee
wilh tin- e lititiioii of their onler.
wh:cli reiiuires thai niirhiial meet iniis
of a eliapler of 1 laughters of the Con
federacy he held mi the anniversary of
Leo's liirtlli'.iy. They expeel Ihc llleet-
inir to be unusually successful.
At the irrailed schools talks neie jvcu
the sltldcllt,s' ill several of ihc iri-mles
this inornin. die sithjei I in each iu
slanee heiui; the life ami work of
1'nhi i t K. I.ee. These talks, il is said,
were entirely voluntary on the pari of
the Icachels iii w h,ic I Ins ihc pupils
heard the lite of I.ee. bill it is all the
more lo their credit that tiny did nor
let the opportunity pass without inakiiiir
an cfl'oil lo iuslill into the ymius itiiinl -ami
hearts ihc mralcsl possihl,. reject
rim!- vein ration for ihc leader of the
Confederate armies.
Confederate flat's were displayed ihis
nioniinc; in mi several stoics and resi
liences in i bis city.
Ill New Yi.ll; lolii-hl Hi,. Soul llerilers
who live ill that city will hold lheir an
nual I.ee lianipict. which will lie attend
ed h, the must promiiicii'i men from this
section of he country and also ,v a
number of mcinbers of Congress, deal
stridis will tic niailc today all over the
country in the manor of raising funds
for Ihc propo-ed I.ee Monument, which
is to he eiectid near die old lmuie of
Ccncral In' al A rliinrlon.
The I.. 1'K. Kraiieh Camp ,.f Coiifed
rale V eterans will not ol serve the day
by an public meet in::, ilnnn:! w here
in tl nut ry ivill the L'teat Chieftain
receive more beautiful tribute than the
silent irihiilc of ihc iiiciiihiTs of ihis or
ganisation, whose llcaris ;ne closely
t ... 1 1 1 1 I to evi ry memory of ihc Coul'ed
erac.i .
Ill several cities in the State the public
schools are dosed today. Inn this is
iuipos-ihlc here as the sehoiiU a re try
ini; to make up the time lo-t hv the lale
opening in die fall.
Ilencral I.ee died October I -ill. N7l.
SOITllKKN MIl.I.lM; KXI'OUTS.
Th,. Mauiifactui-cr's Ileciird. whh-h
was rceeiii.l here todai'. c. mains ihc
I'oll-iwiiiL' para-ra h mention of N'onh
Carolina hoys who are in New iMinIand
st iii ly i ii -r practical inillinir I" fit t lu in -
selves for IM-siliolis ill lheir 1 1 ; 1 1 i '
Stale. The Urcord says:
"Wade II. Iladhy. son of thr I reus
urcr of the lladlcy I'eopl,'- Cotton
Mill. Silcr City. N. C. who has been
taking insi ruei ion in' th ilou-.aiii
mill suierinieTidetil's course al the New
Kcilfolil l.M.lss.l Textile School since ils
opcniiur. will be .joined in l-'cbruar.v by
his brother, l-'red V. II ;dley. who will
ulsu take die same i-otirsr of instrttrtion.
Anolhrr North Carolina student entered
tile school Ihis week: be is Mr. T.
"Williamson, of Ashcvillr. N. ('.. recent
ly of Spartanbiiiir. S. ('.. who will also
take the . urn-mill siiiieriiitcndcnl 's
course in the unique col loii-ynrii prepara
tion room of the New Keilford Textile
Sclimd. which is eqiilpiicd with every
variety of cotiou-yarn mill machinery.
Southern studrnls ai-. vrry iniu-h in rvi-d.MK-e
in thr N'rw liedford Textile
SehiMd. not only allraeted hy the admir
able equipment of the school, but proba
bly to siunc extent by the fart thai Mr.
C. 1'. HriHiks. its nianaiiiL' diiretor.
canie Xiirtli froin ( harhiltc. N. C."
Ml!. IIAIXIBcnTOX DKAD.
J. LI. Ilallibio'ton. of Ilni li.i in. a sua
Of the late William llallihurtoii. ilii-d
at Jiditis Hopkins Ilosjiiial yesterdm.
Ilo was nhout 44 years of ain1. Hi
wife, nee Miss Alexander, of Charlotte,
and two sons, survive him. lie nlsi
lraves one brother and lline sisirrs.
Ir. rittlliburloii was a mcinbrr of the
Pivsbvlrrian rhurrli. Tin- funeral wiin
held this afteinoon at 4 o'clock in Hur
hatii. -
PRICE OF SUGAR ADVANCED.
Ronton. Jan. 10. Anverieaii Sugaf Ue
fiiiinir Company ha1! advauiHil all Krades
uf siiKiir ten cents on luu IiuudiisiJ
pounds.
LOCAL NOTES
Items of Persons and ThingsjGleamed on
The Streets.
Miss .lanb Men res, of Vi!iiii:ion,
wlio has I, ecu the gnr of Miss Mary
S1ii)i'. hi'i ihis morniin: for Oxford to
attend the (ierniaii there tonicht. She
w ill n l in n to Kalcih loiuoriow.
Mis. M;in Kitlrell left this moruiiitf'
for In r old home in Kill n il. w here on
Thursd.lv sin- wili he married to Mr.
Frank l'l i L-ui son, of Durham.
r. Ahl.oti h it this liioriiitii! to spend
Suud.i .ii his houi in I'ainlieo county.
Coll.-, i.,- Carl Duncan left today for
Ki loit lo spend Sunday.
Colonel M ieon. of Henderson, tjiiar-ternni-ier
Ccncral. is ill the city today.
The order box has been plai-ed at the
door of th,. market house and if ion
havr am ordrrs in Ihr rveiiiiie; which
you disjie an sinll keeper in the mar-
Kei i-i mi next iiioruiiiLr just iiroi a
nolo in dial box. The idea of haviin;'
and i-rd-r Pox originated with .Mr. A.
I ui:iii.
Mr. K.ile I. Neal. nf i mini in. u 1 1
Im en viil i 1 1 i"ri'inl ;iiiI rehil ives,
H tuiiicil Inuiie yt sturdily.
lr. 'ic.-rce l'lMps i- ill uhh jiiieii
inoni - ;il l..' I htspilill. I le cilllhl :i
sevciv e.iid recently, and il h;is develoj
cd iiit jiin iinioiii;i. lio-t-. uf 1'ricniU
I rui I li.-it lie in.'iy soon he eiii ,
Tl ('..,. r I... 1..M...IM ..f I I t'l!
Iti'iiin Ii '.uii- Mriini Corp will ! held j
1 neM.ty evening, .ininniry J..ni. inie;nl
o" 'i'!lilidiiy llie l!rth;is ;ldvcried. Thr
Ik'si :iinl iiioi ;irlilie nniie;il liilnil of
tlie eil.v ill'e enlisted, illld lllefe i- Mo
tl-Xllil I Ml h;i rl will lie llie Mcee- of
tlie e.l -...ii.
The l.iidii-" Anxiliiiry ('nip of ,.
( V. Mrjiindi I 'niiip wlm ill lemi i he e.m
eert, iiiid of . ntir- ihey will .ill du ,
iire r. 'ieted hy ihr conini;indci of tin
e.inip i - ui.-ir their e;iinp lp;ide.
At I IH- lie;ld of ;ill Hldll I'oinie ..p. i t
ei n:pii iiifs is tlint ever popnt.i :, i v, r
weleuhie .iriiiii.iitinn. llie ':H'!i.- Kir
win I per:i t 'olilpilliy. v llicli li.tnt.i d
for lit.- A eleiny id' Mnsie n ! week,
epeiiiii,' wilh 1 nn i iiie. wilh in i-rpr.-l .h-
1 ion i ild ple;l-iliu: Villtdevil!)' 1 1 I'll" l-e-Iweeu
;ns, So Wldl liiiown , ilns
splendid c..nip;iiiy. iind v.( :ii-,nlv
l;ilpli-;id U llie trmle ntiirk for i.nt-Ii'nl
illld iNe.llelee, tllilt il i IhM -"M ry
t(. niei.i.i-h lheir merit. i 'he nnlic.
Tis .,iit nf Mis Kirw in lh;il -In- i.eer
liHiked "1' - iim In 1 1 er. illld ;is ;!;.' r.crs
III'!' W 1 i ll ill I he reiieh of .ill. M 1 1 1 . t r.:-Jlhrr-
in:l expect '.he h;M.r w-eu-s
lillMlie--. ef h,. s.,-;.m1i. Ke e M d -'iit-lt
o i -; e,
RALEIGH MEN SPOKE TODAY
Four Gentlemen from this City Address
Horticultural Society.
Thr .1 U 11 Hill inrrliliL' "f I ill- Stair
I liirlirultiiriilf Society is hriu- held to
day in thr Ozone Hold al Southern
I'ine and a number of cctii lemon from
ihis city are in nlieiulauie. 'I iir meet- J
in;; is held al Southern Pities on account I
of Ihc rini inlcresi uianili-sieil in the
Society and its work, by the local ltoiv
it in that section. A number of ladies
nn- atleiidiiiL' llie i litisrs. and it is
planned lo have ihein join in the dis-
i Mssion at the nexl liieelinu- .'Hid
s. ill i nfers on preserving piekinir and
e. lining fruits.
l-'olir U'elleillell. I !'. Hi-i-rui' T. Win
ston. I'reMdelll of the A. and M . Col
li Prof. W. I-'. Ma-scy. Prof, lirrahl
Mil a rl hi and Mr. A. lihodes. of lial-ei-h.
spoke In Ion lie- meet uc' this iiioru
ii ml Hr. Winston was -.elected to respond
I., the addles ,.f welcome.
Tlie program lor the occasion is ,-is
fellows;
MorniliL' Sesion. I In a. tii.t
I. Adilii-s ol Wei' Mayor
Sti.il h.
. I!es i.ii-e li He... T. Winston.
Prcsi.h-nr A. and M College. Kalcii;!i.
I'l-csidelll's Address.
I. Seerclaiy's Ib-p-.l'l.
Kln li f Uili. ei -.
I'.. M -lliber-hip .'llllieai Ices. Si. Illl ,-ind
new nieinbeihip.
T. "Prns.. cts of I'.x I iTinina I in ir the
S ill .bee Scale." Prof. H. N oll Hi I'll".
New York City.
Si. "Ilohc lvnibelishiiiein. with Native
I'lora for the Coast. Piedmont and Moun
tain Seelioii-." Prof. W. I-'. Mass.-y.
I C ; 1 1 i L-1 1 .
P. "Siiam'siiun. lor Horiicnliural Ad
mi inciii." Prof. II. MeCarihi. Ual-
ciirh.
At 'J p. in. a isil w ill be mad.- to the
1 lori ii-iili ui'ii I rniiiids.
111. Adjournment until 7:."l p. in.
Kvoniii;: Session. i7:.''ilt p. ui.i:
II. IIorti.-iiltiir.il l-Miiealion. " l.
;. T. Winston. Presiih-iit A. and M. Cob
Ictfc Ilnlriirh.
-. "Apples of die Sand Hut Ueniou,"
President .1. Vim I.iiujley. Poniona.
I".. ".Vilvaneeinciit of Apple Cullnre:
l'i..sie.-ts of the Wesiern Portion." ih-...
I-:, n-.irsrs. Wayiicsville.
II. "Coininercial linportanee of l'ruit
and Flowers of tin- Sand Hill Section."
A. llliodes, Italeich.
l.'i. "What Has Keen fi-nie in Seem
iiiL' l.-.wer Kates for I'ruii Shippers."
.Mr. I'. 1 1. Heck. Soul hern Pines.
1ti. "Hoes it Pay lo liaise iiii os for
Wine: Host Varieties and Cultural Op
erations for 1 rapes." I r. Sanders, m.
Southern' Pines.
17. "Small I'ruils of r'.astrrn Caro
lina." Kujrnic Levitt. I.eiitl.
IS. "Xulivc Plants and Trees." Olio
Katzensteiu. PinrhiiTst.
1P. "Plants thai l.ove Ihc Water."
I r. II. T. Hahnsoii.. Kaleni.
'tl. l ive Years. Observance of Horii
eiillui" in Xorlh Carolina." Thomas I,.
Hi own.
CMI'l'OUIi TO 1IAX(7.
.Ict'scy iy. .Inn. !). KJw-nrd Clif
ford, whoifliot iltsial SiiMTiiitenih'til Wat
son, of flip West Shore Itailroad. . at
Wcchawken in l-S'.IS. was today :iit I'liivtt
to bung February Dili.
DURHAN 'MYSTERY
Murder of William Sherron
not Known
L.
TWO NEGRO MEN HELD
Coroner's Jury Continues Investigation-.
Post Mortem Examination in Pres
ence of Jury Funeral Held
"this Afternoon.
I 1 1 iii il i i . N, C. .Ian. lit. -The Colon
el's jury is in scent session diis nioi ii
in, ami is i xaioiniiiL' a iiuuiber of men
In aseei lam facts alu.ul the niiird.-r ..f
"William Siierroii. whiiii was jirn in
eoncspiinilei lo The Times-Visitor
sesterilay. The uiurdi r is sjip hi'oii.le.
in ni.lslery, the diin-j slaletin-iil oi
Sherron having I u proven false. eais-
iu. een greater niser. than lief.ne.
The police ha,e hccii jiiviiiL' all lheir
alteulion in the .-as,-, and hae Iroiii one
rlur and au.itlirr -.lily to find ujnin in
vrsiiaiion dial tl an arir-teil had
no colore.-! ion wh.iiev.-i- with the case.
'I In- an.-s Inn.-, in s,, f.ir as the public
is :i i i in inicd with the rsr, dir. .wit in.
new lisrh-l on the situai'.ou.
'Ibe Coroner's jury was in s,-it.-i ses
sion all da.v yesierda.i and has 1,,.,-n j1(
sessinii thiv 1 1 1 . -ri i i 1 1 -r. T..da. the.v
have had luanv i haraei. rs from Sniokv
Hollow hef-.l-e 111. -Ill
I I is irellerallv !,eli.-ve.l dial til. ('..ro
ller's jllll is en Ii, oie of Uo . , , -,
who wen- arrested several hours .ui.-r
llie h.-i i, Li iii :. Th,- two ii..:..r. are lleuiv
1 laniii.in and Iboi-e Martin, who air.
Iiabillles of hr Hollow, and win. find
I ho shool illir. Thr I w o lie-roes al'r 1 li'lil'y
al Ihr 1 im,- of tin- in. nl. I. -. Hampton
has to l ace a eliain of riri-uils;, ut ia I
r idi nee which il i-i be.lieveii Mould
convict hllll before a jllfl as il nou
stand-. Ion which is not sufli-'iriitly
strong lo proie hi- auilt in the niin.l-
nf thi.-e wll-i allowed Ul.lslery lo elolhe
llllil- lllitl.ls. It has lieen i-i,ei lhal
he ehaiiu'cil Ids hat a f.-w niiuiites afier
Ihc slnnxinu .M-riirivd. and this looks
Slsli.-i.-.
The n..;ii. Martin eaiinot tell :V- -nm,.
siory Iwiee. Kvi-r sin,-,- In- was taken
I,, jail he has been a. -iv. ois. nml has t . .1.1
eonftlsin stoiie. lie has hccii iani.'ht
ill his stories as io hi- actions, and his
w hereabouts w h. n the shm thai killed
Sherron was fired.
Ill III,- ITeselieo of the cU'oliol's jlirv
I'l's. .lohlisoti. I 'ileal ha iii and . Vilnius
conducted a post moil. 'in 'examination
by whirh it was as.-crlaiiieil dial die
fatal Iind, i entered die hody just ;,,
low die let: shonhh-r and ulnm-ed ii.
wa'd aller si.-ikiic.' ihc eiL'ht -it.. The
ball, they said, passed ihroiudi l,.,:li
lobes of the left Iiiiil-. and the upper .,r,
1he riirhl Inn- and coneliuh-il iis .-..ih-shi
in llie.i'ii:hi side of his neck. The physi
cians slated the callse of ih-ath to .
from i ii t - ni ,- I hctiioi-rhai:e. The funer
al services met- die remains ,,f Willinm
Sherron look place "this a riernooii at 1
o'eloek and In- was buried in the citi
'ellielcri .
I b-oiL'e Waring, who was sh., at I he
saine time wilh Sherron. is doini.- nicely
lo.lai. and is expected to l- .on in
short litne. lie i- siifl'erin- -real pain.
bill the ph.l sieialis say he will l-ee.nei-
rapidly.
Tlioiiirh i he coroner's jnn i iij ju
sesii.n and are pmLiii;; I'm- fads i. ul,.
slantiate the i-har-es aainsl he two
prisoners i hehl. the oliee are eoll-
liniiiiiir lheir -o.-inh I'm- die guilty ones
and for eiidcii.e aitaiiist dicin. reiranl
less ,,f ih,- l a, l that thi-.i hair already
liiad. iiiiiul.ci-s of arrests.
FUNERAL OF MR. J. D. DAVIS
Service Held This Afternoon in the Tab
ernacle Baptist Churc.
This 11 nn ii ii i al ..'.lock there was a
lar'r iral !in ini.' at tin- Taon naelr ISap
t'i.sf chiM'i h to pay a lasi lril.nl.- lo liu
laic Mr. .1. 1. I (avis, w ho -w a- smhl. nly
killed b the l.aekilli; of hi- on II ell-:illc
lleai' 1 1 recuvil le. S. ('.. an account of
which has already been -ii.-n in die
Times-Yisii.ir.
The funeral services won- conducted
in the pn scuer of a Iari:e ...iieoiir.se of
friends of die .1. used. Ib-v. A. M.
Sini-ins offi.-ialini:. Heautilal and appro
priale hi inns were siii :; Ihc choir,
anil lb. Situ.n, M,k,. a f.-w words of
Colisolal ioll to the bel'eavisl.
Tho interment was m-ade in llakw 1
Ceinelery. where heauiil'ul lloral oflerinLLS.
sent hy loviiiir frirnds. w.-n- placed on
thr iieivly-uiadr iri'iii.-.
The pall-branrs were Messrs. I. O.
Moi-uan. X. P.. KrouL-hi .1. M N'..r
wood. ,los,.,i, Piddle. Wilev T. P.ells
and C. II. Park.
CO.YHMVAXC'i: PV WHICH IH.ASS
KS Affl'1 Kl-it'T ON T1IK NdSli.
l'r.iin die ltiehiniiuil Times.
"Isn't it stran-ire," said Mr. Ituiloii. of
the .l.-IVei'se,i.. while in a rcininis. em
uummI. "how disi-i. vcrirs are tirade.
coitw, thai is a i:enci'al siali'titeiii. hut
to the ease in ipicslion. I wear glasses
lis you know, but 1 found Croat trouble
in krrpiiiir Ihcin on. Tln-v wore rou
tinnally I'ollewini: llie hiws of gravity,
and failinir to the floor. The trouble
was that I did net have a bridire of size,
and I m-cii, ni.iney and time experiineiit
inifi Willi iliffori in kinds of sprinirs and
is.ps and noe pieces, but all proved
failures.
"'Now I'lio oilier nivrlil I had an idea
ilhat's (ill t'inln. I inn iruiliy of an, idea
inner in u while) that if I would put some
IMiw'dorrd TosJin on my nose that would
hold Vint for .1 while, so I arronlinj."ly
lliilitisl ii.p my friiinl. tin1 violinist, and.
i'ttiuig soitwr iritfd-n. .in-adti l!ht tiv-l.
Whs il n siu-cess". Why. t can turn
n hand-isiiiTinir 'barlvw ard and those pluss-
ps niv slitll doing busuiuisij at tin; old
ri
utuud. - '
OPINION OF FEW Vs. THE MaNY
One of Raleigh's Oldest Citizens Submits
Timely Reflections on the Higg's
Sign Question.
To the I'Mii..r t' The Times-VMt.d':
Si i hi le ei Mil llie 1 1 Ills liee.l lllillle eoli-
iTr;jiii: tlie lii- Kleetrir 1 - i-jrli . ,t
mile more ni;iv ilo no li;ir. Tlie Jloiinl
I" Al'iernieii. in lheir onViiul ;i ii.:i.
Uele -lliil. ! I lnelelv ;l llie;-.'ire ol" iH -elllliioii
;1! ;M'i'l;. Nn Jlelioll ell l;t'
litte UoIlM ji;r lieen lilki'll ii'- ,A. II"!
I hey lie. -ii -;ili-li.l i t;ii in h.Htn. eoliitt
i oiui- i roni h.i ncin -i-n-. In I hi--
-tlile er pr-ileihl,' . l inger llie i-L
Mi' t he W hole im. ll I er.
Now i-. (In- llii:-. hi any v;iy
t;tller.HK.' Oil llie ner H. ill I ii
IM il if -!rnllU :ill e.e ;l tile 'i IJIIHl.l
lli.'ll ll.lli:: eei' the hh- :ilk--. i:CieH-
larly when li.y ,ire ovei" row iie.1 wi'h
ieoj le vi'wiiiL; a pasjn"; eiivn- p:i t ;t i-
Lei;a31. olll eitritltoinlelit ill'-lll'e; i
Iiie liiltllnl ill. II ill-' ; ;- .i( the '-'.l.
o r)i- l.i:iri. T!ic ni;t.,in ..i .-. '.-
"('llil- .-! tlnill ej etl'.ti;.-
eoeliiin." lit a iiuihell, this nieaii lhal,
evei I hiii;: ahove a man's 'r.Miii"- iiji -t
liu hcaen. liitun I e.w the earth
to the ilitejjijl ret.'...,, !.el.i- . Win
ov:,(- there. (i. Il -i v inr .VcV
hait j 1 1 " in-ii:hhoi 's i-jii -1 1 j - I'l iii! liu
oMi'hutu l"leii-- to ii'v iie:h!oi', ami 1
eailho! .fevelrt hi- e i ; 1 T it. ll -Ml".
A. II. Str.'ii u !i -hou: 1 eMen-I hi-, wall
;i ln- iiie Ii-her I ei 'hi m j:. a mi till oim'
llie u. tif ;hr I'i-her Ullilcllll-.
w.-iihl If in t away. .re u 'i'.jeet
o r Ih- jir. ini-es :Uii viu- his
joiinie.v hevaiii-i llie "eoeliun.
II the r.o.inl 1)-... SO -lr
lerniiie. take ii th. n they
e.Mll.l ..ii.el eel V.iaililii o.i Tayt'tte
ille I lee I . o erha ll L'i ll U the Mtlewalks,
ami I he ( i in ill mi Motel pn.jeeliire,
likewise. 1 1 1 entile imh. heeaiise the
-Mewulk-. Im IoIi- w helly l.i ttie- ity, nipt
th. si.leualk- an- thus oveihtiau'.
i i i- likely t he Supreme "in t w ill
Mi-ia;n ihi iiia.ini nf the law, wliieh
ha- wiih-toutl the pressure .it" aure past.
;iml will In- . vtnhljvhi .1 la wfor aes lt
e.ilne. I 11 ill tiiai evelll lloth! llie
11'-:-" ehelri" -i enine t"WM-.'
We :iy Jit); till" -'I i the I"i iM I Hi;
r. ,1-uii-:
1 1 1- in now i-e -In iiei'oMs, ami in im-wi-,.
ennllie wilh lite -eeuriiv. irr eon
v.nieii.e ni' ;ni i ii . 1 i v i ! ii a I . Il is no le
nrc limn the veraiiila- wliieh overhuli
liu- -iih walk-, ,,y tlx- iUjt ni tlie ai
ImIIIhii Mot,-!, whieh i- naile.l to tin
"vei haii-inir rojeet me, aiml far iinr
-ihrly ami i lie M iy:' si'ii will slmul
a Inn- .1- I he liiiihlini: that holtls it.
Au.iin, ii is lie unanimous w ish of the
e.itMiiiuitit fh;if it hall remain. Tut it
lo ;i .ite nl any lime within the next
tin ila.vs. mill 1 will venture the asri
iion ihai ii.i a -iiu'le vole will he i-ast
nL-niii-i it, miNide I he JSiuinl of Alder
men. Then if I his In- true, wolihl (lie
I'o.ll.I Watll il to entile iloW'tl Iteeatlse lilt
eiifhv eoiuinituiiy w ih ii to remain, or
-impl hieaiise a hare majoriiy of the
Moanl have .le.lare.i that they waul it
ollt nii-I nlle.
A-nln. it i an oin.iineiil tu iln eity.
an :it I raei inn to vishi.r-. an aid and
protect ion :t. pede-i rian-. a ml a eredil
lo ihe niterpri-iiiL' 'i'lil leiiiaii who .-pemN
hiv hard earm-.l money in maintain it.
tl i- ihe eid. eleetrie liht sij;n in the
Slide, :.n.l u.nild he welenined in Thar
lotie or Wilmington, or i Ireenshnro.
A.iiii. it i a hem-tit to the eity, in
that, ii funiMies. ni-in after nijjhi.
w it hotti ii..u. a ml w i I limit priee. th it
wlihh th.- .ii. under a heavy enniraei
nf i h i- i..h.'-. iimiiev, siirmilly fails .
fui ni-h l.i;: hi ' lalii I.iirlit !!! It is
ihe 1 1 1 1 nui-iIr W:hl. in thni sei'limi thai
preer 1- ihe ni-htl: t'ooiep. ami it
woiihl v . ;,i il,;, M. ,.jn flmiild pay Mr.
I Ui:- tn ihni extent. I'm- furiii-hiui;
iii h ii I thai i- liulii whieh the thy. mi
der a e,.nlra.t. hae failed to deliver. Ii
lonU like Mr. Mil;-- i ihe puhlie he
I.ieior in the lidtt hu-inevs. and iioi ihe
eiiy of Knleiirh. and it looks hard to
ta ke. ini !ile-U . 1 1 - .in that seelioii. all
ihe liu'hl iiie hae. ami frmu preeii;
appeaiane- r-, all tin- li-ht they are tiki i..
I" U'et.
Now thai il a heanliliil liulil. an at
!l.iei... nn miiaiiteii! a deehied Uelielll
In ihe eiiy. free frmu any daimor and
wiinal. the iiuaiiiui..iis deiie .f ili.
'omiuuniiy i- for it 1,1 remain; don't n
lonk siih'idai I'm- a li:nv nnjorit of i n
Hoard of Al.ieruten. w ho are at he-
hut ihe oi-naill- of Hi,. pt'.i le. lo In;.,
it down?
'Ml' eelTespmiilelll i, honi'V W W ll.l .
Me lids pa--ed hi- three seore V.n. ll"
nearl :eiu lied hi- three re ami
lea. ami et. wilit lit di-sfe-peei i . im
Ho;ird. he U ! in ri int'iiil'i r m n-enll
ii.-!i n. edh - ami ho-uilided -.ttieiill e
el ih.u of pnW el'.
(live ii- an eleetimi mi ii and if then
l- a -iuido vole olltM.le llie Ilo.-il'd of
A 'det'luell e;i - I ;la in - I 1 1 . ' mil eniTe
-'iideut. .. a- he i-. will head a nioh,
and el nriui-. wiil i.-ar down lie
fofe iii. Supi.nie r.iiin eer yel- a
ll:i k ;l J.
old- CITIZKX,
THE MASON'S MFETING
Music and Refreshments as Conslittil n?
Ceremony this Evenibg.
'111.- M.i-..iis ,,f Kulriali Mini iluir
I'Mrmls ii ill nun ..in inui-jlit iii full t'-n-.-r
i-i -1 1 1 1 1 I I In- imisiiiiiiini; in' i::ili-i-.'li
l.i'.kr. ... .-.im. A. l. .,,,,1 .. M.. .i
tin- iiisi;illiiii.,n nf ils iil'tirrrs in 11m
.M.s..nir Trllldr lit S ii'rli.rk.
Tin ui.i;i:ininir l'..r ll r.-ision is it
I I itilrri-liiij; ..nr. mid b.-siilrs llir
Mis,. ni,- rrli-IIUUiirs ;llli-nilin sllrll ;)l
i-Vrlil, tbrrr will br IllUsir Illld sulllr shiil-t
tnll.s t'r.iiii bikini iniiriinititu siifakrrii.
Al'trr thr ruiii-liisiiiu of tin- iiuistitiitiu
rrrriiiiinirs. r.-l'ri'sliiurnts will Im- srrvrd.
'I'llr instnllill inn ,lf iil'tirrrs w ill follows,
iind I In n mi .-nldivs-i by Ciilnind B. S.
lto.vstrr. of Oxford, (iriinil Mnstrr of tlie
llrnml l.odur of Allisons in NrtU ('nro
linn. Many lndirs will bo prrsrnt nnd tlie
nrnly roustitutcd lodge will prove (fooil '
Uosls.
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