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?A ' -Ik! -i-ii ,, -YlSiTQi RAI.EIQH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1900. No. 9,078. 25 Cents a Month. TTTT JliS MO Is COL. CUNINGHAM THE FIRST DONOR Offers $100 to Start Fund for Masonic Temple -i - DEEPLY INTERESTED IN THE PROJECr Coi. Cualntbim Saya "I Had is Soon Htvc Stocks in that Temple as in State Bonds" Waats a Hand, some Temple. C'ol. Johu 8. Ciiiiiiighiiin. of l'cr miii county, arrived in the city this morn ing. There is no more iriihir viailor to Ualeigh tliun Col. Ctuiiiiuli :ini. Aenwely 11 Timn hissc1 the genial Col oim'1 today who iliil nut stop him to shake hands nml greet him us the next !nvcr nor of North Carnlin.11. Indeed "timid morning. Oovoniior." was the snluia tiun oit vvcry liaml. Col. Cniiinghnm when accosted In a 'i'hncs-Yisitor rcixirlrr this inm-iiing. said. "I greatly in 1 11 i'-i I in the erection of the proposed Masnmo Tcm idc in ltnleigh. am anxious to sit a Temple here which will lie a c redit to the Masons and an ornament to the city. I urn ready to give SHNi to start 11 fund for this purpose ai any i-tic 11 ml would esteem il a privilege to lie the lifst contrilintiir." Col. Cuiiintdtuui. 1 m i 1 1 ir a iiicnib."- n!' the committee appointed from tlie -trutid l.odge on the .Masonic Temple, Was asked for his "pinion alioul plans for building thi' 1 1-1 1 11 1 1 -. lie replied: "1 have noticed a suggestion that the Masons and the city of Raleigh cu-up-crale ill this matter and that the present site of the market house he used for the Masonic Temple. I think this would lie nil excellent plan if a slock oonipanv could lie organized lo put up Hiieli a temple. with a lii i- (litoriinn and stores in the same build ing, I would take Moil; and consider the invfrttiiiclit as good' as a govcrn tuent bond." The Masons :i n I the eity of K.ili-iiii are liotli fortunate in having among the other progressive nieinhers of llie com mittee on Masonic Temple. Col. .luhu S. Cuninghiim and- Col. Julian S. Carr. ORE AT RAILROAD CONFERENCE S;m thorn and Southeastern-Railroads on Cuban Rates. Atlanta, (in., .lair. 21. All ih. int Jol'taut railroad lines, doing Imsiness in tlie South and Southwest, had represen tatives at a' conference, w hich began her" today, to nd just rates on Cuban bus: ness. Since the war. when Cuban per: -were niicucd: to American trade, th-' railroads touching Sunt hern and South eastern points have hud .1 grout deal of business to handle. Inn because of lack of some form of agreement on rates, among the various roads, this business has not proved very remunerative. The meeting is expected to conliuiic for two days. POWDER EXPLOSION Two Men Killed Spark Flew From Anvil to Keg. Scraiiton. l'a.. .Ian. 24. P.if.-i-k C s griff and Elmer Howard, ipiarryiiien in the Summersville and hack 11 wanna rr.il road, were terribly turn and iiitii'la'vd by uu explosion of jiowdcr last cv -ning. so much so t Ii 11 1 Howard died tins molt ing. Cosgriff is hardly exited '.I to sur vive. The men were working ai tin forge and sharpening ipiarr.v en!, when a spark Hew from Ihe anvil iltl.i na npeti keg of Riwder. sonic distance nivay, blowing. ui )hil shop, and burying the null in the ruins. noi.th cakomxa hfsfkuado. Macon, tin.. Jan. 2-. -Two negroes shot to death and two while men des perately wounded were the casualties in an attempt to arrest a negro murderer liere today. J. H. Butler, colored, is the man who did tlie most of the shooting ami who was himself shot to death. Hi- victims wrt Ariuistcad Bryant, colored, shot through the heart anil instantly killed; B. Zoltninn, white, shot through tin; stomach and will probably die. and John Kocd, white, shot in the neck and in a precarious; condition. v Butler threatened to kill a negro wn uiiiii, and when Policeman IVarcc at tempted to arrest him. began to shout. The negro ran up Fourth rtreet. one of tlie 'busiest streets iu Macon, pistol in haw, shooting at everything in sight. His Tictihn was eltuiaiu, then Brynu. and last Reed fell tieneatb his deadiy aim. In tlie meantline the sound of the shooting attracted it number of police men and tHtiioiui. AVUieiv Butler fell, mortally wounded, live policemen and fifteen citizens were shooting at Uim. When examined it was found tlnil five pistol balls had none completely through his body and there were other -wounds. Butler came to Ocorgia from North Carolina eight yeartt ago. uml was in lilojed m a South Ueorgia turpentine farm. It i s:iid that about a year ago lie killed two negroes at Pim-hurst, Oa. Klder Kiuery. one of the Mormons who ban been working in Raleigh, lenveo for Utah this week. He hus been in. North Carolina twenlv-eiglit month. Elder Binerv siiul today. Thu pwpl! in . Raleigh hare been exceedingly kind to ine aud I wish I could MPTess my thanks." He nava four or five more ronvertu have been made in Ilnh'igh nml m ill he baptjised when Elder Blake vis tt Italeigli. . . BRITISH TENSION CONTINUES Nothing of Great Importance From the Scene oi the War. London, Jan. -4. No new j .is ji t from (icucrnl Buller. Titer ate many rumors of his victory, but n i continua tion. BxlrcltH' tension is ea'is'l by what limy la' designated as th - n.osi auxio.is pause since the war begin has not Iktii relieved up to ill is afternoon by anything save the daily stuck exchange rcimrts. which today were started by ihe bulls, who asserted that tlen. Warren had captured Spioii Knp. Anxiety as to the next news is visible on all sides. The War Office was besieged at an eaily liniir this inoriiiiig. It is generally iec nguized that' the Himt poKilimi can nuly be taken at tremendous cost. CYMRIC SENT. Cape Town, Jan. i!4. The i.:iiis h Cymric has liecn sent to soari-ii ."or the disableil transHirt Manchester Corpora tion ami to low her to this mirf. AMKKICAN RKCKPTIOX. CaH' Town. Jan. '4. The Am. i:i in women here gave a njivpi ion lo-btv. at which the doctors and nurses 011 the hospital ship Maine and Consul ieiic"nl Slowe were the principal sii's:s. A HOUR IHSPATCII. London. J.in. 4. A dispatch dated Tuesday somewhat. anrj'Jities Monday's dispatch from Boer liiager. Il says four or live times during the day the British replaced their wearied soldiers with fresh sines. The Boer casualties today were one killed and two slightly Wounded. Out men tire in excellent siririts. There litis been a large slaugh ter of Ihe British. I.KTTKI! OK THANKS. Ibirham. X. C. Jan. -.11. -A. K. II o g.'tns of this place has written the fol lowing to C. 1. Hood , -Co.. Lowell. Mass.: "I think il my duty lo express in yihonks tha tyou have placed before Ihe public sin It a mcdii-itte as Hood's Sarsuparilla. Iasi siiintuer I was eon tincd to my bed for three in. ml lis iiv chills and fever, lull was cured by 1 loed's Sarsaparillji." CARMEN LAST NIGHT Wilbur-Rlrwin Company Played to a Good Home at the Academy. The Wilbur Open Company presented the Inaiitiful opera Carmen last even ing al I In- Academy of Music This ex eelleul urgaiii.alioii was ll to its itsuxl standard and thoroughly pleased the au dience. This opera affords little chance for ihe is, no di. ins. but Harvey and Ful ler, who represented this vein of the i-M'l'orinani-e. uiauaged to give the audi ence a lew hearty laughs. The very ap pearance of willy Harvey is enough to bring forth a I nigh. Mr. Chirk was ex ceptionally line as LVcaiiiiMo. and his solos were thoroughly enjoyed. He has a magnilicent vni--e, indeed. Mr. Jor-don- was very good in the role of flon Jose. Miss Hare, as Mercedes and Miss Belmont as Frasiiitii. were very charm ing iu iheir p:trts. The chorus girls were blight and saui: with their usual spirit aud sweetness. Mr. Ld Reader in il lustrated sin;, proved a most ixipular feature and all of his selections were loudly ein-iind. The marvelous little Beatrice was as charming and eateliy iu her sons and dunces as on tlie night before. She is undoubtedly tb,. hesr ehild singer and dancer ever before a Raleigh amliiuee. This afternoon tin company gave a mutinee. presenting "Said Pasha." To night "The Chimes of Normandy" will be presenii d. By reipicst of many ladies and others the bill for Thursday night lias been iianged and "The Black Hussar" will hi- presented and "The (irand Hui liess" substituted lor Saturday matinee. TOl MVS P ICR F RM A XC K. This al'ieruoon a large number of young women aud children look in th matinee performance of the W'ilbui Kirwiu Company, the opera presee'ed being "Said Paha." Tlie acting in this opera is good, but tonight Miss Kirn-ill's company will present "The Chillies of Xorinanily" in the most charming style. Tlie east of characters al ibis af r uoon's perl'iirmanee is as follows: Said Pasha, a Turkish Diploma! - K. A. Clark. Ilassen Bey. officer of the Turkish Patrol - Kinnieli Drew. Tej-rano. a Mexican Xobleiiiau II.il old Cordon. Hilda, an Adventurer -tleo. Muzzy. Nnkey. His Companion.!. C. Harvey. Rajah. Conuimiider of Allara C. A. Fuller. Trilbedad. officer of the Government W. K. Jones. Alti. ncen of Allara- Margaret Bax ter. Bala So.iah, the Rajah's Sister- Lou ise Huberts. Susie Kirwin. as Serena, the Pasha's daughter. P1IKLPS ILL.' Xew- J Liven. Conn.. Jan. -!. K. .1. Phelps, cx-l'irited States Minister to fJreat Britain, is dangerously !! at bis home in tlnV city. FAIR W K A TH BR. For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair, colder tonight: fair, wanner Thursday. An area of low barometer of consid erable force has appeared in the extreme northwest, which 1 causing warmer, southerly winds in the .Mississippi valley ami w est ward, (hi the other hand the pressure lias risen over New Kuglaml and a decided fall ill tciiHx-rntiire oc curred, with the minimum. 14 degrees, nr Boston. Very light showers occurred on the south Atlantic i-onst. Durham Herald: The friends of B. R. .iiey, we inkvrstand. will bring his name before the Ieiiiocratic State con vention an a candidate for State Treas urer. It lf not our privilege to suggest eindidutes to any convention, but if Bew Lacy receives the nomination "wc believe lie will add trtrength to the tick et, as he Ik generally liked by uH classen antd thoujMimlif of tnechnnieii will vntc for him on pemonal grounda, regaYdlcss C trf politkn, SCHOOL FUND READY FOR VIEW Treasurer Will Pay Counties Already Settled Taxes DELINQUENTS MUST PAY TO GET CASH State Treasurer Worth Wrote County Treasurers Today That as Soon as Each Sheriff Settles I899 Taxes in Full Their Couuties Can Get tSchool Ap roprlation Stab- Treasurer Worth w ill cash' lite warm ui for ihe SSIIHI.IMKI approprial ion to (lie pttlilie schools, but he will do so conditionally. The eiuidilion is th.it the respeetive counties desiring their portion of the appropriation must settle with the State Treasury iu full for their Stale taxes tor 1Sil!. So soon as this is done the warrant for the comity school fund will be paid. Only eighteen counties have settled ill full up lo this dale and these will at once be paid their portions of the school fund direct from the irenury. This morning Treasurer Worth wrote the following letter, and this afleriioou it is being mailed lo the various county I rtMsiirers: Treasury I ep;irituent. Raleigh. X. C. Jan. 24. liMlO. To Coitniy Treasurers: Scarcity of funds in I tic Slate Treas ury has forced nie to postpone the pa incut in the counties of the apNii-tiou-luciit lor schools under Chapter li.'!7. Laws of 1S I! I. Rut living exeecditigly anxious lo pay llies,. claims. I have de cided to cash such warrants as come in from couuties whose 1S!I! State taxes are not yei scllled as soon 'as such set tlement shall have been made. All sheriffs or lax colleclors whose dut il is to pay the State taxes into the Treas ury, who have sufficient funds in hand tu settle with the Stale in full, may cash I iic w arrants for their 'respective counties and scud saute to me al once on iheir tax account. As this will be unite a severe strain on the Treasury, with the current, reu ular. expenses of the t lovei'iiiiicnt. war rants from no county will be honored until the lSb'.l State taxes of that coun ty arc piid in full inlo the Stile Treasury, or until the Treasury is bel ter prepared to do so Ihan it is al pres ent. Yours verv trulv. W. H. WORTH. State Treasurer. MR. J. W. BaILEY'S LECTURE A Scholarly Discourse at Durham Library Last INigbt. .1. W. Bailey, editor of the RiMical Recorder, says this morning's Hiiiliain Herald, delivered a lecture at the Pub lic Lihruiy hist night to a large and appreciative audience, lie was introduc ed bv Prof. 1-Mwiu Minis, of Trinity College. He lectured mi Mrs. Llizabet Ii ItarucH Browning and bis discourse showed that he had given it large study and Ilia: ir was carefully prepared. In I'aet it was a scholarly lecture delivered iu a happy, pleasing manner. Mr. Bailey showed that be is an en thusiastic lover ol' poetry, and that he is familiar with Ihe wide range of Fng tisli literature. His lecture proved bis ability lo penetrate into ihe depth of poetry, as well as the merits. He gave a graphic sketi h of Mrs. Browning's life, interpreting il all in the light or the pnein called "The Dead Pan." Mrs. Browning, said ihe learned sieaker. suf fered great tilings, and she has touched the heart, of the world with her wo man's heart. He referred to Aurora Leigh, sonnets from the Portugese, and other eharacterislie pucuis. Mr. Bailey is an entertaining speaker ami charmed his hearers last night. It is hoicd that he can be induced lo lec ture here again at an early date. RKV. HALF. SI'KD FOR DIYORCK. His Will' of Seven Mouths A I leg. s Cruel Treatment. Boston. Mass.. Jan. 21.-- Rev. William Ray n rd Hale, formerly of Arilinore. Pa., w ho only a short time ago set the whole Angeliean hineh agog by his ratlnf vituperous attacks on church socials and eiitertaininetils. is now the centre of another sensation here. 1 his time in Ihe divorce court. While scarcely seven months have passed since his marriage, his wife ap plies for release. The libel which ha been recently filed prays for a decree on the grounds if cruel and abusive treat ment. As yet it rs not known whether a counter libel will he tiled. Miss Jolly, until within a few months, lived iu Mhhlloboro. She is the daugh ter of C. T. Jolly, a woolen merchant, doing Imsiness in Boston. Oil June 2!1. l.S!t. Rev. William Bayard Hale and Mint Mabel Jolly were married, the wel ding lieing iTlebrated in St. Paul's Church. Bostou. According to the story of the libellant, il bad not Ih'CU three days before trou ble began. Their wills 'clashed. U i-' claniiisl that Mr. Hale went so far as to thrcKten to throw himself over tin side of the vessel. A peace was patched up. however. Things went from bad worse. It is affirmed that he has shrin k her. and thw -will be a part of her ci-e iu suing for divorce . Mr. Hale has given up his past.u-.t'e ami will become an insurance m.ri. The A llbur-klrw ln Oiiera Company tonight pruneutw Tho Chum's of Nor ma ndv ' aul a large witdienee will he present to eompare tho recent renen tntkui of the oiiera lv local talent -with that of this popular und excellent oom lany. , . . . ARMORED CARS EOR FRANCE Orders Already Placed With an American Firm AN EXPERIMENT IN TRANSPORTATION The French War Department Wants, Steel Cars for Conveying Soldiers tin Time of Hostilities Cars Now Ready. Chicago. Jan. 24: The Tribune s:iys that the French government has given, a pressed steel car company of Pills, hnrg an order for 1H steel freight cats for the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean Uailroad. The War Dep.-irtnteui of France is planning lo eitiip the govern ment roads with steel cars thai can be converted without difficulty into ar mored cars, for use in Hie transpor t.'tiion of troops. The results obtained by Ihe use of these cars, which will tie shipped to France in ,i short time, will determine the French government's course of aclion in equipping all tln- voveriilllelll Mill's with sleel ears. HABEAS CORPUS DENIED Court of Appeals Sustains Judge La combe Against Capt. Carter. .New York, Jan. 21. - The I'nited States Court of Appeals today continu ed ihe decision of .f il 1 ir - L.-u-onibe. dis missing the h.aU'as corpus proceeding in the case of former Capt. Carler, m tue I'niii'd States Engineers, who was eou vicicd by a court martial of gigantic frauds in connection with the Savannah liver and Cumlierlauil Sound iiiiprnv"- 111. Ills. CONFEDERATE CONCERT A Delightful Eotertaiment by Local Tal ent Lust Evening. The ( 'on li'deratc Concert given ' i-t night al Metropoliian Hall for il." bene fit of the Drum Corps of the-1.. Oil. Branch Camp of Confederate Veterans, was a success financially as well as p"o fcssionally and furnished for a large au dieiii'c an evening "f rare pleasure. 'I !i pictures, music and recitations were a,. In the usual high standard and ill" Me teres of Ihe audience was held l'-en beginning in end of tlie concert. The program in full, and those who look the'several p ll'ls was as foll-eis; PRtXrR.VM. Music by the cadet baiul. 1. Daisy scene. 2o little misses. 1 2. I!ei-itatiou, Miss ,lohii.snu. :!. Violin Solo. Miss Florence Boylan. 4. Picture Wedding Scene, with por traits. Misses Tra,pier. 'Mai-shall and Snow: Messrs .lames McKee, John Roy all. Portrails: Madame Lo Bnin. 'MUs Siphic Busbee; Rcmbrant. Dr. Hubert Rnystcr. Vocal Solo. Miss Bush. Ii. Cibsoii's Picture. "Is a Caddy Al ways Necessary." Miss Maude Latta ami Dalan Stronach. 7. Duet. Miss 'Daisy I lanes, of Winston, piano: Miss Mamie Xorris. violin. 5. Picture. Priscilla. with inn-traits. Priscilla. Miss 'Blanche Blake. Portraits: Janice Meredith. Miss Lucy West: Chrysanthemums. Miss Mary Porter Ashe. PART II. 1. Monastery Scene: Miss Mary Armis te.nl Joiick. as Abbess; Choristers, blisses Louisa Linton and Paul Pirtenger. 2. Vocal Solo, Miss Daisy Muring. .'t. Queen Louise. Miss KNio Haywood. 4. Vocal Solo, Miss F.lizn Busbee. o. Recitation. Miss Caspari. ti. Picture. "Old and Young Cats." ibv sips. Misses Woodcll. Blake and 'Sophie BusIm'c: Portrails: Calatca. Miss illal Morson: Fastern Lady. Miss Fannie Jones. 7. Vocal Solo. Miss Cow-pcr. S. Casket of Pearls, Misses Rhetla Daniel. L-mlie Busbee and lona Latta. .Minialui-es: Misses Snow- aud Marshall. Aeciinipaiiist.s: Mrs. tlisirgo liatling uml Miss Mary Woodcll. The following coiiiMised the commit tee on Management: Mrs. Thomas M. Ashe, chainnaiv: Mi-s. C. C. Latta. -Mrs. C. M. Busbee. Miss Fanny McFhoclcrs. Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker. Miss Susie Clark, Miss Rhetta Daniel. Mr. A. B. Stronach. the popular mm-niamh'i- of the L. O'B. Bramdi Camp, aniioiiueed the number of the program and bet ween two of the pictures ex pressed tlie appreciation of the lady man agers for the gracious act of Miss Kir win in arraiip'ng her bill to suit their convenience. He said that the ladies trust that the public generally will as sist Iheni iu showing their apprcciai inn. IXSPKCTOR OF FFRTILIZFR. R. L Rus.-ell spent a part of the day in Raleigh yesterday. He went down to see the Commissioner of Agriculture regarding the itosition of inspector of fer tilizer, to which he was ch-clvd some (line ago. Mr. Russell returned on the afternoon train. He has decidi-d to take the place and will travel in what ts known lis the northeastern district, that is along the Wilmington and Weldon railroad to the ocean. He will cuter iiHn the duties of his position at an early date. Durham Herald. "Can you trace the resemblance of a baby to anything niidor the sini but au njthe !.'!"-'" '"Oh- yh, indeed. ' niihrd the social dip lomat. "To wlwiC:" "Vo wliMiover paiviu asks nie about it" i ! KM All the inastera of diivniacv are not m public life, OiK-ago I'ost. LOCAL NOTES I Items of Persons and Things Olearred on The Streets. Miss Josepltini' Philip-, of Tarhopi. arrived in Raleigh this a l'tern.iooii ami is the guest o filer lister. Ml. Ilerlierl W-fcrrli Jackson, on Fayctteville street. Mrs. Ceorge W. Thompson will I'litcr laiii at cards this evening a number oi lier young friends. The event is cnin jiliiiiciiinry to Mr. and Mi's. R. '. :.-i kei- und Miss Baker. .Miss Sally Durich will eiiieriaiu tin luchre Club on Thursday evening at tlie lion r Dr. T. D. Hogg mi Xovili W'il miligloii street. The ruiinwMy wliiclt occurred '.stenla. afternoon slightly injured Mrs. Rich ,-ird Badger. Mrs. Badger is feeling pelfecll.v Well today, except for some slight scratches. The carriage, which belonged to Mr. Ruhliins' stables, is im1 seriously damaged as was ;ii iii-s thought. Mrs. .1. W. I.oc and little s,,,,. vvle. havcliee n spending some lime with her pain'iil.s. Dr. and Mrs. ,ml'c. left yes terday for her home in Xew York City. Mr--. )r Hodge has relumed to tlie criy. al'ier a pleasant visit n, h,.,- ihnigi,. tcr. Mrs. J. It. Brooks, of Sali-burv, X. c. The Board ot' Aldcrnieu ol tin- city of Duiiiatu h.ivi. iiiiaraulitn d against (biil I'ord and Surry coiiulies on aecoiuil of Ihe simill pox in thus., i w o coiuilie-. This w as resolved upon at a meeting of l lie Board Ja-t night, and hereafter people Ii" ii ii Surry and liuilford iiiusi prcsi-m eerliticati s of h. allli or make affidavit of tloll-exposllle lo llle disease lielolv tiny rcan I'i'iiiaiii iu the tnini. Mr. Arthur Cobb, of Durham. i in Ualcigll toil.-ty. Miss Katllerine I.eacb arrive. I this nl'tcriio'iii .-Hid is the guest ,, Mis. Cape hart. Mr. Charles IIccU. ,,t Wake l-'oi-.-t. is iu the city. Miss Kliz.al.eth I'toleiw I. ..; r:,y- etlevillc. who has 1 i th.- charming visitor of the Misses Cameron at Capt. Day's, nn Halifax street, left i his morn ing for her home. A letter has been receive. I b Manager Rivet's of the Academy of Mllsjc laiplesl ing that lifieen seals be uservcil for "The Christian" for a parly of 1'niver -ity people, who will conic lo Il.ljeigb in March m s,.,. the pre-iutati r that play. Capt. S. A. Ashe spent pari nf yes terday in Durham and relumed In, ice estenlay a I let noon. Mr. and Mrs. Jo,. Fen-all hae reinii: ed' 1 1 . mi a vi-it lo Soiithwesuiii Vir ginia. Misses Kaiheriiie ami Janet Badger left today for a visit to Washington and Baltimore Fifty convicis were moved today rrom Tillery lo Alierdecu I . i work en the railroad there. The change of bill at the Academy for Thursday night, whin the T.lnok Hussars" will be presented, is the louli of a number of requests made by Ral eigh people thai that opera be pi, ni.-.l at niglii. The (irand Duchess,-' will be pl'csellled at llle Saturday imilinec. NO FREE TRADE Senator Piatt Wants Goods from Porto Rico Taxed Washington. Jan. 21. -Senator I'l.itte of Connecticut today introduced a reso lution allien. ling the free trade l-nts,. for I'oi-to Kicn and to admit in-lead the Porto Rico goods al 2o per cent letllle- I ion. Washington. Jan. 24. The House met at 11 o'clock and the consideration of the Roberts case was resinned. nn-: ciii Rcii and tiifatrk. Dr. Madison C. Peters Tells Act..,-, ihe Public is lo Blame for the l're eiii Drder of Things. The Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters bisi ex'ellillg under lite allsices o' ;li,' Ac tors' ( hill. It Alliame plea, be, I at the Bloouiingdale Kctornicil Church to the members of the dramatic profc-si,,, ,n, 'The Church and the Theatre." He said in. part: hT"ilet M rruTI I K A. btnl iiibiulriiiin "The .Irani alic art is a legitimate art. and acting may be made an honorable prni'e.ss-iou. and the church should recog nize Ibis fait and n-e its inlbience to induce all good people to pa t runi.e tne plays and encourage ihe players w ho give good I'literlaimneuls ami stay from Ihe performances that minister to vice. "There are immoral plays ami plays that are as ineoceul ;i- milk. There are bad iiieti and bad women in all profes sions. The jiulpil's viinpcralii" of the theatrical profession is as uu-( 'lirisi iau as only a clergyman who never saw n good play would ever dream of making it. The stage seldom or never strikes back. "The miinei-oii.- scandals of the A inert can clergymen now serving terms in the various penitentiaries of the land alTor.i 1 'gWiniate material for lite stage. These nialelials remain unused I aitse the drannilist. the manager, and the aeior have too gival a respect for religion to weaken it by enipha.iiig the sins of any of its professors. "Water cannot rise higher titan its soiit-se. and the character of the theatre cannot he sustained above tin' clia meter of those who attend. Playwrights mat actors are not to blame for what wo get on the stage. I want to ti.x the re-siioi-siliility for the present miter of plays where il belongs-upon the public. Let the people stay away from every P"rfoniiance. whatever its artistic excel lence, if il abounds with intrigue and immortality. "The shameful jMwtcrs. ihe female at tire, or the lack of it. the compromising attitudes, the silly things accepted, the eomiiioiinlaee lH'i-sons admired ami com mended, the Siimlav pci-foruianci' in our most disreputable theatres, in plain vio lation of the law thunder at those as much ns von will let ridicule, sarcasm and denunciation exhaust their armories, on these abuses, these positivo evils.' New JNirk 1 nnes. WORK OF CITY TO SHOW UP WELL Report of Each Department Will be Satisfactory GENERAL APPROVAL FOR FINANCIERING Transfer ol Street Committee's Funds to Their Own Use Considered Right and Proper by the Public Next Meeting to be Last of the Fiscal Year. Talk on the street today regarding the derision ,,i ihe Finance Committee "ti icsierday to transfer from the gen ital hinds in th,. city uvasury the funds amounting to .s'.4;Hi.02 to the Street Committee unanimously approved the ac tion : 1 1 1 . i there seems to be no itucsliou in toe minds ,,t the public tli.it the funds loi nieriy i.i ken from Ihe bond money shoiil.l he leiiniied to thai fluid for the purposes tor which it was originally vot ed by Ihe eity. The amount thus transferred will be sufficient for the Si reel Committee lo I'oiitiinie for the next five weeks the work of temporary improvements and to be ready a I the beginning of the new !i-cal j ear to lake up ihe w ork of u'i ii'.'iiiiu: improvements, which will then be regularly pursued until aimihcr year has passed. The lore,. ..I scveniy-five bands, as staled in The Times-Visitor yesterday, will not l. returned to work, but a l'"Hi f them will continue the work of temporary improvements, such as re p tiriitg bridges, ii i'ii i n -g; gutters, repair ing eiilberis ami the like, nml this force will be larger than ai work on this class "I duty up . the time of the general ilischa I'L.' Several ol' Ihe luell w llo ale dependent "ii ilie Stive! Committee's appropriation lor iheir -alaries will be held on the rolls and will coiiiinne lo perform their duties. I'ii y Fiigineer Blake, whose po sition is a perniaiicui one in Ihe city government, would have been affected h tin' lack of funds on the part of the Street Cnnnnil tee. as would also I'M Tale. Ihe man who was injured at the l.'ock ipiarry. but these would have been otherwise adjusted, the .sums lieing paid either from oilier funds or made up from llie next appropriation after a slight de lay. The superintendents of the several t'oi-ccs at work al the Kock litarry and in Ihe dilfereiit wards of the city, were also atl'eetcd by the order of discharge, and some of thein will necessarily re main without salary lo draw from the Streel Colillliitlee unlit llle beginning of llie next fiscal year. The improvements thai have been inaiie during the past year have been uiau.v and the street committee has a pi-ogiain maiH-il out (hat will meet with much approval, and the expected disap proval from some sources. The remainder of the !2.4::;.Oi aft-r paving ihe salaries of Ihe city engineer aud of the lemporary work force, and the amounts due now for feed for the hn horses owned by llie Streel Com mil lee. and for some hardware hat is eh.- rgcil against that cominiitcc. will In ilevotid to paying for some curbing that has arrived, and iJie balance to pre'ia" iug foi ibe work in March, llie lit-! month of ilie new liscal year. The iliseu-sien on llie sireeis i.nlav .'ailed forth a deal of approval of the good vvrk of the Finance Conuuiti v during the past year, and it is said !'ia: their record w ill be one of th" very bej that have ever been made during il.c hisrerv of the city of Ualcigll. Tlnie will be. at the close of the present I 1 1 ye;,r. a small deficit iu Ihe eity t:e,is ury. Inn it will he small, and when it is considered what has been .h in plisllcd by the wise nianagenicnl d' -he city's liiiiiiiccs there will In- only approv al of llle course of the colllllliltee lo be heard. The floating of the ! 1 : K l. n Ml bonds in addition to the !..i.li(m '-.in. Is of the vear previous, without th, it: croa-r of the lax rale a fraclioi, of a cupper w.;s skillfully iitanoeiivercd by cutting the appropriation of each IV I artiueiil of the city government to the lowest figures that could po-s'.'.lv support them for the year. Sate i'i.nrig"i:i ml of tin- ililfcrciu deparluients rid harmonious co-oiM'ratioii of il, oiiur eoiiuniiii-cs with the Finance Cotnimt- lee's pnlii y, have enabled ii'ls .XcelleP! showing to be made. The Streel Committee sii,io! have had an a ropriation from Hie cil.. ,o keep tile slleels in repair be -.Ills., w in n ill.' holli's were Voted il was distillitly statcd that lite money was lor ;crm.i u.'ii t improvements only. The lieM meeting of the B-eii.l of Aldermen. Friday night a week, ".ill be the last for the iire-etit vear. l! will be an interesting meeting for lie public in that a clem- statement, will b" giveu of llie cxiidilion of tin- city iu evi iy 1 'Ii ii f its life and good sliovvu'.rs w". I'e made by each del arllllelll. TO STEAL AN ENG11NE. Camden. .Ian. -M. The police are guarding llie plain of I nivrsal Drier and Digester Company today b"caiise during ihe nighl. somebody tried to sleal an engine ami ltoilcr. I'.ilr'nliiinii got. to ihe plain, which is idie just in time to scare the thieves, win had already removed one of t he fas'cniug t of the engine. COTTON. New York. .Inn. 24. January. March, ".."ill; April-Mav-.Iuiie. 7. I'd. lVv sH-cinl li'ipiest ihe ' Jtlaek Hus sar' will be given; Thiirsdav night in stead of '-La (jranil Duchefw," which will lie given Salurdav matinee at 2:30- Xonight "Tho Chimes of Normandy." i H r. r f t Jt 1 ' 'I m f V If- ' I 3 K . - -VI fen
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 24, 1900, edition 1
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