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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY ?6, 1900.
25 Cents 8 Month.
No. 9,079.
BRITISH FORCED TO
ABANDON 5PI0N KOP
General Buller Wires the News That Causes De
pression Throughout all of Great Britain.
WARREN'S FIGHT COST
THOUSANDS IN DEAD AND WOUNDED
British Forces Under Geaeral Warren Allowed to take Pcsses
sion of Spion Kopje in Order to Get them in a Death
Trap and Annihilate the Jubiliant
British Troops.
RETREAT BEFORE DAYLIGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE
FOR WARREN THE TERRIBLE FIRE OF THE BOERS
Sptoa Kopje Only a Small Part of Boer Defenses and Boeres put up Only Half
Hearted Fight to Hold It This Trap Laid Into Which Warren's Forces
Were Lured Fire of the Boers Accurate and Incessant
British Had no Heavy Guos aud Could Secure
None in their New Position.
london, Jim. 1V. Tlii' War Office to
liny posted the following ili-..nr!i f--.un
General Duller dated Sw:iri!;:n'- '.. n.
Jan. 2.") (noonl. General Warri'ii'H gain
fun, I am sorry lo say, I tinl has this
morning abandoned Spion kn;i."
London is aghast at tin- news ircin
Spiom kop. On yesterday then as gio:t
rejoicing over tin- news of in- t pi pre
of Spion Kop liy General Warn'ii.lnit to
day till' feeling "f depression is ..llllosl
universal.
WARREN'S RETREAT.
Now York, .lun. Si. A special to the
.Tournal dated I dan. says tlmt har
assed liy hours of heavy lire from tlie
Doer Kims General Warren was forced
to evacuate Spiou Kop. which was taken
on Wednesday it irti t and alter holding
a day under heavy lire which was so in
cessant d accurate that the Rritish
troops were mowed down hy ihe him
dnsls.
General Warren's tight cost thou
sands dead and wounded on Ixith sides,
the tire Is-ing heavy and steady, shells
(lying thick and fast.
No attempt was made liy (ieneral
Duller to semi a list of the casualties,
in General Warren's forces.
The kopjo captured by (ieneral War
ren proved to be only a small part of
the Doer defense and only n half
hearted light nai put up by ihe Boers
to hold it. This indicates a wily plot
to lure General Warren into n trap
whore his troops would be cut to pieces
ami this without any risk to the Doers.
No tMoui'i had Cienenil Warren settled
down in the captured trenches than the
Doers uunuiskctl their Kims, which had
lieen hidden live days, and a tierce pre
liminary fighting from the high plateau
dominating the captured kopjo, br ik?
loose in a terrific trench tornado of shell
and schrnpnel. The Doer gunners had
the range to an inch.
(ieneral Warren was hclpee'y in
trap. No guns had lioeu or could l.e
Norfolk, .Ian. 20. The Old Pominlon
liner "Jamestown" wns drivvu ashore
hero today in tv furious gale.
COTTON.
New York. Jtiu. 20. March,
Slay. 7..V); August, 7.4S.
7.5d;
DYNAMITB KXl'LOSION.
Colon, Jan. 20. There was a dynau'.it '
explosion last night from an atl -top
hy laborers to blow up Fortune Islanl..
It is reported that piers mur har.-aens
were damaged, but no lives were !.
OYIICS B. niO.MIStN. DI-TtWIIiKU.
Cyrus D. Thompson, a farmer of this
eoutrty, and not the present Secretary of
State, ira arratgiwil before I'niii-d
iStatOfl t.VHinn4sii)ner John Nichols on the
eliatura ot retailing liquor and wns put
under a $100 bond for his nppoiiraiwo at
the May term of the Federal Court hero.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
The price of cotton has shown souve im
provement' for the. iMwt two days. Yes
terday it ndvauccd some and today it
ha helil its orwiv and is quoted at from
7 to 7.
KriLnttlt LEWIS IIAYKNS. .
Deuth Claimed Him on n Koilroad
Train in North Carolina.
(Fhilnileiphin ReeoriL)
Information reacheil thw eity .wster
day of th dnth on a train at I'nolr.
X.'C, of Ix-wis Havens, a well knowu
Philadelphia 'onntriu-lor and builder jir
Havens had been oji a gunning trh to
the South with his son-in-lnw. John D.
W:iliam, . of . flSoranrim. ami they were
returniua Xorth when death oaftin to
Mr. Ilaretw. rav'iiiably of hetirt dln
easw. The dead man lived at No. ltsjll
North Thirteenth street.
Iu recent fears Mr. Havens had taken
a nrnmlineiit position in the building
world. He erected a targe tiuml 'jr
dragged lip I lie steep hill -nil relict
before daylight was impossible.
collapse or stock maukkt.
London. .Ian. 20. There was a gen
eral cidlop-e of the slock market today
especially Kaffirs, following the an
nouncement of (ieneral Warren's aban
donment of Spiou Mop. Consols drop,
ped twelve sixteenths.
doers strength increases.
I.Mtlystiiitli. .Ian. 21iPi.v Runner via
I'rcre Camp. .Ian. 24.) A garrison is
watching (ieneral Dullcr's guns sin Ming
the Boers. 1 heir tire can lie seen ;
this distance and appears "o lie vi -y
effective. Tile inoveiiients of ihe Bix ;
show lhai 'ley are evidently deteimiue.i
to st ii I lUoiii ly opKse the advanee of the
relief c.dunin. They show no signs of
removing ilieir guns ami have nioauiel
new urn s. They are continually strength
ening Ilieir tort ilical ions. Our futili
cations have been greatly s; englhei.ed
since i he sixth.
I ..-ul.vs ill it Ii is now practicnlly iiuprcg
nahle. Owing lo the dry w.-.-ilh.-r the
fever has diminished. Tlie numb'-.- of
convalescents returning dady from
IiUoinl i lo this camp exceeds the iimn
ber of patients being sent th mv. A:l tl;
troops have plenty of food. The heat
is lerrilic. the thermometer rcgishr'ig
107 in the shade.
FORCES OK FRENCH A.! CAT
ACRE TOFCH.
lindiiii, .Ian. I'll. A disip.vrh to the
Indnu Times from Sterst -cur stales
that a palrol from Brabant's Urns- Reg
iment In c aiip Wednesday io:n Steyns
burg. where a connection- was efictted
with ( ieneral French's patrol. This j;
taken to indicate that (ieneral Kn n.-l i"
recent easterly niovenient was for Hie
puroso of making the nlhive n-.cntioui d
connection at Storkstrooin. v.l-.h I: is
General Gatacro's houilquai-ieis.
(TIORMAIDE'' Alt 11.1 VI S
Cape Town. .fan. 'J(i.--The iriuspi.rt
"Chormaide." with 4i offi-e:s n,; I,- rti"
mi'ii. arrived here yesterday.
("ASI'ALTIKS 1'ItKVlOrS I'ltJHT
Tjoudim. .Ian. l!t. (Ieneral Duller re
ports that the casualties of .Ian. IMth
were, killed, officers li ami men IX.
woundisl, offiii'is 1J; men 112 aud miss
ing :n.
dwellings in various seel ions of ;he eity.
and recently completed several branch
stations for Ihe Cnited fins improve
ment Company. He secured tin con
tract for the big building now in c.-rse
of erection on Cherry street. abov
Fourth, for the Curtis l'liblishing Cor.i
pany.
K I LI. LI I AS HE LEFT CUT 1IC1L
Peacou Lane StablifiV to lNath by
Toughs Who Had Disturbed Woi-ship.
inyandotte. W. Va.. Juj. 24. Qias.
H. Lane. .1 iiighly-resiH'cted citizen of
Cabell county, and a deacon of the M.
E. church at Elmwooil. ten miles north
of this i.laeo. was stabbed to death last
night us he was leaving the house of
worship at chwe of nervier.
Homer Halley ami Waller Crenieaiis,
both tough characters, entered the sanc
tuary in an intoxicated condition and
disturbed the service by their noise. Mr.
Lane admonished them to keep quiet or
leave the church. The men chose the
latter.
An hour later, as Mr. Lane was leav
ing the sanctuary for homo. Cremoun
ami Halley met. him in the ilinrohyard.
knives in linnd. He attempted to evade
them, but they rushed at him. and. with
oaths, thrust the blades into his body.
Dyslanders rushed lo his assistance, but
too late to lie of service. The wounds
In the chest iiiul left side were fatal.
The min-doivrs escaiHil in the dark
ness, and although quite a posse of citi
zen, headed by an officer. 1ms been
searching for them, they have not yet
been captured. Both live nnir Crown
City, Ohio, and it is believed they inv
hiding hi or about town. ' Every effort
will be made both by West Virginia anil
Ohio authorities to effect their capture.
A reward of $20O baa already been of
fered by members of the Elmwooil M.
E. Church, congregation.
l'.MIt- ( ovr lM KH col.!).
For llalcigh and vicinity: Fair, con
tinued cold tonight and S-.n unlay.
The Sturm has moved in t'ie Neve Eng
land eoasl with increase. I imvo. Very
light rains occurred throiu'.iio.r. the cast
dnr'ay: the ast 21 limits, and -now
falling at 1'iitsburg and Minpnti'. The
high area, with its cold w.iv. h.is spread
throughout the central valley and south,
aud the t cm (K-iu t hit has fallen la-low
freezing as far south as Georgia and the
( 'arnliiuis. Increasing cloudiness pre
vails over Texas; elsewhere the weather
is line. cold, and clear.
JUSTICE BROWN
DECLARES FOR EXPANSION
Wants to Write Opinions on Cases from
U. S. Court in Hawaii. Porto Rico
and Philippines.
Washington. .Ian. 2li. A large dinner
was given last nigln by Hie .Michigan
Stute Assoeiat ion in Washington city
in celebration of tin- ixty-tliird annivcr-sa-y
of th: t Stale's admission into ttie
I ' li i i n .
Insiiee Brown, of the 1'niled Males
Supreme Court, responded to tin toast,
"The Judiciary." lie spoke car.ie.-lly
about tlie iiueslions patriotic ami of far
reaching importance that will come be
fore the Supreme Court for eons u. ra
tiou iu the next few years, and added
that he Imped that he would be privi
leged In live long and write an opinion
on a ease scut to the I'nitoil Stuns Su
preme Court iu I'uerto Bieo ami Ha
waii i.ml io..ihl.v Ii ysnch a court iu the
I'hi'ippines.
I.EC'I I UK TO-NIGHT.
I'rcsidcni I-!. A. Alilcriiiiiu of ihe M-i:c
I'niversiiy. .-irrivcd in ihe eily .o.lay and
will lecture at St. Mary's Si h i lei igln
on the "Two Great Aehii" -nient ; of
the Nineiecnih Century th" Oisci veiy
of ('llililhoiiil and tile l'ree loin i.r
nu-iuiioiMl." lr. Alileruiaii i a i-iiarni-ing
sjte.-iker and tin public are fi" -.!i.-i!'y
invited.
CASH I III! A WIFE'S Lit -.!:.
Jury Awards l-iijiired lliisli. no ThciI.
Thousand IMIais.
New York. -Ian. 2.'! -for t!io .-s .-.i'
a wife's a licet ions a jury in the Snpr-nic
Ciuii-I today awarded l-'r oerii K C
Iliukle !s20.lill damages. M-- is a
cling salesinan. and was a u av
home much of the time. In i.- ah
John C. Hayes. Wall street luo!;. :
chili man. tail, athletic ami ---hi
iug. untile himself agreeable to the .
wife.
I ra v
il'oill
-en---and
in d;-
olIlU
They drank champagne in ihe
of her Hat. and made long tri,-s t
on their bicjclcs. Then ex.i isitr-
p-irl. i
igi-ther
- earn--.
Iliukle
K inkle got a divorce, and .M.j
beeanic Mrs. Uay.'s.
Kiltie Williams, a sorvan', m ;i-
livid
with the Mink lis for nine ye.n-s. ti siifnii
thai after July. IK07, Jlr. Have-, visited
Mrs. llinklc en Monday and Tuesday of
ever ywcek. The witness -aid that 1 1
those days Iliukle always won; ij l'hila
ilelphia on business.
"I asked her to give him up." Ilinkl"
said, "but she replied that II ive- was a
banker, a gentleman and a '.elici- man
than I was.''
No defense was pin iu by Hayes, win:
said that llinklc had bis-u cm -I lo bis
wile before she mcl liiin. and Ilia- there
Ini'l Im-cu niitlnng ill their .-omlnel bur
siinide friendship mail Ilinkl.- mim d a
row and made false charges.
(1IUL VICTIM OF (r I CM I'll'E.
i
May Bils-haus Cumcs to Her Dcalh in
Philadelphia's (liinalown.
i'liiladelihia. l'n.. .Inn. 21. May Itibe
haus. aged iiineliHMi years, ilicd in a
hospital today from t'he effects of opium
smoking, and seven istsoiis are under
arrest awaiting the- Coroner's investi
gation. The girl, whose parents are re
spectable, r.i-cntly made the acquaint
ance of Harry I'arker, who is said to
have lured her to n house ill the vicin
ity of Chinatown last night. While
Ih.-re she was induced lo smoke opium.
Shortly alii I'wanl she became violently
ill. ami early today was removed to the
hospital, where death ensued. Besides
I'arker the police have arrest. -d George
White, keeper of the house: Frank
tyiiolds. Frank Greifg and llnry
Iiihmv inmates.
A- the inquest it de c. .n -d ih-it a
i inn-.- man named IIii.m KeniM--l nil
ll-e girl anil took lu-r lo Parkers : , on
in White's house. lteyviiiis. I'arker
and Kennedy were cum ii-lled ttiihoul
h-iil, pending an mitopay. Tin In-is
were rtdi-ascd on their own rciMirni.-i!i--o.
except l'eese. who was oxoiicrat. -I ami
ilischnrged from custody.
A I'lJACTICVL Qt'KSTloN.
il-iin the Memphis Sclmiinr.i
(!. It. (ilcnii. stiip-'iiatemleni i f pnblie
iiisirnction of the State or Ge irsi i. te'ls
this story:
One day he had explained tlie puwirs
of the X-ray machine lo -i g.-u!n ring of
darkies who had UMSciuhl.il at a sciin l
cotniiiciicenieiit. After the m.-eiiut was
over a negro called him aside ai d 'want
ed to know if lie was iu ear.;.-: aVnit
the machine. Mr. Glenn ussiin d .
lhai he was.
"Buss. I walits lev ax yon cf : nier
et chicken kin you look ill him a:i" ee
ehiekeii .' '
"Vfhy, yis. Ephriain," aahi Mr. Gieuti.
"Well. Ikiss. I waut tor ax jon on-y
mo' uestion. Km you look In daLt igger
tin' tell whar dat clik-kou cum, frumV"
THE WEATHER
Some Fucts from Mr. Von Herrman
about the Pas I Year.
A uiumary of las-i year's wealher lias
been uiaile by Mr. Von Hcrrmau of ihe
Wealher Din-can. The year lMHt was
ph'-n-imeiial from a inetcoi-olngica point
of mi w . The barometer was the highest
in 2S years. This was at Ualcigh iu
February, when il registered :!O.U5
inclie-. 'J'lie February snow-storm and
cold wave, llth-rilth, surpassed iu se
x i-1-i i , any similar occurrence of w hich
there is any record. A snowfall of IS
lo 24 inches was I hen reirted at seven
si itions. Tin- lowest temperature. 1'.)
In-low kj-ri), was ai Highlands. Macon
coiiniy, February l.'Jtli: the highest. 100
derives, at Tarboro. Seplcmbt-r lilh.
The annual mean temperature of the
Slate was oS.li dcgriis, which was lie
low the norma! fcr 2S years. The high
ei yearly menu was ai Sonihporc. the
lowest ai l.inville. The snowfall av
erageil lit inches, which was the high
est in a grout many years. The high
esi wind velocity was lo." miles an hour,
lit llalleras, August 17. Tlie average
number of clear days was 100.
THIRTY THIRD REGIMENT
pier Wliilaker. who. in Ihe civil
w ar. was lieutenant and adjutant of
the Thirty-third North Carolina llegi
ineiil. is preparing some facts alsiut tlie
regiment for publication in the reinnts,
mis Col. Olds. lie says that Slone
u.ill Jackson was shot and mortally
wounded by Ihe Eighteenth 'North Caro
lina Regiment; that the entire Thirty-;
third was on the skirmish line; that
Jackson and A. I'. Hill rode through
this skirmish line and the latter was
ordered no't to tire until these officers I
I'eMirneil: that t'lu-y did return: that in
rear of the Thiriy-lhiril from the Fed
eral some tiring was heard from the lat
ter. The bullets Hew among the Thirty
tliird and the latter was ordered to lie
down. Bullets were also coming among
tin- Tliii-ly-lhin! from the Federal troops
in iron!, so Ihe regiment was being tired
on both iu front and rear, but escaped
l-y lying down.
NEW FRF IT STORE.
.Mr. Alex Vernnkes will open n is Cali
fornia li-iiit slur Fajetteville
loiuori-ow morning, lie will o;u n wi-.ii a
lull line of foreign and domes! c- fruits,
lie will also handle CalifJin l celery
and eaulil'low er.
A RELIGIOFS FANATIC.
.Mulatto or Indian Has Established
'iucer lioei.riiii h Which llis Suli
jis-ts I'ay Him Tribute.
M.igist rates very often have queer
characters to deal with, but one of the
"qllccrcsl of the queer" was before Jus
tin' .MeGowan .ves-terday aflenioou.
He is a bright mill. HI-' or Indian, and
proclaims himself "l'erey I'adelia Ooni
ini. King of lie- Creoles and God of the
Earlli." lb- is I hi- same negro who
some time ago lignn-d iu "Brooklyn"
under the cognomen "IVaoc" and se
cured a large following of negroes iu a
queer religious doctrine, of which be
was the central figure. lie is said to
have .subsequently been driven from the
city by colored people, and yesterday af
ternoon Justice MeGowan had him ar
raigned on the charge of forcible tres
pass upon tin- lands of Mr. J. II. Itoat
wright, about seven miles from Wilming
ton, on the A. and V. R. R. I'pon this
laud he resided with one of his fcmaV
followers, and refused to vacate wher
ordered by agents of Mr. Boatwi igb. .
upon the ground that the land origin.!. w
lK'loiiged to the Indian people and h.i :
never la-en legitimately acquired liy tin
whites. Here he lived in soliiud" anil
each week his followers in the ci.i. ot
w hich tin-re are a nunils-r. won' I go
up to the camp and pay tribute t tin i
avowod chief. Many of these men and
women were in evidence at the trial yes
terday, wearing bluek tur'mns as an
evident: of their Micf. and when ho was
ordered In vacate the lands and pay ihe
costs of the case, one of til.- lii. nil els
went forward li-oinplly and s.-i;l, 1 the
iiuionni. Tiny were given lw-i -lays in
which to "break cam)."
Mr. J. I'. Flynn. siccial deputy, went
up to the camp yesterday morning ;.nd
made llu- arro-t. placing liim in jail until
tin- hour for trial. Mr. Miles l..-.isrni.
sectioniiiasti-r mi the A. and Y.. weul
with lii niio assist iu the m-r-.l. and th
nogio is s;iid to have used towards, him
some of the vilest language, end against
the entire while race. He 1 -ft for tl
camp late in the afternoon, and It
presumed he will move."--- Wihuingioii
(X. C.i Star. 24th.
OlMl ORPHAN ASYLFM INCOME
t)rigiu of a Curious l'opulnr Itciiision
Coiiecruing Old Stamps.
Most iMHiple ciitei'laiu the curious d
liisio nihiit a million old postage stamps
will get an orphan into some charitab't
homo. How the idea originated no one
knows, but there is no truth iu il. It
quite, true, however, that I'he orpha-i
homo at Lo l.oele. Switzerland, is parliy
maintained by old lsislage stamps.
The readiT may ask. How is this done?
In this way: This orphanage, being in
the centre of Europe, receives old )n-
tage stamps from ali the countries of
Europe and other pans of the world
Iu this instituiion an- eighty-six orphan
girls, anil these old postage "stamps art-
judiciously mixed by them aud plain!
into parcels for sale to at. imp collectors.
In this- way the orphanage makes nhoiir
120 a year, which goes to the supiHirl
of the iHiir children.
Every year three Lmdon publications
makes a collection of oh! postage stamps
for this chanty, and this year the pa
pers are offering over SLoOO in prizes
for the bigg-tut coMiH'tions of oh! stamps.
The stall",) limy lie either English or
foreign. Chicago Tribune.
HER IHLING l'ASSION.
What a neer-liMikinit man Miss Kcr
ftip married!"
'Did Ton ever hoar about H .' She mot
him one dav, when, alio was out shop
ping, and he was ditch an otld luirtcrn
of a mani that he caught her fancv at
once." Chicago Tnbntift
SITUA1I0N IN
SMALLPOX TOWNS
Charlotte Yesterday Added
the Infected Lift
to
DAILY BULLETIN
FROM GREENSBORO
Sworn Affidavit From Superintendent of
Health Condition at Wiustoon
Salem and Maxton Fapett-i-ville
Quarantines
Against Several
Towns.
The smalio. i-pidetuie so-iii- !
eoiitined io ihe western half of i n
Stale iiiul the newspapers an- gl.-ng
bulletins -h day of the conditions in
several of the lowns.
Tin- Greensboro Telegram which rouih
hefe today, has this to say of Hie sin il'
pox situation in Hint town:
Mayor . V. Taylor, re'iiing liiat
the cithtens of Greensboro a e ronei-i-n-
d over the presence of siua' ,io here.
has asked the health nu'Vi ins io .'.lr-
nish a stali'ini'iit of the i!-'.ng c-u-
ditions for the public 'I In- siaienn nls
lo be made daily, and i .rd.-! thai
they ma yum be n-gar.l -d in .In- ligl.r
of int'i-e riiinors. ihe inaior I. a . i . ... . r -
I that nffidaviis lie ma t.- n '. -;..ie-
menl :
l-'oliuwing ai-ars llu- stalenieni of
llr. R. L. liieison. the health officer, giv
ing the situation tor t'slay:
To .. V. Taylor. Mayor:
I hcreliy repoi-t the following as the
indilii-n ot tin- smallpox cases today:
Number o! eases in hospital 1oday..l",
Number ot" eases disehargi d today.. 1
u in In r of low eases today n
Total
in hospital 12
-ases quai-anliui d al
Number
home .
Tolal No. ea-es in .-ii liniii s . . . . 1 ;i
!l doing well.
1!. 1.. RIERSON. M. I'..
Health OITicer.
("haiiolte, herelofore quil t on the sul,-
jc.-i, nail a genuine ea I smallpox
to turn up yesterday, as will lie seen
I r un 1 iic foilc.rting iu tin- Charlotte
News;
"l-ee Dailcy. eoloteil. was sent to iln-
posi house yesterday afieii u with
i ease of varioloid that w as -'nii-.-in "
lose kin to smallpox.
I i.i ih y worked at Vahn -r's soda water
fa lory, lcsierday morning, sts-iug Ins
fai-e broken out so badly wiili an erup
tion, Mr. Vainer sent a physician. 1 li
lh night thai the negro had smallpox.
in-l reported the ea-e to His. I law Icy
ind Strong, eity and county physicians,
as soon as he could see tlieiti. which
was in tne alieruoon. He also lolil Ihcm
thai he -had vaccinated sotin- of the
inds ai ihe factnr.i. but that sonic re-
iusint to 1 1- vaccinated. As soon as
)r. Haw ley lit ard of the mailer he went
to Ihe factory and vaccinal! d the nn
vaceiuatcd. Bailey thinks he caught the
lisease at the depot, il being his wo.-..
In go there o load and unload freight.
Hr. llawley docs ml anticipate .n-.y
pread of the disease amongst 1 1i.- s-.iVi
waler factory hands."
Ir. E. A. Aldcrmaii. I'rcsident r the
Fuiversity. who is in the city today, stal-
1 to a Tiini-.-Visitor representative that
there has been no new case of small pox
at the Fuiversity. ami that the fifteen
lays) have elapscisl since ihe eXHisiire
of .Mr. I'atlcrson. l-.very st uncut, ami
itizeii in- Chapel Hill has been thoningh-
Iv vaccinated and Dr. Alderman feels
that there is no longer tlie slightest
chance of another ease on the hill.
Hie Elkin News. sal;ing of tin- -ii
nation al insioti -aleiu. sr.s:
"Reporis hae rcieln d here tha: sev
eral cases of smallpox were fomi 1 in
Winston ye.-tcrday. They have In en
taking vigorous sli ps to preveiii the dis
ease breaking out there and we !i
Ih-'y may soon stamp it out. We know
of no cases near here and we mist
we will not have :in. Parties cor.-ing
from iulected sections should b - -i:
a wide Is-rtli unless we know that ih.--are
properly vaecinalis!. W.1 rt-aliv
ought to liae .sonic qiiarant::ie rei-'s to
apply in such oases as some p.--i I" arc
very indiscreet."
The following loner from .1. R. l'ad
dison. of Ml. Airy, who lias Ih-cii at
Chapel Hill nursing his son. to the
Charlotte Observer, ought to set at rest
all the talk of then- being no smallpox
iu YadKin county. Mr. Patldisou is a man
of known integrity ami what In- say.
goes. .Vs is known his son couir:icte.t
the disease at Mi. Airy lH-r.ire going to
the Fivivei-siiy al Chapel Hill. Lei n
hced what In- says;
"To the Editor of The OIm-im-i:
"I agree with oiir Raleigh coire-oi,
dent that al! the talk almui smallpox
being nothing but chiekeiipox. Cuh.-ii
ileli, c'C. or small pox iu a mild torin.
an-1 not to be feared, is all foolishness.
The people should tin ct ihe facts just
as t lit-y are and lake the necessary pre-a-.i
lit Km. IJuaraiithic and isolation are
go. si, but vaccination is Ih-iIi-i- and all
three should be done promptly in j laces
where them- are an siispectis! cases. 1
came here about a week ago to nui-sc
my son and Dr. Whitehead will agree
with mo that he has had a very severe
attack, am! I am capable of judging, as
I had it myself a uuinlicr of years ago.
Or. R. H. Whitehead has given this
case vety ch ar study and attention, ami
lias done all thai scicni-o could do for
the recovery of the Kitielit and he has
liiki-n stii-h precautionary measures iliu
there has hi-cn no danger w hatever
lite disease spreading here ami the i-ot-lege
students are going on with the'r
studies a it there was not a case in a
hundred miles. J. 11. Il.VDIHSON.
Chapel Hill, X. C i
The 'Fayetteville Observer savs;
"Tho I'Xvctlevillo (luuratithio olacers
report all quiet along their several runs
with no Kiisjicicats cases, Ismail this way.
"Tin- smallpox case at- Maxton has
been removed to a pest house, and the
excilcuicnl there has about died out. It.
is now considered doubtful whether the
man under suspicion at Wakulla lias the
smallpox or not.
"We have ii on the very In-nl authori
ty that the smallpox is spreading at
Greensboro and has attacked sonic of ihe
best white citizens. It is said to be a
lit tlil form, however.
"A l-'ayi Itcvilie young lady, now visit
ing in .Maxton. is. we learn, quarantintsl
al the hoinc of her host, as one of the
servants has the disease."
LOCAL NOTES
items of Persona and Things Gleamed on
The Streets.
Tin- eiiy lax collector until-.- ie-irn.--lions
from the tinaui-e commute- will
begin to garnishee those who have ici
paid iheir hi)I taxes.
Col. .1 1 li ii S. Cuningham l- ft this after
noon for his home in I'crsain county.
The .1. tl. F. A. M. will me- r letngiit
at 7:."".
Hi-. Hubert Royster left today for
Wilson, wher.- he will lake tart in an
entertainment tonight.
Mr. C. .1. Hunter re-turned t-i tin- ei-y
toiiay .
Ur. Levi Dransoii left th- eity tics
morning.
'I 'lie pulili-he.l stati'ini nl lii.il ihe lady
manages of the Confederate concert,
whose names are mentioned, will attend
Ihe opera tonight, is incorrect in includ
ing .Miss Rhetia llauiel.
Ashley lloine is president of the Knit
ting Mill CoiiHiany. ougauizeil at Clay
ton. He suliseribes one-thirl oi ' i
XT'i.oimi capital.
The 1'i.iplists of Scotland Neck give
Sl.oTo to tlje fund for paying the if-i'i-Hilil
del't mi the Daptisr Female Fniv. -sity
here.
It is said thai for many years there
lias occasionally lieen spasmodic coun
terfeiting, inainiy of uieki-ls in the
peitilcniiar.v here. Twn years ago an
official said this was tin- case. Moulds
have been found. The convicts who
iii-nli- the stuff passed il Um.u their fel
low -,ris,.ners.
Reception at the I'resbyicrian chvrcli
l.iiiois :his i Frid ay I evening froin i
I.. II. ICveiy adult lneinbi-r of
ehiin h and eoiigregni ion is invito j an J
is i Xpecti d to attend as guests of li.v
V-st;uiiisier League.
Mr. air! Airs. Edwin llirdsong n-ai-.l-ed
ycsieruay alu-nroon and i.re nip
ping at .Mrs. Roberts, cm N-w-liern avv
line.
I.illle Rllssell Dl- .i. s.. .., M.
ward llr-iwn, is t.tn. ----i.
Tin- wile of Tom Yules, a w. ! li'.v.u
colored blnok-mith here, died ls.st ov-n-iug.
Mr. S. T. Sinilli conlinue- . ..b
Ihe grip a; his home on Hlllsbnro street.
E.vRt preseiitativo 1 filly- )'rynn. of
Chatham county, arrived in lown this
afternoon.
The Exei in i vi- Coiiiniiltee o: th- Slate
Association of Tea -hers in -eis t,t iht
city tonight. A nunilior of tu- niembt rs
arrived this afternoon.
Tonight the Wiliiii-.-Kirwiii n;any
will pl-eselit "The Vast-otic" and 't'a
vclh ria Ruslicana." a-nl a; the inatini-:-toinoi
row will give "The 1 1 rand I'U'h-
THE BLACK HUSSAR
Presented Last Night Tonight the Mas
cotte and Cavelleria Rusticana
Wln-ti the Willuir-Ixirwin Oiora ('oni:
pany pi-.-senis "The Mack Hussar" iu
Raliigh again they will please oblige the
liiiilie by relieving them of the unpleas
ant duly while hearing good singers and
seeing good acting of listening to Mi-.
I.ym.iu heeler in a character pan. the
lines of which he coulil not remember
an. I llu- libretto for which he could urn
sing. Tin- other parts in the opera were
well sung, well acted and met with gen
clous applause from the audience, but
the l-'reueh imitation .should be relegated
among the high privates in vile rear
ranks of the t liorus. Miss Raxter also
did a good m i b ii of the forgetting ot
lines, and atl ot this in the absence of
Miss Kirwiu from the s.age. Miss
Mil-win's pan was taken by Miss Alice
Hare, a pr-tty uiulcrsi inly, who did
what lllere was to be done without at
feciatiou and with great credit to hcr
self. Mr. llarvcy was as good as usual.
Mr. Clark, as "Hi-lbi-it.'- the lUack
Hussar, tilled the unisi prominent pan
in the opera most satisl aetorily .
The Ulaek Hussar is the rest of
the rep.--oirc of the Wilbur-M irw in
Company, but the host wa- made of n
lasl nigiil, by tile lew who entered into
tl peia with sirii and lor their sake
Ih.- forget I'ulness nl Mr. Wheeler was In
pan overlooked. 'I here is sonic good
music in ihe o ra. a little wit. and
enough chorus singing m please tit,, ad
inirei-s o" that )ioitiou of the eoinp.iuy.
Tin- drilling of the black hussars was
lip lo the Usual s:nii:i,l . resented by
ibis company. Ihe costumes Is-ing at
tr.Hiive ami the . horns in its bei
t'oi-tn.
Tonight Cavelleria Rusticac i will bo
pre-t tiled. I-'..;- this there wu' !. : n-
largest .lUdienee of ih,. week. 'I Ill
Mas le w ill lie lit st ore--,,: I. j Ii, ii
Ihe Inlcrm.-zz-i fr. 111 C.-, ...-n.i Ru.-ii
cairn will b,. reiuh red in i i b. st , f
sly le.
"Lei me inti-odii.-c you lo Mrs. Passing
ton." said the host,
"Oh! Mist. I'as-siiigtoii ami I." he said,
as nho ImiwisI and smihd, ",-ire viu-v old
Suddenly her nniinjier became isoltl, alii!
the isHir simpleton has not yet cea.sed
wondering -why the still beautiful woman
always looks the other xvuy when they
iiiis-t. 4'hicago Tiiimes-IHeraid.
First. Thentriinl Ma-nager Wlmop: I've
got a great deal! I-t'.s catch Agulnaldo
and drainlatiz him.
Second llieatrical Manager Hwix-eus!
He can't even mwak -Enisiish. i
First Theatrical Man-aar Vw, birr
think what a great run iho would have
New York Press),
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