TirtES-VISATOR vNo. 9,084. RAI.E1QH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY I, 1900. 25 Cents a Month TROOPS BOLD THE KEY A. & M. COLLEGE BOERS TO FLOOD GOEBEL HAS ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND TO TBE KENTUCKY SITUATION IS IN FOR WORK UDYSAiITH Officers in a Quandry, Who Governor and What (Orders Shall They Obey Streets of Frankfort Patrolled and Capitol Guarded Democratic Legislators Will Not Atteud the Assembly in London Court of Appeals favorable to Goebel. Frankort, Ky., Feb. 1. Charges and eeTmter-charge aa to the intention of leader on both aides here have led the situation into a more critical condition than on yewberday. Tho giving of the oath ot office to Air. Goebel as he Jay on what is now considered a certain death 'bed, the issuance of the tirst and what majr irwe to be the only procla mation of a dying Governor, and the control of the tonus troops beaug held by another claimant to the seat oi honor who will not yield bin posiluuu, nave caused new complications and 11 cannot be saieiy predicted what will be the outcome of the present situation. like Haunting ui Uie words "Lwu-duu, Laurel County," which mean almost cer taui death to Uoebul'lui who go to Uiat euuou at this tune, in tne tacvu of Dem ocrats, has developed uue tiling lur cer tain, and that in that the Democrats wiil refuse to go to London. "it is ibaUeved tluit the Republican might go to London and go through tne lurm of throwing out the contest lor Governor, and in that case Uie Demo cratic majority could choose tMtiue otuer meeting place and tnere go through the lorm oi seating Mr. Uoebei and Alr.ifecs. iiain, if Mr. tioebel dies. Then have the troop ordered away by the Gover nor. It is believed that the preseua Court at Appeals, which is Democratic, would iMtck op this majority adminiatratiou, and in that event the Taylor faction will resort, if reports may be relied upon, to methods of most extreme nature. Democrats here have received tele gram from imauy sections ol the Stat offering assistance in the shape of arm ed and determined men and similar mes sage c'ontinue to pour in. The reply ant by the Democrats is aa follows; "Be patient We'll come out all right." HONOR TO MISS N0KR1S Ractptk) Qlveo to Her in tbe Empite City of tbe South. (Yesterday's Atlanta Journal.) Miss Vivienne Strong entertained at eard last evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. John, Graham, in honor of her guest. Miss Norm, of Raleigh, N. 0. The bouse was prettily decorated with ferns and pink dowers. Miss Strong received her guests in a pretty gown of 'white bilk. Miss N orris wore a lovely costume of net over pinlt silk. Five-baud euchre was played. The la dies' prize, a pretty fan, was won by Miss Lucy Newman, tbe gentleman's prize by Mr. Also Stephens, Mr. Walter Nash won the consolation prise. After the games ref reshimenit were en joyed, -with pleasant talk. It la a source of regret to the many friend Miss Morris has made since her stay in Atlanta that she leaves tomor row. iMisa Norris has those charming manner which readily win friends, and she has received many attentions during her visit to Miss Strong. BIO FIRE IN DAYTON (Mob Paper Com aoy Amonr, Losers lo Hall Million Conflagration. Dayton, O., Feb. 1. Fire started in the manufacturing district this morning sod threatens to do great damage. The loss will probably reach half a million. OtadnhatL Columbus and Springfield hare been appealed to for aid. The heav iest loser are J. P. Wolf & Co., The Globe Paper Co. and Benedict & Co. MOZART SYMPHONY GLUB. Friday night at the Academy of Music the Moxart Symphony dub will give one of their fin concert. No doubt this will be a rare mimical treat to ail who appre ciate fine music and singling. Reserve eats are now on sale at usual place. The price for this concert will be 76, 60, and 20 cents. SLOWLY WARMER. For Raleigh and vicinity: Fine weath er until Sunday, becoming slowly wanner. Th area of high barometer Is now central over the middle Gulf States. The cold ware has spread over the entire country except the southern halt of Florida and western Texas. The lowest temperature occurred in the Lake re gion, where Chicago and St Paul re ported 8 degree below sero, and Mar on ett 2 degrees below. At Cincinnati th temperature at 8 a. m. was 20 de- abor sero. Dine, ciear wwtasr arty wmjwuar. is Though laboring under the greatest anxiety and such a strain as can hardly be imagined by people out of this city, the Goebel men, which now means Dem ocrats without division, have a confident air that is proving most aggravating to the opposition. LEGISLATURE MAY MKEff. Frankfort, Feb. 1. Latex. The politi cal situation is apparently unchanged and is difficult to thoroughly understand. There is little prospect that the Repub licans will yield their offices. They make no threats and are exceedingly cautious in every statement made publicly. It is possible that the Legislature may be allowed to meet, but this is the sub ject of conference and conference the results of which have not been announced. It is denied this morning that General Oastleman, of Louisville, has been ap pointed Adjutant General. CITY STILL GUARDED. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. l.-It appears that the armed soldiere in Frankfort hold, at least momentarily, the key to the situation. If they continue to obey the orders of Acting Governor Taylor he will control the situation as he now holds it Should they decide otherwise they might seat I the Goebel men in power. The soldiers are in a quandary. They are awaiting developments and are care ful to avoid making rash assertions on either side. Republican office holders made a state ment today to the effect that they had no idea of resisting the Governor, if they only knew who is Governor. Other things being equal, they state, they will stand by Taylor. The situation rests as it was this morning, the excitement 'being suppress ed oh the streets. METHODIST 0RPHANA0E Mr. Dske'g Generosity A Great EHort by tbe Methodists of the State, Mr. B. N. Duke, of Durham, is al ways doing something for the benefit of the orphans. Yesterday he gave the Methodist Orphanage here his check for $1,000. He also made a proposition to give $5,000 more, on condition that the Methodist Conference raises $20,000 for the orphanage. The Conference accepts the proposition and will work in the most active way to raise the money. NO NEGRO DELEGATES. Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 31. It is stated by a Republican newspaper editor that it is the purpose of that party to have no negro delegates to the State conven tion, and in fact that there will be very few; that the negro is to be kept in the background as much as possible. It seems that all agree to this but Con gressman George H. White, colored, who, it is said, is inclined to make trouble for the white leaders. The negro congressman is a candidate for re-election, and Republican politicians will insist that he confine his political speech-making and other operations to his own district. PRAYING FOR THE RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE Methodists Will Devote this Month to Ihe Interests of Their Organ. During this month the Methodists in the North Carolina Conference will make a grand rally for the Raleigh Christian Advocate published here, of which Rev. D. T. N. Ivey is the gifted editor. The Advocate richly deserves support. This movement is taken by the Methodists in conformity with the following ' Resolved, That the month of Febru ary lie unpointed as Advocate month, and Xiii t pastors during the month preach on Christian Literature, and that prayer be i -1'ecially made for our church organ, the Raleigh Christian Advocate; that our pai tors, through their committees or oth erwise, during the month of Kcruary, ear. rasa their congregation in the inter est of the circulation of the Rnleigh Christian! Advocate among their people. J. C. KILGO. A. P. TYLER. t'nanirflOUBly adopted by the late North Carolina Conference. SWNATOR AI.f.EN SVKAKTXO. Washington, Feb. 1. Senator Allen is speaking today on hi resolution dis charging th Senate finance committee from further consideration of Secretary Gag and the National City Bank of New i York. Dr. Winston on Development of the State COLLEGE NOT IN' POLITICAL FUSS The Textile School to be In Operation in Its Own Building at aa Early Date Military Discipline Ad. hered to by the Students. WINSTON .. IHcWoPohNaAOkrf. Dr. George T. Winston, President of the Agricultural and Mecuanucai Col lege, was in Raleigh today loosing after the interests of his institution. Speaking of th work how in progress at the insti tution, Dr. Winston said; "The work of the college during the year has been very encouraging. The young men have shown a remarkably tine spirit, both in their general behavior and in complying with. Uie peciiic regu lations of the college. The institution has been placed under rigid military dis cipline, and a great many tulea have been put in force requiring each student in the college to pertonn promptly and punctually about hfteen duties daily. These various requirements huve been met by the young men with remarka bly cheerfulness and fidelity. "The Senior Clans has performed the many onerous duties of comuubsioned of ficers and to them belongs in a high de cree the credit of the succeaslui work uf the session. They keep order in tne building, inspect the rooms about five times a day, and report generally any in fractions of the regulations. 1 feel both personally and aluciuiiy very grateful to the students of the college and espe cially to the cadet officers, for their most valuable assistance in promoting the interests of the college and securing its development along proper lines. "The work of the college is distinctly industrial. The institution is in no sense a preparatory school for some other institution. It furnishes a complete edu cation, giving about two-thirds of the book instruction furnished at the best colleges and universities and in addition to this excellent training along P'imi"! and technical lines. It instruction in English, mathematics, chemistry, phy sics, history, botauy, zoology and lik sub jects will compare favorably with that given in other colleges. In some of the lines it wiil probably challenge compari son with the best. The inatrpctiou in sheiuistry and physic) is both .general and special, looking to the training of young men for chemical professions ami for work in electrical engineering, in addi tion to the above subjects there is a very exteuded course of instruction in mechanical engineering, beginning with work in the carpenter shop, the lathe shop, the blacksmith shop and the free hand drawing room, and extending through pattern designing, machine shop training, boiler and engine study, hand ling and construction, and designs in bridge building, architecture and the like. "The Textile School we hope to see fully organized at an early date provided with a separate building, equipped with all of the machinery essential to a com plete textile education. When fully equipped it will furnish textile education such as the college now gives in other lines, including special education in tex tile work. It will furnish instruction to two distinct classes; first, young men who desire textile as well as a complete gen eral education; second, to those only desiring special textile training. The former class will remain at the college four years and re ceive diplomas on graduation, like oth er students with the degree of Bachelor of Science. The latter will remain one or two years, as may be necessary, will not graduate and will receive no degrees. "The age limit of admission to the col lege has been raised to sixteen years and the sub-freshmen or preparatory class has been abolished. The college intends to be out of competition with prepara tory schools and with other colleges not furnishing technical education. While its charges are very low, making the cost of education cheaper, probably, than at any other college of equal equipment, yet it does not seek students who desire merely a cheap education, nor students who desire merely a good general edu cation. Its mission is to furnish indus trial education together with a good gen eral education, along agricultural, me chanical and textile lines. Students, thereon, who do not desire industrial training along any of these lines are not received into the college. "Every afternoon and every Sunday morning the whole college is engaged in some line of technical work, chemical, electrical, mechanical, agricultural or textile. It is a beautiful sight to see the young men at this work, one that is full of hope for North Carolina. It means that we are going to manufacture out raw material into shapes that will bring us the largest profits, that we are going to imiport raw material from other States and get profits also from manu facturing it, that we are going to train our own boy for this great work, that we are going to build up cities and towns for manufacturing purposes all over that State, that this growth of industries and population, not agricultural, will be the salvation of our farmers, who will find iwofitable home markets for their perish able produce and will not need to com pete with India and Egypt and South America and the Mississippi Valley and the wheat fields of the Northwest in raising, frequently below cost of produc tion, such staple crop as have to be sold in the market of th world. "This Is to be the destiny of North Carolina and the college will be a fac tor in working It out. It will do this work with a full realization of ha Importanc , and with tro devotion to th interest Will Convert the Taw;a Into a Hugh Lake PLANS TO DAM IHE RIVER BELOW LADYSMITH This Uuexpected Move Has Caused a Sensation Gen. Buller Reported to Have Recressed the Tugela River and is Fighting. London, Feb. 1. The Boers are going to flood Ladyaniith. The town ia u uc turned into a huge lake. While Uie waiers surge into tne bomb proof auu tellers the iioer guns will play on Uie doomed towo. Tnis move wu not an ticipated here and has caused a sensa tion, 'ihe Boer expect to acconipiisn this by damming up tne iv.iip river some miles below the town and send the wat ers back into the citv. WiSli BRiTlSU SUPPORT. Calcutta, Feb. 1. Tne Ameer of Afgh- I anuslan has sent a special envoy to Uie vicuroy asaing wnetner ne can count ou efteetive isriush support in the event that the Russians begin attacking Herat. liULjUii.it r iUUiS illS WAi. Loudon, ieb. 1. 'ihe St. Jameu Ga zette says this afternoon that it is re ported on good auuiurity that Geuerai iiuller has recrossed the i'ugela at three places and that lighting has been in progress ail day. BOJtt RlttURUlT. German Officer Who Loved Boer Re publicanism for a Cause. Among tne killed on the iiuer side In the baiue of Spion Kop was Lieutenant V on itrusewitz, a Ueiuiuu of ncer wilo hud recently entered Uie service ot "Oom l'aui." 'ihe slain Lieutenant at tested his attachment to the principles oi republicanism auu popular government some years ago by running his sword througn a civilian who liau inadvertent ly brushed against him in a German cafe, ihe iusututious of the Transvaal which reserve to a privileged miuurlty the right to bear arms and to lord it over Uit) civil "white trash," must have appeukd strongly to Von rirusewitz and tne military caste of which he was an exemplary member. 1'hila. Record. SCHOOL FOR PILOT MO. School Committee Elect Miss Bertha Stein Opened Very Shortly At a meeting of the Raleigh School Committee it was decided to open a public school on Pilot Hill, just north of this city, at an early date. Miss Bertiia Steiuav who has had experience in the public schools of this city, will have charge of the new school, iliss Stein is a graduate ot St. Mary's School and a teacher of exceptional promise. The school will be conducted in the Pilot Baptist church and will be opened as soon a arrangement can be perfected. GOV. GI N1NGHAM. Friends of John S. Cuningham say that on a basis of 145.UOO votes the Democratic State convention will have U50 votes and that Cuningham will not fall far short at this time of a majority, if reports are accurate, lie is in re ceipt of letters from various parts of the State from some leading politicians, his friends say, assuring him of their support and endorsement. He is deep ly gratified at these expressions. IHe is invited to open the fair at Newborn in April. He is one of its vice presidents. Raleigh correspondent of Charlotte Ob- R0ADS NOT BOUGHT. Vice President A. B. Andrews, of the Southern Railway, upon his return to Raleigh, spoke to Col. Olds as to the ac curacy or inaccuracy of the rumors that the Southern had bought the Aberdeen and Aaheboro and the Carolina and Northwestern Railroads. He said both were inaccurate. As to the latter road, he said it was understood that Mr. Bar ber had bought it for some iNew York parties, whose names are not known here. The Southern last month arranged for a through car service over the Aberdeen and Aaheboro in order to get a share of the Southern Pines and Pinehurst busi ness. BRITISH AT FRIES K.V Cape Town, Feb. 1. A British orce with artillery is reported to :inve occu pied Prieska, on the Oranpj river, ne hundred miles below Kitnbr:ey,aud is now encamped there. NEW COTTOX. New York, Feb. 1. February, 7.76; (March, 7.74; April, 7.73; Mn.v. 7.73; ,uly, 7.75. Frankort, Ky., Feb. 1. The State militia still guards the State building and executive office and troops are march ing through the streets. There is quiet perfect quiet but indoors excitement reign and nothing has yet been done to relieve this part of the situation!. of the State, along linea purely indus trial, but based upon thorough, system atic and liberal culture, as well aa upon purely technical training. It will have no part In political, sectarian, sectional ot other contention or dissension, but will work for the beat Interests of North Carolina, the whole of North Carolina, without distinction of class or cond Spent a Quiet Night but Was Worse This Morning Change in the Treatment Con sidered Safe For a Few Hours. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. L That there has been an abatement in the intense nesa of the excitement as it has been dis played on the streets, there is no doubt. but the feeling which is hidden in the hearts of quiet, but determined, men, slid exist and il is in a great measure to this that the coniplicauous of the present situation appear even more gloomy than they would otnurwise. Kvery eye and ear is turned towards the Capitol ilutel, lroiu which Uio ru mors of Governor Uoebel's coiuliuou I come aimust every lnoiueul, at times his momentary death being predicted unu Uien again it is lolioweu closely by wuru that Gov. Goebel has rallied and is con stantly maintaining that he will hve that he cannot die now. An official bulletin trom Ui. Welch, one of the physicians who have been constantly at his bedside, stales Una morumg that Air. Goebel passetl a very uuiuiorlable night. 'ihe bulletin says that Air. Goebel is worse this uioruing, uotwiuistauuxug lit tact that the uignt was a couuuitaue one for him. Local (xuits The quartermaster general has receiv ed i&O new lines auu wiin Uiese ami ouiers on bund mine compumea of uie U irsc Regiment ana tluee oi Uie iniiM Regiment win be supplied, ine Slate ar seuui villi uot be lorn tlowu uuui Uie legislature meets, as there is no piuce lor me storage oi military suppl.es. 'ine receipts ot Uie ikUieigu postouice for the niuuin euuing yesieruay Here more than -i,Inai. 11 is now certain it will be a nrst class oil ice. Wuent fostiuuster C. i'. ivauey too charge uie receipts were only $3i,uuu a year, 'ine increase is un out wuru and viaiuie sigu ut itaieigh's growth. iTesiuent AieUane, of the directors of the formal and industrial College, at Greensooro, expresses his pleasure at Uie hue re-opemug yesterday, with 2M studeuUi. He says that under the cur- j euuistauees he would have lelt tuat uie college would have done well to re-open with 2W. He added that it was pioo aible there would be iiOO by the end of Uie week. ine Raleigh Light Infantry, Company B, N. C. State Guard, will meet tonight in their armory lor tlie purpose ol elect ing a first lieutenant of Uie company. Walter iloore, of the compauy, will doubtless be elected, ihe sentiment of the men seems to favor the ck'C".uu ot a man from the company. If this Is not doue.h wover, Col. Z. 1. Smith will bo choseu as lirst lieutenant of the com- pany. .Mr. Edward Teasiey, who was hurt tlu; other day, is resting eeasier. He was badly bruised, however, and has to remain in one position ou his bed. Mr. Samuel S. Lamb, of Elizabeth City, arrived today to attend the Su preme Court. Mr. N'. Person, of Durham, la in the city today. Air. Walter H. Neal, of Louisburg, ar rived this morning. Major John D. fehaw, of Rockingham, is in the city. Attorney General Z. V. Wulser arriv ed this uioruing to attend the session of the Supreme Court. The Kuchre Club will meet with Misses Louise and Sophia Busbee at 4 o'clock i on Saturday afternoon. j SUNDAY CRUSADE IN NORFOLK. " Norfolk may be bad. In the forcible language of the street it may be a wide open town on Sunday and not an in tensely sober and religious town on an) other day. The phrase "wide open," means that liquor selling, drinking aud gambling are carried on openly and 111 ueimuct VI lue law uu ouuua. sev eral of the ministers made a tour of the slums of the city and one of them has told in a sermon aud otherwise what he saw, beard and inferred while lifting the lid of the human sewer. Now, of course everybody is un advocate of charity, so briety and honesty. Nobody can ap prove of these acts which not only defy the statute laws of State and city, but breaks the moral laws offered all citi zens and lead tbe young into temptations they are often too weak to resist. But always the question occurs, How can these evils be restrained or restricted t They can't be suppressed. No city can be made holy. There never was and never will be a community of sinless and absolutely law-abiding persons. They would not be human. If that is what the ministers of Norfolk who have been slumming expect to accomplish, they will not only fail but they will do harm. In the first place they advertise crime at home and give a bad name to the city abroad. Is their game worth the candle? Would they do well not to tell the girls and boys, tbe refined women and . the sober men, what they have seen when they made an effort to see all the bad and to find nothing good in Norfolk? Editorial in th Ports mouth Star. The following statements are made in the bulletin: Pulse, increased to 144. Temperature, stands at 101. Respiration, ouud to be 44. Dr. Welch concluded his statement with Uie opinion Uiat Mr. Goebel nas just one chance in a thousand to live. The statement of Dr. Weicli was muds upon his departure row, uie sica room ai breakfast hour. CHANGE) IN TREATMENT. Fraukiort, 1 en. 1. iiO a. m. Ms. Goebel as worse. The head nurse appeared at the sick room door a snort tunc ago. feme staled mm uie not uaui ueaunent nas ueeu temporarily abandoned and mat uie hoL vtuiei" Xiag4 uie now ueulig avpued lo ills body lususud. ine uutiors, sue says, stale Uiai Air. Uoeuei vtui ccniuu ly uve one or tv,o nouns lougar, iut uiey will not pieuicl. Oeyuud uiat leugui oi uuie. lua is taken to mean Uiat every tiling in uie povter oi uie nu,)aciaii u utiu uone to prevent ait iiiuucuiuLe coi.uae unu to pioivng iiie ior tto gical a uue us pvisaio.e, Vtiul leu.tiaiy lucuna uiai mi ooivuiiity iuuy oe auuui lo suenguicu 4ixe puucni mure si&uauin- UttuV. lltMlilltiilil. "Herrninn the dreui" and his big com pany oi eiiieiuuueitt win accur ui uie Acuoemy ol iiiusic ineL k uuucauuy e bu.uK. xue present "Herrmann Uie Great,'' leuii, is lue most, eyvi-t euujuiei uie Viond uaa ever kiiutiu. uia Bitigut-ui-iiaiiu auu punning, ouiuers ou Lue u.ui v emufe. i ui- n.a eusugcuicni in lUiS oiy an emureiy new auu oiei prugiuuime ol magic uiu niysteiy nas ueeu uiiauged. .lmgi never oeiuie seen in tnis l-uy uud so luarveiuua and giauu uiui uiuy uc tne (Piaster iAerriuiiuii niinaeii wuuid attempt. beverai Musauouui inusiuiis are aiso on uie prograiuaue, wnicu are unexpntabie and uuepiaiuaule. "suiaret" uie beauuiul urapeuy and spectacular daucer win also appear uimI present uve new dunces, uuiy ueauuiui ueyuud de scription. Uf her "Vision ot tne Hoc," one of her nances, tne following is an extract taken trom Uio Uosiuu ueraid, wnicn devoted over two columns desciio ing tnis one dance aioue: "in the stage presentation, out of im penetaroie darauess, gradually the grace- rui ouUines of the dock tower appear against the background ot the say. In winch, stars twwaie and glimmer nere and there slowly the great clock dial begins to grow luuuoua in the strange uncanny light that comes from some mys terious source, and soon the spectator seems to see through the dial aud to realize that behind it a vision, so indefin ite as to be like Uie spirit of a dream, is gradually coming into view. Slowly it takes a definite form and Uie figure of a fair young girl, in soft white diuging draperies, with rich auburn tresses and like the form of an artist's model, and a face of truly spiritual beauty, cornea into view bathed in a flood of strangely brillinat light. "With graceful gestures and sinuous movements, she removes the veil that has covered her face and begins to turn Uie great-minute hand of the clock to the hour of 12. As it reaches that poiut the sweet, deep tones of Uie chimes break tbe almost oppressive silence; and while they slowly toll off the midnight hour the fair girl remains motionless as a statue over whose form a weird succes sion of colored light play one tint melting mysteriously into another. As Uie last stroke of 12 die away, Solaret grace fully restores her clinging draperies aud the beautiful vision melts and fades from view so slowly Uiat the spell-bound spec tator scarcely realizes the fact until once more the faintly lighted clock dial is seen, and that in turn, with the old clock-tower, grows thinner and thinner until it, too, is gone, and on Uie stage remain only Stygian darkness. "But with Uie spectator remains an In effaceaable memory of a beautiful vision the like of which no stagecraft before has produced; and the impressivtness and fascinating charm of the picture are such that the spectators sit in almost breathless silence until the liv-.-'.y strains of the firmament dance are l-ad aud arouse them to a realiauon that they are in the midst of real I'.ts again, when the applause breaks forth is worthy ot the consummate skill and ingenuity that have contrived this most beautiful scenic picture that the modern stage' has creat ed." The Supreme Court will next Mon day examine applicants for license to practic law in the State. It is thought that there will be between 40 and 50 applicants. Henry Smith, of Denmark, Va., who died recently at the age of 80 years, had four generations of descendants 13 children, 00 grandchildren, 150 great grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren, or 268 ia al i