North Carolina Newspapers

TOE f No. g,ioz RALEIGH. N,C, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1900. 25 Cents a Month CRONJE WILL NOT SURRENDER BUT DIE FIGHT1N The Boers Battling Valiantly, in the Jaws of Death, Against Three Times Thier Number GEN. BULLER MEETS A REPULSE AT TDGELA War Office Gives Partial List of the Killed at Paardenberg-v-Caaualties fearful Beers Still ShelliB( Lad) smith. Iondon, Feb. -'3 Tho London Dally News, in its second edition thita after noon, flays that Boer Ooiuniandant Oronje has surrendered. LATHK.-This report was uiTieinlly denied. FBA U F V 1 . I!OM BA RDM EXT. Lomlon, Fob. 23. Officials at the War Office say that they hnve recclv i(l no report of Orxmjr surrendering. Military men. do not believe that Oen. Cronje wiil surrender, but that lie .vitl tight till death. Detaile of the six days' bittle at Paar derboTirVlrift show that Cronje is sur rounded and tho Boers under his mm umuxIi n fighting desiierately against it force of British three tilings their num ber. An estimate of the killed and wound ed has reached the thousands. (Jen. Kitchener received what purport ed to be mess-ape from (Jon. Cronje. sayitur that lie saw no course open to lu'in but surrender. I'pon reeeit of this message Gen. Kitchener proceedi'd to rhi-HoeT laager to arrange for the eapilulntion. hut lie met a messenger, who aniiouiieod that Clen. CVonje said ttfut (he whole lliing was :i- mistake and that he proposed to fight until he died. Gen. Kitchener then ordered a bombard ment of the Boer iwition. The fire of all the powerful British guns was con centrated on the spot, which was only about a mile square. The exploding shells raised treat clouds of smoke, com pletely filling the lied of the river. The British shells penciled every bush and ravine. The execution was something terrible and the roar of the (inns was deafening. YVtl with a spirit of mad ness the Boers attempted to snipe the navn! gunners, who wore firing at a range of only ten yards. But one out come of the battle seems Msible and that is that the Boer Commandant Cron j" and his brave men are surely dmrnuKl. BFLI.EK ACA1N BEPFLSED. Pretoria, Feb. 2".'. -i Delayed. I Heavy fighting has been renewed at Tngehi and !eti. Buller again repnlseil. BOERS MAKE A STAND. Chiveley Comp. Feb. 22. - : Delayed. V -Five hundred Boers have rccrossed Tu gela river, making a viand on the south bunk. Later they retired. ' Tile Boers are shelling the northern slopes of P.langwatui Hill. It is unknown wheth er Ihe B'H't-s intend to seriously resist the British march or not. CRONJE STII.L FlfiHTINC. London. Feb. 23. The latest rcorls from Pimderberg are thai en Cronje is still fighting with a bulldog tenacity1 ag;iSn.st od.ls three to one. His laager is now wholly girdled by the British 1 roops. The report that Goo. Cronje has sur rendered is now officially denied. ' BOEUS BOMBARDINC. Ladysinbth. Wednesday. Feb. 21. The Bombardment today has Kvn more jie 1ive than, in weeks. There are signs of the Boers wthdrawng. cascauties heavy. Capetown, Feb. 22. afternoon, delayed. AtMi'respondeut of .the Sun learns that Commandant CVonje's is surround ed at IVtriisburg. forty miles it of Jacobsdnl. Tile Boers have M lDttwr. They are on tin open flat and are fight ing desperately. They have small chance lor ewapo. They ntnuher nliout nineC (iHiusand. The inisualirles on lioth side are heavy. THE KILLED. Loudon, lb. 23. The ,Wr office gives out tho names of one hundred and forty-weven who were killed at Pnarden fcerg last Sunday. Tliey were disirilut cl thr uglt neveral regiments. Tlie Sia forth UighlandcTH suffered the heaviest, having thirty-five killed. Tlie Canadians had eighteen killed. HOICKS DMVEX Ol'T. Capetown Mooifontein. FVib. 23. Betid and Colesberjj are weirpied by the British forci front Arundel, and the Boers are driven; out of the v'ace. BOEUS MOVE. Londou. Feb. 22. Despatch Lorenzo Manpiex 'yiterday9 date says, six thousand Boers rave iteen acut from Lailysurith fo Bloemfomtein. COYKR TO BTvTBBAT. - ColouHO, Feb. 23. TlM! Botrs are tslk'll ing Iadj smith, but it w oclicvcd that they tore merely doing hi to be caver ' ing tlie ret rent, of the entdre BotT foree. Ijorenso, Marquei, FeTjniary J3. The iransraal tlovernnicut 1 reisjrtett to be serlwuely ularuved ovej tlie Boer defeat COXCEltTS TOMORROW. The Return Engagement of the Schu mann. Concert Company. The SHiunmnn Grand Concert com pany will give a matinee tomorrow iftcinooit at tie Metropolitan Opera House at 3:30 o'clock and another per formance Saturday night. ; The company render u tn.iet' delight ful musical program, as tho? who at tended their performance last Monday night will well renieni!cr. The prices tomorrow at. both per formances arc 50 eeuus. gallery 3T cent A special rate of 25 cents to any part of the house will lie extended to school children and teachers. Such itn attraction an the Schuniajin should' draw a full house. TO SEND DR. HOLLANDER. Baltimore, Feb. 23.- It was announced :n a bampwt of the Alumni at Johns Hopkins diversity last night, thnt Sec retary of War, lrot, had rciiested Dr. Hollander, the professor of thinner to go to lVrto Bico as a special coiuims sioncr lo revise the laws relating to tax ation. MISS MARTHA HaYWOOD DEAD. Haywood. In tbisWly Friday, Februa ry 23rd, shortly lKftn midnight. Mis Martha Cannon Hflv-wwwl. daughter f the late AVilliani Dalian, for many years a prominent citizen f Raleigh, and Mary Cannon Haywvioil. S.ie was in the sixty seeond year of heir age. Tlie ftmciral will take place at her lute resideiwc, corner of Johnston and Wil mington -streets, at ll o'clock tomor row, Saturday, unorning. n service will be conducted bv Key. Dr. M. M. Marshall, of CMirist Church. A MURDER IN CUMBERLAND Tile Marlboro Democrat of Wednesday has the following account of the man ner in which Amos Carter met his death The shocking news was vhoind to town yesterday evening by Mr. T. S. Fvnns that Capt. Amos Carlcr. having charge of the comity chain gaiiLr. and who for some time has been working the convicts near Mandeville. in Bed Hill township, hail been knocked in the head' with -f 1 1. axe by one of the eon.. vioN known as dim II'iirrNs, and that .lini. with two olhers. bad escaped. Sheriff Crecu. with Deputy Mcekm.. went down iniiuediately and found it too Hue. and Captain Carter lying In a stupor iir Mandeville depot, ll is sait that two of the live convicts that were wrlh Captain Curler at once gave the alarm, but .Tim gr ibln-d up Carter--t gun and' ordered them lo huh. He then took tie' gii'i- and axe and made off to a slump in the. field and cut loose Un shackles r'lid then went for swamp. Captain. Carter was brought up to Bennetteville on the night train am! taken lo his nvidenee east of town, where he died during the night. He is a native of Cunilerland county, but as been living here several your. BANK CONJH CTED BY COI.OKKP MEN. A Successful Institution Est iblisln-.l Ten Year Ago. Birmingham. Ala.. Feb. 22. The thrift ami enterprise of 1h iorod iwoeV ot Birmingham is forcibly illustrated in an event that will take place tonight at the Sixteenth Street .Baptist church in cele bration of (he tenth anniversary .if the etaldishinenf of the Alabama Penny minings- aim ijoan t onipany. a snccess- "l banking institution imnwl and eon- trolled exclusively by members of that race. The institution was orgiinizel and op ened for hnniness inider the name of the Alalliii"i' Fenny Paviivgs Bnnk t)etoler 1.1, JSftO, in a rented building. Tlie name w-a changed' February 1t, 1S!1.". by a special net of the legislature to (he Alabama Penny Savings mini Loan Company, tinder which name it was iu corrotiited. and is now doing business in its own building in Twentieth street hetweere Third, and Fourth avcuue. The eon'iMiny wan incorporated w ith n capital stock or $25,000. with the trir ilege of increasing to $100,000. They now have $f!0,r(7.3S on deposit. Besides the company haw the deeds to thirty four lolv, seventeen of which have been fmprovd and bring in .$150.2.1 per month from rents. It is the purpose of the officers and manager of this company 1o eorrtinne to increase the. stock nutty the $100,000 mark 1 reached, and then hnve the own er of this money ho rnret it in cowl and iron mines, cotton mills, coffin fac tories .eleerrle and other industries. For the year lSfKT a divkiend of 5 per cent wae deckirKl. A dosposltor erih deposit eny amount Trom 5 cents up, and 4 per cent interew is lurid o nail aniountt above ?f. TO I. X. THBSOUP. J My Dear Sir: Theiro are otherslif yoai lik asc. Do yon carry your oisTT4rtwM to X. Wilmington stn-et, ever? I Kesi deuts out (here would be content with soup; but they do hate to isee the'j'eaco girls, the ehiiWren and tcaoSiers jtf the' Wiley (traded School pilowing tfciuugib the nnid that th city so kinilly pr 'pared for tin 'tit last year. 'WJionu thi god would destroy they first make tniad." May it 1m- that whom the street c niuiit tee wiwhes .to give good stretn, tlie first give them muddy. Wiliuingtoa st: eet is one of 'Raleigh's ipnincipul thorougl farei. It should have, early consideration..' Still Koine was not imilt in a day, and it is son)4i linn's as brave to endure as to emu ilain. I. X. THHiri, MR. OSBORNE RETURNS North Carolinian's Name was Presented Too Late. Mr. Frank I. (Mnirne lias retiuriu'd fi-oiin a visit to Washington, says today's (Hiaiiotle Obsi'fvcr. As has Ihwii men tioned previously in ibis paper, Mr. Os borne was prominent ly mentioned as the Southern nueiii iit of the new Philippine i-oiiiiuission 'the position to whieli ("leu eral Iuke E. Wright, of Mempliia, Ttmn.. has Ucn appoiutMl. As , is generally known, the n'ipiest for Mr. Osborne's appointnieiil cauie voluntarily from Senn tor PrilchuiNl and mi ivel the strong n dorsement of Mr. Os-Uniw-'s friends in W'af-'hington and elsewhere. CoiuVrning this lua.tler The WusOiingtoii Star, of Wednesday, has the following: "The l'res'iilcut today received a visit I'rmn Uepresentativcis Bellamy. C-raw-ford and Kitchin, of Nnirth Carolina, and Laliiner. Stokes and Finley, of South Carolina. They desired to endorse the candidacy of Flunk I. sImh-ik', of Char lotte. X. C. whose name was presented by Senator Pritihard. The I'li-sidint ex presses! appreciation of t'heir efforts .J'or Mr. (Mtorne. but stated that the liit'ter's inline had 1r-cu presented to him ratlur hue." NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. N York, Fell. 23. The members of the Republican Slale Uiimnit'b'C are meeting in the Fifth Avenue Hotel to day. They will pioljibly select New York as the meeting of ihe ConvrMMon and April 13. as the dale. EX PAN DI X( ! MEB1CAN TI!.DH. Mr. D. A. T' pkin-. of Charlotte. N. C., lontiuiies U "ii every favorable oc casion to preach the doctrine of the ex pansion gf American trade as aliening Southern industry. A comprehensive siseeh mi this subject was made bv him at the annual meeting last week of the Alhnta Business .Men's League. At the outset he emphasized tlie fact that t he present indiisi i ial iiiiiiiifestatiiiiis in tin; South ale not an original develop ment, but a renaissance, a fulfillment of plan: made by progressive Southerners many years ago. As means for a fur ther growth in safely and profit of Southern manufactures, he mentioned education, whereby the people may be brought to realize the tremendous advan tages in turning raw material into mer chantable go'wls: i r uisportatioii facili ties with special rcleruine lo landing ihe products of tin- South in foreign lands and in the new imissi ssious of ttir l'nil..l Stales, and better banking fa cilities. He asserted that the system of railways in this country bad been Imilt and extended by aid from tlie in liuuul government, from Stales, cities, towns and even smaller divisions, largely upon the .principle that material growui would conic front such subsidies, and he deprecated a condition where the sum principle could not be applied to ui.i stc 'in-hip lines to carry American cloth, cotton or Hour to other land.-. Euglaml. ami Hcrmany, he said, were willing enough io use their subsidized ships i.. carry away American raw cotton, but not American cotton cloth, and to bring us i he-iron, but not to take t ig-iron away.' As markets for our proiluets were to be found, he .advocated the es tablishment of our own ship lines, and expressed a willingness for this couo try to expend whatever is 'necessary to create and maintain us good transporta tion facilities on the seas as it lias on bind. The diseusision of plans, for tile fur therance of America n eonuiR'rre ;uid American industry has been in itself a sptvies of the eilucalion demanded by Mr. Thompkins. Their fulfillment, ought to contribute to the development of the banking facilities of the country. The South, of all sections, is to reap much of the benefit. Manufacturer-.' Ileconl. nCGIII'. THE MASCOT. Snietinie ago tho Times-Visit or print ed a slior! item dvnoiitrafing Raleigh's popular caterer a nwiscot. This was done from the fae-t that all the weddings at which Dttghi has nerved the dinners or sup'era, have Ixmmi bnppy stlcces'S. Xot a one in. the long list at which he has officiated, siiid Mr. Doglii has there been an unhappy marriage, and he has kept track of them. Attention is called to 'hi item, from the fact that since it has hecome known that Duirhi appears to he n uuiHcot, his wrvices are in more active demand than, ever. ALBANY TO SAIL. London, Feb. 23. The American erniaer "Albtiny" will suil for the United tSaftd on March first. FISHERMAN'S LUCK A Splendid Production by Home Talent Repeat Tonight Tim first performance of the pretty ciniiedy-drania A Fisheriniaii's Luck was given lust evening at the Academy of Music by the Home I dramatic Company. It was greeted by a largo audience, which was 'thoroughly pleased with the splendid, work id' tihe amateurs. The east 'wa.s as) folows: Tom Manly, a ixjor .fisherman- - -Mr. Frank .1. Slier iai. Williani Fanren, alias Situirc Il imiuojj.J Mr. William Boyall. faiuies 'Hatn-moiid. I'arreu's son---Mr. Hi.-'iiard S. 'BusIh'C. David Morris, known as l ucle Davie--Mr. (Jeorge A. Kciui. Silast Kiibler, stagiest ruck Mr. ,1. Early Hughes. liev. tieorge Medbnrsl Mr. Ben. Hardy. ) Kuso l'rccscott. I lainni.uiirs wurrl Mis Minnie Fit h Tucker. Mrs. Manly, Tom's luoiher Flora Ehritsc tVcecb. Huth Manly, Toan's sisi'er - Ji; K. Morinig. Little Nellie, a waif of the o ean -Miss Daisy -I.il tie Patsy Smith. Little Patsy Smith was a wonder in her part, and her clever work captivated the entire audie-iice. Though c:.ly a tot, she was iM-fecrly at homo on the stat,;' and spoke her lines with prf.-ct distinct m ss and in the spirit of their mailing. Little Patsy is unquestionably the liest am.'iteur child actress ever n the ltal cigh stage. Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker, in the rule . f Hose (in love with Tom Manlyi. ('hai til ed the. audience by tlie exipiisiie w :iy in w lii. il she romndvd our the clta rnctor. Miss) Daisy Muring was pretty and happy in her iHirtrayal .:' Ueth- Tmu -Manly's sister. Her clover talent never fails to be thorough')' appreciated by the audience. Mr. .1. Early Hughes, Si. the -tage-s'ritek country bninpUin. was bright and wi.ty. and agttiii piovi-l himself a most lever comedian. Dr. Ceorge Kenn. as 1'neli- Davie, was i treniely clever and was one of the n.. ..-t Mpular characters -with the audi ence. I'nHe Davie 'had always a hapy uay .if droppiug in and inicil'eri i.ive-inaking. Mr. Frank .1. Sln-nin as Tom the iioor fisherman, who w ins ..u with Manly. ! in the end. played his part in an able manner. Miss Flora Creech was splendid in tlie character of Mrs. Manly. Mr. Will Koyall and Mr. Itieiiard Pol ice made :i go.xl pair of villians. Mr. Henry Wyal'L was all right as the l!ev. (iisrge MedJiurst. The play will be"Treseiite. a-ain 1o nighr. and should be greeted by aiiolliet good hoiiM-. It is fur tho In nidi I of Hie Ministering Circle of King's Daughters. DICk AGAINST THE BILL. Washington. 1 l 1.1; Feh. 2;'..- I 'oiigressinan f Chio, an.ni.uiue Unit he will v. ue against the Porto Uico bill now- pending in the 1 louse. M.nro significance is attached to this .announce ment, owing to his el., so relation with the Pit -blent and Senator llanna. SULDIKB'S SWEETIIEACT SCES. He T. k Another f.." Hi- Y an. I ,ue- to olirt. Ha. ken-o k. N. .1.. Feb. 22. - Before hi -recent ni.trriaae in Phila.bdpbia Wil liam lb. niin iie.i In EnglcW'ood, where be was attentive to Mi-s Lizzie Kenny. Acioiding to lor story his intentions became tin so of a suitor aii.l bo asked her to bo his wife, and she consented, tioniin was a plumber, apparently earn ing a good livlihoo.l. After the alleged engagi tnent he word to Philadelphia to s 'Citre wider opportnnii ics for bn.-oicss stici-e-s. IIs'- affeetion tlicrcaftcr scciiie.t to cool toward Miss Kenny, she -ays. anil to confirm her suspicions that lu lu nil wa- 110 longer entirely her own cnine tho new- ih 1 be had liiarriei another woman in tin- Uuakor City. When -bo learned positively that lie had been married. M:-s Kenny deter mined to gel redtv-s, and brought suit against hiiu lor bn aeh of nonise. A warrant was -worn out for Cumin's ar rest and today ho was brought to Haek eiisaok from Philadelphia nn requisition papers and taken into court to answer her charge, lie did not npoar worried, but dea. led not guilty, saying he was evioeiiliy the iciini of a -eriou- mis understanding. He had not hid oppor tunity to prepare a defense, and was released under .2.iam bail for trial. C.oinin served as a volunteer in the war against Spain and is ere.litisl with .111 excellent record as a soldier. DEATH OF A LITTLE HUM.. The D- aili Angel visited 1 uc home ol Mr. ai.d Mrs. K. V. Bagwell, on South West street. Sunday cvenhi;'. Fcbriury 18th, HifiC, at 2 p. 111. and look their brightest, and young. -I daicthtor. Tes sic. to thai Sweet Home in I leaven She was live year.- and ten .isonlbs old. Shi w tts a swcei lilth- giii. always ready and willing to do anything she. could for any one. She was loved by everybody who knew her, therefore u was a sad blow to then, when they heard that the dear I i 1 1 '- one was dcail She wit l iken sick suddenly with conjestioii of the brain, ami only lived and sutVerod two day-: but l last her suffering was over and she went to sleep in the arms of Jesus. She often spoke of going to Heaven and seeing some of her dear little friends who had (folic bfore her. She left behind her a fat her, mother, two brothers and four sisters to mourn their l.rss and 1 extend to them my heart-felt sympathy in their bereavement, and be comforted, sid hearts, for she has only genie lie fore you and is watching and waiting for you w hen He at last culls yon 1 Ionic. Sleep on in. thy beamy. Thou .sweet angel child: By sorrow unblighted. Br Kin, undetilcd: Like the dove to the ark Thou hast flown to thv rest. From the wild sea' of strife. To the home or the bleat. . J. B. LOCAL BRIEFS Mrs. M. A. Heck. Miss Heck aiid Mis Susan llis-k returned yesierday from Washington, where they have spout the winter. Mr. Alex. J. Field has moved his law office from the old law building to room rol. Tucker Building. Mr. L. it. Cooke, of lloldsWo. is in the city. Mr. A. C. Patterson, of Asheville, is .'it the Yarboro. Mr. J. S. Wesley, of Durham is in' the city. ' I S.er.-taiy of State. Dr. Cyrus Thump- j sou, has retnr:.sl from a Week's stay in tin-low county, on private Intsiti' He said thai be went ss, not on polities. Jolt love goo.) Ulllstc.' I'lleU go to the Schumann Concert tomorrow al lot -uou and night. Coiinnisioner of Agriculture Pallors, in says thai the sale of fertilizer tags is now increasing rapidly. He is unable to say Ihivv tho sale compares thu far with last. year. Of course the weaiuer inlht eticcH the' -ale largely. lion. ( '. it. Mcbanc, Superintendent of Public ln-.lni. ti. .11. spent yesterday with the graded sclmo! at Jlig'h Point, making an interesting talk lief ore the scholars in the afternoon. Last night be niade a talk in the opera house to the s, in.oi and t he public. liciuciiil.er tin. -ale of the ., Suable propel 1, v on .Martin street. ..ppo-itc to Moore Souare. which will take p!u, tomorrow iSaturdayi at 12 ocloek 111. Ib'Uo-mhcr tin- Schumann Concert to morrow afternoon and night - at the Metfoin.lil an ( Ipera House. A marriage license h 1- been issued to Mr. Sai-go- Winibcrly and Mi-s Nellie Ellis, both of Wake county. Mr. Joe Crow d T. i 1 1. 1 rca-ndy with a 1 : 1 1 1 : 1" 1 1 1 a. , :,lent. is -leadil: proi ing. !et your seals li erv.-.l for S, liiiieai.il ('oiieert at oin o. ;.. met ini tio' -1 r at King s drug -lore. There will be an important meeting ot the Kaleigli Choral Synrphou Cub this. 1 Friday, evening at S o'clock in the Audi torium building at the Blind Institution. All the member- are earnestly requested lo be present. M A ll If I El 1. I.a-t ceiling at the re-id bride's parent- on Pilot Hill, Peebles' and Mr. Si'litey E: 11. , of the Mi-s Lucy tliian. holii 1 marriage. of this city, were united in Both are kv.nlar young pe have ninny warm friend- am ac.jiKiiinaiiei s. pie and ng. their MILL IMPItOVEMENTS. Challolte, X. C. Fell. 22. The Spifiy tkiUowJkiil I -riil lil,(pm? ' p 11 1 1 i ng in an extra eipiipnieiit of spindles. The number to be -operat.d i- 2H.IWHI. Looms are b.-iug inslall.-.l in ihe new ly built Lilly Cotton Mills, also located at Spray. X. ('. The l.eaksvill. W 1- 11 Mills build at Leak--a S-H 1 Hit I ville, Y ('.. will addition (.. their lorily am. SUING PGR A BRIDE Chariot:. . Y ('.. 1", h. 22.- ago Mr. Ed. Sfrai.g". aged and Mi-s Caiherine 1 l.tfiiian. ju-t pa cd lor 1 .". 1 1 1 mil p.i.-t. ri d al King's Monniain X li cit- return 10 the h. .h:o of I ni'i'in- 1 he laiier took ,-harg. i;iughter ami rciu-ed to reco Si rttiiuc ;i - a -oii-iii law . The young husband ceusulti ;ii:il had "elaini and delivery" -lied for the possession of Mrs The parents, ii is -aid, havi nine day IX years, w ho had v.-ro mar C. fn the girl's of their gnize Mr. (! counsel paixrs is . Sirange. also cm suited with the law-givers, ami so ooiuiier-elaini, and when an ailed to serve the pipers for the up a nicer .1, liv .1 her ileliv- civ . f Mrs. Strange the latt obje.'li.ill Ii. being "clainie.l or. d." -o 1 he af air re-ua in- i add and , statu IS. -i wiib Mr il.'ipllieel . I'M. : ra 11 g ag.d mai:i:i.i;eof mks. mi ukav. The Wid.tw of The N.,ril Foiiner Ivlitor Marrie.l M. Aldcn. Edilor of Me Bro.'s Pnblieal ions. k Laiulinark' lo Mr. II1-111 v si -. 1 Ltrp. r A s 1 c 1 i : 1 1 le-iateh I'r- 111 a-ililigt..u. D. ('., sins this inclining Mr. Henry M. Abb 11, editor in chief of Harper'- publi cations and editor of Harper'- Weekly, was imiiTtcd to Mi-s. Kent. 11 F. Murray, of Norfolk. Va. 'I .10 Hid.png will ho in file nature of a -urpii-e lo tiio many friends of both ih. briile .an.l gi in. since the arrangeiiiei ;- for ih,- wo hling wi n kept a 1 rot', ami siM ret. After the wed ding. wbiWi took place ai all I0.i-c,.pal ectory, Mr. and Mr-. Al.lett bit on a bridal lour, and will, al'lir their return, re-snl. a) the palatial suburban re-idetn-c of Mr. Abb n. ai Mcthncii. X. .1. The bride is the widow of tile late edi tor of 'Pile .Norfolk Landmark. Mr. Ken Ion F. Murray, who dhsl Dei-eniht r lo. 1S!I.", Mrs. AhUu i- about "5 years old 11 1 : I 11 beautiful w-oiuan, gis-ally beloved. She has live children. Mr. 1. Foster Murray, associate edilor of The I.an.l .iiuirk, bcillig (lie eldest. .Miss Ada. tic iwxt eldest, will graduate fivtii ibe Not folk llig'li Si-.ln.ol next year, and Aline, Cons'tutu'o and Douglas, tin' latter tivc peat's old. Mrs. Aldcn, until recently, resbli .1 at 27(1 Hank street, Norfolk. Slhe Is ori ginally from Edgobrook, B0I1 tonrt coun ty, this State. Mr. Aldcn is .iImuiI (12 years obb H ' htw beeii' a widovtiT live years and litis lliree daughters, one of whom is a teach er nt the Woman's Fnivcrsity in New York. "There is a ronvaJU'e connected with the wedding." adds the dispatch, "wiilclli culminated, in today's affair." Mr. Alden's ivpultitiou is world wide, a,nd sJiortly after the publication ,f the wkirng by the press of the -ount iy there came a tflnod of con grain Into it telesm'ii .flnmi reat. elitors all over tho Snittvi. Mr. AWetr holds otw of (he h.iihts-t posi t'loutt in the jonmalLstic pn.fe-ss'on. ami that Die jst a valuable man is eviihflc"d hi blli(f sv-ii fiir the wi rlil's I'ol-e- nmst publications Harper's mag ixtnes. roituiuoul.li Star. MABKIED. jSt'TSuunTEinen- and Mr. Alexander An Barrone Ixttu or fhas county, were Mimed last evening. NEXT WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS Robl. Downing in "An Indiana Romance" and Gorton's Minstrels Tuesday February 27th. a recent ue" eessful pastoral eotnedy-drama, "All In diana lionraiicc," w ill be prescuted at the Acailciny of Music. A critic s'lH-aking of the new play, "An Indiana Uoinatice," the .play is now be ing produced, says: "It chains tlie at tention at the tiit act and steadily accu innlates in strength nal breathless de lighted interest, until reaching the last act it beioines alisolutely traffic in its slraiuid intensity. The well known ac tor and niniuigi r is Mr. Kobert Downiug." 1L' will apiicar as Sam Hickcy- Miss 1 ltirriette Woum will vroa ha si'cu lien- in the part of Mary Ituuisey. This charming netrisss has bi-en, and is one of tin- most versatile women ou the -tag.'. She has played boy's parts, silo has sung in opera, and lias upiK'ared hi a l,ii lost every line of work. including Shakespeare, who by all odds, is her fa vnriio, and in the near future Mr. Downing will present iter in some of the favorite roles. Itc-ervi' seats will he on sale Saturday morning at Bobbift Wviwie's drug -tore. I'snnl prices. (IIIBTO.N S MIXSTUELS NEXT. 'Iliis is the scar-on w'hetr tin- thc'.tre goiug ,ul.iii' 'begins to long for a niin--ti'il show. :tnd Matuigcr Rivers, ever .alive to thi 'Wishi of 'his patroiL-, has arrangisl to satisfy that craving. lortoii- Eanions Xi-w Orleau-s Min--Inis will give i.ne 0,1' tin' cxt'i-Uint per I'ot'inaiH'es at the Academy of Mush' .March 1st. They have played 'bete bof.xre and will be eagerly wilcomed hen- again. Ttiey now siand at the bead in their respective line of inins't rc-lsy, Cei'toii's Min.-trels seem lo un-e solved tin- problem of how to amuse without being I'iihi r vulgar or suggestive ch-au and replete w it'h many m-w attractions. Sccial atliition is called 'to the Tocal ami musical numbers. The company this season is composed c.f burnt-cork paci makcrs, the fuunii'st in the business, and They are sure to make as many bins as any ba-e ball star. They carry the finest minstrel band in America. Look for their noon-day concert in a program of popular and classical music. I f you isM-nd your money for atnu.se 1111 uts, be sure and get value. IK.a't niis- I Jui't.jn's Big Minsti-i Is. THE (HAN'T LI M15EU lUFST. Dele f the Beecnt Consolidation of Companies to i'ontrol 1he Lntnl er Indnstrv of North ll'e Carolina. N.w York Herald. 21st.i Plans luive been practically eon.plet . "I f..r the formation of a combination ..f the controlling interests in North Carolina pin. into a -ingle company, will apiial stock of S2S.(HiO,(ltK Negotiation- have progressed so far that t: i- e. ted the final deiails will be ar I'.tng. w il hi In in d the incorporation concluded few .'fays. uieetii.ii with lliis I-. i ti t iti n;.-. s: io steaei--:hii compau' has been wiili (igilen Milts, a -on of D. .!. Cros-tbwait ami Lo.ils A. .lir.'eior. to bring the luinbe ity for export or to be soi.l to (. Mil Hall. : to this ell-tomers h. re. Tie- exi-:ing ,)'.i ele. I. will are ihe Surrny companies which, it is enter the combination Lumber Company, the Atl.iniic Coast Lumber Company, of ( ieol-getow ll. N. ('.. the Banning Mauu- fail Conipat!', :he Cape 1 ear 11 nip Manufac- l.illnl.cr ( 'olllp'lll . 1 he (' luring Coiupan, t 'culpa uy and the the Tunis Lumber John I.. Koper Lum l.er ( 'onip.-itn . It i- expected by III.' Iliell interested in liie combination 1 1 1 .-1 1 ii will be able ( iiir-i il mi'i liiiul.er btt-iucss of Norih Caroliiia. Tile seven companies named, ii is -aid. own aho-it d.OfMl.00".- n 11 1 1. Illilc- ..I limber and control about fiOO railroad. Their sawmill eupa.--.'ihi.iiIii! feet a day. and ihey larg planing mill- and box fac- "gctl.cr they sell aliou 0 )ier ail tin- N'.rib Carolina V'Uc total output being CIKI.IHM.IIH'I III. ...1.1. t .a T ngil.l, -! inn a-sels of the seven cr.nipanies ted at .2.'I.PiHi.iHii. and it is . capitalize them at 2s.tNH.- w llich it is eie('teil tll.lt di i I ro 1 win. up. .-an he ..'ii'ried througdi th ..noinie- of .'oiisoli.laiion. North Carolina lumber nt present is freighted North in -mall vessel- wilh a r.i jy of .''IiO.OiKi feet, board meas "I'e. t'o- r:le fl'olll ( JeofgeloW 11 to fill- lnii.g s? a thoii-and feet. Owing 10 ihe .ieciel!:llg of llle Wiltcr on (leorg. town far. through the Federal ap-propri.-itb.il of .-'2.(100.01 HI for jetties large -tenui'Ts w ill be able to enter the port. The Atlantic Coast Steamship Coin pan.. in which Mr. Mills. Mr. Cros-.-ihw.iit and Mr. Hall are directors, is having two vessels built in the lakes oiih a capacity of 1,7."it'.(HMI fis-t each ,. he ii-ei! in freighting the lumber. Thi- w.ll reliii',' the cost to S:i.50 or ,. a ihoii-and feel, enabling the eSinibi nation i- etfeot an e. -on. nny cstinutted at .v'.T.ti.Miiii a year, ll i- also the inlen lion of Ihe company to run b irges from Norfolk f-.r tlie traiissu-tation of ils inn h r. Plan- "f the -team-hip eomtanv. which ba- purchased the Georgetown and Ye-t--ni T'ailroad. contemplate event ual! a general freighting business from Norfolk. The now lumber company, it s s.'iid. will not conflict with lh.? Yellow Pine LuinlH-r Company, which wa formed several years, ago. Char!,'- T!. l-Tint. of this ciiy. is In-tei'o-tcd in Ihe new eotul.intiTion, acting in ;i -sociat ion with banking houses in New York and London. CANNOT VIS-IT ASHEVIIJ.E. Cltank.tic. X. C.. F.'b. 22. Colonel W. .T. Rrym was iiwited hy- prominent IViiwicrats of Asheville. X. C. to visH thnt city on his return from- the South but he telegraphed thnt ft wonht impossible far him to do 90 at this ttm nwmjr to pivvions tiigagementu In Por-. gia and TNtineswce. , ' COTTON. Nr Tork. Fch. 23,-Febroary 88t: IHutA 880; April 8M; May' 874.