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Mill ' 4."' ., .;' V;"-:. MO 'six; li ill ' ' u A jtv ,. T NOr 9,103 RA1.EIQH. ..l;1.ryENINQf FEBRUARY 24, 1900. 25 Cents a Month SITUATION, ; . PilACTICALLY , UNCHANGED Boers tforrylag Reinforcements to Cronje GEN. BRABANT TREATING WITH REBEl AFRIKANDERS Hm SaiptBoWperatiaaa A Rnmor That Cmte has Serrcadcred is Dis- credited hi Ltadoa. j London, FVb. 23. A Durban dispatch contain ranwn of Uifltiafc successes which, if true, mea the practical ending or the Boer war. These reports, which are bettered iti Durban, are that Lady emit o, ia ' retieved and Comtnund'aJit Cionjo, with, eight thousand men, baa surrendered). It h also reported that Kitchener and! Cranio were both slightly wounded wid sovewteeui bund rod Boers were MHed waft wounded at Modder River. " BOERS REINFORCED. London, Feb. 23. Tire hitet uvws dis patch from Pretoria, dated February Sand, stating that communication with Cronje wao yet open, but no news has lieen received . Reinforcements reached the Boers at Oabenonea, where Ooion riimier had been attempting to pass ihe burghers on his way to Mafekiivg since February 16. Four regiments came to Fcbrnrary Ml. Four regiments of na tives were impressed wit Mafeking to press the seige. Rhodosian regiment came to a contest with them and the two hundred Boers retired. BOBR8 UNSUCCESSFUL. EFFORT. Modder Blvcr, J"eb. 23 Delayed.-Tho bombardment of Cronje'n force continues Part of the Boers endeavored to break out of the Imager Wot were driven back. Alt PAA"RDETBER. Pacdnerg, Feb. 24. There is little change in the rfftnntion. -There was in termHtkrmr (.helling today, and during the night a large suppl? column arrived. It is. reported that:-' two thousand Bwu ,were operating northward of thislace. Tat night, and after the last gun had been tired, the Shropshire rushed for ward, two hundred yards further to wards the bed of the river, and found a number of Boers dead. OencraJ Fxwh captured, 7f. more juris1. oners; who, ;', had previously . escaped. Giti. Cordon's patrol oa the westward - ide took thtrty more. London. Feb. 24.-The retreat of Cronje from Majjenrfontein, ' seems to have had its effect on iiu Cane Colony Boers. A Dordrecht despatch, of tht 2!?d says trebel Afrikanders have open ed negotiation for awbniisaion. Oeerol Brabant w .treatin with thorn, niul out of deference to the wishes of the Gov ernor ;of Gape Colony. Sk offering lenient terms, and meanwhile has ceased offen sive operation. ' TO RMLXFOROB CRONJE. London, Feb. 24,-Four general arc known, to lie 'hurrying to reinforce . Cronje. They ore Prinisloo, Hot a ha, OrObler and Dewet; Rfcl'ORT DISCREDITED. London., Feb. 21.-The War Office has no news of the reported surrender of Cronje. Military ir.eo hore give lit tle credence to Durlmn dispatches. MAY AND CO. BANKRUPT MerchaatUe Cocipaay ol Spiinihop Files Petition Messrs. W. II. May and Company, dealers in general niiereamlise at Sprimg hopc, Yi Xash county, today filed a pe 'titliui in vohmtary lvkruptcy pi-oceed ing with Clerk of tiie Federal IMstriit Court, Mnjir II. U Grant, it this city. The liabilities of the company are esti mated alt $5,000. The pititioners claim, the homestead allowed by the laws of North Carolina and, it is aakt. they will have no assets after the homestead is t apart. GOOD AS GOiLD. Ono of tbsmKt popular headadie and iHiiralffia enrrs oi tiie nvarket is the fa nimw Anticepbaluffine. I t does the viork well and in consequence its tise arid dale is constantly on' the imirease. It te remedy which, is harmless, but effective. U has neeu ou the market for years, nod it constantly Sneteawmg sales it rhe beat endorseiDent, Sokl by all 'drugiitate ihrciianout fae country. Special atten tion 'to directed to te quarter prtge ad. ill tm Samie. , TIIE PEOPLE AT THE POLLS. Wjhn presidential years roll round It alwar? weema, to, nte ;, The Mtrt piooUse then, is' found Of the reaminintf free; For-wlto should here ' OppreioTi fear, IrVwever faint their souls. That one, have aeen- i In night wren ' Tiie people nt the polls? :. .v- They ar fho ruling ppvf olone, Snfficieiit. wife and Ktrong; ' ' And only through, a m their own -Moy they, lie governed -wrong. Then talk who may t ' Of tyrants' away That' free-bom men corrfroltH- , - It maynot be .'"' In lands fiiat ace ..' . v ThepeopJe at the polls: ? RIPLEY I. SAUNDERS. - PRIDE AMONG ROGUES. . Swigsy Proehem ha got- hii fi In de. Rognea anllery. Swags 1 alius aid dat liloke would get to de top to' de' profession some day. ,v " " ' ORATORICAL CONTEST Uittt Uterarf Society ot A. 4 M. Col' left Glvea a Medal The attniiunl oratorical contest of tho Leozar Lilerary. Society of the Agricul j tural and Meotwmleal collese was field last night. The oration were excellent.-! It took the judge sometime to deride, to whom the medal should bo given.. Fi nally it was awarded to Mr. J. F. Por ter, of Emerson,' N. C. Tho officers of the occasion were: ,T. Wade Shore, Boonville, president; W. T. Smith Godwin, secretary; ucar Green, Raleigh, representative of the Leaaar Charter Glass Memorial Association, by which the medal la given. The program -wail begun by Mr. Green, presenting the madal for the contest. The first orator Jras Mr. W. T. TKn ton, of Greensboro, "Onr New Labor" was his subject, and1 he discussed the changed condirinh of the South since the war and the benefits ithnt had come therefrrim1. Mj., 8. A. Vest, of TobaeconviUe, fol lowed. He pointed out "What Asrri oitltWe owes to Cliemistry.' said that nmonig the valuable discoveries tlwit had been made by the cliemistry wan the fertilizers the soifrenrichSnig value of he legume and the compounding of com mercial fertilizers. "Prcventim of Poverty in oit growing Cit'es," was the subject of the oration if Mr. R. M. Wngstaff, of Olive Djill. lie thought liegging onglit to te pro hibits! by law and the indiscriminate living of alms stoi)ed; sweat shops night to be broken up, fnetoriis be in sptcttd, and none n Mowed that are not in good sanitorj- condition. The last oration was by Mr. .T. E. Porter. Ills subject was "Oouir Friend tile Machine." lie recounted tlte won lerfnl things ttat had been and are he ng nccniiilisliel by machinery as com MiTeii with the primitive handwork and horse-nower. The decision of tho jndgVR annotmced by Rev. Dr. Pilteuger in a pleasant peech of two minutes length. The other wo jinlges were Ir. James Dinwiddie and Dr. .1. O. Blaingame. Music Wis fiiriiished by the college batfd, an excellent musical organization. The marshals fur the evening were: Chief J. A. Ramsey, Salisbury; F. G. Orutehlield Winwon; C. L. Creech. Iroeiislsiro; K. R. Detter, Ijneolnton; W. M. Atwalter. Rinlto; F. W. Me Zand!. Salisbury; ami W. P. Parth ng, Durham. BLISS FOR SECOND PLACE i New Yoik 'Gits Vice-Presi dential Candidate Republican Conjr eMitien are Cooferalny (o D, feat the Payne Bill New York, Feh. 24. It is understnnd ;ng umwMig Repnbliean leaders that if New York nrescnts any name to the Vatioial Conviiitioii as a candidate for he vice-piosiileiuia! nomination it wiil Im that of Cornelius N. Bliss, and not !en, l'red Grant, and it's also learned ,hnt while Bliss will not iwmiit any no to say that lie desires the1 nioinina ion yet, it is made, he will accept. Washington, Feb. 24. The Post ty: riuit nt a iMiifereiiee of Republicans at he resiileiirti of Representative McCall i:ist night, regarding th? Polio R'co tar flf bill, sixteen, were present, and assur iwes were received that tw.iity-tsix rep-.esentation-s could be relied upon to ol ose the passage of the Paiyne witbsti irte bill, iniosiiig a tariff of 2!5 p?r cent, i Porto Rico. DISMAL SWAMP CANAL. Vandi-rbilts Said to Bv After t'uo Waterway. It is Teported that the Vanderbilts nr. Iiehind the iiegotiutin for the purchase f the Lismtil Swamp canal fiMm the Ijike Drnmniond Canal and Water Corn ea it)". They have rwntly purchased the Virfolk and Pnuthern Railroad Coio- nanar. ttlhicbextends from Norfolk to lilisabeth City, N. C. The Dismal Swani) canal parallels that property the ntire dlstanee, and it is iid to be the Medro of the Vanderbilts to secure eon 'rol of the waterway for tiie pnrixise f contTolling the traffic situation in that section. The Lake Drnmniond f'aiml and Water Awupany, which ojM-rales Ihe Dismal Hwiup. canal, is owned almost entirety oy Baltlimreans. Mr. Walter B. 'h'ooks is proidem; Mr. J. B. Sunford. .Ic'-j rwiiUnr'au( general manager: Mr. L F. 'Hinton, secretary, nud Messrs. ftobert O. Davidson. Basil B. Gordon ad Henry J. Bowdoin. uiemltera of the '.irectorate. The company in capitalize!! it l,tJ00.0OO. anil has 1 .200,00 first 'aortgage 5 per cent bonds outstanding. Tiie negotiation for the purpose of lie canal Were opened laajt fall. A iyiwMflnte of New Yorkera made an offer or the canal, but (hey declined to divulge he hlentity of the interests they repre entAd; The negotiations are still peud ;ng, and are being conducted by Mr. AlexundVr Brown on behalf of the Dal Hmoreans. Mr. Brown was asked to lay it it was Irao that the Vanderbilts ere.after the. canal, and replied that "he party 'who made the identity of the irospective buyer, except that, it was or New York people. Baltimore News LADIES' rtOSPITAL ABSOCIA TION. The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Hospital Association will be held Tues; 'ay aftemiKMi. Febniary 27th at 4:30 nt Mrs. F. A. Olds. Instead of at the Su preme Court building. MRS. W. A. MONTGOMERY. ' ProsiA'nt. -MRS. F. A. OLDS, Sec. .. Rx! ember the Schumann ' Concert t the Metropolitan Opera House to night Good music both iwtrunieotal mid vocal. Miiw P"r5nle' violin aoloa are gnns. Yon should hoar tbenv' IbmStAlBtUI: .; Broadic Aforing's Ubjfriy-De. pends on the Answer JUSTICE CLARK WILL HEAR EVIDENCE MdNDAY Mr. BeCkwlth ecares a Writ of Raboa Corpus tor Broadie, Coateadlaf that the Murdered (?) Man Is Alive. .' Is Solomon Morning dead o." alive? This is the qnention which will be heard before Justice WaMief C. of the State Supreme Court next Monday afternoon at four o'clock. , i- If the defendant can proT:'thialt Solo mon Morning is alive, theutBitoBdie Mora will ! given his freedom, if thejj fail to prove this he will probWjty be tried for murder. ' i The case of Solomon Morning has be come one of the most mysterious in the hiwory of Wake county. Hc.was an old. negro, liviug aliout six mijew north of Raleigh. Aliout four weeks since lie disitpiHured under very suspicions cir cumstances, mud has not been seen since. Tire fact tlwit Solomon went to ilie house of a neighbor and asked protectimi on the evening of his disaiipearnnce, wiy- ing that his sou had threatened to kill him cast suspicion upon Broadie. his son. and Nellk', Solomon's wife, with wlmm he was not living oil the liest of terms. This .suspicion was strengthened after Solomon's disappearance, by the teti iwony of severs! witnesses, who swore that Brondie told conrlicthigr stories of his father's di"parture, also by others who swore that they saw iftlood stains on the floor in Solomon's" huc, :md that Nellie's child informed' thwi that Broadie struck Solonwn jn tb head Willi a iMimmer. . However, day after day, searching pa r 'tiesi scoured the wirroundiiMr country ;n vain for the body of ttemau. sup posed to have been murdered; by his son. No trace of him could be found. Tuesday of last wetk, Juilge II. H. Roberts gave Broadie a preline hearing and sent htm to jmL unfcw' n indictment for murder. This morning, hwwewr. the. . n anmed a new iisiVact when, Mr, B. p. Beekwiflt,' attorn.y for , limmiU? itiMi tgicU.Iialjeiis mi-pus proceedings lefore Justice Walter Chirk, of rile Supreme Con'it. JustK'e Clark' issued the writ and it has lieen .served upon Sheriff Page, commanding bim to :ipicar with tho prisoner before Jusl-c Clark in the Supreme Court room Monday afternoon at four o'clock. Solicitor I'mi and Messrs. Watson' 'and Gatliug nttonteys for the prosecution, have been u.Jliticil of the pncet dings. ilr. Biekn lh stniel to n Tinkis-Visi-tor rcpurter nt noon today, tinit the de fence would present evidem-e tluit Solo mon Meniing is now visiting his rela tive in Virginia. Tiie defence tliinks that Solomon skipped the country ts' eniise of some trou 1 ile which he thought was iiivivnding. in coiiiiis'tinii with a !,itli!ng house in Kulcigh. The fact that his Ivody has never ls'en found is a ciireuinstnnce stmugly iu the prisoner's favor. Witness fur ihe de renee have Ixs-n otrminoned to lie here Motldny, MARRIED BY PHONOGRAPH Bingha mum, Feb. KJii'.i L. Smith liiiii Frank T. Mihymi wr- iniirri.V lust, evening. The father of the brid died -lMfon the return of his daiightcii froin the South. Before he died lie re cited tlK nianriagc servi.' in a phono graih, which was usi-ii ir the ceremoiiy. the luiido and gnsm resp-inding to th ijiuwtion akel 'i.- the machine. RAIN AND COLDER. For Raleigh and vicinity: Rain to night: clearing 'Sunday viith a col'' wave; tt-niperatnre fall to alsnit 2' teiiiiH's: Monl-i.v fail and cuid. The storm hasi inovtd rapidly froi' Kans,i.s northeast -a ar.l to the hake re irioli with inerea.M'il force. A severe idi wave, (ousiileiing the l.iteius of thi s'as.on, has ans'iired ill the wist. aui lias alreiuly advaix-ed as far smith a Texas. h1 as far ast as Ohio. Thi fpinper.'iinri' is In-low zero at Bismarck Union. Si. Paul, Marquette. Omaha Davenport and ("meago. Threatenint weather prevails tlr lighoiti the ccutra! valley with ruin or mow. GOOD NIGHT. 'From- SM-ingfield. Mass.. Republican.! Good night, dear bean! So swift tin nnnmMiits fped, , Tluy H'issel nmwit iced while we Kn giTed here; And now, the noon of inight is draw iag .near. ';. Tiie whip-poor-will' its last good night has said, ; -.-And the round moon, so lately over head, . Will scon heWnd yon hilltop diswtpear See how the elves, as if to staj me dear, Have titretehed rtcrosg tiie path a -silken tiihwd: ' And ie how tenderb' that lant ray feel Its way with us: a gleam of silver light Whii h initoo mm thy pore sweet face re venls; " Touching thre g; nitly as an ang"l might In the brief time it lingers Hktc mad steals - The kisses meant for me, IVear beatit. good night! : ' . ' t The FooJ Nay, I will ask thee a question! Tho Sage 'What m thy question? The Foot Ia foot a fool if he makes living at it? . LOCAL BRIEFS Mies Jtixie Wyntt came down from Durham, tbht morning. j 'Mr. J. R,jBflrkley returnetl home to day. ':' ;;i Dr. Cliarles BaskcrviJle is in the city. Mr. CV, !' -Hunter returned to Ral eigh this thornlng. Rev. R. II. Whitnker left for I'Vank lin county todny. Major John D. Shaw, of Rockingham, is in town. Insurance Commissioner J. R. Young went to Henderson, today. Mrs. J. H. Wiggins. is quite sick at the home of ber daughter, Mrs. Edward Taylor. The Internal ionnl Correspondence School of Scranton. Pa., is every day gaining new students wider the man agement of Mr. W. S. Primrose, Jr. This school teaches 54 different courses at moderate prices and is lieing recogniz ed in all factories and shop in town as lieing the best, factor of giving the me chanics a tK-rter know ledge of the differ ent trades. Miss Annie May Kearney of Middle burg, is visiting Mrs. It. C. Rivers on Oakwood Avenue. A number of Raleigh's young lmlies went up to Chanel Hill yesterday after noon to attend the February german given nt the I'liiversity last night. Among them were: Misses Nellie Hins dale, Francis MacRae. Lilla Vnss. Chris tine BusIkv. Eriiel Norris, Mary Thomp son. Annie Rogci. ami Freda Hall, of Halifax. They were chaperoned by Mrs. C. M. Bnsliee and Mrs. Alt Thompson. They rcniriiisl today. Mrs. William R. Long, of Sinithfjeld. is the gnet of Mrs. B. F. Montague, Push the but Ion nt tho front dxr of the old "Woman's Exchange" building. 10'J FayeltcvihY street, if you want Dr Buffalo, nr call up on the Boll phone No. 2.'!. ur on the Interstate No. 43. Rev. W. D. Hubbard, of Eufaali Ala., is iu the city f ml slopping whh Mr. N. B. Brougliton on North Person sliTct.' He will preach, at the Tab ernacle church tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Hoar the Schumann Concert tonight at the Metropolitan Opera Houses It will he a treat to lovers of good music. MCPHERSON IN TOWR Norfolk. February 24. 'Hie steiimship Admiral Sampson passed Cape Henry his morninc Inwinc rhi T"tvire.ti Sf.'il,w irariart. McPheerw in the Olrevtion of lliimp'ort Rniids. COCK FIGHTERS FRUSTRATED Sport of Some Raleigh "Boys . is Interrupted. r4 However, the Chickens ysteriouily Dis appeared W hen Officers Arrived on the Scene A number of the snorting fnilornity of this lity had a little game uncere ii,iiii,,iislv interrupt. d at noon today Tlic u'enili man had ni:id( extensive pre liaratimis for ,-i liij; barlieciie and grand ock hiflii alsiut three miles from town The chickens had been pin jn condition mid heeled for the fray. 1 h s iiini'ii-.iig the young turn went out lo tho sivm- of the prospective battle n'hile the garni' corks were, it is iid nrried nut by negroes. However, i lie of lifers got on, to ihe program and plminl to l.i; the entire until. Heine a deputy was ser.t 1o in 'rude iip'in the conclave and bring the vonng nun to the office of n certain rustic,, nt' the Pence hen. But the leput.v -' efforts were fnmt ruled, for .vhen lie reached the prosjiective hatth iild he was welcomed and invited to par akc of the feast, but the negroes and the chickens were not lin sight. Not 'Veti a crow did he hear. It is report m1 that "tin- Ik.vs" hm! spies watching vho informrd them uf the deputies ap iroai h. w hereupon I hey bus! led the ni- nns with the eH;ks under tlior anus. ft into i lt wmiils out of sight and hear ing. FOR LOVER'S SAKE. (Rufn.s Mct'lain Ficldw.) . Fur Love's sake i he world lias run on fur all these jiars 'If broken hearts and bitter tears. I'he soul hus learnt d how to endure, lit'e yet retains some motives pun, Mini's mind is not left wholly base, une gn.nl yet clincs to our poor raci siin,. teinleriii-vs remains on earth. Midst nil the anguish, siin anil dearth Ol purity that Eden knew, ud ill the sky the olden blue Vet lingess. as it shone of yon Vet lingers on forevennore. 'n spite of hearts that bleed and fl ak For Love's sake. IVar. for Ijovo's. sweet sake! For Love's sake II of Sorrow's siaildest sum. And all the weeping that may ouue. iiil all the dissupointmcnts, wis-s, Vnd longings for the fxng-aps's nd all the struggles that must bo V irt of this nd life that wv Vie leading on from day to day. Are met and nwsteml. Hear, Someway: The son of pence finds time to shine, With r.iy of splemlor half divine. The clouds of trouble fade from view. The spirit of the world keeps neW, Mt hough our sad souls wake and ache For I.0vc's sake. Dear, for Love's sweet pake! Mr. John Dickvoos had a feaKtlior bee 'art week, which the women of the neigh orhood attended. Several State papers, among then the sam Diego Sun. have decided it is an im assibUity to publish their papers so nf o plente everyone and have made Jip hir minds to publish- a paper thiat iltMne-- Uiemselves. They are on the ight. track now, and they won't have war so many crows' feet rooLiting: around heir, optics in the future, for, as Row and said: "Who seeks to please nit men each way And not himself offend, He may begin his work today, But God. knows when he'H end.'' CHEMISrSflET HERE AT NOON Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Sectioj SIX VALUABLE PAPERS ;WERE PRESENTED Prof. Kilgorc of This City Elected Pres ident Other Officers Chosen New Members Received Pure Food Congress. The North Carolina section of the Am erican Chemical Society held their an nual iniH'ting in the office of the State Chemist of North Carolina at noon to day. The presiding officer was Dr. Charles Baskerville, mid Mr. C. B. Williams was secrelurv. There were present Dr. Baskerville, Hr. Vonable, State Chem ist Kilgore. Prof. Withers nf the A. and M. College. Assistant Chemist Peckel. Mr. S. 10. Axl.ury. Prof. .1. A. Bizzell, of the A. mill M. College: Mr. W. C. Ilaywiswlt and Mr. C. B. Williams. The I'isiiors ireseiit were Pifif. .1. R. Keslei-. if tiie l(,'iitist I'liiversity; Dr. lleorge h'raps. Assistant Ch'niit in 'hJxiieriment Statiiiii: Air. S. A. V.st, Mr. John Bird--ng. Mr. (;. It. Harr.ll, Mr. I. O. Seh -Ml 1 1 Messrs. W. A. Syine, of Raleigh, and f. B. Mills, of the Stale I'liiversity, were 'lecteil mem Iters of the section. The commit ti', consisting of Dr. A'en ible. Kilgorp niiil Withers, was apiioim eil to limkc recomnieniltii;ns in, refer nce to national legisiat'oi on standard weights and measures. The atipointment of reproscnt..-i!ivos4 io lie Pure Food (Vmgrss. which iiuhw 'n Washington, March 7ih. Puiers w ere read before the eel ion :s follows; "Temperature for the flradiiaiion of Volumetric Apparatus of Southern Ln- 0. -at iries" by B. W. Kilgore, of this 1. v. "iualitaihc Iielerniinaiinn of Tin. Vrsenic niiit Am iniuiiy" by Dr. Clin. Baskerville of the I'liiversity of North Carolina. "Radio Active Bodies" by Dr. F. P. Wtiable of the ' I'liiversity of North Carol iua. ."Composition of Commercial Chro- - Mii. SUpliHW" by Dr. F. P, Vena Me. ariulilc Ainiiioiiia Kesults in Mixed !'Vrtili.er" by Mr. ('. B. Williams of llaleigh. "Chemical Kcouniii's" by Dr. Ch Tries BakervHfe. Officers for the ensuing year were lecteil as follows: !; Presideui,' ,B. W. Kilgore. of Raleigh. Vice President, W. ,1. Martin, of Dav idson College. Secretary and Treasurer. C. B. Wil liams, of Raleigh. Representative in ih,. Council of the American Chi niieal Society for IM1. Dr. '"; rlcs Baskerville or the I'niversity. The sect ion til, mi adjourned sine die. "DA X" RICK IS DKAD. i'lince of Circus Clowns Succumbs to Old Age. New- York. Feb. ?. 'Tneie Dan" ilice. the most fatuous f (,,,wns. liis evening nt Img Bininch, X. J., v hi re he hail ln en ill for several necks. In bis life he was the ni.ist noted o,' kui.'his of (he sawdust ring. II,, was 77 years old. and his history was prae iially that of th, circus the real, ohi Vankee circus--in America. His real name wi D:iniel MeLan'Ti in I he was liorn in, New York city. His ':lther nicknamed him "Dan Il'ice" al'tei i famous clown whom lie had known in Ireland. The boy stuck in the name ami inched the heights and depths of cir tis luck, making in his time three in i':einlint fortunes and losing them ne efter another. He dj.sl compara 'ively poor, but to the last lie w as i-lns r 'inl. and hail a jest ever ready. He 'ii'.d owind three different shows anil ravelled mi only in every portion or Ile I'niteil Stales, but extensively in "iirois- as well. He was married three inns, and a wile, who is said to ow:, v.ilnt!ile ranch iu Texas, survives him. The old clown had started to write a eok telling of his career, but increasing 'ntirmitios peeveutid him from finishing t. He was engaged upon the last, chnji .r a few days lieforo his death. Tiie ause cf death was Bright's disease. "I'nele Dan" lirst appeariil as low n iu Calcnn. III., the home of lien. r". S. Oram, in 1K44. and fi.iui that 'inw forward, Iris popularity as a circus 'ester increased rapidly. But life was not a ji-st to Rice. Fur 'iM-tunce. he figured, in u serious ind lent in Philadelphia in 18(50. At tiuit ime he oivhcd'the Walnut Sireer Tiie ilre. The students there had displayed narked soivssion sentiment. Rives ympathies were with the North, and he '(sk occasion to read the young men n "ctiiro itsui what he eiuisidered theii 'ntiw under the circnninnnivs. He sent to ,100 of iliem passes nd nitting then to his theatre, cmii they nine expecting to Im amuse,!. But Rice 'id dotted his cup and bells nud rebuked hem at some length for their outbursts n favor of the South at a time when he fate of the natien was in the bnl inee. They Imoted. him ami much dis rder resulted. He did not retire from the circus un M Since that time he lias spoil' I'licli of his time in New York, where V want a familiar figure. Whlte-haiml ligorons. ruddy and cheerful for veaiti. until recently he was able to go nt for an occasional drive. On February 15th he was forced to go to bed and sank gradually until death came last evening. FIRST OF THE RECITALS Prepralioos Made for "Eoock Ardeu" at : the Governor's Mansion The first of the series of recitals to ba given by Mr.' Olm stead, tinder the au spices of the Woman's Auxuliary So city, of the Presbyterian Church, at ihi Governor's Mansion iwixt Friday evens ing, March 2nd. This recital will ba "Knock Aiden" and Mr. Olmstead will be assisted by Mrs. (jiittie, reader. The second recital by Mr. Olmstead will ho ai tho ilansion on Friday, March !hh. A Steinway Orchestral grand piano was shipped lu re from New Yorw city and placed iu the Pansion yesterday for Mr. Olmsiead's ne at these recitals. Tickers which will admit the bearer lo both these recitals will bo sold for To cents. The price of admission to a single lvei'nl is 50 cents. COTTON New Yoik. Feb. U4. Cotton: March SKI!. April ssi. May, June 88T July 887, August ST'-.. STEAMER SANK. London. Feb. 24. The British steami er Bath City, struck Lundy Island last night ami sank, half of the crew were siuvd. The others me missing. CONTRACT MADE. New York. Feb. 24. The contract ot ihn city of New York, and John BT Mc Donald, for the conntrudioi of a rapid transit tunnel, was signedu Today in the Mirror's office. A FIRST CLASS LIK. Euglish'tn;Mi - You have some pretty high buildings in Chicago, haven't you? Chicag.an lin London) 'Well, I should remark! Why, the tops of some ef tlicin ai." covered with suow the year around! Till" DT'KK FOR (JOVERNOR. TliCn- is talk here among Republicans to the effect that Hon. Richmond Pear son wants to Is' nominated for govern or this year. Tunugh Ihe house com mittee lias just dis-idod his contest against Crawford in. the contestees fa vor, sonic of the boys say that Pear- ' son is afraid' to ever try a race in the flili again, howe his willingness to take tin- gubernatorial nomination. It is also said that George Sniuthers and J. M. Moody are inclined to cast co (liieliish glances at the nomination.- liris'iisboro Telegram. MODERN MOSES Another Babe Cradled in the Bull Rushes. The Little Fellow is Rtscured but as 1 Result a Court Decision is Forth Coning A mod rn Mow case will claim the attention of our State Supremo Court whcin the appeals, freni the district In which Caldwell i oimty is loe.nted, are called. At the last term of the criminal court in Cahlwell emimy, Judg-,, Henry B. Sieveiis heard a casti which raisied a novel point of law, and is peculiar in criuiinalology as well The case is ex traordinary from either standpoint, aoid is locaily known as rliS "Moses iu the lllllll'llsll s ens,, " .iil ..!.. :i.l .'i", vii,- uiiw tPOTsjLMy has had no parallel since the finding of tho ........ iiN iicsuniHi r j.imi tno Israelites out of bondage. From tho ; Tacls as gathered by .the- Ashcville Cit-.4 izen. it seems that a Caldwell county woman of preiKissesstaa- a)pea ranee waa I. fore ihe court upon an indictment, charging her with amccaling the birth of a child. It was shown that the de fcmln.in had on the 4th of November, isps gU. to ih,. !iom f Mrs. LaxtoiK eight or ten miles from Ianir, and askul for 'lodging for 'the night. The t-ciiin'st was grantedji. 'Next niunidiiig vylieu Mrs. Laxton -Vlrent dowi:, to the rmr, her 'attention was attracted by a feeble wail at the wH l's edge, anil a close inspection reveuU'-d to her as-tiinish-ed gaze the ImhIv of, a new Imiiii. male i-hi!d, alinM (vvcrot wiih sand and leaves. The iu,iTiii,nig wa frosty, iuml this llioileril Musis was almost frown,, .vet proKisting with all his remaining strength against the inhuman treatment that had luin given him, and bewailing the fact thi.it ihere was no modem .lochcl cd to make his couch in a basket as SMfl as downy pillows are. The wails of the link, one went to the heart of ih,. modern Pharaoh's daughter and she caught up the child and hurried to the Imuso, where it wiw warmed back to lire and placed bv the 1 side of its mother iu hod. The youiiK woman said the chJd she had placed in its but of leaves and saud to protect it from the cold. When the case e.inio ou for trial tho j ilelcn.hiiit was in coum with the baby, ' whiili has developed into a fine lwkiiig healthy child, 'ihe definmnt demurred to the testimony, the demurrer was sns uiiueiil. hemv the caae will . ome up be fore the Supreme Court. The .statute Sevtlon KX4. says that "if any woman or other iierson shiall by secretly burying or othnrwise disposing ' of the dead Issly of the new bom chiid) of such wi'iiint) r. any other woman, or endeavor to conii-ttl the birth of Mich hild, siK'h is-rson shall lie guilty of a inisdonumuor." The statute say 'dead ImkI.v." In this ca the child wtnn very , uiuch alive and crowing in iu mother's . arms. The judge bold that tho cam did not -om within tho statute tbe Legislatinv having provided for no such case. COURT MONDAY. The civil term of the Wake county superior court will convene here next Mwloy at 10 o'clock. H HttDor, Judge Hoko presiding. The calendar, previously given in this paper cmbraea several interesting cases. The calendar is not unusually heavy and will probably, be cJca red in a two weeks term of court. a 6f ; I '
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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