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No. 9,106
RALEIGH. N, C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1900.
25 Cents a Month
E1ES-VIS1T0
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V
MASS OF RUINS
REPRESENTS
Largest Warehouse in Raleigh
and Three Dwellings, Besides
100,000 Pounds of To
bacco Destroyed
0REG1N OF THE
FIRE A MYSTERY
Pogue Warehouse, Mrs. Geo.
H. Williams' Residence, Dr.
Sexton's Stables, Dwelling
Occupied by Ida Hood, Geo.
Smith's Shoe Shop-Carrollton
Hotel, Mr. Renolds' and Mr.
Pogue's Residences Caught
No Water Available for
Twenty Minutes Si :k
man and Baby Rescued.
Wo
Ait Sl:.".'! o'clock this morning, nil alarm
of fire was sent, in from ltox -7. tcit
minutes Inter the cull for direct pressure
was made from the Carrollton Holcl
by telephone, all electric currents on
wires In the neighborhood of the cnnlla
gation were cut off, nine streams of
water were in use, ami cut 10:J4 throe
strokes of the alarm uminunocsl that tile
lire wis out. Tin- I'ogitc Tobacco
Wan house .corner of Wilmington and
Cabarrus Strcels. ihc refchlonce of -Mrs.
ticorgc H. Williams, the stables of Dr.
J. A. Sexton Mini n dwelling ainl kitchen
jut south of the stables hiving boon
completely dcstroyixl. The loss is es
tinimei) at $'Ji;,(MH, partially c.woroil
liy dirsurijncc to the iimimut of $A'l.rilW.
In ihp w an-lioiise Here thousands of
pounds of 4caf tobacco, about one half
ill seventy hogshead's.
The fill' originated in the northeast
corner of the 1 mi i I I i 1 1 rr. mar the Hue.
on Hie third tlnnr and when it was seen
it hud' already made good' lieadwav
n ml was si. ir iding along tiie gables on
the inside malum; .desperate efforts to
lircak its way tin. ugh t lie metallic nnif.
There was a strong wind- Mowing from
the east audi fanning ihe til.' into the
Interior of tlu building Inward the main
entrance and lie Wilmington slrcol
I ron I .
The large doors on the west front and
to the north were priy.t d open after the
tin' had fought its way through the en
tire third Hour of the building ami wui
leaving devastation' in its path. The
Humus were ntlaotng the racks of iy
tobacco ill the second Hour and were
Knitting through the elevator .shafts.
With the tire making rapid work n num
ber of men entiled the li ;1 I i nir anil he
t;uii rolling i-titt the i in in en hogsheads
of tobacco.
FIltST AT Till-: SI' K.N K.
The lirst rtspou.-e i i the alarm ar
rived exactly two minutes after the lirsr
tap of tin- bell. It nas the hose wagon
from the Capitol Hose Company and
siipplicil only enough hose for one stream
from the hydrant at Blount and Ca
barrus Streets.
'I'll is olio stream was put to work on
the east side of the building and would
reach only ihe top or tile second tloor
windows, twenty feet below the flames.
This was caused by a lack of force
from the w.;iter toner, the engines at
the ptiirp lioun' having worked for the
past f i w days it! their gi cutest force
to keep Ihe lower lillcd so many palronV
of the company having kept water mu
lling night and day to prevent pipes
freezing that the drain on the tower
bus lieon most unusual.
CAM. VIM IHUKCT FUESSI UK.
Sown niinirtes later the call for di
rect pressure had gone in. In the mean
time all of the hose wagons hud arrived
and the Capital 1 1 wagon had come
back, bringing its second supply of hose
w hich was put to work ul once.
The men ar work rolling the hogsheads
sved twenty from the we.-t door unit
sixteen from' the north before the Haines
liegan lushing through the loner floor.
Tiro wind seemed lo blow the brisker
us 'the Hiiniesi came imio the lower
lloors and the draught was hi fast that
the red flawing tlatncs Iapeil out int.)
Wilmington Street and across, setting
atira tJio telephone and ehi-trio light
pole first and then Ihe residence or
Mr (Jeorgo II. Williams.
A MAX CAUGHT FIKE.
Two fctrcun-s of water baffled with tlic
flames on the resldeiKu until the heat
rront the -burning warehouxe was w.
intense that no one could reiiuiin within
loss than a hundred Mid fifty feet i f the
building. The faces of the firemen uud
of those who TaHiintly vol-imrerod wr
tIco lo assist in the work of restraining
i. tin ttuimss won biidly blistered ami
' the elolhiitg of one of the nien Mtandin-g
nearest the west, front nf the building
took fire. The sparks were falling Jiim-
4lleli4 rf Viird4 from iljie nU'nii flint Ikt
dim1 tin e piiws of burning wood were
carried through Ihe air two blocjts awa;
to Kulislny'-v strwt. Onu of the pietva
fell on a hat worur by a young wonhiu
wiw was watciwng file fire froiu iyetliv
vilK Street and rttinntl' flip hut.
KKXOHKIXG ASSISfTAXCB
. A IHtinber of gentlemen lioliinteert'il
to riMiioee the fnrnrtiire and belongings
front Mrs. William TtnioV'nce iu of.
nKWt everything irn Mml "from the
first floor and carried to tbe Tesidem.'e
of Mr. Joseph K. I'oguc. Tlic household
goods on the seWmit floor were only
IKirtially saved'. The fire attacked the
building so rapidly and made such head
way with the aid of tne llaim-s from
the warehouse that there were only a
le wiiminlcs ill which to move the ar
ticles. The Williams residence was
completely destroyed, only the chimney
being left standing upheld by the one
side of the weather boarding ami the
front ortico.
Al the same time that Ihc residence
of Mrs. William's look lire, ihe stables
just south of the residence and owned
by Dr. .lames A. Sexton went up in
n blaze and were mniipletely destroyed
together with a sinsill out house mid tlic
kitchen to the corner residence. The
horses i ; i I been taken from the stables
as soon as it was discovered that the
lire was iu the warehouse and the eiiuip
pages and harness had also been re
moved. The only loss was the building,
valued at about 41 Ml. and the X?ed that
was stored in the loft.
.lust .-outh id' the si aides a small frame
four room dwelling, occupied by W. M.
Iti.-hop and wile was almost completely
destroyed. This dwelling lirst caught
I'roni tin- terrific heat from the want
house hut iviis spared for destruction
by the Haines from the stables.
At one time ithe residence of Mr. O.
'.I. Carroll was in great danger of going
up in the flames. The rear part of the
hoii-e was looking ft out the heat ami u
small .ait!ha:-o completely filled witli
rich kindling wood came near sharing
the fate of the warehouse ami residences
and causing destruction of Mr. Carroll's
I rositb'iu c. The lil t incii made a special
1 effort to save that small out bouse. If
j it had caught there was not enough
. w .:,er in Wailllll creek to cheek tile
I tl-iim..- lY..m nhx' t.. tlif. i-..i.l
On the uorthwert corner of Cabarru.v
ami Wilmington streets, was a small
one room biiihHiig. occupied by a colored
bonl and, sihoeinakcr, (ieorge Suiitli.
'!'' was not 'burned down but the
fian.e work was ruined and the lit lie
that was inside w;.s ruined by water.
Twice dining the lire was ihe CorroM
toii Motel in peril. The building caught
tire twee and oil of Ihe efforts of the
fin men were necessarily directed on that
building. Flumes broke out from the
i aiherlioaiiliiig of the large. w ilChen,
but were almost immediately put out.
Tin- brick residence on Fayelfeville
si reel, occupied by Mr. T. 1!. Iteynolds.
of (he Co-operative Urocele Store,
eiught tire several limes, bin was saved
by means of 'small lawn hose I'r.nii
Iir. ScnIoii's siniill hvdrant.
Tin; wakf.ihu sk iNsi it.wt i:.
The warehouse building ami grounds
were purchased f 10111. Mr. Joseph K.
1'ogne s,.voru years ago l.y .liiilus
Lewis an. I Capta.iin X. W. Wesi. The
price 1 ill was .SS.o'J.V It was insured
for SJ.iiiiii in the following companies;
Tic C '.uumcri ial I'nioii W. W. Smith,
Agent, si.nnn.
The Springfield Fire Insurance Com-
iny-V. S. Urimrose, Agcnl. $I.(HI0.
Ca tain West owned a small dwelling
just east of the warehouse to which
about Slim damage was done. No in
surance. Ml!. FI.EM M I Xl I'S LOSS.
West of the tobacco in tile Warehouse
was owned by K. I.. Fleming. Jr.. and
Company. About sixty of seventy hogs
heads .f 'lohucco of tine grade had rc
cciMly bun sold 'out hail not been de
livered. Sixteen of .these were saved
from the northern exit: amli twcnity
froni the western, l'csidcs ihc tobacco
in hog.'ihcitds. there are said to have
been ma'ny thousands of ihmihiIs hanging
on I he rucks.
Much of the tobacco was the property
of ethers ad wrs being held for heller
prices and on this money had been :n
vanced. It is thought probable that Mr. Flem
ing bud .fll.ttllll in lobacco in the ware
hou.M1 .uud en this insurance is known to
have been held us follows;
'CmiMi'.ereiul Union W. W. Smiili.
Agtnt. ff.'iOO.
American Fire lusiirance oCnipauy.
of l'hiUitlelphiii-W. W. S1nil.l1. Agent.
$1.IM)0.
Western Assurance ot.'inp.iny AV. W.
Smith, Agent. U'0.
limiu Fire Insurance Company W.
W. Smith. .Agent. $1,IUHI.
Ilntfiml Fire I r. sura nee Company
W. W. Smith. Agent. -O0O.
German AmericMii. of Xew York W.
S. I'rimrosc - Sons, Agents. Two poli
cies. Sl.r.iid each.
I. yon. Fire Insurance Com-puny W.
S. l'rimrose & Son. Agetilu. $1.0IH1.
T. t il insuramv held by Mr. Flemiuing
uniniiuicd to $U..tM.
.1. IV TAYI.Oli AXI CO-MPAXY'Sj
LOSS.
.1. P. Taylor and Company owned a
large fait of the tobweo stored in the
warehouse. A poriioii of fheir tobacco
was saved from the western exit. They
held insurance to the amount of
$8.5(10 111 the following companies:
Connnerciii! Union W. W. Sniitli.
Agent. M.tmo. American of I'hiladi't
phlii W. W. Smith. Agent. $1.KK.
X'orth. t.'.trtrlina Home. Insurance Com
l .inj; of this city. l.(NH. ltritisli Amer
leaii. Firo InMiiraiu-e Conspany W. .M.
.Smith, Agent. ?1.(K)U. giiwn Fire In
snrame Confpnny W. W. Smith, Agent.
f2,L'.i(l. This it is thought will amply
cmvr the kw tnwlained.
THK WILLIAMS RESIDENCE,
f
$26,000
The residence oci itied' by .Mrs. George
II. Williams was owned by Mr. Joseph
K. I'oguo and was valued at about
.2,IHI(.I.
It was insured with tlic 'estcru
Assuraine LVmptiuy V. W. Smith,
agent, to the amount of .$ 1 ,0! Kl. Mr.
will iiiobably build a handsome cottage
on the site in the place of the destroyed
building.
LOSS TO STATIC GI'AUD.
When Mr. J. V. Harden was quarter
master General of the State (in aril a
completely now camping outfit for use
at encampments was turiiiMl over to the
Stale. The cost of the equipment was
jf2,'Jltll ami it was stored' on the tliirit
Mir of the warehouse which was de
M royal today. .Mr. Hardin wisely in
sured 'the equipment. The insurance
auiountcil to JjS-.OI H as foliows:
German American of New York
W.
I 'riti 1 re
and Sou. Agents.
1.(1(1(1.
Niagara Fire
New York- W.
lusiirance Company, of
S. I'riiuriKc ami Son.
Agents. .fl.lHIO. '
At the time of the lire
all of the equipment w it h
of eighteen tents was iu
The loss am. .mils 1.. ilr
tucen the value of eight
KL'IHI. C,d. A'. S. Koystcr,
this morning
the exception
the building,
difference bc
'cii mis ami
of Oxford, is
now Quarter Master General and will
adjust tlic mailer with the Insurance
Company. Adjutant General J. C. J..
Harris will soon, direct Mir purchase of
new outfit to replace lhat destroved.
YOXG I'.AiiY IN ITIiH.
Iu the building just south of th.. ware
house on Wilmington Stui-t was tin.
wife i f a colored man named Curdwell,
a teacher in the State institution for
the Ileal' and liumb of the colored race.
The woman was sick in bed and wlhen
that dwelling caught on fire she was re
moved with her six day old baby to a
bous,. mar bv.
WATF.lt I'WKSSntK I'OOIt.
There was n great deal of criticism
of tlic supply of water. The streams
at the. early p:rt of ilic tire had oiily
s'lfticienl strength to reach ilic top or
the second floor of ihc warehouse and
would i.ot go to th" top of tin- residence
of Mrs. Williams.
Hire.-! pressure was called for by
telephone ami within three minutes the
I i i J from the pump house on Within:
creek were supplying the water direct
! the scene of the tire An official ..I
the Water Company staled that the .li
r.c:. pressure was on in three minutes
a Tier the call. A gentleman iiile- i sled
iu the Walcr Company stated that lite
lack of ptvs-i:ro from ihc tov..r u.is otic
to the fait that many patrons of 1 1 1 . -.pn'M'ol!
of ihc company have I 1 .-11
keeling aii -pig. us running dining ihe
old wcailier and tl;M this has furoci
the pump hoie-c to .I., a gr.atcr amount
of pnni'i iug than ever before, even in th"
summer.
This m. .ruing the ;e--ure a- 11 .t
what shoiiM be reiiiired. li was pi-.. li
able poorer than, the Company would
desire .o furnish. However thai 111 .1
be, it was on.. , :' tlie poorest ami v line-r
attempts to -itpply water il.al ha- ever
been made. There may l-e g I ccii-e,
bin it is dil'liciili 10 understand why the
tower is in 1 always kept in readiin--.
The officers of the company were all at
the court house w here a soil aagiii -t
the cotiipnuv is pending.
( FF FliK I I'OU Al'IHTOIllI Si.
Captain X. W. West staled this after
noon that there will not be a new ware
house built on the scene 'if today's con
tlagatioti. He says he will oiler lite
place as a site for the Auditorium.
There is no , 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 but that this would
beau excellent hication. li is not known
whether today's tire will prevent the
scheme for using ihai silo for the Mel
rose Knitting Mill, which was mioii io
have begun work.
FIKKMFN WOWKF.n VALIANTLY.
The Iialcigh Fire eliparinieni i- Ihe
equal of any iu fin- South. There was
n 1 1 1 1 i c of saving the building this niorn
ing uud the best was done to save the
buildings iu the path of the lire. There
w :"s a strong wind lo be fought against
and heavy odds on account of the In ad
way gained by ihe lime the alarm was
sciil iu.
The firemen worked valiantly. They
did I heir duly like men and faced tiie
terrific heat from the burning building
as if ii was a pleasure instead of being
painful. The work of those who volnu
t.eicd assistance was of gnat sen he
and the combined efforts of tucitibi rs
was the strength that fought the lire.
Up to the hour that the Tim. s-'isii.u-goes
to press ihere has been no expin
naiiou as to the cause of the tire. Its
origin is a. coipplcte uiystei.v. Mr.
Fleming had left the building to g n
of town. Two men had been di-charged
and it is net known if anyone was in the
building or if there was any lire in the
office that could' have reached the third
floor.
THREE CONVICT SISTERS
Discharged From the Penitentiary To
(fay One Has a Young Baby
Three white wonieu, one wilh a mu
latto baby in her sinus, were seuti.il
ill ihe watting room at the Union sta
lioc today. They w"ere the notorious
Tale sistcts, of Caswell county, and
htne just served 11 year in the Stale
1 .iiiteiitiary. Their mother is now in
the Durham i-ounty work house. The
oldest of the sisters: is aotrcojy I!-.', but
written upon their faces is every trace
if neglect, ignorance, misery unit sin
known to fViHctt humanity. Three
mouths after their rocvutien into- the
prisoni the youngest sister beeaiue the
imther of 11 mulatto child. Tilt? were
sent back to Cimweli Uxlwy, 1
Xew Vork. Fil. 'JS.fbtton. March,
l).(M; Airil. 1.(K; May, t.03; .Time, D.Ut;
Angiwt, l.ll. - , .
TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS EXCLUSIVELY
Supf. Mebane Declares that County
Commissioners Get no Per Cent,
for Handling the $100,000.
Superintendent of l'ublie lnstrueiion
Met. alio today si nt out the following
important circular in regard to the dis
tribution of the ,1(M,IKH) for the public
schools.
T.. the Couniy SuiH-riutetidciits:
I his is to say to you that 1 have do
eidi .1 that the specral appropriation of
S 1 1 a I.I II H I is to go to the benefit of 1I10
children direct, without any shaving
dow n by eoiniiiissioi.s for County Treas
urers or other officials.
I am. quite sure the Legislature intend -c.l
for this special appropriation 10 go di
re. 1 to the children, and urge you and
your Couniy Hoard of liireetors 10
that this is done.
If the Legislature and the people are
willing to give this special fund for the
-iicial iM'tiefit of the children, then the
Conn'' y Treasurers! can. surely handle
1 his special money without a commis
sion. This letter is written in response to
County SuiMTintendeiits, who are niak
i"g efforts to have the spicial fund han
dled without any cost to the children.
I: may be .final some Couniy Treas
urers arc not denmnding a commission,
but the eases riferrid to are from conn
t:i where the demand has fiecn made.
Yours trulv.
C. II. MKISANi:.
Superintendent l'ublie Iic-truotioui,
FISHERMAN'S LUCK PRE
SENTED AT HENDERSON
Audience Pleased With the Play and
the Club Charmed with Henderson
The Home Dramatic Club, which, 1111
.1' ; the aiis-i ices of the .Ministering Cir
cle of King's Daughters, presented the
phi 'Fisherman's Luck" here la-l
Thursday anil Friday nights to very
large audiinves, left yesterday morning
on the 11:1.S S. A. L. train, for Hender
son, where they prescind th same play
list night to a very appro, iale audi
cue .
The good people of I iclclcr-oll -.. eiin l
I., thoroughly enjoy the play. which
many pronounced the best amii.ur pcr
f. riuai . e they had ever seen.
I li nders.ni cx'eii.h-d tin m a most cor
dial welcome. Mr. Masse libiirg. of the
da-scnbiiig Hotel, entertain d th - 1:111 y
in his usual cordial and clever manner.
The Missis. Cooper ami I'alhaill were
al-o mole than kind and allct'iive.
The 1 bib returned on Ilic Allanta sp.
al late la
.1 night
loud in
of
.tirse tired
praises of
...II. of the
spiiality of
and
the
I weary, nut
iu their
1 1 ,-n.l, c
I the In
nice, little cit.v
dial rcei I'.li 'ii.
1 lenders..! pe.
The wh.de 1
11. 11-, ly. and
bib
CllJI
ul. I
,.vc,l th.
doiibllc
oiiiing
s l.e
III tide
llll
:1a. 1
.1
an
il'i a l iitiiiy I" visit
ROOSTER SWALLOWED
A WATCH CHARM
Capt. Hood Then Bought the Chicken
But the Charm was Ground up.
Fridt.y aiiciiiooii Capl. W. II. llo.nl
was standing mar a coop of chickens in
front of a '1..'.' looking at ihc fowls
when a big rooster, in the coop, craned
forth his ne.l- and seized the charm
dangling- to the Captain's watch chain.
The reus li r gave it a 1
niicU jerk and
oil' it came, lie 'hen .
bv quickly swallowin
inpletcd his work
the charm and
gave the puzzled
his left eye.
Captain Hood
thoughtfully and
'iiiltv bird. "I
a lain a w ink out of
scratch,-, I his
look, .1 wistfully
don't waul to I..
h.a.l
at I In
e thai
charm a 1 .1 1 . I don't." said Captain
Hood.
"Well suppose buy the
s.aid the m, n ham, "lor .oii .
me for ihe ehaini because 1 tic
chick,
niii ot
rooste
sue
r is
"no duly aiilhori., .1 agent of untie. 1 am
not r. sponsible for his nets."
Captain Hood thought this the best
solution, s,, fie paid :i."i cents for the
cock and m ii'clnd home with him under
ilis arm. lie wailed aw hile h fore he
worked the giiilhtin- on him. but when
file rooster was a corpse he proceeded
10 mak a post mortem eainii::iii..n of
bis craw, win 11 he found to his dismay
that. Ihe gii's had ground the charm al-nio.-t
to untiling. Cat lain Hood had
chicken for ilium r. but he is still minus
a watch harm.
LOCAL NOTES.
Air.
heme
The
W. A. Fais.
by sickness,
roster of the
..Uflllol 1.
his
Vol
war
North
I 'arol'ma
Si anish
tinteer.s iu the American
will unocai' during March. The
1.1k
about complete.
Mr. M. .1. Tighe. one
ular engiiii els on the
the S. A. I... lis sick
of the most pop
firs 1 division of
at his home 011
North Halifax street .
Uev. Dr. ami Mrs. A. M. Siinuis left
last evening for Morganlon. where they
will spend a few d(frs with tlnir dniigh
ter. liss Maflie Sinims, b. lore leaving
for Bryan, Texas, their new home. The
best wishes of the ieople of Italeigh ac
eontimny them.
Sheriff Monroe, of Iiow.ui county,
brought one prisouci' to the Slate peni
tentiary tinlay, a negro senlenicd for
two years for housebreaking. Sheriff
Monroe is a great friend of Mr. 15. It.
Lacy, of this city, and eVre-ed interest
iu his ennirklaey for State Treasurer.
Mr. J. W. Bailey, editor of the Bibli
cal ItiH'Otder, will leelnre Thiirsd.'iy even
ing, iMnrch 1st, at. 8 . 111.. t the Bap
tist frnale UniTersity. His ftibjii.f
will Ijc "Mrs. Browning." The frieuds
and pn trout of the colh'ge are invited.
Air. Quirk F. Jjfe and Miss Alice
i'riwe and .Sir. Si Coatos and Miss Nel
lie &ualh istxnirt'd tmuT.age Itceiism to-
fday.
CEN. BULLER TAKES PIETER'S KDP
(TIICA(i(t SNOW STOKM.
Chicago, Fidi. I'S.--The worst snow
storm of the season is si ill raging here.
The street railroads are blockaded and
trains from other tow lis are hours be
hind. ATI KM I'TKD ASSAS1 X ATM X.
Caracas. Vencuchi. Feb. 1M. -1 luring
th-- caniia! yesterdax a 'ciie,iielan
li ri 1 1 two shots without effect at Presi
dent Castro. The populace afterwards
.li elaillli .1 the I'losidenl.
SHEPIFF JONES LOST
THE $300. PENALTY
Decision in the Tax Case Jones vs.
Street Car Company This Afternoon.
The suit of the State of North Caro
lina. .1; li. Wilkes. Mecklenburg
Iron Works, relator, vs. II. T. .lores.
Sheriff, was today decided in the S11
perior Court, and SherilT Jones lost the
penalty in the case. The .1 cisi,,n was
as follows:
I. Did ilcfciidaiii wrongly ami u.-gli
genllv fail and refits, to levy ih -eecit-li.t
s in judgment in' favor of relator
plaintiff V Aiis :.Vcs.
'Z. What daniag s lias relator sustain
, d by reasoti of sin h w rotig and injury '1
Ans.: Five eeeis.
:'. Did ilefcn.laii! wrongfully make a
false latum on e. cut ion ilTil'I by fnlsel.v
slating that judgineiit debtor d. uiandc.l
his hoinestcad and persona! pr.p.Tty c
eiiiptions? Ans.: N'.
I. Did ilefeinlani wr.ingfnilv in. ike
fabc ii-i urn on ex.- ittioui ".TC'i by falsely
slairng thai he deuuiiided t'ees tor laying
off homestead , xeiupi ions'; Ans.: Ves.
... What amount is due and owing re.
i-itor of pla'uuilf by reason of such
wrongful ami false niurnV Aiis.: IN-u-alty
tive Imiidred d dlars.
(. Did di ft iidaut wrongfully make a
fni.-e r, turn on co-out ion :ili7 by fals. iv
slating tl.'.i; judgiiieiit debtor demanded
his homestead and pi rsoual property ex
ciuptii rs 'r Aiis.: No.
7. Did defend in; w rongf itily make
lal-e return on exeeiu ion 17'i7 by t'alsciy
staling thut he demanded fees f.u- laying
off houu st, ad and exemptions'.' Alls.:
Ves.
S. What atnnilnt is due and owii.g
relator of plaintiil" by reason of such
wrongful and fil-e iciiirit'.' Ans.: .Solid.
The case of .l:is Loekhciln vs. I,.
Wondlief was coin iuiicd.
This .- ft I'll 1 the suit of Mr. .lone-,
ihc oil num. agaii.sl the sti I car eom-
I any is being heard. Messrs. . T. ,V
li. I.. (Iray represent the defeiidanls ami
Mr. 11. II. Itattlc the plaintiff.
I'llKI'lt i:i( ( TAISIFF HILL.
Valngl Feb. -JS. The ..111I0..U
lor the lassage t,.ilay of ihe l'..i!o llieo
tariff till is ..tie of the grea'.st un.-er
I : 1 1 1 1 . There is some possil.ilii y thai
defeat stares th.- Uepllt.lic Ills iu the
lace, while th.. Dene or; Is and a few 1; -I
iil.licaiis are straining every nerve lest
the friends of the bill should be sue
.vss;:. Th,. nils ,,f th-. lull elalfn
't.iir 1 1 i . 1 J - ril .
i;ai;;k si nk.
Now York. Feb. -js. The barge Kin
inn. load, d w ith biiek, sank stiddeiil
ibis in., riling at her 111. ...rings at (b
wanus I'aual. ltiooklvn. l-'oiir 111, -n had
lo jntnp in the icy wal. l- to s-ive llleln
- Ins, Two Were st 1 i, itsty chill.. i,
BELIEVES IN MATRIMONY
Widower With 10 Children Tttkcs the
Mother of lo Children as His Bride
liegisler of D.eds llo. d is olleli called
II) ...II lo isse seme quci-l' luari'iiige
lie. uses, I', 111 this 111, . ma g he issiml a
license 111 011 ihe information contained
in 1 Ik- follow ing note sent to him:
"Feb. "'7. Iliim. lo the -tale of north
Carolina iu ..-.11: ly of Wake I Charles
Montague askul the state an, entity for
lisons 1 .nihil lo P.rli y Marawl."
The no le. of which tie- above is an iu
tro. Iu, lion, tin 11 1 i-. in i ds 10 give -the in
formation ihai ( hail, s Montague. Ihe
pti'spceiivc groom. i i: -, y, ars ,., and
is th, father of ten children, seven living
and 1 nice dead. His t'01 r wife "Mur
rey ben d, ad i:'. months Ki d. l.v.H,l."
The bride-ele.-l "I'olcy MuroWl" is ."."
yi.n-s' ,.f age. She is lb.- in-I her of si
lei It children, thirteiii li ing and three
dead. Fcrllu r details arc thus given iu
ihe ipistle: "Pol-ley Marowl hiisinaii
Wiwlain Marowl die july 1 si'.IS."
The information was doomed cntin ly
sa!isfa,'ioiy. and the lie, use to wcl w as
duly issued.
y
RAIN AND WARMER.
The f casi of the weather bureau
lor 1! ib-igh and vicinity says: Ilaiu.
warmer tonight and early Tlicrs.lav .
followt il 1.;, ilearing. colder Thiii'sday
night.
Forecast for N.irih Carolina for .'hi
hours. 10 S p. iu. loinorrow: Itain and
warmer lonighi; fair and cold Thursday,
high southeast to soiiiii -ninils.
The sloriu, yes-.terday ceiita il ,.v.-.--Tcxiis.
has moved rapidly eastward to
Ihi'ctiitral Mis.-isssippii valley with in
crcascd force. Cloudy. threnieu.ig
weather prevails throughout the central
valley and cast with rain at many points,
though not in large amounts. 'The
n-athor has cleared in the extreme west,
and the tempera! me continues low.
ItF.CF.lL'I! T'U P.F. Al'I'OINTF.1 1.
Xew York. Feb. 'JS. Over three mil
lion tiiiis were filed against the Third
Avenue Uailroad today, niakiii-g six mil
lions nil told. It is probable that u -ic-cciver
will be upiumiltiV, 1
dublin fusilieers
magnificent charqe
Ascend a Percipitous Cliff 500 Feet and
Dislodge Boers Queen Cables Buller
Cronje Will be a Prisoner at Cape
town. I. .,ii. I..11. Feb. js. Tin- war office has
received a dispatch lion; Ceucral IU1II1-1.
announcing th it Filler's Hill, the ene
my's, main position, was magnificently
captured yesterday and sixty prisoners
taken.
(H'KKN'S A I x'l II AT ION FOIi HUSH
Loudon. Fob. L's. iuecii Victoria has
cabled (ion. Uiill. r as follows:
"I have heard wit lithe deeiH'st eoncerii
..: ihe heavy I..-s,s sustained by iny
brave Irish soldicis and I desire to
express my sympathy, also my admira
tion for thai splendid fighting Mnaliiies
which ;'....- have exhibited throughout
1 hoe trying operations."
THK l'.ATTI.K.
T.ntiilon. l-'eli. The battle in tak
ing l'i. lei's Kop is thus described by
(li in ial I'.ulh r:
I.angaii'.. Plain. Finding the passage
of l.augwaue Spruit commanded by
s'rolig ciitrcuehlilellls. reeonn-nitered
and found another T'ugi !a -assago belovv
the cataract.
Monday I began approaching il. lind
ing the approach praetiealile 1 crossed
wiih guns and baggage Lack lo ihc south
side of Tugela river on Poini.ii bridge
by niglit lo the New Drift. All this time
ihe troops w ere si altered, crouching
under hastily const railed small (rtnuc
hellers, exposed to a galling shell anil
lille lire.
Tito-day (.', neral P.aion entire two bat
talions of the Sixth brigade ami the
lfoval Dublin fusilieei's. crept about a
mile and a half ..11 ihe river banks. :
ecu. ling an almost precipitous cliff of
live hundred f, .1 and as-aulied and car
ried 1 1n- t..p of Filler's Dill, which, to
a certain extent litrn -d the enemy's left.
The Fourth divisi n of the KIevei,th
I 1 iga.le iiiidii' IJeiicral Warren -assanll
d tiie enemy's main position, which
was iitaguificeiillx lariied by the Lau
shilcs p. al.olll sinisel. A'e look sixty
I ris..ii. t-s and seati. i-i .l tin- enemy in all
dire.-; ion.
There seems to !..- still a considerable
iiiiiul.or of tin- enemy let 1 on and under
P.iilw.-ni., iintiiniaiii. On.- I ,sses wcrcn-it:
large.
CUON.Ii: SFNT TO CAPKTOWX.
Loudon. Feb. lis. 'I he nnniber of the
n-o.ips s 11 r 1 ,'it 1 1 c !-, -i I l.y Cronje was not
known until l:'in iu the afleriioon. whci
Kacbdow it,- aiinoi'in rd ill the House
."' l.ot .N that 1 n 1 ris.nn-rs numbeti it
al nil ihi-e.- tlioii-ain1. i 'oiuinaiiilaul
( 'l . I.je W ill l.e senl i, ( 'apelow'll.
SIX lll'NDKKD PUISONKUS.
I':le 'low 11. Fell. l"-.. Six hundred
i:..ii' 1 .: is,..,, -i-s an- a; Modder Kive,.
Mati.v of 1 lo in sin r. iniei i ,1 Friday -ind
Saturday. Tin y an kept under a guard
of w ilc !. n.-i s.
O'DONNFI.I. KI.F.CTKD.
I. 11. Ion. 1'.',.. 'JS. d.dni O'Doiie.-ll
!. haled Mai. r Mcl'.i'i.le. now serving
.ig.iiii.s' the Poor army, as ihe success, ,r
..f Mi.-h.ol D.iviit. from South Mayo.
Ai the last ,.!.-.ii..ii D.nit; was returned
lll0.p,.s, ,.
DO.MIN'ATFS MOFI: A 1ST! l.l.KUY.
I.. . ..I..11. I'd.. 'JS. - Pi. -lei's Hill, which
w is captutv.l 1-y Puller-, is six mih s from
('acsar's cainp along the Coleiizo Haii
road. Near i: was ihe main position of
III.' Peer's left tl;lL Cell llll Itlllll 1'
now iloinniatos the heavy artillery at
Palan.i M il. which is disiaul ficni loo
ter's Hill ..f live miles.
r.Hiin P.OF.I! PUISONKUS.
I. ..ml. .11. I'.-b. "JS. Willi Ihe six bun
dud lc.er prisi.uers which have just
rcpoiied at Kiiuliei'li-y. this makes the
number of prisoners ,-apiurcd by (ien
ei.il Pol. ris nearlv live thniisaii I.
UAPID MAUCHKS.
Paalil.-licrg. I''eb. L'N. In the lillsiiif.
of Ci i ii i, s. i ue of ( o m-ral il .b. l is' regi
iii, a-' ii. an lied went) veil m'"es in
't w , ii'y-foti!- hours. They g.u ahead of
1 lit- 1 1 a n s j . e t s and iivi ,1 on iiiai-ler ra
il. His.
PoKliS' SPIIII'L' NOT P.WOKFN.
Vi.iit. i. Feb. JS. Ilerr PI. .eh. the mil
itary writer, says au at-iiele imldi-lud to
day 1h.it tin- resisiaii f the lioei-s is
not In-, .lit ,i and thai Kughind will do
ueli io make peace.
U'lilKANDKi; ( (INliUlvSS POSK
POXFD
('ape Town. Feb. 2S. The pfoposi d
o.iigi.ss. ,.t the Afrikander llond has
I , , n p.ist poncd, ow ing to ilie, existence
f martial law in several districts.
AN0THRR COTTON MILL
Troy in Monlgomery County Takes Her
Place in the Procession
Ti-o.1. in Montgomery couniy, will have
a cotton mill.
Articles of iiieorp.iralioii were tislav
liled Willi the S crelary of State by M.
I-:. Shainiierg, r. I . I . Patau, ,1. (J.
Toinliiison, T. A. (irahani and A. W.
Capel. all of Montgoinery coumy, and
D. A. Pai-soi s -V Co.. of ltichmoint
county, for the incorporation of the Cu
pclsic Cotton Mill-, with a capital
stock of ii, d less than S'JS.IMKI or not
more than -SI ."( t. P t i.
MAUUIACK THIS IvVFN'lXti.
This (Veiling al nine o'clock iu the
First J'.iptist Church Miss Anna Uor- .
Iriide .lohuson. daughter of Mr. Hiid
Mrs. D. T. Johnson, of -fhisj city, -will
he married to Mr. .liitues W. McNeill, of
Wilkcshoro. Uev. I r. .1. W. t!urter -will
perform ihc ceremony. v
After the iuarriuge from D:,'0 to l'i
o'chek n rt-eptioit. to the friend1 ot the
I'miitily will be hchl at. Ihe britl-;' home,,.
513 UillsboTO sttecl. No etirdst issued.
n n tmt