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t 1 ' t - flTOI li m No. 9,128 RALEIGH. N, C THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1900. 25 Cents a Month , r - . YY-TTTOj OlOr ofi i "Preacher" Tom Jones Killed Ella Jones and Her Oldest Daughter with an Axe Then Set Fire to the House Two Little Girls, Aged 7 and 3 Years, Alone Escaped From The Burning House and Told of the Bloody Crime Tom. Jones Arrested and Blood Stains Found on Him The House Wa Completely Destroyed, I Only a Few Scattered Bones Remains or Fear or the Children While the Charred Body of the Mother and the Eldest Cannot be Recognized Coro nor'i Vertflet Agalnet lones-He Re fuses to Talk Now In Jail Nere. Among the most horrible crimes In the history of crme and certainly the most horrlble is the history of North Carolina, ' ranks that of early this mornlg at dar ners, five miles east of this city, when a negro, Tom Jones, commonly known in the county as "Preacher" Jones, murdered Ella Jones and ber oldest daughter, Ida Jones, and then set fire to the beds in which the bodies of the murdered vic tims and four others, all children, ranging in years from a baby one month old to the largest boy, who was not more than Ave years of age. The work was done with an axe. the murderer, according to the story of little seven-year-old Laura Jones, who escaped with her younger sister, deliberately and cooly striking the mother four times and then making two heavy strokes Into the body of the oldest child. The house waB completely destroyed by Are, and the bones n (he four youngest children were so frail that they are now distributed among the ashes, which alone remain to tell the story of the MftjMrJjgJhjlood W ft M axe .when linn, TIM rmrttf at Kit Jnnna and. thRt nil Ida, the thirteen-year-old child, were burned beyond recognition, and are lying on the ground charred crisp and with the whole bodies cut open and displayed to view. The dead in the fire are: Gila Jones, the mother, aged 33. Ida Jones, IS years of age. Jessie Jones, 5 ye-irs oi l. - Nancy Jones, 3 years old. Clever Jones. 2ycnrs old. An unnamed baby, oue month old. The two girls escaped Iron: the lire with their lives were: Laura Jones, 7 years old. Sid Jones, 4 years old. The community was greatly excited when the news fire became current last night, and when tL e who heard the story of the murder uom the lips of the two little ragged orphans had an opportu nity they visited the home of the alleged murderer and placed him under arrest. His clothes bore the stains of fresh blood and his hands even now show spots, of human blood that print guilt upon his face. He refuses to. talk. He does not deny or confirm the charge, though ' be did last night state to Mr. Davis, who ar rested him. that he was not there, and that he had been at bis home. He said tbat he could not prove his whereabouts after supper, and it Is on the testimony of tbe little girl and the little boy and the evidence obtained today from the blood stains that the man Is held. According to the Story of a gentleman at Garner in speaking to a representative of The Times-Visitor the fire originated last night about midnight, though It may have been a little earlier. The flames were seen by only a few people, and sev eral of these had been awakened by the Winters family, to whom the two little escaped orphans had gone for assistance. As soon as possible a visit was made fo the scene of the tragedy, and there it was easily discerned that there was not the slightest hope of rendering any as sistance that would save tbe victims. Miss Mary Winters, who lives only a few. hundred yards away and who is the nearest neighbor, said to a representative of The Times-Visitor that she was awak ened about an hour before the nbhf train by the. knock of the child Laura Jones on the front door. The child was admitted, and then said, that "Mr. Preach er" had murdered her mother and sister with an axe, and had then set the beds on fire and left, and that she bad taken her little sister, Sid, from the bed, and tbat they, had escaped together. Miss Winters aatd that sbe did not visit the scene of the fire,, as sbe was afraid, as were the others, that there might he dan ger, since tbe woman and child were mur . dered. ,-. i - , ,;, The County Coroner, Dr. 3. J. L. Mo Cullers, visited the scene of the fire this morning, and carefully examined the bodies and the fragments of skulls and bondX that are strewed all over the ground among the : ashes. , The bodies were taken from the lire and placed on the ground, near by. Only two of them were sufficiently Intact fo be removed, and the others wilt have to be collected and PlffAd in one box for Interment by ; tht eotnHy. A large crowd witnessed the t Investigation, but there was not , the ' slightest display of excitement and only obce in a while would anyone say that ; the law should not be waited upon to take Its course. , ,. ..' .-' Dr. MeCulIers then appointed the fo! V lowing coroner's Jury to hear tbe testi mony and report on tbe casei 3 AM RUE UfMElED Will Black. Tom Turner Sam Depree. Deb Johnson. Mai Penny. Hardy Bagwell. The trial was held on the front porch of one of the stores, and the first wit ness Introduced was Laura Jones, the child .who escaped and saved the life of her younger sister. The oath was administered by Judge H. H. Roberts, of Raleigh, but before al- lowing the child to be sworn he asked Do you know where folks go who tell lies?" "Yes. sir." "Where do they go?" "They go to the work house." Upon further questioning she showed that she knew the difference between the truth and lies and between right and wrong. She was then given the oath, and said : "My name is Laura Jones. I do not know how old I am. Last night when the train blowed (that was the nine o'clock freight) 'Mr. Preacher' came to our house. My mother was well, and I was not asleep. Mother was in bed." Then she told the story of being awak ened by a scream from her mother, and then said she saw "Preacher" hit her mother in the head with an axe. The child's . face was covered with blood, and in explanation of its condition she said loni juues nil Her aittier wim iuc The sister was in the same bed with Laura and in a different bed from her mother. "I was asleep when he hit mamma the first time. She hollowered, and that waked me up. Then he came to sister, who was In the bed with me, and hit lier two times. He hit mother four times, but he didn't hit no body else. Then he took a match and lit the bed tick on mother's bed and then on our bed and then went out. He put tho axe under the bed. I took Sid off tho bed and went to Miss Ella's (Winters). Sid was in the bed with sister." Tom Jones was placed among the crowd, and the child was asked to. point out the man who murdered her mother. She looked around In the crowd, and the moment that her eyes rested on "Preacher" Jones she said "That's him." Tbe negro did not move a muscle. His face did not change expression and he made no effort to deny the accusation of the child. He walked oft with the officer, his head hanging down, his eyes gazing ilrect at tbe ground. His hanS bore the stains of blood. Mr. H. Vance Davis, who arrested the alleged murderer, was next sworn. He lives within sight of the house In which the woman and her fh-e children were murdered, and has known all of the par ties for several years. He said that he woko up about one o'clock last night and a light was shining in his room. He saw the house of Ella Jones burning and lay there fifteen or twenty minutes before he got up. He thought some one might need aslr.'ance. He woke Mr. Hobgood. who lives In the same house with him. Some one called them from the house of Miss Ella Win ter's and asked him to come down. So he went. Laura Jones told nisi the story of the murder at the hands of "Preacher" Jones. He said that she ha) told the story four times In his presence and that not once did she vary in the slightest way. Mr. Davis staled that he arrested Jones. He found him at his home about three o'clock unJ had to knock twice before any response was made. The negro was In bed and undressed. By the side of the bed was a pair of overalls, and on these blood stains were found. He said they were fresh blood stains, but the negro said that the blood got there by killing chickens, and that he had not had on those overalls in two weeks. There were blood stains on his hands, and these were still there when the negro was put under arrest at the time of the trial. Signs of attempts to get the blood off with smut were also there. Mr. B. Hobgjod, after being swoa, sail that Mr. Davis waked him and that he looked out of the house and saw Ella Jones' home burning. He thought that he saw some co go around the house, but he would nut testify to tt. Some one from the Winters' house called them and said that two ov the Jones children were there and that the others were burning up, and that th nether had been murdered- The child. Laura, said to him that "Mr. Preacher did It. With Mr. Davis he went after Magistrate Johnson and they arrested Tom Jones, They found blood 'on his pants.. He took the pants with him, :. .-v. Ban Winter was sworn and said that Laura Jones oamw to his bouse about one o'clock aetht he, wa. asleep. She waked him up and when he asked what was the matter she said tbat their, bouse was bunrlsg up and. tbat .Preacher 4onS had murdered ber mother and sister Bbe ttDH AT GMIH said that Preacher got the axe and busted her head open and nlso bit her sister. He saw the house burn but did not go up there. The girl had her younger sister, Sid, with her. Their faces were covered with blood and they said It came from their sister when Preacher hit her with the axe. The prisoner was then brought before the Jury. He took a seat and looked straight at Judge Roberts while the lat ter was explaining to him that he was not forced to make any statement, but that If he wished to make one he could do so. He said: "I haven' anything to soy." The trial ended here. The jury went ofT to one side to render Its verdict. The two little blood-stained children sat In front of the store eating cakes that had been given them ly friends. Their faces were covered with blood that had gushed from the victims of the murderer when an axe had reached into their bodies. Little crowds gathered here and thpre discussing the horror of it nil. The Jury returned with Its verdict, which was received with approval but no demonstration as It was only the expect ed: "We. the Jjry, find from all the mate rial facts and the evidence adduced be fore us, that fella Jones and her five children oame to their death by violence at the hands of one Tom Jones, now in custody before this Jury." Signed by the members of the Jury as given above. From others It was gathered that foot prints were found about the house, and these are of such a character that they will go hard against the accused man. The cause of the murder Is not known, but it Is known that the woman Jones was not of the best character. She had been mar ried, hut she had not lived with her hus band for a long time and had recently told "Preacher" Jones that she was going to swear him as the father of her month old baby. This is supposed to be at the bottom of the trouble. , Tom Jones and the two little orphans Were brought to this city this afternoon to await trial before the criminal court next week. Tom Jones was placed in Jail for safe keeping. Little Laura Jones and Sid Jones vere turned over to the Superintendent of the County Home to be enred for until court and probably afterwards as they have no one in the world upon whom to depend foe B1JJin: 'T1IUII fatWTetlltn great clots of blood that were received last nighf,' and Dr. McCullers has directed that their faces be not washed until after they have been presented in court as e Hence. The case will almost certainly come up for trial next week. MR. I. .T. HONEYt VTT DEAD. Mr. I. .1. lloneyeutt ii((l yesterday afternoon in Hex Hospital. Mr. lloneyeutt lived in Wake coun ty, about eighteen miles from this city, nnd was taken ill while on n visit hero. Ha' was token to the hos pital and died of pneumonin. The de'cnsed wns 2f years of age nnd wns well known in Haleigh and he had several relatives in Durham. Among the number are a sister and a slep-imither. COTTON. New Vork. March 22. Cotton bids: March and April. 9:47: May, 9.46: June and July, 9.40; August, 9.27; September, 8.42. WAS A PEIt.HEVRKlNC LOVKJt. James iSitnam Won Miss Robinson After Twenty-one Proposals. New Vork. March lfl. Vowed she would ne'er consent, consented. This was the ease with Miss Eleanor Jay Robinson, one of New York's aristo cratic young women, wealthy nnd beautiful, when James Lowell Put nam, a prominent young lawyer of Boston, and a relative of James Hits soil Lowell, the poet, for twenty-one times, laid his heart at her feet. Miss Robinson's mother was Angus fa Jay, granddaughter of John Jay one of the founders of the Republic, and hr father was Edmund Randolph Robinsota, financier and a beau indis pensable in social functions in the old dtiyR of Xew Vork society. Five years ago ber brother, '.Moneure, entered Harvard. They hud alweys beeen In separable, and when the school term opened Miss Robinson moved her household to Cambridge and entered the university social set. There she met young James Lowell Futnnm, a student. It was a ease of love at first sight with him. He vowed to make her his Vfife. Twelve times did he propose and wan Rent. away. On the thirteeenth time she began' to become Interested, but merely in admiration considered him as she considered the considered him as he considered the rest of her friends. Later Miss - Robinson returned to Xew York. Mr. Putnam immediately began frequent, trips to the city, and he always left the mansion on Wash ington Square after a call with a de jected spirit, but with . increased de termination to possess' his affinity His persistence; finally Wns rewarded, and the friends, who will gather to bid the happy couple best: wishes will be of the most prominent people of Xew York tnd lkiston. "BELF PBESEBVATION Is the' first, hnr. ( Natore." For this reason every ooe who" fat ill desire to become well. ' Those who fasve impart or inajtoverished blood tons to Hood's SarMparUta, beesnse they know Jt will enrich and purify their blood and give then good health, i to aK thfcj nsrdlcUe on .the first appearance d tmpsiw blood in no tmfmm step towwrd U-pnnsr ALtOOFTHER FOR AN AUDITORIUM Pin. Jones Calls Joint Meeting of Cham--'ber of Commerce and Citizens y'The Joint -Committee from the Chamln-r of Commerce and Citizens of aKli'igh, having by resolution, re quested me to cull a mass-meeting of the citizens of Jinleigh, to consider ways' and means for securing a suit able Auditorium for large public gath erings in tins' city. I hereby give not'pe, that on Tuesday evening next, the "7th hist., at S o'clock, in Metro polltai. Hull, the citizens of Raleigh are ,reiipsted nnd urged to meet in mass iiH'i'ting for the consideration of this liuiHirtunt mutter. It is hoped that every citizen who can will attend this meeting. W. N. JOXES. President of Chamber of Commerce. KIG STRIKE. Machinists Only Want to Work Xine Hours. Cleveland, March 22. P.ctween 11 f teenlhunilred and two thousand ma chinists left the shops tills morning, pursuant to last night's meeting. Many non-unionists joined the strike. They demanded nine hours nud the same pay they are now receiving for teu Aours. The strike will affect fifty machine shops and manufacturers. I BURNED AT THE STAKE A White Woman Met This Fate in South ' Carolina Columbia, S. C, March 22. News has been received here of the burning of a whits' woman at the stake by the Regula tors at Chesterfield Court House. II. T Steen, John Jackson. Benjamin Jackson and Harvey Jackson were arrest ed at midnight charged with the deed. Cassie Boone was the white girl, ind It Is charged that she lived with negroes. ACOXCILLA'S TKl.KGU.VM. Paris. March 22. Intraiisigeant to day print :i telegram received front Agoncilla, Agiiinnldn'? envoy, an nouncing that the Filipino (ii'iiernl Payia had routed the American near Ciitii and taken the tov.i. TWBXTY-FIRST ANNI VERSA RY. The Woman's Foreign Missionary So ciety of Gdenton Street Church will cele brate; itB twenty-lftrst anniversary to morrow evening, the 23d InRt., at the Sunday achool rooms of that church,, the exercises commencing at S o'clock. A pleasing programme will be rendered. In the midst of which an opportunity will be given to all present to make a silver offering for the benefit of the society. MYSTERIOUS DEATH Catholic Priest With $2,000. Found As phyxiated New York, March 22. With a crucifix in his hand and a bank hook for over two thousand dolars in his pocket, a stranger, who registered as P. L. Doty, of New York City, was found asphyxiated In the Ash land house this morning. The bans book waH of the first National Bank of Fort Jarvls. The bank officers said that the depositor was P. J. Duffy, a Catholic priest. LUMBER CO. Tl. W. Rrooks, J. M. Kalked and 11. H. Hrooks, all of Greensboro, today filed articles of agreement for the incorporation of The Urnooks-Pavid-son Lumber Company, with headquar ters at Greensboro, in Guilford coun ty and with a capital stock of $2r. (100, and the right to increase the same to $500,1)0(1. A SAD MYSTEKY A Letter ftim San Prancisco Pnted, March 15, ISrings Ho)e to the Rel atives of Mr. S. M. Pell The Xavy Department Wires That He is Xot in the United States Xaval Service. The mystery as to Mr. Sam M. Hell, who was supposed to have leen killed in a wreck at Index, Wash., on the 15th of March, deepens. This' is a brief resume of the facts: Mr. Bell was a machinist in the 1'uited States navy, nerving on the Philadelphia. That vessel sailed from San Francis co for South America on the 11th of March. On March 15th Mrs. Hell, the moth er of the young man, received a tele gram stating that Sam 11. Hell, had lost his life in a wreck at Index. The telegrnm was from the superintendent of the railroad on which the wreck occurred, and was sent to tbe proper address In this city. The fact that the telegram did not give Mr. Hell's correct initials brought hope to his people, nnd they have made every ef fort to identify the dead man, hoping that their relative is still alive. Yesterday, Mr. Bell's mother re ceived a letter from him dated March J.itli, and postmarked San Francisco, CnL, Marcii 16th. The distance be tween ' San Francisco and Index is nearly 1,000 miles, and. therefore, if Mr. 8. M. Bell personally posted the lettter in San Francisco it -could not have been he that was killed at In dex on the 15th. In reply to a telegram the family of the young man received a message last night from the., Navy Department, stating that Mr. S. M. "Bell wns not in the service of the navy, which dis pels the hope that he might be on the Philadelphia. To a telegram sent to San Francisco yesterday morning no answer has been received as yet. Heart-felt sympathy is extended to Mr. Bell's relatives in their great sus pense and anxiety, Charlotte Obser "ft W S I'JS BOERS CLAIM ANOTHER VICTORY Uneasiness Felt in Eugland Over ihe Reports GREAT PLAN FORMED If British Plans Prove Effective the War will Speedily End Roberts De dares Burghers are Surrend ering Wholesale. London. March 22. General i'lummer's column, which is mashing to the relief of Mafekiug. is held In check at Lobatsl by a strong force of Boers. Another Boer force is marching to aid the attack on General Plummcr. A dispatch from Lobatsl says that the British were almost surprised by tho Boers and that heavy fighting is going on. London. March 22. A dispatch from Lobatsl. dated March t6(h, says that the Boers under Commander Snynian advanc ed in force from Mafcklng toward Lobat sl. Further dispatches from Lobatsi says that the Hoeis who had been repulsed with loss, again attacked the EngllHh and a lieutenant was killed. The Boer account says that the British tied. The Boers took four prisoners, fifteen canes of am munition, a number of guns and horses. BRITISH PLAN. London. March 22. The great plan of General Roberts and General Kitchener prepare for it in :he next, three weeks. Tlu-n General Buler and for'y thousand n'en will advance into Natal and at the same Unit General Methuen and twenty thousand will advance toward Mafeklng entering Transvaal from the west, while General Roberts, belnc joined bv all available foms agrepating 100. ten and 400 guns, will advance northward from Bloemnfontein. Thus he will he in a po sition to envelope anw force the Boers can possibly bring against h'.in, and it is believed by thus catching (lie oBers be tween three fires he will bring the war to a speedy conclusion. BLTiGHEits s f " ii i : K x i )i : i: . London. March 22. d'nerni l!nl erts telegraphs, tinder date of yester day. Hint so many Burghers have ex pressed a desire to surriMider vndtr the t.'i-nis of the Ins proclamation thatllte British sent small filinmiK in various directions to register their names and take over their arms, The cavalry brigade has gone er.-,1v.u'd to Tbabniicliu. A detachment from Springfoutein has occupied Sinithlield where some Trnnsvaalers and a wagon with arms and ammunition were cap tured. BRlflSH UNEASY. London, March 22. The report from Kroonstadt that the Boers have defeated the British troops under General Gat acre is not believed here. A dispatch to the News from Sprlngfonteln Tues day says that General Uatacre and all were well. The last advices also placed General Gatacre thirty miles north of Bethulie. where tho Boer report that great loss was Inflicted. Tho reports of skirmishing at Lobatsl cause much anxiety. While apparently no serious loss has been sustained by General Plummer's force, yet his ability to reach Mafeklng is doubted. Further news Is anxiously waited, as six days have passed since the big engagement may have occurred. NEWBERNE FAIR A List of Raleigh Gallants for Marshals There The Xewbern Fair wil be held April 16 to 21st. Arrangements have been made for the most successful fair in the history of Xewbern nnd the place will be thronged with visitor-i. The folowing are the mai-su.ils from Haleigh for the fair: Messrs. B. W. Baker, llenrv W. Miler, A. P. Bauman, W. W. Ho'bartls. F. P. Huvwood. John Andrews, J M. Aver, J. O. Litchford, Hen -v Z. Litch ford, A. B. Andrews-Jr., V. I!. Sn:iv, John Stronnch. Frank Rtroiuvh. Dulen Stronnch. Joe Marshall, John C Drew ry, T. K. Kberhardt, Henrv .VcKee, Thomas Howard, F. ''. Olds, Allen lliggs. W. S. West. Job') Wc-t. W. If. Bagley, V. II. Hoyden. W. II. King. S. S. Bachelor. Win. Littl , W. W. Vass, Brown Shepard, W. B. Grimes. II. W. Jackson, W. C. White. Richard S. Busbee, K. P. Lewis, 1. V.'. Hins dale. Jr.. I). S, Thompson, A. S. Boot, George Snow, Alex Webb. FAIR-MUCH WARMER For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair, much warmer tonight and early Friday; in creasing cloudiness Friday afternoon. The high pressure area has move-1 to the South Atlantic coaBt with clear, cold weather. Heavy frosts occurred In North Carolina, and the temperature la still be low freezing over the East Lake region and New England. The weather, however, Is much warmer in tbe lower Mississippi Valley and westward, with temperatures considerably above freezing point as Tar north as Chicago. Cloudy, threatening weather prevails In the Southern States owing to a disturbance over Texas. FATAL WRECK. Pittsburg, Ta., March 22. The second section of the western express on the Pennsylvania Railroad was wrecked to day on entering; Altoona yard. Engineer Kaufman was killed; and two men were badly Injured. The engine left the rails. I kr. Vl. W. Marsh, Sr., and daughter Sirs. Johnson, went to Clinton today, Local News dtems .Ml: Mamie liuffie is sick at the resi dence ot Mr, 13. Schilling, on Halifax street. Mr. Stephen L. Harden went to Rnl eigu yesterday to accept a position with W. II. jlalloway Ar Son, ns a painter and trimmer in their buggy establishment .- Fayetleville Observer. Mr. A. M. McPheeters, St., was able ti lie out today. Mrs. F. A. Woodard returned to Wil son today. Mr. Van B. Moore is having two cottages built on Dmvson street. Mrs. George 11. Williams will -note into the new house on West Harfctt street, facing Xasli Square, April 1st. Ex-Judge 11. (i. Connor went to Wil son this afternoon. Rev. Mr. Kdmunson left the cily to day. The time for paying the sanitary license tax expires Maivn iilst. Mrs. J. W. Carter and Mias Mary Carter left the city todav for their former home in West Virginia. They have hundreds of friends here Mini sincerely regret their depart mv from Kaleigh. Miss Pattie Carter vii.'l re main in the city and hnurd al Mrs. Jno. S. Johnson, on Hillsboro street. Mrs. Alvin Betts is quite sick at lier residence on North Person street. Next Sunday Rev. Dr. Wiliiighnm. of Uielimoiid, Va will be in the city, in t lie interest of missions nnd will preach at the First Haplist t'hueh in the morning and the Baptist Taber nacle at night. Sunday nun'iiing Rev. Dr. A. A. Marshall, who will probably be the next pastor of the l-'irst Baptist Church, will preach at the T!j!ptist. Tabernacle and at night nt the l"'isl Haptist Church. The Choral Symphony Club will meet nt 1 1n- Blind Institution at S o'clock this evening. Mr. David Clark, of Charlotte, is in the city. Congressman John Atwntcr is in the city. The trustees of the Baptist Female ("niversity will meet here April Kith. Mr. James Ashcraft, who has been on a business trip to Greenville. S. C. has returned to the city. He says the cotton business there is on a big boom. The four cotton mills there now, will double (heir capacity, and three new large mills are to be built at once. A street ear line is also be ing built and will soon be in opera tion. FARMER'S MUTUAL CO. Today a director from each branch" of the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insur ance Company met here in the Insur ance Commissioner's office in accord ance with a State law. to form a par ent, branch, or in other words to per fect a State organization. Vp to this time there have been branches in u few counties. The late J. S. C. Car penter organized the company and sold county rights. Up to this time there have been no reports because there was no Slate organization. Mr. X'. B. Hroughton was elected presiden. He appointed a committee on rules nnil mi ml i.,n i- ,i..f taken tiniil tonight, to hear the report of this committee. BUILDING COMMITTEE This afternoon in the Agricultural building, the building committee from the State oard of Agriculture, will meet for the purpose of inspecting the work on the annex to the State Mus eum, now being built. This commit tee is composed of Col. Jno. S. Cuning liain. I!. II . Jones. J. W. Bailey, Prof. Holmes, Commissioner Patterson nnd Secretary Bruner. ORAND ENGLISH OPERA CO. New York. March 22. The Maurice Grau Opera Company and Henry W. Savage of tho Castle Square Opera Company have perfected definite and positive arrange ments to give a grand opera in English in the .Metropolitan Opera House. The agreement, is for a term of years, and the company will be known as the Metropoli tan English Opera Company. The chorus will number seventy youths, well schooled in verse and largely drawn trom the Cas tle Square choruses, and the American chorus of the Metropolitan. The orchestra will comprise forty of the best musicians of New York, to be increased wheu neces sary. CTi.KN S cai::. Editors Times-Visitor: It Is the universal custom in England, and I believe also in France, that when those in authority determine to pursue any particular course upon which the people are divided, the question is sub mitted to the people for an "expression of confidence" or of disapproval, and if ihe people fall to sustain the majority element, they gracefully retire and let the minority organize a harmonious gov ernment. It occurs to me that the people of Raleigh have failed to extend a "vote of confidence." and it Is in order for the majority who brought forward the ques tion of sale of the market to step down and out and let those remaining follow the English custom. CITIZEN. PREVENTION. Victoria, March 22. A quarantine de partment has been ordered in detention until further notice all vessels for San Francisco, for daylight Inspection on ac count of the plague. OLOA INDICTED. New York, March 22. The grand Jury have Indicted Olga Nethersole. I. O. O. F. Members of Beaton Gales Lodge, No. tt, are requested to meet at their tods. ' room tomorrow ajght af 8J0i.,i, t ; ' A. 0. JONES, 11
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