North Carolina Newspapers

No. 9,150 RALEIGH N, C, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1900. 25 Cents a Month CR0T0N STRIKERS LOSE SYMPATHY Strikers ; Murder One of the Soldiers WHOLE REGIMENT SENT TO SCENE OF TROUBLE No Cine' is to the Murderer of Sergeant Dou'glat Citizens bo Louger In Sympathy with Laborers. f 1 -v "V' A ..1 1 1 Trnmu V IOOJII, J. , . ....j... A.i . -! -1 11 I 1. I ..uiriiinff 1 1 (.IllllllllieU It lit UJin JlluiiJJUo prevent trouble, the strike of the thousand Italians at work on the new Cornell Bridge having lasted sev enteen days already, and further trou ble being expected as the strikers have become, riotous and unruly. Two battalions of the seventh regiment reached here today tti reinforce the first, battalion which arrived Inst night and which it was thought might possibly not be able to hold them in check. The killing of Sercreant Douglass, of the first two troops that, arrived t here, has worked against the strik ers, destroying all the sympathy of the neighboring citizens, who, here tofore, have stood with 1 he laborers. The citizens, are now indignant and in the event of further trouble are not likely to render any assistance to the strikers. The coroner has appointed his jury and the day is being given to investi gation of the killing of the Sergeant. When the strike will end is nor known, but it is confidently predicted by the strikers that the wisdom of Ihcir demands will yet receive rei-ignition. ' LATER. The coroner's jury can find no irnce to the Sergeant's murderer. There is an extreme tension in the soldier's' en nip. The mki?' " f Douglass has greatly incensed the soldiers who will shoot to kill if the slightest provoeat ion is offered. Xew York, April 17. Squadron A and a troop of cavalry arrived at Croton this morning and w-ili patrol the hill tops. About seven liuudred 'troopB are now on tiie ground. Signor Jiotella. trie Iatlian leader, says the killing of Douglnss has hurt the men's cause. : . XKW YOHK COTTON. Xew York. April 17.--Cotton bids: Miiyr!U!i-Jnne. '"S:" -x"frns'. THE EXPRESS COMPANIES WIN Washington, 1). C, April 17 The United States Supreme ( ourt decides in favor of the express companies in the stamp tax cases. ALASKA CODE BILL Washing-ton. April 17. The Senate is considering the Alaskan Code Hill. REPUBLICAN' DELEGATES. '' : Xew York, April 17.--A full delega tion of the Republican State conven tion was on hand early. U'he follow ing were chosen as delegates at large: Piatt, Depew, Roosevelt and Odell. MERIDIAN FLOODED Meridian, Miss., April 17. Seven in ches of rain hns fallen since Sunday. The estimated damage is two hundred thousand dollars. There have been two fatalities. The city is surround ed .on three sides with water and all trains are indefinitely delayed. HOT ENCOUNTER AT CA0AYAN Manila, April 17. Twelve hundred Tagalos attacked Case's battalion at headquarters at Cagayan, on the 7th. The American fought twenty minutes and drove the Tagalos to 'the moun tains. Fifty were killed, thirty were wounded and taken prisoner. The American casualties were fifteen. The "enemy's force consisted of one hun dred and fifty riflemen and the re mainder Boloinen Archers and mount ed spearmen. They swooped tlown a howling mass about daylight, surprise ing the sentinels and killing three. ELECTION BY POPULAR VOTE. Washington. April 17. The best opinion here is that the. resolution paving the way jor a consiiTimonni amendment providing for the election of United States Senator by popular . TOte cannot possibly pass the Senate Committee on Elections and Privi leges to which it has been referred. The committee stands opposed five, to three favoring- the resolution. IT POINTS TJIAt WAY. Xew York, April 17. Dow. Jones and Company reports say the niana Ifers of the Consolidated gold fields of South Africa have ordered shipped im mediately all goods held back on ac count of 'war, and also to have all out standing orders for machinery, ets., filled immediately. These goods are to be. shipped via Delagoa Bay or Durban. This is said to indicate that the end of the war is at hand, and that the mine owners expect to get to work onne mines very soon. ROYALTY WILL ATTEND. London. April 17. The World says. the Prince of Wales and the princess will probably go to Paris whitsuntide. The King of1 Denmark will proliably visit the Exposition at the same . tiunv-r .. '. .. , ; I. DR. ALDERMAN URGED TO REMAIN Trustees of State University Met To diy. The, trustees of the Stat University met in the (iovernor'B office at noon today, (ioveruor llussell presiding and Mr. J!; II. Battle ns secretary. Resolu tions were, passed expressing, the hope that Dr. Alderman would not accept the presidency of Tulnne Universit, in Xew Orleans, and pledging' him the support and co-operation of the trus tees in enlarging and increasing the seojie of the State University. : MRS. MARTHA QLFEN DEAD Mrs. Martha Glenn, who resides in Brooklyn, northwest of this city, di ed early this morning after a long illness. She was seventy-four years of nfre and was a member of the Ta bernacle Baptist Church of this city. Mrs. Glenn has always lived in Wake comity and has been It resident of Raleigh for the. -last ten years. She was a widow and leaves several children to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be held from her late residence in Brooklyn tomorrow morning and the interment will be mude in the City Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. (ilenn. who died at her sonVhovne in Brooklyn, near Raleigh, will take place at :i::ui o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. (ilenn was a. member of the. Tabernacle Baptist Church. She will be buried in the Citv Cemetery. MARBLE. READING STAND Finest in the South In St. Paul A- M. P. Church The finest, readingsland in any church in Xorth Carolina will occupy a (Misitioii on the pulpit of- S.. l'aui's A. M. E. church, in this city. The stand is now 'completed and may be seen at the marble yard of Cooper llrother in this city. No other church in the State has a marble desk. The stand is about four feet high and is made of brown and gray mar ble. The face is brown iind is orna mented with a crown, a cross and a dove upon which pours down the rays from the celestial land. This stand was made by William K. Day. a colored marble cutter of this city. The church paid for the marble while day did nil the work on it and compe tent, judges declare that it is excel lent. Dav hns worked night and day for weeks to complete the drawn and exocnted by hint, hie dealer says that the stand ly worth Ho. ' Presiding Elder Leak said design A mar is easi- tclay: "We expect to have St. Paul's church dedicated in June. The work is near ly complete, The church will have cost. $44.0iMt. and we will owe about $:1.0(I0 on if when the building is de dicated." SECOND CROP BULLETIN Frosts of Last Week Only S'ightly Hurt Fruit Crop ""The Weekly Crop Bulletin, issued to day for the week ending Monday. April Hi.' says: "''..' -During the week ending Monday, April' -Kith. 10011. the weather condi tions were very diversified: nothwith standing very unfavorable features during the middle oi-tion, due to cold rains and frost, fair, relatively warmer weather at the beginning and close of the week caused some pro gress in vegetation, and gave an Im petus to farm work which advanced more, rapidly. The rsiipfull averaged 1.50 indies for the State, and occur red chiefly on the 11th and 12th as cold, drizzling precipitation with northeast winds, accompanied .Thurs day morning by thunderstorms, ami in some instances hail. Frosts occur red subsequently.' especially Saturday morning, but fortunately did very lit tle damage. The rainfall. though beneficial in many counties, put a stop to plowing anci ' planting-until Monday. The amount of sunshine was small, and th temperature-was continuously below the normal, the deficiency averaging 5 degrees daily. The soil' itt the close of the week was again in excellent condition for working, ' Preparations for corn and cotton have advanced rapidly. A large por- tion of the corn crop has been plant - ... . .... : ed, and some oi tne eariy sown is coming up nicelv. Plnuting cotton has begun in several southern eoun ties, while in other section fertilizers have been placed and the soil is -ready to receive the seed; planting will be come general within the next two weeks. Tobacco plants have not grown rapidly, but are plentiful: on aceount of low prices farmers will di minish the acreage of tobacco. Seed ing spring oats is approaching '0111 pletion; the seeds are germinating and growing well. The outlook for wheat seems very promising; a large majority of correspondents report the appearance, of wheat good, and much improvement in growth; winter oats arc nearly a failure in some counties, having been winter killed. Rye is be ginning to head, ardens and truck crops are still quite Jate; as yet only lettuce and radishes are ready for shipment; peas and. onions look well; beans and Irish potatoes are coining up nicely; many cabbage plants have been transplanted, bnt fail cabbage is poor; bedding sweet jxitatoes is underway. Along the const some rice hS been planted. The prosects for fruit have not been better forr many years; at present writing peach, plum, cherry nrtd pear trees are in full bloom from Raleigh westward, and nre setting fruit nicely. Strawberries are late, and no shipments, have been made. ' ; . Mr. and Mr. W. A. End, ore in the city Will, of West SOUTHERN OFFERS BIG REWARD Supt. O'Brien Says $500 for the Wire Cutters STRIKERS URGING OTHERS TO JOIN IN They Receive a Message Saying "Hold out Firm" Agent Potts Checks in a New Agent at Wilson's Mills. The situation of the Strike on the Southern remained practically un changed today"; the 'officials strongly asserting that the business was run ning smoothly and that no strike ex isted so far as 1 hey can see; on the other hand the strikers contend that the outlook grows brighter for them every day. and that they are gaining more iinil more sympathy from the. oilier labor organizations, The only feature today on the rail road side was the offering of a re ward of $5(11) by the Southern Railway for the arrest and conviction of any person who had a. hand in cutting Ihe telegraph wires. Superintendent O'Brien has an advertisement . to this effect, elsewhere in these columns. Freight Agent Potts .today went to Wilson's Mills to check in Rogers White as agent there. Cp to two o'clock this afternoon the strikers here had received no des patches from their leaders and ihis they construe to mean that the situa tion is satisfactory to them. The "strikers" here today gave out the following which was received Sat urday night, but until today kept se cret: Headquarters Order Railway- Tele-' graphers, Greensboro. N. i'., April 14. 1!IO0, All Operators and Agents Southern liailwav Company;- -' IV M. The third' day. and all is' well. The situation is more encour aging than ever. Every hour increas es our force. Men coming out in all directions. Every.-division of the Southern Railway is patrolled, ami' boys are staying out. We may have to stay a week or a month, hut stay. We will . . . . Success is absolutely certain. Bold out Until' officially no tified to return by President - Powell. To those who are out: Be firm. Stay out. To those, who through some misunderstanding are working, 1 wish, to sny: Come with boys, regartf less of whether you belong to the order or not, This is a common cause to us all. Protection is guaranteed' to all who come out. Come out. and bring the others with you. Tin' Southern liailwav Company will not think the better i" you for your hclpt "A man who will not stand for his own rights will not stand up for the rights of others." lie men. and brothers. Stand together, and we can terminate this trouble in twenty four hours, You have seen that it is im)ossible to get men to fill your places. Operators wiil not "scab." Have reliable information that com pany admit if we can bold out little, longer, have them beaten.. Think of it men. Do not let your '-northern brothers point, the finger of shame at you. Note the enclosed .dispatches : : : : : : They will show you situa tion to date on all divisions, .lie firm: slnnd true: keep me-advised, by -wire of situation in your territory. We will spare no expense to.-win, and win we will. J. F. SWAIN. Organizer. In eh urge (ireensboi-o Headquarters.;, MARRIAGES TOMORROW Tomorrow morning at half past ten o'clock at. the home of ( apt. James A. Smith, just east of. the city, his daugh ter, Miss Florence .Beatrice : .-Smith, will be married to Rev, Arthur J. Mall, of Richmond. 'a. -Mr. Hall is a prom inent young Baptist pracher in the Old Dominion.' The marriage of Miss Lena Y.ernoir Powell and -Mr. R. W. Merritt, of Charlotte, which was to take place in the Edenton Street Methodist -church at 2:.'!0 to-morrow' afternoon has been i necessarily changed to the resident U II.. I of the bride's parents. Mr. and, Mrs. A.M. Powell, on account of sickness. The ceremony will be performed at the hour above named. Among those who are here to-attend' the. marriage are Misp Lottie Ctley, of Apex; Miss Amy Merritt. of Wilmington; Miss l.illinu Lenter, of Aberdeen; Mr. Wil liam Merritt. of Wilmington, and Mr. Johnson, of Charlotte. GOT TWENTY 0AYS Pink l,ove, colored, was the only offender who received punishment at the hands of Mayor Powell today, the only other case on the docket being dismissed. Pink was up for painting things red. the charge "disorderly conduct" hav ing . neen preterred. Hie case was such a flagrant one that the Mayor sent. Pink 1o the. roads for twenty davs. . Dl 101) SUDDENLY. News was received in the cifv res' terduy of the sudden death of Mr. Ben Poole, of Granville county, which occurred at his home in Oxford Snt- urday night. Arfite in thy niirht Mr. Poole was found on 'the slreet cold in death, ami it is supposed that heart disease was tne cause, of his sudden demise. He was a well known citi zen and had many friends throuehodt the county. The remains were inters red Smulny afternoon.-vDurham ljer- WILDEST RUMORS Transvaal Government is Look, ing to America RUSSIA SAID TO BE AR : RAYED AGAINST BRITISH Advance on Pretoria Last of This Week by General Roberts Doubt as to Bullers Part id the Campaign. Eighty Filipinos Killed and Wounded American Loss Fifteen London. April 1 7. I)expalc-"s from Lorenzo' Marque lend to show tliiit the Transvaal (loverninent is relying strongly, upon American intervention. One correspondent says that great results are expected from the cam paign of Webster Davis and Hie Presi dential contest. While t ne-seini-hlock-nde of Delagoa Bay has done the slightest harm to 1 he Transvaal it has enriched foreign firms at Ihe expense of the ruined British. ADYAXCK ON J'RKTOl! I A. London, April 1 i . ( ieneral Roberts seems at hist about to advance to wards. Pretoria. The advance will take place the last of this week or the first, of next. It will be with a broad front in parallel lines of seventy five thousand troops. Kxactly what part (ieneral Butler will take is yet a se cret., I'roni the. seat of war there is a significant silence. AMF.KR AI'PKAI.S TO BRITISH. London. April 17.- A letter to The Times from Lahore says an 'auto graph letter from the Ameer 1 if Afgh anistan has been puhlisiied. winch asks the British to cheek the aggres sions' of the Russians. It says he has always been an ally of (treat Britain and now is the time for .British acts and not talk. A RUSSIAN i'ROTL'ST. Amsterdam," April IT.- Advices to day state that it is rumored in official circles at Moscow that the (Var will protest against the transportation of British troops via Beira. Portugese Kast Africa. It is saiil that I'Vance anil Xlermany will follow Russia's example as to certain rese nations. 1)1 "IV 1 1 WANT CONFI'RKNCK. (ape Town. April IT. The leading Dutch paper; again urges' tin calling of Congress at Afrikander Blind to 'consider, the situation. TO INVADE AFGHANISTAN Russia, Germany and France Said to be After England. Berlin. April IT. A Tagelblaft spe cial from St. Petersburg says that Russia, (ierinanv anil Krance have prepared an ultimatum to Knghind stating in plain terms that if she does not conclue hostilities in South Africa with in week Al'irhnnisinn will be invaded by one' hundred and twentv thousand men. This despatch is irt iinlh t lie sii me is the rumor 'circulated in London and Copenhagen. NEGRO FOUND DEAD IN BED Died Saturday Night and was Burried This Afternoon John Allen, an 'old', colored- man. who has been in the employ of vari ous livery "stable's in this citv, and who was until his death working for the. city livery stables, was buried this afternoon. His remains have been in an undertaking establishment here for three days, the man having been found (lead in his bed on Sun day morning. Just what was the matter with Al len 110 one seems to know. He had not been complaining and one of his oldest friends said toilav that Allen had .been in good health for some time and had not been complaining. lie was out and perfectly,, well.: all of fast week. - Allen had a wife who is snpKscd to be living- in Norfolk. Tie had a sister here and the two of them have at last arranged for his burial. The burial took place, this afternoon in Mount Hope (colored) Cemetery. DIOCESE DELEGATES The Kpiscopal Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina will meet at, Salisbury on May ItSth. and nt that time delegates from every parish in the Diocese will be present." The dehv gates from the ( hurch of the-Good. Shepherd were elected last night as follows: Messrs. li. II. Batthv J. B. Batchelnr, James K. Shepherd and J. G. Ball: alternates, trunk T. Ward. A. J. Field. I'. W. liable and'Wnlter Woollcott. There is no matter of .unusual im portance to be acted on by this year's convention, though the usual routine work will keep the convention'' in two or three da v's session. I-'AI ST LAS'!' MG1IT. . Faust was presented at the Acade my -of .Music last night to a cultured and appreciative audience by the La bndie Company, representing Mr. La badie'g version. The play was put on with elaborate scenic effects, being exceedingly well staged. . Mr. La ba ilie, appeared to good advantage in the role'of Mephisto. and Miss Mary Van Tramp wa,s very good as Mar guerite. The support was very good and the company made a good impres sion. The scenic feature of the show was especially strong, being the best perhaps ever put on the stage here, Local News Items Mrs. It. L. lleflin, of 'Raleigh, is vis iting her daughter. Mrs. S. A. Jolin 011 in Kiuston. Miss Josephine Brown, who has been on u. short visit to Mrs. .1. Frank Morris in Durham, returned to her home yesterday afternoon." Miss Kuth Povthress, who is attend ing school in llaleigh. spent Sunday aml yesterday in Durham 011 a visit to her mother and attending the bed side of her sisters. Mrs. Vt. L. Tank erslev. who is ipiite sick. -'--Durham Herald. The .Misses Leach receive Ihis even ing complimentary to Miss Blinker, ol New York. The box sheet for "Powhatan" is open at Kings drug- store. In the windows of several of Fuyetteville street drug stores t lu ll re handsomely finished photographs of the characters in the opera "Powha tan" mid of the various choruses II. at are to make such, hits on Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. The photographic work was turned out from Watson's Studio, and is a credit to the, city of Raleigh. The finish is superb and the mountings are strii kly u)-to-date. A gentleman stated today that there is the greatest difficulty to secure, limes at this titne. without paying a very high price. Miss May Jenkins, of Wake Forest, who has been staying at Mrs. R. II. Jones' and taking music at Si, Mary's, went home this morning. Mr. George Allen has Ncwherti Fair. Mrs. Herbert Jackson morning for. Tnrboro. Mr.' Fred liable has : mine to the left fone to l-'nv- etteville. Mr. B. S. Riibinsnu. of Baltimore, representing large lumber interests, is stopping- al the Varborough. He may make Kaleigh his licadipiartcrs for several month. -since he-finds 1he city very attractive. Sliss Lowe, of Lowesvi lie. . N. C. spent yesterday at the Ynrborough anil went to New bern today. Mr. T. .1. lievis has opened a wagon repair shop in connection with the blacksmith simp 'of Mr, II. M. An drews. Mrs. II. V. I'arp is very 'sick at her home on Fast Martin street. .Miss Bertha Rosenthal, of- llaleigh, who has been visiting Mrs. L. L. Greenewald. left, today to attend the Newbcrn Fair. - Wilmington Des patch. Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker went to Durham and 'hack today. Miss - Klixabeth Ilinsdnle is enter tain the Kuchre Club this afternoon. Collector 10. C. Duncan returned from Washington city this morning. Over "iOO attended the picnic at Fti piay Springs yesterday. Without dis paraging the other gentlemen pres ent, it is not amiss to say that Ca.pt. W. II. Hood. Lynn Wilder ami F.ruest Medlin ww tin- lions Ihe occa sion: - Prof. J. W. Gore and Prof. Alexan der, of the 'University, are here. .1. I. Penny, who figured conspicu ously in nil affair here n short lime since, has returned- from a second tour which he took" alone. The Ollnpoilid'i Book Club will meet with Mrs. W. S. Primrose to morrow afternoon at ." o'clock. I.uinsilen BrotlK-rs Inive sent Mr. Lomiie. Luuisden with a force to A hcrdcru to pill a roof on the hand some new house of Mr. II. A. Pug'. Mr. William Fcniier went to Tar boiii today to attend the niiiringe of Miss Lena Pennington and Mr. .T. Frank Martin in that town tomorrow. Mr. Koonce. clerk in the Secretary og State's '-office; was called to Tren ton today by the serious illness of his father. Mr. Thomas Pence. Sr.. was able to be out 011 the streets today after an illness of sevevnl months. Prof. Jack Howard, of." Granville. sient .yesterday and today in Raleigh on his way t Dunn on :i visit. Miss Matlie Gill, who lias been is Iting Mrs. John I). ' Briggs. returned 1o Wake Forest todav. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Marshall left for Port smith' this morning to visit their (laughter.. Mrs. Sumner Bint. "'". Mr. it. K. Proctor returned to Tiohe son this morning. (apt. C. A. Cook "ciinie up from Warrcnton yesterday and Was the truest of Governor liussell last night. He was intending to tf to Dobson to day to .represent the State in the case of the Western Union Telegraph "Company vs. the Corporation Commis sion, the latter having ordered the company to establish an up town of fice in Mt, Airy, '...The case was con tinued, however, so ( apt. Cook went home todav. WILL REHEARSE TONIGHT It was announced this moruinir that there Will be a rehearsal for "Pow hatan" this evening tind that it is liimed that .ull who can possibly do so will -ntt end. Mr. J. Iv. Marshall will, for the first time, sing- the solo part that has been entrusted to him. The last rehearsal will lie held to morrow night in Metropolitan Hall and the '.performances will be given 011 Thursday and Friday .evenings in the Academy of Music. The box sheet opened at King's drug store yesterday" morning' and the sale of tickets promises to lie unusually large. The opera is a good one and the acting is 11s good as the best amateur talent .in 'the State can make it. SPAXISH-AMKHICAX CffNGKKSS. Madrid, April 17. The Queen He gent today signed a decree convoking a Bispano-American Congress for .No vember next. BUBONIC PLAGUK. ' Teheran, April 17. An outbreak of the Bubonic plague, is reported nt I avonrood, a district near the Turk ish frontier. Since the disease ap peared three weeks ago 15 deaths oc- curred. POPULIST CLANS ARE GATHERING Attendance of From 400 to 500 Predicted MANY REPUBLICANS OP POSE TWO TICKETS Col. Harris Thinks His Party has Nut Profited by Experience Populist ' Platform Governor's Scheme for Business Ticket Fails. 'i he Populists are arriving -on every train for their .-tate convention which will convene in the Academy of Mus ic at noon tomorrow;. Senator Butler arrived this morn- , ing from Washington and took rooms in "the Ynrborough. Among other early arrivals are ex-Solicitor W. J. - I. eury. of the First District; ex-Superintendent of the Anson rnrms Uhein hardt. of Bowau: Fditor Click and James Sherrill. of Catawba: Solieilor II. V. Sea well, of Carthage; ex-Commissioner of Labor, Statistics ,L V. Humrick: Kx-Lihnrian II. A. Cobb. The. representation from Harnett county appears to be quite large , but perhaps this is because they enjoy , making themselves felt. The choice of the delegates who are here, for Governor, is undoubtedly Dr. Cyrus Thompson now, nut what u niuht ma v bring forth no man can . , 1ell. Dr. Cyrus Thompson was asked whether there would he two tickets Populists and liepulilicans rin the . field. He replied. "Yes, two, from end to end. 1 don't know- the reason why there are 1 wo. There never was any agreement .as to a division of of fices. I can't tell you whether I am to be the nominee of the Populists for Governor or not. I shall have to refer, you to the convention for the an swer." When asked whom lie would name for temporary chairman tomorrow Dr. Thompson said that he did not. know yet. The Populists will hold a meet ing tonight which will be largely in the nature of a caucus, after which the delegates, who are now as ignor nnt of the work of the body as Fili pinos, will know a thing ir two. There is not a candidate-for a single Misition on the ticket. District Attorney Bernard says that there will be a straight Jtepubliean ticket in the field. However, some of the Republicans, notably Governor Russell's friends, see nothing but disaster in this policy. THE ISSUKS. A llaleigh correspondent of the Henderson .Herald" writes. "Of course it is understood that the proposed constitutional amend ment is to be side-trnckel by the Populist convention, and there, is. se rious talk of the adoption of a reso lution declaring for the dispensary-' li(iior system in every county. There is another mntler involving several millions of dollars to ihe State that is '.being discussed as , to whether it shall go into the platform. There arc sonic political surprises of a serious character in store for the Democrats, at an early date. The object of de claring for the dispensary system is to in ject s.ouilhing into the campaign that will totally change the political situation and get rid of the amend-', incut ns an issue, and thus get rid of the everlasting '"nigger" and direct Hie attention of the.' people, to some olher issue. "The Republican. anil Populist leaders have been trying for some time to get 'up a businessmen's ticket for Governor and the other State of fices with Mr. John Fries, of Winston, its the candidate for Governor, but the effort failed to. materialize." A l-LF.N AND PKTT1C RKW. Senators Allen and Pettigrew will arrive in Raleigh tonight at. 'X: Irt and will be the guests of Governor Russell at the Mansion. Senator Butler States that Senators Allen and Pettigrew speak after the convention is called to order and '- : , the announcement of ciiinniit tcs 'which will be .net worn VI and 1 o'clock. RAIX TONIGHT. For Rnieigh and vicinity: Rain to night and Wednesday, followed by clearing, cooler Wednesday night. Tlie storm in the central valley dis plays remarkable energy at least wit h .reference to the amount of rainfall accompanying it. A veritable flood occurred in the lower Mississippi val ley. Meridian. Miss., reported' 0.2K inches of rain in the past 24 hours nn'l Yicksbnrg X. "is inches. The rainy areit covers the. entire United States except the middle and south Atlantic coast. THF CFLLULOID COMM..: A 'Young Lady's Hair is Set on Fire" Ami Badlv-Buriied. Kast on. Md.. April Hi. Miss Kniilv Hunt, aged Pi years. daughter of llii'haril S. Hunt, wjio lives on the Burnett farm, near lloyal Oak. was going about her usual household du ties, wearing in her hair a celluloid puff comb. Suddenly, and witbo.it any known reason, the comb exploded and set fire to Miss Hunt's hair, burn ing; it from the top of her head ami scorching the scalp. - X'o part of the comb was afterward found. The only fire in the room was in an artight stove, and there wns nothing burning to set fire to the celluloid. The theo ryyof .the physician w ho attended .Mis. Hunt is that electricity in her Jinir was nt the bottom of the trouble. il itGfiBufoar. .,Dj ..6 ..6. .6. U X: