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BRITISH GENERALLY SUCCESSFUL Roads Crowded by Boers and tTheir Teams PREPARING ANOTHER ATTACK ON MAFEKINQ Nfalherlanda Apptal ta PrutdaaJ Kov ftialty tl Stoa the War Id South ' Africa A Quarrel with Free -Slate Burgher, Smaldecl, May 8. (Delayed). The British huve been successful at a'l )H)iuta recently. General Hunter has reached Fourteen Streams after a tight inwhieji twenty Boers, includ ing" two commanders, were killed. " Vet River General Gordon's High landers put a large commando to 'flight. Fight Hussars were killed and over seventy retreating Boers. Although Ian Hamilton was fight ing every day last week his casualties wore only one hundred. HOKIIS BUHX BOOKS. Ma.eru, May 9. The Boers have de serted Ladybrand and Ficksburg. They took a lot of books and docu mentM ami destroyed such others- as. might give information concerning the origin of the war, and the supply ing of the Ornnge Free State Burghers and the Cape Colony rebels with Maus ers from the Transvaal. KXEMY QUARRELIXO!. Smulldeel, May 9. It is reported that the Federals are quitting Seand liiver. , It is variously, stated that they are- retreating toward. Yunl and are taking up their position at Bosh niml. south of Kroeustead. l.arge numbers of biirgncrs have eonie in and delivered tip their Mausers, and horses to the British. They affirm that there Is a bitter quarrel between the Drano-e Free Staters and the TrsiiHvaalers. which Is likely to end in the Keedy surrender of the former. General French, with , his force, hus arrived here. ATTACK MAFEKIXG. ),qndon. May !. According to a Lorenzo Marque despatch, the Boer tihuut Jtajfeking have been reinforced. Itnd.nre preparing for nsriult. There are now forty live Hundred noers nl,it tlitt tnu'n I lonuil PluHiiuftV. succeeded fin communicating with Mufcklrtg OV means of carrier pigeons, v ASK Of It All). The Hague. May 9. 'The Nether lands I'eace Society has addressed an iilipcal to President McKinley liegging him to further the peaceful object ot the Itoer -mission, investigate their case, bring about arbitration, and put n stop to the pernicious war now be ing waged in South Africa. RFTREATIXG BOERS. Maseru, May 9. The roach", from Wcpener to Cloeoliin are shrouded in dust, owing to the continuous stream of wagons and cattle going; yiiorth cl'nrd. The' roads We blocttad. and the cattle and wagons jiinimed.togeth er'in an inextricabli"; mass, the, leaders not knowing wliic-1.jway tc ', turn. ' British ocenpitibh? of Winbir-fyg' and Nc.neknl has frijjlitefieiil the Boers, who f...,,. jwt their -refretlt mn'v.jtye out ?- - . ."-;-' NO CARS IN ST LOUIS -1 A " . . St. Louis, May H.--Xot a street ear ih rn lining today. The company's of ficials declare that the police protect ion is inadequate, unci that they will not open up their lines again until the curs can be guarded. . " POLITICS IX SPA IX. Madrid. May 9. The Goici-ument is n Iti l ined in regard' to the opposition developed to its financial projects. Tomorrow-js looked forward to with rrcat anxiety. , I.IGHTX1XG STRUCK A CAR. Passaic, May 9. Litrhtning struck an electric car on the Hobokeu-Patter-koii Line this morning during a storm. Two passengers," a boy and u woman, were injured. TWENTY PERISHED Melbourne, May 9. The British ship Sierra. Nevada,' fronr Liverpool, was totally wrecked outride : the heads yesterday. Five of the crew were saved, while it is believed :iia$ twenty two others, including the captain, perished. , ,. r NO COTTON REPORT Washington. May. 9. There will be no cotton re.port on M tenths The,, reason assigned by tin department is that a great deal of the ultimo,; r. mill ns yet. to be donv au.l turn a re port at this iin would bp misleading, , - Winter wheat report, in a majority of cast's, shor an increase In the per centage of the condition over the re port issued in April, ' MR. S. 0. Y0I N0 TO MARRY The following invitations have been received in Raleigh t i Mrs. James, Walter Carpenter requests the honor of your presence at he marriage of Hpf daughter, 1 v to Mr. Samuel Davla Young, Wednesday, May the sixteenth, 1 ' 1 at high noou, ftolnt Michael ancV All Angel fliurch. Baltimore. Md. Mr. Young Is well known in Ral elgh and la held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Watkinw . tobards and ..- several Henderson friends will go to Baltimore to wit ness the cereinonv. MARSHAL MCKtRY'S SMALL CHARGE He leaves Will ay Negro Primer, Age 7 ;Nlne Year. I nited- Stutes Marshal Henry Clay Doekery.eft -thm morning- for tthelter- clnm, Maryland, toklpg-wtln, hint a lit tle: negro midget,. ' James Outlaw Ward, by-name. James is going to Shelter-dam 4o serw ' : sentence of one year In' the' reformatory . there. The little negro . is only nine yearn, old and he was the proudest darkey you ever saw this morning, dressed tip in a new suit of clothes with a gray traveling cap stuck on the Bide of his , head, .fames was convicted of attenropting to, steal from the post office at Xewbe-ra and on account of )h youth of the prisoner Judge' Pur elt seBKVnccwl luuji; to yenr in a re fonnatory ; instead of iiv .a " peniten tiary. Marshal Dockery did not iiave the boy hand-cuffed or tied, but he trotted complacently along at the side- of his guard like a miniature black shadow. The law allows the Marshal to take, a guard along, but in. this instance the Marshal regarded a guard as un necessary. FORKSTVJLLE ELECTIOX. rn. the. first municipal election held in Forestvlllu Monday, .1. P. Bobbitt was eleeted mayor and .1. L. Phillips, W. P. Kack'els, G. S. Patterson and A. C. Dunn' aldermen, two of the latter being colored. , , ," ,. MARRIAGE THIS MORNING Mrs. Ada Richardson and Mr. James Spencer Fulghum Wedded This .morning at ten o"cloc- at HKt West Edenton street. Mrs. Ada Klizu beth Richardson was united in mar riage tc Mr. James Spencer Fulghum, Uev. K. ('. Glenn, former pastor of Central Methodist church, ofticia.ting. . The parlor in which the ceremony was solemnized was tastefully decor ated with cut flowers and potted plants, and other deflorations. Miss Annie Loye played Mendelssohn's Wedding March as Jle bridal party entered the parlor. Quite a little par ty of intimate friends of the contract ing parties were present, and after the ceremony Vxtencled congratula tions and best wishes to the- bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Fulghum left on the momiiy train for New York and oth er Northern . points on au extended bridal tour. The bride is well and popularly known here among u. large circle of friends'' and admirerj. ; She wns the TeT'l'pTentf'ofliiBlyaiiMsonic''pr from her friends here and elsewhere. Mr. Fulghum is the chief book-keeper of the Xews and Observer and is a young man of sterling finalities. He is h))u1hiI.v known in Kaleiirii and has the congratulations and best wishes of the members of the press in this cit v. DESTRUCTION BY FOREST FIRES Caused Train Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania This Morning. i Bradford,;, Pa.i May 9. Ah. a. result of the forest fires Kinc?eyMonday, the Sillages of Carbett, Bingham, Xcwton ;and Ormsby were 'destroyed- It is reported tmitvsfx persons were burned 'fit Corbett 'aud" thKei? t Brtbois. A irain firted'wlth iiijKniH'es'-fr fisrht- 3he flaires'was sent to .the, rcgi,-ii, "tAnd : hatf.'reoened IVnC whe' it w'S urroundd.-.by afieh, a hea smoke ihat the 1 t'minmeii wei-e ohliire.l to i:ck refuge iit the folds. A passen ger train crashed int the :1 waiting train and both engih were vvjH'ked. The passengers were thrown from their seats. Mrs. Parks ran to Xew-. ton for help and a train has be'n sent to relieve the situation. . AUDITORIUM. ' The subscribers to the auditorium stock met as per adjournment iu the Mayor's office. " The charter prepared by the com mittee appointed at last meeting, was read by Hon. R.' If. Battle. It was adopted, as amended, and ordered to lie completed before the county and State officials,' which is now being done, . -' ' . The committee fto obtain a site for the auditorium was given until Tues day, 15th, to report to an adjourned meeting to be held in the Mayor's -office at 8:30 p. m. The first payment of ten per rent on the stock has been made. The com mittees in charge of the ' enterprise will no doubt use every exertion to select the best, location, and to have the building completed at to earliest possible day. CATTLK RAISERS MEET State Veterinarian Curtice says that. Agricultural Commissioner Stevens, of Georgia, has called meetings, to be held at Clayton. Hiwassee and Blair ville, in that State May 23. 34 and 36. respectively, by cattle raisers, to con sider the relief" of these counties from the quarantine. Xo less than 150 cat tle, rasers have etjtioned for the metiiig at Clayton. Commissioner Stevens has asked that Mr. Steddam, of the United States Bureau of Ani mal industry, and Dr. Curtice be sent therev The Commissioner of Georgia has adopted regulations for the cattle, traffic la Georgia. The people in the mountain- region in that State are tak nir great interest in getting relief "mm the rattle regulations. It is. to lie regretted that western Xorth Caro lina is not so .active in this matter. The cattle-raisers of counties at the foot of the Ridge, like McDowell, onirht to' be stirring. The people of Wilkes are asking for the prevention of the driving of rattle across the Vadkin river into that county, i 1 Xew York. May 9. Cotton Idda: May, 0.57; June 9.51; July, 9.48; Au- J gust, 9.28, , . :- - IN illENORV OF THE MEN WHO FELL Exercises htthe Cemetery on ;V'' Memorial Day THE DECORATION DAY FOR SOUTHERN HEROES Oratiea and' .Trlliate to the Dead- Flowers la Cover the. Graves of the Mia WhJ Fought and ; Fell Tomorrow is a legal holiday in Xorth Carolina, and the day will as usual be observed here by memorial services to the? Confederate dead. The program announced includes : many interesting features for the day's ex ercises, with the strewing of flow ers over the graves of the, lamented dead. The ceremony will be brief and simple, the morning to be devoted to meetings and reunions of the Con federate Veterans and the afternoon to the time-honored custom of visiting the graves and the placing of garlands on the. head and foot stones in the part set aside for the men who fell in the great civil conflict. A short ora tionLa tribute to (lie liolile. men whose lives were given in a sacred cause, will be delivered by one-of those who fought side by side with the heroes who fell.' The exercises will be conducted by those ' who 1 love tin? memory of the men who wore the gray, the surviv ing veterans of the struggle of , the OO's. the sons and daughters of the Confederacy, the mill, in of the State. the.Ci.dets of the State Institution in this city, the, people of Ualeigh of all classes and creeds, all of these will join bands and hearts tomorrow in a common cause and will decorate with purest flowers the last resting places of the fallen soldierv. . All the exercises tomorrow will take place at the cemetery. The hour is 4:110 o'cloc k. The order of exercises will be ns follows: -Music by the Chotr. "How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all thelr-xountry's wishes biassed. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniel. MusW by the. Choir. "In seeds Of laurel iu the earth, . .,. Xha hjtxiwuu. 0t yut uruv re blown.". Oration by Capt. H. A. London orator introduced by. Mr. W. H. Hughes, chief marshal. - . Music by I he Choir. "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep From which none ever wake to weep." Benediction by the Chaplain. Music Bivouac of the Dead. "On Fame's eternal camping ground, Their silent tents arc spread." The orator of the da v. Major Lon don, will speak from the pavilion iu the cemetery. His subject- v ill lie the "Tvveuly sixth Xorth Carolina-.Regiment.". In this regiment there was one com pany from this county in command of 'iithin Oscar Rund. ; ' At 12 o'clock the minimi meeting of the Confederate Veterans of Wake couiity .will lie held at . Metropolitan I Hall. j At 1 o clock lunch prepared bv the 5 Ladies M.emoriulMssocjatiiin anil citi j zens of.; !aleig4f;. gienenilt'y'; 'will be ; j At .':. ocluuk a procession will be ; formed, at . Metropolitan Hall by Cap- i timif w..v a.' Hughes, chief marshal. The' order of the procession will be; .'Members of Cauip of Sons of Confed erate A'eterans. assistant marshals. L. O'B. Branch Drum Corp. A. and M. College cadets. i iovcrnor's Guard. . The Ladies' Memorial Association Will, with this usual open-hearted generosity, thoiightfiiluess where the Confederate soldier is concerned, give the veterans a lunch before the ex ercises at, the cemetery. All who will contribute to this lunch are requested to send their donations to Mr. A. B. Stronnch's store by It o'clock Thursday morning. May lot li. All Confederate veterans of Wake county are invited to attend the an nual meeting at the payor's office at 12 o'clock, and also to.take part in the Memorial exere"e ii- the afternoon. NOTICE. The young ladies who so kindly con sented to assist in the music at the cemetery Thursday afternoon are re quested to be ready at 3:30 and the omnibus will call for .them at their j homes. ' The young men are requested to li on the portico of the State Museum, ! and the omnibus will call for them at that points OBSERVE HALF HOLIDAY. Postmaster C. 'V.' Bailey aays that permission ha been received from the Department at . Washington for the postoffiee here to observe hulf holiday tomorrow, i being Confeder ate Memorial Day. There will be a full delivery of mails by the carriers In the morning and two deliveries in the business portion of the citv. The day will I only half holiday and the! ...:! .:n i.d. .... ' ,l. postoffiee. . POPULIST CONVENTION Sioux Fall. May 9. The weather is escellent and delegates from Minne sota, Washington. Missouri and Idaho j arrived today for the Xatlonal Popu list Convention. The couveulioii will i nominate a full ticket before it ad journs, i METHODIST COXFEKBXCE. Chicago. May . The Methodist General Conference devoted moat of its ftession todav 1a a cnnKldnrtttlAia nf the report of a special commission ap- J pointed four years aco to revise the . orgaoie laws of the church. ' SEABOARD'S NEW TRAINS TOMORROW Durham Brought Nearer Richmond to RALEIGH GAINS TWO HOURS NEARER NORTH yice-Presldent St. lh,n Reft r very Gracioaily to the People tor Raleigh and their Encourtnement Speciul to The Times-Visitor. Portsmouth, Va., May y. Tomorrow a through train service will be inau gurated by the Seaboard Air Line Railway between Petersburg, Va., jand Durham, X. C. It will be. the short line between these two points, and when in the early future the line is continued to Richmond the time be tween Richmond -and Durham will be 'oim and a half hours quicker than that by the Southern Railway. This will mean much in comfort ami cusli to me -neonie aiong ine uue. arm sue- cially to the varied commercial inter- epts of the four thriving cities of Dm- ham, Petersburg. Henderson and la- ter Richmond, which will thus be bronght in touch with one another in way- neveUforer ltwUputL Kaleigh two hours and forty minutes closer to Petersburg ajid- two hours closer to Richmond. - ' Vice-President and General Maim-. ger.St. John, when seen this morning by ' reporter of The Tinu's-Visitor, j expressed great gratification that swclitraffic facilities were to be thrown in the way of a town which by its thrift and enterprise and growth so richly deserved them. Mr. St. John predicted that it would mean new things not only for Raleigh, but for all the rich territory surrounding He took occasion to refer very grufiously to the good will and en couragement of the citizens of Ral eigh. Durham, Henderson. Petersburg aiid all points between, that had nev vi before failed to be forthcoming at every stage of endeavor through which the Seaboard Air Line Railway . had passed,', with the hoe of giving greater convenience to the people and greater strength to their cwnmercial, agricultural and industrial life. I Train 43 ...will leave Petersburg ftftu.iy.riirt.inrrit-te rive at Kidegvyay Junction at 1: 4: at- Henderson 1:45, where a twenty-min ute stop will be made for dinner, and at Durham at :i:47. being a run of five hours and forty-seven minutes, while the schedule time of the South- ( ern Railway from Richmond to Dur- hum' is seven hours and forty minutes. ' Train Xo. :i(i will leave Dtir) n, Cociitn Street Station. Thursday morning, May 10th, at eleven o'c'0-k: j Durliam station .'11: Oil. arriving at 1 Henderson at 13:40, .where a stop of thirty-five niimitew will be made, ar riving at Hidgeway Junction ut 1:3(1, anjl at Petersburg at .5: . ;. .- ..--.'.' '- '.'.. MEET TOMORROW AT NOON Oemecrat'e Central Committee to be Se lected at that Time y The : DejniK'ratic- ,Stn,te Rxecutive itouiinittc-e fwilV-nipet' tomorrow ut noon in- the Senate Chamber to select from its iiieinbershi) a. Central Coui- -iittt4: for the ffiilltniv pfljimnitni.' - A few of the meml'VS of tne Uxe- ; .cutive; Committee have.Valready Voen j : ' " 1 r. ... r heard-from mtd have frtted that., the,'' will be here on the morning trains to morrow. One or two nre already in the city and it is predicted that there will be' a very full meeting. The members of the committee by districts are as follows: 1st District Wilson (i. Lamb, of Martin; A. S. Willis, of Carteret; W. P. Rolierts. of (iates, and It. B. Win bourne, of Hertford. 2nd District T, W. Mason, of Xorth ainptim: L'. V. Morrill, of (ireene: .M. J. Hawkins, of Warren, and X. O'Ber ry, of Wayne. 3rd District Thomas Daniels. of Craven; D. K. Mclver. of Moore; Isaac Mnrchison, of Cumberland,, and Dr. J. M. Faison, of Duplin, 4th District J. a Young, of Vance; K. H. Hayes, of Chatham: K. C. lied ilinirtield. of Wake, and Wiley Rush, of Randolph. ' 5th District B. S. Royster, of (iran ville: J. S. Manning, of Durham: R. D. Reid. of Rockingham, and J. .1. Xeison. of Guilford. 6th District Heriot Clarkson, of Mecklenburg: Duncan McEachern, of Xew Hanover; r. B. -.Patterson, of Robeson, and Walter II. Neal, of Scot- j land.- 7th District C. W. Boshainer, of Tredeli; R. T. Pickens, of Surry; Paul H. Mean, of Cabarrus, and W. H. Wil- . liam, of Yadkin. ' mh DUtriet R. X. Hackett. of Wilkes; Clye R. Hoey, of Cleveland: ,T. , U. Lewellyn. of hurry, and w. i. r.r- , win. of Burke. 1 81h District W. K. Moore, of Jack-; son; Y. T. le, of Haywood; .1. t . L. Bird; of McDowell, and .1. R. Jordan, of Buncombe. A CORRECTIOX. A mistake in the list of new snb- cribers to the Intsrstate 'phone has railed forth the following: -'In order to obviate the possibility of further question or uncertainty a to who I am ond where J am, 1 beg to submit the following: I. M. DEATOX. - Xo. 404, X. K. Corner OnkwotMl Avenue and Blood worth Street. Interstate 'Phone SRI." Lewes.' Del.. . May 9. The scooner 'M. Luella Wood," is- aground three ' Means Committee todav, authorized a exercises, . . . , miles north of Chlncoteague. Mrginia. sub-committee to investigate the pa- -V r . .-...'. ' ' t The crew are all safe, but still aboard, pel' trust. 'A free sugar resolution ' Mr." Charlvv Page Is iu the city to A tug has gone to the rescue. . I was adversely reported. - - . ' day. , . - . . , --.'(.'-.-.' ' .' " '. . " '-. ' :- -- --- " '-" ' ' ' y - V.. - - - ' ' "' ri ' " c ' " ' ' BASEBALL NOTES Persons May be in the Box lor Raleigh This Season The applicants for positions on the Kaleigh Baseball team were at the Pair (jrounds yesterduy afternoon in good numbers and showed that the interest in the game is not to be al lowed to lag. Two teams were put in the field and an interesting game of nine innings was played. The score was 5 to o and the game was notably free from errors, especially since it is so early in the seasoay It looks probable, that Persons, the clever little, ball tosser who h.is done such excellent work for the A. and M. College this season, will remain here through the summer and making Kaleigh his home play with "he team that is to be sent out. from this city. He is one of the best p'tchws in the .State and with Dannvhower. the Trinity pitcher, who is cvnsUlt red one of the best and headiest pitchers on t he diamond in this State. a the other pitcher. Raleigh will have nrrch men in the box as will put het 'mi. readiness to meet any of the .Carolina teams. There will be the usual practice guuie this afternoon, but he men will lay off tomorrow on account of the Memorial exercises at the Ceme tery. Friday,, however, will find them again in their positions, and as soon as Manager Rivers returns there ; ..... ... . ,im.i,,.,1 ,.,f intl.r(, .f ' . , h(, ,.uk.ht,r.s aml fil.st baseul.ln-s outm mv( h-en onlere(l an( are ex. ,)y t))e ,n1ter of tlp w(,e. 'The a,R, otn(,,! (.qlli)lll,,ut wiI, o,.,.,,,,, -HOn,e' 5dca -ns to , ,,.ini,t. composition-of the team w determined. : . , - Local News Items Mr. I!. X. Simms left this evening for Pittsboro. where he has an im portant case to try tomwr.nv. Rev. V. D. Hubbard, wife and daughter, the newly called pastor or the lipatist Tabernacle Church, will arrive in Raleigh tomorrow morning at o'clock, and will he the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Moseley. 5S V.. Jones street. Mr. Sid Cooper, of Ileiulerson, is in the city, having just piiid llurliiigton a. visit. ,;.r:" Mr. Itaylus 'Cade is at his desk in the Kxecutive Ofhce a Tier -.'i few days' indisposition. r.Mrs.. Sterling Price is visiting her father. Captain H. P. AVillia'msnn. on th(s nlopnin -.. Vft.Hagftjt H""i. Mrs. Lee K. Alford left this morn ing for her. home r Rich Sipuire. where she has been summoned by the illness of her mother. Uev. T D. P.ratton. Recto;- of St. Mary's School, is attending the iiniiu al convention of the Diocese oi South Carolina, which is in session at Aikin this week. Mr. Krnest Haywood lias just re turned alter an absence of several weeks1 in Florida, where lie went to close up a big land 'deal involving over thirtv-tive thousand dgl';rrs Mrs., H.. C. Deal, from Roanoke, Va.. ; is in the city visiting her sister. Mrs, L. II. Partin. on Oak wood avenue. I The Ladies Foreign Missionary So ciety of the Presbyterian Church will,' meet on Friday afternoon-at 5 o'clock : instead of Thursday. This meeting is , jKistponed-'cjp account of .the'Miflforiul ; exercises .dri I'liui'sduy nftethoon,' And ; nien.iH-.are rccpiestctl to note ine cliiiiige.. ; ,.' , , , , aiisk. oiaucne ueororu. oi Jbicinmriiu .. I. i l :.. .. i. " "" " ""ivifin iur of Misses Anna and Alice St ronacIT, '""r"e ' '" Miss Sarah Burklietu! left ve'sterday ! iifternoon for her home in Whiteville, Columbus county, j The. third local ; performance of - Fisherman's Luck by the Home Dra I inatic Club last night was a third triumph for the members of that fa nious amateur dramatic organization. . Besides the play, soecialties were in I troduced by Miss Minnie Fitch Tuck er, Miss Daisy Moring and Mr. J. Kar lv Hughes, each of whom won deserv ed encores, I C. O. Ball will have Spring Lamb: tomorrow, morning. If you want . something nice for -dinner call and. get a quarter. STRAY KID, A Matter Causinr Much Talk in Out- - ''' ham Now, --' The Durham Herald says: "Fast Durham has another stray kid 4hof l tu ncinif iij-t uiwl nf 4 n 11 mill much feeling is aroused ewer the mat- ter. , " "The talk started last Friday when it is said that a certain minister liv- ing west of Durham went to Kat Durham and made arrangements with a woman in that village to take and care for a white babv that its mother, it is said, is ashamed' to own. "Since then evervbodv has been taljcmg, niore or less, and the longer ' the matter stands the worse the talk. "The East Durham correspondent of this paper has looked into the mat- 1 ter and he said last rvening that the good people of that village are very much aroused to think that a minister of the gospel should get mixed up in such proceedings and then try nnd palm the youngster off on Fast Dur- ham. . "The. kid Is doing well, but it is said that the minister would not fair very well if he was to go down in that I wtion to preach the gospel to sin- Vpers. . The names of the parties ai-e known, but are being withheld until the matter is further investigated." j - , r . ! Washington. Mav 0. The Wars and THE MAN WHO SHOT WEATHERS Served Under Col. Kenan in 43rd N. C. Regiment WAS IN SAME COMPANY WITH MR. R H BATTLE Hit Daughter Wat at School la Raleigh Lladsey Came Frem Prtmlnent Frmlly and Wat Well Thought of I A letter wa rccpii-pil in tliiH citv today from the man who shot Walter AVcathers in Chester. S. C, on Tues day, and in the letter is the state ment that he was a first- Lieutenant in Company B Thirty-First Xorth Carolina. Volunteer llegiment in the War Between the States, and that formerly he served in the Forty-Third X. C. Regiment, under Col. Thomas S. Kenan, of this city. His name is J. It. Lindsey, and he was formerly of Anson county, this State, and there joined the troops to go to the war. Colonel Kenan was seen today""t)y a representative of The Times-Visitor, and he. stated that- he does not re-iiicinbee-the man. -though- he-remem- hers that, there were men in his regi ment by the name of Lindsey, and that they belonged to the companies from Anson county. Companies H, I and K, of the Fnrty-Third, Regiment, were organized in Anson, and it was in company H, the same in which Mr. II. H. Rattle,' of this city, served, that the man who killed Walter Weathers was a member. Mr. Battle remembers the man and knew him before the War, From still another source it is learned that there was a Miss Lindsey here attending school at Ihe State In stitution for the Blind and that she was a daughter of Mr. J. It. Lindsey. The young woman is said to havn been well known in Raleigh and had many friends here. She was quite a young girl when she attended school here. J. It. Lindsey. the man who Is al leged to have fired the fatal shot, joined the arm as a young' man,' en tering with the three companies from i emu cininTv in oionei ftenan s resri- I the war in the Regiment in which he was transferred, the Thirty-First . C. in which he w: promoted to a First Lieutenancy. His brother. Charles Lindsey, was a captain in the Thirty-First Regiment, and left the active service before the close of the war. ' Lindsey ca-me from a prominent family in Anson -county... He served under Colonel Liles, who commanded the Regiment composed of men from Anson and Wake counties, and is well remembered, it is said, bv some of, J the men from this county's Who 'joins ed that Itegament.- He" was bom t 'wealth, though. fie; lost almost every thing at the time of the "wa. " After the war lie was for many years a Justice of the Peace and was an ac tive Democratic worker .in the politi cal campaigns" in that cjorinty'.? '- t ' If was rumored-here that Mri I.incT sey was) oii'ce hen" when his dftnVhte Vias at sc'lfobl at- 'the Rl'liid -Ittstitiitioii t)at t thjt tim he was a I of the family of the man who 'he shoti shot. but this is denied and is "said to h without the slightest foundation.' . ', Xo new details of-the shooting at Chester have been received here. 'Chf preliminary trial of Lindsey was to have been held on ''yesterday, but ur news as to its result has reached this city. - . -;! DISTRESSING CASE f .... At the Hillurd Parker Hospital, Xew York City, of scarlet fever, Alau Thomas Weir, sou Of Mr. and Mrs. F.h no Weir. Mr. Weir was away from home, when the child was takeu sick, iu fact he was out West, and Mrs, Weir and ithe. two ehildreu were Btopp'.pg nt. a. hotel in Xew York city, ilnn of the children was t n sick and when a physician arrive he pronounced it. scarlet fever and had the child imme diately Liken from its mother and sent, to u hff-pitaiy where the 'mothe was not allowed to visit her child. The other of the two children was, when the disease was discovered in the family, immediately sent to an 1 uncle at another hotel, where second child broke out with i the scarlet fever next day. Both children were then caried to this fiospita) and quar- antined. not even Mrs. Weir being nlT lowed to see them. Mr. Weir was wir- ed for and found his wife almost frnn- tic with grief and qtftc sick. One of the children died the night after the -father reached Xew York. . SCH0OI S CLOSE JUNE lit -' School Boarf so Decide at Ateetlnf Tbla Afteraooa - The school -ehildren of this city will have cause- to rejoice when they Tead The Tlaaes-Visitor this afternoon, tko I news of the day brrnirinr the 4onje,t- ; for aoBouncemcnt of the dav "for the I closing of the city graded schools. ' There are to lie exactly three weeks more of school, "the meeting o the I School Board thi afternoon at 4:30 oclock deciding, to close the achools on Friday. June first. It has not yet been- decided as to whether there are to lie mv iimiHii.nl features Connected with the : "closliiL'
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 9, 1900, edition 1
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