North Carolina Newspapers

V)., 9.74 RALEIQH ft C.; TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1900. 25 Cents a Monlb BOERS ENVOYS HAVE ARRIVED Steamer 'Maasdam" Sighted - : This Afterncon OEN. BULLER'S ARMY X . HAS OCCUPIED DUNDEE Retreating Baeri Set Fire to the firaia ini Greatly Incinvtaimed the Ad vaaclag British Cavalry and In fast ry Near Beltb. London, May 15. Oeneral French and his cavnlry have gone eighteen. ilea norm or jvroonsiau, wuiw . t nmtr uiirinr netierai iumhti-i remains at Kroonstad. The Boers are reported entrenching on Vaal river, hut i is calculated that not more than eight thousand fled thither from Kronstad. If i thought that General Hunted will niaki their posi tion untenable. v I BULLKR OCCUriKS DUXDKK. London, May 15 It Is announced officially here this afternoon that the town of Dundee is occupied by the. llritish. (ieneral Buller telegraphed under yesterday's date that lie had occupied the place. Abont twenty five hundred of the enemy left Sun day ior Oleneoe, where they entraia cd'their wagons and left the same day bv the Dejaager'a Drift"and Iann- , h'auser road. Th8 Kaffirs said that these Boers were going to lyings Xek. Almost every house in Dundee U completely loited. The navigation colliery is all right, but the machinery in IheDundee collieries were destroy ed. The houses in the town were damaged, but are structurally intact. BOKK KXVOYS. New York. May 15. The steamer "Mansdam," hearing the Boer envn'S. was sighted early this morning. The reception committee went down the hay and will escort them to the Maw-:: lint Ian Hotel as soon as they have landed. The envoys are sent to ihe I'nlted States by the Trunvaal gov ernment to petition this country in ; behnlf. of the strueaTmsr republic. . noKns csf. fire. "London, May 15. Oeneral Roller telegraphs, under date of Monday: The enemy s .evacuated Helpmukaar Xek last night, leaving a rear guard of a thousand men to the front of m. t These we ; forced bneK through the day under considerable difficul ties, na they set fire to grass on top of the berg while retreating and the wind, being unfavorable, to ns, we were scarcely able to ee. I halted the infantry. who - marched well through the hot. smoke, at Beith. HOUR. FORCES ('ONCE NT I! AT I X . Kroonstaad. May 15. It is reported that the whole of the Boer forces are ' concentrating in the Vaal. nnd are; tilihilrnuiiir from Hiiro-nrsheror and the southwestern borders. It is com puted Unit not more than two thou sand Boers will fight on the Vaal. Hallway coinniiinications with this place are expected to be open by Thursday. DOWN WITH BRITISH JaCK Metnodist Confrrence Rclused to Allow ; British Cnlors on Plrt-torm. ' Chicago. May" 15.-In the, Methodist Conference today a resolution was in troduced providing that the llritish flag be given a place alongside of the Stars and Stripes on the platform of this conference. A storm of noes greeted the reading of the resolution, but the mover. Dr. Jlandley, of New .tersey, partly turn-: ed the tide by an impassioned speech, nnd saying that the llritish flag has '-given missionaries protection in all parts of t he world, and stands for an open Bible in every community. v Hut the motion to lay the resolution . the table: prevailed. ' V CORPORATIONS The Carolina Harness Company of Jjinrinbursr. Scotland county, was in corporated today for thirty years with ' n capital stock of $6,000. ' Articles of agreement were today filed for the incorporation of the "Spirittine Chemical Company," with a capital stock of $20,000. The. prin . cipal place of businesa is AA'ilming ton. The incorporators Are Ludwing Ilanson.AA'. R. Kenan, and H, AAr. A, Hanson. The object of the company js .the manufacture of "spirittine," for' the preservation of wood, and of oils nnd varnishes. Sl'XDAY. SCHOOL ncxic .Kdenton Street M. K. Sunday school will have their annual outinff on Sat- . urday, -May 19th. 1900. at Trinity Vark, 5 The college will be turned over to the- viaitors,' and every ar rangement will be made to insure a pleasant day. A special programme has been arranged. The'gymnasium, bowling alleys, bicycle track and other attractions wjllbc oura for the day. A game of basehaU between a team from the- A. and M. College and Trinity will be one of the. features. Remember' the dnte, Saturday, May 1fith; Train leave I'nion . depot, at Sfl a. m., returning leaves Trinity Park-at 6;30, reaching home before nightfall.: A special rate of TS cents has been made for outside, friends, wht are .cordially Invited to join ns In the day's pleasures. Special rates for servants. Tickets can be had at - flie office of t)r. ,t. Martin Fleming and at the Citizens' National Hank. '" AVAXTF.D. Clerk, aire fifteen or over: (date valarv expected.. Address S.. care Times-Yisltor, 3t. . FROSTS DID SOME DAMAGE i UNFAVORABLE WEATHER DURING MIDDLE OF THE WEEK ' But Progress of Crops is Generally Good Plaining Continued Actively During Week aad ta Probably " Halt Finished. ' Although the week ending Monday, May 14 1000, waa very favorable, for farm work, which advanced rapidly, the-weather conditions were very di versified, and on the whole not suit able" ?or the best : development of crops.' The weekj. opened warm and favorable, and beneficial 'light rainR were general AVednesday,with thun derstorms and hail in several coun ties, chiefly in the northeast, causing only slight damage; but a. decided and unfavorable change to cooler 'weather, occurred Thursday. Light frosta were reported on the 10th and 11th in north and central and western counties which checked growth and in jured some vegetables in the ex treme west portion, but did no posi tive injury to. fruit. ;The latter part of the week was very warm, with maximum temperatures exeeedino- '.i'1 degrees on Knndayr The rainfall of the !th averaged less than half an inch for the, State, and was altogether too little for the requirements of crops.' High winds dried out the soil very rapidly, and the' week ended with drought h, intensified by high tem peratures and uninterrupted sun shine. A general -ain is much need ed to bring up seeds planted since May 1st and to soften the soil for plowing. rlanting continued actively during. Ihe week and is probably half finish ed. Late planted corn is not coming up very well on account of the drought; stands are poor on bottom lands, hot fair to good elsewhere; it. . is being cultivated: young corn whs checked in growth by cool nits during the middle of the week; dam- age by cut worms has so far been very slight. Progress in planting cot ton lias been rapid early planted has lieen chopped with good stands, but late planted cannot come up without rain. Some cotton was yellowed or killed bv the cool weather on the Kith and 11th, but on the whole the crop is doing well, especially in south ern counties. Transplanting tobacco has been greatly delayed; plants are somewhat scarce, in north-central counties, but are, ; , generally large enough to set. oijt, and the ground Hs ready, but t lie work cannot be done without, rain: some few plants were set. vtinrdens. medows, melons, small grains, and all minor crops now need rain. AV heat is very fine, but needs rain to secure plump grains and pre vent low heading; a few complaints of in jury by chinch bugs were re ceived; a little rust is reported. Spring oats are not so good, and win ter oats are very poor: both need rain badly. Pears have been injured by blight; apples are falling to some, ex tent; other fruit will be very abund ant. Strawberries are ripening even in the west. -.-'-.',. SHERIFF PAGE'S StTTLEMENT Sale of Land for Taxrs (he Smallest in : Years. The Hoard of County Commission ers will meet day after toniniorrow to make a final settlement, for the year with the Sheriff of the county. The special committee of the Hoard, composed of Messrs. Armistead .lones. Millard Mini and Julius Lewis, met this morning and have spent the day going.over the books of the Sheriff's office, examining accounts that they may report to the meeting of the Hoard on Thursday. It has been remarked that the pub lic land sale for taxesi which took place at the door of the court house on . Monday, was the smallest in sev eral years. It is stated that the amount of taxes represented' in the sale amounted only, to between $5(1(1 and $600, this being considered unu sunlly low. MOVE A CHURCH AND SCHOOL. Rev. Dr. Tunnel!, of AA'ashington, X). ('.. is in the city. He has charge of King Hall, the Episcopal Theolo gical Seminary for colored people. He preached for Rev. X. R. King (colored) ih St. Ambrose Episcopal Church Sunday night. St. Ambrose Church will shortly lie moved from the pres ent location at, the foot of Dawson street to the former sit of Posrue's f obneco warehouse, corner of Cabar- J rus and Wilmington streets. The St. Ambrose parachial school, in charge of Rev. King and hiswife. which is now located in the Fourth AVard near the gas house, will be also moved to the lot at the intersection of Cabarrus and Wilmington street. These two buildings, the church and the school, will lie located in the rear of the lot so that abundant room will be avail able for the erection of a creditable church, which the parish intends to do later. The contract is drawn for moving , the church and the school house. Rev. J. K. King is doing a good work among the colored people here, and stands well yvirh both white and colored. The parochial school Is fullv attended trnd has proved effi cient. ' R KOPEK ED. Dekalh. Ills.. May 15. All the de partments of the American . Steel AVIr mills have been reopened and are running aa usual. XK AVA'ORK COTTO.V. Xew York. Mav 15. Cotton bill to day: May, 0.61; June 9.49; July, 0.46; . AugUBt, H.lb. . ,. u v, . MAY FESTIVAL , TONIGHT'S EVENT D. ri.n..IC..rii...,'. C...A ivaii.iu vmiiowvai'aj suiauu v ' ? Concert ' CHORUS OF 100 VOICES; SUPERB ORCHESTRA Symphony unier DlreCtiOR of Prof. Hem I ppv -Society to Tura Out in , Fall Force at the Seatoa's Closing. . nr v..... ....... organization composed- of the best 11. a 0..1UI.,1. f,l.ni.l W.,iivtrkr,ir -nvT uiilBiini, miriii ui i iir , for lL ... 4-1. Mnk......tlW, ,mn.. ......ui. -...f , ?r the supervision of Ilrof. Henri umler tne supervision or J'ror. jienri A'ppy.will give their first public per formance tonight at the Academy of Music. ' ., - .; Prof Appy as a conductor 'is iinex- celled, and 'with the talent, of lialeigh to draw from, he will no doubt furn ish to the music-loving fraternity ' long to le remembered feast. r- g - A glance at the pi-ogram. which ia appended below, will i-ause the lieartu ot those who nave luul tn pleasure of hearing these artists lie- ' fore to beat faster in anticipa tion, while those who have never heard them only dimly realize the treat, in store. The vocal solos, trios and uartettea. which a few critics had the pleasure of hearing at the rehearsal last night,.1 are beautiful beyond .-.compare. " while the violin solos and ouaretts under such masters as handled the ltows left all wondering at -their beauty. After hearing this programme one real ies the better how grand is the power of music: - PROtiKAM: . I. Overture March. Schubert. 2. Chorus .oc!iii;jfht Beloved, Tin suti. ' ' - - ' X Trio "Evening.'' Lucantnni. Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker. Mrs. Marie t, Brinson. Mrs. F. A. Weihe. I. String Quartette Adagio. Tshtt kowski. ' 5. - Violin Solo Bnlnde and Polo-i miise, Vieuxtenips. M'ms (iertrude, I 'fit win. ' :! 6. Vocal Solo a. Since Firstl met Thee. Kuhinsteiit. C, Spring ttoiigt- Calncn. Airs. Henri Appy. 7. Chorus The Silent Tide. Pinsuti. S. Quartette (ireeting to Spring. Strauss. Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker. Miss Klcnnor A'ass,. Mrs. Marie C. Hrinson, Mrs. ' F. A. Veihe. 0. Piano Solo Adagio and Finale. Mendelssohn, from the (i. minor con certo. Mr. Henry (Iruhler. 10. Chorus "The Starry Host." AVilde. With special arranged orchestra by AV. A. AVhite. F0 FRIDAY EVhNINtl Leazer Literary Society to Have Annual Debate and Dance. A public debate and dance similar to that, of last Friday is to take place at the A. and M. College on Friday evening of this week. The following invitation has been issued: The Lenzar Literary Soeiet y of the '; North Carolina College x. - f "' Agriculture and Mechanic Arts requests your presence at the Kighth Aniiual Contest given by the "" I'ndergraudateMembers May eighteenth. 1900. '. eight P. M. . PI!0(il!.M: President .1. K. Porter. , ' Secretary I!. H. Morrison. Declaimers: 1!. M. Mhior, H. Ora lly Dorsefte, Kssavist: A. R. Johnson, YA. ! X. i Kreeger. I Debate: :: Affirmative : .AV. L. Sturgill. AV. D. Faucett. .Negative: J, .1. Dies, F. AA'. I ton it. Query: "Uesolved, That North Carolina should cease further efforts to be an agricultural State and bend all its energies towards manufactur- ing." . :"''. MARSHALS: I Chief. R. M. AA'agstaff. v AA H. Smith. ,lr.: ('. T. Hernhardt, L. AA'. Asbnry, AAr. A. Hendrick, L. C. Cornwall. J. II. Higgs. I After the program in the Society Hall is completed an informal dance will be given. THUNDERSTORM THIRSDAY The fore'nst of the, AAreathe Rnreau for Raleigh and vicinity says: Fair and continued warm tonight and AA'ednesday: thunderstorm Thursday afteraoon. follower! by a period of cooler weather. The barometer is still . high and the weather clear and very warm 1 over the Atlantic States. ' The maxi- ! muni Monday reached 03 degrees .at lialeigh; 12 'degrees at Norfolk: 90 degrees at, Charlotte. AA'ashington, Philadelphia, and Knox vile, ltnroine trie depressions exist south of Flori da and over Texas, with heavy rains in both-States. 'Ihe largest amount whs 4.52 inches at, Key AA'est. The "hot wave" has been displaced in the northwest by a nigh pressure area and a decided fall in temperature. DKATH OF MRS. KliYSER. Mrs. ('. T. Keyser. who was form- erly a resident of lialeigh. died at her AA'ashington. D. C. .May 15. Sena hoine in J.ooray. Va.. yesterday. Mrs. I tor Clark, of Montana, is making a Keyser waa a neice of Mrs. AV. A. lengthy speech defending himself. Iodge, of 1his city, nnd had many and he say the adverse report of the friends here who will mourn her Klection Committee waa based wpon death. -: ' erroneous pvidcncp . death. PROF. N. C. ENGLISH ACCEPTS Will Take Place oo Populist Ticket With out Making Campaign I. Mr. .1. AW Denmark. Secretary of the People's Party State Convention, has received the following letter from prof. (. English, the n English, the nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction, which conditionally accepts the nomi nation: Yours of the 3rd inst., transmitting, officially, notice of the action of the JState Convention in naming me as their choice for Superintendent of Public Instruction.' has been received and considered with due care. This singular action of that repre- . e ,JO".V or my fellow count ry- xiien. surety orings to me a . very greut surprise, as well as a very dis tinguished . honor. In this day of scramble for recogni tion and place, it. is certainly ret'resh- l.tn. I... 41. . i. .i:.. .. .. 1 tmetioii ami, as you assure, bestowed upontiineously and with a unanimity. ; rill'elV : . ' - ' V ! . tioll of .orti, Carolina citiens. i i l,,,.,, ..,. m,.h ,iui,..,,i fi.t , i i l,,,.,, ..,. m,.t. tut re public School interests would not be disturbed by the political strife and partisan madness incident to a cam paign. The work and snirit of our State public school administration for the past four years has been eminent ly successful. Many hindrances in irii-nmtr Mini i'JVtti illll 1111 II I? M 1 1 " i- : 0,,Ktni,.(e(, tie wfrk in .,1HniL rht legislative and local authorities hive public press of the State with striking nnd emphatic unanimity has endorsed and sustained the State Superintend ent in his efforts to broaden and strengthen the peoples" school sys tem. The tax-puyers. teachers, every body, seem to more ami more recog nize and admit the importance of. and the necessity for better school facili ties than we have been able, to secure and maintain in the past. I hope a change in the chief officer in the system, will not impair or ma terially modify the spirit, purKise and scope of the work instituted, organiz ed, and in process of development un ,,p). ,. Pll,iel.ship of the present, ca pnhnlc. faithful and enthusiastic in cumbent. A material change in these several respects, in my opinion, would t be damaging to. the system and a 1 wrong to the rising young manhood and woniannood of the State. : In view of the contemplated change of the organic law. of the,-commonwealth. 'the enlargement of the'tpiuli-. ' fieations of the elector., and the aug mentation of the duties and responsi bilities of the; vitizen, no public officer in the tit ate is charged with, such JJ,niye and important duties as that of jne nupennieuiieiiT ot i-noiic m'noois. Our destiny as a State, in a lni-ire liieasure. depeiuis upon the spirit, faith and labor of the Public School officers, and the humble, though pre eminently worthy. public school teachers of the State. It is in the peoples' (nnbl'icl seluu-lx of the Stale that the children of the present must get their inspiration and their intellectual noalif ications. fitting them for citizenship, for busi ness, for home, for life. In view of the breadth and depth of the work before us and the office. I must con fess to a. hesitation in standing lot toe position for which 1 have been so flutterimrlv named by your lxidv. Our public schools should be divorced from,- and elevated above piirtisau politics and factional strife: hence, 1 cannot, consistent, with my ideas of public, policy, consent to make a campaign of the State on partis;) n lines. This action would tend to drag the public school interest of the State into partisan strife. The- position I do not desire, will not. .accept, if it must come to me by appealing to the prejudices and passions of the voters of the Commonwealth.- This nomination having been tendered with such spontaniety and unanimity, I cannot decline. AA'ith assurances of: high personal regard, anil with a deep sense of ap preciation of this manifestation of confidence by your Convention, 1 nin. 'Yours very truly. (Signed). N1. C. KMil.lSM. POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 29 M. R. & G. and R. & A. R. R. Stockholders Meeting this Morning. The stockholders of the Raleigh and Gaston liailroad Company, and of the lialeigh and Augusta liailroad Company met in adjourned session at the appointed hour today in the of- nc'eR of the company on Halifax street and adjourned until Tuesday. May 20th. not a quorum being represented at the meeting. There were present at the meeting only the local stockholders, a Norfolk attorney, R. ().'' Hurton representing I. i. Kvnn. and .Mr. .1. M. Sherwood, secretary of the road. One of . the directors stated to a representative of The Times-Visitor that he could not, say at this time when the stockholders can accomplish the; work before them, but he said that, everything connected with the cnsolidation and the reorganization of the Greater Seaboard is moving as smoothly as could be desired. DEWEY AND FARRAGUT. Knoxville, Tenn., May 15. Dewey todny went, to Lmves Ferry, where a tublet was unveiled marking the birthplace of Admiral Farragut. A reception at the Cumberlaud Club concluded the affair. Admiral Dewey returns to AA'ashington this evening at seven o'clock. : CLARK PLEADS HIS CASE. STOCKHOLDERS MEET TONIGHT Evcry'One Interested Should be Present HIGHLY IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE SETTLED Acceptance of Ch trier. Election of a Board of Directors, Report or Conv mi.teea of Subscription and Site, all Tonight. Tonight in the Mayor's office Will be held the most iiiiKirtiint meeting of the stockholders of the Auditorium Company, and it is desired that every person represented in the list of stockholders be present in person or if this is impossible, that they see per sonally that their proxy is in the hands' of some one yvli.a knows their wish about the ninnageniciit and pur jsises of the auditoriuni. , The matters of greatest importance to lie brought up this evening in clude: The submitting of the charter as prepared under direction of the stock holders, nnd its adoption. The report of the committee, on subscription, including the report of the amount collected to date on the first. 1(1 percent collection. The report of the .ommittee on se lection of a site. The selection of directors and the naming of those who are to launch the financial scheme. The charter was recently prepared and the company incorporated by the Secretary of State. The articles of agreement were carefully-drawn and will doubtless meet with unani mous approval. The Committee 'on Subscription and a statement of the amount collected to date will be interesting and will be a surprise to flic stockholders. The report of the committee ap pointed to secure options on sites suitable for the proposed building will not make a formal report, but, will give an informal -statement - "of what they have ascertained by a dili gent .'inquiry: The ".number- of sites offered and the valuation -placed, on the property by the owners will be recited to the stockholders. The gentlemen interested In the building of ail -auditorium are request ed to he present as it is absolutely necessary to have a full meeting ami a complete 'understanding' .tonight. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. On Monday. May 21st, a recital by Miss liobbins. Miss - Pot win and Mr. Mack will be given at the Oovernor'a Mansion. . The recital will be given for sweet charity's sake. Seats now on sale at King's drug store. Mr. anil Mrs. .1. S. Atkinson are in the city. Mr. .loll n AA'hitelnw has gone to San ford to select the stone for the Corinthian columns to support the porticos in the alumni building at the State I'niversity. These columns will lie '71 feet high. Dr. .1. II. ISohhitt f s huck from Rich mond, where he attended the sessions of the Pharmaceutical Association, lie says great preparations .have, been made for the Carnival 'and.; Street Fair there this week. - Mr. .1. II. Fnniss is quite sick at his residence. No. 117 North ."Salisbury street. .Air. F. M. Martin is attending the Carnival in Richmond. Mr. Uichard Seawell has -arrived from the Cape Fear section, where he has been surveying from l.ockville out. '': . Aliss Fannie Cameron.' Of I'ichuiond, is visiting Miss Helen Primrose. The May festival tonight will prove a right royal social event. -Mr. (1. C. Scnrleft. now of. Hamlet, spent Sunday in the city. liev. .1. L. Foster has returned: from points in Virginia and AA'arren conn. iy, which he visited after attending the Christian convention at Frank lin. A'irginia. Mr. F. O. Moring has. gone to Xew York on business. Mr. F. I). AA'inston. of Windsor, ar rived in the city this afternoon and will be here for the next two weeks organizing throughout the State a number of AAhite tlovernnient Clubs, similar to those organized s effec tively by him Inst campaign. Capital Lodge will confer the Ini tiatory and First Degrees tonight. May 15th. 1'JOO, at H:S0. Mrs. AVhite. of Sauford. whs in the city today on her way to Elon College, where she has been summon ed by the illness of her sister, the wife of Rev. Dr. Klapp. liev. A. I!. Itaveii. of .Alt. Olive, has gone out to Cnrv to spend a few days. Rev. .1. O. Outline left the city this morning. Col. S. S. ltatchelor left this morn ing for (irecnville. Wilmington and other places in Kastern Carolina. Major Samuel Telfair left today af ter spending Sunday here. (.'apt. AA', H. Day and President Da vis, of the Hoard of Directors of the Penitentiary, left this morning to visit the Halifax farms. Marshall II. ('. Dockery returned from liockingham todiy.'. . i Vice Admiral Hienaine, the new chief of the Vrench naval staff, was promoted to that, position over the heads of eleven Rear Admirals. His preferment, is attributed to his parti cipation in the Madagascar expedi tion aa commander of the naval divi sion on the coast. The Admiral has been chief of staff of the Comman der of, the Mediterreanan fleet, Commander-in-Chief of the squadron of the Indian Ocean and principal of the mgner -avai fscnooi, , j RALEIGH BOY IN BATTLE LAURIE NICHOLS WRITES INTEREST INGLY FROM PHILIPPINES Postmaster Bailey baa a Letter Telling of the Fighting Methods of Filipinos The Losses of the 43rd Regiment. Postmaster C. T. -Bailey has receiv ed a personal and very interesting letter from Mr. Laurie C. Nichols, brother of Miss (iertrude Xichols. of this city, who " is Quartermaster Ser geant of the Forty-Third Regiment, I'. S. A., now stationed at Cajlajog, V. I., and whose regiment hn been in a number of battles which have fig ured conspicuously in the dispatches from the scat of war. The letter is hm follows, and is writ ten on the highest, grade of Manila paper, the first sample of which has reached lialeigh: Cal In jog. Island of Saniar, P. T. March ;.':.nd, 1900. Mr. ('. T. Hailey: . Sir: True to my promise 1 write you from the Phiiippinees. AVe, the. Forty-Third, have had a very hard campaign since we landed here Janu ary first: in fact we have had sever al hard scraps. Our regiment has !-"st ten men killed and twenty wounded. Scrapping in the Philippines is not what it is cracked lip to be warlinir in mud up to your waist, climbing mountains, and when a Filipino gets you they don't do a thing but IkiIo you that is. cut you up into sausage meat. Two of our men have been so unlucky as to meet this fate. They were out on the flank and were lost from the main body. AA'hen found we just- could recognize them. I guess we. the Forty-Third, have killed alKut. 500 Filipinos, since we left Manila. Our regiment is now split up, n part of the second battalion is on South "Saniar, a part here and the first anil second battalions are on Leyte Island. AH are doing good work. We take 'hikes." that is marches, all over the islands, and it is very seldom a company goes out that don't get in a scrap. I have not a scratch so far. Many times I have thought that I was a goner when the liemington balls were whistling by my head. At this time I think the enerny have about: come to the conclusion that. Cucle Sam's boys are masters of the situation, and It is all up with them. Address all mail to me at Manila nnd not to Cal la jog. 1 am. respectfully, LA TRIE C. NICHOLS. (J. M. Sergeant Co. E. 4.'lrd Inf. Manila. P. I. The "bolo." of which Mr. Xichols writes, is a. long knife, something on the order of the bowie knife, though longer and perhaps more like butcher knives. It is carried by the natives in the Philippines as is the matchete by the native Cubans and Puerto liieans. It is of fine steel and Is ,nsed for almost any purpose to which American farmers apply agricultural, implements. Mr. Nichols is on the Island of Sa niar. His mail, however, must go to Manila. There the Military Postof fice distributes the mails for the va rious commands in the islands and it is delivered by military messen gers. - : . - ' ...;'.. , .. : fl THE MINSTRELS LAST NIGHT The Performance was a Success aad Ihe Program Good. The Primrose and Dockstardcr Min strel Company, appearing under can vas in the Cameron field last night, innde a good impression and those who at first were disapHinted by the absence of the two great minstrelmen whose names give prestige to the company, went away later feeling that they had their money's worth anil had seen a Hovel and up-to-date and thoroughly clean performance. The songs and music generally were very good. 'the dancing and cake walks set lively pace for those who are to come hereafter, and the. jokes were clean and new, only two hack neyed, moss-covered articles being offered ' for the benefit of the old timers. There is a lialeigh man. a large sized Democratic politician, who ia famous in this city for his love of minstrel performances. l,ast. night the Interlocutor made the : remark that he had' not heard a new joke for ten years and the man in the audience spoke to those about him in such a tone that the minstrelinan heard him acquiesce'. "One. more old man in the tent." said the middle man, and today the lialeigh politician is hearing every joke that his frienda ..I. .. .. I ' " "I" """. , The minstrel introduced trainen dogs, which won hearty applause, the audience assuming that such intelli gence could appreciate approval. ' The canvas theatre and stage set ting proved a success, and, with the except kin of the skating act. the pro gram was devoid of any objectionable or vulgar number. WAOKS 1XCRICASF.T). Altoona, Pa., May 15. Track re pairers on Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad have received an .increase of from $1.12 to $l.5ti per .ilny, the advancing being necessary on account, of the scarcity of men. The old hands were leaving work by hundreds to. accept better places. . (iASOLlXK KXPLOSIOX. Somerviye. rt, ,1.. May 15. A terri fic explosion in a gasoline store house occurred at Karitan today and two iiremen were badly injured. ' A cus tomer lighted n, cigarette and aet fire ii pfitmiiiiir jiiijK iii uie store 01 v; fi. WikotT. . 1 .